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Armor-clad police officers stormed inside, weapons drawn. They pushed a shocked Miranda to the floor and fastened her hands behind her back with zip ties. While her three children — her daughter and five- and nine-year-old sons — sat beside her, the SWAT team quickly scouted the rest of the two-bedroom basement apartment. After that, narcotics operatives from the North Metro Task Force took over, led by Detective Rob Lopez. He'd received a tip several months earlier that folks had been scoring methamphetamine from this residence, located in a shabby stretch of low-lying apartments near U.S. 36 and Federal Boulevard in Westminster. He'd sent a wired informant there to buy meth — once from Miranda and once from her husband, Vince. Each time, there were children at home.
Combing through the apartment on this evening in December 2004, Lopez and his colleagues found half a gram of meth in a vitamin bottle and a fifth of a gram in a plastic baggie. In a sealed box in a closet, they discovered meth pipes and other drug paraphernalia, plus digital scales and various plastic baggies presumably used to sell meth; elsewhere, they found two stashes of marijuana.
The detectives asked about Vince, and the oldest boy said that his father was at the apartment building next door. They found him there, along with 26 grams of meth in a throat-lozenge container.
As the three children were handed off to representatives of the Adams County Social Services Department, Lopez read Miranda her rights, which she waived. Flustered and defensive, she admitted that she and Vince sold meth out of their home four to five times a day, making $20 to $50 per deal. She smoked meth, too, she said. Lopez asked if she realized what she was doing to herself, to her family. There was more to life than this — didn't she see that? But it was impossible to know if any of that got through.
Lopez then talked to Vince, who was scruffy and skinny, with a goatee; Lopez was scruffy and built, with his long hair in a ponytail. Under different circumstances, in a different life, the two wouldn't have looked out of place sitting down together for a beer. But now Vince said he sold meth to supplement his income — and used it himself. He was already on probation for a previous misdemeanor drug charge, so he was probably facing jail time. Vince seemed resigned to his fate, maybe ready to turn things around, but Lopez didn't buy it. "When you have them at the jail, they're willing to give up the world," he says. "In this instance, I just thought it was more of the same."
As a narc, it was Lopez's job to find the drugs and bust the perps. He wasn't operating a daycare center. The three kids might go to friends or relatives, but who knew if those new caretakers would be addicts? Or they could stay in the social-services system and bounce from one foster home to the next. Either way, they were just collateral damage in the drug war.
"So I dumped Vince off in jail and turned around and went home," Lopez remembers. "And that's usually where it ends."
Lori Moriarty will never forget the moment she realized that her North Metro Task Force team was doing something terribly wrong. She has the instant on film.
The jittery hand-held camera tracks the suited-up and helmeted officers as they pour out of the unmarked police van into the spring sunlight and swarm a suburban house in Thornton. "Police! Search warrant!" they holler through their respirators as they use a battering ram to knock the front door off its hinges. Suspects are pushed flat to the carpeted floor, then carried out of the house as the camera follows officers upstairs. There's a glimpse of a cop pointing a rifle at a man on a bedroom floor. In another bedroom, an emaciated woman sits near a bare mattress and a pile of clothes, looking up fearfully at the officer standing over her. The officer is pointing to something on the ground next to her, just out of sight. The camera comes closer, and what he's pointing at becomes clear: a baby.
Moriarty had the task force tape this April 2002 meth-lab bust to record the first time her SWAT team wore respirators on a raid. She had no idea they would also record their discovery of a fourteen-month-old boy. Watching a respirator-clad officer carry the almost-naked baby out of a house where meth was kept in a toy box and unfinished product hidden in baby bottles hit Moriarty like a ton of bricks. "That was the awakening moment for me," she says. "We had a guy in a self-contained breathing apparatus and a child in a diaper. The baby was in there 24/7, wearing nothing, and we were in there seven minutes and wearing protective outfits. This was abuse."


