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The long anticipated Windows Vistaoperating system is finally out the door and as anyone would agree,it's celebration time at Microsoft. But, let's discuss what we are infor with a peek at the default user environment on the 32-bit platform.
Symantec Advanced Threat Research decided to conduct an analysis ofWindows Vista's security enhancements provided by the user accountcontrol (UAC) and resulting new security barriers. No formalrequirements were defined, although a few guidelines were set to stayorganized; gather a sample set of malicious code, execute them underthe default UAC environment, and carefully determine their success. Theresults were then broken down into three categories:
1) Successful execution of malicious code
2) System restart survivability
3) Failed execution of malicious code, and why
There are two important prerequisites in place to establish fair play practices:
1) All malicious code must be executed under the default UAC environment
2) No malicious code is to be modified to bypass current Vista restrictions
Important Considerations
It is important to point out that malicious code was selected byclass, but largely at random. The targeted selections are classified asrootkits, Trojans, spyware, mass mailers, etc. All tests were executedunder a VMware virtual machine and it is also important to note thatsome malicious code may intentionally not run under this environment.Several classes of threats were expected to fail, but were includedsimply for the sake of completeness. In particular, because of UAC,rootkits inevitably fail as do Trojans, which by design try to loaddrivers or modify system-wide settings.
Analyzing the results
Approximately 2,000 unique instances of malicious code were executedduring the life of this project. While relatively simple, the methodused for determining whether or not a sample of malicious code wassuccessful was fairly time consuming. Data normalization procedureswere required before meaningful results could be retrieved. The logsproduced by the tools displayed certain properties that allowed us toextract which executables would run on the system.
On average, about seventy percent of the malicious code executedunder Windows Vista loaded successfully and executed without a crash orruntime error. Note that malicious code is always looking to latch onto another process, bind to a local port, or modify system criticalfiles; thus, identifying a successful execution does not indicate itfully compromised the victim host. Out of the seventy percent that wereable to execute, only about six percent of the samples were able toaccomplish a full compromise and an even smaller number (four percent)were able to survive a reboot. The rest did not execute properly due toincompatibility, unhandled exceptions, or security restrictions.
It was easy to spot why malicious code fails to successfully attacka Vista host. Malicious code authors regularly presume a user isrunning with administrator privileges and blindly attempt to modifysystem settings, global user environments (registry keys, shareddocuments), and even bind to ports with little interference. In Vista,these common tactics are now restricted or virtualized.
It is because of these changes that the implementation of maliciouscode on Windows Vista will change. Malicious code authors will nolonger target the system as a whole, but will be forced to target theuser environment to accomplish what they want. Needless to say, thepossibilities for infection are still endless. We have seen thatmalicious code can continue to survive on Windows Vista with relativelyminor changes. A large portion of our sample set failed, simply becauseof unhandled conditions with no alternative code paths and an inabilityto correctly execute within the confines of Windows Vista's newsecurity environment. With relatively minor changes (which we did notundertake ourselves), these shortcomings can be resolved and a muchlarger percentage of malicious code will survive on Windows Vista.
The possibility of an existing threat successfully executing,infecting, and surviving on Vista is still a concern. In fact, themajority of file infectors executed did modify other executables in theuser's directory. This is dangerous if the accounts are shared or ifthe user decides to share one of the directories that contains infectedfiles.
At first glance, this looks good for Microsoft; however, it ismerely the direct result of a new, unknown system 'cleaning the slate'and protecting against old malicious code techniques. As we have seenin the past, it will only be a matter of time before attackers becomemore sophisticated, understand Windows Vista, and adapt to this newplatform.


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Over 4,000 Active Students Locally
Kicks Karate opened its very first location in September of 1994. It was founded by Master John Bussard (7th Degree Black Belt). Over the last decade plus, Kicks Karate has grown into multiple locations and has become the karate school of choice for those in the know in Montgomery and Frederick Counties. We currently serve over 4,000 active students in the area and are not only the top choice locally, but are one of the premier schools in the country.
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Kicks Karate has become known as the family martial arts school. We offer a wide variety of programs designed around the needs of each specific age group. It's not so much a difference in the exact techniques that we teach in each program, it's more in "how" we teach the techniques that make a difference. Dig in to the site a bit to see how we can benefit you and your family!
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A forum about the reality of Latin America today
Saturday, February 7th
From 4 pm
CFMEU, 12 Railway Street, Lidcombe
Guest speakers:
Nelson Dávila. Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Gonzalo Abella. Uruguayan academic and historian
Sonia Peralta. Social youth activist from Colombia on the peace process in Colombia and future perspectives
María del Mar Gallegos. Ecuadorian lawyer from Melbourne University on "Chevron-Texaco against Ecuador"
Pablo Fajardo. Lawyer from Ecuador (via video conference) involved in the law suit against Chevron in Ecuador
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Learn How To Install Surfboard Fins
Installing removable surfboard fins is very simple and easy process. To install surfboard fins you will need the surfboard fin key that came with your surfboard fins.
Now that you are ready I will teach you how to install surfboard fins in less than 5 minutes!
How To Install FCS Fins
Installing FCS fins requires the use of an FCS Surfboard fin key.
Don't worry all FCS surfboard fin sets come equipped with an FCS surfboard fin key. This surfboard fin key is used to loosen and tighten the 2 FCS fin screws that hold the tabs of the surfboard fin in place in the FCS fin plug.
You will find these surfboard fin screws along either side of the surfboard fin plug.
With the FCS fin key in hand and the surfboard fin screws located, insert the fin key into one of the two screws and gently loosen the fin screws by turning the fin key to the left.
You do not need to take the screws all the way out of the fin plug, you just need to loosen the screws enough to fit the fin tabs into the fin plug. You will know you are far enough out when you can't see the tip of the fin screw in the fin plug slot
Once you have removed both screws enough place the tabs of the FCS fin into the fin plug. Ensure that the fin tabs are all the way into the fin plug and flush with the bottom of the surfboard.
While holding the fin firmly against the fin plug tighten the fin screws by turning the FCS fin key to the right until tight. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE FIN SCREWS. If you tighten the fin screws too tight you will strip them and damage the FCS fin plug.
When installing the FCS side fins you are going to want to ensure that the flat side of the surfboard fins are facing towards the centre of the surfboard. You can differentiate between the left and right side fins by the letter L and R imprinted on the base of the fins.
Once you are confident that the fins a secure go shred!
How To Install Future Fins
Installing Future Fins is quite similar to installing FCS surfboard fins. The main difference with the Future Fins installation is that Future Fins have only one fin screw as opposed to two fin screws, making it quicker and easier to install.
