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Whether or not Earlene Roberts was "lying" about the honking of the police car is not relevant as far as proving Oswald's guilt or innocence in the Tippit murder. It's a side issue (at best).
Plus, the horn-honking police car is something that had occurred in front of 1026 Beckley on other days before 11/22/63. (Shouldn't that send a signal to some of the CTers regarding Roberts' testimony in this regard?)
But there can be no doubt that Oswald did go to his room on 11/22 at around 1:00 and leave very shortly thereafter (with or without a honking police car).
The best witnesses to prove Oswald's guilt in the Tippit murder are, IMO, the two Davis girls, who each IDed Oswald later that day in a lineup. And they each saw LHO dumping shells out of a REVOLVER. (Ergo, the killer was not armed with an "automatic", which would be foolish in this case anyway, since--per CTers--they were trying to "frame" good ol' Lee Harvey for this 2nd murder too; so why would they frame him with an automatic when the patsy didn't own such a weapon?)
Barbara Davis Affidavit
Virginia Davis Affidavit
There is no safe hiding place for the conspiracy-seeking clowns in the Tippit case. Oswald left his calling card at the scene, and was positively identified by multiple witnesses (either doing the shooting or fleeing the area immediately afterward).
No amount of conspiracy spin will exonerate Lee Oswald for J.D. Tippit's slaying.
Just the fact that Oswald was in the area of the crime, brandishing a pistol and fighting with police, within 35 minutes of Officer Tippit being shot is very powerful circumstantial evidence of his guilt right there.
And when we add in the undeniable fact that the gun Oswald was holding in the theater WAS the Tippit murder weapon (based on firearms tests that positively link the four bullet shells at 10th & Patton to Oswald's Smith & Wesson revolver #V510210), then nothing more needs to be said to prove Oswald's guilt.
But maybe the conspiracy theorists think that someone ELSE (who was a dead ringer for Oswald) used LHO's gun to kill Tippit, and then this real killer somehow got Oswald to take back his gun in the next 35 minutes before Oswald was arrested. And then Oswald felt like killing some cops in the movie theater. (Yeah, that's a theory any jury would buy, isn't it?)
http://jfk-archives.blogspot.com / In Lee Harvey Oswald's Room
http://dvp-potpourri.blogspot.com / Interviews With Earlene Roberts
Ah, those Davis ladies, who definitely saw Oswald but somehow could not get the color of his jacket right, not even agreeing with each other.
The Davis girls weren't focusing mainly on Oswald's JACKET, for Pete sake. They were focusing on his FACE and WHAT HE WAS DOING -- i.e., dumping shells out of a revolver just a few feet away from each of the Davis girls' faces.
The "jacket" was certainly a secondary thing on the minds of Barbara Davis and Virginia Davis during those very few brief seconds they were looking at J.D. Tippit's killer.
But, once again, chaff always trumps wheat in a CTer's field of absurdity. In other words, the differing JACKET descriptions positively (somehow) mean that Oswald wasn't the killer. And a POSITIVE I.D. at the police station by both Davis girls means nothing in the world of many CTers.
This boggles the mind... the EASIEST thing for humans to spot is the color of someone's clothing. It's the LARGEST OBJECT in view, and quickly categorized.
Therefore, per Holmes' logic here about the jacket colors, EVERY witness who said the jacket of the fleeing gunman was a DIFFERENT color (or shade) really saw DIFFERENT gun-toting people. Barbara Davis saw someone DIFFERENT than her sister-in-law. And Ted Callaway saw yet another different person (because of the jacket, which could never be misidentified in color by ANY witness because, per Ben, it's the "largest object in view"). [LOL break.]
Ergo, if there had been up to TEN differing jacket descriptions by the witnesses, it would have to mean, per Ben, that there must have been TEN different escaping gunmen from the Tippit murder scene on November 22nd, 1963.
Brilliant, Ben. You've solved it. It was a team of TEN killers--all wearing different-colored jackets!
Call Blakey and Willens! Ben's found the smoking gun [and jackets]!
There is NO credible evidence that Oswald ordered and owned the [JFK] murder weapon.
Let's see....
...A paper trail a mile deep, featuring OSWALD'S own writing on the order form and money order (plus Waldman No. 7, which is the proof that Klein's shipped Rifle C2766 to Oswald/Hidell).
...OSWALD'S prints on the rifle (barrel and trigger guard).
...Photos of OSWALD holding the rifle in his backyard.
...Marina sees OSWALD dry-firing a rifle on the porch in New Orleans.
...Marina sees a rifle wrapped in a blanket on the floor of Ruth Paine's garage.
...Jeanne DeMohrenschildt sees a rifle propped up in a closet in OSWALD'S apartment shortly after Oswald ordered a rifle from Klein's.
All of the above, in the strange world of conspiracy clowns, adds up to:
Lee Oswald never owned any rifle at all in the year 1963.
It's an odd universe these CTers inhabit, isn't it?
Ben must think Klein's was in the habit of mailing out rifles to people who DIDN'T order them. (A curious thing to do indeed.)
Tell us, Ben, who was it who rented PO Box 2915 in Dallas in March of '63? Any idea?
The order form to which you are referring doesn't exist.
What *does* exist is a copy of the microfilm of the original. As well, many of the "samples" of handwriting for Oswald were copies.
Here's what an expert says: "Photographic reproductions could only be compared visually with other photographic reproductions or with original documents. All conclusions based solely upon photographic reproductions are necessarily tentative and inconclusive, since they cannot reveal much about pen pressure and other dynamic qualities of handwriting. Further, they sometimes conceal, rather than reveal, evidence of tracings, alterations, erasures, or obliterated writing."
"tentative and inconclusive".
Not me, Lil Davy... but an expert in handwriting analysis.
Quite obviously, Ben, there are some experts who disagree (re: Oswald's writing being on Warren Commission Exhibit No. 773, the Klein's order form)....
MELVIN EISENBERG. Returning to Commission Exhibit No. 773, did you compare the handwriting on that exhibit with the writing in the known standards to see if they were written by the same person?
JAMES CADIGAN. Yes; I did.
Mr. EISENBERG. And what was your conclusion?
Mr. CADIGAN. That the writer of the known standards, Lee Harvey Oswald, prepared the handwriting and hand printing on Commission Exhibit No. 773.
No Davy, you're lying again. There are *NO* document examiners who will agree that examining copies leads to anything less than tentative conclusions.
Nor can you produce one.
You're lying, Ben.
(Of course, Benji really meant to say "anything MORE than tentative conclusions". But for some reason he said "LESS than". ~shrug~)
Anyway, I produced Cadigan, who said CE773 was the handprinting of LHO. And you can just choke on it.
And here's another questioned documents examiner who said CE773 was Oswald's writing--Alwyn Cole....
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, Mr. Cole, have you compared the documents 774-783, all signed "Lee H. Oswald," with the document 773, the photograph of a purchase order to Klein's Sporting Goods, for purposes of determining whether the author of the documents 774-783 also authored the document 773?
Mr. COLE. Yes, sir; I have.
Mr. EISENBERG. What is your conclusion?
Mr. COLE. It is my conclusion that the author of the standard writing bearing the exhibit numbers which you just related----
Mr. EISENBERG. 774-783?
Mr. COLE. 774-783, is the author of the handwriting on Commission Exhibit 773.
Mr. EISENBERG. Mr. Cole, continuing on these standards for a moment, have you examined other questioned documents besides Commission 773 at my request?
Mr. COLE. I have.
Mr. EISENBERG. Do the standards which you selected, that is, items 774 through 788, in your opinion provide a sufficient basis for comparison of the other questioned documents which you also examined?
Mr. COLE. They do provide a satisfactory basis for comparison.
Mr. EISENBERG. Are they sufficiently close in time, both to 773 and to the other questioned documents which you have examined?
Mr. COLE. Yes, sir.
And here's Examiner #3 for Benji to choke on -- Joseph McNally (HSCA testimony)....
Mr. KLEIN - At this time would you please be seated, Mr McNally. I would now direct your attention to exhibit JFK F-504, which is a microfilm reproduction of an order form to Klein's Sporting Goods Co. for a rifle, plus the envelope in which the order form was sent; and JFK F-509, which is a money order made out to Klein's Sporting Goods Co., both of which documents have the name Hidell on them.
