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Tommy Thompson launches divisive, dirty, personal attack on Tammy Baldwin
On Wednesday, September 5th, Tommy Thompson's campaign sent an email to members of the media attempting to question Tammy Baldwin's "heartland values," a veiled attempt to smear Baldwin for her sexual orientation.
FOUR days later, Tommy Thompson is still silent.
Russ Feingold said it best: "In Wisconsin, we reject divisive personal attacks. It's time for Tommy Thompson to both take responsibility for the harmful divisiveness of his campaign and to squarely reject it."
Join me in telling Tommy Thompson: Personal Attacks have no place in politics. Sign my SignOn petition calling on Thompson to end the divisive, dirty politics.
Thompson's campaign is attacking Baldwin on the basis of her personal life. This is not the Wisconsin way. Thompson cannot remain silent another day. It's time for Tommy Thompson to take responsibility for his campaign and the divisive, personal attacks they're pushing.
42 Responses to Tommy Thompson launches divisive, dirty, personal attack on Tammy Baldwin
Michael BB says:
I must say that personal attacks have been in politics everywhere, all the time, from ancient Greece, to Athens, GA.
Asking someone to sign a petition imploring an opposition candidate who has the mindset of a caveman ( notice the personal attack there) to cease and desist some crap that he thinks will win him votes is just, well, kinda simple-minded. If anyone ought to be sophisticated to accept the reality of personality politicking, reality, it ought to be bloggers.
onevote says:
MichaelBB sure is sophisticated, that's why he has to hang out in lefty blogs–not the righty places. Maybe MichaelBB should look up where the word "sophisticated" came from: sophist–kind of an unkind term.
TT's having to resort to these tactics because he knows he's not really a "Tea Party" type, actually went along with "Obamacare," made millions after leaving Cheney/Bush, refuses to release his tax information, rides around on a Harley wearing "cool" sunglasses, ad nauseum.
I have no problem with expressing negative information about candidates, as long as its warrented. I really hope TT's ox gets gored in this election–free speech, anyone?
grumps says:
No, OV.
What Michael says is true. Sad, but true.
In the first place, it was Nemoir who made the comments and did so outside the framework of the formal campaign. One can ask Tommy! to take his staffer to task but it ain't gonna happen.
Still, it's important to let the larger audience know that Nmoir and, by extension, the campaign crossed a line. Therefore, raising a clatter for a petition serves a couple of purposes that are at least as useful to one side as calling Tammy a lesbian in public are to the other.
Well, the petition is closing in on 10,000 signatures, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has picked up the story and my petition, and the media attention is growing. The reality is, the petition has made an impact.
PJ says:
Many congratulations, Lisa, on a successful petition endeavor! Good work! 🙂
Update: From Politifact WI, 9/17/12:
"An aide "acted on his own" and "was not representing the Thompson campaign" when he sent an email criticizing the sexual orientation of U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin." Rating: Pants on Fire
Story here: http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2012/sep/17/tommy-thompson/thompson-says-aide-wasnt-representing-campaign-ema/
Duane12 says:
"Thompson's campaign is attacking Baldwin on the basis of her personal life."
If so, then perhaps Thompson's personal life as regards marital fidelity is fair game as suggested in, http://www.datalounge.com/cgi-bin/iowa/ajax.html?t=11921629#page:showThread,11921629
Rich says:
Even more so, because the latter's behavior is a reflection of that person's integrity, honesty, and adherence to his own personal faith.
Just because something has been done forever does mean it's okay, or that I have to accept it. Thompson attacked Tammy Baldwin for her sexuality. NOT okay.
I'm not the only Wisconsinite who is upset by this. I'm using tools at my disposal to try to change things. If people think it's simple-minded or futile, well, that's the price I have to pay, I guess. 🙂
PJ says:
Sophist an unkind term? I suppose that would depend on selective etymology. Its Medieval Latin, Old French, Middle French, Middle English and Early Modern English connotations contain some rather unsavory notions, that's true. But derived from the original Greek, sophos (wise, clever); sophistes (wise man, master, teacher); sophizesthai (become wise). sophism (clever device)
Philosopher – lover of wisdom.
Sophomore – wise and foolish
As for Tommy T – his name – Tommy Tom Tom has some interesting etymological variations. Among them: Rude, a bold or immodest woman, Buffoon, Clown, and the personification of mental deficiency. I suppose that's ad hominem, but really it's only an observation.
Zach Wisniewski says:
Lisa, I signed. I also stickied this so it's front and center on Blogging Blue for a few days.
As to Thompson's campaign tactics, I'm not surprised a bit, because the "Boy from Elroy" has been replaced by "Tea Party" Tommy, and "Tea Party" Tommy will do anything to get elected.
Thank you, Zach!
Dan says:
I like how its perfectly okay to portray Republicans as nazis or klan members or whatever, but showing Tammy dancing is cause for petitions.
The Democrats throw buckets of mud, and then act all offended when a handful gets tossed their way.
For the record, I don't condone portraying Republicans as Nazis or Klan members. Never have, never will.
Dan says:
I know you didn't Lisa, and I apologize if my comment implied that you did.
I guess my point was that when, for example Lena Taylor did make that comparison to Scott Walker, and no one really seemed to call her out on it. I just feel like there is a double standard when it comes to these things.
No problem, Dan. I understand what you are saying.
I would really like to see a return to "old school politics," where red and blue could disagree vehemently about an issue, but then go have drinks together as friends.
The idea that we, as a state and as a nation, will remain this divided indefinitely…well, it's depressing and exhausting. I'd like that to change.
forgotmyscreenname says:
You may not have condoned it, but did you start a petition over those instances?
grumps says:
Lisa, the problem is that, when red and blue went out to have drinks together after sessions, Tommy'!s goat genes started to act up.
Dan, what do Scott Walker and Lena Taylor have to do with a post about Tommy'!s campaign. Focus, man. It can't be that hard
PJ says:
You seem to miss the significance of both cases you cite. First, today's Conservatives are using Goebbels' propaganda techniques to wage political warfare. They are no longer legislating and they are no longer governing. They are attempting to eliminate their political opponents – even within their own party. What conservatives are doing parallels the rise of Nazism in too many ways for any American to take such criticism lightly or as hyperbole – so credit where credit is due. The KKK like Nazism, like the Tea Party subscribes to far-right modes of thinking, and their basic belief system parallels modern Conservative values and those espoused by the Nazi Party, to name just a very few: anti-Communism, anti-immigration, extreme nationalism, white supremacy and racism. So, yes, it is perfectly "okay" as you put it, if the parallels are apt. In the case of Right Wing Extremism they are.
Tommy Tom Tom's attack on Tammy Baldwin's sexuality displays another far-right characteristic: anti-gay. And one should note that anti-homosexuality and homophobia are also attitudes that Nazism, the KKK, and modern Conservatives have in common. Opposition to homosexuality is a typically right wing response to liberal, freethinking society. If you'd like an historical run down of Western civilization (with special emphasis on Weimar and the Third Reich), I can provide that for you. Calling out Thompson for being an intolerant bigot is entirely appropriate, especially since the way in which the attack was launched is entirely in keeping with Goebbels' methodology. And need you be reminded that a larger portion of the Left than not disapprove of Nazi parallels to modern Conservatism. I am, obviously, in the latter category. Right Wing Extremism is morally decadent historically and it is morally decadent now. If you don't care for Nazi parallels, try moving farther away from Right Wing Extremism – and poof – they'll disappear.
