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DANVERS — Incumbent state Rep. Ted Speliotis has a significant advantage in campaign resources with less than a week to go before voters head to the polls, according to the latest campaign finance reports.
Speliotis, a Democrat from Danvers, raised more than $8,000 between Aug. 8 and Oct. 19, to add to more than $32,000 he already had in the bank.
Republican Dan Bennett, a Danvers selectman, raised about $5,500 over that period, but started with just $50.
Speliotis now has about $21,800 cash on hand, while Bennett has about $4,500.
They are competing to represent the 13th Essex District, which includes Danvers and parts of Peabody and Middleton.
Bennett, who entered the race after a surprising and successful write-in bid during the September primary, said he isn't worried about being the financial underdog.
"He can spend all the funds he wants," Bennett said. "I don't think spending a ton of money in a local race like this is going to make a lot of difference. It's about getting your face out there and meeting voters."
Both men have been out knocking on doors, distributing signs and sending out mailings in this abbreviated campaign, which has been going on now for only about two months.
Speliotis said he has "mailed almost every week since (Bennett) got in this campaign."
The incumbent has spent about $18,500 in mostly printing and mailing in the last month, according to campaign finance documents. Bennett has spent about $1,000.
Although documents show that Bennett has about $4,500 left in his coffers, most of that is now gone after the candidate purchased and mailed 10,000 5-by-8-inch color postcards to houses across the district this week, he said.
Bennett said his campaign has been "very frugal," reusing many of the lawn signs and bumper stickers he purchased for his unsuccessful 2010 campaign against Speliotis. Bennett has also purchased advertising in local newspapers and online.


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The accident in Eldorado Canyon on April 27, 2008 raised an interesting series of questions in internet forums regarding the ensuing rescue effort, and about mountain rescue operations and techniques more broadly. Many of these questions are addressed in our "Operational FAQ". Because rescues often benefit from the participation of bystanding climbers, we encourage those of you who are interested to review this information, with the hope that it will make it easier for you to assist us should the occasion arise. We have posted a narrative account of the rescue on April 27. Historically we have tried to publicize lessons-learned from climbing accidents, when the lessons are significant and not obvious. In the case of this particular accident, the climbers involved have addressed the lessons-learned better than we can; however, due to interest in the climbing community we though it worthwhile to capture the events of the rescue, and the lessons-learned, into a single document. If you find that our FAQ or our description of the April 27 rescue lead you to additional questions, feel free to contact RMRG. If you have interest in dedicating your time to assist lost and injured hikers, bikers, climbers and other people in need in the outdoors of Boulder County, we are always looking for new members. All of our meetings and practices are open to the public, and our schedule can be found at: www.rockymountainrescue.org/get_involved/CurrentTrainingSche>>> (always subject to change due to rescue responses). Cordially, Tim Holden Group Leader Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
Wow Tim thanks for taking the time to post this detailed narrative account of the rescue, along with photos & additional links etc. While I was not there, nor questioning that "too-many" rescuers were worse than too few, you have directed me towards *many* of the important decisions you have to consider that I was not aware of. It's nice to know that anyone who may need a rescue by your group would seems to be receiving the best care possible care and consideration. Thanks for being there and all that you do..! Kirra
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Anyone who questions the technical abilities of these rescue groups should read the detailed narrative. Very informative and a good example of how skilled the rescue parties have to be and the high level of commitment needed to pull off such a rescue. Thank you RMRG!

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There are a lot of factors to the success of the Danville Dans this summer.
One of the biggest factors was on display during Wednesday's 4-1 victory over the Quincy Gems at Danville Stadium.
Right-handed starter Blake Stevens recorded his sixth consecutive start without allowing more than two runs to improve his record to 4-0.
"I feel like I'm pitching with a lot of confidence right now, because our defense is so good,'' he said.
And when you ask second baseman Sam Maus, he quickly points out the defense is a direct result of Stevens.
"He pitching really well,'' said Maus, who fielded three groundouts and was a part of a double play on Wednesday night. "I don't know that he's had a bad start since joining the team.
"He is always throwing strikes, which is great for a fielder. He keeps us involved in the game.''
So, good starting pitching has been a factor in Danville's 24-5 record since June 21.
But a closer look at their games during that stretch will reveal that the Dans are 16-0 in nine-inning games during that time — a fact that was pointed out by Danville pitcher Mitch Holtz.
"That's a big surprise. That's more than a month,'' said Maus. "But, when we pitch it and play defense like we have for the past month, you always give yourselves a shot to win.''
And Stevens points out the team's success in nine-inning games is also one of the big factors in their winning ways this summer — great bullpen pitching.
"That shows how good our bullpen is compared to the other teams,'' he said. "Our losses in the seven-inning games are a result that we don't get very deep into our opponent's bullpens.
"I also think that's why you see so many walk-off wins for us this season.''
The Dans (34-14) have won nine games this summer in their last at-bats at Danville Stadium.
"We expect to win every time we come out to the park,'' Stevens said. "It just depends on who is going to be the hero that night.
"It's a lot of fun to be a part of team like that.''
In Wednesday's game there wasn't really one offensive hero, but Chet Simoneaux and Maus picked up RBIs during Danville's three-run third inning.
"We found a way to get the job done,'' said Maus, who had a sacrifice fly in the inning.
"We knew it was going to be low-scoring game and a battle.
"So getting some offense in the early innings was going to be key.''
Quincy scored its only run off of Stevens in the sixth inning on a two-out, bases-loaded walk, but the right-hander came back to strike out Jake Ivory to end the threat.
"Jake threw pretty well tonight,'' Danville Dans coach Jason Watson said. "I think he got a little tired at the end, but he wanted to be in there.
"Jake is always grateful when he comes off the field. He is a great person and one heck of a pitcher. He did a very good job tonight.''
And with the win, the Danville Dans extend their lead in the Prospect League's West Division to three games over the Quincy Gems.
"We let a few get away from us in the last week, so it was nice to play well and beat a good team like Quincy,'' said Maus referring to losses to Springfield and Hannibal.
"Winning games at this point is big, but beating the team that is chasing you is a big part to keeping the lead,'' Watson added.
With the top teams in each division advancing to the postseason tournament, the Dans have a magic number of 3 for that goal.
"We haven't thought much about the postseason,'' Stevens said. "We want to make sure that we clinch this first spot in the West Division.
"We want to keep this going as long as we can.''
And with a win over Quincy on Wednesday night, Danville now has a magic number of 10 to earn the West Division title.
"I just want the guys to continue to play ball and have fun,'' Watson said. "I want them to continue to learn and continue to give this team an opportunity to win the division and possibly the entire league.''
The Danville Dans will conclude its five-game, three-day homestand tonight with a 6 p.m. doubleheader against the Springfield Sliders.
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with broken ribs
Danville Dans catcher Taylor Banks, a senior-to-be from Grand Valley State, will miss the rest of the year after breaking his ribs in last Saturday's doubleheader against Springfield.
