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The author at The Dead Parrot Society in a related article titled The California Health Insurance Reliability Act writes:
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Tom West writes:
Indeed, I think adults recognize that *every* choice is a trade-off. A mature discussion is one where one can acknowledge the costs of your particular choice as well as the costs of others and compare those. At that point, it becomes a matter of how we each individually weigh our the advantages and disadvantages of each side.
Unfortunately, a lot of discourse has become simply a matter of repeating the costs of those plans that one disagrees with enough and to never *ever* acknowledge the costs of one's own. Propaganda films are simply another avenue of that approach.
As to health care system, I will say that there is one significant difference for Canadians, at least those with a lot of money (and those without money are likely better off under the Canadian system anyway). They can always access the American (or any other pay-for medical system) and, if so inclined, buy American health insurance. Sort of the best of both worlds (except for inconvenience).
Personally, I feel that *for the money we Canadians spend on health care*, we are unlikely to do better. Whether we are right to limit that amount by government fiat is a different question, and a film like this lets us know that it is *not* without cost. However, maintaining American level health spending is not practical - Canada is simply nowhere near wealthy enough to sustain such levels of spending, and it is disingenous to pretend otherwise.
Posted October 17, 2005 8:12 PM
Matt McIntosh writes:
Speaking as a Canadian who's lived that nightmare with my mother's pancreatic cancer, I agree with you. This documentary has the advantage of being right, but it's still not much better than Michael Moore material. I would rather just show people the numbers and go easy on the emotional manipulation.
Posted October 17, 2005 8:19 PM
If you are looking for additional related fodder, you might want to take a look at this Lewin Group report that estimates a negative cost for the California Health Reliability Act briefly mentioned in the above movie. I am not certain that the Act has the legal restrictions that the movie suggests, although it may.
Posted October 17, 2005 10:28 PM
Brad Hutchings writes:
It has kindof a Morgan Spurlock feel to it. Perhaps this is one intellectual level where the debate will take place. The film probably didn't cost much to produce or distribute over the web. Expect a lot more of these as the costs continue to drop. Perhaps the role of seroius academics is less to try to inform the general public and more to try to sway the story-tellers. The really nice thing about this film is that it isn't reactionary. After Spurlock did his McDonalds binge film, it seemed like everyone on the right thought they had to do one like it to show that you could actually lose 20 pounds eating nothing by Big Macs. At least this film is original!!
Posted October 18, 2005 1:11 AM
Roger McKinney writes:
Guys, before we dump on the propogandists too much, let's consider some real and sound research from the public relations field. I spent 15 years in PR before joining economics. PR research shows that people make decisions for emotional reasons first, then go for the facts to back them up. We economic liberals have it backwards. We tend to overwhelm people with the "just the facts, ma'am." We forget that other people place more importance on emotions. And that's why we haven't made more progress in promoting the cause of liberty. The left holds the moral high ground in the minds of most Americans; they simply want to help the poor. Until we economic liberals can grab the common man in the gut the way the left does, we'll always fall short. Yes, we need the facts, but people will listen to them only after we have captured their emotions.
Posted October 18, 2005 9:32 AM
One other question that the movie spurred ...
What about all the *cancellations* for surgery? Is this the result of re-queing caused by new patients with more severe conditions getting bumped forward in line? Or is there some other cause?
I haven't seen good data on surgery postponements as a secondary problem, although it makes sense that we should expect that in such a system.
Posted October 18, 2005 10:40 AM
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Posted October 18, 2005 11:47 AM
Patrick R. Sullivan writes:
I'm guessing Hillary Clinton wouldn't enjoy this film.
Posted October 18, 2005 1:46 PM
Erik Guffy writes:
Well said, Matt McIntosh. Let the numbers speak for themselves.
Posted October 19, 2005 12:48 AM
Tony Peretti writes:
Michael Moore plans to release a documentary called "Sicko" on the health care industry and health maintenance organizations. Moore's previous hit movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" was released by the Weinstein brother at Miramax, and now the former executives are trying to start a new movie company. To entice investors they have created a document predicting future revenue. The movie "Sicko" is projected to deliver $52 million according to the New York Times. Here is a quote from the Times:
One conclusion that jumps out is that if Miramax became known as the house that Quentin Tarantino built, the Weinstein Company, as envisioned back in June, might become known as the house that Michael Moore built.It appears that there will be a major push for socialized medicine from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood.
Posted October 19, 2005 6:01 PM
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State Attorney General Mike DeWine says Ohio's crackdown on synthetic drugs is being thwarted by chemical tweaking of the drugs to keep them legal.
DeWine met Monday with the Ohio Pharmacy Board to discuss ways to ban newly created versions of the drugs developed to get around chemical definitions in state law.
DeWine has led efforts targeting the drugs, sometimes called bath salts or herbal essence, being sold around the state.
The drugs can have effects similar to but longer-lasting than amphetamines. They are often marketed in colorful packages with names like "Ninja," "Bizarro" or "Vanilla Sky," or even with Disney characters.
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Rovers are hoping to sign former England U20 striker Alex Nimely on loan from Manchester City, the Star understands.
The 19-year-old turned out as an unnamed trialist in the first game of the season for Rovers' development squad against Mansfield Town on Tuesday.
It is understood the 22-year-old is now training with Rovers ahead of a move being rubber-stamped.
Liberia-born Nimely can play as a centre forward or on the wing, as he did against Mansfield.
Paul Dickov is looking to back up for Chris Brown and Billy Paynter as well as alternative options in attack.
He spent a month on loan with Crystal Palace last season, making one start and one substitute appearance.
He has previously has loan spells with Middlesbrough and Coventry City where he scored his only goal in senior football so far.
Nimely has made just one substitute appearance for Manchester City, coming off the bench in a Europa League clash with Juventus in 2010.
