CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Senior Kristen Byrne (Duxbury, Mass.) and juniors Marissa Serafino (Rutland, Vt.), Sami Tatu (Waterford, Mich.) and Aly Zappen (Huntington Beach, Calif.) of the Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team were four of 76 student-athletes named to the ECAC East All-Academic Team, the conference announced Friday afternoon.
BOSTON – Saint Anselm women's ice hockey sophomore forward Rosemarie Giarrusso (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) was recently named to the New England Hockey Writers Division II/III Women's New England All-Star Team.
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Sophomore forward Rosemarie Giarrusso (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), senior defenseman Alexa Hingston (Charlestown, Mass.), junior defenseman Sami Tatu (Waterford, Mich.) and freshman forward Courtney Winters (Swampscott, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team were recently selected to the ECAC Women's East All-Conference teams, presented by Combat Sports.
Amherst, Mass. (January 19) -- After winning a season-high eight straight games, the Saint Anselm women's ice hockey team went on the road and lost to fifth ranked Amherst 5-1 tonight. The loss is just the hawks fourth of the season, bringing their overall record to 12-4.
Manchester, N.H. (January 18) -- Tuesday night's women's ice hockey game at Amherst College has been postponed to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19th due to a winter storm impacting New England. The Hawks are winners of eight straight and currently sit at 12-3 overall and 6-3 in the ECAC East.
Centerville, Mass. (January 17) -- Rosemarie Giarrusso (Royal Pam Beach, Fla.) has been named the ECAC East player of the week. The award was given for the week of January 10-16. This is the first time this year a member of the Hawks team has won the award.
Plymouth, N.H. (January 15) -- After an 8-0 win last night, the Saint Anselm Hawks women's ice hockey team defeated the Panthers of Plymouth State University 4-0 to extend their win streak to 8 games. Rosemarie Giarrusso (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) scored a hat trick in the game.
Portland Maine (January 14) -- Securing their 11th win of the season, the Saint Anselm women's ice hockey team defeated the University of Southern Maine by a final score of 8-0, earning their first shut out of the season. The win improves the Hawks record to 11-3 overall and 5-3 in the ECAC East.
Manchester, N.H. (January 11) -- Saint Anselm's women's ice hockey team continued its winning ways this afternoon, defeating Bowdoin College 3-2 in overtime to pick up its sixth straight win. Courtney Winters (Swampscott, Mass.) scored a hat trick, picking up her fifth, sixth, and seventh goals.
Buffalo, Minnesota (January 8) -- In the second and final game in Minnesota, the Saint Anselm women's ice hockey team defeated the College of Saint Benedict in a 4-1 contest. Sophomore Ciara Petry (Poolsville, Md.) scored twice, collecting her first and second career goals.
Buffalo, Minn. (January 7) -- The Saint Anselm Hawks women's ice hockey team was in Minnesota tonight to play the first of two weekend games. The Hawks were matched up with Saint Scholastica tonight, winning 3-2 in overtime on Kathryn Picarello's (West Roxbury, Mass) first goal of the season.
WATERVILLE, Maine (January 4) -- Kristen Byrne (Duxbury, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal in the third period for the Saint Anselm women's ice hockey team in a 2-1 over Colby College on Tuesday night. The win improves the Hawks record to 7-3 overall.
Manchester, N.H. (December 4) -- Amy Zappen (Huntington Beach, Calif.) was forced to make just 12 saves en route to her first shutout of the season this afternoon against UMass.-Boston. The Hawks racked up 49 shots on target in the game, scoring twice in the 2-0 win over the Beacons.
Williamston, Mass. (December 3) -- Rosemarie Giarrusso (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) scored her team leading sixth goal of the season and game-winning goal to lead the Hawks in a 4-1 victory tonight over the Eph's of Williams College.
Northfield, Vt. (November 21) -- On a very late overtime goal this afternoon, the Saint Anselm Hawks women's ice hockey team fell to Norwich University 3-2. Aly Zappen (Huntington Beach, Calif.) scored in her second straight game despite the loss.
Colchester, Vt. (November 20) -- On two goals by both Alexa Hingston (Charleston, Mass.) and Aly Zappen (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Saint Anselm cruised 6-0 win against the Purple Knights of Saint Michael's College. Meghan Grant (Melrose, Mass.) was made just 12 saves in the game.
Manchester, N.H. (November 12) -- Scoring twice in the first two minutes, the Saint Anselm Hawks women's ice hockey team defeated Salve Regina by 3-1 final in their home opener. The Hawks outshot the Seahawks 42-10 en route to the win.
Purchase, N.Y. (November 6) -- In their most closely contested game of the 2010 season, the Saint Anselm Hawks women's ice hockey team fell on the road this evening to the Valiants of Manhattanville, 3-1. The Hawks were outshot by just three, 31-28.
The 2010-11 Saint Anselm Hawks women's ice hockey team enters the season following a 15-11-1 overall record and 12-6-1 record in the ECAC East, finishing in fifth in the conference standings. The team advanced to the ECAC Open tournament, and fell to Holy Cross 3-1 in the finals.
Dudley, Mass. (November 5th) -- For the second straight game, the Saint Anselm Hawks women's hockey team scored six goals in a 6-3 win over Nichols College. Led by two goals from Molly Corl (Danvers, Mass.), the Hawks scored five-unanswered goals after trailing 2-0 early.
Fairfield, Conn. (October 30th) -- Opening their season this afternoon, the Saint Anselm women's ice hockey team was in action against the Sacred Heart Pioneers on the road. The Hawks saw six different goal scorers to pull out a 6-4 win on a Sarah Ellins (Greeley, Colo.) game-winning goal.
Manchester, N.H. (October 22nd) -- The Saint Anselm Hawks women's hockey team has been picked fourth in the 2010-11 Preseason ECAC East Coaches' Poll. Saint Anselm received 109 points in the voting. Norwich was first in the poll with 138 points, and seven first place votes.
Manchester, N.H. (September 24) -- The Saint Anselm Department of Athletics is proud to announce that it has partnered with the Pack Network to broadcast all home football, men's and women's basketball and men's and women's ice hockey games at www.saintanselmhawks.tv.
Earlier in September, three Saint Anselm varsity athletic teams participated in the 4th Annual Spin-to-Win the Fight Against ALS fundraising event in North Andover, Mass. Brought together to help support a unifying cause, the men's and women's hockey teams and field hockey teams took part.


