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Jimquisition: The Positive Side to Punching Nuns
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The Positive Side to Punching Nuns
Hitman: Absolution released a new trailer in which bawdily dressed assassin nuns are punched and headbutted in the face. Naturally, some viewers were offended to the point where it's still a big deal right now.
The Cranky Kong images fit perfectly. It is nice that people will actually start wanting something different from ads other than T&A and those stupid ass Ads like "Your mom will hate Dead Space 2!"
Hopefully they'll actually put some sense of thought into things now.
ok I totally get the crux of the video, that's not my point, but I honestly don't see the problem with the Hitman trailer?
Is it me?
Jim's half-assed is still more assed than mine!
Ever played a Hitman game?
I also don't see the problem, I rather enjoyed it actually.
If those woman didn't want to get hit they shouldn't be murderous assassins. no one seems to care they were about to kill somebody right?
Certain debates, like this one are founded in an antiquated double-standard. Violence against women regardless of context automatically means it's wrong. If this "outrage" is allowed to go unchallenged, then we're going to see an even more focused grouped, politically correct, and watered down corporate gaming experience than we have already. Jim's right this wasn't talked about years ago, because years ago, gamers knew that a woman in fighting game was just as deadly as a man in a fighting game, and just as shirtless.
Young gamers today seem to be much more conservative, over-sensitive, and dare I say "wimpy" compared to the days when we had to defend games like Doom from the soccer moms and politicians who were talking like gamers are now!
As for "objecitfication" do I really need to bring up the Twlight double-standards again where young teenage boys were sexualized and minimally dressed to tingle the vaginas of a female audience? If there was a story targeted at teens about a high schooler being fought over by sexy supernatural women for his affections, the fans would be considered immature, boyish, and accussed of objectifying women for their pathetic fantasies there as well.
People just love to be outraged and having others hear just how outraged they are
Color me ambivalent.
I get it that there have been and will be video game controversies that really warrant the "community"'s attention.
I also don't really think this is one of them. Yes, women in video games are often portrayed in ways that could be described as over-sexualized. Complaining that these same women are subject to violence, free of all context, just strikes me as silly. The women in this particular video are clearly a lethal, dangerous threat, and to what extent their sexual attractiveness isn't part of what makes them dangerous, it's so over-the-top as to be difficult to take seriously. I mean, c'mon, nuns?
I've said before that I'm extremely leery of anyone suggesting that their personal outrage gives them the right to censor things for everyone. But I also understand that while it's tempting to claim sole ownership of the right to deem things worthy of condemnation or conversation, it really doesn't work that way. And I know my personal barometer of taste isn't an effective gauge of whether others genuinely feel threatened or lessened by a particular kind of imagery.
From where I stand, I'd much prefer that if we had to have this conversation, it was about being sold sex and violence as a package the creators deemed certain to get us rats hitting the food pellet button than the idea that you're not supposed to hit girls.
Your Mileage, as ever, May Vary.
Movies and comic book have always overly sexualized women, I don't see what makes Video Games so different, I mean no one screamed at the makers of the Sucker Punch movie for sexualizing their women. Ana they were REAL women and not ones made by ones and zeroes.
People are going bananas over this? You should see Lady Gaga's Nun outfit.
The nuns are hot and the violence is sexy.
I approve of the trailer.
I care that they are dressed up as nuns, mostly because it offends me and what I believe in. Never saw the video before this, but I was appalled and sickened by it, personally.
Just my two-cents.
Bear in mind I'm on the fence with it but the problem a lot o people have is
Those ladies are wearing grossly impratical outfits, the type of clothes you would wear in a bedroom. They are then being whupped, and the way it is shot is almost lovingly. It feels to some people that it is meant to be violent erotica, women get physically dominated by the player surrogate.
Great video Jim. Diversity will make things more interestin and compelling.
Personally I don't understand why the controversy has arisen over this specific video, because there are worse. Much worse.
Concerning what Jim is glad about in this video, I agree. More dialogue is good. I just find it strange that it's precisely this video that made it happen so much. Mind... it has to be one.
Also it does sort of make sense. They use the nun disguise to get close to the target and then take it off because it'd be in the way.
It's strange that at the start of the video Jim acknowledges that they are in disguise, yet to sort of hammer his point home towards the end he uses what most tabloid press has been using "sexy nun-punching trailer". Seems a bit cheap to me.
I do actually have a "problem" with the trailer, but it's nothing to do with ambiguous morals and double standards.
I think it might be two things: One is the people being assaulted is women, and the hypersexualization of women. Minority figures of any gender or orientation tend to get more defensive about their ethnic, gender, or racial differences because they may have been grown up like that; such as a homosexual person might be hesitant to "come out of the closet" due to the cultural view at their school that homosexuality is wrong. Sure the women here come out with heavy artillery--but they are still women being beaten to death by a scary, white bald man.
Honestly the first part of them being women doesn't bother me, but I can see that the over-sexualized women in this trailer is 4th wall breaking. It does seem weird that they would suddenly disrobe to sexy latex/nun-parody outfits before they even get to their target, and line up in a position so the audience could get a good view of every women's snug butt. I'll accept that they are assassins that can somehow hide an RPG in their clothes, but there seems to be some valid points that this is just objectifying women as sexual entertainment.
i just hope they will learn something from it.
there is always this "this kind of ads are insulting and objectifying towards women." debate.
thing is, it wont change. because there always will be people which will prove that statement to be true. you just have to ignore it and move on.
i do so for quite some time, i think im happier for it.
I think the killer nuns thing is awesome, personally it's a character I enjoy playing in certain RPG's I've been involved with =3. I'm not shaking my head in disgust at this trailer for it's costumes though, I shake my head because it's all so silly! The skimpy latex costumes are so desperately out of place. I totally see the appeal of such wear in the bedroom though Oo.
If these nuns threw off their robes to reveal bullet-proof vests and what goes along with that, this trailer would be totally badass. I would be sitting here thinking "fuck yeah, sign me up for THAT sisterhood!", but somehow I feel let down insead =P.
Well, it's just that it doesn't fit with Hitman at all. Yes, Hitman has never been completely serious. I mean you can disguise as a clown and kill people. Put ether on panties to KO a guard, shit like that.
But this trailer was just some generic action sequence. And that's not what Hitman is about. Hitman is about the coldly calculated kill and trying to leave the scene completely unnoticed. It's not about explosions and epic gun battles and martial arts moves, not at all. That's why I dislike this trailer.
As for hitting assassin nuns. *shrug* If I can hit assassin males, I can hit assassin females. Yeah it's quite juvenile to dress them like that, but at least they're females who kick ass. Agent 47 doesn't have it easy with them.
Killer Nuns = Approved. The Hitman games dwelt into religion in the past with some great church levels, but what I bloody hate here is how unpractical they were.
I think context is important here. This trailer probably isn't being savaged just because it has sexy nuns, or because it shows violence against women. Maybe by a tiny minority, but everything is hated by someone. It's because everything in this trailer goes against the serious and dramatic tone of the Hitman franchise.
If this were a trailer for a Saints Row game, and played up for camp, I'll bet most viewers would have loved it. But in a serious franchise known for its realism and emphasis on stealth and infiltration, we have an all-female mercenary squad of supermodels, wearing a combination of Victoria's Secret and Sexy Nun Halloween costumes, in high heels and makeup, and posing as if on a runway with assault weaponry. Then 47 dives into the middle of them and shoots them all, a move that would probably get him killed in previous Hitman games.
It would be like advertising the next Super Mario game as a bloody and violent first-person shooter--unless it's clearly a parody, you're going to piss off a whole lot of people.
You aren't paying attention then.
So, people are angry at this trailer because it's violent erotica.
Just another example of the prudishness gamers feel they need to adopt so as to gain more mainstream acceptance.
I agree totally. The basic idea of mercs who disguise themselves as nuns is fine, but the sheer impracticality of their outfits is ridiculous.
Your comment is hot on so many levels. Just letting you know.
Ego boost +1 to you.
A sexy nun gang would have been way cooler than the Luchadores.
I hate this argument. No one complains when it's men being beaten violently, but when it's women. Well that's just too far. As for the inappropriate dress thing, the Hitman series has always been about cheese and camp. This looks more like a nod to Kill Bill than anything else.
People just make mountains out of nothing.
Also they didn't get whupped. They actually handled 47 winning quite realistically, he got whacked himself a good few times. He beat them, but that's kind of the point. He is the games protagonist.
