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2012 Trend: Virtualized Migration of Storage
by Hu Yoshida on Dec 20, 2011
The number of applications that are consolidated onto a SAN attached storage frame has increased dramatically with the adoption of virtual servers. This is making it increasingly more difficult to migrate the data when the storage system needs to be refreshed. The quantity of data is in the tens or even hundreds of TBs, which will take days or weeks to physically move from one storage frame to another. What is even more impactful is the number of applications, which have to be stopped while the data is moved and then restarted when that move is complete.
There may be more than 100 applications on a large storage system, which makes it nearly impossible to stop them all for an extended period of time to complete the migration. Typically this is done by scheduling a few applications for migration each weekend until all the applications are migrated over a period of months. During this time there are the power and cooling costs for two storage frames, one of which is probably has expensive maintenance, as well as software license, and other operational costs. David Merrill has done studies which show that the burdened cost of migration can be $7,000 to $10,000 per TB, which is about the same as the cost of acquisition.
The time to complete a migration can be greatly reduced through the use of storage virtualization. During a scheduled down time you can stop the applications for a short time while you insert a storage virtualization platform between the host servers and the old storage system. Once that is done you can reassign the LUNs, rezone the SAN and restart the applications while the movement of the data takes place in the background. Many storage virtualization users have done this type of migration in a weekend.
While this type of storage migration does take an outage in order to insert the storage virtualization platform, the storage that sits behind it can be migrated to the next generation storage system without an outage.
But what happens when the storage virtualization system has to be refreshed? Today you can do it in the same manner that you virtualized your other storage. You either virtualize the new virtualization system behind the old one and move the data or virtualize the old one behind the new virtualization system. This will still take an outage. Many of our customers have used this technique to migrate from USP to USPV, and then ultimately to VSP.
In 2012, you will see storage virtualization vendors enable the upgrade of storage virtualization systems without an outage. This will further reduce the cost of storage migration by eliminating the need to disrupt the application. But you can't take advantage of this unless you install the initial storage virtualization platform.
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Håkan Söderbom on 20 Dec 2011 at 12:24 pm
It is an important point you make that storage virtualization enables new ways of managing storage while tying together processes (migration) as well as removing the closely coupled connection between applications and hardware (virtualization).
What I see as the greatest obstacle is the unwillingness of (compute) virtualization vendors to address storage head on. The result is a stalled project when storage becomes the bottleneck. The good thing is that storage virtualization can save the project, but it should have been considered from the beginning.
I'd be interested to learn how you engage a sales person who obviously is turning a blind eye to storage in order to close a virtualization deal.
Håkan Söderbom | Director Alliances | DataCore Software
Hu Yoshida on 21 Dec 2011 at 7:40 am
I think that is starting to change as virtualization vendors like VMware, start to unload more work to the storage system through interfaces like VAAI. In the beginning, the server virtualization vendors treated storage as commodity and tried to do copies, moves, and thin provisioning with software, but as the number of virtual machines exploded, they realized that offloading some of this work would help them increase their scalability. I think it is now the non virtualization storage vendors who may be the greater obstacle. They continue to sell two controller modular storage into server virtualization environments on the basis of lower cost. Unfortunately, these large server virtualization systems need high availability enterprise storage that can be pooled together through storage virtualization to support the growth requirements of virtual servers today.


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St. Louis is a community known for giving of its time and money to inspire artists, stamp out fearful ailments, and give a helping hand to all segments of the region. "Charity starts at home," as the saying goes, and St. Louis has built a home for those who know how to give.
On April 15, 2012, during its annual "Ye Olde A Tasteful Affair" event, Food Outreach will celebrate and bring awareness to its cause of providing vital nutritional support to low income men, women, and children battling Cancer or HIV/AIDS in the greater St. Louis area. In this recovering economy, Food Outreach is experiencing more need for its services than ever before. In 2011, the need for Food Outreach services reached its highest level in its 24-year history – 484,000 nutritious meals were provided to 1902 individuals, ages 4 to 90, in 137 Missouri and Illinois zip codes.
That's no small feat. What is even more astonishing is that Food Outreach has not turned away a single client who needs their help. And the meals they provide rival those served in restaurants in the area. Incorporating fresh ingredients and overseen by Chef Nicholas Hattfield, this organization supplies nutritious hot meals, nutrition education, and counseling for its clients.
For Executive Director Greg Lukeman, the commitment is strong and unwavering. "We have the philosophy of resourcefulness, always looking for opportunities AND never harping on what we don't have. With that thinking, we are able to add more people around the Food Outreach table—clients and donors alike."
Food Outreach is committed to providing their clients high-quality food that is nutritious and appealing. A registered dietitian is on staff to oversee the menu design and to provide nutritional assessments, education, and classes. Menus change every two weeks, providing variety for clients whose tastes and needs change as they cycle up and down in illness, while client surveys provide input for menu development. And cooking volunteers and staff frequently participate in taste tests for quality purposes.
Join emcees Maggie Crane of KMOV and Heidi Glaus of KSDK for this year's Ye Olde A Tasteful Affair, in the Khorassan Ballroom at The Chase Park Plaza, April 15 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. With delicious tastings from 40 outstanding restaurants and caterers, along with more than a hundred silent and live auction items, Ye Olde A Tasteful Affaire offers many enticing menu and auction items at every price – tickets to cultural and sporting events, a variety of restaurant gift certificates, vacations, artwork, you name it.
Ye Olde A Tasteful Affaire 24 will be held Sunday, April 15, 2012 from 2:00pm until 5:00 pm at the Khorassan Ballroom, The Chase Park Plaza (212 N. Kingshighway, Saint Louis, MO 63108). General admission tickets are $50 advance and $65 at the door, and you can score a VIP ticket for $150. The VIP experience features complimentary beverages (including small-batch beer tasting by Urban Chestnut – voted one of the top 5 new breweries in the world!), entertainment, and exclusive food tastings in a private lounge.

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The importance of a healthy balanced diet is as, if not more, important than the actual exercise you undertake itself. Without the correct levels of protein within your daily diet, your muscular system will simply not repair or regenerate itself. Protein is the main building block from which we all exist and can be obtained from a variety of sources. Those that undertake regular weight lifting as part of their physical activity often opt for whey protein supplements as a means of monitoring the protein intake whilst limiting their carbohydrate intake.
Its all well and good drinking a protein shake when you're on the go or as an alternative snack but sometimes it's just good to enjoy a healthy cooked meal, packed full of the nutrition you require to fuel your body and power your workouts.
Seafood is a great alternative to your popular choices of chicken and beef and provides you with a complete source of protein, low in carbohydrates. It also offers you something that other sources of protein simply can't, a healthy dose of Omega 3 essential fatty acids. These fatty acids aren't the same that you'd find in a greasy spoon roadside café! In fact these are essential for normal bodily functioning. This can include but is by no means limited to; enhanced metabolism, increased brain functioning, balanced cholesterol levels and reduced blood pressure.
It's not just the so called oily fishes such as mackerel that provide healthy dosages Omega 3 essential fatty acids either. Other types of seafood such as salmon and tuna are also highly beneficial to you.
As well as the various health benefits of Omega 3 essential fatty acids highlighted above, there are numerous reported benefits surrounding these fish oils and the activity of weightlifting. These include reductions in the levels of inflammation surrounding the joints, reduced osteoporosis risks and elevated mood and energy levels. Although these fish oils are not directly impacting muscular strength and size, like a creatine supplement would for example, they offer an individual a great supportive role by creating optimal conditions, both mentally and physically for them to take to their training sessions.
By reducing joint inflammation and subsequent pain and improving bone health and psychological mood, it places the individual in a positive mindset, allowing them to hit the gym hard without having to concern themselves with anything other than achieving an awesome training session.
