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Klaus Knopper has released version 5.3.1 of his live Knoppix system. The codebase comes courtesy of Lenny, the next generation Debian.
After demonstrating the new release at CeBIT 2008, Knopper has now released an updated version. The software packages are from the Debian "testing" and "unstable" repositories. The kernel version is 126.96.36.199 with QEmu, KVM, and Virtualbox virtualization modules. Knopper has also moved the initial boot system from Initrd to Initramfs to facilitate customization.
Another new feature: Klaus Knopper now includes the KDE 4.0 desktop environment with his Linux distribution, although this is an experimental boot option. By default the current Knoppix still uses KDE version 3.5.9. Applications include Open Office 2.3.1. The 3D Compiz 0.7.3 window manager and experimental Compiz Fusion modules provide graphical effects.
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Call it a coup. In the 1920s, women threw out restrictive corsets to adopt a sporty dress code that reflected a new mobility. Coco Chanel designed jersey slacks and skirt suits that revolutionized fashion, while Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich helped popularize the menswear-inspired style.
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In 1942's Woman of the Year, Kate Hepburn—as political columnist Tess Harding—strode across the screen in sleek power skirt suits with strong shoulders and slacks with blazers. The style not only became the actress's trademark look, but ignited a trend that encouraged women to suit up for work and play.
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Wearing a spangled, mostly transparent pantsuit, Barbara Streisand nabbed the Oscar in 1968 for her role in Funny Girl. She later revealed that she didn't realize the outfit was "so see-through." (She also nearly tripped over the exaggerated bell-bottoms on her way up to the stage.) Just two years earlier, Julie Christie had donned a gold lamé pantsuit to accept her own Academy Award.
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Leave it to sexpot Bianca Jagger to marry rock icon Mick in a power suit. In 1971, Jagger asked designer Yves Saint Laurent to create a sleek white Le Smoking jacket (modeled after the look he debuted in 1966) with a matching narrow long skirt. She wore nothing underneath the jacket and her peekaboo cleavage became her bouquet of sorts. Saint Laurent also made her a wide-brimmed white hat with a veil to finish her commanding look.
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A year before Annie Hall, Diane Keaton arrived at the 1976 Academy Awards already dressed in her trademark menswear style. While the film created a fashion craze, for Keaton, the look was more than a passing fancy—just this year, she wore a similar white suit to the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Credit the brilliant 1988 film Working Girl for focusing on the transformative power of the wide-shouldered architectural suit. Melanie Griffith, as spunky Staten Island–bred secretary Tess McGill, co-opts the bravado of her female boss (Sigourney Weaver) when she slips into one of her skirt suits. In the end, Griffith as McGill prevails and proves that it's much easier to shimmy up the corporate ladder in a power suit than in a leather mini.
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For Madonna's "Blond Ambition" tour a year later, she revolutionized the masculine pinstriped suit by pairing it with a conical corset—both designed by Jean Paul Gaultier. No doubt, her juxtaposition of the feminine and masculine ushered in a new way to wear a power suit. Working women started pairing lacy camisoles and floral silk shells with their pant and skirt suits.
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It's hard to believe that women were forbidden from wearing pantsuits on the floor of the Senate until 1993. Ironically enough, the year before was deemed the "Year of the Woman" in the Senate with both Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (pictured) running for California seats. It was Illinois' Carole Moseley Braun—the first African-American female elected to the Senate—who ended the trousers ban by trading her skirt for slacks. Now, that's a power suit.
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Although first lady Michelle Obama has a penchant for sleeveless frocks, she pulled out the big guns and wore her own take on the power suit to last month's first presidential debate. Her jewel-toned Preen ensemble—which included a high-waisted skirt and soft collarless jacket—telegraphed confidence and ease. The classic silhouette also harkened back to Jackie Kennedy's sleek, ladylike '60s suits that crested at the knee.
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My friend and I were talking in class and we began to ponder what would everything be like after death.
He proposed this question: "Do you remember what it was like before you were born"
"Obviously not" I said
"That's what it is going to be like after death"
I have a theory that you are in a hazy, dream like state after you die.
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I've often observed how some people are born into this world as if they are on a mission. Sometimes it seems like they rush to get something done or sometimes it's a particular type of work they do and they excel at it. On the contrary other people are born and they sort of mosey through life with no strong agenda. I often think of the people who begin to live at a very early age, sometimes 2 or 3 years old and are really focused on doing the thing they were born to do. Many times the parents just look on and wonder where all this comes from in the child. Many of these people do what they have to do and die shortly there after. Other people are born with incredible talent. Piano and violin players who excel at the age of 4 or 5 or 6. People who graduate college by the age of 12. If there is nothing after life and nothing before life, where does this sense of urgency come from at such an early age. where does the talent come from. I believe there is something both before and after life but we are unconscious of it just as we are unconscious as we sleep or are in a coma. I think there is much more that we do not know then what we do know and trying to make a statement like "lights out" is very naive and I think we simply do not know. In the words of our pathetic ex-Secretary of Defense. "We simply do not know what we do not know".
Oh, I suppose that magical sorcerer who supposedly made the universe is to blame, isn't he?
I've been pondering this question for over 20 years... It's kept me interested and passionate.
I think your friend hit the nail on the head... when we die it will be exactly how it was before you were born. Kinda like that time when you're sleeping but in between dreams. But even less conscious. Think of it this way. Before you were born you were dead for at least 13 billion years or so... and I bet not a single thing that happened during that time was a nuisance... (not sure where that quote came from)
Some people, mostly religious people, think this is a horrible way to end our lives. I think it is beautiful. It makes our time spent here on earth that much more important and precious. Enjoy it.
We do have a purpose. Look at what all life does. It's our blueprint. Life survives, procreates, cares for the herd, spreads its seed, adapts, evolves... continues at all costs. That is our purpose. Let's help our offspring and future generations to do this the best we can. Let's see the big picture. Not just ourselves.
In a way, the purpose of any instance of any species is to pass along their genes. People who don't procreate aren't playing their part in the game.
At the same time, even to speak of "purpose" kind of falls into the arms of the people who believe in a creator.
I don't think to have a "purpose" by any sense of the word is exclusive only to a creator...