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May 2015 in Review
Another month has passed. This time, Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron, Tina Turner and Melissa McCarthy have all embarked in driving whilst fuelled with rage. An unintended theme, but let's see what films I watched over the past month.
Drive Angry - 2/5 - What we could have gotten was an action/horror, Crank style piece of ridiculousness. Instead, we have Nicolas Cage headlining a typical Nic Cage flick, complete with a perplexing performance, a bad wig, awful dialogue and piss-weak writing. Worst of all though, it's playing this ridiculousness with a straight face, rather than straight up having fun with it. Thank goodness for William Fichtner, proving to be the films highlight as The Accountant. Amber Heard also deserves praise, managing to put personality into a character hampered by generic writing. Thanks to her, the "hard as nails girl who's lovable" cliché actually has a likeable persona.
Get Hard - 0.5/5 - It's clear that Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart are doing their best, but when it comes down to it, this talented duo can't elevate these poor proceedings. At first, it looks like Etan Cohen is going to take aim at the racial prejudices society gets stuck with, but then things devolve into a non-stop barrage of rape jokes, racial stereotypes and 90's style homophobia.
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) - 0/5 - A revolting, abhorrent film that you're better off not seeing. Ever.
Mad Max: Fury Road: Best film of the month, Best film
seen in cinemas and Best film watched for the first time.
Ted (rewatch) - 4/5 - Going back over Seth MacFarlane's directorial debut, the problems are more evident here. Patrick Warburton's subplot seems to exist for the purpose of a Ryan Reynolds cameo, and the ending
Maniac - 4/5 - A horror seen through the killers eyes, director Franck Khalfoun makes us all witnesses, uneasily viewing the gruesome actions. Elijah Wood had a hell of a performance to give, considering we don't even see his face outside of mirrors, and the rare occasion where the camera escapes his perspective. It's a tough job, but Wood manages to pull it off with one of the best performances recently witnessed within this genre, pulling off vulnerable and frightening in great measure.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - 4/5 - Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci bring their comedic creation to the big screen. Thankfully, laughs are brought with it and a fantastic execution.
Gone Girl: Best film rewatched
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome - 2/5 - Never knowing whether it wants to commit to being a Mad Max flick or a cheesy kids flick by Steven Speilberg, George Miller's third entry into his franchise is certainly the weakest.
Gone Girl (rewatch) - 4.5/5 - Just as good as when I first saw it. Ben Affleck is underrated, but as everyone knows, it's Rosamund Pike who truly shines here. One of 2014's greatest performances.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderome: Biggest disappointment
Fish Tank - 4/5 - Andrea Arnold tells the heartbreaking tale of Mia, a 15 year old from Essex who has the typical teenage experience of wanting to escape her town, and believes the way to do so is through her passion. The story is brought to life by gritty realism, Arnolds direction that'll leave you moved, & flawless performances across the board.
Wasp - 2.5/5 - Andrea Arnold's short is astonishing, in how it drags in the 20 minutes it takes to build up towards some bad event obviously happening. Thankfully, Natalie Press' acting is worth praising.
Spy: Biggest Surprise
Mad Max: Fury Road - 5/5 - Oh. My. God! How Masterful!
Tomorrowland - 3.5/5 - Brad Bird puts forth many great ideas, but the film feels lacking. The ideas could've been explored better, but instead are summed up in an overly-preachy speech near the end. Britt Robertson and Raffey Cassidy are the standouts, in this film which boasts great fun for the first 2/3rds, before delivering a weak final act.
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence):
Worst film of the month
The Warriors - 3.5/5 - Where Walter Hill succeeds here is how he takes a simple premise, and allows the audience to feel the tension as much as the characters do. It also helps that he includes some playful scenes of action, and a great deal of gangs that will remain memorable. Unfortunately, the characters we follow throughout remain an unmemorable bunch, with little work done to give many of them some kind of personality. Plus, it's rather uncomfortable how the only prominent female is portrayed as promiscuous, something which is constantly mentioned, and gets threatened with rape.
Dirty Pretty Things - 4.5/5 - Stephen Frears' tense direction sets up an enthralling tale, focusing on illegal immigrants Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Senay (Audrey Tautou). Taking place within an illicit hotel, the backdrop for many unlawful activities, run by an unscrupulous manager. The performances are utterly engaging, with Tautou and Ejiofor providing some standout work.
Spy (2015) - 4/5 - Paul Feig delivers one of his strongest films, crafting a funny send-up of spy films with the suave lead, such as Bond. Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham pull out strong work, showcasing their comedic talents really well.
Best film of the month: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best film seen in cinemas: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best film watched for the first time: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best film rewatched: Gone Girl
Biggest Disappointment: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
Biggest Surprise: Spy
Worst film of the month: The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
Number of films watched: 15
Chronical: 2067 (2020)
Director: Seth Larney Running Time: 114 Minutes Certification: 15 Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Sana'a Shaik, Deborah Mailman, Aaron Glenane As the film opens, we're informed of the perilous state the Earth is in. Humanity is at risk due to the air being so polluted, and the only way to breathe is through manufactured air canisters. A message arrives from the future which offers hope, indicating their saviour may be a young recluse named Ethan (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Hoping to find the way of saving his time, he travels 400 years into future, but encounters more than he expected. There are interesting ideas within, brought alive by writer and director Seth Larney. It's fascinating to imagine how bad things have gotten, that something as vital as oxygen is now a commodity you must purchase to have access to. This leads into an interesting idea about the moralities of letting humanity go extinct, in order to save the Earth. It's unfortunate we only get hints t
The Devil To Pay (2020)
Living in an isolated Appalachian community, Lemon (Danielle Deadwyler) has to look after her son alone, due to her husband's disappearance. Things get worse when she's summoned to see the cold-hearted matriarch of the mountain's oldest family. To pay off a debt, she gives Lemon a task which threatens a decade's old truce. If the task isn't carried out, her son's life is forfeited. My review of The Devil To Pay is available to read at Snakebite Horror. Be sure to check it out .
Caged In Podcast: Jiu Jitsu (2020) [SPOILER FREE]
Nicolas Cage is certainly an interesting actor, one who makes unique choices even in lesser features. Petros Patsilivas has taken it upon himself to go through the actor's filmography for the Caged In Podcast, said to combine comedy, conversation, and maverick film theory. I made an appearance for a spoiler-free discussion about Cage's latest film, Jiu Jitsu, which is out now on VoD. You can listen to the discussion over at Apple , Acast , Spotify , or wherever you listen to podcasts at. Be sure to follow them on Twitter, @CagedInPod , and on Instagram also.

