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New Year's Eve Tops The US Box Office
December 12, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment
The idea that lightning can strike in the same place twice took a hit over the weekend, with New Year's Eve, the star-studded follow-up to Valentine's Day, topping the US box ofice but with a very tepid $13.7 million. With a cast that includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Lea Michele, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Hilary Swank and Seth Meyer, Warner Bros had been expecting it to make over $20 million, especially since it's predecessor opened to $72 million 18 months ago.
Quite why Warner didn't actually open the movie at New Year is still a bit of a mystery, as you'd have expected it to do better then.
New Year's Eve wasn't the only movie that was met with a giant 'meh' by US audiences, as the new Jonah Hill film The Sitter took $10 million to place second. It was about in line with not very high expectations.
While early December isn't usually a great time at the box office, last weekend wasn't just weak, it was the lowest grossing weekend overall since September 5th-7th 2008, showing just how weak things are at the moment – indeed many in Hollywood are wondering what's happened to the audience. While cinemas had reason to cheer in the summer, the rest of the year has been pretty bad for them, and they're now desperately hoping for a huge Christmas movie that'll help save what could otherwise be a pretty dismal 12 months at the box office.
Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 New Year's Eve $13.7 $13.7
2 The Sitter $10.0 $10.0
3 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $7.9 $259.5
4 The Muppets $7.0 $65.8
5 Arthur Christmas $6.6 $33.4
6 Hugo $6.1 $33.4
7 The Descendants $4.8 $23.6
8 Happy Feet Two $3.7 $56.8
9 Jack And Jill $3.2 $68.6
10 Immortals $2.4 $79.8
FILMS: New Year's Eve, The Sitter, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, The Muppets, Arthur Christmas, Hugo, The Descendants, Happy Feet Two Jack And Jill, Immortals
Breaking Dawn Tops US Box Office Again
December 5, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment
It was quite an unusual week at the US box office, as no new movies at all made it into the top 10, with older film merely shifting around a little. Things remained exactly the same at the top though, with Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 in the number 1 slot, despite dropping 60% from last weekend to $16.9 million, while The Muppets stayed at number 2 with an $11.2 million weekend gross.
The only notable new entry was outside the top 10. Many eyes were on Shame and whether the highly acclaimed movie could find box office success, despite getting an adults-only NC-17 rating, which many view as commercial suicide in the US (most companies would prefer to release a movie with no rating that having an NC-17 rating). While it only opened on 10 screens, it took $361,000, giving it by far the highest per-screen average on the chart. All eyes will now be on whether it can continue to do well as it expands onto more screens in the next few weeks.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 2nd-4th.
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $16.9 $247/3
2 The Muppets $11.2 $56.1
8 Immortals $4.3 $75.5
9 Tower Heist $4.1 $70.8
10 Puss In Boots $3.0 $139.5
FILMS: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, The Muppets, Hugo, Arthur Christmas, Happy Feet Two, Jack And Jill, The Descendants, Immortals, Puss In Boots
Breaking Dawn Scores Huge Opening Weekend
The question this weekend wasn't whether Twilight: Breaking Dawn would have a good opening, it was just how big it would be. That question has now been answered with the latest in the series taking $139 million in its first three days in the US, and $283.5 million around the world. It's the fifth biggest North American opening in history, but didn't quite take the franchise record, which is still held by New Moon's $142.8 million. It also scored the third biggest opening day gross ever, after the final Harry Potter and New Moon, taking $72 million in America on Friday.
The weekend's other big opener didn't have quite as much to cheer about, as Happy Feet Two landed with a rather tepid $22 million, about half what the first movie took when it opened. Warner knew they may face some competition for young females fromTwilight, but perhaps underestimated quite how much, as they'd predicted a $30 million plus opening.
However one other movie did outperform expectations – indeed going by per-theatre average, it outdid Breaking Dawn – and that's George Clooney's new movie The Descendants. The Hawaii set movie, directed by Sideways helmer Alexander Payne, took $1.2 million from only 27 screens. That's a very impressive $42,000 per theatre, suggesting the film will do very well as it explands over the next few weeks.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 18th-20th, 2011.
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $139.5 $139.5
2 Happy Feet Two $22.0 $22.0
3 Immortals $12.2 $52.9
4 Jack And Jill £12 $41.0
5 Puss In Boots $10.7 $122.3
7 J. Edgar $5.9 $20.6
8 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas $2.9 $28.3
9 In Time $1.6 $33.4
10 The Descendants $1.2 $1.3
FILMS: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Happy Feet Two, Immortals, Jack And Jill, Puss In Boots, J. Edgar, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, In Time, The Descendants
Gratuitous Shirtlessness: The Men Of Immortals
The reviews for Immortals may not exactly have been kind (it currently stands at a rather measly 36% on Rotten Tomatoes), but there's little doubt that there's plenty of very pretty man-flesh on display. As in 300, the film shows us that ancient Greek time, men had an aversion to wearing clothes, and were all ridiculously buff! It may not be historically accurate, but it's sure pretty. Immortals, starring future Superman Henry Cavill, alongside Kellan Lutz, Luke Evans, Mickey Rourke, and Stephen Dorff, is in cinemas now – but if you just fancy ogling the pecs, take a look below (click on the images to enlarge). [Read more…]
ACTORS: Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Daniel Sharman DIRECTORS: Tarsem FILMS: Immortals
Immortals Tops The US Box Office
Despite some rather stinging reviews, Immortals has gotten off to a pretty good start at the US box office with $32 million dollars. That may not be as much as the likes of 300 and Clash of The Titans, but still marks the biggest opening for a film not released by one of the six major studios since The Expendables.
Adam Sandler's Jack And Jill had to settle for second spot with $26 million, slightly lower than most of Sandler's movies, but still ahead of Funny People. The film film should play well over the next couple of weeks though, with those looking for a laugh over Thanksgiving.
The only other new entry was J. Edgar, which despite the hype and star power of Leo DiCaprio made only $11.4 million. That's not an amazing start, but is actually slightly ahead of Clint Eastwood's last movie, Hereafter. Although with rather mixed reviews it may struggle in the weeks ahead.
2 Jack And Jill $26.0 $26.0
4 Tower Heist $13.2 $43.9
5 J. Edgar $11.4 $11.5
8 Paranormal Activity 3 $3.6 $100.8
9 Footloose $2.7 $48.8
10 Real Steel $2.0 $81.7
FILMS: Immortals, Jack And Jill, Puss In Boots, J. Edgar, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, In Time, Paranormal Activity 3, Footloose


