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The son of a career army officer, Bennett led a nomadic life, attending ten different schools before graduating in 1980 from the University of North Alabama with degrees in Art and History. After brief stints as a staff artist at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Fayetteville (NC) Times, he went on to serve as the editorial cartoonist for the St. Petersburg Times (1981-1994) and The Christian Science Monitor (1997-2007), before joining the staff of the ...
Bradley may, or may not, let qualified teachers carry guns. OK with me--and I do have (split custody)kids in a TN school.
Where do gun massacres happen? In gun-free zones. Let Bradley put up a few signs saying "Our schools are NOT gun-free zones" and those schools will be safer from killers, tho perhaps not from accidents.
Andrew, you have no dog in this hunt as you have lambasted "government schools" for years. Some Chicago schools have the same level of academic achievement Louisiana schools which teach creationism and call it science. Religious fanatics such as yourself are never going to be satisfied until they can dictate religious dogma as curriculum and biblical stories as science in public schools.
I was surprised to learn that you have kids in public schools given your constant editorial rants against them.
There is the real world and there is the Liberal world.
OK, al, let's make this personal. School A has teachers and staff who have firearms training and a weapon locked in their desk or closet. School B has no teachers or staff with firearms training and no weapons at the school. You hear on the radio that a gunman has entered both schools at the same time. Which school would you want your child or grandchild attending? Answer A or B, al. No BS.
joepulitzer said... "You hear on the radio that a gunman has entered both schools at the same time."
Hey, we got no chance against a gunman that can be two places at once! I guess school C (home schooled in a bunker) would become the most viable alternative. While we're painting perfect pictures for our arguments, let's include school D, at which the gunman could only be a "pointed stick" man because we've been able to keep guns out of his evil hands.
patriot1 said... "So are the fine folks in Tennessee, Al"
Nice avatar, pat. Bet your wife is relieved you're a "minute" man, since your flag is flying at half-staff.
What's a republicanic, BTW? They definitely need someone working under the hood these days.
I do not feel that arming teachers is going to make kids any safer, nor will it make teachers any safer, nor do I care to argue with anyone over my opinion. Everyone has one and no amount of discussion is likely to sway anyone from their own opinion.
If two armed gunmen were to enter any two schools, my first question would be to ask how it is that two armed men were able to enter two schools? Aren't schools these days basically locked down as a rule?
That aside, given the the fact that gun proponents just hate the thought of stepping up background checks for all sales of guns, as a means by which guns can be prevented from winding up in the hands of someone who would enter a school with evil intent, am I to suddenly trust that any school employee granted permission to have a concealed firearm on their person, will be totally responsible, sane, and that those guns will not somehow, some way, wind up in the wrong hands one day?
An enterprising student will not have to worry about bringing a gun to school to carry out an attack. "I'll just catch the teacher off-guard and relieve him or her of theirs."
The Times Free Press makes no mention of anyone granted such authority to have a thorough background check performed to determine whether or not this person should have a concealed firearm on them.
Everyone is human, including teachers, and subject to brain misfires that could result up to and including the use of that gun to bow out of life with a bang and might just include taking a few lives with them.
The only thing any more dangerous, again in my opinion, than the thought of one gunman opening fire in a room of children, is two people playing out a scene of the Hatfield's and the McCoy's with children right there to become victims of crossfire.
All arming teachers with guns will accomplish is that anyone with the intent to kill, will walk into a classroom and shoot the adult first, whether they are actually armed or not.
Those of you espousing logic when it comes to this issue, really haven't thought this one through, just as Tennessee's legislators have not.
At least now the students will have a choice as to who gets to take the first shot. The Adam Lanzas, school janitor, bus driver, SRO, teacher, parent volunteer or staff.
And then there's always the perverts who gravitate to these matters.
check this one out:
"WARREN, Mich. (WXYZ) - Retired Warren police officer, Dale Wayne Malish, of Roseville was arraigned Friday afternoon in 37th District Court on two charges of 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16-year old high school student."
"For at least two school terms, 62-year-old Malish worked as a security officer at Warren Woods Tower High School where he met the 16-year-old junior. He was known as "OD" for Officer Dale to the students and staff and was well-liked."
Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/retired-warren-police-officer-accused-of-having-sex-with-a-high-school-student#ixzz2WZadnY19
Not to forget the recent story of an armed moonlighting security guard @ Rangeview High School in Aurora Aurora Colorado who accidently shot a student after school had let out.
A 10-year old boy, Eric Klyaz, was playing with a 9-year old girl in a garage, which was made into a play area, in San Diego, California. No adults were present, but they were being supervised by the girl's 14-year old sister.
But the two younger kids got hold of a loaded .9mm handgun, and it was unintentionally discharged, hitting Eric in the chest. He died soon after.
alprova said... I do not feel that arming teachers is going to make kids any safer, nor will it make teachers any safer, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I agree, al, 1trillion percent. Supporters of arming everyone, down to the school janitor, with guns are banking on the belief there are no unstable teachers, principals, janitors, school bus drivers. Although almost a week doesn't go by where a story doesn't crop up about a member in the educational profession either physically or sexually abusing a child. Some as young as five and 6 years of age. Just recently a teacher @ a Tacoma Washington middle school was charged with having a sexual relationship with one of her 6TH grade students.
tifosi, that's a sad story that's becoming the norm these days. And I agree with you and alprova totally. Overtime, people become comfortable, even with guns. When they become comfortable they also become reckless and carless.
Even if teachers were required to place their guns in a locked drawer in school there's also no guarantee they wont' forget to lock the drawer at some point. Children are very insightful and watchful. They see and observe things we adults sometimes overlook. I can recall a situation years ago where some 4TH, 5TH or 6Th graders (when sixth grade was still a part of elementary) trying to convince adults at the school that a particular teacher was constantly drunk in the classroom and kept a bottle of scotch or vodka in her desk drawer. We all dismissed it as a too vivid imagination by overly imaginative children. One day another teacher had to take over the teachers classroom as she didn't show up for class. And voila! Right there in a slightly opened drawer was a bottle of Vodka or Scotch. Paying closer attention to the teacher after that, we came to realize the teacher really was drunk most days. We adults just didn't capture what the young students had. Not all drunks stumble, wobble or talk crazy. Although this one giggled a lot, and her eyes always had that glassy look to them.
The one thread among all the shootings has been weapons in the hands of unhappy young men.
The normal state of childhood is to be impulsive, emotional, and exercise bad judgment. No responsible gun owner could think that placing more weapons near hundreds of children is a smart move.
The solution is getting weapons out of the hands of unstable, unhappy young men - or we can choose to do nothing and continue to watch these shootings escalate.