I dunno, if I was a girl I might feel this is another thing that is excluding me from something I enjoy.
I'm not saying either you or they are wrong or right but I don't think it's just hollow prudishness that motivates opposition to it.
I've never played Hitman and this isn't a position I fully support
Part of the problem is the manner of dress. Saying it's like men being beaten misses the point. It would be like men who were designed to be appealing to women as much as possible bein beaten or it to be equivalent.
However there is quite possible that there is another dimension to this which thinks it's fine to see men being beaten but is uncomfortable to see women being hurt.
And that is the last I will say on this, I don't want to have to be forced to argue for something I don't support.
*Saw a facbeook comment about violence against women being bad, then facepalmed*
It looked silly, but looks like fun.
Spend entire series brutally murdering people. - No problem.
Failure in priorities. This is a SEXUAL outrage and no one is even getting laid. That's just pathetic.
I keep meaning to see Kill Bill but never get around to it... If it's anything like the trailer, I guess I need to get a move on and watch it!
I consider myself somewhat female and the trailer is fucking awesome, lol. It'd be just as awesome if it was a lone girl against a group of men in sexy outfits.
For whatever my opinion is worth.
This is a contradiction.
The people who are going apeshit over this trailer go crazy cause
They should hate all violance, not this.
Just think of the movie "300".
This reminds of the southpark episode with the flag.
Actually, yes. Quite a few critics (and myself) thought that the oversexualisation of Sucker Punchs maincharacters was undermining the point the movie was trying to make.
I want to say another thing here.
Well, a couple, really.
1. People have objected to this sort of thing for year. It's just that they were met with the ever reasonable gamer boilerplates of "shut the fuck up, faggot" or "it doesn't bother me, so fuck off."
2. I think one of the more telling issues is how people can look at this trailer and still not get why "girls" are put off from gaming. It's not really the sexy outfits or the violence against women, but a weird sort of gestalt. This kind of sums of gaming attitudes towards the fairer sex in less than a couple of minutes. And that people will bend over backwards in an effort to defend the trailer is indicative that people don't seem to get it at all.
At the same time people strive to find a place among more respected media as "art," our collective reaction to complaints by the larger community is still a rather juvenile "STFU faggot." The response that the trailer has garnered defending it isn't much different, if at all, from the recent argument that sexual harassment is part of the fighting game culture (so what that guy did was totally okay), applied to a broader market.
Aw, what. I totally wish that was in SRTT now! You've ruined the game for me </3
I'm not suggesting all girls are going to be against it automatically or that it's wrong to find it cool. I really like 300 and a lot of people view that as a modern fascist film.
Just that I don't think opposition to it should be brushed off. As Jim said at the very least it can help make people more aware to other people's feelings.
Good video, Jim! It is nice to know that there's a bright side to all this controversy. It's nice to know that even though the debates can be furious and full of disagreements, some good can come of them. That improved my day. Thanks.
Concerning the "violence against women" side of this debate; how long have women been present in the (American) army now? I can't for the life of me remember if I've ever seen a women portrayed as a regular (not important for the plot) soldier in either MW2, BF3 (only modern titles of CoD and BF I've played) or any other FPS. If you argue against violence towards women in war, stealth, whatever games, you should re-evaluate your standpoint, and simply argue against violence in general. Seeing as how that's never going to happen, how about giving both sexes (and all the genders) a fair trial?
Disclaimer:...you know what? I'm pretty sure everyone's mature enough not to assume I'm pro domestic violence.
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What with the noise, the heat, and the danger of being forced back into slavery, sometimes it's good to get out of the city. Such, at least, was the assessment of Harry Washington, who, in July of 1783, made his way to the salty, sunbaked docks along New York's East River and boarded the British ship L'Abondance, bound for Nova Scotia. A clerk dutifully noted his departure in the "Book of Negroes," a handwritten ledger listing the three thousand runaway slaves and free blacks who evacuated New York with the British that summer: "Harry Washington, 43, fine fellow. Formerly the property of General Washington; left him 7 years ago."
Born on the Gambia River around 1740, not far from where he would one day die, Harry Washington was sold into slavery sometime before 1763. Twelve years later, in November, 1775, he was grooming his master's horses in the stables at Mount Vernon when the royal governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, offered freedom to any slaves who would join His Majesty's troops in suppressing the American rebellion. That December, George Washington, commanding the Continental Army in Cambridge, received a report that Dunmore's proclamation had stirred the passions of his own slaves. "There is not a man of them but would leave us if they believed they could make their escape," a cousin of Washington's wrote from Mount Vernon, adding bitterly, "Liberty is sweet." In August of 1776, just a month after delegates to the Continental Congress determined that in the course of human events it sometimes becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bands that have connected them with another, Harry Washington declared his own independence by running away to fight with Dunmore's all-black British regiment, wearing a uniform embroidered with the motto "Liberty to Slaves." Liberty may not have been as sweet as he'd hoped. For most of the war, he belonged to an unarmed company known as the Black Pioneers, who were more or less garbagemen, ordered to "Assist in Cleaning the Streets & Removing all Nuisances being thrown into the Streets." The Black Pioneers followed British troops under the command of Henry Clinton as they moved from New York to Philadelphia to Charleston, and, after the fall of Charleston, back to New York again, which is how Harry Washington came to be in the city in 1783, and keen to leave before General Washington repossessed it, and him.
No one knows how many former slaves had fled the United States by the end of the American Revolution. Not as many as wanted to, anyway. During the war, between eighty thousand and a hundred thousand (nearly one in five) left their homes, running from slavery to the freedom promised by the British, and betting on a British victory. They lost that bet. They died in battle, they died of disease, they ended up someplace else, they ended up back where they started, and worse off. (A fifteen-year-old girl captured while heading for Dunmore's regiment was greeted by her master with a whipping of eighty lashes, after which he poured hot embers into her wounds.) When the British evacuated, fifteen thousand blacks went with them, though not necessarily to someplace better.
From the moment that Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, in 1781, American allies reported seeing "herds of Negroes" fleeing through Virginia's swamps of pine and cypress. A few made it to a warship that Washington, under the terms of the British surrender, had allowed to sail to New York. Some ran to the French, on the not unreasonable supposition that earning wages polishing shoes in Paris had to be better than planting tobacco in Virginia for nothing but floggings. "We gained a veritable harvest of domestics," one surprised French officer wrote. Hundreds of Cornwallis's soldiers and their families were captured by their former owners, including five of Thomas Jefferson's slaves and two women owned by George Washington. Those who escaped raced to make it behind British lines before the slave catchers caught up with them. Pregnant women had to hurry, too, but not so fast as to bring on labor, lest their newborns miss their chance for a coveted "BB" certificate: "Born Free Behind British Lines."
As runaways flocked to New York, or Charleston, or Savannah, cities from which the British disembarked, their owners followed them. Boston King, an escaped slave from South Carolina, saw American slave owners "seizing upon their slaves in the streets of New York, or even dragging them out of their beds." A Hessian officer reported, "Almost five thousand persons have come into this city to take possession again of their former property." (It was at Washington's insistence that the names of those who boarded British ships were recorded in the "Book of Negroes," so that owners might later file claims for compensation.) In Charleston, after the ships were full, British soldiers patrolled the wharves to keep back the black men, women, and children who were frantic to leave the country. A small number managed to duck under the redcoats' raised bayonets, jump off the wharves, and swim out to the last longboats ferrying passengers to the British fleet, whose crowded ships included the aptly named Free Briton. Clinging to the sides of the longboats, they were not allowed on board, but neither would they let go; in the end, their fingers were chopped off.
But those who did leave America also left American history. Or, rather, they have been left out of it. Theirs is not an undocumented story (the "Book of Negroes" runs to three volumes); it's just one that has rarely been told, for a raft of interesting, if opposing, reasons. A major one is that nineteenth-century African-American abolitionists decided that they would do better by telling the story of the many blacks who fought on the patriot side during the Revolution, and had therefore earned for their race the right to freedom and full citizenship and an end to Jim Crow. "Not a few of our fathers suffered and bled" in the cause of American independence, Peter Williams, Jr., declared in a Fourth of July oration in New York in 1830. (Williams's own father, who had joined American troops in defiance of his Loyalist master, later managed to purchase his freedom and went on to help found the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.) When the Boston abolitionist William Cooper Nell published "The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution," in 1855, Harriet Beecher Stowe supplied an introduction:
**{: .break one} ** The colored race have been generally considered by their enemies, and sometimes even by their friends, as deficient in energy and courage. Their virtues have been supposed to be principally negative ones. This little collection of interesting incidents, made by a colored man, will redeem the character of the race from this misconception. **
Best not to mention those who fled to the British. Having abandoned the United States, they not only were of no use in redeeming "the character of the race"; they had failed to earn the "passport" to citizenship that Nell believed patriot service conferred.
