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Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun had another solid game making 22 saves, with little work in the first two periods, but got some help by a diving Dennis Wideman to save a goal right after Santorelli scored, which could have switched the momentum over to the Wild. Minnesota did get themselves on the board when Cal Clutterbuck (love that name) scored late in the first to give Minnesota some life. Jose Theodore the Wild backup (yes that's right) settled down after the first two goals and was solid the rest of the way, stopping 25 shots.
Some interesting game notes: Dennis Wideman had 26:38 minutes of ice time. Chris Higgins had 4 shots on goal. Radek Dvorak played in his 574th game as a Florida Panther. The Little Stevie point watch was zero for the night and the projection for the year is now at 36. He's still wearing the cage for his missing tooth.
Now for the drama. With time elapsed as scrum erupted and ended in an unfortunate situation for Panthers forward Steve Bernier. Minnesota's Brent Burns took exception to a hip check from Bernier just seconds before time elapsed and the rumble occured. Burns became careless, (I don't care what anyone says) and lost control of not only himself, but his stick and graciously planted the butt end of it on the face of Bernier. Bernier doubled over immediately and the ice was loaded with blood from the Panther forward. As the team's continued to scrape it up a bit, the players not involved gathered around Bernier along with team trainers and doctors. Bernier was helped off the ice and it was later determined that he suffered a broked or fractured cheekbone. Bernier was not on the plane last night to Philadelphia, and most likely taking his place on the roster tonight against Philadelphia will be Darcy Hordichuk. If the Panthers need to make a roster move, expect Michal Repik to be called up.
So what will happen with Burns who was assesed with a five minute major for fighting, a 10 minute misconduct and a game misconduct for his actions. Also, let it be known that Bernier was given a "weak" two minute boarding call for his hip check to Burns, causing the outbreak.
Look, I love rough and physical play. I enjoy seeing the hitting and checking, and all that. I also believe that fighting has it's place in the game. However, as a player there are times you have to suck it up and bite the bullet. You want to retailiate for a hit that you feel was out of line, ok, that's fine. I get it. But to actually use your stick and shove it into someone's face is careless and irresponsible. There's no call for that and the rule as we all know is that a player must be responsible for his stick. It's a frickin' weapon.
Now I don't know as of right now how long Bernier's going to be out for, but I'd like to see some punishment handed out to Burns. What's enough? I say 3 games, when i actually expect 2. Not much more. Burns did apologize and said it wasn't intentional and that he didn't realize the damage he caused. Even still, Colin Campbell has to do the right thing. A suspension is in order. Here's the video for you to see in case you haven't.
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In the retail manufacturing industry, we see innovations cropping up everyday but very few of these are actually able to make their mark and change existing processes. Purchase Orders are one such innovation.
A Purchase Order (PO) is a written sales contract between buyer and seller detailing the exact merchandise or services to be rendered from a single vendor. It specifies payment terms, delivery dates, item identification, quantities, shipping terms and all other obligations and conditions. Purchase orders are generally pre-printed, numbered documents generated by the retailer's financial management system which shows that purchase details have been recorded and the payment will be made.
Example: Every time a retail store places an order with its vendors, the retailer submits a purchase order. This document allows the retailer to track outstanding orders and accounts payable.
Companies use purchase orders for several reasons. Some of these are:
- Purchase orders allow buyers to clearly and explicitly communicate their intentions to sellers
- Sellers are protected in case of a buyer's refusal to pay for goods or services
- Purchase orders help a purchasing agent to manage incoming orders and pending orders
- Purchase orders provide economies in that they streamline the purchasing process to a standard procedure
- Commercial lenders or financial institutions may provide financial assistance on the basis of purchase orders. There are various trade finance facilities that almost every financial institution allows to business people against purchase orders such as:
- Before Shipment credit facility
- Post Shipment credit facility
- Trade Finance facility
- Foreign Bill Purchase credit facility
- Bill retirement credit facility
- Order Confirmation
- Followup
Currently the industry practice involves using multiple excel documents and emails to track the WIP (Work In Progress). This varies across different product categories, brands and Individuals.
Unfortunately, this method is moving towards being outdated. This is because using this method results in:-
- Following formats that are not standard across brands and business units
- Lack of real time visibility to the Buyer
- Files being shared on emails make sending large file sizes a painful task
- Difficult to detect and identify delays and bottle necks and hence not very efficient
- Lack of visibility to Production Sample approvals and Final inspection reports at any point.
As a solution, the business needs the following:-
- A digital platform to capture Product Order commitment, unit volumes and delivery dates
- A system to track which product has been assigned to which supplier
- Robust workflow and calendar management tools, within the PLM solution, that enable work-in-progress (WIP) tracking and production tracking
- A system which can hold all the final inspection reports and sample statuses and is accessible by everyone in the supply chain
A Production Order Tracking feature, integrated with a PLM system, caters to all these needs and combines with them the following advantages:
- Web-based PLM ensures that a single version of the truth is available to all participants from start to finish
- Greater and Better visibility provides a more consistent and consolidated view of the business to improve management and control, minimizing the risk of delayed Retail intros
- A shared, collaborative platform with real-time access to data, enables better data accuracy, provides early notification of problems via alerts and provides a platform for business intelligence to help improve decision making.
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ITC Infotech provides Product Order commitment management and a Production Order Tracking solution which help provide a comprehensive digital platform for negotiation of product order commitments, as well as unit volume, delivery dates and transportation methods. The Streamlined Purchasing Procedure maintenance utility is a robust and easy-to-use program that helps various business organizations to automate the entire purchase order entries, and efficiently create and tackle the multi-sales and purchase order process in real time. Automated archiving and capturing of discussion threads provides seamless visibility between retailer and brand, and the supply chain. Once a commitment decision has been made, PLM tracks which products have been awarded to which supplier. The 'commitment' created within the PLM system can automatically be sent to an ERP system to generate a purchase order.
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1.Robust workflow and calendar management tools within the PLM Solution enable work-in-progress (WIP) tracking and production tracking.
2. WIP tracking is a combination of statuses from ERP and PLM, with PLM providing a single, central repository to integrate the two workflows.
3. Reports are easily generated for viewing the status of not only an individual product, but also all orders for that product.
