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Make. Them. Pay.
When HBO announced its own fake news show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver I felt great about Oliver, who did exemplary work at The Daily Show. I also felt rather hesitant at the show's format: a 30-minute show on Sunday night featuring the previous week's news. It didn't take much time for Oliver to prove the format a winner. Instead of the rat-a-tat nature of TDS, The Colbert Report, and other late night shows, Oliver was given the freedom of devoting a lengthy segment every week to a single topic. Those segments, usually ending each episode, have providing cutting and often educational rants on a broad range of topics, from FIFA corruption to race relations to an interview with Edward Snowden. So it shouldn't have surprised me that this week's topic was near and dear to my heart: stadium development in America.
Oliver starts and ends the segment with references to soaring locker room speeches. I took the liberty of transcribing his own speech at the end. As you watch the end, read the speech.
For the rest of you I want you to look deep down inside your hearts. I want you dig in there and I want you to find something. And it's gonna seem tiny but it's the most powerful thing in the world. And it's the word "No." No.
So when a billionaire asks you to buy him a hologram machine that doesn't exist yet, what are you gonna say?
That's right! And when they ask you to build a stadium with public money without opening their books, what are you gonna say to them?
That's right! And when they ask you if they can keep all the money for calling their arena "Smoothie King Center" what are you gonna say to them?!?!
NO!!!!!
FUCK NO that's right 'cause that's a stupid name for anything, even a smoothie store!
'Cause I want you all to get out there. And the next time a team comes around asking for a new stadium I want you to MAKE THEM PAY. What are you gonna do?!?!
MAKE THEM PAY!!
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO!!!
MAKE THEM PAY!!!!
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO!!!!!
MAKE THEM PAY!!!!!
CLEAR EYES! FULL HEARTS!
CAN'T LOSE!!!
LET'S GO DO THIS!!!!!!
crowd ends in a MAKE THEM PAY! MAKE THEM PAY! chant.
Already my week is made.
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Dang! Why couldn't this segment have come out before Sacramento approved the building of the downtown sports arena? *sigh!*
I hope San Diego citizens are listening to Oliver because they're trying to give the Chargers at least 400 million in public money to help build a stadium and thats a joke.
My favorite thing on the twitterverse right now is this argument:
NFL teams are more valuable and have better tv ratings, therefore the NFL is more valuable to said city, therefore, the city will get more tax revenue.
That's all you need to know as to hoe delusional the general public is.
jeffreyaugust
everyone should be required to take an accounting class at some point in their life.
I'll bet Lew wrote that segment for John Oliver.
Daniel A Granahan
This also shows how bad the sports media is. All you hear right now in regards to the Raiders is what a bad deal the CC agreement is and how little the city is doing to help the Raiders. The Raiders are not a victim in this.
The discussion should be about why Davis hasn't proposed an option and why the city hasn't opened up the ENA to involve direct proposals from both the Raiders and the A's.
That video AT SPES INFRACTA references on Twitter and Youtube you retweeted ML misses two key points about the Warriors that has always differentiated them from the A's and particularly Raiders (and may be a big part of why they've never had an attendance problem)… they're not an Oakland team. The Warriors may play in Oakland currently, but they've also called San Francisco home. And more importantly they represent the entire Bay Area, not just Oakland or the East Bay like their two neighbors across the plaza.
That won't change when they move to San Francisco. Even if the Warriors re-brand to "San Francisco Warriors" they'll still rep the entire Bay Area, because as we've seen with the San Francisco Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers (of Santa Clara), teams with the SF moniker represent the entire Bay Area, and in both those cases even points beyond. The Warriors are and will remain the same. So they're not being "disloyal" by moving to SF. They're simply moving around their current market.
Second issue, they're probably the worst example of a team currently in the planning stages of a new venue that subsidy opponents could attack as they're self funding rather than asking for a taxpayer handout.
@ Dan
Neither the San Francisco Giants, nor the San Francisco 49ers represent the entire Bay Area, any more than the Oakland A's, or Oakland Raiders. I agree with you on the moniker San Francisco, and the fact that the Warriors and the Sharks for that matter represent the entire Bay Area, but no team can represent the entire Bay Area when there are two of them in that particular sport…
Lakeshore, if you don't think the Giants and Niners represent the east bay these days you haven't been paying attention. There are more fans of both of those teams in the east bay than there are Raiders and A's. They draw large chunks of their respective fan bases from the east bay (more than the A's and Raiders do). They draw corporate support from the east bay. They represent the east bay, south bay, north bay, peninsula, and SF proper. A number of factors have led to this. One they have the name, as the whole Bay Area is the San Francisco Bay Area. And more specifically, the Niners do so due to a combo of on field success, new stadium and the Raiders LA years basically destroying that fan base. The Giants due so due to their pretty park, senior team status, and most importantly of late the 3 WS wins.
I do pay attention that why I said:
Neither the San Francisco Giants, nor the San Francisco 49ers represents the "entire" Bay Area.
All four teams (Raiders, A's, 49er, Giants), represent the "entire" Bay Area. As to why the 49ers and Giants dominate the Bay Area marketplace? most of those reasons (not all) of them are associated with the name San Francisco. I think your brake down of the situation was a somewhat simplistic, as there are so many other factors.
@Lakeshore You hit the nail on the head. The only teams that can be fairly said to "represent the entire Bay Area" are the Warriors and the Sharks. No other teams unite Bay Area fans the same way. Regardless of whether any of the local NFL or MLB teams happen to have more local fans at any given point in time, all four of them will always have significant numbers of local fans rooting against them.
@ Dan "…two key points about the Warriors that has always differentiated them from the A's and particularly Raiders (and may be a big part of why they've never had an attendance problem)… they're not an Oakland team."
They do play in Oakland. They don't carry the Oakland name. But by far the biggest reason why they "represent the entire Bay Area" and have never had an attendance problem is that they are the sole NBA team in the area.
The same is true for the Sharks. This, despite the fact they DO bear the San Jose name, and despite the fact they play in a far less popular sport than the Warriors.
Bottom line: the Warriors and Sharks situations are not analogous to the local MLB and NFL teams.
"The Warriors may play in Oakland currently, but they've also called San Francisco home."
I think the nine years they spent in San Francisco 43 years ago are pretty much 100% irrelevant to their popularity today. The overwhelming majority of their current fans have no personal memory of the Dubs in San Francisco.
"And more importantly they represent the entire Bay Area, not just Oakland or the East Bay like their two neighbors across the plaza.
As noted above, the Dubs "represent the entire Bay Area" because they are the only NBA team here. The statement that the A's and Raiders just represent the East Bay is just silly. It may be true that the Niners and Giants currently have more fans throughout the Bay Area (maybe even the East Bay) than the A's and Raiders, but this does not mean the A's and Raiders do not represent the entire Bay Area. The A's and Raiders have plenty of fans throughout the Bay Area, including San Francisco.
Conversely, there are many fans throughout the Bay Area who do not support (and may in fact detest) the Giants and/or Niners. Given this fact, it's hard to make the case these teams "represent the entire Bay Area" the same way the Warriors or Sharks do.
