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John Mellencamp: Thou Shalt Not Permit The Internet To Derail Our Gravy Train
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We've written about John Mellencamp's anti-internet rants before, but this latest one doesn't just take the cake, it takes the whole bakery and turns it into a reality show on the Learning Channel, but with more melodrama and an even looser definition of learning. There's almost too much to unpack here, but let's start with the headline—a particularly audacious version of the "copying is theft" fallacy:
Good News! Ten Commandments Reduced Now to Only Nine
Really now, John? Internet behavior doesn't have any more authority over the ten commandments than vice versa. If it did, we'd already have knocked at least a few more over, since websites stay open on Sunday and graven image machines are a hit on Kickstarter. But let's just sail right on past that, as well as the part where he confirms that he does indeed love music, and meet the bee in his bonnet:
I've been doing this a long time and I'm confounded by the apathy of those who have participated in music-related successes and are now witnessing the demise of the entertainment business as it has existed since the beginning of recorded sound and moving pictures. So here I plan to ask some questions and my hope is offer a solution to the problem.
So, he's confounded by the apathy of the entertainment business in the face of piracy. If only they'd air commercials before movies or something. But, he promises a solution—and we'll save that for later, because I don't want to give away the punchline. He continues:
Tell me where, under today's conditions of de facto indentured servitude, will the new artists come from? If I were a young songwriter today, I would definitely be looking for another way to earn a living. The same would go for the young screenwriter or novelist.
Quiz time, John: What does indentured servitude mean? Time's up, because you already used the term in the most ironically wrong way possible. Indentured servitude means working for no wages in order to pay off a debt to your employer for an initial outlay of cash that allowed you to commence the work. Sound familiar? Because to me it sounds like a traditional record label contract, not something new or anything related to piracy or the internet. And, in case you didn't notice, there are countless new artists everywhere. The internet has enabled more artists to share what they create with the world—and to earn money with it—than ever before in history.
But that's not all Mellencamp is worried about:
And what about the guy who only had one or two hit records 10 or 50 years ago? What happens to this guy who depends on that income to support his family if people are stealing those songs now? Tough luck, right?
Well basically, yeah—tough luck. Were we supposed to shed a tear because a musician can't live comfortably forever on the back of "one or two hit records 10 or 50 years ago," and might have to actually produce some new material or else find some other way to earn his living? Copyright is supposed to encourage creativity, not act as welfare for artists.
So what does he have to say about all the artists who have figured out amazing new ways to make lots of money? If you guessed "it's a fluke, plus something at least mildly original and not totally debunked," then you're half-right.
And to all you bloggers who have prophesized that this new way is going to somehow provide sustainable careers? Your prophecies did not and will never come true. If there is the occasional sparkle of success, it usually turns out to be nothing more than a novelty, not a new business model.
So we can add Mellencamp to the list of people who have, apparently, been waiting for someone to tell them what the magic-bullet business model is, while smarter artists are out figuring out what works best for them and their fan bases. Our mystical blogger prophecies that artists can find new ways to make money will never come true, except for all those times that they have, which were flukes. Duh. Of course, these days there are an awful lot of flukes. Like this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one. And that's just a few that I remembered and could easily look up, rather than any sort of representative sample. But they're all flukes.
Why is thievery allowed to continue on the Internet? And why do people think it's so impossible to correct? Right after radio was invented, they played music and sold advertising. Then it dawned on some: "Hey, they're playing our music, and they're selling advertising on our backs; we should get paid." So performing rights organizations like ASCAP and BMI were established with the express intention of protecting the intellectual property of artists who create it.
But where are ASCAP and BMI today on the new delivery system -- the Internet? Where are the record companies? Where are the book publishers? Where are the unions to which we pay dues that are supposed to protect actors, writers, songwriters, and producers? And, most importantly, where's the government? Apparently everybody's too busy making excuses and shrugging their shoulders to realize their gravy train has gone up the waterspout.
To provide an answer to John's list of questions: fucking everywhere. All of those organizations are heavily active online, collecting money for creators from a roster of legal services that grows longer every day. And, really, if we're talking about "thievery" on the internet, perhaps we should look at some of those collection societies who seem to be taking money from artists and not giving it back.
And the entertainment industry is most certainly not "shrugging their shoulders" and failing to notice whatever the hell their gravy train is supposedly doing. They love their gravy train, and are fighting tooth and nail to protect it. But, like "indentured servitude", John doesn't seem to know what "gravy train" means, and yet he has accidentally used it in an accurate way. A gravy train is a way of making lots of money with little to no effort (like say living off the profits of decades-old songs) and it's exactly the kind of thing you don't want in a functioning economy. A gravy train is something society resents, and something we try to take away from those who have it. John's right about one thing: the entertainment industry has been riding one for a long time.
If you can believe it, all that was just a preamble to his main point, the promised solution to all the woes of artists and the entertainment business. Turns out it's extremely simple, as facile solutions to complex issues often are: repeal the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA.
[The DMCA] was supposed to bring U.S. copyright law into the digital age but it included something called "Safe Harbor Provisions" that basically says that each artist is responsible for retrieving his own merchandise and shutting down anyone stealing their property, which is kind of a joke.
This law now, unintentionally, allows big search engines -- like Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. -- to be the equivalent of a department store as both provide and sell many services and products. Let's say that Ralph Lauren has his merchandise in Macy's. If someone shop lifts it out of the store, he's told, "Hey Ralph, your stuff's being stolen off of our shelves. You better go try to collect your money for it. It's not our problem or responsibility since all we do is make your stuff available to non-paying customers..." In other words, under the Safe Harbor Provisions, search engines behave like unpoliced department stores where anyone can steal whatever they want with no real threat of significant repercussions.
I could write a whole post about those few sentences, but let's try to run through some of the glaring problems here. Firstly, the vast majority of copyright infringement is a civil issue, not a criminal one—so it has always been the copyright holder's responsibility to bring action against infringers. The DMCA's safe harbors are about liability—they say that you must go after the person who actually infringed on your copyright, not the provider of the tool they used. In other words, you have to hold the correct person responsible. Such protection is the backbone of the internet as we know it—without it, not only would websites be unable to allow user participation, even ISPs would be unable to provide open internet access and protect customer privacy.
But Mellencamp's primary concern is, apparently, search engines. We've heard this one plenty of times before, but perhaps never so ineptly described as it is here. The analogy to a department store is stupid in so many directions that it's like some kind of memetic virus, and I'm getting a headache trying to write a response. For one thing, retailers buy their stock up front and then re-sell it. If it gets stolen, it's their loss, not Ralph Lauren's. Secondly, Google doesn't have "stock" that people can "steal," it's a damn search engine, and the DMCA's safe harbors don't turn it into an "unpoliced department store." In Mellencamp's shoplifting analogy, the DMCA would be the law that says you can't sue the manufacturer of the shoplifter's car, or the company that made his backpack, or any of the other entities that provided tools he used while breaking the law—and that's what he finds unacceptable.
To put it plainly, radio kept track of their playlists, record stores kept track of their sales, each movie theater counted tickets, each bookstore kept track of books sold, and why? Because the law required it and the manufacturers demanded it. And so the same should apply to search engines. They should be governed in the same manner but they're not. The Safe Harbor Provisions allow intellectual property to be stolen because the search engines are not held accountable.
Search engines do not provide content. It's pretty hard to violate copyright while staying on Google—you have to click through to the site that is actually providing the infringing material. The only reason to attempt to pin blame on search engines is that it's convenient for copyright holders (or because someone doesn't understand how the internet works), not because it makes any sense for them to bear liability. And it's not at all clear what Mellencamp is asking search engines to count... the number of people who click on links to sites that contain infringing content? How is Google, or anyone other than the copyright holder, supposed to tell? There's no magic "detect infringement" algorithm—even real live humans struggle with the nuances of the law.
If anti-piracy legislation were the order of the day servers, wherever they may be including the mythical "cloud," could and would be shut down thanks to technologies that have been developed and successfully employed during the fight against terrorism. The means to get this done actually exists; what we're lacking, at the moment, is the will to do it.
Wait, what? Did John Mellencamp just call for drone strikes on the Pirate Bay, or does he think copyright filter technology was an important part of the war on terror? Either way, he needs to learn that taking down sites has proven to be futile, since replacements always pop up in no time. But then we get back to the hilarious premise that is peppered throughout the article: the notion that the entertainment industry is not trying hard enough. It sounds like he slept through the SOPA and PIPA fight, when anti-piracy legislation was very much the "order of the day", and that order was overruled by the people.
For the final paragraph of Mellencamp's rant, let's get granular:
The entertainment business has been criminally assaulted by wrong-headed thinking that says we need to keep up with the Internet.
If by "criminally assaulted" he means it feels like they need to be beaten over the head with it, then I agree. As for keeping up with the internet, maybe he's right—in a previous rant he called the internet "the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb," and look what happened when everyone was worried about keeping up with that. Plus, as War Games taught us, there can only be bad news when the two coincide.
No, search engines need to abide and adhere to the laws that have governed this country for over 200 years.
And what about laws that have governed the country for 16 years? It's odd for John to be so fixated on respecting the law, since his entire premise is that we should stop respecting the DMCA's safe harbors. But maybe he's only interested in laws that have been around for two centuries—so I guess we should return a copyright term of 14 years, applicable only to maps, charts and books. That I can get behind.
It's a moral imperative. Thou shalt not steal. Ring a bell?
Yes, it's the same non-applicable tenet you brought up in the headline. If someone was stealing something, you'd have a point. Since they're not, you don't.
Calling it progress, ol' Hoss, don't make it right.
And calling it wrong doesn't make it disappear.
Filed Under: copyright, dmca, john mellencamp, music industry, ten commandments