4. Final inspection Reports will be entered in the system under season\product\sourcing\Final inspection
5. The supplier will submit pre-production samples and TOP samples based on the calendar dates. The buyer will review the samples and release comments under comments tab under season\product \specifications\comments.
6. The supplier will test the fabric for fabric performance test and these test reports will be saved under the respective material in the library. At any point the supplier or the buyer can go into the material and view the test reports.
7. The supplier will also perform the garment performance test based on the brand requirement, once the test report is ready, this will get saved under the documents under season\product\Approvals\Product testing.
8. It helps to track entire purchase and sales transactions in a simplified way. PO (purchase order) program saves your valuable time from finding any invoice templates, PO forms, PO format sample or example, and purchase order online forms to create purchase order forms.
For any retailer to keep up with the fast evolving face of the industry, PO tracking is an invaluable tool, paving the way for the retailer to be part of the technological revolution that is changing the industry.


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Here's Another Reason to Hate the Red Sox. They're Putting Ads on Their Jerseys.
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Here's a great idea. Take a super profitable baseball team and place ads on their jerseys so they can make even more money. That way the super profitable team can continue to pound lesser teams that have no money.
That's apparently what the Red Sox are going to do. The team's uniforms will feature paid advertising for the first time ever during their two game season opening series in Japan.
Suck it Florida Marlins.
The ad will be for EMC, which is a technology company of some kind. Actually, I have no idea what it is, but I hope they go bankrupt.
By the way, if you were on the fence about the Sox, this move should officially push you into the "I hate their guts" camp.
Now, the logo really isn't any more obtrusive than the World Series patches teams wear in October. But it does begin the slippery slope to baseball eventually becoming like NASCAR.
Nothing like A-Rod sliding into second with "Viva Viagra" plastered across his back. Yeah, can't wait for that.


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Montrae Holland's season is over
IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys placed guard Montrae Holland on injured reserve with a biceps injury Monday and brought Daniel Loper back to the 53-man roster.
Loper, who plays guard and tackle, was cut Saturday to make room for running back Chauncey Washington. Loper has been cut by the Cowboys three times this year.
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Holland, who could require surgery, suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 20-7 loss to Philadelphia.
"I got caught in a position where I tried to catch a guy and pull him back in front of me and it didn't work," Holland said. "So it wasn't the right position to be in."
Among the Cowboys' final cuts before the season started, Holland was brought back on Oct. 18 and started 10 games. He took over for rookie Bill Nagy, who fractured his ankle at New England. He will be a free agent after this season.
With Holland out, the Cowboys will turn to undrafted rookie Kevin Kowalski or veteran Derrick Dockery, who suffered a knee injury in his one start on Sept. 18 at San Francisco. Dockery has experience but he has been inactive the last two games.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett didn't commit to either candidate Monday. If it is a matter of experience, Dockery, who is in his ninth season with 112 career starts, gets the edge.
"It's one of the reasons we like him and one of the reasons we signed him," Garrett said.
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"Coach does a really good job of keeping everyone prepared during the week because who knows how a game's going to go down?" Dockery said. "Injuries are a part of the game and you just have to be ready when you're number is called."
Kowalski got the call when Holland went down Saturday. He also filled in when Nagy was hurt and took over for Phil Costa two weeks ago against the Giants at center.
"Fortunately for me I'll be in the same role I had been in the last couple of weeks, so I don't think anything will be different," Kowalski said. "It's the same thing; just be prepared, not much to it."
Loper, out of Texas Tech, is a seven-year veteran but he has yet to be active for a game this year. He has played in 58 games with nine starts with Tennessee, Detroit and Oakland.
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Whenever there's a tragedy as what happened last weekend in K.C, or the Arizona shooting, or Columbine, you can be sure that the libs will amp up with their tiresome banter for the banning of all handguns..............i.e. Bob Beckel. Sooner than later, this topic will (to quote Warden Norton in Shawshank Redemption) "vanish like a f art in the wind"


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Omitted Conversations from the Pool Scene
Stiles: so....do you like baseball?
Derek: ...Stiles, I'm kind of drowning here
Stiles: yeah, right. totally.
Stiles: ...
Stiles: but do you like the mets?
Stiles: marvel or dc?
Derek: what does that— there is a kanima RIGHT THERE
Stiles: do u like batman?
Derek: I don't—
Stiles: it's a simple question. everyone knows if they like batman or not
Derek: ...
Stiles: i mean, you have a lot in common—
Derek: YES I like batman
Stiles: me too
Stiles: okay, cage match between chuck norris and a honeybadger: who wins?
Derek: that's really stupid. i'm not going to answer that
Stiles: fine. but I think we both know who would win
Stiles: I Spy with my little eye...something...GREEN!
Derek: ...
Derek: is it the kanima?
Stiles: look at that! you're really good at this game!
Derek: i'll show you something i'm really good at...
Stiles: okay okay I Spy with my little eye....something blue!
Derek: howabout your face after i strangle you
Stiles: close, but actually, it was the water, so...not really that close actually. and that's pretty hurtful since I'm the guy making sure it's not you who's the blue one. in case you forgot about that
Derek: i'm not playing this game anymore
Stiles: okay would you rather...lick jackson's foot or french kiss scott?
Derek: i would rather drown than keep listening to you
Stiles: fine. you come up with something to do. I'm all for singalongs, just throwing that out there
Derek: this isn't a road trip, stiles
Stiles: well, i've never been on one, so i wouldn't know
Derek: you're lucky, then. they suck. getting stuck in the back seat next to your evil big sister all day is terrible
Stiles: ...yeah? that bad?
Derek: no. it was actually pretty okay
Stiles: so i think that if we survive this, you should let me drive your car as a reward
Derek: i would sooner drown than let you get behind the wheel of my car
Stiles: but if you're dead, you won't be able to stop me
Derek: I would come back to haunt you forever
Stiles: forever and ever? you promise?
Derek: shut up
Stiles: you know, I could have been getting a thank you kiss from Lydia right now for being her knight in shining armor
Derek: poor you
Stiles: shut up. you're the damsel in distress here. you should be thanking me
Derek: ...
Derek: I'm not going to kiss you
Stiles: I never said you should! you're the only one who went there
Derek: I wish you were the little mermaid
Stiles: why? so i could swim better?
Derek: no. so you couldn't talk
Stiles: rude.
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I got Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sonic the fucking Hedgehog.
