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Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects (such as moons, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies); the physics, chemistry, mathematics, and evolution of such objects; and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth (such as supernovae explosions, gamma ray bursts, and cosmic background radiation). A related but distinct subject, cosmology, is concerned with studying the universe as a whole. human affairs are correlated with the positions of celestial objects. Although the two fields share a common origin they are now entirely distinct.[3]
Lexicology []
The word astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον), "star" and -nomy from nomos (νόμος), "law" or "culture") literally means "law of the stars" (or "culture of the stars" depending on the translation).
Use of terms "astronomy" and "astrophysics" [].
History [] calculated the size of the Earth, and measured.[15] Hipparchus also created a comprehensive catalog of 1020 stars, and most of the constellations of the northern hemisphere derive from Greek astronomy.[16].[17].[18][19][20] In 964, the Andromeda Galaxy, the largest galaxy in the Local Group, containing the Milky Way, was discovered by the Persian astronomer Azophi and first described in his Book of Fixed Stars..[22][23] It is also believed that the ruins at Great Zimbabwe and Timbuktu[24] may have housed an astronomical observatory.[25] Europeans had previously believed that there had been no astronomical observation in pre-colonial Middle Ages sub-Saharan Africa but modern discoveries show otherwise.[26][27][28][29].[30]
Kepler was the first to devise a system that described correctly the details of the motion of the planets with the Sun at the center. However, Kepler did not succeed in formulating a theory behind the laws he wrote down.[31] It was left to Newton's invention of celestial dynamics and his law of gravitation to finally explain the motions of the planets. Newton also developed the reflecting telescope.[30].[32] The distance to a star was first announced in 1838 when the parallax of 61 Cygni was measured by Friedrich Bessel.[33].[34].[22]
The existence of the Earth's galaxy, the Milky Way, as a separate group of stars, was only proved in the 20th century, along with the existence of "external" galaxies, and soon after, the expansion of the Universe, seen in the recession of most galaxies from us.[35] []
In astronomy, the main source of information about celestial bodies and other objects is the visible light or more generally electromagnetic radiation.[36] []
Radio astronomy studies radiation with wavelengths greater than approximately one millimeter..[37]
Although some radio waves are produced by astronomical objects in the form of thermal emission, most of the radio emission that is observed from Earth is seen in the form of synchrotron radiation, which is produced when electrons oscillate around magnetic fields.[37] Additionally, a number of spectral lines produced by interstellar gas, notably the hydrogen spectral line at 21 cm, are observable at radio wavelengths.[9][37]
A wide variety of objects are observable at radio wavelengths, including supernovae, interstellar gas, pulsars, and active galactic nuclei.[9][37]
Infrared astronomy [].[38] Some molecules radiate strongly in the infrared. This can be used to study chemistry in space; more specifically it can detect water in comets.[39]
Optical astronomy []
Historically, optical astronomy, also called visible light astronomy, is the oldest form of astronomy.[40]),[40] the same equipment used at these wavelengths is also used to observe some near-ultraviolet and near-infrared radiation.
Ultraviolet astronomy []
Ultraviolet astronomy is generally used to refer to observations at ultraviolet wavelengths between approximately 100 and 3200 Å (10 to 320 nm).[37].[37] However, as ultraviolet light is easily absorbed by interstellar dust, an appropriate adjustment of ultraviolet measurements is necessary.[37]
X-ray astronomy [].[37] Since X-rays are absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, all X-ray observations must be performed from high-altitude balloons, rockets, or spacecraft. Notable X-ray sources include X-ray binaries, pulsars, supernova remnants, elliptical galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and active galactic nuclei.[37] []
Gamma ray astronomy is the study of astronomical objects at the shortest wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Gamma rays may be observed directly by satellites such as the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory or by specialized telescopes called atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes.[37] The Cherenkov telescopes do not actually detect the gamma rays directly but instead detect the flashes of visible light produced when gamma rays are absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere.[41].[37]
Fields not based on the electromagnetic spectrum [] primarily from the Sun but also from supernovae.[37] Cosmic rays, which consist of very high energy particles that can decay or be absorbed when they enter the Earth's atmosphere, result in a cascade of particles which can be detected by current observatories.[42] Additionally, some future neutrino detectors may also be sensitive to the particles produced when cosmic rays hit the Earth's atmosphere.[37].[43].
Gamma rays or Gamma ray bursts can be or have been detected coming from pulsars.
Astrometry and celestial mechanics [].[44].[45]
During the 1990s, the astrometric technique of measuring the stellar wobble was used to detect large extrasolar planets orbiting nearby stars.[46]
Theoretical astronomy []
Theoretical.[47][48],[49] as their discovery and controversy originated during the study of the galaxies.
Specific subfields []
Solar astronomy []
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The Sun has steadily increased in luminosity over the course of its life, increasing by 40% since it first became a main-sequence star. The Sun has also undergone periodic changes in luminosity that can have a significant impact on the Earth.[51] The Maunder minimum, for example, is believed to have caused the Little Ice Age phenomenon during the Middle Ages.[52].[50].[53].[54]
The Solar System is subdivided into the inner planets, the asteroid belt, and the outer planets. The inner terrestrial planets consist of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer gas giant planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.[55].[56]..[58]
Stellar astronomy []
The study of stars and stellar evolution is fundamental to our understanding of the universe. The astrophysics of stars has been determined through observation and theoretical understanding; and from computer simulations of the interior.[59].[60]
Almost all elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were created inside the cores of stars.[59].[61]
The final fate of the star depends on its mass, with stars of mass greater than about eight times the Sun becoming core collapse supernovae;[62] while smaller stars form planetary nebulae, and evolve into white dwarfs.[63] The remnant of a supernova is a dense neutron star, or, if the stellar mass was at least three times that of the Sun, a black hole.[64] Close binary stars can follow more complex evolutionary paths, such as mass transfer onto a white dwarf companion that can potentially cause a supernova.[65] Planetary nebulae and supernovae are necessary for the distribution of metals to the interstellar medium; without them, all new stars (and their planetary systems) would be formed from hydrogen and helium alone.[66]..[60].[68]
Kinematic studies of matter in the Milky Way and other galaxies have demonstrated that there is more mass than can be accounted for by visible matter. A dark matter halo appears to dominate the mass, although the nature of this dark matter remains undetermined.[69]
Extragalactic astronomy []
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The large-scale structure of the cosmos is represented by groups and clusters of galaxies. This structure is organized in a hierarchy of groupings, with the largest being the superclusters. The collective matter is formed into filaments and walls, leaving large voids in between.[72][73] to its present condition.[74] The concept of the big bang can be traced back to the discovery of the microwave background radiation in 1965.[74]
In the course of this expansion, the universe underwent several evolutionary stages. In the very early moments, it is theorized that the universe experienced a very rapid cosmic inflation, which homogenized the starting conditions. Thereafter, nucleosynthesis produced the elemental abundance of the early universe.[74] .[75]..[77]
Fundamental to the structure of the universe is the existence of dark matter and dark energy. These are now thought to be its dominant components, forming 96% of the mass of the universe. For this reason, much effort is expended in trying to understand the physics of these components.[78].[79].[80]).[82].[84][85][86]?[87] A deeper understanding of the formation of stars and planets is needed.
- Is there other life in the Universe? Especially, is there other intelligent life? If so, what is the explanation for the Fermi paradox? The existence of life elsewhere has important scientific and philosophical implications.[88][89] Is the Solar System normal or atypical?
- What caused the Universe to form? Is the premise of the Fine-tuned universe hypothesis correct? If so, could this be the result of cosmological natural selection? What caused the cosmic inflation that produced our homogeneous universe? Why is there a baryon asymmetry?
- What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy? These dominate the evolution and fate of the cosmos, yet their true nature remains unknown.[90] What will be the ultimate fate of the universe?[91]
- How did the first galaxies form? How did supermassive black holes form?
- What is creating the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays?
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- Universe Tomorrow Hubble Space Telescope news releases and images
- International Year of Astronomy 2009 IYA2009 Main website
- Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology from the American Institute of Physics
- Southern Hemisphere Astronomy
- Celestia Motherlode Educational site for Astronomical journeys through space
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David D. Keck
David Daniels Keck (October 24, 1903 – March 10, 1995) was an American botanist who was notable for his work on angiosperm taxonomy and genetics.
Keck was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed undergraduate studies at Pomona College in 1925 and was awarded a Ph.D. in botany from the University of California in 1930. From 1925 to 1950 he was based at the Carnegie Institute of Washington, at Stanford University where he worked on plant species concepts with Jens Clausen and William Hiesey. In 1950 he was appointed head curator of the New York Botanical Garden and remained there until 1958. In 1959, he co-published A California Flora with Philip A. Munz. He was Program Director for Systematic Biology at the National Science Foundation until 1970, after which he moved to New Zealand. He returned to the United States in 1978 and lived in Medford, Oregon.
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- David D. Keck records, New York Botanical Garden | http://pediaview.com/openpedia/David_D._Keck | 2013-05-18T11:03:58 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Our younger constituents are the future of our district, and Congresswoman Pelosi's office is happy to provide them with learning materials that can enhance their education. Below are some resources that will be useful to kids of all ages. | http://pelosi.house.gov/youth/kids-page.shtml | 2013-05-18T10:21:08 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Summer 2009 Lectures
The Kin-dom of God: Living into the Covenant
This lecture series ran June 18 - July 23, 2009.
Shane Claiborne Thursday, 18 June 2009
Living as an Ordinary Radical
"In Jesus, we don't just see a presentation of ideas but an invitation to join a movement that is embodying God's goodness in the world."
Shane Claiborne is a founder of the Simple Way community in Philadelphia and author of Jesus for President and The Irresistible Revolution.
Read more: Living as an Ordinary Radical
Zachary Moon Thursday, 25 June 2009
The Prophetic Possibility.
Read more: The Prophetic Possibility
Will O'Brien Thursday, 02 July 2009
Sabbath Economics
Are the Answers to Global Economic Crises Found in the Bible!?
"[Sabbath economics] creates a hedge against the human propensity to corrupt a kind of economic shalom, and covenantally commit to making sure we will not end up in a society of great inequities, or bondage, or debt."
Will O'Brien is Special Projects Coordinator at Project H.O.M.E., a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia that develops solutions to homelessness and poverty.
Read more: Sabbath Economics
Carl Magruder Thursday, 09 July 2009
Beyond Sustainability
"We are liberated from what has gone before. We are allowed to and invited to [...] reimagine the world and how humankind can fit into it."
Carl Magruder, a.k.a the EarthQuaker, has been exploring the Quaker testimony of integrity with regard to the human/earth relationship for the last twelve years.
Read more: Beyond Sustainability
Noah Baker Merrill Thursday, 16 July 2009
When the Hound of Heaven is on your track
Leadings, Vocation, and Surrender
"I can't say that I've come to the house of God, but I have seen it. I've seen it in the way love moves in relationship."
Noah Baker Merrill serves as program manager of Direct Aid Iraq, a grassroots aid, advocacy, and relationship-building effort supporting a future of peace for and with Iraqis.
Read more: When the Hound of Heaven is on your track
Debby Churchman Thursday, 23 July 2009
Radical Faith at the End of the Empire
Born in Washington DC during the American apartheid, Debby witnessed desegregation first-hand. A member of Friends Meeting of Washington, she has been working for peace and social justice ever since on the local and national level – part of a long tradition of Quaker activists. She is currently participating in the Discipleship Year of Church of the Saviour, living in a Christian community and working on affordable housing issues in Washington DC.
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ANCHORAGE (AP).
Feral flew across the country to Anchorage to urge the Game Board to reject predator control including killing of wolves and translocation of black bears on 520 square miles near McGrath.
Community leaders in McGrath and surrounding villages flew 220 miles south to urge the board to follow through on previous plans to increase the moose population.
Steffen Strict, representing the McGrath Native Village Council, said the wolf population is out of control near the village where a loaf of bread costs $4.50 and residents count on game for putting food on the table.
Moose meat is necessary for feeding my family,'' Strict said.
The Game Board is considering predator control in what has been dubbed the Experimental Micromanagement Area within Game Management Unit 19D. Previous boards have approved predator control in the unit. A committee appointed by former Gov. Tony Knowles compromised on the smaller area.
Predator control would help protect moose calves during their critical first two months of life when up to 60 percent are killed by wolves and bears. The goal is to increase moose numbers so hunters can harvest 130 to 150 animals.
Fish and Game Department biologists testified that the 490 moose in the study area produce about 344 calves annually. Black bears kill 100, wolves kill 90, grizzly bears kill 43 and less than a dozen die from unknown causes.
Just more than 100 survive, replacing the 98 or so adult moose killed in roughly equal numbers by human hunters and predators.
Forty-five people testified Thursday. At the end of the evening, board Chairman Ben Grussendorf of Sitka ordered members Ron Sommerville of Juneau and Ted Spraker of Kenai to work with department staffers to draft a recommendation no later than Monday morning. The board is meeting through Wednesday. Gov. Frank Murkowski would have the final say on a predator control program.
Donne Fleagle, speaking on behalf of MTNT Ltd., a village corporation representing McGrath, Takotna, Nikolai and Telida, stressed the importance of moose meat to residents.
There is nothing more important to our people than a healthy moose harvest,'' Fleagle said.
She said villagers would be willing to forgo hunting in the area if they had a commitment to also remove predators and allow the moose population to build.
Feral and independent wildlife biologist Gordon Haber said the Fish and Game Department has ignored scientific review that's skeptical of the situation at McGrath.
Feral said McGrath is only the first area that will be considered for predator control. She also questioned the need for harvesting more moose.
No one is claiming that McGrath residents are beginning to starve, or anything close to that,'' she said.
Feral promised high-profile advertisements in major newspapers urging a tourism boycott of Alaska mirroring the one in the early 1990s prior to the cancellation of wolf control programs.
Joel Bennett, a former Game Board member and a spokesman for Defenders of Wildlife, said it was hard to comment because critical details of a predator control program were unknown, such as how long it would last. He suggested the board consider a combination of less drastic measures, such as moving predators, sterilizations, or airlifting village hunters to available caribou herds, before killing wolves.
But most afternoon testimony called for the board to take measures at McGrath, then extend predator control to other areas.
Rescue the moose, then come and help us,'' said Vernon Logan of Skwentna.
Mike Tinker, chairman of the Fairbanks advisory committee, said the Game Board had no choice but to recommend the predator control measures no matter what public opinion says. Alaska law declares that the highest and best use for game is consumptive use.
Follow the law first,'' Tinker said. | http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/030703/ala_030703ala005.shtml | 2013-05-18T11:04:10 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The start times for the football games at Kenai Central on Saturday have changed. The Kards will face the Kodiak junior varsity at noon and the Kodiak varsity at 3 p.m.
The All-Star Alaska 97 girls soccer team, made up of eighth-grade girls from across the state, did not advance out of group play in the Starfire Labor Day Cup in Washington state.
The team started play on Saturday by defeating the Olympia Galaxy 2-0. The All-Stars took the lead in the first half on a goal by Taryn McCubbins of Kenai, who had a nice run down the left side of the field. Fairbanks' Sarah Walling Bell headed in a corner kick to put the game out of reach, while Fairbanks goalie Mikayla Triplehorn had the shutout.
On Sunday, the All-Stars split two games to miss out on advancing.
The All-Stars lost the first game 2-0 to the Reign Purple of Seattle, Wash. The game was a scoreless tie in the second half, but the Reign scored when a volley was misdirected by a player in front of the goal. The All-Stars took some chances on offense to try and tie the game, but the Reign took advantage by scoring with a minute left.
The All-Stars then played the WSA Glory, who was undefeated in group play heading into the match. The All-Stars scored early when Kenai's Kylie Morse notched a goal. All-Stars coach Paul Ostrander, of Kenai, said earlier in the game Morse had taken a hard tackle while going for the goal. Morse overcame that adversity by stealing the ball minutes later and scoring. Tripelhorn stood tall in net as the All-Stars won 1-0.
The All-Stars finished with 17 points, but the Reign won the group with 19 points and advanced to the semifinals.
Other Kenai players on the team are Allie Ostrander, Heidi Perkins and Paytience Burntett. | http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/090810/spo_705812224.shtml | 2013-05-18T10:34:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Donna’s Country & Victorian GiftsWhere it feels like Christmas all year long
For more than two decades Donna’s Country & Victorian Gifts at the Blazy Mall in Soldotna has been a holiday shopping tradition, a place where the aromas and friendly spirit of the season is truly felt all year long. It all started when Donna Schwanke opened her first gift shop in Sterling next to the Chevron station. A couple of years later in 1984 Donna moved her small shop into the Blazy Mall in Soldotna where she set up at the front counter of the Mall. Since then her unique displays and rooms filled with specialty gift items seem to permeate and beautify the entire lower level of the Mall. “I don’t just come here to shop, I come for the shopping experience,” commented a customer, “My mother use to bring me here when I was a little girl and she would say that it made her feel like she did when she went shopping with her grandmother. You can’t just rush through Donna’s, one pretty item leads to another and then to a whole room filled with beautiful things you want to spend time looking at. I don’t care how long you spend shopping here or how many times you return, you always see something different.”
Bikers trade helmets for Santa Hats.
The River City supports our troops and lights up for the Holidays
Yellow Ribbons were the theme of this year’s Soldotna Tree lighting celebration, “In addition to our traditional Christmas tree that we light with a star at the top, we have one tree with only yellow lights on it and tonight we added 26 yellow ribbons each with the name of someone from our community who is serving in the military. The community and media has been wonderful in getting the word out and in the last eight days we went from having ten names to 26 names that we are honoring on our Yellow Ribbon Tree. We want everyone serving in the military to know that their home town is behind them and is praying for their safe return,” said Soldotna Mayor David Carey. After distributing all 26 ribbons to volunteers of all sizes, Mayor Carey asked Soldotna Chamber of Commerce intern Nate Gallagher and friends to do the official honors of plugging in the Christmas tree in front of the Central Emergency Services building across from McDonalds. Then the yellow ribbon volunteers, some climbing on shoulders of family or friends tied their ribbons to the Yellow Ribbon Tree.
Emergency Supply Kits ready for Low Income Seniors
Borough Mayor John Williams offered thanks to volunteers and sponsors at a special “Thank You” event last week at the new KPB Emergency Response Center. Through the efforts of the Borough Citizen Corps more than 200 basic emergency supply kits have been assembled for distribution to low income senior citizens, according to Citizen Corps Coordinator, Glenda Landua. Landua who coordinated the local effort says, “The distinction between victim and survivor is that a victim feels he or she is subject to a situation over which they have no control. A survivor on the other hand has regained a sense of control and is able to meet the demands of whatever difficulty confronts them. A victim is passive and dependent on others; a survivor is able to take an active role in efforts to help themselves and their community recover from disaster.”
Outdoors
At the end of my trip to Texas I realized despite being so many miles apart Texas has a few similarities to Alaska mixed in with a bunch of direct opposites. Yes, they are the two biggest states in the United States and while Alaska is the most northern state in the U. S., Texas is one of the most southern states. They both have oil fields including off shore oil producing platforms. Texas generally is known for its hot humid weather while Alaska is known for its cool to arctic weather. It is interesting to note that while we were there a “Blue Norther” came through one night and we just about believed we were back in Alaska. Texas has spiders, snakes, and turtles while Alaska seems to be content just getting along with spiders. Texas has more people in one city then Alaska has in the whole state despite being twice as big as Texas.
Boy who lost belongings shows how to be grateful
I had the honor this year of spending Thanksgiving Day with someone who is very special and a Hero to me. I was reminded that no matter what happens in life there is always something to be grateful for. My heros name is Colton Sterling.
Community dug in to dinner theater
I would like to thank the community theatergoers for supporting out third Annual Mystery Dinner Theater Fundraiser performed by the Kenai Performers and dinner prepared and served by the Kenai Senior Connection.
Teacher on way to Antarctica
Allan Miller, a teacher from Sterling, has arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile, and has started posting updates on the Oden Expedition to McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
Hospital service area considers putting excess money to use
Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area board members are considering a program to provide grants to local nonprofit healthcare organizations out of surplus funds that may become available within the hospital’s budget in healthy fiscal years.
Woman tries to shoot trooper
A Soldotna woman was arrested on an attempted murder charge Saturday after she pointed a loaded pistol at an Alaska State Trooper and pulled the trigger several times, according to troopers.
Council OKs Angler paving
With few exceptions, Angler Drive landowners giving public testimony Wednesday night agreed with the assessment method used by the city of Kenai to determine who pays how much to pave their street.
Project to reduce vehicle-animal highway crashes collars subjects
The second phase of a wildlife mitigation and human safety project has begun with 37 animals 32 moose and five caribou captured and fitted with global positioning system collars.
Hospital looks to update strategy
Central Peninsula General Hospital Board members generally agree their hospital could accomplish more with a plan to improve its strategic plan, or at least the process by which the plan is created and implemented, said Tom Boedeker, the board’s vice president.
Cell tower put on hold
Not unlike many municipalities around the country, Soldotna has found itself at the center of a controversy over the siting of a cell phone tower.
Photo Feature: Lights out
The sun sets behind a cloud hanging above Cook Inlet recently. The weather forecast for the central Kenai Peninsula is calling for cloudy skies through the rest of the week.
Ida Mahle Sigler
Lifelong Alaskan Ida Mahle Sigler died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Heritage Place in Soldotna after an extended illness. She was 84.
Margaret Hodgson
Homer resident Margaret Hodgson died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. She was 81.
Around the Peninsula
Coping with holidays to be discussedSoldotna bridge construction to be discussedPrescription drug benefits to be discussedSpaghetti dinner set to dishHoliday concert set to entertainNikiski dance set to swingFundraisers for cancer victim beginTurkey shoot takes aim
Births
· Cindy and Shawn Lewis of Kenai announce the birth of their son, Austin Connor Lewis, at 8:44 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna.
Peninsula Reflections
Spruce Grove Memorial Park has more known graves than any other cemetery on the Kenai Peninsula.
Peninsula People
Bushon joins Army
Keener plays hoops for George Fox
Lindsay Keener, a 2006 graduate of Kenai Central High School, is a freshman point guard on the George Fox University women’s basketball team. George Fox plays in the Northwest Conference in NCAA Division III and is located in Newberg, Ore.
Area athletes boost UAA cross country
Seven area athletes helped the University of Alaska Anchorage cross country team to a successful season in 2006.
Skyview senior was cut from 8th grade hoops team
Don’t get Skyview volleyball coach Sheila Kupferschmid wrong. She’s not about to complain about ready-made players.
Fowler makes All Star Rodeo Team
Jacob Fowler of Soldotna was chosen to the Wrangler High School All Star Rodeo Team recently. It is the second year Fowler has made the team. | http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/121206/ | 2013-05-18T10:15:58 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Do you have the “luck of the draw” and have skin that’s prone to acne breakouts? Fret no more! There is still something you can do to help prevent unwanted breakouts. Acne is caused by a number of things, including the presence of bacteria and fluctuations in hormones. By trying to control these, we can minimize of acne.
Here are some tips for caring for acne-prone skin:
- Wash your face - twice a day. No more, no less. Washing it too often will strip away the skin’s moisture and leave it dry and dull. Not washing it enough may mean there are makeup residue, excess oil and dirt that remain on the surface of the skin that can cause the appearance of acne. When washing, use warm water and a facial wash that’s specially designed for acne-prone skin. Don’t scrub or rub the skin while washing.
- Keep your hands (and hair) off your face. These may contain excess oil and dirt that may worsen any inflammations and may even cause the breakouts themselves. Keep your hands and hair clean at all times. The same goes for stuff that touches your skin, such as the phone receiver, scarves, headbands or glasses. When you do need to touch your face (i.e. to apply make-up or anti-acne products such as creams and moisturizers), be sure to wash your hands.
- Sleep with a clean face. No matter how tired you are at the end of the day, always make sure that your face is properly cleansed and make-up free before you go to bed. This will prevent makeup particles from clogging your pores.
- Shave with care. Shaving may irritate the skin. When shaving, be sure to prep your skin and soften the hairs with warm soapy water and a shaving cream that’s ideal for acne-prone skin. When using safety razors, be sure that it has a sharp blade. Using a sharp blade will prevent nicks that can add to your acne problem. Don’t try to shave off your pimples – it won’t work and will just worsen the situation.
- Choose non-comodogenic makeup and cosmetics. Some makeup ingredients may clog up pores – non-comodogenic makeup does not contain these ingredients.
- Pop the pimples! It may feel good and satisfying, but it may result in facial scarring, as well as worsened redness and swelling. Popping the pimples may just push down the inflammation further down. If you need to have your pimples treated, visit your dermatologist/skin specialist or only use the Obagi skin care products your doctor prescribed.
- Expose your skin to the sun unnecessarily. Your skin tends to overcompensate for the sun exposure by producing more sebum. Thus, limit your exposure to the sun. Also, some anti-acne solutions may make your skin more susceptible to sun damage. Be sure to wear sunscreen such as Obagi NuDerm Physical UV SPF 32. So, while you’re undergoing acne treatment for your face, say no to tanning!
- Use cosmetics that contain irritants and oil. There are exfoliants, toners and astringents that contain ingredients that irritate your acne-prone skin. Instead, use products that are specially designed for acne-prone skin, such as the products from the Obagi Clenziderm line.
- Use hair-care products that result in greasy/oily hair. The oil in the hair can trickle onto the face and cause pores to clog up.
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Smiley Media Shutting DownWritten by Pace Lattin
October 24, 2012 # 5:37 pm # Industry News, Specials # 3 Comments
Smiley Media, once one of the top lead generating companies in the industry, has announced via a mass email that they are leaving the business. Smiley, which describes itself as an “internet advertising network” that generates “high quality” leads made this announcement to their partners out of nowhere; giving everyone 30 days notice that they were leaving the industry, and that all programs and advertisement would be stopped.
The termination notices were sent first thing in the morning, leaving many people scratching their heads. In the notice, they assured everyone that people would be paid in full, but that the owner was leaving his core lead business behind and would start focusing a “new social discovery site.”
It seems that more than a few people have been laid off from the company, so some people assumed something was going off. In fact, typing in “Smiley Media” in Google, the search suggests “Smiley Media Layoffs” pointing that more than a few people had noticed something going on with the company.
We were unable to reach anyone at the company for comment.
Update: 10/24: Rhonda Allen, a representative from the company told us:
Smiley Media is a global company that operates multiple businesses. This week we notified existing customers that we will exit the co-registration business over the next 30 days and will no longer operate our advertising network. We are focusing our resources on a social discovery site that we think will change the way people connect on the web.
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End of an era.
We worked with them years ago on their co-reg path business. Although they were one of the first, they weren’t innovative at all. I consider them the MySpace of co-reg. Many companies came after them and outperformed them on RPU big-time.
It was great working with them at the time but we had moved on years ago to better places and bigger revenues.
Can’t speak for their “advertising network” though but I presume that’s just the other end of the co-reg (for their advertisers)?
I never got the chance to use Smiley Media. From the look of their path and tracking system, I get what you’re saying. I was able to run the GameTheory path for quite some time and I really like them. I think overall, Silver-Path is the best co-reg path available – I’ve been doing a $1.10+ RPU per month. | http://performinsider.com/2012/10/smiley-media-shutting-down/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:22 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Odessa Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: August 16, 2010
Virginia Cheyenne Earnest pleaded guilty to a lesser charge to avoid two counts of producing child pornography. According to the Odessa American, she'll spend 18 months behind bars in exchange for testimony in another case.
Prosecutors say Earnest made a video of two children in a bathtub acting out sexually back in 2008. They also say she never did anything to try and stop what was happening during the 20 minute taping.
She'll be sentenced on October 26th. | http://permianbasin360.com/fulltext?nxd_id=72085 | 2013-05-18T11:02:21 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote Cartoon
The Road Runner & Wyle Coyote cartoons are a series of Looney Tunes
cartoons created by Chuck Jones for Warner Brothers. exaggerated cartoon slapstick violence.
There is never any dialogue save the Road Runner's "beep-beep"
but the two characters do sometimes communicate by holding up
signs to each other, the audience, or the cartoonist (though both
these rules were broken later). Another key element is that while
Wile E. is the aggressor in this series, he and his hopelessly
futile efforts are the focus of the audience's sympathy as well
as virtually all of the humor. Wile E. seems doomed,
forever to try but never to succeed.
Typically at the start of each episode, during a chase sequence,
the action pauses, to show us the apparent Latin names of Road
Runner (as of Homo sapiens is the Latin name of the human
species), and Wile E. Coyote, usually emphasising the former's
speed, and the latter's hunger. For example, in the episode
Lickety Splat, they have Latin names "Fastius Tasty-us", and
"Apetitius Giganticus". These names changed from episode to
episode.
The Acme Corporation.
The company name was likely chosen for irony (acme means the
highest point, as of achievement or development). The expansion A
Company that Makes Everything is a backronym.
Among the products produced by the Acme Corporation are:
Acme catapults
Acme earthquake pills
Acme rocket sled kits
Acme portable holes
Acme Burmese tiger trap kit
Acme jet-propelled roller skates
Acme super leg vitamins
Like in other cartoons, the Road Runner and the Coyote follow the
laws of cartoon physics. For example,.
Road Runner & Wyle E. Coyote Rules
In his book Chuck Amuck, Chuck Jones explains some of the rules
the artists followed in making the Coyote-Road Runner series:
The Road Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going
"Beep-beep!"
No outside force can harm the Coyote - only his own ineptitude or
the failure of the Acme products.
The Coyote could stop any time - if he were not a fanatic.
No dialogue ever, except "Beep - beep!" The Coyote may, however,
speak to the audience through wooden signs that he holds up..
There was also a tenth and more unofficial rule
The Sympathy of the audience must lie with the Coyote.).
Road Runners and automobiles
The Plymouth Road Runner was a performance model of car produced
by the Plymouth division of Chrysler between 1968 and 1980. An
official licensee of Warner Brothers (paying $50,000 for the
privilege), the Road Runner used the image of the cartoon bird on
the sides.
General Motors used the Road Runner on its marketing campaign in
1985 for its Holden Barina in Australia. Even in 2004, 'Beep beep
Barina' is still known as a catchphrase by many Australians.
This article was derived fully or in part from an article on
Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia.
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May is National Bike Month. Therefore, the Cascade Bicycle Club decided to put on a Commute Challenge for the entire month. Companies sign up a team and each team member has to commit to riding their bike to work at least 5 times in the month. My co-worker, Katie, decided to gauge interest in the office and we got a team of 8 together – Katie, Kathryn, Frances, Allison, Nick, Scott, Nathan and me. I’m such a sucker for these things – like when Katie asked who was interested in doing the 100 push-up challenge and I said yes. Or when Autumn asked if someone was interested in running a half marathon and I said yes. Now this and I said yes… even without owning a bike or a helmet or a bike lock or really not having ridden a bike in over a year.
