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Just when you thought DSLRs couldn't get any more powerful, Canon is rumoured to be working on a 75MP flagship snapper.
Photography Bay claims a reliable source informed it about the sensor while also pointing out that the camera has a shockingly high-resolution rear screen. There should also be a faster frame rate for shooting video – although there was no mention of 4K, sadly.
All this and it's expected to be announced this September, with a release in 2014.
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Better not take too many photo's or I'll eat through my remaining 8Tb of disk space! Nikon D800 36Mp is way plenty!

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For a few days Disney had tried to build some suspense over what was delivered to the Dwarf mountain.
A Magical Delivery: Project Team Members Receive Key Piece of a New Disney Parks Attraction
posted on June 30th, 2013 by Jennifer Fickley-Baker, Social Media Manager
Our friends at Walt Disney Imagineering just shared a photo of a very special delivery they received here the Walt Disney World Resort earlier this week. We're told it's a key piece of an attraction that's coming to New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park.
Any idea as to what it might be? Submit your guesses in the "Comments" section below. Be sure to check back soon to see if your guess was correct!
If you responded with a "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train" answer, you are correct! The very first mine train car was delivered at Walt Disney World this week. The car, which can be seen above, will now be taken to a backstage area where it will receive a themed paint job.


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Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Gladys Knight and David Archuleta to perform on National Mall for July 4th
By Chris Richards
Never mind that popstars Drake and Kelis both have fab new tunes about fireworks ("Fireworks," and "4th of July (Fireworks)," respectively).
Instead, Washingtonians will be serenaded under the stars on July 4 by the likes of Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Gladys Knight and David Archuleta. The foursome have been booked for the annual "A Capitol Fourth" celebration and their crooning will be broadcast live from the west lawn of the Capitol at 8 p.m. on PBS stations.
The Post's Breaking News Blog has all the details.
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Stay Out of My Love Life, Mom
Today's question comes from a reader named Anne, who wrote: "My mom is always offering relationship advice, which I appreciate, but since her two marriages failed, her advice can often be pessimistic or insulting to my fiance."
Anne wondered, "How do I tell her to gently back off without insulting her?"
This is tricky, Anne, because your mother has your best interests at heart. She doesn't want you to experience the same heartbreak she has. But apparently the only way she knows to try to prevent that is to warn you and your fiancé repeatedly about the pitfalls of love.
Unfortunately, her approach is not constructive. Over time, it will only alienate both you and your fiance and may push you two into making rash decisions just to rebel against her nagging. At the very least, if this continues there will be some awkward tension at the wedding. To avoid this situation, maybe you could say, lightly, "Mom, I adore you and I'll take your advice on cooking, on finances, on career, on fashion, any day of the week. But we all have to find our own way in love."
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Whoever grasped the steering wheel was the center of attention -- and, of course, my father was always in the driver's seat. He dictated that the music would be classical. The gossip was highly inappropriate and mercilessly traded and chewed over, even when the tidbits included my Dad, who was the comic (and tragic) hero of every story.
Emotions passed over him like a drop in the barometric pressure. "Who the fuck does she think she is in those walking shorts?" he yelled one afternoon, thumping the dashboard for emphasis. (My sister and I knew better than to ask who she was, anyway, in her goddamn shorts.)
And then, a scant half-hour later, he opened all the windows to let in the sea air that was "like wine," he said. Like wine!
"Now I want you kids to sing that Gilbert and Sullivan song -- and I want you to en-nun-ci-ate. Capeesh?"
In retrospect -- and is there any other 'spect? -- those hours in the car provided very little in the way of sharp turning points upon which the future could be hung. Instead, those hours simply streamed on as inevitably as the road ahead of and behind us, and we passed through them together, which is why the time was so important.
This frazzled-preoccupied-parent thing is nothing new, despite what Dr. Laura may tell you. But in a car, you are together, and time passes.
"Okay, now I'll tell one," Coco says. "You know how Kenton always raises his hand because he knows the answer to everything and Allison got her cast off and it was so funny we were playing flag football and this guy asked Mikey what he was doing and Mikey said what is the - no, wait, it wasn't him it was that other -- Mom? Mom? Hey, MOM?"
"Mom, are you even paying attention? Look at my foot. See that red part? See? I think I really hurt myself."
"You're as healthy as an ox."
"Yeah, but MOM? It really hurts. I may need a Band-Aid."
