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United States Government Outsourced The Torture of Innocent Canadian
Hmmm.....maybe George Bush is on to something when he says the United States doesn't torture people. His next line should have been "we just outsource it to countries that DO torture!"
Such is the case of Maher Arar, an Ottawa software engineer. Canadian police wrongly identified Arar as an Islamic extremist. He was deported to the United States, and the United States sent him on a rendition flight to Syria, where he was tortured. While in Syria, he was kept in a coffin-size dungeon for 10 months, and forced to say that he trained with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. But Mr. Arar has never been to Afghanistan.
It's clear that Canada and the United States are at fault here. Canada for identifying an innocent man as an Islamic extremist, and the United States for sending this man to Syria to be tortured.
This is a perfect example of why torture doesn't work. The proponents of torture like George Bush and Condi Rice want the American public to believe that torture (read: "interrogation") leads to valuable intelligence. But as John McCain has pointed out, torture doesn't work, because the person being tortured is just going to tell the torturer what they want to hear; anything to make the pain stop.
Innocent Canadian deported, tortured
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House Bill (HB) 555, signed by Governor Kasich on Friday, December 21, 2012 further delineates what measures teachers can utilize for Student Growth Measures. The effective date of HB 555 is March 22, 2013. However, many Local Education Agencies (LEAs) have been piloting and/or implementing work this school year around Student Growth Measures and questions regarding this new legislation are being asked.
House Bill 555 creates a number of legislated changes to previous ODE policies.
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Yes, but it is phased in through next year. For those teachers who teach only the Value-Added Progress dimension and no other classes, please read the second bullet for guidance. However, for teachers who instruct courses that are reported with the Value-Added Progress dimension and instruct courses that are not reported for Value-Added purposes, the weight of the Value-Added must be provided proportionately to their schedule . HB 555 requires the following for Category A teachers who have Value-Added Data.
As of July 2014, all 50% of the SGM must be Value-Added for those teachers who teach only the subject(s) or course(s) where the Value-Added progress dimension is reported. For other teachers who teach multiple subjects or courses but have some value-added progress dimension reported, the weight of the value-added measure must be proportionate to their individual schedule (the minimum weight of the Value-Added metric for SGM must be 10%).
Teachers with multiple subjects that have Value-Added data will be issued reports for a composite of reading and math. For other assessments (approved vendor and local measures), the assessment data measures should be representative of the teacher's schedule. HB 555 states that if there is Value-Added data available, it must be used proportionately to the overall teacher's schedule.
Example: A fourth grade elementary teacher (non-departmentalized) teaches all required subjects (e.g., science, social studies, math and ELA). However, there is a Value-Added score for math and reading only. Thus, because this teacher teaches all four subjects, the Value-Added weight must be 25%, representing half of the teacher's schedule.
The Performance Index Score was deleted from the Shared Attribution list of choices in summer 2012, as it was more of an achievement score, not a growth score. OTES training manuals include the old graphic with Performance Index as a suitable piece that could be used for Shared Attribution. LEAs that incorporated this measure into their evaluative plan for the 2012-2013 year can continue to that plan, but must adjust their evaluation metrics according to the updated graphic below thereafter. Only one Shared Attribution measure can be utilized per educator, and shared attribution is not required to be used as part of local measures.
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Building-Value-Added (10-50%) + Local Measures (0-40%) = 50% Student Growth
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New Jersey Devils Get Marek Zidlicky
President/CEO/General Manager Lou Lamoriello has made another move. The first reaction I noticed on Twitter was how much the Devils gave up. Mr. Lamoriello stated on MSG that he is not worried what we give up, just focused on what we are getting. The Devils acquired defenseman Marek Zidlicky from the Minnesota Wild. He is 35 years old and has a reputation of being the type of defenseman that can move the puck well and become involved in the offense. During his 7 NHL seasons, Zidlicky has had 5 seasons of 40+ points including a 53 point season in 2003-2004 with the Nashville Predators. In his last 2 seasons with Minnesota, Marek Zidlicky has finished with 42 and 43 points. Not bad for a defenseman. Marek Zidlicky also holds a Nashville Predators record of 35 power play points in one season.
