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In celebration of the 500th performance of the Off-Broadway hit Old Jews Telling Jokes, we grabbed a few minutes with cocreator Daniel Okrent.
Okrent, 65, is a journalist with a long career, including a stint as the New York Times' first "public editor," or ombudsman. He's recently written a book about the history of Prohibition. And he's also a self-described "old Jew" who loves telling funny stories.
About five years ago, several friends emailed him about a website called "Old Jews Telling Jokes" where amateur comedians of a certain age (and faith) were holding forth. "I immediately fell in love with it," he says, and so he arranged to be filmed telling four of his favorite stories at its first New York City recording session.
Hooked, he decided to buy the theatrical rights to the name and to "put on a show" with partner Peter Gethers. Instead of simply moving the concept from Web to stage, Okrent and Gethers created a fully realized script, adding some songs and skits as well as a couple of younger characters to go with a trio of "old Jews."
It opened at the Westside Theater in Manhattan in May 2012, where it's been ever since.
All the material is drawn from the website's deep well of Jewish jokes, many of them familiar to anyone who's watched the great Jewish comedians – like Milton Berle, Myron Cohen, Alan King, Mort Sahl and Allan Sherman – on the Ed Sullivan Show, Hollywood Palace, or the Tonight Show.
Watch Myron Cohen in a classic bit:
When you ask Okrent what's at the heart of Jewish humor, the phrase "self-deprecatory" leaps to his tongue. From Henny Youngman to Woody Allen to Jon Stewart, the laughs often start with a pose of unworthiness.
Take what may be the most economical joke ever written, Youngman's "Take my wife … please."
Yes, to explain a joke is to kill it – but,what makes this one Jewish? It invokes the caricature of the wife as harpy, on her journey from Jewish princess to Jewish mother. It depends for its effect on perfect timing and inflection, and even its four words are a marvel of verbal dexterity.
Most important, it declares the joke teller's lowly state in life.
Youngman is one of Okrent's role models. "When Henny Youngman told a joke," Okrent says, "he was usually the loser in it."
Okrent and company are getting ready to take their show on the road – Chicago this fall, and London next year. Are they worried that their brand of Jewish humor won't play on the other side of the pond?
'We had two British producers who wanted to present the show," Okrent says. "One wanted to take the idea of the show, but translate it into British Jewish humor, which is different. The other producer said 'I want to import Jewish New York to London, that's what audiences will laugh at.' We went with him."
(Enjoy one of our favorites from the original "Old Jews Telling Jokes" website.)
And here's a link to one of Daniel Okrent's own jokes on the "Old Jews" website. (If you work at a place where they speak Yiddish, it may be NSFW)
Photo of Dan Okrent with Tattoo: Eric Spiegelman
Photo of Marilyn Sokol: Joan Marcus
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Dobbs Challenge: And The First Winner Is…
It is with great excitement that we announce the winner of the first of several prizes to be awarded in The Dobbs Challenge -- The Dobbs First Month Challenge. The $1000 prize is for the best game entered within a month of the contest opening, and we were (as we said in the previous post) absolutely blown away by the quality of the entries after such a short amount of time. So without further ado, the winner is...
Dobbs Derby, By Punkle.
Punkle's mod is a total conversion of Dr. Dobbs Challenge, which turns the game into a one button slot car racer. Our judges were impressed by the amount of work that must have gone into the mod after such a short period of time, as it features a completely different game design from the original Dr. Dobbs Challenge game, with new graphics (including a simple particle system), but were most instantly impressed by how fun and playable the game's one button controls were even in the game's incomplete state.
Congratulations Punkle! We'll be in contact with you as soon as possible about your prize.
If you entered but didn't win, please don't lose heart. As we've already stated, the judges were very impressed with the majority of the entries, and found it very hard to choose a winner. With a $9,000 prize pool still on offer, it'd be foolish to give up now!
If you haven't even begun developing your mod, there's plenty of time yet too. The deadline for The Dobbs Challenge is June 13th, 2008, and you still stand a chance to win: Best Windows Game ($4,000), Best Windows Mobile Game ($2,000) Best One Button Game ($1,000), Best Game Starring Dr Dobbs And The Defy All Challenges Crew ($1,000) and Best Total Conversion ($1,000).


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Libretto by Vasily Katanian after stories by Sergei Antonov
Not Love AloneĀis Rodion ShchedrinÆs first opera, composed in 1961 and dedicated to his wife Maya Plisetskaya. In concert, theĀsymphonic suite produced from material ofĀtheĀopera in 1964 at theĀrequest ofĀconductor Kirill Kondrashin enjoyed great success. In theĀōcollective farmĀEugene OneginöĀ(Shchedrin) theĀcomposer made use ofĀmany ditty-like wordplays while theĀlibretto included texts ofĀcontemporary limericks.ĀThe dittyĀ¢ aĀgenre ofĀbrief refrains, running feuilletons and poster-like satireĀ¢ had been seized upon by Shchedrin while still aĀpupil at theĀMoscow Conservatoire, when as aĀstudent he undertook aĀfolklore expedition to Vologodchina. TheĀditty motifs ofĀtheĀopera are varied in character and inventive in their melodic and rhythmical structures: here there is lyrical suffering, almost in theĀstyle ofĀlengthy folk songs, as well as more modest refrains with definitively heartfelt intonations. ōIn Russian folklore humour, pranks and strong rebukes are always but half aĀstep away from despair, from anĀoutburst, from wailing, from tears,ö says theĀcomposer. By ridiculing Soviet obscuritanism, Shchedrin gave voice to one ofĀtheĀcharacters (a representative ofĀtheĀcollective farmÆs initiative group) relating to theĀsacramental 1936ĀPravdaĀheadline: ōDo you think we are fools? Are you whistling or bellowing? Muddle instead ofĀmusic!ö It was aĀrisky step, because in 1961, when theĀphrase resounded from theĀstage ofĀtheĀBolshoi Theatre, ShostakovichÆsĀLady Macbeth ofĀMtsenskhad not yet been rehabilitated. TheĀperformance was conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov, and theĀsets designed by Alexander Tyshler. TheĀopera was performed just four times. In 1972 Boris Pokrovsky opened aĀnew experimental venueĀ¢ theĀMoscow Chamber Music TheatreĀ¢ with theĀoperaĀNot Love Alone. For that production Shchedrin created aĀnew orchestral version for eleven instruments. In 2014 theĀopera was staged by Yuri Alexandrov at theĀSt Petersburg Chamber Opera Company. At theĀMariinsky TheatreĀNot Love AloneĀis being staged for theĀfirst time.ĀLeila Abbasova
The plot ofĀtheĀopera was taken from theĀtale Aunt Lusha by contemporary Russian writer Sergei Antonov. TheĀtale narrates theĀlife ofĀaĀcommonplace Russian village soon after theĀend ofĀWorld War II. TheĀmen have been killed at theĀfront and only young menĀ¢ boys, reallyĀ¢ remain in theĀvillage; in my youth I saw such villages with my own eyes. TheĀheroine ofĀtheĀopera, theĀnow not-so-young Varvara (the author ofĀtheĀlibretto Vasily Katanian and I changed her name), falls desperately in love with just such aĀyoung man who is still half aĀboy. TheĀloving languor, sexual desire, theĀunspent maternal tenderness, secret meetings, theĀvillage love triangle (the boy has aĀfiancée theĀsame age in theĀvillage), theĀstormy conflict and theĀdark and gloomy denouement is aĀsad finale. TheĀvillage is again immersed into day-to-day tedium. TheĀtext ofĀone ofĀtheĀlimericks literally sums up theĀmain idea ofĀmy opera: ōOh, mother, my mother, what should I do with my love? Scatter it in theĀfield or bury it in theĀearth?ö <ģ>ĀThe premiere ofĀmy operaĀNot Love AloneĀtook place at theĀBolshoi Theatre in Moscow on 25 December 1961. TheĀproduction resulted in severe irritation from theĀbosses in charge ofĀcultureĀ¢ theĀopenly Freudian motifs together with theĀmonumental patriotic processions ofĀother Soviet operas, red banners and glorification proved to be too much ofĀaĀchallenging contrast. TheĀplanned next four performances were replaced with VerdiÆsĀLa traviata,Āand it was only two months later that theĀopera was shown to theĀpublic another three times after which it quietly and ingloriously vanished from theĀrepertoire.ĀRodion Shchedrin
The action takes place in aĀSoviet village after theĀwar.ĀAct IĀPeasants on theĀcollective farm are sitting around idly; it is raining and it is impossible to continue work in theĀfields. Volodya Gavrilov, NatashaÆs fiancé, returns home to theĀvillage. He has studied and worked in theĀcity. TheĀlads in theĀvillage give him aĀcool reception. TheĀsubsequent fight is stopped by theĀchair ofĀtheĀcollective farm Varvara Vasilievna. All take their separate ways. Varvara is overcome with doubt: she is strict with those she manages, but she cannot control theĀweather on which theĀharvest depends. Speaking with Volodya, she tries to discover his plans as there is insufficient manpower in theĀvillage.
