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Light 7: The Battle How to Celebrate Chanukah
The Sar turned with an imposing glare, but the scientist meekly continued.
"We don't use philosophy. We are empiricists. Meaning that we accept the data, whether it fits our current conceptions or not. Once we have the data, we try to make sense of it - not the other way around."
"As a matter of fact," the scientist grinned slightly, "we have observed certain phenomena very basic to the common reality that appear to counter common sense altogether."
"But they are measurable, nonetheless."
"Yes, but with a caveat. You see, as soon as we start measuring anything, the reality is impacted by our act of measurement. After all, just by saying that we are going to measure something, we are already bifurcating the reality. We're saying, 'there's us, and there's the thing we are measuring - and then, of course, there's our act of measurement, which is a third thing."
"So therefore?"
"So nothing can really be known in an absolute sense. That leaves a lot of room for what they call miracles - when you are dealing with unknowable states, well just anything could happen. There's no absolute rule of cause and effect, as you Ancient Greeks like to believe."
The Sar now demonstrated his mastery of sophistry, able to debate even on another's ground. "But it is measurable none-the-less - perhaps not precisely, but measurable."
"Everything, to be a something, must have some sort of measure to it," the scientist conceded.
"Idiot!" The Sar shouted. "Is then what these Jews believe empirically observable in measurable terms?"
The scientist was unperturbed. "A scientist's job is to measure according to what he is able to perceive with the tools available to him," he observed. "The job of the rabbi is to heighten the consciousness of the observer so that the inner world also becomes perceptible."
"And therefore?" insisted the Sar.
"In a strictly material world it is true there is no perception of ritual impurity or purity in the oil. But up here, in the inner world..."
"But they believe in things that are inherently immeasurable!! Not in their world and not in any world! Because they implicitly deny measurement!"
"Such as?"
"They themselves admit that this G-d of theirs is immeasurable. And they believe in a Beginning! Creation ex nihilo! Now, go ahead, tell me you can measure and observe that the entire cosmos came out of nothing!"
"Nothing is immeasurable."
"Precisely. And now, have him tell you about the Holy Ark they claim to have, that is 2.5 cubits wide but takes up no space whatsoever in the 'Chamber of the Holy of Holies'."
The court members looked at each other with widened eyes. They knew about that room, and on occasion certain beings were permitted entry. But they were never allowed to measure. That place was strictly His territory.
"But you have lost!" retorted Yosef Karo. "The Maccabees did not fall for your ploy! They refused to do the rational and searched instead for the impossible - for an untouched flask of pure oil!"
"One more small defeat in battle," the Sar sighed. "But the war I shall still win. For you have gone too far. You are attacking the very basis of logic, and that battle you cannot win."
"Let me explain something, since I am the master of mathematics and logic. In our world, one plus one is two. I am ready to accept that a world could have been created where one plus one could be three, or five, or seventeen, or whatever its Creator wishes it to be. I can even accept a world where two conclusions, or even more could be drawn from one equation, as your friend the quantum physicist here wishes to posit. As I said, as long as there is a logic, whatever that logic might be. As long as there are true statements and false statements, there is logic and there is reality."
"But what I cannot accept is that one plus one should equal two and the same one plus one should not equal two. That a statement should be both true and false at once. That is a denial of logic. If that could be so, then you and I and all our world and all that exists has no true substance!"
Now he began to scream again, in a maddened, desperate shrill tone. "And that is precisely what you are demanding! You want that oil should burn, yet not be burning! That the laws of nature be preserved, yet a miracle occur! You are demanding darkness to shine and yet remain darkness! But it cannot be!! You cannot defy the very binary foundation of reality, of being!!"
"Yes," the scientist piped in. "Reality is definitely binary. The whole cosmos is built on 'is' and 'isn't'. If the Rabbi wants us to abrogate that to have his miracle, well, it just can't be done. Not even by Heaven, Inc.."
Yosef Karo swung about to face and command the court in royal form. "Esteemed masters of judgement! Empowered to do the work of the Infinite Master of All Being! Could it be that the hand of heaven is limited in any way? Perform the Miracle of Chanukah in utmost perfection as the Torah so demands!"
Quietness was all he received in response. Quietness, the echo of his own voice and a room of pale faces. His eyes flashed from one angel to the next, to the next, this one in tears, another's face covered with shame, some shaking their heads in sorrow, wings drooping, the glow of heaven all but gone from their countenance. Finally, the ChairAngel spoke up.
"Illustrious Rabbi," he forced out his words, as though reading from a script. A glistening tear rolled down over his cheek as he spoke. "We thank you very much for coming today, and enlightening us with your unique perspective. It is with deep regret, however, that we inform you we are unable to process your request. However, we assure you we will do our best to hire the applicant who comes closest to fulfilling the requirements you have laid out before us."
For a moment, Karo was still. He bit his lip, perhaps he shivered - it would be hard to tell. Then he turned ever so deliberately towards the center of the assembly and stepped in awe and trembling towards that point in the epicenter that transcended place, time and consciousness. The Divine Spirit of the Infinite Light And Beyond overcame and enveloped him, as he raised his hands and cried out in a piercing, mighty voice, like the massive waves of a storm crashing upon the shore, "You Who dwells in darkness as You do in light, Who is found in concealment as in revelation! Beyond Being and Not Being, You who unites all things and for whom all things are one!"
And then, even louder, unbearably, tortuously... "Almighty Father in Heaven, have compassion upon your children who have given their lives to the slaughter for the sake of Your Great and Awesome Name!"
The echo of his voice pounded the walls of the chamber, shaking them to the ground. The supernal beings of the heavens stood in their places as though stunned. All mouths were closed, all wings held their place in readied stillness.
And then the glory of the Holy One, Blessed be He rose in all worlds. A light that shone with equal intensity in all places, in all realms, for it knows no place or time.
"It is the Ohr haGanuz!" exclaimed the ChairAngel in reverence. "The light of the first day of Creation that was hidden until the Time to Come! We must all descend below to see from whence comes this light!"
So it was that the entire Supreme Court of the Heavens descended into the Holy Chamber of the Temple in Jerusalem - the physical one on this earth - to witness the miracle of the Menora, as the oil burned to produce a flame, but did not burn; combustion occurred, but did not occur; oil was consumed and none was consumed; transforming darkness into light while remaining darkness.
Silence reigned. And the silence was also Light.
"This is my G-d," whispered Yosef Karo, "and I will praise Him."
And all the heavenly court and the whole host of heaven, indeed all of G-d's creation and infinite emanations burst into the song of Hallel, the praise of the Ultimately Infinite.
Including, noted Rabbi Karo, the Sar Shel Yavan.
Darkness shone.
Sources: See Mai Chanukah, Kehos Publication Society, NY, 1994
Tzvi Freeman is author of "Bringing Heaven Down To Earth"
-now published by Adams Media, 800-872-5627
Visit Tzvi's new site at www.theRebbe.com


