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David Remnick Revisits Obama and Bill Ayers. But What has he Left Out?
Most important, Diamond pointed out, the paper "ignored the written evidence I provided them that demonstrated that Obama was appointed to the chairmanship of the Challenge board by Bill Ayers, who conceived, founded, secured $50 million to support and led the Challenge from 1993 to 2002." They also "ignored the hundreds of thousands of dollars funneled by the Challenge to the Small Schools Workshop which was founded by Ayers and then directed by Mike Klonsky who continues to head it up still." Klonsky, for those who do not know of him, was a founder of a new Maoist Communist organization in that era who had also been a comrade of Ayers in The Weather Underground.
Let us skip to the present. In his blog yesterday, Stephen Diamond was stunned when he picked up a copy of David Remnick's new biography of Barack Obama, The Bridge: The Life and Times of Barack Obama. There he found, in a chapter titled "Somebody Nobody Sent," the following words: Ayers, Remnick writes, "helped bring Obama onto the Annenberg Board." (my emphasis.) That statement of fact, one can immediately see, is precisely the opposite of the New York Times' bold claim that "Mr. Ayers played no role in Mr. Obama's appointment."
Remnick gives no source for his statement; nor does he mention that this was precisely the conclusion reached by Stephen Diamond in 2009. That in itself is most unusual. Readers of Mr. Remnick's new book will, however, immediately find that Remnick goes out of his way to attack all those who argued during the campaign that there was any significant connection between Obama and Ayers.
As for the connection with Ayers and his wife Bernardine Dohrn, and the "small informal reception" they threw for him" when he was considering running for the open Senate seat, Remnick claims it did not indicate anything out of the ordinary. Indeed, he mentions that Ayers thought Obama to be "someone far more to the center than they were." Ayers told Remnick that he thought Obama was "a moderate, middle-of-the road Democrat."
Again, Remnick takes Ayers' convenient words on faith. Does he really believe him? Is the quote in the book in order to assure readers that any charges of agreement between Ayers and Obama is simply right-wing Republican propaganda? Has Remnick read Ayers' own memoir, in which he blatantly lies about the past and distorts his own history? Obviously, his quote is there to cement the view that Ayers repeats when he says that he was not much into Obama, and as for the reception, "I did it because I was asked." Remnick concludes that the notion "that the two men were close friends or ideological soul mates was false."
In his blog yesterday, Diamond writes that to the contrary, Obama's appointment by Ayers to the Annenberg Board was "a major step up in the career of the young lawyer Obama who had recently returned to Chicago after graduating from Harvard Law School. A few months after his spring 1995 appointment to the CAC board, Obama would be invited to the Hyde Park home of Bill Ayers and his wife Bernardine Dohrn as part of the launch of his first political campaign to win the seat of departing state senator Alice Palmer. The Times also first reported that that Hyde Park meeting was the first time Obama met Ayers and Dohrn and then later changed that story — without explanation or apology to its readers — when it found out that Ayers had lunch with Obama to discuss the CAC earlier that year."
Ayers, he explains, "would never have helped engineer the Obama appointment if he were not dead certain that Obama would lead the CAC in the right direction. During its seven year existence the foundation was in a pitched battle with the Daley Administration which wanted to centralize school management and even tried to convince the Annenberg Foundation to not fund the Ayers proposal. That implies, of course, that Ayers and Obama had a closer and longer term relationship." Diamond adds that his own investigation has recently revealed that "a senior Obama campaign activist and long time Democratic Party supporter confirmed the relationship went back to the 1980s."
Today, Diamond points out, "figures like Van Jones, Valerie Jarrett, Chris Edley, Goodwin Liu and Linda Darling-Hammond all are a part of [an] identity politics milieu and are or have been close advisors of Obama. Several have links to Ayers and Dohrn professionally or politically over many years as well." Diamond, a left-wing advocate of what he calls the "democratic labor movement," judges these people as a group of anti-union leftists, who stand with Ayers' political program which many unionized teachers oppose. Diamond calls it "anti-teacher politics" and considers them to be opponents of unionism whose stance emerges from far left sectarian politics.
Diamond, as blogger Brenda J. Elliott wrote, "is a dyed-in-the wool leftist, albeit one who's grounded in the view that the American labor union movement can be the savior of American democracy." His credentials are on the political Left, and he evidently considers himself a social-democrat and a supporter of trade unionism. He is obviously a fierce opponent of the cultural identity politics of a good portion of today's left-wing, and he sees these people as major Obama supporters.
At any rate, Stephen Diamond cannot be written off by Remnick and others as a Right-winger, out to destroy Obama by accusing him of secret sympathies for an unrepentant terrorist. His critique is both different and of more substance, and his knowledge of the Chicago political scene and of Barack Obama's role in it is impressive. So, we wait — probably in vain — for David Remnick to address himself to his strange omission of any citation of Diamond, and of any explanation for the Obama-Ayers connection in lobbying for Ayers' radical educational effort in Chicago.
35 Comments, 21 Threads
1. David Thomson
"The first is that Diamond is no supporter of the simplistic theory that Obama was a friend of the unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers and therefore a secret communist."
Barack Obama is not a violent Marxist. He is an advocate of soft despotism. Obama wants to "nudge" you. Bill Ayers most assuredly considers him to be something of a useful idiot. Hard core Communists push the so-called Progressives out of the way as soon as it is convenient. Ayers consciously understand the violence required to achieve his goals. The far less intelligent and narcissistic Obama doesn't have a clue. He is too intellectually limited to follow his premises to their logical conclusions.
April 8, 2010 - 6:49 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Godwin's Law just 'nudged' me to say that Hitler didn't commit violent acts on a 'personal' level either.
I'm sorry, but if someone calls the shots they have essentially pulled the trigger by proxy.
April 8, 2010 - 11:00 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
2. David Thomson
Woodrow Wilson, John Dewey, Herbert Croly, Barack Obama, and other progressives pride themselves on their "elite" educations. A little nudge here and there will supposedly get everybody to follow the great leader to the Promised Land. This is the number one fallacy embraced by the progressives. They believe all their goals can be accomplished by nonviolent means. Alas, there will inevitably be a point in the nudging process where the public refuses to take the next step. More violent methods will be required. In other words, all progressives are ultimately wimps who refuse to admit the need to torture and kill a lot of reactionaries. Ayers, Castro, Stalin, and Mao know that any progressive evolution must eventually become a bloody revolution.
April 8, 2010 - 7:17 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
3. Robert
I don't know if the premise that violence is required holds. The American public have done for the Progressives what they could not; we have allowed ourselves to become so ignorant of history and the facts that we go willingly where they lead. There is a certain sector of the country that understands the evils of progressivism but that number shrinks daily. As more and more of the country finds itself dependent on the government for sustenance the likelihood of a violent resistance shrinks. The biggest enemy of conservatives is not progressives it is abject ignorance. Progressives sow ignorance to further their agenda. This is why they start with academia. An ignorant populace is a compliant populace. We need to counter with education; it is our only hope.
April 8, 2010 - 7:26 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
4. Aqua
The fact that Stephen Diamond is a leftist certainly would give him more credibility to the MSM than any "right wing loonies," and their ignoring his findings is further evidence (if such is still needed) of the scandalous suppression of information about Obama prior to his election.
In addition to the excellent article by Sol Stern at City Journal, Stanley Kurtz was writing up a storm about the Obama-Ayres collusion to radicalize schools. His articles were at NRO and at least one at WSJ.
Obama and Ayres Pushed Radicalism on Schools
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122212856075765367.htmlOne of Kurtz' articles delineates what was taught in this radical program — which was a total failure for the children on a scholastic level despite the many millions of dollars spent.
Nevertheless, Fox and other outlets continued to give this clear indication of the kind of radical programs of all sorts that we could expect from Obama — slight coverage — and it never got into the public sphere of conversation.
The Pushing Radical Education story was a big yawn compared to the Ayres terrorist bomber story which was too easily overridden by the "guilt by association" nonsense response.
