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Garry Coston remembers a time when he felt fortunate to eat a drunken stranger's discarded chicken sandwich.
It was 2002, and Coston was homeless and in despair. He remembers saying a prayer: "Dear God, if you get me out of this situation, I will serve you. I will help the needy. I will do anything you want me to do."
Coston's prayer was answered over the next year. And in 2004, he followed through on his promise by founding Fresh Start, a nonprofit group that focuses on helping the homeless connect with agencies and services they need.
"I've been there, done that," says Coston, 56.
He works from his home office in Ellenton to connect the homeless with food banks, housing opportunities, mental health services and key agencies like the Community Coalition on Homelessness and Manatee Community Action Agency, which are Manatee County's two recipients of Season of Sharing funds.
"One thing I've learned about those who are homeless or needy is that things happen," Coston says. "Most people will say, 'what do you mean?' They see these people in the bushes and in the woods, or standing on the corner with signs, and they think they're worthless and don't want to work. But I know that nothing is further away from the truth."
Coston says his own experience has helped him understand that "the root cause of homelessness" is usually a broken home, a broken family, or some form of abuse.
He came from just such a family. His father left when he was about two years old, and his mother turned Coston over to his grandmother. Coston was soon abused by a male relative, an experience that Coston says left him "not thinking right" for much of his life.
Following 20 years of military service, Coston struggled to integrate back into society in the mid-1990s. He could not keep a job or maintain healthy relationships and found himself often exploited by friends.
But shortly after offering up his prayer of desperation, Coston received an unexpected tax refund check from a previous job. He used the money to obtain a small apartment.
Coston also encountered, by chance on a bus, someone familiar with "Gulf War illness," a condition experienced by almost one-third of all Gulf War veterans that leads to constant fatigue, muscle pain, migraine headaches, a distended stomach and other debilitating conditions.
Coston followed the stranger's recommendation to meet with a specialist and was eventually treated and compensated for his condition, which developed after his service in the Gulf War in 1990-91. Since founding Fresh Start in 2004, Coston has worked full-time helping the homeless find needed services.
On any given month, he says, he helps about 100 people, 20 percent of whom are long-term cases, including many waging a lifelong battle against some form of addiction. Coston's client list includes Benjamin Hampton.
"He's helped me to get on disability, to get food when I couldn't, to get the medication I needed, and to make it to my doctor's appointments," says Hampton, who suffers from epilepsy and several mental illnesses. "He's a great person who will help the underprivileged in any way he can."
For Coston, recovery means giving back
Garry Coston remembers a time when he felt fortunate to eat a drunken stranger's discarded chicken sandwich.


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New Delhi, Reuters: Grounded carrier Kingfisher Airlines has failed to present regulators with a clear funding plan under a proposal to get it flying again, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday.
The airline, owned by liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya and suspended in October over unpaid debts and salaries, submitted a plan on Monday to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to resume a limited service.
According to local media reports, Kingfisher's parent company, UB Group, offered to inject Rs 650 crore into the carrier -- a key condition for getting it airborne again.
But Singh told reporters on Wednesday that UB "did not say they are going to give anything" to Kingfisher, which has estimated debts of $2.5 billion.
He did not specify if the proposal, to resume operations with five planes, had been rejected. But he noted that the airline owed money to banks, staff, airports, and tax authorities.
All those stakeholders needed to be convinced the relaunch plan was viable before the DGCA allowed the airline to fly again, Singh said.
Kingfisher, which has been trying unsuccessfully to raise fresh cash for more than a year, is hoping to tap Etihad Airways as an investor.
The Gulf carrier, which is seeking to widen operations in India and other Asian markets, is in the final stages of talks to buy part of either Kingfisher or Indian rival Jet Airways, an Indian government official said last week.
Last month, Diageo Plc (DGE.L) bought a majority stake in United Spirits, also a UB Group company, for $2.1 billion. UB did not specify if part of that money would be injected into Kingfisher.
Kingfisher shares erased intraday gains of as much as 3.8 per cent on Wednesday to end flat on the day.


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Tokyo. Sydney. Beijing. Cairo. Paris. Rome. New York. Los Angeles. One by one, the world's great cities fell to the zombie plague. What chance does a small, non-descript city in Canada like Edmonton have?
The world as we know it is finished. Civilization has collapsed and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Billions of people are dead, victims of a horrific plague.
Bi-weekly paychecks, Tim Horton's double doubles, men's league hockey and cheap winter vacations to Cancun. That was the life Xander Barnes had known for years until a pandemic swept the globe. Efforts to slow its spread or develop quarantine zones, in many cases were too little, too late.
Nowadays, life consisted of avoiding the plague victims, ghouls who had an insatiable appetite for human flesh and finding enough food to survive day to day. How long can one ordinary man survive in a world gone mad?
"Gentlemen, it's going to be a race to get to the cars, so I suggest you hurry. Larry and Greg, run to the Sheriff's office and see if there is more ammo and maybe some working flashlights. We'll meet you at the ramp by the fountain in one minute," Darryl said. "If you're not there in time, we'll leave you behind. Got it?"
"Got it!" they echoed.
Just then the doors to the Bowker Building opened again and dozens of infected streamed out. The two groups raced off. John and Darryl reloaded as they ran and got to the stairs, hiding behind a planter filled with sub tropical plants, with the older men a dozen steps behind them. Sunlight poured in from a skylight and illuminated the area. Greg glanced out the windows and saw that the Legislative Grounds were filled with dozens more infected. When the old men had finally caught up to them, they raced down the stairs. John tossed a table onto its side and shoved all three of them behind it.
"Stay," he ordered tersely.
Larry and Greg followed Darryl's orders and raced into the office. Greg ran into the back room and fired his pistol twice into a locked cabinet. The lock shattered and he ripped it open, pulling out a pair of pump action shotguns. He loaded shells into each and stuffed more in his vest pockets. He stuffed several pistol magazines in as well and scrambled back out to the front office, where Larry was tearing a desk apart looking for batteries.
"I can't find any!" Larry hollered.
"Forget the batteries, let's get going!" Greg yelled, grabbing a jacket off a nearby chair and threw it on.
Greg tossed a shotgun to Larry and jammed the half empty box of shells into his hands. Then he tore out the door without another word. Larry pulled one last drawer open and yelled, "Jackpot!" He stuffed a couple packs of batteries into his over-sized pockets and followed Greg out the door, tossing on a heavy jacket as well. A second later, Larry heard a shotgun blast. As he ran out into the hallway, he saw Greg standing there, firing his shotgun into a huge group of infected, blood and flesh exploding from the lifeless victims.
"This way," Larry shouted and raced for the ramp that spiraled down to the lower level. Greg followed, and they took turns, running and firing, covering each other's back whenever possible. They made it to the bottom of the ramp and saw John and Darryl firing into a group of infected, coming down the stairs that were located at the south edge of the ramp. The premier and cabinet ministers huddled in abject fear only a few feet away.
The infected from the Bowker Building were coming down the ramp and Larry turned and fired at them. In the narrow confines of the ramp, every shot finished off several infected, but their numbers suddenly seemed limitless. Dozens, if not hundreds, poured down the ramp from the ground floor.
Darryl's pistol's slide jacked back as the magazine emptied. "Did you find us any ammo?" he screamed at Greg.
Greg tossed over all four of the magazines he had found. Darryl shoved one in and resumed firing. Suddenly the way was clear.
"Let's go!" Darryl hollered.
He grabbed the premier and then both he and John raced down the tunnel towards the parking lot. The two cabinet ministers followed in their steps, with the two young sheriffs firing into the ever expanding pack of infected. A door to the Legislative Annex on their left from opened, and more infected flooded into the hallway as they ran past it.
"Sir, run for the end of the hallway!" John yelled. Charchuk and two cabinet ministers continued down the darkened tunnel.