Maybe I cracked the egg too fast.
I got Isabelle from animal crossing :o
I got Rogue Titan gettin' krunk. I was not disappointed.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Williams was stabbed in the thigh on Sunday at his home in Tampa, Fla.
Mike Williams Stabbed
Eric Baylor, Williams' brother, is believed to have carried out the stabbing, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Cristal Bermudez Nunez. Police have issued a warrant for Baylor's arrest. The 23-year-old is wanted for aggravated battery/ domestic violence, reported the Tampa Bay Times.
Following the stabbing, Williams was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital and was treated for a minor laceration. He was released shortly thereafter.
"Obviously, our primary focus is making sure that he's OK," said Buccaneer's general manager Jason Licht. "I know he's been treated and released. I just want to make sure that he's OK, and that's our main concern.
"We've reached out to Mike. We've yet to hear from him," Licht added. "From what I understand, he's been treated and released, so that's a good start. We're trying to gather all the facts we can."
Williams' Off-Field Troubles
Off-the-field troubles have long followed Williams, who completed his fourth season at Tampa Bay last fall. He's currently facing misdemeanor criminal mischief and trespassing charges. He's also been forced to pay $43,000 in damages for hosting rowdy house parties.
Williams, who signed a six-year, $40.25 million contract with the Buccaneers last July, only played 6 games with the team last year. In his abbreviated season, he caught 22 passes for 216 yards and scored two touchdowns.
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At the Altar by rachel4revenge
Summary: After a case, John and Sherlock stagger back to Baker Street, John reasoning that he'll let Mary know in the morning… He does not, however, expect to find her already there - or that she would be asleep in Sherlock's bed of all places. But he's too tired to ask: it came wait until morning, right?
Why You Should Read It: So you think Johnlockary fics tend to be steamy? Wait until you read this one. (And as if I needed another reason to recommend this fic, it's for the spontaneity and lack of detailed past planning, as opposed to the majority of other Johnlockary fics I've read)
Commission for garrulousgibberish! It is for her monsterlock fic The Attic Stairs (And The Eyes in the Dark).
HAAHAHAHA YES \o/ Mycroft wins his goldfish ~♥
Now why does that sound familiar…? ;)
John leaves a just-fed, just-bathed, finally, finally sleeping Jane with a beaming Mrs Hudson, hauls himself up the seventeen steps, and collapses onto the sofa with a groan.
"All right," he announces to the flat as he unbuttons his trousers (he'd love to tell himself that he's hoping for sex, but frankly, he only does it because the damn things have been cutting into his waist all day), "I'm ready for whatever depraved plan you came up with while I was downstairs." Muttering to himself, he adds, "God, I need to sleep."
Mary walks out of the bedroom in her bathrobe and gingerly sits next to John. "Sorry, John, but there's no plan, depraved or otherwise. Sherlock's in the kitchen doing God knows what behind closed doors, but he didn't answer when I called, and if I even think about sex, I might pop a stitch. You're on your own."
John lays himself down and rests his head in Mary's lap; Mary strokes his hair. Mary's pyjamas are soft against his cheek, and John's dozing off, eyelids falling, body relaxing because he's finally off-duty, and God, he feels old just thinking it, but it's better than sex, it is, when he hears the kitchen door open and a pair of ridiculously large feet propel a ridiculously tall consulting detective into the living room.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Sherlock says, "I didn't"—John sits up as Sherlock stops short—"I didn't realise. I'll… just… um." He stares vaguely at the fireplace mantle, looking as frozen as he did when John asked him to be his best man.
Good Lord, John thinks as he scoots over to make room for Sherlock, Jane'll be at uni by the time he's worked his way up to joining us in bed.
"Come on," Mary says, patting the empty cushion between her and John. "Quick, before John falls asleep again and hogs the whole thing."
"I wouldn't—that wouldn't be…?"
"Sherlock, we love you, of course we want you with us," Mary says at the same time John says, "You're an idiot."
Sherlock nods. "Yes. Well. If that's the case…"
As John falls asleep, his and Mary's clasped hands rest on Sherlock's side. Sherlock, who sprawls across them as though they're so much furniture, has somehow managed to trap John in the crook behind his legs, Mary's lap beneath his head, and her other hand between his own.
"I adore you," Mary says, and John hopes that Sherlock understands who she means.
Inexplicable (3835 words) by emmagrant01 [AO3]
Chapters: 1/5
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mary Morstan/John Watson
Additional Tags: Spoilers: The Sign of Three, Sherlock Series 3 Spoilers, Bodyswap, Magical Artifacts, crossover of sorts
So what was in that matchbox, anyway? John and Sherlock find out, the hard way.
Emma is writing a body swap fic.
Did you hear me?
Run, don't walk. This is going to be very interesting.
Look! Here is a really bad teaser image for my new multi-chapter Mystrade fic:
I feel this visual aptly sums up the reasons for which I should never use photoshop.
It looks like a bad comedy, doesn't it? Hopefully it won't be.
Much love
Is it wrong that I now really really want 40s style horror comedy mystrade set in a giant manor - halfway between Arsenic and old lace and House on a haunted hill with Mycroft being all Vincent Price and Lestrade being Cary Grant.
By "wrong" I think you mean brilliant.
I love early 20th c AUs and wish there were more of them and Mystrade is so ripe for those settings.
YES PLEASE ARE YOU WRITING IT YET? *flailing*
Northwest Passage by Kryptaria→ A Sherlockian Modern Classic
"TSeven years ago, Captain John Watson of the Canadian Forces Medical Service withdrew from society, seeking a simple, isolated life in the distant northern wilderness of Canada. Though he survives from one day to the next, he doesn't truly live until someone from his dark past calls in a favor and turns his world upside-down with the introduction of Sherlock Holmes." [x]
I thought I'd recommend this again, although I already did 4 months ago. Seemed appropriate considering the weather!
Midnight Blue Serenity
"This was like nothing John had ever thought to associate with Sherlock: stubble, skin-tight jeans and three small silver rings gleaming at the crest of one ear. It was unbelievable, like stepping into an alternative universe, and John couldn't stop staring."
When Sherlock infiltrates a club in order to track down a serial killer, his altered appearance is enough to make John question his assumption that Sherlock is beyond his reach. However, he is not the only one to appreciate Sherlock's charms. The killer is looking for his fifth victim, and Sherlock might prove irresistible.
