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The iPhone 5 s’s Fingerprint Scanner

12:26 AM Tukiyooo 0

Well, that didn’t take long. Only a couple of days after Apple’s iPhone 5s went on sale, somebody managed to fool its fingerprint sensor.<br /><br />The headlines and blog comments were predictable and instantaneous: “Oooooh, Apple blew it! The star feature of its new phone is worthless!”<br /><br />I’ll admit it: I love that darned sensor. You unlock your phone dozens of times a day. Each time is a few seconds of tedium and looking down at it, over and over and over, to enter your password. It’s a drag.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpdXUWOH6K1tU8Hy_dy5WbKQ61AZCS1jZC9g45CKpP7pyHPYjAMvoxSui-baWrDb3V2x2ANSIafRXDeK4MEG1On7Wg7MgAnVs3duXuQ3-1JQwbQmk_syJdq9xN2IKaY0THolu8NZxu1Cn/s1600/spg+bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The iPhone 5 s’s Fingerprint Scanner" border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpdXUWOH6K1tU8Hy_dy5WbKQ61AZCS1jZC9g45CKpP7pyHPYjAMvoxSui-baWrDb3V2x2ANSIafRXDeK4MEG1On7Wg7MgAnVs3duXuQ3-1JQwbQmk_syJdq9xN2IKaY0THolu8NZxu1Cn/s200/spg+bb.jpg" title="The iPhone 5 s’s Fingerprint Scanner" width="200" /></a>And then there are the 50 percent of iPhone users who don’t even bother with a password. If you’re among them, then your phone and your life are susceptible to snooping should you lose your phone, find it stolen or leave it on your desk while you get coffee.<br /><br />On the iPhone 5s, you wake the phone by pressing the Home button — and then just leave your finger on it for half a second, and boom: it unlocks.<br /><br />But should we be concerned, then, that the hacker’s exploits render the fingerprint reader useless?<br /><br />Not at all. For three giant reasons.<br /><br />First of all, Apple doesn’t let you create a fingerprint “password” without also creating a regular password. Every so often, you’re required to enter the regular password as a security precaution — including every time you restart the phone and every time 48 hours have elapsed since you last used it. If someone managed to bypass the fingerprint scanner, the joyride wouldn’t last long.<br /><br />Second, the fact that the fingerprint scanner was fooled is important, but so is how it was fooled.<br /><br />Marc Rogers, who works at Lookout, a mobile security company, and the guy who “hacked” the Touch ID fingerprint system (or, more properly, fooled it), wrote a blog post about his experiment. It’s “Why I Hacked Apple’s TouchID, And Still Think It Is Awesome.”<br /><br />He writes: “Practically, an attack is still a little bit in the realm of a John le Carré novel. It is certainly not something your average street thief would be able to do, and even then, they would have to get lucky. Don’t forget you only get five attempts before TouchID rejects all fingerprints, requiring a PIN code to unlock it.”<br /><br />The steps are ridiculously difficult and expensive.<br /><br />The first hard part is just getting the fingerprint. “A suitable print needs to be unsmudged and be a complete print of the correct finger that unlocks a phone. If you use your thumb to unlock it, the way Apple designed it, then you are looking for the finger which is least likely to leave a decent print on the iPhone.” To get your fingerprint, “a thief would have to work out which finger is correct AND lift a good clean print of the correct finger.”<br /><br />Describing one technique, he goes on: “You take the cleaned print image and without inverting it, print it to transparency film. Next, you take the transparency film and use it to expose some thick copper clad photosensitive PCB board that’s commonly used in amateur electrical projects. After developing the image on the PCB using special chemicals, you put the PCB through a process called ‘etching’ which washes away all of the exposed copper leaving behind a fingerprint mold.”<br /><br />Seriously?<br /><br />His conclusion: “The reality is these flaws are not something that the average consumer should worry about.”<br /><br />Why? Because exploiting them was anything but trivial. Hacking Touch ID “relies upon a combination of skills, existing academic research and the patience of a Crime Scene Technician.”<br /><br />If you really think somebody wants to get into your phone that badly — “a dedicated attacker with time and resources to observe his victim and collect data” — well, spoofing your fingerprint is not the method he’d take.<br /><br />He’d save a lot of time and effort by learning your password instead. Maybe by holding a knife to your neck and asking for it.<br /><br />It’s just not a real-world concern, if you ask me.<br /><br />But there’s a third reason that I still plan to use the fingerprint scanner. It’s very simple: If someone gets your iPhone, either because you lost it or it was stolen, you can erase it or lock it by remote control at iCloud.com.<br /><br />(Better yet, the new iOS 7 Activation Lock means that a stolen phone can never be erased without your Apple ID, even if it’s force-restored or jailbroken. It’s essentially a worthless brick.)<br /><br />I’m guessing that if you’re in an industry where your phone is so important to espionage agents that they’d mount a “targeted attack,” you’ll have realized that you’re missing your phone and locked it by remote control long before the bad guy has had time to put it through “a lengthy process that takes several hours and uses over a thousand dollars worth of equipment,” as Mr. Rogers said.<br /><br />Of course, we all know that some people won’t get past the phrase “hacked the fingerprint reader.” And that’s fine. The fingerprint reader is optional. If you feel safer using a password, you’re welcome to!<br /><br />But as Mr. Rogers himself concludes: “Fingerprint security will help protect you against the three biggest threats facing smartphone users today:<br /><br />    Fingerprint security will protect your data from a street thief that grabs your phone.<br />    Fingerprint security will protect you in the event you drop/forget/misplace your phone.<br />    Fingerprint security could protect you against phishing attacks (if Apple allows it).”<br /><br />Let’s be vigilant about security threats. But let’s also be rational.

The iPhone 5 s’s Fingerprint Scanner

Well, that didn’t take long. Only a couple of days after Apple’s iPhone 5s went on sale, somebody managed to fool its fingerprint sensor. Th...

