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Leander72 4/20/2003 07:03 |
Dearest Sisters, My heart goes out to you Selva, it is not easy to endure the holidays Mikey went home on an Easter morning and I knew my heart should rejoice but I was still devasted and though I was glad he wasn't suffering any more, this is the seventh year and I can say finally it is better it was like having two anniversaries the day he died and then Easter Sunday this Easter I focused on the meaning of Easter but it has taken seven years and I do not partake of Mass or I would be undone, it takes time and you get through the best you can, I thought alot this year that our children are our gifts and somehow they fullfilled the purpose God sent them here for but it takes a long time to get there so be gentle and try to get through as best you can, grief is our way and we need to shed the tears and unfortunately we must feel it or we would be certifiable. I like your plan, you always come up with a way to make it better for everyone else and I wish I could spend this day all of us together, crying laughing sharing precious memories of our beloved children, thankyou all for you lovely forwards and e-mails, my heart is with you all today and as I lite a candle for my children it will not be just for them but for all our Angels, I'm sure Heaven must be incredible joyful today but I know we must find a way to get through. I think Jesus's Mother would understand what it is like for her arms were empty and she had to watch her beloved son taken from her. You are in my heart and prayers and I pray somehow even if its a moment there will be a memory so sweet to make you smile and I know how it works then the tears come, my love to All, Verna I know you are taking good care but I've been praying for an Easter miracle for you so you will have your health return to you. May God Bless You All and Grant You Peace. Eva, I'm glad to read your post and that you have the support of another group. God has answered our prayers for you. Thank you Dear Sisters for all your Love and e-mails each has been Cherished and I do wish You A Happy Easter wether it be a moment, a sunrise or sunset or just getting through the Day Love&BearHugsDonna |
Hi all my sisters Angel Moms. I send a card to you all but a lot were returned, anyway I just wanted to say, Have a Blessed Easter you and your family. I have good news, Sandy got a new computer, her son gave it to her so we will have her on the Circle pretty soon, that makes me very happy. I'm having a very quiet day with my sister, it has beedn hard, my first Easter without Solange, it's not easy, but I'm hanging on to God. I thank you all for your e mails and your prayers (God knows how much I need it). I thank you my sisters, if it wasnt for you and my sister and brother, I don't know where I will be, but I'm sure you understand, it's only 8 months and I can not stand the feeling of missing my daughter soooo much and I can not see her or talk to her, or kiss her and hug her, it is really very bad, but I will try to continue in my journey with the help of God and yours, Love you all. Selva |
shaner 4/20/2003 20:00 |
Hello my dear, sweet Angel Moms. Selva my dear sister, my dear Verna, I am typing this through my tears. I had to read your posts twice, for it to sink in. I'm at a loss for the right words to express how touched I am that you dear Moms were going to buy me a computer. I'm overwhelmed at your love and generosity, but mostly at your big, loving hearts! My dear sister Selva, what you posted hit me squarely in my heart, what a truly beautiful thing for you to do for me! And our dear Verna, what a beautiful loving post from you with your big heart too! No, I can't hush-up right now, my heart is over-filled with the love you've all given me, you are all truly amazing women and I'm very, very grateful for all your prayers too! Saying thank you doesn't seem enough to say to all of you, I'm still at a loss for the right words to express how my heart has been deeply touched by Selva, Verna, and everybody else! My husband just read it, and he is very touched also that you would do something like that for me. My Angel Moms, I appreciate your offer so much, but as I said, I appreciate more the love behind it! No, I could never accept such a gift from you beautiful souls, but the love that prompted it is the most wonderful gift a person could ever have. I thank you Selva, Verna, and anyone I haven't mentioned, because I'm having a meltdown at the moment, so please forgive me, you know I love you all and am very blessed to call you all friend! By now I hope you've all received my letter about my Chris buying one for me, my other much-loved son! |
shaner 4/20/2003 20:28 |
I'm a blubbering mess at the moment, I forgot to thank all of you for your Cards, letters, and fwd.'s. Thank you all, and Verna, take good care of yourself, Eva, I'm also very happy that you joined a support group, but don't forget about us, :), Donna, thank you for all you've done and for keeping Shane company while I was gone, and I know how hard these holidays can be, when their your 1st, or as in your case dear Donna, Mikey passing away at Easter. I'll write more tomorrow, just wanted to say hello and thank you for all your love and support, we are one family! |
LisaLou862 4/21/2003 09:18 |
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Hi Lisa my sister I understand you so much, I went to my Dr last thursday and told her I just could not go on, all I have in my mind is the night Solange had the accident, the police, the hospital, the hours just seing her lying on that bed without moving, with her head bandaged and all her beatiful hair that she took so much care of, it was gone, do you know she was wearing a wig when we sadi goodby, I understand Lisa, the Dr. told me it is part of the process, our brains are playing tricks on us, I'm sure all the Angel moms that have been longer in this grief will tell you that they all went through it, just talk about it, don't let those feelings inside, we all understand, you are not going crazy, I will forward an e mail from Verna, with an article about grieving, this will help you understand what we are going through. You are lucky that you have another son, I have nothing left, you have to understand that kids have to go on with their life, that does not mean that he will forget you or stop loving you, remember when you were that age? Just think, that someday he will marry and give you grandchildren, I can not look forward to that, just let God do His job, He will know when and what your son will do and why. But remember he will always be your son no matter where He is. Cry and let your feelings out, specially in this Circle of Love where we understand each other so much. I love you my sister, remember I'm going through valley days also, but we have to keep helping each other and let our feelings out, that is very important. Please keep on posting as many times as you need it. love you Selva. |
Hi Sandy, I just read your post, please you make me blush, I'm sure you would have done the same thing, just one thing I want you to know, Verna really did a good job about finding your address and all, but enough of that, I'm really happy that we have you back again. I sure need you. Also Donna my sister, thanks for the beautiful e mails and posts, I tried to send you Solange's picture but don't know if you received it, I'm still learning how to use the scanner. I've been in the valley and did not write too much, but I kept you all in my prayers, I did try to hold fort for Sandy, but really I'm going through rough times. Thank you my sister for thinking and praying for me. I love you all. Selva |
Hi Angel moms; Just want to share Verna's idea, (before I go to bed early) I send Verna a picture of Solange, she sent me one of Dianne, so she its working at it to make a photo album of all our Angel kids, so we can share the moments, photos and happiness that they brought into our life, you know she is kind of sick and must rest but she wanted to share this with all Angel moms, so as soon as we figure out how to make that album, we can all share our Angel's pictures and then make a reunion and talk about our Angel kids, isn't that a wonderful idea, Verna would come up with all this wonderful things. The minute she is better and can post I'm sure she will give you details about it. Please pray for my sister Verna, she needs to get her health back together again, if we all pray, I'm sure God will listen and Verna will be fine soon. Love you all. Selva |
shaner 4/21/2003 20:41 |
