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Is the Vietnam War America's Longest War?
The Vietnam War Team May 14, 2014 2 Comments Last Updated on May 4, 2016
KeywordsAfghanistan conflict Harry Truman MAAG Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. Richard Holbrooke
Wars have always been part of history and many are still being waged to this day. Some conflicts last longer than others. Among major wars that the U.S. has been involved in, the Vietnam War had always been seen as the longest war in U.S. history. Since July 2010, many news media and government officials have claimed that the war in Afghanistan has overtaken the Vietnam War to be America's longest war while others maintain the former viewpoint. So which is America's longest war? Afghanistan or Vietnam?
The Associated Press says the Vietnam conflict lasted only for more than 10 years from August 1965 when the Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred and Congress passed its resolution to January 1973 when the Paris Peace Accords were signed. Its conventional start date was on August 4, 1964 when the Gulf of Tonkin incident happened.
However, Richard Holbrooke (1941 – 2000), President Obama's former special emissary for Afghanistan and Pakistan, thought otherwise. Holbrooke said American casualties began no later than 1961. And if the war began in 1964 then he was already in Vietnam for a year and a half before the war started. For him, that chosen date is just not right.
The confusion arises from the fact that the U.S. never officially declared war on North Vietnam. Even after the Department of Defense officially lists American deaths in Vietnam from November 1, 1955, which was the same day when the Vietnamese MAAG (Military Assistance Advisory Group) – an offshoot of the Indochina MAAG established just 5 years earlier, was created, the start date remains inconsistent among the media and American people.
As regards American casualties, the first official death listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington is Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr., a U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant, who died on June 8, 1956.
American first involvement in Vietnam was even earlier in 1950 when President Truman sent military advisers to support French troops during the First Indochina War. Hence, if one bases the start date on when America first got involved in Vietnam, the conflict would last for over 25 years.
The War in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan conflict started when the NATO and allied forces intervened in the ongoing Afghan civil war, which is still yet to see an end. It followed after the 9/11 terrorist attack in an effort to annihilate the al-Qaeda group. On September 19, 2001, President Bush signed the legislation that authorized U.S. Armed Forces to track down those responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Contrary to the Vietnam War, the start date of the war in Afghanistan can be exactly defined. It was on October 7, 2011 when the U.S., together with the United Kingdom, launched Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The war has lasted for nearly 13 years and is scheduled to end by the end of 2014.
Which is America's longest war?
The war in Afghanistan may be more popular to American people than the one in Vietnam. The Afghan war may also be more related to America's security interest as it came after the September 11 attacks. However, it still falls short of longevity compared with the Vietnam War on many counts.
The Vietnam War is now commonly considered to have lasted for 19 years, 6 months to the day. In comparison with the 13-year long war in Afghanistan, Vietnam is still the longest war in U.S. history to date. Holbrooke – the only one who had deeply involved and had extensive experience in both conflicts also agree with this conclusion.
The war in Afghanistan is longer than the Vietnam War if only one considers its start from the Gulf of Tonkin incident on August 5, 1965 as discussed above.
If the war continues in 2015 and beyond, however, it would surpass the conflict in Vietnam and become America's longest war. While American personnel are likely to remain in Afghanistan after the proposed 2014, will America allow the conflict to last for 7 more years? Unlikely and hopefully not!
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The Unlikely Candidates Hit Top 10 on Alternative Radio with "Novocaine"
Don't look now, but The Unlikely Candidates are surging with their latest single, "Novocaine."
Don't look now, but The Unlikely Candidates are surging with their latest single, "Novocaine." So far, the song has accrued approximately 8.5 million streams on Spotify and is in the top 10 at alternative radio. The music video for the song is a hit too. It's been streamed over 10 million times on YouTube and over 17 million worldwide streams.
The recent success for The Unlikely Candidates has been a grind. They've been active for over a decade with a few highs and plenty of lows. It seems appropriate that "Novocaine" has been out since May and it's only starting to really get attention seven months later. A huge amount of credit is due to the band and their current partners for continuing to push and believe in a great song when it didn't get the attention it deserved instantly.
The band released a very cool lyric/time-lapse video for the song at the end of the summer. The video was filmed in lead guitarist Brent Carney's Dad's bar in Forth Worth, Texas. The video provided a shot in the arm to the song.
The Unlikely Candidates spent most of 2019 touring nonstop with the likes of The Score, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Mariana's Trench. After a short break for the holidays the band will be back on tour starting in January for a run of headline dates starting in Covington, Kentucky.
THE UNLIKELY CANDIDATES TOUR DATES
December 11 - Bakersfield, CA - The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater
December 12 - Millvale, PA - Mr Smalls Theatre
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December 15 - Rochester, NY - Rochester Main Street Armory
December 18 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
January 5 - Covington, KY - Madison Live!
January 7 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
January 8 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall Hartford
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January 10 - Easton, PA - One Centre Square
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January 15 - Columbia, SC - The Senate
January 17 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
January 18 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
January 19 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
January 21 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey
January 22 - Ybor City, FL - Crowbar
For a little holiday cheer from the band, listen to their track "Father Christmas."
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Riverside University Family Practice Clinic is located in an older retail structure in the center of the Seward Neighborhood's commercial area. The neighborhood development corporation, Seward Redesign, wanted to find a new use for the building and revitalize the intersection of 27th and Franklin. The clinic's need for windowless exam rooms and the community's desire to maintain the traditional glass storefront created a challenge. The solution was a patient corridor next to the exterior glass and an inner corridor for doctor and nurse access on the opposite side of the exam room. This "two-door" exam room design separated the medical staff and greatly increased the ability of interns/residents to find their preceptor/teachers and verify diagnosis and treatment. The exterior glazing was fitted with colored and textured glass panels to enliven the view from the street and increase patient privacy. Canopies, trellises and plantings were added to make entrances easier to find and more appealing. The project won a CUE award from the Minneapolis Committee on Urban Environment.


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Gears Release 'Tango Yankee' Video Featuring Lajon Witherspoon
Gears have released a new music video for their track "Tango Yankee," which features a guest appearance from Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust and was produced by Corey Lowery.
Jimmy Wooten (Skinmask) had this to say, "With 'Tango Yankee,' we just really wanted to write something dedicated to several members of our families that have served in the Military, Law Enforcement, and First Response.
"We really wanted this to be special, so getting one of our favorite vocalists from one of our favorite bands was very exciting and made this track just that, special. Lajon came in and absolutely crushed the track vocally.
"I really love the way it turned out. Trip and LJ complimented each other so well. Put that together with Clint's epic solo and of course, Corey at the helm, this really turned into something spectacular.
"I believe that the thought behind the song is something that most Americans can relate to as many of us have or have had loved ones serve. Maybe even a little something that can get us past all of our political disagreements, unify, recognize the sacrifice and just say a simple 'Thank You' to all those who fight for our freedom, protect us and keep us safe." Watch the video here
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Recent research has resulted in a new appreciation for the fact that animals (including humans) have a rich assemblage of associated microorganisms, collectively known as their microbiome, which can contribute important physiological functions. This has resulted in a call for a re-conceptualization of the individual animal, one that explicitly includes both animal and microbial cells. Several conceptual frameworks have been proposed, including conceiving of individuals as organ systems in which the microbiome is an additional organ, holobionts in which the microbiome acts as a symbiont, and ecosystems with the microbiome an ecological community. Each of these metaphors contains specific assumptions about how animals and their microbiomes interact, most notably regarding the relative importance of host selection and dispersal to microbiome assembly, and by extension to microbiome heritability and the potential for host-microbiome coevolution. These metaphors have generated intense debate but have rarely been challenged by data. We experimentally determined the importance of host selection and dispersal to the assembly of the gut microbiome in an animal model, the zebrafish. We observed that dispersal had a significant impact on assembly in larval zebrafish, sufficient to overwhelm differences in innate immunity. We also observed that mathematical models that assume only dispersal and drift could explain substantial inter-individual variation in the composition of both zebrafish and human microbiomes. However the fit of these models declined with host age, and some microbial taxa were more "neutrally" distributed than others. These results suggest that no one metaphor can fully describe the animal-microbe system, and that it is time to move beyond metaphors to robust theory that can incorporate variation in fundamental eco-evolutionary processes. Much of this theory already exists within the field of quantitative genetics, but has been rarely applied to host-microbe systems. Such an application could lead to new approaches for managing microbiomes.