For whatever reason this vital subject of Radical Education and Obama's connection with Ayres in the promotion of it, doesn't capture much interest.
What an unbelievable pity.
April 8, 2010 - 9:14 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
5. Joseph
Congrats, Ron! You've finally written something low enough to get you back on the front page of PJM. Bet you haven't felt so proud since your old Stalinist days.
April 8, 2010 - 10:17 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Joseph, I agree that the truth can be daunting, repellent and hideous to the shaken, stirred and eyes-wide-shut observer, just as (along the same lines) telling truth to POWERful lies might indeed be deemed 'ugly' by the prudish-POTUS-toe-suckers but the messenger is hardly in any terms of reality 'low' for being the humble albeit pock-marked bearer of the gift that keeps on revealing itself to the light of day.
Shadows be damned.
April 8, 2010 - 11:27 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
Guilty as charged! I should never have criticized Mr. Radosh for his past associations – what a McCarthy-ite thing to do! As for the "troll" charge, well, better a troll than an a-hole. Sorry, Charlie.
April 9, 2010 - 8:44 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
The point is that instead of dealing with what Ron Radosh said, you merely engaged in an ad hominem attack. By the way , which do you prefer? 1)Someone who once advocated dictatorship of the proletariat, who now regrets having done so, like Ron Radosh. 2) Someone who once advocated dictatorship of the proletariat, who has no regrets for having done so, like Bill Ayers.
I grew up with too many refugees from the Iron Curtain to have a sanguine view of those who advocated dictatorship of the proletariat.
April 9, 2010 - 8:50 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
Thanks, Gringo. Clearly the troll thinks that being obtuse is a valid argumentive tactic.
April 9, 2010 - 12:45 pm Link to this Comment
6. Jack in Silver Spring
Ron – I am of course unsurprised by any of this. When do leftists engage in truth telling? Only when telling truth to power, and we know the subtext of that. In any event, what caught my eye here was your passing comment about the NYT doing an "investigative" piece on the connection of Ayres and Obama. I suppose the piece was of the same genre of the kind it did of the accused Lacrosse players in Durham: it had the answer before investigating the question.
April 9, 2010 - 3:58 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
7. Gringo
In 1974, Bill Ayers and his wife Bernadine Dohrn were two of the four coauthors of Prairie Fire. This book advocated dictatorship of the proletariat for the US. The book was dedicated to a number of "political prisoners," including Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy.
Here is an excerpt from Bill Ayers's speech at the World Education Forum in Caracas in November 2006.
President Hugo Chavez, Vice-President Vicente Rangel, Ministers Moncada and Isturiz, invited guests,comrades. I'm honored and humbled to be here with you this morning. I bring greetings and support from your brothers and sisters throughout Northamerica. Welcome to the World Education Forum! Amamos la revolucion Bolivariana!
This is my fourth visit to Venezuela, each time at the invitation of my comrade and friend Luis Bonilla, a brilliant educator and inspiring fighter for justice. Luis has taught me a great deal about the Bolivarian Revolution and about the profound educational reforms underway here in Venezuela under the leadership of President Chavez. We share the belief that education is the motor-force of revolution, and I've come to appreciate Luis as a major asset in both the Venezuelan and the international struggle. I look forward to seeing how he and all of you continue to overcome the failings of capitalist education as you seek to create something truly new and deeply humane. Thank you, Luis, for everything you've done.
I also thank my youngest son, Chesa Boudin, who is interpreting my talk this morning and whose book on the Bolivarian revolution has played an important part in countering the barrage of lies spread by the U.S. State Department and the corrupted Northamerican media.Bill Ayer's talking points about Venezuela sound as if he never stopped wishing for the dictatorship of the proletariat. He uses familiar buzzwords: "failings of capitalist education…education is the motor force of revolution… international struggle… barrage of lies spread by the U.S. State Department and the corrupted Northamerican media." Perhaps the only difference in Bill Ayer's position now is that he is less willing to bomb to achieve his goals. He still wants a despotism: how else could you describe someone who gushes as he did about a caudillo like Chávez?
Chesa Boudin has written Gringo, a book about his time in Latin America. His revolutionary pedigree, with his Weatherpeople parents in prison resulting in his being raised by Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, paid off for him in Venezuela. Thanks to his revolutionary pedigree, he commenced working at Miraflores, the Presidential Palace, within several days of arriving in Venezuela as a tourist. In his book he talks about listening to Chávez and other Presidents of his Alba alliance. From page 122:
His (Chávez) speaking style was erratic…yet captivating. He …relied on sheer charisma to carry the crowd..
Since that night in the theatre I've watched Lula Inácio Lula da Silva speak.I've heard how Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, talks to a crowd; and Rafael Correa, the president of Ecuador… Words on a page cannot capture the contagious energy they inspire…For an outsider it takes strong nerves to stand in the midst of such crowds and endure the ecstatic screaming that greets their leader's arrivals.
…..It is true, perhaps, that Latin America has been home to more than its share of caudillos, or strongmen leaders, but when else in the region's history have so many democratically elected, progressive, charismatic leaders been in power at the same time?Bill and his son Chesa apparently don't realize that one person's charismatic leader is another person's caudillo. Gushing on about a charismatic caudillo is a rather interesting way to counter "… a barrage of lies spread by the U.S. State Department and the corrupted Northamerican media."
Bill Ayers still talks the talk. Still a commited commie. The only difference is that for walking the walk, instead of bombing his way to victory , he decided on a Gramscian march through the institutions. It is no accident that Bill Ayers described himself after the fall of the Berlin Wall as a "communist with a small c."
April 9, 2010 - 6:31 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
8. Frank Logan
During the campaign, I put together this long but detailed history of Obama's connection to not only the infamous Weather Underground leader William Ayers, but also Tom Ayers (father) and John Ayers (Brother). This relationship apparently began before Obama went to law school and is more extensive than Obama admits. It certainly raises questions. Many people think that Obama decided to attend Harvard Law at the urging of Tom and Bill Ayers.
Note Obama served on Three boards with William Ayers' connections including the less well known, anti-gun Joyce Foundation.http://globallabor.blogspot.com/2008/04/who-sent-obama.html
Obama Timeline
1975-1979 Attended Highschool – Hawaii Mentored by Frank Marshall Davis, an avowed communist http://www.postchronicle.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=58&num=132576
1979-1981 Attended Occidental College-Calif.
1981-1983 attended Columbia Univ.-NYC Graduated 1983
1983-1985 Worked in NYC part of time for Group founded by Ralph Nader
1985-1988 Director of DCP- Group sponsored 1st by Woods Fund where he met William Ayers
1988 Entered Harvard Law School
1989 Summer interned at Chicago Law firm(Sidley & Austin) where Michelle, his future wife, and Bernedine Dohrn, wife of William Ayers, worked. Firm had close ties to Tom Ayers, CEO of Commonwealth Edison, and William's Father.
1990 President Harvard Law Review
1991 Graduated Harvard Law
1992 Directed Illinois Project Vote & co founded PUBLIC ALLIES
1993-1996 Worked as assoc. atty Davis, Miner (Worked summers 1996-2002) Judson Miner an associate of Tom Ayers
1993-2002 Board of Directors -Woods Fund (William Ayers also on board) Woods Fund made $40,000 grant to Arab American Action Network(AAAN) headed by Rashid Khalid in 2001, $35,000 in 2002
1994-2002 Board of Directors -The Joyce Foundation (anti gun grants)(William Ayers wrote two grants)
1995-2002 Board of Directors -The Chicago Annenberg Challenge with William Ayers who appointed Obama.
1996-2004 Illinois State Senate
2004-2008 US senateOne can draw the conclusion that Obama's relationship with William Ayers is much more extensive than many think
April 9, 2010 - 7:26 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
9. white tiger
The CommieMoslem in Chief may be "nudging" at present, but when he perceives he can, it will be gulags and mass graves for all of we dissenters. The cowards and stupids will never learn this until they are imprisoned or murdered. Then it will be too late. Communists have no values because they have no God. For them, "good" is whatever feels good and "bad" is whatever doesn't. For they wrongly suppose that men are but nuclear accidents; chance collocations of subatomic particles, without meaning or value.