David Tennant & Matt Smith Doctor Who T Shirt Offer

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Richard II Family Workshop This Morning

11:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNzp6ZxYxwVatSNtcNRbXq-ofl56gz5wTGKmU3T1k4lYz6cMUWGJwajV8Hy6SYlunahnhGUfwc5K_iVdYYmSTW3hM3ix_1X3Fjb4tAT3qFHCiiB7FvWJg3zGggvRFyUwAMA8cDgalLLE/s1600/WoS5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNzp6ZxYxwVatSNtcNRbXq-ofl56gz5wTGKmU3T1k4lYz6cMUWGJwajV8Hy6SYlunahnhGUfwc5K_iVdYYmSTW3hM3ix_1X3Fjb4tAT3qFHCiiB7FvWJg3zGggvRFyUwAMA8cDgalLLE/s1600/WoS5.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Royal Shakespeare will be hosting a Richard II Family Workshop this morning in Stratford-upon-Avon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They say:</span><br /><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take part in a fun family workshop and work as an actor does, on your feet!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No previous acting experience or knowledge of the play required, as you'll be introduced to the story on the day.<br />We approach the play from the first day of rehearsal, exploring Shakespeare's plays and characters on our feet and speaking the language. For children aged eight years and up and parents/carers.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/events/family-workshop.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find out more here.</span></a></div>

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The Royal Shakespeare will be hosting a Richard II Family Workshop this morning in Stratford-upon-Avon. They say: Take part in a fun family ...

Banksy In New York - See Pics

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<u><b>Who is Banksy?</b></u><br /><br />Banksy is a Street Artist from UK whose street road side art, graffiti is coupled with both activism and populism. He has gained a major following for his unique stencil art and epigrams on various issues depicted with satire and more for their touching various burning and latest issues.<br /><br /><u><b>Banksy in New York</b></u><br /><br />Banksy is in New York now and Mayor Bloomberg is not thrilled!  According to Bloomberg  "I just think there are some places for art and there are some places [not for] art." What? Haha. Banksy "art" has featured in major streets, walls, bridges throughout the World. Even the locals dont agree with Bloomeberg. It seems as there are reports of people charging for a view of Banksy's art on their properties!<br /><br /><b>Banksy Irritates Bloomberg! </b><br /><br />Banksy in New York has featured a "<a href="http://www.banksyny.com/2013/10/11/meatpacking-district" target="_blank">slaughterhouse truck</a>" with stuffed animals poking out. There is a "<a href="http://www.banksyny.com/2013/10/16/all-city-%E2%80%93-mcdonalds" target="_blank">boy shines Ronald McDonald's shoes</a>" fibreglass sculpture of Ronald McDonald with his shoes being polished by a real boy - a sculture that will visit various McDonald stores and seems to have stirred up a lot a interest. Are McDonalds' managers happy with this free publicity or tearing their hair out? There is another graffiti of the WTC with a flower sticking out. He has surely made some unwitting New Yorker very happy having sold one of his pieces for just $60 in Central Park - when normally they auction for thousands of dollars! That is one quirky artist, surely.<br /><br />Whatever it is Banksy is sure making news in New York. <br /><br />See more <b>Banksy pics</b> here at the official Banksy blog "Better Out Than In" at <b>Banksyny.Com</b><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.banksyny.com/" target="_blank">Banksy in New York</a><a href="http://www.banksyny.com/" target="_blank"> and More Banksy</a>

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Who is Banksy? Banksy is a Street Artist from UK whose street road side art, graffiti is coupled with both activism and populism. He has gai...

Matt Said, Jay Said...9373241798

9:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_ExZJyoNVNjGkXPUhgeVyepuAmEYkwYYrF5kKq3pR1g-XYUwy23Ezd-PoWMr2OSkOWqy8tix_bZj8z_leok4BhnygL4ECqfrKzB1IeLVhWpmADDUUm3LDr6wDR5XnBoPUF2PQNf3s6FC/s1600/Introspection.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_ExZJyoNVNjGkXPUhgeVyepuAmEYkwYYrF5kKq3pR1g-XYUwy23Ezd-PoWMr2OSkOWqy8tix_bZj8z_leok4BhnygL4ECqfrKzB1IeLVhWpmADDUUm3LDr6wDR5XnBoPUF2PQNf3s6FC/s400/Introspection.jpeg" width="400" /></a>Matt winces...Jay shudders...You see exactly why they are doing that.<br /><br />Matt:  Wassssssssup!?<br />Jay:  Aren't we a little old to be answering the phone with, “Wasssssssup?”<br />Matt:  Oh I don’t know.  I guess. Maybe?  What?<br />Jay:  I don’t know…say what you want, I’m just feeling  a little…a little…um…<br />Matt:  A little what?<br /><br />Jay:  Oh hell…and don’t make fun of me, but I’m beginning to question who I am and where I came from.<br />Matt:  What?  They don’t teach that in Arkansas?<br />Jay:  See?  You’re doing it again!!  It’s like--<br />Matt:  I’m sorry, please continue and I’ll be a most affectionate and attentive listener.<br /><br />Jay:  Alright then…Don’t you ever wonder how you got to the point in your life at which you are?<br />Matt:  I try not to, because that is one ugly road map, but yes.<br />Jay:  And have you ever wondered where you will be in five or ten years.<br />Matt:  I do, but it usually involves me being buried next to my brothers, so I try to think of other things.<br />Jay:  I too think of those things.<br />Matt:  I can tell, and you do it with a Shakespearean cadence in your voice, and it’s hot.<br />Jay:  Me thanks you.<br /><br />Matt: Sooooooooo, what should we talk about this Sunday on the show?<br />Jay:  Don’t you get it man!?  We should talk about our lives and why and how the way they are!!<br />Matt:  You mean, like open up about ourselves?<br />Jay:  Yes!!  Talk about our past failures and how we long for future glory.<br />Matt:  You mean, and do it in an honest sense?<br />Jay:  Hell Yeah!!  We all have regrets and future hopes that shape our lives.  Let’s lay them out there.<br /><br />Matt:  That’s like being completely naked in front of a world wide audience.<br />Jay:  Yes it is.<br />Matt:  That’s kinda hot.<br />Jay:  Yes it is.<br />Matt:  So in order to go full frontal introspection, we should be naked during the show.<br />Jay:  Yes it is.<br />Matt:  What?<br />Jay:  Oh sorry…Yes we should.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak_QjQ1z3ufAGk_4Loxnolhtbr5yIXUia1Lj57bTHTkl883F1ZXLdpWXNh2N50y5UpZoITsfO-QZS-oxadiPtqBDgcP0MHrQpcco-8euAOClGlpWwFn8RSC4k8L8d4XoacNF_u35-5zVb/s1600/Hot+Sad+Woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak_QjQ1z3ufAGk_4Loxnolhtbr5yIXUia1Lj57bTHTkl883F1ZXLdpWXNh2N50y5UpZoITsfO-QZS-oxadiPtqBDgcP0MHrQpcco-8euAOClGlpWwFn8RSC4k8L8d4XoacNF_u35-5zVb/s400/Hot+Sad+Woman.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Matt:  Sounds good, and maybe Guy Ahnyurdyck and Paul Piatt could weigh in with some introspection!!<br />Jay:  And Rev. Moneymaker and Bobby Kraft as well.<br />Matt:  And you know…Schmoop has a very compelling, “how I got to this point in my life” story.<br />Jay:  From what I know of you…er…I mean, know of her story…it’s not pretty.<br />Matt:  No…no it’s not.<br /><br />Jay:  So?  Are you ready to do the, <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/10/20/who-am-i-and-why-am-i-here" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Who Am I and Why Am I Here</span></a> show on IWS Radio this Sunday?<br />Matt:  Physically, yes I am.  Emotionally?  It could be very painful.<br />Jay:  Excellent.  I hope you, or I, or both of us break down.  That would be awesome for ratings.<br />Matt:  If that happens, as soon as I uncoil from my fetal position, I will thank everyone.<br />Jay:  We give our bodies.  We give our time.  We give our humor.  This Sunday…we give our souls.<br /><br />Matt:  I love you.<br />Jay:  I love you too.<br />Matt:  Let’s get reaaaaaaaaaady to catharsisiiiiiiiize!!<br />Jay:  Boooooooo Yah!!<br /><br />To listen to the IWS Radio Show LIVE tomorrow from Noon-2 PM ET on Blog Talk Radio just click <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/10/20/who-am-i-and-why-am-i-here" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a>.<br /><br />And if you’d like to share YOUR life’s road map, victories, and heartaches, you can call-in at 661.244.9852.</div>