Watching you lefties whine is fun. Ban all guns!
I agree, miraweb. Only, it's not just the unstable, unhappy young men that bears watching, but also the responsible adults and even some of those with authority and power. Like the Hero cop accused of forcing himself on women. The one who was invited to the White House at sat next to the First Lady in a photo op.
excerpt from nbcphiladelphia:
"Former Philadelphia police officer Richard DeCoatsworth, once honored by President Barack Obama for his heroism, remains in jail on $60 million bail for allegedly raping two women -- forcing one into prostitution.
"Now, NBC10 has learned the City of Philadelphia is spending more than $1.5 million defending itself against DeCoatsworth's checkered past on the force."
"Law enforcement sources say DeCoatsworth had nine citizen complaints against him over his nearly five year stint with the department. The complains, sources say, included "
"Issues with the 27-year-old began to arise in 2005 when he was in the Philadelphia Police Academy. DeCoatsworth allegedly injured a Girard Avenue business owner during a fight. However, he was allowed to remain a recruit despite the allegations."
The terrible school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in a rich, upscale, mostly liberal Democrat neighborhood did not stop until the authorities with guns arrived. Had the guns not arrived the wacko would have killed everyone locked in the gun free zone. Probably a good idea to have armed guards in the schools just like we have in most banks and government buildings. Hell, we have an aircraft carrier off the coast of Ireland right now protecting Barry The Welfare Pimp and his royal family while they are on their $100 million dollar vacation financed by China. $&/(((((((
AL, IF you are in a situation where you need a gun and you have to GO GET IT then you are in a world of trouble!
If the Conn. shooter had walked into a classroom where the teachers gun was locked in a cabinet i doubt he would have waited for the teacher to go get it!
jesse, unless an individual is on 24/7 alert there's no guarantee an armed teacher or teachers would have been able to stop him and there's also the chance of more casualties, rather than less, when everyone is armed. Unless, one is on constant 24/7 alert, it's the element of surprise that gives this and other potential shooters the advantage. Not the fact that others weren't armed.
Perhaps if the home-schooled children of Andrea Yates had a gun to protect themselves from their crazy Christian mother, they wouldn't have been drowned by the voice of God.
It makes more sense to have weapons to protect against the religious lunatic fringe of fundamentalism.
So, Kliffie. Just stAnd there till the bad guy runs out of ammo?
jesse said: The pragmatic approach is "prepare for the worst and hope for the best"! A little paranoia helps too!It's called "situational awaness!"
For some reason the above brought memories of all those angry road-rage shooters when someone cut them off in traffic or gave them the finger in passing, or gave them what was misinterpreted as a funny look.
PlainTruth said... So, Kliffie. Just stand there till the bad guy runs out of ammo?
Nope! Just be realistic. Otherwise, you're just compounding and creating another tragedy to solve a potential one.
Who will be on board to watch the armed school personnel to guarantee they're not abusing the privilege of being armed on America's most vulnerable? And who will be on board to watch the watchers? Over time you'll have to create more and more levels for protection to the point that there will be more armed school personnel and watchers than there are students in the schools.
Sen, Durbin now says "we have D-linked border enforcement and pathway to citizenship" R's folded like a Rolled Gold Pretzel.
I'm a conservative that doesn't necessarily think arming the teachers and staff at schools is the right thing to do (no pun intended), but I can sure as hell tell by this cartoon that liberals don't need any guns. They obviously don't know where to put them.
Wow, maximus, are you really expecting to be taken seriously? Where's that scorched earth psyche? LMAO. You calling Darwin sick? Is Andrea Yates out of bounds? Off limits? You should take your own S&W advice.
Rebus salutes the 698-853 Braves. Give us more Freudian food references, Wellfed Brimley!
Maximus said...
"Damn DaytonSurvival of the fittest Darwin, Andrea Yates in this context? You are sick man. Seek medical help now! Get back on your Lexipro or pull the S&W out. The S&W will take you to hell faster. Say hello to Andrea, loser."
Since there's no fundamentalist Christians, jihad Muslims, Catholic priests, Popes, Bibi Netanyahu, or neo-cons living in my home, I'm safe from harm for now.
However, there's an Apocalyptic Christian nutters group that meets down the road where they can't wait to start Armageddon to bring Jesus floating down from the sky.
Plus, they home-school their little tykes with creationism, Christian Reconstruction, and being a gun-totin' warrior for God — much like the Hitler Youth but without the snappy uniforms. Jihadists for Jesus!
There's no guarantee that if a teacher had only to draw that weapon, that he or she would become an instant hero.
I know that in the movies, everyone with a gun hits their target the first time, every time, but reality is far different. Adrenaline pumping through one's blood can cause people to panic and make all kinds of mistakes.
Here's another thing: What happens when a child IS shot, accidentally or purposely by a gun owned by a school employee?
The thought of a lawsuit should preclude any consideration of arming school employees.
I just can't imagine what this forum is coming to.
Conservatives who want to be smart and reasonable about gun ownership?
Liberals who think that universal NSA surveillance is just as bad as the libertarians have been saying?
How is a poor candidate going to win an election if everyone starts agreeing and getting along all of the sudden.
Can't be having none of that, eh Jack?
I have never read of a mass shooting whether in a school, restaurant, credit union, church etc., where someone did not call for armed police to come and stop the mass killing.
The armed police who are miles and minutes away will either stop the killing or make their report after the killing is over.
Afterwards a police spokesman will address the public with their condolences.
The account where guns arrived too late is long.
There is the real world and then there is the Liberal world.
Reeb... Did your Dad shake his head and walk away, often, when you were a boy? Ever wonder why?
Yikes!. . . When and where does it all end? . . . One day it's America arming rebels in foreign lands. . . Another day it's America arming teachers in our schools. . . Tomorrow it'll probably be America arming students so they can protect themselves against teachers. . . The next day it'll be America arming school crossing guards, playground supervisors, school janitors and cafeteria workers so they can protect themselves against students. . . On and on and on. (sigh)
conservative, should we put ear piercing, debilitating, deafening sirens in every school, which would render every living thing in the vicinity immobile? Then we could just drag the perps and would-have-been victims out of their fluid puddles and carry on with our "free" lives!
mountainlaurel... is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to shoot me?
conservative said... "There is the real world and then there is the Liberal world."
Then there's the world of gods, devils, witches, divine retribution, holy books, bigotry, intolerance, heavens, hells, creationism, anti-intellectualism, and religious wackos — that's called Conservative's World.
Con: We need a pain free world made up of Alpo's, Easy's, Dudely's, Nooga's, and as spiritual advisor, Dayton Darwin. No guns, jobs, TeaParty, or pain. Nothing but rainbow stew and on line skewls. Damn skippy.
