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Interviews with Vijay Prozak
15 05 10 - 11:05Questions, they arrive in email, and I try to answer them:
What are some past civilizations you would say were closest to your ideal civilization?
Ancient India and ancient Greece, specifically the early years of Athens. These were idealistic, warlike civilizations that believed in ignoring no lies and always sought to make their surroundings better.
Among other things, you and the other writers made me more interested in studying history. Can you recommend me any books that describe the demise of democratic civilizations as well as multicultural/multi-ethnic ones? I'm especially looking for texts that provide a comprehensive view of world history in general.
The big ones:
1. Plato, The Republic
2. Spengler, Decline of the West
3. Toynbee, A study of history
4. Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
5. Herodotus, Histories
History is repeated patterns, like wallpaper but with more variation. Learn those patterns and surprises decrease.
What is your basic assessment of Japan, China, and other East Asian countries, past and present?
Japan: recovering from WWII like the Germans, still very strong, needs to re-connect with traditional values or they will end up 4chan memes forever.
China: very varied nation that never really solidified itself as a caste/racial hierarchy, therefore I expect it to implode soon.
Korea: the other contender. North Korea is like a perfect counterpart to the South: ideological purity that can merge with modern know-how to create a nationalist superstate, which will happen as soon as China implodes.
Why do you consider Theodore Kaczynski to be an important thinker? More importantly, why do you think his views are in line with yours? I've read his Industrial Society and Its Future a few times and, as far as I can tell, his primitivist vision precludes civilization and culture, and is concerned only with the basics of life, i.e., food, water, shelter and the work involved in acquiring these things as well as the considerable amount of leisure that comes from the simple primitive lifestyle. His idea of the �power process� does not appear to extend to high culture, as he seems to believe that �surrogate� (i.e. superfluous) activities include composing music, writing literature, creating sculptures, making scientific discoveries, and so forth (though I've read that he loves Shakespeare and Thackeray).
Kaczynski takes an engineer's eye look to Nietzsche's historical/biological look at the direction of humanity. I think he's the first to really throw out the idea that technology is a virus that may take us places we don't want to go, building on the ideas of W.S. Burroughs and the deep ecologists like Arne Naess and more importantly, Garrett Hardin and Oswald Spengler.
I think his analysis of the modern condition and prospects is excellent. I like his writing, and the style in which it is done, as a great way to introduce modern people to the concept of a society which has a decentralized totalitarian system of control that is more absolute than centralized totalitarian systems. I think it's interesting how he shows us that the more control we have, the more easily we drift away from paying attention to reality because it's so much easier to just buy into and repeat the dogma (Vaclav Havel's essay "The power of the powerless" comes into play here as well).
However, I think the basic human problem is error and incompetence. These arise, as Kant tells us, from not asking the right questions, e.g. not paying attention to and correctly analyzing physical reality. If we get physical reality wrong, we're lost at metaphysics, since the two exist in parallel. Kant created a category for wrong analysis of reality by calling some questions "hypothetical," meaning that they did not directly correspond to the reality that's out there -- instead, we stayed in our heads. Plato analyzes the human problem in a similar way, suggesting that the social setting of civilization which so resembles what's "in here" (in our own heads, or personalities) makes it easy for us to confuse appearance and the underlying structure of reality. Even more, society provides an ideal mask to mislead with generous gestures hiding a private selfishness.
When we get to Nietzsche, he shows us that "morality" is rapidly adjusted from "how do I do what's right?" to a utilitarian sense of "how do I please others?" -- and that this, by its egalitarian nature, works against the natural selection that made us this intelligent and in fact causes society to disintegrate as illusion replaces reality. As Plato shows us, civilizations have a life cycle that is healthiest when we have an aristocracy, which includes a relatively strict social order that places its best decision-makers at the top. In that kind of social order, individualism is secondary to a social role, or duty that one fulfills with honor because it is what defines the individual as good, helpful and all that. There is no sense of individuals deferring to others to please them; individuals defer to role, consensus values system, culture, heritage and other abstract but omnipresent (decentralized) ideals.
Kaczynski wants us to think that our society turned into a douche bag overnight because technology came about. Maybe so, but only if the first act of technology was to make utilitarianism, or "what is (in the eyes of the masses) best for the most is best for all," our new holy grail. More likely, since we evolved as a species through technology (fire) and societies like Ancient Greece and Rome failed without having much technology, the real problem is this egalitarianism. We're not all equal in abilities. You wouldn't go to just anyone for neurosurgery, and you wouldn't be friends with just anyone. You want to pick the best, and this is the underlying principle of natural selection: reward the best, destroy the worst, ignore those in the middle.
However, our modern state is based on the idea that we are all equal, so we take a vote and see what The People want. The problem is that the masses are easily swayed by promises, or benefits/entitlements, and so they're constantly deceived. They like to think of themselves as all-knowing and "involved," and the manipulators play right into that, set up two teams ("red" and "blue") and keep a big charade going. This enables the masses to consider themselves educated and wise, while playing further into their own solipsism, which results in even greater error. Democracy, equality and "freedom" are just justifications for modern egomania. They don't actually mean anything other than that the mob runs wild, and those who service the mob (in exchange for power) run roughshod over smarter people.
That right there is in my view the root of our problems -- not technology. Technology is misapplied because society is misapplied. Fix society, and technology becomes a tool again instead of a goal in itself. All things in life are means to an end, including ourselves. In modern society, we like to think that we are the ends, as individuals, and that in the name of "freedom" and "equality" we can ignore the consequences of our actions. Those consequences? Ongoing ecocide, a shamefully moronic and parasitic place to live, and a lack of doing the things we should be doing, like space exploration. Oh well -- there are billions of galaxies out there, and in one of them a species might grow up that beats the solipsism rap and inherits the universe.
I'm intrigued by your �politically incorrect� comment on Hitler (�Why I am not a neo-Nazi or a 'White' Nationalist�). What is your estimation of this man? To what extent do you agree or disagree with his ideas and actions?
Hitler was a modern attempt to bring back traditional societies. He got everything right except a restoration of aristocracy, and as a result, his party was run by people performing outside their rated specifications. I am not a big fan of the Holocaust, since Israeli Nationalism (Zionism) is part of the same ur-quest as German Nationalism. We cannot afford to lose any nationalists and should enlist all that we can in the fight against dogmatic societies, with liberal democracy on one hand and socialist anarchy on the other. Even more, I think the Nazis created a horrible war that they then lost because of confused objectives and a hasty, emotional, impulsive response to existence.
If you look through history, Hitler isn't an exception. Even the Holocaust occurred elsewhere, different only because of scale (Germans are efficient and direct). Strong leaders who are willing to sacrifice the retarded, the criminal, the perverse and the stupid for a society which is heading upward -- we owe our intelligence and abilities to these people. They seem horrible, but they produce good results. Does Hitler compare to Ghenghis Khan, Leopold of Belgium, or Chairman Mao? In such company, he was a lightweight in terms of horrors. Still, the Holocaust was awful and projected a stain of self-hatred over Germany, and for that I can't be thankful.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with Theodore Kaczynski and Pentti Linkola?
I think we should go ahead with technology, and fix the real problem: our society is unable to guide itself because it insists on the Flat Earth-style theory of human equality.
In �Houston Residents Show Frustration With Crowd-Inspired Religion,� you write, �Christianity as practiced by intelligent people is an earth-bound, contemplative religion which addresses the question of spiritual transcendence through unity with universal order, or 'God.'� Which Christian thinkers fit this description? In one place, you mention Schopenhauer, but he was an atheist (who was considerably influenced by the Upanishads and Buddhism), if I'm not mistaken.
Schopenhauer praised Christianity and Hinduism, and showed us a way these two could be similarly contemplative and transcendental religions. I would point to Johannes Eckhart and Ralph Waldo Emerson as excellent Christians, also Paul Woodruff from University of Texas is I think a Christian of sorts.
There are many others, cited in Aldous Huxley's "The Perennial Philosophy," who understood Christianity on this level. Looking at Christianity, I see a hodge-podge of Greco-Roman, Indic and Sumerian ideas. It's more of a compilation of religious thought than a religion in itself. Most people will dumb any religion down to these basics: a few moral rules with lots of loopholes, a belief in immortality, we should all love each other, we should take care of the people who have nothing, and so on. People project their own fears into religion; they fear that others will beat them and get ahead, that they'll die, that others will judge them, or that they'll be starving or on the wrong side of the law. When they make that religious law, however, they throw the door wide for parasites.
