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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:47 am
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1. I think a reasonable precaution, and minimal precaution would be to require anyone with a semi auto weapon to keep it locked up if there is anyone below the age of 21 in the home.
2. Or...if there is anyone with a history of mental illness, criminal history, or spousal abuse in the home.
#2 is already covered. It's part of the purchasing and federal vetting process for any firearm and part of my state's concealed carry application process. #1 would have kept that 15-yo boy in Houston from saving his and his 12-yo sister's lives from home invaders with his dad's AR-15 last week.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:01 pm
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Our founding fathers sure got it..
At the writing of the Constitution, slave owners used armed militias to control their slaves. The slave states were afraid the federal government would have a standing army, and would disband or control the state militias, and use that power to dismantle slavery. The second amendment was put in place to reassure the slave states, and directly benefited slave owners such as Washington and Jefferson. Rather than preventing tyranny, the second amendment enforced tyranny.
Yeah, our founding fathers sure "got it".
We rid the nation of slavery, past time to put the second amendment to rest.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:26 pm
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I see 30,000 people a year dying from guns and grade school children slaughtered in classrooms and I have to step back, take a breath and evaluate if we can do something about it.
How is disarming the victims going to help? So far the facts support just the opposite.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:42 pm
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There is a certain cognitive dissonance apparent among the responsible gun owners out there. (This does not include Iso, who accepts made-up facts without reservation.) There seems to be a general agreement that a gun registration requirement that doesn't prohibit gun ownership is appropriate. There are also some thoughtful comments, from the left and the right, that focusing on only rapid-fire assault rifles and clips/magazines is ineffective because a) clips can rapidly be replaced, and b) handguns are causing far more carnage. There also appears to be agreement that more rigorous enforcement of prohibitions against gun ownership by felons is appropriate. Registration of legal weapons and reporting on ammunition sales will help in that effort.
I am of the opinion that a consensus solution is better than an illusive search for the perfect solution. The saying is something to the effect that the perfection offends the gods. But what I don't understand is the right giving gun manufacturers, the NRA and the GOP a pass on this issue. It might well be that mandatory gun registration, reporting of gun thefts, and an effective data base on ammunition sales are all that is reasonable. But it was this unholy trinity that prevented any regulation of gun registration at the Federal level, opened up a loophole for un-documented sales at gun shows, and blocked research into data collection on the statistics of gun deaths.
If we reach an agreement that can be supported by pro-gun Democrats and at least some Republicans that breaks the death grip of the NRA on national election politics we will have made significant progress.
By the way, mandatory gun locks, as in trigger locks, were specifically prohibited in the 2008 Supreme Court decision on Washington D. C.'s gun law. While it may be a good idea, and good practice by a responsible gun owner, it cannot be required.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:51 pm
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isobars wrote:
coboardhead wrote:
I see 30,000 people a year dying from guns and grade school children slaughtered in classrooms and I have to step back, take a breath and evaluate if we can do something about it.
How is disarming the victims going to help? So far the facts support just the opposite.
Don't the facts support that arming society does not help keep us safe?
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 1:08 pm
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Johnl...It sounds like you ARE suggesting another law...that would require gun registration for all. Something, to which, I agree.
New York has just passed stiff gun control measures. Can gun control not be a state's issue? Why should Utah need to meet New York's or California's gun laws?
I have no problems with checking people out BEFORE they buy a gun. ANY gun. After all you have to start somewhere. But to try to legislate WHAT kind of gun they buy (other than a tank) I think is pushing freedom a bit. After all, what happens if the law starts telling you what kind of car you can own in the US? It's a personal choice, just like a gun purchase is.
But what people really, really don't get is more laws will not solve anything. How many crimes are caused by citizens who obey the law and own legal guns? Hmm, very, very few. Now many crimes are caused by people who don't obey laws and have legal guns? Very few. How many crimes are caused by people who don't obey laws and have illegal guns? Lots. So what will a few more laws against guns solve? Nothing but make law makers feel like they accomplished something....
I think you mistyped, John. "How many crimes are caused by citizens who own guns and obey the law?" None, axiomatically. Anyone who obeys the law logically cannot be one who breaks the law.
Crimes are also only committed by people who don't obey laws. I think we all know that more crimes are committed by people who don't own any gun, legal or otherwise, than by those in possession of a gun.
With all due respect, your post is a bit confused and I humbly suggest you are not the only one making this comparison to suggest that most gun crimes (not including wrongful possession) are caused by people holding unlicensed or illegal guns. The statistics simply don't bear this out. In fact, the latest survey of inmates in prisons on this subject demonstrate the stark opposite to be true. Only 15% of state inmates carried or used a gun in commission of their crimes for which they serve a sentence, and only 13% in federal prison did so.
Why is it that so many claim that the USA is overflowing with bad guys with illegal guns? If it's true, then serious gun control should never be perceived as the enemy. If it's not true, many people say it is so in order to support a false argument that personal defense requires gun ownership.
Well first of all don't belive the statistics. Let me see what my 30 years as an LEO taught me.
1. Smart people sedom get caught
1. Smart people who get caught seldom go to trial.
1. Smart people who get caught and go to trial seldom get found guilty.
Why? Because our justice system isn't about justice. It's an adversary system between two attorneys. So how many acts of violence involving illegal weapons make these statistics? ONLY the ones who get caught. Which is pretty much the tip of the iceburg. But that isn't what they want to show you on the news or put in the reports. Spend 30 years "on the streets" and your opinion would be different.
As to your statistics. Look at them more carefully. How many of these people in prison, or federal prison (give me a break you mean country club prison right???) are actually DANGEROUS felons?? Not as many as you think. Take a look at the law books at all the crimes that are felonies? Just because it is a felony doesn't mean it is is violent. Heck 20 years or go Marajuana possession was a felony, now it's a ticket (or getting legal in a few states). So you can wave your statistics at me all you want, and I'll just laugh because quite frankly you don't have a clew. Take a statistics class. Two people can take the same stats to argue opposing views depending on how they tweak them. Before I believe any statistical data I want to see what the pool was and the system for analysing it and quite frankly what the agenda of the person publishing the statistics was.
John, I'm having a hard time here because at first you say there is a problem with my statistics, then explain that only a certain or small percentage of perps get sentenced and do time. You then ask me to consider your own "statistics" that, though they be more accurate or less, you assert without any statistics whatsoever. It's not that your observations from the street are without value, of course not. I simply want to discuss with you your first statements but you blow me off by telling me I "have no clew (sic)."
John, I've tried cases. I understand the difference between those in prison and the vast remainder who commit crimes but never end up in prison. The report I cited can be punched with holes, but I employed it only for what it's worth: 13-15% of crimes committed by inmates involved a firearm. Your argument is that not only do we suffer from these 13-15% but the situation is far worse because, at least in part, a bunch of people who committed crimes are never caught let alone imprisoned.
I completely agree with that statement and acknowledge a far worse problem requires very strong measures, including stricter laws that you dismiss on the theory the new laws have little or no deterrent effect. That's quite a claim and one I'm happy discuss if you like but I think at best it is a gross understatement.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 1:12 pm
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Some facts and observations:
In 2009, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 66.9% of all homicides in the United States were perpetrated using a firearm.[5] There were 52,447 deliberate and 23,237 accidental non-fatal gunshot injuries in the United States during 2000.[6]
Two-thirds of all gun-related deaths in the United States are suicides
. Of the 30,470 firearm-related deaths in the United States in 2010, 19,392 (63.6%) were suicide deaths, and 11,078 (36.4%) homicide deaths.[7] The Brady Institute can shove its Suicide Proof Your Home campaigns discussed at
up their collective asses; it's
GD choice, not some pope's, or cop's, or politician's, or liberal zealot's, when and how I CHOOSE to relieve my or my wife's misery when my terminal cancer renders life far worse than death. None of the above has ANY GD right to dictate that she suffer as I spend months in one of medical science's worse forms of death.
That same Brady group, discussing Obama's highly politicized gun speech and EA, recommends "Making gun trafficking a federal offense". THEN WHY IS ERIC HOLDER NOT UNDER INDICTMENT FOR FAST AND FURIOUS?
Obama's "40% of gun purchases require no background check" came out of his ass. a) If a sale is private,
how would the government know about it?
b) If a gun is bought over the internet, it proceeds through local federally licensed dealers with the full federal background check. c) Reported but not independently verified by me: that 40% figure came from a pre-Brady (background check) Law poll of 251 gun purchasers 20 years ago.
NY's new 7-round-max-magazine restriction applies not only to legal gun owners
but also to the police protecting citizens
from criminals shooting AR-15s with 50-round magazines.
One state or county (I forget which) required that handguns be kept disassembled even if your home is under direct assault by armed invaders.
A new CT state or county law allows only one bullet in a gun.
Irrational anti-gun zealots are f-ing idiots, plain and simple. Their brain cells just don't hook up.
From the IBD:
500 Murders In Chicago Show Gun Bans Don't Work
The mayor of what is at once America's most gun-controlled city and its murder capital wants an assault weapons ban like the one he pushed in 1994. Except it didn't work then, and it won't work now. Up to 80% of Chicago's murders and shootings are gang-related, according to police. By one estimate, the city has almost 70,000 gang members. A police audit last spring identified 59 gangs and 625 factions; most were on the South and West sides. Yet, in the view of Chicago's mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, the answer to violence by crazies and criminals in his city and nationally is more gun control, not more gang and goon control.
"As somebody who stood by President Clinton's side to make sure we had a ban on assault weapons, I do not want to see more weapons on the street, more guns on the street," Emanuel said at a Chicago Police Department graduation and promotion ceremony on Dec. 17, shortly after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. "It's time that we as a city have an assault weapons ban. It's time that we as a state have an assault weapons ban. It's time that we as a country have an assault weapons ban," Emanuel said.
The problem is that Emanuel's ban, in place from 1994 to 2004, had no measurable effect on crime.
Statistics compiled by a Northeastern University professor, the Census Bureau and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel show the number of mass shootings and victims from 1976 to 2010 has fluctuated annually, but without any major upward or downward trend. Some 2,956 people have been killed in 646 mass shootings over this 35-year period, with a mass shooting defined by the FBI as one in which four or more people (not including the shooter) are killed in a single incident and typically in a single location. FBI homicide data show no discernible trend in the number of mass shootings or victims during that time.
A chart using these data and published in the Journal Sentinel does show that while the Clinton/Emanuel assault weapons ban was in place, from 1994 to 2004, mass shootings actually rose slightly and that after its repeal there was no precipitous rise, as supporters had warned.
From 1985-94, there were 173 mass shootings and 766 victims. From 1995-04 (starting with 1995 because it was the first full year the law was in effect), there were 182 mass shootings and 830 victims. Clearly the assault weapons ban, which listed banned arms more on their scary appearance than any deadly potential, had no effect.
"You had that for 10 years when Dianne Feinstein passed that ban in '94. It was on the books. Columbine occurred right in the middle of it (April 20, 1999). It didn't make any difference," NRA chief Wayne LaPierre argued in a recent appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press," where host David Gregory may have violated the law himself by possessing and waving before the cameras a high-capacity ammunition clip.
What has had an effect on crime, and even mass shootings, is the rise in the number of concealed carry states from only a handful 25 years ago to some 41 now. Major crimes, except in gun-controlled major cities, have shown a continuing decline that has paralleled the rise in the number of right-to-carry states.
Maybe Mayor Emanuel, instead of calling for a new assault weapons ban, should call on Illinois to become a concealed carry state.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:06 pm
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Should they close all liquor stores because drunk drivers plow into vans full of children? More kids die from drunk drivers than guns.
God bless those little children. I pray for their parents.
Wonderful point, Steven. We elect not to ban the purchase of alcohol despite the known societal damage because we like it so much. Fine. But we regulate alcohol to the ends of the earth. Some states ban any consumption of alcohol by kids save for religious and medicinal purposes, some are less restrictive and allow consumption in the home while under a parent's care. None that I'm aware allow a parent to serve a minor who is not their charge. Some states ban the sale of certain beverages over a particular proof, others tax the heck out of it and still others prevent anyone else from selling certain types or any type on certain days and certain hours. Many states punish severely any consumption of alcohol in a moving vehicle, whether or not the driver is consuming. Many states not only charge a minor with underage drinking when sipping beer in the back seat but also will revoke their license to drive. Kill another while driving drunk and a second degree murder charge awaits in many states.
This balance was struck in the name of harm prevention and mitigation, prioritizing the law's public focus on minors and DUI and mildly discouraging any consumption by limiting sales and applying a sin tax.
Obama is not proposing an outright ban but a very measured set of restrictions. Why all the objection to the very concept of restriction falling far short of an outright ban in violation of the 2nd Amendment?
The NRA is so full of hypocracy it's recent communications are only hurting its reputation. It blames violent games and movies on one hand, then promotes "Guns in the Movies"
The NRA approval rating looses importance each time Wayne Lapierre speaks to the press.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:08 pm
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You are an experienced gun user. That is my point. Of course someone that knows how to use any gun (even a revolver with speed loaders) can get off a lot of rounds fast. But, it takes practice. Where I see the danger in large magazines is from those that "lose it" and start shooting up the place.
Maybe the high capacity magazines should be purchasable only with a safey certificate, much like a hunting license. When I was a kid (under eighteen) in S Dak., I had to present my hunter safety cert. to the clerk to buy ammo.
Speaking of law makers...did you see that photo of Feinstein with her finger on the trigger in a photo op? Chills me!
Actually the people who are really fast with revolver and semi-auto handgun reloads aren't LEO they are people who spend a lot of time at the range. You would be surprised to see how many LEO's aren't that great with weapons
But like any skill you have to practice to keep it fresh. I haven't fired a weapon in 2 years, so I'm probably pretty rusty....
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One insight I learned is that who we are reflects how we see people. A fashionista will likely look at how the person dresses up herself immediately upon meeting her. A trusting person will view others as trustworthy.
Unfortunately, when we realize that those we trusted are not as trustworthy, instead of being disappointed, accept the reality that giving trust will not always entitle you to the same. In time, your intuition will sharpen and immediately know if a person is trustworthy or not even on the first meeting.
Whenever I get attacked by another person, I always try to remember the phrase "Hurting people hurt people and are easily hurt by them." As John Maxwell said, "When hurting people lash out, it is in response to what's happening inside them than what's happening around them. They feel or believe something negative within themselves. The problem is that those people who don't believe in themselves will never succeed, and they will also keep those around them from succeeding".
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The area near Fenway isn't just for sports bar. If you're looking for something different, head to Loretta's Last Call for some Southern food and live country music.
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I'm pretty lucky to live within walking distance to Hungry Mother and its sister restaurant, State Park. State Park has more of a sports bar vibe with more casual food and beers, but you can still look for great Southern food here from the James Beard Award winning chef Barry Maiden. Instead of the refined dishes at Hungry Mother, think sandwiches, fried chicken, and the likes.
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I've been trying to actually use my Cozmo cards, so when I had to go to LAX I decided to try out Baby Blues BBQ in Venice.The place was crowded and loud - typical small BBQ joint. I was excited that they had sweet tea!!! It's hard enough for me to find ppl in LA who even KNEW what sweet tea is.
We decided to share the Blue Devil plate which gives you 4 meats (although Texas and baby back will cost you extra :/), corn bread, and 2 sides. We got the Texas beef ribs, Memphis ribs, baby back ribs, and shrimps - with sweet potato and corn on the cob for the sides.
The corn on the cob was sweet and moist.
I initially enjoyed the blue cheese they put on the corn, but after a while it was too much for me and I really just wanted to taste the sweetness of the corn itself.
The ribs were all great. Pretty tender with beef < memphis < baby back in tenderness.
Now, to show you the differences between the ribs, here are the bones, from top to bottom, of the Texas style beef ribs, then the baby back ribs, followed by the Memphis style long bone ribs.
See the size differences? And the curved bone of the baby back!
In an attempt to hit $50 so we can use our cozmo card, we ordered two desserts: the banana pudding and pumpkin-sweet potato pie.
I think there's too much starch in this pudding and I didn't really like the texture - too sticky.
The pumpkin sweet potato pie was good, although very rich.
This was a good BBQ place (next time I will probably get the baby back ribs, although they were all good), although it was relatively expensive (I want to go back before the end of the year to use my other cozmo card :D). Still, overall a much better experience than that LA BBQ Fest ....
The ribs here are tender and had great flavor, and the ambiance was pretty cool.
Baby Blues BBQ
444 Lincoln Bl.
Venice CA 90291
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Aussie Men's Sevens step up to The Plate in Tokyo
Stand-in skipper Con Foley praised his side as the Qantas Australia Men's Sevens team bounced back from earlier defeat to New Zealand to claim the Plate trophy in the sixth leg of the 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series in Tokyo.
"We just had to be patient in that Plate Final and then our attack would take care of itself. We did that pretty well in the second half against the Americans and reaped the rewards.
"We've been pretty happy with our attack over the weekend, but in defensive areas there are a few things we need to fix up. There were a few lapses against England yesterday and New Zealand today but overall we're going in the right direction," added Foley.
In the Plate Final against a brave United States team, Greg Jeloudev scored his eighth try of the weekend to give the Aussies an early lead before Danny Barrett took advantage of a wayward line-out to touch down under the posts. Sunnybank's Tom Lucas and Con Foley scored to give Australia a lead they would not relinquish despite a late try from US captain Zac Test with the last play of the game.
Michael O'Connor's side recorded its biggest ever win in an IRB Series event over Kenya when they turned in a scintillating performance in the Plate Semi-Final. Nick Malouf and Greg Jeloudev gave the Aussies a healthy half-time lead before Cameron Clark pulled off one of the defensive plays of the weekend to deny Oscar Ouma the chance to bring the Kenyans back into the game in the first minute of the second period.
Both Afa Pakalani and Alex Gibbon scored their first tries in the IRB World Series and a Sam Myers double in the final minute saw Australia seal a 36-0 win and progress into the Plate Final.
Head Coach Michael O'Connor believes the Men's Sevens team are getting better all the time as his team continues to mature.
"We obviously want to be in the top four, but we're getting there and we're showing definite signs of improvement. Against New Zealand, we weren't far away.
"Our average age is only 22, but I've been with this group for a couple of years and if we can keep this group together then they will be very, very good. The team has some very exciting times ahead of them."
Australia earlier dropped out of the Cup competition after defeat to New Zealand (21-12). Late, long-range tries from the impressive Cameron Clark and Tom Lucas were not enough to rescue the game after Ben Lam's double and Sherwin Stowers had given the All Black's a 21-point lead early in the second half.
Australia (72 points) stay fifth in the 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series standings after securing 13 competition points for the second tournament in succession. South Africa (116) have taken over at the top of the ladder despite losing an emotional Cup Final to Fiji 33-26. New Zealand (114) drop to second after losing the 3rd/4th place play-off against England, who stay fourth (85).
The HSBC Sevens World Series next heads south to the 40,000 Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong (28-30 March).
Captain Ed Jenkins will miss Australia's opening game in Hong Kong as he serves the third game of a suspension after being cited for a tackle on Tim Mikkelson of New Zealand.
Australian Men's Sevens results in Tokyo, 22-23 March 2014:
Australia 28-7 Spain, Pool D
Australia 26-19 Scotland, Pool D
Australia 21-24 England, Pool D
Australia 12-21 New Zealand, Cup Quarter-Final
Australia 36–0 Kenya, Plate Semi-Final
Australia 17–12 United States, Plate Final


