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MLB Blackouts Will Disappear in 2017
Craig Lloyd
Blackouts are really annoying, but they exist in nearly every sports live streaming service. However, MLB blackouts will finally be on the way out starting in 2017.
We've talked about how to bypass MLB.TV and MLB At Bat blackout restrictions. It's actually fairly easy to do if you have the time and patience, but it's annoying to do simply because blackouts are annoying in the first place.
Blackouts are when a sports live streaming service blocks access to your local sports team, which means if you live in or near Chicago, you won't be able to watch your favorite Chicago sports team play on a live streaming service.
In the case of MLB.TV and MLB At Bat, you wouldn't be able to watch the Cubs or White Sox play. Some blackout areas extend farther out than just the big city. For instance, I live about three hours away from Chicago in neighboring Indiana, but Cubs and White Sox games are blacked out for me.
This gets really annoying and I end up having to apply some tricks in order to bypass the blackouts.
However, starting in 2017, MLB.TV will no longer have blackouts, but there are a couple of caveats to be aware of.
For starters, you'll need a cable subscription in order to watch in-market games, and any games broadcasted on MLB and any local sports channels that are owned by DirecTV, Comcast, or FOX will allow for in-market streaming. So you not only have to be a cable subscriber, but your cable provider must provide the channels that the games are broadcasted on.
Still, that's a way better deal than other sports streaming services, which have blackout restrictions even if they require a cable subscription, so MLB is definitely moving in the right direction as far as providing a great service to consumers.
Aside from this change, MLB will also be making some changes for this upcoming season later this year. For starters, MLB.TV will offer single-team streaming options for $85 per year, which is around $50 off the cost of the full MLB.TV service price.
This means that if you're just interested in watching San Francisco Giants games, you can opt for this cheaper package. However, these games will be blacked out in 2016 for those living near San Francisco.
Overall, MLB.TV will be getting much better for consumers over the next couple of years. The MLB has always been far and away one of the best media teams in all of sports, so we're not too surprised by this, but nonetheless it's great to see.
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DodgersGuy
I buy MLB.tv and bypass the blackouts every year with this guide: https://mlbtvblackout.blogspot.com/2009/07/mlbtv-blackout-workaround-bypass.html
So MLB.tv will continue to have blackouts.
No longer a fan
This is why I am no longer a fan of major sports teams.
They blatantly abuse the fans.
I remember being able to watch baseball on Saturday/Sundays over the air, now it $$$$$ to make it happen.
I do hope baseball disappears 30 years from now.
This is the real reason attendance/viewership is dropping, there is no chance to experience watching the game with your parents, building memories.
MLB.TV is such a joke.
Baseball teams generally don't control TV stations who broadcast them, save a few big market teams such as the NY baseball teams. Most times, a local provider buys rights to broadcast games at a ridiculous price. TV has gone the way of pay to watch, and it isn't baseball doing it, it's cable providers.
I live in Tulsa, OK – 275 miles from the Texas Rangers, 494 miles from the Houston Astros and 395 miles from the St. Louis Cardinals. All of these teams are blacked out here. It just doesn't make any sense.
Oops, submitted that comment before I was finished.
I was able to watch all teams when I had cable, but I dropped that this year. It sounds like the "new" rules won't really apply to me…I'll still have to have cable.
zipnitiopshov
which kinda defeats the purpose of having mlb.tv
I live in the Charlotte, NC area and am a Mets fan so I can watch their games…Unless…They are playing the Nats (400mi away), the Braves (252mi away), the Orioles (434mi away) or the Reds (450mi away). Makes it totally not worth it. There is no sense to these rules
Like Lou I live in Charlotte, NC and a Pirates fan. I paid for the Pirates last year only to find out I couldn't watch the games against the Nationals, the Braves, the Orioles or the Reds. I complained and actually told them I wouldn't renew for this year and nobody said anything about stopping the blackouts. I'm debating Unlocator after I talk to a tech guy at work I trust and see what he says. I'm not afraid to change settings and if it will allow me to watch the Pirates games I still have a week to purchase a subscription.
I was raised in Northern Calif and of course my team is the SF Giants. But 8 years ago I got married and moved to the middle of South Carolina some 2500 miles from my normal seat at the Yard … 2nd row 3rd base side directly opposite the bullpen. saw many a game from that spot. So you can tell how attached I am to the team and the park. so Now, I purchased MLB Extra Innings so I could watch my Giants, right? I mean hey I am not out of area. Dogers and Giants at ATT! Wow… nope it was blacked out, in So Carolina? every game that the Dodgers and Giants played whether it was at Dodger Stadium or ATT park.. was blocked.. Now the original Blackout dreason was to draw folks back into the stadiums because they wanted to watch the games on TV. so if the game wasnt soldout they would block it. not so says MLB guru.. you see The Ginats have had over 400 continous sellouts in a row! so why were they blacked out? $$$$ GREERD on the part of The Dodgers, DTV and MLB. the players have an association to represent them, the Teams have an association to represent them and the Cable Industry has one to represent them… but who is represendting the poor baseball fans that are paying for it all? yeah Hello?
Where's the edit button? This is the edited version… Im 70 wheelchair bound disabled…….
I was raised in Northern Calif and of course my team is the SF Giants. But 10 years ago I got married and moved to the middle of South Carolina some 2500 miles from my normal seat at the Yard … 2nd row 3rd base side directly opposite the bullpen. saw many a game from that spot. So you can tell how attached I am to the team and the park. so Now, I purchased MLB Extra Innings so I could watch my Giants, right? I mean hey I am out of area. Dodgers and Giants at ATT! Wow… nope it was blacked out, in So Carolina? every game that the Dodgers and Giants played whether it was at Dodger Stadium or ATT Park.. was blocked.. Now the original Blackout reason was to draw folks back into the stadiums because they wanted to watch the games on TV. so if the game wasnt soldout they would block it. not so says MLB guru.. you see The Giants have had over 400 continuous sellouts in a row! so why were they blacked out? $$$$ GREED on the part of The Dodgers, DTV and MLB. the players have an association to represent them, the Teams have an association to represent them and the Cable Industry has one to represent them… but who is represendting the poor baseball fans that are paying for it all? yeah Hello? I guess they want me to drive 2500 miles to ATT Park to see the games huh?
Debbie, Mlb tv has rolled out a feature to help, its called follow your team feature, for an extra 10 dollars as long as you have an authenticated cable subs in charlotte. You will be able to watch any pirates games against nationals, braves , orioles and reds without being blacked out.https://www.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?content=followyourteam
MLB.TV … I'm in Tucson … Giants are in San Diego … no competing broadcast on COX … WAKE UP … UNBLOCK THE GAME … Saturday & today.
What a misleading article. The title should have been "MLB Blackouts will Continue to Plague Baseball Fans Everywhere in 2017". I would pay $200 per year for the ability to watch my favorite team anywhere on the planet on any device that I have, but MLB's short-sighted focus on maintaining exclusive TV deals with cable companies continues to make that impossible. Every year, MLB.TV adds some new obfuscated verbiage to their advertising that tries to fool people into buying their service only to find that home games are still blacked out. The writer of this article should be ashamed of themselves for propagating the myth that blackout rules are somehow going away.
Jim Bryant
I totally agree! If the Orioles are on the opposite side of the country, the game is still blacked out for me in Baltimore. Who makes the stupid arcane blackout rules? Do I have to move to Montana to watch every game? I'm sure there's at least one team blacked out there, too.
I have Directv. I have had MLB Extra Innings since 2015; that year I got both the home and road feeds of the Phillies (my local team). Last year I got the road feeds. This year all games are blacked out. I do not understand how you can pay $175 for the season and not get all the games. Does anyone have a solution?
Any idea HOW this is supposed to work. I'm a Mets fan in the Phillies market, they are on Comcast Sports Net as I type and the game is blacked out in mlb.tv. The Phillies announce team is probably second to only the National as the worst announce team in baseball, but I'd settle for being able to watch even them when mobile.
Also note I do have a cable subscription…the game is on CSN and I can watch it on that station now.
Oh nevermind, I see it's only select TV providers, which is garbage since it doesn't include a major one in Verizon Fios. Just AT&T U-Verse, Comcast, Dish and DirecTV. Boooooooo! TBH, it really shouldn't matter. Pipe through the local TV commercials to me if you want. I pay a premium price for a premium service, I should be able to watch whatever I want without blackouts.
Jason Weatherholtz
As a Nationals fan, I don't understand how Winston Salem, NC can be a local market. I cannot even purchase the Nats package here. Direct TV is the only provider in the area for MASN, and to boot, they only have it available on ONE of their packages: Their ultimate package which costs $175 per month…
We have complained to no avail. Furthermore, when games are broadcast on other channels such as Fox, we don't necessarily receive the Nats games. We also had a few games blacked out last year when they were on other channels.
The weird thing is that we are in network for the Nats, Braves, and the Reds…the Reds? Really? We're 4.5 hours drive to Atlanta, 6 hours to DC, and about 9 hours to Cincy…how can ANY of those teams be in network for us? It's ridiculous!
If you live within your favorite teams broadcast area and want to 'cut' the cord to DTV, DISH, or Cable .. there really is no reason to subscribe to MLB.TV because you won't see your favorite team's games anyway. There should be a rule of some sort that limits the in-market area to about 300 miles. … … … … Also, if team is playing an away game that is more than 300 miles away .. it should not be blacked out.
Baseball is BIG business .. thus, they make the rules to further pad their own pockets.