"A number of factors have led to this. One they have the name, as the whole Bay Area is the San Francisco Bay Area."
Another factor I believe is wholly irrelevant. I've never heard anyone who lives here, ever, refer to this area in oral conversation as the "San Francisco Bay Area." It's always the "Bay Area," full stop. Fans relate the team names with their respective cities. Some may gravitate toward the Giants or Niners because they like or identify with the City of San Francisco, but I don't believe anyone ever said to themselves "I'm going to follow that team because they represent the San Francisco Bay Area and I live in the San Francisco Bay Area."
4Libertee
Here's the problem: Most bay area people identify themselves as being San Franciscans. Just go out of town and ask bay area people where they are from:
People from Oakland may say they're from Oakland, and people from San Jose may say they are from San Jose, but everyone else says they are from San Francisco.
manimalof7
Nice that they got the Rams and Chargers in the motivational speech segment but apparently couldn't drum up three Raider fans.
J Marx
They HATE the RAIDERS!!!
It really bothers me when people say "make the billionaires pay." They need to do some research. There are actually very few billionaire sports team owners. They definitely represent the minority of owners. And no, you can't count the value of the team in their net-worth because that does not represent any liquid funds that they can invest in a venue. There are VERY FEW individuals in the entire world that have that kind of cash just laying around and most of it went into buying the team in the first place. The Rooney family is also like the Davis family… very cash-poor. They were faced with losing control of the team because one Rooney wanted to sell their portion of the team and the rest of the Roonys could not afford to buy that share out. And no, the NFL does not have enough money to build everyone a stadium either.
I am not 100% anti government funding of stadiums and arenas. It depends on the situation… if a city or state can afford to help fund a venue without sacrificing essential services then that is up to the elected officials and maybe even a direct vote to decide. It's none of anybody else's business if they are not a direct constituent of those decision-makers.
*rant on*
I have no respect for this "mocking journalism" trend, if you can even call it journalism. They are _actors_ who will say anything to get a laugh and ratings.
*rant off*
Just to clarify… the Rooney family controls the Pittsburgh Steelers… arguably the most successful sports franchises that has ever existed except maybe for the Yankees… and they are CASH POOR like the Davis family.
@DTP I'm with you. While I understand why people may be philosophically biased against subsidies for professional sports teams generally, all situations are different and thoughtful people will look at the specifics.
Depending on just how much public money is spent and other particulars of the project (e.g. will this be a catalyst for other development in a particular area), spending public funds on sports can be a good investment or a bad investment for a community. For example, San Jose spent hundreds of millions of dollars of public money on projects that largely failed trying to revitalize its downtown . San Jose Arena was a fantastic value considering what was spent on it and what it did for downtown.
It should also be pointed out that public money is invested on subsidies for all kinds of businesses, not just sports. Good investments? Bad investments? It depends on the details.
Public money also gets spent on subsidies for arts and cultural institutions that are for-profit businesses. San Jose Improv and Camera 12, for example. Again, some may be philosophically opposed to these subsidies, but you rarely hear the vitriol you get when the subject of subsidizing professional sports teams comes up.
Finally, our Federal, state and local governments spend plenty of money on programs that I do not support and that don't benefit me personally. Whether your politics skew left or right, this is probably true of most people. For myself personally, I'd rather see my tax dollars going to support new sports venues than a lot of the things our state and local governments would be likely to spend money on otherwise. It's not all police, fire and schools.
i agree with u man.
Wow, sounds like the Rooney's have some shit to figure out… Not sure how that is any tax payers problem, but go ahead and feel sorry for them and send your ad hominem attack at John Oliver… because, you know, when you can't attack the argument, go after the presenter.
I am going to say this about John Oliver. He maybe an actor and a comedian, but i think that he had this segment right. What he said is true about not just Raiders, Rams, and Chargers, but for ALL OF SPORTS. The gravy train of corporate welfare for pro sports teams has to stop at some point.
The City of Oakland is much more than the Raiders, A's and Warriors. Even if all three teams leave by 2020, which they will in my believe, this city will survive. It survived the first time the Raiders left in 1982, and will continue to, When the Warriors leave Oakland, the city will survive. When the A's finally get their stadium, whether its in San Jose or elsewhere, the city will survive.
For 33 years, since May 7, 1982, the City of Oakland have never gotten over the Raiders leaving. For years, they courted Al Davis to bring the Raiders back, and when they did, it was the deal that was originally set in 1990. It was a bad deal.
At the time in 1995, I thought it was a good deal. I think most Raiders fans felt the same way. It wasn't until a man named Frank Risso, whom I think that was his name not really sure, stood up and said NO! He knew it was bad. He was one of the people who stood up and said no to the City of Oakland in 1990. Everyone in 1995 thought he was full of it, but he wasn't. We should have known what we were getting into and just let the Raiders stay in L.A.
Now, before everyone else gets upset about my writings, I think we need to set back and think what has been happening in the last 20 years. Since the Raiders return, they never got to be their "former" selves. I won't go into heavy stats, but since Super Bowl XXXVII, they have lost more than they won. They went through i think 11 head coaches since 2003. Attendance at the Oakland Raider games, since 1995, has suffered. Even when they had the first few games in 1995 sold out, they struggled to get seats sold ever since.
I think its time to just "let it go."
The Raiders winning pct from 2003 to present is .298 , They've basically been a 4-12 team since Gruden/Bruce Allen left for greener pastures. There aren't too many NFL fanbases that would sellout games on a regular basis with that performance.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-stadium-la-20150713-story.html re: the NFL in LA excerpt re: October NFL meetings – St. Louis and San Diego have put together serious proposals — although the Rams and Chargers aren't impressed. But Oakland is lagging in a big way, so much so that representatives from that city likely won't even be invited to New York for the meetings.
If the league does invite Oakland, it will be so that owners can see what little progress that city has made.
The NFL doesn't want Oakland anymore. They're undoing the mistake that Al Davis in 1995, bringing the Raiders back to Oakland. I think it's obvious, captain.
Oakland can stay in the NFL if it ponies up $400 million or more for stadium construction. But we know the NFL isn't going to get 400 cents out of Oakland. I still see the NFL doing its best to commandeer the Raiders, kicking and screaming, into the Cathedral of the San Francisco 49ers (Levi's) before letting them go back to LA, though. The league could even pitch it as keeping the 49ers in the Bay Area, near their beloved East Bay fan base, until Oakland can get its act together on a new stadium (which won't happen).
Yikes. Keeping the RAIDERS near their beloved East Bay fan base.
It's not going to happen
I know that this is not related, but I just saw a video of the old abandon Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan on U TUBE. People keep going inside the old abandon stadium left by the Detriot Lions in 2002.
In 5 to 10 years, the Oakland Coliseum/Arena will look like the old Silverdome.
