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Earlier this week, the Labor Department advised defense contractors that giving pink slips to thousands of employees who will be laid off if sequestration takes place would be "inappropriate." Erika hit the election aspect of this on Tuesday, pointing out that the 60-day layoff notice that typically happens would put layoff notices coming four days before the November election. Coincidence? Must be…
However, on Wednesday the Washington Times reported on a different aspect of this layoff notice discussion — that the Labor Department's advice is in direct opposition to how the President viewed layoffs in 2007. From the Times:
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires employers with 100 workers or more to give 60 days' notice of a plant closing or mass layoffs. And in 2007, then-Sen. Obama urged Congressto beef up the law, arguing that employers were ignoring it and the government wasn't enforcing it."For too long, employers have failed to notify workers that they're about to lose their jobs due to mass layoffs or plant closings even though notice is required by the WARN Act," Mr. Obama said in that news release on July 17, 2007.
That same month, Mr. Obama also said, "We must act at the federal level to close the loophole that allows employers to disregard the WARN Act without penalty. We must give the WARN Act teeth, to ensure that workers are not left in the lurch without a job or a paycheck."
That year, Senate Democrats led by Mr. Obama, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York proposed the Forewarn Act, which would have added to the regulations by requiring 90 days notice of layoffs and expanding the number of companies under federal jurisdiction. The legislation died.
The White House did not respond to a question about the apparent inconsistency between Mr. Obama's position five years ago and the administration's policy guidance this week.
It is doubtful that any politician is innocent of using policy to boost his or her chances of re-election, but this President seems to be pushing the limit. Between the HHS mandate — designed to create a "War on Women" — class warfare on taxes, his spring tour talking about college loans, and Obama's recent support for gay marriage, he really has become the perpetual campaigner. And with the Times' report showing this recent campaign prop (er, regulatory advice from a federal agency) to be a 180-degree switch from his 2007 position and legislation, it's got to be getting hard for any Democrats to say the President really is more concerned about the jobs of the American public than his own.


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- Traditional Animation
- Walt Disney Television Animation.
- Animation Studio: Wang Film Productions, Walt Disney Animation France S.A.
- Distributed by: Buena Vista Television
- Cartoon Characters: Marsupilami, Maurice, Norman, Eduardo, Stewart.
- Voice Actors: Steve Mackall, Jim Cummings, Steve Landesberg Dan Castellaneta, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marsden, Frank Welker, Debi Derryberry, Danny Mann; Full Voice Cast ...
- Directed By Ed Wexler, Bob Hathcock.
- Written By Bill Matheny, Len Uhley, Gary Sperling.
- Music: Stephen James Taylor, Mark Watters.
- Editor: Elen Orson, Susan Edmunson.
- First Aired on October 09, 1993.
- Originally Aired on CBS-TV (USA).
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Episode Number: 104
- Season: 1
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Johnny Depp never meant to become a major movie star, much less Captain Jack Sparrow.
The actor insists he did not seek superstar status when he first signed on to play his most iconic role, in the now-four-part "Pirates of the Carribean" franchise.
"It's not my fault," deadpanned Depp, who returns to theaters Friday as the smashed swashbuckler in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." "I did my best – I made a point of trying to get fired from the first one I made, but they couldn't bring themselves to do it."
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Depp's only half-joking. He nearly got canned early on after a certain Disney exec objected to Captain Jack's inebriated, androgynous attributes. Now, the quirky screen buccaneer is intrinsically linked to the actor who has managed to be Hollywood superstar and outsider at the same time.
"There's most definitely a part of me in Captain Jack, and now, fortunately or unfortunately, there's a great part of Captain Jack in me as well," Depp grinned in a recent interview. "Basically, I can't shake him. He won't leave me alone. He keeps showing up at odd times. In fact, he arrived this morning when I was getting my kids ready for school. I had shoo him away."
And then there was his reunion with co-star Penelope Cruz, who plays a pirate "princess" who shares a complicated history with Sparrow.
"She taught me the raunchiest Spanish that I've ever been told. It's so foul that I couldn't bring myself to repeat it, here and now," he laughs. "Whatever exists, in terms of chemistry, was just instantly firing on all cylinders. It felt completely right."
Depp also gets a chance to re-team with his on-screen father, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who's also something of a paternal figure to Depp as the inspiration for his characterization of Captain Jack. Depp also provided the narration for the audio book of Richards' memoir "Life."
"What an honor to be chosen by the man himself to represent the voice of the book," Depp told PopcornBiz of the experience, some of which was captured on camera.
Depp is also directing a forthcoming documentary on Richards.
"We're in the process of cutting the footage that we have that we've already shot. We're doing it together now to see what we need next."
And as for his off-screen life, he craves less fortune and glory than Captain Jack. "Smooth sailing – that's what I hope for," he says. "I'm okay with no big ups and no big downs. That's all right. I'm just full steam ahead, with all things well and good. As a family man, all you want as a dad is pure happiness for your kids. Yeah, that's it -- that's my dream: happy kids."


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Looking over the past year I see that I have to catch up on a few things. Among them, my readings fell heavily behind, with a few titles that I really wished to read at their release time, but due to some reason or another I failed to do so. One of such titles is Jasper Kent's "Thirteen Years Later", the second novel in his "Danilov Quintet", because I loved "Twelve", the novel with which Jasper Kent kicks off his series. I really hope that I will manage to get back on track with my readings, "Thirteen Years Later" one of the priorities, especially since Bantam Press will release Jasper Kent's third novel, "The Third Section", on August. Now, we can see the cover of "The Third Section", one that I am pleased to find that follows the line imposed by the first two covers. I like when a series follows a similar line on the covers, it gives it a sense of completeness and solidity. This is the case with all the Jasper Kent's novels in the "Danilov Quintet" so far, three covers in a similar fashion, with a mix of historical and supernatural feelings that can be discovered between the covers as well. It is a series of covers that appeals highly to me.
Here is a blurb for Jasper Kent's "The Third Section", another motive for me to be anxious in catching up on the "Danilov Quintet". Also, if these are not enough, on Jasper Kent's website we can read the prologue of "The Third Section".
Russia 1855. After forty years of peace in Europe, war rages. In the Crimea, the city of Sevastopol is besieged. In the north, Saint Petersburg is blockaded. But in Moscow there is one who needs only to sit and wait – wait for the death of an aging tsar, and for the curse upon his blood to be passed to a new generation.
As their country grows weaker, a man and a woman - unaware of the hidden ties that bind them - must come to terms with their shared legacy. In Moscow, Tamara Valentinovna Komarova uncovers a brutal murder and discovers that it not the first in a sequence of similar crimes, merely the latest, carried out by a killer who has stalked the city since 1812.
And in Sevastopol, Dmitry Alekseevich Danilov faces not only the guns of the combined armies of Britain and France, but must also make a stand against creatures that his father had thought buried beneath the earth, thirty years before.


