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LA Times Today: Sex trafficking survivor advocates for children trying to escape the pipeline
Watch L.A. Times Today at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99.
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Over 400 arrested in California human trafficking investigation
Los Angeles, CA – The goals of the operation were "rescuing victims of sexual slavery and human trafficking, providing victims with much-needed services, identifying and arresting their captors, seeking successful prosecutions, and disrupting the demand for vulnerable victims by targeting their customers," according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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He went from running the Dodgers to fighting sex trafficking
Los Angeles – Lomas, a former gang member who had worked on a variety of community intervention initiatives over the years, wanted to start his own program, in his old neighborhood. That turned out to be Inner City Visions, and Malone helped make it happen, as a fundraiser, business mentor, and friend. Alfred Lomas met Malone at the Dream Center, a Los Angeles organization that describes its mission as renewing hope and rebuilding lives. The Dream Center was holding a come-one, come-all Christmas dinner. Malone and his family handed out Bibles, and he did not leave until he had shaken hands with everyone.
"What in the world," Lomas said he wondered that night, "is this guy doing here with a bunch of drug addicts and throwaways?"
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CEO of USIAHT Meets With NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Kevin Malone, CEO of USIAHT, just finished a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Kevin was able to tell him about the crisis of human trafficking in the United States and about our Safe Home for boys. We are thankful to have powerful allies in this fight!
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57 people arrested in sex trafficking sting in San Joaquin County, sheriff officials say
Fifty-seven people were arrested after being accused of operating a sex trafficking operation, according to San Joaquin County Sheriff's officials.
Sheriff's officials said 17 law enforcement agencies, which was spearheaded by Lathrop Police Services, worked on the sting operation from April 12 to 16. They say they arrested would-be predators who thought they were meeting up with a 13-year-old child. Among those who were arrested in the alleged trafficking operation, charges include being child sex predators, being out-of-compliance sex offenders, human trafficking, pimping or pandering, prostitution, solicitation, possession of a firearm, and traffic citations. Law enforcement also cited 37 people.
Sixteen missing children rescued in month-long operation by US marshals
Sixteen missing children have been rescued after a month long operation by the US Marshals Service.
At least four of the recovered youngsters were connected to child sex trafficking in the Philadelphia area, officials say.
Authorities began Operation Safeguard on 5 February when a marshals task force took over 26 missing children cases at the request of law enforcement agencies. The marshals said that the children were considered some of the most at risk cases in the Philadelphia area, based on sex trafficking, exploitation, sexual abuse, physical abuse and medical or mental health conditions.
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FBI: 33 missing children rescued during Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Officials in California recovered 33 missing children during Human Trafficking Awareness Month. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the children were found as part of the "Operation Lost Angels" initiative that began on January 11. Authorities say that of the 33 children recovered, at least eight had been sexually exploited.
CEO of Newport Beach food company, 59, QUITS after being charged with child prostitution 'for having sex with two teenage girls'
The CEO of a California-based food company has resigned after he was charged and arrested for engaging in sexual relations with two underage girls, prosecutors said.
Ian Charles Schenkel, of Newport Beach, has formally stepped down from his role as chief executive officer of Haliburton International Foods on Friday.
Schenkel, 59, founded Haliburton International Foods in 1992 and has overseen the company's expansion for the nearly three decades. Schenkel's resignation comes after he was accused of engaging in prostitution with a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl.
Amanda Emilia Perez, of Huntington Beach, was also charged with pimping and pandering for arranging to bring the underage girls to him for sex.
'The exploitation of children for sex acts shocks the public conscience,' said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
'It is reprehensible and it is unlawful. We will prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law and we will work to ensure the judicial system protects these vulnerable victims.'
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San Gabriel Valley Woman Faces Federal Charges of Running Sex Trafficking Operation that Targeted Immigrant Women
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment that charges a San Gabriel Valley woman with sex trafficking five immigrant women by hiring them to work at massage parlors and forcing them to engage in commercial sex acts.
Mei Xing, 59, a.k.a. "Xing Mei," "Anna," and "Boss," of San Gabriel, is charged with five counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. Xing previously was indicted on June 12 on one count of sex trafficking, and today's charging document adds four additional victims.
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RCAHT Task Force Solicitation of Prostitution Sex-Trafficking Sweep Arrests 13
PALM DESERT – Thirteen suspects were arrested on prostitution charges during a 12-hour Solicitation of Prostitution operation in the city of Palm Desert. On 09/23/2020, members of the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) with the assistance of the Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team (SET) and Palm Desert Business District Team (BDT), conducted the sex trafficking demand reduction operation from 11 AM until 11 PM.


Max and I spoke by telephone. He was at home in London. It was nighttime for him. I was here in Los Angeles, mid-morning. His publication story is a good one. He wrote a book that isn't easily classifiable. Usually such books have a hard road to publication. But Grief found a way, and thank goodness. It's short, poetic, and wonderfully surprising novel. There's a talking bird in it. It takes chances. Packs a punch. The fact that it has gone on to do so well is a testament to Max's vision and skill. Wise, witty, and very deeply felt. A real gift to the reader.
In today's monologue, I talk about compression in literature, compression of schedule, the podcast's logistical crossroads, Kickstarter, and my need to podcast in a cloistered environment.


