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'Rulers', 'Foolers', & 'Shooters': They're Closing The Cage In Plain Sight
Posted By admin On May 8, 2018 @ 7:55 am In Prison Planet | Comments Disabled
Jeremiah Johnson [1]
SHTFplan.com,
A picture that has been around awhile depicts Homo sapiens society at its finest...as it truly is.
There are four "tiers," so to speak, with the politicians, royalty, and rulers occupying the uppermost level, followed by the clergymen and religious swamis on tier two, and then the gendarmes/police/soldiers on tier three. The bottom tier is occupied by the people, supporting the other three tiers upon their back. The caption is "We rule you [Leaders], we fool you [Religious Heads], we shoot you [the "Enforcer" class].
These "tiers" are to be found in every nation, among every people and tongue. It is not a new concept: these three levels of nabobs have existed ever since man formed social communities that encompassed more than the nuclear family.
The difference between the past and now: for the first time, these tiers will soon be interconnected regardless of location and mutually supportive of one another to obtain global totalitarian rule.
They already have so much in place, as outlined in previous articles: cell phones for most of the populations that transmit user location along with biometrics (in the latest models), interconnected CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) cameras that coordinate and fix your position with the phones, and a record of all that you buy or sell at a POS (Point of Sale) in the happy big-box stores. They have laws to make you pay taxes on income, property, and they will come to seize your property and/or you if you don't pay it...with force.
The laws are increasing in number, tightening the corral around you in your daily life...controlling where you can live, what type of home you can build, how you can communicate on the Internet, how you conduct business. Every business has a corresponding government inspector or regulator. The death of cash is coming soon, as governments replace it with EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) completely: they will then be able to keep track of every dime you earn or spend, keep track of what they can tax you (overt theft) and what they can pilfer (covert theft, in the case of an electronic "glitch," a "matter of national security," or some other nonsensical operation).
Many people do not realize the depth...the lengths these people are going to in order to achieve global totalitarian rule over all mankind. Recently Bill Gates announced a decision to invest with corporations to place 500 satellites in orbit to be able to monitor every inch of the globe in real-time surveillance. Last week he announced his intentions to develop a "super vaccine" in order to "safeguard" the health of the planet from an outbreak that could kill tens of millions of people.
There is one "biggie" that must be "taken care of" before all this control can be finalized: They must first confiscate all firearms.
The most recent news headlines show their intent to do just that. Let's take it by "category" of the three tiers:
Rulers: The United States' very own Representative Eric Swalwell, (D-CA) is the one representing the first big push toward totalitarian takeover via gun seizures. On Thursday, 5/3/18, Swalwell (as reported by NBC News on an interview with Swalwell by USA Today) proposed a complete ban of what he describes as "military-style semiautomatic assault weapons," along with a government "buy-back" of these rifles...and pursuit of those who refuse it. Swalwell describes this last part as "criminally prosecute any who choose to defy [the buyback] by keeping their weapons." Swalwell cited the Australian mandatory gun buyback laws and as an example used the "unprompted" walkout and demonstrations of Parkland High School students after that school's shooting. Here's what Swalwell had to say:
"There's something new and different about the surviving Parkland high schoolers' demands. They dismiss the moral equivalence we've made for far too long regarding the Second Amendment. I've been guilty of it myself, telling constituents and reporters that 'we can protect the Second Amendment and protect lives.' The right to live is supreme over any other. Australia got it right."
Foolers: On Sunday, 5/6/18, the Pope came out and said that all firearms must be confiscated and taken away, and that the only firearms must be in the hands of the UN (United Nations). This is not a new thought, as it was John F. Kennedy who proposed a ban of all nuclear weapons and firearms, with the UN "peacekeepers" being the only ones who retained any weapons. That "clarion call" has been echoed by the UN Small Arms Treaty (the one that Bolton...current Secretary of State...refused to sign when he was UN ambassador under Bush Jr.). Sure, many may try to disregard what the Pope is saying...but you can't completely discount anyone who has a billion people under his dominion, spiritually and economically.
Shooters: There are two excellent articles for your perusal written by John W. Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute [3]. One of them is entitled Armed and Dangerous: If Police Don't Have to Protect the Public, What Good Are They? [4] on 2/28/18. The other more recent article of 5/2/18 is entitled Dial T for Tyranny: While America Feuds, the Police State Shifts Into High Gear [5].
In "tier 1" of the "Rulers," we have a sitting Representative of Congress who openly advocates bypassing the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States by banning a specific type of rifle; he also proposes the governmental "buying" of those semiautomatic rifles. It would do well here to remember the words of Alexis DeTocqueville in "Democracy in America," [para.] "The end of the Republic [America] will come when the government can buy the people with their own money." Then(so-called) Representative Swalwell suggested the government follow (in the event weapons owners do not submit) a violation of due process, as well as the supreme law of the land to illegally confiscate any weapons not submitted under a proposed government buyback...a clear violation of the 2nd Amendment.
It runs deeper, as we can see how the "Parkland Students" cited as an example by Swalwell are the new mantra, the new paradigm to enforce social consciousness and supplant Constitutional law with the law of the mob...the "tyranny of the majority" (a phrase of DeTocqueville) inflicting its wishes. Then there's the "Australia got it right" grammatical eyesore of Swalwell's populist jargon, a phony attempt to appear "grass roots" and an average guy...jargon that also pushes the "groupthink" (Australia's doing it, why shouldn't we?) so necessary to obtain global governance.
In "tier 2" we have a Marxist who is the leader of one of the world's largest religions openly calling for a confiscation of the guns, with only the UN holding them. As mentioned, this guy has more than a billion people under his control, and he's clearly in the "pocket" of those moving toward global governance. Standard Alinsky principle in "Rules for Radicals" is "organizing the organized." His loyal followers will follow his lead. Don't worry: Protestants, Jews, Mormons, and all the others are also "subjected" to the same playbook, perhaps not under one "figurehead" but with their own "Master of Puppets" enforcing their submittal to his/her authority and then compliance with outside directives of the governments.
In "tier 3," when you read these articles, you will come to see how there is no more "Officer Friendly." The police are duty-bound to protect the taxpaying corporate entities, businesses, and politico-oligarchy, and nothing more. They are our jailers, not our protectors. They ensure the continuity of the establishment: the existing social, political, religious, and economic order of things, nothing more. Those who mistakenly believe in the law (as police officers) will eventually be marginalized and drummed out of the force. Recently it was reported in Austin, TX that trainees/police cadets were informed by their instructors that the public are nothing more than cockroaches. In truth, the public pays for their funding...and they are under governmental control and direction: to obtain ad valorem for the municipal and state coffers while keeping the beeves moving, "tagging" the strays with tickets for the quotas and ensuring the docility of the herd.