November brought a little bit of good news and bad news for renters in Oshawa.
Last month, the average price of a one-bedroom apartment in the city stayed at $1,200 according to a report from PadMapper.
However, that still represents a 15.4 per cent increase from November 2017.
The average price for a two-bedroom apartment was up 2.2 per cent to $1,390, representing a 15.8 per cent jump from the previous year.
The report, which compares rental prices in 24 cities across Canada, indicates that Oshawa has seen the highest jump in one-bedroom prices and second highest in two-bedroom over the past year.
Overall, Oshawa remains the ninth most expensive city to rent in among the compared cities.
Toronto has the highest average one-bedroom price at $2,260, while Vancouver tops two-bedroom prices at $3,150.
Other cities among the most expensive in Canada include Montreal, Barrie, Ottawa and Kelowna, B.C.
Windsor represents the lowest cost for a one-bedroom at $740 while St. John's, Nfld. is the cheapest average option for a two-bedroom at $890.


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Tampering in the context of a controlled process is adjusting the process on the basis of outcomes which are within the expected range of variability. The net result is to re-align the process so that an increased proportion of the output is out of specification. The term was introduced in this context by W. Edwards Deming, and he was a strong proponent of using control charts to avoid tampering.

See also
 Incentive program
 Control chart

References
W. Edwards Deming (1994) The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education, 2nd edition, Massachusetts Inst Technology.   (Chapter 9.)
Deming, W. Edward (1986), Out of the Crisis,  MIT Center for Advanced Engineering Study, 327–32. (2000 edition: )
Gitlow, Howard; Gitlow, Shelly; Oppenheim, Alan; Oppenheim, Rosa (1989), Tools and Methods for The Improvement of Quality, CRC Press
Krehbiel, T. C. (1994), "Tampering with a Stable Process". Teaching Statistics, 16, 75–79.

Quality control

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Q: HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error. Ошибка при обработке команды. REST Доброго времени суток. Пишу (пытаюсь) простой чат на java с условием создания rest api.
Функционал простой: регистрация, авторизация, общение в едином чате (без возможности создать комнаты), отправка файлов.
При регистрации пользователь вводит данные и нажимает на кнопку регистрации. Но после этого вылетает 500-я ошибка, текст которой привожу в приложенном изображении.
Разворачиваю проект на томкате.

Метод addUser класса ProfileResource представлен ниже
@GET
@Path("/reg")
@Produces("application/json")

        public void addUser(
        @QueryParam("username") String username,
        @QueryParam("firstname") String firstname,
        @QueryParam("lastname") String lastname ) throws SQLException {

    con.CreateTableProfile();
    con.CreateUser(username, firstname,lastname);
    System.out.println("Username:" + username);
    System.out.println("Firstname:" + firstname);
    System.out.println("Lastname:" + lastname);
}

В чём может быть ошибка? Я совсем зелёный новичок "в ресте". Очень прошу не кидать камни, а хотя бы пнуть в нужном направлении.

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WILLIAMSBURG — Chris Lates admitted to feeling slightly ashamed as he walked toward Williamsburg's first Starbucks, which opened Monday.
"I can't believe I'm going into a corporate location," he said.
Lates, 30, lives at Grand Street and Union Avenue, just blocks away from the new outpost located under a luxury condo building at 405-409 Union Ave.
Some have called Starbucks another shot to a neighborhood that became popular for homegrown businesses, and Lates, 30, didn't disagree.
But he is also a Starbucks "Gold" member who frequents Manhattan locations near work and likes the Venti-sizes for iced Americanos, which are larger than the offerings at other places.
"I feel weird about it," he said. "But not too bad from going in."
In the course of an hour before lunch, more than a dozen people stopped by or sat in the shop, working on laptops or chatting with friends.
The cafe takes up most of a corner at Union Avenue and Ainslie Street, and tall windows take up two walls of the modern, angular space.
Inside, it is like many other larger, sit-down Starbucks, with a long bar, lots of tables and baristas wearing forest green shirts.
Employees couldn't talk — some had just started working for the company as early as two weeks ago.
"We're proud to be part of the Williamsburg neighborhood," a Starbucks corporate spokeswoman said. "We are offering a Reserve line of coffees, which are limited availability small-batch coffees. That's a unique aspect of this store."
As of last quarter, there are more than 20,500 Starbucks stores worldwide. According to the spokeswoman, more than 700 stores offer the Reserve line of coffees.
Not everyone felt conflicted about the chain's opening.
Stephanie Valerio said she was happy about the Starbucks as she walked toward the train with her iced soy chai tea latte.
It's right near her house, she's familiar with the menu and it's easy for her to pay for her drinks with the Starbucks app, she said.
Ray Steffen, 38, who often works from home and from other coffee shops in the area, said he likes the flavor of Starbucks espresso.
His girlfriend and some of his friends give him a hard time about liking "burnt, overpriced corporate coffee," Steffen said, but he's "addicted" to the flavor of the ubiquitous chain's brew.
"I like the burnt flavor," Steffen said. "I spend half my income on it."
Despite the new competition, baristas at nearby coffee shop The West were all smiles Monday.
Business was "overwhelming" and "unprecedented," making the day feel more like a weekend than a weekday, said Sarah Madges, 24, the manager of the 4-year-old coffee shop and bar located just a block away from the new Starbucks.
Most people who came in Monday morning made comments about the Starbucks opening, joking "as if we'd go there," Madges said, adding she wasn't sure if the surge was related to the chain's opening.
Most of the Starbucks customers who spoke to DNAinfo New York said they still frequent The West, citing its homey nature, patio and food. Steffen also noted several other, less-corporate places he frequents, including Gimme Coffee and Blind Barber.
But Michael Scaringella, 32, who's lived in Williamsburg his whole life, said Starbucks opening isn't that different from when The West opened four years ago.
"You appreciate the people who make changes," he said. "I enjoy it. That's what's life is about."


