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What measures/mods do people put in place (if any) for such environments?
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My protection? Fly cleaner.
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Posted 21 July 2010 - 09:43 AM
My protection? Fly cleaner.
If I could fly half as good as you, I wouldn't bother either
The trouble is 1) I'm still learning, and 2) with the poor exchange rate I need to care for my equipment as much as possible.
Plastic endcaps are easily replaced, its more the leading edge and other non consumable parts I'm concerned about.
If anyone wants to sponsor my learning I'm happy to let the tar and concrete do its worst
Posted 21 July 2010 - 10:19 AM
Posted 21 July 2010 - 10:50 AM
- cut the bridle
- wear down the end caps
- wear holes in the leading edge
It can even cut holes in the sail when the sail is face down on it
My advise on rough hard surfaces is:
- tend to stay away from them
- if you must, then don't drag the tips or leading edge on the rough hard surfaces.
If the sail goes face down, don't try to launch or pull the REV. Stand it up and fly it out.
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You can buy 3M's 9460 bonding adhesive
(it's like tape in use, but is designed to "bond" two pieces of metal together, available from kite builder suppliers) In fact, you can make an entire kite using this stuff without any sewing at all! It comes in a 1/4 inch width, you'd layout the leading edge sleeve without the frame, flat, you'd have to carefully center the tape along that crease/fold
after first affixing it to reinforcing material (I like stuff that's nylon backed with a mylar layer, shiny or matte finish depending on which side you bond "down"). You'd trim down the excess fabric so everything is centered under the adhesive when applied.
You iron the leading edge after everything is PERFECTLY positioned. This is a one-time shot, it's totally permanent when done properly. You can reposition it for an hour or so, overnight sitting is almost as durable as ironing it (use weights and 24 hours). Practice on a scrap piece first.
You're not adding much weight, and increasing the thickness at the very most abused end of your kite, the leading edge. Rounded end-caps won't fail unless you tap 'em hard on to concrete seawalls. Bridles for me are replaced probably twice a season, but I'm a flailer and ride everything hard. I like jewelry, watches, & crap but everything I enjoy has to be durable enough to punch a stop-sign!
You could make an even wider strip of reinforcement with multiple passes of the tape laid down parallel to each other. You could slap tiny patches of kevlar under the most highly abused areas (localized reinforcements as opposed to globally applied)
All this stuff is possible, I'm lazy though, (kites are supposed to be fun not WORK!)
so unless I'm making a kite at at workshop, under my club-mates' expert supervision I'm not doing any repairs or reinforcements. Attached is a reference that shows kevlar patches on very high wear area of another quad I enjoyed for 3 years or so. The reinforcing patch diagram should be easy to adapt to your application, if you are willing to go to all the trouble! Personally, I'd rather just fly and make my wonderful bride buy new kites when my favorites become unflyable rags. That's 3 or 4 thousand hours of continuous abuse, I like to fly over parking lots because the footing is sure. I'd rather buy a new kite than bust-up an ankle or wrench my aching back.
Did you notice how the reinforcing patches template creates a cover over the elastic knots? How about the rendering of the SLE fat stick or a set of skinny tubes being used as the leading edge. We had a lot of fun playing around with the Spirit kite back around 2003--05. We called our version a Tirips in honor of the developer Steve LaPorte (his Spirit spelled backwards)
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 I've uploaded a few models I intent to print in full color sandstone. While some show the pricing I expect (white strong and flexible more expensive than sandstone), others confuse me - for example,  http://www.shapeways.com/model/1191827?etId=11030798&utm _source=automated-contact&utm_medium=email&utm_campa ign=model-processing-success shows a white strong & flexible pricing of $174.84, but a sandstone price of $176.93, even though sandstone is supposed to be cheaper per volume.

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Red Faction: Armageddon Pre-Order Incentives Emerge
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Hooray for pre-order bonuses, right? Love 'em or hate 'em, they're here to stay for better or worse, and the latest game to join the list in offering its own incentives is Red Faction: Armageddon. There's two packs of DLC up for grabs from various retailers, as well as a couple of other bits and bobs.
In the US, GameStop is offering the Commando Pack, which comes with a devastating Plasma Thrower weapon and funky dual Laser Pistols for use in Campaign and Infestation modes. You'll also get a download token to snap up Red Faction: Battlegrounds for free. Best Buy meanwhile, is offering the Recon Pack, bundling a recon outfit with two more exclusive weapons in the Arc Welder and the XNG-5000, which launches homing Nanite projectiles that dissolves targets. Lovely.
Finally, a pre-order from WalMart in the US will net you a Red Faction: Armageddon comic book and a mini strategy guide. If however, you happen to live in the UK, you can pre-order from Play.com and get both the Commando and Recon Packs together. Not too shabby.
Have a look at some of the downloadable gubbins that a Red Faction: Armageddon pre-order will get you in the images below. Red Faction: Armageddon is out on May 31st in North America and June 3rd in the UK and Europe.