Genre: Case fic, romance, action adventure
Relationship: Eventual Sherlock/John
Rating: M (eventually)
Part One:
AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/635897
FF.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8901285/1/Midnight-Blue-Serenity
Bloody but Unbowed Part 8
"Ever since I returned to London, you have made it plain that my behaviour is intolerable. Clearly, you no longer find me praise-worthy in any capacity, so why are you still here?"
When a familiar argument threatens to destroy the last remnants of John and Sherlock's failing friendship, both men are left questioning their worth to one another. Before either of them has the chance to make amends, circumstance intervenes. John is left at the mercy of his abductors, and this time, he's not sure Sherlock will bother coming to his rescue.
Rating: E (eventually)
Relationship: Eventual Sherlock/John
Genre: Action/Adventure/Angst/Romance and a bit of hurt comfort.
Bloody But Unbowed: Part Eight
I've just received one of the most completely delightful Sherstrade fics I've ever read as a gift in the Sherlockmas exchange: "Sherlock and the Queen of Winter." I"ll link to it again when the authors are revealed, but I couldn't wait to rec and say thank you here. I'm verging on speechless because it's so charming, hilarious, romantic, and hits me square in the heart. Thank you to the anon writer.
I am just perpetually amazed by the people in this fandom. And grateful that I'm a member of such a community.
Author: [redacted]
Title: Sherlock and the Queen of Winter
A gift for: 2ndskin
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Greg Lestrade, John Watson, Molly Hooper, Sally Donovan, Irene Adler
Category: slash
Rating: T
Warnings: No warnings apply.
Summary: Rescuing humans who have been stolen by fairies is the part of Lestrade's job that Sherlock doesn't know about. AU
Author's Notes: The cook's song is "It's Turned Out Nice Again" by George Formby
go read this, i just finished reading this and it's actually officially one of my most favorite fics ever
i really recommend it
Prompt: Teen!Mycroft and Teen!Greg teaching a young Sherlock how to ice skate or making a snowman with him?
Having climbed over the gates in the Holmes estate and almost skewered himself on the spikes on top of it, Greg had hoped for a warmer welcome. Of course, he knew he wasn't technically allowed to be here. But Mycroft's parents were away for the day, so the last thing he'd expected upon dropping to the ground was to be bombarded with snowballs.
Spluttering through a mouthful of snow, Greg held up his hands in order to shield his face. An especially icy snowball slammed into his crotch and he bent over double, groaning in pain.
'Do you surrender?' a high pitched voiced called out to him excitedly. The boy was nowhere in sight, but Greg immediately knew who it belonged to.
'Sherlock,' another voice interrupted disapprovingly, and Greg looked up to see Mycroft jogging towards him over the snow. He dodged a snowball gracefully, and pulled Sherlock out from behind a nearby oak tree. 'Where's your coat?'
'And I thought you were concerned for my wellbeing,' Greg sighed, standing up straight and wincing at the tenderness in his groin. He hoped this wouldn't put a halt to anything his boyfriend might have planned for the evening.
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Wolf-charm is trying to kill me with gorgeous art dedicated to my fic and I am rolling around on the floor, trying to articulate my gratitude and awe at her talent. This is extremely sexy, just the simple act of holding hands (wrists?) and how Sherlock is coming closer just to talk to John. The expressions on their faces. And their hair. And everything. I am so done, I don't know how to express myself. I am so excited to share the ending with you all when it gets finished, just thank you for being so patient and supporting me and doing all of this when I don't deserve it. Your art continues to be a mastery to me, wolf-charm and I am truly humbled by it. Wow.
Colored lineart, made by beansterpie
Because lkughlakdfgt;kahyrt BABIES
Happiness. Gorgeous, glorious, happiness.
You know, as much as we focus on the heat and the passion and the UNF-ness of sex in fanfic/fanart, the giggly bits are fantastic too. I need to remember that when I'm writing. More giggly 'damn it that position didn't work, aw hell' sex. Hm. Definitely need to do that sometime. :)
Exaaaactly. The joy, man. Gotta bring the joy, too.
That's one thing I'm finding I'm missing in some of my more recent pieces. Everything is so damn serious. I mean, I miss stuff like this:
"In that case," John says lazily, trailing his fingers down Sherlock's hip (because he can, now, and isn't it marvelous?), "did you really do the washing up?"
Sherlock turns to look at John over his shoulder. "Of course I did," he says.
"What about that snake? It's gone off, and I'm tired of smelling it."
There's nothing but silence and Sherlock's eyes darting away as he turns over and buries his head against the pillow.
"Sherlock, really…" John starts, but Sherlock hops out of bed in annoyance.
"No. I'm not getting rid of it. I'm not done with it yet." Sherlock looks ready to execute an almighty flounce, and when he turns his back to John, presenting him with a perfect, pale target, John can't help himself.
"You know I told you to bin it," John says, affecting his best no-nonsense, do-as-I-say voice, and reaches out quickly to lay a slap against Sherlock's arse that echoes in the quiet room.
He tries to look stern, crossing his arms and frowning, but when Sherlock turns around, open-mouthed with shock and disbelief, John can only hold it for a second and falls apart laughing on the bed. "Oh God, your face," he says between breaths.
"Oh, you're going to pay for that, John Watson," Sherlock growls, and tackles him against the bed.
"Yes, Sir," John says, laughing. He'll be more than happy to.
We definitely need more joyous, fun sex. C'mon, Roane. DO IT.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first systematic, in-depth look at murder and suicide in the United States shows that personal conflicts are the major factor in such deaths, as opposed to random violence or other crime.
Guns are the most commonly used weapons in both murders and suicides, according to the analysis of data from 2007 released on Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"The pattern that stands out the most is we see a lot of intimate partner violence, mental health problems and substance abuse," said the CDC's Debra Karch, who led the study.
While police and politicians may stress crime-fighting to try to lower murder rates, the study suggests that equipping people to better handle conflict may be more effective.
Karch and colleagues started collecting their data in 2003 and it so far covers just 16 states, so she says it cannot yet be used as either representative of the United States as a whole, or as a basis for predicting trends.
The researchers go beyond death certificates or police reports to try to find all the factors involved in a violent death, including substance abuse, personal problems and relationships.