I've just observed life in all it's shapes and forms and these are things that all life have in common. I've chosen to find purpose in that sense. Mainly to try and contribute the continued survival of humanity by means of technology. If anyone else doesn't care to that's fine by me.
When you talk about purpose, you are open to the question, "According to whom or what?"
Purpose by it's nature implies a direction toward a goal.
If humans have a purpose, and not one they give themselves (to get into Harvard, to write The Great American Novel, to settle down in Montana and raise cattle), then whose purpose are they supposed to be fulfilling?
Life's purpose... The reason we are here.
this does bring up the question though.. does the universe have a purpose to expand and grow? Is that it's purpose Or is that simply just what it does.
My 2 cents...
Once when I was a kid, I asked my father this same question. He answered it like this: Imagine using LEGO blocks to construct a building. Now, suppose the blocks are removed. What happens? The building is gone - poof. That's it.
We are concepts - like a building which is an idea formed by lego blocks; or in our case flesh and bones put together to work in a particular way to generate self-conscious entities. Once the blocks are separated, the idea/ concept of the building is completely destroyed. Similarly, once you die, changes to our body ensures that though matter still exists (our bodies are still there), the idea/ concept of ME is destroyed.
Until science figures out a way to rebuild the matter in our bodies exactly in the same way as before to recapture the concept of 'ME', we will be dead forever.
but even if it was to be "rebuilt" it would be a copy of you... I think our life needs to be sustained to continue.. but who knows!
Will the copy differ from the original in any practical way? If not, can we then consider the copy to be exactly the same as the original?
In Star Trek, when Captain Kirk is 'beamed up', you can assume that information is transmitted (i.e) matter is broken down and reconstructed exactly as before. So, who gets beamed up - a different person or the same?
I am not sure about this myself... :)


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Central Plains Industry, Snow Beer, settled in Henan CRB (Zhumadian) Laid the Foundation Stone for the 200-Thousand-Kiloliter Annual Production Project (Translation)
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On the morning of November 26, 2010, CRB (Zhumadian) laid the foundation stone for its 200-thousand-kiloliter annual production project. The governors of Zhumadian Municipal People's Congress, Municipal Political Consultative Conference, the municipal government and station city secretary, mayors and principle leaders of other cities and districts and CRB Anhui region general manager Hui Xu all attended the ceremony. People in charge of Zhumadian City applauded the establishing of the Snow Beer company in Zhumadian during the ceremony. The principle leaders of the city stated that Snow Beer's strategy of settling in the Central Plains has reflected its precise insight for the Henan market.
CRB (Zhumadian) Co., Ltd. is CRB's (China) first investment project in Henan Province, with a total investment of 320 million yuan, covering an area of 200 acres. The project is based on Zhumadian Yuequan Beer Limited, through the expansion of technical innovation and a series of new works in beer production technology and equipment to attain international advanced production technology. As one of the advanced beer production factories, after the new plant is rebuilt, it will adhere to clean production, green low-carbon energy and environmental protection concepts. Energy conservation, with environmental protection facilities, has reached national standards, which fully embodies the high degree of social responsibility in CRB. New plant capacity will reach 20 million liters, and the green area of the factory is about 20% of the total area, with environmentally-friendly, energy-saving ecotourism industry in operation.
After putting CRB (Zhumadian) Co., Ltd into operation, it will healthily promote the development of the beer industry in Henan Province and meet various consumer demands in the province. The local consumers will not only enjoy the high-quality, home-brewed Snow Beer, but also experience the passion and vigor from Snow Beer and feel CRB's advanced ideas and entrepreneurial spirit. The company will adhere to a "hard-working, professional, confident, energy, and innovative" business philosophy with first-class products and service to society. It is dedicated to contributing to the promotion of the beer industry in Henan and the harmony of Zhumadian.
Since 2005, CRB has been the number-one beer brand in China for five consecutive years. In 2009, CRB achieved 837 million liters of production sales volume. One of the sub-brands-Snow Beer -was the number-one single-brand seller in the country for 2008. Currently, the CRB brand value has reached 37.726 billion yuan.
Industry experts believe that the Snow brand has brought its national leading operations, technology advantages and first-class quality management and market development experience to Central Plains, which will effectively bring the Henan beer industry out of its difficulties. The entering of CRB in Zhumadian will become the developmental milestone of the Henan beer industry.
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About CRB (China) Co., Ltd.
CRB (China) Co., Ltd., established in 1994, is a professional production and management beer company of the country. It is headquartered in Beijing, China. Its shareholders are China Resources Enterprise, Limited and the world's second largest beer group, SABMiller. CRB is currently operating 70 breweries in China, including Snow brand, and holds more than 30 regional brands in the Chinese beer market and has 19.8% of the market shares. In 2009, CRB sold over 837 million liters of beer. With 15.3% growth, the company's total production and sales have been ahead of other domestic beer companies for five consecutive years. In 2009, Snow's single-brand sales increased by 18.8% and reached 724 million liters, consolidating its position as the leading beer brand in the world.
About Snow Beer
In 1964, in a products rating competition, where all the top Chinese beer companies had gathered, a new product among all the other beers won the prize. It was all because of its rich, white, snow-like foam, and long-lasting taste, like a flower, giving it its name: "Snow Beer."
In 2002, CRB (China) Co., Ltd. made Snow Beer into a national beer brand. Snow Beer has a fresh, light taste and is a positive, aggressive, challenging and innovative brand with high popularity among consumers nationwide. It has become a favorite beer among youth. The State Administration for Industry and Trademark Office declared "Snow" brand as "China's Famous Brand" in September 2007.
In 2005, Snow Beer sold 158 million liters of beer and became number one in sales of single-product beer brands. In 2006 Snow became the fastest growing and most valuable beer brand; its brand value reached 11.185 billion yuan. Following 2006, after becoming number one in single-product sales, it had a new high record in 2007: 510 million liters sold; once again it reached the top single-product sales in the Chinese beer industry. In 2007, Snow's brand value reached 13.658 billion yuan. Single-brand Snow sales increased by 19.1% in 2008; sales reached 610 million liters, and it was given the "number one single-brand sales" title four times, becoming the world's number-one selling beer brand, with a brand value of 15.3 billion. Snow brand value increased to 37.726 billion yuan in 2009.
