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Hiding The Decline: What Is The Real Unemployment Rate?
Most likely it is much more than what is officially acknowledged.
That's because it's all about how you count them. Right now, for instance, the official unemployment number is 10%. If you add the underemployed, though – people working part time who want full time jobs – that number jumps to 17.3%
But is the 10% number right? Most likely not. Don Surber points to one reason:
Crudele explained: "When the Labor Department puts out the January employment figures on Feb. 4, they will include an assumption that a lot of companies went out of business.
"This is something called the birth/death model that is used by the department. Last year it caused 356,000 jobs to be subtracted from the January job count… Nobody in the media will pick up on this, but the Labor Department will also do something called a benchmark revision on Feb. 4 that will subtract around 840,000 jobs that the government thought existed, but really don't."
356,000 jobs here, 840,000 jobs there and pretty soon you have 1,196,000 more unemployed than advertised.
That would change that 10.0% to 10.8%.
"Oops" indeed. I have an inherent distrust of estimates based on models. Maybe it's the AGW nonsense that has turned me so against them. But still, how many "benchmark revisions" have been done in this recession and how many jobs have been shuffled off to the "do not exist anymore" bin without being added to the unemployment rate? In reality, we could easily be in the 13 or 14% area.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle had a short blurb today that gives you insight into the real size of the unemployment problem:
There are 6.4 job seekers for every job opening in the U.S., according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's the highest rate since BLS began tracking such data in December 2000.
The ratio in December 2007? 1.7 to 1.
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White House Job Summit Results? Spend More Borrowed Money
How did I know that would be the inevitable outcome?
President Obama will propose using $200 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to support creating jobs, White House officials confirmed Monday.
The president, in an economic speech before the Brookings Institution on Tuesday, will argue that the money would be well spent by funding projects to build bridges and roads, weatherize homes, and provide other assistance for small businesses as well as the unemployed.
Fund projects to build bridges and roads? I thought that was the purpose of the 787 billion "stimulus". Shovel ready projects correct? The great and wonderful stimulus, if passed, was guaranteed to keep unemployment at 8% or below, remember? How's that worked out for us?
And, the funds will come from TARP which was borrowed to begin with. Instead of not spending (and paying back the lenders), we're now going to create jobs weatherizing homes, oh, and giving "other assistance for small business as well as the unemployed"? It may come as a surprise to the people in Washington DC, but extending unemployment and giving the unemployed other benefits does not create jobs. Nor does some complicated bureaucratic adventure in "weatherizing".
Initiatives which make the decision to hire and expand easy will do that, and there are none on the horizon. Instead we'll see another 200 billion added to the 787 billion (yes, friends, a few billion shy of a trillion) on this spending boondoggle that's worked so well in dampening unemployment.
In case you've forgotten (via Patterico), here's the adjusted projected 10 year Obama budget:
The dark red CBO shows the actual cost, not the sanitized cost from the White House. This is our future in terms of spending. We've certainly seen all the excuses for spending at that level due to the financial crisis (reasons I am still not convinced are necessarily valid), but what are the excuses for the years beyond 2010? And where is that money going to come from?
It is hard to deny this isn't planned deficit spending on a level we've never even contemplated before. You have to wonder how any politician of any stripe could see those budget numbers as doing anything other than worsening a bad situation. The question some are beginning to ask is whether or not this future is based on the naive assumption that government can spend its way out of financial crisis or another thing altogether.
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The Unemployment Situation
I see that Megan McCardle thinks the unemployment numbers released today are enough to make her make her "cautiously optimistic" about the jobs picture. I'll meet her halfway. I see room for caution, but not yet for optimism.
Ms. McArdle writes:
It's very solidly good news: the labor force participation rate was basically unchanged, which means we're seeing an actual decline in the unemployment rate, not a spike in the number of people leaving the labor force because they can't find a job.
My reading of the numbers is precisely the opposite. It appears to me that teenagers, high school dropouts, and those with only a high school diploma, all of whom have high unemployment rates, did, in fact, drop out of the labor force, which led to the decrease in the employment rate.
I also think the numbers are skewed by the seasonal adjustments. The BLS adjusts the figures for seasonal changes, with extra weighting given to more recent years. Last November, the Lehman collapse led to the loss of 610,000 jobs–the largest ever recorded by the BLS–so I suspect the weighting for seasonal factors is skewed to the point where the jobs situation may look better than it actually is.
We do see an increase in hours worked of 0.6 hours, but that doesn't really create new jobs, it just provides more hours for current part-timers.
However, temporary employment rose significantly for the 4th straight month, and it appears that the mass layoffs have petered out.
So, as far as I can tell, there may have been a bottom, but there are still some anomalies that need to be explained before I jump into the optimist camp.
And, of course, none of this even touches on the 800-pound gorilla in the room, which is monetary policy. The Fed's policy of quantitative easing, i.e. massive increases in the money supply, still present us with hundreds of billions of dollars in low-velocity money floating around, all of which will have to be absorbed through higher interest rates, or through significant inflation. The possibility still remains that necessary credit tightening will strangle any nascent recovery over the next 12-18 months, and send the economy on a another downward leg.
Animated Unemployment
A very cool animated Graphic showing the change in unemployment over the last two years.
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Cross Posted at The View From The Bluff
What? No Jobs? Let's Talk About It!
Apparently the Obama administration had discovered, 10 months into the presidency, that perhaps jobs are the highest priority for most Americans.
So? So they're going to have a "jobs summit". Yes sir, they're going to get together and talk about it! Because, you know, talking about something always is better than not talking about it, I suppose.
Uh, but not till next month. You know – it's not that important.
And sure while doing something about a problem is much better than talking about it, talking is what this administration does best.
Look at Afghanistan. They've been talking about that for almost 3 months since the commander has made his request. And he's still talking about it.
But back to jobs:
"Hiring often takes time to catch up to economic growth," Mr. Obama said. "Given the magnitude of the economic turmoil we've experienced, employers are reluctant to hire."
Of course they're reluctant to hire – health care is up in the air, cap-and-trade is on the horizon, the government is spending like a drunken sailor on shore leave in Shanghai, it has inserted itself into the business and financial markets to an unprecedented degree and there is no question that taxes are going up – some think dramatically. Why would any business worth their salt be considering taking on new employees or expanding at a time with the future as unsettled as it is?
"We all know there are limits to what government can and should do, even during such difficult times," Mr. Obama said, "but we have an obligation to consider every additional and responsible step that we can to encourage and accelerate job creation in this country."
This said by the same guy who assured us that his "stimulus" package would absolutely cap unemployment at 8%. We're at 10.2% and rising and he's reduced to pretending a smaller number of unemployed submitting applications for unemployment benefits than did last week is "progress". Oh, and using fake "saved and created" numbers.
Of course there are things the government can do to "encourage and accelerate job creation" that have absolutely nothing to do with more spending or extending unemployment benefits. But my guess is those won't even be brought up much less considered. In fact my guess is the cry, led by Paul Krugman and others, is going to be "mo money".
But hey, jobless folks, take heart. They're going to talk about it. Next month. Right before Christmas I assume. Which will naturally delay anything being done till about the anniversary of his 1st year in office [if then]. And frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if we were still waiting on an Afghanistan decision then as well.
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Unemployment Hits 10.2% – "Stimulus" Not Stimulating
As President Barack Obama said on Feb. 9 when touting the "stimulus": "The biggest measure of success is whether we stop contracting and shedding jobs, and we start growing again."
Well, guess what? Despite all the happy talk about the end of the recession, unemployment hit 10.2% today. And, as Dale and others have said constantly, if we were computing it like we did in the '70s, it would be at 17+%.
So taking the President at his own word, something it seems this administration would prefer everyone not do, it would appears the "stimulus" is still chasing success.
That's because despite his protestations to the contrary, the the "stimulus" was one, giant earmark. And it is not having the desired effect despite the bogus "jobs created and saved" numbers.
In fact, the reality of the situation is not at all good as the BLS noted in their press release today:
The number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million. The unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point to 10.2 percent, the highest rate since April 1983. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has risen by 8.2 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 5.3 percentage points.
And as for those "shovel ready projects" the "stimulus" was supposed to target?
