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"Three Percenters" are self-righteous, anarchist, egotistical, self-centered, solipsistic, incorrigible asses, and are appropriately full of shit.
*takes a deep breath* There, I said it, and I will be damned if I do not stand by it. If the previous actions and words of those "three percenters" has been any indication for it, I am going to suffer for it , however, strangely, I am comfortable with that.
And now for the explanation to go along with my opening comments. A while ago, I stumbled across the previously-linked letter to the editor, quoted below:
Dear Editor:
Joe Bialek from Cleveland proposes the licensing and registration of all weapons currently in civilian hands. My question is, how exactly do you propose to do that, Joe?
There are some of us "cold dead hands" types, perhaps 3 percent of gun owners, who would kill anyone who tried to further restrict our God-given liberty. Don't extrapolate from your own cowardice and assume that just because you would do anything the government told you to do that we would.
Are you proposing to come yourself, or do you want someone else's son or daughter in federal service to take the risk? Are you truly prepared to stack up the bodies necessary to accomplish your plan? Seems a strange way to make a "safer society." More to the point, are you willing to risk your sorry hide to do it? No? I thought not.
Then quit proposing the next American civil war. We're done being pushed back from our natural rights without a fight. Be careful what you wish for.
Mike Vanderboegh
At the time, I had absolutely no idea who "Mike Vanderboegh" was, nor why he was writing such pointlessly incendiary, volatile comments. In retrospect, I probably would have been significantly happier remaining in blissful ignorance, but that is not how this story develops.
After reading the above letter, my immediate thought was, "Damn, what a load of cowardly braggadocio," – after all, where were these self-annointed protectors of God-given liberties when those liberties were "further restricted" by the old Assault Weapons Ban years ago; when those liberties were "further restricted" by the District of Columbia's outright handgun ban; when those liberties were "further restricted" by Kalifornistan's current Assault Weapons Ban, ban on certain pistols, and inherently exploitable and exploited "may issue" concealed carry program; when those liberties were "further restricted" by New York City's firearms ban; when those liberties were "further restricted" by police officers illegally confiscating firearms from Hurricane Katrina victims; when those liberties were "further restricted" by all of the other hundreds of laws, regulations, and restrictions imposed on firearm purchasing, ownership, transportation, use, and carrying? Oh, right, they were exactly where they are now – behind their keyboards, making uselessly inflammatory comments, proclaiming themselves to be the defenders of all that is good and free in America.
Excuse me, but that is patently and obviously bullshit.
Or, at least, it is bullshit if you take them at their word – that they would be willing to "kill anyone who tried to further restrict our God-given liberty". Oddly enough, however, they do not even take themselves at their own word… Behold a comment from the same Mike Vanderboegh from just a few days ago:
Our aims are:
a. to defend ourselves and our liberty and property at our front door steps. We will not back up any more. It is the feds who will bring the war to us, first.
b. to warn anyone who desires further encroachments upon our liberty and property that there will be consequences for their actions, thus, hopefully, to reduce the threat becoming reality.
c. to make it plain to every one, prags included, that the time is fast approaching — thanks to the "authorities" — when they will have to choose, so they'd better get ready to shoot, shit, or hit the fence.
Our tactics are defined by those aims.
(Emphasis added.)
The funny part is I can actually agree with the bolded part – I can understand defending yourselves and your family from "jack-booted thugs" on your doorstep (since that is basically the hypothetical situation these "three perecenters" would paint). The problem is, the bolded segment more or less axiomatically disagrees with his previous letter to the editor, as well as section b. in the current comment… except when you read both of those, and replace "our" with "my".
And that, dear readers, is the crux of my problem with the "three percenter" movement. After wasting considerable amounts of time reading their writings, the only conclusion I can come to is that they do not give to farts about America's liberties and freedom – they only care about their own liberties and freedoms, and whatever perceived slights or affronts to them they see the government doing. They do not care that their writings (such as the letter to the editor) have almost undoubtedly done more harm than good by alienating readers. They do not care that there are political and social means and methods for airing their grievances, making changes in the governmental system, and making headway in terms of liberties and rights… and doing it all peaceably and without fomenting armed rebellion. They do not care that their proposed, poorly-thought-out actions have no clear-cut termination or resolution. They do not care that those actions would result in the deaths of many, many innocent people – people who had no interest in the situation, people whose choices were made for them by a merry band of "three percenter" misfits, people who might have supported them politically. They do not care that they do not have public support now, and they sure as hell would not have public support were they to follow through on their threats. They do not care that public support is the only way to make permanent, lasting changes in the American governmental system. They do not care that they appear to have absolultely no plans concerning what to do with the smoldering and shattered remains of the country after their glorious revolution (which indicates an admission of having no hope of success). They obviously do not care about standing up and fulfilling their useless promises in the past, when Americans' Second-Amendment-protected rights were being "further restricted" (much less other rights going out the window). They do not care about all this, and more.
No, they only selfishly care about themselves, perceived indignities done unto them, and stroking their own little egos. Their "line in the sand" is a carefully-crafted circle around their own little feet… and nothing more. In fact, were I a psychologist, I might ramble on about some unfulfilled, Freudian quest for control in their lives, because that is effectively what this all condenses to – just like the supposedly dysfunctional, tyrannical, oppressive government they are purportedly fighting against, all the "three percenters" want is control, not only over their own lives, but over everyone else's lives too. Observe:
You fool. You don't have to agree with us. In fact, we're counting on your type folding at the first shock. People don't AGREE on revolution, they are FORCED into it by events. And there are enough of my kind, the three percent, to create the events. Have you learned nothing from history? It is made by determined minorities. We may be a minority but we are determined. If you want to hang onto ANY of your guns or other liberties, you will HAVE to fight. We will make sure of that.
