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Texas Employers Urged to Attend Free June Seminars to Improve Hearing Conservation Programs
SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND, U.S.A. — April 23, 2010 — Texas employers across the state are invited to attend free seminars in June designed to improve their Hearing Conservation Programs and help prevent noise-induced hearing loss among workers.
The three-hour seminars, "HearForever™: Best Practices in Hearing Conservation," set for Dallas, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Houston – will provide practical information on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and the latest research and technologies to enhance occupational hearing conservation programs.
Dr. Theresa Y. Schulz, Lt. Col. (retired, US Air Force), Hearing Conservation Manager at Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC/Howard Leight®, will host the seminars. Dr. Schulz is past president of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) and past chair of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC). Dr. Schulz is a Texas native and during her career in the Air Force was stationed for a time at Brooks AFB in San Antonio. She holds a Ph.D. in hearing science from Ohio State University.
Designed for industrial hygienists, occupational health and safety professionals, safety managers, audiologists, and liability and risk management professionals, the seminars will cover:
• Basics of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
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• Impending Changes to the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) and How They Affect Employers
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The seminars will run from 9 a.m. to noon:
• Monday, June 7 - Dallas, TX, Embassy Suites Dallas - DFW Airport North Outdoor World
• Tuesday, June 8 - San Antonio, TX, Holiday Inn Northwest / Seaworld
• Wednesday, June 9 - Corpus Christi, TX, Embassy Suites Corpus Christi
• Thursday, June 10 - Houston, TX, Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport
Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available for AIHA and ASSE members.
Attendees will receive free training materials, literature and hearing protection samples. Attendees are also invited to participate in hands-on demonstrations of Howard Leight's new VeriPRO® earplug fit testing system and QuietDose™ in-ear dosimetry. A complementary continental breakfast is included.
To register, visit http://www.hearforever.org/hf2010texas.
Howard Leight Hearing Conservation seminars have been presented to over 2,500 safety professionals on five continents over the past five years. They're part of Howard Leight's industry-leading HearForever™ initiative to raise awareness of the dangers, risks and consequences of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
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Howard Leight/Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC is a leading global provider of passive and intelligent hearing protection solutions, and the founder of the HearForever™ initiative. For over 30 years, Howard Leight has pursued the prevention of occupational noise-induced hearing loss through innovation in hearing protection design, technology, performance and comfort, and the promotion of progressive Hearing Conservation Programs. Leading solutions include the highest attenuating Max® single-use earplug; patented Air Flow Control™ technology for optimal earmuff attenuation; QuietDose™ personal in-ear dosimetry; and the industry-changing VeriPRO® earplug fit testing system. Visit: http://www.howardleight.com. Follow on Twitter (@HowardLeight) at http://twitter.com/HowardLeight.
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A tweet by President Donald Trump's social media director Dan Scavino, a Hudson Valley native, might have gone too far according to lawyers from two presidential administrators.
Scavino, a Yorktown native who lives in Hopewell Junctio, is accused of violating the Hatch Act after telling voters to defeat Michigan congressman Justin Amash in a primary.
The Hatch Act prohibits executive branch employees from engaging in political activity on social media while on duty or in the workplace.
"Donald Trump is bringing auto plants and jobs back to Michigan," Scavino tweeted on his personal account. "Justin Amash is a big liability. Trump Train, defeat him in primary."
Employees can express their opinions about partisan groups or candidates from their personal accounts, according to the Office of the Special Counsel.
Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, said Scavino should be fired.
"This is use of official position to influence an election," Painter tweeted. "Bush White House would have fired him. Ethics 101- You can't put official titles and White House photos all over your "personal" Twitter page and use it for partisan politics. No ethics in this White House.
Daniel Jacobson, a lawyer during Obama's administration also said Scavino violated the Hatch Act.
"White House staff can't use an official or de facto govt Twitter account (which this is) to call for defeat of a candidate," Jacobson said. "De facto means that if you tweet only about White House work from your account, it's an official account. Labeling "personal" doesn't change that."
According to NBC News, Scavino recently changed his biography on his personal account. It previously said: Personal Twitter Handle when Director of #SocialMedia & Senior Advisor at Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. Official White House @Scavino45. #MAGA and now says: "Personal Twitter Handle. 6/2015-11/2016, Director of #SocialMedia & Senior Advisor @realDonaldTrump. Official White House Twitter Handle: @Scavino45.
Scavino seemed to dismiss the accusations on his Twitter account Sunday afternoon.
"What 'ethics lawyers?' " Scavino tweeted. "The ones from the Obama Admin who want to take Trump down, or the Bush Admin who were #NeverTrump? No thanks!"
Scavino started working for Trump at 16 as a caddie at Trump National in Briarcliff, later becoming executive vice president and general manager. He was Social Media Director for Trump's presidential campaign.
In late February, Fox News Sunday tabbed Scavino as its "Power Player of the Week." For more on that, click here.
Trump, who owns an estate in Bedford, also owns Trump National Golf Club Hudson Valley in Stormville and Trump National Westchester in Briarcliff Manor.
The Trump name also adorns Trump Tower At City Center in White Plains, Trump Plaza in New Rochelle, Trump Park Residences in Yorktown and the Donald J. Trump State Park on the Westchester/Putnam border.
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The diocese claims the on-site Middle Village Charter School violates the intention of the property agreement signed by the diocese and the board nearly 37 years ago, and that the board has failed to pay the diocese its fair share of the rent paid by the charter school.
On November 4, the nonprofit Board of Trustees, which operates the school's campus, sent a letter to alumni, families and community members claiming they in fact paid the obligatory fees in question.
History of The School
In 1975, after a volatile labor dispute between the Brooklyn Diocese and teachers, the diocese turned over a handful of their high schools in Queens and Brooklyn to new non-profits, run by boards of trustees.
At that time, many saw this move as breaking up the diocese's union with Catholic high schools. Still others felt these schools could not survive if tuitions were to increase in the wake of paying their teachers a higher salary.
Since 1976, the Board of Trustees at Christ the King has been taking unused portions of its sprawling Middle Village campus and adding programs and services that did not compete or interfere with the mission and growth of Catholic education in Queens and Brooklyn.
As enrollment in the high school dropped from nearly 2,500 to below 900 students, according to a source close to the diocese, the changes and focus there have also shifted, but not in a way the diocese expected.
"What are we all doing there if there are only 800 kids in Catholic education and potentially thousands who are in other programs?" said the source. "It is no longer a place were other programs are supporting Catholic education. It's a place where they are just doing some Catholic education and most of their efforts are in other programs."
A childcare center was built in one wing of the building in 1993 and an adult continuing education center in another wing in the late 1990s. Those programs seemed to be fine, but with the establishment of a charter school aimed at attracting grade school children who would pay no tuition, the diocese has taken exception.
There are less than 100 Catholic elementary schools left in the diocese, and enrollment has been dropping significantly; the diocese sees charter schools as one of the reasons. Some elementary school principals were so upset at Christ the King, they were not invited to participate in some High School Open Houses run by Catholic Elementary Schools in recent years.