Folks, why will you put yourselves into the hands of such satanists?April 9, 2010 - 10:23 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
10. Banned by Huffpo
It is going to be very difficult for Dear Leader's thugs to silence those who continue to proclaim the truth.
We now have the internet and other media forms that are not (and cannot be) completely controlled by the new-age Politburo.
Beware fronts like "The New York Times" (aka Коммунизм алашара.)
But, won't be long before that rag is a distant memory, anyway.
The truth will be heard!
April 9, 2010 - 11:40 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
11. Phoenix48
I thank Ron for pointing out a single signifigant acknowledgement that once again illustrates how devoted the Gray Lady is to acquiescing when Obama tweeks the narrative. It's vital that such evidence gets acculated 7 duely footnoted.
But I caught David Remnicks C-Span roll out on this book – which I will not buy until it shows up at my local 2nd hand bookstore (Thrifty Joe's – west phoenix – shamless plug!!) – if at all.
Remnick ranks with Jane Mayer as far as so-called investigative anything. Stooge propaganda of the 1st fellow traveller order. The entire crowd was NYC Obama zombies – an hour plus of gushing hagography – entirely reminescent of Mayers DARK SIDE display. A devoted following in total agreement with the author – as if with Health Care passing they were just magically swept back to the rapture of the innaugral – and all the messy stuff in between never happened.
If this book – besides the Ayers connect – has any value its this – to serve as a road map ala what #8. Frank Logan suggests – discovering the entire real Barry to Obama and beyond.
Now thats a book I would pay for in hardback. Full pop. Even at Borders.
April 9, 2010 - 12:51 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
12. Joseph
Gee, Ron, doesn't a "troll" get to respond to these a-holes? Btw, I have to apologize for maligning you for your past associations. How McCarthyite of me!
April 9, 2010 - 12:57 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Since you declined to answer my question @ 8:50 a.m., I will ask you again.
By the way , which do you prefer? 1)Someone who once advocated dictatorship of the proletariat, who now regrets having done so, like Ron Radosh. 2) Someone who once advocated dictatorship of the proletariat, who has no regrets for having done so, like Bill Ayers.I grew up with too many refugees from the Iron Curtain to have a sanguine view of those who advocated dictatorship of the proletariat.
April 9, 2010 - 3:16 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
You still haven't refuted anything in the article.
April 9, 2010 - 3:17 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
As for the "troll" charge, well, better a troll than an a-hole.
Unfortunately it's not a simple choice of one or the other. It's quite possible to be both, as you have so ably demonstrated.
April 9, 2010 - 10:47 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
13. Bernie
The essential point about Saul Alinsky, Bill Ayers, and Barack Obama was that they were let loose along with their comrades by President Lyndon Johnson with his "War on Poverty". All this was recorded Irving Unger in his book with the title something like With the Best of Intentions. They are all the children of the Democratic Party which they now own.
April 9, 2010 - 12:57 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Bernie: Do you mean Irving Kristol's 1971 article "The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results"?
April 9, 2010 - 9:25 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
Ah, never mind, here is the citation:
Irwin Unger, The Best of Intentions: The Triumph and Failure of the Great Society Under Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon New York: Doubleday, 1996. 366 pp. $27.95 (cloth), ISBN: 0-385-46833-4
The Kristol piece looks interesting, too!
Thank you.
April 9, 2010 - 9:27 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
14. skeeziks
"Revisit" . . . when did the right ever leave it?
April 9, 2010 - 1:12 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
15. Kathy from Kansas
I'm very interested to see Diamond's reporting that "a senior Obama campaign activist and long time Democratic Party supporter confirmed the [Obama-Ayers] relationship went back to the 1980s."
Indeed, it may go all the way back to the EARLY 1980s, during Obama's undergraduate days at Columbia, see http://zombietime.com/obama_and_the_weather_underground.
April 10, 2010 - 12:25 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
16. Chief White Eye
………….One never has to look very far from the obvious to find the truth. The entire group of Progressive leaders in the White House has sought for years to obfuscate their personal histories for obvious reasons. Thus, we have volumes of material "overlooked" by nominees seeking Senate Confirmation as well as the trail of bread crumbs discussed above. I must warn you, just as I would warn any member of my family or my nation, the details of events from the past are not as important as the indications of what history teaches us will happen in the future.
A snake is a snake and you deal with it in a decisive and protective way. It does us no good to sit and discuss reports concerning snakes and their intentions. We or at least those of us who have walked more than a few miles in our own moccasins, know that we cannot believe anything a Progressive tells us. If there is no absolute truth, and most of the deluded ones would hold to that position, then conversation has ceased to be a meaningful exercise.
The only criteria by which we have to evaluate our peril are the actions of those who seek power in the name of "Social Justice, Economic Justice, Electorial Justice and Democratic Justice!" What have they done with authority in the past? What are the results of the implementation of their ideas and power? Can we document these conclusions? What have been the results in the lives of those who were "helped and protected?"
We know the answers……………..it is time to search your souls, your lives, your resources and your intentions. Tomorrow may be a very long way from here, but, we will only arrive safely on its shores if we begin the journey today.
………..from somewhere along the trail, Chief White Eye……………
April 10, 2010 - 12:36 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
17. Joseph
CharlieSays "You still haven't refuted anything in the article."
At long last, Charlie, don't you get it? The article is McCarthyite crap that deserves a rebuke, not a response.
April 10, 2010 - 5:52 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
I'll play along! Refute these:
Obama's fugly skank mom 1
Obama's fugly skank mom 2
Obama's fugly skank mom 3April 10, 2010 - 10:05 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Tell us about YOUR mom, Delia. Donna Reed, was she? How do you get along today? How about a few family photos.
April 12, 2010 - 6:39 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Were Bill Ayers a member of the KKK, would you have such a sanguine view of him?
You consider it "McCarthyite" and thus bad to point out those who advocate dictatorship of the proletariat. Would YOU like to live under a dictatorship of the proletariat?
For the THIRD TIME, I ask you this question: By the way , which do you prefer? 1)Someone who once advocated dictatorship of the proletariat, who now regrets having done so, like Ron Radosh. 2) Someone who once advocated dictatorship of the proletariat, who has no regrets for having done so, like Bill Ayers. (and his wife Bernadine, who several years ago talked about living in the US: "living in the belly of the beast.")
Are you afraid to answer the question?If it is "McCarthyite" and thus bad to point out those who advocate dictatorship of the proletariat, I suggest that you LEARN something about the consequences of living under regimes that have practiced dictatorship of the proletariat. Read Solzhenitsyn, such as his Gulag Archipelago series, or his fiction, such as "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch." Get acquainted with what happened under the leadership of the Great Helmsman, Chairman Mao. Such as the Great Leap Forward Famine. I shared an apartment for four years with a Chinese grad student who had been a Red Guard in his youth during the Cultural Revolution: sheer madness. I knew a woman who was only 8 years old when Stalin invaded her Estonian homeland. The consequences of living under Stalin and the Nazis were evident, as she was very hesitant to express her opinions on politics and other issues. I worked with a man who was a child in Ukraine during the Stalin-induced famine. He and his wife got sent as slave labor to Germany during WW2, which enabled them to later flee to the US. He didn't want to discuss at all his time in Ukraine, which is a common thread I have seen from those who have fled the Iron Curtain. Trauma victims do not like to revisit the trauma.
April 11, 2010 - 6:30 am Link to this Comment | Reply
18. Pragmatist
Obama also hates PROFIT just look at his war on Banks and Insurance Companies Big Business . Why you might ask well just Google SHARIAH BANKING the HYPOCRITICAL Mohammedan Banking System where you never pay or receive INTEREST just CHARGES which fits in well with Islam's monumental HYPOCRISY. Then ask yourself Obama hates PROFITS Mohammedans SAY they hate PROFITS and you can conclude that this is just one MORE confirmation that the BOGUS POTUS is a LYING MOHAMEDAN
April 10, 2010 - 10:08 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
19. Ross Wolf
Could Obama Be America's First Defacto President?