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An original mid-20th-century watercolour painting, PJ Haughton Village View.
A lovely fresh watercolour depicting a hamlet of houses.
Signed lower right.
In good condition for its age.
32.3cm x 48.4cm.
This painting is from a collection of watercolours we have by P.J. Haughton, many of which depict landscapes around the North East of England. Haughton painted the Hartlepool coastal area in County Durham, including landmarks such as Hart Windmill and St Hilda's Church - built by the Normans and for centuries known as the Jewel of Herterpol. Many of the scenes are quintessentially English, with old stone cottages, country gardens and rocky coastlines. Haughton's painting style is crisp and clean, and the artist utilises contrast of light and dark to bring the landscape scenes to life – summer sunlight across parks and fields, glistening autumnal puddles on country lanes, and luminous snowy winter mornings.


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David Tennant (born David John McDonald on 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr. in the 2005 film adaptation, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Tennant was born in Bathgate, West Lothian and grew up with his brother Blair and sister Karen in Ralston, Renfrewshire, where his father Alexander was the local Church of Scotland minister. Tennant's maternal great-grandparents, William and Agnes Blair, were staunch Protestants from Derry in Northern Ireland and among the signatories of the Ulster Covenant; William was a member of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. Tennant's maternal grandfather, footballer Archie McLeod, met William and Agnes' daughter Nellie while playing for Derry City.
Tennant was educated at Ralston Primary and Paisley Grammar School where he enjoyed a fruitful relationship with English language teacher Moira Robertson, who was among the first to recognise his potential. He acted in school productions throughout primary and secondary school (his talent at this young age was spotted by actress Edith MacArthur, who after seeing his first role aged 11, told his parents she predicted he would become a successful stage actor). He also attended Saturday classes at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. At 16 he passed an audition for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, one of their youngest students, and studied there between the ages of 17-20. He earned a bachelor's degree and was flatmates with friend Louise Delamere.