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Best Quarterbacks in NFL History: Where Does Favre Rank?
Posted on December 27, 2010 by Dean Hybl
Where does Brett Favre rank among the top quarterbacks in NFL history?
Now that it appears Brett Favre's 20-year NFL career is finally in its last stages, it provides an opportunity to analyze where the gunslinger ranks among the best quarterbacks in NFL history.
There have been many superstar quarterbacks who fall short when selecting the all-time greats because while they may have posted excellent career numbers, they never measurably made their team better.
The best quarterbacks make an average team good, a good team great and a great team into a champion.
Trying to analyze the value Favre brought to the Packers and recently to the Jets and Vikings can be challenging. Given his tendency for risk taking and the subsequent risk-reward results, did Favre make average teams perform at a higher level than they would have otherwise or did he make key mistakes at inopportune times that kept great Packer and Vikings teams from going as far as they maybe would have had he not been such a gunslinger?
During his 19 years as a starting quarterback, Favre has led his team to at least eight victories 17 times and to double digit win totals 10 times. However, Favre has a 2-3 record in NFC Championship Games and late interceptions cost his team in each of his last two trips to the conference title game.
Favre will retire as the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards, pass attempts, pass completions, touchdown passes, passes intercepted and times sacked. However, he ranks only 17th in completion percentage and 21st in passer rating. So, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between how great he has been and how many of his records are purely a result of his longevity.
Since the game of football and the quarterback position have evolved so dramatically from the early days of the NFL, for the purpose of creating this list, I have included quarterbacks whose primary careers occurred after 1955. There is no question that Sammy Baugh, Otto Graham and Sid Luckman deserve to be recognized as among the best quarterbacks of all-time, but to try and thoughtfully compare their careers to those of today's stars in virtually impossible.
Because quarterback stats have increased so dramatically even during the last 55 years, using just single season or career stats to analyze all-time greatness isn't really an accurate assessment of where a player ranks among the best of all-time. Other qualities such as team success, comparison to others from that particular era and quality of the skill position players around the quarterback also can be used to chronicle success.
Below is my take on the top 10 quarterbacks in NFL history. In general, the selections are not significantly different than those listed in many other all-time quarterback lists. Rather, there are some differences in my order than on other lists. If you have an opinion, please feel free to provide your own top 10.
Who is the Best Quarterback in NFL History?
Joe Montana (32%, 136 Votes)
Tom Brady (14%, 59 Votes)
Johnny Unitas (11%, 46 Votes)
Brett Favre (11%, 46 Votes)
Peyton Manning (9%, 38 Votes)
John Elway (7%, 30 Votes)
Dan Marino (6%, 26 Votes)
Roger Staubach (6%, 24 Votes)
Bart Starr (4%, 19 Votes)
Dan Fouts (1%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 427
10. Bart Starr – Greatness at the quarterback position can best be illustrated by the decisions made with the game on the line. During the era when quarterbacks called their own plays and were truly the coach on the field, no quarterback was better at making the right decision in a big moment than Bart Starr. Starr led the Green Bay Packers to six NFL Championship Games and five times the Packers were victorious. He was named the MVP of each of the first two Super Bowls. Starr's statistics don't necessarily compare to the other top quarterbacks in NFL history, but part of the reason for that was the era in which he played and also that he played on a team that was balanced between the run and pass. Starr never threw more than 295 passes in a season and his career-high for touchdown passes in a season was 16. At the time of his retirement, Starr's 57.4% career completion percentage was the best in NFL history and he was fourth in the first 50 years of the NFL with his 80.5 quarterback rating.
Dan Fouts was the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards in a season more than once.
9. Dan Fouts – In 1978 the NFL changed a number of rules with the goal of opening up the offense. No quarterback initially benefited more from those changes than Dan Fouts of the San Diego Chargers. After struggling to establish himself as a full-time NFL starter during his first five NFL seasons, Fouts passed for 2,999 yards and 24 touchdowns in 1978 and then led the NFL in passing yards in each of the next four seasons. Before Fouts, only Joe Namath with a 4,007 season in 1967 had passed for more than 4,000 yards in a season. Fouts eclipsed that mark three straight seasons, including a record 4,802 yards with 33 touchdowns in 1981. At the conclusion of that season, Fouts and the Chargers lost in the AFC Championship Game for the second straight year. Fouts would not come any closer to reaching the Super Bowl and that is why he isn't higher on the top ten list.
8. Dan Marino – Before Brett Favre, it was Dan Marino who held most of the NFL's major career passing records. In 1984, Marino had perhaps the finest individual season by a quarterback in league history when he set single season records with 48 touchdown passes and 5,084 passing yards. For over a decade, Marino was always among the league leaders in all passing statistics. Part of the reason for that was the consistent inability of the Dolphins to develop a comparable running attack to compliment Marino and the passing game. This deficiency probably helped bolster Marino's stats, but also made his production all the more impressive because opponents knew what was coming. The only reason Marino isn't higher on this list is that he was never able to win a Super Bowl. Marino's only trip to the Super Bowl occurred following that 1984 season, but the Dolphins were unable to match Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers.
7. Brett Favre – When the definitive history about Favre is written it will certainly mention his illustrious statistics, but what will probably be the greatest lasting legacy of Favre is his toughness and durability. No player, much less a quarterback, has ever started more consecutive games than the 297 straight started by Favre before the streak ended when he was 41 years old. Because of his brash style and gunslinger mentality, Favre wasn't always great, but he always left everything he had on the football field. His negative plays and ability to win only one championship keeps Favre out of the top five, but Favre is unquestionably one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.
Roger Staubach was known for his late game heroics.
6. Roger Staubach – If career statistics were the only measurement of greatness, then "Roger the Dodger" would not be considered one of the 10 best quarterbacks of all-time. However, regardless of the generation during which they played, the greatest statistic for a quarterback is in the win-loss column and few quarterbacks were as successful in making the big play needed to secure a victory than Staubach. Long before John Elway and Joe Montana became known for late game comebacks, Staubach was regularly pulling out last minute victories that helped Dallas make the playoffs eight times, reach the Super Bowl four times and win two Super Bowl titles in his nine seasons as a starting quarterback. What made Staubach so challenging for defenses was that he was able to win with both his arm and also his legs. He averaged 5.5 yards rushing per carry during his career with 2,264 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns. At the time of his retirement, Staubach ranked 1st in NFL history in passer rating.
5. Peyton Manning – If you are looking for the prototypical quarterback of the early 21st Century, you need look no further than Peyton Manning. He combines the statistical accumulation of Marino and Favre with the toughness and winning desire of Staubach, Unitas, Elway and Montana. The Colts have reached the playoffs 10 times during his first 12 seasons and between 2003 and 2009 registered an amazing streak of seven straight seasons with 12 or more victories. Even this season with his running game depleted and most of his receivers injured, Manning has secured a winning year for the Colts and has them on the brink of another playoff campaign. The only reason Manning isn't higher on the list is that he has struggled to defeat the squad quarterbacked by the number four quarterback on this list.
4. Tom Brady – It is often the tendency in the sports world to compare athletes to others who have come before them. Because of his cool demeanor on the field and ability to lead his team to big victories, Tom Brady has often been compared to former 49ers superstar Joe Montana. Neither Brady (6th round pick) nor Montana (3rd round) was highly regarded after solid college careers, but you can't measure killer instinct at the combine and both players demonstrated a calculated passion that helped turn their very good teams into Super Bowl Champions. Brady enjoyed an MVP season in 2007 when he tossed a record 50 touchdowns to lead the Patriots to an undefeated season. He is having perhaps an even better campaign in 2010 as he has led a New England team that many thought would struggle to the best record in the AFC.
John Elway was a fierce competitor leading the Broncos.
3. John Elway – For most of his career, it looked like John Elway would join Dan Fouts, Sonny Jurgenson, Warren Moon, Fran Tarkenton, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino as Hall of Fame caliber quarterbacks who never were able to lead their team to a Super Bowl title. Three times during the 1980s Elway led good Denver Broncos teams to the Super Bowl, but each time they were defeated by a better all-around team. Elway continued to build his Hall of Fame resume into the 1990s, but it wasn't until 1997 that the Broncos put it all together and returned to the Super Bowl. Though they were facing Brett Favre and the defending champion Packers, this time Elway wouldn't be denied. Proving that their victory wasn't a fluke, the Broncos won the Super Bowl again the following year and Elway retired as a champion.
2. Johnny Unitas – Serving as the bridge from the early NFL quarterbacks to the modern era, Johnny Unitas went from sandlot football player to Hall of Fame champion. During a time when quarterbacks were not protected like fine china, Unitas displayed a toughness that earned the respect of everyone who lined up against him. He led the Colts to both the tying and winning drives in the 1958 NFL Championship Game and the Colts repeated again the following season. More than a decade later, he led the Colts to a Super Bowl title. In between, Unitas compiled statistics that were unprecedented for his era including 40,239 career passing yards, 290 touchdown passes and a streak of 47 consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass.
Joe Montana led the 49ers 92-yards in the final minutes to win Super Bowl XXIII.
1. Joe Montana – Because the San Francisco 49ers won four Super Bowl titles and made nine playoff appearances between 1981 and 1990 it is often assumed that they were the most talented team in football throughout that period. Surprisingly, that was not the case as the roster was often filled with players who had been cast off by other teams or who were selected in the lower rounds of the NFL draft. It was perfect that the quarterback of these teams was a third round selection that despite leading his college team to the national title few believed could be a great NFL quarterback. But Joe Montana proved to be the perfect fit for the system of Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh and together the two made magic. Montana was statistically one of the best quarterbacks of his era, but it was when the game was on the line that Montana was at his best. A three-time Super Bowl MVP, Montana compiled a 16-7 record as a starting quarterback in the playoffs and didn't throw an interception in any of his Super Bowl appearances.
He also led the 49ers on the game winning drive to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII.
It speaks to the hit-or-miss aspect of scouting that just three of the 10 players on this list were selected in the first round of the NFL Draft with two of those picks, Manning and Elway, being chosen with the first overall pick. Brett Favre was chosen in the second round with Montana and Fouts picked in the third round and all the others selected in the fourth round or later.
There are obviously several all-time greats who could very easily have made this list of top quarterbacks. Among those who just missed the cut were Warren Moon, Troy Aikman, Jim Kelly, Len Dawson, Terry Bradshaw, Randall Cunningham, Fran Tarkenton, Ken Stabler, Drew Brees and Steve Young. An argument could definitely be made for putting each one of those players on the list, but at the end of the day their overall body of work fell just short of the top 10.
Tags: Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, John Elway, Johnny Unitas, NFL, peyton manning, Quarterbacks, Roger Staubach, Tom Brady
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A one pound brick which is scored on the back can be broken into eight smaller pieces. Credits: Wikimedia Commons.
That's a tea brick. It can be used to… make tea. It was also, in the past, used as a form of currency. Fundamentally to Marx, it's a commodity. Let's break that down and explain.
On the one hand, as an object with which we can (in combination with hot water) make tea, it's what Marx calls a use-value. Its usefulness, he says, is determined by the properties of its body; its body is thus a material support of its usefulness. What is usefulness? Simple: it satisfies a human need (of fantasy or of stomach, as he says).
Note how the definition of usefulness incorporates more than just physical determinations: fantasy is a mental and above all social dimension.
If a need is satisfied immediately by that object, it's a means of subsistence.'
If a need is satisfied in an indirect way by that object, it's a means of production (*gasp*).
On the other hand, the body (of a thing) as use-value is also the material support of exchange-value: I might trade 1 kg of tea for X amount of bread. This really bothers Marx: how do I know how much bread I can get for 1 kg of tea? Just look on the market? Supply and demand? OK, but why is it that price on the market? Why do prices go up and down? In other words, even if supply and demand are in balance, why is it one price instead of the other and why does the "stable" price still fluctuate with time?
The problem gets worse: 1 kg of tea might be worth X amount of bread, Y amount of shoes or Z amount of paper. So what is 1 kg of tea really worth? Well, 1 kg of tea = 1 kg of tea. But that doesn't get us very far… except in noticing that what a thing is worth is not expressed in itself, but in relation to another thing; even more bewildering is that it is the quantity of another commodity which expresses how much our commodity is worth.
Think about that. How much something is worth is expressed in something whose body and properties are completely different… so how much something is worth is expressed only when in relation to something else! How particular. Notice the accent on forms and relations: different relations result in different forms.
Oh, and money? We'll get into the details in chapter 2, but money is simply that commodity whose use-value/body serves to express how much every other thing is worth, by simple social custom.
A commodity only acquires a general expression of its value because, simultaneously, all other commodities express their values in it, the equivalent; and every new commodity must follow suit. (Chap. 1, section C, my translation)
With money out of the way, let's go back to what we were marvelling about: different relations result in different forms. How does this get us any closer to figuring out what a thing is really worth? Well, first of all, we must admit that a thing isn't really worth anything unless it's in relation to another thing which can express what it is worth. At this point, we can ask a somewhat smarter question: how does the other commodity(-owner) know how much the thing it is expressing is really worth?
Well, says Marx, they must have something in common, and by now we also know that one thing they have in common is… a relationship! How does a qualitative reality (eg. a relationship) translate into a quantitative reality (eg. how much it costs)? Well, abstraction. But abstraction of what?
We know that qualitatively, tea and bread are very different: different nutrients, molecules, materials and… ways of making them. But bread and tea and any commodity is the result of work put into it: even an apple, randomly growing in a fictitious virgin nature requires work to pick it, (wash it?) and if you don't immediately eat it, transport it and store it.
The romance of real apple production. Credits: Alibaba.
To abstract from the very particular way in which tea is produced? Sure: tea production is a form of plant production, more generally of food production, more generally of production, and most generally of, well, human work. All forms of production, however obscure or special, are for Marx particular ways in which human work manifests itself.
If then, use-value is the body of a commodity in all of its qualities and particularities, exchange-value and its quantitative dimension depends on the diverse bodies of commodities having one thing in common: being products of human work. This, as an abstraction, is what Marx calls value.
Can we express human work, in its generality, quantitatively? What is the answer of "how much human work has gone into the production of a thing"? Time. The value of a thing is how much time has been put into the production of a thing.
But remember the importance of relationships. This means that you can't just go to the market, tell your buyer that you put more work into it than your competitor, and expect him to pay more for essentially the same quality of a thing, simply because you took more time to inflate the value of your thing. Indeed, value, itself an abstraction, is also subjected to the rule of competition, and for Marx, this means that value is not how much time a particular person puts into making a commodity, but rather how much time is needed on average for making a commodity:
The labour time socially necessary is that required to produce an article under the normal conditions of production, and with the average degree of skill and intensity prevalent at the time. (Chap 1, Section 1, .org translation, my emphases)
This leads us to an interesting remark. Marx is often criticized for being too materialistic, for granting material considerations too much importance. In this last quote, we do indeed see him make an argument for value being fundamentally dependent on the productive forces of work (skill, intensity, efficiency, etc.), which more often than not are substantially changed by nothing other than tools/machines.
But the consideration we have granted to another aspect of the constitution of value, the aspect of relationships, can do much to counter-balance this materialist perspective and to even out what might become exaggerations: value is only expressed within relationships between, ultimately, people.
Social relations as such are thus as crucial as any material considerations: some practices which were previously the object of monetary negotiations (eg. the giving of women in marriage) can become something else entirely (eg. marriages of love), while things which were previously not the object of monetary negotiations (eg. education under the Church) can become very onerous enterprises (eg. university in the US).
In his characteristic way, Marx illustrates this point by targeting bourgeois economists who tend to think that a price can be put on everything: "to imagine that everything can be transformed into an immediately exchangeable commodity is the same as to imagine that all Catholics can be popes at the same time".
Chapter 1 of Capital, Vol. 1. (here)
Wikipedia on tea: [1], [2].
What Marx defines as value has been called the Labour Theory of Value: [3].
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Vandalism of gender-neutral bathrooms in New Paltz High School elicits "disgust" from students
by Terence P. Ward/ December 12, 2016 /Comments closed
New Paltz High School student Aryn Wesdorp was one of those instrumental in getting gender neutral bathrooms installed at the New Paltz High School (photo by Lauren Thomas)
Last year, two single-stall faculty bathrooms in New Paltz High School were designated as gender-neutral facilities available to all. While it was something that had been planned for some time, implementation fell through the cracks until students in the school's Pride Alliance club circulated a petition. It was heralded as a progressive step toward addressing the needs of transgender students in particular, as they may not feel comfortable using the gendered multi-stall bathrooms. However, it's become clear that not everyone in the school community agrees.
As documented in a letter to the editor from student Gwen O'Meara, the signs designated those bathrooms have been vandalized. In that letter, O'Meara described one instance in which the message "transgender fag bathroom" was scratched in to replace the normal label. Questions about bathrooms have been on the national political stage since the so-called "bathroom bill" in North Carolina — requiring people to use the facilities which conform with the gender on their birth certificate — was debated and ultimately passed in March. It appears that the concerns which led to that law are alive and well in New Paltz.
Principal Barbara Clinton confirmed that vandalism has taken place on more than one occasion, and that thus far the reaction has been to fix it immediately. However, teachers are watching and waiting for any hint to identify culprits, as students sometimes will reveal information about their knowledge or involvement days or even weeks after an incident. No school-wide assembly to discuss the matter is planned, however, because "that's not how we have addressed these issues in the past."
O'Meara, as well as fellow members of the Pride Alliance Avery Towers and Aaron Wesdorp, wish that administrators would hold an assembly. "My dream is that the vice principal will hold an assembly to educate people," O'Meara said. "My boyfriend has used them, and likes that they're private." These students feel that education is what's necessary, and have expressed that opinion to administrators directly.
Clinton said that after the signs were changed some students did express the belief that transgender students were being given special rights; "that was a teachable moment," she said. Teachable or not, students say that the bathroom signs have been vandalized as many as half a dozen times.
Moreover, Towers said that immediately after the contentious presidential election, reports of harassment rose noticeably. "People had clear stances on everything," she explained.
Wesdorp said that they observed students in gym class "bashing students" who choose to use that bathroom, and has been told by some classmates that they feel these bathrooms "are going to ruin everything."
Evan Holland-Shepler, another student at the school, said he prefers using the gender-neutral bathroom out of a desire for privacy. When told about the vandalism, he called it "disgusting."
That's the same word student Lauren Torres used. "A large portion of the kids do not understand the importance or goal of a gender-neutral bathroom," she said. She's heard it referred to several times as the "bathroom for faggots, so they don't make the straight kids uncomfortable in the 'normal' bathroom. The absolute worst was a group of kids who all decided that it's bad enough the gays made the school change the graduation gowns to maroon, so why should they get rewarded with their own bathroom?"
Students like Holland-Shepler and O'Meara's boyfriend also recognize another advantage of these bathrooms that extends to all students: it's faster. Wesdorp noted that the girls' bathroom can be extremely crowded during pass times, which is five minutes or less between blocks.
New Paltz High School does not have cameras in the halls, which according to Clinton are in place in some other area schools. All told, even those students who feel victimized prefer it that way. "People would be super uncomfortable being watched all the time," Towers said.
Besides, O'Meara noted, catching the culprit doesn't change the mindset which fostered the vandalism in the first place. That's why these students would like there to be an assembly, to extend Clinton's "teachable moment" to all students at the same time. To be clear, O'Meara and fellow alliance members do not feel that intolerance is a widespread issue in the high school, but those few students who feel the need to lash out need to be corrected, and soon.
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Jack Turner December 13, 2016 at 10:57 am
fairly predictable isn't it? also predictable: that progressives think the reason not everyone is on board with everything they believe is that they aren't "educated."
Good Egg December 13, 2016 at 11:45 am
Gee, Jack. You hit the nail on the head – and you prove the point you're attempting to make – you aren't educated. Just as you might criticize someone for not knowing or understanding something that YOU know, a person might not be 'educated' on that topic. But the difference is LEARNING, UNDERSTANDING. If you're trying to say that being gay or transgender is somehow wrong, well, you are wrong. Simply stated:
GOD MADE GAY. Just like GOD MADE STRAIGHT. In fact, the first thought sure fits together better than the second, don't you think? I'm just yanking your chain…but the point is…being malicious and intentionally trying to harm someone, or insult someone, or harrass someone, or abuse someone is MORALLY WRONG.
Just because YOU might not 'agree' with something doesn't give you the right to HARM. That's the difference, people seeking inclusion and acceptance aren't HARMING…but abusive behavior like that you seem to endorse DOES HARM…and THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG. Be a little nicer in this world and the world will be a little nicer to you in return. You know – DO Unto Others…Peace, bro.
that doesn't sound like education to me, it's just a restatement of basic principles of tolerance. after all the controversy surrounding this issue and by virtue of growing up in a very liberal town like new paltz, i'm sure these kids have heard it all. nobody's going to be like "what, you mean trans kids ARE people just like me???? well that changes everything!!!!!!" it's just like the annual anti-drug assemblies they have…. drugs are bad, mmm'kay? my prediction is that by overreacting to these sorts of things you're just going to inspire more of this stuff. the kids doing it probably don't even care about the issue they just like getting a reaction. same thing as SUNY with the trump graffiti… write a few words on one bathroom stall and it's a news story, campus stages walk out in protest, sit back and laugh. progressives should be mindful of how far they've shifted the national conversation and not go too far. a big part of trump's victory was people being sick of being lectured to about what they can think and say.
Bryan Turner December 14, 2016 at 5:15 am
Nah I just think people that discriminate are ass holes and frankly forfeit their right to live, but then again I'm getting older pushing 40) and more cynical so I don't see the point in trying educate willfully ignorant people so I've just written them off knowing that eventually old age will take them down. Odds are it was probably a kid like yours Jack that did that.
if you mean an instigator who doesn't really care about the new bathrooms and just wants to get a rise out of the adults, i bet you're right!
C. Jorgensen December 14, 2016 at 7:10 pm
I became a male again because it's a woman's perogative to change her mind.