The checks were sent
The letter sent by Christ the King to it's community states that, "since July 2013, the board has been donating 40 percent of the rental income it receives from the charter school to the diocese's St. Elizabeth Seton Trust for the Preservation of Catholic Education."
The trust was built in order to grant scholarships to Catholic schools, which might be negatively impacted by new charter schools.
After news reports surfaced last week indicating that the diocese was never paid rent for the charter school, this newspaper was able to obtain copies of checks written by the board to the trust dating back to July 2013.
After sending copies of the checks to Marty McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the diocese, he admitted they were improperly handled, but, the amount does not shed light on what is actually owed based on the property assessment.
One check from the board to the trust was cashed in July 2013 for the amount of $5,133.32. Checks thereafter were written for $2,200 per month up through October 2013.
"These checks were incorrectly deposited, but we'll leave them there and put them against all the money they owe the trust," McLaughlin said, explaining they should have been delivered to the diocese, which then transfers the money to the trust. "That is the 40 percent of the rental, which we still don't know."
McLaughlin says the diocese has been in limbo for the last two years when it comes to the amount of rent they are supposed to receive from Christ the King on the charter school.
Charter school leases typically pay roughly $20 to $25 dollars per square foot according to a trustee of a Charter school located in diocese-owned properties in Queens.
McLaughlin said that during the years of efforts to gain transparency, the board attempted to talk down the required 40 percent in rent revenues for the 50,000-square-foot charter school. Twenty dollars per square foot would come to more than $1 million per year, or $400,000 for the diocese.
Board VP: the deal was set
Thomas Ognibene, vice president of the board, said he was surprised when the diocese issued a lawsuit last week, explaining that payments were already decided following a handshake agreement with the bishop.
The agreement, according to Ognibene, was that the board would send $500,000 up front to the St. Elizabeth Seaton Trust of the agreed-upon $1.7 million of rental revenues directly over the course of two years.
"In the agreement, we were told to pay this money to the St. Elizabeth Trust," Ognibene said. "We're not trying to be cute. We didn't know they were going to sue us."
McLaughlin said that the diocese did in fact make an offer, but under the circumstances that the board sign a proposed "reverter" agreement.
According to McLaughlin, Bishop Ford, Bishop Kearney, Nazareth, St. Francis Prep and St. John's Prep all have agreements that would return the property to the diocese in the event they close.
"They refused to sign that clause," he said.
McLaughlin added that while the current rental assessment is still all speculation, he added that he suspects 40 percent "would be a lot more than $500,000 over the five years."
"I think they have a profit center there," McLaughlin suggested, claiming the suit was filed to bring rent transparency to the CK board-operated charter school. "We've asked them for it and they wouldn't give it to us. That's why we're in court."
But Serphin Maltese, chairman of the board at Christ the King, said they have always invited the diocese to inspect their books.
"We have been running that school and the campus for more than 35 years and have never been anything less than open and inviting to the diocese," said the former state senator.
In response to claims from the diocese that their checks weren't properly handled, Ognibene said the board has only been operating on previously established guidelines.
"I can't control their stupidity," he said. "That's what they told us, we didn't invent it. Where did we get the idea to send it to the trust? They're the ones that told us that."
Meanwhile, Ognibene said that he is convinced the diocese has plans to shut them down.
"We know there's a plan to phase out the grammar school education by 2017," Ognibene said, referring to a diocese plan to turn control of all elementary schools over to boards within the next three years. "I have no faith when they say they're not going to close schools."
McLaughlin assured, however, that it is not the diocese's intention to shut down Christ the King.
"We're not looking to do anything with the school," McLaughlin assured. "We have no intention of closing the school."
Monsignor Steven Aguggia, judicial vicar for the diocese, said that while it is unfortunate they had to take the issue to court, there was no other option.
"It is sad that we have to go to these lengths to have the rights of the people who comprise this diocese reaffirmed by the court," Aguggia said. "But it's time for the diocese to get a full accounting from the Christ the King board of what has transpired over the years."


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I've become really frustrated and disillusioned over having an internet presence in general and social media in particular. I feel like this morning I had an epiphany. Basically, this isn't me and it isn't what I want to BE me.
My blog has become a mostly unenjoyable responsibility for the past year or more. I don't regularly update and yet I find that I'm constantly thinking about things I "should" blog about. It's crazy to literally THINK in blog posts, but that's where I am. And what's even more crazy is that what repels me about blogging and social media is the very thing that's almost addictive to me. So often, I feel like I'm the writer of my own "Truman Show", except that I KNOW
I'm sick of myself taking pictures of the most menial things so that I can post them on Instagram. I'm tired of needing feedback and comments to feel good about something that I do or write. I'm embarrassed that I have gotten sucked into a need, or at the very least, a definite want of ego stroking. I remember years ago when I got dressed and LOVED it and didn't give a thought to how it would photograph. I remember doing things and enjoying things without taking a picture or giving commentary. I remember when I just lived my life. When I wasn't attached to the computer. When I wasn't a perpetual voyeur.
The computer has become so much of my daily routine. Checking my blog. My blog roll. My twitter. My Instagram. Bottom line is......the problem is me. This online presence is just NOT the person I want to be. Others seem to be able to balance it all and take it in stride. I'm not one of them. I want to just enjoy my life and my family. I want to learn some new things for the sake of learning them, not so I can post, tweet or Instagram them. I want to maybe learn to knit. Read more. Take more walks. Go do things with friends more. Maybe volunteer at a retirement home. I want to write. I used to really enjoy writing, but along the way, I've gotten so self conscious. I know me. I'm at my best the fewer voices I have in my head.
So, I'm thinking it's time to step away from blogging AND twitter and maybe Instagram at some point. Maybe I'll be back with another blog later. Never say never, right? But for now, I don't even want to think about that. I want to not NEED to be seen, to be heard, to be complimented, to be noticed.
No need to comment as I won't be checking back on here. But I did want to leave my email in case any of you want to write and keep in touch privately. Here it is: firstname.lastname@example.com
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In the stakes of frogs versus vampires, it's a no-brainer as far as popularity goes. Yet geckoes, chameleons and mammoth Madagascan moon moths were great draw-cards with 9 & 10 yr olds in the butterfly tent at the Natural History Museum this summer. And recently at the Saatchi Gallery it was the photograph of the toxic looking Blue Poison Dart frog (dendrobates azureus) that had a ring of children around it. Is this a trend? Will the jungle book return? I'd like to think so.
I love doing what I'm doing. Because what does a primitive ylang ylang distillery look like in the heart of a rainforest? And how will my hero's tree-house be suspended in the forest canopy by steel cables? Never mind plot problems and jungle-fact problems, I wake up each morning to engineering problems… and its fun. Fun because I love doing what I'm doing.
My frog stories join the dogged drafts of a few maniacs seeking new encounters. And if there's to be an encounter with the world (and ourselves), then it's up to us maniacs to do it. The root meaning of the word enthusiasm is enthosiasmos which in Greek translates: to be filled by the gods. I hope you are all filled by the gods this morning!
