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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The backers of a statewide initiative to increase education funding are spending time on the Western Slope, urging voters to get on board with their cause.
If passed, Initiative 25 would increase the state sales tax rate from 2.9 percent to 3 percent and increase the state income tax rate from 4.63 percent to 5 percent for the next five years.
The revenue generated by the measure -- an estimated $536 million per year -- would be dedicated to public education funding in Colorado, P-12 and higher ed.
State Senator Rollie Heath, a Democrat from Boulder, is spearheading the effort. This week, he's on a tour of the Western Slope encouraging voters to support the measure.
He says over the past two years, the state has cut more than $500 million in funding to public education, putting Colorado near the bottom of the list in state funding for education.
According to data collected by publication "Education Week", Colorado ranks 40th in the country for K-12 per pupil spending and 48th in the country in state and local funding for higher education.
"Frankly, I think we're at desperate stage right now in what we're spending for education," said Heath. "So I hope people will understand that and vote yes on November 1."
He acknowledged that many won't like the idea of increasing taxes during a recession, but says jobs and economic development are dependent on a strong education system.
"Let's put it in perspective," said Heath. "Together they equal about 160 dollars a year. I don't minimize that. But when you figure what the average family with school kids is now paying in all these additional [athletic, transportation, and activity] fees, that's way more than 160 bucks. I think it's reasonable, I think it's responsive and it will put almost three billion dollars into education over the next five years."
To get Initiative 25 on the ballot, supporters must turn in 86,125 valid signatures by August 1. Heath says the group currently has about 75,000.
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In her letter to the editor, Jennie Maroney complains mightily about George Soros. In response, some reported facts from the Nation magazine -�The Koch brothers have already funneled more than $30 million into congressional races. As of February AFP (Americans for Prosperity; the political action committee backed by Charles and David Koch), had already spent more on ads attacking North Carolina Democrat Senator Kay Hagan, than Democratic groups had spent on all Senate races in the country combined.�
The NewsHour reported more money has already been spent on this election thus far, than was spent in total on the last presidential election. Between Republicans and Democrats, more than $38.6 million has been spent and it�s only April. How much has George Soros spent on elections? That information isn�t provided in Jennie�s letter. Which is not to exonerate Soros for his spending, but remember; information is power and as James Madison said, �a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.� Where�s the information we could use?
Taken from an article in the Nation magazine about the �Shadow Lobbying Complex�, Senator Hugo Black who later became a Supreme Court justice said-�There is no constitutional right on the part of any sordid and powerful group to present its views behind a mask concealing the identity of the group�. The article continues, �He was particularly concerned about the use of front groups and deceptive tactics to conceal the identity of the true paymasters, whom he referred to as the �money-maddened men behind the mask.�
Thanks to the current day Supreme Court, the actual paymasters behind the whirl-wind of money currently being spent on elections is concealed from us. As Senator during the New Deal era, Hugo Black drafted some of the first lobbying registration laws. Almost a century later not only are the laws to curb money in politics all but eliminated, while almost one quarter of the country�s children are going hungry, just as so many children went hungry during the Depression, in the era when these laws concerning elections were passed.
Kevin Spacey for his role in the Netflix show �House of Cards� followed Kevin McCarthy a Republican, and Steny Hoyer a Democrat. When asked what he thought after following them Kevin Spacey said, it was all �performance�. Exactly what I�ve been saying for some time, politics is all theatre. As a World War Two veteran explained, politics is the lifeblood of a democracy. The life blood of our democracy has been sickened by �money maddened men.� This is what we need to wake up and realize, and soon, as the point of no return is at hand.

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Sarrett, who has coached at Duke since 2008, replaces Harold Goodwin, who joined Bruce Arians as the line coach of the Indianapolis Colts.
Tomlin has not hired anyone to coach the running backs, hoping Kirby Wilson can recuperate from severe burns during a Jan. 6 fire at his home to resume that role this season.
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LANSING (WILX)-- Can Governor Rick Snyder force the state Senate to come back from vacation early to vote on the Medicaid expansion bill?
We asked him that question following an uncharacteristically emotional press conference Thursday.
The governor was seriously flustered about the Senate's decision to not bring up the bill to vote. One he says that will cost Michigan taxpayers two billion dollars with no return.
"The Senate has decided to leave. That's not a good answer," said Snyder.
He praised the House of Representatives for being able to come to an agreement, but is disappointed his own party is standing in the way of passing the bill.
"I'm asking every Michigander to walk up to them and tell them to take a vote, not a vacation."
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The next Senate session is scheduled for July 3rd. Earlier than expected, but that doesn't mean that there's going to be a vote on Medicaid expansion. There's no immediate deadline for the bill, but the governor says Michigan doesn't have time to wait for the Senate's vacation to end.
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There will be fewer positions and programs in Terrebonne Parish schools for the 2013-14 academic year, a result of the district's dwindling finances.
Though the numbers have not yet been approved, the Terrebonne Parish School Board is prepared to trim nearly $6 million from its operating budget to keep the system out of the red.
The proposed budget, which will receive final approval Aug. 6, will leave the School Board with about $169 million to spend and about $175 million in total revenues.