If the Raiders have to share a stadium with another NFL team, the NFL would much rather have the Raiders share state-of-the-art Levi's Stadium with the 49ers, and not have to abandon their current Bay Area fan base. It will be bad enough if either the Rams or Chargers do relocate to LA, and their current respective market fan bases therefore lose their respective teams. For this reason, in of itself, the Raiders will be the least likely to be approved to move to LA.
Again, I ask the question: Has anyone asked Jeb about this?
Is the NFL going to "force" the 49ers to take on a tenant, even though most of their prior statements have indicated that they have neither the wish nor the need to do so?
Some folks on this site think that the respective leagues will be able to "force" tenancy on clubs which have gone their own way on new facilities; however, with that self-fiancing comes a certain amount of autonomy.
I fail to see a scenario where MLB forces the Giants to take the Athletics on as a tenant at the Phone Booth, unless SFG willingly does so; same with the NFL in Santa Clara, outside of massive rental payments which would make such a tenancy…well, untenable.
Is there something I'm missing here?
Levi's stadium was designed to accommodate two NFL teams, if need be. Most importantly, the York and Davis family are on very good terms with one another, unlike the near hostile relationship between the Giants and A's. Lastly, sharing a stadium with two NFL teams is not a problem given that they play one game per week.
I agree that I don't see this happening, but MLB could force this on the Giants because of the best interests of baseball clause that all owners have to follow. MLB could threaten the Giants that they're either going to green light the A's to SJ or the Giants have to take in the A's.
In terms of the 49ers, the NFL did "force" the 49ers to design the stadium to support two home teams. They likely did this via requirements to be eligible for the G4 funding.
Also, from the 49ers perspective, because of the economic differences between MLB and the NFL the Raiders don't pose the same threat to the 49ers that the A's do to the Giants. While the 49ers are probably a bit more profitable without the Raiders, it may not out weigh the amount of money the 49ers could get from the Raiders in rent. Having the Raiders as a tenant at Levi's isn't necessarily a bad deal for the 49ers.
@sierraspartan In general I would agree that sports leagues do not have an inherent power to force tenancies on reluctant team-landlords. However, in the Niners case, Levi's Stadium was specifically built to accommodate two teams and was dependent on NFL funding. Thus, it is quite possible that the governing financing agreements obligate the Niners to accept a second NFL team as a tenant.
Beyond this, I believe Jeb has said publicly he is open to hosting a second NFL team. (I'm too lazy to look this up right now, however).
Most importantly, it would be in the Niners' economic interest to host a second NFL team. They may not "need" the money to service their debt, but this is irrelevant. Businesses exist to maximize profits and do not turn down windfall money.
It's the same reason the Giants, while bitterly opposed to letting the A's build a stadium in their supposed territory 40 miles away, have said they would happily accept the A's as a tenant at AT&T Park (at least on a temporary basis).
The more interesting question is if the A's would be willing to go for a temporary move to AT&T Park. They have said zero comments about that idea – and have instead discussed building a temporary ballpark instead. If the Raiders do bolt for LA and the A's build at the CC site. either playing at the Coliseum, or demolishing it and building a temporary ballpark – when the new A's stadium is being constructed – are more likely scenerios than the A's playing at the Phonebooth. The Raiders are much more likely moving to Levis temporary than the A's would relocate to AT&T.
"MLB could force this on the Giants because of the best interests of baseball clause that all owners have to follow"
This would be a very thin reed for them to hang their hat on. If I were the Giants and MLB tried this, I would tell them to pound sound, see you in court. Injunctions of this nature are difficult to get in general; I think the chance MLB could get one based on a provision that is as vague and subjective as this are very low.
"MLB could threaten the Giants that they're either going to green light the A's to SJ or the Giants have to take in the A's."
They could potentially do this, though they'd still need 3/4 of the owners' vote. But other than as a temporary emergency fix, why would they? Why would you force a team at the heart of another team's territory rather than simply allow that team to move to the fringe of that supposed territory?
Bottom line: Both the Niners and the Giants are likely to take a second team on as a tenant at least temporarily because it's free money.
"Most importantly, the York and Davis family are on very good terms with one another, unlike the near hostile relationship between the Giants and A's."
My understanding is Giants and A's ownership have a cordial relationship in spite of their differences. Regardless, business is business, this is not a terribly important factor. You can generally count on almost any business to act in its perceived economic best interest, regardless.
Business is business. Well said…
John Shea @JohnSheaHey
Asked about Joe Lacob's interest, Rob Manfred said he believes #athletics ownership in it for long haul.
Sad part here is Wolff unlike 99% of owners in any sport does not want a handout from anyone.
He is willing to build his own ballpark on his own dime. But he wants to do it on his terms. Not on Oakland's or MLB's or the Giants for that matter.
Wolff is better than most owners, he feels if he is going to pay for it himself then it has to be something he has control over.
This is where Pro-Oakland people get lost and bash on him unfairly.
If Oakland/JPA want Wolff to build in Oakland then they need to get rid of Kephart and let Wolff control the Coliseum site and the development.
Oakland is the greedy one here, they want a free ballpark. That is not how it works in MLB.
Even San Francisco had to pay $80M for a muni line/infrastructure, give up the land for free and give a 10M tax abatement to the Giants…..MLB was still super pissed and Selig refused to give SF an All-Star game until 2007.
What is Oakland offering? Not a damn penny. Why? cause they know Wolff is stuck and has no leverage. MLB by not letting SJ compete has hand cuffed Wolf.
Chavez Ravine was built in the 1960s so it does not count. The other 28 stadiums including Tampa Bay and the current Coliseum were heavily publicly subsidized.
Make them pay huh?
Not the way it has worked, it has to be a public-private partnership. Where both sides make concessions.
The Raiders are stuck, the NFL knows the LA Coli will only take in 1 team with the Rose Bowl out.
Rams are the most logical, they are going to pay 100% for their stadium and the financing is lined up.
The Chargers/Raiders do not have it lined up.
@ Sid
Oakland is greedy? Love you man, but you lost me on that one. Especially when considering the fact that we don't know (still), if Wolff would actually be willing to do that or if he is stalling Oakland out as long as he possibly can, in hope's of getting San Jose.
Or simply put I'm not convinced Wolff is willing to build at the current site. (Yet) He has made it painfully obvious that he would rather not, but I'm not sure if he is even willing to do so.
What would MLB do if San Jose had offered to pay for the ballpark? We'll never know, but that is one thing that has kept San Jose out of the game. Why allow San Jose to compete for the A's, sans the Supreme Court forcing it, as long as both Oakland and San Jose are offering the same bid for a ballpark: $0.00? No bidding war going on here.
Yeah, it's interesting how MLB keeps the threat of San Jose over Oakland, without giving the A's the right to move there.
San Jose has put in an offer of infrastructural work (Autumn Parkway) and the old RDA did use TIF funds to try to put together the parcel at Park and Autumn. Unfortunately, Moonbeam decided RDAs were Teh Suxxorz, and tossed all those plans into the woodchipper.
The sum total of San Jose's contribution to Cisco Field thus far is similar in scope to what SFG got for the Phone Booth. Unfortunately for San Jose, The Lodge prefers its cities with actual skin in the game, and the owners did not like how the Giants' stadium got built – and they don't want any troublemakers interrupting their steady stream of cash from the cities.


