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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Recent tensions in Israel and the Middle East found local believers gathering for a national day of fasting and prayer last Shabbat.
Messianic Jews and Arab Christian came together in the Lavi Forest in Western Galilee to cry out to God for nearly five hours. Hot topics for prayer were Iran's nuclear capabilities, the continuing bombardment of Israel's southern cities and the upcoming elections in Israel and the US.
Organized by pastors in the Galilee, the event brought together Arab and Jewish believers from Dan in the North to Beersheva in the South.
In the shade of the dense eucalyptus forest an estimated 1,500 participants began with a time of personal repentance. Pastors from a variety of congregations across the land explained the need to come before God with "clean hands and a right spirit." Tears were evident as local believers asked God's forgiveness for sins of jealousy, pride and critical attitudes.
Instructions were given on the need to confess cooperate sins as well. Pastors and leaders lead their congregations to acknowledge sins of divisiveness and ungodly competitiveness. Weeping was heard as leaders and congregants acknowledged their failings and repented before God, and to one another.
"This was no ordinary meeting," said one of the organizers. "A prayer gathering that leads people to publicly confess sin is very significant. This was crucial to begin the gathering," said the local pastor. "We needed to humble ourselves and unite our hearts with God and with one another. This made a way for us to intercede for the Messianic body and for the people of Israel."
Unity between Arabs and Jews was one of the highlights of the event. Shmuel Aweida, an Arab pastor from Haifa, led prayers for Israeli soldiers. "I have no problem praying for the army," said Aweida. "My oldest daughter served as a medic and my younger daughter is a combat soldier fighting on the border with Egypt," he said. "We pray everyday for the army!"
The IDF does not draft Arab citizens, but the Aweida family considers it an honor for their children to serve in the Israeli Army. "I guess we are not 'normal' Arabs," said Aweida. "What a wonderful thing to pray to the One who keeps Israel to watch over our soldiers."
According to Pastor Aweida more and more Messianic soldiers are not ashamed to share their faith in the army. "This is what we have been praying for for years!" he said.
Arab and Hebrew music gave a worshipful atmosphere as Jews prayed for Palestinians and Arabs prayed for the Jewish nation. Jewish leaders cautioned against calling for judgement on Israel's enemies. Prayers for Iran centered around crying out for salvation for the Iranian people. Significant time was also given to interceding for protection and courage for believers in all the Arab nations surrounding Israel.
A number of Gentile Christians joined the local believers including a television crew. They filmed the event hoping to get more Christians involved in supporting the local believers by giving them an inside look at the Messianic body in Israel.
One member of the crew broke down in tears as the Israeli body cried out for salvation for Israel. "I was so touched by their passion for their own people," she said. "I wish we could pray like that in my own church."
"We cry out Lord for your protection of the southern cities now under missile attack from the Gaza Strip," prayed a local pastor with urgency. "You are the only one that can save us," he implored as the people raised their voice in a united "Amen."
Local leaders continued to urge prayers for government leaders in Jerusalem, the upcoming January elections in Israel and salvation for Arabs and Jews. Prayers included God's mercy for the people of Israel because of the moral decline in society including youth violence, a breakdown in family values and increasing abortion rates.
As the day wore on and the sun waned, the assembly gathered to pray in unison the well known Hebrew chorus: "I come to lift a prayer for my people. I can only cry out for mercy. O Lord, have mercy for your name's sakes as we lift our voices to you the Living God. For your name's sake, O Lord, for your name's sake O Lord, have mercy."
* Photo is of a Messianic Jew and a Christian Arab arriving together for this united prayer gathering
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Next week brings the 2010 edition of Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, and I thought I'd run down some of the events I'm planning to attend. My calendar's booked pretty solid this year, although I have a bit of downtime near the beginning. I booked my sessions back in March, when I was a working bartender, so bear in mind that some of my choice had a lot to do with bringing cocktail ideas back to a restaurant bar. I could be upset about that, but as John Lennon wrote, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Onward. Some of this is subject to change. Most of the seminars are solid, but I might try to move one or two around if I can.
Two years ago, I arrived on Wednesday and left Sunday morning, thus missing one of the seminars I was most interested in, St. John Frizell's look at the life of Charles Baker. (He adapted his talk into an article for the Summer 2008 issue of Oxford-American magazine, fortunately, and the text of the piece is online at St. John's website.) This year, I'm staying through Sunday and leaving Monday morning, also ass-early. Look for my bleary-eyed mug at MSY.
