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One of the things that drives me crazy about politics is this idea that both parties are equally extreme. In reality, one side's facts are facts, and the other side's "facts" are wild theories that any reasonable person would find very, very weird.
One of the things that drives me crazy about politics is this idea that both parties are equally extreme. In reality, one side's facts are facts, and the other side's "facts" are wild theories that any reasonable person would find very, very weird.
One of the things Pope Francis teaches us is that we should share, and that those of us who have more should be willing to give to those who are less fortunate. Those of us who are Democrats follow proudly in the footsteps of real champions of this idea — individuals who have fought for
I became a Democrat because the defining issue of my formative years was race. In fact, it was almost the exclusive issue. It is hard to believe now, but when there was even a possibility that an African-American might turn up, back then the first reaction of the administrators was to close the swimming pool. It
When I hear people talking about the troubled state of today's Republican Party, it calls to mind something Lester Maddox said one time back when he was governor of Georgia. He said the problem with Georgia prisons was "the quality of the inmates." The problem with the Republican Party is the quality of the people
Their image is shattered beyond all recognition. By denying the affordable care act republican govs will have embraced socialism! Their logic is delusional to say the least,and thats at all facets!
They will all be inmates soon.
The quality of the Video was really bad, but I got the point.
What the Dems need to do to cease the moment is to educate the inmates, especially those who vote for the rich and yet they are at the bottom of the pay scale. They are on food stamps and other government subsides and they still want to believe that those privileged are for black or spanish people – they are encouraged by hate and not facts. They still believe they have "White Privilege" – which does not exist anymore in the New America. They still think all White people will vote Republican just because they can not see us voting for a Black man for president, they forget that the progressive white people are not with them. Until the Progressive White People really try to teach their lost brethren and kin honestly about the changing world, they will miss the boat and will be lost for ever.
As for the Rich inmates who still believe that money will buy them votes, the Dems need to undermine them by strengthening the unions they are trying to kill, organizing regular people to get involved like the Obama machine did this year.
Once we take over the house, the senate and white house again
1. We need to raise the minimum wage to at least $12 per our for every worker, NO MORE WORKING POOR
2. Ensure that any company that refuses to pay medical for employees will be required to pay into the Obama Care exchange a certain fee to cover them on Medicaid
3. We should try and eliminate part time work for people that are willing to work full time – this will stop companies from getting away with hiring only part time to avoid paying benefits.
4. All companies with a high number of employees should be required to offer some kind of retirement 401k or similar plus pension where by the company chips in a percentage.
WE MUST BRING BACK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING INTO EVERY WORK PLACE – WE MUST GROW A STRONG MIDDLE CLASS OTHERWISE OUR DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE. The American People need to understand that a Country with no large middle class can not have freedom – there are enough examples in the world to draw this conclusion from.
As for voter suppression, The Federal Government needs step in and issue a uniform voting card (NO LABELS) to every eligible voting age American. Once one reaches the age, let the card be automatically issued – if we can do this with SS# without duplication, we can do it with a voting card. The only work here would be to ensure that voting lists are kept up to date for death or ineligible felonies. How do we monitor it, we create voting machines that will accept the card to be used once for every time voting happens. We ensure each and every State uses the same machines' If anyone tries to use it for the same period, it kicks it out – this way, if on voting day I am too sick to show up, a friend can still vote for me as long as I give them the card – since it can only record it once or get kicked out. This will eliminate fraud and cut the time it takes to fill the ballots. the people out of the country then will be the only ones to send in ballots. People won't have registrations to throw out because the card will not say which party you belong to; only at the voting machine you will be able to vote for whatever party you want. Voting ID's will not be required since it should not matter who shows up to vote as long as the card is valid. If we can send people to the moon, this should not be rocket science. If I can send my child to the ATM to get my money as long as I give her my pin number, why can't we do this!!! We need to advocate for this as Progressives because these Republicans want to steal or suppress any vote they can.
They say they want their Country back, let us show them how our inclusive Country of fairness and balance is better than what they want back.
Republicans love Stupid people look at Mississippi thats what they are hoping for all over the world like keeping chickens they are so dumb down there
We have to remember that the Republican base is echoing the EXACT ideas that the propagandists in the Republican party wanted them to learn. The rise of the radical right corresponds with the rise of the right wing think tanks and right wing media…
There are numerous problems with the base of the Republican party. They are funded by the wealthy and led to believe that they are the job creators and what they need to create jobs is a removal of regulations and unions. The other problems they have is the right wing media who have made millions lying to them, and will continue as long as they can make money. The base is now made up of religious zealots(evangelicals who completely miss understood Jesus's teachings) who are carrying on a sexual war against single women. People who hate Latinos, gays, afro americans and want the white men to control, and, 2nd amendment people who want assualt weapons to fight the government one day.
How does this group expect to attract a younger more tolerant and liberal generation?How do you reason with them if you are an open minded person who wants to explore different ways to solve our problems. Answer is you can't!!
I am an independent voter who is an evangelical Christian. While I voted for President Obama's re-election because I believe that in almost every area he was by far the smartest, most honest, and the most qualified of the two candidates, I still struggled with his stance on abortion. I still do. I just don't understand how someone who is so caring and compassionate especially with regard to children, could take the most extreme stance on abortion. He is by far more extreme than the majority of Americans since he would allow even partial birth abortions for any reason. I just don't understand this. I mean unborn babies are children too, human children! How can we as a country allow the taking of any human life to be legal, just because the life of the unborn child happens to be inconvenient for the mother or father. I believe that this shows that there is a moral crisis in our country and our culture. Our culture nolonger values the sacredness of human life. I have read that a culture that nolonger protects it's children, it's elderly, and it's most vulnerable; is a country that is in a state of moral decay and is danger of collapse from within. I believe that the progression of violence in this country can be traced back to the legalization of abortion, and the devaluation of the unborn human child. I think that there has to be a better solution to unwanted preganancies than the taking of these innocent human lives. Maybe if we face God and humbly ask for his help, we can find a better way, and he can save us from our moral depravity. After all, that's why he sent his only son (whose birth we now celebrate) so that he could teach us right from wrong, and then die for our sins so that we could have eternal life.
The reason that I brought my comments on this issue to this particular blogging forum is so that we moderates and liberals could look at ourselves and see not just what we have done right, but also where we need to change. While I believe that the Republicans have got it wrong on most issues, this is the one area where they got it mostly right. I think that there are many evangelical Christians who might have voted democratic this last election were it not for the abortion issue. I believe that it is time for Repubicans and Democrats to cross the isle and find a better solution to unwanted pregnancies than abortion.
I'm sure that there are many people who will disagree with me, but I am interested in reading any rational intelligent reasons why. I am also interested in reading about any positive alternative solution to abortion. If anyone would like to reply, I will look for your response on this website.
The cure for unwanted pregnancies is simple: sex education and affordable access to birth control. Why are conservatives reducing access to both?
Birth control is allot cheaper then another kid on welfare. They want to ban one, and not pay for the other one. It doesn't work that way, one or the other, you can't have both.
Maybe Conservatives have principles.
So does the Taliban.
The only things conservatives believe in is the "principal not principle". Whatever can make them money is good whether is pollutes the water or air, is dangerous to wrkers health, etc.
It's very simple, really: You don't want others to force their morals on you, so you shouldn't expect to be able to force your morals on them. Nobody is forcing you to have an abortion, so don't expect to be able to force them to not have an abortion, if that's what they truly feel is the right thing for them.
NOBODY wants abortions — NOBODY. Sometimes it's necessary, and that decision must be one of the most personal and agonizing of all decisions that one can make. What's truly obscene is that the very same people who oppose the right to choose usually also oppose birth control. That's called 'stupidity'.
Obama and Joe Biden understand this concept. During one of the debates, Joe Biden explained exactly how he reconciles his position with his Catholic faith: He accepts the Church's teachings, but refuses to try to force same upon other people who may have a different perspective.
Don't be in such a rush to tell us what your God wants. The Taliban or Al-Qaeda can do the very same thing with equal or greater fervor. Do you want to be forced to live by their beliefs? Then stop expecting to be able to force other people to live by yours.