You will find this single fin screw at the top of the Future Fins fin box, towards the nose of the surfboard.
Using the supplied Future Fin key loosen the surfboard fin enough so that you can not see the fin screw in the slot of the Future Fins fin box.
When installing these surfboard fins you will want to insert the back of the surfboard fin into the back slot of the surfboard fin box first.
Once you have slotted in the back of the Future Fin you will want to gently slot in the front of the fin into the front of the fin box where the fin screw is located.
Once the fin is snuggly slotted into the fin box you can then tighten the surfboard fin screw using the surfboard fin key.
Remember DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE FIN SCREW. Just like FCS fins this will lead to stripping of the fin screw.
Wiggle those fins to make sure they are in tight and go rip!
How To Install Red X Surfboard Fins
Installing RED X Surfboard fins is really, really easy because you don't even need a surfboard key!….all you need is a single blade or flat head screw driver.
Unlike FCS and Future Fins the fin screw for Red X fins are inserted through the top of the surfboard tail into the base of the surfboard fin through the fin box. Therefore the first thing you will want to do is insert the base of your Red X surfboard fin into the base of the surfboard fin box.
Once your surfboard fin is positioned you can then flip over the surfboard, while holding onto the surfboard fin, and screw the fin screw into the base of the surfboard fin.
Before tightening the Red X surfboard fin screw make any adjustments, forward or backward, that you would like. Once satisfied tighten the fin screw just tight enough that the Red X fin is snug and will not slide back and forth.
Once snug go get shacked!
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Jan 12, 2013 11:04 AM by Ben Trotter - MTN News
BOZEMAN An amazing organization helped an inspiring group of women Friday.
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, (TAPS) is holding a three day retreat for women who have lost husbands, fiancés, and partners through Saturday.
The group of over two dozen spent Thursday in Big Sky, Friday at Bridger Bowl, and will be taking part in a scavenger hunt in Bozeman on Saturday.
"It gives us an opportunity to cry and be crazy along with all the other crazies and feel normal!" says Dala Encinas, a TAPS member. Dala lost her husband Michael two years ago, and says that after her first retreat, she was able to begin healing
"I was able to open up and finally start to accept, you know, my husband's gone."
Erin Jacobson, a Deputy Director with TAPS, has a message of hope for those suffering from loss.
"Love is the most powerful thing. You know the love is still inside of us, and you can continue to give that to others."
TAPS works with not just wives and girlfriends, but anyone affected by the loss of an armed services member. According to Jacobson, roughly 40,000 'survivors' are TAPS members, with around 4,000 joining every month.
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retired American football player whose professional career in the National Football League (NFL) spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s.[2] Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback (QB) for the next 14 seasons.[3] He spent the 1993 and 1994 seasons, his final two years in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started four Super Bowl games and the team won all of them. In 2000, Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
former American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL. Sanders is best known for being one of the most prolific running backs in NFL history, and left the game just short of the all-time rushing record.
former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by The Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever
former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he developed into arguably the most dominant defensive lineman in the NFL. He is considered by many to be one of the best defensive lineman to ever play the game and was the cornerstone of the famous "Steel Curtain" defense. He is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a four-time Super Bowl champion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Greene_(American_football)
former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently a football analyst and co-host of FOX NFL Sunday. In a six-year span, he won an unprecedented four Super Bowl titles with Pittsburgh (1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979), becoming the first quarterback to do so, and led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989 in his first year of eligibility.
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Access shows human rights as part of a power game
Now we now know why and how the Charter of Fundamental Rights was squeezed into to the Lisbon Treaty, with a dubious opt out for the UK, Poland and possible Czech republic.
Belgian Finance Ministry lacks control
BRUSSELS - Wobbed audits show that the internal control at the Belgian Ministry of Finance are below par.
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Now we are told – eleven years later
German chancellor Gerhard Schröder asked EU-Commission to help build an airport runway in an environmental protected area outside Hamburg.
Secrecy rules despite Court judgement
EU-ministers have postponed implementing a judgement on transparency and rejects to disclose alternatives discussed – and leaked. Six member states vote against secrecy.
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I. The Ghost Who Walks Noriega was a thug. But for many years, he was America's thug – until he turned on his mentors. Trained in military and intelligence matters at the School of the Americas, he became for a time a valued CIA "asset" working for the agency and the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Government documents submitted to the Miami court in pre-trial hearings in 1991-92 confirmed that Noriega was paid (at least) $320,000 by the US government for services rendered. Simply put, Noriega knew too much. He acted as a cold war listening post for the US during turbulent times in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, according to William Buckley's book, Panama: the Whole Story. …
The jury in Noriega's trial on 10 narrowly defined drug-related counts heard none of this. Nor did it hear about Noriega's contacts with Oliver North, John Poindexter, CIA chief William Casey and other key figures in the Ronald Reagan and Bush administrations who, allegedly, connived in the supply of arms to Nicaragua's Contra rebels paid for with Medellín cartel drug cash. There were many other such allegations; and Noriega claimed to have proof of senior US politicians' connivance in drug trafficking for political purposes. But none was allowed in evidence.
In Panama, Noriega would have been free to tell all he knew. And for many powerful men in Washington, some of whom are still alive, that prospect was potentially dangerous. The outcome of the Noriega case in Miami, like the 1989 invasion, was never in doubt from day one. It was a show trial, a warning to others. It was pure vengeance. It was a cover-up of decades of illicit regional meddling. But it was also a demonstration of raw American power, of which the world was soon to have more frightening examples.
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The Northridge earthquake's 20th anniversary occurred this year. It had a magnitude of 6.7 and one of the highest accelerations ever instrumentally recorded in an urban area in North America, measuring 1.8g in Tarzana, and was felt 220 miles away in Las Vegas.1 This event and other earthquakes are often forgotten by the general populist along with developers, builders, architects and engineers who do not update themselves regarding newly adopted codes and standards. This is why I remain committed to the formation of an "Emergency Management Committee" to assist in the development and training of local code officials and licensed professionals. I also hope to see our website develop into a model tool that can be used by Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) when the need arises to coordinate efforts of certified Safety Assessment Program (SAP) professionals in mutual aide when requested by the County emergency management. A well-organized effort on our part, ahead of any natural disaster, can and will be a tool in assisting local and regional AHJs.
New challenges come with adopting the 2013 California Building Standards Code to AHJs regarding uniform interpretations and enforcement of the new language. This is the time to focus our Code Committee on those new challenges for assistance in a uniform approach to enforcement regarding the new codes. I also see our Code Committee advancing code development through collaborative efforts with other ICC Chapters through cdpAccess, which will process our efforts through the development process. This need for uniform enforcement and collaborative efforts emphasizes our need to continuously educate our members and licensed professionals through our educational seminars and through our scholarship fundraising.