Act IIĀThe young people assemble for anĀevening ofĀfestivities. TheĀgirls and theĀboys, competing against each other, sing limericks. Representatives ofĀtheĀcollective farmÆs initiative group appear, performing anĀawkward march after which Gavrilov speaks. TheĀgloomy moralists from theĀinitiative group scorn everything that is urban, and amid theĀaccusations is theĀretort ōMuddle instead ofĀmusic!ö Volodya sings lyrical couplets with theĀgirls. Varvara has come for theĀquadrille which she dances with Volodya to whom she has taken aĀfancy. After theĀfestivities, Varvara anxiously returns home, followed by Volodya who does not hide his feelings (ōIÆll smother you with kisses, you lie, you wonÆt get away.ö) TheĀdialogue is interrupted by theĀbrigadier ofĀtheĀtractor-drivers Fedot Petrovich. Varvara drives her protector away and she and Volodya agree to meet.
Act IIIĀOn theĀway to her rendezvous, Varvara bumps into Natasha who sings theĀnostalgic songĀTheĀHazily Beautiful Sun.ĀTheĀchair gives her usual commands, giving her rival her marching orders. But as she awaits Volodya she begins to doubt her own actions. She hears theĀwords ofĀaĀlimerick which one ofĀtheĀvillage girls sings: ōOh, how quiet is theĀnight, not far from sin. Let me be escorted by anotherÆs fiancé.ö Varvara is like aĀfish out ofĀwater: she dreams ofĀhappiness, yet she cannot abuse peopleÆs trust. Keeping her anxiety in check, theĀchair announces her instructions and tells Volodya his duties and slowly she comes to understand that theĀlad never had any serious intentions. Before her lies another day ofĀcares and hard work.


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Humans have a natural tendency to find order in sets of information, a skill that has proven difficult to replicate in computers. Faced with a large set of data, computers don't know where to begin -- unless they're programmed to look for a specific structure, such as a hierarchy, linear order, or a set of clusters.
In an advance that may impact the field of artificial intelligence, a new model can help computers recognize patterns the same way that humans do. The model, which is described in The Discovery of Structural Form, can analyze a set of data and figure out which type of organizational structure best fits it.
"Instead of looking for a particular kind of structure, we came up with a broader algorithm that is able to look for all of these structures and weigh them against each other," said Josh Tenenbaum, an associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT.
The model could help scientists in many fields analyze large amounts of data, and could also shed light on how the human brain discovers patterns.
The computer algorithm was developed by Charles Kemp, an assistant professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, along with Tenenbaum.
The model considers a range of possible data structures, such as trees, linear orders, rings, dominance hierarchies, clusters, etc. It finds the best-fitting structure of each type for a given data set and then picks the type of structure that best represents the data.
Humans perform the same feat in everyday life, often unconsciously. Several scientific milestones have resulted from the human skill of finding patterns in data -- for example, the development of the periodic table of the chemical elements or the organization of biological species into a tree-structured system of classification.
Children exhibit this data organization skill at a young age, when they learn that social networks can be organized into cliques, and that words can fit into overlapping categories (for example, dog, mammal, animal).
"We think of children as taking in data, forming theories, and testing those theories with experiments. They're like little scientists," Tenenbaum said. "Until now there's been no good computational model for how children can, like scientists, grasp the underlying global structure of a set of data."


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by Matt Dalby, sports information graduate assistant
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The No. 30 Georgia College women's tennis squad (11-9, 6-5 PBC) picked up their second-consecutive Peach Belt Conference (PBC) victory Friday afternoon, dominating the No. 40 Augusta State University Jaguars (10-9, 4-5 PBC) by a final score of 5-1.
The Bobcats relied on a two doubles wins paired with a sweep of singles to defeat the Jaguars, beginning with an 8-5 victory from top doubles tandem Kayla Barksdale (Augusta, Ga.) and Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio (Paris) over Liv Pettersson and Victoria Lindqvist. GC's first doubles pairing improved to 14-6 on the season.
May Johnson (Sydney, Australia) and Leah Pridgeon (Lawrenceville, Ga.) followed that up with an 8-4 victory of their own against Julie Fontaine and Roberta Oliveira at the second doubles spot. Johnson and Pridgeon are now 3-1 on the year.
The Jaguars would get on the board with a hard-fought 9-8 win at the third spot, where Marina Ferreria and Lissa Murakami topped Ivana Marevic (Rottweil, Germany) and Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.).
That's all Augusta State would muster, as GC swept their three singles matches to pick up the win.
Setyon-Ortenzio won handily at the second singles spot 6-1, 6-1 against Lindqvist, while her doubles partner Barskdale nearly matched her with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Oliveira at the fourth spot. Setyon is 12-7 in singles action, while Barksdale is a team-best 16-4.
Marevic rounded out the scoring and clinched the over win for the Bobcats with a 6-3, 6-3 straight-set win at the third position over Pettersson. The win pushed Marevic to 12-7.
The win put GC at 6-5 in PBC play, good for seventh in the league standings.
The Bobcats will look to make it four in a row overall tomorrow when they travel to USC Aiken for a PBC match beginning at 11 a.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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A lot of people wrote about the V-Screen 3D kit for the PSP when it was announced. Jokes may have been made! But now Ars has actually tried one, and their results are surprising: It's not perfect, but it works.
According to Ars, the V-Screen uses an old trick, popular with flight sim devotees, whereby a fresnel lens - at a size slightly larger than the device's screen - is placed a short distance away from the display. This magnifies the image a bit, and more importantly, adds a sense of depth. For 3D games where depth is important, like racing games and FPSes, the effect is apparently "more compelling than it sounds on paper", to the point that "it's going to be hard to back playing the games on a standard screen."
