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Enjoy the watercolor paintings of Oregon artist Dean Crouser! From his watercolor paintings of hummingbirds and horses to fish and bears, all of his work has a certain looseness and free style. Wildlife enthusiasts can find all types of prints and tiles and the fisherman will love the flyfishing and sporting art scenes.Dean's work is collected by literally thousands of customers around the world who enjoy his unique watercolor approach and abundant use of color.
Our 8 x 12 and 12 x 18" giclee' prints are printed on high quality 190 gsm textured fine art watercolor paper with archival inks. The larger 16 x 24 and 24 x 36" prints are on a heavy 340 gsm textured cold press paper with archival inks. The print quality is outstanding. Your signed and numbered print will come professionally packaged for safe arrival.
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- Great with salads, fish or soups
- Size - 12.9 oz/370 gr
Capers are special. Tangy and bright, delicate but flavorful, they add that extra touch that moves a dish from good to great. And the way to enjoy capers at their best is packed in sea salt.
All capers, which are flower buds from the caper plant, are packed in salt originally, an ancient way to preserve this delicate food. Once they are cleaned and repackaged in water or vinegar, they begin to lose their intensity of flavor. That is why we prefer to use these capers packed in sea salt, so we can rinse them and use them at their peak flavor level.
Capers add a nice complexity to green salads and soups, fish and potato salads. They are also great cooked - saute a handful of capers in butter until it browns and pour this simple sauce over a freshly cooked fillet of fish, or sprinkle some in your next stew. Once you get the taste for these savory capers you will be using them every day.
Remember to rinse them in cool water to remove the extra sea salt. If you would like even less salt, soak in cold water for about 20 minutes.
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Today's question is answered by Ahmad Souza, an International Relations graduate from Tufts University. Souza pursues an MA in Arabic Language and Literature in Cairo, Egypt.
Robin : Peaceful greetings! I have been reading IslamOnline.net to gather news of the war. In doing so, I've come across your wonderful sections involving questions and answers on the intricacies of Islam.
I wonder if you might be able to recommend any texts about the history of the development of Islam, perhaps in context with Islamic cultural achievements. My sincere thanks for your time, and my fervent wishes for peace and happiness.
Souza: Salam Robin,
Thanks for your question; we appreciate your sincere interest in Islam.
In terms of texts, obviously a study of Islam must begin with the story of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and so I highly recommend the biography Muhammad by Martin Lings. It is well written, accurate, and fascinating. When I first read it a few years ago, I could hardly put it down.
From there, Islamic history and development branches into numerous fields, many of which are regional in nature, some are too esoteric to be of use to you. A single-volume history book may give a good general picture, but it will naturally fall far short in detail and scope.
The Islamic histories of Anatolia, Arabia, Spain, Africa, and India could each fill volumes of their own. Unless you are planning to start a huge Islamic history library, the public library might prove useful to your study.
I have personally read an excellent book The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf, and I highly recommend it. Additionally, I recommend The Spread of Islam by Prof. Thomas Arnold. I also suggest that you avoid Bernard Lewis, as he is unapologetically biased in his historical analysis.
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Islamic philosophy, art, spirituality, and literature are naturally subjects you will want to explore. With Islamic art, there is only so much you can derive from books; the best option is to view the works in person to appreciate them fully (though this may not be a practical option).
Again, your local library should have books on Islamic art, architecture, and Arabic calligraphy. These arts will vary from region to region, so be sure to include examples from Persia, Turkey, India, Spain (Andalusia), and North Africa in your study.
Islamic philosophy is a huge science that has gone through many centuries of development and transformation. You will need a book that surveys the 1400 years of its growth. Though I have not read it, I have heard good things about A History of Islamic Philosophy by Majid Fakhry.
In terms of Islamic spirituality, you will want to read Mystical Dimensions of Islam by Annemarie Schimmel. Additionally, I highly recommend Imam al-Ghazzali's classical text The Niche of Lights, which has recently been translated into English.
Ocean of Islamic Knowledge
Islamic/Arabic literature is hard to find in translation. Your study should include books on classical Arabic poetry, and perhaps check out the recent translation of al-Jahiz's classical satire Avarice and the Avaricious.
Islamic knowledge is an ocean, and the aforementioned books will fill hardly a cup. Nevertheless, we hope our suggestions help you in your quest. To end with, it is reported that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever strikes a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make a path easy for him to Paradise. Verily the angels lower their wings in satisfaction with the seeker of knowledge. That which is in the heavens and the earth, including the fish in the sea, seek forgiveness for the student of knowledge, and the superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon over the other stars. The scholars are the heirs of the prophets. For the prophets do not leave for their heirs any dinar or dirham (gold and silver coins). The only thing they leave for their heirs is knowledge so whoever takes from it has taken a great share indeed."
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Detectives in London fear a pregnant mother may have been murdered when she plunged from to her death in the middle of the night.
Authorities were called to Queen's Park Sunday morning just after 3am when it was reported that a woman had fallen from the third floor of an apartment building, according to The London Evening Standard.
The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Georgina 'China' Drinkwater, a mother of two who was reportedly six months pregnant with her third child.
Following her death, Scotland Yard arrested a man on the scene on suspicion of murder. The man was questioned, but released until next month, according to The Daily Mail.
One of Drinkwater's friends has speculated that she was trying to get away from someone.
"I heard she was trying to get away from someone when she fell," the unidentified friend said.
Friends and family have taken to Twitter and other social media sites to express their grief.
While police are looking into Drinkwater's death, it has not yet been ruled a homicide and will not be ruled one until it can be determined what the victim was doing in the moments before her death.
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Different eras spawn different athletes. The old grey bearded Grampas regaling everyone within earshot with their fond memories of who was the toughest, who was the fastest, and even the old "who was the greatest goalie of all time". Here are some facts for those of you to conjure in the comparison of Terry Sawchuck and Martin Brodeur. The only similarity that they had as people and as goalies is that they're two of the greatest of all time while their styles and demeanor are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Checks and balances are made, and I will tell you at the end who I think was the better goalie.
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This is going to really piss off a lot of you. I can only give you my opinion as a former player and coach who was fortunate enough to call the NHL home for awhile. As I write this statement my memory bank goes back to 4 or 5 elite of the elite. There are good players, great players and truly legendary. Then there are the hockey gods who stand above the rest like Greek gods.
Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux are in a reserved section for non mortals; Howe – because of his greatness and longevity. If I was going to start a franchise from scratch Bobby Orr would be my pick.
