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A few recent governmental flip-flops on policies enshrining gender (the social stereotypes based on sex that ritualize male dominance and female subordination) illustrate the politics involved in passing such broad-sweeping yet ill-considered measures.
The first odd policy reversal was the decision in Nova Scotia, widely reported by CBC news and other sources, that the Health Ministry had decided not to fund radical cosmetic surgical procedures based on gender roles. From the CBC:
"After studying the issue, Health Minister David Wilson said in a letter last week that the province has decided not to fund the surgery.
"When we must decide which areas to fund, there are a number of items to consider. For example, what does the best available research tells us, and are we able to fund a service within our limited healthcare budget," said Wilson.
"The department has given the matter of gender reassignment surgery considerable consideration and we went through a careful policy review, including extensive research and consultation with other jurisdictions."
The CBC reported:
"Wilson said there's a lack of high-quality research about the effectiveness and long-term outcomes of sex reassignment surgery.
He said the decision to deny coverage came after a careful policy review and is declining interviews until after he meets with NSRAP [Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project] on Wednesday."
The very NEXT DAY the policy was reversed. From CTV Atlantic News:
"The Nova Scotia government says the province will soon fund gender reassignment surgery .
Health and Wellness Minister David Wilson said he came to the decision after reviewing the medical evidence and the policies of other provinces that fund this procedure.
"Based on the values and direction this government has taken on the issue, I am happy today to confirm funding for gender reassignment surgery," said Wilson.
"Last November, the province enshrined transgender rights in legislation. We don't permit others to discriminate against transgender people, and the funding of this surgery is an issue of dignity, and equality for transgender Nova Scotians."
Wilson said he met with members of the LBGTI community about the decision on Wednesday."
The other big recent flip-flop involved the sweeping change to school athletic programming in Nebraska. Following widely reported news that sex-based protections for female athletes were being eliminated state-wide and replaced with "sex-role" or "gender" guidelines, it turns out that no such policy was ever approved after all. From Nebraska Watchdog reporter Deena Winter:
LINCOLN – Turnabout, it seems, doesn't always equal fair play.
The head of a Nebraska board that governs school activities said the board has not yet voted on a policy protecting the rights of transgender athletes, a statement that appears to contradict what she told national media outlets such as the New York Times and Deadspin.
The group's executive director, Rhonda Blanford-Green, had said the Nebraska School Activities Association passed a policy in December outlining a process to allow transgender student-athletes to change teams.
Not so.
She now says her board of directors did not vote on the policy, as reported, and will do so in August.
Nebraska Watchdog reported last week the NSAA passed the policy, which sets up procedures for schools if transgendered students want to participate on the team they identify with – if a male student identifies as a female and wants to play on the girls' team, for example.
But a member of the NSAA's board of directors – the entity that supposedly passed the policy – told Nebraska Watchdog on Monday the transgender policy was discussed at the December meeting, but wasn't voted on.
"We did not take action," said Bob Reznicek, superintendent of schools for Boys Town schools. "Our understanding was we were going to vote on it in the spring."
Reznicek, who has served on the NSAA board for 13 years, said the board typically discusses a policy one month and votes on it the next. He said he got a brief email from Blanford-Green on Monday confirming there was no official vote taken, so a vote would be taken at the board's Aug. 21 meeting.
That is contrary to what Blanford-Green told multiple reporters. But this story has been odd from the start.
Stories about Nebraska's transgender policy first appeared in the national press while few people in Nebraska seemed to know anything about it, until Nebraska Watchdog's report came out last week. The policy was nowhere to be found in NSAA agendas or meeting minutes, although the policy itself could be found online.
But that online post has since been removed and replaced with a message from Blanford-Green saying the policy will be on the board's August agenda to "eliminate any confusion on the transparency of the association or myself to formally address procedures for transgender participation within our board procedures."
After other Nebraska media followed up on our story late last week, Blanford-Green told a Lincoln Journal Star reporter she proposed the policy to the board in November because she wanted to get it in the books before she appeared at a national conference on transgender student participation in sports.
Then, she told the Omaha World-Herald although the policy is on the books, it doesn't appear in meeting minutes and would come back for "another vote" July 11 "to ensure that it is placed on official meeting records." That date apparently has since been pushed back to Aug. 21.
Reznicek tells a different story.
"Yes, we did discuss it, but no, we did not vote on it," he said. "Whenever we take official action, it should be in our official minutes."
Whether this is the first or second vote on the policy – which apparently is up for debate – does he think it will pass?
"I don't want to speculate on that," he said. "I don't think anybody's necessarily opposed to it."
When asked why the vote wasn't recorded in meeting minutes, Blanford-Green told Nebraska Watchdog via email she wasn't sure. "There was a discussion and acceptance," she wrote, and the situation "will be rectified."
Asked about Reznicek's statement that the policy had not yet been approved, Blanford-Green said, "You spoke with a board member and they have provided you with the answer. I don't think an additional comment from me on a board member's response is necessary."
The other seven NSAA board members did not respond to phone calls seeking comment.
Saturday night in Florida, Fallon "Queen of Swords" Fox was at the height of "her" game as she knocked out opponent Ericka Newsome in 39 second bout with a knee to the face.
Now, he has been outed as a man and his licensure is under investigation.
Fallon, who, like many male transgenders, embarked on a new athletic career when he realized he could compete against females, failed to disclose his sex when he applied for his license to the Florida State Boxing Commission.
"Our department is currently investigating allegations pertaining to the information provided on [Fox's] application," wrote Sandi Copes Poreda, Director of Communications for the DBPR, which oversees the Florida State Boxing Commission.
On her application, a copy of which was provided to SI.com, Fox stated that she held an MMA combatant's license issued in 2013 by the California State Athletic Commission. However, CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster confirmed that Fox's application for licensure was still under review, though the fighter and her manager, Brett Atchley, believed she had received notice of her licensure in the mail in late February. Licensure secured in other jurisdictions — particularly in a key state like California — can weigh heavily on a regulatory body's review of a new applicant's information.
In addition, Fox admits she did not disclose her transgender history, and presumably the pertaining medical documents that would have accompanied her Florida application, because she was not asked to".
Officials dispute Fox's claim that his license to fight in his upcoming scheduled April 20 match in California has been approved:
"Fox claims her CSAC-issued combatant's license was mailed to her approximately two weeks ago, after she'd spoken with a CSAC representative via phone and submitted an application packet containing the required medical paperwork, as well as a detailed history of her transgender-related surgeries.
CSAC Executive Officer Foster said the state agency had only mailed Fox a receipt for the initial $60 application — the standard procedure for all athletes who file for licensure consideration. In addition, Foster said that Fox also applied for a national identification card with his office and that approval was also still pending. The card is a second requirement of athletes wishing to compete within most North American jurisdictions, as it connects the fighter's records to a central database those commissions can collectively review. Fox stated she'd been granted the card in Florida. However, the DBPR said this second application was still pending.
"I think it's imperative to remember that the Florida commission allowed this fight, not the California commission," said Foster. "California merely received and is processing the application. We're working on the necessary medical reviews. We simply have an application."
Fox claims to have undergone some sort of transgender-related surgical procedure in 2006 and made his professional fighting debut against women athletes last year at the age of 37:
"For her pro debut in May 2012, Fox fought in Idaho for the King of the Cage promotion, which franchises its brand worldwide to multiple, non-affiliated promoters at any given time. Fox said the bout, which she won by first-round stoppage, took place on sovereign land, which is exempt from state oversight. Fox said she was only required to submit bloodwork and take a pregnancy test, and was unsure if she'd done so under the promotion itself or an overseeing body assigned by the Coeur D'Alene Native American Tribe. Fox's three previous amateur bouts, all won by first-round submission, were held in Illinois, where she is a resident."
An article on OutSports tells a confusing story about how his father somehow forced him- at the age of 27, to enter an anti-gay conversion therapy program:
"Ten years ago, Fox told her parents that she felt like she was born in the wrong body. Her mother rejected the news. Her father told her she was actually a confused gay man. Fox insisted that she wasn't gay, and that she was mostly attracted to other women. Her father was unrelenting and put her in gay-conversion therapy. There she was treated by a gay-conversion therapist who tried to convince Fox that she was a gay man so that he could turn her into a straight man."
OutSports has announced their intention to film a documentary about Fox, who they refer to as a "Female MMA Fighter". If Fox was actually female, would they be rushing to create a documentary? Here is a preview:
GLAAD celebrates Women's Junior College Basketball player Gabrielle Ludwig: because He's a 6 foot 8, 230 pound, 50 year-old Man.