This Holiday season, Kathy and I visited our two families that reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kathy's daughter Laina and family live in Alameda, only a few minutes walk from the bay shore. This provides a shoreline birding walk that's hard to beat, and readers of this blog will have seen many prior posts dedicated to the birds seen on these walks. The birds seen this December were no disappointment. All the photos that follow were taken with my superzoom (83X!) Nikon Coolpix P900.
Look at that fabulous plumage on the back of the bird!
Seen to the right of the pintails are a shoveler and widgeon, with coots behind.
The southeast Alameda shoreline, looking towards San Francisco. Bay Farm Island (left) is located across the channel that leads to San Leandro Bay.
The accompaniment in the following video was provided free of charge by a saxophonist seated a few feet behind me on the bird watching platform.
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Much of what is called interest is not the price of the service of capital as such. What people generally call interest is really gross interest. Pure interest is only a small proportion of gross interest as explained by this fact. Pure interest tends io equality in different employments, provided competition is free and perfect. (;nlss Interest, The total amount which the debtor pays to the creditor is known as gross interest as already indicated. All that the borrower pays to the lender is not pure or net interest, i.e., the price paid for the services of capital only. It is mixed up with so many other elements, of which Pure or Net Interest is only one. Gross interest consists of the following elements Pure Interest, This is a payment only for the services of capital as such or for the money borrowed. Insurance against Risk. TIle lender is exposed to risk when he lends money. A certain 11 amount must be paid to him to cover these risks .' These risks are of two kinds: (i) personal risks due to the unreliable character of the borrower himself, and (il) trade risks. Trade risks are due to the varying fortunes of the business in which the money is invested. Thu s, the lender may fear that either the borrower may leruse to pay back the loan and the interest on it or he n lay lose the money in his business. The greater the risk of this kind, the higher will have to be the insurance- money that the lender will expect before he is willing 10 lend. (e) Wages of anagt lll!'nt. A part of the pay- ment may be due to the wages of management. The lender has to keep accounts and to arrange for new loans for short period. Money-lending is his whole time job.


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Baseball Hall Of Fame Cancels Induction Ceremony
Associated Press Updated: April 30, 2020
Mike Stobe, Getty Images
Cooperstown, NY (AP) -- Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and the rest of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait for their big moment at Cooperstown.
The Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that it has canceled the July 26 induction ceremony because of the coronavirus outbreak.
A record crowd had been expected at the small town in upstate New York to honor Jeter, the former New York Yankees captain.
Catcher Ted Simmons also was to be inducted along with the late Marvin Miller, the pioneering players' union head.
Instead, they all will be honored next year, on July 25, 2021.
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Around this time of the year most of us are probably reflecting on the year that passed and making plans for the year to come.For the last ten years or so, I've actively written down my New Year's resolutions. Some I have achieved and some I have not, some for reasons that depended on me or reasons that didn't. So, why didn't I achieve the goals I had set for myself when achieving them only depended on me and not on exterior factors? That's what I want to go deeper into and 'prevent' it from happening to you. Even if I don't know what types of goals or self-development areas you'll list for yourselves for 2016, here is a sensible list of tips to write down your goals for a maximum achievement next year!
There's no point in writing something that, objectively speaking, cannot be achieved within a year – unless all the forces of the universe contribute to it too ;)) This will just disappoint you at the end of the year and frustrate you along the way, when actually it should be predominantly a lot of work, but also fun achieving your yearly goals. If it's a big goal, just think of it in incremental steps: what part of achieving the target is attainable during the next year (only taking into consideration your own effort and not luck, chance etc.)? Write it down and based on how it goes by the end of the year, think of a next part to write down for 2017 and so on.
III. Delete any 'may', 'should', 'could', 'would' etc.
There is no goal that will ever be achieved if we think of it as in this example: "I should quit smoking next year". Let's face it: it sounds like you don't even want to do it. It's more like you trying to convince yourself that you 'should' do it. Thus it may, might, could (etc.) happen. But there's no guarantee you will be putting all your ambition into making it happen. Rather than phrasing it like that, it's better to phrase it like: "I will smoke my last cigarette before February 29th, 2016." By writing down your resolution in this manner, you haven't only made it very clear, but also specific and realistic (as outlined in the first two tips of this list).
One of the best ways to visualize your goals is by adding pictures corresponding to each of them. Do you want to buy a house next year? Attach a picture to it that comes close to the house you have in mind! Do you want to lose 3 kilos by the beginning of March? Add a picture to it! (It can be a picture of a scale or of the number of kilos corresponding to what you are aiming for). If you have written it down, juts file it and keep it close by at the office or at home. If you have written it on the computer, print your small booklet with resolutions, organize it in a folder map and keep it within eye sight throughout the year – on your desk at the office or at home, in the study room or on the book shelves, with magnets on your fridge, anywhere you can lie your eyes on it every now and then and browse through its pages to remind yourself of your resolutions. There's a book I read six years ago that I found extremely interesting and that I highly recommend – The Winner's Bible – Rewire your brain for permanent change by Dr. Kerry Spackman. It's about life goals, but I've come to adopt some of the guidelines there for my yearly resolutions. One of them is this part with printing it and adding pictures to the goals. Maybe you could add this book on your reading list for 2016!
Don't just write these resolutions down and forget about it during the rest of the year! You should regularly go through it and, most importantly, you should check it at the end of the year. See what you achieved from the goals you set for yourself, be happy about all these achievements and see what stood in your way in achieving the rest of them. Think of what you could have improved, if it depended solely on you or also some exterior factors and what you could have done to make it happen. Write down the resolution for the following year in a manner that seems more achievable, based on the experience you gained throughout that particular year.
It's the end of 2015 and I'm sure it's been a year with 'goods' and 'less goods', but definitely a year that taught us a lot and hopefully made us wiser. I hope you'll find this blog post inspiring in writing the resolution one or polishing it a bit. Also, I'm positive we're all going to open-heartedly embark on the New Year with lots of development plans and dreams. On behalf of Presi and I, we wish you the best 2016 you can make of!
I would be happy to hear your New Year resolutions.
2-Peace Work in the World so that we do not have this endless cycle of wars solely for the benefit of those who earn money on them. Be aware of what is happening in the World. I am joining the Perdana Global Peace Organisation in Malaysia which does much good work.
6-LOOSE 3 KG=55 KG MY PERFECT WEIGHT-also good for my back, posture and my clothes!
8-Enjoy as much high quality art, music, culture that is available.
10-Trust that God in His infinite wisdom looks after us and gives us the lessons we need to learn in order to develop our potential even though they may not be easy whilst we are experiencing them.