For the third consecutive year we are delighted to return to Moylish Park, home to the impressive Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology that will host Manufacturing Solutions Ireland. The enthusiastic response we have received from the engineering and technology businesses based in the UK and Ireland, that constitute the exhibitors and visitors alike, highlights the value of this quickly established key event in the industrial calendar.
With the show growing by 25 per cent, up to 100-plus exhibitors for 2018, we firmly believe that these focused events offer a special benefit and bring together companies to provide a better understanding of new technologies and markets, as well as creating opportunities to do business together – both directly or as part of a robust supply chain to industry buyers.
GTMA focus for 2019, and beyond, is export and overseas ventures. With this important showcase of UK and Irish companies working together, leading the way for both to take on opportunities in other markets, including our Automotive and Motorsport focused business-to-business event held at Le Mans 2018, in France, and a group visit to Portugal in October for the tooling industry. We know working together and exchanging ideas is important; and yields tangible results.
The technologies and services being demonstrated are at the heart of the advanced manufacturing industries drive to improve efficiency and productivity while reducing waste and environmental impact. Beyond the solutions currently available, GTMA is involved in the Special Interest Group for Additive Manufacturing and Micro Machining and Moulding, to ensure any potential business advantages are fully exploited.


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It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots
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Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall — and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback. The main clue: A nasty flu season just ended in Australia.
While there's no way to predict if the U.S. will be as hard-hit, "last year we were going into flu season not knowing if flu was around or not. This year we know flu is back," said influenza specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
Annual flu shots are recommended starting with 6-month-old babies. Flu is most dangerous for people 65 and older, young children, pregnant women and people with certain health problems including heart and lung diseases.
Here's what to know:
REVVED-UP SHOTS FOR SENIORS
As people get older, their immune system doesn't respond as strongly to standard flu vaccination. This year, people 65 or older are urged to get a special kind for extra protection.
There are three choices. Fluzone High-Dose and Flublok each contain higher doses of the main anti-flu ingredient. The other option is Fluad Adjuvanted, which has a regular dosage but contains a special ingredient that helps boost people's immune response.
Seniors can ask what kind their doctor carries. But most flu vaccinations are given in pharmacies and some drugstore websites, such as CVS, automatically direct people to locations offering senior doses if their birth date shows they qualify.
Webby advised making sure older relatives and friends know about the senior shots, in case they're not told when they seek vaccination.
"They should at least ask, 'Do you have the shots that are better for me?'" Webby said. "The bottom line is they do work better" for this age group.
If a location is out of senior-targeted doses, it's better to get a standard flu shot than to skip vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All flu vaccines in the U.S. — including types for people younger than 65 — are "quadrivalent," meaning they guard against four different flu strains. Younger people have choices, too, including shots for those with egg allergies and a nasal spray version called FluMist.
WHY FLU EXPERTS ARE ON ALERT
Australia just experienced its worst flu season in five years and what happens in Southern Hemisphere winters often foreshadows what Northern countries can expect, said Dr. Andrew Pekosz of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
And people have largely abandoned masking and distancing precautions that earlier in the pandemic also helped prevent the spread of other respiratory bugs like the flu.
"This poses a risk especially to young children who may not have had much if any previous exposure to influenza viruses prior to this season," Pekosz added.
"This year we will have a true influenza season like we saw before the pandemic," said Dr. Jason Newland, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Washington University in St. Louis.
He said children's hospitals already are seeing an unusual early spike in other respiratory infections including RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and worries flu likewise will strike earlier than usual — like it did in Australia.
The CDC advises a flu vaccine by the end of October but says they can be given any time during flu season. It takes about two weeks for protection to set in.
The U.S. expects 173 million to 183 million doses this year. And yes, you can get a flu shot and an updated COVID-19 booster at the same time — one in each arm to lessen soreness.
FLU SHOTS OF THE FUTURE
The companies that make the two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines now are testing flu shots made with the same technology. One reason: When influenza mutates, the recipes of so-called mRNA vaccines could be updated more quickly than today's flu shots, most of which are made by growing influenza virus in chicken eggs.
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are recruiting 25,000 healthy U.S. adults to receive either its experimental influenza shot or a regular kind, to see how effective the new approach proves this flu season.
Rival Moderna tested its version in about 6,000 people in Australia, Argentina and other countries during the Southern Hemisphere's flu season and is awaiting results.
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Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall — and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback. The main clue: A nasty flu season just ended in Australia. While there's no way […]

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Total Shut down imposed in Barak Valley due to the violent Assam-Mizoram border clash
Jul 28, 2021 | moderator
A complete shutdown in the Barak Valley of Assam following the spine chilling violent clash that ensued in Assam-Mizoram Border.
Normal life in the three districts of Assam's Barak Valley: Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj was utterly affected on Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called to protest the killing of seven people, including six policemen, in a recent inter-state boarder clash with Mizoram.
Seven people have been killed and 50 others, including an SP, injured in a bloody clash along the Assam- Mizoram inter-state boarder on Monday.
The shutdown was called by Barak Democratic Front (BDF). The shutdown started at 5 in the morning of Wednesday and will continue till 5 pm.
The 12-hour shutdown has been successful thus far with all establishments keeping their shutters down in the three districts of Barak Valley. Train services, however, have remained unaffected so far, a spokesperson of the Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway said.
The people in the Barak Valley have responded to the Bandh call in total. Streets in all the towns and villages of the three Barak Valley districts are wearing a deserted look.
Tensions have been running high in Assam and Mizoram following clashes between the police forces of the two states along the inter-state border on Monday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Assam chief minister claimed that Mizoram Police had opened fire with light machine guns (LMGs) that claimed the lives of six Assam Police personnel and one civilian.
"Mizoram had opened fire with light machine guns (LMGs) for about 30 to 35 minutes," the Assam chief minister had said.
The two states share a 164.6-km border between Assam's Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj districts and Mizoram's Kolasib, Mamit and Aizawl districts.


