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Similarly, a tradition and a history that evolves around a practice:
There was a panel on martial arts and modernity in China at AAS a while back. I think Ruth Rogaski was going to expand on her paper, but I'm not sure she ever did
Hi Craig
I tried to find a contact e-mail for you on this site but couldn't. I was wondering whether I could talk to you about permission to reproduce a copy of this article on-line at kostudies.com (an update of Fukuoka History) which is on the blogroll here.
Hi Craig,
I will preface this by saying that my knowledge of karate comes from having practiced a 'traditional' okinawan style, rather than having an academic background in that area (I do Chinese history). However, your point about karate not being a '-do' is surely significant. Does this suggest it does not have the cultural/spiritual significance to be classed as such? And are the Okinawan styles indeed lost in a no-man's land, derived from Chinese fighting styles but detached from the buddhist (Shaolin etc) mythology and history that attaches to Kung-fu, and likewise not incorporated into Japanese culture as a true way? As you point out, even in the 1920s it was evident to historians that these practices were probably relatively recent arrivals. Many of the common kata studied today were only developed in the 1940s, aimed at a taller opponent as they were designed for Japanese who would be fighting Americans. However, they have retrospectively been given antiquity with the explanatory story that they were designed by Okinawans to fight the Japanese. (I have no idea whether Okinawans were typically shorter than the average Japanese of the same time)
Hi Katrina. You point out that many of the common kata was developed in the 40ies and aimed at taller opponents. Interesting theory. I am a 5th dan karate ka with relatively good knowledge of kata, being a former norwegian national team coach. I have never heard of many kata being developed in the 40ies within the largest karate organisations in the west. Could you specify katas and styles ? Would be very interesting. I have never before seen in any texts from any "master" or anyone else that kata was created to fight anyone. They were as far as I know simply exercises. That is why bogu kumite became so popular in the late twenties in Japan since they did not have any faith in the katas when it came to close combat situations..
Hi Thomas
the kata I was referring to were those known as Geki Ssi Dai Ichi and Geki Sai Dai Ni (i have also known them termed Geki Sai Shodan and Geki Sai Nidan). They are the basic kata in Goju-ryu and I believe they are fairly well known in other styles. Goju-ryu is a recent style, being a synthesis of older Okinawan styles with a more obvious influence from southern styles of kung fu given the emphasis on arm techniques and blocks rather than kicking. Miyagi Sensei who developed the style also as far as I know developed the kata mentioned, with specific concern for the need to fight a taller opponent. I am happy to be corrected on any of this, of course – as I said I am not a martial arts historian!
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While I know little to nothing about karate and judo, I do know a bit about Okinawa and its history, picked up during a three-year stint there as a military spouse and amateur military historian. I find it interesting that after annexation the Okinawans had to be "made" Japanese "all along", when even today the Okinawans are usually considered as subhuman to the "true" Japanese as are blacks and Caucasians (an ethnically Japanese ikebono instructor I worked with once confided in me that before she met and married her ethnically Okinawan husband, she had always thought of hem as the "little brown monkey people"). Indeed, Okinawa is still by far the poorest prefecture, closer in geography (and dare I say spirit) to Taipei than to Tokyo. Lord knows they saw some the most appalling fighting of the war (most reputable scholars and nearly all vets affirm that it was the Battle of Okinawa that confirmed the need to drop the atomic bombs rather than risk an invasion of the Home Islands). When the US signed Okinawa back over to the Japanese government in the 1970s, many Okinawans didn't want it to happen; they had hoped to return to the independence they had lost in the 19th century.
I wonder if any of this "Japanese all along" history, archaeology and ethnography is being revisited in the wake of the recent archaeological forgery scandals in Japan, or if the recent rightist nationalist push will only make it worse.
Read Inoue Jun's new book "Budo no tanjou" (published 2004 from Yoshikawa bunko if I'm not mistaken). His argument is that budo is part of modern culture, not ancient culture as we often hear from budo teachers. He looks mainly at judo (as he did in Mirror of Modernity), but it has implications for other budo. A must read.
Small linguistic point:
You indicated that the original pronunciation of karate may have been 'toote' (sorry, no macron). My understanding based on readings of classical Japanese, specifically _Genji Monogatari_, is that the character for the Tang was read as 'kara.' There is a character in the _Genji_ where a Chinese cat figures prominently. The character used for Chinese was 'kara' for Tang (kara neko). I believe there are other instances where the prefix 'kara' is used for Chinese, thus indicating a common reading of the character as 'kara.' Not an exciting comment, but one I felt worth making. Also, it would be odd to mix the on-yomi of 'too' with the kun-yomi of 'te.' Thus, kara-te being both kun-yomi makes more sense on that level, too. Cheers.
1.- Katrina: About Gekisai Dai'ichi and Gekisai Dai'ni (and Tensho): They were developed by Miyagui Sensei, but both Gekisai's were originally designed for high school teaching since the other katas were too complicated to teach to large numbers of teenagers. The purpose of Tensho is different (it concerns breathing and shifting focus).
2.- Katrina: Most of Goju Ryu katas were brought to Okinawa from Fouzhou by Higaonna Kanryo Sensei. In 1916, Miyagui Chojun Sensei went to Foochow city (Fukien) were Higaonna Kanryo had studied (aprox. 1869-84) a southern style of Shaolin kempo under the tutelage of Master Ryu Ryuko. The School did not exist anymore because of the wars and emigration. Miyagui Sensei had the opportunity to perform Naha-Te katas in front of an old student of Master Ryu Ryuko, who recognized the style, according to the tradition the article analyses. One way to identify a tradition is the kata. But the point I want to make is not that there is a straight line, an uninterrupted tradition from Ryu Ryuko to Higaonna Morio Sensei or to Yamagushi Sensei, but that Naha-Te seems to be the Okinawan branch of an already disappeared Chinese martial art style. The trip of Miyagui Sensei to Foochow is the return to the sources; it may be interpreted as the quest for the recognition from the absent father. A Chinese father in 1916. It seems to contradict the hypotheses of the article.
3.- Katrina: About the name "karate" and "Goju". In 1933, Okinawan To Te (Chinese Hand) was recognized as a Japanese martial art by the Butoku Kai. To Te was a generic name. In 1935 some Okinawan masters of Naha-Te, Tomari-Te and Shuri-Te decided to name his art "karate" (empty hand) or "karate do". Naha-Te, Tomari-Te and Shuri-Te were names of the martial art schools of Naha City, Tomari city and Shuri city. The same year, Miyagui Sensei registered the name "Goju Ryu" in the Butoku-Kai. According to these dates, all "karate" schools are recent.
3.- Author of the article: I am missing the point: Ok, karate practicioners create their history, as every human being does. Ok, these new narratives are related to identity, nationalism, modernity and the creation of modern states. I think it is neither a paradox nor a contradiction. It is a very common social and cultural phenomenon.
Besides Inoue Jun's new book here are some other recent suggestions. First there is the 2003 publication
"beikoku tainichi senryou seisaku to budou kyouiku: dainihon butokukai no koubou" by Yamamoto Reiko and also
a big book called "Budou no kyouikuryoku: manshuukoku-kenkoku daigaku ni okeru budou kyouiku" by Shishida Fumiaki 2005!
Both by academics! Budo-logy seems to be growing in Japan.