The Star also understands former France U21 international Bira Dembele was among the trialists who turned out against Mansfield.
The 19-year-old centre half spent the last two seasons with CS Sedan in Ligue 2.
Sanchez Payne – who has been on trial with Rovers all summer – has yet to sign a contract with the club.
Payne found the net in the development squad's 2-1 defeat to Mansfield at the Keepmoat on Tuesday.


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Hotel Vertigo, S.F.: Hitchcock location plays it up
Published 4:00 am, Thursday, November 17, 2011
With a decor awash in white, accented with tangerine and burnt orange, and intermingling vintage and contemporary furnishings, Hotel Vertigo feels sophisticated and cheerful. Adding to its allure, it appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 psychological thriller, "Vertigo," in its previous incarnation as the Empire Hotel, as the apartment of the character played by Kim Novak.
Comfort zone
Orange sheers draped three windows overlooking Sutter Street from our spacious, fourth-floor room. It featured a chic desk and chair, two full-size beds with crisp, white linens and coordinating tufted headboards, and an ample closet containing a dresser and an in-room safe. Playful elements included a horse-head-shaped lamp, a low-slung wingback chair emblazoned with the word "Vertigo" and an oversize mirror embellished with an elaborate floral pattern.
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In the lobby, Hitchcock's "Vertigo" plays on a flat-screen television behind the front desk. White leather wingback chairs; sofas upholstered in vibrant, patterned fabric; and a natural wood table form conversation corners, amid tall windows, stately columns and a marble floor.
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There's free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and a desktop computer-printer is in the lobby. Our room included a flat-screen television, a Sony alarm clock-radio with an iPod-iPhone docking station, a single-serve coffeemaker, a compact refrigerator, an iron, ironing board and a ceiling fan.
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This section of Sutter Street edges the Tenderloin and became very noisy late in the evening with shouts and sirens. The room's windows were supposed to be soundproof but didn't filter out much. Light sleepers not accustomed to city sounds can opt for a quieter room in the back of the hotel.
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We've got snow hope, or have we?
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Kate: The Early years
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Kate Middleton was born on January 9th 1982, to Michael and Carole Middleton at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. Although Kate was born into a middle class family, by no means is she a posh totty. Her father's side of the family came from Leeds, West Yorkshire, and her mother's side were miners and labourers from the County of Durham.
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I find that a big concern of people who either are vegans or are considering becoming vegans is what to do about family celebrations. The solution I propose is certainly not acceptable to all, but it has worked well for me. It is one way out of the dilemma.
You have adopted a vegan diet and are enjoying your kinder, gentler lifestyle. That is, until the day yout little one comes home and announces that she wants a "real" cake for her birthday party with her fourth-grade friends. You and she have already settled on a memo of Tofu Pups, potato chips and apple cider. What to do about the cake?
You could take the absolutist position: "We don't eat cakes in our house. They are unhealthy – too sweet, too much fat." The result? A crying child, who may forever associate vegetarianism with deprivation. You could offer to bake a "health-food" cake, full of whole wheat flour, tofu and molasses, maybe with dried fruits and nuts. Again, Janey cries. "The other kids will think it's yukky! I want a real birthday cake." You reach for your Betty Crocker Cookbook. Is this an appropriate time to forget about vegan principles and get out the butter, eggs and milk?
If we are just talking nutrition, then it is eating royally three times a day which does us in, not the rare feast. However, the issue of animal exploitation is not so simple to resolve. Birthday or not, when we buy eggs and dairy products we are supporting the slaughter and suffering which inevitably accompany these animal industries. We do not give a good message to Janey if we ignore cruelty for our (and her) convenience and comfort.
There is another alternative. We can make a sweet, rich, unhealthy but real birthday cake using all vegan ingredients. I have made several of these cakes for family birthday celebrations. In every case, the cakes were enthusiastically eaten by militant non-vegetarians. None suspected the cakes were vegan until I told them.
If you had a favorite "butter cake" recipe in your pre-vegan days, you can probably adapt that. Standard chocolate cakes, yellow cakes, spice cakes and so forth lend themselves well to a vegan version.
The non-vegan ingredients in such cakes are usually butter, eggs and milk. White flour may be a nutritional loser, but it is not an animal product. White sugar is a close call. It is normally considered vegan, but actually it is often whitened in a process that uses animal bones. Try using other sweeteners such as rice syrup. Use vegan soy margarine in place of shortening or butter, soy milk in place of dairy, milk and Ener-G Egg Replacer (available in natural foods stores) for eggs.
If your recipe calls for buttermilk, just put one tablespoon of vinegar in your measuring cup and add soy milk as required. Mix the Ener-G Egg Replacer with water as directed on the box, according to the number of eggs in the cake recipe. If I am making a traditional cake, where the margarine and sugar are creamed first, I add the mixed Ener-G with the last addition of liquid (while adding the flour and liquid near the end of mixing.) IF the recipe is a Quick-Mix (not cake mix) cake, I add the Ener-G Egg Replacer whenever the recipe says to add the eggs. I usually bake a two-layer cake in 8-inch pans, in order to have higher layers. For frosting, I use a standard buttercream (confectioners sugar) recipe, substituting soy margarine and soy milk for the animal ingredients.
Doubtless, some will be horrified at the notion of serving such a nutritional disaster to one's loved family and guests. We need to remember that no one course of action is perfect for everybody. If you have a family of committed vegetarians, everybody may actually prefer a healthy cake or no cake at all. If, however, you are dealing with a reluctant child (or grow-up child) to whom "birthday" means cake and "cake" means only one thing upholding your pristine principles may lead to resentment and anger. I find it life-affirming that I can produce and unmistakable real birthday cake without contributing to the exploitation of farm animals.
