text: Editors of book on political protests in Appalachia to talk, sign books Friday Taylor Books By Paul J. Nyden October 24, 2012 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The editors of a book about political protests in Appalachia will talk and sign books later this week at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.Stephen L. Fisher and Barbara Ellen Smith edited a book of 17 essays, published by the University of Illinois Press earlier this year, titled "Transforming Places: Lessons from Appalachia."The editors' short talk will begin about 6:20 p.m. on Friday. They will sign books from 6 to 7 p.m."Transforming Places" argues that activists around the world can learn from political protests and activism in Appalachia, where the attachment of many residents to their land and communities drives their efforts to preserve the environment. "Like place-based activists in other resource-rich yet impoverished regions across the globe, Appalachians are contesting economic injustice, environmental degradation, and the anti-democratic power of elites," the University of Illinois Press stated.During a telephone interview, Smith said, "Steve and I are both really excited to do a signing in Charleston. He grew up in Charleston and identifies with West Virginia. His sister still lives in the area."I lived in West Virginia for over 20 years, working for the black lung movement, beginning in the early 1970s." Smith, a professor of women's and gender studies at Virginia Tech, said some chapters in the new book deal directly with important issues in West Virginia, such as its chapter on mountaintop removal mining."Our writers also discuss everything from sustainable development to what is happening in terms of women's employment. Our authors also write about efforts to organize Appalachian women about coal issues, and the similarity of problems faces by residents in West Virginia, Kentucky and Colombia in South America," Smith said.The 17 original essays in the new book explore a wide range of oppositional politics, examining their successes, limitations and positive impacts.Several essays focus on organizing and building coalitions and movements to challenge globalization driven by corporate interests.John Gaventa, author of "Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley," said the new book is an outstanding collection of "diverse case studies of grassroots resistance to present a rich tapestry of citizen action in an increasingly globalizing world.""Transforming Places," Gaventa said, should interest students, scholars, political activists and community leaders both in Appalachia and around the country.Reach Paul J. Nyden at email@example.com or 304-348-5164.


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Yeah, I had LOTS of trouble having them send our suits to us. Part of the issue was some difficulty on their end with understanding English. But after numerous calls, they finally sent them (and paid for the postage!).
It was awhile ago, so I don't remember our contact there unfortunately. We ended up having to speak with the manager.
Good luck!
The world adventure begins - reeling in Bangkok!
We step off the plane at beautiful, new, ultra-techy Suvarnabhumi International Airport and the sticky air engulfs us as we walk the causeway into the terminal. Surprisingly, the touts at the airport doors are fairly relaxed and we have no problem getting past them to the metered taxi stand. Though everyone back home it tucked away quietly in bed, it's mid-day here and we're determined to adjust quickly to the time change. After a quick stop at our hostel, Big John's, a sparse but decent place way out on Sukhumvit near the Thong Lo BTS stop, we are off to explore the city.
We hop on the easy-to-navigate Sky Train and arrive at our first stop - Bangkok Gay Pride! With our tired eyes blurry and bloodshot from the long plane ride, it is otherworldly to watch a volleyball tournament, attempt to comprehend all the pamphlets written in Thai, and listen to the highly animated Thai announcers. We last for about an hour here before we have to get on our feet again or risk falling asleep.
A nice stroll takes us through Lumpini Park past a Muscle Beach-style outdoor gym, a man-made lake, and a huge crowd of people doing aerobics, directed by a woman on a stage calling out the beat (5, 6, 7, 8!) and yelling instructions ("C'mon, Ladies, LIFT those legs?!?") all in Thai.
By 9 p.m. we can barely keep our eyelids open and we crash until late on Sunday morning. A breakfast of pancakes and syrup gives us the energy to visit the famous Chatuchak Weekend Market. We are surrounded by complete mania, something like a cross between Indiana Jones and the funny dive bar in the Star Wars movie - teeny stalls packed into swelteringly hot corridors, American pop music blaring on teeny boomboxes, racks of clothes, trinkets, and household goods hanging everywhere, pens filled with puppies for sale, row upon row of Buddha statues, food stalls piled high with cooked meats, fresh fruits, pans of curries, fried squid, and a million foods and smells I don't recognize. There's almost nothing familiar here and it's so huge and crowded and noisy that I find myself frequently checking out then relaxing and coming back to being right here. We escape the heat and noise for a bit by ducking into an air conditioned restaurant for lunch where we chow down some curry and roasted duck and sip coke served in icy cold bottles through a straw. The taste of something familiar is liquid sanity for my overworked brain. Todd returns a bit from that spaced-out mental place he goes sometimes when there's just too much to take in. Toward the end of the day, I bargain hard for a nice looking short-sleeved white cotton shirt priced at 290 Baht (about $7-8 USD). Since haggling is the name of the game here, she quickly drops the price, and in my newbie ignorance I offer 150. She thinks I'm crazy. For some reason, I decide that by walking away she'll come down more, but instead she lets me leave empty-handed. Not at all the outcome I was hoping for, but at least I know now about what a shirt will cost me at the market!
Today we visited Jim Thompson's House, one of the spots on the Bangkok tourist circuit. Mr. Thompson, an expat American, fell in love with the Thai people and culture during a tour of duty here, eventually returned and built a large teak wood home and single-handedly revived the art of Thai silk production and weaving. Every inch of his wooden-walled home is filled with handsome Thai paintings, hand-carved furnishings, blue and white Chinese porcelain, and wood and stone Buddha statues. In 1967, he mysteriously disappeared while walking the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia, leaving behind his legacy of silk production to the Thai people.
Our fear of the unknown is finally overtaken by curiosity and we decide that it's time to jump headfirst into real Thai culture, so for lunch we squeamishly sit down at an open air restaurant just down the street from our hostel. We're the only farangs here (the Thai word for foreigners) and there's not a word of English anywhere in sight. We don't have the slightest idea how or what to order, but a daring waitress comes over and tries her English on us. "Pork?" she asks. "Yes!" we exclaim thankfully. "Soup?" she asks. "Yes!" we say with a smile. Then she's off to the front where they slice some pork off a chunk of meat hanging from a hook in the sunny front window, throw some noodles into a pot of boiling water, add a few green vegetables and some broth (fish, I think) and in minutes she's back with our lunch. It's delicious, though I wonder how the system will do on meat that has literally been hanging around. Only time will tell.
One other funny tidbit. We stop by the Erawan Shrine, a complex dedicated to Bramha, the Hindu god of creation. The shrine was originally built to ward off bad luck during construction of the hotel next door. The shrine was interesting, but the people we met here were hilarious. First, a well-dressed Thai man who works at the police hospital across the street strikes up a conversation with us about where we're from, where we're going, where we're staying, and how long we're visiting Thailand. He then proceeds to tell us all about where we could go to get gems and jewels (a common scam in Bangkok), but he also tells us all about the paperwork they're required to display to certify the authenticity. Next we're talking about Thai silk and he's writing down an address for what we think is a wholesale silk dealer. After he leaves us, we're halfway down the street when another well-dressed man stops us to talk for several minutes. He's shocked to hear that we're Buddhists. Somehow our communication gets confused - he's trying to get us a tuktuk to the TAT office to make reservations for Chiang Mai, a city we won't be visiting for weeks! When we tell him that we'd prefer to just visit the shrine across the street, he throws his hands in the air, walks off hurriedly, and says we're a waste of his time! I'm starting to get the sense that everyone here wants two things. One is to practice their English. Two, to somehow be helpful, even if their being "helpful" isn't really what you want!