In an effort to solve this aforementioned problem, I scoured Craigslist and hit up Recycled Cycles, but didn’t find anything that was in my price range or it just was not the right bike. On one of my trips home, I stopped by Fred Meyer with my mom and I found one! They said they had a couple at the Ballard store, so I decided I would pick it up that next week – so exciting!
So one drizzly Monday evening, after an advisor’s meeting, I head on over to FM for my bike. After searching the store, I finally find the bikes locked up in the garden department due to a remodel. I find a salesperson to unlock them and he was looking at me pretty weird. I could just hear his thoughts, “What the hell is this lady doing buying a bike after 10pm on a Monday night?” I could just feel the judgment, but it didn’t end there. I went to check out and the cashier lady actually said that this was one of the more interesting late night purchases she’s ever had. I told her about my challenge and she was like, “You signed up for this without owning a bike?!” Affirmative.
Then I joyfully leave the store, bike, lock and helmet in tow. I get to my car and attempt to put the seats down… more attempting. Nada. Looks like I don’t know how to do this. I even ask these 3 high school boys to help me out and they are like in my trunk and backseat and they can’t even do it. So I realize what has to happen: I have to ride my bike home.
This would seem to be an easy feat since I live pretty close to the store, but I was in my dress pants, high heels and a coat. Not typical riding attire. ‘Oh well, I’m tough,’ I think. I hide my purse, get my keys and strap on the helmet. Oh wait, there’s a large cardboard extension (to hang it on the display), almost like an oversized visor, attached to the helmet. It’s ok, I’ll rip it off. OR NOT! It’s pretty much childproof and I don’t have a knife with me. So, I figure it’s not a big deal and put it on anyway. I look good.
So I’m cruising through the parking lot with my heels, pimped out helmet and tags hanging from my bike – laughing the whole way just thinking of what I must look like. People probably thought I was: a. Crazy, b. Drunk, c. Clepto, or d. All of the above. Then all of a sudden, my chain falls off and I start slowing down quickly. Crap. So I try to take my feet off the pedals, but I find that my heels are stuck in them! I’m about to accept fate that I’m going to fall over when I decide to take my foot out of my heel, onto the cold, dirty, wet pavement. Gross, but I survive. I fix my chain while getting disgustingly greasy and managing to even get some on my face, then finish the ride home. Bring my bike in my apartment and start on the walk back to my car. I surprisingly make it to my car unscathed; I thought for sure I would be mugged or something after the whole ordeal. And that’s the story of my bike purchase.
Since then, I’ve grown to like my bike after having a rocky start to our relationship. I’ve been riding to work and it’s actually pretty fun! I get a little energy from it, feel a little “green,” and I’m saving money on gas (minimal, but some). Today it was Starbucks Bike to Work Day, so they have a bunch of “commute stations” with free swag set up across the city – one along my ride at the Fremont Bridge. I felt like a badass next to all of these hardcore bikers because they have no idea that I’m a novice in comparison… well, until we get back on the road and they speed past me. At least I try.
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No passport? Get a sched and head to the mall
Metro Manila residents may shop and dine while queuing for passports as the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) opens its new consular office at SM Megamall.
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- DFA to assist female OFWs removed from Saudi property in Virginia | http://ph.news.yahoo.com/no-passport--get-a-sched-and-head-to-the-mall.html | 2013-05-18T10:40:50 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Filed underCollege Football, Heard On, Sports
By Matt Leon
NEWARK, Del. (CBS) — The Delaware Blue Hens will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season on Saturday as they host Maine in Colonial Athletic Association action.
Delaware fell at New Hampshire last Saturday 34-14. The Blue Hens actually led 7-0 at the break, but it was all Wildcats over the final 30 minutes.
Delaware head coach K.C. Keeler says they missed opportunities to take control of the game early and they were also a little limited because starting quarterback Trent Hurley is battling through a foot sprain. Keeler talks about his status going forward.
“I think we’ve been smart this week in terms of limiting his snaps,” Keeler tells KYW Newsradio. “Critical game for us this week because we do have a bye week next week. So if we can find a way to survive this contest against Maine, the actual plan is to put him in a cast right after the game and shut him down for a week and then hopefully get him back closer to 100 percent for the rest of the season.”
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Maine is coming off a 35-14 loss at home to Villanova, which dropped them to 1-3.
“They are a little bit in transition, six new starters on defense, but the defense plays really hard. A little light up front, but they are physical kids,” Keeler says of Maine. “Offensively, I think they are a little surprised they haven’t played better. They have about eight or nine starters back on the offensive side of the ball. Four of their five offensive lineman are back. New quarterback (Marcus Wasilewski) who really opened it up as the game went on against Villanova and actually threw for (409) yards. They had a little trouble running the football against Villanova (just 11 yards), but were very effective at throwing the ball.”
Last season Delaware traveled up to Orono and lost to Maine 31-17.
The Blue Hens and the Black Bears will kick-off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
You can follow Matt on Twitter @mattleonkyw. | http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/10/05/delaware-looks-to-rebound-vs-maine/ | 2013-05-18T10:15:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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By Luke Field
Sometimes you just have to get away. Philadelphia’s public transportation system does an adequate job navigating the city, but it really shines when you want to explore the surrounding areas. Here are several options to help you escape the hustle and bustle of city life or to enjoy some of the treasures outside of Center City.
Warminster Regional Rail Line
Get on at 30th Street, Suburban, or Market East Stations
Price: Weekday: $12.25 round-trip; Weekend & Evening: $9.50 round-trip
Schedule Information
The Warminster Line takes you on a quick trip through North Philadelphia and into the northwest suburbs. Along the way, watch for all the different types of neighborhoods you’ll see, a transformation from city to suburb. Hop off at the Willow Grove station and visit the historic Willow Grove Mall, complete with a working carousel. Go one stop further to Hatboro and stroll along their Main Street area. Take in some thrift store shopping and stop in at Burdick’s for an old-time fountain soda.
#15 Trolley To The Philadelphia Zoo
Get on at any Girard and Front or Girard and Broad
Price: $4.00 or two tokens round-trip; Zoo admission: $18 adult, $15 children
Zoo hours: Mar 1st-Oct 31st, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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While still technically within the city limits, The Philadelphia Zoo feels like another world. The #15 trolley stops right at the Zoo gates, making it the easiest way to get there. From Center City, hop on the Broad Street or Market Frankford Subway to Girard to make the easy transfer to the #15. The Zoo is a great outing for family or friends, but it can be expensive. A suggestion: pack a lunch to avoid the high food costs then picnic with the peacocks by the big fountain.
Norristown Regional Rail to Manayunk
Get on at Suburban Station
Price: Weekday: $8.75 round-trip; Weekend & Evening: $7.00 round-trip
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Just twenty minutes from Center City, Manayunk is party central. It is an attractive place for young professionals and families to live, and as a result, has become full of hot restaurants, bars, and shops. You can spend a whole day walking the streets and window shopping. Or plan a night out at a high-class restaurant in the area. Best news of all: the last train on the weekend comes back to the city at 1:59 a.m., giving you plenty of time to enjoy Manayunk’s robust nightlife.
Chestnut Hill East Regional Rail
Get on at Suburban Station
Price: Weekday: $8.75 round-trip; Weekend & Evening: $7.00 round-trip
Schedule Information
Chestnut Hill Information
Similar to Manayunk, Chestnut Hill provides a different city feel from the Center City craziness. Centered on the cobblestoned Germantown Avenue, Chestnut Hill offers a lot of shopping and dining options in a quaint neighborhood setting. There are also many community events peppered throughout the year. Keep your eyes peeled for the Fall for the Arts Festival on October 9th.
NJ Transit to Atlantic City
Get on at 30th Street Station
Price: $20 round-trip
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Sometimes you’ve got to get really far away. The train to Atlantic City is just 95 minutes and avoids all the traffic involved with driving to the shore. Atlantic City has a free beach, fine dining, and more crazy people than the local sanitarium, making it ideal for people watching. It’s close enough to be a very nice day trip with friends, too.
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CHICAGO -- White Sox announcer Ken "Hawk" Harrelson was reprimanded by Commissioner Bud Selig and White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf for his outburst at umpire Mark Wegner during Wednesday's game at Tropicana Field.
"I'm going to do everything in my power not to let it happen again," said Harrelson, standing in the White Sox dugout and addressing the media prior to Friday's series opener with the Mariners. "But who can say. I've snapped before, you know."
The venerable and colorful television play-by-play man can't make any guarantees, even after the fallout from his emotional outburst aimed at Wegner.
During his 28 years in the White Sox television booth, Harrelson has found more than a few moments of disagreement with the men in blue. But nothing can really compare to his disagreement with Wegner, who tossed Jose Quintana after the rookie southpaw threw a pitch behind Rays infiedler Ben Zobrist with two outs and nobody on base in the fourth inning. Quintana simply said he was crossed up on what pitch to throw to Pierzynski, but Wegner disagreed.
Just two innings earlier, White Sox catcher A.J..
While appearing on a Chicago morning radio show Thursday, Hawk claimed that he meant what he said and said what he meant. His tune changed a little bit after hearing from Selig and Reinsdorf later in the day.
"I didn't talk to the Commissioner. The Commissioner talked to me. I didn't talk with Jerry. Jerry talked with me," Harrelson said. "As you all know, I'm not afraid of many things. But if it had been a fight, they would have called it in the first round.
"The only thing I can tell you is that I know that Bud is the boss and Jerry is the boss. Let's put it that way. It's one of those situations that if I can tell you right now it won't happen again, I mean it. But I couldn't guarantee it."
Brooks Boyer, the White Sox senior vice president of sales and marketing who also oversees the broadcasters, talked with Harrelson and believes this incident will pass, with Harrelson having talked to all the necessary parties.
The outburst hasn't changed the White Sox opinion of a valued member of their family, and they don't expect him to change his highly supportive broadcasting style.
"He's not going to change, but I think he's going to be very aware of what his type of reaction ultimately can create," Boyer said. "He'll tone down the emotional outburst.
"Hawk was absolutely receptive to what was said, 100 percent professional with everybody and he totally understands it. He also understands he's an important part of baseball and this town, and obviously when you have something happen, the emotional outburst that he has, it garners national attention."
Most of the White Sox pleaded the fifth when asked about Harrelson's rant, saying they hadn't really heard it. Paul Konerko, who has been around Harrelson longer than any player on the team, believes the broadcaster's unique style comes from his unique announcing hybrid.
"Most of the time, it's the play-by-play guy and the color guy. Hawk's kind of both," Konerko said. "He's going to say what's on his mind usually, and that's that. Obviously as players, we find a lot of his stuff comical. It's good stuff to keep us occupied."
"Really, he's an emotional guy and passionate about the White Sox," Boyer said. "In a world where there's so many broadcasters that want to be right down the middle, it's scary to think that Hawk is a bit of a throwback of that guy that you know he's as passionate as you are when you are watching the broadcast."
All of this passion might be toned down, although Harrelson said he would quit before he would change completely.
"You guys have watched the games and see how much I've been complimentary to the umpires this year," Harrelson said. "When he threw the kid out the other day, I snapped. It was just one of those things. It's out there, and I said it and I'm done talking about it."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. | http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120601&content_id=32601478&vkey=news_cws&c_id=cws | 2013-05-18T10:22:39 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Modern and Contemporary Art
War
1939
David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican, 1896 - 1974
Duco on two panels48 5/8 x 63 7/8 x 1 1/2 inches (123.5 x 162.2 x 3.8 cm)
Currently not on view
1945-84-1a,b
Siqueiros's life was equally devoted to painting and radical politics. The artist took up arms in 1936 to fight for the republican army in the Spanish Civil War, the conflict that spurred him to paint War when he returned to Mexico in 1939. Through his involvement in the mural movement in Mexico, Los Angeles, and New York, he not only gave public expression to his political ideals but also was led to experiment with new materials and formats that profoundly influenced all of his work, including panel paintings such as War. It is one of eleven works realized in duco paint, or synthetic lacquer,
exhibited in Siqueiros's first solo exhibition in New York at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in 1940.
War combines the compressed distortions and ambiguities of Cubist space with a depiction of a monumental, heroic nude body. Using anatomy and musculature as well as shadow and light, the artist has crafted an image of anguish with the female
body representing a nation in ruins, inflamed by conflict, and shattered by suffering. The figure, stretched across two compact panels, is shown lying on a red carpet with rivulets and ridges evoking a river of blood. Her calves, toes, shoulders, and right hand are taut and contorted with pain that flows from her flayed left forearm and hand. Represented in deadly gray, the arm is open to the bone, where the picture surface reveals heavily
built-up paint layers and raw board. The texture, created from layers of gesso as well as duco paint and enamel spray paint, reinforces the materiality of the massive body. Molten red and creamy white colors suffuse the painting with sizzling energy. The artist's highly sculptural rendering of the subject imbues this portable picture with a mural-like power. Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (2000), p. 92. | http://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/49967.html?mulR=31696%7C11 | 2013-05-18T11:04:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/30/10
The 8th grade Ridley Youth Lacrosse team traveled to in late July to play in the first annual California Lacrosse Classic in Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County.
The tournament Saturday at Radnor.
It was important to Chuck Dotson, the tournament director, to have a Ridley team at the inaugural tournament, since HEADstrong founder and the late Nick Collelouri started playing lacrosse for the Ridley Youth Squad. With a great deal of planning and fundraising by parents and monetary help from local businesses, the boys’ trip became a reality.
The Ridley squad was the only town based team in the tournament, which was made-up primarily of all star or club lacrosse teams. Ridley played teams from Washington State and California and finished the pool play seeded seventh out of 16 teams with a 2-2 record.
Ridley made the “A” bracket playoffs, but lost in the playoffs to the eventual tournament runner up, Pacific Cascade, a Seattle based club lacrosse team by a score of 6-4.
The tourney featured featuring more than 25 of the top middle-school and younger club lacrosse teams from Southern California, Arizona, Utah, Washington and Northern California.
Nick Colleluori died four years ago due to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after a lengthy battle. He was a student-athlete at Hofstra University. Nick’s parents and brothers Daniel and Michael were on hand to meet all the players and teams.
Team Relentless beat Pacific Cascade Clash (Seattle), 13-6, in the championship game.
Overall, the trip was a great success for Ridley, as the boys got to play top lacrosse teams for a great cause at a beautiful site. The tournament facility was first class, playing at an equestrian facility in San Juan Capistrano. The players enjoyed playing beach volleyball in Dana Point or visiting Laguna Beach and San Clemente, which were just miles down the road.
The team was made-up by kneeling (L to R): Connor Flynn, Matt Borchert, Mike McGugan, Jimmy Stillwell, Andrew Kelly, Brian Burke, Steven Dever, Kevin Kelly, Nick Hill, and Chris Bruton. Standing is Dan Insalaco, Steve Nasella, Matt Saucelein, Colin Bosak, Brian Sinex, John Saunders, Ben Kellet, Louie Harrison, and Johnny Yentch. The team was coached by Matt Flynn.
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Wayland please.
Phoronix: Interesting Discussions For Ubuntu 12.10 Summit
There's just a little more than one week until the Ubuntu Developer Summit for Ubuntu 12.10 will be happening in Oakland, California. Here's what appears to be some of the most interesting technical sessions to be happening for this Canonical-sponsored summit...
Wayland please.
External links! Thank you :-)
This surprises me - I didn't think they were planning on using Wayland in any serious capacity yet.This surprises me - I didn't think they were planning on using Wayland in any serious capacity yet.A change I'd like to make for 12.10 is to use a compositor to control
video from boot to shutdown.
...
The technology used will probably be Wayland, and in some ways this
change is to implement the Wayland Tech Preview that was proposed for
Precise [1].
"system compositor":
"- We can have smooth transitions from the splash screen to the greeter to the session and back again"
"- We don't use VT switching anymore which has been shown to be problematic"
...
Wasn't KMS going to give us those already? Why does this get rehashed every time as if it is _not_ hardware and/or driver bug?
Very imaginative guys, looking forwards to it being brainlessly reused next time round.
in my opinion i think they are waiting for wayland since i kinda feel would be hellish to do in X11 and since wayland only need a very minimal set requirements i think it can start very early in the boot process and start handling the texture and the composite of the textures so when the final boot times comes weston will have pretty much all needed to switch the transition and blend from bootsplash to your //whatever//DM
Why is the effect, in the end, different from handing over from one process to another without changing anything, apart from the FB address, to the set mode? I do not see that.
Secondly, why should we lose switching to console?
Do note, I am working on the android hwcomposer at this very moment, and i am very acutely aware of how fun it is when no error recovery is possible, no log is kept on disk, and networking is not brought up without the full UI being up.
Edit: It is the usual work of those who never worked with hw and have never been near drivers or lower level infrastructure. For more on that same type of stupidity, check this:
Last edited by libv; 04-30-2012 at 10:21 AM.
for a more big boy distro i would reccomend you gentoo/sabayon/fedora/slackware/arch/opensuse/etc, especially gentoo since you can control all your packages from the sources/compiler.
plymouth and kms/ttm(using FOSS drivers ONLY if you installed fglrx or nvidia good luck) handle the initial boot process perfectly already (like i said 10.04 is ancient) the only problem left is the X11 part of the boot but once wayland get here i think is a lot easier to implement a perfect boot process with nice animations and stuff since should be trivial for wayland to take control of the kms frambuffer and wayland do not require root access to do it.
btw plymouth go back to console if you hit ESC so you can check all the stuff you need and non ubuntu distro don't hide grub at boot and if you wanna full dmesg like debug just edit grub.cfg and / remove quiet and splash update-grub / voila | http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?70645-Interesting-Discussions-For-Ubuntu-12-10-Summit&p=260912 | 2013-05-18T10:42:20 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Vineland Senior Prom 1
Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:00 PM
Vineland's Senior Prom was held on Thursday May 31, 20 12 at the Centerton Country Club. (Staff Photo by Cathy Cramer/The News of Cumberland County)
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Mobile Computer Lab introduced
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:48 PM
Issachar Nichols with the Housing Authority of New Orleans chats with a resident of the Guste High Rise where he helped introduce HANO's new mobile van that will transport on a coordinated schedule 16 laptops across the city to public housing residents. He spoke to the residents on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. (Photo by Chris Granger, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) | http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2013/02/mobile_computer_lab_introduced_3.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:48 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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This demo allows you to enter complaint records for products you are supporting.
You can perform a search in the both the EDIT/NEW record forms for the product the
customer is complaining about.
This feature is available since 3.1.
This demo show to create complaint records, retrieving the product id using a
search form built into the NEW/EDIT record form. This is particularly useful when we have a 100,000
product table and we don't want to pull every product record in a normal lookup, but allow
the user to enter the first few characters of the product name, then we perform a search.
The two key properties are:
$lens->lookupLens =
'PRODUCTID^#select productid,productname from products where productid={productid} ';
The lookupLens is used to perform the mapping between product and productid. We use
a hot-update, instead of a regular lookup because we only want to retrieve the
required records based on some search criteria, and not pull down 100,000 product records.
Hot-updates begin with a #, and matched with the complaint record's {productid}.
$lens->searchInEditNew =
"PRODUCTID^select concat('Product: ',productname),productname,productid
from products where productname like '{#}%'^>1";
There are two modes for searchInEditNew.
The simpler first one is discussed in ex919. This example is when the search field is also
a lookup, so we need to define a hot update lookupLens. This is because we don't want to display the
productid in the search field, but the product name.
Now the searchInEditNew uses a
SELECT SQL that retrieves 3 fields, the first being the text to display in the
popup, the 2nd is the text to display after the popup item is selected,
and the 3rd is what we actually store into the database record. The {#} is substituted with what the user
entered in the input field.
And the ^>1 at the end of the searchInEditNew means the user must enter at least 1
character to perform a search. Also note that for this type of searchInEditNew, the field must be
a mustFill field.
Lastly, this example has the details being displayed below the grid, using $lens->showRecNo = 5; | http://phplens.com/lens/ex/ex920.php?lens_no_ex920=6&p=33533&LeNs | 2013-05-18T10:22:28 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Forgive me, but I do not really believe that this is a scandal of any proportion. Is it therefore newsworthy that BBC Scotland have responded to the FOI request made in July by The Herald, and have now handed over details of expenses claims made by employees of BBC Scotland? The expenses claimed over the […] | http://phyllisstephen.com/tag/mps-expenses/ | 2013-05-18T11:03:26 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
"Angry Birds", the most-downloaded mobile app of 2011, was catapulted to the world of Facebook on Tuesday in a bid by its Finnish maker Rovio to get one billion people playing the addictive game.
True to the game's quirky theme, a bird flung at a pig on a giant screen marked its official Facebook launch in Jakarta, the world's most Facebook-connected city.
The company's strategy is for the game -- which is already wildly popular as an app on many smartphones and tablet computers across multiple platforms -- to be available "on all screens and screen sizes", Rovio Asia senior vice president Henri Holm told AFP.
Scores of fans attended the Valentine's Day launch in Jakarta, many of them clicking photographs on their smartphones.
In the game, players fling colourful and grumpy wingless birds from a slingshot into smarmy egg-stealing pigs.
It has been downloaded more than 700 million times since its launch in 2009 and the birds have become a global phenomenon, featuring on a huge array of merchandise and in popular culture.
The number of players is likely to surpass one billion with Rovio now offering a new version of the game with more levels and interactive features to around 845 million Facebook users.
Rovio does not disclose how many Angry Birds apps have been downloaded in Indonesia. But the country's love for the game is obvious in the ubiquitous paraphernalia in malls, from Angry Birds mobile phone covers to baby jumpsuits.
"Facebook has more that 800 million users, so we're confident we can get one billion people playing soon," said Holm, donning a red Angry Birds hoodie.
The new app allows players to compete with their Facebook friends for high scores, send gifts to friends and achieve more precise and powerful targeting by purchasing new "power-ups".
Rovio has in recent months focused on growing its line of merchandise, Holm said.
On display at the launch, before an all-girl band crooning tunes, were Angry Birds pencil cases, lunch boxes, T-shirts and stuffed toys, as well as cookbooks and wristwatches.
"There are launch events in other cities, like Mumbai and Bangkok, but the official launch is in Jakarta as the Facebook capital of the world," Holm said. the site's third-biggest user base after the United States with 155.7 million and India, which just surpasses Indonesia with 43.5 million users.
Rovio is not alone in recognising the market potential of Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation and Southeast Asia's largest and fastest growing major economy.
Internet giant Yahoo! set up an office in Indonesia in 2009, and popular social networking and e-commerce site Multiply says it plans to move its headquarters from Florida to Jakarta.
Rovio was a little-known company before its Angry Birds took flight.
It had previously launched 50 games with successes including mobile versions of "Burnout" and "Need For Speed".
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Researchers from the Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (CNRS/École Polytechnique).
The light emitted by all the objects in the Universe (stars, galaxies, etc) ever since its birth fills intergalactic space with an 'ocean' of photons known as the 'diffuse extragalactic background light'. The ambient luminosity of our own Galaxy makes it impossible to directly measure this fossil record of the light emitted in the Universe. To get around this problem, astrophysicists make use of gamma rays (whose energy is more than 500 billion times greater than that of visible light), which provide an alternative, indirect method of measuring this light.
A beam of gamma rays emitted by a distant galaxy located several hundred million light years away is attenuated on its way to Earth due to interactions with diffuse light. More specifically, when a gamma-ray photon enters into contact with a diffuse photon it may 'disappear', giving rise to an electron and its antiparticle, a positron, which reduces the intensity of the beam. The thicker the fog of diffuse photons, the greater the attenuation, and the smaller the size of the Universe observable in gamma rays. Finally, absorption by the Earth's atmosphere of the remaining radiation gives rise to a shower of subatomic particles, which generates a flash of light that can be detected from the ground by, which are several billion light years away. By using HESS to measure the gamma-ray spectra emitted by relatively close blazars, they evaluated the effect of the interaction of highly energetic gamma rays with the diffuse extragalactic background light within a sphere of a three billion light year radius. The Fermi-LAT collaboration did the same for the more distant Universe, from 5 to 10 billion light years away. These measurements made it possible to estimate, for the first time with a precision of around 20%, the intensity of the starlight contained within the Universe at wavelengths ranging from the near infrared to the ultraviolet, including visible wavelengths.
A better understanding of this diffuse light, which acts as a record of the Luminous Universe, provides information about the first stars, shedding light on their formation and on the evolution of galaxies. This new data could be incorporated into certain cosmological models to better describe the rate and processes of star formation since the birth of the Universe. These findings can also be used to define the size of the Universe observable in gamma rays, and open up the possibility of studying the signatures of more fundamental mechanisms related to intergalactic magnetic fields, as well as exotic physical phenomena.
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Fermi telescope measures cosmic 'fog' produced by ancient starlight
More information: Measurement of the extragalactic background light imprint on the spectra of the brightest blazars observed with H.E.S.S.. Collaboration HESS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, on line 16 January 2013.
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Unconscious racial attitudes playing large role in 2012 presidential voteMay 7th, 2012 in Other Sciences / Social Sciences a study done just prior to the 2008 presidential election, Greenwald and colleagues found that race attitudes played a role in predicting votes for the Republican candidate John McCain.
The 2012 data, collected from nearly 15,000 voters, show that race was again a significant factor in candidate preferences.
In an online survey, also measured unconscious race attitude using the Implicit Association Test, a tool he developed more than a decade ago to gauge thoughts that people don't realize they have. Different variations of the test measure implicit attitudes about race, gender, sexuality, ethnicities and other topics..
"The study's findings raise an interesting question: After nearly four years of having an African-American president in the White House, why do race attitudes continue to have a role in electoral politics?" Greenwald said.
He suspects that Obama's power as president in 2012, compared with his lesser status as candidate in 2008, may have "brought out race-based antagonism that had less reason to be activated in 2008."
Another possibility is that Republican candidates' assertions that their most important goal is to remove Obama from the presidency "may have strong appeal to those who have latent racial motivation," Greenwald said.
Greenwald and his research team will continue to collect people's attitudes about the 2012 presidential candidates as part of their Decision 2012 IAT study. Now that Mitt Romney has emerged as the presumptive Republican nominee, the researchers are modifying their survey to focus on voters' comparisons of Romney with Obama.
More information: They plan to post summaries of the data each month until the November election. Anyone can take the test online: implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/featuredtask.html
Provided by University of Washington
"Unconscious racial attitudes playing large role in 2012 presidential vote." May 7th, 2012. | http://phys.org/print255613339.html | 2013-05-18T10:22:19 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Amen :)
i love this, and i definitely had similar situations after graduating from college. i had just recently gotten married and none of us having a job it was so stressful just living day to day not knowing what to eat or the whole uncertainty of finding a job. but lately i have done so much praying and i have found that so many of our questions and concerns have been answered. i also was well aware that those things were not answered until i was willing to truly believe that everything will be okay and that we'll find something soon; knowing that the right thing for us would come along. and sure enough it did.
thank you for the lovely reminder :)
xo TJ
Very true and very great that you put this out there. People don't put their trust in Him enough.
--Mila
Such a lovely, lovely post. Its so nerve-racking (& exciting!) to think that its almost time for me to go off to college. I'm so afraid of not knowing what major to choose, not being successful at what I end up choosing, and then not being able to choose... Ahhh! Then I just remember though that some things are just out of my control, and I need to just let life happen and not stress it.
beautiful inspiration.
happiness...
dannelle@nestenterprises
Thank you. I needed that this morning.
Thanks. I really needed that. xo XD
Very encouraging. I can relate to this. I just started my freshman year of college, am working on getting my first book published, started expanding my DIY blog. Add family, friends, the guy, and every other responsibility...stress comes naturally. But, I know God has not called us to simply survive, but to thrive. He wants us to live life walking in His everlasting promises. Life could be so much happier if we would just cast our cares on Him and allow Him to be God and take the lead.
It's neat to see that another sister in Christ has the same thoughts!
God bless and keep up the good work!
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Last night, I witnessed the Mayor of Los Angeles preside over a fraudulent vote held three times in succession, and passed even though it was resoundingly voted down.
The negative push from the delegates underscores the radical flavor that permeates the democratic party.
Im a proud Independent and not impressed.
My family and I were registered Republicans but Mitt Romney is a pathological lier and as evil as Bush. I am proud to say we will be all voting for President Obama.
Thank you, J. Goodyear! Romney was on Fux Noise yesterday doubling down on the LIE that Obama has eliminated the work requirement for welfare recipients. He knows that's a lie and keeps repeating it. These people are shameless–not fit to run a lemonade stand, much less the country. Their entire m.o. is just to LIE and keep REPEATING LIES. The press is also generally worthless, because these LIARS are NOT being called out on their LIES. I'm so grateful that at least one other person can see this.
One feels proud to be an American when you hear President Clinton and President Obama speak. With all the that is going on in the world you know men like these made America what it was.
As an independent I am voting for President Obama.
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The whole day was far from that in 2004. The Steelers celebrated Keisel’s birthday in Baltimore that year with a 30-13 loss.
Of course, they didn’t lose again until the AFC Championship game, and no one would be surprised to see the Steelers playing that deep into the post-season six years later.
Playing without suspended quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers are being led by a defense that might be more talented than the championship defenses of the 2005 and 2008 seasons.
Of course, none of the veterans will consider making any comparisons after only two games.
“That’s the mindset we have to have around here,” Keisel said. “We don’t want to pat ourselves on the back. We know the caliber of defense we have in here, regardless of what anyone outside this locker room says. We’re going to come to work every week and prepare to be the best defense in the league. As long as we can stick with that mindset, and not get too high or too low, we should finish strong.”
Keisel said the defense was motivated by the trash-talking they heard from the Titans two years ago when the Steelers lost in Nashville.
Keisel was asked why the Steelers don’t talk and showboat after big defensive plays, per the fashion of the day.
“I think it’s LeBeau,” he said of defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. “It comes down from the leadership of coach LeBeau and what he expects from us and what he wants us to look like out there. No one wants to let that man down. No one wants to act like they’re more important than the rest of us. I think it stems from him and the leadership he brings to us. We’re lucky to have a guy like him in front of our meeting room every day.”
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Following a loss to Youngstown State of the FCS to open the 2012 campaign, the Pittsburgh Panthers slipped farther into their early season hole after a one-sided loss to Cincinnati on Thursday night, 34-10.
Pitt never really made the game a contest, as they fell behind to the Bearcats early while surrendering big plays and coughing up turnovers in the process.
Things are only getting worse, writes SB Nation's Pitt blog, Cardiac Hill:
There's not even a good place to start and how a team that's been at least mediocre the past two seasons can completely sink to the depths of possibly one of the worst teams in the FBS is beyond me.
Over at ESPN's Big East Blog, Matt Fortuna writes that head coach Paul Chryst's tenure is certainly off to a bleak start:.