Sadly you are correct and the differences between what Clear and Honest believes and what the Taliban and religious zealots in American believe are shrinking day by day. The only difference is the rest of us (US) do not want to foster our beliefs (regardless of their origins or how deeply we feel them) on others. We understand the basis premise of individual rights. What we believe is good ONLY for each one of us and stops at the end of our noses. While we may try to explain and discuss those beliefs with others we do not try to force them on others at any expense. I am perfectly fine with waiting until "judgment day" to see if I am right or wrong. I do not bother you and please do not bother me. Allow me the respect I show you. Sadly we can but they do not seem to be able to do that simple part and we all know what happens next.
Exactly!! We can only hope that some of the anti-choice people are capable of responding to reason and logic.
Take some friendly advice and don't bet on any of the anti-choice crowd being capable of reason and logic. They really aren't up to it.
The Democrats are not for abortion they are for choice. I respect your religious views, but not everyone shares those same views. Many people are atheist. You have to remember that this is a free country and people have the right to believe in a religion or not. I am a Democratic Catholic and my church is adamantly against abortion in any case. I have a more in the middle approach, I don't believe abortion should be used as birth control but I do believe that women should have a choice if their life is in danger or if they are raped. I completely agree with GeeOPee that sex education and contriception are the two main ways to combat abortion which the Republicans adamantly oppose.
Look up when human life starts in the Jewish religion, at birth. Any law that tries to define that human life starts earlier then that would violate it 1st Amendment.
The Republicans keep screaming they won't pay for birth control, make abortion illegal, once the child is born? sorry, not our problem.
A condom is allot cheaper then another kid on welfare.
I will assume that you ask about the opposing view of abortion because, in good faith, you would really like to hear an answer.
First of all, your basic assumptions about when life begins. They are not shared by the majority of us. Let me offer an analogy.
Birds. Specifically, chickens. The process they go through includes a bit of time in an egg. It is an egg till it hatches. Then you have a chick, which will develop into a full grown chicken.
Changing the labels does not change the reality. An egg is an egg till it hatches, whether you call it a chicken or not. Juggling definitions and parsing words is a silly game and a little lacking in subtlety. And it can be played by both sides of an argument.
But I digress.
Humans. There are various stages to go through till there is finally a human person. One of those stages is called a fetus. It's not a child till it's born. Changing the labels does not change that reality. I for one vigorously disagree that it's a child in the mother's womb. I am not alone. If you wish to invoke historical precedent, my view prevails to as far back as there is writing on medical subjects.
That is perhaps why we celebrate birthdays, not conception days. Most people are a little squeamish about contemplating their parent's amorous activities.
The real issue is one of control. Controlling the sexual activities of young females has been an issue for as long as there have been patriarchal societies. At some point the question naturally arises. Who has the right to control the lives of young females, or by extension, any females whatsoever. At what point do we let go and let them live their own lives?
If one wishes to parse words, you need to understand that it can go both ways. It's a two edged sword.
For instance, there is the problem of miscarriage. It happens a lot. There is no human intervention involved, nor is there a conscious choice exercised. Perhaps it can only be labeled an act of deity. Or put another way, Jesus has always done more abortions than any human agency will ever be able to contemplate.
See where parsing with words will get you?
Unborn children less than 24 weeks old are NOT babies; they are fetuses. They have the potential to develop into babies but they are not yet babies. Nobody is "pro-abortion". However, every pregnant woman does not choose to become a parent. Among those pregnant women who do not choose to become a parent, some hold religious beliefs and some do not. Pro-life people are not offering to pay the cost of sustaining the life of a new human being; they are not offering to assume the responsibilities involved in parenting a new human being throughout the process of that child's maturation throughout his/her lifetime. For those that oppose abortion, they can choose never to have an abortion. For those that do not oppose abortion, they are free to choose as they see fit. The current federal law in the US, Canada, Mexico and in most of Europe supports women's right to choose.
I enjoyed reading your concerns about abortion but want you have not spoken about is the life of the mother. I personally have watched young girls die from illegal abortions in a country where abortion is not legal and most of these were high school girls who were children themselves. What is your solution for unwanted pregnancies from rape? What is your solution for raising those unwanted children who are going to end up in the foster system and become the government's responsibility that you don't want to pay more taxes for? How many kids are waiting to be adopted in the foster system that end up being abused because some people only take these kids just for the money not for the love of the kids? Talk about morals, why are morals not thought at home and schools? Why have we taken prayer out of school? Why have we become so self centered we don't even care about our own families and neighbors? Until society change for the better, stopping abortion alone is not going to solve any problem unless you have a system to deal with those unborn children you are desperately wanting to safe. Remember, the mothers' lives are also important and all pregnancies are not from being careless but sometimes from abuse and rape. As a victim, it angers me to hear that someone thinks that I should be made to carry a child that was conceived as a result of rape to remind me of the incident for the rest of my life. How there you?
I believe that abortion is murder. I also believe that it can't be made illegal. That will send us to the old times of filthy back room abortions which will also threaten the lives of the mothers. Which is moral? Neither. Of course the obvious answer is birth control, but that hasn't seemed to work yet.
Please remember that very many embryos are aborted naturally in the first few days after conception without the mother even being aware that she was 'pregnant', because the embryo did not implant itself into the womb and form a placenta. Are you against that? The answer is education and contraception and the morning after pill. The education should be carried out in detail in school as parents cannot be trusted to do a good enough job.
Andrea Miller; & Ellie Smeal;
I've read your recent letters and I am moved. Somehow, we have to get thru to more people on some basic facts, and also get past the unrealistic religious-type reactions:
1. Life does not begin at conception. The egg & sperm cells are every bit alive, and endowed with the 'will to live'. But every living plant or animal has a 'will-to-live', and a 'right-to-life', as do also their predators. However, this 'right' and this 'will' are restricted from their ultimate fulfillment by the capacity of the elements to sustain it. Along with the 'right-to-life' is a right to a decent level of a sense of fulfillment, in a sense of 'happiness'.
2. A 'person' can barely be identified at conception, and only in its individuality. But personhood is far more than the mere genetic elements that are brought together at conception. That 'person' grows with each moment of its existence. One is NOT exactly the same person today as he/she was yesterday!
3. But even at birth it is only barely 'conscious', if even that, then. So where is the 'personhood' anyway?
4. How much happiness does a seriously defective 'person' achieve? And how about the misery that it reflects upon all others of its family, and still others around it? And even if not defective, what chance for happiness will it have, simply if unwanted? And what chance of happiness will it allow to those around it? Something to think about! Long! And hard! And deep! And then to reflect about still more!
5. And doesn't its retention preclude the birth of another child, without serious defects? Who also has that same 'right-to-life'! And who would NOT preclude a chance for happiness to those around it, but would enhance it!
6. Above and beyond all of the above, this Earth has an overpopulation of humans, far more than it can sustain into the distant future. This overpopulation has only been able to reach its current proportions by 'burning' the 'fat' from ages past. The only realistic approach to this dilemma, so far, has been China's one-child-family policy. The nearest to realistic other approach is family planning. (The anti-abortionists also resist family planning.) They are totally unrealistic, their minds clouded by religious dogma that is grounded in primitive origins; In Ignorance! Stupidity! Arrogance! Even beyond all of this, people even now are starving to death in some areas. And, this overpopulation by its unthinking, irresponsible excess-exploitation of Earth's resources, has brought on this Climate Change, with threats, possibly, of terminating our marvelous and wonderful civilization! And even life itself!
Allan C. Boschen.
cc: Anti-choice elements, Anti-family-planning, Anti-abortionists.
Also to Pro-Choice, and Family-Planning Activists. Others.
P.S. Above and beyond ALL of the above, WE MUST get away from, and beyond the INSANITY of WAR!
"A Constitution for Federation of the Earth" was developed by the World Constitution and Parliament Assn. (WCPA), led by Philip Isely, of Denver, Colorado. It met 4 times: in 1968, '77, '79, & '81, as World Constituent Assemblies of delegates from many countries, elected in fully democratic manner. This document has been formally ratified by the gov'ts of many cities, counties, and nations. It stands as an ideal model to work from, if not adopted intact by on-going ratification.
I appreciate your honesty and am glad you were able to vote with a reasoned choice.