We decide to check out the "silk wholesaler" that had been recommended to us and before we can walk another half block, a woman behind us starts up another conversation with us. This is hysterical! She tells us that she's taking English lessons from an American (only "he's black", she says, "and he's funny"...). When we tell her we're heading to Brioni Bangkok Fashion House, her eyes get big and she purrs with a big "oooh!" and she gestures excitedly at her clothing and says "best place!" and gives us a big thumbs up. Within seconds, she's pushed us aboard a tuktuk - a motorized scooter - and is giving instructions to the driver who screams off down the road and dumps us off in front of Brioni, which turns out to be a very expensive looking tailor. Somehow we're drawn in and a suave character dressed in a dashing suit whisks us up the red carpeted stairs, plops us down on a sofa in front of fashion catalogs, and starts launching into his spiel. "What kind of suit you wanting? You no want to carry around? Is no problem. We can ship to your country. We keep your measurements for five years so you can re-order anytime and we ship to you!" I've heard Bangkok is a fantastic place to have custom-tailored clothing made - he's offering a suit for around $100 USD, a good price - but we've just arrived in Asia and I'm not ready to spend the cash on something I won't need for awhile. Somehow we peel ourselves away from the couch, escaping his glare by asking for a card and telling him that we'll be back.
We have lots more planned for our time here, but it's hard to believe how much has already happened in two days. I'm excited and apprehensive to see what the days ahead will bring?
Missing you all, sending lots of love, and wishing you were here to experience this with us!
I have bought suits at Brioni in 2006. My brother is actually in Bangkok and he can't locate the shop and we would like to order suits and his mobile is 66894786265. please let us have a contact number or email address of Brioni Shop.
1115-1119 Rama 4 Road
Wangmai, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Tel (66) 02-611-6655
Mobile: (66) 086-573-1912
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I´ll hope you find it man, it was on a big street called Rama Road 4
Loved Brioni. I ended up getting 3 suits, 6 shirts, a bunch of ties and shoes! The wife got some suits made for her work.
They are very good.
I know a shop called Brioni in Bangkok but don't believe it is a real Brioni branch as the only one showing on the Brioni website is in Tokyo.
Anyway, this one is at 94/1 Soi Langsuan. Tel: +66 (0)2 650 4511
They are the worst tailors I have ever experienced, avoid at all costs. I have been in for two fittings so far and each time the fit of the suit gets worse, next fitting is tomorrow and dont have high hopes.
My husband and I ordered many suits and shirts and dresses from Brioni in Bangkok. They arrived to our home in Tokyo within a couple of weeks and are excellent quality. I'm not sure if this is the same place everyone else was talking about, and if it was, they seemed to have cleaned up their act.
There seem to be a number of tailor shops with the name Brioni. I just got a few things at Brioni at Bangkok on Soi Lansuan and the workmanship is great, price not bad, fabric lovely and service good.
I ordered two suits at brioni, and it didn't turn out very well. first they are very expensive 17000 baht for one suit and second they didn't finished how i wanted - wrong lining, no piping, etc. i went to the shop, all i got was a very angry salesman (kevin) which shoutet at me and called me a liar and asshole. after 3 houres fighting i got what i wanted but i really don't recommend thes shop to anyone! go to a small tailor, pay around 600 baht for the best qualitzy and i promis you will be happyer!
I think i have been done by the Brioni Shop! Do you have a number for them? I seem to have the same problems as everybody else?
Seems that we have 2 Brioni in Bangkok : one at Rama IV street, and one at Soi Lansuan 94.
Last month, I had good experience with the second one : 2 suits for 10000baths, good quality, and very good service. Now I am just curious about their ability to manage orders sent by email or telephone, as they promise ...
Hrmm... All this is a little worrying, i bought 2 suits last week on the pretext that we would pick them up on our way back through Bangkok, I had been dealing with a gentleman by the name of Ram who offered to drop them by the airport, but due to by naivety of how big the airport was we couldnt find each other. Now my only option is to have them sent over to Aust. im dealing with the branch on Rama 4 Rd (Ab professionals) My question is have you all had good dealings regarding shipping from the place? i emailed them yesterday with no response yet, also not reassuring that when i go to their website it's "Under maintenance." Please Help!
I got back from Bangkok a couple of weeks back and I used ABProfessionals.
We were actaully travelling through Thailand and after two fittings, they agreed to meet me in the airport a week later to let me try on what I'd bought... if they needed further alteration it would be done and mailed back to me here in Oz. Thankfully they didn't need to and I took them back with me on the plane to Sydney.
Given my recent experience, I would be confident that they'll deliver!?
hope this helps.
Dear Ando and Alex,
I would like to get the email address and phone number of Brioni so that I can make an order.
Bought 2 suits from "The Oriental Galleria" @ 1115-1119 Rama 4 Rd
Does anyone have experience with this place? I am concerned about the "A Grade" material that I have selected for my suit as well as the quality of the tailoring / finishing?
I was directed to this place by a 'teacher' the the Erawan shrine - obviously part of the scam perhaps?
Are my suits going to last a few dry cleans and is the quality of the material indeed "A grade"? Roger, the salesman, kept burning the material and saying that the hair smell meant it was of great quality.
The suit also looked very odd on the shoulder pad / arm join - I was told to face forward and not to worry about how the suit looks from the side.
Paid 15000 baht for 2 suits - have I been scammed?
Any comments welcome......
I went to BK in 2005. I randomly found Brioni on Rama 4. My overall experience was good. I purchased 12 suits and 39 shirts. I get complimented on them all the time. Very few men have true bespoke suits in the US. You are just going to look better than everyone who bought a cheap suit from Banana Republic.
The material on every single suit still looks brand new and I wear them for work. Every shirt except one still looks brand new. There is a small amount of fray on the collar. None of the shirt colors have faded and I wash them in a standard washing machine. I'm certain I could have paid less somewhere else, but I do question if the quality would be the same. I'd love to hear if someone has a similar experience at another shop in BK. I did also notice a lot of flight attendants went there to get work outfits made for the Asian airlines.
I did spend a fair amount of time getting the fit perfect. I think it took 3. The hard part was the shoulders of the suit coat where the seam down the middle is. It should be perfectly flat with no ripples. If there are, make them fix it.
Brioni finishes their pants with a band on the inside of the waist that helps keep your shirt tucked in. It isn't perfect, but I don't see it in department store suits and it does work better than nothing. They also finish with a static free lining that feels great. It extends just past the knee so the pant always sits right and doesn't bunch. That lining shouldn't go all the way down to the cuff in my opinion.
I would perhaps suggest instead of just sitting on the couch getting the sales pitch, look at the way they stitch, finish their stitch, sew on their buttons. This is where a tailor's workmanship will fail after you leave with your suits (still have all my buttons). Fit is something you can ascertain immediately .It should feel perfect and make you look good. If you don't feel they do, change them. How well the dyes hold requires time and washing, but this is where the shops ability to pick good fabrics comes in.