Innocent Americans increasingly are sent to prison based on false evidence manufactured by police forensic crime labs. Now President Obama wants the power to incarcerate U.S. Citizens not on evidence, but for what they might do.
Compare: Two days after the 1933 burning of Germany's Parliament Building, blamed on communists, Hitler responded with a powerful speech before Parliament. Hitler asked Parliament to suspend sections of the Reich Constitution that protected Citizens' Rights and Civil Liberties. Hitler said the suspension was necessary so government could protect the homeland from being destroyed by communists. Hitler promised Parliament the Constitution would later be restored. After Parliament passed Hitler's Discriminatory Decrees and Hitler signed it February 28, 1933, Hitler immediately used the news laws to abolished Parliament. See Hitler's 1933 Discriminatory Laws below:
Obama gave a speech in May 2010, that proposed incarcerating in indefinite prolonged detention without evidence, any person government deemed a "combatant" or likely to engage in a violent act in the future; that would include U.S. Citizens "without evidence of wrongdoing." With that amount power Obama like Hitler could arrest members of Congress, drag U.S. Citizens off the street and from their homes to be imprisoned indefinitely based only on Government's claim they are a "combatant" or likely to engage in a violent act in the future.
If Congress approves Obama's categories of people likely to engage in violent acts, overnight millions of lawful U.S. activists could be subject to arrest, Indefinite Prolonged Detention. When you examine Obama's speech, it appears Obama wants retroactive power to incarcerate anyone government claims (prior) supported violent acts on the premise that person is likely to support violent acts in the future: U.S. activists would be extremely vulnerable because no activist can control what another activist or group might do illegally they network with domestically or overseas. Government would only have to allege a person; group or organization might commit a violent act in the future to order Preventative Detention of lawful participants with no evidence whatsoever. Americans would be afraid to speak out.
It is foreseeable any "individual" who writes on the Internet or verbally express an opinion against or entity of U.S. Government or its coalition partners could be deemed by authorities a "Combatant" or likely to engage in or cause violent acts: government too easily could claim an author's writings inspired people in the past and will in the future to commit or support violent acts. It is problematic that indefinitely detained U.S. Citizens not involved in terrorism or hostile activities, not given Miranda Warnings or allowed legal counsel; interrogated, will be prosecuted for ordinary crimes because of their alleged admissions while held in indefinite "Prolonged Detention. Obama wants the power to override the U.S. Constitution. Obama wants the power to detain indefinitely any American without probable cause or evidence, based on conjecture someone might do something violent in the future.
Obama similar to Hitler is centralizing power in the federal Government by getting passed legislation the U.S. government could potentially use to intimidate and threaten corporations among others. Hitler got passed similar laws shortly before the burning of the German Parliament building blamed on the communists. Immediately after the fire, Hitler used his new laws to coerce corporations and influential Citizens to support passage of fascist legislation that suspended provisions of the German Constitution that protected Citizens' freedoms and civil liberties. Obama is now approaching a position where he can use similar new laws, including the Patriot Act and 200 asset forfeiture laws to seize any corporation or individual's assets; and force U.S. corporations and other institutions like Hitler did to support legislation that threatens or curtails rights of Americans.
More recently Obama has moved forward to crush Free Speech, silence his critics by pushing passage of HR 5175: this abomination will choke the 1st Amendment, denying the right of free speech to ordinary Americans. Under Title II: groups like Gun Owners of America and other groups including bloggers that only mention "public officials" within 60 days of an election, could be required to file onerous disclosures–and potentially have to disclose their membership lists—despite the Supreme Court ruling in NAACP v. Alabama that held membership lists like those of GOA's) are off limits to government control. Is Obama's support of HR 5175 similar to what Hitler did to shut up his critics? In the run up to Parliament passing his police state laws including the 1933 Discriminatory Decrees that abolished Citizen's Free Speech, Hitler employed thugs to beat up reporters, arrest anyone who had courage to criticize the Fuhrer or his Nazi government or expose introduced legislation. Is Obama by supporting HR 5175 to shut up his critics, trying to take American to the same place?
Alarmingly the Obama Government recently employed a vendor to search Internet social networking sites to collect information about Americans that could potentially be used by this government to injure Americans, for example, if you apply for a federal job, your name might be crossed referenced by the Obama Government with comments you made at Websites against Obama; or if you make application at a bank for a loan the Government has control since the financial crisis, could your Internet comment(s) prevent you getting that loan? Obama's monitoring of the Internet sites can too easily be used by Government to intimidate Citizens from speaking out. Obama Top CZAR Cass Sunstein prepared a 2008 paper that proposed spying on Americans, infiltrating groups and organizations to obstruct Free Speech, disrupt the exchange of ideas and disseminate false information to neutralize Americans that might question government.
See: http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=121884See Hitler's 1933 Nazi Laws below:
Note: Based on translations by State Department, National Socialism, 1942 PP. 215-17, and Pollak, J.K., and Heneman, H.J., The Hitler Decrees, (1934), pp. 10-11.7
In virtue of Section 48 (2) of the German Constitution, the following is decreed as a defensive measure against Communist acts of Violence, endangering the state:
Section 1
Sections 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124, and 153 of the Constitution of the German Reich are suspended until further notice. Thus, restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press, on the right of assembly and the right of association, and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic, and telephonic communications, and warrants for house-searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed.Section 2
If in a state the measures necessary for the restoration of public security and order are not taken, the Reich Government may temporarily take over the powers of the highest state authority.Section 4
Whoever provokes, or appeals for or incites to the disobedience of the orders given out by the supreme state authorities or the authorities subject to then for the execution of this decree, or the orders given by the Reich Government according to Section 2, is punishable—insofar as the deed, is not covered by the decree with more severe punishment and with imprisonment of not less that one month, or with a fine from 150 up to 15,000 Reichsmarks.Whoever endangers human life by violating Section 1, is to be punished by sentence to a penitentiary, under mitigating circumstances with imprisonment of not less than six months and, when violation causes the death of a person, with death, under mitigating circumstances with a penitentiary sentence of not less that two years. In addition the sentence my include confiscation of property.
Whoever provokes an inciter to or act contrary to public welfare is to be punished with a penitentiary sentence, under mitigating circumstances, with imprisonment of not less than three months.
Section 5
The crimes which under the Criminal Code are punishable with penitentiary for life are to be punished with death: i.e., in Sections 81 (high treason), 229 (poisoning), 306 (arson), 311 (explosion), 312 (floods), 315, paragraph 2 (damage to railroad properties, 324 (general poisoning).Insofar as a more severe punishment has not been previously provided for, the following are punishable with death or with life imprisonment or with imprisonment not to exceed 15 years:
1. Anyone who undertakes to kill the Reich President or a member or a commissioner of the Reich Government or of a state government, or provokes to such a killing, or agrees to commit it, or accepts such an offer, or conspires with another for such a murder;
2. Anyone who under Section 115 (2) of the Criminal Code (serious rioting) or of Section 125 (2) of the Criminal Code (serious disturbance of the peace) commits the act with arms or cooperates consciously and intentionally with an armed person;
3. Anyone who commits a kidnapping under Section 239 of the Criminal with the intention of making use of the kidnapped person as a hostage in the political struggle.