They were also too shockingly unfree to be included in grand nineteenthcentury narratives of the Revolution as a triumph for liberty. As the historian Gary Nash observes in "The Forgotten Fifth: African Americans in the Age of Revolution" (Harvard; $19.95), slavery is so entirely missing from those histories that "it would appear that the British and the Americans fought for seven years as if half a million African Americans had been magically whisked off the continent." In 1891, the Harvard scholar John Fiske took notice of Dunmore's proclamation in his two-volume "American Revolution," only to dismiss it. "The relations between master and slave in Virginia were so pleasant," Fiske wrote, that Britain's "offer of freedom fell upon dull uninterested ears."
It wasn't until Benjamin Quarles's landmark "The Negro in the American Revolution," in 1961, that what Harry Washington might have had to say about that became clear: Liberty is sweet. Many fine scholars have followed in Quarles's wake, but it would be fair to say that their work has yet to challenge what most Americans think about the times that tried men's souls.
With no place in any national historical narrative, black refugees of the American Revolution have been set adrift. Perhaps, then, it is hardly surprising that they have been taken up recently not by American historians but by historians of the places they went to.
Two new histories of their travels, the most ambitious yet, have just been published, one written by an Englishman, the other by an Australian. The British historian Simon Schama's "Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution" (Ecco; $29.95) follows the exiles to Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone but keeps London, and English antislavery activists, at its center; Cassandra Pybus's "Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty" (Beacon; $26.95) follows them everywhere, including to the Australian penal colony of Botany Bay; she teaches at the University of Sydney.
Schama writes like no one so much as Dickens. Here is how he introduces the founder of England's antislavery movement, leaving his brother's house on Mincing Lane, "neither the worst nor the best address in the City of London," in 1765:
**{: .break one} ** The door opened and out stepped an angular man looking older than his thirty years. His tall but meagre frame, hollow cheeks, lantern jaw and short curled wig gave him the air of either an underpaid clerk or an unworldly cleric; the truth is that Granville Sharp was something of both. **
Schama's book is divided into two parts. The first part chronicles Sharp's career. With close colleagues, including the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson and the former slave Olaudah Equiano, Sharp led Britain's extraordinary campaign to put an end to what he called the "Accursed Thing": human bondage. It took years, but they succeeded. England took a dramatic step toward abolishing slavery on its soil in 1772, in a landmark case in which a man named James Somerset won his freedom. In 1807, the British Parliament outlawed the slave trade. The following year, the U.S. Congress did the same. In other words, England banned domestic slavery decades before making it illegal for British merchants and ships' captains to buy and sell slaves. The United States did the reverse, outlawing the overseas slave trade in 1808 but not declaring an end to slavery until Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, in 1863.
Schama points out that news of the Somerset case, as much as Dunmore's proclamation, is what led so many American slaves to flee to British lines during the American Revolution. They wrongly believed that the Somerset judgment's nuanced and limited ruling meant that "as soon as any slave sets his foot on English ground he becomes free." For one American refugee, the link between England and liberty was so close that he renamed himself British Freedom. Or consider "Yankee Doodle, or, The Negroes Farewell to America," a minstrel song popular in London in the seventeen-eighties:
**{: .break one} ** Now farewell my Massa my Missey adieu More blows or more stripes will me e'er take from you . . . Den Hey! for old Englan' where Liberty reigns Where Negroe no beaten or loaded with chains **
But, more often than not, the price of British freedom was poverty. "I am Thirty Nine Years of Age & am ready & willing to serve His Britinack Majesty," Peter Anderson told a relief commission in London. "But I am realy starvin about the Streets." At the beginning of the war, Anderson had left behind his wife and three children in Virginia to join Dunmore's regiment. He was wounded, captured, and sentenced to be hanged. After six months as a prisoner, he escaped and foraged in the woods until he found his way back to the British Army. All this he endured only to land in London, reduced to begging. The commissioners were not sympathetic. "Instead of being sufferers of the wars," they concluded, black veterans had benefitted from it. Penniless they might be, but they had "gained their liberty and therefore come with a very ill-grace to ask for the bounty of government."
Not everyone who evacuated with the British sailed to England. Like thousands of white Loyalists, black Loyalists were relocated to Britain's northern colonies: mostly to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario. Some fifteen hundred settled in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, making it the largest free black community in North America. It was also a disaster. By the time Harry Washington arrived there, in August of 1783, there was nothing to eat, it was too late to plant, and the topsoil was too thin for anything much to grow. In 1789, the settlers were still starving. Boston King reported, "Many of the poor people were compelled to sell their best gowns for five pounds of flour, in order to support life. When they had parted with all their clothes, even to their blankets, several of them fell down dead in the streets, thro' hunger. Some killed and ate their dogs and cats."
Meanwhile, in London, Granville Sharp and his colleagues on the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor began making plans to send England's beleaguered blacks to Africa. This seems now, as it did to many people then, a preposterous plan, as if the slave trade could somehow be undone by this reverse voyage, settling freed slaves just a stone's throw from British slave-trading forts. While the emigrants waited on board ships in Portsmouth Harbor, the African-born writer and former slave Quobna Ottobah Cugoano warned that they "had better swim to shore, if they can, to preserve their lives and liberties in Britain, than to hazard themselves at sea . . . and the peril of settling at Sierra Leone." But sail they did. In May of 1787, nearly four hundred reached Sierra Leone, where they settled at a place they named Granville Town, and elected as their governor a runaway slave and Revolutionary War veteran from Philadelphia named Richard Weaver. Within five months, plagued by disease and famine, a hundred and twenty-two of the settlers were dead. And, just as Cugoano had predicted, some were kidnapped and sold into slavery all over again. In 1790, a local ruler burned Granville Town to the ground.
That was not to be the end of it. In the second part of "Rough Crossings," Schama turns to the journey of John Clarkson ("the 'other' Clarkson—second born, perfectly affable, sweet-tempered Johnny"), chosen by Sharp and the elder Clarkson to head a second attempt to settle Sierra Leone, this time with the "poor blacks" who had settled in Nova Scotia. In January, 1792, nearly twelve hundred black men, women, and children found berths on fifteen ships in Halifax Harbor. Among them were British Freedom and Harry Washington. Before the convoy left the harbor, Clarkson rowed from ship to ship, handing to each family a certificate "indicating the plot of land 'free of expence' they were to be given 'upon arrival in Africa.' "
The colony's new capital, on the Sierra Leone peninsula, was called the Province of Freedom; it did not live up to its name. There was death: along with dozens of others, Boston King's wife, Violet, died of "putrid fever" within weeks of arrival. There was intrigue: in 1792, Clarkson took what he thought would be a brief trip to England, but the colony's directors, dissatisfied with his failure to turn a profit from plantation crops, never sent him back. And there was avarice: despite the promise of free land, Clarkson's successors demanded exorbitant rents. "We wance did call it Free Town," some weary settlers wrote to Clarkson in 1795, "but since your absence we have a reason to call it a town of slavery."
By 1799, Sierra Leone's settlers had grown so discontented, so revolutionary in their rejection of the colony's tyrannical government, that they were, in the words of one London abolitionist, "as thorough Jacobins as if they had been trained and educated in Paris." The next year, a group of rebels declared independence. They were crushed. Tried by a military tribunal, they were banished from Freetown to the other side of the Sierra Leone River. In their exile, they elected Harry Washington as their leader, just months after George Washington died at Mount Vernon, having freed his slaves in his will.