- Get up ass-early for a 6:30 flight from Providence to O'Hare. After an hour-and-a-half layover, it's off to Louis Armstrong Airport.
- Cab to the Hotel Monteleone, where I'll be crashing out for the week.
- Probably grab a po-boy and then hit the Tales Tuesday Tasting at d.b.a. that afternoon, which I'm eager to do. I love the d.b.a. bar in New York's East Village. I would sometimes take an afternoon off work and repair to d.b.a.'s patio with a beer, a good book, and a cigar. I've never been to the NOLA d.b.a., and I'm looking forward to it.
- Then, it's back to the Quarter for the Tales Blogger reception. Then dinner, somewhere. Not sure yet.
- First up, one of my working-bartender choices: Liquid Disc Jockey – Controlling the Flow of Any Room. I will probably try to switch out of this, maybe attend Camper English's seminar on presentations which is at the same time.
- Next up, the Beefeater Welcome Reception. The 2008 version was off the charts in terms of the amount of food served, so I plan to stuff the heck out of my face.
- Busy, busy, busy. First up, Botanical Garden, Charlotte Voisey's look at the use of botanicals in distillation. Another event chosen to enhance my skills behind the bar. This one, though, I'll keep because it sounds great, even to someone who's "just" a writer/blogger. Using seasonal herbs and other ingredients in cocktails is my "beat" at Edible Rhody, so I hope to learn a lot that I can bring to the magazine.
- Then, At Full Sail, the look at overproof spirits with Audrey Saunders and Eric Seed. This one will be popular, I know.
- After that, Umami in Cocktails, moderated by my friend Darcy O'Neil. Again, a professional-bartender choice, but again, one I'll keep because I like the topic and it'll give me writing ideas.
- Then, another private event, one I hope to be writing about post-Tales.
- Spirited Dinner will probably follow, although I've made neither choice nor reservation.
- The Hows and Whys of Cocktails, with Audrey Saunders and food-nerd hero Harold McGee. This is going to kill.
- History, Science, and Creativity Behind Essential Oils and Extracts. Another pro choice, and one I might keep, although I may get into Science of Stirring, if I can.
- Hollywood Cocktails. As a lover of old movies and booze, I'm crazy happy for this one. I chose this one just to have fun.
- Another private thing follows, one that I absolutely can't talk about. Yet.
- My big moment: Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Rookies. Assuming I don't stroke out first. I get to share a seminar with the Robert Hess who isn't my father-in-law? Damn.
- Blair the Bear's Tiki Now! I think this one's close to selling out.
- Paul "The Godfather" Clarke's Art of the Aperitif. Great topic for Tales.
- Then, I'll probably disco-nap prior to the Bartender's Breakfast at midnight.
- A light schedule. Dale DeGroff's Cognac panel to start…
- Followed by the Sprezzatura Bartender panel. I want to get the cut of Vadrna's jib.
- Then probably just a few last drinks at Carousel with any other stragglers.
- MSY > CLT > PVD > bed for a week.

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A Black person. A reference to Africans, used as slave-labor, picking cotton on Southern United States plantations prior to the American Civil War (1861 - 1865).
No damn cotton picker's gonna date my daughter.
by Colonel Kernel March 06, 2008
A racist slur to represent a black person, or person of African heritage......this word is used because in the Age of Our Founding Fathers, when blacks were slaves, they were known to mostly pick cotton.
by Dave May 13, 2004
CB slanguage insult or term of comeraderie derived from a slaveholder slang term meaning slave. See also gunnybagger.
1. Hey cottonpicker, you're also a nose picker.
2. Hey cottonpicker, how ya doin'?
2. Hey cottonpicker, how ya doin'?
by Downstrike May 29, 2004
When Jill saw Jane come out of the bathroom stall with bloody fingers Jill called Jane a "cotton picker"
by J. A. Williams August 25, 2006
Another name for nigger; a black person forced to work in your cotton fields; any person who you order to perform any task that involves labor.
1. Pick my cotton nigger.
2. Why didn't you do my homework? I told you to pick my cotton.
2. Why didn't you do my homework? I told you to pick my cotton.
by steve carl jackson June 01, 2005
by JOE HOMIE May 10, 2006
A derogatory term used aganist african-americans who are assumed to be stupid or illiterate. This word comes from the fact that blacks used to pick cotton and were not allowed to read or write for centuries.