About China Resources Enterprise, Limited
China Resources Enterprise, Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as one of Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index constituent stocks. The company focuses on consumer products business, with operations in Mainland China and Hong Kong and is principally engaged in retail, beverage, food processing and distribution.
About SABMiller plc
SABMiller is one of the world's largest beer companies; it is a London-based company that is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock market exchange. SABMiller has a large-scale production and sale of beer and other beverages in 75 countries within six continents. It owns more than two hundred brands of beer; its annual beer sales are about 2,130 million liters. SABMiller is highly recognized for its production management in the international market and is considered to be a well-operated company in emerging markets. In many countries the company has entered, SABMiller brand portfolio and market shares are all in the market leadership position. In May 2002, SABMiller had an acquisition with a U.S company-Miller. Now, it has entered into the world's largest beer market and profit center.
Brief Introduction of CRB (Zhumadian) Limited's 200-Thousand-Kiloliter Annual Production Project
CRB (Zhumadian) Limited by CRB (China) Investment Co., Ltd. launched a 200-thousand-kiloliter annual beer production project in Zhumadian, Henan in June 2006. The total investment is 320 million yuan, which includes 300 million dollars of construction costs. Based on the Quanyue Beer acquisition, CRB will improve the old beer-production equipment and purchase new equipment. It will increase production capacity to 200 thousand kiloliters per year. Because the original facility had small spaces and was located downtown, CRB moved to the industrial-concentrated area in Zhumadian, located in the south-east corner of the intersection of Central Plains Boulevard and Dongxiang Road, whose floor space is 200 acres.
This project was designed by China Light Industry Engineering Co. Ltd. in Guangzhou. The 66,000-square-meter construction includes: new brewing areas (with a legislation warehouse, materials-handling section, fermentation and filter section), the packaging area as well as the utility engineer and environmental engineering sections. The construction period is 10 months. After the completion, the annual sales income will rise to 3 billion; profits tax will be 100 million yuan. After completion of the new facility, production will mainly focus on mainstream Snow Beer (cardboard and plastic boxes) and regional-brand premium beer (such as Shengquan, Xuedi, Ruiquan series, etc.). Internal target of product quality will be higher or equal to the national standard GB4927-2008. Marketing targets are four regions in the eastern Henan Province (Zhumadian, Zhoukou, Shangqiu, Xinyang) and the Xuzhou area in northern Jiangsu Province.
This SABMiller subsidiary news release has been translated from its local market language to English language for publication on www.sabmiller.com. We have attempted to provide an accurate translation of the original material but due to the difficulties of translation slight differences may exist. Note: This news release was first published in its local market on 26/11/2010.


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Version 1.0 of Pottymouth, a Python module for HTML processsing has just been released. The tool helps sanitize user input from websites.
The mathematician and linguist Matt Chisholm designed the tool for any scenario in which untrained or untrusted users are allowed to enter HTML code or text: blogs, forums, web mailers, Web 2.0 applications and the like. Pottymouth sanitizes anything that could endanger the layout or security of a web application.
For example, the Python module prevents users from injecting Javascript via Iframe or script tags, event handler attributes or "javascript:" links, thus preventing scripting and cross site scripting attacks on websites and their users. Pottymouth attempts to protect the site layout by removing style tags, CSS input, and attributes such as "height" and "width". At the same time, it converts markups indicated in plain text ("*bold*") or lists into correct HTML and adds an HTTP prefix to "www" links
A source code archive, Debian and RPM packages of version 1.0 are available under the BSD license from the Pottymouth homepage, as is an online demonstration for potential users to test.
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AUSTIN – The clock is winding down on the thin, disposable plastic bags we're used to getting for free at Austin convenience and grocery stores.
Starting March 1, retailers will no longer be offering single-use plastic bags or they could face fines from the City of Austin.
"We have a zero-waste goal as a community and that means reducing the amount of trash or discards that go the landfill by 90 percent by 2040," said Aiden Cohen with the City of Austin's Resource Recovery.
"There are some exemptions and those exceptions are some restaurants and medical uses or to protect materials from getting moisture damage," added Cohen.
The City will allow retailers to use one of three different types of bags: either a more durable, thicker reusable plastic bag with handles, a cloth bag or a paper bag.
The City is leaving it up to individual businesses to decide whether to pass on the charge of the new bags to customers.
The City will host two free training sessions Thursday for retailers on the plastic bag changes.
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BELGRADE, Nov 24, 2012 (AFP) - A Serbian court has ordered a hospital to pay 4,000 euros ($5,200) in compensation to a man who claimed his life was ruined when he was falsely diagnosed with HIV, a newspaper reported Saturday.Dragisa Zekic was 23 years old when he was diagnosed with HIV in 1986 at the main Serbian hospital in Belgrade, the Vecernje Novosti daily reported."I went to the hospital with a fever and was dismissed with the HIV diagnosis," he told the paper.Zekic said a doctor had told him at the time that he had "a month or (up to) six months" to live.After telling his employer of the diagnosis, Zekic was forced to quit his job and was abandoned by friends, he said.At another job his employers "did everything to keep me out of contact with other employees... before offering me an early retirement for disabled people," he said.Sixteen years later, in 2002, once HIV tests became widely available and anonymous, Zekic tested himself again and thought it was a mistake when he received a negative result."They tested me five times that day and it was always negative," he said.The court ruling comes at the end of an eight-year long legal process.Zekic said he was only looking for "an apology, because my life was wrongly ruined"."I did not fight a doctor's mistake, but against discrimination. I was healthy, but despised and humiliated because everybody thought I was infected" with HIV, he said.Since he found out that his diagnosis was false, the 49-year-old has become involved in organisations fighting discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS.Serbia has officially prohibited bias against HIV-positive people for decades, but in practice they face often brutal discrimination, including by some doctors and nurses.


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Shorten the subheadings under the forum titles so that they are nice and short like MathsIsFun's. In the MathsIsFun forum you aren't immediately freaked out by all these abstract terms you have never heard about in the forum subheading. Keeping the subheading vague, but not too vague allows catering for a larger target audience.