John and Darryl stopped and fired point blank into the infected.
"Last magazine, make 'em count!" Darryl said over the gunfire to John, as he passed him a magazine. John nodded.
"Greg, Larry, come on!" Darryl shouted, as the sheriffs were on the verge of being cut off by the host of infected flowing from the Annex. They ran backwards and stood shoulder to shoulder with Darryl and John. Natural light from three periscopes flooded the hallway with an eerie light, adding to the emergency lights mounted on high on the walls.
John and Darryl fired again and again until both were out of ammunition. Darryl's gun clicked on an empty chamber. He glanced around, looking for something, anything to hold off the infected. He ran to several nearby display cases, marked 'Alberta Legislature', which had a display about the provincial government. One cabinet was stuffed with replicas of both the Legislature's mace and several medieval-era battle maces, and he smashed the glass with butt of his pistol. He jammed the pistol back into its holster and reached into the case, pulling out a pair of wicked looking maces and leaving the gaudy, gold-painted Legislative replica behind.
He ran back to John and gave him one, then attacked the infected reaching for him with an over-handed swing. The mace came down and crushed the infected teenager's skull, sending blood and brain matter in every direction. John emulated him and they cut a bloody swath through the infected. The young sheriffs, also out of ammunition, were now using the butt end of their shotguns like clubs to fend off the infected.
They fell back slowly, responding to any attempt by the infected to get around them. Bit by bit, they were moving closer and closer to the parkade.
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With her irresistible charms and super-spy lifestyle, Natasha Romanov would be the perfect subject of her own line of pulpy novels. Cartoonist Jon Morris dreams up covers for Black Widow thrillers authored by spy novelist Donald Hamilton.
Morris found himself intrigued by the idea of what the Marvel Universe might look like if its characters had existed not only in comics, but in pulp detective and spy novels as well. Taking his layout from Mike Shayne detective novels and envisioning Hamilton as the author, Morris came up with a couple of covers for his spy series that never was.
Head over to Morris' Tumblr, where he also has Wasp and Luke Cage pulp covers — and explains the sources for his cover images.
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Retailer Sofmap's online site contained the below image for its Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena listing. Notice anything, internet detectives?
That's right, Miss Marple. So does that mean amateur sleuth Miss Marple is joining Atlus' Persona 4 fighting game, to show those young, fancy JRPG characters the true meaning of an Agatha Christie smackdown (whatever the hell that means!)? Holy crap, I hope so (eh, no).
Sofmap updated its site to correct the error—an error that resulted in a few good-hearted chuckles and lingering hopes for future DLC. Make it happen, Atlus!
PS3/Xbox360「ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティメット イン マヨナカアリーナ」 ソフマップのパッケージにて老化 [DSPSP初心者講座]
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Egypt's Army Intervenes In Port Said Clashes
The military intervened in clashes between thousands of protesters and police in a restive Egyptian canal city on Sunday, the latest in a cycle of violence that continues to rock Egypt two years after the uprising that ousted longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.
Also on Sunday, a court ruled that Mubarak will face a new trial next month on charges related to the killings of hundreds of protesters during the revolution that forced him from power.
Around 5,000 protesters threw rocks and firebombs at police in Port Said late Sunday, the scene of a civil strike now in its second week. Riot police responded with tear gas and bird shot.
Egyptian soldiers intervened by forming a line between the two sides, as protesters climbed the tanks chanting support for the country's armed forces that, unlike the police, have not cracked down on rioters in the city. "The people and the army are one hand!" the demonstrators shouted.
Health official Helmy el-Afani said 325 people were injured in the clashes. Most suffered tear gas inhalation while others were wounded by bird shot. The Interior Ministry said one policeman was killed by gunfire, one soldier was shot and at least 10 members of the security forces were among those wounded.
Many residents of Port Said are demanding retribution for what they claim was excessive police force that led to the deaths of more than 40 civilians in late January. Most were killed during an attempt by some to storm a prison there.
The embattled Interior Ministry, which oversees Egypt's police force, was unable to contain the anger in the city at the time and the president leaned on the military to protect key installations and buildings. Sunday was the first time the army intervened between police and protesters in Port Said since the military was dispatched there in late January.
Protests swept the city Jan. 26 after a Cairo court issued death sentences against 21 people, most from Port Said, for their part in Egypt's deadliest soccer riot in February 2012.
The latest street battles broke out when word emerged that 39 defendants in the case were transferred to prisons outside the city. A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the case, said the transfer was necessary to ensure calm before a March 9 court hearing that is expected to issue new verdicts for police officers and other Port Said defendants also charged in connection with the soccer incident.
In Cairo, die-hard soccer fans of Al-Ahly club, known as the Ultras, are also gearing up for the March 9 verdict. They staged protests around the capital on Sunday that blocked traffic going to the airport, and closed off an area around the central bank.
Most of those killed in the Port Said stadium were Al-Ahly Ultras fans, and the group is pressing for retribution from Port Said soccer fans as well as security officials.
In Cairo, police failed to clear protesters from Tahrir Square - once the epicenter of protests against Mubarak. The demonstrators, who have held a sit-in there for the past three months, burned two police vehicles near the famed Egyptian Museum. By nightfall, a handful protesters and riot police continued to clash along a major street near the square.
Many Egyptians want to see a conviction against Mubarak that leads to a death sentence for the former autocrat for his role in the crackdown that killed nearly 900 people during the 2011 uprising against his regime. Mubarak, 84, has been in detention since April 2011 and is currently being held in a military hospital.
He and his former interior minister were each sentenced in June to life in prison for failing to prevent the killing of demonstrators during the 18-day uprising that ended his 29-year rule. In January, an appeals court overturned the sentences and ordered a retrial, raising public anger over what was seen as a shoddy prosecution in the first case.
The retrial, beginning April 13, is likely to intensify an already tense political atmosphere in Egypt, still reeling from a turbulent transition. It is due to start about a week before the beginning of parliamentary elections, already divisive with members of a major opposition coalition calling for a boycott.
Mubarak's successor Mohammed Morsi and his government argue that parliamentary elections will help put the country on the right track, enabling him and the legislature to tackle a deteriorating economy.
Morsi met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo for more than two hours on Sunday, a day after the top American diplomat met six opposition figures out of 11 who were invited. The other five declined to meet Kerry because of Washington's insistence that all Egyptians take part in next month's elections.
The opposition has threatened to escalate its anti-government street campaign. The mostly liberal and secular opposition accuses the Islamist president of failing to seek consensus over critical issues, such as the drafting of the constitution and the elections law. Morsi opponents accuse him of working to empower his Muslim Brotherhood and ensuring its lock on power.
Morsi promised during his election campaign that he would put former regime officials back on trial if new evidence was discovered.
The proceedings in Mubarak's retrial could help resolve unanswered questions over who ordered the crackdown and who executed it. Nearly all security officials were acquitted in separate trials related to the deaths of protesters.
In January, the appeals court ruled that during Mubarak's first trial, the prosecution's case lacked concrete evidence and failed to prove the protesters were killed by the police, indirectly giving credence to the testimony of top Mubarak-era officials that "foreigners" and others were behind the killings between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, 2011.
Authors of a recently concluded confidential report by a fact-finding mission appointed by Morsi told reporters that they have established the use of deadly firearms by the police against protesters.
Judge Samir Aboul-Maati said the retrial before a criminal court will include six other senior security officials who were acquitted in the first trial.
Mubarak's two sons and a business associate also will be retried on corruption charges. The sons, onetime heir apparent Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa, are in jail while on trial for insider trading and using their influence to buy state land at a fraction of its market value. Their business associate, Hussein Salem, was tried in absentia. He is currently in Spain.