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There was a cake with my mother's name spelled out in buttercream, small gifts and a song. The guests included 20 men and women suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia who lived in the secure wing of my mother's new home — a nicely appointed assisted living facility with art on the walls, gentle hands, crafts and music.
After my mother started a fire in her hilltop wood-and-glass house, locked her caregiver out of the bathroom and began pushing dollar bills through the paper shredder, my brother and I surrendered to the concept of assisted living. My mother's advanced degree in economics from Columbia University could not prevent the dizzying loss of memory she experienced in her 90s.
My mother once loved politics, intellectual argument and poetry. She founded a literary magazine in 1980 that survived for 13 years. The centerpiece of our Midcentury Modern family room was not the fireplace or the television but a massive dictionary perched on a library-style pedestal.
At first glance, assisted living is eerily similar to dorm life, but with adult diapers, cans of Ensure and inappropriate outbursts. Apartment doors display sepia photos of past lives as professors, socialites and military leaders.
Because my mother was so disoriented, her transition to assisted living was oddly easy. Our once-contrarian mother happily joined in on singalongs and field trips to the sculpture garden. But her encyclopedic vocabulary withered, and after 10 months, her small body slumped in a big padded wheelchair.
When my mother's weight dropped to 88 pounds, my brother and I made yet another harrowing decision: hospice. We met with social workers and nurses whose sole function was to provide comfort and dignity. There would be no more scary trips to the ER, no more ambivalence about the wisdom and morality of Medicare keeping an entirely helpless, bewildered human being alive.
As we began to make peace with the idea that death was imminent, a funny thing happened — my mother started to eat. Always a purist, she had shunned artificial flavorings and preservatives since the advent of food labeling. She once wrote a furious letter to Manischewitz after suspecting they had changed their gefilte fish recipe and polluted the only Passover tradition she honored, leading to a paper trail that involved the Food and Drug Administration as well as 12 free jars of inedible fish.
But while on hospice, my mother forgot entirely who she was and ate hot dogs and French fries for the first time in 40 years. I slowly accepted that the mother I knew was gone. After six months of salt, nitrates and saturated fat, she no longer weighed 88 pounds and therefore no longer qualified for hospice care.
Gathered around her wheelchair in celebration of her 95th birthday, I carefully wiped traces of lavender frosting from my mother's face while my brother held her hand. Someone in the room asked what she wanted for her birthday. "Just exactly this," she whispered.
Apparently she's not completely gone after all.
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There was a cake with my mother's name spelled out in buttercream, small gifts and a song. The guests included 20 men and women suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia who lived in the secure wing of my mother's new home — a nicely appointed assisted living facility with art on the walls, gentle hands, crafts and music.


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Meet the multicoloured mandrill, look a polar bear in the eye, and study birds from Antarctica to the tropics - all displayed in original Victorian glass cabinets.
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Discover more stories from the natural world in our temporary exhibition space.
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An elephant and rhinos are surrounded by marine animals and insects in this gallery, including an anglerfish, a spider crab, a crocodile and a tiger shark.
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Explore a collection of odd-hoofed mammals - horses, zebras, three-toed tapirs, rhinoceroses and the extinct quagga.
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Home to kangaroos and cassowaries that were part of Rothschild's live menagerie, the extinct Tasmanian tiger, reptiles, amphibians, and historic domestic dogs.
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The story of one man's passion that created this Museum. Explore interactive maps, Rothschild's favourite birds and a life-size replica of his giant tortoise.


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Catherine Hardwicke recently said that the 4 finalists (who she called bachelor 1, 2, 3, 4) for the part of Edward Cullen were Jackson Rathbone, Robert Pattinson, Ben Barnes, and Shiloh Fernandez. She said to watch for Shiloh because she predicts that he's going places.
Shiloh is pretty cute, like a young Joaquin Pheonix. I could be down with him. Although there is no doubt, Robear is the Chosen Sparkly One. Thoughts on these final 4 bachelors?


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Oakland U - Oakland Track Shatters Records at GVSU Big Meet, Husky Classic
Provided by Oakland U
ALLENDALE, Mich. - Karli Keur and Breanna Peabody broke school records on day one of the GVSU Big Meet hosted by Grand Valley State, while Brittni Hutton set a new school record in the 5,000m run at the Husky Classic, hosted by the University of Washington, as the Oakland men's and women's track and field teams competed on Friday.
"We had eight athletes compete today and came away with three school records and four new personal records," said coach Paul Rice. "You have to qualify for these invite sections at GVSU and our athletes proved they belonged there today. I am very happy for our hurdlers, and Karli is really learning how to race the 800. Brittni ran the whole race by herself and won her heat and I'm proud of how hard she trains and takes care of herself."
Hutton won her heat in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:45.31, breaking the previous record by almost 12 seconds, and finished 21st overall in the event.
"I am very happy Oakland was able to give Brittni this opportunity to compete in this great meet," added Rice. "She continues to do so much to take our program to new heights."
Keur broke her own school record in the 800m run with a time of 2:13.13 to finish seventh. Peabody also broke her own 60m hurdles record with a time of 8.64, good for a fifth-place finish.
Serena San Cartier finished eighth in the 60m hurdles behind Peabody with a time of 8.73. In the 5000m run at GVSU, Cassandra Peterson tallied a 47th-place finish with a time of 18:16.19, Hannah Scherer finished with a time of 18:38.66 and on the men's side Pat Cassady earned a time of 16:28.94.
The Golden Grizzlies will continue action tomorrow as they compete in the final day of the GVSU Big Meet at the Kelly Family Sports Center.


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I'm sure that if an Islamist party would have scored a landslide in the Finnish general election in April and would now be the third largest party in the parliament, they would be scurrying for cover and making up excuses in the event of a jihadist terror attack on Scandinavia.
But as fate would have it, the terrorist this time was a white Norwegian with a rabidly anti-Islam agenda, and those finding themselves haunted by their own words are not Muslim demagogues but the murderer's fellow islamophobes.
Even so, their reaction is just as predictable:
"True Finns Party MP Jussi Halla-aho says that he feels that a witch-hunt has started against him and free speech after the Norway tragedy. In an interview with AFP, he said that things are completely out of control.
'We have people in political and civil circles who have attacked free speech for years and this has just given them a new stick', Halla-aho told AFP."
Lest anyone is confused as to what exactly has been "attacked", here's a short refresher on Halla-aho's blog writing:
On social democrats:
"I find it difficult to imagine a lower form of reptile in the universe than the Scandinavian social democrat. A particularly slimy subspecies of this reptile is the Swedish social democrat."
On left-wing activists:
"What does a fish do? It swims. How do you stop a fish from swimming? You kill it. What does a leftist hooligan do? He throws rocks. How do you stop a leftist hooligan from throwing rocks?"
On Muslim rapists and Green women:
"The number of rapes will increase no matter what. Because more women will be raped in any case, I sincerely wish that the predators who randomly choose their prey will pick the right women. Greenish-leftist do-gooders and their voters. Better them than someone else."
On being offered sexual favours by a gay man:
"[…] I thought for a moment whether I should go upstairs, get a gun and shoot him in the head. Would the resulting bliss be so great as to outweigh the upset over a jail sentence? These days violence is an underrated method for solving problems."
On why he wouldn't intervene if he saw an immigrant raping a woman:
"I would not in the least want to risk a situation where I would have to pay damages for 'pain and suffering' to some piece of human filth from the Horn of Africa. In such a situation I can well imagine losing my self-restraint and killing both the judge and the piece of filth with his 'pain and suffering', along with his lawyer."
And that's just the tame stuff. Of course, where the imagery really gets interesting is when he lets loose on Islam.
Halla-aho (who is also chairman of the parliament's Administration Committee, which is in charge of, among other things, immigration and gun laws) likes to point out that the oft-quoted blog posts are old, which is true, implying that he has since wisened up, which is not. Here's his Facebook update after the Oslo attacks:
"For your information, I do not regret anything I have written, take no responsibility for Breivik's actions and intend to continue on the same path, because bad immigration is bad and multiculturalism sucks ass despite and regardless of Breivik's deed."