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Hi Garden Friends- Went to Easter church today and picked up the flowers we ordered. I've always heard not to waste time planting these flowers as they were forced and probably only have one years bloom in them. Collecting opinions anyway... Should I bother to plant any of these? Thanks! |
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- Posted by lola-lemon 5b East WA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 0:00
Even when I plant nice big fat tulip bulbs that weren't forced in a garden- the second year I only get maybe 50% of the flowers I had the first year. forcing I would think would cut that rate further. but then again--if you have extra garden space and don't mind digging holes- what's the harm? Some tulips come back better than others (the early bloomers, it seems to me) I think the hyacinth and daffodils may come back slightly more regularly. |
- Posted by sandyslopes z5 UT (My Page) on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 2:37
I always plant my forced hyacinths into the yard when they're done. If you leave the green on, and let it die down naturally while getting rain or some water, those will come back. Maybe a little scrawnier next year, but I have some that come back year after year after being forced the first year. Some types are better than others, but they all come back. At least that's how it works in my garden. I've never replanted tulips or daffodils, but they're so pretty I would try. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 6:16
I've planted forced hyacinths that have come back too. |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 8:38
its NBD ... though knowing where you are.. might help define such.. the flowers are not hardened off to sunlight nor temps.. they can not go out now .... bulbs are planted in fall ... it was always a family tradition to get mom flowers for easter and mother days.. THEY ALL WENT IN THE GARDEN ... we enjoyed the flowers indoors ... and when they started looking ratty.. about the time they go dormant in late spring.. dad would chuck the pots outside.. on the north side of the house.. let them dry.. and harvest them like onions.. and hang them in the garage until october planting time ... or once dormant.. just stick them in the ground.. and hope for the best ... other times.. leaving them in the garage for a decade or two.. lol ... the trick is.. to get rid of that potting media.. as its usually too spongy to 'mix' with garden soil ... and speaking of which ... bulbs dont like to be sodden.. and some media is easily over-watered.. so as flowers decline.. back off on water ... once planted.. who knows what the success rate is/was,... we never kept that close a track on them.. but the yard had quite a few scattered around.. do get rid of the foil.. and it is defeating the drainage of the pot ... what do you have to lose.. at worst.. just stick them int he ground.. when it warms enough.. in my MI... mid may???? ken |
I always plant the daffodils, hyacinths and lilys in the garden. They come back every year. The tulips aren't as successful. |
- Posted by kimka z6B (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 10:51
I force tulips and daffs every spring and I always plant them out later. Put your pots out in a sheltered area once the flowers start to fade to harden them off. Keep the pots watered until the greenery starts to die back. It would not hurt to give them some fertilizer to help the bulbs grow big and fat. Once the greenery is pretty well gone, plant the bulbs outside. You will probably not get much in the way of flowers next spring, but after that they will be as big as any other bulb. |
- Posted by lola-lemon 5b East WA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 20:02
Oh- one last thing. If you don't live in a cold zone, with winter chill- the bulbs won't bloom again. (I think it is probably about zone 7 and lower which will rebloom). Also- try to help them conserve energy in the bulb by not setting seed. When the petals are about to fall off the tulips, cut the flower off, so the seed pod doesn't swell. When the daffodils and hyacinth start to look wilty, pop their heads off. Probably wouldn't hurt to fertilize a little. |
This post was edited by lola-lemon on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 20:10
- Posted by BlueBirdPeony none (My Page) on Wed, Apr 3, 13 at 22:32
Thanks so much, everyone! My favorite comments were the "what do you have to lose?" What a splendid way of looking at things. I'm in 5a. I did put in my zone when I registered but somehow it's gone now. We have plenty of cold. I'll report back with my result next spring. Thanks again! |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 7:54
thx the only thing you have to lose.. is a little exercise.. outdoors .. and even that is not a bad thing ... i am surprised that no one fessed up to finding stored bulbs in the garage.. a decade later.. lol good luck ken |
If you're in z5, then the tulips are a no brainer. 1) tend & water them until they die back. Most of them come up as well as any "properly" grown bulb. |
- Posted by lola-lemon 5b East WA (My Page) on Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 17:58
to add to the above great directions: Plant them in fast draining soil and don't water them after the foliage dies back. you don't need to lift them after that unless you are wanting to divide them. |
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Catherine loved to watch baby birds in their nests and reveled in having butterflies land on her. She doted on her beloved rabbit, Flopsy, and would help her elderly, arthritis-stricken dog, Samantha, to her feet when she struggled. Before Catherine's funeral, her parents asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Animal Center in Newtown, an organization that rescues homeless animals and provides them with foster care. So far, more than $200,000 has been donated in Catherine's name. Catherine had dreamed of establishing her own animal shelter one day, and The Animal Center plans to use the money raised in her name to build the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, where children can visit and learn about animals rescued from abusive situations.
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[Page2, precedes the concordance] [Illegible] negroe boy was born December 15th 177[9?] Agnis negroe girl was born March 3rd 178[0?] Thomas negroe boy was born May 13th 17[82?] Peter was born February 16th 1783 Died 25 November 1843