Another way you could train yourself to see good quality is go to Nordstrom's or any other high end department store and look at their $200+ shirts and see what you like about them. The fit is terrible for me on all store bought shirts, but color, patterns, stitching etch should be top notch. I would also go to BK knowing where exactly you like your sleeves to end for both your shirts and suit coats. The shirt should stick out the end of the suit coat in my opinion. If you get the sleeve too long, it could bunch. It should lay perfectly flat with your arms at your sides. Also consider if you wear a watch, too long and you can't check it. All these points make it an important detail.
My only regret was really not purchasing more. Even if you typically wear pants and a button up shirt to work, the more you have, the more versatility you have. Plus, getting more is a lot of work. I'm working on going back to get more made. For shirts, dress shirts have pockets, going out shirts don't. I like having the same shirt with both standard and French cuffs. If you get pin stripe pants, wear a plain shirt. Plain pants, get a striped, herring bone or grid pattern. I like having a couple great seasonal suits (say linen in the summer) . A few for going out. Work suits in both traditional colors (grey, black and navy) as well as lots of browns. No one has brown suits. You have all the way from light tan to bark brown to work with. A suit for evening work events (even if you don't have them, ever been to a spouses work party and not been quite sure what to wear?) where it falls in somewhere between a formal work suit and a going out suit.
I paid $3900 for all my stuff or about $325/ suit with 3 shirts. I'm sure I could have paid less somewhere else, but quite frankly I would rather pay a little extra for perfection and they had them all done on time. How perfect the suit looks is your goal. Otherwise go buy one from Men's Wearhouse.
Brioni (AB professionals) in Rama road. Little pricey but on time delivery and the best workmanship!
Dealt with them November 2011
Seems that we have 2 Brioni in Bangkok : one at Rama IV street, and one at Soi Lansuan 94.
Last month, I had good experience with the second one : 2 suits for 10000baths, good quality, and very good service.
Jean on Sep 14, 2011 at 12:37PM
I was at Brioni Soi Lansuan 94 last week for suits. I paid 8000B per suite, and my experience was okay. The first time the measurements failed completely but they took care of it. Make sure you reserve a few days in order to make them perfect. I think it is really a store to make as much money as possible at the expense of the quality. I would not recommend the store to other people.
I was brought to Brioni via a Tuk Tuk. I didn't know better and trusted them because it was several floors and they looked serious. They were not!
I ordered a suit in the best fabric they had with 2 shirts and 2 ties. I did the mistake to tell them when I was leaving to my homecountry. So when I got the stuff (the same day that I left) they gave me another suit with another fabric and not the fitting that I was supposed to get.
I didn't have time to wait for it to be fixed or argue about it being the wrong suit so now I got a suit I cant do anything with.

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On my way home from work, I got a call about a networking problem, and needed to rush home to take care of it. After dinner, I finally managed to free up some time to go visit the hashpoint, but it was dark and late, and no longer possible to even attempt to make it all the way to the hashpoint.
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Stays for the Very Young, c. 1770
We've discussed stays, the 18th c. version of a corset, here at the TNHG, and we've also discussed stays for young Georgian children here and here. But these are the first photographs that we've been able to share that show children's stays being worn as they would have been 250 years ago: over a linen shift, and ready for a gown to be worn over them.
The purpose of 18th c. stays was not to compress and narrow the waist, but to shape and support the figure. Stays share none of the health perils and physical restrictions caused by the tight-laced Victorian and Edwardian corsets in the next century. While stays do rely on layers of stiffened, stitched fabric reinforced with bones of baleen, wood, or cane splints stitched into channels for their rigid shape, a correctly fitted pair should not be uncomfortable.
Both young girls and boys wore stays. The goal was to improve the posture, a way of helping achieve a straight, genteel figure. The recommended fit was likened to a fond hug. While modern parents might find the idea of stays for children horrifying, their Georgian counterparts would be equally appalled by the thought of their child being clad in the harmfully disreputable ease of a t-shirt and sweatpants.
The pair of 18th c style stays worn by the young model here was made by the mantua-makers of the Margaret Hunter shop, Colonial Williamsburg, who also kindly supplied these photographs. The photographer also reports that the model was much more interested in the day lilies than in being historically correct. For more photos, including step-by-step pictures of how the stays were constructed, please visit the Margaret Hunter Facebook page here.
Above and below: Replica child's stays in style of 1770. Photographs copyright & used by permission of the Margaret Hunter shop, Colonial Williamsburg.
Labels: Colonial Williamsburg, corsets, historic dress, Susan Holloway Scott
6 comments:
- joanne said...
Interesting post. There's a huge gap between the ideals of 18th century and modern parenting. But whatever the gap their children's well-being is their aim.
- July 17, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Rebecca May said...
I am pleased to see this post here on your blog. There was a HUGE ridiculous uproar over these pictures on facebook!
- July 18, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Susan Holloway Scott said...
Yes, it is amazing how often and how dramatically the idea of "what's best for the child seems to vary! Every generation seems quite confident that what *they* believe or do is the only proper, correct way. Which is the reason for the "HUGE ridiculous uproar" on Facebook that Rebecca May mentions. If you haven't followed the link, it's worth a jaw-dropping look. :)
- July 18, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Susan Holloway Scott said...
Quite by coincidence, these portraits by American artist Joseph Badger (1708-1765) were posted on another site today. From the shapes of their bodies, all of the girls and two of the boys are likely wearing stays beneath their gowns. Remember, too, that young 18th c boys also wore skirts; in the last portrait in this series, the child in grey is a boy, and so is the child in olive green in "Portrait of James Badger."
http://tinyurl.com/4xuzlck - July 18, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- An Historical Lady said...
I think the photos are so adorable...We talk about young girls and boys wearing stays in the 18thc. in our historical programs.
I am not a facebook member, and do not want to be, but I wish I could see the "uproar" mentioned...
sounds as if it was rather silly indeed...
http://anhistoricallady.blogspot.com - July 19, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Caroline said...
Wow, that Facebook thread is pretty shocking (AHL, you don't need an account to see it -- I don't have one). This is interesting, like kids now who wear braces to correct scoliosis, etc.