The rulers, "foolers," and shooters are tightening their grasp by the day, aided by the ever-increasing technology that allows for more surveillance and control, along with the stultified and complacent mentality of the public. There is a conspiracy, but it is not a theory: it is a fact. It is no longer a hidden agenda, but openly being pursued in plain sight. The goal is global governance and the complete abrogation of all rights. We're seeing it today, and it becomes worse with the passage of time.
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FAITH BRIEFS
By Enterprise Staff on Mar 7, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.
Faith briefs from area churches.
St. Johns Lutheran (Park Rapids)
Worship with us Sunday at 8 or 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 10. The sermon is titled "A Walk Through the Wilderness," based on Luke 4:1-13. Bible study and Sunday School are held between services at 9:15 a.m. St. Johns sponsors "The Lutheran Hour" broadcast on KPRM 870AM at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. This week's topic is "Through Another's Eyes," based on John 9:1-41. Join us Wednesday, March 13 for our second Lenten service at noon or 6 p.m., with a light lunch following the noon service and a light supper preceding the evening service. St. Johns (LCMS) is located on Highway 34 across from the Hubbard County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact the church at 732-9783 or visit our website at .
Hubbard United Methodist
"Catch the Hubbard Spirit" at Hubbard United Methodist Church when the lively hymn sing begins at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. We continue with worship at 9 a.m. with Rev. Laurie Kantonen. Join us as we begin our Lenten Season. This week's message is "A New Identity," based on Matthew 5:1-16. Our choir anthem this week will be "The Pure in Heart," with music by Patrick Hawes. All are invited to stay for coffee fellowship following the Sunday service. Thank God It's Wednesday (TGIW) schedule for next week: Kids' Club and youth group, 4:30 p.m.; supper, 5:30 p.m.; worship service and tutoring, 6 p.m.; choir practice, 7 p.m.
Eastside Christian Church
This Sunday, March 10, Eastside Christian Church invites you to join us for worship and our pastoral message at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Join us as we begin our series "Modgnik." Is it a new dance move? Maybe it's a high-tech material used in space exploration. Learning the meaning behind this mysterious word will be full of wisdom and spiritual truth. Wondering what your next step is? Try "Next Steps" during our 10 a.m. service. Find out what Eastside is all about, what God is doing here and how you can join in our exciting journey. Jump in any week. Children ages birth through fifth grade are welcome in Kidside during each service. We are located 6 miles southeast of Park Rapids at 16623 State Hwy 87. Check out .
Join us in worship this season of Advent at Riverside United Methodist Church, Highway 71 North in Park Rapids. Worship is led by Pastors Chip and Lori Nielsen. Riverside offers a traditional service at 8:30 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:30 a.m., with a staffed nursery available at both services. The building is handicap accessible, and bus service is available in Park Rapids city limits to the 10:30 a.m. service; call the church office at 732-5205 to schedule a pickup. Communion is served the first Sunday of each month, and all are welcome. This Sunday, March 10, is the first Sunday of Lent. Pastor Chip Nielsen will begin a new sermon series on the Beatitudes with the message, "Realizing the Good Life Now: Heaven Happens." For more information about worship, outreach and programming, call 732-5205 or visit . Become a fan on Facebook.
Lakes Area Vineyard Church
Join us for our Sunday morning worship service! We are a community of believers with an outward focus on mission and a vision of experiencing God, growing in love and giving it away. Service time is 10 a.m. Vineyard Kids is available for nursery through fourth grade. Vineyard Church is located at 17765 State Hwy. 34 in Park Rapids. For more details check us out at .
Faithbridge Church
Faithbridge Church worship schedule includes a traditional service at 8:15 a.m., Sunday school for all ages at 9:30 a.m., and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m., which is streamed live from our website. Fellowship time begins at 9 a.m. A staffed nursery is available at both services. Wednesday night activities from 6:55 to 8:30 p.m. include AWANA, God's Path Seekers (GPS), Faith Student Ministries (FSM) and Parents Time Out coffee and conversation. Faithbridge is located on Highway 71 South in Park Rapids. For more information, call the church office at 732-1404 or visit .
Calvary Lutheran Church
Calvary Lutheran Church welcomes all for services. Saturday service is at 5:30 p.m. Sunday worship is at 8 and 10 a.m. Coffee and fellowship will be at 9 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall. Total Impact Bible study for senior high youth is at 7 a.m. Monday at Bella Caffé  -  a great kick-start for the week. Text study of the Sunday readings will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Luther Room. Christian Life Study Group meets at 5 p.m. Monday. Tai Chi meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the youth commons. Release time begins at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. After-school program for youth grades K-5 is 3-5 p.m. Wednesday. Bell choir will practice at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Stephen Ministry is at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. Heritage Living Center Bible study is at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Faith Conversations begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Knute Nelson. Men's Fellowship will meet at 7 a.m. Friday.
Trinity Church - Episcopal and Presbyterian
Morning worship on Sunday will begin at 9 a.m., with coffee time and fellowship to follow. The church office will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, with a service of morning prayer at 9:30 a.m. The congregation will observe its tradition of "Cookie Day," with each member encouraged to bring a half-dozen cookies to share during coffee hour, every Sunday until attendance picks up at the end of winter. Trinity Church is a unique partnership recognized by the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota and the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is located at Court Ave. and Third St. W. in Park Rapids, and is handicap accessible. Look for the red doors.
Our Lady of the Pines
The church is located at 205 Main St. W. in Nevis. Phone: 652-4005.
Assemblies of God Church
Sunday school at Assemblies of God begins at 9:30 a.m. for all ages. At 10:30 a.m. there is a praise and worship experience. Wednesday night Bible study is from 7 to 8:15 p.m. for all ages. Office hours at Assemblies of God are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For additional information, call the church at 732-8818. The church is located at 208 Western Ave. South in Park Rapids; half a mile west of the fairgrounds off of Highway 34.
St. John's Lutheran (Akeley)
We are located at the corner of Carroll Street and Pleasant Avenue, one block south of Highway 34 in Akeley. Come and be a part of our church family!