[Rhoda?] negro girl born October 3 1785 [Juda?] negro girl born January 29, 1786 Timothy negro boy born November 20 1786 [2 lines marked out] Agnis negro girl was born 26 November 1789 dead / Daniel negro boy born was born June 15 1791 [Mildrith?] negro girl born September 1 1793 Sarah negro girl born October 2[4?] 1793 Abram negro boy born February 14 1795 Sam negro boy was born February 18 1796 Watt negro boy born September 2[?] 1796 Easter mulato girl born June [?] 1798 Anacha negro girl born October 10 1802 Martha negro girl born [Sept?]6 1804 dead Thomas negro boy born February 20 1806
[page 3] dead Charlotts Negro Girl Born the 11 of October 1808 Mary Jane Negro Girl Born the 21 of October 1808 dead Delpha Nergro Girl Born the 30 of December 1809 [Alce vilet?] Negro Girl Born 26 of October 1810 Samuel Johnson Negro boy Born the 22 of Febuary 1811 dead) Joseph Negro boy Born the 12 of may 1811 William Negro boy Born the 19 of January 1813 and died the 8 of March 1814
Betsy Negro girl Born the 30 of April 1813 dead Delina Negro girl Born 19 of September 1813 Lucy gwin Negro girl born February [9?] 1815 Henery Negro boy born February 2[?] 1815 Polley negro girl Born April 18 1815 Richard negro boy Born November 17 1815 Hannah negro girl Born September 25 1816 Died Rhoda Annah negro girl Born March 1 1817 Robert negro boy born July 31 1817 Pender Negro girl born june 6 1818 Matilda Negro girl born august 27 1819 James negro boy was born 24 Harriet negro girl born September 17 1819 Abel negro boy born March 4 1820 [Torn &Illegible] negro girl born March 26 1820
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Lucy A.B. Wingfield + Rob . B. Boyd were married the 11th day February 1836
(at Lincoln) Henry Curtis Son of Wm. H. Curtis and Lucy A.B. Curtis was Born 1st day Sept 1841
Paul Son of little Hannah was born 28th April 1842
Ralph Wingfield son of Tho. and Anna Wingfield was born Dec 3rd 1777 1776
daughter of Davis & Martha Whitlock Lucy Ann Whitlock was Born May 4th 1789 ---------------------------------------
Tho Wingfield Son of John Bapitized at Splash Church March 1st 1741 Tho Wingfield and Anna Davis (Daughter Wm Davis of Hanover Co.) Davis (the latter who was a descendent of Sir Ralph Shelton were married Jan. 9th 1772
Cha. Wingfield & Sarah [Layner? Joyner?] were married Feb 27th 1750 Taliferro Davis & Elizabeth Grimes were married Aug. 5 1758 Tho Pemberton & Rebecca Wingfield were married Aug 9 1759 Jno Prince & Sarah Wingfield were married Sep 1 1761 Jno Wingfield & Susannah Morris were married Apr 22nd 1760
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David Parish Whitlock departed this life the 7th day of March 1817___________ X Lucy Ann Wingfield - wife and consort of R.W. - departed this life on the night of 8 day of October at half after one o'clock 1826_______
Martha Whitlocke widow of David Whitlocke and mother of Lucy Ann Wingfield Dec'd. departed this life on the 18th February 1839 in the 87 year of her age
Ralph Wingfield and Lucy Ann Whitlock were married January the 28th day 1815
Benj Wingfield & Rebecca Wingfield were married Feb 8th 1823
Rebecca Wingfield the wife of Benj Wingfield departed this life on Sunday mor. 11th Aprl 1841
X Tho Wingfield Senr departed this life 22nd August 1830. He died in his 90th year.
X Anna Wingfield wife and consort of Tho Wingfield Senr Decd. departed this life March 18 1834 84 years old
Jane H. Wingfield departed this life June 1834 in her 46th year
Rob B. Boyd died 13th Jany. 1837 - in his 23rd yr old
This book lacks a title page and most of the Old Testament is missing. The New Testament portion begins with Matthew, chapter 15. The concordance title page has, therefore, been imaged as the principle bibliographic clue to this printing of the Bible.
David and Martha Whitlock's daughter, Lucy Ann Whitlock (1789 - 1826) married Ralph Wingfield (son of Thomas and Anna Wingfield) in 1815. Lucy Ann and Ralph's granddaughter, Laura Wingfield (b.1859-60, died after 1920), annotated the family pages.
Slave births and some deaths are recorded in the family Bible. An alphabetical list of the enslaved men and women lined up with the names of slaves in the wills of Thomas Wingfield (1837) and Martha Whitlock (1825) has been compiled.
Related Sources and Links Cocke, William Ronald III, compiler. Hanover County Chancery Wills and Notes, Columbia, VA, 1940. Slash Church, Hanover County may be where Thomas Wingfield was baptized in 1741. U.S. Federal Census, 1860 & 1920 Albemarle County, Virginia.
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Won't be able to catch up until tomorrow. Too busy with work/school/not having an actual TV anymore.
The pair of 12 year-olds behind me would probably agree. Thanks, cool dad/uncle.
Cranston/Brooks arm slice gave me the heebie jeebies.
I guarantee some of that annoying golly-gee attitude is going to be dealt with in the Avengers, Gabe. That'll make for some interesting depth to the character that is, otherwise, just a walking/punching propaganda piece. *Pushes up glasses* In the comics, specifically the Ultimates, he is thawed out and they deal with his Boy Scout outlook very well, he also visits his old sweetheart and it is very touching. I wasn't bothered by the last line of the film, in fact I thought it carried a lot of weight and said a lot about his whole "man out of his time" arc. What I thought was awful was going from that line directly into the bombast of the end credit animated sequence. Total tonal shift in a split second.
The real Duke wouldn't apologize for shit.
You should ask Notsewfast about that one.
God, people are weird. This comes from a random person on Facebook about Dunn's death:
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Haha, WHUT?
Too bad Marc Webb had nothing to do with this movie then, huh?
It wasn't that early for me, but only a couple years later I was deeply contemplating my own reason for being. No child should have to go through that.
When I was a senior we had an 8th grader hang himself from his bedpost with his belt because of the kids always calling him a faggot and other such niceties. I wrote an editorial for the school paper about my own history with those dark thoughts and asked to speak with the 8th grade class at a meeting they were having to "deal" with the issue and I damn near got sent to counseling. Nothing was published and I did not get to speak to those kids who probably could have used something more than the "Bobby's in heaven now" speech they probably did get.
