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If today's broadcast schedule continues as planned, The PBS NewsHour will air a piece I helped Miles O'Brien shoot in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho about the return of wolf hunting for sport in the American West. Some of it, I must tell you, we shot on horseback.
As Miles reports in the story, wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park some 16 years ago, after being completely wiped out in an extinction campaign. The wolves have come back in numbers better than anticipated, and ranchers have lobbied for a return of sport hunting, to keep the wolf population numbers down and minimize "depredation"—that's cow-country jargon for "killing cattle."
As you might imagine, there is intense controversy over the science, politics, and resources involved. Pro-wolf advocates say the number of hunting tags issued will bring the wolf numbers back to extinction status; ranchers argue that without some intervention, it is the American rancher who will become extinct.
Miles speaks to pro- and anti-wolf ranchers, cowboys, environmentalists, biologists, and amateur wolf-lovers who wake up every morning before dawn to go out and observe the wolves in their natural habitat. In the process of shooting this piece, we joined the "wolf nerds of Yellowstone," and saw the wolves out in the wild. That, for me, was a once-in-a-lifetime wonder. Wolves are amazing creatures.
Above, a snuggle in the back seat of a rancher's truck as we drove to a higher-altitude summer pasture in search of some wandering cows. Kit is a working dog on the Flying Diamond ranch, run by Martin Davis (who you'll meet in the NewsHour piece). I realize I may be breaching ethics rules by falling in love with the doggie talent, but ethics be damned. PBS NewsHour's Jenny Marder shot the snap, and produced the "Wolves" story.
Search for your local PBS affiliate that carries NewsHour here. I'll post video here later when it's available online.Discuss
49 Responses to "Wolves in Yellowstone on PBS NewsHour tonight"
Sarah Shevett says:
A real working dog never rides inside the truck
Kit was riding in the outside truck bed, but snuck through the window to come inside and snuggle with visiting girls. A real working dog knows that when an opportunity to snuggle presents itself, you seize.
scifijazznik says:
I think a pair of those pointy Mexican cowboy boots would really bring that outfit together.
ZikZak says:
Ma'am, do you have a permit for that hat?
Mr. Davis loaned it to me! It is the real deal. I would wear it around LA, but then I'd look like a dope.
silkox says:
I'm real sorry, ma'am, but it looks like you have the hat on backwards. Lucky dog!
dculberson says:
I can't decide who looks happier in that picture – Kit or Xeni.
Teller says:
Beautiful country and it's great you're in it.
Have to say I'm about as cynical as to where PBS will land as I would be were it to come from Fox News. Ranchers gotta ranch; wolves gotta eat. I suppose the only reasonable path is a quite strict hunting limit.
sisyphus321 says:
Well maybe …
But before you try to draw any equivalence between PBS and Fox, let's consider the extent to which facts will be bent. While I wouldn't be surprised to see Mr O'Brien be a little more sympathetic to the conservationist side, I can imagine Fox proceeding by demonizing and ridiculing conservationists while practically canonizing the ranchers and the Forces Of The Free Market and Capitalism, and so on.
Are you sure you want to compare the journalistic integrity of PBS with Fox? 'Cuz you're in for a long slog if you try.
Teller says:
As long as PBS interviews the local elk, I'm good.
Blade Conway says:
Ranchers graze their animals on PUBLIC LAND, which of course destroys whole ecosystems. Then we eat their "product" (beef) which of course creates even more suffering in the world.
Cows and sheep are hooved locusts. My only concern about the cows and sheep are this: are the wolves eating enough of them to keep the wolves sleek and well fed?
Not to mention the special kind of cowardice it takes to hunt these animals with little chemically propelled pellets. Shameful.
I once had a working border collie greet me by leaning against my legs. He felt like a furry terminator. Soft and cuddly outside, wire cable and steel inside. Nice dog.
Hmmm. I guess I'm a wolf nerd. Or maybe a wolf geek.
MB44 says:
I grew up near the development of this controversy. Much of this debate is centered around rednecks that really want to kill things with impunity. They exaggerate the stats about how much livestock wolves actually kill so that they can head out and bag 'em a goddamn wolf when they want to. I wouldn't say this if I hadn't been around so many candid conversations that conveyed these feelings. They always fail to acknowledge that losing cattle to a wolf every once in a while just may be the cost of having your cattle trampling the national forests and public lands. Believe me, the destruction that cattle herds that are "openly grazing" is far greater than that of the wolves. This is simply a group of people that want everything their way. They want to decimate the wolves so they can profit more efficiently. It is about cutting away pesky regulations in the name of profit, even if the regulations are there to protect the environment or other interests that are simply not profitable. The American dillusion, that we, as humans, can take every resource in our sights and manipulate it for our own personal gain. Too many people in this country have confused this as being a right and an entitlement.
surreality says:
While I agree with you and Blade above, I think it'd also be good to mention as an addendum to both posts that if we could lower our demand for beef as a nation then less cattle would be bred and so on and so forth. So all good points, but I hope at some point Americans are encouraged to check our meat-eating habits for the good of the environment as well.
MB44 says:
A damn good point. As is the case with many of our industry related environmental issues, its primary cause is our insatiable appetite for the good that is produced by the profiteers. A smaller market would make it infinitely easier to produce the product in a responsible and sustainable manner. It would also give us more credibility when we demanded that they do so.
artboy says:
The ranchers vote Republican- let 'em go extinct.
Gary O'Brien says:
That looks to be a border collie, therefore you are free to fall in love. Mine likes to wear a Superman cape and generally be awesome.
Nagurski says:
If lovin' Kit is wrong, you don't want to be right.
Gary O'Brien says:
His name is Finnegan. He has superpowers and is gentle and kind.
That is a beautiful dog Gary. I hope the powers are used 'only for good', or to get girls and beer. Still good I think.
Border collies and cattle dogs should come with a warning:
Guest says:
and/or finding your house rearranged every time you come home.
Gary O'Brien says:
That's an understatement. They are smart dogs and get bored easily. It's not just keeping them active but challenged. But if you have the time to commit to them, they are incredible companions. I work from home, so I get to spend my lunch goofing off with my dog. Playing together keeps us both from destroying the house when we're unsupervised.
Antinous / Moderator says:
Towns and cities should just keep a small communal herd in the dog park.
Margaret Louise Clarke says:
Tired isn't in their vocabulary. And very smart.
Guest says:
Wolves are amazing creatures
Indeed they are. I 'adopted' one at the Wolf Park preserve in Indiana. Drove out there, and they let me romp around with her and the rest of her pack. Right in there with them for about half an hour, getting completely showered with affection and curiosity. The best way I can describe it is they would be the boldest, friendliest, most playful, and worst behaved dogs you could imagine.