The last two weeks across hockey blogs and Twitter, there has been a lot of buzz about Zidlicky only wanting to come to New Jersey. What a player wants doesn't always transpire, but in this case it worked out. I personally feel that it is exciting when players WANT to play for a team – it means they are enthusiastic, energized and ready to contribute. What additionally makes me comfortable with this move is Zidlicky's experience with Elias. These two players have won an Olympic Medal as well as 2 medals in the World Championships with Czech Republic National team.
Marek Zidlicky's NHL Totals: Games 507, Goals 60, Assists 224, Points 284
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This first photo is the garden loom. Bella decorated it up with clippings from my plants and lots of ribbons that she believes the birds take to weave into their nests
The kids garden bench My kitchen collection at the entrance to the back garden There's a bottle tree in there somewhere This little fairy door is hidden way in the back of the garden. Something you really have to search for The kids love walking through the beads into their fairy gardens Persicaria polymorpha is huge this year A container grouping and the gnome garden The kid's fairy garden And they've taken over this one too These are new, the trellises will be planted clematis and show off my bird gargler collection on the tops of the posts I made my old fountain into a succulent garden this year Another container grouping Bella's renamed the conservatory the Gnome House and insists on eating every meal in there when she's here The only way they'll let me have chickens here in the city :) |
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Eden - what a magical garden for the kids! That will certainly provide memories to last their lifetimes. My maternal grandparents' garden is a definite influence on mine and your garden will influence theirs too I'm sure. |
- Posted by dodgerdudette NapaCaz9 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 9, 11 at 23:33
Always love photos of your garden Eden ! Your kitchen collection is so cool ! Kathy in Napa |
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Everything looks so lush and beautiful. I love all the fun touches you have in your garden. You certainly have made good use of all your space. |
Always fun to revisit your gardens and see what has transpired! |
Wonderful! I would want to eat in the Gnome House with her! |
Thanks everyone. I try not to take my garden or my gardening too seriously these days. It supposed to be about fun, right? Being in my garden makes me really happy these days. I could use a higher fence though :) |
- Posted by chloehoover z6b VA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 11, 11 at 8:39
But you do take it "seriously," Eden - in that if you just look to see what all projects you've done this garden season alone - it's truly amazing in retrospect.... what a magical place; I agree w/ Woody - you likely will have inspired several future gardeners. Just fantastical.... I think I'm most taken by the fairy invasion of your property. --Cindy |
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PCTs - How many patients?
0Sep 22, '11 by honeymylovelyI am in nursing school and working as a patient care tech on a busy, heavy medical floor. I was wondering how many patients other techs have while working. There are 20 beds on my floor and during day/evening shifts we have 2 techs (or 10 patients each.) Like I mentioned, the floor is heavy and frequently many of these patients are incontinent, many are confused, etc.
Interested to hear others' experiences in this because often, 10 patients seems like a LOT! When I float to floors where I have 7-8 patients, it seems like a world of difference. I have heard of techs having up to 20 patients (not on a night shift) and I cannot imagine that. -
0Sep 22, '11 by blackbird singingI work days on medsurg floor with 40 beds. If there is a full floor, we will probably have 3 pcts, but if there are 25-30ish pts, probably only 2. I know at nights, the cut off is 24 pts and if it's less than that, there is only 1 pct. In the 2 months I have worked (very new!) I can remember having as many as 18 pts and as little as 8 (I kept my mouth reeeeaall quiet that day haha didn't want to jinx it!)
My first day training it was just the pct training me on the floor. I freaked out bc I thought it was going to be like that every day and that I would end up on my own frequently ... luckily, I haven't (yet). But I do know if that happens, the call lights go to the nurses primary and the pcts second (if the nurses don't answer or they can forward it). -
0Sep 22, '11 by PittGirlI work on an oncology/med-surg floor. We have 34 beds and, although we are oncology, we have a mix of very high acuity patients and general medical patients from local nursing homes that are confused/incontinent/bed jumpers.