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I was also urinated on at a sleepover.
But it got better, I was Class President my senior year.
I was bullied pretty extensively from about 4th grade (the first time I remember being teased about watching cartoons, fucking really?) to about freshman year. I tend to believe a lot of it had to do with the color of my skin…somewhat olive due to my Portuguese heritage. I was seriously the "darkest" person in my entire school and I was made very aware of it everyday by my peers. I've heard just about every racial slur imaginable. The thing about my school was it was K through 12 in one building, so you went to school with the same group of people forever. Its in a small farming community and there were 85 kids in my graduating class. I actually had an ARCH NEMESIS, which looking back on was pretty fucking rad and may one day serve as inspiration to write a novel or screenplay about. Who knows?
The worst instance of bullying I endured was when said nemesis and a few of his cronies hit me over the head with a textbook (Yikes!) and the next thing I remember is being yelled at by the middle school principal while laying in a trash can in the girl's restroom. I nearly got suspended for that. Oh, and there was the time some kids just embarrassed me to the point I started crying and the substitute teacher joined in the subsequent laughter. I would later in life slash that guy's tires after a chance encounter where he pulled into the parking space next to mine as I was about to leave and it just became an instinctual reaction to do so.
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"Six seasons and a movie!"
Is it okay to hate RENT, because I had to mute that portion of The Office.
I know how he feels, a tsunami recently took all my sushi. #firstworldproblems
I never realized Ginuwine was stating he was "hung like a pony," that's honesty that you just need to appreciate from 90s R&B.
I bet it's a reasonable $1000 an issue.
I know, right? There's this other 12 year-old making the web-rounds because he's challenging Einstein's theory of relativity and being offered a research position at a university, yet he also does stuff any kid would like play Halo even though its rated for Mature audiences. Granted he's got a 170 IQ, but that just kind of proves a point that when it comes to this kind of thought process it ain't S-M-R-T, smart.
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PORT-SALUT, Haiti - In a press release, the Committee for the Research, Development and Organization of Port-Salut (CREDOP) denounced the sexual abuse of minors and prostitution of a United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) contingent stationed in the town of Port-Salut.
In the note, CREDOP called an alert to the public about the behavior of the MINUSTAH soldiers which they characterized as "contemptuous, insulting, disrespectful and dishonest to the citizens and environment of Port-Salut."
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Moreover in the CREDOP press release, they criticizes the contingent to have created a system of sewage disposal which emit an offensive odor in the area. Their criticism is also made to lay waste and garbage around the coast and the civil aviation Port salvation.
The soldiers of MINUSTAH in this area are also accused of antisocial practices, enjoying the smoking of marijuana in the presence of minors.
"Outrageous and disgusting," the inhabitants of Port-Salut have called on Haitian authorities to take steps to withdraw the contingent from the city.
CREDOP has announced protests and movements to make their voices heard. Young people, victims of these abuses have threatened to organize a movement of mass suicide if their demands are not taken into account.
Related 08.14.2011: Martelly to Transform MINUSTAH into a Mission of Development
Related 08.09.2011: New Brazilian Def Min Weighs Withdrawal of Peacekeepers in Haiti
Related 07.07.2011: Haitians Overwhelmingly Confident in Local Police for Security
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Hey there...problem this morning. I could not connect to the internnet this morning. I called my internet service and the tech detected that I was not connecting; we did a reboot but I still could not connect to IE. It just kept trying to connect but nothing happened. He says that is usually a PC issue....that there is too much Ram, etc. I did connect with hubby's laptop and also was able to connect with my Nexus 7. I am on my PC using Google Chrome as my browser. What do you think I should do now. I am worried about my Ram space. This is a HP PC. I have a Trendnet router. What else do I need to tell you? Thanks as always!! |
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One of the first things to try is reinstall the network adapter from device manger, right click on it and choose uninstall, then reboot the computer. You could also try connecting in safe mode with networking to see if the computer connects there, if the computer connects there but not in regular mode it usually indicates a firewall or Anti Virus program is causing some issue. If this is a wireless connection try connecting a cable directly to the computer. Try turning your router off for a min by un plugging it, then replugging it back in. Try clearing the dns settings as shown below. Copy and paste the text between the stars below into Notepad. ***************************************************** Note: For Windows Vista or Windows 7,right-click flush.bat and select "Run as Administrator" So quite a few things tor try, |
Zep, appreciate the comeback, but are you not trying to correct a router issue with your suggestion? If I am able to connect the pc via Chrome, wouldn't the IE work too? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your recommendation. |
- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 12:41
Ok I thought you could not connect at all, but you are connecting just not able to use IE to get to the internet. Don't worry about having too much ram the problem is usually not enough Ram and that is likely not the problem. It could be something happened to your IE itself, it could be corrupted. Have you been doing all your updates on the pc, windows updates as well as java, adobe, flash? Which version of IE are we working with first of all? And which version of windows are you using on that pc? |