When it comes to sources of protein and fuelling your workouts, seafood is often omitted or placed behind popular dishes including chicken and beef. The benefits you achieve with seafood, besides the high protein content and low carbohydrate levels, are the presence of these Omega 3 essential fatty acids. Although as stated, this does not directly impact on muscular strength and size, it does allow for creating optimal conditions, both mentally and physically, that will ultimately aid your workouts whilst at the same time invoke numerous health benefits.
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By STEVEN NALLEY
The Starkville Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to grant Louise Page's request for her property to be rezoned to allow trailers, but aldermen reduced the re-zoned area from about 13 acres to 2.29 acres to decrease impact on nearby infrastructure.
On Nov. 8, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the board deny Page's request, and Page chose to appeal this decision. Page requested a zoning change from R-1 (single-family residential) to R-6 (mobile homes) for approximately 13 acres of property she owns at 1641 Rockhill Road to allow her grandson to place a mobile home on her property as his primary residence.
Early in the meeting, Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins announced his intent to recuse himself from the vote and discussion for the re-zoning. He said he knew Page through church, politics and other community dealings, and on the opposite side of the issue, he also had dealings with the family of the late Wilburn Sudduth. He wanted to avoid a conflict of interest, he said.
"I really respect both sides," Perkins said. To preserve and protect my relationship and my role with that, I will step aside. I'm not dodging any issue. I don't dodge issues."
After Pamela Daniel, assistant city planner, completed her report to the board on the issue, Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn asked why the zoning commission recommended disapproval to begin with. Daniel said it was because of the size of the re-zoning.
At the Nov. 8 meeting, City Attorney Chris Latimer said the issue of re-zoning had nothing to do with the size of the property to be re-zoned. On Tuesday, he again said Page's request met a legal test for re-zoning by arguing the original R-1 zoning was in error because Page already had her own trailer on the property when the land was annexed to the city and zoned R-1, and several other parcel owners with trailers in her area have successfully gotten their properties re-zoned R-6 in the past.
As with the zoning commission meetings where Page's request was discussed, the city held a public hearing, with several people raising objections to the request. One of them was Larry Bell, owner of property to Page's west.
"I don't believe any of you would want a 13-acre trailer park next to your land," Bell said. "That's too much for a single trailer. That's what her request is."
Another nearby landowner, Ann Daniels, said it was a mistake to argue the original zoning was in error. She said there was a misconception that R-6 zoning did not exist when Page's land was annexed, and she had attended meetings concerning the annexation which demonstrated Page's area was purposely zoned R-1 after thorough discussion.
"It wasn't a haphazard decision and a mistake by those people back then," Daniels said. "They worked too hard. The people made this choice back then."
Ultimately, Vaughn moved for the approval of Page's rezoning request, and Ward 2 Alderman Sandra Sistrunk seconded it.
Then, Ward 5 Alderman Jeremiah Dumas moved for an amendment to Vaughn's motion which would reduce the size of the re-zoning to 2.29 acres. Dumas said there was a provision in Page's request where she said she would be open to re-zoning a single acre if the zoning commission and board refused to re-zone all 13 acres. Daniel confirmed this, and then at Wiseman's request, Page confirmed she would be amenable to a 2.29 acre re-zoning.
"That amendment will (rezone) all of Mrs. Page's property within a 400-foot buffer of the west right-of-way of Rock Hill Road," Dumas said. "I agree with the fact that there is an error. I also agree that, frankly, there's probably even a public need, but I disagree with the impact that 13 acres will have on infrastructure in the entire area. I'm fearful of going 13 acres."
If the amended measure had failed, discussion would have returned to Vaughn's original motion, but it passed unanimously.


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Chahid Al Hafed — The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, oversaw Saturday closing of work of the 6th edition of the International Encounter of Arts and Human Rights in Western Sahara.
The President Mohamed Abdelaziz organized at headquarters of SADR Presidency an official reception on honour of the artists participating at ARTifariti 2012.
During the reception ceremony, the President commended the work done by the artists, from 15 countries, who gathered at this art encounter, recalling to the difficult situation in which the Saharawis live in parallel with Ross visit to the occupied Saharawi territories.
The 6th edition of ARTifariti has been celebrated in the Saharawi Refugee Camps from October 20th to November 3rd, with the participation of more than 100 artists and students from 15 countries worldwide.


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Which is better for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator X - Parallels, VMFusion or Bootcamp?
I have a new iMac 27" system and trying to determine which way to go in order to install the Microsoft FSX. What are the pros and cons?
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Nairobi — A pair of policemen guard the perimeter, sniffer dogs on leashes patrol the inner perimeter and caterers in smocks are congregated at the gate as buses ferry school children off the premises.
It is all systems go for the Presidential Debate 2013 and the man behind it all, Francis Munywoki, can now breathe a sigh of relief, "I'm the director responsible for the presidential debate's operations so everything that's going on regarding the organisation is my responsibility."
Clad in a silver suit Munywoki appears unruffled even as the weight of the nation's first ever presidential debate rests on his shoulders. As it turns out, Munywoki wasn't as composed 24 hours ago, "There were some concerns that some candidates may not be able to make it."
The presidential candidates who will be taking to the podium at Brookhouse School eventually came through and it's in a large part due to this that Munywoki can breathe a little easier, "We've had five rehearsals as at this morning. Martha Karua has already come in, we've had Peter Kenneth, Ole Kiyiapi, Raila and Musalia Mudavadi also come in and Uhuru Kenyatta at two o'clock."
"Nervousness was there last night but today I'm confident that we are going to have a show tonight and a fantastic one at that."
I remember seeing Mudavadi making his way to the rehearsals in a green Land Rover with a silver one in tow and to get him there, including the four others who made time for the rehearsals, Munywoki admits was no mean fete.
"It's difficult. It starts from not having your phone calls returned... the candidates are very busy doing other things (and we were wondering) are we going to be able to secure the candidates so they can actually come together in one venue?"
That explains the sniffer dogs and heavy police presence and that is not all that Munywoki has marshalled, "Security has been one of our biggest concerns and an area where we spend most of the time over the last several weeks."
"We've secured not just this area but up to a kilometre. We've gotten very good support from the Inspector General (of Police). We're getting a big number of police presence today. We're going to have bomb detectors."
The police presence on Lang'ata road and Ngong' road will also be increased to ensure there are no traffic snarl ups. Not that the debaters should be concerned about traffic.
"All we need to do today is to tell them (the police) where the presidential candidate is and they'll find a way of escorting the candidates and clearing them to this place."
Once the cameras are rolling and the debaters are under the full glare of the spotlights they will be questioned on their education, health, security and governance policies.
"The debate on February 25 is going to focus on economy, it's going to focus on land and land use as an issue, it's going to focus on how we share resources and foreign policy."
Forty-two year old Wilson Lavaza who sells music for a living is thrilled that the subjects of health and education are on the agenda, "They should put a lot of focus on matters security, health and education."
"I'll be home by seven," twenty-five year old Robert Okilu vows. He has been driving a public service motorbike for the last 20 months and he'd like to know how the presidential contenders plan to lighten the tax burden on Kenyans.
Security guard Peter Odhiambo will be looking to see how the presidential aspirants plan to tackle the problem of unemployment while thirty-two year old preacher Gabriel Gichumi is glad the presidential contenders will be together on one stage and prays the camaraderie will be carried over into the elections.
"There can eventually be only one winner and I'd like them to tell us if they will concede gratefully when the time comes."


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The NSW RTA's iMacs lasted a full decade
blog Those of you with long memories will recall that Apple introduced a version of its iMac desktop back in 2002 that had a dramatic new design of a form that the IT industry hadn't really seen before. Dubbed the 'sunflower' iMacs because of their resemblance (and inspiration by) the sunflowers growing in Apple chief Steve Jobs' back yard, these new brand of iMacs were quite popular until the line was discontinued in 2004.