The "hm" hangs in the air between us, but the invalid doesn't accept the challenge. Instead, she puts on her glasses and begins to read a book about the Oregon Trail. I expect her to become bored or carsick, but she doesn't. Again, this is something new. I swing the car wide into the turns, hoping for a break in the silence. She doesn't seem to notice.
"Hey," I finally ask, "have you decided what to be when you grow up?"
"Oh, an archaeologist. Or a violinist. Or a rabbi." She keeps reading, but then she looks up. "Why?" she asks. "Do you have any other questions about me?"
"Yes," I say, casting a fond glance at the fuel gauge, which registers full. "One or two."


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I wanted to purchase some natal plum seeds and grow them indoors. If anyone has some tips that would be great. Unfortunately the best light i can give it is an east window. Also i heard that it is a tree/bush depending on how you grow it? Does anyone know how to grow it into a single stem tree? thanks |
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I have never seen a Natal Plum growing as a tree, and the tallest one I have ever seen was my Grandfather's, which was about head-high when it was 20 years old, growing in the desert with lots of heat! Most are about hip-high after a few years, growing in zone 9. I don't know if you could grow one very well in zone 5, and I doubt you would get fruit. You do know they have leaves and need sun all year long, yes? And they do not do well with cold at all. Even I have difficulty growing mine in Sacramento, because they keep getting nipped/killed by frost when our weather reports are wrong, and I don't get them covered. I have replaced 3 plants that died this way (well, 2 and one that looks REALLY bad right now :( we'll see if it grows again when it gets warmer) But if you still want to try, I would love to know where you get seeds, because Natal Plums are one of my favorite fruit, and it's getting harder all the time to find anything other than the ornamental "Boxwood" variety. Carla in Sac |
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This day we have witnessed a man for all nations,
a man who was human, held fast what is right,
for this he would live with profound resignation,
he shone in the world, don't extinguish that light.
And we who are human stand now in remembrance,
frail shadows of all he has shown we can be.
Standfast in this moment and cherish the values,
for which he once suffered that we might be free.
The man we remember has died, will be buried,
yet while we seek justice his theme will not fall
His spirit is living, will not be extinguished,
the love he embodied is always for all.
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28 Oct 2012 | #1 |
BSOD 9f randomly happening
Hi there, My apologies for the double posting, I had previously submitted this in the general discussion and realized my mistake so am posting here. This is my first time posting and I could really use some help. I have been getting sporadic BSOD with no real pattern to it, it seems quite random however the details are always the same:
Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 4105 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 9f BCP1: 0000000000000003 BCP2: FFFFFA8008323A10 BCP3: FFFFF800044EB3D8 BCP4: FFFFFA800AE61E10 OS Version: 6_1_7601 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1 Files that help describe the problem: C:\Windows\Minidump\102812-21184-01.dmp C:\Users\Hal-James\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-61261-0.sysdata.xml Read our privacy statement online: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=104288&clcid=0x0409 If the online privacy statement is not available, please read our privacy statement offline: C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt I m not super technical for this type of ting but I do believe I have followed the guidelines and used the tool to attach the pertinent info. Any hep would be appreciated I have already updated the bios and done a fresh windows install at the behest of Acer tech support but would rather not have to send in my machine for repair it is quite new ad should not require this. My thanks in advance. |
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29 Oct 2012 | #2 |
Welcome aboard.
!irp fffffa800ae61e10 Irp is active with 4 stacks 2 is current (= 0xfffffa800ae61f28) No Mdl: No System Buffer: Thread 00000000: Irp stack trace. cmd flg cl Device File Completion-Context [ 0, 0] 0 0 00000000 00000000 00000000-00000000 Args: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 >[ 16, 2] 0 e1 fffffa800831d980 00000000 fffff8800f5f94a4-fffffa800c031bf0 Success Error Cancel pending *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for ACPI.sys *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for ACPI.sys Unable to load image \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\sptd.sys, Win32 error 0n2 *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for sptd.sys *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for sptd.sys \Driver\ACPI nvlddmkm Args: 00000000 00000001 00000001 00000000 [ 16, 2] 0 e1 fffffa800b304480 00000000 00000000-00000000 pending \Driver\nvlddmkm Args: 00000000 00000001 00000001 00000000 [ 0, 0] 0 0 00000000 00000000 00000000-fffffa800e6505b0 Args: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ► First, you uninstall Daemon Tools. Daemon Tools... wherever it exists, it causes problem, much more than any other program of the same line. ► Next, download STPD Standalone installer, execute it. When the installer window is open, click on this button only. Attachment 238923 If it is grayed out like the screenshot, just close the window, assuming that Daemon is uninstalled totally. ► Free up the startup.