If you cannot tolerate using white flour, you could probably substitute whole wheat pastry flour for some of the white flour. I have not tried this, and so cannot guarantee the results.
SHORTENING OR BUTTER: Use soy margarine. Make sure there is no whey or other dairy product in the soy margarine.
DAIRY MILK: Try soy milk. This is available in your local health food store, food co-op, Asian store and some supermarkets.
EGGS: Use Ener-G Egg Replacer. If this binder is not available in your local health food store. (There may be other brands of egg replacer you may be like better.)
BUTTERMILK: Place 1 tablespoon of vinegar in your measuring cup and add soy milk as required.
FROSTING: You can use a sugarless apple butter.
SWEETNER: Because white sugar may be whitened using animal bones, some people may not want to use it. Try a sweet juice instead of water called for in the recipe. For an even sweeter taste, use juice concentrate in the mixture. Also, try rice syrup.
Serves 8
This sure to be a party pleaser!
- 1/2 cup soft soy margarine
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 1 cup soy milk
- 1 – 2/3 cups all-purpose white flour
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1-1/2 cups sweetener
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Ener-G Egg Replacer
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup water
Put vinegar in cup and add soy milk. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 round layer pans, 8″ x 1-1/2″, with Pam, or slightly oil and flour.
Place flour, cocoa, sweetner, baking soda, and salt in large bowl of electric mixer, and mix together well with spoon. Mix Ener-G Egg Replacer and 1/4 cup water until smooth. Add margarine, vanilla, soured soy milk, 1/2 cup water, and mixed egg replacer to dry ingredients in bowl. Beat with electric mixer for 3 minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl frequently. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool in pans for 5 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on cake rack until cold Frost as desired.
- Total calories per serving (without frosting): 250
- Total Fat as % of Daily Value: 12% Fat 8 gm
- Protein: 3gm Carbohydrate: 44 gm
- Calcium: 20 mg Iron: 3 mg Sodium: 456 mg
- Dietary Fiber: 1 gm
Serves 8
Here's a simple white cake recipe.
- 1/2 cup soft soy margarine
- 2-3/4 cups all-purpose white flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Ener-G Egg Replacer
- 1/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup soy milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1-3/4 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Spray two round 8″ x 1-2/3″ pans with Pam, or lightly oil and flour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside. Mix Egg Replacer and 1/4 cup water and set aside. Mix soy milk and 1/2 cup water, and set aside.
In large bowl of electric mixer, beat soy margarine until it is creamy, about a minute. Gradually add sugar until well creamed. Beat in vanilla. Add mixed dry ingredients and mixed soy milk/water alternately to creamed margarine, sugar, and vanilla, beating after each addition. Begin and end with flour mixture. (Add flour in 4 steps, liquids in three.) Add mixed Ener-G along with the third addition of liquid. Turn evenly into pans.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, or until done (wooden pick inserted into cake comes out clean). Remove from oven and let cool on cake rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool on rack until cold. Frost as desired.
- Total calories per serving (without frosting): 295
- Total fat as % of daily value: 12% Fat: 8 gm
- Protein: 5 gm carbohydrates: 54 gm
- Calcium: 69 mg Sodium: 298 mg
- Dietary Fiber: 1 gm


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Inspired by the true story of a recently widowed father (Matt Damon), who moves his family to the countryside after he buys a zoo and begins the process of renovating both the zoo and his family life. Also with Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Elle Fanning and Angus Macfadyen. Directed by Cameron Crowe. [2:04]
SEX/NUDITY 2 - A man and a woman kiss and share a lingering kiss moments later. A man and a woman hold hands. We see a man and a woman on the ground with the man's arms around the woman. A man and a woman hug. A woman tackles a man and hugs him. A boy and girl hug.
► We see an artistic photograph of a woman, shirtless, and she is pregnant and covering her bare breasts with her arms. We see a man looking at photographs of him and a woman about to kiss. We see a photograph of a man kissing a woman on the cheek.
► A man stares longingly at a woman and the woman appears very uncomfortable as she looks at the man watching her. A woman stares at a man longingly and the man ignores her advances.
► A woman tells a man that she would kiss him if she wanted to kiss him. A woman tells a man that she might kiss him again on New Year's Eve and the man tells the woman that he looks forward to it. A man jokes to a woman that she should use a man's attraction to her to get the man to pass a zoo's inspection. A man makes a crude joke about a woman who asked the man on a date.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - Several men and a woman holding tranquilizer guns run through woods looking for an escaped bear: a man finds the bear, the bear growls and smacks the gun from the man's hands when an unseen person shoots the bear with a tranquilizer dart and it falls to the ground.
► A small amount of dried blood is seen under a boy's nose; a girl asks the boy why his nose was bloody and he explains that he had slipped on a roof and hit his nose. A man explains to another man that the man's child is being kicked out of school; we see the man show the boy's father a painting of a decapitated body with blood spraying from the neck wound and the neck holding on by only a small flap of skin.
► A woman panics when the door to a lion's cage will not lock; we see a man standing inside the enclosure as the lion slowly approaches him, and the man escapes unharmed and locks the door as a woman shouts to distract the lion. We hear a lion roar, and it startles a man and his young daughter. A girl backs up when a lion roars behind a cage and the girl's father remarks that the lion is "scary."
► A man is startled when a bear walks in front of his car, hits the window of the car, roars and walks away. A porcupine chases a man, and the man jumps over a fence and lands on a pile of thorny branches; he yelps as another man helps pull a large thorny branch from his back.
► A man holds a bag (we do not see what is in the bag) and explains to his young daughter that the bag is filled with frozen rats that are fed to snakes. A woman instructs a man on how to hang up a carcass of meat and we see her tying a rope around a giant chunk of meat and throwing it into a freezer.