The unemployment rate for the construction field keeps mocking those "shovel-ready" promises: Another 62,000 jobs in construction lost last month, with the average at 67,000 jobs lost per month for the last six months.
The solution? Watch for it – a second "stimulus", something Paul Krugman has been whining about for months. Any guess what it would look like if it happened? Well the fact that this "stimulus" was used to track radioactive rabbit feces and subsidize golf cart purchases should give you a hint.
By the way, where is "Sheriff Joe" with his policing of the "stimulus" money and calling out those who are wasting it? Overwhelmed by the job, I guess.
Finally there is the economy killing legislation – health care which is front loaded with taxes and cap-and-trade which will raise the cost and price of everything – which the Democrats are determined to pass. Yup – they've got a real handle on this, don't they?
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Cracks in the Edifice
For the most part, both the Fed and the Obama Administration have been publicly confident of a number of things. They've assured us that the bailouts and stimulus spending, along with the great monetary expansion we've had since last October, were necessary to stave off economic collapse. They've also assured us that they have an end game for unwinding these policies when necessary.
But, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard is now warning that the negative results of the monetary expansion imposes more risk of inflation than generally believed.
I am concerned about a popular narrative in use today … that the output gap must be large since the recession is so severe … [and] any medium-term inflation threat is negligible, even in the face of extraordinarily accommodative monetary policy. I think this narrative overplays the output-gap story.
Take away Pres. Bullard's Fed-speak, and what you have is a Federal Reserve bank president warning that the Fed's accomodative policy runs a very real risk inflation when the economy picks up. Naturally, to fight this ionflation, the Fed will need to raise interest rates. With a doubling of the monetary base in the past year, that implies the possibility for raising rates quite substantially, which could strangle any nascent economic recovery in the cradle.
So, while Pres. Bullard also says that moderate economic growth for the end of the year is possible, we probably shouldn't get our hopes up for a while.
Meanwhile, all of the extra dollars floating out there, combined with extremely large federal budget deficits for the next several years, is having an effect on the dollar. Not only has the number of dollars vastly expanded, the deficits require greatly increased bond sales, which encumber the federal government with a long-term debt obligation that will be harder and harder to meet. This is making the dollar…unattractive to heathen foreigners. Not only in terms of dollar-denominated investments, but also in making the dollar fundamentally unattractive as the world's reserve currency. The rumblings about dumping dollar continue.
[T]he United Nations itself last week called for a new global reserve currency to end dollar supremacy, which had allowed the United States the "privilege" of building up a huge trade deficit.
UN undersecretary-general for economic and social affairs, Sha Zukang, said "important progress in managing imbalances can be made by reducing the (dollar) reserve currency country's 'privilege' to run external deficits in order to provide international liquidity."
Zukang was speaking at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, whose President Robert Zoellick recently warned that the United States should not "take for granted" the dollar's role as preeminent global reserve currency.
You cannot simultaneously have your currency act as the global reserve currency while deflating the currency to uselessness by using foreign investment in dollars to maintain huge current account deficits. The foreigners may talk funny, and have quaint ways, but they're not big enough hayseeds to recognize who ultimately gets the short end of that deal if it continues.
Still, our government's response has been heartening.
Following the summit, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner repeated Washington's commitment to a strong dollar.
At this point, I suspect that the international financial community takes this commitment as seriously as the attendees of the local junior college take my commitment to have sex with barely legal teen girls. Actually, my commitment probably has a better chance of coming to fruition, since the international financial community doesn't have "daddy issues".
Meanwhile, all of the teachers, cops, firemen, DMV workers, etc., who thought taking a relatively low-paying government job now in return for really good retirement benefits, may need to rethink that strategy.
The upheaval on Wall Street has deluged public pension systems with losses that government officials and consultants increasingly say are insurmountable unless pension managers fundamentally rethink how they pay out benefits or make money or both.
Within 15 years, public systems on average will have less half the money they need to pay pension benefits, according to an analysis by Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Other analysts say funding levels could hit that low within a decade.
After losing about $1 trillion in the markets, state and local governments are facing a devil's choice: Either slash retirement benefits or pursue high-return investments that come with high risk.
In other words, start stocking up on Alpo for those hearty retirement meals, or hope that the pension fund's investment in fur-bearing trout farms come through big-time.
But it's not just government workers who may be looking at a bleak future. The government's actions since last October are also having unintended consequences on the domestic economy that affects all of us–although I should point out that these unintended consequences were entirely predictable.
The Fed's policy of essentially free money means that household savers get no return at all on CD's, T-bills, Money Markets, etc., while speculators can borrow money at no cost, and toss them at any speculative investment that promises any return at all. So traditional savings are being gutted.
Excessive government borrowing is sucking the air out of the private credit markets. While goverment borrowing is proceeding at a $1.9 trillion annual rate, private credit is collapsing.
Last year, banks provided new credit at the annual pace of $472.4 billion in the first quarter and $86.7 billion in the second. This year, on a net basis, they're not providing any credit whatsoever. In fact, they're actually liquidating loans at the rate of $857.2 billion in the first quarter and $931.3 billion in the second.
Ditto for mortgages. Last year, mortgages were being created at the annual clip of $522.5 billion and $124 billion in the first and second quarters, respectively. This year, they've been liquidated at an annual pace of $39.3 billion in the first quarter and $239.5 billion in the second.
This lack of credit means that businesses have been unable to expand or hire–or even maintain their workforce. As a result, 7.2 million jobs have been lost in the last 21 months, compared to the 2.7 million jobs lost in the 30 months of the last recession. The official unemployment rate of 9.8% hides the effect of discouraged job seekers, or the under-employed, which means the actual unemployment rate, as it was calculated prior to 1973 is 17%. Shadow Government Statistics places the actual unemployment rate at an even worse 21%.
And now, after all the unintended consequences of our past actions, some in Congress are now calling for Stimulus II. Apparently, Stimulus I did such a bang-up job, that they want to double down on two sixes.
Hop. Hop. Hop.
the United Nations itself last week called for a new global reserve currency to end dollar supremacy, which had allowed the United States the "privilege" of building up a huge trade deficit.
UN undersecretary-general for economic and social affairs, Sha Zukang, said "important progress in managing imbalances can be made by reducing the (dollar) reserve currency country's 'privilege' to run external deficits in order to provide international liquidity."
Zukang was speaking at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, whose President Robert Zoellick recently warned that the United States should not "take for granted" the dollar's role as preeminent global reserve currency.
Jobless Rate Key To 2010 Results?
Neil King thinks the unemployment rate will be on of the keys to outcomes in 2010.
"Unemployment is the leading economic indicator when it comes to politics," said Democratic pollster Peter Hart. "Anytime unemployment hits double digits, it's hard to see the party in control having a good election year."
Economists generally predict that the number of people out of work will continue to inch up next year, even if the economy begins to rebound. Most see the jobless rate peaking at around 10.5% in the summer. Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday that his own hunch was that the economy would turn around over coming months, but that unemployment would "penetrate the 10% barrier and stay there for a while before we start down."
As Dale has noted, if we were calculating unemployment as we did in 1974, we'd be in the 17% area. That means a lot of voters are hurting and the one place they can voice their displeasure is at the ballot box. Additionally, by 2010 the "we inherited this" gig will have been up for some time. Democrats in Congress have been in charge for almost 4 years now. Politically that means this is their economy. The last time unemployment was over 10% during a midterm, the Republicans lost 26 seats in the House.
Then there's the stimulus which was touted to be the answer to unemployment. The current administration promised that passing it would keep unemployment down in the area of 8%. But after its passage it didn't even slow the growth of unemployment, a fact Republicans are sure to point out in the coming year.
As it turns out, Democrats may be happy to just lose 26 seats. Republicans are targeting 54 vulnerable Democrats, 49 of which come from districts John McCain carried in 2008.
Add in Afghanistan, health care, cap-and-trade and the huge expansion of government and the fact that Congress is deeply unpopular, losses in the 40s might not be as out of the question as one might think (think of an energized Republican base and a dispirited Democratic base with independents leaning to the GOP side).
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Phantom Jobs Support Fake Recovery?