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Matt winces...Jay shudders...You see exactly why they are doing that. Matt: Wassssssssup!? Jay: Aren't we a little old to be answering...

October full hunters moon 2013

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXJCoQDk2pN9KYE3zCnJ5AmDB9b2kTmycOOfIrJ46VZNLgLxyhsk9qIGHBfAfxdacJrcclSJIhetngt0wm-7hgZn9wnadTDjhLAc_ETwHpJ282K6GZHa_S_RzyAdbEYQyZydj-QI0I3sw/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXJCoQDk2pN9KYE3zCnJ5AmDB9b2kTmycOOfIrJ46VZNLgLxyhsk9qIGHBfAfxdacJrcclSJIhetngt0wm-7hgZn9wnadTDjhLAc_ETwHpJ282K6GZHa_S_RzyAdbEYQyZydj-QI0I3sw/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvae3bkdDxK4409baQUuV1FRR8jb-QhMnJTtw895tX_TM74sPfX8-BaOQgA60GA08EfEXhsiUa0KrTP2v3_JI5VvJdU3dI1evkCtQCONqNVbdHHOb2p92At5ccq0BYAOVan4cicJZOeriO/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvae3bkdDxK4409baQUuV1FRR8jb-QhMnJTtw895tX_TM74sPfX8-BaOQgA60GA08EfEXhsiUa0KrTP2v3_JI5VvJdU3dI1evkCtQCONqNVbdHHOb2p92At5ccq0BYAOVan4cicJZOeriO/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByu0OC1JfRK2pd7t00IeO-MP6npqF_MkA9und9Pw0IMBgMos8Lkf2DjEXJNSsqcbmTZNQtvw5mAtwF_VW6HcGrArIQ_m6z5kRsWuOoNobjTajIhMYUk-PZ7admy8mb9_LgPABchzJ6IoB/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByu0OC1JfRK2pd7t00IeO-MP6npqF_MkA9und9Pw0IMBgMos8Lkf2DjEXJNSsqcbmTZNQtvw5mAtwF_VW6HcGrArIQ_m6z5kRsWuOoNobjTajIhMYUk-PZ7admy8mb9_LgPABchzJ6IoB/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMOm0N4wunoGFwGWpGBsamfkknT40w69vyHpyfPoFa4gpPbQ5JbR1mV8qP3IXeyHbFYyuZQW9D7bWDwPpdFz_c_exMF0lM0ecizcpD-jdatO1hTjOfyGOAZywHuTrNkc7pjb1a8OFRlZp/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMOm0N4wunoGFwGWpGBsamfkknT40w69vyHpyfPoFa4gpPbQ5JbR1mV8qP3IXeyHbFYyuZQW9D7bWDwPpdFz_c_exMF0lM0ecizcpD-jdatO1hTjOfyGOAZywHuTrNkc7pjb1a8OFRlZp/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Here are several shots of tonight's full moon as seen around 9:30. It's the hunters moon and, according to the <a href="http://www.weather.com/news/science/hunters-moon-2013-what-you-need-know-20131016">Weather Channel</a>, there was also an eclipse that occurred between 5:30 and 10:00 p.m.<br /><blockquote>Its name — one of several catchy monikers including the Blood Moon and the Sanguine Moon — reputedly comes from those who used the light to their advantage, according to Science@NASA. “Hunters … tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead,” writes NASA’s Tony Phillips. “You can picture them: Silent figures padding through the forest, the moon overhead, pale as a corpse, its cold light betraying the creatures of the wood.”</blockquote>I didn't see the eclipse but there was an interesting halo around the moon as it shone down on family hayrides and other fall activities at a nearby pumpkin farm. The glow helped the adventuresome tackle a dark and spooky corn maze while the music of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-fA-gBCkj0">Bruno Mars</a> blasted into the cool night, encouraging hunters of a different type hunting for the exit and a cup of hot apple cider.<br /><br />Peek outside. You might catch a glimpse of the hunters moon....<br /><br /><i>Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell</i><br /><i>October 18, 2013</i>

Bruno Mars corn maze hunters moon Lynn R. Mitchell October pumpkin farm October full hunters moon 2013

Here are several shots of tonight's full moon as seen around 9:30. It's the hunters moon and, according to the Weather Channel , the...