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Kurt Konolige Joins Willow Garage Management Team
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MENLO PARK, CA – May 15, 2008 – Continuing its investment in Open Source robotics platforms and expanding its senior management team, Willow Garage Inc. today announced the appointment of Kurt Konolige as Senior Researcher. Konolige, previously a Senior Computer Scientist at SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and currently a Consulting Professor at Stanford University's Computer Science Department, is known for his contributions to robotic perception and mapping.
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Effective & Gentle Ways to Cleanse Your Body
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2 – "Effect of Chlorella intake on Cadmium metabolism in rats." Ewha Womans University, South Korea, 2009.*
3 – "Clinical evidence supporting the use of an activated clinoptilolite suspension as an agent to increase urinary excretion of toxic heavy metals." Dove Press Journal: Nutrition and Dietary Supplements, Nov. 3, 1999.
4 – "Wheat grass juice in the treatment of active distal ulcerative colitis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial." Israel Institute of Technology, 2002.
5 – "Effect of dietary kelp on lipid peroxidation and glutathione peroxidase activity in livers of rats given breast carcinogen DMBA." Kitasato University School of Hygienic Sciences, Japan, 1991.*
6 – "The influence of Parachlorella beyerinckii CK-5 on the absorption and excretion of methylmercury (MeHg) in mice." The Journal of Toxicological Sciences, Feb. 2010.*
7 – "Effect of Silibinin on biliary lipid composition. Experimental and clinical study." Università di Padova, Italy, 1991.
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You Ain't Beyonce: 10 Artists Who Should NEVER Drop A Surprise Album
Beyonce changed the game with her self-titled surprise album that sold 617K albums in 3 days and inspired thirsty struggle artists to "shock the world" by dropping surprise albums we're sure to ignore.
Here are ten artists who should NEVER drop a surprise album. Take a look.
Keri Hilson
Beyonce's second biggest fan (#1 Tamar) aka "Serge Ibaka's girlfriend" seems to be enjoying life on the Z-list without the stress of competing with a Pop megastar who never acknowledged her existence.
Any Destiny's Child member not named Beyonce
Kelly is more Supreme than Diana Ross. Michelle is the Black jelly bean of the group. LaTavia probably dresses mannequins at Charlotte Russe. LeToya is like Kelly. And Farrah? Who?
Lauryn Hill
Her surprise album would be 77 minutes of fake deep silence that you could only download with a donation to her PayPal.
Keyshia Cole
"Keyshia Cole dropped a surprise album that's only available at Wet Seal? MUST cop ASAP" — said no one, ever.
Lil' Kim
2 years (and 9 faces) later, and fans STILL haven't received her infamous PayPal album in the mail. Oh, Kimmy.
She was a flop single away from teaching Zumba classes at the YMCA and sold her album on Groupon. Two reasons why "surprise Ciara album" is a waste of a surprise.
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K. Michelle
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Nicki Minaj
She couldn't even sell albums we actually knew about so…
Chris Brown
There was a time when a Chris Brown surprise album would've worked. But that was hundreds of booger sugar snorts ago.
She added an extra "i" to her name, dyed her hair blonde and stayed irrelevant. Cold world.
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Dropsicles Sideshow 2012 - Custom Truck Show
Visiting the Eh Team
Crossing the Northern border is still something that takes some getting used to. There's the pretty (yet, fake looking) Canadian cash, the terrifying zombie warning labels on their smokes, and the quirky lingo that gets tossed around and leaves one wondering what the hell these people are even talking about. But one thing you can bank on when hitting a truck show in the great land of Canadia is the genuinely fantastic people that keep the very fabric of the custom scene tightly knit up there. You'd have to be loony (not loonie) to not want to make a northern trek at least once in your short life.
So what else can you expect from this little show? Well, there's always slick trucks to scope out, but that's a given. There's two days of solid cruising where you'll see everything from grandpa's hundred thousand dollar hot-rod to his punk ass grandson's minitruck sharing the road. It's a beautiful thing. However, the most entertaining slice of fun that Sideshow has to offer is the M.C. for the event—none other than J.D. Zajicek. Dude's got jokes and one-liners for days. If for some reason you're feeling blue, his solid gold wit will bring you back from the dark side at lightspeed, which, takes this amateur tour guide entry back to its most important point.
It's about the people. The boys and girls in the Dropsicles crew will treat you like a friend, whether you're in town to show a vehicle or just walk around. And when you befriend a Canadian, it's for life. See ya next year, hosers!
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Department of Revenue News Release
January 16, 2014Chillicothe License Office contract awarded
JEFFERSON CITY - The Office of Administration, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Revenue, has awarded the management contract for the Chillicothe License Office to Kathryn Harlow of Chillicothe. All license office contracts in Missouri are awarded through a competitive bid process.
Harlow has been the contractor and license office manager of the Chillicothe License Office since 2005. The Chillicothe License Office will remain at its current location at 730 S. Washington St.
In fiscal year 2013, more than 30,000 transactions were conducted at the Chillicothe office, generating approximately $101,894 in agent processing fees.
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Transportation Camp San Francisco Bay Area
Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
Keynote Speakers
Ed Reiskin, Director of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Kevin Novak, Senior Data Scientist, Uber
Michal Migurski, Chief Technology Officer, Code for America
Thank you to OpenPlans for organizing the TransportationCamp series!
Thank you to our supporters and sponsors for making this event possible!
Principal Sponsors
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Supporting Sponsors
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About TransportationCamp
TransportationCamp is an unconference bringing together transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in the intersection of urban transportation and technology.
Learn more at http://transportationcamp.org/
Visit our official website here http://transportationcamp.org/san-francisco-bay-area-2013/
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Event Schedule
Saturday, November 16
8:00 AM - Registration, breakfast, networking
9:00 AM - Introductions
10:00 AM - Keynote speakers
11:00 AM - Break, agendizing, networking
11:15 AM - Session Block 1 (multiple sessions in different rooms)
12:15 PM - Lunch and more agendizing
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2:30 PM to 3:30 PM - Session Block 3
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4:45 PM - Adjourn to happy hour at Freehouse, just across the street from Wurster Hall (2700 Bancroft Way)
What's an "unconference?"
TransportationCamp brings together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation and technology for learning, debating, connecting, and creating.
This is not a traditional conference: in addition to talks and presentations from big names in transportation and technology, TransportationCamp provides an opportunity for every attendee to be a participant in shaping and leading the event. Be prepared to get involved, meet people, and get busy. Highly recommended pre-event reading: "How a TransportationCamp Works: The Essential Guide."
Major themes of discussion include: open data — best practices and technical challenges, ways to lower the cost of technology for transportation agencies, and creative new approaches to addressing transportation issues.
Session topics and activities are suggested by attendees and organizers leading up to the event. See past topic suggestions for TransportationCamp East and West here.
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I felt completely alone at my new school, but I learned that the Lord loved me and would help me in times of need.
Students flooded the hallways going every which way to get to their classes. There were 1,500 students crowded into a high school built for 1,000. Ironically, every time the bell rang I found myself trudging through the masses but feeling completely alone.
As an 11th-grader at a new school, I was growing to hate high school. At the beginning of the year, I had put forth great effort to introduce myself to people and initiate conversations with others. But as the weeks passed, I began to feel invisible. I sat alone in my classes, never spoke, and eventually stopped smiling.
I had been the class president and a cheerleader just the year before at my old school, and my family began to worry as they saw my demeanor change from bubbly and enthusiastic to sad and distressed. My dad would ask, "How was school?" and all I could mutter was, "Fine," before heading upstairs to my room to cry. Ashamed of my failed attempts at making friends, I lied to my parents, not telling them that instead of eating lunch with my classmates, I went hungry each day and studied in the library by myself.
It was at that moment, in the midst of the bustling hallway, that I felt closer to the Savior than I ever had before.
Toward the end of the school year, I reached my breaking point, surprising myself at the response I gave one day to my dad's usual question. "I don't want to go back," I told him. "I hate my life." Seeing the hurt and concern on his face only made me feel worse. That night as I got ready for bed, I knelt down and poured out my heart to the Lord, praying longer and harder than I ever had before. Instead of praying that I would find friends at school, I prayed that I would simply find worth and joy in my life again.
The next morning at school I found myself silently praying that I would be comforted. As the bell rang for the first class and the hallways began to fill up, I focused on my prayer. Surprisingly, my nervous anxiety seemed to melt away and was immediately replaced by a sense of calm. It was at that moment, in the midst of the bustling hallway, that I felt closer to the Savior than I ever had before. I felt His arms seemingly wrap around me in a warm embrace of understanding and reassurance.
I turned to the Lord often during the rest of that year, and I continue to rely on Him now. Although I did not have a huge group of friends, I did make several close friends that year—friends that have become some of my best friends in the years since. Looking back, I am grateful for that difficult experience, because it helped make the transition to college an easy one. I learned that the Lord saw me, one of His precious daughters, as having infinite worth. He will always be there to help us through moments of desperation, and we can recognize His presence with us if we pray to feel His loving embrace.
The First Presidency on Loneliness
"Heavenly Father wants you to check in with Him through sincere and fervent prayer. Remember, you are never alone. Never forget that you are loved. Never doubt that someone surely cares for you" (Thomas S. Monson, "A Time to Choose," Ensign, May 1995, 98).
"We never need to feel that we are alone or unloved in the Lord's service because we never are. We can feel the love of God. The Savior has promised angels on our left and our right to bear us up [see D&C 84:88]. And He always keeps His word" (Henry B. Eyring, "Mountains to Climb," Ensign, May 2012, 26).
"You will not feel loneliness, sorrow, pain, or discouragement forever. We have the faithful promise of God that He will neither forget nor forsake those who incline their hearts to Him [see Hebrews 13:5]. Have hope and faith in that promise. Learn to love your Heavenly Father and become His disciple in word and in deed" (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "You Matter to Him," Ensign, Nov. 2011, 22).