Superintendent Philip Martin detailed the proposed budget changes to a small crowd at a public hearing Thursday night. Only two members of the public, in addition to a handful of School Board employees, attended.
The shrinking budget is, in part, a result of fewer state dollars, Martin said. Property and sales tax collections for the upcoming year remain unchanged.
For the fifth year in a row, the Legislature hasn't added any money to the Minimum Foundation Program, a superfund for K-12 education, Martin said.
There used to be a 2.75 percent annual growth factor, but that has been stagnant since 2009.
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The Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System employer contribution rate has increased by about 2 percent, or about $28,000 since last year.
To combat the shortfalls, the School Board has had to shut down schools, cut employee positions and stop paying for several education services.
At the end of the last school year, the board voted to close Greenwood Middle and West Park, Dularge and Boudreaux Canal elementary schools as a way to save $1 million each year.
"That was not fun to do," Martin said. "That was not something anybody wanted to do. It was driven purely by financial reasons."
The board now plans to slash 121 more employee positions. In the last five years, the district has had to get rid of about 600 positions, said Becky Breaux, supervisor of finance.
No current employees will be laid off, Martin stressed. Instead, the system will continue to cull positions through attrition, meaning as people resign or retire, their positions will remain unfilled. Those who remain will have to take on the additional responsibilities.
It will also stop paying for the Homework Hotline, a $15,000 service to children that has seen a downturn in use; the grandparent lunch program, a $10,000 program that allows grandparents to volunteer at schools; and the 4-H Cooperative Extension Office, a $12,800 program that helps support the 4-H Club.
Martin assured the two 4-H representatives present that he would try to secure corporate sponsorship for their service, but he could not promise it.
Cherie Roger, associate 4-H agent, said she hopes the School Board finds a way to help the program, but she admitted she was nervous.
Even if the School Board cannot find money to pay for it, Martin said, 4-H will still be allowed at the schools.
Though cutting programs is unfortunate, he said, the School Board had to trim in the necessary places to survive.
"Eighty-five percent of the total budget goes to salaries," Martin said, noting that's about $143 million. "The remaining 15 percent goes to things we can't eliminate, like utilities, facilities and insurance."
And even in the latter category, the School Board has tried to scale back.
Earlier this month, it unanimously approved a $30 flat-rate fee for all students who participate in extracurricular activities as a way to offset the high insurance premium typically paid in full by the district.
The board also shifted some of the cost of health insurance, increasing the amount employees have to pay for dependent coverage by 20 percent. The board still pays the individual employee's coverage in full.
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Blue Cheese Tomato Soup
Let's talk a little bit about blue cheese. Do you like it? Or do you hate it? Or are you somewhere in the middle, like me? I would never sit down with a slab of blue cheese and a box of Triscuits like I'm known to do with other cheeses, but in small quantities, I think blue cheese can really enhance the flavor of other ingredients and meld nicely into the background with its slightly salty and pungent presence.
OK, here's some information I recently learned that almost had me changing my mind completely about blue cheese though, and if you're already slightly squeamish or riding the fence regarding your opinion of this much hated/much loved cheese, then skip the next paragraph and head on down to the recipe itself.
It turns out that one of the bacteria that is encouraged to grow on this particular cheese is the same bacteria that is responsible for causing foot odor. (Makes you really want to dig in and try this recipe now, doesn't it?)
For the record, hubby is still riding the fence regarding his feelings about blue cheese. I listened to him comment after every bite of this soup; "I don't think I like this." Then after the next bite, "I really like this! Especially with a bite of crouton with it." Then, "I don't know if I like this or not." On and on this went through the entire bowl of soup. The final comment: "I do like this! I'd actually order this if I saw it on a menu."
Blue Cheese Tomato Soup
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 onion, diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
salt and pepper
1 clove of garlic, minced
8 cups tomato juice (I had a thin batch of pureed tomatoes in the fridge so that's what I used)
2 cups chicken broth
2 tsp fresh oregano, chopped
1 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
1 tsp Sriracha chili sauce (or your favorite chili sauce, and use more or less according to your tastes)
2 oz reduced fat cream cheese
2 oz blue cheese (use less for a less pronounced flavor... or substitute with a milder goat or feta cheese)
In soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and carrot and season with salt and pepper. Saute for 5-6 minutes then add the garlic and saute for another minute or two. Add the tomato juice, chicken broth, oregano, basil, and hot sauce. Increase heat a bit and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are tender, 20-25 minutes. Stir in cream cheese and blue cheese. Remove from heat and stir to melt the cheeses. Don't worry if they don't completely melt and incorporate into the soup. They will be smooth and melt in the blender. Working in batches, puree soup in blender and return to pot. Season again with salt and pepper if needed.
Serve with crispy garlic bread or croutons.
To make homemade croutons I just cube old bread, drizzle on some olive oil, then season with whatever I'm in the mood for that day. Today it was salt, pepper, garlic powder and some Italian seasoning. Place on baking sheet and bake in a 300 degree oven for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
8 comments:
- Bob said...
[euphoric sigh] Do I like blue cheese? This sounds obscenely delicious!!!!!
- August 22, 2009 at 11:07 PM
- Mags said...
Bob: Great to hear from you again! And yes, if you enjoy blue cheese, this was obscenely delicious.