Accurate critiques are not buckets of mud. The mud-slinger here is Thompson – he's using an Ad hominem attack – attacking the person rather than her ideas. So your characterization of Democrats is off-base and more in alignment with the ever-so-sensitive right wing in this country with all their feigned outrage and all their hysteria – all attitudes elicited by the inundating "toxic brain-food" Conservatives subject themselves to. Lisa's response is entirely appropriate, and need I say, in contrast to the Tea Party demeanor – Lisa's call for awareness and a petition are – rational. Your charge of hypocrisy is not.
Dan says:
So your argument is basically that because Republicans use propaganda, and nazis used propaganda, then Republicans = nazis. I find that to be a bit of a stretch. In fact, I find that to be very similar to the path used by tea party people when they try to claim that Obama is somehow trying to turn this country into Stalinist Russia. You draw parallels, and then use those parallels to try and equate the goals of the Republicans to the goals of the Nazis. This is hyperbolic at best.
As for me, I do not consider myself to be a right wing extremist. I fully support same sex marriage. I was proud to vote no on that ridiculous referendum the Republicans put on the ballot in 2006 here in Wisconsin. I just see a double standard and I feel like I should point it out.
If you really want to hear some ad hominem attacks, listen to Sly in the Morning, especially when he talks about Toniette Walker.
jwayne says:
Well the honest answer is Ms Baldwins values are not Wisconsin's values. Her values may match those in Madison and Milwaukee but not the majority of this state which are family and God.
jwayne, if you look at where the (almost 2,000) people who have signed the petition in the last 24 hours live, they're not just from Madison and Milwaukee, they're from all over Wisconsin, many from up north.
And straight people are not the only ones who value family and God, that's simply untrue.
Homophobia is NOT the Wisconsin way and frankly, it's unacceptable.
John Casper says:
Dan, do you have a link to where the Baldwin campaign linked Tommy to Nazi's or the klan? I haven't seen it.
Dan says:
I don't know why I would be inclined supply a link to support a comment I never made. Maybe you need to read more carefully.
PJ says:
Contrary to your Walker-inspired subterfuge that would seek to divide Milwaukee and Madison from the rest of Wisconsin in order to tyrannically conquer the entire state, Wisconsin's values extend beyond simplistic dogma. Wisconsin has always been a progressive state and it will always be a progressive state. That we have been usurped by tyranny doesn't change that. Tammy Baldwin's record honors the values of honesty and integrity, as well as respect and concern for the welfare of all of Wisconsin – even those with whom she disagrees. Unfortunately, the reverse cannot be said of Right Wing Extremists polluting the good name of this state. You disparage only yourself with your vitriolic hate. If you truly valued God you would not revile his children. If you were remotely committed to American values you would not cling so to the idea that your god is the only belief worthy of value.
"For myself, I fully and conscientiously believe, that it is the will of the Almighty, that there should be diversity of religious opinions among us; it affords a larger field for our Christian kindness."
~Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Perhaps you might consider widening your field, JWayne. Your narrowing slant has constricted your conscience and your moral width. Until then you prove little more than a small minded bigot who is UnAmerican and unrepresentative of the goodness embodied in Wisconsin – a place that loves diversity and family in the myriad forms it may be found.
PJ says:
Don't confuse portraying Conservatives as Stormtroopers with discourse on Right Wing Extremism. Pointing out parallels is not claiming someone is a Nazi. To not recognize that Conservatives are dismantling government with typically Right Wing values and typically Right Wing tactics is not synonymous with calling someone a Nazi – as say, Allen West does. And try to remember Nazism didn't end in 1945. NeoNazism is alive and well in the US and in Europe.
Duane12 says:
Lisa, for personal reasons I have never signed an online petition in my fifteen years of posting.
I signed your petition today because Wisconsin is badly represented to an unprecedented level by those whose ideology is fiscally illogical and deceptive, immoral, unfair, homophobic, and which supports special and outside interests to the exclusion of a majority of Wisconsin citizens.
They are led primarily by such as Scott Walker, J.B.Van Holland, the Fitzgerald brothers, Ron Johnson, Reince Priebus, Paul Ryan, and David Prosser.
We do not need to add Tommy Thompson to this burdensome list.
"Oh, the humanity!"
Thank you, Duane12!
CJ McD says:
@jWayne- Signed it.
Central WI
CJ McD
Other Side says:
Heh. From 2007: "During a May 2007 debate, while he was running for president, Thompson said he believed private businesses should be able to fire employees because of their sexual orientation. Soon after, he said that was not his position and that he misspoke during the debate because his hearing aid was dead, he was sick and he urgently needed to go to the bathroom."
I wonder if he was also under the effect of anasthesia, like his friend Fred Dooley of Real Debate. Those conservatives are real good at backpedalling.
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independent guy says:
I agree that political "attacks" are not what citizens want or deserve, but, that's American politics for ya. Understandably people get upset about it. But let's keep things real. Both sides do this, not just one. The pot calling the kettle black and my crap doesn't stink do not add value to the discussion either. It is all a distraction. Stay above the distraction.
Duane12 says:
Are saying I should not express my outrage at a homophobic and misogynistic statement by Thompson?
And your statement "Both sides do this…" is a false premise. Where and when did Baldwin make a "personal attack" on Thompson?
independent guy says:
You may certainly express yourself. That is what I am doing also.
All I am suggesting is for folks to hopefully keep things in perspective. There is campaign rhetoric flying from both/all sides, some more nasty than others, some percieved as more nasty than others. Since campaign rhetoric is not regulated and is designed to distort, scare and potentialy anger folks it should be largely disregarded as phony balony and not be taken seriously or personal. Easier said than done I know. I realize that one persons distraction may indeed be another persons issue, and, therefore be treated accordingly. American political behavior can be complex and frustrating, but, I just think cooler heads will prevail.
Duane12 says:
The line should be drawn on homophobia, racism, misogyny. These go beyond the "normal" personal attacks.
grumps says:
It's not both sides doing it. Those who are doing it would like you to believe that, though.
Duane12 says:
Yes, "both sides" in this case as it regards Baldwin is a "false premise" as I noted.
But it bears repeating.
PJ says:
No, Dan. My argument is not that because Conservatives use propaganda and Nazis use propaganda Conservatives are Nazis. I've stated that drawing parallels is not a claim of Nazism. You're insisting that I'm making a syllogism, and I'm not syllogizing at all. I am drawing parallels to illustrate the contours of Right Wing Extremism. Right Wing goals are embedded within Right Wing values. The same holds true for the Left. The politics of Nazism are part of a Right Wing spectrum, Nazism is at the extreme end of Right Wing Conservatism. Today's Conservatives continue to push farther and farther to the right at an alarming pace. If we ignore how Right Wing Extremism impacts our politics as well as our society, we'd be foolish. My argument is today's Conservatives – the GOP and its allies – are waging political warfare. Propaganda is one tool to accomplish that.