In the West, we are used to Christianity of this type. It panders to the masses, specifically the underclasses who are distinguished by having low average IQ, and gives them (a) a justification for being who they are and (b) revenge fantasies against those above them. But if you look at world religions, inevitably someone takes each one and does this to them. As a philosophy, Christianity is not terrible, excepting some of the ill-advised statements about tolerance and equality from that Jesus Christ dude. In fact, it's hard to separate the core of Christianity from the Greco-Roman religions of the time (or the Hindu and Buddhist religions -- we know that Jesus, or St. Issa, studied in India). So Christianity is really not much different than any other Indo-European religion, and can easily be reformed, but to do that we must seize it away from the Crowd who turn it into a pity party.
How do you keep up with current events so well without watching the news or reading newspapers?
I read online newspapers and news aggregators like slashdot, moveOn, gene expression and American Renaissance. Also, I'm blessed with conversation partners who are more well-informed than I. I love journalism, especially newspapers and magazines, but don't usually have the patience to keep up with them.
I've found some of the (hate) mail enormously entertaining, especially the one by the fellow who mistook anus.com as a pornography site and dismissed it as �scientist shit that no one cares about.� How many of these letters do you think were written as a practical joke?
It's hard to tell, since so many people are accidentally absurdist. Probably a fair number.
I've always wondered why you only have five people on your Heroes list. I would think there are more thinkers and artists that have had a profound impact on you (e.g. Schopenhauer and Evola).
There's room for more to be written and I need to tackle it. I'd definitely add Schopenhauer, probably Aurelius and more on W.S. Burroughs.
Can you give me advice on how to live a life that is as environmentally sustainable as possible in industrial society? I'm not half as capable a man as someone like Pentti Linkola, so fishing and living alone in the woods without running water may be out of the question.
You could learn those skills. However, in my view, it's pointless to try to revert. Get yourself a normal-sized house, cook all your food from raw ingredients (as much as is sane), don't buy an SUV and raise 2-4 intelligent, well-rounded children. The best thing you can do for the environment is to have a purposeful life, and to work hard to destroy sources of useless parasites: fast food, payday loans, democracy, welfare states, and the like.
In addition, if you really want to solve the environmental problem, work to get sensible people into political power. We need people who can say NO to the fond wishes of others: no, they can't have SUVs; no, not everyone can breed; no, we don't need more people opening fast food restaurants so their kids can have a college fund; no, not everyone can own every luxury good that the rich might want, except the Wal-mart version. NO, not everyone deserves every thing they want, and NO, not everyone needs social mobility. NO, we don't need seven billion people -- NO, you're not important just for being human; we need people who do things! Even more, we need people who are inherently constructive, productive people. We don't need more cultureless, moralless, drifting grey race humanity who need constant television PSA and police enforcement to keep them from doing destructive, selfish things.
Living well on your own is a tiny part of the equation. You are one of seven billion. Others are not going to voluntarily follow your example. This is why all the honest environmental thinkers are (a) fascists and (b) conservationists, meaning that they just want to set aside most of our land for nature, not broken by roads or fences, not trammeled by human feet. That way, we're not depending on begging, pleading, "educating" and bribing people to stop living like morons.
And finally, a classic question: What ten books would you bring with you to a desert island (excluding practical guides to shipbuilding)?
The ten books I find indispensable:
1. Arthur Schopenhauer, The Fourfold Root
2. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
3. Plato, The Republic
4. Homer, The Odyssey
5. The Bhagavad-Gita
6. The Oxford English Dictionary
7. Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
8. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist
9. Virgil, the Aeneid
10. Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language
And another one from today:
From Satyr M.:
You advocate a philosophy which denies political dialogue between the crowd in a society.
I advocate an end to utilitarianism, or the idea that whatever most people think is a good idea, is our policy.
I agree 150% and I find few people to agree onto that, however, if they asked me if I would flip a switch to switch to fascism I probably wouldn't do it. Care to elaborate on how a wise leader could reach to power? (That is the end of the question, would you say it would be like Hitler? When I argue against democracy, I hardly can find an argument in my friends fallacies: "There would not be a leader in fascism, there would be some maniac that would lead mainly to approve his ego etc etc".)
It's not so much fascism, as leadership by the intelligent few. These are not "elites" in the modern sense of the coddled and wealthy, but simply the best people for the job. I would not go to just anyone for brain surgery, financial advice or leadership.
This type of leader arises either (a) in an optimal case, through democratic change or an enlightened military coup or (b) through society collapsing to the point where a tyrant seizes hold.
We do need to be careful who this leader would be. Hitler, for example, was a brilliant man who had limitations and bad work ethic, often rising at noon during wartime. He was too much of an artist, and as a result, did not focus enough on the vital issues. In addition, he did several things I consider pointless and destructive, like The Holocaust and persecution of his own citizens. I do not have a problem with his mockery of bad art, or the ceremonial book burnings.
The second question I would say is a more elaborate one. Our task is to create societies of smart and beautiful people. Well, here in Greece, it is absolutely the oposite currently. As you've probably been informed by the news about the debt of Greece etc. However, is it possible (according to your opinion) that being smart (over 130IQ and this is not the only indicator as you cited refering to schopenhauer) delivers us to a new feeling, differentiated of our national? What I mean? I am Greek. But I don't feel like modern Greek at all. I feel like one random gene of the Mediterranean. I agree with you that modernity has obliterated (it's already done) all culture, however there is a question of nationality between the smart among us, and I would dare to say that the smartest don't feel Greeks here, they adhere to leftist ideologies that for them are like a heroin addiction. Anyway, to be simple, for you, living in America "DO the question of philosophy of IQ and of searching things to their ends have you ever altered your personal image as "Prozak", have you ever said that "I'm not American, I'm fucking scottish, whatever..." The national identity mixes with and tries to disconnect with the national idiot identity.
Smart people feel like aliens in any society because society does not give them a role that explains their purpose, gives them a right to be effective, and gives them a social place where they don't have to feel guilty/ashamed of being brain nerds. There are smart people everywhere; putting them in charge would eventually solve our problems, and if we really wanted to move forward to the next generation (Ubermenschen) we would limit our population to the smart, morally alert and healthy. That's a lot like natural selection -- when winter comes, the squirrels that did not set aside food have a tendency to die in the cold. Some steal. Our job as conscious beings is to make sure all those who do not set aside food freeze, and that all those who live responsibility and have a spirit of loving life plus good brains are well-fed and breed like mad.
My personal identity is somewhat complex, as my family is only recently American. I do identify more with the strains of that genetic makeup, in part because from an early age I've seen how genetics explains much of behavior. At this point, I identify with transcendental idealists everywhere and those who are smart, healthy and morally sane.
You seem to be more warlike than even neo-Nazis. Do you think that people below 120IQ have no function in the society? At times I would agree with you but other times I think that they can work, as proles.
They can work as proles. Right now, that's an answer. For the future? They're obsolete. In another 25 years, we will have robots with a linguistic IQ in the 90s and the ability to functionally replicate any task at the level of a genius -- tasks are programmable, language and "general intelligence" will be harder to develop. A person who can understand commands at a 90 IQ level and do tasks at a 150 IQ level is far preferrable to many proles who have a tendency to be easily manipulated and form destructive political alliances.
Even more, we're hopelessly overpopulated. If we want to prevent ecocide (and one of its details, global warming) we need to set aside lots of land for nature that people don't touch, divide with roads, litter on and so forth. For that, we need far fewer than our seven billion people. Most of those seven billion are under 100 IQ points, and only about a half billion are 120 and over, or thereabouts. If we pared back, there'd be less work to do, less pollution, more innovation and less social strife. It's not the over-120s who are committing the assaults, thefts and scams. It's only because we have a huge audience of credulous under-120s who are easily manipulated that demagogues, criminal financiers, and idiot media have such power in our world. The under 120s had their chance, and they made a hell on earth. They are obsolete.
What is your opinion of the brazilian late 80s scene? Sextrash, Sarcofago, Mutilator, Early Sepultura etc. I ask because I think that, at times, the US scene has a hypocrisy that that scene didn't have, they never tried to sound like metal. They were the "deathrash". When Chuck was altering his musical taste, Sextrash was editing their 1990 disc (Sexual Carnage).
Early Sepultura was a huge influence on me, as was Sarcofago. In the 1980s, that and Slayer (plus thrash: DRI, Cryptic Slaughter, dead horse) were about all I'd listen to, besides those first few R.E.M. albums that were not yet twee liberal socialist self-pitying palaver. I like Mutilator, but they are not of the caliber of Sepultura/Sarcofago. Sextrash are like Havohej: often better in theory than for repeated listening, a lot like most of punk. Early Sepultura was the ideal fusion. Complex enough that you can listen to it repeatedly, and yet balls to the wall enough to swell your energy for battle.