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Q: :not selector is not working as expected in jQuery I can't figure out for the life of me why my not selector isn't working. I've tried the :not and the .not() and for some reason the screen fades out onclick regardless of where you touch it, even when the restricted zone is specified in the not. I will post the code below.
HTML Code:

                    <input class="usernameInput" type="text" placeholder = "Reply to this chat (50 characters max)" maxlength="50" />

JQuery Code:
      $(".pages:not(.form)").on('click', function(e){
        console.log("user clicked to exit");
        $(".pages").fadeOut(400); // remove reply box
        $('section, #main, #top, footer').show();
      });

I've also tried replace .form with div and input and it still hasn't worked. Any help would be appreciated.

A: If you want to keep the input field visible while you click into it, or any element within the .form class, this function listens for any click within .pages.  If the element does not have a parent element with a .form class, then it hides the input.
$(".pages").on("click", function(e) {
  if (
    !$(e.target) // get the clicked element
      .parents() // look at it's parent elements
      .hasClass("form") // check if any of them have the form class and return the opposite with the !
  ) {
    $(".pages").fadeOut(400); // remove reply box if the parents don't contain the form class.
  }
  $("section, #main, #top, footer").show();
});

A: It sounds like you want:
$('.pages:not(:has(.form))')

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Murcer Begins Experimental Cancer Treatments
Monday, March 26th 2007, 3:42 pm
HOUSTON (AP) Bobby Murcer, who has been fighting a brain tumor, will begin experimental cancer treatments Monday in Houston.
The Oklahoma City native told the New York Daily News over the weekend that his tumor is, quote, ``entirely clear,'' and the New York Yankees broadcaster says he remains determined to return to the Yankees' broadcast booth this baseball season.
Murcer had surgery December 28th to remove a malignant brain tumor. He has been a Yankees broadcaster since he retired from playing.
The five-time All-Star, who played in the major leagues from 1965 to 1983, was diagnosed with the brain tumor on Christmas Eve after having headaches.
He recently underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments to fight the tumor.
News On 6 HOUSTON (AP) Bobby Murcer, who has been fighting a brain tumor, will begin experimental cancer treatments Monday in Houston.
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PVent Biofungicide is an enhancement in microbial fungicide technology, providing growers with an easy-to-use, versatile IPM tool. This innovative development was spearheaded through a strategic partnership between two family-owned businesses: BioSafe Systems and Lallemand Plant Care.
BioSafe's Sustainable Soils Program combines decades of experience and trust in fumigation practices to drive innovation in biorational and sustainable crop protection solutions. The strategic partnership between BioSafe and Lallemand, built off collective expertise, makes PVent one of the most concentrated EPA-registered biofungicides in its category. Powered by three modes of action, PVent is biologically programmed to rapidly colonize its host environment to defend against, attack and destroy even the most resilient plant pathogens.
PVent's active ingredient is a 93% Gliocladium catenulatum Strain J1446, originally isolated from natural Finnish soils. The J1446 Strain includes some unique adaptation traits, including its enhanced ability to thrive and reproduce across broad temperature and humidity ranges. PVent's G. catenulatum Strain J1446 was isolated and researched extensively due to its natural symbiotic relationship with the plant rhizosphere, the stem and foliar surfaces, and most importantly its versatility in an IPM program – this is due to an enzyme secreted by G. catenulatum, specifically targeting pathogenic fungi.
PVent is formulated into a wettable granule (WG) that can be readily dispersed, mixed and applied through multiple practices. It can be applied through nurse tank, direct chemigation into drip/trickle systems, spot-drench or directed spray treatments, traditional foliar sprays, overhead chemigation. multi-market label for field and covered production. With its multi-market label for field and covered production, this broad-labeled biofungicide was engineered, formulated and trialed by universities and extension offices to provide growers with effective rates that can be adjusted based on pathogen incidence, severity and more.
How does PVent eradicate fungal pathogens while also aiding to prevent reinfection?
PVent's consistent results due to multiple modes of action.
At the same time, PVent rapidly colonizes the rhizosphere, root zone and all new growth, providing 3 to 4 weeks of highly populated prevention. G. catenulatum feeds on pathogenic fungi to aggressively reproduce on the treated surface. PVent not only consumes and eradicates pathogen cells, it also promotes induced systemic resistance (ISR) properties in existing plants by colonizing root and foliar surfaces to control future pathogen attacks. The fungicidal properties of PVent are increasingly effective when used in timed conjunction with other bactericides/fungicides or as part of a broader IPM program.
How Should PVent be used?
PVent can be applied in four ways—foliar spray, field chemigation, drench or fogging. To obtain the most impressive results, apply PVent as early as possible in the season. PVent is a preventative fungicide, so it should be used early and often to prevent soil and foliar diseases.
Refer to chemigation use instruction on product label for more information.
0.016 oz./100 sq. ft. with a minimum water volume of 0.005 gallons per 100 sq. ft.
** Always read and follow label instructions. This chart only provides a guideline for each application type.
The history of PVent, an innovative biological fungicide, dates by to 1989 when the active ingredient, Gliocladium catenulatum Strain J1446, was isolated from Finnish field soil. The Agricultural Research Center of Finland screened 1,765 fungal isolates as a part of an inter-Nordic project. Originally, the objective was to find an effective biological control method for Fusarium culmorum in wheat.
Gliocladium catenulatum J1446 proved to be the most effective strain against several fungal plant pathogens, especially root pathogens Pythium and Rhizoctonia, as well as some foliar diseases such as Botrytis (grey mold) and Didymella (black stem rot). Strain J1446 performed best in nearly every test. The PVent strain also proved to have biostimulating properties, showing improved plant growth and health even when no apparent disease was present.
The PVent production process was developed by the biocontrols team of the former Kemira Agro Oy in Finland. The biocontrol unit of Kemira Agro Oy later became Verdera Oy, which is now part of Lallemand Plant Care. Several of the original team members who originally worked on PVent are still part of Lallemand Plant Care; Pekka Seiskari, Marja-Leena Lahdenperä and Marina Brandtberg.
The first product approval of PVent was granted in Finland in 1998, and the product was launched to the market the same year. Currently, PVent has a biopesticide registration in 18 countries, including the United States.


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John Wilson (born Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951) is a Canadian author.

Biography

Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 3, 1951. He grew up on the Island of Skye, and in Paisley.

After university, where he obtained a degree in Geology, Wilson worked as a geologist in Zimbabwe, before moving to Canada. For nine years, he worked for the Alberta Geological Survey in Edmonton.