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This decree enters in force on the day of its promulgation.Reich President
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Touchstone | |
Origin | Hertfordshire, England |
Genres | Progressive rock, progressive metal |
Years active | 2001- present |
Website | [1] |
Members | |
Rob Cottingham Adam Hodgson Andre 'Moo' Moorghen Kim 'Elkie' Seviour Henry Rogers | |
Past members | |
Mike Forrester Steve Barfoot Simon Cook Jona Sutch Liz Clayden Alasdair Melville |
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Touchstone | |
Origin | Hertfordshire, England |
Genres | Progressive rock, progressive metal |
Years active | 2001- present |
Website | [1] |
Members | |
Rob Cottingham Adam Hodgson Andre 'Moo' Moorghen Kim 'Elkie' Seviour Henry Rogers | |
Past members | |
Mike Forrester Steve Barfoot Simon Cook Jona Sutch Liz Clayden Alasdair Melville |
Touchstone is a rock band from the UK. The original band was formed by Rob Cottingham in 2001, after the release of his solo album 'Behind the Orchard Tree' - recorded at Linford Manor Studios in Milton Keynes (Jamiroqaui, Feeder, Skunk Ananse). Adam Hodgson joined in 2003. Other more recent band members include bassist Andre 'Moo' Moorghen, singer Kim Seviour and drummer Henry Rogers. Touchstone's music is distributed by Proper Music Distribution.
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Touchstone's first studio recording was an EP called Mad Hatters, in 2006. Its four songs included 'Misguided Fool' and 'The Mad Hatters' Song'. The EP was well-received, and spurred Rob and Adam to continue writing more material for the band. It is the only release to feature vocalist Liz Claydon and drummer Simon Cook.
Their first full-length album was Discordant Dreams and was the first to feature Kim Seviour and Alasdair Melville (now drummer for London band 'The Knights Of The Realm') on vocals and drums respectively. The album was praised as an improvement from Mad Hatters, and with tracks such as 'Blacktide', 'Shadow' and 'The Beggar's Song', it showcases the 'Touchstone sound'. The album was recorded by Ben Humphreys and mixed by John Mitchell (It Bites, Frost*, Kino) at his studios in Reading, Berkshire, and performs a guitar solo on the song "Dignity".
Discordant Dreams was toured in September 2008 around the UK with It Bites on The Tall Ships Tour, with Touchstone featuring as support. The tour consisted of 12 UK dates and was a major success for both bands, the final night taking place in Brighton.
The album led the band to win the Classic Rock Society Best New Band 2007 award, presented by John Wetton of Asia.
Touchstone's next studio work was Wintercoast. Released in June 2009, it features an opening narrative from the Oscar winning actor Jeremy Irons, describing someone's life in a city and his desire to leave for a place "seen reflected in a dream", called 'Wintercoast'. The album was also considered 'a step up from their previous album'. In particular, it has more emphasis on keyboard melodies, giving a more Marillion-style feel (as can be heard at the opening of the track, 'Line in the Sand'). There is also greater emphasis on drums and guitars, which results in passages which would fit well into the Heavy Metal genre.
The band performed at the 2009 United States Rites of Spring festival (ROSfest) which takes place annually in Glenside near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first time they had played outside of the United Kingdom, and their performance was well-received, resulting in many positive reviews, including one by the website, USA Progressive Music.[1]
Other recent performances of note were at Cambridge Rock Festival in 2009 alongside Asia, Uriah Heep, Focus, Mostly Autumn, Breathing Space and many others in support of Wintercoast - as well as a performance at 'CalProg' in Los Angeles alongside It Bites, Karmakanic and Agents Of Mercy.
In April 2010, Alasdair Melville decided to leave the band to pursue other musical endeavors - after an 18 month break from music, he joined forces with an old college friend to become drummer for London based band The Knights Of The Realm who in July 2012 headlined at the legendary 100 Club in Oxford Street, London. He was replaced by Henry Rogers (DeeExpus) on a temporary basis. However, on 24 July it was announced that Henry would become a permanent member of Touchstone.
In July 2010, Touchstone released their first live album called Live in the USA which features songs from two festivals played in America; namely ROSfest 2009 and Calprog 2009. They played at the prestigious High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London and opened the Prog stage on Saturday 24 July, playing the first songs at the festival.
Throughout the remainder of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, the band took some time out to write material for their upcoming third studio album. A short tour called 'The Progressive Nation Tour' happened in March 2011. On 1 August 2011, Touchstone announced that they had signed to SPV GmbH's Steamhammer label. Their album The City Sleeps was released in October 2011 on this label, and entered the UK rock album charts at No. 36.
In March 2012, Touchstone did a mini-UK tour. In July 2012, the band announced a two-week European tour commencing in late September 2012, co-headlining with The Reasoning.
Founding member, Rob Cottingham, announced his second solo album project called "Captain Blue" on 13 July 2012, and announced drummer, Gary O'Toole (Steve Hackett Band) and bassist, Dr Goat Foot, on 20 July 2012.
The album is due out in October 2012 on the Heavy Right Foot Records label.
Touchstone has been described as "A band who combine the prog sensibilities of Yes with the hard rocking aptitudes of Van Halen",[2] based on the diversity of the band members' influences. For example, Cottingham cites melodic bands such as Yes, Pink Floyd and Genesis as influences. Hodgson, on the other hand, has 'rockier' sensibilities, having previously been in hard-rock bands. He looks towards artist such as Joe Satriani for his inspiration. However, the two of them share a mutual love of Yes, and it was similarities such as this that resulted in them working together.
The band, as a whole, does cite the progressive genre as an influence, and they are classed as 'Progressive'. But their sound is made possible by the influence of other styles. Moorghen has a varied list of influences*, but listening to his playing, it can be said that anything that involves complex bass guitar inspires him.
The vocalist, Kim Seviour, provides a style which, when combined with the rest of the band, complete the 'Touchstone Sound'. Kim admires more modern artists such as Muse and Our Lady Peace, and has been in bands which covered song by artists like Guns and Roses and Metallica. She also cites Folk singers as an influence to her approach to singing.
Much of the bands earlier heavy sound can be attributed to Alasdair Melville and his love of hard rock - with a sound described by fans as 'powerhouse' he added much of the necessary weight, which is skillfully replicated by the current incumbent Rogers (formerly of Sheffield based band DeeExpus). Melville now plays for London based Rock band "The Knights Of The Realm".
This blend of influences makes 'The Touchstone Sound' accessible to fans of genres from Classic Prog to Modern Metal.
2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006 |
2006-2007 | 2007-2010 | 2010–present | |
The album Discordant Dreams was rated 7 out of 10 in the July 2008 (10th Birthday Special Edition) issue of Classic Rock by Geoff Barton.[3] It has received praise from well-known figures such as Jeff Wayne (War Of The Worlds), Rick Wakeman of Yes and most recently[when?] from Jeremy Irons.
"Shadow", a track from the album Discordant Dreams, was featured on the "Prog Spawn" cover disk of the August 2008 issue of Classic Rock.[4]
Wintercoast has received much praise and press coverage, including another review by Geoff Barton,[5] and the track "Strange Days" played on the radio stations Total Rock, ARfm & Phoenix Radio.

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It may take a couple of days to gather all the information to flesh out what happened in today's BOC meeting but Commissioner Parry was on full offense when it came to the subject of the solid waste department and referred to enforcing an agreement as "using a sledgehammer" on poor ole Waste Connections. The independent engineer, Brady Consulting, released its assessment of the Beaver Hill facility and harshly criticized an earlier study prepared by URS. From the Brady Report on Beaver Hill Incinerator
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Components of the URS report have been criticized before, namely its calculations on the life of the ash trench and as you can see the above assessment of URS is quite damning. Terrill Chang at URS has not responded to my request for a comment. The Brady report says, "Under no conditions should this plant be placed back in operation." What happened to the site since it was shutdown a couple of weeks ago and staff laid off and what has happened to the facility in the last two years since the URS report? Why was Cheryl Westgaard at Beaver Hill getting quotes for trash hauling as far back as last December? Who is the public supposed to believe, URS or Brady? There is no question this board prefers to accept the latter and today Parry claimed that county counsel was exploring the possibility of demanding a refund for the $37K URS study. When pressed about enforcing an agreement with Waste Connections for $700K to $1 million the board was silent with the exception of Parry offering excuses about not using sledgehammers and speaking to engineers and, oh yeah, making sure we have a legal position to enforce the agreement? The video will be very revealing and Parry's animosity toward Sanne shines through again but Sanne handled it with aplomb.