(Emphasis added.)
That, right there, is damnably frightening. It really would not trouble me considerably if this deluded bunch of crusading misfits decided to commit suicide-by-SWAT-team – it would be their choice, and I am nothing if not a staunch believer in freedom of choice and the inviolate responsibilities it carries. I might be annoyed at them deciding to use the taxpayers' ammunition as opposed to their own, but that is a small enough quibble. However, when that same troupe of backyard heroes starts threatening to make me partake in their half-assed, unplanned, goal-lacking, unsupported revolution… well, then you will find out where my "line" is. I respond very poorly to force, whether it is wielded by men in uniform, men in suits, or men with a holy mission.
Additionally, what happened to blaming the "authorities" for the supposedly impending "consequences for their actions"? Multiple sections of the above-quoted comment certainly makes it appear as though the "three percenters" will be the instigators in any impending actions, rather than some other poorly-defined, nebulous entity or group. What we have here is yet another contradiction in their own words, another logical disconnect, and another exposure of just how uncoordinated and discombobulated this "movement" and the thought process behind it is. It is comforting that these same people are actively proposing an armed and violent rebellion, is it not?
And speaking of "lines", I present you this jewel from yet another "three percenter":
Admit it: for you, Sebastian, mostlygenius and others, there IS NO LINE. You'll let them walk in your front door, take every gun you own and rape your wife on the way out. And then you'll shake your fist and swear that The Line is when they start to REALLY ignore the Constitution.
That is how the Defenders of the American Way respond to people who dare disagree with them, whether those disagreeing are fellow Second Amendment activists or not. And people with that mindset (and worse) honestly think their meager proposed rebellion would accomplish anything? They honestly imagine they are, in any way, qualified or capable of determining when that rebellion should take place? They honestly believe they are the ones who should guide America out of its supposed darkness and back into the light?
I would be laughing my ass off right about now if that proposition were not so horribly pathetic.
In the end, the "three percenters" will amount to nothing. Speaking optimistically, three percent of the firearm-owning populace of America is approximately 3 million individuals – less than one percent of the overall population of the States. The American Revolution, on the other hand, required approximately 30%+ of popular support and involvement to succeed, and that victory was a very narrow one at best. Furthermore, that revolution is drastically different than the one proposed by the "three percenters", in that it simply resulted in one faction of a far-reaching empire breaking off and becoming its own entity, whereas the "three percenters" are proposing an entire governmental reconstruction of the same country by way of armed rebellion. History shows probabalistically unfavorable outcomes for those kinds of events, no matter how good the intentions were that started them. However, should the "three percenters" ever actually decide to put their hollow words into action (which, I propose, will take place somewhere between hell freezing over and the entropic death of the universe, given their previous inactivity), their misguided, doomed-to-failure flailings will only result in stronger public opinions against firearms and firearm owners, stronger laws controlling and restricting firearm ownership, and their immortalization as martyrs in the eyes of the next generation of crackpots and conspiracy theorists. In reality, that idolization may be what the "three percenters" desire the most.
Before anyone starts wildly throwing accusations around, I am not, in any way, proposing silencing these buffoons. They are free to blather and bluster and bumble on about whatever their little hearts desire, just as I am free to call them out as incompetent, irresponsible, tin-pot revolutionaries – such are the joys of the First Amendment. Furthermore, I intentionally have not defined specifically where my personal "line in the sand" is, nor will I ever do so on this weblog or in a public format – that choice is mine, no one is in any position to question or belittle it, and attempts to do so will be responded to accordingly. Finally, I remain a proud (and, dare I say it, vocal) firearm owner and carrier, and an adamant supporter of the Second Amendment as well as the entirety of the United States Constitution. However, supporting and defending one aspect of the Constitution does not give me or anyone else the right to ignore the rest of that document simply because you feel the desire, and it certainly does not give you the right to overthrow the entire shindig because you have deluded yourself into thinking it necessary. Checks and balances are already built into the Constitutional system of government, and, so far as I can tell, they are still mostly in effect, however, if they were not, the time to act has already come and passed… which only goes to further prove the empty facade of the "three percenters".
Oh, and, no worries, I will be standing by for the impending wave of flames, ad hominems, strawman arguments, specious analogies to previous historical events and revolutions, and insults against me, my political leanings, my family, and my genetic lineage… From all the time I squandered reading up on the "three percenters", that pretty much seems to be their modus operandi, at least when they are not proclaiming themselves to be heroes of the people.


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An erupting volcano project was the goal, so now that we decided how to make a volcano there are several ways to make it erupt. Here are the links to building the model volcano if you missed that step:
With the baking soda and vinegar, a chemical reaction occurs that quickly releases a gas called carbon dioxide, or CO2. It is the same gas that makes the fizz in a carbonated soda like diet coke, but the way it gets released into a gas is different.