Many people whose familiarity with the presence of the Orthodox faith in English-speaking lands are unaware that until 1962 there was no particular standard work of introduction to Orthodoxy available in English. Thus pioneers, such as Met. Kallistos Ware in England (who wrote that first standard work), or Archbishop Dmitri (who entered the faith along with his sister – as teenagers – in 1941) were extremely rare individuals and generally found conversion a nearly impossible feat.
Vladika Dmitri began life as a Texas Baptist, and, in my experience, never spoke ill of his background. I can recall him saying, "I like Baptists – they make great Orthodox!" accompanied by a sly smile. Indeed, I frequently heard him caution converts to Orthodoxy to refrain from disparaging their roots: "Most likely, it's where you first heard of Christ." His conversion as a teen led to a life as a scholar, missionary, teacher, leader, pastor – all in the context of kindness and love.
He cared deeply about the Christian faith and expressed concern, even dismay, as he saw many surrounding Churches that once would have been considered "traditional," moving away from many of the primary teachings of the Christian faith. He was particularly expressive about the weakening of the doctrine of Christ's Incarnation. He insisted that the understanding of God becoming Man was the only possible foundation for the dignity of human beings. It was a thought shared by men such as C.S. Lewis.
However, it became a great apostolic opportunity for a man uniquely suited to its apostolic task. He saw the Diocese grow over ten-fold with a remarkable spirit of kindness and hospitality. During World War II he met an Orthodox priest in California who spoke about a vision of an American Orthodox Church. It was the first time the young Dmitri had encountered the concept. It became his vision as well. In the course of a life-time, he saw that vision mature in his beloved South. Having been its apostle, he now becomes its intercessor. May his memory be eternal!
I have had conversations in recent comments sections on the role of reason in the Orthodox life. I readily acknowledge that no one lives without some use of reason – but I contend that most of what forms the content of our life in Christ is not reason. The faith does have to contend with attacks and challenges from many arenas – and yet its success will not be established by the superiority of its arguments, but by faith in Christ. Arguments are often unfruitful in "reasonable" exchanges, for the form of Orthodox reason often differs from the form reason takes in many places. Alisdair MacIntyre has, to my mind, firmly established the growing incommensurable character of the many "rationalities" of our culture. Orthodoxy speaks itself most properly when it speaks "as the oracles of God" (1 Peter 4:11). This difficult apologetic requires that deep speak to deep. It is a very difficult discipline, but it saves both the speaker and the hearer, whereas argument may destroy them both. This article is a reprint, with small changes, on a theme I have addressed a number of times.
Of course, I have to begin this post with the acknowledgement that I am an ignorant man.
Having gotten that out of the way, I want to spend just a few moments on the benefits of ignorance. Several years ago I was blessed to have a conversation with Fr. Thomas Hopko while we waited in line to greet the new Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America. Fr. Thomas is the retired Professor of Dogmatic Theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, NY. He has taught a generation of priests.
It was not entirely spoken in jest. There are many forms of knowledge – or many kinds of knowing which our limited language describes as "knowledge." For Christians the most dangerous form of knowledge is that which we simply acquire through reading and study. It is largely just information. Of course, if you have enough information you can manage the illusion of actual knowledge.
I know a lot of numbers, but I am not a mathematician. I have met mathematicians. Most of what they know is not about numbers – strangely.
There is no great sin in ignorance – or at least there is far less sin in ignorance than in knowledge. The simple truth is that we will not know anything of value until we first know that we do not know. In the competitive world of American Christianity, this is hard. It is not hard for ignorant people to argue – but it is very hard to argue while at the same time admitting that you are ignorant.
This ignorant man has spent a lot of years acquiring "knowledge" (falsely so-called). Knowledge of the sort that is readily available is not at all the same thing as knowing God – the only knowledge that has worth (though every true form of knowledge flows from that single knowledge). Somewhere in the course of my life I came to the place of spiritual exhaustion – I wanted to know God badly enough that I didn't want to know something else in His place. So I became an ignorant man.
Today I know very few things. And though I write almost every day – if you go back and read what I have written you will see that I know very little. I say many of the same things to different questions, for they are the answers I know.
Thus when I wrote a while back that I had never seen a case of righteous anger – I did not mean to say there was no such thing, only that I've not seen it in 57 years of life. I have seen anger that would seem well justified (the anger a husband has over the senseless murder of his wife). But I have seen the same anger kill the man who bore it.
I was born into an angry world. "Jim Crow" South was full of anger. Whites were angry at Blacks and Blacks were angry at Whites. We were angry at Communism. We were angry about the Civil War. We were angry at poverty (especially our own). Others were angry at those who were angry and the injustice of the entire system.
I remember an Abbot, a friend now deceased, who said that after the Vietnam War many young people came to the monastery – "They were so angry about peace," he observed.
I served as an Anglican priest while the Episcopal Church inexorably jettisoned its traditional doctrine. I was consumed with anger. My anger did not save that Church and did me (and likely many others) great harm.
It is not just anger that works in such a fashion. Any of the passions could be chosen. An ignorant man is frequently on the losing end of battles with the passions. It is therefore important for an ignorant man to be aware of his ignorance. Can such an ignorant man argue theology? Not to any benefit.
The great good news is that Christ came to save ignorant men. We are easier to save if we admit our ignorance up front. Our opinions are so much dead weight. I know very little of God. I know that He is good – beyond any grasp of my knowing. I know that He loves in the unfathomable measure of the good God entering Hell in order to bring us out.
I have been in several versions of hell and rescued numerous times. Ignorant men are always getting themselves into stupid, dark places.
That God is good, that He loves us without measure, that He will go to any lengths to rescue us – I know a little about these things, though even of these things I am mostly ignorant. But I will not tire of speaking this good news. Ignorant men everywhere may be glad to hear it.
This poem is from the collection of poems by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, the great 20th century Serbian saint. The Church continues its journey through the 50 days of Pascha and will conclude the feast with the celebration of the Feast of Pentecost (Troitsa) at the end of which the Kneeling Prayers are offered where (among many things) the souls of the departed are remembered before God. Christ came that the dead might live.
You countless flocks of souls of the dead, do not be distraught and confounded, and have no more regard for the cold island of life on earth, to which we, being few in number, are still stuck for another hour or two until we come to join you for the summer in warmer and brighter regions.
I have written often on the subject of "personhood," drawing to a large extent on the writings of the Elder Sophrony, and to a lesser extent on the theology of Met. John Zizioulas. The heart of their thought is to direct us to the reality that to exist as "persons" is precisely the same thing (or similar) when we speak of the "persons" of the Holy Trinity. And further, that this is true existence for human beings.
In our popular speech, we use the word person in a manner that is interchangeable with individual. This is to equate personhood with a word that stand for its near opposite.
We are used to thinking of ourselves in individual terms – terms which emphasize our role as active, choosing agents. A collection of individuals is especially a collection of unique and competing wills. Thus it is always possible that the competing wills with whom I associate will be in direct competition with myself. Their good and my good may not be at all the same thing.
Thus we wind up with various versions of the social contract, in which we agree by various means, to give as much room to other competing wills as possible, while allowing sufficient attention to our own. It is like belonging to a merchant's organization.
These social contracts exist primarily to keep us from killing each other and to help maximize one another's profits, whether they be profits of the material kind or otherwise. It is so strong a force in our culture that even Christians, within the "mega church" movement, speak of their "target" congregation as a "market." We are defined by the market to which we belong. We are the consumers of religious product. This has a way of working and even of prospering, in that a market approach tends to separate Christians from one another before they become "competing agents." A congregation that is a statistical slice of our culture would argue over music, sermon, reason for existence, etc.
Of course, regardless of the rhetoric used to support a marketing approach to human beings for religious ends is simply sinful. It is disrespectful of the purpose of Christ's body and erects monuments to human sin (as manifest in our marketing choices). Such efforts, regardless of intention, are simply not the Church. They are anti-Church.
Among many things for which Christ gave us His body, our growth and fulfillment of our lives as true human persons is among the greatest. To exist as person is to exist as free, as loving, as sacrificing of self, as having an existence which can only be defined by its relational existence to others. So St. Paul uses the metaphor of body parts. We are like hands and feet, ears and eyes. We have a true existence, and yet that existence only makes sense because it is part of something else. An eye by itself does not "see." An ear by itself does not hear. We are members of the Body of Christ and we only have true existence inasmuch as we are functioning members of that Body. It is in this manner that we are persons.
Personhood is not a moral goal – it is not a description of how we "ought to behave." We do not live "as if" the existence of others were an inherent and necessary part of our proper existence. Personhood is a description of what it is to truly exist. To live in a manner that is not properly personal is not an "immoral" existence, it is a falling away from existence itself.
It seems to me that this distinction is important. I have written elsewhere that Christ did not die to make bad men good but to make dead men live. Our living in communion and participation with others is not a metaphorical act of moral behavior but a description of the manner in which we truly existence. Forgiveness of my enemy is more than an act of kindness – it is a recognition of the proper mode of my existence.
I love my enemy for he, too, is my life. These are not choices we make – or rather they are not things that are true because I choose them to be true. They are simply true. My choice is whether to accept them or reject them. This is our salvation by grace. By grace we have been given an existence that is greater than we might ever have morally wanted (apart from this grace). It is the feast God has set before us. It is the richness of life in His image. It is what salvation looks like.
I do not know enough languages to gauge how universal is the concept of "home." It has very strong connotations in English – and is particularly strong in its usage within the Southern United States. I suspect much of this is rooted in family and place – and requires a fairly stable culture. The culture in which I grew up was reasonably stable – though I experienced major upheavals in my surrounding world around the age of 10. I was young enough to remember what had come before and old enough to nurture a hunger to return.
Some have spoken of this "homesickness" as a universal hunger – a memory reaching back to our loss of Paradise. I know that many speak of their coming to the Church as a "coming home." It is certainly the case that Christ is our true home and that to return to Christ is the answer to the heart's true hunger.
I have come "home" this weekend (and for the first part of the coming week). I am in Dallas, the city of my Bishop. It was here that I was ordained Deacon and here that I have always looked during my years as an Orthodox Christian. Though my time in Dallas has always meant time in a hotel and a rented car – and often time without my family – it is still home. The very sight of my Bishop (who is now retired) is a coming home for my heart – to be in the rest that I find in his welcome and the assurance within the proximity of his unshakable faith.
I arrived in Dallas a day or so early – in order to rest, to pray and to visit at leisure. Starting Monday, I am in meetings of various sorts with other priests and laity and with the Metropolitan of the OCA, the acting bishop for my diocese. On Wednesday, the Mid-Feast of Pentecost, I will concelebrate with a number of other priests and the entire Synod of Bishops of the OCA in a liturgy at the cathedral in which we will honor my retired bishop, Vladyka Dmitri.
Thus, what writing I do this week will be between meetings – though being here without my family means that when I am not in a meeting I will have much time on my hands – and a chance to write.
It is hard to explain to others, sometimes, that my experience of the Church and its hierarchy has not been the experience of an institution but of persons. Institutions are distortions are what should be personal and relational. There is nothing inherently institutional about belonging to something that involves millions of people. It's just that our fallen experience of such things is usually only in a distorted form. When the Church ceases to be personal and becomes institutional, something has gone wrong.
I know of people who have an unspoken pleasure in institutional existence. What is unspoken is the freedom that institutional existence gives to some to indulge a critical spirit. Institutions are perceived as impersonal – which leaves others free to say and do what they will and consider their actions "impersonal." If anyone has ever held a position of authority then you will likely know what it is to be seen only as your "role" and not as a person. I have endured things through the years associated with such positions that are among the most painful experiences I have ever known. As a sinner, I know that I have offered more than my share of such impersonal animosity as well.
The answer to such problems is not the "reform" of institutions, but the redemption of relationships. It is necessary for power and authority to be redeemed and placed under the headship of Christ. Democracy is not a synonym for conciliarity – though some mistakenly think so. Conciliarity is, in its highest form, the embodiment of personhood in all of our relations.
It is this embodiment of personhood that is the true hunger of the human heart. Christ fulfills and raises us to the level of personhood in our redemption. Vladimir Lossky described the work of the Holy Spirit as primarily one of establishing us as persons in the true and proper sense of the word. To be a person is to know and to be known – and to know and be known in the Truth. It is to love and be loved and to know love in the Truth.
My journey into the Orthodox Church included a relationship with Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas for four years prior to my actual conversion. We discussed that eventuality only in our first conversation. For the years following I simply found myself treated as a son who had already returned home. My conversion was only a fulfillment of something that had been taken as an accomplished reality by the man who would be my bishop. It is no wonder that I love him as I do.
The retirement of Archbishop Dmitri is a vast change in the life of Orthodoxy in the South. For 30 years he has been a dominant force for Orthodoxy and its proclamation in this region and a figure who defined Orthodoxy as a profound practice of hospitality. Together with the Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, I will celebrate a ministry which has extended the "home" of Orthodoxy to thousands of people who once had no knowledge of the Orthodox faith. And he has done this by creating a home rather than destroying another.
May God grant us all to find the heart's true home.
Perhaps I am in an introspective mood – but I find myself lately going back and reading my earliest posts – they only go back to October of 2006 – though there have been nearly a thousand of them. It is an exercise in consistency and in growth. Would I have said something differently now than I said then? This is among my earliest efforts and remains as true to me now as it did when I wrote it. Indeed, it has been something of a litmus test for writing. To proclaim from the beginning of my effort, "This blog doesn't matter." This is not to say it is not worth the effort, but to say that the effort only has worth if it serves a proper end – in this case the knowledge of God. It is a reminder not to take myself too seriously but to take God very seriously. Nothing has changed about that. I offer it here again, unchanged.
Knowing God is not in itself an intellectual activity for God is not an idea, nor a thought. God may be known because He isperson. Indeed, He is only made known to us as person (we do not know His essence). We cannot know God objectively – that is He is not the object of our knowledge. He is known as we know a person. This is always a free gift, given to us in love. Thus knowledge of God is always a revelation, always a matter of grace, never a matter of achievement or attainment.
This short post is among the first to appear on this blog – dating back to October of '06. In the light of conversations here over the past few days, it seemed timely to bring this back to our attention. I I have written on the topic of the absence of God (or our sense of it) since the beginning of my work. And even though conversations with contemporary non-believers can be tedious – they are very much worth having – if for no other reason than most Christians have a great deal of non-belief in their hearts. I also believe it is the particular calling of contemporary Orthodox (in this I follow St. Silouan of Mt. Athos) to empty ourselves and enter the abyss of the spiritual hell our world has created for itself and there preach and pray – for it is there that the contemporary Adam has confined himself – and it is there that we must also find Christ. The emptiness of the secularized world – the first floor of a two-storey universe – is a man-made hell, the place in which we have exiled ourselves from God. We will not find God by looking elsewhere for it is here that He is present and filling all things. It is the mystery of our faith. I have reposted this original article without change.