- August 22, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- June said...
I AGREE 100 PERCENT - It does sound obscenely delicious, and yes we love blue cheese in this house. There's as many different kinds with different flavors as there's cheddars. Maytag's (mild) and totally different from Roquefort and, then there's Stilton, oh and of course there's Gorgonzola, Cambozola - we LOVE IT ALL. As for the stinky feet sometimes there can be too darn much research LOL.
- August 23, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- So Not Wishy Washy said...
I think I am in love. I *heart* tomato soup. But BLUE CHEESE tomato soup is quite possibly that poorly-behaved girl all the parents warned you about in high school. She's my new best friend now!
- August 23, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- HoneyB said...
I love blue cheese - in our area we order our salads with italian dressing and crumbled blue cheese on top. Yum!
- August 23, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- Mags said...
June: I agree about too much research. Sometimes I want to be left in the dark.
So Not WW: I had one of those friends in highschool too..lol
HoneyB: perfect way to order a salad, in my opinion!
- August 23, 2009 at 5:08 PM
- Moogie said...
Mags, Are you saying if I make the tomato soup but have no blue cheese, I can soak Pap's feet in the soup?
- August 23, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- Mags said...
Moogie: LOL! Yup, that's exactly what I'm saying!
- August 23, 2009 at 5:35 PM


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UPDATE: as it turned out, I was shipped a faulty item by Dell. They changed the motherboard, and things worked smoothly. However, at the end of this exercise I learned that the selection of machines available with Ubuntu is still quite small -- hopefully they will extend it soon
Dear Michael,
I have been a fan of yours for many years -- since I was a kid in fact! I watched as you created Dell, one of the first ("the" first?) companies that sold computers by mail order. I watched you become wealthy, successful, and then retire, only to come back to Dell to remind its managers what they seemed to have forgotten: listen to your customers. I watched you embrace GNU/Linux; I remember thinking: I wonder if people realise what this will actually mean. I am sure he does.
So, here I am: I bought an Inspiron Mini 10. I have no choice but return it. And now I can't stop wondering: how could Michael Dell get it just so wrong?
(I apologize for the length of this letter. Open letters should be straight and to the point... but this one is too detailed to be short. I hope you will still read it)
Let me explain. I ordered my Dell Inspiron Mini 10 on the 18th of June. When I ordered it, I noticed that while the Windows XP models were shipped within two or three days, mine would have taken about three weeks. It will be worth the wait, I thought. I did feel a level of discrimination, but hey, you were selling GNU/Linux laptops, and waiting three weeks was better than nothing.
For once, I did not check the machine's specs. It came with Ubuntu, it was born with it and that was good enought for me. I was going to leave it as it came. Maybe Ubuntu 8.04 wasn't the latest version, but I didn't care -- for the first time, I could finally buy a GNU/Linux computer that just worked!
The computer arrived much earlier than expected. It was shipped eight days later -- rather than the twenty one days your site had forecast. I wondered how many people had given up buying one due to the horrific three week wait. On June 26, the machine left Dell. A few days later, it reached my eager hands.
I travel quite a lot. In the end, I only managed to get my hands on this computer last week, August 12, while in Italy (where I still am, and about to go to Australia). I turned it on, thinking: the first time I turn on a laptop that just works!
But it didn't. As soon as the wireless card coughed into life, the computer froze.
Let me say this again: it froze.
A fantastic friend and IT scientist was sitting next to me as this happened. He looked at me. He said "This is impossible. They can't sell something that doesn't work. It's like... it's like selling a toaster that only gets the bread warm. Or... it's like... it doesn't work".
At that point, I actually hoped my computer was faulty -- I must be the only person on Earth who would even hope for that! I persisted and tried a few more times -- the little beast would freeze within three and six minutes. Guaranteed.
I searched online. Mine wasn't an isolated cases -- other people experienced freezes too with Inspiron Mini computer in their stock installation. I wasn't the only person who'd bought a toaster that only made warm bread.
Further online research revealed that tech support would have asked me to reinstall GNU/Linux using the install disk that came with the computer. I did just that. Result: it still froze, no improvements.
That's when I called the friendly tech support at Dell. This was my very first call to tech support of any kind. The technician, with his happy and broad Indian accent, explained to me how to run the hardware tests, a necessary step before he could pass me on to the Ubuntu specialists.
When I spoke to the Ubuntu specialists (I was on hold for only 20 minutes, which was great), I could hear that he was anxious to help me, but had no idea why the computer froze. He told me to reinstall it from the installation CD. I told him that I just did. He told me that the computer must be defective, and I should return it to Dell. I explained that I was travelling. He told me to call Dell, Italy, to arrange it. He couldn't answer the question "Do I have world-wide warranty?".