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Anyone weighing a potential investment must calculate its risk-to-reward ratio. Can this item generate returns that make buying it worth it, and if it doesn't, can you handle the downside?
Risk can entail unusual things, such as becoming part of an investment's grisly history. A few treasures, curios and keepsakes have become the stuff of legend, as one owner after another has fallen prey to bad luck—with sometimes-fatal results.
These treasures are rumored to be cursed or haunted. That can't be proved, of course, so every such case resides in the limbo of urban legend and ancient superstition. Nonetheless, many of them have track records that even the most entrenched skeptic might find hard to ignore.
Read ahead and find out about valuable treasures that have been said to provide more of a return on investment than their owners bargained for.
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Ritchie 'key' in ending Euro crisis
Grievances over qualification and distribution of revenue were deemed irreconcilable, and that incited a rift across the continent that deepened over time. Premiership Rugby then signed an exclusive broadcast agreement with BT Sport, to screen a new European competition to replace the Heineken Cup. Sky claimed they already held any future rights to the Heineken Cup, and a protracted legal battle threatened to leave European rugby in ruins. Then RFU chief Ritchie stepped in, and managed to convince all parties to see sense, and share out the clear benefits. BT Sport and Sky have agreed a four-year rights-sharing deal, with both parties admitting compromise was in all interests. "The game of rugby had to come first and both companies have recognised that by showing a high degree of maturity and flexibility," said BT Sport director Simon Green. Sky Sports managing director Barney Francis said the deal "offers clarity for European rugby". "This is a good day for rugby," said Francis. "It enables clubs to plan for the future." ERC chief executive Derek McGrath confirmed he will stand down in October and will not seek a new role with new governing body EPCR. Allied to a second-tier Challenge Cup, there will also be a new, third-tier qualifying competition. Clubs from lesser-ranked leagues across Europe, and perhaps several national sides, will compete in the Qualifying Competition, bidding to win a place in the Challenge Cup. The top six Premiership and Top 14 finishers this season will qualify automatically for next term's Champions Cup, along with the top seven in the PRO 12. The final qualification berth will be taken by the winner of a play-off between the seventh-placed English and French league clubs, with exact details yet to be finalised. Premiership Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty hailed a "historic day for European club rugby". "The parties have worked hard to get to this point and the uncertainty is now over," he said. "We still have a great deal to do to ensure both competitions fulfil their ultimate potential. "Clubs in all three leagues are now battling for qualification and it is only just over five weeks until the play-off for the final place." Ian Ritchie's vital peace broker role helped break the two-year deadlock on the future of top-flight European club rugby, according to Bill Beaumont. The new 20-team competition will replace the Heineken Cup, with revenue distributed equally across Europe's top nations. Heineken Cup governing body European Rugby Cup will now be disbanded at the end of the season as expected. Ritchie convinced warring broadcasters Sky and BT Sport to forego the law courts and agree a four-year rights-sharing deal that lifted the European impasse. RFU chairman Beaumont hailed Ritchie's role in helping thaw the decidedly frosty relations between BT and Sky. "The RFU, and in particular Ian Ritchie, has invested significant time over the last few months in helping to find a solution to a problem that at one stage looked difficult to solve," said former England captain Beaumont. "We are very pleased that the challenges off the pitch are concluded so we can enjoy the joys of the game on it, creating more unforgettable memories for players and fans alike. "The benefits will be seen far and wide, from the clubs to the supporters, sponsors and everyone who has followed the fabulous mix of high class rugby and good natured rivalry – all played out in many spectacular towns and cities in Europe." The English and French clubs gave notice on the previous agreement with ERC and the Heineken Cup two years ago, saying they would quit the competition in the summer of 2014. The European Rugby Champions Cup will launch next season, to be run by the new Swiss-based European Professional Club Rugby. A heads of agreement on an eight-year deal was finally signed on Thursday, after months of wrangling on fine print. Press Association