On daylight and evenings, we are alloted 3 PCTs and on nights we are alloted 2. I usually work 12-hour night shift and we RARELY have more than 1 PCT. Even if we are scheduled 2, one usually gets pulled to another floor. and it's a rumor that confused patients sleep all night. We often have 1 or 2 at the nurse's station. Our floor is almost always full, too. On daylight, we usually have 10-12 patients if there are 3 PCTs and on evening/nights, we usually have anywhere from 15 to 34. I have worked daylight where I was the only PCT on the floor. 34 patients on daylight is not very fun. -
0Sep 23, '11 by soxgirl2008Omg! I couldn't imagine having that many patients all the time...I work evenings on a surgical floor and we usually have 4-6 patients per tech. Sometimes 7 or 8 but that's when we're shortstaffed. When I float to other floors they usually have 4-6 patients per tech too.
0Sep 23, '11 by DeLanaHarvickWannabe, BSN, RNMy old floor was a surgical floor and during the day PCTs had 7-8, but double that at night. On my current floor, adult medicine, there are usually 3 techs during the day for 35 patients, 2-3 for evenings, and hopefully 1 or 2 at night!
0Sep 26, '11 by Bruce_WayneOrtho/Surg: But also the same ratio used for med/tele:
One hallway where I work is 14 rooms. So I'll have anywhere from 7-14 patients.
Sometimes when staffing is really tight I'll be assigned 2 hallways but then instead of having to do q2 safety rounds I focus more on making sure all the vitals and cbgs get done and answering call bells and helping with other prn stuff like toileting.
If I only have 1 hallway I'm responsible for q2 safety rounds, baths, linen, vitals, cbgs, callbells, and putting in non-venous I&O.
If I'm doing 2 hallways I'm less responsible for the linens, baths, safety rounds, and I&O and the nurses are suppose to do their own.
But I try to do as much as I can and help out.
Sometimes I feel like I'm crazy busy with 8 patients and other days I'm sitting between 2 hallways trying to find stuff to do.
When I work ICU it's always just one tech and it's a 14 bed ICU. The patient ratio for the nurses is 2:1 so the there are plenty of hands around to help with turning, bathing, etc. Working ICU is actually (knock on wood) kind of easy as a tech because most of the vitals are taken automatically so I just go to go around getting temps, blood sugars, and whatever lab draws come my way.
Geriatric Psych:
On the geropsych ward they get 2 techs for anywhere from 10 to 20 patients. And then there's usually 3 or 4 nurses there too. Lots of pottying. During the days it's not really that bad because of all the activities. I mostly just enjoy the activities along with the patients and then potty people during the breaks. We go out to the garden a lot which is fun and then we do some chair exercises. After lunch and naps we usually play a game either Bingo or Wii bowling. Overall a nice place to work but sometimes psych patients can work your nerves.
ER is pretty brutal, 1 tech for the 18 rooms. But it comes and goes in waves it seems. I spend my day just cycling through fast track, observation, and main ER just doing what needs to be done. There's no rhyme or rhythm to it and that really throws me off lol. I just keep making my circle doing what needs to be done until I can go home and passout dog tired.Last edit by Bruce_Wayne on Sep 27, '11 -
0Sep 28, '11 by cheezwizz90I'm a House Float PCT and I work on 30 different units. Every unit has different ratios, but in general a PCT can expect a team of anywhere from 7-14 patients in my hospital. Personally, I feel that 8 should be the highest amount, but 14 can be very manageable depending on teamwork.
0Oct 1, '11 by awilliams1483im new to all this and my teacher gave me me first soap note and i realy need help. so if someone could help me that would be graet .