Gretzky was not the fastest, not the quickest, did not have the hardest shot, was actually somewhat weak, but that's why he was the greatest player of my generation – he was a ghost on blades. You couldn't stop him; he was like a master chess player, always 3 moves ahead.
Mario Lemieux was so skilled, so big and strong. When in the hockey playing mood, 66 was almost as good as 99 – almost. Funny, but I always thought he would rather be on the golf course than the frozen ice.
I must admit right up front that I am not an impartial or unbiased spectator standing at the sidelines during the Michael Liambas debacle. Liambas is like a family member to our homestead, he played in Erie for the Otters with my youngest boy Ryan for a season. He is easily one of the most mature 19 year olds I have ever met and is always respectful and prideful regarding the game of hockey. I cannot think of too many athletes that have worked so hard to accomplish their goals in life. He literally is a self made hockey player.
When the phone rang at 11 o'clock on October 30th the voice on the other end of the phone was Michael Liambas. He was devastated, shaken, and worried about Ben Fanelli and his injuries that occurred that evening.
Leaf nation is still scratching their collective scalps as Toronto Maple Leafs' guru, Brian Burke the GM wheeler dealer and grand pooh bah of the long suffering franchise slipped this utterance in his" face the nation speech" last week.
Comparing the Leaf kennel to a tracked down zebra, and the 29 other GMs to vultures waiting for Mr. Burke to panic and trade more first rounders, he declared "this zebra is not dead yet". All this was done without the aid of a ventriloquist, or stand in and was done with a straight face, though slightly smug.
The zebra is 4 hooves up, and in the food chain the lions come first and the vultures second.
"Small Potatoes " that's the name of the ESPN documentary about the United States Football League, and the pompous egomaniac Donald Trump who with his own multi, mega millions was able to push, shove, scare and intimidate all the football owners of the upstart league into extinction. This was 1985 and" Mr Comb Over" ran roughshod over all the owners with the exception of one man, a Canadian, by the name of Johnny F Bassett. The Donald gave Johnny F. a wide berth at all times, he recognized very early, and very quickly , that this Canadian son loved a challenge. He would "see" your million and "raise".
Funny, I always think of Mr Bassett as a hockey guy, and he was.


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All School of Business Students are required to demonstrate a facility in using the Excel2007 spreadsheet application.
All students in the School of Business must meet the Spreadsheet Competency Requirement. This may be accomplished by taking CSIS-010 Microcomputer Applications (3 credit course) or CSIS-011 Problem Solving with Spreadsheets (1 credit course). These courses are offered by the Computer Science Department at Siena College and a transfer student might be able to transfer credit for these courses (contact the School of Business). It is also possible for a student to meet the Spreadsheet Competency Requirement by taking the CSIS-SSX Spreadsheet Competency Exam. This exam is offered to all Business students (and transfer students) at a variety of times during the Fall and Spring semesters. All Business students should seek to meet this requirement during their first year as a School of Business student at Siena College.
OK, once again, how can a student meet the Spreadsheet Competency Requirement?
To meet this requirement, students can do 1 of 2 things:
1. Pass the CSIS-SSX Spreadsheet Competency Exam
Take this exam if you have used the Excel 2007 spreadsheet program and want to know if your background is good enough to "skip" a course that teaches Excel. If you get a grade of lower than 60% on the exam, you must take CSIS010 or CSIS011 in your first year (Fall or Spring semester). Even if you earn a grade higher than 60% on the Excel Competency Exam, you may still choose to take CSIS010 or CSIS011. NOTE: You will not receive course-credit for passing the exam - you will receive course-credit if you take either course.
2. Take CSIS010 or CSIS011 (these courses are described further down on this page) in the fall or spring semester of your first year.
If you do not feel confident using the Excel2007 spreadsheet program, then register for either CSIS010 (a three-credit Introduction to Computer Applications course) or CSIS-011 (a one-credit Problem Solving with Spreadsheets course). Both of these courses have lecture sessions and lab sessions, in which you use Excel). Credits earned for CSIS010 or CSIS011 count as liberal arts/science elective credit for business students. These credits may also be used as part of the Information System Minor.
3. Earn transfer credit for an appropriate course taken at another institution.
This course must be taken before the student enrolls at Siena College; and, the School of Business must first certify that the transfer credit is for a course that is equivalent to CSIS-010 or CSIS-011.
Frequently Asked Questions - please read these carefully and slowly
Why do I have to be competent in the use of Excel?
You are expected to be competent in using the Excel spreadsheet program in order to register for QBUS-200 Business Statistics I and CSIS-114 Management Information Systems (both of these courses are required for all School of Business majors). In addition, you will be expected to be able to use the Excel spreadsheet program in ACCT-200 Financial Accounting and in other courses within the School of Business.
I am a transfer student from outside Siena College, do I have to worry about any of this?
- Yes, if you have not transferred-in course credit for CSIS-114 and/or QBUS-200, you have to meet the pre-requisite Spreadsheet Competency Requirement in order to register for either course.
- Even if you have transfer credit for CSIS-114 and/or QBUS-200, you still need to demonstrate your competency in Excel by passing the CSIS-SSX exam or by taking, at Siena, one of the courses described below (CSIS-010 or CSIS-011).
I am a Siena student who has recently changed my major/School and I am now of student in the School of Business. What do I have to do?
Read the information on this page - you will have to either pass the CSIS-SSX exam or take one of the courses described below.
Is this an on-line exam, using Excel?
Yes, this exam is given on-line, in Excel 2007, on a Windows Vista computer.
What Excel topics are covered on the exam?
The Excel 2007 topics covered in the exam are the topics covered in the CSIS-010 & CSIS-011 courses.
- You will have two hours to take the exam.
- You must earn a grade greater than 60% to pass the exam.
- You may take the exam only one time.
I use Excel on a Macintosh - should I take the exam?
The most recent version of Excel for Mac OS-X has a menu system that does not match the significantly-changed menu system found in Office/Excel 2007. You might be able to pass the Spreadsheet Competency Exam but most likely you will get lost looking for menu items.
When will the Computer Science Competency Exam be offered?
The exam will be offered during Freshman Summer Orientation and at specific times during the Fall & Spring semesters. Students are not required to take this exam; and, students should only only take the exam if they believe they have a chance of passing. The exam is two hours long.
How do I sign-up to take the Spreadsheet Competency Exam?
Pick a date in this calendar and send an email message as indicated.