Cassandra Pybus wants to rescue Harry Washington from the "callous indifference of history," to call attention to what he shared with the first President of the United States: "a commitment to the transforming ideals of liberty and selfdetermination." Schama is more interested in one of Harry Washington's fellow-rebels. "Rough Crossings" begins by imagining British Freedom "scratching a living from the stingy soil" of Nova Scotia and ends with his exile outside the Province of Freedom:
**{: .break one} ** We can picture him surviving . . . on a few acres, or more likely finding a way to do business with the local chiefs. And if he did indeed cling to that name, he could only do so by not crossing the river to Freetown. For he must have understood that he had had his day. Over there, no one had much use for British freedom any more. Over there was something different. Over there was the British Empire. **
But picturing British Freedom is about all that we can do; apart from his name, we know almost nothing about him. (Because Freedom renamed himself, he can't be traced in records like the "Book of Negroes.") "British Freedom's name said something important: that he was no longer negotiable property," Schama writes. Names count—they mattered to the parents who named their BB-certified daughter Patience Freeman—but sometimes names aren't enough. Among Schama's many enviable talents as a historian and as a stylist is his ability to turn a name into a meditation on liberty and empire. But the asymmetry, borne of the asymmetry of the evidence, is not without consequences: the black expatriates in "Rough Crossings" have names and ages and imagined motives, while the lantern-jawed architect of their freedom, Granville Sharp, is rendered in all his Dickensian detail. Sharp is focussed; the settlers are a bit of a blur.
Pybus uses a different lens. She pays scant attention to the likes of Granville Sharp. Instead, she trails the fugitives relentlessly, including the unlucky few who, convicted of petty crimes in London, were shipped thirteen thousand miles away, to Botany Bay, a place whose staggering deprivations made it worse than London, worse than Birchtown, worse than Granville Town, worse than the Province of Freedom. Here's a hint: in 1790, the punishment for stealing food was increased from a thousand to two thousand lashes.
What Pybus offers is a collective biography, made possible through her painstaking—breathtaking—examination of tax lists, muster rolls, property deeds, court dockets, parish records, and unwieldy uncatalogued manuscripts like the papers of General Henry Clinton. It allows her to rattle off details like this: in Botany Bay in 1788, "John Randall, the black ex-soldier from Connecticut convicted of stealing a watch chain in Manchester, was married to Esther Howard, a white London oyster seller, convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing a watch." In case it escaped your notice, that's months of eye-straining archival research on three continents in just thirty-four words. (She later, and still more casually, throws out that Randall eventually found work as a kangaroo-hunter; that by 1792 he had received a land grant of sixty acres; and that, widowed twice, he married three times and had nine children before his death, in 1822.) Men like Randall, Pybus argues, "carried to the far corners of the globe the animating principles of the revolution that had so emphatically excluded them."
Maybe. But, at journey's end, it's hard to know what to make of the travails of British Freedom or Harry Washington or John Randall. To follow them is, still, to leave American history behind. The story of the British abolition movement has been elegantly told by Adam Hochschild, in "Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves" (Houghton Mifflin; $26.95). It is also at the heart of an excellent new biography by Vincent Carretta, "Equiano the African: Biography of a Self-Made Man" (University of Georgia Press; $29.95). These, like Schama's and Pybus's, are rich and wonderful books. All the same, with their praise of prophets and rebels and self-made men on a global quest for liberty, some readers might conclude that English abolitionists and American runaways ought to serve as honorary Founding Fathers, as though the likes of Washington and Jefferson will no longer do. (Damn those slave-owning sons of liberty!)
In the midst of this, it's easy to forget that many eighteenth-century Americans considered the British hypocritical about slavery. After the Somerset decision, Benjamin Franklin complained:
**{: .break one} ** Pharisaical Britain! to pride thyself in setting free a single Slave that happens to land on thy coasts, while thy Merchants in all thy ports are encouraged by thy laws to continue a commerce whereby so many hundreds of thousands are dragged into a slavery that can scarce be said to end with their lives, since it is entailed on their posterity! **
Moreover, it was far easier for Britain, where there were few slaves to begin with, to free its slaves than it was for the American colonies, where there was considerable support for ending the slave trade, something many patriots had come to see as having been imposed on them by a tyrannical king, to Britain's profit and not their own. In Thomas Jefferson's mind, promising freedom to the very people whom British slave traders had enslaved constituted George III's last, and most unforgivable, act of treachery. In a breathless paragraph at the end of his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson blamed the King for the slave trade ("He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery"); for his vetoes of the colonists' efforts to abolish it ("Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce"); and for Dunmore's proclamation ("He is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he also obtruded them").
It was the Declaration's last, longest, and angriest grievance. The other delegates could not abide it: they struck it out almost entirely. To some, it went too far; to others, it didn't go far enough. And, as everyone knew, it was they, and not the British, who were by now most vulnerable to charges of hypocrisy. (As Samuel Johnson had wryly inquired in 1775, "How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?") Best, then, to leave slavery out altogether.
Historians have hardly known what to make of Jefferson's rant. Nash deems it "patently false." Schama calls it a "tour de force of disingenuousness." But at least part of what Jefferson meant was that it was the Revolution itself that derailed the American antislavery movement. In the seventeen-sixties and early seventeen-seventies, the colonists were arguably more ardent opponents of slavery than the British were. In 1764, the patriot James Otis, Jr., declared that nothing could be said "in favor of a trade that is the most shocking violation of the law of nature, has a direct tendency to diminish the idea of the inestimable value of liberty, and makes every dealer in it a tyrant." Not long after the Boston Massacre, in 1770, John Hancock's uncle preached a sermon urging the provincial legislature of Massachusetts to support the abolition of slavery, warning, "When God ariseth, and when he visiteth, what shall we answer!" In April, 1775, just five days before a shot was heard round the world, Philadelphians founded the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage.
By no means did everyone in the colonies oppose the slave trade, and even fewer could imagine emancipation. Still, if the patriots hadn't needed to forge a union to protect their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they might have come to some agreement on ending slavery. But uniting the colonies in their opposition to the King and Parliament meant, by 1776, putting slavery to one side. It meant editing the Declaration of Independence. It also meant that Harry Washington, and John Randall, and British Freedom, and thousands more, decided to leave. They did not fare well. ♦


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321st Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Squadron, B-25 Mitchells in the MTO/ Capt. Joe Manske was a Flight Engineer/Aerial Gunner on the RAID, then assigned to the MTO, he was promoted to Capt and became our Engineering Officer.
321stBG,445thBS, Capt. Joseph W Manske, Engineering Officer (CLICK on Photo for Story)
Pilot Cpt. David M. Jones Marshfield, OR POW
Co-Pilot Lt. Rodney Ross Wilder Taylor, TX Jun 07, 1964
Navigator Lt. Eugene Francis McGurl Belmont, MA KIA2 Jun 03, 1942
Bombardier Lt. Denver Vernon Truelove Clermont, GA KIA3 Apr 05, 1943
Eng/Gunner Cpl. Joseph W. Manske Gowanda, NY Apr 04, 1998
Take Off Order
Tail # 40- 2283
Target: Tokyo
Captain Jones took off safely despite a leak in the bomb bay gas tank and proceeded to Tokyo. His bombs scored direct hits on a power station, oil tanks and a large manufacturing plant. Continuing on to China, he flew on instruments until he estimated he was in the vicinity of Chuhsien. His entire crew bailed out without injury and was the first of the raiders to reach Chuhsien. Two of the crew remained in Indo-China while Captain Jones and Lieutenant Truelove went on to fly in Europe. Though all five members of the crew survived the Tokyo raid, two were killed in action before the war ended and Captain Jones spent time in a German POW camp.


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A recently published economic report by the Syrian government reveals that the Syrian GDP climbed by 10.5 percent in 2000 compared with the previous year, according to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat daily.
The GDP value grew from 1,445 billion Syrian pounds ($29 million) in 1999 to SP 1,597 billion in 2000. The report attributed this growth mainly to the sharp rise in the international oil prices through 2000.
The report also showed that the value of the total investments in Syria had increased to 157 billion Syrian pounds ($3.1 billion) in 2000, up from SP 154 billion in 1999, a 1.9 percent rise.
The public sector was cited as the source of 60.5 percent of these investments in 2000; a 5.7 percent expansion compared with the previous year. Additionally, the report claimed that the value of the investments from the private sector declined by 3.2 percent during the same period.
On the other hand, Syrian exports grew to SP 304 billion in 2000, up from SP 256 billion in 1999, in current prices. These figures reflect a SP 48 billion export rise in 2000, compared with only a SP 3 billion increase in 1999.
Furthermore, oil production in Syria declined to 31.8 million cubic meters in 2000, compared to 33.3 million cubic meters in 1999. –(MENA Report)
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Alright, to start off my gallery thread, something I just started working on today:
About 3 and a half hours in. There aren't any small details yet really. I plan on making a few changes to halo's original pistol, mostly in the grip, but not changing it so much that it looks too different.
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Delysid's Gallery of Work
modeling, texturing, random shit, etc.
Posted 28 July 2011 - 10:30 PM
Posted 29 July 2011 - 02:44 PM
This looks fantastic.