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Rod Stewart planning Faces reunion gigs for 2015
Rod Stewart has said that he will likely play with the Faces in 2015.
Speaking to WZLX radio station in Boston, via The Guardian, Stewart said that plans to record an album with Jeff Beck had fallen through, but that he and Ronnie Wood were planning a Faces reunion for the year after next. He commented: "I think we have got much more of a chance of getting the Faces back together, in fact, Ronnie's office is talking to my people, and we're ear-marking 2015."
The Faces reunited in 2010 and played a number of shows with Simply Red's Mick Hucknall on lead vocals in place of Stewart, including a headline performance at the Vintage at Goodwood Festival, and the band toured in 2011. In 2012 Hucknall sang "Stay With Me" at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, even though Stewart had planned to perform with the band, but later came down with the flu. Stewart last played with the band at the Brit Awards in 1993.
Earlier this year Rod Stewart had said he was keen to reform the Faces with Ronnie Wood, suggesting that a reunion could happen if and when The Rolling Stones decide to retire.
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Is there a lot of redundancy here with Growing from Seed? Would merging the two improve both? I don't know. Just asking. |
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There does tend to be some redundancy within the site, mainly new questions that tend to repeat themselves. Check out reefcentral for some good ideas. Personally I really like the white background, it makes load times faster for those on older PC's "Not me" but is extremely important for some of the older computer users. Maybe having a garden of the month, vegteable garden of the month, and an expert chime in monthly would be a nice addition with some morning coffee :). Also some calculators like estimated fertilizer to use, which recommended fertilizers, or how much X to raise or lower PH would be a cool addition. You could use more sponsor pages and have a page listing their links as many would like to know where to find quality gardening equipment, pots, and plants. I love the home site as well, tons of useful info. I hope this helps some as I have done some website work. Thank you for a great site, tons of useful info, and being open to outside input. |
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I would also really love to see a hobbiest trade and then a seller page where I could list things periodically that I may have or have a trade going. Like this year I had a ton of magnolia and date palm seed for trade. To me this would help the hobby out a ton, I wouldn't be surprised if there were people in the area wanting to do the same nationwide. |
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I guess I should have said implemented easier on a main user page, where I could list what I have and be contacted. The forums seem to be hard to get to at times. Maybe if more people had a place to list what they have growing, what the have for trading, and what they have for selling? I have wanted to get in contact with some members, especially on garden design, and have had a hard time. It would be nice to have a very small inbox or something along those lines. |
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I have to agree with woff4, I wonder if you could find a way to link garden web into daves gardens? |
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I had to put my beautiful 16 year old Scottish Fold, Maggie, to sleep on Wednesday. I had a home vet come to the house to perform the procedure. I wanted her 14 year old "brother" Owen to see what was happening and to absorb whatever he could. It was the hardest thing I've ever done, but it was the right thing to do. She had very, very bad arthritis, and the pain meds just weren't working any more. Owen seems to have understood; he watched everything and laid down with Maggie once she had passed (I was holding her and patting him the entire time). He's not looking for her but does seem a little lost. I know how he feels.
She was a wonderful, smart, tough, loving little cat and I will love and miss her always. I just wanted to share this with others who might be experiencing the same loss. I am hopefully attaching a picture of Maggie (the redhead) and Owen (the brown boy) enjoying some quality sink time in better days. |
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Oh I'm so sorry to read you lost your beloved girl Maggie. She looks like a character in the picture! Now how did that towel get in the sink? Lol the way we spoil our pets! Poor Owen, he may be a little lost now without his older sis around. It's good she's not in pain anymore but I'm sure you're missing her. |
LOL. You know, I put that towel there because their hair was doing a number on my pipes. They, of course, thought it was for their comfort. :o) |
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I'm so sorry for your loss. From the picture I can see that Maggie lived the good life during her 16 years with you. Maggie and Owen were beautiful cats. |
I am so, so sorry for your loss. I wish you, and Owen peace as your mourn Maggie's passing. |
She was beautiful. You did right by her, and I know it's very painful. This is what happens when we love our pets too much. I'm sorry for your loss. |
Awwww. My condolences to you and Owen. How sweet that he laid with her. It is so very difficult to go through. |
I am so sorry. 16 years is a long time. Maggie looks to have had a marvelous personality. The picture made me smile. What a pair they seem to be! Cats are so funny-of course the towel was for their comfort! Isn't everything? |
Your Story Made me cry..I'm sooooo Sorry for your loss |
- Posted by biwako_of_abi (My Page) on Sat, Aug 18, 12 at 13:24
I'm so sorry for your loss. Sixteen is a good long life for a cat. Out of many, all given the same loving care, I have only had three that lived longer than sixteen, and most died quite a bit younger. It's not much comfort, but it is some, to think about what a long and happy life our pets have had. I also try to be grateful that I outlived my pet and so was able to ensure a happy life for him/her right up to the end. Nevertheless, I can't help crying when I read a message about the passing of anyone's beloved pet. Both cats in the picture look just beautiful! |
Thank you all for your sweet words and condolences. I decided Owen needed a brother, so 11 week old Fife joined us on 9/20. He is a great little kitten. Wicked fast, full of energy. First 2 days Owen hissed and growled, but late Saturday the ice was broken and they took a nap together. I think thy will become friends given time. My Maggie will always be in my heart. Here is a picture of baby Fife. |
Well, congratulations on getting this sweet little thing. I hope he brings you years of enjoyment and good fun. |
- Posted by schoolhouse (My Page) on Mon, Sep 24, 12 at 19:37
Oh my gosh, he is so darling. |
there is just nothing better to begin healing a broken heart than bringing in a new life to love. i would think that maggie approves. fife is downright adorable and i'm sure she has put many a smile on your face as you grieve. congrats on your new addition and i wish you many, many years of joy with her! |
OH what a sweet little face! Soooo happy you and Owen have a new family member to love. Your Maggie's legacy will surely be honored by bringing home this adorable little boy. :-) |
Fife is lovely! And Owen has a new friend to share the sink with! |
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The Lighting of the New Fire
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A selection of readings from the Easter Vigil 2013, which can be read in full at The Lectionary Page.
Creation, read by our verger, Hal Stratton (he got to carry the "verge," a stick for conducting people, that night).
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As Secretary of State under the Nixon Administration and U.S. Attorney General under President Eisenhower, William P. Rogers (J.D. '37) , with his wife, Adele Langston Rogers (J.D. '36), witnessed some of the major events of the 20th Century, including the Treaty of Paris, the document which ended the Vietnam War, and the opening of relations between the U.S. and the Peoples Republic of China.