Banks, who was batting .250 with 0 home runs and 6 RBIs, suffered the injury sliding into home in the third inning.
Former Dans manager gets Cal State-Northridge job
Greg Moore, a manager with the Danville Dans during the 2001 season, was recently named the new head coach at Cal State Northridge.
Moore, who was most recently an the associated head coach at University of San Francisco, becomes the ninth head coach in Matador history as the program enters its 55th year of competition.
"My hope is that whether walking into the office, into the classroom or onto the field — the burning question for our staff and players is 'how do we get better today?'" said Moore in an official CSUN press release.


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J. Arlat, J.-C. Fabre, M. Rodríguez, F. Salles, "Dependability of COTS Microkernel-Based Systems," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 138-163, February, 2002.
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The commercial offer concerning microkernel technology constitutes an attractive alternative for developing operating systems to suit a wide range of application domains. However, the integration of COTS microkernels into critical embedded computer systems is a problem for system developers, in particular due to the lack of objective data concerning their behavior in the presence of faults. This paper addresses this issue by describing a prototype environment (MAFALDA: Microkernel Assessment by Fault injection AnaLysis and Design Aid) that is aimed at providing objective failure data on a candidate microkernel and also improving its error detection capabilities. The paper first presents the overall architecture of MAFALDA. Then, a case study carried out on an instance of the Chorus microkernel is used to illustrate the benefits that can be obtained with MAFALDA both from the dependability assessment and design-aid viewpoints. Implementation issues are also addressed that account for the specific API of the target microkernel. Some overall insights and lessons learned, gained during the various studies conducted on both Chorus and another target microkernel (LynxOS), are then depicted and discussed. Finally, we conclude the paper by summarizing the main features of the work presented and by identifying future research.
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UFC president Dana White did a wide-ranging 24-minute interview with MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani where he discussed a who bunch of issues. The initial subject was UFC 155, but it quickly branched off into subjects including their position in promoting, the future of PPV, the best and worst of 2012, the closure of Strikeforce, his relationship with partners Flash Entertainment, and much more. You can watch the whole video above, or check out some choice quotes below.
After saying that he wasn't aware of Cain Velasquez's knee injury in his first bout with Junior dos Santos at UFC on Fox 1, he discussed Chris Leben and Todd Duffee. His Duffee talk led him to talk about how generous Zuffa are as promoters:
"There's never been a promoter in history who treats their fighters the way we do, and if there is, I've never f**kin heard of him. We take very good care of everybody. We pay guys money we don't owe them, just because we want to and we feel that they delivered or, you know, we were happy with their performance. Whatever the reason might be, we pay guys money that we don't owe them. Every event."
He believes that boxing is increasingly following the UFC model in terms of promotion, and said that he's happy that Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins have been honest about the UFC influence in their business. He also stated that he believes that PPV will still be around in five years. From there, he moved onto 2012 and said that it was an "odd" year, and they faced a lot of challenges:
"It was an odd year, in that things that you didn't see affecting your business a couple years ago - happened. If you'd have told me two years ago that there will be a year when every one of your main event guys will get hurt and you'd have to cancel your main and co-main events, I'd have said 'I don't even think that's possible. I guess anything's possible, but I can't see it happening'. But what I think last year really showed us is that you have a lot of people who love to hate on the UFC, love to talk negatively about the business. I think if there was ever proof that this business is here to stay, it was last year."
He also gave his opinion on what the worst thing that happened in 2012, and it surprisingly wasn't the UFC 151 cancellation:
"In all honesty, I think we delivered great events all year except for Calgary. You know, I think that I'm always very confident going into an event that we're going to deliver, because the guys do. They always deliver. And we didn't. We did not deliver in Calgary, and that was probably the lowest of the lows. Even canceling the Jones event (UFC 151) wasn't as bad as the Calgary event. We went in there, we sold out, and there were a lot of people upset about that Calgary event."
The second half of the interview covered a bunch of the subjects above, plus some talk about MMA Media (Sherdog will be credentialed again), buying everyone drinks on a trip to Ireland next month, and that he has a firm date for his Meniere's Disease surgery - January 15th. And he still intends to be in Brazil on the 17th for UFC on FX 7.


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Casino shuttle bus crashes into building at 136th Street and Ambaum
A shuttle bus for the Snoqualmie Casino crashed into a building around 9pm in Burien Sunday Jan. 26 in an accident involving another vehicle, an SUV, according to the King County Sheriff.
No one was killed in the incident but there was substantial damage done to the building located at 136th Street S.W. and Ambaum Boulevard.
According to witnesses the SUV was traveling westbound on 136th when it impacted the bus, which then left the road, hitting and entering the building which is a former auto repair facility that was for rent.
The driver of the bus was taken to Harborview Hospital in critical condition and 2 passengers in the SUV were taken to Highline Medical Center.
Sheriff's deputies were told by witnesses that there was a woman and a child that fled from the SUV but this is unconfirmed.
No one was killed but the cause of the accident is under investigation.
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Cam Newton With Slim Lead in Madden Cover Vote
He currently holds 52.8 % of the vote. This is his roughest round by far. I think Willis is his only real competition left in the tournement. What you think, Vote for Cam and push him for the win, Or conversely vote against him because he doesnt deserve it yet or you want to miss the curse.


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A Lincoln man is dead after police say he jumped from the fifth level of a parking garage in the downtown area.
Officials say they were called to check the welfare of a man in the downtown area around midnight Saturday.
They say he was reported to be in distress, and had fallen to the ground.
LFR crews were first on the scene. But when officials reached out to the man, he went into a parking garage near 13th and M streets and would not cooperate.
According to police, the man jumped from the fifth level of the garage, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police haven't released the man's name, but say he was around 50 years old.


text: With the couple of trades lately of young, highly drafted players (Richardson and Monroe) would you as BB give up a 1st round pick for Gerald McCoy from the bucs? This is purely for discussion and I have no reason to think this will or could happen other than BB and Shciano being friends. Just wondering if the offer came from Schiano, would you as BB agree to the trade?


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Early last month, Danish pop band Alphabeat were forced to cancel their appearance at London's Wireless festival due to member Anders SG falling ill. Perhaps to make up for it, their video for new single "Heat Wave" contains upbeat live footage of the group (watch for the montage of their dancing feet dancing at about 1:20 in). Catch the latest from Lady Gaga fans Alphabet after the jump.
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New Orleans, La. - Some residents in the Faubourg-Marigny say they're just trying to protect their neighborhood, but the owner of a local adult novelty store is fighting back.
Commercial zoning allowed the shop to open in the 1800 block of North Rampart near family homes; now residents fear they are losing their quality of life.
The house where the store is located looks very similar to others on this quiet Marigny street, except for a couple of small plaques on the door, identifying it as the XXX Shop. It sells adult novelties and lingerie.