Oh dear Lisa, my heart goes out to you with the pain and grief that you're experiencing. But it's only been a while for you too, your pain is raw and still fresh, and you're still in the shock and disbelief stage. I was the same way, the first year I'd pray to God every night to bring me home too, I wanted to be with my Shane. It didn't mean I didn't love my other son, it was the intense pain that was making me think that way. I would still 'expect' Shane to come walking through the door, or hear him yelling "Hey Mom", I could picture him clear as day sitting in his favourite chair watching tv, and the worst was I was so sure that I had seen him in a crowd, and wanted to go chase him, only to have reality set in and realize it wasn't him and my heart would drop even further. I spent the first year or so on 'auto-pilot', I'd go through the motions, but inside I was dying with the pain and thinking that I too, was going crazy. Grief brings up so many emotions, and so many thoughts, you're very vulnerable right now, so please allow yourself to feel this and write here about it, only by telling our story do we let the pain out. Shane died in March, and then in May our other son Chris graduated from University and was immediately offered a job in another city. I tried so hard to be happy for him, but as you feel, it made my grief worse, I felt as though I had lost them both. A Dr. who specializes in Bereavement wrote this - "The early stages of grief over losing a child are characterized by disorientation, emotional numbness, mood swings, trouble eating, sleeping, a replaying over and over again of the events surrounding their child's death and short term memory loss. One of the first questions parents ask is 'Is this normal, or am I going crazy?' One of my easiest tasks is to reassure parents that what they're experiencing is normal, and they need not worry that they're going crazy" - Dr. Dennis Klass. |
shaner 4/21/2003 20:59 |
Hello my sister Selva, I know you're having a hard time right now also, I hope my letter to you helped. You didn't let us know about Danny? I pray everything worked out alright. |
shaner 4/21/2003 21:02 |
Dearest Donna, I pray you're doing better, but you need your strength back too, so rest dear one! Lots of love & Bear Hugs to you, |
Leander72 4/22/2003 05:13 |
Dearest Sisters, I weep for your pain but I know the only way through to healing is going through the insanity of a broken heart, yes we think we are certifiable but no one wrote a manual, I had Justin to try and get to a better place and my hubby we needed to heal but trust me we all get hit with the dark night of the soul and I ask God to send his Angels to protect you and hold you through this time. We are put here for God's purpose and it made me angry that after all Mikey went through one struggle after another it ended in Death. I thought I was ready and strong enough, we would have to be robots, but let me say Lisa after seven years its easier but it still hits like an ocean. I can't send a picture of Mikey because of what the cancer did and I can always see the tumor. Selva we are your family, its not the same I know Dearest but we are here and no I don't know what your journey is like but I pray for you and I cry for your trials have been many. I don't go to Church on Easter not because I'm angry with God but I'd cry because I see my Mikey dead and them carrying him out and I think a part of me did die for awhile but finally the good memories come the precious ones and I hold them close. Mikey's Dr. said " They will know agony for awhile Mikey but then the bad fades and the good returns." Being here has helped me Lisa nothing else ever did because here you are not alone you are not misunderstood so please come back and let it go we will carry your pain with prayer and with Hope. Remember one moment one hour one day and somedays its moments by moments. Selva you have always reached out through your pain and I think that is your strength from God not letting you give up. When I saw your page for Solange's picture I was excited but it didn't come through yet. Sandy, healing is not as easy as I thought I just get very tired but I'm ok someday this will be behind me I'm more worried about our Dear Verna, and have lit a candle and asked for the Sisters to pray for you and all my friends they are true friends indeed. Sandy, I'm so glad your back online YIPPEE! Love to All Donna |
LisaLou862 4/22/2003 08:29 |
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Hi Lisa, my dear sister. I understand you so much, I go through the same feelings, guilt of the things I said and did, I keep begging Solange for forgiveness, but you know what Lisa, we did what any other mother does, trying to keep our kids fine, teached them what was good or bad, I'm sure you are a good mother and so was I, but our grief its so big that it does not let us think straight, I heard somewhere, that when people die, they become so much understanding and loving, its like a veil is taken out of their face, that same veil that we have now ,that makes us human, aour kids don't have that veil anymore, so they understand now why we did or said the things we said, and their love for us its so great, they have no bad feelings at all, they are in another level, they are superior to us now, they have the love of Jesus and the love us more than ever. Don't feel bad about thinking that way, just try to understand what we are going through its the worse pain in the world, nothing compares to that. I also don't go out, don't talk to anyone, don't want to see anybody, I just talked to my co workers, and only when I feel like it, they respect my feelings and understand. We are not alone, we are jus grieving badly, our children are with us, we just can't see them. Be gentle withyourself and one more important thing, keep on posting here and let your feelings out, we all know that feeling, we are here for one another, I Thank God for taking me to this Circle, everyday, these wonderful Angel Moms have helped me so much, I can not thank them enough. Please my sister, remember it is only 8 months for me, so I'm going through the same feelings, I lost all I had so now I have nothing to live for, I will be here just waiting for God to call me to go and be with my Angel again. Cry and let your feelings out. love you Selva |
Leander72 4/22/2003 18:02 |
Dearest Lisa, Selva you prove my point everytime what would we do without you. Lisa, hormonal imbalance is helping and is making your grief and perspective worse. I do hope the medicine works. Aaron would never be as hard on you as you are on yourself, Amen to what Selva has said, I don't think God purpose ends but I've read enough to believe as Selva, God forgives you Aaron forgives you but forgiving ourselves is the hard part. We all did our best but from every family I've been with when they lost a loved one Guilt was ready to walk in, I examined everything I ever did or fed Mikey, yes I made him cry sometimes from hearing a concern and had to apologize he forgave me long before I could, how I wish we could all hold you through these days as well as Selva, these aren't words just written but I drove myself to a breakdown with guilt some how it all had to be my fault right WRONG when you feel it write it out tear it up and ChucK it away I think you are wise to be discreet, talking to others will come but to one who understands who you can be with like a counselor who knows about Grief someone in the same room and when you can't be there be here, YOU ARE A GOOD MOTHER and we will tell you that eveyday we will Storm Heaven for God to Lift this horrible burden. You have told us about Aaron, he's a good kid he made it to Heaven because of your Love and teachings of that Love which you gave everyday. Fighting grief is a battle of the mind, heart , and your soul. Hormones are as powerful as grief and you are battling on two fronts. Float when you can Body surf the waves and remember WE LOVE YOU. Love&Hope&BearHugs Donna |
Elparro 4/22/2003 19:07 |
Having major valley days...Like most of you..I did not "celebrate" Easter Sunday.It was our first Easter without Matthew..My oldest daughter called me and told me they met up at the cemetery...She bought Matthew a Easter bunny and laid it there at his grave...My brother and his family left some plastic easter eggs..I could not bring myself to go to the cemetery.for that day I was in a deep depression.I did'nt want to talk to anyone...did'nt even want to be bothered..the only calls I took was from my two daughters..and even then I had to put my emotions on hold..I don't like to upset them with my crying...the weather that day did'nt help much....rained all day.I had to then focus on the real meaning of Easter...Father, thank you for your son Jesus..I believe with all my heart he has risen and will come again to take us up with him to Heaven and we will be reunited with our dear loved ones!!!!For that day will be GLORIOUS!!!!I tell myself I want him to come now...but then I think about all my family and friends who are not ready for the Rapture...and wonder what are they waiting for? God brought me to my knees....though times I shout to him.....why Lord? why did you allow my son to be taken from me? there had to be another way for you get my attention!!.why take my son? why bring me to my knees? I'm sorry Father..when I don't please you..forgive me when I don't do the things you have burdened my heart with.Help me Lord to be what you want me to be...help me to "listen" for your voice when you speak to me..Help me Father to hold on to you when I feel like letting go.Help me to press on for you and the work you will have me do..give me the courage and the strenght to empty all the things that I hold on to..help me to let it go and to let you use me, that YOU may be GLORIFIED Father...help me Father to forgive those who have wronged me..this anger, I know Father it is holding me back from being what you want me to be...I can't seem to let it go Lord Give me strenght to just let it go....empty me...and fill me with love and forgiveness....I miss my Matthew Father...you know our pain..you have seen our many tears...you have seen the days we felt like giving up. Thank you for the strenght....thank you Father for these beautiful moms you have blessed me with...I love you...In His Care I Continue to Press On......Eva |