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29 Oct 2012 | #3 |
Much Thanks I will try this tonight and get back to you with the results in a few days to see if this does fix the issue, in the meantime however I do have a question. The whole reason I use Daemon is to mount ISO as I use this type of file quite a bit. Can you recomend a free tool of the same nature that is less likely to cause bugs like this?
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29 Oct 2012 | #4 |
Hello jsawyer, all the iso mounting tools do have the same problem. They mount the virtual drives even before windows is started, but the full operation cannot be competed before it is fully started.
Think the situation. Hardware environment is first. Then software. But, when software is trying to be loaded, it founds a hardware specified which is not present there. Coz it cannot be present there before the software is loaded. This cyclical logic makes the system crash. You may use 7-zip, it extracts any ISO file. so your need to use an ISO will be fulfilled rightly, at a most, you may miss some DVD menus etc. |
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29 Oct 2012 | #5 |
Thanks for the quick reply. This does make sense, and thanks for the tip about 7-zip. I am just confused because I have used Daemon on other machines one Vista and one Windows 7 for years, granted both 32 bit, and never experienced an issue. Do you suppose that is the issue, a 64bit cannot handle the tool?
I will do as suggested and report back in a few days...Cheers. |
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29 Oct 2012 | #6 |
About a crash, it is totally unpredictable. It may happen anytime or anywhere, but you cannot predict it earlier. A cheap system may not crash over years, but a high end rig may crash continuously. So, it did not crash on two other computers ... very good for those ones.
Search the internet on " BSOD and Daemon Tools", you will get a sizable data. It is the most frequent crasher for windows 7. |
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Once again my thanks, you are correct there are multitudes of posts about Daemon issue. I noticed a few mentioning my preferred AV as well Avast! as a cause of the dreaded BSOD, did you find anything in the dump that would suggest I should remove this as well? If so, what would you suggest that works best and is free?
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29 Oct 2012 | #8 |
jsawyer, Avast is a great antivirus, as long as it is the free version, not coming with the personal firewall. Alongwith windows firewall, it is just nice.
All the AV programs do cause some troubles, if you are using some ambitious settings Let it run as it is, there is no problem (Not true for McAfee and AVG, they are big time craps). Some AVs like Norton and Kaspersky comes with some bloatware, who malfunctions, and we blame that AV program. But, we cannot segregate them blots. In your case, as far as I have seen, Avast is not doing any wrong. Otherwise I must have included in my suggestion. You may continue with Avast. But, if you plan to change, there is one .... Microsoft Security Essentials - Microsoft Windows. Most light on the system, most problem free, and as good as avast from the perspective of security. |
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30 Oct 2012 | #9 |
Hello again, had another BSOD might have found the cause and uninstalled the source but please analyze the files and advise me your thoughts. Some other posts had suggesting using virtual drive for ISO use and seeing as I had flushed the system for reinstall of windows preferred using the ISO mounting, it has been uninstalled and all my gear intact so no longer require nor will use such products from here on, but would like to be certain it was not brought about by something else Cheers.
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For nVidia, use the 306.23. The later one is problematic.