Vicodin and Percocet over to heroin in the first place??? They became tolerant and the heroin is MUCH cheaper. That's why!. Makes sense right? We all go the path of least resistance.
NOW that we have some treatments does it make sense that patients will all of a sudden reach for a tool that is more expensive than what they are doing already? Well, maybe… depends on how bad their situation is. Since I see them at the most rock bottom my guess is they wait till the last possible moment. Medications like naloxone, vivitrol, suboxone are becoming more and more expensive while heroin is becoming less and less expensive and now stronger too (not really stronger but patients don't know that it's the fentanyl snuck in that makes it feel more powerful- it's like the drug dealers have to reach to a more potent thing to keep their customers). In 1980 a gram of heroin cost $1000 !!! now it's less than $500 and for a "bag" about $5. Same as a latte!. A shot of vivitrol self pay (many of these patients don't have jobs or insurance) is about $1500 unfortunately.
Thankfully medicaid will pay for much of this but with the impending demise or downsizing of medicaid (thanks Trump for not understanding the first thing about addiction- don't bother to call those of us who do) this will become more difficult. As long as its difficult to seek out treatment our patient will just keep on doing what they are doing and so far the drug dealers are offering better alternatives right???


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Breast Cancer Survivor Sheryl Crow Shares Life-Saving Message About Mammograms: "I Am Making a Personal Request"
Updated October 23rd, 2020
Life-Saving Mammograms
Sheryl Crow penned an open essay emphasizing how important it is that women don't skip their mammogram during COVID-19.
Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 thanks to a routine screening, which she says she almost skipped.
Experts agree with Crow, and tell SurvivorNet, that women shouldn't be afraid to visit their physician because facilities are taking extra precautions to keep patients safe.
In anticipation of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Grammy-award winning singer Sheryl Crow shares an important message about mammograms that could save many women's lives. After beating the disease at 44, she knows the value in prevention.
Crow, 58, penned an open essay talking about her personal experience with breast cancer, and encouraging all women to be screened even during the COVID-19 outbreak. Crow says she was inspired to make this public service announcement when she heard that the National Cancer Institute believes 10,000 additional deaths could happen within the United States because of people delaying breast and colorectal cancer screenings during COVID-19. While the fear is understandable, Crow emphasizes that screening cannot be pushed to the aside, and health always needs to come first.
Related: Sheryl Crow Almost Skipped The Mammogram That Caught Her Early Breast Cancer at 44: 'I Wasn't Worried About It'
"Unfortunately, the reality is that we must continue to live with COVID-19 and adjust our lives to limit the spread of this devastating virus," Crow writes for People. "However, there are some things that must continue to take priority during this time, and our long-term health is one of them."
Dr. Elizabeth Comen explains why it's important breast cancer screening continues during COVID-19
Crow personally knows how mammograms can be life-saving resources, because she's admitted that she nearly skipped the mammogram that ended up catching her breast cancer in 2006. She was diagnosed with stage zero breast cancer, and since it was caught so early, her treatment was successful.
Related: Smart Tips For Getting Cancer Screenings Right Now From The Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society
"My story is a testament that you can go on to live a long, healthy life after diagnosis. As a breast cancer survivor who credits early detection with saving my life, I have made it part of my life's mission to help educate women about the importance of scheduling their annual mammograms," Crow writes.
Mammograms Can Be Life-Saving
The COVID-19 outbreak has thrown many people's lives out of whack, but experts tell SurvivorNet that no one should be afraid to visit their physician and get cancer screening, and facilities are working around the clock to make sure everything is safe for patients.
"Cancer has not gone away just because we're in the middle of a pandemic," Dr. Elizabeth Comen, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, tells SurvivorNet. "Now that we have a little bit of a better hold on how to protect patients, how to disinfect, how to clean in between patients and scatter so that we're not crowding our waiting rooms, it's really, really important to remember to talk to your doctor about your screening mammogram or any other preventative tests that you may need."
Related: New Guidelines Say Many Women Under 50 Can Skip Mammograms. That May Not Be The Best Advice
Mammograms are the most valuable tool in detecting breast cancer, where women between the ages of 45 and 54 are recommended to receive a screening at least once per year. However, if you're younger, and know through your family history you may be at extra risk, it's important to talk to your doctor about getting screened earlier. For women who have had a first-degree relative with breast cancer, the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, or radiation on their chest, experts suggest women start mammograms as early as 30-years-old.
Dr. Connie Lehman explains when women should start scheduling mammograms
"We all agree regular screening mammography saves lives," Dr. Connie Lehman, the Chief of the Breast Imaging Division at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, tells SurvivorNet. "Every doctor that I know, every organization that I know really encourages women to have a mammogram. I want to be completely clear. If you are between 50 and 74 and you have not had a mammogram in the last two years, you are overdue. Please get a mammogram."
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Sundance Now presents Liberation Day
Photo courtesy of Sundance Now