I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on it, and -- guess what? -- it no longer froze. However, there was another "little" problem: the VGA it comes with is only supported in Vesa mode by Ubuntu 9.04. It's a Poulsbo controller, which is very new and not recognised by the Xorg server. I was disheartened: I knew there was a way to get it working, because otherwise it wouldn't work in Dell's own version of Ubuntu 8.04. So, back online, asking the Google oracle for help -- which worked: I found out how to install Ubuntu 9.04 on the Dell Mini 10 -- by adding the "PPA" packages from the Ubuntu team. Following the instructions is not the easiest thing to do: you have to go through the comments to find out how to add the PPA's public key, and how to install the PPA kernels -- the latest Ubuntu kernel update breaks the new PPA xorg drivers (no 3D though). My last sentence sounds like a tongue-twister. It can be translated as "If you are just an end user, you can choose between a laptop that will freeze within six minutes, call your favourite GNU/Linux geek to get the graphics working, or more simply, just return the beast to Dell.
After all this, I discovered that my work was for nothing. Even with the new drivers, the system still freezes. It just takes a little longer to freeze - about an hour, an hour and a half. But it freezes.
This is why I decided that I would return the unit -- in a hurry. And ask for my money back, in an even bigger hurry.
I don't get it. When you build a computer for the GNU/Linux market, the single most important thing to do is use parts that you know will work well with GNU/Linux. Out of the box. There are plenty of cheap Intel-based cards that are well supported -- all of them would be a much better choice than the Poulsbo chipset that is new and hardly supported. The same applies to the wireless card: Broadcom has been Linux-unfriendly for years!
I will be returning my laptop, Michael. I must say that I am immensely disappointed. When I purchased it, I was pleased that I was giving money to a great company that sold GNU/Linux laptops. Now, I don't even know how to feel -- for myself, and for all those people who will buy a Ubuntu laptop, and will find themselves lumbered with something that simply won't work.
Thank you for listening to your customer,
Tony Mobily Free Software Magazine http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com
P.S. The touchpad is borderline unusable. When you click the buttons, the pointer will move. This is an engineering problem... did they even try dragging things around when they tested the touchpad's prototype?
Dell fumbles, no buyer here without further review...
I was just reviewing going with a Dell standard for my company because of 3 laptops that I thought should function out of the box with a Ubuntu 9.04 load - the Inspiron 10, 13, and 15. I have burned on the two notebooks and was going to move on to the netbook 10 shortly. Will keep you posted, but this does not look good. The reason I went this path was support on the 15n for 8.04 Ubuntu as supplied by Dell. Cannot understand why this is such a science project for one of the major big 4 laptop/desktop folks to move on and correct. And yes, I understand the Borg being Microsoft. And yes I know netbooks and laptops and consider them the same.
Peter Weyant
Is also Ubuntu to blame?
Hi Tony
This is scary, to say the least.
I was researching myself about netbooks that "just worked" with Ubuntu. I found the Ubuntu Netbook Remix distribution in the Ubuntu site, and read "UNR has been tested on the following popular models". "WOW!!!" I thought, "here we go!".
Followed the link and, guess what?, my best choice was the Dell Mini 10v.
It's sad to see that, unless you overlooked this information (and I am pretty sure you didn't), we also have Ubuntu to blame, and not only Dell. So sad... And so sad I have to start my research once again.
EeePC Works Great with Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Unfortunate about Dell's ineptitude. I bought and EeePC about a year ago and wiped the very slow linux that came with it and replaced with Ubuntu. I'm running 9.04 now with zero problems. The EeePC is a great little machine. It's like taking a hard back book with you. Good hunting.
Chipsets and compatible hw
There are a few companies that specifically choose to sell (and presumably properly test) GNU/Linux compatible hardware, such as ZaReason and System76. It is also possible they (Dell) originally tested on an older model and simply never tested on later production batches which used perhaps slightly different components.
Very often I see a manufacturer use the same model # for things that sometimes are very different. For example, HP I think for awhile had a dv series that often alternated between AMD/Radeon video and Intel/Intel video. Knowing that at one time something called a "Dell Mini 10v" worked does not necessarily guarantee one made and sold now has the exact same version of the exact same chips, and especially when dealing with closed source drivers offered by vendors who have no interest in assuring their hardware works for GNU/Linux, this seems like a formula for trouble if a vendor is irresponsible and does not bother to test what they current make.
I do not have DELL equipment or any specific knowledge of what they do in this respect, but I simply note this type of issue I have encountered in the past with other vendors.
Dell Support
Mr. Mobily,
Hello, my name is Richard; I am part of Dell's Social Media Group. We would like to make arrangements to have your Mini 10 brought here to Round Rock, TX and thoroughly check it. Please contact me when you have the time. I can easily be contacted via twitter, https://twitter.com/Rich_at_Dell.
Richard Bernier
other vendor with linux installed
You may try www.zareason.com or www.system76.com.
Ubuntu pre-install AND supported !
Not affiliated in any way, just very satisfied ! :-)
Dell Mini 10
There are two Dell Mini 10 netbooks. The 10v works well with Ubuntu as it does not have the GMA500 video chipset and uses a normal Intel video chip. The products with the GMA500 or Poulsbo video chip are hampered by a very dodgy video driver. The problem is that Intel outsourced the chip to get a very low power usage system. I do not think the drivers are great for Windows either.
I have a Mini 12 running Ubuntu 9.04 and using the PPA Poulsbo drivers. It is indeed stuck at 2.6.28-14, but everything I need seems to work. xorg.conf must be tweaked to stop random freezes. It needs Option "DRI" "off" in the Device section. It took half a day to resolve all the issues. I do want to be able to move up to 2.6.28-15 as it has an important security fix.