Mr. MCNALLY - I have both of them.
Mr. KLEIN - JFK F-504 and F-509; do you recognize those documents?
Mr. MCNALLY - I do.
Mr. KLEIN - Did the entire panel have an opportunity to examine those documents?
Mr. MCNALLY - They did.
Mr. KLEIN - Did the panel reach a conclusion with respect to those documents?
Mr. MCNALLY - They did.
Mr. KLEIN - What was that conclusion?
Mr. MCNALLY - That JFK exhibit F-504 and F-509 were written by the same person, again with the caveat. JFK exhibit F-504 is a photo reproduction of a microfilm.
Mr. KLEIN - The document, which is marked F-509, the money order, is an original document; is it not?
Mr. MCNALLY - It was; yes.
Mr. KLEIN - And your conclusion is they were written by the same person who wrote the other documents?
Mr. MCNALLY - That is right.
Three reasons to know Holmes is a liar -- Cadigan, Cole, and McNally.
Embarrassing, isn't it Ben?
And the proof would simply be a document examiner who DOES agree that copies of originals are just as good as the originals when making judgments on handwriting.
But you've refused to provide that proof.
Why is that Davy?
Why the CONSTANT cowardice and lies on your part?
Another lie by Ben. When did I ever say that examiners Cole, Cadigan, and McNally claimed that COPIES were "as good" as ORIGINALS?
Answer: Never.
You're a liar.
Of COURSE originals are better than copies. But it's also true that the COPY of CE773 examined by Cole, Cadigan, and McNally produced a conclusion from all three that CE773 was written by Oswald and no one else.
But Ben-boy wants to move the goal posts and now claim that I said that examiners have said copies are as good as originals. And I never even HINTED at any such thing.
The note to "Mr. Hunt," allegedly written by Oswald, was authenticated by experts, but no one these days believes that this note was actually written by Lee Oswald. And I believe the note was an original, not a copy.
So what exactly is that original authentication worth?
The problem is compounded with the rifle order because there is very little writing to verify. Too small a sample. That, together with the fact that forensic handwriting analysis is not as cut-and-dried an exercise as David would like us to think (mistakes are made), together with the fact that forging documents is one of the things the CIA does well, and it is not at all unreasonable to think that maybe, just maybe, if Oswald was being set up, the rifle order could have been a part of this.
I ask again just how LNers can tell evidence of plotters from evidence against Oswald. If the frame-up is good enough, you can't tell, and that's kind of the point behind a frame-up.
Sure, mistakes could be made in examining almost anything---handwriting, fingerprints, ballistics....anything. But the fact still remains that all three of the questioned documents examiners I quoted previously -- Cadigan, Cole, and McNally -- all came to the conclusion that the handprinting on Commission Exhibit No. 773 is the writing of Lee H. Oswald. And there's nothing any CTer can do to change those findings. Talk about potential mistakes all you want, but THREE different examiners (plus actually even more than that for McNally's "panel" in 1978 for the HSCA) came to the same conclusion regarding CE773.
And then there's CE788 (the money order) on top of CE773. More "mistakes" by ALL of the document examiners?
How much "It Was Oswald's Writing" confirmation is required in the world of conspiracy theorists?
Mr. MCNALLY. ....Oswald's general writing pattern is simple and tends to be rather legible, and to turn out something like that would be not particularly difficult.
Mr. McNALLY. ......It could very well be a situation where this thing has been patched together from original writing of Oswald. It can be done using a photo reproduction process.
"....it is possible to incorporate or insert changes and alterations into copies. A method frequently used is to paste together parts of documents to make one fraudulent document, which is then copied. If the first copy can pass inspection, it will be used; if not, it will be reworked to eliminate all signs of alteration. This amended copy is then recopied for the finished product. This is usually referred to as the "cut and paste" method."
It's deja vu all over again - DVP cites testimony and evidence proving his point and Ben, with his compromised interpretive skills, deflects and nitpicks and twists - it is the infallible sign of a dishonest person of low character who cannot and will not face simple truth. Ben is blind to it, but he employed the exact same sick pattern of discussion with Hank after Hank took him to school - it really is pathetic. DVP asked how much evidence would convince a Cter - the answer is obvious - NONE. No amount of evidence will suffice for dishonest people with an axe to grind.
Sorry, David, gotta go with Ben on this one. You used a "tentative and inconclusive" expert opinion to claim definitively that it was "OSWALD'S own writing on the order form" without acknowledging that such a conclusion was not definitive.
Yes, indeed, you did not use the words "a copy is as good as an original," but your statement allows us to conclude that you must believe that a copy is most definitely as good as an original. This is more than "hinting at" the issue, yet you claimed you didn't even hint at such a statement.
You lose on the issue of the order form and money order. There is no definitive proof that the handwriting was Oswald's because one cannot have definitive proof if one is working with a copy. Surely you must realize this. It's not a matter of my opinion, or Ben's opinion, or your opinion. It's a fact known and recognized by questioned document examiners the world over.
The testimony I provided from Cole, Cadigan, and McNally sure doesn't sound very "tentative and inconclusive" to me. Particularly Cadigan's testimony, wherein he even said this....
"The writer of the known standards, Lee Harvey Oswald, prepared the handwriting and hand printing on Commission Exhibit No. 773." -- James C. Cadigan; 1964
And in Alwyn Cole's Warren Commission session, he says that the SAME PERSON who wrote the documents in CE774-783 is the same person who wrote CE773 (the Klein's order form).
Now, just take a look at CE774 to 783 and see what you'll find there---there are many different documents featuring Lee H. Oswald's signature and various other writing.
Do conspiracists actually want to contend that a person who WASN'T Lee Oswald (and was merely faking LHO's writing in order to frame him) prepared all of the various documents, from letters to library card applications, that we find in CE774 to CE783?
Frankly, that's a nutty idea, that an Oswald imposter, who was perfect at faking LHO's own handwriting, would have been faking so many different and varied documents relating to LHO.
But in order for the CTers to have a fighting chance at debunking the experts like Alwyn Cole, Jim Cadigan, and Joe McNally, the CTers actually *do* have to believe that an Oswald imposter faked ALL of those documents.....because it's clear from the testimony of the document experts that the SAME PERSON whose writing is seen in CE774-783 did write CE773.
In other words, a member of the Anybody-But-Oswald team will go to the ends of the Earth to avoid the obvious truth re this matter, with that truth being: All of the writing we see in CE773 to CE783, plus the original money order seen in CE788, was written by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Nice job at twisting things around there. I'm not even sure I can decipher what the heck you're trying to say there.
But, anyway, are you now going to accept as LEGITIMATE the writing we find in all of the documents in CE774 to 783 (which are the standards Mr. Cole used for the Warren Commission to compare to CE773)?
If you DO consider CE774 to 783 to be the LEGITIMATE handwriting of Lee H. Oswald, then you are also forced to accept CE773 as being the writing of Oswald, per Alwyn Cole's testimony here.....
"It is my conclusion that the author of the standard writing bearing the exhibit numbers which you just related--774-783--is the author of the handwriting on Commission Exhibit 773." -- A. Cole
So, which way do you want to swing here, Holmes? Is the writing seen in 774-783 REALLY the writing of Oswald, or was it all faked by plotters to frame him? If you choose the former, which your last post indicates you have done, then you're sunk by Cole's testimony shown above.
By the way, CE788 (the money order Oswald mailed to Klein's for the rifle) is NOT a microfilm copy. It's an original document. And the various document experts have all said that CE788 was written by Lee Oswald.....
Mr. KLEIN - The document, which is marked F-509 [aka CE788], the money order, is an original document; is it not?
Mr. MCNALLY - It was; yes.
Mr. KLEIN - And your conclusion is they were written by the same person who wrote the other documents?
Mr. MCNALLY - That is right.
Mr. CADIGAN. That the postal money order, Cadigan Exhibit No. 11, had been prepared by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. EISENBERG. The postal money order is Commission Exhibit No. 788 and your picture is Cadigan Exhibit No. 11, is that correct?