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Jesus knew He must be the sacrifice—the Lamb—so the timetable could be kept.
Recall that none of the disciples seemed to suspect Judas, not before this and not now. This should convince us that we cannot be the judge of the hearts of others—the wheat and tares again [see Our Selfless Savior, Part 4].
Am I loving others to this extent? Am I an example of His love to those I don't even like?
With all I see going on around me in this world, it grieves to me to confess I know that I don't. I must guard my heart. I must ask God to instill the love of Christ in me when my natural inclination is to lash out in indignation.
We are to hate evil, as it is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge (Proverbs 1:7). But like Jesus showed us over and over again, we are to love the sinner.
The last verses are so poignant. Can you just imagine what Peter must have thought when he declared his bravado for his own strength and Jesus told him he would deny Him three times? Do you think perhaps Peter thought Jesus was going to overthrow the Romans now?
From all accounts none of the disciples seemed to understand that Jesus had to die.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, we see Judas "guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees" and that "they were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons" (John 18:3).
This passage goes on to say that Jesus asked them, "Who is it you want?" and they replied, "Jesus of Nazareth." When Jesus responded, "I am He," the multitude "drew back and fell to the ground" (John 18:6).
When Peter witnessed all of this, do you think he believed this is where Jesus was beginning his "takeover" of the Romans and that was what fueled him to use his sword to fight and cut off the ear of Malcus?
It is my hope that my heart won't be troubled either as I fail to be all He would like me to be.
How about you, Beloved? Where is your Hope?
(1) J. Vernon McGee, Through the Bible with J. Vernon McGee (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1983), 456.


