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"Al Pacino is an icon of American film. He has created some of the great characters in the movies — from Michael Corleone to Tony Montana to Roy Cohn. His career inspires audiences and artists alike, with each new performance a master class for a generation of actors to follow. AFI is proud to present him with its 35th Life Achievement Award."
– Sir Howard Stringer, chair, AFI Board of Trustees
– Sir Howard Stringer, chair, AFI Board of Trustees
By Helene Siegel
The trustees of the American Film Institute selected Al Pacino to receive AFI's 35th Life Achievement Award.
Nearly 40 years after delivering a shockingly real performance as Bobby, the strung-out dope addict in THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK, Al Pacino — one of the most honored actors of his generation — is still refining his craft, and defining it for the next generation.
His driving intelligence and quest for excellence have given us such indelible screen characters as tortured mob chief Michael Corleone, Det. Frank Serpico, irresistible bank robber Sonny of DOG DAY AFTERNOON, blind tango dancer Lt. Col. Frank Slade of SCENT OF A WOMAN and Tony Montana, a gangster who remains a cultural force 20 years after the release of SCARFACE.
Between and around those legendary roles, this actor's actor plays on the nation's best stages in works by Israel Horovitz, Bertolt Brecht, David Mamet, William Shakespeare and, most recently, in Oscar Wilde's Salome. His passion for language and the art of acting led him to write and direct LOOKING FOR RICHARD, an award-winning documentary that explores the beauty and relevance of Shakespeare for a modern screen audience. At the same time, he stretches his muscles as a filmmaker with personal projects like THE LOCAL STIGMATIC and CHINESE COFFEE.
Once Pacino discovered his gifts, as an only child in the Bronx of the 1940s and then at the Actors Studio, where as a young adult he studied his craft under the tutelage of mentors like Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg, he honored them by making a singular commitment to his craft. By plunging into acting as his way to connect with the world, the intense young actor learned to express himself like no other.
Building on the techniques that fellow Method actor Marlon Brando displayed so brilliantly in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE and ON THE WATERFRONT, Pacino plumbed his own psyche to create a finely wrought cast of ruthless gangsters, conflicted cops, street punks and mid-life wrecks who, even from the depths of depravity, can make us love them, or feel what it must be like to walk in their shoes.
Sidney Lumet, who directed the actor in DOG DAY AFTERNOON and SERPICO, tried to explain the Pacino magic: "Everything stems from some incredible core inside of him. I wouldn't think of trying to get near it, because it would be like getting somewhere near the center of the earth. What comes out of his core is so uniquely his own."
That core can feel as elemental as the human condition itself, and when it flashes on the big screen it touches something deep inside of us. Like that other movie gangster with the streets of New York written on his face, James Cagney, and that female outlaw Bette Davis, Pacino's power is volcanic. It keeps us in our seats just waiting for it to explode with operatic intensity. Whether he's standing up to the tobacco industry and big media as crusading producer Lowell Bergman in THE INSIDER, seducing another pathetic sucker as salesman Ricky Roma in David Mamet's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, or slipping into bedlam as the raving Roy Cohn in ANGELS IN AMERICA, the truth feels red hot. And it is compelling to watch.
That same man is also capable of the finest restraint. In the averted glances of worn-out street soldier Lefty Ruggiero at the end of his game in DONNIE BRASCO, in the stooped shoulders of weary investigator Dormer out to crack one more case in INSOMNIA, and in the hollow, calculating eyes of Michael Corleone, Pacino has drawn characters that shimmer with the nuances of real life. He is a master at portraying men who have perhaps seen too much, but who, like Det. Frank Keller in SEA OF LOVE, yearn for a second chance.
In life and on the screen Pacino has not played it safe. He committed to the actor's life as a poor kid from the Bronx who quit the School of Performing Arts at 16 to help support his family. He held jobs as a messenger, an usher and a building superintendent while apprenticing at avant-garde off-off-Broadway theater companies until joining the Actors Studio and dedicating himself to acting full time at the age of 26. He struggled, sleeping on friends' floors, appearing off-Broadway in The Indian Wants the Bronx, and screen-testing several times, at the age of 32, for the role in THE GODFATHER that would cement his place in cinematic history.
Paramount thought he was too short and understated to play a gangster, and suggested less ethnic actors for the part. But Francis Ford Coppola, who had seen Pacino on the stage in New York, knew he had found a true son for Brando, a casting decision for which author Mario Puzo was forever grateful.
"The great bonus was Al Pacino," remembered Puzo in his book, The Godfather Papers. "As Michael, Pacino was everything I wanted that character to be on screen. I couldn't believe it. It was, in my eyes, a perfect performance, a work of art."
In his quest to uncover what it means to be alive, Pacino has applied himself tirelessly to his craft and the result is a body of work that glows with vitality. His gifts have not gone unrecognized. The eight-time Academy Award nominee has taken home an Obie, a Tony, an Oscar and
an Emmy.
As the consummate actor said about identity, at a 2007 seminar at the AFI Conservatory, "Who you are is really about what you do."
And Al Pacino acts like no other.
The Making of DOG DAY AFTERNOON
By Frank Pierson
In the 1970s, gay issues were dealt with only as campy comedy and then very gingerly. It was seen as something to exploit, as you may judge when I tell you the working title of DOG DAY AFTERNOON before I dreamed that title up was THE BOYS IN THE BANK. Basically the studio expected a comedy with some shock value. I never got any significant notes on the screenplay of DOG DAY AFTERNOON.
Just gave the first draft to Al, who asked what it was about. I told him it was about a guy who acted like he was a magician who could make everybody's dreams come true, as when he robbed the bank to get a sex change operation for his male bride. Even that blew up in his face — failed like all the other times he had tried to fulfill others' dreams; instead of the love and gratitude he expected he got only anger and rejection. Al said, "I guess I should read it."
He did read it that night, and the next morning he quit the picture. We sent the script to Dustin Hoffman but when Al heard Dustin wanted to do it he climbed back on board. Months went by before we went into three weeks of rehearsals. Then halfway through rehearsals Al announced he couldn't do the picture.
It was a raucous comedy with a dark ending, and much of the dialogue and events came right from the mouths and actions of the real people. But Al felt it was crude and shallow. He wanted all the obvious sex jokes and dialogue about the gay sex (including a kiss on the lips that actually did happen) taken out. We were days from shooting, and I suggested it might be time to send the script to Dustin again. Al said Dustin would be terrific, but asked me to consider something before doing that.
"In all the important moments of your relationships," he said to me, "deciding to get married, to get divorced, to say goodbye, all the crucial scenes in life and marriage how often does sex come into it?" I said it never did. He said he wouldn't do the sex jokes, the kiss on the lips, any of it. He said, "Once you show an audience a man married a man, you can't take that away from their awareness — every scene in the movie will play through their emotions, their prejudices or whatever they feel about a man married to a man. So why do you have to keep making jokes about it, shoving it in their faces? Why can't you just write a story about two people who love each other and can't find a way to live with each other?"
He was absolutely right. It actually was quite easy to do, and it made what would have been a risque light comedy with dark edginess and bad taste into a picture that seems to have lasting value. It was a great gift from actor to writer, and I remain deeply grateful for his insight. Of course, it took him eight months to find that out, but that's what rehearsals are for. To find out, to dig deeper, to get smarter.
Al made me smart. I owe him an Oscar.
Frank Pierson, AFI Artistic Director and Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence, won the Oscar for
Best Original Screenplay in 1975 for DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Among his screen credits are CAT BALLOU and COOL HAND LUKE.
Congratulations to the 60th Primetime Emmy Award nominees for
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)
Michael Polito, Editor
Pi Ware, Editor
Narumi Inatsugo, Editor
Tim Pernieiaro, Editor
Mark Stepp, Editor
NOTE: Due to licensing restrictions, the telecasts of the AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute are currently not available for distribution or purchase.
©2019 American Film Institute. All rights reserved.


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ANAHEIM -- Garrett Richards picked the wrong night to be average.
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On the other side was Max Scherzer, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, and four runs allowed in six innings just wasn't going to cut it.View Full Game Coverage
"When you know they have their best guy going on the other side, you're trying to match him pitch for pitch, inning for inning, run for run," Richards said after the Angels' 6-4 loss to the Tigers on Thursday. "I was just trying to hang with him and give us a chance to win."