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Nan Aron discusses the Supreme Court on MSNBCAFJ President Nan Aron was among the guests discussing the Supreme Court on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes last night. If you missed it on air, you can see it here:Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyVisit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
AFJ will be a big presence at Netroots Nation
Netroots Nation brings together progressive organizations, bloggers, and activists to learn from one another and to discuss the challenges that lie ahead. Alliance for Justice has been a proud supporter of Netroots Nation since 2007, and we think it's a great way to help activists and bloggers understand how important our courts are as they work for change in their communities. Once again, Alliance for Justice is going to have a major presence at Netroots.
Even if you're not planning to attend the conference, you can still watch a live stream of our Supreme Court panel on Thursday, June 20 at 9 a.m. PT, 12 noon ET. Just click here and scroll down to "Player for Room 210BF." We plan to live-tweet the panel, follow us @AFJustice and join the discussion at #rightsinthebalance.
Just as the Court is likely to issue its most controversial decisions, AFJ president Nan Aron will moderate Rights in the Balance: The Supreme Court and Social Justice. The panel will also feature Rick Jacobs, chair and founder of Courage Campagin, Pam Karlan, professor of public interest law and co-director of the Supreme Court litigation clinic at Stanford Law School, and Tom Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
If you're planning to attend the conference, here's more of what we have in store for you this week:
–On Thursday, June 20 at 10:30 a.m., AFJ's Bolder Advocacy attorney Daren Garshelis, along with ColorOfChange.org's Kim Lehmkuhl and the California Immigrant Policy Center's Jon Rodney, will train activists on Influencing Public Policy in the Digital Age: Legal Rules and Regulations for Social Media.
Daren will also be available to answer questions about nonprofit advocacy at our exhibit booth.
Finally, on Friday, June 21 at 1:45 p.m., we will screen an excerpt from Unequal Justice: the Relentless Rise of the 1% Court as part of the screening series Fight Club! A Showcase of the Very Latest in Davids vs. Goliaths. AFJ Executive Vice President Marissa Brown will be there to answer questions.
And be sure to stop by our exhibit booth and say hello!
AFJ's Nan Aron on the D.C. Circuit and Republican Obstruction
Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron was among the guests discussing the nation's second most important court, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, with Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC Sunday. Below, some highlights from the discussion:
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With battles ahead over President Obama's choices for Secretary of Labor, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director and the National Labor Relations Board, and fights over the nation's second most important court likely to follow, democracy itself is on trial in the United States Senate.
If Republicans persist in preventing yes-or-no votes on President Obama's executive and judicial nominees, the only recourse will be for the majority to revisit Senate rules reform and put an end once and for all to Republican efforts to subvert the Senate's constitutional obligation to provide advice and consent.
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The first test is likely to come this week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he will schedule a vote on President Obama's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray. The CFPB was created as part of the Wall Street Reform law as an agency solely devoted to protecting consumers of financial products from mortgages to credit cards. In a transparent effort to protect the very special interests that collapsed our economy and brought ruin to so many Americans, Republicans so far have refused to confirm Cordray. In fact, Republicans have said they won't confirm anyone to run the CFPB.
Republicans have been equally obstinate about the president's nominees for the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency charged with protecting the rights of workers – and a hearing on those nominees just last week showed no thaw in that obstinacy. That's why Cordray and some of the current NLRB members had to be named through recess appointments.
But three Republican-appointed judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, breaking with decades of precedent, decided that the President doesn't have the power to make such recess appointments. The decision is part of a pattern in which the D.C. Circuit consistently sides with corporate interests over workers and consumers – blocking Wall Street reforms, undermining labor rights, and rolling back environmental protections.
So it's no wonder that Republicans also are trying to prevent the president from restoring balance to the D.C. Circuit, which is currently dominated by Republican appointees. The latest underhanded tactic from Republican Senators amounts to a 'pre-emptive filibuster' – an effort to eliminate three of the four vacant judgeships on the court in order to prevent President Obama from filling those seats.
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But even that isn't the end of the obstruction. We are pleased that two Senate committees were able to overcome Republican stalling tactics and vote last week in favor of President Obama's highly-qualified nominees to lead the Department of Labor and the Environmental Protection Agency. The next step must be swift yes-or-no votes by the full Senate on the nominations of Tom Perez and Gina McCarthy.
Unfortunately, these two outstanding nominees' ordeals may be far from over. All of the Republicans on both committees voted no. As AFJ has pointed out before, to Senate Republicans, one of the only things as bad as a Labor Secretary who will protect working people is an Environmental Protection Agency administrator who will protect the environment.
A solid majority of voters twice has made clear that they support the approach to government taken by Barack Obama. In response, the Republican strategy boils down to rule-or-ruin. They have shown themselves prepared to paralyze government, no matter what the cost to the American people. In the days ahead, we will see if the Senate is ready to break free of this paralysis.