2) A Black Person with Limited Vocabulary.
2) A Black Person with Limited Vocabulary.
You see that kid over there he's a cottonpicker cause he's 17 reading at a 5th grade.
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So far the college football season has been great: Clemson-Georgia, Georgia-SC, Michigan-Notre Dame, Florida-Miami, Texas-BYU, plus a few FBS teams beat FCS teams. Its early but how are things shaping up relative to inter-conference play ?
So far the Big 10 (which as twelve teams in contrast to the Big 12 which has ten teams — but ignore the names).
Big 10: only three losses
ACC: only five losses, beat the SEC in two head-to-head, two ACC-on-ACC, so three losses really
PAC 12: only four losses, one of which was PAC12-on-PAC12, so lets call it three losses
SEC: only six losses, two of which were SEC-on-SEC contests so lets call it four losses
Big 12: only five losses, one of which was BIG12-on-BIG12 so really four losses
So Big 10, ACC, and PAC 12 are the leaders so far in inter-conference play. Who are soaking up the losses? American Athletic (9 losses, really 8), Mid American (15, really 14), Conference USA (16, really 15), and the Independents (including Notre Dame) with only six teams have seven losses.
So it is this jester's opinion that the National polls are skewed to the SEC (which to be fair has won the National Title so many years in a row). None the less, the rankings need to be re-balanced upon this season's truth not on last season's results.
Next Week …
No. 1 Alabama vs No. 7 Texas A&M — Must see Game
No. 18 UCLA vs No. 22 Nebraska — Very Compelling Game
No. 3 Ohio State at California
No. 20 Washington at Illinois
No. 14 Notre Dame at Purdue
No. 21 Wisconsin at Arizona State
No. 8 Louisville at Kentucky
Boston College at No. 25 USC — (only interesting ACC inter-conference game)
A lot of Big 10 vs PAC 12 games this week.
My Picks …
Texas A&M over Alabama in an upset. TAMU is at home, but BAMA has had a week to prepare so it will be close. Alabama's reign is over!
Nebraska over UCLA in a mild upset. Again Nebraska is at home and they have looked like a juggernaut. Nebraska has two games, but UCLA has two weeks to prepare. Stats slightly favor UCLA over Nebraska so I guess it is just the home field advantage I am hanging my hat on and Big Red having two games under its belt. Almost a toss-up.
Winners – Oregon, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Louisville,
Toss Ups – Washington/Illinois, Ole Miss/Texas, Boston College/USC
Wisconsin looks like Fielding Yost Point-A-Minute team, unscored upon so far. The biggest lock. It will be high scoring game (no defense played here unless it is by Wisconsin).
On the Toss-Ups take the home teams. USC must watch out for Boston College though.


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Oil prices fell nearly 1 percent on Wednesday to hit the lowest level in 12 days on fears of a looming U.S. budget crisis and government data showing a healthy build in gasoline stockpiles.
Oil markets, which have been closely tracking efforts by the U.S. Congress to avoid the "fiscal cliff" that could potentially cause a recession, gave up some early losses after U.S. House Speaker John Boehner voiced optimism that Republicans could broker a deal with the White House.
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Traders have been focussing on U.S. and global economic conditions amid concerns about struggling fuel demand. Additional pressure came from data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which showed a steep build in domestic gasoline stockpiles last week and weak consumption.
"Boehner said there was some progress in the talks, and I think the market has kind of rebounded with some of the new shorts covered," said Gene McGillian, analyst at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.
However, he added: "The build in gasoline weighed on the gasoline market, and we saw pretty weak demand in both distillates and gasoline."
Further pressure came from Commerce Department data showing new U.S. single-family home sales fell slightly in October. The prior month's pace of sales was also revised sharply lower, casting a small shadow over what has been one of the brighter spots in the U.S. economy.
Brent crude fell 99 cents to trade at $108.88 a barrel by 12:46 p.m. EST (1746 GMT), breaking below the 20-day moving average of $109.35, where losses had stalled on Tuesday.
U.S. crude shed 88 cents to trade at $86.30 a barrel, dropping firmly below the 14-day and 20-day moving averages of $86.68 and $86.53 a barrel, respectively.