Got a couple of paperbacks and ebooks for my iBooks this week.
Nice selection of books. I was looking at the Sleepless series but have so far been able to resist due to the huge number of books already on my TBR mountain. My new book posts are at Ms. Martin Teaches Media (YA) and Inside of a Dog (Adult). Happy reading!
Thank you. Happy reading to you too.
Awesome new books! I really liked Catching Jordan! I've also been wanting to read 52 Reasons. It sounds super cute and I love the book trailer! Unfortunately Taking Chances really was not for me, but I hope you like it more than I did!
I really liked Catching Jordan too. Thank you for taking the time to view my STS! Will check out yours as well.
I've heard great things about Soul Screamers and I can't wait to start it.
I think I emailed a few weeks ago. Maybe you didn't get it or something. I'll send another email again. Thank you.
Oh my. I honestly don't know. When I opened this blog it was already like this. Sorry. I really have no idea.


I'm headed to a long weekend outing at the beach next weekend and my skin has got to look top notch! To get it in tip top shape, I've been using BEING TRUE's Energy Work Active Body Peel ($42/8oz). While I love all kinds of scrubs, I always wonder what they are doing to my skin by using sometimes jagged particles to exfoliate. I try to use ones with spheres but in doing what I do here, I test out all kinds and I'm afraid that most are of the jagged variety .
This one from Being True uses Salicylic Microcapsules, so you don't have to worry about any damage. They capsules simply burst open when you rub it around the skin and the ingredients do their work. The gel also contains jojoba, green tea leaf extract, and soothing oils like lavender, spearmint and rosemary. I've been pairing this with their Energy Work Aroma Shower Gel ($26/6.8oz) for my all over cleanse for a total wake-me-up-in-the-morning duo. These help create a positive state of mind all in the shower. All and more @ amazon.com.
We've been a little behind in our on-going feature on mineral makeup, Making Good with Minerals, so please forgive. BEING TRUE is the next line up and it's a new one to us. Let's breakdown their Protective Mineral Foundation Compact SPF 17 ($40 @ amazon.com). It has more ingredients inside than I am used to seeing and quite a few are known to aggravate skin. I'm pretty lucky that I can put basically anything on my skin without worrying about an adverse reaction but I know there are many who cannot. I've *d the ones that might make skin mad at you.
Here's the list of ingredients: Titanium Dioxide (sunscreen), Zinc Oxide (sunscreen), *Mica (transparent mineral mined in sheets. Can sometimes cause irritation for those with sensitive skin or rosasea), Zinc Stearate (sunscreen), *Boron Nitride (A mineral known for its high adhesion quality and a light texture. Can cause an itchy rash with prolonged usage), *Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Dimethicone (unmodified silicones which are considered a good protectant but may cause irritation to sensitive skin due to its occlusion nature), vitamin E, green tea, Idebenone (a form of the powerful anti-aging ingredient CoQ10), Methylparaben (a non-natural preservative), Propylparaben (preservative) and it may contain Iron Oxides (natural coloring), *Bismuth Oxychloride (one of the most known irritants in mineral makeup. In many brands because it gives a satin finish to the skin) and *Carmine (dark red pigment that can be irritating to some).
Overall, I really liked the feel of this pressed powder on my skin but make sure to use a light hand. It costs a little bit more than what we're used to but for the finish it left behind, it was worth it. Available in 17 shades.