John Crudele alerts us to a GIGO (garbage-in-garbage-out) statistic the Labor Department uses and has used for a long time that provides erroneous data. Bad as it is in normal times, it is even worse in bad economic times:
In 11 of the 12 months, the government adds massive numbers of jobs — sometimes more than 100,000 — that it thinks, but can't prove, exist.
This is because the Labor Department uses something called the birth/death model, which assumes that no matter how bad the economy is, there are itty-bitty, newly-formed companies — which can't be reached by government surveyors — that are creating jobs.
So it pumps up its statistics with unconfirmed jobs created which hides the real extent of the jobs lost. And, of course, as Crudele points out, the stats are iffy in a good economy, but reliance on them in this sort of an economy is simply a travesty.
Even the Labor Department has now admitted that:
Right after Friday's report came out, Bloomberg News called Chris Manning, the national benchmark branch chief at the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, and asked about the 34,000 probably non-existent jobs.
"In this period of steep job losses, the birth/death model didn't work as well as it usually does," Manning told Bloomberg. "To the extent that there was an overstatement in the birth/death model, that is likely to still be there." No freakin' kidding! This year alone, this model has added over 700,000 jobs that don't exist to the government's count.
The Labor Department is not only still using this model, but it nearly doubled the number of phantom jobs for this September compared with the same month last year.
So if you're wondering how distinguished economists can get things so wrong, this provides a peek. After all, these are the statistics they're stuck using. Phantom job creation stats based on an absurd assumption that says something's happening that can't be confirmed and, by the way, it continues to happen at the same rate even in the worst of financial times. Does that conform with your experience in the real world?
Mine either. Keep that all in mind when you hear the "experts" tell you that according to the latest unemployment stats, it just isn't as bad as you might think.
[HT: Mark W.]
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The Recession is Racist (Updated)
Just thought you should know:
While unemployment rose steadily for white New Yorkers from the first quarter of 2008 through the first three months of this year, the number of unemployed blacks in the city rose four times as fast, according to a report to be released on Monday by the city comptroller's office. By the end of March, there were about 80,000 more unemployed blacks than whites, according to the report, even though there are roughly 1.5 million more whites than blacks here.
Across the nation, the surge in unemployment has cut across all demographic lines, and the gap between blacks and whites has risen, but at a much slower rate than in New York.
Economists said they were not certain why so many more blacks were losing their jobs in New York, especially when a large share of the layoffs in the city have been in fields where they are not well represented, like finance and professional services. But in those sectors, the economists suggested that blacks may have had less seniority when layoffs occurred. And black workers hold an outsize share of the jobs in retailing and other service industries that have been shrinking as consumers curtail their spending.
Hmm, so maybe it's just NYC that's racist?
"Low-wage workers and workers who lack skills are really getting hit hard," he said. "These are the workers who are sort of fungible. They lose their jobs very quickly, particularly in retail, the people who move boxes and do unskilled work. There are large numbers of African-Americans in that sector."
Manufacturing, which has shed more jobs than any other sector of the city's economy, had become a mainstay for black workers, Mr. Jones said. Government jobs had also become a prime source of solid, stable work for many blacks in the city, he added. But lately there have been cutbacks there, too, as falling tax revenue has forced the paring back of budgets.
So it's those who hire unskilled workers who are racist? This theme is confusing.
Still, Mr. Parrott's analysis painted a stark picture of how uneven the effects have been for whites, blacks and members of other minorities. His figures show that whites gained about 130,000 jobs in the year that ended April 30 over the previous 12 months, but blacks, Hispanics and Asians all lost jobs during that period. Employment fell by about 17,000 jobs for blacks, 26,000 jobs for Hispanics and 18,000 for Asians and other ethnic groups, the data show.
"That's a black-and-white employment picture," Mr. Parrott said. "It's like night and day over the 12 months. "There's a real racial shift taking place in the city's labor market in the past year."
Okay, I've got it now. It's white New Yorkers who are racist. Or maybe its the high-skilled labor market that's racist? Again, I'm not sure.
But the article seems to imply pretty strongly that racism is at the bottom of this problem. Otherwise, why not mention how many of the unemployed are men, or of prime-age, or well-educated? Heck, why not mention that of the 108,000 [139,100 newly] unemployed workers in NYC [over the 12 month period between April 2008 and 2009], 61,000 [92,000] (or a little more than 56% [66%]) are white (which really makes you wonder where the 130,000 jobs figure came from)?* Obviously, the story is intended to tell us that somebody is being racist, and that's why the "black-white gap in joblessness" is being discussed at all.
Welcome to post-racial Obamaland. If you don't know whose fault it is, then it's probably yours, racist.
UPDATE: Those numbers (in the sentence marked above with the *) were really bothering me. I went back and looked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for New York City's unemployment and discovered that the NYT article is way off. The number of jobs lost between April 2008 and April 2009 was 139,100, of which (according to the article) 17,000 were lost by blacks, 26,000 were lost by Hispanics, and 18,000 were lost by Asians and other races. Somehow or another, Mr. Parrott, who the article cites for the numbers, came up with 130,000 jobs gained by whites in this period. Of course, that makes absolutely no sense because, if it were true, then there would have been an increase in employment during that period, and the unemployment rate would have fallen, not skyrocketed. Instead, 139,100 people became unemployed, only 47,000 of whom were non-white. Ergo, instead of whites gaining 130,000 jobs, they lost 92,000.
There are other problems with the article as well, some of which you can discover by reading the NYT (in fact, the stories are written by the same person). For example, the story above cites low-wage, manufacturing and government workers as hardest hit, but last month the picture was just the opposite (emphasis added):
In the private work force, the weakness in May was concentrated in the fields of communications media, advertising and other information services, as well as in finance and education, according to James Brown, an analyst with the state's Labor Department.
Those losses offset employment gains in tourism-related businesses and construction, Mr. Brown said. He said that aggressive price-cutting by hotels had kept tourists visiting and saved jobs. Construction benefited from the flow of federal stimulus funds, he added.
The latest numbers, Mr. Brown said, illustrate that New York's economy is still contracting, despite recent fluctuations in the city's unemployment rate, which was 8 percent in April.
"Although the unemployment rate actually dipped slightly in three of the last five months, the trend is still strongly upward," he said. "Despite some positive notes, the city's job market is still weak and the weakest areas — financial activities and professional and business services — will not resume growth until after the national economy improves."
I'm sure there's other stuff that's wrong as well, but it doesn't change the fact that you are a racist.


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A collection of useful phrases in Lozi, a Bantu language spoken mainly in southwestern Zambia, and also in Zimbabwe, Bostwana, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia. It is also known as seRotse.
You can see them in many other languages by clicking on the English versions.