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As a newly licensed 16-year-old, Kaleb "Pud" Faulkner was driving home from a high school football game. Just three miles from his house, Kaleb was involved in a car accident that left him an amputee.
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This holiday week started off with the KIROradio interview with Linda Thomas which you can read about more here.
Linda was a delight to speak with and I gave her a couple of hints of posts coming up next week that you can hear in the interview… namely the limited edition book from Harold Keeler that I picked up this summer (and found on the floor!) at the Seattle Dearborn Goodwill location for .97 cents but could be worth thousands! Yep, this purchase could by far be one of the best I've ever scored in all my years of thrift shopping… and I want to share it all with you.
So watch next week for images of the book and for news of the gallery that might be showing it next summer!
Also, Linda reported out on the many, many receipts that I've been keeping for everything I've purchased this year. So once I'm truly done spending money at the Goodwill (which literally could be up until December 31st!) I will tally them all up and show you what the final retail & Goodwill prices were and how much I SAVED this year!
Third, is my 2012 challenge where I will be taking Parents magazine, their articles, suggestions and yes… even their advertisers products, to task for a typical American family and blogging back to you how they worked (or didn't) for us. I will be sharing the link and my goals for the 2012 challenge "Parents Tested, Mommy Approved" in the post next week as well.
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That's an extremely deluded notion. Casca wasn't devoted to Griffith because he was ruthlessly ambitious. She didn't even know quite how ruthless he was. Only Guts did.
I don't think anyone here has said that it would be plain, or that day 1 post-restoration Casca would go jaunting across the ocean, teeth bared. Guts' own emotions on the subject aren't plain either, but it's pretty clear what he'd like to do to Femto's skull.
She's seen that he's willing to go to severe lengths to achieve his ambition from the sequence where he's trying to wash away the guilt from giving himself over to Genon in order to gain a war chest.
Are we honestly suggesting she loves the man who cause all of her friends to be killed and raped her to insanity?
Guts may have a 'somewhat happy' ending (paraphrasing), but I feel that during the climactic sequences, most of Falconia's population will regard him as an unstoppable harbinger of doom for their paradise. Once he gets in there and starts wrecking things, they won't see him as some kind of savior at all. I feel like its just an ironic portrayal of humanity waiting to be expressed.
Casca clearly doesn't remember that Femto raped her - ok, now she doesn't remember nearly nothing from her past, but I mean that always when she has flashbacks about rape - there are apostles raping her, not Femto (I think it could be like several seconds before passing out - she didn't "record" that act).
If recovered Casca was indeed unable to recall that memory, she will be like Rickert - but a lot more devoted to Griffith.
In anticipation of your comments, that she'd remember apostles devouring BoH anyway - there is very large possibility, that she wouldn't belive, that it was caused by Griffith's conscious decision. From her point of view, during the eclipse Griffith was small, mutile cripple rapted by the demons - yes, that demons claimed that it was his wish to sacrifice them, but hello, they were DEMONS, they could simply lied about it, and kill them all just for fun - Casca could even think that Griffith had been killed by them first (giant hand that closed on him). In case of Guts telling her his point of view after bringing her back to reality - does she have to believe him? She could became under the impression, that fighting monsters durin the eclipse drove him insane, and he believed into lies about Griffith's fault just to have some enemy to pursue, some reason to unload his anger and hatred.
Why do I look for so many reasons for Casca to take Griffith's side? Because Griffith means to Casca a lot more than some of you think, and it has nothing in common with shipping Griffith with Casca or justifying his rape on her. Casca loves him not only as a potential partner - she loves him as a father, brother, master (master/apprentice relation), and even as her child (somebody who needs her care). Her feelings for him are way more complicated than for Guts - there is a lot more trust, empathy and general admiration for him than for Guts (who is seen by Casca as somebody agressive and reckless, no matter how she loves him), and so, there is a big possibility that Casca would reason like that, as she come back to the lucid state. She is simply too devoted to his figure as a noble hero, her saviour and master to believe into story like that.
Of course I do not guarantee you, that it all will happen like that - I just find this option the most logic in comparision with Casca's behaviour during Golden Age.
It was after a big battle, Guts is standing, beaten and bloodied up in front of Femto, who toys with him, cuts his good arm off, destroys his good eye, and finally stabs him in he torso, and at that exact moment Casca appears behind Femto in a big jump, crying and wielding a huge sword (?). Femto smirks, starts to turn around to face her but Guts, almost dead just make one step forward, and step/stomp on his cape, blocking his movement and surprising him for a split second, allowing Casca to strike him down. And then Guts dies, standing, a foot still on Femto's cape.
1. Griffith would be defeated - in this way of another. He could be degraded by his people, whose collective consciousness will change, by Guts, by his own inner problems, by the causalty.
The ending would be very disappointing, if Femto come out of it sickeningly inviolable, as ever. And, like I said somewhere before, whole part of manga after defeating Ganishka would be in vain.
2. Demon child will play most important role in Guts/Griffith conflict - for his whole life, Griffith wanted to get rid of his feelings, because they were only burden to him during his way to the castle - on the other hand, achieving his dream surely kept him satisfied. Now, as Femto, his wish came true and his heart is frozen. He bears no regrets, but is he still capable of being happy or satisfied? I think not. He would be crowned, he would marry a princess, he would rule the greatest kingdom of humankind ever from the godlike castle, and he would take no satisfaction from it, because of his own wish. Besides, he lives as a God Hand still very short, and he behaves mostly human way - that's why he saved the princess, why he plays with Sonia and create all this show with bowing to the pope and farewell-rites. Griffith always wanted to be a good guy, a noble knight from a fairytale, and even after becoming a daemon (a deamon who could solve all problems with war and interregnum by force) he still waits for the satisfaction he used to get from being a heroic Griffith White Hawk. That's why he didn't descended into material world in clearly godlike form - he wanted to play into being his old self, and he wanted his old self to achieve a kingdom as he wished and live happily ever after. But it's impossible. He would get it and still feel nothing - just like his dream was in vain. But wait, there ARE feelings he has - only feelings he can feel now and will be able to feel evermore - daemon child's love for Guts and Casca. I find this situation comparable to one when Griffith was alone in the cell of Tower of Rebirth - he started to be reconciled with setback of his dream, and cherish his memories of friendship with Guts. It's also justification to why Griffith and Guts will meet again - I find and idea of Falconia attacking Skellig not so convincing, so like Guts hitting the road back just to kill his nemesis - he promised to take care of Casca, and no matter if he will cure her or not, I think he won't take a risk of trying to kill Femto with Casca by his side. He would have too much to lose. But Griffith pursuing the only thing that could make him feel happy now is other case.
3. Sonia will join Schierke as they meet next time - it's nearly certain, taking in concern Sonia's dream about owl and kite playing in the forest. Sonia is seeress, and I believe her dreams mean a lot. It's also big chance that she'll find out who Griffith really is, or... insult at him after his wedding with Charlotte. Sonia is great character, very dynamic and unpredictible, and I think she still have some important role to play in Berserk.