This trip will take us to the old Lawrence homes in the Park Slope district of Brooklyn. Once again we suggest using Grand Army Plaza as your starting point, which is described in Getting There.
This time however, instead of turning left at Grand Army Plaza and heading east on Eastern Parkway, as we did for our Crown Heights and Williamsburg tours, we will turn left and head down the west side of Prospect Park.
We'll walk down Prospect Park West, although we could as easily walk down 7th or 8th Avenue, through the lovely Park Slope area, so named because it's on the west slope of Prospect Park.
The first cross street we encounter is President Street. Sound familiar? Well we're on President Street on the west side of Prospect Park, but if you walk a straight line east through the northern tip of the Park, when you come out the other side, you will be on that part of President Street that takes us to Crown Heights and Sterling Place, where Virginia Lawrence was to settle and raise her family after she married Arthur Somers. On tis tour however, we'll be visiting the houses that Virginia grew up in as a young girl, which are located on the other side of the Prospect Park.
Walk down 5 blocks to 3rd Street, then turn west and walk over to 5th Avenue, where you will find the entrance to the Washington Park / JJ Byrne Playground. This is where The Old Stone House can be found. Located in a reconstructed 1699 Dutch farmhouse that was central to The Battle of Brooklyn, the Old Stone House is a 1930 reconstruction -- with some original materials -- of the Vechte-Cortelyou House, which was destroyed in 1897. Today it is a museum and community resource that explores the American Revolution, and life in colonial Brooklyn. OSH features a historic interpretive center with a permanent exhibit on The Battle of Brooklyn.
Here is a fascinating account of what was called The Battle of Long Island but should really be calledThe Battle of Brooklyn. This article was written in 1993, when the OSH was apparently being used as a comfort station.
From there it's just a few steps away to 311 4th street, which was the first Brooklyn home of Andrew and Ellen Lawrence. They were living there at the time of the 1870 Census. Prior to that they were apparently living on East 12th Street in Manhattan, which is my neck of the woods as well as Andrew's.
Proceed east a short ways to 367 4th Street, which was the home the Lawrences moved to in 1871, and where they remained for many years. As seen below, they were still living there at the time of the 1880 Census.
This beautiful spot is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and they say its beautiful grounds are a great place for a picnic on a nice day. It's worth a visit even if you don't have relatives buried there. In our case we do have Lawrence ancestors buried in Greenwood, notably Virginia's grandparents, ELiza vanderVoort and Enoch Lawrence.
To get there from The Old Stone House head south on 5th Avenue, until you reach the main entrance to Greenwood Cemetery on 5th Ave. at 25th St.