AFJ condemns Grassley "court-packing scheme"
The previous post to this blog discusses misleading claims by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). Now, he's at it again. Here's AFJ's response:
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to reduce the number of judges on what is widely viewed as the nation's second most important federal court is a "court-packing scheme" to keep the court in the hands of staunch conservatives, according to Alliance for Justice.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
Claims by Grassley and others that the court's workload doesn't justify the current number of judges are "false and hypocritical," said AFJ President Nan Aron.
"There is more than one way to pack a court to suit one's ideological preferences," said Aron. "Now that they are facing increasing pressure to stop blocking President Obama's nominees, Republicans have come up with a new plan: just get rid of the vacancies."
At issue is the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C. Circuit most closely oversees actions of federal regulatory agencies.
"The conservative majority on the D.C. Circuit has used its power to issue decisions undermining protections for workers, consumers, and the environment that affect all Americans," Aron said. "This activism is possible only because there are four vacancies on the court.
"When the caseload on the court was lighter than it is now, Sen. Grassley supported President George W. Bush's nominees to fill all eleven seats on the court. But now that President Obama has the opportunity to restore balance to the court, Sen. Grassley proposes to get rid of the vacancies by eliminating three of the 11 seats on the court."
Aron noted that Grassley's caseload calculations fail to take into account the extraordinary complexity of many cases heard by the D.C. Circuit.
For an explanation of the importance of the D.C. Circuit and examples of its majority's political agenda, see our briefing paper on the D.C. Circuit.
"It's about time:" AFJ statement on the confirmation of Patty Shwartz to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron issued the following statement in response to the vote today by the Senate to confirm Judge Patty Shwartz for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The response of Alliance for Justice can be boiled down to three words: "It's about time."
Patty Schwartz has been an outstanding magistrate judge; she is held in the highest esteem by the New Jersey bar. She never should have had to wait more than 500 days for this vote. More important, those seeking justice from the Third Circuit never should have had to wait more than 500 days for a full complement of judges.
What happened today must become the rule, not the exception. From now on, all highly-qualified nominees need to be given prompt up-or-down votes by the full Senate.
AFJ's Nan Aron at today's rally for marriage equality at the Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron was among the speakers at a rally outside the Supreme Court:
There's much more, including the text of Nan's remarks, at www.afj.org
Nan Aron to Supreme Court: "Bring us Justice!"
Here's the video of Nan Aron's speech at today's rally in front of the Supreme Court in support of the Voting Rights Act. Nan spoke just as oral arguments were concluding and the lawyers were leaving the Court – so she departed a bit from her prepared text (which can be found in the previous post to this Blog).
Day of argument, analysis and action on the Voting Rights Act
Today the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a challenge to a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act. AFJ is ready:
- We'll be at a mass rally in front of the court to support the Voting Rights Act. We hope you'll join us.
- AFJ President Nan Aron will be speaking at the rally. Check back here at 10:30 a.m. for the text of her remarks.
- Later this afternoon, four legal scholars will provide comprehensive analysis of the arguments here at Justice Watch.
- On Friday, when the Supreme Court releases audio of the arguments, we'll add excerpts.
Read more about the Voting Rights Act on our website here.
Help protect the Voting Rights Act – and find out what happened during the arguments
One week from today, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case challenging a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. That provision, known as Section 5, requires certain jurisdictions to obtain advance approval from the Justice Department or a federal court before they change voting rules or procedures.
The Voting Rights Act was, and remains, the keystone in the arch of civil rights protection for people of color. As our overview of the issues makes clear, that provision is needed now as much as ever.
On the day before the case is heard, join in a Twitter Town Hall about the Voting Rights Act.
AFJ is part of a coalition working to protect the Voting Rights Act. Those efforts include a rally in front of the Supreme Court at 9:00 AM. AFJ President Nan Aron is among the scheduled speakers. Get the details here.
Then, in the hours after the argument, check back here at Justice Watch for comprehensive analysis. Legal experts will be posting here about key issues raised by the case, including:
- Whether the jurisdictions covered by Section 5 still need to be covered.
- Whether the geographic reach of the statute is justified. Does it include too many places? Does it include too few places?
- What has happened since the Court last took up the Voting Rights Act in 2009?
- What deference should the Court give to congressional findings of fact?
Guest bloggers include Prof. Franita Tolson of Florida State University, Prof. William Yeomans of American University and Prof. Bertrall Ross of the University of California Berkeley School of Law.
If the Supreme Court makes audio of the oral arguments available in time, we'll include relevant excerpts with the Blog posts.
AFJ applauds committee approval of Halligan, other judicial nomineesIn a previous post to this Blog, we noted the urgent need to fill vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee took a step in the right direction. Here is AFJ's statement:Alliance for Justice applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee's decision to advance 13 unquestionably qualified nominees to the Senate floor, including Caitlin Halligan's nomination to the D.C. Circuit.