Carrie: Still raising the roof

6:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><i>Carrie</i> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><b>(2013) • <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/carrie/" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">View trailer</a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b> </b><br /><b>3.5 stars. Rating: R, for bloody violence, disturbing images, blasphemy, profanity and sexual content</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>By <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">Derrick Bang</a> • </b></span>Originally published in <i><a href="http://www.davisenterprise.com/" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">The Davis Enterprise</a></i>, 10.18.13</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>            <br /><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sissy Spacek was 27 when she starred in 1976’s first stab at Stephen King’s <i>Carrie</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although she acted the hell out of that role — pun intended — and garnered a well-deserved Oscar nomination for her efforts, she never quite looked or “felt” the part; her residual baby-fat years were a decade behind her. The actresses playing Carrie’s tormentors, all in their mid-20s, also looked too old for their parts ... but that’s how director Brian De Palma was able to get away with all the nudity in the infamous opening shower scene.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41e-JQj2mXzmXf3l_VR2Ef51HrMa3QE12AEbrsipWEVK9h50u16U1inG3MtaiLSbPPNQVvvbbF9pGulIk78q8tSuOu-lielnSMbJ7V6fjEqqfmx_9hk26d4l_S0SdDc58NoneVHqhSUM/s1600/Carrie+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41e-JQj2mXzmXf3l_VR2Ef51HrMa3QE12AEbrsipWEVK9h50u16U1inG3MtaiLSbPPNQVvvbbF9pGulIk78q8tSuOu-lielnSMbJ7V6fjEqqfmx_9hk26d4l_S0SdDc58NoneVHqhSUM/s400/Carrie+blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Having made a dress and tried hard to transform herself into a young woman as typical<br />as her many classmates, Carrie (Chloë Grace Moretz) nervously pauses before joining<br />the teens entering the doors that lead to the school prom. Her escort, Tommy (Ansel<br />Elgort), gently insists that everything will be fine ... but we know better.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With respect to age-appropriateness, then, Chloë Grace Moretz’s presence in director Kimberly Peirce’s fresh take on <i>Carrie</i> is a step in the right direction. Indeed, a massive step: At 16, Moretz is <i>precisely</i> right; she exudes the soft vulnerability of a repressed little girl whose horrific upbringing has further stunted her transition to womanhood. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moretz is terrific in the role: never better than when she displays the heartbreaking flicker of trust over Carrie’s ill-advised hope that maybe, perhaps, she’s about to be accepted by her high school peers. Moretz’s deer-in-the-headlights insecurity, at such moments, wafts off her in palpable waves; we grieve for what we know is about to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every generation seems to demand its own version of <i>Carrie</i>, and no surprise; King really touched a nerve with this story. As an iconic character, Carrie White seems destined for more lives than a cat; aside from De Palma’s original adaptation and this new film, we’ve also experienced lesser entries in 1999 (a sequel of sorts, titled <i>The Rage: Carrie 2</i>) and 2002 (a TV movie with Angela Bettis).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bullied gay teens may command most of the headlines these days, but there remains no shortage of tormented children of all stripes. Girls can be particularly cruel to the disenfranchised ducklings in their midst, as King knew first-hand, from his early days as an English teacher in Maine’s Hamden Public School.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anything, the situation may be getting worse. Only a few short days ago, two Florida girls — 12 and 14 — were arrested and charged with felony aggravated stalking, following the suicide, a month earlier, of a 12-year-old classmate. The arrests were made after one of the tormentors posted the following message on Facebook last Saturday: “Yes ik [I know] I bullied REBECCA nd she killed her self but [I don’t care].”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charming generation, this social media set.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><a name='more'></a><br />  <div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adding the ghastly IED of social media to the combustible brew already present in King’s 1974 novel is the sole significant contribution scripter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa makes to this new film. Otherwise, he borrows so heavily from Lawrence D. Cohen’s 1976 screenplay — verbatim exchanges of dialogue, whole scene set-ups — that I’m frankly surprised Aguirre-Sacasa felt he deserved a paycheck.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This update isn’t a slavish, shot-by-shot remake, like Gus Van Sant’s imbecilic 1998 retread of <i>Psycho</i>, but at times it’s damn close. That begs the obvious question: Why bother seeing this new film, when De Palma’s version remains readily available ... and still quite relevant, in all the significant ways?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, Moretz’s performance, for openers. Co-star Julianne Moore is equally riveting, as Carrie’s ghastly mother, Margaret. More subtly — and this will sound odd, given the material — Peirce’s artistic sensibilities are kinder and gentler; she makes a point of protectively cocooning Carrie when the story allows, granting us moments that allow the frightened, emotionally abused girl to show through the rage avatar she’s destined to become.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No surprise, since Peirce’s claim to fame is 1999’s still-extraordinary <i>Boys Don’t Cry</i>, which remains a template for deftly handling a very tough real-world subject.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Additionally — and I’ll acknowledge Aguirre-Sacasa’s input here, as well — this take on the story is more “fair,” in both directions, during the climactic third act. Carrie’s deadly delivery of “justice” isn’t quite as indiscriminate, and she’s allowed a better-defined sense of awareness and mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alternatively, I always thought that John Travolta and Nancy Allen met their well-deserved doom <i>much</i> too easily in De Palma’s version, and Peirce apparently shared my view. Things are a lot grottier this time around, and — forgive me, but it’s true — much more satisfying.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A fairly pointless prologue delivers some back-story on just how deranged Margaret White is: an unsettling scene that Moore plays with a level of creepy, persuasive authenticity that I’ve not seen since Samantha Eggar licked the blood off her own baby, in 1979’s <i>The Brood</i>. The scene’s ick factor notwithstanding, it doesn't really explain the origins of the warped maternal instinct that later prompts Margaret to raise Carrie in a repressively smothering embrace.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, flash-forward to Carrie’s senior year in high school, where she does her best to fade into the background, whether in class, in the hallways or during gym. The journey to her damnation begins when she unexpectedly experiences her first period in the gym shower, much to the giggling amusement of the other girls, egged on by the catty Chris Hargensen (Portia Doubleday). Only one girl, Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde), recognizes this act of group cruelty and withdraws.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gym coach Ms. Desjardin (Judy Greer) is furious; her subsequent punishment fits the crime. At the same time, she’s gentle with Carrie, striking an immediate bond and earning well-deserved trust. Greer shines in her scenes: a nice change from her usual overly broad sitcom roles.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barry Shabaka Henley, on the other hand, is a one-note joke as the impotent Principal Morton: a badly conceived character who doesn’t belong in this film.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The defiant Chris, refusing to accept any responsibility for her heinous behavior, gets suspended and therefore barred from the upcoming prom. Her indignant fury percolates in the company of bad-actor boyfriend Billy Nolan (Alex Russell), and their scheme to “get back” at Carrie — who hardly deserves the additional abuse — is as horrific today as it was four decades ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Chris/Billy dynamic is different, in this update. Travolta’s Billy was a clueless moron, easily led by the sexually teasing Chris; Russell’s Billy radiates genuine danger. He’s the true menace, although Doubleday’s Chris proves a willing acolyte.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sue, her guilt mounting, seeks a way to atone for her sin; she therefore asks boyfriend Tommy Ross (Ansel Elgort) to take Carrie to the prom. The idea is to give Carrie a means to regain her pride, but of course we know — as does Ms. Desjardin — that public targets are easier to hit. Tommy nonetheless goes along with this scheme, and Elgort plays him as genuinely kind and sympathetic: a truly good guy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, so, the players are assembled, awaiting events to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moore is thoroughly chilling as the fanatically devout Margaret: a woman who has twisted scripture to her own distorted ends. Aguirre-Sacasa adds self-mutilation to Margaret’s kinks; she’s a reflexive cutter, which gets quite gruesome. Mostly, though, Margaret’s faux-pious rants are the stuff of nightmares, and Moore delivers them with Pentecostal passion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moretz shades her performance in a few interesting directions, the most significant of which is Carrie’s curiosity about her emerging telekinetic abilities: a talent clearly linked to her clumsy ascent to puberty. Moretz conveys a level of intelligent awareness that Spacek never quite caught (or De Palms wasn’t interested in exploiting).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this, ultimately, typifies the major flaw in Peirce’s handling of this film. King’s novel has the sinister atmosphere of a parable that isn’t necessarily intended to represent reality; it’s a morality play that builds to a Grand Guignol climax with Old Testament-style justice. De Palma understood that, and his film has an atmosphere of slightly trashy exploitation, and is populated by exaggerated archetypes, rather than authentic characters.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">De Palma also wanted to scare the willies out of us, which he absolutely did with his infamous final scene.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By trying to set these events more firmly in our actual world, and by turning Carrie more firmly into an abused girl next door, Peirce works against the tone that powers the core story. The result is more sad than scary, which may have been Peirce’s intent, but it’s also less satisfying.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This new <i>Carrie</i> may be more faithful to King’s novel — particularly with respect to Sue’s fate — but it’s less artistically successful. And that, given the powerhouse performances from Moretz and Moore, is a true shame.</span></span>