Sorry, nearly forgot the obligatory (not that I disagree) quote about hunting, and I paraphrase very freely to inject a little of my ideas:
If you want to hunt, hunt naked, animal to animal, tooth to tooth, claw to claw. Badger, bear, wolf or fish, pit yourself against an animal on its own terms. No knife, no line, no gun. Instinct against instinct. Good luck.
Teller says:
For your reading pleasure: http://www.wtsp.com/news/florida/article/211308/19/Hunter-shoots-himself-in-foot-with-crossbow
Antinous / Moderator says:
That website seems almost entirely devoted to galleries of mugshots.
Gary O'Brien says:
It's Florida. If there is something stupid to accomplish someone in Florida does it first. It has to be the humidity.
Jardine says:
That seems a little unfair. Animals get to use all their abilities but humans aren't allowed to use our greatest weapon (our brains)? Areas that allow hunting will often let you use less advanced weaponry earlier in the hunting season. Bows and black powder guns usually.
One of the border collie herd dogs we "met" in the course of this story was out herding a 500+ head herd of cattle all day in the summer heat… running around, nipping at heels, talking to the cows… and at the end of the day when the humans were dead tired, after a long day of cattle ranching? this dog wanted to play fetch. DEMANDED to play fetch. indefatigable!
Nintendo should come up with a Wii device and games for Border collies.
I'm serious.
We don't get PBS over here on Airstrip One, well, not the same kind. So if anyone ups it to the 'tubes, please let us know. Then I can judge the Kit/Xeni popularity contest from here.
I'd love to tell you about a TV show we have here called 'One man and his dog', but you'd be incredulous.
RJ says:
I can almost see Kit's tail thumping somewhere in the background.
When I was a kid working at a vet clinic, I developed a basic theory of dogs: dogs bred for work are always lazy cuddle-slobs, dogs bred to be pets or ornaments are always curmudgeonly and dogs bred for war or fighting are always trying to lick people and play. That's just how it goes; mankind's every effort to direct canine development has backfired wonderfully. Kit looks like a great dog.
universei says:
Border collies can learn hundreds to a thousand human words by elimination.
blissfulight says:
If you kill the predators at the top of the food chain to extinction, you deserve to go extinct. I say this coming from a family that has had cattle ranching (now transitioning to bison) blood on their hands for three generations in Montana. Although I'm not a direct participant in the ranching, I find it utterly ridiculous that ranchers still have the mentality that the land that they stole from the Native Americans 'belongs' to them, and that they continue to proclaim this at the top of their lungs, as though shouting it gives them clear title to everything and anything that walks on it. Ranchers, without us buying your food, or the massive amounts of federal dollars you have received and continue to receive to develop the dense network of transportation, communication, and water delivery links, or the federal invasion and continued subjugation of Native Americans, you wouldn't have a pot to piss in. The bellyaching that wolves are destroying your livelihood is beyond pathetic, it's criminal, and if there was any justice in the world, the world would see fit that a poorly developed food supply system comes to an unceremonious end, whose end result is some fattie at McDonald's being able to wolf down their 3rd Big Mac of the day. Fuck you, and fuck the billions of dollars in wasted agricultural subsidies, the silted up salmon destroying dams, the poisons you've pumped into the water system (and the water systems you've drained dry). Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? I'm more afraid of the ignorant rancher…
buddy66 says:
One can't help but love a border collie. My beautiful Lady Hedy worked me for a few hours every day, usually on our beach walks, for years. Herding seagulls was pointless, I admit, but she was in it for the commands, which she lived for. A clueless tourist lady once accused me of "bullying" my dog. Hedy's I.D. tag, her canine tattoo, was engraved "Born To Obey."
justine says:
People interested in this topic may enjoy Bob Hayes new book: Wolves of the Yukon. Hayes was a government wolf biologist in the Yukon for 18 years. At various points during his career, concern over low numbers of moose and caribou (prey animals for humans and wolves) on public land led to government programs of wolf control using poison, aerial hunting and (later) the neutering of alpha pairs to try and limit wolf numbers without (too much) disruption of wolf packs. At the same time, government biologists tracked numerous wolf packs documenting their movements, pack kill rates, changes in prey animal numbers after wolf culls in their region and other relevant data. Yukon is not Yellowstone, but years of well-documented info about the relationship between wolves and large prey in the Yukon should be relevant for what might happen/is happening other places with wolves.Oh yeah…after active involvement in various efforts to control wolves in favour of their prey over many years, Hayes thinks it's not worth it. It's very expensive, it damages public opinion of any kind of wildlife management and IT DOESN'T WORK. The culled packs rebound and their prey starts declining again quite quickly. If you want wolves in your area, you have to be willing to accept their behaviour…including the fact that they hunt/eat large herbivores. Very interesting stuff..definitely worth the read…
phisrow says:
From the hypothetical perspective of the wolves involved, is Kit an (adorable) quisling?
Mitch Chapman says:
Xeni, could you tell a bit more about your role in creating the segment? Just curious about the equipment and techniques used to produce the news these days.
petr says:
is this a repeat? I saw a program on wolves in Yellowstone maybe a couple of years ago.
The parks people were concerned that many river and stream banks were eroding away much more than they normally would and so they looked at what the cause may be. They noticed there were very few trees on the banks, the few trees there – were older than 50years.. So they said what happned 50 years ago? Well 50 years ago all the wolves were hunted out or removed, which allowed the game to overgraze the banks, and hence no saplings survived, eventually leading to erosion.. Fascinating – it illustrates the seemingly unrelated causes and effects in nature. Kind of like a volcano in the Aleutian islands spewing iron rich ash in the ocean – thereby increasing growth in phytoplankon – which causes growth in zoo plankton and subsequently a record salmon run.
justine says:
@yahoo-Z2PCUJLFNNZNVRIBXBER67IBTI:disqus….umm, this would be the sequel, where some hunters/ranchers ask to re-introduce wolf hunting subsequent to the reintroduction of wolves into the ecosystem degraded by their removal.
justine says:
Ummm..that was supposed to be for petr…no idea what happened
Guest says:
So let me get this straight. Landowners build fences in wilds where predators exist. They introduce domesticated cattle into these fenced areas. They complain when indigenous predators — which have been reintroduced because they've been shot and poisoned to near extinction — show up and do what predators do in the wild. They take no precautions beyond rudimentary fencing.