Nevis Church of Christ
Nevis Church of Christ is located at the corner of Pleasant Ave. and Bunyan Trails Road (County Road 2) in Nevis. Services at the church are at 10 a.m. on Sundays, with junior worship during the service. Adult Bible study is at 9 a.m. The church has a bus available for transportation if needed. All are welcome to attend. For more information or to arrange to be picked up for services, call Pastor Paul at 652-3900.
Park Rapids SDA Church
Join the Park Rapids Seventh-Day Adventist Church this Saturday with Sabbath School beginning at 9:30 a.m. and Worship at 11 a.m. The church is located at 18908 Elisha Dr., a mile and a half west of Park Rapids. For more information visit their website at parkrapidsmn.adventistchurch.org.
Peace Lutheran Church
Sunday morning worship at Peace Lutheran Church (LCMC) begins at 9:30 a.m. Services on the first and third Sundays of the month are a traditional service, and the second and fourth are contemporary. Women's community Bible study meets on Mondays at 1 p.m. Men's Bible study meets at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Follow us on Facebook! The church is located at 24025 State 34 in Nevis. For more information, visit , call 652-6508, or email  or .
Akeley UMC
The Akeley United Methodist congregation exists to serve the Hubbard County Communities in any way we can. If you are looking for a church home to connect with others and grow in your faith journey, you'll find a place to belong at Akeley UMC! Akeley United Methodist Church is located one block south of the Hwy. 34 & Hwy. 64 intersection, on State 64 in Akeley. Questions? Call 218-252-6251 or 218-652-2572.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church (LCMS) is located at 15 12th St. SE in Menahga. Worship is led by Pastor David Walsh at 9 a.m. Sunday, and a Bible study is held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For more information, call 564-4931 or visit .
Heartland Lutheran Community Church
The Heartland Lutheran Community Parish invites all to worship Sunday at 9 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Nevis and 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Akeley. All are welcome at the Lord's Supper every Sunday. Fellowship coffee at First Lutheran begins at 9:30 a.m. and follows the worship at Bethany. Visitors are always welcome! The community dinner at Bethany is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month. All are invited to these free monthly meals, a time for food and fellowship. Bethany prayer chain is at 652-3485 or . For more information go to Facebook, , or .
Fellowship Baptist Church is located at Pleasant and Main streets in Nevis, half a block east of the giant muskie. Call Pastor Tom Drury at 952-222-0596 for more information.
First Baptist Church is located at 909 W. 8th St., Park Rapids. For more information, call 732-3321 or visit .
Frontline Church
Join us for worship Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Weekly small groups are also available. Pastor Russell Smith's purpose is to introduce Jesus to people and connect them with their destiny in God. Frontline Church is located at 15936 192nd Street in Park Rapids, one mile north of Walmart and one block east of Henrietta Avenue. To contact us, call 237-3727, email  or visit .
Grace Community
Grace Community Church of Osage invites all to a worship service on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Preceding the service is Sunday school and an adult Bible class at 9:30 a.m. Following the morning service there is a weekly time of fellowship and refreshments. The church is located one block north of the old schoolhouse in Osage. Grace also hosts a community breakfast each Wednesday at 9 a.m. with a freewill donation. Also available are a women's Bible study Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and an adult Bible study Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Paul McKibben can be reached at 573-3143.
Iglesia Cristo Viene
Damos la bienvenida a nuestros amigos españoles de habla hispana en los Servicios de becas que se celebra todos los sábados a las 4:30 p.m. Iglesia Puente de Fe Fireside Sala del Centro de Vida Familiar en el 1505 Park Ave. S. (Note: This Spanish-language ministry meets in the fireside room at the Faithbridge Church Family Life Center.)
The Restoration Christian Church currently meets on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. in the basement of the Park Rapids Library. For more information call 237-1700 or visit their website at .
First English Lutheran, Dorset
First English Lutheran Church (LCMS) is located at 20252 State Hwy. 226 in Dorset. The Rev. Chris Davis is pastor. Sunday worship is at 9 a.m. with Sunday school and Bible study at 10:30 a.m. Book club meets at 9 a.m. on Thursdays. A Bible class is at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays. Men's club meets at 8 a.m. the second and fourth Fridays of the month. Lutheran Women's Missionary League meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month. For more information, call 732-9466 or visit dorsetlutheran.org.
Community of Hope Church of the Nazarene
Park Rapids Community of Hope Church of the Nazarene, formerly Evergreen Church, invites all to worship service and Bible study every Sunday at 10 a.m., as well as women's group every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and men's group every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in fellowship, study and worship, with a goal of bringing the hope of Christ to the Park Rapids community. Contact Campus Pastor Seth Keysor at 330-1130 for more information, find them on Facebook at , or at . The church campus is located at 295 Western Ave. S. in Park Rapids.
New Life Community Church
Join New Life Community Church on a journey to know God better. Sunday school classes for all ages meet every Sunday at 9 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10 a.m. New Life Community Church is a non-denominational church located at 600 Bridge Street in Park Rapids; two blocks north and two blocks west of Holiday gas station.
Bethany Lutheran
Sunday Worship at Bethany Lutheran Church (LCMC) in Menahga begins at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor James Hallaway officiating. Sunday school is on the first and third Sundays of the month at 9:30 a.m. during the school year. The church is located at 59423 140th Street in Menahga. For more information visit  or call 564-4610.
Friends In Christ Lutheran
Sunday worship at First In Christ Lutheran Church (LCMC) in Sebeka begins at 9:30 a.m. with Pastor James Hallaway officiating. Sunday school begins at 10:30 a.m. during the school year.
The church is located at 305 5th Street NW in Sebeka at the DAC building. For more information visit  or call 564-4610.
First English Lutheran, Menahga
Sunday Worship at First English Lutheran Church (LCMC) in Menahga begins at 8:30 a.m. with Pastor James Hallaway officiating. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. during the school year. The church is located at 17 Main St. NW in Menahga. For more information visit  or call 564-4610.
Join White Oak Bible Chapel for Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Worship services begin at 11 a.m.
White Oak Bible Chapel is located at 30908 170th St. in Akeley for questions call the church at 652-3848.
Sunday Mass at Assumption of Our Lady Catholic church in Menahga begins at 10:30 a.m. Thursday Mass at Green Pines Acres Nursing Home begins at 10 a.m. The church is located at 113 Aspen Ave. in Menahga. For more information contact the church at 564-4509.
Messiah Yahusha
Disciples of Messiah Yahusha are meeting each Sabbath in homes. For more information, call 766-8176.
Gethsemane Lutheran
Join in worship at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Snellman every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion every first and third Sunday of the month. Bible class and Sunday school begin at 9:30 a.m.
