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By Stephen Richardson
They say the tree doesn't fall very far from its roots. The Florida GOP establishment was shocked when ambitious Marco Rubio came out of the Florida State Legislature with an ultra-conservative appeal and tea party support to snatch the Senate seat away from establishment candidate "Charlie" Crist. When ambitious Senator Rubio arrived in Washington, it was his conservative voters and tea party hopefuls turn to be shocked and disappointed.
Instead of joining with other tea party backed Senate candidates like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee that also had bucked the establishment and won, Senator Rubio made a B line to link up with GOP establishment progressive Senators John McKay and Lindsey Graham and another newly elected tea party supported Senator Jeff Flake. This apparently unlikely alliance then moved quickly form the bi-partisan "Gang of Eight" Comprehensive Immigration group. They joined hands in unholy alliance with progressives Senators Schumer, Dick Durban, Michael Bennet, and Robert Menendez to work on a bill that would become the multiple phone book thick aberration that was to close the border, set immigration policies, STEM quotas, and facilitate documenting and legalizing all illegals now in the United States. (11 million – 28million- no one is sure how many). 1,2
It is not a giant leap to a conclusion that, based on his roots, that Marco's alliance and move to comprehensive immigration reform was no accident and was planned and orchestrated as a purposeful result the result of careful planning by Marco and his close backers and associates. It is no overstep to surmise that Marco has willingly been groomed to implement immigration reform and fully intends to do so if he is elected President- no matter what he says. One just needs to look to his staff decisions , supporters and long-tern associates to gain insight..
A look at the article "Rubio's Inner Circle" in the Houston Chronicle, reprinted from an April 15, 2015 Ed O'Keefe article in the Washington Post, discloses a host associates and campaign hires that have ties to establishment candidates, Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Rod Portman. Whit Aires Rubio's pollster, likewise has ties to the establishment DC GOP and is a prime advocate of extending party appeal to "new Demographic realities". Alex Burgos, Rubio's spokesman came to Rubio from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We all know where they stand on immigration reform.3
Even more telling is Rubio's 16 year association with Enrique Gonzales that began when both served on the Miami Chamber of Commerce. Gonzales, a noted immigration lawyer left a lucrative partnership with international Immigration law firm, Fragomen where he was helping large corporations legally circumvent immigration laws to go to Washington with Rubio and craft comprehensive immigration reform. He was praised by Dick Durbin as making an inestimable contribution in writing much of the behemoth 1066 page comprehensive immigration reform bill with Chuck Schumer's Staff. He also, during their early years introduced Marco to Billionaire Norman Braman, who has actually given Marco and his wife employment and supplemented their income to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars and has earmarked 10 million dollars for Marco's Presidential campaign.4
Billionaire Norman Braman was just a millionaire when William French Smith nominated him to head up the Reagan immigration Department and use his management skills to get it organized to implement Reagan's "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" in April of 1981. Democrat Antonin Mazzoli and Senate dupe Republican Allan Simpson may have made a deal to hold up Braman's appointment because, one might surmise, the Democrats were not yet ready for Comprehensive immigration reform yet, as citizenship would only primarily be extended to 3 1/2 million Mexicans located in California. Mr. Braman confidently looked forward to developing an atmosphere and organization that would provide Cubans, Dominicans, and all Immigrants a better path to citizenship. He withdrew his name from nomination in October of 1981, becoming frustrated with the process. Mr. Braman has always expressed support for Miami's immigrant population and maintained ties with immigration advocates and lawyers in Miami-Dade-Palm Beach areas, but one of his biggest projects has always been Marco Rubio. We can't say for sure how Mr. Braman's support I for Rubio relates to his prior involvement with Reagan's reform which Democrats have gutted -and if he still vitally interested in a new Comprehensive Immigration Amnesty Bill that would extend U.S. employment rights and citizenship rights to as many as 28 million undocumented illegals. We Wonder? 5,6,7,8
While talking about Rubio's big money donors and bundlers, we need to talk about billionaire Paul Singer, who announced his support for Rubio on October 30, 2015. Now that his other political project, same sex marriage is, in effect, the law of the land he is turning his full attention one of his other favorite projects – immigration reform. 8 Mr. Singer a noted bundler has ties to such immigration reform favoring notables as Rupert Murdoch, Roone Aldrich, lobbyist Haley Barbour, Michael Bloomberg and organizations such as Club for Growth and National Immigration Forum. 9,10
As this is being written, reports have surfaced that backers of Speaker Paul Ryan, including many Club for Growth, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and National immigration Forum members are in a planning and fund raising meeting about Senator Rubio's Presidential Campaign. Rumors also abound of amnesty favoring Paul Ryan Vice-Presidency.
Senator Rubio, in speaking about immigration reform post Gang of Eight now emphasizes "closing the border first", fixing the job database, instituting the E-verify employment database, and a staged grant of citizenship to Illegals. In other words, his current Presidential policy is virtually the same Comprehensive Gang of Eight policy staged in a series of smaller bites rather than a big gulp. His stance and commitment as changed very little on the immigration issue. But then, how could it possibly change considering his roots and background.11,12
Finally I include A paper Senator Sessions wrote for the new Republican majority, shortly after the 2012 election. Called the 13 IMMIGRATION HANDBOOK FOR THE NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY, it offered a winning election immigration Strategy for Republicans. Unfortunately for Republicans like Rubio and Leader McConnell, only Donald Trump, with Senator Sessions on the stage, announced he had adopted the proposals. His immigration stand is fundemental to his longevity in leading the polls for Republican nomination to be President. It is included here because it is my belief that all Americans should read what patriot Senator Sessions has to say.
1 HOW MANY ILLEGALS RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES This article from the excellent site COLORADO ALLIANCE FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM gives information and source links to articles that relate the difficulties in measuring the illegal immigrant population and provide methods and reliable estimates that place the real population of illegal immigrants at over 20 million. See also: 2 IMMIGRANT POPULATION TO HIT HIGHEST PERCENTAGE EVER this article cites the future growth in total immigrant population and its effect on our way of life. The Citizens for Immigrant Studies is a site favoring immigration at lower assumable rates. Ziegler and Camarota have written many interesting studies.
3 RUBIO'S INNER CIRCLE – HOUSTON CHRONICLE article relates the backgrounds of Rubio family, associates, and new hires and the histories and relationships outlined in my article.
>4 HIDDEN HAND: ENRIQUE GONZALEZ, MARCO RUBIO'S IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY – BUSINESSWEEK This article relates the details of Mr. Gonzales' association with Senator Rubio and role in crafting the Gang of Eight Bill with Marco.
5 NORMAN BRAMAN'S SUPPORT COULD PROVE PIVOTAL FOR MARCO RUBIO'S PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS | MIAMI HERALD this article details the association between Senator Rubio and ex-Immigration and Naturalization Department Nominee Norman Braman, including substantial personal financial assistance.
6IMMIGRATION REFORM – NYTIMES.COM – THE NEW YORK TIMES Op Ed on Oct. 24th 1981 by then Attorney General William French Smith relates his plans for immigration reform during the period the administration awaited the appointment of Norman Braman to head up the Dept. of Immigration and Naturalization. Atty. Gen. French and President Reagan desired his organizational skills to accomplish the modernization of the department as stated in this Presidents Nomination of Braman. See 7 RONALD REAGAN: NOMINATION OF NORMAN BRAMAN TO BE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION and The New York Times article relating the withdrawal of Braman's name 8 IMMIGRATION POST LOSES ITS NOMINEE – NYTIMES.COM On Nov. 13, 1981
9 GOP DONOR BACKS IMMIGRATION REFORM – POLITICO this article gives detailed information about Singer's commitment to immigration reform and the associations in my article. Also note the 10 PAUL SINGER, INFLUENTIAL BILLIONAIRE, THROWS SUPPORT TO MARCO RUBIO FOR PRESIDENT – THE NEW YORK TIMES these two articles make clear that Singer favored Marco over Jeb. Bush to get action on the issues he favors.