Key to abbreviations: sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
English | siLozi (Lozi) |
Welcome | Mu amuhezwi |
Hello | Lumela (sg) Mlumeleng (pl) |
How are you? Fine thanks, and you? |
U pila cwang? U zuhile cwang? |
Na pila hande, wena u pila cwang? Ni zuhile sesinde |
Long time no see | Ki kale lusa bonani |
What's your name? My name is ... |
U mang'i? Libizo lahao ki mang'i? |
Libizo laka ki ... Ki na ... |
Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Kwa hae ki kai? U zwa kai? |
Ni zwa kwa ... | |
Pleased to meet you | Ki buitumela ku zibana |
Good morning | Lumela; U zuhile cwang'i? |
Good afternoon | Ki musihali |
Good evening | Lobala ka kozo |
Good night | Lobala ka kozo |
Goodbye | Zamaya sesinde (Go well - said to the those leaving) Msiyaleng'I sesinde (Stay well - said to the those staying) U siyale/ Ni ta kubona (see you) Ni ta kubôna kamuso (see you tomorrow) Ni ta kubona hape (see you later) |
Good luck | Ni ku lakaleza litohonolo |
Cheers/Good health! | |
Have a nice day | Ube ni lizazi lelinde |
Bon appetit | |
Bon voyage | U zamaye hande / zamaya ka kozo |
I understand | |
I don't understand | Ni ni utwisisi |
I don't know | |
Please speak more slowly | Bulela ka bunya |
Please say that again | Ni kupa u bulele hape |
Please write it down | Ni kupa u bulele hape |
Do you speak English? | Na wa bulela sikuwa? |
Do you speak Lozi? Yes |
Na wa bulela seRotse? |
Ee | |
Speak to me in Lozi | |
How do you say ... in Lozi? | U bulela cwang'i ... ka seRotse |
Excuse me | Ni kupa swalelo |
How much is this? | Ki bukai? |
Sorry | Ni swalele |
Please | |
Thank you Response |
Ni itumezi, mme/ndate |
U amuhezwi | |
Where's the toilet? | Simbuzi si kai? |
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | Ndate yo uta lifa tifo kaufela Kalibe yo uta lifa tifo kaufela |
Would you like to dance with me? | Wa bata ku bina ni na? |
I miss you | |
I love you | Na ku lata |
Get well soon | U fole ka putako/ka pili |
Go away! | Zwa! Zamaya kafoo! |
Leave me alone! | U ni tuhele |
Help! Fire! Stop! |
Ni tuse! Mulilo! Yema! |
Call the police! | Biza mapolisa! |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year | Kilisimusi ye munati ni matohonolo a silimo/mwaha o munca |
Happy Easter | |
Happy Birthday | Lizazi la zwalo/sipepo leli munati |
One language is never enough | Lulimi lu lilimwi |
My hovercraft is full of eels Why this phrase? |
Mukolo w aka u tezi litapi |
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This is the first foundation brush I got and I'm still using it because it's still in pretty good condition. (Been about 2 years). The price wasn't too bad and you can buy it at local drugstores. This brush is okay for beginners. It does give good coverage and and streaking is minimal but there is some and that's why I'm switching to a new brush (sigma f80). It doesn't give you a airbrushed finish whatsoever! It's a pretty strong brush but it's kind of hard to wash because foundations goes everywhere and I use the revlon colorstay which is known to be super hard to take off because it STAYS on your skin. So I guess it's an alright brush.
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This brush didn't work out for me. It doesn't apply as well as my Sephora brushes. This brush applied streaky and didn't give me the "airbrushed" look I am used to. I returned this brush.
I know that most people prefer a stippling brush to a foundation brush, but I'd take this foundation brush any day over anything.
I use my foundation brush with MAC foundation and I dampen the brush before applying.
Though upon the first couple of strokes the brush looks like it will streak, it produces an airbrushed look every time.
I love this brush and would compare it to the MAC 190.
I have this foundation brush as well as a few of the other brushes from essence of beauty because they are so cheap at the drugstore. It works very well with the cream foundation that I use in the winter and cleans up pretty well, too. The bristles don't fall out too much, either, which is nice. The reason I give it a 3 is because the black part the holds the brush separate from the white handle. And this isn't a random occurance, because it happened on the double-ended blush & powder brush I have from them, too. If you're looking for cheap brushes, I'd consider e.l.f. I have some of their brushes, which are dirt cheap, and they have held up very well for ages.
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I love this brush! I heard such good things about it, so I went to CVS and I thought I would give it a try. I love the design of the brush and the hairs are so soft; it looks and feels like a department store brush. I got mine for $10. It blends my foundation nicely and it works for different types of foundation. It's also very easy to clean. I will definitely repurchase; I need another one to hold me over when I am cleaning the other one so that I don't go without it :)
This review is for the large two toned one. I love this foundation brush! It's larger than standard brushes which makes the application process faster. Although the brush is big it's easy to manipulate because the end of the bristles are tapered which makes getting into corners of the nose and eyes easy with just the twist of the hand. The brush is oh so soft but sturdy enough to get the job done. I have had no fall out even after cleaning. I would purchase again.
Great brush for a low price. Works very well for blending foundation. I usually squirt out a pea-sized amount of foundation and spread it on my nose, under eyes, forehead, cheeks and chin. Then go back and blend with this brush. However I think the brush I purchased was bogus. Based on other people's reviews I believe this is rare. After washing a couple times the bristles started to come out in chunks when I used it. I might purchase again.
**I am reviewing the Synthetic Foundation Brush** What first drew me to purchasing this foundation brush after I own so many, is that it is very large. Much larger than any of the other standard foundation brushes I own. The bristles are very soft and it's very easy to use. I can finish my face much quicker with this brush because of its large size.. and I can still get into small areas with the tips because it's a fairly flat brush. I love this brush for applying powder over my foundation as well!
[review is for the two-toned bristle brush, sold by itself] I bought this brush w/the intention of using it to apply my liquid foundation (duh, right?) but sadly it did a mediocre job at best. The bristles are very soft and the brush itself (as a whole) is nicely sized, though in my opinion the head is a bit too large and therefore not precise (had to tilt it on its side to get in between my brows and on the temple region, as well as for blending down the jawline). I will say that it appears to be fairly well made, especially considering the price. The bristles, while soft, are not densely packed at all, which is another way of saying that the brush head is far too flimsy and thus splays out too much the second it makes contact w/your skin. This of course leads to streaky, uneven application and why I cannot recommend it for liquid foundation. It being so soft, however (and inexpensive), I found a great use for this brush, and that is applying homemade facial masks. It works beautifully for this purpose! (Obviously streaking is not an issue here.) So I do like it for that. I've had it for a little over a year and have washed it countless times. The first couple of washes, it returned back to its original form, but subsequent washes led to frayed 'flyaway' bristles all over the place (which have only gotten worse the longer I've owned it). The bristles separate and 'piece' together in little clumps when dry, which is a clear sign of subpar quality bristles/brush head construction. (Again though, not really an issue for the purpose this brush serves me.) The handle meanwhile has remained firmly secure all this time no loosening whatsoever. In the end I like this brush for 'painting' on face masks; however I wouldn't recommend this foundation brush because, although affordable and apparently of overall good (enough) quality, it simply performs its intended purpose so poorly.
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VERY IMPRESSIVE ;) I purchased the duo-color bristle one (sold separately for around $12.00). First, this looks different than other foundation brushes I've used in the past. The EOB brush is dense, larger and the bristles aren't uniform - they stagger in length. Secondly, I found that the construction of bristles made foundation applicaton flawless and I experienced no streaking (Mega Plus). The handle on the brush is very sturdy and easy to hold giving you control. Also, I notice that I'm using less product by using this brush and not my fingers. My technique is to squirt a small dot on the brush and using quick short strokes blending and buffing the foundation one section of my face to another. The results are non-cakey and flawless. I know how expensive brushes can be and when I spotted this @ CVS I was very excited. The cashier looked at me puzzled when I bought this and said "$12.00 for this? This is expensive." I told her, "Actually it's a steal!"
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This is so sad- Kids bully toddler and make her cry
group of kids and a pre-teen bully a three year old girl and make her cry at least twice on camera. The cameraman (a 12 year old boy) brags on Facebook and titled his video "When white people piss black people off."
Hate is learned at an early age with this bunch,
So, it's just fake to pretend that the association of young black men with violence comes out of thin air. Young black men murder 14 times more than young white men. If the kinds of things I just mentioned were regularly done by whites, it'd be trumpeted as justification for being scared to death of them.
Don't Ignore Race in Christopher Lane's Murder
The association of young black men with violence doesn't come out of thin air.....By John McWhorter
John McWhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and the author of What Language Is (and What It Isn't and What It Could Be).
The numbers don't lie: young black men do commit about 50% of the murders in the U.S. Hardly uncommon are cases such as the two black guys who doused a white 13-year-old with gasoline and lit him on fire, saying "You get what you deserve, white boy" (Kansas City, Mo.) or 20 black kids who beat up white Matthew Owens on his porch "for Trayvon" (Mobile, Ala.).
lives on. MLK knew from his study of history and The Bible that ignorance and hate can only be overcome by non-violence and love. Blacks and whites who resort to the ignorance of believing that the color of ones skin has power over the content of ones character are continuing the unnecessary racial conflict in this country. Fortunately the actions of the ignorant, hateful few are waking Americans up to the need to act together to overcome ignorance.
So, it's just fake to pretend that the association of young black men with violence comes out of thin air. Young black men murder 14 times more than young white men. If the kinds of things I just mentioned were regularly done by whites, it'd be trumpeted as justification for being scared to death of them.