December 6, 2012
GLAAD celebrates a new LGBT hero on their website today: a heterosexual 50 year-old, six-foot-eight, 230lb man embarking on his women's junior college basketball career after having his California birth certificate changed to "female" on November 30.
Five days ago Robert Ludwig was just a man with a dream. Since Friday, he has "become female". Five days ago Robert was a past-his-prime male athlete. Today he is a "female" athlete embarking on a new career.
GLAAD (Gay and LESBIAN Alliance Against Defamation) champions the rights of middle-aged men to compete against 18 year-old female athletes in women's sports, as long as those men have declared strong internalized beliefs in sex-based stereotypes.
GLAAD strongly supports the rights of 50 year old heterosexual men to live out their fantasies parlaying male musculature into careers in women's sports thirty years past their prime: but only if those men voluntarily adopt the sex-based stereotypes that are enforced without consent upon females. This is because GLAAD believes such sex-based stereotypes actually make women female. GLAAD does not support title IX rights for female persons, because GLAAD does not believe the female sex exists. Further, GLAAD does not believe in the worldwide reality of sex-based oppression of females, and actively lobbies against the rights of females to organize, meet, and compete based on sex. Instead, GLAAD believes in sex-roles. Blue is for boys, Pink is for girls.
In the USA Today article that GLAAD applauds, their hero Gabrielle Ludwig refers to the 18 to 20 year-old young women on the Mission College basketball team as "a bunch of dysfunctional lesbians".
Ludwig goes on in the same article to dismiss a female player's complaint that it is unfair that he is eligible to compete against her. He states: "They have been in this world 18 measly years. This 18 year old has not the slightest clue what life is about. It's when they grow up. If that comment came from someone like you [male reporter Eric Prisbell] , that would sting and I would need to find a home for that comment."
The twice divorced father is an 8 year Navy and Desert Storm veteran now working as a Genetic Systems Engineer at Roche Molecular Diagnostics in Silicone Valley. Robert takes 12 credits of online community college coursework in order to qualify for the team. From the Mission College website: "We have excellent transfer programs and general education courses that will promote your journey to four year institutions and prepare you for higher level learning whether it is the California State System, the University System or a Private University. We also have exemplary signature programs that help to prepare you for the workforce in many areas: Nursing, Fire Technology, Hospitality Management, and many others. Mission can provide classes that will catch you up in math, English, ESL or other areas that provide foundational skills to serve you in any future courses."
GLAAD's hero Gabrielle/ Robert John Ludwig played men's college basketball 33 years ago. California Community College Athletic Association's bylaws limit undergraduate athletes to two years of competition, but Robert's time spent competing as a man was erased because it applied only to his male athletic career, not his "female" one.
What does the team coach think? From the Sillicone Valley Mercury News:
"In time," said Corey Cafferata, her coach, "she will be the most dangerous player in the state."
"I think at 6-foot-8, if she does some work," Cafferata said, "I don't see why the WNBA wouldn't draft her and give her a shot."
There is no requirement, a league spokesman said, for a WNBA player to be born female.
Idiot of The Week
February 15, 2012
This Week in Men Shitting All Over Women's Sports
November 2, 2011
Chris Tina Foxx Bruce is a failed bodybuilder, unable to qualify in male competition. He is also the latest crossdressing dude who thinks a brow-shave and some breast implants entitle him to shit all over female athletes by using forty years of testosteroned musculature and male frame to compete against females in, what else? Musculature. The 6 foot 1 inch father of two had to drop 40 pounds of muscle in order to qualify for entry into the Border States Classic Bodybuilding competition on Oct. 29th. I was too lazy to look for pictures, and as far as I could tell with a cursory search, he didn't place in his first competition. This contest is a low grade physique competition which is more like a "fitness stripper" sort of display. These contests are highly policed for enforced sexualized femininity, which explains his interest. Nonetheless, this is yet another example of failed male middle aged athletes embarking on late-in-life competitive sports careers courtesy of women's sports.
Contrary to the claims of Genderist advocacy organizations such as the National Center For Lesbian Rights (a former Lesbian advocacy organization now representing heterosexual males), males who take estrogen for a year or two don't become female. Which is why we see guys like CTFB launching sports careers in middle age by exploiting female athletes. A legacy started by Renee Richards, who started a professional tennis career in his forties in women's tennis after failing to qualify for men's competition. (He now says that he was wrong to do so, and he is against transgender males competing in female sports).
There have been plenty of others. Like dickhead Michelle Dumaresq who shut women out of female competition for downhill mountain bike racing because he "felt female inside".
Lana Lawless, a retired SWAT officer who began his professional golf career in his late 50's by exploiting female sports and is writing a book called "Golf Without Balls". Lana tells ABC News ""I'm the only professional women's golfer in the United States. I'm the champion."
From Salon, according to the NCLR's report ""to date, there is no available research or other reliable scientific evidence to either support or refute the position that transitioned athletes compete at an advantage or disadvantage compared with physically born men and women athletes." Unfortunately, the rational response to such findings — a call for more research — may come up against significant roadblocks: "In view of the lack of available research and the methodology requirements for credible new research, the answer to that question may never be known with certainty given the low prevalence of transitioned individuals in the population."
Well hell, that's easy. Show me one single female transgender that embarks on a professional sports career in men's sports in middle age. Just one. Ever. I'll wait. But I won't be holding my breath. But luckily all the competitive male athletes- those that haven't failed at competing against other males- are staying in male sports. For now. It's only the total dickheads doing this to women athletes. And the huge breast implants get in the way too.
In more This Week in Men Shitting All Over Women's Sports: After females are finally permitted to compete in Olympic Boxing in the 2012 London games, the governing body is trying to force the women to compete wearing skirts internationally. Poland has already made skirt-boxing obligatory for females. "By wearing skirts, in my opinion, it gives a good impression, a womanly impression," Poland coach Leszek Piotrowski told BBC Sport. "Wearing shorts is not a good way for women boxers to dress."
Jesus. That just might get male transgenders interested in the sport.
From the BBC: "Ireland's three-time world champion Katie Taylor, who won her fifth consecutive European lightweight title in Rotterdam, said: "It's a disgrace that they're forcing some of the women to wear those mini-skirts. We should be able to wear shorts, just like the men.
"I won't be wearing a mini-skirt. I don't even wear mini-skirts on a night out, so I definitely won't be wearing mini-skirts in the ring."
Renee Richards Speaks Out Against Transsexuals in Female Sports
October 5, 2011
"These days, Richards does not think transsexual athletes should be allowed to compete professionally. "I don't think it's a level playing field, even though the International Olympic Committee, in its utter wisdom, has declared that it is," she explained."
Which One of these pictures Is PORN ?
June 7, 2011
These are pictures of Iranian Olympics Women's Soccer Teams. One of these pictures is pornographic. That is to say the athletes are displaying themselves sexually in an obscene way that invites male erections. Can you spot it? Which women are decent and which are not? Which depicts honorable athletes and which displays females whorishly enticing innocent men to rape? It's not a minor issue, your answer means the difference between women competing in the Olympics and being locked in the house so look again. See it? The exposed necks? The whorish naked nude necks? There, in the second picture which shows Olympic approved head coverings.
The Iranian women's soccer team withdrew from Olympic contention today because Iran refused to allow them to obey FICA rules which forbids uniforms which can constrict an athlete's neck.
Team poses for pic as they withdrawal from competition over the neck porn issue:
Finally, a partial victory for qualifying female athletes fighting for the right to compete in Olympic Ski Jump events. Today the International Olympic Committee removed the Medical Gender Reassignment requirement imposed on female skiers to compete at the Olympic level in small hill ski-jumping events. It's been a long protracted battle against entrenched sexist ideas about female athleticism in the male sports establishment. In 2005, Gian Franco Kasper the president of the International Ski Federation explained the prohibition against female ski-jumpers: "Don't forget, it's like jumping down from, let's say, about two meters on the ground about a thousand times a year, which seems not to be appropriate for ladies from a medical point of view".
In 2008 the Olympic Committee claimed gender exclusion of female ski-jumpers was not discriminatory. President Jacques Rogge stated that the decision "was made strictly on a technical basis, and absolutely not on gender grounds." "This is not discrimination.This is just the respect of essential technical rules that say to become an Olympic sport, a sport must be widely practised around the world . . . and have a big appeal. This is not the case for women's ski jumping so there is no discrimination what so ever."