shaner 4/22/2003 19:39 |
Dearest Lisa! It's little wonder that your feeling so lonely, confused, feelings of hopelessness, etc., grief is playing a big part of it, but so are your hormones right now! I pray your biopsy comes back normal and you don't have endometriosis, and also that the hormone meds. will help you to cope a little better. Also, grieving is hard not only emotionally but physically as well, and you're working everyday, tring so hard to keep everything going at home, as well as dealing with heavy periods - all of this has to be contributing to your lack of strength and being so tired. Selva and Donna gave you very good advice, I agree with them, and yes, guilt comes walking through the door, and we pour over every aspect of our relationship with our child and blame ourselves for everything we ever did to them. Selva and Donna are so right, our children are spiritually advanced than we are right now, and understand perfectly why we did what we did, they hold only love in their hearts for us as does God, the hard part as Donna says is to forgive ourselves!! I believe everyone goes through the 'guilt' phase when you're grieving, even in other losses, it's natural but don't let it get a hold of you, because you don't need forgiving for anything from Aaron, who loves you so, so much, and from Our Heavenly Father, who loves you more than you realize. |
Hi my dear sister Eva. I understand so much how you feel. I didn't even went to church on Easter, I was so down in the valley and also so angry that God tok my little girl, that I felt that I will be a hipocrate if I went to church. I know the pain that you are feeling, its only 8 months for me, I feel the guilt, the bad memories, every time i see a blue car I think its Solange, every time I see a young girl with kind of blond hair I look twice, thinking its Solange, I keep on waiting for her to come and say Hi mom, I'm Ok, I keep on thinking that night when the police arrived at my door to tell me the news, so you see we are all going through the same process, I wish I could die and go to be with my daughter, but we have to wait until God calls,I have no other children, Solange was all I had, and now I don't know what to do with my life, I'm just waiting for God to tell me what does He wants from me, I go on trying to help other people that needs me, but thats about it, I'm wondering if He just want me to seat here and suffer, but I guess and should wait and see what His is planning for me. Please post here often my sister, you know I pray for all of you Angel moms, I pray that you will feel a little better with your job, and that God helps us all. Love you my sister. Selva |
Hi Sandy, Donna, Verna, Lisa and all you Angel moms, Just wanted to tell you I just spoke to Danny's mom, the poor thing its really a wreck, the postponed the hearing again until july, but she said that it will give the lawyer a little more time to prepare the case, his friends that were involved in the accident are with him all the time, of course one is paralyzed from the neck down, the other is mentally hurt, but they stick together, Danny's guilt its driving him crazy, but he is a little calm today, he has a lot of hope with this new lawyer. The poor thing I hope everything turns out for him, he is really a good guy, and just made a big mistake (all of them were drunk) so he felt he could drive, imagine? I can't help thinking about Verna when I talk to him or his mother, sometimes (must of the times) I don't understand God's way. Love you my sister. Selva |
LisaLou862 4/23/2003 08:34 |
Hi Angel Moms, |
Hello Angel Moms, ~ It seems that the valley days are trying to hold us back. Although we know that nothing can separate us from the love of God, sometimes, it is soooo difficult to feel the warmth of His divine love through so much pain. The words of a song reminds us that we should take our burdens to the Lord and leave them there. This, too, is sometimes so difficult to do during the valley days. That is why it is so important that we continue to pray for strength, and the kind of peace that only our Lord can provide. It is my prayer that God will provide the relief that each angel Mom so desperately need during these valley days. I pray that God will renew our minds daily, giving us the strength to concentrate on our many blessings ... if only for a moment or two at a time. May He reveal His will in each of our lives on a daily basis ... Sometimes even on a minute by minute basis ... Thereby giving us those precious moments of peace for which we pray. I will continue to pray that no matter what the evil one throws our way, we will continue to hold on to God's unchanging hands. |
shaner 4/23/2003 19:26 |
Hello dear Eva, you and I must have been posting at the same time last night, otherwise I would have chatted with you last night! Oh sweetie, your Easter was so painful for you, the first year, which brings the 'firsts' of everything, cause us much grief, instead of the happier times we had with our child still here. Like you, Selva and other newly bereaved moms, I/we didn't celebrate very much that 1st year also, and like you, we concentrated on the real meaning of Christmas, Easter, which was less painful and more spiritually fulfilling to take away the intense pain of the day without our Shane here. For the longest time I surrounded myself with only a few people, but we would never attend family holiday dinners, etc. We just wanted to be alone, our own little family, and that was the most comfortable way to deal with Holidays for us. So what you did for Easter was the most comfortable thing for you, don't feel pressured to put the 'mask' on just for the sake of sparing other's feelings. Eva, God didn't call Matthew back home to 'get your attention' or to 'punish' you in some way, it's natural to ask God "Why?" or be angry at Him, but He cries too with your pain, God loves you and He loves Matthew, far more than we can realize on this side. So please don't be hard on yourself, keep putting your trust in God and hold fast to His Hand, and in your own words...."In His Care Continue to press on", one hour at a time, one day at a time, and let us help you with our love and support. God bless you dear one, |
Hi my sisters Angel moms. I'm not a good help tonight, I'm in deeeeeeep valley days, I'm tired, sad, angry, missing my daughter soooo much, I'm sick with a stomach virus, I'm a mess. I'm sorry for not helping you out tonight I will try tomorrow, I just want to go and be with Solange, well it's one of those days. I love you all, please pray for me a little bit. Thansk Selva |
shaner 4/23/2003 19:52 |
Hello my sister Selva, thanks for the up-date on Danny, his mother must be so worried over the situation, God love her, and Danny himself. I think it's wonderful that his friends are sticking beside him and have forgiven him, and yes, postponing it until July will give his lawyer more time to prepare his case. Young people just don't realize unfortunately that even having a few drinks and then getting into a car, makes that car a weapon, and they never think that they will be the one's to cause an accident, so it becomes a very unfortunate mistake for all involved. I pray that the Judge will see Danny's remorse and not be very tough on him, and I pray that Danny has learned from this, as you say dear Selva, he made a huge mistake, and you know him and know that he's a good kid, he just wasn't thinking. I did get the picture of Solange and Juny, and I replied to you to let you know I got it OK, but my reply was sent back to me saying no such address?? Computer glitch I guess! |
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Republican Congressman Richard Hanna will be in Cortland County this weekend, he is holding an open meeting for constituents to address their concerns as well as making a stop at the Marathon Maple Festival.