Dude_abides asks: "mountainlaurel... is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to shoot me?"
No, it's just my passport and a few other things. . . I'm looking for a sane place to go. . . Some place where America hasn't armed yet. . . Any suggestions?
Dayton although I have no idea what you are talking about, I would not recommend approaching the Christian nuts with your atheist doctrine.....especially unarmed! As Hank Jr. says "Country folks will survive." Damn I wish ole Bo Cephus was still on MNF. It ain't been the same since they kicked him off!
John_Proctor said...
Andrew, you have no dog in this hunt as you have lambasted "government schools" for years.
(Once you have established a history of being critical of a certain governmental function you have no further right to speak on the subject?)
Some Chicago schools have the same level of academic achievement Louisiana schools which teach creationism and call it science.
(Here is the pertinent Louisiana law governing "teach(ing) creationism and call(ing) it science"
C. A teacher shall teach the material presented in the standard textbook supplied by the school system and thereafter may use supplemental textbooks and other instructional materials to help students understand, analyze, critique, and review scientific theories in an objective manner, as permitted by the city, parish, or other local public school board unless otherwise prohibited by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
D. This Section shall not be construed to promote any religious doctrine, promote discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs, or promote discrimination for or against religion or nonreligion.
(Note: The SCOTUS has ruled that teaching creationism as science is unconstitutional and if Louisiana was doing so it would have been exposed and terminated by now)
Religious fanatics such as yourself are never going to be satisfied until they can dictate religious dogma as curriculum and biblical stories as science in public schools.
(They are well within their rights to attempt such an action if they can muster the necessary citizen support but that support has been fading for decades now so what exactly is your realistic fear on this subject?)
mountainlaurel... I would say Peru, but I keep seeing them in what look like fedoras. That can't be good. It'll take the Swiss a generation to get over maximus' visit, so that's a no go. Scandinavia seemed sane, until Breivik. I may apply for the Mars one way trip.
rebus... What, exactly, is rainbow stew? Are you, like, picturing a pot of gold at the end with little nude leprechauns and carrots swimming around? LMAO
It's a true believer's miracle! Jesus has appeared again — Not on Velveeta, not on Ritz crackers, not on Jimmy Swaggert's subscription to Hustler, but here.
Look and prepare to Praise His Holy Name! Thanks to all who prayed for my redemption. I am blessed.
I'm now convinced in the reality of Christian fundamentalism as fact! Wonders and Signs of His Truth just as real as the Bible!
nucanuck said...
Guns solve violence the way debt improves insolvency.
Guns are not the source, the prevention, or the cure for violence.
They can be a moderate deterrent, in the hands of law abiding citizens, to the violence that is a symptom of the cultural rot that pervades our society.
alprova said ...
If two armed gunmen were to enter any two schools, my first question would be to ask how it is that two armed men were able to enter two schools? Aren't schools these days basically locked down as a rule?
From Wiki:
At about 9:35 am, using his mother's Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle Lanza shot his way through a locked glass door at the front of the school.
Officials say a recently hired security officer left a firearm unattended in a Michigan charter school bathroom, local media reported.
School officials at The Chatfield School in Lapeer, Mich., told mlive.com the officer left an unloaded weapon in a restroom "for a few moments" on Monday. No children were put in danger or exposed to the handgun, school director Matt Young told mlive.com.
In a Jan. 7 newsletter, the school told families it had hired the school security officer, a veteran of the Lapeer County Sheriff Department who had retired.
Dude_abide says: "I would say Peru, but I keep seeing them in what look like fedoras. That can't be good. It'll take the Swiss a generation to get over maximus' visit, so that's a no go. Scandinavia seemed sane, until Breivik. I may apply for the Mars one way trip."
Good thinking. . . I should have thought of this. . . The moon is closer, of course, but America has already landed there and there're probably armed colonies, which is a no-go. . . But America hasn't been to Mars, which means there's still potential. . . It might very well be a perfect site for a sane new world. . . Lets hope the tickets are affordable.
Gen.Wesley Clark has penned a very interesting analysis of Syria.
". . .inaction is not an option. The bloodletting — more than 90,000 are estimated to have died so far — has deepened the region's longstanding Shiite-Sunni struggle.
It has become a proxy war, with Sunni Arab states backed by the West, like Saudi Arabia and Qatar, challenging Iran's reach to the Mediterranean via a proxy, Hezbollah, and Syria.
More: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/opinion/to-get-a-truce-be-ready-to-escalate.html?hp&_r=0
"When and where does it all end? . . . One day it's America arming rebels in foreign lands. . . Another day it's America arming teachers in our schools. . . Tomorrow it'll probably be America arming students so they can protect themselves against teachers. . . The next day it'll be America arming school crossing guards, playground supervisors, school janitors and cafeteria workers so they can protect themselves against students. . . On and on and on. (sigh)" - mountainlaurel
Well said. It wasn't too long ago that the term "gun-free zone" was not even part of our vernacular. Most of us went about our daily lives, whether to work, school, the mall, the grocery store, the theater, or anywhere else, and we didn't think twice about the need to feel protected from some crazed mass killer. Practically everywhere we went was a "gun-free zone" but we didn't call it that because it was simply the norm. But thanks to the ubiquity of guns and the ease with which they can be obtained, even by disturbed, psychotic individuals who should not have access to them, our society has practically become a war zone. And rather than work to get at the root of the problem and reestablish a level of non-violent normalcy, the NRA, the gun manufacturers, and the gun nuts want to arm everyone to the teeth as the only recourse to the increasing gun violence. They actually seem to like having an excuse to carry their guns in public and exhibit their macho buffoonery for all to see.
Having said that, I am not averse to gun ownership and I don't label any and all gun owners as nuts. I own a gun myself but I keep it at home and have no desire whatsoever to carry a gun in public for protection. If it actually comes to the point of seeing more and more people strutting along the sidewalks or in the malls or theaters and stores with holstered guns, that is the day I will give up all hope for this country as a nation of peace and sanity (we're already teetering on the edge on both counts, I think) and seriously look for somewhere else to call home.
mountainlaurel... The conservative elite will beat us to it. They'll change the Red Planet to another barely populated Red State! They'll have 4 wheel hill climbs on Olympus Mons. They'll legislate against us Earthians immigrating there, as well.
"Having said that, I am not averse to gun ownership and I don't label any and all gun owners as nuts. I own a gun myself but I keep it at home and have no desire whatsoever to carry a gun in public for protection. If it actually comes to the point of seeing more and more people strutting along the sidewalks or in the malls or theaters and stores with holstered guns, that is the day I will give up all hope for this country as a nation of peace and sanity (we're already teetering on the edge on both counts, I think) and seriously look for somewhere else to call home."