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Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Movies That Deserve A Little More Love
I'm joined by my evil twin as we discuss the greatest evil twin movie of them all, 1972's unforgettable creepfest, The Other
Horror fan Christopher Chardi joins me as we lovingly tribute/roast the classic 1979 horror movie, Phantasm
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Horror fan and lover of obscure movies David Markowski joins me to discuss one of the greatest made-for-TV horror movies ever made, the infamous 1981 Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Who Can Kill a Child? (aka Island of the Damned)
Teacher and horror fan Lizzie Swanson joins me to discuss a great Spanish horror movie you have probably never seen before, 1976's Who Can Kill a Child? (aka Island of the Damned)
My daughter, Vanessa Lanza, joins me to discuss a masterpiece of a horror movie that really, really needs a better PR team, 2014's As Above, So Below
I asked young horror fan Brian Farrell to watch the 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls for the first time, and then come onto Staff Picks and talk about it with me. This is our discussion of one of the eeriest horror movies ever made.
The Cabin in the Woods
Horror fan Jessi Bentley joins me to talk about one of the craziest horror movies ever made, 2011's The Cabin in the Woods
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
The Kentucky Fried Movie
My childhood friend Jeff Parker joins me to discuss one of the funniest movies ever made, and a movie that was legendary to any young comedy fan growing up in the eighties, 1977's The Kentucky Fried Movie
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Actor and voiceover artist Brett Bower joins me to discuss the number one movie I wish I could have seen in a theater, 1979's ultimate movie theater experience, Rocky 2
Citizen Ruth
Fellow podcaster and non-Nebraskan Dom Harvey joins me to talk about one of the ballsiest movies ever made, 1996's abortion comedy, Citizen Ruth
Friday Sep 04, 2020
The Muppet Movie
Muppet historian and puppetry student Joni Newman joins me to discuss the one and only 1979 Muppet Movie
The 100th Episode
To celebrate my 100th episode, I sit down for an interview, where we talk about the history of Staff Picks as well as a bunch of fun insider trivia
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Feminist author and horror fan Fiona Carter joins me to discuss one of the greatest horror movies of all time, as well as an argument why women should be allowed to read books, 1968's Rosemary's Baby
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Crimson Tide
Former Naval Officer David Holdsworth joins me to discuss one of my favorite movies of the 90s, the big actors' showdown between Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, and Ricky Schroder, Crimson Tide
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
A Fish Called Wanda
Movie and pop culture fan P.J. Gaughan joins me to discuss what I consider the greatest comedy movie of all time, 1988's masterpiece A Fish Called Wanda
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Journalist and video game fan Bailey Vogt joins me as we discuss maybe the greatest documentary ever made, 2007's The King of Kong. Warning: Donkey Kong kill screen coming up.
Video game historian Brett Weiss joins me to discuss one of the best movies of the 80's, and all things 80's in general, as we delve into the 1983 cold war paranoia thriller, WarGames
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Australian podcaster Ben Waterworth joins me as we delve into one of the funniest (and dirtiest) movies of all time, 1999's ode to profanity and censorship and ass spelunking, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Ernest Goes to Camp
Podcaster and pop culture fan Jeremy Zehr joins me to discuss his favorite family movie of all time, 1987's long-forgotten Ernest Goes to Camp
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
The Poseidon Adventure
Young movie expert and chooser-of-life Ryan Weiss joins me to discuss his favorite movie of all time, 1972's disaster epic The Poseidon Adventure
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Once Bitten
Reality TV journalist Gordon Holmes joins me to discuss one of my favorite comedies of the 80's, Jim Carrey's first big movie, Once Bitten
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Grizzly Man
Former therapist and bear enthusiast Leann Lindsley joins me to discuss one of the craziest documentaries you are ever going to see, Werner Herzog's 2005 masterpiece, Grizzly Man
Screenwriter Brian Scully joins me to talk about a haunting little masterpiece from Canada that you have probably never seen before, 1998's Last Night
Playwright Stephen Garvey joins me to discuss the greatest love story of our time, 1971's surprisingly deep comedy Harold and Maude
Easy A
Teen movie fan Stephanie Katz joins me to discuss one of the greatest teen movies of all time, Emma Stone in 2010's Easy A
The Vanishing (aka Spoorloos)
Horror movie fan and cinephile Christopher Chardi joins me to discuss the movie that Stanley Kubrick once called the most terrifying movie he had ever seen, 1988's The Vanishing (aka Spoorloos)
High school drama teacher Jimmy Gardner joins me to talk about the one-time flop that later turned into a beloved comedy classic, 1985's Clue
SNL podcaster and stand-up comedian Darin Patterson joins me to talk about one of the funniest movies ever made, 2016's hilarious comedy that never should have flopped, Popstar