Housekeeper. Nanny. Maid. Surrogate mother. Such are the many roles of las domésticas—undocumented workers who came to America in search of a better life and found themselves scrubbing toilets and setting tables, working long hours for little pay in private homes.
MAID IN AMERICA is an intimate, eye-opening look at the lives of las domésticas, as seen through the eyes of Eva, Telma and Judith: three Latina immigrants, each with a very different story, who work as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles, California. Filmmakers Anayansi Prado and Kevin Leadingham followed their subjects for several years, and their cameras caught some of the most intimate moments of these women's lives, both on and off the job.
"Am I going after the American Dream? No, I'm not. Because here we have to live in the reality of who we are." Those are the words of Judith, a Latina housekeeper who emigrated from Guatemala to find work in Los Angeles. A mother of four, Judith left her children back home in search of a better future for her family.
Like Judith, Los Angeles is filled with stories of women who leave their families behind to come work in American homes cleaning and raising other women's children. The film also follows Telma, a Salvadorian immigrant nanny and Mickey, the 6-year-old she's been taking care of since he was a baby. Through their story, audiences see what life is like when Mom goes to work and the nanny becomes a surrogate mother.
For Eva, being a housekeeper is a means of making a living until her situation changes. She holds an accounting degree from Mexico, but because of her legal status she cannot obtain employment as an accountant and is forced to work as a housekeeper. But this persistent and determined woman is not about to give up.
MAID IN AMERICA also introduces others in the three main character's lives, including Rossana Perez, coordinator for the Domestic Workers Project at the Coalition of Humane Immigrants Rights in Los Angeles (CHIRLA); the Marbury family, who are both reassured and guilt-ridden by their son's near-maternal relationship with Telma; and Eulalia Camargo, a retired domestic who has written Call Me María, a short play based on a humiliating incident in her career when an employer threw a cup of hot coffee in her face. In the play, the fictional María is saved by a caped crusader called Superdoméstica, who fends off both the cruel employer and the immigration department with her domestic superpowers.
But Superdoméstica is fiction; unfortunately, the odds are against Telma, Judith, Eva and the other women profiled in MAID IN AMERICA. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, there are more than 10 million undocumented workers fighting for the same pool of low-paying jobs in the United States, and more than 100,000 of them are deported to Mexico and Central America every year. In November 2005, the Los Angeles Times estimated that Southern California alone is home to more than 62,000 Latinas working as nannies. It's a hard life, but often better than the one they left behind.
The challenges faced by these women are as diverse as their stories. MAID IN AMERICA is the story of the American dream as seen from the perspectives of three women, all looking longingly through the glass…at the same time they're cleaning it.


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I messed up. I lost Rainbow, but it's not as bad as you think.
I don't know what Kyra's life was like before she married King Tomas, but it doesn't matter compared to what she did. Walking in the forest one day, Kyra heard a cry that sounded like a banshee and a dove. Drawn by the sound she found a baby dragon.
Pitying the poor creature, she took the baby raised. Kyra fed and sang to her dragon, whom she named Starlight. When people asked she told them it was a lizard. It didn't last long, the dragon went from a baby to an adult and people were scared.


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Jury finds that NYC skyscraper owner violated Iran sanctions
By Larry Neumeister
This May 30, 2017 file photo shows 650 5th Avenue in New York. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Lockard on Monday, June 26, 2017 urged a jury to conclude a charity must give up majority ownership the a Manhattan skyscraper, saying it is secretly controlled by Iran. (Mary Altaffer / AP)
The U.S. government said it's ready to seize a Manhattan skyscraper from an Iranian-American charity to benefit victims of terrorism after a jury found Thursday that the charity's majority ownership was derived from financial dealings that violated sanctions against Iran.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said the owners of the office tower near Rockefeller Center "gave the Iranian government a critical foothold in the very heart of Manhattan through which Iran successfully circumvented U.S. economic sanctions."
"For over a decade, hiding in plain sight, this 36-story Manhattan office tower secretly served as a front for the Iranian government and as a gateway for millions of dollars to be funneled to Iran in clear violation of U.S. sanctions laws," Kim said in a statement. "In this trial, 650 Fifth Avenue's secret was laid bare for all to see, and today's jury verdict affirms what we have been alleging since 2008."
The verdict in the civil case was sure to be appealed. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had earlier ordered the case to go to trial after U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest ruled in favor of the United States.
Over the last month, lawyers for the Alavi Foundation argued that the charity was unaware if Iran was secretly benefiting from a partner who owned 40 percent of the building. The Alavi Foundation owns 60 percent.
Kim said the building was worth at least a half billion dollars, though some estimates put its worth closer to a billion dollars.
Kim said the sale of the building, combined with several other properties around the country, would represent the largest terrorism-related civil forfeiture in U.S. history.
The prosecutor said the verdict "allows for substantial recovery for victims of Iran-sponsored terrorism."
The government is seeking to turn over proceeds of a sale to holders of over $5 billion in terrorism-related judgments against the government of Iran, including claims brought by the estates of victims killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Forrest aided that effort Thursday by issuing a written opinion finding the Alavi Foundation liable for the turnover of its real estate properties to the benefit of its creditors, including terrorism victims.
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"We are gratified to win this victory for the victims of Iran-sponsored terrorism, some of whom have waited more than two decades for this day," attorney James Bernard said in a statement.
In another statement, Alavi Foundation attorney John Gleeson said: "The Alavi Foundation is disappointed by today's verdict and by the court's decision in the related cases and is considering its options."
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It was unclear what effect the verdict will have on the Alavi Foundation, which supports a Queens school among other charity works.
The verdict seemed to spare a Catharpin, Virginia, property after jurors concluded its funds did not violate sanctions and were not used in money laundering activities. The government said the verdict should allow it to seize properties in Houston; Carmichael, California; and Rockville, Maryland.
The Fifth Avenue building was erected in the 1970s on property acquired by the not-for-profit corporation. It was valued at $83 million in 1989 and has steadily risen in value.
Government lawyers said Iran has secretly controlled the building for years as millions of dollars in rent payments are funneled to it from a partnership made up of Alavi and a shell company fronting for a secret interest held by the state-owned bank of Iran, Bank Melli.
Trials and Arbitration


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Lash was een Belgische dance-act bestaande uit producer Kristof Vermeir en zangeres Elisa Dhont.

Biografie
In augustus 2003 begon Lash als een studioproject van Kristof Vermeir. Vanessa Vanlandschoot werd na audities verkozen als zangeres.