Unfortunately, I was taught to have great fear of 'white men' with southern accents and pick up trucks. There were generations of 'black folks' who had so-called justification for 'hate'. Feelings associated with hate are destructive. We, the human race, have learned this truism. There is now a generation of humans who are able to practice relationships in the south based on character and not skin color. Both blacks and whites are moving on with a concept that was taught and practiced by MLK. There are still blacks and whites who refuse to live in peace. I'm grateful that I have met those 'white ' people in Georgia that are moving on with relationships based on character and not skin color.
No need to tell us, go tell your friends at the NAACP, the so called leaders of Black America, i.e., Jessie Jackson and Co, and the black thug culture that is nourished and coddled by the declining culture that MLK once loved and respected.
You are in the minority . Thanks for sharing.
EXACTLY... hence why our nation is in decay... and why we need to stop and realize some cultures are better than others. I have no need to describe any further what cultures they are, we ALL know. The truth sucks doesn't it?
Blacks are attacking and killing whites at an unprecedented level.
This is happening because of the culture of this group. They are being taught to hate and hurt anyone that does not look like them.
Okla. man faces felony charges for beating son with extension cord
Cops: Woman struck child with golf club
This could help explain the demographics of the prison population.


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What is the NSA controversy and what did Edward Snowden leak?
Originally published on June 13, 2013.
Updates as of August 1, 2013:
- Russia has granted asylum for one year to Snowden that allows him to live, travel, and work there
- Finally left the Moscow airport where he had been residing since June 23
- Has been offered permanent asylum by four other countries — Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador though he has no plans to leave Russia
- Snowden has been issued an international arrest warrant on espionage charges from the U.S.
- U.S. asked Russia for Snowden's extradition, they refused causing an even more strained relationship
What is the NSA and Snowden leak controversy?
Shortest answer: Edward Snowden leaked information regarding top-secret government surveillance programs.
In a video interview that took place in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden leaked National Security Agency (NSA) documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post regarding top-secret government surveillance programs at a Hong Kong hotel June 9, 2013. Snowden's leak expanded an intense debate over the clash between national security and online privacy.
Snowden is currently said to be hiding in Moscow though alleged plans to fly to Ecuador on Monday, June 24th never come to fruition.
What exactly is the NSA?
Shortest answer: Intelligence agency that protects the U.S.' information and looks for terrorist connections.
The National Security Agency (NSA) – a program that can be included in the "Big Brother is watching" phrase – is an intelligence agency in the U.S. government responsible for the collecting and analyzing foreign communication and foreign signals of intelligence in order to protect the U.S. government communications and information systems.
By law, NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, although domestic incidents such as the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy have occurred.
Who is Edward Snowden?
Shortest answer: A government contractor that worked at an NSA center.
Edward Snowden, 30, was a three-month employee of a government consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.
At Booz Allen (he has since been terminated), he worked as a systems administrator at an NSA Threat Operations Center in Hawaii, one of several facilities detect threats against government computer systems.
In other words, he was a low-level intelligence government contractor.
What information did Edward Snowden leak?
Shortest answer: How much personal information the government has access to. A lot.
Snowden leaked information about two different NSA operations called PRISM:
- Collection of data from U.S. phone call records to search for possible links to terrorists abroad
- Surveillance of online communications to and from foreign targets to detect suspicious behavior
Snowden got his hands on a set of briefings and reports detailing how the NSA's PRISM program retrieves information from prominent tech companies (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, etc.) without court orders or subpoenas.
Unsure of whether this is a case of media exaggeration or actual truth, the leak is said to be "one of the most sensational leaks of classified material in U.S. history" [USA Today].
What is the PRISM program and how can they access our information like that?
Shortest answer: Monitors private Web data if they feel it's a threatening foreign exchange.
PRISM is used to monitor private Web data, but it cannot be used to intentionally target any U.S. citizen. However, analysts need to only be at least 51% confident the exchange they're monitoring is foreign to access the information.
PRISM is a computer program used to collect and analyze data legally requested by the NSA and divulged by nine Internet companies (e.g., they asked for easy access to users' information, the big tech guys said sure).
Companies include:
- Microsoft
- Yahoo
- Apple
- PalTalk
- YouTube
- Skype
The government can still access other companies' servers that didn't agree to this access if they have a legitimate request, but the tech companies are under no legal obligation to make that process easier.
How can you avoid this? You can't.
Why did Snowden leak the NSA documents?
Shortest answer: He believes he was being a public servant.
Snowden said he leaked the information to expose abuse and protect the public, not to cause damage.
If he really wanted to harm the U.S he could've leaked "the rosters of everyone working at the NSA, the entire intelligence community, and undercover assets all around the world, the locations of every station, what their missions are and so forth". [Video Transcript]
How did Snowden get access so easily to these documents?
Shortest answer: Snowden claims he was given access; admin officials say otherwise.
The leaked documents were highly classified that would presumably be sealed from most employees. Snowden claims he had authorized access, administration officials say otherwise.
Supposedly the NSA employs layers of security to scrutinize employees, including keystroke-monitoring systems to identify potential breaches or unwarranted searches of NSA databases. Yet, he got through these. [Washington Post]
Basically, no one is sure or at least admitting to giving him access.
Why is Snowden's NSA leak a big deal? Is the NSA leak damaging to the United States?
Shortest answer: Potential damage to national security.
Government is currently running an internal review of the potential damage to national security. There are still unanswered questions about whether this information actually gives terrorists and other countries a leg up. On the other side, revealing these surveillance programs gives terrorists who are paying attention a head's up on how to avoid detection. [American Thinker]
Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor?
Shortest answer: Some think he gave an advantage to our enemies, others say he sacrificed himself to expose government snooping.
His leak has sparked a mix of disapproval and praise.
- "Americans are at risk, it shows our adversaries what our capabilities are, and it's a giant violation of the law," John Boehner.
- Some believe PRISM violates the 4th Amendment (the right to privacy). Lawmakers say it's necessary to prevent terrorism.
- He broke an oath of secrecy that he took willingly and he broke the law by disclosing government secrets. – Rick Moran [American Thinker]
- Social media overwhelmingly hailed Snowden as a hero for sacrificing himself to expose the government snooping.
- The Guardian (the newspaper that Snowden gave the interview to) says he "will go down in history as one of America's most consequential whistleblowers."
- He realized humanity was being compromised by the blind implementation of machines in the name of making us safe. [CNN]
- "I think most Americans don't want this surveillance. The civil disobedience happened when Snowden felt like he had no other options. [Reuters]
- Thousands of Americans have signed a White House petition to pardon him
- Any terrorist who doesn't think they're under constant surveillance anyway, is an amateur. [Business Insider]
Is the NSA surveillance program good or bad?
Shortest answer: Good – surveillance has helped stop attacks in the past. Bad – Americans deserve to know how much information the government has access to.
The debate right now is on the trade off between privacy and national security.
Surveillance is good
- 56% of those polled said the NSA's tracking of Americans' phone calls to investigate terrorism is acceptable [USA Today]
- Americans are not "snooped on" unless they communicate with a terrorist in another country [Reuters]
- Past data mining exercises have stopped attacks in the United States and overseas
- The programs provide leads to potential and existing terrorists
- Since 9/11, there has only been two major terror attacks on U.S. soil (Boston Marathon, Shooting at Fort Hood) [Politifact]
- Obama said he put strict protocols in place that require judicial review and a warrant for all PRISM targets. They said they are not listening to your conversations or reading emails, they're simply identifying phone numbers that could be connected to terrorists.
- Americans love to share data. We post photos and videos on social media without a second thought. Rarely do we think about what we're letting the world know. [Business Insider]
Surveillance is bad
- 41% of those polled said the National Security Agency's tracking of Americans' phone calls to investigate terrorism is acceptable [USA Today]
- "Americans deserve to know how much information about their private communications the government believes it's allowed to take under the law," Senator Jeff Merkley, R
- Where does it stop?
- There is no assurance that the harvested information will not be misappropriated [Business Insider]
- Some 1.4 million people have access to the country's most sensitive information. Of those, one third are contractors. Snowden showed that all it takes is one disgruntled employee to spill the country's secrets. [Business Insider]
What is the government going to do?
Shortest answer: Snowden has been officially charged with espionage in the U.S. though Russia refuses to extradite him.
Snowden fled to Moscow from Hong Kong after his interview despite having a revoked U.S. passport in late June.
