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The Daily Star
---- — We often hear that New York state has some of the highest taxes on businesses in the country. So an opportunity for select businesses to operate totally tax-free sounds almost too good to be true.
Yet that's exactly what is possible through Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Tax-Free NY initiative. The program will waive property, sales and income taxes for 10 years for businesses that set up shop on or near select SUNY campuses to create jobs.
In a media release, the governor's office stated that the initiative is intended as an antidote to the reputation New York has as the "tax capital" of the nation.
Given that the nanotech programs at the University at Albany are the model for this initiative, there are those who remain skeptical that campuses such as Oneonta, Cobleskill and Delhi will see any benefits from the governor's program.
Count Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller among them. Miller commented last week that "I doubt that it is going to have a major impact on college communities like Oneonta.
"If you're an Albany or a Troy, with RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), or Rochester or Cornell, where there's a lot of basic science being done, this probably will spur some economic activity around their campuses. ... The institutions here are not that kind of institution."
With respect to the mayor, we think this is a narrow view of a much broader opportunity.
Consider the enthusiastic endorsement of Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Director Mary Beth Silano, who pointed out in a media release that the county's business incubator can benefit from the initiative.
"We are well-positioned to take full advantage of this program with the Delaware County eCenter, an existing business incubator, adjacent to SUNY Delhi," Silano explained. "This program can be used as an incentive to attract small startup businesses to the Delhi community."
Imagine, too, if SUNY Oneonta were to find a way to pair its music industry program with a partner in the business community. Such a relationship could be of huge benefit to the university.
And sometimes opportunities arise in unexpected ways. While SUNY New Paltz may be better known for its education and journalism programs, the college announced recently that it is launching the state's first certificate program in 3D printing in the fall.
The program, funded through private investments and a grant from Central Hudson, will establish an advanced manufacturing center on the Ulster County campus.
"The theory is that when you cluster smart people together," Laurence Gottlieb, president and CEO for the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation, explained, "they form new companies, new ideas come out of that."
We hope, with respect, that Mayor Miller is proved wrong. We look forward to seeing what our local colleges can do with this opportunity.


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Babylon Village enters the third day after Superstorm Sandy slammed through Long Island, bringing destruction and devestation throughout the tri-state area. With power remaining out to most of the village and neighboring West Babylon, it is no surprise that most places are closed.
However, some life is returning as the power slowly creeps back on.
If you own a business or organization and would like to announce its closure OR opening, please do so by adding a comment below or email the editor.
Closed for November 1st, 2012
- All Babylon Public Schools
- All North Babylon Public Schools
- All West Babylon Public Schools
- Cross of Christ Lutheran Preschool
- St. Joseph's Nursery School
- The Early Childhood Center of West Babylon
- Just Kids Early Childhood Center (Lindenhurst)
- St. John the Baptist High School
- Most of Babylon Business District (Note: Many have announced they will open if power returns. Stay tuned to Patch for any updates.)
Open for November 1st, 2012
- West Babylon Public Library
- Village of Babylon businesses on John Street, including Babylon Village Deli and Francesco's
- Lily Flanagan's
- Molto Vino
- Monsoon
- Plesser's
- Babylon Village Hall (limited service)
- Divine Rhythms Studio (starting at 3:30 p.m.)
- Babylon Town Hall
- Babylon Town Hall Annex

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UPDATED (9:23 p.m.)—The Baltimore County Board of Elections ruled that petitions to referendum zoning decisions in two council districts will not be placed on the 2014 ballot.
Baltimore County Elections Director Katie Brown wrote in a decision issued Tuesday afternoon that while opponents had collected the required number of signatures, the petitions were legally deficient.
Andrew Bailey, an attorney for the county Board of Elections, reviewed five challenges to the petition filed by attorneys representing Greenberg Gibbons, the developer of the proposed Foundry Row project on the grounds of the old Solo Cup factory.
"I believe that the form of the petition, as circulated to potential signers, was insufficient to alert them to what exactly they were being asked to petition to a vote," wrote Bailey.
Bailey ultimately sided with County Attorney Michael Field who, in a letter, challenged the referendum effort on the basis that the petitioners failed to provide voters copies of the maps of the 78 zoning issues covered in the bills.
David S. Brown Enterprises and The Cordish Companies are seeking to overturn bills that rezoned nearby properties that could be redeveloped and ultimately compete with their projects.
Brown is the developer of Metro Centre at Owings Mills which is near the former Solo Cup plant that is to be redeveloped into a shopping center called Foundry Row. That project would feature a Wegman's grocery store as its anchor.
In Middle River, Cordish is opposing the redevelopment of the Middle River Depot. The depot, if redeveloped, could result in Walmart leaving its current location in the Carroll Island Shopping Center and moving to the new depot location, Cordish said in July.
Cordish owns the Carroll Island Shopping Center.
No county law, much less a zoning bill, has ever been petitioned to referendum in Baltimore County.
The to collect 170,000 signatures to place the two bills on the 2014 ballot.
Councilwoman Vicki Almond, who represents the district where the Solo Cup property is located, said the board's decision was correct.
"How can you explain this complicated bill to someone in a parking lot in five minutes or less?" Almond said. "You just can't do it."
Stuart Kaplow, an attorney representing the developers challenging the zoning bills, said the board of elections misinterpreted the law.
"The insistence that the County Charter some how requires petitioners to do what is not only impossible to do but is also contrary to state law is wrong," Kaplow said. "Claiming 78 pages of zoning maps should have been attached to the petition is clearly wrong."
Kaplow said his clients are likely to file for a judicial review of the board's decision in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
That challenge must be filed within the next 90 days.
Ruth Goldstein, a coordinator and founding member of Don't Sign it, said a successful petition effort would circumvent the county's quadrennial rezoning process.
"This is the way it's always been done," said Goldstein, whose group opposed the petition drive. "There was a very open, public process for people to voice their opinions and people overwhelmingly voiced their support for this."
One opponent of the Solo Cup project called the board's decision "disappointing but not surprising."
"The fix was in from the beginning," said Shirley Supik, a member and leader in the group Say No to Solo. "The fight was really over openness in government and fairness to the people.
"Once again, the voice of the people will not be heard," Supik said. "We collected 170,000 signatures from county voters and that tells me the people want to be heard."