Separately, Egypt's prosecutor banned business tycoons Onsi Sawiris and his son, Nassef, from traveling abroad after the country's finance minister requested a criminal case be expedited against them for allegedly not paying roughly $2 billion in taxes from profits on the sale of their shares in Orascom Building to France's Lafarge, state news agency MENA reported.
The family manages Orascom Construction Industries, one of the largest employers in the Middle East.
The state-owned Ahram website quoted the younger Sawiris, who was in London, as saying that he had not been notified of any formal travel ban. Ahram also quoted a company lawyer who said he was surprised by the ban because negotiations were under way with the government about what taxes would be paid.
El Deeb and Associated Press Writer Aya Batrawy contributed reporting from Cairo.
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In the early 1930s, when I was a little boy growing up in Bethlehem, every Armistice Day there was a large parade honoring all veterans of World War I who gave their time or lives to keep America free. At 11 a.m., all the churches and factories throughout the town rang their bells and blew their whistles. Freedom was taught in the schools, and we all appreciated it.
I am a veteran of World War II and came to understand the hell and discomfort World War I veterans experienced. They were not as well protected from the elements of the weather and enemy as we were. We were better equipped and still it was hell at times.
I respect all men and women who gave up time and their lives for this cause and also the home-front support they received. I served in the Air Corps of the 7th Air Force, 30th Bomb Group and the 819th Bomb Squadron. I was stationed on Saipan. I was a B-24 flight engineer, a gunner on a B-24 bomber.


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Air transportation plays a substantial role in world economic activity, and society relies heavily on the benefits associated with aviation. The aviation industry includes suppliers and operators of aircraft, component manufacturers, fuel suppliers, airports, and air navigation service providers. Its customers represent every sector of the world's economy and every segment of the world's population.
The commercial sector of the industry is highly competitive, consisting in 1994 of about 15,000 aircraft operating over routes of approximately 15 million km in total length and serving nearly 10,000 airports. In 1994, more than 1.25 billion passengers used the world's airlines for business and vacation travel, and well in excess of a third of the value of the world's manufactured exports were transported by air. The aviation industry accounted for 24 million jobs for the world's workforce and provided US$1,140 billion in annual gross output. By the year 2010, aviation's global impact could exceed US$1,800 billion and more than 33 million jobs (IATA, 1994, 1996).
The 1944 Chicago Convention, to which 185 countries are now party, established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as the United Nations' specialized agency with authority to develop standards and recommended practices regarding all aspects of international aviation-including certification standards for emissions and noise. These standards are published as Annexes to the Convention and are adopted by the ICAO Council, which is composed of 33 member nations elected by the entire ICAO membership. Individual countries either adopt ICAO standards or file differences with ICAO.
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Growth in demand for aviation averaged about 5% per year for the period 1980-95. The industry expects demand to continue to rise, though not monotonically. Aviation growth may be estimated reasonably well in the near term, but forecasts are subject to greater uncertainty beyond a 5-10 year period because of changes in factors such as the real cost of air travel, economic activity, new market opportunities, world disposable income trends, world political stability, tourism, and air transport liberalization.
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Can you Keep Up with the Kardashians!?!
December 3rd, 2013 | By QGODFEAR
** The above image is the KARDASHIANS 2013 CHRISTmas Card, which to me looks as ANTI-CHRISTmas as they come! Notice the "Illuminati" pyramid and all seeing eye, Notice how Bruce is inside a capsule, and his grandson lays symbolizing "Controlled".Khloe has a baby floating over her head?? No Scott Disick, No Kanye West, No North West, No Lamar Odom, No Robert Kardashian!?!Beyonce was right as she stated in her song "Girls Run the World".
God says in "Ephesians 5:23 – For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body"
But let Satan tell it and the Woman is the head!!He twists everything like a snake, all to suck the breath of life out of you…
Lastly Please notice below how Kris Kardashian is positioned as Greek "High Priestess" representing a Ring Leader to the mayhem. There is a dark side to success!
pup•pet: a person, group, government, etc., whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others.
In life there is not one moment where our souls are not being used by Evil or Good. When we interact with one another, we can feel a good vibe or a bad vibe from the person we have come in contact with. Even animals can feel our vibes! Knowingly or not, a lot of Hollywood productions from TV Commercials, Music Videos, Movies, Award Shows etc have been glorifying evil on a whole different level. Satans time is limited as the Lord is surely coming "Like a thief in the night, when no man will expect him". Satan has twisted scripture thus calling Darkness light and Light Darkness!
As life moves forward in an ill direction we see that satan has twisted 1 Thessalonians 5:2 "for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night" and Revelation 16:15 "Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed."
Satan has come like a thief in the night by using the tools of mass one way communication (Reality TV aka NOT REALity TV, Radio, etc) Satan knows for a house divided cannot stand, so he has complete order inside his kingdom of deception lure and lies. The Kardashians are truly being used without knowing it, and are puppets to a master much higher them each of them. The wool has truly been pulled over their eye's and many of the masses whom KEEP UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS.
"If someone gives you 99% clean water, most likely it looks clean to the naked eye!We all drink it without even questioning the 1% of DEATH inside. Satans agenda is real"
The checkered floor often seen on their show symbolizes spiritual communication, and that communication stance is solidified by the often use of satanic hand gestures while brightly smiling, whipping hair and batting eye lashes. The Kardashian empire has been built on sex!!! If it had not been for Kim Kardashians Sex Tape with singer Ray J, this family would have had nothing to capitalize on. Mom-ager (Manager) Kris Kardashian within the last 2-3 seasons has groomed Kendall and Kiely to promote Sex, Sexy, Lust etc.
There is no true talent at all within the Kardashian family! NO Singing, No Dancing, Nothing. Every move the Momager, Kris Kardashian makes is for the Dollar Bill! Capital, Skrilla Scratch Paper and aimed at preserving the legacy of "wind cha$ing". You can agree, disagree or agree to disagree either way the TRUTH is the TRUTH and a Lie is a lie no matter how crusty, crunchy, busty or lusty…Enjoy your day and Thank you for reading!
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Touches of Whimsy at World Trade Center's Liberty Park
By DAVID W. DUNLAP
The "living wall" at Liberty Park is composed of 826 panels of different plant types. The park will be dedicated on Wednesday. Credit Alex Wroblewski/The New York Times
"This is one of the most beautiful garages in the world," Steven Plate said about the 25-foot-high structure that leads into and out of the underground vehicle security center at the World Trade Center.
Mr. Plate has an interest in saying so, since he is the chief of major capital projects at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is redeveloping the trade center site. But he also has a point.
The park rests 25 feet above street level and contains a sapling propagated from the horse chestnut tree that Anne Frank could see outside her window in Amsterdam. Credit Alex Wroblewski/The New York Times
Offhand, it is hard to imagine another garage in New York City with 19 planters on a publicly accessible roof, many with recycled teak seating set into their sharply angled concrete walls; a 336-foot-long vertical garden planted with a half-dozen species; a panoramic view of the National September 11 Memorial; a sapling propagated from the horse chestnut tree that Anne Frank could see outside her window in Amsterdam; and a Greek Orthodox shrine designed by Santiago Calatrava.
Taken together, these features are called Liberty Park. The one-acre, $50 million park, elevated on Liberty Street, is to be dedicated on Wednesday. After that, it will be open to the public from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day, said Glenn P. Guzi, a program director at the Port Authority.
It is sure to become a popular destination, particularly when a half-dozen young honey locusts and other trees mature into a dappled canopy over an exposed, hard-edged expanse.
The panels that make up the "living wall" contain goldenstar, Baltic ivy, Japanese spurge, common periwinkle, coral bells and winter creeper, and rest one inch off the wall on which they are installed for proper ventilation. Credit Alex Wroblewski/The New York Times
An overlook running more than 200 feet along Liberty Street offers a splendid view of the memorial from an intimate perspective, along with the calming sound of the waterfalls at the south memorial pool and welcome puffs of river breeze. (Welcome in summer, at least.)