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Kant on Sex. Reconsidered. A Kantian Account of Sexuality: Sexual Love, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Orientation
Helga Varden
Gender and Women's Studies
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Kant on sex gives most philosophers the following associations: a lifelong celibate philosopher; a natural teleological view of sexuality; a strange incorporation of this natural teleological account within his freedom-based moral theory; and a stark ethical condemnation of most sexual activity. Although this paper provides an interpretation of Kant's view on sexuality, it neither defends nor offers an apology for everything Kant says about sexuality. Rather, it aims to show that a reconsidered Kant-based account can utilize his many worthwhile insights and that making Kant's account of sexuality more consistent with his own basic philosophical commitments results in a compelling approach to the complex and complicated phenomena of sexual love, sexual identity, and sexual orientation.
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Varden, H. (2018). Kant on Sex. Reconsidered. A Kantian Account of Sexuality: Sexual Love, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Orientation. Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, 4(1), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.5206/fpq/2018.1.1
Kant on Sex. Reconsidered. A Kantian Account of Sexuality: Sexual Love, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Orientation. / Varden, Helga.
In: Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1, 24.03.2018, p. 1-33.
Varden, H 2018, 'Kant on Sex. Reconsidered. A Kantian Account of Sexuality: Sexual Love, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Orientation', Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-33. https://doi.org/10.5206/fpq/2018.1.1
Varden H. Kant on Sex. Reconsidered. A Kantian Account of Sexuality: Sexual Love, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Orientation. Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. 2018 Mar 24;4(1):1-33. https://doi.org/10.5206/fpq/2018.1.1
Varden, Helga. / Kant on Sex. Reconsidered. A Kantian Account of Sexuality: Sexual Love, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Orientation. In: Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. 2018 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. pp. 1-33.
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ATF agents have lost track of dozens of government-issued guns, after stashing them under the front seats in their cars, in glove compartments or simply leaving them on top of their vehicles and driving away, according to internal reports from the past five years obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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In December 2009, two 6-year-old boys spotted an agent's loaded ATF Smith & Wesson .357 on a storm sewer grate in Bettendorf, Iowa. The agent lived nearby and later said he couldn't find his gun for days but didn't bother reporting it — until it hit the local newspaper.
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Speculation from another direction
Here's something I found intresting that I thought you all would enjoy. Starts to give hope to the thought of an original cast reunion, as well as a possibility of Canada being the wrong side of the river
Both Bruce and Jerry were scheduled for a convention in Cleveland (which I had planned on going to). However, today I saw this notice.
"Bruce Boxlietner has taken an acting assignment in Canada and cannot attend. To preserve the "Bruce and Jerry Experience" both Bruce Boxleitner and Jerry Doyle have been rescheduled for 2005. Anyone who would like a refund because of this schedule change please contact Joe Motes at [email protected]."
Both have subsquently been removed from the schedule.
Andrew_Swallow
Pat (Lyta) Tallman is looking for recordings of herself at conventions, preferably telling stories. She did not give a reason.
Possible reasons:
a. She may want work attending conventions.
b. She may want to show her working life to her son and husband.
c. She may want to join the Babylon 5 movie hype circus and needs to impress Warner Brothers.
Andrew Swallow
A ridiculous amount of movies have been produced up here in Canada in British Columbia. If you guys know where to dig for information, point your eyes there.
Lots of big names done there, and apparently it's CHEAP!
Exactly JMS's venue.
I really don't know where to look at this point, so this is my primary info source...I guess sometimes right next to the fella you wanna hear about isn't the best place to be. Haha.
If it's BC, it's probably a theatre movie.
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Re: Speculation from another direction
Originally posted by Kevin
..."Bruce Boxlietner has taken an acting assignment in Canada and cannot attend...
This is likeliest a sequal to the brilliant man-eating fish movie he was in recently. It could be a B5/man-eating-fish crossover, though.
I believe that when we leave a place, part of it goes with us and part of us remains. Go anywhere in the station, when it is quiet, and just listen. After a while, you will hear the echoes of all our conversations, every thought and word we've exchanged. Long after we are gone .. our voices will linger in these walls for as long as this place remains. But I will admit .. that the part of me that is going .. will very much miss the part of you that is staying.
I had a good many laughs over Snakehead Terror thank you very much I'd watch it again in a heartbeat, it was an excellent new-age B movie (as in movie that's bad but in a humerous sort of way)
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If the new project includes the original cast then the subject of the movie (mini-series, TV or theatrical movie, whatever) would fall out of the 20 year arc between when Sheridan returns from Za-Hadoum and his death. What would be happening about 7 years after season 5? The Drack plague of Earth would have been cured by then (although the completion of that story could be included). But the main story that would include the B5 cast 7 years later could only be the Telepath War.
Davco92
I thought that "the recent telepath crisis" (i.e. the Telepath War) took place immediately prior to A Call To Arms. Also remember that after leaving B5 Lyta planned on returning to meet with Garibaldi 2 years later to see what forces he had put together for use against the Psi Corps. Lastly, in Crusade (after ACtA) the Psi Corps had already been re-structured. All of these tend to imply that the Telepath War took place prior to Crusade, so 7 years later seems more likely to be the Drakh War. We know that the Drakh were active during Crusade since they appeared in several episodes, so conflict with the Drakh or something new seems more likely.
The "recent telepath crisis" I took to be the death of Byron and the telepath rebellion aboard Babylon 5. And I thought the Drakh war was the thing that devastates Centauri Prime just before Londo and G'Kar kill each other. That was supposed to happen only a few years before Sheridans death.
The telepath war is in 2264, as confirmed in a variety of sources. The Telepath Crisis is what they called the Telepath War. That fact is in a number of sources ranging from the Telepath trilogy, to a variety of JMS notes, to the B5 timline published in the B5 mag authorized by JMS himself.
Drakh War isn't what devestated Centauri Prime exactly... you need to read the Centauri Triology to get filled in on all of that.
colonyearth
Thanks Kevin, I was just about to say all of that
Remember folks, just because it's been awhile, doesn't mean JMS can't set this project anywhere he damn well pleases. It's called make-up.
If, in fact, you were to set it 7 years after S5, then realistically, you would be in the midst of the height of the Drakh War, which lasted in some form or another from "The Fall of Centauri Prime" until about 4 years prior to Sheridan's death, when Centauri Prime...well...fell again, Londo and G'Kar strangled each other to death, and Vir ascended to Emporer and re-joined the Alliance. It was really a long conflict.
Now...I would also point out that while the Centauri Trilogy of novels does give you vast insight into what was going on during that entire time period on Centauri Prime and from Vir's perspective, it does not tell you the full reach and scope of the Drakh War or everything it took to finally defeat them and drive them away. (Or where they ended up going.) This is where a feature film could expand and make epic the Drakh War whilst showing us on the screen the events we only read about in books and taking them further.
Meanwhile, the TW film is just as viable and large in scoop, I realized just how large it could be again after watching S5. Yes, Joe DM you are right...I had forgotten a lot of stuff since it had been while since I had watched S5.
Or JMS could be yanking all our chains and have something still left hidden up his Vorlon encounter suit
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BENZIE COUNTY — Still volunteering after 90 years, Bill Pearson proves that growing older doesn't mean you have to stop doing what you love.
Pearson, a local history buff who has a special interest in the railroads and ships of yesteryear, volunteers as a docent at the Benzie Area Historical Museum every Saturday.
"I give guided tours on Saturdays," Pearson said. "It really depends on the number of visitors. Sometimes, all you can do is greet them and tell them where to go. Sometimes you can take more time. I like to show people the lumber industry exhibit and the farming exhibit. You need to be able to judge the people and see what they are looking for. What do they want to see? Some people just want to discover things themselves, and they don't want any help. There are some who agree to have me show them some things, and I'm delighted to do that. There are so many exhibits at the museum. There are so many things to show."
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It just so happened that while visiting the World War I exhibit, a small uniform not being displayed came up, and the woman brought her son in to try the uniform on and take a picture.
When not greeting or guiding, Pearson said he tries to "Make himself useful."
"One Saturday we were working on identifying who donated some sheet music to the museum," he said. "We had this box not identified by one particular individual. We were trying to find out who gave this music to the museum and update the records. Or sometimes, we go through donated photos to see if they actually have anything to do with Benzie County, or not."
Misty Sheehan, director of the Benzie County Historical Museum, said Pearson has been a long-standing volunteer.
"He entertains people with the stories he knows about Benzie County," Sheehan said. "He's a great docent. Even when he's not here, he helps out. One time, a boy came in and said he had found part of a boat on a beach and asked if we knew what boat it was. We called Bill and he talked to the family, got the information and then called back. With increasing detail, he told the boy about the boat he found."
Sheehan said Pearson knew a great deal about boats and bridges.
"He keeps himself busy," Sheehan said. "He doesn't just stay home and watch television." Pearson said he had a special interest in anything that had to do with transportation.
"I like learning about the predecessors to the Ann Arbor Railroad; it is a lot of fun talking about the old railroad," He said. "I like learning about the car ferries, and what came before them. There was a boat that left Frankfort every day and went to Manistee to meet the trains there. Maritime and transportation history is interesting."
Pearson also has an interest in travel, and every Thursday, he hosts a showing of a travel video at the Michigan Shores Cooperative, where he lives.
Pearson said he started volunteering when he moved back to Benzie County in 2001. He first volunteered on The S.S. City of Milwaukee in Manistee, but eventually, driving to the ship became too much. He then volunteered for about 10 years at the Point Betsie Lighthouse. However, at age 90, he said he just couldn't get "out to the lighthouse any longer."
So he found something closer, the museum, and he lets The Benzie Bus do the driving.
"The museum is doable," he said. "I'll do this as long as I can."


