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Michael W. Smith – The Big Picture – 1986
It has been said here and elsewhere (and quite often) that a CCM album's depth, quality and creativity will be inversely proportionate to its sales success. Meaning; the better the album the fewer the people that will purchase it. This appears to remain true even for CCM's golden boy and most popular and prolific male artist, Michael W Smith. The Big Picture, Smith's artistic triumph remains his weakest selling album and the only album in his career not to reach even gold status. After a strong debut and the utterly forgettable argyle sock of a sophomore release (aptly titled "2"), Smith grabbed the CCM world by the throat with an album that was sonically, creatively and musically miles ahead of the rest of the Nashville pablum for the time. From the dark purple and gold hues of the artwork to the tasteful technological advances and superior production, the Big Picture is great from start to finish. What keeps the album from falling off the tracks in a travesty of technological traps is that the songs themselves are very organic and real. Taking themes from the culture and wrapping them in modern sounds with a clear and poignant response to the baggage those theme bring along makes the album the one worthy release from Smith in the Top 100. Producer John Potoker had worked with Brian Eno, Madonna and a host of others and had a huge influence on the musical direction and big production sound. Many will obviously find the music and production technique dated, but one of this lists presuppositions was to judge albums based on the time they were recorded and what was happening musically. And for that, this album is the most "current" album of Smith's career. He would record about 10 more albums in a row that are completely indistinguishable from one another. But the strength here lies not in the production (or over-production) but in the strength of a songwriter album to have his songs outlast even the dated production technique.
Contributor David Lowman – https://ccms500bestalbums.wordpress.com/
1 – Lamu – 5:55
2 – Wired For Sound – 6:00
3 – Old Enough To Know – 4:47
4 – Pursuit Of The Dream – 5:00
5 – Rocketown – 4:32
6 – Voices – 5:50
7 – The Last Letter – 4:37
8 – Goin' Thru The Motions – 4:55
9 – Tearin' Down The Wall – 3:35
10 – You're Alright – 4:36
Artwork By [Art Direction And Design] – Kent Hunter, Thomas Ryan Design
Backing Vocals – Chris Harris, Wayne Kirkpatrick
Bass, Chapman Stick – Tony Levin
Bass, Drum Programming – Gary Lunn
Drum Programming – Frank Doyle, Tokes, Mark Kovac
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Drums, Drum Programming – David Huff
Engineer [Additional] – Bill Heath, Bob Vogt, Clark Schleicher, Ed Goodreau, JB, Jeffrey Dovner, Jon Goldberger, Keith Odle, Ken Criblez, Mike Clute, Nick Deire, Rob Feaster, Spencer Chrislu, Tim Hatfield, Tony Volante
Executive-Producer – Brown Bannister, Dan Harrell, Michael Blanton
Guitar – Dann Huff, Eddie Martinez, Nick Moroch
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chris Rodrigues
Horns – Jim Pugh, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals – Michael W. Smith
Keyboards, Programmed By [Fairlight], Drum Programming – Shane Keister
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Other [Child] – Christopher Copeland
Other [Grooming] – Jody Morlock, Julie Miller Overstreet
Other [Production Coordinator] – Kimberly Smith
Other [Styling] – Beverly Ann Moore
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson
Photography By – Dean Dixon, Larry Williams
Producer – John Potoker, Michael W. Smith
Programmed By [Synclavier] – Steve Schaffer
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Reunion Records – 1986
Copyright (c) – Reunion Records – 1986
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Distributed By – Word, Inc.
Recorded At – Power Station
Recorded At – Mediasound
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
Recorded At – Bullet Recording
Recorded At – The Bennett House
Recorded At – Emerald Sound Studios
Recorded At – The Castle Recording Studios
Recorded At – Blue Jay Studios
Mixed At – Blue Jay Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Author David LowmanPosted on December 17, 2020 December 5, 2020 Categories AlbumsTags 1986, Michael W SmithLeave a comment on Michael W. Smith – The Big Picture – 1986
Michael W Smith – I 2 (Eye) – 1988
Michael W. Smith is back with his 5th album and wow what an album it was. Full disclaimer, I do not like AOR BUT even I think this is a fantastic album. It sold Platinum and was #1 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts. It actually had 7 top 10 singles including 2 #1's and 2 #2's. Here is all of them;
Pray For Me #1
The Throne #1
On The Other Side #2
Hand Of Providence #2
I Miss The Way #4
Live And Learn #7
I Hear Leesha #7
This album had a much younger feel than earlier albums but it was approaching the end of the 80's and that was acceptable at this point in Christian AOR music. I'm not really going to get too deep into the album as I am guessing most of you either had it or listened to it. If not I do suggest you take the time to listen to it. Reading through the credits I noticed Dann Huff (White Heart) played guitar and here's the real surprise, Michael Sweet & Oz Fox did some background vocals. I'm not really too sure what track they appeared on but I was pretty surprised to find them here.
1 – Hand Of Providence – 4:33
2 – Secret Ambition – 6:26
3 – On The Other Side – 3:40
4 – All You're Missin' Is A Heartache – 5:39
5 – I Miss The Way – 4:35
6 – Live And Learn – 6:17
7 – I Hear Leesha – 5:26
8 – Help You Find Your Way – 5:28
9 – Ashton – 3:17
10 – The Throne – 6:49
11 – Pray For Me – 3:52
Michael W. Smith – keyboards, lead vocals, background vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 10), horn arrangement (6), drum programming (9)
Dann Huff – guitars (1–8)
Chris Rodriguez – guitars (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), background vocals (4, 6, 8, 11)
Jerry McPherson – guitars (2, 4, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (7)
Billy Sprague – acoustic guitar (11)
Tom Hemby – guitars (6, 8, 10, 11), bass guitar (9, 11)
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (1–5, 7, 8)
Tommy Sims – bass guitar (6)
Gary Lunn – bass guitar (10)
Paul Leim – drums (1–4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Terry McMillan – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), harmonica (1)
Mark Hammond – drum programming (11)
Ronn Huff – string arrangements (5)
Mark O'Connor – fiddles and mandolins (9)
Wayne Kirkpatrick – background vocals (1–8, 10), acoustic guitar (3), drum programming (9)
Chris Harris – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10), recitation (6)
Mark Heimmerman – background vocals (2, 5)
Billy Simon – background vocals (4)
Michael Sweet – background vocals (4)
Oz Fox – background vocals (4)
Distributed By – MCA Distributing Corporation
Copyright (c) – Reunion Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Reunion Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Deer Valley Studio, Franklin, TN
Recorded At – OmniSound Studios
Recorded At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Mixed At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Mixed At – Masterfonics
Mastered At – Mastermix
Published By – O'Ryan Music, Inc.