William ("Bill") Rogers (1913-2001) was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1973. And in recognition of his many contributions to the legal profession and to his country, Cornell Law School awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1981. In 2001, Mr. Rogers' partners at Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells honored him by naming their new Washington, D.C. office building the William P. Rogers Building.
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This is about representing a time and place, capturing just what made this sound and this period in a particular subset of rock music so damn compelling. Icky Mettle does all that not by sounding like every other record from the time, but by establishing its own unique, blaring fuzz that hits not just with volume, but with a rare force.
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Our leaders explain that we're sheep. Our role: to obey. Rebel sheep will be imprisoned or destroyed.
Summary: Sharks often use the "bump and bite" attack: The shark tests its prey by repeatedly bumping it. If the prey gives no dangerous response, the shark begins its attack — biting the prey repeatedly and viciously. It works for sharks, as it has worked for our leaders. Now the bumping phase ends and the attack begins. Attorney General Eric Holder explains the new order.
Since 9-11 our ruling elites have repeatedly tested us. The irrational indignities of the Transportation Safety Administration. Illegal wars. Illegal surveillance of Americans. Illegal imprisonment of Americans, even torture, without charge or warrant. Finally they took the ultimate step: assassination of a citizen, without charge or trial. At each step they watch for a reaction from us; we did nothing. Now begins the assault.
Showing a sense of fairness, like parents playing a game with children, the Obama Administration tells us the new rules. On March 5 Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at Northwestern University's School of Law (text here). Please read it. For the sake of yourself and your children. In it Holder explained at length that the Constitution has died, centuries of progress towards liberty erased — and that our rulers need not explain why. There are enemies out there. Enemies trivial in strength by comparison with those our forefathers have fought and defeated, but sufficient danger to scare the sheep we have become.
Our rulers know us well. Even Holder's obvious contempt for us — for the dead Constitution — elicits no response from the whipped dogs of the American people. His lies and evasions fool only children — and Americans.
In November we have an election. We can choose between factions of our ruling elites, both of whom agree with everything Holder says. Much as Holder's speech echos the officials during the Bush Jr years.
I fear that nothing can save the Republic now. Next comes the end game, where the decayed remnants of the Constitution assume new forms and our rulers consolidate their power. This includes marginalizing the useful idiots that made their quiet coup possible. The Koch brothers take-over of the libertarian Cato Institute is the first step of the this process (see David Weigel's articles at Slate on March 1 and March 5).
Then comes the best part — for them — when they exploit their power. Fortunately for our pride (however delusional) it might be a few years before we watch our leaders openly mock and laugh at us on television. Nevertheless our responsibility remains clear. The First Republic, under the Articles of Confederation, failed. The Second Republic, under the Constitution, lived for over two centuries. The Third Republic lies in our future. The question is when we will awaken, and what form it will take. The road looks long and difficult.
"We don't expect kittens to fight wildcats and win. We merely expect them to try."
— Colonel Nielssen, Commandant of the Mobile Infantry's Officers Candidate School (in Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, 1959)
The next step: contempt at what we have become
The first step to reform is not knowledge. Not logic. But rage, contempt at what we have become. From that other things can flow, good or bad depending on our character.
Weber points us toward Nietzsche as the common source for serious thinkers of the twentieth century. He also tells us what the single fundamental issue is: the relation between reason, or science, and the human good. When he speaks of happiness and the last man, he does not mean that the last man is unhappy, but that his happiness is nauseating. An experience of profound contempt is necessary in order to grasp our situation, and our capacity for contempt is vanishing.
Weber's science presupposes this experience, which we would call subjective. After having encountered it in Nietzsche, he spent the greater part of his scholarly life studying religion in order to understand the non-contemptible, those who esteem or revere and are therefore not self-satisfied, those who have values …
— From The Closing of the American Mind, chapter "Values", Allan Bloom (1987)
The next step: anger — and our assumption of responsibility for America
"Anger is easy. Anger at the right person, at the right time, for the right reason, is difficult."
— Aristotle, in the Nicomachean Ethics, book IV, chapter 5 (lightly paraphrased)
"Telemachus, now is the time to be angry."
— Odysseus, when the time came to deal with the Suitors. From the movie The Odyssey (1997)
And then what do we do?
Please read Five steps to fixing America, which describes the small first steps on a long journey to a better future.
A few of the many articles explaining the details of Holder's speech
- "Attorney General Holder defends execution without charges", Glenn Greenwald, Salon, 6 March 2012
- "Attorney General Holder Says Murder Is Legal", David Swanson, Washington's Blog, 6 March 2012
For more information about the quiet coup in America
(a) For all posts about this topic see the FM reference page America – how can we stop the quiet coup now in progress?
(b) Posts about America's enemies within:
- Fear the enemies within America more than those without, 21 December 2011
- "Lawfare" – using the law to undermine the Constitution (a powerful tool in the quiet coup now in progress), 22 December 2011
- Some foes of the Republic revealed themselves by sponsoring the Enemy Expatriation Act, 30 January 2012
(c) Posts about America today:
- Forecast: Death of the American Constitution, 4 July 2006
- Can Americans pull together? If not, why not?, 29 July 2008
- The sky darkens over America, as we (the little people) are made smaller than we were last week. 24 January 2010
- Is the American Republic dying, as in the last days of the Roman Republic?, 20 July 2010
- Another American judge weakens the Republic's foundation, 8 August 2010
- The guilty ones responsible for the loss of our liberties, 11 September 2010
- America is the new Rome. Late Republican Rome (not the best of times), 13 October 2010
Pluto permalink7 March 2012 3:30 am
While I agree with you that the Second Republic is finished (a statement that fills me with fear and loathing), I am not particularly concerned about our new masters. In today's society, it is much easier to destroy something than it is to protect it.
Our new masters have shown us a lot of ways to bring down the state that cannot be easily blocked and there are an amazing number of crazed but energetic idiots out there that are willing to work together long enough to tear something (everything?) down.
I fear that the success of our new masters is the beginning of an iterative process that will not finish until absolutely every single surviving citizen of the current US is well aware of why good government is important and is willing to go to some length to protect it. We could take a long time to reach that blessed state…
Prometheus permalink7 March 2012 7:57 am
I am an Australian so I am not totally informed on the issue and haven't got the experience of living in the US.
Please tell me who the citizen is that was "assassinated… Without charge or trial"?I see two waves coming through, one is the utilitarian ethics that underpin the political correctness which has swept into the public consciousness like religion in the last thirty years, which is the veneer of modern society; and the other is far more ambiguous, the serving of interests of and by big government which has a side-effect of the erosion of our rights. One makes the other seem palatable, makes me think of that movie The Shadow where Genghis Khan's descendent uses invisibility to hide his building of the atomic bomb.