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text: Jamie Foxx Apologizes To Miley Cyrus Via Jay LenoDodai Stewart4/15/09 9:00amFiled to: Dirt BagJamie FoxxAppicMiley Cyrusbilly ray cyrusJay LenoBritney SpearsJohn SundahlLindsay LohanMadonnaspencer prattHeidi KlumKatherine HeiglMichael JacksonMariah CareyMel GibsonStephen ColbertZac EfrontwilightRobert PattinsonKristen StewartWilliam HurtMarlee MatlinBruce SpringsteenDavid Lettermanrichard hatchAngie EverhartSteve WozniakKarina SmirnoffBlind Item20EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkJamie Foxx apologized on the Tonight Show for his statements about Miley Cyrus (he called her a "little white bitch" and suggested she should "go catch chlamydia from a bicycle seat"), telling Jay Leno:"I am a comedian, and you guys know that whatever I say, I don't mean any of it. And sometimes, as comedians, as we do, we go a little bit too far. I have a radio show...We're really the black Howard Stern. We go at everybody. There was a situation with Miley Cyrus, and I just want to say, I apologize for what I said. I didn't mean it maliciously. You know I'm a comedian. You know my heart. Miley, I apologize, so I'll call you. I got a daughter too, so I completely understand." [E!]AdvertisementMiley's dad Billy Ray Cyrus thought Jamie Foxx's radio show comments were out of line, in case you were wondering. [E!]By the way: The 19-year-old hacker who broke into Miley Cyrus' MySpace last year is "very stressed" and in hiding. [E!]Another day, another Britney rumor; this time, it's that she's engaged to a 40-year-old real estate developer named John Sundahl. A source says the dude "got down on one knee in a Subway sandwich shop in Santa Monica" and offered Brit "a $4.5 million marquise-cut diamond." [Gatecrasher]Uh-oh, Britney's Circus tour might be a victim of the craptastic economy! She was supposed to add dates in Europe and Australia, but the outlook is now rather grim. [People]Lindsay Lohan on her Funny Or Die video: "I just think it's better to take something negative and turn it into something good... laughter is the BEST medicine." The video's director, Eric Appel, says: "She came up with the stuff about being a threat to all security guards — she improvised while doing it. She threw in a bunch of fun, funny stuff. People forget Lindsay Lohan's, like, a good actress." Wanna know why? Because we so rarely see her ACTING. [Us Magazine]Madonna's former nanny is still spilling deets about her time with her Madgesty! She says: "We weren't allowed to take any photographs of the family. We were given 'nanny cameras' so we could take photos of the children during their activities but when we got home we had to hand them in. The photographs were taken off and stored on Madonna's hard drive." [Daily Express]For crying out loud: Spencer Pratt wants a political career. He says: "Don't know if I'll be getting elected any time in the next century or so, but definitely going after mayor of L.A. and at least governor." [Us Mag via Pop Sugar]Is there another baby on the way for Heidi Klum? [MSNBC Scoop]When actors ask for money during a recession, they risk getting killed off. See: Edie of Desperate Housewives. Will Katherine Heigl's character on Grey's face the same fate? [MSNBC Scoop]Boo: The auction of Michael Jackson's stuff was called off yesterday; Jackson and the auction house reached a settlement. [AP]Mariah Carey has a Twitter, where she says things like "I gained a few pounds… My trainers back living w/me again..yippie." [E!]Oh. God. Mariah is covering Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is." [Page Six]The 24-year-old Russian pop singer claiming to be the "mystery girl" to blame for the end of Mel Gibson's marriage is named Oksana Pochepa. She was seen "frolicking" with Mel on the beach earlier this year, and from the looks of these pictures she is not shy about her body. She says her relationship with Mel "is serious and I hope that our union will be real and strong and long-lasting." Good luck! [The Sun]Speaking of Mel Gibson, the writer of Passion Of The Christ thinks Mel owes him money. [TMZ]Stephen Colbert is heading to Iraq to entertain the troops! [Page Six]Zac Efron might star in a film based on classic animated TV show Jonny Quest, even though Jonny was 11 years old. In talks to play Race Bannon, the brawny dude from the show? Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson. [LA Times]This Twilight "news" sounds juicy but actually isn't: Kristen Stewart's boyfriend Michael is "really insecure" when it comes to Robert Pattinson. A source says: "Everywhere [Kristen] goes, [Michael] now wants to go too. He's extremely jealous. And let's just say he's been trying to be up in Vancouver a lot lately." Which leaves Robert by himself, poor thing. [E!]William Hurt to Marlee Matlin: "My own recollection is that we both apologized and both did a great deal to heal our lives. Of course, I did and do apologize for any pain I caused. And I know we have both grown. I wish Marlee and her family nothing but good." She has said that he was violent when they were together; she told Access Hollywood: "I always had fresh bruises every day. And if I had a split lip, or if...I mean, there were a lot of things that happened that were not pleasant…I was always afraid...of him, but I loved him. Or maybe I thought I did. But look, I was 19, he was 35." [E!]The lady accused of having an affair with Bruce Springsteen wanted the details of her divorce to be private; the judge said no way. [NY Post]Wow, does David Letterman really hate Jay Leno? Apparently Jay wrote him a letter after his open-heart surgery and Dave did not respond. GQ calls this "heartless." [New York Mag]You guys: The show hasn't started yet but one of the Real Housewives Of New Jersey is pregnant. [People]The folks at ONTD are calling Johnathon Schaech's blog "The Saddest Blog Of The Year." [ONTD]Survivor star Richard Hatch wants to live in Argentina after he's released from prison for tax evasion; a federal judge said no fucking way. [USA Today]An arrest warrant was issued for model Angie Everhart, but she has paid a fine and her lawyer says it was a misunderstanding. [RadarOnline]Law & Order : SVU has been renewed for an 11th season, but it's not clear whether stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay will return. How can the show move on without them? [LA Times]Words I never ever thought I would type: Apple's Steve Wozniak will walk Dancing With The Stars' Karina Smirnoff down the aisle at her wedding to Maksim Chmerkovskiy. [Page Six]Private Practice star Kate Walsh filed amended divorce papers on Monday; she doesn't want her estranged hubs to get spousal support. [ET]Blind item! "Which singer/talk show hostess should be more careful where she shops? She was taken recently to a downtown storage facility where she bought $10,000 worth of luxury designer goods of dubious provenance — not fake, but fallen off the truck." [Page Six]"The girls were out of control-they were doing drugs and they were making out and they were coming on to us in a big way. They might have been 15 or 16, but in their heads they were already 40. I don't think there was a virgin on the set, except maybe a couple of the guys." — says Gerald V. Casale, of DEVO, reminiscing on playing the "New Wave Bat Mitzvah" on '80s sitcom Square Pegs. He also says he did coke with Jami Gertz and Sarah Jessica Parker in the talent trailers. [Heeb]"See, I don't think of myself as funny. I think of myself as rather grave, actually. And I'm suspicious of fun. I never quite know what that is or how to deal with it or how to generate it. That's my fault. I know it's a burden on the people I'm with. It's tiresome." — Hugh Laurie. [Mirror]"I'm in love with Angelina Jolie. Everything she does, I adore. I'd like to do an action film where I could kick someone's ass. I want to be strong and empowered. I want to shock everybody. [I have] really strong legs. I inherited them from my dad, who has tree stumps for legs, basically. I've got big calves that look good. When I wear heels, it looks like I've worked out my legs a lot, which is why I love them. I also have a big, big big toe. I call it my goat toe. I can climb anything." — Vanessa Hudgens. [Ok!]"I will donate 100K to one individual's favorite non profit organization.Of course,you must convince me why by using 140 characters or less." — Hugh Jackman, on Twitter, encouraging people to