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church is located at 305 W. 5th St. in Park Rapids. Mass is at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sunday. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information, call Father Thomas Friedl at 732-5142 or visit stpeterpr.org.
Mass is at 11 a.m. on Sunday at St. Mary's Catholic Church and Grotto, 55744 County Road 44 in Two Inlets. For more information, call Father Thomas Friedl at 732-5142 or visit .
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Australia's capital, Canberra, a city described by writer Bill Bryson as, "living death" on account of its lifeless exterior, may well be a triumph of style over content, but its modern cityscape remains cutting edge. Travel journalist, Ian Cross, takes to the road for a series of short reports on people, places and events across the globe - The Grassroots Tour...
Architect and city planner, Walter Burley Griffin, a colleague and student of Frank Lloyd Wright, laid out the city less than 100 years ago. His symmetrical vision of straight lines, circles and curves is still in evidence today.
The futuristic Academy of Science building was built more than 50 years ago in the 1960s. Opposite is the brand new Hotel Hotel in the New Acton district which carries on this innovative tradition, having won many Australian architectural and design awards.
The National Gallery offers an impressive James Turell installation, in addition to showcasing Australia's premier artworks and foreign prizes like Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles.
Canberra is home to Australia's national Parliament, a building built into the hillside of the appropriately named Capitol Hill.
A very popular attraction here is the Australian War Memorial. One of the oldest national institutions in the capital, its Hall of Remembrance, houses the tomb of the unknown soldier. Outside the pool of reflection is centred by the eternal flame, surrounded by the Roll of Honour, walls containing the names of more than 100,000 Australians killed in world wars. Red poppies adorn the walls in a moving tribute to the fallen.
Across town in the New Acton district, Canberra rushes into the future. This is a new city looking forward, true to the futuristic vision of the architect who developed it less than 100 years ago.
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Streetcar from St. Paul to Airport Takes an Initial Step Forward
Regional interests around the Twin Cities are considering a proposal that would connect St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the city of Bloomington by streetcar.
December 18, 2017, 7am PST | James Brasuell | @CasualBrasuell
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A plan to build a modern streetcar line to connect Downtown St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the city of Bloomington is moving forward, after a regional committee approved the plan.
"After three years of study and 29 public meetings, the Riverview Corridor's policy advisory committee voted 11-2 on Thursday in support of the future $1.4 billion to $2 billion transit line, which would travel down West Seventh Street in St. Paul and cross the Mississippi River at or near the Minnesota 5 bridge," reports Frederick Melo.
As Melo notes, the streetcar "would share a travel lane of West Seventh Street with local traffic" and "operate no more than one train car at a time" so transit advocates might have some reason to criticize the proposal.
Melo also notes that despite the approval and all the study already completed, years of planning, environmental, and engineering work remain before the project can break ground. "Over the next several months, local municipalities such as St. Paul, Bloomington, Hennepin and Ramsey counties, and the Metropolitan Airports Commission will be expected to vote on the transit concept, which will eventually be added to the Metropolitan Council's regional transit plan," according to Melo.
Panel approves St. Paul-to-airport streetcar concept, but much more work to come
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Victory is so sweet.
Especially when you win countless awards and receive mountains of recognition. But nothing lasts forever. And when the stage lights and applause die out, the only thing left is reality.
That is exactly where the former Barden Bellas have found themselves these days: trudging through the mundane routines of post-competition life. Until one day, that is, when they get a call from a current Barden Bella, Emily, inviting them to reunite.
Brimming with renewed purpose, the Bellas prepare to take the stage once again. That's when they discover they've been asked to watch, not to perform.
Bummer. Talk about a complex.
But it's hard to keep a good Bella down. So these young women devise a plan to reclaim their a cappella fame: performing for military personnel and their families on the USO tour in Europe. But when they get to France, they find that the competition is far tougher than they expected.
Facing stakes higher than they've ever been, the Bellas must rally together one last time as they compete for the top spot and work to remain a loyal, musical family.
Beca and Fat Amy share an apartment these days, working hard to stay positive about where their lives have taken them. And when all of the members of the Barden Bellas reunite, they realize that they can still have fun shooting for the stars. And what says "shooting for the stars" better than a European tour?
After the women arrive in France, Fat Amy consoles Aubrey, who's disappointed that her father may not be able to see her last performance as a Bella. Later, Fat Amy ponders the possibility of reconnecting with her own father (who's just reappeared in her life), though she's hesitant because he's a criminal with a tendency to bend the truth.
A soldier named Chicago, along with his partner, offer to be personal body guards for the women - especially in one particularly threatening situation.
After realizing that they may not win the competition, the Bellas set aside their insecurities and decide to have fun instead of just competing. And that leads to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Beca. In support of Beca, the members of the group agree that family members hold each other up, not back.
Finally, we hear public recognition for all the hard work and sacrifice made by American troops, even as Beca sings about the importance of trust and remaining faithful: "I won't let you down, I will not give you up."
Lilly, who's notorious for her silence, eventually speaks, saying, "Satan has finally left my body." Flo responds by crossing herself.
One of the Bellas, Stacie, is pregnant. When asked who the father is, she shrugs as if it's unknown and unimportant.
The women dance provocatively on- and offstage. The Bellas and other competitors wear short skirts and dresses, as well as low-cut shirts baring cleavage, bras and midriffs. One man rips open his shirt, while another stands shirtless, and we see men and women in bathing suits at a pool and at the beach.
Fat Amy says she knows some of her father's criminal associates "really well," implying past sexual experiences with them. She's also responsible for most of the movie's sexual innuendos. Fat Amy talks about a band named Ever Moist, while referring to her own grandmother as "never moist." We hear a crude references to a "camel toe," as well as comments about various body parts and Fat Amy's promiscuous past. There's also a gag about a tattoo her boyfriend has on his backside.
When referring to how close she feels to the Bellas, a singer named Chloe says, "I'm inside all of you and it feels so good." In one scene she "accidentally" grabs Beca's breasts for an extended amount of time. She also tells the women they won't have to "sleep on top of each other" since they have their own rooms, which visibly interests Chicago (whom she eventually kisses).
Some song lyrics are suggestive, such as those we hear in the tune "Ignition." Someone crudely quips that Beca must be having her period when she refuses to produce a song entitled "Bend Over." She is referred to as "sweet cheeks" by one of the announcers, who also says he got footage of "a little bit of ... panties." Someone comments that she intends to pursue a career in the Air Force, now that they "accept gay people." There's a double entendre gag about the women being in a "sea of seamen."