Mr. CADIGAN. That is correct.
I'll try to talk slowly this time (for Ben's sake) --- Since Warren Commission Exhibits 774 through 783 include a wide variety of Lee Harvey Oswald's handwriting and handprinting (which even you seem to accept as a fact), then CE773 (per the testimony of each man I've been citing--Cadigan, Cole, and McNally) was ALSO written by Lee H. Oswald.
They MATCH. ALL of them---from CE773 through CE783 (plus CE788 too, don't forget--which is an original document, not a microfilmed copy). All of those documents contain the handwriting of ONE INDIVIDUAL PERSON---i.e., they were all written by the SAME PERSON, per all of the document experts.
Why can't you understand the simple and easy-to-read testimony of those three different document examiners?
Or, to toss your words back at you --- Why the incredible cowardice on your part to admit the obvious?
Ben, I know that you feel it's your civic duty to pretend that all of the evidence that exists against your boyfriend (Mr. Oswald) was fake, planted, or otherwise manipulated by a team of evil-doers, but your nitpicking and failure to gaze upon that forest that is Oswald's guilt has reached stupendous proportions, with this handwriting topic being just the latest example of your refusal to accept the obvious.
And it's something that even you, one of the biggest conspiracy-happy clowns in the free world, knows full well is true -- that is: Lee H. Oswald (the real one) ordered, paid for, and took possession of Carcano Rifle #C2766 in late March of 1963.
It really boils down to this simple choice -- Either a bunch of people were running around making it look like Lee Oswald murdered President Kennedy and Officer Tippit by faking tons of evidence and impersonating Oswald all over the place....or: Lee Harvey Oswald really was guilty of both of those murders.
Now Ben, which of the above two options is most likely to be true?
Related Question.....
Does anyone know if the money order [CE788] was ever checked for fingerprints?
Moot point, Davy.
Oswald was manipulated and had no idea why he possibly ordered those guns in that manner; probably posed for the backyard photos; possibly took a fake shot at General Walker; definitely handed out pro-Cuba/Castro fliers in New Orleans; may have visited Sylvia Odio with two other men; definitely got a job doing grunt work for minimum wage in THAT building - 15 miles from N. Beckley and was most likely told by Ruth Paine on the previous weekend that he could have some curtain rods the next time he stopped over.
Of course, I could be wrong.
Ya think?!!
BTW, that certainly wouldn't be a "moot point" to most CTers, because most CTers in the "Anybody But Oswald" club (which includes the vast majority of CTers posting regularly on the Internet) believe that Oswald never touched that money order that was mailed to Klein's. They think that the money order was forged by unknown plotters. So Oswald never handled it at all.
But I'd love to be able to put Oswald's own fingerprints on that money order. Of course, his "prints" are already on it (in a sense), since he himself wrote all the words we see on that document. But having his fingerprints on it too would be just more icing on the cake for the wretched lowlife LNers like DVP. :)
I'll now answer my own question about whether CE788 (the money order) was checked for fingerprints:
It was.
And "no latent fingerprints of value were developed" [per Commission Document No. 49].
Mr. EISENBERG. Other Commission Exhibits, specifically Nos. 788, 801, and 802 also appear to have been treated for fingerprints?
Mr. CADIGAN. That is correct.
Mr. EISENBERG. Exhibit No. 788 has been desilvered?
Mr. CADIGAN. Desilvered, and Exhibits Nos. 801 and 802 are still in their original silvered condition.
Mr. EISENBERG. Did you see these items before they were treated for fingerprints.
Mr. CADIGAN. I know I saw Exhibit No. 788 before it was treated for fingerprints. As to Exhibits Nos. 801 and 802, I don't know at this time.
Mr. EISENBERG. Are the photographs which you produced photographs of the items before they were treated for fingerprints or after?
Mr. CADIGAN. Yes; before they were treated for fingerprints. In other words, it is regular customary practice to photograph an exhibit before it is treated for latents for exactly this reason, that in the course of the treatment there may be some loss of detail, either total or partial.
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In a letter written to the accountability office, the congressmen say they're concerned about the impact emergency managers could have on federally-funded programs and grants," Lindsey Smith reports. Commentary: Political insanity By Jack Lessenberry • Mar 21, 2013 Listen Listening... / 3:08 Lessenberry commentary for 3/21/13 You probably know the old story about the man who kept hitting himself in the head with a hammer. When asked why, he grinned happily and said, "because it feels so good when I stop." Well, the Michigan Legislature reminds me of that, with two big differences. We have begun to regard their nutty behavior as normal, and unlike the guy with the hammer, they show no signs of stopping. Politically, Michigan is a moderate to liberal state. The state hasn't voted Republican for president in 25 years. Republicans have lost every U.S. Senate election except one over the last 40 years. We aren't right-wing extremists. Except in the legislature, which is controlled by ideologues out of touch with the reality the rest of us live in. I'm not talking about conservatives. Good intelligent conservatives from Arthur Vandenberg to Gerald Ford have helped make this state great. I'm talking about people who substitute ideology for common sense. In this morning's news: Detroit financial announcement, health care updates, and Michigan roads By Emily Fox • Mar 1, 2013 User: Brother O'Mara / flickr Governor Snyder to make an announcement on Detroit's financial emergency "Governor Rick Snyder is expected to announce today that he agrees with a review team's determination that Detroit is in a financial crisis with no plan to solve it. That would set the stage for the governor to name an emergency manager to run the city later in March. There's no official word on what the governor plans to do, but he has said the condition of Detroit's finances is unacceptable," Rick Pluta reports. Health care exchange and Blue Cross Blue Shield bills move forward Michigan is moving forward on the Affordable Care Act. As the Detroit Free Press reports, "In a 78-31 vote, 29 Republicans joined with 49 Democrats [Thursday] to accept $30.6 million in federal money to set up a Web-based health care exchange where Michigan residents can easily go and investigate, and ultimately buy, the health insurance mandated under the act. The House also overwhelmingly passed a pair of bills that transforms Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan from a tax-exempt nonprofit into a nonprofit mutual insurer." Lawmakers consider ballot proposal to raise sales tax to fund Michigan roads Lawmakers have come up with a new idea to fix Michigan's roads. As the Detroit News reports, "Republican lawmakers could take the first step next week toward financing Gov. Rick Snyder's $1.2 billion road improvements by trying to place a 1-cent sales tax increase on the May ballot." State House panel votes to accept federal dollars to set up health care exchange By Jake Neher • Feb 27, 2013 Lester Graham / Michigan Radio A bill to set up a healthcare exchange in Michigan has passed its first hurdle in the state Legislature. A House panel today voted to accept more than $30 million from Washington to set up the exchange. It would be a partnership between the state and the federal government under the Affordable Care Act. House Appropriations Chair Joe Haveman says the alternative would be a federal exchange with no state control. "Although it may appear like it was a step in the wrong direction or endorsing Obamacare, this was the conservative vote. The other vote was the liberal vote to say 'we want the federal government to take us over.'" Governor Rick Snyder wanted an exchange run entirely by the state. But lawmakers did not act in time, and that's now off the table. The bill now goes to the floor of the state House. In this morning's Michigan news headlines. . By Emily Fox • Jan 18, 2013 User: Brother O'Mara / flickr Blue Cross Blue Shield overhaul reintroduced without abortion language Lawmakers have reintroduced a proposed overhaul of Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Lansing State Journal reports. "This time it is without the "objectionable language" on abortion that led Gov. Rick Snyder to veto the first package that cleared the Legislature last month. Two Senate bills would convert Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan into a nonprofit mutual insurance company." Michigan might ignore federal gun control laws "Michigan may join a small group of states that say they plan to ignore some federal gun control laws. A bill before the state legislature would exempt any guns or ammunition made, sold and kept in Michigan from any new federal regulations," Steve Carmody reports. Michigan gets $30 million grant to help shop for health coverage "The federal government is giving Michigan a $30 million grant to help set up its health care insurance exchange. The exchange is mandated under the Affordable Care Act. It'll help people research and buy health coverage," Rina Miller reports. In this morning's Michigan news headlines. . . By Emily Fox • Nov 30, 2012 User: Brother O'Mara / flickr State-run health exchange rejected in House Action on a state-run exchange for people to shop for health coverage was rejected in the state House Thursday. As the Lansing State Journal reports, "Gov. Rick Snyder prefers a state-run program, but his administration this month applied for a federal grant as a first step toward the fallback position of teaming with the federal department. States have the option of creating their own exchange, teaming up with the federal government or having a federal system. . . Some Democrats opposed the legislation because it was linked to bills that would prohibit qualified health plans offered through a state exchange from providing coverage for elective abortion