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Lasanna "ACE" Harris Speaks On Co-Producing Lil Wayne's "Famous" Off "Tha Carter V" & Wayne's Influence In Hip-Hop
December 20, 2018 in Interviews
Lasanna "ACE" Harris recently chopped it up with DJ Booth about co-producing Lil Wayne's "Famous" song featuring his daughter Reginae Carter off Tha Carter V and how influential Wayne is in hip-hop.
"Wayne is one of the most influential artists in hip-hop, period, and has birthed so many offspring."
The producer talked about how he worked on the "timeless" track with Sham "Sak Pase" Joseph and Sam Bruno around the same time that they was working on beats for Nicki Minaj and her The Pinkprint album.
A week after they had mastered "Famous" back in 2014, Tunechi and Birdman had their public fall out, which went on to last over 4 years and left him being very disappointed thinking that the record will never see the light of day.
ACE then revealed he got an e-mail of out of blue from Weezy's team a week before the album was due to be released and explained how it feels "to be a part of a historical moment in hip-hop". You can read everything he said below!
Kevin Gates Thanks Lil Wayne For Motivating Him [Video]
October 5, 2018 in Interviews, Young Money Ent
Kevin Gates recently sat down with Sway Calloway for an interview to promote his new project, Luca Brasi 3, which was released on the same day as Tha Carter V.
During their conversation, Gates reflected on the time that Lil Wayne threatened to stop him from signing to any other record label if he didn't sign a deal with Young Money Entertainment.
You can watch the Louisiana rapper share the story of what happened when he sat down at a table with Weezy, Mack Maine and Fee Banks, who was his manager at the time, after the jump below.
Even though he mentioned that it was the "scariest moment" of his life and remembers Tunechi say things like: "I'mma eat you", Kevin shouted out Tune for his negotiation tactics as it ended up motivating him.
The two of them must be cool with each other now, because Wayne has shouted out Kevin Gates on his "Bugatti" freestyle off Dedication 5 and even tweeted out a link to his "Perfect Imperfection" song, which is also one of my favorite tracks from Gates!
50 Cent Calls Lil Wayne & Birdman Reuniting "A Real Hip-Hop Moment"
March 15, 2018 in Latest News
50 Cent took to his Instagram page a couple of days after Lil Wayne and Birdman reunited to react and share what he thinks about the whole situation.
The rapper, actor and businessman uploaded a picture of Tunechi and Baby from LIV nightclub on his social media and captioned it "a real hip-hop moment":
"@LilTunechi & @Birdman5Star this is a real HipHop moment, HATE IT or LOVE IT you can't stop it.#TheOath"
If you missed the news, Weezy and the #1 Stunna were spotted hugging, laughing and chopping it up at LIV in Miami, Florida this past Sunday (March 11th).
Fiddy also made some really smart comments back in 2015 about this whole relationship between Wayne and Birdman including why you shouldn't get involved in it, which you can read here!
Lil Wayne Reveals What His Favorite Ever Moment From Kobe Bryant Was
Justin Tinsley and Aaron Dodson recently wrote a story on Kobe Bryant's career for The Undefeated.
For the piece, they got Lil Wayne, who is a huge Kobe fan, to share his favorite ever The Black Mamba moment, which he always wished he was court-side for.
Click here to read the full story and hit the jump below to listen to Weezy reveal what his favorite ever moment from Bryant was!
Lil Wayne Speaks On His Passion For Skateboarding & What He Can Get From It That He Can't Get From Music [Video]
July 15, 2017 in Interviews, Latest News, Skateboarding
ESPN's SportsCenter have released an interview and clip of Lil Wayne skateboarding at his TRUKSTOP skate park in Miami, Florida.
During their conversation, Weezy discussed the moment he decided he wanted to skate, why skating is therapeutic for him, and what he can get from skating that he can't get from music.
Tunechi also chatted about how perfecting a skate trick provides a "natural satisfaction" for him. You can check out the interview and see new footage of Tune skateboarding after the jump below!
Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda & HoodyBaby Debut In The "Need For Speed: No Limits" Game [Video]
January 23, 2017 in Latest News, Young Money Ent
The official trailer for an update on the Need For Speed: No Limits app has been released and it features Lil Wayne, as well as his "Moment" song off the Young Money: Rise Of An Empire album.
Weezy and his Young Money artists Gudda Gudda and HoodyBaby can now be played as an event on the mobile game for iOS and Android, which was first released in 2015.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer! Will you be downloading Need For Speed: No Limits?

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Popular culture is an inescapable component of our daily lives. Turn on a television, read a publication, surf on your smartphone - and you partake in some fashion. Even if you disconnect from media or technology, the sum of your prior experiences and interactions with pop culture continue to stay with you, shaping your thoughts and even your selves long after exposure to it. Whether you love, hate, critique, remain indifferent to, or choose to ignore a particular aspect of it, the fact is - it becomes a part of you.For Issue 6, we chose the theme of pop culture because we were interested particularly in how neurodivergent folk process and interact with it. From the submissions we received, popular culture proved to be a power presence in the lives of our contributors. Sometimes it was a distraction, nuisance, or negative influence; other times it proved to be simply ubiquitous background noise; and in other instances it was a welcome obsession, a source of inspiration, or sources of enjoyment and relaxation. The contributors took bits of popular culture - either singularly or combined together - and reinterpreted them to create a range of work in many shades: humorous and witty, insightful, stunningly beautiful, and darkly disturbing. We are proud to present this issue to our readers. Given more time, we surely would have collected more work and been able to present a much larger range of commentary on popular culture. However, we invite you to read, consider, and enjoy what our contributors offer here. We are also delighted to present Christopher Wood-Robbins as our cover artist and his piece, "Reaching for your Dreams;" additionally, one of his poems is included in this issue Also, as a special feature we'll present a poem by our editor-in-chief N.I. Nicholson at the end of the issue period.Thank you for reading and supporting Barking Sycamores, as we continue into our second year of publication. The future is so highly illuminated that we find it necessary to wear protective eyewear with darkened or polarized lenses.