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Carrie (2013) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rating: R, for bloody violence, disturbing images, blasphemy, profanity and sexual content By ...

Trolling for pumpkins with SWAC Daughter

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BBC One Will Air A 50 Years Of Doctor Who Trailer Tonight

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-iB3V-_ANQSMkZNfsQOf_-nszv5ZUM5EGyASt9LLfPXklBaIwB5P1JM-ic9wdovh0Auagtl8ubqfwELzlvR4A2GOxhwYCZVhtLXMUWMZKx1CBrb26KoqWIfI-HKYb-npXh1cTohyphenhyphenXuyT/s1600/11DocsOct.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-iB3V-_ANQSMkZNfsQOf_-nszv5ZUM5EGyASt9LLfPXklBaIwB5P1JM-ic9wdovh0Auagtl8ubqfwELzlvR4A2GOxhwYCZVhtLXMUWMZKx1CBrb26KoqWIfI-HKYb-npXh1cTohyphenhyphenXuyT/s640/11DocsOct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The BBC have confirmed that a special trailer celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who will air on Saturday night on BBC One. However, the trailer will show no footage from the 50th anniversary special <i>The Day Of The Doctor</i>, instead focusing on all eleven incarnations of the Doctor. There is also brand new official artwork featuring the eleven Doctors.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The BBC say in their press release:</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A specially created trailer celebrating the last 50 years of Doctor Who will air tonight on BBC One, as an exclusive image is revealed today featuring the 11 Doctors.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Travelling through time fans will be taken on a journey from the very beginning using state of the art technology.  The special trailer is set to show all of the Doctors as they first appeared on screen, including William Hartnell in high res colour for the very first time, as celebrations ramp up to the 23 November.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A huge moment for the BBC, the 50th celebrations will culminate with the special episode, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt.  A whole range of shows have also been commissioned across TV and radio to mark the anniversary.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The minute long trailer will air after Strictly Come Dancing tonight on BBC One and will be also be available on <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho">www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This trailer does not include any actual footage of the 50th anniversary episode.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The trailer will air at approximately 8.20pm BST on BBC One on Saturday 19th October, between <i>Strictly Come Dancing</i> and <i>Atlantis</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>UPDATE: </b>BBC America will be posting the trailer to their <a href="http://doctorwho.tumblr.com/">official blog</a> sometime between 3.30-4.00pm EDT</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

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The BBC have confirmed that a special trailer celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who will air on Saturday night on BBC One. However, the trailer...

Our Economic Rocket Requires More Industrial Lifeblood (Musical Tribute)

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The following chart shows the 6-month moving average of the monthly commercial and industrial loan growth at all commercial banks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw__xmqmi7TKgsP4VCXBt1hE5hRp8RLDzGBqZJKIS8T3bvHHJ8BJ_fp_mIKyzzPyBD0jfTNMK89XP4Q4iJShZF70gNdzNHeEj7LK5zpbyI7e7-DheCHlc2t2-_AVpm7CY54h_Dy5ulyc/s1600/Running+Low+on+Industrial+Lifeblood.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw__xmqmi7TKgsP4VCXBt1hE5hRp8RLDzGBqZJKIS8T3bvHHJ8BJ_fp_mIKyzzPyBD0jfTNMK89XP4Q4iJShZF70gNdzNHeEj7LK5zpbyI7e7-DheCHlc2t2-_AVpm7CY54h_Dy5ulyc/s320/Running+Low+on+Industrial+Lifeblood.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VWg_g7-sIn0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><b>April 14, 2009</b><br /><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20090414a.htm">FRB: Speech--Bernanke, Four Questions about the Financial Crisis</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Credit is the lifeblood of market economies...</i></div><br /><b>Update:</b><br /><br />I originally posted that this chart was showing the annual change. It is showing the monthly change. Sorry about that! The conclusions and the data remain the same though, as only the description of the chart changes.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=nvB">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Our Economic Rocket Requires More Industrial Lifeblood (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows the 6-month moving average of the monthly commercial and industrial loan growth at all commercial banks. Click to ...