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While all the talk at the Olympics was about the historic event of the two Koreans marching under a unified flag, this American citizen drew the worlds attention by waving another flag – The Russian Imperial Tricolor.
Who would have thought an American fan would have been among those flying the banned Russian flag? RT interviewed the fan who explained he was trying to avoid the political issues, and rather send a message of support to Russian athletes who were unfairly banned. He explained that the Russian athletes participating are clearly innocent of any wrongdoing, and they are being punished for what others "may or may not" have done.
It was nice to see an American taking a stand for something he believes in up in the Olympics stands, and sending a message of support to Russians. Considering other recent events in this years Olympics, it seems unity is yet again a theme of the ancient games.


I'm at the point of tears this morning!
I'm not handling Mother well, partly because I have a cold and did not sleep very well, partly because she is really out of it today.
Last night she would not settle down for bed, and was up well before 7 this morning and greeted me with "Oh when did ya'll get here?" This morning has been a disaster already. She puts used toilet paper in the trash and just now brought a big handful down in her hands, that was just too much. We have tried for four years to get her to flush the toilet paper, including putting signs all over the bathroom with that instruction. She just will not do it.
Our biggest issue today is that she is determined that she does not live here, that her things are not here and that she needs to go where they are. But in the next second, she is asking were the keys are, so she can make sure it is locked up when she goes. She is convinced that this is Waco and that she does not live here.
Praise that Anita got me out of the house. We had a delicious lunch at On the Border then did a bit of grocery shopping.
Things are calmer here at home now, but not better. Too much pain.


name a few of his pursuits.
Jim Wilkinson is an explorer of the spirit who presents the amazing reality of life, all the way from the "what it is, is what it is" of the daily grind, through the stuff of the Universe.
There is a growing unease about the increase of anxiety and depression in not just adults but also our children. This presentation looks at non chemical ways of dealing with this important issue.
Many of us are living out our existence in a schizophrenic state, which we are not aware of. We have a DNA default setting but we need the balance of awareness to engage in life meaningfully!
We are told that change is all around us , but what is change really and how does it happen ? Dealing with change is a skill!
The what, why's and wherefores of Bullying. A street perspective!
There are no free rides in this universe ! A bargain for one person means a cost carried by another. Making sense of the real cost anything.
A light hearted look at the way different perspectives can transport you to another planet!
Retreats, Professional Development Days, Home Programs (Skype component) and Individual mentoring.