Published By – Emily Boothe, Inc.
Published By – Riverstone Music, Inc.
Published By – Whitney Katherine Music, Inc.
Author Ray MansfieldPosted on October 28, 2020 October 16, 2020 Categories AlbumsTags 1988, Michael W SmithLeave a comment on Michael W Smith – I 2 (Eye) – 1988
Various – The Rock of Gospel – 1987
This is a fascinating sampler album (CD). It came out on Arrival Records, which is a Sublabel of K-Tel International. I had no idea until I found this album that K-Tel had distributed Christian albums. Even more of a surprise for me is that there were several of these albums. The quality of the CD is horrible, but I've cleaned up the recordings as best I could. K-Tel's vinyl releases were well known for their horrible quality which was a result of cheap vinyl and cheap pressing. This album was released on CD so there was no need for the poor quality. I've always suspected that the licensing agreements for these songs included a stipulation that the quality be horrible in hopes people would buy the original album.
Include below is the info on which album the songs were released on
1 – Michael W. Smith – You're Alright – 4:39 – The Big Picture
2 – Petra – Back To The Street – 4:17 – Back To The Street
3 – Leslie Phillips – Love Is Not Lost – 4:03 – Black And White In A Grey World
4 – White Heart – The Beat Of A Different Drum – 4:17 – Don't Wait For The Movie
5 – David Meece – All Is God's Creation – 3:48 – Candle In The Rain
6 – Kim Boyce – Love Resurrection – 4:11 – Kim Boyce
7 – Randy Stonehill – Defender – 3:02 – The Wild Frontier
8 – Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart – Crack The Sky – 3:59 – Crack The Sky
9 – Rick Cua – This Raging Fire – 3:53 – Wear Your Colors
10 – Steve Camp – Cheap Grace – 5:11 – One On One
11 – David & The Giants – Cold Lonely Nights – 3:37 – Magnificat
12 – Margaret Becker – Fight For God – 4:06 – Never For Nothing
Copyright (c) – K-Tel International (USA), Inc.
Distributed By – K-Tel International (USA), Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – K-Tel International (USA), Inc.
Author Ray MansfieldPosted on May 7, 2019 April 25, 2019 Categories AlbumsTags 1987, David & The Giants, David Meece, Kim Boyce, Leslie Phillips, Margaret Becker, Michael W Smith, Mylon Lefevre, Mylon Lefevre & Broken Heart, Petra, Randy Stonehill, Rick Cua, Steve Camp, The Rock of Gospel, White HeartLeave a comment on Various – The Rock of Gospel – 1987
Michael W Smith – The Michael W Smith Project – 1983
The MWS Project introduced us to Michael W Smith, a fresh young musician with stellar keyboard, writing, and arranging skills and a knack for writing catchy worship riffs. The positive, 'preppy rock' sound hit most of the popular 80s pop rock notes. His soon-to-be-familiar signature styles get their beginnings here: keyboard-heavy arrangements with plenty of synth; full choirs for backing vocals; emotionally-charged 'milestone' lyrics; and the first of many anthem-like worship songs.
Indeed, The MWS Project covers some ground in terms of song types. MWS has always interested me in that he writes for a multitude of occasions and venues, not just moods or subjects. On his debut album we find music for rock concerts, worship services, and even weddings/funerals/graduations:
– high energy biblical storytelling in "Could He Be the Messiah?" and "Be Strong and Courageous" (which always reminds me of Van Halen's "Jump")
– high energy exhortations toward the pursuit of Christian living in "The Race Is On" (I saw this in concert, and thought he was going to leap off the stage, he had so much energy), "You Need A Savior" (this lyric warrants some further discussion, but that's for another time), and "Love In The Light" (this one has stuck with me; every time I read or hear any part of 1 John 2:8-11, it starts playing in my head)
– instrumentals ("Sonata in D Major", "Looking Up", "First Light", "Alpha Overture")
– a contemplative piece ("Too Many Times", one of my favourites)
…and of course, two songs firmly entrenched in the collective CCM unconsciousness: Friends, and Great Is The Lord.
One last thought: What was he going for with the original album design?? MWS is a self-professed sci-fi aficionado, so maybe it was meant as a nod to video games, and science fiction movies like Tron… The album was re-released in CD format in 1987 with an updated cover and photo.
1 – Sonata in D Major – 1:13
2 – You Need A Savior – 3:34
3 – Could He Be the Messiah? – 4:28
4 – Too Many Times – 4:25
5 – Be Strong and Courageous – 3:42
6 – Looking Up – 3:23
7 – The Race is On – 3:41
8 – First Light/Love in the Light – 5:30
9 – Friends – 4:16
10 – Great Is The Lord – 2:52
11 – Alpha Overture – 3:40
Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha GS2 synthesizer, Prophet-5 synthesizers
Shane Keister – OB-X synthesizer, Prophet-5 synthesizers, vocoder
Jon Goin – guitars
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
Mark Hammond – drums, Roland TR-808 drum machine on "First Light"
Mike Psanos – percussion
Dennis Solee – saxophone
Gary Chapman – background vocals
Jackie Cusic – background vocals
Diana DeWitt – background vocals
David Durham – background vocals
Teresa Ellis – background vocals
Amy Grant – background vocals ("Friends")
Pam Mark Hall – background vocals
Chris Harris – background vocals
Gary Pigg – background vocals
Kim Smith – background vocals
Michael W. Smith – producer, assistant engineer
Michael Blanton and Dan Harrell – executive producers
Mike Psanos – recording engineer
Brown Bannister – assistant engineer
John Woods – assistant engineer
Jack Joseph Puig – remixing
Recorded at Tree International Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Hank Williams – mastering
Mastered at Woodland Sound Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Bill Brunt – art direction
Tim Campbell – photography
Author Tiana FairesPosted on April 28, 2019 April 19, 2019 Categories AlbumsTags 1983, Amy Grant, Michael W Smith1 Comment on Michael W Smith – The Michael W Smith Project – 1983
Rick Elias and the Confessions – (self titled) – 1990
Rick Elias showed up on the CCM music scene in 1990 and wow did he make an entry.
His sound filled a huge empty spot in the CCM music scene. His Springsteen meets Mellencamp sound is done perfectly and yet he makes it his own sound.
The album is a mix of strong rock riffs and excellent acoustic guitar work. The harmonica gives the album a strong Springsteen feel. If you've not heard this album you need to listen to it now.
Rick went on to produce artists such as Amy Grant, Aaron Neville, and Michael W. Smith. He also went on to be a founding member of Rich Mullins and a Ragamuffin Band.