Agreed. A fringe element of gun owners are playing the "fear" card to push their agenda on all of us.
TILLAMOOK - A child found a loaded gun in a Tillamook movie theater during a junior high school field trip Wednesday morning to see "The Hobbit."
Tillamook Police Chief Terry Wright said it was a small, semi-automatic weapon with a round in the chamber and the safety off.
Had the student picked up the weapon and squeezed the trigger, Wright said, "it could have been catastrophic." But no one was hurt....
Early Wednesday evening, a local man came by the theater to ask if a gun had been found. He told Tillamook Police he noticed his gun was missing after he left the theater Tuesday night.
He tried to call the theater but got no answer, so he drove to the movie house in hopes the gun was in the theater's lost and found. He had a concealed handgun license for the weapon.
PATRIOT1, actually what Biden says makes sense. It is only you small minded conservatives who can't grasp the fact that this country and our government are not a business and do not function like one. The original stimulus did not work only because it was not nearly large enough. If we had spent money wisely, and more of it, in the first place, on things like job training, temporary government funded job creation, education, and infrastructure, we could have already been out of this economic funk we are still languishing in. You dim-witted regressives keep calling for more and more austerity and slashing the deficit at a time when we really do need more spending. The deficit is a long range problem that would more or less take care of itself if we focused on job growth and easing the burden of the poor and the middle class. The only thing that's going to create more jobs is when the working class and middle class have more money to spend. Austerity only creates more austerity and digs the hole we're in deeper and deeper.
Retired General Wesley Clark favors intervening with one group of religious fundamentalists to kill another group of religious fundamentalists. That always works for fat-cat political generals that sell weapons that increases the military/politician/corporation portfolios.
Now the US wants to negotiate with the Taliban. Can the US military government negotiate the dead service personnel, negotiate to restore the amputated arms and legs, restore the eyesight, negotiate the mental problems of the soldiers, restore the lives of Afghani collateral damage?
So the "Never Negotiate with Terrorists" policy of the US government has been fulfilled?
To those who were maimed, died, and destroyed, by US imperialism, neo-cons, war-mongering politicians, and the US Mercenary forces with the cheers of the military/corporate community, please answer this.
Was it worth it to invade, to occupy, to wage a total war so that your sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and family could sacrifice for lies, for politicians, for Halliburton and Lockheed?
Will you be willing to do it again for nothing? For a failed government? Willing to be cannon-fodder for cash? Trade your life for a Dick Cheney, John McCain, Lindsey Graham? Give your life for Wesley Clark's portfolio?
If yes, go to Syria. But you're dying for all the wrong reasons. Wave the flag while you still have two arms; look at your children while you have eyes, and take a walk while you have two legs.
But you're not doing this for your country, your family, or your neighbors. You're doing it for a government's greed, power, and money.
It that the cause you're willing to die for?
Congress at the behest of Charlie Wilson armed the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets 3 decades ago , now we fight the Taliban. We armed Saddam as a counter to the Iranian revolution and helped him fight a 10 year war before he lost his usefulness. We lost 180 Marines helping with a civil war in Lebanon. Gaddafi renounced terrorism , gave up his weapons programs and courted the international community only to die in the streets like a rat in a hole. We got Benghazi for our efforts. Now we are supposed to believe that arming the correct group of rebels will somehow reshape the middle east in a favorable way? Been there done that. Why will it be any different this time? We are also to believe that after 2 years of fighting and momentum shifting to his side, victory almost in hand, that Assad has decided to use small amounts of chemical weapons so we have no choice but to intervene.....by arming the people that want to kill us... ........http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1312291457832.jpg....... (love the pic LIMRIC)
Maybe Bono was onto something back in the 90s great song off of a great albumhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JjDDg...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYyqBx... noone is talking about banning guns! We just need our children to think differently about them.
I was trying to watch the NSA hearings today but the anchors talked over the testimony and told me what they were saying! (foxnews) so I turned to CNN and got alot of info about an abortion bill.... But fortunatly for me Ron Paul will be on Cavuto at 4p so at least the one true statesman left will tell it like it is.
Damn. We even have people on here that can't find a place America hasn't harmed. I wish they would find one... and go the hell to it. I'm not proud of everything everyone in my family has done (or America) but I don't talk bad about them and look for another family to belong to.
America has done a lot of good for the world too. It's a shame you're too partisan or too stupid to realize that. Good luck on your hunt for Utopia. I sincerely hope you find it and go the hell to it. Nobody is holding you back from leaving.
alprova said...
I do not feel that arming teachers is going to make kids any safer, nor will it make teachers any safer, nor do I care to argue with anyone over my opinion. Everyone has one and no amount of discussion is likely to sway anyone from their own opinion.
I thought you were the type.
You know someone that has an opinion they refuse to defend and making claims that there is little to no chance that there can be information presented that would alter that viewpoint.
Dude_Abides notes: "The conservative elite will beat us to it. They'll change the Red Planet to another barely populated Red State! They'll have 4 wheel hill climbs on Olympus Mons. They'll legislate against us Earthians immigrating there, as well."
Rats! You get my hopes up just to crush them a few hours later. (Sigh) . . . Oh well, I suppose we could put an ad in the international personals. . . Something like:
DESPARATELY SEEKING SANE NATION: Good law-abiding citizens willing to pay taxes seek sane democratic nation with sane leaders. Nation must promote sanity and general welfare of the citizenry; work to secure justice, domestic tranquility, and blessings of liberty; ensure freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. Oligarchs, warmongering neo-cons, NRA gunslingers, and sneaky big brother types need not apply.
Noogs 2:41p. Nice one. Did that tax your mind?
Here are the people that were permitted to bring guns onto school property prior to the new bill allowing teachers to be armed:
(1) Member of the military when acting under orders requiring them to carry weapons;
(2) Civil officers of the United States;
(3) Officers and soldiers of the militia and the national guard when called into actual service;
(4) Law enforcement officers;
(5) Any pupils who are members of the reserve officers training corps or pupils enrolled in a course of instruction or members of a club or team, and who are required to carry arms or weapons in the discharge of their official class or team duties;
(6) Any private police employed by the administration or board of trustees of any public or private institution of higher education; and
(7) Registered security guards.
I really can't see adding teachers to that list ... do you?
nooga said...
I have a nephew in Afghanistan and if his father were still alive he would have never allowed it. He's Army, but goes out with the Marines, he's a diesel mechanic so if something breaks he fixes it. He has two degrees from UT and is 27 years old I will never understand why he went.