but would allow people to buy optional supplemental coverage for elective abortion outside the exchange." Bills move forward to make gray wolf a game species The Michigan Senate has approved a bill that would designate the gray wolf as a game species. The bill gives the Natural Resources Commission authority to decide whether to establish wolf hunting seasons. As the Detroit Free Press reports, "The wolves were removed from the endangered species list in January, but only the DNR is allowed to manage the wolf population, which has begun to encroach upon U.P. towns, according to residents. The animals also are having a big impact on the U.P.'s deer population, killing between 17,000 and 29,000 deer every year, according to a report from the DNR." State threatens to sue Troy over special election "The state is threatening to sue the city of Troy over plans for a special election to replace recalled Mayor Janice Daniels. The Michigan Department of Elections says state law requires an election in February. Troy officials want to wait until next November. The state sent a letter to city leaders giving them until 1pm Friday to comply with the directive, and avoid litigation," Chris Zollars reports. State-run health care exchange dead By Jennifer White & Mercedes Mejia • Nov 29, 2012 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio Listen Listening... / 4:55 Listen to the full interview above. Each week we take a look at Michigan politics with Ken Sikkema, former senate majority leader and senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants, and Susan Demas, political analyst for Michigan Information and Research Service. The House GOP Health Policy Committee, today voted by a 9-5 vote against legislation to establish a state-run health care exchange. The health care exchanges are a requirement of the federal Affordable Care Act. Governor Rick Snyder has been pushing for a state-run online market where people can compare and buy health insurance plans, but Republicans in the House continue their opposition to Obama's federal health care act. Today, Speaker of the House Jase Bolger asked fellow Republicans to pass the legislation. "Here you have a situation where the Speaker finally said lets do this, and his own members said, 'No, we don't want to do it.' So, I think that's somewhat of an embarrassing moment here for the Speaker, not so much for the Governor," said Sikkema. Demas says there are no signs of an extension for states to set up the exchange. At this point it's likely the state will get a federally created exchange. State-run health insurance exchange likely defeated By Mark Brush • Nov 29, 2012 Kaiser Family Foundation updated 1:23 p.m. from Gongwer News Service: With the vote, House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) issued a statement saying there will be no state-run exchange. Bolger spokesperson Ari Adler said it is "highly unlikely" the bill will be reconsidered. The Affordable Care Act requires that states set up online "health insurance exchanges" by 2014 so consumers can shop for their insurance plans. The exchanges are supposed to work like an Expedia or Travelocity for health insurance. If states don't set one up, they'll be required to use a federal exchange. Republicans in the Michigan legislature have resisted setting up a state-run exchange, hoping the Supreme Court or a Republican President would knock down the Affordable Care Act. Neither of those things happened, but the resistance continues, as Chris Gautz of Crain's Detroit Business reports today: The state House Health Policy Committee this morning voted down a bill that would have created a state-based health insurance exchange, with Republicans continuing their opposition.Rep. Gail Haines, R-Lake Angelus and chairwoman of the committee, voted yes on SB 693 — to audible groans from those packed into the hearing room. But the measure failed on a 9-5 vote, with two abstentions.A motion then was made to reconsider the vote, which Haines moved to pass for the day and then adjourned the meeting. Gautz reports "It is unclear whether the House committee will take up the bill again." Post-election the Michigan Tea Party continues to try to flex its muscle By Zoe Clark & Rick Pluta • Nov 16, 2012 Listen Listening... / 5:30 It's Just Politics with Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta for Friday, November 16th, 2012 Before we get down to pure-politics this week, we want to first take a moment to remember former Michigan First Lady Helen Milliken, who just passed away. She was married to Michigan's longest-serving governor, Bill Milliken, thus, making Ms. Milliken the state's longest serving first lady. She was not a woman content to simply stand in the shadow of her husband's accomplishments. She was part of that generation of first ladies, embodied also by Betty Ford, who made it clear that even though they were married to their husbands, they had their own opinions, their own causes, and their own accomplishments. First Lady Milliken was an advocate for the arts, for environmental causes, feminism and abortion rights. She was an ardent enough activist in her own right that when Michigan environmentalists wanted to recognize environmental activism they named it the Helen and William Milliken Distinguished Service Award. She exerted some influence in making those Bill Milliken's priorities, as well, even though at times it put both of them at odds with the more-conservative elements of the Republican Party.And, interestingly enough, this brings us to the current Republican administration. There are some tensions between Snyder-Republicans and the right wing of the Republican Party, especially the Tea Party. The Tea Party continues to send the message that it is not planning on going away, that it's going to continue to push Republicans in the most-conservative direction possible. And we're really seeing this play out with two particular issues right now in Michigan: health insurance exchanges and right to work. The politics of the Exchanges The health insurance exchanges are the online marketplaces where people and small businesses will shop for health insurance under Obamacare. Like Orbitz or Travelocity, but for health insurance. Basically, Michigan has three options: a state-run exchange, a federally run exchange, or some type of hybrid. Governor Snyder and a lot of business groups wanted a state exchange. But, all year-long, state House Republicans kept saying, "No, not yet." First House Republicans wanted to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. When that didn't go the way they wanted, they said the state should wait for the November election and see who's elected president, with the idea that if Governor Romney was elected, then Obamacare would be repealed and the health insurance exchanges would be a moot point. But, as we know, that didn't go the way they wanted either. And, now, they're still dragging their feet, saying they still have more questions. The week in Michigan politics By Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley & Emily Fox • Nov 14, 2012 cncphotos / flickr Listen Listening... / 3:34 Interview This week Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the chance of Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers taking over David Petreaus' position as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, what would happen if Michigan misses the Friday deadline to create a statewide online exchange for people to shop for health insurance and how Detroit's finances could affect the rest of the state. 'Uncertainties' highlighted during Michigan House hearing on health insurance exchange By Steve Carmody • Jul 25, 2012 Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio Michigan legislators are being told that it may already be too late to create an online health insurance exchange. The federal health care law requires states to submit their plans by mid-November, but exchanges require a level of complexity that might make it difficult to have a plan ready in time. What is a health insurance exchange? By Mercedes Mejia & Jennifer White • Jan 25, 2012 ehealthinsurance.com Under the Federal Affordable Care Act, states are required to create a health care exchange. An online place where people can comparison shop for health insurance. It looks much like a Travelocity or Orbitz website, but for health insurance. Many Republicans in the Michigan legislature want to hold off on creating this exchange until the Supreme Court rules whether the act is constitutional. Health exchange debate will continue in New Year By Rick Pluta • Dec 13, 2011 A debate over establishing an online Michigan exchange where people and businesses can comparison shop for health coverage have been pushed into next year. Governor Rick Snyder has said he'd like to see a state-run exchange established soon to ensure Michigan does not get pushed onto a federal system set up under the new national health care law. But he's been getting pushback from some Republicans in the Legislature. "My members do not like Obamacare and they see this as steps to the implementation of Obamacare," said State Rep. Chuck Moss (R-Birmingham). "And, given that it's iffy in the courts and possibly going to be repudiated in the next election, why do we want to get on that train now?" The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Business groups have split on creating a state exchange. Governor Snyder says it's a good idea even if the federal law is reversed. Pages1 2 next › last »

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The Wii digital software library continues to grow in Japan.
Ten more Wii titles are coming to the Wii U eShop over a five week period starting on July 27 in Japan. For My Nintendo account holders, Nintendo is offering 30 percent off of these games through coupons they will be sending out to email addresses associated with accounts. These coupons will start arriving closer to the release of the games. Members can take advantage of the discount for two weeks following the release of each title. With the discount, users will be paying 1,890 yen, 810 yen off of the standard price of 2,700 yen, for each game. The full list of titles and release dates are below. Currently, this is limited to Japan.