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Wooden Toy Set:powertower by Hakan Gürsu
Hakan Gürsu Illustrates The Powertower Wooden Toy Set
Hakan Gürsu, the maker of the highlighted project Wooden Toy Set by Hakan Gürsu spells out, Power Tower is a wooden toy set for kids above the age of 5.Within a set there are 37 different pieces which consist of 7 domes, 15 facades, 4 roofs, 2 bridges, 6 columns and 3 trees. With these structural pieces, children can build their own building.The shapes used are universal construction figures making it effortless for everyone to play.The game offers limitless solutions leading to a long-lasting entertainment period.These construction blocks resurrect numerous different architectural cultures.This game set will improve the children's abstraction technique and 3D shaping ability.
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Man or myth? Do single guys over 45 exist?
The Background
Have you heard the one about the guy who goes out with a hot girl, blacks out, and wakes up in a bathtub of ice water minus a kidney?
Urban legends are everywhere, and Charlottesville has one all its own (though you heard it here first):
A beautiful, intelligent 50-year-old woman finds herself suddenly single in Charlottesville. She goes a long time without a date, but finally she's asked out by an attractive single man.
They go on three dates, and then he invites her back to "his place." When she gets there, she sees "his place" lacks a few creature comforts: He lives in a 1978 Buick stockpiled with weapons. Even worse? He shares it with his wife and two children.
That tale, like other urban legends, isn't actually true. But according to nearly every unattached woman over 45, it's not much of a stretch.
Judy was one of those women. A 52-year-old animal lover and running coach who enjoys cooking dinner and sipping wine with friends, Judy wanted to see if the Matchmaker could make her a decent match.
A promising prospect appeared in the form of Bill, a 48-year-old CPA who loves movies, music, and travel. An added bonus: He can cook– and even cleans up after the meal! And, he swore, "I'm not a boring accountant."
But do the words "1978 Buick" mean anything to Bill?
The Date
We sent Judy and Bill to the brand new Zocalo in Central Place on the Downtown Mall
Bill: I was first. I arrived a couple of minutes before 7pm. The restaurant and bar were both pretty busy, so I opted for a table and was immediately seated. I ordered a draft beer, looked briefly at the menu, and then looked around for my date. She arrived a few minutes later, but it took her several minutes to get through a larger party who couldn't decide what they wanted to do.
Judy: I did not allow ample time for parking. The entrance to Zocalo was crowded, so a few minutes lapsed just waiting to see the hostess.
Bill: She came in wearing a warm coat because it was 20 degrees outside. She was wearing dark slacks and a dark sweater. She had a warm smile and seemed outgoing and confident. She looked great. We started talking and ordered a glass of wine for her; then we looked at the menu for appetizers. She didn't seem nervous at all, and we just started talking about stuff.
Judy: He had a nice smile, hair, firm handshake, and a pleasant voice. He wasn't goofy! I thought he was attractive. He was wearing a dark sweater over a red checked shirt, khakis, blue sport coat. I was impressed that he stood up when I approached the table.
Bill: We were seated facing each other at the table, and we quickly realized after Judy sat down that due to the noise level, we would need to sit closer in order to be able to hear each other. I moved to the next seat so we could be closer and actually hear each other.
Judy commented that the guacamole sauce with her chicken was spicy, so I tried a taste. I thought it was great, and it certainly had a kick. My steak was delicious, and I offered her some to try. She had eaten at the restaurant before, and I recall her saying she'd had the steak. The staff was very attentive. There were none of those moments where the waitress asks, "How is everything?" when you have a mouth full of food. Great service.
Judy: I had mussels for the appetizer and chicken for dinner. We shared the appetizers, and I have a small piece of his steak in my refrigerator. He said he didn't get a taste of the chicken. I must have been hungry. How rude of me! The mussels were served with the shell in a broth that was spicy, not overcooked and enough for two. Presentation was good, adequate portions. Nice selection of wines and beer. I enjoyed the food. Everyone was attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable. The space between courses was perfect. One thing: Zocalo is a bit noisy.
What did you talk about?
Bill: Where we were from and all kinds of things. Turns out she's a Charlottesville native, but had only recently returned to town after having lived other places. We talked about our interests, whether we had kids, what ages, what we did for a living. We're both divorced. Judy's a runner and also wants to buy a bicycle, so we talked about those things. We talked about movies we had seen, our music tastes. Judy really likes dancing. We didn't talk politics, but religion did get in there, somehow– I can't remember why. She talked about her daughter and son and told me what they were like.
Judy: We talked about food and wineries. Shared stories about our past. Talked briefly about how we pay the bills. It was easy to listen and talk with Bill. I didn't have a feeling of awkwardness in any of the conversations.
Bill: Our first cars were Volkswagen Beetles. Hers was a 1965, mine a 1971. We both like music, movies, being active. She has a pet-sitting business, which isn't your run of mill undertaking. I also came away with the impression she's a good mom. Her high-school-aged son called after dinner to say he was staying over at a friend's house. You can tell a lot by how a person talks to their kids. I think we agreed that while Charlottesville is a great place to live, it's a place geared to families and not so much to single people. It's not the easiest place to meet new people.
Judy: We share an interest in aviation, exercise, sports, Jimmy Buffett, all types of music. We even engaged in car talk. He likes to fly small aircraft.
Anything you didn't like?
Bill: Not really
Judy: He said, "I don't dance." (But you could teach him!Matchmaker)
How did it end?
Bill: We went to Escafé for a drink in a quieter place, and talked some more. We left about 11:30 or so, then walked to her car, where we exchanged phone numbers.
Judy: Bill was the perfect gentleman the entire evening. I tend to touch people when talking, but Bill didn't slap my hand. We laughed and talked until after 11. He walked me to my car, and I offered him a ride to his car. He accepted.
Did you kiss?
Bill: No
Judy: TMI (Too much info)
Would you say this person is your type?
Bill: I don't know what my type really is. We had a great time, conversation was easy and fun. I was looking to meet someone new in this town, and so was she. We have several common interests and experiences.
Judy: I honestly am not sure. That would require more time together.
Would you go out again?
Bill: Yes
Judy: Yes
On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best, how would you rate the date?
Bill: 8.75 (definitely an accountant...)
Judy: 8
Looks like the Matchmaker just debunked that urban legendthanks for your assistance, Bill and Judy!


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Massive International Luxury Carjacking Ring Busted in New Jersey
Dozens of people were arrested today for operating an international crime ring that stole luxury SUVs in New York and New Jersey, many in carjackings, then resold them in West Africa.
Of the 160 cars recovered during the 10-month "Operation Jacked" investigation, at least 27 were forcibly stolen during carjackings.
The operation allegedly trafficked mainly in luxury SUVs - particularly those made by Land Rover, BMW and Mercedes Benz - that were stolen and then taken to underground garages or other locations to "cool off" so members of the ring could determine whether they contained tracking devices. "Wheel men" would then move the vehicles to different locations while deals were made with people acting as fences who would pay $4,000 to $8,000 apiece.
Other members of the group would then arrange for the cars to be shipped out of New York and New Jersey ports to African countries where the cars were outfitted with fake documents and resold for as much as $100,000 per vehicle.
Carjackers and thieves, who worked in "theft crews," were typically paid $4,000 to $8,000 for a stolen car by street-level fences, who sold cars up the chain to higher-level fences. Shippers loaded the cars into shipping containers, which were taken to ports for transport by ship to West Africa, according to Hoffman.
Earlier today, 29 people were charged for their various roles in the ring. They're facing various charges ranging from first-degree racketeering to first-degree carjacking.
New Jersey has been having a problem with high-profile carjackings this year — a man was fatally shot in a Short Hills mall parking garage during a struggle for his Range Rover in December, and thieves nearly made off with a 15-year-old girl when her mom briefly left her in a running car in Newark.