But the numbers contradicted his claims. According to Mother Jones: "When the IOC voted in 2006 not to add women's ski jumping, 83 competitors from 14 nations jumped at the top level, less universality than required to add a new event. But in the same year, women's skier cross claimed just 30 skiers from 11 nations. The committee added it. (There are also too few male ski jumpers to qualify, but as one of the original 16 Winter Olympic events, their event isn't subjected to the same rules.)"
A group of athletes sued the Vancouver Organizing Committee for gender discrimination over the issue in Canadian court in anticipation of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that exclusion WAS illegal gender discrimination, but that the Canadian Court had no authority over the activities of the International Olympic Committee on Canadian soil. One of the plaintiffs was Lindsey Van, the athlete who held the world record over all other male and female competitors for long jump on the 95m hill at Vancouver- the very hill she was not permitted to compete on. According to the Olympic Committee the only way she could qualify for competition was to undergo surgical sterilization followed by a two year course of masculinizing testosterone injections and governmental documentation proving that she had renounced her gender. She declined.
Her world record held for two years until the 2010 Olympics (which she was forbidden to compete in). Who knows what would have happened if she had been allowed to compete that day. We'll never know.
Unfortunately many of the early female groundbreakers in ski-jumping have passed the apex of their careers in the time these policies have been in effect. But thanks to them with today's ruling females can compete in one ski-jump event without undergoing gender reassignment. Females who want to compete in large hill, team event and Nordic combined are still subject to gender reassignment requirements. But at least the door has been cracked open for female competition in the last male-only events in the Olympic Games.
(The sex-change requirement for female athletes who sought to compete in Olympic boxing events was lifted last year and now all summer Olympic games are open to qualifying females.)


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We are only one day away from the start of the 2012 NFL playoffs. The schedule has the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans squaring off at 4:30 p.m. The game will be televised on NBC and it will be the first game of Wild Card weekend.
This is the weekend every NFL team has been waiting for (which means there are 20 disappointed teams). The playoffs in the NFL always have an upset or two and I suspect this year wil be no different.
The Texans, making their first playoff appearance in franchise history, are three point favorites in the game. They'll rely on their rushing attack, which is among the league's elite, as well as a somewhat-healthy Andre Johnson, who is expected to play.
The Bengals made it here led by a rookie quarterback in Andy Dalton and rookie receiver in A.J. Green. They have terrific line play and for that reason I don't expect them to be blown out.
It will be the first time rookie quarterbacks face off against each other in the playoffs and this should be a close game as many experts are predicting.
Check out the rest of the 2012 NFL playoffs schedule.
Check out Battle Red Blog for the latest on the Texans and Cincy Jungle for the latest on the Bengals, and head on over to the SBNation NFL news hub for everything you need to know about the 2012 playoffs.

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The event, which is set to begin at the school on Viking Drive at 5:30 p.m., is one of the school's annual fundraisers. Last year, a little more than $10,000 was raised at the inaugural event.
The day's events will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment at the school.
The 5K will begin at 6, with the fun run slated to begin at 6:30.
The cost to participate in the event is $25 for adults 18 and older, $12 for students. Anyone participating will receive a T-shirt.
Cammie Channell, a teacher at the school and one of the event's organizers, said last year's event saw overwhelming support from the community and local businesses.
"We're very proud of the support we got last year and are getting this year," Channell said.
T.R. Simmons Principal Suzanne Snow said the event is open to anyone who wants to participate and support the school, but it's also open for anyone who wants to bring a lawn chair and watch and support the runners.
There will also be plenty of food available, Snow said.
Money raised from this year's 5K and fun run will be used to build a new playground and fitness facility that includes a basketball court and is handicap-accessible.
If you are interested in participating, you can call the school at (205) 387-2535, or you can register online by going to simmonsatsunset.com.


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I am Assistant Professor of History and Human Rights. This is a joint appointment between the Department of History and the Human Rights Institute. I am also an affiliate of El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean and Latin American Studies.
Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, I received my PhD from McGill University in 2010. More recently I was a Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC) postodctoral fellow based at the City University of New York (CUNY). I earned a BA in History from the University of British Columbia and an MA in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Simon Fraser University.
My research seeks to explain the emergence of human rights as a new paradigm of social protest during the Cold War.
My first book project, The Social Origins of Human Rights: Protesting Political Violence in Colombia's Oil Capital, 1919-2010, examines why, how, and with what impact, people living in conflcit areas organize collectively to assert human rights. Established by Standard Oil in 1919, the oil enclave of Barrancabermeja has long been a critical battleground in Colombia's armed conflict. Drawing on interviews, as well as social movement and legal archives, I situate the experiences of frontline activists within broader debates on the history of the international movement for human rights.
The goal of my new research project - When the Courts Make History: the Impact of the Inter American Court of Human Rights in Latin America's Conflict Zones - is to understand the historical changes set in motion by the pursuit of justice across borders.
My work emerges out of the tension between scholarship and practice. For more than a decade I worked internationally supporting human rights advocates in Latin America and elsewhere, mainly with the NGO Peace Brigades International.
Methodologically, I am interested in oral interviewing, as well as social and political history. In 2008 I was full-time Coordinator of the Life Stories of Montrealers Displaced by War, Genocide and Other Human Rights Violations oral history project, and have written a chapter for the upcoming Palgrave Macmillan edited volume, Off the Record: Unspoken Negotiations in the Practice of Oral History.


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With the growing popularity of building webhooks to link applications together, and the stunning ease of building web applications with lightweight web frameworks in various languages (such as Sinatra in Ruby), the thorny issue of NAT-firewalls remains a substantial dampener on development ease. Enter another use for Reverse HTTP. With Reverse HTTP, applications running behind a firewall can be attached to a public server without any firewall changes, and accessed as if they belonged to the public server.
Brought to you through the magic of the Ruby Rack interface, I'd like to announce Hookout. Hookout provides an adapter for Rack-based ruby applications to make the application directly available to the outside world via a Reverse HTTP server.
For the last couple of months I've been working on rewriting RabbitMQ's persister so that it will scale to volumes of data that won't fit in RAM, and will perform consistently across a wide variety of use cases. This work is coming to a conclusion now, and although the code is not yet released, nor has it even been through QA, benchmarking it thoroughly is useful to allow us to understand what's good and what's bad about the new design. In this post I'm not going to do any before and after comparisons — they'll be coming in due course. Instead, I'm going use RabbitMQ to benchmark harddiscs — an SSD, and a normal rotating harddisc. As someone said at the presentation we gave at the recent Erlang Factory, "using SSDs are just like RAM". Cue expectations of a turbo-charged, overclocked, overvolted Rabbit, with liquid nitrogen cooling. Read more…
As part of a talk on Erlang at the BBC at Erlang Factory London, Sean O'Halpin gave an introduction to the BBC Feeds Hub project.
His talk introduced the essential problem we are trying to solve, and ran through the domain model and the corresponding architecture.
Here are the slides:
(or download them as a PDF).
Those links are
On the 9th, last Thursday, I spoke at the Online Gaming High Scalability SIG at Skills Matter. The talk covered
– an introduction to Messaging (what it's for, why you might like to use it),
– a couple of pointers in the directions of examples of Messaging being used at scale in the cloud, and
– the main part of the talk, an overview of techniques for scaling up Messaging-based distributed systems.
The slides are available for download here (PDF – with notes), and are also available on SlideShare:
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Tease the Season: Women
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MTNAPPROACH is proud to announce their first team of Professional Snowboarders. This group of 10 riders represents the wide diversity of uses that the MTNAPPROACH System is designed for, accessing backcountry jumps, long distance touring, 55 degree couloirs, or just some side country at your local resort.Read More
Bummer... you missed the premiere. But you can check out the teaser for "Winter Wars" above and click the links below to buy yourself a copy of the full movie.
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TUNE-IN ALERT: Karaman Live at 2:15 p.m. ET
Turkey, featuring 6'10" Nets draft choice Ilkan Karaman, will battle the German National Team in the Adidas Istanbul Cup at 2:15 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live the Turkish Basketball Federation. Karaman is No. 14 in red. Karaman hit for a double-double in Turkey's victory over Iran on Thursday, with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. The Istanbul Cup is a warm-up for the FIBA Eurobasket Qualifying Tournament that starts next week.


text: I was watching sports center and TIm Kurkjian was saying that if SP Roy Oswalt is dealt the Phils could be VERY intrested. He also said it would more then likely take a three way deal, and that Werth will be a likely be in that deal. The Phils are in need of starting pitching, the Astros are in need of prospects, and the Sox......well OF is just one of the weakspots at this point. With all the talk of David DeJesus coming to beantown, I could see Theo looking in to this. Werth, imo, is a much better player than DeJesus, and seems a perfect fit for the Sox, not only for this season but a possible long term deal. My question is what do you think it will take the Sox to get a piece of this deal (the piece being Werth)? Oswalt is going to cost a lot, but if the Phils give a couple prospects, we give more (possibly many more) and Phils give us Werth as a thanks. I would love to see him in a Sox jersey, but what will it cost? And is Werth, worth it (only a small pun intended)?