U.S. RBOB gasoline futures led the complex lower, down more than 1 percent at $2.703 per gallon.
While economic worries continue to keep demand concerns at the fore of markets, traders have also been watching the mounting political crisis in Egypt and escalating violence in Syria for signs of increasing risks to supplies.
Hundreds of demonstrators were in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a sixth day on Wednesday, demanding President Mohamed Mursi rescind a decree they say gives him excessive powers, while two of Egypt's top courts stopped work in protest.
Adding to concerns, the Muslim Brotherhood and hardline Salafi parties will hold protests across Egypt on Saturday in support of Mursi.
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NEW YORK — For Broadway shows, a Tony Award can spell the difference between a long life and an untimely demise.
Just ask the producers of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."
A day after winning the Tony for best play over the Tom Hanks-anchored "Lucky Guy," the Christopher Durang comedy announced Monday that it had extended its run. Rather than close July 28, the show will now play another four weeks, until Aug. 28.
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The extension provided fresh evidence that a Tony-season gamble had paid off. In March, producers moved "Vanya," which stars David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver, from the smaller off-Broadway confines of Lincoln Center to Broadway's more expensive Golden Theatre in the hope of landing Tony nominations and capitalizing on related attention. (Weaver will be replaced by Broadway mainstay Julie White for the additional performances.)
"Vanya" is one of several productions that will benefit from honors bestowed during Sunday night's CBS telecast from New York's Radio City Music Hall. The Oscars provide, at best, a small "bump" that enhances the box office of a movie typically long out in the marketplace, while ratings rewards for a TV show's Emmy win are small or nonexistent. But with the exposure to millions of TV viewers who had previously not heard of a stage show, a Tony can be essential for a production both during its Broadway and touring life.
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Meanwhile, the elaborate revival of "Pippin" enjoyed several moments in the Tony spotlight Sunday, with wins for director Diane Paulus and stars Patina Miller and Andrea Martin and a stand-alone number late in the telecast that featured the production's trademark acrobatics. The feeling among Broadway insiders in Radio City was that it was receiving chunks of free airtime that would help to sell tickets.
Hopes were further lifted Monday with news that this edition of the Tonys, hosted for the third consecutive year by Neil Patrick Harris, was the most-watched telecast in four years. According to early Nielsen estimates, about 7.2 million viewers tuned in, up 20% from 6 million last year.
Conventional Broadway wisdom has it that the best musical Tony pays the greatest dividends. While the award certainly can increase a show's profile, often the best musical winner is well on its way to blockbusterdom by the time the Tonys roll around. (That was certainly the case for "The Book of Mormon" two years ago.)
For this year's winner, "Kinky Boots," a catchy score and an effective viral campaign — not to mention the tireless promotional efforts by the show's creators, Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein — were already moving tickets, with the show selling a Broadway-best $1.4 million last week. Still, the musical trophy and five other wins offer a Tony seal of approval to help with the cross-dressing comedy's ongoing Broadway run — a spokesman cited $1 million in sales after its big Tony night — as well as its road tour, which producer Daryl Roth said will likely begin next year.
On the other hand, a lack of Tony wins can doom a show. Closure announcements are expected in the coming weeks as producers either come to the conclusion that they can't sell enough tickets without a Tony stamp, or simply finally announce a long-planned closure they had refrained from revealing during Tony season.
Among the shows that were shut out of the Tonys and did not enjoy a high-profile Sunday were the Nathan Lane period burlesque show "The Nance" and Holland Taylor's one-woman Ann Richards show "Ann"; both actors were nominated but did not win and received little screen time.
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"Nance" and "Ann" are each limited runs, "Nance" is set to close Aug. 11 and "Ann" on Oct. 1, but a Tonys shut-out can affect sales just the same.
Conversely, principals in a long-closed show can see a ripple effect from the awards period. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," the well-regarded revival of Edward Albee's classic, closed in early March. But as the drumbeat of attention picked up — the show on Sunday wound up winning best revival of a play, director and leading actor — it generated rewards for its star, Tracy Letts, who took home the acting prize.
The actor-playwright told The Times that a season of glad-handing had worn him out and he was ready to return to Chicago, where he lives.