Tweet their suggestions. [Telegraph]"How long do you think the whole Internet thing is gonna last? Are people gonna get sick of that in five, 10 years, maybe? They [my kids] won't get to be, like, 15, 16, typing in, like, the word 'Fuck' and their father's name - a kid wouldn't do that, right? This just completely undermines all parental authority I would ever have." — Ben Affleck, worried that the "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck" skit he did with Jimmy Kimmel will be seen by his kids someday. [Daily Express]"I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat. You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife… I totally understand OJ. I get it." — Hulk Hogan. [Page Six]"My friend hypnotised me before I started rehearsals to have a real open mind. I was getting a bit nervous. My anxiety was getting to me. I was hypnotised to calm me down and it worked." — Mel B, on getting ready for her racy peepshow in Las Vegas. [Daily Express]"I said, 'Look I'm going to call out the elephant in the room. I've never done a part like this. I sound like a girl from the San Fernando Valley. I have nothing in my arsenal to prove to you I'm capable of doing this.'" — Drew Barrymore, on her casting meeting for Grey Gardens. [LA Times]This is my first action movie, and I love every minute of it. I have a wonderful role, named Virginia. I wish I could tell you more about who I am, but I had to sign a confidentiality agreement. And I'm a trading card, too! I said, 'Oh my God, I have to be the oldest female-action-figure trading card.' And it's a very odd child who will ask for my card." — Jane Alexander, 69, who is in Terminator: Salvation as well as the play Chasing Mamet. [NY Mag]"I WAS WORKING ON THIS DOPE ASS SONG WITH JARED AND BRANDON STOPPED BY. I PLAYED THEM SOME OF THE NEW JEEZY BEATS AND BEFORE EVERYBODY BOUNCED BRANDON HOPPED ON THE KEYBOARD AND I HOPPED ON THE MPC. SHIT WAS DOPE. OH AND YES THOSE ARE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS ON BRANDON'S SHIRT BY DRIES VAN NOTEN." — Your Friend Kanye West, who is talking about Jared Leto and Brandon Flowers. Pic at the link! [Kanye UniverseCity]Reply20 repliesLeave a reply


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Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige Join Lauryn Hill at Rock the Bells
Celebs love their festivals and Saturday's Rock the Bells concert was no exception. As swarms of hip-hop lovers descended on New York's Governor's Island by way of ferry, it became clear that even the famous wouldn't miss performances by RTB mainstays KRS-One, A Tribe Called Quest and the Wu-Tang Clan — along with first-timer Snoop Dogg — even if it meant traversing the New York Harbor.
Actor Michael Ealy — whose movie 'Takers' reached the No. 1 spot in its opening weekend at the box office — and Black Sheep's Dres shared a ferry with eager fans and walked the length of the island just in time to catch a piece of KRS-One before heading into the backstage area for Lauryn Hill's set. But it wasn't until Chris Rock, John Legend and Estelle positioned themselves side-stage that festival-goers realized just how many of the rich and famous were in attendance. However, the most paramount celeb sighting would come in the form of Jay-Z, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, a very pregnant Alicia Keys and her hubby Swizz Beatz.
Hill was well aware of her famous admirers and eventually brought Blige, Bey, Keys, Beatz and stragler Chris Rock out on stage during a rendition of 'Fugee La.' "Where's Jay?" Hill said, searching for Jay backstage. "C'mon, man, this is New York." Jay saluted the crowd, followed by Legend and Fugees producer Jerry Wonder.
The celebs faded back into the background but noticeably rocked out to A Tribe Called Quest as Phife and Tip and ran through 1993's 'Midnight Marauders.' Beyonce and Mary J. mouthed the words to 'Sucka N—–' and shared in the excitement of 'We Can Get Down,' 'Keep It Rollin',' featuring Large Professor and 'Oh My God' with none other than Busta Rhymes, who hung out backstage for a solid six hours.
As Tribe cleared the stage, the power couples — Jay and Bey, and Keys and Beatz — made their exit as well, making room for Wu-Tang and the Wu's family and friends. Unlike recent years, all eight of the living members, and Ol' Dirty Bastard's son Boy Jones, took the stage to run through 'Enter the 36 Chambers' with some deviation. As expected, the "scrappy" Boy Jones paid tribute to his late father with a rendition of 'Shimmy Shimmy Ya.' Wu's set would not be complete without some crowd surfing courtesy of Method Man during 'Da Rockwilder.' The Clan wrapped up their set and thanked the New York crowd once Meth was safely placed back onto the stage.
Snoop, the night's headliner, would take the stage after 11PM with wife Shante sitting on the sidelines. The Doggfather had the most elaborate set of the day with the 'Doggystyle' cover projected on the screen, a card table full of Olde English 40 oz. and an unknown man in a dog suit. Snoop didn't skimp and performed the best of the best, interludes included, from his 1993 debut with a little help from Lady of Rage, Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound and RBX.


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RCHS soccer ends with a win
By Jorden Wusstig
RCHS Journalism Class & Soccer Team Member
After a well fought season and a solid fourth-place league finish, the final game came and went for River City boys soccer.
October 25th was the last game for RCHS seniors Manuel Moreno, Graviel Muniz, Alejandro Castro, Carlos Santilian, and Javier Gomez.
Before the game, a ceremony for the seniors was held. During this ceremony they were escorted by their family members and each had a picture taken. Then the players joined the rest of the team to warm up.
[adrotate group="7″] Once the whistle blew to start the game, RCHS players pressured Liberty Ranch with determination to put on a show for the fans and let the seniors go out with a win. It was nonstop shooting on the Liberty Ranch keeper.
In the 32nd minute, Graviel Muniz had a fantastic volley that put the ball in the back of the net to put RCHS up 1-0. The half ended 1-0 and the players were pumped to slam in a couple more goals.
The second half began and Mario Zambrano had a clean strike on goal that rattled the post and fortunately landed in front of senior captain Manuel Moreno, who kept his composure to make it 2-0.
RCHS continuously possessed the ball and wore the Liberty Ranch team wore out as they tried to chase down the Raiders. In the 59th minute, Mario Zambrano with another clean strike. He had the odds on his side and slipped it right by the post to make the score 3-0.
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Raiders beat hapless Galt High
[adrotate group="9″] Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the Oct. 31 News-Ledger. It is shared here with a couple of additional photos.
The River City High School football team easily handled Galt on Friday, posting a 48-6 win.
The win brought the Raiders' record to 4-5 overall and 4-1 in league play. The Raiders' junior varsity squad used Galt to post its first win of the season, a 21-14 victory.
Galt is 0-9 this year, including a forfeit for lack of players.
This Friday, Nov. 2, the River City team travels to Cosumnes Oaks.
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Letter from Austria: West Sac kid reports back from Europe
Editor's note: Fabi Perez of West Sacramento is in Austria as a Rotary Youth exchange student. He's sponsored by West Sacramento Centennial Rotary Club Centennial and Pocket Greenhaven Rotary Club. Here's a report he has sent of the first month of his visit:
By Fabi Perez
So far I have had an amazing time. I arrived on August 8 at around 3 p.m. in Munich, Germany. My flight was smooth from San Francisco to London at about 9 hours. From London I flew to Munich in about 1.5 hours. I can now say that I have been to three European countries in a single day. That thought makes me ecstatic, to say the least.
When I arrived in Munich, my host dad, Christian, was there to greet me. Funny story: I forgot to tell them which airline I was taking, so my host brother, Jakob, was waiting in the other terminal. After that mix-up, we drove to Riedau, Austria, which was about a two- hour drive. On the way there we were exchanging many questions, and getting familiar with one another.