There's no doubt that this is a faux-3D setup, but it's also fairly cheap - $US40, to be exact, which might not buy you honest 3D, but it'll buy you the sensation. Like a Fleshlight, for your eyes! Yes. [ArsTechnica]


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Heading into town from Boonesborough in the 1950s you crossed the Kentucky River using a very narrow, metal bridge, which looked to me much liked one of my toy erector sets. Heading up Boonesborough road you would wind and twist and climb until things leveled off past the reservoir, soon reaching a rectangular green sign which stated: "Welcome to Winchester", on the top line, and "Pop. 8,000" on the bottom line. Welcome to Winchester had a sort of musical ring to it, and I would try to make up songs using the words. Wow I thought, I was one of these 8,000!
Boonesborough road would end, and you had to turn right or left onto Main Street. Where you had to turn, there was a large, red bricked, Catholic Church on the corner. Catholics and my Protestant world did not seem to talk much. The Catholics had their own school, and apparently their own world, for I did not meet a Catholic my own age until high school.
Turning left onto Main Street, just a half block down on the left was a very large, Gothic style Methodist church. Immediately turning right onto Hickman street you would climb a short hill to the crest where the largest Christian Church stood. I got to know this building fairly well since it was were the "boys of 84", that is, boy scout troop 84 met for many years. Now directly across the street stood Hickman Street School where my mam maw, aunts, uncles, dad, and I all attended. Not at the same time of course, for Hickman Street had been there a very long time!
Now moving on down main street, just another half block you came to the large, brown stoned Presbyterian Church which set a little back from the road. An alley moved up the side where you reach the back of Hickman Street School and the parking lot of the largest Baptist Church in Winchester known as Central Baptist Church.
Let's see now, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Christian all within spitting distance to one another. At the time, I would have been around 9 years of age, I did not realize how this represented pioneer Kentucky! Folks from Maryland wanted their religious freedom. (Mostly Catholics). Folks from Pennsylvania(those Scots-Irish) wanted their religious freedom (mostly Presbyterian, Baptist, and Methodist). Folks from Virginia who were being run out of town by the established Church of England wanted their religious freedom. (Mostly Baptist). Folks from North Carolina had already claimed all the land south of the Kentucky River. Moving north, here we all were! Living and building this little town, including a lot of churches. Wow I thought, "Welcome to Winchester", "Pop. 8000".


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The Houston Dynamo advanced to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup with a 3-1 win over CSD Municipal Wednesday night at Robertson Stadium in Houston, winning on aggregate by the same score. The Dynamo broke open the 0-0 game in the second half with two goals from midfielder Dwayne De Rosario.
Houston will face the winner of the quarterfinal between Atlante (Mexico) and Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica), hosting the first leg April 2 at Robertson Stadium and playing the return leg April 9.
Municipal played without midfielder Fredy Garcia, the team's leading scorer, who was denied an entry visa, but still dominated the first 20 minutes. Mario Rodriguez missed the game's best early chance in the 10th minute when he fired a left-footed shot high after a through ball from Gonzalo Romero.
Houston remained dangerous on set pieces, however, and Municipal goalkeeper Jaime Penedo had to be alert to palm Craig Waibel's 14th-minute header over the crossbar. The Dynamo began to mount more pressure in the middle of the half, amassing eight corner kicks in the first 30 minutes.
Municipal threatened again in the 37th minute, when Rodriguez sped past Houston's back line and broke in alone on Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad, who stood his ground to make the biggest save of the match. The Dynamo responded in the 41st minute with a pass over the top from Craig Waibel, but Dwayne De Rosario's lob curled over the top of the crossbar.
The Dynamo broke the 135-minute scoreless deadlock just after halftime thanks to De Rosario, who blocked a clearance and finished from 10 yards past a charging Penedo.
Municipal stayed in the game and had a good chance to tie the game in the 54th minute when Romero broke in on the left side of the penalty area and ripped a low shot, but Onstad reacted well to make a foot save.
In the 67th minute, the Dynamo earned a penalty kick when De Rosario fed Corey Ashe on the left wing, and Ashe was taken down in the penalty area. De Rosario stepped up for the penalty kick and buried it into the lower left corner to double Houston's lead.
Tensions flared a minute later near midfield, and both teams engaged in a heated shoving match that resulted in two yellow cards for each squad. The Dynamo sealed the match shortly after, as Brian Ching turned at the top of the box and played Ashe through on the left side. Ashe one-timed a pass across the face of goal to Chris Wondolowski for a six-yard tap-in to give Houston a 3-0 lead.
The Dynamo's Wade Barrett was whistled for a handball in the penalty area in the 85th minute, and Municipal's Guillermo Ramirez buried the penalty kick in the lower left corner to bring his team to within 3-1. Municipal had a golden chance to score again in the 89th minute, but Rodriguez's header hit the base of the post, and Houston held on for the win.
Municipal vs. Houston Dynamo
March 19, 2008 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
CONCACAF Champions' Cup -- Quarterfinals, Game 2
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Dwayne De Rosario 1 (unassisted) 47
HOU -- Dwayne De Rosario 2 (penalty kick) 69
HOU -- Chris Wondolowski 1 (Corey Ashe 1) 75
MUN -- Guillermo Ramirez 1 (penalty kick) 86
Municipal -- Jaime Penedo, Claudio Albizures, Renato Blanco, Selvyn Ponciano, Pablo Melgar, Gonzalo Romero, Fredy Thompson, Sergio Guevara, Guillermo Ramirez, Mario Rodriguez, Israel Silva (Carlos Figueroa 63).
Substitutes Not Used: unavailable.
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Bobby Boswell, Eddie Robinson, Wade Barrett, Richard Mulrooney, Ricardo Clark, Dwayne De Rosario (Brian Mullan 77), Corey Ashe, Brian Ching, Chris Wondolowski (Franco Caraccio 75).
Substitutes Not Used: unavailable.
Misconduct Summary:
HOU -- Bobby Boswell (caution) 32
MUN -- Pablo Melgar (caution) 43
MUN -- Fredy Thompson (caution) 72
MUN -- Selvyn Ponciano (caution) 72
HOU -- Dwayne De Rosario (caution) 72
HOU -- Chris Wondolowski (caution) 72
MUN -- Mario Rodriguez (caution) 93+
Referee: Mauricio Morales (MEX)
Referee's Assistants: Arturo Velasquez (MEX); Francisco Perez (MEX)
4th official: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
Attendance: 14,348
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial


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1. An appeal from an action of the Workers Compensation Board is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas Act for Judicial Review and Civil Enforcement of Agency Actions, K.S.A. 77-601 et seq. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 44-556(a).
2. Interpretation and application of K.S.A. 44-528(a) is discussed.
3. In workers compensation proceedings, once a party files a written request for review of an administrative law judge's (ALJ) decision, the Workers Compensation Board has the authority to address every issue decided by the ALJ.
4. Estoppel is an affirmative defense which must be specifically pled or it is waived. With the exception of jurisdictional questions, affirmative defenses cannot be raised by a court, and consideration of such defenses constitutes error. This rule of law is extended to workers compensation cases.
5. Equitable estoppel exists when a party by its acts, representations, admissions, or silence induces another to believe certain facts exist upon which the other party detrimentally relies and acts.
Appeal from Workers Compensation Board. Opinion filed December 27, 2002. Affirmed.