And their solution isn't any measure except open season on the predators that range across the lands to which the cattle are most certainly not native, much less evolved.
I don't believe it for a minute. I think this is nothing but speciocentric entitlement, the same mindset that causes homeowners who move to the country to eradicate native animals that prey on their unprotected pets. The same mindset that causes sharks to be hunted and killed after attacking land creatures that have visited the environment to which they have been adapted for literally hundreds of millions of years.
Human beings seem to have a vested interest in proving and displaying dominance over other species, even if doing so not only harms individual animals but ultimately threatens a species itself. We establish criteria for sentience that only we can satisfy and then justify our harmful actions toward creatures that don't meet those criteria. We remain wilfully ignorant of the impact of our sheer numbers upon the ecosystem. One man shooting a buffalo makes no difference, and each of the hundreds of thousands of men who did so considered himself one man making no difference. The inevitable result being the eradication of buffalo.
If they declare open season on the wolves, it's over for the wolves. People won't shoot them to protect their livestock. They'll shoot them because they can.
Paul Renault says:
Weren't those wolves Canadian, eh?


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For a limited time pay what you want for this The Walking Dead Humble Bundle and help support Penny Harvest
Penny Harvest Group Facing ClosureOctober 3, 2013
A popular children's program on the verge of closing said the city's Department of Education is to blame for its financial straits.
Penny Harvest Students Across NYC Respond to the StormNovember 7, 2012
Across New York City, schools and students are dedicating this year's Penny Harvest to recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Hundreds of schools have already re-named the year-long program "Hurricane Harvest."
Common Cents Releases 9.12 BookSeptember 10, 2012
Common Cents announced today the online release of a book created by thousands of New York City students reflecting on the meaning of September 11 in their lives and pledging service to make a better world.
Welcome back to another exciting year of the Penny Harvest!September 7, 2012
It seems like it was just yesterday when thousands of students around the country came to their final Roundtable decisions, engaged their classmates and larger school communities in service projects, and hosted some pretty impressive check-award ceremonies and grant presentations. Building off last year's excitement and successes of launching a new program model to the Penny Harvest called Legacy Service; we are excited to announce the launch of the 2012-2013 Penny Harvest this fall!
19th Annual Penny Harvest Kicks-offOctober 25, 2010
Starting this week, students at a thousand schools nationwide - nearly 500,000 students total - began scouring their homes and neighborhoods for idle pennies as part of the 19th Annual Penny Harvest. From now until Thanksgiving, Penny Harvesters will go door-to-door with their families asking neighbors to help them better their communities by donating spare change.
Ballston Spa Schools kick-off the HarvestNovember 19, 2009
Students in the Ballston Spa Central School District have started their annual collection for the Penny Harvest program once again this fall. Each of the six schools in the district are collecting pennies, and other donations, as part of the nationwide program that teaches youth to give back to their local community.Last year, students collected an incredible $8,000.
18th Annual Penny Harvest Kicks-off!October 27, 2008
October 27, 2008 - Starting today, over 1,000 schools nationwide - and nearly 500,000 students - will be scouring their homes and neighborhoods for idle pennies. From now until Thanksgiving, students will go door-to-door with their parents asking neighbors to help them better their communities by donating spare change. During the next four weeks, millions of pennies will be collected by Penny Harvesters, and thousands of Penny Harvesters will connect with their communities.
Judith Shapiro joins Common Cents as Board ChairJanuary 28, 2008
Common Cents is pleased to announce that Judith Shapiro, President of Barnard College, has accepted the position of chair of the Board of Trustees of Common Cents, effective immediately.
Elementary Kids collect a ton of penniesJanuary 28, 2008
Students, staff and families from Veeder and Roessleville Elementary Schools gave their pennies a purpose this year. The children spent the fall collecting their unused coins for the Penny Harvest Program — an initiative sponsored by the National Educational Leadership Institute, The Community Foundation, local businesses and other foundations.
Common Cents wins NY1's New Yorker of the Year AwardDecember 31, 2007
This year, New York 1 News chose Common Cents as the winner of the New Yorker of the Year award. Common Cents was selected for the honor because of its longstanding commitment to New York City youth, and the work done through the Penny Harvest to teach elementary and middle school students the value of giving back and good citizenship.
06/07 Capital Region Penny Harvest raises over $16,000; All Schools Launch RoundtablesJanuary 24, 2007
In its second year of the Penny Harvest the Capital Region of New York showed growth and promise. Eleven Schools from 7 districts across the region raised over $16,000 in pennies to help their communities.
It's a Whole New www.CommonCents.org (or www.PennyHarvest.org)!October 17, 2006
Welcome! If you are reading this, you are looking at our brand new website, a work-in-progress due to make its official debut in just a few weeks. Please be patient while we add and update daily.
NATIONAL PENNY HARVEST KICK-OFF!October 16, 2006
To bring about social change in their communities, more than 500,000 young people in New York City, Seattle and The Capital Region, NY, will buck the old adage 'Don't talk to strangers' and reach-out this month to their neighbors for pennies as Common Cents kicks-off its wildly popular service-learning and child philanthropy program, the 16th annual Penny Harvest.
Local organizations join forces to bring the Penny Harvest to the Capital Region!October 16, 2006
The Penny Harvest provides opportunities for students to understand (and their parents to see) how they can make a difference in the lives of individuals within their schools and residents of our local communities through their philanthropy and service.
South Colonie children collect over a ton of pennies to help their communityAugust 12, 2006
Students, staff and families from Veeder and Roessleville Elementary Schools gave their pennies a purpose this year. The children spent the fall collecting their unused coins for the Penny Harvest Program— an initiative sponsored by the National Educational Leadership Institute, The Community Foundation, local businesses and other foundations.
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Researchers Offer New Ideas for College Financial Aid Reform
The group supports tax forms as financial aid applications and restructuring the student loan program.
A group of leading financial aid experts say the government ought to radically simplify and improve the federal financial aid system—and they say it wouldn't take much money to do so.
The "Rethinking Student Aid" study group, funded by several foundations and the College Board, said that simply by allowing parents and students to submit their tax information, instead of filling out the 145-question federal financial aid application, thousands of students might get more aid and be more likely to finish college. In addition, the group, made up of college presidents, economists, and other financial aid experts, said that Congress should consolidate the many small, sometimes overlapping grants and loan programs so that there is just one of each. That would save the government and colleges millions in administrative hassles, and make it easier for students to understand. By radically restructuring the biggest student loan program, Congress could help to fund new college savings accounts for low-income families and give all educational borrowers an opportunity to pay their loans back as a percentage of their income, instead of today's fixed payment, according to the group.