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Hello, This will be my 2nd real year planting vegetables for my SFG. This year I am going to add a small area for herbs. I purchased some oregeno, basil & rosemary seeds to plant...my questions are:
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Start basil, oregano, rosemary and others indoors. For rosemary, its a better germination rate if you get 'primed' seeds, as they usually are slow to sprout. Plant dill and coriander directly outside in late spring about mid May. Most of the herbs can be started indoors about the middle of April, and should be big enough to transplant by the end of May when there is no more danger of frosts. The indoor lights should be broad spectrum plant grow types, and they remain on for about 16-18 hours per day (use a timer). I use 4 foot shop lights and use grow light bulbs two per fixture and two fixtures per shelf. My shelf system is 7 foot tall and 2x4 feet per shelf. I also use heat mats under the pot trays and these are on until the seeds sprout and the greens touch a clear plastic domed lid thats covering each 11x20 inch tray of pots. I remove the clear lids at that time too. I prefer to use sterile seed starting mixes and many are actaully soilless and germinate seeds better than most regular soils. NEVER use dirt from outside, or plain potting soil for seed starting. These can contain pathogens and insects that will kill young plants just starting out. Following these simple rules, I guarantee you will have healthy plants. I do about 500 per year indoors. |
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Here's a link to an introductory article on sowing culinary herbs at my blog (cut and paste this into your browser or click on my link below -- both articles appeared in this month, January 2009): http://www.harvestwizard.com/2009/01/growing_herbs_for_cooking.html Here's a link to understanding average last frost date and number of days in a growing season (this is something to begin mastering in your second year): http://www.harvestwizard.com/2009/01/average_date_of_the_last_frost.html To be on the safe side and to enjoy success the first time out, time your seed sowing indoors so that the plants go into the garden two weeks after your average last frost date. Give them at least 14 hours of light each day indoors, and make sure the temp stays at least 70F until they germinate. |
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We have been watching a depression in our back yard, about 25 feet from our home, which has recently seemed to be getting deeper. There is not a perceptible widening of the depression, just deepening. Our area is prone to sinkholes, so we are not surprised, but we are wondering what to do. Any suggestions? |
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- Posted by StripedOne (My Page) on Wed, Apr 16, 03 at 10:51
I'm wondering if this could also be causing your water problem...I would go to your city permit department, or phone them, speak to a professional who enforces the building or landscaping areas of properties for the city or county and ask them. Usually they are helpful in either situation (your water or sinkhole). |
In Florida, there is a form you can fill out and send to Florida Geological Survey. Maybe you should contact your homeowner's insurance company and see what advice they give you. |
I would be careful about calling your Homeowners insurance company. There was an article in our Sunday Paper real estate section today about something called 'CLUE'. That stands for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange'. It is an electronic data base for the insurance industry, and according to the article, even a seemingly innocuous query to your insurance company can result in a no dollar loss noted on your records. Perhaps a tree fell in your yard, you called to find out if you were covered. You were not, so no money was paid out, but it is still noted on your records as a no dollar loss. According to this article (written by Kenneth Harney), houses with a poor CLUE score can be more difficult to sell, or insure. The article recommended ordering your house's CLUE score (much like your FICO score). The link is below. Abby |
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- Posted by prairie_gardener (My Page) on Sun, May 4, 03 at 22:54
I also would caution against contacting the insurance company ESPECIALLY with anything that could be labelled a sink hole. We had tremendous problems renewing/ finding insurance after a false diagnosis (by a professional, licenced engineer) who claimed that we had a sink hole close to one side of the house. The ground caved in for seemingly no other reason than a sink hole developing. $ 19,000 later we knew that an addition to the house had been built right on top of an old, disused/ disconnected septic tank. The septic tank had not been back filled properly and the railway ties which were used as cover had rotted and were collapsing. It was/ is huge, really huge: 20 ft by 20 ft and 12 ft deep with 2 ft wide concrete walls. The top of this septic monster is 8 ft below ground level which puts the bottom 20 ft below ground level. It is subdivided into 3 chambers. After we had recognized the second chamber we thought we had it all figured out - wrong - some more poking led us to the third and (hopefully) final chamber. There is no official record of this septic tank ("bunker" would be a better term). In the same year and not much further down the road, someone replaced the existing trailer with a new house. When excavating the basement, they also found a large septic tank ........ |
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Bye, Bye, backpage.com. I just noticed Backpage has recently implemented rel="nofollow" on all free outbound ad links. I'm not sure when this went into place, but I couldn't find any other resources acknowledging it yet.
While I do believe this will help the quality of their free classifieds, I don't know of anyone other than myself that has actually ever used their website to buy something or find a service provider. Unfortunately, the majority of value was in their ad links. With that said, it is quite possible Google manually stopped allowing them to pass outbound link-juice a long time ago anyway. Tough to tell though, any link-juice that might have been passed before was minimal already.
You have to wonder if they were given the infamous Google ultimatum.
Now that Backpage no longer helps with link-building for SEO, I'll be interested to see what happens with their traffic over the next few months.
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I don't know, but this is disappointing. What's left to advertise our sites? This is very depressing……..
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Yeah, there isn't much left, unless you have plenty of time and money. Also, you might want to check out my latest post regarding backpage following sponsored ad links.