Children at Thakeham Pre-School marked the arrival at their new site by burying a time capsule containing pictures for future generations to discover.
Oakford Homes, who are building neighbouring new homes in conjunction with Abingworth Developments, donated the time capsule to mark the pre-school's arrival at Abingworth Meadows, in Storrington Road, Thakeham.
The children added a history of the pre-school, a staff photo and photos of the current intake of children before sealing the capsule and burying it in the corner of the outdoor play area of their new premises.
Thakeham pre-school manager Sharon Rance said: "It was wonderful to receive the time capsule from Oakford Homes.
"We asked all the children what they thought would be the best things to go into it for future boys and girls to discover one day.
The pre-school already forms an integral part of Thakeham village community and is set to prosper even further in its specially designed new building.
Abingworth Meadows will feature amenities for all generations, including football pitches, a cricket green with a pavilion, a village store and a new village hall, due to open later this year.
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Liana was also a cast dancer in Season 3 and 4 of the hit TV series Reign, in the Hallmark Channel film A Nutcracker Christmas, and most recently, Star Trek: Discovery. She has appeared in music videos for artists such as Feist, The Tenors, Scott Helman and Andrew Briol. Most recently, Liana co-founded ACE Dance Theatre – a professional contemporary dance company based out of Toronto and The Ballet Lab – a comprehensive summer training program devoted to technical excellence.
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He has also performed and choreographed for live television in the Eurovision Song Contest, Miss Universe Pageant, and Slovenia's Got Talent. Miha decided to move his career to London in 2010, where he had the chance to perform alongside artists such as Rihanna & Mariah Carey, and was also chosen as one of 80 professional dancers in the London Olympic Opening Ceremonies in 2012. In March 2014, Miha moved to Toronto, and performed on the Much Music Video Awards and Junos with Kiesza.
He also works with renowned Toronto dance company Gadfly on various projects. In 2016 and 2017, he was a company dancer with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, a jazz dance company based in Calgary. He has recently moved back to Toronto. He is a sought after teacher and choreographer, and has delivered classes throughout Europe and North America.
His classes offer an emphasis on musicality and athleticism, as well as a feel good atmosphere that always leave students wanting more.
Alessia Piccinnino
Alessia graduated with honors from the dance program at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts and is currently studying at Ryerson University. She has trained extensively in ballet, pointe, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary and lyrical dance and graduated from DanzArts in 2011.
During her years of competitive dance, Alessia had the honour of being selected to perform at Villa Charities Annual Venetian Ball, OTF's Annual Gala for SickKids and The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery's annual Power Ball. She was chosen to participate in ProArte Danza's Aspirante Program. During this program, she worked with some of Canada's top contemporary ballet teachers and choreographers.
Alessia volunteers her time at Humewood House, where she leads stretching and conditioning classes for young single mothers.
Nicole Pillon
Nicole Pillon is a graduate from Canada's National School's Teacher Training Program, where she received her teaching diploma. She holds a BFA in Dance from York University and her registered teachers status from the Royal Academy of Dance. She has also completed the Advanced 1 ISTD National and Advanced 1 Cecchetti exams and comes with a wealth of knowledge and expertise.
Nicole has worked with some of Toronto's top educators and choreographers including Kimberly Glasco, John Ottman, and Anushka Roes. She spent 2 years training under the tutelage of Mary Anne Lee, an expert in creative dance for young children. She has performed in events such as the Crystal of Dance Festival in Italy and Toronto's Venetian Ball. She has also choreographed for events including Castello Italia and the Mississauga ITALFEST.
Nicole is an in-demand ballet teacher across the GTA and award winning choreographer. She continues to inspire and spread her love of dance through her unique and effective teaching style.
Sophia Procopio
Sophia is a graduate with Honours from York University, majoring in Sociology. She completed her Bachelor of Education degree at Lakehead University and is qualified to teach from Kindergarten to grade 12. She also received her Masters of Education degree at Lakehead University specializing in education for change.
Sophia began her dance training at the age of 3 and entered the competitive program at the age of 6. She trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, tap, acro, hip-hop and musical theatre. Sophia is a graduate from St. Elizabeth Catholic High School Regional Arts Program where she majored in dance. The program helped to strengthen and educate her as a dancer, choreographer and student. She is very excited to continue growing with the DanzArts team, and sharing her love and passion for dance.
Heather Purdie
Heather has completed her examinations through the British Association Teacher of Dance (B.A.T.D) in Jazz, Tap and Ballet. She has also completed her certification with the Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D) and most recently Acrobatic Arts. She attended the Etobicoke School of Arts until grade 11 when she was accepted into Silverthorne Collegiate Institute in the High Performer Program for Gifted Athletes. Heather is a graduate of the Computer Sales and Marketing Program and the General Arts & Sciences Program at Humber College. She continued her education at Humber completing the Fitness Leadership Program Diploma.
Heather brings to DanzArts many years of teaching and choreography at local studios all over Ontario and a love for instilling her love for dance to our recreational students.
Katerina Servello
Katerina is currently a student at Ryerson University. She graduated with honours from the Dance program at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, where she trained in Modern and Ballet. She performed lead roles in The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet and Legally Blonde. Recently, she has gone on to perform for many professional choreographers and dance companies in Toronto, as well as taking part in various music videos and dance projects.
Katerina began her dance education at DanzArts at the age of 4, where she trained extensively in ballet, pointe, jazz, acro and contemporary. She joined the competitive team at the age of 12 where she also trained to prepare for the Royal Academy of Dance Intermediate Ballet Exam and received Distinction for her performance. Through competing, she was chosen to perform at the OTF SickKids Gala.
Monica Sorbara
Monica Sorbara began her love for dance at the age of three. Ontario grown, she was technically trained in acrobatics, jazz, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, tap and hip hop. She was trained at a competitive level, where she competed across Canada and the United States, winning many overall awards. After completing her competitive dance journey, she pursued her passion and now holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ryerson University's Performance Dance program.
Professionally, Monica was a member of the Toronto Raptors Dance Pak and the Toronto Blue Jays J FORCE team. Since graduating, Monica has been teaching competitive dance across the GTA with award-winning choreography. Monica is also the Co-Director of Matricks Acro, an intensive program geared towards training acrobats in a gymnastics facility.