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Nice suggestion, but I think we should post these suggestions on his forum, I replied to this in November and he never replied...
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If it weren't so well executed, one might be put off by the mix of eclectic, whimsical and rustic at the new Park West Tavern, which opened last week at the site of .
The initial entrance into the Chestnut Street tavern invites a certain formality. The ceilings are tall, the seating a clever mix of old English pub flanked by plush red chairs beside the bar. A fire burns at the dual stone fireplace while the aroma of slow-smoked meat breezes by. Patrons chat about the girl's lacrosse victory near the amid the sound of clanking glasses, while businessmen nearby smile over firm handshakes, hearty steaks and red wine.
Yet, a glance at the menu reveals a light, dare-you-say-fun side to food.
It's by design, according to owners Randy Carson, of Ridgewood, and Executive Chef John Halligan.
"I'm a very serious person but I like to make dining fun and whimsical," Halligan said shortly after the restaurant opened.
One look at the 25-cent Ultimate Chicken Dinner should convince diners this isn't The Park Steakhouse deux. As for the lofty "ultimate" claim, that's not a typo, he assures.
"It's a hard-boiled egg, lightly pickled. It's the whole chicken."
"I like people to ask questions and to see that we put a lot of effort into the menu. There's a reason we have this in there and that in there," Halligan said.
The new 140-seat rustic-yet-modern tavern is more than just a name, and certainly provides a change-of-pace from the formal confines of The Park Steakhouse, one of the premier steakhouses in North Jersey owned by Carson and Halligan.
Much of the staff is familiar to the two owners, including chef-de cuisine Paul Scheffle and General Manager Rob Cole, who run day-to-day operations.
"We want it to be a community-based restaurant that has a little bit for everybody that they can feel comfortable with coming in with their family. If you look under the definition of a tavern, in the old days it was a social network. It's the focal point of a community," said the veteran executive chef.
To be that focal point, the owners it's vital to be of the community.
"We live here, we work here," Halligan said. "I've learned the number one thing is to be conscientious to your guests' needs. In the small towns you need to be part of the culture, you have to know when Bobby graduates high school, you have to know the town."
"Is that a success in this town?" he asked. "I hope it is. Donating stuff at the charity fairs, and doing the basics like friendly service but not being pretentious. It's important."
The restaurant has already emerged in the community lens, taking home the title of best burger by popular vote at the with its Kobe Beef Sliders, complete with homemade pickles and ketchup. It also sponsored a Kasschau concert last week (which, sadly was canceled due to weather) and the pair of restaurant veterans say that's merely a sample–they're sticking around, and you're sure to see them out and about.
While there are the same dry-aged steaks that can be found at The Park Steakhouse, the vision behind the restaurant is without question more casual and affordable.
Most entrees run from $14-26 with "Community dishes," basically appetizers, from the 25-cent ultimate chicken to $14 for chilled shrimp shooters or lobster tacos. Desserts like warm cinnamon and ricotta cheese zeppoles or a root beer float with a big chocolate chip cookie are generally under $10.
That's not to say it's without the finer touches.
The bar is replete with microbrews selected by patrons at The Park Steakhouse, as are the wines, a large piece to the culinary puzzle.
Twenty-five wines can be had for $25 and those looking for Franzia in a box will have to look elsewhere, Halligan said. "You're not going to see it in the grocery stores." There's also a "Reserve" list with more complex, pricier bottles. With a liquor license, top-shelf liquor is also available. The clientele isn't expected to be the college-y Office crowd, but if ten friends want to gather for the game, that can be done.
"I think dining should be an experience and it should be fun. When you look at the menu you'll see a few items that are fun, written after my family or my life," Halligan said.
The lobster tacos–bite-sized–contain a familiar green Mexican topping. "It's actually Whacka-mole," Halligan smiled.
The chef's son wasn't able to pronounce the "G" and the item is an homage to the adventurous young eater. So too is the Crabby Patty, a fusion of influence from Spongebob Squarepants' crab character and talkative Halligan sister, Patty.
Diners can find classic comfort food like meatloaf, but–and you knew there was a but–with a twist. Veal is slow-cooked with mushrooms amid a sprinkling of truffles, Mother Halligan's mashed potatoes and wrapped in bacon.
It's a family affair, and the restauranteur duo hopes to bring the village into the fold as an extended family.
Parents too can rejoice. The fried delicacies featured at other restaurants are unquestionably absent on Chestnut Street. It's fitting in a village that outlaws "fast food" dining in its own ordinances.
Citing a recent article, Halligan joked "the chickens can have their fingers back."
He said he believes responsible chefs should be enlightening the public on the value of eating healthy. As the old adage goes, eating healthy doesn't mean eating bad food especially on the "Young Adult" menu.
"Fresh vegetables are important, as is fruit. We don't have the standard chicken fingers," he said.
But it's not snobbery, he says.
"I have two young kids myself. I think healthy eating is very important and it all starts with the parents. I'm not going to blast them with everything but a nice mixed green salad or edamame," which reportedly has sold well thus far among the young adults.
The restaurant is currently working out some of the early services kinks and is looking forward to having live bands playing on the weekends shortly, but Carson said things have been going well thus far.
"We're keeping our chin up and feeling good about it. Hopefully Ridgewood will welcome us."
After being urged by friends, patrons and industry veterans to open a restaurant in the Ridgewood downtown, the two are right where they want to be–home sweet home.
The Park West Tavern, located at 30 Oak Street, is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for lunch and dinner Monday through Friday and from 11:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The bar is open until 1:00 a.m. We recommend reservations on the weekends. The restaurant also uses Open Table to expedite the process or you can call (201) 445-5400.


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Greetings from the Ridge. The ghost hunters came to town last week. It was a big deal to the locals, but of course in Coonridge the appearance of more than three pickup trucks on Main Street at one time is an occasion. We've always considered ourselves to be a stable, conservative community so anything out of the normal seems, well, paranormal.