The CDC estimates that 50,000 people die violently every year in the United States. Homicide is the second leading cause of death, after accidents, for 15- to 24-year-olds and the third leading cause of death for children aged 10 to 14, with suicide following right after in both age groups.
"For homicides and suicides, relationship problems, interpersonal conflicts, mental-health problems, and recent crises were among the primary precipitating factors," Karch and colleagues wrote in their report.
Some of the findings from the report:
* Firearms were used in more than 50 percent of suicides, with hanging or suffocation accounting for 23 percent and poisoning 18 percent.
* Firearms were used in 66 percent of homicides and 80 percent of murder-suicides.
* Suicide rates were higher among people aged 45 to 54 - a shift from previous years when the highest rates of suicide were among those over 80.
* Murder rates were more than three times higher among males than females. One third of women who were murdered were killed by a current or former spouse or partner, compared to five percent of men killed by intimate partners.
* Blacks made up the majority of homicide deaths and had the highest rate of homicide of any racial or ethnic group.
* Military suicides were frequently linked to a physical health problem.
SOURCE: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_ss/ss_cvol.html
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'The Voice' recap: Midas Whale, Ryan Innes roll
Night Three of "The Voice" battle rounds had a few surprises, including the exit of the promising Jessica Childress and performances that showed Ryan Innes and Midas Whale are here to stay. Here's how the night shook out:
TEAM USHER: JESSICA CHILDRESS vs. VEDO, "Locked Out of Heaven"
In an incredibly tight battle, both Jessica Childress and Vedo had charisma to burn and incredibly strong vocals, with only a few slight pitch issues on a really tough song to sing. (Even if it doesn't involve a whole lot of lyrics.) It came down to taste and Usher went with Vedo, even though it seemed Jessica was more adaptable and had more of a fighting spirit. Too bad she didn't get stolen by another coach, since she deserves to move on.
WINNER: Vedo
SHOULD HAVE WON: Jessica
TEAM SHAKIRA: MONIQUE ABBADIE vs. LUKE EDGEMON, "You and I"
It took a while to get going. But once Monique and Luke got to the chorus, they were incredibly good. They both had, as Shakira said, "the perfect amount of Tabasco," though, in the end, she went with her Latina homegirl, which makes sense since she can help her more. But Luke was strong and Blake and Usher both tried to steal him.
WINNER: Monique
SHOULD HAVE WON: Luke (stolen by Team Blake)
TEAM BLAKE: JACQUI SANDELL vs. SAVANNAH BERRY, "Little White Church"
This battle was kind of stacked against rocker Jacqui, with Blake pushing her into the rapid-fire country of Little Big Town's "Little White Church." She did OK, but it was custom made for country singer Savannah, who looked more poised and comfortable, despite all of Jacqui's years on the road.
WINNER: Savannah
SHOULD HAVE WON: Savannah
TEAM SHAKIRA: C. PERKINS vs. KRIS THOMAS, "It Will Rain"
Another Bruno Mars song? Is NBC trying to show that it isn't skimping on their song clearance budget? This felt like a mismatch, with former major-label artist Kris going against the grocery store worker C. Perkins. And Kris did manage to outsing him with his remarkable range. However, C. Perkins has something special in his delivery, a natural emotion that Kris doesn't quite have. Maybe Usher can help him nurture that.
WINNER: Kris
SHOULD HAVE WON: Kris (C. Perkins stolen by Usher)
TEAM ADAM: Midas Whale vs. Patrick Dodd, "Burning Love"
Patrick Dodd has a great voice, but it's hard to imagine a scenario where he would have won this battle. Midas Whale is charismatic, fun, and they carry the pop sound of the moment. Turning Elvis Presley's "Burning Love" into a Mumford & Sons styled hootenanny could be a hit right now and Midas Whale could have had it with this version. It was Patrick's distinctive, throaty voice that held them back.
WINNER: Midas Whale
SHOULD HAVE WON: Midas Whale
TEAM USHER: ORLANDO DIXON vs. RYAN INNES, "Ain't No Sunshine"
Orlando Dixon had to be strong just to make this battle interesting. Ryan Innes has a deep, powerful voice and, more importantly, a deep, powerful connection to the songs he sings that make him seem nearly unshakable. He owned "Ain't No Sunshine," but Orlando used all his technical prowess to make an impact. That forced him to sing too many runs, but they were nearly all on point, which made him a worthy steal.
WINNER: Ryan
SHOULD HAVE WON: Ryan (Orlando stolen by Adam)
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The IP TTL field value with ICMP has two separate values, one for ICMP query
messages and one for ICMP query replies.
The TTL field value help us identify certain operating systems and groups of
operating systems. It also provide us with the simplest means to add another
check criteria when we are quering other host(s) or listening to traffic
A. IP TTL Field Value with ICMP Echo Replies
If we would look at the ICMP Query Replies IP TTL field value than we see
- UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems use 255 as their IP TTL field value
with ICMP query replies.
- Compaq Tru64 5.0 is the exception, using 64 as its IP TTL field value
with ICMP query replies.
- Microsoft Windows operating system machines are using the value of 128.
- Microsoft Windows 95 is the only Microsoft operating system to use 32 as
IP TTL field value with ICMP query messages.
With the ICMP query replies we have two operating systems that are clearly
distinguished from the other - Windows 95 and Compaq Tru64 5.0. Other
systems are grouped into the 255 group (UNIX and UNIX-like) and into the 128
group (Microsoft operating systems).
Operating Systems tested:
LINUX Kernel 2.2.x, Kernel 2.4t1-6; FreeBSD 4.1,4.0,3.4; OpenBSD 2.7,2.6;
1.4.2; Sun Solaris 2.5.1,2.6,2.7,2.8; HP-UX 10.20, 11.0; AIX 4.1, 3.2;
Tru64 5.0; Irix 6.5.3,6.5.8; BSDI BSD/OS 4.0,3.1; Ultrix 4.2-4.5; OpenVMS
Windows 95/98/98SE/ME; Windows NT 4 Workstation SP3, SP4, SP6a; Windows NT 4
Server SP4; Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server.
B. IP TTL Field Value with ICMP Echo Requests
One would expect that both IP TTL field values would be the same ...
This is not true in the case of some operating systems.