Really ... two degrees and diesel mechanic in Afghanistan is the best he can do? I guess it's true what they say about the terrible employment situation during the present administration.
nooga said...
An idiot pretty much tried to run me off the road between Chattanooga and Cleveland resulting in a fit of road rage for him and me. Fortunately I missed, he lived, and I've never carried or kept a gun in my car since.
(I especially enjoyed the part where you referred to the other person as an idiot. However I think we could have guessed what a bad aim you are capable of on many levels)
On a different note my daughter was grooming her horse on Saturday.
(Is that what the walking horse owners call it now)
mountainlaurel... The ghost of Hearst will swoop down in the form of a Vambie (vampire zombie) and wreak havoc with our communications to kill our ads.
Maybe we could get Atlas to Shrug again, and rename the country while all the great industrialists are at their retreat fornicating (most of Ayn's characters were Randy)! We could call it Supernaturaldelightland.
All teachers should not be armed. Unless you have been in a shoot or be shot situation you may not be as qualified to opine on this issue as you think..No rehearsal or "do overs" in those situations. There are no retakes and slow motion views like journalist do when they tell us exactly what should have been done. Select teachers and other school employees with strict criteria and extensive training....BTW pay them better also.
Most teachers would be more like Mayberry's Barney Fife instead of Rambo. They need to be defended from some students behavior.
I see Nooga as a tush hog. Easy to see him piling out of his over-sized F-350 with .357 blazin. Rockin his wife-beater and inked up arms.
Elijah Cummings releases 205 pages of transcripts, proving that the IRS scandal was all hogwash, embarrassing Darrell Issa for doing exactly what he accused him of doing last week.
The IRS investigation, in light of this new evidence, has been proven to be nothing more than a big dud, and Tea-Partiers can all go pounce salt.
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Man, 34, killed in overnight crash on Fort Caroline Road
Updated On: Nov 02 2012 08:49:43 PM EDT
A 34-year-old man is dead after his car crashed into a pole on Fort Caroline Road early Friday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Police received the call around 3:20 a.m. and responded to the crash in the 9500 block of Fort Caroline at Spanish Bluff Drive. It's unknown when the crash actually occurred. It was called in by a driver who happened to pass by, police said.
According to JSO, Earnest Jones was driving a BMW east approaching Spanish Bluff when he lost control and his car left the road, went airborne and struck a concrete utility pole.
Jones died at the scene.
Police are still investigating what caused Jones to lose control.
Fort Caroline Road remained closed in the area of Spanish Bluff Drive until just before 10 a.m.
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Sebastiaan Overdevest completes Navy basics
Navy Seaman Recruit Sebastiaan S. Overdevest, son of Tanja and Henk Overdevest of Ramona, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, Overdevest completed a variety of training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, physical fitness, and shipboard and aircraft safety.
The capstone event of boot camp is Battle Stations, designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork, and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage, and commitment.
Overdevest is a 2011 graduate of Ramona High School.
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Left-hander Jamie Moyer mastered the Marlins over eight shutout innings, surrendering just two hits and improving to a spotless 9-0 in nine starts against them.
Like an ancient elixir, Moyer is the cure-all to ease our troubled minds. On the verge of a series sweep, which would have cut their lead to a single game, Moyer hit the mark for his best start of the season. With the win, he improves to 7-3 and passes Whitey Ford on the all-time list with 237 wins. Call it the "Jorge Cantu Series," but from the Phillies' perspective, they can hang their hats on Moyer's night of painting the black and little else. This wasn't Phillies baseball at its best, but when it was all said, they lost small ground on Florida and gained ground or maintained their edge over everyone else in the division.
Yesterday, Mets closer Billy Wagner blew his third-consecutive save opportunity in a game eventually lost in extra innings. Wagner isn't even close to the top of their growing list of problems. Meanwhile in Chicago, Atlanta suffered their own bullpen meltdown as reliever Jeff Ridgway hit Reed Johnson with the bases loaded to plate the winning run in a 3-2 11-inning loss, their sixth loss in a row. The Phils hold a 7.5-game lead over both clubs.
Notes: Remember that New York beat writer who declared the race over for the Mets midway through the 2007 season? Well, Randy Miller of the Bucks County Courier Times declared the race over this morning on WIP radio. Speaking of WIP, Beerleaguer will be a guest of Brian Startare's show Saturday morning at 7:40, and I have no plans to make any declaration of the sort.


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They are actually one of the easier plants to grow. They are very tolerant of both heat and cold, heavy rainfall and brief periods of drought. In fact, it is because of their ability to thrive in any condition that certain varieties need a somewhat strict adherence to routine maintenance to keep them from becoming unruly. While the maintenance needs to happen within a certain timeframe, it's all very easy, taking minimal time to complete!
My first experience with strawberry plants about 7 years ago left me feeling overwhelmed by the end of the second year. My plants were growing on a patch of ground in my garden and, in spite of reading prior to planting them that after each harvest I needed to thin my June-bearing plants to rows 8 inches wide and 3 feet apart, I found myself looking down at a dense patch that was about 10 feet by 10 feet, overrun with weeds. The prospect of sorting through the whole thing and trying to determine what was new growth and what was old and being afraid to just till through it all to re-establish rows made me throw my hands up let it keep growing out of control.
My strawberry patch fed us for 3 years before it began to decline in production and when it was time to replace it, we knew I needed a better method of management. My husband suggested growing them in raised beds which, for my situation, has resulted in easier care and better production. There are many resources available on the internet on how to establish a strawberry bed. An even better resource is the extension office of your closest university agriculture program. If you are new to growing strawberries, I suggest doing some research on recommendations for growing them in your region and learn about the different types of strawberries to determine what best meets your needs. My focus with this article is working with existing beds.
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I have plants on the ground that developed from runners that spilled over the sides of the beds. I never intended to let the runners take root outside the beds. But if you'll remember, I mentioned earlier my inability to make myself destroy a healthy plant! These plants were my big producers this year.
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On an ongoing basis, IWPR continues to identify successful strategies to encourage women's participation in civic and political life. From 2003-2008, IWPR conducted research with female activists working in a range of contexts—including interfaith organizations, unions, and secular social justice movements—about their experiences in taking on public leadership roles and the sources of motivation that inspired their involvement in this work.
More recently, a report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, the Washington Area Women's Foundation, and the Urban Institute reported encouraging findings on women's civic and political participation in the Washington region, showing that as of 2008 women in this area were registered to vote at higher rates than both women and men nationwide. Women in the Washington metropolitan area also continue to give back to their communities by volunteering with local organizations; in the District of Columbia, 35 percent of women volunteer. In addition to their contributions through voting and volunteering, women from diverse backgrounds in the Washington area are generous in giving to non-profit organizations. Several of the leading foundations in this region are led by women.