Depositing a few hundred dollars every year in a college savings account for each child from a low-income background could encourage children who might otherwise think college is unaffordable to stay in school and aim for a degree, says Michael McPherson, president of the Spencer Foundation and co-chairman of the study group. McPherson, formerly president of Macalester College, said the United States needs to encourage more people to finish college because a growing number of countries are becoming more highly educated. He notes that the Organization for Economic Development recently announced that the United States is now 10th in the ranking of countries with a high percentage of college-educated young adults. For many years, America was atop the list, and that probably was why our economy dominated that of the rest of the world's, McPherson says.
Of course, he said, there are many reasons why American young people are failing to finish colleges, such as poor study preparation and study skills. "But money is a piece of the picture," he said.
The proposals drew immediate controversy. Robert Shireman, president of the Institute for College Access & Success, says that while he likes many of the group's ideas, he would find it difficult to support the proposals to allow students to borrow more money from the federal government and to eliminate the interest rate break given to low income students. (The group proposes using that money to repay the loans of students who leave school and take low-paying jobs.) "In principle, it makes a lot of sense to have just one loan program. But the idea of increased loan limits needs to be approached carefully," Shireman says.
In addition, several congressional aides say that while there is broad bipartisan support for the simplification of the federal aid application, the Internal Revenue Service has some objections to sharing its information. Also, many colleges will likely fight attempts to take away funding coming from the smaller grant programs, such as the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOGs).
Sandy Baum, a Skidmore economist, says her fellow study group members realize their plan "isn't going to make for good one-liners" and so might not be snapped up by the presidential candidates. But the group now plans a six-month "communication" campaign to get colleges, lobbyists, and legislators at least talking about how to simplify and improve the aid process.
"We're not lobbyists," Baum says. "But we want to see if we can make the system work better for students."


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Art Feeds announced on its web site Wednesday that it has been named the recipient of a $50,000 donation from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
Cuban was fined $50,000 earlier this week by the NBA for publicly criticizing the officiating.
"What Mark typically does is match any fine from the NBA and give it to a charity," said Scott Tomlin, basketball communications manager for the Mavericks.
Cuban, who has been fined more than $1.5 million by the league during his 13 years owning the Mavericks, expressed his frustration with the officiating on his Twitter page following the Mavericks' 99-96 overtime loss to New Orleans on Saturday.
Cuban apologized to fans in the tweet, saying that he's "tried for 13 (years) to fix the officiating in this league and I have failed miserably" and asking for their suggestions.
Art Feeds says Thank you to Mark Cuban for a $50k donation from Art Feeds on Vimeo.
An NBA spokesman confirmed the fine Tuesday.
According to the Art Feeds web site, on Monday night, tweets started flowing in from the organization's friends and supporters watching AXS.TV, which is the high-definition cable station based in Dallas that is owned by Cuban.
Cuban was letting his viewers at AXS.TV decide who would receive a $50,000 donation this week.
On Tuesday, AXS.TV announced that Art Feeds was the winner.
"As an organization who works their buns off for every Ben Franklin coming into our accounts, we are blown away by this gift — given without strings, voting or lengthy pages of budget spreadsheets," Art Feeds announced on its Web site.
"Holy smokes! This is a huge blessing ... Thanks Mark Cuban!"


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I need 2 smaller rear surrounds to be mounted on the rear wall, up in the corner that intersects the drop ceiling and rear wall. Idea being the actual mids and tweeter are angled at approx. 45 down to the floor. 2 questions:
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California Market Center (CMC) is the epicenter of the Los Angeles style industries. Located in downtown's Fashion District, the CMC is home to hundreds of wholesale showrooms for fashion, textiles, gifts and home decor, in addition to a range of offices, studio spaces, fashion design schools, restaurants, cafes, shops and special event venues.
Visited by thousands of retailers, designers, manufacturers, press, stylemakers and influencers from around the globe, the CMC is open daily and hosts a busy calendar filled with Markets, tradeshows, seminars & events for the fashion & textiles industry, in addition to exclusive events and sample sales open to the public.
The CMC is located at 110 East Ninth St. in downtown Los Angeles. The Main Parking Garage is located underneath the building, with parking entrances from Main Street and Los Angeles Street. The Olympic Parking Structure is located across from the CMC on Olympic.
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Boston police said they are increasing patrols in the South End after a woman reported being assaulted near Dartmouth Street and Columbus Avenue at about 4:45 a.m. on Friday.
The woman told officers she was walking in the area when a man assaulted her from behind. She said she defended herself, causing the man to flee in the direction of Clarendon Street, according to police reports.
The victim described the suspect as a male, dressed in a black hoodie with something covering his face, jeans worn low with plaid boxer shorts, possibly in his 20's and a slim muscular build.
Police said investigators from the Sexual Assault Unit are actively following leads, conducting witness interviews and seeking additional information from the community. They remind residents to increase vigilance and report any suspicious persons in the area.
"Residents should take extra precautions and be aware of surroundings. Lastly, the CrimeStoppers Unit will canvass the area and disseminate 'Text-a-Tip' brochures," the Boston police announced on its website.
Anyone with information is urged to call (617) 343-4400. Individuals wishing to provide information anonymously may do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or texting the word 'TIP' to CRIME (27463).


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The report, Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index (BMI) 1960-2002: United States, shows that the average height of a man aged 20-74 years increased from just over 5'8" in 1960 to 5'9½" in 2002, while the average height of a woman the same age increased from slightly over 5'3" 1960 to 5'4" in 2002.
Meanwhile, the average weight for men aged 20-74 years rose dramatically from 166.3 pounds in 1960 to 191 pounds in 2002, while the average weight for women the same age increased from 140.2 pounds in 1960 to 164.3 pounds in 2002.
Though the average weight for men aged 20-39 years increased by nearly 20 pounds over the last four decades, the increase was greater among older men:
For women, the near opposite trend occurred:
Meanwhile, the report documented that average weights for children are increasing as well:
According to the report, average heights for children increased as well over the past four decades. For example:
Average BMI for children and teens has increased as well:
The BMI is a single number that evaluates an individual's weight status in relation to height. BMI is generally used as the first indicator in assessing body fat and has been the most common method of tracking weight problems and obesity among adults.


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VA official sees innovations at Vt hospitalBy WILSON RING
The Associated Press | December 20,2013WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A number of programs developed in Vermont to help veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder are now being used throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital network.
Some programs are also in use by civilian treatment providers, a top VA official said Thursday.