Scott M. Gates, of Kansas Department of Administration, for appellants.
Roger D. Fincher, of Bryan, Lykins, Hejtmanek & Fincher, P.A., of Topeka, for appellee.
Before GERNON, P.J., KNUDSON, J., and LARSON, S.J.
KNUDSON, J.: The respondent, State Self-Insurance Fund (Fund), appeals from a review and modification award finding Larry Coffman to be permanently totally disabled. The issues on appeal are whether there is substantial competent evidence to support the Workers Compensation Board (Board) finding of a change in Coffman's physical condition supporting a modification of his previous award and, in the alternative, whether the Fund should be estopped to deny Coffman is permanently totally disabled.
We affirm the Board's decision because a change in the claimant's physical condition was supported by evidence rendering the original award inadequate. However, we do not agree estoppel was applicable.
Underlying the issues before the Board and this court is a rather unique set of facts. Coffman injured his back at work in 1994, with a secondary injury to his left knee in 1995. His treating physician, Dr. William Jones, testified Coffman could conceivably perform a desk job with alternate periods of sitting and standing. When asked whether he believed Coffman was permanently and totally disabled, Dr. Jones gave confusing and somewhat conflicting responses. He denied formulating an opinion that Coffman was permanently and totally disabled, but then said he agreed with Coffman's contention that Coffman could not do any work. In 1998, an administrative law judge (ALJ) entered an award of $100,000 (the statutory limit) based on a finding of 81% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. Computation of permanent partial disability was based on findings of a 62% work task loss and a 100% wage loss.
In 2001, Coffman brought this application for review and modification, contending Dr. Jones had found him to be permanently and totally disabled. In his deposition, Dr. Jones acknowledged Coffman's functional disability had not changed since the original award. When asked to explain his seemingly inconsistent testimony given in support of the first award, Dr. Jones explained, "I believe I was reluctant to say that he was permanently disabled at that time because I thought that there still might be a chance that improvement might occur over time." Dr. Jones concluded Coffman would not have been able to engage in substantial gainful employment in 1998 due to his inability to perform any activity for more than a few minutes a time and that "since 1998, there's been no--basically no change in his condition, from my standpoint at least, with respect to working." However, Dr. Jones also testified to additional arthritic degeneration in Coffman's knees and that he was experiencing more pain in his back and knees since 1998. Based upon Coffman's change in condition, Dr. Jones came to the opinion Coffman had become permanently and totally disabled.
The Board made two general findings to support its award. First, the Fund was estopped from asserting Coffman was 100% disabled in 1998, an assertion contrary to the Fund's position when the original award for permanent partial disability benefits was entered. Second, Coffman's condition had worsened, even though there was no change in his functional impairment, restrictions, or employment status. The Board concluded the change in Coffman's physical condition supported a modification of the underlying award to one of permanent total disability .
An appeal from an action of the Board is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas Act for Judicial Review and Civil Enforcement of Agency Actions (KJRA), K.S.A. 77-601 et seq. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 44-556(a). The party asserting the invalidity of the Board's action, the State in this case, has the burden of proof. K.S.A. 77-621(a)(1). K.S.A. 77-621(c) limits this court's review to certain questions of law, including the following which apply to this case:
"(4) the agency has erroneously interpreted or applied the law;
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"(7) the agency action is based on a determination of fact, made or implied by the agency, that is not supported by evidence that is substantial when viewed in light of the record as a whole, which includes the agency record for judicial review, supplemented by any additional evidence received by the court under this act."
Regarding whether there is substantial competent evidence to support a decision of the Board, the Kansas Supreme Court has stated:
"In workers compensation cases, substantial evidence is evidence possessing something of substance and relevant consequence and carrying with it fitness to induce conviction that the award is proper, or furnishing a substantial basis of fact from which the issue tendered can be reasonably resolved. The substantial competent evidence test reviews the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party." Griffin v. Dale Willey Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC Truck, Inc., 268 Kan. 33, 34, 991 P.2d 406 (1999).
K.S.A. 44-528(a)
The State argues there was not a sufficient change in circumstances to justify the Board's modification of Coffman's original award. The review and modification of a workers compensation award is addressed in K.S.A. 44-528(a), which states, in part:
"Any award . . . may be reviewed by the administrative law judge for good cause shown upon the application of the employee . . . . The administrative law judge shall hear all competent evidence offered and if the administrative law judge finds . . . that the award is excessive or inadequate or that the functional impairment or work disability of the employee has increased or diminished, the administrative law judge may modify such award, or reinstate a prior award, upon such terms as may be just, by increasing or diminishing the compensation subject to the limitations provided in the workers compensation act."
The Kansas Supreme Court has interpreted K.S.A. 44-528(a) to require evidence of a change in a claimant's condition before an award should be modified. In Gile v. Associated Co., 223 Kan. 739, 740, 576 P.2d 663 (1978), the Kansas Supreme Court stated: "Any modification is based on the existence of new facts, a changed condition of the workman's capacity, which renders the former award either excessive or inadequate." To determine whether a modification should be made, the claimant's condition at the time of the award must be compared to his or her condition at the time the modification is sought. 223 Kan. at 741. The party asserting the changed conditions has the burden of proving them. Morris v. Kansas City Bd. of Public Util., 3 Kan. App. 2d 527, 531, 598 P.2d 544 (1979).
Here, there is no evidence that Coffman's functional impairment has changed. Dr. Jones specifically testified at the second deposition that he had not issued a new functional impairment rating. However, there is some evidence that Coffman's work disability has changed. "Work disability is: (a) The extent to which the ability of the employee to perform work in the open labor market has been reduced, and, (b) the extent to which the ability of the worker to earn comparable wages has been reduced." Hughes v. Inland Container Corp., 247 Kan. 407, 417, 799 P.2d 1011 (1990). Although at his second deposition Dr. Jones testified he had not imposed any new restrictions on Coffman, at his first deposition, Dr. Jones agreed that Coffman might be able to perform a job that provided alternate periods of sitting and standing. At his second deposition, Dr. Jones stated Coffman was permanently and totally disabled. Thus, by Dr. Jones' testimony, Coffman's ability to perform work in the open market had been reduced.
The Board found Coffman's original award was inadequate because Coffman's condition had changed. In Redgate v. City of Wichita, 17 Kan. App. 2d 253, 836 P.2d 1205 (1992), the claimant reached a settlement agreement with the respondent to make weekly payments of his award for 315 weeks. During this time, the respondent agreed to pay for the claimant's medical expenses connected with the incident. Near the end of the payment period, the claimant was diagnosed with having post-traumatic stress syndrome and memory loss. The respondent resisted paying for these medical expenses, and the claimant delayed further treatment for his mental illness. The respondent also refused to pay for the claimant's medical expenses incurred after the payment period had ended. Due to these circumstances, the claimant argued the respondent had breached the settlement agreement, thus providing sufficient grounds for the modification of the award.
The Redgate court noted that K.S.A. 44-528(a) does not require a change in a worker's disability before an award may be modified, noting the disjunctive language of the statute: "[T]he statute allows the director to order relief if 'the award is excessive or inadequate or that the functional impairment or work disability of the employee has increased or diminished.'" 17 Kan. App. 2d at 263 (citing Morris, 3 Kan. App. 2d at 531-32). The original award could be considered inadequate due to the doctor's late diagnosis of the claimant's post-traumatic stress disorder, the treatment of which would not be covered under the terms of the settlement agreement. 17 Kan. App. 2d at 263. Because the district court had not considered whether the award was indeed inadequate, the case was remanded so the director could address that issue. 17 Kan. App. 2d at 264.