Owner Paul Finholt said, "I was crystal clear with what my intent was so that later on, no one could come back and say that my application was inappropriate in any way. And quite frankly they were enthusiastic."
Finholt insists he is following city guidelines.
Eugene Cizek is a nearly-30-year resident of the area. He said, "There are not any strip clubs, there have been no porn shops and that sort of thing, and we are afraid the city is going to let us down."
The property where the XXX Shop is located is zoned commercial. That allows for a retail shop.
Finholt has been inspected by the city. While his website sells explicit items, the merchandise displayed in the store is within allowable guidelines.
Cizek said, "The City Planning Commission and some of the powers-that-be are getting a little too flexible in how they are interpreting the zoning."
Cizek was instrumental in developing the Historic Marigny District as a professor of architecture. He said, "We're a vocal group. We work very hard at trying to get the best we can for the neighborhood, to develop a quality of life and then maintain it."
He and neighbors worry that current zoning laws are being manipulated against the best interest of the neighborhood.
While the neighborhood association can't do much about the XXX Shop, the group is speaking out to the New Orleans City Council about a proposed wine shop on Burgundy.
Ken Caron said, "This part of the Marigny is fairly quiet. We want to protect that. This is a residential neighborhood. Again, look at the street. It's really a residential neighborhood and we want it to remain that way."
A spokesperson for the wine shop -- owners plan to call it Second Vine -- say they have a lot of support in the community.
Kevin Stuart said, "They've met us. They've talked to us. They know we want to be a good neighbor."
The shop appealed to the city for a special amendment that, if passed, would affect the status of nearly 200 properties in the Marigny, as well as Treme.
Stuart said, "The restrictions are very tight. We're in a very narrow corridor on that and that's our sweet spot. We're very happy with that. We don't think it's a real worry as far as precedent."
The council will consider that amendment at its next meeting. The city would not comment about the proposed wine store, but did say Safety and Permits has contacted the owner of the adult shop to make sure his merchandise falls within the approved zoning guidelines.
Finholt has applied for membership to the Marigny Neighborhood Association and hopes to speak with the board and others in the community to ease their concerns.
Owners of the proposed wine shop are holding meet-and-greet events and canvassing the neighborhood in order to help residents understand their intent for the property and gain support for the zoning amendment.
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News: Lloyd Banks Gases Up "Any Girl" In New Video, "I'm Going To Lie & Tell How Much I Love Them"
Monday, Aug 9, 2010 5:00PM
G-Unit's Lloyd Banks has revealed the motivation and underlying theme behind his upcoming Lloyd-featured "Any Girl" music video.
According to Banks, the video draws inspiration from the 1990's movie How To Be A Player.
"I'm running through my day-to-day going to see a few of my girls. I got a white girl, I got [a] Spanish girl, a black girl and I'm going to basically lie to them and tell them how much I love them and how much I want to see them," Banks explained in an interview. However, after spending time maneuvering through his ladies, the MC has to eventually face the music. "The girl who's playing my sister, she's actually setting me up and she has these same girls coming to see me at the party." (MTV)
In late July, Banks talked about filming the music video coming off the success of his "Beamer, Benz or Bentley" hit.
"I've been doing very well, I released a single, 'Beamer, Benz, or Bentley,' in February. I'm about to receive my gold plaque," he said in an interview marked July 30th, 2010. "I'm also shooting a video for it tomorrow. My new single is "Any Girl." I'm looking to drop my album, Hunger For More 2, in the 4th quarter." (Houston Press)
Around mid-June, Lloyd talked about working with Banks on the record.
According to Lloyd, he would have never been able to work with an artist like Lloyd Banks, due to the ongoing feud between 50 Cent's G-Unit and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. collective of artists. "There was no hesitation on my part because we never had direct issues," Lloyd said of his collaboration with Lloyd Banks. "We met for the first time in the studio and everything just clicked. It felt like it was our 10th song together." (All Hip Hop)
In February, Banks hinted at having a mystery featured artist fans would have never guessed he would record with.
"I got another record that's crazy, that's getting ready to come in," Banks told DJ Whoo Kid. "We gonna release that after, they ain't ever gonna guess who the feature is with, but it's crazy. Nah, it's definitely crazy considering the events that took place in the past but I think it's gonna be exciting, you know what I'm saying? And on top of that, it's a good record, you know what I'm saying? All the BS to the side, it's a very good record and I'm excited about it." (Forbez DVD)
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How to become an Olympic SwimmerThe first step is to get swimming. You could join a local swim team with your park and recreation department, school, YMCA, or a USA Swimming club.
Most teams will have different levels based on swimmers ages, skills, and speeds. As you improve, you will advance to keep you challenged - and to keep you improving. Some swim programs specialize in younger or novice level swimmers, then suggest you move to a different team when you reach a certain level. Others are set-up as "cradle-to-grave" programs, offering learn-to-swim, novice competitive, advanced competitive, and masters (adult) lessons or practices.
Governing Body for the SportUSA Swimming is national governing body for swimming in the USA. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) is the international governing body for swimming and they manage swimming at the Olympic games. FINA also writes the rules used in the Olympic Games. Those same stroke rules are followed by USA Swimming.
Minimum Requirements to be on the Olympic TeamTo make the USA Olympic Swimming Team, a swimmer must finish first or second at the USA Swimming Olympic Trials Swim Meet and they must be a US citizen. FINA rules allow a maximum team size of 52 swimmers (26 men and 26 women). Each country has a maximum of two entries in each of 26 individual events (13 men and 13 women) and one entry in each of the six relays (3 men and 3 women).
Besides individual country's possible Olympic Trials qualifying standards, there are A and B level minimum Olympic Swimming Qualifying standards for swimmers to take part in the Olympic Games. To quote the FINA Olympic qualifying procedures:
An NF/NOC (National Federation - a country) may enter a maximum of two (2) qualified athletes in each individual event if both entered athletes meet the A qualification standard for the respective event, or one (1) athlete per event if they have met the B qualification standard only.
(FINA Rule BL 184.108.40.206)
If a country's swimmers do not make a minimum Olympic qualifying time, they might be allowed a wild card entry:
National Federations/NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time standard as follows:
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- having no swimmer qualified: one man and one woman
- having one swimmer qualified: one swimmer of the other sex
(FINA Rule BL 18.104.22.168)
- the swimmer(s) participated in the 12th FINA World Championships - Melbourne 2007
- FINA will decide which swimmers will be invited to take part at the Olympic Games based on their performance.
How to Qualify for Olympic SwimmingAssuming that a swimmer has an "A" Olympic Games Qualifying time, to make the USA Olympic Swimming Team, swimmers must:
- Earn a qualifying time for the Olympics Trials Swim Meet.
- Race at the Olympic Trials Swim Meet.
- Finish in the top two in an event at the trials.
- Swimmers that finish among the top four swimmers in the 100 or 200 freestyle events might qualify as relay-only swimmers for the Olympic squad.
- This depends upon the 26-swimmer per gender limit.