4. Somebody will use Guts' Beherit, and it won't be Guts - it won't be Guts, because he is already sacrificed, and on the other hand, he would have to sacrifice Casca who is also already sacrificed. I think of somebody relatively unaware of whole thing with Beherits - like Isma, Charlotte, Sonia... Also Farnese seems likely to do this to me.
I also wish Casca to be cured, but unfortunately I'm not sure of it. It will be tragic, seeing Guts' reaction to her inability to come back to reality, but on the other hand Berserk is very little stirring last times, and it could be way to set it back on the proper, depressing and hard track of how it used to be before Millennium Falcon Arc.
There is no basis for that assumption. The only reason Casca thought about staying with Griffith instead of going with Guts was because Griffith was a broken man and he clinged to her. That's not what she wanted to do
Also, Rickert's case is completely different, and his motivation to be in Falconia isn't what you seem to think it is.
But beyond that, Griffith's current position as a supernatural ruler of a supernatural city in a supernatural world makes it completely clear that something abnormal happened to him
Very simply put, by the time the Eclipse occurred, it can be confidently said that Casca loved Guts and that she didn't love Griffith.
Instead of guessing what the characters feel
You can just read what they say and think, and it'll be all clear to you.
When Casca thought about staying behind to care for him, she certainly didn't see him as a "noble hero" or a "savior", and definitely not as her "master".
That reads almost like gibberish. Degraded by causality?
That wasn't because he didn't want to, he just couldn't.
Oh and the Demon Child's feelings aren't Griffith's. The two remain separate despite inhabiting the same body, so it's more parasitic from what we've seen so far. Similarly, you talk at length about Griffith's feelings (or absence of) and what he wants or doesn't want, but that's mostly baseless. We don't have that kind of window into his mind.
And the way he's been behaving since his incarnation was also in a large part to achieve a greater plan, don't forget that.
For example, you speak of Griffith simply cherishing his memories of friendship with Guts while he was imprisoned in the Tower of Rebirth, while Griffith actually went insane at that time and developed a hatred for him
Lastly, about Guts not wanting to go to Griffith with Casca (even sane) at his side... That remains to be seen.
I don't believe he'd want to reiterate that experience.
Sonia's dream? What dream?
We've been waiting for Casca to come back for a long time now. To have that denied would be ridiculous. But beyond that, Guts has been struggling to keep going, to not lose himself in his revenge, and that's an even bigger danger now that he wears the Berserk's armor.
Ofc that's not what she wanted to do. Taking care of your bed-ridden grandmother is also not what you want to do. It's your duty with respect to a person who formerly was taking care of you - you remember days when she was your teacher, trustee and guardian, when she was stronger and wiser than you, and you just can't leave her when she need your help. It's comparable with what Casca had to feel.
I read manga enough times to reason, that there was no moment in which Casca says or thinks that since now Griffith means for her no more than Corcus.
Casca expressed her love for Guts, she was jealous as princess hinted that Griffith slept with her.
Casca really wasn't thinking about Griffith as her potential partner that times, what you know ofc - but it doesn't mean that all her feelings for him disappeared).
I think that he took Erica to the safest place he could. What you supposed that I thought? I wanted to refer to the fact that Rickert was unable to hate Griffith, because he hadn't seen the slaughter of BoH - he knew what happened, but he didn't "felt" that.
So what the speculation section was made for...?
OK, in chapters 61 and 62 Casca tells how empty and meaningless her feelings for Griffith were
Casca tells how meaningless her feelings for Griffith were, but she doesn't claim that they were fake
she claims that she still worships him.
To be honest, I can't find any page on which Casca denies her feelings for Griffith. You can post them if you want to help me...
I think that posting my bed-ridden grandma metaphore here once more is not necessary...
I'm not native english speaker, sorry for this one. BTW, that's why I usually use past simple as I write about past, even if construction of the sentence requires other form - it's the most similar to the only past form I have in my native language.
I know, and find nothing precluding in any of my posts
What do you think about analyzing one's behavior and speculating about feelings? I thought this part of forum was made to do this...
Argh, why you try to persuade me again that I wrote something I didn't? I wrote "he started to be reconciled with setback of his dream, and cherish his memories of friendship with Guts" and let's keep it in original form, without decorating it with adverbs of our choice, ok?
I don't claim that cherishing memories about friendship excludes hatred to an object, or madness of a subject. I recommend listening of Rammstein's "Mutter" - it describes combination of love, hatred and obsession perfectly. And very accurately in the reference to Griffith's situation.
Guts said "Why did I always realize it, when I already lost it..." enough times to think twice, I think.
Easy, he's Femto for only 3-4 years, and he still conquers his kingdom. Wait till he'd be the king for couple of years, and would be unable to get any satisfaction from his lifelong dream...
I find recommending me re-reading manga a little improper in the face of this...
It's true. But, on the other hand - was whole introducting into life of BoH ridiculous? Was Gaston's stories about his shop and Judeau's about his troup in vain? Perhaps. Or were they in the story to make us sympathize with Hawks, and to bring us more pain during the eclipse? Similar thing could be with Casca - to show all struggling with hellhound as desperate clinging to nothing but an illusion.
Not sure if you noticed,
but there's a moment in which hellhound teases Guts, that Casca's not what he wants really - his only real goal is vengeance, and taking care of Casca is just caressing wounds that Griffith inflicted him.
This is more How I Would Like Berserk to End. All story lines and plot points seamlessly lead Guts and company back to Falconia where yet another Eclipse is happening.
Er, wait a minute. We're gonna time skip ~216 years? I mean, I guess Guts and co. could hang out on Skellig for awhile.Edit: Oh god, I read the rest.
That bad? It did seem like Griffith creating a virtual heaven on earth was heading towards another fake eclipse at least.
Falconia isn't exactly the kingdom in the sky Griffith was after
and people are going to start asking questions when he doesn't age
but a more immediate problem is keeping the his army of Apostles thirst for blood under control.
That bad? It did seem like Griffith creating a virtual heaven on earth was heading towards another fake eclipse at least. Falconia isn't exactly the kingdom in the sky Griffith was after, and people are going to start asking questions when he doesn't age, but a more immediate problem is keeping the his army of Apostles thirst for blood under control.
He seems rather divine, and even has the full support of the Pontiff.He also seems to have that under control. Not to mention there are plenty of monsters in the world for apostles to test their mettle against. Besides, look at what happened to the last apostle that stood against Griffith. I don't think he'll have too many problems keeping everyone in line.
It's not?
but honestly all the members of the God Hand don't strike me as being for the betterment of mankind.
Something evil is going to happen in this city!
It's kind of hard to take vengeance out on someone who's solving all the world's problems.
I agree, but I doubt it'll have to do with another mass sacrifice (I don't really know where people get this idea). At this point, Griffith can rule however he sees fit. If anyone disagrees, then they can face the monsters outside.
Berserk: Volume 10, page 112.