Here, the Board found Dr. Jones' notes from an appointment on December 7, 1999, showed Coffman's condition had changed. These notes stated that Coffman's knee discomfort had grown worse, and the x-rays revealed moderate advanced osteoarthritic changes in his knees.
Although this is a change in Coffman's condition, the State argues Coffman's worsening knees had no impact on Coffman's ability to work because, according to Dr. Jones, Coffman's back condition already rendered him unable to work in 1998. Thus, the State argues these changes should have no impact on Coffman's original award. However, as held in Redgate, Coffman does not have to prove his ability to work has changed. He need only show there has been a change in his condition which renders the original award inadequate. We conclude Dr. Jones' testimony and exam notes are substantial competent evidence supporting the Board's decision.
Notwithstanding our holding that substantial competent evidence supports the Board's decision, we wish to address the Board's conclusion that the Fund should be estopped from arguing Coffman's condition changed subsequent to the first award. The Fund argues the Board erred since estoppel was neither raised nor addressed by the parties as an issue in the case.
K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 44-551(b)(1) provides:
"All final orders, awards, modifications of awards, or preliminary awards under K.S.A. 44-534a and amendments thereto made by an administrative law judge shall be subject to review by the board upon written request of any interested party . . . . On any such review, the board shall have authority to grant or refuse compensation, or to increase or diminish any award of compensation or to remand any matter to the administrative law judge for further proceedings."
In Solis v. Brookover Ranch Feedyard, Inc., 268 Kan. 750, 753, 999 P.2d 921 (2000), the appellant contended the Board did not have authority to review an issue which the claimant failed to appeal. The Kansas Supreme Court dismissed this argument, stating:
"K.S.A. 44-551(b)(1) does not limit the Board's scope of review to issues raised in the written request for review. Rather, once a party files a written request for review of the administrative law judge's decision, the Board has the authority to address every issue decided by the administrative law judge. [Citations omitted.]" 268 Kan. at 753.
In this case, the ALJ did not decide the issue of estoppel. In fact, the issue was never raised by the parties. Under the Kansas Code of Civil Procedure, K.S.A. 60-101 et seq., estoppel is an affirmative defense which must be specifically pled or it is waived. See Turon State Bank v. Bozarth, 235 Kan. 786, 788, 684 P.2d 419 (1984); K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 60-208(c). With the exception of jurisdictional questions, affirmative defenses cannot be raised by the court, and consideration of such defenses constitutes error. Frontier Ditch Co. v. Chief Engineer of Div. of Water Resources, 237 Kan. 857, 864, 704 P.2d 12 (1985). We hold that this rule of law should be extended to workers compensation cases.
Alternatively, there is insufficient evidence to support a finding of equitable estoppel. "Equitable estoppel exists when a party by its acts, representations, admissions, or silence induced another party to believe certain facts existed upon which it detrimentally relied and acted." Turon State Bank, 235 Kan. at 786, Syl. ¶ 2. There is no evidence to support findings of inducement by the Fund or detrimental reliance by Coffman. Any inconsistency in the Fund's position from the primary litigation to the secondary litigation is inherent under the issues and in an adversarial proceeding. The Board clearly erred in applying estoppel to the fact pattern of this case.


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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
"SOAP" v. SOAPS
SOAP is, quite simply, my favorite show of all time. I can watch it over and over again. I have big chunks of dialogue memorized. My brother and I sometimes have entire conversations consisting solely of SOAP quotes (don't judge, we were latch-key children; you can read about our co-dependency, here).
Because of my love for SOAP, I have been waiting with baited breath for literally years now for SOAP: The Unauthorized Inside Story of the Sitcom That Broke All the Rules to finally be published. Late last year, it finally was.
My brother promptly bought it for me, and I promptly read it.
Overall, I enjoyed it. The most fascinating parts were the author's inclusion of the SOAP bible, which indicated how stories were originally intended to go and, in places, explained why they were changed. That's the kind of stuff an uber-fan like me salivates over. There are interviews with the cast and a Where Are They Now section. I would have liked more backstage tales of how particular scenes were conceived and put together, what was improvised and what was scripted, how the actors got into character and how the writers were inspired to make the plot choices they did. But, those are minor quibbles. What I'm saying above is that I liked what was in the book so much that I wanted more of it. (But, I'm greedy that way.)
What stopped me from enjoying the book as much as I'd hoped to, though, was the author's repetitive insistence on proving that while SOAP was a soap spoof and a serial with over the top characters and story-lines, it wasn't *really* a soap, you understand. Because conceding that SOAP was, well, a soap opera, would somehow undermine his thesis statement about the show's importance to the culture.
I don't buy it. For one thing, because the very thing he praises SOAP for - the show's willingness to push the envelope by featuring an openly gay character, by tackling controversial topics of the day like cults and interracial dating and extramarital affairs (even for "nice" housewives) and teachers sleeping with their students and suicide and adoption and defrocked priests - those are all things soap operas were already doing. (Remember the big deal about the ABC TV movie in the late 1980s, Something About Amelia, which tackled father-daughter sexual abuse and incest? Remember the soap opera, Loving, and their story about father-daughter sexual abuse and incest? Remember how it was suddenly cut short? That was because ABC wanted to tout their movie as tackling a heretofore taboo topic. And they didn't need to be reminded that their own network had already been dealing with it for six months. So, yeah, that's the kind of stuff that daytime soaps do.)
And for another thing: While SOAP may have had a live studio audience, the fact of the matter is, viewers didn't just tune in for the chuckles. They tuned in because they genuinely cared about the characters and what happened to them, whether it was Who Shot Peter Campbell, Chester being presumed dead, Eunice running away with an escaped con, a baby possessed by the devil, an alien abduction or a Latin American revolutionary plotting to knock over a Communist regime from his base in Connecticut.
The situations were broad and ridiculous and over the top. But the feelings behind them were real and heartfelt and as capable of bringing tears of empathy as they were of laughter.
You know, just like soap operas.
And, in my book, at least, that's not an insult. That's a compliment.
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- AS Berman said...
Hi Alina,
Thank you for mentioning "Soap: The Unauthorized Inside Story..."; sorry that it didn't give you everything that you were looking for.
More stories about how certain scenes were put together were a bit hard to come by, mostly because of the amount of time that has passed and the ages of those concerned.
But what I really wanted to address is the "was Soap a Soap spoof" question. Perhaps I didn't make this clear enough in the book, but the insistence that Soap was NOT a soap spoof came not from me but from the person who created the series: Susan Harris. She remains adamant that she only borrowed the "continuing story" framework from soaps, but that it was never meant to be a spoof of them.
This is something that is countered by others in the book, most notably Ted Wass [Danny], who pointed out that Soap's penchant for copying film fads [e.g., the alien storyline] is right out of soap operas.
Just my two cents worth. Thanks again for mentioning the book :-) Aaron
- Alina Adams said...
Hello! Nice to see you here!
I think we (and Susan Harris and Ted Wass, too) are in agreement that SOAP isn't a soap spoof.
Because it was a soap opera. Just because it had a laugh track didn't mean it wasn't a prime-time soap like Dallas or Dynasty (who also periodically generated laughs).