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Archive for December, 2008
Santa Claus bailout hearings
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.25 | Leave a Comment »
Personal note: of saints and sinners
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.22 | 8 Comments »
A certain former Libertarian Party employee has chosen to violate my well-considered privacy, using my full real name in an article (thus placing my life in more danger); I'm thinking of deleting my online presence as a result, but I haven't made a final decision.
Sean's article reveals a portion of my criminal past that I generally neither conceal nor advertise. I can't argue that I was not on that train. I wasn't driving it, and I was under considerable duress, but yes, I was at fault for allowing myself to be psychologically manipulated into behaving unethically over a period of time. I shouldn't have gotten on the train, I should have jumped off many times; but it had considerable momentum and I stayed on it all the way through to the wreck. Everything that happened there would have happened with or without me, but I should not have been there.
Sean claims I am eternally discredited as a result. Of course, some people say the same about him. I don't think anyone is irredeemable. I've gathered from a number of people that I am not so thoroughly discredited as Sean claims. While Sean and some others are free to believe that me falling off the wagon and having a major relapse several years ago, and acting badly as addicts often do, nullifies everything good I have done or could do before or since as a petitioner, activist, or writer, not everyone feels that way.
Personally, I am a great believer in the certainty that all of us are sinners, and all of us can be redeemed – even me, and even Sean. I've heard that Christians, of whom if I understand it correctly Sean claims to be one, believe something similar. Not that the concept is limited to one religion.
I'm in the political struggle for my friends who have lost their lives, limbs, liberty, homes, kids, minds, and more in the "war on drugs," of which there are many. Friends I have lived and laughed with and loved, some of whom saved my life more than once. I want to put my energy into something that will help end that suffering, the police-prison-industrial complex and the closely linked military-industrial-congressional complex, and the whole force-based political paradigm that makes them possible.
I don't know how Gary and Sean trying to destroy each other, and putting me in the crossfire, possibly helps my goals. As I commented on IPR,
OK, gotta admit this.
This whole thing is wearing me down pretty bad.
I probably shouldn't say this to give my haters another reason to gloat, but oh well.
I'm in a bad place now with my finances, health, emotionally…and things are looking to get a lot worse.
I'm trying hard to be positive, and failing.
If I have any real friends or people who care about me who are reading, other than the ones I have been talking to already, please give me a phone call.
For those of you who hate me, congratulations.
Go ahead, gloat away.
Since then, several people have contacted me, and have been helpful. I am grateful for their help.
I'm in no way trying to deny my share of the blame in anything. Just trying to do better. I hope everyone else at least tries to, as well.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Festivus for the rest of us, or solstice holiday of your choice, and a better new year to all you saints and sinners; thanks for reading, and be blessed.
Brother Ali – Uncle Sam Goddamn
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.19 | Leave a Comment »
Green-Libertarian Exchange
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.15 | 8 Comments »
Exchange with Dave Schwab at GreenChange.
Subject: Libertarian Greens?
Hi Paulie,
I just read the commentary you posted about the Libertarian Party turning into a free-market conservative vehicle. Very interesting. I've noticed that you post both Green and Libertarian related articles – do you belong to both?
p] I'm a life member of the Libertarian Party and a region rep for several counties in Alabama.
I don't formally belong to any Green Party organization right now, but I've been getting more involved with Green activities the last few months – attended the national meeting in Chicago, write articles at IPR and sometimes GPW. You should be aware however, that not all articles I post at IPR represent my own views – I post a variety of opinions from and about independents and alternative parties.
As it so happens, I do indeed share the concerns of the author of that article, except that he has already quit the LP and I am still involved in it. But I make no secret of being involved in other parties as well. I'm also a petitioner, and I have worked with the Greens – I and people I brought in got Arkansas Greens on the ballot in 2006 and 2008, and I tried to help out the Utah Greens, but got there too late to make the difference.
I've heard of left libertarians, are there also green libertarians?
p] Yes. Roderick Long has a couple of good articles that address these two topics. They are long, but I highly recommend reading them:
deals with left and right issues relating to libertarianism in a way I agree with
relates to Green-Libertarian fusion – the short summary I would provide is that libertarianism is a philosophy of means: the non-initiation of coercion principle, see
whereas Green politics is defined by ends: the ten key values, and the best application of both is using libertarian means to achieve green ends – in other words, there is no contradiction. Long goes into detail about how exactly this works.
I also studied environmental geography in college and belonged to an environmental club in college, and worked briefly for a PIRG going door to door back in 1989 when I was 17 years old – so I have been into environmental issues for a long time.
I've sometimes wondered about making the Green Party appealing to Libertarians, but I always figured that issues like climate change and free trade would preclude much cooperation.
p] It depends on what you want to do about climate change – I don't think the government is the best organization to solve any real problem we have. For instance, I would agree that terrorism, poverty, and drug abuse are real problems, but I don't see all the government money spent to solve them as doing so.
On the other hand, there is much that government could do by way of getting out of the way to help solve climate change and other environmental problems: ceasing actions such as corporate welfare, corporate personhood, nonconcensual limited liability, military-industrial complex actions on behalf of petrochemical interests, prohibition of hemp…and less obvious ones, such as the disproportionate impact taxes and regulations have on new and startup businesses that could challenge prevailing ways of doing things.
As for free trade, I'm for it – but not globally managed trade, with book-length agreements and enforcement bureaucracies, which is deceptively called free trade, and not with the aforementioned corporate personhood, non-concensual limited liability, corporate welfare, etc., that in my view greatly distorts the would-be natural ecology of a true free trade system.
On the other hand, if it's true that the LP is following in the footsteps of Mr. Barr, then I can see left libertarians finding the GP to be a stronger advocate for equal rights, civil liberties, ending the drug war, reproductive choice, and other issues that people care about.
What do you think?
p] I think there is much in the way of potential there, but it would by no means be easy. With your permission, I would like to post our exchange thus far.
Dave writes back:
Thanks for the reply, and the links. I look forward to reading them soon.
Feel free to post our exchange on the sites you mentioned. It seems like the fur is still flying at LP meetings, but if the right-wingers take over, it might be worth looking into how to welcome left libertarians into the Green tent.
I also wonder about issues like a carbon tax, progressive taxation schemes, and fuel efficiency requirements, and the general preference among Greens for community decision-making in areas that recent government actors have treated as the domain of private interests, such as logging in public forests or offshore drilling. Basically, if government intervention is the only feasible way to conserve the environment, can libertarians make peace with that?
LP.org poll: 'Should more troops be sent to Afghanistan?'
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Libertarian Party, LNC on 2008.12.12 | 1 Comment »
The LNC resolution which "calls on the government of the United States to withdraw the armed forces of the United States from Afghanistan, without undue delay", is at http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/lnc-passes-afghanistan-resolution:
At the September meeting of the Libertarian National Committee, the following resolution was passed:
WHEREAS the government of the United States should return to its historical libertarian tradition of avoiding entangling alliances, foreign quarrels, and military adventures; and
WHEREAS the stability and security of Afghanistan lie outside the jurisdiction of the government of the United States; and
WHEREAS the Libertarian Party recognizes that the only legitimate role of the military is to defend America against direct attack or the imminent threat of attack;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Libertarian National Committee calls on the government of the United States to withdraw the armed forces of the United States from Afghanistan, without undue delay.
At LewRockwell.com blog, Eric Garris writes:
Today the Libertarian Party national website, LP.org, has posted a poll on their front page:
Should more troops be sent to Afghanistan?
The correct libertarian position is, of course, withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. This is not an option on the poll. Someone who holds the correct libertarian position must be satisfied with voting "no," along with those who want to "stay the course" in Afghanistan.
Does this mean we can expect coming LP polls like this:
Should income taxes be increased?
Should penalties against marijuana users be increased?
If you are an LP member, you might want to tell the national office and the national national committee members (two totally separate entities) how you feel about this:
Ron Paul on the auto bailout
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged auto bailout, bailout, Ron Paul on 2008.12.12 | Leave a Comment »
Archived video: Murray Rothbard and Murray Bookchin at Libertarian Party conferences
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bookchin, murray bookchin, murray rothbard, rothbard on 2008.12.12 | Leave a Comment »
Found at
The Austrian Economists
Murray Rothbard, delivering a presentation at the Texas State Libertarian Conference in 1989.