Your Tea Party analogy is ridiculous. Tea Party comparisons to Stalinist Russia don't enter into the realm of any serious critique. This can't even be called criticism; Tea Partiers are operating out of ignorance, they do not draw parallels from historical reality. They instantiate revisionist falsehoods. They have no comprehension of Stalinist Russia and Soviet Communism, and they are embroiled in revisionist History. Rewriting history until it is unrecognizable is subversive propagandist methodology. Subversion is a dangerous line to cross. Subversion is not hyperbole. You err when you dismiss propaganda as you do.
Hyperbolic political speech is one thing. A concerted propaganda campaign is quite another. All politicians engage in hyperbole and political speech, but political speech even in its most political sense isn't propaganda. Propaganda is utilized for a single purpose. Political warfare. Propaganda subverts. Hyperbolic political speech doesn't. It makes a more pleasing shape, but does not fundamentally alter reality; Propaganda does alter reality. Its foundations are false or barely true.
But the point of drawing parallels isn't to make a loose juxtaposition of propaganda, it is to illustrate Nazism's rise to power in Germany, their destruction of the Weimar Republic and their subsumption of the German state. How did they do it? How did they achieve a totalitarian state? It didn't happen overnight. And they did it legally by dismantling the government – shrinking the size of government, making it smaller, less responsive and less effective. And they did it by eliminating their enemies' ability to maintain a political resistance against them. And that is precisely the Conservative strategy occurring now. Nazism subverted Democracy and used Democracy itself to destroy a republican government. Conservatives in America are doing the same thing now.
It isn't just propaganda use that is at issue, it is how those propaganda mechanisms are used. Today's Conservatives use propaganda in the same way Hitler used it. I find that terribly disturbing. Here's one for you; it was Hitler's favorite, and it is a Tea Party favorite: Apodicticity. This little number you will find Ad Nauseum in Conservative propagandist media, in the rank and file, and of course among the elected. It means to assert that which is categorically true when it isn't. JWayne demonstrated one form of apodictic when he implied that Tammy Baldwin's values represented only Madison and Milwaukee's values. Apodictic is a gross falsity, but a particularly effective one if scaled and if used incessantly. Mitt Romney is apodictic daily. When our political discourse has been so inundated with propaganda that the media ceases to adequately critique itself that is problematic, and it should give everyone pause because this is how a society moves into dysfunction.
Another example is the commerce trope. The way this works is identifying a non-economic or invalid source of economic woe as an economic problem and singling it out for removal. Once it is eliminated the economic conditions will improve – or so the logic goes. Conservatives have used this tactic with unions, union members and the poor to great effect. Or to devastating effect depending on your perspective.
Right Wing Extremists use projection devices in abundance – one of many devices critical for Hitler's rise to power. Right Wing Extremism today: Scapegoating the Left as a whole, but also union members (again) and the poverty-stricken (again), the LGBT community, Muslims, academia, intellectuals, failing k-12 schools, teachers, immigrants, atheists, secularists, women… the list is pretty long. The excessive tendency for scapegoating I find to be among the most troubling features of contemporary Right Wing Extremism. If scapegoating attitudes are instilled and more serious economic conditions arise, I would become very fearful.
Call the Tea Party innocuous if you will, but only after you attend their rallies and summits. At those gatherings you will find another rhetorical figure used, just in the way Hitler used it – demonization of a common enemy, one who is hell bent on obliterating all that is good and pure and righteous in America. Herman Cain, Allen West, and True the Vote are fine examples of this when they speak of the Left, Obama, and the dastardly fraudulent voter. With this rhetorical enemy they also apply the Weimar Thesis – the decadence of Weimar culture is paralleled with current revisionist history that insists the decadence of the 1960s is the source of America's cultural decline. Again, it is not only that propaganda is being used – that shouldn't be dismissed at all to begin with – but it is how propaganda is being used.
Right Wing Values: As I've said the politics of Nazism are part of a Right Wing spectrum. To simply ignore that spectrum is idiocy, especially given the massive distortions Conservatives have employed to rewrite history outside of historical method or political science. To assume that those Right Wing values spontaneously generated out of Weimar liberalism is insanity. The rise of Nazism was a long program designed to systematically instill those values. The Tea Party agenda is doing just the same, and have stated their goal as such – reclaiming every aspect of American politics, government, and culture from Liberality.
Yes, today's Right Wing Conservatives do have very much the same goals as those of Nazism's rise to power. That doesn't make the Tea Party Nazis, but it does situate them on the Right Wing spectrum and it puts them closer rather than farther from the extreme end.
CJ McD says:
Doesn't anyone else recall all the posters depicting Obama with a mustacha and swatika's behind him? The one's depicting him as a nazi…..
I think that should be enough to redirect back the topic of Thompson's personal attacks on Baldwin and end the who started it first kettle/pot crapola. Don't you?
PJ says:
And another thing, Nazism wasn't a populist movement. It was never thoroughly statist, it was never Marxist, and it never rejected Capitalism. Like Tea Party radicalism it was astroturfed from the top down by the wealthy elite invested in finance and industry. It favored a meritorious few whom it identified as the source of national wealth and identity. Only those elite benefited from that telescoped structure. I'll grant you this, Dan, empty accusations of Nazism are unworthy of our political discourse, and I'm not familiar with Lena Taylor's accusation so I can't speak to it. But what you propose is a false equivalency of the worst kind. I'm not a fan of the Democratic Party at this point in time, but they are not initiating political warfare, the GOP is. Political warfare is not the same thing as "loyal opposition" nor is there any equivalence between it and divisive politics. Political warfare is of entirely separate order which is deeply hostile and persecutive. Parallels alone are not enough, I agree with you there, but parallels reveal structural patterns. It is those structural patterns, not merely specific goals and outcomes that need our attention.
SuzyMetta4 says:
I like the idea of turning the "heartland values" back on Tommy. Tammy should air a commercial that says, "who is the real heartland fink – an openly gay person with a stable personal life, or a heterosexual who is notorious for extramarital affairs"?
You only complain about ethics and standards in politics when you don't have any red meat to exploit. In this case, we do.
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DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp statement on lawsuit to re-list Western Great Lakes wolves
Feb. 12, 2013
MADISON -- Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp issued the following statement on Tuesday's filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by The Humane Society of the United States and other groups, to restore federal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region:
When federally delisted in January 2012, Wisconsin's wolf population had recovered and grown to eight times delisting goals thanks to the dedication of partners, hunters, trappers, volunteers, agencies and research institutions. We are successfully out of wolf recovery mode and into wolf management mode. With this transition came the transfer of management authority from the federal government to the states. This authority enables us to manage wolves for Wisconsin's needs, fostering a healthy wolf population while seeking social balance as wolf depredations continue to rise.
However, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has filed a lawsuit that aims to return the wolf to the Federal Endangered Species List, stripping the Great Lakes states of their authority to manage wolves. This has the potential to halt wolf hunting in Wisconsin and leave the state powerless to effectively address livestock depredations, and would end the state's ability to actively manage our wolf population.
In 2012, in accordance with the state's management plan, we successfully assisted landowners and farmers to address chronic wolf depredation problems, and held our first closely regulated harvest. As the manager, the state is committed to fostering a healthy wolf population while also maintaining social tolerance. We believe it is not in the best interest of the state's citizens nor the wolves to relist a recovered species under the Endangered Species Act.
We intend to continue managing wolves in ways that work for Wisconsin, socially and biologically. But to do so, management authority needs to remain in the hands of the state. We must maintain the authority to employ tools, like a wolf hunt, when populations and depredations peak as they have this year. Increased conflicts with domestic livestock and pets benefit neither humans nor wolves.
The wolf has a place on our landscape, as do other predator and prey species. Our intent is to manage the wolf, now that it has recovered, as we do other species – informed by science and in balance with social needs. Relisting the wolf under the Endangered Species Act is neither informed by science nor in balance with Wisconsin's needs. It is not in the best interest of the state's citizens nor the wolves to pursue relisting and removing management authority from the hands of the state.
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Kenosha police identify woman shot, killed Wednesday
Neighbor shoots video during tactical situation
Kenosha police have identified the woman who was found dead Wednesday.
For 10 hours, Kenosha tactical teams surrounded the home of a man suspected in a killing, who ignored their coaxing till a final dramatic finale.
As police shut down the neighborhood and ordered people to their homes, some grabbed their cameras to document the tactical situation.
VIDEO: Neighbor catches part of Kenosha standoff on video
"Yesterday was a hard day," said Yayo, a neighbor who didn't want his last name used.
Yayo was home with his three kids Wednesday and grabbed his camera when he saw the SWAT team outside.
"When the tactical people moved, I got the video. When somebody's moving, I got the video," Yayo said.
He posted highlights on Facebook of a robot removing a window from the home where the suspect was holed up and the explosion that blew out the front door so tactical officers could enter.
Finally, the SWAT team hauled away their suspect
That's when reality set in. Police found 33-year-old Heather Adamski dead in the basement with a single gunshot to the head.
"It's sad, it's just sad," neighbor Mary Yanez said.
Yanez has known the suspect for decades, but just met Adamski when the couple moved in across the street last year. It was a tough relationship.
"She's jumped out of the window more than once running from him," Yanez said. "He goes to jail, and she goes right back to him, so we tend to mind our own business sometimes, and yesterday, after everything happened, we all started crying because maybe sometimes we shouldn't mind our own business, and she'd still be around."
The man accused in the standoff with police was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon and is being held in the Kenosha County Jail.
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After-Christmas shoppers still seeking deals
Returns, exchanges, discounts abound after holiday
Christmas may be over, but the holiday shopping season isn't.
Shoppers hit the stores Wednesday for returns, exchanges and after-Christmas deals. White Marsh Mall even opened extra early Wednesday for the post-holiday shopping rush.
"It is actually just as busy as the week leading up to Christmas because of our customers coming in as they're on vacation this week to exchange gifts, to buy for those family and friends they're going to see next week with the new year coming in. So, it's just as busy, believe it or not," said Jennifer Dietzway, store manager of the Macy's at White Marsh.
"I'm getting great deals, and the Levis, of course, they're on sale. So, you have to jump on it. So, this is a deal. The boots are buy one get one free -- that's a great deal. The best thing to do is shop after Christmas," said Valerie Cooper, a shopper.
"It's a better deal this time of year. After Christmas, everything's half price. We want the deals," said Tanya Evans, a shopper.
For some people, it's not just about the deals: Going shopping the day after Christmas is a tradition almost as strong as the holiday itself.
"It's just a tradition we've always had. My neighbor and I and my daughter come out and shop," said Lorie Gibson, a shopper.
Retailers said that in addition to cashing in gift cards, many customers come in to make returns and exchanges, and even some people stocking up on things for next Christmas.
"We needed some Christmas lights. (I had) some icicles that didn't work when I plugged them in," said Claude Hensley, a shopper.
Overall this holiday season, White Marsh Mall officials said they are on par to see sales increase more than 3 percent over last year.


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We use many different words when we're describing abuse: systematic, power, control, pattern, purposeful. One word we don't use when talking about abusive relationships is cycle.
This way of describing abuse began in the 1970s and today, the "cycle of abuse" is still talked about in courtrooms, therapist sessions, in the media and more. Here at The Hotline we don't use that descriptor, for a variety of reasons. Here's why:
To describe abuse as a cycle makes it seem like there are four predictable, repetitive steps of what is going on in any relationship at any given time:
1) Tension-building
2) Incident — often a physical altercation
3) Reconciliation
4) Calm
If abuse was a cycle, it would be predictable — you could know what to expect and when to expect it. But the reality about domestic violence is that it doesn't happen that way. While there may be recognizable patterns going on in a relationship (ex. you know your partner tends to get more confrontational after going out drinking) the violence rarely occurs in a predictable cycle.
An important reason why we don't use the term "cycle" is because it's sometimes used to blame victims for the continuation of abuse.
In her essay "Reframing Domestic Violence Law and Policy," Professor Leigh Goodmark writes,
"Describing abuse as a cycle becomes problematic when this language is co-opted to be used against victims, particularly in a court setting — ex. "Why didn't you leave during the calm stage?"
No one ever asks to experience abuse. The fault lies with the abuser, not the victim, so it's important that we don't use language that blames the person suffering abuse.
The model that more accurately describes what occurs in an abusive relationship is The Duluth Model and its Power & Control Wheel. It explains the many tactics an abusive partner uses at any one time to establish and maintain power and control over their partner.
To learn more about why we don't refer to abuse as a cycle, check out the video below of Ellen Pence, co-founder of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, speaking about the creation of a new model of understanding abuse.
Pence also helped to create the Power & Control wheel, which was developed through listening to the stories of people who had experienced different types of abuse.
On Monday we're taking a spin around the Power & Control Wheel, which will shed some light on a more accurate way of describing what's happening within abusive relationships.
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HONOLULU, April 26 (UPI) -- The evidence that a U.S. future president, Barack Hussein Obama, was born in a Honolulu hospital in 1961 is overwhelming, CNN reported Tuesday.
In addition to Obama's birth certificate and birth announcements in both Honolulu newspapers, there is testimony from Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie. In 1961, Abercrombie was a graduate student at the University of Hawaii where he was friends with Ann Dunham and her husband, Barack Obama Sr., and celebrated the birth of their son with them.
"Of course, we had no idea at the time that the future president of the United States was that little boy, that little baby," Abercrombie told CNN.
Recent polls show 75 percent of the U.S. public believes Obama was born in Hawaii. But four out of 10 who identify themselves as Republican say they have doubts.
The most popular belief is that Obama was born in Kenya, his father's country, which would make him unable to serve as president. Some doubters suggest Obama is hiding his birth certificate because it would show he is a Muslim.