In this country if you question a police officer and his actions you can be arrested, when I discovered that the rights I thought I hadweird not exist I was shocked. I am not sure what it is like there. I assume most citizens don't have enough interaction with the law to truly recognize what they've lost.
david jones permalink8 March 2012 1:51 am
>>>I assume most citizens don't have enough interaction with the law to truly recognize what they've lost.
That depends on your ethnicity. I think most non-whites are keenly aware of it actually. Probably have been for as long as the US has existed, actually.
The dark side is coming out into the light.
7 March 2012 5:43 pm
Well, I'm curious about your decision to be anonymous. I'm not judging, or at least I'm trying not to judge. How public we want to be about political issues is a decision we all have to make individually. Just relative to this topic here, do you feel you might suffer personal or professional consequences for expressing opinions? Is this decision a result of the increasing police state.
That aside, I think I have an odd perspective, that I have Japanese grandparents who were interned during WWII and I have Finnish grandparents who were communist sympathizers and bit anxious about the government due to all of the controversy surrounding this. From my chair, here, I wonder if anything has really changed. It seems like there's all this pompous talk of freedom and due process, but at the same time, America always has the 'hated group' — this time the Muslims, and with the hated enemy there are no rules.
That there are and have always been, to those with the eyes that can see it, two legal systems, and some of us maybe can speak with only the risk of some personal consequences, and others, you know, better to keep quiet, and keep your papers in order. In reality, it just seems like we're a bunch of people walking around and doing our business, but maybe the guy in the next seat in the bus because he's Muslim lives in a true police state — just like any other police state in the world. This is America's 'other nature.' (reference: Greenwald article on the NYPD and Muslims)
7 March 2012 11:09 pm
That may be true but it has never been so 'in your face' up until now.
mike j permalink8 March 2012 4:18 am
In order to take the opposition or play devil's advocate effectively, I think I'd have to believe in the position at least a bit. I don't, but I'll try. This preface is just to avoid misunderstandings.
Awlaki joined a stateless terrorist organization that had declared War on the United States, and he made no secret of the fact that he personally took part in terrorist attacks on this country. The Congress has passed resolutions authorizing the President to take action against Al Qaeda, hasn't it? So Awlaki was an enemy combatant. He had effectively renounced his citizenship. Our methods of attack may need review, but he brought his fate on himself. What is wrong with that? Perhaps we are being overly critical. Maybe the reason more of our fellow citizens are not enraged, is because this situation does not merit that.
mike j permalink8 March 2012 5:38 am
Awlaki wasn't sending emails to Nidal Hasan? He had no contact with Underwear Bomber Abdulmutallab? What about the recent conviction in the UK of Rajib Karim, a British Airways employee, who was in contact with Awlaki regarding airline security? What about Awlaki's videos encouraging jihad?
mike j permalink8 March 2012 6:56 pm
Courthouses and formal renunciations…? If a soldier on a battlefield is caught aiding the enemy, they might get a court martial, but they might also be summarily executed. You appear to understand Fourth Generation War. People like Awlaki use our society and laws to destroy our country. How many attacks, or even failed attacks, can the Republic survive? We must not break, but we may have to bend.
8 March 2012 10:29 pm
I think you are missing the point. All of this is based on the government's SAY SO. How do you KNOW the government is telling you the truth? As a conservative I am disinclined to trust anything they say.
8 March 2012 11:09 pm
timeline.gif bro. Rajib Karim wasn't convicted until 4 months after Awlaki was assassinated. So no, I don't think time travelling evidence from a foreign court is sufficient enough to kill an American Citizen without a trial.
mike j permalink8 March 2012 11:59 pm
I was waiting for FM to get back at me once more before I dropped my pitchfork, but this is enough spins on the merry-go-round. We're not in disagreement, João. As I said in my original post, I don't believe in this position. It's amazing what I had to disregard to try and keep the argument consistent, so it was valuable, for me anyway. I'm only left wondering if I "played the black pieces" as well as I could have.
celebau permalink8 March 2012 9:56 am
Whilst disturbed by the depressing state of affairs of the world, this killing included, I'm sure it isn't the first time powers that be in the US have resorted to murdering fellow citizens. Wasn't there a cloud hanging over the death of Frank Olson in the 50's? … Of course this time around it has been openly admitted, which is where the difference lies…
8 March 2012 10:26 am
Headlines are getting shriller and shriller. I'm beginning to worry about you….
8 March 2012 6:29 pm
Amazingly David's type of response is seen as a sign of moderation, wisdom and maturity.
"Seeing is forgetting" is now de rigeur for the adjusted American.
It has not always been that way.
As the pretence is abandoned it is almost as fascinating to watch the non-response of most of us.Perhaps Soren K can help a few which is no help to the many or perhaps Zarathustra is correct.
8 March 2012 7:39 pm
@FB @Gregg Gawd forbid I should ever present myself as moderate, wise and mature – for then I would have become a VSP. No – I simply feel that while nasty stuff is indeed happening, it's not a 'conspiracy' – but rather it is a result of sheer panic and resultant 'cockup'. Thus it is not that we are viewed and treated as sheep, it's a matter of our dear leaders running around in panic-stricken circles while doing the 'something' which the most strident demand 'must be done'. And it just doesn't help to present it as a vast conspiracy to destroy the US Constitution, even if that is, ultimately the result. So the question is – how do you rectify leadership cockups and encourage the leadership to see more clearly and act more rationally. Going all shrill and paranoid can only lead to your basic arguments being ignored as policy makers respond to the tone rather than the content.
8 March 2012 8:03 pm
I should add that we in the UK have muddled through well enough without a written constitution since Magna Carta. Meanwhile, in recent years, the USA has come closer to Fascism (as, for example, in the 1950s) than Britain ever has. A written constitution is no defence against human rights abuses. Only a strong and independant judiciary can be that – which means Supreme Court judges not being appointed by the Executive.
aguest permalink8 March 2012 8:51 pm
"Only a strong and independant judiciary can be that"
This looks like fetishism of the judiciary to me.
An informed and active citizenship, a strong and independent press, or a conscious and honest legislative have no essential role to play?
"which means Supreme Court judges not being appointed by the Executive."
This may well be a necessary condition, but it is insufficient. If appointed by the legislative, then the outcome is at the mercy of haggling between political groups, or worse entirely at the mercy of a dominant party. If elected by the people, there is the entire question of lobbyists and well-funded pressure groups pushing "their" judges to be elected. If left to the judiciary itself, then this may result in stultifying co-opting by cliques.