Hammered: The con artists attacking your Social Security and Medicare

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The greedy con artists trying to lower your <a href="http://www.strengthensocialsecurity.org/" rel="nofollow">Social Security</a> and Medicare so they can lower their own taxes are having a rough time of it lately. People are catching on to their grift.<br /><br />For example, the <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/01/fix-debt-is-full-of-crap.html" rel="nofollow">Fix the Debt</a> swindlers tried to hold a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> live chat yesterday. Fix the Debt is the billionaire-funded group that likes to lecture the rest of us on how to make do with less. While they, you know, make do with more.<br /><br />The Fix the Debt Twitter live chat didn't go so well, according to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/fix-the-debt-trolled-on-twitter-2013-10" rel="nofollow">Business Insider</a>. "'Fix the Debt' just felt Twitter's sweet, trollish wrath," reported BI's Steven Perlberg. Here are some choice tweets:<br /><b><br /></b>David Dayen:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>@ddayen</b> Do you believe increased tax receipts from faster economic growth would reduce the deficit? Or do you not have a calculator? #fixthedebtqa</blockquote>Kyle McGuiness<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>@Emcee_Gee</b> Which is preferable: Arduous entitlement reform, or just beating up grandparents and stealing their SS checks every month? #fixthedebtqa</blockquote>Brett Banditelli<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>@banditelli </b>Will you be willing to cut Ed Rendell's consulting benefits as much as #ChainedCPI cuts seniors benefits? #fixthedebtqa cc: @fixthedebt</blockquote>Sam Seder<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>@SamSeder</b> Favorite Cat Food for a quick nosh? #fixthedebtqa</blockquote>Then the conversation turned to the utter failure of the twitter chat:<br /><br />Kurt Lynch<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>@KurtLynch12</b> Is your PR guy regretting the making of this hashtag yet? #fixthedebtqa</blockquote>If that was bad, the <a href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/10/who-should-young-people-throw-under-the-bus-granny-or-billionaire-hedgie-stan-druckenmiller.html" rel="nofollow">naked capitalism</a> blog did a priceless takedown of another hustler who wants to throw granny under the bus: billionaire hedge fund manager Stan Druckenmiller.<br /><br />Druckenmiller, the naked capitalist explains, is a financial speculator who bears a lot of the guilt for the 2008 collapse that is making life so miserable for young people these days (i.e., disastrously high unemployment). Now he's fomenting generational warfare with much the same message the Fix the Debt hustlers are promoting: <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">He’s going to college campuses and telling students that things suck (which they know full well) and they need to go after Boomers who are gonna get too much in entitlements if things don’t change.... </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">...Druckemniller has not only been one of two or three biggest Republican donors for the better part of two decades, he’s been firmly aligned with the aggressive “shrink government/cut taxes” effort, back to being a strong ally of Newt Gingrich. For Druckemmiller to point at Boomers and act as if he’s part of the solution, as opposed to one of the long-standing proponents of tax cuts, which among other things were one of the big causes in the rise in government debt levels under George Bush, is remarkably disingenuous.</blockquote>And she concludes:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">...he was a major sponsor of the very policies that have helped impoverish American youth. Perhaps Druckenmiller is making such an aggressive and public disinformation tour because he knows that if young people were to turn on the old, he’d be one of the most deserving targets for their vengeance. </blockquote>If only they'd just crawl back to their mansions...

fix the debt social security Hammered: The con artists attacking your Social Security and Medicare

The greedy con artists trying to lower your Social Security and Medicare so they can lower their own taxes are having a rough time of it la...

Cooler weather gives me energy

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Cooler weather gives me energy

It's FINALLY cooler in Houston. I have more energy! I've had a lot personally going on and have been down in the dumps. But, I am...

Children’s Services Substitutes - Wethersfield Library

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<strong>Children’s Services Substitutes - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Wethersfield Library</span></strong></strong>.   Seeking individuals with a love of children & their literature;  high energy & enthusiasm; computer skills; and a strong customer  service orientation. Flexibility is required since schedule may include  day, evening or weekend hours. Duties include staffing the Children’s  information desk. BA or BS degree & experience working with children  is required. SIRSI and/or library experience a plus.  $22.31 per hour,  no benefits. Please send resume & municipal employment application  which can be downloaded at <a _fcksavedurl="http://wethersfieldct.com/content/398/420/default.aspx" href="http://wethersfieldct.com/content/398/420/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://wethersfieldct.com/content/398/420/default.aspx</a>. to Regina Aleksandravicius, Wethersfield Library, 515 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, CT 06109 or email to: <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:raleksandravicius@wethersfieldlibrary.org" href="mailto:raleksandravicius@wethersfieldlibrary.org">raleksandravicius@wethersfieldlibrary.org</a>. No phone calls please. AA/EOE/M/F.

Children’s Services Substitutes - Wethersfield Library

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Clerk II - North Haven Memorial Library

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Clerk II - North Haven Memorial Library

Clerk II - North Haven Memorial Library has a 19hr/wk Clerk II position open in the Adult Circulation Department. The successful candidat...

Librarian, Web Services (Librarian 2-4) - Yale University Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, New Haven

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<strong>Librarian, Web Services (Librarian 2-4) -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Yale University Cushing/Whitney Medical Library</span></strong>,  New Haven. Position Focus: Reporting to the Head, Library Technology  Services & Support, this position is responsible for developing,  testing, implementing and maintaining Medical Library websites and other  technology initiatives in support of the educational, research and  clinical needs of Yale Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, the  Yale-New Haven Hospital and other affiliated institutions of the  Yale-New Haven Medical Center . The Web Services Librarian works closely  with fellow Medical Library staff, others within the Medical Center  community and the larger Yale Library to create the best digital  environment for library users. Required Education, Skills and  Experience: Master’s degree from an ALA- accredited library school, or  equivalent combination of relevant advanced degree and experience.  Experience working collegially, collaboratively, and independently with  varied groups, within and across a complex organization and a rapidly  changing, team environment; experience in the creation and development  of large and complex websites. Demonstrated ability working with:  Drupal; best practices/standards in web design, development and content  administration; HTML, CSS JavaScript, PHP, usability and accessibility  is required; Ruby, Python, and/or Java is preferred. Demonstrated  excellent project management, systems documentation, and written and  oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability using graphic design  tools (e.g., Photoshop, Fireworks or similar), and demonstrated  familiarity with diverse metadata formats (e.g. MARC, MODS, Dublin  Core), and institutional repositories. Demonstrated ability to work  collaboratively in a team environment, to solve problems creatively, and  to effectively build partnerships and promote the benefits of change in  an academic culture that often values ambiguity, diversity of opinion  and historic precedent. Yale University assigns ranks to librarian  positions based on a combination of professional experience and  accomplishments (see range assigned to this description as noted in the  posting position title). Librarian ranking information: Click here for  more information. How to apply:  Review of applications will begin  immediately and will continue until the position is filled.   Applications, consisting of a cover letter, resume, and the names and  contact information of three (3) professional references should be  submitted by applying online at <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.yale.edu/jobs" href="http://www.yale.edu/jobs" target="_blank">http://www.yale.edu/jobs</a>.  The STARS requisition ID for this position is 23176BR.  Please be sure  to reference #23176BR in your cover letter. Yale University is an  affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Yale values diversity in  its faculty, staff, and students and strongly encourages applications  from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.