Our high school team also belongs to the SMCA (Scenic Moraine Chess Association) and we had our opening season even this past Saturday, hosted by Brookfield East.
Congratulations to the Varsity team of Will, Alyssa, Adam, David and Aaron for playing some good matches against some tough opponents. These are 5 vs. 5 (our top 5 against opponents top 5), G60 matches, and we beat Hartford and New Berlin West, and lost to Brookfield East.
Noah joined the JV section and took 3 out of 4 and finished in 12th place overall!
We will play Eisenhower in January, and finish against Kewaskum, Brookfield Academy and Jefferson in February. Anyone in our club 7th grade and up is welcome to play.
I've been getting questions about doing another Apparel Order. If that happens, it'll be in January & will be back in time for State (March). The Vendor would like a minimum of 12 orders for screen print (t-shirt, sweatshirt, etc.) & there's no minimum for embroidered orders.
If you'd like to order, please let me know so I can have an idea of I get 12 items/orders.
We had a great turnout & tournament yesterday at LDMS for the annual Muskego Melee run by the International Academy of Chess!
93 players from Muskego and surrounding communities participated in 3 rated and 1 unrated section, and took home first place team trophies in all rated sections!
Cael led the way with 3 wins and a 10th place finish. He was follow closely by Will B and Carson.
We had five players in their first tournament! - Owen, Logan, Charlie, Grant and Kendyll and ALL of them did a great job and got at least one win.
Anthony led the way with 4 wins and a 2nd place finish! He was followed by Lucas with a 5th place finish.
Lucas, along with Lexi and Gideon led the Mill Valley team to a 1st place finish!
Steven led the way with 4 wins and a 2nd place finish!
Steven, along with Andy, Luke, and Nelson took the 1st place team trophy!
Will led the way with 2-1/2 wins and a 4th place finish, followed closely by Alyssa, Noah, Adam and David.
The MHS team took the 1st place trophy!
Special thanks to Mark Nagy and LDMS for all of the support and help, without whom this tournament would not be possible! Also thanks to Coach Andy of the IAC for another well run tournament, and thanks to all of our concession helpers to make it all run smoothly!
First tournament for the chess club this year - MSCC brought 11 players to the tournament today that was run by Coach Andy and we had a great time! There were 104 players in all.
The K3 section was combined w/ K6 to make a bigger section, making it tougher for Lexi but she did great and took K3 6th place.
Luke & Andy combined for LDMS, Anthony played up to K6 for BL, and Rishi played in K6. Lucas played in unrated K6. All had their ups and downs but had some really great wins!
In the K12 section Steven played for BL and Alyssa, Aaron, Adam and Will were the MHS team and took 3rd place! Will took 6th place individual!
Nice job to all, looking forward to the Muskego Melee on Dec 1st!
I know Dan sent an e-mail out but I'm going to post the link to sign up w/the Muskego Melee Tournament on December 1 on the blog & FB (in case anyone gets their info on social medial like me).
If you have any questions, feel free to ask Dan, Ryan or myself.
Mill Valley is new home for MSCC lessons!
Come see this new great space - every Wednesday from 6:30-8 in the cafeteria!
Mill Valley was actually one of the first places we played as a club, way back in 2006 (if not sooner) under Mark Seghers.
We're happy to be back!
Register now for the 2018/2019 season right here at Muskegochess.com!
The registration link is all set for the 2018/2019 Chess season. Please start signing up & our first meeting will be Wednesday, October 3 from 6:30-8 pm in Rm 243.
See you then & lets have a great year!
It has come to our attention that at least one school is giving out incorrect information. The correct information is we will be meeting Wednesday nights at the Muskego High School from 6:30 pm - 8 pm in Room 243 (if in the cafeteria, it'll be on the calendar). The season starts October 3. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask & remember practice!
I hope you've been enjoying your summer!
Just a reminder that "Open Play" resumes this Wednesday (7/18) at the library from 6:30 -8. Next Wednesday (7/25) will be the last "Open Play" for the summer.
Chess tentatively will resume Wednesday, October 3. If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of us.
Tonight starts the Open Play at the Library from 6:30-8pm. This is a good way to keep up your chess playing or just have fun.
The dates this will be going on is June 13, June 20, June 27, July 18 & July 25.
We still need volunteers for a couple dates. Don't worry if you don't know much about chess, it's more of a supervisory role. The traveling bag will be in the closet/back room so just ask Abby (from the library).
Thank you & enjoy your summer!!
The weather was a little on the cooler side last night but the event was fun. We handed out flyers & promoted the club. Thank you to all the volunteers & to anyone that stopped by & said hi!
Next Wed. starts "Open Play" at the Library from 6:30-8 pm. We still need volunteers for some dates. Your role is a supervisory one.
And the library open play. Don't worry if you don't know too much about chess, you're there for more of a "supervisory role".
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask or contact Dan Schantz, Ryan O'Leary or myself. Thanks!
MSCC was represented by Josh (1st time) & Alyssa.
Friday night, there was an option to play Blitz which Josh rose to the challenge. Josh won 4 games which earned him a trophy.
The regular tournament was held on Saturday & Sunday.
Josh played 3 games each day, had a total of 4 points which earned him another trophy!
Alyssa played 3 games on Sat & 2 on Sunday. She earned 2 points which also earned her a trophy.
If anyone's interested, Joe Krauser has an extra room, he'd be willing to transfer the room over to your name & you pay him for it.
Please let me know no later that Monday, May 14 if you're interested.
Also, we'll have a tent at Jammin in the Library Parking Lot (June 1). We'll need volunteers for that. A sign up link will be coming around for that.
We'll also need volunteers for the Library Summer Open Play on Wednesday, from 6:30 pm - 8 pm. Don't worry if you don't know much about chess. It's more to supervise to make sure the kids don't get too rowdy. That too will have a sign up link coming around.
Enjoy your summer & remember to practice chess!
Team consisted of David & Alyssa. As a team, they took 3rd pl. David also placed 7th individually & took 1st place in Class U900.
The Lake Denoon Team which consisted of Logan, Nelson & Luke took 2nd place as a team.
Individual results- Logan took 4th pl, Nelson 9th pl & 1st pl Class Trophy foot U400, Luke 26th pl. While Steven took 20th pl & Rishi 17th pl.
The team of Josh, Logan G, Jack, Sarah & Nate took 4th pl!
Josh took 8th pl, Logan came in 44th pl (& this was his 2nd tournament) & Nate 34th pl. Sarah & Jack both had 2.5 points each.
Anthony placed 4th, Lexi in 42nd, Lucas in 6th pl & Gideon in 23rd.
Good job to all players! The next tournament will beApril 21, Grade Level at UWM.
The MSCC brought a big group of 17 players to the UW Oshkosh campus this year for what has become our annual highlight of the chess year. It was a fun, super-sized, and well-run event with 430 players from around the state!
We were so proud of how our players performed and conducted themselves this weekend - playing some really good matches in the K5, K8 and Varsity sections.
Results will be posted at http://wischolasticchesschampionship.blogspot.com/ by Thursday.
Next week Wednesday (March 14), we'll be having a pizza party from 6-6:30 pm. We ask for a donation for $5/per person & that everyone starts out w/2 slices to make sure there's enough pizza for everyone. This is open to the chess players & their families. If anyone would like to bring something, please let me know.
Also, I have some "extra" apparel that are both adults & children sizes. Some are brand new while others are "gently used". I will have the apparel at the pizza party as well.
It looks like our chess season is winding down but here's a few tournaments to put on your calendar.
That's it for the club but I'd like to tell you about another tournament that happens in May. It's called Ice Harbor & is held in Dubuque, Iowa. Not that far of a drive - a nice weekend getaway. We've been going for the past three or four years.
The tickets for the Resort include wristbands for the Indoor Water Park & there's a game room. Plus there's a museum down the block.
If my recollection serves me correctly, if there's 3 or more in a section, we could play as "MSCC".


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A dog friendly cafe is moving into the Ost Cafe's old spot.
EAST VILLAGE — You've heard of cat cafes — now get ready for New York City's first dog cafe.
A father-daughter duo this winter will open a "dog-friendly" cafe and lounge at the corner of East 12th Street and Avenue A where patrons can hang out with their beloved pets, enjoy a cup of coffee or glass of wine, and shop for dog merchandise all under one roof.
Two storefronts are being combined to form the two-fold space — the cafe side will occupy the space recently vacated by beloved Ost Cafe, while the dog-friendly side will take over the former Raclette cheese shop, which moved to a larger space in September of last year, according to EV Grieve.
"What we found is, a lot of people like dogs and because of their circumstances can't have one — so this is a dog-friendly place," said Coppy Holzman.
The spot will also cater to those in the market for a furry friend — dog adoption events in partnership with Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue, where Logan Holzman has volunteered, will take over the dog-friendly space on weekends, said the duo.
The father and daughter were inspired to create a place where they could bring their pets — Coppy Holzman has a pit-bull mix named Boris and Logan has a terrier mix named Horton — after taking note of the city's cat cafes, where visitors can come to play with kittens. They soon found a few spots allowed dogs, but not in a way that complied with the city's health code.
"A lot of people were doing it under the radar and getting fined by the Health Department, but we were like, let's find out a way we can do it where that's our core business and we do it the right way," said Logan Holzman.
Community Board 3's State Liquor Authority Subcommittee on Monday unanimously voted to recommend the SLA give the spot a license to serve wine and beer as long as the operators adhered to certain stipulations, including installing soundproofing and monitoring noise from canine visitors.
Dale Goodson of the North Avenue A Neighborhood Association said locals had expressed some trepidation about the spot bringing rancorous barking and unwanted dog waste to the block, but the operators guaranteed the board and neighbors they would ensure their patrons were quiet and their sidewalks were clean.
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If all goes according to plan, the cafe should be up and running by December, said the Holzmans.
Park Slope bar The Gate was once known for being dog-friendly, but the city's Health Department cracked down on the pub and banned pooches in 2014. However, there are a handful of watering holes left where canines are welcome, according to a recent NBC New York report.