Hawaiian officials say there is simply no question about his birthplace and that birth certificates from 1961 do not show religion.
Dan Nakaso, a veteran Honolulu reporter, said the birth announcements could not have been faked. At that time, he said, the newspapers got their information from the state Department of Health, not from parents.


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Mayhem, obsession, cheering, excitement, drama, madness, passion – March Madness Basketball? Think again. This is March Madness...ballet style. Mid-Atlantic Ballet presents "Coppelia", the story of a mad inventor who makes a life-size dancing doll who steals the heart of a local young man, Franz. Franz's betrothed becomes jealous and sets out to set things straight. She discovers that the girl is a doll and that's when the fun really begins. Without giving the story away, the story of Coppelia has all the emotions that go with March Madness. And it has something for everyone in the family - comedy, a love story, dancing ballerinas, toys that come alive, hijinx, and celebration. MAB is pleased to have two guest artists join the cast. Jaylen Clay, who will be performing the role of Franz, is a choreographer, dancer, artist and native of Atlanta, Georgia. He has been dancing since the age of three. Since then, Jaylen has been training in several genres of dance including: hip hop, salsa, modern, jazz, ballet, Latin, tap and contemporary dance. He attends The University of the Arts where he majors in dance. Our other guest artist, Aaron Bellotafatto, who will be performing the role of Milorad, began dancing jazz and tap at the age of 7. He has studied at Governor's School for the Arts in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the School of Nashville Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. Currently he studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and will graduate in 2016. Accept the invitation to this dance. This enchanting ballet will be performed by Mid-Atlantic Ballet on Saturday, March 29. Performances will be held at Mitchell Hall at the University of Delaware in Newark at 12:30 pm and 4:00 pm. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors (65+) and students (with ID) and $15 for children (under 12). Special matinee pricing is available for children (under 12) attending the 12:30 PM matinee. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, February 15 and may be purchased on the Mid-Atlantic Ballet web site (www.midatlanticballet.org), at the Mid-Atlantic Ballet Studio or by calling 302-266-6362.
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Congratulations to our winners-Lory and Marybell, whose comments were selected by the random number generator!
Many thanks to everyone who entered. If you didn't win, the show runs through the end of this month, and there are still tickets available. I've heard from readers who have already gone that it's adorable!
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If someone at your house loves tea parties and dress-up, have I got the show for you. It's the world premiere of Tea For Ruby from our friends at Evergreen City Ballet. Adapted from the book by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser of Fancy Nancy fame, this ballet is totally kid friendly and cuter than a crumpet. Costumed dancers come in the lobby after each performance, so don't forget your camera! There are shows in Bellevue (Robin Preiss Glasser will be signing books at these performances), Renton, and Auburn, beginning March 2nd and running through the 30th. Here's a bit more about the show from our ECB friends.
Before there was Fancy Nancy, there was Ruby!
Ruby gets a princess-worthy lesson on manners in this charming world-premiere ballet adapted from the picture book from #1 New York Times best-selling, Fancy Nancy illustrator, Robin Preiss Glasser and author Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York.
Ruby does her best to have good manners – yet no matter her efforts, she just can't seem to succeed. But when Ruby receives a mysterious surprise invitation to tea with the Queen, she is especially determined to polish her poise. Will she ever manage to be proper in time for tea at the palace?
You can get more information and print at home tickets for the show of your choice right here.
But, wait….I mentioned a giveaway!
Hold on to the china, because I've got TWO sets of FOUR tickets to Tea For Ruby in Auburn, Saturday March 30th at 1:30 or 5PM (the winners even get to pick their show time)!
Here's how to enter: UPDATE: Contest has ended. Please don't enter, but do check back for future great giveaways!
- For a first required entry, visit the Evergreen City Ballet page or their Facebook page. Come back here and leave a comment letting us know what you saw that looked exciting for your family. Remember: Facebook likes or comments don't count as entries. Only comments left here, on this post, will count.
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We're going to draw the winner March 11th, so you have plenty of time to tell your friends, but don't put off entering. I just know this is going to be a darling show! Get commenting and Good Luck!
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Jacksonville, Fla. – February 25, 2013 – The Big Orange Chorus, Jacksonville's championship men's barbershop and a cappella chorus, is performing its annual concert Excellence in Harmony on Sunday, June 30 at The C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Theater at The Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 Water Street in downtown Jacksonville.
Joining Big Orange Chorus will be the 2012 international barbershop champions, Ringmasters from Sweden and 2012 international bronze medalists, Main Street from central Florida.
The program starts at 3 p.m. Cost per person is $25 for adults; groups of 6 or more may purchase tickets for $18. Special pricing for children will be available. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website at www.bigorangechorus.com or call 904-287-1896.
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The Jacksonville event is part of a nationwide tour of the 2012 international barbershop champions that will conclude in Florida. Immediately following the show, Ringmasters and Main Street will make their way to the 2013 international barbershop competition in Toronto.
"We welcome everyone to attend our family-friendly concert event in Jacksonville. The performance will be enjoyed by many fans of vocal performance and anyone who looks forward to an entertaining night out," said Dave Medvidofsky, president of the Big Orange Chorus.
About The Big Orange Chorus:
The Big Orange Chorus was established in 1980 as a fun and friendly group of guys who enjoy singing barbershop and other styles of music. As a chapter of the international Barbershop Harmony Society, the Chorus performs frequently in the Jacksonville community and nationwide. Membership is open to qualified men of all ages who like to sing. The group's goal is to produce quality singing in a fun and entertaining way. The Big Orange Chorus offers an opportunity for men to learn and improve their vocal abilities while performing in the local community under the auspices of an international organization. For more information, call 904.355.SING (7464). Visit the Chorus website at www.bigorangechorus.com and the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BigOrangeChorus.


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Thousands of Iraqis flee violence in Anbar
BAGHDAD — More than 140,000 Iraqis have fled parts of Anbar province over clashes between security forces and al-Qaida militants, the worst displacement of civilians in years, a United Nations official said Friday.
The spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Peter Kessler, described it as "the largest" displacement witnessed in the country since the sectarian violence of 2006-2008. He added that more than 65,000 people fled the conflict just in the past week alone.
Since late December, members of Iraq's al-Qaida branch — known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant — have taken over parts of Ramadi, the capital of the largely Sunni province of Anbar. They also control the center of the nearby city of Fallujah.
Kessler said that many civilians are trapped and suffer from a lack of supplies.
"Many civilians are unable to leave conflict-affected areas where food and fuel are now in short supply," he said.
Calls to Iraq's Justice Ministry over the report rang unanswered Friday, the start of the weekend in the Muslim world.
Some displaced families have ended up in abandoned buildings, schools and half-built houses while others stay with relatives.
International aid agencies appealed to the warring parties on Wednesday to allow humanitarian aid to reach those affected.
Farhan Haq, a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said Friday that the world body asked the Iraqi government to open a "humanitarian corridor" to help aid get into affected areas.
"It's impossible right now to reach the area from Baghdad, and relief agencies are using roads coming from northern Iraq," Haq said.