Congressman Hanna will host an open door meeting at 10:30 Saturday morning at the Cortlandville Town Hall.
No appointments are necessary, residents of the 22nd Congressional District are welcome to meet one-on-one with Congressman and discuss issues or concerns they may have with the federal government.
With the federal gun control debate taking place in Washington, Hanna expects local gun owners will have concerns they want to air.
Hanna also expects to hear from seniors in connection with the President's budget proposal that would link increases in Social Security to the consumer pricing index, it could help cut the federal deficit but would mean smaller increases in their Social Security payments each year.
Attendees to the forum are encouraged to arrive early. Later in the day Hanna will be at the Marathon Maple fest in Marathon, he's looking forward to spending time at the community event.
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William J. Watkins, Jr. on Patent Trolls Recorded: Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr. appeared on XMSatellite radios Innovation Navigation show to talk about his new book Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation. The cost of patent trolls is staggering, both in terms of lost work and in court costs and attorney fees. The outmoded patent system in the US is discussed, including proposals for reforming the patent system.
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Host Kevin Price and Independent Institute President and Founder David Theroux discuss the topic How to Maintain Liberty in this segment of the Price of Business on KTEK 1110 AM of the Wall Street Radio Network.
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The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary with Congressman Ron Paul and Independent Institute President David J. Theroux.
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Independent Institute Research Fellow Edward Lopéz, Associate Professor of Law and Economics at San Jose State University and editor of the new Institute book The Pursuit of Justice, talks with Institute President David Theroux about the faulty incentives at the heart of government legal failures and whether market-based alternatives can provide viable solutions to the serious problems caused by the bureaucratization and politicization of the law.
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In late June, Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick managed artlessly to express a set of viewpoints concerning the First and Second Amendments, feminism, the government's monopoly on the legitimate use of force, and representative democracy that ought to make every Kansan scratch his or her head.
Merrick, as a member of the Legislative Coordinating Council, was identifying effects likely to follow from the council's just concluded meeting. The council just had allowed unrestricted concealed carry of firearms by individuals possessing permits inside the state Capitol. The council's decision was not made by an open affirmative vote, but rather by taking no action and thereby approving by default.
Merrick explained his (in)action by commenting the presence of many, mostly female, red-shirted members of the statewide teachers' labor organization, KNEA, inside the Capitol had made him apprehensive after the House had passed 2014 K-12 school finance legislation. The council's default apparently clears the way for well-armed citizens to provide peace of mind for leaders, such as Merrick, concerned "with people being here" who are antagonistic to majority policy views.
Increased leadership serenity arising from the presence of armed civilians in the Capitol, over and above sworn law enforcement officers, was seconded by Merrick's Senate counterpart, Susan Wagle. To his staff's credit, Merrick's implied fear of school teachers was quickly, if ineptly, recanted with a statement to the effect he really was talking about British Redcoats and revolutionary era matters concerning the usefulness of a well-armed populace.
The speaker's concerns about the hostility of a crowd of teachers has got to raise an eyebrow. It is remotely possible in this liberated age a warrior-teacher might be prepared to assault him -- unlikely, but possible. Therefore, it also is possible the presence of weapons in the hands of sworn police officers might be insufficient to the task, if an assault occurred. Now, for Merrick and others, in the next term, things will be different.
But don't stop with hostile school marms. Imagine retired Delta Force personnel protecting legislators from taking abuse for backing the tax giveaways to well-heeled business interests. There also is the possibility legislators who fail to show enough obedience to the leadership could find themselves denied the kind of armed protection needed when seeking to confer with environmental lobbyists or children's health-care advocates.
The decision to add this expanded civil liberty to the meaning of representative democracy is innovative. In introductory courses I teach, I note politics is two things: 1) It's a way to determine who gets what, when and how when the open market either fails or the people decide the market is not best for allocating a particular scarce resource; and 2) It is warfare without the weapons, enabling victory in public disputes, but in ways that assure an issue always can be re-debated if sufficient political forces are willing.
Admittedly, these are defining statements that work best, if not universally, in established representative democracies. Generally, however, the introduction of views backed by a threat of force as the alternative is seen as a failure in democratic politics.
Here in Kansas, however, we have discovered something new under the sun. The new thing is the security and calm that comes from knowing under the Kansas Capitol dome, anybody could -- at any moment -- haul out his or her "Peacemaker" to cool hot tempers and relieve anxiety among the elected.
In fact, it is quite possible those who are passionate about their positions might have to seriously reconsider expressing themselves at all.
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Digg engineers heading to Washington Post's SocialCode
SocialCode has not acquired Digg or its technology, and for now, the site will continue on without its engineering team.
Is Digg's turbulent run on the Web about to come to an end?
The social news site that was once the talk of Silicon Valley has given up its engineering team to Washington Post Company-owned SocialCode, Digg CEO Matt Williams announced this morning. SocialCode is a social advertising agency designed to improve marketing techniques on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
"At Digg, we have been studying social media since its inception," Williams said in a blog post. "From Digg Social Reader to Digg Ads, we established a new paradigm for content and advertising on the web. Joining SocialCode felt like a natural next step."
The Washington Post did not buy Digg outright, which means the social news site will continue on. However, it's unclear how the site will function without an engineering team holding it up. In his blog post, Williams only told users to "stay tuned and keep Digging." A rumor popped up late last month saying the Washington Post was in talks with Digg for an acquisition, though that suggested the entire site might be purchased.
Whether Digg will sell itself to another company remains to be seen. However, if it does, it likely won't be able to net anywhere near the kind of cash it was offered during its heyday in 2008 when Google was reportedly ready to drop $200 million to acquire the site before walking away from the deal. Digg was also a target for former Vice President Al Gore's Current Media, which was looking to pay $100 million for the site. Once again, the deal fell through.
Now, Digg is a shadow of its former self and watching its once-vaunted success slip away. The loss of its engineering team seems to indicate the end may be near.