Posted 29 July 2011 - 09:07 PM
Thanks for the positive feedback. I think I'm going to change the top of the slide, I'm not sure I like the way it looks right now (especially near the ejection port--I'll probably make it more like a real gun).
Posted 25 August 2011 - 01:44 AM
Long story short, I lost that pistol in the move to college. However, I've been working steadily on my own take on a br/dmr type weapon. Gathering most of my reference from the DMR rather than the BR, though.
Sorry, only viewport screengrab at this time.
Sorry, only viewport screengrab at this time.
Posted 26 August 2011 - 05:03 PM
Wow, that's awesome. Looks a little too thick in the front. But other than that it looks great. Can't wait to see it in game.
Posted 28 August 2011 - 12:41 AM
Woah mane, that's pretty nice.
The front looks pretty wonky though, heh.
The front looks pretty wonky though, heh.
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Charlotte company prepares to build nation's first nuclear plants in 3 decades
The long and winding road of America's nuclear renaissance runs down South Tryon Street on its way to the first U.S. power plants to be built in a generation.
Headquartered one block off the Square in Charlotte, N.C., Shaw's Power Group shares contracts with Westinghouse to build two additional reactors at both the Summer nuclear plant northwest of Columbia and at the Vogtle plant in eastern Georgia.
No U.S. nuclear construction permit has been granted since 1978, and the industry's history is riddled with cost overruns and plant cancellations. Demand for electricity has stagnated as the economy soured, and investors have hesitated to back nuclear projects. The reactor meltdowns in Japan last March stunned the world, prompting some nations to shut down their plants or ditch plans for new ones.
Against that backdrop, utilities, regulators, investors and power engineering competitors will have all eyes on the $9.8 billion Summer and $14 billion Vogtle projects.
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Bethel company on the move
BETHEL -- Executives with Shepard's, a century-old moving and warehousing company based out of Henry Street, have been expanding the residential side of its business to provide ongoing stability for the company's future.
The company, which has gross annual sales in excess of $10 million, recently invested more than $1 million into new equipment and expanded its residential component to the point that it now commands about 50 percent of its moving business from just 10 percent a few years ago.
The other half of the company's moving business is for corporate clients, including employee relocations and transporting high value equipment for Danbury area manufacturers.
Michael Goodman, the company's president, said the decision to grow the residential side of the business was done in part because of an uptick in residential real estate listings in recent years, as well as a desire to broaden its customer base.
"Not only does it give us a more protected base but it also forms new relationships for the company with real estate and other professionals that can help drive additional business in the future," he said. "In the past we relied on corporate customers, but they can be very fickle. Building our residential operations is a much safer way to operate."
Goodman credits the company's ability to grow the residential side of its business with quality customer service and a culture throughout the company that pays attention to the details and being on time.
"Moving can be a very stressful time for a family," he explained. "When five strangers show up to pack up all your belongings and put it into a truck, that can be a little scary. But we do everything we can to put the customers' minds at ease and exude confidence."
That, he said, includes professional movers who have all received background checks, are uniformed and carry company badges with photographs. The company also provides 24 hour tracking through its website and has a loss ratio of less than one percent, one of the lowest in the industry.
"I always tell our clients that I'll be there with them on the move from the beginning to the end," said Michael Leahy, the company's vice president of sales. "Every customer is unique and we strive to meet all of their individual needs."
Shepard's was recognized by Mayflower Van Lines last year with the company's 2013 Customer Choice Award out of more than 300 operators throughout the country. The award is based on customer surveys that are provided to clients after every move.
The moving business provides about 60 percent of the company's revenues while warehousing and distribution makes up for the final 40 percent, Goodman said.
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The first release phase of 2011 Census of Population and Housing data commenced on 21 June 2012. This included the release of core demographic data items which are freely available in a variety of products from the Census data & analysis page on the ABS website. This page also provides access, after registration, to the charged data products of TableBuilder Pro and DataPacks on DVD which are designed for advanced Census data users. The second Census data release phase commencing on 30 October 2012 will include data items requiring more detailed processing, such as the 'Occupation' and 'Method of Travel to Work' variables. More detailed information about the 2011 Census data products, the release schedule and changes between the 2006 and 2011 Censuses is included in the ABS Information Paper: Census of Population and Housing -- Products and Services, 2011 (cat. no. 2011.0.55.001).
The annual Estimated Resident Population data for regions has been released in Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2011 (cat. no. 3218.0) and Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2011 (cat. no. 3235.0). These releases include final estimates for 2001 to 2006 and preliminary rebased estimates for 2007 to 2011, based on results of the 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Population estimates based on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) are included for the last time while estimates based on the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) are released for the first time. From 30 June 2012, sub-state population estimates will only be prepared and released at the SA2 level (and above) of the ASGS, however Local Government Area (LGA) estimates will continue to be released.
The 2012 update of ASGS Non-ABS Structures was released on 30 July 2012 in Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July, 2012 (cat. no. 1270.0.55.003). The Non-ABS Structures of the ASGS bring together those regions which are not defined by the ABS, but which are supported by the ABS. This update contains revised digital boundaries, codes and labels for some LGAs and Tourism Regions (TRs) since the 2011 edition.
An analysis of geographical variations in average 'Wage and salary earner' income has been released in Perspectives on Regional Australia: Variations in Wage and Salary Income between Local Government Areas (LGAs) (cat. no. 1380.0.55.006). This article examines Wage and salary income variations across LGAs using data from Wage and Salary Earner Statistics for Small Areas, Time Series, 2003-04 to 2008-09 (cat. no. 5673.0.55.003). The analysis at the LGA level will support local governments, policy makers and researchers who use LGA boundaries for planning and policy decisions.
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Recently, there has been significant focus on regional policy and programs at all levels of government - and an increasing need for an evidence base. Our team at the ABS Rural and Regional Statistics National Centre (RRSNC) aim to understand the need for regional data across a wide range of data users.
We engage with the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport - who have a strong interest in regional data, including data for the 55 Regional Development Australia (RDA) regions. That Department began to develop a new website in 2011, "myregion.gov" and ABS has assisted the Department with relevant data to support future development of this site, as well as for the other policy and planning activities of the Department. On 16th May, we gave a presentation to the RDA National Forum on accessing regional data on-line on the ABS website.
In May I also gave a presentation at a seminar for the Victorian state government on the status of work on developing a view of 'regional economies'. The slides from this presentation are available on the National Statistical Service website.
The ABS is also involved in the Australian Community Indicators Network (ACIN). The ACIN aims to assist people using or developing community indicators to share ideas and information and to foster collaboration. For information see the ACIN website. Recordings of seminars held by the network can also be found on the National Statistical Service website. The latest seminar was on 9th May.
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Last week, a co-worker of mine at Oracle was attempting to use a
forEach tag to produce components in a loop and developed issues. Having some experience trying to deal with for each I started looking into the problem and found a disturbing problem.
The JSTL
<c:forEach/> tag was written to make JSP development easier, but was never intended to be used with Java Server Faces. In JSP 2.1 some enhancements were made to improve the usage of non-JSF JSP tags intermingled with JSF by introducing deferred expressions. The idea behind the deferred expressions was to be able to create expressions that would normally have to be evaluated at JSP tag execution and allow them to be executed with JSF components instead. The problem is that the implementation of deferred expressions is flawed for the
<c:forEach/> loop except for basic usage only.
Use Case
For the illustration of the problem with the
<c:forEach/> I will simplify the use case. The are two main problems with the tag both of which involve the changing of the list bound to the
items attribute. For the first, consider the following requirements:
- For each loop required, JSF stamped iteration components cannot be used (like JSP tags that include a page)
- Ajax used to partially render the page
- Id's of components must be tied to the item in the loop to allow actions
Problem 1 - static EL
A simple example can be used to show the problem:
<c:forEach var="item" items="#{bean.items}">
value="Remove #{var.key}"
actionListener="#{bean.remove}" />
Take for example a list of "A", "B", "C" and "D". The buttons render as:
|Remove A
|Remove B
|Remove C
|Remove D
Now should the user click "Remove A", the managed bean removes the value from the
items list. The result is:
|Remove C
|Remove D
Notice the mismatch of ID and text? Notice that the last button's
#{var.key} evaluated to null?
To understand the problem, it is best to describe a step by step process of how the code works:
- The for each tag is executed and the first iteration (count 0) is begun
- The tag creates an
IndexedValueExpression. This sub-class of
- The expression to get the items is stored (
- The index of the for each iteration is stored (
- The expression to get the items is stored (
- This
IndexedValueExpressionis then added to the
VariableMapperas the
var- item.