I have no need for the webcam or Skype so i have not even bothered to make them work, but all normal functions operate OK. WiFi and 3G (USB dongle) work flawlessly and the screen is sharp and video plays well enough. Music playback through headphones also works. Compiz 3D effects work, but you have to override the blacklist and start Compiz from Autostarted programs rather than the normal Ubuntu appearances menu.
This machine was purchased with XP installed as we have no other option here in Australia. It is meant for my daughter to use for schoolwork, but she turned her nose up at XP and wanted Ubuntu. It is now dual boot, but XP has not been used since Ubuntu was installed. There is a project to hack the Pouslbo driver for Debian that is reported to work with 2.6.30 kernels. The current driver cannot move any further forward due to xorg versions.
Dell's error was to think Intel could supply them with a working driver for this chipset. If they had have opted for a more conventional netbook chipset, as they have in the 10v, all of these issues could have been avoided.
The new 11z models should "just work" with Ubuntu as they use a proper Intel GMA4500 video chip, but I await evidence from real users before I would consider upgrading.
For the time being my Dell Mini 12 is functional with 9.04, but could be way better.
ok, Dell didn't cut it
Now, how about giving the HP Mini Mi a try? (Linux underneath the TouchSmart-like GUI)
Check before you buy
Hi Tony,
nice letter. Just one thing I want to add in case people wonder what hardware to buy.
Check http://www.linux-laptop.net/ &/or http://tuxmobil.org/ before you order.
all the best
my experiences have been much better...
Just read this article, and I must say that I'm surprised. My experiences have been much better.
I have a Mini9 with a stock Ubuntu 8.04 desktop from Dell, which is actually acting as a backup server for me at my parents house. It has 73d3h of uptime, and has never locked up.
My wife uses a Mini10v as her daily machine. She ran the stock Ubuntu 8.04 for about 2 weeks. It worked fine, but Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix released about that time, and I upgraded her to that. It has been extremely reliable for her. All of the peripherals (except for the microphone) are working like a champ. It has never locked up.
I have blogged my experiences in detail about the Dell Mini's here:
I had the same problem
Dear Tony,
I have to tell you that I don't think it is an Ubuntu problem. I ordered my dell mini 10 on the 20th July with Windows XP and had exactly the same problem. It froze on start up and when I asked dell technical support for help they told me to reinstall windows XP about 4 times and I still had the same problem.
Eventually they sent a technician to replace my hard drive and it still froze on start up. It then went to the dell testing centre where they kept it for about a month. At this point I lost my patience and asked for my money back. I am currently waiting for a refund.
I was very disappointed to receive a faulty mini 10 after having been such a loyal dell customer in the past. Needless to say I shall not be buying another dell computer ever again.
Dell Mini 10
For the people who bought Dell Mini 10's and had problems, from whom did you buy the PCs? I own a Dell Mini 10 running XP and have had no issues. I got it at Best Buy.
Just wondering if you may have pirated hardware?
John P Morgan
Bellingham WA


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Here's a little info I wanted to share from EDGE.
The Educational Disc Golf Experience would like to thank you for your involvement with the 2011 EDGE Tournament Charity Program. We are very proud to announce that with your involvement we have broken all previous marks in the areas of number of events, total amount raised and total amount granted! Below are some of the stats and highlights. Please share these numbers and stories with the folks that attend and support your events and the EDGE program. It is important that we keep the players informed of all of the great work we are doing. Some areas are currently stronger than others and it is mostly due to those areas being involved with the program longer. If you aren't seeing grants being given in your area know we are working hard to make the right connections. We always appreciate any leads in your area of schools or youth programs that have folks that play disc golf or desire to get disc golf added to their activity base.
We can't thank our corporate partners from last year enough. KEEN footwear, Innova Champion Discs and Maui Jim Sunglasses came through in a big way last year.
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Reports on the research underway to identify gene variations associated with nicotine addiction and the interaction of genetic makeup, experiences, and surroundings to addiction.
April 2007 Describes research on a vaccine developed to facilitate smoking cessation by blocking nicotine penetration into the brain.
April 2007 Reports findings from a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of naltrexone as a supplement to nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation.
April 2007 Describes a meeting of researchers and clinicians who gathered to discuss the challenges in balancing appropriate pain treatment with efforts to minimize prescription opioid misuse.
April 2007 Describes a study comparing Staged Care Intervention, a combination treatment for smoking cessation, among smokers in outpatient treatment for depression and a control group.
April 2007 Reports on a study to investigate the use of methadone maintenance for heroin addicts wait-listed for a treatment program to encourage their likelihood to enroll in the program.
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Through a combination of education and research, the Institute seeks to contribute to the betterment of the global society. It shall do this by contributing to the global knowledge and understanding, promoting the rule of law, and addressing the kinds of problems that require international cooperation and international solutions.
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We live in a global age. People, goods, services, information, and capital flow freely across international boundaries and our world in the new millennium is more inter-connected than ever before. The array of challenges we face in the 21st century—and the problems entrusted to lawyers—require international cooperation and solutions. The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute was created for such a world, to serve as a center for instruction and research in international and comparative law.