In Australia, the machines were famously deployed at the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority's public registry offices under the remit of then-chief information officer Greg Carvouni. Carvouni's tenure at the RTA was an unusual time for a government authority; iMacs, Mozilla Firefox and other alternative platforms such Sun's StarOffice suite (which became OpenOffice.org) were all implemented, in highly unusual and pioneering moves for a normally conservative government agency. The group even dumped Microsoft Exchange (horror of horrors) and migrated its email onto Sun's Java Enterprise System.


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Russell Pearce condemns Jan Brewer's Medicaid expansion plan
PHOENIX -- Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer is taking some heat over her Medicaid plan from a member of her own party.
Former State Senate President Russell Pearce said Brewer's Medicaid expansion plan is bad for Arizona.
"It will grow socialism in Arizona at a level that it has never been grown before," said Pearce. "When you do that, every state that has 30 percent or more of its people on government programs, obviously, goes blue," indicating that the Democrats would become the dominant political party in Arizona.
"You're going to have everybody in the world that relies on government, so you're going to vote for more government. It's the nature of the beast," Pearce said. "That's what a democracy does. When you can vote yourself for your neighbor's stuff, you vote yourself for your neighbor's stuff. That's the risk of a democracy. That's why we live in a republic, where we reject the democratic form of government."
Pearce also said the federal government cannot afford the Medicaid program.
"They're out of money. They're trillions of dollars in debt, so there is no money," he said. "This game has got to stop."
Pearce said if he were still in the legislature, he would do everything he could to stop the governor's plan from passing.


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About Hickory Wild
The Hickory Wild Subdivision is the pristine residential community in Clarksville, Tennessee that's truly unlike any other.
Convenient to Fort Campbell, Gateway Medical Center, and I-24. Reach anywhere in Clarksville in minutes, and just 40 miles from Nashville.
Looking for a new home in Clarksville?
Located just off of Dunlop Lane, and just four miles from the Hemlock Semiconductor Plant, Hickory Wild is a new kind of community subdivision not found anywhere else in Montgomery County.
Constructed by local Clarksville-area developer Powers, LLC, Hickory Wild aims to strengthen bonds between neighbors and offer a little getaway from the fast-paced city life.
In addition to a variety of hiking and biking trails and sidewalks,Hickory Wild also features several playscapes, three lakes, a soccer field, a community center and pool!
Starting in the $180s, Hickory Wild is close enough to enjoy Clarksville's amenities, yet far enough away from the hustle and bustle of the city to be a quiet, peaceful escape.
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The History of Hickory Wild
In the early 1800′s, young John Duke Tyler arrived in Montgomery County, Tennessee. A brilliant and classically-trained scholar, he established the Hickory Wild Academy on the grounds near this site.
For nearly 40 years, Tyler conducted his school for young people blending the studies of Greek and Latin, Shakespeare and Homer with the discipline of rural farm life. He had a widespread reputation and people from all over the southeast brought their kids to Hickory Wild to be educated, sometimes not seeing them for years.
It is the nostalgia of this era, the respect for the history and the beauty of the land that inspired us to bring this landmark setting back to life.
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Orange Alert: Essays on Poetry, Art and the Architecture of Silence
A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together the articles, interviews, and book reviews by which they have articulated the poetics of a new generation.
Kazim Ali shines a light on the intersections between cultures in these essays on the craft of poetry, offering a hand to poets either geographically or metaphorically outside the mainstream of Western culture.
In Orange Alert, Ali discusses poets including Agha Shahid Ali, Jane Cooper, Bhanu Kapil, Semezdin Mehmedinovic, and Samuel Beckett. Additionally, he looks at intersections between art forms, showing how areas of confluence enrich the literary arts. He considers painters Agnes Martin and Piet Mondrian, musicians Alice Coltrane and Yoko Ono, and philosophers Slavoj Žižek and Jean Baudrillard. In his interrogations of the way poetry means, Ali links the poetic endeavor to such diverse texts as Moby-Dick, Battlestar Galactica, and Marilyn Buck's prison journals.
Ali unpacks the mysteries of contemporary poetry by discussing it in relation to other art forms and to contemporary television; film; and electronic media, including the Internet, YouTube, and Facebook.
Whether he is discussing the way cell phones have altered the concept of physical intimacy and introduced new verb forms, or talking about the way Emily Dickinson's mysteries are more clearly revealed in French translation, Ali is at once clear and complex, rigorous and charming, accessible and demanding.
Praise for Orange Alert
"With their delicacy of attention and bold range of subjects, Kazim Ali's essays hold
many quiet surprises. His canon stretches from the North Atlantic to North Africa,
and includes poems, paintings, prayers, and architecture. Yet he returns continually to
the unifying theme of the presence of encounters, which may lead, in his account, to
violence, speech, or silence. In each art he searches for insight and craft—the virtues of
his own patient writing." —Susan Stewart
Kazim Ali's essays, like his poems, are alive with curiosity and humanity. His wide-ranging critical intelligence moves with ease from Agha Shahid Ali to Yoko Ono,
from the poetry of Emily Dickinson to the poetics of Twitter, from Baudrillard to Paris Hilton. These writings are a record of Ali's impassioned struggle "to live in the world,
to be actual." Poetry becomes the meeting place of body and spirit, and these essays
themselves brilliantly illustrate Ali's claim that "the text itself becomes a human body,
breathing in and out, living in space." Orange Alert makes a compelling case for the
necessity of poetry on a planet racked by war and devastation, calling on us to recognize
that "we may find our best spiritual, intellectual and emotional nourishment...in the
conflicted, confused, and vexed spaces of the oral and ecstatic, the profound and the
difficult." —Timothy Yu
Orange Alert is a poetic and yogic salvo—to appropriate the discourse of war—across
the bows of our defensive imperial posturing. Kazim Ali's essays leap deftly from
homages to avant-garde artists to awestruck meditations on ancient architecture. Orange
Alert is a revelation, a salve, an invitation to breathe again, in an epoch which recklessly
endangers our common body, our shared human being. Here we have a grand poetics
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Syria Opposition Seeks International Support as Deaths Mount
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Syrian opposition leaders sought international support for their new coalition as human-rights activists said the death toll in the seven-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad rose to 4,000.
Members of the opposition Syrian National Council formed on Oct. 2 traveled at the weekend to Egypt and Sweden to seek recognition as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people, Faruk Tayfur, the body's deputy chairman, told Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency. The group, which includes the Muslim Brotherhood, aims to coordinate the struggle to end Assad's 11-year rule.
Syria's opposition is trying to follow the path taken by Libya's rebels who formed a transitional council that became the main governing authority in the North African country in late August after they seized Tripoli, the capital, and ended Muammar Qaddafi's four-decade rule.
The Syrian council probably won't succeed because its members "don't seem to be united, and the component of Islamists in the group is too large," Ammar Qurabi of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said by phone today.
Syrian security forces killed at least 20 anti-government protesters yesterday in the suburbs of the capital, Damascus, as well as the central governorates of Homs and Hama, the port city of Latakia and the northern area of Qamishli, home to the country's Kurdish minority, Qurabi said. That brought the total to 4,000, he said.
'Severe' Measures
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem said yesterday his government would retaliate with "severe" measures if any country formally recognized the opposition umbrella group.
The European Union today welcomed the formation of the Syrian National Council, calling it a "positive step forward," according to a statement by EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg.
Syria's warning is "a preemptive move to try and keep the Arab states away from recognizing the organization," said Chris Phillips, an analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit in London. European leaders "are wary of recognizing a political organization that at the moment doesn't have much chance of replacing the regime."
About 80 council members led by Burhan Ghalioun, a political sociologist at the Sorbonne University in Paris, met Oct. 8 in Stockholm, Anatolia reported. Ghalioun said the opposition wanted to use peaceful means to remove Assad from power and urged the international community to help protect Syrian civilians, Anatolia reported.
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Ghalioun also criticized Russia, saying its "acceptance of, and even support to, the Syrian regime's administration of violence to the Syrian people is a scandal," according to Anatolia.
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution backed by the U.S. and European nations on Oct. 4 that threatened sanctions against Syria.