[...] This pretty much puts an end to the remaining questions I had after reading Turnbull's book. I used to tell students that the question of ninja was, from a historian's standpoint, still somewhat open. I think I'm going to take a much stronger line from now on, and point out that there are no historically credible claims supporting the historicity of a tradition which somehow concludes with modern schools of ninjustsu. So, we're back to the problem of created modern traditions in the martial arts and their discursive meanings. [...]
In response to MDH, the characters 唐 韓 漢 空 殻 can all be read as 'kara' The first three were used to refer to foreign lands, specifically China and Korea. While 唐 was of course be used to refer to Tang China, it seems that the 'kara' reading suggested vastness or emptiness, and therefore foreign lands, in a more general sense. Furthermore, this definition of emptiness, today commonly written as 空(kara) is also related to the final character 殻(kara) meaning husk. Furthermore, according to my classical Japanese dictionary, the character 唐 could be pronounced either as 'kara' or 'tou' when used as a prefix.
In modern usage, there is still sometimes confusion between 唐 and 空. Karaage (deep-frying) can be written as either 空揚げ or 唐揚げ, and I'm sure I've also seen it as just plain から揚げ. Even the 広辞苑 lists 空手and 唐手 as alternate ways of writing karate, and both of them (as well as all forms of karaage) show up in the Windows IME menu when typing.
Mdh mentions that it is odd to mix the onyomi tou with the kunyomi te, but don't forget that this was in Okinawan, not Japanese. I don't personally know much at all about the differences between the two languages, but it is possible that lexical constructs that would be slightly odd in Japanese might be less so in Okinawan/Ryukyuan. Of course, there are plenty of mixed words in Japanese as well, so I don't think that it necessarily means anything special.
Ae said:
In 1933, Okinawan To Te (Chinese Hand) was recognized as a Japanese martial art by the Butoku Kai. To Te was a generic name. In 1935 some Okinawan masters of Naha-Te, Tomari-Te and Shuri-Te decided to name his art "karate" (empty hand) or "karate do"
If 'te' was a suffix added to the place of origin of a school, then wouldn't that suggest that 唐手 (whether pronounced as karate or toute) meant "the style of kara/tou," indicating foreign origins? If this is true, then the common explanation of 空手 meaning "empty hand" is either a misunderstanding or a lie told by Okinawan karate masters to disguise the true origins of their art, and construct a historical narrative for karate that would persuade the Japanese to permit its continued and open practice.
I've enjoyed this, it fits with what I learned in studying Shotokan (on and off from 1970 to 1998).
Similarly, I will not ask: is karate a sport? Instead I ask: why do karate practitioners concern themselves with the question, and when did they begin doing so?
Now that is a good question.
What is fun is to watch the same thing with Tae Kwon Do. My father studied it, in Korea, before the Korean War. He then came to watch a Shotokan work-out. He was enthralled by (a) the blocks and (b) the punches — both of which were alien to what he had learned. Reminds me of what Bob Barrow and Chuck Norris had to say about the katas they had learned — told their instructors had invented them, then encountered them in open tournaments being performed by karate students.
This article explains why the "de-Chiniafication" of karate I keep running into. I already knew about why the native OOkinawan grappling techniques (in some kata) were not part of modern karate (all of the Japanese students came to karate from excellent college Judo programs, btw), but the rest of this was very interesting.
Thank you for putting it on-line.
[...] Via Barista and an interesting link on the theatrical origins of the ninja, I came to this great piece by Craig Colbeck on Karate and Modernity, a lot closer to my own interests than black-clad stage assassins. Although the jargon is a bit heavy going in places, there's a pretty clear argument to show that the Okinawa karate tradition developed in the late C19 and was derived from China. [...]
Interesting article. My martial arts background is in arts other than karate, but I try to keep informed on the histories and principles of arts other than my own, including karate. Based on that, I might have a few quibbles:
"Black belts on white uniforms, vigorous punches and high kicks identify karate worldwide." – Since you're discussing "traditional" karate, I'm informed by practitioners of traditional Okinawan karate that they stick almost exclusively to low-line kicks.
" all karate practitioners decry the sportification (suspōtsuka) of karate." – "All" practitioners except those in the ten zillion schools that specialize in sportive competitions. I suspect you mean that those who self-identify as traditionalists decry the sportification. I've met plenty of karateka who were all about the tournaments.
" Karate is a Japanese budō,…" – Only since the early 20th century, when Funakoshi brought the art to Japan and adapted both the techniques and the philosophy for the Japanese culture of the time. I expect that the conversion of karate to "karate-do" occurred at this time.
"Strangest of all, and most easily overlooked, is that through the 1920s there was only really one name: karate, the Chinese hand." – Is this a big secret? Many of the books I've read about the history of karate point out that "China hand" was changed to "Open hand" for nationalistic reasons. The practitioners of Okinawan karate that I've conversed with at http://www.budoseek.net have been pretty open about the fact of Chinese influence on karate. I think it would be an interesting question to find out how much of karate comes from indigenous sources as opposed to Chinese sources, but I imagine it would be a tricky subject to research, given the uncertainties of an oral tradition.
Quibbles aside, you have an legitimate point in describing how each generation of martial artists rewrites history to fit their immediate needs. You could make the point further by describing how, as karate spread to Korea and became tae kwon do, the Koreans rewrote history to describe the new art as developed strictly from local origins, such as tae kyon, even though they were practicing katas which came straight from karate. More nationalism, this time invoked to avoid giving credit to the Japanese.
Since a majority of martial artists probably take the word of their instructor on matters of history, you get some ideas floating around which would give any historian laughing fits. I have in mind the 3rd-degree black belt in tae kwon do who earnestly told me that karate was "bastardized, Americanized tae kwon do." I imagine this sort of non-historical fantasy is part of what inspired you to write the essay.
Nice. Very…
This is one of the most succinct and salient articles I've read on the subject of tode/karate. Your research has led you to a place that many true Okinawan karate traditionalists have known about for decades. There is a long-running discussion on one of the M.A. sites (fightingarts.com) that led me here. Many of the posters there seem to think that they know karate's true origins and history. What they fail to understand is that in their search for documented proof they overlook the oral "truths" which have been passed down from Okinawan shinsii to student since modern karate's inception. Everything that you detailed is known by most earnest pracitioners of this cultural phenomenon.
Many decry Funakoshi Gichin for being a betrayer of that cultural trust, but in reality he took a modest system of self-preservation and/or bodyguard techniques and made it palatable to the modern world. He packaged it understanding the Japanese sensibilities. He made them feel it was their art, in order to bring some recognition to the Okinawans. The outlet was post-Meiji restoration Japan and the result was the myriad combative arts and martial ways of the Okinawans, Koreans, Japanese, Americans and countless other Japanese/Chinese/Okinawan influenced arts that we see today. Those who are entertained by the pure physicality of the MMAs realm or the brutality of a K-1 match have Western Boxing, Thai Boxing, Japanese Judo and most importantly Okinawan karate to thank. I still find it amazing that very few people understand the importance or magnitude of Okinawa's contribution to the modern martial arts world.