It was an entertaining drive because we drove on the Autobahn (somewhere I had always wanted to go). Once I arrived to my host family my host mother, Elisabeth, greeted me with a tremendous Austrian hug – ha ha. She was extremely excited to meet me and it was a glorious moment. Soon after I put my luggage in my room, my host dad started up his grill and we had a barbeque (here it's called Grillen. We had Kotelett, Spiess, and Wurst for dinner. It was incredibly good.
I managed to adjust to the time after one day which was good. The next day, I woke up and went on a bike ride with my host parents to get to know the neighborhood. On the way I met one of my host mother's sisters, Elcha. There I was introduced and we chit-chatted, and we also had Schaumrolle made by her. They are tasty, crispy rolls filled with a sweet cream. Riedau is a small town and it's quaint. It's exactly how I like things. The days don't go too fast; they go at the pace that I like. It's a wonderful sensation.
Later that day, I met my Host Mother's other sister, Kirsten. There, I had the pleasure of tasting Austrian pizza. It was tasty. My host parents and their family also asked me if I eat chili and said yes. They told me they had some incredibly spicy chili and then asked me if I wanted to try it. Naturally I did, and they were surprised that I put a lot on it because for them it's incredibly spicy and for me it was like strong pepper. They were surprised.
The next day I managed to organize some of my belongings because I was going to go to language camp in two days for two weeks. After, I did that I went shopping at the local grocery store, Uni-Markt, with my host mother and younger host brother, Niklas. The store was small, but it was packed with a lot of local merchandise. After that I helped my host mother sort all of the merchandise.
I was lucky that I brought my hand-held video game system because my younger host brother likes to play games. We played some Mario Kart for about an hour which was fun, because my other two host brothers also joined in. The next day my host mother asked me if I wanted to go a wedding. I said I wanted to go, and so we went. The wedding was in Willibald.
It was a wonderful wedding because it was the first European church I had been to. The architecture in it was amazing because it was built in the Gothic period. Later in the day, my host parents and I went to Schärding to meet my host counselor, Klaus. He's the manager at a sports clothing store. He's a very nice man, and we discussed with my host parents all the Rotary information.
[adrotate group="7″] After these few days of getting to know my host family I was ready to head off for two weeks to language camp. Before be we left to Altmünster, my host father made Weiner Schnitzel. I saw the process to make it and it was fun to learn. After we had the Weiner Schnitzel we headed off to camp. The drive was two hours long and I took a small snooze 30 minutes before we arrived.
At the camp exchange students trickled in, I was one of the first ones to arrive. There were people from all over the globe. I met students from different parts of the United States: Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and Taiwan. We were a big group of exchange students – 70 altogether. We outnumbered the group that was already there by 50.
I also met two exchange students from California. One of them is Carley Barrett from Benicia the other one is Mark Heisinger from Lake Tahoe. We got along pretty well. Throughout the two weeks I shared a room with three other boys: Juan from Ecuador, Giovanni and Juarez from Brazil.
I also managed to befriend all the other exchange students with great success. The next day we started German lessons. There were six classes: four beginner, one intermediate, and one advanced. I was in the beginner class. Class started off slow because our teachers had to assess at what level we all were so during the first few days kids were floating in and out of class. I was able to switch out to intermediate, but I decided to stay in my class because I didn't want to overwhelm myself.
In the end my class was the Beginner+/Intermediate class, which was a good thing.
Also, the lake in Altmünster was gorgeous. I swam in it a few times, hiked the area most of the times and also explored Gmunden, the next town over. Later in the week the group of students went on a hike to see Altmünster from the top of a hill. In short it was one of the most beautiful vistas I have seen.
The exchange students also went to the Rotary Club of Gmunden to meet the president and club. The club put on a special presentation of a special military unit for ceremonies, the club president had a Napoleonic-era cannon to be shot into the lake. It was an awesome sight.
[adrotate group="9″] On August 19th we were taken to the oldest salt mines in the world in Halstatt. I was one of the most excited students there because I'm an avid fan of geological terrain. It was an amazing experience to be in those mines and it was at a cool temperature. I was disappointed because there was no place where I could go and extract minerals, but I still managed to buy some Rose Salt at the gift shop, though.
Once we were done in the mines we hike town to the town in Halstatt which is a nice tourist town. There I played giant chess with one of my friends Joel. I found out that China loves Halstatt so much that they made an exact replica of it in China. On the last Saturday at camp we were treated to a special concert by an amazing choir in a church. I think I can say that I will never hear something that angelic again. Before the concert the students were told that we had to organize a talent show and I participated which was nerve wracking, and all the students got to see the cool talents all the others have which was nice.
After leaving language camp and saying goodbye to the others it was time to head back home. Once, home I managed to finally get fully acquainted with my host family. By this time one of my host brother's, Jakob, had left a few days prior to start his exchange in Mexia, Texas. The past few days have been fun, I have already biked to many places on my own so I can memorize the area. It's a wonderful place where I'm at because it's one big back road. That's what I love. I have also, driven with my host parents everywhere they have gone and I have recently gone to Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. Then on the first of September my town had its annual Trachtenball which enabled me to wear my first Leder Hosen. They are quite comfortable. All in all I am content in Austria. It's completely different and I love it. I have pictures posted on my blog for viewing at:
I'm extremely grateful of having had this opportunity granted to me. This has been one of my goals since I was little to be living in a different country and I wasn't thinking of even doing this after high school, but I'm glad that I did. Thank you all for reading.
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The River City High School Raiders last Friday continued their creep back into the win column after a slow start under a new coach and new system.
The varsity football team beat Liberty Ranch 20-17 in a home game for RCHS, bringing their record to 3-1 in league play and 3-5 overall.
The junior varsity Raiders are still looking for a way into the win column, with an 0-6 record overall.
The football squad has tonight off, and will take on Galt in West Sacramento on Oct. 26.
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SP4 Theoretical Neuroscience
The development of theoretical algorithms can play a key role in many areas of neuroscience research, including modelling of biological processes, analysis of brain activity patterns, and input into brain-derived computation.
Our team of theoreticians in SP4 aims to create bridges between low-level and large-scale descriptions of the brain. We investigate models ranging from the level of single neurons (how they integrate synaptic inputs, the role of dendrites, etc.), to neuronal populations (neural networks, how they represent information), to entire brain areas (functional imaging) and cognitive processes (such as sensory processing or spatial navigation).
In the Ramp-Up Phase, we generated several algorithms for plasticity and learning, simplified models of dendrites that are compatible with neuromorphic hardware, and models of brain signals (such as the local field potential). We also investigated scenarios of learning in the presence of on-going activity in neuronal networks, models for creating realistic activity states, population-level models, and models including glial cells. Principles of brain-like computations in brain-like circuits that can be implemented on neuromorphic hardware were also a major focus. At the systems level, we built models of spatial navigation that may be useful for robotics, and models to deduce the effective connectivity from imaging experiments. In addition, we set up and run the European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience (EITN), to foster theoretical neuroscience activities related to the HBP and to create strong interactions with the theoretical neuroscience community to bring new ideas and theories to the project.