11 CONSERVATIVE REVIEW – MARCO RUBIO'S TORTURED PATH ON IMMIGRATION This article by David Horowitz details, along with 12 CONSERVATIVE REVIEW – CRUZ FOUGHT AMNESTY, RUBIO FOUGHT CONSERVATIVES, also by Horowitz, relate the hypocrisy and bias Rubio has shown on the immigration issue. Finally I include A paper Senator Sessions wrote for the new Republican majority. 13 IMMIGRATION HANDBOOK FOR THE NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY It offered a winning election immigration Strategy for Republicans. Unfortunately for Republicans like Rubio and Leader McConnell, only Donald Trump adopted the proposals. His immigration stand is fundemental to his longevity in leading the polls for Republican nomination to be President. It is included here because it is my belief that all Americans should read what Senator Sessions has to say.

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text: On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 06:29:35PM +0100, Martin Kletzander wrote: > On 12/12/2012 04:45 PM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote: > > Many years ago when the QEMU driver was first written for libvirt the > > daemon was single threaded, so we didn't have to worry about locking > > at all. Then we introduced threads and so we had to have locking. > > > > Since then locking has been done at two levels. The big QEMU driver > > lock must be acquired first, then the per-VM lock could be acquired. > > If no field in the driver struct was used, we could quickly > > release the QEMU driver lock and only hold the per-VM lock. > > > > Over time though, our code has got more & more complicated to the > > point where we have to hold the big QEMU driver lock in the vast > > majority of methods. We mitigate this by releasing the locks when > > sleeping on monitor API calls, but this is still a huge bottleneck. > > This is particularly apparent when you look at concurrency when > > starting/stopping guests. > > > > This scalability limitation is at a point where it is unacceptable > > for us to continue as we do today. > > > > Band-aids no longer suffice. To fix this for the long term, we need > > to dramatically change the locking approach we use in the QEMU driver. > > The only way we can achieve this is by dramatically changing the way > > we update/access QEMU driver state. > > > > The core problem is that the qemu driver struct holds a vast array > > of (often unrelated) data, with differing access patterns. It is > > clear that a single lock is not a suitable level of granularity for > > this. Looking at what is in the struct we can classify data into a > > number of buckets > > > > 1. Read-only data that never changes for lifetime of libvirtd. > > eg > > > > - char *configDir > > - char *libDir > > - bool privileged; > > - const char *uri; > > - virThreadPoolPtr workerPool > > > > 2. Read-only data that never changes for as long as the config > > file is not reloaded. (Currently equivalent to previous bucket > > since we don't support reloading qemu.conf - we need to support > > that in the future) > > eg > > > > - uid_t user; > > - uid_t group; > > - int dynamicOwnership; > > - unsigned int vncTLS :1; > > - unsigned int vncSASL :1; > > - char *vncListen; > > > > 3. Read-write data that changes at arbitrary times > > eg > > > > - virDomainObjList domains > > - size_t nactive > > - pciDeviceList *activePciHostdevs; > > - usbDeviceList *activeUsbHostdevs; > > - virHashTablePtr closeCallbacks; > > > > > > My proposal for dealing with things is as follows > > > > 1. Read-only data that never changes for lifetime of libvirtd. > > > > Turn the current driver mutex into a driver RW-lock. All API > > calls will always acquire a read-lock at start, hold it for > > the lifetime of their execution and release it at the end. > > API calls will never directly acquire write locks. > > > > The QEMU driver startup / shutdown global initializers will > > acquire write-locks. This ensures the daemon can't shutdown > > while any APIs are being executed. > > > > > > 2. Read-only data that never changes for as long as the config > > file is not reloaded. > > > > Move all of this data out into a new virQEMUDriverConfigPtr > > struct, which is an instance of virObject. The virQEMUDriverPtr > > will hold the primary reference to the config. The contents > > of this object struct will be considered immutable once > > initialized. > > > > When an API needs to access config file, it will obtain a > > reference on the config object. Obtaining the reference > > will involve acquiring & releasing the driver lock. > > > > If the QEMU driver needs to reload the config, it will populate > > a completely new virQEMUDriverConfigPtr instance, and unref > > the existing one. > > > > Thus access to data in virQEMUDriverConfigPtr can be completely > > lockless once an instance has been acquired, despite the possiblity > > of the config being updated at an arbitrary time. > > > > cf RCU (read-copy-update) > > > > 3. Read-write data that changes at arbitrary times. > > > > All data that can be changed must be stored in a dedicated > > virObject based instance. Each object must provide its own > > internal locking mechanisms targetted to the type of data > > being stored. > > > > Some objects may need some re-architecting to allow them to > > operate effectively without the protection of the long lived > > QEMU driver lock. For example during domain startup, we rely > > on the QEMU driver lock to protect against races between the > > time we check for an existing VM with (name,uuid), and the > > time we actually finish starting the new VM & store it in > > the domain list. To deal with this the virDomainObjList > > will need to have some concept of a 'reserved name,uuid' > > so safety is ensured, despite not holding a lock for the whole > > start operation. > > > > > > So I lied slightly when I said this was the death of the big QEMU > > driver lock. The big QEMU driver lock still exists, but API calls > > only ever need to have read-locks. Write-locks are only held for > > libvirtd startup/shutdown, and for the tiny time window it takes > > to grab a reference to a virQEMUDriverConfigPtr. > > > > Access to config params is completely lockless, even allowing for > > their live update. > > > > All the remaining exclusive locks will be pushed down into individual > > objects which need them, hopefully ensuring high concurrency of > > operation. > > > > > > Implementing this all is a non-trivial job, so I envisage the following > > order of attack > > > > 1. Create the virQEMUDriverConfigPtr object & move config file > > parameters into that. > > > > 2. Encapsulte all read-writable state into objects with dedicated > > locking > > > > 3. Turn QEMU driver mutex into a read-write lock > > > > 4. Convert all APIs to only hold read-locks on QEMU driver. > > > > I already have a working patch for virRWLock with its methods LockRead, > Lock(Write) and Unlock, that not only replaces QEMU driver's virMutex, > but is written so it can be used on more places (of course). With this, > an idea for new "locking virObject" came to my mind. A possible > "inherited class", let's say, that would have the capabilities of > virObject with RWLock incorporated inside itself with universal > lock-related methods. Is that what you had in mind with the "object > with dedicated locking"? This would help having the lock on same > "level" in methods related to the object itself. For other use cases > than QEMU driver, I made it as Win32-friendly as I could without being > able to compile on that platform. My intent is actually that virObject itself should always have a virMutex associated with it. The majority of users need a mutex and it isn't significantly harmful to allocate one even for those which don't. > Having each and every read-write property of the driver as an object > with its own read-write lock (again not Mutex, see below) seems a bit > cumbersome, though. I thought splitting it in a logical hierarchy would > be nicer. This, of course, might not be possible for most of those > properties (just an idea). For the read-write properties I'm anticipating each one should be properly encapsulated in an opaque class. Take for example, virBitmapPtr which we use to store VNC port usage. We currently just set/get bits there. The bitmap doesn't have locking itself & we don't wnat to add locking to that, but if we create a virPortAllocator class and accessor methods for acquiring & release ports, its locking can be completely self-contained. This is good because now the same class can be used in other drivers like libxl, without them having to know or care about locking rules in their driver. The same principle applies to other read-write things like the domain list, usb/pci device list, and pretty much everything else that can be updated in qemu driver. Not only do we get very fine grained locking by doing this, we actually significantly simplify / clarify the QEMU driver code. As I described above, API method impls would basically acquire a QEMU read lock at start and release it at end. The only other lock it directly has to care about is the virDomainObjPtr lock. This makes for very simple rules for people writing code. > I understand you meant it the same way as I, but just to be sure the > idea is common, these objects should have read-write locks, not mutexes > in them, right? I'm asking, because some of the locks can be held for > procedures that are most likely to be only reading (e.g. looking up a > domain). WRT read/write locks, I don't think we should use them in virObject. While they are quite appealing when first looking at them, IMHO, they are actually not very desirable, primarily because of the problem of writer starvation. I also tend to view RW locks as a bandaid for designs that could be better served by using multiple plain mutexes, rather than one rwlock. > As you said, one of the most apparent bottlenecks is parallel starting > of QEMU domains. This is even more troublesome (and apparent) when > management applications start, for example, requesting statistics for > each of those domains. The speed can go down by orders of magnitude in > such cases. > > I've got two additional questions, if I may, just out of curiosity. > > What category are you planing on keeping the capabilities in. That > virQEMUDriverConfigPtr or as one of the self-locking objects? They would be self-locking, or better yet, lock-free. This can be achieved if we can ensure that an instance is immutable once initialized. It think we're actually pretty much there - there is an issue with -help based caps detection where we have to probe some stuff at VM startup. We work around that by cloning the qemuCapsPtr instance at VM start. > I couldn't find out for sure, but it seems like POSIX thread's > write-locks can be starved by read-locks, which we IMHO don't want since > the majority of operations will be read-only. Do you know what's the > preference, and potentially, will we have to rewrite the locks to be > greedy the other way around? I think the fact that you're worried about writer starvation is a sign that the locking model you're thinking about needs more work. In the design I outlined, there would be a rw-lock for virQEMUDriverPtr, but API calls would *only* ever acquire read locks. Write locks would only be acquired in daemon startup/shutdown. So you never have a writer starvation problem there. 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Rest in Peace, Max Ritvo
One Friday afternoon this past May, I received an email from Martha Collins. She asked me to consider a manuscript by a young poet named Max Ritvo. Jean Valentine had selected his work for a chapbook competition, Martha explained, and Lucie Brock-Broido had selected some of the poems in the manuscript for publication in the Boston Review. Martha added only that there was some urgency, as an illness had thrust this young man into what would become the final stage of his life.