Caitlin Halligan"Ms. Halligan is the personification of the phrase 'tough, but fair,'" said AFJ President Nan Aron. "She's a prosecutor who works to enforce the law, but at the same time, to ensure that government power is exercised fairly, and with an understanding of the impact that power has on the lives of individuals, families, and communities."Halligan has overseen numerous units within the Manhattan D.A.'s office, including the Conviction Integrity Program, which seeks to prevent wrongful convictions, and the Special Victims Bureau, which is composed of the Sex Crimes Unit, the Child Abuse Unit, the Domestic Violence Unit, and the Elder Abuse Unit. Her work has earned her the endorsement of the National District Attorneys Association, the National Center for Women and Policing, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and current and former district attorneys including former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morganthau.Ms. Halligan also has devoted much of her professional life to serving disadvantaged families. Throughout her career, particularly during her stint in private practice, she has engaged in pro bono work and community service projects that focus on families with the greatest needs, including by serving on the Board of Directors of the Center for Law and Economic Justice and by representing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who were threatened with losing their housing assistance."Ms. Halligan's nomination is historic," Aron said. "If confirmed she will be only the sixth female judge in the 120-year history of the D.C. Circuit. We urge the full Senate to hold floor votes Ms. Halligan and the other nominees without delay."Tomorrow on this Blog, a story that illustrates why all of these judgeships are so important.
AFJ calls for swift filling of vacancies on nation's second most important courtThe creation of yet another vacancy – the fourth – on what is widely-known as the nation's second most important court is a stark reminder of the urgent need to fill vacancies on that court.
Judge David SentelleWith Judge David Sentelle taking senior status today, the D.C. Circuit now has more vacancies than any other circuit court of appeals. One of these seats has been vacant for more than seven years, another for more than four years. But the Senate has yet to confirm President Obama's two nominees.In contrast, President George W. Bush named four judges to the D.C. Circuit, President Bill Clinton named three, President George H.W. Bush also named three and President Ronald Reagan named eight."Only the U.S. Supreme Court itself has more of an impact on the lives of everyday Americans than the D.C. Circuit," said AFJ President Nan Aron.Because this court is so important it has become a farm team for future Supreme Court justices. Four of the nine current justices – Roberts, Ginsburg, Scalia and Thomas – served on the D.C. Circuit."Most D.C. Circuit cases will never be reviewed by the Supreme Court," Aron said. "The D.C. Circuit often stands as the final arbiter of President Obama's legislative legacy and decades of policy achievements long supported by the American people. We call upon the Senate to quickly confirm the pending nominees for this court, and we urge President Obama to nominate strong judges who understand the role of government in protecting everyday Americans."
New AFJ resource tracks judicial vacancies without nominations
How many judgeships are vacant in your state – without even a nominee? Use AFJ's new resource to find out:
In many parts of the country, vacant federal judgeships have languished without nominees for more than two years, according to a new resource from Alliance for Justice.
Much attention has been paid to what happens after someone is nominated to fill a vacancy – in particular the obstruction of nominees by Senate Republicans. But before a nomination ever reaches the Senate it goes through a complex, potentially lengthy process involving the White House and, with few exceptions, a state's two United States Senators. At every step, a nomination can be delayed. In particular, this resource highlights the little-examined role that senators play in the pre-nomination process.
"This new report shines a spotlight on this often-neglected part of the process," said AFJ President Nan Aron. "It illustrates the need for a renewed sense of urgency that should begin the moment a judgeship becomes vacant."
Aron cited examples of unconscionable delay:
"Because of a dispute between senators from California and Idaho, a seat on the 9th Circuit has been vacant for more than eight years," Aron said. "A seat on the 7th Circuit has been vacant for nearly four years. This kind of systemic failure has to end. The American people deserve better."
When it comes to seats on federal district courts, there have been delays of two years or more in sending a nominee to the Senate in five states:
- Eastern District of North Carolina: 2,654 days
- Western District of Texas: 1,650 days
- District of Kansas: 1,163 days
- District of Arizona: 1,049 days
- District of Massachusetts: 889 days
"These data, including detailed maps, track the status of every federal court vacancy for which there is not yet a nominee, giving Americans the information they need to demand action," Aron said.
Huffington Post asks AFJ, CWA to write about ending gridlock
As part of a series on President Obama's second term, The Huffington Post commissioned a special column from Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron and Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America, on ending gridlock. Their solution: real reform of Senate rules:Ending Congressional Gridlock RequiresCurbing Abuse of the FilibusterJefferson Smith, the fictional filibustering senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, has captivated the imaginations of many Americans. But when was the last time a senator took a principled stand in the form of an around-the-clock speech, then collapsed with exhaustion, having convinced the crooked political establishment to mend its misguided ways?Now is the time to stop looking to a 73-year-old Hollywood movie for inspiration and start fixing the way the Senate does business so that a latter-day Mr. Smith can actually take a stand for genuine matters of principle. There's growing momentum to end legislative obstruction by changing the rules when the new Senate reconvenes later this month. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) have introduced Senate Resolutions 4 and 6, which mirror the filibuster reforms supported by Fix the Senate Now, a coalition of 50 progressive organizations. And Democrats have the votes to revamp the rules.