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Q: I want to resize uploaded image in codeigniter but it is not working I want to resize uploaded image in codeigniter but it is not working with this code. Image uploading successfully but I want to resize it to 110x110 and display it !
my code is here
class Upload_photo extends CI_Controller{
function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
$this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));
}
public function index(){
session_start();
$u = $_SESSION['username'];
$config['upload_path'] = 'user/'.$u.'/'.$filename;
$config['allowed_types'] = 'gif|jpg|png';
$config['max_size'] = '30000';
$config['max_width']  = '1024';
$config['max_height']  = '768';
$this->load->library('upload',$config);
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A: First you upload the original image so set the configs and upload the original image, then you resize the image. With that said:
$fullPath                = 'user/' . $u . '/';

$config['upload_path']   = $fullPath;
$config['file_name']     = 'theNameofFile';
$config['allowed_types'] = 'jpg|png|bmp';
$config['max_size']      = '30000';
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At this point the the file was uploaded. Now you need to grab it and resize.
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$config['create_thumb']     = FALSE;
$config['maintain_ratio']   = TRUE;
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$this->load->library('image_lib', $config);
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Finally, if you wish to, you can delete the original image.

A: If you want both images 1>uploded image 2>Thumbnail Image and want to store Thumbnail image to different folder you should use $config['new_image'] and path should not your url but should be absolute server path. If you don't know how to get absolute server path ?  you can see my code below.
I got the solution, my code is here
class Upload_photo extends CI_Controller{
function __construct()
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Jeffrey Bauer
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"The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive about both [Jeff's] presentation on Saturday and [his] interactions with our physician leaders throughout the weekend. Thank you [Jeff] for also sharing your slides with Trudy yesterday. We will be distributing the material to the attendees later this week."
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About Jeffrey
Keynote speaker Jeffrey Bauer is an internationally recognized health futurist and medical economist. As an independent industry thought leader, he forecasts the evolution of health care and develops practical approaches to improving the medical sector of the American economy.
Dr. Bauer has published more than 225 articles, books, Web pages, and videos on health care delivery. He speaks frequently to national and international audiences about key trends in health care, medical science, technology, information systems, reimbursement, public policy, health reform, and creative problem-solving. Dr. Bauer is quoted often in the national press and writes regularly for professional journals that cover the business of health care.
He is widely known for his specific proposals to create an efficient and effective health care delivery system through multi-stakeholder partnerships and other initiatives focused in the private sector.
His latest books are Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: How Efficiency, Effectiveness, and E-Transformation Can Conquer Waste and Optimize Quality (Productivity Press, 2008) and Statistical Analysis for Health Care Decision-Makers (CRC Press, 2009). His two previous books are Telemedicine and the Reinvention of Health Care: The Seventh Revolution in Medicine (McGraw-Hill, 1999) and Not What the Doctor Ordered (McGraw-Hill, 1998). He is currently finishing a book on strategic forecasting methodologies, Upgrading the Crystal Ball for Business Insight: Five Reasons Why Forecasting Must Replace Predicting and How to Make the Change (Taylor & Francis, Summer 2012).
As a consultant, he has assisted hundreds of provider, purchaser, and payer organizations with strategic planning and performance improvement. He served as Vice President for Health Care Forecasting and Strategy for ACS, a Xerox Company, from 1999 to 2010. His previous consulting firm, The Bauer Group, specialized in consumer-focused strategic planning and development of clinical affiliation agreements for multi-hospital networks from 1984 to 1992.
In addition, Dr. Bauer has a strong foundation of academic experience. He was a full-time teacher and administrator at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver from 1973 to 1984, where he held appointments as associate professor and as Assistant Chancellor for Planning and Program Development. He also served concurrently for four years as Health Policy Adviser to Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. From 1992 to 1998, Dr. Bauer was a visiting professor in Administrative Medicine at the Medical School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught physician leaders how to evaluate research reports and other published studies.
He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs with a B.A. in economics and completed a certificate in political studies at the University of Paris (France). During his academic career, he was a Boettcher Scholar, a Ford Foundation Independent Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar (Switzerland), and a Kellogg Foundation National Fellow. Dr. Bauer lives in Chicago, where he plays bass in a 17-piece jazz band and occasionally displays his paintings in art galleries.
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"A Realistic Update on Health Reform: Responding to Challenges and Opportunities"
Everyone agrees that the current health care delivery system is unsustainable, but there's no consensus on common solutions to the underlying problems. This future-focused presentation evaluates the range of competing approaches to reform — from government intervention to private initiative — and provides audiences with an independent perspective on strategies that their organizations can take to succeed in a turbulent marketplace by improving efficiency and effectiveness. The content is continually and immediately revised to reflect the latest political and economic events (e.g., Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare, presidential election, economic recovery).
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Elizabeth Warren Releases Plan For Student Debt Cancellation, Free CollegeShe's staking out an ambitious stance on one of the central policy debates of the 2020 Democratic primary.
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The Long March 3C is part of China's Long March (Chang Zheng) rocket series. Long March 3C was derived from the Long March 3B to bridge a gap in payload capability between the 3A and 3B launcher. In essence, Long March 3A consists of a three-stage stack with no boosters, while the heavier Long March 3B sports four liquid-fueled boosters. Long March 3C with its two boosters fills the gap between the two.
The CZ-3 series are the heavy-lifters in China's fleet of Long March (CZ) rockets. They are based on the CZ-2E launch vehicle featuring an additional Cryogenic Upper Stage. CZ-3C and its enhanced version, CZ-3C/E, are primarily used to launch satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit Trans-Lunar Trajectories.
The Long March 3B and 3C began development in the second phase of the CZ-3A upgrade program to meet the needs of the international GEO communications satellite market. Development started in 1986 and started out with the CZ-3A design & adding four boosters to the first stage and improving control systems followed by the inauguration of the two-booster version a decade after CZ-3B.
Long March 3B launched on its maiden mission on February 15, 1996 – a day that lived down in spaceflight history as the vehicle lost its Guidance System two seconds after liftoff and crashed into a nearly village, killing six people and leaving 57 injured. The first successful mission of the CZ-3B came on August 20, 1997 when it lofted the Agila 2 MABUHAY communications satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Long March 3C made its first launch on April 25, 2008, delivering the Tianlian-1 communications satellite to orbit. The enhanced version, CZ-3C/E made its first flight in October 2014 lofting the Chang'e 5-T1 spacecraft into a circumlunar trajectory.
Long March 3C stands 54.84 meters tall and has a main diameter of 3.35 meters with a total liftoff mass of 345,500 Kilograms. The vehicle is a three-stage launcher that has two liquid-fueled boosters clustered around its first stage.
Essentially, CZ-3C is completely identical to Long March 3B, subtracting two of its boosters.
CZ-3C can deliver payload of up to 3,800 Kilograms into Geostationary Transfer Orbit and 2,900kg into a heliocentric orbit.
Long March 3C uses two liquid-fueled boosters that are attached to the first stage to provide extra thrust during the initial portion of the flight. With the boosters attached to the first stage, the Long March 3C has a span of nearly 8 meters.
Each booster is 15.33 meters long and 2.25 meters in diameter, containing the oxidizer tank (NTO) above the fuel tank (UDMH). The two tanks are separated by their own bulkheads and the NTO line runs through the UDMH tank below to provide oxidizer to the engine. Each of the boosters has an empty mass of 3.0 metric tons, holding a propellant load of 40,750 Kilograms.
The boosters are attached to the first stage via four attach points – three in the front and one in the aft section of the booster. After burning for 125 seconds, the four boosters are shut down and the four pyro mechanisms are fired to separate the boosters. To ensure a clean separation, each booster is equipped with four small retrorockets that ignite at the moment of separation to push the boosters away.
The large first stage of the Long March 3C is 23.27 meters long and 3.35 meters in diameter, also following the basic design with the oxidizer tank located above the fuel tank. The tanks use individual bulkheads which create a small inter-tank area that is used to facilitate equipment. The NTO line is again routed through the fuel tank to reach the engines.
The core stage has an inert mass of over 12,100 Kilograms and carries a propellant load of 183,900 Kilograms, also using NTO and UDMH.
Long March 3C uses a cryogenic upper stage that provides re-ignition capability to perform GTO or interplanetary insertions. Overall, the stage is 12.38 meters long with a reduced diameter of 3.0 meters having an inert mass of 2,740 Kilograms. The third stage carries a total propellant load of 18,193 Kilograms of Liquid Hydrogen and Liquid Oxygen.
The Payload Fairing is positioned on top of the stacked vehicle and its integrated spacecraft. It protects the vehicle against aerodynamic, thermal and acoustic environments that the launcher experiences during atmospheric flight. When the launcher has left the atmosphere, the fairing is jettisoned. Separating the fairing as early as possible increases ascent performance. Four different fairing designs are available for the CZ-3C with diameters of 4 meters and 4.2 meters.