- The body of the tag is executed
- The command button tag is instructed to create or find a component with ID
- The command button component is created with all its attributes.
- When the component is created, the
ValueExpressioninstances are created
- Each
ValueExpressionis created with a reference to the
- When the component is created, the
- The for each tag proceeds with its execution and processes indexes 1-3
When the action executes and removes A, the following occurs during the render phase. First, the for each tag looks for the button for B and finds it. Then the loop repeats. At the end of processing the tags, the code realizes that
button_A was never referenced, and is therefore removed from its parent, the form.
The problem is that once the component is created, the
ValueExpression instances are created, and are never re-created. This is because the expressions with their mappers are serialized and restored as part of the component state. This means that
button_B which was found for the first item after item A was removed still has its original
ValueExpression for the
value attribute. This expression has the variable mapper with the indexed value expression for the
var which has index 1.
This means that if components are used with IDs that tie to the items, it is possible to have the value expressions pointing to the wrong index in the for each loop once changes are made to the items list.
Problem 2 - Component State
One workaround to problem one is to use dynamically created IDs. This will violate our above requirement of needing to match the component to the item for advanced PPR (AJAX) replacement, but it is a consideration.
Lets use the above use case with the IDs removed:
<c:forEach var="item" items="#{bean.items}">
value="Remove #{var.key}"
actionListener="#{bean.remove}" />
This renders as:
|Remove A
|Remove B
|Remove C
|Remove D
When A is removed, since the item key is not used in the ID, the above problem is not witnessed:
|Remove B
|Remove C
|Remove D
What you will notice is that item B which used component with ID
j_id_id2j_id_1 is now rendered by component with ID
j_id_id2. Unlike above, this component has the correct index stored for it, but its state may break the view. Now command buttons are not a great example of this, but many components have state that is more evident, like tree node expansion. What this will mean to the user is that component state that belongs with item B is now associated with item C.
How could this be addressed?
The fundamental problem is that the implementation of the for each loop tag assumes that the location of the components that are created are independent of the items used to produce them. The
ValueExpression instances are created for components with hard coded indexes and there is no way that I know of to update the index to the correct value later.
One fix is to allow the for each loop to use keys for the item instead of indexes. The obvious problem with this idea is that it would involve a significant API enhancement to be able to specify a key for an object and the use of a
Map instead of a
List or array to be able to lookup the value for the key. Something like:
<c:forEach var="item" keys="#{items.keys} items="#{bean.items}">
value="Remove #{var.key}"
actionListener="#{bean.remove}" />
Where keys would be a
List or array of serializable objects for keys in the items which would be represented as a
As I have always recommended on the Apache MyFaces and Facelets mailing lists the best solution is to never use JSTL tags for JSF development. Unfortunately there are some pieces of functionality which is hard to replicate using components. Perhaps JSF 2.0 will allow things like component controlled sub-page inclusion.
Update 2012-10-03
Partial fix to be available as part of Trinidad. My blog on the enhancement to the Trinidad for each tag.


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New Drug Monitoring Program
The UCI (Union Cycliste International) has announced a new program to fight drug use in cycling. In response to the recent revelations from Philippe Gaumont (ex-Cofidis)and Jesus Manzano (ex-Kelme) regarding drug use in the pro ranks, the UCI has stepped up the roll out of a new electronic monitoring system - Electronic Personal Observation System (E.P.O.S.). Photo
The new system consists of a microchip implanted subcutaneously (under the skin) which monitors a person's red blood cell count. The circuit also contains a GPS locator and, when a receiving unit is within range, blood data can be downloaded for the previous 72 hours. The UCI did not say what the range of the receiver is, but it is expected to be less than 5 kilometres.
"We are confident that the majority of cyclists are clean, as our testing has shown", stated a UCI spokesperson, "but this technology will provide another weapon in our battle to improve the health and safety of the riders."
The UCI will be asking volunteers to use the system for the rest of this season, and plan to make it mandatory for top division teams in the Pro Tour, which is scheduled to begin next year. Since monitoring is undetectable by the rider, there is no way for them to know when their blood data is being examined. The UCI hopes that this will, in their words, "encourage" riders to avoid products such as erythropoietin, which has been linked to dozens of deaths among cyclists.
The IOC and WADA are both supporting the program, and will, if it proves successful, plan to introduce to all endurance sports.
Reaction from the teams and riders has been mixed, with many calling it a gross violation of privacy.
CCA Hires Marketing Director
The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) has finally announced the hiring of a Director of Marketing, filling a position that has been empty for nearly one year. Effective immediately, the marketing position will be filled by Edward Arzouian. Arzouian is a surprising choice, given his recent battles with the cycling establishment, which include being terminated from the position of Competitions Coordinator at the Hamilton Road Worlds, and his subsequent lawsuit against the CCA and the Worlds organization.
"Mr Arzouian is one of the most knowledgeable members of the cycling community in Canada. He ran the Evian-Miko professional team, and was a top junior competitor before that. We look forward to having him as a member of the CCA family, and anticipate a significant upturn in sponsorship revenue." said CCA President Brian Jolly in a press release.
Arzouian brushed aside concerns that his public and repeated criticisms of the CCA and Masters level athletes will affect his ability to perform his duties.
"That is past. I am happy to see that the CCA has recognized my talents, and I fully expect to raise the level of professionalism for the sport in Canada. I have already begun to target potential sponsors, and have reached an agreement for colourful tents that the CCA and provincial associations will be able to use."
Director General Pierre Hutsebaut was unavailable for comment.
Hardwood and 24 Sports Reach Settlement
Hardwood Hills and 24 Sports have reached a tentative agreement to settle their ongoing dispute over land use for a 24 hour event in August. The two sides have agreed to a 24 Minutes of Adrenalin event, which will take place between noon and 1:00 pm June 31st. Teams of 5 will cover the gruelling 300m course in the traditional relay format. Further details will be available shortly.
Green Bobblehead Coming
Canadian Cyclist has commissioned a series of bobblehead dolls of top Canadian riders, starting with two-time mountain bike world champion Roland Green. The bobblehead Green figure will be available later this year, and will sell for approximately $39.95. Bobblehead dolls have been popular for a few years in major U.S. professional sports but this is the first cyclist bobblehead (so far as we know).
"I am honoured to be a Canadian Cyclist bobblehead." said Roland, when contacted. Future bobblehead plans include Alison Sydor, Michael Barry, Genevieve Jeanson and Ryder Hesjedal.
Pre-production orders are being accepted now, at a 20% discount. Please contact us if you are interested - firstname.lastname@example.com
New Magazine from Bicycle Canada
Bicycle Canada, the publisher of Canadian Cyclist, is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication for the freeride crowd. Yo Dude will be a quarterly magazine, focusing on big air issues such as "How Much Travel is Too Much Travel?", "Gnarley - Passé or Retro?", and "Missy Giove: God or Goddess?". Full of the greatest air shots you will ever see, Yo Dude will also attempt to answer the burning question: What will I say to my kids when I'm 40 and they ask me 'Dad, why do you have tattoos all over your body?'. Yo Dude will be available at discriminating skateboard shops everywhere.
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ALA Divisions and Round Tables will be sponsoring Conference 101 programs throughout the weekend. These 101 programs will help you plan how to 'do' conference based on the kind of work you do, or the type of library where you work. Get expert advice on programs to attend, exhibitors to visit, parties to frequent, and ways to get the most out of conference. These events are listed below.
Plan to Attend At Least One of these Informative Programs, Especially if you are a First Time Attendee
Conference 101
Friday, 4;00-5:00 pm
New Member Roundtable-sponsored orientation to ALA and the Annual Conference.
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New Member Roundtable-sponsored orientation t ALA and the Annual Conference.
Saturday, 2-2:45 pm
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
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Join ACRL staff, new members, and your colleagues to discover how to fully utilize the member benefits of ACRL. We will be holding two ACRL 101 meetings for new members and first-time attendees in the Washington Convention Center from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, in room 206 and Sunday, June 24, in room 204B.