Much more to come when I hear back from URS and other sources and not discussed today was why the site has stopped all metal reclamation which last year earned $250K in just three months of cumulative operation.
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One of the first things I heard when I moved here twenty years ago was this saying: "If you decide to move to Coos County, be sure you bring enough money to move away because you'll never find it here."
Right in front of our eyes. This isn't even stealth. They are just doing it and FU to the taxpayers/voters. They will take down ORCCA, and take over their money-feed, they will sell out to Waste Connections, and what are YOU going to do about it ? To those of us who CHOSE to move here, thinking Coos County was on the verge of "taking off", which is touted to this day by the Chamber, SCDC, etc. ? I believed them. But it didn't take me long to realize it was all a lie, and there were serious financial skullduggery going on in Coos County. Okay, they've been identified, and their latest two moves have gone on right in front of us, and the population sits, ignorantly believing the Job Messiahs. THIS is what the voters want, this is why this county will NEVER pull it'self out of the hole these Messiahs' put us in, and the voters hand it all over with barely a whimper. Boy, I've never watched such a thing happen in any state I've ever lived in. Never.
Yay Mary, you did it again! Can the World ever hope to come up with your quality, researched and incisive reporting? They haven't even reported on the "Minority Report" for the ill conceived "Structure Committ" …what a joke! I wonder how many $ the BOC spent on this report. Interesting that it seems to refute the previous report in 2009 – I must admit I haven't had time to study it yet. I don't beleve the BOC hired a professional director since Skip Sumstine was fired when he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars under his watch. The former HR Director/Garbatge Man was no great shakes either. It's obvious this was planned back int he days of Nikki/John Griffith/ etc. I wonder who holds stock in Waste Connections. One wonders to Whom is the connection? I'd bet on Freddie who seems to be "connected" to many of these solutions. Heard a rumor that he had shared there was quite a reward for landowners who were willing to sell to the FEDS. Poor Boy, he got a free road which is maintained by our Road Crew etc.
At any rate it looks like Coos County wants to "contract out" our services to benefit other states…in this case Texas who now houses Waste Connections. Seems like the last time we contracted with a Texas company we had to go to court for the gas lines. We did win afater many years but whose poor judgement empoyed them. Seems like the same crowd is doing it again. I'm just saying……..what's next? I guess we don't need jobs here. I guess the "fat cats" can keep all out small businesses in business or can they?
Why is the county counsel stonewalling the citizen who requested copies of the Waste Connections agreements? What is there or not there?


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Cheese Omelette(1 serving) Printable Version
2. Heat butter in 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat until butter is hot and sizzling. As butter melts, tilt skillet to coat bottom with butter. 3. Quickly pour eggs into skillet. While rapidly sliding skillet back and forth over heat, quickly stir eggs with a fork to spread them continuously over the bottom of the skillet as they thicken. When they are thickened, let stand over heat a few seconds to lightly brown bottom of omelet. Do not overcook... the omelet will continue to cook after being folded. Sprinkle with cheese. 4. Tilt skillet and run a spatula under edge of omelet, then jerk skillet sharply to loosen omelet from bottom of skillet. Fold portion of omelet nearest you just to center. Allow for a portion of the omelet to slide up side of skillet. Turn omelet onto warm plate, flipping folded portion of omelet over so far side is on bottom. Tuck sides of omelet under if desired. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and additional cheese if desired. Nothing fancy. Just your fantastic basic cheese omelette. Try it with your favorite cheese or combination of cheeses. Mr Breakfast would like to thank manduboyi for this recipe.
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I usually fry it with oil and use the normal cheese slices... but I love this even more then usual as the fragrance of butter and cheese melting is yummy. Thanks for recipe! Comment submitted: 1/25/2015 (#19232) From Andrew S.
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If you like a basic omelette, it's very good. Comment submitted: 10/16/2013 (#16859) From H. Franklin
I put two crispy bacon strips long-ways in each omelet. Yum! Comment submitted: 7/18/2013 (#16178) From SammiD
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This was really great and super easy, plus I added onions. Comment submitted: 3/17/2013 (#15415) From VitaPi If you beat the eggs with a Tablespoon of milk and 2 teaspoons flour, you get a fluffier omelette. Comment submitted: 3/13/2013 (#15369) From Rexmi
I added chopped ham - just chopped up slices from a lunch meat pack. I'm a super amateur cook - so this was very impressive coming from me. Good tasting recipe! Comment submitted: 3/12/2013 (#15358) From Aubree
Yummy. Turned out great. Comment submitted: 12/2/2012 (#14923) From Knox
I put American cheese and two spoons of leftover chili in the middle. I never cook, but my wife said it was great. I agree - I did good! Comment submitted: 9/27/2012 (#14468) From attune
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Mouthwatering good! Comment submitted: 3/14/2012 (#13671) From rayjet
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For the egg to get fertilized during human reproduction, the ovulation period gets initiated where thickening of the uterus takes place and levels of estrogen start rising at every cycle of menstruation. It is important to note that some of the oral contraceptives have a side effect of hair thinning and loss. Progesterone is a hormone very important in the reproductive process, and starts rising after the process or ovulation. Once the egg that gets fertilized implants itself in the wall of the uterus, the occurrence of conception takes place.
Levels of progesterone as well as estrogen start dropping, when conception does not happen and this leads to menstruation. To terminate or control pregnancy, contraceptives termed as BCP or birth control pills are taken. By taking these contraceptives, ovulation gets prevented and levels of estrogen and progesterone are maintained. Eggs are not released by the ovaries and levels of estrogen do not rise. If you have been taking oral contraceptives there are certain risks involved which you need to be aware of. Provillus and Nisim International products can be best considered in the case of hair loss.
In the event of hair loss a good idea would be to follow online tips on how to keep hair healthy and strong despite intake of oral contraceptives. A large number of women do suffer from hair loss side effects when oral contraceptives are taken. While taking these contraceptives, smoking should be avoided as chances of heart attacks can rise and clotting of blood can also take place. One of the most common side effects is loss of hair. Hair loss can take place in women through shedding that is induced by drugs and by losing hair genetically as a regular pattern occurring in females.
Shedding of hair that takes place is also clinically termed as telogen effluvium – cause due to consumption of oral contraceptives. Hair moves to a resting phase which leads to shedding of hair when oral contraceptives are consumed. Spontaneous shedding of hair takes place before the new cycle of growth is entered. During the period when oral contraceptives are taken, hair in large amounts is lost. Online tips on how to keep hair healthy and strong prove to be very beneficial for those women who have been experiencing unprecedented loss of hair.
Hair shedding can take place when birth control pills are discontinued too, or while switching over to different kinds of birth control pills or while starting to take pills for birth control. Before taking oral contraceptives women should be aware of the fact that some of the oral contraceptives have a side effect of hair thinning and loss. Added loss of hair can take place when contraceptive pills are taken when the woman is already passing through a hair loss phase due to genetic predisposition. Oral contraception pills raise the level of progesterone higher than estrogen which contributes more to the hair loss process. In such a case considering Provillus and Nisim International products can be a worthwhile choice for women who have been on birth control pills for some time.
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Christopher & Banks Rejects Unsolicited Proposal As Not In The Best Interest Of Stockholders
Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE: CBK), a specialty women's apparel retailer, today announced that the Board of Directors, after careful consideration, with the assistance of its outside financial and legal advisors, has rejected Aria Partners' unsolicited proposal to acquire all outstanding stock of the Company for $1.75 per share. The Board has also reaffirmed its commitment to its new management team's strategic plan, which has already begun to demonstrate signs of progress.