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The Case for SWAT Teams
Few LEOs have in their ranks officers with the experience and knowledge necessary to properly train a SWAT team, which includes not only the function of the entire team, but the specialized individual skills necessary for each operator. This means that outside instructors must either be brought in, often, to instruct the team, or that the entire team must be sent to facilities where instruction can be obtained. In either case, this is a very expensive proposition — again, not only for the high dollar costs involved, but the time that officers will be away from their duties. There are some federal agencies who offer such training on-site at low or no cost, but even without a large cash outlay, substantial other costs are involved, and such trainers cannot return over and over again as often as necessary to ensure proper continuing proficiency.
One of the largest expenses is ammunition. A thousand rounds of .223 rifle ammunition commonly costs, even with police discount pricing, $300 or more, and handgun ammunition is only slightly less expensive. Match quality rifle ammunition for marksmen is amazingly expensive. The problem is that a properly trained and maintained SWAT team can — and should — go through far more ammunition than the rest of the LEO combined. A 100 man LEO might shoot 5,000 rounds a year in qualifying its officers. A 20 man SWAT team can easily shoot that much in a single day of training if for no other reason than that their minimum qualification standards must be much higher and more exacting than those required of a regular police force.
Why is all of this necessary? Because SWAT teams, if properly chosen and trained, are expected to be smarter, faster, stronger, and much more capable of exercising rapid and correct judgment under pressure than the average officer. They don’t exist to routinely produce overwhelming volumes of fire. They do not expect — or hope — to shoot someone whenever they are called out. In fact, real professionals consider having to shoot a failure. They know that sometimes they will have no choice. When they do have to use deadly force, they are expected to use it only when absolutely necessary, and with cool precision, absolute accuracy, and immediate effect. In a situation where an average officer might have no option but to shoot, a SWAT operator is expected to be able to take the extra fractions of a second necessary to consider other options before shooting. They are expected, through experience, planning, and superior execution, to turn every situation to their tactical advantage to absolutely minimize the danger to the public in any situation. Again, this is not always possible, but a properly trained SWAT team will experience far fewer such situations than an under-trained team, or a patrol force. The best and most dangerous — to the bad guys — SWAT weapon is always the flexible brains of the operators.
And therein is another significant problem. SWAT teams are prestige builders for a LEO, not only for the administrators, but for officers. In police work, the only way to significantly increase one’s income and prestige is to gain rank, to more and more move away from actual police work into supervision and administration.
There are several alternate routes to prestige and somewhat greater pay, such as becoming a detective, but SWAT assignment is an enormous and shiny prestige badge — even if there is no additional stipend, which is the case in many agencies. Well-meaning administrators, looking for ways to build and maintain morale, might consider establishing a SWAT team, often without truly considering the real costs. And once a team is established, properly trained or not, there is enormous institutional and political pressure to keep it and use it. Politicians who are funding a team may demand to know why it’s not being used more often without really understanding why such a team exists and under what circumstances it should be used.
One way to better manage costs is to establish multi-LEO teams, taking officers from each LEO. In the Guerena shooting, the team was apparently comprised of officers from four separate LEOs. This can reduce the overall costs to each agency, but usually causes many other problems. Who will command the team? Who will have the most prestigious assignments? Who will get the best equipment? How will the schedules of multiple LEOs be reconciled for training? Whose use of force policies and procedures will prevail? How will costs be split when lawsuits are filed? How will officers be chosen for the team? Who is responsible for discipline? These and many more issues can prevent a team from functioning properly and can even tear it apart.
So long as SWAT teams can break into people’s homes and kill them based on suspicions, we no longer live in a free country.
Which is an excellent argument against the issue of “no knock” warrants. Without them SWATs doing as you describe are in deep doo doo.
Five years ago my next door neighbors had a meth lab and a small number of customers. My neighbors and I continually called the police about it but nothing was done. The neighbors went broke – drugs aren’t THAT profitable – and sold the house to a young professional couple.
About a year later I was leaving my house at night to pick up my son at his Cub Scout meeting when I heard an “Excuse me!” A figure all in black was approaching me. I was momentarily concerned but I then saw her badge via the streetlight. I looked up at the neighbor’s house and saw other figures in black around the house. Didn’t see any AR-15s.
I was asked about the drug dealers, in a way that told me the police still thought they were living there. I started laughing, but was polite enough to stop and not tell the officer why. I explained that the dealers were no longer there. I was asked if I knew where they moved and I said no, but the new owners might.
It was obvious that the officer’s caution and my chance exit from my house likely saved an innocent family (they had a baby by then) from being victimized by a no-knock police entry.
Another reason why these entries need to stop.
First they came for the suspected drug users, and I did nothing because I am not a drug user. Then they came for the student loan defaulters, and I was current on my student loans, so I did nothing. Then . . .
Good article. You’ve answered at least the first question to pop into my head whenever I read about a SWAT raid gone wrong: “What was SWAT doing there in the first place?” LEOs seem to use tactical teams for everything now. The reasons you provide make sense.
One thing I’m not sure about, though. Most of the phoney-baloney excuses these officers and department give for busting down doors, terrorizing innocent people, and shooting dogs seem to be along the lines of “We didn’t know what to expect” or “We were afraid for our safety.” Regarding the first excuse, I thought police were supposed investigate suspects BEFORE attempting to arrest them. One would think that experienced detectives could “detect” whether a suspects is likely to be armed and/or violent.
Regarding the second excuse – are police really so afraid and risk-averse that they feel the need to “go in heavy” in every situation, just in case? “You never know what you’ll run into” is a poor justification. And if they’re really that concerned about what they’ll run into, see previous paragraph.
Is it really that dangerous out there? Are cops really that scared? I’d like to know.
“Is it really that dangerous out there? Are cops really that scared? I’d like to know.”
My impression of the average LEO, never mind the average adrenaline hopped up SWAT jockey, is that if ending the life of an innocent means they are sure they get to go home–they’ll empty the magazine every time. What SWAT really seems to be about, this poster’s apologies about what it should be notwithstanding, is the attitude that the trigger will get pulled first and at the earliest opportunity, until the slide locks back the last time, and questions will be asked after the presumed perp is cooling off if ever.
The answers never seem to almost never include the answer, the LEOS screwed up, and someone among needs to go to prison.
It is possible the grandmother that was ventilated on the pretext of a fraudulent warrant in Atlanta shows how grotesquely thuggish SWAT needs to be before they face even vaguely appropriate censure.
Yes, there is a bit of that “me vs. them” in SWAT culture. But more of the problem lies with vastly unqualified leadership and extremely poor mission selection, IMO. When an officer gains rank he/she goes through a mindset change that completely alters their enforcement persona, and they are no longer capable of making citizen-neutral public safety decisions. Everything is measured against perceived politics. Everything.
“It’s a difficult time to defend SWAT teams.”
That would be because they are ludicrously overused, their tactics cannot be distinguished from home invastion robberies, mis-employment is all but entirely consequenceless legally–and when they do things like wait a half-hour or more to call medics to their victims–they are acting like bloodthirsty savages.
The only difference between how Seal Team 6 treated bin Laden, and how that SWAT team treated Guerena, is that Bin Laden deserved to be executed in cold blood.
There is no other difference.
i’m sure there is nearly an infinite amount of difference between seal team 6 and your run of the mill swat team
discipline
talent
professionalism
mission clarity
etc
i do, however, agree with the comparison of swat teams being more of a pseudo military strike force than the law enforcement team sent to investigate some poor sap who is falling behind on student loans
I referred solely to there being little to no distinction in how they treated their targets. Of course the Seals expended far less ammunition per target, they can shoot straight.
Actually, there is a lot of difference between how military assault teams like Seal Team 6 interact with their victims and how SWAT teams do. You’re more likely to survive a military raid if their mission is to take you alive. They have discipline and are held accountable for their actions.
The cops are just armed thugs who don’t care whether you live or die, and the fact that they are almost never prosecuted criminally when they shoot up someone’s family, demonstrate that.
Take away their toys until they prove worthy of them.
Please take note I say nothing about the general case except that SEAL teams are far better shooters than SWAT teams.
All those members of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team of Tucson, AZ who took part in the murdered of Jose Guerena while raiding his home and terrifying his family should be arrested taken into custody and charged with 1st degree murder.
I agree, absolutely. The disregard for the safety of the innocents in the immediate area is appalling. These clowns need to be made an example of. There is no logical reason to have denied first responders access to Mr. Guerena for OVER AN HOUR!!! They, from Dupnik on down the chain of command, should be charged with and prosecuted for first degree murder, especially the lieutenant in command on the scene. Those sorry ass excuses for policemen committed the act when they made the conscious decision to deny Mr. Guerena medical attention, which would have saved his life. They are no different than those two pieces of excrement who murdered Dr. William Petit’s family.
Find a sturdy tree and some strong rope.
I have noticed that, since Bill Clinton, our military has become more like a police force, and our police departments have become more like a military organization. Something is very wrong.
hmmm – meanwhile in the UK – the soft, liberal, everyone must win prizes and no-one is to blame culture has turned our once proud police FORCES into police SERVICES…….
Gramsci’s “long march through the institutions” has a vice-like grip on the body politic. There are VERY few elected politicians who grasp this – even fewer who can make a difference …….
“Gramsci counseled his side to begin a “long march through the institutions,” by which he meant the capture of the cinema, theater, schools, universities, seminaries, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and courts. It is past time to begin a long march in a new and better direction” from but there are plenty of other references…..
Funny – I was thinking the same thing.
The first time I trained on room-clearing in Marine Infantry school in 1989 we were taught to toss a frag grenade into each room, wait to it to detonate – then enter and hose the room.
The last time I did it 16 years later in the National Guard, we were training with a SWAT on how NOT to kill everyone in the building.
You’re right OldSoldier. I remember the same thing during my SOI days Camp San Onofre in 1992 but the difference is that we were conducting urban warfare training and house to house fighting, not operating in a law enforcement capacity. Then again, back then we were trained that the only time you discharge your weapon was to apply deadly force…no such thing as warning shots, remember? My, things have changed. Nowadays warning shots are part of EOF and people would be surprised at how many times I’ve seen reports of folks in Iraq or Afghanistan catching a ricochet.
“National Guard, we were training with a SWAT ”
Do you NOT see a problem with this? I say abolish SWAT murder
I had mixed feelings about it.
All the team members I met were Army or Marine Vets and seemed to have their heads on straight. It’s a regional team that only gets used for specific reasons.
Since then I’ve only seen them used once – for a hostage situation that was an obvious SWAT scenario (and ended peacefully). I wish all teams were that restrained.
The first time I trained on room-clearing in Marine Infantry school in 1989 we were taught to toss a frag grenade into each room, wait to it to detonate – then enter and hose the room
From instructions to Red Army soldiers at Stalingrad: “When you enter a romm ever do it in pairs: you and a grenade, both without impedimenta: you with no backpack and grenade without its safety pin, grenade goes first. After it detonates fire an SMG burst in case there is something left then move to next room”.
No reasonable person thinks that there should be no SWAT teams. A person could question the use of SWAT teams and who should field a SWAT team. If HWEs Department of Education does in fact have a SWAT team that might be worth questioning. Should every College and University PD have a SWAT team? Should small local police departments have SWAT teams? The question isn’t about Swat teams but who should field a team. The second issue is the mission statement and use of these teams. I know most of the members of SWAT teams are dedicated, honest and hardworking, but they should not be used without some oversight. I don’t know who should oversee them but their dedication might be working against them sometimes, and they MAY be used more often than they should be used.
No reasonable person should think there should be no SWAT Team? Really?
Ok then. Please justify why the town of Ithaca, NY has not only a SWAT team but a $100K+ mobile command vehicle. I’ll let you look up the size and demographics of Ithaca, NY so as to not bias you with my opinions.
I eagerly wait your justification.
It is thoroughly amazing how day-by-day and year-by-year U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive
Apprehension Teams all over the country make dangerous arrests of armed fugitives with extremely few shots fired and/or officers or suspects wounded/killed. Well trained and competently led teams of officers from many agencies operating under that authority seem to know what they’re doing. Most SWAT teams, not so much.
I concur with most of Mike McDaniel’s points, except that any SWAT team without battlefield qualified leadership should stand down until that situation is changed.
They need qualified leadership, not necessarily “Battlefield qualified.” They need to return to (adopt?) the ethic that if it is necessary to discharge a firearm, then someone screwed up blindingly. And enforce that in training and on the ground.
I’d be a lot more comfortable with SWAT teams if the individual cops and their leadership could be criminally prosecuted and sued all to hell in egregious cases. It would put the fear of the Law back into them. as it is now, they’re damnear invulnerable.
While most cops are without a reasonable doubt honest and hard working, the “Blue Wall of Silence” means they cover for the bad actors in their ranks. Some cops are little more than bullies with a badge and gun. Some others are hopelessly corrupt. So long as the honest police officers tolerate the bad actors in their ranks, they will be perceived as no better than the worst cops on their force.
Your second sentence negates the first. The “Blue Wall of Silence” means that cops cannot be honest or trustworthy. The system has been so corrupt for so long, they think they’re honest.
A necessary evil is still evil.
“While most cops are without a reasonable doubt honest and hard working, the “Blue Wall of Silence” means they cover for the bad actors in their ranks.”
The second sentence negates the first. The “Blue Wall of Silence” means that there can be no (OK, there must be a few) honest or trustworthy cops.
The system has been so corrupt for so long, they think they’re honest.
A necessary evil is still evil.
The news today is a violent home-invasion service of a warrant by a SWAT team from the Department of Education! Initially, it was reported to be an effort to collect a delinquent student loan, but the government is now saying it was really for something else vaguely more significant but unmentionable.
When the Department of Education has a SWAT team, you know that the police state is already here. Now DOE is claiming they were really not trying to collect a loan, but is also refusing to explain what they were trying to do, or why they needed to serve a no-knock warrant at 6 AM for what they vaguely state may be a case of embezzlement or fraud. If the man’s estranged wife is the embezzler, why did they not spend the effort to actually know the address where she lives? Embezzlers are not violent criminals, probably won’t run or resist arrest, and are not likely to flush their ill-gotten gains down the toilet, if they haven’t spent them already.
Unless the federal Educators are conducting this type of invasive and risky type of action frequently, they are also unlikely to be well trained and proficient in these sort of tactics, as this article explains.
First however, let’s hear an explanation of why the Department of Education even has its own police force. Is the FBI not up to the task of enforcing federal law anymore?
According to the home owner, they did knock. They just used the standard LEO practice of only giving the citizen 30 seconds to respond and open the door.
Embezzlers are not violent? I should have you meet my ex wife. She was not only violent, but repeatedly threatened to kill me or have me killed.
Thing is you don’t know what you’re going to find when you SWAT a house. Even if your “target” is not violent and cooperative, there’s still the possibility of an ambush as what happened in Oakland not so long ago where they lost 4 cops shot dead in one incident.
SWAT teams don’t get deployed for little stuff. There’s obviously more to this Stockton Dept of Education story that is being covered up. And once the decision to use SWAT was made, they do research who is likely to be inside, get copies of the floor plan and grab any other info that will give them a tactical advantage. Or at least it’s prudent to do so.
Atlanta PD disbanded it’s Red Dog unit after they killed a 92 year old great-grandmother.
It only took 39 shots to bring her down.
Defend that Mike.
Dear Tolbert:
Defend that? May I suggest that you take the link to my analysis of the Guerena shooting (I am posting updates as pertinent information becomes available). I suspect you’ll find that I do not, in fact, attempt to defend the indefensible. You might also take not of the fact that I did not attempt to do that in this PJM post which was focused on quite a different topic.
I am not sufficiently familiar with the case you mention to comment intelligently, however, as this article makes clear, competent SWAT teams work very hard to entirely avoid using deadly force. When they must shoot, they strive to do it with great precision and economy of expended rounds. By those standards alone, what you suggest does seem excessive if not indefensible.
SWAT should be used for:
* Hostage situations
* Big shoot-outs like the Hollywood bank job
* Terrorism
They should NEVER serve a search warrant.
Got a dangersous suspect? Wait for him to leave home – arrest him on the street. Then search his stuff in peace.
The problem with NEVER using SWAT to serve a search warrant is there are times and situations where it is necessary: In my state, for example, you can enter a residence fo effect an arrest without a warrant if there is a felony abscounder present inside and you know for certain that he/she is in fact inside.
The alternative that sometimes is resorted to out of necessity (unless you prefer the felons, some significantly dangerous, to run amok) is to obtain a search warrant based upon probable cause to search the residence for the felon.
Family members often conceal such persons leaving little alternative.
Again, for SWAT to serve this, most units determine whether or not they can serve the warrant under a SWAT capacity based upon a risk assessment that must demonstrate “high risk” status. This gives numerical scores to various factors and the final number determines if it is a go or not. If this practice is followed, there is little chance that someone without a significant criminal history as well as other aggravating factors has a SWAT team knock in their door at 0300 hours.
During the years I worked at the Stockton Police Dept (82-97) policy was SWAT serves all warrants.
The reason? Officer safety. One or two street cops with handguns
do not have the firepower or resources to safely do this.
Warrants were often served around 5am, for tactical advantage. If the warrant was endorsed for night service they could be served anytime but generally Judges didn’t like getting awakened at night so the rule was you gotta have something good before calling a judge at home.
SWAT teams are getting a bad rap right now because of several incidents where they did not perform due diligence, research, training or whatever due to poor leadership.
If you SWAT a house you need to be damn sure you have a good reason based on reliable info. But once you have a good reason, you hit the house hard and make it safe then and only then do you figure out who is inside, who is involved, and who is not.
Cops risk their lives daily for you, and they will give their life to protect you – but dying for you is not their goal. Their goal is to go home to their families at end of shift.
I view SWAT teams as middle aged guys playing out their Rambo/Special Ops fantasies on the taxpayer’s dime. That alone is bad enough, but they routinely kill innocent people and behave in a manner consistent with a Police State. And once they have a SWAT unit, there will be pressure to use it, “Just to be safe”.
There was a time when the worst bad guys were taken down by plain old cops and detectives with .38 spl revolvers. A guy who can shoot straight with a .38 and make his first shot count will beat a guy who can’t most days of the week whatever the bad guys. Cops are paid to risk their lives to save the innocent. You know that 19 year old Marines would do it that way for far less pay, and wouldn’t need a command post to run the operation.
I am for getting rid of all SWAT teams and using the money saved to put more patrol officers on the street. The militarization of our police needs to stop and we need national legislation stopping.”
- I’m willing to bet that your average, veteran street cop would like to run to protect the innocent in such a situation. Of the few officers I’ve known in my life, I know THEY all would.
I’m willing to bet onereason they are prevented and must wait on ‘Special Weapons’ is because of (ready for it?) insurance and lawsuits.
I might be wrong, but I’ll bet that’s pretty close.
Mike, you are very right! The majority of guys in blue (if not vast majority) would quickly face danger in such a scenario. The reasoning of having SWAT is to accomplish the more difficult situations that require special weapons and training that, yes, require significantly more training. I imagine there are certain liabilities in using or not using whatever is in question.
What doesn’t get mentioned in these blogs it seems are the number of situations that are resolved by means of some of these special tools such as chemical munitions, less-lethal impact rounds, and so on that do not result in deadly force being applied.
What also seems to be missed are the numbers of police assaulted or killed in any given year. A far greater number are shot and injured rather than shot and killed.
“I’m willing to bet one reason they are prevented and must wait on ‘Special Weapons’ is because of (ready for it?) insurance and lawsuits.”
Sounds believable to me.
The other likelihood is they haven’t been certified for that action. We just had a case where various police and fire rescue people let a guy drown because none of them had the proper water rescue certification and it was against policy for them to jump in the water and save him without said certification. They had to get civilians to wade in and drag the corpse to shore.
That is bureaucratic rule making run amok, which could be tied to fear of lawsuits.
Whatever the reasons, things have changed. I want to change them back.
Yeah, your example is a classic case of someone making decisions who shouldn’t be. I do not desire to be the fellows in the boat who watched the guy die in the water in front of them, nor have to go to sleep at night having done nothing. The problem that I have seen is alot of administrative sorts arrive at the position intent on proving the peter principle to be correct. Additionally, there are some who become paralized out of fear of being sued if they make a bad decision (which those sorts seem so prone to make).
Lots of administrators, few leaders.
I think our hyper-lawsuit driven world seeks administrators rather than leaders, and that to our mutual harm.
The drowning in Alameda City, CA was slightly different. Somewhere in city govt/fire dept mgmnt they decided that even though they were an island city on the san francisco bay, they didn’t need water rescue capability so they retired their boat. Stopped training FF’s in water rescue, and did not equip them with the special boots they’d need to avoid drowning themselves in the quicksand like bay mud.
That plus FF’s are not cops, and cops are not FF’s. This was a potentially violent and possibly armed male who wanted to die. FF’s policy is to standby and wait for the police crime scene to be safe.
Solution – put a couple cops and FF’s on a boat.
But it does sound like dispatch forgot to call one of the nearby fire depts who still HAD shallow draft boats and could have arrived in time to save this guy.
This is not the first time people have died in Alameda County due to an inadequate or delayed response…the reason it’s news is because it was caught on film.
For the record, the most cutting-edge methodology requires a risk assessment prior to utilizing SWAT for a search warrant or arrest warrant. These assessments require a number of factors (criminal history, history of criminal use involving weapons, explosive pressence, etc.) to be reviewed and scored. A team’s SOP will state what that score must register to use a SWAT team, or at least a full-battle-rattle team (some agencies will still allow use of SWAT for the operation, although they will be dressed in regular patrol attire without “special weapons”, primarily due to manpower and comfort level in operational terms.
Without knowing the particulars of, or even if, an assessment was done for the young Marine’s incident, based on information released I cannot think of how his assessment would have warranted SWAT fully geared-up.
SWAT does have viable uses, including that of smaller, multi-agency composed teams.
Folks, there are still a number of those wearing blue, who use good judgement and whom would quickly put themselves at risk for those whom they serve.
There may well be officers of good judgment who put themselves on the line, however these same people take a see no evil, hear no evil , and most of all speak no evil when it comes to the indiscretions of their fellow men in blue.
Yeah, not so much. I’ve known a number of fellows who were properly run out of the business, usually due to their co-workers forcing the issue by bringing errors, whether competence or in judgement, to a supervisor’s attention.
This happens fairly often during field training, in spite of competitive hiring processes. Are there some who slip through? Yes, but likely in no greater numbers (and perhaps far less) than so many other professions.
For those of you who seem to think the popo are frightened cowards you are, in most cases, way off of the mark and likely do not know many. The two-edged pony is that, due to the lawyers and all of you people who have done nothing while liberals took over the country, to use force the usual standard is “in fear of one’s safety or that of another.” If you want that to translate into “the cops are cowards” then you are an idiot.
Finally, to those who think the SWAT guys are lurking in waiting to take your guns, again, you are way off of the mark. Most SWAT guys I know are generally gun enthusiasts and tend to be politically right of center.
I’m not from either coastal regions, but in the midwest, this is typically the way it is.
I have a fair amount of legal experience in these matters. IMO the situation won’t be improved until the civil liabilty exposure of insurance companies for local governments from SWAT team misconduct motivates underwriters to adjust premium and deductibles based on objective training criteria for SWAT teams. Those criteria already exist, as explained on the Confederate Yankee link and in some of the reader responses by former law enforcement officers.
Something like this actually happened in California, where I practice, for law enforcement firearms use policies, for handcuff policies, for officers protecting the heads of arrestees when getting in and out of LEO vehicles, etc. Insurance underwriting and police training developed well-known standards in these matters.
When public entities are offered lower premiums & higher deductibles for meeting such standards, as opposed to higher premiums and lower deductibles for not meeting them, market forces will start to operate. Law enforcement organizations with el cheapo SWAT teams existing mostly for prestige purposes (most municipal police departments) will find those costing them significantly more to operate then expected due to vastly greater insurance premiums, just as LEO’s with poorly trained officers discovered when insurance companies started forcing a choice between spending money on insurance premiums or on standardized & better training & official policies.
Then they may choose to give up their own SWAT-in-name-only teams and contribute, with a pool of other smaller LEO’s, to funding (at at least county level, or a group of counties in rural areas) to a shared SWAT team operated at a higher level. Market forces would then mandate that such SWAT teams be called in only for real needs which locate LEO’s can’t meet with their own resources.
I believe there’s another factor going on, when it comes to the proliferation of SWAT teams: the fantastic balkanization of law enforcement in the United States, and the proliferation of law enforcement agencies.
Most people imagine that their local police do all the local policing. However, these days, there typically are multiple agencies involved. Here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport has its own police force. The city has a separate force for dealing with the city’s park system. Believe it or not, the city’s library system has a separate police force too (yes, they have guns–better not let those overdue library books sit too long!). Then we have county sheriffs; typically every county in the U.S., save one like San Francisco (where the county and the city are one and the same) every county has a sheriff, and a bunch of deputies. Most states have at least one law enforcement agency for statewide operations, and some have multiples, again, California for instance having the CHP, the California Bureau of Investigation, and the State Capitol Police, among others. At the Federal Level, it’s not just the Department of Education that serves warrants and conducts raids. Everybody down to (last I heard) the Postal Service has a law enforcement arm, with guns and badges and supervisors and arrest powers.
The ubiquity of these agencies means that they’re all competing for “business” with each other. Whenever one agency or department makes a large bust, of drugs, say, other agencies which could have been in on the bust but weren’t get jealous. Each entity, as a result, tries to crowd out the others and get there first, so that they’ll be the ones holding the press conference. The post-mortem after the Waco raid of the Branch Davidian compound made it clear that the ATF supervisors involved *wanted* a raid, so that their guys would be sauntering around casually cradling automatic weapons, wearing windbreakers that say “Federal Agent” on the back. Very sexy on the evening news. One of the motivations for this was supposedly that the supervisors involved had been told that Congress might hold hearings the next year considering shutting their agency down, and transferring all personnell and responsibilities into the FBI. That of course would be Armageddon, so in the aftermath of Waco the Bureau has gone back to the drawing board, and now they’re ATFE, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and *Explosives*, because of course the terrorists use IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they *might* do it here, too, right? It’s good for the organization to be in the middle of things.
The thing is someone needs to *regulate* this. When the Bell salary scandal happened, it surprised me to learn that California has an actual *law* restricting how much money a particular city official can make (Bell officials circumvented the law by having the city pass a referendum making the city a “charter city”, which for some reason took them out from under the jurisdiction of the law). I would propose that states should pass a law regulating which law enforcement agencies can form SWAT teams, and what sort of standards they should have. How often they should train, how much they should shoot, etc. If an agency can’t fulfill these requirements, then they shouldn’t be allowed to form or keep a SWAT team, period. If they need one, they have to call the neighboring city, county, state, whatever.
Oh, and I agree with the one commenter that the individuals should be charged, though I’m not sure murder is the appropriate charge. Definitely manslaughter, though, and I would start with the supervisor, and perhas the sheriff himself as an accessory. My guess is the local District Attorney won’t prosecute like that, so I would suggest a Federal investigation, perhaps one of those “deprived of his human rights” things that the left loves so much, because they allow the government to circumvent the double jeopardy rule. But it’s hard to argue that they killed this guy without justification, and just labelling it an accident and the victim collateral damage seems very wrong.
The S in SWAT stands for “special”, is that like special as in those who ride the short bus?. My own state, the People’s Republic of Maryland, aka, Taxachusetts on the Chesapeake, as financially strapped as it is, recently purchased an armored personnel carrier that sits in the Jessups barracks, waiting for the call. Which begs the question, what call ?. When MS13 gangs start toting RPG’s ?. Or to assist in shooting the mayor’s dogs:
That’s what SWAT squads are more times than not,dogs off the leash.
Thank you! The Great PG County Sheriff’s Department Dog-Shooting Expedition should be mentioned every time SWAT abuse is brought up. And it’s not just PG – they’re doing it in Virginia, too. And every time it happens, the LEOs claim they were “in fear for their safety.” Does’t matter whether they shot a vicious pit bull, an attacking Doberman, a toothless old golden retriever, or a French Freakin’ Poodle – the story is always the same. “The dog was uncontrolled and the officer feared for his safety.” You almost get the impression that it’s now SOP to shoot any canine that shows a hair during a police operation regardless of the circumstances. Cop sees a dog looking at him from around the corner, cop goes around the corner and shoots the dog. I don’t understand it.
It’s difficult not to come to the conclusion that a substantial number of police officers a) are cowards or b) enjoy shooting dogs.
Bugs, in point of fact the concept of shooting the dogs isn’t very common any more but was a remnant of a practice of former sodiers (predominantly Vietnam Veterans) who in large part, were the chief organizers of the SWAT concept, which began in the late 1960′s and 1970′s. The term “hush puppy” referred to a silenced weapon used to dispatch sentry dogs by special operation units in the peopl’s republic of south vietnam.
Since the ‘police’ seem never to be prosecuted when they kill someone ‘accidentally’, why do they need special training, to avoid shooting the wrong person? If the default position is, “We never make mistakes”, then …
If the people are not protected by the law, it will eventually work the other way around. The very cynical position, seeming less cynical after every “Oops, sorry we shot your…”, is “What the hell, going to be killed regardless, might as well shoot first”, isn’t it?
I am truly sorry for your loss and the loss to the Iranian people of one of their most important voices.
Siamak Pourzands last act was not one of escape or weakness,it was an act of brave defiance in the face of repeated torture,imprisonment and brutal repression.
This world has too many people but not enough human beings,may your fathers spirit live on and inspire others because the world needs more like him and like you too Banafsheh,keep fighting the good fight for that day when Iran is liberated from the Islamist fascists who aim to eradicate Iranian culture , freedom of expression and the soul of Iranian civilization.
Armed, frightened, strong men in possession of automatic weapons turned loose on the community is a flawed idea. Take away their toys and check for counter-phobia. SWAT teams serve to diminish the traditional respect for the police of this country.
There is not enough information in this report to reach conclusions, but if a citizen is armed in his own house, and is shot, in a fusillade of 71 bullets, by police, without discharging his weapon, it smells. If it was a drug bust, but nothing was found, it smells more. If the shot suspect did not receive medical emergency aid for over an hour, it reeks.
The SWAT officers better hire lawyers. The local government better hide their cookie jar. Tort liability lawyers will shop for a new house.
State terrorism ALWAYS smells.
When I go to the local gun club to practice, if there are LEOs there practicing, I move to the far end of the firing line. These people are bad with firearms!..Far too often I have seen LEOs approaching stopped cars with their hands on their weapons, which indicates that they are in fear. I rarely see LEOs in a protect and serve mode but rather are hidden behind objects waiting at the bottom of hills to trap speeders.
My point is that we need FEWER of these liabilities on the street. Take their guns away, give them better training, and change their mission to one of actual protect and serve.
SWAT teams are fine. No knock warrants are not fine. No knock warrants to collect a student loan are extremely not fine.