Those dates for the exams are after I register for courses - what do I do?
During course registration, register for either CSIS-010 or CSIS-011. You will not be able to register for CSIS-114 or QBUS-200 until (and unless ) you pass the CSIS-SSX Spreadsheet Competency Exam.
- If you do not pass the exam, you are all set to take a course .
- If you pass the exam, drop the course you do not need
- If you pass the exam, you may then register for a course that has a Spreadsheet Competency pre-requisite.
How soon will I know my grade?
You will be told your grade as soon as you finish the on-line CSIS-SSX exam.
- If you pass the exam, the School of Business will be informed within 24 hours of the exam.
- If you pass the exam, your Banner/CAPP information regarding passing the exam will not be updated for a few days.
- If you pass the exam, and you want to immediately register for a course that has CSIS-SSX as a pre-requisite, you should ask someone in the School of Business Office to help you register (Siena Hall 301).
Will my grade show up on my transcript or any other permanent record?
- If you pass the exam, the numeric grade you earn on the Spreadsheet (Excel) Competency Exam does not show up on your transcript but a Pass (P) grade is recorded as an indication that you have the pre-requisite background for courses you will be required to take in the future.
- If you do not pass the exam, nothing regarding the exam grade will show up on your transcript.
I am not familiar with Excel 2007; or, I did not pass the exam (60% or higher is passing). What CSIS class should I take?
I order to be able to register for CSIS-114 or QBUS-200, you should register as soon as possible to take one of the following two courses.
- Introduction to Computer Applications (CSIS-010 – three credits) - MOST INCOMING STUDENTS TAKE THIS COURSE EVEN IF THEY HAVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND WITH EXCEL2007.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to computers and applications. Topics include hardware components; application software including word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, and database management; data communications; issues in information systems such as privacy and security; computer operations; and networking. The student wishing to have a general understanding of how computers are used in organizations should take this course.
- Problem Solving with Spreadsheets (CSIS-011 – one credit) - THIS IS FOR SOMEONE WHO AT ONE TIME LEARNED EXCEL2007 BUT HAS FORGOTTEN A LOT OF IT (OR THIS COURSE IS FOR A PERSON WHO EARNED AT LEAST A GRADE OF 30% ON THE CSIS-SSX EXAM)
This course will examine how to use spreadsheets as a tool for solving business problems. This course will use Microsoft Excel as the spreadsheet program. Other computer science topics relating to spreadsheets and their use in organizations today will also be covered.
PLEASE NOTE: If you think you might be interested in earning a minor in Computer Science or a minor in Information Systems, you should try to schedule at least one Computer Science course during your Freshman and Sophomore years.
this web page is maintained by Br. Walter Liss, Computer Science, Siena College


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"King Stampede has always been an extension of the same creative ideas and forces that are behind Boundless, so our decision to merge the two under one name was a natural one to make," comments Nick Langella, Boundless NY Owner. "By bringing it into the fold as a Boundless NY branded label, we are now able to direct more resources towards developing the line to its full potential."
Consisting of bottoms, tops, outerwear and graphic t-shirts, the line updates timeless pieces with Boundless NY's East Coast sensibilities which are subtly sprinkled on trims, tags and other visuals. Available Friday in at the two Boundless NY locations, their online shop as well as a few select retailers.
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Why choose history of ideas at North Central College?
This may be the perfect minor for you if you like to discuss great ideas in small, seminar-style classes; if you like to tackle challenging writing assignments; and if you expect to attend graduate school. By studying classic texts and discussing the great ideas, you'll get a good grasp of "the big picture"—the ideas and trends that mark major world religions, art, philosophy, literature and the social sciences.
You can also:
- Attend campus lectures that complement your studies.
- Travel, study and work internationally through our study abroad and international internship programs.
- Participate in the College Scholars Honors Program.


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This wasn't supposed to be close. The Chargers laid waste to the Bills last week. The Redskins, meanwhile, blew a late lead yet again and lost — to Norv Turner and the Raiders, for crying out loud. The Redskins were beat up mentally and physically.
But on a balmy Sunday when 10 percent of the crowd decided not to show up at the Big Ugly by the Beltway, the reeling Redskins summoned the will to take a 10-point edge over the defending AFC West champion Chargers into the fourth quarter.
The Redskins blew that lead but still had the game won: They had a first down at the San Diego 31 with 1:04 left and the score tied. A game-winning field goal seemed imminent. The Monday Morning Quarterback felt pretty sheepish for picking the Chargers big.
Then, like usual, the Redskins did what they do best: found a way to lose.
Now, the nation's capital is heading into another December to forget.
Q: Why does this keep happening? Legendary chokers like Maryland basketball, Syracuse basketball and the Red Sox have won titles in this millennium, and we can't even make the playoffs.
A: Well, the Redskins did make the playoffs in 1999. Still, it is incredible to watch so many different players and teams come up small. It's almost like it's destiny.
Q: What was Casey Rabach thinking when he threw down Jamal Williams with the Redskins in field goal range in the final minute of regulation? Even Dan Snyder would have to admit that was a blatant hold.
A: Rabach vamoosed from the locker room before it was opened to reporters, but I'll venture he would have said he was trying to make a block and got a little carried away. It was a killer penalty.
Q: How does the defense hold LaDainian Tomlinson in check all game, then let him go for a 32-yard touchdown to tie the game and a 41-yarder to win it in overtime?
A: The Redskins have a good rush defense, one that was bolstered yesterday by the unanticipated return of top run-stuffer Cornelius Griffin. But when a player as talented as Tomlinson gets the ball 32 times, he's bound to make big plays. At some point, LT is gonna getcha.
Q: Have we ever lost three in a row like this? I feel like my heart was ripped out.
A: It wasn't that long ago, actually. The Redskins lost 20-17 at Carolina, 24-23 at Miami and 24-20 at home against New Orleans just two years ago under Steve Spurrier.
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Why should I have my soil tested?
A pre-plant soil test will tell you what fertilizers you need to apply to get your plants off to a good start by providing them with proper soil fertility at planting.
A post-harvest soil test tells you what nutrients your crop removed so you can start preparing your soil for the next crop.
Different plants remove different nutrients at different rates throughout the growing season. Worse yet, some soils readily leach out nutrients while other soils rapidly tie up nutrients into compounds that are not readily available to the plant. By the end of the season, there can be little available nutrients left.