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- Posted by circuspeanut 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 15:04
*smacks forehead* Liberty! with a Capital L! That's what's missing from my life! |
III Arms ... "founders" In case anyone wants to join, you can find them on facebook and twitter. For a nominal fee you too can be free. I am not laughing :) |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 15:35
Sooo, no 2000 acres (3000 would be ideal) purchased yet. Guess even the Jeffersonian Rightful Liberty crowd clings to their cash as well as the Citadel's, thy name is Pie in the Sky, plans. There'll be squabbles over the condos in the curtain wall turrets - most will want top floors to make the most of the crenellations. "Each neighborhood within the walls will have lower defensive walls, dividing the town into defensible sections/neighborhoods. Each neighborhood will have similar housing for visual uniformity and aesthetic appeal." (like the worst of suburban drek only in cement) No HOA but I'd imagine there'll be heavily armed neighborhood patrollers all along the watchtowers as well as the lower neighborhood defensive walls - no pitched battles between residents allowed. Does everyone see the all encompassing creepiness of this? I'll stick my neck out - of course you do. |
Well this is just a natural progression from the bunker/prepper businesses (which also charged a nominal fee) ... sorry that whole "mayan" thing didn't work out for y'all. |
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 16:02
Speaking of con jobs... Another kind of quaint company town with a great future as a tourist destination. Send us your money and we promise to break ground soon. |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 16:21
Well, they will be starting their own bank - will issue Citadel coins in gold & silver. They'll take applications and down payments in gold or silver eagles - no 90% coins, please. Maybe G. Gordon Liddy will be the bank CEO - he knows coins. None of that gold clad non-monetary stuff hawked as being clad in 14mg of 24k gold. Yumpin' Yiminy - at today's prices, that's about 74 (give or take) cent's worth. I just see failure in this project. |
"children educated in school rather than indoctrinated." That phrase hit a discordant note considering the overall bunker mentality they seem to advocate. |
Wonder what happens when the wild, booze-soaked party in tower #2 starts playing "The Star Spangled Banner" by Keri Hilson, and the family, trying to put their kids to sleep in tower #1, wants them to tone it down. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Keri Hilson singing - it gets worse as she goes along
All these doomsday/survivalist projects make me laugh. Why live in a society within a society... and one that clearly doesn't have any ecological ideals regarding the planet we live on... this one seems hell and gone from any utopia... I smell a little indoctrination in the area of education, too. |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 17:27
I would expect this would make a lively episode for CNN's Scams, Scoundrels and Scandals. Found this on a III Percent Patriots blog re people chomping at the bit to buy in, etc... "I'd like to more take over a town, remake it in the III image, than make a new one. Find a place, start moving there, start 'voting' yourselves into positions of 'authority', council positions, business planning seats. Make yourselves visible in the existing community, start making a difference in how things are run. Be the 'good' neighbor who just happens to work at the gun plant and carries a gun. Help little old ladies across the street, help disappear the local thugs, volunteer to help little Johnnie or Jane with Scouts, afterschool activities, assist the local 'good' be commonplace with your daily activities. The bad guys will see that it's not the place they want to be, maybe with a little assistance with some folks, and move them out as we move more of us in. It'll never be Mayberry, but that was a mostly ideal setting, and I'd be digging my foundation footers tomorrow if it existed. Imagine greeting your neighbors in the morning, "Hey, I heard you got the new IIIx9 in 9x19....how's that working out for you? Have you tried the new III Showstopper rounds for it? 147gr, 1897fps and real tack driver in that IIIx9! You might want to come by the factory later today, they're having a demonstration and hands on for the improved Triple I-14, kind of a public input session. It's all new, .333 Patriot, integrally suppressed, integrally counterbalanced, fully automatic. We'll be poking holes in that armored DHS vehicle that 'showed up' on the range last week last week. Yup, you heard right, no recoil. Zero. Junior there can hit the target 99 out of 99 times on full auto if HE holds still. See you there? Great! Have a good day." ********* I suspect they'd eventually have a special turret for the kids; nursery, school, everything combined. And eventually someone in charge will be outed as a pedophile and will quietly be "disappeared" - probably outside the curtain wall. |
LOL It's a good site, good enough to have been done by The Onion. It's in northwest Idaho, so far off the beaten path, I wonder if there are even roads up there. Of course, it hasn't actually been approved, so they can't build yet. The Arms Factory is very appealing, as is the armory. |