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i came back again
Do you remember me?
i miss you
Thank you
I'm interested in the movie concept, but wasn't sure if it's worth watching. I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
How was the movie, her?
Hey bud, you're most welcome and i thank you too!
Be well...
Well, all I can say is that it seems it's going somewhere finally.
Merry Christmas! Have a great holidays, my friend.
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year !
Happy Holidays !
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text: Ali Larijani is currently chairman of the Iranian Parliament, while brothers Mohammed and Sadeq are in charge of the human rights council and the judiciary branch, respectively [EPA]There are quite clear indications that the beleaguered custodians of the Islamic Republic are caving in under severe economic sanctions and getting ready to talk to the US during the second and final term of the Obama administration to accommodate anything necessary to save their widely discredited regime. While some outside observers have offered the metaphor of getting "ready to tango" for this possible scenario, people in positions of power inside Iran have a more graphic simile for what they are willing and perhaps even about to do. "Hard-liner Mohammed Javad Larijani, secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights and brother of both the country's parliament speaker and its judiciary head," has recently said, according to a report in Washington Post: "To protect the interests of our system, we would negotiate with the US or anyone else even in the abyss of hell." The word that Larijani actually used is "nizam" [FA] which is here better translated as "regime" not "system" - the same word that you hear in the Arab revolutions: "al-sha'b yurid isqat al-nizam / the people demand the overthrow of the regime!" In other words Mohammed Javad Larijani and his two brothers ruling Iran like a medieval fiefdom are willing to go all the way to "the abyss of hell" (no less) to save their regime, the same regime that allows three brothers to head the Legislative and the Judiciary branch of the government and leave the third in charge of "human rights" of those they thus rule - save their regime mind you and not to protect the lives and liberties of 75 million human beings trapped inside their own homeland and watched over and brutalised by a vicious military, security, and intelligence machinery. To think that Mohammad Javad Larijani is "the secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights" is to reach for your pillow - under it only to find a copy of George Orwell's 1984 and in your insomnia marvel at his prophetic soul when he proposed the words "blackwhite" and "doublethink": "...this word [blackwhite] has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts. Applied to a Party member, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary. This demands a continuous alteration of the past, made possible by the system of thought which really embraces all the rest, and which is known in Newspeak as doublethink." A dilemma? The sheer obscenity that in a country of 75 million vastly educated and perfectly competent people, three ridiculous brothers should divvy up the ruling apparatus of a nation-sate amongst themselves as if it were bequeathed to them by their father and call the calamity a "republic" boggles the mind. Inside Story - Saudi Arabia and Iran: Is trouble brewing? But one has to be very careful getting too angry with these people, for an even more treacherous trap lies on the other side - and the judicious path in between passes through two deadly valleys. People who care about the life and liberty of those millions of Iranians trapped inside a Godforsaken Islamic Republic and thus categorically oppose the imposition of crippling economic sanctions and, a fortiori, a military strike against them - which means the overwhelming majority of Iranians themselves except a sliver minority among the so-called "expat opposition", who are willing to destroy their own homeland and subject millions of human beings to catastrophe just to go back to rule it - now face a seeming conundrum. If they oppose these sanctions and the military strike they anticipate then they must keep quiet about the massive human rights abuses in Iran from fear of not fuelling the fire that Binyamin Netanyahu and his AIPAC-funded propaganda machinery wish to keep aflame, and if they do underline those abuses they become implicated in these vicious warmongerings. Having failed to mobilise a military strike against Iran over the course of the first term of Obama's presidency in particular, Israel did not quiet know what to do with itself - so it went ahead and started bombing Gaza in mid November 2012 just about a week after Obama was re-elected into office. But crippling economic sanctions against Iranians and the constant threat of war still continue to generate much hardship and suffering in Iran, and thus the dilemma seemingly persists. The dilemma is not an easy conundrum - and can lead to one extreme or another, or else paralyse people into silence. The custodians of the Islamic Republic - the Mafioso Larijani brothers and the entire regime they so best represent - have in effect taken 75 million people hostage (they have a track record of hostage-taking as an effective strategy of furthering their cause) and anything one might say against their bloody regime might indeed become instrumental, willy-nilly, in seemingly manufacturing consent for a military strike against Iran that will in fact exacerbate precisely those very human rights abuses. European Union awards Iranian political prisoners humanitarian awards with one hand and imposes even more crippling economic sanctions on Iranians with another, with no evident sense of shame, irony, or paradox! So what to do - what to say? As in all other cases when faced with a politcial dilemma we must go down to the first fact and phenomenon of politics - the human body and its various regimes of incarcerations, discipline, torture, and murder. In other words, when faced with a politcial conundrum, start with the body of the most recent victim, with the body of a human being that was just arrested, incarcerated, tortured, and then declared dead while in custody of the security apparatus of the Islamic Republic - and take it from there. All other political considerations must be resolved from the site of that dead body. Murder foul and most unnatural His name is Sattar Beheshti. He was a blogger - a labourer from a working class family who wanted to have a say about the urgent matters of his homeland. He was arrested, taken into custody, tortured, and then his parents were called in to collect his dead body. When his father asked why his son was dead, they told him he died of natural causes. He responded that there was nothing wrong with his son. They told him to shut up - for in those dungeons they are the ones asking questions. Details of Sattar Beheshti's death began to surface slowly but steadily. He was arrested on October 30 at his home in Tehran. Just before his arrest he had written a piece in defence of Nasrin Sotudeh, a leading human right activist and the brave mother of two young children, who is now on hunger strike in the bloody dungeons of the Islamic Republic and in grave danger as I write these words. On November 6 security authorities contacted Sattar Beheshti's family informing them of his death while still in custody. As the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) has reported, "The opposition website, Kaleme.com, has alleged that interrogators severely beat and tortured Beheshti during interrogations, leading to his death." As courageous Iranian journalists in and out of their homeland were following the case of Beheshti closely, and ICHRI was documenting it accordingly, a number of leading political prisoners at Ward 350 of Evin Prison published a statement verifying the charge that Beheshti was tortured. ICHRI reports, citing Beheshti's mother, "[The authorities] contacted my husband and asked him to go over to them. They told him he died of illness. My husband told them he was healthy and asked for cause of death. They told him 'Shut up, here we only talk and ask you questions. Go coordinate with Kahrizak Mortuary and obtain a plot for his burial'." Soon after news reports emerged that Beheshti's body was buried at Rabat Karim Cemetery in Tehran. According to ICHRI, which remains the most reliable and judicious source of detailed information about human rights abuses in the Islamic Republic: "Beheshti's death is certainly due to his circumstances in prison and once again the culture of rampant impunity inside prisons has claimed the life of another innocent victim. It is highly probable he died of injuries sustained due to torture under interrogations... Iranian prisoners of conscience suffer routine torture, ill-treatment, and denial of medical and basic rights. The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, highlighted a 'culture of impunity' within the Iranian judiciary in in his latest report released on October 11, 2012." After the dedicated work of Iranian journalists and human rights activists - mostly based outside their own country, having fled the brutal machinery of repression in their homeland - exposed the condition of Sattar Beheshti's death, the Larijani brother in charge of human rights in Iran promised that his brother who is in charge of the Judiciary will have Sattar Beheshti's death investigated, and then Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ezhehei, the spokesperson for the Judiciary confirmed [FA] that yes indeed there were bruises on five parts of the late Sattar Beheshti's body and that those responsible for this atrocity will be reprimanded. At the same time when the scandal began to be too much to be ignored, the parliament under the control of the yet another of the Larijani brothers formed a committee to investigate the matter, and soon a member of this parliamentary committee, Javad Karimi Ghoddusi, came out and said [FA] that Sattar Beheshti's death was quite suspicious and that BBC Persian may have had something to do with it, or even some of those political prisoners who had testified publically that he was tortured may have killed him! If all of this appears like a macabre apparition of a horrid joke, a page out of a Kafkaesque parody, then you have a sense of the insanity that rules Iran. Compound sentences, multiple subordinate clauses No amount of revulsion against this system of criminal banality can be loud enough to express the anger and frustration it generates among people learning of Sattar Beheshti's death. It sends shivers down the spine simply to think that in charge of the life and liberty, of the civil rights, human rights, and legal protection of seventy-five million human beings are three megalomaniac brothers delusional enough to think an ancient land and its inhabitants are the personal property bequeathed to them by their father. Deaths like those of Sattar Beheshti's - one among many other innocent victims of a vicious killing machine - will never be either forgotten or forgiven. There is no punishment, no penance that can rectify such crimes - and the Islamic Republic has many such deaths on its roster of atrocities. How did Sattar Beheshti die? Why was he arrested in the first place? What inanity would entitle the security apparatus of a state to grab people at random just because they write blogs critical of their whims? By what authority - and who gave them this authority? The question must start from the moment that Sattar Beheshti was arrested and taken into custody by the security apparatus of the Islamic Republic. From that moment forward the entire system that calls itself "Islamic Republic of Iran", the entire regime that is going to "the abyss of hell" to salvage itself, is implicated. If the Larijani brothers and the rest of the lslamist Mafioso who rule Iran think that by going to "the abyss of hell" to negotiate with Americans and thus to save their corrupt regime they can do as they please in their bloody dungeons they have another thing coming. As they can see from the case of Sattar Beheshti, Iranian people are on their case - dedicated journalists and human rights activists will not let them off the hook and hold them responsible for every drop of blood they shed in their dungeons. And from thirty odd years ago when they hijacked a noble revolution till Doom's Day they remain accountable for every murder they have perpetrated. And if they think just because we care for our people and oppose economic sanctions and military strike then we will shut up about their criminal atrocities then they have another thing coming - we are all perfectly capable of compound sentences with multiple subordinate clauses, categorically opposing the murderous Israeli chicaneries, the reckless American imperialism, the nauseating Saudi opportunism, and the criminal atrocities of the Islamic Republic all at one and the same time. "Events such as the death of Sattar Beheshti expose both the noble and the ridiculous among those opposing the Islamic Republic." The case of Sattar Beheshti is one of the most poignant examples of the heroic job that Iranian journalists (such as Fereshteh Ghazi and numerous others like her), human right activists and organisations (like Hadi Ghaemi and his colleagues at the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran), and political prisoners (like Fariborz Raisdana and scores of others like him) do in exposing the criminal atrocities of the Islamic Republic. Were it not for their relentless work, the case of Sattar Beheshti would have never received the global attention that it did and forced the Islamic Republic to admit to the crime and feign trying to address it. Iranian politcial prisoners in particular, suffering as they do in the dungeons of the Islamic Republic, risk everything while totally at the mercy of the punitive machinery of the vindictive theocracy to expose the horrors of their people's sufferings. Their principled positions and heroic deeds stand in sharp contrast to the few but treacherous elements within the expatriate "opposition" wasting American taxpayers' money from Washington, DC to Los Angeles playing one-upmanship with each other in encouraging the US to impose even harsher crippling economic sanction on Iranian people or even invading Iran (they call it "humanitarian intervention") so these Ahmad Chalabi wannabes can go back to rule it - snow ball chance in hell! Events such as the death of Sattar Beheshti expose both the noble and the ridiculous among those opposing the Islamic Republic. The web of effective and enabling affiliations that has now emerged among the principled and progressive forces - investigative journalists, human rights organisations and political prisoners - is today the most solid base of what is best and most noble in the historic struggle of Iranians for their civil liberties beyond the futile ideological warfare between a corrupt ruling regime and an even more corrupt expatriate "opposition" it has generated to better justify itself. Meanwhile (not to lose sight of what matters most), the Larijani brothers and their cohorts are getting ready to go to "the abyss of hell", as they put it, to negotiate with the US to save their regime. To save the Iranian people, they should feel free to stick around that neighbourhood for as long as they wish. As for the martyred messenger of hope cut down so violently in his bloom - Sattar Beheshti - true to his name a paradisiacal gift to the wretched of this earth, ascending to the heights of paradise precisely at the moment when the Larijani brothers were descending into the abyss of hell to save their Islamic Republic: Rest dear brother, rest in peace sweet valiant soul! Your noble life and your untimely death will not be in vain! The soil that is now sanctified by embracing your bruised and broken body will soon flower. You are the seed from which myth are made. The tyranny that murdered you will not last, and sooner than even your gallant soul had dared dream young children all across that suffering but defiant land, all the joyous interpretations of your noble dreams, will sing your beautiful name in chorus. Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York and most recently the author of The World of Persian Literary Humanism (Harvard University Press, 2012). SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hamid DabashiHamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. @ HamidDabashi US & Canada Iran Israel Saudi Arabia United States