We learn about King Gaiseric who is almost certainly the Skull Knight, actually I think they confirm it in one of the issues.
There's even a giant orb structure in the back (I think where he keeps all the apostles) that if raised up a bit to block out the sun, might manufacture an eclipse...
What we really need to know is what Griffith's motive is now that he has a kingdom.
His motive is to run his kingdom, there is no evidence that Griffith has any ulterior agenda.


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'Microwave Popcorn Lung' Victim Wins $7 Million Lawsuit
Wayne Watson (pictured above, imitating a bag of popcorn) was awarded $7 million today in a lawsuit he filed after being diagnosed with "microwave popcorn lung," which is a real thing. Watson was diagnosed with the respiratory disease in 2007, after eating two bags of artificially flavored popcorn a day for years.
"It's kind of a weird story isn't it? A guy gets sick by breathing in the toxic fumes of dicetyl that is on butter-flavored microwave popcorn in the sanctity of his own kitchen," said Watson.
Yep, that is weird. Apparently, the disease is caused by inhaling the popcorn's vapor, specifically the chemical dicetyl, which has been linked to lung problems in workers in popcorn plants and, as a result, is no longer added to artificial butter. Watson and his lawyers say there should have been a warning on the bags. Lawyers for supermarket chain Kroger, one of the defendents in the suit, disagree, saying they "might have well have warned that there are aliens popping out of the bags because there's just as much support for that."
Glister-May Lee, another defendant in the suit and the actual manufacturer of the toxic popcorn released this statement:
"Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. has manufactured and provided safe, quality microwave popcorn to consumers for over two decades. We are certainly very disappointed by the decision of the jury in this case in light of the very clear evidence which was presented, including the millions of consumers who have safely used and enjoyed microwave popcorn since it was introduced. We are currently evaluating our next steps in this matter and will assert all rights available to us under the law."
Go ahead and trust a company with "Gilster" in its name if you want, but just don't forget the true tragedy here: Watson's lack of popcorn since his diagnosis.
"I haven't eaten a bag of popcorn since 2007. I hardly eat popcorn any more. Occasionally we'll pop some on the stove the old fashioned way," said Watson.
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Wabash Alumni in the Kalamazoo area have begun a monthly luncheon get together. The first lunch drew nine alumni from the local area in addition to College representatives Lu Hamilton '76, a major gift officer, and Tom Runge '71, a staff member in Alumni Affairs.
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The cotton industry faces a double handful of trade issues in the near future, including an announcement of damages in the Brazil WTO case that could affect the economic well-being of cotton farmers, ginners and others.
John Maguire, senior vice president for Washington operations for the National Cotton Council, told the joint summer meeting of the American Cotton Producers and the Cotton Foundation yesterday in Nashville that the WTO compliance panel could announce a ruling on damages as early as Aug. 31.
"We have been disappointed in the mindset of the WTO regarding cotton subsidies," Maguire said. The panel objectives include the finding that the United States is out of compliance and that they will award damages to Brazil.
Just what those damages might entail and how deep they will go is uncertain, but Maguire said the Council is preparing "for all outcomes, small, medium and large damages. When it hits, we'll get a lot of press attention."
He said the U.S. trade representatives will argue that we have already made deep concessions with changes in the cotton program. Step 2 has been eliminated and other aspects of the program have been adjusted.
Brazil seeks more than $2 billion in damages, but "the United States will not just write a check, send it to Brazil and have them distribute money to farmers."
What's more likely, Maguire said, is for Brazil to ask for cross retaliation and go after intellectual property rights. They also could impose tariffs on U.S. products, but that would hurt their own trade.
If intellectual property rights become an issue, Maguire said cotton may find "more friends at the table." New parties in the dispute could include electronics manufacturers, the motion picture industry and others.
He said the United States has asked for a new compliance panel and asked that they evaluate the case based on current conditions, from 1999 through 2005.
He said other scenarios may emerge from the Brazil case, including further program adjustments and legislative and administrative changes. "We are preparing for that. We're doing briefings on the hill and trying to shape the response from the administration, Congress and the private sector.
Maguire said the Council communicates frequently with the U.S. trade representative office, USDA and the State Department. "We still have things we can do. We assume that Brazil will argue that no program is the only satisfaction."
He said the Chamber of Commerce also threw a monkey wrench into the works by writing a letter asking Congress to fix the legislation to fix the cotton program so the United States would be in compliance. "They did not consult with the Council," he said.
The Council did consult with the Chamber, however, in a low key meeting to lay out the cotton industry's position. "They agreed that they should have consulted with us."
Maguire said the Council expects other responses, especially if Brazil gets cross retaliation as part of the damages decision.
Other trade issues concern Africa's continued demands "stirred up by the Europeans," that governments should reduce poverty in Africa by targeting the U.S. cotton program. "We were able to get some of the NCC facts to (U.S.) presenters," Maguire said. Rep. Collin Peterson met with a delegation and said Congress would not change the cotton program.
NCC also organized a pre-emptive public relations campaign. The message "was picked up by some of the mainline press."
Maguire said some U.S. trade spokesmen have also taken a harder line on Africa's demands that the U.S cotton industry should be changed to improve their ability to compete. "Ambassador Kirk said it is a 'horrible strategy to single out one industry in one country.'"
Maguire also said the ambassador told C4 delegations that it was up to Africa to address strategies, government and corruption and that "the ball is now in Africa's court."
"That's a positive sign," Maguire said. "We hope it sticks."
He said food security will be a big issue in Africa and Asia. Help will go through AID. "USDA is gearing up." Maguire said focus on food security could take some pressure off cotton.
Efforts to restart the Doha round of trade talks also are ramping up with 2010 a completion target.
He said potential WTO non-compliance issues with cotton exist in both China and India. China has instituted registration and performance standards that have become "a market access issue," Maguire said. "They've issued standards that make no sense. The system is in place, but USDA and USTR have been very supportive and the program now seems a little less onerous.
"We are concerned about market access in China and believe some of their supports are in violation of their WTO commitments."
India also has some questionable practices including new subsidies inconsistent with WTO commitments. For instance, the Indian government has purchased 11.7 million bales of cotton; sales to mills are being made at a discount; they are using an export subsidy; and they are denying access to their textile market.
A few potential pieces of trade legislation also could affect U.S. cotton, Maguire said. Reauthorization of the Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Act encourages customs to be more proactive on enforcement.
Maguire said expansion of the trade preference program is often brought up when countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia ask for preferential trade status. "They are capable of competing on their own."
A trade policy also permits opportunity zones in certain regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan duty-free access to U.S. markets. "That usually translates into textile products," Maguire said. But some textile products are more sensitive to markets than others — denim, for instance — and those products are not included on the list.
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Abstract: Anchoring Historic Places into Landscapes of Memory and Experience: Looking to the Medieval Trade and Travel Routes of Northern South Asia
The conception of a journey typically presupposes two things; first that a route or path will be taken and second that the success of the journey will be marked by the arrival at some predetermined destination. Journeys and the routes that structure them can be examined as singular events despite often containing multiple stages of "journeying". For travelers each stage culminates with the arrival at some service facility or layover locale; often some way-station on the path to the ultimate destination. These minor destinations are not as ubiquitous and unassuming as we might be inclined to think. Their variance and variable remembrance is tied to the experiences and memories they anchor.