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Gresham's H O L T , N O R T H N O R F O L K
resham's is a historic and vibrant co-educational school, founded in 1555, providing a fully rounded education to children aged two to 18. The school has
outstanding facilities spanning a 200-acre site, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just four miles from the breathtaking North Norfolk coast. Gresham's holds an Excellent rating across all nine categories following an Independent Schools Inspectorate visit, which is testament to the high-quality teaching and excellent pastoral care. OUTSTANDING ALUMNI A Gresham's education enables pupils to succeed in a variety of areas with a tradition of producing outstanding achievers in all walks of life, including architects, diplomats, engineers, musicians, sports men and women, and many more. Old Greshamians have been inspiring others for generations, from composer Benjamin Britten to poet W H Auden. More recently, Old Greshamians making their mark and creating headlines include international rugby players Tom and Ben Youngs and Academy Award- winning actor Olivia Colman.


When: Saturday, June 6th at 2:00PM.
Where: The Point (Sports Bar), 1545 S 8th Street in Colorado Springs.
Directions: Near the intersection of 8th street and Arcturus Drive.
Bring: $5 and and an inclination to celebrate the 65th anniversary of D-Day with a scenic trail and beer. Hashers with some knowledge of D-Day trivia will make the hare drink... a lot.
Alright, the stars have aligned this week and I'll drag my carcass down to the Springs so I can drink with the Kimchi (I've missed you knuckle heads) but will be looking for a couch to surf- is there anyone I can hit up for a place to sleep?
The above is from SALSA, a Denver/Boulder hasher. She is a cool chick and needs a place to crash this weekend. Any takers?
When: Saturday, May 23rd at 2:00PM.
Where: Will's Sports Pub, 424 S Nevada Ave in Colorado Springs.
Directions: Off of the northwest corner of Nevada/Cimarron. Will's Sports Pub has green awnings and there is parking in the back.
Bring: $5 and a desire to imbibe beer… and maybe some bum wine.


Q) Which is better for a patient in case of painful to visit hospital or acupuncture at first(in Japan) ?
In abnormal painful case, I suggest you to go to doctors at first.
After doctors check , no disease or no serious abnormality were found still having pain, try to care with acupuncture as the second choice.


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Arnold "Arno" Doomernik (born 14 August 1970) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He most notably played for Roda JC, where he won two KNVB Cup trophies. He also represented Sparta and NAC.

Club career
Doomernik first played for OSC '45 and then became part of the youth academy of PSV, where he could not break into the first team. In 1992, he was loaned to Sparta, where he played for one season. In 1993, he was signed by Roda JC, where his former youth coach Huub Stevens had become the new manager. At Roda, he became part of a successful side which finished second in the 1994–95 Eredivisie, and which won the 1996–97 and 1999–2000 KNVB Cups.

During the summer of 2000, Doomernik was loaned to NAC, where he stayed for two seasons. He did not play any matches in his second season, however, as a serious hip injury forced his retirement. He played his last match in May 2001, at the age of 30.

Personal life
Doomernik was a youth coach at NAC, Roda JC and VV Schaesberg before joining EHC in 2014. He is married to Darlene and the couple have two children.

Honours
Roda JC
KNVB Cup: 1996–97, 1999–2000

References

1970 births
Living people
Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch
Footballers from North Brabant
Dutch footballers
Association football midfielders
Sparta Rotterdam players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
NAC Breda players
Eredivisie players
20th-century Dutch people

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DINNER FOR NONE
Steffen Kasperavicius
http://www.kasperavicius.de
Online-Screening
www.kasperavicius.de, only website
8 am-0 am
DINNER FOR NONE | Event
Yearly screening. Only at New Year\\\'s Eve!
Visit: www.kasperavicius.de
Dinner for One is one of the most viewed broadcasts on German television. Every year on New Year\\\'s Eve, butler James repeatedly stumbles on a laid out tiger skin, as he mimes long-dead friends of his 90 years old employer at the dinner table. One of the two main actors is taken out of the material by retouching the single frames. By removing it, holes emerge, that are automatically closed by filling cloned pixels of the surrounding color values. He does not totally disappear, rather he appears as a ghostly shadow, which is caused by irregularities in the graphics algorithm, and remains as indication of manipulation to the viewer. It happens a reformulation of the satire by adding a new sense level, which, on the one hand enables new slapstick jokes, but at the same time shows the diminishing world of memory of the new main character, \\\"Miss Sophie\\\". She ultimately disappears at the end of the dinner herself.
The tone of the work is reduced, all the audience\\\'s laughs and actors\\\' dialogues of the primary production were made inaudible to only maintain the muffled footsteps of the alleged butler. The scenery is complemented by a time-stretched version of the opening melody \\\"Charmaine\\\" played by the Victor Silvester Orchestra, highlighting the dark, supernatural effect.
The relevant context of the film is lost and the perception is irritated because of non-fulfillment of visual information of the familiar footage.
Equally to the pattern Dinner for One, the video work is only shown annually at New Year\\\'s Eve. To ensure a consistency of time, there is an alternative for exhibition presentation: a brief compilation, similar to a movie trailer, is presented.
Thus, a tension and at the same time contrived sense of disappointment to the viewer will be evoked, who must suspend the laws of time, in which anything is permanently accessible at all.
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