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Nutter butters are lining up, good news you can use "paypal" ... hurry hurry "obama is coming for your guns". Go to the real "old west of hollyweird" where there is no law and order and your six shooter, or in this case the AR15 in the hands of even children is the law. Wow wonder what happens when moms and pops ground the teen for breaking curfew and he "whips it out" and splays a round or so. |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 18:26
Like with any project of this "magnitude", there are bugs to be worked out, OM. It is to laugh! Wonder what would happen if you forgot the secret hand sign and were denied access to your little patch of freedom. How many times can you skip the AM muster on the green before being dressed down or having your privileges at the armaments museum taken away? I have too many questions that aren't covered in their FAQ. |
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 18:36
I was shocked not to find at least a half dozen churches for the planned community of that size. (I don't mean mosques, temples, and RC cathedrals.) |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 18:43
Marshall - I had to do some digging, but churches aplenty to satisfy anyone's brand of worship will be built outside the curtain wall. Keeping God "outside" - there's a family value. |
Not to be out done...... ...."On his program last night, [Glenn] Beck revealed that his intention to "go Galt" is quite literal, unveiling grandiose plans to create an entirely self-sustaining community called Independence Park that will provide its own food and energy, produce television and film content, host research and development, serve as a marketplace for products and ideas, while also housing a theme park and serving as a residential community. At the center -- in the middle of the lake that is itself larger than all of Disney Land - Beck (with the help of David Barton) will create a massive "national archive"/learning center where people can send their children to be "deprogrammed" and elected officials can come to learn "the truth." snip |
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- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 19:08
Jesus, Mary and Joseph would understand: no room at the INN[er castle]. |
"castle" Snap! That's it exactly, they got "founders" confused with "feudalism". |
- Posted by hamiltongardener CAN 6a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 19:19
Well, I say this should be encouraged. Don't you guys get it? If the nutter next door pulls up the stakes and moves to one of these isolated garrisons... that's one less nutter in MY neighbourhood. And the best part is... I didn't have to do a thing! Double win! |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 19:38
Wow. Good ideas just never die. Wasn't it Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker who shed tears for funds for their Heritage Village - theme park, residences, time shares, donate and get to spend a few days in the Grand Hotel. Jerry Fallwell took that into chapter 11 for $72 million in debt - the 165,000 PTL faithful who each gave Bakker $1000 got a return on their investment of $6.54. They were the lucky ones! |
I love the comparison to Disneyland, only with their own arms factory. "The model will be similar in many ways to that of Disneyland. It is walled, gated, private property with controlled access. People pay to enter and agree to the rules because they see value in doing so. It is all based on a voluntary agreement between the owners of the property and those who want to come inside. Millions of people visit Disneyland and interact peacefully. It's exceptionally rare to hear of any serious problems. The key is that those people want to be there and understand what is expected of them. Surprisingly similar to what we are doing." This has to be satire. |
- Posted by bill_vincent Central Maine (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 20:19
Don't you guys get it? If the nutter next door pulls up the stakes and moves to one of these isolated garrisons... that's one less nutter in MY neighbourhood. Kind of like dogs. Each one by themselves are easy to deal with. But get a pack of them, and it can be dangerous. |
I like the zero property taxes part. Too bad that is as fantastical as the rest of it. |
- Posted by hamiltongardener CAN 6a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 21:00
Kind of like dogs. Each one by themselves are easy to deal with. But get a pack of them, and it can be dangerous You might be right. But one thing they all have in common is an over-abundance of pride and paranoia. While isolating yourself with a bunch of other like minded individuals, you no longer have "the enemy" right beside you to lash out at. Human nature dictates that they will start lashing out at their new next door neighbour when they don't have some liberal hippy America hater within striking distance. Their fellow survivalist won't man their turrets enough, or they will disagree on whether it is the Communists or the Muslims who are the bigger threat, or they will suspect their neighbour isn't training their kids well enough in survival training or how to store food--their kids will become potential threats if they don't store their own food and come looking for OUR stores-- Eventually, that pride and paranoia will make them turn on each other... and keep them out of our hair. Eventually, their new society will break down and the end result is a bunch of nutters who lost a buttload of money and the community just breaks up into just another suburban neighbourhood. By the way, does this idea remind anyone else of Stormfront's PLE (Pioneer Little Europe) idea from so many years ago? Almost word-for-word it's the same. The only thing missing is the big sign out front saying "No Blacks, Mexicans, Indians, Jews or Catholics Allowed" |