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AT&T: We Crippled SlingPlayer TV App
Mystery solved, sort of: AT&T is taking the blame for crippling the SlingPlayer iPhone app.
The program, created by Echostar's (SATS) Sling group, is designed to let users watch TV shows, beamed from their own sets, on the iPhone. It goes on sale for $29.99 today via Apple's (AAPL) iTunes store–but without the ability to work over AT&T's 3G network.
That's our decision, says AT&T (T). The company's rationale: The iPhone's too powerful, and our network isn't powerful enough.
That's the gist of its argument, which both makes sense and confuses. AT&T says the Sling app could consume lots of network capacity, which is straightforward enough. But you can already use Sling apps for other handsets, like the BlackBerry, on AT&T.
The difference, AT&T says, is that the iPhone really isn't a phone at all, but a PC that happens to make phone calls. "We consider smartphones like the iPhone to be personal computers in that they have the same hardware and software attributes as PCs."
No argument there, either. But again, given that you can use the SlingPlayer over AT&T's spectrum using different devices, it seems as if AT&T is really making a different argument: Just because you can watch TV on other devices doesn't mean you will. But if we give people the chance to watch TV on iPhone, they'll flock to it–and our network can't handle that.
See for yourself. Here's AT&T's full statement, via Engadget:
Slingbox, which would use large amounts of wireless network capacity, could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from using the network. The application does not run on our 3G wireless network. Applications like this, which redirect a TV signal to a personal computer, are specifically prohibited under our terms of service. We consider smartphones like the iPhone to be personal computers in that they have the same hardware and software attributes as PCs.
That said, we don't restrict users from going to a Web site that lets them view videos. But what our terms and conditions prohibit is the transferring, or slinging, of a TV signal to their personal computer or smartphone.
The Slingbox application for the iPhone runs on WiFi. That's good news for AT&T's iPhone 3G customers, who get free WiFi access at our 20,000 owned and operated hot spots in the U.S., including Starbucks, McDonalds, Barnes & Noble, hotels, and airports. AT&T is the industry leader in WiFi.
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In two weeks, the world will be able to get its hands on the first ATM designed to dispense Bitcoin.
The maker of the Bitcoin Machine, Lamassu of Manchester, New Hampshire announced this week that it will show a production model of its money dispenser at the Bitcoin 2013 conference in San Jose, California on May 17.
A prototype of the ATM was unveiled at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum in February, where it dispensed more than $5500 in Bitcoin into virtual accounts. That digital money, due to the speculative nature of the Bitcoin market, is now worth $25,000.
Speculation in the digital currency has been so wild at times that one major online exchange for the money had to throttle trading activity to avoid panic in the market. Other exchanges have had financial problems that prompt wariness about the currency.
However, interest in the virtual currency continues, accompanied by efforts to make it more widely available. Another dispenser, called the G6000 Bitcoin ATM, was demonstrated this week in San Diego.
Lamassu's portable dispenser
Unlike typical bank ATMs (and the G6000), the Bitcoin Machine is small enough to fit on a desktop. Not only does that make it convenient to locate, but it also makes it practical to ship.
The ATM can be programmed to accept any world currency and in some cases, multiple currencies. For example, locations on national borders, like the United States and Canada, may want to accept currency from both nations—although that's not as easy as it could be at the moment because a partnership formed to facilitate the purchase of Bitcoin by Americans and Canadians has dissolved and is embroiled in a lawsuit with the world's largest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox in Tokyo.
Operators of the ATMs will receive commissions on each transaction made at their location, as well as on any purchases made there using Bitcoin.
"Additionally, the price point is quite low compared to legacy ATMs, so it's easy for the vendor to make the investment back," Lamassu co-founder Zach Harvey said in a statement.
He contends that the Bitcoin Machine can be a stabilizing influence on the virtual currency's market. With Bitcoin exchanges facing banking difficulties and continued hacking attempts, the Bitcoin Machine offers a more decentralized approach that could enable purchasing of Bitcoin anywhere on the planet, he said.
No banks or paperwork are involved and the entire process, from cash to bitcoins, takes just 15 seconds, he added.
"Any new access into the Bitcoin economy is good news for Bitcoin," Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik told TechHive/PCWorld. "IIf widely deployed, it could be a great way for average citizens to buy Bitcoins."
Lamassu expects to begin taking orders for the Bitcoin ATM in June.
Bitcoin is just the latest in a long of line of digital currencies that have appeared over the years. It remains to be seen if Bitcoin will be a currency that sticks or fades into the ether as have past money schemes.
This story, "Portable Bitcoin ATM expected to start swapping coins soon" was originally published by TechHive.