"I leave Tuesday. I can't wait," he said, a twinkle in his eye. But he won't stay in the Midwest for long. As "Woolf" gained momentum in the days leading up to the Tonys, Letts was announced as a series regular on the third season of Showtime's "Homeland," which shoots this summer in Charlotte, N.C.


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Let me be clear up front that I don't really have a "point" to this dicussion. It's just something I found online and thought was really interesting. The topic is the following verse, which is from the New International Version of the Bible (Jesus speaking):
"Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
There is also a similar verse, although phrased differently:
"Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened."
(For context, I recommend looking up the rest of the chapters, though Matthew 16:28 is fairly self-contained.)
Whenever looking at something such as this, I like to ask "what do Christians think this means?" And by "Christians," I mean Christians who actually read the Bible and care about what it says. So in looking, I found the following discussion on a Christian website: http://www.thechristadelphians.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=11112.
The discussion is pretty interesting in general, for those who are into this sort of thing. But what strikes me as particularly noteworthy is at the bottom, where a single comment asks if Jesus could have been mistaken. This is immediately followed by a post by a moderator explaining the religious convictions of the forum, and the discussion ends.
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Of course we know what that phrase means, but its actual meaning is unacceptable to modern-day Christians so they have to cloud the passage in mystery and pretend like there's some great metaphor at work here.
What the passage says is perfectly clear. It says the Kingdom of Yahweh will be established in the lifetime of his audience. It shows an apocalyptic Jesus who believes in an imminent cataclysmic event.
He was wrong.
Hi The Nerd,
"Really? Even the people who think Jesus was a real person say that most of what is attributed to him was probably a collage of several contemporary apocalyptic preachers, not to mention how heavily edited it all is."
Really? Which 'people' are this?
Do these 'people' include academic historians? Does this list of 'people' include Bart Ehrman? No? How about Geza Vermes - does he think this? No? Paula Frederiksen perhaps, did she make the list? No again? Perhaps Dale Allison then? David Dugan? Bruze Metzger? Roger Pearse?
My oh my, apparently the list of people who think Jesus was a real person is much, much shorter than I thought. It seems like most of the people who you're talking about say the exact opposite of what you claim they say.
Could it be that you're just completely talking out of your ass?
Kind regards,
Having read pretty much everything Ehrman wrote on early Christianity in the last two decades, allow me to be somewhat skeptical of the claim that Ehrman - after having academically defended the apocalyptic preacher Jesus for over a decade - was suddenly arguing for the collage Jesus at your 2-day seminar.
Though it is true that the difference between Ehrman the scholar and Ehrman the popular writer can be quite staggering, so you could very well be right. But I'll stick to the academic position he's argued for, not the popular version he kind of likes to sell.
And I'll note the silence on the six others that I've named. There's plenty more of where those came from.
Hi The Nerd,
Alright. I've never seen Ehrman argue anything like that in an academic context, so I'm curious about what exactly it is he argued. Are the lectures available online or in some written format?
As for the uncomfortable corner, I'm sorry but you sort of painted yourself in that one when you claimed that "Even the people who think Jesus was a real person say that most of what is attributed to him was probably a collage of several contemporary apocalyptic preachers, not to mention how heavily edited it all is."
The fact of the matter is that that is not true: "the people who think Jesus was a real person" comprise a large spectrum of viewpoints, but the idea that Jesus was a collage of several apocalyptic preachers and that this applies to "most of what is attributed to him" is certainly not universal or even mainstream. (Even if I'm nice and give you the benefit of the doubt on Ehrman.)
You made a generalising statement about academics and it so happens that that characterisation is wrong; the view you outlined is not mainstream. I get snippy when people make bald assertions like that, especially when they turn out to be wrong.
And you're right to say that this has nothing to do with atheism, but we're in one of the history-oriented parts of the site so I'm not sure why you're bringing that up.
Kind regards,
Hi Wanda,
"I think it's interesting that so many non-believers seem to believe that Jesus really existed despite the fact that there is virtually no independent historical evidence outside the bible which documents that he was a real person. There is in fact much more evidence that suggests he is a collage of several other mythical characters culled from various religions. Therefore it's unlikely he said, much less meant, anything at all."
Those are quite some claims right there.
I mean, as John D pointed out, over the last few decades there's been a whole host of books (none of them academic, peer reviewed or well-sourced, but books nonetheless) repopularising the 19th Century ideas about Jesus being a "collage" of several other characters.