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The Texas rental market leaves many low income people without an affordable option, according to new research
The KERA radio interview
Vice President for Research Andrew Aurand breaks down the numbers...
On how long Texas minimum wage earners ($7.25 p/h) must work to rent an apartment: "We estimate that a full-time worker on average in the state of Texas needs to earn about $16.51 per hour to afford just a modest one bedroom apartment at the fair market rent. So what that means if you're a minimum wage worker, you need to work about 91 hours a week. So that's more than two full time jobs every week out of the year to afford that one bedroom apartment."
On how Texas measures up to other states: "Texas ranks 20th in terms of its cost of housing, but I need to point out that even places that have cheaper rental housing, those places tend to have lower incomes and so the lowest wage workers struggle almost everywhere to afford rental housing."
On what types of jobs don't pay enough to rent an apartment: "We found a number of the largest occupations in Texas are low wage occupations, so like teacher assistants, nursing assistants, security guards, people working in food service, retail. Those jobs do not pay a median wage that's high enough for a full time worker to afford a rental home at the fair market rent. Beyond just minimum wage workers there's a lot of low wage workers who cannot afford rental housing in their market.
On the picture in Dallas and Fort Worth: "A full-time worker [in Dallas County] would have to earn $19.02 per hour to afford a modest one bedroom apartment, and they'd have to earn $23.10 an hour to afford a two bedroom apartment. Tarrant County rental housing is a little bit cheaper. It's still not affordable to low wage workers, but a full time worker would need to $16.40 an hour for a one bedroom, and $20.54 an hour for a two bedroom."
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What you already know: Leighton Meester is going to look stunning in some fabulous new threads in the upcoming season of the CW's still-addictive Gossip Girl. (How dreamy is that dress above?!)
What you don't know: What she'll be doing without those clothes in an upcoming steamy encounter. And I have the exclusive scoop!
Frederick: Gossip Girl. Give it up! Is there any hope for Chuck and Blair? I'm getting really depressed with what I've seen for the new season.
I know you Chair fans have been in a funk since May, when Chuck the Basshole did you know what with you know who (for shame!), but I finally have a ray of hope to offer…I can tell you exclusively that Chuck and Blair will have, um, relations, of the bom-chicka-bow-wow kind during the upcoming season. At least, that's what my sources are saying. Whether they will actually get back together, well…that I cannot say, sorry. But still, that's a pretty major reason to keep tuning in, right?
Leslie in Carmel, Ind.: Gossip Girl…What can you tell us?
Penn Badgley can sum up the return of your favorite Upper East-Siders: "There's a baby on the way, which I think everybody already knows anyway. We're in Paris for a bit. There's a gunshot wound and there's another marriage." Then he laughs. "I think. It's hard to keep track of the weddings, because they're all broken up anyway!" So, business as usual then? Indeed. "It's the same kind of sensational stuff you've come to expect, and the change of locale makes it even more gorgeous. More of the same but in an even more heightened capacity," Penn promises. Hang in there, GG fans. It's almost time for the season premiere.
Tags: Blair, Chair, Chuck, Chuck Bass, E! Online, GG, Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester, Paris, Penn Badgley, The CW, Upper East Side, Watch with Kristin
Stephanie Savage on The O.C. World Versus The Gossip Girl World
"I think there is something inherently fascinating about worlds you have to be born into. Even more than The O.C., where you had wealthy people and they lived in a gated community, but it was a world where if you made enough money and you were successful enough, you could be part of that world. But the Upper East Side world, that really is about birthright and family and who came over on the Mayflower. It's a world that is not open to all of us."
Tags: Gossip Girl, Stephanie Savage, The O.C, Upper East Side
Categories : Gossip Girl, The O.C.
Forget about Chuck and Blair! The real craziness that's going down toward the end of this season of Gossip Girl is all about who's saying goodbye.
On the heels of the news that Taylor Momsen's Jenny Humphrey will be leaving the Upper East Side this season, I'm told now that yet another female regular will be heading off into the sunset. (And leaving one heartbroken boy behind.)
So who is it?
Marcio in Ipswich, Mass.: Could we get some news on One Tree Hill or Melrose Place? Will they both stick around?
Nope. I'm told Melrose Place is pretty much a goner. It would take a miracle for it to survive at this point. However, the jury's still out on One Tree Hill. The ratings in the next few weeks do matter, and it returns with a new episode tonight. (Hint, hint.)
Bob in Oakland, Calif.: Are we gonna see my girl Kristen Bell again on Party Down?
Yes! Adam Scott spilled the scoop: "When the season starts, Uda (Kristen Bell) is my steady girlfriend. But then Casey (Lizzy Caplan) comes back into the fold and kind of screws everything up." Thus freeing Kristen to reteam with creator and executive producer Rob Thomas for a Veronica Mars movie, right? We kid. But don't give up hope yet: "I'd love to do one," said Rob at the Party Down Paley Center for Media celebration for the show's second season premiere. "Kristen would love to do one…We [just] need someone to pay for it!" Empty your piggy-banks, kids!
Marlo in London: What's the scoop on Vanessa and Dan on Gossip Girl?
It's not looking good long-term, sorry! I'm hearing that Vanessa will be leaving not only New York but the country before the end of the season–running off to a superfancy and superfar job with CNN. So yes, Jessica is the second female, along with Taylor Momsen's Little J, to head off into the sunset. The good news? I'm told by sources that both ladies will still be series regulars next season. As for you wondering what Little J will do that leads to her departure, I'm told "it's a culmination of lots of things Jenny does to multiple people." That doesn't sound good at all!
Matthew in Philadelphia: What's the word on Gossip Girl?
Don't expect Serena to continue to sit idly by while Jenny tries to hone in on Nate. The onetime pals and now stepsisters are headed for some seriously rough times ahead.
Jenelle from Conn.: Yay! One Tree Hill is back tonight! The death of Haley's mom made for such a great episode! What happens after?
Well, when we talked to James Lafferty, he had this to say: "Haley has a long road ahead of her in dealing with her mother's death, as anybody would. A big part of the Scott family life will be dealing with the grief. It's definitely a growing experience for the family." Another tease? Here's the deal with Nathan for the rest of the season: "He's finally got some time to spend with his family, and his family at this point in their lives really needs him," James tells us. "He really gets the opportunity to be a father and a husband." Model husband and father? Adorable.
Evelyn in Tacoma, Wash.: 90210 is really getting good, but how are things going to go down between Debbie and Harry if Rob Estes is leaving?
Believe it or not, Annie's going to be the one to point out the marriage woes between her parents, causing them to really sit down and talk things over. But when Debbie finds out that Harry has pretty much enabled Dixon's little gambling problems, something (one would find in a diaper) is going to hit the fan.
I can't see why the ratings at this point would have much of an impact on whether One Tree Hill is renewed. To date, One Tree Hill has outperformed both Gossip Girl and 90210, which received early renewals. Even if One Tree Hill dropped during these next four episodes, Gossip Girl and 90210 have dropped significantly in the last few months. OTH wouldn't be the only show underperforming. Clearly ratings aren't the biggest factor to The CW. That said I realize there's more value in GG/90210 at low ratings than there is with OTH at low ratings. If I had to guess–and I'll do it with a disclaimer that I'm far less experienced than Kristin–I'd say that while decent ratings are preferred, OTH's renewal will really be based on how The CW's pilots turn out and whether the network would rather risk starting a new series or risk sticking with an aging one.
Kristen Bell voices Gossip Girl on, um, Gossip Girl.
Tags: 90210, Annie, Blair, Chuck, CNN, Dan, Debbie, Dixon, E! Online, GG, Gossip Girl, Haley, Harry, James Lafferty, Jenny, Jenny Humphrey, Jessica Szohr, Kristen Bell, Little J, Melrose Place, Nate, Nathan, New York, One Tree Hill, OTH, Party Down, Rob Estes, Serena, Taylor Momsen, The CW, Upper East Side, Vanessa, Watch with Kristin
Spoiler: The CW's Sweeps Highlights
DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!!!
ONE TREE HILL — "Learning to Fail" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Nathan (James Lafferty) and Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti) struggle with the aftermath of her mother's death.
GOSSIP GIRL — "It's A Dad, Dad, Dad World" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Will's (guest star William "Billy" Baldwin) return to the Upper East Side continues to stir up problems for Serena (Blake Lively), Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and his long-standing rival, Rufus (Matthew Settle).
90210 — "Meet The Parent" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Teddy (Trevor Donovan) invites a nervous Silver (Jessica Stroup) to meet his father, Spence (guest star Ryan O'Neal), for the second time and the meeting doesn't go quite as planned. Adrianna records a duet with Javier Luna (guest star/Latin recording artist Diego Boneta), a famous young pop singer, who quickly wins her over with his charm.
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ONE TREE HILL —
"Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said the Last Time I Saw You…" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti) tries to overcome her depression by joining Nathan (James Lafferty), Jamie (Jackson Brundage) and the rest of the Tree Hill gang on a trip to Utah for the premiere of Julian's (Austin Nichols) film.
GOSSIP GIRL — "Last Tango, Then Paris" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Blair (Leighton Meester) must decide whether to meet Chuck (Ed Westwick) at the top of the Empire State Building or risk losing their future together. A Gossip Girl gossip bomb involving Dan (Penn Badgley) causes major problems for Serena (Blake Lively) and Nate (Chace Crawford). Georgina Sparks (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg) returns to the Upper East Side…and she has an agenda.
90210 — "Confessions" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Teddy (Trevor Donovan) discovers that Spence (guest star Ryan O'Neal) tried to bribe Silver (Jessica Stroup) and takes it upon himself to seek revenge in a most confrontational way. Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Liam (Matt Lanter) test out the waters with his new boat, where they share their darkest secrets. Little do they know that someone is nearby and decides to share an explosive flame of gasoline with Liam's boat.
Tags: 90210, Adrianna, Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You, Annie, Austin Nichols, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Billy Baldwin, Blair, Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Chuck, Confessions, Dan, Diego Boneta, Ed Westwick, Empire State Building, Georgina, Georgina Sparks, Gossip Girl, Haley, It's A Dad Dad Dad World, Jackson Brundage, James Lafferty, Jamie, Javier, Javier Luna, Jessica Stroup, Julian, Kelly Rutherford, Last Tango Then Paris, Learning to Fail, Leighton Meester, Liam, Lily, Matt Lanter, Matthew Settle, Meet The Parent, Michelle Trachtenberg, Nate, Nathan, One Tree Hill, Penn Badgley, Rufus, Ryan O'Neal, Serena, Shenae Grimes, Silver, Spence, Teddy, The CW, Tree Hill, Trevor Donovan, Upper East Side, Utah, Will, William, William "Billy" Baldwin, William Baldwin
Spoiler: Ask Ausiello
Question: I'm so desperate for a scoop on One Tree Hill. Please help me. —Anna
Ausiello: The CW soap returns Monday with an episode that features blackmail, a marriage proposal, a pregnancy test, and um…er….one other thing I'm forgetting.
Question: Does a character from Gossip Girl occupy one of the 18 confirmed or seven possible fatalities on your lovely May Sweeps Scorecard? —Christopher
Ausiello: Yes, there is a space reserved for an Upper East Sider in one of those two categories.
Question: What do I have to bribe you with to get some amazing 90210 finale scoop? —Ken