Week One - from July 27
Xenoblade Chronicles
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Week Two - from August 3
Super Paper Mario
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition
Week Three - from August 9
Kirby's Epic Yarn
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Week Four - from August 17
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Super Sluggers
Week Five - from August 24
Wario Land: Shake It!
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Istanbul is one of the favourite tourist destinations in the world due to its cultural heritage complemented by modern skyscrapers and developed infrastructure. City is something for all - Nature Lovers, Tourist having interest in heritage sites, foodies can enjoy supper yummy local food, for children the city has adventure parks and so on.
Balkon Residence is the most economical place to stay in the locality which is 0.55 Kms away from Karakoy Port - Istanbul. At such a basic room rent per day you will get all must have amenities which you will need away from your home. These rates have only been possible due to the fact that hotel industry is getting competitive day by day and the only way they can survive is by reducing cost and that too without compromising on the servicesHurriyet Hotel Istanbul is the low cost Three Star hotel in the area which is 0.93 Kms from Karakoy Port - Istanbul. This 3 star hotel is very well known in the city for the cleanliness, its supportive staff, airy looms, neat and clean bathrooms and personalized services by hotel staff.Karakoy Rooms is the Nearest Hotel in the area which is 0.08 Kms from Karakoy Port - Istanbul. The location of this hotel is best in class and people visiting the city actually like this thing because it saves lot of travel time in commuting to various travel destinations in and around the city.Maywood Hotel is the low cost but luxury four star hotel in the area which is 0.98 Kms from Karakoy Port - Istanbul. This is one of the well known 4 diamond hotels in the area with all amenities. This hotel is suggested for families travelling with babies - as the staff is very kid friendly and will patiently listen to all your specific requirements.Palazzo Donizetti Hotel is the Cheap and Best 5 Star Upscale hotel in the area which is 0.95 Kms from Karakoy Port - Istanbul. This five star hotel is very well equipped to meet any of your travel requirements will it be a business travel or a leisure holiday trip. The hotel is equipped enough to arrange any medium size corporate events as well and if you discuss with the hotel management, they will make necessary arrangements like catering for large groups, arranging stationery for business travellors, projectors and sound systems for any official conference.Daru Sultan Hotels Galata is the most appropriate place to stay because that is just 0.78 Kms away from Karakoy Port - Istanbul Other factors which makes it our recommended choice are - Past Satisfied visitors who enjoy hotel's services on repeated basis and share a very positive feedback on travel portals, it is Value for money, Suitable for all ages like Old Age visitors, Teenagers, Youngsters etc
Save upto 35%: These rates mentioned below are rates on the date we have created this page - you may visit the hotel links below and check the latest rates on the date of your travel. There is a possibility that actual rates are lower than mentioned in below table upto 35% due to off-season discount, hotel deals or any other reason !
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|Balkon Residence
|0.55 Kms
|€ 66
|4 Star
|Galipdede Caddesi Balkon...
|Maywood Hotel
|0.98 Kms
|€ 30
|4 Star
|Nöbethane Caddesi No 25...
|Richmond Hotel Istanbul
|0.81 Kms
|€ 66
|4 Star
|Istiklal Caddesi No 227
|Hurriyet Hotel Istanbul
|0.93 Kms
|€ 29
|3 Star
|Hocapasa Mahallesi...
|Hotel Villa Zurich Istanbul
|0.98 Kms
|€ 49
|3 Star
|Akarsu Yokusu Caddesi No...
|Pera Tulip City
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|€ 50
|4 Star
|Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 95...
|Galata La Bella Hotel
|0.38 Kms
|€ 33
|4 Star
|Arapcamii Mah.Erguvan...
|World House Istanbul
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|€ 28
|1.5 Star
|Galipdede Cad. No 85...
|Grand Hotel Halic Istanbul
|0.88 Kms
|€ 46
|4 Star
|Refik Saydam Street 37...
|Georges Hotel Galata
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|€ 59
|4 Star
|Serdar-i Ekrem Sok No24...
|Palazzo Donizetti Hotel
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|€ 33
|5 Star
|Asmalimescit Mah...
|Gradiva Hotel
|0.38 Kms
|€ 57
|2 Star
|Bankalar Caddesi No:2/1
|Orka Royal Hotel
|0.96 Kms
|€ 37
|4 Star
|Nobethane Caddesi No 10
|Anemon Galata Hotel Istanbul
|0.49 Kms
|€ 61
|5 Star
|Bereketzade Mahallesi...
|Daru Sultan Hotels Galata
|0.78 Kms
|€ 67
|5 Star
|Evliya Celebi...
|Hotel Sultan
|0.94 Kms
|€ 35
|1 Star
|Orhaniye Caddesi No:28...
|Collage Pera Hotel
|0.81 Kms
|€ 42
|4 Star
|General Yazgan Sok. No:13
|Rapunzel Hostel
|0.45 Kms
|€ 18
|3 Star
|Bereketzade Camii Sok.No:3
|Stories Apart Hotel Kumbaraci Istanbul
|0.74 Kms
|€ 64
|3 Star
|Kumbaracı Yokuşu No: 66...
|Askoc Hotel Istanbul
|0.91 Kms
|€ 39
|4 Star
|Istasyon Arka Sokak No...
|Ansen Suites
|0.93 Kms
|€ 87
|4 Star
|Mesrutiyet Cad. Ansen...
|Karakoy Rooms
|0.08 Kms
|€ 45
|1.5 Star
|Kemankes Cad. Galata...
|Galata Tower VIP Apartment Suites
|0.53 Kms
|€ 66
|4 Star
|Sahkulu mh. Kucuk Hendek...
|The Pera Hotel
|0.84 Kms
|€ 34
|3 Star
|Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 113
|Mavi Konak Apartments Istanbul
|0.88 Kms
|€ 38
|3 Star
|Asmali Mescit Mah...
|Preferred Hotel Old City Istanbul
|0.91 Kms
|€ 35
|3 Star
|Tayahatun Sokak No 15...
|Arx Suites
|0.4 Kms
|€ 42
|4 Star
|Hacimimi Mah. Galata...
|Grand Seigneur Hotel
|0.97 Kms
|€ 43
|4 Star
|Nobethane Caddesi No 30...
Thanks to Rick Steve for publishing this excellent video on Istanbul - A must see for every traveller !
Few Useful Links to help you in your stay in Istanbul
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The Big Bamboozle fundraising event was produced in partnership with Outset Contemporary Art Fund and writer Sally O'Reilly to raise money for Camden Arts Centre's residency programme.
Camden Arts Centre is incredibly grateful to all our supporters who help keep our work adventurous and free. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the artists, sponsors and galleries who provided their encouragement and support for The Big Bamboozle.
The Big Bamboozle Committee
Outset Contemporary Art Fund
Candida Gertler
Micaela Boas
Pamela Crystal
Anna Felten
Adam Knights
The Art Room
Juli Beattie
Beverley Silverstone
Sally O'Reilly
Outset Residency Supporters
Christie's London
Hauser & Wirth
Kate MacGarry Gallery
Lisson Gallery
Patrick Heide Gallery
Thomas Dane Gallery
Victoria Miro Gallery
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Healeys Print Group
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I had used my old id and password and it was a no go..then I tried email WITH my old password..are you saying to use then my email AS my password?
"Go figure, though, as my hosting company is located in Florida. LOL"Jim
yeah, while I am able to see the new page I can not log in as of yet..so let me know when you think that should be resolved... I am curious to see what it will look like once logged in.
I was,,,let me try it again...
Perfect..yes and you fixed it!
Jim I was also able to connect to the Shack through the new webpage as well. I am not sure if that will be the page/link or look that you will use for it in the new but it looks exactly the same as before. Unless of course it is just connecting still to the old?[which I know you made or left a copy for us to use while you were in process]
I m in!