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Between August 1 and August 17 Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic documented some of the fiercest fighting of Syria's 17-month uprising as rebels and government forces battled for control of the northern city of Aleppo.
His images were published all over the world, featuring extensively on NBCNews.com's PhotoBlog and in The Week in Pictures. Here he gives a behind-the-scenes account of the circumstances behind some of his most striking photographs.
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A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during clashes with the Syrian army in the Salaheddine neighborhood of central Aleppo on August 7, 2012. Photographer Goran Tomasevic says: "This rebel had been firing at the Syrian army when he came under attack from sniper fire, he was pulling back into a secure position when the picture was taken. I was next to him, on the ground, and shooting with a 20mm lens. The yellow dot on his head is a reflection from the camera lens."
Goran Tomasevic, Reuters — Of course I wanted to go to Syria. When a big story like this breaks, I believe my job is to go there and produce pictures. I gave up going to cover the Olympics. It was two days before my trip to London and I changed my ticket and went to Syria instead.
Pictures must show the reality of the war and that's why I wanted to be as close as I could to the fighters on the very front line, to show exactly what they are doing, their emotions, how they run and fire weapons and also how they react to incoming shells. There is a certain amount of risk and you need to take all necessary precautions, but if you want to tell the true story, you have to be there.
Report: More foreign fighters join rebels in Syria as regional crisis deepens
Displaced Syrians struggle to find safe shelter
The Free Syrian Army [the rebel group that Tomasevic traveled with] is organized and appeared to know what it was doing. Some members are former Syrian soldiers who defected, but most are young civilians — some 16 or 17 years old. They are fighting the Syrian Army with small arms and RPGs and with few supplies, but somehow they set up a supply line to get fuel for their vehicles. They are also media friendly. At first they noticed my presence and were a little bit suspicious but after a while they began saying "Goran, come here," though they didn't really speak English. They would tell me what missions they were conducting or show me some positions and ask if I wanted to join them.
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter gestures as others carry a fighter shot by Syrian Army soldiers during clashes in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo on August 4, 2012.
We ended up in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo, which was definitely the front line, just a few streets away from the government position. On August 4, I witnessed a rebel's death from a very accurate Syrian army sniper who found a hole in between sandbags and fired. The sniper shot him in the chest. I think the bullet went through his heart, killing him instantly. I could see the exit hole on the left side of his shirt. I just ran (fast) across the street and took the pictures in really bad light — strong highlights and dark shadows. This rebel [below] was definitely someone who was close to the fighter who'd been shot. He was in bad shape and crying, so I couldn't really ask him any questions.
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A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts after his friend was shot by Syrian Army soldiers in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo on August 4, 2012.
A few days later we were just talking on the street when we heard shooting and started running into a building. We heard a large explosion and that is when the rebel [below] was hit by shrapnel. He and others entered the room and I was in a little bit of shock and took some out-of-focus pictures. It was such a small room with not much light that I had to push the camera up to 3000 ISO. I couldn't see much because there was a lot of smoke. It was really difficult technically to take these pictures. Beside the rebel there is a knife on the floor as people had just been eating lunch in the room.
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A Free Syrian Army fighter screams in pain after he was injured in his leg by shrapnel from a shell fired from a Syrian Army tank in the Salaheddine neighborhood of central Aleppo on August 7, 2012.
Local rebel commanders told us that if they approached the front line there would be heavy tank fire, machine gun fire, mortar shells and sniper fire, so they didn't want to come close to the Syrian army. They started to make holes in the buildings, inside the walls, inside the gates and the fighters would sneak into the houses. They made holes in the buildings to avoid the streets and to be able to go from one house to another to another. Sometimes, I saw some families coming back to take some goods from their homes but most of the time the houses were empty, abandoned as the families sought refuge elsewhere.
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter enters a room through a hole in a wall in Aleppo on August 12, 2012.
I like this picture [below] of fighters who took up positions in a family living room. One rebel sat on the chair eating a chocolate bar as the commander looked out the window to scout the area next to another firing from the window. They told me it was a former Syrian army position and they had killed three soldiers in the house (I could see tracks of blood in the corridor) and taken over their position. There was no one else in the house, except the rebels.
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter fires his sniper rifle from a house in Aleppo on August 14, 2012.
One woman came back with her husband to take goods from her house. Some of the Free Syrian Army fighters told her that she shouldn't go but she ran across the street to her house alone. She started to cry and wanted to come back so one of the fighters ran back across the street with her. She was crying as she ran across the street that was under open fire. This is one of the many Aleppo streets that you cannot stand on because someone may shoot you.
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter helps a woman to run across a street during clashes in Aleppo on August 12, 2012.
In this picture [below], you can see the tree being hit with the shrapnel. It was a very dramatic situation with the smoke from the tank shells filling the street behind the fighters.
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an RPG after a Syrian Army tank shell hit a building across a street during heavy fighting in Salaheddine on August 11, 2012.
A lot of bodies were lying in the streets. When some of the rebels took over a government position, a few of their fighters were killed by government forces. Five rebels decided to go on a rescue mission to recover the bodies of their comrades. I went with them. We were literally crawling for 150 meters. They used a long stick, on which they attached a hook to drag the bodies a few meters off the street and into very narrow alleyways and then carried the bodies through the streets, passing them to one another through the holes in the buildings. The whole process took about 4-5 hours; it was a really long day. The bodies will be sent back to the families. One of the bodies was of the brother of one of the fighters.
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A Free Syrian Army fighter carries the body of a fellow fighter during clashes in Aleppo on August 16, 2012.
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A Free Syrian Army fighter carries the body of a fellow fighter during clashes in Aleppo on August 16, 2012.
I can't describe the situations of war. On my last day in Aleppo one of the fighters was walking around and looking into the buildings and he found this bird in its cage. He took it out of the apartment. The bird didn't have any water so they put some in his cage. The rebels did some crazy things, like putting this mannequin [below] in the line of sniper fire on the street and then burning some tires where the government forces were firing tank shells. It was kind of surreal and scary at the same time. Because I don't speak Arabic, I didn't understand exactly what they were doing. They would be laughing but then you would see the incoming fire and about 60-70 meters away you'd see a tank shell explode into a building.
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
Free Syrian Army fighters take a break from fighting in the Salaheddine neighborhood of central Aleppo on August 17, 2012.
When I'm covering conflict situations, I try to follow the ground and find cover for myself. I pray a lot so that keeps me safe. I can't give any other advice. Things are changing with the situation in Syria all the time. Full story on Reuters website.
More images from Goran Tomasevic:
- Slideshow: The Syrian Uprising
- Lighter moment for Syrian rebels during break in fighting in Aleppo
- Syria air strike hits Aleppo hospital
- Eerie stillness in Aleppo as Syrian rebels pull back
- Syrian fighter jet strafes farming village
- Bodies recovered from destroyed home near Aleppo
- Syrian Air force air strike in Azaz kills 30
- Violence intensifying in Syria: the battle continues in Aleppo