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George Wyth State Park hosted a meeting Tuesday concerning the state park system.
A series of meetings are being held throughout the state with the Department of Natural Resources asking Iowans what they want from their state park system.
It was also a chance for of the state park officials to get out information such as staffing at the parks and what the parks can offer.
They plan to compile all this information, send it to their Des Moines office and beyond.
"To the directors office and to the legislators to say this is what the public is asking for. This is what they want to see. This is what they are willing to do, these are suggestions they have. It's a way for the public to take ownership of their state park because the public pays for the state parks," said Lori Eberhard, park manager at George Wyth State Park.
Eberherd says a lot of these state parks are still recovering from some sort of major natural disaster.
George Wyth is still working to be completely restored since the 2008 flood.
State parks in Iowa will celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2020.
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Bush-haters and opponents of the Iraqi war will undoubtedly be delighted to learn that they share common cause with that great democrat Robert Mugabe who, in a diversion from his scripted speech at yesterday's World Food Day event organised by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, called Tony Blair and George W Bush "the unholy alliance of the millennium".
According to the Telegraph report today, he then went on to compare the two world leaders to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and accused them of interfering in the domestic affairs of countries such as his own. To applause from the delegates, he then blamed Britain and the United States for his country's economic collapse.
It is perhaps entirely predictable that Mugabe should use such a public opportunity to attack Bush and Blair in such a despicable fashion, but it is still slightly shocking that he should receive a round of applause for so doing.
Thank goodness, therefore, that we have the inestimable Mark Steyn in the Telegraph today to provide an antidote.
In his column, headed: "Sometimes it is worth going to war", he provides a commentary on the rightness of the Iraqi war and, intriguingly picks up on the recent advert produced by Unicef for Belgian TV, featuring an air-strike on the village of the cartoon Smuf figures. In the final scene, only Baby Smurf is left, weeping alone surrounded by wall-to-wall Smurf corpses. "It's the first Smurf snurf movie," writes Steyn.
What Steyn then goes on to write is quite illuminating and, when I first saw the reports of the advert, I hadn't thought of it – which is why, no doubt, Steyn has a highly-paid job and we languish in the obscurity of EU Referendum. In real conflict, he writes, like in Rwanda, Sudan and a big chunk of west Africa, air strikes are few and far between. Instead, millions get hacked to death by machetes. Even on the very borders of Eutopia, hundreds of thousands died in the Balkans in mostly low-tech, non-state-of-the-art ways.
Why, he then asks, would Unicef show such an implausible form of Smurficide ? Well, whether intentionally or not, they are evoking the war that most of their audience - in Belgium and beyond - is opposed to: the Iraq war, where the invader had an air force. That's how the average Western "progressive" still conceives of warfare, as something the big bullying Pentagon does to weak victims.
By coincidence, in today's paper we have a report about a strike by American fighter jets and combat helicopters in Ramadi yesterday, in which about 70 people are reported killed.
The report comes with ritual claims that women and children, and "innocent civilians" have been killed, very much reinforcing the perception that those stupid, "trigger-happy Yanks" have blundered again. However, writes the Telegraph in a grudging attempt to be even-handed, American officials like to emphasise the precision of their strikes and talk of the training troops take to control aggression in order to target only those threatening them and not nearby civilians.
It goes on to state that "the reality is often very different." In the confusion of a firefight soldiers often shoot wildly at a number of targets, while the difficulty of gathering intelligence of what is happening on the ground means mistakes are made in interpretation.
Nevertheless, the paper does concede that anti-American groups invent or exaggerate civilian deaths to reinforce the belief among many Iraqis - particularly Sunnis who dominate Anbar province of which Ramadi is the capital - that Americans do not care who they kill and regularly slaughter civilians.
The black propaganda art of faking news scenes is well known to the readers of this Blog and the Telegraph does not even begin to do justice to the American determination to avoid civilian casualties . Nor indeed does Steyn, although this is not precisely the focus of his piece.
What has not percolated the media is that, again, there is another technological revolution going on. Far from seeking bigger and more destructive ordnance, US technology is focusing on smaller, more accurate weapons, increasing precision and targeting systems which reduce the possibility of error, all to avoid what is known in the jargon as "collateral damage".
Already, ground controllers calling up air strikes routinely take digital photographs of designated targets and e-mail the pictures to attack aircraft, so that pilots can make visual confirmation of target identities before launching their weapons.
The latest generation of cruise missiles is even more sophisticated. The missiles have optical recognition computers and software, linked to video cameras. Before a target is attacked, video pictures of it will be taken by a drone or manned aircraft, downlinked for command authorisation and then uplinked to the missile. It will then video its designated target and compare the images with the information it has received and abort if they do not match.
Fruits of this technology are emerging in the form of the "Viper Strike" missile. Based on an anti-tank missile, it is now being developed to carry a 7lb explosive warhead, with an attack profile that makes it ideal for urban warfare.
Recently, to demonstrate its precision-attack capability in an urban environment, a stationary pickup truck was parked between construction trailers simulating buildings. The missile's TV camera acquired the target, and the laser rangefinder designated the truck. The Viper Strike destroyed the truck with minimal damage to the trailers.
Interestingly, the missile can be launched from unmanned drones and it may be used to equip the fearsome AC-130 Spectre, the "gunship" version of the Hercules transport aircraft. This mounts a range of formidable weapons, including a 105mm howitzer, linked to precision targeting systems. Discussing the latest version with one of its pilots, he told me that they use old cars on the range for target practice and, so accurate had the system become that they no longer designated just the car they would hit, but could tell you the window through which they would put the round.
Elsewhere, enormous expense is being devoted to what is known as the "small diameter bomb" project, with $20 million already expended on research, for a 250lb bomb which will deliver with extreme precision a warhead of a mere 50lb, all in order to avoid the collateral damage often experienced with larger bombs.
All this is a far cry from Unicef's "Smurficide" film, which shows a cluster of large bombs raining down on the village. In so far as it is possible for war to be "humane", the United States is doing everything it can to make it so, expending huge amounts of treasure in pursuit of that objective. That is all the more reason why Mugabe's slur is so utterly despicable and why this snide anti-American carping is so malign.
In the week that there was some serious news about the march of defence integration, much of which has been covered in this blog, I see the Sunday Telegraph's "defence correspondent", Sean Rayment, has swung into action.
But anyone who expected any intelligence from Sarah Sand's dumbed-down rag is going to be sadly disappointed. Rayment is offering us a really penetrating story about the US Army's decision to purchase high-speed backhoe loaders from JCB.
In an excitable story, complete with a graphic which would not be out of place in a "Boys' Own" comic (above), Rayment tells us that the United States Army, "the world's most powerful military organisation," has unveiled its latest secret weapon in the war against terror - a JCB digger that can travel at 60 miles an hour.