I read the manuscript over the following weekend, and I was completely transfixed. It is not easy to describe Max Ritvo's poetry adequately. Along with the intelligence, the music, the beautiful lines, there is a profoundly boundless energy at work. And yet this boundlessness confronts throughout a real, concrete grasp of the finite nature of life. I had never encountered such a rapprochement of ecstasy and pain, of beauty and dread. Put simply, reading Four Reincarnations for the first time, I had an overwhelming sense of awe and admiration—an initial sense that has only deepened.
I spoke with Max that following Monday. We hit it off immediately, and when he explained the circumstances around his cancer—the pain, the treatments, the dire outlook—I pledged to do everything possible to publish the book in time for him to hold it in his hands. And so we pressed forward on an accelerated schedule, determined to publish Four Reincarnations quickly, if also with the kind of attention and energy it so richly deserves.
We learned yesterday that Max Ritvo passed away on Tuesday, August 23. Life has not been the same here at Milkweed Editions since this news arrived. We mourn his passing, and all of us here at the press extend our most heartfelt condolences to Max's family, to his wife Victoria, and to the many friends who have supported him over the years.
Max possessed the rarest kind of genius. Even more uncommon, his brilliance was accompanied by the most beautiful kind of humanity. Max did hold an advance reading copy of Four Reincarnations in his hands, and I know he was delighted. Soon we will publish the book, and I know his vision and artistry will endure.
—Daniel Slager
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Chris Santiago wins 2016 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry
We are pleased to announce that Chris Santiago is the winner of the 2016 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry. For his manuscript, Tula, chosen from nearly two hundred collections from poets across the Upper Midwest, Santiago will receive $10,000 as well as publication by Milkweed Editions.
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Milkweed at #AWP16
If you'll be in Los Angeles for this year's annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, you'll have plenty of opportunity to catch our authors in action! Here's an outline of when and where you can find us.
In addition to slinging books in booth 724/726, we'll be hosting multiple author signings each day, in addition to celebrating (all weekend long!) the launch of our biggest anthology yet: Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century.
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Young Readers Rise Up: A Letter from the Publisher's Desk
We receive thousands of submissions each year—from agents, writers, and other publishers—and yet we can only publish 15-20 new titles. These numbers are tough from the perspective of those who submit, to be sure, but so is responding thoughtfully in a timely manner. While the submission process is usually straightforward if not painless, the exceptions are often quite interesting.
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Why Donald Trump's 2016 candidacy is probably already doomed
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Shame on the Associated Press for leading with this: "Love can sometimes break a heart but marriage seems to do it a lot of good." Even more shame on Time magazine for cueing up this misleader, soaked in singlism: "Lovelorn singles, that ache in your heart will subside once you get married." (At least they added "sort of" as the next two words.) Really, Time, all singles are lovelorn, and you believe everything you read unthinkingly and uncritically?
Double, triple, quadruple shame on the authors, who ended their PowerPoint presentation with this gem, presented as a cutesy cartoon: "Here's the deal: Stay married or put yourself at risk."
The heading of the article you are reading, "Get Married, Get Heart Disease: Study of 3.5 Million Adults," is one way to represent the study that has been making the media rounds, starting, I think, with the Associated Press report and then picked up promiscuously by all sorts of media outlets since then. I don't think my headline is totally accurate, for reasons I will describe. But it is at least as accurate as many of the other claims you may have seen – all of which insisted that Married People Win.
Here's what my claim is based on. In slide 5 of the slide show (appears as a Power Point presentation if you paste this into your browser: timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/marital-status-abstract-ppt-presentation-web-briefing-edited1.pptx), you will see the results of a greatly flawed study. One of the cardiovascular diseases they assessed was coronary heart disease. In the slide, people who have always been single are the comparison group. The groups compared to them are the currently married, the divorced, and the widowed. All three groups have higher rates of coronary heart disease than the always-single. One way to characterize these results is to say that if you have ever gotten married, you are more likely to have coronary heart disease than if you stayed single. Again, that's not how I would describe the results of this wholly assailable study – or at least not without qualification. I'm using these headlines to make a point.
Other results seem less promising for single people. For example, the first part of the graph summarizes the results from all vascular diseases. It shows that the currently married have 5% lower odds of having any kind of vascular disease than the always-single. So does that mean, as the AP so irresponsibly put it, that "marriage seems to do it [your heart] a lot of good"? Is Time right in stupidly saying that your heart problems will subside "once you get married"? Look at the people who divorced. They got married, and they have a 5.1% greater chance of having any kind of vascular disease than the people who stayed single all their lives.
But none of these claims – not even the ones I like – should be taken seriously. Let me tell you just a few things about this study and I bet the long-time readers of this blog will instantly know what is wrong with each – even if they have no training whatsoever in research. So what excuse do paid writers for AP and Time have? What excuse do the authors of the original study have for the claims in their presentation?
What follows are just a few critiques. If you look at the authors' presentation and the reports in the media, you can probably find even more problems.
Fact 1: The study compares currently-married, always-single, divorced, and widowed at one point in time.
The Problem: This is one of the most fundamental flaws of bad research. If you ever took a research methods class, even as a beginning undergraduate, you should have learned this on the first day. In fact, if you ever took a decent class in social psychology or even introductory psychology or any other class in the social sciences, you should have learned this: The study is correlational. Correlation is not causality. (How can someone be a social science or health writer for the AP or Time magazine and not know something this basic?) Any way in which the currently married people differ from the single people – other than the fact that they are married – is a possible alternative explanation of why their health differs.
Fact 2: The study compares the currently-married to the always-single, divorced, and widowed people.
The Problem: This is the classic cheater technique. I critiqued it in detail in Singled Out, and I referred to it often in debunking lots of other flawed studies making scientifically irresponsible claims about the implications of getting married for health, happiness, longevity, and more. The authors are skimming the currently married off the top of all of the people who ever got married, then they or others (such as Time magazine) are using those findings to suggest what would happen if you, as a single person, got married, or if you, as a married person, stayed married.
But the divorced people got married, too! If you want to talk about the implications of marrying, you need to include all of the people who ever got married. Otherwise, you are just cheating. As I've often said before, looking only at the currently married is like a drug company who wants you to evaluate their drug based only on the results of the people for whom the drug worked – when close to half of the people who took the drug got sicker and refused to continue.