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A Corporate 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card
This pernicious practice lets companies get away with bad actions for basically nothing.
Bernadita Duran, a disabled resident of New York State, got taken in by a "last-dollar" scam. She wound up paying $4,000 to a "debt settlement" company, which pocketed the whole amount in fees without settling any of her debts.
Earlier this week, Duran learned just what she would need to do to have a hope of recovering any of that money. Not only would she have to take her complaint outside the public court system to a private arbitration firm of the company's choosing; in addition, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided, the essentially destitute Duran would have to take herself from New York to Arizona, where both the company and its designated arbitrator are located. If she considered that an unfair burden, well, Duran was free to raise the point – with the Arizona arbitrator, once she got there.
Hard to believe? Not to those familiar with a wave of recent federal court decisions enshrining the practice of binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration as a way for companies to dodge liability, even for blatant violations of the law.
Thirty years ago, arbitration was a rarity in consumer contracts. Now it's routine. In the world of consumer finance, the practice has become especially widespread and especially insidious. Buried in the fine print of contracts for student loans, credit cards, checking accounts, auto title loans, payday loans and other common products are clauses requiring consumers to submit any disputes to private arbitration and to accept the findings as pretty much final.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]
Supporters portray arbitration as a cost-saving way to get a fair hearing. But the process tends to be prohibitively expensive for individual consumers, who can be made to pay hundreds of dollars in up-front fees as well as travel costs.
And it's inherently unfair. That's because the companies choose the arbitrators, who know they're unlikely to be re-hired if they make a habit of giving consumers an obviously fair shake. A recent Pew study found that even when the process leads to financial compensation, the average amount is only about half what a court would bestow.
The financial industry has many reasons to be fond of this form of dispute resolution. Perhaps its greatest appeal, though, involves the ability to contend with complaints one at a time, leaving victims unable to join forces or even (since arbitration records are generally kept under wraps) to unearth evidence of a pattern of bad conduct.
The concept of mandatory arbitration arose a century ago as a way of settling disagreements between business entities – shipping lines and shippers, for example. Down to the recent past, that's how arbitration was used, with the states retaining wide latitude to restrict the practice in disputes between businesses and consumers.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the budget and deficit.]
Then the Supreme Court weighed in – first, by authorizing businesses to insert such clauses into consumer contracts, and, in a 2011 case, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, by permitting them to make class-action bans part of the arbitration deal. With that ruling, the court "wiped away" a host of state laws limiting the ability of the strong to enforce harmful terms against the relatively weak, says Deepak Gupta, who argued the case on the consumer side.
Two months ago, the Supreme Court went further. In American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, the Court ruled that corporations could force individuals and small businesses into one-on-one arbitration even if the evidence showed that it would be prohibitively expensive to try to vindicate their rights that way.
That is often true in consumer finance, where claims can be large in the aggregate but individually too small to justify the cost of pursuing them. By isolating complainants and making it hard for them to assert their rights, companies set themselves up to accumulate profits through small rip-offs repeated over and over – penalties levied on cedit-card payments that come in after 8 a.m. on the due date, for example. Arbitration becomes a get-out-of-jail free card for those seeking to "cheat a whole lot of people in little ways that they probably won't notice," as consumer-rights lawyer Paul Bland puts it.
The Supreme Court based its Concepcion and Italian Colors rulings on a musty 1924 law, the Federal Arbitration Act, which was plainly designed for dealings between sophisticated equals.
More recently, in a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, Congress acknowledged the dangers of arbitration in the unequal world of consumer financial services. The statute empowered federal regulators to study the problem and to end or restrict the use of forced arbitration in financial contracts if such measures are deemed to be "in the public interest and for the protection of consumers."
[Read the U.S. News Debate: Are Banks Becoming Too Big to Jail?]
The statute handed this task to two agencies – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for loans and other consumer financial products, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the investment world, where forced arbitration has become similarly common, with similarly abusive results.
The CFPB has begun to tackle its assignment. It expects to release a first set of findings this year, and recently put out a draft plan for a nationwide telephone survey of credit card holders on the issue of arbitration. By contrast, there has been no sign of action from the SEC. In June, 16 consumer and investor groups wrote to SEC chair Mary Jo White, urging the commission to proceed with a study of the impact of forced arbitration on investors, including workers and retirees with pension plans, and to do what's necessary to preserve their access to the courts.
Meaningful action won't come without a fight. Congress and federal and state regulators have laid down some badly needed new rules since the financial meltdown of 2008, and more rules remain in the works. But none of them will have real force as long as lenders and financial companies are free to immunize themselves against lawsuits. Regulators cannot do the enforcement job alone.
That's why Wall Street and the financial industry can be counted on to raise a storm of protest over the prospect of serious limits on the use of forced arbitration. And that's why it's crucially important for the CFPB and SEC to use the authority they clearly have to curtail a practice that, if left untouched, threatens to undermine the effectiveness of everything else that is done in the name of consumer or investor protection.
Jim Lardner is the communications director at Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor and other groups working for a strong, stable and ethical financial system.


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I can't believe Chris posted the press release but didn't go nuts around the fact the new XBox 360 Arcade has the same great Media Center Extender built in as all of its predecessors. I was happily surprised to note these have HDMI on board -- there is a LOT of bang for buck this Christmas in this new arcade SKU for consumers. Kudos to the XBox team for making it happen!
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Here at Scrum Inc. we've been thinking a lot about two things: impediments and the Sprint Retrospective. These are really where the rubber meets the road in terms of improving productivity. We'll have a later post on impediments, but I wanted to share this excerpt from Jeff's and Ken Schwaber's forthcoming book "Software in 30 Days," which comes out May 1st. We emailed it around our team yesterday after our retrospective just didn't feel strong enough. It is a good reminder that the Sprint Retrospective can be one of the more difficult things to do in Scrum, but also one of the most powerful.
Every member of the Scrum team strives to improve, Sprint by Sprint. The Sprint Retrospective is where the improvements are formulated. This meeting should be a natural break between Sprints, the Sprint Retrospective is when the Scrum team sits back, reviews what happened during the last prior Sprint, and formulates ways to improve their work and the way the work is conducted. The discussion might include:
- Whether or not the team members worked together well or not and why.
- Whether the team did more or less than it forecast and why.
- Whether the team has all the skills and facilities it needs to do the job.
- Whether or not the developers understood the requirements and why.
- Whether the team was able to complete the Sprint in line with the requirements, and, if not, why not?
- What could be improved or dropped in the next increment of functionality.
Next, the team identifies several things to do differently in the upcoming Sprint that will increase creativity, effectiveness, and productivity. In general, Scrum Teams continually improve. This is the Scrum Team's chance to make its work and life better. New requirements often arise during the Sprint; new opportunities and challenges also arise. Often, just seeing the increment of functionality evokes new ideas.


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Niagara Gazette — It doesn't require rocket science to realize that the once popular passenger ferry that linked Youngstown with Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is undoubtedly a dead issue.
Politicians relish the idea of raising hopes that the cross-border service ended decades ago will be revitalized. It won't happen in your lifetime, so don't bother listening to any candidate on the campaign trail who talks about another ferry operation.
On the brighter side, Youngstown officials are exploring two projects that could add a sharp dimension to the village waterfront. At the last village board meeting, Mike Fox of Fox Boys Marine, proposed his Niagara Jet Adventures, including three new jet boats, 33 feet long and 11 feet wide, with a seating capacity for 33. Fox explained that the boats would run along the lower Niagara River from Youngstown to the Whirlpool Rapids, a short distance past the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant.
Under the plan, Fox's fleet would operate trips similar to the Whirlpool Jet Boats based at Niagara-on-the-Lake although there would be no link to the Canadian side. Whether the U.S. Coast Guard and other authorities will permit two such companies to operate between Lewiston and the mouth of the Niagara River is a matter yet to be resolved.
Meanwhile Youngstown trustee Tim Adamson is convinced the two waterfront proposals could be the best thing to come to the village in many years.
On a related note, Aaron Dey has proposed Niagara River Cruises that he and his wife, "Miss Jane," envision as a not-for-profit promotional initiative that would incorporate the village's nautical history and marine assets. "We'd be offering historical river cruises," he said.
For starters, in the wake of terror attacks — long before the tragic events in Boston — the Department of Homeland Security imposed mind-bogging restrictions on such operations, especially along international borders. As an example, the operators of any such cross-border ferry service, as part of their license agreement, would be responsible for building a holding center (a jail) at the landing where people illegally trying to enter the country would be detained. A conservative estimate of the cost for that facility would be upwards of a million dollars, based on what the federal government usually demands. In addition, of course, there would be annual expense for the U.S. Customs Border and Protective Services to staff the site.