While Snowden has officially been charged with espionage and theft of government property, Obama has said he refuses to play games with Russia in order to get Snowden back. [source]
As of now, there is little the government can do though it does increase the already strained relationship of Russia and the US.
What will happen to Edward Snowden?
Shortest answer: He will live in Russia under the one year asylum approval for now.
Snowden is currently in Russia on a one year asylum (when one is afraid to live in their own country, they can requested to live in another country, become a refuge) approval that will allow him to work, live and travel in the country.
Has been offered permanent asylum by four other Latin American countries — Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador though he has no plans to leave Russia
If Snowden is extradited back to the U.S., he will stand trial on charges of espionage and theft.
Why did Edward Snowden choose Hong Kong to give the interview?
Shortest answer: Because of their commitment to free speech.
Snowden said he chose Hong Kong because of its commitment to free speech and political dissent (freedom to express dissatisfaction with the government).
Some argue that Hong Kong was a risky choice since they have an extradition treaty (agreement to surrender person(s) accused of a crime under the laws of the requesting state) with the United States.
How is the rest of the world affected by NSA's surveillance program? How do they feel about the leak?
Shortest answer: Some aren't very happy and will re-examine the information they give the U.S. access to.
Some foreign governments and groups (Asia, Europe) aren't very happy with the United States.
- The European Union has data protection laws in place and do not want mass surveillance. They may re-examine and limit the data they have given the U.S. access to.
- Groups in Asia, including three supported by the United States, said they were worried the data collected in the surveillance programs could someday be used against them as they share a lot of sensitive, election-related data using online programs. [Reuters]
32 Responses to What is the NSA controversy and what did Edward Snowden leak?
Why would our government give important information to any one person? Let people do a little of everything so they don't know the full picture. And the people the government thinks can be trusted give them a lie detector test every month to keep them honest.
Lie Detector Tests (Or Polygraphs) are not always accurate and can be cheated very easily.
The people who run the infrastructure that the "secret" data lays on – its hard sometimes to limit their access. Those who actually put the parts in place and operate the servers and integrate the software components… You cant operate a huge complex system without some people having wide access. Or at least…. its hard. Govt's probably do the best job at it over anyone else, but its still hard. Some one, and ussually multiple someone's, have to have wide-scoping access.
Anyway, the real thing to worry about is why our government cant figure out how to let the public decide on what is acceptable, without spilling all the beans. There are ways that you can generalize descriptions of programs, so as to get at the intent and implications, yet not the details. You can tell your enemy "hey, we are going to be watching you in more depth via private company data access, but you wont know the details of how and where". Sure, now terrorists are going to stop using Google and Skype. But the real terrorists, who are REAL threats, already knew better. They stay off the radar to a much higher degree. They use open technologies like TOR (The Onion Router), to evade detection on the Internet. If you know what you are doing, you can easily evade being traceable.
Actually, while on the subject, I dont think that terrorists are our real enemies to fear. It is other governments, private organizations, and sometimes our own government (though not yet) that could *really* take down our way of life. Terrorists bombing a tower, while extremely sad and unfortunate, is hardly a war. Its hardly put a dent in how we operate and live day to day. Even if I lost my parent to that bombing, I would not ask the US Govt to go around changing how we spend money and how we operate our information gathering, in order to kill this organization. They did little overall damage to the US as a whole. Russia, the world wars, Germany…. they are who we have legitatmely feared in the past. Nations with nuclear powers (Iran, N Korea), and leaning extremist thoughts (Iran, middle eastern countries), and mob-controlled leadership (Russia), and superior economic or population numbers (china, india), or groups who unknowingly subvert our own operations (private corps, US govt itself). Those are who we should fear. It would take decades, but targets like those are the ones who could take out the US's comfy lifestyle.
Not saying we dont focus on terrorism. Not at all. Just that we should prioritize it below many of the above other threats…. especially when it means Breaking Our Own Laws.
I am for the metadata phone taps (I am not for full-convo taps). I am for limited Internet taps (much more limited than what they likely have now). I am against our government making wide-scoping decisions in secret.
Nick – thank you for taking the time to comment on my post. I really enjoy your point of view and the fact that you came here to have a discussion, not rip others for what they think or believe. As I'm sure you can tell, BoomerangBeat is a new website and I would love any feedback you can give on the site and content as a whole. Thank you again for reading and commenting.
Glad you read it. I dont know what advise to give you. I read this article because it succintly gathered information from multiple places and had a fair degree of sourcing links. Keep it up!
Maybe Americans need to think about how they would react to being invaded and then occupied.I don't believe invading other countries makes friends. If anything its making America a target. All this rubbish we see on the TV here in the US about the armed forces keeping the US safe just isn't true. I remember the movie "Red Dawn" with Patrick Swayzy. In the movie America was invaded by Russia and Patrick and his mates headed for the mountains. They fought back using road side bombs and blowing up people in Cafes/coffee shops. Big Bad Terrorists i guess. Sounds familiar huh. Most people now agree America went into Iraq for the Oil. Not to free the Iraq people and Not to free the world of Weapons of Mass destruction. Maybe if America kept is nose out of other peoples business they might not have so many enemies around the world. Fat chance. I also believe the Government uses the big scary thought of "Terrorists" as a way to control and scare its own people into passing laws and spying on each other. Snowden has just scratched the surface i bet
Marcus – thank you for taking the time to read the post and giving thoughtful feedback. It's opinions such as yours and Nates that help people see both sides of the story and THEN decide for themselves what they believe in. If you have any feedback for the post, I would love to hear it.
My husband says I need to watch this movie… I guess I'll watch it this weekend! What concerns me is I'm afraid the only reason they want to survey is for election time and for wall street I'm looking forward to Red Dawn – I tried to watch the new one but again, my husband said not to bother with it, they had to make it politically correct and I should watch Mr Swayzy!
I completely agree. I haven't seen "Red Dawn" so I can't speak to that. But the US is like that nosy person we all know that has to figure out what everyone else is doing then give their "two cents" on what to do. Well, give their "two cents" or invade..
Fact is he shouldn't be in trouble at all. If he is saying the GOV is over stepping its legal boundaries, in all probability, he must be telling the truth. The GOV reaction is the tale of the tape. In my opinion, the Gov. is breaking constitutional law by spying on Americans in the name of preventing terrorism. If he was such a low level analyst as they are claiming then nothing would be happening. But, since Eric Holder and the other Gov. clowns are throwing such a fit, that gives substance to his claims. This is something the American public should know. And really its something the Gov. shouldn't be doing. The fact is every communication on the planet is being monitored.
When will it be enough. I mean think about it..Are terrorists really using the internet or cell phones to make plans? The answer is not just no, its " Hell No"! Come on! Think about how ridiculous that sounds. If it was really about terrorism then we wouldn't be worried about some terror supporting country's political correctness viewpoint. The U.S. would go in and really get them and not worry about what any other country thought. The U.S. should get out of every other country's business. And if another country even threatens us or terror attacks us, no matter how low the loss of life, we should lay them to waste for having let the terrorists reside there. A perfect example is Pakistan hiding Osama bin Laden. Should have smoked Pakistan's ass. Plain and simple. Pakistan knew he was there. -
[...] waves of controversy and outrage following former CIA and NSA technical officer Edward Snowden's leaks of details that reveal the US and British governments had been secretly deploying mass surveillance [...]
Everyone seems to have forgotten – the information he leaked, belongs to me, belongs to you – to all Americans. They, work for me, for us – to keep us safe. They may be appointed or contracted but the info, the government, we own the them. And I sure hope that if any of us are found in his situation that we would make the best possible choice in a very difficult situation. He is an American and he took what already belonged to him and brought it to us to let us know what was going on in this new era of Facebook, Twitter and computers…. We pay taxes, we vote – it is our government, our info, our unalienable right – it does NOT belong to one group of entitled people or administration. It is our right to check and balance our employees; Just as the branches are to check and balance each other. They seem to be failing miserably and as the owner of this land it is our duty to ensure things are being done fairly, legitimately and legally. I do not want another 9/11, I want our soldiers home NOW to protect our boarders – I am for surveillance and I understand a mass amount of it must be done in secret, but when it comes to my cell phone, computer, my social media page… well, if you all were dense enough to think the government didn't have the ability to listen in or hack in – that's your own low level of intelligence. Just remember this is our country, our constitution. It is our duty to fight for her and for those who have lost their lives fighting for her too.