Ausiello: A dozen of these delivered to my office by week's end. Do that and I'll tell you who [bleep] [bleep] at West Beverly.
Credit: EW.com
Tags: 90210, Ask Ausiello, Ausiello, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The CW, Upper East Side, West Beverly
Matilda in Mississippi: We're all aware that whatever Jack Bass does on tonight's Gossip Girl is pretty huge, but can you tell us if this is it for Desmond Harrington on the show, or will he be back to mess things up again?
You never know with those tight-lipped Gossip Girl producers, but according to Desmond Harrington, when drama is needed, there he'll be. "They bring him when they need somebody to ruin something, I guess," he tells us. We love you, D, but here's hoping we never see your trouble-bringin' face about the Upper East Side again.
XOXO, Team WWK.
Rachelle in Catalina Island: It's time to take sides: Are you on Life Unexpected's Team Ryan or Team Baze?
I definitely love me some Kris Polaha and, of course, have a soft spot for Kerr Smith from way back in the Dawson's Creek day, but would you believe me if I told you the guys of Life Unexpected have convinced me to turn—Team Math?! "Team Math all the way, that's all I'm saying," Mister Math himself, Austin Basis, just told me. "Watch the 'Winter Formal' episode, and if you don't go 'awww,' then there's no hope." Think he's kidding? Get a load of this: "Team Math is the most valid. Team Math, start the revolution! I even made people's T-shirts for wrap gifts." Ummm, Austin, where's my shirt?
Rebecca in New York: Please! Tell us what Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage said about Jenny and Nate! And thank you for the Chuck and Blair scoop, that is great to hear.
You got it. So, when I asked the Gossip Girl bosses if Jenny and Nate have moved past their platonic, brother-sister relationship, Josh told me: "I think one of them may feel that way." Zinga! I'm guessing that's Jenny. You? Stephanie simply gave this little tease: "We do have a really fun story coming up in this last run of episodes moving toward the finale." Fun for who? I'm thinking not fun for Serena!
Ginny in Texas: Am I the only fan rooting for Vanessa and Rufus?! They have mad chemistry.
Ew. And yes! Josh Schwartz has this to say: "We understand there are all kinds of fans, Nate-Serena fans, Dan-Serena fans, and even Vanessa-Rufus fans, but we want everybody to know that they are talked about in the writer's room all the time, except for the Vanessa-Rufus fans. They're the only ones we can tell you are barking up the wrong tree." Ha!
Leigh in Montreal: I'm not a fan of Naomi and Liam on 90210. Is there any chance he'll reunite with Ivy?
First, Ivy and Dixon need to explore that little fauxmance we told you about a few weeks ago. "Some feelings develop further down the line," Gillian Zinser just told us at the Cynthia Rowley for Roxy launch. "Ivy's a little bit skeptical at first, and then you might see her give him a shot, but I'm not positive—word on the street has it." As for Liam and Naomi, she said, "Whether they will last or not, I would be wary. There's not much depth to that relationship, which has always been the issue—great sex, no depth." Burn!
Tags: 90210, Austin Basis, Blair, Chuck, Dan, Dawson's Creek, Desmond Harrington, Dixon, E! Online, Gillian Zinser, Gossip Girl, Ivy, Jack, Jack Bass, Jenny, Josh Schwartz, Kerr Smith, Kris Polaha, Liam, Life UneXpected, Naomi, Nate, Rufus, Serena, Stephanie Savage, Upper East Side, Vanessa, Watch with Kristin
Categories : 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl
Katrina in Boston: I love Life Unexpected, but I wish Kerr Smith had been cast as Baze. Have you heard anything about that?
We've received tons of questions from WWK readers about the same thing since Life Unexpected premiered, so we went straight to the source, and Kerr Smith was really straightforward about how he ended up with his given part. "It wasn't really the character that attracted me to the project, it was the script. It was great writing," says Kerr. "I love the role of Ryan. I was actually given the choice to read for Baze or Ryan, and I don't remember what the decision was at the time, but I just decided to go in for Ryan. It was just the way it worked out." So, there you have it.
Bianca in Fla.: OMG OMG OMG KRISTIN! I'm sending this last-minute message in hopes that you can completely make my week and give us spoilers on who else is getting married on Gossip Girl?!? (Possibly Chuck and Blair?!) There were set pictures of the cast filming inside a church today, with 150 extras! Seems it would point to a big wedding—and since Dorota's wedding has already been filmed—who else is it?! Hints please! Thanks!
Sorry, my dear. There are no big weddings or funerals coming up on Gossip Girl (other than Dorota's modest nuptials, obviously). The set pics probably captured one of the show's many upcoming party shoots. Lots of parties to come, but no church-centric life milestones for our favorite Upper East Siders.
Kerr Smith played Jack on Dawson's Creek.
Tags: Blair, Chuck, Dawson's Creek, Dorota, E! Online, Jack, Kerr Smith, Life UneXpected, Upper East Side, Watch with Kristin
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Attention Upper East Siders: Hide your men and your liquor, because Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg) herself tells us that she's coming back to Gossip Girl—this season—and just scandalous as evah!
Michelle breaks the news in the video down below, and even gives us a hint as to what sort of meddling she'll be doing this time. (Could it involve Chuck Bass' father?! Oh, how that girl teases. Love.)
Frances: Anything on Chuck Bass' mother on Gossip Girl? Please!
Well, Michelle teases that her return to Gossip Girl may have something to do with Chuck's upcoming family drama in the video below, but I'm pretty certain she's kidding. See for yourself in the video, including her pitch to have a Dawn Summers-Dawson Leery romance on Mercy with James Van Der Beek. Um, yes please.
Chris: Is there any hope for Dan and Serena on Gossip Girl? Any at all?
When asked about hope for Dan and Serena on Gossip Girl, my source tells me "not at the moment." But I suppose then you're rooting for Jenny to steal Nate away?
Jamie in Austin, Texas: You've been holding out on the Leverage scoop, lady!
Let go of all of your doubts about Jeri Ryan stepping in as Leverage's designated grifter babe while Gina Bellman is on maternity leave. Jeri's non-nonsense character Tara doesn't really understand Nathan's (Timothy Hutton) free-wheeling way of doing business, but she's willing to learn and they turn out to be a great professional pairing. Leverage returns for a winter mini-season beginning this Wednesday at 10 p.m.
I've already posted about Van Der Beek's role on Mercy. Dawn Summers was Trachtenberg's role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Jeri Ryan played Charlotte on The O.C. You can read more about her role on Leverage here.
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Take a minute and consider the names of almost all the teen dramas.
Apparently teen drama creators have a thing for titles based on locations. Granted, those locations–Beverly Hills, a–um–creek, Orange County, Tree Hill and, again, Beverly Hills–are (for the most part) integral to the premise of each show.
The lone outcast is Gossip Girl, which easily could've been called Upper East Side if it weren't for the fixation on that never-seen-but-often-heard character also known as Gossip Girl. And, of course, the precedent established by the book series.
Tags: 90210, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Orange County, The O.C, Tree Hill, Upper East Side
This just in: Leighton Meester is the worst gossip giver ever!
We ran into the Gossip Girl goddess at the opening of Klutch nightclub in Miami and she seemed to spill some very big beans on what's ahead on her CW show:
"Someone is pregnant!"
After searching high and low, near and far, and in every imaginary OB/GYN office on the Upper East Side we have concluded: That mischievous little minx was talking about freaking Dorota. Yes, Dorota! You know, Blair's hired hand? And this wouldn't be such a letdown if we didn't already know this info ages ago when it was revealed on the show.
Nicely played, Leighton. We'll leave the real gossip-giving to Kristen Bell.
Ashley P. in Illinois: I am so sorry to bother you, but I keep hearing that the CW will cancel Gossip Girl. Do you know what the real deal is? I hope that the show is not getting canceled. This is my favorite show. Please let me know what the truth is.
The CW ordering another year of Gossip Girl is one of the few sure things in this world. Even with that network's overall ratings troubles, Gossip Girl is a winner for them, both creatively and economically. Don't worry your pretty little head about it for another minute!
Leigh in New York: I was catching up on Eastwick yesterday morning (I have a thing for Lindsay Price—I can't describe it) and was startled when it seemed the most recent episode had skipped resolving some major cliffhangers from the previous episode. At the end of the earlier episode, all three girls were about to die, and then at the beginning of the most recent, they had no powers, were all alive and healthy, and were avoiding each other. Do you know what's up?
OK, we checked with ABC and here's the deal, but brace yourself, because it's confusing: The Eastwick episode "Red, Bath & Beyond" was originally scheduled to air Dec. 23, but it was pre-empted for two episodes of Cougar Town. Then the next chapter in the story, "Magic Snow and Creepy Gene," aired on Dec. 30, without the previous chapter "Red, Bath & Beyond" ever getting airtime on ABC. And the last episode, "Pampered and Tampered," was originally set to air Jan. 13, but it has been replaced by Ugly Betty, which is now airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Sadly for you Lindsay Price fans, ABC currently does not currently have new air dates planned for the airing of either "Red, Bath & Beyond" or "Pampered and Tampered." (Don't they know that Eastwick won our Fall Save One Show poll?!) The two remaining eps of Eastwick may be scheduled at some point in the future, but nothing is nailed down. Sad face. Sorry, guys.
Jackie in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.: When do all the shows come back?! Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and Grey's Anatomy? I can't make it much longer without them!
All your TV-show return date questions are answered in our winter premieres calendar!
amson in New York: Do you know anything about Chuck Bass' "mom" on Gossip Girl?
I heard it's a trick by Jack Bass, but then, um, it might not be—or something like that. It sounds confusing and there are definitely a lot of twists and turns, so buckle up! (Especially if you're in a car with Tripp—anyone else completely over that character? I find myself focusing on his hair gel in scenes, which can't be a good sign.)
Victor: Who is coming back with Taylor to One Tree Hill? I saw the promo for it and it looks really good.
I'm told by a reliable source that the mystery guy she brings with her is someone's ex-husband. Thoughts? Bets? Guesses?
I posted last week about the faux spoiler Meester gave.
While I understand where Kristin's confidence is coming from, I wouldn't be surprised if The CW throws a curve ball somehow. GG is far from a ratings winner for them. What they have is buzz, both positive and negative but constant. The day that stops is the day they'll have serious problems with the show. But there's also only so many slots in their schedule so if Life Unexpected is a success AND they want to add a few pilots in the fall, they're going to have issues a lot sooner. Something will have to give somewhere, just as I hinted in my Random Thought from yesterday.
Price played Janet on Beverly Hills 90210.
We already know David is the one coming back with Taylor on One Tree Hill, but he's not Quinn's ex-husband. They're still married.
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Q: How do I use JSArray objects from JsonUtils.safeEval() properly? I'm reading a static JSON file using RequestBuilderand have confirmed that I am seeing the expected JSON in the reponse's .getText() method. I've stripped down what I'm doing to try and figure out the exact problem. This is about as barebones as I can make things.
I use JsonUtils.safeEval() to parse the response into my overlay type and pass the result into a function that will spit out the results onto the page. Obviously there's more to this method but I've left that out for the sake of brevity.
@Override
public void onResponseReceived(Request request, Response response) {
    JsArray<JSONLeadTime> tmp = JsonUtils.<JsArray<JSONLeadTime>>safeEval(response.getText());
    if (200 == response.getStatusCode()) {
        renderLeadTimes(tmp);
    } else {
        AlertWindow.displayAlert(ERRORS.GENERIC_CLIENT_ERROR);
    }
}