About the authors' cutesy cartoon telling married people to stay married or put themselves at risk: Seriously, authors? You think your study shows that if those people who were in horrible, conflict-ridden marriages – maybe even abusive marriages – had stayed married instead of getting divorced, they would be healthier?
If you want to see the implications of marrying or divorcing, you need to follow the same people over time to see how their health or happiness (or anything else that interests you) changes as they go from being single to married or married to unmarried. Even then, you need to look at all the people who ever married, not just those who got married and stayed married. And it still would not be as good as a true experiment that randomly assigns people to different conditions, but we can't assign people to get married or divorced or stay single.
Fact 3: The people who participated in the study were those who sought screening from the company, Life Line Screening.
The Problem: This is not a random or representative sample of Americans. It is not a random or representative sample of single people or married people or divorced people or anyone else. They are people who self-select to get screened by a particular company. (The critique of this company or the kinds of screenings they recommend is beyond my scope here.) Who knows how they differ from everyone else, or what those differences might mean for what we make of the results of the study.
Fact 4: The study is based on more than 3.5 million Americans.
The Problem: The numbers are a red herring. In general, bigger studies are better studies. But if your study is deeply flawed, adding more people does not help. I would not be any more impressed with the results of this study if it were based on 4 billion people or on all of the adults alive in the universe. There was an old saying where I grew up (maybe it is popular everywhere): "You can't shine sh*t."
More debunking
To read more debunking of all sorts of claims about marriage, and learn some general methodological principles for critiquing marital status studies, take a look at Singled Out. You can also read lots of blog posts critiquing claims about:
Getting married and (not) getting healthy
Getting married and (not) getting happier
Getting married and (not) living longer
Getting married and lots of other outcomes
[Note: Thanks to Jeanine, Valerie Park, and everyone else who sent me a heads-up about this study. If you are one of them and it is okay for me to thank you by name, please let me know and I'll add it here.]


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Review: Love and Information - Caryl Churchill offends again, but only against theatre convention
Love and Information, Royal Court Theatre, London SW1
Susan Engel and Paul Jesson in Sleep, a scene from Love and Information
There has probably never been a play quite like it. In almost two uninterrupted hours this new offering by Caryl Churchill propels us through countless short, seemingly unconnected conversations. There is no plot, no setting — but for the giant white cube in which each conversation takes place — and for much of the time the play does not make much sense.
Yet it is good to see radical works, even if this one comes with a nagging doubt that it would not have made it to the stage if it had not been written by the Royal Court's most revered living writer. It is a reputation won by groundbreaking plays such as Top Girls, which envisaged a dinner party populated by female historical figures, and overtly political works, such as the controversial Seven Jewish Children, which defined responsibility for the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in entirely Jewish terms.
However, less well recognised is Churchill's fascination with science and out of these tedious, funny and poignant exchanges, normally between two people but totalling 100 characters in all, one question eventually emerges — can the way we perceive the world and each other be trusted?
There is one scene in which a woman attempts to persuade a man that she is his wife. Its point is similar to that made by Oliver Sacks's book The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat — that everything we know is reliant on a functioning nervous system that collects information, and brains to process it.
James Macdonald's production is beautifully acted, while Miriam Beuther's cube design cleverly underlines that each scene represents a tiny slice of the human condition.
One of Churchill's points here is that love too is information which needs to be processed like any complex equation. Yet sometimes the message is buried in banal exchanges — so deeply it might as well not be there at all.
Still, there is much that leaves you wanting more, sometimes not in a good way. The scene in which a sister gabbles out a family secret to her teenage brother — that she is in fact his mother while the woman he calls mum is his gran — is left frustratingly unexplored. It is as if Churchill is not interest in generating drama.
She is reaching for something she considers to be more profound, a sort of orbiting overview of humanity. Something a little less radical might have been a lot more satisfying. (www.royalcourttheatre.com)
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Skip to comments.Ann Barnhardt on Pope Francis
Posted on 03/15/2013 4:55:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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"What can I do to help You? What can I do to make You feel better? Let me take some of Your burden.
Ann B is delusional. Jesus had plenty to say about her kind.
>>Why all the OCD over this one version of the Mass that almost paints him like the AntiChrist himself for not liking it?<<
Either you are not a Catholic or you were brainwashed after Vatican II. It is not "liking" one "version" or another; there is the Mass and there is the Novus Ordo. They are two diametrically opposed entities, much like matter and anti-matter.
In 1974, the bishop of Wilmington, DE told me that there was no room in the Church for people like me (I do not accept the Novus Ordo as a valid Mass). That prohibition continues today.
Not to put too bold a stroke on it, but it reminds me off-hand of how the formerly-feuding Pharises and Saducees made their amazing, unprecedented big-tent alliance just once in history, to oppose you-know-Who.
Card. Bergoglio, in 2007 after Summorum Pontificum, TLM within 48 hours
Forty-eight hours after Summorum Pontificum, then Card. Bergoglio arranged Holy Mass in the traditional Roman Rite.
Ann is so hardcore. She almost makes me want to be Catholic.
The rest of them, however...
Yes, and what Jesus says in no way confirms "catholicism," but rather warns against it.
Yet another stroke of brilliance!
Re the "health" of the church is duly noted. In fact, recently read the the catholic religion is now the "largest" religion in China. Can't source that and not sure all the details. I do know the distribution of the bible in china has been beyond anything one can imagine.
Re "you are what you read." Absolutely. I agree with that and raise you what you watch and eat and the company you keep is important (vital)
Here is my issue . . . Many conservatives, Christians sometime live too much in a cocoon. They have a narrow view of the world and a narrow view of competing view points. Because of your past knowledge of Ann, you and others dismiss her out of hand. There are plenty of people we disagree with, but you know once in a while they do say something from a perspective worth considering. Ex:Pat Caddel at CPAC. So yes, we should be very careful what we read, and yes criticism specially inside the church can be unhealthy. But when someone with reason sounds an alarm, maybe, just maybe it's worth considering, if nothing more than to validate our own thoughts
Reading your thoughts, very thoughtful and important and will always consider, we agree in principal. I was just grinding my teeth because so many here dismissed what a person had to say without reading what that person had to say. You and others actually did, but I was breaking an eye tooth because most we're not saying WHY she was being blasphemous.
well said and worth repeating. Criticism is not totally inappropriate (as you said) but it should be measured and specific. Ann's diatribe is way over the top. I learned long ago that those that exaggerate to make a point often have no point.
What do you make of this Scripture?
Colossians 1:23-25
King James Version (KJV)
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Like this?
"And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it." --Jesus
"And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector." --Jesus
"if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in Gods household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth." --St. Paul
"I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one I in them and you in meso that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." --Jesus
I'm not a regular reader of Barnhart's stuff but I've read some of it in the past. I've never considered anything she wrote unworthy of reading until this article.
I fail to see the "reason" you speak of. All I saw was a long rant. And an admission of seething hate. I found her lacking reason because she didn't give any credible sources to substantiate her allegations. She didn't state facts objectively but resorted to biased, insulting descriptions. And while acting as if she's an authority on Christianity she displayed a complete lack of Christian charity. Any point she might have made was, for me, lost in her venom. A depth of venom that made her seem less focused and logical than anything I've previously seen from her. I don't recall reading anything especially objectionable from her in the past. But if this is how she'll be writing in the future, I'll take a pass on her articles whatever their subject. Peace be with you.
Am well travelled and have many liberal family members with whom I communicate.
Read recommendations and see they are the opposite of narrow.
I Don't dismiss Ann, just don't want nor need to see heer papal smear. That's all.
Awesome reply. If nobody else chastised this idiot, I was going to do so, but I don't think I can top yours.
She's wrong on this particular issue.
Royal Hawaiian Highness...hah...lol...love it!!!