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Building Women's Political Careers: Strengthening the Pipeline to Higher Office
This report was prepared by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) for Political Parity, a program of the Hunt Alternatives Fund. The report analyzes results from interviews with experienced candidates and officeholders and several focus groups with elected state legislators, young elected officials, and congressional staff members to investigate how women make the decision to run and how they develop their political careers, with a focus on seeking or achieving higher office. The report is a part of IWPR's larger body of work on examining women's roles in civic and political leadership.Political Parity, a nonpartisan program of Hunt Alternatives Fund, supports research that tests innovative ideas and defines effective strategies to elect more women in these roles. Political Parity published a separate report and executive summary combining results from this qualitative study, the Achieving Parity Study (APS), and an original quantitative survey of state legislators, The Female State Legislators Survey (FSLS), conducted by Lake Research Partners and Chesapeake Beach Consulting. Both studies examine the motivators and obstacles female candidates and elected officials consider when deciding whether or not to run for higher office. All Political Parity publications are available at www.politicalparity.org.
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This class is geared toward the beginning or intermediate jazz improviser. Students will work together to gain the necessary skills to be effective soloists, learn fundamental chords and scales and the basics of swing rhythm, and be introduced to the twelve bar blues and other essential jazz song forms. Students will also learn how to compose a simple twelve bar blues song, and have the opportunity to perform it for the class.
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Clear streams, grassy meadows, waterfalls, swimming holes, alpine lakes await in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area. This backpacking trip offers the experience of back country exploration and the opportunity to meet other backpackers. The trip will consist of moderate high country terrain and cover 10-12 miles round trip. The specific trailhead and destination will be determined at the pre-trip meeting.
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Our local wilderness areas are beautiful and the Marble Mountains are no exception. One of California's oldest formally designated wilderness areas, it is known for its namesake, Marble Mountain, an outstanding limestone feature. This program is designed to accommodate beginner to experienced backpackers. The trip will provide you with all of the basic information for safe backcountry travel. The specific trailhead and destination will be determined at the pre-trip meeting.


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Six of the boilers at TVA's Widows Creek plant in Stevenson, Ala., are to be shut down.Staff File Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press
TVA will shut down 18 boilers at three of its oldest coal plants and pay a $10 million penalty to settle lawsuits involving air pollution from its aging coal plants.
By a split 7-1 vote, the TVA board approved a settlement with regulators to shutter six oldest boilers at the Widows Creek fossil plant in Alabama, and the 10 units at the Johnsonville Fossil Plant and two units at John Sevier plant in Tennessee.
TVA also is committing $350 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy as part of the agreement.
"This is an unprecedented agreement with nine separate identities," TVA senior vice president Anda Ray said.
TVA President Tom Kilgore said up to 400 employees will be affected by the plant closing, but he said TVA will work with any displaced workers.
Members of the board of directors meet at the TVA office complex in downtown Chattanooga early this morning. Staff Photo by Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press
"We feel comfortable that we can do this because it is planned," Kilgore said.
TVA Director Mike Duncan opposed the settlement saying it will end up costing TVA too much money.
Separately, the TVA board also approved a 20-year plan that calls for more nuclear power and energy conservation.
One of the power options in the plan could lead to a one-third reduction in coal-fired generation in the next six years.
Previously, TVA official Gary Brinkworth has noted that the plan doesn't focus on future electricity rates or jobs at the federal agency.
See tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press for complete coverage.
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How are those steam plant turbines going to work without their boilers?
Excellent news. TVA will be investing in clean energy thus saving thousands of lives and helping our planet. TVA has several plants that have no pollution controls. These plants are: Allen Fossil Plant near Memphis, Tenn. Bull Run Fossil Plant near Oak Ridge, Tenn. Colbert Fossil Plant in Tuscumbia, Ala. Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City, Tenn Gallatin Fossil Plant in Gallatin, Tenn. John Sevier Fossil Plant near Rogersville, Tenn. Johnsonville Fossil Plant near Waverly, Tenn. Kingston Fossil Plant near Kingston, Tenn. Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro, Ky. Shawnee Fossil Plant near Paducah, Ky. Widows Creek Fossil Plant near Stevenson, Ala.
I am happy to see TVA working on energy efficiency programs and cleaner energy. This is a step in the right direction.
Sure hope y'all are prepared for a sky-rocketing electric bill and total government control of your home power usage through its new fiber-optics control system.
To say nothing of paying -- through increased taxes/electric rates -- for the elimination and replacement of existing/operational facilities with new nuclear/wind/solar facilities...and the long lead time needed to put it in place.
Then there are all those suit settlements...exactly who do you think will pay for those? Thee and me, that's who...again, through increased electric rates.
Folks cannot seem to grasp the concept of TANSTAAFL. That applies to everything the government does...especially what the government does.
It does seem shortsighted to close the fossil plants before building nuke plants to replace them but I doubt it is as short sighted as it appears. When we are paying double the bill for rolling brownouts the resistance to nuke plants will melt away. For myself I don't mind paying more for my power if it closes the coal plants. Not everyone will feel that way and that's okay. You have to be willing to pay for what you want and I want the nastiness and danger of coal to fade into the same category as whale oil. TANSTAAFL is true but so is inertia and as long as power is cheap nothing will change in how we make it.
It is more than simple resistance to nuke plants, holdout. The regulations/redtape are horrendous. Still, they are our best real hope once all coal-fired plants are closed.
Somehow it seems wasteful to burn natural gas to make steam to turn turbines to create electricity to heat my house. Why the inefficiency of conversion?
Same thing with electric cars instead of fossil-fuel driven ones for non-urban travel. Bio-fuel is even more inefficient.
I agree with you Rolando but I don't think the public will be willing to foot the bill for nuke plants until the price of electricity rises and there are shortages. I don't think the process for licensing will streamline until politicians tire of complaints of blackouts from the public. Those complaints will not come as long as power is perceived as cheap and readily available. TVA is doing right here as far as the coal plants are concerned. I also agree that using natural gas to create electricity is a step in the wrong direction. We are going to have to accept the fact that energy in any form is getting more expensive and live our lives around that fact.