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Don't like McFly? Fair enough, nor do I. Count your lucky, lucky stars that they didn't make our 66 albums of the last six years. They very nearly did...
Anyway, the pop-rocking four-piece are to play a number of instores next week, to promote their new single 'Star Girl'. It's released on October 23. That's next Monday - folks that call Edinburgh home can see the band that very day! Yay.
Anyone wishing to attend these shows must obtain a wristband from the store in question on the morning of the show. Check it...
23 Edinburgh HMV, 4.30pm
24 Leeds HMV, 11am
24 Manchester HMV, 4.30pm
25 Nottingham HMV, 11am
25 Birmingham HMV, 4.30pm
27 Milton Keynes HMV, 4.30pm
I could have just written that they're all at HMV and saved myself some typing time there, innit?


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Jeter goes 0 for 2 with walk in rehab start
Derek Jeter knows it's going to take time to get back from his ankle injury, even though he'd rather be in the Bronx.
"I want to play. I'm ready to play but I understand I have to play some games here," said Jeter, who finished his first rehab game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Saturday night going 0 for 2 with a walk.
"But I look forward to getting back as soon as I can."
Jeter broke his ankle in the opener of the AL championship series on Oct. 13 and had surgery soon after. The player who rarely concedes he's injured vowed to return for opening day but he only played five spring training games because of soreness in the foot. A new break was discovered on April 18.
On Saturday night, the Yankees captain fielded one grounder at shortstop, but showed good movement to his left side on his surgically repaired left ankle.
At the plate, he showed good hustle on his lone groundball attempt and didn't get to run the bases after his walk, getting stranded at first.
Jeter drew a five-pitch walk leading off the game for the RailRiders against Lehigh Valley left-hander Raul Valdes. He didn't get a chance to run the bases in the inning as the next three batters struck out.
"I just wanted to see pitches and just get back out there," said Jeter, who will be the RailRiders' designated hitter in Sunday afternoon's game against Lehigh Valley. "I pretty much tested (the ankle) down in Florida the last couple weeks. I just have to get used to game situations."
His second plate appearance was in the bottom of the third. After taking a first-pitch ball, he lined out to the second baseman.
In his third plate appearance, he grounded out to third. But the highlight of the at-bat was his hustle getting out of the batter's box, prompting loud cheers from the crowd.
"It was maybe the only time I got a standing ovation for grounding out," he said. "But it's been going like that getting cheered every time."
His only assist in the infield came in the top of the fifth with two outs. He moved to his left and flipped the ball under-handed to get a force out at second.
"Next time I go out it might be 10 groundballs," he said. "You never know. I tested it (fielding) a little bit during batting practice."