Proper soil nutritional balance can reduce water usage by 40 to 60 percent and dramatically reduce fertilizer requirements by
YOU CAN'T GUESS about fertilizer application and expect to attain the best economic yields and plant quality.
Why are TPSL®'s tests and recommendations superior?
TPSL® uses the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Extraction Method because it mimics the way plants naturally take up nutrients in every soil type.
This method was developed in 1845 by Charles G.B. Daubeny of Oxford, England and was one of the first extraction methods. It was not until the 20th Century that analytical technologies advanced to allow the method to be further developed by the universities of Arizona and Florida, and others. TPSL® has continued to build upon and develop those earlier works for more than 40 years.
Utilizing the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Extraction Method reveals the amounts of soil nutrients that are immediately available to the plant, as well as those nutrients that are "in reserve" or slowly-available.
Other labs tell you only the total content, much of which may be unavailable to the plant. This explains why more recent testing methods may show certain nutrients as adequate or high, yet the plants show deficiencies in those same nutrients – and why you may see the same test results, year after year.
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With the Sochi Olympics are in full swing, it's got us thinking about those iconic Olympic anthems from years past. Without further ado, here are the top 5 most memorable ones:
1. Whitney Houston, "One Moment in Time"
Nobody does it better than Whitney Houston, which the late icon showed in her classic 1984 Olympic song "One Moment in Time." The track reached no. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has become indelibly linked with the '88 Games in Seoul. Though she may be gone, it's talent like this that make us wish that "one moment in time" could have lasted forever.
2. Celine Dion, "The Power of the Dream"
Even before "Titanic," Celine was on top of the world, and nothing made that clearer than her 1996 song "The Power of the Dream," which she performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. With inspiring lyrics like "It's the moment that you think you can't, you'll discover that you can," she delivered Olympic gold.
3. Gloria Estefan, "Reach"
Because the '90s were all about pushing boundaries, the 1996 Olympics in fact had two official songs. The latter was Gloria Estefan's "Reach," which she sang during the Closing Ceremonies. Because it was such a hit, the song went on to be featured on Gloria's next album and was even nominated for a Grammy that next year. Take a listen to "Reach" and you'll surely see why.
4. Bryan Adams & Nelly Furtado, "Bang the Drum"
Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado aren't the unlikeliest of duos, but their collaboration still came out of left field. In one of the more recent examples, the Canadian pair teamed up for "Bang the Drum," an Olympic song for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Since most of the tracks have come from solo acts, it was fun to see the Games shake things up.
5. Bjork, "Oceania"
Bjork never does anything conventional, and that's why we love her. The selection of her song "Oceania" to soundtrack the 2004 Summer Games in Athens was somewhat unexpected. But Bjork truly rocked it, proving to the doubters that she was so much more than the woman who wore a "swan dress" to the Oscars.
What's your favorite Olympics anthem? Let us know in the comments!
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Secretary of State Kerry and Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs Dipu Moni met today at the U.S. Department of State. The Secretary highlighted the strong cooperation between our two countries on a broad range of issues and welcomed the second annual Partnership Dialogue that will take place in Dhaka next week, including a Private Sector Forum to further enhance our strong bilateral trade relationship with Bangladesh.
Secretary Kerry expressed our condolences for the tragedy at Rana Plaza and urged rapid progress both on fire and building safety inspection issues and on quick passage of labor law amendments. He also noted the importance of the war crimes trials in the International Crimes Tribunal being conducted in a fair, transparent manner in accordance with international standards.
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Monitoring Compliance. Modifying Behavior.
A House Arrest System enables corrections agencies to verify an individual's presence in (or absence from) a designated location, typically their home. Schedules are defined during which they must be home and in some cases when they must not be home. For example, juveniles are often required to be away from home during school hours.
The system consists of two components: a Home Monitoring Receiver Unit (HMRU) and an RF transmitter bracelet. The RF transmitter, worn on the offender's ankle, typically sends out a radio signal one or more times a minute. The HMRU monitors the participant's presence by continuously "listening" for the RF signal. Each time the participant goes beyond the range of the HMRU, the HMRU records loss of the signal, each time the participant returns within range the HMRU records a signal in range. These data are then compared with the curfew schedule to determine if the participant is in compliance with the schedule.
For example, an officer can set the participant's house arrest schedule so that he/she is required to be home between 6:00PM and 7:00AM. Most "House Arrest" or home curfew systems send the raw activity data to the host computer and the host computer determines the compliance.
iSECUREtrac's home monitoring receiver has onboard intelligence and determines curfew compliance without sending data to the host computer every time the participant comes in range or goes out of range of the receiver.
The HMRU continuously cross-checks this schedule with the participant's RF proximity. If the participant violates the schedule (isn't back in the house by 6:00PM, for example), the HMRU records a violation.
If the individual takes off the transmitter or tampers with it, the transmitter sends out a unique signal alerting the home unit of the violation. The HMRU then communicates with the host computer which, in turn, alerts the appropriate authorities.
iSECUREtrac also affords agencies the option of switching from house arrest mode to active or passive GPS with the "flip of a switch" over the Internet. For an individual on iSECUREtrac Active GPS, for example, who has demonstrated his willingness to comply with all program terms and conditions, a reduction in monitoring intensity to House Arrest can be used as positive reinforcement of his/her compliance. Alternatively, an individual who repeatedly violates the terms of their House Arrest can be switched to iSECUREtrac Active GPS, a more intensive form of electronic monitoring, as a sanction for continued non-compliance and as an alternative to re-incarceration.
The advantages of iSECUREtrac House Arrest system include:
The agency uses a single electronic monitoring case management application for GPS, House Arrest/Curfew Management and Alcohol Monitoring. This software can be accessed from virtually any PC connected to the Internet. No additional software is needed. While logged on, an officer can access and change participant information and can create edit, and delete schedules/curfews. When officers need access to participant activity data and don't have access to a computer or the Internet, they can simply call our monitoring service center. Monitoring staff are on site 24 hours a day and are available to help when needed.
Most agencies use a combination of systems in their community supervision programs. To determine which iSECUREtrac systems (Ultra-Active GPS, Active GPS, Passive GPS and House Arrest) are most appropriate for your agency, it's recommended that you and your iSECUREtrac representative discuss supervision goals, the risk to public safety from individuals participating in the program, and other program parameters.
