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South Carolina 2012
Colbert stuns fans, ends W. H. bid
His announcement follows his failed attempt to rally South Carolina voters behind Herman Cain.
Mitt faces a perfect mess
Romney in theory vs. practice is a new storyline.
Mitt's entitlement problem
Opinion: Romney is an unlikely messenger to carry the banner of "opportunity."
Mitt's misery, in a word: Bain
The issue wraps up an array of criticisms of Romney in a neat, single-syllable package.
Newt blows GOP race wide open
The results in South Carolina reveal Mitt Romney's weakness and Gingrich's potential.
Haley takes hit with Romney loss
In this first test of translating her appeal and playing on the national stage, the governor flops.
South Carolina: 9 takeaways
Newt's commanding victory shakes up the GOP nomination battle as the race heads to Florida.
No traction for Colbert-Cain train
Students interviewed say they didn't take the joke seriously enough to follow through at the polls.
Newt basks, looks ahead to long race
He lays out a forward-looking case for his candidacy.
Ron Paul turns to caucuses
After finishing a disappointing fourth in South Carolina, he looks to the north and the west.
Mitt heightens Newt attack
He accuses Gingrich of using left-wing attacks.
Palin dubs Newt GOP 'front-runner'
Palin has said that she would vote for Gingrich if she were a South Carolina voter.
Newt Gingrich is angry
Simon says that even in victory, Gingrich is the candidate of gloom.
Huck: Mitt too defensive
He says his one-time presidential rival seemed "tentative and timid" in the lead up to the primary.
Rove: Newt should thank John King
Newt Gingrich's victory is due to the CNN reporter, Rove says.
Mitt skips food fight with Newt
Romney shows up early, leaving before the dueling events were even supposed to start.
Newt wins
Newt Gingrich defeats Mitt Romney in S.C.
6 S.C. counties to watch
Some regions will matter more than others in today's GOP primary.
S.C.'s gift to the Voting Rights Act
Opinion: Recent discriminatory actions by the state have threatened the future of the law.
Romney counts on women in S.C.
Newt Gingrich's support among women in the state has consistently been weak.


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Tranquility, leisure time, relaxation, beautiful beaches, spa, excursions... Adults only holidays are a true gift to enjoy with your partner: they allow you to break with everyday routine and pamper yourself, take a pause from daily responsibilities and give yourself a treat.
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Justice in California: Raising Victims' Voices
By Lizzie Buchen
Flipping through this year's proposed criminal justice legislation, it is hard to miss Crime Victims United (CVU), a seemingly-omnipresent victims' rights group that registers strong support for tough-on-crime legislation and adamant opposition to bills seeking to reform sentencing laws or reduce incarceration. Their stance is in line with the conventional wisdom that victims want vengeance and favor a punitive approach to criminal justice. But despite CVU's dominance in the media and in Sacramento, a new survey reveals that the group does not represent the majority of crime victims - who they are, what they need, or how they think about public safety.
Cracking the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By Anthony Asadullah Samad
There has been another raging discussion taking place over the past couple months, that of the school-to-prison pipeline. How many different ways can we say that the absence of investment in America's intellectual capital causes - even promotes - devastating social consequences? And how many different ways can we assess the racial consequences of misapplied forms of social control? No, there are no more "whites only" or "colored only" signs, which causes society to suggest that we are a more racially homogenous society. Yes, we do come together on some levels today. But the most common way in which we come together is on anti-intellectual levels.
Reshaping Education: New Opportunities for Teachers Unions
By Lisa Schiff
In the midst of a protracted assault on public education, teachers unions have in front of them a tremendous opportunity. The need for strong leadership asserting child-centric approaches to education has never been greater - teachers and their unions can seize this moment to break the mold of the traditional union and expand that organization's legitimate sphere of action to formally include the very structure and quality of students' learning experiences.
The historic purpose of a union to protect and advocate for its members is no less relevant today than it was in years past, but within the world of public education that mission alone is insufficiently ambitious, both for teachers and their students. The conditions of work are critical, but the nature of that work is equally so.
The Atrophied Conscience of Apartheid America
By Mark Naison
Little by little, we have created an apartheid nation, a place where a profound spatial and moral divisions separate the lives of the privileged and the unfortunate. The boundaries are not strictly racial - though those on the lower side of the divide are overwhelmingly people of color - nor are they marked by gates and walls and fences. Rather, they are enforced by a complex set of codes followed by law enforcement authorities who have acquired immense power to assure public safety since the imposition of the War on Drugs and the War on Terror, powers that have effectively prevented the poor from doing anything to prevent their marginalization, and which have given wealthy elites virtually immunity from threats to their well being coming either from political action, mass protest or street crime.
Givers, Takers, and Voters
By Steve Hochstadt
In May, Mitt Romney told an audience of big donors in Florida that 47 percent of Americans would vote for President Obama because they pay no income tax, are dependent on government, believe they are victims, and feel "entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it."
Romney said these people are hopeless: "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
When a video of this speech was made public in September, Romney stood by his remarks. After he lost the election, he repeated this claim by attributing his defeat to the big "gifts" that Democrats had given and promised to "the African-American community, the Hispanic community and young people."
Obama, Romney and the Latino Vote
By Kenneth Burt
California and Texas have the largest Latino communities, but Spanish-speaking voters are likely to have the greatest impact in states having either a relatively small Spanish-speaking population or where the ethnic composition is in flux.
Latinos are positioned to play a major role in three Southern states - Virginia and North Carolina, where the Hispanic population is relatively new, and Florida - once dominated by conservative Cuban Americans - where there has been dramatic growth in the Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Central American populations.
Graduate Them, Don't Incarcerate Them!
By Diane Lefer
The problem isn't a secret: California schools suspend more students than they graduate, tracking them to jail instead of to success. But Ramiro Rubalcaba was surprised when he found himself being part of the solution.
Rubalcaba told his story at a forum on school discipline held in Los Angeles on September 10, sponsored by the California Endowment, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torkalson, and the Office of Attorney General Kamala Harris.