When modern martialists or whatever they want to call themselves, want to lump all karate together as ineffectual pseudo self-defense mixed with dance moves they defame themselves and their supposed M.A.s. Most will never know true karate-jutsu, but the vanguard of "the real" is out there in very small numbers. This tiny, humble, peaceful chain of islands spawned a world-wide phenomenon of doppleganging and diluted imitation. Who cares if it was ever used by the Ryukyuan people in true combat? The likes of Bill Wallace, Joe Lewis, Chuck Norris, Andy Hugg, etc. have used it in simulated mano-a-mano combat for decades, so I guess that makes it legitimate as a M.A.. That was not its original purpose, but modern questions need a modern "answer" like these, I guess.
Additionally who really cares about documentation when you have a truthful representation of the original form in your possession? I speak of good modern karate of course, much of it from the Okinawan ryuha.
The Battle of Okinawa destroyed a lot of this sought after evidence, but the Okinawan people have tried there best to keep the information intact. Westerners always want to now why and what's the proof (unless it comes to their religious beliefs). That is something that hampers many average people in the West. Knowing that you make correct decisions for your life and having faith in your ability to discern what is true for you is key, nothing else. Knowing that while you're an apprentice you need to shut your trap and just learn is key. To understand that karate was an amalgam of indigenous fighting techniques mixed with chuan fa as well as Japanese fighting traditions such as Jigen Ryu is not enough. To know that its original intent WAS for Okinawan self-preservation and betterment, whether culturally, personally or otherwise, I feel is the main point many are missing. Thanks again for your scholarly endeavor. :)
[...] Michael Turton from The View From Taiwan posts a summary of a July Meet Up on the history of martial arts in Taiwan. In includes something of an outline of points from each period which might be worth further discussion, with perhaps reference to Craig Colbeck's posting on Karate and modernity over at Frog in a Well: Japan. [...]
I agree with many points in Craig's work in progress so far. but the thing that seems to be missing from the research are elaboration of 2 important factors: "oral truths" as Bryan mentioned, and "Need".
'Oral truths' are the means of any folk Art's transmission. As Craig accurately explains, when Karate invented for itself a way to transmit the Art en masse to the public starting at the turn of 20C, it had to invent terms, structure and uniformity. The Art went from being taught with one instructor and just a few students – each student having a customized and personalized version of what the instructor had to offer. How do we know this? corroberated oral truth. for example, it's widely accepted thru independant accounts that Higashionna/Higaonna taught one or two kata to each student – but they were not the same kata for every student. The kata were selected by him based on the strengths and capabilities of each student.
The way this ties in and is important to the research is that, imagine how an Art would change if it went from one-on-one instruction to 'mass production'. Karate history and it's changes of the past 100 years or so fits that model. I could give a bunch more specific examples of how oral truths can help illuminate the transition of karate from a vagely named folk art to an Art geered for public consumption.
That ties in with my second point…'need'. What purpose has Karate served? I think is another key question to examine. Today, it largly serves a niche part of the health&fitness industry and competition sport. Pre-WW2 it served a small part of Japan's war machine, by providing a niche within it's youth health/fitness programs. conformity was the order of the day and custom instruction would have been unthinkable. It was also during this time that the 'Fukyugata' and 'Gekisai' kata were created. These kata differ from the 'classical' kata in that they are much more linear, easier for a beginner to learn, and contain basic principles of movement which are later built upon. They are simply training kata, not kata designed to 'fight larger opponents' or other such non-supported myths.
But prior to Karate making it's public debut (
[...] I think that this obscure movie must have made it onto my Netflix list last year when I was roommates with fellow Frog contributor Craig and shared a Netflix subscription with him. Craig studies Karate and modernity and is the author of one of the most commented postings here at Frog in a Well. [...]
A link to this was posted on another site, my comments to this article and the original poster can be read at:
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Back in August, I wrote a fanpost titled "2500 yards rushing is awesome but not realistic", were I delved into Chris's boast about gaining 2500 yards for the season. I stated that 1500 yards was not only more realistic but would be historic considering no 2000 yard rusher had achieved that rushing yards in the follow-up season. Barry Sanders came tantalizingly close with 1491 yards in 1998. His followup season after gaining 2053 yards in 1997. Click on the link http://www.musiccitymiracles.com/2010/8/23/1637140/2500-yards-rushing-is-awesome-but
It has been a tough follow up year for CJ. He has fallen to what I stated in the August post of increased defensive focus. The 2010 schedule was announced in late April. Every team that had the Titans on their schedule immediately went into the film vault and broke down CJ's success last season. Everywhere CJ on the field he was the focus of the defense. CJ took some big hits this season. In the San Diego game, he was shadowed by Kevin Burnette, who made sure he made a good solid tackle. The blue print for containing CJ is don't let him get outside or in space and no cut back lanes.Hit him and hit him hard. There has been times this season, it looked like CJ was looking for the homerun instead of getting what he could and moving on to the next play. He did do a little to much dancing instead of hitting the hole hard and getting what he could on that play. Couple increased defensive focus with offensive ineptness at the quarterback, offensive coordinator and head coach positions leaves CJ 175 yards short of 1500 yards rushing for a follow up season. Listed below is CJ's stat comparing 2009 and 2010 season thru fifteen games.
2009 1st 8 Games 144 attempts 959 yards*
2010 1st 8 Games 178 attempts 721 yards*
2009 Next 7 Games 178 attempts 913 yards*
2010 Next 7 Games 118 attempts 604 yards*
*source NFL.com
I will add there has been a problem also on the offensive line too. The Titans finished second in rushing last season. This year they are ranked sixteenth with one game left to play. If CJ can have a big day against the Colts by gaining 175 yards or more. There will be at least be something positive on a disappointing season.


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Well, its official, summer is over. Everyone from college students to kindergarten children are all back to school. The bennys have gone home and we get to move on with our lives. However, you can rollover your summer fun into as events are still being hosting throughout Ocean County. Here are your events to keep you enjoying your weekends during Locals' Summer, perhaps the best time of year.
Seaside Heights is jammed packed for a thrilling weekend. On Friday, the Boardwalk Bed Race among local businesses will take place at 6 p.m. at the Franklin Avenue Stage. It is free for all spectators. On Saturday, celebrate Irish heritage by attending Shamrock Fest. Shop around Irish craft and Irish retail vendors as the event will be located on the boardwalk between the two amusement piers from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On Sunday be sure to visit Seaside Heights again as they have their Vintage Automobile 33rd Annual Car Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m on the boulevard. Also, be sure to attend the Seafood in Seaside Festival. The festival is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will have food vendors, live entertainment, and artists.
Already missing the sand between your toes? Then be sure to check out the last two showings of the Movies on the Beach Series. On Friday, National Treasure will be played at 8:15p.m., while on Saturday; Ferris Bueller will be played at 8:15p.m. All moviegoers will be seated on the beach at Hiering Avenue Ocean Front Stage.
If all that wasn't enough for you, don't forget to watch some football. Whether it's high school season which begins Friday or the opening weekend of the NFL which begins tomorrow.
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Here's a sampling of what Patch's Local Voices contributors from the La Grange, Western Springs and La Grange Park area shared with us this week:
Craig Fisher mourns the demise of the Theatre of the Highlands in La Grange Highlands, and also looks at why Countryside can "splurge on civic doodads" while Indian Head Park cannot.
Megan's "Food Wars: Healthy vs. Healthier" was popular, so how about a Part II with some more even better choices?