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Holy, alknowing God, hear Karin's prayer, and go to the source of her jealousy ... help her to reach out and get the help she needs to heal the wounds of her first marrriage, and to let it completely go. Set her free to love as You intend for her to love, a new woman in Your grace. Come to her ans surround her with light to see what is true in her relationship and what is not. If there is a reason for the jealousy then let her see it, but then do for her what she can not do, and enable her to trust. Father is anything more difficult that to totaly trust .. but only this will let her really love. So bless her, bles her husband, their marriage and children. Lord we can not make it on our own, any of us, so be the glue, the love that binds, through Christ Jesus we pray. Amen |
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Friends of Elena Kagan, on the record, insisting she is straight? That should put the story to bed! Especially when those friends are Eliot Spitzer.
"I did not go out with her, but other guys did," says the former New York governor. "I don't think it is my place to say more." But wait, there's more!
"I've known her for most of her adult life and I know she's straight," said Sarah Walzer, Kagan's roommate in law school and a close friend since then. "She dated men when we were in law school, we talked about men — who in our class was cute, who she would like to date, all of those things. She definitely dated when she was in D.C. after law school, when she was in Chicago – and she just didn't find the right person."
Walzer, half amused and half appalled to be discussing her friend's sexual orientation, agreed to be interviewed after Kagan's supporters decided they should tactfully put an end to the rumor, which White House officials had already tried to squelch in background interviews with reporters. She said she decided to talk to POLITICO because the discussion of Kagan's personal life has become a "distraction."
But you know what they say: Whatever experimenting one does at Harvard, stays at Harvard.
So how come Kagan didn't end up in a serious relationship? It wasn't that she's too dykey. It's that she's too smart.
Walzer recalled "discussion about who she might be interested in – the usual girl talk stuff– talk about how to get his attention."
This was "less along the lines of how to wear your hair," Walzer said, than how to avoid intimidating men with an intellect and confidence that weren't always seen as attractive traits. "It's an ongoing challenge for very smart women – there are not very many men who would choose women who are smarter than they are," said Walzer .
And yet, so many always do.
[Politico; photo via WSJ, which had no idea a photo of Kagan playing softball would push a rumor]
Lesbian. I know a woman: dates men, talks about loving men. A serial dater, always dating only a few times. Still single. Friends all think she is straight because she dates and says she likes men. Passes up perfect guys. I met one of her boyfriends who was perfect! Tall, muscular, successful, charming. I loved that guy! Of course, my friend had to find fault with him. "Oh, I found out he was a slut. He slept around with girls."
She still looks just like Julie Goldman of "Big Gay Sketch Show." Julie should be able to play Kagan as well as Tina Fey played Sarah Palin.
@No. 1 Lanjier
So, let me see if I understand your point: You know 1 woman who is a serial dater, and now that qualifies you to judge the sexuality of all single women? You are a moron.
We of the LGBT community fight for our right to be ourselves; so what is wrong with whatever sexual identity/personal relationship Kagan or any other single woman (or single man) wishes for their own lives?
What we do know about Ms. Kagan is that she is an unabashed supporter of equal rights for all Americans irrespective of, among other distinguishing groupings, one's own sexual identity. And not just unabashed supporter, but a fierce advocate.
Oh, forgot to add, if there is any man able to judge a woman's straightness, it would have to be Eliot Spitzer.
Oh, see, took that 1906 sketch from Betty White on SNL to be a direct stAtement about Kagan. As Betty says, "Youre barking up the wrong lesbian!"
Oh YEAH, because in college 30 years ago she talked about men. Yeah, because NO lesbians I know used to date men. Notice how nobody says anything about her recent history?
Oh yeah, Mike, such an unabashed supporter of equal rights that she doesn't think there's a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Spot on.
@Mike in Ashville:
@Daniel: That was *not* a value judgement on Kagan's part. Her point was there isn't any US constututional right to same-sex marrage e.g. that it's not IN the US Constitution. She was +not+ saying that samesex marriage violates the constitution.
That lack of explicit constitutional support for SSM is why DOMA got passed.
And why Prop 8 will likely get booted to SCOTUS.
No. 9 Jeffree, straight marriage isn't mentioned in the constitution either. Under the 14th amendment the rights of a minority are guaranteed and protected, which backs up the contention that banning us exclusively from marriage is unconstitutional.
The Loving vs. Virginia case illustrates a brilliant example of why its wrong to ban anyone regardless of gender from marriage. On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that, "The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men," a "basic civil right." We have been denied that freedom exclusively.
I have two words for you dumb fucks…Portia De Rossi! She is a LESBIAN and she is clearly one of the most attractive white ladies that I have ever seen. So please please stop with this dumb ass fuckery that only butt ugly women like Kagan are lesbians. We lesbians are not lesbians because men find us "unattractive." We are lesbians because we love pussy, you dumb fucks!
My friend just asked me, when he saw this article "Oh does she have a crush on Tom Cruise too?"
Eliot Spitzer is certainly a guy who has been around town and knows who's available and who's not.
The right is going to bait Kagan mercilessly. But what the right wing thinks about Kagan is unimportant. What we think is all important.
The only reason Obama nominated Kagan is because she's a loyal lapdog of big business and militarism, just as he is.
For instance a new article in AlterNet says she "helped protect the Saudi royal family from lawsuits that sought to hold al Qaeda financiers responsible in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The suits were filed by thousands family members and others affected by the Sept. 11 attacks. … But Kagan, acting as President Obama's Solicitor General, argued that the case should not be heard even if evidence proved that the Saudis helped underwrite al Qaeda, because it would interfere with US foreign policy with the oil-rich nation." http://www.alternet.org/rights/146826/kagan_helped_shield_saudi_royal_family_from_9_11_lawsuits/
Her sexuality is her business and hers alone. But if she's closeted she's a danger to us all. The Democrat Party is the last closet, the political closet. It warps those who tarry too long. It's a closet that teaches them first to compromise and then to betray.
Barney Frank is a case in point. He did some service introducing legislation before but now he's a consistent roadblock to struggle, opposing mass action and direct action, gutting legislation like ENDA to appease big business and rightists in both parties. He's endlessly self promoting in Congress, most of whom are bigots or pander to bigots. That self promotion leads to sellout compromises that cut across promoting the struggle for equality. His deliberate attempt to split our movement with vile attacks on transfolk is nothing less than treason.
DOMA and DADT continue to define the Democrat Party.
What we want to know from Kagan is not who she goes to bed with. We want to know what she'll do about DOMA, DADT, ENDA and etc. She's not saying. Perhaps that's a good career move but if she won't clear up the mystery she can't be counted on.
"The only reason Obama nominated Kagan is because she's a loyal lapdog of big business and militarism, just as he is."
Finally, someone who doesn't wear crazy-tinted glasses. You people voted for a guy who said he believed that marriage was between a man and a woman, war should be expanded, and Wall Street should be bailed out. So what's the complaint? He was honest?
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"The only reason Obama nominated Kagan is because she's a loyal lapdog of big business and militarism, just as he is."