I have Windows 7; I think I have IE 8? can't get it now. I think I'm current on all my updates. I ran my Malewarebytes and I had nothing detected. I did ran disc clean up and tried to defrag but it evidently didn't need it. What I meant about the Ram is maybe I've used up my Ram and don't have enough. I don't have Java. I updated Adobe reader today and I have Flash Player 11 |
- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 13:02
ok since you mentioned that update problem in the other thread why not go ahead and do a restore point to before that happened and see if it gets it back to normal before you did that. Then you really need to update to a newer version of IE I would at least go to 9, 10 is out but I don't think it is quite done all the bugs yet. |
Yahee, I'm fixed! That must have been the problem. I did a restore point prior to the Avast update. Was then able to get to the Avast update download via Internet Explorer (which I do have version 9). When installed and re-started went to the new tab re: software updates, which Grandams mentions in her post about the the new Avast....it pointed out to me that I'd lost my Adobe Reader update in the restore point....and so I got it re-updated as well as the needed update for Chrome. I agree with Grandams...nice feature for Avast. thanks for your help, Zep and Raven! |
- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 13:51
casi in control panel, Internet options, you can find the information on IE |
- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 13:55
great news and good for you, you did it! okay if you have IE9 you are okay. love the easy ones! |
"10 is out but I don't think it is quite done all the bugs yet." All software has bugs. The people at Microsoft involved in making release decisions each know more of ALL the details AND are smarter than all of us put together, then some. If they say it's ready (by releasing it), then it's ready. |
- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 20:01
well goody for you snidely go on in there and jump on it then feel free> I however have the right and intelligence to read up on it and make MY OWN decision which is exactly what I have done. but go on ahead we know you MUST have that last word so just go on I know you can't help it. LMAO won that bet! |
Many readers here have limited experience and limited knowledge. I believe responses from the more knowledgeable people should avoid strong, unfounded biases. There's no place for doing that with a beginner level audience, they (like you) may not have the time, interest, or ability to reach their own conclusions. I don't make it a point to find issues to quibble about, but it does seem you don't like it when people don't share your opinions. I try to present balanced views, keeping in mind that some people may know nothing more than what they've read in this forum. MS Internet Explorer is reported to be the most widely used browser in governmental and business use. They take that responsibility seriously, because an awful lot of essential stuff relies on it. To suggest that some grandma somewhere should worry about using the latest update to play tic-tac-toe is simply silly. And no, I don't have to have the last word. |
ewwwww.....what is going on here!!! |
- Posted by fruitjarfla (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 9:34
What is the proper protocol? If someone addresses a question to a specific person for an answer, is it okay for others to respond? |
Funny you should mention this, fruitjar, because there's been a bunch of "Hey Fred, Answer This" posts lately. Some forums limit who can post answers. This one doesn't. In the absence of that, my understanding of netiquette is that threads here are a public conversation that anyone is welcome to contribute to. Topics shouldn't be hijacked (as this diversion does, though it's relevant) and speech should be polite. Everyone is welcome to have private conversations, that's what email is for. This site allows users to provide email addresses on their so-called "member page". Otherwise, the "Hey Fred" posts are rude because they imply other people's comments are unwelcome and not valued. I think collaborative answers are always better answers, don't you? |
snidely- I was going to put in my two cents on this issue, until I read your post. I think you said it all. |
'Funny you should mention this, fruitjar, because there's been a bunch of "Hey Fred, Answer This" posts lately' I have been watching the expansion of this activity along with the creation of multiple threads, a la chatroom, for an on-going matter. What previously seemed in both cases to be uncommon are now becoming a regular occurrence, I have wondered how often answers are delayed or not shared at all due to this. There's no way to tell, but once would be too many, Unlike other places the acceptance of diverting a thread has always been liberal here as long as the original concern has been or is still actively being addressed. DA |
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UPDATE Sandyhook was "faked" by "crisis actors":Clyde Lewis, Ground Zero talk show. Contact sponsorsLast edited Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:13 PM - Edit history (1) On Weds, Dec. 4th, talk show host Clyde Lewis said on his nationally syndicated show that the newly released recordings of 911 calls during the Sandyhook school shooting in Newtown, CT, shows more evidence of "crisis actors" at the scene that was "manipulated to the point that it was faked." During his show "Ground Zero", he said the recordings show "discrepancies" from the "official story" as part of an "agenda" against "Second Amendment rights." ("Crisis actors" are "professional actors ostensibly deployed by government agencies and/or the mainstream media to delude the public with portrayals of trauma and suffering: specifically, to act as victims or witnesses in staged school shootings or hoax terrorist attacks.") If you're as sick as I am of these right wing lunatics and their exploitation of the murder of children for their own ratings, contact the sponsors of Ground Zero and let them know. Please be polite. Email addresses and suggested message below. Dear sponsor Ground Zero radio show, Advertisers and radio station emails:
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Response to uhnope (Original post)
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 06:55 PM
alp227 (28,415 posts)
1. so Portland can't have progressive KPOJ but crazy KXL can have this nutty guy
and the right wing robot Lars Larson huh? Way to go, Telecommunications Act!