Murray Bookchin also at a Libertarian Party conference.
Interview with Murray Bookchin.
West Virginia Ballot Access
Posted in 2008 Elections, ballot access, Libertarian Party, West Virginia, tagged Ballot, ballot access, Barr 2008, Bob Barr, Libertarian Party, Libertarian Party of West Virginia, LPWV, West Virginia on 2008.12.09 | 5 Comments »
I've told bits and pieces of this story in response to comments on various threads in various places. Having done so over and over, I feel the need to go ahead and put it all out there now so that everyone has one place to turn to for my perspective as state chair. I'm going to go over this first in timeline format, then share a few additional facts about WV and the ballot access situation for us and other parties. If something in the timeline is a bit confusing, see the facts section for clarification.
December 2007: Bill Redpath approaches then-chair Kirsten Milligan about assisting WV with national party funds for ballot access. I was secretary of the party at that time. Kirsten discussed it with the executive committee, and the concensus we reached was that since we did not have a gubernatorial candidate for 2008, national party funds would be better spent elsewhere, and that we would pursue ballot access in 2012 when we had a gubernatorial candidate so that we could achieve major party status and never have to petition again.
March 2008: Kirsten Milligan resigns, and I become interim chairman.
April 2008: Russ Verney contacts me about the possibility of the Barr campaign going for ballot access in WV if Barr wins the nomination. He seems enthusiastic, and I am as well. Mr. Verney comes across very well, and I'm genuinely looking forward to working with him on this together at that point.
May 2008: I'm elected chairman for a full term. Tad Britch is elected to replace me as secretary.
May 2008: Several Barr campaign folks speak to me about the possibility of ballot access in WV while I'm in Denver as a delegate, both before and after Barr receives the nomination. Shane Corey and Russ Verney are among them. I ask them to keep in touch moving forward, and state that I'd love to bring out whatever volunteers the state party has available, but that we have very little in the way of funds, and not enough to really pay for petitioners. I state that we would like some training for our volunteers who primarily reside in the north-central area of WV. This is the last time I would be in contact with any Barr campaign staff, however. I mention to Paulie and others that I'd like to have them come petition and party with me in WV if the Barr campaign sends some funds to the state party for ballot access.
June 2008: Towards the very end of June, Jake Witmer contacts me, and says they are petitioning. I mention that I'd like to get some volunteers trained from the state party's volunteer base. Jake states that he is in Charleston (a few hours south of the north-central area, where we have very few activists and likely no volunteers.) Jake tells me Shane Corey is coming to the Charleston area, and that he'll be contacting me. I ask if any petitioners are active in northern WV. Jake doesn't know. Jake sends me some documents including petitions.
July 2008: I'm still in contact with Jake every once in a while. I offer to house petitioners in my home since Morgantown/Fairmont/Clarksburg/Bridgeport is a good area for petitioning. He says he has a friend who might take me up on it if his friend is brought in by the Barr campaign. That never occurs. I also mention that several other members of the state party would likely volunteer couch space or an air-bed. Later on, Jake gives me contact info for Shane who is apparently in Charleston. I am never able to get in contact with Shane, and he never attempts to contact me.
August 2008: The Barr campaign fails to meet its deadlines. Our state party volunteer base was never utilized. Barr also fails to register as a certified write-in candidate, so that write-in votes for Barr would be counted.
September 2008: A state party member calls me, asking about the Barr lawsuit. This is the first I'd heard of it.
Now for some facts. Ballot access is a 2% theshhold of prior-election voters in WV. To achieve major party status (which means you get free ballot access without petitioning) you must have a gubernatorial candidate who receives 1% of the popular vote. After the national convention, the only person who I was ever in contact with regarding the ballot access efforts was Jake Witmer. Jake was not equipped to really do what needed to be done, as a petitioner and not someone with any real authority. In the future, ballot access efforts will be undertaken by the LPWV. I firmly believe this will better serve the interests of LP candidates throughout the state as we move forward. The Constitution Party achieved ballot access by petition in 2008 for their presidential candidate, as did Ralph Nader as an independent. The Green Party affiliate, which is called the Mountain Party, had major party status and did not need to petition.
- Matt Harris, LPWV Chair
Technical notes on the LNC "LP-SPAN" broadcast
Posted in activism, blogging, freedom, Libertarian, Libertarian National Committee, Libertarian Online Community, Libertarian Party, liveblogging, media, political corruption, politics, protest, tagged Libertarian, Libertarian Party, LP, media, politics on 2008.12.09 | 2 Comments »
I've returned from the great adventure I call "LP-SPAN" and here are my thoughts on the technical side of the issue. It is my hope that we can take this and build on it to make the next round of LNC insanity even better in terms of the broadcast quality. All suggestions are definitely appreciated. This is most definitely a work in progress.
The equipment:
I was using a Microsoft LifeCam either attached to a clip on the top of my laptop or on its independent pole. The camera allows pan and zoom IF you use the Microsoft software. However, the Justin.tv feed doesn't allow that. No idea if Ustream does. I also had trouble with lighting issues in the room, especially the projector screen glare.
For future, I'd recommend a real videocam on a tripod, which should be able to create a better view and video quality. Personal experience suggests a bird-watching scope tripod over a camera tripod for lightness and ease of use. Plus mine has super-high elevation so it could pan over the crowd. Background lighting
The laptop was sitting on a tray table I had brought along since the room didn't have any tables except for catering or the meeting table. It caused shaking of the cam at times when I tweeted, and the hunchover caused havoc on my back over time. I was hurting badly until Rachel gave me a much-needed back rub. "Bitchin'!" J
I'd recommend not having the camera attached to the laptop or at least set up in a way that it doesn't shake. That and having a good setup so the laptop is the proper height to the user.
I'd also recommend a good omnidirectional microphone set up where everything can be caught well. The mic built into the webcam also caught my comments and occasional whispers, and a lot of extra noise. At SD the board table was in a cube with an open center, and the mic in there would have been best. I didn't have that and it would have been a big help.
The testing:
I made sure that I understood how it all tied together and I did some test runs at home to make sure. That made a big difference come show time. However, the differences between my den and the meeting room were vast. I'd recommend testing in the meeting room if at all possible, because of the acoustics and lighting.
I tried the Justin.tv feed with the laptop's webcam, then the external one recording, then with outside people and trying to embed.
Embedding the live feed was also a challenge. I had Todd Barnett on the phone helping to troubleshoot on his end. It helps to have someone on the receiving end to evaluate the reception. Ditto during the meeting. The justin.tv feed had a chat room built into each feed window, and that made getting the feedback easy, which came in handy when the connection got bad. Justin.tv does NOT work with WordPress well, unless Todd and I just missed something, which is certainly possible. I got it to embed at blogger/blogspot just fine. Other embedding notes are appreciated.
We also encountered a horrible screeching when we were testing, until we figured out that it was caused by the laptop speakers output being picked up by the webcam mic and creating a nasty feedback loop. The solution was to mute the speakers. Wear headphones when adjusting the microphone volume.
The Feed:
First, I was on the hotel's wireless connection, which at times was very slow. The more people that were logged into the network, the slower it got. If you can, use a wired connection to ensure the connection rate stays consistent.
Second, it is extremely important to have someone on the other end provide feedback on the reception. On my end, the display on the popout window was far different than the one in the main window. Here the chat box was invaluable, and I was lucky to have multiple people giving me feedback.
Third, Justin.tv gave me the option to record as we broadcast. Do it. It saves off the pieces online for later download. I'd suggest stopping and restarting the recording at various spots to break it up into manageable segments instead of one long one. I always made sure to check the bandwidth between recordings because of the wireless, but I don't think that may be necessary on a wired connection.
The twitter:
It's a great tool to do this live. Yes, the 140 character limit can be an issue at times. I'd recommend two tweets, both in the gallery rather than on the board, who should focus on what is going on anyway. Plus, it removes any issue about "decorum" or "executive session", but the tweets should be as neutral as possible. The advantage of two is that one can pick up what the other missed, which is an area I had trouble with at times. I'd also suggest that if you can't get on a wired connection, then see if the tweet can be done on a Blackberry. The wireless connection problems that plagued the feed connection also slowed down the tweets. It may be advisable to have whomever is tweeting be different from the camera operations.
All in all, my rig was a little crude, but it was something. I don't see this as too difficult, just taking a little getting used to. If you test beforehand and practice, it goes better.