1 – Confession Of Love – 4:04
2 – Streets Of Rome – 4:13
3 – Miles And Miles – 3:21
4 – Before The Fall – 3:33
5 – Someday – 6:14
6 – The Word Is Love – 4:41
7 – Riot (Comin' On) – 3:20
8 – Without One Word – 5:58
9 – Stones – 5:13
10 – Stripped – 4:00
Art Direction – Ed McTaggart
Bass – Danny O'Hanlon
Drums – Bob Sale
Engineer – Dave Jahnsen
Engineer [Additional] – Bill Baumgart
Guitar – Marc Intravaia, Rick Elias
Keyboards – Linda Elias, Rick Elias
Layout – Joe Potter
Mandolin – Marc Intravaia
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Dave Jahnsen, Rick Elias
Percussion – Bob Sale, Linda Elias
Producer – Rick Elias
Vocals – Linda Elias, Marc Intravaia, Rick Elias
Written-By – Craig Krampf (tracks: 3,6), Rick Elias
Author Ray MansfieldPosted on January 18, 2019 March 24, 2019 Categories AlbumsTags 1990, Amy Grant, Michael W Smith, Rich Mullins, Rick Elias and the ConfessionsLeave a comment on Rick Elias and the Confessions – (self titled) – 1990


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Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to sit on 20 December
MINSK. KAZINFORM Integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will be in focus of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council session on 20 December, Technical Regulation Minister of the Eurasian Economic Commission Viktor Nazarenko told reporters on 6 December, BelTA has learned.
«By today, the EAEU member states have agreed to pursue a uniform policy only in customs and technical regulations. Policies in other spheres are not uniform, just coherent. This runs afoul of legislation and the partners need to come to grips with it. The parties are actively discussing strategic areas of integration and are having heated arguments on what they could transfer to the supranational level. It is pretty hard to succeed in promoting integration without transferring powers. I think the project will start to take shape after the session of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on 19 December and the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 20 December,» Viktor Nazarenko said, BelTA reports.
Belarus will preside in the EAEU bodies in 2020. «On the one hand, it is an honor, on the other hand it is a great responsibility. The EAEU is marking its fifth anniversary. There are some achievements and weaknesses, accomplishments and failures. There is a shared belief that all the processes will gain momentum during Belarus' chairmanship in the organization,» the minister noted. On 6 December Viktor Nazarenko delivered a lecture at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the Belarus President. He told attendees about the EAEU functions and the results achieved over five years, the work of the Eurasian Economic Commission and about technical regulations.
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Voices | Funding must be allocated to treat drivers of HIV
Mbali Baduza And Julia Chaskalson
National Treasury has failed to provide clear information or concrete plans to assist provinces to meet their HIV programme targets amidst these budget constraints. Photo by Getty Images
On this World Aids Day, South Africa still has the world's largest HIV burden, with 7.7 million people currently living with the virus amid a shrinking HIV budget.
Following this year's medium term budget policy statement (MTBPS), civil society organisations have raised concerns that diminished funding to provinces, both through the equitable share and through conditional grants, may result in crucial HIV/Aids targets being missed.
National Treasury has also failed to provide clear information or concrete plans to assist provinces to meet their HIV programme targets amid these budget constraints. The February national budget tabled by former minister of finance Tito Mboweni saw the baseline of the conditional grant for HIV reduced by a total of R5.8 billion over the next three years. No additional funding was allocated in the MTBPS for next year.
READ: Budget 2021: Mboweni treads a fine line with little space to move
Concerns over the decline in HIV financing and the effect on the health department's ability to deliver services effectively can be traced back to 2017, when the UNAids special advisor for resources tracking and finances, Jose-Antonio Izazola Licea, warned that "with donor support plateauing and expected to decline, the success of South Africa's HIV programme will rest on its ability to mobilise and manage a sustainable flow of domestic resources."
The impact of the HIV conditional grant
Over the past decade, South Africa has made progress in tackling the HIV epidemic, channelling critical investments through the HIV conditional grant. In collaboration with developmental partners and agencies including the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the US President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), great strides have been made with the UNAID's 90-90-90 treatment targets.
South Africa adopted these targets in its National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STIs 2017-2022. According to the latest outputs from the Thembisa model, a mathematical model of South Africa's HIV epidemic, this year, 92.4% of people living with HIV knew their status; 71.9% of those diagnosed were on HIV treatment, and 91.2% of those on treatment were virally suppressed.
Further, connected to the progress of the country's antiretroviral therapy programme and HIV prevention tactics, life expectancy for people living with HIV has improved from a life expectancy at birth of 53.5 years in 2004 to 66.6 years in 2020.
To deal with the underlying causes of HIV incidence we need to consider how best to overcome gaps and push progress, including through funding allocations.
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— Meg Doherty (@mdoherty_hiv) November 29, 2021
Addressing only the symptom, or the cause?
Health activists have called for closer interrogation of the effectiveness of the HIV conditional grant.
Even before the Covid-19 disruptions to the HIV programme, South Africa faced social, economic, gender and health-based challenges including high rates of teenage pregnancy, gender-based violence, high rates of sex work, lack of quality education, widespread poverty, inequality and unemployment.
READ: Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for people living with HIV?
These challenges are underpinned and exacerbated by poor policy choices and negligible resource allocation to the social and structural determinants of health that give rise to new infections, low treatment uptake, and low adherence rates among key population groups.
Programmes for target populations must be supported
The Thembisa model shows that the highest incidence rates are among female sex workers and men who have sex with men (MSM). Despite efforts to provide condoms and pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) to female sex workers and some MSM, there is still low uptake and retention rates of these preventative interventions. The Thembisa model (version 4.3) estimated a Prep coverage rate of only 3% and 1% in female sex workers and MSM, respectively.
"These groups require special attention with respect to prevention and significantly increased access to treatment", said former deputy director-general in the national department of health, Yogan Pillay.
Although in 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa launched an HIV programme for sex workers and declared that "sex work is work", female sex workers remain vulnerable to police harassment and stigma.
READ: Eastern Cape to make sex work safer through decriminalisation
The relationship between sex work and HIV rates is an issue that a number of reports have drawn attention to. Sex work is a profession that is disproportionately practised by women who are driven by food insecurity and insecure living conditions. These women also face a higher risk of contraception-free sex and gender-based violence, so the need for the decriminalisation of sex work remains a pressing issue.
Roping in the basic education sector – the HIV/Aids life skills conditional grant
Tackling the effects of HIV is not something that the health sector can do alone. While the health sector has made great strides in testing and treatment of HIV, more needs to be done to prevent new infections, encourage adherence to treatment, educate communities, and counter stigma and discrimination.