I learned about Jesuits by living next to one in a college dormitory. Let's just say I overheard enough about lack of belief in God to not reject in toto what Ann is saying. The college was kind of a seedy backwater where the Jebbies sent some of their problems. I ran into one at the house of a female relative of a girl I was seeing (they were involved), one dressed like Count Dracula, another wrote movie reviews for Playboy and my dorm counselor claimed to be a pal of the Exorcist. Colorful bunch.
Care to state why you think so?
Went back and re read considering yours and others perspective. Yeah I can see where those from the church taken aback. I give you that.
Being a non catholic, I gotta kinda agree with her on the Jesuit? part. Yes there are exceptions to everything, but in general, all the Jesuit priests I know in the public sector are . . . I want to say scum, but will be nice. They certainly do not share my values. Pretenders many of them, starting with the governor of California and those a holes in the 60's protesting for all things socialism/communism. He being from Argentina, he was in the middle of all that crap. Was he picked out because he withstood all of them. We can only pray.
FWIW I would feel the same about this article if it were written about any leader of any Christian denomination. Or Jewish or other peaceful religion as well. But most especially I feel this way because it's written by a self-identified Christian and its topic is another self-identified Christian. If an author can't show the charity of Christ her points are going to be lost on me because she is showing me she isn't bearing fruit of the Holy Spirit. That's my litmus test :) Zeal I can handle, even when it overexerts itself and bubbles all over the place. But this didn't feel like zeal. It felt like hate :( Thanks for your kind response. IMHO my best response for this woman is prayer, not condemnation.
"... she didn't give any credible sources to substantiate ..."
That doesnt mean they dont exist. Mentioned above is how the SP was implemented within 48 hours of its dissemination, but without details. It (TLM) was sited in a place described as a crypt, and sufficiently modified so that people stopped coming after a few weeks. As for the Jesuits, Malachi Martin explains their transformation in the 20th century in his book The Jesuits.
Some refer to Ann as being angry (perhaps true), although I see her passion, and perhaps frustration that other worthy candidates were overlooked.
I didn't say there are no sources to substantiate her points. I said she chose not to present any. An attack of that nature without much to back it up is hot air to me. Others are free to see it differently.
I have
Most likely the new Pope will treat the old Tridentine mass as a "rite", just as there are Eastern Catholic rites in the Church Ann.
Do not be surprised if he does the same for Cardinal Mahoney down the road as well and elevate Archbishop Gomez to the position of being a cardinal.
Who is Ann Barnhardt? Thank God the selection of the Pope is in God's hands. That's all I'm going to say about that.
In Argentina, Father Bergoglio was disliked by leftist since the 70's. That alone, says alot about him. Cardinal Bergoglio opposed the Socialist governments of both, husband and then wife, Kirshners, to the point of being accused being head of the opposition. His confrontation were things like contradicting government reports of poverty, with his own reports, reminding people that poverty had actually increased. Etc. My Argentinian friend says that Christina Kirshner tried to put him in jail. He is a threat to leftist liberals, and that is why the media is in a frenzy.
Message from screamin' Argentinian Leftist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivels website translated by Google translator:
We welcome the appointment of the first Latin American pope in the history of the Catholic Church and its choice of name hopeful Francisco to pursue his papal period.
Hopefully you will work for justice and peace beyond the pressures and interests of world powers. Expect to put aside mistrust Vatican to prominence of the peoples in their liberation. And also encourage social transformations that have been ongoing in Latin America and elsewhere in the world, with the help of popular governments that try to overcome the night of neoliberalism.
We hope you have the courage to defend the rights of the people against the powerful, without repeating the grave mistakes, and sins, which was the Church. During the last dictatorship in Argentina the members of the Catholic Church had not homogeneous attitudes. It is undisputed that there was complicity of much of the church hierarchy in the genocide perpetrated against the people of Argentina, and although many with excessive caution silent efforts made to free the persecuted, few pastors who courageously and decisively took our human rights struggle against the military dictatorship. Jorge Bergoglio not think that has been complicit in the dictatorship, but I think he lacked courage to accompany our struggle for human rights in the most difficult moments.
I am traveling to Italy to celebrate another anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Arnulfo Romero, a conservative minister against repression in El Salvador had his Road to Damascus to the people and gave his life for justice and peace. I hope also that the choice of the name Francisco, one of the most important saints of the Church, expressed in testimony of option and defense of the poor against the powerful and the defense of the environment.
Francois has not inherited an imperial throne chair but the humble fisherman. So we hope do not forget the words of Argentine martyr Bishop, Bishop Enrique Angelelli, when he said that we have heard in the Gospel and one in the village, to know what God says.
Peace and Good
Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Nobel Peace Prize
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
He disapproved of the European intervention in the Libyan civil war and warned against an intervention in Syria.[9] In the aftermath of the Death of Osama bin Laden, he sent a letter to President Barack Obama suggesting the United States killed rather than tried bin Laden because he may have revealed unsettling information about 9/11.[9] He argued, You know that there are people who have investigated the tragic events of 9/11/2001 and claim there is evidence that this was a self-coup (self-inflicted attack).[9] Later, he added, This event was the perfect excuse to launch a war against Afghanistan and Iraq and now against Libya, and referred to the United States an axis of evil.[9]
Mr. Esquivel has been quoted in several recent articles defending the Pope against accusations of his involvement/non-involvement in the "Dirty War".
The Leftist Jewish organizations ADL, AJC, Bnai Brith and also Muslims also "welcome" the new pope.
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Italian descent, higher education in Germany, appointed by JPII, an ecumenist in the same vein as JPII and PE Benedict.
Despite all the clatter about him being "conservative", he is going to prove out as being a leftist. Sad.
The part of verse 24 that you put in boldface--I'm guessing you are saying that Paul is somehow adding to Jesus' work at the cross, but that is not what he's saying. What Jesus did at the cross, he did alone. He did it once, for all. Only He is worthy to make that sacrifice, because He is sinless.
Paul is rejoicing in his afflictions, not because he is adding to, or "helping" Jesus, but because he knows the trials he is going through, as a minister of the Gospel, will help strengthen the faith of the church--the body of Christ. The example of his trials will help fill up what is lacking in the faith of the church.
Matthew 16:18 is misinterpreted by catholics. Peter was another disciple of Jesus like the others.
Jesus' church, His body of believers, is built on His sacrifice and His revelation to the minds and spirits of believers by the Holy Spirit. He said that Peter was blessed because he received knowledge of who Jesus is through revelation of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit had not yet been given to the saints (who are simply believers in Christ). Jesus was declaring that His church would be based on spiritual revelation from God.
If you look just a few verses later in the same chapter, Jesus rebukes Peter (calls him Satan, in fact) for not accepting that Jesus would have to go through his terrible death to defeat death.
My couple of comments last night were to my husband (who was raised catholic, but is now a Bible-believing Christian instead). I did not intend to argue with catholics, because that only wastes everyone's time. I don't intend to argue with catholics today, either—just this comment to you and one other who wrote last night.
So which body of believers do we go to to settle disputes, as Jesus commands?
For Christ's command to make any sense, His Church would have to be unified and visible.
With regard to the office of Peter, check out these verses: Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, and Revelation 3:7
As I said, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to get into debating with a catholic. I believe catholicism is unscriptural in numerous ways, and we will never agree.
People can say whatever they want. Recent history has another story. It is really too soon for anyone to make any judgements, but my family is from Latin America and we know the courage it took for a man like Bogoglio to stand up to dictators and activist clergy. We are gratefull to God, He knows what he is doing. Real Catholics understand that, and others shouldn't even concern themselves. The Pope is still Catholic. The gates of Hades will NEVER prevail.
You presume that they want to be back. I think they enjoy perceiving themselves as holier that the pope.
Her market commentary is spot on. The problem with her rants against the church is she operates with a chainsaw when a scalpel would be more appropriate. For example this comment
Jesuits, in addition to being a cult of sodomites who hate God, are also wait for it Marxists.
This statement is plain ignorant. There are many fine Jesuits in the Church but Ann cant, or wont acknowledge that.
Or this one
"He hates and despises the Tridentine Mass, which is to say that he hates the Mass."