High-school youth at PCWS delivered nearly 500 Valentine's Day "Balloon-a-grams" to the community as a church fundraiser.
Yikes! They've found emerald ash borer (EAB) in La Grange Park and are removing thirty trees starting this week.
Grand Avenue Preschool had an excellent "bring-Dad-to-school-day."
The Illinois Senate Republican Staff are now blogging a weekly review of goings-on from Springfield.
Our ever-reliable Karen Deane is plugging some terrific scholastic honors for St. Francis Xavier 7th-graders as well as an Oscar-night party at Cela Creations Boutique.
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A photo sent into The Examiner by a concerned citizen brought up some questions for the administration of the Bridge City Independent School District. Why was a BCISD Silverado pickup truck with a boat trailer attached parked at the Willow Oaks boat ramp on Toledo Bend on March 14?
Four area museums are participating in Smithsonian Magazine's program Museum Day Live! The W.H Stark House and the Stark Museum of Art in Orange, the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, and the McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont are offering free admission for two on Saturday, Sept. 29, to anyone with a complimentary ticket from Smithsonian Magazine's website.
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I am trying to implement the next 2 functions
Number& DoubleClass::operator+( Number& x);
Number& IntClass::operator+(Number& x);
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class IntClass;
class DoubleClass;
class Number {
//return a Number object that's the results of x+this, when x is either
//IntClass or DoubleClass
virtual Number& operator+(Number& x) = 0;
class IntClass : public Number {
int my_number;
//return a Number object that's the result of x+this.
//The actual class of the returned object depends on x.
//If x is IntClass, then the result if IntClass.
//If x is DoubleClass, then the results is DoubleClass.
Number& operator+(Number& x);
class DoubleClass : public Number {
double my_number;
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Romance and tacos: Anna's Taqueria in Brookline hosting speed dating event
Tonight, beloved burrito joint Anna's Taqueria will host its first-ever speed dating event to let singles mix and mingle to the flavors of Mexican cuisine.
The dating event, called "Anna's TALKeria," will start with a meet and greet over dinner before participants indulge in timed mini-dates to meet "potential new love interests, friends and fellow burrito fanatics," according to organizers.
All proceeds from admission will go toward supporting Casa Myrna in its mission to end domestic and dating violence.
"I think it will offer a fun, unique way to meet new people while giving back to a great cause," said Mike Kamio, the taqueria's owner.
About 30 people are expected to attend, he said.
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TRAPPE, Md.- One of the 28 Midshore post offices that are currently aimed to be a part of the postal service's reduction plan is the one in Trappe.
Lester Harmon visits the post office everyday. He said that most people are willing to accept shortened hours as long as it stays open.
"Most of them want it to stay open, just reduce the hours because you either have to go to Easton or Cambridge and it's inconvenient for some folks," Harmon said.
Hairdresser Kimberly Hardesty relies on the post office in Trappe to help others. She mails out donations to "Locks of Love" to provide hair to sick children. Without her hometown post office, she wouldn't be able to donate as often.
"If I do have to travel I would have to collect it for a longer period of time before I could send it in," Hardesty said.
While some say this post office is vital to the town of Trappe, others argue that if it is not making money, the right thing to do is to close it down.
"They need to close a lot of them down," said Mike Hrynko of Trappe. "It's convenient having a local post office but if it's not efficient it's like have a car sitting in your yard that doesn't run. Quite honestly, I think they need to take a look at the whole thing. The post office in general is losing money hand over fist."
As many small town post offices close, folks in Trappe hope to keep their branch open for years to come.
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I'm looking to sell my 1993 GMC C1500 Suburban. This truck is in excellent mechanical condition with lots of work done over the past year, including:
- Complete Tune-up (plugs, wires, PCV valve, etc)
- New brakes & rotors
- New tires all around
- Idler arms
- Pittman arm
- New windshield
The truck has only 76K miles on it. The only flaw is the paint job as it is victim of GM's cheap clear coat from the early 1990s. There is no rust, but the clear coat is peeling off.
This is a great truck with lots of life left in it. I would love to keep it, but it's just not all that practical given my longer commute. I don't hesitate to drive it anywhere.
Please contact me with any questions. See my craiglist ad here:
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The Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series presents a reading by and discussion with Stewart O'Nan at 7:30 tonight (Thursday) in the Grupp Fireside Lounge of the college's Richard E. Winter Student Center, located on 80 Hughes St. in Buffalo. The event is free and open to the public.
O'Nan is the award-winning, Pittsburgh-based author of twelve novels, including "Snow Angels" (1994), "A Prayer for the Dying" (1999), "Last Night at the Lobster" (2007), "Songs for the Missing" (2008), and, most recently, "Emily, Alone"(Viking, 2011).
His best-known nonfiction books include "The Circus Fire" (2000) — based on the Hartford, Connecticut Circus Fire of 1944 — and "Faithful," a book about the Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series Championship season co-authored with Stephen King.
O'Nan, who once studied to be an aerospace engineer but went on to receive his M.F.A. in Creative Writing at Cornell University, was awarded the 1993 Drue Heinz Literature Prize for his debut collection of short stories "In the Walled City" (University of Pittsburgh Press).
His second novel "Snow Angels"(Doubleday, 1994) was adapted into motion picture by the same title by director David Gordon Green. Actors Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale starred in the film, which
was distributed by Warner Independent Films and debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
While teaching at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in the mid 1990's, he compiled extensive research on Vietnam War memoirs and oral narratives that led to his 1996 novel "The Names of Dead."
In 1996, Granta Magazine included O'Nan in its list of the top twenty young American novelists.
His 2007 novel "Last Night at the Lobster," set in a New Britain, Connecticut Red Lobster restaurant on the last day of its existence in a local strip mall, anticipated the wave of "downsizing" and "New Depression" era fiction and non-fiction writing about working class life in America.
His most recent novel, "Emily, Alone" is a sequel to his 2002 novel "Wish You Were Here." It follows the diminishing world of 80 year old Emily Maxwell, a widow now living alone after a lifetime dedicated to family life in all its heartbreaking dignity and intimate minutia. How Emily reinvents her sense of identity--and finds some measure of grace--under these circumstances becomes the question that drives O'Nan's gritty domestic realism.
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Before I started working with Bobbi, I asked the questions about the men I dated that most women ask: Does he like me? will he "pick" me? Does he fit my "list"? Coming from this point of view, I felt anxious about my ability to say or do the right thing with the guys I dated, and I wondered whether the amazing relationship I envisioned for myself was a fiction that maybe I could not have as a reality.
Only a few weeks into working with Bobbi, I have made what seems like a small shift but has had a HUGE impact. It's this simple: I am now looking from the point of view of taking care of myself. For years I have told other women to "put their own oxygen masks on first", and now I am being trained by Bobbi to do this for my love life (which of course is not separate from the rest of my life). And it doesn't come naturally, it takes practice!
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In order to create a service from Java code you are only required to add one annotation to your code. You must add the
@WebService annotation on both the SEI and the implementation class.
@WebService annotation is defined by the
javax.jws.WebService interface and it is placed on
an interface or a class that is intended to be used as a service.
@WebService has the properties described in
Table 1.1
Table 1.1.