Make a New Year's resolution to help us fix the SenateCALL YOUR SENATORS:1-888-717-0911
Next week brings not just a new year but also a new United States Congress. Each new Congress has the right to establish its own rules. And that's why next week is the best opportunity finally to end the massive Republican obstruction of the work of the United States Senate.As Jonathan Bernstein explains on the Washington Post Plum Line blog, the widely-quoted figures about cloture votes to end filibusters actually understate the extent of the problem. He writes:
In the historic 111th Congress, Sen. Mitch McConnell and the Republicans decided to create a 60-vote Senate, which meant that 60 votes were needed on absolutely everything. Which means that they filibustered every single bill, every single nomination, every single amendment, even every single motion, or at least all those for which the Senate rules allowed them to force a 60-vote supermajority. It wasn't 137 filibusters; it was far, far more.Bernstein offers a more detailed primer about how Republicans turned rarely used delaying tactics into weapons of mass obstruction on his own blog.But we can change all this next week. Make a New Year's resolution to ring out the old year and ring in the new by calling your Senators and telling them you want real Senate rules reform.CALL YOUR SENATORS: 1-888-717-0911● We have an overview of the issue on our website● Hear the media briefing from AFJ President Nan Aron, Larry Cohen of the Communications Workers of America and Michael Brune of the Sierra Club on our YouTube channel.● There's much more at www.fixthesenatenow.orgWe wish you, and the new United State Senate, a happy and productive New Year.
What will the Supreme Court do about DOMA and Proposition 8?The Supreme Court may decide as early as this afternoon whether to hear one or more cases concerning the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. It also may hear a case concerning California's Proposition 8. In this excerpt from AFJ's discussion in New York City last night, AFJ President Nan Aron, Jeffrey Toobin of CNN and The New Yorker, Slate Senior Editor Emily Bazelon and Prof. Kenji Yoshino of New York University School of Law explain the cases and discuss what the Supreme Court might do:
THE VIDEO IS ONLINE NOW: Did you hear the one about what Justice Scalia called Justice Thomas?
If not, it means you missed AFJ's Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin this evening. But the video is now online at www.afj.org.
Among the other topics: What the court might do, as early as tomorrow, concerning gay rights cases, (that discussion starts about 1 hour and 9 minutes in) why the left does not care as passionately about judges and the courts as the right – and why that might be about to change – and the paradox of Barack Obama, a former constitutional law professor who put less emphasis on judges than one might expect as president.
As AFJ President Nan Aron pointed out, almost every moment of our lives is shaped by decisions of the Supreme Court.
From left to right: Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron, Jeffrey Toobin,
Emily Bazelon and Prof. Kenji Yoshino
Join us tonight – in person or online – for A Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey Toobin
The current term of the U.S. Supreme Court is just over two months old, and already the Court has heard arguments on affirmative action inhigher education and accepted a case challenging a key provision of the VotingRights Act. Tomorrow the Court may decide which, if any, gay rights cases it will hear.Concerning the latter, SCOTUSblog's Tom Goldstein has written that "I have never before seen cases that I believed would be discussed two hundred years from now."So there is no better time than tonight – at 6:30 p.m. to be precise – to bring together four leading experts to discuss the Supreme Court and the justices. That's just what Alliance for Justice has done.AFJ president Nan Aron will lead "A Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin," legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorker and author of The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court. They will be joined by Emily Bazelon, senior editor of Slateand Prof. Kenji Yoshino of New York University School of Law.If you can't be at the event in New York, you can still be a part of it. We're live streaming from our homepageand hosting a discussion on our Facebook page – where you can add your own comments. We might use some of them when we report on the event back here on Friday. You also can take part in the discussion via Twitter (#AFJustice).
Nan Aron in the Huffington Post on Justice Alito's scary speech
In the Huffington Post, AFJ President Nan Aron writes about the speech Justice Samuel Alito gave at a fundraising dinner for the Federalist Society. She writes:
Although most of the press coverage of this speech has focused on Justice Alito's full-throated defense of the Citizens United decision and his rationalization of the broadest possible interpretation of the corporate personhood concept (an argument effectively dismantled by the New York Times editorial page), there was another moment in Alito's remarks that I think was more important — and scary.
Read about that moment in the full column here – and please let the Huffington Post community know what you think by posting a comment.
AFJ President Nan Aron on today's Supreme Court decision to hear a challenge to the Voting Rights Act
Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron issued the following statement on today's decision by the United States Supreme Court to hear a challenge to a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At issue is a provision called "preclearance." Under this provision, places covered by the Act are barred from making changes in voting laws until the U.S. Department of Justice determines that the changes do not have either the purpose or effect of discriminating against people of color.