I've read books, articles and essays claiming parallels between Jesus and Dionysus, as well as Horus, Krishna, Osiris, Hercules, Buddha, Orpheus,... There's also books that argue that Jesus was an amalgamation of other Jewish preachers of the time (ranging from Hillel to Honi the Circle-Drawer to the Egyptian Prophet) or even figures like Titus, Caesar, Augustus, Vespasian and even Constantine. And there's many, many more.
Either all these people are on to something (even though actual academics unanimously think this is total crap), or they're consciously or unconsciously falling into the same traps when investigating history...
If you want to look -as you just said- "at an issue from various angles to determine what might be an accurate assessment of the facts", then maybe you should open a new thread (because it is slightly off-topic here) and we can figure out which is which.
Kind regards,
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The Long Term Future of Wrestling After the Big Weekend in Atlanta
By Kevin Kelly
You know what would have helped WrestleMania? A signature win… that career-defining moment that elevates someone to the next level. Last Sunday's event had none of that…
The biggest story for me from this weekend is the multiple reports that Vince can't make up his mind. Word was everything was up for discussion, on the table and in a state of flux. So what you wind up with is… nothing. A great Taker-HHH match surrounded by a substantial fart.
Same thing can happen at any UFC event as well… not all of them are magic. But when you've got so many good matchups you can rely on, Dana White knows it'll just be a matter of time before something else clicks. That's what happens when you have a deep talent roster.
Vince was confident when he told us all in the production meeting that Mankind was going to beat the Rock that night to become WWE Champion. He laid out the whole narrative and that was how it went down. Mick gets the signature win, WCW kills themselves by burying Foley's win next Monday and business was red hot. That's what you get with Vince confident in his decision-making.
So, why is Vince unsure? Well, when Mick won the belt, he beat the Rock, had Stone Cold providing interference, joined in by Hunter, X-Pac and the New Age Outlaws. Seven top guys, just for one segment. When you've got a stacked lineup like this, you write names on a page, tell them what you want and sit back and relax.
Today, Vince has a lineup of good talent but is anyone at the level of Rock, Austin or even Mick Foley? Cena is a tremendous star but half the crowd hates him. Orton is money but I don't think Randy likes being liked. He'd like to do bad things to good people… He's Jake Roberts, not Stone Cold.
The rest of the roster? Lots of good athletes… nice enough guys but who is strong enough to get CM Punk over so he gets to the next level? Punk's Twitter war with Stone Cold gave me hope and it may not be finished yet. But facts are facts… Years of lean Talent Development, unfortunate short-term departures and an ignorant creative team that helped drive away good wrestlers has left cupboards bare with little hope for immediate turnaround.
The reason why WrestleMania 27 was just "eh"? Bad decisions in 2003 forward…
While WWE had their big event of the year, ROH was in midtown Atlanta at Center Stage, with shows on Friday and Saturday. Wrestling fans from all over the world watched the matches and the feedback has been just about unanimously positive. In 2010, ROH lost a sizeable chunk of their upper-tier roster but they have confidently reloaded, relying on the correct instincts of smart wrestling people. Instead of sinking in 2011, ROH had one of their most-viewed weekends in their history.
So what's the difference between the WWE and ROH? Simply put, it's the decision-makers and the decision-making process. With Triple H now taking over the talent development in the WWE, will he have the freedom to make the right decisions? I believe he can sit with Vince and tell him what to do. Vince respects Hunter as much as he ever respected Pat Patterson. That can work but will others muddy the water?
The smart wrestling folks present new talent to ROH owner Cary Silken, he asks good questions but ultimately, Cary trusts the people he's put in those positions to make the right decisions. That's how it works best in wrestling. Free of agendas, talent development feeds the best coal into the engine. Watch it heat up! Throw stone and sand into the fire and it will leave everyone cold.
When the WWE was on the road back in 1996, 1997 and 1998, Jim Ross, Bruce Prichard and Jim Cornette brought the best to the table for consideration by Vince McMahon. Recommendations by Jerry Brisco, Bret Hart and others helped as well. Not every talent signing worked but Austin, Ken Shamrock, the Hardy's, Ron Simmons, Mick Foley, Edge, Christian, Val Venis and many others did work.
Smart wrestling minds put the right combinations together on paper… mix in some good luck and voila! Magic is made…
The key is "smart wrestling minds".