Providing condoms and Prep is a critical part of the solution, but so are changing attitudes, behaviours and knowledge. This will require resources, so we need significant investment in the socioeconomic determinants of health to end the HIV epidemic.
Government has flagged the basic education sector as a crucial role-player in these HIV prevention efforts. The HIV/Aids life skills conditional grant funds educational initiatives within schools related to HIV. Some of the strategic goals of the conditional grant include "addressing social and structural drivers of HIV" and to "contribute to preventing new HIV, STIs, and TB infections". But what is concerning is how the HIV/Aids life skills conditional grant was slashed by R60 million in the June 2020 supplementary budget.
READ: In-depth | Seven new HIV prevention options in the pipeline
The grant was cut further when R40 million of it was reprioritised for Covid-19 information at schools, which meant less money for training teachers to deliver comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). Accounting for this reduction, the supplementary budget review explained that "all planned training sessions for over 20 000 educators [were] cancelled" last year.
Research from around the world, including South Africa, has found that effective CSE programmes delivered by well-trained teachers result in improved knowledge about HIV and pregnancy prevention; decreased sexual risk-taking; the prevention of learners having multiple concurrent sexual partners; improved attitudes towards sexual refusal and condom use and delayed sexual debut.
life expectancy for people living with HIV has improved from a life expectancy at birth of 53.5 years in 2004 to 66.6 years in 2020. Photo: Supplied
Despite the clear need to strengthen South Africa's CSE programme as part of efforts to reduce new HIV infections and address the attitudes and behaviours that lead to gender-based-violence, this does not seem to be a funding priority for government.
The R100 million lost to the HIV/Aids life skills conditional grant was not recovered in the February 2021 budget, and the new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's MTBPS reduced the conditional grant by R860 000 in nominal terms in the 2022/2023 financial year.
READ: Mini budget divides experts
Providing CSE in schools and training teachers to deliver this curriculum will be vital if South Africa wants to strengthen the prevention arm of its HIV programme. It is important that the HIV/Aids life skills grant, as one of the key pieces of a broader HIV prevention strategy, be supported and strengthened.
The HIV conditional grant also remains a vital funding stream for the prevention and treatment of HIV, but its ability to meet the various challenges faced in our HIV response is under threat. Cuts to the grant and a lack of investment in comprehensive sexuality education and in specialised services for key populations undermine the possibility of "an end to Aids" – and to a future where no one is left behind.
Mbali Baduza is legal researcher in the health rights programme at Section27 and Julia Chaskalson is a research and advocacy officer at Section27.
This article was produced by Spotlight – health journalism in the public interest.
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Report from Ebook World 2000 Tom Hartman Industry
domain Report from Ebook World 2000
by Tom Hartman
Published in Issue No. 44 ~ January, 2001
On November 6-7 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, the burgeoning ebook industry gathered for the first ever Ebook World conference and exhibition (www.e-book-world.com)
The Conference included panel discussions and featured addresses on topics ranging from "How the Traditional Book Business Meets the New e-Book Business" and "Becoming Electronic" to "How We Read." Assembled movers and shakers of the industry, including host Michael Wolf (author of Burn Rate), NYT Book Review editor Chip McGrath, Random House New Media President Richard Sarnoff, Xlibris CEO John Feldkamp, and Spinal Tap-er turned publisher Tony Hendra discussed the current state of the ebook industry and attempted to answer some of the nagging questions that surround its future, such as: How big is the potential market for ebooks? Which reader will emerge as the industry standard? What barriers are preventing the public from embracing this technology?
Bold predictions were made: bookstores outfitted with kiosks where, by typing in a title, we'll be able to order up a copy of a book which will then be printed and delivered at the checkout counter, the glue of its binding still warm; software that will allow us to flip the onscreen pages of an electronic text as we would a printed book; pocket-sized ebook reader devices on which we'll be able to store all of our work-related reading for the week along with a hundred or so of our favorite novels; even combination ebook readers/MP3 players/personal data assistants/cellular phones that will become as standard a part of our everyday equipment as the ballpoint pen.
All in all, the panelists and moderators of Ebook World painted a pretty tantalizing picture of the ebook's not-so-distant future. In fact, some of the downright Bond-ian gadgetry described above is either on its way or has already made it to market. The EbookMan by Franklin, due this winter, might be seen as a first step toward a personal reader/player/everything device, and Borders is test-marketing a print-on-demand kiosk in select West Coast locations.
Nonetheless, when the smoke cleared, and the last bit of promo literature had been distributed – when the last of the free pens and logo-emblazoned trinkets had been given away and the multitude of monitors, laptops and display tables folded up in preparation for the next big event, only one Great Truth had been revealed by all who'd persevered through two full days of ebook cheerleading, naysaying, uncomfy chairs and mediocre coffee. Ebooks are hardly poised to deliver a deathblow to their print-based counterparts, even if the digitization of text-based "intellectual content" (books to you and me) is already standing publishing on its traditionally techno-fearing ear.
The main question the various publishing types, journalists, would-be developers and consultants who attended Ebook World were dying to have answered was why Americans aren't scrambling to shelve their printed (or "p") books and embrace the books of the future? Despite modest increases, sales over the last year and projections for even better numbers by the end of 2001, ebooks have hardly found favor with consumers. They remain, essentially, a technology without a market – a great idea whose time has yet to come.
The reasons for the less-than-enthusiastic reception of the ebook are as complex as they are numerous. To begin with, the term "ebook" itself is the source of no small confusion among consumers. Industry types use the term interchangeably to describe everything from Web-based texts of the classics like those found at Bartleby.com and Project Gutenberg, to downloadable adobe .pdf files, to titles that have been formatted in special software, like Readerworks (www.readerworks.com), for viewing in Microsoft Reader or one of the other ebook-viewing programs. The major players in the ebook industry, such as Random House, Time Warner Trade Publishing, Versaware, MiLibrary and Microsoft, recently formed the Open Ebook Forum with the goal of establishing, "common guidelines for the presentation of electronic content over various electronic book platforms." Yet, despite the impact of this partnership and its work in recent months (readers can download the "Open eBook Publication Structure specification" standards document from the OEB website), little has changed in the marketplace. Titles designed for one reader remain incompatible with others; a handful of different reader devices currently compete for consumer dollars. Fearful they'll end up with the ebook equivalent of the Betamax, even likely adopters wait for the emergence of an industry standard rather than take the ebook plunge.