► A boy shouts as he opens a door to find a yard filled with snakes. A girl shouts when a snake wraps around her shoes and we see men and women helping put snakes into trashcans. A boy kicks a snake angrily and storms away, shouting. A man angrily kicks over a barrel and he picks it up moments later. A man accidentally steps on a dog's foot and the dog yelps.
► It is implied that an ailing elderly tiger is euthanized after we see it lying in its cage as a woman tells a man that the tiger must be put down; a man argues, saying he does not want to end the life of the tiger, and the woman shouts at the man, saying that the tiger is dying and in obvious pain. A man asks another man if he will authorize a tiger being euthanized and the man shouts that he does not want the tiger to be killed.
► A man tells a boy, "It doesn't hurt that bad" as we see a monkey repeatedly hit the man on the head with its paw. A man half-jokingly tells a slowly approaching lion not to eat him because he is, "filled with bitterness, impure thoughts and Scotch."
► On multiple occasions a man angrily threatens to kill another man. A man throws darts into pictures of another man's face as he shouts that he will cut off the man's head with a sword. A man shouts angrily and shoves himself against a door as two men on the other side of the door brace it while the man shouts angrily that he will "kill" another man; the man shoves through the door and runs after a truck as it speeds away. A man looks around for his young daughter in a panic, shouting at another man, "I keep her home from school for one day and she gets eaten"; the girl is found unharmed moments later.
► On multiple occasions we see a father and his son shout at one another: A man shouts at his son for being suspended from school for stealing money, the boy makes a joke and the man whisper-shouts at the boy again until interrupted by another man; a man and his son shout angrily at one another during a drawn-out argument when the father apologizes to the son for his mother dying (a girl is awakened by the shouting); a boy shouts at his father before storming away; and a man and his son get into an argument in front of a group of people and the boy storms away. A woman shouts at people, telling them that a man had deceived them and would be leaving them without jobs. A woman shouts at a man, telling him that a zoo and the occupants of the zoo will "be gone" if the man does not help fix the zoo. A man shouts at an ostrich that pecks at his shirt. A girl shouts as her father tries to do her hair. A man angrily shouts at another man, making vague threats against a political figure.
► A man tells another man that he is lucky because he had been staring down a dangerous 750 pound bear and he was moments away from being made into "chips and salsa" by the bear. A man in a beekeeper suit with swarms of killer bees surrounding him says, "I would be dead right now if it weren't for this suit." A woman tells a man that a bear had been medicated for depression; we hear the bear roar and pound its paw on the ground, and the woman adds that the bear could "rip off" a man's arm. A woman tells a man that as tigers attack, they feel the pulse of the victim with their teeth and will reposition, biting their prey in order to attack the jugular. A man tells another man that all of the animals in a zoo will have to be "put down" if the zoo is not purchased. A man tells another man to draw up an "end of life plan" for an elderly tiger and the man explains that the tiger had been treated for kidney disease and was doing better.
► A woman half-jokingly tells a man that she did not like how the man's son had kicked a snake. A man half-jokingly tells his son, "If Charles Manson needs a personal muralist, you're set." A man jokingly tells a woman to find a tranquilizer gun to use on his brother. A man proposes a story to another man, saying he will go with his children into the eye of a volcano and tell the story of an apocalypse from a child's prospective; the man turns down the story. A woman jokingly tells a girl that she will feed her in-laws to the tigers. Two men playfully shout at one another across an office space. A woman makes a snide joke about her marriage being like a cage.
► On multiple occasions we hear a boy and his younger sister discuss their recently deceased mother: A girl asks her father if her mother was in pain before she died, and the man tells his young daughter that her mother had said that her illness looked worse than it was; a boy tells his father that no one will give him a bad grade when his mother had just died six months earlier; a girl tells a man that her mother had died and the girl's father tells the girl not to tell strangers.
► We see multiple pictures drawn by a boy that include large creepy spiders, people clawing at their faces (in black and white), and a giant shouting mouth. A girl looks at a boy's drawings of a man shouting and tells the boy that they are "dark"; the boy responds saying, "There is no sun in the underworld."
► A man acts like he is going to throw a girl into the enclosure of a lion and the girl laughs and squeals. We see a man hit in the face with a spray of water and he shakes his head. On multiple occasions two brothers tease one another. A man and his son playfully shove one another as they walk. A man pantomimes using his hand as a gun and shooting himself in the head.
► We see dead fish in a cooler and a plateful of dead fish as a bear is about to eat. A boy acts disgusted when he opens a box filled with snakes and walks past a bin of crawling grubs.
► Two men pilot a helicopter; a man in the back is very excited when the helicopter shakes and a boy narrates that the man is riding into the eye of a hurricane.
PROFANITY 4 - 4 scatological terms, 1 not fully enunciated scatological term, 2 anatomical terms (including one used by a young girl), 4 mild obscenities (including one used by a 13 year old boy), name-calling (selfish, humiliating, Mr. Danger, American cowboy, fraud, random guy from the city, pathetic, tiny person, idiot, insane, hobos, Chilean miner, Dark Lord, sound like a lemur, little bit of a jerk, goofball), exclamations (sheep farts), 9 religious exclamations. [profanity glossary]
SUBSTANCE USE - We see prescription drug bottles in a bathroom, on multiple occasions people discuss the use of prescription drugs by sick animals, a man frequently talks to a tiger about the tiger taking his prescription medication, a man tells another man that he had an "existential moment" when he saw a dwarf Mexican and an iguana (implying drugs, but the man is sober), and a man jokingly tells another man that he and his school do not "stand for everything" about Bob Marley (implying drugs). A man is seen turning an empty flask upside down and the man later tells another man that he has been drinking all night, we see men and women drinking beer, men and women hold beers and alcoholic beverages on multiple occasions at a restaurant, a man and his young daughter watch a house party and we see people holding alcoholic drinks, we see two photographs of a woman holding a glass of wine, a man jokes to another man that a restaurant is closed because the owner is "hung over," and a man half-jokingly tells a slowly approaching lion not to eat him because he is "filled with bitterness, impure thoughts and Scotch."