That said, I would never have an abortion nor would i ever encourage anyone to have one. As WhutHeSaid said, nobody want an abortion. I don't believe that most abortions are carried out simply because of "inconvenience". But I have to take issue with the Republican stance that all life is sacred. They are up in arms when an abortion occurs but also are pro death penalty. It seems that it is important to bring every life into this world but then deny any support for that life beyond the womb. Then when the life goes horribly wrong and winds up on drugs or in jail, then it's perfectly justifiable to murder that life as it is now too inconvenient to support it any longer. Social issues are more complex than simply birth control. We have to look at the totality of social issues.
I too fear that religious zealots will take control. I sympathize with their sensibilities but fear that if the wrong zealots come to power we WILL wind up living under Sharia law or some equivalent, hence the purpose of separation of church and state. We can be just, we can be "moral" but we must be sane.
Have you ever given serious thought to WHY women opt for abortion?
On a blog, a young man complained he had no say in his girlfriends decision to have an abortion, because HE wanted this child. Then came the clincher – he wrote he was willing to PAY for the kid…
What anti-abortionists don't want to understand – it isn't giving birth to a child that women don't want to do – raising the child is the issue. I know worn out women who have already 4 children and work full time, because their husbands are unreliable, they simply can't care for a fifth one, because of the other four.
Why is the crime rate so high in underprivileged neighborhoods? Why are so many young black men in prison? Why would a mother with her child opt for a life in the ghetto, with zero chances for her child to succeed, if she has the choice not to have a child, get an education and be a contributing member of society, not having to stand in line for food stamps…?
I find it more than strange that MEN are against abortions – the same men who don't want to marry the mothers of their children, who refuse responsibility of family, for whom government agencies have to pay child support, who not only divorce their wives, but also their children, to go and start new families and forget the old ones.
Behind every abortion is agony and suffering of an expecting mother who has to make a heart wrenching decision to terminate her pregnancy because she can't AFFORD to have her child.
What have you done to help prevent pregnancies and to promote sex education? Republicans don't want women to have abortions, yet they don't want to support mothers and children, all they show is disdain. They can't have it both ways – and neither can you by talking about precious lives of the unborn, because as soon as those poor children are born, even Evangelicals pretend those children don't exist!
I agree with a lot of your points but I do take issue with your statement, "it isn't giving birth to a child that women don't want to do."
Do not presume to speak for what all women want because you clearly do not know. I am TERRIFIED of childbirth and for good reason – pregnancy and childbirth are still dangerous health conditions. A lot of anti-abortionists (and you, apparently) gloss over the risk of complications and death that result from pregnancy, and the general effect of pregnancy and labor on a woman's body. Pregnant women live under a microscope (as it seems the great American pasttime has more to do with "judging other peoples' parenting" than baseball, football, or apple pie) and their bodies are often not treated as their own.
So yeah…I agree with the points you discuss in terms of raising an unwanted child, but do not make generalizations about women want or act like pregnancy/labor ain't no thang.
The issue is a Biblical one really. It is the command from God to Adam and Eve to go forth to multiply. What saved the Jewish Nation in its early days? Numbers, sheer numbers to be able to wage war and conquer and then after securing enough land to ensure the peace it did just that. What the religious zealots in America fear the most is to be in the minority population wise. Their fears are based on their own history of how we have treated anyone other than White Protestant and all too often Republican.This explains whey this group is against contraception, abortion and why they are so against any form of choice but are for war and having religion foster on the rest of us (US). Not just religion but THEIR form of religion as they espouse it at any given moment. The Republican Party should be seen as a religious group not as a political party. If one does then one is able to understand what and why they spend all their time on pushing a very far right agenda onto others.
The solution to the abortion issue is contraception and teaching the use of them in junior high. The problem with that is you evangelicals are against that too. You believe in only abstenience, and there is no back up plan. The problem is what about all the young people who want to explore their sexuality? You in the evangelical community have to moderate your stance on pre marital sex. The more kids can learn about it the less unwanted pregnancies there will be. This is why you can't get people to come to your point of view. Wraping yourself around god, and comming across rigid in thinking dosen't attract open minded people. As for moral decay, I don't think you can pin all of it on abortion. In the south up to the 1950's they still lynched black people, and practiced segragation. Where were all you devout people? Where was the moral outrage? In modern times during that Christian president Bush, we had 32 million people with no health insurance, and out of that number 50,000 men, women and children died every year beause of it. Where as the moral outrage of the Evangelicals? This was a national shame. We have gun violence claiming now up to 34 thousand per year and it's not the liberals who own them. It is the conservative god fearing people who are selling automatic weapons to everyone, and cop killing bullits along with them. We have people who are worth so much, like the Walton family(Wal-Mart) Each family member is worth 25 billion yet they won't even give health benefits to all emoloyees who are paid so low most quality for food stamps, or the Koch bros woth 31 billion each funding the break up of unions so they can treat people like serfs. Why don't you see this as moral decay? I think it's mental illness to accumulate so much and hoard it.The bible even talks about it as a sin. So I think you need to rethink this and not make it soley about abortion. We have a lot to be concerned about these days
Do you WANT to understand? if so you have to fully accept that people have different beliefs than yours. That also means accepting that your beliefs on the subject are just than, beliefs, and not facts.
Start by meditating on the belief that zygotes are not the same human children.
Or the belief that women, as the creators of life could also have the right to decide not to create a life.
This may require you to start with the belief that God does not plan out everything, that humans have more control over the world than you have previously decided to believe.
You don't have to cast out your faith, just consider that it doesn't exist the way you've been taught, for everyone, and that's the way it's supposed to be. That possibly God is more complex and nuanced than human beings can imagine. So complex in fact that God could be different things to different people. Even non-existent to some people! And that's the way it's supposed to be.
To understand how others can feel, if that's what you REALLY want to do, you need to start with enough spiritual humility to say "We'll, maybe my way is wrong, really, really, wrong, at least for them. My beliefs may be just as wrong for them as their beliefs *feel* to me. Maybe there's more than one true path." Stop preaching and be humble enough to learn. That's how you understand other people.
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Democrats (including the President) ARE anti-abortion. However, they are also pro-choice, that is, they believe that women have the right to choose for themselves how they will conduct their lives. Republicans say they want Freedom and Liberty, but they want to force everybody in the country to live according to Southern Baptist Christianity, like it or not! Sort of like a christian Taliban for America. Thanks, but I want REAL freedom, the freedom to choose for myself, and not to have those who want to substitute mythology for reality force me to live according to their version of a christian sharia law.
You are reglious and believe in what Jesus said, still you try and tell others what to do or believe, Jesus didn't say one word or condemn anyone about abortion, gays, politicks, Hell, what he did is try and tell his followers about Jehovah and wanted the people to change their ways and follow the laws of the true God. Today people say they are religious but do all the things that are against God . The Truth shall set you free.
Thank you for honesty. No one could agree with you more regarding the act itsellf — not even the female that has to make that choice. Clearly, President Obama cannot force his prefrences, morals or judgements over all sectors of people, race, faiths or idealogies. Fairly speaking, I feel that what this caring and yes, intelligent human being is saying, is "it is your choice" and if you have a faith that declares that this is a sin and you believe that, then one must answer to God not the POTUS.
If you really believed that life began at conception, you'd focus not only on abortion but on the daily holocaust happening at fertility clinics, where in some cases 100 eggs are fertilized in order to bring a single child to term. (That's 99 children in the medical waste bin!)
The fact that so many Christians focus on abortion and ignore the broader issue suggests to me that they don't actually believe their own arguments. It also tells me that they are a) easily led by their leaders, and b) are quick to focus on things those nasty poor people do (abortion) while giving the rich a free pass (IVF).
Additionally, I used to volunteer as an escort at an abortion clinic in Pennsylvania, walking women past the crowds of Christian picketers. When I walked by with white women, the Christians would yell to them and offer help or call them a baby-killer. But when I walked by with black or Hispanic women, there was nothing but silence.
There are a lot of thoughtful, intelligent, educated Christians in the U.S., but you'd never know it by the loud, know-nothing majority who pop up around election time, aka the Republican Base.
Well, I disagree that all conceived flesh count as a person – particularly early in development. However, if you believe in a soul then there probably isn't much to argue with you about.