Instead, the Angels lost for the fourth time in seven games to begin the second half, falling three games back of the A's in the AL West for the first time since July 10.
Their offense put together a three-run inning in the fifth, getting an RBI infield hit from C.J. Cron and a two-run single from Kole Calhoun to take a 3-1 lead. But Richards gave it right back in the next half-inning, which began with back-to-back singles from Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez, an RBI double from Torii Hunter and a two-run double from Nick Castellanos.
"We were aggressive off his fastball," Castellanos said, "and we swung at strikes that inning."
After that, Scherzer retired six in a row, the Tigers tacked on a couple of runs against the Halos' bullpen and the Angels lost to Detroit for the 11th time in the last 13 meetings.
"I feel like I let the guys in here down," Richards said. "They worked hard to put up three in the fifth and I went out in the sixth and gave it right back to them. That's a little frustrating, but it's been a good couple two months and we're still playing good baseball. It's not like we got blown out tonight. That's not a bad team over there, either."
Richards entered 7-0 with a 1.25 ERA over his last nine starts, but said he was "up in the zone" and "the ball wasn't really cutting or sinking like it usually does" during the series opener at Angel Stadium. The 26-year-old right-hander said it was the worst his stuff has felt since giving up five runs in two-thirds of an inning in Oakland on May 30, the outing that triggered the dominant run he was coming off of.
"This outing was a little bit better than Oakland's outing," Richards said with a sly grin, "so things could be worse."
Things have been worse for the Angels' offense, which has been the most effective in baseball for most of the season but has run into a bit of a dry spell since the All-Star break.
The Angels beat the Orioles despite going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position on Wednesday and struck out 14 times on Thursday, tied for their second-highest total this season. In their seven second-half games, they've faced three Cy Young-caliber arms in Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Scherzer, and a couple of guys with sparkling track records against them in Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez. And their numbers have suffered right along with it.
They're averaging 3.14 runs per game, after being the only team in the Majors to average more than five as recently as Wednesday. And they're batting .225 as a team, after batting .337 in the five-game winning streak that ended the first half.
Beware of small sample sizes, Howie Kendrick will tell you.
"It's [seven] games," the Angels' second baseman said. "There's nothing to go on.
"We're professionals, but man, you have to give the guy on the other side some credit, too. We've been facing some good teams, but when you play good teams you have to play good, too. Tonight, Scherzer, he pitched well. And he's one of the better guys in the league."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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I was also out last night putting up posters and updating my Agile Board website, My Agility Board to get Kony into the heads of everybody, though this morning, I find that several of the poster my brother and I hung, have been torn down by those who criticise the campaign and the charity that started it, Invisible Children.
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I have to confess, I was late in watching the video that started this campaign and had only read the reports and I too was critical of the entire idea. Eventually though, I decided I should watch the video and find out just what it was that Invisible Children claimed they would be doing with the money they receive and it was at that point that I realised that all the complaints about direct aid were unfounded.
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text: SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Minutes of the regular meeting of Tuesday, April 1, 2003 (As approved amended May 20, 2003) The San Francisco Public Library Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. President Higueras called the meeting to order at 4:06PM . The following members were noted present: Commissioners Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets and Strobin. Commissioner Chin's arrival was expected to be delayed. AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 4, 2003 MINUTES Public comment: Anonymous member of the public noted that the copies of the minutes and attachments were in separate stapled groups suggesting that they should be together in one document. This person noted the Commission Secretary's explanation for the questionable grammar used in reporting some public comment was the result of efforts to protect even gender anonymity. This person noted that a request for clarification of a public comment by this individual related to the elimination of the Easter closure of libraries requested by President Higueras had been made. Mr. Ed Regan noted that his comments were accurately reported. Mr. Peter Warfield voiced several objections to these minutes citing a page 3 report of Commissioner Coulter's comments and the Commission's action to place last on the list any proposed reduction in the book budget. Mr. Warfield also found lacking the absence of a report of his questions regarding any impact the elimination of the Chief of IRMO and a librarian position might have on the acquisition of books and a dearth of details of the discussion on the strategic plan. Commission discussion: In response to a question by President Higueras, the Commission Secretary confirmed that the Minutes accurately reported the Commission's revision of the additional 5% contingency budget reduction plan priorities placing the book budget reductions last on the list. Motion: by Commissioner Streets, seconded by Commissioner Chin for approval of the Minutes of March 4, 2003. Action: AYE 7-0 (Chin, Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Strobin) AGENDA ITEM #2 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT City Librarian Susan Hildreth presented a report (copy attached) on anti-war demonstrations on the Larkin Street steps, impacts of the proposed 2003/04 State Budget, State Legislative Day activities, SFPL participation in the "Imagine it, explore it, create it" Conference, SFPL participation in the Urban Libraries Council Executive Leadership Institute, the City's proposed cell phone legislation, the publication of "Inscriptions", and exhibits and programs. Public comment: An anonymous member of the public expressed interest in the publication of Inscriptions, noting that they had visited the old Main Library now the new Asian Art Museum and reported that the architect had highlighted rather than destroyed the virtues of the building. This person suggested that this vindicated the position of those such as themselves who had been accused of small-mindedness for advocating the building be retained for the library. Thus person also lauded the Schmulowitz exhibit. Mr. Peter Warfield noted that there had been a revised version of the Minutes that he had not been aware of and suggested that the proposal for a $1 charge for borrowing materials by non-residents did not seem likely to raise much money. Mr. Warfield commented that California residents could apply for a number of library cards where they lived and worked and thereby avoid such charges. Mr. Warfield found the publication of the Old Main Library inscriptions nice, noting that it provided a record memorializing them, and inquired about how to obtain a copy. Mr. ed Regan found the report good and suggested that creation of a statewide library card good at all libraries including university libraries would eliminate that problem and should not cost very much. Ms. Deborah Doyle, Library BALIS representative, informed the Commissioners of the hard work librarians throughout the Bay Area had been doing to facilitate sharing of materials. She pointed out if a charge had to be imposed, it might make users more aware of the success of that effort. Ms. Doyle urged that everyone write to their legislators to prevent reductions in library funding, noting that such letters do make a difference. Commission discussion: Vice President Steiman echoed Ms. Doyle's urging that everyone work to protecting library funding and expressed appreciation of the beautiful photographs in the "Caves" exhibit in the Jewett Galley. Commissioner Coulter called attention to and commended the hanging of the City & County, California, and United States flags in the Larkin Street lobby area. President Higueras commended Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood for his leadership on the Urban Libraries Council grant. Commissioner Bautista reminded everyone of this year's Effie Lee Morris Lecture. AGENDA ITEM #3 MAIN LIBRARY POE QUARTERLY REPORT City Librarian Susan Hildreth gave a detailed overview report (copy attached) and background on recent projects and the proposed next steps in addressing Main Library improvements identified in the Post Occupancy Evaluation Report (POE) that she noted could be completed by March of 2005. Ms. Hildreth then introduced, Kathy Lawhun, Chief of the Main Library, who provided additional details on the specific of plans for carrying out the proposed Main Library improvements beginning with repairs on the seismic joint, the Grove Street entry area, the Hyde Street door, repairs to damaged granite surfaces, resurfacing of damaged tabletops, resurfacing damaged elevator interiors, removing the lockers and replacing them with exhibit cases. Ms. Lawhun then discussed the new Main Library Signage being crafted and prepared for installation, the proposed relocation of the sorting room to the 1st Floor, and work being planned by library consultant Mike White to redesign the Borrowers' Services area in ergonomic manner and reconfigure the way it made services available benefiting both library staff and the public. She reported that preliminary sketches would be ready by the end of April, and that hopefully the design could then be finalized during the next six months. Public comment: An anonymous member of the public found the information presented in response to public inquiries regarding progress in addressing POE related issues helpful, but inquired regarding what was meant by expansion of 1st Floor public services, what were they and what would they look like? This person noted that if new signage was being installed now would not all these changes require that the new signs be changed again in the near future? Mr. Peter Warfield complained that as he saw it books were the core of the library and there was no mention of books in the report nor any report on what he found to be a main emphasis of the POE, creation of more space for books. Mr. Warfield requested more details of what the proposed Borrowers' Services changes might be. Mr. Ed Regan suggested improved signage to help people find materials, relocating the circulating collection to the 1st Floor, and recommending that more space be provided for