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Will Past Be Prologue? Part 1 - Rod Carew and the Best Season Ever
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Rod Carew spent 12 seasons in a Minnesota Twins uniform. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1967 and was lured away by the sunshine to southern California to play for the Angels following the 1978 season. At least the Twins managed to get some talent in return for Carew (Ken Landreaux, Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, Brad Havens), rather than lose him to free agency when Carew essentially forced Twins owner Calvin Griffith in to a trade.
(This article was originally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com)
The Rod Carew bronze statue outside Target Field
The 12 seasons Carew spent in Minnesota were some of the best and worst years Ive gone through as a Twins fan. I believe that there are lessons to be learned from Carews era, for the Twins ownership and its fans, though I suspect neither group is inclined to heed them at least not consciously.
I turned five years old near the middle of the Twins first season in Minnesota. We made one or two annual trips up to see the Twins play in those days (usually just one the trip up from Albert Lea was not as quick and easy before I-35), but we watched games on TV all summer long. They were road games, mostly. Home games were seldom televised, so as not to inhibit fans from buying tickets, I suppose. But I had my transistor radio to take to bed with me to listen to the games I couldnt watch.
So yes, Ive been a fan through three World Series and even more Division Series. But the most exciting SEASON of Twins baseball in my memory was a year the Twins didnt even play postseason baseball. That was Rod Carews rookie year, 1967.
Those were exciting times to be a Twins fan. As we all know, the Twins had been to the World Series in 1965, where they lost to the Koufax/Drysdale led Dodgers. But 1966 was a pretty good year, too. The Twins finished runner-up to the Orioles for the American League pennant (yes, kids, there was a time when there were no divisions in Major League Baseball) and there was no reason for my fellow pre-teen friends and I to think the Twins wouldnt be right in the thick of things in 1967, too. And they were. But nobody could have predicted just how thick that race would be.
The Twins started out poorly and Griffith fired manager Sam Mele. That came as a shock to a kid like me. How could you fire a great manager like Mele? He took us to the World Series! But under Cal Ermer, the Twins woke up a bit and by the All-Star break were right back in the race. The White Sox held the lead, but the Tigers and Twins were right up there, too. The Angels and Red Sox were further back, but both were above .500.
About a month later, the Twins swept a home series against the White Sox and moved in to first place. To give you an idea how tight the race had become, Boston sat in 5th place, just 2.5 games behind the Twins, with the White Sox, Tigers and Angels sandwiched between them. The Angels soon slumped badly and were out of the race by the end of August, but through the rest of the season, the Twins were never more than two games out of first place.
Then again, the Tigers and both Red & White Sox, werent falling any further behind, either. In fact, on the morning of September 7, all four teams were in a virtual tie for first place. On September 15, the Twins, Tigers and Red Sox were tied, with Chicago just 1.5 games back. The White Sox returned the home sweep favor on the Twins September 15-17 and suddenly the Twins were dropped in to a tie with Chicago for 3rd place one game behind the Tigers. One win over the As (that would be the Kansas City As, of course) later and the Twins were back in to a 3-way tie for the lead on September 18.
I wish I could find a way to express just how crazy and exciting this was to an 11 year-old Twins fan. It was stuff like this that I believe made that kid a life-long Twins fan.
From that point, September 18, through the rest of the month of September, the Twins were never out of first place. It seemed like they were almost always tied with someone, but every morning when we looked at the standings, the Twins had that little - next to them indicating they were no games behind anyone in the American League.
The White Sox found themselves in 4th place, two games behind the Twins with two games left, but effectively eliminated from the race because the Twins and Red Sox would finish the season with a two-game series and both teams were ahead of Chicago. Boston and Detrot each were one game behind the Twins with two games to play, but due to some earlier rainouts, the Tigers had played two games fewer than the Twins and Red Sox, so they were staring at Saturday and Sunday home doubleheaders against what was still a pretty decent Angels team.
All the Twins needed was a split of those final two games in Boston, along with one Angels win out of their four games with Detroit, and my Twins were headed to the World Series against Bob Gibson and the Cardinals!
Twins pitcher Jim Kaat faces Carl Yastrzemski on September 30, 1967
But the Twins lost on Saturday 6-4, while the Tigers swept their twinbill with the Angels and that sent the Red Sox and Twins in to the final day of the season tied for first place, a half-game ahead of Detroit. The Angels helped out the Twins by gaining a split of their Sunday doubleheader with the Tigers, so all the Twins had to do was beat Boston.
Of course, they didnt they lost 5-3 and the Red Sox went on to lose a seven-game World Series to the Cardinals, which I could barely watch. I was heartbroken. But it was still the most exciting Twins SEASON of my life and I had every reason then to expect my Twins to be just as good and just as exciting to watch the next year and for the rest of my life, for that matter.
In 1968, Griffith probably wished he had Mele back, as Ermer led the Twins to a 7th place finish (though their 79-83 record would look pretty good a couple of decades later) in the last season before expansion and the establishment of divisional play.
A year later, new manager Billy Martin led the Twins to a 97-win season and the first ever AL West Division title. One year was all Griffith could tolerate of Martin and Bill Rigney was brought in to replace him for 1970. Rigney one-upped Martin by winning 98 games. But Martin and Rigney combined to go 0-6 in the postseason, both managers seeing their Twins team get swept by the Orioles three games to none in the best-of-five Division Series.
In his first four seasons of Big League ball, Rod Carew had participated in perhaps the most exciting pennant race ever in 1967 and played for two Division champions in 1969 and 1970. He was playing alongside Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat.
Carew must have felt like he would be playing for championship contenders forever.
But he never played in the postseason again with the Twins and would do so only twice more in his career (in unsuccessful Division series with the Angels in 1979 and 1982). Carew, in effect, lost his shot at appearing in a World Series with the Twins loss to Boston on October 1, 1967, in his rookie year.
But as disheartening as that must have been for Carew, things would be even worse for Twins fans. It would be 14 years after Rigneys club bowed to the Orioles in 1970 before the Twins would finish even as high as second place in their division and, as we now know, it would be 1987 before Twins fans could cheer on another team that would win any kind of title at all.
It was a long wait for fans like me and the Twins would lose a significant chunk of their fan base along the way.
Tomorrow: Part 2 -Lessons to be Learned.


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The Tonawanda News
Tonawanda News — Comic book writer and graphic novelist Alan Moore is best known for his work on "V for Vendetta," Watchmen" and "From Hell," a graphic novel based on the circumstances surrounding Jack the Ripper's tortuous murders. "Saga of the Swamp Thing" may be lesser known, but the work, written during the late 1980s, still stands as one of Moore's crowning accomplishments.
Moore took over for the Swamp Thing series in 1983, after a number of failed attempts to reinvent the character and excite a waning fan base. Moore began writing on issue 20 of the "Saga" series — titling the issue "Loose Ends" — and swiftly wrapped up any ongoing story lines so he could start fresh with issue 21.
The first eight issues of Moore's work on the title have since been collected and published as "Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book One," the first in what is planned to be a six-book reissue of the series. Book three was released just this past month.
The first book in the series packs in two story arcs over its eight issues. After the tying up of loose ends in issue 20, issues 21 through 24 set the tone for how things will be going forward under Moore's reign. They follow the exploits of Dr. Woodrue, a man whose head is in the right place, but his actions are questionable. In an attempt to save the plants of the world he has spent his life researching, he hatches a plan to destroy mankind with the help of the grass, plants and trees around him.
While the story itself — a villain attempting to wreck havoc, a hero stepping up to stop him — is hardly groundbreaking, the characterization here is. Especially in the world of comics, where the Comics Code Authority had stifled any sort of creative energy with archaic standards of acceptable amounts of violence and horror. Comics had stagnated, and Moore's work in issues 21 through 24 brought new life to the medium, with a villain too complicated to label strictly evil. Dr. Woodrue was not a cookie-cutter bad guy — much of the time, readers relate to his intentions.
Moore and his team of artists didn't rest at creative new takes in characterization. The artwork presented in the "Saga of the Swamp Thing" series was also the first of its class, incorporating new techniques in paneling, where Moore's artists Stephen Bissette and John Totleben opted for a much more experimental layout.
Darker, more sinister monsters than ever before are depicted. Bordering on pure horror, Moore, Bissette and Totleben tested the limits of the Comics Code Authority. Eventually they would push things so far that "Saga of the Swamp Thing" would become the first comic book published by DC Comics under its imprint Vertigo, to forgo the CCA badge on its cover entirely, gambling on the series' new-found success to carry it past any bumps the series might take for not being CCA certified.
This wouldn't happen until after the contents of Book One, however, where in the final three issues of the collection, Swamp Thing battles Fear itself. Embodied in a deceivingly innocent looking white monkey, Fear uses the gullibility of young child Paul to attack the human world. While Swamp Thing does his best to fight Fear back, it's not until Paul has the courage to stand up to the white monkey that the enemy is finally repressed. For now.
This collection of the first eight issues of Moore's run is some of the best in its class as-is, but it's really just a primer for the truly groundbreaking scare-ride that is to come in the later books. Whether looking for an introduction into one of the most beautifully horrific pieces of graphic literature ever written, or simply as a taste test for Moore's style, readers would be hard pressed to find much not to like in "Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book One."• WHAT: "Saga of the Swamp Thing" • BY: Alan Moore • GRADE: B+ Dean Goranites publishes weekly video book reviews at unleashthis.tumblr.com, and can be reached through Twitter at unleash_this.