Librarian, Web Services (Librarian 2-4) - Yale University Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, New Haven

Librarian, Web Services (Librarian 2-4) - Yale University Cushing/Whitney Medical Library , New Haven. Position Focus: Reporting to the He...

The U.S. Blows Everyone Else Out Of The Water In 1 Key Way

12:53 PM Tukiyooo 0

Just in case you had noticed over the past decade that you seem to be either treading water or going backwards in the money department,<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/super-rich-americans-chart_n_4115576.html"> this should cheer you right up</a>.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>That one way? We're really, really good at creating really, really rich people -- like, $50 million-plus rich. Just ignore the fact that<b> our 400 wealthiest people are worth more than the entire bottom half of the country combined. </b>And now, the chart:</blockquote><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu2k9W1fGNlDNvNcoPEXtJ6reB-U9mklnIcpONQBe1gRlJDFxKBlWUyZdrVxnoKkNAh5ugG5iGsqVdTo6Tu9XAT8L6RfW1s_k68cVpMrzWFHaiSTnPslL9qNeBJDkWXmIT8C97Pt6vWrX/s1600/original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu2k9W1fGNlDNvNcoPEXtJ6reB-U9mklnIcpONQBe1gRlJDFxKBlWUyZdrVxnoKkNAh5ugG5iGsqVdTo6Tu9XAT8L6RfW1s_k68cVpMrzWFHaiSTnPslL9qNeBJDkWXmIT8C97Pt6vWrX/s640/original.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />That is pretty damning, it also goes a long way to pointing out what has happened to the Middle Class.<br /><br />If you had the sneaking suspicion that the game is rigged I would pretty much point to that chart as the definitive proof that you are right.<br />There is a club and you aren't in it. The Feds have been printing BILLIONS of dollars every month for quite some time now, all that paper is going somewhere.<br /><br />This exploding disparity will eventually have some pretty profound effects on this country, it will soon start looking more and more like France did just before the revolution.<br /><br />Anyone who was born before the schools quit teaching history knows what happened shortly after that.<br /><br />At this point I would hope it helps you understand where we are and where we are headed and that it isn't pretty.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUyDEwo5RQ9nTh6i2LWLujNoO11vlojcPlfCwnKtfha3lvCREedua_UWsexmGHB6PUplvyyRf3G9afq_NX4DLBMZ1FHcKYYo_ypvilriL4En-YoWTKXArS4xTDYgljEWvnxe2IVHJRNoh/s1600/torches_and_pitchforks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUyDEwo5RQ9nTh6i2LWLujNoO11vlojcPlfCwnKtfha3lvCREedua_UWsexmGHB6PUplvyyRf3G9afq_NX4DLBMZ1FHcKYYo_ypvilriL4En-YoWTKXArS4xTDYgljEWvnxe2IVHJRNoh/s640/torches_and_pitchforks.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

The U.S. Blows Everyone Else Out Of The Water In 1 Key Way

Just in case you had noticed over the past decade that you seem to be either treading water or going backwards in the money department, thi...

Head, Digital Services Unit, Technical Services - Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven

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<strong>Head, Digital Services Unit, Technical Services -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library</span></strong>,  New Haven. Position Focus: Under the direction of the Head of Technical  Services and working in close collaboration with units across the  Beinecke Library and the Yale University Library, the Head of Beinecke  Digital Services leads and coordinates the Beinecke Library’s  digitization program, digital projects, and user experience initiatives  that enhance access to and use of Beinecke Library and its collections,  including the Beinecke Digital Library, collection web pages, and online  exhibits. The Head leads and provides technical expertise in the  investigation, development, and application of interfaces and tools that  affect the user experience, as well as metadata and digitization  workflows and standards. The Head of Beinecke Digital Services liaises  with the Yale University Library’s Information Technology and Digital  Initiatives departments and works collaboratively with Yale University  Library staff. The Head may represent the Beinecke within Yale  University Library and nationally and internationally in discussions and  committees pertaining to user experience initiatives, metadata, and  digitization at Yale and is active professionally. The Head of Beinecke  Digital Services supervises the work of three senior photographers and  three metadata catalog assistants to coordinate and supervise metadata  creation, digitization, color management, and quality control  activities. The Head participates in the Beinecke’s Technical Services  Management Group to develop technical services strategies, policies, and  procedures for the Beinecke Library. Required Education, Skills and  Experience: 1. Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school or  equivalent accredited degree. In selected instances, a post-graduate  degree in museum studies or a related discipline in the humanities or  social sciences may be substituted for a master’s degree in library  science. 2. Excellent supervisory and strong leadership abilities. 3.  Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of digital library  standards and practices, such as digitization, digital preservation,  standards for media content, metadata, controlled authorities, and user  experience. 4. Project management skills, especially the ability to  devise and achieve agreed-upon completion dates for projects; ability to  multitask and keep priorities aligned to objectives; ability to  identify and analyze problems in the context of special collections  technology initiatives. 5. Excellent analytical, oral, and written  communication skills, especially the ability to convey and explain to  non-technical audiences the importance and impact of technology trends  and issues relevant to the YUL’s operation and mission. 6. Strong  commitment to customer service with well-developed interpersonal skills  and demonstrated abilities to work collegially with staff, researchers,  and colleagues, especially in the context of technology initiatives that  are specific to academic libraries and special collections. Yale  University assigns ranks to librarian positions based on a combination  of professional experience and accomplishments (see range assigned to  this description as noted in the posting position title). Librarian  ranking information can be found at: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.library.yale.edu/about/departments/lhr/rank.html" href="http://www.library.yale.edu/about/departments/lhr/rank.html" target="_blank">http://www.library.yale.edu/about/departments/lhr/rank.html</a>.  Preferred Education, Skills and Experience: 1. Experience with agile  and traditional project methodologies. 2. Professional experience with  digital photography and color management. 3. Familiarity with  intellectual property rights and Fair Use applied to libraries. 4.  Familiarity with one or more major digital content management systems  appropriate for repositories. 5. Knowledge of current digital library  technologies, standards, and best practices. How to apply:  Review of  applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position  is filled.  Applications, consisting of a cover letter, resume, and the  names and contact information of three professional references should  be submitted by applying online at <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.yale.edu/jobs" href="http://www.yale.edu/jobs" target="_blank">http://www.yale.edu/jobs</a>.  The STARS req. ID for this position is 23269BR.  Please be sure to  reference #23269BR in your cover letter. Yale University is an  affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Yale values diversity in  its faculty, staff, and students and strongly encourages applications  from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.