In 2004 scoorde de groep haar eerste hit: 'Love'. In Spanje haalde het de negende plaats in de hitlijsten, in Vlaanderen de 28ste. De twee volgende singles, Living Your Life (2005) en It's A Shame (2006) haalden in Vlaanderen beiden de 11de plaats in de Ultratop 50.

In 2009 werd Elisa Dhont de zangeres van Lash. Vermeir leerde haar kennen via tv-zender JIM.

Na 2012 bracht de groep geen nieuwe liedjes meer uit.

Bandleden

Kristof Vermeir
Kristof Vermeir studeerde voor audio-ingenieur in Rotterdam en haalde er het beste eindwerk recording. In Londen haalde hij een grootste onderscheiding voor de produceropleiding aan Middlesex University. Vermeir is ook bekend als dj (DJK) en als radiomaker met zijn programma DJK's Hotlist.

Elisa Dhont
Elisa Dhont (geboren op 27 oktober 1989) deed mee aan de eerste Eurosong for kids, haalde de top 25, maar viel af bij de laatste 10. Op haar 13de stond ze in het Sportpaleis van Antwerpen en in Tien Om Te Zien in het koor van Helmut Lotti. In 2004 kreeg ze haar eerste platencontract. Op haar 15de bracht ze de single Dam di Dam uit.

Discografie

Singles

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|align="left"|It's a shame||2006||04-03-2006||11||9||
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|align="left"|When the lady smiles||2007||31-03-2007||41||3||
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|align="left"|It's over now||11-04-2008||31-05-2008||tip18||-||
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|align="left"|Hold me now||11-07-2011||03-09-2011||35||3||
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|align="left"|Lost in the dark||14-05-2012||16-06-2012||tip60*||||
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Belgische danceact
Eurodance

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Q: Unable to get user Authorization Status in AuthorizeView? In my razor component, I have this AuthorizeView:
<AuthorizeView Roles="Administrator">
    <Authorized>
    Authorized @context.User.IsInRole("Administrator")
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<NotAuthorized>
    Not Authorized @context.User.IsInRole("Administrator")
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I also tried to put all the role there is but to no avail:
<AuthorizeView Roles="Administrator,Supervisor,Operator,Readonly">

When I login using user with Administrator Role, it seems the user role is not Administrator. the @context.User.IsInRole("Administrator") will always return False. This App I'm building, one user can only have one Role. DId I miss anything here? Do I need to add anything in the Program.cs?
Here is the Program.cs file:
public class Program
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        app.UseHttpsRedirection();
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        app.UseIdentityServer();
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        app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
        {
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A: This is likely because the user roles table does not have the association between that user and the Administrator role. Or the Administrator role does not exist in the roles table.

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Study Reveals Why Men Receive Much More Media Coverage Than Women
For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
Minorities' Homicide Victimization Rates Fall Significantly Compared to Whites'
A new study reveals that while homicide victimization rates declined for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States from 1990-2010, the drop was much more precipitous for the two minority groups.
Study Shows TV's Subliminal Influence on Women's Perception of Pregnancy and Birth
In an era where popular culture is increasingly recognized for its impact on lay understanding of health and medicine, few scholars have looked at television's powerful role in the creation of patient expectations, especially regarding pregnancy and birth.
U.S. Has 5 Percent of World's Population, But Had 31 Percent of its Public Mass Shooters From 1966-2012
Despite having only about 5 percent of the world's population, the United States was the attack site for a disproportionate 31 percent of public mass shooters globally from 1966-2012, according to new research that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Social Justice & the Next Upward Surge for Unions
Labor unions have been on the decline for sixty years in the U.S., though they raise wages, decrease inequality, and give voice to workers. Can they rise again?
The Great and the Small: The Impact of Collective Action on the Evolution of Board Interlocks after the Panic of 1907
Conventional research in organizational theory highlights the role of board interlocks in facilitating business collective action. In this article, I propose that business collective action affects the evolutionary path of interlock networks. In particular, large market players' response after a collective action to the classic problem of the "exploitation" of the great by the small provides a mechanism for interlocks to evolve.
Ripples of Fear: The Diffusion of a Bank Panic
Community reactions against organizations can be driven by negative information spread through a diffusion process that is distinct from the diffusion of organizational practices. Bank panics offer a classic example of selective diffusion of negative information. Bank panics involve widespread bank runs, although a low proportion of banks experience a run. We develop theory on how organizational similarity, community similarity, and network proximity create selective diffusion paths for resistance against organizations.
A Paper Ceiling: Explaining the Persistent Underrepresentation of Women in Printed News
In the early twenty-first century, women continue to receive substantially less media coverage than men, despite women's much increased participation in public life. Media scholars argue that actors in news organizations skew news coverage in favor of men and male-related topics. However, no previous study has systematically examined whether such media bias exists beyond gender ratio imbalances in coverage that merely mirror societal-level structural and occupational gender inequalities.
How National Institutions Mediate the Global: Screen Translation, Institutional Interdependencies, and the Production of National Difference in Four European Countries
How do national institutional contexts mediate the global? This article aims to answer this question by analyzing screen translation—the translation of audiovisual materials like movies and television programs—in four European countries: France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. A cross-national, multi-method research project combining interviews, ethnography, and a small survey found considerable cross-national differences in translation norms and practices, sometimes leading to very different translated versions of the same product.
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My Hero One's Justice to get pre-order DLC featuring the character Endeavor
October 22, 2018 October 22, 2018 / Dustin Murphy
Set to release later this week, My Hero One's Justice is already scheduled to get some free DLC when it launches later this week. The plans for the DLC have been revealed by Bandai Namco just days ahead of the Oct. 26th release date.
Set to launch later this week, My Her One's Justice is set to receive a pre-order DLC fighter by the name of Endeavor. The fire-based superhero will be apart of the game's rosters for free, but only to those that pre-order the game ahead of its launch, which is scheduled for Thursday.
Bandai Namco has confirmed that Endeavor will also be available as paid-DLC post-launch and will accompany the Shoot Style Deku in the day-one update, which will be a different fighting style for Deku. Deku will find himself using his powers for more project-based attacks, allowing him to keep his foes at range.
The update for the day-one update will also feature an arcade mode, which will be joining the list of already announced modes and will also feature the ability to unlock exclusive content for the characters you complete it with. Bandai Namco has not revealed what those items are, but we will certainly be keeping an eye out for whatever they might be.
Stay tuned for our review coming later this week when My Hero One's Justice launches for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC on October 26.
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Zbigniew Stefan Messner () (Stryj, 13 maart 1929 – Warschau, 10 januari 2014) was een Pools econoom, communist en politicus.

Messner werd geboren in Stryj, dat destijds Pools was en tegenwoordig tot Oekraïne behoort. In 1972 werd hij hoogleraar aan de Karol Adamiecki-universiteit voor Economie in Katowice. Hij was lid van het Centraal Comité van de Poolse Verenigde Arbeiderspartij van 1981 tot 1988, vice-premier van 1983 tot 1985 en Premier van de Volksrepubliek Polen van 1985 tot 1988.

In navolging van generaal Jaruzelski probeerde Messner economische hervormingen door te voeren, wat uiteindelijk compleet mislukte. Nadat in 1987 een referendum over deze hervormingen, voor de Poolse bevolking het eerste referendum tegen het communistische regime, het niet haalde, werd zijn regering na een motie van wantrouwen in de Sejm (het parlement), die nog steeds werd gedomineerd door de communisten, op 19 september 1988 naar huis gestuurd en moest Messner de macht overdragen aan Mieczysław Rakowski. Dit was in de communistische wereld een unicum en een duidelijk teken van het hervormingsbeleid van Michail Gorbatsjov.

Messner gold in de publieke opinie, waar hij niet bijzonder geliefd was, als een apolitieke technocraat. Na het voor hem mislukken van de verkiezingen in juni 1989 beëindigde Messner zijn politieke carrière en keerde hij terug naar de wetenschap. Hij was auteur van talrijke publicaties over de beleidsinformatica en boekhouding.

Op 10 januari 2014 is hij overleden op 84-jarige leeftijd.

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Nowadays consumers are becoming keener than ever to have organically cultivated pure fruit. With this in mind, Mr. Yeo Soo-hyun has been cultivating grapes using an environmentally-friendly method in his vineyards on 'Nanhamsan Farm'. 'Nanhamsan Farm' is located 20 minutes by road from Gimcheon (in Gyeongbuk-do Province), which is the grape production center of the whole country. And, on this farm, between mid-August and early September, grapes of the 'Campbell Early' variety are harvested, which have a good taste with a saccharinity level of 14 Brix or higher, and are completely free of harmful substances.
Mr. Yeo started to grow grapes 23 years ago. He used to employ the conventional cultivation methods till 1995, when he undertook training in eco-friendly grape cultivation, which was arranged by the Korea Natural Farming Association.
With this cultivation method Mr. Yeo does not use any chemical insecticide or fertilizer at all. Instead he uses fermented fodder, chicken excrement, microbes, amino acid, and compost.