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He was a Rabun County native and longtime resident. He was born May 7, 1945, to Ray Wilborn and Otta Jenkins Wilborn. He was proceeded in death by his parents and two granddaughters
He is survived by: two daughters, Rachel Wilborn Greene of South Carolina and Dawn Erin Wilborn of Rabun Gap; five grandsons, Mitchell Padgett, Matthew Padgett, Conner Greene, Ryan Padgett and Doyle Greene; two sisters, Pansy Wilborn Bingham and Betty Gaye Wilborn Lakey of Rabun Gap; and many nieces and nephews.
He was a carpenter by trade and loved the outdoors. He was a caring loving man who was always there to help a friend. He enjoyed his life and family and will be greatly missed by all who knew him
Funeral services were held Saturday at Newman Chapel Baptist Church with the Revs. Clay Patton and Danny Cannon officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Registration is open between: Friday, February 28,2014 and Friday, April 18,2014
21 spots are still available.
FEE: $10/youth (include pizza and special patch). Girls and boys, ages 10 and under*
Participants will learn how to play tennis in fun way followed by a brief talk with the coaches and then pizza and the college match.
Family and friends may watch the action on court at no charge. CHEER on your team and watch the highly ranked Stanford Cardinals Team play the Cal Bears in a competitive tennis match open to Friends and Family Members. Doubles matches start at noon followed by singles play. Actual match end time determined by team points.
*No previous tennis experience required. For players ages 5 & younger, parent/adult volunteer assistance required for particpation.
This event will work towards the Fair Play and Practice with Purpose badges. Loaner equipment provided for all participants. If you bring your own racquet, please make sure it's clearly marked to avoid confusion.
Bring a water bottle. Wear supportive non-marking shoes and dress for active play and the weather. Check-in starts at 10:15am.
LIVE TAUBE TENNIS CENTER WEATHER & COURT CONDITIONS:http://streamingtennis.com/Cardinal
MAPS, PARKING & DIRECTIONS: http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208446885
Suggested Parking Lot: L-95, Galvez St & Campus Drive East, Near the Visitor's Center. Then walk towards Taube Tennis Stadium, main entrance (across form the track) on Sam MacDonald Mall. Parking is generally free on weekends - be sure to read the posted signs.


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Posts Tagged 'The Next: Fame Is At Your Doorstep Ratings'
October 5th, 2012 at 8:44 am
TV Ratings Thursday: 'Big Bang Theory' Wins Night, 'Person of Interest', 'Glee', 'Parks and Recreation' & 'Two and a Half Men' Up, 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Elementary' & 'Last Resort' Down,'30 Rock' Premieres Low
CBS was the number one network among adults 18-49 and in total viewers.[Read-More]
September 28th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory', 'Grey's Anatomy', Adjusted Up; 'Parks & Rec', 'Up All Night', 'SNL: Weekend Update', 'The Office', 'Glee', 'Scandal', 'Rock Center' Adjusted Down
Thursday's final ratings.[Read-More]
September 28th, 2012 at 8:15 am
TV Ratings Thursday: 'Grey's Anatomy' & 'Scandal' Return Up, 'Big Bang Theory' Steady With Last Year + Premieres for 'Elementary' & 'Last Resort'
CBS was the number one network among adults 18-49 and total viewers.[Read-More]
September 24th, 2012 at 11:41 am
The CW's 'The Next' Announces Its Six Semi-Finalists
'The Next' to Air Live Semi-Final Rounds Beginning Sept. 27[Read-More]
September 21st, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Thursday Final Ratings:'The X Factor' Adjusted Up; 'Wipeout', 'The Next' Adjusted Down
Thursday's final ratings.[Read-More]
September 21st, 2012 at 8:39 am
TV Ratings Thursday: 'The Office', 'Parks & Recreation', 'Up All Night' All Down Double Digits, 'The X Factor' Rises, 'Glee' Falls
FOX was the number one network among adults 18-49 and total viewers.[Read-More]
September 14th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Thursday Final Ratings: 'Glee' Adjusted Down, No 18-49 Adjustment for 'The X-Factor'
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4 Easy Prep Steps For Your Family
We don't have to remind you that emergencies are difficult situations. However, here are four easy ways to prepare for one.
1. Teach everyone to use 9-1-1
This may seem simple but it's easily taken for granted. So teach your children know when, why, and how to call it. And don't forget about your toddler. If they can work a BluRay, they can learn how to make a call. Children as young three have been known to save a life (and make news) doing it. TIP: If your cell phone has a passcode, teach everyone how to do an emergency override.
2. Determine exit routes
There's a reason public spaces always, always have more than one exit. It's simply safer than relying on one. So make sure everyone in your home knows all the different ways to exit it. There may be a time when the best exit isn't a door; it's a second-story window with an escape ladder.
3. Family meeting place
Speaking of exits, if you exit via different routes, it makes sense to plan a rendezvous point ahead of time. In the chaos of an emergency, the ability to take a headcount at a glance is priceless. It can also help you determine who may be inside and in need of rescue (during a house fire, for example).
4. Know where Boltwell emergency supplies are stored
Emergency supplies are most useful if they are accessible. So store family-friendly items in places that are reachable to everyone, keep those for adult use only out of harms way, and be sure to tell everyone where they are stored. No one wants to hunt around for flashlights during a power outage at night.


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Students in Lisbon have the opportunity to become junior volunteers starting in fifth grade, with the model continuing through middle and high school. The program offers an opportunity to assist in classrooms, serve as "Book Buddies," teacher's aides, home-based projects, community programs, and much more.
Whether it's assisting after school at the elementary school, working at the local food & clothing center or the animal shelter, or providing a holiday event for residents of a local nursing home, students were not concerned with awards or acknowledgements - they do their great work as a way to "give back" and set a wonderful example for future generations of Lisbon.


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1916-05-13 (160lbs) Les Darcy w rsc 5 (20) Alex Costica, Baker's Stadium, Sydney, Australia
From Barry Hugman's History of Championship Boxing
1916-05-13 (160lbs) Les Darcy w rtd 5 (20) Alex Costica, Baker's Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Referee: Arthur Scott. Making his seventh successful defence of the Australian version of the 160lbs title, Darcy (158) was far too good for Costica (154¼), who really should not have been allowed to share the same ring with him. Hanging on like a limpet allowed Costica to get through the first round, but after being dropped in the second and again in the third, when he was saved by the bell, he came out for the fourth staring defeat in the face. It was not long in coming and after two more visits to the floor Costica was pulled out by the referee on the instructions of the police.


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If I accepted a head coaching position at any level, high school, college or the pros, one of the first topics I would touch on with my new players wouldn't be the fundamentals.