In 1989, Wilson wrote an article that was published by The Globe and Mail. Wilson writes historical fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of over 30 books, 300 articles and essays, and 30 poems.
Wilson now lives in Lantzville on Vancouver Island.

Bibliography

Fiction
 Across Frozen Seas
 Ghosts of James Bay
 Adrift in Time
 Red Goodwin
 Lost Cause big simmus
 Shot at Dawn
 Death on the River
 Germania
 Where Soldiers Lie
 And in the morning...Published February 1, 2003 by Kids Can Press  (first published November 8, 2002)
 The Alchemist's Dream
 Flames of the Tiger
 Four Steps to Death
 Lost in Spain
 Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents
 The Flags of War
 Battle Scars
 Graves of Ice
 Bones
 Wings of War
Trilogies
 Desert Legends
 Written in Blood
 Ghost Moon
 Victorio's War
 Heretic's Secret
 Crusade / Heretic
 Quest / Grail
 Rebirth
 Weet
 Weet
 Weet's Quest
 Weet Alone
The Ruined City

Non-Fiction
 World At War Trilogy
 Desperate Glory
 Failed Hope: The Story of the Lost Peace
 Bitter Ashes: The Story of WWII
 Discovering the Arctic: The Story of John Rae
 Righting Wrongs: The Story of Norman Bethune
 Norman Bethune: A Life of Passionate Conviction
 John Franklin: Traveller on Undiscovered Seas

References

People from the Isle of Skye
Canadian children's writers
1951 births
Writers from Edinburgh
Scottish emigrants to Canada
Naturalized citizens of Canada
People from the Regional District of Nanaimo
Writers from British Columbia
Living people
Writers from Paisley, Renfrewshire

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The Peter Principles: Camejo is the man of progressives' dreams--but what about reality?
If you didn't see the Sept. 24 recall debate, you should have, if only because it made one of the best cases for saying "No way" on the recall.
Not that Gov. Gray Davis is any great prize, but as former President Bill Clinton pointed out, if Davis is being recalled because of the economy, then people across the nation should be recalling all 49 other governors, not to mention the current president himself, given the finances of the whole friggin' nation, thanks to our military excursionism in Iraq.
Right about now, Bush's brain Karl Rove must be savoring the thought of Republican victory in California, courtesy of GOP front-running candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger. But it's our belief that the roving hand will be frustrated majorly as voters realize that for all his moderate posturing, Schwarzenegger is a political ingenue, an actor auditioning for a part in a film that former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson will be directing.
We would like to point out that though the recall feels like an attempted Republican power grab, it is legal under existing state law and has had the positive effect of making Davis turn left. Witness how he reversed his position on driver's licenses for undocumented workers, approved landmark legislation that gives marriagelike rights for gay couples, and has gotten more in tune with the privacy and environmental laws, not to mention the public funding of elections. On top of all that, the recall race has the happy effect of including a third party in televised debates for the first time in American history.
Furthermore, by our count the Green Party's Peter Camejo won the Sept. 24 candidate debate hands down. He rose above the bickering by sticking to the issues and making the point that it's not the business climate that's got people leaving California, but the high cost of housing. Camejo pointed out that the budget crisis is the result of the state spending more money than it was taking in, and that poor people are paying way more taxes than the rich. No kidding!
He also slammed Schwarzenegger and potential GOP spoiler Tom McClintock for their position on undocumented workers, who work for minimum wages--while paying taxes--and yet are apparently not supposed to reap any benefits from the system.
Finally, he debunked the myth that businesses are leaving California, warning that it's snake oil to believe that California's economic machine will shrivel unless business is given carte blanche. As Camejo points out, corporate taxes are already the lowest they've ever been.
In a perfect world in which Instant Runoff Voting (IRV--see www.instantrunoff.com or www.fairvote.org for details) already existed, we'd wholeheartedly endorse Camejo and give Cruz a lukewarm second-place vote. Sadly, we're still trapped in a two-party voting system, and consider a Schwarzenegger victory a very real possibility--one that, on Oct. 7, we hope you'll help terminate.
The question here is whether California should set aside up to 3 percent of the state budget for spending on infrastructure, such as roads, water, public buildings.
We're not against earmarking money for infrastructure per se, but we are against this proposition, which smacks of micromanagement and leaves health care and higher education out in the cold. The official blurb describes this measure as increasing the amount of General Fund revenue committed to pay-as-you-go capital outlay projects for both state and local governments. What it doesn't say is that by earmarking funds during an economic crisis, anything not guaranteed funding as a result of an initiative suffers--meaning that higher education and health care, which are already in dire straits, will be the big losers.
Should state and local government agencies be prohibited from collecting racial information for some purposes? That's the question voters are posed, but while various restrictions apply, they don't go far enough--which is why we recommend voting no on this initiative. UC regent Ward Connerly, who authored Prop. 54, may believe in his version of a colorblind society, but we think his measure works against that goal. And while doctors would be allowed to keep racial or ethnic data on their patients, we would not be allowed to use population data--such as the fact that Latinos are at higher risk from diabetes, white women are more prone to breast cancer and African Americans are more likely to contract Hepatitis B--to prevent diseases. If Prop. 54 passes, state and local governments would be restricted from "classifying" information on a person's race, ethnicity, color or national origin for the purposes of public education, public contracting, public employment and other government operations. Metro Santa Cruz recommends you vote a resounding no on this ill-conceived initiative.
From the October 1-8, 2003 issue of Metro Santa Cruz.