"Camouflaged to protect it from enemy fire (...er?) and equipped with machine-guns, armour, bullet-proof glass and smoke dispensers," he gushes, "this latest vehicle is the biggest, fastest and most expensive digger ever to go into production…. It is also equipped with 'run-flat' tyres, which will allow it to escape from ambushes even if the wheels are damaged by small arms fire, and is fitted with a second seat that will enable another soldier to ride 'shotgun'."
Oh, p-leaze. Seekers after the truth can quickly find out from JCB's own website that the company has been awarded the contract, expected to be worth up to $140 million, for what is termed the "High Mobility Engineer Excavator" (HMEE) vehicle. The company helpfully publishes a photograph (right), which of course looks nothing like the Telegraph graphic, lacking for instance the fanciful "bull bar" and light clusters, which would actually be ripped off the moment the machine was used.
It has been designed, says JCB, to meet the requirements specified by US Army TACOM for a backhoe loader capable of speeds up to 57 mph. The objective of the HMEE concept, it adds, is to have a machine capable of travelling at military convoy speed without the need for transportation by a truck and low-loader trailer. And, in a far cry from Rayment's puerile commentary, it tells us that "a fully armoured version is under discussion," itself nothing unusual. Armoured construction vehicles were around in the Second World War and are in daily use in hotspots such as Israel.
Oddly enough, there is a serious story tucked underneath Rayment's drivel, by the same man, headed "Half the Army's combat vehicles 'unfit for war'." And from where does Rayment get this information? Ah! It actually emerged in response to Parliamentary questions from back-bencher Ann Winterton, the Tory MP for Congleton, Cheshire, to Adam Ingram, the Armed Forces minister.
The information is part of a wider story that is being left to Tory back-benchers to pursue, in the absence of any activity from the Tory front bench. It reflects how the MoD is cutting back in hundreds of different and damaging ways in order to afford its profligate spending on re-equipping the Army to form part of the European Rapid Reaction Force.
Fortunately, to tell us something about this, we have the paper's real defence correspondent, Christopher Booker writing in his column - in what has become, effectively, a paper within a paper. There is also a certain Richard North writing in The Business about how the government's "Europe first" policy is undermining Britain's defences.
Those are the adult bits, leaving the "real" papers to do the "Boys' Own" stuff, which is about all they are fit for.
For anyone who wants an example of how a combination of useless MPs and the gross amateurism of the media can given a totally distorted view of a subject, go no further. Today's report from the Public Accounts Committee on "defence overspending" – mentioned in my earlier posting – would be very hard to beat.
The report itself, available here is entitled, "Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2004". To produce it, the committee – headed by Edward Leigh - examined the cost, time and technical performance in the year ended 31 March 2004 for the 20 largest MoD procurement projects where the main investment decision had been taken. It also examined the ten largest projects in the assessment phase.
For the 20 largest projects, the MoD forecast the costs at £50 billion, an increase of £1.7 billion in the last year (compared to £3.1 billion in the previous year), bringing them to £5.9 billion over the target cost set at approval (or 13% of the total forecast set at approval). The 20 projects have also had further delays, totalling 62 months, to their expected delivery dates, bringing the cumulative delay to 206 months.
Cumulatively, said the committee, these in-year cost increases and delays place additional pressures on an already-stretched defence budget and mean that the Armed Forces will not be getting the most effective capability at the right time. There will be further cuts or cancellations in equipment, and the Armed Forces will have to operate older, less-capable, less efficient equipment for longer.
At face value, all of that looks good, critical stuff and what is said is not inaccurate. But it is childishly superficial.
Firstly, the MPs took the MoD at its own face value, coming to its conclusions after taking written evidence solely from the MoD and oral evidence from two MoD officials. They did not look outside the loop, and seek wider views of the failures of the Department.
Secondly, a failing shared with the Defence Select Committee, the MPs only looked at the situation "as is". In other words, they looked at the projects which the MoD was implementing and assessed its performance in dealing with them, in order to gauge whether money was being wasted. What it did not do was attempt to second-guess whether those projects should have been undertaken in the first place - whether they made the right choice of equipment and, if not, why not.
This is especially significant in that the most expensive of the projects the committee looked at was the Type 45 Destroyer (pictured above) contract, which is costed out at £5 billion for six ships, despite the MoD's website stating that they cost £1 billion each.
This is a contract we have looked at very closely on this blog and our conclusion is that the UK should never have attempted a unique, national design for such a small number of highly complex ships. That is the option the Australians chose, selecting a more capable US design, building the ships in their own yards at 60 percent of the UK costs.
If that assertion is debatable, then at least it should be debated, and that represents the ultimate failure of the MPs – that willingness to take each decision "as is" without looking beyond it. But even following its own limited framework, the committee fails in its task. It is not always clear, it says:
…whether changes to the scope of projects are the result of cost increases or changes to requirements or both. For example, it was originally planned to purchase 12 Type 45 destroyers when the project was approved in 2000. The Department is now planning to acquire only eight ships. The reduction in numbers was not attributable to any one factor but to a combination of getting greater capability from each destroyer; the need to contain costs after increases in parts of the project (mainly on the Principal Air-to-Air Missiles to be fitted to the destroyers); and the reduced threat from enemy aircraft and missiles.Leaping out from this verbiage is that crucial phrasing: "…the need to contain costs after increases in parts of the project", mainly on the Principal Air-to-Air Missiles (PAAM). Nowhere is this mentioned that this is a French designed and built missile, which is late, with the costs spiralling out of control. It was the insistence of the MoD that we kept PAAM that forced us to resort to a unique design in the first place, but there is no mention of that. But what it does remark is that:
The Department aims to match appropriate procurement strategies to individual projects on a case-by-case basis. The different strategies employed include Private Finance Initiative / Public Private Partnerships, leasing, multi-nation collaborative programmes, partnering, and Alliancing. The decision to adopt a particular strategy will be affected by factors such as affordability, technological risk, and the possibilities of sharing technology, risks or rewards with industry or other nations. But different strategies carry different risks. The multi-nation collaborative route, for example, has often led to delays while other partner nations reach agreement on the Memorandum of Understanding or the contract.This, says the committee, has happened on the Eurofighter, the Meteor missile and the A400M heavy lift aircraft in each case resulting in significant time and cost overruns. But it also happened with the Type 45, which the committee does not include in its list.
Putting this all together, some of the projects are indeed down to mismanagement, but much of the waste identified by the committee stems directly from the choice of European equipment. This is not "mismanagement" per se, but the effects of selecting the wrong suppliers or the wrong equipment in the first place. And this applies to other equipment, the procurement of which in the committee's terms, was not "mismanaged", but still cost more than it ought to, or was simply the wrong choice.
Yet, when it comes to the media, they all report roughly the same thing. The Guardian picks up the theme of "overspending" and then follows the committee line that:
The cost increases and delays will lead to "further cuts or cancellations in equipment, and the armed forces will have to operate older, less capable, less efficient equipment for longer", the Commons public accounts committee warns.Exactly the same line is taken by the BBC, which reports the MPs saying: "the armed forces may be left without vital equipment because of the Ministry of Defence's 'woeful' management of major procurement projects."