SWAT teams are fine. No knock warrants are not fine. No knock warrants to collect a student loan are extremely not fine.
I had a girlfriend once whose brother actually ran a tactical training school for police and SWAT. It was interesting to watch to say the least. I actually got to participate once in a simulated ‘domestic disturbance that turns violent’ call.
It really was fascinating to watch. The one thing I noticed when they were milling around before or after was a real difference. Most of the standard cops we across the board, personality wise. The tactical cops were REALLY different. Almost to a man (again, I say ALMOST) they were a-holes. They really had this self image that they could do no wrong. They would even sometimes get angry when the instructor corrected them on specific maneuvers. Their attitudes seemed to be “it’s right, because I’m doing it that way.”
I remember wondering why there was such a huge personality difference.
A weapon that can not be used properly needs to be remover from the arsenal. From Mr. McDaniel’s article I get the impression that many, if not most SWATs are being misused. If this is the case they are a positive danger to the public that overrides their limited usefulness. Since politicians tend to bury their mistakes we have no idea how many unjustified deaths have occurred at any or all levels of government. The logic that follows is to end the SWATs.
SWAT (STATIST WEAPONS AND TERRORISM). Exists primarily for the day when the ruling elites decide to call the patriots’ refusal to take their orders,surrender their weapons,or stop anti statist blogging,drug dealing,terrorism, or hate crimes so that they can murder them.SWAT is the KGB in potentia.
It is time for people to face facts way too large of a percentage of the average LEO’s are adrenaline junkies with an US vs THEM attitude. Couple that with the refusal to police their own ranks of officers who are at best a menace to the public and you have a recipe for disaster. Add to that dip$it judges who will sign no knock warrants for j walking just because a cop or DA asks for it you shouldn’t be surprised that innocent citizens get KILLED.
The Mike McDaniel’s always come out to shill for the police repeatedly telling us it’s an isolated incident, it’s only a few bad officers, we the people don’t understand the stress of the job. Sorry Mike but now it’s become frequent incidents and police departments and fellow officers shield the “few bad officers”. Also if the stress of the job is too much how dose this compare with the stress of watching husband/Daddy shot 80 times and left to die.
Yes, SWAT teams have their place. So do nuclear weapons, but we don’t give them to every nickel-and-dime one-dog burg in the country. Nor do we generally allow HHS to launch them.
The reason for the increase in SWAT teams is active shooters. Why does the Ithica, NY police need a SWAT team? Because if someone is shooting up a school, church, WalMart, ect. you need a faster response than waiting on a state police or federal SWAT team.
A second issue is the number of shots fired or how many times a subject is shot. In 1986, nine FBI agents in Miami where in a shooting with two bank robbers armed with assault weapons. The agents were armed with .357 revolvers and one shotgun. Both bad guys were shot and killed in the first ten seconds of the gunfight. The problem was the bad guys didn’t realize they had sustained mortal wounds and kept fighting for six minutes. Two agents were killed and six more wounded in the fight.
Real life isn’t TV and people don’t drop dead when they get shot. It takes a brain shot or the loss of at least 25% of the blood in the body for someone to drop. That takes alot of rounds to immediately stop a threat.
In my academy days (CFCJTA 93-02), we heard a lot about that shootout. One thing our rangemaster pointed out is that because they trained primarily at indoor ranges, the FBI guys had been taught to catch their brass while reloading.
We were told that at least one of them was found dead with brass in his hand. We also were told that as a result of the ineffectiveness of the .38SPL, new standards were set for their handguns. If you shoot a .40 or a 10mm, you can thank the FBI for it, and the men who died in Miami.
it is SWAT that is/are the problems ..it is the people behind them that need to be purged.
there is NO EXCUSE for what has been happening lately and I blame the obama administration and eric holder in the DoJ for 99% of the problem.
Mr. McDaniel:
Well written piece, and to the point. I couldn’t agree more with the premise that many of today’s so-called swat units have morphed into something other than that which they were first intended to be. And you are spot-on regarding the political and budgetary ramifications of departments and specialized operations and gear.
At the moment I am in a multi-task mode with other projects and unable to respond to this thread as I’d like to. But let me say this, I am retired from one of our nation’s largest police departments. The middle of my career was spent as the department’s swat team commander, during which I was personally involved in over 1500 real-life, real-time, crisis-level tactical operations. I was honored to command a full time team of 60 officers and supervisors with an independent, stand-alone infrastructure, vehicle fleet, state of the art armory and multi-million dollar budget. My special operations experience spans years of training, research, systems development and academic study, as well as being a precipient witness and/or principal to countless cases of civil litigation. I was also honored to have worked and trained with the most highly skilled and mission-capable law enforcement and military special operation units ever produced by the USA and the UK.
With respect to the so-called “swat teams” we see today, I am embarassed by what I see.
There is no doubt that circumstances exist that require SWAT-types of responses …. BUT having said that, they need to be controlled and accountable. You don’t turn a guard dog loose to play in the park with other dogs and children and then walk away to have a latte.
Osama Bin Laden is in Hell wearing a TUSCON SWAT T-shirt, and he is celebrating the murder of a Marine that his fellow Jihadists failed to kill.
I’ll learn to spell eventually.
Osama Bin Laden is in Hell wearing a TUSCON SWAT T-shirt, and he is celebrating the murder of a Marine that his fellow Jihadists failed to kill. | http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-case-for-swat-teams/2/ | 2013-05-18T10:14:09 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Blast From The Past
Well, my past, anyway.
You know you’re getting older when your classmates are being appointed to Supreme Courts:
Gov. Sonny Perdue named his top legal adviser to the state Supreme Court in the first appointment by a Republican governor to Georgia’s highest court in 137 years.
Harold D. Melton, 38, becomes the third African-American on the seven-member court. He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Chief Justice Norman Fletcher at the end of the month.
…
State House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) applauded the appointment. “He exemplifies the kind of common sense, conservative values that reflect the core beliefs of Georgians,” the speaker said.
The appointment is expected to have a lasting impact on the court. No Georgia justice has ever lost a re-election bid. Justices serve six-year terms, but the term Melton will fill expires at the end of 2008, when he can stand for election to a full term.
Harold David Melton was born in Washington in 1966 when his father worked as an airport inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration. His parents moved to East Point when he was 5 and later moved to Marietta, where he attended Wheeler High School. Melton was the first black student body president at Auburn University. He now lives in Atlanta.
I didn’t know Harold all that well (Auburn is a big school), but I can safely say that he was one of the most widely-liked and respected students of his (our) day. I had no idea that he’d moved so far up in the world, but I’m certainly not surprised. Congratulations to him.
Here’s an anonymous login for the Atlanta paper, if needed.
Howard Dean could not be reached for comment.
Will, who’d of known you were under 40. | http://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2005/06/09/blast-from-the-past/ | 2013-05-18T10:32:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Corps opens comment period on draft biological opinion A 30-day comment period of the draft biological opinion on the management of the Missouri River by the Army Corps of Engineers is underway.
"Dr. Joseph Westphal, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, concurred with requests from the Missouri congressional delegation, several basin tribes and the Missouri River Basin Association for a public review of the draft opinion," said Brig. Gen. Carl Strock, northwestern division engineer. "The comment period will run through Sept. 29," he added.
"The opinion is posted on our homepage at
.army.mil. It will also be available on compact disk," added Strock. "Comments will be accepted by mail and via the Internet."
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared the draft opinion as part of its Section 7 Endangered Species Act consultations with the corps. A team of corps and service members evaluated the current operation of the main stem dams and reservoirs, the bank stabilization and navigation channel from Sioux City, IA, to the mouth, and the corps' operation of the dams on the Kansas River.
The opinion describes actions the corps must take to avoid jeopardizing the continued existence of three species of fish and shorebirds listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. These actions concentrate on the regulation of river flows, adaptive management efforts, regulation of reservoir storage, and habitat restoration initiatives.
Comments dealing with the biology contained in the draft will be provided to the Service for consideration as it proceeds with preparation of the final biological opinion that is due Nov. 1.
The final opinion will provide significant input for the development of a preferred alternative for the revised draft environmental impact statement on the operation of the Missouri River dams.
"While the comment period on the draft biological opinion may change our near-term schedule for developing a preferred alternative for the Master Manual, we remain committed to implementing a revised Manual by March 2003," said General Strock.
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As we start 2013 and look back at 2012, I wanted to write to express my sincere thanks to the citizens of Vermillion who have worked with the police department to make Vermillion a safe community. In a free society, it is necessary that citizens participate in the process of developing and maintaining a safe and secure environment. The police department is just one facet of the community-wide team that is necessary to provide for a safe community. In Vermillion, examples of this close teamwork between the police department and community abound, and I would like to mention two illustrations of this teamwork in action from 2012.
First, the Community-wide Safety and Protection Survey was conducted in the spring of this year. This survey required the cooperation of several community members to create and hundreds of citizens who completed and returned the survey. This cooperative effort provides the police department with valuable insight into the needs and perceptions of the community and will be used in planning for the future. A copy of the final results from this survey can be found on our website at
Second, the community alcohol license holders worked with the police to develop a reward program for employees who passed alcohol compliance checks. The idea brought forward by the alcohol license holders was to provide a pool of funds that would be used to provide a reward if an employee successfully prevented the purchase of alcohol by a minor during the police department's compliance check efforts. This program has resulted in $50 in Vermillion Dollars being rewarded to eligible employees during 2012. The funds for these rewards were provided by the community's alcohol license holders and two local distributors: Dakota Beverage Co., and John A. Conkling Distributing Co., Inc.
Both of these cooperate efforts illustrate the teamwork that is necessary to make Vermillion a safe place. The men and women of the Vermillion Police Department appreciated the trust the citizens of Vermillion have given them and will continue to work hard to be worthy of that trust.
Our wish is that you and yours will have a safe 2013.
Sincerely,
Matt Betzen
Vermillion Chief of Police | http://plaintalk.net/2013/01/letters-to-the-editor-2/ | 2013-05-18T10:43:03 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Major Section: RELEASE-NOTES
Fixed a bug in
cw-gstack that was causing a hard error when attempting
to report on a forced assumption. Thanks to Jared Davis for pointing this
out and sending an example that helped us to determine a fix.
Added
set-backchain-limit to the set of legal events that can be
placed in
encapsulate forms and books. Thanks to John Cowles for
bringing this issue to our attention.
Fixed a bug that broke
wet. Thanks to David Rager for bringing this
bug to our attention.
Guard verification now evaluates ground subexpressions (those with no free variables) when computing the guard conjecture for the body of a function. Thanks to Jared Davis for useful conversations leading to this change. See verify-guards, in particular its ``Note on computation of guard conjectures and evaluation'' near the end of that topic, for more details.
Added a warning when a
theory-invariant is redefined. Thanks to Jared
Davis for suggesting a warning in this case and providing an informative
example. Also,
theory-invariants are now maintained more completely,
as they are checked at the end of every event except for events executed on
behalf of an
include-book or the second pass of an
encapsulate.
Fixed the handling of runic designators to match their specification
(see theories), so that disabling the name of a
defthm event
disables all rules generated for that event.
(For those who do numerous builds using feature
:acl2-mv-as-values,
currently only OpenMCL and multi-threaded SBCL by default:) You can speed up
builds by adding the following parameter to
make, under conditions
described in
GNUmakefile:
USE_ACL2_PROCLAIMS=:REUSE.
Arranged that traced functions (see trace$) are automatically untraced when events are undone (for example see ubt), at least for most underlying Common Lisp implementations.
The macro
defun-sk now creates non-executable functions, which allows
stobjs to be used where they had previously been prohibited. More
generally, the user now has control over
declare forms to be used by
the underlying
defun'd function; see defun-sk. Thanks to Sandip for
pointing out the need for such a modification.
:
Definition rules are now treated, at least by default, as truly
first-class definitions. In particular,
:expand hints use the
latest
:
definition rule by default. You may specify
:install-body nil to get the previous behavior of
:definition rules;
See definition, and you may choose a previously-installed
:definition
rule to provide the current body; see set-body. Also see rule-classes for
details of the
:install-body field, and see hints to see a new
:with
directive for controlling expansion. The
:with directive for
:expand
hints can even direct the use of a
:
rewrite rule for expansion!
Thanks to various people, including Sandip Ray and Rob Sumners, for
discussions on the issue of the applicability of
:definition rules for
:expand hints.
Constraints for functional instantiation now use the original definition rather than a simplified (``normalized'') version of it.
Fixed a bug that caused the prompt to stay the same when guard-checking is off (see set-guard-checking) and raw-mode is changed (see set-raw-mode).
Lemma names in directory
books/ordinals have been changed by replacing
/\ with
& and replacing
\/ with
V. We made this change
because backslash is an escape character and hence disappears unless it is
itself escaped.
Fixed proof-tree output so that failed non-proof events do not cause the proof-tree to be re-printed. Thus for example, if you have already advanced the checkpoint marker, it will not be reset by subequent failed non-proof events. Thanks to Pete Manolios and Peter Dillinger for bringing this bug to our attention.
Fixed a bug that was preventing the printing of stobj fields as constants instead of numbers in certain cases. (Note that this bug only affected printing, not soundness.) Thanks to Eric Smith for bringing this problem to our attention and providing the following example (which now works fine).
(defstobj st fld1 fld2) (in-theory (disable update-nth)) (defund run (st) (declare (xargs :stobjs (st))) ;adding this didn't seem to help.. st)
;works great; *fld1* prints as *fld1* (thm (equal (update-nth *fld1* 'abc st) (car (cons x y))))
;*fld1* gets printed as 0, presumably because the call to run intervenes. (thm (equal (update-nth *fld1* 'abc (run st)) (car (cons x y))))
The macro
progn now allows the use of macros defined within its bodies
even when at the event level, as illustrated by the following example.
(progn (defmacro my-defun (&rest args) `(defun ,@args)) (my-defun g (x) x))Thanks to Anna Slobodova for bringing this issue to our attention. A related change is that all arguments of
prognmust now be embedded event forms (see embedded-event-form), so use
er-progninstead if this is not the case.
The change to
progn mentioned above also fixes a bug in handling
local events inside a
progn that is inside an
encapsulate or
in a book. For example, the following form formerly caused an error.
(encapsulate () (defun foo (x) x) (progn (local (defun bar (x) x)) (defun abc (x) x)))
We fixed two bugs in
:
puff and
:
puff*. The first,
brought to our attention by Eric Smith (who we thank), caused a cryptic error
message when puffing a command with no subsidiary stored events; try, for
example,
(encapsulate () (value-triple 3)). The second was due to a
failure to restore the
acl2-defaults-table. Suppose for example that
we have certified the book
foo.lisp, which contains
(
program
) followed by some definitions and/or theorems. Now
suppose we start ACL2 and execute the following.
(include-book "foo") (defthm test-thm (equal x x) :rule-classes nil)If we now execute
:
puff
1, ACL2 will roll back the world to before the
include-book; then ``puff'' the include-book, which will leave us in
:
programmode; and finally skip re-execution of the
defthmbecause such events are skipped in
:
programmode. The fix is to re-install the
acl2-defaults-tableimmediately after the
include-bookto its pre-
include-bookvalue.
A new event,
make-event, provides something like macros that take
state. For example, one can use it to put tests into certified books, do
proof search, and generate new function names. Many examples appear in
directory
books/make-event/. See make-event. Thanks to Bob Boyer and
Jared Davis for useful feedback and to Warren Hunt, David Rager, and Sandip
Ray for helpful discussions leading to some of the examples in directory
books/make-event/.
In support of
make-event, which is described in the preceding
paragraph,
certify-book has a new keyword argument,
:save-expansion,
that controls whether the result of expanding
make-event forms is
written out to a file. See certify-book; and for a discussion of book
expansion files, see make-event.
We fixed a soundness bug that did not correctly detect
local events.
For example, the following event was admitted.
(encapsulate () (local (encapsulate () (local (progn (program))) ; or, (local (with-output :off summary (program))) (set-irrelevant-formals-ok t) (defun foo (x) (declare (xargs :measure (acl2-count x))) (1+ (foo x))))) (defthm inconsistent nil :hints (("Goal" :use foo)) :rule-classes nil))
A new value for guard checking,
:none, is now allowed. If you
execute
:
set-guard-checking
:none, then no guard checking will
take place (but raw Lisp code will not be executed in this case). As a
result, you should never see a guard violation, even for calls of
:
program mode functions. We thank Pete Manolios, who has long wanted
this feature, and also Peter Dillinger, for asking for it. New documentation
explains the interaction between the defun-mode and the value supplied
to
:
set-guard-checking. See guard-evaluation-table,
see guard-evaluation-examples-script, and
see guard-evaluation-examples-log.
In the course of adding the guard-checking value
:none described in
the paragraph above, we eliminated an optimization that eliminated guard
checking for some recursive calls of
:logic mode mutually-recursive
functions that have not had their guards verified. But we doubt that this
change will be noticed by any users!)
The ACL2 hyper-card has been enhanced, thanks to David Rager, with a listing
of ``Useful EMACS Commands'' to match comments in
emacs/emacs-acl2.el.
Users contributed books following the
Readme.lsp methodology:
data-structures/memories and
unicode (Jared Davis),
proofstyles
(Sandip Ray and J Moore).
Made some improvements to
books/Makefile-generic (a file discussed
elsewhere; see book-makefiles). In particular, improved handling of
.acl2 files for
dependencies target.
(Only OpenMCL and, with feature
:acl2-mv-as-values, GCL) Fixed a bug that
was causing proclaiming to fail when definitions are submitted interactively.
The default stack size has been increased for several lisps.
(Very technical) A restriction has been weakened on the use of
local
stobjs under a call of an ACL2 evaluator (
trans-eval or
simple-translate-and-eval). Now, the error can only take place for
stobj names that occur in the term being evaluated. Thanks to Erik
Reeber for bringing this issue to our attention.
The notion of ``ancestor'' has been changed slightly. This notion is used by
extended metafunctions and break-rewrite (see extended-metafunctions
and see brr@), and also with backchain limits (see backchain-limit and
see set-backchain-limit). Basically, each time a hypothesis is encountered
during application of a rewrite rule, that hypothesis is pushed (after
instantiating and negating) onto the current list of ancestors before it is
rewritten. However, hypotheses of the form
(equal var term), where
var is free (see free-variables), had not been included in the ancestors
(similarly for
(equiv var (double-rewrite term)) where
equiv is a
known equivalence relation). Now such ``binding hypotheses'' are
included in a special way in ancestors data structures. In particular,
(null (mfc-ancestors mfc)) will now be true if and only if the term being
rewritten is part of the current goal as opposed to a hypothesis from a rule
encountered during backchaining, even if that hypothesis is a binding
hypothesis. Thanks to Dave Greve for bringing this issue to our attention.
Termination and induction analysis now continue through both arguments of
prog2$, not just the second. (Normally, the gathering up of
if
tests stops at function calls; but it continued through the second argument
of
prog2$, and now it will continue through both arguments.) Thanks to
Sol Swords for discussion leading to this change.
The ACL2 distribution is now kept on the http server rather than the ftp server (but the home page has not been moved). Thanks to Robert Krug for letting us know that some ACL2 users have found it inconvenient to fetch ACL2 using ftp.
The file
books/README.html has been renamed to
books/Readme.html,
since some browsers don't show the former in the directory listing. | http://planet.racket-lang.org/package-source/cce/dracula.plt/2/6/docs/NOTE-2-9-5.html | 2013-05-18T10:14:22 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Gorillaz to Release New Album for Free on Xmas
Damon Albarn has hinted that a new Gorillaz record was on the horizon — but now there are definitive details of the release, which the band wrote and recorded entirely on an iPad.
Albarn and his cartoon gang will drop a new record on Christmas morning and in the true gift-giving spirit of the holiday, they’re offering it up Radiohead-style: for free.
In an interview with Australia’s Perth Now (via Consequence of Sound), Gorillaz’ Jamie Hewlett spoiled the holiday surprise. The record will be available as a free download on the band’s official website, courtesy of the Gorillaz Advent Calendar, where the band is unveiling all sorts of ephemera (videos, computer wallpaper, and downloadable masks) leading up to the big day.
“On Christmas Eve, a video for one of the new songs from the iPad album will be released,” Hewlett said. “Then, on Christmas Day fans get the whole album downloaded to their computer for free as a gift.”
Albarn recently said that he was recording an entire album on an iPad while the Gorillaz were on tour, and while that sounds dubious, he insists it’s still the case. “I wanted to make sure that it came out at the end of the tour because I don’t want anyone to think I’d tampered with it,” he says.
As for the overall sonic vibe of the record, Albarn revealed last month that the record is more “American-sounding” and a departure from his Blur days. “It sounds like an English voice that has been put through a vocoder of America,” he said.
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Tony says...
Trinats, slightly better than all those kiwi born Aussies did against France. What a hiding!
Posted 10:16 12th November 2012
powerplay says...
@cuw3100
This is just from the All Blacks team that was selected to play against Scotland, (Izzy dagg, Cory Jane, Julian Savea, Ben Smith, Tamati Elison, Victor Vito, Ma'a Nonu, Adam Thomson, Beauden Barrett) More than half the team,and this is not even mentioning preisou players a la, the worlds most famous player Jonah Lomu, not to mention guys like, Mills Muliaina, Christian Cullen, etc, etc...the list just goes on and on...
KAPPELANGE has a great point indeed!
And I too echo his question!
NZ has definitely used their 7s team to feed into the ABS! The greatest All Black selector ever, is 7s coach Gordon Tietjens! Legend!
Posted 10:15 12th November 2012
spam says...
In reply to the 2 Scottish "lucky" scores from mistakes.
1. The first was a result of good line speed and defensive pressure (NZ mistake but forced by Scotland)
2. Was created by good counter-rucking from Scotland which forced the ball to pop out. So again NZ mistake but due to pressure from Scotland. Also prior to this try Scotland had been attacking the NZ line for some time (you don't just luck into good field position)
Would you count NZ scores from Scotland mistakes (missed tackles) as lucky or undeserved? No.
Overall NZ were awesome, a pleasure to watch, and would have beaten anyone playing like that. Scotland - good in places but defense needs work!
Posted 10:06 12th November 2012
golden_statenba says...
@Trinats2
Very well. He has a killer step and finds gaps that just aren't there
I think he went a little better then his country of birth
Posted 10:05 12th November 2012
Trinats2 says...
Didn't see the game, how did the Aussie born Tawera Kerr Barlow go ?
Posted 09:39 12th November 2012
GCP_jones says...
Very Enjoyable game, the All Blacks are just a joy to watch, 1 to 15 all good on the ball, Romano's pick-up from his boot laces one of the many examples.With Dan carter playing so well they have a 3 man advantage superb.
Credit to Scotland they got stuck in, they have a very impressive pack, with their 2 props fantastic on the ball, if they shore up their defence, and play at that level they will beat the Boks on Saturday afternoon.
Posted 09:38 12th November 2012
StunTheMullet says...
cuw3100 - Wishful thinking - Visser scored off two mistakes - an intercept and another AB mistake where ball was kicked out of a ruck near the try line.
Posted 09:20 12th November 2012
golden_statenba says...
@cuw3100
Both pretty open tries. One set up by an intercept. The other from a messy ruck. Ball popped out of the all blacks ruck open lane to the try line.
He has speed I will give him that from what I saw he is not so much a crash and bash player. He got hammerd a few times trying to run over players.
Good prospect for Scotland tho and will give the other teams in the 6 nations a few probs
Posted 08:59 12th November 2012
ruckingkiwi says...
cuw3100 , what he means is that NZ sevens develop young guys who go onto ITM or Super rugby contracts and possibly to higher honours from there. Its widely recognised as a very successful system. And no, they're all relatively the same size give or take a few kgs. Not sure what your point is mate?
Posted 08:50 12th November 2012
jonesy2 says...
i dont think i have ever seen a rugby player play a better game than the one dan carter did, if there has been a better performance from someone it was probably dan carter in 05 against the lions. there are no words to describe that man. julian savea hardly got the ball but when he did he looked unstoppable, cory jane is simply unbelievable under the high ball, was angry that sam cane didnt get on. hope izzy is ok.
scotland were spirited and very positive, couple of very lucky tries but they still got them. they may shock south africa if the boks dont defend well.
ps.thommo didnt "trample" on anyone, he placed his foot on a guy who was lying all over the ball on the bottom of the ruck because he couldnt get it with his hands, silly yes, but nothing in it at all. maybe he should have driven an elbow into the guys head trying to knock him out, evidently that seems to be more acceptable.
Posted 07:55 12th November 2012
Isograford says...
@atg77 You're going to take 'a lot' out of scoring three tries against the AB's when only one was genuinely created from Scottish play? The other two we're basically coughed up mistakes from the AB's with no defence in front of them.
I can't imagine a team like England taking any heart from getting 50 put on them just because they scored one good team try and lucked into a couple others. Probably why Scotland usually go home with Wooden Spoons.
Posted 07:46 12th November 2012
Johnny_Guitar says...
NZ just play simple rugby, very very well. Heads up rugby. At every attacking ruck they cleared the Scots out so effectively this creating great ball. On the flip side Scotlands rucks were constantly being disrupted. A certain Mr.Carter also helps!
They will take some stopping but England will give them a game. I thought we looked good this weekend but Australia will be out first big test.
Posted 07:15 12th November 2012
kpe12 says...
Watched the game and was not all that impressed with the AB's. How much room did Scotland give them at times. Carter had very little direct pressure on him.
Although Carter did put in a man of the match performance he also gave away 2 of the tries through direct mistakes, luckily he can shake mistakes off and make up for them.
Vito ran well for 45 mins, as usual Richie was everywhere, I did see a few slipped and missed tackles and they didn't really spoil ruck ball like they do other top tier nations.
I look forward to seeing Conrad and Keiran back soon, they make a huge impact on this current ABs team.
Posted 07:01 12th November 2012
Snewt says...
One thing not mentioned was the terrific jersey that Scotland wore. Very classy and clearly belonging to only one team. I am well aware of the home team wears white policy when the ABs play Scotland and who can forget the RWC debacle of 5 years ago, but maybe this new strip can replace the need for white in future?
All we need now is France, England and Wales to get over their black infatuation and the better the game will be.
Posted 06:56 12th November 2012
three6three6 says...
Scotland played well..... feeding off the few mistakes that the ABs made. Dan Carter was simply outstanding back to his best with ball in hand. Great goal kicking as well. Thomson showed poor judgement.... unfortunately, he is likely to be banned (tour over for him?)
The Bokke could be beaten again at Murrayfield. Remember 2010 when Scotland were beaten by a record margin (by the ABs) and then the following weekend Scotland humbled the mighty Bokke with Dan Parks kicking 21 points. Well this team might cause the 'limited' Bokke some problems.
Posted 04:07 12th November 2012
cuw3100 says...
missed it :(
how did Visser score? like did he run over Jane or was it just a case of being in space?
am i the only one or does anyone else think all these MIB have grown bigger in the last few years?
look at DC for example.. he looks more buff and ripped than a few seasons ago! i can only think of Mils who stayed "average size" throughout his AB career.
Now it seems all these guys are over 100kg (i may be wrong), with a few exceptions like Dagg and Jane.
Posted 03:48 12th November 2012
cuw3100 says...
" @ kappelange says...
Why dont other nations also develop their internationals through 7's rugby? NZ actually use theirs as a stepping stone to the AB's, all others just use it as a sideshow. "
not sure what ur point is mate?
how many recent MIB have been 7s players?
i think Jared Hoeata played a season in the 7s if i'm not mistaken. Mesam too played some time back i think. Vito am not sure.
someone more familiar with both sides can enlighten please, or PR it self.
the fact as far as i know is the 7s circuit is so demanding that those 10 - 12 guys hardly play anything else, maybe a few ITM games but that is it.
i may be wrong but never seen D J Forbes or Frank Halai ot Tomasi Cama or Bryce heem (to name a few ) in super rugby.
but of course there are players who have been in the 7s squad then turning out for 15 a side like Declan O'donnell
Posted 03:33 12th November 2012
hayj05 says...
I think the positives for Scotland were the fact that they ran hard & were able to retain posession & build phases when closing in on the line. Not the fact that they scored 3 tries, 1 was from an intercept, & 1 was from a ball kicked out of the ruck. The other was good ball retention but it did take them 5 minutes to cross the line from 2 metres out. Still evident that they need to learn how to manipulate defenses.
The negatives were the constant amatuer mistakes that plagued their attacking cause & obviously their standoffish defense. They certainly did impress me in patches & were admirable in their resolve when fallling 34 - 10 behind. I honestly think they have a lot of potential & have some very good players, they're certainly not caveman as some dickhead NZ journalist put it.
& what a bout Visser, a Dutchman who is playing his first test against the AB's & scores 2 walk-in tries. He'll be wondering what all the fuss is about lol.
Oh & a special mention for DC, one of the most complete Rugby players of all-time. It amazes me that people have the nerve to call him overrated, most likely the same people that thought Cooper overtook Cater as the best 10 last year, you know... the ones that only notice the flashy sidesteps & mecurial passing.
Take away DC's silky skills, his feet & deception, his passing, his kicking, his tackling, & he'd still be the best decision maker/reader of the game. Yes I realise he threw an intercept...
Posted 03:13 12th November 2012
atg77 says...
As a Scotland fan, I'm not sure what to make of this. To score three tries against the All Blacks was something we can take alot out of, but our defence was absolutely woeful. All Blacks or not, there's no excuse for professional players missing simple first up tackles (more than 14, then I lost count). Having said that, going into the autumn tests cold turkey against the ABs was always going to be a mountain to climb. I'm not going to get too down about the scoreline, remembering that the much over-trumpeted Argentinians shipped a bigger losing margin at home to the ABs in the RC. On the contrary, its probably the perfect warm up for the Boks, who I beleive Scotland will once again defeat. Remember in 2010 (a much weaker) Scotland lost to the ABs 3-49 one week, only to bounce back and beat South Africa.
Posted 00:51 12th November 2012
LondonWasp says...
the really worrying thing is that NZ are only going to get better in this tour, so by the time they play England they are going to be unstoppable.
Posted 23:50 11th November 2012 | http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_8242201_2,00.html | 2013-05-18T10:22:04 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Things may have got off to a slower-than-expected start for a new Planet Fitness gym at a long-vacant former car dealership in the heart of Roxborough's business district, but work is in full swing now.
Because the gym is allowed by-right in that commercial zone, there was no need for the owners of the property at 6225 Ridge Ave., the former Golden Chrysler Plymouth dealership, to seek approval from the city's zoning board. But they did meet with the Central Roxborough Civic Association, and met with adjacent neighbors to discuss some concerns with the plan. The former dealership sat empty and boarded-up for several years, a blank spot on an otherwise bustling stretch of the Ridge Avenue shopping district. | http://planphilly.com/articles/2013/03/19/new-gym-shaping-up-at-former-ridge-avenue-car-dealership-site | 2013-05-18T10:12:07 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Word of the Day: Cotyledon
I visited Annie’s Annuals last weekend and was reminded of another one of my favorite botanical words: Cotyledon. If you’ve ever grown a plant from seed, you may have noticed that the first leaf or two to unfurl looked different than the ones that followed. That’s because the first leaf or two is part of the embryonic seed itself. Think of them as linebackers, clearing a path for the plant that follows.