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Aubrey says her father "basically killed Osama bin Laden." Fat Amy refers to her father as having used C-4 explosives.
[Spoiler Warning] After Fat Amy finds that her father has sent men to abduct the Bellas, she threatens, "I will kill you." Fat Amy beats up a few men along the way, twisting the nipples of one and knocking out the rest during one pursuit scene. She even has a knife fight with one of those antagonists (though no one is seriously injured), and an explosion follows.
A yacht is named the "Fat Dingo B--ch." We hear several s-words, as well as uses of "b--ch" and "h---." We also hear insults such as "slutty," "idiot" and "stupid." Emily tells the girls to "pick up their t-ts" and says that during their performance they "sucked b-lls." Someone says she could "crap herself."
Various scenes show the Barden Bellas, as well as other characters, drinking beer, liquor and wine.
Fat Amy's father tries to reconnect with her for selfish, manipulative reasons. One scene shows Chloe, who's working as a veterinarian, with her hand in a cow's backside. One character mockingly refers to a group of woman as looking "like they were breastfed." A competition announcer makes sexist comments about women not being as intelligent as men. One scene shows a woman and man licking the same Starburst wrapper.
In a recent interview with Elle, actress Anna Kendrick (who plays Beca) described how those involved with this franchise have bonded while filming these three movies. "We got especially close. ... I just feel so proud. It's such a diverse group. I think I didn't fully appreciate until the third one how rare it is to work with ten women from such different backgrounds. We're close in age, but we have such different points of view and such different senses of humor. I feel very lucky."
It's truly a precious thing to form such close friendships with people who are different than you. And while those tight, largely positive bonds are evident in the latest Pitch Perfect film, so are a variety of other things. Pitch Perfect 3 has some funny moments, to be sure. But too often, they come at these characters' expense (especially in the case of Rebel Wilson's Fat Amy). The humor here is often loaded with sexual innuendo and crass vulgarity, too. So despite this film's undeniable feel-good moments, it's still quite a ways from perfect.
Anna Kendrick as Beca; Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy; Brittany Snow as Chloe; Anna Camp as Aubrey; Hailee Steinfeld as Emily; Ester Dean as Cynthia Rose; Hana Mae Lee as Lilly; Kelley Jakle as Jessica; Shelley Regner as Ashley; Chrissie Fit as Flo; Elizabeth Banks as Gail; John Michael Higgins as John; John Lithgow as Fergus; Matt Lanter as Chicago; Guy Burnet as Theo; Alexis Knapp as Stacie; DJ Khaled as himself; Troy Ian Hall as Zeke; Michael Rose as Aubrey's Father; Ruby Rose as Calamity; Andy Allo as Serenity; Venzella Joy as Charity
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PAID SICK LEAVE FOR ALL!
It's time to add hand sanitizer and medical face masks to your company's office supply list. The cost of doing business in California just went up (yet again!) especially as it pertains to lost employee time due to illness. Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, the California legislature worked feverishly to beat the deadline to pass new legislation, and approved the largest expansion of employer-paid sick leave in the nation.
Assembly Bill 1522, which was promptly signed by the Governor and becomes effective on July 1, 2015, provides that all employees who work at least 30 days per year must accrue paid sick leave at the rate of one hour for every thirty (30) hours worked. This means that every full-time (40 hours per week) employee could earn as many as 70 hours per year of paid sick leave.
The legislature did provide a small reprieve by allowing employers to put a "soft cap" on the accrual of the new benefits, as long as every employee receives a minimum of three (3) days or twenty-four (24) hours of paid sick leave each year. Part-time employees accrue at the same rate, and may be subject to the same "soft cap." Much like vacation time, the new paid sick leave benefits will carry over to the next calendar year (though the maximum accrual from year-to-year can be capped at six (6) days or forty-eight (48) hours). Unlike vacation time, however, sick leave does not need to be paid out at the time of separation (e.g. resignation, termination or layoff).
The new law provides that paid sick leave may be used to take care of the employee, as well as family members (including parents, grandparents, domestic partners, etc.). The law also specifically forbids discrimination or retaliation against an employee who requests paid sick days. Failure to provide notice to all employees or failure to comply with the new requirements will subject the employer to statutory penalties, liability for lost wages/benefits, interest and, of course, plaintiff's attorneys' fees and costs.
Employers of any size are required to comply. Employees may begin using their accrued benefits after 90 calendar says of continuous service. The legislature also specifically indicated that "exempt" employees (those employees who are not subject to the wage and hour requirements set forth in the Industrial Wage Commission's Wage Orders) are subject to the new protections. This poses an interesting problem for business owners, since it will effectively require them to track and confirm that exempt employees are receiving the appropriate benefits, even though the employer would generallynot track the exempt employee's work hours.
The only employees who are specifically excluded are: (1) Union employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement that provides sick leave and earn 30% more than the state minimum wage; (2) Construction employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement that specifically waives the protections of the new law; (3) flight crew members covered by the federal Railway Labor Act; and (4) certain in-home supportive services providers.
What should you do if you are a California employer? First, contact competent employment law counsel to discuss revising any existing sick leave policies and procedures to comply with the new law, and to ensure that the "soft cap" language is properly drafted, limiting your liability. In addition, all wage statements (a/k/a paystubs) should be updated to reflect accrued sick leave pursuant to Labor Code section 226. Finally, the latest "Wage Theft Notification" poster, which will include updated information regarding sick leave, should be posted beginning on January 1, 2015. Though obtaining a new poster may be the least of your concerns, there is a $1,000 penalty for failure to have an up-to-date notice.
While the motivation behind this new law seems fair and just on its face (protecting workers from losing income due to illness), the legislature has been unable to articulate why it should be the employer's burden to bear the cost of employee illness, especially during a period when more businesses are leaving the state, than coming in. California small business owners may be forced to take a sick day of their own after realizing what the cost of AB 1522 will be on their business!


TicketGuardian and International Speedway Corporation "ISC" Partner to Offer Ticket Insurance to All Motorsports Fans
LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TicketGuardian announced today that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with International Speedway Corporation (ISC) to offer millions of NASCAR fans ticket insurance to ISC motorsports facilities.
Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, TicketGuardian will start providing an option for fans to insure their tickets to major motorsports events when they buy them in advance. ISC owns and/or operates 13 of the nation's premier motorsports entertainment facilities, which include historic Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway and ISM Raceway, of which TicketGuardian is the title sponsor of the TicketGuardian 500, held in Arizona this March.