As sporadic clashes resumed Friday night in Fallujah, a mortar shell landed on a house in the city's center, killing six people, including an 8-year-old boy, local doctor Waisam al-Mohammadi said.
Political and sectarian tensions are running high in Iraq, raising fears that the country is being pushed back toward the sectarian bloodshed that killed tens of thousands of people following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.
Iraq already has more than a million people uprooted by the country's unrest, many of them now living in and around Baghdad and the provinces of Diyala and Ninewa.


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The Interaction of Two HIV Medications With Blood Clot Medications in Healthy Volunteers
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- People who have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often take several medications to control their disease. They may also need to take medicine to prevent blood clots. Taking both kinds of medicine together can cause bleeding or other problems. But this might not happen if the medications are taken at different times. Researchers will study two particular HIV drugs (ritonavir and cobicistat) and how they interact with blood clot medications.
-To understand how HIV medicine and blood clot medicine interact, so doctors can choose what to prescribe for people who take both.
- Healthy adults between 18 and 70 years old who are not on any medications.
- Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Blood samples will be collected. Urine samples will be collected from participants who might become pregnant.
- Participants will visit the National Institutes of Health 7 times after the screening visit. Three visits will last about 12 hours. The other 4 will last about 1 hour.
- Participants will take a daily dose of either study medication for 22 days. They will keep a diary of medicine they take and any side effects.
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Advances in antiretroviral (ARV) pharmacotherapy have translated to increased longevity and improved quality of life in people living with HIV; hence, elderly individuals comprise an increasing proportion of today s HIV population. Moreover, HIV infection itself has become recognized as a condition characterized by a hypercoaguable state and premature immunologic aging. Potential interactions between ARVs and anticoagulant medications are of particular concern considering that many elderly, and even non-elderly HIV patients will require short-term or chronic anticoagulation to prevent and/or treat systemic embolism. Dabigatran, administered as dabigatran etexilate, is an oral irreversible, competitive direct thrombin inhibitor, which has been shown to be superior to warfarin, and non-inferior to enoxaparin, in preventing thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and undergoing orthopedic surgery, respectively.
While dabigatran itself is not a substrate of Permeability-glycoprotein (P-gp), its inactivepro-drug, dabigatran etexilate, is a substrate of P-gp. Co-administration of dabigatran etexilate with P-gp modulators has resulted in significant changes in dabigatran exposure. The pharmacokinetic enhancers, ritonavir and cobicistat, as inhibitors of P-gp, are expected to increase plasma concentrations of dabigatran; however, neither agent has been studied in combination with dabigatran etexilate, to date. Hence, the purpose of this study is to determine whether the separate co-administration of ritonavir or cobicistat with dabigatran etexilate increases the systemic exposure of dabigatran in healthy volunteers, and if so, whether adjusting the administration times of these medications can circumvent this interaction.
In this open-label study, 32 healthy volunteers will be assigned to 1 of 2 groups. Group A will consist of 16 subjects who will take 22 days of ritonavir; Group B will consist of 16 subjects who will take 22 days of cobicistat. All subjects will receive 3 separated single doses of dabigatran etexilate. Pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) sampling for dabigatran will occur on Days 0 1, Day 19 1 20, and Day 26 1 27.
The PD effects of dabigatran will be characterized via ecarin clotting time (ECT) measurements. Dabigatran PK/PD parameters will be determined using non-compartmental methods with the WinNonlin professional computer program (version 5.2; Pharsight Corporation, Mountain View, CA). The following PK/PD parameters will be compared between the groups: area under the curve from 0 to 24 hours (AUC0-24), maximum total dabigatran plasma concentration (Cmax), area under the curve from 0 to infinity hours (AUC0- ), time to maximum plasma concentration (tmax), terminal half-life (T (Omega)), apparent oral clearance (CL/F), area under the effect curve from 0 to 24 hours (AUEC0-24), and the maximum effect ratio over baseline (ERmax).
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|40 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Influence of Cobicistat or Ritonavir on Dabigatran Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Healthy Volunteers
|Study Start Date :
|June 18, 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 17, 2017
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 17, 2017
Experimental: A
Drug: Ritonavir
Impact on dabigatran PK/PD
Experimental: B
Drug: Cobicistat
Impact on dabigatran PK/PD
- To characterize dabigatran pharmacokinetics alone and in combination with ritonavir or cobicistat, respectively, using 2 different dosing strategies, in healthy volunteers. [ Time Frame: Days 0-1, Days 19-20, Days 26-27 ]
- To characterize dabigatran pharmacodynamics (as measured by ECT) alone and in combination with RTV or COBI, respectively, using 2 different dosing strategies in healthy volunteers [ Time Frame: Days 0-1, Days 19-20, Days 26-27 ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
A subject will be considered eligible for this study only if all of the following criteria are met:
- Between the ages 18 70 years.
- Judged to be healthy based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead ECG, and clinical laboratory tests (liver function tests [LFTs] less than or equal to 2 times upper limit of normal [ULN], serum creatinine [sCr] less than or equal to ULN.
- Subject agrees to storage of specimens for future research.
- Negative serum or urine pregnancy test for females of child-bearing potential.
- For female subjects, willing to prevent pregnancy by (a) practicing abstinence or (b) using effective non-hormonal and/or barrier methods of birth control, during the study period.
A subject will be ineligible for this study if 1, or more, of the following criteria are met:
- History of HIV exposure/infection, as determined by positive ELISA/ Western Blot.
History or presence of any of the following:
- gastrointestinal disease, that is uncontrolled or requires daily treatment with medication (pancreatitis, peptic ulcer disease, etc.)
- hepatitis (as assessed by patient interview) or hepatic impairment
- renal impairment (chronic or acute renal failure or insufficiency)
- respiratory disease, that is uncontrolled or requires daily treatment with medication (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.)
- cardiovascular disease (hypertension [systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg], heart failure,arrhythmia, etc.)
- metabolic disorders (diabetes mellitus, etc.)
- immunologic disorders
- hormonal disorders
- psychiatric illness, that would interfere with his or her ability to comply with study procedures or that requires daily treatment with medication
- seizure disorder, with the exception of childhood febrile seizures
- malignancy, or P-3 Pharmacoenhancers & Pradaxa, a P-gp Substrate 26
- any other condition that may interfere with the interpretation of the study results, or not be in the best interest of the subject in the opinion of the Investigator.
History or presence of the following:
- bleeding/hematologic disorders (hemophilia, etc.)
serious/major bleeding event (intracranial, gastrointestinal, as assessed by patient interview)
c. current increased risk of bleeding (as indicated by aPTT >1.5 times ULN], platelets, PLT, <150,000/mm3, or Hgb <11 g/dL)
d. for female subjects, menorrhagia
- Planned invasive or surgical procedure within (prior to, or following) 28 days of study participation.
- Fasting total cholesterol >270 mg/dL or fasting triglycerides >270 mg/dL.
- Fasting glucose >125 mg/dL.