non-fiction on the first floor. Mr. Regan also suggested that the drinking fountains be made the responsibility of the city's Water Department. Commission discussion: In response to a query by Vice President Steiman, Ms. Lawhun outlined expanding the first Stop area stacks and the proposed shift of popular fiction from the 3rd to the 1st Floor and the possible interfiling of video/cd/dvd materials in the new shelving arrangement. Ms Lawhun noted that some small staff work areas in what is currently Technical Services area will be retained, circulation services would be concentrated in one area, the Information Desk would be more visibly located, and more areas for open stacks for books and materials created. Ms. Lawhun noted that there were still unanswered questions regarding air circulation and the allowable weight loading in some of the proposed new public services sections of the 1st Floor. In response to a question by Commissioner Chin, Ms. Lawhun reported that the City Librarian would bring the developed concept to the Commission next fall and if approved construction would occur from the end of 2003 into 2004. Ms. Lawhun noted that there would be regular reports with opportunity to comment during the course of the project. Responding to Vice President Steiman, Ms. Lawhun indicated Deaf Services location would remain unchanged. Ms. Lawhun confirmed to President Higueras that every effort would be made to minimize the project's impact on public services, reporting that Rich Walsh had been doing extensive pre-construction planning with Trico. In response to a question by President Higueras, Ms. Hildreth reported that she would provide the Commission with regular updates on the work and that the project would be closely supervised by Rich Walsh and Matt Smyth with consulting by the Bureau of Architecture. In answer to a question by Commissioner Bautista, Ms. Lawhun confirmed that new permanent desks would be created and some acoustical concerns would be addressed in Phase 1 and 2 planning. Ms. Hildreth then discussed the flexibility being built into the new signage program and noted that some of the new signage had been developed as a result of needs identified by the temporary signs applied to some building walls. Ms. Hildreth additionally pointed out that the information on ergonomically designed service desks could be adapted for use in Branch Improvement Program projects as well. In response to a question, Ms. Lawhun discussed the ongoing problems at the Hyde Street staff entrance, expressing a hope that moving the door outward might reduce some of the problems. Ms. Hildreth explained to Commissioner Coulter that the laminate chosen to repair damaged desktop was an excellent match with the original finish and had the added benefit of being easy to repair or replace by library staff. AGENDA ITEM #4 FUHRMAN FUND UPDATE City Librarian Susan Hildreth clarified that this report on the Fuhrman Trust was for the current year rather than 03/04 as had been mistakenly reported on some copies of the agenda. Library Chief of IRMO, Roberto Esteves then presented an extensive and detailed overview (copy attached) of the history of the Fuhrman Bequest from its beginning in 1941. Mr. Esteves noted that Mr. Fuhrman's will divided income from his gift between the Library for use in acquisition of supplementary materials on politics and economics and the Recreation and Park Department for the adornment of Golden Gate Park. The Chief of IRMO then described the real estate and oil lease assets that generated revenues for the bequest and reported $1,803,000 as the current principle amount. Mr. Esteves then discussed in some detail the way in which the funds had been spent by the Library and reported details of unsuccessful legal challenges to the Library's uses of the fund. Mr. Esteves called attention to the significant benefits to the collection resulting from access to serial publications funded by the Fuhrman Bequest, noting it provided the margin of excellence in several important areas, such as international trade directories, investment related materials, and vital business, government, and economic databases. The Chief of IRMO reminded the Commissioners that as the Library was a federal depository library, a repository for State of California records, and served as the city's official posting site and City Archives, the assistance provided by the Fuhrman Bequest facilitated expanded collection access for the public. Mr. Esteves then outlined the process used to develop and maintain a pre-selected list of qualified materials that could be purchased with Fuhrman Bequest funds, noting that $190,000 had be spent so far and estimating that a total of $330,000 would be spend by the end of the year. Public comment: An anonymous member of the public commented that it was a positive sign that this item was on the agenda but that they remained unsatisfied with the report. This person challenged the appropriateness of the Library's choice of materials purchased with Fuhrman Bequest funds, questioned how economics became defined as business, and emphasized that these funds were to be used to acquire supplementary materials. This person questioned if these materials met the standards set out in Mr. Fuhrman's will. Mr. Ed Regan found the report informative and noting that politics covers a lot of ground suggested the acquisition of more materials on the 50 state governments to be made available in branch libraries and at the Main. Mr. Peter Warfield expressed appreciation for the information provided but found it incomplete, raising questions regarding the cost of materials, and finding the choices too narrowly technical to be of interest to the general reader. Mr. Warfield asked how the choices were made, who made them, and how were these choices changed over time. Commission discussion: Vice President Steiman noted that the purpose of the Fuhrman Bequest was to provide supplementary materials to enhance the quality and depth of collections of materials for general readers that would be acquired by the general book budget. In response to questions by President Higueras, Mr. Esteves detailed the process used to set up the general order for materials such as periodicals or those published irregularly through blanket orders which he noted were now periodically reviewed by collection librarians to evaluate how these materials met users' needs. Mr. Esteves noted that in general such lists remain fairly stable from year to year and reported approximately $800,000 was used for such standing orders. Commissioner Chin called attention to the importance of databases in providing great expansion of access to needed sources of information, pointing that the contemporary explosion of facts was not confined to just books. Commissioner Bautista inquired if there was any commemorative signage calling attention to Mr. Fuhrman's contributions to the Library and suggested that such recognition should be considered. In response to a question by Commissioner Streets, the City Librarian reported that while it was not clear that the Commission had set a fixed policy after discussing the status of the Fuhrman Trust in 1998, it had been the practice of the library to spend only the income, around $300,000 derived each year. AGENDA ITEM #5 AFFINITY CENTERS UPDATE REPORT Ms. Kathy Lawhun, Chief of the Main Library, introduced Ms. Estella Manila of the Filipino American Center and Ms. Andrea Grimes of the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center for update presentations on recent activities in their departments. Ms. Grimes reported the history of the Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center since it was organized in 1964 to centralize all of the Library's diverse special collections. Ms. Grimes called particular attention to the Schmulowitz Wit & Humor Collection, the Robert Grabhorn History of Printing and the Development of the Book Collection, and the Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy and Lettering as among the crown jewels of a very rich group of library collections. Ms. Grimes then discussed the reference work, collection development, collection maintenance and cataloging, teaching classes, and many outreach activities through exhibits and associated programming done by the Center's three person staff, Asa Peavy, Susie Taylor, and Ms. Grimes. Ms. Grimes then presented an overview of recent exhibits and associated programs and called particular attention to "A Wild Exactitude" the New Yorker Magazine 1925-1950, magazine cover art from the Schmulowitz Collection open in April and May 2003 with a reception on April 12 in the Skylight Gallery. The Book Arts & Special Collections Librarian then discussed the publication of Inscriptions, by the Library in conjunction with the Book Club of California that highlights the historic Edward Robeson Taylor inscriptions in San Francisco 's Old Main Library. Ms. Grimes then reported on other upcoming exhibits and programs including "Money to Burn" opening April 19th, "Form follows Content" on April 23rd, and "Calligraphia", the only such national calligraphic event now in its 30th year on June 1st. Ms. Grimes called the Commissioners' attention to the eight exhibits, the very popular book appraisal clinic, and the publication of not only "Inscriptions" but also a book highlighting the scholarly work on the Zaph's, internationally renowned German graphic designers exhibited at the Library "Zaphfest" last year. Ms. Grimes noted that the San Francisco Bay Guardian had honored the little magazine collections as a "Best of the Bay", and called attention to the many class visits to the Department during the past year as well as an ongoing calligraphy study group, improvements to the homepage, and gifts received. Ms. Estella Manila, the Filipino American Center Librarian, then presented a report of activities at the affinity center located on the Main Library's 3rd floor international Center since its opening in 1966. Ms. Manila noted the Filipino American Center was the only one of its kind in the country tracing the 400 year history of the Filipino American Community and highlighted the wide variety of programs and exhibits that the center had held during recent years. Ms. Manila called attention to a bi-lingual English and Filipino book club which the Center had created to foster continued reading of Filipino literature in the original languages continuing the Center's efforts to serve as a bridge between the Filipino American Community and the Philippines . Ms. Manila reported on the Center's very successful six year history of two day independent film/video festivals that facilitated bringing Filipino and Filipino American filmmakers' visions to a wider audience and called attention to the League of Filipino Students "Images of the Philippines" exhibit. The Filipino American Center Librarian then discussed in some detail planned programs for the coming months. The Filipino American Center's Librarian then reported on the May book launch of a history of Maniliatown reflecting the story of the I-Hotel and events in June honoring Philippine hero Dr. José Rizal as well as a Filipino National History Month exhibit. Ms. Manila noted that the very popular "Through My