@WebService Properties
|Specifies the name of the service interface. This property is mapped to the
name attribute of the
wsdl:portType element that defines the service's interface in a WSDL contract. The default is to append
PortType to the
name of the implementation class.
|Specifies the target namespace where the service is defined. If this property is not specified, the target namespace is derived from the package name.
|Specifies the name of the published service. This property is mapped to the
name attribute of the
wsdl:service element that defines the published service. The default is to use the name of the service's implementation class.
|Specifies the URL where the service's WSDL contract is stored. This must be specified using a relative URL. The default is the URL where the service is deployed.
|Specifies the full name of the SEI that the implementation class implements. This property is only specified when the attribute is used on a service implementation class.
|Specifies the name of the endpoint at which the service is published. This property is mapped to the
name attribute of the
wsdl:port element that specifies the endpoint details for a published service. The default is the append
Port to the
name of the service's implementation class.[a]
[a] When you generate WSDL from an SEI the interface's name is used in place of the implementation class' name.
It is not necessary to provide values for any of the
The SEI requires that you add the
@WebService annotation. Because the SEI is the contract that defines the service, you should specify
as much detail as possible about the service in the
@WebService annotation's properties.
Example 1.3 shows the interface defined in
Example 1.1 with the
@WebService annotation.
Example 1.3. Interface with the
@WebService Annotation
package com.fusesource.demo; import javax.jws.*; @WebService(name="quoteUpdater", targetNamespace="http:\\demos.fusesource.com", serviceName="updateQuoteService", wsdlLocation="http:\\demos.fusesource.com\quoteExampleService?wsdl", portName="updateQuotePort") public interface quoteReporter { public Quote getQuote(String ticker); }
@WebService annotation in Example 1.3 does the following:
Specifies that the value of the
Specifies that the target namespace of the service is
Specifies that the value of the
Specifies that the service will publish its WSDL contract at
Specifies that the value of the
In addition to annotating the SEI with the
@WebService annotation, you also must annotate the service implementation class
with the
@WebService annotation. When adding the annotation to the service implementation class you only need to specify the
endpointInterface property. As shown in Example 1.4 the property must
be set to the full name of the SEI.
Example 1.4. Annotated Service Implementation Class
package org.eric.demo;
import javax.jws.*;
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Obama's Administration Continues Its Record of Criminal Cases Against "Leakers"
Just as Obama promised, he's giving us "an unprecedented level of openness in government" by adding to his unprecedented record of criminal charges against government officials who decide to be more open than his administration likes. From the New York Times:
The Justice Department on Monday charged a former Central Intelligence Agency officer with disclosing classified information to journalists about the capture and brutal interrogationof a suspected member of Al Qaeda, Abu Zubaydah — adding another chapter to the Obama administration's crackdown on leaks....
And so many chapters there are! An "unprecedented" number of them:
Mr. Kiriakou, who was released on a $250,000 bond after appearing in federal court in Alexandria, Va., on Monday, was a leader of the team that captured Abu Zubaydah, and he came to public attention in late 2007 when he gave an interview to ABC News portraying the suffocation technique called waterboarding as torture, but calling it necessary. (It later emerged that he significantly understated the C.I.A.'s use of the technique.) His lawyer did not return a call for comment on Monday.
The prosecution of Mr. Kiriakou is the sixth criminal case brought under President Obama against current or former government officials accused of providing classified information to the media, more such cases than all previous presidents combined. The crackdown, long sought by the C.I.A. and other agencies, has won the administration some credit with security officials angered by the president's earlier decision to release classified legal opinions on the agency's interrogation program.....
Mr. Obama entered office pledging unprecedented transparency for government operations, and his record has drawn fire from civil libertarians and groups supporting whistle-blowers and press freedoms.
Mr. Obama's word is not worth much. From our February issue, more from Jacob Sullum on Obama's lies of openness.
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Who will, undoubtedly, still vote for him in 2012.
it's a pleabargin: vote for Obama and he won't indefinitely detain your ass.
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It's becoming increasingly transparent how Obama's executive branch operates, and he certainly gives an unprecedented level of protection to whistleblowers -- it's just that he didn't specify that it would be an unprecedently LOW level of protection ...
So, depending on how Obama worded those promises using weasel words, he might have been telling the truth for once. =P
Wonder if Greenwald or others will ever realize that their calls for prosecuting Scooter Libby over leaking classified information would inevitably lead to reinvigorating Espionage Act prosecutions for leaking things that they thought should be leaked.
Leak prosecutions were nearly a dead letter before Scooter Libby. But no, Greenwald and others thought that the government could somehow be trusted to only prosecute the bad leaks, not the good leaks. Instead of it obviously being the other way around.
of course not. GG will continue to distinguish ad nauseum between Libby's leak that embarrassed an administration critic and leaks that embarrass the administration.
Oh, I can see how they can be distinguished. I just don't see how you can trust the executive branch to make the correct call. I guess that maybe you could get an Administration to make the previous Other Team one look bad, but the Executive Branch civil service has a lot of continuity and shared interest.
Totally agree. And one day so will GG.
I have more important news: Get your very own limited edition Ron Paul action figure now!
Is that a little rolled-up Constitution in his hand? Looks like he is ready to beat the crap out of someone with it.
I'm ordering 2.
It's the newsletters.
"I have secret clown business that superceeds any need you have for this thread!"
Does it come with its own, genuine crazy-uncle attic with live action bats-in-the-belfrey?
Too bad you can only pay for it with gold or silver bullion.
comes with realistic ill-fitting suit action!
They should sue him for breach of contract. (Whichever "him" you want.)
Anyone in the CIA or military with a security clearance knows that prosecution is the probable outcome of leaking classified information.
Well, they know now. Prior to the Scooter Libby imbroglio, the probable outcome was a bunch of finger-shaking, replies that "everybody does it," and remarks from DoJ that it was just too hard to stop.
The CIA has been, as the Charlie Savage article notes, pushing for years for prosecutions to be the "probable outcome." Fools who hated Scooter Libby, Cheney, and GWB more than they loved civil liberties (just as they hate Rand Paul more than they love civil liberties re: the TSA) helped put an end that state of affairs.
Clayton Lonetree and John Anthony Walker were the examples being used when I went through training. Lonetree got 9 years in Leavenworth. Walker is serving 365 years.
February 4 is the "National Day of Action" aimed at preventing a war against Iran. Please, we all must act regardless of how you describe yourself politically we must work together to stop another bloody pointless war. The Black Out day against ACTA and SOPA showed that working together across the political spectrum can accomplish things. Lets try it again to stop a war on February 4.
If you oppose war with Iran, you must obviously be teh gay.
what war? we're gonna hit those nuke sites w deep penetrators from release points outside iran's borders then finish-off anything of concern w killbots.
So said George W. Bush about Iraq.
"But after he was briefed on the depth and breadth of the threats against us, he had no choice! He only muzzles us because he loves us."
Mr. Obama's word is not worth much.
Some of us recognized this long before he took office.
I'm no Obama fan, but it is not reasonable to equate "Increased Transparency" (which I never believed would be delivered) with Declassification.
Leaking classified information is an actual crime. I doubt Kiriakou can claim whistleblower protection.
Classifying documents is an easy way to avoid transparency. It's an other dodge for bureaucrats to avoid responsibility.
Bullshit. We are talking about the interrogation of captured high-level AQ operatives - not Presidential chats with Solyndra executives.
And why should that be classified exactly?