The thing about the US scene is that it isn't. I mean, it both doesn't exist, and is many small scenes. Chuck was sort of a latecomer. I mean, after Slayer, Bathory, Hellhammer what he was doing was more like a degenerated Metallica with death metal vocals. I think he learned a lot from the Repulsion guys, Kam Lee and Christ Reifert -- the first Death album is brilliant and awesome. But it was part of a scene, not a scene leader. For American death metal in that era, you'd have to look at early Morbid Angel, Necrovore, Master and really, Slayer. Discharge kicked the whole thing off in 1982 with their style of riffing, and GBH and Slayer ran with it, making a new style of music that really did leave rock 'n' roll behind. Do we judge England by Venom? They were instrumental, aesthetically, but compared to the GBH/Angel Witch fusion of Slayer, they were nothing. The US bands trade ideas with other bands worldwide; the Americans are good at a complete fusion of form and content, but they can do it only about once every two generations. It's why black metal is mostly a "miss" in this country ;)
Metal is dead. Do you think that there is a way forward for metal in the style of early Vader and Massacra? I've lost hopes in metal, but however I listen to metal for 75% of the time! I have a band that combines metal and spanish music. I believe that metal captured the feeling of the 80s (we are nothing in front of the apocalypse) but however failed to appeal o the new generation of blockheads of facebook and therefore is decaying, if you have a forward approach for metal, please care to elaborate.
Metal is sleeping. This has happened before, like in the late 1970s: metal gets popular for being the "bad boy" of radio music, so all the people who want to be bad-ass flood it and then re-make it in their image, which is boring punk rock and twee indie rock bullshit. Until that audience departs, metal is going to suck. So you're doing the right thing: listen to the good metal, and the metal-related stuff like Tangerine Dream or classical that's really heavy, meaning it's got a perspective outside the human karmic drama of rock music. Metal will return. Also, right now there are promising bands like Cosmic Atrophy, Blaspherian, War Master, Decrepitaph and Birth A.D., plus old bands coming back with strong albums like Beherit and Asphyx did. The recovery is on its way, but it's coming slowly because we have the millennial generation of indie/punk/twee hipsters still trying to be metal, ironically of course. It wouldn't hurt if someone shot the people behind Metalocalypse.
Your articles are some kind of art, (please say what you want here) do you think that you have established yourself in metal as an influencial and known figure?
No. I think metal is still a popular music genre, and so it worships musicians and musicians only. Journalists are seen as clear windows through which truth shines, or at least, hype. I am probably a journalist and will find some people who like to read what I write, but in general, am not important in the metal scene.
My writings are being accepted in other areas, and so I'm pursuing them more than metal most of the time. I still like to write about metal, and love good metal, even though 75% of my listening is classical, and of the remaining 25%, a lot of it is stuff like Kraftwerk, Lord Wind, Tangerine Dream, Jaaportit, Maeror Tri, K.K. Null, Neptune Towers and Biosphere.
The real question you're asking here is: does metal have a place for scholarship and journalists? The answer is no, except for niches. Metal is regulated by a market of teenagers and what they want to buy, and they are not interested in journalists or scholarship. The niche of thinkers like Keith Kahn-Harris, Robert Walser, Steve Waksman, Martin Popoff, Ian Christie and Albert Mudrian is growing but small because it appeals to a small percentage of the population and even fewer among teenagers who want to get high and rock out. I also like what Jason Healey is doing with his "Black Metal Revolution" book.
Do you think that you are a decisive figure?
Yes, for those who read my writings -- however, I'm also aware that nothing has changed for humans since we first evolved. The fundamental issues are the same. As such, I'm sort of a re-discoverer of the past, similar in approach but not comparable to those like Spengler, Nietzsche, Evola, Garrett Hardin, Steve Sailer, Athol Kay and the new right, deep ecology and modern primitive movements.
Seeing other sources of metal being, I don't even know how to characterize them, you've made some work with anus. It is this corner of democracy that we see different opinions and we like that, 1 at 545679%.
This is why our ancestors switched to democracy: it was a better option than other options at the time, because it preserved the ability for intelligent thought to exist among the ruins. However, it also doomed it to be drowned out by the desires of the crowd. For every one person who likes Demilich, there are 10,000 who want Cannibal Corpse.
However, a great Greek fellow who called himself "Plato" -- not his real name, but a pseudonym, meaning that we don't actually know who one of history's greatest thinkers was -- pointed out that civilizations run in cycles. They start as aristocracies, or rule by the best, and then degenerate through rule by military and economic elites, then end up at democracy, at which point the delusional Crowd votes itself benefits it cannot afford and society collapses and is taken over by tyrants, who then reduce it the rest of the way to third-world status. His point was that we can re-start the cycle, and get past the rule of the lowest common denominator, at any time we want. In the Western world and metal, that's what I strive for.
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As freethinkers, we demand the complete separation between Church and State and the abolition of all privileges granted to religious organisations. Nowhere is this more important, and contentious, than in education. The purpose of schools is to enable children to acquire knowledge and develop skills, and the ability to think critically.
As well as educating pupils, schools mould future citizens so education will be a special concern of the nation state. Schools will tend also to reflect any social and cultural tensions that afflict that society. They therefore provide an opportunity (perhaps the best or even the only opportunity) to address these in a systematic way before harmful attitudes have become too ingrained. But this will only if be possible if the schools reflect the diversity of the community.
In a society already seeing rising tensions over race and religion, children should not be separated on the grounds of their parents' religion at such a formative time in their lives. Research shows that it is vital that pupils learn about each others' lives, cultures and the common ground they all have. Familiarity and learning to see people as individuals is a great weapon against prejudice in later life.
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All children should be treated equally, regardless of any religion or belief they or their parents have – including of course those having no religion.
There must be no indoctrination in, confessional instruction in or promotion of any particular religious or non-religious lifestance.
There must be no organised acts of religious observance, worship, prayers, etc. in which pupils are expected by the school to take part. Where there is worship, no pupil, regardless of age, should be required to take part in it, even if they attend. All pupils should have the right to be withdrawn from any worship. That right should be able to be exercised by the pupils themselves where it can be shown that they have sufficient maturity, understanding and intelligence to make an informed decision.
It is imperative that creationism, including similar unscientific dogma such as Intelligent Design, does not get the foothold in science classes : no teaching based on dogma ! As society is becoming increasingly secular, we regret the rising of religious influence in our schools. That is why we campaign in our respective countries for :
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— Religious Education (RE) lessons should be replaced with civics, ethics and philosophy lessons. They would only give non-proselytising basic information about the broad details of the world's major religions and non-religious philosophies.
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In principle, and in the longer term, no publicly funded education should be under religious control. Until that time :
Discrimination on grounds of religion or none against either pupils (including on admissions) or staff should be prohibited.
Attendance at any worship and RE should be voluntary for pupils.
RE lessons should include only broad details of the world's major religions and non-religious philosophies. We seek repeal of all legislation that obstructs these ideals.
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For the repeal of the clerical statute of Alsace-Moselle
For the repeal of Carle law : one public school in each village.
Against the recognition of the catholic diplomas : only the state should have the prerogative to award diplomas.
For the repeal of all the anti-secular laws concerning education !


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Emperor Jonathan I crowned leader of micronation Austenasia
Updated 8:32am Wednesday 27th February 2013 in News By Mike Murphy-Pyle, Chief Reporter
Dignitaries and members of the public turned out as an empire on which the sun never sets celebrated the coronation of its new leader.
Austenasia, a small country bordered on all sides by Carshalton, declared independence from the UK and became a 'micronation' in 2008.
Since then it has had several leaders but recent emperor Declan I abdicated earlier this year opening the door for His Imperial Majesty Emperor Jonathan I to take his place.
His Imperial Majesty's ascension to the throne was marked at a ceremony at the Imperial Residence in Austenasia's capital, named Wrythe, on Saturday, with leaders of other micronations in attendance.
The 18-year-old emperor said: "It was a good ceremony. Everything went well and I'm very proud.
"So far my reign has been busy. There have been a lot of people to update and things like that."
The main access to the Austenasia is via Green Wrythe Lane although Austenasian leaders have never imposed strict border controls meaning those who are invited to visit need only to bring ID rather than a passport.
It started as a single house, occupied by the Austen family, but Austenasia now has an empire. There is Wrythe, Glencarrog - a square foot of land in Scotland and Zephyria, which is not far from Wrythe and became part of the empire when Sir William allowed his house to become annexed by Austenasia.
Most recently Austenasia has expanded its empire overseas. New South Scotland, which is bordered on all sides by Australia, became a Crown Dependency of Austenasia in January and Axvalley, a farm bordered by Brazil, became a dependency of Austenasia at the weekend.