Here’s a photo from Annie’s of a Geranium maderense seedling. Note the two cotyledon leaves, followed by the first “true” leaf.
Bonus word fun: You may have heard some plants referred to as monocots or dicots. These terms come from our friend the cotyledon. Monocotyledonous plants (aka “monocots”) are plants that emerge from seed with just one leaf. Dicotyledonous plants (aka “dicots”) are plants that emerge with two. I literally slapped myself in the forehead when I figured that one out. | http://plantgasm.com/archives/3451 | 2013-05-18T10:31:12 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Prenanthes aspera Michx.
rough rattlesnakeroot
Images:
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
Synonyms:
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
Distribution:
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
Related Taxa:
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
Classification:
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prenanthes aspera:
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38274.. | http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PRAS | 2013-05-18T10:54:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Virginia spiderwort
Images:
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Synonyms:
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Distribution:
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Related Taxa:
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Classification:
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Introduced Information:
Tradescantia virginiana:
Tradescantia virginiana178.:
Tradescantia virginiana L.
CT-Connecticut Botanical Society
Canada-Canada's Plant Species
DE-Delaware Wildflowers
KY-Wildflowers of Western Kentucky
MI-Ornamental Plants (Michigan State University Extension)
MO-MBG Plant Finder
OR-Landscape Plants (OSU Horticulture)
TN-Vanderbilt Bioimages | http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRVI&photoID=trvi_006_ahp.tif | 2013-05-18T10:54:05 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
We have found some of the most interesting subway maps from several different cities across the globe for your viewing pleasure. The term maps is a misnomer because these are diagrams rather than maps devoid of any topographical features or scale. In the beginning of the 20th Century, map makers realized that trying to remain true to the […]
Amsterdam: The Bicycling Capital of Europe
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Is NYC Missing The Boat On Congestion Pricing?
Congestion Pricing has been in the news a lot recently. As it’s increasingly being embraced and debated by policymakers, planners and others, let’s take a look at what’s been happening around the world, and check up on where things stand in NYC. London recently saw the ten-year anniversary of its Congestion Charging scheme. Within a […]
Things New York City MTA could have done better: (Part Two)
This is a continuation of last week’s MTA blog post, which talked about turnstiles and metro-cards. This week I will talk about public address systems, signage, subway furniture, and the public art chosen by MTA for its train stations. Public Address (PA) Systems: MTA’s public address system is quite arcane, consisting of old speakers which […]
More on Grand Central…
For those of you who missed the on air version and need the videos to go with our Grand Central 100th Anniversary post, this news series from Channel 7 is pretty neat! Unfortunately, I can’t embed it, but it is a nice historical review and there is some cool video of the construction of the Long […]
Things New York City’s MTA could have done better: (Part One)
You have to admit, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is quite efficient at keeping the trains running on time. But oftentimes, they don’t seem to pay enough attention to many other important parts of their infrastructure that commuters face everyday: Turnstiles, Metro Cards, Public Address Systems, Subway Furniture, and Public Art. I believe these short comings are […]
The Map That Could Fast Track Plans For High-Speed Rail
You […]
Post Hurricane Sandy: From New York City
Hurricane Sandy hit Monday night and dealt a devastating blow to New York’s mass transit, especially the subway system. Sea water rushed in from the lower tip of Manhattan and filled the subway tunnels from Bowling Green all the way uptown to 86 Street, and further north. However, there were parts of the system which […]
150 Year Birthday of The London Underground
In 2013 The London Underground will be celebrating its 150 birthday. In a new book, London Underground: How Tube shaped London David Bownes, Oliver Green and Sam Mullins of the London Transport Museum put together an illustrated history of how the London Underground kept the city moving over the last century and a half. It is […] | http://planyourcity.net/tag/transportation-2/ | 2013-05-18T10:41:39 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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May 18, 2013
By Kenneth Jones
26 Feb 2013
A new era in the American life of Andrew Lloyd Webber's megahit The Phantom of the Opera begins this fall with the launch of a national tour of a newly reimagined production of the romantic musical.
Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced on Feb. 26 the coming American premiere (to play more than 20 engagements so far) of this newly reinvented staging, which has a new scenic design and direction. This reimagining was first seen in March 2012 in Plymouth, England, and has been popular on a U.K. tour.
Meanwhile, director Harold Prince's original smash Broadway and London productions (as well as international engagements) continue. The Broadway production celebrated its 25th anniversary in January. Prince is not attached to the new staging, which is directed by Laurence Connor (the 25th Anniversary Les Misérables now on tour and headed for Broadway). The new show will retain the late Maria Björnson's original Tony Award-winning costume design.
The North American tour begins in November at Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
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The production is "overseen" by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh said in a statement, ' amazing costumes, I am confident American audiences will fall in love with the Phantom in his new guise — for the first time or all over again."
The Phantom of the Opera has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Charles Hart (with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe) and book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the Gaston Leroux novel about a deformed musical genius who lives in the bowels of the Paris Opera House and tutors a young soprano.
Orchestrations are by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Since its debut, The Phantom of the Opera has grossed more than $890 million on Broadway. The musical's worldwide gross is estimated at over $5.6 billion.
In September 2010, student productions of Phantom started being licensed through R&H Theatricals, and so far have been performed at hundreds of high schools and colleges across the U.S. and in Canada.
For more information, visit thephantomoftheoperatour | http://playbill.com/news/article/175367-Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-and-Cameron-Mackintosh-to-Bring-Revised-Phantom-to-US-in-November | 2013-05-18T10:13:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Splinter Cell Blacklist Delayed to August + new Trailer
Those looking forward to playing Splinter Cell Blacklist will have to wait till August, as Ubisoft has delayed the title till then. However, there is a new trailer showing off the main plot points and plenty of action.
Splinter Cell Blacklist is slated for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and with this delay probably the Wii U for August 20th Check out Inauguration Trailer below.More From Playeressence
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Mesh creation for Gazebo
From The Player Project
Mesh creation for Gazebo
Follow the instruction of the Tutorial from [the Gazebo manual].
Missing in the Tutorial is how you creat the part.mesh file from the part.mesh.xml file.
This is done with the OgreXMLConverter. You find it, after installing the package of the OgreMesh converter for Blender, in /usr/bin . use it like this OgreXMLConverter part.mesh.xml [NewNameofPart.mesh]
This will create the binary mesh file you wanted to use it with Gazebo.
Quick Tutorial
- create your part in an 3D Tool
- Export it to VRML1.0
- Import it to Blender
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Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes for KidsPosted: May 14, 2012 Filed under: KIDS DESSERTS RECIPES Leave a comment »
When Thanksgiving is approaching, what is the one food item that is on most kids mind? If you guessed pie, you’d be absolutely right!
Adults tend to savor the entire Thanksgiving meal, getting pleasure out of each and every bite of cranberry sauce, stuffing, and sweet potato. Kids would just assume skip the fanfare of a home cooked meal and go straight to dessert.
The traditional pumpkin and apple pie probably take center stage on most Thanksgiving dessert tables around the table. Sure you can buy these favorites at your local market, but have you ever wished you could bake your own luscious pies?
Or, are you the kind of family that likes to buck tradition and go with Thanksgiving dessert recipes that are a little more fun and festive? Why not create a beautiful display of turkey or fall leaf sugar cookies, and decorate them with naturally colored icing? Pretty individual bowls of cranberry sorbet make a welcome addition to any Thanksgiving meal.
Why not get your little ones involved in the Thanksgiving baking and cooking process? Take them shopping with you to pick out ingredients, and then give them an apron and get started!
We’ve found these delicious and easy Thanksgiving dessert recipes that appeal to kids and adults alike…
Pumpkin Pie with Rustic Spelt Crust
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Ingredients (9-inch pie)
For the crust
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole grain spelt flour
- 1/4 cup dry sugar (Natural cane sugar, brown sugar, or Sucanat)
- 2 tbsp ground flax seed
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted OR Earth Balance, melted
For the filling
- 2 & 1/4 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1/2 cup natural cane sugar or brown sugar
- 1/4 cup full-fat coconut cream (or almond milk), softened
- 1 tbsp Earth Balance, softened
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tbsp arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of ground cloves
Instructions
- Crust (1): Preheat oven to 425F and grab 9-inch pie dish. In a large bowl or stand mixer, mix dry crust ingredients. Pour in milk and melted coconut oil. With an electric mixer, mix just until the dough forms into a few lumps. Do not over mix. The dough should be moist, but not too sticky. If it’s too sticky work in a tiny bit of flour when rolling.
- Crust (2): On a non-stick mat or lightly floured surface, roll out dough until it’s a couple inches wider than the pie dish. Place pie dish on top of dough and trim the edges leaving 1-inch around the edge. Gently roll the dough onto the rolling pin and then unroll over top of dish or just flip the baking mat over with the dish on top. Tuck the edges of the dough under and then crimp/flute the edge using your fingers (see photos below). Poke 12 fork holes into base and pre-bake the crust for 7 minutes at 425F, no pie weights required. Roll out remaining dough and cut shapes with cookie cutters. Cover dough shapes with plastic wrap.
- Filling: In a small bowl or mug, whisk together the maple syrup and arrowroot powder (or cornstarch). In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients, adjusting spices to taste.
- To bake: Scoop the filling into crust and smooth. Add cutouts on top. Bake for 45 mins at 350F. Remove and cover crust edges with tinfoil or crust shield. Bake for another 15 mins. Place on cooling rack for 1 hour. Transfer to fridge to set for a minimum of 3 hours or overnight. (this is very important!)
- Tips and tricks: 1) The dough should NOT be chilled, but rolled immediately. 2) Using full-fat coconut cream (from the top of the can) yields in a richer and creamier filling (I couldn’t detect the coconut taste much), but feel free to use almond milk. 3) The pie must set in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours before serving. The longer it chills for, the more it firms up.
If you’re looking for great Thanksgiving cookie recipes for kids, try this one from and shape them into whatever your kids like… | http://playtimerecipe.com/thanksgiving-dessert-recipes-for-kids/ | 2013-05-18T10:12:26 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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grand opening party and bbq Sat.
Kelly Tan, the relatively new owner of Young’s Market in downtown Taylorsville, invites you to an extravagant grand opening party this Saturday, May 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. Festivities include what promises to be an outrageous barbecued meal (Kelly also does catering) and live music performed by Joe Tomaselli and Ken Cawley. I won’t try to describe the many changes and additions Kelly, her daughter, Lee, and parents Jack and Karen have made to the store in a relatively short time, both physically and in its inventory, but I assure you it is definitely worth the visit. Kelly bought the store in December from my brother and longtime owner, John Taborski, who now resides in Southern California near his two daughters and grandkids.
… here’s another bbq saturday
The annual customer appreciation day event for Quincy Hot Spot is also Saturday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sample a variety of the mouthwatering barbecue sauces, rubs and grill seasonings owners Don and DeeDee Driscol will be serving (and selling), while browsing through the vast inventory of products, sure to make your summertime grilling sizzle, carried in their East Quincy shop.
With a little planning, you’ll be able to visit both!wide discounts continue
In early March, Barbara Tucker and Lisa Forcino decided they wanted to do something special for their customers while creating some extra cash flow for their store during these challenging economic times. So for the first time ever they decided to offer a 20 percent discount on everything in their store, Crescent Country.Since the response has been so good, the ladies have decided to extend the offer through May. Stop by their acclaimed gift store in Crescent Mills and take advantage of the extra savings and great selection!
moon’s closing for light remodel
Moon’s Restaurant, the landmark dinner house somewhere in Quincy is closed through May 1, while owners Lisa and Mike Kelly do some light remodeling. Mark your calendar: A grand reopening is set for May 2, starting with happy hour from 4:30 to 6 p.m., which includes samples from some of their new menu items and half-price appetizers. That will also mark the change to summer hours: open daily at 5 p.m. Call 283-9900 to make your reservations for the opening festivities, we understand they’d be more than happy to take a break from the work to answer the phone!
… while two others reopen
The Lake Almanor Country ClubRestaurant, featuring spectacular views of the golf course and lake, is opening for the season Wednesday, May 1. Manager David Price says Chef John Price will feature an international food night throughout the season and prime rib on Friday and Saturday. They serve lunch daily, dinner Monday through Saturday and breakfast on Sundays. It’s family friendly, including a special kids’ menu.
x On Thursday, May 2, Longboards Bar & Grill at the Plumas Pines Golf Resort in Graeagle opens for the season. Award-winning chef Sean Conry offers his trendy bar/deck daily from noon to closing and dinners daily 6 p.m. to closing.
mountain bike giveaway
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Chester’s Pizza Factory “We toss ’em, they’re awesome” owners Dennis and Loretta Gomez are giving away a mountain bike, free gift bags and are offering 25 percent off food and beverages this Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. The big event is their way of saying thanks to their valued customers for their patronage.
two for the price of one
As a way of launching their new breakfast service, Millard Ralph at TheLocker Roomon Main Street in Chester is offering a special deal. Their ad in this week’s Progressive has a coupon good for a free breakfast with the purchase of another breakfast through April.
swap meet and barbecue
Suzanne Hamar, owner of the General Store in downtown Greenville, has organized a swap meet and barbecue fundraiser set for Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at her Crescent Street store. Space rentals are available; proceeds benefit the Greenville United Methodist Church. Call Suzanne at 530-394-6008 for more details.
wishing you continued success …
Chuck Elliot is beginning his 20th year making a career out of doing what he loves at Bodfish Bicycles and Quiet Mountain Sports in Chester. Catering to both summer and winter activities, they sell, rent and repair bicycles. Chuck says he has family after family telling him the bike they originally bought for an older child has lasted through all the younger children. They also sell Hobie and Liquid Logic kayaks, paddleboards and backpacking equipment. | http://plumasnews.com/index.php/components/com_jcomments/js/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=8 | 2013-05-18T11:04:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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OK, so I wasn't totally mistaken... delete() is a PageStore method, but the PostPage() function (which *is* a global function) assumes the page to be deleted is in $WikiDir and so won't call the delete() method of any other object. I suppose I can change $EditFunctions to call a different function instead of PostPage(), and duplicate all of PostPage(), changing only the reference to $WikiDir... but then updates to PostPage() would leave me behind... I only suggest it for 2.2 at this late hour because it seems to be the only remaining obstacle to supporting other types of PageStore objects, which I understood to be a long-term goal. Sorry for the whiplash! --Ben | http://pmichaud.com/pipermail/pmwiki-devel/2006-December/000473.html | 2013-05-18T10:53:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Menachem Shapiro wrote: > I was wondering if there was any way to be able to tell if anyone is > editing a wiki page (in other words, running ?action=edit). It would be possible to check that. It would also be possible to see the moment that the user has pressed Preview or Save.. (This strategy is generally called "optimistic locking" in the code management literature. It is *far* superior to "pessimistic locking", which requires that anybody who plans to edit a file first has to place a lock on in - in practice, this leads to lots of files locked in expectation of changes that never happen.) Regards, Jo | http://pmichaud.com/pipermail/pmwiki-users/2005-April/012504.html | 2013-05-18T11:02:42 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Dom, Thank you. That was very helpful and got me on my way to making this work... -- Harry On 2/7/07, Dominique Faure <dominique.faure at gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2/7/07, Harry Forsdick <harry at forsdick.com> wrote: > > I have mastered some parts of extending pmWiki markup, but there is one > > simple case that I can't seem to get to work. > > > > In a travelog that has navigation between pages, I have been laboriously > > copying the same code at the top and bottom of each pakge and then > modifying > > it so that there is a previous day and next day link. The wiki code is > > something like: > > > > ||[[Main.MonFeb05|<- Monday, February 5]] || [[ > Main.WedFeb07|Wednesday, > > February 7 ->]]|| > > > > I have gotten tired of this copying and so I decided to create what I > think > > of as a macro to generate the pmWiki language code from a short > directive: > > > > (:navprevnext Feb6:) > > > > the code that I have added to my config.php file is: > > > > ## NAVPREVNEXT > > Markup('navprevnext', 'fulltext', '/\\(:navprevnext +(.*?):\\)/e', > > "GenerateNavPrevNextCode('$1')"); > > function GenerateNavPrevNextCode($DateStr) > > { > > $date = strtotime($DateStr); > > $prev = $date - 86400; > > $next = $date + 86400; > > > > $ > ->]]||"; > > > > return Keep($result); > > } > > > > The problem is that the pmWiki markup appears, not the interpretation of > the > > markup. > > > > The Keep() function prevent your computed result to be interpreted as > further markup. You should have a try without it: > > ... > return $result; > } > > Dom > -- Harry Forsdick 781.861.6149 (home) 781.799.6002 (cell) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/pmwiki-users/attachments/20070207/8cd538b6/attachment.html | http://pmichaud.com/pipermail/pmwiki-users/2007-February/038908.html | 2013-05-18T10:21:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
3 ways to be comfortable at home
We are a busy people. We are going to school, working full time jobs (sometimes more than one job), taking care of kids, doing laundry, paying bills, running errands, and much more. Some of us have straight super hero status and are doing all of these things! Whether you are doing all of these things, or just a few of them, you definitely deserve some time to sit and relax. Of course you don’t want to do that in your work clothes, you want something comfy to put on. Let’s take a look at some of your options.
Mens Baggy Sweats:
Loose and nonrestrictive, sweat pants are the centerpiece of an outfit to lounge around the house with. There’s nothing like taking off those work pants after a long day, and putting on a pair of cargo sweatpants shorts for men. The cool thing about sweat pants is they can be used at the gym or for other physical activities as well. These are a must-have in your lounging wardrobe.
Slippers:
When it gets cold our body’s reaction is to move all of its heat away from your extremities to the core. Couple that with the basic scientific principle that hot air rises and cool air falls, and that can make for some frozen feet since your feet are both an extremity AND always near the ground where the cool air resides. You’ll need some mighty good slippers to keep those feet warm. Get a pair that have rubber soles in case you have to step outside for a quick second (to take out the garbage, check the mail, etc).
Old T Shirts:
I have a drawer full of old t-shirts. And I’m talking 15 years old. And they are really comfortable! Save a couple of old comfy shirts to wear around the house.
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Hi you guys!! I hope everyone is doing well and was inspired by the inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Obama. I know I was and it didn't hurt that it was held on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday! Talk about the dream fulfilled! Wow!
This is the final look from my latest look-book on my Youtube channel and probably one of my favorites!
Peplum, Leather, and Black? That's my kind of combination!
Definitely went into Beyonce mode here lol.
Peplum Sweater: Asos
Leather Shorts: Bisou Bisou
Hoisery: Asos
Collar Necklace: H&M
Shoes: Steve Madden Deja vu (I can't stop wearing these pumps)
Lipstick: Strong Woman (Mac)
Have a great rest of the week everyone!
Beautiful as always. I'm loving that lip color on you.
hi...
I love this outfit ....The leather shorts is hot and the blouse is sooo cute at you...great hair and make-up styling!!!
Love,MiKu
Loving the Beyonce mode lol...this is my first time on your blog although i follow you on instagram and lemme say, your style is fabulous (with emphasis!) Love your style and confidence
So sexy and cool!:) Also love the lip color.;)
Love,
Diana from
I love this look! The leather shorts look great on you and the tights give an extra cute look! I'm actually featuring your outfit with the neon sweater and leather leggings on my blog today. Stop by if you have a chance.
LOVE this look! Those stockings and that sweater are so cute!
Hi Brittany Valentines Day is coming up, are you going to do a look book on outfit?
This outfit came together beautifully!! Gone & get your Bey on!! lol!
Beautiful. ..
LOVE this entire look!! WERK!!!
Sexy love it.......Brittany you have amazing style an i watched you go through this transformation an you are such a beautiful inspiration so happy for you!
Cute look! Black on black is so hot!
Oh, I wanted that lippie so badly; seeing how great it looks on you just makes me want it more! Great look, and I love the hose.
gorgeous look your hair is stunning awesome look altogether!
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Sexy chic look
Hey! I saw you on Fabellis.com, and I'll definitely continue to follow. I love your looks!
-Crystal
I gasped when I saw this outfit! WERK!
Yessss... Just saw your pic on Black Girls Killing Ot via FACEBOOK & you look fabulous!!! I'm your newest follower!!!!
Xoxo
Lynn
I swear... EVERYTHING you put together is SUPER CUTE!!!! In love with this look!!!
Yep. This is my favorite look from your Look-book series, too! Great use of textures. And adding that fun collar was the right choice.
wow! great and sexy outfit!
Hi. Im glad to find you here.I live in Gemany/Munich.(Sorry for my bad English)
I really love you style. How you dress, fabulous!!! I already subcribe you. :-)
leo
Wow you really know how to put things together. I love your style.
Kat
YES! I love this look and especially love the pantyhose.
Beautiful!
That top is everything!
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Dust Pillar of the Carina Nebula
Inside the head of this interstellar monster is a star that is slowly destroying it. The monster, actually an inanimate pillar of gas and dust, measures over a light year in length.
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The star, not itself visible through the opaque dust, is bursting out partly by ejecting energetic beams of particles. Similar epic battles are being waged all over the star-forming Carina Nebula (NGC 3372). in 2007..
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Antiche Mura 5
The apartment is situated in the town of Barberino Val d'Elsa.
Gr. fl.: living/dining room, kitchenette, WC, balcony with panoramic view.
1st fl.: 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedded room, 1 single bedroom, 1 bathroom with shower.
Antiche Mura’s old fortified walls have recently been restored. Antiche Mura looks out onto a small historical “piazza” in the medieval village of Barberino val D’Elsa where time itself seems to have stopped ...
Indipendent apartment with private entrance and space outside literally in the village where you can enjoy lingering lunches, dinners and relaxation…. This is a two floor apartment.
On the ground floor a sitting room/dining room with satellite TV, small equipped kitchen, with fridge, small oven and dishwasher; small balcony with panoramic view with table (90x90) and chairs, barbecue and one bathroom.
On the first floor a double bedroom, a bedroom with two single beds, a single bedroom converted out of the small wall tower and a bathroom with shower unit.
This apartment has magnificent view of the Chianti Hills.
Independent central heating.
(70 m2 - 5 beds)
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I Got Beat By A Girl
I don’t consider myself a great golfer. While I can go out and play well I am not going to be quitting my job, whatever that is, for the PGA tour. However I know I can go out and shoot in the 80s, tie together a solid round, and win some money off of friends. That is all I really can ask for. (Although that doesn’t happen all the time, or should I say “often”. It is more likely that I will go out, drink heavily, pout when I play bad, and lose money… But we need to look at the positive.)
This year I joined a golf league that is put together by a “social club” here in Boston. It is co-ed and not all that competitive… There is a tournament at the end of the season but it is more for fun.
Yesterday I showed up to see that I was grouped with two guys I normally play with and a female. Usually the females that I golf with in this league are horrible players, they are using the league to find a guy to date, plus they have a mild interest in golf and decided to blend it all together. (Really what silences a biological clock more than fondling a giant rod?)
However this time it was different, this girl could play. Combine her ability with me playing awful and it led to me getting destroyed by a girl. When I say destroy I mean, “Utterly humiliated beyond all recognition.” (To be fair she did beat one of the other guys in our group. Which is actually worse because he has about $2,000 worth of equipment in his bag and it looks like she picked hers up at the flea market.)
At the end of the round she asked if we wanted to go out and grab a beer. While she was attractive and this invite could have been her flirting I just couldn’t do it. All I could think about was the future where I was sitting in the shower in the fetal position crying wearing a pair of pumps after she shoved a three wood into my ass and laughed as she routinely emasculates me.
Ok… maybe not… Maybe I was just to sore of a loser to get a beer with a women that beat me in golf. The pump story sounded better though.
Oh I have so much to offer within this reply…but I digress
It was golf. Its not like she beat you are rugby or benchpressing
HAHA!
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Grain Prices Could Be The Nail in the Economic Coffin
- Posted by Jeff Carter
- on July 17th, 2012
The it?
So far, the Federal Reserve has been extremely lucky. They have held interest rates at 0%. They have monkeyed with the market mechanism of the economy via quantitative ease, and operation twist. It recently has come out that regulators knew about the LIBOR deception back in 2008. But they can’t control the price of food.
Worldwide demand has already put a floor into the price of foodstuffs. Wait until there isn’t enough food to go around.
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Holy shit unless you have 5 or more kids 90k a year is definitely upper middle class at the very least.
Holy shit unless you have 5 or more kids 90k a year is definitely upper middle class at the very least.
I would like to see a family with 2 kids making 90k combined income a year be able to afford 2 Mercury or better class cars, a $400,000 home, make 35 a year, and I'm only racist here. I mean, obviously I have random thoughts about 'Wow- that guy is black as fuck,' but I don't react to that thought. I treat most black people the same way I treat most white people.
Obviously, generally.
Error does not become Truth because it is widely accepted;
Truth does not become error, even when it stands alone.
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Why do we constantly drift back into classism?
I haven't broken it down like this in a while but here we go... This is all out of the top of my head without the help of MS money... Heh.
$38,999 per year is about $660 per week after taxes.
Immediately deduct $60 per week for health insurance.
My house payment is $510 with insurance and taxes in escrow.
Electric bill is about $100 per month
Internet, dishnetwork, cell phone and homephone is about $160 per month
Gas (to heat with) is about $400 per month in the winter and about $60 in the summer.
Water bill is usually about $60+ per month.
Car insurance is about $60 per month.
Just bills are $1260 per month on average add in about $300 per month on gasoline... $1560
Grocery bill is usually at least $400-500
Now take the rest of our monthly expenses into perspective, diapers and baby formula are about $200-250 per month...
Add in any luxuries like going out to dinner or going to the movies... Dinner and a movie once per week (like we have time for that heh) would be about $50 x 4 = $200 per month.
$60 health insurance
$510 house payment
$100 electricity
$160 phone, cell phone, internet and dish network
$400 Gas in the winter
$60 water/sewage/trash pickup
$60 car insurance
$300 gasoline
$500 grocery bill
$250 baby expenses NOT including clothing, toys, and any little luxury like shampoo ONLY food and diapers...
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$2400 per month
Add in a car payment and we are in the red...
So we have about $240 to play with for clothes, toys, entertainment, etc.
This is all with a very domestic wife who can cook just about anything she sets her mind to. Take into perspective that most wives today can't cook, don't clean, hire someone to mow the lawn and take care of the garden...
Eating out even only once a day could easily cost over $1000 per month.
Plus, the area I live in has a very low cost of living. If this were Chicago or NYC those totals would possibly double.
I noticed that just in grand rapids, MI the cost of baby stuff was $2-3 more item, so that could easily add $30+ just for that.
Also our house payment is very, very low... If we had an $80k home the payment would be about $700-800.
I bet he could drag it into religion.
And then some people worked out that society can function without religion. Huzzah! Karl Marx was wrong about religion, btw.
Hmm, a topic about afirmitive action and class SOMEHOW gets dragged into it!? THAT'S JUST CRAZY!
My household income was something like 14k this year and I would definitely say my living standards are middle class. I have the internet, TV, can afford enough gas to get back and forth from work, and have enough money to buy things like CDs, DVDs, etc. I would call those living conditions middle class.
You're paying utilities, rent, gas, and have leisure money at only 14 grand a year total?
Don't you live in/near Philly or something? Before taxes 14 grand just barely clears 1k a month- how could you manage all those bills?
I'm making a decent bit more but still have trouble juggling the bills =/
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Truth does not become error, even when it stands alone.
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Dishnetwork is less expensive than cable... Soooo do you have cable TV? My dishnetwork is $35 per month. Expanded cable with the same number of channels is something like $64 per month.
Frankly, I don't believe you can live anywhere on 14k per year on your own without any aide.
That is so far below the poverty level its ridiculous...
God's an angry poor man. I'm poor, but I'm not nearly as angry'm not angry about being poor, I'm angry about other people being poor and rich people being ignorant faggots.
I'm starting to think affirmative action is getting outdated. People aren't as (openly?) racist as they were back in say the 50s--Ok, you don't count West Virginia-- so it shouldn't be to difficult for any half-competent minority to find work. And if the only reason you have a job is cuz your boss was forced to hire a black lesbian Muslim like yourself out of affirmative action, it'll probly be a shitty work environment anyway.
I live. I love. I kill. I catch Pokemons. I am content.
Of course people aren't as openly racist as in the 50s, which makes it more difficult to deal with in a way. There is still a shit load of institutionalized and certainly subconscious racism.
In larger cities you just don't see racism at all unless it is from the police.
If the town you are trying to get a job in as a black man is a predominately white small town with an active KKK in Kentucky and the only way you get a job is with Affirmative Action... God help you, cause the devil will be helping the KKK.
Growing up in the country outside of Chicago I had no idea what a black person was. I remember the first time I saw a black woman (around the age of 4) at the local K-Mart... I walked up to her, pulled on her dress and said, "Momma, is this a black woman?" and the woman laughed and said, "Yes, child I am a black woman."
She may have felt like a circus freak but no one was openly rude to her, no lynching, no name calling, and this was the 80s.
So no one in my Illinois community was black OR racist. I never heard "the N word" until I was LISTENING TO RAP LYRICS. I actually looked it up in the dictionary. The word was not used in my home. Neither were words such as fuck, cunt, cock, etc. The only two swears I ever heard out of my dad's mouth was shit and damn.
I would also LOVE to point out that I was born in West Virginia. my father was born and raised in West Virginia and lived there most of his adult life. He was NOT racist in any way, shape or form. He was the greatest man I ever knew. He stopped at age 67 to help a mexican man change the tire on his van. MOST men won't stop to help a woman of their own race let alone another man.
To say that everyone in West Virginia is racist and ignorant is just disgusting. There are good people of every creed, religion, race, demography, etc.
Appalachia is a terrible place to be born into and stuck because it is one of the poorest places in America. People really do starve to death there without the government even noticing. To be born into one of the worst places in America and suffer your entire life, struggle to feed your children on a dirt floor in a log cabin without heat, without running water, without the things other Americans take for granted...
Why don't you people bitch about the genocide racism in Berma and the rest of South East Asia for a while and leave the poor whites in West Virginia alone.
He was obviously joking, stop taking everything so literally
Yeah, poor racist whites deserve just as much sympathy and justice as blacks. Both are equally held back by the ruling class.
I'm of the opinion we just round up people who answer questions in a racist fashion, stick them on a large island, and welcome them back 150 years later when they return with an accent and a more tolerant culture not based on the protestant religion.
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Truth does not become error, even when it stands alone.