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The Outer Belt Comes Off, Lashes Council President…
Jan 13, 2012 by wmasspi	in Springfield City Council
**The following is a follow-up to our Tuesday (1/10) bulletin about the Outer Belt Civic Association's letter condemning Councilor Ferrera's Council Committee Appointments.**
Councilor Ferrera (via Urban Compass)
The pressure on Springfield City Council President Jimmy Ferrera continues to mount, but Ferrera shows no sign of buckling after igniting one of the city's highest profile personal political spats in several years. Earlier this week, the Outer Belt Civic Association sent a letter to city officials and the news media condemning Ferrera's decision to dole out to two of the city's ward councilors meager committee assignments. The OBCA is a neighborhood council for the city's southeastern corner. Ward 2 Councilor Mike Fenton received no standing committee assignments, a situation without precedent in the council's recent history and Ward 7 Councilor Tim Allen, who represents the Outer Belt, received one committee. Other councilors received as many as five assignments.
The letter from the OBCA, signed by its president, vice-president, treasurer and three board members calls the appointments or lack thereof "childish" and a "slap in the face" to the people who voted Fenton and Allen into office. The OBCA writes that it needs councilors that will listen to them, not ones that "slight us because we may not always agree." The letter goes on to criticize the rather blatant political process by which Ferrera appointed councils, which, despite dictionary definitions, he claims was not "political."
In a phone interview, OBCA Vice-President Mary Dionne confirmed that her organization wrote the letter and described what brought the letter into being. Dionne said she had already decided to do something herself, but fate would have it that an OBCA Board Meeting was scheduled for the Saturday after Ferrera made the appointments public on January 5. At that meeting, the Board of Directors decided to write the letter after two hours of discussion.
Councilor Allen (via Facebook)
Dionne emphasized, as the OBCA Board members did in the letter, that the most appalling aspect is the lack of communication. "Our relationship with City Councilors has always been very good," she said. There are always disagreements, but she continued, we move on from them with respect among all parties. In this case, however, she and the others felt, Ferrera had gone too far and given no notice of what he planned to do.
Dionne explained that since ward representation had gone into effect, they tended to work through Allen first and worked their way out to other councilors from there. The OBCA's concern with Allen having so few committee appointments comes from the important role committees play in council processes. Since committees review measures and ordinances in addition to gather testimony and write legislation, it seemed that Dionne felt like their ward rep and Ward 2's rep were given second class status by being largely excluded from that process. She and the OBCA were not happy with a scenario, as they saw it, where their representative was "not part of the real city council."
The OBCA demanded in their letter that the situation to be rectified and an apology given. Dionne also said they would like to meet with Ferrera to discuss the matter.
Dionne noted that neither Allen nor Fenton had any role in their decision to write a letter. Fenton confirmed to WMassP&I that the first he heard of the letter was Tuesday morning when the OBCA sent it out. Allen, in an email to WMassP&I, also confirmed Dionne's statement saying, "I had absolutely no role in their decision to write that letter."
Springfield City Council on 1/9/12 (WMassP&I)
The Republican, who reported on the letter today, noted that Council President Ferrera appears to have no intention to change course. However, it does bring to mind some parties to this hullabaloo. Namely, at-large Councilor Tim Rooke, Ward 1 Councilor Zaida Luna and Ward 6 Councilor Ken Shea.
Rooke, who often wears the Good Government halo in Springfield among at-large councilors, is also a careful politician. While he is no less the councilor of the affected wards, he had to know engaging in even inadvertent schadenfreude at Fenton and Allen's expense could upset his carefully crafted image as a good guy. He also faces risk because he also defended the notion of Ferrera simply having his turn while calling the committee outcome "to the victor goes the spoils." It smacks of the insider politics Rooke often decries, but at the same time shrugs at a seemingly unfortunate result when the event that precipitated it was preordained.
Councilor Luna (WMassP&I)
Meanwhile a conundrum faces Luna and Shea, who hit the committee jackpot the most arguably in light of either the number of assignments outright (Luna) or number of assignments given a lack of seniority (Shea). Neither has spoken publicly since the appointments were made, but since Ferrera showered them with gratitude it presents a problem for them as well. If we assume neither asked to have their decks stacked as they were (our previous report indicates Luna did not request quantity over quality of appointments), the question becomes how they could respond to the increasing pressure over the appointments.
Councilor Shea (WMassP&I)
Either one could offer to give up a seat, but doing so would likely incense Ferrera. Even if that were not a consideration, it presents a strange dynamic because at issue is the diminution of influence of two high-voting wards (2 & 7). In the case of Ken Shea, this is not really a problem because Ward 6 is among the city's most electorally active wards. However, Ward 1 is perhaps among the city's wards most in need of adequate representation before the council. Even if she believes Ferrera's actions were wrong, how could Luna beg off an assignment or two without appearing to be placating the city's more influential wards? Incidentally, this dynamic also works in Luna's favor in other matters since she has no obligation to please those wards. Luna can serve her ward's interests over those of the city's power brokers whose influence only laps at Ward 1's shores.
For what it is worth, the idea that Ferrera gave Luna the added assignments to empower that area of the city is undermined by the minimal assignments he also gave Ward 4 Councilor E. Henry Twiggs, whose ward also experiences disconnect from the machinations at 36 Court Street and elsewhere.
At this point, the likeliest outcome is that nothing will change. Allen and Fenton are not about to let this stop them and Ferrera, if the Springfield Intruder's thesis about the latter's attempts to appear more "manly" has any merit, is not about to cave now. However, it seems unlikely that pressure is going to let up either. Beyond the Valley blogosphere's general distaste, Ferrera's support in the city has been at best tenuous and this story will hang around Ferrera's neck until the next council president is appointed. However, better that this story remain and get old rather than some new gaffe appear and call further attention to Ferrera as an impolitic oaf.
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JOHN J. DURKIN, JR. vs. BOARD OF APPEALS OF FALMOUTH.
CIVIL ACTION commenced in the Superior Court Department on October 16, 1984.
The case was heard by Augustus F. Wagner, Jr., J., on a motion for summary judgment.
Duane P. Landreth for the plaintiff.
Robert Sweeney Troy, Special Town Counsel, for the defendant.
CUTTER, J. Durkin owns over 22,000 square feet of land (the locus) in Falmouth (the town). The locus now lies in a residential zone, but is adjacent to a business zone. In 1959 the area had been classified as an agricultural zone. The area was changed to a residential zone in 1966.
under a lease to the United States from the then owner. [Note 1] The record does not disclose the precise character of the Federal government's occupancy. In any event, the locus has been used for about a quarter of a century as a post office, with an adjacent paved parking space, loading dock, and related commercial-type facilities.