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We again attended the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, this year as it continues to focus on the magnitude of today's refugee plight, searching for answers. Our UK office manager, Natalya Hanley (née Kan), joined international colleagues in representing the challenge of displacement through a simulation of refugee need in under-resourced communities: medical in particular, in her role.
UK office manager, Natalya Hanley (right), in 'A Day in the Life of a Refugee' at WEF 2018
We always consider Davos an invaluable opportunity to see this profound need discussed and addressed, since the WEF brings together global leaders from politics, industry, academia and the non-profit sector. The cost of taking our simulation there, however, would be beyond our reach were it not for sponsors and partners who likewise believe the convening of people in Davos, with their international 'reach' and their ability to effect change, is worth strengthening through this simulation designed to deepen their empathy and understanding.
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The body of Yingying Zhang is still missing and Brendt Christensen, the man guilty of her kidnapping and murder, said he will not say where it is. (University of Illinois Police Department courtesy photo)
PEORIA (UPI) — A Federal jury found Brendt Christensen guilty of kidnapping and killing University of Illinois scholar Yingying Zhang in 2017.
Jurors required less than 90 minutes Monday to find the former teaching assistant guilty of kidnapping resulting in a death and two counts of lying to investigators. The same jury will decide July 8 if he should receive the death penalty.
During a news conference following the verdict, Zhang's mother broke down in tears.
"We have missed Yingying tremendously in the past two years," her father, Ronggao Zhang, said in a statement. "As of today, we could still not imagine how we will live the rest of our lives without her. There is no language that can describe our pain and suffering."
The trial will hopefully bring them justice, he said, adding the family's wish is to find her body and return her to China.
"We will not give up," he said.
The verdict came as little surprise given that the defense admitted in its opening statement that Christensen, 29, did kill Zhang, who was a visiting scholar from China at the university.
"Brendt Christensen is responsible for the death of Yingying Zhang," Federal defender George Taseff told the court June 12. "Brendt Christensen killed Yingying Zhang."
The defense disputed prosecutor evidence while also depicting Christensen as suffering from mental health and alcohol problems.
Assistant United State Attorney Eugene Miller dismissed those notions as excuses.
"He has been planning and fantasizing about that moment for months and now, here he was actually doing it — raping and murdering another human being, not that he actually viewed her as a human being," Miller said in his closing arguments.
Zhang, 26, was last seen June 9, 2017, when she was observed on security camera video entering the passenger seat of Christensen's black Saturn Astra as she was running late to sign a lease for an apartment.
Despite his defense's opening statement, Christensen pleaded not guilty.
During the trial, a recording made by Christensen's former girlfriend, Terra Bullis, at the request of the FBI was played and Christensen could be heard saying Zhang was one of 13 victims and that he had decapitated her after beating her with a baseball bat.
He also said he would not reveal where her body was.
"No one will ever know where she is," Christensen was heard saying on the tape. "She's gone forever."
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Last night, my husband and I entertained friends at our favorite neighborhood sushi bar — Taka Sushi in Lynnwood. The tiny place was packed, and I couldn't help but notice a couple dining in a corner with their toddler and a newborn baby. When they got up to leave, they stopped by our table and inquired, "Are you Nancy Leson?" Then, bless their hearts, they thanked me for turning them on to Taka, which they love and regularly frequent — despite the fact they live in the University District. Yes, I was busted: in the best possible way.
It happened again last Saturday as I was crossing the street downtown at Fifth and Virginia. A young woman stopped me and asked, "Do you work for the Seattle Times?" She recognized me from my mug-shot and was kind enough to introduce herself as an All You Can Eater. And perhaps you recall my July post-vacation-post, where I mentioned the gal in the SUV who rolled down her window in the Boo Han shopping center parking lot in Edmonds and shouted, "You're on vacation!" No, I didn't know her, but she apparently knew me.
That never happened when I made every attempt (save for the donning of costumes) to remain anonymous during my decade as the Times' restaurant critic. Readers didn't know me from Eve. Nor did most of the folks at the great majority of restaurants I reviewed — though it was always more difficult to go under the radar at places like Campagne, Marco's Supperclub, Nell's and Brasa, where I noted my "affiliation" in my reviews.
Most people can't "make" my pal Providence Cicero, who's since taken on my old reviewer's job (by the way, that's her real name and she's a she — despite all the "Dear Mr. Cicero" e-mails she gets from folks who read her reviews). Ditto for Jonathan Kauffman, who tries his best to stay out of the limelight as restaurant critic at Seattle Weekly. So, I'm not going to tell you that (shhhh!) Providence is an elegant Ethiopian emigre and Jonathan's a strapping six-foot-six red head.
Yes, every critic gets outed, as I discussed here on Monday and at length long ago. And let's face it: the longer you work in the business in a town of this size (21 years for me, 16 for Providence, three for Jonathan), the more likely it is someone will recognize you whether you're on the job — or off.
"We're reviewing a service, and we're consumer advocates in many ways," Providence told me this morning. "You try to write in an entertaining fashion, but I want to have as close an experience to the average consumer as I'm going to get." Former P.I. restaurant critic Rebekah Denn agrees. She took her anonymity so seriously when she became the P.I.'s lead critic, she painstakingly went through her personal blog, deleting her name and leaving only the initial "R" — lest anyone Googling "Rebekah Denn" paged down far enough to find her photo, of which there were many.
I strongly believe there are compelling reasons for professional restaurant critics to attempt to keep a low profile. And every one of them is echoed by Jonathan Kauffman, who explains exactly why yesterday on Seattle Weekly's Voracious blog. Read it here.