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August 1, 2014
MADISON, Wis. – For the second-straight night, Wisconsin (1-7-2, 1-5-2 WCHA) fell to Minnesota State (5-5-2, 3-5-0 WCHA) by a 4-2 score at the Kohl Center.
· Junior Michael Mersch continues his torrid scoring pace, notching his eighth goal of the season.
· Sophomore defenseman Jake McCabe tallied a goal and an assist to lead the UW offense
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NEW CASTLE — A shooting was reported in Slippery Rock Township Wednesday evening.
State police and emergency medical personnel were responding to the scene of the shooting along Rose Point-Harlansburg Road.
Few details were available, but the incident was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. Scanner reports indicated the victim had been shot in the head.
A helicopter had been summoned to transport the victim to a hospital.


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Camper craft show is Sept. 7
THOMSON, Ill. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project will hold the annual camper craft show on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Thomson Causeway Day Use Picnic Shelter.
The craft show is a special event designed to complement the natural environment of the Mississippi River with handmade crafts that campers have skillfully created.
Anyone wishing to display at this event must register with the Thomson Park Ranger Office no later than 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. There is no fee to participate, but registration is required. The craft show is free of charge and open to the public. For more information or to register contact the Thomson Park Rangers at (815) 259-3628.
imPACT to hostanti-drinking event
CLINTON — The Gateway ImpACT Coalition is hosting an event titled "Underage Drinking = Loss Beyond Measure."
All are invited to attend the presentation where they will hear Justin Sparks and his mother, of Charlotte, share their story of personal consequences from underage drinking. Individuals who attend will receive beneficial tools and resources for talking with youths about underage drinking and how to reduce the risk that their children will use alcohol.
The event will be on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Church of the Open Door, 816 13th Ave. North, in Clinton. For more information, contact Gateway ImpACT Coalition at (563) 241-4371 or visit www.gatewayimpactcoalition.com.
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DES MOINES — A vacancy later this year on the Iowa Court of Appeals has drawn interest from 22 lawyers and judges.
Chief Judge Larry Eisenhauer is retiring on Sept. 30 and the judicial nominating commission is taking applications to fill the vacancy.
The 17-member commission has meetings set for Aug. 21 and 22 for interviews and to select three finalists to forward to Gov. Terry Branstad. He will have 30 days to appoint the new judge.
Applicants include several private practice attorneys, a state public defender, three district court judges, two district associate judges, an assistant attorney general, the Muscatine County attorney, and an assistant county attorney for Dickinson and Emmet counties.
Former Republican lawmaker George Eichhorn, a lawyer who served in the Iowa House from 2001 to 2007, is an applicant.


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Tombstone Tuesday: Old Wye Cemetery
Old Wye Episcopal Church has sat along Route 662 between Queenstown and Easton in one iteration or another since 1721.
The historical marker by the church reads:
"Old Wye Episcopal Church
Only remaining Anglican church in Talbot County. Built in 1721 as a chapel-of-ease by donations of 60,000 pounds of tobacco and 100 pounds of sterling. Originally named St. Luke's it was a place of worship until 1829. Reconstructed in 1854, but later fell into disrepair until restored in 1949 to original design with high box pews, hanging side pulpit and gallery with original royal arms."
You can read more about the history of the church on the parish web site.
It's a quiet location in a residential neighborhood. The church and the grounds are quite beautiful.
On a recent trip there, I snapped many photos around the cemetery. There's a neat old tree towards the back where dozens of people have carved their initials and other messages over the years. On the right in the photo below, you can see the bridge I mentioned in last week's Wordless Wednesday post.
Unfortunately, only one of my tombstone photos can be read clearly. I'll have to go back and take more photos — there are only five graves listed for the cemetery on FindaGrave.
The above stone is for Joseph George Neal (born and died in what looks like 1851 or 1857) and Matthias George Neal (born in 1859 and died in 1861). They are listed as the children of Louis W. H. and M.E. Neal.
I looked Louis up on Ancestry. He apparently was married to a Henrietta M. E. George (so the tombstone was carved with the '&' separating the wrong initials above). Joseph and Matthias were their only children. They all apparently are buried at Old Wye Church. Louis may have remarried, but I didn't find evidence that he had any more children.
Tombstone Tuesday: St. James Cemetery
A couple of weeks ago, I drove a friend visiting from out of town to Tilghman Island. As we were passing through Sherwood, my friend spotted a cemetery. On our way back home, I pulled off the road so we could check it out — it was St. James Cemetery*. I was shocked at what we found.
The cemetery was completely overgrown, which isn't too terribly shocking. The reason why it troubled me is that many of the graves we did find were really recent. We saw several graves from the 1990s to as recent as 2008. It was really sad to see them in such a state.
At first, I thought this cemetery was one that I'd been unable to find before, while fulfilling FindaGrave requests in the area last fall. Turns out this is a completely different cemetery. None of its graves are listed on FindaGrave yet. I hope to return when the weather is colder and the greenery has died back a bit. We briefly skirted around the perimeter of the cemetery on this excursion and got bitten by who knows what in the process.
* I found the St. James Church on the Maryland Register of Historic Places (link opens PDF). I don't recall seeing the church, but we weren't looking for it either. There appeared to be a private residence bordering the cemetery, not a church. There were several tumbling-down shacks in the vicinity. I didn't find anything else about the congregation on the web — maybe it's no longer active. This could explain the sad state of the cemetery…
Tombstone Tuesday: A Beauty, But a Head Scratcher
Check out this ornate tombstone at Copps Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Mass.:
Here is a close-up of the top portion:
What's confusing is that the top portion claims it belongs to the tomb of Samuel Winslow. The bottom portion states, however, "Here Lyes the Mortal part of William Clark, Esq." The rest of the lower portion is hard to read in my photo and there appears to be some damage to the text anyhow. The photo on FindaGrave isn't much better.
I sure would like to know how these two gents were related.
Tombstone Tuesday: William DOWNE, Esq.
Still working through the photos I took in Boston last summer:
Here lies Interred
the Body of
William Downe, Esq.r
Age 40 Years
who departed this Life
May 6, 1759
This grave can be found in the Granary Burial Ground in the heart of Boston. Here is the FindaGrave record for William.
Tombstone Tuesday: Ernest HAWLEY Sr. and Cornelia YOUNG (Friends Album)
I previously posted an obituary for Ernest Hawley Sr. He was married to Cornelia Young, daughter of one of the subjects of the Friend's Album, Frederick A. Young.
I had looked up Ernest on FindaGrave previously, when I was investigating him. No pictures of his tombstone were available, so I requested one. On Sunday, a kind volunteer ventured out to take a photo for me at Land's End Cemetery (on Hawleyville Road!) in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
One interesting date discrepancy — this tombstone says that he died on February 20. His obituary, however, ran on February 19 and indicated that he had died the day before (February 18).
As you can see, the same marker also contains information for Cornelia. She lived until 1975, so perhaps this stone wasn't carved until that time. Whoever ordered the stone probably wasn't around in 1905 when Ernest died. I'm guessing they had the wrong information regarding the date of his death.
As I reported a few days ago, I'm still trying to find more information on their son, Ernest G. Hawley.
Tombstone Tuesday: Elizur Holyoke
Back to Boston for this week's Tombstone Tuesday post:
Here is interr'd
the body of Elizur
Holyoke, who
Died (ey) 11th day
of August 1711
Aged about 60
The above photo was taken in Granary Burial Ground. You can view the FindaGrave record here.
I like the elaborate carvings — there's a winged death's head at the top, an urn flanked by two angels, many flowers and vines.
Tombstone Tuesday: Eatwell Hopkins (Not Really)
I snapped this photo because of the jazzy way this gentleman's name was carved onto the stone at an angle, but then I did a double take when I tried to read the name. No, it's not "Eatwell Hopkins." It's "E. Atwell Hopkins." Unfortunately, the person who cataloged this stone on FindaGrave made the same mistake I initially did. I sent them a correction.
Tombstone Tuesday: Graves with Personality
More shots from Stevensville Cemetery on Kent Island in Maryland. I'm all for tradition when it comes to graves, but these stones let their owner's personalities shine through:
I can only assume that the above was a custom design. Obviously, the deceased was an avid fisherman. There's another clue too — notice the bulldozer in the background. Just above that is a bit of familial graffiti.
Last year, I saw my first big rig on a grave. No surprise then that you can also have your camper engraved on tombstone:
The next memorial is quite different from your usual tombstone:
Here is the plaque at the base of the above figure:
Connor Persons died at the age of 12 according to his memorial on FindaGrave. This is confirmed by his obituary, which can be found at this link.