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Death of a parent/spouse, grief, coping, courage, dedication, challenging yourself, zoos, zoo animals, exotic animals.
MESSAGE - Overcoming grief can be difficult, but having a strong support system is very helpful.
(Note: There is an animated short preceding the feature that includes the following: A squirrel floating on a small chunk of ice scampers onto a small island where he finds the skeleton of a squirrel (we see the bones and sharp teeth leaning against a tree), a squirrel grips a boulder and jumps into the ocean with it causing him to sink to the bottom (we see the pressure compress the squirrel's body as he sinks deeper), and a harpoon-like weapon pierces a nut shell and pulls it and the squirrel holding the shell through the ocean, and then out of the ocean and onto a ship where he is surrounded by animal ruffians and is tied to the mast.
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War Of The Roses Preview
War of the Roses is an upcoming third-person, squad based combat title from Paradox Interactive. Based on the famous war between the Lancaster's and the York's, players are thrown into a medieval world of tactical combat and strategical defense. The game shares many similarities with popular genres such as TPS, FPS and RPG, and combines them to provide players with a unique experience in a medieval setting.
War of the Roses features 4 base classes that players can choose from to start with, Footman, Crossbowman, Longbowman and Footknight. Each class has a different selection of authentic medieval weaponry at their disposal, from longswords to crossbows. Each class also has a number of different mechanics involved in combat. For example, Footman are equipped with both a short sword and a shield, adding an even balance of offense and defense. While the Footknight has access to a broadsword with limited defense but huge offense. As you progress through the game, you earn experience points and gold that allow you to unlock custom classes and purchase different items. The custom classes work in a similar way to Call of Duty, allowing players to mix and match features from the other classes to create a class that supports their play style.
The combat is easily one of the most tactical combat systems that I've ever had the pleasure of playing. Combatants must time every single swing to bypass their opponents defenses or catch them on their back foot. When swinging your sword, or defending with your shield or weapon, you can choose to attack or block in any of the 4 directions. Blocking your opponents attack in the exact location they aim will parry the attack and give you the opportunity to launch a counter blow, while blocking but missing the exact spot will reduce the damage received. Each class and opponent will have stronger armor in certain parts of their body, forcing players to adapt their combat style based on the equipment of their enemies. There's also some great 1 hit kills if you hit your enemies in the right location, and there's also some brutal execution maneuvers that you can use to decimate your enemies once they hit the floor.
There are currently 2 game modes available, Conquest and Team Deathmatch. This is currently one of the games biggest weaknesses as the in-depth tactical combat deserves a lot more than just basic Team Deathmatch and King of the Hill mechanics. Team Deathmatch is plagued with a number of issues such as bad spawning points and complete lack of objectives, while Conquest Mode is simple King of the Hill style mode where players have to stay in a certain location to control a command point and earn points for their team. For me, this is the only thing holding the game back. I would much rather a stronghold type game mode where each team has a castle and the other team must attempt to siege their opponents castle. There's cavalry, archers, footman, all the correct classes and mechanics to provide some truly authentic large-scale battles.
Overall, War of the Roses has all of the ingredients to totally dominate the tactical TPS niche of this generation. It's currently in beta so the balance issues with the weapons, lack of game modes and a few animation bugs are to be expected, but a few updates down the line, I can easily see War of the Roses take over from games like Mount & Blade.
– Tactical based combat
– Strong team play and communication mechanics
– Large variety of classes
– Good graphics
– Some balance issues between weapons
– Lack of game modes
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War of the Roses has all of the ingredients to be a huge medieval hit.
Preview Experience Rating: 9.0
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As per our morning meeting we expect the trading activity to be subdued today, which is the reason why we concentrate on the most liquid market out there: the Forex. The basic idea, following the trade on the Yen we pointed out in this section in the past, is to look at various ways to replay the trade. Look at USDJPY for a test of the 81 handle, with small risk and a tight stop above weekly R3.
Some choice comments in Japan today around FX intervention are ineffective, with a possible move towards monetary policy similar to other countries. We are expecting a pull back in the USDJPY (and other yen crosses) given its over extended run. However, we maintain our Bullish outlook on the pair, looking for a move all the way to the 84 mark.
Or as an alternative, a few other pairs to consider, which might offer slightly better value. Our favorite of all these is the GBPJPY, which offers nice room before support, tight stops and some divergence in the form of a significant high on price but highs in RSI and stochastics are lower than the September peaks, which was some 200 to 300 pips lower price wise.
Looks like we could be seeing some short term tops and the potential for a retracement here.
Running a position with a tight stop on USDJPY and a GBPJPY trade is how we would play this.


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Indian director Guru Dutt's fifties' classic musical-drama Pyaasa has been listed fifth among Time magazine's Valentine's Day list of top Romantic Movies. For the Feb 14 day celebrating love and affection between intimate companions, "Time.com has a list - from the songs you need to ease the pain to the movies that will sweep you up in a romance nearly as epic as your own"
In picking up Pyaasa, the Time asked: "Where did classic Hollywood go when it died?"
And itself answered: "To India, where the nation's pop cinema (Bollywood to you) still attends to antique conventions of family fealty, personal integrity and, of course, all-conquering love."
"In this achingly lush tale of a poet whose one true friend is a prostitute, director-star Guru Dutt creates a musical drama as shimmering and ethereal as the poet's verses, as sultry and earthy as Waheeda Rehman, the 20-year-old actress who became Guru Dutt's mistress and muse," Time said.