Through a combination of education and research, the Whitney R. Harris World Law seeks to contribute to the betterment of the global society by expanding the knowledge and understanding of key issues, promoting the rule of law, and addressing the kinds of problems that require international cooperation and collaboration. In the process, the Institute thrives to enhance the intellectual vibrancy of Washington University School of Law, as well as prepare lawyers for the professional challenges of the 21st century. By drawing on a vast pool of international and national expertise, the Harris Institute fosters collaboration, continuous dialogue and exchange among scholars and practitioners engaged in international or comparative law work.
History of the Institute
The Harris Institute officially opened its doors in November 2000 as the Washington University School of Law "Institute for Global Legal Studies." Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor and former Chief Counsel of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, served as its first director, and was succeeded by John O. Haley, the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law in 2002. In February 2002, the Institute was renamed to the "Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies" in honor and recognition of Whitney R. Harris' lifelong achievements in the field of international justice, and his support of legal education and research. In Fall 2007, Leila Nadya Sadat, the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law, was named the Institute's third director and launched the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative in 2008.
With a focus on developing innovative global solutions to real-life problems, the Harris Institute has sponsored more than 100 speakers and held or co-sponsored more than 25 major international conferences since it opened. It also housed the "Ambassador-in-Residence" program, as well as hosted debate series and several scholarship roundtables to discuss pressing issues in international law and policy. In addition, programs like the Dagen-Legomsky Fellowships and the ICC Legal Tools Project provide future lawyers opportunities to gain valuable experience while pursuing their legal training.
Whitney R. Harris (1912 –2010)
The namesake of the Institute, Whitney R. Harris served as a trial counsel prosecuting the major German war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, from August 1945 to the conclusion of the trial on October 1, 1946. Mr. Harris kept the Nuremberg dream alive through his writings and his advocacy, and later through his philanthropic generosity. In 2001, he endowed the Institute for Global Legal Studies at the Washington University School of Law. In 2008 he and Anna Harris endowed the Institute's "World Peace Through Law Award" at a ceremony during which the Harris Institute's name was changed to the "Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute" the name it bears today. He was the last surviving prosecutor on Justice Robert Jackson's team and departed this world on April 22, 2010. To view his memorial page, click [here].
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Caring Bridge has been my life-saver since Al's diagnosis. I highly recommend it!
I checked out you Caringbridge blog and found we have another connection of sorts. Your Al passed away on what would have been out 46th anniversary.
I read through some of your posts and think you are doing well under the circumstances. Much of what you are expressing I have and in some cases still am dealing with too. Back when Jim passed I didn't know about Caringbridge but kept a daily journal.
You truly are a strong person and I know you will be OK. Keep taking it one day at a time. Maybe even one moment at a time when necessary.
Take care.
Love & Hugs,
I'm so sorry, Darla! I know that when I find commonality with something like that, it often gives a little stab. It also helps. Grief is a funny thing...
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Why Did Jackie Chan Body Slam America?
Jackie Chan is famous for his glorious on-camera recklessness — leaping out of windows, crashing through walls and tumbling from rooftops for the sake of his millions of global fans. Recently, however, he's made a habit of performing a somewhat less crowd-pleasing stunt: Shooting off his mouth.
The latest incident occurred last week, during an otherwise mundane interview on Qiang Qiang, a popular talk show on Hong Kong-based cable net Phoenix TV. After 15 minutes spent discussing Chan's latest film, CZ12 ("Chinese Zodiac"), the conversation turned to the action hero's reputation for fervent nationalism, which has prompted criticism from some on the Internet.
"Chinese are dissatisfied with many things, but you always say 'China is so good.' Now many people on the net are displeased with you," said the talk show's host, Dou Wentao. In response, Chan pointed out that while China has many problems, particularly with corruption, its ascent into global prominence has occurred only over the last dozen years. "If you talk about corruption, does the entire rest of the world — does America have no corruption?…America has the most corruption in the world!"
After the statement was translated into English by China-watching blog Ministry of Tofu, the Washington Post's Max Fisher penned a commentary on Chan's "anti-Americanism," wondering how the star could "square his criticism of the United States with his long embrace of the American film market."
The article had the effect that anyone could have expected, generating over a thousand comments and a firestorm of social-media reaction, much of it decrying Chan's "ingratitude" and vowing to boycott his future creative output, in an uncanny echo of the last time a scandal erupted around an Asian pop icon's bashing of America.
There are notable differences between PSY's gaffe and Chan's, however. PSY dropped his buzzbomb over a decade ago as a relative unknown, driven by youthful passion and the prevailing attitudes in his native country. Chan hardly has that excuse. He's experienced enough to know that words have power, and he's famous enough for his voice to carry as far as the Internet can reach, in every language in the world.
So what could possibly explain Chan's willingness to alienate fans and risk his hard-won reputation with comments that, at the least, could be termed indiscreet? (It seems excessive to call his statement "anti-Americanism," when Americans, including action stars like Chuck Norris, regularly spout far harsher charges against America's culture, society and government — but it was certainly poorly considered.)
I don't know for sure. But I can make a stab at guessing.