Holdout + Rolando, The inhumanity of your comments fill me with disgust. Electricity and energy rates!? I pay for TVA power and here's my take... Sick and dead beings, have no concern for such bagatelles. Grow up, open your eyes, take a hard LOOK at the world around you. Any preventive measure to curtail such unnecessary pollution and limitless destruction is a step for the entire human race. Furthermore, your attempt to limit that universal struggle for the RIGHT TO LIFE to a financial situation merely exposes your extreme introversion and unbridled ignorance. This is a victory for us all. The only problem I see, is that it doesn't quite go far enough. -AS


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Makes enough for about 2 curries (more if you like them mild) Rempah, a common curry blend in Brunei, will infuse your meal with the most haunting flavors of garlic, ginger, lemongrass... spicy chili pwder and golden turmeric. The entire kitchen smells like paradise when you cook with Rempah. PS. You can use this in our recipe for Sayur Lodeh. Ingredients: 1/8 cup cashews 1 onion 3 cloves garlic 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground coriander 1 Tbsp belachan or … [Read more...]
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This is Chupon, an adorable 3-and-a-half-year-old Miniature Poodle mix. He is housebroken, has had training and has lived with kids. He is very eager to meet you and just has a great attitude. He will melt your heart and win you over in no time!
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(c) in subsection (3), after "subsection (1)(b)" insert "or (h)".
(4) In section 87 (person acting as charity trustee while disqualified), in subsection (2)(b) for "or (g)" there shall be substituted ",(g) or (h)".'
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Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi, Uganda[ Print this itinerary ]
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- Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi
- Nature walks in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Look out for Butterflies and Birds
- Spot several types of Monkeys and Chimpanzees
- Community Projects Visits
- Tour of Kigali
The trip starts on your arrival at the Kigali International Airport, where our representatives will receive you and drive you to Bwindi in southwestern Uganda. We drive to Uganda via the Katuna border and it roughly takes 6 hours to reach our lodge. Please note that clocks go forward by one hour as you enter Uganda. With the volcanoes visible in the distance, the drive to Bwindi is through a scenic route, the road winding through many hills and valleys.
We spend the next three nights in Bwindi Lodge, an eco-friendly lodge that overlooks the primeval Bwindi forest which is home to several primates and birds. It is a favourite haunt for the Gorillas and they are often found sleeping in the premises of the lodge! On reaching the lodge, you will get a briefing on your safari trip. Time permitting, you may go for a guided nature walk in the thick forest that is rich in birds, butterflies and monkeys. Alternatively, you may go for a short stroll around the lodge and enjoy the natural surroundings.
Relaxing on the terrace of the lodge, that juts out into the forest, is an excellent way to unwind. Sit back and observe the exotic sounds around you that range from the birds chirping away in some tree top canopy or mammals calling on to their parter or a silver back Gorilla hooting at a distance.
Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa, lying within the Nile Basin. Historically, the Bantu speaking groups were the original inhabitants of the area. The hunter gatherers dwelled here until 1700 to 2300 years ago. It remained a British colony from the late 19th century till 1962. Post independence, the country continued to experience political turmoil and power struggles between various groups. The agitations and wars continued till the early 2000s and with the ending of the five year long Second Congo War, peace returned to the region.
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge
Today we go Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with our experienced trackers who follow the families of Gorillas everyday. These specialized tracking expeditions require extra payments that need to be paid in advance at the time of booking. One of the best things about Gorilla tracking here is that ample care is taken by the authorities so that the independence of the animals and their natural ambiance is retained. Along with this, a steady source of income is maintained for the betterment of the local area. As a result very few visitors are granted permit each day and this further helps to retain the wilderness in the park.
Nestled in the ridges of Albertine Rift Valley, Bwindi is said to be one of the very few places in Africa that survived through the last Ice Age. The park is perhaps best known for about 340 Bwindi Gorillas that live here and it roughly presents, half of world's population of Mountain Gorillas. The park, spread over an area of 331 square kilometers, is also a sanctuary for Black and White Colobus Monkeys and Chimpanzees among others. Besides, there are an estimated 120 mammal species in the park, which includes many smaller animals apart from primates. There are also about 30 Elephants here. The annual average temperature in the park ranges between 7-20 degrees Celcius. The periods of heaviest rainfall are March-April and again later around September-November and during these times access to the forest becomes all the more difficult.
It is quite an adventure to walk up the steep and densely forested hills before finally coming across Gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation. It is an inspiring moment for most of the visitors! The Gorillas are gentle by nature and seldom become hostile towards tourists. Tracking in Bwindi requires stamina, mainly because of the hilly terrain and dense forests, and can often take most of the day.
Bwindi, with one of the richest faunal communities in East Africa, is also a paradise for bird lovers. Set out on birdwatching to spot several birds such as Hornbills and Turacos. Most of the endemic birds of Albertine Rift valley can be seen here and that includes rare birds like the Short-tailed Warbler, Rusty-faced Woodland Warbler, Bar-tailed Trogon, Gruel's Rush Warbler, Wilcock's Honey-guide, Yellow-eyed Black Fly-catcher, Kivu Ground Thrush, Dusky Crimson Wing and White-tailed Blue Monarch.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge
There is another chance to go Gorilla tracking today. If you haven't spotted the Silver Back Gorilla yet, here is another chance. It is an adult male Gorilla, with silver hair on its back, on which lies the onus of leading the group. Although Gorillas are gentle beings, care should be taken to maintain a fair distance from them as they can be disturbed by the slightest provocation and turn wild. It is advisable not to speak loudly in their presence. They should not be offered food and visitors should avoid eating around the vicinity of the gorillas. Also, remember not to use flash photography while taking pictures of Gorillas.
Those interested in doing something else, can go for a guided nature walk in the thick forest to look out for spectacular birds residing here, amazing butterflies and other mammals including several types of primates. The are about 4 hiking trails in the park for the visitors to explore the rich diversity of the area. The park is home to about 10 primate species that includes the common Chimpanzee, L'Hoest's Monkey, Black and White Colobus Monkey as well as Red-tailed Monkey among others. Alternatively, you can choose to stroll around the lodge or go for a walk to observe the local communities and projects that are being run around the area.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge
Today is the last day of your trip. We leave for Kigali via Kabale and Katuna. Please remember to reset your watches as clocks go back one hour on leaving Rwanda and entering Uganda.
Kigali is the capital and the largest city of Rwanda and is the hub of the political, economic and cultural activities of the country. It is also well connected by other international destinations. Time permitting, grab a chance to go for a tour of Kigali city as well as visit the market, handicraft shops and a pottery project. The genocide memorial in the city, built in the memory of mass murder of an estimated 800,000 Tutsi people in Rwanda that happened in 1994 over a period of 100 days, is also worth a visit. The man slaughter was organised by the Hutus tribe after the assassination of their leader Juvénal Habyarimana. The spot is the mass grave of the victims and holds permanent exhibition for the benefit of those who survived. Later you will be transfered to the airport in time for your flight back home.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Please note: Accommodation providers are subject to change without notice. The accommodations listed in this dossier are our preferred suppliers, but sometimes due to availability issues, we are unable to make use of the properties listed in this dossier. If we cannot use an accommodation provider as listed we will substitute another property of similar standards. However, en-suite facilities are not always guaranteed.