In case it matters to you, an Associated Press poll says that 32% of Americans believe that ghosts exist, that is if a ghost can actually exist. This means that when three of you sit in a church pew, the guy in the middle is statistically spooked. And for what it's worth, only 28% of Canadians profess a belief in phantoms and nearly 40% of our British cousins think that specters haunt Churchill's little island. Statistically, our belief in ghosts decreases as we age. I guess if you've hung around for 80 years and still haven't seen the ghost of Aunt Maude in the pantry then you just give up on waiting for her to arrive. The subject of the Great Coonridge Ghost Hunt was of course the oldest house in town and as is usually the case, someone once died in the house. I think this is a necessity for a real ghost. He or she must be dead. For fifty dollars you could join the ghost hunters as they made a midnight trek through the old two-story structure, which made me wonder if the real haunting was taking place in our pocketbooks. The team of three fellows unloaded their equipment including a series of thermometers to find "cold spots" in the house. Heck, if I'd have known that cold spots indicated ghosts I'd have divorced mine years ago. I chose to keep my money and go for coffee the next morning to hear the results. From what I was able to glean from the two folks who actually took part in the creepy journey, the ghost hunters were more concerned with the history than the science, and I remember enough of my high school science class that any good scientific method seeks to find an answer instead of going into the project trying to prove a specific outcome. In other words, if you want there to be a ghost in your basement you'll probably find something close enough to tell about. After all, if you're the one who decides whether that flash of moonlight was actually the spirit of your ex-wife then you'll probably rule in your own favor. Membership in these Spook Detective groups has doubled in the last five years, mainly due I suspect to the glut of TV shows featuring eerie treks through dusty attics. Chasing Casper through dark buildings can be dangerous. A Toronto ghost hunter fell from a building and ended up dead on the sidewalk while a group of Ohio teenagers snuck into a supposedly haunted house one night to be met by the sleeping owner with a shotgun. One student was injured rather seriously. If you're out to find the ghost of Uncle Mortimer it's best to knock…or perhaps call ahead. My only experience with ghosts comes from sitting around late night campfires while my Uncle Lyndle would tell the most outrageous stories designed to scare the hot cocoa right out of us. In fact, I live around some genuinely spooky people but none to whom I'd give the more elevated title of ghost. When I hear a strange growl, rumble or moan in the night I simply write it off to Herb's digestive system. Now there's a place to look for ghosts. I'm sure we all have at least one friend who's an ardent believer in ghostly things; mine's name is Rita. More than once she's told me, "Freida, you can at least show some respect for my beliefs!" How can you respect the theory that every church basement and abandoned farmstead houses a herd of glimmering apparitions? Is that normal thinking? So I lie through my teeth and tell her, "Of course you may be right, Rita. There are probably ghosts everywhere, I've just been too busy to notice." Whether I believe in these phantoms or not, they do irritate me. Why do they sleep all day and only come out at night? Are they lazy ghosts? And if they're so scary and powerful why have they hidden from real science all these years? Do my ghosts have something to be ashamed of? Tell you the truth, I've got enough flesh and blood problems without worrying about what rides on the wind and creeps on the stairs. You ever in Coonridge, stop by. We may not answer the door but you'll enjoy the trip.


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Very nice custom figure! Great Idea! Parts use is excellent! Great Job!
Mildly inspired from the Robot guards in MYP, but classicized!
Very nice custom figure! Great Idea! Parts use is excellent! Great Job!
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really cool.
had to do any modification to put the armor over roboto's torso?
really cool.
had to do any modification to put the armor over roboto's torso?
Really good custom!
I think that your paint job is very accurate and very well done!
However the great thing of this custom is the robot palace guard idea !
Whoa that is cool. So much in fact I might actually do something like that myself. I have some extra palace guard stuff laying around now I can do something with it. Thanks. Cool figure and idea.
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Great use of parts! I'm imagining a very "Data-like" storyline from Star Trek TNG for Roboto. He is trying to figure out where he "fits in" and this is just one of his attempts.
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That is the BEST! I love it! What's cool is that you could mistake that for a guy in a suit, so the robostrength could take someone by surprise. Very cool!
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Very cool idea. Matty should have thought of it!
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Yeah I like this idea, he looks pretty cool.
how fun.
I think in the myp there was robot prison guards like this.
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Awesome! If I had room/money I would want to army build with Palace Guards!
I would definitely need a Robot Palace Guard then!!! Very cool custom!
I like it. It looks fun and a$$ kicking at once!
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Can't believe I missed this one by my good buddy.
Amazing Work!
Nice and Clean just how I like em.
Can I get a "Hell Yeah" for Scorpia!!!
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If I were a palace guard I would have no qualms with sabotaging these robot guards. There are human's that need these jobs to support their families. (Nice work.)
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Poas Volcano is a short drive "up the hill" from Pura Vida hotel - we are 31km from the summit at 2708 meters or 8,884 feet. There are only a few places in the world where you can drive up close to the edge of an active volcanic crater, and Poas Volcano National Park is one of them.
There are two craters you can visit (under normal circumstances) - the largest (Poas) is nearly 1.5 km wide - the smaller is a lake with surprisingly clear water called Botos. Poas has been described as sometimes resembling "a scene from Dante's Inferno". When the park is open, sulfuric gasses puff from vents 300 meters below the observation platform. Surrounding the smaller cone is a dense forested area that is one of the few remaining habitats of the scarlet macaw (though we have not seen macaws on our trips up there).
During heightened volcanic activity the park may be closed (though that hasn't happened often). Poas is a stratovolcano with several eroded calderas, cones, and two crater lakes near its summit. Poas has erupted at least 39 times since 1828 and is in state of nearly continuous mild activity. Most of the eruptions are phreatic (which results in hot rocks or lava being thrown up through the lake). Explosions vary in strength. Some explosions eject material about 1,500 feet (500 m) above the lake. The lake (and steam) is very acidic, with a pH of close to zero.
The news items below were culled from local news reports each day including Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI-UNA), La Nacion and AM Costa Rica (a local electronic news sheet).
Drive 31 KM up passing a beautiful coffee growing area until you reach higher elevations known for their flower growing and beautiful mountain strawberries. You will pass into a beautiful area on the slopes of Poas resembling alpine scenery with tropical vegetation.