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Rural educators face special challenges in trying to improve student achievement. Teachers are often asked to instruct on a wide variety of subjects. They may teach to several grade levels at once. School choice and tutoring options may be complicated by logistics.
Building On Results: A Blueprint for Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act recognizes and addresses the challenges of rural education. New teachers in small, rural school districts will have additional time to meet Highly Qualified Teacher requirements. Larger rural districts will have the flexibility to use federal funds that are currently available to only the smallest districts. And larger per-child Supplemental Educational Services (SES) amounts will be provided for qualified low-income rural students to receive free tutoring and after-school instruction.
Support for Rural Education:
Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) This program provides financial assistance to rural districts through their states to help them meet their adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals. Funds may be used to recruit and retain teachers, offer professional development, purchase education technology, support parental involvement strategies or improve school safety. For FY 2008, $169 million has been proposed for REAP.
Advanced Classes A significant increase ($85 million, for a total of $122 million) has been proposed for FY 2008 to train teachers to lead Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. The proposal is part of the President's Academic Competitiveness Initiative. In addition, new Academic Competitiveness Grants are providing financial incentives for students in rural areas and elsewhere to take rigorous courses in high school and college.
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California's Attorney General, the former Governor and former Oakland Mayor, Jerry Brown isn't even defending the people in this case. He's called for the will of the people he represents to be overturned.
Supporters of the initiative are calling for prayer. Bill May, chair of San Francisco Based Catholics for the Common Good (the good one) issued this statement today:
"The cases challenging Prop 8 are not about same-sex 'marriage', but instead the rights of California citizens to amend their constitution to define marriage. We are confident that the justices will decide this issue based on the law, and the law is clearly on our side."
Constitutional revision:
"Even Prop 8 opponent, Attorney General Jerry Brown, expressed doubt about the validity of the plaintiff's claim that the 14 words of Prop 8 constituted a fundamental restructuring of government that would have required legislative review before the measure went to the voters."
Attorney General's arguments:
"The Attorney General's arguments suggest the California Supreme Court should be the final arbiter over what sovereign rights voters have to amend their constitution. That would place the Court above the entire government, the constitution and the rights reserved to the voters by the constitution itself."
Last week, Catholics for the Common Good announced a novena for judges and attorneys starting on Ash Wednesday and ending on March 5. It has received tremendous support nationally.
And Ron Prentice, chair of ProtectMarriage.com issued the following statement yesterday:
All our briefs have been filed. Our attorneys are fully prepared. Our supporters held a Day of Prayer for Proposition 8 last Sunday. Now tomorrow, the fate of Proposition 8 will be in the hands of the California Supreme Court.
We have confidence that the Court will uphold Proposition 8. Why do we believe this? Because the law is clearly on our side. Proposition 8 has become Article 1, Section 7.5 of the California Constitution, and though some justices on the Court may not agree with the decision the people made in adopting Prop 8 and defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, we are very confident that the Court will respect the right of the people to have decided this issue. The people have reserved to themselves the sovereign right to define their constitution. By a 600,000 vote margin, they voted to enshrine the traditional definition of marriage in the constitution. As Dean Kenneth W. Starr has told the court in his brilliantly written briefs, "The constitution has now been amended by the sovereign people who are its creators. That is the beginning and end of this case."
The legal issues before the Supreme Court tomorrow are primarily procedural and deal with whether Proposition 8 was a properly enacted constitutional amendment. This is a very different legal battle than when the Court decided last year to interpret the constitution to provide a right to marry for same-sex couples. Now, the constitution is plainly clear that only traditional marriage is valid in California. Thus, the main issue before the court is whether the people had the right to enact Prop 8 in the first instance. Our opponents argue that Prop 8 was so sweeping that it constituted a fundamental revision of the constitution. But as we detailed in our legal briefs, the law is clear that the people had the right to enact Prop 8, and properly exercised it. Here are excerpts from our briefs:
"There is no higher legal authority within California to which the judiciary can appeal."
"Proposition 8's brevity is matched only by its clarity. There are no conditional clauses, exceptions, exemptions, or exclusions. Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
Describing Proposition 8 as a revision to the state constitution, "depends on characterizing Proposition 8 as a radical departure from the fundamental principles of the California Constitution. But that portrayal is wildly wrong. Proposition 8 is limited in nature and effect. It does nothing more than restore the definition of marriage to what it was and always had been under California law before June 16, 2008 – and to what the people had repeatedly willed that it be throughout California's history. It is now part of the state constitution."
On the Attorney General's novel contention that even though Proposition 8 was a validly enacted amendment, it should still be invalidated as violating the right to liberty of same-sex couples, "[This position is] utterly without foundation in this Court's case law. His theory fails at every level. The Attorney General is inviting this Court to declare a constitutional revolution that would fundamentally alter the role of the judiciary, putting judges in the role of supreme overseer of the people's constitution-making power, a result patently contrary to popular sovereignty."
Please keep our attorneys, Ken Starr and Andrew Pugno, and committee representatives in your prayers tomorrow as they represent the majority of California who support traditional marriage. Pray also for wisdom for the justices of the Court to show respect for the people's decision to enact Proposition 8. Finally, pray that our opponents understand that our support of Proposition 8 is to preserve traditional marriage, not to take rights away from anybody.
The Supreme Court's hearing will be broadcast live at 9:00am pacific time on the California Channel. Check your local cable system for channel location. It is also available online at www.calchannel.com.
We have all worked so hard to get to this point. ProtectMarriage.com is the only group that will appear before the Supreme Court to uphold the vote of the people enacting Prop 8 and affirm traditional marriage as the law of the land. Pray that our efforts will be rewarded with a just decision from the California Supreme Court.