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While online articles primarily relate the occurrence of tennis elbow to overuse or inflammation of the extensor tendon (the tendon that attaches to the outside of your elbow and connects down to the forearm) or to micro-tears that can develop in the extensor muscles,²,³ there is a significant amount of research that has shown a lack of evidence that this occurs in many tennis elbow cases.5,6 Therein lies the mystery of this condition. Uncovering the true source of your pain is vital to receiving the proper treatment; that is what we do at Cioffredi & Associates.
Symptoms can be brought on suddenly by excessive use, or forceful activities such as a sudden pull of the lawn mower cord, or from prolonged repetitive strain, however, it more often occurs without a specific precipitating event.
Myofascial pain is pain that arises from trigger points especially within muscle as detailed by Travell & Simons.4 Trigger points are an area of hyperirritability usually within the top band of skeletal muscles, connective tissues or fascia. They are painful when you press on them and can give rise to a characteristic referred pain away from the area that you're pressing on.
A number of muscles in the arm can give rise to lateral elbow pain, not limited to: the supinator, triceps, brachioradialis, extensors of the wrist, extensors of the forearm, and even the scalene muscles about the neck.
Nerve irritation from the radial nerve can cause pain in this area. The radial nerve passes right through the supinator muscle and can be a source of entrapment/compression from this, or other muscles nearby.
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Given these varying causes, and the misconception that this is primarily an overuse injury, it may not be a surprise for you to hear of a number of personal stories where people did not improve with treatment, took many months to finally improve, or their pain never completely resolved. This may be because the treatment they received was not targeting the true cause of their problem.
The successful treatment of these various causes is not the same. For example, stretching tight wrist extensor muscles may be helpful in someone that has a muscle condition, but it will aggravate a nerve condition. Similarly, working to fully straighten an elbow that is stiff may aggravate it if the joint is pinching and jamming from joint restriction. While strengthening weak muscles is generally helpful, it can aggravate a muscle that has a hyper irritable trigger point.
Our success in treating lateral elbow pain comes in taking the time to uncover the true source of the pain. Each person's case and each person's story are unique, and we treat no two cases the same.
Travel, Janet MD & Simons, David MD. "Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Manual". Volumes 1 & 2 (1992). Williams & Wilkins.


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Q: make dictionary that will loop every 9 numbers. C# Im new to programming and sorry if I cant explain properly. I am trying to iterate through a list that has items in it in multiples of 9. So the list can have 9,18,27.. items.
I have the code working for it to read when there is 9 using this dictionary. But I would like it work for any amount in multiples of 9.
var alphabets = new Dictionary<int, string>()
                            {
                             {1,"A2"},{2,"B2"},{3,"C2"},{4"D2"},
                             {5,"E2"},{6,"F2"}, {7,"G2"},{8,"H2"},
                             {9,"I2"}
                    };

So for example if there was 18 items it would like this dictionary to have this function.
 var alphabets2 = new Dictionary<int, string>()
                            {
                             {1,"A2"},{2,"B2"},{3,"C2"},{4"D2"},
                             {5,"E2"},{6,"F2"}, {7,"G2"},{8,"H2"},
                             {9,"I2"},
                             {10,"A3"},{11,"B3"},{12,"C3"},{13"D3"},
                             {14,"E3"},{15,"F3"}, {16,"G3"},{17,"H3"},
                             {18,"I3"}
                    };

Thank you

A: As @DiplomacyNotWar commented, it sounds as if you need to input int value to convert to a correlating string value which is uniformly based on multiples of 9. If this is the case, I agree with @DiplomacyNotWar that you don't need to store anything but create a function to output the needed string value based on an int value. Here is a function that will output the pattern in your examples.
    // value should be 0
    string ConvertIntToSpecificString(int value)
    {
        // this will give you an int value 0-8
        var modValue = (value - 1) % 9;
        // The unicode for 'A' is 65
        var firstCharValue = (char)(65 + modValue);
        // This will return a whole number giving the iteration count. FE: 19 / 9 = 2
        // Adding 2 to fit the pattern stated in the examples.
        var secondValue = ( value / 9 ) + 2 ;

        return $"{firstCharValue}{secondValue}";
    }

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I believe there is such a thing as a spirit.
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Something strange happened this year. My family had gathered in New York to celebrate my aunt's birthday. A beloved relative had died not long before then. A chronic illness—not Parkinson's, I'll get there—had made it difficult for her to show up for things in person. But she would show up in every other way: a phone call, a bunch of flowers, a promise of a party at her place the next time we visited. Six of us showed up early at the restaurant that day, so we had a drink at the bar. Her drink of choice was a gin martini. Six of us were there. Seven drinks arrived. The unclaimed drink was a gin martini. Even if some mix-up in the order caused the extra drink, her spirit was on our minds again.
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Technology put the Michael J. Fox. Foundation (MJFF) on my radar again (I had been a fan of Fox as an actor, who first caught my ear for his starring role as the bookish Milo Thatch in Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. I then worked backwards to Back to the Future, and his earlier films, and eventually learned he was behind the Foundation).
The organization came to my attention again recently when the news broke that MJFF had pledged more than 120,000 dollars (more than 110,000 euros) to develop an app that allows Parkinson's patients to monitor their symptoms from home. The project is a clever partnership with Greek professor George Roussos from the University of London's School of Business, who develops wearable device apps that record Parkinson's motor symptoms, including the distinctive tremors. The funding will go into a software toolkit that will allow him to analyze data from his cloud-based symptom tracking apps, which will ease symptom tracking for individual patients, and pool data that will forge Parkinson's research forward on the patient and public health levels.
The foundation continues to do all kinds of great work, and I am particularly impressed by their multifaceted approach to the disease. MJFF funds and promotes experimental treatments, organizes research studies, rallies for policy changes to improve the livelihood of patients, and builds community around those affected. One initiative is the Fox Trot 5K run/walk that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. $0.88 of every dollar is donated to its research programs, and the majority of proceeds are poured back into the foundation.
WHY I GAVE
More than all the above, I admire the quality of spirit and the sense of hope the organization brings. Medical advances have made a staggering dent in PD. But a body that feels alone leaves the spirit behind. Then the body goes too. Studies have shown the power of hope in the lives of patients. John Bowlby's studies showed that abandoned children would not eat without if they did not feel loved. Patients are the same way. They lose hope, even if they have the best care money can buy. It seems to work the other way around, too. The absence of hope may shut us down, but the presence of hope gives us a glimpse of infinity. For patients, research shows that hope makes it easier for them to cope, and may even have a direct impact on healing. hope's greatest gift is resilience. It's a gift patients and researchers can benefit from. For patients, hope can mean the end of suffering. For researchers, like the team at MJFF, it can mean the end of Parkinson's.
This kind of spirit is what I admire most about the Foundation. It's the reason behind my donation this year on my birthday. Spirit is what I come away with when I think about the organization, like the inexplicable glass on the edge of the table. I hope the foundation does for you what it did for me and that you will consider donating.
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Teen dance parties start Thursday
There's a new place for Blue Water Area teens to hang out this summer.
Teen dance parties start Thursday There's a new place for Blue Water Area teens to hang out this summer. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://bwne.ws/1tqKzDE
Nicole Hayden, Times Herald Published 11:08 a.m. ET June 15, 2016
Previous electric dance parties hosted by Cory Moretz(Photo: submitted)
It has a view of the St. Clair River.
Snacks and soda.
And a lot of dancing.
The Blue Water Convention Center, 500 Thomas Edison Parkway, Port Huron, will be host to Electric Summer, a teen dance party series hosted by the local Ultimate Sounds Entertainment Group.
Previous electric dance parties hosted by Cory Moretz (Photo: submitted)
The first electronic dance party will be from 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door.
"I think the kids will have a blast," said Cory Moretz, Ultimate Sounds Entertainment Group co-owner and event organizer. "It's high-energy clean fun. It's a way to break up the summer and meet kids from other schools."
Freighters restaurant will be providing non-alcoholic drinks and concessions.
The event is open to students ages 14 to 18. All who attend must either bring their student identification card or a state ID that shows how old they are.
"It's a summer dance but it's completely different than a typical high school dance," Moretz said. "It's like a club with a huge sound and lighting show. It's basically a mobile club and takes eight to 10 hours to set up."
Some students in the area may have already experienced similar events. Moretz, who has been a deejay for 20 years, has hosted local dances at Port Huron Schools and at Croswell-Lexington Community Schools.
It's a casual dance with no dress code, but backpacks are not permitted.
A private security company will be present as well as deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff department.
"Our goal is to have a fun atmosphere for the kids that's also safe," Moretz said. "We chose the convention center because it's centrally located and has a good reputation."
Moretz is expecting to see 500 to 600 students turn out for each dance.
"We are hosting five total throughout the summer and each one, we will change things up," he said. "The lighting show will be different each time, but we will always have the same energy."
Each event will be hosted from 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday's event is the summer kick-off party; July 7 the Red, White, and Blue party; July 21 the Mid Summer Xplosion; Aug. 4 the Meltdown; and Aug. 18 Xtreme Summer Finale.
Students can also pick up a wristband from The Raven Café that will get them $2 off at the door.
For more information go to www.theelectricsummer.com or find them on Instagram @TheElectricFest.
Contact Nicole Hayden at (810) 989-6279 or nhayden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @nicoleandpig.
When: 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday.
Tickets: $12 and can be purchased at the door.
Where: Blue Water Convention Center, 500 Thomas Edison Parkway, Port Huron.
Other dates: July 7 the Red, White, and Blue party; July 21 the Mid Summer Xplosion; August 4 the Meltdown; and August 18 Xtreme Summer Finale.
More information: www.theelectricsummer.com.
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José León Cabezón (Logroño, España, 1767 - Santiago de Chile, 10 de junio de 1844) fue un educador español, de larga carrera en las actuales Argentina y Chile.