Another ignorant statement. Ann needs to stick to market commentary. Her rants against the Church make her look silly.
she may have some good points to moniter.
Name one.
Not necessarily "mean", but clearly misguided.
Anger and "seething, visceral hatred" are not from God.
From anger, hatred, and all ill will,
deliver us, O Lord.
Well then, you're calling the Litany of the Saints wrong.
And did He not also say that He hates sin?
Yes, including the sin of anger.
"Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them." Ecl. 27:33
"But I say to you that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgement. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." Matt. 5:22
There is absolutely NOTHING holy, righteous, or prudent about remaining passive in the face of evil.
One must distinguish the difference between "remaining passive in the face of evil" and responding inappropriately to a perceived evil.
"But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection." Col. 3:14
St. Teresa of Avila, a TRUE reformer and a Doctor of the Church, had this to say:
"Charity and obedience... If one of these motives is not involved, I do not hesitate to say that solitude is best."
And finally, from St. Paul: "If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." 1 Cor. 13:1
Disagree. Righteous anger and "seething, visceral hatred" are not the same thing. Any time you use words such as "seething visceral hatred" a little voice in your head should be warning you that these are words that Jesus never would have uttered. To hate the entire Jesuit order and to denigrate our New Holy Father (who has done nothing to deserve our "righteous anger") is just plain wrong.
That is an absolute horrific piece she has written about the Pope - and I like Ann Barnhardt. Talk about slander and detraction. Shame on you, Ann.
The schismatics may well enjoy being holier than the Pope. It won't be quite as much fun to be that way, though, when the Pope is not paying attention.
Oh, and I thought of a good reason why not to read Barnhardts rant.
When people are so right that they think they are better than the pope, they are dissenters. Reading their stuff is like ingesting poison
I always loved this one...... Catholics drafted and compiled scripture But they've unscriptural? I do agree that we will never agree.
"They" told you that, huh?
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Tell you what you pathetic chump. Why dont you go to some bar with a bunch of marines or army guys in it, walk up to the one with the rebel flag tattoo and say that.
& no, I don't think they would like "your type" and give you what you really wanted. They probably don't swing that way.
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I wonder if the casinos will be taking EBT cards.
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That was me cutting the onions. Got mine as well.
These two guys need a raise IMHO.
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Yeah and I BET that none of the people that had those kids had a CCW you nit wit.
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Need I say more? :-)
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I got one as well but I prefer the AK myself for the terrain I live in. .223 doesn't shoot through trees & walls very well & having to upgrade to the 300 blackout or that other round they came up with for the AR15 platform just seems kinda after the fact lame & expensive.
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Good old wheel gun. Reliable, accurate, simple to use, easy to clean, did I mention reliable?
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Your lack of any understanding of simple proven economic principles is astounding.
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Go to the major cities in these states & just walk around a Walmart, Kroger, any food store on the 1st through the 4th day of the month & I bet you may figure it out…
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As an X Memphracan who moved to Mississippi to get the hell away all I can say is maybe Arkansas will take them… :-)
Oh, & GO VOLS!
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Friend had one. SWEET! & I was going to see if the LGS had one.
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Time to add a .45 to the lineup. PARA you just made a sale.
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Best $40 I ever spent was about a week ago. A man who was over 80 years old if he was a day walked up to me in a parking lot. Well, shuffled really. He took his hat off & explained that his wife was just taken to a hospital that is some miles away from where we were standing & told me he didn't have the gas money to get there.
After looking him over just a split second & the Toyota Corolla he drove up in & remembering that the hat he doffed had some WW2 warship on it,,, well,,, how in the hell do you take the chance?!?! I gave him 40 & he about started crying & told me he would mail me the money. I assured him that that wasn't necessary.
When we left the parking lot I went one way & he the other but in my rear view I seen him pull into the gas station so who knows,,,
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Told to not keep any records.
Uh huh,,, like the IRS is told to be professional in their practices, courteous, & above all else non partisan………
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I am done with these chumps. First thing I am going to do when I get off the road is go to my local republican place and inform them that we are forever more done together until they have quit selling their soul to those that think they can purchase my freedom from me through my representative government.
If they think they can buy elections through the crony capitalist that are bank rolling them well,,, until I personally receive 1 million dollars for every vote I cast they are out of luck. :-)
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Make them pay for what they are doing to our Enterprise in this country!
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Spoken like a true liberal living in a gated community in their mothers basement.
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Kodiak's little Tanner crab fishery is scheduled to begin at noon today.
The fishery has an unusual wrinkle this year, what with Shell's recently rescued offshore drilling rig, the Kulluk, anchored up in Kiliuda Bay on Kodiak's eastern side.
Nothing has spilled from the rig, but state and Coast Guard officials are being extra cautious to make sure the Kulluk and various response vessels don't cause a problem for the crabbers.
Hence, the hulking rig will stay put in inner Kiliuda Bay for the duration of the fishery.
"A claims process has been established for any crab fishermen losses that occur as a result of the Kulluk's presence," says this update from the unified command set up to deal with the Kulluk grounding and salvage operation.
The catch quota for Tanner crab is a modest 660,000 pounds for the Kodiak District.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tanners today
Labels: Kodiak, Kulluk, Tanner crab
2 comments:
claims process for loss of income for the Kulluk anchored up? good grief. Only in America.
- January 16, 2013 at 11:18 AM
what are they paying this year?
- January 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM
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Reviews: Dakota Sport (2000) • Dodge Dakota (2006) • 2008
The 2005 Dakota was given a new frame, more power, better gas mileage, and a larger size, while continuing to have the only V8 in its class, and the ability to outpull some full size pickups. New front and rear suspensions delivered a best-in-class 7,000 lbs. plus of towing capability and a gross combined weight (GCW) of 11,500 lbs.
Eric Ridenour, Executive Vice President, Product Development, said, "Dodge buyers like the 'right size' of the current Dodge Dakota, which is more fuel efficient and maneuverable than a full-size pickup, but can still get the big jobs done."
"Dodge created the mid-size segment with the original Dakota and the new Dodge Dakota is still the only mid-size truck that hits the mark," said Darryl Jackson, Vice President, Dodge Marketing.
The 2005 Dodge Dakota was 3.7 inches longer than its predecessor, primarily ahead of the front axle, to provide added crush space for improved impact performance. The new design reflected a balance between added safety features and the maneuverability of a true mid-size pickup. The bumpers were also extended slightly farther fore and aft to increase their protective capabilities in low-speed impacts. The body was widened 2.7 inches.
For 2007, dual position tailgate became standard equipment on all models and provides increased functionality for cargo bed hauling. New exterior color offerings included Brilliant Black and Electric Blue. YES Essentials Stain resistant, odor resistant, anti-static seat fabric became standard cloth on SLT model and was packaged with ST model seat upgrade. Power accessory delay ensured that the power function, including radio, continued for a period of time after the vehicle was keyed off.
The 3.7-liter engine was upgraded to include Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) capability. The 4.7-liter engine became flexible-fuel capable.
The Dakota featured low current, tip start ignition and a passenger seat belt reminder. 18-inch chrome-clad wheels became available on SLT and Laramie models. 18-inch black painted aluminum wheels were offered as a stand-alone option. Segment-first remote start became stand-alone option on SLT and Laramie models. Three-blink lane change featured enables one-touch capability. Enhanced Road/Track Performance Group package included 20-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels, 245/45ZR20 all-season performance tires, front chin and rear decklid spoilers, and give exterior color offerings; in addition to eduipment previously included, it was optional on R/T (RWD).
New interiors improved comfort, with more interior room than all other mid-size pickups. The Dodge Dakota Quad Cab offered the most overall interior space in its class with available six-passenger seating. The 2005 Dodge Dakota also became the first mid-size pickup to offer heated cloth seats.
The Dakota Club Cab became the standard cab offering of the all-new Dakota. With forward facing rear seats and new standard rear-hinged access doors, the Club Cab's individual rear seats provided seating for two adults in greater comfort than the previous three-passenger seat. For added versatility, folding rear seat cushions provided 30.0 cu. ft. of storage behind the front seats, an increase of 4.0 cu. ft.