Liberation Day records the bizarre tale of the Slovenian art rock band, Laibach, and their performance in the fortress state for the 70th anniversary celebration of North Korea's liberation from Japan. As the first time a rock band has ever played there, North Koreans were treated to a mix of Laibach's industrial, militaristic hits and dark cover versions from select songs from The Sound of Music.
Liberation Day is debuting in select theaters across the country before coming to streaming service, Sundance Now, in early 2018.
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Posted: October 4, 2012 by Graham J. in Uncategorized
Tags: alliance, diplomacy, Doctor Who, Nuclear War, United Nations
By the fourth series of the rebooted Doctor Who, Earth has faced numerous crises and is beginning to come to terms with the fact that humans are not, in fact, alone in the universe (generally the presence of aliens tends to be especially conspicuous right around Christmas). In response, the Unified Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT), established by the United Nations as the planet's main line of defense against extraterrestrials, and commanded by a British brigadier is on high alert, keeping a constant vigil against invaders from the sky. The overall command and organizational structure of UNIT is…opaque at best, but is at the least multinational, with the UK contributing a sizable contingent.
What struck me as interesting, however, was a scene in the fifth episode of the fourth series, "The Poison Sky." The second of a two-part episode, "The Poison Sky" deals with the menacing Sontarans, a warrior species bent first on converting the entirety of Earth into one giant clone breeding habitat, and when that plan is foiled, killing every living being on the planet. Part of the UNIT response is a nuclear strike on the orbiting Sontaran mothership, coordinating the worldwide nuclear grid – which is already at the NATO Defence System's "DEFCON 1 initiatives" – to simultaneously launch the world's ICBMs. The countdown can be seen here around 1:11:
Of note, though, is the sequence of activation:
North America: online.
United Kingdom: online.
France: online.
India: online.
Pakistan: online.
China: online.
North Korea: online.
Some very, very peculiar facts about this global nuclear defense grid. For starters, one glaring, glaring omission: where's Russia in all of this? One's first thought might be related to the fact that in some unspecified way this nuclear grid is under both NATO and UNIT auspices (a "NATO Defence System" can be seen onscreen). Perhaps a super-recalcitrant Russia might have never been persuaded to join a now massively-expanded NATO, but the presence of Pakistan and India together in some sort of common alliance strains credulity to the point where it should probably be assumed that this is more of a loosely-bound grid than a mutual defensive alliance (i.e., closer to the UN General Assembly than to the UN Security Council). Either way, Indo-Pakistani relations have apparently improved to the point where they can cooperate on matters of nuclear weaponry and targeting, at least against an existential threat.
But how does this explain Russia? The Soviet Union cooperated with both the UK and UNIT throughout the Cold War, and in 1979, specifically placed its entire nuclear arsenal at the disposal of UNIT command. The only hint of a fate for Russia different from that of our world is in the "Year that Never Was," when virtually the whole of Russia is turned into massive shipyards to create missiles – but this alternate timeline was erased. It is also unlikely that Russia would have rid itself of the ICBM leg of its own triad without reciprocation from the United States (while the inverse is possible, this would not account for the lack of Russian participation). So, for whatever reason, Russia does not participate in the aborted nuclear strike on the Sontarans.
Another omission, though far less blatant, is that of Israel. Israel does have an ICBM capability, but whether this is enough to reach a ship in a high-Earth orbit is another story (as is, for that matter, the abilities to do this possessed by the countries that do appear on the map). Presumably, the use of a nuclear weapon, in whatever context, would violate Israel's self-imposed policy of nuclear opacity and confirm to the world officially that Israel possessed nuclear weapons. Some things, it would seem, never change.
However, some things certainly do change: like North Korea contributing to world security and stability in any way whatsoever, in developing an long-enough-range ICBM to hit an orbiting target, and in the international community not only tolerating this but in welcoming them with open arms. I mean, we all know that nuclear weapons contribute to world peace, but North Korea doing so? Through use of their nuclear weapons? It defies all logic. Perhaps in the world of Doctor Who, the Kim family has decided to faithfully pursue measures towards Korean reunification under the Sunshine Policy or something similar. But still, for a North Korea still separate from the South to participate in a global nuclear strike…the one positive attribute of North Korea as a world citizen on display here puts everything Parag Khanna wrote to shame.
The other countries involved in the strike make more sense. But check out the nuclear sites, especially those in the US:
The "Worldwide Nuclear Grid," as seen on Doctor Who
There's a site or two in the West, but also it would appear as if we've stationed some nuclear weapons just outside Chicago, in upstate New York, in Texas (or is that Mexico?), and that we've allowed Alabama to possess the most destructive weaponry in human history. Also, it seems Canada has gone nuclear, with weapons stationed somewhere around Saskatchewan (granted, probably a decent location for them in Canada). Perhaps our update force dispersal patterns are in response to a specific or general extraterrestrial threat.
All of this is rendered rather irrelevant by the fact that UNIT never even manages to launch the nuclear weapons, as an inside threat continuously cancels the launch whenever the system re-cycles. Which points to further flaws in UNIT's nuclear command-and-control infrastructure, but we can leave those aside for now.
In case of future alien enemies above, it's good to know who's really on the side of defending the Earth. With weapons measured in kilotons.
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Campus Reform | U Arizona backtracks after punishing student for criticizing school COVID policy