To see how it works, we need to look at the components. Baking soda is also known as sodium bicarbonate, (grandma might have called it bicarbonate of soda) and it's a powder that reacts as a slight base. It has a chemical formula NaHCO3. Vinegar is an acid, actually acetic acid in water. It has a chemical formula of C2H4O2, or is sometimes written as CH3COOH to closer represent how it bonds as a molecule.
Without getting to deep in the chemistry, when the two are mixed, a hydrogen atom effectively changes places with a sodium atom and we end up with two new substances - carbonic acid and sodium acetate. The carbonic acid then quickly breaks down further into water and carbon dioxide. It is the carbon dioxide escaping from solution that causes the frothy foam we are using as the lava for our erupting volcano.
In case you are interested in chemical formulas, ignoring some of the ions, the primary process looks something like this NaHCO3 + C2H4O2 --> NaC2H3O2 + H2CO3 --> NaC2H3O2 + H2O +CO2
soda + vinegar -> sodium acetate + carbonic acid -> carbon dioxide (and some other stuff)
For diet coke and mentos, the jury is still out on exactly why the violent reaction occurs. Some say it is strictly mechanical, where the surface of the mentos provides many cracks and jagged edges as nucleation sites for CO2 to form larger bubbles and escape. Others claim that the dissolving mint candy intefers with the the normal surface tension in the water, which is largely responsible for holding the CO2 in suspension. Some claim both happen. A quick search on the internet with the seed question "why does diet coke and mentos explode" will provide all the research needed for the various theories.
For our purposes, it is sufficient to say that it makes sense for both the above to occur. The suspended CO2 in the soda wants to come out of solution all by itself already, and is why if you leave a carbonated soft drink open, it will be flat in just a few hours. The CO2 stays in solution partly because of the pressure in the bottle, and partly because water molecules tend to stick together. Because of that surface tension, they tend to surround the CO2 and hold it in suspension. When the mentos are dropped into the diet soda, just like salt in a carbonated drink, or ice cream in a glass of cola, the CO2 immediately starts forming bubbles and rises to the surface. It makes sense that the dissolving candy also affects surface tension such that it is easier for the CO2 to escape. Add lots of spots on the surface of the mentos where bubbles can start forming and things happen quickly from there. Since the mentos also sink, and the reaction is quite fast, the escaping gas rapidly moves to the surface, passes it, and takes a bunch (underscore bunch) of the soda with it right out of the bottle.
To show that the mechanical effect works all by itself, Trial 8 uses only soda and table salt. The salt dissolves in the water, but there is no chemical reaction to speak of going on. It is an example of a mechanical release of the gas through nucleation, or bubble formation on the edges of the salt crystal themselves. Since the reaction is not as violent, we're thinking the surface tension part of the explanation has merit.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Severely wounded and still recovering, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords begged lawmakers at an emotional hearing Wednesday to act quickly to curb firearms because "Americans are counting on you." Not everyone agreed, underscoring the national political divide over gun control.
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Care Quality Commission inspectors visiting Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals were told of "significant tensions" and "racially motivated bullying and harassment" among staff at the trust, a report published this week reveals.
An inspection team including the regulator's chair, David Prior, and chief inspector of hospitals Professor Sir Mike Richards visited the trust in December and January, in response to "serious allegations raised by whistleblowers", a statement from the regulator said.
Employees told the team there were "significant tensions" among staff "in particular for staff from black [and] minority ethnic (BME) groups who said they felt disadvantaged and, at times, subject to racially motivated bullying and harassment".
"We are well aware that we have some longstanding difficult and complex cultural issues"
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The team's report, based on a series of focus groups with staff and patients, adds: "We were told that there was a lack of staff in senior positions which people described as 'the glass ceiling'. They felt despite the trust recognising the need to support BME staff this had not resulted in any significant number of promotions at the higher senior level."
Sir Mike said: "We carried out these visits because we'd received numerous reports of concerning information about the trust, and we wanted to hear first-hand from staff and patients at the trust about their experiences. The majority of patients were positive about their experiences, as were a number of staff – although this was by no means universal."
The regulator has passed on the staff's concerns to Brighton and Sussex chief executive Matthew Kershaw to investigate.
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I'm a homosexual male and when I don't get offered a place on a course I wish to attend or I'm not successfully in gaining a promotion, I tend to think that it is because there was a better candidate than me rather than I'm being discriminated against for taking it up the council gritter - as some might describe it.
I tend to find that most 'glass ceilings' are self imposed.
Dont know why you are smiling, Matthew, you have a real job of work to do!
' it was also felt that senior nurses were not so visible'
That would seem to fit with what I read in some posts [general, not about that specific hospital] on NT.
I think the first poster makes a fair point! I'm afraid i's not a fan of positive discrimination, (i'm wondering if that's what will happen now) as it can result in incompetent people in post just to make up a quota. I have lost out on jobs before that I felt should have been mine, but I have always taken it on the chin - and usually it worked out for the best in the long run.
Oh and yes senior nurses are invisible at our Hospital too! I have long suspected that the director of nursing has been locked in a cupboard for a few years - or perhaps she emigrated and no one has noticed?
Unfortunately bullying, intimidation and harassment in the NHS is not so selective as to involve just sexual orientation race and colour. It is a management culture that affects anybody who choses not to conform to changes they wish to make regardless of the negative impact it may have on patients and staff.
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The project claims to have rewritten almost 85% of the code over two years to achieve its newest milestone release. The result is a webserver intended for fast and efficient delivery of static content that can also pass on requests for dynamic content to other servers. Monkey HTTP Daemon is meant for Linux only, because the server uses particular system calls that only the kernel 2.6.28 OR newer recognizes.