1. Foreknowledge of interrogation methods could destroy their effectiveness.
2. Disbursement of information could destroy the ability to act on it - names, places, etc...
3. When you join the CIA or military, you sign a CONTACT swearing not to divulge classified material. During training, the penalties for doing so are explained in detail.
1. Maybe, rather flimsy though since discussion of interrogation techniques occurs all over the place. And considering their track record, I think it's reasonable to try and hold the CIA accountable for potentially torturous and/or illegal interrogations.
2. Sure, the actual information learned in interrogations can and should (usually) be classified.
3. Completely irrelevant to the question of whether something should be classified or not.
So you want a CIA in which every individual agent decides if something should be classified or handed over to a reporter?
No, they should simply be subject to FOIA requests without being redacted. I don't know where you got the individual agents and reporters thing, but please don't ascribe the positions of the little men in your head to me.
You don't know where I got the individual agents and reporters thing? That's what happened in this case that you think shouldn't be prosecuted.
Jesus Christ, I was just joking about the little men in your head thing. I haven't said a single thing about the prosecution of this case.
3. is certainly correct. But that's a far cry from your previous claim that such prosecution was the "probable outcome." Until recently, it was not the probable outcome. Not for leaks of factual information to the media.
"Captain Darling?!" Funny name for a guy, isn't it? [jumps off table and faces Darling] Last person I called "Darling" was pregnant 20 seconds later! Hear you couldn't be bothered to help old Slackie here.
If only our politicians, like dear old Blackadder, actually got more intelligent over time.
They eat their own.


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Hey guys, happy Halloween!
I'm running a bit behind (I squeezed in a 12-miler before work this morning) so let's get right to the food, I'll be showing you my meals from yesterday!
As always thanks to Jenn for hosting!
{5:15 am} Pre-run Snack
Classic date stuffed with sunbutter that successfully fueled me through my 7 mile recovery run on the dreadmill.
{7:00 am} Breakfast
For breakfast I had oats in a jar. I cooked 1/2 cup oats, 1 1/2 cups water, and 1 tsp chia seeds on the stove until it started to boil. Then I added in 1/2 mashed banana and 2 T PB2. The oats came out tasting nice and peanut buttery and tasted great in the dark chocolate dreams jar!
When I got to work at 9, I drank some coffee with almond milk and stevia.
{12:00 pm} Lunch
I had some leftover soup from last week (it's still good so I'm still eating it!) with half an avocado sliced on top. The two didn't really go together but the avocado definitely cooled off the soup a bit. Plus, I'm under the impression the avocado (and hot sauce) make everything better .
I finished off lunch with two mandarin oranges.
{3:30 pm} Snack
My stomach started to grumble around 2 but I put off eating anything because I thought I was dehydrated. Half of a bottle of water later + a Vitamin Water later it was still grumbling so I had a mini Larabar that I got at the Chicago Marathon expo.
{7:00 pm} Dinner
I've been loving these huge fall-inspired salads. The one above is actually from Monday night and is loaded with a baby spinach/baby kale mix, sliced mushrooms, mandarin oranges, roasted brussels sprouts, walnuts, and dried cranberries.
The one I had last night had a base of steamed kale and was topped with mushrooms, roasted brussels sprouts, roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries, walnuts, and TJs light champagne vinaigrette dressing.
Both of these salads were delish and I actually struggled to finish mine last night.
{7:45 pm} Dessert
I mixed pumpkin, Life's Essential Protein powder, and pumpkin pie spice together and crumbed in a piece of dark chocolate with ginger. I served it with an almond butter spoon.
What are your favorite salad toppings? Mine change pretty regularly but right now I'm loving roasted veggies — particularly brussels sprouts.
Have a great day!


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Will Nothing Slay the Ethanol Dragon?
Apparently the beast cannot be starved to death. As the drought kills off corn by the stalk, animal feed costs are rising, and this has a big impact on livestock management. It's causing ranchers to slaughter their animals earlier than usual, increasing the supply temporarily and actually pushing down meat prices.
Yesterday, President Barack Obama announced a plan for the government to buy $170 million of this meat in order to keep farmers happy by keeping the prices up. This is a terrible idea, as the Washington Examiner explains:
"Prices are low, farmers and ranchers need help, so it makes sense," Obama explained. "It makes sense for farmers who get to sell more of their product, and it makes sense for taxpayers who will save money because we're getting food we would have bought anyway at a better price."
None of this makes sense. In fact, Obama's move only harms American consumers while protecting a corrupt federal program.
A drought is currently driving down corn production. The shortage of feed is forcing livestock producers to slaughter animals early, putting downward pressure on meat prices in the short run and guaranteeing shortages and higher prices next year. But nature is not the biggest factor in this crisis -- the government is. Specifically, the federal government's ethanol mandate, which requires that 13.2 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol be produced in 2012.
Thanks to the ethanol mandate, more than 40 percent of the nation's corn crop now goes into the production of a useless fuel that hardly anyone would buy if the government didn't require it. That's up from just 17 percent in 2005, before the mandate went into effect. Only 36 percent of the corn crop now goes for feed, and 24 percent goes for food.
Obama could solve this problem instantly by suspending the federal ethanol mandate -- something his EPA actually can do unilaterally and legally. Instead, Obama will buy up meat -- a move that meat producers say won't help them much anyway. "It doesn't solve the problem of having enough affordable corn next summer," industry analyst Steve Meyer told Reuters. "Without changing the ethanol program, nothing can be done," he said.
Right, so the artificial purchase of the meat will keep prices high, not low. And then next year when ranchers really start having to pay through the nose for this year's poor corn crop, what happens to meat prices?
Even the United Nations is begging the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend ethanol fuel mandates, but there's no sign of movement so far. The consequences:
To recap, government is driving up the cost of food, animal feed and gasoline, and Obama's solution is to drive up meat prices as well. Obama could eliminate the entire problem overnight and reduce carbon emissions were he to waive the ethanol mandate in a time of drought. Instead, he is creating a new spending program to mollify livestock producers, who, were it not for the ethanol mandate, would be able to make an honest living without his help.
Last week, Obama said he wants to do for other industries what he did for General Motors. If by this he meant waste taxpayers' money to preserve a lousy status quo, then bravo and mission accomplished.
Damon Root pointed out earlier an analysis of how Obama is pandering to farmers with subsidies already. If the government wasn't so insistent on catering to both the farming and the ethanol lobbies, our food and fuel prices would drop.
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"Prices are low, farmers and ranchers need help, so it makes sense," Obama explained.
This, in and of itself should cost him the election. But it won't, which demonstrates the "effectiveness" of the curriculum in the government schools.
Government schools are extremely effective at churning out economically illiterate serfs who are conditioned to asking permission and taking orders from authority.
According to a presentation I saw last week, corn and soybeans are projected to bring in a PROFIT or $75-80 per acre this year. Not enough if you are planting 100 acres, but if you are over 1000, thats some decent money.
BTW, for those interested, malting barley crushes that, but feed barley is way below it. With a reasonable mix (75/25), a farmer would make a bit more with barley, but with a much higher risk.
Im assuming corn/soybeans have different price layers too, but I dont think they are as extreme as in barley production.
The standards on malting barley are pretty tight and it doesn't really compete with other grains like feed. I've been looking at it for work.