"Pyaasa means 'thirst'; if this film is your introduction to the glamour and heartbreak of Indian film, it'll leave you parched for more," it said.
Here are the top ten Romantic Movies:
* Son of the Sheik (1926)
* Dodsworth (1936)
* Camille (1936)
* An Affair to Remember (1957)
* Pyaasa (1957)
* Jules and Jim (1962)
* Chungking Express
* Moulin Rouge (2001)
* Talk to Her (2002)
* Brokeback Mountain (2005)


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Unemployment is on the increase, and to help those looking for work, the Lakeville Public Library is offering free job-counseling sessions.
"This is not a placement service, but an opportunity to expand your thinking in dealing with employment issues," library director Olivia Melo said.
The sessions, which start in April, will be run on Tuesday and Thursday nights by Don Fronzaglia, a management consultant and former executive at a number of high-tech firms, Melo said.
Fronzaglia has lectured at more than a dozen colleges and universities, contributed to many books and articles on workplace issues, and has been a keynote speaker at conferences including the New England Governor's Council.
The sessions will offer information on employment issues and strategies for dealing with this economic climate. Confidential, one-on-one counseling will be given, Melo said, in areas that include looking for a new job, making yourself employable, interview techniques, and increasing your chances to avoid layoffs in the future.
To sign up, or for more information, call the library at 508-947-9028 or e-mail Melo at firstname.lastname@example.com.
SPEAKING FOR THE CAREGIVERS: "Rest in the Storm: Self-Care Strategies for Clergy and Other Caregivers," written by Kirk Byron Jones of Randolph, was one of 40 books and films chosen by Sojourners Magazine as the "Best Resources for Social Change." The compilation contains the works of historic and contemporary luminaries, including Sojourner Truth, Henri Nouwen, Stephen Spielberg, and Martin Luther King Jr. Jones's book, published in 2001 by Judson Press, was one of the first books to address the issue of emotional burnout among caregivers. Since its publication, it has sold more than 15,000 copies and has become a standard text in many seminaries and universities around the country, Jones said. A former pastor in Boston and Randolph, Jones currently teaches social ethics and preaching at Andover Newton Theological School.
NEVERLAND NEVER SOUNDED LIKE THIS: Pirates and Indians speaking in Hebrew? They did at South Area Solomon Schecter Day School's all-Hebrew production of "Peter Pan" last weekend, in which 100 students in grades 1-8 participated. Show producer Sandi Morgan, the Norwood school's special projects coordinator and admissions director, said being in a Hebrew production allows students the opportunity "to express themselves through drama and to practice Hebrew in a meaningful way." She says the play was chosen as much for its memorable music as for themes such as the triumph of good and the importance of family. The school orchestra, led by music director Ken Faria, provided accompaniment. In leading roles were Elana Hershman as Peter Pan, Rachel Butler as Wendy, Aliza Holstein as Tinkerbell, and Ari Salzberg as Captain Hook.
SYMPHONY HONORS FINNEGANS: The Atlantic Symphony, formerly the Hingham Symphony, has dedicated a new chair in the name of two trustees, the late J. Paul Finnegan and his wife, Evelyn M. Finnegan. The dedication came yesterday at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at the symphony's "Masterworks" concert held in joint sponsorship with the North River Arts Society.
RELAY FLEA MARKET: The Relay for Life of Greater Plymouth has scheduled a fund-raising flea market April 4 at the American Legion Post 40, 199 Federal Furnace Road in Plymouth, to benefit the American Cancer Society. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Relay for Life, a major nationwide American Cancer Society fund-raiser, is scheduled for Plymouth June 26 and 27 at Plymouth South High School. Participants take turns walking around the clock in teams, raising money through sponsorships. Visit www.relayforlife.org/gtrplymouthma for more information.
Jack Conway and Co., a Norwell-based real estate company, has named its top producers for 2008 at the company's annual convention recently. Taking tops in sales was Elizabeth Van der Veer of the Mattapoisett office, and taking tops in listings was Michael Foley of the South Boston office. Karen Almeida, manager of the Mattapoisett office, earned manager-of-the-year honors and the office itself took the Chairman's Award for being the company's top-producing branch out of the 40 Conway offices from Boston to Cape Cod. Marie Battles in Conway administration earned staff person of the year. Winning tops in sales and listings in the commercial division was Anthony Vacca.
Preventive Medicine Associates, a group of family practices in Massachusetts, has opened a new location, the Quincy International Health Center, at 59 Coddington St., Quincy.
Louis Trubiano of Canton was elected chairman of the board of directors at the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. Trubiano is president of Louis and Co., a Braintree-based advertising company he founded in 1991.
Daniel Moore of Plymouth has been named service manager of Linden Ponds in Hingham, where he runs the retirement community's Harbor Café.
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Fancy meeting you here! Seems like the Haysom's are spreading like the plague - Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa - perhaps you lot are trying to revive the fading British Empire. If you know of any decent journalists, there may be a story in it!
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John and Ann Armstrong, who have a background in double glazing, have bought a hair and beauty salon in a village outside Coventry. You may remember the Armstrongs; the BBC filmed a fly-on-the-wall documentary about their business U-Fit, which became a cult hit earlier this year thanks to Ann's mixed metaphors ("I think that I'm going to have to put my foot down with a bit of a firm hand"), John's management style ("We could get rid of Sally and make the others think, 'Shit!'") and some deep, atavistic fascination with the world of double glazing. Last spring, the pair caught an item on GMTV about non-surgical cosmetic procedures. "There's money in that!" said John, and six months later here we are, outside Younique.