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Come on Keke he's just a kid. Let him have his dreams.
It was an Australia parody. Wiki it- you'll be ok.
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Clefairy (Japanese: ピッピ Pippi) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
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- Despite having wings, Clefairy can't learn any moves involving its wings nor is it Flying-type too.
- Clefairy was going to be called Aria.
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The Guantanamo hunger strike is not a precedent setting news event.
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) in a UK jail started with Bobby Sands refusing food on 1 March 1981. Sands decided that other IRA prisoners should join the strike at staggered intervals in order to maximize publicity with prisoners steadily deteriorating successively over several months.
The significance of the hunger strike was the prisoners’ aim of being declared political prisoners (or prisoners of war) as opposed to criminals. The Washington Post reported that the primary aim of the hunger strike was to generate international publicity.
Sands died on 5 May 1981 in Maze, UK, prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.
Nine of Sands’ IRA comrades followed, refusing to eat until they too made the final trek from their cells in the notorious Maze prison to their plots in a cemetery.
The hunger strike in Guantanamo for Islamic Jihadist who was captured while using arms against the U.S. continues.
Fayiz Al-Kandari is one of an estimated 100 men on hunger strike at the Guantanamo terrorist prison camp, isolated on the tip of Cuba. Of that number, whose two-month starvation protest has created news headlines around the world, 100 out of the 166 prisoners are following some form of hunger strike. It is reported that only 12 are being force fed continually and the others are eating a little…
In the decade of the War on Terror Guantanamo is the site of an out-of-jurisdiction prison camp for suspected Islamist militants captured during the “war on terror” has the base been featured so prominently in the headlines that many think the hunger strike is something new.
It is surprisingly that the strike did not begin about issues with their treatment. Nor did it immediately involve larger numbers of detainees. Statements from prisoners passed on by their lawyers, and declassified for release, show that on Feb. 6 there was an intensive search of prisoner accommodations at Camp Six where the most dangerous inmates are kept.
Inmates were ordered outside and personal items, such as letters, toothbrushes and books, were searched and some confiscated.
The hunger strike is nothing more than an attempt by the Jihadist to gain attention to be released or for the U.S. to close Guantanamo. Force feeding can be very painful but better than let them die a martyr’s death. | http://poliquicks.com/ | 2013-05-18T10:42:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
“President Obama met with the White House Press corps for only the second time this year… It was only twenty minutes long. Makes you miss President Bush. He would spend twenty minutes answering the first question.” – Jay Leno
“In a new interview, first lady Michelle Obama said she doesn’t have time to read ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’. Then it got weird when she added, ‘Again’.” – Jimmy Fallon
“It was just announced that most of the speakers at this year’s Democratic National Convention will be women. But it’s going to be annoying when they stop speaking, but won’t tell you why.” – Jimmy Fallon
“At a campaign stop in Virginia, Joe Biden said he is such a NASCAR fan, he said, ‘I’d trade being vice president in a heartbeat for winning Daytona.’ To which President Obama said, ‘Deal!’” – Jay Leno
“Happy birthday to gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt. He turned 26 this week. You know the sad thing? His world record time has already been broken by Republicans running away from Missouri Congressman Todd Akin.” – Jay Leno
“According to a new report by the Tax Policy Center, the gap between the rich and the super rich is growing wider. This could split the Republican Party in two. The haves fighting the really haves.” – Jay Leno
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Millions of real living people with problems and the GOP wants to focus its attention on the unborn. Pathetic! If they approached other problems with the same fervor as this issue, this country would be a much better place.
I don't think I can ever vote for another GOP politician again.
do the gop really live in the 21st century? where is the outrage to call for the resignation of akin a man that ignorant has no business being in congress.
Keep riding that horse BOYS till the legs fall off.
Awesome! If they can add creationism as a second platform they'll be well on their way to winning the 1952 Presedential Election!
I see the lemmings are jumping off the cliff again. Hey, wilderness, get ready. The republicans are on their way.
Same 'stuff" different day.
Why is this an issue? Let's concentrate on the economy and jobs. Let's not let Obama off the hook.
Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, chided McCain and said it would be "political suicide" for him to add language about exceptions for rape or incest in the abortion platform.
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So basically, Akins view is a similar view held by quite a few GOP members.
It wasnt even considered to be included in the platform, not because they wouldnt have thought of it, but because they believe there should be no exeptions or choice for women. Ryan has supported Akin in the past, and probably still does.
So all the condemnation of Akin from the GOP politicians was only because of the uproar from being exposed on their 'beliefs' publically??
Is this blog open for comments yet?
I just can't wrap my head around people reading the above as GOOD NEWS, but I am sure there are people out there gladdened by this announcement.
I wonder how long it will take Romney to flip on this one? Should be any second now.....
I believe that the GOP is pro-birth since there is support for the death penalty. I would hope that all that are pro-birth people out there adopt all those that are born because of rape and other those that can't be supported by parents who can't afford it financially or mentally.
Pathetic! If their daughters are raped and become pregnant, the Republicans want these girls not to be able to have an abortion. If their daughters become pregnant because of incest, thet want them to carry the baby to full term. They are against using the so-called morning after pill. Republicans claim they want less government intrusion, but NOT when it comes to abortion! I think the choice for women is clear this November. If they face the difficult decision of considering having an abortion, do they want to be able to make that decision themselves, or do they want the government to make that decision for them?!
Pro-Life and Pro War...oxymoronic ....isn't it?
Aborted babies go straight to heaven... if you believe in that sort of thing.
We the GOP once again insist women are too dumb to control their own bodies and only right wing christian morality shall apply to all american fetuses (feti?)
It's Todd Akin's platform minus the idiotic rape comment.
And cue the dancing ponies... the GOP is back to their obsession with my uterus... what was that about smaller government that doesn't intrude upon our lives? Oh nevermind.... it was just the usual hot air blown by the Republican party as they attempt to remove their heads from their a$$...
US Republican Party = American Taliban Party. Women have no value – except for their vote.
So what is different about this convention?
Small government? Yeah right
Hell, the billionaires don't care. They can fly their girlfriends to whatever country they need to get their abortions. "Tax me less than the middle class, and make my taxes the lowest in the world, and in return I'll pretend to support your little Abortion amendment....HA, HA HAAA HAA HA HA HAAA..
From the Party that said it wants the Government out of our lives...........an attempt to pry themselves into the most private area of a womens life. Vote GOP for Big Government interference in your life!
I assume Akin will be the spokesperson for the amendment.
Apparently, the GOP wants smaller government so their rich benefactors can continue to pillage this contry's wealth and resources, but big enough to control what we do and with whom and insist on control over women's bodies. What sweet deal. Oh but if you have that child you can neither afford nor care for, do not look for any help from them as they also want to cut back on government assistance for that sane woman and child. Perhaps their platform is to create a slave labor force here in America that mimics China's so they can save money on imports from the companies they have there! It will definitely bring the jobs home. But lesz than minimum wage and your kids will be working in their sweat shops too! | http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/first-on-cnn-gop-prepares-tough-anti-abortion-platform/comment-page-7/ | 2013-05-18T11:03:12 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Eldon Mickelson
the best way to pay down what you owe and maintain
your standard of living, is to increase your income,
in other words for the government more tax revenue.
-------. With an annual deficit north of $1 trillion, we'd still be going in the hole to the tune of $920 Billion per year. Throw in some compounding of interest and in a few years, the show's over. Then EVERYONE is in trouble (with the exception of the rich, who will still be rich... how ironic, no?). No... we may have a small revenue problem, but we have a far, far greater spending problem.
Taxes will not go up for the middle class even if the so called fiscal cliff hits. If the fiscal cliff does hit, a bill will be passed in January to pass a new tax cut for the middle class. Both parties will fall all over each other to be the first to produce the bill in the House and Senate. Obama would not dare veto it. As for caping deductions to grow revenue, an article in the Washingtonn post said a 50,000 cap would produce 750 billion in new revenue. I have heard several republicans suggesting a cap of 40,000 which they say get closer to 1 trillion. So there is no reason for Democrats to insist on a rate increase when a deductions cap produces the same amount. Obama is asking for 1.6 trillion, never going to happen unless maybe you get there by letting payroll tax cut to expire.
Also a promise by Obama of spending cuts to be determined in the future are a non starter also. Democrats pulled this one on Reagan. Promised future spending cuts for tax cuts now and then never followed thru on the spending cuts. Republicans won't be fooled again by such a promise. Let sequestration happen if Obama will not agree to real spending cuts that take effect at the same time as the tax increases and all incuded in the same bill. Just like the middle class tax cuts, bills to replace sequestration with alternative spending cuts could be passed in January if Obama could not live with the sequestration cuts.
"Deficits don't matter"
Dick Cheney
Remember , Republicans?
2014 can't get here soon enough
Canuck
"Deficits don't matter"
Dick Cheney
Remember , Republicans?
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No, they don't remember it that way. John Kerry said that..
November 30, 2012 01:00 pm at 1:00 pm |
You know, the Government should really find a product that everyone needs and wants and sell that product to people! In turn this will make a surplus and the Government can spend any money it wants to do what it wants! Treat the Government as a Business!
The Bush Tax Cuts were made so you could start to take care of yourself. But the Libs put two Gorillia's in the Mix. The Housing plan, (Failed) and Obama Care, (Will Fail). It is time for you to start picking up after yourself. I know, i know, nobody taught you how. The School of Hard Knocks is an expensive experence. Get ready.
It is hard to believe that the Liberals think that punishing the hardworking successful by raising their taxes will solve all the problems of terminal indebtedness. The 2% taxed @ 100% of their income would only run our wild spending government for 8.5 days at the present rate.
this "plan" proposed by Tim Guietner wants to forgive student loans, raise taxes on gas which is already 18% raise taxes on small business owners permanently lift the debt ceiling and it also includes another "stimulus" package, does this administration have no shame?,
Fair is Fair wrote:
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It't time to climb down from that hamster wheel the right wing has given you. In case you haven't noticed, we did all of the word salad over the past decade, and look where it took us. In case you haven't noticed, the "failed Obama economic policies" have actually been mostly the same policies that tanked the economy because the worst of them policies are still in place.
BTW, since you favor letting all of the Bush Tax Cuts expire,...I'm still waiting for your answer on whether or not that should include nearly doubling the capital gains tax rate, and getting rid of all of the Bush loopholes enacted "to grow the economy",
These folks live in a world where everyone marches in lock step and it's their way or the highway. If that means they take the entire world over the cliff with them then so be it. In the end, we'll be blamed for not paying attention to where we were stepping!
Really ??? cuts later, details later??? what hogwash. This is the Dem way – tax and spend and spend and spend until the USA is underwater – then the rich will still be ok but the rest of the country completely screwed. Why can't Obama man up and accept is own commision's recommendations – Simpson -Bowles actually makes sense. The proposal's here are a joke – let's go over the cliff and see who suffers most – for the good of the country lets stop spending whatever it takes STOP SPENDING money we don't have and cannot get no matter how much taxes are raised on the "rich"
New day, same tired game. The GOP is hiding in the bunker afraid of Norquest. If the middle class faces a tax increase next year, the presidential election will be remembered as the closest the GOP got to a victory anywhere.
How many misinformed are under the impression that 47% of us are on welfare... as posted above.. What's your solution, kill off the elderly, the mentally handicapped and homeless children. At this rate it might just happen, no medical care for them?
The sequestration would hurt Republicans more than Democrats, but it also would hurt every one. I am not surprised at the so-called anger from the GOP and sour old Mitch McConnell laughing when he is not offered huge cuts for the poor, sick, and elderly. That's about the only time he ever laughs. When you work on a deal, there is an offer, then a counter offer. Where is the GOPs? Did they learn the "disclose no details of your plan" from Mitt Romney? The fact is, they have not come off their ultra-right obstructionism. But, there is defection in the ranks. Watch out Tea Party and Norquist, your time is about up! Look at the polls and the election results and act accordingly if you want to save your party. | http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/30/fiscal-stalemate-a-new-proposal-and-more-accusations/?hpt=hp_bn3 | 2013-05-18T10:54:43 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The New York State Republican Party didn’t waste any time trying to raise money for a potential special election in New York’s 9th District.
While reporters were still waiting for Anthony Weiner to arrive in Sheepshead Bay, state Republicans sent out an email appealing for contributions, in an effort to flip the Democratic seat.
“Your voice was heard!” said the unsigned email, which hit the Democratic leadership and both of New York’s senators for not calling for Weiner’s resignation sooner.
Whether there will even be a special election remains an open question. The district skews heavily Democratic, but could perhaps provide a Republican opening for the right candidate, after a relative unknown received 40 percent of the vote last year. The date for a special election is up to Governor Andrew Cuomo, who could also decline to call for one, and leave the seat vacated until 2012.
The full email from the state G.O.P.:
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What will Andrew “Cesare” Cuomo do ?
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In MN, Massive Police Raids On Suspected Protestors 961. (Score:5, Insightful)
FUCK THE POLICE!
Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Informative)
If only it were the police; it looks like the FBI may be involved as well [salon.com]
For the sake of the country, the people responsible for these raids must be fired (and very possibly sent to prison) for this. This is utterly unacceptable.
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For the sake of the country, the people responsible for these raids must be fired (and very possibly sent to prison) for this
If you think that will actually happen, can I have some of what you are smoking?
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Don't give him any, he's a mole!
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Re:Oblig. (Score:4, Insightful).
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Denver police went to a house that had been rented by the protest group Unconventional Denver as a convergence center, and despite seeing no illegal activity, two protesters were arrested, with one reportedly slammed on his head during the arrest.
Sorry no comparison.
Re:Oblig. (Score:4, Insightful)
So what? They are involved in all of it, not just at the RNC. They messed with people at the DNC, too, documented here [infoshop.org], and here [recreate68.com], and here [indybay.org].
The point being that they do this everywhere (with the FBI and other armed bureaucracies involved). So it's the same thing they always do. They aren't doing anything "special" for the RNC.
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I really hate to break it to you but yes the state or your nation is generally bound to the competence or incompetence of your current administration. When crap like this occurs and they say nothing, then they are complicit. Of course not to throw all the blame upon the republican administration, although as the 'Administration' it is largely their responsibility but a share would also have to go to the US congress and Senate for failure to investigate these and similar abuses of justice.
The catch with it all in the US system, is most of the egregious behaviour falls to the State Governor to ensure the principles of law and justice are adhered to within the state excluding of course the political involvement of the FBI which is of course a federal abuse.
Of course your post has a clear political bias which manages to equate questionable arrests at public venues when people are attempting to express the political opinions, to pre-emptive raids in suburban neighbourhoods, complete with the blatant theft of computers and personal property (when the warrant is so clearly bull shit it is theft) added, to that the extreme danger of no knock, guns drawn warrants with trigger happy law enforcement with emphasis on force, represents to those communities and especially the victims of those raids (in this case they were definitely the victims and the police where clearly displaying criminal behaviour).
So if Republican administrations says nothing about it and gives it the tacit approval, then, yes, they are quite content for the authorities to stomp all over the people's rights. By the same token if the Democrats say nothing or fail to initiate an investigation of these abusive in the proper venue, then they can be painted with the same brush and, to bring it all home, if the typical US citizens fails to do something about it, then you can bloody well expect at lot worse to happen, good luck.
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Your making a mountain out of a mole hill just because coincidence supports your opposition.
I know it is easy and fun to do but your ignoring a lot of things like this isn't the first time something like this has happened. It has happened under Bush, Clinton, and the three presidents before him. It was increased after Reagan was shot and this type of activity was seen as a real threat. When a cop car was torched in California, they became a lot more proactive then reactive. Taking ancillary information and attempting to pursue a point of grand conspiracy is often what makes conspiracy nuts look like the NUT case that lends their name.
The bottom line is that cops-officials were able to infiltrate these groups and after learning of intended wrong doing, they waited until they started putting plans together and swooped in. It doesn't really matter who the part in power it or who the governor is at this point. Someone's right to protest does not include the ability to disrupt an event or cause physical damage to anyone or their property. "or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." does not infer damaging someone's property or attempting to take their free speech away. Something I have never understood is when people claim the speech is such a protected point that they have the right to stop others from using it. The constitution clearly says that no rights inferred or protected by the constitution shall be used to deny others of their rights of the same. But somehow, these groups manage to think their right to free speech means they have a right to stop someone else from their speech and when they are stopped in their tracks, they have people like you buffaloed into thinking some grievous infringement has occurred. It's simply amazing.
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Right. Instead of blaming the Republicans, these widespread police state tactics should be blamed on whatever fuckwit party is currently running the oountry.
Republican bashing??? It's ILLEGAL!!! (Score:4, Insightful)
What the hell is wrong with you?
Re:Republican bashing??? It's ILLEGAL!!! (Score:4, Insightful)
You're a dumbass. The OP clearly said he thought it was wrong regardless of who was doing it.
He was merely pointing out that somebody is pushing an agenda. The story submitter could have just as easily linked to *both* stories about illegal arrests before both conventions. Instead, they linked to the single story and spun it as "look what Republicans are doing."
Re:Republican bashing??? It's ILLEGAL!!! (Score:5, Insightful)
Anyone who RTFA would see the author's observation."
So if the submitter had an agenda to conceal that abuses happened in Denver, he did a crappy job of it.
However, the Denver abuses seem to have been mostly garden-variety police thuggery; these Minnesota raids involved the FBI [salon.com] and included months-long espionage and infiltration. One of the groups specifically targeted is "I-Witness Video", a group that did a great job capturing exposing thuggery and perjury by police during the 2004 Republican convention.
I have some news for you. (Score:5, Interesting)
Not to mention the attitude of the FBI. The FBI, after all, has demonstrably adopted the attitude of the governing administration over the last 8 years. It is to be expected that if the FBI overreact, it will be in regard to the Republican convention, not the Democratic. Thus, bias is built into the system by the very people who complain about the "offenses".
Second, if you really, honestly, wonder why Republicans have been bashed so much lately, maybe you should consider the fact that a great many (a majority, in fact) of the American people are PISSED OFF at the Republican Party over the outrageous botch job they have made of our government over that same 8 years.
Do not misunderstand me! I am NOT a Democrat! But any person who pretends to possess some objectivity about the matter MUST admit that the Republicans have gone a very long way to make a hash out of what used to honestly be a perfectly decent democratic republic form of government. They have botched literally everything: foreign policy; domestic social policy; privacy; "the war on terrorism" (what a joke); "the war on drugs" -- an even bigger joke; fiscal policy; education; the economy; taxes; and the personal freedoms of the citizens of this country. Not ONE of those areas is better off today than it was when Bush took office. Not one. And during most of those 8 years they were IN CONTROL over not only the white house but Congress as well.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE. There is nobody to blame. The Republicans have f*cked things up so badly that I despair of things returning to normal within my lifetime.
Once again: I am not a Democrat, and I do NOT trust Democrats to fix everything. But that has NO bearing on whether the Republicans messed things up. They did. Badly, and big time.
The argument that things have been worse at other times in our history won't wash. All of those things were BETTER, 8 years ago. Period. And the Republicans literally have nobody to blame.
So before you go accusing people of discriminating or acting preferentially against Republicans, you should ask yourself: "Do they have legitimate REASONS for doing what they do?"
You might find, if you are honest with yourself, that the answer is "yes".
Re:I have some news for you. (Score:5, Insightful)
One more time: MOST of these last 8 years, the Republicans were in charge of both the White House and Congress. Trying to say that the Democrats are to blame "too" just doesn't hold water. THEY had the controls; it does not do any good to try to blame someone else.
And despite "rebate" checks, if you are an average American your taxes went UP during this Republican administration, not down.
"Pesonal citizen freedoms have not changed." ??? How do you try to justify this outrageous claim??? I am not the one smoking crack here, dude. It's easy enough to say (as you do more than once) that someone else does not have a clue, but you are supplying no clues of your own. In fact I really don't think it is me who is demonstrating lack of clues here. Please come back and chime in some day, AFTER you have done your research.
Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Informative)
For the record, when I submitted this I hadn't gone more than a few paragraphs into the articles, and hadn't realized it was for a Republican event. This wasn't submitted for any sort of bashing, more of an "oh my god people need to know about this" submission.
Nothing is wrong with protesting an event. (Score:5, Insightful)
The problem comes in where protesters make a disruption at the event (usually during the middle of a speech). This seems to be an effort to stop that kind of activity.
Where is there any evidence anything illegal was planned? Or is this going to be an "oops, we made a mistake" after the convention is over?
Falcon
Re:Nothing is wrong with protesting an event. (Score:4, Insightful)
From TFA: [startribune.com]
I'm not saying it's right to raid their houses and arrest them just for having it, but I'm having a hard time coming up with legal ways to protest using buckets of urine and equipment for disabling buses.
Weird....there are TWO FA's.. (Score:5, Informative)
I was going to accuse you of inaccurate quoting, but now I find (while writing my comment) that there are TWO articles: the one you link to and the one the summary links to, which I checked first. In the article I read first I found this:
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The alleged urine[...].
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I haven't seen anything about coltraps or equipment for disabling buses in that one either. All I found was that
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[The sheriff] displayed a number of the confiscated items: a gun, throwing knives, a bow and arrows, flammable liquids, paint, slingshots, rocks and buckets of urine.
End Quote
I have not enough time to read all of the article you link to (gotta go to work
:-( ), but I find this interesting...
To be clear: I quoted from the linked article.
The weird thing is that the article you link to is on first sight
Re:Weird....there are TWO FA's.. (Score:5, Insightful)
Gun - Legal (and quite normal) if you have the papers
Knife - Legal (in a private residence)
Bow and arrows - Legal
Flammable liquids - Legal
Paint - Legal
Slingshots - Legal
Rocks - legal
Buckets of Urine - Legal (odd, but Legal)
So they had this stuff in a private residence, all of it legal, and
....
Re:Nothing is wrong with protesting an event. (Score:5, Informative)
From TFA [startribune.com]:
Deputies seized a variety of items that they believed were tools of civil disobedience: a gas mask, bolt cutters, axes, slingshots, homemade "caltrops" for disabling buses, even buckets of urine.
From another article by the same newspaper, the Star-Tribune [startribune.com]:
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As for the rest you list, when were they made illegal?
I'm not saying it's right to raid their houses and arrest them just for having it, but I'm having a hard time coming up with legal ways to protest using buckets of urine and equipment for disabling buses.
One bucket of urine in an illegally occupied apartment, the occupant of which had nothing to do with the protest group. And again, when was the other stuff made illegal?
Falcon
Re:Nothing is wrong with protesting an event. (Score:4, Interesting)
Molotov cocktails are even more common than most of the other items on the list.
I have all the ingredients in the back seat of my car right now. A few empty glass bottles (used to contain iced coffee), two pints of motor oil (gee, why would anyone carry *that* in their car?), and a couple of old T-shirts that have been sitting in the back seat for a month or two because I never get around to bringing them back inside when I'm home.
According to the videos that have been posted, the search warrants included such things as "cloth, flammable liquids, glass bottles" and "metal, plastic, or cardboard boxes."
The hard part would be to find a house in America that doesn't have all of those in it.
Re:Oblig. (Score:4, Insightful)
These people were sick fucks. Their "tools of civil disobedience" were buckets of urine, flammable liquids, knives, etc. If you have any sympathy for them you are a sick fuck too.
So can we assume that you yourself are not allowed to possess flammable liquids, knives, or urine?
If you were allowed to light a BBQ that uses charcoal (not one of those yuppie gas grills), you'd know that it's mostly done with a flammable liquid.
They had duct tape, too! Auto tires! Chicken wire! A slingshot! Maps! All seized by the vigilant Fearless Fosdicks. Sheer criminal masterminds, obviously. (Good thing it wasn't my house, because I've got all of those things and firearms, too!)
Re:Rock bottom (Score:4, Interesting)
Your comment made me laugh, it really did. Go look at the civil liberties raped over and over by both sides during the American Civil War or during the First World War in the US, then compare/contrast to the current "erosion" of civil liberties.
What has gone on for the last eight years is nothing compared to what happened in the past. How many languages have been outlawed in the last 8 years? None, go back to the teens, the government did the equivalent of making Spanish outlawed when the German language was all but criminalized.
In 1918, these 'anarchists' would be getting deportation hearings right now, even if US citizens or born here.
Re:Rock bottom (Score:5, Funny)
Well they DID ban French fries for a while.
Re:Rock bottom (Score:5, Insightful)
Right, so what you're saying is that because it's not as bad as a century ago, it's OK? There was also a point where not actively following the state's religion would get you killed. That doesn't make today's religious hysteria acceptable, even if it's not as bad relatively speaking (though it seems we're headed back in that direction).
Please get out of the country now, for everyone's sake.
Re:Rock bottom (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm talking about the political and legal history of the United States since 1860. Compared to the American Civil War, the First World War and the Second World War, the crackdown on civil rights has been tame, compared to the dangerous faced with new asymmetrical weapons and tactics.
Two wrongs don't make a right. Just because what happened before was worse doesn't make this ok.
Falcon
civil war (Score:5, Interesting)
The US civil war had concentration camps (both sides equally and wretchedly, little to no rations meaning starvation, no clothes or shelter winter or summer,just whatever uniforms they were caught in that soon turned to rags, and that's it, disease was rampant, etc) and a lot of generic genocide involved with it, especially the rape of the south, Sherman burned everything, farms, cities, he didn't care, total war as he went, he burned and hung. And both sides used what weapons they had extensively. The only reason they didn't use poison gas is it wasn't invented yet. The weaponry though was still horrific, and medical care started out with no pain killers and went downhill from there. Causalities, direct battle deaths or later on from injuries and disease, was around 600,000 for a combined around 4.5 million soldiers. For comparison, WW1 - 115,000 US deaths, WW2 400,000.
The US civil war was a *big deal* not to be discounted as some little popgun war.
It's more complex (Score:5, Informative)
The horrible number of casualties were the result of
A) First and foremost, failure to adapt fast enough to new weaponry and tactics. E.g., took an awfully long time to sink in that a rifled gun shoots accurately to IIRC 300m, while against muskets it was reasonably safe to march to 100m and stand tall. (Oh, you could get hit by musket fire too, but, as an officer in the age of muskets put it, only if it was aimed at someone else;) There were years of horrible massacres, where thousands of soldiers were marched in formation to 100m, and then they shot essentially point blank at each other, standing tall and taking the volley.
B) Incompetent charges that ignored the officers' advice and marched some soldiers to slaughter. E.g., Picket's Charge.
C) Essentially, the first attempt in history at having a broad front war. Previously war had been historically a set-piece affair, where two armies would meet, fight, and that was it. E.g., when the Gauls invaded Rome, or Rome smacked Carthage, or whatever other historical war, don't think that they had a front across Italy. It was basically the army of one side vs the army of the other in _one_ point, and that decided the fate of the war. They might leave a detachment behind to besiege some city or whatever, but there was no coordinated effort by multiple armies. The American Civil War was arguably the first where that was even attempted, and it resulted in hideous casualties as essentially there were more battles all over the place and more generals trying to win some glory by breaking the opposite line in some God-forsaken place.
D) Railroads. Unlike previous times in history, it was now trivial to keep reinforcing and resupplying a lot of army. Where previously you'd admit defeat or fortify and wait for reinforcements for a year (see Hannibal), here it became a case where it was possible to throw more soldiers at anything. And they did. With the logical results.
E) Lack of modern medical care. Wars had always been a crappy affair in that aspect. The Minnie ball caused horrible wounds, and there were no antibiotics or even anesthetics.
Additionally:
1. Focusing on _US_ casualties in WW1 and WW2 is rather misleading. The USA took only a minor part in the trench battles of WW1, for example. The finance and industry of the USA played a bigger role in both world wars, than the actual soldiers in the trenches.
For the countries which actually held the line in those wars, the casualties were a lot more horrible. The USSR in WW2, for example, lost ten _million_ soldier and some thirteen _million_ civillians in WW2. Let that sink in a bit, next time the "we won WW2" willy-waving contest comes by. China lost some 4 million soldiers and 16 million civillians, and their contribution to the attrition and over-extending lines of the Japanese should not be overlooked in the Pacific War. On the Axis side, Germany lost 5.5 million soldiers, and almost two million civilians. You don't think you were that good that you fought Germany single-handedly and caused 10 times more casualties than you took, do you? But at any rate, that's what WW2 was really like, for those in the middle of it. There's an estimated 72 million people who died in that war.
In WW1, the Brits took almost 60,000 casualites just in the first day of the Battle of Somme. Almost half of what you took in the whole war. And while I'm too lazy to look up numbers, France almost depleted their manpower to the point where they were out of conscripts for many years after the war. There's a reason for the pacifism and (in the USA isolationism) after the war. Humanity had never seen such carnage before, and was thoroughly shocked.
So writing only the USA casualties for both wars is IMHO highly misleading.
2. Again, the fact that something has happened before, doesn't excuse the present.
The general history of humanity started from ritualized mass-murder and slavery, and we had a long way to gradually become more... civilized. And I don't mean just having TV and Sla
Re:Rock bottom (Score:5, Insightful)
And compared to Joe Stalin, Jeffrey Dahmer was a piker at murder. Your point?
I'll also note that WWI and WWII were actual declared wars. We are not in a state of war with any nation at the moment.
More people die from drowning every year than were killed on 9/11; to claim that we face a terrorist danger necessitating that we abandon our civil liberties is ridiculous.
Re:Rock bottom (Score:4, Insightful)
Your comment made me laugh, it really did. Go look at the civil liberties raped over and over by both sides during the American Civil War or during the First World War in the US, then compare/contrast to the current "erosion" of civil liberties.
You're a tool in every sense of the word. It's 'enablers' like you that try to justify every wrongful action. Who cares if it was worse a century ago, who cares if Mexico is worse. The only reason we're better NOW is because we iterated towards a better society.
How exactly is defending this going to make the world a better place? Indifference is the enemy of progress and you're worse. You're a piece of garbage weighted around the ankle of positive change.
Ba'athist Party in Iraq (Score:5, Informative)
The Ba'athist parties are about all thats left of that classical Socialist-Fascism
And guess who supported Saddam and the Ba'athists in Iraq in the 1980s? Republican presidents Reason and Bush Sr. Guess who was on Bush's staff or is now on Jr's staff who helped Saddam? Here are some photos of Rumsfeld and Saddam together [google.com]. They're shaking hand like old pals. At first Secretary of State Cheney also supported Saddam during Bush Sr's term in office. Support for Saddam only ended after he invaded Kuwait who, Saddam had accused of and was later verified, was slant drilling [wikipedia.org] into Iraq to pump Iraqi oil as if it was Kuwaiti oil. Before his invasion of Kuwait Saddam could do no wrong no matter how many people he used chemical weapons against.
Falcon
Re:Rock bottom (Score:5, Insightful)
So aircraft flying into some of the tallest buildings on Earth, and one flying to the largest office building on Earth and leaving 3,000 dead is an "idea"?