- LINUX Kernel 2.2.x & 2.4.x use 64 as their IP TTL Field Value with ICMP
- FreeBSD 4.1, 4.0, 3.4; Sun Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8; OpenBSD 2.6, 2.7,
NetBSD and HP UX 10.20 are using 255 as their IP TTL field value with ICMP
requests. With the OSs listed above the same IP TTL Field value with any
ICMP message is given.
- Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT4 WRKS SP3,SP4,SP6a/NT4 Server SP4 - all using 32
as their IP TTL field value with ICMP Echo requests.
- Microsoft windows 2000 is using 128 as its IP TTL Field Value with ICMP
We can distinguish between LINUX, Microsoft Windows 2000, The Other
OSs (32 group), and the 255 group.
What if we do not get a match?
Than we know that some one changed the default TTL field value in his
Please note that some networking devices might have values similar to those
presented here.
Some might say, that setting the default TTL value with ICMP could be
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Water Polo Tournament Set For Bloomington
Tourism officials in Bloomington estimate a water polo tournament will pump around $500,000 into the local economy. The Hoosier Sports Corp. expects this weekend's 2013 USA Water Polo TYR Champions Cup to attract 400 athletes and 500 spectators.
Manchester Plans Swimming Program
Manchester University has announced plans to start a swim club next year in hopes of beginning NCAA Division III competition the following academic year. The school says an anonymous "sizable gift" will help fund the men's and women's teams.
Military Effort Receives Multimillion Dollar Grant
A Purdue University initiative, designed to help veterans and their families, has received a $2.4 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The Military Family Research Institute says the funding will support counseling, education and employment initiatives.
Hundreds Expected For Life Science Career Event
More than 30 representatives from life science businesses are set to take part in a career fair next week at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington. The school expects more than 200 area high school students to attend.
IRT Lands Grant to Support Student Initiatives
The Indiana Repertory Theatre has secured a $500,000 gift from The Cohen Family Foundation. The organization plans to use the funding to help provide opportunities for students throughout Indiana to experience live theatre at the Indianapolis venue.
Chef's Academy Names Dean
Harrison College's Chef's Academy has named Vincent Kinkade dean of academic affairs. He previously served as a corporate chef for Illinois-based U.S. Foods Inc.
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Why Some Men Don't Like Church
- Wednesday, April 26, 2006
7. The church and Christian radio have failed to support a married man's need for regular sexual intimacy with his wife, which is an insult and a betrayal. We are men, not eunuchs.
8. Christian men are unintentionally encouraged to become the plaything of other men in a misguided attempt to bolster their "Christian witness." We have been turned into doormats and anvils, instead of bold hammers like the fathers of our faith. We are encouraged to worship at the altar of other people's approval. Proverbs 28:1 says that the righteous are as bold as lions. Bold men are both rare and not really welcomed at church.
9. We unintentionally create spiritual veal: overprotected children who are taught to embrace false humility and false meekness. Kids who rarely, if ever, disagree with authority, even when it's corrupt. Mild children afraid of the world because they are not shown how to live in the real world (See February's Dispatch and the story, "Suicide and the 'Nice' Christian Teen. All previous newsletters can be found on the Free Newsletter portion of our website). Sons and daughters who don't possess a powerful opinion or functioning will because they are deemed unChristian, which sets them up for destructive peer pressure (I deal with this tragic problem in next year's release of Raising Good Kids in a 'Nice' World). This list goes on. Men sense this and do not want this transformation to occur in their children. So they stay away. Sunday School too often creates nice and passive kids instead of good ones.
10. Worship music is often too sentimental for guy tastes.
Let me share a recent church service experience that highlights Reason #7.
I heard yet another sermon telling me that I need to be sexually pure. It was a good and right message that included the usual remedies: More daily Bible reading and prayer; flee temptation the way Joseph fled from Potiphar's wife (Gen 39); and strict accountability among others.
This minister was preaching to a group of largely married men. And like many messages designed to help men, it wasn't so much wrong as it was incomplete. Most of these men were sitting next to their wives, who according to the Bible are to help create a monogamous relationship. But he did not include them in his matrix of sexual purity. I, like usual, was treated like a problem to be fixed outside of the real context of my marital union.
After the sermon I talked with another married guy, a former missionary who told me that his wife leaned over to him and asked during the homily, "Are you attracted to other women?" He bravely answered, "I find other women attractive when I'm not sexually satisfied at home." These may be tough words to hear, but they are true for many men. To pretend like they are not is to deny reality and the real heart and struggle of many men. We ignore them at the expense of healthy families.
My goal isn't to beat anyone up. It's to make a difficult situation better by pointing out the real problem and then offering solutions that speak to a man's life. So here's a sample script of what I wish the good minister would have added to his homily in order to help fix this problem we face.
"Now ladies, I want to help you as well. As we both know, your husband's sexual desires don't exist in a vacuum. They are tied to you as well. You can help your husband in his battle for sexual purity by doing what you can to become the object of his sexual desires.
I know that sexuality is a complicated and combustible topic. So an admonition to one couple may not apply for another. I also know that when men get grumpy and rough around the edges that they can be as attractive as an IRS payment.
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Many commentators worried that the 2005 bankruptcy law would discourage entrepreneurs from taking risks. Now it appears to be accelerating the housing downturn:
A new bankruptcy law, approved by Congress in 2005 after years of debate, makes it much harder for households to get out from under their consumer debt. The result: More people being forced to walk away from their homes, leaving lenders holding the bag. Perversely, a law intended to help the financial industry may be damaging the housing sector, creditors and borrowers alike.
Another recent BusinessWeek article shows just how weak bankruptcy protections may be becoming in the wake of a voracious debt-collection business and slow-footed credit bureaus.
In the 1990s, businesses adept at tracking and trading consumer debt expanded their reach to dabble in accounts enmeshed in bankruptcy. That dabbling has grown into a robust market. Some of the trade in so-called bankruptcy paper involves debts that remain collectible. What's troubling is that the market now also includes billions in discharged debts, which ought to have no dollar value. Owners of canceled liabilities can revive their value in two main ways: by directly pressuring consumers to cough up cash or by gaming the credit system. . . .
After Chapter 7 cases, "debtors expect their credit is going to become pristine," [one commentator] notes. "But now you have people who buy the debts, even bankruptcy debts, and all of a sudden, new people are supplying information to the credit bureaus." She adds: "The way the system is working now, it doesn't give [debtors] that fresh start."