Social Scientists' Brief with Supreme Court Sheds New Light on Diversity
By Eva Paterson
Equal Justice Society
On August 13, the Equal Justice Society, the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and the Haas Diversity Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of 13 of the country's leading social scientists in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, urging the Court to uphold modest race-conscious admissions policies.
The brief cites studies, provided to the Supreme Court for the first time, showing that race-conscious admissions policies such as those used by the University of Texas at Austin result in a more diverse student body, which is essential to produce leaders able to compete in the 21st century global marketplace. The brief also explains how structural barriers inhibit educational opportunity.
Ethnic Candidates Largely Succeed in California Primary
By Zaineb Mohammed
New America Media
Despite possibly record low voter turnout, candidates of color largely achieved success in California's June 5 primary.
Fifty-seven Democrats advanced to the November general election in California's 53 congressional districts according to Tenoch Flores, communications director of the California Democratic Party. Twenty-six of them were candidates of color.
"Asian Americans did well. Out of our endorsed candidates, all of them went through to the second round except for one," commented Andrew Medina, consultant to the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
Medina observed that there are currently 11 Asian Americans in the state legislature, which is the most representation they have had to date. That could improve in the upcoming election.
"There is the potential in November to reach 12 Asian Americans," he said.
For Trayvon Martin, Justice Hinges on "Prosecutorial Discretion"
By Raj Jayadev
New America Media
The call to action in rallies across the country following Trayvon Martin's death is a wake-up call for our country to confront racial profiling in our communities. Racial profiling may have killed Trayvon Martin, but it is the so-called prosecutorial discretion that allowed, and may still allow, his killer to escape justice.
It must be pointed out that his killer, George Zimmerman, has until now not been charged with murder because of Florida's Stand Your Ground self-defense law that allows people who feel threatened to use deadly force in self-defense and says they have no duty to retreat. The law has been at the center of the Feb. 26 shooting of Martin.


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This convention will always be my favorite of all!
This year, the attendance went up to a whopping 17k! That's 4,000 more than last year and, unfortunately, it created SO MANY waiting lines everywhere... But I still had a lot of fun!
Although I tell myself that I will change (yeah right -_- ) I finished my cosplay at 1:30AM on Friday (day of the convention). That's 2 hours of sleep more than last year!
So I caught a couple of hours of sleep before driving to Montreal and meet with my friends there. We dressed Steampunk, grabbed our badges and went to watch the FIRST World Cosplay Summit in Canada!
Following that, the lineup for the merchant area was so LONG we decided to skip it and enjoy the Con.
Saturday we got ready as a group of villains from the Sailor Moon manga series. We were very excited as this was our first cosplay group and because SM is celebrating their 25th anniversary, we were expecting a lot of other SM cosplayers!
...disappointment ensued....
I realized that not a lot of people has actually seen all 200 episodes nor really read the manga till the end Our group cosplay was not recognized by many people. So we simply went around enjoying the panels and activities of the convention.
The Final Fantasy concert in the morning was excellent, with Nobuo Uematsu actually on stage and playing the keyboard!
The 90's Anime panel was very informative and interesting, explaining how the socio-economics of Japan influenced the animation industry.
Finaly, the masquerade (I never miss it!) was excellent. The level of the participants was very high, but it inspired me to try and participate myself in one :3
Sunday was our shopping day. The merchant area was a little less crowded and I ended up buying a couple of prints, jewelry, plushies and a ceramic ocarina! >_<
We finished our weekend with a dinner at the Cabaret du Roi, a pirate themed restaurant. I honestly do not remember the last time I laughed that much! the entertainment there is well worth the price of the food!
Now I'm taking a break of doing stuff
Next convention: G-Anime and maybe Animara Con (not sure yet)


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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Nevada County as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by snowstorms that occurred Feb. 24 – May 16, 2011.
Farmers and ranchers in Placer, Sierra and Yuba counties also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous.
The counties were designated natural disaster areas Sept. 2, 2011, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.


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The musical Annie has captured audiences' hearts the world over for the last 35 years. Now, Annie is back on Broadway in a new revival. Did Word of Mouth panelists Anna, Brittany and Zander buy Annie's new deal?
Alysha Umphress sings on Seth Rudetsky's Sirius XM radio show and invites her friend Jeff Blumenkrantz backstage at On the Town to chat about their latest collaboration.November 18, 2014
Brush up on your beekeeping and physics with Constellations stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, then see them make their Broadway debuts December 16 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre!November 18, 2014
See video clips of Erin Davie, Emily Padgett and the cast of Side Show on Broadway!November 17, 2014
Broadway.com goes fishing with Hugh Jackman and all the stars as the Tony winner returns to the Great White Way in The River.November 17, 2014
In part two of our behind-the-scenes Side Show series, we sit down with director Bill Condon to talk about why he fell in love with the show and how he collaborated with writers Bill Russell and Henry Krieger to bring it back.November 17, 2014
To celebrate the new Side Show, we went back in time with original stars Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Hugh Panaro, Jeff McCarthy & Norm Lewis as well as creators Robert Longbottom, Henry Krieger, Bill Russell & Emanuel Azenberg.November 14, 2014
Click for a sneak peek at Simon Stephens' explosive drama Punk Rock! The new production opens November 17 at off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre.November 14, 2014
Get a first look at the Broadway-bound musical based on the beloved film An American in Paris with creators Craig Lucas & Christopher Wheeldon. Click for more info!November 14, 2014
Brynn O'Malley captures some awesome onstage footage of tech rehearsals at Honeymoon in Vegas and sits down with co-star Nancy Opel.November 13, 2014
In this week's episode, we confirm Matthew Morrison's return, get excited about Emma Stone's debut and sneak a peek at Honeymoon in Vegas.November 12, 2014
Get ready to meet the wackiest family in town at this classic comedy delivered by an a-team of Broadway stars.November 12, 2014
Recording a cast album is fun! Recording in a big fancy ballroom with a huge orchestra is better! This week Alysha Umphress and her fun-loving On the Town friends lay down the tracks and the jokes.November 11, 2014


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This year's Daley Plaza Christmas tree is now on its way to Chicago.