Friday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Association For Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
ALSC 101: Making Connections
Saturday, 8:00-10:00 am
Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC)
ASCLA and RUSA 101: Introduction to our Divisions
Friday, 4:00-5:00 pm
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Association of Specialized and Cooperative Libraries Agencies (ASCLA) and Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
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Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA)
LITA 101: LITA Open House
Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)
PLA 101: ALA Annual Conference for First Time Attendees
Saturday, 8:00-10:00 am
Public Library Association (PLA)
Friday, 4:00-5:00, Washington Convention Center 103 B
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
What is the Young Adult Library Services Assocviation (YALSA)? How does this ALA division help you? Learn more in a basic orientation, which will include an overview of the division and its activities. New members and those considering membership will learn more about the benefits, and established members are welcome to attend this great networking opportunity.
IRRT/International Librarians Orientation
Friday, 4:30-6:00 pm
Conference navigation orientation for international librarians.
NMRT Meet and Greet
Friday, 7:30-8:30 pm
New Member Roundtable Meet and Greet
NMRT Student Reception
Sunday, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
3M/NMRT Social
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Visit the ALA Membership Pavilion at booth 2525 in the exhibits, to meet other new members and ALA staff, and to have your questions answered.


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U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong failed to convey a genuine sense of remorse or contrition, and so did little to repair his tarnished reputation during his interview with Oprah Winfrey, a number of marketing and public relations experts say.
During the highly-anticipated and publicized sit-down interview, Armstrong finally admitted to Winfrey that, after years of fierce and repeated denials , he did in fact use banned performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career, including the seven times he won the coveted Tour de France.
He also admitted that in his drive to maintain his innocence, he attacked teammates and journalists who claimed he was using banned substances — either by intimidation or threat of lawsuit.
But despite his apology and confession, the initial reaction from the general public and marketing experts alike appears to be a failing grade.
The lengthy interview was broken into two parts, with the second instalment set to air at 9 p.m. ET Friday on the Oprah Winfrey Network and online.
'Lacked credibility'
"I think that when somebody has lied, cheated and bullied over the course of 15 years, I think the road to rehabilitation is a long one," says Steven Lewis, president of XMC Sports and Entertainment, a Toronoto-based sponsorship and marketing company. "And I think that Lance lacked credibility and lacked true contrition, and I don't think that interview did anything last night to help his public image.
"The emotion that he displayed, I don't think aligned with the actions that he undertook."
Lewis contrasted Armstrong's situation to that of golfer Tiger Woods, who became snarled in his own long-running controversy following revelations of a series of extra-marital affairs.
Although Wood's transgressions revealed a flaw in his personal conduct, Lewis said it didn't compromise his integrity in relation to his sport or as an athlete.
"So [in Armstrong's case] we have an integrity issue, a deep character flaw — lying, bullying. cheating — and coupled with that a complete disregard for the rules of sport," Lewis said.
"From a sponsor perspective, I think it's high risk to ever get back in bed with Lance Armstrong. Time will tell and time does heal wounds. But it will be many many years before a sponsor aligns again with the brand of Lance Armstrong, which has been severely if not irreparably damaged."
Second chances?
While the American public in particular seems to love an underdog, and to accord people second chances, Armstrong didn't come across "as a compelling, empathetic, apologetic character that one would want to cheer for," Lewis said.
What's more, says Chris Eby, a senior consultant for the public relations firm Navigator, Armstrong's advisers made a critical error by allowing Oprah to do pre-interview publicity in which she suggested that Armstrong wasn't completely forthcoming.
"By allowing Oprah to frame the entire interview before it even aired, people who may have been sitting on the fence or were willing to listen to the interview then make their minds up, basically had their minds made up for them," Eby said.
"And so he suddenly had to climb out of this hole that Oprah put him in and, based on my read of the interview last night, he didn't come close to doing that."
As for his TV performance, Eby said it was clear that Armstrong had some message lines that he was trying to get across.
"The unfortunate thing for him is that there's this wealth of footage of him denying accusations, attacking people, bullying people that's readily available to people online. That has been played ad nauseum in a continuous loop on cable news channels for the better part of the week.
"So we've seen how cold and calculating and effective he is as a liar, and he looked the exact same."
A control freak?
At the same time, Jill Scott, a Queen's University professor in the department of language, literature and culture, said she believes that Armstrong seemed to be hitting all the right buttons — at least at first.
"He started off pretty good. He answered all the questions and he said all the right things at the right times, early on. And that was fantastic," she said.
Scott, who researches conflict resolution, including apologies, said Armstrong did a good job of ticking off the list of standard requirements of an apology — confession , contrition, acknowledgement of pain inflicted on others, remorse, repentance, and acknowledgement that more needs to be done.
"But the further you got on in the interview, the murkier the waters became," Scott said.
Armstrong began micro-managing his message when it came to talking about other people, Scott said. That slowly reduced his portion of responsibility by entering into the territory "of excuse, justification and blame of others."
"As he got deeper into the interview, and clips are coming, we saw the old Lance coming back. Why? The guy is simply a control freak. He was a control freak on the bike, and now he's a control freak on the apology."
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BEING ME Flip Book
I just finished kitting this fun kit that I created using NEW Teresa Collins.
It's such a fun little flip book. Everything is cut to size and ready for you to put together.
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By Ryan White, Sports Information Intern
September 8, 2004
BLUFFTON, OHIO - The Bluffton University women's soccer team (0-2) fell to Bethel College in their 2004 home opener 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
Freshman Talia Kauffman (Conover/Graham) scored Bluffton's lone goal late in the game at the 81:56 mark. Goalkeeper Rochelle Saccomen (Ashland/Ashland) had a solid performance by posting 21 saves on the match.
"I'm pleased with our offensive effort. We had much better team chemistry this game than our first game," head coach Steve Smucker said. "I wanted to play Bethel because it was important for us as a team to see what we're capable of."
Bluffton University will be back in action next Wednesday, September 15th at Hiram College. Start time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.


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Most of the tiny patients confined to the children's ward at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (ICDDR) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, are weak, malnourished and dehydrated. They've suffered attack after attack of diarrhea and, in some cases, are clinging to life. Five-month-old Sohag, who is lying on green plastic sheeting in a bed four times her size, had suffered[an error occurred while processing this directive] diarrhea for seven days before she was admitted. Her weight had dropped to 2.75 kg, just over one-third of that expected for her age, and she now seems to be little more than a distended stomach,...


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Mark Weisbrot
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The Baltimore Sun, August 27, 1997
The Denver Post, September 7, 1997
Miami Herald,- September 26, 1997
Medicare fraud has been in the front pages lately, and some of the stories are the kind of stuff that makes satire unnecessary. Like the owners of a home health care business who tried to include the BMW driven by their son in college as a cost of doing business.
Other reports are more ghastly, as if they escaped from the script of a horror film: a cardiologist who got kickbacks from a pacemaker manufacturer is alleged to have implanted the devices in dozens of patients who didn't need them.
The overall scale of the fraud is impressive too, with estimates running into the tens of billions of dollars.
But the worst part of the scandal is that all the wrong conclusions are being drawn from it. It is seen as another example of the waste and inefficiency of government, or the futility of trying to provide federal insurance for health care. This is a huge mistake.
The biggest impediment to our nation's ability provide affordable health care for everyone does not come from Medicare, or from any government program.
The real problem is our increasingly market-driven health care system. From 1970 to 1993, the cost of health care-- both public and private-- increased by more than 13% percent a year, taking a huge bite out of the average household's income. Meanwhile the number of uninsured Americans has risen to 41 million.
One would expect such a system to be judged inadequate, in comparison to those of other developed countries who provide health care for everyone, at a much lower cost per person. But money has a special place in American politics, and insurance money is big money. So we have been moving to make matters worse by encouraging private insurers to take over Medicare.
The number of senior citizens who get their Medicare coverage through HMO's has more than tripled in the last 12 years, and continues grow at the rate of 25% per year. It's a great scam for the owners of the HMO's. Here's how it works: the average senior citizen costs Medicare $4750 per year. But the sickest 10% cost $37,000, and other 90% average less than $1200. The government pays the HMO about $4500, and guess which senior citizens they recruit: the healthier ones! The arithmetic is such that there is no easier and surer way for them to make truckloads of money, short of printing it.
This gaming is so lucrative that there are billions of dollars left over for exorbitant executive pay-- e.g. $8.6 million for Cigna's Wilson Taylor last year-- and to waste on advertising, marketing, and figuring out how to avoid paying for covered services.
So much for the "magic of the marketplace" as applied to health care. Unfortunately, our policy makers are mostly like an alcoholic who thinks he'll be just fine if he can just find something stronger to drink. The recent budget deal bill allocated $2.2 billion to create "Medical Savings Accounts." These would further subdivide the population of senior citizens by allowing the healthiest ones to gamble that their health care expenses will be less than average, and keep some of the difference if they win.