No easy recipe. In any case, the fact that Supreme Court judges have a perpetual appointment is supposed to be a counter-weight to being chosen by a specific government at a specific time.
Zemtar permalink9 March 2012 3:07 am
Very pertinent: The Word – Due or Die", The Colbert Report, 6 March 2012 — "Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war."
Thomas Moore permalink9 March 2012 5:49 am
Mike J. playing devil's advocate raises the usual canards. It's worthless to debunk these yet again, though it's been done so often and so thoroughly on so many forums elsewhere.
Mike J. claims: "Awlaki joined a stateless terrorist organization that had declared War on the United States…"
A stateless organization cannot declare war on a state. Since the treaty of Westphalia in 1648 (actually a series of treaties twixt May and October 1648, if you want to get nit-picky), it has been recognized as a matter of fundamental Western law that mass violence (i.e., declaring war) is restricted to state actors. Since 1648, no one but a nation-state has been able to declare war, and against no one but another nation-state.
The entire most-1648 modern framework of Western society and law, therefore, makes it impossible for anyone but a state to declare war. I cannot declare war against my neighbor down the block, for example, nor can Citigroup declare war against Chase Bank, nor can a "stateless terrorist organization" declare war on the United States.
When stateless organizations attack America, this is a criminal matter. Such people are known as "murderers" and we have long had a wide array of conventional law enforcement organizations (the FBI) and laws (laws against murder, conspiracy, etc.) and courts (conventional criminal courts staffed by conventional prosecutors and judges) and prisons to deal with murderers.
As proof, consider the stateless organization which attack America in 1995. Timothy McVeigh and his fellow murderers were tracked down by the FBI, arrested, tried, and executed. No exotic new laws were required, no abrogation of the constitution was necessary. McVeigh and his fellow thugs murdered hundreds of Americans and that didn't make them anything other than common criminals.
Mike J. continues: "he [Al-Awlaki] made no secret of the fact that he personally took part in terrorist attacks on this country…"
Please provide the eyewitness and forensic evidence to back up this claim. Your evidence must be able to pass muster in a court of law. No hearsay, no shadowy "confessions by torture," no vague allegations based on evidence which no one can see because it's "too classified and sensitive." That's not evidence, that's the way the Star Chamber of Elizabethan England and Stalin's kangaroo courts operated.
No one, from president Obama to Attorney General Eric Holder, has ever provided the American people with a scintilla of evidence to back up the claims you are making. I could as well allege that you have made no secret of the fact that you personally want to destroy the constitution of the united states by arguing in favor of abolishing jury trials and due process, and that this therefore makes you an enemy combatant who must be assassinated via targeted killing.
My claim is an empty allegation, devoid of evidence. If we start murdering people based on allegations without evidence, we've thrown out the rule of law and descended to the level of the Salem Witch Trials. Do you really think that will end well?
Mike J. goes on to aver: "The Congress has passed resolutions authorizing the President to take action against Al Qaeda, hasn't it?"
So it's your contention that a resolution passed by congress can nullify the constitution?
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 1 Cranch 137 (1803), says that claim is false. Marbury v. Madison asserts that the congress cannot wipe out or nullify the power of judicial review: the congress cannot arrogate to itself judicial oversight, nor eliminate judicial oversight. One branch of government, in short, cannot assert that it is the whole of the government and usurp the functions of the other branches. But by ordering the murder of a U.S. citizen without trial, the president of the United States is doing exactly that — usurping the judicial powers which are not his, and which Marbury v. Madison says can never belong to him alone. Moreover, by passing a resolution that nullifies constitutional amendments congress would be doing exactly that, since one of the resolutions congress could pass would be a resolution disbanding the judiciary. And once again Marbury v. Madison says that is illegal and unconstitutional.
It is one of the most elementary and fundamental foundations of constitutional law in America that if Americans wish to change the constitution, they must amend it. Congress cannot simply wave its hand and declare the fifth amendment null and void, or do away with jury trials, or make it legal for anyone (including the president) to murder a U.S. citizen without a trial by jury.
The constitution sets out a clear and straightforward procedure for amending the constitution. If president Obama dislikes jury trials and providing evidence, let him offer a constitutional amendment which allows the president to murder U.S. citizens "because he feels like it." See how far that gets in the state legislatures.
Otherwise, the congress cannot dissolve the fifth amendment and the sixth amendment and the eighth amendment and the fourteenth amendments merely by passing a "resolution" anymore than the congress can abolish the law of gravity by passing a resolution or make pi = 3 by passing a resolution.
Here's a question that may clarify the issue for you: If the congress passes a law making it A-OK for the president to rape six-year-old girls, is it legal?
You know the answer.
Mike J. goes on to detail Al-Awlaki's alleged "crimes": "Awlaki wasn't sending emails to Nidal Hasan? He had no contact with Underwear Bomber Abdulmutallab?"
What kind of a crime is "sending emails" to someone? Please identify the criminal statute, then provide hard evidence that will hold up in a court of law to show that Al-Awlaki committed this alleged "crime." And if you come up with something as weak and bogus as "wire fraud" or "conspiracy," we can turn tables and point out that since you are advocating murdering a U.S. citizen on the basis of doing something which is not a crime (sending emails), you are guilty of conspiracy and interstate wire fraud, and consequently you must be murdered without a trial by jury and without providing evidence. See how that works? Once you eliminate the requirement that someone commits an actual identifiable provable crime, and once you get rid of the need for evidence before you execute an American citizen, anyone can be accused of anything and then murdered. That way lies tyrranny.
Please identify what kind of a crime it is to have "contact" with someone who commits a crime. Does this mean that the filling station attendant who gassed up the Underwear Bomber's car must also be executed? How about the girl at the airline counter who sold the Underwater Bomber his ticket? She had "contact" with him, didn't she?
Once again, when you allow American citizens to be murdered for vague non-crimes like "having contact" with other people, anyone can be accused of anything and then murdered. This is the way Stalin and Pol Pot worked — it's not the way America is supposed to work.
Lastly, Mike J. dredges up the old canard of the so-called "soldier on the battlefield" — "If a soldier on a battlefield is caught aiding the enemy, they might get a court martial, but they might also be summarily executed. "
What army does Al-Awlaki serve in? Please provide evidence. What is his rank?
In fact, Mike J.'s entire claim here undercuts his whole argument, since he has now reversed his position that the president of the U.S. can order the murder of an American citizen for any reason at all, without evidence — now Mike J. is claiming, no, on the contrary, the president is justified in ordering the murder of a U.S. citizen if the citizen is a member of the armed forces of another country engaged in a declared war on the U.S. Well and good — but this assertion directly contradicts your original claim that the president needs no justification beyond mere suspicion or dislike of a U.S. citizen to order his murder. So which is it, Mike?