I'd also argue that even if a zygote were a person, that it'd still be a valid medical decision to abort even at the expense of another person. That can be an emotionally touchy conversation as well, though.
Also, outlawing abortion will not prevent abortions from taking place. All that will happen is that desperate women will die.
I don't know if there's a conversation to be had about any of that with you, but I'd be willing. What I would like to say is that there are things we both CAN agree on.
First, abortion should be reduced; Second, the most effective way of reducing the number of abortions is to reduce the number of pregnancies in the first place. To that end, comprehensive, medically valid sex education should be easily available. Contraception should be easily accessible, and people need to know how to use it.
Reduce pregnancies, and you reduce abortions, and you empower women: win, win, win.
Crotch Issues – contraception and abortion – and the fact that so much of our public discourse is spent on them, are hamstringing any serious effort to address
the bread-and butter concerns facing the American people: jobs, climate change, the growing income spread between the top 2% and the rest of us.
As human beings, we have our own perceptions, beliefs, and understandings. No commonality. Everybody says he believes in God but he insists on his own interpretations of his faith. If only a "standard" were established "between what is good and bad in the eyes of God" then our acts could be curbed accordingly. The problem is, even a "standard" (which could be God's words), would surely be questioned by bright minds because of "interpretations". No wonder why we have so many religions and faith organizations. Again, no commonality. If we put a stop to "pornography" being aired in the internet, for example, most likely this will be opposed by those raking money out of this billion-dollar business. Nobody thinks of the after-math of sex (resulting into abortion usually) once the "sex urge" is ignited. Most young ones don't care about this because "satisfying oneself biologically" becomes their priority. Morals are set aside in such situations. During the old times, or at least in my time in my country, we can only engage in sex after marriage. Now "live-ins" seems to be acceptable in our society here in the U.S. The outcome is "teen pregnancy" resulting in abortion because it is unwanted by them. They're not ready to become parents but they're always ready to enjoy "sex" because of the pleasure it brings. What's the solution therefore that you're looking for? As far as I am concerned, this is a farfetched idea with no solution at all. Again, because each one of us has his own independent interpretation and belief. "Nobody wants his morals forced into others and he doesn't want others' morals forced into him" as WhutHeSaid said in his/her blog.
Interesting in seeing someone on that side who is willing to listen to reasons, so there is hope. What convinced me 40 years ago (I was ardently anti-abortion in '73) was discovering that the overwhelming number of women (85% or more) believe abortion is a personal decision even when they would not choose abortion for themselves. I discovered I could not, in good conscience deny the choice to someone in desperate straits, when social condemnation or having another mouth to feed could prove ruinous, even fatal.
Further, most peoples did not and do not consider an unborn child to be a full person yet. Talk to a rabbi (old testament traditions), most will tell you that the spirit comes with the breath of life. Most other cultures hold similar views, except for those who hold women as chattel and male control absolute. For those on the science side, we have conclusive evidence that consciousness, awareness, what we mean in secular terms to be human isn't like a lightswitch. That is, the brain gradually becomes capable of more complex processes and we gradually become self aware. More, the argument (from a religious perspective, anyway) didn't exist until after Roe vs. Wade. Abortion as the last ditch effort in birth control has existed for several thousand years, yet only recently was it equated with murder by the evangelicals.
That's not to say that abortion was ever considered a good thing – only a fool would say so. It's far safer than the old days, and in fact it's generally safer than carrying a baby to term in many cases. But it is, and should be considered the best of available bad choices. What we should do is avoid the need to make a choice. Are you aware that parts of Europe have 1/10 our teenage pregnancy and abortion rates? Or that in the US both are concentrated in the bible belt and other areas which actively block science based sex education and access to birth control? The conclusion should be obvious. The most effective means to reduce abortion is to provide good sex education (parents sure aren't doing it) and easy access to birth control. Do that and we stop 90% of abortions. Once there we can work on the remaining 10%.
As for your concern about the value of human life, that is a potential threat to guard against, the same as we guard against other dangers. The Supreme Court decision limits abortion to a period where there is, or was at that time no chance for the fetus to survive outside the mother's body. In no case has there been a 'slippery slope' reduction of children's rights; as long as we stay vigilant that record will remain intact. So, while I commend your concerns about the ethical problems I hold the greatest good will be achieved by preventing accidental pregnancies, making a heart-rending decision unnecessary.
Unwanted children do not turn out as well as wanted children. (I am talking generalities, not one specific exception you can come up with.) The huge majority of women have an abortion be cause they don't feel that they can provide the kind of life that the baby should have. It may even be that other children already born would also be affected negatively.
Obama has actually done more to try to reduce the abortion rate by making contraceptives part of insurance than other presidents. I think he should be commended for actually doing something and not just talking.
What about all the radical socialist policies funded by George Soros? You think Democrats are not given Billions from lobbiests? It is the Left that is intollerant of any views not to their liking and the constant bringing up race, gender & class warfare, dividing our country, not the other way around. Conservatives appreciate LEGAL Immigrants, but not Millions of ILLEGAL trespassers that Liberals want to give Amnesty to for votes furthering the debt & hardships to American Citizens & Legal immigrants. And when 23 Million Americans & LEGAL immigrants unemployed, your solution is Amnesty after Amnesty, thus the serious problem we have now. Your Party is the Party of Division…..
You republicans always need a boogey man, so you throw around terms like socialism even though you don't know what it really means. You think Obama care is a socialist program but it was thought up by conservatives at the Heritage foundation, and 1st put into effect by a republican governor. It is conservatives on radio and in the house that bash gays, and republican state legislatures pass laws aimed directly are single women to restrict their sexual freedom. I think it was Limbaugh that called a college female student a slut, and Beck is always good for a anti black or Latino comment. Talking about illegal immigration, it was the food growers in calif that 1st brought them here, followed by IGA the largest meat company who had offices in Mexico city to bring workers to their plant. They fired all the american butchers. They did it so they could reduce wages below minimum wage and would fire the workers at the 9 month mark so they wouldn't have to give health benefits. Republican governors like Jan brewer passed tough anti latino laws and you paid at the ballot box. All conservatives really want is to pass laws about the bedroom, who can be there and not, while yelling about 2nd amendment freedoms. How about vaginal probes to humiliate women, is that what you call freedom? You want freedom for polluters, and want states to outlaw the unions that actually built the middleclass. You run around gripping about morality but want all restrictions removed on guns so even mental patients can get them and go on killing rampages. You claim to be followers of Jesus but in the 8 yrs Bush was President there were 32 million uninsured people and 50 thousand deaths per year. Also during that time you let the 1%s wealth go up 256% while middle clas wages went up 3% and you don't want them to pay higher taxes but want the seniors to carry the burden for debt lowering. This is why America rejected your policies by a landslide, and why you will be the party of the past and not the future.
I expect that you are what you yourself would call an 'anchor baby' — isn't that so? Or at least a descendant of illegal immigrants, as the case may be. Who ever invited YOUR family to this country?
The first amnesty for illegal aliens was done by a Republican President, Ronald Reagan and all other amnesty were done by Republican President Bush 1 So you say that Conservatives appreciate legal immigrants if that is true why did 2 Republican presidents start giving illegal aliens amnesty, not just the children that were brought not by the children's choice but the parent's choice but whole families of illegals and why didn't they deport the ones that didn't take amnesty but stayed in the country. Why did John McClain work with Ted Kennedy to come up with an amnesty plan for illegal aliens when Bush 2 was president, a plan that did not pass because the Democrats had control of both houses. The Republican Party is the of Division because they only concentrate on making sure the rich never pay their fair share yet get the most of the corporate welfare that the Republicans refuse to do away with.
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howa4x, you're exactly right. And what I think is strange is how these would be militia men think they can defeat the U.S. government in a showdown. Saddam Hussein wasn't very successful at that, nor the TALIBAN; but they think they can fight against Cruise missles with AK-47s? It gives new understanding to the expression, "don't bring a knife to a gun fight."
The decline of the GOP can be directly correlated to the rise of Fox Corporatist News and neoconservative rant radio. They provide a self-righteous echo chamber in which the extremists are constantly pumped full of propaganda.