U Arizona backtracks after punishing student for criticizing school COVID policy
A student at the University of Arizona was punished for criticizing the university's COVID-19 protocols online.
He was also forced to pay for and take a "personal responsibility workshop."
After Campus Reform contacted the university, the sanctions were dropped.
Benjamin Zeisloft | Pennsylvania Senior Campus Correspondent
Monday, November 30, 2020 12:27 PM
The University of Arizona backtracked after punishing a student for criticizing the school's COVID-19 health and safety policies online.
On the nineteenth anniversary of 9/11, University of Arizona undergraduate Jacob Orsay created a school-approved, outdoor memorial on campus with several friends. After finishing the memorial, Orsay and his friends removed their masks to take a picture.
On September 14, Orsay received an email from the Dean of Students' office, stating that he had violated the university's code of conduct for posting "negative views regarding COVID-19 health and safety protocols." The email separately stated that "the Dean of Students Office also reviewed a September 11th photograph that allegedly shows Jacob Orsay not in compliance with University of Arizona COVID-19 health and safety policies."
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The email said that such behavior violated the student code of conduct in the areas of "endangering, threatening, or causing harm to any member of the university community."
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Orsay had previously responded to a comment on Reddit noting that he and his friends had failed to wear masks during the 9/11 event: "It's less than 10 people. Chill out."
Orsay spoke to the university on September 19 to explain his actions. He was also forced to explain a group message that he had previously created which, according to Orsay, was a joke meant to criticize the university's COVID policy.
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A few days after Orsay spoke to the university on September 19, he received an email stating that he would receive a "COVID-19 monetary sanction" of $250. Orsay was also forced to complete a "personal responsibility workshop" for an additional $90.
In the September 19 email from Senor Coordinator in the Dean of Students Office Richard Salazar, Salazar noted that an "aggravating factor" was that Orsay had met with a university representative once this semester already for a post he made online.
"It should be noted that an aggravating factor is present in this case as you had already met with this investigator via telephone this semester regarding your online posts pertaining to the University of Arizona's COVID-19 health and safety policies," the email read.
Orsay was placed on probation as a result.
"Given your online communications and behavior during the September 11th memorial, your willful disregard of university policy posed a threat to our community," said the email. "Your interaction with fellow students during the September 11th memorial showed a willful disregard of University of Arizona health and safety policies related to COVID-19."
However, University of Arizona Associate Vice President of External Communications Pam Scott told Campus Reform that the university's guidelines regarding face coverings include "no basis or element… that provide for any sanctions based on comments or other speech."
She said that the "University of Arizona fully supports free speech and free expression."
On November 3, the same day that Campus Reform reached out to the University of Arizona, the school sent another email to Orsay, stating the September 23 letter "inaccurately and incorrectly" listed a prior discussion with Orsay for "online comments/postings" about the school's COVID-19 policies as an "aggravating factor."
"With respect to the sanctions issued by the Dean of Students Office, my September 23, 2020 adjudication letter incorrectly and inaccurately stated that this investigator's prior discussions with you regarding your online comments /postings about the University's COVID-19 policies and guidelines was an aggravating factor. This was an error and I apologize for the mistake," the email said.
The email also said that the university cannot punish a student for their opinions alone.
"The University cannot and does not consider a student's beliefs, views, or opinions about University policy (or other issues) when determining whether a student violated the Code of Conduct or when determining an appropriate sanction."
The November 3 letter did not dismiss Orsay from any of the prior sanctions, even though the university rescinded the "aggravating factor" for which Orsay was punished.
On November 20, the university completely backtracked and took away all sanctions that were initially placed on Orsay, noting that the financial sanctions would be refunded.
"While you were in violation of the University's Face Covering directive and the Dean of Students Office finding of responsibility stands, in light of the miscommunication, I believe an appropriate, good faith decision is to rescind all of the original sanctions and instead issue a Warning," Kendal Washington White, Vice Provost for Campus Life and Dean of Students wrote in the email.
"You will receive a new letter noting that you are in Warning status," the email continued.
Orsay did receive a warning for failing to comply with the university's face covering policy, but that came with no sanctions.
Orsay told Campus Reform that he is thankful for the university dropping all of the sanctions initially placed on him.
"I am pleased that my sanctions were changed but I believe no student should have to go through this ordeal. It is important to stand up for your rights, especially as a student," Orsay said. "None of this would have been possible without my Administrative Hearing Advisor John Dalton, who is also Chairman of Legislative District 9. It is important to have advocates like him to help navigate the insanity of college bureaucracy.
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Benjamin Zeisloft
Pennsylvania Senior Campus Correspondent
Benjamin Zeisloft is a Pennsylvania Senior Campus Correspondent, reporting on liberal bias and abuse for Campus Reform. He is studying Finance and Marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Benjamin also writes for The UPenn Statesman and the Wharton International Business Review.