At almost seven inches wider than the new Chevrolet Colorado, the new 2005 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab was roomier than all other mid-size pickups, providing adult-size rear seating for three. Both front seat tracks on Quad Cabs and the driver's seat track on Club Cab had 8.7 inches of travel to improve comfort. The Club Cab front passenger seat had an ample 7.5 inches of travel. With the rear seats of the Quad Cab folded, there was 37.1 cu. ft. of storage space behind the front seats, an increase of 7.2 cu. ft.
The Dodge Dakota's capability advantage continued with more room between the wheel wells compared with the competition, but Dakota maintained its bed wall height for easing loading. The Dodge Dakota Club Cab featured a six-foot, six-inch bed and the Dakota Quad Cab featured a five-foot, three-inch bed.
With a powerful standard 3.7-liter Magnum V-6 rated at 210 horsepower and 235 lb.-ft. of torque, the new Dodge Dakota offered a six-percent improvement in fuel efficiency and improved power over the old, LA-based 3.9-liter V-6. The 4.7-liter V-8 was rated at 230 horsepower at 4,600 rpm and 290 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,600 rpm, while the new 4.7-liter High Output V-8 further eclipsed the competition in both power and torque (thanks to added tuning features) with 250-plus horsepower and 300 lb.-ft. plus of torque. Both V-8 engines were rated between three and four-percent more fuel efficient than the previous Dodge Dakota V-8 engines, which were based off blocks designed in the 1950s but updated with new heads and fuel delivery systems.
The only V-8 offering in the mid-size segment allowed the Dakota to boast class-dominating power, torque and a 7,000 lb. plus towing capacity.
The High Output 4.7-liter engine was available only on SLT and Laramie models and required an automatic transmission. It had more power, faster acceleration, and better gas mileage than the old 360 / 5.9.
Both 4.7-liter Magnum V-8 engines were available with the 5-45RFE five-speed automatic transmission.
For 2005, the 4.7-liter V-8 was modified to improve fuel efficiency approximately three to four-percent. A new electronically modulated converter clutch (EMCC) allowed partial lock-up of the torque converter at low speeds for improved fuel efficiency. Dual knock sensors allowed more spark advance while preventing potentially damaging engine knock.
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) improved fuel economy by replacing some of the incoming fuel-air mixture with inert exhaust gas.
The 3.7-liter Magnum V-6 returned as the only standard V-6 engine in the mid-size segment and was fitted with an all-new Getrag six-speed manual transmission that delivers improved fuel efficiency and drivability. Available on both two and four-wheel drive Dakotas, the 3.7-liter Magnum V-6 delivered 210 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 235 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,600 rpm. A 42RLE automatic transmission was also available with the 3.7-liter engine.
A stiffer frame, with box-section rails throughout, helped the Dodge Dakota achieve excellent bending, torsional and lateral stiffness for NVH control. Box-section rails extended the full length of the frame aft of the rail tips. The frame sections were stamped or roll formed and all joints were welded for maximum strength and stiffness.
A new lower-control-arm cross member connecting the rear lower control arm pivots also increased torsional stiffness, and increased the frame's lateral stiffness to enhance handling. The transmission, fuel tank and spare tire cross member designed required special attention to meet the torsional frequency objectives.
The Dodge Dakota retained its best-in-class steering feel, and handling precision while achieving a more comfortable ride. The new Dakota's improved ride dynamics benefit from enhanced spring and shock absorber tuning capabilities provided by a new "coil-over" shock absorber configuration and a stiffer frame. The steering system, stabilizer bars, spring rates and bushings were also fine-tuned to achieve optimum handling qualities. A rack-and-pinion steering gear, used on both 2WD and 4WD models, facilitated fine-tuning of the steering response characteristics.
A common-architecture short and long-arm (SLA) independent front suspension system with a "coil-over" shock absorber module and a tall steering knuckle replaced separate 2WD and 4WD systems on all Dakota models. The Dakota was the first Dodge truck to use a "coil-over" suspension configuration. The new system delivered smoother ride characteristics.
Major suspension system components were shared between 2WD and 4WD systems, with variations occurring only in tuning to reduce build complexity. This provided a common ride height for both configurations. The coil-over configuration provided greater flexibility in tuning for ride and handling than either of the systems used on the previous Dakota.
The new Dodge Dakota rear suspension had the same Hotchkiss architecture as its predecessor, but was redesigned to improve ride quality. Multi-leaf rear springs included a main spring stage optimized for a class-leading 11,500 lb. gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and common ride height. Spring rates were selected to provide improved ride quality compared with the previous Dakota.
The Dodge Dakota was the only mid-size pickup to offer a two-speed full-time four-wheel drive transfer case. The full-time system provided even torque to all wheels during dry or slippery conditions and allowed four-wheel drive power to be used on all surfaces, all the time. A center differential allowed the front and rear drive shafts to rotate at different speeds as required for steering on dry pavement without threat of damage to the drivetrain.
A new electric shift mechanism used analog, rather than digital, output signals to indicate mode and range selection. A new powdered-metal differential in the NV244HD transfer case reduced its weight 2.5-lbs. (1.1 kg) while maintaining the same durability as its steel predecessor.
A part-time four-wheel drive system was the standard four-wheel drive offering on 2005 Dodge Dakotas.
Box sizes were the same as the previous Dakota: five-foot-three-inches and six-feet-six-inches long with Quad Cab™ and Club Cab®, respectively. The box rail height on both body styles remained at a level that permitted over-the-side loading, compared with some competitor trucks that have raised the box sides to increase capacity, thereby making over-the-side loading very difficult.
The box itself was also re-designed for more utility. New vertical formations in the inner panels aft of the wheelhouses on the Club Cab box held a two-inch-thick board cargo divider. This feature continued on the Quad Cab box. As in the past, the box inner panels and wheelhouses included indentations for 2 x 6-inch boards that could be added to support a full-width upper load floor.
New bolt-on tie-downs were added to improve cargo stability. Under-floor tie-downs were also supplied and were bolted to the Quad Cab front box pillars, welded into the Club Cab box support rail below the box floor, and bolted to the tailgate pillars on both boxes.
The performance of the new Dakota's multiple safety systems was integrated to protect vehicle occupants in regulatory, consumer ratings and real-world impacts, including NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), SINCAP (Side Impact New Car Assessment Program), and IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) Offset impacts. A revised occupant protection standard also applied to the Dakota.
Patented, hydroformed octagonal front rail tips that extended the frame three inches (75 mm) farther forward of the front wheels than the previous frame absorbed frontal impact forces at speeds up to about 25 mph (40 km/hr). These rail tips were first used on the 2004 Durango. They were formed separately and welded to the front of the frame rails.
The frame was designed to help protect occupants in real-world impacts. It was specifically designed to meet new regulatory requirements for occupant protection and newly mandated fuel system protection requirements in high-speed rear impacts. The robust rear section of the frame was designed to meet the anticipated 50 mph (80 km/hr) offset rear impact safety standard for fuel system integrity.
Available side curtain air bags offered protection for front and rear seat occupants. The driver and front passenger seat belts included pyrotechnic pre-tensioners. In a collision that deployed the front air bags, the pre-tensioners take slack out of the belts and snug them around the occupant prior to contact with the air bags. The Dodge Dakota also offered shoulder belts for three rear seat occupants.
All 2005 Dodge Dakotas featured an OCS (Occupant Classification System) as standard. OCS was a factor in determining whether or not to deploy the front passenger airbag in an impact, and, if deployed, how forceful the deployment should be. The 2005 Dakota's OCS determined whether the front passenger air bag would deploy at all, and if so, how or if the second stage would deploy. It also prevented first stage deployment if the seat was unoccupied, or, in the unlikely event it was occupied by an infant in a rearward facing child seat.