In the US, the maltsters select about 50-60% of the crop per year.
They do have tight standards, and the shrinking US crop is making it tough on them.
In Canada, 10-15% goes to the maltsters.
This sounds like an incident from Atlas Shrugged. You know, that crazy, unrealistic book about how government officials act and the policies they come up with. The complaint is that it is cartoonish and ludicrous stuff like that doesn't really happen.
Hmm, I guess it does.
See, this is how government pursues good social ends when the market fails.
Jesus Christ, is there anything this moron can't fuck up?
IN fairness this isn't just Obama. The entire government seems to have gone insane.
They've been completely out of control since the 2nd term of Boooshh. 9/11 seems to have been the final catalyst in their plunge into insanity.
Since McCain got kicked in the nuts in Iowa in the 2000 primary for saying he thought subsidies should end.
Farm subsidies, and ethanol subsidies in particular, are sacred in Iowa. That's "sacred" as in a deeply held religious belief. I spent some time there last year, and they're serious about it. I was talking to a libertarian in a pub in Des Moines, and I told him it was bizarre that there were so many explicitly pro-subsidy billboards around the state. He told me to keep my voice down because someone might overhear us.
Nothing that he cannot fuck up, and nothing that he will not fuck up if given the opportunity.
Just add another layer to the onion, like government always does. Removing layers means eliminating constituencies, which is a political non-starter.
To statists, the solution is never to do away with anything government. Someone was trying to make big sugar into an issue a few years back, and they kept harping on the massive subsidies sugar gets. Instead of fighting to repeal those, they argued for a new sugar tax.
This is either unrepentant lunacy or perfectly understandable politics.
They aren't mutually exclusive.
What's going on with the "no pics" shit with reasonable?
I see YouTube just fine inline, but pics are MIA.
"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics."
- Thomas Sowell
I wonder what Law of Price Asshole would have to say about that quote.
But don't you see, if the meat prices are higher then ranchers will have more money to buy things, thus improving the general economy. Because, you know, money = wealth.
^^^This is what liberals actually believe.
Not only does money equal wealth, but the government prints the money!
That means that the government is the source of all wealth!
You have made my brain pain.
I have to say this is the most evil thing I have ever seen our government do. You can debate wars all day. But right now we are intentionally raising the price of food and literally starving the world to pay off a bunch of Senators from the Midwest and various big ag cronies. If you live in Egypt on five bucks a day, a rise in the price of corn is a big deal. And no one outside of the people who are effected and a few economists and libertarians who no one listens to anyway seems to be bothered by it.
Scrawny little people with dark skin are not our problems.
When that belly starts to bloat in a few months, a Newsweek photo journalist is going to snap a picture of him to represent the littlest victims of capitalism.
Realistically, we only need to keep enough of them well-fed to be worthwhile targets.
Monocled Heathen Deviants Assemble!
Scrawny little people with dark skin
are not our problemscan always be dealt with by drone.
It is evil, and stupid. But the WOD is the most evil thing that our government has ever done, and continues to do.
Obama has no fear at all right now. The GOP nominated Romney and Obama seems to be trying to prove on a daily basis, that no matter what he says, or does, he is getting 4 more years.
"But the WOD is the most evil thing that our government has ever done, and continues to do."
And the only thing keeping progressives from a takeover of the rest of the drug market is that it's...not legal.
This is worse. The WOD never starved anyone to death.
And Obama is desperate right now. I think he is going to lose.
Damn, I wish I could just retweet this comment (not that anyone reads my tweets anyway), because this gets at the heart of it (well, this and the article itself).
There's a solution to this too- more foreign aid.
The important thing is that poor people will have to pay more.
Not. Middle class working folks will have to pay more. We will just increase SNAP for the poor folks. Oh, and those people who were middle class, that now cannot afford the meat, we will just put them on SNAP too. See how things work out so well, the Dems got it covered.
Central planning.
I wish my house had a meat locker like the one pictured.
In Chianti the prosciutto hangs in the open shops, usually from the ceiling. I wanted to bring one back but my wife said A. they wont let you and B. I am not packing a ham hock with my unmentionables and making everything smell like pork...last part sounded like a feature to me.
Lady Gaga got away with it.
And BOOM goes the dynamite!
uhhh which part? The smelling like pork or the smuggling of good cured italian piggy products?
A reference to the phrase, "packing a hamhock with my unmentionables" I believe.
i get it now...a little slow on the uptake.
"Packing my unmentionables with a hamhock" is better phrasing, and would be apt for Lady Gaga.
Who? Sorry, but that name comes from more than fifteen minutes ago to ever justify retaining it.
And more people in the middle class can be put on the food stamp program.
Actually, I believe ground beef prices have hit an all-time high.
$3 a pound at Costco. I'm about ready to bust out my torches and pitchforks.
this development bodes poorly for paleo adherents...but well for cattle futures.
I was just at the grocery store and scandalized by the price of beef. Fuck that. I'll go vegetarian before I give them $9/lb for mediocre cuts of steak.
"Prices are low, farmers and ranchers need help, so it makes sense," Obama explained. "It makes sense for farmers who get to sell more of their product, and it makes sense for taxpayers who will save money because we're getting food we would have bought anyway at a better price."
It doesn't make a dime's worth of sense. It causes high prices now and even higher prices later when the actual scarcity of meat hits the market.
Obama has just stated that he will fuck the consumer in the wallet if it gets him reelected. Sad to say, it probably will.
Rest assured that high prices will be blamed on the free market and be used as an excuse for more intervention.
I read the word FORWARD but keep hearing Excelsior!
We shouldn't be eating meat anyway. That is for our elite rulers and betters. We need to be good sheep and shut up and eat our Tofurkey and other nutritious and yummy soy products already. Moochelle says so.
I would like to hear his asshole wife's convoluted logic on this.
Easy. Making meat more expensive means we'll buy less of that arterycloggingsaturatedfat loaded meat and switch to a hearthealthywholegrain diet instead. It's been Manface's plan all along.
In Iowa did Barrack Obama
A presidential mandate decree:
Where Ethanol, like a sacred river, ran
Through bank accounts measureless to man
Down to a subsidy.
So twice five states of fertile ground
With walls and regulations were girdled round:
clap clap clap
Holy shit, Tim. That was excellente.
I think we're done here today.
It's funny, but that FORWARD! slogan doesn't seem to be getting a whole lot of play; around here, anyway.
Which is too bad, because I was thinking about doing some
shirts. It seems appropriate to me.
I would absolutely buy this product and wear it just to enjoy the looks of shock, horror, and disgust as I went about my day.
Pose Obama in that side view Lenin pose with an army of lemmings under him.
Here it be:
And on topic: This is actually worse than dirt farming subsidies. Considering the longer term opportunity costs in growing the wrong crop versus not growing a crop at all (even including the weeds problem). So, essentially, an improvement would be for the government to increase its dirt farm subsidies over this...how fucked is that?
more than 40 percent of the nation's corn crop now goes into the production of [ethanol]
I had no idea it was this high a proportion of the crop when I started reading this recently. The first time I saw it, I thought it surely must be a typo.
Guess not. Holy FUCK, when government starts screwing up shit, it screws it up reallllll goood.
when government starts screwing up shit, it screws it up reallllll goood
And they are just getting the party started!