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The academic year may have ended, but this First Friday will be as busy as ever. Join your fellow students, recent grads, and members of Missoula's vibrant art community as we explore works from these talented individuals.
Our recently graduated MFA students have come together for one last group exhibition in Missoula! Head over to 127 E Main St. Suite 316 to see the works of Dean Foster, Ron Geibel, Brett Hargeshiemer, Burke Jam, Suzanne Lussier, and Jack Metcalf.
Located in the ally behind the Old Post Pub, FrontierSpace is Missoula's most alternative gallery space. Stop by this First Friday for, "Conversance: A Sculptural Ceramics Exhibition." This exhibition brings together the work of 15 artists from across the nation, exploring the different ways to utilize the ceramic medium in contemporary art practice. The exhibition's opening reception will take place Friday, June 7th from 6-9 p.m.
Having just received her BFA in Painting, School of Art alumnae Sarah Eisenlor will present her latest works in a First Friday exhibition at the Swift Building. Sarah describes her works as, "collages made with magazines and glue." Stop by the very cool Swift building and congratulate Sarah on her recent graduation and the acquisition of her work by the Montana Museum of Art & Culture! The Swift Building is located at 315 S. 4th Street E, near the Missoulian newspaper building:
Montana Natural History Center:
Adding to the list of recent grads, School of Art alumnae Emily Grasie will be showing her latest pieces at the Montana Natural History Center. Emily has been working at the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum on campus, and that experience has informed her latest artworks. Emily's exhibition, "Still Lifes, Still Lives' will run through July. The Montana Natural History Center is located at 120 Hickory St. UPDATE: Be sure to congratulate Emily on her new position at Chicago's Field Museum!
Le Petit Outre and The Brunswick:
Local artist Patricia Thornton has gathered together a font of talent for this exhibition! "Small Works" is a group exhibition of 25 artists in two locations. Join Patricia and her guest artists Bobby Tilton, Bradley Allen, Bev Beck Glueckert, Courtney Blazon, Debby Florence, Elizabeth Stone, Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli, Jennifer Leutzinger, Janet Whaley, Karen Shimoda, Karen Slobod, Leslie Van Stavern Millar, Lady Pajama, Adelaide Every, Jonathan Marquis, Pamela Caughey, Renee Taffe, Toni Matlock, Ursula Carpenter, Shalene Valenzuela, Cathryn Mallory, Lisa Jarrett, Steven Krutek, Jenny Parker, Jennifer Erickson, and Tim Thornton. Work will be shown at the Brunswick from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm, and at Le Petit Outre from 6 pm to 8 pm.
The Brink Gallery is pleased to announce the First Friday exhibition, "Open Pollination" by Kuzana Ogg. Join us for an opening reception from 5-8pm at 111 W. Front St.
Our friends over at the clay studio have a wonderful First Friday evening in store for all of us! This month they are showing off their Anagama kiln, which was built in 2005 under the direction of former artist-in-residence and School of Art alum Ryan Mitchell. The kiln is approximately 620 cubic feet, and usually fires for 6 days. They will be firing the kiln between May 25 and June 2 under the direction of current woodfire artist in residence Perry Haas as part of their Invitational Wood Fire.
In addition, the Clay Studio gallery is presenting a selection work by invitational artists. The opening reception for this exhibit takes place First Friday June 7, 5:30-9pm, and will feature nearly 40 pieces by this exciting array of artists. More information can be found on their website HERE.
Bozeman artist Jay Schmidt will host an opening reception of his work this First Friday, complete with a gallery talk beginning at 7pm. The folks at the MAM warn that some of Mr. Schmidt's images may be disturbing.
Missoula Community Access Television, or MCAT as the kids call it, will hold its Movie Club meeting at the Wilma this First Friday so they may offer a free screening of, "Terror Vortex." The horror film by Christian Ackerman will run for 70 minutes beginning at 7pm and will be followed by a post-show discussion with Christian and his crew. The trailer for "Terror Vortex" is rated for all audiences, but might be a bit scary:
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Here's the deal with cherries: their season is ridiculously short, their price is ridiculously high, but the flavor is ridiculously delicious. Who can deny the pure pleasure of eating a sweet-tart, fresh, juicy cherry?
It is prime cherry pickin' time. So here's what you need to know about selecting, storing, and cooking with cherries.
Most cherries are in season from late May through late July. The season is short: typically 4-5 weeks, peaking at about week 3.
Why are cherries so expensive?
For good reasons: Cherries are highly dependent upon good weather; they're also highly susceptible to insect damage and disease and often require protection from netting or cheesecloth, which is time consuming for farm workers. Finally, they must be picked carefully and are highly perishable since they do not ripen once harvested. This all adds up to a labor intensive and expensive fruit to produce, which is why the price is high. Don't wait for a big sale on cherries; it might not come. If you love them --and you know you do -- then just splurge.
How do you select cherries?
Ripe cherries should be firm, but not hard. The color can range from scarlet to burgundy depending on the variety. In general look for deeply saturated cherries. Discard any cherries that are split, knicked or bruised.
How do you store cherries?
Store cherries unwashed in a covered plastic container in the refrigerator. They should last 4-5 days. To freeze cherries, wash and thoroughly dry the pitted or unpitted cherries; store loosely in resealable freezer bags. Defrost when ready to use. Frozen cherries will last up to 6 months in the freezer.
How do you pit a cherry?
You can buy a cherry pitter. Or you can do it the old-fashioned way, like me: Place the cherry on a cutting board. Place the flat side of a wide knife on the cherry and press gently until it splits. Open the cherry and remove the pit.
How do you eat cherries?
In the car on the way home from the market. Come on, you know you do. But if you have the will power, then wait until you get home to give them a rinse under some running water. Then eat to your heart's content. Cherries are ideal in sweet dishes, such as pies, clafoutis, cobblers, cakes, and ice cream. They also work well in many savory dishes. Try them in salads, chutneys, and sauces, which are wonderful on chicken, duck, and pork.
Coming soon to a Food Blogga near you:
Almond-Crusted French Toast with Fresh Cherry Sauce
Mesclun, Cherry, and Goat Cheese Salad
Serves 4
Print recipe only here.
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint or parsley
1/4 teaspoon sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 cups mesclun greens, preferably with mixed herbs
1 cup pitted fresh cherries, halved
2 inner white stalks of celery with leaves, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese
2 tablespoons toasted pecans
For the vinaigrette, whisk all ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, add the mesclun greens, cherries, and celery. Pour half of the vinaigrette and toss until coated. Divide evenly among four plates. Add crumbled goat cheese and pecans to each plate. Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette.
**White balsamic vinegar is made from white wine vinegar and grapes. Because it is milder than traditional brown balsamic vinegar and doesn't stain food, it's preferable for this watermelon salad. It can be found at specialty markets and most major supermarkets. Rice vinegar can be substituted.
You might also like these cherry-licious recipes:
Savory Cherry and Rhubarb Chutney
Quick Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries
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Taylor Swift Beams Into 2014 Grammy Nominations Concert With 'I Knew You Were Trouble'
Taylor Swift may be Down Under, on tour in Australia, but the singer beamed in and performed her smash hit 'I Knew You Were Trouble' at 'The Grammy Nominations Concert - Live!!' which aired tonight (Dec. 6) and took place in Los Angeles.
Swift co-hosted last year's event, held in Nashville. Since the singer's touring commitments kept her out of the country, she still took care to include the Grammys in her evening with her sassy performance, which featured her changing costumes mid-song!
We may not have been able to see Swift in person in Australia, so she brought Oz to us.
Swift has already been nominated for a 2014 Grammy -- 'Red' was recognized in the Album of the Year category. Congrats!