Response to uhnope (Original post)
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 07:39 PM
weissmam (349 posts)
2. I want to run into this asswhole in the street
Response to uhnope (Original post)
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 08:02 PM
2naSalit (6,405 posts)
3. Done but
these two addresses showed as invalid when I sent it: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com. Not sure what that's about but at least one address at alpha broadcasting does work.
2na |
Response to 2naSalit (Reply #3)
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 08:08 PM
uhnope (2,444 posts)
4. thanks! really great response so far. nt
Response to uhnope (Reply #4)
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 08:14 PM
2naSalit (6,405 posts)
5. Good.
It pissed me off yesterday when the 9-1-1 tapes were released (and it will be a long time before I can forgive AP, if I ever can) and this shitneck just needs to find his way back into the sewer. Thanks for the post and the info.
Response to uhnope (Original post)
Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:09 PM
uhnope (2,444 posts)
6. UPDATE: email campaign is working!
Several advertisers have responded to the email campaign. Red Wing Shoes responded positively, saying their ads don't intentionally play on the show and they will investigate the matter. Solaire Energy Systems (GoSolaire emails) complained about the attention without responding to the issue. Several other companies sent a default response and so we await their further replies. Good job! For those of you joining the effort, the email list above has been updated.
Response to uhnope (Original post)
Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:48 PM
mikemcl350 (9 posts)
7. push back
i got a threatening email back from heritagesolar.com to take the person off this list or be reported for a denial of service attack .
is there a list of the sponsors to make sure they are on there? if so I will email through the company web page and go higher up. thanks! |
Response to mikemcl350 (Reply #7)
Fri Dec 6, 2013, 04:16 PM
uhnope (2,444 posts)
8. He's blowing smoke
Mike, thanks a lot for participating.
The solar guy has no case about "denial of service" since a few emails doesn't shut down anyone's email account, and so his threats are hollow. (Not to mention counterproductive--they don't make him look too good.) Their company ads ran during the show in San Diego on KOGO AM. Other companies have responded positively and said they were unaware of their ads being on the show and will investigate further. Isn't it strange that solar guy is complaining about a few emails designed to positively inform, but seems unconcerned about his ads being on a show that says Sandyhook was faked? |
Response to uhnope (Original post)
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 11:07 AM
uhnope (2,444 posts)
9. Thanks to all that have sent emails to the advertisers
and anyone who didn't see this before, Saturday morning is a fine time to send emails to sponsors of RW hate talk shows.
Response to uhnope (Reply #9)
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 10:25 PM
2naSalit (6,405 posts)
10. Ha!
The solar guy complained about sending him spam, I got two red wing forms letters, both said the same thing from the marketing director and some other clown. The rest were rejected by Yahoo mail and bounced back.
Hope it makes some of them think, but I don't figure they really care all that much as long as they get noticed. The old positive image business model isn't all that popular these days it seems. |


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The second single from green brooklyn band TEEN was recently released for download.
The grungy electro-pop song, appropriately called "Electric," will be featured on TEEN's debut album, set for a late August release on Carpark Records. This single follows their debut release, "Better." The forthcoming album is titled In Limbo.
The band formed when Teeny Lieberson, keyboardist of the pysch-folk band Here We Go Magic, decided to pull her sisters (Katherine and Lizzie Lieberson) and longtime bffs (Jane Herships and Maia Ibar) together to make music. The band has since played with other young indie bands like Purity Ring and Yellow Ostrich. Jen Turner, also of Here We Go Magic, engineered "Electric" along with the rest of the album.
Listen to the pulsing "Electric" below, and check out their East-bound tour dates as well.
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1. Better
2. Come Back
3. Charlie
4. Electric
5. Huh
6. In Limbo
7. Sleep is Noise
8. Unable
9. Why Why Why
10. Roses & Wine
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I am not sure, I am 65 miles north of Syracuse. Trust me, i have driven much further for brugs. I drove almost 200 miles for my first one. These are good sized blooming plants. I have a wonderful collection, about 165 named plants, but they just all can't come in for winter. I have many many with seed pods so they have to stay, have about 70 nice seedlings which also have to stay. I m not keeping any that I can;t use in my breeding program, which is about 9 or 10. I can share cuttings of the ones I am using but am just not up to packing and shipping this year. I am scedualed for surgery Oct 8. I will have everything sorted by then and any that are not going to be used for breeding will be ready to go. My heart problem makes me very light headed and I have fallen a few times. I am just not going to risk traffic and standing in line as post offices. I also have window boxes filled with rooted cuttings that I was going to take to a swap in Fl, but now I can't go. I sure hate to see al of these wonderful plants have to freeze. I may have my Dh mail a few to my brug buddies in Fl, but trust me, he is not going to be very happy about it. If I can get him to take two it will be an accomplishment. Let me know if you want some, you are welcome to come load up. |
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Thanks .Syracuse is 4 and a half hour drive-am flying there Friday for a one day conference. I am tempted to make the journey again for the Brugs but it is just too far away. I appreciate your offer+ wish you a speedy recovery. Zora |
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I'd really love to go and get some of your brugs but from Seattle it is a little too far. What a pity! Anyway, thanks for the offer and tons of luck with your surgery. Take care |
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PANAJI: The Congress party is looking closely at two candidates, former Taleigao MLA Somnath Zuwarkar and corporation of the city of Panaji councillor Surendra Furtado, to halt leader of opposition Manohar Parrikar's fifth-in-a-row attempt for re-election from the capital city.