And then there is the Telegraph which reports on "the woeful performance of the Department in procuring defence equipment and its inability even to follow its own broadly sensible procurement rules."
This is not journalism – it is copy editing. The mindless hacks have simply edited the committee press release. Some have embellished it with a couple of quotes, and then they all have regurgitated the script and called it a news story.
The point of course, is that the select committee have done a bad job in scrutinising the government. But, in a working democracy, the check on the poor performance of MPs is the media, which should have savaged the report. They have not, and therefore, as a result of this succession of failures, the government gets off the hook. No wonder it performs so badly.
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JanSport Endeavor 8000
4-star: 1
3-star: 0
2-star: 0
1-star: 0
One of the best packs ever made. Simply the best.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $200
One of the best packs ever made.
- Relatively light
- Hauls bulky heavy loads with ease
- Straps are too long
- No internal pockets
Simply the best. I am a longtime climber with significant guiding experience and this pack is the best I have used bar none. Simple, uncluttered, and you can get a lot into it without getting frustrated (imporant in cold winds and at altitude).
I use it all the time for backpacking simply because the harness is so comfortable. The pack also weighs in at a mere 4 pounds. Jansport should re-issue it.
Yeah, that's right, I got it for $109 on eBay. I used…
Size: 4000 CI+
Max. Load Carried: 50 lbs
Height of Owner: 5' 9"
Price Paid: $109
Yeah, that's right, I got it for $109 on eBay. I used this pack on Shasta in May. It's light, comfortable and durable. I have only had it out in the field for a couple days but it withstood some very wet conditions. The cloth that the pack is made out of is some strong stuff. My only regret is that this pack does not have a daisychain and thus makes it difficult to attach stuff to the outside.
Retailers' Descriptions
Here's what other sites are saying:
The Jansport Endeavor 8000 Backpack is a lightweight expedition pack designed for high-altitude mountaineering. The inspiration for the Endeavor 8000 came from mountaineering legend Ed Viesturs' lofty goal to summit the world's 14 largest peaks. This four-compartment pack has a detachable lid that converts to a backpack for day trips from the base camp. Compression straps keep the load against your back and over your center of gravity. Glow-in-the-dark ring-pull zippers make getting to your gear easier at night or on those early mornings before sunrise.
- Backcountry.com refers to the men's version
CLOSEOUTS . Jansport's Endeavor 8000 backpack is a top-loading multi-day backpack that's ideal for high-altitude mountaineering. Detachable lid converts into a daypack Internal frame aluminum stays Load-stabilizing compression straps Gear loops and lash points Two ice axe holders Side pockets Glow-in-the-dark zip pulls Rugged and durable exterior Fits torsos: 17-20 Size: 32x14- x13 Capacity: 4250 cu.in. Weight: 4 lb. 4 oz. Fabric: VX-07 Sailcloth and Cordura CLOSEOUTS . Vietnam.
- Sierra Trading Post refers to the men's version
This lightweight expedition pack was designed in conjunction with mountaineer Ed Viesturs to meet the demands for alpine climbing and mountaineering. JanSport's lightweight yet sturdy suspension has dual aluminum stays and a foamex framesheet that provides efficient weight transfer. Dial in an ideal fit using a harness plate that lets you adjust the pack's torso length and shoulder width. Laminated, compression-molded shoulder straps have a seamless edge to increase comfort by eliminating abrasion from seams. Compression-molded foam waistbelt offers a precise fit that won't restrict hip motion. Top-loading bivy extension sleeve lets you expand capacity of pack and secure its contents. Two universal ice axe holders and PVC shrink wrapped gear loops on hipbelt let you carry alpine gear. Removable lid converts to a daypack for summit attempts or hikes away from base camp. Expandable side pockets can hold liter-size bottles. Dual side compression straps with alien buckles hold a sleeping pad and bulky gear; dual Hypalon clip points let you lash on bulky gear. Color-coded compression straps and glow-in-the-dark zipper-pull tips are easy to see. Constructed of tough, lightweight VX07 Sailcloth and 210-denier vertical Cordura® for added strength. Internal pocket holds a hydration reservoir (sold separately) and includes an H2O tube port and a toggle ring for Hydro Rak™ to hang a reservoir.
- REI refers to the men's version
JanSport Endeavor 8000
The Endeavor 8000 has been discontinued.previously retailed for:
$149.95 - $299.00
The JanSport Endeavor 8000 is not available from the stores we monitor. It was last seen December 12, 2008 at Backcountry.com.
If you're looking for a new expedition pack (4,500+ cu in), check out the best reviewed current models.


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While Mike is down in Texas this week, he along with The Game Heroes crew got a chance to tour Terminal Reality's studios in Dallas Texas to take a behind the scenes look at Ghostbusters: The Video Game! Including a look at gameplay footage, interviews, and an absolute first look at an exclusive in-game cinematic never before seen!!!That's right, we are awesome!Check it out in the video! and also check out http://thisweekingeek.net, http://thegameheroes.com, and http://protoncharging.com for upcoming details of this most anticipated release!Bustin' makes us feel good!
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With only eleven minutes remaining after 16 days of successful scientific work, the spaceship Columbia began to break apart. Communication was lost and so were the lives of the seven astronauts. Pieces of the shuttle were scattered across Texas and Louisiana while a fireball lit the sky during the final moments for seven heroes of NASA's space program.
The astronauts set off on their mission on January 16, 2003. Everything went smoothly and the crew completed more than 80 experiments in orbit. It was the first flight for four of the explorers - William McCool, David Brown, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. The other crew members were Rick Husband, Michael Anderson and Kalpana Chawla.
Those people went to space to research and explore for our future, knowledge and possibly for a new place to live. Their mission included the transportation of parts for the International Space Station.
NASA says they had no sign that anything was wrong. Everything seemed fine except for a few small malfunctions. The only problem was the displacement of heat tiles as the shuttle took off. Even the last radio communication seemed fine. When NASA notified Husband of the malfunction of the instruments, he responded calmly, saying, "Roger, uh huh," and then the radio went silent. Four minutes later, the shuttle exploded.
The reason for the explosion is still unclear. Those seven astronauts are heroes because they were in space for us. The space shuttle was a sign of American pride along with its people. I think the heroes of the Col-umbia space shuttle should be honored because they gave their lives for us and our future.
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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign is once again coming under intense scrutiny from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates.
America Blog is asking LGBT shoppers and allies to give downloadable "vouchers" to Salvation Army bell ringers in lieu of cash in an effort to let the organization know that "bigotry is not a Christmas value," according to blogger John Aravosis.
"The Salvation Army discriminates against gay people, and discriminating donors should find another charity this Christmas than evangelical bigots who advocate against our civil rights," Aravosis writes. "And not just that –- they've actively lobbied against pro-gay policies in a number of countries as well."