The Armstrongs have no direct experience of the beauty industry, but it isn't so very different from double glazing, says John. It's a question of presentation, hard work and enthusiasm. He likens making someone's face up to assembling a car engine; once you know the basics, "you can make anything you want". John decorated the hairdressing salon himself in "contemporary" style and says he hopes customers will visit it for a "really, really sophisticated haircut and go away thinking, 'Fucking hell, it's something different, but it actually suits me.' I think it's a little goldmine." When the couple acquired the salon in April, John tried for three months to live the beauty-industry dream by maintaining the highest possible personal standards in skin-, hair- and nailcare. But he got tired of being a "total wanker", he says, and dropped the regime after a few weeks, as did Ann, who, with her guileless ability to see the positive in things, says that dressing down has actually helped their business. "Because we're not done up to the nines and we're not 18-year-old girls, people don't feel threatened by us."
It's a common problem for people who have starred in reality TV to labour, after the cameras have left, under the persona the show created for them. Jade Goody hasn't had an unstudied reaction to anything since 2002, and when Maureen from Driving School cottoned on to the fact that people found her amusing, she turned into a kind of grinning glove-puppet version of herself. It is hard to tell if this is happening to the Armstrongs right now. They say the show was uncontrived, and that's why it worked. "It was a bit like Kes," says John. "There was some real fucking hard drama in there." In real life, his jokes, swearing and outrage seem a little forced, and the couple have put out a book, The Armstrongs' A-Z Guide to Life, which in trying to formalise what people found funny about them instead succeeds in vaporising all the humour. But then John will say something so uniquely weird - "You're not allowed to swear on TV, but they make programmes about paedophiles and things like that" - that it argues for a kind of mad sincerity. When he thinks no one is looking, he is sneakily tender towards Ann, who looks back at him with love. John's personality runs so counter to his commercial interests that it must, to a large extent, be real.
Next to the hair salon is a beauty parlour, with its racks of Dermalogica skin care cream, nail bar and a row of walk-in units that look like Woody Allen's orgasmatron but are actually pods for self-tanning, a procedure John summarises thus: "It fucks up your skin." You could use that as your sales slogan, I suggest. He shakes his head solemnly. "Vanity has a price."
The BBC wanted to film a third series of the Armstrongs, documenting the couple as they set up Younique. But there was a disagreement over whether to film Ann, who is eight months pregnant, giving birth. "I spent 35 minutes on the phone trying to justify why I didn't want my fanny put on the telly, alarm bells ringing all around me, so I rang you, didn't I, you were down the factory -"
"- and I said, 'Look, I'm not being funny, but I do not want to do this.' "
They couldn't come to an agreement, so abandoned the project and decided instead to concentrate on the book. Ann's favourite entry is the one she wrote about Tesco: how to slow down the travelator so you can pack your shopping without the pressure of the next person's groceries piling up. (It hinges on pulling a secret flap under the conveyor belt which, she says, she "found quite by accident".) John's favourite entry is the one about kindness.
When the Armstrongs first aired, the couple both enjoyed the modest fame it brought them. "Fame can open doors for you," said John at the time. "Me and Ann went for a meal recently and Ann got extra mash and I got an egg. I thought, 'I like this.'" Since then, however, they have seen a darker side. Ann received a rude email from a woman viewer calling her "stupid" and they have been struck by the harsh reality of the celebrity pecking order, in which, as reality TV stars, they are pretty much at the bottom.
"What about that [TV presenter] we met on Channel 4?" says Ann. "Bloomin' Ada, she needed a smack up the arse. She totally blanked us, went straight to the EastEnders actor -"
"Chavved up."
"- they all stick together. We'd come all the way from Coventry - all right, we got paid for it, but that's not the point. The crew were fantastic, weren't they, but the prima-donna flaming presenter ... she never spoke to us, did she, until that camera was rolling."
"Completely false."
"I've not been brought up like that."
The couple bought Younique as a going concern and there were some sullen faces among the staff when they saw who they'd be working for. One thing they've discovered, says John, is that you have to treat people with a little finesse in the beauty industry, because they're "more sensitive" than double-glazing folk. There has been a bit of snobbery from customers coming in, recognising them from the TV and refusing to give them their credit-card details because "they won't trust someone in double-glazing".
Both he and Ann would like to get involved with doing actual beauty treatments and they have attended a course in tooth whitening. "It is just like buttering a piece of bread," says John. "Literally, you've got to get it to the edges to make a decent sandwich. The laser machine cost a shitload of money, didn't it - about 20 fucking grand, this piece of kit - but it's the only one that can call itself a laser because it actually uses a laser. I think it's probably like double glazing was back in the 80s, it's the must-have."
"I'd love to learn how to do spray tans and nails and things that I can't go wrong with," says Ann. When I have false nails applied in the salon later that day, Ann looks doubtfully on while Jackie, the nail technician, tells us about the time she glued her eyelashes together with one thoughtless gesture at the manicure table.
The couple have other ambitions, too. John would like to do a chatshow, "like a South Park version, with aliens coming and shit like that." As a teenager he was a member of the Young Socialists and has lately been thinking about politics. "You know like the French revolution? Rousseau and the writers of that period, they made people think outside the box and they destroyed something and I think that's going to happen with our political system in the next 10 to 15 years." I think John sees himself as somehow instrumental in this. Ann looks at him fondly. She married him, she says, because, "Well, he's different, isn't he?"
"We're all made of stardust," John says, unexpectedly. "Which I think's fantastic. Carbon atoms. We could be this sofa. Or that piece of glass. Instead, we're this."
· The Armstrongs' A-Z Guide to Life, by John and Ann Armstrong, is published by Arrow, price £7.99.


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An all-star line-up of performers and presenters showed up Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of UNCF's annual television special, An Evening of Stars®. Patti LaBelle, who was presented with the organization's prestigious Award of Excellence, was praised for her artistry and her longtime commitment to UNCF. An Evening of Stars® (AEOS)
Tribute to Patti LaBelle Presented by Target was taped before a live audience at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA and aired nationwide January 24 and 25, 2009 on BET and WGN America and on selected network stations across the country.