Along Greenwich Street, the park affords the best people-watching spot in Lower Manhattan: a cascade of tiered teak seating reminiscent of the TKTS staircase north of Times Square or even, in a modest and more comfortable way, the steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The elevated park can also be reached by gently inclined ramps.
Look closely and you will even find touches of whimsy, not a characteristic that springs to mind when talking about the Port Authority. Some of the teak seating around the planters tapers down to planks only a few inches tall — as if they had been set aside for the comfort of visiting hamsters.
Recycled teak seating areas offer a place to take in the National September 11 Memorial from an intimate perspective. Credit Alex Wroblewski/The New York Times
The design is by Joseph E. Brown, a landscape architect and the former chief innovation officer at Aecom, a giant architectural and engineering company.
The most unusual feature of Mr. Brown's design is a vertical garden along Liberty Street. It wraps around the bays where trucks are cleared to serve the buildings of the trade center along a network of underground roadways and loading docks.
This "living wall," by Plant Connection of Riverhead, N.Y., is composed of 826 panels filled with goldenstar, Baltic ivy, Japanese spurge, common periwinkle, coral bells and winter creeper, forming broad bands of color. The panels are cultivated in a horizontal position at the nursery, then shifted upright as the plants' roots become anchored to the soil and the panels' structure. Irrigation tubes punctured with tiny weep holes snake among the panels to keep the plants watered.
The elevated park offers one acre of green space in Lower Manhattan and the setting for a Greek Orthodox shrine designed by Santiago Calatrava. Credit Alex Wroblewski/The New York Times
The park project was intended partly to compensate the residential neighborhood south of the trade center for the 15 years of construction, disruption, dislocation and trauma it has suffered since the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001. "We wanted to give a gift back to the community," Mr. Plate said.
The elevated park serves as a setting for the St. Nicholas National Shrine, designed by Mr. Calatrava, which is now starting to assume recognizable form in concrete. It is also the new location of the "America's Response Monument," a sculpture by Douwe Blumberg of one of the Special Forces soldiers on horseback in the early years of the war in Afghanistan.
"America's Response Monument," subtitled "De Oppresso Liber," a motto of the Special Forces, has been treated far more deferentially in recent years than Fritz Koenig's "Sphere," a sculpture that actually stood in the original World Trade Center plaza and survived the 2001 attack — symbolizing both loss and resilience. Mr. Koenig's work was all but banished to Battery Park by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
When asked whether the installation of "America's Response Monument" in Liberty Park foreclosed the return of the "Sphere" to the trade center site, Mr. Plate answered cryptically, "I didn't say that."
"The Koenig 'Sphere' is very special to the Port Authority," he said. "We have thoughts as to how it could be accommodated in this facility; for our neighbors, for the families and for history."
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A series of fortunate, random events brought together people with varied skills, experiences and connections to create a literary gem that breathes life into a fading language.
"This is a case of getting the right people and resources together to get something of significance done," says Utah State University professor Mark Brunson.
Brunson, head of USU's Department of Environment and Society, has a long-standing association with the National Park Service and with the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Network, which serves as a platform to support varied research, educational and cultural ventures on behalf of the NPS and other federal agencies. When Brunson, who currently serves as USU's representative to the Colorado Plateau CESU, heard about an undergraduate researcher's desire to transcribe and publish a traditional Southern Paiute folk tale in its original language, he arranged NPS and Capitol Reef Natural History Association funding and other resources for the aspiring linguist to realize her dream.
On Aug. 10, 2013, University of Utah graduate Chloe Valentine Brent and tribal elder Eleanor Tom of the Southern Paiute Cedar Band unveiled their creation, Why the Moon Paints Her Face Black, during a bilingual presentation and book signing at Capitol Reef National Park.
Written for children, the book recounts a Native American folk tale in Southern Paiute and English and includes an audio recording of the story told in Southern Paiute. Transcribing the story was a challenge as Southern Paiute, a language related to Ute, is not a written language and is spoken by few people.
"Scholars estimate there may be only 50 Southern Paiute speakers left," Brent says.
The Orem, Utah, native, who earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics from the U in May 2013, was inspired to pursue the project after viewing the 2008 documentary The Linguists. The film follows linguists Greg Anderson and David Harrison as they travel the world collecting audio recordings of dying languages.
"I was like, 'Oh, my gosh — that's what I want to do,' though, at the time, I had no idea how I could get involved in a project like that," Brent says.
During summer 2012, the student accepted an internship with Utah Valley University's field station at Capitol Reef, where she became acquainted with members of the Paiute tribe.
"I was conducting astronomy activities for visitors and had prepared a talk based on a Paiute folk tale called 'Why the North Star Stands Still,'" Brent says. "During that event, I met some of the tribal elders and learned about the story we eventually made into a children's book."
Transcribing the story wasn't an easy process.
"We often think of written and spoken English as one and the same, but I learned that spoken language is fundamentally different from written language," she says. "It was quite a revelation."
As Brent listened to Tom recite the story repeated times, she heard variations, different pronunciations and other nuances.
"Language is dynamic," she says. "It was a challenging process to transcribe the story because I wasn't sure what to include and what not to include."
Why the Moon Paints Her Face Black explains the phases of the moon, Brent says.
Father Sun, tribal chief, lives in the heavens with his wife, Moon, and children, the stars. Sun feasts on his children (the stars) to maintain his tremendous light and heat. Moon and stars disappear during the day — running from the fearsome Father Sun. But not every child escapes, so Moon paints her face black in mourning. Her star children cheer her up, which makes her face bright again…until the next time Father Sun gobbles some stars.
"Yeah, the story is a little depressing," Brent laughs. "But hearing an ancient story in its original language is not — it's amazing. I want to keep doing these kinds of projects."
Working with the CESU network, Brunson has coordinated funding of a number of projects involving USU students and staff. The projects, conducted for national parks and monuments, have ranged from interpretative programs and tools to scientific research projects.
"This program especially benefits the smaller sites, which have limited staffing," he says. "It's been a very productive, mutually beneficial way to provide assistance to national parks and work experience for students."
Why the Moon Paints Her Face Black is available for purchase through the Capitol Reef Natural History Association website.
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Microsoft has jammed some big games into the market this week: Forza II and both versions of Shadowrun are getting everyone talking. Frank has been playing the 360 version of Shadowrun; I've been tapped to work with the PC version.
I'm impressed so far. I mirror Frank's comments, and want to add that the teleport is great. Basically, you teleport in whatever direction you're moving, not where you're facing. This allows you to do some interesting tricks, like using your glider to move down and fire before teleporting through the roof of a building you're about to land on. You can float all the way down through every floor this way, assaulting every level yourself. Very, very cool. I realize I was unimpressed when I first saw the game at E3 and even less happy with the first batch of videos, but now that I've had some time to really spend on it, I like it more and more.
The Tech and Magic are great, the katana is a nice tactical weapon (it deflects bullets!), and there are a million cool things to do. For instance, turn on enhanced vision to see enemies behind cover, teleport behind them, and take them out. It feels so good.
The problem is that the game is Vista-only, and that may be enough to kill it. Many gamers just aren't convinced that Vista is the way to go yet, and personally I'm only dual-booting so I can play Shadowrun. The game has threads and discussions dedicated to it on every major gaming site, but no one is talking about the game play; everyone is discussing whether or not they should get Vista. People are talking about how the actual game isn't a good representation of the Shadowrun license. They're complaining about nerfed keyboard and mouse aiming or auto-aim when playing against the 360 version. They're talking about everything except the actual game, in other words.
It's not that I don't think these complaints are valid: before I started to enjoy the game I had to set aside my own love for Shadowrun as a property and get past wanting an RPG in that world. I had to get used to playing the game that was released, not the game I had hoped for. I also had to install Vista on a new partition, which I was putting off.