Designed to maintain optimal positioning in case of an impact, rear seats on the new Dakota Club Cab feature fixed outboard rear head restraints mounted to the roof and cab back. The Dakota Quad Cab also featured larger coverage head restraints that were fixed to the top of the rear seats. The new design was developed to maintain optimal positioning in the case of an impact.
Both Dodge Dakota Club Cabs and Quad Cabs featured rear child seat tether anchors mounted on the cab back panel. These tether anchors worked with LATCH-equipped child seats, as well as child seats that used the vehicle seat belts for primary retention.
The 2005 Dodge Dakota boasted a bigger, beefier and more refined design. The confident, powerful and modern design distinguished the new Dakota from the smaller compact and mid-size competitors.
The bold new design reinforced the Dakota's size and power advantages over the competition with full-size styling cues. The grille conveyed a powerful and prominent brand statement with the signature Dodge cross-hair as the focal point. The more sharply defined and larger hood mounted grille descended into the front bumper for more visual impact. An air dam below the front fascia successfully completed the look while reducing airflow under the vehicle to lower drag.
"The design of the new Dakota is more directly connected to the evolution of the Ram than to the new Durango, as was the case on the previous Dakota," said styling chief Trevor Creed. "It defines the look for its segment, just as the Ram does for full-size trucks."
A massive front bumper fascia created a protective image. The new front fascia featured a bright, ingot-like grille surround. Larger, more technical looking headlamps provided a contemporary look. In combination with the large, circular, park and turn-signal lamps, the overall impression was that of quad headlamps.
"The Dakota is immediately recognizable from a distance as a Dodge pickup, but without repeating the design of the Dodge Ram," said Rick Aneiros, Vice President, Truck Design. "With the new Dodge Dakota, we evolved the design to one that is more angular and refined than the previous Dakota, while retaining the unmistakable Dodge muscularity."
The sharply defined fender forms continued the powerful imagery of the grille into the side view. To increase the proportion of body to glass in keeping with the new design paradigm, a body-color sill appliqué with integrated front wheel-opening stone protection visually added 2-3 inches to the lower body depth.
The effect of the highly sculptured, precise, wheel arch forms was to create a taut, controlled look. Above the sharply defined character line, side panels had a more refined shape than in the past. Cab sides had much more tension than the previous Dakota which was softer and more fluid. The muscular fender forms were angular in shape, precisely intersecting the body, and gestured to enhance the overall bold stance.
The side appearance of the 2005 Dodge Dakota was uninterrupted by wheel flares. A road blast/mud deflector was now integrated into the sheet metal of the front fender, just aft of the wheel opening. The Dodge Truck broad shouldered front and rear fender forms employed a modified drop fender design that was more subtle when compared with the new Durango. The fenders accentuated the truck's track width and wheel to body relationship. The look was along the box sides.
New mirrors were shared with the 2004 Dodge Durango. Aerodynamic refinement of the mirror housings alone reduced the drag coefficient of the entire vehicle over one percent. This refinement process eliminated much of the wind noise caused by external mirrors. Low mounting arms were a key enabler in achieving the aerodynamic benefit.
The rear of the 2005 Dodge Dakota featured a more Ram-like robustness. The muscular bumper assembly was complemented by distinctive dual barrel taillamps inspired by the Power Wagon concept.
The design philosophy behind the interior of the 2005 Dodge Dakota was a surface language defined by pure geometry. Surface sections were made up of more constant radii, delivering a cleaner and simpler overall form. The functional and elegant instrument panel delivered information in a clean, well-organized manner. Crisp, taut lines, maximized the sense of high-quality craftsmanship, while organizing the interior in a logical manner.
"A more refined look was needed for the new Dodge Dakota interior," said Creed. "The goal was to accomplish this with a clean and precise design; simple yet elegant and upscale. We have moved to very large, clear instruments and a more tailored look for materials, including the seat cloth and leather surfaces."
The new instrument panel cluster featured a large, centrally located speedometer and white-faced gauges that provided a connection to other Dodge performance vehicles. The steering wheel featured a new four-spoke design shared with the Dodge truck family. The central brow crowned the prominent center stack to divide the driver and passenger seating areas. "Venetian Blind" style air vents closed flush and provided a clean appearance.
The design incorporated a new line of radios with larger knobs and simpler graphics. The new sound systems were available with satellite radio, six-disc in-dash CD systems and an integrated U-Connect BlueTooth™ phone system.
The new interior featured more refined seat designs and heated cloth and leather seats. Heated cloth seats were a segment first on a mid-size pickup.
The Dakota was available in three trim levels, ST, SLT and Laramie. The Laramie had Satin Silver accents on the center stack bezel, the instrument cluster rings and the interior door handles. On SLT the instrument cluster rings were also Satin Silver.
The 2005 Dodge Dakota was built at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Warren, Michigan.
Courtesy of forum user "73PlymouthDuster" (Tacoma added by webmaster).
Both vehicles have a hydroformed frame for greater strength and stiffness. The Colorado has less power but around 3 mpg better gas mileage. The lower weight of the Colorado helps it to get good acceleration with its lower-power engines, while the Dakota's weight works against it. It's worth noting that the Tacoma V6 reportedly does 0-60 in about 7.5 seconds.
Maximum Towing
7,000 lb
4,000 lb
6,500 lb
Standard Transmission
Six speed
Five speed
Five speed (I4) / Six speed (V6)
Standard Engine
210 horse V6
175 horse I4
164 horse I4
Optional Engine
V8: 230 hp, 290 lb-ft
I5: 220 hp, 225 lb-ft
245 horse 4.0 V6
Gas mileage
(range based on powertrains)
14-16 city, 18-21 highway
17-19 city, 22-24 highway
Crash test
Not yet rated
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Not yet rated
EPA air pollution score
(higher is better, 1-10 scale)
4,275 - 4,293
Dimensions are in inches (millimeters) unless otherwise noted. All dimensions measured on ST model at curb weight with standard tires unless otherwise noted.
Assembly Plant: Dodge City (Warren, Michigan)
4.7-LITER SOHC MAGNUM V8 (Optional on all models)
Alternator: 136 A
Battery: Maintenance-free, top-terminal 600 CCA - std.; 750 CCA - opt.
Layout: Longitudinal front engine, rear drive with transfer case for rear- wheel drive or four-wheel drive
Construction: Ladder-type frame, steel body mounted on rubber isolators
Front: Upper and lower "A" arms, coil springs over gas-pressure shock absorbers, Link-type stabilizer bar
Rear: Live axle, multi-leaf 2-stage longitudinal springs, staggered gas-pressure shock absorbers, link-type stabilizer bar
Type: Power rack and pinion
Overall Ratio: 17.4:1
Turning Diameter (curb-to-curb): 44.0 ft. (13.4 m)
Steering Turns (lock-to-lock): 3.18
Power Assist: Type 9.06 (230) Tandem-diaphragm vacuum
Fuel Tank Capacity: 22 gal. (83 L)
Ground Clearance:
Frontal Area, sq. ft. (sq. m) (estimated): 30.3 (2.81)
Overall Width: 72.0 (1828.4)
Tailgate Load Height: 31.8 (808.9)
Ground Clearance:
Length at Floor, Tailgate Closed:
Distance Between Wheelhouses:
Front Head Room
Front Interior Volume, cu. ft. (cu. m)
Front Leg Room 41.9 (1063.1)
Front Shoulder Room 57.7 (1466)
Fr0nt Hip Room 54.9 (1394.0)
Seat Travel 8.7 (220) — driver, 7.5 (190) — passenger
Recliner Range, degrees 53
Knee Clearance 3.0 (75.0)
Shoulder Room 57.4-57.5 (1458.3)
Front Leg Room 41.9 (1063.1)
Front Shoulder Room 57.7 (1466)
Fr0nt Hip Room 54.9 (1394.0)
Seat Travel 8.7 (220) — driver, 7.5 (190) — passenger
Recliner Range, degrees 53
Knee Clearance 3.0 (75.0)
Shoulder Room 57.4-57.5 (1458.3)
This is mostly an option package. More information when we get it. Thanks, Jim, for the photos.
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