His Imperial Majesty said: "During my reign I'd like to see more expansion here. Technically, we've got an empire on which the sun never sets, which is nice, but I don't want to get stretched. I'd like the country to grow locally."
Austenasia has its own TV station and even a military. Despite the country having a population of just 16 its army numbers more than 20, several of whom were recruited during a brief civil war in 2010.
Emperor Jonathan I goes to Cheam High School. his dad, Emperor Terry I, mum, Margaret and sister, Crown Princess Caroline, all live with him at the Imperial Residence.
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From the official site: Bill Torrey Tribute Night will honor original Team President, current Alternate Governor and Hockey Hall of Fame member Mr. William A. Torrey with a special pre-game banner-raising ceremony, South Florida Hockey Den of Honor case dedication, in-game tribute, and more as the Cats take on his former team in the Islanders. How long overdue is this? Kudos to the club for - finally - setting it straight.
Commish Gary Bettman hosts Florida's Bill Torrey, discussing the Dale Tallon hiring, Randy Sexton's removal, tarps, and more. Follows Mike Richter at the 41:30 mark.
Longtime Cats alternate governor Bill Torrey will appear with Gary Bettman on this evening's "NHL Hour" (NHL.com and satellite providers), no doubt discussing which shades of blue look sharpest on industrial-grade tarps. Dale Tallon's name might pop up too. Show starts at 6 pm; the Bowtied One will follow Mike Richter, according to the presser. And keep in mind, it's a call-in show, so have at it: 877-645-6696.
The Sun-Sentinel's Steve Gorten scores big with over-the-top goodness from Florida's alternate governor Bill Torrey: As for where the search stands, Torrey said he expected there would be considerable interest in the job, but not as much as there has been. Torrey said he has received more than 60 inquiries through emails, phone calls, faxes and mail. Only one of those has no experience in hockey, Torrey said. Well, who wouldn't want to be involved with a club that the state hardly cares about (and I'm not providing a link 'cuz this is getting So. Old.). Good news all around. And the applicant with no hockey experience isn't me (I used U.S. Mail and claimed to be a native of Rangoon. Didn't pan out.).
From Jim Matheson: "If (Panthers search committee chair Bill) Torrey asks his contemporaries - Glen Sather, Cliff Fletcher, Lou Nanne - what guy they'd pitch his way, Risebrough, the former Minnesota GM, would probably get their nod." No, no, and no. First off, Torrey is aware of the era he's waddling in, which is nothing even remotely resembling the days when he put together the inaugural Cats, discounting any consideration of the aforementioned names (who were for the most part already well into their careers in management.) We're talking the early 1990s, kids. C'mon. This list of "contemporaries" is translated from a glyph in Mayan ruins. No one is seeking out these folks, nor their antiquated opinions on who might be a winner in this day and age. Wanna re-live the high-scoring eighties? Great...take your pick. But these guys and their heavenly choices aren't getting any team to the promised land.
Look who suddenly became A LOT more important? Amerks' press release via Our Sports Central: Our Hockey Department is focused solely on this task and Jody Gage continues to lead the Amerks' efforts in this area. This will be an ongoing process up until July 1st and Jody will be active in this recruitment drive on an ongoing basis. We have been in contact with Bill Torrey and Randy Sexton of the Florida Panthers on the departure of Jacques Martin to Montreal. They have indicated to us that they are working to fill the Panthers general manager role as soon as possible and have assured us that any negotiations and commitments that have been made, on their behalf, regarding the Rochester Americans will continue to be a priority of the new GM and his management team. That Gage flip-flop from last week sure appears on much more solid footing. Someone has to run the show...
For informational purposes, From the Official Site's Dave Joseph: It wasn't coincidence the Panthers early success – including being the NHL's most successful first-year team (33 wins and 83 points in 1993-94) – came under Torrey's tutelage. Torrey also helped develop a plan at the '93 Expansion Draft that landed the Panthers players who would lead them to the 1996 Stanley Cup finals: John Vanbiesbrouck, Brian Skrudland, Tom Fitzgerald, Scott Mellanby, Dave Lowry, Mike Hough and Bill Lindsay. Oh yeah, then there's this nugget: In 1972, Torrey was named general manager of the expansion Islanders and he quickly built them into one of hockey's greatest dynasties. The Islanders advanced to the semifinals in four of their first seven seasons and won four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980-83. Torrey was also responsible for drafting Hall of Fame players Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin as well as Bill Smith.
From Dan Rosen: On Torrey becoming GM himself: "I think I have served my time as a general manager and I know where I am in this world and in this life," Torrey, the Panthers' alternate governor, said a conference call Monday. "My heart is with this franchise and I want to see a good choice come along." On when permission was granted to the Canadiens to speak with Martin: ...approximately 10 days ago Cohen granted permission for Montreal GM Bob Gainey to speak with Martin, who was hired Sunday and announced as the Habs' new coach Monday. Yormark confirmed that the Panthers will not receive compensation for Martin from Montreal by saying, "The Canadiens asked for permission to speak with Jacques. We talked to Jacques, granted that permission and that was the terms of the deal."
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Giants want the great Derek Jeter to teach them how to win!!
since this is a load of bullcrap, let me just add an RIP for the great Leslie Nielson. Since most of you McCovey guys are not old farts like me, you may not know that part of the thing that made his role in "Airplane" so funny was that up until then he had been always been a serious actor. Then again, most of the actors in that movie could say the same thing, such as Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, and William Shatner. And if you're wondering why I am talking about Leslie Nielson in a fan shot about Derek Jeter, it's because I have decided to rxmeister myself.


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OK, so I did not get the piece finished tonight – but I did get closer. There are just so many little pieces. One item is about 1/2 inch tall by 1/4 wide and is made up of 14 individual pieces of paper. I kept losing the super small pieces. Though I did make a good amount of progress and I should be able to finish tomorrow.
{click for a larger image} Again this is another work from 2005 as part of the Beauty Ritual series. This is the Beauty Ritual #6 – Manicure. This is the other half of the piece I showed yesterday – Pedicure. This piece will also most likely be on display from 09/08/08 – 10/10/08 at Ward Center for the Arts. This is a larger work measuring 22″ x 14″ and is framed to roughly 30″ x 24″ and is $750. Prints are also available of this for $75 unframed (and unmatted). Email me for more information.
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This is an unconfirmed rumour at this point in time, but it appears as though Canadiens' waiver pickup Blair Betts has failed his physical and could be returned to the Philadelphia Flyers. "The possibility of this is currently being studied by the team and they are awaiting confirmation from the NHL," according to Marc-Antoine Godin of La Presse and TVA Sports commentator Jérémie Rainville. Amanda Stein of TSN 990 Sports in Montreal has stated that Betts is actually on a plane and Philly bound. The CBA ruling on such scenarios states:
13.20 (a) The Club acquiring a Player by Waiver claim shall take an Assignment of the Player's SPC. Nevertheless, if the Commissioner determines that a Player acquired by Waiver claim is not physically fit at the time the claim is made, the Club making the claim may refuse to take an Assignment of such Player's SPC and the request for Waivers shall be canceled.
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June 29, 2003 Sunday, 1N/5/6/7 SPORTS FINAL
Newington could see a chunk of its firefighting power disappear. Vernon could lose two firefighters, and Rocky Hill has already lost one, all because of a new restriction by the Hartford Fire Department.
"If you're going to be a firefighter in Hartford, you can only be one in Hartford," says Hartford Fire Chief Charles A. Teales Sr.
A new restriction has left these nearby municipalities steaming.
"I'm not very happy ... ," said Newington Fire Chief James Trommer. "I don't see how they can tell someone what to do on their off time. My first reaction is it's a free world and a free country, and I don't see how you can tell me what to do on my off time."
A new contract between the city of Hartford and the Hartford Fire Fighters Association forbids full-time firefighters to be on active duty and combat fires as volunteers elsewhere. A clause in the contract states: " ... for the purposes of health and safety, members of the bargaining unit shall be prohibited from responding to fire department calls as an active member of another paid or volunteer fire department while employed for active duty with the Hartford Fire Department. Violation of this provision shall subject said employee to discipline."
Teale said the restriction would take effect June 30, 2008, giving the volunteers and their departments time to adjust.
"I don't have anything against volunteers, and I very often admire their dedication, but the problem I have is running the Hartford Fire Department and not knowing if the injuries or illness is sustained from one department or from another department," Teale said. "The art and science of fighting fires is very stressful to the cardiovascular system."
When he accepted the fire chief post in Hartford three years ago, he gave up volunteering for the Blue Hills Fire Department in Bloomfield.
The new contract clause is an effort to decrease the rate of lost time related to illnesses and injuries. If members were allowed to continue volunteering, Hartford would not be able to determine whether firefighters got hurt or sick from their city job or from volunteering, which could be costly to the city, Teale said.