The 64-foot Colorado spruce tree owned by the Theiszman family of Prospect Heights was cut down on Thursday and will be delivered to Daley Plaza Friday evening.
The spruce was chosen as Chicago's 99th annual Christmas tree after the Theiszman family submitted their tree for consideration to the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events earlier this year.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Theiszmans will light the tree on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
The ceremony will include the cast of the Goodman Theater's 35th anniversary performance of "The Christmas Carol," and the all-male vocalist group, Gentelman's Rule. The tree will be lit at 5 p.m.
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Brandon's Top Picks
Understanding the subtle differences in form and execution on key exercises can help you keep growing.
By Brandon Curry, IFBB Pro
[Q] What's the difference between a stiff-leg deadlift and a romanian deadlift, or are they just different names for the same exercise?
[A] Both are variations of the conventional deadlift but they are in fact very different exercises with different target areas. The biggest differences are in the back and knees. With a stiff-leg deadlift your back slightly rounds at the bottom and your legs are straight throughout. In a romanian deadlift your back is flat – or slightly arched – and your knees are bent to a much greater degree. Also, in the stiff-leg version you allow the bar to drift away from the legs, so that makes it a low-back exercise. The RDL requires you to keep the bar close to your body the entire time. Because your low back is locked in an arched position, it's working isometrically but the workload is falling on the hamstrings and glute/ham tie-in. If you have low-back concerns, you probably should stay away from the stiff-leg version, although the RDL can also aggravate a problematic low back.
[Q] I've seen some pics of old-school bodybuilders doing bent-over rows where a lot of them used an underhand grip. Should I start doing mine that way? What's the difference?
[A] The most basic benefit of using an underhand grip is that it moves the emphasis to the lower lats more because your elbows stay in tight close to your sides rather than away from it. I've noticed the underhand grip engages the rhomboids much more than standard rows. You may get a slightly greater range of motion because your elbows stay closer to your body. Because the biceps work more than with overhand rows, you'll probably be able to use heavier weight. Here's the bottom line: Using any grip variation that's unfamiliar to you is good because it makes your workout more challenging, forcing your muscles to adapt. The reverse-grip row is definitely a more advanced movement for your back, so don't try it unless you already have a good idea of how to work these muscles effectively.
[Q] What's better for my triceps — traditional skullcrushers in which my upper arms are perpendicular to the floor or 45-degree extensions where I let my elbows go back a bit?
[A] One isn't necessarily "better" than the other for triceps, but by moving your elbows back toward your head on any extension variation, you get greater recruitment of the meaty long head. Since this is the biggest part of your triceps, I advise you to include at least one long-head movement in each workout. My basic philosophy is that the best exercise is probably the one that's hardest for you. I always find the more challenging ones force you to use less weight, so you don't put as much stress on the elbow joints.
[Q] When I do dumbbell curls, should I start with my palms up or palms facing in and supinate my wrists to get the best contraction?
[A] That's a great question. Many people say you should supinate, or turn your palms up, for a stronger contraction. I prefer to stay supinated throughout the exercise. Start palms up and finish that way. I believe this method is the best way to challenge your biceps without engaging the rotational muscles of the arm, the brachialis and brachioradialis. It gives you the most bang for your buck when you're looking to target the biceps, which are a small muscle to begin with, especially considering dumbbell curls are one of the best ways to overload your bi's.
[Q] A guy in my gym does all his squats with his heels up on weight plates. What gives? Is this even safe?
[A] Some bodybuilders who have been training for a while understand this is simply a way to emphasize the quadriceps a bit more. Putting their heels up on weight plates decreases the contribution from the glutes and hamstrings by pushing the knees forward. Some guys may prefer this style for flexibility reasons. If they have tight calves, for example, they generally can't go as deep as is required for complete lower-body development. Standing with their heels on something allows them to go a little deeper. If you're interested in trying this technique as a squat variation, providing your knees are healthy and you're already a good squatter, give it a try. If you're new to it, you'll want to start with lighter weight to get a feel for the change in muscular emphasis. Either way always stretch those lower-body muscles to maintain flexibility as you grow.
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DVICE is looking for a few good feature writers
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Read this post carefully. As much as we'd like to, we won't be able to respond to everyone, and following the directions below will give you a better chance of getting noticed.
What A DVICE Feature Looks Like
We believe that technology is making the world a better place (yes, despite monstrous machines like this) and that technology is something that everyone should care about. With that in mind, we try to be forward-looking and positive, informative yet accessible, all while maintaining a firm grip on our sense of humor.
What we're looking for most is fun and original content that's topical. Here are some examples from the excellent feature writers already writing for DVICE:
- A science-heavy article about nuclear reactors that are incapable of a meltdown, posted right after the Fukushima disaster and when the Web was calling nuclear power the devil.
- A handy, informative list about the best ways to go about interplanetary travel.
- Maybe Apple just released iOS 5 and killed all of your favorite apps.
- Or maybe you're taking a fresh look at an old Tom Selleck commercial where he made a number of surprisingly accurate tech predictions about today's world from back in the '90s.
- Hell, maybe you just went for a zeppelin ride and want to tell the world about it.
The Ideal Candidate
I only have one rule: when writing for DVICE, you should be writing about what you're personally interested in.
No matter where you come from or where you are now, what you're up to or what you're into, the best writing is passionate and knowledgeable. That it's a good fit for DVICE should be a happy coincidence, not something that's forced. Maybe you're a scientist or a robo-hobbyist or an author or a modder. It doesn't matter. We're looking for strong voices with something interesting to say.
The ideal DVICE candidate has writing experience, is plugged into the world of technology in some way (read: this does not necessarily mean you are a reporter — we have that covered) and is comfortable coming up with and pitching ideas he or she finds interesting. The ideal candidate is also able to produce clean, compelling copy in days, not weeks. Also, while this job is fun, it's not easy. You're going to be expected to perform what the service requires.