Hi Jim,
How does it show that we have or have not read the articles? I am curious! That is going to be a great function
The Shovelshack did not get an overhaul ... yet. THAT will be another huge undertaking! If you had visited the Shack early this morning (my early morning, that is) you would have seen a mess. I had forgotten some of the controlling features of the Shack were linked to the shovel site, and when I deleted theshovel.net from my Windows server and reset it to my Linux server, those files were missing. LOL! I had to track down those files, send them up to the shovelshack folders, and then make the appropriate link connections. Then again, what happens in the kitchen is only known to the cook!!


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Code for this tutorial is on this git branch:
git clone -b Base_project https://email@example.com/dglencross/zombiegametutorial.git
Have a look here for help setting it up
So far in this tutorial, we have a drawn a map. We've gone in to detail about how we've created the data structure that is the map layout, but we haven't spoken much about the mechanics of how we store and display the actual graphics. This might seem a bit straightforward for the map (it is just a single tile drawn repeatedly), but when we start introducing moving characters (next tutorial after this one!) it will be more important.
If you are at all familiar with 2-D game programming, you'll probably be familiar with the concept of sprites and that each one has an image (or texture) that is what you see represents the sprite.
What is a TextureAtlas?
Think of it as one large image which you load into memory. This image is all your other images stuck together, side-by-side, in one large 'texture' (or a subset of them). Then, there is an accompanying json file (formatted text) which tells a program where each individual image is. So it will say e.g. top-left for 50px width, 50px height is an image called 'zombie'. Then when I ask for the texture called 'zombie', I'll get back just the relevant part of the overall image.
Why use a TextureAtlas rather than a bunch of individual images?
Check out the wikipedia article for a good description:
but basically – faster memory usage. As well as this, the atlas makes it very easy to deal with your graphics. Drop an image in a folder, re-build your atlas, and then ask for it by name.
Here's a bit of code from Dinowar:
String spriteName = "Dinosaur__"+ fromBase.getOwner().getPlayerColor().name() +" Air";
Sprite sprite = gameController.getMainScreen().getMainAtlas().createSprite(spriteName);
We are creating a sprite directly from the atlas. createSprite(String name) is a built-in Libgdx method.
Building the TextureAtlas with the TexturePacker
How to create our atlas though? It would not be a time-saver if you had to create the json file and giant image yourself. This is where the TexturePacker comes in. We referred earlier to some unused code in the DesktopLauncher:
if (packTextures) {
TexturePacker.process(settings, assets_general + "images", assets_android + "atlas", "main");
settings.duplicatePadding = true;
TexturePacker.process(settings, assets_general + "tiles", assets_android + "atlas", "tiles");
We're building two atlases here. We're specifying where the files we want to pack are with the second parameter:
assets_general + "images"
We're specifying where to save the atlas with the third parameter:
assets_android + "atlas"
And we're naming our atlas with the fourth parameter:
At the moment, this code section is not running because we have set packTextures to false. Why don't you try changing it to true and running it?
Check the console, and you should see output like this:
Writing 512×1024: atlas/main.png
Writing 1024×512: atlas/tiles.png
127 74
Let's check out file locations. For me on a Mac, these are:
Original files – /Users/dave/git/zombiegametutorial/assets_general/images
Created Atlas – /Users/dave/git/zombiegametutorial/android/assets
And the folder we've written out to now contains these files:
Let's take a look inside the tiles.atlas:
It refers to the image name, some metadata about the image, and then lays out the different texture areas – in our case, there is just one, called "white".
We've packaged our graphics up for use in our Android game – change it to iOS if you're creating your iOS version of the game.
Note: we usually keep packTextures to false because we don't need to create these atlases every time – just when we've made changes.
Creating the Atlas object in game
In MainScreen.java, we've got this method, called from the constructor:
private void setUpGraphics() {
// Set up graphics here for passing between classes
// Try to keep everything here to make for easy disposal at the end.
tilesAtlas = new TextureAtlas("atlas/tiles.atlas");
So we're already set up with our atlas! Have a look in Tile.java to see what is going on.
public static void setSprites(TextureAtlas tiles) { plainTile = tiles.createSprite("white"); // Make sure we do this, it then does it for the whole atlas. plainTile.getTexture().setFilter(TextureFilter.Linear, TextureFilter.Linear); }
We create our sprite, and later when the draw() method is called, we'll draw it on to the screen. This occurs when our GameScreenRenderer has its update() method called, and it in turn tells each Tile to draw itself.
We've seen how to pack a collection of images into an atlas, and how to then reference that atlas to draw sprites on the screen.
These tile sprites aren't very interesting though – they're just a white square! In our next tutorial, we'll get a character moving around the screen, and so we'll be using an atlas for this – you'll find though, that the principles are exactly the same as the tiles that we have drawn here.
If you like these tutorials, or want to see a game that was written in much the same way, please download Dinowar from the Google Play Store. It costs nothing and is ad-free.


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BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) Bode Miller glided around a turn at a high rate of speed, caught some air and nearly lost one of his skis. Somehow, as he always seems to do, he avoided a crash and kept right on attacking the course.
And this was just a training run - with nothing at stake. Miller being Miller, he of course charged through a daunting downhill Wednesday, even if he was simply testing out the race hill.
Although he's taking a break from World Cup racing this season, the 38-year-old Miller served as a forerunner in Beaver Creek for one day only and wore a camera mounted to his ski pole. The six-time Olympic medalist even safely brought back the camera - barely.
Because Miller's version of playing it safe is a relative term. He appeared nearly as fast as ever in his return to a venue where he wiped out last February during a world championship super-G race and severed his right hamstring tendon.
''I couldn't go as fast as I wanted today,'' said Miller, who didn't have an official time in a training run where Norway's Kjetil Jansrud got down the mountain the quickest. ''But I might make a career out of being a professional forerunner, so I can run a buff course all the time.
''I know how to take risks. I'm better at managing risk than anyone else on the World Cup.''
No denying that. He's won 33 World Cup races and two overall titles with his risk-taking style.
While this was just a friendly meander down the Birds of Prey hill, he still wanted to see how he stacked up wearing new skis from Bomber, a company he's now collaborating with after a split from Head.
He charged, too. That is, until he hit some tiny ripples and almost wiped out. Then, he backed off a bit.
''I can't go out there and go crazy, because I'm not in that kind of form yet,'' Miller said.
When he passed the spot where he crashed last February, he wasn't intimidated. Didn't even give it a second thought.
''Because I've come back to places a lot of times where I've crashed,'' said Miller, who will also serve as a commentator for the races this week, beginning Friday with a downhill. ''I'm not too worried about it. That was a freak accident.''
U.S. men's coach Sasha Rearick was pleased that Miller returned. This could be a glimpse of things to come.
''I'd love to have him back and throwing down,'' Rearick said. ''It's good for the sport, good for the team and good for him. Having him come to the big events is good for everybody.''
As Miller has said in the past, a return to World Cup racing isn't out of the picture. Not likely this season, but possibly down the road and in a limited capacity.
''I don't commit to coming back. But I don't commit to quitting, either,'' Miller said in a phone interview before the training session. ''But I think that there's a good likelihood that I do a few races, because of the benefits of Bomber. It's going to be an exciting time with a new company.
''I think there's enough benefit for me inside of that, that it really is worthwhile. How it goes down, I don't know.''
That's because his family remains his top priority. He and his wife, pro beach volleyball player Morgan Miller, welcomed a son in May. She was watching from the sideline along with their toddler and Miller's other son from a previous relationship.
''The commitment for my family is pretty extreme these days,'' said Miller, who's also into horse racing and owns a barn full of promising thoroughbreds. ''But I can see doing some racing. I'm never going to do the full circuit again - that's way too time-consuming and demanding. I need to manage how that all goes down.''
Could he envision himself on a podium again?
''There's no question I have the ability to win,'' Miller said. ''There are young skiers out there who are fit and hungry and charging and that's the way it always is. The kids are good.
''But yeah, I have no doubt I can still be relevant. It's just a matter of managing it with the rest of my priorities.''


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The day after St. Louis Cardinals took exception to Brandon Phillips' "howdy friend" shin guard tap that escalated into a full fledged, old fashioned basebrawl, Adam Wainwright threw 7 innings of 2 hit shutout ball as the Redbirds rode yet another Grand slam (this one off the bat of Colby Rasmus in the 5th) and some pent up emotion to a momentum setting sweep of the Reds in Cincinnati leaving Great American ballpark with a 6-1 victory..