A historical analysis of the Tea Party demonstrates clearly how the process works. The fledgling Tea Party, back before anyone had really heard of them, was against crony corporation capitalism and the growing debt and deficit. This was back during the Bush2 years.
Following Obama's election, Dick Armey worked with Fox Corporatist News to overthrow the original Tea Party and replace it with corporate funded national organizations that promote the corporatist message echoed by Fox Corporatist News. The fledgling Tea Party had not yet earned sufficient reason to be recognized by any national media outlet at the time that Glenn Beck started giving them massive free advertising on Fox.
This all culminated in the 2010 election of a bunch of "Tea Party" candidates, but what did those "Tea Party" candidates end up doing? During budget negotiations was their FIRST priority deficit and debt reduction, and attacking crony corporation capitalism? NO. On the contrary, their FIRST priority was actually voting to PROTECT tax breaks, loopholes, and welfare for corporations as being more important than cutting the deficit/debt.
The elected "Tea Party" candidates did not actually represent the views of the original fledgling Tea Party, but they did represent the views of the US Chamber of Commerce and the Fox Corporatist News echo chamber. They were first and foremost corporatists because they had relied upon US Chamber of Commerce money and free Fox Corporatist News advertising through "Tea Party" national organizations to get themselves elected.
Dick Armey had used Fox Corporatist News and US Chamber of Commerce money to replace the fledgling Tea Party with pro-corporatist SuperPAC national organizations. The only good that came out of this was that Occupy Wall Street recognized the fate that the Tea Party had suffered, and Occupy Wall Street consistently asserted that it refused to be usurped by unions or the Democratic Party. While they were willing to work in concert on common issues with both, they staunchly refuse to be taken over by either.
The Republican voters are authoritarians. Authoritarians don't have the ability to reason & focus on punishing others.
I distinctly recall the claims of the death of the Republican Party, after Obama was elected in 2008, but they came roaring back & kicked his butt in 2010. The real ground game is no longer on the national level but on the state level. So long as Repubs make gains statewide, thanks to Citizens United, they will be vibrant & eventually will attain their goals of national domination.
Gerymandering–something the Republican Party excels in–has kept their party alive. If district lines were drawn fairly in all states, that party would now be on the endangered species list, if not extinct.
Even gerrymandering can't stop the inexorable transformation to a white minority country. As long as the GOP expresses hate for minorities, women, immigrants, and others (something it can't seem to help itself from doing) the population will eventually overwhelm them. Add to this fact the simple nature of human evolution (most people prefer not to go backwards), and you can tell that the Republican Party must change in a big way to survive.
Moderate republicians need to switch parties. The democrates have moved and the tea party has taken over the republician party. The democrate party is the party of individual ideas not party lines that you hold to or you go. The democrates have blue dogs that are nothing more than republicians, even though I am progressive I still would prefer congressman with individual than none. Lots of position go unopposed in red states and this need to be rectified, so moderate republicians switch parties and express your individuality.
How bad are the Republicans??? A week ago I went to the Post Office which just happens to be across the street from our Middle and High Schools. Now when I saw two clean cut well dressed young men in their 30's standing in front of a table I figured they were there to raise $$ for school sports. Then when I saw the pictures of President Obama taped to the table (size was 18″ X 30″) with a Hitler mustache on all of them I got pissed. I asked no I told them is that the best they had. Then I said they were pathetic and as the photos said (IMPEACH him) I said not a chance in hell. When I went inside I asked the postal worker why they were allowed to be there. I was told it was public land and if it wasn't they would be thrown off. When I was leaving I rolled down my window and asked them how many Lee Harvey Oswalds they talked to. I have grown to totally hate Neoclowns. They do not govern. They rule. They force their opinions, wants and needs of the wealthy on We The People and care nothing about the cost. We can't afford the kind of care they can pay for so why should they allow us to continue to live with Medicare picking up the tab. It's selective population control. It's taking the weakest and poorest Americans and making sure they no longer have to deal in any way shape or form in our struggles. They could pollute the hell out of our lands without thought. China has a lesson coming if it hasn't hit them already. People like Murdoch and the Boch Brothers are going to find out when it's too late that they killed off their own customers and the ones still alive will be climbing their security gates.
I agree 100 hundred percent…I love how he put it…"it's the quality of the inmates"..so well put..
I have been saying this for years as a joke, but this year I see evidence that it is, tragically, possibly the literal truth: the GOP opposes health care and education for financial reasons, but they PARTICULARLY oppose broader access to MENTAL health treatment, and high QUALITY education, because they would LOSE THEIR VOTER BASE!
The one thing lacking is bars on the windows and razor wire aroung the walls.
Because of gerrymandering, it will be difficult to make gains in Congress in two years. The Democratic strategic goal should be to so what is necessary to retake the state houses, so that we can regain some congressional seats through gerrymandering. Key states for this are Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Virginia (all states that had some level of bipartisan or Democratic control, but came under total GOP control in 2010 prior to the 2010 gerrymandering process). Nevada has been trending blue and should be a primary target for Democrats. Eventually, Texas and Arizona should be targets down the line, because of changing demographics. If republicans were to continue to alienate Hispanics, their increasing numbers in the these states presents an opportunity to eventually achieve parity or usurp control. Personally, I think Arizona will be an easier target than Texas, but they should both be eventual targets for the Dems at the state level.
The Wooly Mammoth and WHIG Party GOP
This writer has often stated that the old, old, used up and dying GOP Party is operating on fantasies like economics of the 1920's, social beliefs of the 1950's, and geo-political standards of the 1980's. That party offers up Cain, Perry, Santorum, Bachmann, Gingrich, and Romney and asks the electorate to pick a winner. In reality one couldn't conjure up a single, reasonable human brain among that group. Still can't figure out why the Midwestern farmers vote straight Republican every year.
The question is, when is the GOP going to hold its funeral and where do we send flowers?
One of the problems with democracy is that there are no restrictions on the electorates unless you count those by GOP.
Actually the GOP reminds me more of Animal Farm.
How should Democrats seize the political opportunity created by Republican extremism?
Don't kill it!
My response is to clearandhonest. My belief is that only athiests and agnostics should have an extreme stance against abortion. I believe that abortion distroys the body but not the soul. God determines the path of the soul. Abortion may change that path but not the ultimate destination.
God determines where and when you will be born and I believe he has control over that process and abortioin will not vary that path for the soul.
My mother-inlaw and I do not agree on politics. She is on this trickle down thing. The rich pay more tax's,people get layed off. They get layed off no matter what. Giving the rich more money they just hide it or ship the jobs out. Just like the dink Romney and his pals do. My husbands family is money. Well that didn't trickle down. What is wrong with these fools?
There is a simple, workable solution for those loving, religious people who object to abortion or the use of contraseptives.
The only Christian thing to do is to go to any abortion clinic and volunteer to adopt an unwanted child who is brought full term to birth. You could also supply the mother with vitamins and any other medications to ensure a healthy child.
I am thinking of starting up an organization that would visit numerous places of worship on Sundays to sign people up for adoptions. I am SURE that such a charitable christian act would be more than welcome to those that follow the Bible and the words of Christ.
The problem is definitely the of the Republican Party base who let the religious beliefs guide their political beliefs. It's called an extreme mixture of politics with religion. Let's be 'common sensical' or use a little common sense. Politics and religion do not mix. God did not create politics but man did, and man need to be able to adapt his religious beliefs to the changing political times and landscape. This nation is too diverse to try and force your religious views on a nation through a political prism. America is too smart for that. So, too far right or too far left politics in this diverse society doesn't work anymore. It's more of a "middle of the road" political society today. The old far right strategy has outlived its ability to sway or influence today's society. To seize the political opportunity, the party needs to focus its strategies on taking the seats of those House Republican Tea Party extremists in 2014. First of all, Mitch McConnell need and has to go. With the "do nothing congress" tag approval rating looming over them, he is the carrier of that torch. I have faith that the President will maintain an acceptable or higher approval rating as long as the Democratic Party and moderate Republicans follows his lead support his plans. You see, "you can't teach an old dog a new trick". The Republican Party is simply led by their base and they're just a bunch of old rich dogs who need to change with the times and the landscape. They spit out too many lies and are too hypocritical, constantly insulting the intelligence of the average American. Their base still believes that many Americans still believe in 'the boogey man' and those terms are not even in most modern Americans' vocabulary. They are a party of 'good ole boys' who have always gotten whatever they've wanted the way they wanted it through the 'good ole boy' network and they are loosing that influence because they can't accept change nor do they want change. However change is inevitable, especially in a democratic society. As long as the democratic party can stay on a path that the people believe is for the overall benefit of the people as a whole and not just a specific group, then I think we can maintain the upper hand for years to come. I think the Dems have to maintain and approach things in a centered or more moderate majority fashion with a common sense viewpoint.