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Bruce Cockburn might not be a household name among guitarists, but not for any good reason. Very few players are as prolific and wide-ranging as Cockburn, whose 31 studio albums draw equally from early rock 'n' roll and country, from free jazz and ethnic music.
Cockburn, 66, got started in the late 1950s in Ottawa, Canada, playing Elvis Presley songs on a junky old acoustic before delving into jazz. After high school, in the mid-'60s Cockburn headed to Boston, where he broadened his horizons, both musically and culturally, while studying at the Berklee College of Music.
After Berklee, Cockburn headed back to Canada, where he revisited his roots in various rock groups. By 1970, when he released a self-titled debut, Cockburn had emerged as an acoustic singer-songwriter with a surefooted fingerstyle technique.
Since then, Cockburn has evolved as both a solo artist and bandleader, and his songbook has grown to include hundreds of finely crafted songs and instrumentals. At the same time, his humanitarian work has taken him to impoverished areas and war zones all around the globe—experiences that have filtered into his music in a highly exciting way.
In 2009, Cockburn visited war-torn Afghanistan, and that trip inspired a song and an instrumental on his latest effort, Small Source of Comfort. The album is packed with plenty to offer guitar fans of all stripes—deftly fingerpicked passages in alternate tunings, improvised interplay, all kinds of fancy chords, and more.
So many burgeoning guitarists today have inexpensive but high-quality instruments, as well as instant access to lessons in all styles on the Web. How were things when you first got started, in the late 1950s?
The first guitar I had was a no-name six-string that I found in my grandmother's closet. It had been set up as a Hawaiian guitar with this extra-high nut. I was interested in playing Elvis and other rock 'n' roll–type stuff, so I took the guitar, painted gold stars on the top, and starting banging away. Thankfully my parents expressed their nervousness by insisting that I take lessons and learn to play guitar properly—and that if I wanted to play guitar I couldn't get a leather jacket and grow sideburns. The good thing is that I got the guitar lessons and went on from there.
What did you learn in those early lessons?
The guitar lessons that I took broadened my horizons vastly. I started out just learning rudimentary rock and country songs by ear, but then my teacher introduced me to players like Les Paul and Chet Atkins, with their more sophisticated approaches to the instrument. These influences eventually led me to jazz.
As you gathered musical knowledge, what kind of instruments did you play?
My first serious guitar was a Kay archtop, which I traded in for a Gibson ES-345. It was the stereo model, which seemed like a strange gimmick—the top three strings were supposed to come out of one amp and the bottom three out of another. After that, I had a jazz box—a twin-pickup ES-175—for a long time.
As for acoustics, I had a no-name classical for a while but I didn't really like it—the nylon strings didn't offer enough resistance for the kind of fingerpicking I wanted to do. So I got a Martin OO-18 and ended up using it on my first several albums. That guitar is actually still around. At one point I gave it to my then-wife, and in turn she gave it to a friend of ours, who still has it.
When did you first get into jazz, which has obviously had a big influence on your writing and playing?
I started listening to jazz in the early 1960s and learning all about it through buying copies ofDownBeatmagazine when I was in high school. I would read about guitar players like Wes Montgomery, then go out and buy all the albums of his that I could afford. Through the drummer Chico Hamilton I got into the Hungarian-born guitarist Gábor Szab—, who brought a kind of odd Eastern European sound to jazz. Hamilton was primarily playing compositions by [saxophonist] Charles Lloyd—music that was quite fresh and captivating.
After high school you went to the Berklee College of Music. What was it like there in the 1960s?
Ottawa was a nice pace to grow up but it was very one-dimensional; I rarely, for instance, encountered black people there. In contrast, Boston was such a culturally fertile place, and the mid-'60s was a great time to be there.
What were you like as a player at that time?
Pretty crappy [laughs]. I knew more than some of my friends at Berklee because I had taken those lessons early on and been introduced to more sophisticated ways of approaching the guitar than found in rock 'n' roll, but I didn't really have a style of my own. I was being pulled in many different directions and was not so good at any of them.


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I was reading some old posts and it looks like separate lines done intentionally have been rammed together as one paragraph with some code in between former lines. Just the old stuff, not the new stuff, right?
Would there have been a way to keep the lines as they were?
(This is all so confoozling...)


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A person makes a post, nonoffense and good hearted in nature and just out of spite for past agruements etc..its deleted, closed etc. Realize I am not speaking about anyone in general. However, it happens.
I've modded a site of 2,500 people or more. I was a "manager" of the community and I knew how short-tempered peoeple were even among friends. Things get said, power gets abused. It happens.


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McClendon welcomes addition of instant replay
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Lloyd McClendon is waiting for Major League officials to tour the various Spring Training sites in Arizona to provide complete details on this year's new instant replay rules, but the new Mariners skipper likes the idea of having a chance to challenge crucial calls.
McClendon is returning to the manager's seat for the first time since 2005 when he was with the Pirates. He was known then as a skipper who got into it at times with umpires, including a well-known incident in his first year on the job in 2001 when he ripped first base out of the ground and stalked into the dugout at PNC Park after an argument with umpire Rick Reed.
That incident led to a fine for McClendon, but has since earned him considerable air time on highlight reels of some of baseball's best ejections.
He figures the replay system gives managers a chance to possibly win an argument now, without actually having to yell and scream -- or steal a base.
"I just look at it like it's going to save me a lot of money," McClendon said with a chuckle. "Bases are safe. I wish they'd have had [replay] back then."
McClendon is fully in favor of the new system, which is currently being clarified in teams' camps in Florida by an MLB contingent led by Joe Torre and Tony La Russa. He said he's been told managers will throw a flag onto the field, much like with NFL coaches, in order to challenge a call. But the finer points of the system will be explained when Torre and La Russa get to Arizona later this month.
"I think it's going to be another decision, an important decision that a manager will have to make in the course of a game," McClendon said. "When do you use it? When do you figure it's important? Because a lot of times, you can lose a game in the fourth inning. It's not necessarily the eighth or ninth inning. So you have to be smart about how you use it.
"And we have to figure out how we develop my relationship with [bench coach Trent Jewett] and our video guy and getting that information to me right away. It's still a work in progress. If you're right, you don't lose [your ability to challenge again]. So you have to be smart about when you do it."