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Santa Eulàlia d'Alendo és una l'església romànica del poble d'Alendo, en el terme municipal de Farrera, a la comarca del Pallars Sobirà. Està situada a l'extrem nord del petit poble d'Alendo, uns 150 metres al nord-nord-oest del nucli de població.

Descripció
A cavall del mateix llom on s'assenta el petit llogaret d'Alendo, però separada d'aquest per un escaló rocós, es troba l'església dedicada a Santa Eulàlia, d'una sola nau, amb accés a l'interior per una senzilla porta de mig punt situada en el mur lateral de migdia, on també hi ha dues finestres de doble esqueixada en la part alta del mur; a l'est hi ha un absis semicircular, totalment llis a l'exterior, amb una finestreta de doble esqueixada al centre i una altre a migdia més ben treballades que les de la façana sud. A l'interior, cobreix l'absis una volta de quart d'esfera lleugerament apuntada. Entre la nau i l'absis, existeixen un petit presbiteri que s'obre a la nau mitjançant un arc toral apuntat. Aquesta última és coberta per una encavallada de fusta que suporta un llosat de llicorella a dues aigües. A l'exterior, sobre el presbiteri i en el pinyó de la coberta, s'aixeca un petit campanar d'espadanya. Els paraments són de tosc aparell de pedra del país, parcialment coberts per un arrebossat.

A la façana sud, en l'àmbit de la porta es conserven uns caps de biga que responen, amb tota probabilitat, a l'estructura d'un porxo de fusta, l'àmbit del qual és assenyalat en la façana del parament, arrebossat, que també es repeteix en la façana absidal.

L'aparell és de petit carreu de pedra llosenca, molt irregular, en filades irregulars, amb peces de pedra tosca en la formació dels arcs de la porta i les finestres.

L'exterior és totalment orfe de decoració i només el petit campanar d'espadanya de dos ulls situat sobre l'arc presbiteral, modifica el compacte joc de volums d'una obra eminentment rústega, de datació ja força avançada dins el , en la qual cal destacar l'element, força estrany, dels contraforts laterals de l'arc presbiteral a l'exterior.

Història
Església i parròquia documentades l'any 1073, en què el bisbe Bernat Guillem la donava, juntament amb les esglésies de Burg i Baien, a Orset i al seu nebot a canvi de rebre determinats serveis feudals.

L'any 1272 devia produir-se la integració d'aquest lloc al vescomtat de Castellbò, en adquirir el vescomte la coma de Burg als comtes de Pallars Sobirà. Davant la manca de documentació escrita sobre aquestes contrades, cal suposar que Alendo degué fluctuar entre els diferents poders que es disputaren la seva possessió i jurisdicció, juntament amb la d'altres llocs.

Al final del  la jurisdicció d'Alendo era encara motiu de discòrdia, tot i que es trobava inclosa a la batllia i quarter de Tírvia, sent considerat un mas i no una vila.

L'església d'Alendo no apareix documentada en cap de les relacions d'esglésies parroquials ni del deganat de Cardós, ni posteriorment de l'oficialat de Tírvia. En la visita pastoral del 1758, el visitador diu que l'església d'Alendo, que era sufragània de Santa Eulàlia de Farrera, i "tiene su iglesia con sagrario y fuentes baptismales (...). No ay sino un altar que es de San Roque, està bien ornamentado y adornado (...). La iglesia es suficiente pero el simenterio no està bien rodeado de paredes". En el "Plan Parroquial" del 1904, aquesta església apareix dedicada a santa Eulàlia, advocació que s'ha mantingut.

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Esglésies romàniques de Farrera
Patrimoni monumental de Farrera

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Mary McEvoy is senior director of Global Procurement at PepsiCo, where she has global responsibility for over $1 billion of sweetener spend. After starting in PepsiCo as an R&D chemist, she has held positions of increasing responsibility across the portfolio during her 18-year career.
Mary earned a B.Sc. in physics and chemistry from the University of Dublin and began her career in chemistry in New York. A native of Kilkenny, she is an inveterate hurling fan, and an avid supporter of the "Black and Amber" Kilkenny county team. A terrific athlete herself, Mary was an active camogie, soccer, and Gaelic football player who played for New York at the All-Ireland junior football level.
Off the field, Mary brings her positive approach to her community. She serves on the advisory board of Self Help Africa, is the co-chair of the New York chapter of the Irish International Business Network, and is the co-founder of LEAP, a novel leadership acceleration program which links Irish and Irish American female professionals with community organizations to solve real business challenges.