- Posted by bill_vincent Central Maine (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 21:03
Funny-- that's the first thing that came to my mind, too when I read this-- especially the part about not having any churches in the compound-- Stormfront, and groups like them. |
- Posted by hamiltongardener CAN 6a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 21:16
I love this part: Two: Every able-bodied Patriot aged 13 and older governed by this Agreement shall annually demonstrate proficiency with the rifle of his/her choice by hitting a man-sized steel target at 100 yards with open sights at the Citadel range. Each Resident shall have 10 shots and must hit the target at least 7 times. Three: Every able-bodied Patriot aged 13 and older governed by this Agreement shall annually demonstrate proficiency with a handgun of choice by hitting a man-sized steel target at 25 yards with open sights at the Citadel range. Each Resident shall have 10 shots and must hit the target at least 7 times. Four: Every able-bodied Patriot of age within the Citadel will maintain one AR15 variant in 5.56mm NATO, at least 5 magazines and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. The responsibility for maintaining functional arms and ammunition levels for every member of the household shall fall to the head of household. Every able-bodied Patriot will be responsible for maintaining a Tactical Go Bag or Muster Kit to satisfy the Minuteman concept. Details TBD and posted elsewhere. Six: Every able-bodied Patriot aged 13 and older shall pass a class every three years sponsored by the Citadel on basic emergency medical care; the courses shall focus on battlefield and wilderness environments. Seven: Every child attending Citadel schools я┐╜ with parental discretion for maturity я┐╜ shall have as part of every semester's class curriculum basic marksmanship and firearms safety training leading to the proficiency test on the child's 13th birthday as a "Coming of Age" rite of passage (a parent may attend the classes or personally train the child if so desired). Children attending schools beyond the Citadel, or home-schooled, are required to meet the same proficiency standards at age 13. So if your kid turns 13 and is a terrible shot, or decides they don't WANT to use guns, or they are too queasy to do the medical training requirement or don't want to do the wilderness training... does the whole family have to leave the community or just the kid? Or... considering they are free and patriotic, do they tell The Citadel to shove it, I paid for my home in the community so I can do what I want. No HOA, right? |
HG I actually dislike that part :( |
- Posted by nancy_in_venice_ca SS24 z10 CA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 22:41
Is Mark Fuhrman involved in any of this nonsense? He made his home in Idaho after leaving the Los Angeles Police Department. |
- Posted by bill_vincent Central Maine (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 22:46
That would not surprise me. |
Anyone been able to find "names" behind this grand patriotic walled city ? Doesn't seem to be any available info on the "who" that is behind the scene of castleville available. |
Well david, this makes me want to run for the hills, but since that appears to be exactly the direction I need to avoid, maybe Id better go and visit my beloved BIL who resides in the evil, liberal southern California state, or ......just stay home, wait, and let those nutters kill themselves off. For just a few days the former idea would be nice but for the long haul, the latter is what will get the job done. What a country we live in. |
The names behind this patriotic project? Here you go. The usual suspects. A leading Three Percent blog, the Sipsey Street Irregulars, identifies who's behind Citadel: Convicted extortionist's latest con gets huge play on Drudge. Readers may recall that Christian Hyman, aka Sam Kerodin, is not exactly a favorite of mine, since he appeared out of nowhere and attempted to hijack the Three Percent philosophy (with some success since there are suckers born every minute, apparently). His latest scam is something called "Citadel" ... So who is Kerodin? An Alexandria man was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 30 months in prison and fined $6,000 after he pleaded guilty in January to charges of extortion and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle. U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty in Alexandria said Christian Kerodin, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, who also ordered that the prison term be followed by three years of supervised release. Let me reiterate: This felon and his secessionist militia project are being promoted by Fox News -- which insists that it's a respectable news organization. There's more of interest in that link. Kate |
Here is a link that might be useful: FOX PROMOTES SECESSIONIST WALLED COMPOUND