Here is the overlay type definition, for reference. For the record there's an "equipment" overlay type defined as well. You can glean the definition from the JSON below or I can include that if need be.
public class JSONLeadTime extends JavaScriptObject {
    protected JSONLeadTime() {}
    public final native String getFacility() /*-{ return this.facility; }-*/;
    public final native List<equipment> getEquipment() /*-{ return this.equipment; }-*/;
}

And an example of the JSON that's being parsed:
[{
    "JSONLeadTime": {
        "facility": "Temperance",
        "equipment": [{
            "name": "Coil Line",
            "value": "coil-line",
            "lead-time": 2,
            "sales-router-id": [76]
        }]
    }
}]

When I try to iterate through the JSArray, everything is fine until I try to access the overlay type's methods. Here's the method that's spitting out the results. When I call leadTimes.get(i), I can see that "leadTime" is a JavaScriptObject, which is what I'd be expecting at that point. When I call "leadTime.getFacility()" is where I get the NPE.
protected void renderLeadTimes(JsArray<JSONLeadTime> leadTimes) {
    SafeHtmlBuilder sb = new SafeHtmlBuilder();
    for (int i=0; i < leadTimes.length(); i++) {
        JSONLeadTime leadTime = leadTimes.get(i);
        sb.appendEscaped(leadTime.getFacility()); //This is where I get the NPE
        if ( leadTime.getEquipment() != null ) {
            for ( int  x=0; x < leadTime.getEquipment().size(); x++ ) {
                equipment e = leadTime.getEquipment().get(x);
                sb.appendEscaped(" - " + e.getName());
            }
        }
    }
    view.getDivLeadTimes().setInnerSafeHtml(sb.toSafeHtml());
}

I'm totally at a loss. I have no idea why this isn't working. Everything I've read says this should work. Any ideas of things to try would be appreciated.

A: Your JSON array contains objects with a single JSONLeadTime property whose value will match your overlay type. You're missing that intermediary object between the JsArray and the overlay type.

A: In my code, I created a type first, like this:
/**
 * This class may not be directly instantiated, and can only be returned from a
 * native method. For example,
 *
 * <code>
 * native JsArray<JavaScriptObject> getNativeArray() /*-{
 *   return [
 *     { x: 0, y: 1},
 *     { x: 2, y: 3},
 *     { x: 4, y: 5},
 *   ];
 * }-* /;
 * </code>
 */
public class TeamMembersJso extends JsArray<TeamMemberJso> {

  protected TeamMembersJso() {
  }
}

And then I evaluate the raw JSON data into the JavaScript overlay instance.
TeamMembersJso jsoData = JsonUtils.safeEval(rawData);

Not sure if it's related to the direct use of JsArray<JSONLeadTime> in your code. It's definitely worth trying the approach I used, because it's working well for me.
I'm using GWT 2.8.2, but I don't think there are any big differences.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King's daughter blasted Steve Bannon's claim that her father would be proud of President Donald Trump.
In an interview with BBC's "Newsnight," the former White House chief strategist cited historically low unemployment rates for black and Hispanic workers and credited the president's crackdown on illegal immigration.
The black unemployment rate for April was 6.6 percent, while the Hispanic unemployment rate was 4.8, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's the lowest since the agency started collecting that information in January 1972 for black unemployment and in March 1973 for Hispanic unemployment, according to online data.
King also noted that her father had a global focus, advocating for human rights in general while also fighting for the civil rights of black people in the United States.
"Further, he would not refer to people as 'illegal aliens.' The term is degrading and does not reflect his belief that we are all a part of the human family," she tweeted.


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Story by Nat Perrin. Screenplay by Sid Kuller, Hal Fimberg, and Ray Golden. Directed by Charles Reisner. Produced by Louis K. Sidney. Supporting cast: Margaret Dumont, Douglass Dumbrille, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey, William Tannen, Marion Martin, Virginia O'Brien, Henry Armetta, Anna Demetrio, Paul Stanton, Russell Hicks, Bradley Page, Charles Holland.
Singer Tommy Rogers (Tony Martin) has inherited a large department store. He plans to sell the store so he can build a new music conservatory for his friends "The Professor" and Ravelli (Chico). Mr. Grover (Douglass Dumbrille), the manager of the store, has been cooking the books and plans to off Tommy before he can make the sale. Once Tommy is deceased, his aunt Martha Phelps (Margaret Dumont) will inherit the store. It is Grover's plan to then marry Martha and take control of the store himself.
Martha Phelps fears for her nephew's life, so she hires private investigator Wolf J. Flywheel (Groucho) to protect him. Along with his sidekick Wacky (Harpo), Flywheel takes the case.
While there are not many truly memorable scenes in this film, it is still quite a hoot. Harpo is charming in an imaginary sequence where he dons Louis XIV gear and plays a chamber music concert with two mirror images of himself. Also, the chase scene near the end of the film is quite a riot, if you politely ignore the fact that it is obviously contrived and employs numerous "tricks" to get the gags across.
This film was intended to be the Marxes' swan song. Harpo was to retire, Groucho to concentrate on his radio career, and Chico planned on putting a big band together. The brothers would get together for two more films, but not until U.S. involvement in World War II had come and gone and several years had passed.
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PCB calls back players from CPL, county cricket assignments
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National Cricket Academy, Lahore. Source: Twitter
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to call back centrally contracted players from their ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and English county stints, the board said in a statement on Friday.
The PCB said it was obliged to call back the players owing to the late finalisation and re-scheduling of the ICC World XI series, because of which it also had to re-schedule the National T20 Cup to start end of August and finish before the World series, so that the national team can leave for UAE to play Sri Lanka starting September 24.
The centrally contracted players were given permission for participation in the CPL and English county season subject to recall if the World XI series took place mid September.
The World XI series has been brought forward to end mid September instead of last week of September because the Punjab government wants it to be held before the NA-120 by-election on September 17. It cannot be held after September 17 because there is no time to both hold the series and also give head coach Mickey Arthur time for training his team before the Sri Lanka series starts on September 24, the PCB said.
The players have been asked to report for a pre-series fitness testing/training camp, as planned by the national team management and the National T20 tournament that starts in Multan on August 25.
The players will report to Mickey Arthur, head coach at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) on August 22 for fitness and medical screening followed by participation in the National T20 tournament and preparatory camp under the supervision of Pakistan team management (for the World XI series in Lahore).
The National T20 tournament is scheduled to run from August 25-September 10, with three-day Eid break from September 1 to 3, 2017.
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Published 1985 by Equal Opportunities Commission in London .
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Four explanations for occupational segregation (human capital, choice, firm size, queuing theory) What did Kauffman find in terms of firm size in occupational segregation? Larger firms are less likely to lead to segregation, more rules and formalities - small firms are more likely to hire people they know. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relation between occupational segregation and the gender wage differences using data on three-digit occupational level of classification. The authors examine whether a statistically significant relation between the share of men in employment and the size of the unexplained part of the gender wage gap exists.,Traditional Oaxaca () – Blinder.
Declines in segregation among new and recent job market entrants were greater than for the rest of the labor force. While nonwhites experienced a greater decline in occupational sex segregation than whites over the decade, about the same amount was due to changes in the sex com- position of traditionally male occupations. This book of 13 papers resulted from a May, , conference which examined the link between sex stereotyping in education and occupational inequities in the workplace. The book is organized in five parts. Papers in the first two parts assess the impact of sex and race stereotyping .
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B.F. Reskin, in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Consequences of Sex Segregation. Job, establishment, and occupational segregation account for most of the differences in the rewards that men and women garner from employment.
The most important of these differences is earnings. Estimates of the importance of occupational segregation for the pay gap. Occupational segregation in the United States. Read the full PDF in your browser. The evidence shows that occupational segregation based on gender occurs more because of assumptions about what kinds of work different genders are best suited for.
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the levels and recent changes in the sex segregation of occupations. It is based on a unique new ILO data set which contains detailed occupational.
Occupational Segregation. PREVALENCE BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SEX. THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS. POTENTIAL REMEDIES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Occupational racial/ethnic and sex segregation—the separation of non-Hispanic white men and women and workers of color into different occupations—is more than a pattern of physical separation of the races and sexes at work.
Thus, a reasonable starting expectation for gender equality is to measure segregation by measuring whether one sex or the other is in the majority in an occupation or workplace (using absolute terms). Sources. Based on European Commission ().
A New Method to Understand Occupational Gender Segregation in European Labour Markets. Available at. Gender segregation by occupation is the tendency for men and women to be employed in different fields. Occupational segregation is caused by gender bias based on stereotypical, biological and social differences between the two.
There have been two types of gender segregation identified: horizontal segregation and vertical segregation. Downloadable (with restrictions). Postwar trends in the degree of occupational segregation are investigated. Segregation is found to have increased slightly between and as predominantly female clerical and professional jobs grew in relative size.
Changes in occupation mix were neutral in impact during the period, but an inflow of men into female professions and of women into. Occupational segregation is the distribution of workers across and within occupations, based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender.
Occupational segregation levels differ on a basis of perfect segregation and integration. Perfect segregation occurs. Segregation is also conceptualized as the concentration of the sexes in work entities dominated by one sex.
This conception is relevant to the thesis that women are disproportionately crowded into relatively few occupations. A simple measure of concentration is the proportion of each sex in the n occupations that employ the most men or women. The literature identifies a number of factors that contribute to occupational segregation based on sex.
This paper addresses one such factor- implicit bias- that has drawn increasing attention. Implicit bias involves "attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, a.
International Labour Review, Vol. (), No. 3 (Autumn) Theories of occupational segregation by sex: An overview Richard ANKER * O ccupational segregation by sex is extensive in every region, at all economic development levels, under all political systems, and in diverse religious, social and cultural environments.
It is one of the most important and enduring aspects of labour markets. How pervasive is sex segregation in the workplace. Does the concentration of women into a few professions reflect their personal preferences, the "tastes" of employers, or sex-role socialization.
Will greater enforcement of federal antidiscrimination laws reduce segregation. What are the prospects for the decade ahead. These are among the important policy and research questions raised in this Reviews: 1. Richard Anker of the International Labor Organization explores the nature of occupational segregation by sex in Gender and Jobs: Sex Segregation of Occupations in the World.
Anker should be commended for his comprehensive and detailed analysis of occupational segregation by sex. He analyzes data for 41 countries and for occupations. Sex segregation can refer to literal physical and spatial separation by sex.
The term is also used for the exclusion of one sex from participation in an occupation, institution, or group. Sex segregation can be complete or partial, as when members of one sex predominate within, but do not exclusively constitute, a group or organization.
Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. This chapter provides a critical analysis of causal explanations of vertical occupational sex segregation (VOSS). It evaluates the representative theories from three major 'explanatory camps': psychological and psycho-physiological theories, theories of patriarchy, and human capital-based theories.
The chapter explores the work both of more 'traditional' advocates of each camp, and of. Theories of Occupational Segregation by Sex: An Overview. Anker, Richard. International Labour Review, v n3 p Fall Reviews theoretical explanations for gender segregation in occupations: neoclassical, human capital, institutional and labor market segmentation, and gender discrimination.
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Hispanic women are slightly more segregated from Hispanic men (D=51%) than white women are from white men (D=50%). Occupational gender segregation remains one of the defining elements of gender inequality in modern societies.
Recent trends for the United States show that occupational segregation remains high and did not substantially decline in the decade of the s for the first time since 8. Occupational segregation by sex based on data for six non-agricultural occupations.
Occupational segregation by sex based on detailed occupational data: Inequality indices. Occupational segregation by sex based on detailed occupational data: Extent to which occupations are male-dominated or female-dominated. ABSTRACT Occupational segregation by sex occurs everywhere, causing labour market rigidity and economic inefficiency, wasting human resources, preventing change, disadvantaging women and perpetuating gender inequalities.Measuring sex segregation.
During the past decade, women's occupational options have unquestionably expanded. Their participation has increased sharply in several occupations previously predominantly male by tradition or policy: for example, lawyers, bank managers, insurance adjusters, postal clerks, bus drivers, and janitors, among others.3 Figure 1: Women's Share of Selected Occupations, to Notes: Data refer to annual averages for all persons employed aged 16 years and older.
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Today at MWC 2015, we played with the ZTE Grand S3. ZTE's new flagship device lets users unlock their phones by looking at the front-facing camera. The cutting edge solution, called Eyeprint ID, works by scanning unique vein patterns in the human eye. See how it works in our brief hands-on video.
Swipe down from the top of the lock screen to bring up the eye scanner. You'll need to place the phone in front of your face so that both eyes appear in the box. It takes about 5 seconds from swiping down on the screen to unlock the Grand S3.
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Q: .htaccess issue on Apache Web Server in Ubuntu VM I just installed Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 11.04 in VMWare Workstation. I created a basic HTML page, named it index.html and placed it in /var/www directory (document root).
I am able to access this web page from my Host OS (Windows 7), by pointing the browser to:
http://192.168.2.2/index.html