Tuesdays "fireworks", the Cards response to Phillips "whiney bitches" comments in reference to the Carrdinals, began as Phillips tapped Molina's shin guard as he normally does as a "hello" gesture. Molina immediately kicked out his left leg in response and jumped into the Reds' 2nd baseman's face presumably "discussing" Phillips' public comments. The two were separated briefly, but, the fuse had been ignited and both benches and bullpens soon converged on the area behind home plate and the melee was on. Cards pitcher Chris Carpenter appeared to be among the most agitated as he and former team mate Scott Rolen could be seen jawing at each other viciously. Reds starter Johnny Cueto ended up pinned against the backstop netting and could be seen kicking and flailing at anyone in range. He apparently landed several blows to Carpenter and catcher Jason LaRue in the fracas that delayed play for almost 10 minutes resulting in the ejections of both managers, Tony LaRussa of St. Louis and the Reds' Dusty Baker.
Molina continued his objection to Phillips' and the Reds' attitude by blasting a 2nd inning HR and Matt Holliday drove in 3 runs on a 4-5 night that saw the Cards take game 2 8-4.
The Cardinals leave Cincinnati a full game ahead of the Reds in the NL Central while holding a 2 game lead in the loss column as they head into Thursday's off day before hosting he Cubs over the weekend at Busch.
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Monday, March 2, 2009
the finale
I'm not sure if I just got finished watching "The Bachelor" or "Jason's Just Not That In To You"? Seriously, which one was it?
I'm so just going to dive into "The After the Rose Finale" because really it's like a giant backstabbing elephant in the room. The begging two hours where like a giant blur.
So, last week a bunch of spoilers where popping up all over the internet and because I have NO patience I read them all. Must know now!! But I did take them all with a grain of salt and kind of got suspicious that they weren't true after seeing Jason on "The View" last week. Then after such a sweet and romantic proposal to Melissa I'm thinking, oh no maybe it's true that they broke up in the last few months.
But knock me upside the head I'd never pin Jason for being one to break up with someone on national TV. Is this Maury or Ricki Lake we're watching? Poor Melissa. Whatever happened between them in the last few months I do not feel she deserved that as an exit. I get it you don't have feelings for her, you messed, things changed yada yada. But for crying out loud knock on her door at home and break up with her, e-mail her, text her, but please don't do it while the girl you're going to try to get with is in the other dressing room. Jason, Jason, Jason!! I really hope for the sake of feelings it was staged a bit.
Then Molly so willing took him back. Girlfriend think twice about this...the man has a track record going on. My tivo is showing they're going to be on a couple talk shows this week, so I'm curious to get some more details.
But wasn't it great seeing DeAnna? That was just fun. Like a little reunion. Was anyone else thinking, couldn't you have just called him and saved yourself some jet lag? But that wouldn't have been as dramatic.
So, I'm worn out now. But y'all it's been a blast getting to chat with everyone on this after each episode...wish we could have had a nice happy normal ending.
In conclusion...Jason is a poopy head.
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- Scrapper Mom said...
amen sista!
- March 3, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- Angela said...
Even though I did not like Melissa at all...and I can totally see why he changed his mind...
NOT ON NATIONAL TV...that was too much. He should have broken it off way before the show or even right before the show...but not on the show. UGH poor Melissa.
I do hope things work out for Jason and Molly though. I know I am the only one who liked her...but I picked out Molly and Jillian the very first night.
- March 3, 2009 at 12:16 AM
- Heather said...
As much as I hate it I really think this was staged. Jason did not look like himself last night. And Melissa did not act as hysterical/mad/upset as I think she would have. Molly did look very shocked though. I can not believe that Jason would break up with someone on TV!!!! AHH! I have no other words to waste on this show.
- March 3, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Lauren Kelly said...
Haha, I agree! A poopy head he is, lol!!!!! I was totally shocked, as I'm sure the rest of America was!!
- March 3, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Rebecca Jo said...
I dont see how Melissa stayed so calm... I would've been crazy girl right there! I totally would have kept the ring too! :-)
I didnt like seeing Jason kissing someone else 5 minutes after breaking off his engagement... that was very low....
- March 3, 2009 at 8:41 AM
- Stacy Gibbs said...
Yeah! This was ridiculous! I felt so stupid for actually watching it! I was rooting for Melissa the whole time and was so excited when she was picked and then shocked when he dumped her on national TV. I think Molly knew and did a good stage act! She and Jason seemed so weird! UGH..I am so bothered...LOL
- March 3, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- Whitney said...
For real!!!!!
The whole thing was ridiculous! Molly is stupider than I thought!!!
- March 3, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- ShortOne said...
I think it was staged - it all just seemed too scripted!!!!
But even if it was - AWFUL!!! Melissa did not deserve that! I really wanted her to punch him.
And yes, I agree with you about Jason, but I say he is a GIANORMUS POOPY HEAD!!!!!!!!
- March 3, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- Heather said...
couldn't agree more!! This was so staged too, I mean really. That boy has some issues to work on! I said that same things as you!
- March 3, 2009 at 11:42 AM
My personal opinion, not that anyone asked, is that Melissa is crazy!
The whole deal is crazy, and I'm hoping Jillian is, in fact, the next bachelorette. I didn't read any spoilers at all, so I was shocked!
- March 3, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Kim said...
It says on MSNBC that the "contract" that he signed said he had to break up with her on t.v. and he was devastated that he had to do it there and not in person. Don't you sign a contract before you do something???? If that's the case how did they know that he would even break up with her???? He got on my last nerve last night with all that crying. Gosh every time you turned around he was teared up about something. He's a big ol' weinie head !!!!!
- March 3, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- Mrs. Nurse said...
I love your header. I also think it may have been staged. Never really had the feeling until this episode. However, if not I hope Jason gets 10 fold the hurt he gave Melissa. It is one thing to break up with a girl but to do it on national television. My heart broke for her when she told him about taking being engaged from her. I never looked at it like that before :(
- March 3, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Becca said...
He is definitely a poopy head. haha
Found your blog from Lauren's and just wanted to agree totally. Horrible thing to do - just awful!
- March 3, 2009 at 9:28 PM


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Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians and the Deputy Prime Minster and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders have inaugurated the international conference 'Children and Armed Conflict' at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.
The conference is being organised by Minister Reynders on the eve of 12 February, the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers. They were joined by the Deputy Secretary-General of NATO, Rose Gottemoeller; the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui; and the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis.
The focus of the conference will be on the development and implementation of policy for the protection of children by the UN and regional organisations.
Belgium has led the way in highlighting the problems of children and armed conflicts. In 2016, Belgium organised a high-level event in New York on the issue of psychosocial rehabilitation and social reintegration of children affected by armed conflicts.
Queen Mathilde gave the keynote address at the conference.
Monsieur le Vice-Premier Ministre,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Every child deserves a safe childhood.
This thought constantly crossed my mind when I visited the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees, in the North of Jordan, a few months ago.
It is just over twenty years since my fellow SDG Advocate, Graça Machel, presented her groundbreaking report on the impact of armed conflict on children. Since then, the international community has become increasingly aware of the scope and seriousness of the problem. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has appointed a Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. Efforts to universalize implementation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child have been increased. And a protocol has been added that specifically addresses the situation of children in armed conflict.
In 2005, the Security Council established a monitoring and reporting mechanism on the use of child soldiers. Most recently, the Sustainable Development Goals likewise address the issue of Children and Armed Conflict.
Significantly, NATO has developed its own policy document on children in armed conflict, in close cooperation with the United Nations. Concern for children's safety is now an integral part of the planning of NATO operations and missions, as well as training and reporting.
The EU, too, has adopted guidelines and an action plan to monitor areas where children are particularly at risk. It fully supports the work of the UN in this field, as do other organisations, including the African Union and NGOs.
My own country, Belgium, is a longstanding partner and supporter of the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. As a member of the so-called Group of Friends, Belgium actively works to promote this issue in New York and co-chairs the Group in Geneva. Within NATO, too, Belgium plays a leading role. Active participation in these organisations keeps the issue on the agenda of the international community.