Today's decision by the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 means the court will be focusing on the keystone in the arch of protection for people of color in America – the law that guarantees the right to vote.
The case will be argued before a Chief Justice, John Roberts, who has shown profound hostility to the Voting Rights Act during his legal career. While serving in the Reagan Administration, Roberts was a driving force behind Administration efforts to significantly weaken the Act. His push to weaken the law went beyond internal memos and other writings. He actively encouraged the Administration to publicly embrace and widely endorse his call for a weaker law – drafting numerous talking points, question-and-answer documents and op ed columns.
Opponents of the Voting Rights Act say it has outlived its usefulness. After nearly 50 years, they argue, all of the wrongs have been righted. But any claim that the wrongs that led to this Act are things of the past should have been dispelled by the concerted efforts during the campaign that just ended to deny poor people and people of color their right to vote through voter ID laws and other means of voter suppression.
On election night, according to a Hart Research Associates poll conducted for the AFL-CIO, there was racial inequality at the polling station. The proportion of African American and Hispanic voters who had to wait on long lines before they could vote was more than double the proportion of white voters.
When he signed the Voting Rights Act in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson declared that "This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. . . . Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because of their color. This law will ensure them the right to vote. The wrong is one which no American, in his heart, can justify. The right is one which no American, true to our principles, can deny."
Soon, the Supreme Court will decide if America will remain true to its principles.
And see the previous post to this blog for more on the need for strong voting rights protections.
AFJ's new "seal of approval"Perhaps you've noticed that new graphic at the top of the left-hand column of this Blog – the same as the one below with the four stars. It's from Charity Navigator, America's largest evaluator of charities.The four star designation means that Charity Navigator has given AFJ its highest possible rating, a level of excellence achieved by only about 25 percent of the nation's charities.
"Alliance for Justice outperforms most other charities in America," wrote Ken Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charity Navigator, in a letter announcing the rating. "This 'exceptional' designation from Charity Navigator differentiates Alliance for Justice from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust.""We are proud and honored to be recognized as among the most accountable, fiscally responsible charities in America," says AFJ President Nan Aron. "What the Michelin Guide is for discerning diners, Charity Navigator is for discerning donors."Charity Navigator uses more than 20 different criteria to evaluate the transparency, accountability and fiscal health of a charity. These criteria include the percentage of funds spent on an organization's programs, and a series of policies to ensure accountability and avoid conflicts of interest."Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that your organization adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally-responsible way," wrote Berger, the Charity Navigator CEO.AFJ's evaluation is available on the Charity Navigator site here.
Ask the moderators to ask the candidates: What about the Supreme Court?As the United States Supreme Court begins its new term, and with the first presidential candidates' debate scheduled for tomorrow night, the Alliance for Justice is urging the moderators of the debates to press the candidates for answers about the kinds of people they would nominate to the Court."Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the percentage of cases in which decisions are reached by a vote of 5 to 4 is the highest in history," AFJ President Nan Aron wrote in the letter, sent to moderators Jim Lehrer, Martha Raddatz, Candy Crowley and Bob Schieffer on Oct. 1. "So even if he fills only one vacancy, the next president may change the direction of the court, and America, for generations."But we can't do it alone. We'd like your help. Please join us in asking the debate moderators to ask the candidates about the Supreme Court.At the end of this post, we've included the email addresses and Twitter handles of the moderators for the three presidential and one vice presidential debate. Please send each a nice note; and a nice tweet. Explain why the direction of the Supreme Court is important to you, and ask them to ask the candidates about who they would put on the court.The stakes couldn't be higher. As Nan Aron points out:"The term underway now may well see the culmination of a 40-year campaign on behalf of big business to put its interests ahead of those of labor and consumers. Over several terms the court majority has put the thumb of big business on the scales of justice, repeatedly voting to roll back protections for workers and consumers. Over and over, these were 5 to 4 votes."There's more about our letter to the debate moderators, and the stakes, in our press release.How to contact the debate moderators:First presidential debate, Oct 3: Jim Lehrer: firstname.lastname@example.com; @newshourVice presidential debate, Oct 11: Martha Raddatz: email@example.com@martharaddatzSecond presidential debate, Oct. 16: Candy Crowley: firstname.lastname@example.com; @crowleyCNNThird presidential debate, Oct. 22: Bob Schieffer: email@example.com; @bobschieffer
AFJ releases "Unequal Justice: The Relentless Rise of the 1% Court"
In a series of 5 to 4 rulings, a majority on the United States Supreme Court effectively has rewritten the law to favor big business at the expense of the American people, according to a new documentary. Unequal Justice: The Relentless Rise of the 1% Court, produced by Alliance for Justice (AFJ), was released online Monday.
"Today, as the Supreme Court begins a new term, the court will be 'open for business," said AFJ President Nan Aron. "The term is already packed with cases with the potential to restrict corporate accountability and limit everyday Americans' civil rights and access to justice The Court's decisions this term could have harmful consequences for the ability of consumers, victims of discrimination, and others to get a fair day in court.