You define the following words: brain dead, hill billy, red neck, trailer trash, ghetto, sheep, but the best one is mental retardation. If your government was actually as smart as you stupidly think it is … you wouldn't HAVE to protect your borders. Yes its borders not boarders, how you idiotically spelled it, but then again you're a typical one, can't even speak your own language and you lecture people on their low level of intelligence ? Grow a few teeth back, stop smoking your cracked ass cigarettes and get off your fat ass and do something about your stupid president and government you disgusting waste of space. I don't even live in your country and people like you still piss me off. It's actually your type of low level intelligence that brought your country to complete and utter shit. Have a nice life.
I havent had a chance to watch this but its suppose to be very eye opening. Dirty Wars. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqKQFcFT4TY
I just wanted to say that this is the first article I've seen where the story – aka the news has been presented without bias or sensationalism – and clear and concise facts. This truthfully is a marvel. Further, I like that when given an opinion on the facts – multiple opinions were represented of both sides. So often people blame the media for sensationalizing things and yet individuals flock to comment section to yell at others for believing something different, when both to me are wrong. Who are they to judge? Opinions are like #@$holes – everyone has one – but for some reason people feel comfortable rubbing theirs in other people's faces. That or flaunting the same asinine opinion in unison, mooning the opposing cheeky opinionators.
I shan't judge whether this guy is a hero or a traitor publicly, as even though your article is well written – none but the parties involved will ever know the true facts of this matter. Nor am I a judge before this case or a God hehehe. I am human though and cannot help but form an opinion, but I'll keep my pants on thank you.
Again great article and website!
In closing, we are so fortunate that many of us around the world have limited free speech (hence I had to censor a word above – I digress). But remember this:
"It is better to have people think you a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." — Mark Twain
In hindsight I apologize for even derriereing to rub my opinion on internet comments your faces. I feel so dirty now. I assumed I was right and all or at least most of you were wrong. You know what they say about assumptions,,, Doh someone donkey punch me! I've bottomed out sinking this low. But wait – then perhaps we are all wrong! Yes! Yes! Yes! Then in the END I am right! (sorry couldn't work in abutment – but believe me I wanted to so very badly)
Clayton – thank you for taking the time to not only read my article but for giving your feedback. I'm not bothered by other people's opinions, however, I am bothered by the news choosing to ignore education in favor of pressing their opinion on us. This does no one a favor in the long run. Thus, the reason for BoomerangBeat. I think it's healthy and helpful to see both sides of a story though, you are right, no one can truly know everything. Even just seeing the opinions and feelings of the other side can help shed light on the situation and make you re-think what you thought. Your comment was truly insightful and please don't apologize for it. You were not attacking anyone in this string (IMHO) and this type of feedback/conversation is what I hope BB serves as.
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In my opinion some of these comments are just completely devoid of common sense. Obviously terrorists are threats and we need to keep them in check and we must always keep an eye on them. The government protects the people and I support big government. Without the government we can not survive in the world we live in today. As far as snowden is concerned- he is nothing but a traitor to the government and he should go to jail. There is nothing wrong with the government looking at our private information to find terrorists and it doesn't affect any of these people complaining. That's the problem with all these people that are complaining- they hide from the fact that this in no way affects their life and doesn't change anything they do daily. Instead they just want to complain and fight the government because they do not realize that big government is the change we need.
[…] blog report on Snowden I found is this one from http://www.boomeragangbeat.com. It explains the NSA controversy and Snowden. It goes through it by asking questions then […]
Who cares if the Govt. is monitoring my conversations with my husband or kids. Who cares how much porn people are watching, or that they hate their jobs. The information he leaked was useless, if the Govt. was holding a cure for Cancer then leak that but If you aren't a terrorist who cares.That was a dumb reason to turn your life upside down.
Oh yeah, who cares about having a FUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY with BILL OF RIGHTS such as FOURTH AMENDMENT? BTW, YOU are THE ONES that would be USELESS in any SOCIETY for supporting EVEN more CORRUPTIONS in USA GOVERNMENT unlike Edward Snowden or Pat Tillman and many others that cared for TRUTH!! >=(
"The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing" – Edmund Burke
On TERRORISTS out there, didn't CIA created Osama Bin Laden to fight Soviet Union? How about Chiang Kai-Shek CASH MY CHECK to fight against Imperial Japan? Didn't USA also created Saddam Hussein during IRAN-IRAQ WAR? It must be really fun to have GULF WAR SYNDROME from USA supplied CHEMICAL and BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS! When USA blew up those DEPOTS with down winds carried those WARFARE AGENTS back to USA TROOPS, which is just like AGENT ORANGE!! {roll my eyes}
SEARCH & READ "George Carlin! The Illusion Of Choice – gotknowledge1″
SEARCH & READ "Even The Troops Are Waking Up"
SEARCH & READ "John F. Kennedy Jr. from life to death – eagles2664″
SEARCH & READ "Mediocracy – NXSchell"
SEARCH & READ "George Carlin ~ The American Dream – wutdaflek"Of course, USA EMPIRE will NEVER be able to CURE CANCER any time soon considered that USA EDUCATION is SO DUMB-DOWN these days for THOSE Anti-Science PEOPLE that think STEM CELL RESEARCHES would be UN-GODLY! This is also because most of THESE Anti-Science IDIOTS can not figure out that 9/11 is really INSIDE JOB because JUMBO JETS can not bought down THOSE BUILDINGS without DEMOLITION CHARGE with THERMITE…. duh! I guess that USA ECONOMY won't matter either because who needs THOSE High- Paying JOBS IN USA anyway!! =/
[…] many, the news was not surprising, but vindicating. The leaked information confirmed that the NSA was illegally obtaining meta-data from tech giants like Google, Apple, Facebook and others. However, the public seems largely […]
Why do some Americans believe Edward Snowden is not a hero?
Did Edward Snowden do damage to the U.S. by calling his boss a liar? Did Edward Snowden give away secret information that can harm our military or the U.S. everyone knows everyone was spying. Perhaps, as some agree, he blew the whistle on his boss (Cla…
I find that americans tend to be very hypocritical. It takes sacrifice for the freedoms and confortablity we live with on a regular basis. If we are doing nothing wrong what is there to worry about , what is so top secret that we lose our minds about somethin majority of americans already knew was happening. Snowden is a traitor and its just that simple. If he wanted to do what was best for Americans he would use the system we have in place make that happen even if it meant jail time because he would know his cause was right, great men of history spent time in jail for their causes perfect example martin luther king and nelson mandela. So for him to run to russia and china is not only being a coward, but showing that there must have been some alterior motive. He said he tried to go up the proper channels yet there is no record for that so now another possible question is did he try to blackmail someone and it didnt go his way so now hes trying to let everything? im pretty sure its more than just black or white like snowden is trying to make it seem
[…] Edward Snowden's NSA revelations, as well as Target's recent security breach, have brought to light the need for innovations in IT security and privacy. Furthering this need is the world's increasing dependence on cloud computing. Gartner predicts "by 2016, poor return on equity will drive 60 percent of banks worldwide to process the majority of their transactions on the cloud." If this doesn't spur change in the way online information is made secure, nothing will. Global information group Experian believes "at least two-thirds of companies will buy cyber-breach insurance by the end of 2014," and this protection should also be a priority for small businesses. […]
No, I really don't care if my calls are monitored… Except that it's unconstitutional. If you think it's a small and exceptable infringement, i think if it is an infringement, it is not acceptable. What kind of protest will be acceptable, what arms will be acceptable? When will it go far enough, at what point is it no longer acceptable to infringe? When it's to late. Slowly but oh so assuredly we are no longer a nation with a government for the people but over the people. Also, for those decrying treason… Please read constitution article three.
Edward Snowden has no right to jeopardize my security and that of my family by releasing classified information that he stole from the government. Those were secrets that were paid for with my tax dollars, for a security infrastructure set up by a duly elected government. Who is he to unilaterally declare what is constitutional or not? He destroyed $billions of that investment only for the purpose of bringing fame to himself. This asshole Snowden is a narcissistic jerk who unilaterally thought he knew better than the rest of us.