Places derive meaning not from the moment in which experience occurs but from the memory of experiences and the associations that memories can begin to underpin and legitimize. When we wish to explore or present historic routes for public consumption, what we are endeavoring to do is to highlight the experience of places that might otherwise be seen as repetitive and similar and as such forgettable.
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The digital realm is also assisting in this reintroduction of historic places to those seeking tourism that allows them to "live the past". Tourists are increasingly engaged through digital media and communication technologies that plan journeys around the history of a region, route, and/or place. Decisions about travel are influenced by the ability of the locale in question to self-promote its cultural or historic identity and authenticate its presentation of a legitimate past. This raises several questions; does the veracity of the historic presentation matter? How do the seemingly repetitious stages on a travel route from deeper history make themselves valid and sought after in the cacophony of historic voices? Which brown heritage sign will one visit while travelling the UK? Which basilica in Italy? Which temple/palace/tomb in India? These decisions can be made for the tourist as tours are planned and presented in "packages to the past". What happens though when the narrative changes; or new narratives find their voice? Who orchestrates historic memory and directs travel along the transit systems of time?
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Schimmel, Annemarie 2004 The Empire of the Great Mughals, History, Art and Culture. Reaktion Books Limited: London.
Sinopoli, Carla 1994 Monumentality and Mobility in Mughal Capitals. Asian Perspectives 33(2):293-308.
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Not too long ago we told you the Muslims changed their name to the Soft Pack. That's true enough and was likely a good move because now folks can actually concentrate on the music, but it doesn't change the San Diego quartet's BTW status. In fact, proving themselves quite literally a Band To Watch, the guys stopped by the Decomposed studios to offer a stripped-down take on their spare and somehow cuddly Strokes-y, Heartbreakers/Voidoids-inspired garage punk.
It's interesting hearing vocalist Matt Lamkin deliver those laid-back, playfully nihilistic lines ("I've got news for you / Yes, I've got news for you / I don't owe anything to you") over acoustic guitars and upright bass. He's even more liike a preppy Iggy Pop than usual. When we initially wrote about the Soft Pack, we mentioned their Velvet Underground-style detachment: At Decomposed, they add VU-style standup drums to that insularity. We'd also brought up the Replacements. You get less of that here sonically, but it's hard to deny the early Westerberg/T. Stinson bedhead. The band is always spare, but these takes on "Call It A Day" and "Extinction" along with a cover of Tijuana Panthers' "Redheaded Girl" add an especial concision. Unplugged, their post punk hooks contain a certain raw power, if you'll excuse the pun. Who needs amps?


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Facebook Inc. drew an upgrade to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank on Monday as chatter continues ahead of a surprise media event for the social networking firm.
Deutche Bank analyst Ross Sandler said Facebook \"has more revenue momentum than any company we cover heading into 2013.\" The company\'s mobile newsfeed advertising is \"the game-changer, but the ramp up is happening much faster than our initial estimates and we see several new catalysts emerging,\" Sandler said.
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Point Park University's Conservatory Dance Company performed its annual concert at the historic Byham Theater in the Cultural District Feb. 11-13, garnering the company and the dance program critical acclaim (read review here). The concert featured signature works choreographed by dance masters Gerald Arpino, Doug Varone, David Parsons and Daniel Ezralow, giving students the chance to work with and perform challenging works created by artists who have shaped the world of dance.Gerald Arpino's Light Rain, a company ballet piece originally choreographed for The Joffrey Ballet's Silver Anniversary in 1981, was set by Maia Wilkins. When describing the piece, Arpino said, "It is my gift to these talented youngsters who are the artists of the Eighties. I am inspired by their modes and rituals, their passions." The piece is choreographed to an original "East-West fusion" score by Douglas Adamz and Russ Gauthier. Point Park is one of the first universities to have the permission to perform one of Arpino's works.The Constant Shift of Pulse, choreographed by Doug Varone and set by Daniel Charon, is a modern work created on Julliard students in 2006. It is an extremely athletic piece requiring great stamina for the large ensemble cast. This masterwork is set to John Adams's "Hallelujah Junction."David Parsons's Nascimento, set by Jason McDole, is a tribute to the Brazilian composer Milton Nascimento who wrote the score for the piece after seeing Parsons Dance Company perform. An exciting modern work with a Latin feel, Nascimento is a colorful and exuberant piece set to seductive samba rhythms.SUPER STRAIGHT is coming down, choreographed by Daniel Ezralow and set by alumna Cheryl Mann, is a contemporary jazz piece for a small cast. This dynamic piece focuses on character interaction and the portrayal of personalities through dance. Mann previously performed the work with Hubbard Street Dance Company.Read more about the show in an article featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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"Hands across the ocean, man" was how Jeff Conolly (from The Lyres, DMZ) described this one-off recording session with Nic Dalton in Boston in April 1998. Two unreleased songs from the Plunderers repertoire recorded live to 16 track 2inch with Jeff on lead vocals/organ/tambourine, Nic on guitar/backing vocals and the Fuzzy rhythm section of Winston Braman on bass and Nate Darnden on drums. Hot Plate, co-written in 1986 with Ben Whitten (then - The Slurpees, Thee Spirals; now - Intercontinental Playboys), and Together All The Time both date from the Plunderers live set in the late 80s. Jeff Conolly described the now-closed Supersonic Studio, "It was simply the greatest studio in Boston/Cambridge, and now it's gone." He recorded the very last session there in early 2001 with the Lyres.
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Policies for Mental Health Services
Namibia mental health policy launch, 2005
Mental health policy defines the vision for the future mental health of the population, specifying the framework which will be put in place to manage and prevent priority mental and neurological disorders.
When clearly conceptualized, a mental health policy can co-ordinate essential services and activities to ensure that treatment and care is delivered to those in need while at the same time preventing fragmentation and inefficiencies in the health system.
A mental health plan is a pre-formulated detailed scheme to implement the vision and objectives defined in the policy. A plan should include the concrete strategies and activities that will be implemented to tackle mental disorders and associated disability, as well as specifying the targets to be achieved by the government. It should also clarify the roles of the different stakeholders in implementing the activities of the mental health plan (see information sheet for more on mental health policy and plans).
WHO technical support to policy makers and service planners
WHOs three most important recommendations for the development of policy, strategic plans and for organizing services are to deinstitutionalise mental health care; to integrate mental health into general health care; and to develop community mental health services. Support to countries is provided at multiple levels and includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Mental health situational analysis and needs assessment
Helping countries to analyse in as comprehensive way as possible, their mental health situation and needs. What are the priority mental health problems, what are the major needs, what are the available resources to address needs? What are the service and resource gaps?
Facilitating stakeholder consultations within countries
Facilitating discussions and consultations between the different stakeholders within the country interested in mental health reform.