Head, Digital Services Unit, Technical Services - Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven

Head, Digital Services Unit, Technical Services - Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library , New Haven. Position Focus: U...

Library Assistant - Guilford Smith Memorial Library, South Windham

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Library Assistant - Guilford Smith Memorial Library, South Windham

Library Assistant - Guilford Smith Memorial Library in South Windham is seeking a tech savvy Library Assistant for Tuesdays 1-8PM, Fridays...

Q&A With The Royal Shakespeare Company Head Of Costume

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5WAKjcv_oLDH9-_uHgOelvZw7nTE3axiSC1Ui7kj46z7_xiE_fWVTw9kHYV6YMZg1qSCQ2JcpLgfTGrJUnpx-fR3wj9y9OmW13GPv6JGri-QUOwhoaSy22A5U_yL6aY1V0pSkNG4ULhv/s1600/RII-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5WAKjcv_oLDH9-_uHgOelvZw7nTE3axiSC1Ui7kj46z7_xiE_fWVTw9kHYV6YMZg1qSCQ2JcpLgfTGrJUnpx-fR3wj9y9OmW13GPv6JGri-QUOwhoaSy22A5U_yL6aY1V0pSkNG4ULhv/s1600/RII-17.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alistair McArthur, the Head of Costume for the Royal Shakespeare Company, has been answering questions on his work and the preparations for <i>Richard III </i>posed by fans via Twitter and Facebook. The department have been working flat out to ensure that the look for the new production which opened last night is just right.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In response to questions specifically about David Tennant's costumes he replied:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What did you use then to create the costume David is going to wear? And how many costumes is he going to wear? </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David has about eight different looks. Stephen Brimson Lewis, the designer, chose lightweight silk and jersey fabrics that had a contemporary yet medieval quality to them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did you consider Converse for David? </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, the design is based in the medieval period!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alistair talks more about working closely with the actors and the designer, ensuring that the costumes survive the run of the play and what happens to them after the production closes. </span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><a href="http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/richard-ii/costumes-q-and-a.aspx"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read the full Q&A here</span></a></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alistair also features in the RSC Video Production Diary 6 where he he gives a tour of the Costume Department and shows his team at work. Watch it here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/woA1Ezc1UKI" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Richard II is in residence at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in <st1:place w:st="on">Stratford-upon-Avon</st1:place> until 16th November 2013. It transfers to the Barbican in <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city> on 9th December where it plays until 25th January 2014. Both runs are currently sold out but returns are available: call the RSC on 0844 800 1110 to check availability</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More information about Richard II starring David Tennant is available on our website</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

David Tennant Richard II Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre Q&A With The Royal Shakespeare Company Head Of Costume

Alistair McArthur, the Head of Costume for the Royal Shakespeare Company, has been answering questions on his work and the preparations for ...

Wisconsin lawmaker -- and Teamster -- fights on to help indebted students

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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0boqPqtVff7eccwU4gvYGaLdVgrJnT9L-wmNstfaJgFAn4ilEKYaT1quYBobpmcxxbhb0hpoeDSpichjZNh5I1W_7x67KPbfBNhDX65S_WLQOWsXOESUHVq3kpPbnWdCGpet9PVuaOuJ/s1600/Hansen_1917666594_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0boqPqtVff7eccwU4gvYGaLdVgrJnT9L-wmNstfaJgFAn4ilEKYaT1quYBobpmcxxbhb0hpoeDSpichjZNh5I1W_7x67KPbfBNhDX65S_WLQOWsXOESUHVq3kpPbnWdCGpet9PVuaOuJ/s320/Hansen_1917666594_n.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brother Dave Hansen on the right</td></tr></tbody></table>Remember our <a href="http://teamster.org/" rel="nofollow">Teamster</a> brother Dave Hansen, one of the <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2012/10/re-elect-wis-fab-14-senator-longtime.html" rel="nofollow">Fab 14 state senators</a> who left the state to block <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/06/scott-walker-still-kills-jobs-better.html" rel="nofollow"><strike>job-killer</strike></a> Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting?<br /><br />Here he is again, cosponsoring a bill to provide relief for people struggling with student loan debt.<br /><br /><a href="http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/jessica_vanegeren/wisconsin-democrats-pitch-higher-ed-lower-debt-student-loan-relief/article_74d65956-36b7-11e3-a93e-0019bb2963f4.html" rel="nofollow">The Cap Times</a> reports,<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">“Student loans are untouchable, unflexible,” said Sara Graves, 30, who graduated from UW-Eau Claire with $25,000 in student loan debt. The married mother of three works full time and is still paying off her loans. “We are not asking for a bailout. We are asking for more control over our finances.”... </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">On average, these residents graduate college with $22,400 in student loan debt if they leave school after earning a bachelor’s degree. With current interest rates on the federal loans, the graduates will pay $388 a month for the next 18.7 years, or until they are in their 40s... </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"> the student loan authority would be charged to create a system to buy loans — federal or private — and refinance them at a lower rate. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">The Hansen-Mason bill would also allow the yearly amount paid in student loan debt to be written off as a state tax deduction. Currently, only the interest on the loans can be used as a tax write-off.</blockquote>We learned about the bill from our Teamster brother, Tom Bennett, president of Teamsters Local 200 in Milwaukee. Brother Bennett called Hansen "a good friend of the Teamsters who represents the families of Wisconsin with great pride."

Fab 14 student loan debt wisconsin Wisconsin lawmaker -- and Teamster -- fights on to help indebted students

Brother Dave Hansen on the right Remember our Teamster brother Dave Hansen, one of the Fab 14 state senators who left the state to block j...