Russia, which has multibillion-dollar arms contracts and a naval base in Soviet-era ally Syria, has vowed to block any UN resolution that could be used as a cover for seeking regime change after the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has repeatedly criticized Assad's crackdown, said Oct. 5 that his government will enact its own sanctions against Syria after the failure of UN measures.
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Al-Muallem told a press conference in Damascus yesterday that Syria would retaliate against any Turkish moves.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, accused the U.S. of planning a military operation in Syria as part of an effort to remove opponents of its policy in the Middle East.
"There is a conspiracy being plotted by the U.S and its allies to crush resistance in this region," Mehmanparast, told reporters in Moscow today, without giving details. "They are seeking to wage a military campaign in Syria."
Assad, who faces U.S. and European pressure to step down, is a key regional ally for Iran. The two countries support the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon, whose military arm fought a monthlong war against Israel in 2006.
Syria's top cleric, Ahmad Hassoun, said that supporters of Syria and Lebanon would carry out suicide attacks in the U.S., Europe and Israel if Syria was attacked, according to footage broadcast on Al Arabiya television.
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Podcast: Stephen Ross reads his mystery story "Boundary Bridge"
Now, you can listen to a podcast of him reading his intriguing story "Boundary Bridge", from the March 2010 issue of AHMM, complete with original music written and performed by Ross.
"Boundary Bridge" is one of the few short stories Ross has ever set in his native New Zealand. It recounts the travails of an American screenwriter living in New Zealand.
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Former USC Commit Jordan Payton Back on Market
Unlike some of his former high school teammates, wide receiver recruit Jordan Payton isn't part of a famous family. But with a name combining two of the greatest athletes of our time - Michael Jordan and Walter Payton - don't be surprised if this wide receiver is playing on Sundays soon.
Payton is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound pass-catcher out of Oaks Christian in Westlake Village, CA, which can be dubbed "Celebrity High." The school has seen a number of celebrities' children play football there.
WR Trey Smith, son of movie star Will Smith from his first marriage, and QB Trevor Gretzky, son of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, were Payton's teammates up until 2010.
QB Nick Montana, son of Joe Montana and a current member of the Washington Huskies (not to mention former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen) also suited up for the school in Southern California.
But while those names light up in neon, it's Payton's numbers that stand out to college football recruiters for the class of 2012. He had 61 catches for 907 yards and 10 touchdowns in a shortened junior season after compiling 45 for 1,088 and 18 during his sophomore campaign.
As such, Payton had drawn interest from many top school around the country before committing to USC - home of former Oaks Christian running back Mark Tyler - in March of 2010.
But Payton announced in July that he will break his commitment to the Trojans, who have been dealing with NCAA sanctions. Even though USC's postseason ban expires after the 2011 season, Payton is back on the market.
"It's been on my mind for a while, ever since the sanctions hit them and they wanted me to come out and say I was only with USC, so I had to do what I had to do," Payton told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in July.
"I couldn't do that and come out that I was only USC. I've said all along that I've been exploring my options. It's really important that I choose the right school."
He told the Los Angeles Times that he is considering Oklahoma, Michigan, Notre Dame, California and Arizona State. However, the Democrat-Gazette reported that he also has a strong interest in Arkansas.
Payton told the newspaper that he may take an official visit to watch the Razorbacks play defending national champion Auburn on October 8. The blue-chip wide receiver also said in the report that he feels comfortable with head coach Bobby Petrino and the rest of Arkansas' coaching staff - including receivers coach Kris Cinkovich.
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The Daily News reported that his father, Jerry, was a former linebacker at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, while his brother, Michael, played wide receiver at Oregon State.
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AFTER battling the strangeness of time and space, it must have taken a lot to freak out Albert Einstein. Yet there was one aspect of quantum physics that brought him out in a cold sweat: entanglement.
Take two photons, for instance, tie them together with an unbreakable quantum bridge and their link becomes so close it is almost telepathic. Einstein described this apparently supernatural behaviour as "spooky". It seems, for instance, that performing an experiment on one photon of an entangled pair instantaneously affects its partner, whether they're in the same lab, or at different ends of the Universe. No surprise, then, that researchers in Austria have recently used this bizarre trick in quantum teleportation experiments (
But relax, says Malvin Teich of Boston University's department of electrical and computer engineering. "This spooky behaviour has been verified time and time again," he says, ...
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Iwata made a comment on Twitter in order to address a 'gossip'.
Iwata made an uncharacteristic move after a few Nikkei rumors and articles, including one in which he supposedly says that 'if Nintendo stayed the way it was headed, the company would collapse'.
Well, this is really an uncharacteristic move from Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata. Using the official japanese Nintendo Twitter, he made a comment about some of the recent rumors and articles from the japanese newspaper Nikkei.
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Well, apparently that's not what he really said or meant to say, so he commented on Twitter to address the "gossip":
Well, looks like Iwata was a bit mad. And it's a weird move, because he almost never comments over rumors. But, also, this isn't really a new issue, as the company president has been "misinterpreted" many times by the same newspaper, just like when he mentioned a DS successor."By the way," Iwata tweeted, "on Monday there was an inaccurate report online. This sort of thing has continued repeatedly, with no context, self-serving language, and the blurring of truth and fiction. I'm astonished to see gossip magazine techniques being used."
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Everyone adores these films, everyone except me that is and if I have to see them one more time I simply can't be held responsible for what I might do. They are over-rated, over-praised, over-wrought, and I'm over them.
Gone With the Wind (movie)
I guess I was the only little girl who never wanted to be Scarlet O'Hara. I always wanted to see Rhett Butler haul off and give her a good punch in the face. If I never have to see her simpering smile again it'll be too see. Going, going, GONE!
The Godfather
Actually you can put most Mafia movies under this heading. I'm sick to death of the glorification of those Sicilian hoods. Thanks to Francis Ford we have a whole generation of kids who think of "hit man" as a viable career alternative.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dull as dishwater telling of Clark's classic story. It also manages to be boring and pretentious to such as extent that if you dare mention not liking the film someone will always point out that you simply "didn't understand" it. Kubrick seemed to want to make a film that every acid head in the country would stagger out of babbling, "Wow, man, that was heavy." And that's exactly what he accomplished.
Independence Day (movie)
Sad to say that there are people who consider this to be a classic film. I can't even rationally discuss the many reasons why its a steaming heap of dung-- derivitive, unimaginative, and totally reliant upon CGI effects to carry its bloated corpse, this film is an abomination... and that's just for starters.
Scarface (1983 movie)
The Cuban community should rise up en masse and strike down each and every person associated with the making and distribution of this piece of offal. Instead SCARFACE has become a sensation. What hope is there for humanity? We are all "cockaroaches" and the mere existence of this flick proves it!
Psycho (1998 remake)
Let's pretend that the abysmal remake with Vince Vaugh never even occurred shall we? While not as loathsome as SCARFACE, PSYCHO is a movie I never hope to see again because each time I do I'm filled with the same sense of disappointment I had as a teenager when I saw it during its first run and guessed the "surprise" ending WHILE Janet Leigh was being stabbed in the shower. Sigh. What a bummer.
The Sixth Sense
And thinking about PSYCHO always reminds me of this movie. I hate films that depend on "a surprise twist", especially when that fact is well publicised, because they are always too easily spotted when you know that they're going to be there. I got it when there was no transition scene between the shooting and Willis' contact with the boy. My daughter got it even earlier--when she noticed his name was Dr. Crowe... the crow being the symbol of impending death. Sigh once again.
All About Eve
There is so much scenery chewing going on in this flick that it's a wonder there was any wood left east of the Mississippi River! If any actor tried hamming it up like that today they'd be laughed off the screen. The only one who comes off well is Marilyn Monroe in her bit part as the bimbo wannabe actress.
The Exorcist
I can't believe that anyone could ever have found this silliness the least bit frightening. Maybe a little gross in the pea soup scene if you had a queasy stomach, but scary? Get real! The only part that worked at all were the horrific scenes of medical torture the girl had to endure to rule out medical problems while her helpless mother was forced to watch. Now THAT'S horror!