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This week we held the inauguration of our 45th President here in the United States. It was an unhealthy campaign and produced unhappy results on both sides of the party lines that led to this moment in history. It was our first president that, remembering scripture, refused to be named king of America and instead, pushed for appointed terms of service to the people. He remembered the warnings of the evil, self-serving ways that could be exacted by rulers and wanted this country to establish a new path for those who rule over others. He wanted to make sure that those who rule are there to serve the people and not the other way around. Washington invoked the name of God so the people of America would not forget God's leadership. Like the people of Israel in the time of Samuel, the people however, got in the leaders they desired and deserved.
If only we had listened to Washington, chosen a different path than Israel in the time of Samuel and acknowledged our service to God as our King. Though the names change and the offices are titled differently, the story remains the same. History has a habit of repeating itself because we as broken and flawed human beings are, if nothing else, predictable.
Thankfully, God is always ready to forgive and welcome us back, but we first need to come to Him and ask, live repentant lives, again pledge our service to Him and live loving and service filled lives. Is it time yet?
This time of year is filled with the familiar melodies of our favorite Christmas Carols. We joyously sing them over and over at the top of our lungs until their words become engrained in our consciousness. Music is a reflection of who we are, what our concerns are and where our hopes lie. Someone once described music as the deepest reflection of our souls. Music teaches, soothes, calls us to action, heals our grief, grieves our parents and revives our childhood. Music is the quiet white space against the back drop of our lives written in ink, never to be changed. Music is our worship in the temple of creative grace.
King David used music to express his deepest needs, greatest praise, most solemn remorse and his longing cries to God for his constant help. He wrote his music in the Psalms or sacred songs of the older testament of the Bible. He wrote of his emotions of despair after committing murder, his elation after winning in battle, his joy in finding in God a friend he could always trust and so much more. The Psalms down through the centuries have been one of the most loved books, not only of the Bible but as literature. Its popularity is I am sure due to the way it not only presented King David's emotions but ours in such clarity.
It use to be that the church worldwide had a repertoire of songs that everyone knew and sang with gusto. Now it seems each congregation has its own songs, own favorites and we have lost some of the unity with which we once sang. While I miss this unity in song, I love the fact that music is still a primary expression of our worship experience and is present in each and every congregation, reflecting for most part the messages of God.
The Hallelujah Chorus breaking into the finality of both Christmas and Easter, the Angelic voices of that first Christmas in Hark the Herald Angels Sing and the resounding chorus of Joy to the World, bring flooding in a lifetime of Christmas'.
We have just passed through some of the most shopping filled days that we can experience here in North America, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In between we have Small business Saturday. Of course each of these, like any good sale, stretches out for days if not weeks, so as not to lose a sale and turn our bottom line from being in the red to being in the black.
We as faithful capitalist are more than happy to oblige and continue to shop, fill the ever growing list of wants that over shadow the needs. Like any faithful follower, we American Capitalist will look for ever great methods to find the bargain, even if we don't really need it. Apps, online, in store, discount, retail, coupons, you name it, we pursue it in the hopes of simply finding that one thing that will ultimately meet our need, our longing, our emptiness.
The problem is that our emptiness, longing and needs can't be satisfied with drawing resources to us. We can't shop our way out of loneliness, despair and feelings of anxiety. We can't buy our solutions, or bargain our way to satisfied living.
Now I am not one of those who is opposed to the gift giving, and Christmas traditions of our past, but let's pause for just a moment and take a look at what it is that we are trying to accomplish, where that desire comes from and how we can make it more meaningful.
The God who created us is a generous and giving God, one that desires for us, like a parent, the best for their children. We only have to look at the roots of the season we are celebrating to see that "God so loved the world that he GAVE His only son". The beginnings of Christmas celebrations is God's giving His son to share with us the way to live satisfied, healthful, and full lives by living them the way they were created to be. Part of our desire to give comes from the God who created us in His image, to reflect His very nature as a giver. It is the outward direction of our desires that fills the holes in our spirit. Outward toward God and outward toward those around us.
Anyone who has ever seen the smile in a child's face as they open an unexpected gift knows the joy of giving. But have you ever seen the face of someone whom you may not even know that well, come alive as you offer them a gift? It might be an item they need just to make it through the day, it might be time spent with them by their bedside as they struggle for life, or it might even be just giving your companionship, friendship and care to another who is in need of hope. Perhaps that is the best gift giving we can do, to offer ourselves to another, to listen, really listen to them in their need.
Enjoy the gift giving as reflections of your love but never let it become a substitute for your actual love. With it, you will discover that it truly is better to give than to receive.
How much of every day do you squander doing things that don't last, working for things that don't satisfy, and living for things that won't bring about eternal satisfaction? If we are all truly honest with one another, we would have to admit that much of our day, every day, is spent on things that in the end, just don't matter. We focus on the trivial so we don't have to look at the things that really matter, but are difficult. We spend our lives pursuing things that never satisfy but seem always so important. In the end, what is it that we have to show for our efforts?
As a pastor, I get the opportunity to spend time with those in the last days of life, listening to their joys and their regrets. I get to listen to how either they have taken great joy in how they spent their lives or how foolish they have been and wish they could have a "Do Over". Life doesn't give do overs, so the best we can hope for is to do our best to get it right the first time around. In the letter to the Roman Church, the Apostle Paul tells them that it is time for them to wake up and get going on the things of God, and if not now, when? He tells them to stop burning daylight for things that don't matter and instead, focus on the things that can make an eternal difference.
What lessons do you want to be remembered for? What do you want your children and grandchildren to know about how you spent your life? Perhaps now, TODAY, is the time to make the break and leave the foolish pursuits of the past in the dust heap and start working diligently for the things that touch the lives of others, build up those around you, make your family, your neighborhood, your business, your world, a better place to live in, just by you having been a part of it. I, in all my years have never heard anyone at the end of life say, I wish I would have spent more time at work and less with my family, more time making money and less time with God. I usually hear just the opposite.