Check out the printable voucher below, then scroll down to keep reading:
Of course, it isn't the first time the Salvation Army's conservative view of homosexuality has been brought to attention. "The Salvation Army has a history of active discrimination against gays and lesbians. While you might think you're helping the hungry and homeless by dropping a few dollars in the bright red buckets, not everyone can share in the donations," Bil Browning noted on The Bilerico Project last year. "The organization also has a record of actively lobbying governments worldwide for anti-gay policies -- including an attempt to make consensual gay sex illegal."
Indeed, as Browning pointed out, the group's position statements reveal a somewhat rigid outlook on LGBT lifestyles. "Scripture forbids sexual intimacy between members of the same sex," one statement reads. "The Salvation Army believes, therefore, that Christians whose sexual orientation is primarily or exclusively same-sex are called upon to embrace celibacy as a way of life. There is no scriptural support for same-sex unions as equal to, or as an alternative to, heterosexual marriage."
Earlier this year, an Australian Salvation Army official sparked international controversy after he implied in an interview that LGBT people should be put to death, noting that it was "a part of our belief system."
"You know, we have an alignment to the Scriptures, but that's our belief," Major Anthony Craibe said in the interview. You can listen to audio, courtesy of Truth Wins Out's John Becker, below:
Salvation Army spokesman Major Bruce Harmer then quickly released a statement distancing the organization from Craibe's "extremely regrettable" remarks, noting that members do "not believe, and would never endorse, a view that homosexual activity should result in any form of physical punishment."
Harmer went on to note: "The Salvation Army believes in the sanctity of all human life and believes it would be inconsistent with Christian teaching to call for anyone to be put to death. We consider every person to be of infinite value, and each life a gift from God to be cherished, nurtured and preserved."
In June 2012, Oreo posted a photo of a rainbow sextuple-stacked cookie to its Facebook page in honor of Pride month. While the responses were mostly positive, some commenters were outraged, even calling for a boycott of the product. Still, Basil Maglaris, Kraft's associate director of corporate affairs, said that the positive comments on the post "far outweighed" the negative ones.
Betty Crocker
The staple of American domesticity is part of the General Mills family of products, which has been boycotted by the National Organization for Marriage for opposing the Minnesota Marriage Amendment. What better way to celebrate the stand against intolerance than Betty Crocker's Rainbow Chip cake? Correction on July 24 at 1:35pm ET: The original version of this slideshow misidentified the name of the Minnesota Marriage Amendment. It has been corrected on this slide and several others throughout the slideshow.
In 1992, Levi's found itself at odds with the Boy Scout's 'Three Gs' principle that had guided the Scouts' membership model for more than 80 years -- that everyone is welcome, provided they are not gay, godless, or a girl. San Francisco-based Levi's pulled its Boy Scout funding, due to the group's exclusion. In response, Republican Dana Rohrabacher encouraged a 'grassroots' counter-boycott of Levi Strauss and his Texan colleage, Tom DeLay, was even more extreme in his reaction: "When Texans find out that the Levi's they have on go toward attacks on the Boy Scouts of America... they'll take off those Levi's and burn them in the streets."
Not only will this breakfast cereal reduce your family's cholesterol but it will reduce your family's moral integrity as well, according to The National Organization for Marriage. As part of the General Mills family of products, Cheerios is one of the brands that has been boycotted by NOM for opposing the Minnesota Marriage Amendment.
American Apparel
In 2009, American Apparel put its "Legalize Gay" t-shirt in storefront windows in Washinton, D.C. When a group of anti-LGBT vandals broke the store's windows, the company didn't back down, but rather agreed to send shirts to any group in D.C. that was fighting for gay rights.
Disney World
Although Walt Disney World's Gay Days are not officially sanctioned by the theme park, they were the object of a Florida Family Association warning. The anti-LGBT group paid to have two planes fly over the park, with warning banners, to deter unsuspecting families from attending the park during Gay Days.
In January 2012, when Starbucks released a memorandum voicing support of gay marriage, NOM launched DumpStarbucks.com to urge people to boycott the coffee chain.
As part of the General Mills family of products, which has been boycotted by NOM for opposing the Minnesota Marriage Amendment, there are attempts to dethrone Wheaties as the "Breakfast of Champions."
Tide Detergent
In 2004, Procter and Gamble angered conservatives by opposing an anti-gay rights statute that would exempt gays and lesbians from special civil rights protection in its hometown of Cincinnati. In response, the American Family Association issued a boycott of some of P&G's most popular products, including Tide Detergent, and gathered petition signatures from almost 365,000 families urging Procter & Gamble to change its policy.
In 2005, Microsoft came under fire from anti-LGBT activists, including evangelical preacher Ken Hutcherson, for its support of a bill in that would outlaw discrimination against homosexuals at work in the state of Washington. In response, Microsoft withdrew its support of the bill, prompting outrage from gay and liberal activists and criticism from its staff and other big businesses. In response, Bill Gates backtracked again and admitted that he was surprised by the vehemence of the reaction. When the bill was defeated by a single vote, Microsoft's liberal critics blamed its withdrawal of support for the loss.
Home Depot
A May 2012 post on the American Family Association web site proclaims, "AFA is promoting a boycott of Home Depot until it agrees to remain neutral in the homosexual culture war. The total number of people who have signed the Home Depot boycott pledge is 719,037." The pledge condemns Home Depot for giving "financial and corporate support to open displays of homosexual activism," because this helps expose "small children to lascivious displays of sexual conduct by homosexuals and cross-dressers." In response to the pledge, which was delivered at Home Depot's annual shareholder meeting, Chairman Blake responded, "We are, and will remain, committed to a culture that fosters an inclusive environment for our associates, our customers and communities in which we exist."
Pampers Diapers
Diapers are essential to fulfilling the straight family-making dream, which make them an odd target of a 'pro-family' boycott. However, in 2004, Proctor and Gamble angered conservatives by opposing an anti-gay rights statute that would exempt gays and lesbians from special civil rights protection in its hometown of Cincinnati. In response, the American Family Association issued a boycott of some of P&G's most popular products, including Pampers Diapers, and gathered petition signatures from almost 365,000 families, urging Procter & Gamble to change its policy.
PepsiCo Products
After it was discovered that PepsiCo gave a combined $1,000,000 to the Human Rights Campaign and PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) to promote the so-called "homosexual lifestyle" in the workplace, the American Family Accociation posted a "Boycott Pepsi Pledge," urging conservatives to stay away from Pepsi drinks, Frito Lay chips, Quaker Oats, and Gatorade.
In June of 2009, Safeway honored Pride by putting large gay/lesbian Pride posters in its stores across America. In response to this celebration of the "gay lifestyle," the American Family Association urged conservatives to contact their local Safeway, and ask it to "stop promoting homosexuality," and "let Safeway know if they continue, you will consider grocery shopping with their competitors."