"Our partnership with ISC couldn't be any more exciting!" says Bryan Derbyshire, Founder and CEO of TicketGuardian. "The opportunity for TicketGuardian to work for such a dedicated group of fans is a major milestone towards our endeavors in the live events industry and with the help of ISC, we hope that peace of mind and TicketGuardian become synonymous with motorsports fans everywhere," added Derbyshire.
TicketGuardian's insurance technology provides fans a feeling of security when buying tickets in advance. With low-cost coverage, fans are protected from the burden of having to resell their ticket or losing their money altogether if they're unable to attend the event. Customers instead can receive a refund despite the traditional status quo of events, tickets, and registrations being non-refundable.
"We are excited about our new partnership with TicketGuardian," adds Tom Canello, Managing Director of Consumer Engagement Services at ISC. "Their fresh approach to providing a low-cost ticket insurance coverage option is a benefit to our race fans and provides peace of mind that their purchases are protected. We look forward to integrating TicketGuardian into the ISC family of tracks."
ISC was founded in 1953 and is a leading promoter of motorsports themed entertainment activities in the United States. ISC's facilities are located in six of the nation's top 13 media markets, and nearly 80 percent of the country's population is located within the primary trading areas of its facilities.
About TicketGuardian
TicketGuardian is a full transactional insurance engine, built for the non-refundable world that is ticketing and events. Founded in 2016, TicketGuardian's intuitive and easy-to-use platform provides low cost coverage to protect attendees from financial stress, should normal life circumstances prevent them from attending an event. Based in California, TicketGuardian provides ticket protection in various different markets in addition to racing, including concerts, festivals, professional sporting events, endurance races, conferences and more. Find out more at TicketGuardian.net.
About International Speedway Corporation
ISC is a leading promoter of motorsports activities, currently promoting more than 100 racing events annually as well as numerous other motorsports-related activities. The company owns and/or operates 13 of the nation's major motorsports entertainment facilities, including Daytona International Speedway® in Florida (home of the DAYTONA 500®); Talladega Superspeedway® in Alabama; Michigan International Speedway® located outside Detroit; Richmond Raceway® in Virginia; Auto Club Speedway of Southern CaliforniaSM near Los Angeles; Kansas Speedway® in Kansas City, Kansas; ISM Raceway near Phoenix, Arizona; Chicagoland Speedway® and Route 66 RacewaySM near Chicago, Illinois; Homestead-Miami SpeedwaySM in Florida; Martinsville Speedway® in Virginia; Darlington Raceway® in South Carolina; and Watkins Glen International® in New York.
The company also owns and operates Motor Racing NetworkSM, the nation's largest independent sports radio network and Americrown Service CorporationSM, a subsidiary that provides catering services, and food and beverage concessions. In addition, the company owns ONE DAYTONA, the retail, dining and entertainment development across from Daytona International Speedway, and has a 50 percent interest in the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway. For more information, visit the company's website at InternationalSpeedwayCorporation.com.
Bryan Derbyshire March 6, 2018
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DVD|When Hollywood Learned to Talk, Sing and Dance
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When Hollywood Learned to Talk, Sing and Dance
By DAVE KEHR JAN. 15, 2010
AS the snowballing box-office success of "Avatar" suggests a paradigm shift in film, it's rewarding to contemplate the last time the movies assumed a new dimension, that of sound.
The gradual transition from silent films to talkies took place between 1926 and 1930 and included many small steps  -  both technological developments and adjustments to audience expectations  -  before it was complete. Many of these steps are vividly illustrated by a group of nine early musicals released last month by the Warner Archive Collection, the burn-on-demand division of Warner Home Video.
The limited scale of the Archive Collection makes sense for these titles, most of which are in imperfect condition and would not have been suitable for a mass-market home video release. Some were shot in two-color Technicolor and survive only as black-and-white prints that suffer from fuzzy definition and low contrast. Others have their Technicolor sequences intact but are marred by dirt and scratches. All of these films reflect the limitations on sound recording of the time; to modern ears they will seem hollow and tinny.
The transition to sound was carried on the backs of two genres, the gangster film and the musical. Gangster films were already in vogue, thanks to the success of Josef von Sternberg's "Underworld" (1927), but they flourished when sound introduced the sensational elements of chattering machine guns, screaming tires and, most important, the varied timbres of contemporary American speech, bursting with vivid idioms ("Aw, go slip on the ice!") and filtered through every accent known to man.
Early talkies seemed to revel in the range and diversity of American English, from the elocutionary exercises of transplanted Broadway stars like Conrad Nagel and Claudette Colbert to the creative manglings practiced by ethnic comedians like Benny Rubin, Stepin Fetchit, Leo Carrillo and Herman Bing. Here is what America sounded like before time and television made Nebraskans of us all.
Music, of course, was a key component of the Vitaphone short subjects that, as they began to appear in 1926, probably played the crucial role in establishing sound as an added value for audiences: "The Jazz Singer," for example, was preceded by the 1926 Vitaphone short "A Plantation Act" in which Al Jolson performed three songs in blackface and employed his famous signature line, "You ain't heard nothin' yet." Some of the early musical features resemble random collections of shorts strung together  -  isolated musical numbers and comedy bits introduced by masters of ceremonies.
Most of the studios made revue films as a quick way to get their stars before the microphones  -  and to see who would survive the transition and who would not. The Warner Archive Collection batch includes two of them. MGM's "Hollywood Revue of 1929" features many of that studio's fabled roster of contract players  -  John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Buster Keaton, Joan Crawford, William Haines  -  gamely singing, dancing and performing comedy bits; from Warner Brothers, "The Show of Shows" seems almost aggressive in the way it pits the studio's biggest stars of the silent era, including John Barrymore and Rin Tin Tin, against peppy newcomers like Sally Eilers and Chester Morris.
Another strain of early musicals consisted of Broadway shows simply transplanted to Hollywood (or Astoria) sound stages and back lots. The Warner Archive Collection includes RKO's 1929 "Rio Rita," a Florenz Ziegfeld hit from 1927 with songs by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy. An operetta with a western theme, the film is at its most awkward when it is straining to be cinematic, by staging the action on a back-lot ranchero; it recovers its fluidity in the final two reels  -  presented here in well-preserved red-and-green Technicolor  -  which take place on a highly stylized interior set representing a gambling ship.
Warner Brothers persuaded the Broadway favorite Charlotte Greenwood ("Oklahoma!") to recreate her 1916 Broadway hit "So Long Letty" (1929) for the Vitaphone cameras, with the play's startling wife-swapping plot intact. (Enforcement of the Production Code was almost five years away.)