But, the final choice will depend on many factors. The central election committee will be meeting next week where special consideration may be given to the seat, sources said.
As seen last time, much will depend upon who education minister Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate will support in Panaji. This is because his panel is ruling the capital city's municipal corporation. As of now he is supporting the candidature of Zuwarkar, who he had defeated in Taleigao in the 2002 elections.
"Yes, I am backing the candidature of Zuwarkar," Monserrate told TOI. However, he made it clear that he would not be supporting any other person for Panaji. "Why should I put my neck out for other aspirants," he asked, making it clear that if the ticket goes to a person other than Zuwarkar, Monserrate will not give a helping hand.
In the last elections, while Monserrate contested on UGDP ticket, he had subtly supported Parrikar whose candidature was challenged by Dinar Tarcar. Furtado recently charged that Parrikar was trying for match fixing in Panaji for a smooth sailing in March 3 polls. Many in the Congress feel that Furtado would be in a better position to fight Parrikar.
The Congress think tank had zeroed in on Zuwarkar and Furtado as there appeared to be a shortage of other probable candidates to choose from.
The name of former MP and Union minister of state for law Ramakant Khalap was being talked about as a probable candidate. But Khalap dismissed the reports as mere kite flying. "Nobody (from the Congress) has broached the subject with me," he said.
The former Mandrem MLA hinted that it was wishful thinking to project him as a candidate in Panaji. "I would have to begin from scratch,"he said.
Furtado, who had tried twice unsuccessfully, first as an independent in 1994 and on a Goa Rajiv Congress (GRC) ticket in 1999, is still in the reckoning to reclaim the seat, which the party last won only twice in succession in 1984 and 1989 since liberation.
Parrikar made his debut in Panaji segment in 1994, after defeating Congress MLA J B Gonsalves. He polled 4,600 votes (44.42%) as compared to Gonsalves who mustered 3,534 (34.13%). He won subsequently in 1999, 2002 and 2007.
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One of the most valuable things I did in college was getting museum internships. I have thought for a while that I might be interested in working in a museum and the internships I had helped me solidify my decision. Not only did I learn more about having a job in a museum, I also got a taste of how to find a job. I scoured the internet for places I wanted to work and asked people if they knew of any museum opportunities. If I couldn't find information on the internet, I called the people I wanted to work with and asked if they had a need for an intern. Talk about terrifying!


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Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease and was sober at the time of his suicide, his wife said Thursday.
In a statement, Susan Schneider said that Williams, 63, was struggling with depression, anxiety and the Parkinson's diagnosis when he was found dead Monday in his Tiburon home.
Schneider did not offer details on when the actor comedian had been diagnosed or his symptoms.
Williams' death shocked fans and friends alike, despite his candor about decades of struggle with substance abuse and mental health. With Parkinson's, Williams faced shouldering yet another challenge.
Parkinson's disease is an incurable nervous system disorder that involves a loss of brain cells controlling movement. Tremors, sometimes starting out in just one hand, are among the early symptoms.
It can also cause rigid, halting walking, slowed speech and sometimes dementia. Symptoms worsen over time and can often be treated with drugs.
Actor Michael J. Fox, who has long had the disease, is known for his efforts to fund research into it. Pop star Linda Ronstadt revealed in 2013 that she had Parkinson's and said the disease had robbed her of her ability to sing. Boxer Muhammad Ali, the late radio personality Casey Kasem and the late Pope John Paul II are among other well-known figures diagnosed with the disease.
"Robin's sobriety was intact and he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of depression, anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly," Schneider said.
Parkinson's affects about 1 million people nationwide, 6 million globally. The cause isn't known but genes are thought to play a role.
There is no standard test for Parkinson's; doctors rely on symptoms, medical history and neurological exams to make the diagnosis.
Dr. Tanya Simuni, director of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Northwestern University's medical school in Chicago, said patients often react to the diagnosis with surprise and despair.
Depression is often present even in early stages and can sometimes precede tremors that help doctors make the diagnosis, Simuni said.
Referring to Williams, she said it's important to emphasize that not everyone who is depressed is at risk for Parkinson's, "especially in this tragic case."
She noted that many can live for years without severely debilitating symptoms, but also that 20 years after diagnosis, as many as 80 percent develop dementia. Antidepressants are among drugs commonly prescribed for the disease, along with medication to help control jerky movements.
Dr. Christopher Gomez, neurology chairman at the University of Chicago, said while it makes sense to think that a diagnosis could make someone feel depressed, depression and Parkinson's have a deeper, more organic connection. They are thought to affect the same regions of the brain, although their neurological relationship isn't well understood, he said.
"It's downright curious that there's so much depression in Parkinson's," Gomez said.
Williams had publicly acknowledged periodic struggles with substance abuse, including alcohol. Recently, depression prompted him to enter rehab.