Thanks Kate ... I could not find this info, looks like Kerodin needs some quick cash and he will find it from the nutter butter paranoid "they" are "coming for my guns" crowd. Remember you can use "pay pal" to send in your funds, get to it :) |
Considering all these kids need to do by their 13th birthday, I really, really wanna see the bar mitzvah parties. "Today I am a man". Yeah. |
- Posted by kimka z6B (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jan 14, 13 at 16:25
I wonder how The Citadel in South Carolina feels about having their copyright infringed on? Hey I hope a lot of the nut jobs join up. It would be nice to have them all in one place. |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Mon, Jan 14, 13 at 17:08
Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases - but then we can take a side trip to registered trademarks. I would suggest, though, these happy patriots make sure their logo doesn't too closely resemble the Citadel's (in Charleston, SC). I'd say the money is against this bunch not even getting so far as to pouring the curtain wall footings. |
Do these rules mean my application will be rejected? |
- Posted by hamiltongardener CAN 6a (My Page) on Mon, Jan 14, 13 at 17:54
Do these rules mean my application will be rejected? Is that grounds for a discrimination lawsuit? After all, there are laws against creating neighbourhoods that exclude "undesirables" due to their beliefs, correct? |
Considering all these kids need to do by their 13th birthday, I really, really wanna see the bar mitzvah parties. "Today I am a man". Yeah. I was thinking the same thing! Okay maybe I am giggling ... :) Actually, laughing out loud. Hysterically. I think there's one problem with this plan that they haven't thought of...if they are all in one place, Obama's militias know where to find them... |
I heard that Al Gore was going to take his big oil money that he got from the sale of Current tv to Aljazeera and invest in solar panels for the group. Then he is going to sell them all carbon footprints. Ahhh gotta love it...nuts to the right of us, nuts to the left of us lol. |
"So no sewage, no running water, no police, lots of guns and ammo, IOW, none of that darned socialist nonsense, just Liberty." Sounds like a commune from the 1960s. :-) |
Sounds like a Paranoid's Paradise. Mayor Beck anyone? |
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 10:27
mrskjun tosses a turd into the fun-filled OP. |
At least marshall, you got to throw the first one. "I was shocked not to find at least a half dozen churches for the planned community of that size. (I don't mean mosques, temples, and RC cathedrals.)" |
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 11:39
LOL!!! A planned community without houses of worship is not a community. Why mentioning that is equal to throwing a turd into the pool of public opinion (unlike your own contribution)? |
Oh right marshall...that's exactly what you meant. And there is a bridge in Brooklyn that might be needed to make that community complete as well..."I don't mean mosques, temples, and RC cathedrals." Exactly what did you mean? |
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 11:54
Read the website again for content and intent and get back to me later when I return from work. |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 16:52
Not speaking for marshall, but aren't these types of "separatists" usually anti-Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim? Adherents would likely have their applications burned to begin with or used as targets for grade school marksmanship training; hence, no need for any places of worship other than you name it Down by the Jordan. I can see the altar piece now - Charlton Heston as Moses coming down from the Mount with an Uzi. |
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 18:47
Duluth hits it out of the ballpark of no-brainers. |
- Posted by jayblood24 none (My Page) on Fri, May 31, 13 at 4:17
A large growing share of American workers are tapping their retirement savings accounts for non-retirement needs however, the United States, typically thought of a first-world nation, is rapidly losing its standing if one thinks about the security and life-style of its average citizens after retiring from the work force. According to a brand new study, the U.S. ranks low in relation to retirement security and even lower in health care. |
Here is a link that might be useful: retirement security
Just a heads up about that link from the last poster...WOT (Web of Trust) has a low opinion of it... |
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Fri, May 31, 13 at 20:29
I won't open the link. Shaxhome, who issued the alleged study? |
Sorry, Marshall...I don't know either, because I refuse to open suspect links. I checked it via "backdoor" methods that don't require opening it. |
Here ya go, Marshall. This link is squeaky clean (if you trust CNN!)... |
Here is a link that might be useful: U.S. gets 19th place in retirement security rankings
- Posted by marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Fri, May 31, 13 at 22:23
Thanks, shax |
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The hottest trend is tech is smaller mobile devices, but that doesn't mean bigger computers don't have their place. During his online Q&A Reddit session, Gates shared a photo of the "tablet" he uses — or as he called it a "huge Windows 8 touch whiteboard."