No, that isn't a war. That's a CRIME. Like a bank robbery or somebody going off to kill everybody in the local school or church or post office. Like, for that matter, Timothy McVeigh and his buddies. Oh, make no mistake, it was a horrific crime. One even more effective that the Japanese subway gas attacks. I assure you that I take no pleasure in being in the World Trade Center Health Registry, like all the tens of thousands of us who still don't know how much damage those attacks did to us.
But it was not an act of war. Especially since even if we want to blame the Taliban, most of the world's governments, including our own, were loudly proclaiming that they weren't the legitimate government of Afghanistan even before 9/11.
Re:Rock bottom (Score:5, Insightful)
Women still don't get equal pay for equal work
and from the other side, men still pay 25% more on average for medical, life, and auto insurance, and are treated in the media like emotionless "things" to be leeched from and divested in divorces of half their assets as a business.
The sexism cuts both ways.
Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Insightful)
this is scarier because of your reaction. if there had been any physical altercation, we'd be hearing about police brutality and terrorism, and we'd be hearing it a lot. but because people (like yourself) are willing to let it get swept under the rug when it's "dirty hippies" getting their voices silenced, the fascists will just continue to erode your rights. not oppression indeed...
Re:Oblig. (Score:4, Insightful)
First off people that pull of the gloves or at least threaten to should always be delt with in a manner that involves a punch in the teeth. That is what these groups do, and they got what they asked for.
Where's your proof any of the protesters threatened anyone with violence?
So what we had here was a bunch of people planning on making an ass of themselves by engaging in criminal/border line criminal behavior
Where's your evidence?
I grow weary of children who cry about how "bad" it's getting when they don't even know how bad it really was before they even came along.
I lived through the '60s and '70s, through COINTELPRO [wikipedia.org], and through Wstergate [wikipedia.org]. Did you or were you too young, not born yet?
Falcon
Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Insightful)
And now you post this. Do you realize that some of the people attacked (yes, attacked) by the authorities were NOT people planning protests, but rather people (and legal reps) planning merely to OBSERVE protests and videotape them to insure that people's rights are not violated? To make sure that the authorities don't commit crimes?
But no, you applaud this, because you're an authoritarian fuckwit hypocrite who is happy to see the law violated and rights trammeled upon, as long as the victims are people you don't like.
Actions like the police have done are eroding our civil rights - your civil rights. But you still have some. Stop now and think of those rights you still have. Now stop and realize, if you're capable of it, that the reason you HAVE those rights is because the people you detest - the liberals, the ACLU, the civil rights activists - fought for them. Fought for them in the streets and in the courts, against the attacks on them coming from people who think like you. People who are like you.
The people you detest fight for your rights against the attacks of people like you.
Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Interesting)
This is the best part of the Greenwald story:
Once Gustav gets here, I'm sure all of this will blow over.
Re:Oblig. (Score:4, Informative)
This is utterly unacceptable.
I agree and I've written to Obama/Biden headquarters (again) to let them know that we citizens are expecting them to give us back the Bill of Rights. Writing here [barackobama.com] to express our concerns should be more effective than all of us bemoaning the situation on
/.
If anyone knows of a site where the GOP candidates are also asking for comments (and having someone read them), please post it also.
Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Interesting)
Tonight, I was coming home from a sign painting party for the Campaign for Liberty, here in the Twin Cities. I stopped at Walgreens and saw a police car in the parking lot. It said, "Federal Protective Services" "POLICE" "Department of Homeland Security". I had never heard of this organization before now. There is an article on them here: [wikipedia.org]
What I find chilling is the words "Federal" and "POLICE" put together. And this was not any typical FBI-style black unmarked job. It was a police car in every way. Lights and all.
Yes. In eight short years, we have been transitioned into a police state. Mind you, there have been many attempts over the last several decades to in one way or another federalize the local police. These efforts have been resisted by grass roots organizations. Through the Patriot Act, this has now been accomplished. All local police are now arms of the Federal government. And we have bona-fide Federal Police running around.
It Will Only Get Worse. And it does not matter one whit who wins in November. Either candidate will work to extend and consolidate federal power, and further restrict liberty.
Re:Buckets of urine (Score:5, Funny)
unless someone has a better (serious) explanation for the buckets of urine.
Maybe they didn't pay their sewer bill.
Re:Buckets of urine (Score:5, Informative)
unless someone has a better (serious) explanation for the buckets of urine.
Maybe they didn't pay their sewer bill.
There was no toilet in the apartment where the only bucket of urine was found. The other buckets were filled with dirty water, to flush the toilets that were in the building. But they, whoever they is, will turn off water. I live in Minneapolis in an apartment and so far this year we have gotten 3 notices the water will be turned off if the bill is not paid.
Falcon
Re:Buckets of urine (Score:5, Insightful)
If you have a house full of people waiting to protest and the toilet backs up, where else are you gonna go?
Also possessing buckets of urine, slingshots, bows 'n arrows, and guns is perfectly legal (or was the gun illegally registered, or otherwise illegal?) Certainly there are plenty of illegal things you can do with all of the above items, but unless there is actual evidence that crimes were to be committed with the items, simply having them isn't a crime.
So at this point it looks like we just have to wait and see what evidence comes to light, including a reasonable explanation of why there were informants in the groups to begin with.
Re:Buckets of urine (Score:5, Informative)
Here's your "better explanation." Not that it will change your thinking in the least.
Also, since when was ownership of a firearm evidence that someone intends to perpetrate a crime? The NRA would like to have a word with you.
Re:Buckets of urine (Score:5, Informative)
The Star-Tribune SUCKS. Can't trust them. I've lived in Twin Cities.
My sources (in MN) say that that most the buckets were gray water and a few were because there was no bathroom (the place was over crowded.) Not to mention there is no crime for pissing in a bucket.
In addition, the Star Trib spends time on the anarchist group when most the raids were OTHER groups that were not anarchist and the paper didn't explain that and left it for the reader to mis-characterize all the other people involved in the raids when most of them were peaceful people gathering on private property.
They were NOT civil to reporters in all situations. Plus in some cases the people they held were the people asserting their constitutional rights. (there no warrants in most cases.)
Plus if you have been following, there were reports of the FBI trying to get students to be informants for them... One student spoke out about it months ago; one wonders what kind of characters volunteer for it-- and how trustworthy they are if they hate these protesters to begin with and that is why the agreed to be a voluntary government spy.
here is another link [twincities.com]
also (Score:5, Insightful) (Score:5, Insightful):also (Score:4, Insightful)
while I agree the country would have it's fair share of racists, there would be other reasons to be proud to fly a confederate flag, when the southern states economy was being sacrificed for the northerns piece of mind, they chose to secede. Basically a 'fuck you for not looking after us too', which is similar to what USA did to the english some time earlier,
lesson learned, try to secede, win and your considered heroes by the population, lose and you'll be cast the villain forever, the victor writes the history.
Re:also (Score:5, Insightful)
My reference material is all at home, or I could provide citations here -- but prior to later (early-1900s) revisionism of its teaching in American textbooks (and certainly in its immediate aftermath), the Civil War was well understood to have had the issue of slavery at its heart.
Re:also (Score:5, Insightful)
informants (Score:4, Informative)
There was an informant inside this organization that told authorities what was planned.
Here's a link about your informants: "Moles wanted" [citypages.com]. Informants only get paid if an arrest is made. Let's see, I'm a mole and I know if the info I give doesn't lead to an arrest do I tell the truth or do I lie?
Falcon
Re:also (Score:5, Insightful)
What? First, the RNC isn't "the government." Second, yes they are anarchists. From their website [nornc.org]:
They intend to block the bridges into and out of the city. The blockades are going to be categorized as "red zones" (prepared for "self-defense"), "yellow zones" (peaceful but assertive), and "green zones" (aiming to avoid risk of arrest.) I don't see how holding public property by force is at all non-violent.
I agree however, people should protest. They should protest these hooligans who don't believe in the core basis of the USoA: that ideas will not be propagated by violence. Differing opinions will be discussed and if your opinion isn't the most popular you don't get to enact your ideas. Perpetrating acts of violence, intimidation and seizing property for long term use (a goal described on their website) aren't something any civilized country should be getting behind.
Re:also (Score:5, Interesting)
let me point out that "non violent" doesn't mean you do everything you're told, that's called "complicity" or at best "complacency". Having 50k people arrive at a location and sit down and refuse to leave may not be convenient, and might even put some people at risk (say, you were in the middle of hte crowd and had a heart attack), but that is not "violence".
"violence" involves destruction, pain, intimidation and real risk of bodily injury. *some* anarchists are into that sort of thing. But "Anarchist" covers a wide variety of people, just like "republican" does. Some "Republicans" don't think it's ok to kill anyone arab just because some arabs hate us. Some think we should "turn the middle east into a parking lot".
it's not fair to judge all republicans by the violent assholes within any more than it is to judge all anarchists by the same measure.
I also don't think that seizing property that is not being put to use when there are people who need shelter in the streets is so radical that "no civilized country" should get behind it.
further, I wouldn't demonize anyone who looks at the current state of our country and thinks that maybe we're getting close to the point where words alone is not sufficient response to the ongoing mismanagement, misinterpretation and appropriation of our government to anyone with suitable ambition and a large enough checkbook.
I'm not at that point myself, but I can't say that it would be impossible to get there in my lifetime and sometimes I do wonder if I'm just playing the game laid before me by "the house", and the house always wins.. witness RealID and the basic conception among most people that you "can't challenge the federal government", constitutional or not.
Re:also (Score:5, Insightful)
What?!? I must have completely misunderstood the modern US history of the last 8 years or so. I had no idea that the CORE BASIS of the USA was that ideas wouldn't be propagated by violence. Speaking as someone living outside the USA, your foreign policy hasn't led me to believe that either.
Come to think of it, maybe the violent rebels of 1776 should have rembered it too.
Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Insightful)
This is not how you stop riots... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
Yes, indeed. The "anarchist" morons from all over the country came to Seattle looking for a riot , the the equally brain-dead cops gave them a reason.
"Anarchists" and Repugnitans, a match made in heaven.
Re:This is not how you stop riots... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
When was the last time that caused a riot? (Score:3, Insightful)
Bottles are broken every single day.
I see a different broken window at local businesses at least once a month.
Those events do not cause riots.
They are "minor". They are resolved by arresting / fining the idiot(s) who did it.
I am also in Seattle.
Re:This is not how you stop riots... (Score:5, Insightful)... (Score:4, Insightful)
Your country is lost. Might as well vote for McCain. No need to drag it out. Only thing gonna save you is retaking the Reality Studio. But that takes guts and you folks have been sittin' on your butts too long watchin' Judge Judy and American Idol and the great hypnosis machine where black is white and freedom is slavery and we spread democracy by murdering elected leaders.
Re:This is not how you stop riots... (Score:5, Insightful)
In a sane society, wouldn't the warrant be required before actually bashing down doors? Oh wait, I forgot that isn't necessary anymore. Obviously the new FBI powers aren't intended to only be used to protect us from terrorists, but from those damn protesters too.
textbook example (Score:4, Interesting)")
Re:This is not how you stop riots... (Score:5, Interesting)
... this is how you START them. This coming from someone from Seattle who lived on Capitol Hill during the WTO riots and had police overreact and create a situation when none existed.
Exactly. You may have heard about similar unrest at the APEC summit in Vancouver in 1997, where I was living at the time. The overreaction to protests by police is a distraction tactic.
In Vancouver when Prime Minister Cretien first visited after APEC, again there were protests that turned violent. The police formed a "bike line" about 150' from the entrance to the hotel where Cretien was, meaning police with bicycles stood about 25' apart and ordered everyone not to pass them. Since it was not even remotely intimidating everyone marched right past them. But having done so, they can then be arrested and charged with disobeying a legal police order.
So they had uninhibited access to the hotel front doors, which were recessed from the sidewalk and therefore private property. Once they were on private property, asked to leave, and they did not, they were then trespassing as well. As luck would have it, there just happened to be a legion of police with full riot gear in the hotel lobby to engage the protesters with batons and pepper spray.
Either they were giving out gourmet donuts, or it was a deliberate tactic to entrap the protesters into committing crimes. They report to the press that the protesters had access to areas within vocal range of the Prime Minister, but forced their way through the "barricade" with the intent of engaging the Prime Minister violently, so reciprocal violence was justified.
In the end, the violence upstages the protest, and nothing gets done about the human rights violations they were trying to bring to the public's attention. It's been a popular tactic in North America since the 1960's. Now it appears they're taking preemptive actions to make sure the protesters are going to put on a good show. Makes sense, given the level of apathy these days.
I advise anyone involved in a protest to enlist the aid of people trained in conflict resolution (i.e. bar security staff) to quell any troublemakers among the protesters, and have a lawyer on site to act as a liaison with the police. You're probably going to need one eventually, and you know you'll have to deal with the police. Who deals with the police without a lawyer? Criminals, idiots, or both.
Re:This is not how you stop riots... (Score:4, Insightful)
The police knew the protesters were predisposed to ignore warnings and proceed where there were not adequate physical barricades to obstruct them.
Yes, so what? Is that supposed to be an excuse: "the police knew we like to break the law, so they should've just let us do it"?
Look up the legal term "due diligence". The police did not exercise due diligence in preventing the protesters from committing crimes, nor warned them of the consequences.
The police aren't obligated to prevent crime -- well, IANAC, so maybe they are up there, but I doubt it. They certainly don't owe it to potential criminals to stop them from getting themselves in trouble, though.
As for the consequences... what exactly did the protesters think was going to happen when they ignored a warning from police, walked through a barricade, and trespassed on hotel property after being asked to leave? Perhaps they thought they could just shout "king me!" and the PM would have to accept their demands?
That is the very nature of entrapment, no different than manipulating the motivations of a lonely man into hiring a prostitute.
Sorry, but you're wrong. Entrapment is about convincing people to commit a crime they otherwise wouldn't have committed.
It's very different from manipulating someone into hiring a prostitute. No one was manipulated into crossing that barrier or staying on hotel property; in fact, they were told not to do it. That's about as far away from entrapment as you can get.
In Soviet Russia. (Score:5, Insightful)
In Soviet Russia, you didn't have the right to peaceful assembly or to travel without showing your papers.
I wish there was a joke I could make here.
Re:In Soviet Russia. (Score:5, Informative)
Actually, you COULD travel inside the USSR without showing papers. Train and airplane tickets were anonymous and you did not need to show ID to board a train or an airplane.
Re:In Soviet Russia. (Score:5, Insightful): (Score:3, Insightful)
Yes.. that's what "suppression" means.
Re:In Soviet Russia. (Score:4, Insightful)
Anarchists? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Anarchists? (Score:5, Funny)
Ferdinand was a classmate of John McCain, you insensitive clod!
Not suprising (Score:3, Insightful)
Unconventional weaponry (Score:3, Funny)
Personally I'm surprised that, upon finding "buckets of urine" that the police decided to take it with them.
Re:Unconventional weaponry (Score:5, Interesting).
sad day (Score:5, Insightful).
No protesters at the DNC? (Score:4, Interesting)
Could the fact that we didn't see such an article about last weeks DNC be because there wasn't anybody bothering to protest? HBO's Real Time had footage from the "Free Speech Zone" in Denver which had more kids on bikes than protesters.
Re:No protesters at the DNC? (Score:5, Insightful)
Repeat of the NY Republican Convention (Score:5, Informative).
And you guys want to bring democracy to others? (Score:5, Insightful)?
Re:And you guys want to bring democracy to others? (Score:5, Insightful)
And then the W guy comes up and talks about spreading democracy in the middle east? How about spreading it in Minneapolis?
I want to quote something directly from one of Greenwald's updates to the piece here, which directly addresses this point:
During the Olympics just weeks ago, there was endless hand-wringing over the efforts by the Chinese Government to squelch dissent and incarcerate protesters. On August 21, The Washington Post fretted:
Six Americans detained by police this week could be held for 10 days, according to Chinese authorities, who appear to be intensifying their efforts to shut down any public demonstrations during the final days of the Olympic Games. . . . Chinese Olympic officials announced last month that Beijing would set up zones where people could protest during the Games, as long as they had received permission. None of the 77 applications submitted was approved, however, and several other would-be protesters were stopped from even applying.
On August 2, The Post gravely warned:.
Would The Washington Post ever use such dark and accusatory tones to describe what the U.S. Government does? Of course it wouldn't.?
COINTELPRO 2.0 (Score:4, Insightful)
So peaceful!!! (Score:3, Informative)
Re:So peaceful!!! (Score:5, Insightful)
You'll find those and other items in many houses. A quick glance through my apartment revealed the following suspicious substances and items:
Very sharp knives longer than 5 inches (I cook)
Precursors for biological weapons (I cook with very hot spices, good enough for pepper spray)
Nerve toxins (I smoke and drink coffee)
Percursors for explosives (aspirin)
Precursors for drugs (acetone)
Information and tools to invade computer systems (I work in IT security)
Dispensers for aerosols (my deodorant bottle)
Highly aggressive chemicals (toilet cleaner)
Camoflage kit (shoe polish)
Rubber gloves (I hate to touch my toilet without, especially with the cleaner involved)
Equipment to create an electronic bomb timer (welding gun and a few ATMegas)
Hydrogen peroxide (I wear contact lenses)
Drug containers (plastic bags and tin foil)
Equipment to create pamphlets and other propaganda material (I have a printer for my computer)
Equipment to remotely detonate an exposive device (I fly RC planes)
Heavy metals (lead, to balance out the planes)
Need I go on?
You will find a similar collection of "highly suspicious and potentially dangerous" items and "equipment" in many homes. There mere existance doesn't prove anything.
The other side? (Score:5, Insightful)
In my experience, hearing just one side of a story almost always leaves out important facts.
Before we go apeshit, shouldn't we maybe get the government's / police's side of the story?
I'm not saying that nothing bad happened here, just that until we know (or at least give an opportunity to be voiced) both sides of the story, we're really flying blind.
My weird similar experience in NYC in 2002 (Score:5, Interesting)
In February 2002, the World Economic Forum was held in New York City, and I planned to (and did) protest it. The alter-globalization movement had been protesting these things for years. New York newspaper headlines screamed that "anarchists" had better not come to NYC and cause trouble with the WTC still smoking and all of the claptrap. What made it even more nonsensical is it hadn't been planned for an NYC meeting, Giuliani had convinced them to move the meeting to NYC after 9/11/01, despite knowing the WEF always brought out massive demonstrations since evil types like Bill Gates always hobnobbed at such events. So working to bring a demonstration magnet to NYC after 9/11, and then decrying that there demonstrators would bother New Yorkers still grieving from 9/11 sounded a little hollow.
Anyhow, a friend of mine suggested we go to a building in New York called ABC No Rio. They are a "progressive community space" type of place they have art shows there, live bands, a progressive/zine library, a feed the poor group Food Not Bombs and that type of thing. Anyhow we went in and they were organizing a demonstration. I should point out I had never been there and my friend had rarely been there, we were just nearby and at the spur of the moment he wanted to see if a friend of his was there.
I should also point out that of all the progressive demonstrations in the US in the past twenty years, I can't recall an instance of physical violence against someone. There may have been one or more cases, but I can't think of any. A handful of way-out folks smashed windows in Seattle, burned down some new unoccupied houses in a new housing development somewhere out west and the like, and in the case of the latter a massive federal investigation sent some of those people to jail. So one has to question the need for a massive federal "monitoring" of progressive groups is needed for. Especially considering the history of these things - Nixon had a bunch of burglars break into the Democratic Party election headquarters, the FBI used these extraordinary powers granted to it to interfere in the political sphere - stating as a goal the need to stop a "black messiah" from arising, which including bugging Martin Luther King Jr. and leaking tapes they made of him to the press, particularly extra-marital affairs. When Warsaw Pact secret police did such things in their countries, it was decried as tyranny here - when our secret police work to dismantle organization of African-American and progressive people (as the FBI did, Google COINTELPRO), it is soon forgotten and you hear the need for the PATRIOT Act and the like giving power to the same people who abused it for political purposes before.
Anyhow me and my friend leave ABC No Rio. We hail a taxi and go about half a mile to Greenwich Village. My friend wants to go to a bar he went to a few months before, but can't find it. Anyhow, he realizes we are headed in the exact opposite direction than we should be, so we both do a 180 degree turn and start walking the way we had been coming. A man in his late 40s who looks very out of place for Greenwich Village on a Friday night was about 10 meters behind us. He sees us loop around and then has a look in his eye for a second, and then he also spins around and walks the other way. All things considered, especially his facial reaction when we both did a sudden 180 and began walking towards him, I know as sure as the sky is blue that he was following us, and that he was following us because we had gone into ABC No Rio. ACLU lawsuits and that type of thing after the WEF protests, and after the Republican National Convention talked about the extent of the surveillance, and fortified in my mind what I already instinctively knew was true. What scared me was the extent of the surveillance. I would dislike, but would not be as alarmed by them monitoring who went in and out of that building (where nothing was even happening! Except for planning a legal political demonstration that even the AFL-CIO was protesting in). But to follow two guys across New York City, through cab rides, on foot, who had very little to do with even organizing the demonstration much less doing anything violent during it, spooked me.
Re:My weird similar experience in NYC in 2002 (Score:5, Interesting)
I just have to sit there while people plot to destroy my city to make their political points and then once they have destroyed the city I can do what to them.
Conspiracy to commit a crime is in many cases a crime. When you have proof of that, you can arrest people. Until that point, they're just citizens.
It is the people like me, the ones you call enablers, who will have to pay the price for picking up all the garbage and repairing all the damages so the city can function again.
Your notion is that the financial costs of cleaning up after a protest are so high that it justifies preemptively arresting a wide variety of people who haven't committed crimes and most of whom won't?
By that logic, we should certainly arrest the VFW, as their memorial parade makes more of a mess than any three protests I've seen.
Fear the Dye! (Score:4, Interesting)
I worked with a group of kids when I was in my teens one Summer. --You know, games and sports and arts & crafts and such. This one day, we made tie-dyed shirts.
Well the shirt I made turned out pretty good and I wore it for the whole afternoon and kind of forgot it was on me. Then after the kids all went off back home, me and a few of the other 'leaders' decided to head out for a movie and burgers and stuff. At the end of the evening, we all split off and I was on my way back home alone.
My opinion of humanity then began to plummet.
Taking public transit, I was getting all these freaked out looks. Everybody was acting as though they were scared of me. --I was used to being totally ignored, but people were really, really nervous. It was baffling. It happened not just with the occupants of one bus, but on another and on a train as well. I didn't work out it was the tie-dye shirt they were all reacting to until this one Stephen Colbert clone actually measured me up and down with an expression of abject, "Small-guy-on-his-first-day-in-prison" and then made a comment about the Grateful Dead being really cool in some kind of weird effort to. . , not get hurt by me? It was utterly unreal. I couldn't believe just how limited a set of lives people must lead in order to react in such a manner. As just a teen-ager, (back when I wasn't aware of politics in the slightest,) even I had worked out that hippies were the last form of political life you needed to back slowly away from.
I filed the incident away under, "Fear and Ignorance" for later reference and have dusted it off for you today.
-FL
Re:Disruption != peaceably assembling (Score:5, Interesting) (Score:5, Informative) (Score:5, Insightful).....
Re: (Score:3, Interesting)
Transportation Troubles...
Sounds like a Critical Mass rally.
Re:Disruption != peaceably assembling (Score:5, Informative)
Note the quote from the police - Police said despite the massive traffic disruption on the motorway, the man had the right to protest peacefully.
Bob
Re:Disruption != peaceably assembling (Score:5, Insightful)
The police have a higher standard to hold to because they're the professionals. If they can't follow the law then they have no business enforcing it.
Re:Disruption != peaceably assembling (Score:5, Insightful)
TOUGH SHIT.
Re:Disruption != peaceably assembling (Score:5, Informative):Selective Citations? (Score:4, Insightful)
And pretty please explain to me why it's illegal to have pvc pipes, chicken wire and duct tape.
Re:RTFA you twats (Score:5, Insightful)
Well, I dunno where you pee when your plumbing is shot, but my neighbor got really pissed last time I used his door, so please enlighten me what would be a more suitable receptacle for my waste than a bucket.
Aside of that, what are "these kind of rally groups"? What gives you the goddamn right to assume I'm going to be protesting violently just because someone else has in the past? If I did, ok. It is under some circumstances allright to assume that I may protest violently again if I did in the past. To issue the recommendation back at you, RTFM. Nobody ever had any problem with those college kids whose houses were raided. So what visionary powers give you the idea that they would be?
Oh. Right. "these kinds of rally groups" are always like that. Ain't stereotyping fun? It saves the thinking.
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Professor Jonathan Lethem Interviewed at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
The L.A. Times Festival of Books, an annual well-anticipated weekend of literary activities and panels, kicked off with a Q&A with our Roy E. Disney Professor of Creative Writing Jonathan Lethem. He discussed the "the occupational hazards that come with melding contemporary cultural references with richly drawn fiction" and some of the advice he's been given since coming to Pomona College.
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[This bottle was provided as a sample for review purposes.]
Don’t worry — this won’t be the wine you think it is. After living through over a decade of mass-produced, hugely ripe, straight-ahead, destined-for-export cheap wines coming out of Australia bearing tongue-in-cheek labels laden with any number of hand-drawn creatures, we can all be forgiven for looking at any sub-$15 Aussie red with a cartoon label with a touch of skepticism. While I think the country as a whole often gets unfairly typecast by virtue of the overwhelming response that Yellow Tail and its brethren received when they burst onto the international market, it’s probably fair to say that most inexpensive Shiraz still tends to follow this formula…after all, why mess with success, especially the economic tidal wave of success that these wines continue to enjoy? But this bottle does exactly that, delivering a wine that is light years from what your taste buds are expecting of a Shiraz Grenache from Down Under and trampling on some prejudices while it’s at it.
The first hint that Wine Men of Gotham’s Shiraz blend might be different from most is its alcohol level: at 13%, it’s a good 1.5% to 2% lower than the standard modern Shiraz from Australia. This is particularly unusual/impressive because (1) the regions where the wine’s grapes originate (Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Riverland, although the label bears the catch-all “South Eastern Australia” name due to this multi-zone viticultural collaboration — SE Australia is an area that spans most of the grape-growing land in the country outside of the West Coast) generally tend to have warmer-than-average climates, which encourages faster sugar ripening and thus higher-alcohol wines, and (2) Grenache grapes are known for producing wines with heightened alcohol levels, especially in hotter climates. It’s near impossible to produce a big, goopy, jammy Shiraz Grenache at 13% alcohol, which suggests that the Wine Men had something else up their sleeves for this bottle. Read the rest of this entry » | http://popandpour.ca/tag/barossa-valley/ | 2013-05-18T10:12:47 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Take a moment out of your day and listen to some lovely tunes from Pakistani duo Zeb and Haniya, who performed at PopTech 2011. With musical inspiration ranging from the Delta blues to the quietest nighttime moments in Pakistan to Iranian refugee songs, the pair played a set that wooed the audience and showcased their wide-ranging talents and influences. If you can't get enough of their tunes from the PopTech stage, we also caught up with them playing music in the park in Camden, Maine. Enjoy!
Interview: Andrew Blum on Tubes, nodes and the Internet equivalent of iceberg lettuce
We can all joke about when former Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens referred to the Internet as a "series of tubes," but what exactly is the physical infrastructure that enables us to carelessly surf the Web and stay connected? Fear not. With Andrew Blum's new book, Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, which just came out today, we can get a better handle on just that. In our recent interview with Blum, our discussion touched on resilience, the theme of our 2012 conferences, as it relates to the fragility and robustness of this infrastructure we've grown to depend upon. We looked at the correlation between the physicality of the Web and access to broadband, a topic of PopTech's upcoming Lab. And Blum equated our limited network capabilities to, well, iceberg lettuce. Read on to learn more.
PopTech: What was the most unusual or unanticipated discovery you made while researching Tubes?
Andrew Blum: Undoubtedly it was how small the Internet is. I know that sounds strange -- we think of the Internet as infinite and ubiquitous. But it turns out that the Internet is very concentrated. There are just a handful of buildings that are vastly more important than all the rest.
What does the fact that there’s this built, physical infrastructure say about the fragility (or robustness) of the system?
There are ways that this concentration actually makes it more robust. Of course the destruction, god forbid, of one of these mega-nodes would have a dramatic impact. But given how unlikely that is, the multitude of connections inside of them ensures that if one link fails, others will pick up the slack. These buildings are themselves big meshes, with many networks connecting to many other networks. But to do that -- and this is the crucial point -- all those networks have to be in the same physical place. I have to plug my router into yours.
What do you see as the main obstacles to ubiquitous broadband access in the U.S.? Does the physical infrastructure play a role? Is the network limited by the physical infrastructure?
We know so little about where our Internet comes from that we don't even know what our choices are. I compare it to the evolution of food in the last decade: at the moment, we're all eating the Internet equivalent of iceberg lettuce, without even knowing what else is out there. We haven't even begun to have a conversation about what's behind our connection, its politics and possibilities. Read more...
This week in PopTech: Coping mechanics, fantasy elections and designing from the bottom up
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Read our complete interview with Jonathan Rothberg..
Toward Resilience: First round of speakers announced for PopTech Iceland!
PopTech is heading to Iceland in just over a month! On June 27th, we will be kicking off our two-day conference in Reykjavik focused on the theme of resilience. We'll be exploring how and why some social, economic, business, technological and ecological systems are able to "bounce back" from shocks and disruption, while others are not. How do we build a more secure future and sturdier selves to live in it? Such insight has powerful implications for how we can build these systems to anticipate disruption, self-heal, and adapt.
Today we're pleased to reveal our first round of speakers who will be taking the stage next month. Whether it's a theoretical physicist studying why cities succeed where companies fail or an architect building floating schools and hospitals to reach the rural poor in flood-prone Bangladesh, PopTech Iceland will showcase people examining resilience in its many forms from a variety of viewpoints. Speakers include:
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the fifth President of the Republic of Iceland.
- George A. Bonanno, PhD, is a professor of Clinical Psychology and director of the Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. His research centers on how human beings cope with loss, trauma and other forms of extreme adversity, with an emphasis on resilience and the salutary role of personality, positive emotion and emotion regulatory processes.
- Simonetta Carbonaro is an expert in consumer psychology, strategic marketing and design management. She carries out research in the area of consumer ethos and behavior, forecasting the direction of consumer culture.
- Nico Muhly has collaborated on projects with Antony and the Johnsons, Björk, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Grizzly Bear, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, and Valgeir Sigurðsson in addition to numerous recordings of his own music, composer. His first opera, Two Boys, premiered at the English National Opera in June 2011.
- Mohammed Rezwan is an architect and the founder of Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, a not-for-profit development organization in Bangladesh that uses boats to provide education, training and health care to thousands of people in that country’s most flood-prone regions.