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JC's Confessions #22
In the first few seasons of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert did a recurring skit, now a best-selling book, called Midnight Confessions, in which he "confesses" to his audience with the disclaimer that he isn't sure these things are really sins but that he does "feel bad about them." While Stephen and his writers are famously funny, I am not, so my JC's Confessions will be somewhat more serious reflections, but they will be things that I feel bad about. Stephen's audience always forgives him at the end of the segment; I'm not expecting that – and these aren't really sins – but comments are always welcome.
I have never seen any of The Godfather movies and hope I never do.
I have seen (more) clips (than I care to) enough to know that it is way, way, way beyond my level of tolerance for violence.
As an Italian-American on my mother's side, I shudder at the stereotyping of being part of the Mafia when that is such a small segment of the Italian-American experience, certainly totally divorced from my family's life in rural New England.
Because this is the fiftieth anniversary of the first film in the trilogy, there have been pieces in the media galore about the significance of the films, the references that have become part of modern parlance, and, surprisingly, a lot of people claiming that they understood what it was to become an adult because of The Godfather.
I think I managed that last part on my own without the movie, thank you very much.
I know that love and commitment to family are eminently possible without violence and that threatening or injuring or killing someone is not the way to solve problems.
In the movie You've Got Mail, Tom Hanks's character, in trying to coach Meg Ryan's character about business, quotes lessons from The Godfather frequently, including "It's not personal – it's business."
And maybe that is the root of the problem for me – and perhaps the reason I would not make it in the business world. To me, everything is personal. If I'm going to watch a movie, it will affect me personally and violence, especially fictionalized violence, is not something I want to let rattle around in my mind.
So, perhaps, I have broken my own JC's Confessions rule in that I don't actually feel bad about not having seen The Godfather. Let's just consider it my own tiny, countercultural protest.
(Cue dramatic music)
Author Joanne CoreyPosted on March 29, 2022 Categories blogging, family, film, JC's Confessions, musingsTags business, Italian-American, love, media, movie, personal, The Godfather, violence, You've Got Mail2 Comments on JC's Confessions #22
SoCS: cheek to cheek
"Heaven. I'm in heaven and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak, and I seem to find the happiness I seek, when we're out together dancing cheek to cheek."
This has been running through my head every since I read Linda's prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday this week. [Note: Given that this is running through my head, I may have made a mistake in the text. I also am not sure of the composer and lyricist, but it is one of the Great American Songbook sort.]
I also have a black-and-white movie version of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing around in my head. Again, I'm not sure if there is a movie that meets this description. I don't know if this is memory or imagination.
It reminds me that Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, backwards and in heels. Somehow, he gets more credit than she, though.
I wonder if, now that I have written this, the song and dance in my head will stop…
In case you didn't guess, Linda's prompt this week is "cheek." Follow this link: https://lindaghill.com/2020/02/14/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-feb-15-2020/ to learn more and join us!
Author Joanne CoreyPosted on February 15, 2020 February 15, 2020 Categories blogging, film, music, musings, quote, Stream of Consciousness SaturdayTags dance, Fred Astaire, GInger Rogers, Great American Songbook, mind, movie, SoCS10 Comments on SoCS: cheek to cheek
Review: Just Mercy
Knowing that a film is portraying real people and the situations they face immediately increases its impact for me. Just Mercy is based on a book by lawyer and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson, who, after graduating from Harvard Law School moved to Alabama to offer legal defense to those who could not afford representation and to those wrongly convicted.
One of his early cases involved Walter "Johnny D" McMillian, movingly portrayed by Jamie Foxx, who was on death row for a murder that he did not commit. Having just arrived in Alabama, Bryan Stevenson, played earnestly by Michael B. Jordan, delves into the case and finds ample evidence that shows Johnny D could not have murdered the 18-year-old young woman. It also quickly becomes apparent that race was a huge factor in McMillian's conviction. The victim was white and McMillian is black.
It also quickly becomes apparent that Attorney Stevenson, who is also black, will encounter racial obstacles in his professional life and harassment by law enforcement officers and the legal establishment, but he continues to do all he can to seek justice for his clients, their families, and their community.
I have long been opposed to the death penalty. I remember writing an essay against it when I was still in grammar school. While my opposition centered around the moral belief that killing a person is wrong and the Constitutional grounds that the death penalty constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment," this film illustrates some of the other reasons to oppose the death penalty, such as systemic racism in the legal system, incompetent defense attorneys, and lack of recognition and treatment of mental illness. There is also the horrible possibility of executing an innocent person.
One of the most moving things about the film for me was the support that the men on death row gave one another. Even though they couldn't often see each other because the walls between them were solid, they would shout to each other to exchange information and offer words of comfort. They would use the bars at the front of the cell and a metal cup to let another man know they are thinking about him.
The film is rated PG-13 and would be too emotionally difficult for children. There are sequences that I found emotionally difficult, especially the one execution that is shown. While the execution itself is not shown on screen, the lead-up to it is heartbreaking.
I always stay to watch the credits of films. Even if you usually do not, you will want to stay through the first part of the credits which gives updates on the people that we meet during the film. It is a final reminder that we are dealing with the lives of real people, what happened to them, and the implications of those events that continue into our present and future as a country.
A note from Joanne: This is the fifth(!) film I have seen this month. I have never been to a theater so many times in a two week-period. Those of you who are new to Top of JC's Mind should know that this is not usually a movie review blog. You just happened to catch me at a time when movies are swirling in my mind.
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Author Joanne CoreyPosted on January 14, 2020 Categories blogging, film, government, Just Jot It January, reviewTags Bryan Stevenson, civil rights, courts, death penalty, Jamie Foxx, JusJoJan, Just Mercy, lawyers, Michael B. Jordan, movie7 Comments on Review: Just Mercy
Review: Bombshell
As part of the mini-sabbatical I am taking, I decided to see three movies: Little Women, Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Bombshell.
One of these things is not like the others.
I don't often go to R-rated movies. Usually, it is because they are too violent or scary and I am prone to nightmares. Bombshell, however, is R-rated due to language and sexual harassment, both real-life things with which I am acquainted.
Bombshell is based on the story of how Roger Ailes, then chairman and CEO of Fox News, was forced to step down after a lawsuit filed against him for sexual harassment by Gretchen Carlson, who had been a host on the network, unleashed similar claims from other women who worked with Ailes over a span of decades. Many of the characters portrayed in the movie are real people who worked at Fox News, although conversations and some other characters are fictionalized.
The movie employs archival clips of Fox News footage within the movie. It is stunning how much Nicole Kidman, as Gretchen Carlson, and Charlize Theron, as Megyn Kelly, sound like the women they portray. They also resemble them physically, but, as anyone familiar with Fox News knows, most of the women on-air at the network are young, blond, and wearing skirts, so that viewers can see their legs. Ailes's emphasis on women's looks was often the first shot in his sexual harassment campaign. It appears that he went on to use his control over these women's careers as leverage to get them to engage with him sexually.
John Lithgow, who portrays Ailes, is transformed to look like him. As a woman watching the film, I was repulsed by his creepiness and his manipulative behavior. Lithgow makes the real threat Ailes posed to women unmistakeable, while also showing him to be perplexed about how his behavior was wrong. While the incidents in the film took place before the #MeToo movement became well-known, we have often seen this pattern when powerful men are forced to accept responsibility for their harassing behavior. They seem to feel that they are entitled to demand sexual favors from women and that these women are freely choosing to engage with them, rather than seeing how they are using their positions of power to manipulate women who are afraid of losing their careers. In the film, we see how Gretchen Carlson was demoted and, finally, fired from Fox News when she rejected Ailes's advances.
The film also portrays the culture at Fox News as one of misogyny. Many of the other men at the network are shown to be dismissive of women. Others, in the aftermath of Ailes's departure, also are forced to resign due to covering up for Ailes or for their own harassment of women on their staffs.
Some of the women around Ailes come to his defense. Some, such as Ailes's wife, don't want to believe he is capable of such despicable behavior. Some may have been motivated by self-interest, not wanting to see their own careers derailed by opposing their powerful boss.
Because the women who worked at Fox News all had to sign non-disclosure agreements and binding arbitration, we may never know the full story of what happened to them. Gretchen Carlson was only able to file suit against Roger Ailes because a state law in New Jersey allowed her to sue Ailes personally, rather than having to sue Fox News, which was impossible due to the arbitration clause. She is currently fighting to be released from the non-disclosure agreement so that she can publicly tell the specifics of what happened to her.
There is an unknown number of women who had their lives and careers damaged by Roger Ailes. Bombshell tells part of that story, although other parts had to be fictionalized. Perhaps someday, the non-disclosure agreements will be overturned so that all these women can tell the truth about what they experienced.
Author Joanne CoreyPosted on January 13, 2020 Categories blogging, film, Just Jot It January, reviewTags #MeToo, Bombshell, Fox News, Gretchen Carlson, John Lithgow, JusJoJan, movie, NDA, Nicole Kidman, Roger Ailes, sexual harassment8 Comments on Review: Bombshell
Review(ish): A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
I may have made a mistake in my quest to catch up on movies.
Because I admire Tom Hanks as an actor and Fred Rogers as a loving and generous soul, I wanted to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. I had appreciated the 2018 documentary on Fred Rogers, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, and wanted to see what more this fact-inspired fictional movie had to say. I knew that it was about a journalist who had written a piece about Fred Rogers, but little else, other than that Tom Hanks had been nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actor rather than Best Actor.
I found the juxtaposition of the much darker story of the journalist, Lloyd, played by Matthew Rhys, with the gentle, caring, spiritual depth of Fred Rogers to be jarring. I also hadn't known that the death of a parent is a major theme in the movie; while the situation in the film is very different from my own recent experience, that aspect of the story was still upsetting for me.
My reaction reminded me of my response to the film Julie & Julia, another film about an unlikely pair of protagonists in which I reacted positively to the elder and negatively to the younger. An aside: the link in the prior sentence is to a blog post I wrote in 2014 about my reaction to the film and blogging. Re-reading it just now was… an experience – and a chance to look back at a post from early in my blogging and poetry days and reflect on where I am now as opposed to where I thought I might be. At any rate, I think it still stands up as a decent piece of writing, so, if you have the time and are so inclined, check it out.
When my daughters were young, PBS was a mainstay in our house. I admit that I had a more enjoyable time watching Sesame Street with the girls than Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. I wasn't a fan of the slow pacing and I was not at all a fan of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Every time someone said, "Correct, as usual." to King Friday the XIII, I cringed. Over the years, I've learned to think about it more from the child's viewpoint and understand that the show was built to give children the time and space to deal with their whole range of emotions. This was not readily apparent to me as a young parent.
There is one episode that has always stayed with me. Yo-Yo Ma was Mr. Rogers' guest and was playing a movement of one of the Bach cello suites. Fred asked him if he played it differently after he had had children and Yo-Yo Ma said that he did play it differently after he became a parent, that the emotions underlying his interpretation were changed because of his children. As a musician myself, this resonated with me and has stayed with me over the (many intervening) years.
Some of the most emotionally resonant moments in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood for me were ones where something Mr. Rogers was saying reminded me of my own family. For example, there is thread in the story about Mr. Rogers' attachment to his puppets, like Daniel Tiger, even though they were getting worn. In an attempt to draw him out, Mr. Rogers asks Lloyd about his own childhood "special friend", which turned out to be a stuffed toy called Old Rabbit.