Father's Eyes" exhibit of pioneer Filipino American photographs was now part of the Smithsonian's traveling exhibition series had begun here. Ms. Manila next discussed her extensive outreach activities to Bay Area school, high school, college, and University students as well as visits to the Filipino Veterans Center. Ms. Manila concluded her report noting that the center had recently been featured on a local Filipino TV program that was being distributed nationally and that this year the Center had received funding to purchase additional Filipino video/cd/dvd materials. Public comment: An anonymous member of the public noted that they were gratified to hear these reports, but noted that Book Arts & Special Collections, a library department not an affinity center, was the jewel of the library, focused on books and rooted in the community. This person additionally noted that it had been a matter of pride that the center was open the same hours as the library and expressed a hope that the Center would get back full open hours. This person recalled that Richard Harrison, donor of the calligraphic Collection, was a person of limited means who build this magnificent collection with personal relationships. Mr. Peter Warfield commented he liked to see more reports about Library collections and called attention to the library's historic photograph collection that was located near the Book Arts & Special Collections Center . Mr. Warfield was particularly pleased with the discussion of the Old Main Library inscriptions and noted that the old card catalog was also accessible through the Center. Mr. Warfield suggested that there be more publicity when people entered the Main Library that would call attention to the tucked away Center. Mr. Warfield expressed hope that more Center materials would be cataloged and inquired if non-English language videos were also being cataloged. Commission action: In response to a question by Vice President Steiman, Ms. Grimes reported that many non-fragile items in the collections were digitized and accessible on the website. Ms. Manila informed Vice President Steiman that the Filipino Center's films and videos were often subtitled. Commissioner Coulter lauded the dedicated work of the centers and recalled the original conception of these institutionalized links to the Community were modeled on the New York Public Library's famed Schaumburg and Performing Arts Centers. Commissioner Coulter noted that the Friends & Foundation had helped build the affinity centers and that now the task was to see what more could be done to expand all of the centers, formalize ongoing outreach to each community, and harness each community's passion and financial support to make all of the centers programs and facilities outstanding. Commissioner Chin noted the richness of the collections and their wide ranging activities and commended Ms. Manila and Ms. Grimes. Commissioner Chin called attention to the importance of Calligraphy as an art form in Chinese Culture and expressed hope that with the opening of the New Asian Art Museum in the old Main Library collaborative efforts could be undertaken. Ms. Grimes reported that a shared exhibition was planned for later in the year and urged the Commissioner to consider taking one of the Center's calligraphy classes. In response to a question by President Higueras, the City Librarian noted that banner advertising for library programs had been used but on a limited basis as it was costly. In response to a question by Commissioner Bautista, Ms. Manila discussed efforts to connect with the original donors of the Filipino American Center and discussed how she was doing extensive outreach to bring in and involve the community in the center's activities and programs. Ms. Manila noted that in its early years there were only a limited number of books in the Center and that now it was full. AGENDA ITEM #6 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION REPORT Friends & Foundation President Deborah Doyle reminded the Commissioners of the Annual Library Laureates Dinner on April 4th, this year with special honors for the 3 M's Marjorie Stern, Mary Louise Stong, and Margaret "Mig" Mayer for their decades of leadership on behalf of San Francisco's public libraries. Ms. Doyle also reminded the Commissioners of a Friends & Foundation reception honoring Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez and newly elected Supervisors Fiona Ma and Bevan Dufty to be held on April 9th from in the Main Library's Skylight Gallery. Ms. Doyle then reported that $15,000 in matching funds had been raised for an endowment honoring the life and work in the African American Community of the late Dr. Arthur Coleman. Ms. Doyle announced that the Bernard Osher Foundation had awarded a significant grant of $50,000 for each branch library to the Friends & Foundation as part of its support for the Branch Improvement Program. Ms. Doyle concluded her report by calling attention to $530,000 in grants that the Friends & Foundation had made in support of the Library. Public commment: None offered. Commission discussion: Commissioner Bautista lauded the Friends & Foundation for their support for Library programs. AGENDA ITEM #7 WAS NOT USED AGENDA ITEM #8 LABOR UNION REPORT Andrea Grimes, Librarian's Guild, informed the Commission that there was no report this month. AGENDA ITEM #9 NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Bautista proposed discussion of appropriate signage to recognize Mr. Fuhrman's support for the Library. Commissioner Coulter requested calendaring discussion of ways to increase affinity center activities and heighten their profile in the community. President Higueras commented that this discussion would benefit from receiving information about models, such as the Denver Public Library's new African American center as well as what other libraries were doing to engage their communities. Commissioner Chin requested a report on proposed Summer activities for children and youth in light of the drastic reductions in Summer School resulting from the school district's budget problems. Public comment: Mr. Peter Warfield suggested that there be a discussion of ways to improve signage in the entry areas of the Main Library to call attention to and direct users to the special collections and exhibitions. Mr. Warfield inquired as to how the public was being informed of what was available at the library. AGENDA ITEM #10 PUBLIC COMMENT An anonymous member of the public commented on the importance of soliciting discussion of underlying issues revealed by consideration of the Fuhrman Bequest. This person identified Mr. Fuhrman as a legendary labor leader who presented his gift to the library to facilitate his belief in its importance in educating working people about the ways society worked. This person suggested that that purpose had been institutionalized into providing support for business, that the Commissioners as trustees had allowed this change of intent, and that those who opposed this could have been brought in and involved in a serious discussion. Ms. Andrea Grimes rose to note that the success of the Book Arts & Special Collections Center rested on more than the work of one person and added acknowledgement for support provided for "A Wild Exactitude" by Library Public Affairs Chief Marcia Schneider , Suellen Bilow, and Almer Castillo; in Exhibitions & Programming, Joan Jasper, Everett Erlandson, Barbara MacMahan, Robin Uyeno, Norm Carlota, Ann Carroll; in Magazines and Newspapers, Shirley McLaughlin; in the Books Arts Center, Susie Taylor, John Erby, Chris Sheekey, Elise Wong, and Katherine Henry, as well as the assistance and support provided by the Friends & Foundation. AGENDA ITEM #11 ADJOURNMENT Motion: by Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Commissioner Strobin that the meeting be adjourned at the recommendation of the President Higueras in honor the late Library Commission President, Commissioner, and benefactor Nate Schmulowitz on the anniversary of his magnificent gift to the Library. Action: AYE 7-0 (Chin, Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Strobin) The meeting was adjourned at 6:55PM Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 4/9/03 Please note: Copies of Commission Minutes and handouts are available in the Office of the Commission Secretary, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Copies of Public Comment Summary Statements as authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16 can be found in Appendix A. These summary statements are provided by the speaker and their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. Appendix A Library Commission meeting of April 1, 2003 The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16.. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting: ? Public comment available for viewing in PDF format Explanatory Documents - April 1, 2003 Library Commission Meeting City Librarian's Report – April 1, 2003 City Librarian's Report – 4/1/03 Daily demonstrations against the war are being held at the Larkin St. entrance from 12 – 1pm. Participants are library staff and members of the public. Proposed State budget for 2003/04 reduces Public Library Fund from $32 million to $15 million, a $400,000 loss for San Francisco. Also proposed for elimination is $12 million for resource sharing that supports "seamless" use of public libraries with no use charges no matter where you live – this service could be eliminated with jurisdictions charging for non-resident users. Legislative Day in Sacramento is April 30th to discuss important issues with local legislators. A staff team comprised of Kathy Lawhun, Chief of Main, Donna Corbeil, Chief of Branches and Karen Strauss, 4th Floor Main Manager, will participate in Imagine It, Explore It, Create It conference sponsored by the California State Library at the Cerritos Library in May. Susan Hildreth will also participate as a member of the advisory committee for the project. Paul Underwood, Deputy City Librarian and Shellie Cocking, Non-print Selector, Office of Children and Youth Services, will participate in the Urban Libraries Council Executive Leadership Institute and will attend the first leadership retreat during the week of April 4th , 2003, at the National Conference Center in Virginia. The cell phone legislation being considered by the Board of Supervisors would regulate cell phone use in performance venues like the Koret Auditorium, not in the general library areas. San Francisco Public Library, with support from the Friends & Foundation of the SFPL, and the Book Club of California, have published Inscriptions, focusing on the history of the engraved inscriptions at the Old Main Library. Available through the San Francisco History Center. Programs that were highlighted include the 22nd Annual Bay Area Book Reviewer Awards on April 3rd, "Put It in Writing @ Your Library" on April 8th, "Money to Burn: The Chinese Use of Ritual Papers" on April 9th, "Grotto VI: Voyages" on April 15th, and the Effie Lee Morris Lecture featuring the San Souci Brothers on April 27th. Exhibits that were highlighted include "A Wild Exactitude: The New Yorker, 1925-1950" and "The Hidden World of Caves: Caves of the Guadalupe Mountains".