The town zoning by-law in 1959 allowed in an agricultural zone structures for "[a]ll municipal purposes of the town, county, or commonwealth, including the administration of government" but did not mention specifically use by the Federal government. See Ouellet v. Board of Appeals of Dover, 355 Mass. 77 , 78 (1968), which construed narrowly the term "municipal" as used in a particular zoning by-law as "local as distinguished from national or State" and rejected an interpretation of "municipal" in that by-law as essentially equivalent to "public." No objection by the town, however, to the use of the locus as a post office was made in 1959, perhaps because it was assumed that zoning laws could have no application to the Federal use of the locus for a proper governmental purpose.
Durkin negotiated in late 1983 and early 1984 for the purchase of the locus. He was informed erroneously by the clerk of the town's zoning board of appeals that the locus was in a business zone. The assessors' department informed him that the locus was classified and taxed as commercial property. He purchased the locus in April, 1984. Because the post office use could not be terminated as rapidly as Durkin had anticipated, he decided to convert the basement of the building for use as a wholesale sales office for Durkin's commercial decorating supply business and planned that the main post office area later would be converted to office space.
nonconforming structures or uses may be extending [sic], altered, changed or rebuilt only by [s]pecial [p]ermit from the [b]oard of [a]ppeals. Any such rebuilding, change, extension or alteration shall not be more detrimental than the existing nonconforming use to the neighborhood" (emphasis supplied), subject to exceptions, no one of which seems pertinent here.
The board denied the special permit on the ground that it did "not have the power . . . to grant" it because there was no "pre-existing nonconforming use . . . lawfully in existence prior to the change in the zoning by-laws that rendered it nonconforming." [Note 2] The board took the position that the Federal government is "immune from zoning regulations when . . . land is leased to the government by a private landowner" and, in effect, that a constitutionally immune use could not be treated as a lawful nonconforming use.
From the board's denial on September 20, 1984, of the special permit, Durkin claimed an appeal to the Superior Court under G. L. c. 40A, Section 17, as amended through St. 1982, c. 533, Section 1. After the completion of pleadings, Durkin and counsel for the board each moved for summary judgment, which was granted for the town by the motion judge without any statement of his reasons. Durkin has appealed from the judgment.
108 N.J. Super. 65, 66-67 (1969). If in substance, however, a post office use was not a permitted use within the particular zoning district because immune, it still would have been a use of the locus forbidden by the by-law, and thus "nonconforming" in fact. This would have been so even though the by-law could not have been enforced against it because of the Federal immunity. If, in 1959, post office use could be regarded as a "municipal" use under the then existing zoning by-law, the use became nonconforming when in 1966 the zoning of the locus was changed to residential. If the use beginning in 1959 could then have been regarded as nonconforming, but immune because of the Federal use, it was a lawful use. The use, so this record shows, has continued steadily since 1959, under a building permit then issued.
is compliance (not shown by this record) with the other provisions of Section 7.
The case is to be remanded to the board for wholly new consideration of Durkin's application (a) in view of the board's confusion in its decision now under review about the history of the zoning regulations applicable to the locus, and (b) because of the board's unduly restrictive interpretation of what constitutes a nonconforming use in the circumstances here presented. Because there is no very directly applicable Massachusetts authority, the confusion in the board's decision is understandable. References to some generally relevant (but not controlling) authorities are set out in the Appendix.
The judgment is reversed. The Superior Court is to enter an order that the board (after further notice and hearing) shall reconsider its decision on Durkin's application for a special permit and make new findings, appropriately taking into account what is said in this opinion. Neither party shall have costs of this appeal.
Some Authorities Discussing Local Zoning Problems Affecting Land Formerly Owned, Used, or Leased by the Federal Government or by a Government other than that Responsible for the Zoning.
Village on the Hill, Inc. v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authy., 348 Mass. 107 , 118-119 (1964), briefly discussed the applicability of local zoning provisions to land of the turnpike authority no longer needed in its operations, but made no reference to immunity of Federal land use. General consideration of the applicability of local zoning to Federal enterprises is found in United States v. Chester, 144 F.2d 415 (3d Cir. 1944); Crivello v. Board of Adjustment of Middlesex, 183 F. Supp. 826, 828-829 (D.N.J. 1960); Groton v. Laird, 353 F. Supp. 344, 348-352 (D. Conn. 1972); King Resources Co. v. Environmental Improvement Commn., 270 A.2d 863, 868-870 (Me. 1970, prior Federal use in existence when State regulation came into effect as prior lawful use); Thanet Corp. v. Board of Adjustment of Princeton, 108 N.J. Super. 65 (1969, immunity of leased post office from local zoning); Lane County v. Bessett, 46 Or. App. 319, 326-328 (1980, zoning of Federal property without applying regulation to Federal operation; nonconforming use by Federal government at time of purchase by private owner not shown); Coventry v. Glickman, 429 A.2d 440, 442-444 (R.I. 1981, general consideration of applicability of State regulation to Federal military housing units after purchase by private owner). See also State v. Stonybrook, Inc., 149 Conn. 492, 495-500 (1962); 8 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations Section 25.16 and cases cited (3d ed. 1983); 2 Anderson, American Law of Zoning Section 12.07 (2d ed. 1968 & Supp. 1985).
[Note 1] A search by Durkin and town officials of the town records revealed no 1959 grant of any zoning variance or special permit. It disclosed only a 1959 building permit for an "office building [p]ost [o]ffice."
[Note 2] The board in its decision stated, apparently erroneously, that the locus "has been residentially zoned since the adoption of zoning." This is a clear misunderstanding of the facts, for the locus appears to have been in an agricultural zone prior to 1966. Despite the Ouellet case, 355 Mass. 77 (1968), we think that it was uncertain whether in 1959 a post office use was forbidden in an agricultural zone or whether, if the Federal immune use then had terminated, any equivalent of the post office use would have become nonconforming at that time. The Ouellet decision purported only to interpret a particular town by-law. We cannot be sure that the board was not misled in some degree by its misapprehension of the zoning history of the locus.
[Note 3] For a discussion of present G. L. c. 40A, Section 7, see Healy, Massachusetts Zoning Practice Under the Amended Zoning Enabling Act, 64 Mass.L.Rev. 157, 160, 163 (1980). See also the general discussion in Vokes v. Avery W. Lovell, Inc., 18 Mass. App. Ct. 471 , 485 n.23 (1984).
[Note 4] A letter of Durkin, of July 6, 1984, attached to his application for a special permit, points out various reasons for deciding that the uses proposed by him for this former post office on the locus (of 22,000 square feet) may be even less injurious to the community (especially the immediately adjacent business area) than the post office and will generate less traffic. An affidavit of Durkin (in support of his motion for summary judgment) also suggests that he had made substantial expenditures for improvements of the locus in reliance (a) on misinformation given to him by a town official, and (b) on a building permit (dated April 26, 1984) from the then town building commissioner. We assume that the town is not estopped by the mistakes of these town representatives. Nevertheless, the obscurity of the zoning background (see note 2, supra) may have contributed to them.