The Republican strategy is simple and requires no grasp or presentation of facts or issues. It's strategy is to maintain turmoil on every issue with gridlock – except keeping the money gushing upward to corporate criminals without taxation in almost every industry. The rest is window dressing for voters, the voters that they have cultivated with lies and ridiculous theories. This gridlock uses filibuster and abject disregard for the country as a whole. Republicans do not care how many trillions are wasted, just so the money passes through the private hands of the corporate criminal executives – use OIL and WAR and BANKING industries as an example. When Republicans ask why anyone would think this about their leaders, it's simple – they want the money – let the politicians, citizens and taxpayers pick up the tab, provide the boots on the ground, buy their stupid political and economic reasoning.
The republican party is losing its relevance and will soon be extinct.
I think Republicans are slow learners. Even when you paint a picture, they don't get it. they are not going to change. Sothern Republicans will suffer in their backward thinking the most most because they re-elected a judge who failed to follow the law becasue of his religious belief. They think they can govern every aspect of our lives, even who we love and sleep with. They will be really surprised when they discover the cultural landscape changes and they find that the electorate is no longer angry whites men and women.
Commenting on one blogger's view, President Obama doesn't believe in abortion. He believes, it is a person decision. Nothing can stop a woman who is pregnant and don't want to be. he also believes in marriage between a man and a woman but he also know he is the president for all people even those who love members of the same sex.
The Republicans are the party of "NO" and obstruction they don't understand the word "compromise". Speaker Boehner plan "B" was rejected by his own causus, in which the Democrats voted against his plan.
I've been a Democrats for 36 years in which I stand with Democrats and President Obama on extending the tax cut for the middle-Class 98% percent, and small business the 97% percent I believe strongly that the wealthiest 2% percent are able to pay more taxes.
We must fired the Republicans and hired the Democrats and give the gavel to Representative Nancy Pelosi D-California.
The GOP went out of business in California on 11/6/12 following years and years of increasingly goofy policy shifts and a steady drift from being merely 'dated' to being clearly 'out-of-touch'.
Losers don't have a strong bargaining position and to treat them like they do is a fatal mistake.
So why on earth are we mollycoddling them Congress, kow-towing to the likes of Eric Cantor, Jeb Hensnarling, Mike Pence et al as if they were a bunch of Brahmins?
Why indeed?!
You are absolutely right I agree with you at 100%
Speaker Boehner and House Republicans are lacking common sense in which they never had all they know is to say "no" and "obstruct" they are holding the middle-class 98% percent hostage, in which ending the tax cut for the whealthiest 2% percent and extending the tax cut to the middle-class 98% percent and small businesses the 97% percent is the right thing to do, but Speaker Boehner and House Republicans don't understand that they expect the middle-class to sacrifice to save and protect the wealthiest 2% percent by keeping them hostage.
Speaker Boehner and House Republicans never understood us the middle-class because they could care less about us, all they care about is the wealthiest 2% percent.
The one to hold accountable and to blame if we fall over the cliff on December 31, 2012 are Speaker Boehner and House Republicans.
I've been a Democrat for the past 36 years and are proud to be a Democrat in which I will continue to support Democrats and President Obama in the next 4 years 2013-2016. I will always stand with Democrats, President Obama, and the middle-class 98% percent.
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How to Eat the 10 Messiest Foods
Get etiquette pros' tips for devouring tricky dishes in public (and with dignity)
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Attempt eating one with your hands only if the burrito's a manageable size, Lininger says. If it's wrapped in foil, keep the wrapping over as much of the burrito as possible while eating it. This keeps it together. If it's large, cut it in half or in quarters before eating. Use a fork for any filling that falls on your plate. In a sit-down-dinner situation where knives, forks and plates are available, cut the burrito into bite-size pieces with its seam underneath the rest of it and touching the plate, Lininger says.

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Trawler disaster at Hull. Originally part of News in a Nutshell.
River Humber, Humberside.
Various shots of tip of a mast and funnel sticking out of water - all that can be seen of sunken fishing boat, 'Edgar Wallace'. M/S of another fishing trawler leaving harbour. C/U of Union Jack flag flying at half mast. M/S of group of men and boys standing on quayside looking out to sea. 13 fishermen were killed in tragedy.


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Porter Novelli Acquires Voce
Porter Novelli announced today that it acquired Silicon Valley agency Voce Communications.
Voce was founded in 1999 by Richard Cline, David Black and Matthew Podboy. Cline, Voce's president, will become global tech practice lead for PN and a member of the firm's executive committee, reporting to PN CEO Gary Stockman.


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Austin's food scene is heating up, thanks to some well-known chefs and restaurants.
Uchiko's executive chef Paul Qui won Bravo's Top Chef title as well as the famed James Beard award.
On Friday night, Qui will be doing a cooking demo at the Silver Whisk cooking school. He's preparing three dishes—corn custard, truffle rice pouridge and coconut sorbet.
"I come up with these dishes by failing quite a bit in the kitchen," he said. "It's a lot of trial and error."
YNN's Jess Mitchell did some cooking with Qui and Silver Whisk owner Myrna Kallergis Friday morning. Check below for a recipe for lemon-thyme pancakes and biscuits.
Biscuits (makes about 3-4 )1 cup flour2 teaspoons of baking powder1 teaspoon salt1/4 cup cold butter1/2 cup milk
1. Add flour, baking soda, salt into a medium mixing bowl2. Cut butter into small cubes and add into bowl3. Add milk and mix with your hand until the biscuits start to form. Do not overwork.4. Remove batter from bowl an place onto countertop. Gently press the dough to about 1/2 inch thickness.5. Cut out biscuits with a round cooking cutter.6. Bake for about 10 minutes or until golden brown in a 425 degree oven.
Lemon -Thyme Pancakes2 cups flour2 tbsp lemon juice1 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme (chopped)2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon salt1 cup milk2 tablespoons melted butter2 tbsp sugar1 egg
1. Add lemon juice to milk in a small bowl2. In a separate medium sized bowl, mix all the dry ingredients (flour, thyme, baking soda, salt, sugar)3. Add lemon juice / milk to the dry ingredients. 4. Add egg and butter.5. Whisk.
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Though some studies indicate that supplementing with folic acid reduces blood levels of zinc, most show no interaction between the two nutrients when folic acid is taken at moderate levels.1 Therefore, until more convincing evidence is available, people taking moderate amounts of folic acid do not need to supplement with zinc. Zinc supplementation is recommended when folic acid intake is high. A doctor should be consulted to determine the appropriate time to add zinc supplementation to folic acid therapy.
A woman and her newborn infant experienced low blood levels of magnesium, which was possibly due to chronic use of docusate throughout and after pregnancy.2 Controlled research is necessary to determine whether people taking docusate for long periods of time need to supplement magnesium.
Taking docusate increases the amount of potassium excreted from the body in the stool.3 Whether people taking docusate for long periods of time need to increase their intake of potassium is unknown.
One controlled study showed that taking folic acid together with an antacid containing aluminum and magnesium hydroxide reduced the absorption of the vitamin.4 Therefore, individuals should take folic acid one hour before or two hours after taking antacids containing aluminum and magnesium hydroxide.
Folic acid and vitamin B6 have been used to reduce elevated blood levels of homocysteine, which has been associated with atherosclerosis. One controlled study showed that taking 0.3 mg of folic acid together with 120 mg of vitamin B6 reduced homocysteine levels more than taking either vitamin alone. The study also revealed that long-term supplementation with vitamin B6 alone might reduce blood folic acid levels.5 Therefore, people with elevated blood homocysteine levels should supplement with both folic acid and vitamin B6.