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The Art of China's Holiday News Dump
This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, which traditionally celebrated the harvest and is now one of China's most popular holidays, takes place from Thursday, Sept. 19 to Sunday, Sept. 22. It's a period when many Chinese travel, the mainland stock market closes, and, like in the United States over Thanksgiving or Easter, there tends to be less interest in the news.
Sept. 22 also happens to be the day when a verdict in the case of disgraced former Politburo member Bo Xilai will be announced, according to the microblog of the Intermediate People's Court in Jinan, the eastern Chinese city where Bo's trial wrapped up several weeks ago. The verdict -- on charges of bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of power -- will cap the 18-month downfall of Bo, and he is almost certain to be found guilty. Formerly seen as one of China's most promising politicians, Bo was removed from his position not long after police chief Wang Lijun, a close aide of his, fled to the U.S. consulate in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu, seeking asylum.
It's likely not coincidental that Bo's verdict will be handed down during a holiday (and a weekend, no less): the length and terms of Bo's sentence is one of the most sensitive elements of the entire case. A light sentence will encourage grumbling among those who believe in the Communist Party's vilification of Bo, and will also potentially provide an opening for his political comeback -- an eventuality one assumes the country's top leadership does not want.
Meanwhile, a heavy sentence -- like life in prison or even death -- will only enrage Bo sympathizers, some of whom feel that Bo's crimes were not any worse than many sitting officials. It could also worry many in the high levels of the government and the party; not only other princelings -- sons and daughters of powerful officials -- but also those who feel that reaching a top rank in the party should guarantee a certain level of immunity. In the 1960s and 1970s, during Mao Zedong's anarchic Cultural Revolution, many high-ranking Chinese officials were brutally tortured and killed, including President Liu Shaoqi. It is not stabilizing for the Communist Party to alienate its own by hinting at a return to Mao's chaos. Politician Cheng Kejie, who fell from power in 2000, is thought to be the only former member of the Politburo, China's elite 25-member decision-making body, to have been executed since 1978. And Bo is far more high-profile than Cheng ever was. Execute Bo, and he could become a martyr.
Faced with such a tough and sensitive decision, it's no surprise that Chinese officials decided to bury it during a holiday weekend. Indeed, this is not the first time Beijing has taken this approach. Two days after Christmas in 2007, Chinese police seized prominent dissident Hu Jia; they officially detained him three days later, "escalating a crackdown on dissent during the West's holiday season," the New York Times reported at the time. Beijing sentenced top Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison on Christmas Day 2009, and Ai Weiwei's 81-day detention began on a Sunday morning. (This pattern holds true with news of interest only to domestic audiences as well.)
It's not a Chinese phenomenon. Companies carefully choose the times they release sensitive information to the market. And government agencies around the world engage in the practice known as "news dumping." The term often refers to dropping sensitive information on a Friday afternoon, when many sensible people who might otherwise be concerned with, say, the White House releasing a list of 17 presidential pardons, are instead daydreaming about the first martini of the weekend.
It's hard to say how effective news dumps are, whether in the United States or China: Liu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize from prison, shining light on Chinese human rights abuses, and Ai, a far more effective promoter than the Communist Party is dampener, has become an international star. But it's a safe bet that when Bo's verdict is announced on Sunday, some Chinese who would otherwise be concerned with his fate will instead be preoccupied with having to go back to work.


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Four actors were sitting around a table at a Seattle hotel, without a script. But that's nothing new for director/actor Christopher Guest and actors Fred Willard, Harry Shearer and John Michael Higgins. They're accustomed to working without a script, on Guest's hilarious mockumentaries Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and the new A Mighty Wind, all of which were improvised for the cameras.
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Free Legal Assistance for Seniors in Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho, N.M.— The State Bar of New Mexico's Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP) is offering a free legal workshop on "Common Legal Issues for Senior Citizens" from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Thursday Dec. 13 at the Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark Ln. in Rio Rancho. All seniors, family members and others who work with seniors are invited to attend. Topics include powers of attorney, advance health-care directives, estate planning and Medicaid for long-term care. The workshop lasts approximately one hour and fifteen minutes and allows time for questions.
After the workshop from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., LREP staff attorneys will meet privately for free 30-minute consultations with New Mexicans 55 or older who scheduled appointments in advance. To make an appointment, call the senior center, (505) 891-5018.
All senior citizens who live in the area are encouraged to attend, even if they have previously participated.
Note: News media are welcome to attend and cover this event. Please notify Christine Morganti, firstname.lastname@example.com or (505) 797-6028 if you plan to attend.
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This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On November 27, 2001, a Qantas 767-238, Australian registration VH-EAQ, experienced a loss of power in the No. 1 engine. While the airplane was climbing through 17,000 feet, the crew heard a loud bang and shutdown the No. 1 engine. Examination of the engine after landing revealed damage to the fan blades and cowl.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
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The airplane landed on a 3,556-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. Immediately after touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered left into a ditch. A piece of the left main landing gear upper trunnion assembly was recovered near the point of touchdown. Metallurgical examination of the component revealed that the fracture face exhibited evidence of overload, with no fatigue noted.
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WASHINGTON - A new report on openness and accountability at state capitals doesn't do much to help the perception that "government ethics" is an oxymoron.
An eight-month investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity and Public Radio International gives most state governments low marks when it comes to tackling corruption. Governments in much of the WTOP listening area rank among the worst.
The Old Dominion is one of eight states to receive an "F" grade and ranks 47 out of 50 in the report.
"Virginia is one of nine states with no statewide ethics commission at all, one of four states with no campaign finance limits, and one of only two states where the legislators are handpicking the judges before whom many of them ultimately practice law," Witkin says.
Their one bright spot is in its internal auditing, which received an "A."
Maryland didn't fare much better in the report. It received a "D-," and ranks 40 out of 50.
"There have been some changes in Annapolis," Witkin says. "The Maryland political financing system, for instance, is generally well regarded. But Annapolis remains a fairly cozy, clubby place without a lot of sunlight or transparency."
No states received an "A" in this report, which examined each state on 330 data points on accountability.
The state that came out on top in the report, with a grade of "B+," was New Jersey, a state with a long history of corruption.
"Those results caused us to shake our heads a little bit," Witkin says.
But the report found New Jersey has enacted several tough ethics and disclosure laws in reaction to a series of scandals in 2004.
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