Writing features for DVICE can be frequent or infrequent, depending on what makes sense. This is not a full-time job offer, however, and should not be approached as such. That said, if DVICE falls in love with you, who knows where this will go.
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The subject of your email should read: "Join up now." This code will make it easy to find in an otherwise chaotic inbox, and prove to me you can read. (A must in this profession, sadly.) Please avoid large attachments.
Send a brief resume and some tech-related writing samples to Kevin (that's me) at firstname.lastname@example.com. Don't have tech writing samples? You're still very welcome to apply, though be ready to write a little something showing what you've got to show.
Note: Comments to this post will not be considered applications. Questions, critiques, compliments and good ol' trolling are all welcome, of course, and you can hit us up at our Twitter and on Facebook. I read everything here and there.


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How To Find Your Adwords Quality Score
Adwords is a phenomenal and arguably the best PPC advertising medium currently available. It's easy enough anyone with 5$ can get started, but advanced enough to meet any veterans needs. Adwords operates on auction style pricing, meaning those who bid the most for keywords get highest placement, more visability, etc. However, an individual ads pricing may need to be higher based on an ads quality score.
The qualitys core is described by Google as a dynamic variable, which takes into account many on page factors (your ad landing page) to determine keyword relevancy. The more relevant the landing page is to the keyword you are bidding on, the lower your bid must be to gain placement. There is an easy way to find out what your Adwords Quality Score is, for each individual keyword within your Adwords campaign.
- Sign in to your AdWords account at https://adwords.google.com.
- Select the campaign, then select the ad group for which you'd like to see keyword Quality Scores.
- Click Customize columns at the top of Keywords tab in the ad group table.
- Select Show Quality Score from the drop-down menu.
- Click Done when you're finished.
For more official tips on maximizing your Google Quality score and finding out the official Google word, please view their Quality Score Help Page. Getting a high quality score is extremely important to get low cost bids on keywords to maximize the ROI for any campaign.Read More
Nails Escrow.com Review
Recently I sold off one of my websites for a substantial amount of money, at least for me. Now, I'm not a stranger to selling websites, since that's originally what I started off doing over a year back. However, those sites were not established and generally sold in the neighborhood of $300-$400, something easy enough to receive through PayPal and not require contracts. This site was different, it was in the upper $x,xxx range and I was not willing to give PayPal any of it, AND I was worried about protecting my ownership until the funds were verified.
The process was simple and the transaction painless, mainly in part to the great communication the buyer had and because I'm such a charming bastard. Anyways, we agreed to a set of terms, negotiated final price, and both decided to protect our interests we should make sure it was legally binding. eBay was our first choice for such a transaction, since the auctions were considered binding and everything would be in writing…nothing hidden.(I hate he said, she saids) The auction was setup as a Buy It Now and the buyer was notified immediately after posting, so no one else would jump in and ruin a perfectly good transaction.
Then, we both setup Escrow.com accounts, which was quite possibly the most painless thing I've ever done. Initial setup required only the basics and I opted to wait on revealing my financial details until I was sure the transaction would go through. Escrow was used for the domain ownership and as such Escrow.com had a simple sales template that I filled out using the predetermined details we discussed earlier. Within 15 mins the details were mailed to the buyer, where he was required to accept or decline.
After accepting the rest of the process was almost completely automated. The buyer was required to choose a payment option and in this case Wire Transfer was the only option for the dollar amount. Afterward Escrow.com kept in contact with me, notifying me when payment was selected, payments received, and payments verified.
After verification of monies, I was required to transfer the domain. After doing so I notified Escrow.com and then they checked to see if things had changed with the whois. Essentially it took about 48 hours for the process of money transfer to verifying domain transfer took place. After that it was as simple as me choosing a payment method.
Getting My Money
It's as easy as entering your banks routing number, account number, and making sure you have your Bank's address on file. But here is a TIP, ACH transfer and Wire transfer are not the same thing. Banks have a different Wire transfer routing number than the routing number found on the bottom of your checks, which is the correct routing number if you plan on doing an ACH transfer. I goofed, but caught it in time before batch processing had taken place.
Escrow.com Customer Service
Simply fantastic customer service! Not once did I feel like I was being left on hold too long, going through irritating automated messages, or getting the runaround. All I received was polite customer service attention and assurance that my problem was going to be fixed.
Thanks Escrow.com!
This was NOT a paid posting, only my honest to goodness opinion of a quality service. Because it was so painless, I may end up using it on smaller transactions now as well, just to play it safe.Read More
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It's a fantastic feeling to stumble upon a great script, that fits your every need, at least at that exact moment. Zelune is one such script that landed in my lap after an afternoon of Google stare.
Zelune is a proxy script that imitates PHProxy but simply has worked so much better on my new server. With a few, differences this script owns and modification could not be easier. That's why I started dedicating some of my time to the creation of Proxy Templates. Alas, here is my first, which is a port from FreeCSSTemplates.org.
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The Tip of the Iceberg
This is the story you might hear from a typical Right-wing pundit: Politicians, naively hoping to make housing affordable for everyone (hence, buying lots of votes), used the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to pressure banks into lowering their lending standards and making loans to low-income borrowers. Banks, responding to the normal market pressures, didn't want to take on too many risky loans and endanger their own solvency. They started to push back. The politicians stepped in and said, "Don't worry; we'll eliminate the normal checks and balances that would exist in a free market. Instead of gambling with your own money, you can gamble with the taxpayer's money! We'll just have Fannie and Freddie (the NGOs) buy up all the bad debt."
Here's where a small problem with a handful of poor people became a much bigger problem with every Tom, Dick, and Harry deciding that they were real estate investors. Once the banks didn't have to keep the risky loans on their own books, they saw dollar signs and started making lots of bad loans to any moron who wanted to flip houses or buy a vacation home. This increased demand quickly drove housing prices sky high- ironically making housing less affordable!