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Supporters of Buy Nothing Day are urging you to go "cold turkey" when it comes to shopping this Black Friday.
According to a story in Adbusters.org, abstaining on Buy Nothing Day can give participants a great sense of emancipation and empowerment. Supporters urge that this is the best way to take on the forces of capitalism. A reported 60 counties have signed on to participate this year in Buy Nothing Day. They even have the following suggestions on how to celebrate it:
- Credit Card Cut Up: Stand in a shopping mall with a pair of scissors and a sign offering a simple service: to put an end to extortionate interest rates and mounting debt with one considerate cut.
- Zombie Walk: The cheerful dead wander around malls, marveling at the blank, comatose expressions on the faces of shoppers. The zombies are happy to be among their own kind, but slightly contemptuous of those who have not yet begun to rot.
- Whirl-Mart: You and nine of your closest friends silently drive your shopping carts around in a long, inexplicable conga line without ever actually buying anything.
So how will you be celebrating tomorrow? Will you be in long lines taking in the bargains offered by Black Friday doorbusters? Or will you be doing the Zombie Walk or the Whirl-Mart conga line in protest?


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Inheritance in Ontario – Wills and Other Records for Family Historians by Jane E. MacNamara
Jane E. MacNamara
Whether your ancestor left hundreds of acres of land, money or a few modest belongings, the records created when those legacies were distributed can provide valuable clues to family connections, relationships, and just how your ancestors lived.
Inheritance in Ontario will help you determine whether your relative's will was proved in the Court of Probate, surrogate courts, or another court, and navigate the finding aids to locate surviving estate files and other complementary records at the Archives of Ontario, local courthouse or archives, or through FamilySearch.org. Not every Ontario estate was handled by a court, however, and land records, newspapers, and manuscript collections can also help you discover "who got what."
Jane E. MacNamara is a long-time member of the Ontario Genealogical Society. She teaches and speaks about family history to groups throughout Ontario and is the organizer of the Genealogy Summer Camp, a program attracting out-of-town researchers to Toronto for a week of hands-on research. Jane lives in Toronto and encourages readers to visit her website, wherethestorytakesme.ca.
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A groundbreaking ceremony turned into a wall breaking ceremony in Nederland on Thursday.
City councilmembers each grabbed a sledge hammer and took some swings at the wall dividing council chambers from the current fire station. Pieces of sheetrock fell to the floor as the hammers were pounded into the wall.
"We decided not to use shovels," Nederland City Manager Chris Duque said to the crowd which included former councilmembers, city employees, representatives of other Mid-County cities and the family of former mayor Homer Nagel.
The unique ceremony heralds the beginning of work on the Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex. Bruce's General Construction was awarded the bid for the project in the amount of $3.1 million and the project includes the renovation and improvement of the existing police station and the construction of a new fire station as well as renovating the emergency operations center.
The building in named in honor of Nagel, who served as mayor of the city for 28 years and died at the age of 89 in 2011. Members of Nagel's family were in attendance.
"We are thrilled and honored," Jody Griffith, daughter, said, to which his other daughter, Brenda Arnold, added "he would be so proud. He loved this city."
Also representing Nagel's family was Andi Weber and Griffith's son and daughter-in-law Jake and Brandy Griffith.
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The San Jose Sharks signed at least four players on the second day of the 2012 NHL free agency period, but only one had any significance.
They had previously tendered an offer to Alex Stalock, the team's top prospect, to ensure the right to match outside offers he received. Now they have signed him to a one-year, $687,500 deal that leaves him a restricted free agent next summer. This means the Sharks can keep their top prospect for at least two more years and at lower cost than their second goalie in the system, Harri Sateri.
Signing 24-year old Matt Irwin and possibly (it is unconfirmed) 25-year old John McCarthy (51 career NHL games) have some meaning. These are players who could spend time in San Jose this season and could develop into depth players in the NHL.
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Backpacker Magazine – December 2007
Recently released as a full-length memoir, The Source of All Things was first published as a feature article in BACKPACKER in December 2007. This is the full-text of that article.
Now a full-length memoir, The Source of All Things by Tracy Ross is available from Amazon.com and other booksellers.
We chat, nibble on sausage, and dry our sweaty shirts in the breeze.
Two hours later, we take off our boots and wade into a bottom—clear lake. The silence is back, bigger than it has been all week. A giant rock leads into the water, then drops off like a cliff. The fish are rising now, and my dad follows the ripples out to the edge of the lake. Watching him, I rehearse different ways to interrogate.
So, Dad. When was the first time you...abused me? (Too clinical. This isn't an after-school special.)
touched me? (Too real-time.)
completely fucked up my bearings?
Yes, that's it. That's how I'll start the conversation when we get to The Temple and he's so tired he can't defend himself. I join him by the water. He looks up and smiles. "Feels warm enough to swim."
My dad collapses the second we reach the altar. We're in the middle of the boulder field that threatened to break us in half. Sweat drenches his entire torso. His face looks punched and weak. Before we left the trail, he stopped to peer up at the stone minarets surrounding The Temple. I heard the bones cracking as he craned his neck. "Beautimus," he whispered.
I crouch down, slightly behind him, and dig in my pack. This is the moment I've been waiting for: when the truth will shine down upon us and the heavens break open under the weight of a million dirty-white doves. I take out my dictaphone, test the battery, and push record. The entire conversation will last 13 minutes.
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"It never happened with boys", yet your brother set a cat on fire and threw it in the river? I think you need to talk to your brother about what may have happened to him in secret.
I salute your courage and grace in writing this.
Tracy: I am so sorry for what you have been through. However, I really don't think you should have any dealings with this man. He raped you; a child. There are no excuses. It should negate anything positive he ever did. He belongs in jail, as does your mother and anyone else who knew anything about it. tDo not let him babysit your kids. Do not have anything to do with him.
When I first read this article on the train in 2008, it really hit home. It still hits home. Thank you Tracy for being brave enough to face him and tell the story. I don't feel as alone with the "secret" that I keep.
How could you let him babysit your kids?!!?!?
Great stuff. Saw yr interview and googled this article. Have lived and hiked in AK, CO, ME, where I camped with my prime abuser. Have been working things through with that person past 3 yrs, and writing about it. Helps, and things are better. Keep it up. God bless.
For you who don't think her story shouldn't have been in this magazine, I think things happen for a reason. Maybe her story reached out to someone in need,
Beautiful writing Tracy. I hope you are well.
Congratulations Trace, you finally did it.
The beauty and honesty of Tracy's journey is as breathtaking and awe inspiring as the Sawtooth Mountains themselves. Bravo to this brave author, couragous yet as lovely and delicate as a robin's egg. Her story belongs here because humans and nature go together. Both are as delicate as a spring trillium and as dangerous as an avalanche. Bravo Tracy... Keep writing, it is your gift to others.
Brilliant imagery & searing pain - one of the most well written and touching stories, I've read in a long time.
wretched story, but beautifully written. Really captures the essence of growing up in southern idaho, as well as hiking and camping around red fish lake. I've been gone a long time, and didn't know they had succeeded in getting some salmon back in redfish. Fantastic!
The last reader is right. It deals with an ugly topic. This is story that does not belong here. In fact, it does not belong anywhere. No one should have to tell it. But she did and with grace and courage. Showing how the living a independent and active life outdoors helped her overcome anger and hate. And gave her the strength to confront her former abuser with calm restraint. Thank you, Tracy. I now have a new favorite writer.
I think this is a phenomenal story. Thank you for sharing it. For those who do not think think this magazine is an appropriate place for it- you have a choice. Do not read it.
Congratulations on your win and telling your story. I, too, was a victim of rape and abuse. You are a strong woman, and I wish you respite from the demons.
congratulation. a have spent the last hour reading your essay, written in a foreign language for me.
congrat's on the win this evening. must be something of a mixed experience, but wonderful nonetheless. wish i could read the article in its entirety on Backpacker.com. unfortunately, it seems to be only partially available...at least for my browser. that aside, well done!
This article was really well done, great use of the word maw. With twitter stealing news clips before you can even get a good lead-in sentence, this is how writing is going to need to be in the future. I know what the trails look like but this article is about much more than hiking, great gonzo style.