"But no one should be surprised," Aron said. "What we are likely to see in the term that begins today was decades in the making."
Unequal Justice chronicles a 40-year campaign by corporate special interests to put the thumb of big business on the scales of justice. The campaign has its origins in a profoundly-influential memo written in 1971 by corporate lawyer Lewis Powell, just months before he himself was named to the court by President Richard Nixon. The memo urged the business community to fight what was then a burgeoning consumer and environmental movement."There has been much attention in recent months to the way the executive and the legislative branches stacked the deck in favor of 'the one percent' and against the rest of us," Aron said. "But there's been far too little attention paid to the success of big business in influencing the Supreme Court. With a presidential election just weeks away, it's time to pay attention to the decisions a president makes that often have the most lasting consequences – his nominees who will be appointed to the nation's highest court."Said Aron: "We produced this video because we want to highlight the importance of the Supreme Court in the lives of everyday Americans and to spur a renewed sense of activism to hold the Court accountable for its actions."
To learn more about the issues discussed in Unequal Justice and to find out about hosting a screening, go to www.unequaljustice.org And read AFJ President Nan Aron's call to actionin The Nation.
AFJ's Nan Aron on MSNBC: "You can't win a fight unless you start a fight"Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyAlliance for Justice President Nan Aron says progressives "need to get away from the notion that we have to put only 'safe' people up" as nominees for the United States Supreme Court."I'd like to see a [Supreme Court] justice who's been a civil rights lawyer [or] a public interest laywer," Aron said on MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes this morning. "If a president is willing to fight – and we've seen presidents fight for their nominees" we can have truly progressive judges on the nation's highest court. But, said Aron, "You can't win a fight unless you start a fight."As AFJ's Supreme Court Preview makes clear, the stakes are enormous. Even the heart of a signature achievement of the fight for racial equality, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, may be on the line. But, Aron said, it's not up to a president alone. It has to be our fight, too. "We have to be the heroes in this story," Aron said.If you want to be a part of the fight, go to www.afj.org and click on "Join Us." And to see the complete Up with Chris Hayes program, click here.
Could this Supreme Court term be The One Percent Court on steroids?
The United States Supreme Court term that starts Monday is packed with cases with the potential to restrict corporate accountability and limit everyday Americans' civil rights and access to justice. According to a report released today by the Alliance for Justice "the majority on the court is likely to live down to its full potential," says AFJ President Nan Aron."With polling showing the public increasingly fearful that corporations are receiving favorable treatment, the Court risks drifting further from the American mainstream and jeopardizing the legitimacy of its decisions," Aron said.The report, available here, comes on the same day AFJ previews its documentary Unequal Justice: The Relentless Rise of the 1% Court, at American University's Washington College of Law. The screening, at noon today, will be followed by a panel discussion."The documentary describes a 40-year campaign by big business to put its thumb on the scales of justice," Aron said. "AFJ's Supreme Court Preview documents how the campaign may reach its zenith in the term that starts Monday."Decisions this term could harm the ability of consumers, victims of discrimination, victims of human rights abuses and many others to stand up for their rights in court," Aron said. "This could be The One Percent Court on steroids."
AFJ President Nan Aron on The 1 Percent Court – and what we can do about it
We all know how big business has eroded the American dream by getting Congress and the executive branch to change the rules to favor corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the rest of us. But it hasn't stopped with two branches of government. Corporate special interests have spent decades working to put their thumb on the scales of justice. The campaign finance decision in Citizens United is only the most prominent example.
But it doesn't have to be this way. In a special issue of The Nation, produced in cooperation with the Alliance for Justice, AFJ President Nan Aron writes about what big business has done to the cherished American value of equal justice under law and, most important, what we can do about it:
"Liberals who came of age in the 1960s and '70s perceived the Supreme Court largely as a constructive force, devoted to protecting civil, environmental and consumer rights and liberties, and interpreting the Constitution as a living document relevant to a rapidly changing twentieth-century world. It was a Court worthy of respect, if not reverence.
That was then. The 1 Percent Court is now in session."
Nan's full article is available here.
More from this special issue of The Nation is available here.
Nan Aron on Huffington Post: Rule of Law Takes a Holiday While Bush Admits Torture and CIA Gets Off the Hook
This week, along with the spectacle of former President George W. Bush bragging on national television about authorizing torture, federal prosecutor John H. Durham allowed the statute of limitations to expire without pressing charges against C.I.A. agents and attorneys who participated in the destruction of videotapes chronicling the interrogations and mistreatment of Abu Zubaydah and Abd a-Rahim al-Nashiri.
Alliance for Justice is extremely disappointed that once again no one in the United States government is being held accountable for criminal acts undertaken as part of the Bush Administration's policy of abusing and torturing prisoners. The decision by Mr. Durham not to prosecute C.I.A. officials who destroyed evidence of detainee mistreatment is yet another example of the government officials involved in torture and other illegal conduct being given a free pass for their actions. We believe that Mr. Durham owes the country an explanation and should release a report of his findings and publicly explain the reasoning for his decision to allow C.I.A. officials off the hook.