The Rest of the Iceberg
The preceding story is not entirely inaccurate, but it does not begin to explain the extent of the disaster. Below is the other part of the story, which gets a lot less attention, but deserves the lion's share of the blame. The government actions described above were only the spark. The problem quickly took hold throughout the private sector and spread far further than could be blamed on Fannie, Freddie, or the CRA. So what allowed it to go so far? Why did previously responsible lenders embark on such a long journey of economic stupidity?
Here's the part where Bush appointee, Alan Greenspan, added to the fun. Under a free market, the banks would have started to run out of loanable funds, driving interest rates through the roof. This would have put an end to the dangerous housing bubble, as people would have stopped borrowing. Unfortunately, Greenspan had a very different idea. He didn't want to deal with the crash of the "Dotcom" bubble from the Clinton years, so he kept pumping credit (i.e. new money in the form of reserves) into the market and artificially lowered the interest rates. This allowed the housing craze to spread throughout the entire economy. "Flipping houses" became an accepted investment strategy and various bundles of bad debt were traded and sold like worthwhile commodities. This was like throwing gasoline on the Democrats' brush fire.
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The comment is by Nix, copied from the 29 Jan 1659/60 entry: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1660/01/29/#c988 ]
Some observations on money and credit:
In reading Pepys' discussions of money, credit, "notes", debts, wealth, etc., it is clear that the financial system under which he lives is drasticallly different from what we have now.
The important thing to remember is that financial transactions were not institutionalized: "Banks" were not large, impersonal institutions — they were individuals who made their living handling money for others.
Because there was no paper money, the only currency was metal coinage. This was highly inconvenient for transactions of any size, so a person purchasing something for, say, 20 l. would give a promissory note. The note could say "I will pay you this whenever you ask" — a demand note. The maker of the note was, at least theoretically, obliged to pay over in cash whenever the payee showed up at his home or place of business (they were quite often the same, particularly in the case of tradesmen). Or it could say "I will pay you this in 30 days" or 60 or six months or whatever.
The person to whom the note was offered as payment had to make the same sorts of judgments creditors make today: How confident am I that I can collect this debt? They didn't have credit reports in those days, so the basis for the decision would include the reputation of the payor (if he was known), the appearance of the payor (that is one reason why clothing was viewed as so important), the address for payment (both as evidence of substance and to evaluate how far you'd have to go — how much trouble it would be to collect it), etc.
Having the paper, what was the creditor to do with it? He could retain it and try to collect it when it came due. But (a) collection was likely outside his "core competency", as they say in business today, and (b) his capital was tied up until he could collect it. So the practice arose of "discounting" — essentially, selling the note to a third party for something less than face value. That passed the risk of non-collectability as well as the time delay on to the third party — the greater the perceived risk, the greater the discount from the face value. Offering cash for notes was one of the earliest functions of bankers, and you can still see its remnants: Your checks don't say "Pay to Smith", they say "Pay to the Order of Smith" — that is, Mr. Banker, please give the cash to whoever buys this note from Smith. And the indorsement on the back of the check is the way Jones shows the bank (and ultimately the court) that he did in fact buy the note from Smith.
Sorry to go on and on, but I hope this provides some clarification on these murky financial doings.
P.S. — A while back, people were asking about Pepys' possible misuse of government funds. My impression is that, in those days, one of the perks of public office was that you had the use of funds from the time they were given to you until they had to be paid out. You were responsible for being sure they were there when they were needed, but in the meantime you could lend them out and earn some interest. That is, after all, what banks do even today.
A source of gold prior to the inter regnum was Spain and Barbery coast [ a suprise] long session in of Commons on how money makes the world flow or
as said once " Nervi belli pecunia" or Pecunia non olet.
"...they had their Bullion from the Refiner. -
That he imported, out of Barbary and Spayne, 5,000l. in Bullion, of Gold and Silver. That they buy by the Troy Weight, and sell by the Venice Weight; wherein a third Part Difference. -..."
From: British History Online
Source: House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 06 March 1621. House of Commons Journal Volume 1, (1802).
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?com...
Date: 16/06/2004
"Nervi belli pecunia" or Pecunia non olet." sources: Endless money forms the sinews of war.
[Lat., Nervi belli pecunia infinita.]
- Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero), Philippics (V, 2, 5)
"Pecunia non olet" ("Money does not smell")
Cost of running a ship; The Lamport: 3 rate, 210 men and 50 guns was owed 8,854l. 1s. 9d on may 1st 1660
money owed for 40 ships and 3,695 men cost wages l.129,981 14s. 0d.
A List of such of his Majesty's Ships of the Navy Royal, now in Pay, not of the Summer's Guard, with an Account of the Wages due to them to the First of May 1660, and the Charge they are at, was read; and is as followeth: Viz.
From: British History Online
Source: House of Commons Journal Volume 8: 16 May 1660. Journal of the House of Commons: volume 8, (1802).
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?com...
Date: 05/03/2005
interest rates to be set at 10 percent:
10 per Cent Interest.
A Bill for such Persons as shall supply his Majesty with Money for his present Occasions, to take Interest at Ten Pounds per Centum, was this Day read the Second time.
Resolved, That the said Bill be committed to the Committee of the whole House, that is appointed for the King's Revenue: And that the House will resolve into a Committee To-morrow Morning, to take this Bill in the first Place, and afterwards the King's Revenue, into Consideration: And they are to limit a Time in the Bill, for the taking up and retaining Money at Interest, by his Majesty, at the Rate of Ten Pounds per Centum.
From: British History Online
Source: House of Commons Journal Volume 8: 14 February 1662. Journal of the House of Commons: volume 8, (1802).
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?com...
Date: 07/03/2005
interest rates
"The rate of 6% was a standard one in England by the mid-17th century."
"Goldsmith-Banking: Mutual Acceptance and Interbanker. Clearing in Restoration London". Stephen Quinn. Department of Economics, Texas Christian University.