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The GOP's new target: Ashley Judd
She's not even a candidate yet.
But the GOP opposition research machine is already in full froth over what it views as perhaps the juiciest 2014 target: Ashley Judd, who is exploring a challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
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Republicans are homing in with glee on the actress and activist, picking apart her views and statements and compiling a thick compendium of speeches, writings and tweets. What they found: Judd may not have a legislative record, but she has left quite a paper trail.
( Also on POLITICO: Ashley Judd gives poignant talk at D.C. forum)
This early opposition research effort seems as much about scaring Democrats nationally about a Judd candidacy as informing Kentuckians before Judd even decides to make the race.
"Ms. Judd has a bit of a habit of making bizarre comments and observations that will put Democratic officials and candidates across the country in uncomfortable positions," said Brad Dayspring, a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. "As for Kentucky, well let's just say that Ms. Judd's comments are outlandish for Hollywood, never mind Covington."
The latest of Judd's unorthodox views to rise to the surface courtesy of the GOP is a 2006 statement about why she doesn't have children — which Republicans say will not sit well in Kentucky. "It's unconscionable to breed, with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries," Judd said. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), who has been advising Judd, said that the actress was speaking for herself, and added that people in Kentucky understand the word "breeding."
In a disjointed talk at George Washington University Friday, Judd, 44, may have given her opponents more fodder by referencing U2 rocker Bono, her dog being on a hunger strike and her extravagant travels. "We winter in Scotland. We're smart like that," she told students.
( PHOTOS: Ashley Judd speaks at George Washington University)
"She's well aware of what might get thrown at her,"said Yarmuth, who believes Judd is going to enter the campaign and can withstand the heat.
"She is going to get so much free publicity, and she will have plenty of opportunity to define who she is on her own terms. And it might be a bit risky for Mitch to go after her in a nasty way — she's very likable."
But free publicity can cut both ways, and there's some evidence the GOP effort is hitting its target in portraying her as an Hollywood elitist. In addition to her liberal positions on social issues, Judd's anti-coal stance in a coal-mining state has gotten wide attention. Kentucky Public Radio recently published a survey of 14 Democratic state legislators, many of whom were skeptical that Judd was the right choice to beat McConnell.
"I mean, she's got some issues that would hurt her up in Eastern Kentucky," Democratic state Rep. Walter Blevins told the radio station. House Speaker Greg Stumbo was blunt: "Given her position on mining, it would probably be a race that Democrats like myself would have trouble supporting her."
Noted a McConnell campaign adviser, who asked not to be named: "We truly believe that if she were to run, her candidacy would have the capacity to be the liberal Democrat version of Todd Akin for the rest of the Democratic candidates running in '14."
( Also on POLITICO: Ashley Judd met with Dem campaign honchos)
Nonetheless, Judd is a big-name celebrity who would have no trouble raising Hollywood money and drawing attention to the race. But beyond that, party sources refuse to talk about her intentions.


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Rock Museum announces hours.
The Savin Rock Museum, 6 Rock St., has reopened its doors to the public after a season of hibernation.
The hours of the museum, which is open to early December, are from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays and 4 to 7 p.m. weekends.
Admission is $4, but is $2 for adults 60 and older and children under 12.
The museum, based in the lower level of the Savin Rock Conference Center, chronicles West Haven's 363-year history. It displays artifacts from the old Savin Rock amusement park and its dependable fire service, Engine & Hose Company 1, as well as relics dating to Colonial times.
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Visit the gift shop, which sells official Savin Rock memorabilia, or call 203-934-0471 to arrange a private tour for 10 or more. For information, call 203-937-3566
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"One of the emergent great guitarists."
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"As a jazz lover, I have sat front row to see greats such as Joe Pass, Joe Diorio, Anthony Wilson, and Pat Metheny. For those of you who don't realize this already, Peter Sprague has a place right up there with great jazz guitarists of our time. More than just his instrumental and improvisational prowess, Sprague is a writer-composer of positively world-class abilities."
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Fantex IPO tied to 49er star wins fans in debut
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) At least a few investors are rooting for San Francisco 49er tight end Vernon Davis to have a lucrative career.
An unusual stock tied to Davis' earning potential gained $2 to close at $12 Monday in its trading debut. Only 496 of the 421,100 shares sold in the initial public offering by San Francisco startup Fantex Inc. traded Monday.
The stock's 20 percent gain represents a vote of confidence in Davis, an eight-year veteran who has emerged as one of the best tight ends in the National Football League.
This marks the first time a stock has been linked to the performance of a professional athlete, a risky concept that highlights the confluence of sports and business.
"We think it's historic, not just from a sports perspective, but from a finance perspective, too," Fantex CEO Buck French said in an interview.
Skeptics ridicule the Davis tracking stock as a ploy that preys upon the passions of sports fans.
"If you are a serious investor, you can't be putting a lot of money in this," said Ron Heller, a former NFL tight end who now runs his own investment firm, Peritus Asset Management. "You are probably not going to get much money out of it, unless you can sell it to someone dumber than you."
Davis is prohibited from publicly discussing his tracking stock until late May.
Fantex is paying $4 million to Davis in exchange for 10 percent of his income from football and endorsements. The payment came from the IPO proceeds.
Davis, 30, will need to sign a big contract after his current deal with the 49ers expires in 2015 for his Fantex deal to pay off for investors.
Fantex estimates Davis will need to land a contract worth about $33 million to justify the investment in his career. The company is in line to receive $1.2 million to $1.4 million from its share of Davis' earnings under his current 49er contract, according to regulatory filings.
Heller, who played for the 49ers and two other teams before his NFL career ended in 1992, doubts the 49ers or other teams will be willing to pay Davis that much in 2016, when he will be 32 – an age at which most football players are retired.
"Unless the 49ers win a Super Bowl and Vernon has some incredible statistics, he might be done after his current contract," Heller predicted.
The average NFL career lasts just three years, although stars usually play a lot longer. After analyzing the longevity of 212 other tight ends from 1990 through 2010, Fantex concluded Davis should be able to play for a total of nearly 14 years.
Completing the IPO wasn't easy. French started drumming up interest in February, when he traveled to 12 cities across the U.S. in an old bus that former NFL broadcaster John Madden used to ride to his assignments.
Fantex's parent company also promised to buy up to 200,000 shares of the IPO, although that wasn't necessary, French said. Without providing specifics, French said the "vast majority" of the IPO shares were bought by individual investors.
The investors must live in one of 16 states, including California, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania, where trading in the Davis tracking stock has been approved. The stock trades exclusively on an Internet exchange set up by Fantex that is open from noon to 8 p.m. EDT.
Similar tracking stocks are now planned for Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel and Houston Texans running back Arian Foster. Fantex also is trying to negotiate deals with several other athletes in a variety of sports.
"This gives us more credibility," French said of the Davis IPO. "It is no longer us speculating and pontificating about it. It's us now us saying, `It's done."'


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Actress Pamela Anderson stunned guests at the launch of her charity foundation by detailing a catalog of horrific sexual abuse during her childhood.
The shock revelation came as she unveiled The Pamela Anderson Foundation, which will focus on environmentalism and animal rights activism, in front of a crowd of more than 200 during the Cannes Film Festival in France on Friday.
She took to a podium to address revellers and spoke about how her deeply troubled past had prompted her love of nature.
The Baywatch star said, "I feel now might be the time to reveal a few of my most painful memories. At the risk of over-exposing myself, again, or being inappropriate, again, I thought I might share with you why I am doing this."
Anderson has previously revealed she was raped when she was 12 years old, but she shocked the crowd by detailing a string of abusive incidents, alleging she was molested by a female babysitter at the age of six and gang-raped as a teen by a group of young men.
Anderson said, "I did not have an easy childhood. Despite loving parents, I was molested from age six by a female babysitter… I went to a friend's boyfriend's house and his older brother decided to teach me backgammon which led into a back massage, which led into rape. My first heterosexual experience. He was 25 years old and I was 12."
She then added that a high school teenager "decided it would be funny to gang-rape me with six friends. I wanted off this earth."
British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood was on hand to support her friend, but admitted the revelations even came as a shock to her.
She told Britain's The Guardian newspaper, "I did not know she had been through all of that. I have known her a long time now and we are really close."
Actress Pamela Anderson stunned guests at the launch of her charity foundation by detailing a catalog of horrific sexual abuse during her childhood.