Biografía
Se trasladó al Virreinato del Río de la Plata —en la actual Argentina— radicándose en la ciudad de Salta. Fundó allí una escuela de gramática y latinidad. Cuando se produjo la gesta emancipadora de Mayo, abrazó la causa independentista. En 1817 se trasladó a Buenos Aires donde fundó una escuela de gramática latina y castellana.

Posteriormente regresó a Salta y finalmente a Chile, fundando allí también un colegio de enseñanza superior.

Falleció en Santiago de Chile el 10 de junio de 1844. Muchos de sus descendientes se dedicaron a la docencia y magisterio.

Una calle de la ciudad de Buenos Aires lleva su nombre en homenaje.

Bibliografía
 Buenos Aires: Historia de las calles y sus nombres. Vicente Osvaldo Cutolo. Editorial Elche. Buenos Aires, 1994. ISBN 950-99212-0-3.

Educadores de Argentina


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The opening line of story number one, "Bait and Switch," would say it all, were it possible to describe, easily, the bizarre narratives this award-winning fiction writer concocts and his knack for making them believable, even humorous, as he also manages to evoke pathos for his characters' predicaments: "Aunt Jill had been courting Mitch W. at the Citarella fish counter for eight relentless months, stockpiling our freezer with pompano filets and hand-sliced sable, when the giraffe painter swept her off her swollen feet." Or so Aunt Jill in desperation chooses to believe, as perceived by her niece, 14 year-old-orphaned Laurie Jean who tells the tale in a passive what-the-hey-is-there-otherwise-to-do style. She goes along with her aunt's delusional fantasies but acts out her own quiet sense of entrapment by engaging in off-kilter behavior suggested to her by a co-worker.
You never know how an Appel story will evolve but at the end of approximately 20 pages each, you've gone in a startling direction that nonetheless seems right, given the even-toned, weird accounts. You also never know at the start of a tale the gender or age of the narrator. Appel focuses first on situation, but as the stories develop, oddities become more pronounced and accepted. In "Bait and Switch," for example, Laurie Jean is old enough to respond, with surprise, then interest, to the sensuality of Silvio, the older man her Aunt is wild about (and hardly knows) and for whom she works part time making artificial plants and animals. He's kind to her and supportive about teaching her the business, but Silvio's step sister, close to Laurie Jean's own age, gets Laurie Jean to join her in messing up an important job order, thus betraying his confidence. Her slight regret is muted by discovery of her adolescent "untapped [sexual] powers." The sequence of events, related in deadpan prose — ear-perfect dialogues and interior monologues — ring true, enriched with ambiguity, irony, and paradox. Like life. How does Appel do it?
The titles are loaded and strange: "Good Enough for Guppies," "Prisoners of the Multiverse," "The Frying Finn," "Picklocks in Oblivion" (a weird beauty), "The Summer of Interrogatory Subversion," "When Love Was an Angel's Kidney," and the last, which names the collection, "The Liars' Asylum." This may be the most heartwarming of the group, but it still evidences the Appel touch — mixing absurdity and acquiescence. The narrator is a psychiatrist who comes to understand that total honesty may not always be the best policy.
It's amazing how Appel connects facts and fantasies, past and present, and emotions that span loony, lustful, and loving. In "The Frying Finn," for example, the narrator remembers his earlier life as an immigrant doing service at an army base down South (his wife was at home), when he fell in love with the local librarian who fell in love with him because she was smitten that he was from Finland, a hard place where there's "always fighting, always starving. Life is so uncertain, you eat your dessert first." The story comes close to a violent end but then, so Appel-like, swerves into salvation that becomes a memory of fevered regret and suppressed passion.
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Barry J. Marshall's speech at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, December 10, 2005.
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of Robin Warren and myself I would like to thank the Nobel Foundation for this great honour. I am here with my wife, Adrienne, who has shared my work and my life for the past 33 years. I know Robin would also want to acknowledge his late wife, Dr. Win Warren.
We are intensely proud to become part of the tradition begun with the legacy of Alfred Nobel. There is no other prize in any country that carries the prestige that a Nobel bestows. And, I think I can safely say, there is no other celebration in the world that can compare to the festivities we are all enjoying tonight.
Robin and I follow in the footsteps of other notable Australians and I would like to quote the words of Australia's most honoured scientist, Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet. These are the words he spoke 45 years ago on the night of his award.
"I think that this occasion has a rather special significance for my own country, a middling small country a little bigger than Sweden but only now beginning to create an image of itself in the eyes of the world. Some day I hope that we will take our place along with Sweden as one of the centres where knowledge can go along with social progress to the good life that we all seek".
I like to think that I have benefited from the expansion of knowledge and social progress that Macfarlane Burnet hoped for, and I hope that in my own way I will contribute to its development in the future.
Let me clarify here, while it is true that MacFarlane Burnet injected himself with the rabbit myxoma virus, and I did actually infect myself with Helicobacter pylori, I don't suggest to other aspiring Aussie scientists that this process will guarantee a Nobel Prize. But to young people listening tonight I would say, find passion in your work – whatever it is. If, like me, you are working in the area of science, I can promise you that it can be the most exciting and rewarding of careers.
So work hard, keep balance in your life and, just in case, always be nice to Swedish people.
Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2005
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Q: Add a DIV layer on left top of each hyperlink in page using CSS & PHP I would like to add a DIV layer (scrolling according to the position of hyperlink) just like the tooltip of hyperlink, but it shows when page loads, on left top of each hyperlink in a PHP-generated HTML link using CSS & PHP.
How can I achieve this?