The oddest of this bunch is "Golden Dawn," a transplant of a bizarre 1927 show by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Emmerich Kalman. The film is set during World War I in a jungle encampment in German East Africa, where captured British officers look on in imperialist frustration as the local savages prepare to sacrifice a white virgin (Vivienne Segal) to their "grinning, wooden god," and Noah Beery, in blackface as a Simon Legree-like overseer, croons a love song to his favorite whip. Filmed entirely in Technicolor, it survives only in black-and-white, which may be just as well.
The most fertile of the early forms, though, was the backstage musical. Direct inspiration may have come from the show business plotline of "The Jazz Singer" (and of that film's more financially successful follow-up, "The Singing Fool"). But the father of all backstage musicals was probably "Broadway," an enormously successful 1926 stage piece by George Abbott and Philip Dunning (brilliantly filmed by Paul Fejos for Universal in 1929, and a movie in dire need of restoration).
From left, Lawrence Gray, Vivian Duncan and Rosetta Duncan in "It's a Great Life" (1929). Credit Warner Brothers Entertainment
By cutting between the stylized performance space of the stage to the naturalistic drama unfolding in the wings, the backstage musical offered a way of integrating music and dialogue that did not disrupt the established tenets of movie realism. Audience members who may have been tempted to laugh when the jungle girl of "Golden Dawn" started crooning the love song "My Bwanna" had no trouble accepting show folk doing much the same thing.
"On With the Show!," directed by the Alan Crosland ("The Jazz Singer") and released in 1929, establishes many of the themes that would soon become clichés: the bankrupt producer (Sam Hardy) hustling for money; the temperamental star (Betty Compson); the lovable stage doorman, Dad (Thomas Jefferson); the chorus girl (Sally O'Neil) who goes out there a nobody and comes back a star.
"They Learned About Women" (1930) offers the forgotten vaudeville team of Joe Schenck and Gus Van as baseball players who work as song-and-dance men in the off-season. (A woman comes along and nearly breaks up their act.) "It's a Great Life" (1929) presents the equally obscure Rosetta and Vivian Duncan as a pair of performing sisters. (A man comes along and nearly breaks up their act.) Mervyn LeRoy's 1930 "Show Girl in Hollywood" is a backstage musical set in a movie studio that also functions as a documentary on early sound technology.
As glimpsed in LeRoy's film that technology now seems outlandishly cumbersome. Noisy, clattering contraptions, cameras still had to be isolated in soundproof booths, from which they peered with fixed, telephoto lenses. Because sound mixing was still primitive, and the trick of performing to a recorded "playback" had not yet been discovered, live orchestras had to be present off screen to accompany the performers. Musical sequences were performed in continuity, with as many as six cameras (as we see at one point in "Show Girl") positioned at different angles, to allow intercutting in the editing room.
The results could be visually flat and dramatically stiff, but because no one had yet laid down the rules, there was also a freedom to experiment in the air. For example, in "It's a Great Life," directed by the decidedly nonadventurous Sam Wood, one of the Duncan sisters suddenly "hears" the other calling her name from her sickbed in another city, a blatantly nonnaturalistic use of sound that would have been problematical just a year later.
Intriguingly, as sound grew more naturalistic, the visual element was allowed to become more unreal. Gradually the static camera assuming the position of a spectator in the center of the auditorium unmoors itself and begins to float free, assuming "impossible" angles, like overhead shots of the chorus line. And where the production numbers of 1929 mostly respect the actual dimensions of a theater stage, by 1930 they had expanded into the non-Euclidean dream space that Busby Berkeley would soon be exploring so brilliantly. "It's a Great Life" climaxes with a Technicolor production number, "Sailing on a Sunbeam," that erases any sense of a proscenium, as giggling chorus girls glide down giant chutes in every direction.
Hollywood turned out too many musicals in those first years of sound, and audiences grew tired of them: it's said that some theaters started advertising "Not a musical" to lure patrons back. Will Hollywood overproduce fantasies and space operas as the industry tries to recapture the 3-D magic of "Avatar," or will it learn, as it did once before, to spread the new technology to other genres and other forms? The grace period will last about two years, or so history suggests.
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Correction: January 31, 2010
The DVD column on Jan. 17, about the transition from silent movies to talkies, misidentified the composers who wrote songs for the 1927 Broadway musical "Rio Rita," which Warner Brothers released as a movie in 1929. The songs were written by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy  -  not by E. Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, who wrote some of the music for the 1942 version of the film.
A version of this article appears in print on January 17, 2010, on Page AR19 of the New York edition with the headline: When Hollywood Learned To Talk, Sing and Dance. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe


Europe|Panel in Hacking Case Finds Murdoch Unfit as News Titan
Panel in Hacking Case Finds Murdoch Unfit as News Titan
By JOHN F. BURNS and RAVI SOMAIYA MAY 1, 2012
LONDON  -  A damning report on the hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers concluding that Mr. Murdoch is "not a fit person" to run a huge international company has convulsed Britain's political and media worlds and threatened a core asset of Mr. Murdoch's American-based News Corporation.
The parliamentary report, issued Tuesday, found that three senior Murdoch executives misled Parliament in testimony. It also alleges that the company sought to cover up widespread phone hacking that Mr. Murdoch's News of the World, a tabloid newspaper now shut down, used to gather information about politicians, celebrities and other people in the news.
It has opened deep divisions between the main political parties, accentuated the challenge Prime Minister David Cameron faces in explaining his past ties to Mr. Murdoch and some of his top executives in Britain, and added new momentum to regulators' scrutiny of Mr. Murdoch's controlling interest in the British Sky Broadcasting network, or BSkyB, which is one of the most lucrative Murdoch investments.
It also offers new details that suggest further damaging revelations may lie ahead. Sprinkled through its 121 pages are tantalizing references to potentially damaging sealed documents in dozens of lawsuits from the scandal, and an audio recording in police hands of a conversation between two News of the World journalists that may implicate an unnamed Murdoch executive.
The select committee that issued the report closed ranks in making many of its critical findings, but split, 6 to 4, on party lines over the specific censure of Mr. Murdoch as unfit for his responsibilities as head of one of the world's most powerful media conglomerates. The governing Conservatives opposed it, while the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in Mr. Cameron's government, joined the Labour opposition in supporting it.