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As Galaxy 7 Note clears path for iPhone 7, will Samsung's loss be Apple's gain?
Samsung in a masterstroke had brought to the fore its new Galaxy Note 7 earlier last month and was an instant hit among the fans. The market sentiments had shifted a lot from Apple by miles.
Samsung in a masterstroke had brought to the fore its new Galaxy Note 7 earlier last month and was an instant hit among the fans. The market sentiments had shifted a lot from Apple by miles. But eventually, reports started pouring in about a defect in the battery and the electronics giant had to call back the devices, and in the worst time possible. Samsung said that the recall could take several weeks. This has given Apple the biggest opportunity to launch its new iPhones, which is expected to premiere on September 7. This effect could be so well timed that it could top the sales charts. The reviews of the Note 7 were very positive since its launch but this case of exploding batteries has totally made Samsung lose its cause since even the holiday season is near.
iPhone sales have gone down recently, yet with the new launch that is expected, there will be many iOS lovers who will be wanting to upgrade their devices. Even Samsung waited since 2014 for the Note upgrade. With its delay and absence, a large group of prospective buyers might get lured in by the latest from Apple. Before the iPhone made an attempt to tap the Android market, especially the premium variants like the old Note, Samsung has already lost its chances. Analysts and researchers have predicted iPhone sales boost after the recall. Images of exploding and burning Samsung Note have gone viral on social media, and that can affect new buyers to get skeptical about it. Added to the fact, is that Apple might lure a lot of consumers with its dual camera for iPhone plus.
However, Samsung's quick action regarding the issue of the battery might have a positive effect for the tech giant. Samsung had said it shipped 2.5 million of the Note 7 on August 19 when it hit the markets out of which it claimed only 35 cases were spotted with battery problems. Analysts have applauded Samsung's integrity and said that the gesture to accept the fault and the fact that it needs to be dealt with soon. When the Note 7 launched it was the aim of the company to steal Apple's iPhone thunder, but it did not last long. Apple is expected to launch its new smartphone – the iPhone 7 at an event on September 7.
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'The White Ribbon' and Comparative Politics
Okay, as promised, here's a little update on The White Ribbon. I went to last night's late showing at Irvine's Westpark 8:
I saw Spiderman at Westpark in 2002, but the theater's an art-house cineplex now. Below is a poster of the Village Voice's movie review "Certainty and a Sure Hand Behind The White Ribbon's Unsolved Mystery":
The White Ribbon is Michael Haneke's first German-language film since the original Funny Games (1997) and, addressing what used to be called "the German problem" while dodging the filmmaker's own likeability issues, it's his best ever.
A period piece set on the eve of World War I in an echt Protestant, still-feudal village somewhere in the uptight depths of Northern Germany, The White Ribbon—which won a deserved Palme d'Or at last May's Cannes-fest of Cruelty—is as cold and creepy and secretly cheesy as any of Haneke's earlier films, if not quite as lofty. Instead of sermonizing, Haneke sets himself to honest craftsmanship. Detailed yet oblique, leisurely but compelling, perfectly cast and irreproachably acted, the movie has a seductively novelistic texture complete with a less-than-omniscient narrator hinting at a weighty historical thesis: It's Village of the Damned as re-imagined by Thomas Mann after studying August Sander's photographs of German types while perusing Wilhelm Reich's Mass Psychology of Fascism.
Actually, it's still called "the German problem," at least for students of comparative politics and international relations. No doubt such descriptions are unfashionable in the postmodern academy, but a key problématique in comparative political science is in explaining transitions to democracy, especially among the nations of the advanced industrialized West. The German case is perhaps the most fascinating for late-developing democracies, which for Germany doesn't come until after WWII. Perhaps more than any other nation before the 1920s and interwar period, Germany's political culture of paternalistic authoritarianism overdetermined the political regime toward the rise Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich. As Lawrence Mayer has written, in Comparative Politics: Nations and Theories in a Changing World:
Among the themes in the German culture that have been identified as conducive to the emergence of the Nazi dictatorship are the following: a submissive, authoritarian culture; an anti-intellectual and antirational romanticism; what has been called Volkishness -- a combination of anti-intellectual romanticism and a distorted form of populism and xenophobia; an exaggerated form of nationalism with a corresponding rejection of internationalism; a glorification of war and martial values; a hostility to the West and modernism and their values; and a deeply rooted hostility to the Jews.
Several scholars conducted immediate postwar studies whose data indicate a strong strain of authoritarianism in the German familly and in other social relations, such as those between teacher and student, employer and employee, and even husband and wife. Related to this is the finding of the classic Civic Culture study that, compared to the citizens of the Anglo-American democracies, citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany felt less competent to participate effectively in political activity.
Mayer goes on to stress that such an explanatory scheme is grossly inadequate in explaining the enormity of the origins of Nazi totalitarianism, and Germany was not uniquiqely isolated in its oppressive cultural attributes when compared to Eastern European regimes. But in the totality of things, this cultural composite, which came together with the specific geographical factors contributing to a sense of German praetorianism in the 19th century, provides a powerful framework for understanding the regime prior to the 1920s and 1930s, and of course for explaining the reengineering of German culture after 1945.
Thus, with this in mind, the critical acclaim for The White Ribbon is entirely understandable. It's not just the film's cinematic exellence and powerful acting, but its complete authenticity of historical presentation.
Readers might check the review at the Los Angeles Times as well, "'The White Ribbon': Michael Haneke Attempts to Explain the Seeds of Nazism in his Cautionary Tale."
Labels: Comparative Politics, Germany, International Politics, Movies, Political Science, Popular Culture
The Griper said...
i would argue that what happened in Germany could have happened in any one of the European States. The fact that Russia had Stalin and the fact that Italy had Mussolini is evidence of this. and we cannot forget the Napoleon times of France can easily be attributed to the same type of mindset of each society.
i would further argue that it is still that same mindset that has led the European nations to the idea of socialism that is prevalent over there.
Bloviating Zeppelin said...
You can tell it's serious because it's in black and white. Serious directors have all the fun.
EDGE said...
Sony Classics has had a number of great foreign films in the past including "The Lives of Others" and "Burnt by the Sun". I highly recommend them both.
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The tides, they come and go, and we keep returning to see what they've revealed from yesterday.
Our favorite place, Trinidad Bay, provides endless variety even though it's just one strip of shoreline maybe a quarter mile long.
We enjoy many things about it, but the rocks in its intertidal zone produce different swirls, splashes, and beauty that shifts with the sun.
The variety of rocks is remarkable for this area….a single beach usually displays a single type of rock.
The large stack below reminds me of a peasant woman with arms crossed who is wearing a hat way back on her head with a narrow garland of green around the hat brim that cascades down her back. The fact that a gull sits on her head here, and two oyster catchers sit on the rock in the foreground just adds to my amusement!


Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG (AEG) (German: "General electricity company") was a German producer of electrical equipment founded as the Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektricität in 1883 in Berlin by Emil Rathenau. After World War II its headquarters moved to Frankfurt am Main. In 1967 AEG joined with its subsidiary Telefunken AG creating Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AEG-Telefunken. In 1985 Daimler-Benz purchased the AEG-Telefunken Aktiengesellschaft, which was renamed to AEG Aktiengesellschaft and wholly integrated the company in 1996 into Daimler-Benz AG (1998:DaimlerChrysler). The remains of AEG became part of Adtranz (today Bombardier Transportation) and Deutsche Aerospace (1998: DASA, today Airbus). After acquiring the AEG household subsidiary AEG Hausgeräte GmbH in 1994, in 2005 Electrolux obtained the rights to the brand name AEG, which it now uses on some of its products. The AEG name is also licensed to various brand partners under the Electrolux Global Brand Licensing program.


Check out all the witches, ghosts and other creatures at Plazaween, Wall Street Plaza's annual Halloween block party in downtown Orlando.
Time to party! See who got their ghoul on at 2017's Plazaween, Wall Street Plaza's annual Halloween block party in downtown Orlando.


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Netflix New Releases Coming in February 2016
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Are you running out of Netflix movies and TV shows to watch? The streaming service will be adding a new batch of movies and television shows to its instant streaming collection throughout the coming month. Here are 47 titles coming to Netflix in February.
Source: Columbia Pictures
1. A Picture of You, February 1
Estranged siblings travel to rural Pennsylvania to close the home of their recently deceased college professor mother and discover a shocking secret.
2. Cruel Intentions, February 1
Promiscuous Kathryn Merteuil challenges her stepbrother to deflower their headmaster's daughter before summer ends. If he succeeds, he gets to bed Kathryn. If he fails, she'll win his most prized possession.
3. Full Metal Jacket, February 1
Vietnam-era Marine recruits endure the grueling ordeal of basic training and later face the unrelenting Viet Cong during the 1968 Tet Offensive in this grim Stanley Kubrick drama based on a novel by Gustav Hasford.
4. Losing Isaiah, February 1
After leaving her baby outside a crack house, a drug-addicted woman presumes him to be dead. Devastated, she enters rehab and cleans up her act. When three years later she learns he's alive and has been adopted, she sets out to get him back.
5. My Side of the Mountain, February 1
Embracing the spirit of 19th-century poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, 13-year-old Sam strikes out into a forested wilderness on his own.
6. Love, February 4
A man in an unsatisfying marriage recalls the details of an intense past relationship with an ex-girlfriend when he gets word that she may be missing.
7. Dope, February 10
In the tough neighborhood of the Bottoms, high school senior Malcolm sports his own funky style while working hard to gain admission to a top college. But his clean-cut perspective take an unexpected turn when a local drug dealer befriends him.
8. The Girl in the Book, February 10
As 29-year-old Alice Harvey is working hard to find herself as a writer, a secret she's kept buried in the past resurfaces in the form of aging novelist Milan Daneker — who seduced Alice 15 years earlier.
9. The Face of Love, February 13
Years after the death of her husband, Garrett, Nikki begins a romance with Tom, a great guy who looks almost exactly like Garrett. As their relationship unfolds, fate seems to be delivering Nikki both a new start and a second chance.
10. XXY, February 15
Inés Efron plays Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, in this compelling tale. Though she's living as a girl, Alex and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head.
11. Asthma, February 16
Trying to find meaning in his life, a despondent young drug addict steals a car and takes his tattoo artist love interest on a roadtrip.
12. Atonement, February 16
When 13-year-old Briony discovers a lustful letter and witnesses a sexual encounter between her older sister and a servant's son, her confusion prompts her to finger the young man for a violent crime.
Source: Miramax
13. Armageddon, February 1
As a massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth, NASA's head honcho hatches a plan to split the deadly rock in two before it annihilates the entire planet, calling on the world's finest oil driller to head up the mission.
14. Collateral Damage, February 1
Firefighter Gordon Brewer's family is the "collateral damage" of a terrorist bombing in Los Angeles. When the U.S. government turns to peace talks with the perpetrators, Brewer heads to Colombia intent on payback.
15. Jennifer 8 , February 1
A serial killer is targeting blind women, and a detective works to uncover the mystery with the help of a blind woman who's the next possible victim.
16. Para Elisa, February 1
A recent graduate tries to earn money babysitting, but gets hired by a strange old lady to care for a deranged woman who sees her as a toy.
17. Sin City, February 1
A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.
18. Lila & Eve, February 6
Two mothers each lost a child to a murderer on the same day. After meeting at a support group, the women join forces to conduct their own investigation of the crimes when law enforcement authorities fail to vigorously pursue either case.
19. Ashes and Embers, February 29
An embittered veteran of the Vietnam War attempts to come to terms with his past and his current place as a black man in America.
20. Charlie's Angels, February 1
Three women who take on top-secret assignments for a never-seen boss use their looks, charm, and martial-arts training to follow the trail of stolen software in this flashy reboot of the classic 1970s television series.
21. Johnny English, February 1
There's a Frenchman after the crown jewels and the throne itself — but not to worry, Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is on the case.
22. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, February 1
Lifelong friends Ricky and Cal have earned their NASCAR stripes with their uncanny knack of finishing races in the first and second slots, respectively. But when a rival challenges their records, they'll have to floor it to retain their status.
23. Teen Witch, February 1
This fantasy teen comedy follows awkward teen Louise Miller who dreams of a date with the school football hero but is too shy to do anything about it — until she learns she's descended from witches and uses her powers to become the most desirable girl at school.
24. The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom, February 1
Convinced that her birth mother is none other than country singing sensation Dolly Parton, spirited 11-year-old adoptee Elizabeth Gray rides away from home on her bike, hoping to get the truth from the Nashville superstar herself.
25. I Love You Phillip Morris, February 3
When Texas cop Steven Russell realizes he's gay, he changes his life and pulls con jobs that land him jail, where he meets his one true love.
26. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, February 1
Captain Kirk (William Shatner) leads his crew on a mission to free kidnapped diplomats. Arriving at the planet Nimbus III, Kirk and crew come face-to-face with the captor: a smiling Vulcan named Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) who's Mr. Spock's half-brother.
27. Stardust, February 1
To win his true love's heart, wide-eyed Tristan Thorn journeys to a forbidden realm to retrieve a fallen star that has taken human form. But the star is being pursued by an evil witch and others looking to possess her celestial powers.
Source: Warner Bros.
28. The Little Engine That Could, February 1
A timeless children's classic comes roaring to life in this star-studded animated tale of a train who overcomes every obstacle by repeating the words "I think I can, I think I can."
29. Scooby-Doo, February 1
In this live-action feature, Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred, and Velma journey to Spooky Island, where a magical force is awakened that could spell doom for the human race. But the Mystery Inc. gang remains skeptical that there are any ghosts at work.
30. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, February 1
In this live-action adventure, friends Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and their canine buddy Scooby vow to put an end to a menacing scoundrel who plans to turn their town of Coolsville into the complete opposite.
31. Land Before Time: XIV: Journey of the Brave, February 2
When Littlefoot's father doesn't return from a trip, the brave dinosaur and his pals set off on a rescue mission through strange new lands.
32. Open Season , February 15
After saving a mule deer from a hunter's clutches, a domesticated grizzly finds himself relocated to the wild — and unprepared for the real world. Can the furry pals make it to safety before open season starts?
Source: White Horse Pictures
33. A Faster Horse, February 1
To celebrate the Ford Mustang's fifth anniversary, an automotive engineer takes the beloved muscle car into the future while preserving its legacy.
34. Game Face, February 1
This documentary follows the struggle of transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox and gay basketball player Terrence Clemens for acceptance by their sports.
35. Finding Vivian Maier, February 27
The life and work of career nanny Vivian Maier and her amazing collection of 100,000 photographs.
Source: AMC
36. Better Call Saul, February 1
The prequel spinoff to Breaking Bad follows the fateful career of small-time criminal attorney Jimmy McGill, whose questionable choice of clientele eventually leads him to become meth mogul Walter White's morally bankrupt lawyer, Saul Goodman.
37. The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, February 1
Expanding on the bloody and still-fascinating saga of Lizzie Borden, this fictionalized miniseries depicts the accused ax-murderer's life in the years after her exoneration in the killings of her father and stepmother.
38. Pokemon: XY, February 1
Join Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, and all his Pokemon pals travel to Kalos to expand the local league to make new friends and evade the clutches of the Gym Leaders.
39. Mad Men Season 7, Part 2, February 5
Set in 1960s New York City, this award-winning series takes a peek inside an ad agency during an era when the cutthroat business had a glamorous lure.
40. Turbo: F.A.S.T. Season 3, February 5
Join Turbo and his posse, the Fast Action Stunt Team. Filled with comedy, action and fun, this series amps it up to the extreme.
41. The Returned Season 2, February 17
On returning home and finding they're believed to be dead, a collection of near-strangers from the same village try to find a reason for their plight.
42. Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado, February 5
Amiable comic Hannibal Buress offers his self-assured opinion on subjects from hip-hop to steroid scandals to rock music to yoga pants.
43. Cooked Season 1, February 19
As he tries his hand at baking, brewing, and braising, acclaimed food writer Michael Pollan explores how cooking transforms food and shapes our world.
44. Love Season 1, February 19
They've had plenty of romantic misses. But when a jaded Angeleno meets a nerdy guy, they may figure out this "love" thing. Co-created by Judd Apatow.
45. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, February 26
In this sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, four Martial World heroes must keep the legendary Green Destiny sword from villainous Hades Dai.
46. Fuller House, February 26
The Full House adventures continue as D.J. Tanner-Fuller calls upon her sister Stephanie and friend Kimmy to move in and help raise her three boys.
47. Theo Von, February 26
Known for always saying the unexpected and telling it like it is, even at the expense of offending, Louisiana comedian Theo Von returns home to film his first stand-up comedy special for Netflix at the Civic Theater in New Orleans.
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This is my latest comment from Fund Strategy magazine.
Do rises in affluence, population or meat consumption necessarily lead to increases in food prices?
It is a fair bet, judging by the discussion of the surge in global food prices, that most people would answer "yes". The correct answer of course is "no".
The key word in the question is "necessarily". It is true that, all things being equal, food prices will rise along with affluence, population and meat consumption. However, all things are rarely equal. The historical trend is the opposite. Affluence, population and meat consumption have all risen while food prices have plummeted in real terms. Prices have fallen as supply has risen faster than demand.
For example, back in the 1790s – when the first edition of Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population was published – the average English farm labourer spent about three-quarters of his wages on food. By 2005 the average British consumer spent about 14% of their income on food, non-alcoholic drink and restaurants (these figures are from Matt Ridley's highly recommended Rational Optimist).
Commentators who attribute rising food prices to rising affluence, population or meat consumption are falling for the hoary old Malthusian fallacy. They are fixated on the rising demand for food without considering the enormous potential to increase supply.
Malthusians have forgotten the elementary economic axiom that prices are the result of the interaction of both supply and demand. Prices can and often do fall with rising consumption because production can increase even faster.
It is tempting to assume that Malthusians – a category that includes many government figures, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and influential pundits – are simply dumb. But it would be more accurate to depict them as suffering from a staggering lack of imagination.
The popularity of Malthusianism is a product of the social pessimism of these times. It is a manifestation of a pervasive lack of confidence in the ability of human ingenuity to overcome challenges.
In principle the solution to surging food prices is simple: we need to produce more.