During SGA1, we aim to develop models of the brain from cellular to network levels, including detailed, simplified, and population models. One of our first efforts will be to bridge scales, by investigating how scales interact in specific and general terms. Specifically, we will gain insight on how processes on a microscopic level express themselves parametrically on higher levels of organisation, such as neuronal populations or even entire brain areas. The development of mean-field models will enable us to directly integrate mesoscopic and macroscopic signals (e.g. LFP, EEG, up to fMRI) and therefore develop models of the brain at such scales. For instance, the plan is to reach a whole-brain model of the mouse using such population models.
Providing building blocks for other, large-scale models is a second effort. These building blocks include different brain signals, simplified models with dendrites, generic (single-compartment) models of different brain areas, algorithms for synaptic plasticity, and memory. These will allow us to investigate mechanisms for learning, memory, attention and goal-orientated behaviour, and begin to determine the way in which function emerges from structure.
Work at a more functional level will investigate fundamental aspects of brain function, such as the genesis of spontaneous activity, low-level vision, motor control, sensorimotor coordination and spatial navigation. Such models and mechanisms will be conceived so that they can be implemented directly on neuromorphic hardware.
SP Leader: Alain DESTEXHE
Deputy SP Leaders: Idan SEGEV, Viktor JIRSA
Work Package Leaders:
- WP4.1 Bridging Scales: Alain DESTEXHE
- WP4.2 Generic Models of Brain Circuits: Markus DIESMANN
- WP4.3 Learning and Memory: Wulfram GERSTNER
- WP4.4 Models of Cognitive Processes: Gustavo DECO
- WP4.5 Linking Model Activity and Function to Experimental data: Sonja GRÜN
- WP4.6 The European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience: Alain DESTEXHE
- WP4.7 Scientific Coordination: Alain DESTEXHE
Publication highlights:
Deco, G., Ponce-Alvarez, A., Hagmann, P., Romani, G.L., Mantini, D., & Corbetta, M. (2014). How local excitation-inhibition ratio impacts the whole brain dynamics. Journal of Neuroscience, 34: 7886-7898.
Deco, G., & Kringelbach, M.L. (2014). Great expectations: using whole-brain computational connectomics for understanding neuropsychiatric disorders. Neuron, 84: 892-905.
Dehghani, N., Peyrache, A., Telenczuk, B., Le Van Quyen, M., Halgren, E., Cash, S.S., Hatsopoulos, N.G., & Destexhe, A. (2016). Dynamic Balance of Excitation and Inhibition in Human and Monkey Neocortex. Scientific Reports, 6: 23176.
Gilson, M., Moreno-Bote, R., Ponce-Alvarez, A., Ritter, P. & Deco, G. (2016). Estimation of directed effective connectivity from fMRI functional connectivity hints at asymmetries of cortical connectome. PLoS Computational Biology, 12: e1004762.
Kappel, D., Habenschuss, S., Legenstein, R., & Maass, W. (2015). Synaptic sampling: a Bayesian approach to neural network plasticity and rewiring. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 28 (NIPS 2015).
Kappel, D., Habenschuss, S., Legenstein, R., & Maass, W. (2015). Network plasticity as Bayesian inference. PLoS Computational Biology, 11: e1004485.
Ness, T.V., Remme, M.W., & Einevoll, G.T. (2016). Active subthreshold dentritic conductances shape the local field potential. Journal of Physiology, 594: 3809-3825.
Telenczuk, B., Dehghani, N., Le Van Quyen, M., Cash, S., Halgren, E.,Hatsopoulos, N.G. and Destexhe, A. Excitatory and inhibitorysingle-unit contributions to local field potentials in human andmonkey cortex. Scientific Reports: in press — preprint.
Vandoorne, K., Mechet, P., Van Vaerenbergh, T., Fiers, M., Morthier, G., Verstraeten, D., Schrauwen, B., Dambre, J., & Bienstman, P. (2014). Experimental Demonstration of Reservoir Computing on a Silicon Photonics Chip. Nature Communications, 5: 3541.
Zenke, F., Agnes, E.J., & Gerstner, W. (2015). Diverse Synaptic Plasticity Mechanisms Orchestrated to Form and Retrieve Memories in Spiking Neural Networks. Nature Communications, 6: 6922.


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Many headlines and stories (including some of ours) have been saying that a "double agent" infiltrated al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and foiled a plot to get another underwear bomb aboard a U.S.-bound passenger jet.
But we've been looking at definitions of spy terms and think that based on what we have been told so far, the person at the center of the story wasn't a double agent.
That character was at least an "agent."
But "mole" may be the best definition.
First, though, some background in case you need to catch up on the story.
As NPR's Dina Temple-Raston said today on Morning Edition, the story from authorities now is that "a foreign intelligence service sent an agent to infilitrate al-Qaida's arm in Yemen." He was basically told, Dina added, to "volunteer for a suicide mission."
That person reportedly gained the terrorist group's confidence and eventually was given the task of going on an airborne suicide mission, with the underwear bomb as the weapon. Instead, according to U.S. officials, this week the agent/mole turned the bomb over to that foreign intelligence service — which then passed it to the FBI for analysis.
Now, the definitions.
A "double agent," according to the International Spy Museum's Language of Espionage webpage, is "a spy who works for two intelligence services, usually against his or her original employer." Mark Stout, the museum's historian, tells us a double agent is usually "someone you've recruited in a foreign government."
If what we've been told is true, this person wasn't working against his or her original employer. So, cross out "double agent."
Stout agrees with that conclusion. "Double agent is technically not correct in this case," he says.
An "agent," according to the Spy Museum, is "a person unofficially employed by an intelligence service."
That sounds fine. Perhaps a little dull, but OK.
Then there's "mole." The Spy Museum says that is "an agent of one organization sent to penetrate a specific intelligence agency by gaining employment."
If the person in this case was sent by a foreign intelligence service to infiltrate al-Qaida's arm in Yemen and was indeed told to volunteer for a suicide mission, those would seem to fit the mole definition.
"Mole would be fine" in this case, says Stout. "It's a good term."
Of course, being a spy caper, it's not that simple.
One strike against calling our character a mole: Al-Qaida is not "a specific intelligence agency." Stout doesn't think that's a deal breaker, though. Intelligence agencies and foreign terrorist networks have the same goals, he says — to do harm to their enemies. They just use different methods to achieve those ends.
But there's this, from the master of spy novels, John Le Carre:
"A 'mole' is, I think, a genuine KGB term for somebody of the Philby sort who is recruited at a very tender age."
Which term fits best?


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- Two deaths are being petitioned for inclusion in this year's Oscars "in memoriam"
- The process of listing actors in this segment takes place weeks in advance
- A list of roughly 300 submissions often gets whittled down to around 40
- The producers don't get to decide, but rather an Academy committee
The film industry was devastated by two recent deaths that have led to a movement to alter this Sunday's "in memoriam" segment of the Oscars telecast: One was the natural causes passing of comedy filmmaker Harold Ramis, 69, and the other was the accidental death of camera assistant Sarah Jones, 27, who was struck by a train in Georgia while working on a biopic of rock musician Gregg Allman.