Schneider said that those who loved Williams are taking solace in the outpouring of affection and admiration for him.
"It is our hope in the wake of Robin's tragic passing, that others will find the strength to seek the care and support they need to treat whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid," she said in her statement.
Williams, whose comic brilliance first gained wide attention on the 1980s sitcom "Mork & Mindy," evolved into a respected dramatic actor who starred in films such as "Good Will Hunting," for which he an Oscar, "Dead Poets Society" and "Mrs. Doubtfire."
He was invariably upbeat in public and with his friends and colleagues, and was known for his philanthropic efforts and support for U.S. troops and veterans.


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WASHINGTON, March 11, 2013 — The presidency of Hugo Chavez ended last week with news that the 58 year-old had succumbed to cancer. Venezuelans flooded the streets to mourn his death. Scores of liberal politicians and celebrities in this country also expressed sorrow over his passing.
Why would Americans, who possess so many economic, political, and social rights, mourn the death of a dictator? Because "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Chavez, who ruled Venezuela since 1999, was widely recognized as an enemy of the United States and all it stands for. Chavez was a proud socialist who detested capitalism and accused the United States of being an imperialist power. He made sure that whoever was an enemy of the United States became his friend.
Chavez described Zimbabwe's dictator Robert Mugabe as a "freedom fighter." Saddam Hussein was a "brother." When he learned of Colonel Gaddafi's death, Chavez called Gaddafi the "liberator of Libya," adding, "He will be remembered as a great fighter, a revolutionary, and martyr."
Chavez said of Jews, "The descendants of the same people that crucified Christ…have taken control of the riches of the world." He didn't mention that he also possessed riches – he died with an estimated fortune of $2 billion while many in his country continue to flounder in poverty.
Like many dictators today and in the past, Chavez was charismatic and possessed "book smarts" as well as "street smarts." He knew what people wanted to hear and what they needed to hear. That helped make him a hero to many liberals in the United States.
Chavez imprisoned journalists who published stories critical of him. He withdrew Venezuela from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, he demanded to know the names of voters who voted against him, and he banned foreign funding for civil society organizations in Venezuela. None of that matters to his fans as much as the fact that Chavez hated the United States. To people in this country who perceive the United States as more of a problem than problem-solver, Chavez was a hero who will be missed.
New York Representative Jose Serrano, a Democrat, tweeted about Chavez, "At his core he was a man who came from very little and used his unique talents and gifts to try to lift up the people and the communities that reflected his impoverished roots." Perhaps Serrano sees a little of himself in Chavez but that shouldn't let him overlook the fact that Chavez presided over a country that is now ranked by the World Economic Forum 126 out of 144 in terms of economic competitiveness.
Serrano has an image of Chavez much like the image of Ernesto Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries. Serrano and others think of Chavez as a revolutionary who had the courage to stand up to the big bad bully: the United States. What Serrano and others have overlooked is that Chavez himself was a bully to his own people.
Serrano wasn't the only major American figure to mourn Chavez. At a candlelight vigil for Chavez, actor Sean Penn said, "He's one of the most important forces we've had on the planet." Former president Jimmy Carter was quoted by the BBC as saying Chavez "will be remembered for his bold assertion of autonomy and independence for Latin American governments." Dr. Boyce Watkins, a professor who regularly appears on CNN, stated on his Facebook page that Chavez was a "hero." Some of Dr. Watkins' followers chimed in with "R.I.P" and "I liked Chavez and I don't care who knows it."
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People who feel oppressed in this country considered Chavez a friend because Chavez opposed the U.S. The positive sentiments expressed for Chavez are similar to NBA hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman's comments about North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Un. Rodman visited that isolated country last week to attend a basketball game between the Harlem Globe Trotters and a North Korean team. Rodman had friendly conversations with Un and was even toasted by the North Korean dictator.
Rodman never visited the numerous labor camps in North Korea where people are languishing and will likely spend the rest of their lives for committing crimes such as opposing the regime. Rodman never encountered the hundreds-of-thousands of starving North Koreans. People like Rodman, Serrano, Penn, Carter, and Dr. Watkins overlook the devastating policies of these dictators. They see strongmen who oppose the United States.
For every person who loved and admired Chavez, another felt the devastating effects of his policies. Leocenis Garcia was imprisoned in 2008 for publishing articles critical of Venezuela's state-run petroleum industry. He launched a hunger strike in 2010 after proclaiming he had been tortured by Venezuela's secret police. In May 2009, Chavez seized 28,417 acres of private property, stating "Land isn't private, it's the property of the nation." In December 2010, allies of Chavez in Venezuela's National Assembly passed laws that put restrictions on internet traffic and allowed the government to terminate broadcasting licenses.
How would Dr. Watkins feel if a Republican administration helped to pass a law that allowed it to prevent CNN from having him on air? One Venezuelan wrote on his Facebook page: "After 14 years, Venezuela is finally free! No more despotism!" I would caution this person that just because a dictator has died does not guarantee the country that he ruled will become free. His sentiment, however, is felt by many Venezuelans. For every Venezuelan who poured into the streets to mourn Chavez, there was another Venezuelan who breathed a sigh of relief.
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