I wouldn't focus all of my speech on traits that help good teams or players become great, like hard work, dedication or being held accountable as a good teammate.
I wouldn't spend all my energy stressing to student athletes the importance of fulfilling their academic requirements and making their studies priority No. 1. Heaven forbid, like they need to be reminded of that!
No, as silly as it seems, and maybe it is a sign that the Apocalypse is approaching, one of the first things on my agenda at that opening practice would be to warn my players about the dangers of social media.
As if coaches don't have already enough to worry about, this topic seems to be bringing up new controversies every week, none more mind-boggling than the newfound drama surrounding Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, which is either: A.) An online relationship gone terribly wrong due to a cruel joke; or, B.) An egotistical middle linebacker's desperate attempt to gain more publicity.
Whichever side of the fence you tend to lean towards, it's just another sign that social media creates more headaches and unnecessary pressure for athletes, coaches, and owners or administrators than I care to count.
For those who don't have the first clue on how to even turn on a computer, let me explain the problem.
Athletes sign up on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter, where they create an online profile.
There's a number of reasons why they do this: Promoting themselves and their talent; connecting with their many "fans" or followers online; or simply to keep in touch with friends and family, often times, across the country.
To see that you have 500,000 followers on Twitter surely stokes up one's ego, whether you care to admit it or not.
I follow a large number of University of Michigan, Michigan State and in-state pro athletes on Twitter and I'd say 90 percent of their posts are strictly vanilla. Some are very funny, quite a few silly, and many are inspirational.
They may comment on interesting tidbits such as their life as a college or pro athlete or reflect on other newsworthy topics in the world of sports.
For example, one of the tweets (the messages posted on Twitter) from University of Michigan guard Nik Stauskas following the Wolverines' win against Minnesota on Thursday was a photo collage that a fan made him.
"A fan made this for me during warm ups today..Respect!" Stauskas wrote.
Of course, fans' messages on social media sites and especially on message boards aren't always sunshine and rainbows. Stauskas learned this the hard way following the Wolverines' first loss of the season on Sunday to arch-rival Ohio State.
Stauskas, the 6-foot-6 freshman guard from Canada who has become one of the best 3-point shooters in the country, had a miserable game against the Buckeyes, and was held scoreless for the first time this season.
According to a story from the Associated Press, Stauskas checked his Twitter account on his cell phone on the team's bus and to add salt to his fresh wounds, proceeded to read through countless negative responses from so-called fans, who surely weren't hiding the fact that he stunk up the joint.
Stauskas said he was upset and rightfully so. I can only imagine the pressure a major Division 1 college athlete must face and then to have this added on would only create more stress.
As a coach, Michigan's John Beilein said he worries about fans' venom shaking the psyche of his young players, but warns they have to possess thick skin. Stauskas isn't a lighting rod for controversy, but he did draw attention to himself over Christmas break, when he posted a homemade video of himself canning 45 out of 50 3-point shots on his family's backyard hoop.
Quite frankly, the more attention you draw to yourself on social media, the more likely it will come back to bite you in the butt down the road.
"You have to understand when you're working to have a bunch of followers, there's going to be tons of haters in there," Beilein said at a recent press conference. "We revisit it (with the players) often.
"Today's generation puts the stuff out there. You break up with someone and it's on Facebook. I'm not going to tie their hands and say you're not going to Tweet. They just have to understand being conservative with what you Tweet about your life."
Controversy online is not only an issue in college, but for many high-level high school athletes as well. Logan Tuley-Tillman, a massive 6-foot-7, 320-pound offensive lineman from Peoria, Ill., who committed to Michigan last February, made headlines when he tweeted a photo of himself burning a recruiting letter from Ohio State. Soon after, he received death threats from incensed Buckeye fans.
Athletes have to be careful not only what they say, but what they do. Unfortunately for MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo, the fight between two of his players on Wednesday spread like wildfire online, because someone at the team's hotel posted about the incident to Twitter.
"Again, don't take this wrong, but if it wasn't for the Twitter era, it would be just another day," Izzo said. "Unfortunately, the fight was in a hallway."
It surely is a different world than the days when Izzo was filling up the hoop as a player in Iron Mountain. Today, it seems like everyone has a sharp opinion or critique of players or coaches, and it doesn't matter if that critic never picked up a basketball or football themselves in their life.
Thanks to the Internet, people can criticize, harass, make fun of, or even in weird cases, create fake people with make-believe illnesses. The sad thing is, these people — many of whom call themselves fans — are typically never held accountable for the painful words they preach.
Surely, the truth does hurt, as Stauskas and many others have found out, but maybe the greater truth is, if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all.


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Alfred vs. Hartwick
April 28, 2012
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|Ben Demarco
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|Brendan Murphy
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|David Malave
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|Brett Carroll
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|Matt Hodnik
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|Jay Whyel
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|Riley Kinnane
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|Cody O'connor
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|Current Record
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|Jake Cooper
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|Harry Hughes
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|Joe Shields
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|Phil Schaefer
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|Mike Vaglica
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|Cody Ciolino
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|Irvens Dupuy
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|Dane Molina
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|Nick Triano
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|The Game Story:
|ALFRED, NY - The Alfred University men's lacrosse team dropped a dramatic 10-9 decision, Saturday afternoon in both teams season finale.
Hartwick scored four unanswered goals to open the contest, including a pair of goals from Harry Hughes. Sophomore midfielder Ben DeMarco (Jamestown, NY/Jamestown (Maris Hills)) got AU on the board with just 18 seconds left in the first quarter and trimmed the Hawks lead to 4-1 heading into the second quarter.
In the second quarter is was all Alfred as the Saxons outscored the visitors 3-1, and held a 13-7 advantage in shots. At intermission the Hawks held a slim 5-4 advantage.
The Hawks struck first in the second half increasing their lead to 6-4 with 13:56 remaining in the third quarter. Each team would notch 3 more goals in the quarter, setting the stage for a dramatic fourth quarter.
The Hawks found the net first with 6:32 remaining in the contest to their lead to 10-7. AU answered Hartwick's goal as freshman attackman Riley Kinnane (Little Compton, RI/Portsmouth Abbey) found the net off a feed from junior midfielder Matt Hodnik (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton). Sophomore attackman Brett Carroll (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) brought the Saxons to within one (9-10) with 34 seconds left in the contest off a feed from senior midfielder Dave Malave (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River). The Saxons could not find the net on their final run down the field, as Kinnane hit the post with a final shot, and time expired. For the game, AU outshot Hartwick 34-31, while Hartwick held an advantage in groundballs (34-25).