Constituting a still larger barrier to the widespread adoption of ebooks, there simply aren't that many ebooks for readers to purchase. While sorting out thorny issues like electronic rights and how ebook royalties should be divvied up, publishers have taken the path of least resistance in bringing product to market, repackaging under their own imprint "classics" that have long since entered the public domain. Such titles now make up the majority of the ebooks available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and similar outlets. Thus, if your tastes run more to hot-off-the-presses mysteries, bodice-rippers, or contemporary literary fiction rather than, say, Heart of Darkness or Jane Eyre, the pickings are pretty slim. In general, a parallel might be drawn between ebooks and compact discs circa 1985, when only serious audiophiles rushed out to purchase first-generation CD players as soon as they hit the shelves – no matter that only a handful of CD titles were available. As was the case with CDs, the relative paucity of ebook titles may keep average consumers away for a good while. As more than one Ebook World panelist acknowledged, the acceptance of ebooks depends desperately on the availability of content consumers want.
Another significant barrier is price. Those "non-classic" ebook titles that are available cost roughly the same as their pbook counterparts. Moreover, although PC-based reader programs like MS Reader can be downloaded for free, the specialized devices on which many ebooks must be read remain expensive. The Rocket ebook, recently renamed the RCA ebook 1100, comes in at $299.00; the Franklin EbookMan EBM=911 prices out at $229.00 – hardly attractive price points for consumers uncertain about which ebook technologies will "stick." Moreover, currently, ebooks don't carry with them the perceived "value add" that readers seem to want in exchange for forking over for bytes (or expensive circuitry) rather than regular old books. While software like Microsoft's Reader, as well as most reader devices, allow readers to read "actively" by highlighting, circling or annotating text, these features appeal most to students and academics, commonly among the earliest adopters of ebooks. The average reader, the consumer the assembled publishers at Ebook World most desperately want to reach, simply wants to kick back with a good mystery, not study it. Furthermore, as Maggie Canon of MightyWords acknowledged in the discussion "How we Read," the overall flop of CDROMs suggests that readers don't want – or "aren't ready" – to read texts that come packaged with music, video or other media, no matter how enticing or visually spectacular the bonus content may be.
The biggest barrier to the success of the ebook and perhaps the one most troubling to its biggest investors (like Random House, who in bankrolling vanity e-press Xlibris on top of their primary ebooks initiative is about as "full in" as any U.S. publisher) is the fact that the public really likes books. And why not? Books are inexpensive, portable, reasonably durable, and they deliver an experience that enables readers to have a tactile interaction with the words on the page. As Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan put it at a recent panel discussion hosted by The New Yorker just prior to Ebook World, "There's something sensual about a book that I love." Books are simply more human-scaled and user-friendly than their e-counterparts. Ebooks are fairly cumbersome (most weigh in at 2 lbs. and above), and thanks to the current standard for screen resolution they deliver a reading experience inferior to that of ink on paper: 72 dpi vs. 300 dpi. Even new screen technologies like MS's ClearType and Adobe's CoolType, although a vast improvement over the original Rocket Ebook's LCD display, only go so far toward minimizing the inevitable eye strain and general lack of comfort that results from reading for an extended period on a computer display or monitor.
The public's general fondness for the time-tested pbook is related to yet another objection, one heard echoing from the most tweedy, academic corners of the book world, from chaps like Yale professor and critic Harold Bloom, who see technology as a bust, not a boom, for reading. Sitting on the same New Yorker panel as Tan, Bloom described the experience of reading an ebook as "a deeply retrograde" return to something more akin to the medieval scroll. Bloom further suggested that reading an electronic text rather than a printed one "ruins the intimacy of reading." While Bloom, of course, can be counted among academe's great curmudgeons, he's not alone in his anti-ebook stance. By and large, the literary community has gone kicking and screaming into the digital age, and the privileging – the fetishization, even – of the book as the delivery vehicle for literary content is deeply ingrained. For proof, one needs only look as far as the upturned noses with which, in some quarters even today, the very notion of an electronic literary journal is regarded. In the world in which Bloom and other Great Men of Letters travel, there is an equation whereby author = book and where nothing less than the printed version counts.
Any fears about the death of the pbook are premature. Despite predictions by folks like Microsoft Veep Dick Brass that within 20 years e-books will dominate publishing, it seems more likely that the two formats will peacefully co-exist in the same way that many related and seemingly competing technologies have for years. Ebooks do or will make quite a bit of sense for some consumers. Next year, for example, students at NYU's dental school will be able to purchase all of the books they'll need for four years worth of study in one convenient electronic format.. For other consumers, such as readers of genre fiction, or literati of the Harold Bloom ilk, ebooks may never make sense. Even the most outspoken evangelists of ebooks foresee the two formats as complimenting one another. As ERead agent and panelist Richard Curtis declared during "The New Deal," one of Ebook World's concluding sessions, "Pbook sales will drive ebook sales and vice versa."
As with most things ebook-related, we'll simply have to wait and see. Safe to say, though, that it will be some time before the common reader settles down on a beachtowel with a digitized version of the latest Grisham or totes around his or her personal library on lightweight paperback-sized readers that also surf the Web, tabulate expenses and call Mom. If the Ebook World Conference 2000 is any indication, it will be even longer before ebooks, for all their promise, send their pen and ink counterparts the way of the biplane or the steam engine – if, that is, that day comes at all. After all, though it's approaching its 600th birthday, the good old pbook remains a pretty decent piece of technology.


This synopsis represent the book and screenplay of INNOCENCE IN THE DEVIL'S JAW. It is a FICTIONAL story based on WWII true events.
The subject of WWII is brought into this story by two women who are looking at it from different perspectives.
LOTTE, a young Hitler Youth from Berlin gives a revealing look at Germany from that time period which till this day most are not aware of.
RACHEL, same age, at the same time was living through a nightmare being a child Holocaust survivor where the events leading up to captivity are intimate and descriptive.
MARY BETH, is the bridge which ties Rachel and Lotte together by compassionate understanding of their plight under the rule of Hitler.
The three women find a special bond where finally they are able to release their oppressed deep feelings to each other openly.
KENNY, Mary Beth's eight year old son, poisoned by his fathers White Supremacist teachings is the vehicle in which Lotte and Rachel find an outlet to bring the past into the present. Each story that unfolds is gut-wrenching.
They meet in the 1990′is. Lotte and Rachel are both in their early 60′is. Mary Beth is in her early 30′is.
They all travel cross America together to reach their final destination. A strong connection develops between them which the tears from the past can't stop their fun, their laughter, in the present. En route, as their past unfolds it unites them in a bittersweet bond of strengths.
The last chapter in this story is very moving. It tells about a woman HANNA who gave birth to an infant in Auschwitz against all arts. Hanna is united with her daughter after forty-six years. Her daughter CARINA grew up in Poland and became a Catholic Nun. She finds out that her real mother is Jewish and lives in America. Hanna's son a Rabbi and the unification of the three of them is highly touching and spiritual.