where, 192.168.2.2 is the IP Address of the Ubuntu VM.
Next, to test various configurations of .htaccess files, I created a new directory in /var/www called, members.
Inside this directory, I created and placed a .htaccess file with the following configuration:
AuthUserFile /www/Neon/auth/.htpasswd
AuthName "neon's home"
AuthType Basic
require valid-user
IndexIgnore */*

I created a directory path like /var/www/Neon/auth/
and then placed a .htpasswd file inside it.
To place the username and hash inside the .htpasswd file: I created a username "neon" and calculated the DES hash of a password and placed it inside .htpasswd file in format:
username:hash

Now, when I try to access the web page: http://192.168.2.2/members/
It does not prompt me to enter the username and password with a popup box. Instead it just displays the index.html which is placed inside members directory.
I would like to get this configuration working :)

A: First guess: you are missing the AuthGroupFile which may be set to /dev/null to disable all group functionality.
Other guess: look in the error_log for the specific server/vhost.

A: I would suggest using Apache's built-in tool for generating the htpasswd entries.

htpasswd -c /www/Neon/auth/.htpasswd username

This will create the .htpasswd file for you.  When you go to add a new username to that file, omit the -c option and it will append new entries to it.

A: Check this site:
http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/
It can help you generate a correct .htpasswd file.
Are you sure that in you site conf /etc/apache2/sites-avaliable (if you are using apache) there is the directive "AllowOverride All"? If not, the .htaccess will be ignored from apache.
Sorry for bad english, but I'm italian.

A: Any chance the problem is that you've told Apache to look for the file in /www/Neon/auth/ and you've actually created the file in /var/www/Neon/auth? Put differently, what reason do you have to think Apache understands that the www/Neon/ directory is inside /var/ and not at the filesystem root?


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Il David di Donatello per il miglior film dell'Unione Europea è un premio cinematografico assegnato annualmente nell'ambito dei David di Donatello, a partire dalla edizione del 2004 fino a quella del edizione del 2018, poiché il premio viene incorporato nel David di Donatello per il miglior film straniero.

Vincitori e candidati
I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.

Anni 2004-2009

2004
Dogville (Dogville), regia di Lars von Trier (ex aequo)
Rosenstrasse (Rosenstraße), regia di Margarethe von Trotta (ex aequo)
Good Bye, Lenin!, regia di Wolfgang Becker
I lunedì al sole (Los lunes al sol), regia di Fernando León de Aranoa
La ragazza con l'orecchino di perla (Girl with a Pearl Earring), regia di Peter Webber
2005
Mare dentro (Mar adentro), regia di Alejandro Amenábar
Les choristes - I ragazzi del coro (Les choristes), regia di Christophe Barratier
Il mercante di Venezia (The Merchant of Venice), regia di Michael Radford
Il segreto di Vera Drake (Vera Drake), regia di Mike Leigh
La sposa turca (Gegen die Wand), regia di Fatih Akın
2006
Match Point (Match Point), regia di Woody Allen
L'Enfant - Una storia d'amore (L'Enfant), regia di Jean-Pierre e Luc Dardenne
Lady Henderson presenta (Mrs. Henderson Presents), regia di Stephen Frears
La marcia dei pinguini (La marche de l'empereur), regia di Luc Jacquet
Niente da nascondere (Caché), regia di Michael Haneke
2007
Le vite degli altri (Das Leben der Anderen), regia di Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Diario di uno scandalo (Notes on a Scandal), regia di Richard Eyre
Il mio migliore amico (Mon meilleur ami), regia di Patrice Leconte
The Queen - La regina (The Queen), regia di Stephen Frears
Volver (Volver), regia di Pedro Almodóvar
2008
Irina Palm - Il talento di una donna inglese (Irina Palm), regia di Sam Garbarski
4 mesi, 3 settimane e 2 giorni (4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile), regia di Cristian Mungiu
Cous cous (La Graine et le Mulet), regia di Abdellatif Kechiche
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Elizabeth: The Golden Age), regia di Shekhar Kapur
Lo scafandro e la farfalla (Le scaphandre et le papillon), regia di Julian Schnabel
2009
The Millionaire (Slumdog Millionaire), regia di Danny Boyle
La classe - Entre les murs (Entre les murs), regia di Laurent Cantet
Il giardino di limoni (Etz Limon), regia di Eran Riklis
The Reader - A voce alta (The Reader), regia di Stephen Daldry
Valzer con Bashir (Waltz with Bashir), regia di Ari Folman