So we have made progress, Ladies and Gentlemen.
But not enough.
In all too many parts of the world, large numbers of children are still victims of violence: violence from extremist groups, warring factions, other countries and sometimes even their own governments. According to UN estimates, several million children have been killed or badly injured in the past 20 years, as a result of armed conflict. UNICEF's 2016 report on the State of the World's Children revealed that nearly 50 million of them currently live in places affected by conflict. Only this week we heard that a record number of people were killed or injured in Afghanistan last year. One-third of them were children.
So we must never become complacent. Nor must we become immune to the images that confront us daily in the media or in the field. We have the legal and moral tools to protect children from suffering and injustice. We must be even more dynamic in applying them.
The dramas children experience in conflict situations are multiple. Families are torn apart; social environments broken or destroyed. Children are deprived of essential medical care and education. They are displaced from their homes, abducted, abused and even trafficked. Young and adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable. Subjected, all too often, to sexual violence, early pregnancy and forced marriage, they bear the scars forever.
Children are not just caught up in conflict; they are often cynically and ruthlessly targeted. Some are forced into service as child soldiers, with no other option than to kill. Their childhoods come to a brutal and early end, their innocence and often their futures stolen from them. Their lives defined by violence and horror, these children are usually traumatised and dysfunctional by the time the conflict ends.
Their primary concern is survival, how to cope with basic needs. The emotional part comes later. Reintegrating them into their communities and rehabilitating them is a major and lengthy challenge. We must be guided by the children concerned and work closely with local communities to provide the support they need. With a quarter of a million children currently estimated to be involved in armed conflicts worldwide, the task is huge.
At the United Nations last summer, a former child soldier from Sierra Leone emphasised the importance of education to help such children reclaim their lives: "their youth, if not their childhood," as he put it. Teaching them the skills to make a living and have a valuable place in society is vital.
At the same UN event I, too, drew attention not only to the physical effects but also to the psychological and emotional wounds children suffer in war zones. All children, not only child soldiers, can be seriously affected by the atrocities of armed conflict and suffer severe mental health problems as a result. The impact may last well beyond the actual conflict.
Indeed, the aftermath – possible long-term displacement, loss of family members and a livelihood – frequently add to the trauma. Child victims of conflict need special care. In particular, they need psychosocial rehabilitation and support. And they continue to need it long after the armed conflict has ended.
The international community has stepped up efforts to increase awareness and mobilisation. But while it is critical to strengthen the mechanisms to protect children in armed conflict, we should not lose sight of the primary goal: to prevent and end conflict and safeguard peace.
Peace, justice, strong institutions, social cohesion and investment in partnerships are all equally essential for the protection of vulnerable people. Likewise, we must maintain our efforts to ensure humanitarian assistance, both during and after conflict.
As an Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals and as the Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium, I personally am determined to continue my efforts to improve the plight of children affected by armed conflict.
This conference, Ladies and Gentlemen, is an opportunity to share experiences and best practices in the conception and formulation of policies, but also in the implementation of those policies on the ground. It is a chance to exchange views on the real challenges facing the international community in this context.
The conclusions must be pragmatic and operational. Dissuasive and preventive action, as well as sanctions against violations, will contribute to the fight against impunity.
We must work to increase complementarity and coordination.
And, of course, we must continue to increase awareness.
In short, this conference can give new impetus to our efforts to protect the safety and well-being of children in conflict situations.
Let us all do our utmost.
I am confident we can succeed.
I thank you.


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Ford Motor Co. will take the wraps off the Tourneo Custom concept next month at the Geneva auto show, a styling exercise that shows the design direction for the redesigned Ford Transit.
Many of the Tourneo's styling cues will be incorporated into the light-duty Transit van that will be sold in Europe and Asia.
Today, the light- and heavy-duty Transit in Europe "look almost identical. It is very hard to tell the difference between the two," said Mike Levine, a Ford spokesman.
"The styling now will be very different between the one-ton, light-duty version and the two-ton, heavy-duty version," Levine said.
Both production models are expected to be revealed this year.
The front-wheel-drive Tourneo concept features what Ford calls "a luxurious carlike interior." The leather-trimmed seats are hand-stitched and have cloth inserts.
Levine said Ford will not sell the light-duty Transit in the United States.
Ford said last year that the redesigned heavy-duty Transit will be assembled and sold in the United States beginning in 2013, eventually replacing the Ford E series.
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text: I'm getting really confused here---my brain hurts. William D Clinger <will at ccs.neu.edu> writes: > That would give us a semantics that is usable for settling > perhaps 80% of the safe/unsafe questions, which would be > an improvement over the approximately 20% solution of your > original semantics. It's probably possible to figure out which 20% you're referring to by going back in the e-mail history and boiling down the list in your notes to Kent's proposal---but could you give one or two examples? One thing that bothers me about the discussion so far, and that keeps getting buried, is that the concept of unsafety seems to be getting hardwired into the compiler, and through the somewhat arbitrary scope of R6RS has arbitrary scope as well. ("Scope" referring to the colloquial meaning here, not anything lexical.) Or I'm misunderstanding---help me out if that's the case. In both Will's and Kent's proposals, the safe/unsafe mode seems to apply to a caller: If I run the following code in unsafe mode: (+ 'foo 'bar) ... then all bets are off. Thus, the Scheme system essentially provides two versions of +, but the choice gets made by running the *caller* in safe or unsafe mode, rather than making it clear that two versions of + exist. How does a programmer declare safe/unsafe distinctions for the stuff exported from her own code? In C, the local equivalent of safety may be declared via various compiler flags. In effect, however, I can generate safe and unsafe versions of a certain module, and then pick by linking against one or the other. (And code can express distinctions via the preprocessor.) This has many practical downsides, but has the appeal of being fairly easy to undertand in principle, and reasonably easy to handle in practice. Is there a strong reason why the same concept won't work for us---without the caveats if possible? -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla


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Noah is also from Ozark, Missouri and attends University of Missouri as well. Noah is rarely caught wearing a sufficient amount of clothing or without a camera. In his free time (all of the time) he enjoys making videos and chasing fame. He is Logan's self proclaimed "#1 camping/hiking buddy for all eternity since day one."
Evan is from Scottsdale, Arizona and is currently studying to be an aerospace engineer, which as far as we can tell just means jacking around and building paper airplanes. He's also a squirrel whisperer, which is much cooler than building planes.
Jackson hails from Scottsdale, Arizona. Which is in the desert. Supposedly. He attends Maryville University in St. Louis with Logan and Lucas. He drives a minivan and is approximately eleven feet tall.
Bri is from Ozark, Missouri and attends University of Missouri in Columbia. She enjoys tagging along on crazy adventures and capturing bomb photos. She hopes to one day be "one of the boys" and master the art of peeing in the outdoors.
Kael's a bit of a wild card. Most recently he didn't let us know he was coming on a trip until an hour before we left… at 2 AM. Like most of the gang, he's from Ozark and attends Mizzou. He makes video games, models, and is an amateur fighter. He truly is the world's most interesting man.
Payton completes the fivesome of Ozark boys, and attends Missouri S&T where he studies all the stuff about rocks. Before he spent this last summer in a coal mine, Payton had been on nearly every trip with the team. He is the strongest voice of reason we have.
Lucas is from the far away, magical land of San Diego, which is in an even more magical place called California. His parents run a drug cartel under the cover of a "water repair business" in CALIFORNIA which is on fire.
Kinderly is from Springfield, MO and loves traveling to new places to get all... the... shots! of nature. Besides photography, her passions include riding out of the sunroof on Dudley and having fleek nails.
No team is complete without a resident Eagle Scout to tie knots and things, and Carter is ours. He has the sickest dance moves of anyone here and listens to like, a lot of music. Also serves as a father figure in whatever setting he finds himself in. He attends University of Missouri and is from Ozark.
Max is from San Diego and is best friends with the Santiago twins. He attends UC Berkeley, where he is currently taking recommendations on what to major in. The only reason we invite him on trips is to wash all of our dishes.