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Some good news regarding the remaining baseball season: Gov. Quinn has announced the signing of the medical marijuana bill here in Illinois.
Unless I'm mistaken, that means your doctor can prescribe it for you as a way of coping with having to watch this crap. Don't miss this opportunity, see a physician ASAP.
Because if you care to look, you'll see two teams, miles away. Still.
Hats off to Rick Hahn for the Jake Peavy trade. We send the Jakemeister to Boston, and here's the good news: We send his medical file as well. He was due to get injured soon. Again.
The White Sox get Avisail Garcia, "Little Miggy" as he was known in Detroit. He's in the minors. Get him up here! We have no one else!
Somehow, Alex Rios is still here. Incredibly, no one wanted him! Thank you, Kenny Williams. Three years later, we're still cleaning up these messes. He's like a puppy that keeps leaving you gifts around the house. Don't step in it.
Anyway, all that's left for Hahn: Launch Rios, Dunn, Beckham, Ramirez and whoever else is left.
Yes, you heard correctly. That's the "Blow it up and start over" method. Hey, it works. Kind of. Ask the Cubs. Maybe. I don't know.
As for the Cubs, they're building, and acquiring, and acquiring, and building. It never ends.
Technically, there doesn't have to be an end game. Cub fans are so gullible; you can just keep telling them "Two more years, guys, two more years." Don't worry, they'll be there. Always. In droves.
So goodbye to Alfonso Soriano. I liked him, not the contract. Since the Rickettses are spending so much money on Wrigley, why not spend some more and build a replica of Wrigley Field at Class A Kane County. That's where the real action is! That place needs a hotel, too!
I really am a sports marketing genius.
Quick Bears note: Jay Cutler is now learning Marc Trestman's "verbiage." I'll help. That's a stud offensive lineman, a real tight end and actual offensive coaches.
I know, it's an adjustment period for all of us.
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Fannie and Freddie: Socialist from the Start
When the Cato Institute was founded in 1977 one of the first things the board of directors did was set a policy that we would not accept government funding. A simple libertarian principle, really, that money forcibly extracted from people who do not agree with our approach to public policy should not have to fund it. For 32 years, that has been our policy. In 1995 I received a letter from John Buckley, a v.p. for communications at Fannie Mae informing me of the good news that Cato was going to receive a $100,000 grant from his institution. I wrote back, Thanks, but no thanks, we have a policy against receiving money from government institutions like Fannie Mae. Boy, did I ever get a nasty letter back from Buckley stating that in no way was Fannie Mae a government entity.
The surprise GOP landslide in 1994 had apparently scared the hell out of the overpaid bureaucrats at Fannie Mae and they had decided to start funding market‐oriented groups as opposed to the regulatory‐oriented groups they had favored for all of their existence. Their judgment about what the new GOP majority would do turned out to be as flawed as their judgment about subprime mortgages. Anyway, if you ever wondered why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have over 11,000 employees and $5 trillion in mortgages, it is because of the implicit (now explicit) federal guarantee. That guarantee sucked in money that in a free market would have gone to truly private firms. It led to the enormous salaries (and then consulting gigs) and the sloppy attention to whether or not loans could be repaid. So when I hear talking heads on TV this morning claiming socialism is alive and well in America by virtue of the federal takeover of Fannie and Freddie, I think, please, Fannie and Freddie have always been socialist institutions. This is not a market failure as so many are now claiming. It is a government failure, pure and simple.
I am proud that Cato rejected that $100,000 grant.


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WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Four former members of a watchdog panel on Monday urged the Treasury Department to end tax breaks for government-bailed-out insurer AIG.
The former members of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Fund, a congressionally appointed watchdog group disbanded in spring 2011, say they oppose the special tax treatment that American International Group (AIG, Fortune 500) got as a result of its 2008 bailout.
Other bailout beneficiaries, including General Motors (GM, Fortune 500), Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac get similar tax benefits -- which Treasury engineered to get those firms out from under the government's thumb more quickly, according to an academic paper by Harvard law school professor J. Mark Ramseyer and Indiana University-Bloomington business professor Eric Bennett Rasmusen.
In 2008, the federal government stepped in and propped up the failing AIG, pledging as much as $182 billion in support.
While most companies can offset future taxes with past losses, in the case of companies that go through bankruptcy and a change in ownership, corporate tax benefits are limited.
Last week, New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin argued that AIG should not get to enjoy continued tax benefits, and members of the former congressional oversight panel agree. They say AIG's meager tax bill helped the insurer post $17.7 billion in profit last quarter.
"When the government bailed out AIG, it should not have allowed the failed insurance giant to duck taxes for years to come," said Elizabeth Warren, former chair of the panel and a former adviser to President Obama. She is running for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in a competitive race against Republican incumbent Sen. Scott Brown.
However, in AIG's case the "ownership change," put the federal government in charge. To date, the federal government still owns 70% of AIG.
As a result, at least one critic has pointed out that the special tax treatment benefits taxpayers the most.
Forcing the insurer to pay more in taxes would essentially make taxpayers pay themselves, said Larry M. Elkin, president of New York-based Palisades Hudson Asset Management LP.
"The government and, by extension, taxpayers, have a lot to gain from helping AIG along the path to recovery," Elkin wrote in a blog post on Monday.
Elkin added that CEO Robert H. Benmosche and AIG generated "some unexpected value for taxpayers, and the Treasury's position will allow taxpayers to capture that value sooner rather than later. Makes sense to me," Elkin wrote.
In a March 1 blog post, Treasury's acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Emily McMahon made a similar point. McMahon said tax breaks made AIG and other bailed out firms "stronger businesses, helped attract private capital, and further stabilized the overall financial system."
Last week, Treasury announced new steps to help AIG pay back some $14.5 billion of its debt to the federal government, by selling stock and allowing AIG to buy back shares. The government still owns $45 billion of AIG.
Warren was joined in the statement by other former committee members: Damon Silvers, an attorney with the AFL-CIO, Mark McWatters, director of graduate programs at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and Kenneth Troske, a University of Kentucky economist. Warren and Silvers were appointed by Democratic leaders, while McWatters and Troske were named by Republicans.
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Russell Means (1939 – 2012): Activist, author, and actor Russell Means, an Oglala Sioux who participated in the famous 1964 Alcatraz occupation, and would go on to become a prominent leader within the American Indian Movement (AIM) passed away on Monday from cancer. Means was a spokesman for, and involved with the occupation of, Wounded Knee and from that period of activism he would go on to run for political office, work with the United Nations, and involve himself in American Indian and indigenous issues. The Indian Country Today Media Network has a article up highlighting his many accomplishments, while the New York Times calls hims the best-known Indian since Sitting Bull or Crazy Horse.
"[Means] styled himself a throwback to ancestors who resisted the westward expansion of the American frontier. With theatrical protests that brought national attention to poverty and discrimination suffered by his people, he became arguably the nation's best-known Indian since Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse."
Throughout his life Means was an ardent critic of the "cultural genocide being waged by Europeans against American Indian peoples today," and embraced the religion and spirituality of his people. You can read more remembrances and tributes, here.
David Godwin (19xx – 2012): Author and magician Donald Michael Kraig shares that news that David Godwin, "a longtime student of the cabala, occult lore, and magick," and author of the influential "Godwin's Cabalistic Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to Cabalistic Magic," passed away on October 16th. According to Kraig, Godwin performed "two massive services" for the occult community: indexing Israel Regardie's "The Golden Dawn", and the publication of his aforementioned Cabalistic encyclopedia.
"Following Godwin's Cabalistic Encyclopedia there came a flood of occult books that expanded on what went before and even pointed in new directions. I can't think of any that pointed back to David's book, saying, "without GCE what I'm presenting wouldn't be here." This wasn't done out of spite, but out of a lack of recognition of not just the content of David's book, but of the disruptive nature of the book for all of occultism. And that disruption has changed us all in positive ways."
In addition to his encyclopedia and indexing work, Godwin was on FATE magazine's editorial staff for more than a decade, edited books on the supernatural, and wrote a history of Greek magic. To again quote Kraig: "In the later part of his life, David became deeply involved in Freemasonry. So may the Great Architect of the Universe watch over you and guide you to rest and recuperation before we are lucky enough to experience your essence once again."
Paul Kurtz (1925 – 2012): You might call Paul Kurtz, who passed away on Saturday, a patron saint of the "nones." Called a father of secular humanism Kurtz was a "giant" within the movement according to Roy Brown, chief representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council for the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). A precursor to the more militant atheists of the present era, Kurtz essentially helped found the modern skepticism and paranormal debunking movements. Kurtz also worked to develop secular alternatives to religion, something he called "eupraxsophy."
"A compilation of Kurtz essays published by Bupp in June describes Kurtz's theory of eupraxsophy, which he first envisioned in 1988 as a secular moral alternative to religion that met some of the social needs served by religions without the supernaturalism or authoritarianism of traditional faiths. At a January UNESCO conference in Paris, Kurtz spoke on "neo-humanism" and the positives of unbelief. Kurtz wasn't anti-religious, Bupp said, but nonreligious. "Neo-humanists do not believe in God, yet they wish to do good. But if this moral outlook is to prevail, then neo-humanisms need to concentrate on improving the things of this world rather than simply combating the illusions of supernaturalism," Kurtz said at the conference."
If you look at modern Pagan religions we have both absorbed, and rebelled, against the secular humanism that men like Kurtz helped develop. Indeed, debates still rage today within our ranks over humanistic forms of modern Paganism, belief vs practice, and supernaturalism vs. skepticism. However, unlike other faiths, modern Pagan religions have been able to absorb these tensions in ways more top-down belief systems have not. As religions that deal with magic, the supernatural, and powers undefinable, we too deal with the challenges of secular humanism.
May all these spirits be remembered, may their wisdom and work endure, and may they return to us again.