A: Ok, you can do something like this.


If you are reading this blog, my hope is that you are a parent, looking for facts about the troubled teen industry (known professionally as family-choice behavioral healthcare industry), or researching treatment for your young adult. You may be anxiously skimming for the one detail to convince you, that single final detail…You might feel that your child is in danger if you don't finally make the decision right now. You feel like you are in a maze of life.
If you are worried about the health and safety of your child, take your teen to the ER; give yourself a moment to catch your breath and provide yourself some quality time to expand your options. Breathe. You have more options than you know. Take a tiny bit more time to speak to your family doctor. Speak to your church leader(s) and good neighbors - ask if they know anyone with experience with teen depression, anxiety, or substance abuse or violence, or whatever is your family's struggle. Speak to any therapist or interventionist you know. Hire a professional. The pressure and panic will diminish as you start to hear good options and similar anecdotes turning hopeful again. Resist the pressure to just place your child in treatment because it is the only thing you think you can do. There is a lot more for you to understand, and you have time to choose... better.
After you've arranged a safe temporary detour for your child, you will be well-served to become deeply familiar with the spectrum of interventions, short- and longer-term residential placements, in-home and even wilderness options - all the treatment options. For example, one aspect in your next significant decision will be about how to continue your child's education, within the added necessity of therapeutic treatment. The resources on this website, including associated blog articles, can assist you in demystifying the importance of accreditations and affiliations so that you, the parent, can begin to investigate the distinctions between similar-sounding options.
Because this website provides valuable information via unbiased information, EVERY advertiser has to answer a lot of questions that are listed below their description. One of the most important pieces of information is under the "Accreditation" tab. Please note that not all states accredit in the same way, so understanding the differences is also important.
After reading the glossy pamphlets and poring over the programs' websites, you can compare apples-to-apples using All Kinds of Therapy's functionality, with each of the tabs divulging detailed information that a former therapeutic consultant considers critically important in programmatic design, minimum standards, efficacy, and best-practice compliance. Get familiar with the distinctions so that you can make the best choice for your family's current conflicts, and then compare 2 or 3 programs with each other.
1. What are the national accrediting organizations for treatment?
Many treatment programs do not have outside accreditation; if a treatment program is accredited by a national organization it is usually granted through The Joint Commission, CARF or COA.
2. Do all states license treatment programs?
In unlicensed states, privately-owned adolescent programs can open, close and can re-open at will. Most states do not license young-adult programs at all. And not all licensing states oversee the same components of a business, or only provide verify specific requirements. Some states do not do unscheduled inspections or track incident reports. Some inspectors (and educational consultants) do not interview the participating clients. Because of Utah's tragic history in "the wild West" of wilderness programming, their state regulations are some of the clearest, tightest restrictions on businesses, and have been a model for surrounding states' managed growth in this marketplace. As an example, read through Utah's code of conduct for providers.
Licensure does not necessarily protect families from unethical or predatory programs, nor does licensure ensure safer programs. Most importantly, parents must confirm that a treatment program calling itself a "therapeutic boarding school" (TBS) or "residential treatment center" (RTC) (read this blog about RTC vs TBS) or "wilderness therapy program" has a state regulations-based license for that label. Many programs recognize the marketing value of these keywords, without submitting to the rigors of state regulations or member affiliations. Read questions you can ask a state licensor, should you want to speak to state about a particular program's safety record or academic credibility.
3. Do any industry associations accredit treatment programs?
To join the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare (OBH), wilderness therapy program must be accredited by AEE within two (2) years of joining. In contrast, the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) does not accredit its members. However, many have gone on to become accredited by Joint Commision, CARF or COA. NATSAP is a membership organization, a trade group, that holds conferences and lobbies on a national and local levels. NATSAP is headquartered in the Washington DC area.
4. Is there an accreditation for Education Consultants/Interventionists?
The Therapeutic Consulting Association (TCA), Independent Education Consultants Associations (IECA) and the Network of Independent Interventionists (NII) all have codes of standards and require that their members not be paid by providers for their placements. They are membership/trade organizations.
Member Education Consultants and Interventionists cannot accept kickbacks or bribes for placements, but as they travel extensively to learn about programs and treatment options it is an acceptable practice to share the costs of business travel with treatment programs. It is completely reasonable to ask any referring professional how they share the costs of travel (50:50, 30:70, or 70:30). Click to review questions to ask a placement professional, should you be hiring an education/therapeutic consultant/interventionist.
5. Are there certifications or accreditations for therapeutic consultants and interventionists?
The only certification for consultants is the Certified Educational Planner exam of knowledge of the placement process and is good for 5 years. Anyone can take the test, regardless of membership.
There are separate certifications for interventionist types, like Arise. There is also the Network of Independent Interventionists (NII) who are interested in holding up ethical standards in the substance abuse/recorvery industry.
6. Are there particular treatment models that offer accreditations?
The Teaching Family Model , an association based out of Virginia, has a rigorous accreditation like that of COA, CARF & Joint Commissions, requiring retesting as often as every five years. There is only one advertiser on this website that has this accreditation.
7 Challenges is the only research-based substance abuse treatment model for adolescents in the country. Many of the clinical modalities, such as EMDR, Brainspotting, neurofeedback, etc., that are utilized in treatment options also offer their own accreditations.
7. If a program has a national accreditation or a state seal of approval, does it mean my troubled teen will be safe?
While programs filter applications to reduce unsuitable risk, treatment programs cannot operate at zero risk. The best policies, training, and oversight can not prevent everything dangerous from occurring. Parents should feel encouraged, and will be wise, to inquire about training and procedures around (necessary) risky events (transports, interactions with "the public", contraband procedures, home visits, etc.).
8. Are there national accrediting organizations for the academic responsibility of troubled teen treatment?
There are two, National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA) and AdvancEd. The academic (school) portion of a program may also be accredited by state agencies, as well.
When you are using allkindsoftherapy.com to compare options (you must have a login to use this feature) or researching options, ask the treatment programs all the questions that you have, use these blogs as stepping stones and do not feel that you must make the decision hastily. Each one of the therapeutic schools and programs are different in how they do things. How they implement and operate their program will impact how they answer questions about licensure and accreditation. Take your time and do your homework. Quality programs enjoy interacting with engaged and educated consumers.
Wilderness Therapy programs may not have all the answers to these 10 questions, however asking them of the admissions team and hearing their responses will help you compare one wilderness therapy program to another... It is also very important to keep learning differences on the front burner.


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Q: Как отсортировать файлы по их типу в linux? Нужно вывести топ 10 типов файлов в папке и под папках. Уже сломал голову как это сделать. То есть на выводе должно быть название 10 типов, которые встречаются чаще всего и количество файлов к каждому типу.
Благодарю за ответы!

A: Вам нужна вот такая конструкция
find . -f | egrep -o '\.[^.\//]+' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n  -k 1 -r | head

все запутанно, но разберем по командам.

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*Вначале find . -f найдет все файлы.

*egrep -o '\.[^.\//]+' - вырежет с каждой строки конец, где хранится расширение.

*потом отсортируем, чтобы uniq -c смог посчитать количество (это известная конструкция)

*а потом ещё раз отсортируем список вида "кол-во расширение"

*и возмем первые 10, как нужно по заданию.

Но типы файлов можно определить и с помощью команды file. Вот решение, оно теперь должно выглядеть просто
find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 file -i -b | sort | uniq -c | sort -k 1 -n  -r  | head