Crest Toothpaste
In 2004, Procter and Gamble angered conservatives by opposing an anti-gay rights statute that would exempt gays and lesbians from special civil rights protection in its hometown of Cincinnati. In response, the American Family Association issued a boycott of some of P&G's most popular products, including Crest Toothpaste, and gathered petition signatures from almost 365,000 families, urging Procter & Gamble to change its policy.
Old Navy
In 2011, when Old Navy planned to sell shirts to benefit the anti-suicide, anti-bullying It Gets Better project, the American Family Association urged members to "drop by your Old Navy store in your community and tell them you're not going to shop at Old Navy until they get their minds right."
Girl Scouts
In 2011, when The Girl Scouts decided to allow a transgender youth to participate, The American Family Association urged members to contact Girl Scout leadership, "expressing your disappointment in their recent decision to allow boys as troop members," and to "let them know you will not support the Girl Scouts as long as it continues down a path of destructive policies."
In December 2011, a Macy's dressing room attendant prevented a transgender woman from using a female dressing room, because it violated her religious beliefs. After the woman was fired for refusing to abide by Macy's pro-LGBT policies, the American Family Association lamented, "The LGBT agenda has become the theater of the absurd" and urged members to contact the Macy's headquarters to "express... outrage at this injustice to female employees and customers."
In May 2012, Target announced that 100% of the purchase price of any of its Pride merchandise would be donated to the pro-LGBT Family Equality Council. The American Family Association lamented that "Target is joining President Obama in ramming same-sex marriage down the throats of the American people" and urged members to contact Target Chairman Gregg Steinhafel, to "let him know that a majority of Americans oppose same-sex marriage and are able to use their pocketbooks to voice their opposition to companies that support it." It should be noted that Target has also come under fire from gay advocates. In 2011, Lady Gaga nixed a deal with Target for an exclusive special edition of her "Born This Way" album after it was revealed that the brand had donated $150,000 to MN Forward, a group that was backing Tom Emmer's gubernatorial bid in Minnesota. Emmer was known for being especially conservative and not supporting equal rights for LGBT citizens.
J.C. Penney
Aside from One Million Mom's infamous boycott of the department store for choosing Ellen DeGeneres as its spokesperson, J.C. Penney also came under fire in June 2012 when its catalog featured two men on the floor playing and hugging their two children at home indicating, according to the American Family Association, that the company made a "departure from its moorings to God's Word and Mr. Penney's leadership by taking sides in the cultural war in celebration of homosexuality." The AFA urged members to "call or visit your local J. C. Penney store manager to politely inform them that you will not be shopping at their store this Father's Day," and added, "If you have a store credit card or hold stock with the J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP), you might consider closing your account and divesting until they become neutral in the culture war."
Pillsbury is part of the General Mills family of products, which has been boycotted by NOM for opposing the Minnesota Marriage Amendment.
In 2006, Walgreen's was a Platinum-Level sponsor of the Chicago "Gay Games." According to Tom Kovach of RenewAmerica.com, "by its very definition, the 'Gay' Games will invite people from all over the world to come to Chicago this summer and have homo-sex," and Walgreen's support contradicted it "squeaky-clean, family-friendly corporate image." Kovach wasn't alone in his condemnation -- the Illinois Family Institute voiced opposition and considered urging members to boycott the Pharmacy chain.
In 2005, the American Family Association launched a boycott campaign against Ford for being "the company which has done the most to affirm and promote the homosexual lifestyle." The group criticized Ford for donating money to gay-rights organizations (Ford offered to give up to $1,000 to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for every Jaguar and Land Rover it sells to a member of GLAAD) and complained that Ford had sponsored Pride celebrations, advertised in gay-oriented publications and was "redefining the definition of the family to include homosexual marriage."
When Gap launched an ad campaign featuring two men pressed together under a shared t-shirt, anti-LGBT group One Million Moms, which is part of the American Family Association, launched a boycott, stating, "GAP Inc. Brands, including Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime, and Athleta, does not deserve, nor will it get, money from conservative families across the country. Supporting GAP is not an option until they decide to remain neutral in the culture war. GAP needs to seriously consider how their immoral advertising affect the youth of our nation."
Green Giant
The frozen vegetable brand is part of the General Mills family of products, which, in June 2012, was boycotted by NOM for opposing the Minnesota Marriage Amendment.


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Updated 5:02pm Saturday 22nd February 2014 in Latest Football By Andrew Penman
NEWPORT County AFC came down to earth with a bump against the Robins as Cheltenham Town earned a 1-0 win at Rodney Parade.
A scrappy goal from Ashley Vincent after 23 minutes was enough to give the visitors the three points on a desperately disappointing afternoon for the Exiles.
Justin Edinburgh's men piled on the pressure after the break but couldn't find a way through the visitors' defence.
They are now seven points off the play-offs with three games in hand ahead of Tuesday night's rearranged home clash with AFC Wimbledon.
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6:20pm Sat 22 Feb 14
b3talover says...
6:47pm Sat 22 Feb 14
CountyValleyboy says...
For me Hughes does not cut it at this level.
We would not have score if we played for another 90 minutes !!!!!
Not play off form i'm afraid !
6:51pm Sat 22 Feb 14
ex-St. Julians boy says...
6:56pm Sat 22 Feb 14
Rodneyboy says...
7:00pm Sat 22 Feb 14
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7:40pm Sat 22 Feb 14
CountyValleyboy says...
8:59pm Sat 22 Feb 14
exrisca says...
9:00pm Sat 22 Feb 14
sooty001 says...
CountyValleyboy wrote:You said we would not have scored if we had played another 90 mins, have to disagree with you there we could have played all night and that ball would have not gone in their net.
So, so disappointing after Tuesdays performance ! Why did he drop Pipe?
For me Hughes does not cut it at this level.
We would not have score if we played for another 90 minutes !!!!!
Not play off form i'm afraid !
9:00pm Sat 22 Feb 14
larneman says...
Feel so sorry for the fans who paid good money only to suffer having to watch a team that did'nt come up to scratch.. Come on JE get them sorted.
9:25pm Sat 22 Feb 14
jiffygeorge says...
9:41pm Sat 22 Feb 14
COUNTYVOICE says...
alot of county supporters seem to agree.
again not much movement in the top eight of the league. but i v always said scoring has been and will be a problem.JOLLEY cannot even get on the bench , what is the problem , still suffering from his injury?
agree with why PIPE was dropped and RYAN JACKSON is not playing?
3 more home game advantage to come , ha ha FORTRESS NEWPORT, a few more performances like that , and it will CARE HOME newport .
buck up your ideas for tuesday lads..
10:11pm Sat 22 Feb 14
asrncafc says...
Rodneyboy wrote:Very true; Ryan Jackson sank in oblivion. Ryan formed such a good duo with Oshilaja before the latter moved back to his former team.
Can't understand why Ryan Jackson can't get a game.He could have given us much more width on the right and given Robbie Wilmot more freedom.
But JE must have his good reasons. Maybe he is still in debt with the established players who last season secured promotion from Conference.
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