I believe he will eventually get what he deserves for his actions. Do you think the Russians will let him leave? I bet when his usefulness to the Russian propaganda machine eventually runs out, he'll have some kind of "accident." Then the Russians will blame it on the US for assassinating him.
[…] Edward Snowden […]
I heard some comments by Ron Paul. It encouraged me to learn more. I have. I believe it's time to sign his petition to the POTUS. For us who have delved into the depths of the internet, we know it's possible to track people. We know it's possible to get a court order to read private emails of a suspect.
The footwork in the "real world" needs to be done to determine if someone is suspicious in the first place. Is everyone a suspect? If not, why is the metadata needed from everyone? My guess is that metadata gathering has too much power for any one person. The temptation to use that power for marketing, false accusations, and judging potential employees, is great. This is another "Power corrupts…" thing. It's internet drug testing.
Thank all of you for helping me make the decision. Snowden has been a slap in the face to Obama's statement, "This is the most transparent administration in history". Let the sun shine in.


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1On Kirk Cameron
I accidentally tuned into Piers Morgan when former teen star Kirk Cameron was on, but I quickly changed the channel because I knew I wouldn't like what I heard. (Yes, I know. I advocate engaging people with different views. And I normally do try to listen to people with whom I disagree. But I felt justified in turning the dial this time.) At first I just wanted to let this blow over, like these things always do. But after careful reconsideration, I decided that the reason I turned the dial was justifiable and that I needed to talk about it.
Below is what I posted just a short time ago on my Facebook page. Feel free to share it, paraphrase it, be inspired by it, hate it, love it … just do something with it. Ignorance under the guise of moral articulation is still ignorance. Hate hidden beneath a veil of love and religious expression is still hate. The cost of not calling this sort of belief what it is — harmful to society as a whole and gays individually — is far too high for me to remain silent any longer.
I get freedom of speech. I get tolerance of alternative viewpoints. I get loving all humans despite disagreements. I am pro-all of that. But don't expect for one fraction of a second that I won't vehemently speak out against every word of this nonsense. It is far more hateful and pernicious to single out an entire group of people as "detrimental" and "destructive" than it is to love someone of the same sex.
Want proof? Google suicide and depression rates among LGBT persons. You'll find higher (much higher!) rates for gays than heterosexuals. Guess what: It is not because homosexuality is a mental defect. It is because these people, these human beings, have been told that their innate characteristics — those of love and attraction — are "detrimental" and "destructive" to "the foundations of civilization" and that they are "of Satan." It's because they've been told their feelings are unnatural, unclean, and "unworthy of the institution of marriage."
Inflicting this sort of mental and emotional wound on a single class of people is the real deleterious behavior and I want it to be acknowledged as such.
I want to end with sources to the things I referred to in this rant, because I want to be fair to those who may not know the difference between hate and moral judgment … or even the recent history of comments to which I referred. So, here are some of my favorites:
1) Kirk Cameron says 'Homosexuality is unnatural'
2) Marcus Bachmann: Gays are 'Barbarians' Who 'Need To Be Educated' And 'Disciplined'
3) Rick Santorum compares homosexuality to "man on dog"
"Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships. In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality — "
4) Rush Limbaugh being Rush Limbaugh:
"When a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult; it's an invitation."
Read more disgusting things Rush has said>>
5) Tony Perkins says homosexuality is harmful to society:
"… the research that we put out that suggest very clearly that homosexual behavior is harmful not only to society but more importantly to the individuals who engage in that behavior. Not just homosexual behavior but sexual promiscuity and that's the research empirical peer research that we use as we shape public policy and we think to be silent on that would be hateful."
One Response to On Kirk Cameron
The time has come for this attack on LGBT's to end. It's time to step out of the bedrooms of consenting adults and stop the hateful attacks on groups of people everywhere. My marriage does not affect your marriage, and your relationship does not affect my relationship. Let's stop pretending otherwise. Furthermore, to call any one group of people "detrimental," "destructive," or "harmful to society" is a serious charge. I would like to see what evidence these speakers have to back up their claims. Are there large groups of gay men and women out there killing or maiming or beating children? If so, I surely haven't heard of it. Hateful and ignorant people such as these seriously piss me off, and I hope one day soon things will change.
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We need to remind ourselves that oil fields are not big caves in the ground despite how diagrams show them. Oil and gas are tucked into the spaces between the rock particles known as the porosity. An oil field is more like a block of porous Styrofoam full of oil than it is a big bag of oil.
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The Portland Horses are disappearing!
Someone is taking the ponies. If you know why this is happening, please let us know. We'd rather not lose any more if we can do something to avoid it.
Kate Gawf learned about one horse thief (8/19/06) Check out her story here: RideMyHandlebars Blog (August 06 archive)
Read about the Pearl Bakery Horse!
Notice in this picture the wire ropes left from a couple of previous horses (arrows pointing down)? Also, the cable has been upgraded - let's see if this helps. This is a popular spot for the ponies and for the thieves!
Unfortunately, a couple of days later this one was gone also. At least they must have had to work harder to get thru the wire. This isn't the only place where the horses are disappearing, it just happens to be one that I can keep a close eye on. I'll have to watch even more carefully.
This one didn't last long either. Look at all those cut cables! There are horse thieves loose in Portland!
Although the horses in downtown seem to be cut from their tethers, there are many that disappear in other areas leaving the loops intact. In those cases, it is quite possible that the horses are being damaged by cars and humanely removed.
I have found a picture that shows how this could be happening. Be careful before checking this next link - it is a bit graphic (in a plastic-horse sort of way) and may be disturbing to some sensitive, horse-loving souls. Disturbing example.
We have a hard time understanding why anyone would deprive the majority of Portlanders of the fun of these horses by taking them for themselves. There has been so much positive feedback from people of all ages, that we believe the sidewalk ponies are a hit. People might think they are a bit silly, but they seem to like them anyway. These horses are another quirky reason to love Portland. We think we're doing our part to keep Portland weird.
In August, Kate Gawf (see the link to her blog on the right side and top of this page) asked for suggestions from her readers for a phrase to discourage thievery. A reader named "thisrabbit" came up with the winning phrase "here on purpose...", "...just like you". We have used this phrase in several places. The pictures below show one such horse.


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Created by Tim Prince of Forgotten Boneyard, the Audrii muscipula sculpture is crafted out of real animal skeletons. The stem is a Mink vertebrae while the 'bloom' has been fashioned out of box turtle shells, skunk skull, coyote teeth and raccoon mandibles. A perfect decor for Halloween, Audrii muscipula is masterfully unique and creepy.


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Thursday, April 04, 2013, 10:36 AM to Thursday 18, 10:37 AM
The Annual Gussman Juried Student Exhibition is funded by an annual gift by the Herbert and Roseline Gussman Foundation.
Professor Vince Pitelka will serve as juror for the 45th Gussman Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The Gussman Student Art Show is the capstone exhibit of each academic year. This exhibit is intended to showcase the most exceptional creative works produced by students in the School of Art. All University of Tulsa graduate and undergraduate students who were enrolled during the spring and fall semesters of 2012 and the spring semester of 2013 are eligible to submit works for jurying into this exhibit.
A teacher, designer and a visual artist with an extensive workshop and exhibition record, Professor Pitelka is currently the Head of the Clay Program at the Appalachian Center for Craft near Smithville, Tennessee. Vince received his MFA degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Between 1988 and 1991 Vince taught art foundations at Northeastern University in Boston, and from 1991 to 1994 he was Assistant Professor of Art and Coordinator of the Art department at North Dakota State University in Fargo, where he taught ceramics, art history, art appreciation, and drawing. Vince moved to Tennessee in 1994 to direct the Clay Program at ACC. Among his many contributions to the field, Vince wrote the definitive ceramics textbook, Clay: A Studio Handbook, published by American Ceramic Society in 2001.
The opening reception for the Gussman Exhibition will be held Thursday April 4, from 5 to 7 pm in the Alexandre Hogue Gallery. Awards will be announced at the Opening Reception. The Gussman will be on exhibit April 4 through April 18.
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