Former defence minister Costas Papacostas, convicted in connection with a deadly naval base blast in 2011, is in critical but stable condition following a heart attack, his family said on Tuesday.
Papacostas, 76, suffered the attack on Sunday evening and was being treated in Nicosia general hospital's intensive care unit.
Iacovos said his brother responded well to the treatment and his condition stabilised at around midnight Sunday.
The former minister was sentenced to five years in jail in 2013 after he was found guilty of manslaughter in connection with a blast at the Mari naval base that killed 13 sailors and firemen. Papacostas resigned in the wake of the blast that also disabled the island's biggest power station, located next to the base.
He has been in hospital since due to poor health.
In December 2014, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal against the conviction.
Papacostas recently requested a presidential pardon citing his worsening health.
The perfect. 'Fall guy ' the rich and elite politicians knew he would never do a day in prison while the real culprit enjoys 14 bodyguards and all the other trappings of politics in Cyprus and not a glove laid on him !
I do believe in Karma and I'm sure it will be no comfort to the families of the poor souls who lost their lives but, sooner or later, everyone gets what they deserve, it's only a matter of time.
First class to Switzerland. With any luck.
Well maybe he might soon be with the Victims of Mari. I hope he will be able to answer their questions personally.
What goes around, comes around as they say!
On the assumption that he dies will the families of all the deceased and injured at Mari mourn his passing?
And the awful Catastrofias carries on happily as if nothing has happened, despite Papcostas' taking the fall.
It is time that the Mari Case was reopened and Toff was "put on the chair" for REAL judgement to be passed !!
I still do not understand that TOFF got off Scot-Free despite the immunity clause in the constitution, where these days, the clause can be put out-of-action for even some minor cases against those who would normally enjoyed immunity !
Would love to see him "put on the chair", the electric chair!
There'd be no shortage of volunteers to plug it in !
The only electric chair they'll give him is a Stannah stairlift!!!
We could rewire it, launch him into space.
He still has his 24 hour protection.
So he really was ill!
Or, that's what a couple of years in hospital does for you !
Exactly, if he had used the Prison yard facilities for brief strolls everyday combined with their low protein, low carbohydrate, low fat, low cholesterol dinners he may have been in better shape today.
He did not exercise, but he can now s–k a bowling ball up a hose pipe.


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Lowen (left) and Navarro prefer a smoke-free atmosphere at shows.
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Smoke clears for several shows at Shank
Rock and roll may always be marked by sex, drugs, rebellion and reckless abandon but some musicians are beginning to lay down limits on cigarette smoking at shows and Shank Hall is one club willing to help.
By Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Jan 04, 2007 at 5:33 AM
When it comes to stage banter and song introductions, many musicians rely on the classics.
"How are you doing tonight, (insert city here)?"
"Are you ready to party, (insert city here)?"
Eric Lowen and Dave Navarro definitely didn't graduate from that performance school. After 20 years of recording, touring and playing together under the banner Lowen and Navarro, the duo prefers to punctuate its shows with humorous and often self-deprecating tales about everything from memorable recording sessions with their musical heroes to menu and venue of their pre-show dinner.
During a visit to Milwaukee in the fall 2005, Navarro looked out into a near-capacity crowd at Shank Hall and made a comment that skipped past the predictable cheese, beer and bratwurst repartee and targeted another characteristic of the region.
"You guys in the Midwest sure like to smoke a lot," he said. "We're from California and we're not used to that."
While several major cities have banned smoking in public places, Milwaukee has not joined the list. Still, when Lowen and Navarro visit Shank Hall next week (Jan. 12), smoke won't be an issue. The show, along with a handful of other upcoming events at the club, has been designated "smoke-free."
"We do that mostly at the request of the artist," said Peter Jest, who has owned and operated Shank Hall since the club opened in 1989. "There are a number of artists who have allergies, health issues or just don't want to deal with smoke.
"I don't know if it'll become a trend with rock bands, but a lot of the singer/songwriters who come to the club request that we go smoke-free."
Recent "clean air" shows at Shank Hall have featured Bruce Cockburn, Martin Sexton, Leon Redbone, Greg Koch and Daryl Stuermer. Paul Cebar plays a smoke-free show with the Milwaukeeans on Saturday night and Howard Jones, booked for an acoustic show on Jan. 24, also has requested a smoke-free environment.
In separate e-mail interviews this week, Lowen and Navarro both revealed that they are ex-smokers.
"For my part, cigarette smoke has always been a bit of a bother, though you do get used to it," Navarro said. "I smoked for many years, though not particularly heavily. I quit for good in 1995, and it does bother me more than it used to, though I've learned to ignore it. It irritates the throat and smells like squat.
"Since I've quit, I can smell it on people from several feet away. We have never made it a hard and fast rule that our shows be non-smoking, but I do indeed prefer smoke free-shows. I have at least three friends, all non-smokers, who have contracted lung cancer in the past two years. Two of them died within six months of diagnosis."
Lowen, who suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), said he always associated smoking with "clubs, playing, recording, writing, whatever.
"When California outlawed smoking, I was inconvenienced at first, then enjoyed the exclusive outdoor smoking camaraderie and gave up smoking inside altogether.
"It became very obvious playing in smoke free environments was more enjoyable almost right away and has become more that way ever since.
"Now having been a non-smoker for over two years (I never smoked more than six or seven a day, but have stopped completely) and having an illness that will eventually take me by eliminating my ability to carry on respiration, I much prefer to not be around smoke, but I miss the ritual and the camaraderie."
Navarro, whose cousin, Dave, played with Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers and recently filed for divorce from wife Carmen Electra, recalled a few memorable smoke-filled shows.
"In Harrisburg, PA, the venue, a long tunnel-like setup, left an open front and back door that created a draft drawing billows of the stuff directly toward the stage," he said. "That was pretty hard to handle.
"And at another show, in Minneapolis about two years ago, a gang of guys in the very front lit up a mess of camel-turd Cohibas that were pretty hard to take. At the end of the day, you chalk it up to 'comes with the territory' and carry on."
Jest, who suffers from asthma, has installed a "smoke-eating" ventilation system in his club to lessen the effects of second-hand smoke for patrons and employees. Still, he hears complaints from non-smoking patrons.
"We could have a retractable roof and open the ceiling to the outside and people would still complain," he said. "I understand that. I don't like to go to bars that are smoky. You can't smoke at a movie. You can't smoke at a basketball game or a play. But, people are used to smoking at bars and live-music clubs."
Asked if he thought "smoke-free" could become the norm rather than the exception, Jest said he doesn't expect it to happen soon:
"Milwaukee is a blue-collar town," he said. "If there was a demand for it, more people would do it. As it sweeps across more of the country, we may see it here. One thing that the anti-smoking crowd could do to help things is to support smoke-free shows.
"We had Paul Cebar here for a smoking show and then a few months later we did a non-smoking show and the attendance was about the same. I think rather than complaining all the time, the people who don't like smoke need to support smoke-free events. That's the best way to get more of them."
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Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com @DrewOlsonMKE
Host of "The Drew Olson Show," which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on "The Mike Heller Show," airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder's "If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers" on Triumph Books. Co-host of "Big 12 Sports Saturday," which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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