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Department of Revenue News Release
March 05, 2013March 26 is Deadline to Submit Bids for Chesterfield License Office
JEFFERSON CITY - Interested groups or individuals will have until later this month to bid to operate the Chesterfield License Office.
The Office of Administration has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) asking for bids to manage the license office. The license office is currently located at 1711 Clarkson Rd. in Chesterfield.
The deadline for submitting a bid for the license office is 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26.
Prospective contractors can submit bids that use the current office location or that propose a new license office location. Proposed license office locations must be within the city limits of Chesterfield.
People or groups interested in submitting a bid to operate the license office may take a tour of the current facility at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14.
During Fiscal Year 2012 (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012), there were 92,855 transactions conducted at the office, and $320,570 in contractor processing fees were generated.
Common transactions that take place at local license offices include renewing or applying for a driver license, renewing or applying for registration on motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors, and applying for titles and paying sales taxes on these units.
The RFP can be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/. To access the RFP, select "Guest" on the home page, click on "Search by Bid Number," then enter B3Z13134 and click the Search button. On the Open Bid Detail page, click on the "B3Z13134" link in the second paragraph at the top of the page. On the page that opens, the RFP and attachments are available for downloading. Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://www.oa.mo.gov/purch/vendor.html or by calling the buyer of record, Mary Call, at (573) 751-1695.
The Missouri Department of Revenue is now on Twitter! To follow the Department's Twitter account, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue.


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NEWTOWN, Conn. - A man opened fire Friday inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children, by blasting his way through two rooms as youngsters cowered helplessly in the building.
The gunman killed himself and another person was found dead at a second scene, bring the toll to 28, authorities said.
The attack, coming less than two weeks before Christmas, was the nation's second-deadliest school shooting, exceeded only by the Virginia Tech massacre that left 33 people dead in 2007.
The gunman
A law enforcement official identified the gunman as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, the son of a teacher. A second law enforcement official said his mother, Nancy Lanza, was presumed dead.
Adam Lanza's older brother, 24-year-old Ryan, of Hoboken, N.J., was being questioned, the first official said. Earlier, a law enforcement official mistakenly identified Ryan as the shooter.
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The shooter was reportedly armed with two 9 mm pistols, a person with knowledge of the shooting said. Eyewitnesses said the shooter was clad in all black clothing. The first 9-1-1 call reporting the shooting was made to police shortly after 9:30 a.m.
Where this happened
Panicked parents raced to Sandy Hook Elementary School, about 60 miles northeast of New York City, looking for their children. Students were told to close their eyes by police as they were led from the building.
Schoolchildren -- some crying, others looking frightened -- were escorted through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other's shoulders. The shooting took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, which has 456 students.
The school teaches children from kindergarten through fourth grade who are around ages 5 to 10.
"It is alarming"
Stephen Delgiadice said his 8-year-old daughter heard two big bangs and teachers told her to get in a corner. His daughter was fine.
"It's alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought was the safest place in America," he said.
Robert Licata said his 6-year-old son was in class when the gunman burst in and shot the teacher.
"That's when my son grabbed a bunch of his friends and ran out the door," he said. "He was very brave. He waited for his friends."
He said the shooter didn't utter a word.
Richard Wilford's 7-year-old son, Richie, is in the second grade at the school. His son told him that he heard a noise that "sounded like what he described as cans falling."
The boy told him a teacher went out to check on the noise, came back in, locked the door and had the kids huddle up in the corner until police arrived.
"There's no words," Wilford said. "It's sheer terror, a sense of imminent danger, to get to your child and be there to protect him."
Schools in neighboring towns also were locked down as a precaution.
Several police agencies are involved in the investigation.
President Obama informed
President Barack Obama made brief statements Friday after being informed of the shooting.
Obama says the nation has to come together, take meaningful action after school shooting.
"We've endured too many of these tragedies," he said. "I react not as a president but as anybody as would -- as a parent."
Obama said the children had "their whole lives ahead of them."
"Our hearts are broken today," he said.
READ: Complete statement from the president
He ordered flags lowered to half-staff in mark of respect for the victims.
Carney would not confirm any details about the shooting. The White House says the FBI is supporting state and local law enforcement officials in Connecticut as they respond to and investigate the incident.
Michigan responds
"The senseless acts of violence witnessed today in Newtown are unthinkable," said Gov. Rick Snyder. "My sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the parents and entire families forever impacted by this tragic event."
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About The Club
About The Club
Steeped in history and built on traditions…
Steeped in history and built on traditions…
The Colonial Revival mansion built in 1917 for Alice Vanderbilt was a place of delightful sanctuary. High on a hill just 300 yards from Nantucket Sound and a healthy walk from the top of Main Street, Westmoor was built with care and craftsmanship to provide comfort and ease amid vistas of the wild moors in every direction. Painstakingly restored, the house is a comfortable and welcoming home to member families. Bright rooms, gleaming woodwork, and inviting furniture beckons visitors to stay and relax. The clubhouse is filled out with a snug library, handsome dining rooms, and seven overnight rooms for members and their guests. Where Mrs.Vanderbilt looked out and saw only moorland, Westmoor Club members see the courts and greens and pools and gardens that promise activity and fun.
At the Westmoor Club, the best of the past is preserved, but a new age has new needs. The standards of service are exceptional. The physical facilities are state-of-the-art. Our aim is to demonstrate to our members how nineteenth century grace and elegance can live alongside twenty-first century comfort and convenience.
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Your home away from home, The Westmoor Club is Nantucket's Club of choice, where individuals and families embrace an active, healthy lifestyle.
Your home away from home, The Westmoor Club is Nantucket's Club of choice, where individuals and families embrace an active, healthy lifestyle.
The life of a club is the daily expression of its founding principles, its staff and physical facilities, and most of all, its current members. The Westmoor Club was founded on notions of an active, healthy, well-lived life, on the importance of family and friendship, and of common courtesy and civility. The Club's facilities are superb, and we continue to enlist a group of committed, congenial members to bring new life to all The Westmoor Club offers.
As the summer population on Nantucket has grown, island friendships have become harder to make. New visitors to the island tell us they vacation here with their families and invite off-island friends, but have few gathering places to connect to other families who prize their time on Nantucket. Membership in The Westmoor Club is a sure way to put down or lengthen your island roots. The Club is a place to connect, year after year, with people who share your love of the active life and the charms Nantucket spreads before her visitors.
To schedule your visit or find out more about our membership opportunities, please call our Membership Office at 508.228.9494, Ext. 119.
As an introduction to the Club, we offer a limited number of associate memberships to qualified applicants each year. With an associate membership, you will enjoy everything Westmoor has to offer. The application and interview are straightforward. Associate Members are required to pay a refundable deposit and the Club's annual dues, paid by all members.
Like so many families, we hope that you will also find our Club your home away from home. To schedule your visit or find out more about our membership opportunities, please call our Membership Office at 508.228.9494, Ext. 119.
October 15, 2019 - May 8, 2020
Now accepting applications. You must drop-off your application in the Wellness Center. Applications will not be accepted by email or fax.
Our 18,000 square foot, Wellness Center is home to a complete line of Technogym equipment including a kinesis machine, a free-weight area, Peloton bikes and plenty of open space to stretch. The spacious cardio area includes excellent equipment, each with individual audiovisual stations. Paddle tennis and squash courts are also available. The warmth of our Spa awaits your arrival, boasting luxurious calming space, tiled showers, himalayan salt sauna, our comforting eucalyptus "dream steam", and our soothing Jacuzzi tub. Treat yourselves this quiet season! We offer a range of fitness classes each week, that are included in the membership. In addition, we offer a variety of great spa services.
I just wanted to say that last night was really special. The tent, flowers and music were perfect and the food was delicious! We all had a wonderful time and our guests were saying how great it was as they were leaving to go home. Thank you for all your effort and hard work.
Friday night's party was absolutely perfect!!!!! Thank you so much for making it so wonderful!
Our event for the Humane Society was a wonderful success! The flowers were amazing! The bar was wonderful and the food at the private event was the talk of everyone!
Thank you all so very much for creating such a wonderful Wedding for Jake & I, and ALL of our guests. It was truly amazing with every aspect of the venue, the ease and support of the Westmoor team, and of course Chef's phenomenal menu ideas and execution of the meals.
The Westmoor Team
The Westmoor Team
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The Westmoor Club offers competitive wages, seasonal housing, staff meals and a variety of additional incentives. Please click the button to the right to see our available positions or email our HR depart with any inquiries.