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Barack Obama Mitt Romney Paul Ryan Bill Clinton George W. Bush Jesse Jackson Sarah Palin
If only George W. Bush were content to merely market nights in the
Lincoln Bedroom or issue some questionable pardons, the public would be
much better off. But no, the new President has taken the art of selling
White House access to an unprecedented level, with disastrous
consequences for millions of Americans.
While the media remain obsessed with trying to prove that the Clinton
Administration was on the take from corrupt fat cats, the Republicans
have unashamedly turned over the federal government to the very
corporations that purchased the dubious Bush electoral victory.
MBNA, the world's biggest credit card dispenser, which hooks your kids
with teaser rates that can quickly balloon to usurious proportions, is
about to get the bill ending bankruptcy protection for little people that
it had in mind when it led the Bush campaign contributor list.
The big corporate givers are all lined up with wish lists in hand.
"There is no longer any countervailing power in Washington; business is
in complete control of the machinery of government," former Labor
Secretary Robert Reich concluded recently.
In less than two months, the Administration has reversed workplace
protection for repetitive stress injury, betrayed Bush's campaign promise
to curtail industry carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming
and revved up plans for Arctic drilling. For all of his belief in a free
market, the President used the club of the state to force mechanics at
Northwest Airlines back to work.
Not that congressional Democrats are without blame. As the bipartisan
support for the bankruptcy bill demonstrated, corporate contributions are
as compelling as they are pervasive.
Bush has indicated he's eager to sign this atrocious bill--an
identical measure was vetoed by President Clinton--which strips away a
century of protection for small debtors. No longer will holders of
unsecured debt, who average $22,000 a year in income, be given a fresh
start. Under this bill, such debtors who file for bankruptcy will not
have their debt eliminated under the easy-to-use Chapter 7 protection of
the Bankruptcy Code but will be forced to file a repayment plan under the
more rigorous Chapter 13. That places this unsecured debt on the same
level as all other claims requiring payment, such as child support and
alimony, leaving divorced spouses and their children competing with banks
for a claimant's paycheck.
At the same time, Congressional Republicans refused to accept any
amendments restraining the marketing of credit cards or the regulating of
usurious interests rates charged. These largely unscrupulous banking
practices that prey upon the young and gullible, with billions of mailed
solicitations a year, is what often leads people into bankruptcy.
What in God's name is going on? The Bible warns against these money
handler who charge usurious rates: "Let the exacting of usury stop" is
commanded in Nehemiah, where the word "usury" is applied to loans among
Israelites bearing a mere 1 percent interest. On a more secular note, the
California Constitution had placed a 10 percent limit on interest, but that has
been watered down by court decisions.
By those historical standards, the current average charge of 18 percent on
credit cards, often rising more than 24 percent, certainly qualifies as
"exorbitant," to use Webster's definition of usury. Indeed, the common
practice of the banks would seem to fall under the category of criminal
loan-sharking, but just try to find a prosecutor with the guts to
classify a leading bank as organized crime.
The analogy with loan-sharking is valid, given that both credit card
companies and gangsters loan money to people who have no means of
repayment. The gangsters compel repayment with the threat of physical
force, and banks will now have the legal intimidation of the courts.
Because Clinton vetoed this legislation, the banking industry weighed
in heavily for Bush in the last election. MBNA employees accounted for
$240,000 in donations to Bush, compared to $1,500 to Al Gore. The bank's
chairman hosted a $1,000-a-plate dinner for Bush, and the bank
contributed a nifty $100,000 to the Bush inaugural festivities.
Financial institutions, which gave Republicans $26 million in the last
election, have been rewarded with quick passage of the bankruptcy bill
that Clinton rejected. The big difference this time around is that Bush
has already stated that he will sign the bill, so there is no pressure on
Congress to build in even the most minor consumer protections.
This year alone, a million Americans, many of them young people
suckered into financing their education by maxing out their credit cards,
will attempt to use the bankruptcy court as a second chance, only to find
the door closed. They should thank Bush the next time an election rolls
Let's see which Bush softball we can hit out of the park this week.
Should it be tolerating arsenic in the water supply, cutting funds for
abused children or eliminating the historic and nonpartisan evaluation of
judicial candidates by the American Bar Assn.?
With the Senate hanging on one vote, this administration acts as if it
has only limited time to do as much damage as possible to the
environment, consumers, the non-rich and common sense.
One day, President Bush appoints as the government's head regulator a
professor who's made a career of milking corporate funding while opposing
environmental regulation. The next day, we learn that our new UN
ambassador-in-waiting aided Central American death squads. Not to mention
earlier Bush Administration appointments, such as turning over the
Justice Department to John Ashcroft and other right-wing zealots. As the
Washington Post reported, "President Bush is quietly building the most
conservative administration in modern times, surpassing even Ronald
Reagan in the ideological commitment of his appointments."
Hardly "conservative" in the sense of preserving clean air and water
and pristine land in Alaska. To the contrary, the gang in power is out to
pillage and rape the environment with an abandon not witnessed since the
days when strip-mining was in vogue. The principle seems to be that
what's good for a company that gave money to the Bush campaign is good
for the country. As a Los Angeles Times front-page headline put it: "With Bush, Happy Days Here Again for Business Lobby."
The Times quoted big business lobbyists claiming they were frozen out
during the Clinton years of "over-regulation." Strange, isn't it, that
the economic boom that benefited so many of them was hardly stifled by
those same regulations. But public interest be damned as lobbyists enjoy
a rapid string of successes, from wiping out workplace safety rules to
freeing mine owners from having to post bonds to ensure they will clean
up their messes. Last week, much to the pleasure of industrial polluters,
Bush reversed President Clinton's order to lower the level of arsenic in
the nation's drinking water.
This followed on the heels of Bush's betrayal of a campaign pledge to
prevent global warming by enforcing cutbacks on carbon monoxide emission
from power plants. This is an administration that seems to thrill at high
energy prices. It is even gutting federal programs to promote energy
efficiency by a devastating 30%.
Bush needs to be locked in a room with Erin Brockovich, either the
movie or the person, to be reminded that corporations will lie to the
public when profit dictates.