Risky Business
Tom Cruise should apologize publically for this piece of crap in which a nice kid about to be accepted in an Ivy League College winds up as a shit talkin' pimp running a whorehouse out of the family home and smirking about it at the end. Good job there Tom. Nice role model.
The Shining (1980 movie)
Much ado about nothing.
Avatar (2009 film)
Okay, in all fairness I only hate it when I think of how much it cost to make it and how monumentally unoriginal it was. What can I say, I'm not in it for the special effects.
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September 26, 2010
I agree with Both Avatar and 2001 Space odessy. But Independance day. I love that
September 27, 2010
A lot of folks do like that one, and I agree that it's the least offensive of all his films. In fact I like the part where Brent Spiner shows up as a way too cloistered scientist in Area 51.
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September 23, 2010
Yes I would put those awful boring mafia films on my list too, those movies are just about well dressed thugs who are of absolutely no interest at all. Avatar yes, it may be visually interesting but the story was just cowboys and indians in outer space Ho Hum. BUT I could not disagree with you more on 2001, that is my all time favorite and my desert Island movie. It's the only movie I can watch again and again and I always find it a mindboggling, poetic, stunning masterpiece. In fact if I would rate movies on a scale of 1 to 10 the next best would only get 8 because 2001 is just infinetly superior to the Rest. And I know of course you will absolutely agree : -) he hem.
September 23, 2010
Ahem. Yes, of course....I'm just never impressed by special effects When they're that extreme they always leave me thinking how much more economically the story could have been told and still have been just as effective. AVATAR is this generation's 2001. I will admit that 2001 is head and shoulders above AVATAR though.
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Yes but for me the most impressive thing about 2001 is not the special effect but the interesting story about mans evolution which is in a way is taken from Nietzsches book Also Sprach Zarathustra where he says that Man is the Bridge between the Ape and the Superman. And then of course the fantastic scenes with the cooly logical but mad computer and the the final scenes where the Astronout in the mysterious situation is changing from man to the star child is for me the hight of Cinema Magic. For me this movie has everything. Philosophy - Spirituality - Facinating story - Brilliant music - Majestic Cinematograpy and I just love the cool intellectual flow of how the story unfolds. But I know, I know we will never se eye to eye on this one - Ha Ha :-) vive la différence
September 24, 2010
Bravo. Well said.
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Thanks QueenB! You really go against the grain on this one and will probably take some flak on some of your choices. Some of these movies are among my favorite and many may seem odd by today's standard but you've got to remember they may have been the first of their type when they came out. I remember seeing The Exorcist in the movies and not being able to sleep for a week. The Shining also was scarry, especially when Jack was chasing his son in the maze with the axe. The Godfather took directing to a new level and was the first realistic look into the horrors of the mafia. Risky Business was one of the first of its genre (these types of films have been played to death since).
August 13, 2010
Well at least it's not as bad as Amazon here. LOL and I won't have to worry about trolls. I fought the urge to put STAR WARS on here too, but that propbably would have resulted in hitmen coming after me. =) I've all been scared by 2 movies; one was the original THE THING when I was 4 and the other was NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD when I was 19 or 20ish. I don't scare. There was one scene in HENRY; PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER though that almost made me poop my pants.
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August 13, 2010
I once knew a woman who couldn't watch Perry Mason because she said that the music at the beginning was too scary! It is amazing what once scared us and what we laugh at today.
August 13, 2010
I remember the Twilight Zone music being kind of creepy. As Night Gallery wasn't on too long and is very rarely shown in reruns I guess I never really took notice of it.
August 13, 2010
When I was very little (we're talking 4 or less) there was a show called InnerSanctum which I wasn't allowed to watch because it was on too late. But I could hear the music and the scary introduction and it terrified me. AERIN--Ah yes, I remember Night Gallery well. Serling had great creepy themes for all his shows.
August 13, 2010
I actually remember the movie Horror Hotel scarring the Hell out of me. When I was older and a bunch of us went to see Carrie. The last scene of the film made us all jump out of our seats and we were afraid to walk near any bushes on our walk home.
August 13, 2010
Was that the one starring Christopher Lee? I seem to recall that be a pretty good movie but it's been a very long time since I last saw it.
August 14, 2010
Yes he sends a young woman to Whitewood where the witches led by Elizabeth Selwin need to sacrifice a woman.
August 14, 2010
It was very good. I should pick up a copy. It was B&W, right?
August 14, 2010
Yes. I actually have a VHS copy of it but no VHS player anyomre.
August 14, 2010
I have 2, but unfortunately one of them is built into the tv and it was never very good. I think it's going to die soon.
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August 10, 2010
I love your comments about the films; funny as hell, but I have to admit that the Exorcist was my favorite, and I did like The Sixth Sense. A couple others weren't bad, a few I hated, but I do definitely agree you couldn't pay me to watch Risky Business or the Psycho remake.
August 11, 2010
Everybody liked it but me. I read the book too. Didn't like that either. Watched it again with the added footage--still not excited. I think with THE EXORCIST it was this extravagent kind of possession that it was showing. You know, beds flying all over the place and everything. For me it just got silly. And when you consider the kind of movies I watch that seems like a funny thing for me to say. For years after that thing everybody was running around talking about how they (or some member of their family) was possessed just like in THE EXORCIST. Gimme a break. I'm not saying that the films on my list are ALL bad flix, it's just that I don't like them for whatever reason.
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I'm impressed you thought it was silly! LOL I don't know of anyone who ever said that before about The Exorcist! Demon movies, some of them, are just downright scary to me, and that one scared the crap out of me. I didn't go around thinking everyone was possessed though..LOL That's what makes us all interesting.....different tastes!!
August 11, 2010
Yep, that's what makes horse races. If you watched shows like 60 Minutes and all the tabloid shows back then, they were all full of people who were convinced they were possessed. Yep, even 60 Minutes!
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I am glad you said the things you did about most of these films, all are over rated but I must admit i do like some of them.
August 11, 2010
I made this list after joking with Trashie about it. I was going to call it I Hate Your Favorite Movie originally, but that sounded a bit too confrontational. =) I'm thinking of doing a Part Two.
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now i know how the ps3 mass effect 2 players feel.
the game is about 100 /140 of hour to finish . ( finish it 3 time ) you would not resume it on 5 minute but this is a good resume to begin tw2
this was a LOT to take in for 5 minutes lol
@-Unreal- whatever , they should make a XBLA version .
@20years Witcher is a PC game, so it's already HD.
Nice, I did need that but man I think I'm gonna have to watch it more than once lol.
Though he wasn't mentioned, I feel like Alvin played the most amazing role in Witcher 1. You simply cannot summarize everything that Witcher's story had to offer in 5 minutes.
1st Witcher was one of the best RPG's I've ever played!!!
they should make a HD version for XBLA .
thanks . it was totally handy .
This is great for people who haven't played the first.
I spent 40 hours playing The Witcher and they managed to fit that into a less than 5 minute trailer. I don't know what to think. Now I can't wait to play third game.
no one should miss the witcher 1. it's as epic as the witcher 2
Witcher 1 is a must play for Witcher and RPG fans in general... epic game...
Anyone who hasn't played the first Witcher game and wants to play the second would be better off going back and playing it, instead of watching this. Same goes for games like Mass Effect, really.
Brilliant, all succesfull franchises should have video recaps like that.
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Alternatively, two people who are apparently enemies may actually be friends in private, with the apparently hostile relationship portrayed in order to deceive or for other forms of gain. Such an arrangement may even be used to cover up a secret relationship between the two parties. Or, the two people might actually like and hate each other simultaneously.
Businessweek noted that frenemies in the workplace are becoming more common due to increasingly informal environments and the "abundance of very close, intertwined relationships that bridge people's professional and personal lives. While it certainly wasn't unheard of for people to socialize with colleagues in the past, the sheer amount of time that people spend at work now has left a lot of people with less time and inclination to develop friendships outside of the office.