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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Back From A Few Days In Computer Hell + Advances In Green Computing With Linux
For right now I'm down to two systems, both laptops, both very long in the tooth. I'm writing this on my five and a half year old vintage veteran Toshiba Satellite 1805-S204, with a 1GHz Celeron processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 20GB hard drive. The second system is 10 years old: my one surviving itty bitty Toshiba Libretto SS1010, a system about the size of a paperback book with a 233MHz Pentium MMX processor, just 64MB of RAM, and a minuscule 2.1GB hard drive. I decided to rebuild both with an idea of optimizing for speed. The idea is to use a Linux distribution designed to get the most out of limited hardware. Don't misunderstand me: Vector Linux 5.9 Standard, Xubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, and Wolvix Hunter 1.1.0 all ran brilliantly on the Satellite. Still, if I'm going to do serious work I want to use as few resources as possible for the desktop and overheard and leave as much as possible for applications, particularly things like OpenOffice and multimedia apps that eat memory.
I decided to play with fire and try out some beta code, particularly Vector Linux Light 5.9 Beta 5. This is the first beta with the new LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment). The previously offered window managers, JWM (still the default) and Fluxbox, are also still included in the iso. There are some bugs which I've dutifully reported as you'd expect in a beta but nothing serious. All in all it works very well and is remarkably close to ready for prime time. Best of all... it's fast on the Satellite. Really fast!
LXDE looks good. Vector Linux has a unique replacement for the HAL daemon called VL-Hot. It doesn't continually poll the hardware bit rather is triggered by udev events. You can choose between VL-Hot and HAL in Vector Linux standard as either will work perfectly well with KDE and Xfce. VL-Hot also works correctly with pcmanfm which is used to control desktop icons in LXDE and in the Vector Linux Light implementation of JWM. Not only is this far less resource intensive than HAL but the fact that it mostly works well on lightweight desktops is truly impressive. This is a huge step forward for those with limited, low end hardware and for green computing in general.
I'll definitely be writing more about LXDE, VL-Hot, and Vector Linux Light in more formal articles and reviews for my blog over on the O'Reilly Linux Dev Center. I just thought a quick, informal posting of my first impressions might be of interest to the more adventurous Linux users out there who like to play around with bleeding edge software. The nice thing is that this is working well enough that it doesn't feel like bleeding edge. I've actually had more problems with the released version of Xubuntu Hardy Heron, but that's another story.
I also have the ancient Libretto running Damn Small Linux for the moment. An installation of Vector Linux Light seemed to go flawlessly but when I rebooted I got a kernel panic. I've seen this before with VL 5.9 and I've reported it as well. I'll be experimenting with a few very small lightweight distros on the box in a dual boot configuration with DSL. What I want is a fairly current 2.6.x kernel and current if lightweight apps, something DSL just doesn't offer. I'll definitely write about what works for me.
5 comments:
- Steven Rosenberg said...
I'm also running a 233MHz/64MB laptop -- a Compaq Armada 7770dmt -- with a smallish (3 GB) hard drive, and it's a bit of a challenge to find an OS that runs well on it with X.
I'm also using DSL mostly. It's the only OS that can kind of, sort of allow me to use Firefox without endless, soul-killing swapping.
Even Debian (with Fluxbox) ran great ... except for Iceweasel.
If I stick to Dillo as a browser, many problems disappear ... but my main goal is running Firefox.
To that end, I'm about to bump the RAM up to the maximum of 144MB. I hope that's enough to make a difference.
- May 21, 2008 at 11:21 PM
- Navir said...
Give Puppy Linux a shot..it is a beautiful distribution and runs firefox comfortably on my 8 year old desktop..
- May 22, 2008 at 9:55 AM
- Caitlyn said...
I will NEVER, ever consider Puppy Linux for anything. First, I have tried it in the past on this laptop and it wouldn't run as I reported here. Since I dared say something less than nice about Puppy Linux, as in specifically reporting that it wouldn't run for me, I was subjected to abuse, attacks, and even a death threat from members of the Puppy Linux community. Others have reported similar incidents (minus the death threat) from the Puppy Linux crowd after posting negative comments online. I consider the Puppy Linux community toxic. I want absolutely nothing to do with that distro.
- May 22, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- Steven Rosenberg said...
I don't know if it's Linux or open source in general, or just anything having to do with computers in particular, but it brings the nuts to the surface, to be sure.
With 64 MB, Puppy is not the way to go. DSL is better. Puppy is OK with 128 MB of RAM, but it really likes 256 MB.
- May 22, 2008 at 12:47 PM
- Phil said...
How is the EEE coming along? Have you purchased it yet?
- May 31, 2008 at 6:18 PM


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Why become a CSP? Why use a CSP?
CSC is pleased to offer training for new and existing specification writers that will allow the successful applicants the ability to become a Certified Specification Practitioner (CSP) through CSC. By taking the applicable courses along with the required experience, you will gain the required knowledge to become more proficient in the specification writers role within the design and construction industry. Becoming an CSP will show commitment to producing accurate documentation, thereby enhancing your professional credibility through increased confidence of your peers, employers and clients.
The objectioves of the CSP is to set standards and a high quality of practice for specification writers through prescribed qualifications, courses and a demonstrated level of competence and ethical practices. As well as to provide a program for continuing improvement of specification writer skills and professional development and to establish a body of knowledge and standard of conduct for specification writers.
For a complete list of requirements for certification please view the CSP application form. Prior to completing this application form for the CSP designation, ensure that all of the following pre-qualifications are met:
You must have successfully completed the following CSC courses: Principles of Construction Documentation (PCD) and CSC's Specifier course. Members who have taken previous versions of PCD, or Specifier 1 and 2 will be given credit for the courses if successfully completed (copy of certificate and/or date of completion must be included when completing the application.)
You must be actively involved in specification writing in the design and construction industry, prepare master specifications, prepare manufacturers specifications or related specifications and have a MINIMUM of five (5) years in the preparation or writing of specifications
CODE OF CONDUCT1. Codes of Conduct & Practice: Certified Specification Practitioners by their acceptance of Certification shall agree to the following Code of Conduct and Practices:2 Code of Conduct related to Project Work: .1 The CSP performs quality work in accordance with accepted, recommended standards, skill and good judgement; .2 The CSP administers and conducts work in a fair and consistent manner in accordance with the contract documents and industry practice; .3 The CSP issues instructions which are current, clear, concise, thorough, fair, and capable of enforcement on a basis of merit in a concise and complete manner. .4 The CSP will knowingly not misrepresent a service; .5 The CSP:
.1 upholds documents and specifications objectively and impartially..2 complies with Codes, Statutes, Regulations, and rules applicable to work undertaken;.3 undertakes only work for which one is qualified;.4 does not accept compensation for a service from more than one party on a project;.5 avoids conflicts of interest;.6 does not use manufactures' or suppliers' services that carry an obligation detrimental to the Code of Conduct;.7 maintains confidentiality of clients' and employer's interests or business affairs and has loyalty to client and employers interests; .8 maintains consideration for safety and welfare of the public; .9 does not provide services without a contract or written letter of understanding, and 10 communicates through channels designated for the project.