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The plan is to replace the front end tubes by a springer front end, so most everything you see on this page will have to go.
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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Journey through the history and culture as well as the geology and wildlife of the Northwest Territories at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Varied museum exhibits tell stories about the land and its people including frontier aviation, mining and the Arctic. The Centre is more than a museum as it also houses the Government's archives and they design and circulate exhibits interpreting the human and natural history of the Northwest Territories. The Centre is located near downtown Yellowknife on the shores of Frame Lake close to the Legislative Building. You can also enjoy coffee or lunch at the Museum Café.
The Legislative Building of the Northwest Territories
The Legislative Building of the Northwest Territories is one of the most unique legislatures in Canada, highlighting the consensus style of government and the traditional values of the people that sets the Northwest Territories apart from other Canadian provinces. The Legislative Assembly also houses one of the territory's best art collections. Guided tours are available. In a natural setting on the shores of Frame Lake, the beautiful Legislative Assembly building is a short walk from the downtown Yellowknife.
Yellowknife's Old Town
One of the most diverse, historic, offbeat neighborhoods in Canada, Old Town is the heart of Yellowknife. Here, where the Precambrian Shield blends into the Great Slave Lake, gold seekers approximately 80 years ago pioneered what was to become the North's greatest settlement. Today the area is an intriguing mixture of log cabins, mansions, houseboats, float planes, art galleries, famous restaurants, monuments and more. Guides to Old Town's historic sites are available from the Northern Frontier Visitor Center.
NWT Diamond Centre
At the NWT Diamond Centre enjoy a journey through the vast history of diamond mining in the Canadian North. Learn about the many complexities that bring this truly unique product to market. The centre also features and sells a variety of loose diamonds – mined, cut, and polished in the Northwest Territories as well as displays of jewellery.
The Bush Pilot's Monument
The Bush Pilot's Monument in the Old Town is a must do attraction when visiting Yellowknife. It is a local monument honoring the bush pilots of today and yesterday, who helped open up the north to the rest of Canada. The monument sits on "The Rock", a six-storey-high hill in the centre of Yellowknife's Old Town. From the top enjoy the 360 degree view of the city and watch floatplanes land and take off amongst the houseboats.
Yellowknife Farmers Market
The Yellowknife Farmers Market is coordinated by a group of community volunteers. The Farmers Market features: home-made, home-grown, locally harvested products, kids craft area, musical entertainment, and plenty of space for picnics.
When: June – mid-September, every Tuesday, 17:15–19:15.
Dettah
Dettah, or "Burnt Point," is Yellowknife's Dene settlement of about 220. With a prime location on the rolling shield-rock at the mouth of Yellowknife Bay, Dettah was traditionally a seasonal fish camp which has turned into a permanent settlement in the 1930s. Here you'll find many examples of traditional Dene lifestyle – whitefish drying on racks and moosehides being tanned. It is 27 km up the Ingraham Trail.
ART, CRAFTS AND GALLERIES
The Old Town Glassworks
The Old Town Glassworks is a worker's cooperative that has been creating beautiful recycled glassware from rescued bottles on the shores of Great Slave Lake since 1994. Choose ready-made gifts or express your creative side, and make your very own one-of-a-kind and eco-friendly souvenir, sandblasted with unique northern designs.
Wild Sky Silk Art Originals
Discover the magic of water marbling, which is as easy as 1, 2, 3. You will express your creative side by choosing your colours, floating your paint and designing a 100% silk scarf. It is guaranteed that you will take home a true work of art.
Dream Catcher Lesson
Dream catchers are one of the most fascinating traditions in Indigenous culture. The traditional dream catcher was intended to protect the sleeping individual from bad dreams, while letting positive dreams through. This 2 hour lesson will guide you through making your own dream catcher so you will always have a souvenir from your visit to Yellowknife.
Aurora Village Tours
Fireweed Studio
At the Fireweed Studio during weekends throughout the summer you can venture into the little log building beside city hall to peruse an array of local arts and crafts made by the Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts.
Gallery of Midnight Sun
Founded in 1989, the Gallery of the Midnight Sun is the largest and most comprehensive Northern Art gallery in the Canadian Arctic which includes Inuit and Dene art as well as other souvenirs. Located in historic Yellowknife's Old Town on the shores of Great Slave Lake.
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Down to Earth Gallery
Operating in Yellowknife's Old Town this artist-run Down to Earth Gallery specializes in an eclectic mix of Northern-made art and fine crafts. Located at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Bryson Drive this gallery is open year-round.
Down to Earth Gallery Facebook Page
Aurora Emporium Art Gallery
This locally run gallery features authentic indigenous products, Angus Beaulieu original paintings, stone carvings, birch barks baskets with quillwork and much more.
Northern Images
Located in the centre of Yellowknife, Northern Images has been promoting Inuit, Dene and Metis arts and artists for over 40 years. This gallery offers an exceptional selection of authentic sculptures, prints, books, jewellery and giftware including northern apparel and traditional hand-made crafts. Take a piece of the North home with you and support the Arctic Co-operatives Limited, a service organization owned and controlled by 32 community-based, multi-purpose co-operatives in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon. The Co-ops are independently owned and controlled Inuit and Dene businesses which Northern Images supports by marketing their art and crafts as well as being committed to the preservation of their heritage as depicted through arts and crafts.
Yellowknife City Tour
These 2 to 4 hour tours introduce you to Yellowknife and what makes it unique through its history, northern culture and art. Attractions include the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre near Yellowknife's modern downtown with a stop at the NWT Diamond Center as well as the Old Town next to Slave Lake with the Bush Pilots' Monument. You may also have northern tea and homemade cookies served along the way. Some tours take you out of town to the Giant Mine rich in the history of Yellowknife's gold mining days, Buffalo Airway's home of the popular TV series, Ice Pilots with its hangar filled with vintage aircraft and a local Dene community.
My Backyard Tours
The Bucketlist Tours
Buffalo Airways Hangar Tours
Tours guide you around the northern airline Buffalo Airways Hangar and its fleet; a local icon with vintage and active aircraft in the hangar and outside (weather permitting). The airline was founded by Buffalo Joe (Joe McBryan) in 1970, who gained international fame by the History Channels docu-series "Ice Pilots NWT". Bush planes and their pilots had a key role in the exploration for diamonds, especially in the Canadian North. Memorabilia can be purchased from the gift shop.
Tours are free and can be booked by calling 867-765-6023 or by emailing [email protected] (by appointment only).