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There are some things that are probably going to suck about 2013. Like, someone's going to lose the Super Bowl. The fiscal cliff will happen. And my daughter is leaving for college. (That might just be my own personal fiscal cliff.) But the good's going to outshine the bad for country music fans. There will be new music and old bands and cool ways to see your favorite stars. So far, here are the new year's best bets:
Keith Urban will be in your living room two nights a week, thanks to his new gig as American Idol judge. It all starts on Jan. 16.
Jason Aldean will play Wrigley Field on July 20, which is an honor for him and a thrill for anyone within a 100-mile radius or so of the legendary Chicago baseball field.
Blake Shelton has made it clear that he isn't going to stop tweeting anytime soon. So hooray for his candor, his guts and his unfiltered opinions.
Bub City Chicago is going to be the brand new place to go for brisket, grits, 125 whiskies and live country music from up-and-comers. I hope this spot starts a trend, and more just like it pop up all over the country.
The Dixie Chicks are getting back together. It may be for just that one night at the Craven Country Jamboree in Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada, on July 13. But one night is so much better than no nights.
Kacey Musgraves ' album will finally be here. I haven't been this excited about a former Nashville Star contestant since Chris Young and Miranda Lambert released debut albums.
The TV drama Nashville will return on Jan. 9, so we can find out if Rayna agreed to tour with Juliette, if Juliette goes through with the wedding, and if Gunnar and Scarlett will just fall in love already.
Lastly, a country superstar is going to have a baby. I just know it. Call it my mother's intuition.


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Chris Brown in new trouble over Rihanna beating case
Authorities say Chris Brown violated his probation from the Rihanna assault case by submitting fake documentation of the community service work he was supposed to do.
You can't expect a busy celebrity like Chris Brown to have the time for doing community service when he already has a packed schedule of punching people, taking Instagram photos with Rihanna, and ranting on Twitter about how he's so misunderstood.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney says in court documents that Brown lied when he claimed he had performed all of his community service in connection with the Rihanna beating case, according to TMZ.
Right -- that's his ex-girlfriend. And his new girlfriend -- the one in all the new photos.
Bryan T. Norwood, the Chief of Police in Richmond, VA., wrote a letter to the judge in September, saying Brown completed 202 days of community service (he was supposedly only required to perform 180).
Norwood provided documents reportedly proving Brown worked at Tappahannock Children's Center -- where his mother was once a director -- doing odd jobs like painting, washing windows, waxing floors, cutting grass and picking up trash.
The judge got suspicious and the D.A. investigated, finding no "credible, competent or verifiable evidence" that Brown did the 180 days community service, sources told TMZ.
Apparently, some of the days Brown was allegedly doing community service, he was also out of the country doing concerts.
Maybe he has a really, really fast plane.
The D.A. said Brown's documentation is "at best sloppy, and at worst fraudulent reporting," and is asking the judge to reject the Virginia community service hours and make him fulfill his obligation in Los Angeles County.
TMZ reported that the D.A. said Brown's mother was responsible for orchestrating work at the Children's Center outside of normal operating hours and a key administrator told the D.A. she never saw Brown working at the center.


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That is obvious. So you size the system to meet the ENERGY and POWER requirements of the building. The battery provides load levelling for the PV. This is sensible and patently obvious. Incidentally, a coal plant cannot do this, it must be sized to meet peak demand, not average.
Again, the "25MW" proposed solar system has a peak output of 300MW and could do away with up to half the interstate link.You really have missed the point !
SA is short of generation capacity, it frequently has to import the 600MW max that the interstate connector can supply. The state govmt are planning this 125MW (25MW continuous equivalent) solar "virtual " power plant as part of a solution.
I'm not saying this solar system is a good solution for the specific problem or good value, just pointing out the reality behind the numbers to counter your habit of averaging intermittent RE over an arbitrary time period to conclude it is useless.
True. Unless you consider the running cost of a fossil fuel plant which is going to be horrendous over its lifetime. The neat thing about is RE is it's almost fit-and-forget and the fuel is free. Absolutely zilch, nada. Capitalists love that word.Using your figures..(but ignoring the ludicrous and impossible concept of running a 750MW plant at 25MW)..
Lets see how much power SA would get if it invested the $800m cost of the "Virtual" solar plant,, into a coal plant instead ?
$800m @ $3.5 /kW ,..would get them a 228MW coal fired plant.....thats nearly 10 times the ENERGY of the Virtual solar plan.and would last a lot longer.
.....or they could even get over 1000MW of CC Gas generators !
Maybe. If your objective is to be the only First World country building new coal? Maybe you could race the U.S. to be the last country to still be burning coal in the future?Even the $2+ bn for the big coal plant would be a better investment than the billions od dollars they will spend on subsidies and rebates for the RE schemes currently operational.


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It's 8 a.m. on a Wednesday, and Tammi Kromenaker is on the phone, trying to untangle an insurance snafu.
After 15 minutes of arguing with a billing operator, the director of the Red River Women's Clinic in Fargo, N.D., begins preparing for the patients who will soon arrive. Staff members trickle in. One puts a DVD of old sitcoms on the waiting-room television. Another straightens a pile of magazines. Someone brews a pot of coffee. By 10 a.m., the clinic is bustling with patients. Before the day is over, 18 women will undergo surgical abortions at Red River. Four others will receive abortion-inducing medication.
Kromenaker, a social worker, was born in January 1972, one year before the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade. She has spent her entire adult life providing abortion services and is among hundreds of clinic directors across the U.S. navigating an ever increasing number of state-imposed abortion regulations. At Red River, the only abortion clinic in North Dakota, a woman must wait 24 hours between scheduling an appointment and arriving at the facility. Once there, she must undergo a counseling, verification and testing process that lasts up to five hours. If she is a minor, she must notify her parents; get permission from one or both, depending on who has custody; or get approval from a judge. Like Medicaid programs in some 30 other states, North Dakota's does not cover abortion services except in instances of rape or incest or to protect the life of the mother.
In the past two decades, laws like the ones that govern appointments at Red River have been passed with regularity as pro-life state legislators have redrawn the boundaries of legal abortion in the U.S. In 2011, 92 abortion-regulating provisions--a record number--passed in 24 states after Republicans gained new and larger majorities in 2010 in many legislatures across the country. These laws make it harder every year to exercise a right heralded as a crowning achievement of the 20th century women's movement. In addition to North Dakota, three other states--South Dakota, Mississippi and Arkansas--have just one surgical-abortion clinic in operation. The number of abortion providers nationwide shrank from 2,908 in 1982 to 1,793 in 2008, the latest year for which data is available. Getting an abortion in America is, in some places, harder today than at any point since it became a constitutionally protected right 40 years ago this month.
It might seem as though recent electoral victories by Barack Obama and congressional Democrats set the stage for a reversal of this trend. The President's campaign mobilized Democratic voters and women around the issue of reproductive rights--an effort that produced, according to some exit polls, the widest gender voting gap in history. But while the right to have an abortion is federal law, exactly who can access the service and under what circumstances is the purview of states. And at the state level, abortion-rights activists are unequivocally losing.