It's a shame so few people are trying the game on PC; it deserves an audience. I think releasing the game now and making it Vista-only was a mistake, as this may not be a game people are willing to upgrade for. What makes me sad is that if you gave it a new name and allowed it to run on XP, this would be a game people everywhere rave about. The license in this case is a hindrance, not a help.


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LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was at his home in Evansville, Ill., cleaning out horse stalls in his barn during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Dodgers and D-backs joined the rest of Major League Baseball in paying tribute to first responders with a pregame ceremony before Wednesday night's contest at Dodger Stadium.
With the baselines filled by first responders and U.S. Coast Guard second class petty officer Michael Dalager singing the national anthem, two members of FDNY in center field helped unfurl an American flag that was recovered from the wreckage at Ground Zero. After a helicopter flyover, there was a moment of silence for the victims of 9/11.
Both clubs wore caps with an American flag patch embroidered on the left side, as did the umpires. There were also special lineup cards, and each base featured small placards that read, "We Shall Not Forget."
More than 500 veterans received tickets, shirts and a food and beverage voucher for the game as part of Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America Day, presented by Miller High Life. The Dodgers also hosted a group of veterans for batting practice and 125 veterans were recognized in center field before the game.


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Winter Control Standards
The City's main objective during a storm is to keep the primary roads clear for emergency services and to maintain safe, passable school bus routes. Only after these roads are deemed to be clear, are plowing and sanding operations commenced on secondary roads. Laneways are cleared when primary and secondary roads are completed.
The following provides information of the City's winter control service levels, classification of primary and secondary roads and laneways as well as FAQ's.
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Winter Control Service Standards
The City of Port Colborne maintains all roads based on a priority system. Roads are classified into Primary Roads, Secondary Roads, and Laneways. The more traffic there is on a road, the higher the priority.The City's main objective during a storm is to keep the Primary Roads clear for emergency services and to maintain safe, passable school bus routes. Only after these roads are deemed to be clear, are plowing and sanding operations commenced on Secondary Roads. Laneways and Municipal Parking Lots are cleared when Primary and Secondary Roads are completed.
It is the goal of the Operations Division to plow all Primary and Secondary Roads in less than twenty-four (24) hours from the end of a snowfall.
What is a Primary Road?
For the purposes of winter control, a Primary Road is an arterial road upon which a higher volume of traffic travels on and provides access to most residential secondary roads, such as Clarence Street and King Street.
What is a Secondary Road?
A Secondary Road is any other road not designated as a Primary Road and not a Laneway. These roads carry a low volume of traffic in both urban and rural areas of the City. Examples of Secondary Roads are Linwood Avenue and Berkley Avenue.
What is a Laneway?
A Laneway is a designated Municipal rear access laneway, such as Tugboat Lane or Schooner Lane.
Primary Roads
Goal Conditions - Center Bare Pavement
Surfaces will be maintained to a center bare condition (center six to eight feet) where possible through the effective use of all staff, equipment and materials suited to the conditions.
The maximum allowable snow accumulation is approximately 7.5 cm.
As long as conditions persist, Primary Roads will be plowed every four (4) hours, based on average snowfalls.
Secondary Roads
Goal Conditions - Snow Packed Surface
The maximum allowable fresh snow accumulation is 15 cm.
As long as conditions persist, Secondary Roads will be plowed every six (6) hours, based on average snowfalls.
Surfaces shall be maintained in a snow packed conditions.
Complete sanding of all streets and roads shall be carried out only to address extremely slippery conditions, freezing rain or general icy conditions not controllable by other means.
Operations will respond to requests from the Niagara Regional Police Services to sand or salt road sections which they have identified as a hazard.
Predetermined routes for sanding shall be followed except in critical situations.
During continuing storms, priority for service will continue to be based on higher class of road receiving service before any lower class of road or laneway.
It is acknowledged that in the event of mechanical breakdowns, accidents or other operational problems, objectives set forth may not be met.
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Municipal Roadways
The City of Port Colborne has 279 km of roadway (110 km urban, 169 km rural) or 520 lane km.
For the purposes of snow plowing, the municipality is divided into eight (8) plowing routes with a snow clearing vehicle assigned to each route.Total lane km in each route varies from 33 km to 97 km.
Plow Routes
Each route takes approximately six to eight hours to complete, depending on weather, traffic, available staff & equipment and number of vehicles parked on the street. Each route must have the primary roads within that route plowed first before the secondary roads are begun. If another storm occurs prior to completion of secondary roads, attention will again shift back to the primary roads.
Frequently asked questions...
What happens when snow is forecast?
The Operations Yard receives daily weather reports and monitors changing weather conditions. Municipal roads are patrolled seven days a week. Our crews are ready to clear your roads as quickly and effectively as possible. At the discretion of the Public Works Supervisor, sand/salt mixture may be applied at the start of a storm.
How can I help during a snow storm?
Our snow plow crews can gain more ground when there are less vehicles on the road. You can help by staying off the streets until conditions improve and by keeping vehicles parked in your driveway. Blowing or shoveling snow onto roadways is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act, and the City's Snow Removal By-law, keeping it on the boulevard or your property makes for safer driving and keeps streets as passable as possible.
For safety reasons, please avoid passing sanders, graders and plows while in operation and leave at least three car lengths between your vehicle and the equipment.
How long does it take to plow the streets?
Each route generally takes between six to eight hours to complete based on all staff and equipment being available, weather conditions and traffic. Our goal for completion is less than twenty-four hours from the end of a typical snowfall. If your street is a secondary road and is not plowed after a snowfall with accumulation of 15 cm or more, please wait until the allotted twenty-four hours have passed after the end of the snow fall to call in. Your patience is appreciated.
I have to get to work and my street isn't plowed yet. What should I do?
Most snow storms are forecasted ahead of time so allow yourself plenty of time to get there. Heavier snow falls take us more time so be patient, we'll get there.
The plow has been down my street but there are still areas of snow build-up. Why can't they do a better job?
Most areas of snow build-up left behind are areas where cars were parked and the plow had to go around or residents put snow back on the road. Streets could be plowed wider and left tidier if cars were parked off street or in driveways. Residents are reminded that depositing snow on municipal roadways is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act and the City's Snow Removal By-law and could be subject to a fine.
Why does the snow plow push the snow back into my driveway?
For a resident this can be quite annoying, but unfortunately it cannot be helped. The snow must be moved from the travelled portion of the road. Our snow plow crews are directed to push the snow back as far as possible, as chances are, there's more snow coming this winter and the room is needed for those future snowfalls. When the City receives a heavy snowfall, if possible, do not shovel your driveway until after the plow has gone by. If you must shovel do not throw the snow out onto the roadway as you may create a hazard for another vehicle, and if an accident were to occur you might be held liable. Remember, when shoveling your driveway, always pile the snow on the left side of the driveway (when facing the property). This will give you a better line of vision as you are exiting your drive and the plows will not drag your shoveled snow back across your driveway entrance.
I only have on-street parking. Why does the City plow snow against my car?
The City must remove the snow from the travelled portion of the road. On a two-way street where there is only parking on one side, the plow operator cannot push the snow away from the parked car into oncoming traffic, as it would create a hazard and liability. Snow is always pushed away from oncoming traffic. When heavy snowfalls are predicted, residents are advised not to park on the roads. This is done to reduce the chance of plowing in parked vehicles, eliminating the chance of damaging vehicles and allowing for a more efficient plowing operation. Parking and Traffic By-law 89-2000, Section 205.01.02 states that no person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked on any highway in such a manner as to interfere with the clearing of snow from the highway. This is a $75. penalty.
Am I required to clear my sidewalk?
The City Snow Removal By-law provides for the removal and clearance of all snow and ice from sidewalks abutting the highway in front of, or alongside, or at the rear of any occupied or unoccupied lot or vacant lot. The by-law requires property owners to remove all snow and ice from these sidewalks within 24 hours of the end of a snow or ice event.