Anni 2010-2018
2010
Il concerto (Le concert), regia di Radu Mihăileanu
Il nastro bianco (Das weiße Band), regia di Michael Haneke
Il profeta (Un prophète), regia di Jacques Audiard
Soul Kitchen, regia di Fatih Akın
Welcome, regia di Philippe Lioret
2011
Il discorso del re (The King's Speech), regia di Tom Hooper
Another Year, regia di Mike Leigh
Il segreto dei suoi occhi (El secreto de sus ojos), regia di Juan José Campanella
In un mondo migliore (Hævnen), regia di Susanne Bier
Uomini di Dio (Des hommes et des dieux), regia di Xavier Beauvois
2012
Quasi amici - Intouchables (Intouchables), regia di Olivier Nakache e Éric Toledano
Carnage, regia di Roman Polański
Melancholia, regia di Lars von Trier
Miracolo a Le Havre (Le Havre), regia di Aki Kaurismäki
The Artist, regia di Michel Hazanavicius
2013
Amour, regia di Michael Haneke
Skyfall, regia di Sam Mendes
Anna Karenina, regia di Joe Wright
Quartet, regia di Dustin Hoffman
Un sapore di ruggine e ossa (De rouille et d'os), regia di Jacques Audiard
2014
Philomena, regia di Stephen Frears
Ida, regia di Paweł Pawlikowski
La vita di Adele (La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 & 2), regia di Abdellatif Kechiche
Still Life, regia di Uberto Pasolini
Venere in pelliccia (La Vénus à la fourrure), regia di Roman Polański
2015
La teoria del tutto (The Theory of Everything), regia di James Marsh
Alabama Monroe - Una storia d'amore (The Broken Circle Breakdown), regia di Felix van Groeningen
Locke, regia di Steven Knight
Pride, regia di Matthew Warchus
Storie pazzesche (Relatos salvajes), regia di Damián Szifrón
2016
Il figlio di Saul (Saul fia), regia di László Nemes
45 anni (45 Years), regia di Andrew Haigh
Dio esiste e vive a Bruxelles (Le tout nouveau testament), regia di Jaco Van Dormael
Perfect Day, regia di Fernando León de Aranoa
The Danish Girl, regia di Tom Hooper
2017
Io, Daniel Blake (I, Daniel Blake), regia di Ken Loach
Florence (Florence Foster Jenkins), regia di Stephen Frears
Julieta, regia di Pedro Almodóvar
Sing Street, regia di John Carney
Truman - Un vero amico è per sempre (Truman), regia di Cesc Gay
2018
The Square, regia di Ruben Östlund
120 battiti al minuto (120 battements par minute), regia di Robin Campillo
Borg McEnroe, regia di Janus Metz
Elle, regia di Paul Verhoeven
Loving Vincent, regia di Dorota Kobiela e Hugh Welchman

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The caterpillars ate the cabbage. Relations between us seem to be on the ebb. Dimetry walks to work. Can't you stop her from crying? They ate a quinoa salad. Deirdre asked if you'd be there. I'm not a student. We used to go to the movies on Saturday evening. Sooner or later, he will run out of luck. She's been wearing the same hat for a month.
I bought a hat. The roofs were covered with snow. My cake didn't rise. He heard the news on the radio. May you have happiness. Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the Kuiper Belt. Do you happen to know him? They missed the last train. Johan never expects a straight answer from Glen. That amuses me very much.
Using a camera appeases the anxiety which the work driven feel about not working when they are on vacation and supposed to be having fun. They have something to do that is like a friendly imitation of work: they can take pictures. It's very easy. I like geography and history. Trent needed some time to think things over. I saw them trip and fall. You have to like teaching in order to do it. He hates getting up early in the morning. So who are we talking about? I need to walk the talk. Please tell me you're OK.
Myron is the one responsible for this. Though I am tired, I will work hard. Gail has psychic abilities. It does not have to be this way. Sergei is missing the point. We just don't believe it. I don't think that's a coincidence. He has gained enough wisdom not to say so. The measles virus is very contagious. I need a grammar guide.