Gates confirmed it was a Perceptive Pixel display (believed to be an 80-inch model). Microsoft acquired the company last year.
"These will come down in price over time and be pervasive," Gates said. Microsoft has talked in the past about turning the wall's in people's home into interactive computer displays. In his own home Gates has long featured a wide selection of artwork on digital displays.
Gates said he just got his Surface Pro last week (apparently the cofounder doesn't have as much pull as you might think) and "it is very nice." Asked which he liked better, Windows 7 or 8, Gates cracked, "Higher is better."
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When we see the amount of rain that we've seen over the last several days, the thoughts of everyone in Santa Maria turn to one thing, the levee and how it's holding up.
Santa Maria resident, Nora Gatewood says,"It's usually dry. But, now it's like I say, flowing like a rive should flow." The Santa Maria river is actually just run off from the hills burned are by various fires in the area. A busy fire season usually makes for a busy rainy season. Santa Barbara County Deputy Public Works Director, Tom Fayram says,"With the bare slopes the water runs straight off and so you get a lot more water and you get it a lot faster than you would if you didn't have the fire. So, the fire dramatically increases the water and the water is the enemy of the levy because it's the water flow that's going to wash the rocks out and cause the problem."
Crews are working around the clock to make sure the levee holds up. So far so good. At the moment workers say the river is relatively low. It's not even touching the levee. And residents want it to stay that way. Nora Gatewood says,"We're just hoping and praying everything is fine and that it doesn't overflow it's banks and cause any problems." Kenneth Gatewood says, "We like to come and see. Whenever there's water in here we like to come and look at it, see how much." A constant flow of people have been showing up since the rain started coming down. Some are here out of curiosity, others are here to ease their concerns. Kenneth Gatewood says, "This amount of water that I've seen, I'm not concerned yet because I've seen much more. Now, if it gets a little more I might get a little more concerned but right now I'm not." While we were out there we talked to the crews out there checking on the levee. They say everything looks good.
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Method | Chromatography, electrophoresis, immunoassay. Methods may be specific for HbA1c or may measure total glycohaemoglobin (HbA1). |
Reference Interval | HbA1c: 3.5 - 6.0% |
Application | Diabetes mellitus: monitoring of glycaemia over previous three months. |
Interpretation | The result reflects the average glucose concentration over the life of the red cells although some methods give a falsely high reading if the patient is hyperglycaemic when the blood is collected. HbA1c levels <8% indicate good control. Levels will be lower than appropriate for the degree of diabetic control in the presence of a reticulocytosis. See also Fructosamine. |
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Rock Man, as seen in the latest Jebediah film clip, turned up in our office today, and he's certainly made his presence felt. While we work out where he's going to live, we thought there's no harm in trying him on. It's not an easy suit to wear...
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Cintalama (29 September 2013 14:12:18)Being a die hard patriot fan, it is hard for me to awcnokledge when they get flat out dominated in every singe aspect of the game. But I must tip my cap to Drew Brees, Sean Payton, and the rest of the New Orleans Saints. Last night represented one of the greatest games i have witnessed a quarterback play. This is saying a lot, seeing how i witness Tom Brady and Peyton Manning play every week.The Patriot's defense would be the easiest to blame, but do they really deserve it? I thought they played pretty well, but there just isnt any possible way to defend against a perfectly thrown ball. And 18 out of 23 times last night, Brees delivered a perfectly thrown ball.If Patriots fans want someone to blame, i suggest the coaching staff. Where was the pressure on brees? It seemed like he had an eturnity to scan the feild, pump fake one way, look to his 3rd or even 4th receiver, and deliver a strike downfeild without being touched every play. Clearly we couldn't even stop the saints offense when we werent sending pressure, so why not take a shot at pressuring Brees and causing a turnover. on the other sideline, Sean Payton coached a brilliant game defensively, rotating fom man to man, to a 2 man rush, to a 3 man rush, rolling to zone coverage. Brady had no idea what to expect. Manning (29 August 2012 16:19:33)
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