Finally, someone who doesn't wear crazy-tinted glasses. You people voted for a guy who said he believed that marriage was between a man and a woman, war should be expanded, and Wall Street should be bailed out. So what's the complaint? He was honest?
Yeah, as opposed to voting for a guy who said that gays shouldn't be allowed to adopt and who couldn't remember how many houses he owned.
@Cam: Ralph Nader was against all three I mentioned. Or Mike Gravel in the Democratic primaries. But I know, neither has a chance of winning. Let's laugh at them, like virtually every gay guy I've talked to. Let's laugh at the only people who aren't afraid of fully supporting us. Hey, let's vote for "serious" politicians who "seriously" don't give a shit and just use use like dirty whores every two/four years.
If you vote for someone who doesn't represent you, then don't be surprised you get someone who doesn't represent you.
@Cam: The Democrat Party and the Republican aprty are equally bankrupt. Obama is Bush Lite and those who voted for him bludndered badly. They gave us war, union busting and handouts to the rich just and McCain would have.
There are only cosmetic differences between the two parties and the word is getting out.
From todays NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, "more than 80% of Americans see problems with the two-party system — with 31% believing it's seriously broken and that America needs a third party, and with another 52% saying that it has real problems but that it can still work with some improvements."
Voting for Republicans and Democrats is unprincipled – its a betrayal of the trade union, GLBT and antiwar movements. As E.V. Debs said, It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it."
You didn't actually believe that Americans had matured enough to actually accept a real live openly gay person on the US Supreme Court did you? Rest assured, had there been a shred of evidence out there that Kagan was gay, she'd never have been nominated by Obama in the first place.
One thing we can all be sure of: Any gay person who denies being gay is NOT our friend. The examples of hypocrites in Congress and in hate organizations are endless. Kagan will stab us in the back.
@Robert, NYC: Thank you for making that point much more eloquently than I could.
The comment I read that I responded to implied–maybe that was a bad assumption that Kagan was against same-sex marriage because she had said that right wasn't specified in the constitution.
I think what the issue/ arguement boils down 2 betwween me & that commentor is between what Kagan believes is *specified in* Constitution versus what we interpret that she believes *ought to* be in part of Federal law.
My viewpoint: that it wasn't a value judgement that she's against same sex marriage, but her *interpretation* of what the Constitution says.
maybe thats an overreaction to hearing about 10 times in the last few days that she is "against" gay marriage. I dont see evidence of that bias. If I am wrong, i don't mind a correction.
Quite frankly, her sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with her ability to interpret constitutional law, or to serve as a Supreme Court justice.
She may be gay, straight, or bi. I have no idea. That said, my reaction to this "argument for straightness" is simple:
RIGHT, because there's NEVER been a gay/lesbian who's stayed in the closet and dated the opposite gender. I've never once heard of that happening…
P.S. The fact that being gay is seen as a liability by BOTH the right and the left is something we should be far more concerned about. You think we're represented by our elected officials? Think again. They want nothing to do with us, and these are the people we're hoping will repeal DADT and DOMA.
Give me a break.
@shea: The Republicans are rightists. The Democrats are not leftists, they're right centrists.
#21 Shea….."RIGHT, because there's NEVER been a gay/lesbian who's stayed in the closet and dated the opposite gender. I've never once heard of that happening…"
What about Charlie Crist of Florida?
No. 20, Jeffree….its quite possible she is not against same-sex marriage, but if she is, then that's a huge issue indeed. We can't lose sight of the fact that there are many conservadems in the democratic party as evidenced by our defeat in NYS last December and in New Jersey this year. In NYS, no fewer than 8 conservadems voted away our rights, a huge margin. The democratic party is full of them, its not as progressive as some seem to think starting with the President who is a moderate republican in centrist democratic clothing. He is no progressive. There were other female candidates far better than Kagan he could have picked, but he didn't in order to avoid a republican filibuster which he may get anyway but the chances of that are pretty slim with Kagan's selection. Its interesting to note that nobody has asked her for her views on same-sex marriage and I wonder if that question will arise during confirmation hearings?? I'd be surprised if the republicans didn't pose that question to her and I suspect she'd would provide the same answer that same-sex marriage is not a constitutional right unless of course they ask her for her personal opinion.
@Robert, NYC: I agree Robert.
If she won't tell us if she's for or against SSM then she's untrustworth.
In any case I think the way to sway the Supremes is to build a massive and politically independent movement, take it to the streets and then make tehm an offer they can't refuse.


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GRNSW Add New 8 Greyhound Meetings To Accomodate Sky Racing2
Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) today confirmed that it would increase the number of TAB meetings conducted in NSW by eight meetings per week over the next year. The new meetings will predominately feature on Sky Racing2 which Tabcorp announced yesterday would go live on Tuesday 30 March.
GRNSW Chairman Professor Percy Allan AM explained that the Board's decision to expand the TAB product offering reflected the changing nature of the racing and wagering industry whilst positioning GRNSW well for future changes to the funding model of racing.
"The environment has changed dramatically since the last major overhaul of the TAB racing schedule and the opportunity now exists for the sport's non-TAB meetings to be put to work and make a commercial return to the sport," Allan said.
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Greyhound Racing Victoria Exposed To Huge Losses
In the Supreme Court of Victoria late yesterday, Tabcorp has welcomed a decision handed down in relation to proceedings brought by its subsidiary Tab Ltd against Racing Victoria Limited and Greyhound Racing Victoria.
The landmark case will save Tabcorp $195 million over the next three years after a judge ruled against a new fee scheme introduced by both Racing Victoria Limited and Greyhound Racing Victoria.
Tabcorp successfully argued that the application of race field fees by Racing Victoria Limited and Greyhound Racing Victoria for more than half of the financial year was unfairly and incorrectly imposed.
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NSW Greyhounds Announce Massive Prizemoney Increases
GRNSW have tonight announced the second of massive prizemoney increases that will see returns to New South Wales greyhound participants increase by 33%.
In the wake of modest prizemoney increases in Victoria of just 5.2%, tonight's announcement is sure to ring loud up and down the greyhound racing east coast of Australia.
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Greyhound racing had subsidised its thoroughbred counterparts in NSW to the tune of $6.25 million over the past 12 months, effectively making the dogs the largest sponsor of thoroughbred racing in this state, Greyhound Racing NSW Chairman Professor Percy Allan AM, said today.
Professor Allan said thoroughbred and harness racing had benefitted from leakage of more than $9.2 million from greyhound racing over the past financial year.
"Since the NSW Government privatised the TAB in 1999, greyhounds have sponsored the other codes by more than $100 million," he said.
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The New South Wales Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority has just announced that it is "pleased to appoint Darrell Loewenthal to the position of GHRRA Acting Director".
According to the GHRRA, Mr Loewenthal has been involved in the administration of the racing industry for 30 years and has been associated with the implementation of all major Government initiatives in the industry during that period.
"Darrell has wide ranging experience in racing and Government and at time of his retirement in 2005 was the Director, Racing and Deputy Director-General of the former Department of Gaming and Racing" said GHRRA Chairman Stephen Price.