The Monkey server uses a hybrid mechanism to answer HTTP requests that combines asynchronous mode with fixed threads. The webserver supports virtual hosts and conforms to the HTTP 1.1 specification. A plugin named Cheetah provides a command line shell and a security plugin adds an access restrictions option.
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Historic High Hand goes solar
By: Stephanie Garcia Loomis News Correspondent
The High Hand fruit shed may be 110 years old, but is joining the 21st Century with an installation of inverter solar panels. Designed to convert sunlight into electricity, the panels are located on each gable of the historic fruit shed and will produce immediate savings for the business. "The system will generate enough power to supply the sheds and conservatory with their heating, cooling and lighting needs," said Scott Paris, owner of High Hand Nursery, Café and Conservatory. "Being in the green industry, this was a natural move for us." Paris said he is excited for this next step into the future. "This solar installation will demonstrate, in the most visible way, just how important renewable energy is becoming in our everyday lives," said Paris. He estimates he will see a return on his investment within five years. The first phase of the project will consist of the installation of 410 solar panels that will generate enough electricity for three-quarters of the fruit shed operations. "These solar panels are the ideal solution," said Paris. He said he also intends to swap out old fixtures with new energy-efficient lights, bulbs and outlets. "We are committed to creating a green environment," he said. A slightly different solar installation is slated for early spring and will provide energy to the café. The project is a joint effort between High Hand and Magic Sun Solar, Inc., a Loomis-based business owned by Del Oro Alumnus, Brandon Hurlock. "We are excited for this job," said Hurlock." Being born and raised in Loomis, it feels good to help out another local business." "The installation will create 110 kilowatts of renewable electricity. That's enough energy to make a lot of apple pies," he said. If helping the environment and cutting costs for a local business aren't enough, Hurlock and his team are also installing Sharp solar panels, which are manufactured in America. "Most panels are made in China," said Hurlock. "We are pretty proud to be supporting other American businesses." Although the massive project is expected to cost between $45,000 to $50,000, it will produce immediate savings which means a lot to Paris who said he spends about $55,000 per year on electricity. "As a business owner, we can't stay atrophied forever, we must look forward to the future of technology and renewable energy," Paris said. "This project will go a long way in setting an example for others to follow and let's them know that we can all be friendly to the environment." High Hand is already a town landmark, and with a remarkable conservatory, nursery and art gallery it is now even more so. Visible from the main street, the solar panels are quickly becoming another area of interest for residents. For those who would like to understand the functioning of the solar inverter system in more detail, Paris said he intends to design an observatory room where the solar reading meters will be located. "Each panel can be individually monitored," Paris said. "We want to display the electronic measuring devices to demonstrate to people how much energy is being produced in real-time." Paris is focused on the future. "Our ultimate goal would be to be off the grid. That is going to take some time to figure out, but this is a good start," the business owner said.


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CPR strikers committed to cause; asking Wilks for supportPosted: May 28, 2012
As the Canadian federal government finalizes legislation to force the roughly 4,800 striking Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CPR) Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) employees back to work, regional strikers on the picket line at Cranbrook remain committed to their cause.
The striking workers (rolling stock crews, dispatchers etc.), out since May 23 after talks over pension issues broke down, are resigned to the likely fate of back-to-work legislation. However, that didn't stop them from reaching out to Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks to support them.
Talks between CPR and TCRC representatives broke down yesterday (May 27), paving the way for the Harper government to force them back to work.
This action is being taken to protect the economy, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt stated today (May 28).
"If this strike were to continue long term, it could cost the Canadian economy over half a billion dollars each week and put the jobs of thousands of Canadians at risk. There is a point in time when a person's right to strike is measured and balanced against the national economy and the best interests of the Canadian public."
A prolonged strike would cost Canadians $540 million a week, she added.
East Kootenay News Online Weekly (e-KNOW) received a media release from the President of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Division 563 in Cranbrook this afternoon, acknowledging Wilks' position on Bill C38, the omnibus budget bill, "and the courage he showed to put the interests of his constituents ahead of blind party loyalty" and noted they hope he takes the same approach to this labour issue.
"Last week the Union led a march to David Wilks office and hand delivered a letter encouraging him to continue to take up the cause of the folks back home something every Canadian expects of their MP but something very few MPs, particularly government MPs deliver on," the release outlines.
After the march Division 563 President Dean Majkowski stated, "The majority of the people in our delegation today are striking CP Rail employees and we are hoping our MP will bring to his government the need for balance in any back to work legislation the government might be considering."
Noting there are upwards of a thousand railway employees in Wilks' constituency and every one of them has concerns about how government involvement in the dispute will affect them and their families, Majkowski said, "Many of these folks supported Mr. Wilks in the last election. Now they are asking for his support to ensure that government does not weigh the scales in favour of the railway if or when they become involved in our strike.
"Our members did not want a strike as a means of resolving the contract dispute with our employer but when you are confronted with demands calling for a reduction in your pension of up to 40% you are not really left with a lot of options," he explained.
The union pointed out that former CPR CEO Fred Green, who was recently forced out by the shareholders and who presided over the current demands to dismantle their pensions, is leaving with a $18 million severance package.