Concomitant routine therapy with any prescription, over-the-counter, herbal, or holistic medications, including hormonal contraceptives by any route, or any investigational drugs for 30 days prior to receipt of any study medications (Day 0).
- Concomitant therapy (chronic or intermittent) with any prescription, over-the-counter, herbal, or holistic medications will not be allowed during the study duration
- Intermittent use of acetaminophen and loperamide will be allowed to have been taken, according to each manufacturer s recommendations, within 30 days prior to study participation
- Intermittent use of acetaminophen, loperamide, and/or an antiemetic (as approved by the Principal Investigator) will be allowed to be taken according to each manufacturer s recommendations during the study. As P-gp substrates, loperamide and certain anti-emetics (i.e. ondansetron), should not be taken on the days of pharmacokinetic blood sampling
- A daily multivitamin with minerals will be allowed during the study
Receipt of influenza vaccination will be allowed prior, during,
and/or after the study
- Use of topical medications that are not significantly absorbed systemically will be allowed if approved by the Principal Investigator
- Inability to obtain venous access for sample collection.
- Inability to swallow whole capsules and/or tablets.
- Positive serum or urine pregnancy test or breastfeeding female.
- The presence of persistent diarrhea or malabsorption that could interferewith the subject s ability to absorb drugs.
- Drug or alcohol use that may impair safety or adherence.
- Use of nicotine-containing tobacco products, including cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
- History of intolerance or allergic reaction (rash; hives; swollen lips;difficulty breathing) to DE, RTV, or COBI.
- Organ transplant recipient.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01896622
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Colleen M Hadigan, M.D.
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|July 11, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 2, 2017
|Last Verified:
|January 17, 2017
Dabigatran Etexilate
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors


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Photo by Anastasia Curley
For two short months, New Yorkers will find a lush, albeit miniature, garden growing on Fifth Avenue and Thirteenth Street, in the gallery space of Parson's the New School for Design. The petite garden -- three long window boxes -- was planted and transplanted by Yale undergraduates, and inspired by the work of the Chez Panisse Foundation in Berkeley, California. The 45 feet of garden beds make a simple claim: that gardens are a place for learning, and that every school should have a well-cultivated plot of land. New York City pedestrians, still hungry for spring, are halting on the sidewalk to stare at this miniature garden. The garden is lush with textures and colors: frilly golden mustard; broad, purple cabbage leaves; silvery artichokes; and lily-pad-like nasturtiums with bright orange flowers. While it's lovely, this garden isn't merely decorative: these plants are for eating, and the real potential is in the teaching.
The garden is part of a larger show, first presented at the Venice Biennale, about the ways architecture engages with contemporary social conditions. Aaron Levy, William Menking, and Andrew Strum, the show's farsighted curators, saw the link between built spaces and garden spaces, and saw how school gardens have the potential to feed and educate our children today.
People don't fall in love with abstractions but with particulars, and caring for "the environment" starts with loving a particular place. Ask the people you know who are nature lovers or staunch environmentalists where this stance began. It's likely there's a garden, a piece of woods, or a grassy patch of lawn (yes, even lawn!) in their childhood. In a garden, students learn to care for a piece of land, and they learn a new brand of environmentalism.
School gardens teach students of all ages the skills of critical thinking, problem solving, and the relationship between cause and effect. They also teach responsibility and care.
Tenured faculty are coming out to the Yale Farm. Sometimes they roll up their sleeves and grab a wheelbarrow. At other times, they have a class in tow, and they use this one-acre market garden as a lab, or classroom. Spinach becomes integral to the chemistry lab's experiments to improve photovoltaic cells, Women's Studies is recreating the first scribed recipes known to man in the wood burning oven, and the Environmental Studies classes are poking around in the compost to learn about soil fertility. New Haven Public School students learn about biology and bugs, or how good a slice of tomato, or a snip of broccoli can be.
We're not alone in believing in the power of gardens: even as the economy tips downward, we are seeing that the demand for school gardens is going up.
Photo by Melina Shannon-DiPietro
Today, Michelle Obama is digging up a patch of the South Lawn of the White House to plant a vegetable garden.This is welcome, heartening news. People who care about the environment, food, and our children's health should applaud the First Lady. This garden will feed the first family and their guests, but Michelle Obama noted that its most important role will be to educate children about healthy, locally grown food at a time when obesity and diabetes have become a national health crisis.
Alice Waters, a friend, mentor, and the inspiration behind our work here at Yale, has been talking about a White House Garden since I was in middle school. More recently, advocates from Roger Doiran to the movers and shakers at the White House Organic Farm Project, have given the idea steam. I've loved this idea from the beginning: it's a reminder that the health of our nation is built on good soil and hard work.
In 2005, we helped build a model garden on the National Mall as part of the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival. That garden was, as the White House Kitchen garden now will be, a powerful gesture for every principal, parent, teacher, student, groundskeeper, or school lunch lady who has been eyeing a plot of lawn for a school garden.
School gardens need not be fancy affairs, but these advocates need help to make their work easy and effective, particularly when it comes to integrating school gardens with curriculum, and Michelle Obama's vision for the White House Kitchen Garden just might be the push we all need.
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Nikon 1 J2 Offers Updated LCD, New Creative Modes
The Nikon J2 carries the same essential guts as its predecessor, starting with a 10.1 megapixel "CX" format sensor measuring 13.2 x 8.8mm. Where the J1 had a merely 460k-dot 3.0-inch display, the J2 now carries 921k dots of resolution. That's quickly becoming the standard in premium compact cameras.
The body of the camera is slightly different, now metallic with a less slippery texture than the sleek, composite J1. The J2 is compatible with 1 NIKKOR lenses, all very compact with a retracting design. Now that retraction will actually power the camera on and off. Rather than pushing the power button and extending the lens from its "rest" position, J2 shooters can simply extend the lens to turn the camera on. That's a handy feature that might help aspiring street shooters catch their decisive moments.
A new Creative Mode on the J2's mode dial provides users with Panorama, Miniature, Soft, Backlighting and Selective Color processing modes. Creative types might find the J2's new body colors appealing too. In addition to white, black, silver and pink, the J2 will be offered in red and orange options.
New 1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Introduced with the J2 is a new 11-27.5mm wide angle zoom lens. It's smaller than the existing 10-30mm zoom sold with many J1 kits, offering a 30-74mm equivalent range thanks to the 1 system's 2.7x crop factor. A new WP-N1 underwater case for the J1 and J2 is also introduced. Not compatible with the V1, the case will provide protection up to 40 feet underwater.
Pricing and Availability
The Nikon 1 J2 will arrive in September 2012. Bundled with the 10-30mm lens it will sell for $549.95. The 1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 will be available around the same time for $189.95. The WP-N1 waterproof housing will set you back $749.95, also arriving this fall.


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Unintentionally, I took another break from My Bit of Happiness. Why?
It has been less enjoyable to continuously blog about what makes me happy. Instead I have been experiencing things without having to talk or think about them. I am content. So my apologies for not updating, but my heart has simply not been in it.
Sometimes, I think it is important to just live without thinking about it or focusing on it. Those may be the moments we will remember the most.