The VA Medical Center in White River Junction, which treats veterans from Vermont and parts of New Hampshire, has also developed programs that help rural veterans who live far from the hospital, said VA Assistant Secretary Tommy Sowers after touring the hospital and the adjacent National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Ive seen a level of technology adoption here that I have not seen anywhere else, Sowers said.
He was given a demonstration of a locally developed app, called the PTSD Coach, which offers online tools to help users screen themselves for PTSD and provides techniques for dealing with stress.
Sowers visited the inpatient substance abuse treatment area, where many of the patients are also suffering from PTSD, and other sections of the hospital that focus on traditional medical care for veterans.
He also spoke via a telemedicine hookup with a veteran undergoing physical therapy in his home about two hours away from the hospital while he conducted exercises with a VA therapist.
The PTSD Coach smartphone app has been downloaded more than 100,000 times in 78 countries since its release in 2011, and the PTSD Coach Online, released in September, had 25,000 page views in October, officials said.
The center has surveyed veterans and active duty military personnel who have used the applications to see if they work.
The bottom line, in terms of outcomes, is we have found really nice, robust, positive effects, said Barbara Hermann, the centers associate director for research and education.
Dr. E. Lanier Summerall, the psychiatrist in charge of the mental health and behavioral sciences section, said after meeting Sowers that even though the U.S. war in Iraq is over and the war in Afghanistan is winding down, many veterans are just beginning to seek services for PTSD.
She even hears of difficult combat situations from different service members who experienced the same event, frequently as part of Vermont National Guard deployments.
Vermont National Guard members experienced intense combat during a 2005-06 deployment to Ramadi, Iraq, or during a larger, more recent deployment to Afghanistan.
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Good news!
A local car dealer is announcing a price reduction on a 2013 truck from $65,120 to $55,747. I would suppose that price reduction might be due to the 2014 vehicles coming out soon.
Thinking that "good news" over I guess if I had bought that truck a month or so ago, by the time I added "dealer prep" and sales tax I would have paid over $70,000.
I guess I'll be driving my 2005 truck, which I bought Dec. 31, 2004 for many years to come. In the last year I have purchased one or more rental houses in northwest Bradenton for less than $70,000. They produce at least $1,000 monthly income each. Wonder what that $70,000 truck will be worth in a year? How about the value of my rental house?
Upon returning from Vietnam in 1970 you could buy a new Corvette for a little over $3,000. The 2014 model is priced over $60,000. Does that explain inflation?
With the help of Washington and the Federal Reserve, inflation is ruining our country, economy and our value system. We are decades overdue for a "fair tax," term limits as well as government spending limited to income much the way I run my business and household.
My point (finally) is Washington: It's burying us in debt with foreign aid, entitlements for "undocumented citizens," as well as the idea they can solve all problems by throwing money at them, etc. They are taking the incentive to work away with 99 weeks of unemployment and food stamps.
All this is a crime against our constitution and the vision of our forefathers.
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DECATUR, Ill. – The 2012 PBA Senior Tour season concludes with the PBA Senior Decatur Open presented by Brunswick Aug. 11-14 from Spare Time Lanes. The race for PBA Senior Player of the Year and PBA great Dave Soutar's final tournament of his career remain two of the major storylines heading into the tournament.
Senior POY crown not a done deal yet: With Hugh Miller's victory and Mike Edward's fourth-place finish in the Senior South Shore Open, the pair are still challengers for the title. Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. still holds a 12-point lead over Miller and 14 points over Tour rookie and 2012 USBC Senior Masters winner Edwards in the POY points race. Williams, the Senior Tour's Rookie of the Year in 2010, is hoping to add a Senior Player of the Year crown to go along with his record seven on the PBA Tour. Player of the Year points that will be awarded in Decatur are: 16 points to the winner, 8 for second place, 4 for third and 2 for fourth.
PBA Hall of Famer Dave Soutar's career coming to a close: After more than a half-century competing on the PBA National and Senior Tours, Hall of Famer Dave Soutar of Bradenton, Fla., will call it a career at the conclusion of the Senior Decatur Open. Soutar is in his 51st year of PBA competition and Decatur will mark his PBA-record 259th Senior Tour event. Soutar is a seven-time Senior Tour winner, an 18-time winner on the PBA Tour and the only player ever to win both the USBC Masters and Senior Masters. The Detroit native and long-time Kansas City area resident was ranked as the 20th greatest bowler of all-time as part of PBA's 50th anniversary in 2009.
Return of Johnny Petraglia to 2012 season: PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia made a successful return to the Senior Tour in the Senior South Shore Open in Hammond, Ind., after a three-month absence because of shoulder surgery. He qualified 23rd in Hammond, advancing to match play before being eliminated in the Round of 24. Just before his surgery on his right (non-bowling) shoulder, Petraglia, a 14-time winner on the PBA Tour and eight-time winner on the Senior Tour, became the only bowler in PBA history to win a PBA Tour or Senior Tour title in six different decades when he won the Senior Dayton Classic in May.
Decatur could be decisive in Senior Rookie of the Year race: This season four players have scored wins in their first year of eligibility: Lennie Boresch Jr., who won the Sun Bowl in The Villages in his Senior Tour debut; former PBA Tour player Bob Learn Jr. (Senior Mooresville Classic), Amleto Monacelli (Senior U.S. Open) and Edwards (USBC Senior Masters). All are in contention for Senior Rookie of the Year honors which is determined by a vote by PBA members and selected bowling media at the conclusion of the season.
Hall of Famer Dale Eagle returns to defend title: Dale Eagle won the 2011 Senior Decatur Open to notch his 12th career Senior Tour title putting him in a tie for second on the all-time Senior Tour wins list. He defeated Kent Wagner of Palmetto, Fla., 223-186, in the title match at Spare Time Lanes.
Catch all the action from Decatur on Xtra Frame: Bowling fans can catch all the action from the Senior Decatur open from start-to-finish on bowling's online bowling channel Xtra Frame. Coverage will include qualifying rounds Sunday and Monday, and a full day of match play elimination rounds leading to the title match Tuesday evening. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame icon.
PBA Senior Decatur Open presented by Brunswick Schedule Spare Time Lanes, Decatur, Ill. (All times Central)
Saturday, August 11 9-10 a.m. - A Squad practice Noon – 1 p.m. - B Squad practice. 2, 4, 7 p.m. Pro Am Squads benefiting Race For The Cure. The 7 p.m. pro-am will be a special Baker-style Team Event.