Sooner or later it will become clear that the solution to our national health care problem lies in the opposite direction. We currently waste enormous resources in fragmenting the population into different risk pools-- healthy and sick, poor and non-poor, elderly, middle-aged, and young-- and then having hundreds of insurance companies compete for the most profitable patients.
A smarter system would put everyone in the same risk pool. This is the principle of universal social insurance. We already have such social insurance for retirement, survivors, and disability: it's called Social Security. It's the most successful government program in our history, and it operates with administrative costs that are a tiny fraction of those in the private sector. Medicare was an attempt to extend this principle to health insurance for the elderly.
Medicare has also been successful, although its coverage is inadequate and leaves senior citizens spending 21% of their income on health care. But its financial difficulties have always derived from the inefficiencies and unsustainable price increases in the private sector. The current wave of privatization is just throwing more gasoline on the fire.
The latest scandals will undoubtedly lead to more effective policing of providers' billing practices, and it would not be all that difficult to drastically reduce the amount of fraud. The wide ranging criminal investigation of Columbia/HCA, the $20 billion-a-year health care tyrannosaurus that has devoured 350 hospitals and transformed the language of medicine-- patients are "consumers" and diseases have become "product lines"-- is a good start. But until we get past the notion that the "free market" is the most efficient way to insure and distribute health care services, Medicare's financial problems will continue to worsen.


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As for Gnome 3 forcing you to work the way it wants you to work, you're right, it is forced on the user. However, the way Gnome 3 is designed isn't inherently bad. Is it bad because it's flawed, or is it bad because it doesn't work the way you want it to work and/or are used to working?
And speaking of Gnome 3 forcing users to work the way it wants you to, nobody's forcing you to use Gnome 3. There's plenty of other desktop environments that stick with the used and proven user interface model. You're not losing anything. Nobody's walking into your house and beating you with a leather belt for using KDE, XFCE, LXDE, E17, MATE, Cinnamon, Busybox, or any of the other desktop environments.
Your post really pisses me off. Not because you don't like Gnome 3, that's perfectly fine. What pisses me off is you act like there's nothing else for you to use, and you're scrutinizing other people for wanting to design something other than the status quo.


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Die Hard fans of certain movie and comic book characters have probably already purchased a number of Mighty Muggs. These popular figures have become a staple in a collector's collection. They add a certain urban twist to any one's character shrine. (My boyfriend has 3 in his Wolverine/The Hulk wall)


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ROCKLEDGE, FL - The Health First Wound Management & Hyperbaric Center at 5191 S. Babcock St. NE in Palm Bay is offering free foot screenings for anyone who has been positively diagnosed with diabetes.
The Health First Wound Management & Hyperbaric Center, a service of Holmes Regional Medical Center, is offering the weekly Diabetes Foot Check Clinics to screen patients who have been positively diagnosed with diabetes by a physician. The screenings include an evaluation of feet circulation, temperature, and sensation in addition to checking toenails, calluses, and any open sores. The foot checks also include patient education and recommendations for proper foot care.
According to the American Diabetes Association, individuals with diabetes may suffer from poor circulation (blood flow) to the legs and feet (lower extremities) and are less able to fight infection and heal when injury to the lower extremities occurs. Diabetes causes blood vessels of the foot and leg to narrow and harden. People with diabetes are far more likely to have a foot or leg amputated due to arterial disease, which reduces blood flow to the legs and feet. Many people with diabetes also have reduced feeling (sensation) in the extremities due to nerve disease. Together, these problems increase the occurrence of ulcers and infections that could lead to amputation.
The free foot checks are held every Wednesday from 1 to 4:30 pm. Advance appointments are required and can be made by calling the Health First Community Engagement Center at 321-434-4335 or sending an email to email@example.com. You can also visit the Health First Wound Management & Hyperbaric Center to make an appointment.


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State mulls slot machines in Bridgeport
HARTFORD -- The continuing drop in casino revenue is pushing lawmakers to consider allowing slot machines and video gaming at the Shoreline Star in Bridgeport and two other simulcast facilities.
A legislative task force studying a limited expansion of video gaming wrapped up its work last week, and members said they are likely to recommend the General Assembly authorize slots and poker machines at simulcast off-track betting centers in Bridgeport, New Haven and Windsor Locks.
"We need to develop some stability. I'm hopeful a bill will come from that. It's time to go forward and propose legislation that would do what we are asking to do," state Sen. Andres Ayala, D-Bridgeport, co-chairman of the task force.
"I don't want to sit back and do nothing. The revenue is diminishing, year after year," Ayala said.
The driving force behind expanding video gaming is an ongoing drop in revenue from Connecticut's two tribal casinos, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, because of growing competition from casinos in Rhode Island and video gaming in New York state.
That trend is expected to worsen as Massachusetts and New York both build new casinos in the next several years.
More InformationConnecticut's take
Here is the state of Connecticut's revenue, by year, from both the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos, starting with the high water mark in 2007:
2007: $430.5 million
2008: $411.4 million
2009: $377.9 million
2010: $384.2 million
2011: $359.6 million
2012: $344.3 million
2013: $296.4 million
2015: $280.4 million
2016: $264 million
2017: $212.2 million
2018: $212.2 million
Note: 2014 final figures not available
Source: State Office of Fiscal Analysis and Office of Legislative Research
"The facts are that Fairfield County residents are making the 30-minute trip to Aqueduct (in Queens) and (The Empire City Casino in) Yonkers to play slots instead of driving two hours or more to Foxwoods or Mohegan," said James Amann, a lobbyist representing the Shoreline Star and a former Connecticut Speaker of the House.
In 2007, the state's 25 percent cut of slot action at Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun hit a high mark of $430 million. Last year, the state collected $296 million -- $134 million less than in 2007.
A report issued last week by the state Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research predicted casino revenue in 2018 would drop to $212 million annually -- $84 million less than last year and $218 million less than 2007.
The report also notes that 7,500 slot machines at the three pari-mutuels -- 2,500 at each -- would generate $301 million annually. The amount the state received would depend on the policy enacted, the report noted.
At 25 percent -- the same percentage the state earns from the Indian casinos -- the state's take from the pari-mutuels would be $75 million, although the report cautioned that additional slots would decrease the state's tribal casino revenue by $22 million annually.
The road to expanded video gaming is not smooth, however, and in addition to legislation, the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indian tribes would have to agree. Both tribes have an exclusive right to offer gaming at their tribal casinos and could cut off revenue now sent to the state if slots or video gaming is offered off their reservations.
Chuck Bunnell, a spokesman for the Mohegan Tribe, said the agreement struck with the state 19 years ago remains in effect and gives both tribes "exclusive rights to operate these games in exchange or a great deal of money."
Still, Bunnell said, the Mohegans' are willing to listen.
"The Mohegan position has always been one of communication," he said, "and if asked to speak about this on a government-to-government basis with the state, our chairman and Council will make themselves available," he said.
Task force members suggested video games could be offered under the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun brand and indicated the tribes could share some revenue.
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, in testimony delivered to the task force, supported slot machines at the Shoreline Star and the other two simulcast facilities, saying reduced state revenue would translate into reduced aid for municipalities and a higher burden on local taxpayers.
Bringing in slot machines "would create much-needed jobs in Bridgeport and continue to improve on Bridgeport's exciting nightlife, while bringing new tax revenue to our city," Finch said.
The Shoreline Star, Bradley Teletheater in Windsor Locks and Sports Haven in New Haven now offer live horse racing via simulcast feeds from racetracks across the country. Video gaming would create 100 direct jobs at each simulcast facility and up to 1,000 indirect jobs, said Amann, the Shoreline Star lobbyist.
But more importantly, Amann said, video gaming would encourage state residents to spend their gambling dollars in Connecticut.
"This is about the fight the state is forced to wage with neighboring states for gaming dollars," Amann said. "This is no different than the fight for tourism dollars. Other states are taking the fight to Connecticut."
Task force members insisted they are only interested in keeping state dollars in Connecticut.
"We are not trying to increase the number of people going to casinos," said state Rep. David Alexander, D-Enfield, a task force member. "We just would rather have them play in Connecticut than Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island."
Another task force member, state Sen. John Kissel, R-Enfield, called the drop in tribal casino revenue "scary," and said the need to replace the revenue is driving interest in expanded video gaming.
"We are at the edge of a cliff, and this will cause a hole in our budget," Kissel said.