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What kind do you have and what are you after? I don't have a yellow climbing rose. But I have a magenta one. I have daylilies too! |
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APPEARANCE - Terracotta tiles are natural clay tiles, warm in colour and warm underfoot. Due to the variance in colour and shade and the fact that batches may vary, samples can only be considered as indicative of colour and texture.
TOLERANCES – Traditional Hand Made Terracotta tiles are manufactured in such a way as to produce a rustic effect. This results in a variation in dimensions and thickness; the width of the joint and the thickness of the adhesive should be sufficient to allow for this variation.
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If you were to ask the average UNC Charlotte student their opinion on 49ers athletics, most would have something to say.
They might talk about the basketball team or the progress on the new football stadium. But not many of them would mention how the Charlotte hockey team is near the top of the standings in the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference of the American Collegiate Hockey Association.The 49ers sit atop the Carolina Division and play against such area teams as Appalachian State, Elon, The Citadel, Wake Forest and the College of Charleston. "Each year we are getting a little more recognition, but for the most part I walk around campus in my track suit with our hockey logo and people either look at me funny or say they had no idea that we have a hockey team on campus," said 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior defenseman Jamie Roswell.Roswell was born in Canada and moved to Elmira, N.Y., when he was in high school. After starring in the Gander Minor Hockey Leagues in New York, he had originally committed to play at Bowling Green University, but decided to come to Charlotte to play for the Junior B team, which he later found out had disbanded.He loved the weather and the people of the South, however, and decided to stick around and play for the 49ers club hockey team."We don't like to say 'club team,' because we feel we are more than a typical club team," Roswell said."We put a lot of work into it and expect to get a lot out of it."This season, his third on the team, Roswell was chosen as team captain. Through the first nine games, he had delivered three goals and six assists. He said being named captain was an honor he takes seriously."I have always thought of myself as a leader, and I like to help people get better," Roswell said."I like to give 110 percent to anything I do, and I am very goal-oriented. Being a captain lets me set goals for myself and my teammates and hopefully bring us to new heights."Roswell started for the 49ers as a freshman and has been one of the team leaders from the beginning.This year has been different from past years, and that is something he is happy about."In my three years here, I've really seen us grow as a team. We have a lot of guys who really love the sport and want to be here, so they put in the extra work. I think that has showed up on the ice this year more so than in the past," Roswell said."We have really good chemistry, and we work well together. We are a close team, and we try to get out and do things together and spend time off the ice."The 49ers have had good seasons in each of the last three but are looking to finish with different results this time.Two years ago they lost to Appalachian State in the division finals, and last year they made an early exit from the playoffs after losing to The Citadel.Both times, Roswell said, Charlotte went into the games a little too confident and wound up bowing out early. This year, he said, the team is more prepared and is probably a better team than last year."A lot of our seniors and upperclassmen have been really working hard on getting the freshmen ready and showing them what it is like to play with us," Roswell said. "In the past, people stayed in their tight cliques and wouldn't help as much. This has been a fun and rewarding season so far."It's not all fun, and the team puts in lots of practice time and tries to get better each day.The 49ers practice three times a week, on average.Two days they spend running and doing drills; they get one day of ice time.Players get some scholarship money from the school, but they end up paying extra to cover travel, jerseys, equipment, ice time and other expenses. It is a dedicated group, bonded by their love of the sport.Many on the team are originally from up north, including several from Canada and Massachusetts.Roswell said he sees students walking around campus with NHL gear on and knows there are plenty of fans. It is hard getting the word out, though.The team has put up flyers around campus and has a few hundred Facebook followers.For their first game at the Extreme Ice Center, they had a good turnout, and now they have a faithful legion of fans."It is hard because I don't think people know we even have a team, and our games are Friday nights and at the rink or Time Warner Arena, and each of those are 25 minutes drive," Roswell said.Once people come out once, Roswell said, they usually come back."We are a grinding type team that other teams don't want to play," Roswell said."We are aggressive and play with an in-your-face style that is hard to play against. We play well together."


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Former assistant county prosecutor Martin Burchfield was sworn in yesterday as judge of Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Burchfield replaced retired Judge Charles D. Steele. Busrchfield stood in a packed courtroom to take his oath with his mother, Bettye, and wife, Susan nearby. When he spoke with Ohio Governor John Kasich regarding the position, he stated, "I want to: follow the law, keep the docket moving so that people aren't waiting for justice, and to make good, fair decisions for the people." He feels the position he holds has a lot of potential positives for the county.