Ramis, the star of "Ghostbusters" and "Stripes," and director of "Vacation," "Caddyshack" and "Groundhog Day," died on Monday at his home in Chicago, while Jones, whose credits include "Midnight Rider" (the film that led to her death) and the TV series "The Vampire Diaries," was killed last Thursday while filming on a bridge that authorities said was supposed to be off-limits to the production.
Due to the questions surrounding her death, her name has become a rallying cry for behind-the-scenes workers calling for more scrutiny of on-set safety, and it has also led to a movement. Many are signing petitions and making telephone calls asking the producers of the Oscars to include her in the telecast's tribute. But ... that effort misunderstands how that part of the show is created.
Under most circumstances, a film worker in Jones' position would not be included in the telecast's tribute. That's not meant as a dismissal of her, or her job, but there are many thousands of people employed by the entertainment industry, and — for better or worse — the Oscars tend to focus only on the deaths of those who are familiar to the public at large.
If not, you could expect the "in memoriam" segment to take up the entire 3-and-a-half-hour running time of the telecast.
But yes, there certainly have been times when exceptions were made. At the 83rd annual ceremony, publicist Ronni Chasen was included after being gunned down while driving home from a movie premiere, even though her name was only well-known within the film industry.
There's no question the Academy could make a change if it wanted — particularly if it was a matter of sending a message about on-set safety. But the decision is not up to the producers — this year, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron — so efforts to flood their offices with letters, emails, phone calls, and a bombardment of tweets is simply taking the argument to the wrong people. (The producers themselves did not immediately return a call for comment.)
While they control much of the content of the telecast, there are two elements of the Oscars over which they have no say: the "in memoriam" reel and tickets to the show. This is partly designed to protect whomever is producing the show — a way of preventing them from getting deluged by requests for either.
So who decides? That would be a committee made up from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who sift through a list of about 300 submissions and decide yea or nay on who makes the cut, depending on their contribution to filmmaking. Roughly 40 end up being included in the film, which is created weeks in advance of the Oscars.
The producers are given the list, and then commission the film. And almost every year, the names of those left out tend to cause an uproar.
The film can be re-edited at the last minute, and that is very likely going to be the case with Ramis — a decades-long presence in the TV and film business, responsible for some of the most memorable and thoughtful comedies of the past 30 years. But if he does make the cut, it is those achievements that are being commemorated, not just his demise. And his last-minute addition will come at the behest of the Academy, not the producers.
In the case of Sarah Jones, it's very possible that all the film crews who are galvanized to action by her death could make a compelling case for her inclusion in the broadcast. But that case has to be made to the Academy, and not the producers, who can do nothing but refer such requests to AMPAS. (All while trying to put a show on this Sunday.)
Those who hope the Oscars will take a stand on this issue should be sure to make their request in the right direction. It may be too late for this year, but those who believe in this cause could also benefit from making sure it's remembered a year from now.


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East Tennessee Preservation Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2012 East Tennessee Preservation Awards, given annually for outstanding contributions to historic preservation in the 16-county region.
These awards will be presented at the awards banquet in conjunction with the East Tennessee Preservation Conference on Nov. 9 in Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg.
We enjoyed a nice visit with our son David and wife, Wanda, who came to visit Friday evening.
We were talking about how much fun it was to stay at Fickey's Store and buy candy and gum or little lollipops.
The bus driver would let children get off long enough for him to go over the bridge and pick up other children and turn around and come back for those who had got off at the store to get back on.
Roane County Extension and Roane County Health Department have partnered to offer Take Charge of Your Diabetes, a six-week class that starts Aug. 8.
"This class can be the turning point between enduring everyday life and enjoying everyday life," said Donna Raines of Roane County Health Department.
The class, a $1,200 value, is offered free. Call Roane County Health Department at 354-1220, Ext. 108, to sign up
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The year 2012 marks Tennessee State Parks' 75th anniversary, and to help commemorate this important milestone, Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County will have a special community event from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 10.
"This is a great opportunity to thank the park's many patrons and the entire local community for their support throughout the years and invite community members to see what the park has to offer," said Park Manager David Engebretson.
Roane County Heritage Commission President Charlotte Branson, right, accepts a $1,000 donation on the organization's behalf from state Rep. Julia Hurley for the restoration of the old Roane County Courthouse, one of only seven original court houses still standing in the state.
The commission receives grants and personal donations from private citizens and businesses, and the annual Gala is one of the major fundraising events. A museum is being set up.
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At 10:30 a.m. the winner of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Poster Contest will be recognized.
All area seniors are welcome and encouraged to attend. Call 354-0450, Ext. 228, to register.


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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2012 at 11:56 am
While they are at it, they should revise the restrictions on store size so that we can get some useful retail and supermarkets in Palo Alto. The area between Charleston and San Antonio (where Western Marine used to be) would be a great area to have some sizeable stores to complement the nearby Mountain View retail.
We need to have a decent grocery store that will provide a full service selection and also somewhere to buy household and family needs at affordable prices.
Most of my tax dollars go to Mountain View or elsewhere. It is time that Palo Alto realised this.
a resident of Downtown North
on Nov 2, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Most shoppers don't spend the whole day shopping. Office space makes the parking problems worse.
Downtown would not be very appealing if it were dominated by "high-tech" companies, attornies, and banks. I hope we don't cross over a tipping point where no one shops downtown causing the remaining retail to leave.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Nov 3, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Ducatigirl is a registered user.
When we first moved here, the neighbors told us the secret to living in PA affordably was not to shop here...for anything.
They were right, but I caved and started buying groceries here, though absolutely nothing else.
The people who shop downtown are not Palo Altans. They come from other places to shop or window shop here. Many are tourists.
The point is, you can live here, or shop here, but one must have serious wealth to do both. That leaves out most Palo Altans, and it is a shame that most of us drop our sales tax dollars elsewhere.
However, it seems there are plenty of out-of-towners willing to drop their dollars downtown.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 3, 2012 at 9:55 pm
"Downtown would not be very appealing if it were dominated by "high-tech" companies, attornies, and banks. I hope we don't cross over a tipping point where no one shops downtown causing the remaining retail to leave."
I also hope we don't cross over a tipping point. It would hurt downtown and the whole town.
To the extent mercenary commercial interests take over, Palo Alto will quickly reflect pretty much the "new look" of a commercial floozie.
a resident of Downtown North
on Nov 5, 2012 at 11:59 am
Not sure I understand what Ducatgirl is saying about not shopping downtown. Are you saying that if you own a home you can;t afford to shop downtown. That seems utterly ridiculous. The prices downtown for furniture, meals and even gift items are no more expensive than anywhere else.
Another hypothesis would be that of you can afford to purchase your $2 million dollar home in PA, you can afford to spend a little more money to shop downtown so that you can increase the sales tax base locally so that you can have better services from your city of which is paid for in large part through sales tax. Anyone who says that if you live her you should shop somewhere else is cutting of there nose despite their face.
a resident of Community Center
on Nov 5, 2012 at 2:59 pm
After you buy your two million dollar house and pay your 10,000 dollar a month payment on it, you are forced to shop at Food For Less and Wal Mart!
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