"CP Rail management claims that it must have pension parity with the Pension Benefits provided to running trades employees at Canadian National Railway. However, this demand ignores that the pension benefits provided CN employees have evolved through very separate and distinct bargaining environments. For example, while employees at CP have opted to forego percentage wage increases to achieve improvements in pension benefits, employees at CN have not taken similar actions to improve their pensions. This difference has provided CN employees the ability to direct a greater portion of their
annual income toward personal retirement savings. To discriminate against CP employees on the basis that they opted to direct a greater portion of their wages toward their company pension plan rather than personal income is not justified. Nor does the so-called parity argument take into account specific
pension and work condition concessions made by CP employees during previous rounds of bargaining in order to maintain the monetary value of their pensions, the union release stated.
The Union pointed out that CP Rail is not a company "in jeopardy as a result of its pension funding obligations, in fact CP is a profitable company due in no small part to the contribution of its' employees. During the past 10 years employees have agreed to extended runs, they have improved work attendance in excess of 80%, agreed to reduced arbitrary payments and have assumed payment of a portion of their benefit package. These concessions were agreed without interference from the government," the release explained.
"We have seen in other disputes since Mr. Harper achieved a majority government where back to work legislation has guaranteed that the employers' position wins the day. Specifically, the legislation we have seen from the government mandates that each party submit a final offer to the government
and the government chooses one," Majkowski said.
"That approach in and of itself would not be so bad except that this legislation has included a guideline that the employer's position takes precedent over that of the employees. In fact, all the back to work bills this government has introduced have mandated the employers' position on pensions be addressed relying on a guideline that places the employers' interest ahead of employees.
"We are asking that the government not impose back to work legislation that effectively rewards CEOs and companies who profit at the expense of workers and their families. We are hoping that Mr. Wilks and other Conservative MPs will do the right thing and challenge any back to work legislation that
unfairly takes sides in this contract dispute. "
Earlier today the Union's Bargaining Committee issued a statement advising members of the status of contract talks with the railway: "At 1400 E.S.T, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) withdrew their involvement. This new development means any further negotiations will take place without their assistance. The union remains available and ready to bargain. However, at this point, no further meetings are scheduled."
"Everyone, including the Labour Minister, understands it was the company that filed the Notice of Dispute initiating the conciliation process and subsequent deadlines. This notice effectively determined when a work stoppage would occur. It has been apparent, throughout bargaining, the employer wants the government to intervene and advance their agenda. If the government initiates legislation we will continue to pursue all avenues at our disposal," the union release concluded.
Ian Cobb/e-KNOW
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A long time audience favorite, "Earnest" has been revived as recently as Robert Schumacherhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717787.post-60645278529877469772013-03-14T15:59:00.001-06:002013-03-14T15:59:11.992-06:00AACTFest 2013 Our AACTFest 2013 entry, "A Doll's House", will perform at the AACTFest on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013, at the Los Alamos Performing Arts Center in Los Alamos, NM. The Los Alamos Performing Arts Center is located at 1670 Nectar Street, Los Alamos, New Mexico. The performances on March 23rd start at 7 PM. In accordance with AACTFest rules, if you attend the performance you will see both showsRobert Schumacherhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717787.post-72455281633623136722013-02-25T10:18:00.001-07:002013-02-25T10:18:50.871-07:00Slow times for the blogI at least post once a month. Nearly missed February. Fact is, I don't use this blog much anymore. I post mainly on Facebook now. 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Unlike the people in Congress, we have actual responsibilities. --- Last night, the House majority failed most basic test of leadership and they did so with callous disregard to the people of my state. ... It was disappointing and disgusting to watch. There's only one group to blame ... the House majority, and their Speaker, John Boehner." - New Robert Schumacherhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717787.post-12409379047542430252013-01-01T22:03:00.001-07:002013-01-01T22:03:26.104-07:00Reagan...by today's standards, a liberal RINO "This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... 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But Ms. Zuckerberg's Robert Schumacherhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717787.post-38255015439463420522012-12-21T10:37:00.001-07:002012-12-21T10:37:39.895-07:00The NRA...as out of touch as they ever were... Wait, aren't cops (and for that matter teachers) the reason the economy is collapsing? (/sarcasm) Mr. LaPierre would like a database of the "mentally ill". So anyone who has ever been treated for depression or a panic attack can forget employment (especially if they are a teacher or need a security clearance). Great idea, genius. How about a national database of every firearm, showing who Robert Schumacherhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717787.post-90660009112113687442012-12-18T16:37:00.001-07:002012-12-18T16:37:32.511-07:00Rick Perry, just as stupid as ever... "Provided they have the proper training and license, teachers should have "access to weapons in their school," Perry said." This is the most idiotic thing I have ever heard. 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Whites no Robert Schumacherhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717787.post-28211448400844212572012-10-23T05:50:00.001-06:002012-10-23T05:50:17.126-06:00Mitt Romney is for government bailouts Romney got this right...with a bailout: "It's correct that Romney more than balanced the the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's budget. But that doesn't tell the whole story, since he helped secure at least $400 million -- and possibly up to $1.5 billion -- in government funding to make the Olympics function that is not included in the balance sheet he's touting." Yep...Romney was for bailouts Robert Schumacherhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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(Washington, DC, April 18, 2005) – The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that Howard University received the "Spirit of Broadcasting" award at the NAB2005 All-Industry Opening Keynote in Las Vegas, April 18. Howard University President H. Patrick Swygert and alumna Debbie Allen will be on hand to accept the award.