By the way, this sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus is as close as many of you will ever get to a WWE creative meeting… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0I4OQi7CQ Total fiction? Perhaps, but it's scary close to the real thing.
Michael Cole has lots of heat. Nuclear Heat. But the best finish at WrestleMania would have been Cole pinned clean in the middle, stretchered out and then off TV for months. Tapes start to play, highlighting his desire to return, apologies about. Maybe, eventually, with forgiveness, he returns to promptly throw a fireball in Lawler's face. OK, in the PG-era, that might not fly but how could they think the crummy finish they came up with would help anyone?
But the best part is fans got to hear JR at 'Mania and everyone loved it. Wrestling announcing is about skilled storytelling. Announcers that simply shout out move names do nothing for anyone because it's not the move; it's the reason behind the move and the result of the move. When announcers tell stories, they engage the audience. I thought Dave Prazak and I told some great stories during "Honor Takes Center Stage", weaving in storytelling with heat-of-the-moment emotions.
But the audience must connect with the matches… who is fighting and what are they fighting about. Clear goals and easy-to-digest concepts. Why are they rivals? It's what works in all sports and wrestling is no different. Has the WWE noticed that soap operas are going the way of dial-up? Long-time iconic shows like "Guiding Light" and "As The World Turns" bit the dust in the last twelve months. Fans want reality TV…
Sports is reality TV. MMA is reality TV. Good pro wrestling is reality TV.
It's not "Kentucky Fried Chicken" anymore but KFC still sells greasy chicken.
So what's the future for the WWE?
Thoughts? Questions? Twitter me @realkevinkelly or email me at email@example.com
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Obvious Child' has been discussed far and wide for its mature, sensitive and funny approach to the topic of abortion and yet I have not seen one comment on the fact that this movie also makes mainstream (and yes, funny) the topic of cervical mucus.
In the opening scene stand-up comedian Donna (played by real-life comedian Jenny Slate) is performing on stage at her local open mic night. She wraps up with a joke about the state of her underwear and how, she describes, her underpants sometimes look like they have "crawled out of a tub of cream cheese."
She claims that they often embarrass her by looking as such during sexual encounters, something she feels is not sexy.
Of course, by "cream cheese" I immediately assumed Donna meant cervical mucus. Unless she is supposed to have a vaginal infection – which seeing as it is not discussed amongst the other myriad bodily function-centric conversations in the movie, I doubt to be the case – then it's clear she is detailing her experience of cervical mucus.
Later on that night, when Donna meets and goes home with a guy, has sex and then wakes up in bed with him the following morning, she sees that her underwear is laying next to the guy's head on the pillow. Not only that, but this is one of those situations she finds embarrassing as the underwear is actually covered in the aforementioned "cream cheese" or cervical mucus. She cringes, retrieves the underwear and hastily puts it back on under the covers.
At this scene we can assume that the presence of visible cervical mucus indicates that the character is in fact fertile at this time during the movie. Even if we didn't know this movie was about unplanned pregnancy, perhaps we would know now. Apparently Donna is not on hormonal birth control, and she's not sure if, in their drunkenness, they used a condom properly. So, I speculate, if Donna had known she was fertile and that the "cream cheese" in her underwear was actually one of the handy signs of fertility her body provides, then she may have taken Plan B and not had to worry about an abortion. But, then, of course, we wouldn't have had the rest of this movie. We would have had a very different movie – a movie someone should also make.
But it goes to show how some body literacy might go a long way in helping women make more informed choices. The abortion sets her back $500 and causes some emotional turmoil. A dose of Plan B is cheaper and easier to obtain, although not without some side effects. Maybe even, we can speculate, if Donna had known she was fertile she might have avoided PIV [Penis In Vagina] sex that night.
It's great to see a movie approach the choice of abortion as though it really were, well, a choice. But isn't it interesting that in doing so it shows how women can be hampered in their choices by a lack of body literacy?
We often see women in movies discussing their "fertile time" in regards to wanting to get pregnant – and so meeting their husbands to have sex at the optimum time in usually funny, crazy scenarios. Sometimes we have seen women taking their temperature or using ovulation tests and calendars to figure this out. However, I think this might be the first mention of cervical mucus in cinema.
I had the honor of seeing this movie with longtime abortion rights and women's health activist Carol Downer and getting to discuss it with her after. Carol pioneered the self-help movement and self-examination, adding much to our collective knowledge of our bodies.