I've also been thinking about beginning a completely new blogging project for a fresh start–but it is still in the works. In the meantime, check out this website that I have just started up again.
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Kiwi Three Strikes Tribunal Fines Soldier Who Was Serving In Afghanistan When Infringement Happened
from the manifestly-unjust deptG Thompson was the first of a few of you to send in this story about the latest "three strikes" Tribunal hearing in New Zealand, in which the Tribunal ruled against a guy, despite the fact that he was a soldier in the NZ Armed Forces and deployed in Afghanistan at the time the various accusations of infringement occurred. Upon getting the third strike, having just returned from his tour of duty, he sent the tribunal a letter, noting that it was impossible for him to determine who had actually infringed, as he was away fighting for the country and there had been a number of flatmates in the place during the time of the accusations, such that it could have been any one (or multiple ones) of them downloading infringing material. Still, he agreed to "accept responsibility" because it was his account. That's an honorable thing to do, though it's simply ridiculous that he should have to do that, since he is clearly not at fault.
I have just returned from deployment overseas [in] Afghanistan and was not aware of music being downloaded. It is very difficult to determine who in the household is responsible for downloading music as flatmates are currently deployed around NZ.And yet... the Tribunal still made him pay $255.97, despite not doing anything. The breakdown was $200 to reimburse the RIANZ for the application against him, $50 in fees, and another $5.97 for the "price" of the 3 songs on iTunes. Of course, since he wasn't the one who downloaded the songs in the first place, it seems ridiculous that he should have to pay for those songs, let alone the various other fees.
However I understand entirely that I am the person who is held liable for these actions. I have spoken to the pers [sic] who have access to my internet IP address, and between 8 pers, we cannot determine who is fully responsible.
I ask that this notice be a lesson to those in my household as they now understand how severe the consequences may be for committing such an act. I do not wish this situation to grow any more than it needs to be. I am currently going through transitioning from military life in Afghanistan to life back home in NZ, and I'm not fit to tackle this allegation made against me.
However, I take full responsibility for the acts committed under my IP address and wish for this to be resolved asap. I am willing to co-operate by any means required of me.
As Rick Shera points out in the link above, the Tribunal even acknowledged that it could override the automatic fine by claiming such a ruling would be "manifestly unjust," but bizarrely chose not to. Shera questions under what circumstances the Tribunal would ever use that ability if it didn't use it in this case:
So, it was open to the Tribunal to decide in these circumstances - soldier overseas, no way of knowing who infringed and therefore no ability to recover any award, admitted responsibility - that to make an award was manifestly unjust. Remember that it is unjustness to the account holder (the soldier in this instance) that is relevant not any unjustness to or cost incurred by the copyright owner. Difficult for the Tribunal though without any argument on the point being presented by the Respondent.
I have said before that trying to show manifest unjustness will be extremely hard, especially given the presumption of guilt in section 122N and the fact that an account holder is liable for all actions taken using its account. I think this case underlines that. I find it hard now to imagine any circumstance that will invoke this protection for an account holder.
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MIAMI – Workers began destroying seized maquinitas after Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill banning the video gambling machines.
A bulldozer smashed 48 video gambling terminals at the city's Solid Waste Department at 1290 Northwest 20th Street Thursday morning.
"This, I think, is a visual message that the city is indeed serious about complying with the state law," said Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado.
Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa said raids began that day.
"We're going to make arrests based on the possession of the machines and we're taking away the machines and putting them in storage," he said.
Related: 6 arrested, accused of possessing illegal gambling machine
Some city leaders have opposed the machines, which were often found in Little Havana cafeterias and Flagler Street adult arcades.
"Two and a half years ago, I voted against the ordinance of maquinitas, and I am glad that we finally have a consensus and everybody -- including the state -- knows that they are illegal," said City Commissioner Frank Carollo. "It's an extremely proud day for me that we are finally going after these maquinitas, which, some call it a game, but really they're a cancer."
But Regalado and the former Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito had a long-running battle over the maquinitas.
Exposito said they were illegal, while Regalado supported ordinance requiring a $500 license per machine, although not a single license was ever issued, and received money from operators.
"I was for legal machines and we passed an ordinance that would regulate them, that would bring a lot of money to the city, we believed at the time, that would tell us where the machines were because in the past, in the city of Miami, those machines were everywhere," said Regalado. "I took from many, many sources on my first campaign. These people were legitimate owners of business in Hialeah and other places and I took it."
"I think the mayor believes that by putting on a press conference, he can break his ties with the machine industry just by putting on a conference breaking the machine itself and it's clear that the mayor has received contributions from this industry and has been its champion," said Francis Suarez, a current Miami commissioner who is also running for mayor.


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Victimized cigar smokers write us all the time. Their stories are incredible. Nearby diners throwing water on them. Passersby shouting profanities. I've suffered my share of indignities, too, but I usually brush them off. In many cases I've even complied with a vigorous complaint by putting out my cigar. That was until I met Sam Crocket. Now it's my turn.
Sam, you see, is the assistant dining-room manager at the Atrium restaurant at the Doral Arrowwood Resort in Rye Brook, New York, a comfortable conference center used by corporations for special meetings. I was there with the editorial staff of one of my other publications, reviewing our progress, planning calendars and relaxing a bit. At dinner our first night, I walked into the dining room smoking a small Partagas.
After a few minutes, Crocket approached our table and asked me to extinguish my cigar. I did. By the end of our meal, however, there were only two other occupied tables: one nearby and one on the far side of the room.
I absentmindedly lit up again. Within seconds, Crocket was at our table. "Sir, I asked you to put that out," he said. I replied, "I'd be glad to put it out as soon as someone complains." Crocket glared. "I'm complaining," he said, and walked away. I put down my cigar with every intent of just letting it go out. Annoyed at having to do that, I set out for the dessert bar. As I passed the closest table, I asked the other diners whether they minded my cigar. They replied that they hadn't even noticed I was smoking and said it was no problem. In my absence, however, Crocket had walked over and smashed my cigar into the ashtray, rendering it unsmokable. When I returned to the table, I went ballistic.
Take my cigar out of the room. Take the ashtray with the cigar in it out of the room. Do anything but destroy my personal property. Did I cross the line? Maybe. Maybe I should have just given up and not relighted the cigar. I'll concede that. But on the other hand, no patrons were complaining, no one close by even knew the cigar was lighted, and it was a big room. There is absolutely no justification for Crocket's action.
I've argued for tolerance, for designated smoking areas and for cigar smokers showing restraint in close or tight quarters. But the attacks just get worse. And, also, out of hand.
Is it too late to do anything? It may be, especially in cities and towns that prohibit all smoking. But there are still a few things we can do. Patronize only restaurants that allow you to smoke cigars. If a restaurant allows cigarettes but not cigars, make an issue out of the hypocritical ban on cigar smoking. Fight city hall, the city council or your state legislature if officials begin to succumb to the bad science and hysteria of antismoking fanatics about secondhand smoke. And make your position known to your congressional representatives or senators.
Don't let the Sam Crockets of the world ruin our day.