FRESNO was a soap spoof because it made fun of soaps. SOAP was a soap opera that was funny.
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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council emerged from an emergency session late Sunday on the worsening situation in Gaza expressing "serious concern" about the rising civilian death toll and demanding an immediate end to the fighting.
The council met at the request of Jordan, which proposed a more strongly worded draft resolution for consideration. The resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, expressed "grave concern" at the high number of civilians killed in Gaza, including children, and called for an immediate cease-fire, "including the withdrawal of Israeli occupying forces from the Gaza Strip."
The first major ground battle in two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting on Sunday killed at least 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers and forced thousands of terrified Palestinian civilians to flee their neighborhoods.
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has called Israel's latest incursion "atrocious," and said it must do far more to protect civilians.
The draft resolution called for the protection of civilians, the lifting of the "Israeli restrictions imposed on the movement of persons and goods into and out of the Gaza Strip" and immediate humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.
But Jordan's proposed resolution was not discussed, and the acting council president, Rwanda's U.N. Ambassador Eugene-Richard Gasana, emerged to read elements of a more limited press statement that called for the need to improve the humanitarian situation in the region and welcome Egypt's efforts to broker a cease-fire.
The Palestinian United Nations envoy, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, was disappointed. "We were hoping for the Security Council to adopt a resolution to condemn the aggression against our people," he told reporters. But he said Sunday's council statement was "a test" for Israel to see if it would comply.
Before the meeting, Mansour issued a challenge to the council, asking reporters, "If the world body in charge of peace and security is not stopping the killing of our people, where shall we go?"
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin stepped out of the meeting briefly and complained to reporters that the council had been summoned to meet without a specific proposal to discuss.
"Why have this meeting?" Churkin asked. "The Security Council is put in a very awkward position. Obviously, nothing is going to come out of it."
After the meeting, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power, tweeted: "Gaza ceasefire would let us address urgent humanitarian needs & underlying issues. Must work to get off this dangerous path & restore calm."


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New Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman just wrapped up his first press conference, and frankly, it was like a lot of his predecessor's old ones.
After replacing Marty Hurney and taking over the remnants of a coaching staff Hurney hired, Gettleman gave no indication he was about to make quick changes to the Panthers organization.
"Moving forward, I'm going to work with the current Panther family and get this thing right," Gettleman said. He also said "I don't have a list in my pocket," in reference to possible replacements to anyone in scouting or the coaching staff.
Gettleman admitted his age (61) kept him out of the running for many jobs, and when he referred to new-school candidates as "the next young whiz-bangers," he established himself generationally.
Perhaps as a result, he didn't draw attention from some of the clean-slate openings around the league. But he said he was prepared to work along side inherited coach Ron Rivera.
"If you and I do this right, we'll be hoisting a trophy with Mr. Richardson," Gettleman said of a conversation with Rivera.
While Hurney became a pariah for the fan base after recent struggles, the Panthers clearly weren't looking to make sweeping changes. If they were, they'd have hired a different type of GM.
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Columbus Crew (8-2-3, first place in Eastern Conference) v. Houston Dynamo (5-7-3, sixth place in Western Conference)
All-Time Record: Houston are 2-2-4 all-time against the Crew
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Both Houston and Columbus were longing for points last September to improve their standings in both the Supporters' Shield race and playoff positioning for home-field advantage. A set piece found Frankie Hejduk unmarked at the far post and the defender gave the Crew an early lead. However, Houston battled back as Cam Weaver pulled the teams level in the 80th minute. The feisty affair saw both Ricardo Clark and Adam Moffat shown red and ejected late. Geoff Cameron was whistled for a foul in the box in the game's final minutes and Eddie Gaven scored the game-winner in injury time from the penalty spot to give Columbus a 2-1 victory at home.
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Brian Ching vs. Chad Marshall: After scoring three goals and notching an assist in his last five MLS games, Ching seems to be venting his frustration at missing the World Cup on any MLS opponent that stands in his way. Marshall provides a more formidable opponent than most, though. With Guillermo Barros Schelotto's delivery on set pieces, keeping Marshall away might be more important to Houston's chances at victory.
Dynamo defense vs. themselves: Houston's D has struggled with poor turnovers, poor clearances and too many misplays of late. Things get no easier with Schelotto, Rogers and Gaven providing some of the better offensive attacking talent in MLS. Houston can't afford any mistakes against a team that can both punish the mistake and then dig in and keep their opponent off the scoreboard.
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Midfielder Brad Davis has tallied two goals and three assists in the two previous Military Appreciation Nights.
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"We need the same attitude we brought against Toronto. We have to stay on our feet defensively because they draw fouls around the box, and that is when they're really dangerous." – Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear on the Crew


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During the colonial era, the powerful British Hudson's Bay Company, along with several French companies based in Montreal, had dominated the North American fur trade. But slowly and timidly, Americans began to establish their own fur companies in the early nineteenth century, particularly after Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-6) reported that the vast new American territory was rich in beaver.
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A wide stretch of beach now extends in front of the Topsail Reef condominium complex where the ocean once lapped at protective sandbags.
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH � A wide stretch of beach now extends in front of the Topsail Reef condominium complex where the ocean once lapped at protective sandbags.
The protective buffer of beach in front of the oceanfront structures that were threatened by erosion shows the dramatic change in the shoreline, but town officials say the benefits of the newly completed New River Inlet Channel Realignment go well beyond the extra shoreline.
During the two-month project, approximately 566,244 cubic yards of sand were dredged from the channel, increasing its depth to 17 feet and its width to 500 feet.
The project also included beach nourishment, with the sand removed from the channel used to rebuild 1.5 miles of beach on the north end of Topsail Island.
Shoaling in the narrow, shallow-draft inlet had hampered navigation for boaters and the channel location was resulting in serious erosion along the adjacent beach, the town said.
�Curbing the loss of our beach is critical to our future,� said Mayor Daniel Tuman via the town�s news release on the project�s completion. �Wide sandy beaches are our best asset. Not only do they afford our residents and visitors with recreation and access to the ocean, they also protect our properties from storm damage. Economically, they attract visitors from all over the country and globe. They spend money here and help our local and state economy.�
Coastal Planning & Engineering designed the project, which was intended to provide wave and current protection to the north end of North Topsail Beach, with the sand on the beach to provide erosion mitigation.
The project completes the first phase of a five-phase plan proposed by CP&E to bring the town into compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency�s requirements for an engineered beach.
With an engineered beach the town will be eligible for federally-funded beach restoration caused by major storms.
Tuman said there�s value to beach nourishment.
�The experience of Hurricane Sandy is well documented,� he said. �Beaches that are nourished save money for the federal and state government and avoid the stress and misery associated with the destruction of private property and public infrastructure. A state shoreline protection program is wise public policy and is needed in North Carolina.�
The project was completed by Marinex Construction at a cost of $5.6 million. It was financed by the town�s beach fund and from special obligation bonds.
Don Street, president of the Topsail Reef Homeowners Association, said they are pleased with how the project turned out and thankful to the town and those who supported the project.
�The channel realignment project came at the right time when we needed it the most and it should provide protection for not only us but the entire north end of the island for years,� he said. �It not only provides us with the kind of stability we want for our complex but for many of the other homes on the island and the Town of North Topsail Beach as well.�
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The Dowager Countess will be delighted. The third series of Downton Abbey opened to a record audience of nearly eight million viewers in the US, the biggest ever audience for its stateside broadcaster, PBS.