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With fans sensitive to the Buffalo Bills' quarterback deficiency and refusal to draft a legitimate prospect, it should be noted half the starting quarterbacks in the playoffs are rookies or sophomores.
Four of the six NFC quarterbacks qualify: rookies Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks), Robert Griffin III (Washington Redskins) and second-year quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco 49ers) and Christian Ponder (Minnesota Vikings).
In the AFC, rookie Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts) and second-year pro Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) made it.
For the record, here are Buffalo's draft choices through the third round each of the past two years:
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- * 41st overall: tackle Cordy Glenn
- * 69th overall: receiver T.J. Graham
- * 3rd overall: defensive tackle Marcell Dareus
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#OpenData just got a teeny bit more open
We were disheartened when, after submitting some fairly innocuous questions to the Mayor's Chief Innovation Officer, Jay Nath, we received zero answers. By the time the Guardian's annual Freedom of Information issue hit stands yesterday, we were still out in the cold. (Shameless plug: Pick up a print edition of this week's paper for our flow chart on how to file Sunshine requests, designed by our illustrious Art Director Brooke Robertson.)
Nath, who helped start the city's Open Data program, responded to our emails and tweets (apologetically) by saying he was awaiting the green light from the Mayor's Office of Communications. Which begs the question: In a city so outwardly committed to transparency, why can't the Mayor's Office of Communications entrust a program expert to share information about information-sharing software?
Anyway, the day after we ran our story, Nath did respond in an email. The first objective of Open Data is to "increase transparency," he told us.
Other goals are to "drive economic development" and "foster the creation of new services and analysis by our community." The inspiration behind it came from President Barack Obama, who on his first day in office "issued a memo on open government that heralded their open data program Data.gov," Nath explained. "With this precedent, the city recognized an opportunity to share local data with the public."
Head over to the city's Open Data Portal and you can poke around for info on everything from real-estate development, to restaurant health inspection scores, to city salary ranges by job classification.
As Nath pointed out, there are also over 30 datasets around campaign finance. That's a good thing – but there's still room for improvement. Last year, after attending a city hackathon where transparency advocates hoped to spur creation of an app to track lobbying, campaign contributions and real-estate development, Adriel Hampton of the San Francisco Technology Democrats noted that this was impossible due to a lack of information. "Despite millions in spending on … online transparency measures, access to data in these areas is woefully lacking," Hampton wrote.
Nath said the annual cost is $40,000 per year for software. He also shared his vision for future expansion. "In terms of new services, I see applications that mash up data from multiple public and private sources to create a seamless experience," he said. "For example, imagine a tourism app that helps you navigate the city via public transit, taxis, car / bike sharing, biking, walking, etc."
So how does Open Data affect public records requests under the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance? "Government can use open data to reduce costs by pro-actively providing information that is often requested through FOIA," Nath told us, referring to the Freedom of Information Act. "For example, by releasing real-time transit data, transit riders have dozens of ways to know when their next bus is coming. This new and immediate access to information has resulted in 21.7% fewer SF 311 calls – and at $2 per call – that yielded a savings of over $1 million a year."
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You love the public sector, and here they are screwing you over.
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Welcome to The Not-So Private Parts where technology & privacy collide
Attacking the TSA for its privacy-invasive screening procedures has become a favorite activity for many journalists, especially Matt Drudge. TSA horror stories are often featured prominently on The Drudge Report and he has taken to calling Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (of which the TSA is a part) "Big Sis."
Napolitano, who doesn't think Drudge "means [the nickname] kindly" said at a recent Politico event that Drudge is wrong in describing DHS programs as Orwellian and that "the privacy impact of new airport screening technology and similar programs are thoroughly vetted before they are implemented," in Josh Gerstein's words.
"We want to be conscious of civil liberties and civil rights protections—and we are," Napolitano said, as reported by Politico.
On the same day as this piece came out, TechDirt reports on a passenger who would likely disagree with the Secretary. After a particularly aggressive patdown in March that might be better termed a feel-up, advice blogger Amy Alkon graphically described how she sobbed loudly while a TSA agent put her hands "into" her — four times. She screamed "You raped me" after the LAX patdown and took the agent's name with plans to file charges of sexual assault. Those plans fell through after consulting an attorney, but she did blog about it and included the agent's name, thereby inflicting her own assault — on the agent's Google search results.
The TSA agent then hired a lawyer who contacted Alkon asking her to remove the post, threatening her with a defamation lawsuit, and asking for a settlement of $500,000. "Rape is a very serious charge," writes lawyer Vicki Roberts on Thedala Magee's behalf. She also says that Alkon, on a return trip to the airport in May called her client "a bad person" who had "sexually molested" her.
Free speech lawyer Marc Randazza has stepped in to assert Alkon's right to post about her patdown experience, and to defend both her definition of the patdown as rape and, regardless of that, her right to rhetorical hyperbole. Techdirt has a copy of the letter Randazza drafted in response to the defamation threat.
"After [the agent Thedala] Magee's assault on Ms. Alkon's vagina and dignity, Ms. Alkon exercised her First Amendment right to recount this incident to others in person and through her blog," writes Randazza. "This was not only her right — it was her responsibility."
Forced to perform patdowns now required by law, TSA agents are the ones who have to face the public's anger. Texas abandoned its effort this year to pass a law making overly aggressive patdowns a misdemeanor subjecting agents to arrest and a fine, but bloggers can certainly keep on trying the agents in the court of public opinion. I have some sympathy for the agent whose name will now be linked with rape in Google results for eternity — though it should surely serve the purpose of making her a bit less touchy-feely during patdowns — but I hope Randazza and Alkon persevere. TSA screening procedures have already taken a toll on the Fourth Amendment; let's not add the First Amendment to the list of victims.
Oh, Kashmir, you have managed to combine "rape" and "TSA." I predict 2 million views.
It's important to think in terms of perspective. How much explosive material could one hypothetically put in their vagi, and would this pose a significant risk to air travel. Then think how unfortunate it is not getting paid by the pay view because seriously the explosive power of a vagina is exactly what the TSA is worried about.
If a police officer touched you on a pullover like the TSA "patdown" when you were driving you would say your constitutional rights had been violated and you would be right. The TSA "exam" is abusive, invasive and a violation of our rights as citizens, not subjects.
Sorry if you do not understand the US Constitution is being raped as well.
I hope to never fly again because of the TSA's policies.
I am a surgeon who is exposed to radiation regularly and do not want the exposure of a scan. There is a meeting I would like to attend this fall but won't if I have to be groped like a KGB suspect.
"Keeping your shoes on" in an appeasement line by the TSA monster. If you think that will happen under the current oppressors, you're delusional. Grow up, children.
Kashmir, Thanks for the article. What you wrote is spot on with what Americans think of the TSA. Please continue putting the un-spinned truth out there.
Ummm…. Did you actually READ what they did to here? Sticking hands into a vagina isn't tickling!
Bravo Kashmir. Stick with the good/resonating stuff, we'll market it for you :)
Great article Kashmir. After receiving a pat down leaving JFK, I agree. A bit excessive, especially when I'm blatantly on a business trip. How many times can you stick your fingers down the waist of my skinny jeans!?
Kashmir – thank you for your courage. Keep up with your postings and creating awareness.
Big Sis needs to apologize to the millions of airline travelers that are being harassed on a daily basis. The solution to the problem has nothing to do with strip searching, physically penetrating every passenger on a plane since less than .0001% of the people flying on airplanes intend to destroy the planes. Finding that .0001% by touching the sexual organs of 10% of the flying public would only make sense to people that don't care about Freedom, Liberty, and Power of the People.
Thank you for writing on this topic. I searched for other stories you wrote about the TSA (as you have said you have) but I can't find them. Either way, without sounding like I am supporting the TSA I am curious how you think the TSA can re-think their techniques. In particular, how would you secure an aircraft from: Plastic explosives, liquid-based explosives, smuggled objects or weapons in body cavities, shoe-based explosives, box cutters?
I am not supporting the TSA by asking this but I appreciate knowing that they are keeping 99.9% of shoe bombers off the planes I fly on by making people take their shoes off. The same people who complain about having to remove their steal-toe boots are usually the same ones that happily take them off to don a pair of bowling shoes and yet the internet is not full of constitutional complaints against the local bowling ally.
The point of my question is I see a lot of complaining but no one offering any real or practical alternatives to this. The TSA has a new scanners and people claim all kinds of non-sense about cancer, etc…
I wish we'd all just fly in comfy pajamas and get knock out gas as soon as we boarded. That would solve almost all air-based security risks as well as make flying much more pleasant.
GOOD! How about Thedala Magee – the LESBIAN.