Northern Artist Studio Tour
Yellowknife has a vibrant and eclectic mix of local artists and is known for the quality and variety of locally-produced arts and crafts that reflect life in the North. There are a variety of artists and diverse set of mediums that they use including: jewelry, acrylic paintings, carvings in stone and bone, pottery, furs, et cetera.
Enjoy these local artists welcoming you into their studios and take the time to speak with you about their craft.
Borealis Bike Tours
Borealis Bike Tours offers 2.5-hour tours which vary in routes depending on the season, the cycling level, and the type of ride that the guests prefer. Other tours include tours in Territorial Parks and areas along the Ingram Trail.
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Yellowknife Boat Tour
Enjoy a boat tour on Great Slave Lake, the world's 10th largest freshwater lake. You will cruise through the local houseboats, and past Latham and Jolliffe Islands, and around Yellowknife Bay. Take in a view of the city from the water, and see the vast ocean-like lake stretch off into the distance.
Houseboat and Heritage Boat Tour
Enjoy a unique historical 1.5 hour boat tour from the heart of Yellowknife's Old Town. Journey through Yellowknife's unique houseboat community, around N'Dilo, a Dene community, before stopping at Giant Mine to learn about the early mining days in the north.
Sundog Adventures
Yellowknife Bay Paddle Tour
The best way to see Yellowknife is from the water! While paddling along the shores of Yellowknife, you will be able to enjoy the scenic views of the historic old town and Latham Island. Your canoe or kayak glides through the water as you will notice colorful houseboats along our route.
Jackpine Paddle
Hiking Tour – Cameron Waterfalls & Ramparts
Just beyond Yellowknife's city limits, after a scenic drive on the Ingraham Tail, an approximately 1.2 km short hike takes you to view the magical Cameron Waterfalls. Highlights and possible stops along the way include the outdoor Mining Heritage Display at Giant Mine and the Yellowknife River where you will learn about the Yellowknife River Legend, a piece of Dene history.
Birding Tour
Join a resident guide on a beautiful nature walk. Enjoy learning and enrich your knowledge of the incredible bird life that migrate through Yellowknife. Right within the city of Yellowknife as well as close by on the shore of Great Slave Lake lie some first-class birding locations. Whether you're a birder or enjoy nature walks you're sure to enjoy our birding tour.
Wildlife Tour
The wild landscape of the Northwest Territories is home to stunning views, lakes, rivers and amazing wildlife. It is one of the last remaining places you will see Woodland Bison or 'Buffalo' roaming free in the wild. Also, you may spot other wildlife such as foxes, black bear, wolverines, bald eagles, sand cranes, and other rare animals along the way.
Guided half or one day fishing trips travel up to 40 or 90 km along the north shore of Great Slave Lake fishing for Arctic Grayling, Northern Pike or possibly Lake Trout. Relax and enjoy a delicious shore dinner of fresh caught fish. Great Slave Lake is the deepest lake in North America at 614 metres (2010 ft) and the second largest lake in the NWT (behind Great Bear Lake).
Bluefish Services
A Fantastic Fish Fry – Fishing Trip
This trip is a great way to experience a bit of everything Great Slave has to offer – fishing, sightseeing and the great taste of fresh fish. Travel out into Yellowknife Bay past the native village of Dettah and fish for Northern Pike, which are excellent eating from the cold waters of Great Slave Lake. Take time out to enjoy a fantastic fresh fish fry over an open fire. Fishing gear provided at no charge.
Floatplane Scenic Tours
Come experience Yellowknife or Great Slave Lake a different way– from the sky! Operating out of Yellowknife's historic Old Town, each visit begins with a warm welcome and picturesque views. Floatplane Tours Depart from the Air Tindi Float base located at 23 Mitchell Drive in Yellowknife's Old Town.
Air Tindi
Cultural Hiking Tour
Take a guided walk on the back trails of Aurora Village to learn about the flora and fauna that people of this land have used for centuries. The cultural hiking experience takes you on a journey into the woods at Aurora Village, you'll learn about the local traditions of the land and the wildlife and flora of the area.
Indigenous Culture Tour
On this tour you will be taken out to the teepee camp set in the wilderness outside of Yellowknife. A 100% full blood Indigenous tour guide will do a "show and tell" about our culture, and talk about how life was like in the old days and how they are trying to preserve our traditional ways in the modern world. The guide will show you how they set traps and snares to catch the animals they use for food, clothing and medicine.
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Aurora Tour
Given there's a 90 percent probability of viewing the Aurora Borealis when in-season (August 15 to April 10), it's no wonder that Yellowknife is considered the most popular Aurora destination in North America. The Aurora offers an entrancing, dramatic display that fascinates all who see it. While it's spell-binding, it's not without explanation. In short, it's science.
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Republican Candidates Are Fanning the Flames of Hate
Robert Reich , Newsweek Columnist and chancellor's professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley
On 11/30/15 at 3:14 PM EST
Protesters in Olympia, Washington, on November 20 demonstrate against the United States accepting Syrian refugees. David Ryder/Reuters
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This article first appeared on RobertReich.org.
On Friday, a gunman killed three at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. Later, in explaining his motive to the police, he said, "no more baby parts."
Last Monday, gunmen opened fire on Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis who were demanding action against two white Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, 24, an unarmed black man, on November 15.
Evidence shows the accused shooters were linked to white supremacist organizations operating online.
In a video that surfaced before the shootings, one of two men on the way to the protest says, "We're going to go see what these f—– dindus are up to," using slang insulting toward African Americans. He then brandishes a pistol and says, "We are locked and loaded."
Meanwhile, the FBI reports an upturn in threats on mosques and Muslims in the United States.
In Connecticut, police are investigating reports of multiple gunshots fired at a local mosque. Two Tampa Bay-area mosques in Florida received threatening phone messages. One of the calls threatened a firebombing.
In an Austin suburb, leaders of the Islamic Center of Pflugerville discovered feces and torn pages of the Qur'an.
Hate crimes will never be eliminated entirely. A small number of angry, deranged people inevitably will vent their rage at groups they find threatening. Some will do so violently.
But this doesn't absolve politicians who have been fueling such hatefulness.
Perpetrators of hate crimes often take their cues from what they hear in the media. And the recent inclination of some politicians to use inflammatory rhetoric is contributing to a climate of hate and fear.
Carly Fiorina continues to allege, for example, that Planned Parenthood is selling body parts of fetuses.
Although the claim has been proven baseless, it's been repeated not only by Fiorina but also by other candidates. Mike Huckabee calls it "sickening" that "we give these butchers money to harvest human organs."
Even in the wake of Friday's Colorado shootings, Donald Trump referred to videos "with some of these people from Planned Parenthood talking about it like you're selling parts to a car."