Mr. Durham's decision is particularly disturbing in light of the admission this week by George W. Bush that he willingly authorized torture and that his actions were acceptable because a lawyer told him he could do it. Since Nuremburg, the world has understood that lawyers cannot provide immunity for crimes against humanity. We have also come to understand that the lawyers who enable such crimes themselves violate the law and can be prosecuted, whether they work for the Department of Justice or the C.I.A. Each time our government fails to face up to the crimes of its leaders, the United States slips further toward lawlessness and diminishes its hard-won ability to lead the world toward respect for the rule of law and human rights.
In light of President Bush's admissions and with abundant evidence available of egregious and criminal behavior, John Durham and the Justice Department must accelerate and intensify the investigation into the Bush Administration's illegal torture practices. It is long past time for the Obama Administration to take seriously its commitment to uphold the law of the land and bring to justice both the senior leaders who authorized torture and the lawyers who served as their enablers. To do otherwise makes a mockery of the men and women of the military, who, since George Washington, have treated prisoners humanely and of our long-professed belief that the rule of law should guide the world.
Liberal Perspectives on the Kagan Supreme Court NominationAlliance for Justice was in Las Vegas for the fifth annual Netroots Nation conference, a gathering of progressive bloggers, activists, organizations, and leaders. Alliance for Justice sponsored the panel, Liberal Perspectives on the Kagan Supreme Court Nomination, a conversation with Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD); Keith Kamisugi, Director of Communications at the Equal Justice Society; Pam Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law and founding director of the school's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic; Nan Aron, President and founder of Alliance for Justice; and Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate, with Joan McCarter, Senior Policy Director at Daily Kos, moderating.The panel provided a fascinating conversation about the Kagan confirmation hearing, liberal judicial philosophy, and a progressive vision of the constitution. In addition to being an amazing panel, audience members encouraged Joan McCarter, who moderated the Ask the Leader session with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), to ask Senator Reid about the pace of judicial confirmations. The next day she did ask the question, which was received with much applause by the audience. Unfortunately it seems that time is running out before the August recess and with Republican obstruction running rampant, Reid could only promise to try his best to schedule votes for the 22 judicial nominees in addition to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan awaiting final confirmation.You can watch the full video of the panel here:
Netroots Nation
We're gearing up to leave for Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, PA tomorrow, so if you'll be there we hope to see you at our table. If you stop by, you can watch a special preview of our upcoming film Tortured Law and order a free advance copy.
AFJ President Nan Aron will be featured on two panels at Netroots. She will moderate Setbacks in Environmental Policy and Law: Can the Obama Administration Reverse the Trend? on Friday, August 14th from 1:30 -2:45 p.m. in Room 311. She's a panelist in the discussion After Sotomayor: How Progressives Reshape the Debate Over Our Constitution and the Supreme Court also on Friday from 3:00-4:15 p.m. in Hall B.
Tune in here at Justice Watch to see the "After Sotomayor" panel live online on Friday.


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... don"t know what else is out there.Anybody have success with other meds.I take Viibryd 20 mg once a day and 2 mg of Klonopin 3 times a day for anxiety and depression.I get migraine and take Verapamil at night for Preventative of Migraines.I have Irritable Bowel syndrome and have Bentyl for if I need it and I have Gerd which I take Protonix for twice a day.Help if you have any suggestions I see my Psychiatrist next week,Thanks Maureen
Restoril - I'm only getting 4 hours of sleep with Restaril.Ambien didn't help.I?
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- 11 Feb 2012 by mograce1
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- ambien, klonopin, restoril, depression, migraine, anxiety, sleep disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, sleep, viibryd
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11 Feb 2012
Hello Mograce/Maureen. 4 hours is a gift in my case, being an insomniac. Well, since you're into the benzodiazepines, Flurazepam (Dalmane) worked short term for me. I was also at one time on Halcion (Triazolam). Dalmane is in my point of view, the cadillac of sleeping pills. It has a major drawback, that of a drug hangover and it took me several hours to shed the cobwebs. If you're only getting say the 4 hours on Restoril, I'm certain you can get close to 6 on Dalmane. Mind you dose is a factor. 30mg or more? Best wishes,pledge
25 May 2015
Well in response to your recent question.I hope i can be of help . I do know for a fact that klonopin and most benzo"s with cause sever constipation or aka IBS, my gastrologist told me this after several visits. Th supplement Digestive advantage is the best.of any other thing ive ever used for IBS . I hope this will help.. I also have tried numerous things, regarding sleep issues though when my doctor prescribed melatonin the supplement with 2mg of lorazepam that seemed to help me best, hope you will get something to help you rest soon .Can make your day alot happier with plenty of rest. Good luck (:
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