But it's not only business greed that moves this MBA President. He's
committed to turning back civil rights gains made through the courts by
women and minorities. The theft of the presidential election by the US
Supreme Court's right-wing junta is the harbinger of what's to come.
If anyone doubts that, look at what Bush did last week when he ended
the practice, used since President Eisenhower, of submitting federal
judicial candidates to the ABA for professional evaluation. In doing so,
Bush was catering to the far right, which has been unhappy with the bar
group since 1987, when Judge Robert H. Bork, though rated "well
qualified" by the ABA, received negative reviews from a few on the ABA
review committee. Nor is the conservative right happy about the bar's
support of the Supreme Court's position in Roe v. Wade.
The rights of the unborn remain paramount to this administration. Too
bad it doesn't care more about children once they are born, especially
disadvantaged children. Bush trumpets a $1.6-trillion tax cut with 43 percent of the benefits going to the super rich, while his budget slashes funding
for child care, for ending child abuse and for training doctors in
children's hospitals. Data compiled by the states shows 900,000 children
are abused or neglected each year, yet Bush cut $15.7 million a year
destined for the states to investigate such cases. Bush seeks to "save"
another $200 million by cutting child care funding at a time when limits
imposed by welfare reform dramatically increase the number of working
mothers who cannot afford caretakers for their children.
A $20 million "early learning fund" to improve preschoolers' child
care also was eliminated. When Clinton signed that bill last December,
one of its co-authors, Alaskan GOP Sen. Ted Stevens, promised the new
administration would be supportive: "I expect our new first lady, Laura
Bush, a former librarian, to be a champion of early childhood education."
Perhaps she is, but she is not the President.
Unfortunately, neither is John McCain, the one Republican with the
guts to buck the Administration's unseemly embrace of big money.
Ralph Nader was wrong: There is a huge difference between the two
parties. And for the Bush Administration, it's payback time on every
front for his greedy legions.
On the morning after, people awoke to the drear prospect of "gush and bore" for the next six months, and excitement flew out the window.
The first son seemed anointed, then
The tide began to ebb.
Did anybody ever ask,
"So could we bring in Jeb?"
Progressives are really grasping at straws these days. First we're supposed to get excited because Ralph Nader is running for President as a Green.
It may be legal, but it's still a coup d'état. The nomination of
Theodore B. Olson to be solicitor general, a position of such influence
that it is often referred to as "the 10th member of the Supreme Court,"
affirms that President Bush has turned the US judiciary over to the far
We can't say we weren't warned when Bush, during the campaign, named
Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia as his role models for future judicial
appointments. They returned the compliment by obediently bowing to the
arguments of Bush's lawyer, Olson, that abruptly stopped the vote
counting in Florida, thus handing the election to Bush.
Once in office, Bush quickly appointed three of Thomas's closest
personal and ideological buddies to head the judicial branch of the US
government. Newly minted Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft made that point when he
rushed off to Thomas's chambers to be sworn in out of the public eye. Then
came the appointment of Larry Thompson, who had defended Thomas in his
stormy confirmation hearings, as deputy attorney general. Then the pièce
de résistance: Olson.
While newspaper editorials praised the Bush Administration for its
moderate style, the often mute Thomas emerged from the shadows to
celebrate the far right's triumph. At a conservative dinner soiree,
Thomas issued a militant call to arms decrying "an overemphasis on
civility." Indeed, instead of being civil to those with whom he
disagrees, we had the unseemly spectacle of a Supreme Court Justice
calling for ideological war: "The war in which we are engaged is
cultural, not civil." He chided moderates in his own party saying he was
"deeply concerned because too many [conservatives] show timidity today
precisely when courage is demanded."
Surely he wasn't referring to the President, who has given the GOP
right wing the prize it really wanted: control of the judiciary. Clearly,
the intention is to use the powers of the state to pursue the right's
social agenda while virtually dismantling the federal government as a
force for social justice.
The choice of Olson as solicitor general seals the right wing's
seizure of power. But it could not have happened without the denigration
of the Clinton Administration and its threat to marginalize the right by
moving politics back to the center. Key to the effort to destroy Clinton
was this same Olson, who will now represent the US government in cases
involving affirmative action, the environment and women's rights. Guess
what side of those issues Olson has represented in the past? Olson, a
member of the board of directors and legal counsel for the extreme right
American Spectator magazine, was a principal figure in smearing Clinton
even before the man was elected to his first term. The magazine used $2.4
million provided by far-right billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife to dig up
dirt on Clinton in what started as Troopergate and ended up propelling
the Paula Jones case to the status of an impeachable offense. It was this
same Olson, a close friend of Kenneth Starr, who coached Jones' attorneys
before their successful request to the Supreme Court to allow a civil
suit to be heard against a sitting President.
Olson is one of those family values conservatives who evidently
believes that only wealthy women like his lawyer-talk show pundit third
wife should work. He argued unsuccessfully before the Supreme Court
against a California law that protected the jobs of women who took four
months of unpaid disability leave for pregnancy, terming it "destructive
to women."
Olson had another major failure when in 1996 he argued against women
being admitted to the publicly financed all-male Virginia Military
Institute on the grounds that the school's character would be
fundamentally altered. To which Justice Stephen Breyer tartly replied,
"So what?"
One of Olson's unsavory victories came when he got a federal appeals
court to rule that the affirmative action program for admissions at the
University of Texas was unconstitutional. An opponent of environmental
protection, Olson has gone to court to get sections of the Endangered
Species Act declared unconstitutional.
Now Olson and the other friends of Thomas are in a position to weigh
in heavily on future nominations to the Court, and their own names will
surely head the list. These are lawyers who have devoted not only their
professional lives but their personal political activity to reshaping the
Court as an activist vehicle to turn back the clock on the rights of
women, minorities and working people as well as to leave the environment
open to corporate exploitation.
By selecting this triumvirate to head the Justice Department, Bush has
sent the strongest of signals as to his intent to use the Court to
advance the far right's agenda. So much for moderation.
Ralph Nader is running for President, and a fair number of progressives are excited by the prospect. They should be.
This presidential election--so far--is the tale of two establishments, one that held firm, one that started to crack and moved fast to hang tight.
Every presidential contest in the past two decades has produced something of a quasi populist--a mad-as-hell candidate of the left, right or center who runs against the establishment in Washingto
It was the last question at the last New Hampshire town meeting for Bill Bradley.