Libertarian Party Transparency Caucus forming
Posted in Libertarian National Committee, Libertarian Party, tagged Libertarian Party, Libertarian Party Transparency Caucus, Libertarian Transparency Caucus, LP, LP Transparency Caucus, LPTC, Openness, Transparency, Transparency Caucus on 2008.12.08 | 10 Comments »
So a few of us – namely Paulie, George Donnelly, Mike Seebeck, and myself, along with a few others who have expressed an interest, have been talking a lot about forming an LP Transparency Caucus. At this point, we're sure that we're moving forward with this, so we thought it a good time to start soliciting thoughts and ideas from the community at large instead of just talking amongst ourselves. We've got the internet site stuff set up, and just needs some design/content/etc – anyone interested in helping out, please let us know.
Here's what we're thinking so far: The LP Transparency Caucus is completely non-partisan in terms of reformers, radicals, etc. All we do is try to bring greater openness to the LP. This includes everything from the LNC (we plan to push for live video from every LNC meeting from now on) to bylaws and platform committees, etc. We will be putting out reports or pushing to have reports put out in as timely a manner as possible. We want as much information as feasible to be available to the entirety of the LP membership without in any way compromising the goals of the LP. Certain things are supposed to be public – and we'll always be lobbying to make sure they are.
Beyond that, we'll be sending candidates for internal positions such as the LNC and various committees surveys. We will publish the results of these surveys, as well as endorse the best candidates. Once elected, we will help to ensure that these candidates comply with the campaign promises made in terms of transparency and a culture of openness within the given committee. We believe that this will foster such a culture by encouraging candidates to take up pro-transparency positions as well as stick to them once in office.
So have at it – what other ideas and suggestions do you folks have? What else can be done? Keep in mind that bonus points are awarded for doers, not for talkers. Over the coming months and years, we'll be putting our boots on the ground to try and achieve the goals we're working on here. If you want to help by doing stuff, don't hesitate to say so! All are welcome, and we hope you'll find this idea worthwhile.
Thanks, Matt
LNC Votes to Form Committee to Handle Angela Keaton Affair
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.07 | 4 Comments »
The Libertarian National Committee (LNC), at its December 6 meeting in San Diego, voted to form a committee that would deal with the Angela Keaton affair, which entails a pending resolution calling for the suspension of LNC At-Large Representative Angela Keaton. The vote, which was triggered by a motion made by LNC Vice Chair Mike Jingozian, passed unanimously, which effectively called for a committee of six members from the board.
This new committee comprises of the following six LNC members:
- Rachel Hawkridge
- Mary Ruwart
- Retired Admiral Michael Colley
- Mike Jingozian
- Tony Ryan
- Rebecca Sink-Burris
Readers who want the skinny on yesterday's events can surf here.
[Cross-posted at my blog The Freedom Chronicles.]
Video montage for LNC in Sandy Eggo
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.04 | 5 Comments »
Videos after the jump. Youtube sometimes takes down music videos
at the requests of record companies, prudes, etc., so catch 'em while you can and if you get a "video no longer exists message" that is probably why.
LP Membership Update
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.04 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to Marc Montoni
The Hill Blames Lib For Rep's Nevada State Senate Loss
Posted in 2008 Elections, complete fucking stupidity, Libertarian on 2008.12.03 | 1 Comment »
Nevada's Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki was indicted today by a grand jury on four felony counts related to his previous stint as state treasurer: 2 counts of Misappropriation and Falsification of Accounts By Public Officer, and 2 counts of Misappropriation by Treasurer. Krolicki had just last week announced he planned to run against Harry Reid for Senate in 2010, and claims this indictment was a politically motivated conspiracy hatched by Reid and Nevada's Democratic Attorney General. The main problem with his story is that the indictment is hardly out of the blue. It has its roots back in January 2007, when the State Treasurer who took office after him, asked and received permission for an audit looking into possible improprieties. Krolicki even admits he was informed about a probable grand jury indictment late in November, so he announced his intention to run against Reid knowing it was coming.
The Hill happily pimped Krolick's claim in an article titled: Top Reid challenger indicted. In the article The Hill also mentioned that two other Republicans, who were considered possible challengers to Reid in 2010, had their political fortunes greatly decreased by losing their reelection bids last November. One of those was Congressman Jon Porter, and the other was State Senator Joe Heck. From The Hill article:
The two GOP names most often floated as top-notch challengers, however, have had difficult years of their own. Rep. Jon Porter, who represents Southern Nevada's 3rd district, just lost his bid for a fourth term to state Sen. Dina Titus; and state Sen. Joe Heck lost his seat by fewer than 1,000 votes thanks to a Libertarian candidate.
Thanks to a Libertarian candidate? Not due to Heck's lack of appeal in his district? The Hill conveniently failed to mention that an IAP candidate was a fourth contender in the field, who performed fairly well.
|% vote
Source: Nevada Secretary of State
Given the political views of Independent American Party members, it seems much more likely that Heck lost, "thanks" to the IAP candidate, not the Libertarian.
End the Fed Rally
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008.12.02 | 1 Comment »
Philly. Thanks to James Babb for pointing me to the video.
Resolution to discipline Angela Keaton
Posted in Libertarian Party, tagged angela keaton, B&D on the BoD, discipline, Libertarian National Committee, Libertarian Party, LNC, LP on 2008.12.02 | 10 Comments »
Copied from IPR:
This resolution is going to be brought up at the upcoming LNC meeting in Sandy Eggo, Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 2008. Here's some more info on that, including the agenda, courtesy of Rachel Hawkridge. The charges are being presented by Stewart Flood, and a summary is attached. Supporting evidence is expected to be made available later in the week.
Resolution of Discipline
Whereas, Angela Keaton has engaged in conduct injurious to the Libertarian Party and
its purposes; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Angela Keaton's membership in the Libertarian National Committee is
suspended pursuant to Article 8, Section 5 of the Bylaws of the Libertarian Party; and
further be it
RESOLVED, That the aforementioned suspension is hereby rescinded, contingent upon
a determination by the Secretary that Angela Keaton has submitted within seven days of
the adoption of this resolution a letter for publication in LP News including (and limited
· An apology for being in breach of a board member's fiduciary duty of loyalty to
the Libertarian Party, publicly declaring her disinterest in the party, providing
material support to another political party and seeking to undermine the success
of and attempting to injure the Libertarian Party and its public image. The
contents of the apology to include the following:
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for seeking to undermine the success of and attempting to injure the Libertarian Party
and its public image by posting on her blog in July 2008, "Friends don't let friends join the LP" and on September 5, 2008, "The LP is hopeless"
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for violating the fiduciary duty of a board member by joining and providing material
support to a competing political party while serving on the board of the Libertarian Party
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire for attempting on August 21, 2008 to sabotage the party's attempt to win the right to candidate substitution for future elections
o An apology to Wayne Allyn Root and the Libertarian Party for attempting to injure their public images by knowingly publishing on June 13, 2008 false assertions that an indictment on charges of fraud was pending against Mr. Root
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for publicly offering on her blog on June 28, 2008, sexual services in exchange for donations to the Party, and suggesting in Internet interviews on June 20, 2008 and
June 26, 2008 that the Libertarian Party asks her to offer sexual services in exchange for donations to the Party
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian National Committee and to the members of the Libertarian Party for numerous blog posts and
Internet interviews with officers of a competing political party in which the Libertarian Party's image was harmed with broad-sweeping general
hostility towards the LP, numerous broad insults of her fellow LNC members as being inept, unqualified and not "real" libertarians, and impugning the motives of fellow LNC members for serving on the LNC
o An apology to Bill Redpath for repeatedly asserting in an Internet interview and on blog postings that he has undergone a "lobotomy"
o An apology to Admiral Colley for asserting in an Internet interview on June 20, 2008 that due to his age he is incapable of handling special LNC
projects involving staff management
o An apology to Bob Sullentrup for calling him an "ass" and a "goofball whose activism days were long behind him" in an Internet interview on June 20, 2008
o An apology to Dan Karlan for saying in an Internet interview on June 26, 2008 that he isn't qualified to be on the LNC
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for asserting in an Internet interview on June 26, 2008, that most LP members who are
concerned about border security are racists
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for misusing donor data to contact major LP donors and falsely telling them that the
Libertarian Party had defrauded them
· An apology for exhibiting a pattern of reckless behavior and poor judgment, potentially exposing the LP to harassment lawsuits, creating an uncomfortable environment for staff and fellow LNC members, and potentially discouraging groups of people from joining the LP. The contents of the apology to include the
o An apology to LP staff member Casey Hansen for violating the LNC Policy Manual Article 1, Section 8.D and risking sexual harassment
accusations by blogging on September 6, 2008, "Nice staff piece of ass, Casey. Dark, young and easy prey for a cougar like myself."