This year's roster of presenters and performers included Yolanda Adams, Big Daddy Kane, Wayne Brady, Kobe Bryant, WGN's Merri Dee, Fantasia, Vivica A. Fox, Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier, Jennifer Hudson, Tom Joyner, BET Chairman and CEO Debra Lee, Le Toya Luckett, Mario, Duane Martin, Lisa Raye McCoy, Brian McKnight, Chrissette Michelle, Mo'Nique, Shemar Moore, Holly Robinson Peete, Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson, VH1's Celebrity Fit Club's Dr. Ian Smith, Raven Symoné, and Essence Cares founder, Susan L. Taylor. Former LaBelle group members Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash made a surprise appearance singing the LaBelle
favorite, "Somebody Somewhere." Beyoncé, Wyclef Jean and Mariah Carey appeared in special taped messages to the "Lady of Soul."
"It's such an honor to receive this award from UNCF," said Patti LaBelle. "I'm honored to join stars like Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Quincy Jones and Smokey Robinson who have received UNCF's Award of Excellence, and I'm honored to be able to contribute to UNCF's mission of helping kids get a college education. If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's UNCF's motto: A mind is a terrible thing to waste."
The 30th anniversary celebration also included the presentation of the UNCF Founders Award to The Ray Charles Foundation in recognition of the late singer's longstanding support of the nation's largest minority scholarship fund. Ray Charles Foundation president, Valerie Ervin, accepted the award.
"It's a great honor to be recognized by UNCF. Ray was a great believer in and supporter of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and this was always one of his philanthropic priorities," said Ervin. Jazz stylist Nancy Wilson became the first recipient of the UNCF Founders Award last year. The award is given each year to an individual whose work and service reflect a commitment to UNCF and the importance of minority higher education—the kind of commitment that led to the founding of UNCF more than sixty years ago.
This year, UNCF also launched "STAR POWER" its first AEOS online campaign. STAR POWER invites its donors and friends to create or join online teams to help raise funds to support minority education. With a fundraising goal of $1 million, the campaign has been running since September 14, 2008 to February 15, 2009. Participants can upload photos, send invitation and thank you emails, and much more through their individual or team web pages and are encouraged to post their links on Facebook and MySpace as well. The captains of the three teams that raise the most money will be eligible to win an AEOS VIP packages which include tickets to the taping of An Evening of Stars, transportation to and from the event, luxury accommodations and VIP passes to all AEOS activities and more. To learn more visit www.aneveningofstars.org and click on the Star Power icon.
"STAR POWER is an easy way for people who believe in the power of education to come together and shape the future of tomorrow's leaders," said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., UNCF president and CEO. "Anyone can create a STAR POWER team and inspire their own personal network of friends, family and colleagues to help put a college education within reach of every child. It's simple: Just visit UNCF.org and click on STAR POWER." An Evening of Stars® Tribute to Patti LaBelle is presented by Target. National sponsors are AT&T, McDonald's and Toyota. American Airlines is the official airline of An Evening of Stars® and Wachovia is the VIP Hospitality sponsor.
BET and WGN America are official media partners.
UNCF—the United Negro College Fund—is the nation's oldest and most successful minority education assistance organization. Its mission is to increase minority degree attainment by providing financial support to its 39 member institutions, reducing financial barriers to college and serving as a national advocate for minority education. UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 18 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. UNCF's recently redesigned logo and brand identity feature UNCF's torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized motto, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."® Learn more at www.UNCF.org.


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Dwight Howard Injury: Lakers' Playoff Hopes Go Down the Drain with Big Man HurtFebruary 1, 2013
As Dwight Howard went down during the Los Angeles Lakers' game with the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night, so too did the Lakers' chances of making the playoffs.
Howard tweaked his right shoulder, which is where he, of course, suffered a torn labrum earlier in the month. As a result, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported on Twitter that Howard will miss Friday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves:
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Lakers center Dwight Howard will miss tonight's game against Minnesota with his shoulder injury, league source tells Y! Sports.
Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com reported Howard will be receiving platelet-rich plasma therapy in order to fix the ailing shoulder.
As if the Lakers weren't already looking at enough obstacles for a playoff push, this injury may very well be the final straw.
Their season has been filled with so many up and downs on the court, trade rumors and head coaching issues, fans have probably lost count. Now they might have to deal with yet another injury to Howard.
Despite his drop from last year in terms of scoring and rebounding, Howard has been one of the most important players on this team.
The shoulder issue couldn't come at a more critical juncture in the season. Los Angeles, with its 20-26 record, sits 10th in the Western Conference, four games behind the Houston Rockets.
After winning three games in a row, the Lakers' loss to the Suns was the first game of a seven-game road swing. They face key games against the Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
If the Lakers fail to take at least four of the seven road games, they could be facing an insurmountable deficit for simply the eighth spot in the West.
Now you have to wonder how long Los Angeles will have to go on its road trip without one of its best players.
Then you have to figure if Howard will ever truly be healthy this season.
In an ideal world, Los Angeles would be able to keep him off the court until he's fully ready to make a return. Unfortunately, that's the kind of patience the team can't show if it wants to hold on to any postseason hopes.
The Lakers can't afford to not have Howard in the lineup at such a vital point in the year.
By rushing him back, though, the Lakers are risking Howard to continue to re-aggravate the injury. Should that happen, he could pick up a much longer term shoulder problem.
If Howard misses a couple weeks to a month, Los Angeles is dead in the water. Earl Clark has been a pleasant surprise and Pau Gasol is still on the team. Those two, however, don't equal Howard's lost production.
Basketball fans in Los Angeles will still be able to enjoy the playoffs. They'll just have to watch Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to do so.