"A member of the Hartford Fire Department is given time off not to fight fires somewhere else, but to recuperate from an arduous situation," Teale said. "If you're on call all the time, you don't have time to relax."
The "two-hatter" issue has been a long-standing sore point for the brotherhood of firefighters nationwide, causing rifts between volunteers and union members.
Trommer said Newington would lose about half a dozen of its most veteran firefighters and make it more difficult to find daytime help.
"I certainly understand and respect Hartford's decision, but they don't need to hurt volunteer organizations," said Newington Town Manager Paul Fetherston. "I'm hoping they would reconsider their position. I am also concerned if this is implemented that it would also hurt Hartford, who may need to rely on neighboring towns to back them up."
Rocky Hill Fire Chief Joseph Kochanek called the new rule "selfish." He said if anyone got hurt in Rocky Hill, that person would be covered by the town's workers' compensation.
"This is pretty silly. ... Everybody is a volunteer in their hometown, but they are being told that they're going to lose a lot of experienced people in the suburbs for no good reason."
Fire Chief Robert Kelly of the Vernon Fire Department said that town would lose two key officers, one a training officer.
"Both positions will be tough to fill, but we're going to have to. It's a shame that [Hartford] is doing this. You'd think that they'd be happy to let their men serve in the community that they live in on their off-time, which is their own time."
Farmington has a combination of a small group of career firefighters and a large group of volunteers, none of whom is employed by the Hartford Fire Department.
But Mary-Ellen Harper, the director of fire and rescue services, said Hartford's mandate would limit Farmington's ability to find firefighters.
But Scott Brady, secretary and treasurer for the firefighters' union in Hartford, said the decision was no different from any other employer taking precautions with its workforce.
"It's more of a physical deterioration," he said. "If you do this long enough, eventually parts of your body break down. The city is trying to limit its liability on injuries."
Hartford is not the only fire department to limit its members' outside activities. Some of the larger towns and cities, including New Britain, West Hartford, Waterbury and East Hartford, have similar clauses in their contracts.
The International Association of Firefighters' constitution prohibits union members from serving as volunteers. There are 53 local IAFF affiliates in Connecticut, said spokesman George Burke.
"We have one main reason alone, and that is safety," Burke said. "In the case of Hartford, they were looking for a way to not see their workers' comp reduced."
He said the clause also protects the firefighter's family. In a case several years ago in Texas, three firefighters were killed in a church fire. Two were career firefighters, but their families could not collect benefits because the firefighters had died volunteering outside their jurisdiction.
The West Hartford Fire Department has had a no-volunteer clause in its contract since the 1980s. Lt. Michael O'Donnell, president of the union at West Hartford, said it's often difficult for members to sever ties with their volunteer departments.
In West Hartford, a firefighter hired after 1986 who seeks to collect workers' compensation would have to prove that the job was the cause of the illness -- a regulation that puts the burden of proof on the employee.
"If they are volunteers of another department, that muddies the waters because the bulk of the compensation is paid for by the employers," said Assistant Fire Chief Charles Hurley of West Hartford.
Brady said that before he became a firefighter and a union officer in Hartford, he thought communities should move toward paid fire departments.
"Response time is key. Appropriate manpower is key," he said. "Communities have to take a hard internal look at what level of protection they expect from a fire department. If two or three volunteers are taken out of each department and the departments are no more, then that is a sad statement."
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New Contract Prohibits Hartford Firefighters From Volunteering!
just like what the one guy in there said, What happened? Isn't this a free country?
How can they tell a person what he/she can/can't do on there off time. Thats total bull!Firefighter, Volunteering since Oct 2001
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06-30-2003, 02:32 PM #3"A member of the Hartford Fire Department is given time off not to fight fires somewhere else, but to recuperate from an arduous situation," Teale said. "If you're on call all the time, you don't have time to relax."Steve Gallagher
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Give me a break!
I can't believe the Hartford FFs would accept this. Safety reasons, my A%&! The only reason why the union is for this is so the volunteer departments suffer and if they can't find replacements go paid, which in turn helps the unions make more money. I can't believe the Hartford FFs would believe this line (I hope they are smarter than this). What's next? No coaching your kids LL team (you might get hit with a ball); no boating or water-skiing, mountain climbing, driving a car, or crossing the street. Anything that might cause an injury. As long as it's legal, how can an employer dictate to an employee what they do in their free-time? Oh yeah, no more unprotected sex on your free time, how will the department know if you got HIV or HEP while on duty from a patient or off duty having some fun?
This is such a joke. But beware Hartford FFs, if this truly is in the name of safety, you guys are going to have some pretty boring lives. The union/department will have you going home, and resting, they may even watch your diet for you...too much fat is no good. Maybe they will purchase a plastic bubble for all of you to run around in on your off time.
Your new slogan can be: "Hartford FFs, we can't have a life outside the job!"
All joking aside, the Hartford FFs (and any other paid FF) should take a stand and say no to this insane policy.
I'm a volunteer firefighter, but the occupation is really irrelevant here. Can a paid police officer be a volunteer FF. Can the mayor? Can a FF skydive?
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SAFETY MY ***, THIS IS ALL ABOUT GREED, NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.Never use Force! Get a Bigger Hammer.
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I agree that the Chief has no clue and the issue is NOT safety. But...
Before you feel to sorry for the brothers and sisters in Hartford, remember one thing. Unless the collective bargaining processin CT is radically different than in NJ, they had to vote FOR this contract to ratify it. That means they agreed to this rule.
No tears here.
*Not only does it stop people from volunteering, but working as part time firefighters. There are a few people who work part time at places like Kaman Aerospace as industrial firefighters.
*One of the reasons the Hartford Firefighters approved this contract was to prevent people from being laid off. Rumor was that if it didn't pass, the entire class that just graduated in January plus others low on the food chain would be laid off.
*Steamer, as far as overtime goes...They are switching from a 3 days on / 3 days off schedule to a 24 hours on / 72 hours off schedule, which means they will be working 48 hours a week. Does that mean they will get 8 hours of time and a half each week? Nope, they lose out. Overtime is going to be straight time as well. The new schedule starts tomorrow (July 1).
*We'll be losing 2 LT's unless we switch them to a non-suppression job. I know many other towns in this area are losing officers as well, including 1 town that has a chief who works for Hartford.
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This contract was approved back in May (I think...maybe earlier). Not sure why it is starting to just come into light into the media. It will be interesting to see what will happen.
I think 1 of 2 things will basically happen as a result of the no firefighting clause in the contract.
1) Nothing. Life will go on normally and people will stop volunteering because money is more important.
2) Different Hartford suburbs who rely on volunteers are going to unite and try to challenge the contract in court.
I think #1 will be more likely though.IACOJ Agitator
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A question
Is Connecticut a right-to-work state? The article says "members of the bargaining unit" can't be volunteers. Do you have to join the union to be on the job? I AM NOT trying to start a union bashing session here, just trying to understand the situation. Also, didn't the Department of Labor issue a ruling that Maryland career FFs could volunteer in their off time? If so, wouldn't that apply here too?
I'm torn on the issue. I fully understand the point about wanting to protect Hartford's interests but it seems very wrong to single out firefighting as a restricted activity. If the article paints an accurate picture, you can run a fishing boat, be a roofer, or even be a LEO like George - just not a firefighter. The fact that no other injury-prone professions are listed smells fishy to me.
One more thing, this work-for-us-only attitude isn't limited to career departments. A while back, someone started a thread about volunteering for multiple departments and several folks said their bylaws didn't allow dual memberships. I hate to tell ya, but it ain't no different, folks.
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Most Police Officers in the Province are unable to take a second job or even Volunteer as a firefighter without special permission from their Chief. Anything that could present a "conflict" is automatically denied.
As I've seen before you are talking out of your rear end. First off the 24/72 is a 42 hour work week and changes nothing as far as overtime. The members are the ones who asked for it, it wasn't shoved down their throat. Sencond if these voly towns are going to fold up because of 2-3 members who are going to leave in 5 years I think their problems are bigger than we imagined. This doesn't go into effect until 2008. There are many depts in this country that have this clause. Not too many of them inforce it. The other issue is conflict of interest. And living in CT you know the 1996 change in worker's comp. If a firefighter (god forbid) has to go out on heart & hypertension he now has to prove it's job related. Well how the hell are you going to say Hartford is responsible if the guy is scabing in the town next door? Is that fair to Hartfrod tax payers?