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Mr René Jacques Lévy
Home Titanic Victims Mr René Jacques Lévy
Msr. René Jacques Lévy, 36, was born in Paris on 7 July 1875.
He trained as a research chemist.
In 1901, he lived in North Manchester, Lancashire, England, listed as a research chemist aged 25.
At some point, likely in 1903, he married Jeanne Royer (b. 1882 in France) and they had three children; Simone, b. 1904, Andree, b. 1906, and Yvette, b. 1909
He left Southampton, England, 23 March 1910 as a second cabin (second class) passenger on the steamer Adriatic with his wife and three children. He was listed as a civil engineer aged 34 years 6 months. Their last place of permanent residence was London, England. They were bound for Montreal, Canada, where Mr. Levy's brother George lived at the time. He was 5'4'' tall, had black hair and brown eyes.
In March of 1912 he returned to Paris for a family funeral. He was originally scheduled to sail back to Canada on the maiden voyage of the France on 20 April, but switched passage when he learned he could get back to his wife in Montreal 10 days earlier aboard the maiden voyage of Titanic.
His last place of abode was the Grand Hotel in Paris. He boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as a second class passenger (ticket number SC/PARIS 2163, £12 17s 6d). He shared a cabin with Noël Malachard and an unknown man.
On 14 April, after lunch, he was on deck together with Marie Jerwan and Malachard. Lévy pointed at a lifeboat and said:
"I'm sure, if they lower these boats, the falls will be too short. Of course, I would prefer to go down with the ship rather sitting in one of these boats."
After the collision, he met Marie Jerwan on her way back to her cabin from the boat deck, where she had looked out for the iceberg. Marie told him of the danger, but he just smiled. When she came back from her cabin, Lévy met her on B-Deck starboard side. He, together with Malachard and their cabin-mate told her: "We'll take care of you.". They went to the Boat-Deck and Marie Jerwan was helped by them into lifeboat 11. The men shouted: "Good-bye!", when the boat was lowered and waved their hands. That was the last time when Lévy was seen.
Lévy died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
His daughter Simonne married Stanley Brehaut Egerton Ryerson in 1934 and passed away in Montreal 1 March 1986, aged 81. Andree married a Mr. Lorraine. She was still alive in 1986. Yvette married a Mr. Ach and was alive in Paris, France, in 1986.
RENÉ JACQUES LÉVY AND DAUGHTER
RENÉ JACQUES LÉVY
RENé LéVY (RED CROSS)
Name: Mr René Jacques Lévy
Born: Wednesday 7th July 1875 in Paris, France
Last Residence: in Montréal, Québéc, Canada
Occupation: Chemist
Ticket No. 2163, £12 17s 6d
Cabin No.: D?
Destination: Montréal, Québéc, Canada
Rene Jacques Levy (2 posts)
Peter Engberg, Sweden
Alan Hustak, Canada
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Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Marriages, Births, Deaths and Injuries. White Star Line 1912, Board of Trade 1912 (PRO London, BT 100/260).
Günter Bäbler (1998) Reise auf der Titanic. Chronos, Zürich
Alan Hustak (1999) Titanic: The Canadian Story. Véhicule Press. ISBN1-55065-113-7.
(2020) René Jacques Lévy Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #493, updated 13th January 2020 06:31:58 AM)
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Västerås, Sweden - Percepio AB, the Swedish developer of RTOS visualization tools, today announced a cooperation with KINGSTAR, makers of RTX64, the leading Windows-based real time operating system. A new Tracealyzer version for KINGSTAR RTX64 will be bundled with the RTX64 SDK and provided free of charge for KINGSTAR customers, including the full suite of Percepio Tracealyzer visualizations and analyses.
According to Percepio founder, and CEO Dr. Johan Kraft, "KINGSTAR's customers develop advanced embedded and IoT systems, often with strict real-time requirements, multi-threading and multi-core designs. With Tracealyzer they will gain unprecedented insight in the runtime behavior, reducing time-to-market and increasing software quality."
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Rock the Vote SB Declared Illegitimate by National Org, Shuts Down Operations
January 23, 2020 at 12:26 am by Katherine Swartz
Rock the Vote SB, a voter registration organization that operated on campus and in Isla Vista, shut down earlier this month amidst claims from volunteers and community members that the organization was illegitimate and was in fact created to tip the favor toward one of the candidates in the upcoming Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors election.
A Facebook post alleged that Rock the Vote SB was not a legitimate chapter of the national Rock the Vote organization. Sam Rankin / Daily Nexus
There was no public questioning of the group's practices until a Facebook post published on Jan. 11 by the Student Activist Network alleged that Rock the Vote SB was not a legitimate chapter of the national Rock the Vote organization.
"Rock the Vote SB stole the logo of a nonprofit that has national recognition for being a nonpartisan, get-out-the-vote effort. They then set up a nonprofit and used that branding of that trusted nonprofit, basically as a way to say that their organization is objective and is to be trusted," said Ry Brennan, a member of the Student Activist Network.
A representative from the national Rock the Vote organization confirmed that Rock the Vote SB was formed in August 2019 as a part of the larger organization, but as of now is "not a legitimate chapter." They also said that the national organization sent Rock the Vote SB a cease-and-desist letter in December.
Former Rock the Vote SB Executive Director Robin Howe explained in a statement that Rock the Vote SB was a compliant chapter with the national organization beginning in August 2019. In November, he was told that Rock the Vote DC "received complaints" regarding the Rock the Vote SB operation. Rock the Vote SB initially "wholeheartedly attempted to work with them to bring our operation into compliance," he said, but was asked by the national organization in December to "drop our affiliation."
Rock the Vote SB then "immediately ceased operation[s]," Howe said.
Howe added that the Student Activist Network's allegations –– which included that Rock the Vote SB suppressed the vote in I.V. by encouraging online voter registration, telling people their car insurance would go up if they voted in Isla Vista and that the group encouraged people to vote at home instead of in I.V. –– were "misleading and unverified."
The allegations of voter suppression not only relate to Rock the Vote but also alleged ties to Bruce Porter, a candidate running for the third district seat in the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors March election.
Howe said that in August 2019, he responded to a post on the Rock the Vote SB website that stated the group was hiring. He then was "introduced to and met briefly with Bruce Porter," who "mentioned his intention was to create a non-partisan voter registration group in Isla Vista."
In a letter Porter sent to his supporters on Jan. 15, which was obtained by the Nexus, Porter discussed Rock the Vote's alleged intent to cause low voter turnout.
"[Congressman Salud] Carbajal and [Supervisor Joann] Hartmann went all out to crush the nonpartisan voter registration effort in Isla Vista and shotgun accusations of voter suppression," Porter wrote.
"This year, Rock the Vote has done a fabulous job of providing truthful and objective voter registration education to students. The result: far more students chose to register back home and there are 1400 fewer students registered to vote in IV this year, compared to this point in 2016, even though the student population has significantly increased."
Howe told his staff in an email sent on Jan. 15 that operations were "on hold for the moment" due to "local political issues." Howe told them in the email to refrain from wearing their T-shirts and doing any branding and to delete all social media accounts.
Volunteers were left without a clear reason why all operations had ended out of nowhere as Howe instructed staff to tell current and potential volunteers "the schedule is full and no more volunteers are needed."
Multiple Rock the Vote SB volunteers spoke to the Nexus, saying they had no idea that the organization was illegitimate until this week.
"I saw a post on Free and For Sale that was basically just trashing Rock the Vote for all these allegations," said Sean Price, a first-year pre-biology major. "At first I didn't believe it, but then I found out that the website was gone, Facebook was gone; I haven't checked their Instagram, but I'm sure that's gone too. I didn't hear anything from them when this all happened."
A second-year volunteer, who asked not to be named, said that they tried to reach out about changing their shift day for winter quarter and never heard back.
"What I did get was an email about there's been stuff going on this week with tabling. So I had no idea basically what was going on until I read an article on Facebook about that it could potentially be a fraudulent organization … they stopped tabling, and then just nothing."
The Student Activist Network raised three separate allegations against Rock the Vote SB accusing them of voter suppression in Isla Vista. The group alleges that Rock the Vote gave out voter registration cards at the Arbor instead of filling out physical forms, that they told people their car insurance costs would increase if they registered to vote in I.V. and that they encouraged people to vote at their home addresses in other parts of the state instead of in I.V.
Volunteers who spoke to the Nexus confirmed that official registration forms were "rarely" provided for tabling in favor of voter registration cards that directed people to the Rock the Vote SB website, which has since been shut down, to register to vote on their own time.
In the eyes of the Student Activist Network, handing out cards makes it less likely for students to register to vote.
"I have tabled many times at the Arbor and I know that students are often walking by very, very quickly. They often take things that are handed to them and then immediately throw them away," Brennan said.
"The best way to actually get somebody signed up to vote is to actually ask them to come over to your table and fill out the form. That is the only way that you could actually guarantee that the people who you have actually gotten to bring over to your booth are actually going to follow through … We only complicate the process when we ask people to go online to fill out forms."
Howe said in a statement that Rock the Vote SB encouraged online registration but "ALWAYS carried hardcopies of voter registration cards for those who preferred that method which we found to be rare because Gen Z generally is a digital culture."
One second-year volunteer, who requested their name not be used, said they were confused about why voter registration forms were not the norm but didn't deeply question the practice because they believed Rock the Vote SB to be a legitimate organization.
"I feel really frustrated because in retrospect looking back, things were sort of red flags," they said. They added that they were made familiar with the organization through a UCSB honors mail listserv.
"I just never assumed that through an honors mail listserv that an actual, illegitimate thing could be presented to us students," they said.
Another allegation raised by the Student Activist Network was that Rock the Vote SB told students that their car insurance rates would go up if they registered to vote in I.V., which they heard from multiple students who Rock the Vote SB volunteers had spoken with, but Howe rejected that claim.
"I have never heard of the concept of car insurance rates getting raised nor did anything remotely close to that ever get discussed with my team," Howe said in the statement.
"This claim is the most bizarre of them all. It is so obviously unbelievable it waves a red flag as to how low the people spreading these dishonest statements will go for their own political gain."
No volunteers that the Nexus spoke with had ever heard of discussions about car insurance rates increasing.
The final issue raised by the Student Activist Network is that Rock the Vote SB suppressed the vote by "dissuading people from registering in IV on the grounds that other elections in the Bay, LA, and San Diego are more contested," according to its Facebook post.
On the backside of the Rock the Vote SB online voting card obtained by the Nexus, the card reads that "It's Your Choice Where to Register," whether that be at home or school.
The card's wording did not raise alarms for Price until this past week.
"There are three places on the card: Los Angeles, San Diego and Bay Area issues, but nothing in Santa Barbara, like no reason to vote in Santa Barbara, and then there's websites to each place about those issues," Price said.
"It basically just said vote where you think your opinion matters more, like where you'll make a difference, which is basically what I told people and what I thought was being advertised by them, but now I've heard that it's not."
With no further information from Howe or Rock the Vote SB in general, student volunteers for Rock the Vote SB have been left confused about where the organization stands and remain frustrated by new information.
"Everything looked very legit and no interactions that I had with anyone were bad. They were all just pretty straightforward. I was just to get my volunteer hours, so that's really frustrating for someone who was trying to have volunteers actually make a difference and register people to vote and that's important to me," one volunteer said.
"I can't help beating myself up, like why didn't I, like, think this was a bigger issue at the time?"
"Honestly, I'm waiting for more information to come to light because I feel very taken advantage of," Price said.
"I figured I was doing something to help voter registration and improve community involvement. And if that's the opposite of what was happening, then that's the exact opposite of why I joined this."
A version of this article appeared on p. 1 of the Jan. 23 print edition of the Daily Nexus.
Katherine Swartz
Katherine Swartz is the University News Editor for the 2020-2021 school year. She reports on campus news, Associated Students and UC-wide news. She can be reached at kswartz@dailynexus.com or news@dailynexus.com, and on twitter @kv_swartz.


The threat of terrorism and war has caused shares of MeriStar Hospitality Corp. to plummet over the past month, and things got worse last week when analysts questioned how much cash the hotel owner had on hand.
Shares of MeriStar, a District-based hotel real estate investment trust, have fallen nearly 50 percent in February, losing value every day of the month except two. Yesterday, they dropped to a 52-week low of $2.80 before rallying to close at $2.93 on the New York Stock Exchange.
MeriStar owns 106 upscale hotels in 26 states under numerous brands, including Doubletree, Radisson, Hilton and Sheraton. With most hotel companies, the company never recovered from the terrorist attacks of September 11, and with the threat of war on Iraq, travel has slowed.
Standard and Poor's cut its debt rating on MeriStar last week, citing a lack of cash flow. MeriStar said it has about $50 million in cash and will suspend its dividend to retain more. It is also in talks to renegotiate its credit line so that money from sales of properties can be used to increase cash instead of pay down debt. The company has about $1.65 billion in outstanding debt.
Some analysts said MeriStar may not be able to pay a dividend until 2006. Other hotel trusts, including Host Marriott Corp. and FelCor Lodging Trust Inc., had previously cut their dividends. The Standard and Poor's Supercomposite Hotel Index has fallen 27 points, or about 20 percent, in the past 12 months.
MeriStar lost $124.9 million ($2.76 per share) in the last three months of 2002, compared with $61.8 million ($1.37) during the same quarter of 2001. Much of the loss stemmed from one-time charges relating to the write-down of hotels for sale.
There are obstacles facing MeriStar from many areas, analysts said.
"Risks to MeriStar include geopolitical threats such as war and terrorism, a failure to comply with debt restrictions and covenants … prolonged weakness in the economy and slower-than-anticipated recovery in business-travel demand," Wachovia Securities said in a research note.
Business travel, which is a main source of revenue for hotels, is at its lowest point since the mid-1990s. The Travel Industry Association of America reported that 2002 marked the fourth straight year of declining business travel, which fell about 4.3 percent during the year. Travel analysts said most companies are approaching corporate travel on a case-by-case basis, scheduling trips only when necessary.
Wachovia said shares of MeriStar are likely to trade at less than $4 for the rest of the year and that another terrorist attack or war with Iraq could hurt the company further.
There were some encouraging signs in MeriStar's most recent quarter. Revenue from hotels in the Mid-Atlantic region, Florida, Atlanta, Colorado and Chicago increased more than 10 percent on average, and revenue per available room rose about 4.5 percent. Revenue from Mid-Atlantic hotels was responsible for more than 13 percent of the company's earnings in the last three months of 2002.


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