Demonstrators stand outside of Trump Towers to protest Donald Trump's candidacy for U.S. President in New York September 3. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Some candidates are also fomenting animus toward Muslims.
Huckabee says he'd "like for Barack Obama to resign if he's not going to protect America and instead protect the image of Islam."
Ben Carson says allowing Syrian refugees into the United States is analogous to exposing a neighborhood to a "rabid dog." Last September Carson said he "would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation."
Since the attacks that killed 130 people in Paris earlier this month, Trump has advocated registering all Muslims in the United States and putting American mosques under surveillance.
He's also claimed that Muslim-Americans in New Jersey celebrated by the "thousands" when the World Trade Center was destroyed on September 11, 2001, although there's no evidence to back that claim.
Indeed, much of Trump's campaign is built on hatefulness. And Trump not only fails to condemn violence he provokes but finds excuses for it.
After a handful of white supporters recently punched and attempted to choke a Black Lives Matter protester at one of his campaign rallies, Trump said "maybe he should have been roughed up."
Trump began his campaign last June by falsely alleging Mexican immigrants are "bringing crime. They're rapists."
Weeks later in Boston, two brothers beat with a metal pole and urinated on a 58-year-old homeless Mexican national. They subsequently told the police, "Donald Trump was right. All these illegals need to be deported."
But instead of condemning that brutality, Trump excused it by saying, "People who are following me are very passionate. They love this country and they want this country to be great again."
I'm not suggesting Trump, Carson, Fiorina, or any other presidential candidate is directly to blame for hate crimes erupting across America.
But by virtue of their standing as presidential candidates, their words carry particular weight. They have a responsibility to calm people with the truth rather than stir them up with lies.
In suggesting that the staff of Planned Parenthood, Muslims, Black Lives Matter protesters and Mexican immigrants are guilty of venal acts, these candidates are fanning the flames of hate.
This itself is despicable.
Robert B. Reich, chancellor's professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley, was secretary of labor in the Clinton administration. Time magazine named him one of the 10 most effective Cabinet secretaries of the 20th century. He has written 13 books, including the best-sellers Aftershock and The Work of Nations. His latest, Beyond Outrage, is now out in paperback. He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine and chairman of Common Cause. His new film, Inequality for All, is now available on Netflix, iTunes, DVD, and On Demand.
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Jay's Musik Blog: Movie Review: Courageous!
After much anticipation, Sherwood Pictures released their fourth film Courageous to theatres in September of last year. The film immediately became a hit, becoming the fourth most popular movie in the country on opening week. At the box office, the film raised $9 million, topping their previous film Fireproof by $2.2 million. This time around, Sherwood Pictures addresses the much-needed topic of fatherhood in an action-packed and exciting way.
Courageous tells the story of four police officers – Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller. The four men are on their way to major successes as law enforcement officers. But when they return home, they find that fatherhood is something they can't figure out. Sure they are "good enough" fathers, but that doesn't cut it. But when tragedy strikes the Mitchell household, the foursome is awakened to their need to be fathers that follow God's plan for their lives. The four men, along with their new friend Javier, sign a declaration to be a Godly father that represents Jesus Christ to their children and drawn them closer to God.
Secondly, the choice of characters was awesome. Alex Kendrick played the main roll again as Adam Mitchell, and is joined by Kevin Downes, who is noted for his leading roles in several PureFlix films. Ben Davies, who plays the roll of David Thompson, does an excellent job of portraying a young father who learns the importance of fatherhood from the other policemen. And for the part of Javier, Robert Amaya was simply phenomenal. His Hispanic personality added so much to the film. In fact, I think Javier's role will go down as the fan-favorite from Courageous. In one scene in particular, Javier is put in the backseat of a police car next to a criminal. To prevent any trouble, Javier is given permission to play a criminal, as the "Snake King" gang member. It's true for the storyline, but the details are twisted and Javier begins intimidating the criminal by talking in Spanish! It's clearly the very best scene of the film, so hysterical that you almost forget your watching an intense action-packed film. All the supportive roles, including Adam's 15-year-old son Dylan, Javier's wife Carmen, and Nathan's wife Kayla, proved to be perfect as well!
There are many emotions portrayed in Courageous. You'll feel compassion, anger, horror, fear, and many more. Each scene is so excellently acted out, especially the emotions of losing a loved one. This is the first Sherwood Pictures film in which death is used as a climax of the film, but the parts of Adam Mitchell and his wife Victoria (Renee Jewell, who also appeared in a supportive role in Facing the Giants as a friend of Brooke) did a fantastic job. The viewer will definitely feel for them in their struggle.
Fans of Christian music will also be delighted by the awesome score of Courageous. Third Day's "Revelation," Mark Harris' "When We're Together," John Waller's "As For Me And My House," and others appear in the film, topped off by Casting Crowns' brand new single written especially for the film, "Courageous." All are great treats throughout the film, fitting perfectly where they are placed.
Bust most importantly, the viewer will come to realize the importance of fatherhood. All five fathers in the film sign a resolution to become the fathers God has designed for them to be, and celebrate with an elaborate ceremony in front of their families and spiritual leaders. They hang the resolutions in their homes to remind themselves of their covenant to God and their families.
Courageous is hands-down my favorite Christian film yet! The viewer will use every emotion possible, whether it be sitting on the edge of their seat as a police car window gets shot and glass shatters; crying as they watch broken lives fall further apart; laughing as two fathers tease each other about their lives; or standing in awe at the message presented in this film. I highly recommend this film to every Christian dad or son. This is a FANTASTIC movie!
Awesome review Jay! I agree, this movie is my favorite Christian film. I'm glad they made a film on this subject, I just wish my father would've known this when I was growing up. My dad left when I was young. Anyway, this was a heart-breaking, funny, and just plain awesome movie!
Great review, and I totally agree with you; this is definitely my favorite Christian film and the people at Sherwood Pictures did an amazing job putting this together!
I love this movie! We went and seen it the day it came out and we could barely get in the theatre we had to sit in the front row, you know teh one touching the screen! It was still worth it though! One of my favorite movies! You gotta love the Snake kings!!!
I got this movie I just haven't seen it yet. It was a real good movie review. Looking forward to seeing the movie now after reading this review for it. The soundtrack for the album does feature a lot of awesome Christian artists like Third Day, Casting Crowns, John Waller, and many more.
Terrific review. We saw it, finally. Boy, I cried like a faucet when the girl died. :( I didn't like that part of the movie.
We are still laughing about the Snake King, though!
I have so many Christian movies that I want to watch. I hardly watch movies or tv for that matter though. I have to be in the right focused mood. I still have not even seen Fireproof! Boy am I behind the times eh? LOL.


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