As you drive past rustic villages and mountain lanes shaded by trees you will move through different climate zones until you reach the summit - sometimes chilly so long pants and a jacket (rain gear in the wet season) are usually recommended.
|Gustavo's Coffee Shop, road to Poas - friend to the birds
Poas needs to be visited first thing when the gates open at 8am if possible as clouds invariably will come in later in the day making viewing impossible.
But make sure you stop and "smell the roses" at Gustavo's Colibri Cafe. There's a free tasting of his special coffee blend if you remember to ask. A delightful little place. On the way down we recommend the Fresas Restaurant in the same area - just delightful. And the strwaberries are from the slopes of Poas.
Over the last year or so, Poas has been heating up with increased phreatic eruptions (rocks being shot through the lake). Check out youtube and others for guests videos.
This article is from AM Costa Rica (a local rag): "After years of relative calm, the dome of the Volcán Poás crater is registering high temperatures and emitting gas plumes that may go a kilometer in the air.
That's the report from the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica. The agency, which is affiliated with Universidad Nacional in Heredia, said that staffers observed that the dome, a lump of volcanic material on the edge of the crater, was incandescent. This is similar to what has been observed in 1981 (see this photo).
The glow is caused by the high temperatures under the materials.
Lately the temperature has soared to more than 850 C., about 1560 F. Researchers don't really know because the high temperature broke the device they were using to measure the heat.
The vents in the dome are liberating quantities of sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen chloride and also vast amounts of water vapor, they said.
Staffers went into the crater near the dome Aug. 9 and noticed that gas emissions below are agitating the highly acidic lake in the crater. However, in the four hours they were there, there was no eruptions, they reported. The lake continues to be about 51 degrees C., about 124 F. Staffer María Martínez did manage to capture a kilometer-high plume of gas jetting from the dome last May 18. The researchers also used a thermal imaging camera to photograph the hot spots in the dome. The camera is able to cut through the haze and clouds that usually are found in the crater.
The crater and dome have not yet reached the temperatures registered in 1981 to 1983. The dome is easily viewed from the visitor's observation area."
|Thermal imaging on the "dome of Poas" 2011
The PDF report from OVSICORI-UNA can be found here. The OVSICORI images are from that report, other images from the Pura Vida Hotel, Alajuela.
The following is the Pura Vida Hotel log of events surrounding a series of previous eruptions in 2006
March 24th - Volcan Poas Awoke
|On the road up to Poas
After 12 years of relative inaction surprised scientists, local residents and tourists with two eruptions. The first eruption was at 12:05 pm when a column of water and sediment was blown some 40 meters into the air.
The second eruption occurred at 7:53 pm and contained ash and solid material that rose some 200 meters (600 feet) in height, as reported by the Comisión Nacional de Atención de Emergencias (CNE)." The volcano which overlooks the city of Alajuela and can be seen from most of Pura Vida is being evaluated by scientists. Poas summit was closed that day but all other areas are open. This photo was from before this recent activity.
March 25th - Five New Eruptions
Bad weather complicated scientists investigating just what is currently occurring inside the volcano as the colossus launched rocks from the crater. The new eruptions began at 6:50 am, but no material has been ejected outside the current crater.
March 26th - Experts Analyzing Poas Eruptions
Three more eruptions were registered yesterday in Poas volcano, located 35 kilometers to the northwest of San Jose, in the province of Alajuela. P oas entered this current period of activity on Friday after remaining calm for 12 years.
|Phreatic eruption from the Volcano Studio, Pura Vida Hotel
According to Lidier Esquivel, jefe de Prevencion de la Comision Nacional de Emergencias (CNE), the eruptions occurred yesterday at 12:00 noon, 4:38 and 5:00 pm. Two of them were of medium intensity, but the second one at 4:38 pm blew a column of gas, water and sediments to a height of at least 150 meters. None of the eruptions has sent material beyond the main crater of the volcano, which is 1,000 meters in diameter and 350 meters in depth. "It worries us that with the eruptions the level of the water in the Crater Lake has diminished and there is an increase in the temperature of that water," said Juan Dobles, head of the Poas Volcano National Park.
(And from: http://www.una.ac.cr/ovsi/) Staff from OVSICORI-UNA visited the east side of the volcano to confirm material charged with water, blocks and sediments from the bottom of the lake. Impact craters were documented in one area ranging from 300 to 700m beyond the source point. Crater size range from some cm to 70cm while, blocks associated ranged from few cm to 50cms and they were scattered randomly in the visited area.
Although they did not reached the extracrater area. Fine and superfine sediments were also documented and collected for later analysis. The area visited showed a gray appearance although the rainy conditions accumulated small ponds of such sediments in crevices and lower drainage.
|Recent acid rain effect on umbrella plant at summit
Material collected is composed of preexistent solid material from the bottom of the lake heavily altered by the action of acid and hot conditions during the last 12 years. Some of the more friable samples consist of compacted sediments that have aggregated miscellaneous granulometries. Up to Monday 27 the tremor disappeared to resume normal seismic activity.
March 27th - May Reopen With Limited Access
Volcán Poás will be under close watch for three more days as scientists try to figure out if activity since Friday is an indication of a much larger eruption yet to come. Officials also said they wanted to plan ways of protecting visitors to the Parque Nacional Volcán Poás when it is finally opened. They are talking about letting spectators enter in small, closely controlled groups and restricting access to some areas.
|View from Poas visitors deck on a quiet and beautiful day
The volcano crater gave out two more eruptions Monday, bringing the total near 15 since midday Friday. So far all of the eruptions have been confined inside the volcano crater. The crater gives off hot gases. Nearly 300,000 tourists visit the volcano and its crater overlook each year.
March 28th - May Reopen?
Volcán Poás blew what we believe to be a cloud of steam and ash around 6pm as dusk settled. A couple of photos of that event are at right taken from Pura Vida.
March 31st - Still Closed
Park officials are trying to open the park for small groups of 50 starting April 1st. Park access will be limited but plans are to allow access to the main rim. Botos lake and some of the walkways will remain closed.