Transactions by Pepys with leading goldsmith-bankers that illustrate what the Quinn paper JWB posted a link to argues:
Thursday 1 February 1665/66: "I to Alderman Backewell's to set all my reckonings straight there, which I did, and took up all my notes. So evened to this day, and thence to Sir Robert Viner's, where I did the like, leaving clear in his hands just 2000l. of my owne money, to be called for when I pleased." http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1666/02/01/
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"It is tough," he said. "There is nothing easy about it. We have been through it before."
Senior Shane Hillman said the experience of the past few seasons do help the players understand what is about to take place.
"We have a lot of people that practiced with our scout or second team with our other playoff teams," Hillman said. "That has really helped."
Wellsville advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the third straight year Tuesday with a convincing 64-15 win over Burlington in Wellsville.
The Eagles (6-4) play 2 p.m. today at home against Caney Valley (11-1) in the second round. The Bullpups rolled Galena 52-9 in their bi-district playoff game.
Luedtke said Caney Valley is a tough-nosed team. He said the Bullpups remind him of his team.
"They don't do anything fancy," he said. "They come right at you. They don't make a lot of mistakes. They are well coached."
"They are fundamentally sound," Luedtke. "The Kansas teams in the playoffs can run the ball and play defense."
Caney Valley has all those characteristics. Caney Valley has scored 30-plus points in all but two games this season.
The Eagles have been a juggernaut offensively averaging 43 points a game the past seven games.
Caney and Wellsville are used to being in the playoff and making a run.
"They have been good the last few years," Luedtke said. "They don't have a lot of seniors."
Wellsville turned it game up another notch as the season progressed.
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"They are having fun playing. It is exciting."
Hillman said the Wellsville defense swarms to the ball led by linebackers Luke Meyer and Landon Holtwick.
Home teams usually have an advantage in the playoffs. Luedtke hopes the bus ride down takes a little steam out of the Bullpups.
Hillman said it is awesome to play home football games.
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Today there was a knock on my door. Usually, during the day, when there's a knock on the door, it's almost always someone trying to sell me something. And today was no exception. I really can't stand when my day is interrupted by people trying to sell me something. Mostly because most people are simply terrible at selling. However, today's experience made me stop and think about a few things regarding how people sell, and fail miserably at it. And, before you click away thinking this is an article that only teaches sales people how to sell better, this is actually an article that will show you how to get what you want more often than not. Continue reading »


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Torrington man sentenced to 2-5 years for having child pornography
LITCHFIELD -- A 38-year-old Torrington man who police caught accessing child pornography files through the Internet will spend two to five years in prison when he is sentenced June 28.
State police from an Internet crimes unit seized Christopher Devaux's computer in January of 2012 and found more than 20 images of children [--] all under the age of 16 [--] in sexually explicit acts and poses, Senior Assistant State's Attorney Terri L. Sonnemann told Judge James P. Ginocchio in Litchfield Superior Court on Tuesday.
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USEPA's Draft Guidance for Diesel Fuel in Hydraulic Fracturing Clarifies Compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act
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Here's another environmental legal development we previewed at the beginning of the year. In 2005, Congress exempted hydraulic fracturing from requirements to obtain an underground injection permit under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), but still required a permit when diesel fuel is used as a fracturing fluid. On May 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published draft guidance for SDWA permits issued to oil and gas companies that use diesel fuels during hydraulic fracturing. The draft guidance outlines requirements for diesel fuels used for hydraulic fracturing wells, technical recommendations for permitting these wells, and a description of diesel fuels for USEPA underground injection control permitting. Note that the draft guidance only applies to USEPA permit writers and where USEPA is the permitting authority, The draft guidance includes six categories of fuels (based on CAS abstract numbers) deemed to be considered diesel, while stopping short of an outright ban on the use of the fuel. If these categories of fuels are being used, drillers will need to apply for a specific permit and this could delay drilling. The guidance does not address possible liability for companies that used diesel fuel in the past to fracture rock formations to free trapped natural gas.
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Charles "Chap" Rebuck, 86, formerly of Coal Township, PA, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on October 22, 2012. Charles was born October 10, 1926 in Shamokin, PA. He was the son of the late Harry Samuel and Mary Miller Rebuck. Charles served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the destroyer USS Conway from 1944 to 1946. Charles received the Pacific Theatre Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, Victory Medal and Philippine Liberation Ribbon. Upon discharge he attended Pierce School of Business in Philadelphia, PA and became an accountant. He worked as an accountant for Theron Conrad and PV Loan in Sunbury later retired after 20 years from Mohawk Flush Door Co as their accountant in 1991. Charles was an avid fisherman and loved his sports. He was very instrumental in the Treverton Athletic Association and also president of Line Mount School Board in 1967. Charles was a member of First United Methodist Church in Shamokin, PA, a member of the Sunflower Club for years as well. He loved to travel after retirement and recently settled in Manteo.
Charles is survived by his wife, Beth whom he married on November 26, 1968; children, Troy and wife, Karen of Manteo, Susan Schirmer and husband, Jim of West Chester, PA; sister, Shirlie Bobby of York, PA; brother, Richard Rebuck and wife, Madeline of Clermont, FL; and grandchild, Emily Elizabeth. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his brothers, Chester Rebuck, Jimmy Rebuck and Gilbert Rebuck. Charles was also survived by a special niece, Sherry Bobby and his brother in law, Fred Weaver and wife, Paulette.
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Team up with some friends and take on a marathon! The Rockin' Marathon Relay offers the opportunity to gather a team to conquer a full marathon, all the while enjoying music and a fun party atmosphere at the relay exchange zone! Without a doubt, this will the most fun you'll ever have running a marathon!
Here's how Rockin' Marathon Relay works: every course is set up as a loop of only 1.2 - 2.2 miles, so it's all contained in a small area (not like your typical marathon that can spread across an entire city). You and your friends create a team of 2, 3, or 4 members and then you alternate relay laps (one time around the small loop course) until the full marathon distance is completed. While one team member is out taking their turn on a lap around the course, the rest of the team is having a good time at the relay exchange zone. The exchange zone is one big party - enjoy music, food, and socialize with teammates and competitors alike - but be ready for when you next take the hand-off for your team!