Back in 1997, I wrote a book called I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action — Chan's autobiography, and the first, and to this day only from-the-icon's-mouth accounting of his humble beginnings and rise to international stardom. I spent the better part of that year traveling with him on and off, and listening to the anecdotes of his many-colored life, from his birth to refugee parents in Hong Kong, to his Dickensian years as a foster student at Master Yu Jim Yuen's China Drama Academy, through his wild and woolly stuntman days, and finally his rocky (and then rocketlike) rise to global superstardom.
If there was a common theme across all of these many chapters, it's this: Chan's life has been an ongoing, obsessive quest for self-definition. It's why by the time he was an adult, he'd answered to a half-dozen different names, from Chan Kong Sang ("Born in Hong Kong Chan") to Yuen Lo ("Yuen's Tower") to Chan Sing Lung ("Becoming the Dragon Chan") to Fong Sing Lung (after his father let slip the secret that their true family name, obscured during wartime, was Fong); from "Paul" to "Jacky" to Jackie.
It's why he has always surrounded himself with a tight, nearly impenetrable circle of insiders, and why loyalty — to him and from him — is the primary trait of all his closest relationships. And it's the reason why he was Hong Kong's most ebullient cultural ambassador before 1997 — and why now, after Reunification, he's transformed into The New China's most fervent public advocate.
Chan's eagerness to belong was shaped by a history of repeated abandonments, separations and betrayals, both small and large. His parents, unable to care for him, signed him over at a tender age to a master who had the right to punish him "even to death." Then, after putting Chan through a decade of harsh training for stardom on the Chinese opera stage, his teacher announced that there was no longer a market for such skills, shut down the school and retired to Los Angeles, leaving his students to fend for themselves with minimal book learning and no adult supervision.
His early film years were marked by repeated humiliation and disappointment. Living in the shadow of the late, great Bruce Lee, Chan found himself forced to emulate Lee's stoic screen image, with unconvincing and financially disastrous results. (Even the nom d'ecran Chan chose for himself, "Becoming the Dragon," reflects Chan's youthful aspirations to rise to Lee's heights.)
Breaking free from the clutches of Lo Wei, the "millionaire director" who would later claim both Lee and Chan as proteges, Chan created the persona that would endear him to millions: Both Everyman and Ubermensch, an ordinary joe with extraordinary abilities hidden beneath his plain surface. But while it served him well in Asia, where he became the biggest and most bankable star of his generation, it did nothing to break him through to the world's largest movie market, the U.S. The forays Chan made into Hollywood — the dull "Big Brawl," the clownish "Cannonball Run" films, the misguided "Protector" — again forced him into roles and contexts that were ill-suited for his abilities and personality.
And Chan's youthful interactions with American studio execs and members of the U.S. media during that run, which ranged from dismissive to condescending to straight-up racist, gave him a bad taste that he has never quite been able to wash away.
In 1998, "Rush Hour" gave Chan the American success he'd long been seeking. But his experience on the film also confirmed many of his suspicions about Hollywood: He has privately expressed resentment over the fact that his costar Chris Tucker's paycheck for the Rush Hour sequels — $20 million and $25 million plus a portion of the gross for RH 2 and 3 respectively — far outstripped what he was paid, even though Tucker has had almost no box-office success outside the RH trilogy, and even though Tucker risked little more than a case of drymouth, while Chan put his fortysomething body on the line in every other scene. (He still refers to the "Rush Hour" films as his "least favorite movies.")
So Chan has a bit of bitterness about America, how it treats foreigners, its sense of value and its sense of values. Combine that with his lifelong desire to be an acknowledged and appreciated member of his "home team" — channeled into a self-appointed role as chief evangelist for The New China, a place that is lifting itself up by its bootstraps, that's fixing its problems and that's poised to shape the future of the world — and you get a formula for unpredictable blurts of an impolitic nature.
In 2004, Chan called the election that gave independence advocate Chen Shui-Bian the presidency of Taiwan "pathetic" and an "international joke." In 2009, he called for greater restriction of freedoms on China, pointing to Taiwan and Hong Kong as examples of the "chaos" that occurs when the people are not "controlled." He has expressed support for China's censorship policies, unleashing angry responses from Chinese Internet users.
And yet, despite, or maybe because of his verbal eruptions, Chan's star in China continues to rise. CZ12, by most accounts a mediocre addition to Chan's canon, had a record opening weekend and continued to soar, ultimately becoming China's second-highest-grossing domestic film ever, with over $130 million in total box office.
If there's one thing that Jackie Chan has learned how to do in four decades of action, it's falling on his feet.
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The Joy Dunk Club: Terry Park and a merry band of Asian American hoops fanatics are podcasting Houston Rockets postgame commentary, analyzing every "deceptively quick" move Numbah Seven Jeremy Lin makes, for Asian CineVision. Check it out here.
Duelin' Sulus: Sketch comedy crew 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors delivers a Robot Chicken-esque video rap battle between Classic Sulu (George Takei) and Sulu 2.0 (John Cho). Oh my!