Senior attackman Stefan Dabkowski (Latham, NY/ Shaker (SUNY Delhi)) netted a game-high three goals and DeMarco tallied two goals to pace the Saxons (4-11, 1-6 Empire 8). Senior midfielder Brendan Murphy (Buffalo, NY/ Bishop Timon-St. Jude) had a goal and an assist and Malave finished with a pair of assists. Senior midfielder Jay Whyel (Markleysburg, PA/Mercersburg Academy) chipped in with a goal.
Junior defenders Jake Spadoni (Webster, NY/Webster Schroder) and Eric Jelen (Nanuet, NY/Clarkstown South) each caused two turnovers, while picking up three and two groundballs respectively to lead the AU defense. Freshman netminder Cody O'Connor (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point) finished with nine saves in goal for AU.
Hughes and Joe Shields each scored three goals and Jake Cooper dished out a game-high three assists to lead the Hawks (7-7, 2-4 Empire 8). Nick Traino made a game-best 10 saves in goal.


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Andy's newly-granted designation enables our clients to have the highest confidence that the specified surface preparation and coatings
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More than 39,000 homes and businesses in Scotland will be able to get access to fibre broadband, as part of the £410m Digital Scotland partnership.
People in 37 areas around the county, in 13 local authority areas, will be able to access fibre broadband speeds of up to 80Mbps by this summer.
Aberdeen City, Dundee City, Fife and Stirling are among the areas to benefit from the project, while some areas such as Castle Douglas, Melrose and Taynuilt are to receive "high speed technology" for the first time.
The project is part of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband initiative, which covers a Highlands and Islands project and another project which covers the rest of Scotland. Today's announcement includes the details of the first locations to be upgraded as part of the rest of Scotland project, as well as the names of further locations in the Highlands and Islands project.
The Digital Scotland partnership has been funded by partners including the Scottish government, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, local authorities and the European Regional Development Fund.
BT was selected as the provider to roll out the open access fibre network, with the telecoms giant investing £126m in the initiative.
The Digital Scotland partnership claims that more than 750,000 homes and business premises are expected to benefit from the overall project.
The initiative sits alongside BT's commercial rollout in the UK, which aims to bring faster broadband to more than 1.4 million Scottish homes and businesses by the end of spring 2014. BT claims that nearly 900,000 premises already have access to the broadband.
Culture minister Ed Vaizey suggested that the British government's £100.8m investment in Digital Scotland "will help take superfast broadband to some of the most remote locations in the country, who would otherwise be left in the digital slow lane".


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THE GLOWBOX --- Illumination to Light Up the Night
The Glowbox is a beautiful illuminated box with inter-changeable faces of BlockART Prints images etched in gold and silver mirrored plexiglas. The handmade box reminds the viewer of milk glass from earlier times. The images are one-of-a-kind, hand-carved block prints created in the Medieval tradition and etched by laser into the mirrored material. The soft light throws no shadows, yet bathes the darkness with a soft glow that allows nighttime navigation of a room without having to turn on a bright light. Perfect for children's rooms as well, since there are no shadows to create strange shapes that can keep a child awake. Images for the holidays all year round, the seasons, florals, birds, animals, fish, scenes, and more.
Click on the ART for living Today STORE menu to purchase your Glowbox and select the image insert of your choice. Remember, you can purchase Theme SETS of four inserts for the price of three in addition to the insert you select as the first one.


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The Republican Party establishment has employed all types of shenanigans and underhanded tactics to ensure its candidate to oppose President Barack Obama is Mitt Romney and not a true conservative.
Most of the Republican voters find Romney less than slightly palatable. Whereas 2008 nominee John McCain was truly a bitter pill, Romney is a bitter pill with a thin honey coating. If you swallow it fast enough, maybe the bitterness won't make you retch.
Conservatives recognize that Romney is not one of them. They see through the veneer the elites have pasted over him. He's trying to sound conservative, but it's not working. Americans know a phony when they see one.
But the message being pounded home by the elites through the mainstream media is that Romney is now the nominee; and more specifically, that he's the Republicans' best hope to beat Obama in November. Republican talking heads continuously take to the airwaves to push this meme.
But in the back rooms they don't really believe it. According to POLITICO, if you give the "Republican professionals" a truth serum, they'll tell you they think Romney will lose.
The article reads:
But under the table, there is pervasive pessimism among Republicans about Romney's prospects this fall. It's apparent in rampant discussions about which Republicans will run in 2016—talk that obviously presupposes a loss in November—and it's downright glaring in private conversations with GOP officials on Capitol Hill and in consulting shops across Washington.
And the skepticism about Romney isn't just a Beltway phenomenon. Rank-and-file Republican voters are also uncertain he can win, though it's the chattering class that is most bearish.
What's going on here? Are Republicans (I mean the elites and string pullers, not Joe and Jane Republican Voter) trying to lose?
Robert Ringer recently asked a similar question when writing about a GOP gathering in Arizona. He wrote:
What is it that causes the mushy masochism that drives Republicans to seek out disaster year after year, decade after decade? It wasn't enough that the Republican Party stubbornly picked yet another RINO automaton, apparently believing that the 2008 election disaster was just an aberration. No sir, it had to taunt conservatives by bringing McMush back from the dead and pushing him on stage, front and center, with MittMan… And, of course, Romney had his moderate mode on cruise control, once again being careful to say nice things about Der Fuhrbama. He said he liked him as a man, but felt his decisions were disappointing. Aw … shucks, Mitt. You brought a tingle to my leg.
It seems clear that the Republican establishment — or at least the behind-the-scenes party apparatchik — is once again trying to lose, which brings us to the question of why. What is to be gained by a Republican loss? I posited one theory last fall. But now I believe there is a better answer. But before I get to it, a short history lesson is in order.
The Republican Party grew out of the ashes of the Whig Party. The Whig Party was a single-minded proponent of what party leader Henry Clay called the American System: protectionism, government control of the money supply through a central bank and government subsidies for railroads, shipping and other favored industry. It was a corporatist or fascist system based on British mercantilism.