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Who can I call for information?
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0.723 Acres surrounded by retail and just one minute from the Crittenden I/75 Exit. Can be combined and purchased with an additional 21 acres. Flexible highway Commercial Zoning.
Directions to this Listing: I/75 south to Crittenden exit, right onto Violet Road, left onto Lebanon. ABUTS Wendy's
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Crittenden is the home of reality television show contestant Rodger Bingham, a much-loved participant on Survivor, The Australian Outback, 2001. Nicknamed "Kentucky Joe", Rodger finished 5th in the competition. Bingham now serves as Kentucky's agricultural marketing spokesman.
Located in the 'heart of it all' in the golden triangle of Cincinnati, Lexington and Louisville, the village of Crittenden sits in northeastern Grant County, just south of the borders of Boone and Kenton counties. The towns and villages here are known for their southern hospitality and beautiful surroundings, whatever the season. Established in 1831, the village was named for Kentucky statesman John J. Crittenden, a three-term senator, former Governor of Kentucky and two-time Attorney General of the U.S. 2400 residents call Crittenden home, enjoying the relaxation of life lived at a slower pace.
I75 is the major artery through Grant County; Dixie Highway (St. Rt. 25) is the north/south thoroughfare through the village. St. Rts. 491 and 2942 cross the rolling hills.
Northern Kentucky's sprawling St. Elizabeth operates a satellite hospital in Williamstown-St. Elizabeth Grant County- along with 24-hour medical transport from the area. The Crittenden and Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS service to the village residents.
All of your daily needs can be met in the village or nearby Williamstown or Dry Ridge, but a more in-depth shopping trip will require a ride in the car to Florence or Georgetown.
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PROGRESSIONIST said:Hi all-
Is it me or has this board become somewhat boring since Grifter resigned as Moderator? What was that guys name who got banned(Alex?) Maybe we should ask him to come back and at least liven up this board!
Best of luck to all-
Andee said:Dude why are you looking for excitement on a blackjack message board? And as much as I thought Grifter was cool what kind of excitement did he bring to the board? Its not like he was telling jokes everyday. And from what I read he pretty much tried to stay neutral in posters arguments, just offering sound advice from time to time. Man the only bored people are boring people.
If you got some cutting edge news or style of play bring it on, if not than your even worse than boring, you're a boring complainer. I say there doesn't seem to be as many posts lately, but the ones I read seem pretty cool.
Like don't you think its kinda cool that stainless steel rat is trying to tell Bojack how to shuffletrack, and it seems he's starting to piss him off. I've been tuning in to that for days now waiting for someone to tell the other to piss off. I dont know what else you'd be looking for, maybe you should click on some of the porn spam thats been popping up lately.
NYB said:I've followed the discussion with great interest.Hope it continues.
On your other point,Beyond Counting is greatly sought after.I've never read it but it seems like a grail book to several people I know that know a heck of a lot more about BJ than I do.
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$750.00. Is it really that much in demand? Do you have a copy? I was hoping to pick it up for around $12. I also saw that the price of "A Counter's Guide to Casino Surveillance" had dropped about 50%. But I am not interested in that one.
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Study Finds Conscientious People Have Better Health
A recent study led by a researcher at UT Dallas reported that people classified as "conscientious" also tended to have better health, possibly because of more preventive health care.
Dr. Jennifer Lodi-Smith, a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Vital Longevity, was principal investigator on the study. Her paper, published in Psychology and Health, looked at how the personality trait of conscientiousness, being organized and reliable, relates to health in adults.
The study involved two samples. The first was a random group of 617 Illinois residents ages 18-86, and the other was a community sample of 274 Illinois residents ages 18-89. The researchers found that conscientious individuals are likely to be healthy, Lodi-Smith said.
The relationship between conscientiousness and health appears to occur in part because conscientious individuals are better educated and engage in more preventive health behaviors, such as exercising, visiting doctors for routine check-ups, and eating well.
The connection between conscientiousness and good health was particularly strong among older adults in the study, she said. Conscientiousness was measured using a standard personality instrument that assesses individuals' ability to focus on and complete tasks, control impulses and engage in behaviors that offer long-term rather than immediate rewards.
Lodi-Smith said her team's work is the latest in a string of studies that show conscientiousness plays a significant role in determining longevity. Likewise, it appears to significantly affect a person's level of educational attainment and occupational success.
"Being conscientious predicts good health because the conscientious individual is actually going to go out and do the things their doctor says they should be doing to stay healthy," she said. "For example, if two men are diagnosed with diabetes on the same day, one month later the more conscientious man will refuse a serving of ice cream at a party while the less conscientious man may forget to take his insulin the same evening."
Tobacco use, poor diet, a low level of physical activity, excessive alcohol and drug use, risky sexual behavior and exposure to violence are among the primary contributors to poor health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and accidental death. An analysis of the relationship between conscientiousness and these leading behavioral contributors to mortality showed conscientiousness was connected instead to every category of health-related behavior relevant to longevity.
Researchers can conclude that "conscientiousness helps individuals to shape their health in part by shaping their environment and their daily patterns of behavior," according to the paper.
"One of the most surprising findings in the present research was that risky health-related behaviors did not correspond to lower levels of self-reported health," Lodi-Smith wrote. "It may be the case that individuals who engage in risky health-related behaviors may not perceive and/or report expected levels of poor health. By including additional measures of health such as body-mass index, number of medical conditions and physician evaluations of health, future research may be able to establish risky health-related behaviors as a meaningful mediator of the relationship between conscientiousness and health."
Given the latest findings within a relatively small sample of adults, it is critical that future research looking at the behavior affecting life outcomes examines individual differences and captures a broader array of personality characteristics, she said.
"I think the most interesting and compelling finding of these studies was actually relegated to a footnote in that these patterns were most robust in people over age 60," she said. "In my work at the Center for Vital Longevity, I am focusing on understanding one of the central challenges of aging – the aging mind. Using statistical models similar to the ones in this study, I am investigating how personality traits shape everyday experience to facilitate and promote healthy neurocognitive function long-term."
Besides the Center for Vital Longevity, which is affiliated with the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the study also involved researchers from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Indiana University; St. John's University; Wake Forest University; and the University of Nebraska. The study, which was published in March, was funded by the National Institute on Aging.
Dr. Jennifer Lodi-Smith's study, published in Psychology and Health, examined how the personality traits of being organized and reliable relate to overall health.
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DETROIT – A judge agreed to push back sentencing dates for Kwame Kilpatrick, his father Bernard Kilpatrick and Bobby Ferguson.
The trio was in court Thursday for a status conference. Kwame Kilpatrick had argued the court is moving too fast to sentence him and is violating his right to due process. He and the other two were set to be sentenced in September but now will be sentenced in October.
"There is a large amount of information to go through," said Harold Gurewitz, Kwame Kilpatrick's attorney. "He is doing just fine under the circumstances."
The former Detroit mayor will be sentenced the morning of Oct. 10 and Ferguson will be sentenced later that day. Bernard Kilpatrick will be sentenced Oct. 17.
Kwame Kilpatrick and Ferguson were found guilty of several federal racketeering and corruption charges. They have been locked up in prison without bond after Judge Nancy Edmunds decided they were flight risks. They could get 20 years in prison for the racketeering convictions alone.
"Bobby is doing fine. He is reading his Bible," said Ferguson's attorney, Mike Rataj.
Bernard Kilpatrick faced four counts and was found guilty on the sole count of subscribing to a false tax return in 2005 -- Count 38. He was found not guilty on two counts: attempted extortion and a tax charge. He was allowed to stay out of prison before his sentencing. He is looking at anywhere between probation and three years in prison.