My mind immediately flashed to a story of childhood toys that take on larger meaning. When my daughter E and her spouse L had to spend major amounts of time on different continents while doing research or while waiting for the visa process to finally complete, they would exchange their favorite stuffed toys. E's cow "Kuh" and L's duck "Pineapple" made quite a few transoceanic flights and are now ensconced in London permanently with E, L, and their daughter ABC. To show you the extent to which Kuh and Pineapple were connected to E and L's love story, here is the wedding cake topper that a friend made for them:
Back to the movie. When the journalist Lloyd finishes his piece, his spouse reads it, saying that it is brilliant but not really about Mr. Rogers. I feel the same way about this blogpost, which is why I said in the title that it is "review(ish)". Fred Rogers' greatest gift was caring about each person he met on a deep level, meeting them where they were and helping them connect with and express their own feelings. It is all to the good that this film, the documentary, the vast archives of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and the non-profit organization he founded, re-named Fred Rogers Productions after his death, which now produces Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, serve as continuing reminders to accept ourselves and care for others.
Mr. Rogers often said or sang, "I like you just the way you are." That message to me is part of the call, expressed in Christianity and held by those of many other spiritual paths, to "love your neighbor as yourself." Fred Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister who taught by his example. I appreciate those who are carrying his message in the present and into the future.
The world needs to hear that message now more than ever.
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Author Joanne CoreyPosted on January 9, 2020 Categories blogging, family, film, Just Jot It January, music, musings, religious/spiritual, review, writingTags Fred Rogers, JusJoJan, Mister Rogers, movie, neighborhood, Tom Hanks9 Comments on Review(ish): A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Review: Little Women
As part of my "sabbatical", I decided to see some movies that I have been wanting to see. The one I most wanted to see was Little Women, so I started there.
This is the best film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's book that I have ever seen. Director/screenwriter Greta Gerwig made some interesting choices. She begins the film with scenes that happen much later in the story of the March sisters, then moves back seven years to show us what had led to these opening scenes. The moving back and forth in time continues throughout the film, but without the onscreen warning of the first switch. Having read the book several times as a child and having seen numerous adaptations over the years, I could easily follow the timeline switches, but they could momentarily confuse those new to the story.
The cast was superb. I especially enjoyed Saoirse Ronan's nuanced portrayal of Jo and Florence Pugh's spirited portrayal of Amy, who is ages 13-20 in the film.
I especially enjoyed the settings. Most of the action in Alcott's book takes place in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s and 70s. I grew up in the still-rural northwestern part of the state and the outdoor scenes with woods and fields reminded me of home. The architecture was also very appropriate to New England in that era. I made a point to watch for shooting location in the credits and was thrilled to see that it had been filmed in Massachusetts. No wonder the trees looked familiar!
At 2 hours 15 minutes, it is a relatively long movie by current standards, but it did not feel long because there is so much happening. I congratulate Greta Gerwig on her excellent sense of storytelling and pacing. It is a beautiful film which I hope many people will see, in theaters and in other formats, for years to come. It is a timeless classic.
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Author Joanne CoreyPosted on January 7, 2020 January 7, 2020 Categories blogging, family, film, Just Jot It January, musings, review, writingTags Florence Pugh, Greta Gerwig, JusJoJan, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Massachusetts, movie, Saoirse Ronan8 Comments on Review: Little Women
T and I finally got to see the new movie version of A Wrinkle in Time this week. Bonus: we were the only two in the theater for a Tuesday morning showing.
I appreciated the way the film updated the Madeleine L'Engle classic, setting it in the present day. I also appreciated the diversity of the casting among the leading roles and the smaller roles/extras. Many of the themes in L'Engle's book – bullying, the role of science, love of family and friends, the strength of community in overcoming evil – feel fresh and pertinent in contemporary America. Though the story had to be condensed to fit into a movie-length timeframe, the core of L'Engle's message remained strong.
I loved the vibrancy of the film and the richness of the color palette, especially when visiting other worlds. I also enjoyed the performances, bringing to life L'Engle's sometimes enigmatic characters. I especially enjoyed Storm Reid's portrayal of Meg.
I hope that the film will inspire a new generation of young people to read L'Engle's novel and the rest of the Time Quintet.
Author Joanne CoreyPosted on April 13, 2018 Categories family, film, review, scienceTags A Wrinkle in Time, book, Disney, diversity, fantasy, Madeleine L'Engle, movie, novel, reading, science fiction, Storm ReidLeave a comment on A Wrinkle in Time
Review: "The Post"
Most of the plot of "The Post" takes place over a few days in 1971 when the Washington Post released parts of the Pentagon Papers, detailing what was going on behind the scenes in the government and military before and during the Vietnam War.
Meryl Streep plays Katharine Graham, the paper's publisher, with great sensitivity and nuance. She conveys so much with a slight raising of an eyebrow or trembling of fingers. Tom Hanks plays the hard-driving Post editor Ben Bradlee with appropriate business-like bluster, although letting his personal feelings show in some scenes when he is alone with Graham or his wife.
I was a child living in rural New England when the Pentagon papers were released. We were somewhat sheltered from the protests and intrigues about the war, but there were certain things about that time that I remember and that resonated for me while watching the film.
First was how much I admire Katharine Graham, who was a woman in a position of power in a field dominated by men and also dealing with the overwhelmingly male realms of finance and government. There are several scenes in the film that accentuate the uniqueness of her position in that timeframe. After the death of her father and her husband, she inherited the job of publisher of the Post and succeeded in bringing the paper from being a local Washington one to national prominence. The Pentagon Papers story was a major part of that rise in stature, which continues to this day. The Washington Post has been breaking major stories on the inner workings of the current White House and on the Russian influence investigation.
Second was where my brain jumps every time I hear the name Daniel Ellsberg – to the phrase "Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist." I remember news coverage after the Papers came out about efforts to discredit Daniel Ellsberg, who had been the source of the secret study to both the New York Times and the Washington Post. The office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist had been broken into by an FBI and a CIA agent to try to find materials with which to blackmail Ellsberg and this was covered in the news media.
I hope that no one is breaking into offices in the present day, but it is a stark reminder of how chilling it is to have the government try to interfere with the freedom of the press. Toward the end of the film, there is a quote from the 6-3 majority Supreme Court decision that allowed the Times and the Post and other papers to continue to publish stories from the Pentagon Papers. [What follows is probably not the exact quote from the movie, but it is taken from the concurrence of Justice Black. The Supreme Court document can be found here.]
In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.
I hope people will think of this every time the President denigrates the press or says that a member of the press is lying when they are actually reporting or says that the press is the enemy.
The United States needs a free press today as much as it always has. It is an absolute necessity for the health of our nation and our democracy. I thank director Stephen Spielberg and everyone involved in "The Post" for the timely reminder.
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Author Joanne CoreyPosted on January 12, 2018 January 12, 2018 Categories blogging, film, government, Just Jot It January, reviewTags JusJoJan, media, Meryl Streep, movie, Pentagon Papers, press, Supreme Court, The Post, Tom Hanks, WashingtonLeave a comment on Review: "The Post"
Star Wars history
aka a way to write about my spouse and me going to see Star Wars without there being spoilers in the post…
When we were in our mid-teens, B and I saw the first Star Wars movie at the Mohawk in North Adams, the last remaining downtown theater surviving from the age of weekend double features with newsreels. We both loved the characters, the story, the larger-than-life look with the special effects, the music, and the humor mixed in with the old-style good-versus-evil dichotomy.
It was puzzling that the opening sequence announced it as Episode Four, but it was understood as a nod to the serials that would use that technique to update viewers who may have missed an episode on the backstory of what they were about to see.
We never imagined that, forty years later, we would be seeing Episode Eight with some of those same actors reprising their roles.
Earlier this week, we saw the latest Star Wars movie at the Regal multiplex in Binghamton, New York, although our showing was delayed for a few minutes due to technical difficulties. All the things we loved about the original are still there, albeit with more advanced sound and effects than in 1977. It was poignant to see Carrie Fisher in her last performance as Leia, especially knowing that Episode Nine had been planned to center on her.
B and I still tend to call each movie "Star Wars" with an episode number if needed for clarity, but, technically, I should refer to this film as The Last Jedi.
The Last Jedi was not shown at the Mohawk. The building is still there on Main Street with a restored marquee. The building has been stabilized and is under the ownership of the City of North Adams, but plans for a full restoration have yet to be realized.
Maybe sometime in the 2020s…
Author Joanne CoreyPosted on December 30, 2017 December 30, 2017 Categories family, film, music, musings, reviewTags Carrie Fisher, episode, movie, North Adams, renovation, restoration, special effects, Star Wars, story, theater2 Comments on Star Wars history
Back when it was in theaters this summer, B and I went to see The Big Sick. It was written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon, based on their real-life courtship – which involved Emily being in a coma. This is not a spoiler; it was well known before the movie came out, so I thought I would be able to handle it.
I was looking forward to going to the theater with B because we hadn't gotten out much on our own, as we are in a major sandwich generation phase. It seemed like a good choice because the movie is a romantic comedy. Not only do we know that the couple get together in the end but it is also about a comedian (Nanjiani plays himself in the film) with lots of jokes in the show.
I did like the movie and think that it was well done. It was hard for me to write about it at that time, but it is now coming out on DVD, so this seemed a good time to revisit it and put out a post.
As I said, I knew the basic storyline, but there were things that were jarring to me. The first time we saw Emily on a ventilator reminded me of the last time I saw a family member with a tube.
Seeing Emily's parents dealing with the doctors and trying to find the best care for their daughter brought back memories of dealing with past medical problems with my daughters. Emily's parents are told that the doctors know what is going on and the treatment will work – and then it doesn't. I know what that feels like. I know how desperately you want to protect your child and find the right person to help them get better. I know how little power you have in that situation.
Although the details are very different, I could also relate to the themes of family tensions around the experience of being an immigrant or the child of immigrants, religious differences between generations and spouses, and bi/multiracial families.
Erma Bombeck wrote, "There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt." The Big Sick walks that line in a very human and meaningful way.
Author Joanne CoreyPosted on September 24, 2017 Categories blogging, family, film, medical care, musings, quote, review, writingTags comedy, Emily Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani, movie, The Big Sick, theater6 Comments on The Big Sick
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Tomic's hopes of Djokovic clash ended
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Australia's Bernard Tomic returns at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 29, 2013. German Florian Mayer defeated Tomic 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday, ending the Australian's chances of playing top seed Novak Djokovic at the Montreal Masters. (AFP/File)
MONTREAL, Quebec (AFP) – German Florian Mayer defeated Bernard Tomic 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday, ending the Australian's chances of playing top seed Novak Djokovic at the Montreal Masters.
Tomic, who was knocked out in the second round of the Washington tournament last week by eventual champion Juan Martin del Potro, complained of windy conditions but was more upset with his own lack of initiative after winning the opening set of the first-round encounter.
He will now have to hit the practise courts after missing a chance to build up some valuable hardcourt experience before the start of the US Open in three weeks.
The Australian number one, ranked 41st in the world, got off to a good start but could not maintain his form against the experienced German.
"I was up 5-2 in the first set and should have closed it out in the second," said Tomic. "In the second set I didn't start that well. My concentration dropped and he played well."
Tomic managed only two aces and lost his serve four times.
"Florian is one of those guys who plays well once he gets his nose ahead," he said.
"In the first set he was tight but in the second I missed my opportunities and didn't focus very well - he took over then."
World number one Djokovic has beaten Mayer in all five of their meetings including the first round of Wimbledon in June.
Croatian Ivan Dodig crushed Grega Zemlja of Slovenia 6-1, 6-1 to set up a meeting with the in-form Del Potro.