The "Spirit of Broadcasting" award is presented periodically by NAB in recognition of general excellence and leadership and is given to individuals or organizations that have made lasting contributions to the broadcast industry.
Howard is being honored for its long history of educating and fostering the creative talents and leadership skills of people of color for the many professional facets of the entertainment, broadcast and media industries.
Howard University is one of 48 U.S. private, doctoral/research-extensive universities and comprises 12 schools and colleges. Founded in 1867, students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. Since 1998, the University has produced two Rhodes Scholars, a Truman Scholar, five Fulbright Scholars and nine Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D.s than any other university in the world.
Ms. Allen is one of the most respected and versatile talents in the United States today; she has won awards in nearly every genre in the performing arts, including two Emmys®. After beginning her career as a dancer on Broadway, and an acclaimed role in the film Fame, she has gone on to a prolific career as producer, director, actor and choreographer for television, film and stage, working with The Royal Shakespeare Company and Dreamworks SKG among others.
NAB2005 began on April 16 and will continue through April 21, 2005 in Las Vegas (exhibits opened April 18). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content across all mediums. Complete NAB2005 details are available at www.nabshow.com.
The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects free, over-the-air local radio and television stations' interests in Washington and around the world. NAB is the broadcaster's voice before Congress, federal agencies, and the courts. NAB also serves a growing number of associate and international broadcaster members. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.


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The Children of the Forest, the First Men, and the Andals
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"The Children of the Forest, the First Men, and the Andals" is a featurette and part of "History & Lore" section of the Complete Guide to Westeros, a special feature in the Blu-ray of Season 1 of Game of Thrones. It is narrated by Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark.
In the Dawn Age, Westeros was inhabited only by the Children of the Forest. Though little is known about them in the present, they were said to be small of stature, dark, and beautiful and no taller than human children when grown to adulthood. They lived in the depth of forests, as well as crannogs and villages, hunted with weirwood bows and armed themselves with blades of obsidian. Their wise men were the Greenseers, who possessed powerful magic and worshipped the nameless, faceless gods of forest, stream, and stone. According to legend it was they who carved faces in the trunks of weirwood trees.
Twelve thousand years ago, however, the First Men came from the eastern continent, crossing the Arm of Dorne. Riding horses and wielding weapons of bronze, the First Men cut down forests and weirwoods and waged centuries-long war against the Children until, eventually, the two sides sought peace. They met on an island in the middle of the Gods Eye lake, where they forged "the Pact". Men would be granted dominion over coastlands, mountains, plains, and bogs, while the deep forest would forever belong to the Children and no weirwood would be cut down. To signal the Pact, the Children carved a face on every weirwood tree on the island, which came to be known as the Isle of Faces.
However, the Pact couldn't withstand the invasion of the Andals, a race of tall, fair-haired warriors. They attacked with fire and weapons of steel and slaughtered the Children wherever they found them. They also burned the weirwood groves as they spread their own religion. Centuries of war raged on, and the Andals conquered every kingdom in Westeros except for the Kingdom of the North.
The Kings of Winter were able to resist the invasion and so the descendants of the First Men dwell in the North to this day, still worshipping the Old Gods. As for the Children of the Forest, the few survivors were said to have fled far north and not seen again. Most assume they are long dead while some believe they never even existed. They now live only in song and legend, and in the faces of the weirwood trees.


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I believe that you are all wet on your assumptions that we can become independent from oil by Solar, Wind or any other "green' systems. There is no way that those systems can not be in place in a way that our society can afford, both in time nor money. Even should this be practical, which it can not be, it would be many years before a transition could be attained.
What can be attained, to make us independent from the Mullahs and Kings, is the fact that we have so much access, within our own country, to provide us with all of the nessasary energy we need. New inovations for new cars will reduce the amount of CO2 that are expelled into the atmosphere. The cost would be considerably less and drilling for enough oil to make us independent of foreign oil will make the terrorist less powerful.
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DuPont has been ordered to pay $59,000 for mercury discharges at it's Kinston plant.
The Environmental Protection Agency says the penalty is part of a settlement with DuPont at the polymer fiber manufacturing facility on Highway 11.
The EPA says DuPont discharged levels of mercury in excess of permitted levels between September 2008 and March 2009. The discharge went into the Neuse River, and the EPA says it was 8-1/2 times the allowed amount.
Mercury, according to the EPA, is a dangerous pollutant, especially for children and pregnant women.
The EPA says in April 2009 they told DuPont to submit a Corrective Action Plan to prevent further violations and the feds says the company has complied with that enforcement order.
We also contacted DuPont about the situation and received this statement from them:
"We take our responsibility to protect the environment very seriously. This issue involved a concrete pipe that had separated at several joints due to settling over time. The separations allowed groundwater with low levels of mercury to enter the storm water piping system. This was an issue that DuPont inherited after we re-acquired the Kinston site in July 2008. EPA had originally notified the former Site Owner about the violation. The former Site Owner notified DuPont when they received the letter which was after the re-acquisition. As soon as DuPont Kinston learned about the problem, the Site immediately began working with the NCDNER to take the necessary steps to identify the source and mitigate it. DuPont Kinston had already started working with NCDNER prior to DuPont receiving the notice of violation letter from EPA.
We have cooperated fully with NCDNER and the EPA to fix this problem. The work was completed in August 2009."