Let me give you a hypathetical situation:
Lets say you own a machine shop that is union. Your employees are on strike to hit you up for better benifets, a raise, and a safer work environment. On the weekends they work for free in the shop across the street who is a direct competitor of you. You reluctently settle a contract to get your business running again. One of your guys got injured across the street working on his free time. He will be out for 6 weeks. Not only are you paying for his health insurance that they fought you for in the contract but you now have to pay someone overtime to fill his spot. This is a conflict of interest. Do you have problem with this? You should! If he was mountain biking then you would happily pay because it's his leisure time and he had an unfortunate accident.
Also how the heck are area towns going to challenge a contract that a city has? What business is it of theirs? These towns have the responsibility to provide fire protection to there citizens, and if they can't then maybe it's time they stop geting the free lunch and pay for it. I'm not against volunteer orginizations - I was one myself. And I also understand that a lot of communities can't justify a paid dept for various reasons such as 100 calls a year. But a town like Newington that has a small city population and an industrial tax support and the calls CAN justify it. They run more calls and have a higher risk community than half of the paid depts in this country. If they can pull it off with volunteers then thats great but to say that Hartfords contract is going to cripple the dept is crazy!
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This is an agreement between the City of Hartford and the Hartford Firefighters. Nothing more, nothing less.
Roger Clemens cannot go across town to pitch for the Mets if he is not scheduled to start for the Yankees.
A GM worker cannot work a day shift for GM, then go across town to work for Ford or Daimler/Chrysler at night
If the surrounding communities want to have the services of the members of the Hartford Fire Department, they have choices..
a. pay Hartford to compensate for any injuries incurred by a Hartford Firefighter while volunteering in said community until the contrcat takes effect.
b. allow themselves to be annexed in to the City of Hartford.
c. contract their fire protection to the City of Hartford.
d. either hire firefighters or actively recruit new volunteers.
The particular provision of the contract does not take effect for 5 years, so there is plenty of time for contingency planning!
Just my 3 cents worth...Captains have to pay a little more!"The education of a firefighter and the continued education of a firefighter is what makes "real" firefighters. Continuous skill development is the core of progressive firefighting. We learn by doing and doing it again and again, both on the training ground and the fireground."
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LOL...I was waiting for you to start arguing with me.
The overtime will be straight time per the contract, not time and a half. Talk to someone from Hartford. Then again, what do my best friend and his brother know? They only work for Hartford. Neither you nor I do. I know about the straight time thing because of them and many others.
The 24/72 hour schedule starts tomorrow. The volunteer thing will not happen until June 30, 2008.
The thing about court was hypothetical...I know you know what that means. Also, if you read before you opened your mouth you would have seen that I think that nothing is going to happen.
So I might be talking about of my rear end, but you are talking without reading everything. I know you think I'm anti-union and anti-this and anti-that, but if you read what I posted here you will see I didn't say whether I was for or against the contract. We're losing two people, but life will go on. I know that, they know that, and the department knows that. It won't cause us to be inoperable.
You ask what business is Hartford's contract to the surrounding towns? If the contract has a big impact on a town's public safety, then it is very much that town's business.
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06-30-2003, 05:47 PM #14Originally posted by KeithA8
On the weekends they work for free in the shop across the street who is a direct competitor of you.
I can maybe, kind of, $ort of, $ee an i$$ue w/ paid firemen volunteering IN THEIR OWN JURI$DICTION. A problem with anything el$e i$ $imply ludicrou$.
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06-30-2003, 05:55 PM #15Originally posted by KeithA8
First off the 24/72 is a 42 hour work week
For those who are trying to figure this one out, don't forget that one of their shifts will be on a Saturday going into a Sunday, meaning that that particular shift will be divided into 2 different weeks.IACOJ Agitator
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Mo $$
Well since the heat is rising ,I might as well throw a little more fuel on the fire. What's to stop my employer from seeing some of my fellow firefighters volunteering down the street and deciding.."Hey, why are we spending mo $$ on paid firefighters when they are doing it for free or considerably less then WE are paying them? h.woods, as a former paid firefighter yourself, I bet YOU never asked for MO $$ ...Because that would be "greedy"...
My comment about them not being able to work overtime was rhetorical. If my bosses are so concerned about my welfare, that they say I have to rest on my days off (also read as not vollie for someone else), then the logical conclusion is that I wouldn't be allowed to work overtime. After all, I need my rest. Seems pretty far fetched, at best.
posted by Adze:*Steamer, as far as overtime goes...They are switching from a 3 days on / 3 days off schedule to a 24 hours on / 72 hours off schedule, which means they will be working 48 hours a week. Does that mean they will get 8 hours of time and a half each week? Nope, they lose out. Overtime is going to be straight time as well.
I'm not about to find fault with what Hartford decides to do...either the city or the Union. It's not up to me to say. They have to do what's best for them. All I'm saying is don't **** on my shoes and tell me it's raining.
Personally, I'm uneasy with anybody telling me what I can do on my time off. That's just me.Steve Gallagher
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06-30-2003, 07:22 PM #18Originally posted by GeorgeWendtCFI
I agree that the Chief has no clue and the issue is NOT safety. But...
Before you feel to sorry for the brothers and sisters in Hartford, remember one thing. Unless the collective bargaining processin CT is radically different than in NJ, they had to vote FOR this contract to ratify it. That means they agreed to this rule.
No tears here.IACOJ Membership 2002
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Unions operate on a majority which is what happened in Hartford. The clause in the IAFF bylaws was also voted on and guess who won?GFIRE
06-30-2003, 08:46 PM #20A while back, someone started a thread about volunteering for multiple departments and several folks said their bylaws didn't allow dual memberships. I hate to tell ya, but it ain't no different, folks.
For all of you who have stood strong by the statement: "Firefighting is Firefighting, paid or volunteer", if you are correct, this problem is a non-issue. Choose your one (1) department and serve it well.
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Instant Decision Day for Transfers Set for Nov. 6, 2007
There's still time to transfer for Spring 2008. Once again, NJIT's Admissions Office will host its popular Instant Decision Day for transfer students Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Counselors will be available to review applicants' transcripts and offer instant admissions decisions.
"We just ask you to follow a few tips to accelerate your admissions process," said Stephen Eck, NJIT director of university admissions. Bring a copy of your official college transcript(s), list of courses in progress and for non-U.S. citizens living in the U.S. a photocopy of your visa or permanent resident cards. To obtain more information about Instant Transfer Day or transferring to NJIT, call 1-800-925-NJIT or visit http://www.njit.edu/admissions/undergraduate/applying/transfers.php.
Transfers will find new programs in bioinformatics, communication, concrete industry management technology and industrial design. NJIT also offers teacher certification in math, sciences, and liberal arts disciplines in cooperation with Rutgers University-Newark.
NJIT has expanded offerings in the health professions with new programs in physical therapy and physician assistant. Both programs allows students to complete a six-year program leading to a bachelor of science degree, a doctorate in physical therapy or a master of science as a physician assistant which is offered in conjunction with the School of Health-Related Professions at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ.
Thanks to NJIT's new Campus Center, students will find new facilities for dining and student organizations, plus a two-story student lounge, convenience store, six-lane bowling alley and computer center. More than 1400 students live in four co-ed residence halls on NJIT's 47-acre campus. The newly-landscaped campus features spacious, shaded outdoor lounge areas. See more about student life: http://www.njit.edu/studentlife/
Approximately 80 percent of NJIT students receive some form of financial aid http://www.njit.edu/admissions/undergrad/undergradfinancialaid.php. Scholarship opportunities for transfer students include the Construction Roundtable Scholarship, Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Engineering Technology Presidential Scholarship and the Albert Dorman Honors College Scholarship.
NJIT has articulation and/or joint agreements with most NJ community colleges http://www.njit.edu/admissions/undergraduate/applying/community-colleges.php. The program allows a student to enroll at a community college and complete the appropriately designated associate degree program. Students may then transfer to NJIT to complete their bachelor's degree. Admission is guaranteed for students who complete their degree.
NJIT offers a flexible course schedule. In addition to courses offered during the day, students can choose to enroll in evening and online courses or pursue a degree through the NJIT Weekend University.
Transferees to NJIT must have completed at least 15 semester hours, includingEnglish composition and mathematics. Pre-calculus is required for most majors. See more at: http://www.njit.edu/admissions/undergraduate/applying/credit-transfer.php.


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POD: Muffin's for Pre-School
Posted on November 19th, 2012 by Michael Johnson
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Tonight Melissa spent some time slaving away in the kitchen making muffins for Violet's pre-school. So I thought a picture of the muffins would make a good picture of the day.
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BLAINE, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Transportation has the calendar on its side as it works to clear the highways from the latest dump of snow.
December and January snows are often followed by cold weather which makes clearing highways much more difficult, MnDOT officials say.