First used by author Jessica Mitford.
Strategies for dealing with frenemies vary. Sorrell said at UBS Media Week's conference that he wants WPP to be Google's biggest customer, but that he knows Google sees him as competition. Microsoft climbed to greatness on IBM's back, but had to go to great lengths to appease its much larger partner. Microsoft called this practice "riding the bear". Similar relationships existed between PayPal and eBay (the latter of which acquired the former after unsuccessfully competing) and YouTube and MySpace.
The word was further popularized when used as the title of an episode in the HBO series, Sex and the City episode #46 October 1, 2000 Frenemies.
In the episode "Shock" the two girls involved in the main plot were frenemies. Enemies in front of the camera, but best friends when they were alone.
On February 13, 2007, comedian Stephen Colbert quoted the word frenemy on his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report during his segment "The Wørd." He used the word to describe the foreign policy between the United States and China, saying that the United States is friends with China as far as the "invisible hand of the market," but enemies as the two nations are widely considered to be international rivals in military power. He then hosted an interview with New York Times editor Sheryl WuDunn, author of the book China Wakes, to discuss whether or not China is a "friend, enemy or frenemy" to the United States.
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The Promises are the Same
Posted by ocoathkeepers in Bundy Ranch, Constitution, Federal Land Policy Management Act, Hawaii v. OHA on April 25, 2014
Study the Constitution. Study History. Study the Law. It's not just about Bundy. See the bigger issue and picture.
The Promises are the Same.
The promise of the federal government to "extinguish title" (transfer title) to the public lands is the same to all newly created states – both east and West of Colorado -. The U.S. Supreme Court refers to these statehood contracts (Enabling Acts) as "trusts," "solemn compacts," and "bi-lateral agreements" to be performed "in a timely fashion.
So, Why The Difference?
It's Not … when the states were created (e.g. OK-1907 and CA-1850, or ND-1889 and ID-1890).
It's Not … the terms of transfer in their Enabling Acts because those are materially the same.
For nearly 200 years, Congress recognized its duty to disposed of the public lands. It wasn't until 1976 that Congress passed the Federal Land Policy Management Act (FLPMA) unilaterally declaring that it was their new "policy to retain these lands in federal ownership."
However, in 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously declared that Congress doesn't have the authority to unilaterally change "the uniquely sovereign character" of a state's admission into the Union, particularly "where virtually all of a state's public lands are a stake." Hawaii v. OHA.
Read more here: http://americanlandscouncil.org/the-promises-are-the-same/
Also take a look at this video from Stewart Rhodes explaining the Public Lands situation pertaining to Bundy Ranch (watch the video starting at 2:31):
#BiggerThanBundy #TransferPublicLands #huntingcommunists
Another Hero Cop Risks Career To Defend Constitution
Posted by ocoathkeepers in Constitution, Constitutional-minded Cop, Oath Keeper, Oath Keepers on December 7, 2013
Also posted at oathkeepers.org
This comes from the We Are Change website.
This is the sort of story I look for every day. Here is a Constitutional-minded Cop who is well spoken, highly intelligent, and presently on administrative leave because – well, because he believes in the Constitution and practices his rights under the Bill of Rights. Oath Keepers, stand by. I'm thinking that most who will watch this video will want to do something to help this guy. He's beautiful in his righteous defense of our Constitution. I can't shake his hand from this ice-bound valley in the middle of Montana, but I can send him Oath Keepers' finest…
Elias Alias, editor
DHS Detains Oath Keepers Heading To Gun Rally
Posted by ocoathkeepers in Constitution, DHS, Oath Keepers on September 18, 2013
This video was originally produced by Infowars.com
Liberty lovers gathered at the Texas capitol building to show appreciation for the U.S. Constitution.
Some arrived late however, having been detained by the Department of Homeland Security for using a public walkway to pass by a federal building.
One of the DHS agents was not even aware that in Texas, it is legal to carry a longarm.
Oath Keeper Founder, Stewart Rhodes, Speaks At The Inaugural Oath Keepers Sponsored, "Northwest Patriots And Self-Reliance Rally"
Posted by ocoathkeepers in Constitution, Northwest Patriots And Self-Reliance Rally, Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes on August 5, 2013
Stewart Rhodes speaks at the Northwest Patriots and Self-Reliance Rally in Athol, Idaho.
This article and video come from the Northwest Liberty News.
by James White.
Athol, Idaho (NorthWest Liberty News) – Oath Keepers founder, Stewart Rhodes, puts it all into perspective Saturday evening while speaking at the event his organization sponsored. Over 1300 guests passed through the gates during the 3-day gathering held at Farragut State Park in northern Idaho, while over 100 volunteers and vendors handled the grunt work and showcased their wares. Workshops were held throughout the day, while featured speakers held the audience captive during the late afternoon hours, and into the night. Live music was provided by Moses Wiley Bluegrass Band, and patriot rocker, Jordan Page, who gained many, many new fans (me included) with his smorgasbord of patriot rock tunes. Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of current and formerly serving military, police, and first responders who pledge to fulfill the oath all military and police take to "defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic." That oath, mandated by Article VI of the Constitution itself, is to the Constitution, not to the politicians, and Oath Keepers declare that they will not obey unconstitutional orders, such as orders to disarm the American people, to conduct warrantless searches, or to detain Americans as "enemy combatants" in violation of their ancient right to jury trial. Oath Keepers
Green Berets Take On Anti-Gunners At Annual Meeting
Posted by ocoathkeepers in 2nd Amendment, AmmoLand, Constitution, SFA RKBA Resolution, THE 2013 NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION, U.S. Army Green Berets on July 19, 2013
This article comes from AmmoLand.
Article is also posted on oathkeepers.org
San Antonio, Texas –(Ammoland.com)- The Special Forces Association held its 2013 annual National Convention in San Antonio Texas.
With over 1,000 active-duty and former U.S. Army Green Berets in attendance it was resolved to ensure politicians understood the Association's membership's steadfast support of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A resolution, "SFA RKBA Resolution" was presented to the membership and resolved the organization's direct support for the Second Amendment and that the right to bear arms is an absolute fundamental freedom and right granted to American Citizens.
San Antonio, Texas, June 30 2013
Resolution Title: The Special Forces Association Affirms Support for the Right To Keep and Bear Arms
WHEREAS, the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States specifically states that the people have the right to keep and bear arms; and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court has found that the Second Amendment protects a fundamental individual right; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that as many as 100 million individuals, representing nearly half of the households in America, have chosen to exercise that right by owning one or more firearms;and
WHEREAS, in the Congress of the United States, bills have been proposed to dramatically restrict the right of honest citizens to keep and bear arms; and
WHEREAS, in various State legislatures, bills are being proposed to restrict the ownership of firearms by honest citizens; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, by The Special Forces Association in National Convention assembled in San Antonio, Texas, June 26-30, 2013, that The Special Forces Association and its membership affirms its recognition that the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees each law-abiding American citizen the right to keep and bear arms; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that The Special Forces Association opposes all laws, ordinances,measures or rules by local, state, or federal governments that infringe or deprive honest citizens of their Second Amendment rights; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that The Special Forces Association will work and utilize all lawful means to prevent any and all attempts to infringe Second Amendment rights; and, be it
FINALLY RESOLVED, That the membership of The Special Forces Association urges our Nation's lawmakers to recognize, as part of their oaths of office, that the Second Amendment guarantees law-abiding citizens the right to keep and bear the arms of their choice, and on behalf of the millions of American veterans who have fought, and continue to fight, to preserve those rights, hereby advise the Congress of the United States and the Executive Department to cease and desist any and all efforts to restrict these rights by any legislation or order.