Analysis, drafting and implementation of mental health policies, strategic plans and proposals for service organization
Working closely with the MOH and committees to analyse and draft mental health policies and strategic plans and advise on their implementation.
Assistance to improve capacity of mental health systems and services
Ongoing technical assistance to policy makers to improve overall functioning of the mental health system and services. Two core related issues that always assume importance in countries where we work are service development and human resource development and training. Primary health care is nearly always featured in countries requests for assistance.
Building knowledge and skills of policy makers, health planners and service providers
Providing the opportunity to policy makers, health planners and service providers to gain more knowledge and skills through training workshops in a number of areas critical to policy making and service planning (developing policies and plans; developing law; improving access to psychotropic drugs, developing mental health information systems, implementing quality improvement strategies, budgeting and financing for mental health, mental health monitoring and evaluation).
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The first KCFDC league of the season in Olathe will be Monday, April 7th at Prairie Center. Please be signed up by 5:20 for a 5:30 tee time during the month of April.We get to play on the 18 brand spanking new Innova Pro 28's that he City was kind enough to purchase, but too impatient to wait on us to install. Just as they aren't the best at keeping trees as part of a holes difficulty, they also aren't to good at installing baskets at the proper height. We will get them fixed eventually though.


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Keith Urban Is The Best American Idol Judge Ever
Finally, poll results I agree with. Not only is Keith Urban the best looking judge that has ever graced the judges panel of American Idol, he actually knows his stuff. He is the only judge that has given useful advice and encouraging critiques. Mariah Carey would be my runner-up.
A website called Zimbio conducted a poll to determine the best "American Idol" judge of all time! The judge with the most votes was Keith Urban, who hasn't even finished his first season on the show. He isn't mean to the contestants and gives them advice and encouragement.
Some of Keith's quotes this past season:
"Your instincts are beautiful and sets you apart from everybody else." (to Kree Harrison)
"You should let your spirit just go with the melody." (to Angie Miller)
"I predict you will be a member of the Grand Ole Opry in the near future." (to Kree Harrison)
"It's like Freddie Mercury had a love child out of Woodstock or something." (to Charlie Askew)
Here is the Top 10:
- Keith Urban
- Simon Cowell
- Mariah Carey
- Jennifer Lopez
- Nicki Minaj
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Steven Tyler
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It was art out of chaos. Pop art. The Sweet's "Ballrooom Blitz", Glam Rock's catchiest, trashiest, most lovable song, came from a riot that saw the band bottled off the stage, at the Grand Hall, Palace Theater, Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1973. Men spat, while women screamed to drown out the music. Not the response expected for a group famous for their string of million sellers hits, "Little Willy", "Wig-Wag Bam" and the number 1, "Block Buster".
Why it happened has since led to suggestions that the band's appearance in eye-shadow, glitter and lippy (in particular the once gorgeous bass player Steve Priest) was all too much for the hard lads and lassies o' Killie.
It's a possible. Priest thinks so, and said as much in his autobiography Are You Ready Steve?. But it does raise the question, why would an audience pay money to see a band best known through their numerous TV appearances for their outrageously camp image? Especially if these youngsters were such apparent homophobes? Moreover, this was 1973, when the UK seemed on the verge of revolution, engulfed by money shortages, food shortages, strike action, power cuts and 3-day-weeks, and the only glimmer of hope for millions was Thursday night and Top of the Pops.
Another possible was the rumor that Sweet didn't play their instruments, and were a manufactured band like The Monkees. A story which may have gained credence as the band's famous song-writing duo of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, preferred using session musicians to working with artists.
The sliver of truth in this rumor was that Sweet only sang on the first 3 Chinn-Chapman singles ("Funny, Funny", "Co-Co" and "Poppa Joe"). It wasn't until the fourth, "Little Willy" that Chinn and Chapman realized Sweet were in fact far better musicians than any hired hands, and allowed the band to do what they did best - play.
True, Chinn and Chapman gave Sweet their Midas touch, but it came at a cost. The group was dismissed by self-righteous music critics as sugar-coated pop for the saccharine generation. A harsh and unfair assessment. But in part it may also explain the audience's ire.
In an effort to redefine themselves, Sweet tended to avoid playing their pop hits on tour, instead performing their own songs, the lesser known album tracks and rock covers. A band veering from the songbook of hits (no matter how great the material) was asking for trouble. As Freddie Mercury proved at Live Aid, when Queen made their come-back, always give the audience what they want.
Still, Glam Rock's distinct sound owes much to Andy Scott's guitar playing (which has been favorably compared to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck), Steve Priest's powerful bass, and harmonizing vocals, and Mick Tucker's inspirational drums (just listen to the way he references Sandy Nelson in "Ballroom Blitz"). Add in Brian Connolly's vocals, and it is apparent Sweet were a band with talents greater than those limned by their chart success.
So what went wrong?
If ever there was a tale of a band making a pact with the Devil, then the rise and fall of Sweet could be that story. A tale of talent, excess, fame, money, frustration and then the decline into alcohol, back-taxes, death and disaster. Half of the band is now tragically dead: Connolly, who survived 14 heart attacks caused through his alcoholism, ended his days a walking skeleton, touring smaller venues and holiday camps with his version of Sweet; while the hugely under-rated Tucker sadly succumbed to cancer in 2002.
The remaining members Priest and Scott, allegedly don't speak to each other and perform with their own versions of The Sweet on 2 different continents. Priest lives in California, has grown into an orange haired-Orson, while Scott, who always looked like he worked in accounts, is still based in the UK, and recently overcame prostate cancer to present van-hire adverts on the tube.
This then is the real world of pop success.
I doubt they would ever change it. And I doubt the fans would ever let them. So great is the pact with the devil of celebrity that once made, one is forever defined by the greatest success.
Back to that night, in a theater in Kilmarnock, when the man at the back said everyone attack, and the room turned into a ballroom blitz. Whatever the cause of the chaos, it gave Glam Rock a work of art, and Sweet, one of their finest songs.
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As John Kerry takes the reins as secretary of state, no international problem will test his considerable diplomatic skills more than our difficult, complex, and unpredictable relationship with the other global superpower — China.
Just how difficult was made abundantly clear on a recent trip to Beijing for a Harvard-Peking University conference on the future of US-China relations. Many of the Chinese government, academic, and business leaders I met maintain that Beijing desires a better relationship with the United States. They recognize the importance of our symbiotic trade and investment ties and respect our power. But they communicated another unmistakable message — China is intent on building its own power in every dimension — from its still-expanding economy to a new blue-water navy and state-of-the-art ballistic missile force. All this rests on a much more assertive foreign policy backed by nationalist bloggers and a population that believes China's future as Asia's strongest power cannot be denied.
How should President Obama and Kerry respond? In his first term, Obama's most important strategic move on the global chessboard was his so-called "pivot" to Asia — the reassertion of US power in that vital region. As a result, the United States is strengthening its treaty alliances with Japan, South Korea, and Australia; building up Anderson Air Force base in Guam; and reinforcing defense cooperation with India, Vietnam, and Singapore. Washington has also rightly moved to protect the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, and others from Chinese muscle-flexing in the South China and East China seas.