By March, warmer temperatures, before and after storms, become a plow driver's friend.
"Because the pavement temperatures are warmer, we've got warmer air temperatures and it just doesn't stick, it doesn't stay around," said MnDOT spokesperson Kent Barnard. "Plus our salt works very well in the higher temperatures when we get up around 20, 25 degrees. Salt works great."
Barnard asked drivers to remember to stay back from plows as they venture out on the roads during and after the storm.
He also suggested that commuters alter their drives to work, leaving home before traffic peaks or waiting until later in the morning when the heaviest traffic has cleared.


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Roger Bowling defeats Brandon Saling by TKO. The stoppage came at 1:15 in the second round.
Bowling opened up the fight with multiple kicks to the body. He then shot a quick takedown but couldn't get the fight to the ground. Saling and Bowling trading punches against the fence and neither fighter is trying to defend at all. It's Saling who landed the more powerful strikes which forced Bowling to shoot for a takedown. Bowling attempted an armbar and Saling regained his feet. Saling again throwing reckless punches which landed square on the chin of Bowling. Bowling didn't like any of those shots and took the fight back to the mat. Bowling transitioned to side control in the crucifix position and peppered Saling with strikes. Saling much like a turtle on his back with no clue how to defend the position or regain his guard. Bowling passed to mount as the round came to an end.
The second round barely started before Bowling took the fight back to the ground. Bowling transitioned to crucifix position quickly and continued to beat down Saling with short punches. Impressive win for Roger Bowling. So long Brandon Saling!


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News: Kat Stacks Finally Claws Her Way To Freedom
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:00PM
After a minor setback forcing her to remain behind bars longer than expected, former hip-hop groupie Kat Stacks is now a free woman following over two years being locked up on deportation-related charges.
Stacks spent early Thursday (January 3) updating fans on her minute-to-minute status with photos and tweets.
"Im freezing out here ...," she tweeted.
"Finally out of dead town Lousiana !"
"No more trailors and country music"
"The Boss @QWorldStar treats me 1st class pic.twitter.com/ibbdkFe7"
"When you're loyal your place will always remain the same #1" (Kat Stacks' Twitter)
A day after Christmas, Stacks revealed she had remained locked up more than a week later than she expected.
"So @wwwicegov wont release me until a Judge signs for it," she tweeted December 26th.
"It's been over a week, stop delaying my release"
"I was suppose to be with @Mama_Stacks @QWorldStar & my Son today :( crying made me stronger #GodIsWithMe" (Kat Stacks' Twitter)
A couple weeks ago, Kat broke the news of an impending release.
"IM COMING OUT !!!!! @wwwicegov gave me a 2nd chance !!," she tweeted December 21st.
"Im so happy im crying !"
"Thank you so much to the great work of attorneys Luke H. Abrusley & @jvimmigration" (Kat Stacks' Twitter)
Recently, a non-profit group called "Dream Activist" ignited a campaign for Kat's freedom.
Andrea Herrera "Kat Stacks" is a Venzuelan DREAMer; she came to the United States at the age of 8. When she was 14 Andrea was kidnapped and forced into sex trafficking, as a minor. Now, despite being a victim, ICE is refusing to release her from an immigration detention center in Lousiana. When she was 19 Andrea was finally able to reunite with her family; to cope with it all she started the persona "Kat Stacks". Kat used this persona to connect with other victims as well as connecting with artists. These artists have even used Kat Stacks in their lyrics. An immigration judge however ruled that her online persona is reason enough to deport this DREAMer and victim! Monday, November 5th marks Kat Stacks 2nd year in detention! (Dream Activist)


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- Gennady Golovkin r1-6 ... £10 ... Evs paddypower.com
Gennady Golovkin is a massive 1/25 favourite for his world middleweight title defence against Osumanu Adama this weekend, which isn't much of a surprise for a man who is considered to be one of the pound for pound best.
Golovkin is also a ko-specialist, winning his last 15 fights by this route, and the bookies have priced him up at 1/7 to get a 16th straight stoppage.
To find some value you need to dig a bit deeper into the rounds betting market. Of Golovkin's last 15 bouts only three of his opponents managed to see the second half of the fight.
Matthew Macklin, who lost to Golovkin in round three last year, thinks that the Kazakh is more dangerous at range, which means the rangy Amada is in trouble. The stats also back this theory up, with Golovkin achieving quicker kos against taller and more aggressive fighters.
The stats also suggest that Golovkin is getting better in time, which is easy to believe, and with an experienced and fair referee like Luis Pabon marshalling the contest, the result should be an early ko.
The odds on Golovkin winning in rounds 1-6 are evens and these look like the best option to me. The odds work out slightly under evens if you want to back rounds 4-6 and rounds 7-9, which isn't a bad bet either. Although betting on rounds 1-9 seems like a sure thing you will only be able to get 1/3 on this result - ok if you've got lots of cash to throw at it but not the bet for me.


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Did the Cubs really win in 1908?
Yes, there exist contemporary accounts of the final out, which came when Tigers catcher Boss Schmidt succumbed to Cubs pitcher Orval Overall, a name so good that you might think it was invented: He certainly sounds like a fiction, and a bad one at that, but let's take it on faith that the Cubs did win the 1908 World Series behind a citrus farmer named Orval Overall, of Farmerville, Calif. We'll have to. The game is not in the living memory of a single human being. The average life expectancy for men in 1908 was 49.5 years, so that the few eyewitnesses to that victory -- among players and spectators alike -- were becoming scarce even by World War II. It is now customary for athletes to say after winning a championship, "No one can take this away from us," but perhaps we should make an exception for the 1908 Cubs, not because they didn't prevail over the Tigers in five games, but because it's possible that the 1908 Cubs were not of this world. We owe it to history to at least consider that those Cubs were -- and I beg your patience here -- aliens from outer space.


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The Future Business Leaders of America at Century High School are doing their part to help children in need.
The Dreamer Center, a global volunteer-driven organization that helps families, needs school supplies. And when the call was put out for help, Century's FBLA chapter answered.
For one student, its a way to put her own non-profit to work. FBLA chapter president Alyana Simpron is the founder of the Rising Children Foundation.
"It was a great way to incorporate both my non-profit and FBLA, and we need a service project anyway. Well we wanted to done one so this one was perfect to do and it'll be nice to start out the school year doing something nice for other people," says Simpron.School supplies were collected from the week long drive. The club hopes to continue this drive at nearby elementary schools to get more supplies before the trip.
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According to the upcoming Fox tv show 'Terra Nova', some time in the next 100 years the pollution is gonna be so bad that we're all gonna die. What's the solution? We're gonna send people back in time 100 million years and, since they will have an intimate knowledge of what not to do, the human race will be saved! Hooray!! We are saved- wait, saved? We are? How exactly? What difference does that make?
How does sending 1000 people to live 100 million ago save us now? That makes no sense. What if there's a suddent disaster that wipes out the continent any time in 100 million years? What if there's a diease back then we can't cure? What if it is really cold? This is more than stupid.
I'm not going all-out butterfly effect on you, but if the pollution is bad, why not go back 100 years and stop the guy who figured out that putting lead in gas stops engine knock (and destroys the air) or putting CFCs in the freezer makes it work (and destroys the ozone layer). Why not fix the actual problem? If the problem is pollution, just go back 100 years and prevent pollution! Go back and invent the 100 mpg hybrid/solar car in 1955 and get Don Draper to promote it. Go back and take over the Presidency in 1962 and initiate every environmental reform necessary to save the rain forest. Go back strategically and un-invent every nasty thing that ruins the future.
What kind of future do we have where time travel is possible but sucking up pollution isn't?
If you want to make a dinosaur show, just make one; this idea doesn't track in any timeline.
Tim @ September 21, 2011
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The CW has a show called "H8R".
There is a cluster of reasons to hate this show, not the least of which is the improper spelling of the show title. This isn't 'thirtysomething' being different by going e.e. cummings – this is stupid pretending to be trending, and it isn't.
Next reason – Mario Lopez as a host. How logical to have someone who is famous without legit talent host a show about other people who are famous without talent.
The premise? Famous people get a bum rap from non-famous people who go online to websites and blogs and claim, rightly so, that these famous people do not contribute to society and need to go away. The show brings the famous and non-famous together.
At this point you might think "Yeah, now the loser famous person will get what they deserve!" but you'd be wrong. The point of the show is, amazingly, to DEFEND the useless famous person. I guess it isn't enough for idiot "I'm a Pilot" Jake from the Bachelor to ruin that show, now he's on another show. The true test of power – devastating two networks at once.
A program primed to show us all that unfairly rich and famous people need to be cut a break. It's the reverse of Robin Hood – the poor are brought to the rich and told to be nice to them. Screw that and screw Mario 'Sheriff of Nottingham' Lopez.