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Texas school slaying suspect: Bump led to fight
HOUSTON — A 17-year-old charged with fatally stabbing a fellow Houston-area student told investigators the altercation began when he bumped a different student in the school cafeteria, according to a probable cause statement read in court Thursday.
But Harris County sheriff's investigators said later in the day that a rivalry between gangs appears to be the motive in the slaying Wednesday at a high school in suburban Spring.
Luis Alonzo Alfaro was charged with murder in the death of 17-year-old Joshua Devon Broussard at Spring High School. Alfaro, whose bond was set at $150,000, appeared in court briefly early Thursday, and details of his interview with detectives were disclosed. He asked for a court-appointed attorney.
Alfaro is to appear in court again Friday.
The sheriff's office did not elaborate on its statement about gangs and said no other charges are expected in the case.
Alfaro told investigators he bumped a male student with his shoulder while in the cafeteria and shoved him after the two exchanged words, according to the probable cause statement that a prosecutor read during a 2 a.m. hearing Thursday. Another student then punched Alfaro in the face, and Alfaro began punching him back.
Other students started to punch Alfaro and that's when he "pulled a folding pocket knife from his shorts and opened it ... covered his face with his left forearm and held the knife in his right hand," according to the statement.
Alfaro "swung the knife multiple times in a back and forth motion ... then fled the campus as the crowd began to disperse," the statement said.
Broussard's wounds to his abdomen area were consistent with a "sharp-edged instrument," and he collapsed and died in a hallway near the cafeteria, according to the statement. Authorities also said in the statement that numerous witnesses on the scene identified Alfaro as the person who stabbed Broussard.
Three other students wounded in the fight were treated at hospitals and released, authorities said Thursday.
Classes at Spring High School, about 20 miles north of Houston, were canceled until Monday. The school has more than 3,000 students.
The school district's police chief, Victor Mitchell, told reporters in a brief statement that security will be enhanced when classes resume.
About a dozen protesters showed up at district offices Thursday morning, demanding better security at the school. They were told to leave their names and phone numbers.
Texas Education Agency figures show the entire district, which has more than 40,000 students, reported 45 "incidents" with knives in the 2011-2012 school year, up from 37 the previous year. In 2006-2007, there were 23 such reports.
The state agency also listed 15 gang-related incidents of violence for last school year, down from 26 the previous year.
In another category identified as "fighting/mutual combat," the Texas Education Agency reported 1,250 incidents for the district in 2011-2012, down from 1,337 the previous school year. For the school year ending in 2006, the count was 1,394 in that category.


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Global Chatbot Market: Snapshot
Vast developments in the field of artificial intelligence in the past few years have significantly benefitted the level of maturity that chatbots have witnessed from being simple answer machines with scripted responses to the present day chatbots that are smart enough to effectively engage potential consumers. Businesses are also increasingly using chatbots in highly interesting ways demonstrating the larger spectrum of capacities and capabilities of chatbots.
Technological advancements are allowing the easy implementation of artificial intelligence tools in consumer electronic products, thereby allowing the chatbot market to gain a larger consumer base. The market for chatbots is also significantly benefitting from the increased use of online messaging and the use of chatbots in digital marketing strategies for purposes such as customer engagement and generation of lead.
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Transparency Market Research estimates that the global chatbot market will exhibit a staggering 27.8% CAGR, in terms of revenue, over the period between 2016 and 2024. The market is expected to rise from a valuation of US$113.0 mn in 2015 to US$994.5 mn in 2024.
Large Enterprises Make Best Use of Current Chatbot Features
The global chatbot market has been segmented in terms of the size of enterprises making use of them into small enterprises, medium-sized enterprises, and large enterprises. Of these, the segment of large enterprises accounted for a dominant share in the global chatbot market revenue in 2015. The segment is also expected to remain the key demand-driver for chatbots over the report's forecast period, generating US$626.3 mn for the global market by 2024.
The vast scope of use of chatbots in large enterprises for digital marketing applications is the key factor contributing to the leading position of the segment in the global chatbot market. The segment of large enterprises also presents massive demand for chatbots owing to their use in initiating business process automation activities. Large enterprises also benefit from the use of chatbots in improving their marketing strategies and social media involvement.
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From a geographical standpoint, the report includes the analytical overview of the chatbot market across regions such as North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East and Africa. Of these, the market in North America is presently known to account for a massive share in the overall market, the regional market was valued at US$52.7 mn in 2015 and is expected to retain its leading spot throughout the report's forecast period, in terms of growth rate as well as demand. Healthy growth of the U.S. market for chatbots will remain the key force driving the North America market over the forecast period.
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Benjamin: Oh my God!
Mrs. Robinson: Pardon?
Benjamin: Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. Oh no.
Mrs. Robinson: What's wrong?
Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you didn't… I mean, you didn't expect…
Mrs. Robinson: What?
Benjamin: I mean, you didn't really think I'd do something like that.
Mrs. Robinson: Like what?
Benjamin: What do you think?
Mrs. Robinson: Well, I don't know.
Benjamin: For god's sake, Mrs. Robinson. Here we are. You got me into your house. You give me a drink. You… put on music. Now you start opening up your personal life to me and tell me your husband won't be home for hours.
Mrs. Robinson: So?
Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me.
Mrs. Robinson: [laughs] Huh?
Benjamin: Aren't you?
"The Graduate" opens with a graduation party. Surrounded by friends of his family, who are lauding his accomplishments and grilling him about his future, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) just wishes to be alone in order to ponder his future. He doesn't know what it is that he wants to do, but he does know he wants it to be "…different". He's been given a sporty Alfa Romeo for a graduation present, and already has people asking him about his career. It's plain that Ben is all set in life, should he want it.
At the party, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) notices his discomfort. She follows him up to his bedroom and requests he drives her home. Mr. Robinson (Murray Hamilton) and Ben's father (William Daniels) have been partners for years, at one point, he tells Ben, "in many ways I feel like you're my own son." Of course, that's not how Mrs. Robinson sees him.
Forthright, demanding, and insatiable, Mrs. Robinson puts the moves on young Benjamin. She wants him. He resists her advances, but Mrs. Robinson practically corners him and forces herself upon him. She ignores his continual attempts to excuse himself from her home, badgering him into doing little things for her, like unzipping her dress or bringing her her purse. Eventually she exposes herself to him. She gets naked and stands between him and the door of the room.
He's saved temporarily by the arrival of Mr. Robinson, which allows him to escape the house.
The next scene is his 21st birthday. Once again, Ben's Father is showing him off, bragging about his achievements to the friends and family in attendance. Again, we're shown the pressure Ben is under. He's given a scuba suit as a birthday present, and his father is demanding he demonstrate it in the pool for everybody. The suit represents how Ben is feeling smothered, constrained. We're given a point of view camera shot from inside the scuba mask, helping us feel the claustrophobia.
Once in the pool, Ben's father literally hold him under water.
And so, under the pressure, Benjamin turns to the arms of Mrs. Robinson for solace. A passionless affair begins. Once his initial anxieties are overcome, the two settle into a wordless sexual relationship. As they carry on, Ben spends the summer drifting about in his parents pool. Aimless, directionless. Disconnected from other people.
He attempts to cross the divide with her… he insists on striking up a conversation one night, trying to truly get to know her. It's then we truly see how sad Mrs. Robinson is, how lonely. It's not just Ben who's facing stage of life pressures.
They fail to connect.
One thing they do discuss is her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). Mrs. Robinson makes Benjamin swear he'll never date her. She denies him out of protectiveness and guarded secrecy, but also out of jealousy, envy. Mrs. Robinson envies her daughter in many ways in this film. Seeing her with Benjamin would be crushing.
Ben agrees not to see Elaine, but soon, his father suggests the two go out together.
Facing conflicting expectations, Ben takes Elaine out, but he's bound and determined that she won't enjoy it.