The strengthening of US alliances in Asia is sensible but amounts to only half a policy. In the second term, Obama and Kerry need to match this resurgence of American military power with an equally ambitious diplomatic strategy to try to engage China more effectively, especially its new leader, Xi Jinping. A policy that rests on the American military alone cannot by itself deliver the continuation of American primacy in Asia. We need to turn to diplomacy to convince an often difficult Chinese government to join in keeping the region prosperous and stable and to avoid the military clash neither of us can afford.
My Harvard colleague, Joseph Nye, suggested wisely in a recent New York Times op-ed that we not seek to contain China but continue the more nuanced Clinton-Bush policy of "integrate but hedge" instead. The hedge is clear — Obama's smart and welcome drive to reinforce our alliances with the democratic countries of Asia. But he and Kerry now need to try to "integrate" China more deeply into the global trade and commercial system and find a way to make it a more reliable partner on critical issues such as climate change and North Korea.
How might the United States better engage China in 2013? First, Obama and Kerry should commit to more frequent meetings with the new Chinese leadership. American leaders still spend far more time with their European and Middle Eastern counterparts than they do with Chinese leaders. Engaging China is not a panacea but is the only way to begin building greater confidence and trust. Personal ties often matter in international politics. Thus, early meetings with Xi Jinping are imperative.
Second, the United States can look for progress where our interests are congruent with China's — from ensuring stability in Afghanistan after the drawdown of NATO forces to combating piracy in the Horn of Africa to rebuilding the global economy.
Third, China has resisted working closely with the United States on Iran. Obama and Kerry can't hope for dramatic progress overnight, but they can signal that greater Chinese cooperation to convince Iran to negotiate seriously on its nuclear program will be an early test of US willingness to help China on issues vital to its own security.
The biographer John Lewis Gaddis described the 20th-century American diplomat George Kennan's firm belief "that the national security of the United States was inseparable from the balance of power in Europe." Future biographers of John Kerry might well judge that American security in the 21st century is inseparable from the balance of power in Asia. We will continue to disagree with Chinese leaders on important issues — human rights, intellectual property, cyber threats, and democracy. But, there is no debate that, for the Obama-Kerry team, China must be the great priority for the four years ahead.Nicholas Burns is a professor of the practice of diplomacy and international politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. His column appears regularly in the Globe.


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Final Exam Schedule
Fall 2012 schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 11 to Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012
The final examination time is a required class meeting, and all full semester classes must meet at the time specified on the final examination schedule. Any exceptions, changes, or conflict resolutions must be approved by the Department Chair.
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O Jesus, when I look on you My love for you starts up
anew, And tells me that your heart loves me And you my
special friend would be.
More courage I will need for sure, But any pain I will
endure, Because it makes me like to you And leads unto
your kingdom too.
In sorrow do I find my bliss, For sorrow now no more is
this: Rather the path that must be trod, That makes me
one with you, my God.
Oh, leave me here alone and still, And all around the
cold and chill. To enter here I will have none; I weary
not when I'm alone.
For, Jesus you are at my side; Never so close did we
abide. Stay with me, Jesus, my delight, Your presence
near makes all things right.


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Blake Lively – Springy On Gossip Girl Set
Spring has finally arrived in the Upper East Side and the beautiful Blake Lively celebrated its arrival on the Gossip Girl set, looking chic in a two tone piece signed Reed Krakoff.
The Spring 2012 belted coat, mixing mustard yellow and black, looked wonderful and fresh on the young fashionista, especially when paired with the Dior Miss Dior bubblegum pink snakeskin leather pumps and accessorized with the Emily Cho Oversized Folded Clutch in baby blue.
Soft golden curls and a flawless make up, complemented the colorful outfit.
I'm so in love with this look, that's so polished, but so fun at the same time! I guess the magic of the colors worked once again.


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Every time I go, it feels like the first time. What a great museum we have here right in our own backyard (well, for those of you living in the Pacific Northwest that is). My favorite all-time plane (and I have a lot of favorites) has to be the SR-71 Blackbird. The only plane humans have ever developed that was fully functional and one you could picture Darth Vader flying as his prefered mode of transportation.
Here's the Old Man straddling the cockpit in what can only be described as the only time I could ever be photographed in the cockpit of an SR-71 Blackbird wearing a t-shirt and Seahawks baseball cap.
(For you aviation nuts the real pilots wore astronaut suits).


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Jerry Manuel is saying John Maine might need another rehab start after Friday night, which probably isn't a bad idea considering he was clocked at 88 mph. in his last outing.
When Maine comes back he would most likely come back as a starter because Manuel fears his shoulder might not be able to handle the up-and-down nature of the bullpen.
Several years ago the Mets once toyed with the idea of moving Maine to the bullpen but resisted.
Word is Carlos Beltran is running with a limp, which still delays the timetable on his return.
Once Beltran moves from extended spring training games to a minor league rehab assignment the clock will start and the Mets would have 20 days to activate him.
NOTES: Luis Castillo is taking ground balls in Port St. Lucie and might be activated for the Yankees series at the Stadium this weekend. … With the Mets facing righthanded pitching until Sunday look for Chris Carter to remain as the DH.


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It was those very numbers that made me start to look at the breakdown of the applicant pool, in terms of the ratio of male to female, and the discovery of what was, I think, an over-emphasis on grade point average.
Normally we hear words like this when we're talking about low female enrollment, but in the case of medicine, it seems that meritocracy is failing the men.
The Globe and Mail article asks, "Is affirmative action for men the answer to enrolment woes?" and the article talks about how they've broadened the selection criteria so the focus is less on marks so that more men meet the cutoff.
Some other choice quotes:
[Some] universities across [Canada] have been tinkering with admissions to boost the number of men in medical school – looking beyond marks to give male applicants, in particular, credit for things like community service.
While women apply to medical school in record numbers – and make up nearly 60 per cent of students admitted – men still stand a better chance of being accepted in every province but three, according to data from the entering class of 2007. They were Alberta, Quebec and Prince Edward Island.
The notion of a stealth policy of affirmative action for men is not new. It first surfaced south of the border in 2006. That year, the dean of Kenyon College wrote an op-ed in The New York Times lamenting that she had to pass over "glorious stacks of girls" in favour of less qualified boys in order to keep some semblance of a gender balance at the school. She said the trend is widespread in postsecondary schools in order to keep themselves marketable.
Dr. Cappon says it's an image issue here too: "If it looks like a woman's program, you'll have trouble attracting both men and women."
What do you think of stealth affirmative action? I've definitely had many a bitter male student rant that it's happening for women in CS, but to be completely honest it's largely been the less successful students who wouldn't have made the grade anyhow and just wanted a scapegoat. However, this is the first I've heard a public admission of universities doing this sort of thing and I'm curious now if it's been done for other faculties for any other groups other than men in medicine.