o An apology to Aaron Starr and the Libertarian National Committee for violating LNC Policy Manual, Article 1, Section 8.D (which prohibits
harassment of LP staff or fellow LNC members with racial epithets and derogatory posters, pictures, cartoons, or drawings) by posting on her blog on June 16, 2008 a photo-shopped image of herself and Mr. Starr portraying him in Darth Vader costume and Hitler moustache and
identifying him as "Darth Herr Vader"
o An apology to the Libertarian National Committee for violating LNC Policy Manual, Article 1, Section 8.D and risking sexual harassment accusations by posting on her blog on September 6, 2008 sexual comments regarding Julie Fox, Heather Scott, Executive Director candidate Donny Ferguson, and Admiral Colley
o An apology to Southerners and Christians for violating LNC Policy Manual Article 1 Section 8.A which states, "All collective deprecation, whether alluding to sex, race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion, or any other protected category, must be avoided. Every person is a unique individual, and as the Libertarian Party is the Party of Individual Liberty, this injunction should doubly apply", for posting on her blog on June 13, 2008 referring to an LP member from the South as a "hillbilly" and further stating, "All those Christian types married to their uncle cousins look the same to me."
o An apology to the Libertarian National Committee for offering sex to the LNC officers conditional on the performance of our Presidential candidate by stating in an Internet interview on June 26, 2008, "If Bob Barr breaks
1%, the officers of the national party can pass me around like a pu-pu platter."
· An apology to the Libertarian Party for violating the confidentiality of the September 7, 2008 Executive Session with a blog post on the same date and also for violating the confidentiality of a February 2008 Executive Session with a blog post on June 15, 2008
· An apology to Stewart Flood for threatening by phone on November 6, 2008, "I could have things done to you."
· A promise not to commit similar offenses in the future while serving as a member of the Libertarian National Committee


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July 31, 2012 at 18:00
Getting a little bit excited about this one... First full-length trailer for the new Skyfall Bond film, out in October.
July 31, 2012 at 18:00
Getting a little bit excited about this one... First full-length trailer for the new Skyfall Bond film, out in October.
July 31, 2012 at 14:45
We like the xx. Yes they're moody and they wear black and all their songs sound similar, but we still like them. Here they are at Studio Q performing Angels, which is the first single taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Coexist (pictured above).
July 31, 2012 at 13:00
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July 30, 2012 at 18:45
You can always rely on Vice to piss on any parade from a great height, and here they deliver yet again, with this lolz design review of the official Olympics merchandise by the founder of the Design Museum himself, Stephen Bayley.
July 30, 2012 at 14:30
Check out Sarah Hyndman's year-long art project, for which she recreated the Olympic logo with every day objects for 366 days, counting down to last Friday's opening ceremony:
July 30, 2012 at 10:30
Nike take a jab at Adidas with this refreshing look at amateur sportswomen & men around the world, celebrating inspiration for everyday athletes. We like. More info here.
July 27, 2012 at 17:45
Brilliantly stylish new campaign from our very own Bruce Hunt for Acura cars, with a total of five 30-second ads that will air across the US this summer.
The spot below sees the MDX model racing through a striking obstacle course, set at night on a Hollywood studio backlot. Head here for more info on the shoot + choice quotes from Bruce, and here to watch the other spots in the campaign.
July 27, 2012 at 16:30
We love us some tattoos here at HOME.work, and German artist Gerhard Wiesbeck's intricate designs are definitely worth a ganders. Head here for more. Not for the faint-hearted.
July 27, 2012 at 10:00
The one-off Olympics episode wasn't much to write home about, but this spontaneous interview with Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley in character as Patsy & Edina more than makes up for it. Happy Olympics, everyone!
July 26, 2012 at 10:30
Everyone's favourite rude girl Azealia Banks has teamed up with fashion designer Alexander Wang to front his diffusion line, T. There's a hint of early-days Neneh Cherry in the video below directed by Daniel Jackson and Alastair McKimm, and that's never a bad thing.


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Joan Crawford had to deal with a near-demonic screen daughter in "Mildred Pierce," but if the 1978 memoir by her adopted daughter, Christina Crawford, and the 1981 film adaptation by director Frank Lewis, are to be believed, the actress was a real-life monster of a mother that could compete with any of the fictional creations on this list. Crawford (played by Faye Dunaway), after seven miscarriages, adopts a daughter, Christina (Mara Hobel, then Diana Scarwid), who is spoiled, but also becomes subject to her mother's competitive nature, heavy drinking, instability and physical abuse. She beats her in swimming races. She hacks her hair off. She trashes her daughter's room and bathroom, hitting her with a wire hanger. She throttles her, pulls her out of school, shuts her away from the outside world, disinherits her, and generally acts like Mo'nique in "Precious." Unlike the other films on this list, "Mommie Dearest" is in no shape or form a good movie; trashy, wildly over the top and fairly self-serving, veering more towards unintentional laughter than serious drama (Dunaway even acknowledged in her autobiography that she wishes that director Lewis had reined her in more; she was nominated for a Razzie for the part, while the film was later named the worst film of the 1980s by the organization). But there's a certain camp value to the film (it's become a midnight cult classic among some circles), and however scenery-chewing she might be, Dunaway's pretty indelible as Crawford. One viewing, and you'd probably rather take Andres Muscietti and Guillermo Del Toro's creation over Dunaway as a mother.
Unlike some of her competition on this list, Anjelica Huston's Lily Dillon in Stephen Frears' still-woefully-underrated adaptation of Jim Thompson's Greek tragedy of a crime novel (produced by Martin Scorsese, and with a script penned by crime fiction legend Donald Westlake) is driven by love for her son. Roy (John Cusack), a small-time con-artist, has followed his ma into the family business, much to her disappointment. She's especially suspicious of Roy's new girlfriend Myra (Annette Bening), who's older, and another grifter, one looking for a partner in an elaborate long-con. Lily, having already threatened a doctor to save Roy's life after he's beaten when a grift goes wrong, is prepared to go to any lengths to protect him, especially after Myra tries to have her killed by claiming she's been stealing from her bookmaker employer (Pat Hingle). Lily ends up killing Myra (admittedly in self-defense), and even attempts to seduce her son, telling him he's not really hers (there's already a somewhat incestuous Freudian dynamic between the pair, something pointed out by Myra earlier). But her efforts are counter-productive; she ends up accidentally cutting an artery in his neck with a drinking glass, and he bleeds to death. This is the most generous version of her actions; Frears walks a delicate line of ambiguity that suggests that she may just be out to rip her son off. It's one of the most complex and fascinating screen mothers we can remember, and rightfully won Huston (who initially turned the part down, and found the shoot tough) an Oscar nomination, though she was beaten by Kathy Bates in "Misery."
One of the most chilling screen moms of recent years came not from the live action world, but from the animated, and with the unlikely vocals of "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher involved. In Henry Selick's excellent stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman's childrens' book "Coraline," the title character (Dakota Fanning) has moved away from her friends, and is ignored by her benevolent but self-involved parents (Hatcher and John Hodgman). But one night, she discovers a tiny door that leads to an alternate reality where her Other Mother and Other Father (Hatcher and Hodgman again) are, despite having buttons for eyes, warmer, fun-loving and more attentive. But things aren't quite what they seem to be: the Other Mother is in fact a horrific, spider-like witch, with needles for fingers, known as the "beldam." Selick's gorgeously-rendered fairy tale sits with the best of such cinematic fables because of the way that it taps into very real concerns, and there's a sly comment on the traditional role of women in the way that darkness lies in Other Mothers' skills at more traditional feminine, maternal pursuits like cooking and sewing (especially when contrasted with the resourcefulness of Coraline). And as Stepfordishly perfect as the Other Mother seems at first, she becomes one of the best screen villains in recent memory when her monstrous true form is revealed.
TheoC | January 16, 2013 5:19 PM
Great list, thank you for reminding how fantastic Huston is in the Grifters.
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JW | January 16, 2013 3:22 PM
The director of "Mommie Dearest," who, before he sold out and directed this and other crapfests, was an unsung indie film innovator - Frank Perry, not Lewis. He directed such films as "The Swimmer," "David and Lisa," and the seminal "Last Summer" which starred Barbara Hershey.
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Brilliant Move | January 16, 2013 1:21 PM
Who is the genius that gave that gorgeous woman that fucking horrible haircut. Do they WANT their movie to fail?