3 Code of Conduct related to Certified Specification Practitioners: .1 The CSP engages in activities to advance effectiveness of recommended CSC practices in organizing, implementing, and supervising construction contract documents; .2 The CSP:
.1 supports the aims of CSC;.2 freely exchanges non-confidential information and experience with other members of CSC;.3 avoids conduct which would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional;.4 acts towards other CSP members with respect, goodwill and fairness;.5 does not maliciously undermine the reputation or business of another CSP member.
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The first thing adorable 5-year-old Isaiah "Zay Zay" Fredericks explains in "Growing Up Black" is that his dad is "Joe Jackson, but with a little more love." Second, that "black parents yell too much," which he then demonstrates:
Shut up! Go to bed! Come here! Shut up! Go to bed! Sit down! I love you. Get in the tub! I'm gonna punch you in the face. All they do is yell. Can't y'all talk some times? Talk sweetly to me. I'm just a little baby boy.
Hearing "I'm gonna punch you in the face" come from the same tiny little mouth that would have to absorb the blow made me flinch and push my chair away. Zay Zay's apparent joie de vivre and his doting dad popping into the screen occasionally in no way dispel my repugnance. I've got money that says we all know the kid isn't kidding about his parents barking commands and yelling at him; any trip to the mall will settle that. Where all bets are off is in settling whether we should be laughing about it or not, especially when Zay Zay moves on to actually getting hit.
The video went viral quickly, but most of the sites posting it were obscure and did so with little but "ain't he cute!" sort of comments. "What's Trending" interviewed the father and son, tossed them a timid softball about the corporal punishment, and then wished them continued success. The biggest coups were a bare-bones posting on Tosh.0 and an interview on a Los Angeles Fox station. The comments on those sites make plain that only a few blacks had my militantly negative reaction; even the minority who were nonplussed were remarkably timid about it. These two, "Amused with a tinge of disturbed" and "[his dad] might want to stop beating him," bespeak dissenters who felt an abstract duty, but no right to criticize. They perfectly encapsulate for me the ambivalence blacks exhibit about confronting, let alone condemning, what is a routine occurrence in their community. If Zay Zay's parents are wrong, then so are their own parents and just about everyone's they know; no two-and-a-half-minute video is worth going there over. Or is it?
All they do is beat us. All they do is whip. Whip. I hate that. Give me a time-out. The kids at day care get time-outs. And I'm black so I never get bruises. I'm calling CPS as soon as I get a cellphone.
I was already squirming, but when he repeated "whip," the bottom fell out of my stomach. Instantly, I'm 8 years old again, standing at attention and only halfway through the hellfire denunciation of my character required before any lashing could begin. Raised by Holy Roller, Great Migration sharecroppers, I know from harsh, god-fearing discipline, but it might just be the lack of originality that makes me respond so viscerally to this conveyor belt of worn-out, "go-to" "jokes"— "My daddy once hit me so hard that …"—but the black masses exhibit an inexhaustible, and inexplicable, appetite for it. (Only once has a corporal punishment joke surprised me: The underappreciated (NSFW) Earthquake recounted once finding his mother storming about enraged. He turned on his siblings and demanded to know who'd put them all in danger of an extension-cord beating, to wit, "Who got Mama unpluggin' stuff?")
"They always tell us to 'fix your face'. How can I fix my face? They pop me and then say 'fix my face.' That hurt! You fix your hand and stop popping me," Zay Zay jokes. In my day, it was "You look like you don't like it," said ominously, head tilted in fairly vicious calculation to one side and daring you to confirm that, as a matter of fact, you don't like it. Obedience wasn't enough; you had to endure being hit, yelled at, humiliated with harsh criticism, or denied a treasured privilege without crying, looking rebellious, sullen, angry, or, god help you, unconcerned. The kids today sum that up as "fix your face," but the same thing happens if you don't. See also: "You quizzin' me, girl?" were you to ask "why" or make a statement implying critique or your right to an opinion or even input. My father absentmindedly borrowed my fork once when I was 7 or 8. When the food was almost gone I burst into tears. Asked why, I could only point and hope he'd choose to give it back without punishing me for the critique of my tears. (Getting a replacement from the drawer had seemed too risky, too like a complaint.). My keeping my mouth shut was understood as respect.
Last week I spoke with Zay Zay's father, Kevin Fredericks, an aspiring comedian. Frederick seems like a devoted dad. He blogged about Zay Zay's glowing report card and is thrilled silly to have his son be discovered. He confirmed that his son's comedy act was just "something most black people can relate to, not 'This is my life. Come save me.' " It's obvious from the video that Zay Zay's home life is at least middle-class-adjacent and comfortable. He says he's never taken a belt to either of his sons (JoJo is 3) "because they're too young." For now, the boys get those "pops," but he admits he's playing it by ear.
"We're young parents. We got whipped [growing up] just for asking why, for everything, so we talk to our kids. We explain and let them ask questions, not just hit." As for the harsh language and strict discipline? "Oh yeah. He needs to do what I tell him to do. 'Fix your face' is something we definitely say. Everybody can relate to that. We say it when he should be smiling and he's not."
My eyes widen, "whoa" and many exclamation points appear in my notes, but I don't point out that being whipped for asking "why" and being required to smile when you've just been punished are on the same, hypercontrolling continuum. He's young. Perhaps, though, he should spend some time with parents who can help him disaggregate his choices because parents who hit and yell, then threaten further punishment for looking unhappy about it are, at minimum, illogical. Crying or sulking isn't tantamount to either defiance or disrespect, it's what naturally occurs when a human is physically hurt, embarrassed, or believes herself to have been unjustly punished.
Kids should obey their parents, but they shouldn't have to like it. That's not respect, that's tyranny. I pride myself on how rarely I speak harshly with my children and, depending on the situation, apologize when I do. (There are black people all over America now tsk-tsking and predicting wrack and ruin for my "non-home-trained" kids.) They're children, not short adults who can take it. Heinous disrespect and endangerment should be the only exceptions. In desperation once, I "popped" my then 7-year-old son on the hand three times exactly and took away his Nintendo until he'd gone a week without tying ligatures (like belts) around his throat, positioning chairs so he could bind them to the highest reachable fixture, then jumping down to Maypole around. He just wouldn't stop doing it. Of course, he cried and pouted, but his feelings are just that—his. His behavior is another matter; as Jesse Jackson put it, "You can't tell a man who's hurting how to holler."
It's both depressing and maddening to belong to a community that finds the funny in a child's screams, whimpers, and stoicism ("Fix your face. Don't ask why"). For a really good laugh, check out Twitter's #BlackMomsCatchPhrase, and it's not so implicit condemnation of parents who "coddle," i.e., the parents of "the kids at day care" who get time-outs instead of beatings, and we know who those kids are, don't we? On the Tom Joyner Morning Show, probably the most influential black show in any American medium, the call-in topic one morning was for "whoopin' " stories. I missed my pedicure listening to anecdotes in my car about being beaten with wet washcloths, or razor-strapped so hard that … or having to dodge Mama's shoes but finally a stiletto caught me in the eye and … . The gang laughed themselves nigh into asthma attacks.
Take your pick of explanations for the prevalence, and tolerance, of harsh discipline among blacks: a residue of slavery when servile obedience was all that kept you alive; a post-slavery fear of Jim Crow and the police; our "spare the rod and spoil the child" religion (poor Southern whites grew up the same way; at Whitney Houston's funeral, Texan Kevin Costner joked about the Baptist religion and stern discipline they had in common); single moms desperately trying to rein in a child before he's towering over her; centuries of powerlessness that make our wives and children the only people we can terrorize; the unresolved, communal PTSD we can't acknowledge since "only white people have time to be crazy"—because this is one time we shouldn't ask "why." That's beside the point now. Until we decide as a community that we will neither employ nor tolerate intimate violence, physical or verbal, our comedians will continue to inform the world that black people can't tell the difference between pain and love, respect and subservience. That history has so brutalized us (think: Trayvon Martin), we have to keep re-enacting it, filming it, and sharing it, even though it's obvious that there's simply no upside to manhandling and stifling our children.
Zay Zay's video is far from the worst of its kind, given that it's staged for laughs rather than instruction, so that partially explains the lack of interest in having the kind of conversation we must to stop the violence in our homes and its effects on us in the wider world. No one else can help us with this. The mainstream's interest in black interiority is virtually nil in the best of circumstances and it can't be blamed for staying miles away from a hot potato like this. This headline, to a critiqueless posting of the video, says it all: "One last thing for our black fans." We're on our own.