Downton Abbey was watched by 7.9 million people on Sunday night, nearly double the 4.2 million who watched the opening episode of series two.
The season premiere, which featured the wedding of Matthew and Lady Mary Crawley, delivered public service broadcasting network PBS its highest ever ratings, making it the second most-watched network in its timeslot, beaten only by CBS.
Downton's big numbers came in spite of a controversial decision by PBS to air the Julian Fellowes drama more than three months after it screened in the UK.
It is a sign of Downton Abbey's US appeal, as PBS's primetime shows are typically watched by around two million viewers.
The first episode of season three also featured the first appearance by Oscar-winning US actor Shirley MacLaine.
Series three finished in the UK at the end of last year and was followed by a Christmas special which was deemed lacklustre by some critics but had a consolidated audience of more than 10 million viewers.
Paula Kerger, PBS president and chief executive, said: "Downton Abbey continues to enthrall audiences nationwide, and this season is especially riveting with the addition of Shirley MacLaine to the cast and the lively interaction between her and Maggie Smith.
"I'm so pleased that audiences have returned to Downton Abbey to continue to enjoy some of the best drama on television."
Winner of seven Emmy awards in the US, Downton is nominated for three awards at the Golden Globes this Sunday.
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The two almost identical blue rectangular books are so tiny compared to the power they represent that it is almost laughable. As a dual citizen of Israel and America, I encounter the same problem before every trip I go on. Which passport do I use?
Most of the time it makes little sense to debate this. Though I was born in Israel, I haven't lived there for a meaningful stretch of time since I was 5 years old, and I am perceived as an American when abroad. It's only upon entering Israel that this question presents itself as a real dilemma.
The existence of those two passports represents two parts of my identity; two allegiances tugging at me each with different strength at different times. It makes me wonder what would be most honest even when passing immigration control into Europe or Africa — present the American or the Israeli, or maybe both.
The question of dual citizenship feels particularly poignant now, in the wake of the Prisoner X scandal. We now know that Prisoner X was Ben Zygier, a citizen of both Australia and Israel who was working for the Mossad when he was locked up for unspecified crimes. In 2010, while still in custody in a maximum-security prison in Ramla, he died, apparently by suicide. We also know that part of what made Zygier attractive to the Mossad as a recruit was that he was able to use his Australian passport to carry out his spy work undetected. The Australian secret service even investigated him for this reason in the early 2000s. Reportedly, the transgression that led to Zygier's extraordinary confinement also had to do with passports and dual citizenship: Though this has yet to be confirmed, Australian media alleges that Zygier was about to reveal to Australian authorities that Israel was forging Australian passports for its agents to use in operations.
The Prisoner X story is an example of a dual citizen's worst fears. Being forced to choose which soccer team to root for is hard enough, but in this case, Zygier seems to have been caught between his two identities, with his Israeli life eventually subsuming his Australian one. But even as he found himself locked up in an Israeli prison, it was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that investigated his disappearance and eventually revealed his identity. In a way, this was his birth country reclaiming its hold on him.
The dual citizen is constantly asked to choose sides. No matter how many pins with joined flags we own, there will be times when we are asked to pick a national identity.
And then there is the very serious game of national security and the undeniable reality that we dual citizens are attractive to security apparatuses precisely because of our dilemma. There is room to push and prod, room for them to question and judge, to force us into an unenviable situation, all because of an uncontrollable event. We were born in one place at one time, with little voice or say in the matter. Wouldn't it have been so much simpler if I were born in Ohio and not Jerusalem?
But I was not born in beautiful Toledo to an ironworker and teacher, and every time I let my Israeli passport lapse I am forced to return to the highly guarded consulate in New York City. I smile at my closely shaven friends who are miffed that this Yerushalmi barely speaks any Hebrew. They are wondering what I am doing there, who I am and what brings me back. When I get upstairs after passing through metal detectors and more questioning, I am both at home and abroad. I understand almost no one in the room and am embarrassed by my stumbling tongue when I try to speak Hebrew.
At the same time, this garishly lit room, an embodiment of bureaucracy, slowly lulls me into remembering that I am Israeli no matter how poor a job I am doing of acting and speaking like one, and soon I am beating the drums of the Israel Defense Forces in my head, waiting for my number to be called. But then, when I am called to the window and asked if I served in the army, I simply reply, "Of course not, I went to high school in America." In return I receive a sympathetic nod, a stamp and another temporary extension until I return to Israel to live for longer than a year.
It is in that room, or at customs, or in my own house that I think about how lucky one must be to possess a singular identity, as rare as that is these days — to have no questions about where and why one exists, and to simply live harmoniously with one passport, one country, possibly under one God.
Of course the bigger question looms above our heads. What does it even mean to be a citizen of one country versus the next in this age of global connectivity? Do we need national citizenship? If we abolished citizenship, would it change the way we treat our fellow human beings? Are massive American corporations, hiding profits in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland, really trying to teach us a lesson about the possibilities of global citizenship? Would you care about a porous border if the border were meaningless?
Until that unlikely day of global citizenship arrives, I will continue to hesitate. "Which is it?" I will ask myself while in line for immigration control, or sitting on my bed at home with an empty valise, or filling out papers at the municipal building. It is a haunting question that presses on your rib cage, shortening your breath, making you sweat. It is almost impossible to answer with a definitive statement.
Who are you? For Ben Zygier, perhaps that question became too much.
Ari Jankelowitz is a writer and photographer based in Brooklyn.


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Obama Snatches "Psy" op Defeat from the Jaws of Specop Victory
HERNDON, Va., Dec. 18 (UPI) — HERNDON, Va., Dec. 18 (UPI) — For those who have served in uniform, there is a feeling of family those who haven't cannot appreciate. The family is generational, creating a bond among all who serve — whether past, present or future. The bond is such that any loss on today's battlefields is felt by survivors of past ones — for it is still a family member lost.
There is irony in two events that took place, half a world apart, on Dec. 10.
In Washington, an annual charity concert known as "Christmas in Washington" was held. For 30 years the event has been attended by the first family. The main performer was South Korean rap star Park Jae-sang, known as "Psy."
The 34-year old artist emerged out of nowhere July 15 when his YouTube video "Gangham Style" went viral, capturing close to 1 billion views. A somewhat addictive video shows Psy rapping in Korean, performing the "horse dance" as he gallops in place and twirls an imaginary lasso.
But Psy came to the concert with some anti-American "psychological baggage" not made public until two days before the Washington event.
Psy, who attended college in the United States began a 2002 performance in South Korea by smashing a large model of a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle on stage, feeding into public anger over the accidental deaths of two teenage Korean girls run over by a U.S. military vehicle.
Psy claims he was caught up in the emotion of the moment. That incident could be excused — had it stopped there.
But a far more outrageous demonstration of Psy's anti-Americanism occurred two years later. He performed a song, written by a popular Korean metal band, entitled "Dear Americans." Referencing the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the lyrics clearly left little room for misinterpretation:
"Kill those f____ Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives/Kill those f____ Yankees who ordered them to torture/Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathers/Kill them all slowly and painfully."
When these two performances were reported prior to his Washington gig, Psy immediately apologized, saying he fully regretted "using those kinds of words."