The Company's Board of Directors believes that the current merchandising and marketing strategies have brought stability to and energized the organization, and are expected to deliver improved sales, margin, and cash flow performance in the second half of fiscal 2012 and beyond. While only a small portion of the current merchandise reflects the new strategy, the Company has begun to see a favorable response to new product, as well as to marketing initiatives aimed at driving traffic and sales. After careful review and consideration of the Aria Partners proposal, the Board, which is comprised entirely of independent directors, concluded that the proposal does not reflect the full, long-term value stockholders are expected to receive from continued focus on the current strategy. Therefore, the proposal is not in the best interests of Christopher & Banks and its stockholders.
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Language detection with Google's Compact Language Detector. Google's Chrome browser has a useful translate feature, where it detects the language of the page you've visited and if it differs from your local language, it offers to translate it.
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Target audience is the Natural Language Processing (NLP) community. All algorithms are memory-independent w.r.t. the corpus size (can process input larger than RAM),Intuitive interfaceseasy to plug in your own input corpus/datastream (trivial streaming API)easy to extend with other Vector Space algorithms (trivial transformation API)Efficient implementations of popular algorithms, such as online Latent Semantic Analysis, Latent Dirichlet Allocation or Random ProjectionsDistributed computing: can run Latent Semantic Analysis and Latent Dirichlet Allocation on a cluster of computers.Extensive HTML documentation and tutorials.
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We're down to just five days left in the summer season and while many areas across the country are switching to fall, western Oregon is enjoying summer to the last minute.
The jet stream is almost off the map, clear in northern Canada. High pressure is filling the northeast Pacific and a thermal trough has moved into western Oregon. A thermal trough sets up off-shore flow which generally gives western Oregon the best chance at hot weather in the summer season. (And during the fire season can bring in smoke.)
The skies will remain cloud free and high temperatures will climb to the upper 80s and low 90s for most inland locations. The coast will begin to battle the marine layer late in the day which will hold temperatures to the mid 60s.
The winds will shift Tuesday as the thermal trough moves east. This will bring in clouds for the coast, but the rest of us will remain clear through Wednesday. Highs will drop several degrees though, to the mid 80s both Tuesday and Wednesday.
By Thursday the on-shore flow will be strong enough to push clouds from the coast to the valley for the first part of the day. This will drop our temperatures another notch to the low 80s for Thursday and Friday.
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text: Marine in Haditha, Iraq, killings gets demotion, pay cutBy Stan Wilson and Michael Martinez, CNNUpdated 11:05 PM ET, Tue January 24, 2012Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich pleaded guilty to one count of negligent dereliction of duty Monday. He was sentenced Tuesday.Story highlightsStaff Sgt. Frank Wuterich sentenced to 90 days, but a plea deal negates thatOverall charges in Haditha massacre investigation have "fizzled," expert saysIraqi officials are angry over court-martial's plea deal"Iraqi blood isn't so cheap," one Iraqi lawmaker saysA U.S. military judge sentenced a Marine squad leader charged with alleged war crimes in Iraq to a maximum of 90 days in prison and a reduction in pay and rank.But because of a plea deal with prosecutors, Staff Sgt. Frank G. Wuterich won't serve any time in the brig. The military judge was obligated to abide by the plea arrangement between prosecutors and the defense.In the end, Wuterich's sentence amounts to a reduction in rank -- to private -- and a pay cut.A final adjudication will be made by Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, but he cannot increase Tuesday's sentence, a Marine spokesman said. The commander can reduce it, though, the spokesman said.Meanwhile, Iraqi officials condemned the plea deal for Wuterich, who was facing several manslaughter and other charges. Also, a military law expert said the U.S. military needs to justify the ruling.The trial of Wuterich, who pleaded guilty to one count of negligent dereliction of duty, ends a six-year investigation into one of the Iraq war's worst attacks on civilians by U.S. troops. Twenty-four Iraqis died.In the sentencing, the military judge, Lt. Col. David Jones, cited how Wuterich ordered his troops to "shoot first, ask questions later."Wuterich, a divorced father of three young daughters, was the last of eight Marines charged. Charges were dropped against six of the other Marines charged in the case, and one was acquitted.One U.S. congressman compared the Haditha killings to the 1968 Vietnam massacre at My Lai.Wuterich, 31, of Meriden, Connecticut, originally faced 152 years in prison on nine counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and three counts of dereliction of duty in the November 19, 2005, killings -- charges he has vehemently denied.In exchange for his guilty plea, the most serious charges of manslaughter and assault charges were dropped.Facing the judge in a Marine base courtroom Tuesday, Wuterich, dressed in uniform, expressed no emotion.In the sentencing hearing, prosecutors asked for the maximum sentence. "Today, Staff Sgt. Wuterich stands vindicated by the very same system that has held him captive for over six years," said Wuterich attorney Neal Puckett in a statement. "We believe justice prevailed for Staff Sgt. Wuterich, and in turn, he wishes it was within his power to impart that same measure of justice to the families of the victims of Haditha," Puckett said in the statement. Earlier in the day, Wuterich told the judge that he was not a "monster" or "cold-blooded baby killer.""For six years, I have had to accept that my name will always be associated with a massacre, being a cold-blooded baby killer, an 'out of control' monster, and a conspiring liar," Wuterich told the court. "There's nothing I can do about whoever believes these things.""I never fired my weapon at any women or children that day" in 2005, Wuterich said. "When I told my team to shoot first and ask questions later, the intent wasn't that they would shoot civilians, it was that they would not hesitate in the face of the enemy," he said.Wuterich's case signals the end of a handful of alleged war crimes cases that came to light during the height of the war in Iraq.Wuterich pleaded guilty Monday to one count of negligent dereliction of duty, a charge that could have brought a brig confinement of up to three months, two-thirds forfeiture of pay for three months and reduction in rank to private, authorities said."Words cannot express my sorrow for the loss of your loved ones," Wuterich said to the families in his statement.Wuterich said he was "absolutely devastated" when his commanders were relieved of duty "because of my words or actions."He said he's been unable to advance his military career or pursue "a secure life for my family outside of the military.""Many of the Marines who were there that day, along with everyone who has stood by me and supported me, may be disappointed that I pled guilty. It might suggest that I believe we behaved badly or dishonorably. The truth is, I don't believe anyone in my squad, nor any member of of Kilo Co, 3/1/ behaved in any way that was dishonorable or contrary to the highest ideals that we all live by as Marines," Wuterich said."Regardless of the outcome, I am here to take responsibility for my actions, and to accept the consequences," Wuterich said.Wuterich's plea came nearly two weeks into his court-martial at Camp Pendleton near San Diego. The killings enraged Iraqis, put a spotlight on the conduct of the U.S. military and saw a congressman compare it to Vietnam's My Lai massacre. The fallout from the incidents continued more than six years later, with reports that Iraqi-U.S. negotiations to extend a withdrawal deadline broke down over Iraq's refusal to grant American troops immunity from prosecution in Iraq.On Tuesday, Iraqi officials excoriated the plea deal in the court-martial.Khalid Salman, head of the Haditha local council, told CNN that "we have been following this case since 2006 and we were hoping that those soldiers, who killed 24 innocent people, will receive fair punishment."But now we are convinced that the judicial system in America is unjust," Salman said. "This is not the end, and we will continue pursuing those soldiers legally through the international courts."Taleb al-Essawi, the political adviser to the governor of the Anbar province, told CNN that the local government is very disappointed with the court-martial decision."Big disappointment," al-Essawi said. "I can't believe that the court decided to drop all the charges except one charge, which is negligent dereliction of duty. This is a joke because according to the Iraqi law, all those soldiers should be executed," al-Essawi said."We demand from the American administration to reconsider the court decision," al-Essawi told CNN. The U.S. government should compensate the families of the victims, he added.Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish lawmaker, said the Marines "committed mass killings in Haditha" and the plea arrangement was "unjust.""We ask the human rights organizations and (nongovernmental organizations) in America and all over the world to strongly condemn this verdict. Iraqi blood isn't so cheap," Othman said in his Facebook posting.A U.S. military law expert said a public explanation was needed."The trial counsel and convening authority has a duty to explain this pretrial agreement in order to safeguard public confidence in the administration of justice," said Eugene R. Fidell, senior research scholar and a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School."The way our military justice system works," Fidell told CNN, "is that the convening authority, a commander of the unit, makes the central decision."It's a command-centric system that we inherited from (King) George III. Pretrial agreements are contracts between the accused and the convening authority."The prosecution and staff judge advocate play an advisory role. At the end of the day, it's the commander's decision to accept or reject a proposed pretrial agreement," Fidell said.About the investigation into the Haditha massacre, Fidell said: "It does seem that a set of cases that began with some pretty terrible allegations has basically fizzled. The public ought to have confidence in the administration of justice."Fidell said he was concerned about the overall trend of justice emerging out of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars."For some time, I've wondered whether the system was producing the kind of results it should have. What has struck me is that it has been difficult for the government to get convictions in a number of cases, and where it has gotten convictions, whether it has gotten significant penalties," Fidell said.In court Tuesday, Wuterich's attorney, Puckett, told the judge that "Wuterich has been exonerated, his integrity is unfaltering.""He knows his Marine career has come to an end, but his only intention was to protect his troops," Puckett said.According to previous testimony and court records, Wuterich, who was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, was the squad leader on November 19, 2005, when members of his patrol unit were moving a supply convoy moving through Haditha, an insurgent stronghold where armed resistance fighters hid along civilian populations. An improvised explosive device exploded under a vehicle, killing Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, and injuring two other Marines.During the more than two-week trial, prosecutors argued Wuterich lost control after seeing the body of his friend blown apart by the bomb and led his men on a angry rage ordering his squad to "shoot first and ask questions later."Wuterich's team stormed two nearby homes, blasting their way in with grenades and M-16 rifle fire. Among the dead was an elderly man in a wheelchair. When the 45-minute incident was over, 24 men, women and children were killed. Wuterich was accused of ordering his men to storm the homes, part of what his attorney has said was a search for those believed responsible for planting the bomb, and later shooting at the men. The prosecution contends the Marines were out for revenge.The case didn't come to light until January 2006 when Time magazine broke the story. Two months later, the military launched an investigation.The incident provoked the condemnation of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, who compared it to the 1968 massacre at My Lai, and President George W. Bush vowed then that if an investigation found Marines killed unarmed civilians, "there will be a punishment."The case has been delayed a number of times, most notably over a government subpoena for outtakes of a 2008 interview Wuterich gave to CBS' "60 Minutes."More from justiceAuthorities: 4-year-old dies in accidental shootingRobbers steal more than $4 million in gold heistTamir Rice's mom: 'They never even gave him a chance'Powered by Livefyre


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Meet Calhoun County's spelling bee co-champions
March 14, 2012 at 5:03 p.m.
Updated March 14, 2012 at 10:15 p.m.
First place: All-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the National Spelling Bee competition sponsored by Victoria Advocate; Webster's Third New International Dictionary (donated by Merriam-Webster); Samuel Louis Sugarman Award Certificate - valued at approximately $50 (donated by Mr. Jay Sugarman in honor of his father); One-year subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Online (donated by Encyclopedia Britannica); Valerie Supplement (donated by Hexco)
Second place: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (donated by Merriam-Webster); One-year subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Online; Valerie Supplement (donated by Hexco)
Third place: One-year subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Fourth place: $20 Amazon.com gift certificate (donated by the Scripps National Spelling Bee)
Fifth place: $20 Amazon.com gift certificate
Twelve spellers from around the Crossroads are prepared to wage war over words for the chance to be crowned the 2012 Regional Spelling Bee Champion.
Each day, we'll feature, in all their glory, the co-champions from participating counties.
Today's co-champions are from Calhoun County - Shaughnessy Jean Howell and Blaine Matthew Schmidt, both from Travis Middle School.
The Regional Spelling Bee premieres at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Victoria College's Johnson Symposium, 2200 E. Red River St.
If you can't make it to the battle royale, be sure to check out our live video from the event at VictoriaAdvocate.com.


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BlackV.23 No.28 | musicNow Hear This, Vol. IIIConsumers of my dancing-about-architecture reportage are probably aware of my frequent use of the adjectival "blackety-black." It's really just an overly precious synonym for: atramentous, ebony, jet, obsidian, onyx, pitch, slate, sloe and the like. But thanks to British scientists at Surrey NanoSystems, there's now an honest-to-goodness blackety-black. It's called Vantablack (or super black), and it's record-breaking darkness absorbs all but .035 percent of light. It's so damn black that the human eye has difficulty discerning its dimensions. Like a freaking black hole. Its primary intended applications are terrestrial, space and air-borne optical instrumentation. But now hear this: The Little Black Dress will never be the same. Dead Can Dance - "Black Sun" The Daily Mail reports that it's created using carbon nanotubes—"which are 10,000 thinner than human hair and so miniscule that light cannot get in but can pass into the gaps in between"—and if that isn't enough, it's 10 times stronger than steel and conducts heat seven-and-a-half times more effectively than copper. Yeah. Owing to my obsessive-compulsive nature, themes prove irresistably attractive, so here are my favorite songs that pay tribute to blackety-black, er, Vantablack. Share your favorite black-centric tracks in the comments, fellow darklings. The Sandwitches - "Black Rider" V.22 No.31 | newsThe Daily Word in the Bulger trial, a bomb-throwing beauty queen and singing caninesThe defense says he was an informant; the prosecution says he's a murderer. Bulger's trial should come to a close this afternoon. Talk about the future in food ... It looks like the recently crowned Miss Riverton isn't your average bombshell. Two people were injured in a shootout that targeted the Black Berets motorcycle club. The Black Berets say "it ain't over." In Bernalillo County, a man was shot and killed by police on Sunday evening after threatening a deputy. Apparently breaking into public pools for a late-night dip isn't enough … The "Old Main" prison, which been closed for 15 years, could become "New Mexico's Alcatraz." It seems like Daft Punk might be popular with canines as well. V.19 No.16 | Video GamesOk, NOW I want a WiiI think I've been avoiding the Wii. Every time I've had the money or been riding the hype wave to a consumergasm, something has gotten in the way. Most often it's been bills that have backed me down, but at least twice (once with a PS3, once with a sweet new video card for my PC) I've had the option to buy one, and somehow gravitated toward something else. I already have a Nintendo DS and a Gamecube, so I'm not exactly averse to having the Nintendo vibe in my life, but something has been keeping me away. Today, I think I know what it was. I think it's because it's white. When it was released, the Wii just looked like a throwback to the then aging design of the first 4 or so generations of iPod. Apple was just kicking its white Macbooks to the curb, and I for one was grateful. The whole accessorizing as though I lived in THX 1138 world was over for me, and my fancy was not tickled. Today, all of that is seemingly over. Farily well substantiated rumors have begun to appear of a (gasp!) BLACK Wii! Suddenly it feels like wild horses couldn't tear me away from my electronics store of choice on May 9th. | Today's EventsFalling on the Bright Side at BookworksA reading and signing with writer Michael Gray. Going for the Gold with Social Media at UNM Continuing Education BuildingSheila Jordan-Cameron Brown Duo • jazz • Patti Littlefield • John Rangel Duo at Outpost Performance SpaceMore Recommented Events ›› | |
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St. Cloud Man Arrested On Multiple Charges
St. Cloud Police have arrested a man for allegedly shooting a woman with a BB gun on Wednesday afternoon. At 5:00 p.m. the St. Cloud police were called to the 1900 block of 3rd Street North for a gunshot complaint.
According to the police report, 20-year-old Seth Richard Wallin of St. Cloud allegedly shot at the 48-year-old victim several times with the BB gun. No one was injured during this incident.
Wallin ran away from police on foot, but was later arrested and taken to the Stearns County Jail.
Police have been looking for Wallin for allegedly attempting to break into someone's home on Halloween night. That police investigation revealed Wallin had kicked in the door to the victim's home, damaged at least one item and then fled the scene. Wallin is currently being held for 2nd degree assault, domestic assault, and fleeing from police.
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