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The winner? The Government Party
The Bible teaches that God, our maker, prefers a humble person over a haughty person. The process of our growing older advances His goal. There are fewer haughty old folks than there are haughty young ones. Age generally introduces one to one's advancing limitations.
Gray hair in times past has symbolized the hard-won wisdom of experience. A glance in the mirror assures me I should be wiser than I feel.
That's the background for a confession about choosing and voting for political candidates.
A friend called and asked my advice on which candidates to vote for in the primary this week. Of course, I was instantly happy to oblige him. My tenth-grade algebra teacher called that "pooling our ignorance."
He asked me why I had stopped publicly endorsing candidates. I did some head-scratching, and stops and starts, uhs and ahs.
"You backing off some?" he asked gently.
Then I had a moment of clarity. "No, it's because I'm so often wrong. I'm just wrong too much."
And that's the truth.
I picked more winners than losers, but then some (maybe many) of those winners got elected and proceeded to make me wish I had never said a kind word about them.
And many that I opposed also ended up about the same — disappointing more often than not. There have been a few surprises, of the pleasant sort.
But fewer than those about which one just shakes his head and takes comfort in the hope that the sun will rise again tomorrow and maybe things will get better, even if the elected official does not.
I have said over the decades I have been doing this that a strange, but entirely predictable, thing happens to about nine-point-nine out of 10 candidates who ascend to elective office. Like Yoda warned, they go over to the Dark Side, no matter which party they represent.
I have refined that prediction in recent years. I say that whatever party the candidates ostensibly represent, they (mostly all) become hard-core members of the Government Party once they take the oath of office.
And to whom do Government Party members seek to please first, before and almost always instead of the voters who put them there? Government Party employees, meaning whoever draws a check paid for by the taxpayers.
Yes, fellow Americans, years of covering city government, county government, state government, federal government have convinced me that, once on the inside, elected officials are first and foremost concerned about public employees. Those are the folks they seek to please above all else. Taxpayers are way down their gift list, an irritating crazy uncle at the spoils party.
It's like those elected woke up to be revealed as pod people, mind-linked agents of an alien autocracy wearing everyday skin and attending Memorial Day cookouts.
So-called Democrats are more brazen about it than Republicans, but the GOP has its public sector sacred cows as well.
Party apologists, red and blue, will scoff and say that's the difference between campaigning and governing.
Government Party employees — if they are honest — will say, "What's your point? Of course we come first. We are here to serve you."
I say, sorrowfully, that the concept of "public service" no longer means what it once did. The taxpayers (that minority who still pay any meaningful taxes) exist to serve the Government Party and its self-serving goals. We have become the means to the Party's own end. And what end is that?
Ever-expanding, ever more intrusive, ever more controlling self-perpetuation. At whatever level. At all levels.
Back to the beginning: I could be wrong. I could be wrong about this whole Government Party thing. Maybe I'm that crazy uncle.
But if I'm only partly right, who among all these candidates on the ballot will champion the ones who pay the bills, who always pay the bills? Who among them will consider the government to be the actual servant of the people, rather than the people's master?
I don't hate the government. But I despise the Government Party.
[Cal Beverly has been editor and publisher of The Citizen since its founding in February 1993.]
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Mr. Beverly,
I find your viewpoint interesting as one on that resides on the other side of the fence. I'm not arguing your point, but from my side of the fence the perception is totally different. I've been a government employee for over two decades at the local level. While there are bloated bureaucracies at all levels of government, most lower level employees feel that we are often left holding the bag by politicians that are more concerned with squeezing every drop of blood out of us they can to please their constituents. Maybe a more accurate view would meet in the middle. There are a few exceptions, but most politicians seek to please neither taxpayers nor employees, but rather themselves.
You're right about one thing, people are never satisfied, they always want more and they will vote to get it.
I for one, don't believe government employees should pay taxes, it's a zero sum game if they do. We should pay them proportionally less, but they should not pay taxes, it is simply moving taxpayer money around. With this said though people that make their living off of government aka taxpayers should not have the vote because it is a conflict of interest.
What about those of us who have second jobs and businesses? Will you decree that we aren't allowed to have them, or will you come up with a complicated tax code to balance it out? I'm a conservative and wouldn't vote to increase taxes based on salary issues for myself; I don't even have the right to vote in the jurisdiction where I work so it's not an issue and makes your idea unworkable and poorly thought out. Ideas about taking away voting rights by citizens because they are government employees is a little out there....no, it's WAY out there. I suppose you'd remove voting rights for military personnel as well?