Sunday, August 12 9 a.m. - A Squad qualifying (8 games) 3 p.m. – B Squad qualifying (8 games)
Monday, August 13 9 a.m. - B Squad qualifying (8 games) 3 p.m. - A Squad qualifying (8 games)
Tuesday, August 14 9 a.m. - Players qualifying 17-32 bowl (best of five games match play) 11 a.m. - Winners and players qualifying 9-16 bowl (best of five games match play) 2 p.m. - Winners and players qualifying 1-8 bowl (best of five games match play) beginning 6 p.m. - Round of 8 (best of three games match play) Round of 4 (one game) immediately following Round of 2 (one game) immediately following
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Here's a fun game: Try to name an actor with a better six-year stretch than this: A League of Their Own. Sleepless in Seattle. Philadelphia. Forrest Gump. Apollo 13. Toy Story. Saving Private Ryan.
Seriously, give it a shot. Can't be done. 1992-1998 Tom Hanks is simply un-fuck-with-able – like '87-'93 Jordan, or the '66-'72 Stones. Even the six movies that followed (You've Got Mail, Toy Story 2, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Road to Perdition and Catch Me If You Can) would be a career for most actors, and that's Hanks' B game. Not to mention, his contributions to the pop-culture vernacular: "There's no crying in baseball." "Houston, we have a problem." "Life is like a box of chocolates." "Wiiiiillllsoooooon!" The guy's like a one-man Hollywood Bartlett's. When he dies, decades hence, the poor editor in charge of putting together the Oscar-tribute montage is going to have some pretty tough choices on his hands. Not for nothing, Hanks is the highest-grossing box-office star in the world – $8.5 billion and counting.
Lately, though, he's been in a bit of a slump. First came The Ladykillers, remembered mostly for his awful mustache. Next was his third Steven Spielberg movie collaboration, The Terminal, which opened a distant second to Ben Stiller's Dodgeball. The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons were both hits, but underwhelming ones; and Hanks' last directorial effort, Larry Crowne, was a genuine bust. ("He wanted to make it, and he made it for nothing," Geffen says. "But, you know, nobody only makes hits.")
To his credit, Hanks is realistic about the past few years. "Sometimes someone comes up to me and says, 'Mr. Hanks, I gotta say – Angels & Demons just blew my mind.'" He laughs. "Really?" For one thing, he's been dedicating a lot of effort to Playtone, which comes at the expense of acting. But he also says that's just how it goes sometimes. "That's art, man. What can you do? You aim for something and don't always hit it, but you keep slugging away. It's like any great band that's been together a long time. Not all the records work – but you can still hear the band in there."
And it's true – even when the movie's a bomb, you can still see Hanks in there. As Spielberg once said, Tom Hanks "is America." He makes movies about baseball, childhood, space, romance, war – all the things we're good at. He plays homespun archetypes with a realistic twist: the insecure sheriff, the frightened soldier. This is a guy, says Short, who sings the national anthem at baseball games with his hand over his heart. Who is unusually proud of the fact that there are six flags on the moon and every one of them is the Stars and Stripes. Who ends his Oscar acceptance speeches with the phrase "God bless America" and says he sometimes wishes he was a United States park ranger. ("Green uniform, Smokey the Bear hat. The whole bit.")
Cloud Atlas co-director Tom Tykwer, who is German, says Hanks' appeal is universal. "You can imagine how hugely debated Saving Private Ryan was in Germany, and I think the only reason people were able to get into it was because of Tom Hanks," he says. "In Europe, people have even forgotten that Forrest Gump was an American." In a time when our reputation has taken some hits abroad, there's still something inarguable about Hanks. He's an ambassador for the country the whole world can agree on; even in Islamabad, no one's going to protest a Tom Hanks movie.
Hanks has long been mentioned as someone with a future in politics. It makes sense: an active, deep-pocketed West Coast liberal who's close to both the Clintons (he slept in the Lincoln Bedroom) and the Obamas (he narrated this year's campaign video), who's also a champion of soldiers and veterans' issues and one of the few figures on the left whose patriotism has never been questioned. (If the McCarthy hearings were held today, Hanks would have nothing to worry about.) He's just heartland enough to be corny, and just Hollywood enough to be cool – a bridge-builder who invites Republican Clint Eastwood and former LBJ aide Jack Valenti over for the same dinner parties. Even Bill Clinton wants to be him: Around the time that Mike Nichols was adapting Primary Colors for the screen, Clinton said if anyone was going to play him in a movie, he wanted it to be Hanks.
Short says he could see Hanks running a studio or running for office. Geffen calls him "a good citizen – someone you can admire without feeling foolish." But Hanks says it's all just a laugh: "I've never had any interest in running for office," he says. "Never."
In fact, he says, when it comes to his pet causes like the space program or veterans, he can actually do more as Movie Star Tom Hanks than he could on some congressional subcommittee. "If I show up, more people show up. That means more money raised, and more people doing the groundwork – the actual making phone calls and building buildings, and stuff that serves the cause."
These days, Hanks really wants his movies to make a difference. A voracious history buff who buys books by the crate and named two of his sons Chester and Truman Theodore, Hanks loves being able to tell people stories and facts they didn't already know. "There's actually kind of a Playtone manifesto we have, which is, 'Where have the myths become inaccurate?'" he says. His goal is to be as accurate as possible – to make movies that "become historical documents and are literally put on shelves in libraries, or that you could show in a class." It's what inspired him to take on two movies he has in the pipeline: Captain Phillips, about an American sailor held hostage by Somali pirates, and In the Garden of Beasts, about the U.S. ambassador to Germany before WWII. (Not that he'd ever want to be an ambassador himself. "All those cocktail parties? It's like being on a press junket for the rest of your life!")
Now that he's getting older, Hanks is looking for roles that are a little more complicated. "For a long time, I was the generational example of who everyone kind of, like, is," he says. "I wasn't the Man With No Name coming in to clean up the town. I was the ordinary guy in extraordinary circumstances. I'm 56 now, and I don't think anybody's looking for me to save the dog and get the girl. Not that I can't still do that – but there's a little more gravitas. I think maybe I get to play guys who actually are kind of extraordinary. I'm the experienced American now."
In Cloud Atlas, Hanks plays six different characters, ranging from a 1970s nuclear scientist to a nefarious doctor, maybe the first true bad guy of his career. "He got to play some pretty gnarly, flawed people this time," co-star Halle Berry says. "And I saw the fun he had with it." Early reactions have been polarized; some call the movie a gorgeous masterpiece, while others think it's bloated nonsense. But either way, Geffen says, "This was an ambitious movie, and he loved making it. And if it isn't successful, you know, c'est la vie – he had an awful lot of fun being a villain."