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Trac environments sometimes need to be upgraded before they can be used
in a new version of Trac. This document describes the steps necessary
to upgrade an environment.
From 0.7.x to 0.8
The database schema was changed between 0.7.x and 0.8. Existing environments
must be upgraded before they can be used with Trac 0.8.
The following command will perform the upgrade:
trac-admin /path/to/projectenv upgrade
Trac environments are created with a default set of wiki pages. It's
recommended to update these pages on existing environments whenever
Trac is upgraded to get up-to-date documentation and additional functionality.
The following command will perform the update:
trac-admin /path/to/projectenv wiki upgrade
0.8 adds a new roadmap feature which requires additional permissions. While a
fresh installation will by default grant ROADMAP_VIEW and MILESTONE_VIEW
permissions to anonymous, these permissions have to be granted manually when
trac-admin /path/to/projectenv permission add anonymous MILESTONE_VIEW
trac-admin /path/to/projectenv permission add anonymous ROADMAP_VIEW
from 0.6.x to 0.7
Trac 0.7 has a new database format, requiring manual upgrade.
Previous versions of Trac stored wiki pages, ticket, reports,
settings, etc. in a single SQLite database file. Trac 0.7 replaces this file
with a new backend storage format; the 'Trac Environment', which is a
directory containing an SQLite database, a human-readable configuration file,
log-files and attachments.
Fear not though, old-style Trac databases can easily be converted to
Environments using the included "tracdb2env" program as follows:
tracdb2env /path/to/old/project.db /path/to/new/projectenv
tracdb2env will create a new environment and copy the information from
the old database to the new environment. The existing database will
not be modified.
You also need to update your apache configuration:
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SetEnv TRAC_DB "/path/to/old/project.db"
SetEnv TRAC_ENV "/path/to/new/projectenv"
Updating wiki pages
There are a set of default wiki pages included in the install,
automatically imported upon creating a new environment with the
'trac-admin initenv' command.
If you wish to update these pages on an already existing [older] Trac
environment, you can import the pages manually using trac-admin:
trac-admin /path/to/myprojectenv wiki upgrade
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Automatic federal budget cuts began today after Congressional leaders failed to reach a compromise deal to avert the sequester. The markets opened lower with the Dow slipping 32 points to 14,022 while Nasdaq lost 14 points to 3146.
On the upside
Fourth quarter earnings fell for Deckers Outdoor (Nasdaq: DECK) but the company expects Ugg boot sales to rise.
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) narrowed fourth quarter losses more than expected.
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) widened fourth quarter losses but the results were better than expected.
On the downside
Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE: LYG) reported a significant loss for the year as it set aside funds to pay for selling inappropriate financial products to clients.
SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD) narrowed losses for the fourth quarter but cut its production forecast for 2013.
Fourth quarter earnings plunged for Foster Wheeler (Nasdaq: FWLT) to fall far short of analyst expectations.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 5 to 2 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index lost 4 points to 1510.


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Tuesday Dec 29 2009
Second annual Cassy Rowe Benefit Soccer Tournament
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What: Tournament to benefit Cassy Rowe, a Roseville High senior who is confined to a wheel chair as the result of a broken neck suffered during a soccer game on Aug. 16, 2008. When: Friday through Sunday. The event kicks off with an exhibition game Friday night in the stadium at Woodcreek High. The Sacramento Storm (women's professional team) and San Juan Soccer U18 team with some college players added on will face off at 5 p.m. The tournament, featuring more than 1,000 players will be played at Woodcreek, Roseville and Oakmont high schools on Saturday and Sunday. Coverage: Watch for a story on the event and a follow-up on Cassy Rowe in next Wednesday's Press Tribune and online at rosevillept.com and placersports.com. Cost: There is no charge to enter the gate, but donations are being requested. All teams and game officials are volunteering their time for the event.


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By: Kevin Clark
May 29, 2014 5pm
Tallahassee, FL - Dentist Tonianne Cifrodelli is working for an issue close to her heart.
Her office, Comprehensive Dental Care gave free cleanings, exams, and x-rays to military veterans Thursday who didn't have dental insurance.
"When I hear stories of my military men who are gone and women who are gone and then when I hear their wives come in or their husbands come in, it's a sacrifice to their family," said Cifrodelli.
Tonianne and her fiancee Mike came up with the idea for the event last year. Toni comes from an army family and Mike is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps himself.
The couple understand that the veteran's transition to civilian life isn't always easy.
"They won't necessarily take full option of their benefits, whether it's medical, whether it's dental," said Mike. "So a lot of times they'll go to the VA and it will be treated...but their dental health will a lot of times go ignored."
While the event is only in its second year, it is rapidly drawing more veterans.
"They can understand that there's people out there who really care while not everyone can understand what they've been through," said veteran and participant Amanda Miller. "They want to show their support."
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For a 12-year-old, Beth LaFarciola is particularly well-spoken. And she's a Pilates instructor and personal trainer to boot.
If you're starting to get suspicious, just look at the calendar. It's Feb. 29 — a date that shows up every four years.
Which means this
"I get a lot of that joke from my middle daughter about not being old enough to drive," said LaFarciola of daughter Grace, 16, a sophomore at
Most years, the family celebrates mother Beth LaFarciola's birthday on Feb. 28 or March 1.
"But realizing this year I'm technically 12 is a little weird," the household's "youngest" female said.