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Canucks' David Booth busses Billy the bear
'Being licked right in the face by a grizzly bear is something that I never thought would be possible'
Vancouver Canucks winger David Booth gets a little TLC from Billy the (grizzly) bear in Abbotsford on Sunday.
Photograph by: Twitter @D_Booth7 , .
VANCOUVER — David Booth has hunted bears. Now he can say he was kissed by one, too.
The Vancouver Canucks winger spent his day off Sunday visiting Abbotsford animal trainer Mark Dumas and then tweeted a photo of himself getting a smackeroo on the lips from Billy the grizzly bear. Dumas and his wife Dawn train various animals for movies. They also have a polar bear. Their company is called Beyond Just Bears.
"It was one of the coolest things I've ever done," Booth said Tuesday, prior to the Canucks-New York Rangers game at Rogers Arena. "A friend of mine set me up with the guy and told me it was hands-on. So I jumped at the opportunity. I have a bunch of other pictures but that one was pretty cool. Being licked right in the face by a grizzly bear is something that I never thought would be possible. I thought it was a very, very cool opportunity and I wanted to take advantage of it."
Dumas confirmed that Booth had a grand time at his place.
"The visit went great and I don't know what else to tell you," Dumas said Tuesday. "He enjoyed all the different animals but he's not the only person in the world to enjoy them."
Needles to say, an NHL player being kissed, or licked, by a grizzly bear does leave some room for chirping. Booth even chirped himself.
"My fiancee was there with me and I told her 'sorry for cheating on you,' " he chuckled.
Two years ago, Booth and bears were in the news for a different reason. Then he was heavily criticized for bear baiting — and killing a black bear — in Alberta for a reality TV show called The Edge. Bear baiting is not legal in B.C.
On Tuesday, Canucks teammates Tom Sestito and Zack Kassian could only shake their heads in amazement — and they are the toughest players on the roster based on penalty minutes.
"Kissing a grizzly bear is his thing but it's not my thing," said Sestito. "I'm not going to be kissing a grizzly bear. When I saw the photo, I was, like, why? That was the first thing that was going through my mind. But it's what he likes doing. It gives him a rush and you can't blame him for doing what he likes to do."
Kassian was impressed by Booth's bravery but concerned for his sanity.
"I saw the picture on Twitter Monday and my thoughts were he's bleepin' crazy," Kassian said, laughing. "There are not many humans who would get that close to a grizzly bear, I'll tell you that. It's called living life on the edge. I can tell you right now that I wouldn't be doing that anytime soon.
"My dog, that's the only thing I get close to," added Kassian. "But during the Olympic break, he was alligator hunting so if you're going to get close to an alligator, I think you're going to get close to a lot of things. That's the way he is. He's an outdoorsy kind of guy. He seems to like it and have fun with it and he's coming back every time without a scratch."
Booth admitted that getting kissed by Billy was, indeed, a bit of risky business.
"When you're looking in a grizzly bear's eye, you don't know," he said. "The thing was growling, like, right in my face and I was looking down his throat. It was pretty scary. But (Mark) has had Billy for about three years, ever since he was a cub, and he's trained it and says it's not that dangerous. He says all the experience he's had with bears, you can really train them. But they have stuff to protect you if anything were to go wrong. That was a chance I was willing to take."
It wasn't Booth's first experience with a grizzly bear, just his first kiss.
"I had one lick my hands with honey on it before and no, it was not a wild one, no, no," he explained. "A grizzly will tear you up. They are one of the fiercest animals in all of creation. I mean, their claws are longer than my fingers. I'm not that dumb."