So don't spend the bulk of your time, however much you have left, writing more schedules, pursuing bigger fortunes, arranging more meetings, but instead, pour yourself into others, build lasting relationships, enjoy the beauty that is all around you even in the worst of days and most of all, come to know your creator. He loves you and want you to come home again.
This is the time of the year when we pause for a moment and reflect on the good things we have experienced over the past year. It is a time when we look to envision what the new year may hold and it is a time of year when we give thanks for what we have.
Past, present and future. For those with insight they are all held together by the commonality of thanks. For the mistakes of the past and for our successes we give thanks for what we have learned from them. For the present difficulties and our joys, we give thanks for being alive and engaged to experience them. And for the possibilities and the insecurities of the future that go with them we give you thanks for the past and the present that have brought us to this point and given us the tools we possess to move forward.
We live in a blessed country, one where we are free to make our own choices, choose our own alliances, make our own mistakes and suffer, but not permanently, our own setbacks. We live in one of the few countries on the face of the earth that has elevated the value of Life, the character of Liberty and the freedom to pursue our own happiness. So why then are so many of us unhappy, unfulfilled, and feeling as though freedom is out of our reach. Perhaps it is a matter of perspective. Do we look for and expect that all these things are within our reach? Do we celebrate our failures as much as we celebrate our successes? Do we accept the responsibility to stand on our own, but not alone?
If you are struggling with the past, avoiding the present and not welcoming the future, then perhaps this would be a good time to take in some wisdom from the past that like the proverbial north star, will allow us to re-compass our course and set a new path into our future.
King David of Israel, encouraged his people to follow his lead when the times get difficult or fears press in by saying, "Come let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that TODAY you would listen to His voice!" Worship is intended to make holy the life we are given and to bring us into the presence of God. It is intended to help us hear with clarity, the voice of God above the rumble and noise of the world around us. It is intended to bring us into an attitude of gratitude for the God who has given us all things, including life itself, and promises to be with us, in good times and in difficult, in failure and success, in health and in illness, even until time itself ends. No promises of a life without care, but only of a God who will care for you, even in the most difficult of times. Why walk alone though life, why not walk with God and start by walking into worship this holy season.
This week is Veterans Day and on Monday of this week I had the privilege of honoring the men and women who have served in the various branches of the military with a breakfast provided by the Benjamin Harrison YMCA. I heard Brigadier General (Ret.) J. Stewart Goodwin of the USAF and currently the Executive Director of the Indiana War Memorials Commission speak. He told the largely active and veteran military audience that they needed to stop answering the question of what they did in the military with the phrase, "I was only a…….". He rightly pointed out that there are no, "only..." positions, in that it takes the efforts of every last soldier to complete the job the military is given to carry out. Without the cooks, the military would starve. Without the laundry the men and women would constantly march with dirty uniforms. Without the supply units, the "beans and bullets" would never get to the front lines where they needed them.
A friend of mine, Major (Ret.) Walter Giffen served during World War II in Europe. He was part of the Quartermaster Corp that kept the supply lines flowing so that our soldiers could and would win the battles at places like Normandy, Omaha Beach, Paris, London, Berlin, etc. At 98 years old, I simply can't imagine Walter as ever having been an "only" anything. He is the picture of the perfect soldier, ready to give his all in whatever task he is given and never look for the praise or honor, but only the service. Walter will always come to mind when I think of those men and women who give their all, without being mindful of, "what's in it for me".
Jesus told his followers that they too were to serve others, sacrificially if need be, without expectation that it would somehow benefit them. They were to give their lives in the service of the Lord, simply out of the honor there came in serving Christ. Hundreds of thousands, men and women, do just that today, not looking for the glory, but just to carry out the master's orders, to "love one another, as I have loved you". For these servants of Christ, I stand in honor, even as I did for the soldiers we honored in service to our country. I too have heard servants of Christ answer the question as to what they do for Christ saying simply, "I am only…". I concur with General Goodwin, STOP! Christ has given each of us a purpose and a calling and we should honor that calling by standing proud of the job we are doing in His name.
I hope you took the opportunity to honor those you know who have served our country, fought to secure our freedoms and gave their lives for their love of all of us. As well, I hope you will take the opportunity to thank those who serve Christ faithfully with their service to you and the community. I suspect that in many cases, you will be thanking the same persons.
As I write this, I am awaiting the onslaught of young children, all dressed in costumes, from Superman, to Dracula, Princess Ariel to a dragon. It is Halloween, or the Day of the Dead in other cultures, or as it was centuries ago, All Souls Day Eve (all Hallows-een). Each originally paid respect to departed ancestors as well as to the souls of loved ones who died over the past year.
This time of year, when the seasons change, darkness becomes much more of our norm and the world around us is filled with signs of death in leafless trees, dying plants and bitter cold, become reminders of our own mortality. These holidays were each attempts to acknowledge and pay respect to the dead before us and were our tip of the hat to our death, whenever that may come.
In the Gospel of Luke, we read of the prophet and law giver Moses, encountering God in a burning bush that is not consumed by the fire. But Luke makes a grammatical observation, that the God of Moses, as well as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in not the God of the dead, but instead, the God of the LIVING. In it he notes that the text says, "I AM" the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, not I was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. All of these saints of God are still alive with Him.
This gives us great hope as we can anticipate, not an eternity of darkness and gloom, illumined only by our fears, but in God, an eternity of light, hope, laughter, love, peace, and joy. God tells us in His revelation to the Apostle John that there will be a new heaven and a new earth that will recover the perfected glory of the original creation.
Halloween in eternity will become an unnecessary and unwelcomed holiday as we will see no more dying, no more tears, no more illness, no more darkness, no more fear. We will face the future with hope and love and will walk with God in person, not merely in memory.
Halloween, Day of the Dead, All Saints Day, All Souls day, until redemption comes, will remind us of our own mortality and honor those who have gone before us, but when God brings about His new creation, we will no longer have any need of these holidays. So I hope you enjoyed the night of ghosts and goblins, super heroes and super villains and the sweet treats that the night brings. But I also hope that you will look for the new life to come in the God of the living, not the dead.