April 1st - Restricted Access at the "bubbling cauldron"
We took a ride to the park April 1st. 31km up the hill from the Pura Vida Hotel. Arrived at 8am along with a few early arrivals. Park is open - park guards handed out special instructions for viewing. 1 hour in the park, restricted access, 20 minutes at the rim, evacuation vehicles, ambulance and breathing equipment available.
We parked and walked up after chatting with a government official who was interested in our steam plume photos from a couple of days ago as such events can't be seen from the summit.
A brisk 10 minutes walk gets you to the rim passing the results of recent acid rain from the crater. The results are obvious on the fragile umbrella plants common to high elevations here along the easy path to the viewing area at the rim of the crater.
The sight is nothing short of "awsome" however much that word has been abused of late. A constant shifting of steam from the hot acid lake, constant shifts and changes from the many fumaroles including some with interesting martian green surroundings. The formerly sky blue lake is now a steaming white and everyone is advised to be cautious.
We stayed transfixed by the constantly changing vista and the inspiring forces of nature bubbling in and around the crater lake.
Continued hot spot on left side of crater, fumaroles around lake, lake at normal height perhaps a little low, periodic huge steam clouds through the lake covering the entire crater for some minutes.


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|Literally: It was the end of the beans. The carrots were cooked. I was in a beautiful kneader. But I didn't put all my eggs in one basket. I didn't have the heart of a small artichoke. I stepped on the mushroom. And now I am the village cockerel. Figuratively: It was the last straw. I'd had it. I was in a right mess. But I covered my bets. I stuck my ground. I increased my effort. And now I'm very proud.


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Take seven founders of Voices for Virginia's Children, a former Virginia governor, three former Virginia first ladies, a congressman, a state senator, and what have you got?
At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Oct. 23, the gathering produced not only a gala celebration for the first-ever recipients of the Carol S. Fox Making Kids Count Award, but an opportunity for long-time child advocates to renew their dedication to the cause.
One such advocate, Rob Dugger, co-founded a national organization in 2006 that partners with business leaders to promote investment in early childhood development. The group, ReadyNation, has focused its efforts on collecting evidence of the economic and societal benefits of interventions in early childhood – from housing, nutrition and health care to parenting education and preschool programs.
As managing partner of Hanover Investment Group, Dugger is immersed in the world of high finance and in the task of helping asset management companies navigate shifting economic conditions.
But his real passion, Dugger noted, is uniting business leaders behind the vision of giving young children a good start in life today – with the understanding that it will pay off in a better society and stronger workforce tomorrow.
"What gets businessmen to tune into [this message] is a whole lot of people saying This is important," Dugger emphasized. "And what fires me up is what I see going on in the rest of the world.
"The rest of the world," he pointed out, "is focusing on investing in children."
Pebbles and ripples
Johanna Schuchert (pictured, far right), the individual recipient of the first Carol S. Fox award, became a champion for children's causes when she was a young mother in the 1970s.
"I learned about the issue of child abuse . . . through the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs," Schuchert told the crowd at the gala. "I wanted to do something more."
Thirty years later, after helping to found Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (PCAV), she serves as the organization's executive director. Among PCAV's community-based prevention programs is the model program Healthy Families Virginia, which provides home visiting and parent education services to vulnerable first-time parents.
"We've all been doing this together," Schuchert told the audience in receiving her award. "Often you were the pebbles and I was the ripple, but none of us was doing this alone."
Greg Peters, president and chief executive officer of United Methodist Family Services, echoed Schuchert's theme of working together as he accepted the organizational award for UMFS.
Founded 112 years ago as an orphanage, UMFS has transformed itself into a statewide non-profit providing a variety of foster care and adoption services, treatment and education programs for troubled youth and special needs children, and family support and preservation services. In 2011, Peters told the crowd, the organization served 1100 youth and helped 344 families stay together – in addition to partnering with Fairfax County to establish Leland House.
Forging partnerships in the community, Peters emphasized, has been key to the success of UMFS. "The community is beginning to see us as something more than a service provider. . . Together we can make a difference [and do things] we can't do alone."
Like Schuchert, Peters also had praise for the efforts of the organization's supporters and staff.
"The heroes in this room," he said, "are the staff and the board of UMFS. They will do whatever it takes, and they do it because they believe in the children and the families they serve."
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The Carol S. Fox award, which will be presented annually by Voices for Virginia's Children, was named for a founder and long-time board member at Voices and honors an individual and an organization that have demonstrated exemplary effort to improve the lives of Virginia's children.
At the reception, Fox took a few moments to trace her involvement with children's causes back to her days living in West Point in the 1970s, when she was inspired to establish a child development center.
"We know the most important development of the brain is in the first three years," Fox reminded the crowd. "But there was no public kindergarten [then], and some kids started school not ready to learn ... and were disruptive."
In 1987, after 25 years in West Point, Fox moved to Richmond and got involved with a similar program at the William Byrd Community Center. That led her to help found the Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth (later changed to Voices for Virginia's Children), a non-partisan research and advocacy organization that serves as the Kids Count data center for Virginia.
"It's the first place Virginia legislators turn to for information ... about Virginia's most vulnerable population," said Fox.
In his welcoming remarks, Voices Executive Director John Morgan highlighted the Kids Count program as well, pointing out that Voices is known "for our bipartisan credibility and our bipartisan voice." In meetings with policy-makers, Morgan added, "sometimes we are the only group in the room that is independent. We have no stake except helping children.
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Among the Voices founders and supporters recognized in addition to Fox were former Virginia first ladies Jinx Holton, Anne Holton, and Jeannie Baliles, as well as former governor Linwood Holton. Board member Eleanor Saslaw was accompanied at the gala by her husband, Senator Dick Saslaw; and Congressman Bobby Scott received special mention for an award he earned from First Focus Campaign for Children.
It was the second consecutive year that Scott has received the national "Champion for Children" award, said Morgan – and he was the only member of the Virginia delegation to do so.
While the economic and political climate continue to pose challenges, noted one speaker in summing up, the passion in the room at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden made it clear that those challenges could be overcome.
"Rather than get discouraged," said Greg Peters, "we've got to increase our resolve."
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi – "Be the change you wish to see in the world" – Schuchert agreed.
"No one can do everything, but everyone can do something," said Schuchert.