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8-26-09 PNC Park
Those of us at PNC Park during the Season Ticket Holder time were under siege by the Phillies first batting practice group today.
Batting practice started out calmly, well, because the Pirates were hitting. I would go on to get only one ball during this time from Ross "The Boss" Ohlendorf. A ball rolled to the wall and I politely asked for the ball. He looked at me and tossed me ball #1.
The first group yesterday included several lefties. Today, they were all right handed batters, and they were raking. There were only maybe two dozen of us there, since it was still season ticket holder only time, so there was plenty of running around up until 5:30.
I caught ball #2 off of the bat of Pedro Feliz on the fly. I had to run down to the second row to
I can't operate without my Iphone. They were able to pull the card out and clean it. The phone them worked perfectly – and they didn't charge me.
Only 7 more balls to go until career ball #500…
Today's baseballs:
Sweet spots:
Game: 8 balls (5 hit, 3 thrown)
Season: 327 balls (172 hit, 96 thrown, 59 device)
Games: 68 games (7 of which didn't have BP)
Average: 4.81 balls per game
Career: 493 balls
Streak: 83 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
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Paroles de la chanson Genius Rap par Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. HydeHey, we're Frank, Tim, new and improved
We're goin' to rock a party just for you
Step up to the floor and grab a girl
We'll make a bald man's hair curl
Now everybody here has seen us before
We took a little chill and now we're back for more
While we were away worked both day and night
And now we think we've got it right
With twin spin we're about to begin
So open up the door and let the people in
It's not a mover permit or a TV show
King of swings, so be the first to know
We have no doubt that we can turn you out
Because rockin' the house is what we be about
I'm Dr. Jeckyll ("and I'm Mr. Hyde")
And we rock the house side by side
So don't just stand there lookin' around!
Won't you c'mon c'mon? (Won't you c'mon c'mon?)
Won't you c'mon c'mon? Let's all get down
So everybody in the house be the first to know
It's not the hip-hop of the discos, it's not Don Juan or Romeo
It's the Jeckyll AND -- the Jeckyll AND -- the Jeckyll AND Hyde Show
So Dr. Jeckyll is my man
Just get on the mike and do what you can-can
[Dr. Jeckyll]
Well, my name Dr. Jeckyll and I'm on the ball
And time never catches me off the wall
I do with [?] three steps ahead
And just like the man said
I went to the mother's truck
And I'm guaranteed to rock this party
I'm full of fire, full of fun
G-Rock and Dr. J, you're number one
--That's me!
--Just get on the mike and rock...
[Dr. Hyde]
Well, my name is Mr. Hyde and time is always on my side
So I take as much time as I do
Because I shock the house from the young ladies
So won't you hurry, hurry, come and see my show
Once you're under my spell I'll never let you go
And I'll be your baby at your request
Because I know you want nothing but the best
[Break -- Both]
My man Hank can shout it out! (Hey!)
To the Bronx, shout it out! (Ho!)
In Brooklyn, shout it out! (Ho!)
In Queens, shout it out! (Ho!)
Staten Island, shout it out! (Ho!)
Well, they're rockin' on McDonaldland
Well, everybody's just having fun
Even you deserve a break today, and now we're gonna give you one!
Now throw your hands up in the air
And shake 'em through the atmosphere
You're feelin' good, you're on the go
Somebody say "Gigolo!"
Just gig-a-lo, gig-a-lo
Say ho! (Ho!)
Say ho, ho! (Ho, ho!)
Say ooh, ahh, ooh ooh ahh! (Ooh, ahh, ooh ooh ahh!)
[Dr. Hyde]
I got a picture of me and a Sony TV and a funky stereo (Oh, yeah?)
But I have no time to enjoy myself because I'm working on an MC show
I get a penthouse on Central Park and I got a lovely view
Just come on over to my crib, girl, and it'll be about me and you
I turn off my TV and my stereo and then I even close my door
And by the time I'm finished with you, sweetheart, you'll wanna come back for me
Cause my picture's in JET magazine, I'm on the cover of TV Guide (Get funky!)
They voted me MC of the year, the vicious Mr. Hyde
Well, I think it's time for Mr. Jeckyll to rock it
So c'mon, Dr. Jeckyll, it's your time to rock
[Dr. Jeckyll]
So girls ___ a lover, babay, and that I can't deny
There ain't a woman on earth that I can't handle, I get them all the time
I'm the policeman of all the fellas cause I can stop them before they start
And I'm a fireman to the young ladies because I can put out the fire in their hearts
I'm like Superman!
And don'tcha know they call me the Man of Steel?
I got jazz, pizzazz, and razzamatazz, I even got sex appeal! So
When you come to my house and you walk through the door, please remember to close the gate (Why, doc?)
Because when you come to see Dr. Jeckyll at his house, be ready to operate
Now, we walk these streets without a care!
Spend cash money like millionaires!
We walk on water, fly through air
Got a picture of her myself in her underwear...
Like Ginger Rogers, Freddy Astaire
Like Boo-Boo, girl, and Yogi the Bear, and Joe the Ranger --
He best be aware of the two MCs that are debonair
Now, the only thing that we've got to say is c'mon and give that bass a play!
And if you're feelin' good and you got it like that
Now somebody say, "And you know that!" (And you know that!")
Now if you feel in the mood to dance, now's the time, this is your chance
Just get on the floor, don't hesitate
While I rock my mike it's hard to operate
Now I'm on time each and every night
And I can mix the beat and add the rock
It's just a short ____ vibe to up the ______
If I can do it once, well, I can do it again
So, Dr. Jeckyll (That's me!)
My man (C'mon!)
Just get on the mike and do what you can
[Dr. Jeckyll]
And let your fingers fly
It's time for the sweet doctor to rock this party
Now, wham, bam, here I am
I'm like a superstar in partyland
From southern California to the coast of New York
All the women like the way I walk in ____
Cause I got style, I got grace, and I think my ladies are the best today (Uh, uh!)
Now if you're feeling good, and things are funny
Like Elmer Fudd and my man Bugs Bunny
Somebody say Cash Money (Cash Money!)
Cash Money (Cash Money!)
So keep it comin', y'all
Just keep it, keep it, keep it comin', y'all
[Fade Out]
Between Jeckyll and Hyde, side by side
So don't you girls get petrified
We won't let go 'til we're satisfied
Cause we are the ones who are qualified
We're gonna take you up to the -- hillside
Then lay you on back side by side
And then rock 'n roll with Jeckyll and Hyde
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Once upon a time I knew where I stood in terms of the whole "outdoors" concept. When I was inside I was inside, which was okay for some of the time but the underlying rule was always that it was always better to be outdoors. And then when I was outdoors I was outdoors and that was a great thing, because to be outdoors was the healthy and Kiwi thing to do. But these days I am simply a ball of confusion over the whole indoors/outdoors thing and which one of those is the right thing.
When I was a kid parents everywhere were urging us to get outdoors all the time. Back then the outdoors was a wonderful place full of fun and adventure, with hardly any dangers at all. The world used to be our oyster, as long as it was outside. We could do whatever we wanted, as kids, involving all manner of physical dangers, as long as we did them "outside", sometimes until well after dark.
Yet somehow we survived.
But that has all changed. I can't put my finger on when this change actually took place, but as of circa 2013 the outside world has definitely become a much more dangerous place, full of lurking menace. The sun, for starters, which used to be our little glowing friend who tanned us until we were crispy and golden, so we could spend the happy evenings peeling off the skin we didn't need any more, is now, apparently, our mortal enemy.
And as if the sun, the giver of life, turning against us isn't bad enough there are now heaps of other things out there, in the wild outdoors, waiting to pick us off at will should we venture too far from the safety of indoors: sharks at the beaches, wasps in the forests, fire, tornadoes, bad people lurking in the dark. Sometimes, reading the paper or watching the TV news, it is a wonder we ever go outside at all, let alone let our children roam freely through this theme-park of terror.
Yet we still do it; we still encourage the next generation to get out there and enjoy all the outdoors has to offer - except the bits of the outdoors that will kill or maim, of course. We slather them with chemicals to keep the sun at bay at the beach; we dress them in high-visibility armour to ride their bicycles; we fit them with high-tech tracking devices known as cellphones to ensure rescue is a text message away. We really do go to a heck of a lot of trouble to keep the dream of the great outdoors alive.