This is what she had to say:
"I enjoy the genre of romantic comedies with all their faults; I'm not as critical of them as I am of other genres, and 'Obvious Child' more than met my expectations.
I particularly liked 'Obvious Child.' I liked the uninhibited tipsy lovemaking scenes that showed casual sex at its best. Then, the complications that arose when she found out she was pregnant and needed to have an abortion and when he continued to be very interested in having a real relationship rang absolutely true to me. It's just our luck, isn't it, to get pregnant when there's no realistic way to continue the pregnancy? The women, married or unmarried, who get abortions have some variation of this experience. When we have such bad timing, it's the pits! I loved that their relationship grew in facing the regrettable necessity of the abortion and the recovery together, and you get the feeling that the relationship has a good future ahead of it. A darned good story."


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Report: Boxer Micky Ward cancels planned endorsement of Scott Brown
Scott Brown's plans for an endorsement today by famed Lowell boxer Micky Ward, of "The Fighter'' fame, were cancelled after Ward said he learned about the Massachusetts Republican's stance on labor unions and gay marriage.
The Sun of Lowell reported this morning that Ward told the newspaper on Thursday he "admired Brown's spirit and respected the way he could 'go out there and listen and talk like a guy who is positive and wants to do right by us.'''
But the paper said Ward called back about a half-hour later to reverse his decision.
"I can't support Scott Brown,'' the newspaper quoted him as saying. "I just can't do it.''
The former boxer added: "I found out Scott (Brown) is anti-union and I'm a Teamster guy. I found out he's also against gay marriage, and I say if you love someone, you should have the same rights no matter who you are.''
As a state senator, Brown opposed gay marriage, but he recently voted in favor of repealing the military's "don't ask-don't tell'' ban on gays openly serving in the armed forces. He argues that gay marriage is settled law in Massachusetts, the first state to allow it.
And while Brown's Democratic reelection opponent, Elizabeth Warren, enjoys support from some of her party's traditional labor supporters, the senator – a former model – is himself a union member.
He has cultivated votes in working-class South Boston and touted his own backing by union laborers. And he says his top priority is job creation, which the senator has argued will benefit both union and non-union workers.
Brown spokeswoman Alleigh Marre said in a statement: "Scott Brown respects Micky Ward and respects his views.''
Ward has become a blue-collar folk hero not only in the Merrimack Valley but across the country for his boxing exploits, chronicled in an Academy Award-winning movie adaptation featuring actors Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Melissa Leo.
Brown, who has cultivated an everyman image during his two years in the Senate, mentioned today's endorsement when he met with reporters on Thursday upon arriving in Tampa to attend the closing session of the Republican National Convention.
It was to come a week after Warren visited Arthur Ramalho's West End Gym in Lowell – where Ward trained – to receive the endorsement of Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy.
This morning, however, Brown's staff would not tell the Globe where the Ward endorsement was to occur.
Shortly thereafter, The Sun published its blog post revealing that the event had been cancelled.


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The Wadi Rum Protected Area in Jordan has been declared a World Heritage Site, becoming the 211th natural site to join UNESCO's prestigious list.
In addition, the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany, an extension to the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians, an existing World Heritage Site in Slovakia and Ukraine, has also been approved by the World Heritage Committee.
IUCN, the independent advisory body on nature to UNESCO, presented the findings of its comprehensive evaluations of the natural values of 13 nominated sites to the World Heritage Committee and recommended for inscription three sites. The Lakes System in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, the Ningaloo Coast in Australia and the Ogasawara Islands in Japan were all added to the World Heritage List yesterday.
The Wadi Rum Protected Area in Jordan, a mixed natural and cultural site added to the List today, is located in the southern part of Jordan close to the border with Saudi Arabia and forms a major part of the Hisma desert. The highly varied desert landscape is the product of millions of years of geological processes, and thousands of years of interactions between humans and nature in a hostile desert environment. The human settlements in Wadi Rum go back to 12,000 years.
"Wadi Rum is composed of scenically stunning natural and cultural attributes in a lived-in desert environment where geology has been the ever-present artist," says Allen Putney, Vice-Chair for World Heritage of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas. "IUCN welcomes this inscription and hopes that it will lead to enhanced protection and management of the site."
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