- Joy Reidenberg, PhD, is a professor of Anatomy and Functional Morphology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Her research into the anatomies of whales, dolphins and porpoises has enabled these animals to become valued "natural experiments" to learn about basic biomechanical relationships that affect all mammals, including humans.
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- Geoffrey West is a theoretical physicist whose recent work has focused on developing an underlying quantitative theory for the structure and dynamics of cities, companies and long-term sustainability, including rates of growth and innovation, the accelerating pace of life, and why companies die, yet cities survive.
- Steve Lansing is an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute, a professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, and a senior fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. His groundbreaking work on Balinese water temple networks has illuminated the complex interplay among society, religion and ecology in the maintenance of the Bali rice terrace ecology.
We hope you'll join us for two lively days filled with compelling presentations, musical performances, short films, and collaborative sessions. We have a limited number of conference tickets remaining. Secure your seat today!.
This week in PopTech: Routing devices, emerging explorers and being green.
Science.
Anne-Marie Slaughter on a new era of 'citizen social actor foreign policy'
In case you missed it, professor of politics and international relations at Princeton and former Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State Anne-Marie Slaughter (PopTech 2011) was on NPR last week to weigh in on the struggling international peace plan for Syria.
Slaughter is a foreign policy expert and watching her PopTech talk you'll see why. Slaughter provided an overview on the future of foreign policy, exploring the transformation, over the past few decades, from state to non-state, non-governmental 'social actors' as key players to effect change in a less siloed, more networked world.
Federal government, state government, local government, Camden government and then recombine those pieces in countless, different ways with social actors. That is what we're heading for, and it has profound implications for how we think about foreign policy, how we go about solving national and global problems.
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If Rick Santorum actually manages to win, the 2012 Republican Primary will remind me of “Son Of Jackass,” the epilogue to 2002′s Jackass: The Movie.
Like Ehren McGhehy, scrawny little Tim Pawlenty never had a fighting chance, and he gets blown out of it right away.
Dave England, like Michele Bachmann, is often willing to do the crazy shit even the other guys won’t do, like take a shit in a hardware store toilet, or advocate anti-gay policies while being married to an obvious closeted homosexual. You’d think that kind of crazy would help in this kind of environment, but in fact it backfires quite early.
Ryan Dunn obviously wasn’t the sharpest tool in this shed. He didn’t know enough to realize that no matter how many professionally-monitored stunts you survive, you can’t walk away from drunk-driving your Porsche at 130 MPH. Similarly, Herman Cain didn’t grasp that no matter how much money you made selling pizza, you can’t really run for President of the United States- even in a struggling economy- if you sexually harass women at an alarming rate.
‘Party Boy’ Chris Pontius is fun-loving, seems like he has a good head on his shoulders, and is one of the more likable Jackasses. Captain Beefheart fan Jon Hunstman seemed like one of the nicest, most sensible Republicans, which is why he had little hope of surviving the bloodthirsty tiger that Republican politics has become in 2012.
Bam Margera and Rick Perry seem like they’d be good bros to hang with if you’re into drinkin’ beers and shootin’ at stuff, but they’re also insanely reckless, even compared to this crowd, and they were bound to drive themselves into a fireball sooner than later.
At this point, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are still in it, though it doesn’t take a Nate Silver to guess that it’s just a matter of time before they’re smashed by the GOP truck. Here, my extended metaphor is stretched to its thinnest, since Preston Lacy seems like a nice guy who could never be as much of an asshole as Gingrich, and really the biggest thing the two have in common is that they’re the chubbiest fellows in their respective groups. Jason ‘Wee-Man’ Acuña also doesn’t seem to share much with Dr. Paul other than tiny stature, and outlasting most of his peers.
Mitt Romney, like Johnny Knoxville, is the handsomest, and seems like the natural choice to lead. (Even if Romney has about 1/1000th of Knoxville’s charisma.) But this GOP race is looking like it might surprise us, crushing Romney with a toolshed of indifference, leaving Steve-O/Rick Santorum- perhaps the batshittiest of them all- the last man standing. | http://popularfiction.wordpress.com/tag/2012-republican-primary/ | 2013-05-18T10:20:50 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
For — for instance, Cherry testified that Sheridan once called costar Teri Hatcher “the meanest woman in the world” — and the juicy, three-week trial culminated in a verdict reminiscent of Housewives’ famous cliff-hangers: A judge declared a mistrial due to a hung jury.
The publicity around the trial is a fitting coda for the eight-year-old ABC dramedy, which will finally sign off with a two-hour finale on May 13 at 9 p.m. To commemorate the end of this pioneering series (and in light of the show’s recent return to newsy relevance), EW decided to put the ladies of Wisteria Lane —) — on the cover of EW one last time. We conducted two dozen interviews with the cast, crew, and writers, who recall Housewives’ provocative premise, its controversial story lines and effect on the TV industry, and one very gnarly Vanity Fair photo shoot.
The chats with major Desperate players reaped delicious behind-the-scenes details from the series: On-screen husband Doug Savant blames the brouhaha over the much talked-about Vanity Fair cover on an “inhospitable” environment created by the production team at the photo shoot; Cross admitted that “people thought for a long time that I was the bitch” of the show; James Denton — whose character Mike Delfino was killed off the show on March 11 — told us about how much of a “bummer” the Sheridan lawsuit was and that she was “fun to work with”; Huffman admitted to being such a fan of her on-screen husband, played by Savant, that she offered to pay part of his salary so he wouldn’t make less money in the show’s final season; and all the ladies shared their favorite moments from the series — for Hatcher it was being “naked in the bushes” and for Longoria it was mowing the Solis’ lawn in the pilot while wearing heels. “Most of my favorite memories about the show have to do with sitting in my trailer with Marcia or Felicity,” Longoria continued, “and talking about life.”
For all of that and more about Desperate Housewives pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands March 23.:
Mistrial declared in Nicollette Sheridan case
‘Desperate Housewives’ major character death revealed: Read an EXCLUSIVE interview with the star!
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Twenty schools (Cohort 1) are making the transition to the charter system during the 2012-2013 school year. This year, these schools will form a School Governance Council, participate in development sessions, and then may request waivers that fall under "Universal Requests for Flexibility." (See the charter system application for more details).
The purpose of a School Governance Council (SGC) is to provide parents, school staff, and community members with a leadership role in the management of the school. We have created a School Governance Council Overview to provide you with information about the responsibilities and function of these new governance councils.
Latest Cohort 1 Implementation News & Documents
3/29/13: We have put together a webinar for SGC Chairs. This training provides information on effective meetings, setting agendas, Roberts Rules of Order, facilitation, and how to handle challenging situations in your meetings. Each module is only 5 - 10 minutes.
2/21/13: Cohort 1 School Governance Council members have completed their governance training requirement. Answers to frequently asked questions from the training can be found in the SGC Guidance document.
12/12/12: Runoff elections results are now included in the newly elected SGC members document.
12/7/12: Runoff elections for the 1-Year Parent/Guardian term at Paul D. West Middle and Randolph Elementary will be held from 7am EST on Monday, December 10 through 5pm EST on Tuesday, December 11.
12/3/12: Elections results are in! Results posted above.
11/26/12: The voting window is open! Watch this VLog to find out more.
10/31/12: Cohort 1 Voting Tip Sheet and Voting Guide
10/11/12: Candidate Campaigning Notice
10/9/12: Slide presentations with voiceover:
I. Transitioning to the Charter System: Cohort 1
II. The Important Role of School Governance Councils
III. How do I Join a School Governance Council?
I. Transitioning to the Charter System: Cohort 1
II. The Important Role of School Governance Councils
III. How do I Join a School Governance Council?
If you have questions about Cohort 1, School Governance Councils or the charter system, please contact Fulton County Schools' School Governance & Flexibility Department at schoolgovernance@fultonschools.org or 404-669-4919. | http://portal.fultonschools.org/CharterSystem/Pages/Implementation.aspx | 2013-05-18T10:52:58 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Bert B Beach
Seventh-Day Adventist religious liberty executive
There is little doubt that religious liberty is best exercised within the setting of the secular state. This does not mean the state should be hostile or indifferent to religious bodies, but rather that it must exhibit what has been called a "benevolent neutrality." ...
Freedom of religion also implies the right not to have or profess a religion. This is sometimes overlooked. It is a sad commentary on religion that religionists, probably quite well-meaning at times, have throughout history tried to force fellow human beings into a required religious mold. Apart from the very wrong theological assumptions involved, this is a flagrant violation of the dignity of the human person. Coerced religion is demeaning and of little value.
-- Bert B Beach, Bright Candle of Courage, 1989, pp. 14-15, quoted from Menendez and Doerr, The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom (1991)
Charles Austin Beard (1874-1948)
American historian
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.
-- Charles Austin Beard (attributed: source unknown)
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
French writer and political activist
I cannot be angry at God, in whom I do not believe.
-- Simone de Beauvoir, The Observer (London) (January 7, 1979), quoted from Encarta® Book of Quotations (1999)
Christianity gave eroticism its savor of sin and legend when it endowed the human female with a soul.
-- Simone de Beauvoir, referring to when the Council of Nicea, by a single vote, declared woman to be "human," quoted from totse.com
Ferdinand August Bebel (1840-1913)
German socialist leader
Christianity is the enemy of liberty and of civilization. It has kept mankind in chains.
-- August Bebel, Reichstag speech (March 31, 1881), from James A Haught, ed., 2000 Years of Disbelief
When socialism comes into power, the Roman Church will advocate socialism with the same vigor [with which] it is now favoring feudalism and slavery.
-- August Bebel, address to the Social Democratic Party Congress, Jena, 1906, from James A Haught, ed., 2000 Years of Disbelief
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
Irish-born writer known for his absurdist plays
The bastard! He doesn't exist!
-- Samuel Beckett: Hamm, in Endgame, after attempting to pray. Clov replies, "Not yet" (1958)
How can one better magnify the Almighty than by sniggering with him at his little jokes, particularly the poorer ones.
-- Samuel Beckett: Winnie, in Happy Days, act 1 (1961)
Enough of acting the infant who has been told so often how he was found under a cabbage that in the end he remembers the exact spot in the garden and the kind of life he led there before joining the family circle.
-- Samuel Beckett (attributed: source unknown)
What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
-- Samuel Beckett, "Enough," in Six Residua (1978)
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
US clergyman; abolitionist
There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech is to a great people what the winds are to oceans ... and where free speech is stopped miasma is bred, and death comes fast.
-- Henry Ward Beecher (attributed: source unknown)
Lyman Beecher (1775-1863)
American cleric, father of Catharine Esther Beecher (1800-1878), a suffragist; Edward Beecher (1803-1895), a clergyman, educator, and abolitionist; Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), a clergyman, newspaper editor, and abolitionist; Harriet Beecher Stowe.
[Disestablishment was] the best thing that ever happened to the state of Connecticut. It cut the churches loose from dependence on state support. It threw them wholly on their own resources and on God.
-- Lyman Beecher, The Autobiography of Lyman Beecher 1961, Vol. 1, p. 253, from Menendez and Doerr, The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
John Beevers
Historian
I do not know that Christianity holds anything more of importance for the world. It is finished, played out. The only trouble lies in how to get rid of the body before it begins to smell too much.
-- John Beevers, World Without Faith (1935), quoted in S T Joshi, ed., Atheism: A Reader
Francis Bellamy
American Baptist minister; author of the original Pledge of Allegiance; brother of Socialist author Edward Bellamy, whose Socialist convictions Francis shared, costing him his pastorate in Boston in 1891 for refusing to hide his Socialist convictions during the course of his sermons
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands,
one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
-- Francis Bellamy, the original Pledge of Allegiance, as it appeared in the issue of The Youth's Companion (September 8, 1892).
-- Francis Bellamy, giving his reasons for writing the Pledge in the first place, quoted from Dr. John Baer, "The Pledge of Allegiance: A Short History (1992)
[A] ... clumsy redundancy ... a mangling of the original.
-- Francis Bellamy, reportedly responding to the addition of "of the United States of America," quoted in Kate Santich, "Writer was protective of his 'poetic' Pledge" (The Orlando [Florida] Sentinel: October 25, 2003)
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-- Dr. John Baer, in his essay, "The Pledge of Allegiance: A Short History" (1992), see also Baer, "The Strange Origin of the Pledge of Allegiance," from Propaganda Review (Summer, 1989)
Granddaughter: Would Have Resented 'Under God'
"Bellamy's granddaughter said he also would have resented this second change ... In his retirement in Florida, he stopped attending church because he disliked the racial bigotry he found there."
-- Dr. John Baer, in his essay, "The Pledge of Allegiance: A Short History" (1992)
Grandson: Changes 'Spoiled the Poetry' of the Pledge)
Great-grandson: Bellamy Unhappy With Changes)
Great-granddaughter: Godless Pledge Invites More Americans
As a regular churchgoer who has voted both Democratic and Republican, I believe that my great-grandfather [Francis Bellamy] got it right. A Pledge of Allegiance that does not include God invites the participation of more Americans.-- Sally Wright, explaining in a 2002 letter to The New York Times what she knew of the author's intentions for the Pledge of Allegiance, quoted in Kate Santich, "Writer was protective of his 'poetic' Pledge" (The Orlando [Florida] Sentinel: October 25, 2003)
Bio quip derived in part from Robert E Nordlander, Letter to the Editor of Together in Faith (as submitted, October 29, 2001) and posted on Nordlander's e-list.
John BellamyGrandson of Francis Bellamy, who wrote the original Pledge of Allegiance)
Scott BellamyGreat-grandson of Francis Bellamy, who wrote the original Pledge of Allegiance; owner of Bellamy's sandwich shop in Trinity Commons in Cordova, Tennessee)
John C Bennett
The first reason for emphasizing the separation of church and state is that it is the only way of assuring the complete freedom of the church.... The second reason for believing in the separation of church and state is the preservation of the state from control by the church.... The third reason for emphasizing the separation of church and state is that it is best for the church to be on its own.
-- John C Bennett, Christians and the State 1958, from Menendez and Doerr, The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
It is obvious that the churches in America should not use their members as political pressure groups to get special ecclesiastical privileges for themselves as against other religious bodies. They should not seek legislation, even if they can influence enough votes to get it, which interferes with the religious liberty of minorities and they should be thankful that the courts stand guard at this point.
-- John C Bennett, Christians and the State 1958, from Menendez and Doerr, The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)
British reformer and philosopher of law and legislation, who laid the foundations of utilitarianism
There is no pestilence in a state like a zeal for religion, independent of morality.
-- Jeremy Bentham, from Rufus K Noyes, Views of Religion, quoted from James A Haught, ed., 2000 Years of Disbelief
The spirit of dogmatic theology poisons anything it touches.
-- Jeremy Bentham, from Rufus K Noyes, Views of Religion, quoted from James A Haught, ed., 2000 Years of Disbelief
No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion.
-- Jeremy Bentham, Constitutional Code, quoted from Menendez and Doerr, The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997)
Russian-British philosopher, historian
One belief, more than any other, is responsible for the slaughter of individuals on the alter of the great historical ideas -- justice or progress or happiness of future generations...or emancipation of a nation or race or class...this is the belief that somewhere...there is a final solution.
-- Sir Isaiah Berlin, Two Concepts Of Liberty (1958)
Sarah Bernhardt [Henrietta Rosine Bernard] (1844-1923)
French romantic and tragic actress
Me pray? Never! I'm an atheist.
-- Sarah Bernhardt, from Ira D Cardiff, What Great Men Think of Religion, quoted from James A Haught, ed., 2000 Years of Disbelief
David K Berninghausen
American educator, University of Minnesota; avid supporter of intellectual freedom; strong and persistent foe of censorship and of the loyalty oath programs that were popular in the 1950s
In order to get the truth, conflicting arguments and expressions must be allowed. There can be no freedom without choice, so sound choice without knowledge.
-- David K Berninghausen, Arrogance of the Censor (1982), quoted from Mike Reed, "Scientology, Censorship, President"
Dr. Andrew BernsteinAmerican philosopher and educator; adjunct professor of philosophy at Pace University; Humanistic novelist, author of Heart of a Pagan; author of Cliff's Notes for several Ayn Rand works, regarding the theme of his novel, Heart of a Pagan, which tells of Swoop, a leading college basketball player, who moves to Iowa with the dual mission of bring their team to the championship and converting those he meets to a creed based on reason and individual achievement rather than faith, in Regina Milano, "New Novel Pits Faith vs. Freedom" (2002) an e-promo from the publisher the New Testament revealis in I Corinthians 10: 4-6, upholding obedience above all else, rather than love; witness this, St Paul's call to arms, a passage well-known among modern Evangelicals: ours -- PAM), in Regina Milano, "New Novel Pits Faith vs. Freedom" (2002) an e-promo from the publisher. -- Andrew Bernstein, in "The Philosophical Foundations of Heroism" (2001) Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty. -- Andrew Bernstein, in "The Philosophical Foundations of Heroism" (2001) Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty
Tim Berra
Professor of Zoology, Ohio State University
There is no law that mandates the teaching of evolution, and there should not be, yet it is practically universally taught in universities and colleges around the world. The theory of evolution is what is taught because it is what best explains the data in a rational manner.
-- Tim?Berra, Evolution and the Myth of Creationism (1990), pp. 139-40.
-- Tim?Berra, Evolution and the Myth of Creationism (1990), p. 126
Matt BerryAmerican author, philosopher
Should we cover our heads and whimper because reality is not as we would have it? Beautiful lies are not superior to horrible truths, so why not hear the truth even when it is vulgar?-- Matt Berry, Post-Atheism: A Mechanist's Journey from Christian Materialism to Material Spirituality, p. 73
Faith is the fatigue resulting from the attempt to preserve God's integrity instead of one's own.-- Matt Berry, Post-Atheism: A Mechanist's Journey from Christian Materialism to Material Spirituality.-- Matt Berry, Post-Atheism: A Mechanist's Journey from Christian Materialism to Material Spirituality
This is post-atheism. I extract from my inherited culture a knowledge of human behavior and accept the predicament: "I am a machine, and my function is to lie to myself." The subjective struggle for self-control ... a new spirituality after atheism begins here.-- Matt Berry, Post-Atheism: A Mechanist's Journey from Christian Materialism to Material Spirituality
I take it to be the highest endeavor and the greatest offense for a human to attempt life mastery, to break up the foundations of existence and build anew. There are many books on stark reality ... about the disease of existence. Without denying that there are such existences but far from musing on death, I assert that a human can steer toward a higher fate, a more valuable conclusion ... and, risking a trite expression, live a happier life.-- Matt Berry, A Human Strategy
Perhaps this is the soft underbelly of a book exposed to the modern world: to say that one can be happier and more valuable without a "beyond" ... that one can not only learn to be content with reality, but can aggressively pursue greater and greater joy.-- Matt Berry, A Human Strategy
How can one argue vigorously against an absurdly childish notion without betraying that one actually takes the issue seriously? Had Galileo not recanted, he might then have proved himself a sort of religious fanatic after all.-- Matt Berry, The Mechanics of Virtue (p. 148)
In response to the fear of our unknowable future we would rather freeze ourselves into a single stage of growth at the expense of the entire metamorphosis.-- Matt Berry, A Human Strategy (p. 121)
The question sets the trajectory of the answer. The crowd stands safely behind. If the crowd has aimed the canon askew, I can only lose: if I answer, my answer will be set off in vain ... if I refuse to answer, I have "avoided the battle" ... if I stop to debate the positioning of the question itself, there will be no crowd pleasing thunder ... if I seize the question and turn it around, correctly aiming at the problem -- the crowd -- I will be torn to pieces.-- Matt Berry, A Human Strategy (p. 23)
There is quite often, however, in every over-crowded herd at least one insubordinate ... one idiot who actualizes the cry for "Truth at all costs!" With him alone, the act matches the principle and not the habit. He thus presents himself as an obstacle to the persistence of the error, and the culture now crucifies the highest type of its own morality.-- Matt Berry, The Mechanics of Virtue
Now, what should happen if the habit-script were a mandate for an action which threatened the inertia of the script itself? For example, the actualization of a chant for "fearless honesty"? This inherited (and therefore revered) message sets the stage for a passion play. The herd receives its Holy Habit, but the chant requires an action which supersedes "mere chanting." The chant itself demands a distinction between a complacent harmony through habituation and a consistency seen only through grounded reasoning. All the while, repetition blindness prevails in the majority, and the chants and actions persist in their sacred form, rationally inconsistent with each other ... and pleasant.-- Matt Berry, The Mechanics of Virtue
Annie Wood Besant (1847-1933)
English philosopher, theosophist
[N]o philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.
-- Annie Besant, The Gospel of Atheism (1877)), quoted from George H Smith, "Defining Atheism," in Atheism, Ayn Rand, and other Heresies
The position of the atheist is a clear and reasonable one. I know nothing about God and therefore I do not believe in Him or it. What you tell me about your God is self-contradictory and is therefore incredible. I do not deny "God," which is an unknown tongue to me. I do deny your God, who is an impossibility. I am without God.
-- Annie Besant, The Gospel of Atheism (1877), quoted from Austin Cline, "Defining Atheism: Early Atheists"), quoted from George H Smith, "Defining Atheism," in Atheism, Ayn Rand, and other Heresies
For centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil, and the greatest saints of the Church are those who despise women the most.
-- Annie Besant, The Freethinker's Textbook Part II -- Christianity, 1876
This coarse and insulting way of regarding woman, as though they existed merely to be the safety-valves of men's passions, and that the best men were above the temptation of loving them, has been the source of unnumbered evils.
-- Annie Besant, regarding Paul's teaching in I Corinthians 7:8-9: "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I But if they cannot contain, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn." Quoted from John E Remsberg, The Christ, pp. 320-21.
W I B Beveridge
American scientist, historian of science
Hypothesis is a toll which can cause trouble if not used properly. We must be ready to abandon our hypothesis as soon as it is shown to be inconsistent with the facts.
-- W I B Beveridge, The Art of Scientific Investigation (1950, rev. 1957), quoted from Laird Wilcox, ed., "The Degeneration of Belief"
Cultivate an intellectual habit of subordinating one's opinions and wishes to objective evidence and a reverence for things as they really are.
-- W I B Beveridge, The Art of Scientific Investigation (1950, rev. 1957), quoted1996-2006, by Cliff Walker, except where noted.
There's something to be saidfor doing your own work. | http://positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/quote-b0.htm | 2013-05-18T11:02:08 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Alabama teens say they were robbed by two men posing as postal workers
From the Jefferson County, AL Sheriff’s Department:
Teens robbed by two men posing as postal workers.
Birmingham, AL 05/30/2012 – Just after 2:00pm yesterday afternoon deputies were called to the 6500 block of Telia Drive in unincorporated northeast Jefferson County to investigate a robbery. The victims were 18, 17, and 16 and had been at home while their mother went to get them something to eat. A black male suspect came to the door and knocked. The 17 year old opened the door. The suspect was dressed in a Postal uniform shirt and gray pants. He told the victim that he had a package to deliver and motioned for a second black male suspect to come from the van. When the second suspect got to the door he produced a handgun and the two forced their way into the home. Once inside, the other suspect retrieved a knife from the kitchen and ordered all three victims to lie on the floor. The suspects went through the house and stole cash and electronics. As they were leaving, they forced the victims to give them their cell phones. The suspects fled in a white minivan driven by a black female. The suspects were described as black males twenty to twenty-five years old. No one was injured. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact the Sheriffs Office at 325-1450 or Crimestoppers at 254-7777 | http://postalnews.com/postalnewsblog/2012/05/30/alabama-teens-robbed-by-two-men-posing-as-postal-workers/ | 2013-05-18T11:01:44 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Coach Thibodeau making sure Bulls don’t get ‘Clipped’ again
By SETH GRUEN For Sun-Times Media December 10, 2012 7:58PM
Chicago Bulls Vs Philadelphia 76ers. Bulls No. 12 Kirk Hinrich is fouled by Philadelphia 76ers No.18 Maalik Wayns. Saturday December 1, 2012 I Scott Stewart~Sun-Times
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CLIPPERS AT BULLS
The facts: 8:30, ESPN, CSN, 1000-AM, 1200-AM.
Updated: January 12, 2013 6:20AM
Nothing gives Tom Thibodeau more ammunition than the past, and the Bulls coach came to Tuesday’s practice locked and loaded.
While he acknowledged his team has played well on defense recently, he was quick to remind his players that there is still room for improvement. With the Clippers coming to town Tuesday, Thibodeau didn’t need to look far for some proof. When the two teams met in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, the Bulls played their worst game of the season and lost 101-80. Transition defense was the team’s focus in Monday’s practice.
“Everyone has to understand how important all five guys are in tying everything together,” Thibodeau said. “So if one guy is not doing his job it’s going to make the whole group look bad. I think it’s important. Some nights you’re not going to shoot the ball as well as others, but you still want to be in position to win.”
The team will certainly get a boost knowing it will have starting point guard Kirk Hinrich.
Hinrich said that he hyper-extended his elbow in the second half of the Bulls 93-85 win over the Knicks on Saturday. He practiced fully Monday and Thibodeau says he will be ready for the Clippers.
As one of the team’s best on-ball defenders, he’ll play a pivotal role in stopping point guard Chris Paul from getting out into the open floor.
In their first meeting, Clippers guards combined for 44 points and Paul had 10 assists. Shooting guard Jamal Crawford scored 22 off the bench.
“They’re so talented,” Hinrich said. “Their starters are very good, their bench is playing great. It’s just a challenge. They beat up on us pretty good out there so we have to play much better.
“We have to be locked in defensively. [We can’t] Turn it over, [we can’t] let them get out in the open floor. They’re so athletic. We just have to be solid and make them earn what they do.”
As much as the Bulls will rely on cohesion on defense, it might be the team’s offense that sets the tone.
In their last meeting with the Clippers, the Bulls committed 15 turnovers and the Clippers blocked 10 shots and had 10 steals.
That was a catalyst to the Clippers’ 26 fast-break points, a stat Thibodeau has committed to memory when addressing that game.
“They get the ball in the open floor and now it’s tough,” Thibodeau said. “When you turn the ball over and don’t have floor balance, it’s very difficult to recover in those defensive transitions. So those are things that we have to take care of.”
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Shortly before the first Presidential debate, I got an e-mail urging me to tweet three specific questions to Mitt Romney. The subject line read, “The debate will be decided on Twitter.”
Oh sure, I thought. A bunch of us tweet Romney and he’ll address these questions. “How do you plan to create jobs when you keep shipping them overseas?” Etc.
But this wasn’t what the sending organization had in mind by deciding the debate. It had borrowed its subject line from a recent Politico post, which itself was borrowing from a couple of other sources.
They were saying that real-time tweets would shape the post-debate story reporters would tell.
At the very least, the initial Twitter conversation among political reporters would decide who won and who lost, Nathan Gonzales at The Rothenberg Political Report predicted.
New York Times political blogger Michael Shear also views Twitter as a tool to influence debate coverage, but for the campaigns, not the likes of thee and me and only when neither candidate is the obvious winner.
Both Gonzales and Shear focus on what we could call insider conversations. The promise in my e-mail was that I, along with lots of other tweeters, could interject ourselves and thus shape the post mortems.
We’ve no way of knowing, I suppose, what prompts journalists to fix on particular story lines — other than obvious things like what they and their editors think is newsworthy, e.g., winners and losers, and the political bias of the source they write for.
There may, however, be some limited evidence for the influence of mass tweeting.
For example, we know that some major progressive organizations tweeted fact-checks as the first two debates were going on. They’ve got reporters following them — and others who presumably broadcast the more notorious non-facts to their own followers.
And it’s certainly the case that we’ve had a spate of columns on misstatements, distortions, evasions and Romney’s latest disclaimers of positions he’d espoused, even just a few weeks ago.
But they weren’t the post-debate narrative. And they don’t show much of anything about how we grassroots tweeters can shape — let alone decide — a major political debate.
Which brings me to a somewhat different Twitter campaign.
Greg Kaufmann at The Nation launched it with a hashtag — #TalkPoverty — a shorthand, as hashtags must be, for an effort to “push the issue of poverty into the mainstream political debate.”
The post I’m linking to here was the first in a series that focused on questions posed by experts. We could tweet the articles and/or the individual questions, of course.
The Half in Ten Campaign called on its supporters to tweet about poverty issues, using the #TalkPoverty hashtag. It even sponsored a webinar to get novices up to speed on Twitter and created a prefab tweet for anyone who was still timid or just plain busy.
Kaufmann and others, including Half in Ten, gave us the Twitter handles, i.e., user names, for the debate moderators so that we could tweet factoids and questions directly to them.
Well, there sure were a lot of #TalkPoverty tweets — a new crop every day for weeks. I’m told they reached, on average, nearly 350,000 Twitter followers a day — twice as many on debate days.
Anyone who watched the first debate knows what happened — or rather, didn’t happen.
One use each of the words “poor” and “poverty” — both by Romney and neither in the context of saying what, if anything, he’d do to help the people he fleetingly referred to.
Even a broader content analysis, including words and phrases like “low-income,” “welfare,” “food stamps” and “Medicaid,” found that only 10% of the candidates’ statements focused on poverty.
On the other hand, the virtual silence on poverty as a policy issue did become one of the post-debate storylines — not, of course, as often told and retold as the emergence of yet another Romney, the President’s apparent funk or the mystifying tax numbers.
Some columnists were prompted to write about the issue that “went missing,” as the Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart put it.
Did this secondary narrative — Twitter-shaped or otherwise — influence the content of the second Presidential debate? Did the ongoing tweet stream itself have an impact?
Not so as you’d notice. But then the second debate consisted largely of answers — or talking points passed off as answers — to questions from the audience.
Not much interest in the plight of poor people there, we gather.
Or perhaps moderator Candy Crowley, who chose the questions, thought that the rest of us wouldn’t be all that interested, judging from her many years of experience as a political reporter and post-debate narrative creator.
Kaufmann thinks that Obama did talk poverty, though without using the p-word.
The policies he cites would certainly be better for poor people than Romney’s tax cuts for small businesses. But I think it’s a stretch to view them as policies specifically designed to fight poverty.
Perhaps, as Kaufmann’s expert interviewee says, the word “poverty” evokes such negative stereotypes that candidates can’t break through if they use it.
If that’s true, then doubly so for proclaiming a renewed war on poverty. | http://povertyandpolicy.wordpress.com/tag/post-debate-reporting/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Growing wheat grass in his computer, Mike Schropp of Total Geekdom has succeeded in making me smile. The computer does indeed work and even helps the wheat grass grow in cooler temperatures (like a basement). Click the link to be taken to the photo how-to.
LOL! so eco-living xD
OH MY GOD
Dope concept. Very interesting how-to article as well. | http://ppima.tumblr.com/post/25774478192/storagegeek-growing-wheat-grass-in-his | 2013-05-18T10:12:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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