Which may be the key to understanding Hanks generally: He just gets into stuff. He once was enthralled reading a book about cod. Short remembers him being captivated by one on the history of the potato. "I could go to HBO and say, 'The most important thing ever pulled out of the ground is the potato. I see a six-hour miniseries,' and I bet you we could at least get a couple of scripts written," says Hanks. "I'm such a dope, I can be intrigued by anything. I think you could make a fascinating movie about building a bridge across the Mississippi River – because I saw a documentary about it, and it was fascinating. I got so many goofy facts rattling around in my head – I'm a pain in the ass at dinner parties. Rita's gotta go, 'You know what, hey – enough about the Weimar Republic.'"
Hanks has a good laugh at himself. "But you know . . ." he adds, a twinkle in his eye. "The interesting thing about the Weimar Republic is . . ."
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After a recent movie night, it occurred to us to wonder … how much would it cost to insure Mad Max's monstrously modified Pursuit Special? Here's what we dug up.
Pursuit Special
Who: Mad Max Rockatansky, Main Force Patrol Officer
Year, make, and model: 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT
Value: $75,000 (Including modifications)
Annual mileage: 20,000 miles
Points on license: 0 points — you're a Main Force Patrol Officer, after all
You're Max Rockatansky, Main Force Patrol Officer of the dusty, dystopian Australian future, and you need car insurance. The last time you took your Pursuit Special out on a mission the damages were … how to put this? … significant, so you're looking to get some serious protection.
After doing a little research you realize that your Pursuit Special, a modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT, qualifies as a collector car. You've heard that collector car insurance can save you a bundle, so you decide to get a quote.
Once you hit the vehicle value section, however, you realize you've got no idea how much all the modifications cost — from the custom fiberglass nose to the supercharger to the 8 individual exhaust pipes — but the guys down at the Main Force motor pool tell you it's worth about $75,000.
Mileage is another pickle, but in tallying up all last year's mayhem and epic highway fights, you decide you probably do a good 20,000 miles annually. Then there's the "Specific vehicle type" question: After a moment you decide "Motorsports" fills the bill fairly accurately.
Moving on, you click the "Modified" button, select "Parking Lot — Private" under vehicle storage (thinking grimly of the veritable junkyard that is the Main Force auto pool), and hit "No" in response to the question, "Is this vehicle currently under restoration?" (At least not just now).
Finally you hit "Get a quote" and begin to customize your policy.
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|Medical payments
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|Uninsured motorist
|$500,000 combined single limit
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Final total: $2,452/year*
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Improve Capitalism or Replace It?
BOOK REVIEW: Jim Stanford, Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism. Fernwood Publishing and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2008. 360 pages.
Reviewed by Bill Burgess
Economics for Everyone is attracting a lot of attention in the labour movement in Canada for its popular exposé of many flaws in mainstream economic theory.
But what many people are looking for is a sound basis for understanding the rapidly developing economic crisis and what to do about it. Here the book fails. It betrays too much faith in capitalism.
Antidote to neo-classical economic theory
Jim Stanford is the staff economist for the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW), and he explains economic concepts in clear, accessible language. The main points are summarized in a statement of "A Dozen Things to Remember About Economics," available, along with further resources and study guides, at www.economicsforeveryone.ca/.
What makes this book different from most economic texts is Stanford's emphasis that, contrary to the claims by mainstream (neo-classical) economists, their theory and policy are very political, and very pro-employer. They assume that markets are natural when they are really socially constructed. Wages, working conditions and social programs are not determined by objective economic "laws," they are the result of class or trade union struggle.
One function of mainstream economics is to justify the profits that capitalists reap from economic activity. Neo-classical economists claim that profit rates are determined by what capital contributes to output. However, as Stanford explains, the neo-classical model of capital actually assumes the profit rates they claim it explains. The advocates of this model were forced decades ago to admit this circularity in their reasoning, but they lack any solution to this flaw in their supposedly objective explanation for profits.
One form of capital is fixed capital, like the paper machine as long as a football field that I used to work on. Each shift, tons and tons of paper rolled off my end of the machine. It was very hard to resist the notion that it was the machine that made the paper, that the machine was productive. Stanford explains that such fixed capital is instead a kind of tool that makes labour more productive.
The book's discussion of labour costs takes up an important issue that is omitted by mainstream economists, namely the intensity of work. Neo-classical economic theory only considers the market price of labour time and skill. But labour intensity is regulated differently, by compulsion within the workplace. Because they consider only market relations, mainstream economists ignore the role of class relations of production.
"Free" trade is a favourite policy of neo-classical economists, who advocate it on the basis of the theory of "comparative advantage." The theory claims that it always pays countries to specialize and trade, even if one country can produce all tradable goods at a lower cost than the other countries. Stanford shows why the theory does not apply. He describes how it was by not following the neo-classical prescriptions that East Asian economies managed to develop in recent decades.
The book includes a chapter on household and other non-market labour. Mainstream economists simply exclude the decisive contribution made by those who keep us all alive and able to go back to work each day.
In short, this book provides an accessible introduction to some of the concepts and terminology needed to discuss economic issues. It is particularly valuable for its popularization of flaws in neo-classical economic theory like those noted above. By the end of the book, I think readers will identify with economist Joan Robinson's statement that, "The purpose of studying economics is…to avoid being deceived by economists."
Too much faith in capitalism
The problem with Economics for Everyone is its inadequate assessment of capitalism. Stanford targets "bad" capitalism rather than capitalism itself.
On issues like the global ecological crisis and the failure of development in poor countries, Stanford suggests that capitalism is to blame, especially its neo-liberal (i.e. post-1970s) variant. Yet, these issues are marginal to his analysis of the economies in advanced capitalist countries. He never addresses their imperialist nature, notably the reality of imperialist war.
Stanford nods to the ideal of an economy organized to meet human need rather than private profit. However, this is not projected as a vital necessity for today. In his chapter titled "Improving Capitalism," he instead writes that, "Fighting to make our respective countries more like the Nordic version of capitalism … is a challenge that rightfully deserves our first attention." ('Nordic' here refers to the Scandinavian countries of Europe.)
In the final chapter titled "Replacing Capitalism?" Stanford notes "the scandalous failure of capitalism to meet basic needs for so many." But he then concludes, "On the other hand, there is an absence of compelling real world evidence that any other system … would reliably do better."
Stanford explicitly accepts the framework of capitalism in his detailed policy agenda. He proposes no measures to replace and displace the capitalist market. One example is that nationalization is limited to "natural monopolies" and industries producing what are narrowly defined as "public goods." He is emphatic that "private business investment spending remains at the core of the economic strategy."