You have identified the Achilles heel of democracy. When 51% of the people become totally dependent on "The Government Party", the country is lost. Government employees are just one constituency, you also have people that depend on everything from food and shelter to subsidies for schools and energy, and don't forget all those crony capitalists that are getting rich at our expense through government mandates of all sorts. Pass a law create a "market" for corruption.
However, that's the point of Philanthropic government, absolute power over its citizens. We live in a kingdom of darkness, as Hobbs predicted, we will be ruled by ignorance.
"This considered, the kingdom of darkness... is nothing else but a confederacy of deceivers that, to obtain dominion over men in this present world, endeavor, by dark and erroneous doctrines, to extinguish in them the light...." - The Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)
Public employees are also taxpayers. ( often paying proportionately more than 'others' under the current tax code). - less 'honest' opportunity to declare deductions. Government of the people, by the people, for the people today has little resemblance to what those words are supposed to mean. Fayette County and our country should be ashamed at the low turnout for this election. . . .(especially women and minorities). We 'take our country back' by voting intelligently - not depending on expensive commercials to repeat so-called clever slogans to 'sway our opinion'. 22% of registered voters in Fayette County bothered to participate in 'government'. Corruption flourishes when it appears that no one is looking. Darkness will be apparent when we forget the power of the vote - and continue to allow the power of a select few with funds run our country. Thank you 22%. There is hope!
There is no hope if the 22% that vote, consists of 80% that benefit directly in some way from their candidate being elected. For example, government employees as Mr. Beverly rightly points out. Call it the 80/20 rule. 80% of the people who vote are motivated by the improved Defined Benefit Plan for example. Or a pay raise promised, or new days off for holidays, or a wink and nod contract that was granted, etc. The list is endless.
You're naive DM, people are motivated to vote in their self interest, it the rest of us that pay for it.
People don't vote because they have no candidate that represents, smaller government, lower taxes and control of an out of control government, at least not one that will actually try and do those things. They don't vote because they have lost confidence in the electoral system that has been taken over by professional politicians and those that live off them. No DM, they simply go to work make some money that the government lets them keep to raise their families. Just enough money left from their paycheck, to believe that the government can provide "hope and change". Hope that the government won't take it all and change that is left in their pockets because "hope' costs so much when it's government sponsored hope.
As if you don't vote for your self-interest PTC Observer! I try not to be too harsh, but your made-up statistics are a joke. "80% of the people who vote are motivated by the improved Defined Benefit Plan"? It's been reduced. Pay raises? When? What new days off? You vote for the politician that promises you lower taxes by pecking the scab over the sore that consists of REDUCED benefits, lower take-home pay because of REDUCED and more expensive benefits, etc. We're ALL in the same boat due to the economy, including the public and private sector. FEDERAL employees may be getting a good deal, but your local public servants aren't getting rich off you.
As for your stat about 22% of the vote consisting of 80% that benefit financially, RIDICULOUS. If it were true, which it is not, the saps that didn't go to the polls would deserve exactly what they got. Thankfully, you're not part of some imaginary 4.4% block of voters who are being shafted by us government employee voters.
You're naive DM, people are motivated to vote in their self interest, it the rest of us that pay for it.
Self-interest: Good Schools; Safe Neighborhoods; Police and Fire Services; Good Hospitals; Jobs. One does not have to be a government employee to share 'self interest' issues with others in a community.
Who are the rest of us? Are you one of them who has given up all hope because 'the rest of us' do not vote? Every politician that I have heard that is elected in the Red States has shouted that they will lower taxes, reduce the size of government, etc., etc., etc., - yet only 22% bother to go the voting booth.
What is wrong with the 'rest of us ' ? Are the rest of us agreeing with the 22% that bother to vote in Fayette County? Are the desires of the 'rest of us' so different from the 22% that bother to vote? In Fayette County, according to the demographics, until lately, there are not too many who are living from paycheck to paycheck. In Fayette County, some people have given up on government because of the quality of leadership that has been seen in the last ten years IMO. In Fayette County, most people are happy with the status quo - and don't want to experience too much change. There seems to be different opinions regarding the change in District voting. I assume that you are part of the 22% that voted as am I . Who are the 'rest of us'?