The partisan divide leaves Mr. Cameron as a de facto defender of Mr. Murdoch, while his Labour Party opponents have asked British regulators to move, on the basis of the report, toward reducing Mr. Murdoch's 39.1 percent controlling interest in BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster that produces a hefty profit for the News Corporation.
The members of Parliament rejected the defense of Mr. Murdoch, 81, that his executives kept him in the dark about the hacking, saying he "exhibited willful blindness to what was going on in his companies and publications."
It said the use of illegal reporting methods and the efforts to thwart inquiries into the practice came from a culture that "permeated from the top throughout the organization and speaks volumes about the lack of effective corporate governance at News Corporation and News International," its British newspaper subsidiary.
Rupert Murdoch in Paris last year. On Tuesday, he sidestepped criticisms of his leadership. Credit Pool photo by Lionel Bonaventure
"We conclude, therefore, that Rupert Murdoch is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company," the report said.
While the long-term impact on Mr. Murdoch's United States-based News Corporation remains uncertain, the report at least initially cheered investors, some of whom have pressed for a change of leadership at the News Corporation and a reduced role for Mr. Murdoch and his family. The company's share price rose about 1.25 percent in early afternoon trading on Wall Street.
The parliamentary findings increase pressure on Ofcom, Britain's broadcast regulator, which since last summer has been assessing the News Corporation to determine whether it is "fit and proper" to hold the BSkyB television license. In the nine or so years of its existence, Ofcom has only once removed a television license on the basis that its owner had not met the "fit and proper" test  -  in the case of the broadcaster of a pornography channel.
Losing BSkyB would be a startling blow for the News Corporation, but one that could be mitigated by the reaction of analysts and investors, who have long urged that the company shed some minority-owned assets in an effort to raise its share price.
In its report, the committee did not use the full term "fit and proper" in condemning Mr. Murdoch, a distinction that John Whittingdale, the committee's Conservative nonvoting chairman, told the BBC was significant. Media commentators said the phrasing appeared to be an effort not to throw the committee's weight fully behind the Labour Party push for a regulator-ordered sell-off of News Corporation's BSkyB interest.
Mr. Murdoch released a message to News Corporation employees that sidestepped the criticism directed at him, stressing instead the company's cooperation with the inquiry and his recognition of "mistakes we have made."
"I recognize that for all of us  -  myself in particular  -  it is difficult to read many of the report's findings," the memo said. "But we have done the most difficult part, which has been to take a long, hard and honest look at our past mistakes.
"There is no easy way around this, but I am proud to say that we have been working hard to put things right."
Tom Watson, one of the most vocal British lawmakers on the hacking scandal, spoke during the report's release in London on Tuesday. Credit Carl Court/Agence France-Presse  -  Getty Images
In a statement from its New York headquarters, the company acknowledged "serious wrongdoing" but also said the committee was "wildly outside" its mandate in finding that Mr. Murdoch was "not a fit person." It called that a purely partisan attempt to influence regulators.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ofcom said it was reading the committee's report "with interest" and would use it, along with other evidence, to make its final judgment on the News Corporation. It gave no timetable, but some analysts say they expected the decision before the summer.
But it is significant, media analysts said, that Ofcom has openly discussed some of the evidence it is considering as it makes its assessment  -  evidence that at the very least presents an unflattering portrait of the News Corporation's activities.
The committee report singled out James Murdoch, the second son of the media tycoon, who until recently was head of the family's media interests in Britain, for failing to act much earlier. "Had James Murdoch been more attentive to the correspondence that he received at the time, he could have taken action on phone hacking in 2008, and this committee could have been told the truth" during an earlier inquiry in 2009, the report said.
It said the News Corporation had tried to blame lower-ranking executives while "striving to protect more senior figures, most notably James Murdoch."
The panel raised the possibility that three senior former managers at News International, Colin Myler, Tom Crone and Les Hinton, could be cited for contempt of Parliament for misleading the panel in their testimony.
"I am shocked and disappointed by the culture, media and sport select committee's allegations that I have misled Parliament and was 'complicit' in a cover-up," Mr. Hinton said in a statement on Tuesday. "I refute these accusations utterly." He said he would formally object to the findings.
Mr. Myler, now the editor of The Daily News in New York, said he stood by his testimony. "I have always sought to be accurate and consistent in what I have said to the committee," he said in a statement.
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May 1, 2012  -  A British parliamentary panel investigating the phone-hacking scandal found Rupert Murdoch unfit to run a large international corporation.
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Mr. Crone did not respond to a message seeking comment.
The committee's findings appeared certain to set off a new storm in Parliament, with the Labour opposition signaling that it would press for a vote finding the three men guilty of contempt of Parliament, a sanction rarely used in modern times that Labour supporters said would seriously damage the men's reputations and careers.
James Murdoch told the panel last week that when he took over News International in late 2007  -  months after a News of the World reporter and a private investigator were jailed for hacking into the voice mail of members of the royal family  -  he believed that the affair had been settled.
But that version has been challenged by Mr. Myler, a former editor of The News of the World, and Mr. Crone, the newspaper's former legal manager  -  the executives accused by Rupert Murdoch of a cover-up. The men have testified that they told James Murdoch in June 2008 of the extent of the hacking, but Mr. Murdoch has said he did not learn of the extent of the practice until last year.
In a measure of the damage to his interests since the scandal broke last year, Rupert Murdoch has closed the 168-year-old News of the World and the family has withdrawn a $12 billion bid to assume full control of BSkyB.
For his part, James Murdoch has severed many business ties with Britain, although he remains on BSkyB's board.
Meanwhile, the company still faces investigations by Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service, which the parliamentary committee criticized as failing to take action soon enough.
The police in Britain have started three separate investigations into phone hacking, e-mail hacking and bribery of police officers. All have focused largely on Mr. Murdoch's newspapers, but can extend to more general wrongdoing in newspapers he does not own.
A public inquiry led by a judge, Brian Leveson, has also been calling witnesses under oath and publishing evidence on the "culture, practices and ethics of the press." It has most recently sought to investigate allegations of inappropriate closeness between Mr. Murdoch, his family and closest executives, and the British political establishment.
More than 40 people have been arrested and questioned  -  though not charged  -  including senior editors and executives at News International. They include Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, and Andy Coulson, a former editor who left the company to become Mr. Cameron's media adviser  -  a job he quit last year under pressure from the media scandal.
Sarah Lyall and Allen Cowell contributed reporting from London, and Amy Chozick from New York.
A version of this article appears in print on May 2, 2012, on Page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Panel in Hacking Case Finds Murdoch Unfit as News Titan. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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