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The results of this study have implications for regulatory agencies and standard-setting bodies. As regulators contemplate whether to mandate IFRS and standard setters determine the level of implementation guidance for new standards, the litigation consequences of standard precision are an important consideration. Further, these results highlight the importance of regulators developing ways for jurors to evaluate audit judgments under imprecise standards, especially in industries and areas without precise industry reporting norms. Prior discussion on this issue has focused on how professional judgment frameworks are necessary to protect auditors and their clients from second guessing. This study suggests that judgments frameworks, if effective, may help protect auditors who make conservative judgments and also help hold auditors accountable for overly aggressive judgments.
Kadous, K., and M. Mercer. 2016. Are Juries More Likely to Second-Guess Auditors Under Imprecise Accounting Standards? Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 35 (2): 101-117.
The results of this study are important for audit firms to prepare for the adoption of IFRS and/or less precise standards under U.S. GAAP. The results indicate that a move to less precise standards will not necessarily result in more verdicts against auditors. There is only one condition in which an imprecise standard leads juries to return more verdicts against the auditor: when the client's reporting complies with the precise standard and is inconsistent with the industry reporting norm. The results suggest that auditors can reduce this liability by ensuring that their client's reporting is consistent with industry reporting norm.
For more information on this study, please contact Kathryn Kadous.
Kadous, K., and M. Mercer. 2012. Can Reporting Norms Create a Safe Harbor? Jury Verdicts against Auditors under Precise and Imprecise Accounting Standards. The Accounting Review 87 (2):565-587.
The results of this study have important implications for the debate on the globalization of accounting standards and for regulators that are considering a transition towards IFRS. Although the effects of IFRS adoption are not homogenous for all firms, the adoption of one set of accounting standards is likely to generate both information and comparability effects and improve the quality of information intermediation in capital markets.
For more information on this study, please contact Joanne Horton.
Horton, J., G. Serafeim, and I. Serafeim. 2013. Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Improve the Information Environment? Contemporary Accounting Research 30 (1).
From a public policy perspective, the results indicate that auditors' judgments under principles-based standards, regardless of the strength of the financial regulatory regime, lead to more conservative reporting when compared to rules-based standards coupled with a stronger financial regulatory regime, which is how the U.S. environment is often characterized. The results also provide insights to regulators who are concerned about the implementation of IFRS across different countries with varying regulatory standards.
For more information on this study, please contact Jeffrey R. Cohen.
Cohen, J. R., G. Krishnamoorthy, M. Peytcheva, and A. M. Wright. 2013. How does the strength of the financial regulatory regime influence auditors' judgments to constrain aggressive reporting in a principles-based versus rules-based accounting environment? Accounting Horizons 27 (3): 579-601.
The authors document and quantify audit fees as a significant cost associated with mandatory adoption of IFRS. The empirical results concerning small firms also inform discussions on the appropriateness of mandated IFRS regulations for small to mid-sized entities. Given the emphasis of auditing in the proposed roadmap for U.S. convergence to IFRS, the results will be of particular importance to U.S. firms, auditors, and regulators. On a broader level, the authors document variation in the costs of IFRS adoption that provides insight into the significant variation in the net benefit observed in previous studies. For instance, the authors find evidence that certain IFRS requirements have higher compliance costs than others, which explains the significant heterogeneity in compliance costs during the adoption of IFRS.
De George, E. T., C. B. Ferguson, and N. A. Spear. 2013. How Much Does IFRS Cost? IFRS Adoption and Audit Fees. Accounting Review 88 (2): 429-462.
Respondents tended to be quite negative about IFRS, with responses conveying a strong sense of IFRS being more trouble than it was worth. It is possible that these preparers were biased by the immediacy of the problems involved and the relative remoteness of the benefits of IFRS. It may be that preparers' perceptions of IFRS have become more positive as the new system has bedded down and the postulated benefits realized, but we cannot tell from our data. However, the findings do provide insights about the kinds of concerns that may arise on the implementation of IFRS, from a preparers' perspective, and so are likely to be relevant to any country taking on the IFRS challenge in the future.
For more information on this study, please contact Richard D. Morris.
Morris, R. D., S. J. Gray, J. Pickering, and S. Aisbitt. 2014. Preparers' Perceptions of the Costs and Benefits of IFRS: Evidence from Australia's Implementation Experience. Accounting Horizons 28 (1): 141-173.
This study exploits variation in U.S. accounting standards to study the effect of rules-based standards on litigation. It provides evidence of an association between rules-based accounting standards and a lower incidence of securities class action litigation. This evidence informs the debate about switching from a more rules-based U.S. GAAP to a more principles based IFRS.
For more information on this study, please contact John McInnis.
Donelson, D., J. McInnis, and R. Mergenthaler. 2012. Rules-Based Accounting Standards and Litigation. The Accounting Review 87 (4): 1247-1279.
This study should be of interest to regulators and policy makers. IFRS adoption influences audit complexity and financial reporting quality, which have countervailing effects on audit fees. On the one hand, IFRS are generally believed to be superior to local accounting standards; hence the adoption of IFRS potentially improves financial reporting quality. This reduces audit risk and thus audit fees. On the other hand, IFRS are comprehensive, fair-value oriented, and principles-based. Using them generally requires accountants and auditors to make more complex estimates and use greater professional judgment. In other words, IFRS adoption increases the complexity of audits, which can increase audit fees. Our results suggest that, on average, the effect of audit complexity dominates the effect of improvement in financial reporting quality, leading to an overall increase in audit fees in the post-IFRS period. Moreover, our cross-country analysis sheds light on how the institutional features of different countries, including legal environments and characteristics of pre-IFRS domestic accounting standards, affect the audit fee increase associated with IFRS adoption.
For more information on this study, please contact Xiaohong Liu.
Kim, J.-B., X. Liu, and L. Zheng. 2012. The impact of mandatory IFRS adoption on audit fees: Theory and evidence. The Accounting Review 87 (6): 2061-2094.
The heightened epistemic motivation induced by principles-based accounting standards then ultimately increases auditors' demands for audit evidence. Thus, the results suggest the important influence of accounting standards on auditors' motivations and consequent program planning decisions. The findings provide valuable information to regulators in their evaluation of how or whether to move forward with potential IFRS adoption or convergence of U.S. GAAP with IFRS. In a principles environment, audit firms must take measures to guard against this potential bias, e.g., review of proposed audit programs and results of tests.
Peytcheva, M., Wright, A. M., & Majoor, B. 2014. The Impact of Principles-Based versus Rules-Based Accounting Standards on Auditors' Motivations and Evidence Demands. Behavioral Research In Accounting 26 (2): 51-72.
The results of this study are important for both audit firms and regulators to consider as standards change to become more principles-based (or as firms move towards using IFRS). The evidence indicates that auditors will sometimes fixate on the prior year accounting treatment, even if the applicable accounting standard has changed, and/or there are changes in the scenario. However, this bias towards maintaining the status quo can be mitigated by holding auditors accountable for their decision making process, particularly through a partner asking about the auditors' decision making process.
For more information on this study, please contact Scott Vandervelde.
Messier, Jr., W. F., L. A. Quick, and S. D. Vandervelde. 2014. The influence of process accountability and accounting standard type on auditor usage of a status quo heuristic. Accounting, Organizations and Society 39 (1): 59-74