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Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Constitution Day
To celebrate Constitution Day, September 17, Teaching with Historic Places offers this set of lesson plans related to the U.S. Constitution. These lessons, based on sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places, are free and ready for immediate classroom use by students in history and social studies classes.
• Brown v. Board: Five Communities That Changed America (121)
Explore the five Supreme Court cases over the Constitutionality of racial segregation that came together in the 1950s to be heard as Brown v. Board of Education and understand how they overturned the 58-year-old Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. (Monroe Elementary School [now Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site] is a unit of the National Park Service/Robert Russa Moton High School, Sumner and Monroe Elementary Schools, Howard High School, and John Philip Sousa Middle School are National Historic Landmarks.)
• First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill (26)
Meet Eleanor Roosevelt at her private cottage, Val-Kill, in Hyde Park, NY; learn about her legacy of human rights; and explore the relationship between the UN's Declaration of Human Rights and the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. (National Park)
• Federal Courthouses and Post Offices: Symbols of Pride and Permanence in American Communities (136)
Examine three government buildings and the powers behind them in this lesson that brings together architecture and the U.S. judicial system.
• "The Great Chief Justice" at Home (49)
Meet Chief Justice John Marshall, who led the U.S. Supreme Court during its formative years in the early 19th century, and examine how his civic virtues and personal values influenced his public life. (National Historic Landmark)
• Lafayette Park: First Amendment Rights on the President's Doorstep (139)
Learn how a group of determined women selected Lafayette Park, across from the White House, to demonstrate for their right to vote, providing a First Amendment model for many others. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
• Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom (132)
Visit Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA, where the Founding Fathers gathered to oversee the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Discover why the Hall was recognized by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site in 1979 and explore the global significance of the two documents produced there. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Memories of Montpelier:
Home of James and Dolley Madison (46)
Visit the Madisons' plantation home and their world of social prominence, and explore some contemporary views of slavery. (National Historic Landmark)
• New Kent School and the George W. Watkins School: From Freedom of Choice to Integration (104)
Examine how the U.S. Supreme Court defined standards for judging whether Constitutional violations had been remedied in school desegregation cases and determine the importance of the 1968 Charles C. Green, et al., v. County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia, et al. decision in enforcing the Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. (National Historic Landmark)
• The Octagon of Washington, D.C.: The House that Helped Build a Capital (151)
Enter The Octagon of Washington, DC, to discover how a historic brick house offered grandeur and stability to the new capital of the United States in the early 19th century.
• The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March: Shaking the Conscience of the Nation (133)
Trace the journey that Civil Rights activists made on their 1965 Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, examine the strategies of local and national leaders for direct action, and explore the effect of their march on the nation. (Brown Chapel AME Church and the First Confederate Capitol are National Historic Landmarks)
• A Woman's Place Is In the Sewall-Belmont House: Alice Paul and Women's Rights (148)
Meet activist Alice Paul and visit the headquarters of her National Woman's Party in Washington, DC, to learn about how American women organized to increase their political rights in the 20th century. (National Historic Landmark)
To learn more about TwHP's other lessons, visit the Lesson Plan Descriptions page.


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DUBOIS COUNTY – The Celebration Singers Community Choir will present three public concerts in Dubois County during December.
The first concert will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5 in the recently remodeled Cabby O'Neill Gymnasium in Jasper. The program is being presented in connection with the community's O'Tannenbaum Days Celebration.
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Photo Coverage: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF's Opening Night Theatre Arrivals
Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciarán Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker as Brick and Debra Monk as Big Mama, directed by Rob Ashford, opened last night January 17, and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the excitement and glamour of the evening.
Check out photos from the opening theatre arrivals below!
Aidan Quinn & Elizabeth Bracco
Ina Garten
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Jessica Molaskey ttending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on 1/17/2013