Remember in '84 when Reagan spent the entire campaign season repeating, 'Carter's fault! Carter's fault!'. At least Obama is doing something.
Proving Reagan / Romney right?
Repeating "Bush's fault! Bush's fault!"
You know why I never take the left side of an argument except sarcastically, like above? It is not so much my consistent philosophy as it is I hate to be wrong more than I hate to be an outcast.
Last week, Obama said he wants to do for other industries what he did for General Motors.
Sounds like a threat to me.
What the fuck is the government going to do with $170 million worth of meat? It isn't like guns, or tires, whatever - that can be put into storage for years.
They can't give it away, that would defeat the purpose of wasting money to prop up meat prices. Just toss it in a field to rot?
Besides all the other reasons that this is offensive, I find the colossal waste disgusting.
Since he says we're "getting food we would have bought anyway at a better price," I'm assuming he's planning to sell it or give it away. Which means he doesn't understand basic rule of economic. Which is not a surprise.
I think the military has most of that stuff locked in on contracts. Maybe the Marine will get steaks at the chow hall for a month, but that's other food they aren't buying or not using.
Darn. I was hoping to see some deferred cost government beef jerky in the mail in the next few months to bribe me, but it looks like Obama is going after the military vote instead.
Gummit jerky!
Ever had the Doritos they make in Latin America and Mexico? Fried with pork broth added to the oil. So damn good. Some Venezuelans are working on my roof and shared them with me.
Do you know that Doritos sell more than $1.7 billion a year?
Rap music, less than $1.5 billion.
Doritos are bigger than Rap.
The examiner article says that the Department of Agriculture is buying it, and DoD buys its food through the Defense Logistics Agency. Who knows what they plan to do with it, but pretty much anything other than burning it or letting it rot will defeat the purpose of driving the price up. If it's truly "food we would have bought anyway," then it won't work at all as that demand is accounted for.
AMtrak will buy it, and then let it rot.
Let it rot. It's better that the meat be wasted than prices be allowed to drop.
It worked in the Great Depression, why wouldn't it work now?
A Feast For Crows
"Prices are low, farmers and ranchers need help, so it makes sense," Obama explained. "It makes sense for farmers who get to sell more of their product, and it makes sense for taxpayers who will save money because we're getting food we would have bought anyway at a better price."
When he says "getting food we would have bought anyway at a better price," does this mean he's planning for the government to turn around and sell the meat? Does he not realize that this will then push down the prices that the government's purchase was intended to bid up?
Maybe they plan on putting the meat in a big pile and burning it, like with drugs.
burning a pile of meat and drugs sounds like a bad idea.
On August 1st, Canada ended their wheat board, with its monopoly on wheat and barley.
They are going towards a free market, we are going away.
Canadian agriculture remains far removed from anything resembling a free market.
Milk, butter, cheese, eggs and poultry are "supply managed" and a fortunate few producers enjoy strict quotas and import tariffs over 200%.
I stock up on these items and others any time I'm in Buffalo; shopping arbitrage is pretty much the only reason for making the trip.
President Barack Obama announced a plan for the government to buy $170 million of this meat in order to keep farmers happy by keeping the prices up.
So he has a plan.
Does this mean it has to go through congress first? Or is he going to to simply just do it?
Cash for Cows. Gets all those methane farting cows off the roadz.
Obama could eliminate the entire problem overnight and reduce carbon emissions were he to waive the ethanol mandate in a time of drought. Instead, he is creating a new spending program to mollify livestock producers, who, were it not for the ethanol mandate, would be able to make an honest living without his help.
but.... Iowa. Presidents must suck Iowa's dick forever. Its a rule.
Modern government thinking: When prices drop, it's a "market failure".
Affordable housing: Market failure.
If Obama actually manages to get healthcare costs down, can we call that a "market failure"?
Oh, how many votes did the administration just buy with this policy, and would Romney do anything different?
Can anyone find an example of someone PRAISING this? NOT in the Boise
please. Even Tony and the other progresso-trolls are hiding behind rocks right now.
I bet it gets positive spend on the evening rhetoric roundup, 'er Evening News, if it's covered at all.


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...and there hasn't been. After speaking with business people along Florida's Gulf Coast and hearing them lament that the media has created an entirely false impression of things I'm going to do my part to report the truth! The truth is the beaches, birds, coast and water are all oil free and being off season, less crowded too! In fact it's an outstanding place to be.
We headed over to Naples beach last night, dinner in tow and as I took a stroll afterward with the camera more for fun than profit, the absolute and very normal pristine condition of the place asserted itself. People enjoying the warm water, optimistic fishermen trying their hands, gulls, pelicans and terns diving with abandon on plentiful bait fish- it was all there.
The live welk pictured here caught my eye. Nearly stranded alone by low tide but bathed in shallow crystal clear water it literally spurred this post. For shots like this, simple advice would be to get your camera down low as possible without endangering it with salt water, decide if any shadows can be eliminated via flash, open up the aperture to soften the background and take a few photos.
It rained again yesterday and the lingering clouds set up another super sunset, making for great beach photography. A memorable night! When taking pictures late like this its fun to frame a few images in the warm evening light then switch over to silhouettes once the sun really sinks or sets totally. Remember to utilize a tripod if you're shooting with a big telephoto or zoom lens and be prepared to increase your ISO setting as it gets darker.
Hopefully the word is getting back out that Florida is in good shape and open for business. Who else can I tell? Who can you share the concept with? For insight to some fantastic photography and recreational spots in SWFL, download your own copy of my complimentary E Book. Your thoughts on today's topic?
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Elizabeth Furch, 83, of Lawrence Township passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Compassionate Care, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Elizabeth was born to the late Orville and Mary Carkhuff and raised in Hopewell Borough. She was known as "Betty" and resided in Lawrence Township for more than 50 years.
Betty retired after many years with ETS and along with her husband, owned and operated "Varsity Liquors" in Princeton. She was an avid gardener, enjoying hobbies such as knitting, sewing, and playing pinochle while gathering with friends and family.
Betty was predeceased by two infant sons. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Joseph A. Furch Jr. Betty was the loving mother of three sons and three daughters and their loving spouses: Joseph (Jody) Furch III of Lawrence; James and Margaret Furch of Hamilton; Elizabeth and Richard Farletta of Lawrence; Thomas Furch of Anchorage, Alaska. Kathleen and Robert DeLorenzo of Long Beach Island; and Michele and James Hamilton of Hamilton.
She was a devoted grandmother to: Justin Furch, Stephanie Furch, Chelsea Furch, Matthew Farletta, Justine Farletta, Wendy Gomula, Jenna Delorenzo, Sara Furch, Jamie Hamilton, Kristen Hamilton and seven beautiful great-grandchildren.
Betty is survived by six siblings and their spouses: Orville and Bettysue Carkhuff, Wilma Radvany, Kathleen McBurney, George and Roxanne Carkhuff, Dean and Maryann Carkhuff and Maryanna Twomey, along with many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Betty will be held on Friday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Rd, Lawrence Township, with the Very Rev. Msgr. Vincent Gartland, pastor of the Church of St. Ann officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery, Hopewell.
Visitation for Betty will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Way, Memphis, Tenn., 38105 also at stjude.org or to Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, 601 Hamilton Ave., Trenton, N.J. 08628.


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