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Positive signs for access, though jury selection still largely closed
The Associated Press and three other media outlets will not pursue further litigation in response to the mostly closed jury…
The Associated Press and three other media outlets will not pursue further litigation in response to the mostly closed jury selection for the trial of Scott Roeder who is accused of murdering a later-term abortion provider in Kansas.
Judge Warren Wilbert ruled earlier that jury selection for the case would be closed entirely. In response, the AP and three other media outlets appealed the decision to the Kansas Supreme Court which ordered Wilbert to reconsider his ruling, the AP reported. Wilbert's latest ruling granted courtroom access to the four media outlets only after the jury pool is narrowed to 42 people and after all of the jurors have undergone voir dire questioning about "sensitive" issues.
Lyndon Vix, attorney for the AP, believes that the judge went beyond what prior case law compelled. "The judge ruled in a paternal way," Vix said."Instead of waiting for potential jurors to request a closed voir dire the judge presumed that that would be the best thing."
In response to the Kansas Supreme Court's order, Wilbert kept the questions about sensitive issue closed to the media. "The judge did that because in the jury questionnaire it says that the answers will be confidential and he wanted to keep that promise form a paternalistic standpoint," Vix said. "Also . . . the judge believed that one juror's opinion could poison the trial even if they wanted to be questioned in public."
For the first time the Kansas Supreme Court has established two qualifications for a jury selection to be closed to the public. First, a judge must establish a present danger to not closing jury selection. Second, a judge must consider reasonable alternatives for closing jury selection.
The appeal by media groups for an open jury selection was the first of its kind in Kansas, and the case has set a precedent that leaves the media community hopeful. "We pretty much got everything we asked for," Vix said. "In our jurisdiction any victory for the media we like to have for future references."