In Fayette County there are not that many residents who are depending on government hand-outs (subsidies).
Please define the difference between the 'rest of us' and others in Fayette County. Thank you.
There is a general malaise in the electorate DM, the question is why?
1. Good schools? compared to what?
2. Safe Neighborhoods? A proper role for the government is protection of individual safety from predators. As you know, I have advocated many times to increase protection and taxes to achieve this in Fayette County.
3. Good hospitals were not brought to us by government DM, in fact good hospitals are endangered by the government as all Americans will find out in the next decade.
4. Government does not create jobs, in fact government makes capital less
available to the private sector thereby reducing job creation.
Finally, dependent on government hand-outs depends on how you define "subsidies" and how you define "dependent".
You can't change human nature, people vote to "get stuff" from other people with the idea that somehow by common "good" they deserve to get it. Call it mandated theft DM. If there are any, I will vote in the general election for those that represent my interests. My interests include less government not more, lower taxes not more, more transparency not less and improved crime prevention not less.
So, you're right about one thing DM, the quality of our candidate choices is and has been really, really poor to say the least. That I believe is a symptom of a general malaise caused by citizens that have given up on the electoral system. To sum it up, no one cares any longer, the outcome is always the same......The Government Party and its interests.
How do you suggest we (the people) collect the funds necessary for providing for community needs (services) that as collective individuals cannot provide for ourselves - such as improved crime prevention. The Government Party should represent the interest of the people, and not the corporate community that pays for elections. Sometimes I see agreement in our professed beliefs, and sometimes I feel you are repeating a mantra that is supported by the communist party that desires to create division in our country. This attempt by those who believe in communism was evident in the 50's and 60's when they tried to turn those who were seeking equal opportunity against this country by not using the legal change tools that are existent under American law. The mantra of the currentTea Party and the participants in the '1700's was for equal opportunity. The power gained from such movements are often abused by the self-seekers who can only see how the 'power' benefits them and not humankind. The world admires the words we profess about human-rights, but is well aware that our actions do not always manifest our words. There needs to be a balance in our country - not extremism or fearful and/or hateful self interest. As the power of Independents grows, our two most powerful political parties are beginning to return to BALANCE. . and turning away from extremism or bowing to self interest rather than human interest. I'm looking for: less corruption in government ; leadership that represents the interests of the people, not monied individuals or corporations; equal opportunity for all Americans; improved education with a knowledgable vision of future needs; a reformed tax code so that working Americans can participate in the American dream ( not just the 1% at the top); the restoration of the middle class; the cessation of blaming America's problems on the poor/undereducated/unemployed. Our history shows that we grew because we provided jobs and attempted to educate all citizens. Ford and his vision and actions united this country, the Koch brothers are divisive IMO.
The philosophy of both major parties is a war on the poor DM, until we get government out of our lives we will continue to pay for things we don't want, have low quality government "services", lose our freedom of individual action, and benefit the few at the expense of the many, including the poor who can least afford it.
The Communist philosophy has nothing at all to do with what I believe, my philosophy is not "communal" DM, Communism is the antithesis of individual freedom.
individual freedom that you appear to desire - cooperation is needed. Government, properly administered, provides for that cooperation for the benefit of all. Describe what your world would look like without 'government '.
not the only one who sometimes disagrees with you.
Good hospitals were not brought to us by government DM, in fact good hospitals are endangered by the government as all Americans will find out in the next decade.
We have good hospitals often because of the regulations of 'government'. Medical care for veterans is government run. Obamacare is a mandate that all have insurance to cover medical costs. The 'government has provided subsidies for some in order that all may receive care. The government is not Kaiser; Blue Cross; Humana, etc., or the medical staff who provides the care that insurance pays for.
Perfect example of Chutzpah DM when you suggest that an example of good regulated government medical care is the VA. You clearly have never set foot inside a VA hospital.
All I can say is you should get your health care there so you can see the future of "health care" in America.
This is what I said:
Medical care for veterans is government run
Never said it was 'good'. Obamacre is not 'government run healthcare - it is healthcare made affordable, run by the medical profession - Obamacare provides/mandates insurance . Too much 'libertarian, Fox News input? To a knowledgeable person - my statement would not seem shocking. . .but factual.
Obamacare mandates that persons have insurance so that you and I don't have to pay for their healthcare. I thought that is what you wanted. Sorry if I misunderstood your concerns,


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