"I hope this gathering can be a celebration – and a recommitment to what we're doing."
MADD walk raises more than $26,000
The Central Virginia chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) hosted its annual Walk Like MADD fundraiser April 12 at Dorey Park in Varina. More than 20 teams of walkers raised money from individual donors by participating in the walk, and in total the event generated more than $26,000 in donations for the organization. > Read more.
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The Varina Ruritan Club hosted the winners of its 2014 Environmental Essay contest at its monthly meeting March 11 in Varina.
The contest, in its eighth year, was for the first time open to students in grades 3-5 at Varina Elementary School. (It previously was open to Sandston Elementary School students.)
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The game will take place Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m., and the teams hope to raise $3,000 through donations, raffles and other efforts. Admission to the game is free, but fans who attend are asked to donate funds for the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association's Buddy Ball program, which enables disabled children and teens to play baseball. > Read more.
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Do the Bunny Hop over to Meadow Farm on Saturday for an introduction to all the farm animals there! An introduction to "Global Sounds" – featuring Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances – can be found at the University of Richmond. The University of Richmond will also host the annual Spider spring game, as well as the inaugural Spiders Easter Egg Hunt. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Do Muppets sleep? It's hard to say.
They don't really eat (or breathe, as far as anyone can tell). And only occasionally do they have visible, functioning legs.
As far as anyone knows, sleeping might be off the table. And that makes it very hard to accuse the Muppets of sleepwalking through their latest feature, Muppets Most Wanted – even if that's exactly what's going on.
Jim Henson's beloved creations were back in a big way after 2011's The Muppets, with fame and fortune and even an Oscar, a first for the group ("Rainbow Connection" was nominated, yet somehow failed to collect at the '79 ceremony). > Read more.
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6:25 PM EDT, June 28, 2012
No two individuals have ever been more polarized on the issue of state immigration laws than Congressman Lou Barletta, R-11th District, and Allentown City Council President Julio Guridy.
Both politicians, however, found something to like in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week on the 2010 Arizona law that targeted "illegal aliens" in defiance of the U.S. Constitution, which gives the federal government sole jurisdiction.
The ruling "is a huge victory," said Barletta, who represents Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne and two other counties, and was elected on the strength of his crusade against what he called "illegal immigrants" when he was mayor of Hazleton.
"The Supreme Court did the right thing," said Guridy, who has served as director of the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations in Bethlehem and has long been an advocate for Hispanics.
Those comments came in Tuesday's "Point-Counterpoint" feature on the front page of The Morning Call. Barletta and Guridy were asked, "Were you satisfied with the Supreme Court's ruling on the Arizona immigration law?" and other related questions.
How can both of these guys be happy about the ruling?
They can't. And it is Barletta — along with many others whistling in the dark about finding a split verdict that somehow benefits both the rule of law and the rule of xenophobia — who is dead wrong. Monday's ruling was a defeat for xenophobes and bigots, period.
You cannot read the actual ruling, which addresses four parts of the Arizona law, and come to any other conclusion. (Similar laws had been enacted in five other states, and former Allentown Councilman Louis Hershman tried and failed to get an immigration ordinance a few years ago.)
Anyway, the Supremes trashed three sections of the Arizona law that defied Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which says Congress (and nobody else) has the power "to establish [a] uniform rule of naturalization." That means immigration. Also, Section 8 gives Congress the power to regulate foreign relations, under which immigration also falls.
Furthermore, the ruling noted that federal law says "removal [of aliens] is a civil matter" handled by federal immigration officials, so state laws that try to impose criminal sanctions are thus illegal.
One section of the Arizona law made it a state crime to fail to comply with alien-registration requirements and another made it a crime for unauthorized aliens to seek or do work. A third section let the police arrest people without warrants if the cops thought they may have violated any law that could result in deportation.
Those three clearly unconstitutional sections are gone, leaving only Section 2, which said that if local police officers stop somebody or make an arrest, they can notify the feds regarding the detainee's immigration status. Section 2 was not trashed, but the ruling imposed restrictions even there.
"Consultation between federal and state officials is an important feature of the immigration system," the ruling said, but that does not mean local cops can delay the release of people only "to verify their immigration status," as done in Arizona.
"This would raise constitutional concerns," the ruling said, and people stopped or arrested must be afforded the same "civil rights" enjoyed by everyone in America. Rights, even in Arizona or Hazleton, are not only for those with fair skin and blue eyes.
That means Section 2 can no longer be used to detain people on the basis of immigration concerns alone. The days of local police officers in Arizona delivering arbitrary "show me your papers" demands — the refrains so popular in Nazi and Communist regimes — are over.
The only thing the ruling still allows in Section 2 is communication with the feds, which is allowed even in places where there are no Arizona-style laws. In other words, Section 2 is now fairly meaningless. "Huge victory" for the xenophobes? Rubbish.
Barletta also said this about President Obama's executive order allowing the children of illegal immigrants to avoid deportation: "I believe he has clearly overstepped his constitutional authority. … This is a democracy, not a dictatorship."
I oppose Obama's order, but that comment, coming from someone who fought for dictatorial measures that violate the U.S. Constitution, is almost comical.
I also have clashed with Guridy, especially when he bashed a proposed Allentown law, which would let city police impound vehicles that torment innocent victims with thunderously amplified stereo system thump-thump trash. That, he screeched, would amount to the "profiling" of minority people. Guridy, I take it, feels that only minorities are uncivil enough to torment others with gratuitous noise.
I'll conclude on a positive note.
While I think Barletta is full of hooey in most of his arguments about immigration laws, he has made an excellent point related to what I have argued would be a good solution to the problem of illegal immigration — the use of federal computers to prevent any company from hiring anybody without a valid Social Security card.
In May, Barletta advocated a similar approach, backing legislation to make the federal E-Verify system mandatory for all businesses. That system is used by thousands of employers to check the eligibility of workers, especially when federal contracts are involved, but participation is voluntary for most employers. And most illegal aliens sneak into America looking for work.
If that motivation is reduced — if the onus is shifted from the immigrants (and the law enforcement people who are chasing them around) to employers — it would do more than all the Arizona-style xenophobic laws combined.
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