What causes economic crises?
Written just before the financial collapse in 2008, Economics for Everyone notes that some economists suggest that "the ingredients may be in place for the commencement of a new period of sustained and relatively stable capitalist growth." Stanford concludes that, "the jury is still out on whether this modern, tough-love incarnation of capitalism has really established the conditions for a longer-run winning streak."
Well, that verdict has now been rendered, and it shows how utopian it was to believe that some kinder, gentler "Nordic" version of capitalism is on offer.
The book correctly notes that, "Those of us hoping for something better from the economy cannot wait around for capitalism to self-destruct." Also correctly, it says, "The only factor that poses a genuine challenge to the current order is the willingness of human beings to reject the injustice and irrationality of this economy, and stand up to demand something better. Capitalism will not fall – rather, it must be pushed."
But how and why would this happen? Stanford is very clear: "I do not see convincing evidence of an inherent, systematic vulnerability of capitalism." In other words, he disagrees that this system is characterized by a deep-seated tendency towards producing more goods than people under capitalist relations of production can afford to buy. Socialists have concluded that the capitalists' only "solution" is social and ecological barbarism.
One telling illustration of Stanford's perspective is that while he agrees there is an "inherent instability of a decentralized, profit-driven economy," his explanations for particular economic crises are shallow. They are blamed on "negative events or shocks" external to workings of capitalism proper.
For example, the book describes the global downturn in the early 1980s as being caused by U.S. monetary policy. Even the Great Depression of the 1930s is attributed to stock market speculation rather than expressing something deeper in the nature of capitalism. At a January 30, 2009, public meeting in Vancouver, Stanford similarly blamed the current crisis on financial speculation, and blamed this speculation on neo-liberalism. It is as if they float above capitalism itself.
Since he disagrees that capitalist economic crises are systemic, Stanford also underestimates what it takes for deep crises to be resolved. He claims that it "was massive military spending … that solve[d] the Great Depression." In fact, this "solution" additionally required the fascist destruction of powerful working class movements in countries like Germany, and the widespread destruction of existing capital by horrific world war.
Socialism for the rich?
Stanford's "vision" for "improving capitalism" is a "high-investment, sustainable economy." But we are in a deep economic crisis, and as Keynes put it, trying to get capitalists to invest during a crisis is like pushing on a string. Reducing interest rates has failed, so governments are dumping in public money, hoping to maintain the cycle of borrowing and spending, investment and profit. The policy is "socialism for the rich."
Stanford's proposals are not very different. At the January 30 public meeting in Vancouver, his prescription was also more government spending, plus financial regulation.
Of course, we need to fight for programs to meet immediate human needs, like unemployment insurance, and to direct government spending to the most socially productive ends, like housing and public transit. However, borrowing and spending by capitalist governments will not solve the deep-seated problems that have brought the world economy to the brink of collapse. Yes, we should "stand up to demand something better." But there is no way around the need to challenge capitalism as a system, not just bad, neo-liberal capitalism.
The question is how to mobilize people against the ravages of this capitalist economic crisis and find our way towards 21st Century Socialism. On these points, the perspective in Economics for Everyone is part of the problem rather than part of the solution.
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Dr. Angelito on 17 Feb 2009 at 4:44 pm #
Great review, it really is Socialism for the Rich, thanks, but rather than improve ANY of the old systems, which are really just different forms of the same thing, i.e. Capitalism, Socialism, Communism are all really based on the same premise, humans generating wealth for a very few at the top who are in fact external to the system, for they in fact created it !!!
Please consider the following:
What do Capitalism-Socialism-Communism all have in common ?
- They each turn all but the children of the most-high Elite into machines of production.
What system is completely different than Cap-Soc-Com-ism ?
- Robotism, i.e. the Robotic Wageless Economy – where all labor is performed by systems of Robots directed by systems of computers – and all humans are free to develop their mental, physical, emotional, social and spiritual health FULL TIME, you know, just like the Elite have always done since the beginning of time, as any intelligent free person would, and should.
Would love to discuss these matters with you in an interview, any angle, it will be a great conversation.
Dr. Angelito
Dr. Angelito on 18 Feb 2009 at 7:44 am #
Regarding Socialism however, please realize that
Capitalism-Socialism-Communism are all abysmal failures: in fact all but forms
of the same human powered economical model that has ebbed & flowed for eons,
but all the same thing in that all wealth is derived from humans
transforming matter & information into forms useful to each other & most
importantly, useful to a self-organizing group of Nobles that have always
been external to the systems beneath them that they organized as capitalism,
socialism or communism, but that they themselves were never subject to.
They only created the systems to maintain their state of bliss as is every
wise person's right to.
This was the only way as there were no Robots to transform the matter
& information into the requisite forms: other than humans, & in fact most
people ever born were born to serve this noble Good Elite indirectly via
these systems, but today are no longer necessary because systems of robots
can perform all functions that humans have ever assumed other than existing
in a blissful state which only humans can do, were ever meant to do, but
many have forgotten why they exist, but those who remember to always strive
to be in blissful state: the noble good elite have been the only
ones to do so on a consistent harmonious basis.
The only way Capitalism-Socialism-Communism can continue is with a dumbed
down population unaware that it makes much more sense to use robots for
labor: while humans enjoy every moment of their existence sharpening
their mental physical emotional & spiritual health as they wish, when they
wish, & for as long as they wish.
Only a Robotic Wageless Economy can channel ALL human nature safely while
permitting full expression of free will, it is the end state that
accommodates all possibilities, & it can be here in 5 years as we expect it.


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The suspect, who did not take anything and may have been interrupted by a customer walking into the store, was last seen on foot in the field across from the gas station, according to Reed.
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PFW Online: Vol. 27, Issue 16
The Seahawks' young defensive backfield is arguably the most talented and feared secondary in the league. We look at how this quartet of defensive backs has made the Seahawks' defense so formidable.
The Packers again have been hit hard by the injury bug, but the hard work this past offseason of emerging WRs Randall Cobb and James Jones has helped Green Bay remain among the NFL's top teams.
The Fantasy Buzz presents trends to be aware of, which players to exploit or avoid, and the latest fantasy news heading into Week 12. Plus, the Fantasy Doctor offers up winning advice to help your roster.
- The Way We See It
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- Way We Hear It
- Audibles
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- Opinion: Editorial, letters, Publisher's Pen
- Columnists: Eric Edholm, Barry Jackson
- NFL transactions
- Handicapper's Corner: Staff selections, Mike Wilkening column
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