This show is stupid, the people on it are stupid and whomever in power that decided this idea warranted more than a discarding laugh was especially stupid. Please do not watch this show.
Tim @ September 16, 2011
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Who is Steele Jantz?
a) the cop played by Brian Bosworth in "Stone Cold"
b) the fake company Jennifer Garner worked for on "Alias"
c) the starting quarterback for Iowa State University.
Tim @ September 10, 2011
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NFC Divisions:
Philly doesn't live up to the hype but against the overrated Giants and Cowboys and disorganized Washington they go 11-5.
The Packers are young and will be healthier. Vikings and Bears head down and the Lions aren't there yet. GB goes 12-4.
Atlanta caught a lot of breaks last year. Most people are on the bandwagon for them to drop – go the opposite and win the division.
St. Louis emerges against inferior foes, Bradford is up and coming, Jackson has new life and they shock into a double-digit win season.
Wild Cards: Despite the crowd that loves the Lions… I love them too. 9-7, last man in. The Saints pull a WC game again.
AFC Divisions:
Patriots will play their game of valiant no-stars after their golden boy QB and hit 12 wins.
The Steelers – see Patriots, New England. Easier division-foe schedule helps them hit 12 wins as well.
Houston, in a make it or fire the coach season, hits double-digit wins while the rest of the division flounders.
San Diego, see Texans, Houston, overcomes their own coaching and early season frailty and wins the division title.
Wild Cards: Jets and Ravens are just bad enough not to win their divisions, but good enough to beat everyone else.
Eagles over Lions, Saints over Rams, Texans over Ravens, Chargers over Jets
Packers over Saints, Eagles over Falcons, Steelers over Chargers, Patriots over Texans
Packers over Eagles, Patriots over Steelers
Packers repeat, over the Patriots 31-28.
MVP: Tom Brady
Offensive Rookie: AJ Green
Defensive Rookie: Von Miller
Coaches fired…Washington, NY Giants, Bengals, Jaguars
Next year's draft order… Cincinnati, Seattle, Carolina, Buffalo, Tennessee, Carolina…
Tim @ September 8, 2011
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Did you see the Jags cut Garrard to save and not pay his $9 mil salary?
They will start the rotting corpse of Josh McCown at QB and make Blaine Gabbert come off the bench.
Interesting fact – 50% of the Jags roster didn't know Josh McCown was still in the NFL, 49% mistook him for Cade McNown and the other 1% wanted to know why the team cut the guy who played Buck Rogers on tv.
Tim @ September 6, 2011
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Five years ago I give you these two choices.
a – in 2011 US citizens will pool their money and, after giving 40 million to charity, everyone gets a turn beating Michael Vick with a stick.
b – in 2011 Michael Vick will have a 100 million contract, with nearly 40 million of it guaranteed.
How many would select 'b'? I imagine it would not be everyone.
Tim @ August 30, 2011
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Did the Big Ten name their splits 'Lame Name' and 'Lamer Name'? And how are they grouped? There is no North-South or geographical split.
If you have 'Leaders' and 'Legends', does the new Nebraska entry become a leader? They should end up ranked higher than any other conference foe except Wisconsin. Then again, maybe they are a Legendary team. Who knows? Just tell me if tOSU and Michigan are in the same division.
Tim @ August 29, 2011
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Can someone tell me the difference between Anna Kournikova and Danica Patrick?
Both are good enough at their sport to beat the average person, but not good enough to be #1 against other professionals.
Both are attractive, but not so hands-down-gorgeous that they could stop passing traffic and win awards.
Both are pleasant enough, but not so compelling or engaging that you'd have time to hear them interviewed with regularity.
Tim @ August 26, 2011
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What is the deal with every new thing having zombies in it? The number of movies, books, tv shows, trailers, ideas, Girl Scout Troops, Carnival Cruises… (the last two I approve of) is staggering. I admit that "28 Days Later" took zombies into a new light, but 'I Am Legend' featured skinny albinos that represented the infected and it just didn't work. Most other zombie material seems pretty darn unoriginal. Moaning, limping, missing half your body…. Seen it! Walking around, unable to communicate? Heard it!
Every 'Resident Evil' movie – how many humans are left? Why don't these zombies just die on their own? Just lock every human in a deep hole with some food for 2 years and wait it out. The zombies will get bored and just kill each other or join undead flashmobs or learn mime.
We're getting to the point where there are so many zombies that actually interesting ideas like 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' get lost in the jetsam.
Tim @ August 25, 2011
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I've bowled – never been great at it and never loved it. I've watched bowling – never gotten a lot out of it. For some reason I always loved it when ABC ran the bowling shows on the weekends when I was a kid. Somehow they made this totally repetitious activity a fascinating event. I don't even watch them now, but then it was so cool.
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The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center issued an El Nio watch, today.
That means there is a 50 percent chance that El Nio warmer than normal temperatures in the Pacific Ocean near the equator will develop by next winter. As The Baltimore Sun reports, if this happens it will be the first time El Nio rears its head since 2009.
The phenomenon is known to have broad implications for weather, including a less active hurricane season and a colder winter for the southern United States. In the Mid-Atlantic it's also caused very snowy winters.
Bloomberg reports:
"Several preseason hurricane forecasts, including those by Colorado State University and theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, estimated there would be fewer storms this year than last, based on predictions that an El Nino would form.
"El Nio enhances Atlantic Ocean wind shear, which is a change in speed or direction of winds at different levels in the atmosphere. The winds tear at the structure of growing tropical systems, preventing them from organizing or strengthening."
Earlier this month, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said all of its climate models pointed to a return of El Nio. La Nia, reports ABC Rural, is thought to have brought significant flooding to Australia. Bloomberg reports that two seasons of La Nia have "drenched parts of Asia."
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Cruise News
Seven P&O Cruises ships set for 175th anniversary get together in Southampton
175 years, seven ships, 15,000 passengers, one port, one day - and the biggest gathering of P&O Cruises ships ever assembled.
"The Grand Event" on July 3, 2012, will see the entire fleet of seven ships docked together in its home port of Southampton for the first time in the company's history.
This is part of a year of celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company being awarded the lucrative Admiralty contract to carry mail to the Iberian Peninsula and beyond.
Aurora will celebrate the Grand Event with a 7-night Baltic cruise
Not long afterwards the concept of cruising was born, and since 1837 it has evolved into a popular holiday choice with P&O Cruises today carrying more British cruisers than any other line.
P&O Cruises managing director Carol Marlow said: "We are very excited to announce this special day. It will be a great celebration for P&O Cruises, our passengers and for the whole maritime world.
"Whereas the very first P&O ships plied their trades to the Iberian Peninsular and the Orient, P&O Cruises ships sail throughout Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Atlantic islands and, of course, on round the world cruises. What was once a national necessity is now a national pastime and is worthy of a grand celebration."
Each ship in The Grand Event will then depart on its own Grand Event cruise following a spectacular send off with champagne deck party, flutterfetti and marching bands. The ships will then form a procession as they leave Southampton for the English Channel and beyond.
Once in the open water, the ships will meet again, saluting one another before they sail onwards to their various destinations.
Departing on July 3, all seven cruises will be heritage themed with special on board entertainment including a 175th Anniversary Gala dinner, heritage art display, guest speakers and more.
"We are also inviting passengers to help us celebrate by offering a full World Cruise prize draw on each cruise and a total of seven passengers plus their guest will be travelling around the world as our guests in 2013."
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CCTV released after Bushey Heath meat theft
4:00pm Wednesday 7th May 2014 in News By Charlotte Ikonen, Reporter
Police have released CCTV images of a woman they would like to speak with as part of an investigation into a theft from a shop in Bushey Heath.
Officers said the incident occurred on Sunday, April 24, between 5pm and 6pm when the offender stole meat from Budgens in High Road.
Officers would like to speak with the woman pictured as she may have witnessed the incident or have information which would assist the investigation.
Anyone who recognises this woman should contact PC Gerard Handscombe via the Herts police non-emergency number 101 quoting crime reference number J2/14/467. Alternatively callCrimestoppers, the independent charity, anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Ayers Kaserne – Kirch Göns, Germany
This page has several images that may take a minute or so to load on your system. We will later add the history of Ayers Kaserne and information on its namesake. SSgt. Ayers received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously during WWII as a member of the 4th Infantry Division. Like many barracks and kasernen in the 3AD area, Ayers holds the name of a 4th Infantry Division soldier. This is because these areas were first garrisoned in the early post-WWII years by the 4th Infantry Division. 3d Armored Division took over these facilities during Operation Gyroscope in 1955-56.