Her and husband Paul LaFarciola's other daughters are Leah, 14, an eighth-grader, and Emma, 18, a senior at Avon High.
"It's mostly my middle sister who gets on my mom about her birthday," said Emma, while acknowledging: "It's still kind of strange that our mom only has a birthday every four years … and then we have to explain it to everyone."
"My parents would always observe my birthday on March 1, but I always celebrated on Feb. 28," Beth LaFarciola said. "I was born in February, in that nano-second between Feb. 28 and March 1, so I celebrate in February."
Her anxieties over "turning" 12 were eased by the thoughtfulness of friends, including a birthday card from a longtime pal.
"I hadn't seen her in three years," Beth LaFarciola said. "A lot of friends drop me a card, or call and say 'I thought about you today' when my birthday falls on the 29th. They don't know anyone else who has a leap-year birthday. It's really kind of nice."
An estimated 684 out of every million people are born on Feb. 29, and roughly 200,000 live in the
Calling her leap-year birthdays her "real birthdays," Beth LaFarciola enjoys an extra-special celebration every fourth year.
This year, Beth and Paul LaFarciola will enjoy dinner with another couple, the wife of which was also born Feb. 29.
"Actually, she's one of my Pilates students. She's much younger than me. She's 44," Beth LaFarciola said.
Another special birthday card arrived this week from Beth LaFarciola's older sister, who lives in
Said Beth LaFarciola with a laugh: "The older I get, the handier this comes in."
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A wasp caught at RSPB's Broadwater Warren reserve is confirmed as a species new to the UK. read on
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The RSPB will be challenging a decision by Medway Council, in North Kent to approve an outline planning application for the development of 5,000 homes on Lodge Hill. read on
Sun 15/06/14
Two pairs of Black-winged Stilt have hatched their first chicks, the first successful breeding of the species in the UK for 27 years. read on
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A peculiar egret seen in Kent during October and November 2013 appears to show characteristics intermediate between Cattle and Little Egret. read on
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A bumblebee species driven to extinction in the UK has nested for the first time in a quarter of a century. read on
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A second release of Short-haired Bumblebees took place at Dungeness on Monday. read on
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Dungeness to play host to Bombus subterraneus reintroduction. read on
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The second in a series from A Rocha. read on
Thu 26/04/12
The return of a bumblebee species extinct in the UK for nearly a quarter of a century has moved a big step forward. read on
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The RSPB have confirmed that the Dungeness Purple Herons are the first to successfully breed in the UK. read on
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Purple Herons nest at Dungeness. read on
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More background on the Tufted Puffin in Kent, including those gripping photos and a Radio Kent interview with our very own Mark Golley. read on
Sat 27/09/08
Giant ocean-going geese with bony teeth once roamed across southeast England. read on
Wed 08/08/07
Young Marsh Harriers have fledged for the first time at an RSPB reserve threatened by airport expansion. read on
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A referendum on plans to expand a tiny airport bordering one of the country's oldest and most unusual nature reserves is being held tomorrow. read on
Mon 28/06/04
The British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC) has admitted Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii) to the British List. read on
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Cruising along the Thames to view the threatened North Kent marshes from an estuarine perspective - by RSPB senior warden Alan Parker. read on
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The RSPB urges immediate withdrawal of the Cliffe airport proposal. read on
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Kent birder Don Taylor recounts an environmentally friendly bird race in an article dedicated to the "No Airport At Cliffe" campaign. read on
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MORENO VALLEY — Moreno Valley Rancho Verde wasted no time starting its defense of last season's CIF Central Division championship, scoring six lightning-quick touchdowns in Friday night's first-round 56-6 pasting of visiting Ontario Chaffey.
"The kids came out excited, with really high energy, and we warmed up really good before the game," said Mustangs coach Pete Duffy. "That focus led to pretty good execution."
The Mustangs (8-3) scored touchdowns on four of their first nine plays from scrimmage and six of their first 16 plays in the first half.
Ranch Verde entered the playoffs seeded fourth but made it clear from the start that it is a contender for another championship. Malcolm Hill connected with senior wide receiver Demorea Stringfellow for a wide-open 60 yard touchdown pass on Rancho Verde's first play.
"We stayed focused through the game and came out with our hands on fire," said Stringfellow, a senior wide receiver who caught a second touchdown pass from Hill with six seconds left in the second quarter to cap Rancho Verde's impressive first half.
Keyshawn Slaughter scored on a 46-yard run in the first quarter and upped the lead to 21-0 on the first play of the second quarter with a 40-yard scoring run.
The Tigers (5-6) didn't help their cause, coming up short on fourth-and-goal at the Rancho Verde 1 to squelch their only scoring threat of the first half.
It didn't help that they also snapped the ball wildly throughout the first half, setting up a pair of Rancho Verde touchdowns. Hill scored on a 4-yard keeper with 10:18 left in the second after Dajon Wise's recovery. TG Grizzard picked up a loose ball minutes later, which led to Cedric Peterson's 14-yard run.
Hill's second touchdown pass to Stringfellow upped Rancho Verde's advantage to a six-touchdown margin heading into halftime.
Jaron Johnson and James Simpson added short touchdown runs in the second half, pushing Rancho Verde's lead to 56-0, but the Tigers got on the board late in the fourth on James Oxier's 11-yard run.
The Mustangs will play the Elsinore-Colton winner next week in a second-round game.