1. Campbell RC. How safe are folic acid supplements? Arch Intern Med 1996;156:1638–44 [review].
2. Schindler AM. Isolated neonatal hypomagnesaemia associated with maternal overuse of stool softener. Lancet 1984;2:822 [letter].
3. Moriarty KJ, Kelly MJ, Beetham R, Clark ML. Studies on the mechanism of action of dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate in the human jejunum. Gut 1985;26:1008–13.
4. Russell RM, Golner BB, Krasinski SD, et al. Effect fo antacid and H2 receptor antagonists on the intestinal absorption of folic acid. J Lab Clin Med 1988;112:458–63.
5. Mansoor MA, Kristensen O, Hervig T, et al. Plasma total homocysteine response to oral doses of folic acid and pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) in healthy individuals. Oral doses of vitamin B6 reduce concentrations of serum folate. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1999;59:139–46.
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|It has been suggested that List of railroad truck parts be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2014.
A bogie (/ˈboʊɡi/ BOH-ghee) (variant spellings exist; in some senses called a truck in American English) is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle, thus serving as a modular subassembly of wheels and axles. Bogies take various forms in various modes of transport. A bogie may remain normally attached (as on a railway carriage [car] or locomotive, or on a semi-trailer) or be quickly detachable (as the dolly in a road train); it may contain a suspension within it (as most rail and trucking bogies do), or be solid and in turn be suspended (as most bogies of tracked vehicles are); it may be mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage or locomotive, or additionally jointed and sprung (as in the landing gear of an airliner).
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A bogie in the UK, or a railroad truck, wheel truck, or simply truck in North America, is a structure underneath a train to which axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings. In Indian English, bogie may also refer to an entire railway carriage.[1]
The first British railway to build coaches with bogies, instead of rigidly mounted axles, was the Midland Railway in 1874.[2]
Bogies serve a number of purposes:[3]
- Support of the rail vehicle body.
- Stability on both straight and curved track.
- Ensuring ride comfort by absorbing vibration and minimizing the impact of centrifugal forces when the train runs on curves at high speed.
- Minimizing generation of track irregularities and rail abrasion
Usually, two bogies are fitted to each carriage, wagon or locomotive, one at each end. An alternate configuration often is used in articulated vehicles, which places the bogies (often jacobs bogies) under the connection between the carriages or wagons.
Most bogies have two axles,[3] but some cars designed for extremely heavy loads have been built with up to five axles per bogie, and single axle bogies can be found owing to their simplicity.[citation needed] Heavy-duty cars may have more than two bogies using span bolsters to equalize the load and connect the bogies to the cars.
Usually, the train floor is at a level above the bogies, but the floor of the car may be lower between bogies, such as for a double decker train to increase interior space while staying within height restrictions, or in easy-access, stepless-entry, low-floor trains.
Key components of a bogie include:[3]
- The bogie frame: This can be of inside frame type where the main frame and bearings are between the wheels, or (more commonly) of outside frame type where the main frame and bearings are outside the wheels.
- Suspension to absorb shocks between the bogie frame and the rail vehicle body: Common types are coil springs, or rubber airbags.
- At least one wheelset, composed of an axle with bearings and a wheel at each end
- Axle box suspensions absorb shocks between the axle bearings and the bogie frame. The axle box suspension usually consists of a spring between the bogie frame and axle bearings to permit up-and-down movement, and sliders to prevent lateral movement. A more modern design uses solid rubber springs.
- Brake equipment: Two main types are used: brake shoes that are pressed against the tread of the wheel, and disc brakes and pads.
- In powered vehicles, some form of transmission, usually electrically powered traction motors or a hydraulically powered torque converter
The connections of the bogie with the rail vehicle allow a certain degree of rotational movement around a vertical axis pivot (bolster), with side bearers preventing excessive movement. More modern, bolsterless bogie designs omit these features, instead taking advantage of the sideways movement of the suspension to permit rotational movement.[3]
BR1 bogie[edit]
The British Railways Mark 1 coach brought into production in 1950 used the BR1 bogie, which was rated to run at 90 mph (145 km/h). The wheels were cast as a one-piece item in a pair with their axle. The simple design involved the bogie resting on four leaf springs (one spring per wheel), which in turn were connected to the axles. The leaf springs were designed to absorb any movement or resonance and to have a damping effect to benefit ride quality.
Each spring was connected to the outermost edge of the axle by a roller bearing contained in oil-filled axle box. The oil had to be topped up at regular maintenance times to avoid the bearing running hot and seizing.
There was also a heavy-duty version designated BR2.
Commonwealth bogie[edit]
The Commonwealth bogie, manufactured by the English Steel Corporation under licence from the Commonwealth Steel Company in Illinois, USA. Fitted with SKF or Timken bearings, it was introduced in the late 1950s for all BR Mark 1 vehicles. It was a heavy, cast-steel design weighing about 6.5 long tons (6.6 t),[4] with sealed roller bearings on the axle ends, avoiding the need to maintain axle box oil levels.
The leaf springs were replaced by coil springs (one per wheel) running vertically rather than horizontally. The advanced design gave a better ride quality than the BR1, being rated for 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
The side frame of the bogie was usually of bar construction, with simple horn guides attached, allowing the axle boxes vertical movements between them. The axle boxes had a cast-steel equaliser beam or bar resting on them. The bar had two steel coil springs placed on it and the bogie frame rested on the springs. The effect was to allow the bar to act as a compensating lever between the two axles and to use both springs to soften shocks from either axle. The bogie had a conventional bolster suspension with swing links carrying a spring plank.
B4 bogie[edit]
The B4 bogie was introduced in 1963. It was a fabricated steel design versus cast iron and was lighter than the Commonwealth, weighing in at 5 long tons (5.08 t; 5.60 short tons).[5] It also had a speed rating of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
Axle/spring connection was again with fitted roller bearings. However, now two coil springs rather than one were fitted per wheel.[6]
Only a very small number of Mark 1 stock was fitted with the B4 bogie from new, it being used on the Mark 1 only to replace worn BR1 bogies. The British Rail Mark 2 coach, however, carried the B4 bogies from new. A heavier-duty version, the B5, was standard on Southern Region Mk1-based EMUs from the 1960s onwards. Some Mark 1 catering cars had mixed bogies—a B5 under the kitchen end, and a B4 under the seating end. Some of the B4-fitted Mark 2s, as well as many B4-fitted Mark 1 BGs were allowed to run at 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) with extra maintenance, particularly of the wheel profile, and more frequent exams.
BT10 Bogie[edit]
The BT10 bogie was introduced on the British Rail Mark 3 coach in the 1970s. Each wheel is separately connected to the bogie by a swing-arm axle.
There is dual suspension:
- primary suspension via a coil spring and damper mounted on each axle
- secondary suspension via two air springs mounted on the pivot plank, this is connected to the bogie by pendulum links. A constant coach height is maintained by air valves.[7]
- Diesel and electric
Most diesel locomotives and electric locomotives are carried on bogies (trucks - US). Trucks used in the USA include AAR type A switcher truck, Blomberg B, HT-C truck and Flexicoil.[8]
- Steam
On a steam locomotive, the leading wheels and trailing wheels may be mounted on bogies. Articulated locomotives (e.g. the Fairlie) have power bogies similar to those on diesel and electric locomotives.
Tram bogies are much simpler in design because of their axle load, and the tighter curves found on tramways mean tram bogies almost never have more than two axles. Furthermore, some tramways have steeper gradients and vertical, as well as horizontal, curves, which means tram bogies often need to pivot on the horizontal axis, as well.
Some articulated trams have bogies located under articulations, a setup referred to as a Jacobs bogie. Often, low-floor trams are fitted with nonpivoting bogies and many tramway enthusiasts see this as a retrograde step, as it leads to more wear of both track and wheels and also significantly reduces the speed at which a tram can round a curve.[9] The only 100% low-floor tram with pivoting bogies - Škoda ForCity - uses the Jacobs bogie.
In the past, many different types of bogie (truck) have been used under tramcars, e.g. "Brill", "Peckham" and "maximum traction". A maximum traction truck has one driving axle with large wheels and one nondriving axle with smaller wheels. The bogie pivot is located off-centre, so more than half the weight rests on the driving axle.