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New Year & New Prizemoney Increases For NSW
The Board of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) today confirmed that the recently announced $3.5m prizemoney injection for NSW greyhound racing announced in early December 2008, will take effect from today with the TAB meetings at Maitland and Dapto being the first to race under the new minimum prizemoney levels.
GRNSW is lifting minimum prizemoney levels for TAB race meetings and increasing funding for non-TAB meetings from today while from 1st February Wentworth Park Saturday night race meetings will also receive a significant increase.
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NSW Greyhound Racing $3.5 Million Prizemoney Boost
Prizemoney levels for greyhound race meetings in New South Wales will increase substantially and a new premium Saturday night metropolitan meeting will be introduced following an announcement from the Board of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) today.
The increase in prizemoney will take effect from January 1, 2009 at TAB and Non-TAB level and from February 1, 2009 at Wentworth Park Saturday night meetings.
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Queensland To Introduce Its Own Race Fields Legislation
In response to the New South Wales Government's recent decision to allow fees to be charged against wagering operators who take bets on NSW races, the Queensland Government has announced that it will introduce similar 'race fields' legislation to protect the future of racing in Queensland, Treasurer and Racing Minister Andrew Fraser said.
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NSW Race Fields Legislation Approved
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The Ukiah State Fair might be small, but any state fair is a great time to enjoy the overpriced rides and take some photos. One of my volunteer efforts in the realm of photography is photographing cats at the Mendocino County Animal Care Services shelter. I love animals and love spending time with these cats, I would take them all home if I could.
If you're looking for a great pet, here are some options for you. You can learn more about the animals, how to adopt them, or see what other kinds of animals are available by visiting the Mendocino County Animal Care Services shelter website or giving them a call at 707-467-6453. This past year has had it's ups and downs, like most years I suppose, and at the end of most things I often feel like this dog looks. I won't miss 2013, and I welcome 2014 with open arms. Do you have a New Years' Resolution? Post it in the comments, and, as always, let me photograph you at your favorite skate spots!
300mm f/5.6 1/200s ISO100 I just love cats. Here is a book about other people who have loved cats throughout history. 200mm f/22 1/100s ISO1600 Anthropology is the study of the human species, and, although many will argue otherwise, much insight is gained from the field of zoology. Animal behavior has many parallels to human behavior. We are, after all, animals. One of the behaviors of animals I find particularly interesting and insightful is the reaction to boredom.
You see, animals who experience lack of stimulation develop self-destructive behaviors. Long term exposure to boredom causes compulsive harmful behavior. Lack of stimulation, or boredom, is usually suffered by caged or domesticated animals, but is also intermittently observed in wild creatures as well. Animals that no longer need to search for food, hunt, or fend off predators and thieves frequently get bored. Boredom in animals manifests itself most visibly in strange behaviors. Constant biting or licking of the extremities or inanimate objects, punching the ground, banging the head against walls and chronic masturbation are all animal signs of boredom. Wolves and lions are known to chew holes in their legs or tear out patches of fur if boredom is allowed to last. Monkeys and apes have been known to knock themselves unconcious by knocking their heads against the ground. Bored animals are usually more aggressive as well. When a second animal is introduced to provide stimulation to a bored creature, the newcomer is often met with anger. Sometimes the bored animal will warm up to the new, sometimes not. In my experience, some of the most self-destructive things I've done, in retrospect, were feeble attempts to stave off boredom. Boredom can breed depression and anger, two emotions that can damage the self if not properly released. I don't know if depression is felt by animals outside of the human species, but I am pretty convinced that much of our depression comes when we are bored. The old addage 'time flies when you're having fun' is a testament to how boredom weighs heavier on us than enjoyment, and how we can avoid the destructive power of boredom. The secret is not to always be doing something, but to enjoy what you are doing, even when you are doing nothing. Today this website recieved a facelift and some liposuction. I cut and trimmed and even sculpted the old into a brand new animal. Hopefully the new format will help to give you some insight into my personality, in addition to just displaying some of my works. If you get really bored, swing by the studio and say hi. 110mm f/8.0 1/200s ISO200 We humans are so fond of thinking we're the "higher" animals that we willingly ignore the emotions of other animals. Some of us find a peace in glimpsing the "other" life of the different creatures that live on this planet.
As long as I can remember I have often preferred the company of animlas outside my species. I have had companionship, loyalty, and cooperation from the most unlikely of animals throughout my life and I will always feel comfortable deep in a forest, high on a mountain, or in the concrete jungle. Perhaps other animals are "simple", but much calm comes from that which is simple, and I will always hold on to those moments as though they are the source of my being. In many ways they are. The time I spent making the images I pulled this one from will remind me of the simple feeling I had while making them. These kids encouraged and even taunted me with their games, daring me to play like a, well, kid. I can't be business all the time, so I gladly obliged them in their games. If you spend enough time with animals, not as pets, but as fellow creatures, they will show you a simple peace that you can carry with you through the most tumultuous of times. Unless you're in the ocean, everything in the ocean will try to eat you. Everything. 300mm f/5.6 1/400s ISO4000 I don't say 'good-bye' or even 'bye'. I don't give a farewell or a godspeed, I walk away with a 'see you later' or a 'take care'. I like to leave with an invitation for future meetings. Today I was forced to say good-bye to a friend. The animals that live in my house have always been more family then pets, and this little girl was no exception. I feel no shame in admitting that I cried this morning as I buried my dog, and my manhood isn't threatened by admitting that I played 'Candle in the wind' in her memory. Jezebelle was a great companion, and my couch will be a bit more lonely without her. Here's my first blog post stripped of wit, facts, and humor, and also my first blog post with more than one image. It's hard to be a photographer and not have ten thousand photos of your pets. Pets don't yell at you when you spend hours on end photographing them like the people who live in your house do. I will post only three today, two that show the expressiveness of my late friend, and one that shows her natural talent for modeling. The magic of photography is endless, but one of it's tricks is the ability to take us to the past, to show us things gone, and sometimes forgotton. Farewell, Jezebelle. You are missed. 70mm f/8.0 1/125s ISO320 240mm f/8.0 1/400s ISO800