It sounds like she is implying some sort of x-ray scan. I don't want to be frisked, but I also don't want to be bathed in x-rays. And what about the dangers to the TSA personnel? Sitting around these constant x-rays all day long. Also, DHS isn't talking about the replacement of the TSA staff. Most of these issues are because of their poor screening measures for new hires. Obviously the power hungry and perverted will flock to these jobs.
It sounds like she is implying some sort of x-ray scan. I don't want to be frisked, but I also don't want to be bathed in x-rays. And what about the dangers to the TSA personnel? Sitting around these constant x-rays all day long. Also, DHS isn't talking about the replacement of the TSA staff. Most of these issues are because of their poor screening measures for new hires. Obviously the power hungry and perverted will flock to these jobs.
When 'gate-rape' became established Federal policy regarding enhanced airline security, my wife and I decided we'd rather not play.
Given the uneven nature of the playing field (as this article so graphically illustrates), protesting the screening procedures seemed to be at the least non-productive so we opted to drive.
We have over the past 2 years or so attended several family gatherings travelling by car.
Yes, it takes more time and yes it's less convenient but I far prefer the scenic side trips to being molested by an agent of our Government under the pretext of keeping me safe.
The idea that we should be 'happy we'll be able to keep our shoes on' is just further proof of how the TSA has changed the mindset of air travelers.
We are now expected to be thankful when one of our inalienable rights is restored to us by our Federal overseers.
We are not 'Borg'; resistance is not futile.
I find it interesting that the blogger felt the need to make it personal. The majority of the comments on this post seem to be congratulations or agreements on the fight for policy change as opposed to the defamation suit. The majority of TSA agents that I've met have been courteous enough. Individuals that are doing their best to do a job. I'm not as passionate about the policy issues, but I feel for the agent that was put on blast for the unlucky one that had to be there.
let's add THEDALA MAGEE – LESBIAN RAPIST
if we can't burn their houses down.. let's at least destroy their reputations.
They need another form of employment.
Don't speak too soon because as of yet, that 'moving forward' date hasn't been announced.
Bess, I must say that in my experience the screenings have been…selective. As you were wearing "skinny jeans", that may have been the trigger that got you screened.
I was flying out of Islip one day and I am not a small guy, 6′, 250# and they didn't bat an eyelash at me.
However the woman in line ahead of me, early 30′s, 5'4″ 105# VERY nice looking about a high C or low D cup, was selected for "enhanced screening". I thought it just a bit ridiculous as she bent over to take her shoes off, her "whale tail" was showing and by the looks of it, her very tight jeans and tight low-cut top there is no way she could have concealed a toothpick without notice.
Needless to say I was a bit jealous of the screeners that day, and was thinking of volunteering to help with the screening, though I would have offered some wine, nice music, and a little romance.
Sounds like you think this is hot. Gets your rocks off. You should volunteer to watch little kids in the screening room. Seems like you're a perfect fit for the job there Eric19.
V, great thought, everyone one knows that the .0001 percent you talk about would never hide bad things in a sexual area. Most wear signs that say dont look in my backback I have explosives.. Get real. I may not have been a soilder, but as a retired cop, I fought for your right to sleep safely in your home at night for 25 years. Of that spent three years in and out of hospitals from injuries from fighting bad guys and you say I dont care about Freedom because I disagree with you???? Is that really a way to resolve this. I bet the people in the planes that went down didnt really care what percentile the bad guys were in.
Great question, I have seen all the fussing…now to those who are doing the fussing…Please share your ideas on how to do it a better way?
Kashmir..what do you suggest? anyone can complain…..
You are blatantly on a business trip wearing skinny jeans? Silly TSA agents for not knowing that. Guess that TSA agent failed mind reading 101…guys please think
We all get paid by views. Without views, no Forbes. I myself would like to find a way to write about the TSA, I am waiting for a celebrity TSA to break! ;)
Mike, a tsa pat down is for all intents and purposes are the same. The feds are all trained at the same place. The one I got was not invasive, it was an exterior pat down and running the fingers through my waistband where weapons are commonly hidden. Talk about rape, have you seen health care prices…Mike, simple you are above the common folk and its silly to think you would do anyone any harm because you are a dr. If you dont wanna fly the kgb express, I know its beneath you but, drive to the golf game opps, I meant vacation. Pat downs have time and time been approved by courts, and as a retired police officer, I know how to do a pat down. The one I got was no diffrent than the ones given on the street. I am pretty sure the dr that gave my physical to play basketball in high school enjoyed it way too much but I dont condem you or other drs. The strip search I got by the dr was way harsher than what I got at the airport. But I choose to play basketball and knew the physical was part of it just like if you CHOOSE to fly, you know that a pat down is possible. Just like it was for me, its a choice either to take the physical and play ball or watch from the sidelines, just as it is the same with flying, if you dont want to do it, drive or take a boat
Did you read what was alleged!!!!!! Not proven…innocent till proven guilty. Again when a lawyer reviews a case that will grab national attention and recomends not to fo forward…that is what us old folks call a clue
Just curious, how much explosives would it take to put a hole in the aluminum walls?
A blonde who writes about the Royals? Please.
Do you like getting fingered (pointed out) at the gate, L?
Is that why you Tabloid about Kleptocracies?
Never mind, I was suspicious of your Glamour Shots thumbnail, so I Goog'd your photo, then Kashmir's.
Sweetie, there's no need for a "contributor" attack a Forbes Staff member because of your jealously over looks, and popularity.
We readers are really more interested in the content, not your looks,
or lack of them.
By the way, WHAT HAPPENED since this picture was shot!?
I would gladly walk to the airport in the snow barefoot if they would just get rid of those radiation machines. My eye got burned by a milliwave scanner in Moscow and I quit flying after that. Now Moscow is getting rid of them and they are using them here, go figure. I have business there and it's hurting from me having to conduct everything on Skype or getting people that are going there to do favors for me. Besides the fact that I love traveling and am dying to go to N Zealand. There are alternatives available that don't require you to be bombarded in radiation and completely passive in nature. I have been prodded in the crotch before and while that stirred my anger, the zappers is what killed it for me. I'm working on putting together charters now just to avoid the madness.
If they were catching terrorist then I might not have such a problem with it. I'm talking about real terrorists and not somebody with a pocket knife or even a gun for that matter. I would feel safer if everyone on the flight had a gun and a knife. They won't be hijacking any more planes with one. They have hardened cockpit doors, armed pilots and 200 passengers that don't want to die for that to happen again.
Let's face it the only threat that could be is from a bomb but they don't seem to be so concerned about that. If they were looking for bombs then I would be all for it. So that just leaves me to say TSA go away!
The claim of not supporting the TSA is just as hypocritical as Napolitano claim for privacy laws. All of us are not willing to give up personal rights out of overblown fears of strictly hypothetical risks that are unlikely. Unreasonable search and seizure is exactly what is occurring with the TSA. If you support the policies, then be honest enough to say so.
The excuse of " just following orders " does not protect a person from prosecution, nor should it. A employee should not be ordered to break the law, but it is all our responsibility to discipline ourselves within the laws.
Acceptance of conditions can only be honestly claimed if all conditions are stated. I doubt that cavity searches are expected by passengers, and I doubt that level of invasion is admitted before the pat down. The very words, "pat down" do not include a cavity search. Furthermore, claims of standard procedure mean little when deviations from standard procedure have been documented. This denial of inappropriate behavior without direct knowledge of the event is why a few crooked cops ruin the reputation of the whole group. Upholding the law should be more important than team spirit.
Kiri, don't be hatin' on the girl. You've "contributed" as well, making you party to the very critique you are asserting.
why can't you write about the tsa? what's stopping you? why don't you blog about how the tsa is really the goon squad that obama promised would be "…a civilian military police force, with as much funding as all wings of the pentagon…" just a few days before a bunch of morons voted him into office, even though ron paul was on the ballot in many states
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The solution to the problem is rooted in the truth. The truth is one is more likely to die from a bolt of lightning than a terrorist incident. The truth is one is more likely to die from a bee sting. Truth is one is way more likely to die in a car wreck but I don't see everyone being afraid to drive. Truth is men with beards who live in caves on the other side of the planet are not much of a real threat. I'm sorry you choose to live in fear and swallow hook line and sinker the lies that the fear mongers regurgitate to us on a daily basis that have no relevance to the truth. The official story to 9/11 was debunked even before it was released to the public. It was debunked by people who were on the 9/11 investigating committee itself. The solution is to end the TSA and stop the nonsense.
As far as I understand the world's airline security industry have a 0% record with catching shoe bombers or underwear bombers before they board the plane. I've nopt heard of any that were thwarted at the airport (and I'm pretty sure the TSA would shout it from the rooftops).
The TSA are trying to fight yesterday's battles.
When the next 9/11 comes it will be something different, not a rerun.
Meanwhile the terrorists have won if they manage to change our way of life.