For those of you who are bold enough to try the full marathon on a loop course alone, you can run the Rockin' Marathon Relay solo!
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Address: WakeMed Soccer Park, 201 Soccer Park Dr, Cary, NC 27511 Sunday March 30th, 2014
7:15am – Race-Day Registration and Packet Pick-Up
The Course
The course loops around on part of the cross-country course at WakeMed Soccer Park and measures 1.65 miles. Relay teams will complete a full 15 laps. The first leg of the relay will be shortened to be 1.45 miles to get the full 26.2 miles.
With the odd number of legs and the first leg with a different distance, team members will be running varying amounts. Below is how the legs and distances would be structured for a 4-person relay team:
Runner #1: 4 legs, 1 at 1.45 miles and 3 at 1.65 miles, for a total of 6.40 miles
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Relay teams are chip timed and split times will be taken for each leg.
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In the event the race should be canceled for reasons beyond the control of the Race Director or Race Committee (inclement weather or unsafe weather conditions; local, state or national emergency), refunds will not be made, but race packets, including race shirts, will be available at a location to be determined. Information will be available on the race website.
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Things are clicking along here at the shop. The clothing racks are finished and installed. New lighting has been installed in that corner. Our clothing stock is ordered and should be here Friday. New parking signs have been put up behind the shop in our parking lot. Our changing room is officially finished with the addition of a color coordinated, decorative yet functional floor rug. The bathroom will soon be getting an exciting toilet paper holder upgrade. Golite tents will be in stock tomorrow. Two chickens will soon be going on a waiting hot charcoal grill.
All in all a really good day. Lots of info and pictures coming tomorrow. Take care.
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So, today is here.....where are the pics? ;-)
- Ben said...
QBP will usually be at the shop around lunch time, maybe a bit later. Look for an early afternoon post. Once we unpack and tag in all of the merchandise I will set up and take photos of everything. There's not much else on board for today, so we should be able to have everything set up rather quickly with all three of use working on it. It should be an exciting day.
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On the main message board page, above the message-board threads is a note saying Packet Pickup will be just across the street from the usual location in the little park with a Gazebo to the North, called 7 Minute Springs Park. And that any more updates will be posted at the top of the Message Board, and they'll send this info out in an email soon.
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Just read an article on 9news.com (link below) that says the expo and packet pickup will not be held in Memorial Park, contrary to what the online race info. booklet says... Can anyone clarify?


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First off, let me introduce myself before I go into my tirade. I'm Jessica and I'm 23 years old. I am the mother of a beautiful baby girl who just turned 3 years old, my husband Zane and I are now expecting our 2nd, I am 12 weeks along. I was young and unexperienced when my daughter was born and conformed to what my mother, grandmothers and cousins and aunts who all have given birth before did with their babies. Pacifiers and bottles (because that baby is just not getting enough to eat Jessica!) and didn't even consider the wonders of cloth diapering.
My attempts to breast feed were even stomped to the ground when my mother came in during a visit, while baby and I was sleeping, and bottle fed my daughter, and as you figured; she never latched on again. THIS time around I live in a different city and am planning to exclusively breast feed our expecting baby and use cloth diapers. I expressed my excitement and joy about all the cuteness the covers entail and finally feeling like I am making all the right decisions that I wanted to make when I was caring for my daughter, but was scared to. Only to be smacked down with hideous comments and degrading words: that baby is going to have a constant infection and rash, you can't breast feed for long, it's just not going to work out and another one of my faves for coth diapering: that's very unhealthy and disgusting Jessica, I can't believe you are doing this. How oh HOW do I get them to back OFF and leave me alone, without stooping to their levels?? Any help will be GREATLY appreciated!!! -Jessi
I am so sorry to hear that you have to deal with unsupportive and negative people. I would simply say that you are the baby's parent, not them and you would appreciate it if they would respect your rights and decisions as the baby's parent; or to simply keep their negativity and unsolicited advice/shiiiity opinions to themselves.
CDing is not unhealthy or filthy. Tell them about the chemicals in disposables maybe? Or just say "to each his/her own" smile and nod. Everyone will have their opinion or be a Debbie Downer and if you don't turn your cheek now, you will let their bad attitudes get you down. I am sure you are better than that. (I mean, you def. sound like you are, at least!)
Good luck hun!
I am so sorry you have dealt with such un supportive family. That always makes things harder, but not impossible. Breastfeeding is hard enough without people being negative and unsupportive. I only CDed my DD for her last few month in diapers and now that we are TTC #2 I am so excited to have my next baby in cloth from the beginning, so I know how you feel about that.
I think the best way to get them to back off wihout getting down to their level is to just do it and prove them wrong without ever saying a word. If they start on one of their lectures just say something like "well that is your opinion, but these are my children and this is what I am planning to do and I would like your support and love but if you can't give that to me then at least please stop sharing your opinion on these two subjects. If any medical issues come up I am sure my Pediatrician would be willing to help use solve whatever problem there is." Or something like that. I wouldn't say it in the heat of the moment, but rather calm and then just drop the subject and move on. Hopefully they would get the point.
After almost 3 years of IF and a crazy roadside delivery, we are loving life with our second beautiful daughter!
Um, quit talking to them about it. They can't have any ammunition if you don't provide it. If you have found people who are supportive of you, talk to them and leave your family out of it. Period.
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My mother and father are not very supportive of my decision to CD and my mom for some reason is convinced that I will not be able to BF. I don't talk to her about it unless she asks a question. I've found support in other people (my MIL, my grandmother etc) and talk to them instead.
You're making healthy decisions for your child. Don't let her ruin your resolve.
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It sounds like you are much more confidant in your beliefs now and hopefully that means you are able to stand by them a little bit easier, having overbearing and unsupporting family must be very difficult.