Moreover, even if Al-Awlaki were a uniformed member of a foreign army, which he is not, that army would still have to be part of a country that had declared war on the United States. Otherwise, ask yourself — is the president of the United States justified in ordering the murder of, say, a British general who says that the "Afghanistan war in unwinnable"? Why not? Isn't the British general a member of the armed forces of another country?
Nothing Mike J. says, in short, makes sense. His so-called "arguments" are a mass of incoherent contradictions that boil down to the crude and ugly adage "Might makes right." That's the philosophy of Al Capone, not the president of the United States of America.
FM responds: "The government asserts publicly the authority to act beyond anything seen in several centuries of US and UK history.
Actually, the U.S. government has now gone beyond even the extreme arrogations of power of William the Conquerer in its claimed authority to torture and murder. William the Conquerer claimed the prerogative to murder and torture subjects at will but, under pressure from his Barons, agreed that he at least had to provide a justification for torturing and murdering his subjects after the fact. George W. Bush and now Barack Obama have asserted that they do not have even that duty.
So Barack Obama now asserts claims so extreme that not even William the Conquerer in the 11th century attempted such radical usurpations of power. The powers claimed by the Bush and Obama administrations go far beyond even the mild restrictions placed on kings by the Magna Carta and by William the Conquerer's assertions of royal prerogative.
That's not just an "authority to act beyond anything seen in several centuries of U.S. and U.K. history," it's a direct attack at the fundamental basis of the entire Anglo-Saxon legal system. Obama claims that he can murder any U.S. citizens without a trial, without evidence, without even alleging that the citizen has committed any crime, and then Obama further claims that he need provided no justification or explanation.
These are powers that would make Mao Tse-Tung and Genghis Khan envious.
It is nothing less than the erasure of the rule of law.
The problem being that once you get rid of the rule of law…anyone can claim anything is legal. If it's legal for the president to order the murder of a U.S. citizen, why isn't it legal for a senator to order a citizen murdered without a trial, on mere suspicion? If your claim is that the president can murder U.S. citizens without judicial oversight merely because the president was elected, well, isn't a senator elected? And then why can't a congressman order a U.S. citizen murdered sans trial or evidence? Wasn't he elected too? And why must police arrest citizens? If it's legal for the president to order murders without trial and without evidence, surely a police officer with firsthand knowledge of a situation can even more justly and reasonably execute citizens on the spot without evidence or a trial. And then why not allow lynch mobs to murder fellow citizens on mere suspicion? After all, one cop could be wrong, but much less likely a mob of 50 people, right?
You can see where this leads. You wind up with an emperor appointing a horse as a senator. You get people burned alive as witches on the hearsay claims of children who claim "she talked with the devil last night!" Once you get rid of the rule of law, you're back in the jungle, and society disintegrates into a Hobbesian struggle of "all against all" in which life is "nasty, brutish and short."
If you want to see the kind of society that results from getting rid of the rule of law, check out Pol Pot's Year Zero. You won't like what you see.
mike j permalink9 March 2012 6:57 am
Before I go any further, I need to ask: Was it clear from the preface to my original post that I was making those arguments in the style of the people who hold those positions?
That was exactly the misunderstanding I was trying to avoid, that I somehow believe this stuff. I'm thrilled that people responded seriously, because that was very helpful… but now I'm concerned they responded seriously because they didn't understand what I was doing. I was attempting to spur some debate and learn from "trying on a different hat." I stopped after João's second reply because I was finding it actually mentally exhausting to continue ignoring reality.
So, with that said, thank you Thomas for this reply. It deserves several reads-through, but you seem to have thoroughly torn apart that shallow foolishness I was mouthing, and I am deeply grateful for your time, and everyone's.
mike j permalink9 March 2012 7:17 am
Then I offer my heartfelt apologies.
I would like to know, though, what you thought I meant by this:
"In order to take the opposition or play devil's advocate effectively, I think I'd have to believe in the position at least a bit. I don't, but I'll try."
No disruption or unwarranted attention was sought by me. I just can't fathom how the world looks to people who believe those things, and thought it would lend some perspective. I got more than I wanted, I'm afraid.
aguest permalink9 March 2012 10:05 am
Upon reading your post, it appeared vividly to me how the meaning of words such as "battlefield", "war", "support", "evidence", "soldier", "attack" have been distorted from their historically legally binding definitions to suit whatever purpose the executive (or an ideologically like-minded party) tries to achieve. Truly Orwellian.
"once you get rid of the rule of law…anyone can claim anything is legal."
And the worst part is: in such a regime, going to extremes (i.e. wanton executions) will neither be the most common, nor even necessary act. Disappeared in a secret jail? Property seized? Blacklisted in your profession? Refused a passport? Confined to house arrest in a remote town? Why are you complaining — they could just have executed you…and these constitute daily occurrences in dictatorships of all kinds.
OldSkeptic permalink10 March 2012 10:18 am
Not just ethnicity but also class, myself coming from the 'British working classes' saw the iron fist, very thinly covered in velvet, more often than not. My experience then was also that they were cowards, preferring to (set?) lock/beat up up someone who was basically harmless (or totally innocent) , but never take on the big boys of crime, or even just the 'tough boys'.
Not just nowadays, but from time immemorable . I always remember my father and grandfather telling me … 'that's where Churchill stored the tanks in Glasgow', during the Great Strike.
Middle class people think the Police are 'your friends'. Working class people know they are not (even though most of them are themselves working class). Upper class people correctly know they are tools.
No reason for that to be though, many experiments with community policing have shown that they are far more effective at dealing with crime. But in the end, though they should be a mechanism of collective security for everyone, who 'pays the piper calls the tune'.
10 March 2012 2:32 pm
@aguest Possibly I am fetishising 'independant judiciary' – but I think the original post is fetishising the US constitution … Fetishising is a very good word. Should be in the vocabulary of all of us. We have a tendency to fetishise instrumentally (eg Bible, Koran, Torah) to justify our deepest hatreds. So we should fetishise with care…


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There will be an NTEU Members' Meeting on Wednesday, May 16. We will be discussing the Job Cuts Campaign and Enterprise Bargaining.
Where: Carslaw 175
When: Wednesday, 16 May
Time: 1pm
The Redundancy Review Process
The University is currently issuing redundancy notices to staff identified through the change management process.
If you receive a Notice of Redundancy you should also receive a form that asks you to select one of three options:
Clause 283 in the Enterprise Agreement entitles a staff member who receives a Notice of redundancy to seek a review of the decision. You will have four weeks to decide your preferred option; in most cases this will mean making an election by 1 June 2012.