Meanwhile, within hours of Psy's Washington performance, Navy SEAL Team 6 was risking life and limb to rescue of American doctor Dilip Joseph, kidnapped Dec. 5 by the Taliban in Kabul province, Afghanistan. As intelligence found the doctor's location and reported he was in imminent danger of execution, a special operation was undertaken to rescue him. The raid was successful and the doctor rescued — but at the cost of the life of a SEAL team member.
The White House issued a statement praising the mission as being characteristic of U.S. troops' "extraordinary courage, skill and patriotism." Of the lost team member, U.S. President Barack Obama said, "He gave his life for his fellow Americans, and he and his teammates remind us once more of the selfless service that allows our nation to stay strong, safe and free."
Psy tried to justify his 2004 singing of anti-American lyrics by being caught up in his generation's political culture of the day. He was 26 at the time — older than most SEAL Team 6 warriors involved in Sunday's raid; warriors caught up in the far different and selfless culture of preserving the lives and freedoms of others.
Everyone makes mistakes and deserves a second chance. That argument could justify Psy's 2002 performance but in no way can it justify 2004 — there is a big jump between exercising poor judgment and wishing death upon the U.S. military and their families. Claiming he is "deeply sorry for how these lyrics could be interpreted" suggests there is room for misinterpretation when there isn't.
More bothersome, however, is what happened after Psy's performance. A newspaper photograph showed Obama with daughter Sasha on stage shaking hands with a smiling Psy.
While attending the program was a presidential responsibility, embracing Psy was not. To an awe-struck Sasha, as well as any other young viewers watching, it gave credibility to a man who maliciously and irresponsibly attacked — way beyond the realm of what is socially acceptable — the U.S. our military.
Yet, ironically, as Psy finished his performance, met the president and regained his breath, a Navy SEAL had drawn his last.
It is doubtful Obama will reach out to the family of the fallen SEAL as he did to Psy.
Psychological operations or "psyops" are undertaken against foreign targets for the purpose of inducing or reinforcing behavior favorable to U.S. objectives. Although a different kind of "Psy"op, Obama's conduct on stage was a failure by doing just the reverse — i.e., leaving a negative domestic impact on youthful minds.
There is another performance on YouTube which, unfortunately, will never tally the hits Psy has. It is a song written and sung by Purple Heart recipient U.S. Marine Capt. Mark Trouerbach, who goes by "Markus 'T'." As the title, "Not Everyone Comes Home," suggests, it is a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0tm1D4fD2k). He donates all sales proceeds to "Homes for Wounded Warriors Program."
Trouerbach's concern and charity gets back to the family bond mentioned earlier among warriors who, better than anyone, understand the sacrifices made, feeling an obligation to care for those who left a part of themselves on the battlefield.
Tragically, Psy — as part of a generation never required to fight for freedom won with the blood of their grandparents' generation and the Americans who fought alongside them — will never understand that.
With the Dec. 10 death of a courageous Navy SEAL, the first line of Markus "T"'s song is sadly appropriate for yet another member of the military family: "Not everyone comes home for Christmas."
(James. G. Zumwalt, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, is author of "Bare Feet, Iron Will — Stories from the Other Side of Vietnam's Battlefields," "Living the Juche Lie — North Korea's Kim Dynasty" and "Doomsday: Iran — The Clock is Ticking.")
(United Press International's "Outside View" commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.)
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This Day in Sports History — August 23
Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on August 23:
1926 — Molla Mallory defeated Elizabeth Ryan to win her record eighth US national tennis championship at Forest Hills in New York. (More info.)
1931 — Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia A's had his American League record-tying 16-game winning streak snapped due to an error by outfielder Jim Moore, as the St. Louis Browns beat Philadelphia, 1-0, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. (More info.)
1936 — Pitcher Bob Feller, 17, made his first major-league start for the Cleveland Indians and struck out 15 St. Louis Browns in a 4-1 victory at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. (More info.)
1942 — Walter Johnson, 54, pitched to Babe Ruth, 47, in between games of a New York Yankees-Washington Senators doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. The two retired stars helped raise thousands of dollars for Army-Navy relief efforts. (More info.)
1953 — Boston Braves pitcher Phil Paine became the first former major leaguer to play in Japan. (More info.)
1982 — Pitcher Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners was ejected for throwing a doctored baseball during a game against the Boston Red Sox at Seattle's Kingdome. (More info.)
1988 — Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson sustained a hairline fracture of his right hand when he and former opponent Mitch Green brawled in the street outside a clothing store in Harlem. (More info.)
1999 — US swimmer Jenny Thompson set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly of 57.88 seconds at the Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney, Australia. (More info.)


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I'm a guy who doesn't like to fly
Everybody is scared of something. It could be a fear of something you had from when you were very young. Or it could be a fear that develops later in life. Mine is the latter.
I hate to fly. Funny thing coming from an Army veteran, but to this day, it straight up freaks me out.
It is the result of a small fire on my plane on a flight back from Korea years ago.
I can drive and I'm a hell of a swimmer, so if I can't get there by land or ocean, I question whether I really need to be there. I've done the overseas thing.
The point I'm so slowly getting to is I have to fly to Chicago next month. It's a work thing.
Normally I wouldn't have volunteered to go on this trip, but the gained knowledge will be useful in my job moving forward.
Plus, I've never been there.</p
First thing I did when I found out I was going was check to see if the Nuggets would be in Chicago during those days. No luck.
I'm not a really a drinker, but on the few times I've flown since my Army days, a few stiff belts seemed to help.
So you people who fly all the time, what's the secret?
How do you keep from thinking about a 400 mph nosedive?
I used to fly with my dad when I was a young kid. (He had a private pilots license), I never had a problem. In fact, if my dad said lets go up right now, I would go.
It's my dad, I know him and trust him.
I have no idea who will be piloting my plane next month.
Everyone has issues, what if the Pilot is stressed? What if he got hit with a court ordered child support payments the day before?
What if he was just forced to take a pay cut while the CEO's of his company were still getting paid fat bonuses?
I think there should be a little biography on each pilot (maybe set it up on Facebook). With little details such as whether on not they are married or have kids, how long they have been flying, any medications they may be currently using, how many crashes,
what's on their I-pod, etc, you know…useful information so I can make an informed decision.
Airlines have the right to thoroughly check me out, I too should have that right. I should be able to view the maintenance records for the plane on which I am flying. Maybe let me go out and kick the tires, inspect for cracks.
I don't mind helping, I just want to get to my destination safely.
Anyways, just in case I've added some Life Insurance…Thanks Dan, and got my baseball collection in order….
If you've got a secret..Share it please.
Remember on the A-team, whenever Mr. T had to fly they would knock him out.
Go back and watch that show now, see if you can get through it..
The only thing that scares me as much as flying is the tampon aisle at the store.


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Teaching with Documents: The 20th Century: 1946–2001
Teaching with Documents: The Twentieth Century: 1946-2001contains seven lesson plans that cover key themes in the second half of the twentieth century, from the foundations of the Cold War and the civil rights and women's rights movements through the Vietnam War and the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
Documents and graphic materials include speeches, letters, articles, cartoons, paintings, and video clips. This book also contains a 34" x 22" color timeline highlighting key moments and images from the second half of the twentieth century.
The Teaching with Documents book series, part of Gilder Lehrman's Teaching Literacy through History (TLTH) professional development program, is designed to help educators use primary sources to build integrated literacy skills that will directly impact student understanding and performance. Those skills include:
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- Integrating literacy and multimedia into social studies content
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