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He was born in Plattsburgh, June 6, 1963, son of the former Patricia Passino and the late Richard Terry Smith.
Bud, as he was fondly referred, grew up in Clintonville. He attended AuSable Valley Central School and was a NYS Certified Welder. He was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with friends. He loved to drive anything with a motor. Whether two wheels or four, if it was drivable, he'd be ready and willing to run it. Bud was a generous person, always willing to lend a hand to someone in need. He'll be sorely missed by those who knew him.
Survivors include his fiance, Jessie Gilmore of Peru and her children (whom he was lovingly raising as his own), Shawn and Courtney; his mother and step-father, Patricia and Roger Wayne Manning Sr. of Keeseville; two brothers, Mark Smith and companion Ruby Patillo of Keeseville, and Ramsey Smith, also of Keeseville; one sister, Terrie Smith of Keeseville; four step-sisters, Melody, Nadine, Tonya, and Iris; and several dearly loved nieces and nephews and their families.
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ADELL - A multiple-alarm fire Thursday morning destroyed a church building used by Adell Community Fellowship in northwest Parker County.
Firefighters from across the county and beyond responded to the blaze that was called in around 8 a.m. and became a six-alarm fire with 18 agencies responding by late morning, according to Parker County Public Information Officer Joel Kertok.
A passerby saw smoke coming from the sanctuary building and called 911 before turning off the propane to the building, Senior Pastor Mike Wiley said.
The building, located at the intersection of Adell Circle, Adell Road and Farm-to-Market Road 1885, appeared to have been burning for some time before the fire was discovered because the areas around the doors were already blackened, according to Wiley.
He arrived at the church at 8:30 a.m. and found smoke coming from the building, particularly in the back, Wiley said.
The two-story metal structure housed Sunday morning services for about 80 to 90 members of the congregation, as well as Wednesday night youth services, Wiley said.
The primary need for assistance was manpower, as it was the middle of a weekday, a time when many volunteer firefighters are traditionally at work, according to Parker County Fire Marshal Shawn Scott. Firefighters from as far away as Wise County were requested.
"Church fires are inherently dangerous," Scott said, citing the high ceilings and difficulty gaining access to the fire.
To get water to the scene, tanker trucks from various Parker County fire departments and Precinct 2 shuttled water to the site and firefighters pumped from collapsible temporary water tanks.
Because of the size of the structure and because it was a church, Scott said he requested the Tarrant County Arson Task Force to assist in the investigation, adding that he knew of nothing to indicate it was arson.
A ladder engine from Lockheed Martin Fire Department, Parker County CERT, the Red Cross, LifeCare, DPS and other agencies provided assistance at the scene, as well.
The building that burned was the church's primary facility and was erected about seven or eight years ago, Wiley said.
The church originally met in the building currently housing the children's ministry and the younger students on Wednesday evenings, according to Wiley. That's where the congregation planned to hold their service Sunday.
They owed nothing on the building and had been adding a room at a time to the building as they could afford, according to Wiley. The building was nearly completed with only a couple of rooms left to finish, he said.
However, the building was insured, Wiley said.
"Honestly, right now, we're in the shock and awe stage," Wiley said.
Wiley said he was amazed by how many churches had called him by mid-morning Thursday offering their sanctuaries and support.
Wiley said the church just needs prayers as they deal with the situation.
"We're certainly not going to let this fire take our spirit and our heart," Wiley said, adding that they will be returning to their roots in the old building.
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Short Film Special Jury Prize: Comedic Writing
Directors: Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos, Jessie Ennis | 9min.| USA
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
A short film about teaching creativity by This Is It Collective.
Directors: Joseph Pelling, Rebecca Sloan | 3min.| England
First Birthday
A gay Korean-American man yearns for a family life just out of reach.
Director: Andrew Ahn | 12min.| USA
Song of the Spindle
An animated, humorous and informative conversation between a sperm whale and a man. Each one tries to convince the other that his brain is bigger.
Director: Drew Christie | 4min. | USA
Katrin decides to face her old boyfriend, who is back to collect some of his stuff.
Director: Charlotta Miller | 9min. | Sweden
Meaning of Robots
The benevolent Mike Sullivan, age 65, has been shooting an epic stop-motion robot sex film in his apartment for the last 10 years.
Director: Matt Lenski | 4min.| USA
Jack means well, but sometimes good intentions have horrible consequences.
Director: Nash Edgerton | 10min. | Australia
Where: Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Phone: 236-3100
Address: 415 Couch
Website: okcmoa.com


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August 1, 2014
The search is on for a man who walked into a Washington County bank at closing time and robbed it.
Chief deputy Brian Hardison tells WITN that the man walked into the East Carolina Bank in Creswell at 5:58 Friday afternoon as the last customer was leaving. Hardison says the man was armed with a silver revolver and demanded cash.
The suspect left the bank with an undetermined amount of money.
The SBI has been called in to aid in the investigation.