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Azure Storage: Getting Started with Azure Storage in PHP
Samples documenting basic operations with Azure Table storage services in PHP.
Running this sample
This sample can be run using either the Azure Storage Emulator (Windows) or by using your Azure Storage account name and key. Please update the config.php file with the appropriate properties.
To run the sample using the Storage Emulator: 1. Download and install the Azure Storage Emulator https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/ 2. Start the emulator (once only) by pressing the Start button or the Windows key and searching for it by typing "Azure Storage Emulator". Select it from the list of applications to start it. 3. Run the project.
To run the sample using the Storage Service 1. Open the config.rb file and set the config setting IS_EMULATED to false. Also configure the settings ACCOUNT_NAME and ACCOUNT_KEY with the account name and account key from your subscription. See https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-create-storage-account/ for more information 3.Set breakpoints and run the project.
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One Person Dead in Wrong Way Accident
A driver traveling in the wrong lane on Interstate 20 in Smith County was killed overnight after he slammed into an 18-wheeler.
Department of Public Safety Troopers says the driver, whose name has not yet been released, was driving his Corvette eastbound in the westbound lane of the interstate and collided with the truck near the Lavender Road exit.
The fatal wreck occurred happened around midnight and the accident is under investigation.
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In September 1997, EC&M initiated monthly articles on electrical forensics, a highly specialized practice requiring both extensive familiarity with a technical field of expertise and considerable knowledge of legal procedures. The results of a forensic investigation, by definition, solely serve the legal dispute resolution process — as distinguished from the results of troubleshooting, that serve the repair or redesign process. The fascinating and lucrative nature of this specialty might tempt the uninitiated to accept a case at the first opportunity. This work is often done in a hostile environment, exposing even the best-intentioned "expert witness" to the possibility of litigation and high personal defense costs. One would be ill-advised to perform forensic consulting after reading a few magazine articles, as this profession requires much knowledge not readily available in print. Two of the articles in this series seem at odds with the professional and ethical practice of electrical forensics.
When writing about spilt (sic) water shorting a vertical bus duct, "Water Seepage Spells Disaster For Electrical System," Feb. 1998 issue, Paul Pritzker details his 100-year-old engineering firm's involvement in design or repair work on this project, implying there was a "forensic investigation" involved. Neutrality is a tenet of forensic engineering that restricts the investigating individual or organization from performing design or repair work for any of the parties involved in a forensic case, to avoid a conflict of interest and possible lawsuit. Though the lessons learned are similar to those from forensic investigations, this article makes no mention of involvement with the legal process. As such, this article is about troubleshooting—not forensics.
In the March 1998 issue, "Tunnel Vision Shows Silence Achieves Results," Pritzker infers an expert witness may choose to withhold information at a trial. The forensic engineer, or other expert, is ethically bound to confidentiality until he or she is "declared as an expert" (a legal technicality) at which time he or she is required to answer fully and truthfully all questions from either party in the case, at disposition and trial. The forensic expert is not free to choose silence at trial, although that expert is not obliged to say anything more than is required to answer each question posed. The purpose for his or her involvement in a case is to render an objective technical opinion about the facts of the case. The decision to withhold information by silence is reserved for the party's attorney by avoiding "declaring" that expert in the first place.
EC&M can perform a great service by using reports of how and why parties become involved in legal conflict to help its readers implement their design and performance endeavors in a manner that avoids lawsuits, insurance claims, and accidents as well as promote the safest use of technology.
Publishing forensic articles as those referenced above that contain incorrect or incomplete information, and an aura of "how to do it," can cajole readers into attempting forensic investigations that could put them at risk of significant financial peril and unfairly biasing a legal proceeding.
Ralph Crawford, P.E.
Forensic Electrical Engineer,
Vice Chair, Ethics Committee,
Society of Forensic Engineers
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Author's Response
One would expect a reader of a magazine to recognize the limitations placed on an author when he writes an article limited to a maximum of 1500 words. My articles are not intended to be a "how-to" guide to master the labyrinth of the forensic engineering services. They're written to convey that there is a niche in the practice of consulting engineering distinct from those of the traditional design professional. I agree forensic services are complex, and "there are times when the forensic engineer may well be the most qualified and appropriate entity to perform redesign or repair."
The important issue that Crawford missed in his critique is that of full disclosure. In all instances where we provide even a modicum of professional service beyond "traditional" forensic investigation, we make certain all parties are aware of all factors that might impact the decision-making process.
Crawford's assertion that forensic practitioners support a policy of never accepting redesign or repair work in a forensic case has merit in theory but must leave room for evaluation on a case-by-case basis.
This writer has been disposed and testified (under oath and subject to cross examination) in excess of 150 times in the last quarter century. In all that time, I have never answered a question that was never asked. It is not incumbent upon a witness to just talk when he/she is on the stand. Instead, that witness is required to answer the question asked. It is not the forensic engineer who has the unilateral choice to remain silent at the trial. It is the role of the attorney for the respective parties to bring out in direct, cross, redirect, and rebuttal those questions they want addressed in open court. Agreeing that a forensic engineer be impartial doesn't equate with the fact that clients should not pay us to lose their case. The issue in "Tunnel Vision Shows Silence Achieves Results" is that there are times when it is appropriate not to talk. When we are retained to represent a defendant, we recognize the plaintiff has the burden of proof. Not infrequently on complex litigation, there are multiple defendants. When allegations against a particular defendant have not been proven, it is not unusual for the attorney representing that party to move for summary judgement. Under that circumstance, the forensic engineer best serves his or her client by silence. As a condition precedent to that strategy, one must have done his "homework" to make sure there is not an area of vulnerability.
Paul E. Pritzker, P.E.
Sr. Forensic Consultant
Canton, Mass.
Palo Alto, Calif.


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Tran Le Xuan, better known as "Madame Nhu," was a woman who defied simple categorization. The wife of Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of unmarried South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, she was the de facto first lady of the country. Sultry, outspoken and often callous, she riveted the international press even as she shocked them, and her compatriots, with blunt opinions and pronouncements. For example, she notoriously referred to the public self-immolations of Buddhist monks—who burned themselves alive protesting the Diem regime's corruption and repression of Buddhists—as "barbecues" and crowed, "Let them burn and we shall clap our hands."
[See all of LIFE.com's coverage of the Vietnam War]
Also known by the moniker "Dragon Lady" (in the West) and "Tiger Lady" (in Vietnam), Madame Nhu was a true enigma, as comfortable hosting parties at the presidential palace as she was firing pistols while visiting women in the paramilitary outfit that she herself organized (photo above).
"I don't like these awful toys," she reportedly said at the time, "but if it is necessary to use them for our country, I am ready to."
As it turned out, she never got the chance. She was in California on a public relations tour, drumming up political and financial support for her brother-in-law's dictatorship—and droppng rhetorical bombshells at pretty much every stop along the way—when her husband and Diem were assassinated.
Madame Nhu died just three years ago, in 2011, in Rome—36 years after the end of the war in Vietnam. (Read her obit in the New York Times.) This complicated, profoundly polarizing character was, in a way, an ideal representative of an era and a conflict that, five decades later, still spark soul-searching among those who lived through those turbulent times.
Hailing from Colombia, undergraduate Felipe De La Hoz studies journalism at NYU, where he reports and edits for the Washington Square News. See his photography here and follow him @FelipeDLH.


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For me, the 12 Mile Yard Sale is all about the journey. Bumping into friends and chatting. The people watching. Enjoying the sunshine and pretty scenery. Looking at junk.
On Saturday the Amis Mill Historic Site just south of Rogersville hosted the third annual Native American Gathering featuring dancing, drumming, storytelling and games for children, as well as a variety of handmade crafts and artwork.
Hawkins County hosts two big events next Saturday Oct. 6 including the 19th annual 12-Mile Yard Sale on Clinch Valley Road along the northern base of Clinch Mountain; and the 3rd annual American Indian Gathering at the Amis Mill Historic Site near Rogersville.
Dozens of Native Americans, some of whom are direct descendants of Chief Dragging Canoe, converged on the Historic Amis Mill Settlement near Rogersville Saturday for the first of two days of music, dancing, storytelling and crafts.


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I love getting our pumpkins at this real farm. No silly carnival games, no rides, pumpkins that are actually grow here at the farm and not shipped in on pallets then rolled out into a field.
Simple is good.
My son on the lookout for a ghost pumpkin. My dad did find a nice sized all white pumpkin.
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Last morning spent with Grandpa before he had to go home!
These shots were actually their idea. Love his little round cheeks and that chin dimple!
Thank you Osborn Farms for existing and providing such a beautiful place to take my family.
Stay tuned. Halloween costumes will be done shortly!