As economist Murray N. Rothbard wrote in The Logic of Action II, it was "a system of statism which employed economic fallacy to build up a structure of imperial state power, as well as special subsidy and monopolistic privilege to individuals or groups favored by the state."[i]
Edgar Lee Masters described the Whig Party thusly:
Clay was the champion of that political system which doles favors to the strong in order to win and to keep their adherence to the government. His system offered shelter to devious schemes and corrupt enterprises… He was the beloved son [figuratively speaking] of Alexander Hamilton with his corrupt funding schemes, his superstitions concerning the advantage of a public debt, and a people taxed to make profits for enterprises that cannot stand alone. His example and his doctrines led to the creation of a party that had no platform to announce, because its principals were plunder and nothing else.[ii]
Or as U.S. Senator John Taylor of Virginia (1753-1824) put it in his book Tyranny Unmasked, it was a system that benefited a "monied aristocracy."
Abraham Lincoln was a Whig who idolized Clay. He served as a Presidential elector for the Whigs in 1840 and 1844. When the Whig Party imploded in the 1850s, Lincoln switched to the Republican Party but assured Illinois constituents there was no difference between the two parties.[iii] He brought the American System along with him, and it has formed the basis for the actions of the Republican Party ever since, years of vacuous rhetoric from Republicans as being the Party of small government and a foil to Democrat nanny-state big government policies notwithstanding.
For years, the monied aristocracy used the Republican Party and its statism (or corporatism or fascism, whichever is your favored word) to benefit its friends and partners. Now the monied aristocracy has a new use for the Republican Party.
They — the monied aristocracy — believe the time is ripe to end the faux two-party system, remove all pretenses that the United States is a republican government and usher in the age of direct democracy. Another loss by the Republican Party because of an unpalatable, unelectable candidate may well do this.
The elites have been laying the groundwork for this for some time. All of the elites in government — both Rs and Ds — and in the media tell us each day that the United States is a democracy. This has been going on for years. It was no accident that they have used this word. They have used it for so long now that it is rarely challenged.
Knowing the disaffected American voter will need some place to turn, the monied aristocracy has created what it calls a new system. It's a place for the voter to go with the belief that there is an alternative system that is better because it sets aside party labels. It's called Americans Elect, and it purports to allow an opportunity to pick a President, not a party. It calls itself the first nonpartisan Presidential nomination and its listed "declared" candidates are Buddy Roemer, Rocky Anderson, Laurence Kotlikoff and a host of others. "Drafted" candidates include Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg, a couple of clowns and a few others.
On the surface it sounds fine and dandy. But we always look beneath the surface, and things are not as they seem.
In The Huffington Post, Lynn Forester de Rothschild writes:
The message is clear: as politicians become more partisan and less effective at governing, the electorate is ready for a radical restructure of our election system itself. Voters are refusing to be held hostage to the self-interests of either party. Thankfully, in true American fashion, our civic society has built the tools to meet the challenge; for the first time in our history, the means exist to level the electoral playing field for an independent candidate.
While a small minority may indeed be saying this, it is not the message I've heard from the electorate. However, it's one the elites, advocating a New World Order, would love to see come about. They have combined Europe under one umbrella (though the union is seemingly coming apart at the seams), but they have not been able to bring about a combined North America. The United States remains too factionalized, too States' rights-oriented, and the two-party system and Electoral College only serve to perpetuate it. Voters are no longer under the thumb of the corporate mainstream media.
But who is this Lynn Forester de Rothschild? She's married to Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, the head of the richest family in the world (NM Rothschild & Sons, the Rothschild bank and former head of De Beers). She is also on the leadership board (read chief funder of) Americans Elect.
And she states the crux of her goal: "Simply, both the political environment and the tools are in place for a total disintermediation of our political duopoly." And a move to what?
According to The Daily Bell it's a move to direct democracy.
The governor (sic) of New York, Michael Bloomberg – an elitist worker-bee if there ever was one – is a big supporter of an element of direct democracy, which includes the elimination of the two-party system.
But what is it REALLY? Well … it is basically a full implementation of the USSR's communist system that died 20 years ago! The idea is that a technocracy of the elite can present candidates who are the most "competent" at administration. The corollary to this, of course, is that one must accept EVERY FACET of the CURRENT system to accept that one is voting purely for competence.
In other words, if people do not like the current corporatist/authoritarian/totalitarian/militarized state that is being constructed around them, they're simply plumb out of luck. That's because the candidates on this "best of all worlds" won't be running on how to CHANGE what's going on – only on how to administer it BETTER.
Just take a look at how Bloomberg, a supposed nonpartisan independent who is in fact a big government nanny-stater, is governing New York City. He's pushed through myriad laws to restrict peoples' diets, choices and activities, and monitors every street corner with Orwellian "telescreen" cameras. But remember, he's looking out for the best interests of New Yorkers, as all nanny-staters do — or claim they do.
Direct democracy — as Bloomberg illustrates — is just another form of tyranny. John Adams warned: "Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
The U.S. Constitution guarantees each State a republican form of government. Don't fall prey to wiles of the monied aristocracy. Don't reach for their version of hope and change again.


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In a policy reversal, the Oklahoma National Guard will no longer process benefit requests from same-sex couples after being notified by Gov. Mary Fallin's office that doing so violates state law banning gay marriage.
Oklahoma National Guard reverses stance on same-sex couple benefits
Oklahoma now joins Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana as the only states that have publicly said they will limit how and where such couples can register for benefits, despite a recent Pentagon directive that gay couples be treated equally. Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen seeking such benefits are now being told they can apply at federal facilities, such as Tinker Air Force Base or Fort Sill, but not at state-run facilities manned by state employees.
After a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June threw out the Defense of Marriage Act, the U.S. Department of Defense in August announced that it would recognize same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal. Sept. 3 was the first working day that gays in the military could apply for such benefits, including health care coverage, housing allowances and survivor benefits.
Initially, the Oklahoma National Guard said as long as a soldier seeking benefits for their same-sex partner presented a marriage certificate or license, the claim would be treated as it would for any other soldier. The guard processed two same-sex requests before being notified by Gov. Fallin's general counsel Sept. 6 that the state constitution prohibited such actions.
"Because of that legal prohibition, Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen will not process requests for same-sex benefits," Guard spokesman Col. Max Moss said Tuesday. The guard has received no requests since being notified of the policy change.
Asked to comment on the policy reversal, a Fallin spokesman cited the 2004 election that amended the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. The measure, which received 75 percent voter support, also prohibited giving marriage benefits to people who are not married, spokesman Alex Weintz said.
"It is therefore prohibited by the Oklahoma Constitution for National Guardsmen, or other state employees or entities, to process benefits for gay couples," Weintz wrote in an email.
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