It's like I've been playing some kind of game, but the rules don't make any sense to me. They're being made up by all the wrong people. No, I mean no one makes them up, they seem to have made themselves up.
He intentionally is callous to Elaine, driving recklessly in his car, taking her to a burlesque show, keeping his sunglasses on. Being cold to her. Eventually she begins to cry.
Ben softens, and confesses that he's not really like that. He begins to explain to her all the pressures that he's been under, and the two connect. Soon, a genuine romance is blooming. For the first time, we see Benjamin comfortable talking with someone. They have a great date and agree to see each other again, but trouble looms.
Mrs. Robinson will have none of it. She confronts Benjamin and threatens that if he doesn't call it off, she'll expose their affair to Elaine. Benjamin wont be bullied, and instead, tells Elaine himself.
Obviously, Elaine is crushed and hurt. Heartbroken. She screams for him to leave. Mrs. Robinson is distraught as well.
But Benjamin refuses to let Elaine go. He follows her when she returns to college, and insists on seeing her. The two fall in love, but her Father eventually discovers the truth about his wife's affair and is also drawn into the emotional crossfire of the situation. Elaine rejects Benjamin to protect her father and heads to the altar with a frat-boy from school. Someone who, presumably, could provide for her needs… even if she didn't love him.
It's up to Ben to break up the wedding and save Elaine from heading down the same path her parents did.
"The Graduate" is a brilliant movie. At times, especially early, there's a dark comedic sensibility revolving around Benjamin's discomfort. But mainly, the movie spoke to the growing dissatisfaction of that generation with the status quo, and their desire to follow the heart as opposed to some predetermined path. It's a movie about breaking free of expectations. Anxieties about growing up, pressure from society and parents. Both romantic partners face parental pressures. In fact, the movie spends as much time if not more time demonstrating the parental pressures exerted on Ben and Elaine's relationship than it does on the relationship itself.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, and Ben's parents themselves to a lesser extent, stand as examples that no one wants to emulate. No one wanted to see themselves turn into. Perhaps they didn't know what they wanted to do or be, but they were certain that they didn't want to sell "Plastics".
A number of actors were considered for the part of Benjamin Braddock. Robert Redford screen-tested, but Nichols didn't think there was any way that audiences would accept him as lacking self-confidence. Warren Beatty was also considered. Charles Grodin was actually given the role, but salary negotiations broke down. Dustin Hoffman thought that he failed his screen test, as he fumbled his lines, and was very awkward interacting with Katherine Ross. It was just type of mannerisms Nichols was looking for.
Hoffman had trained the at the Actors Studio in the early sixties. A dedicated method actor, Hoffman was working off Broadway and had had small roles on television. He was just coming off of his first movie role, starring alongside Eli Wallach in "The Tiger Makes Out". "The Graduate" would be his first major motion picture, and would earn him the first Academy Award nomination of his illustrious career. Eventually he would amass seven nominations ("The Graduate" '68, "Midnight Cowboy" '69, "Lenny" '74, "Kramer vs. Kramer" '78, "Tootsie" '82, "Rain Man" '88, and "Wag the Dog" '97), and win two Oscars ("Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Rain Man").
Reportedly Susan Hayward, Patty Duke, Doris Day and Patricia Neal turned down the role of Mrs. Robinson before Nichols eventually offered it to Anne Bancroft. Sally Field, Natalie Wood and Candace Bergen auditioned for Elaine. Ronald Reagan was considered for the role of Mr. Robinson.
The cast was all much different in age than the characters they played. Benjamin Braddock is supposed to be 21, but Dustin Hoffman was 30. Mrs. Robinson is supposed to be twice his age, but Anne Bancroft was 36, only six years older than he was. Elaine is 19 but Katharine Ross was 27 at the time. Mildly ironic, seeing as generational differences are such a large theme of the movie.
There's a strong argument to be made though that director Mike Nichols is the star of the show, here.
The movie is loaded with symbolic imagery. The people mover channeling Ben at the beginning of the film, the smothering scuba gear, Ben floating in the pool, "drifting". Mrs. Robinson's nakedness reflected in her daughter's portrait. A conversation the audience can't hear between Ben and Elaine within the car at the drive-in. The shot slowly coming into focus on Elaine as the realization of Ben and her mother's affair hits her, followed by the zoom out on her mother leaning in the corner of the hall, weakened and suddenly small.
Nichols also utilizes a number of inventive shots. Benjamin in silhouette. Benjamin and Mrs Robinson in the reflective table top of the bar. The flare of the sun behind Ben's father as he stands above him on the side of the pool. Ben watching the Robinsons in his rear view. Helicopter shots tracking the journey to find Elaine at Berkley. And of course, the iconic shots of Ben and Mrs Robinson's stockinged leg, with her sitting out of frame.
There's always something visually to latch on to and think about.
And as you do, there's music. The music of Simon & Garfunkel is the lifeblood of the film. It establishes a pensive mood and does so much to set the film's tone.
Mike Nichols was "obsessed" with the duo's music at the time. Initially, it wasn't his intention to use their music for anything aside from pacing during the editing process. Eventually, however, he came to associate the music with the movie and decided that a traditional score wouldn't work as well. He had the producers obtain permission to use their music in the film, and to have three original songs written.
Paul Simon wrote two songs that Nichols rejected for the film: "Punky's Dilemma" and "A Hazy Shade of Winter" (they would be used instead on the "Bookends" album). In the end only four songs were used, sometimes repetitiously. "The Sounds of Silence", "April Come She Will", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", and "Mrs. Robinson".
The title song, "Mrs. Robinson" wasn't actually written for the movie. While discussing where they were at with the songs that were being written, Simon complained he was too busy to come up with two more songs. He told Nichols he did have the start of a song he was working on about Eleanor Roosevelt, and he played for the director. Nichols decided to include it, and the name was changed to fit. The finished song wasn't ready for the film, the version actually used in the movie only has the chorus; none of the verses. The rest of the song was only written after the release of the movie, after it had become an enormous success. The completed version would stay at #1 for four weeks and win three Grammys.
The movie received seven Academy Award nominations in 1968. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman) and two Best Actress nominations (Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross). Mike Nichols won for Best Director, but the film lost Best Picture to "In the Heat of the Night". It did, however, win that year's BAFTA Award for Best Film, as well as Best Editing.
Time, however, has been nothing but kind to the film in terms of critical consensus. When AFI released their "100 Years… 100 Movies" list, "The Graduate" was #7. One of the ten greatest movies ever made in America. When the ten-year anniversary edition was released, it slid to #17, but remained in the top 20. It also ranks in many of their other lists. It's AFI's #9 on their 100 Years… 100 Laughs, #52 on their 100 Years… 100 Passions, and Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" is #6 on 100 Years… 100 Songs. Two lines from the movie made their list of greatest quotes. "Plastics." was voted as #42 and "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" was voted as #63.
"The Graduate" also charts on IMDb's Top 250 (#182).
The Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 1996.
Today's younger generation may not have the same burden of expectations that the baby boomers did to carry on the post WWII American success, but this is a movie that can speak to any generation. There will always be a separation anxiety as young people make their own way for the first time in life, and there will always be gaps between generations that are difficult to bridge. This is a movie that will always speak to that like no other.
It's a funny film, a romantic film, a thought-provoking film, and a supreme example of how style can support substance.
It's definitely a "Movie That Everyone Should See".


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'Smash' Cast Remembers Marilyn Monroe 50 Years After Death
Smash cast members Megan Hilty, Debra Messing, and Christian Borle take a break on the set of their show to remember Marilyn Monroe fifty years after her death on Sunday (August 5) in New York City.
The musical within the show, Bombshell, revolves around the life and death of the iconic movie star, who passed away on August 5, 1962 after a Barbiturate overdose.
Smash will be returning to NBC for its second season next year along with special guest stars Jennifer Hudson and Jeremy Jordan!
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