The NTEU encourages you to seek a Review and we will provide members advocacy support through the
On Wednesday, May 02 Polling Booths will be at Jane Foss Russell, outside Fisher and on Eastern Ave.
They will be open until 6 pm tonight.
On Tuesday, 01 May and Wednesday, 02 May the SRC and SUPRA are holding a ballot of all staff and students about the job cuts. The vote is an opportunity for the entire University community to ask whose interests Management represent, if not the interests of students and staff? Bring your friends, colleagues and encourage your students to cast a vote for fair work and a fair education.
Where: Booths will be at Jane Foss Russell, Fisher and Manning
When: Tuesday, 01 May and Wednesday, 02 May
Time: 8 am – 6 pm.
In order to vote you must bring along a current student or staff card.
If you have some time, and would like to help, the organisers are keen for people to help. Check out either the Nteu USyd or the Save Usyd Jobs profile pages on Facebook and sign up if you are interested.
For those of you going through the work group meetings at the moment, here is some information about the process and about the kinds of questions you might want to ask in the meetings.
Our next NTEU members' meeting will be on Wednesday, 02 May. The NTEU will be reporting back on the No Job Cuts campaign and we will also be discussing our 2012 Enterprise Bargaining round.
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On Tuesday, May 01* the NTEU will be holding an event in Victoria Park before work, from 8 am - 9 am. We will ...
The NTEU has lodged our Interim Log of Claims, and last week we discussed with Management setting meetings to begin Enterprise Bargaining.
This log was endorsed at the NTEU Members Meeting on March 21, 2012. It is just the beginning of the campaign, and we encourage all members to contact us with any other issues they would like to see included in this round of Enterprise Bargaining.
We know too, that the Vice Chancellor and the Provost are holding work place meetings around Enterprise Bargaining. The NTEU is encouraging all members to attend these meetings and raise issues from this interim log. We especially encourage members to mention their opposition to the job cuts and to raise issues around job security and redundancy provisions.
The NTEU took our dispute with the University of Sydney to Fair Work Australia in March. The full document is available on our website. We have managed to delay implementation of the Change Plan, including delaying the issuing of redundancy notices and we have successfully argued for increased consultation. More than this the University has had to acknowledge that they have failed to conduct this process correctly. Here is the time line arising from that decision, outlining the consultation process and the dates by which each step must be completed.
Time line arising from FWA:
23 March University Management will notify staff who have already accepted VR that they may withdraw this acceptance
30 March University Management will notify staff no longer on the list that they are off of the list.
University Management will notify staff whose positions are still under consideration for VR or transfer to teaching focused positions of this fact.
University Management (Deans, HoDs) will then consult with staff whose positions are directly affected and their local work groups.
27 April Consultation process complete.
30 April Deans must report to the Provost.
4 May Final change plan with outcome of consultations and proposed actions including redeployment.
7 May Final decisions in relation to individual staff are made and formal notice of redundancies or teaching-focused offers are issued.
Staff given redundancies will have 4 weeks to request a formal review/appeal of the decision and can ask for all information used by the University to make its determination of redundancy. The NTEU will provide representation to each member who appeals the redundancy decision.
8 August Redundancies are scheduled to occur.
Please note that no final decisions about redundancies have yet been made by the University.
This means:
Individual consultation and local workplace consultation will take place between 30 March and 27 April 2012. We must use the 'local' work area meetings to build the case against the redundancies.
Below is a copy of the Settlement reached in Fair Work Australia between the NTEU and the University of Sydney.
The settlement begins "The University has agreed with the NTEU to further consultation as part of the change management process by taking the following steps…"
These steps include, delaying the implementation of the process, and consulting with all affected staff members, including those being made redundant or being reclassified, and their colleagues at the local level. The University has also agreed to provide change proposals for all General Staff areas where there are or may be proposed changes in "work activities or services, hours of operation or working hours, organisational structure and work processes, technological change and the redeployment of staff."
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While many people have heard about different LASIK surgeries for refractive eye procedures, not to many of them really understand the differences between all of them, including custom and traditional LASIK, EPI-LASIK, PRK and LASEK. But it doesn't really matter if we consider that only one of them can be performed in our surgery. But the fact is that all these procedures have something in common, besides they are guided by the same principles.
No matter what kind of treatment the surgeon select in order to perform a refractive eye surgery, the fact is that the candidate must have the same qualities for qualification, means those who:
Is above 18 years of age and has had a stable glass or contact lens prescription for at least one year and had a sufficient corneal thickness to allow the surgeon to safely create a corneal flap of appropriate depth.
Is affected by one of the common refractive errors:
Myopia: -1.0 to -12.0D
Hypermetropia: +1.0 to +6.0D
Astigmatism: + or - 6.0D
Most LASIK Surgeons will agree that technology matters, because outcomes are better with the latest technology. The truth is that most patients who are interested in LASIK, don't really care the treatment and the kind of technology that will be use to perform their surgery, as long as they have good outcome in the end. But outcomes vary, upon many things including as we mention before the LASIK treatments. But how can you tell what is the best treatment for you? Can you actually request a particular treatment? The answer is "not", because most of these treatments were created in order to expand the variety of refractive eye surgery procedures due to the disqualification of many consumers for traditional LASIK surgery, even custom.
Now, the key to a successful outcome is definitely the correct treatment combined with the right technology, but correct treatment doesn't means that it is less risky. Patients need to understand that if they are a good candidate for surgery, it doesn't mean that doctor will create a flap in your cornea in order to proceed with Laser, because there's a few factors that need to be considered before;
Corneal thickness
Refraction that needs to be treating
Most doctors agreed with the fact of; while the cornea is less expose to be touch, less risky is the surgery and better outcome is the result.
Corneal thickness
If a patient has over 500 microns of cornea thickness, doctors will consider the patient to be a good candidate for LASIK surgery, as long as the refractive errors that need to be treated, don't expose the corneal tissue be out of the normal range accepted. In other words, if the patient has 500 microns of corneal thickness, but his/her refraction to be treated is -18.25 -0.25 x 100, the patient will not be corrected to 20/20 vision because there is not enough corneal tissue to be treated.
Refraction that needs to be treating
In this case, refraction treatment will depend on corneal thickness, as well technology, because the Excimer Laser has some restriction on the treatment range.
Technology (Laser for LASIK)
Because no all the Laser for LASIK are approved by the FDA to treat astigmatism, but it does not mean, that doctors can not treat astigmatism with that Laser machine, because FDA does not regulate or control doctors practice.
A good tip; will be, ask the doctor with what brand and model laser machine he/she will perform the LASIK surgery, and then, we invite you to check with us or with the FDA website, if the machine was approved by the FDA or not, in order to help your confident about your surgery.
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