But is the outdoors really worth it?
When we did up our house recently, there was a lot of talk with architects and so forth about something called "indoor/outdoor flow". At the time I thought we were talking about maximising the ability to move seamlessly from one environment to the other. Now I understand that what we were really facilitating was the ability to safely remain indoors, while optimising the view of the outdoors through huge double-glazed sliding-doors which also minimise the ability of bad outdoors stuff, like bugs and the neighbour's crap music, to penetrate the sanctity of indoors by simply closing said sliding-doors.
Is this the harbinger of things to come? The outdoors behind glass, like the sharks at Kelly Tarlton's, with everyone indoors admiring its pristine beauty, unspoilt by idiots foolish enough to brave the gamma radiation, biting buzzing things and random natural disasters. In terms of shelter, general comfort levels and ease of access to the fridge, there is something to be said for this future. Sure, we'd all miss the feel of the sun on our face and the wind in our hair, but maybe not so much the melanomas and the dust storms.
Are we evolving, therefore, towards a world where the adventurers of the future are not Ranulph Fiennes and his ilk who trek across the Arctic Circle in winter to test the limits of human endurance, but the Jones family of Ellerslie who trekked to the beach in jandals in January, and actually went swimming. Crazy people those Joneses; dreamers harking back to an age before being outdoors was to court death.
Or will things go even further, to the point where the internet is the new outdoors? We will trek virtual mountains and surf virtual waves; virtually run barefoot across the virtual burning sands of virtual Piha; before reclining in virtual hammocks under virtual trees drinking virtual G&Ts while being annoyed by virtual mosquitos.
Four simple words: go outside and play. Never has something once so simple turned into something so potentially complex. It is as if the world, one might say, has been turned inside out. Or outside in. Or something.


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Conn. paper regrets gun ad next to Sandy Hook story
A newspaper executive calls the unfortunate juxtaposition "insensitive."
An executive for the Stamford (Conn.) Advocate apologized Thursday for the appearance of a gun show ad next to a news story about the resumption of classes for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since the shootings that killed 20 children and six adults Dec. 14.
A photograph of the juxtaposition of the article and an ad for the "East Coast Fine Arms Show" quickly made the rounds on Twitter.
Media critic Jim Romenesko weighed in, asking, "Shouldn't it be standard operating procedure at this point to make sure there aren't gun ads next to school shooting-related stories?"
In an e-mail, Paul Farrell, Group Publisher for Hearst Media Services in Connecticut, said:
Our newspapers should not be running gun ads — including ads for antique and collectible gun shows — next to stories about Sandy Hook. It's insensitive, and it shouldn't have happened. It was an oversight, and we apologize for it. We have taken steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.
It was not the first time since the Newtown massacre that gun sale ads have awkwardly — if unintentionally — showed up beside or near a story about the tragic deaths.
Romenesko noted that the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call and the Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald had both done likewise.
Herald editor Paul Osmondson apologized to readers, saying, "We at The Herald should have recognized the unfortunate juxtaposition of the advertisement with stories and a photograph about gun violence."
"Multiple editors worked on the page and should have noticed the problem," Osmondson wrote. "We all made a terrible mistake, and for that I apologize."
Those were both out-of-state newspapers, while Stamford is 40 miles from Newtown, the site of the shooting.
Two weeks ago, The Advocate ran an Associated Press article about a billboard in Michigan that was taken down because it appeared to show a large gun pointing at an image of a child on an adjoining billboard.
The article quoted a regional manager for the sign company as saying the sign had gone up two weeks earlier without drawing attention, but "sensitivities have been heightened" after the Connecticut school massacre.
The manager, in the article that ran in The Advocate on Dec. 21, said the gun ad was taken down and the company is taking steps to ensure such ad placement doesn't happen again.


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Signature Theatre's OLD HATS Announces One Week Extension
Signature Theatre has announced a one-week extension for the world premiere of OLD HATS, created and performed by Tony Award winners Bill Irwin and David Shiner, with music by and featuring Nellie McKay, and directed by Tina Landau. The production will now play through Sunday, April 7. The production will begin performances on February 12 and open on March 4 in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Tickets during the extension week are $75 each.
2003-04 Playwright-in-Residence Bill Irwin reunites with fellow clown David Shiner for a new work combining their inimitable magic, slapstick, and hilarity. Using music, technology, and movement, plus other tricks up their sleeves, Irwin and Shiner create another wild and remarkable outing of theatre for a new generation of audiences. Signature is proud to present this dynamic duo's first collaboration since the smash Broadway hit Fool Moon.
The design team includes G.W. Mercier (Scenic and Costume Design), Peter Kaczorowski (Lighting Design), John Gromada (Sound Design), Wendall K. Harrington (Projection Design), Erin Kennedy Lunsford (Wig and Make-Up Design), and Steve Cuiffo (Magic Consultant). David H. Lurie is the Production Stage Manager.
To purchase tickets for all Signature Productions, call the Signature Theatre Box Office (212-244-7529) or visit signaturetheatre.org.


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Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. - Advocacy groups are pushing for changes in New York policy to attack what they say is a rising tide of hunger among the working poor, children and the elderly while combating obesity and boosting farming.
The Hunger Action Network is pushing for expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Meanwhile, AARP is asking the state to streamline its procedures to make it easier for older New Yorkers to get monthly SNAP cash. The benefit averages $170 a month, and AARP says as many as 500,000 older New Yorkers could qualify but aren't applying for it.
"By implementing these recommendations to increase SNAP participation, we can help the many people over 50 and older who face unimaginable choices like paying for groceries or keeping the lights on," said Bruce Boissonnault of AARP's New York Executive Council.
New Yorkers can sign up for SNAP with the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
The Hunger Action Network notes that the state has begun efforts to direct New York farm products to schools and government programs. But they say some efforts are stalled and obstacles need to be overcome. The group's Mark Dunlea says that if New York farmers had a large, guaranteed market such as schools and government programs, more food production facilities could be attracted, bringing more jobs.
They argue more state attention on farm-to-school efforts would also combat the paradoxical scourge of obesity.
"With obesity rates rising in a country where millions are starving, something clearly needs to be done to expand regular accessibility to adequate food amounts," said Emily Manez, a researcher for a Hunger Action Network report released a week ago.
The efforts by the Hunger Action Network, which advocates for the working poor, and AARP, which lobbies for older Americans, come as the Cuomo administration is developing its 2014-15 budget. Hunger advocacy groups were disappointed by the current budget because it increased spending just 2 percent. But the Cuomo administration and Legislature gave the hunger advocates and progressive groups a major win in March by raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour over the next three years, up from $7.25.
Cuomo and the Legislature have begun several programs including the Pride of New York program, which promotes buying local and connecting farmers and vinters to the lucrative New York City restaurant market. But more food processing facilities are needed because of the state's short growing season, which doesn't coincide with most of the school year, Dunlea said.
The Legislature passed a bill this spring to determine how much New York farm product is purchased by the state. A 2-decade-old law authorizes the state Office of General Services to require as much food as possible purchased by the state to be grown or processed in New York. But the bill's sponsors said there is little or no reporting of evidence that winning bidders on food contracts are buying New York products.
Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said Monday that the bill remains under review.


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Rational Team Concert 4.0.2
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IBM Rational Team Concert 4.0.2 has been made generally available on the IBM Passport Advantage and jazz.net website.
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The EU is the worlds second biggest producer of pigmeat and the biggest exporter. Pigmeat belongs to the products covered by the Single Common Market Organisation.
With 150 million pigs and a yearly production of about 22 million carcass weight, the EU is the world's second biggest producer of pigmeat after China and also the biggest exporter of pigmeat and pigmeat products.
The EU's main producer countries are Germany, Spain and France. They represent together already half of the EU's total slaughter.
The EU has a self sufficiency of about 111% and exports about 13% of its total production. Most of the EU's pigmeat exports go to East Asia, in particular China.
For more detailed statistical information about the pigmeat sector, visit the Agri-food data website.


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A new book features the best photographs of beautiful British landscapes. The book showcases the best pictures from amateur and professional photographers alike from the sixth annual Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
The Summer Milky Way, Selsey Bill, West Sussex, England
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