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I made this image in almost total darkness. I held a flashlight in my mouth to illuminate this happy fellow while I focused and composed. It's a miracle I didn't step on him in the first place. I'm glad I noticed this tiny frog, because this image has made it's way into a variety of galleries. Prints can be purchased at my online shop, just click the link at the top of the page. Frogs and all of their relatives, the newt, salamander, and the toad, have always lived on the fringes of human acceptance. Often associated with witches, and erroneously said to cause warts, frogs are used in various potions and decoctions of practicioners of the black arts. Their croaks are said to herald the coming of death and they can sometimes be witches in disguise. Truthfully, frogs are commonly used for scientific purposes, not the small tree-frogs like the one pictured, but their larger and greener cousins. Remember your high school science class? The day I dissected a frog for the first time is burned in my memory, not before nor since have I seen so many girls faint or vomit. The medical field, historically, owes much of it's knowledge to the frog. We have dissected them, poisoned them, given them disease and forced them to wear makeup. In the not-so-recent past the frog was the cheaper alternative to the mouse so widely used in laboratories today. Frogs don't cause warts, warts are a viral infection. We know that now, but the superstition still lingers. The idea that frogs caused warts was a logical assumption, many young boys had warts, and many young boys played with frogs so, frogs must be causing all those warts right? Interestingly enough, frogs were thought to both cause and cure warts at different times. If you had warts you could rub a frog on the wart and then bury it at a crossroads under a full moon and in seven days your warts would be gone. You could also cure warts by tying knots in a string, one knot for every wart, and burying the string. The next person to pick up that string would get your warts and you would lose yours. That's enough history for one night, I bet you expected something about Easter didn't you? Maybe next year. Enjoy your weekend. 300mm f/8 1/60s ISO100
For birds, the male is usually more beautiful than the female. Take the peacock for example, the male has bright greens and blues, feathers that extend into a beautiful fan, while the peahen is shades of brown and grey. In the bird world, the males compete for the females attention, and one of the standards she judges them on is appearance. Quite different from the habits of humans. In general, appearance is pretty low on the list of qualities males cultivate, and humans spend a great deal of time convincing eachother that 'looks aren't everything'. The heart of the truth is that we naturally judge appearance, usually before we start judging other qualities. I grew up being told 'don't judge a book by it's cover', and I think that's a good way to live, but it never stopped me from judging books by their cover, or people by their looks. We can learn so much about a person by their appearance. Each day we spend at least a bit of time putting ourselves in a state that we find presentable, and what a person finds presentable speaks volumes about their personality. I always make assumptions based on how a person chooses to look, not just how their genetics shapes them, but how a person dresses, styles their hair, etc. These are insights into what they like and who they think they are. It's natural and there is nothing wrong with evaluating a person on their appearance. Of course, I think you should always be open to changing your opinion on a person, don't just judge them and write them off, evaluate them and let that opinion grow and change as you get to know more about them. But don't ever write off that visual cue that you feel as soon as you look at a person. If your gut tells you that person is attractive or interesting, introduce yourself and expand your social network. If your gut tells you someone is dangerous, approach them with caution. Judge, but never make your judgement final. When you think you look good, you feel better, and that feeling spills over into your personality. Dress to impress yourself and you will always be impressive. This week I finally got a free second to set up my permanent domain name - www.RoyceDavisImaging.com - I also had the pleasure of getting voted into the Pentax Photo Gallery - http://pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/roycedavis - |


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Coordinates: 59°55′36.35″N 11°28′5.14″E / 59.9267639°N 11.4680944°E
Aurskog is a former municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre was Aursmoen.
Aurskog was the location of the Battle of Toverud. The parish of Urskog was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 July 1919 the district of Blaker was separated to form a municipality of its own. The split left Aurskog with a population of 3.102.
On 1 January 1966 Aurskog was merged with Nordre Høland, Søndre Høland and Setskog to form the new municipality Aurskog-Høland. Prior to the merger Aurskog had a population of 3.129.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Ør (Norse Aurr 'gravel'), since the first church was built here. The last element is skog (Norse skógr) 'wood' - and the meaning of the full name is 'the woods around the farm Aurr'. Until 1918 the name was written "Urskog".
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Sometimes, when faced with the unholy mess that is financial regulation, the best idea is to keep it simple, and that's what Frank Partnoy and Jesse Eisinger do in this fabulous story on financial disclosure, or, more accurately, non-disclosure.
They simply sit down and try to read, in good faith, the annual report of a mega-bank, in this case, Wells Fargo. This document, also known as form 10-K , is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available online for anyone to see. (Weirdly, I can't find it on the SEC's Edgar site; if anyone can let me know, and I'll change the link. Update: Thanks to Matt below, here it is.)
The trouble is its hundreds of pages of fine print obscure more than they reveal, and do so by design. This is important for about trillion reasons, but one of the main ones, as the piece makes clear, is that the system rests on the ability of the market—that is, the wisdom of a crowd of trained and incentivized professionals —to scrub such things and assess the risks. But if the disclosure contains gaping holes, the system's entire rationale falls apart, and the broader society must ultimately absorb whatever negative externalities will result. This we learned at great cost during the financial crisis.
What I love about this story (and not everyone did) is that it's written for a mass audience about a subject that, while highly technical, is one of those that, like global warming or nuclear safety, potentially involves everyone. And like those subjects, it is also eminently understandable when properly explained. This is true even of rocket science, by the way. Journalism like this gives the curious non-specialist—that is to say, most of us— a chance to take part in a discussion that should absolutely not be left to the cognoscenti—another big lesson of the crisis. What's more, even among those who read financial statements for a living, how many have slogged through a mega-bank's 10-K to figure out what it exactly does and doesn't say? Most people, I suspect, look them over, then drop it after realizing they're not learning much. But that's the point.
The story is about 9,500 words. A commenter on Felix Salmon's blog (also linked above) called it "indulgent," but it's really not and reads well.
I'll pull a couple of items out that illustrate how little is revealed by even the most diligent reading. Here's a discussion of a disclosure about something called "customer accommodation," making trades on behalf of customers, that includes a nice explanation of the idea of notional value:
That might seem safe, but the report notably fails to explain why this activity would be so profitable. In fact, at many large banks, customer accommodation can be a euphemism for "massive derivatives bets." For Wells Fargo, the subcategory of "customer accommodation, trading and other free-standing derivatives" included derivatives trades of about $2.8 trillion in "notional amount" as of the end of 2011, meaning that the underlying positions referenced in the bank's derivatives were that large then. By way of explanation: if we were to make a bet with you about how much the price of a $70 share of Walmart would change this year—we pay you any increase, you pay us any decrease—we'd say the "notional amount" of the bet is $70.
Wells Fargo doesn't expect to gain or lose $2.8 trillion on its derivatives, any more than we would expect the payment on our Walmart bet to be $70. Bankers generally assume that the likely risk of gain or loss on derivatives is much smaller than their "notional amount," and Wells Fargo says the concept "is not, when viewed in isolation, a meaningful measure of the risk profile of the instruments." Moreover, Wells Fargo reports that many of its derivatives offset each other, as yours might if you placed several wagers that Walmart stock would go up, along with several other bets that it would go down.
Yet, as investors in bank stocks learned in 2008, it is possible to lose a large portion of the "notional amount" of a derivatives trade if a bet goes terribly wrong.
In the future, if interest rates skyrocket or the euro unravels, Wells Fargo might sustain huge derivatives losses, just as you might lose the full $70 you bet on Walmart if the company went bust. Wells Fargo doesn't tell investors how much of the $2.8 trillion it could lose in a worst-case scenario, nor is it required to. Even a savvy investor who reads the footnotes can only guess at what the bank's potential risk exposure to derivatives might be.


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