I would just leave the topic alone, it's not open for discussion, therefor they have no right to an opinion as far as I'm concerned. Just don't bring it up, if they try to then just let them know that you heard their concerns last time, you've considered them and are still confidant in your decision and that it's not up for discussion. Whatever you do, don't let them bait you into an argument and don't sway...you're the parent, not them.
Wow. It makes me so sad to hear this. I will never understand what these people have against breastfeeding and/or CDing!
To anyone that tells a breastfeeding mother that her baby is not getting enough food, well, I'd like to kick them in the head. Seriously?! Moms have enough to think about without morons planting seeds of doubt. Ugh! Anyway...
My husband's favorite response is, "You had your chance to raise your child(ren) the way you want, now it's my turn."
I'm sorry. My mom is not supportive of CDs but I told her she used what she wanted with her kids, I use what I want with mine, end of story. As for BFing, I'm so angry for you. I would have probably stopped speaking at my mother for that to be honest. My mom doesn't support feeding on demand and keeps trying to sneak in the paci when DD wakes up, but she knows she'll hear an ear full when I catch her.
Your baby, your decisions. Nobody will support you or agree with you, but you don't have to listen to their b*tching either.
When I get a negative reaction to our desire to CD, my reply depends on the person I'm speaking to.
With strangers, or near-strangers, I generally explain a few of the main points- the technology has come a long way, the cost savings is amazing, the environmental impact is phenomenal.
With family and friends, if they're being negative to the point that they're annoying me, I generally ask them "And what do you know about cloth diapers?" It shuts them up pretty quickly.
family can sometimes really suck! I heard comments like yours, my favorite was "its not going to last" and "they are so hard" now I hear how "cute" they are and "your saving so much money" and "I didn't know they were so easy to use"
In my head though I'm saying "F you all I told you so" lol
I expected a lot more trouble from my family than I actually got, except on the circumcision issue. I got alot of the "we'll see how long that lasts"comments from coworkers especially with the cloth diapering. Well not only did it go really well for DD but I then cloth diapered the twins and for a short while had all three in cloth diapers.
#1 it's doable even when you work out of the house.
#2 And as long as your primary sitter or husband is on board then it's manageable (it took DH a few months to get on board but he got there).
#3 my CD babies had way less rash than any of my friends babies.
I stuck with pockets exclusively except for KL0s for the first month of newborn time. I have some with velcro to make it easier for sitters. I made it a habit to try NOT to discuss my CD unless I had something in hand to show as a visual aid. Once people saw how cool the pockets were, 80% of them backed down and thought it was awesome. The whole pins and prefold prejudice runs strong. The remaining issue with most people is just the washing of the diapers, which no one but me does. I tell them about my diaper sprayer so poop goes where poop should go and it's not so bad. For the rest of the naysayers,I just smile and say we'll see. And I've proven them all wrong.
And breastfeeding---how dare they attack you on that one! I forbid there to even be formula in my house and I hid the bottles. And my babies pretty much never left my sight especially at the hospital so the nurses couldn't give them formula either. You can work and breastfeed. My twins are 11 months old and still breastfed. They've never had formula and never will. I rented a hospital grade pump to keep at work and I pump 3 times a day. It's disruptive at work but it's for my babies. I have really healthy babies. As inconvenient as it is, we've made it work, even with a few business trips thrown into the mix.


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ACLU push will put privacy in public eyeBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | September 14,2013MONTPELIER From the proliferation of license plate readers to the installation of face-identification software at the Department of Motor Vehicles, state and local government in recent years has invested significant sums of money in technology that can be used to track citizens.
Now one Vermont organization is saying enough is enough and will launch a campaign next week aimed at illuminating the scope of taxpayer-funded surveillance activities that have cropped up in the wake of 9/11.
The Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will unveil a report Tuesday highlighting the evolution in recent years of the states information-gathering apparatus. As the organization says in a YouTube video released this week announcing its efforts, We used to be a state where both the notion and the reality of privacy were true.
But over the last dozen years, Vermont has been transformed into a state where were being watched, the video says.
Allen Gilbert, executive director of the ACLU of Vermont, said residents here have largely been caught off guard by the cumulative effect of the new technologies.
Many of these have crept in rather slowly, and I dont think anyone realized the scope of the individual pieces, and the power of the system when all those pieces are aggregated, Gilbert said.
Components of the state and federal surveillance program include: license plate readers that aggregate driver data for use by law enforcement personnel; cellphone-tracking technology that allows police, often without a warrant, to determine the location of a specific individual; facial recognition software at the DMV, installed last year, that allows the state to identify people captured on surveillance video; and the use of drones on the Vermont-Canada border.
Oftentimes we dont begin taking a hard look at these technologies until some harm has been done, Gilbert said. But its really remarkable whats happened here over the past 12 years.
At a Statehouse news conference next week, Gilbert will call on lawmakers to adopt a range of measures designed to check the power of government to monitor the activities of law-abiding Vermonters.
The ACLU will seek passage of a drone bill that would limit police use of the unmanned aircraft to instances in which they already have a warrant or are intervening in an emergency. The group will also seek passage of legislation that tries to prevent employers from demanding access to a candidates online activities before making a job offer.
Gilbert said hell also outline a longer-term push for what he calls the Vermont Electronic Privacy Act.
And this would be a law that would require court warrants for law enforcement to obtain peoples emails, phone and Internet records, as well as cellphone location tracking data, Gilbert said.
Gilbert said the revelations in recent months about the scope of government surveillance under the auspices of the National Security Administration have alarmed many citizens and laid the groundwork for substantive reforms.
The ACLU will hold a news conference outlining its efforts Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Statehouse.
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Flunky - photos from the shoot
The movie has been shot, and went off with only a few hitches. Much has been learned about filmmaking, much is still bewildering, and at the end of the process (we're about 40% there) there may be a decent little film. Behind the scenes - lights and sound. Don't talk down to me!
It will hopefully be funny. It will hopefully be incisive and clever.
It will definitely be bizarre.
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