The Only Shahpur Jat Wedding Shopping Guide You Need to See for Your Bridal Shopping | Wedding Tips ARE YOU A VENDOR?
Shahpur Jat wedding shopping isn't complete without a trip to these bridal lehenga stores. We name them, alongside others that can help you complete your wedding trousseau and book a lot of other wedding vendors.
Crafting a unique, wow look for your D-day isn't an easy task. Bridal Lehenga shopping or putting together your wedding trousseau can mean hours and hours of hunting, at a high cost. However, there is an easier way to get Karan Johar-like wedding dresses in Delhi, at a reasonable price. How? Opt for the 'Shahpur Jat wedding shopping spree', near Jungi House and find the biggest names in the wedding business. We put together a list of must-visit and good-to-go stores in the area so that you don't miss out on either.
Located near Hauz Khas in South Delhi, Shahpur Jat is a strange mix of the hip urban belt of designer-wear and the rural Jatland. It's where you would find traditional, old-style havelis, dilapidated ruins, co-working spaces, vintage and boutique stores. Here are the top stores available in Jungi House (and beyond) for your wedding trousseau needs. Great finds guaranteed, within your Wedding Budget.
If you're the kind of bride who loves traditional clothing with a stylish western twist to it, then the Naisha Nagpal's 1600 AD is the place for you. Her concept sarees, gowns and indo-western dresses can easily jazz up your mehndi ceremony. Even your mom would love to drape one of their sarees for a wedding event. In her collection, you will observe some unique textiles in vibrant hues which are perfect for a Haldi or a Mehndi ceremony.
Delhi-based designer Samant Chauhan is known for creating contemporary outfits for the fashionista bride. A cocktail or sangeet ceremony is the perfect event to sport his light and elegant gowns or other western outfits. He is also a go-by name for Anarkalis, Lehengas, Kurtas and jackets (as seen in his Rajputana collection or in outfits sported by celebrities).
If you want a rich and heavy bridal outfit with lots of intricate work, then a trip to Gazal Gupta Couture during your Shahpur Jat wedding shopping binge will fulfil your dream. Bespoke artwork, heavy appliques on custom-made outfits are the USPs for this brand. If you're a fan of velvet silhouettes then this is the store you must pay a visit to.
Designer duo Anubhav and Sneha can provide those signature pieces which would become the highlight for your bridal trousseau. In fact, their lehengas became a rage all over Pinterest last year. Their collection features a bolt of colours which are vibrant with enamouring embellishments to add that necessary amount of bling. Isn't that what we all want in our bridal outfits?
Revamping the rich and traditional Benarasi silk, Bageecha creates amazing Lehengas, suits and sarees in conventional and trending pastel shades. The motifs take centre stage in their designs and give you an opulent look. The Lehengas start from the range of ₹60,000 and above while the gorgeous heavy dupattas at ₹12,000.
Combining light fabrics with beautiful borders and handcrafted embroidery, Bhoomika Grover's creations say elegant bridal wear. Her Anarkali suits start from around ₹40,000 and the Lehengas can cost you up and above ₹50,000.
Qbik offers apparels for both men and women. Right from contemporary cuts and designs to the traditional fabrics and colours, they've got it all. Their Sherwanis start from Rs.30,000, Lehengas from ₹50,000 and dresses and suits from ₹10,000.
Get bespoke invitation cards while shopping for your bridal trousseau. Be Jalebi is your one-stop shop for all your wedding stationery. From vanity bags to customised gifting, they have it all. The prices for invitation cards start at ₹400 and can vary according to your selection of wedding favours to go with it. Their take on wedding invitations is unique and that is exactly how your new start should be as well.
If you're looking for comfortable heels to be wearing along with your Bridal Lehenga or at other ceremonies, head to Adaa. You will find gorgeous yet well-balanced wedges in shiny colours and mirror work to go with your dazzling outfits. They also create beautifully painted Juttis that you can easily carry for Haldi or Mehndi starting at ₹1000. Considering the odd length of wedding functions it is feasible for a bride-to-be to go for comfortable footwear. So, go for comfort over style and lucky for you this store has a beautiful concoction of both.
These were some of the handpicked labels that caught our attention from a pool of stores which are apt for bridal shopping. Make your Shahpur Jat wedding shopping experience worthwhile by visiting these stores and creating a Bollywood-style wedding trousseau for yourself. So, splurge your pockets and stock your bridal wardrobe now!
And if you happen to stumble upon some hidden gems while you're there, do share them and your experience, with us and our readers in the comments below!
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Malcolm Turnbull attacks Senate 'disgrace' as crossbenchers plot revenge
By Adam Gartrell
Updated March 5, 2016 — 9.18pm first published at 4.30pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has branded the 2013 Senate election result "an embarrassment" and the preference deals that delivered power to the micro-parties a "disgrace" as upper house crossbenchers came together to plot revenge for the Coalition's voting reforms.
In his strongest comments yet on the issue, Mr Turnbull told the NSW Liberal Party faithful on Saturday he was seeking to "restore democracy" with his bill to introduce optional preferential voting, which would purge Parliament of the micro-parties. The bill is expected to pass this month with Greens support.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull kept the plebiscite policy adopted by Tony Abbott. Credit:Andrew Meares
"The 2013 Senate election was really an embarrassment for Australian democracy," he said at the Liberal State Council meeting on the Central Coast.
"People elected through back-room preference whispering deals, elected on a tiny percentage of votes, was a disgrace."
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His comments came as key crossbenchers David Leyonhjelm and Bob Day met with so-called preference whisperer Glenn Druery and a host of other micro-party figures in Sydney to war game a response to the legislation.
Mr Druery's work helped get a number of minor party figures elected, including Ricky Muir, on just 0.5 per cent of the primary Senate vote in Victoria.
After the meeting Senator Leyonhjelm said the more than 30 parties represented – from his Liberal Democrats to Family First to the Sex Party – were united in their quest for retribution for the reforms.
"They're facing oblivion these parties. So the feeling is, if we're going to be executed, we'll take a few of those bastards with us," he told Fairfax Media.
The parties agreed on a strategy to coordinate their electoral runs to make life difficult for both the Coalition and the Greens.
He said the progressive parties will focus their firepower on the Greens-held seat of Melbourne, and a handful of lower house seats the Greens hope to pick up from Labor this year.
They will preference Labor ahead of the Greens in a bid to block their expansion and deliver Melbourne back to the ALP.
And the "right-wing" parties like the Liberal-Democrats and Family First – normally quite supportive of the government's agenda – will focus their fire on marginal Coalition seats.
Meeting attendees ran through about a dozen Coalition seats they plan to target, nominating the seats of Petrie in Queensland, held by Luke Howarth, Banks in NSW, held by David Coleman, and La Trobe in Victoria, held by Jason Wood for particular attention.
Responding to Mr Turnbull's comments, Senator Leyonhjelm said he couldn't understand the Coalition's motivations. He pointed out that with the crossbench gone the government will not get a majority in its own right . Rather, it will have to negotiate either with Labor or the Greens and Nick Xenophon.
"Why he thinks that is good for this government's agenda is beyond me. He has got legislation through this crossbench which he never would have got through if he had to deal with Greens and Xenophon," he said.
Mr Turnbull said the only beneficiaries of the changes would be the Australian people, not the major political parties.
"It will ensure that the Senate is, as closely as possible, representative of the wishes of the people at the election. And that, after all, is what parliamentary democracy is meant to do," the PM said.
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Adam Gartrell is the health and industrial relations correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Parliament House


Uri Geller: Uri started bending spoons at the age of four. He used to thrill his classmates at school by making the clock hands move forward so lessons would end early. He is now a multimillionaire several times over. So you see it's well worth cultivating those hidden powers.


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Trump rips anthem protesters: 'Get that son of a b---- off the field'
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Trump wishes NFL owners would tell anthem protesters "get that son of a bitch off the field right now" pic.twitter.com/gq4EH3lNoY
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President Donald Trump threw another verbal jab at Colin Kaepernick and other NFL anthem protesters during a rally Friday in Huntsville, Ala.
Trump has blasted the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback several times for vocally opposing police brutality and racial inequality. Though Kaepernick remains a free agent with the season well underway, active players have continued protesting the anthem, and the president took aim at them during an extended commentary on the NFL that included complaints about the officiating.
"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners when someone disrespects our flag? Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. He's fired. HE'S FIRED!" Trump said, yelling emphatically into the microphone as his speech carried on.
"You know, some owner is gonna do that," Trump continued, according to the Guardian's Bryan Armen Graham. "He's gonna say 'That guy disrespects our flag, he's fired.' And that owner, they don't know it. They don't know it. They're friends of mine, many of them. They don't know it. They'll be the most popular person in the country for a week. They'll be the most popular person in the country."
Trump also ripped the NFL for its declining ratings and said officials are "ruining the game" by calling too many penalties.
The president then returned to discussing the anthem protesters, asking fans to leave the stadium in response.
"But do you know what's hurting the game more than that? When people like yourselves turn on (the) television and you see those people taking the knee when they're playing our great national anthem," Trump said. "The only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if it's one player, leave the stadium. I guarantee things will stop. Things will stop. Just pick up and leave. Pick up (and) leave. Not the same game anymore, anyway."
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett and Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins have taken on a leading role in speaking out on social issues during Kaepernick's absence from the league. Bennett and Jenkins recently headlined a group of players that penned a memo asking commissioner Roger Goodell for his support in criminal justice reform efforts. Jenkins has been to Capitol Hill twice to speak about police-community relations and criminal justice reform, and even met with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.


Professor Alec Cameron is leaving the Australian School of Business (ASB) to take on the role, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Education, at the University of Western Australia. Professor Greg Whitwell will be ASB's Acting Dean.
Professor Whitwell joined ASB in 2011 as Deputy Dean, Programs and Students, prior to which he was Deputy Dean and Director (Graduate School of Business and Economics) in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne, and Chair, Academic Senate, U21 Global. Before this, Greg held a variety of positions at the University of Melbourne, including Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching, Learning and Equity) in 2009.
Professor Whitwell is a Professor of Marketing and has a Bachelor of Economics (first class honours) from Monash and a PhD from the University of Melbourne. The focus of his original research career was in the fields of Economics and Economic History and his work in the latter field was the basis of his being awarded the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Medal (a prize for excellence in scholarship).
Greg has taught Marketing and Strategy subjects at all levels, from undergraduate to executive education, including courses in Marketing Management, Strategic Marketing, e-Marketing and Retailing, and Global Marketing.


The Sustainable Business team has identified the next panel discussion, "Capitalizing on Sustainability for Residential Housing." Sal Kogadai and Jim Moule are co-managing the development for this event.
They are working Solar Energy Industries Association to locate a panelist for the event, they have secured Ryan Wood from the Watershed Managment Group and David Slater from Western Windows. Once they finalize the panelists, they will work closely with Carl Parrish, who's the moderator for the event, to outline the questions for the participants.
Reyna has volunteered her talents to help design the marketing and outreach materials. Aubrey will assist with the social media. Allison Boley will help us to locate a room at Benedictine University in Mesa.
This is unfolding to be an excellent panel discussion due to the work of Sal and Jim. Thanks for your hardwork and dedication.


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"This year, GAO has added two areas.