Oath Keepers of Orange County joined the "Restore The Fourth" rally at the annual Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade
Posted by ocoathkeepers in 4th of July, Constitution, Huntington Beach, Oath Keepers, Oath Keepers of Southern California, Orange County, Orange County CA Oath Keepers, Restore the Fourth on July 8, 2013
On July 4th, 2013 in Huntington Beach, California. Oath Keepers of Orange County joined the "Restore The Fourth" rally at the annual . Oath Keepers members joined with Tea Party activists, Rebellious Truths, Occupy Orange County, Campaign For Liberty Orange County, and many others marching and chanting "NSA Go Away, Civil Rights Are Here To Stay! and demanding that the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution be restored. The Huntington Beach annual 4th of July parade is known as one of the largest west of the Mississippi River and is attended annually by over 100,000 people. In addition to the marching for the second year in a row, Oath Keepers of Orange County set up an information booth to reach, teach and inspire all in attendance including Huntington Beach Police, military, national guard, Marines from Camp Pendleton, thousands of veterans, and tens of thousands of citizens for the fourth year in a row.
Restore The Fourth! Nation Wide Protest Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade
Posted by ocoathkeepers in 4th of July, Constitution, Huntington Beach, Independence Day, Oath Keepers of Southern California, Restore the Fourth on July 3, 2013
At Circle Park in Huntington Beach, CA on July 4, 2013 from 8AM until 2PM
There is no better time than Independence Day to promote the Constitution and Oath Keeper's Freedom message.
Oath Keepers of Southern California will join the Restore the 4th Nationwide Protest in Huntington Beach at their annual parade and block party.
We will join the Restore the 4th rally on the parade route at our usual location at the park on Main St and 12th St.
Come prepared because our messaging will seek to attract over 100K celebrating southern Californians.
This is not your typical neighborhood parade and firework celebration.
The OC OK outreach Booth will be on display and we will have an opportunity to generate support for our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Click here to see more info on our EVENTS page.
Good News For The Second Amendment
Posted by ocoathkeepers in 2nd Amendment, Alex Jones, Chuck Baldwin, Constitution, David R. Gillie, Defend the Constitution, Dr. Edwin Vieira Jr, Gun Owners of America, Jack Rooney, James Jaeger, Larry Pratt, Matrix Entertainment, Molon Labe, Molon Labe Movie, Oath Keepers, Pat Buchanan, Sheriff Mack, Stewart Rhodes on June 17, 2013
Sunday Reading which is posted on oathkeepers.org:
Good News For The Second Amendment
We're getting there. James Jaeger has announced that he has filmed all the interviews for the upcoming documentary movie, "Molon Labe!: How The Second Amendment Guarantees America's Freedom". He has asked me to thank each of you who have sent in your support to make all that happen. I'm excited. Here's why.
I have just seen an hour of the rough-cut for the movie, with segments from each of the experts who are featured in the film, and it's awesome! I'm sure each of you who has contributed will be proud to be a part of this. I'm already seeing it as a great tool for RT&I in Oath Keepers outreach program. I'm sure we'll carry it at our online store, and other web operations have asked to carry it. Like James' "Fiat Empire", millions will see it.
Oath Keepers Founder, Stewart Rhodes, shines nicely in this movie. Stewart's footage was filmed on a very snowy day in the Swan Mountain range in northwest Montana, at a charming high-country retreat, and Stewart was relaxed and comfortable. His dialogue comes across the screen in as good a showing as I've seen. Our members will love his hard-hittlng matter-of-fact delivery of our principles and their relationship with the Second Amendment.
But also there to be interviewed on that wintry day was Oath Keepers' national chaplain, Pastor Chuck Baldwin. Chuck's scenes in the film are excellent. Both Stewart and Chuck lend a solid dignity to the movie.
All of this is good news because the movie has the right message for America, and Oath Keepers is helping produce it. We're doing that by spreading the word for fund-raising to complete the film. For that commitment James has awarded us the "In Association With" opening film credit, which is an awesome gift for our future outreach. I firmly believe that millions of Americans will be talking about this film as soon as it's finished, packaged, and made ready for distribution.
Check out the trailer to see this-
The first person to be interviewed for this movie was former Texas Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul. Stewart Rhodes, Chuck Baldwin, and Ron Paul were soon joined in the movie by Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America (GOA), who always works nicely with Stewart – recall: Larry Pratt gave the prayer at our Oath Ceremony on Lexington Green, Massachusetts, this past April 19, 2013.
Larry Pratt, David Crowley, Elias Alias at Lexington Green April 19 2013
Can you imagine sitting in a room with Stewart Rhodes, Chuck Baldwin, Ron Paul, and Larry Pratt, all discussing the necessity for a return to the Constitutional Militia of the several States? The very thought of it is exciting! But James has included even more. His movie also features Pat Buchanan, G. Edward Griffin, Jack Rooney, David R. Gillie, Alex Jones, and Dr. Edwin Vieira, Jr.
That is an impressive lineup of powerful men who are devoted to the entire U.S. Constitution, as written, with emphasis on the Second Amendment. For an hour and a half, anyone who watches this film will have the nation's most knowledgeable gun rights advocates talking freely about America, our roots in freedom, and how the Second Amendment is the answer to today's tyrannical General government in Washington D.C. That is an exciting thought.
The final word on the Second Amendment, and the inspiration for the movie Molon Labe!, has been written by Dr. Edwin Vieira, Jr. You may read a great review by Nelson Hultberg <here>
You may find your own copy of the book as a CD-Rom at Amazon dot com.
Every American is duty-bound. We are the Militia, all of us, and as we'll see in the movie, the Constitution mandates it. Molon Labe! shows how we as Americans can take our country back, get back to personal freedom and self-responsibility, by honoring and living up to the Constitution. It is the consciousness of this nation's founders, and it served us well until we let the General government grow too large and begin to run our lives.
That is why James searched for the finest voices in America for the film. And now they are all filmed. As they say in film-making lore, "they're 'in the can'". As you'll see below, this is a chance to get your chapter or group into the end credits of the movie. I would like to see every liberty-related organization in America pitch in and get their group's name in the credits on this film. Think about it – where else could one find an opportunity to receive end-credits recognition for good supportive work on a movie project with Pat Buchanan, Stewart Rhodes, Ron Paul and Chuck Baldwin, and all those other guys?
Now James Jaeger is putting all the interviews together. I feel very fortunate to have watched as the script was finalized and then the participants were scheduled and filmed. Now I'm happy knowing James is busily making it all come together in his Matrix Entertainment studio. The project has spent about fifty thousand dollars thus far, (I have not checked for exact figures), with most of that money coming from grassroots Americans like you who want to help make this movie happen.
We are now seeking final financing for the studio and production work. It's coming in, but the sooner it's in, the more quickly James can finish this film and make it available.
James is offering screen credits for donations of one hundred dollars or more. You can get your or your group's name in the end-credits of the movie for only a hundred dollars. As I work with Montana Oath Keepers, I'm going to ask our members in Montana to fork over a hundred dollars so "Montana Oath Keepers" will be in the credits. It would be cool to see other State or County chapters and groups listed there too. How about you, Florida and Connecticut Oath Keepers, New York and Alabama Oath Keepers, Nevada and Nebraska Oath Keepers? Getting into the end credits will help finalize the movie and make us all look better while we're at it.
James and Oath Keepers would like to thank each of you who have already donated to this film. I would like to pass along an observation James told me recently. The collectivist progressive gun-control lobby funds Michael Moore's anti-gun films with a couple million dollars or more. James is making Constitutional films of the highest quality for just over a hundred thousand dollars each, and he's doing it as a work of love. All of his Constitution-oriented films are funded in part by a few producers and many grassroots contributions. His first one, Fiat Empire, got more than five million downloads and was passed around at Tea Party rallies all over the country. Molon Labe! is hitting right on the mark where timing is concerned, for this year has seen a renewed attempt by the gun control lobby that has awakened millions of Americans to the government's intent. This film will be like new ammo for our ongoing war to keep our guns.