Dirk Rothy | January 16, 2013 1:15 PM
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Table tennis star Timo Boll is to take on the KUKA AR Agilus in a showcase match to celebrate the opening of KUKA's first manufacturing plant in China.
The event will set out to prove that robots can compete with humans in more physical activities, that the KUKA AR Agilus truly is the fastest robot on Earth, and should entertain attendees in the process.
Clients, partners, and other industry guests will be invited to attend the event, which will also include an introduction to the KUKA Team, an overview of KUKA products produced in the new plant, and the opportunity to meet table tennis legend Timo Boll. The KUKA AR Agilus is to be manufactured in China.


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Here's the latest in the ever-expanding pool of online content from the Awkward Black Girl.
On the heels of the U.S. Presidential debates, Issa Rae Productions presents a project taking a guess at what the First Lady is like behind closed doors. Filmed as a mockumentary featuring "never-before-seen-footage," the first installment of The Michelle Obama Diaries was recently released as a pilot, so presumably more episodes are on the way.
The project is executive produced by Rae and Yakira Chambers (who also stars as Mrs. Obama), produced by Chika Chukudebelu, directed by Tani Ikeda, and written by Benjamin Cory Jones and Lena Waithe.
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M. | October 23, 2012 4:59 PM
"Kerry Washington's lip quiver...is everything." LMAO. It's funny 'cause it's true.
starry118 | October 23, 2012 1:24 PM
Funny...I'll be watching.
Adam Scott Thompson | October 23, 2012 1:03 PM
I wrote a spec episode for the show but I never heard back about whether they liked it or not. I hope they're still in need of writers for the show because I love the idea -- lots of opportunities for candid comedy!
ojie king | October 23, 2012 12:51 PM
I love the " make sure they dont get here till 2016". Funny! I'll keep watching.
Carl | October 23, 2012 2:25 AM
JMac | October 22, 2012 9:20 PM
It's aight
ALM | October 22, 2012 8:45 PM
It had some cute moments, but I hope future episodes are funnier and focus less on their "relations".


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This jacket's Xt.L laminate offers waterproof and breathable protection, the stretch nylon face fabric is treated with Spylon+ DWR for added durability, and the critical seams are taped so water won't get through the most exposed seams. Like Spyder's namesake, the Amp jacket has heftier insulation through the body and goes lighter in the limbs. Your core stays warm and your arms get a little love without being limited in movement.
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May 11, 2008
Albany -- A teenager was transported to the hospital Sunday morning after losing control of his pick-up on the Liberty Bypass.
The accident happened about 8:00 AM in the eastbound lanes about a half a mile east of the Slappey Exit.
19-year-old Ryan Tatum was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his truck and hit a sign.
He tried to get back on the bypass, but over-corrected flipping several times. Tatum was ejected from the vehicle. Firefighters believe that we was not wearing a seat-belt.
The road was wet at the time, but we don't know if that contributed to the accident.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Problem? Horde Glyph Wars Declared
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A while ago I decided that it was unfair what the hardcore campers were charging for glyphs that had little to no competition. So what did I do? I decided to piss them off and crash the market. I made sure that nothing could be sold past 50g. All it takes is one guy to drive it down if you know what you're doing. The problem is that this takes up a lot of time, so I only did this for two weeks. Just an experiment to see if I could do it. My only disappointment is that I didn't get any hate mail, lol.ReplyDelete
It didn't take long for prices to go back to their normal ceiling of 250g once I stopped doing this. But it sure was fun knowing that one guy could have this much power.:)
@Handera: After a day or so I'm recondisering my actions. While I think it would be an interesting venture I'm not sure if it's how I'd like to spend my time. As you pointed out it takes a good amount of time and, while I have plenty, I don't think I want to spend it all camping the Horde AH. Afterall, that's exactly what I hate about glyphs.ReplyDelete
So I'm considering saying "meh" for now and coming back to this experiment when I've grown bored; for now I have a lot of 4.2 stuff and alt leveling that I'd much rather be doing than trying to controll my non-preferred faction's glyph market, ya know?
you don't have to camp it if your objective is simply to lower prices rather than get a lot of sales.ReplyDelete
Just make a 20 stack of all glyphs. Post 4 of each for 48 hours with say 50g fallback, 15g undercut and 20g threshold. Don't cancel and repost just leave them up.
If your's sell for 20g that should still be a pretty decent profit. If not then those 300g glyphs aren't selling either.
It's only costing you a few gold a day to keep the wall up. If you sell any glyphs at all they'll easily pay the posting costs.
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October 3, 2004
Albany -- Sunday dozens of pro-life supporters formed what they call a "Life Chain".
The demonstrators lined up alongside Ledo Road in Albany to protest abortion.
With signs in hand, under a hot sun, Christian demonstrators lined a stretch of LeDo Road to form a Life Chain. They made a silent plea to end abortion.
"The goal of the chain is two fold; that abortion is not just killing a blob of tissue it's killing a child and the other message is that Jesus forgives and heals," says organizer Debby Sapp.
This life chain is only one of more than 1,000 chains formed around the country Sunday as apart of the annual National Life Chain Sunday --a national protest of abortion.
For pro-life demonstrator Alan Knight, the reasons for being here are clear.
"It's shame when people say it's a woman's choice to kill, yet we don't have the right to kill. People think women should have that right to kill their children," says Knight.
The life chain brought mixed reaction from people driving by. "When I read the signs, the first thing I said was that it's not a "Yes or No" "Black or White" situation. It all depends on the person. Everything does not work for everybody," exclaims Marion Miller who noticed demonstrators while driving past in her car.
These demonstrates say they may not have all the answered, but are convicted by their beliefs to speak out.
"Some of the same children that were not aborted because of life chains are standing in life chains to try to save other children lives," says Sapp.
And these links say stopping abortions makes their life chain stronger. This is the fourth time a life chain rally held in Albany in the last 30 years.
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Free Kelly Clarkson Concert To Celebrate New Walden Galleria Microsoft Store POSTPONED
Kelly Clarkson's free concert to celebrate the grand opening of the new Microsoft Store at the Walden Galleria this Saturday (November 16) has been postponed!
Kelly Clarkson's free concert to celebrate the grand opening of the new Microsoft Store at the Walden Galleria this Saturday (November 16) has been postponed!
Kelly Clarkson is coming to BACK to Buffalo this weekend for the grand opening of the new Microsoft Store at the Walden Galleria. I've got a chance for YOU to get a pair of exclusive tickets AND meet & greets with "Krismas Kelly-oke" starting Wednesday morning!
Go-kart racing is coming to Western New York!
We want the people of Newtown, Conn. to know that we share their sorrow and wish them well. From the looks of things, know they will!
What can you do when your school, your family and your neighborhood has been torn apart? Money won't help, and time may heal some wounds. But love and support will help get you through.
Since news broke of Friday's (December 14) tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., so many people -- at our studio, in Buffalo and across the country -- have been asking what they can do to help. And while nothing we can do will ever really be enough, we want to help Buffalonians show their support for our East Coast neighbors.
A day off for most Buffalo schoolchildren due to Hurricane Sandy couldn't have come at a better time. With most local schools closed today (October 30), those looking for a way to fill the day found the perfect activity: indoor trick-or-treating at Galleria of Treats at the Walden Galleria.
Today is the Galleria of Treats at Walden Galleria. Tomorrow night's weather is iffy, so bring the kids inside today and go trick-or-treating.
Forget football -- Sunday afternoon was all about fashion for those at the Walden Galleria for Mercedes-Benz of Buffalo Fashion Week's mall fashion show.
Things I've observed about Western New York in my first 3 weeks.
96.1 JOY FM joins with The Walden Galleria to host the Galleria of Treats – today till 8 PM. It's the largest indoor trick or treat event in Western New York, and on a day like today, you want to be indoors! Admission is $2.00 with proceeds


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Thanks to The Black Vault for this extensive and comprehensive breakdown of these events! I'm finally "caught up" on it all and now conversley, caught up into it all. What a shame our political leadership has become over the decades. Dang it, Ron, we want you back!
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A Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies
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- Social Justice: The Dialectics of Daily Living
- Francis Musa Boakari
- The Shame of Being Number One
- Philip E. Lampe
- World Bank Tax Advice for Latin America: How to Obstruct Sustained and Equitable Development
- J. Michael McGuire, Ph.D.
- Teaching Accounting Ethics at UIW, an Introspective Commentary on the Scholarship of Teaching and Application
- Henry Elrod
- Reflections on the Death Penalty and Catholic Social Teaching
- Roger C. Barnes