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Got my Perf Pkg installed this weekend, after about a two month wait for my BMW tech (my son) to have time to do it. He and a fellow tech, who trained under Matt at Peter Pan, got it all installed in about 4 hours at their shop. At least the price was right!
But....I had them check a CEL while there and the codes showed that at least one of the cam position sensors was bad. With about 20k miles on the car, I'm buying all four sensors for replacement. Also still contemplating a muffler upgrade.
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Your Wife As Krakatoa, 1883
February 11, 2007
For today's entry of The Celestial Monochord, my heartfelt thanks to Minneapolis poet Jennifer L. Willoughby. Her first book of poems, Beautiful Zero, will be published by Milkweed Editions in late 2015. Contact her @hellowilloughby.
The Monochord has also published her poem "Thank You Mr. Sagan."
This is the eleventh installment in my mission to post one entry to The Celestial Monochord every day for the month of February.
Did you hear that ravishing blast?
That was your wife.
Her explosion shocked even the smallest Australian sheep
eating green turf over 3000 miles away.
At Western festivities
languid relatives patted her head,
thinking she was pretty and backwards,
thinking she was alcoholic and strange.
Did you see wings of independence bobbing in her shoals,
did you see infants listening while she sang about England?
She being tame as cocoa,
a little armchair nation stationed next to Java.
Gentlemen whispered, inferred frigidity.
She being a slow colonial outpost
of the spice islands, shanghaied and traded,
her pepper and cloves seasoning putrefying meat.
Your wife was the kind of woman
who wore silk and went bare foot,
plumes of juniper spiking her hair.
Pye-dogs, the wandering mutts of Asia,
followed her whistles, lapped her salty knees.
She could tell time with a shadow & a pin.
She was good at falling in love with the peacock generation.
She had a fling with the Wallace Line,
raising eyebrows over glasses of gin.
They got down to business
with the poison flowers,
the strangling weeds,
the scavenging avians.
Your wife was either a shrew or a shrewd captive of nature.
In one day,
your wife destroyed life as she knew it,
went cackling madwoman, breaking the stone gates
of her oceanic laboratory, boiling down your horded annual capital
to a glutinous stew of paper boats, torn orchids and molten bones.
No one could hold her.
The shock wave of your wife traveled the earth seven times.
Her ashes sat in the lungs of merchants in Singapore like black milk.
She hotwired barometers from Bogota to DC and flung her aerosol spray
of sapphire and emerald suns to tango with the equator.
Your wife killed 36,417 people.
Your wife sent corpses sailing to Africa on pyres of steaming pumice.
Your wife was 10,000 times as strong as Hiroshima's atomic bomb.
Your wife was the mother of it all.
Some future tourist scouring the beach
for chambered shells or shiny tiki treasures
might know nothing about your wife.
Scientists have added your wife to their alphabetical jars
of formaldehyde, saline and amber. Etched her face on a fossil.
She fooled honest men in New York and New Haven.
They drove fire trucks to quench hallucinatory afterglows
as she rouged the sedate evening with mirrors of flame.
Forget your wife.
She was not beloved.
Her unusual sunsets continued for years.


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Preliminary Inventory to the Frank E. (Earl) Mason Papers, 1915-1975
Preliminary Inventory to the Frank Earl Mason Papers, 1915-1975Hoover Institution Archives
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|Intelligence officer, 9th Infantry, U.S. Army
Instructor, Army Intelligence School, Langres, France
|Chief censor advocate, G.H.Q., Gen. Staff, German occupied area
|Military observer, Berlin (March-July)
|Assistant military attaché, American Legation, The Hague; American Embassy, Berlin
|Berlin correspondent, International News Service
|London manager
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Container List
Lusitania story - copies of the log book of the U-20, 1915 April 30-May 13, including clippings, etc.
Report on a trip to Moscow in 1930 June, by Otto Tolischus, Berlin correspondent of International News Service, to Barry Farris, General News Manager, International News Service
Telegrams from Tchitcherin to Frank Earl Mason on Russian-Polish relations, 1920, etc.
Miscellany: correspondence between Frank Earl Mason and Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, 1947; report of Baron Rochus Freiherr von Rheinbaben about his experiences in American prison camps in France, 1918-1919; and clipping of an article about Herbert Hoover by Kaarlo Jarvi from an American-Finnish newspaper, 1954 August
Typed extracts from Essener Nationalzeitung, 1932 March-1947 March
Forty-six letters from Karl von Wiegand, American newspaper correspondent (1914 to the mid-1950s) to "Ellen" (Mrs. Frank Earl Mason,) and Frank Earl Mason, 1931-1934, 1954-1958
Headquarters U.S. Group Control Council (Germany) Public Relations Service, "Action of the Control Council, 1945 September 10," 1945 September 11, re transport (neg. and posit.)
Reminiscences of the German Kaiser's (Wilhelm II) Imperial Pastor, Dr. von Dryander, about the Kaiser's student days at the University of Bonn, 1919.m Also statement by Dr. von Dryander about the intellectual and religious development in Germany's future, 1920 October (3 items, including translations)
Mimeographed order (18 pages) of the U.S. Army High Command, Vienna, 1945 August 3, giving instructions to the U.S. Army of Occupation authorities on arrest, detention and punishment of mandatory as well as optional classifications of Nazis
Historical issue of Le Petit Journal, 1918 October 29, announcing the collapse of U.S. enemy forces, Austro-Hungary's proposal for surrender and a separate peace, and Germany's request for armistice conditions from President Woodrow Wilson
Six volumes of Berlin correspondent Frank Earl Mason's International News Service dispatches, 1919 October-1921 September. Included are interview and press articles by Moscow correspondents Louise Bryant and Anna Louise Strong
Printed invitations, tickets, and memorabilia, 1919-1935, relating to party functions of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
Das braune Haus, by A. Dresler (pamphlet)
Frank Earl Mason's correspondence file on the plot of four American newspaper people against General Patton, and incident, which occurred in 1945 September at 3rd Army Headquarters in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Germany (1 folder)
Copy of a letter from Hanz Walz, Stuttgart, Germany, 1950 April 19, concerning plot to overthrow Hitler, and activities of former mayor Goerdeler of Leipzig, Germany. Included is a list of meditations by Brig. Gen. Carter Clarke on the 34th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, 1975
Copy (neg.) of press releases, 1945, regarding the agreement to place the American line of communication under Russian control and supervision
Letter to John Toland, author of a projected book on the last hundred days of World War I, concerning Frank Earl Mason's service in the 9th Infantry as Intelligence officer in France in 1918
Two pamphlets by John T. Flynn
The Thought Police: An Episode in Radical Bigotry, 1946 (2 copies)
Smear Terror, 1947
German Union for League of Nations, "Conditions of Peace of the Allied and Associated Powers"; complete reproduction of the official text (Berlin, Germany, H. R. Engelman, 1919)
Five original Japanese propaganda leaflets, distributed by air to American troops on the Pacific Islands in 1943
Letter (2 pages) by Col. Albert L. Conger, 1921 April 10, to Captain Frank Earl Mason, regarding the Viviani (French leader) Mission to the United States
Interview, entitled "Hitler's Interpreter, Dr. Paul Schmidt, in Conversation with Donald McLachlan" ( The Listener, vol. 83, no. 2142, issued by the British Broadcasting Company)