So here is how you can share in this project personally. Go <here> and make your donation, and then spread this article around to family and friends and let them know that this is hope for America and that by donating whatever they can, they will help produce a movie which will be viewed by millions of Americans this year – just in time to be a hot item during the 2014 election cycle. Do it now, right? You can be part of the good news for the Second Amendment. Thank You!
Elias Alias, editor
End Notes:
Movie website: http://www.molon.us
For slow connections: http://www.molon.us/html/
Donation Page: http://www.molon.us/donate/
Movie trailer: http://youtu.be/Ay7Thif3UOQ
Nelson Hultberg's review: http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2013/02/11/nelson-hultberg-revitalization-of-the-state-militias/
Edwin Vieira's book, The Sword And Sovereignty, on CD-ROM at Amzaon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The%20Sword%20And%20Sovereignty
Online link for this article: http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2013/06/16/good-news-for-the-second-amendment/
Oath Keepers of Orange County Events this Weekend and Next Weekend!
Join us at our latest events in Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles Counties:
Civilian Arms Training Source – Training at Burro Canyon Shooting Range in Azusa, California May 25th & 26th
Location is Burro Canyon in Azusa. Remember to turn on East Fork to Shooting Range. We still have open spots available for all classes both Saturday & Sunday. This is a last minute reminder to enroll and get out in this great weather and build your skills. Use the drop down menu on the web site for class sign up. Always check the calendar on the web site for accuracy when you choose your dates. If you need a rental make sure you don't bring Russian or Chinese ammo. As you arrive follow the signs that say Civilian Arms Training & Black Star. It will be easy. Bring your chow, we cannot afford to wait on people to leave to find food. Bringing hand wipes for your hands is always a good item. You will not have cell service nor will I be able to run your credit cards. Please bring your check book or cash. We will have cover for the class area. Make sure you travel according to the Laws of the land concerning your firearms. Please don't show up with loaded magazines or firearms. Remember that there is a $25.00 range fee at Burro Canyon in our class and we will be collecting that along with the co-pay for vouchers and full pay customers. Check your list and make sure you have your necessary ammo & gear, bring appropriate weather gear.
Raahauges 2013 Shooting Sports Fair May 31, June 1 & 2
What is this show is all about? Hands-on shooting of all the latest firearms from an array of gun manufacturers; rock wall, free fishing, food booths, seminars, dog show & other booths. Guns from air soft to bb guns to the 50 cal and Gaitlin Gun! Also archery – shooting arrows at targets like you have never seen before.
Crossroads of the West Gun Show – June 1 (Sat.) & 2 (Sun.), 2013 at the OC Fair & Events Center
Join Oath Keepers of Orange County, we'll have a booth next to the Orange County Archery Booth. We encourage any current members of Oath Keepers that can make it and help reach, teach and inspire at the booth.
Days & Hours
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Gregory Hicks: "I Swore an Oath to Uphold and Defend the Constitution"
Posted by ocoathkeepers in Constitution, FEST, Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST), Gregory Hicks, Honor Your Oath, Oath of Office on May 11, 2013
Gregory Hicks: "I Swore an Oath to Uphold and Defend the Constitution …
I am Here to Honor That Oath."
by Stewart Rhodes * May 09, 2013
One of the most moving statements made by star Benghazi witness Gregory Hicks during yesterday's hearing was about his oath. During his opening statement, Hicks said, "On February 19th, 1991, I swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. I am Here to Honor That oath."
And honor it he did, with frank, honest, and heartfelt testimony that laid bare the horrendous fact that two inexplicable stand-down orders were given that left Hicks and Special Forces personnel in stunned disbelief and outrage, and left their brothers in Benghazi to fend for themselves.
Stand-down order #1 was when Hicks requested deployment of the special incident Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST), which is specifically designed to handle such attacks. Hicks testified that the FEST team had dedicated aircraft capable of responding within four hours – which is exactly why that team was created after the attack on the USS Cole. When asked why the FEST team was not deployed, Hick's answered, "I don't know."
Stand-down order #2 was when the Special Forces team in Tripoli was all set to jump on a C-130 and fly to Benghazi and rescue their brothers, when their commander, Lt. Col. Gibson, was ordered to stand-down and stay in Tripoli.
As Hicks said, "I told him to go get our people and that is what he wanted to do." When asked how Colonel Gibson reacted to being told to stand-down, Hicks said he "was furious."
The SF Colonel also told Hicks, "this is the first time in my career that a diplomat has more balls than a member of the military."
As to why the team had been ordered to stand-down and NOT try to rescue their brothers, Hicks said "I don't know."
Clearly, Colonel Gibson needs to be called to testify, and that testimony could be explosive, especially if that career Special Forces officer is still furious about he and his men not being allowed to do what they are trained to do, and what they LIVE to do.
Taking the fight to the enemy to save comrades in arms or hostages is something that every special operations warrior would be chomping at the bit to go and do, and being told to inexplicably stand-down and let your brothers hang in the wind, when you are their only known chance of rescue, goes against every instinct and creed of such men.
Frankly, under such circumstances, I'm surprised they didn't have a sudden, inexplicable failure of commo when talking to the ball-deficient general – "sorry sir, you are breaking up, I can't hear you" and just carry on with what was right, and needed to be done to back-up fellow Americans already engaged in combat.
The media has been focusing on the obvious cover-up and spin afterwards, with the disclosure that the Administration knew, the very next day, that it had been a well organized attack, not a spontaneous riot, but nonetheless insisted on repeating that false "riot" talking point in numerous interviews and press conferences.
Certainly, that is important, but nowhere near as important as finding out why the FEST team was not deployed and why the Special Forces personnel who were on their way to conduct a rescue were ordered to stand-down.
This is only the beginning, and who knows what else may come to light, but that intentional withholding of life-saving military support is a smoking gun all on its own.
Stewart Rhodes
Founder of Oath Keepers
PS – I am at the Boston Bombing Hearing in DC, which is beginning now.


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Here is the maximum weights and lengths in CA in regards to RV's pulling a trailer with a standard issue Class C license. I believe this to be correct, if it is incorrect, please correct it below.
1. Max length and weight of coach? 26k lbs, 40' and under for 2 axle, 6k lbs or less for 3 axle, (sounds like they don't want you to drive a 3 axle..?)
My question is "Why would there be a limit of 6k for a 3 axle coach, but you can drive 26k or less for a 2 axle coach? That would be like a 3 axle 6 cylinder Toyota truck type Class C."
2. Max length and weight of trailer? no length limit (which I find hard to believe), 10k GVWR including a tow dolley, if used.
Found in DMV book titled "Recreational Vehicles and Trailers Handbook".
May vary from may vary from county to county also?
you may have to cut and paste the link below
Quoted from "Recreational Vehicles and Trailers Handbook" (DMV book) list excludes non commercial Class B and A licenses.
you may drive:
any 2 axle vehicle with a GVWR of 26k or less.
any 3 axle vehicle weighing 6k gross or less.
any housecar, 40' and under or less.
you may tow:
a single vehicle with a GVWR of 10k or less, including a tow dolley, if used.
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The Holy Cross men's and women's track and field teams, along with the men's and women's swimming and diving teams are preparing for the Patriot League Championships this weekend. The track and field teams will travel to Annapolis, Md. for the Indoor Championships on Feb. 20-22, while the swimming and diving teams will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. for the Championships on Feb. 19-21. The women's ice hockey team returns to the Hart Center for the final two games of the regular season, taking on Plymouth State on Feb. 20 and Southern Maine on Feb. 21. The men's lacrosse team opened the 2009 season at the Hart Turf Field on Saturday, Feb. 14, falling to St. John's 10-5. They return to the Turf on Saturday, Feb. 21 for a game with Yale. The women's lacrosse team opens the 2009 season on Tuesday, Feb. 17 against UMass. The men's and women's tennis team opened the spring season on the road, the men playing at Coast Guard and the women at Albany. Both teams travel to Sacred Heart on Feb. 21.
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