Hybrid systems[edit]
The retractable stadium roof on Toronto's Roger's Centre used modified off-the-shelf train bogies on a circular rail. The system was chosen for its proven reliability.
Rubber-tyred metro trains use a specialised version of railway bogies. Special flanged steel wheels are behind the rubber-tired running wheels, with additional horizontal guide wheels in front of and behind the running wheels, as well. The unusually large flanges on the steel wheels guide the bogie through standard railroad switches, and in addition keep the train from derailing in case the tires deflate.
Variable gauge axles[edit]
To overcome breaks of gauge some bogies are being fitted with variable gauge axles (VGA) so that they can operate on two different gauges. These include the SUW 2000 system from ZNTK Poznań.
Cleminson system[edit]
The Cleminson system is not a true bogie, but serves a similar purpose. It was based on a patent of 1883 by James Cleminson,[10] and was once popular on narrow-gauge rolling stock, e.g. on the Isle of Man and Manx Northern Railways. The vehicle would have three axles and the outer two could pivot to adapt to curvature of the track. The pivoting was controlled by levers attached to the third (centre) axle, which could slide sideways.[11]
Tracked vehicles[edit]
Some tanks and other tracked vehicles have bogies as external suspension components (see armoured fighting vehicle suspension). This type of bogie usually has two or more road wheels and some type of sprung suspension to smooth the ride across rough terrain. Bogie suspensions keep much of their components on the outside of the vehicle, saving internal space. Although vulnerable to antitank fire, they can often be repaired or replaced in the field.
Articulated lorries (tractor-trailers)[edit]
In trucking, a bogie is the subassembly of axles and wheels that supports a semi-trailer, whether permanently attached to the frame (as on a single trailer) or making up the dolly that can be hitched and unhitched as needed when hitching up a second or third semi-trailer (as when pulling doubles or triples).
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Orthographic note[edit]
Bogie is the preferred spelling today and is the first-listed variant in various dictionaries,[13][14][15] although some of those dictionaries also give bogey[13] and bogy[14] as second-listed variants.
See also[edit]
- Articulated bogie
- Bissel bogie
- Blomberg B
- Dolly
- Flange
- Gölsdorf axle
- ICF Bogie
- Jacobs bogie
- Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
- Last day of arch bar trucks used in the US on June 30 1940
- List of railroad truck parts
- Luttermöller axle
- Mason Bogie
- Pony truck
- Radial steering truck
- Rocker-bogie
- Schwartzkopff-Eckhardt II bogie
- Syntegra
- Trailing wheel
- Wheel arrangement
- Wheelbase
- Wheel gauge
- Wheelset
- ^ http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/bogie
- ^ Jenkinson, David (1988). British Railway Carriages of the 20th Century - Volume 1: The end of an era, 1901-22. London: Guild Publishing. p. 10. CN 8130.
- ^ a b c d Isao Okamoto (December 1998). "How Bogies Work". Japan Railway & Transport Review (18): 52–61.
- ^ Parkin, Keith (1991). British Railways Mark 1 Coaches. Penryn: Pendragon. p. 35. ISBN 0-906899-49-4.
- ^ Parkin 1991, p. 37
- ^ Unofficial West Somerset Railway website - Bogies
- ^ Roger Barnett - British Rail's InterCity 125 and 225
- ^ http://www.hosam.com/emd/emd6a.html
- ^ "ČVUT.cz - Čapek, Kolář" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/docserver/fulltext/imotp.1897.19461.pdf?expires=1315520526&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=AD521ED02561C3CF38D1772ECF1ACA2B[dead link]
- ^ http://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Cleminson_Flexible_Six-Wheeled_Waggon
- ^ http://www.google.com/patents/US1924237 patents/US1924237
- ^ a b Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster.
- ^ a b Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- ^ Oxford Dictionaries Online, Oxford Dictionaries Online, Oxford University Press.
Further reading[edit]
- Baur, Karl Gerhard (2006). Drehgestelle - Bogies. Freiburg i.B.: EK-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88255-147-1. (German) (English)
External links[edit]
|Look up bogie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
|Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Bogie.


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[1344] ALDH1 Expression and Its Significance in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
Jane H Zhou, Ehab Y Hanna, Dianna Roberts, Randal S Weber, Diana Bell. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Background: ALDH1 has been used as a marker for normal as well as cancer stem cells in several tissue types. Several investigators have also found it to be a prognostic/predictive marker for carcinomas of the breast, lung, pancreas, bladder and etc. A recent study of adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) using Aldeflour assay showed that cells with high level ALDH1 had higher tumorigenic, invasive and metastatic abilities. Currently there has been no report on immunohistochemical expression of ALDH1 in adenoid cystic carcinoma. In this study we examine the expression of ALDH1 in 216 adenoid cystic carcinomas using tissue micro-array and immunohistochemistry and its correlation with survival in a 12 year follow up cohort.
Design: Archival paraffin blocks of adenoid cystic carcinomas at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center between 1988 and 2006 were used for this study with the approval of IRB. The tissue microarray was constructed using two 1.0 mm diameter cores of spatially different areas of representative tumor from each paraffin block. Normal salivary gland and splenic tissue was used as control. Immunohistochemical expression of ALDH1 was analyzed using mouse monoclonal ALDH1 antibody (BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA). Correlations between ALDH1 expression and clinical and histological parameters were assessed by Pearson's Chi-square and M-L Chi-square tests. Survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method and statistical differences by log rank test.
Results: Majority of the tumors (116, 63%) showed stromal staining only, 21 (11%) tumors showed both epithelial and stromal expression, 47 (26%) tumors did not show either epithelial or stromal staining. The normal salivary gland showed epithelial expression only. Statistical analyses did not show any correlation between tumor pattern, tumor size, the presence of perineural invasion and the patterns of ALDH1 expression. The survival analysis using Kaplan-Meier method and log rank test did not show any significant differences among the three patterns of ALDH1 expression with survival.
Conclusions: Other unknown factors, besides cancer stem cells, may play important roles in tumorigenesis, cell differentiation and tumor progression.
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7 lbs. Munich
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18 oz. (standard container) "Minute" oats
.5 lb. dark Munich
.5 lb. chocolate malt
.5 lb. roasted barley
Mash for 60 minutes at 154*
Start with roughly 6 gallons of wort, begin 60 minute boil
Add 1.25 oz. Willamette pellets (4.9%AA)
Add 1 teaspoon Irish moss at 15 minutes left
End boil, chill to 65*
Into 5 gallons of cool wort, pitch White Labs WLP001 or similar West Coast ale yeast (I actually pulled yeast from the bottom of a tank at work, but our house ale yeast is a West Coast-style ale yeast)
Ferment for 7-10 days at 68* until reaching FG of 1.018, add priming sugar and bottle, condition for 10-14 days, enjoy beer
(Note...some of the stats may be slightly off, the recipe calculator I used doesn't know what melanoidin malt is)
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HOUSTON, Apr. 18 -- Husky Energy Inc., Calgary, has reached an agreement with China's CNOOC Ltd. to jointly develop Madura BD gas and natural gas liquids field off East Java, Indonesia (OGJ, Jan. 22, 2007, p. 37). The agreement covers the development and further exploration of the Madura Straits production-sharing contract.
Deal specifics include payment of $125 million to Husky by CNOOC to acquire a 50% equity interest in Husky Oil (Madura) Ltd., which holds a 100% interest in the Madura Straits PSC.
Madura Straits PSC covers 2,794 sq km of exploration acreage about 40 km north of East Java. Since 1984, ten wells have been drilled on this block, resulting in two discoveries: Madura BD and MDA fields. In 2007, Husky signed three gas sale and purchase agreements for the sale of 100 MMcfd of gas from Madura BD field to East Java buyers.
CNOOC subsidiary CNOOC Southeast Asia Ltd. currently operates two blocks in Indonesia and holds interests in numerous other blocks.
Husky holds a 100% interest in the East Bawean II PSC, off Indonesia, and will continue to focus on exploration and drilling activities in Indonesia. Husky recently completed a 1,410 sq km, 3D seismic program over this block in preparation for a two-well exploration program in 2009.