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Diversified Lifelong Abilene Horseman Keeps Even Busier Serving As Paint Horse President
Aug 5, 2020 @ 8:12am
"I'm currently in Tulsa putting on the Paint Horse Congress, but I will try to touch base with you later."
Serving as president of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) keeps an Abilene horseman even busier on top of personal horse endeavors.
Yet, Casey West insisted, "I enjoy helping the APHA perhaps some payback for all its benefitted me throughout my lifetime."
Visiting at the Paint Horse competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Kansas horse leader's optimism for the equine industry was apparent.
"Show entries are up this year," West said. "That's good especially for these trying times around the country."
Pointing out that many horse events have been canceled, West said, "Paint Horse owners are excited to get back showing."
Uncertain of participation totals, West said, "We sure have a bigger show and exhibitors from all over the country. It's a five-day event with more horses coming in all of the time."
West has been heavily involved with horses in diverse areas of participation since a youth.
"My grandma Wanda West got me started," he appreciated. "She was the horse enthusiast in the family. Grandma developed a top horse operation with assistance from my grandpa Bill West, who was a prominent Abilene grocer."
West Ranch LLC remains at the same location today while other West family members continue in the grocery business.
"I'd always spend the summer months at the ranch working with horses," Casey remembered with a smile. "Grandma hauled me to shows around the state and throughout the country. She had a good time, enjoyed everything to do with horses, while it set the foundation for my lifetime profession."
As a youth exhibitor, West exhibited many Paint Horse winners including world champions in addition to collecting highpoint state awards.
"I knew I wanted to be in the horse business for my career," he admitted.
From standing ranch stallions, to raising colts for sale, to public training, West has had broad successes. "I now specialize in equine reproduction," he explained. "I have a few broodmares of my own, but the main business is working for other Midwest stallion owners."
Prominently demanded Quarter Horse and Paint Horse stallions are brought to West Ranch LLC for his services. "I collect stallions' semen and ship it to mare owners throughout the United States for artificial insemination," he explained.
While one customer's stallion remains at the Dickinson County operation year around, most horses just stay during breeding season. "That works out well for me," West said. "Owners generally like to care for stallions at their own facilities most of the time."
During his professional show career, West trained and exhibited a number of world champions in both APHA and Pinto competitions.
"Now I'm fortunate to be able to continue working with world champion quality stallions," said West, who also merchandizes horses.
Serving as a leader of horse activities as a youth, West moved forward helping with the Kansas Paint Horse Association. "I became a director of that organization, before serving as president," he said. "I've been the treasurer for 15 years."
Statewide abilities expanded to the national level with West becoming an APHA director. "Then I served on the executive committee before my term now as president," he continued.
"It is a big deal to partially repay the Paint Horse industry for all it has done for me," West repeated. Just 42-years-old, he's the youngest ever to serve at the APHA helm.
Some horse registries are struggling financially due to fewer shows, reduced breeding, lower registrations and declining transfers. Not so with the Paint Horse organization, according to West.
"APHA is actually in a good position now thanks to leadership foresight cutting expenses with some reorganization efforts," he credited.
Horse industry future is bright, the energetic horseman insisted. "All of the health issues around the world have reduced demand now," he admitted. "Horse ownership is generally a hobby so it's understandable that people have to take care of personal family needs first."
With some concern that other recreation areas might attract the public's interest during stay-at-home orders, West remains optimistic.
"This Paint Horse Congress is a perfect example," he said. "The increased participation here now in these unusual times verifies people still want to be involved in horse activities."
As would be expected, West is prejudice about the horse breed he serves first. "Paint Horses are very popular first for their flashy coloring but equally important the genial temperament and versatility," he said. "They suit riders and owners of all experience levels excelling in equestrian sports, as working horses and for general riding.
"The APHA has more than 40,000 members in 40 countries around the world," West added.
Paint Horse family tradition has carried through to West's son Colten, 14. "He is successfully showing now and does horseback ranch work at his grandparents in Concordia," West said.
The younger horseman is already a Paint Horse leader too working alongside his dad at the big show in Tulsa.
Now serving as president of the American Paint Horse Association, Casey West of the West Ranch at Abilene shows at halter one of the champions exhibited in his professional career.