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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Transcripts, Day 28: Electronic Edition
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1996 I. No. 113
2Royal Courts of Justice
3Strand, London
4 Wednesday, 1st March 2000
10Claimant -and-
14The Claimant appeared in person
15MR RICHARD RAMPTON Q.C. (instructed by Messrs Davenport Lyons and Mishcon de Reya) appeared on behalf of the First and
16Second Defendants
17MISS HEATHER ROGERS (instructed by Davenport Lyons) appeared on behalf of the First Defendant Penguin Books Limited
18MR ANTHONY JULIUS (of Mishcon de Reya) appeared on behalf of
19the Second Defendant Deborah Lipstadt
21(Transcribed from the stenographic notes of Harry Counsell
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22Telephone: 020-7242-9346)
23(This transcript is not to be reproduced without the written permission of Harry
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1 (10.30 a.m.)
2 < Professor Funke, recalled.
3< Cross-Examined by Mr Irving, continued.
4 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes, Mr Irving?
5 MR IRVING: My Lord, I have put two small bundles in front of
6your Lordship. One is a bundle of photographs which I do
7not propose to dwell very much on. I think I will spend
810 seconds looking at each one with the witness. They are
9photographs of German meetings. They are minor points to
10be made possibly on each of the photographs. Some of he
11meetings we are familiar with, and some not.
12 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes.
13 MR IRVING: The second bundle, my Lord, I have yesterday taken
14the Eichmann papers, which is what I am now holding in my
15hand. I have converted them to hard copy. I would be
16quite happy to make that available to the Defence. I have
17extracted five or six pages already, which are the only
18pages I have found with a word search for "Fuhrer" or
19"Hitler" in any substance. They may help the Defence,
20they may help me, I have not really looked at them, but
21I have put them there in case there is any need for
22immediate action on them.
23 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Well, you are not going to deal with them
24with this witness anyway?
25 MR IRVING: No, my Lord.
26 MR JUSTICE GRAY: So we will put that on one side.
1 MR IRVING: Except that lower down on the same bundle there are
2one or two things that I probably will draw the witness's
3attention to.
4 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Mr Rampton, do we have a list of the alleged
6 MR RAMPTON: Yes, we do.
7 MR JUSTICE GRAY: I was thinking it might be helpful to have it
8at this stage.
9 MR RAMPTON: Yes. So, it is a list of the alleged extremists,
10it is a list of the important ones for this part of the
11case. There is an "Others" category which really does not
12directly concern Professor Funke.
13 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Right. Yes, Professor?
14 A. [Dr Hajo Funke] Can I add three remarks from yesterday?
15 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes, if you wish to.
16 A. [Dr Hajo Funke] When?
17 Q. [Mr Justice Gray] Yes, now.
18 A. [Dr Hajo Funke] OK, good. I rethought the coverage of 9th November '91 in
19Halle and, to my best knowledge, the NB, the National
20Bloc, is not as I said from the Ruhr area, but from
21Bavaria under the leader of Manfred Eichmann. This is the
23 The second, I did not get the protocol of
24yesterday, so -- the minutes of yesterday, so I do not
25know if I got special question of David Irving right. So
26in the case I did not I want just to state that in those
1pictures we saw he did not allude to direct forms of
2anti-Semitism, but that does not mean that he did not do
3this in the German, you know, appearances, and also if you
4see the whole text of the speech in Munich, I would claim
5this has anti-Semitic sentiments in it. The second one.
6 MR IRVING: Which speech in Munich are you referring to?
7 A. [Dr Hajo Funke] Yours.
8 Q. [Mr Irving] Well I spoke in Munich about 30 or 40 times probably.
9 MR JUSTICE GRAY: The one we saw on the video, I imagine.
10 MR RAMPTON: Can I intervene at that stage, to point something
11out, and it is this. If we are talking about the first
12Munich meeting, the one which has "Wahrheit macht frei"
13and David Irving's name on the placard underneath it. Our
14understanding from the diary of Mr Irving, first of all,
15is that he spoke twice at that meeting, once before the
16interval and once after.
17 The second thing, we learned from his reply,
18that he spoke altogether for about an hour, and that he
19said he was going to rely on the text of what he said at
20the trial of this action.
21 MR JUSTICE GRAY: You have not had anything?
22 MR RAMPTON: I have never had the tape or a transcript of it.
23 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes. Mr Irving, what about that?
24 MR IRVING: My Lord, obviously, at one time I had anticipated
25that I had a tape of it. In fact, I think there is
26correspondence indicating that I believed I did have a
1tape of it, but I have disclosed all my tapes and
2cassettes to the defence in this matter, nothing has been
3withheld. I had no idea what was on the video cassettes
4because I did not have a video player.
5 MR JUSTICE GRAY: In the light of that, Mr Rampton, I think it
6has to be left to cross-examination.
7 MR RAMPTON: Well, I think it will. There are some other
8things I want to raise in relation to discovery in
9cross-examination. I am a little concerned, however,
10about the time-scale, because the cross-examination of
11Mr Irving by me, which might last a day, or a day and a
12bit, I hope we will be finished this week.
13 MR JUSTICE GRAY: So do I.
14 MR RAMPTON: That will be the last of the evidence. I cannot
15say any more than that.
16 MR JUSTICE GRAY: No, obviously, I am not going to cut off
17Mr Irving. I have given an indication that I think the
18scope of cross-examination of this witness is relatively
19limited. You have, if I may say so, taken hints in the
20past, but you must take your own course, this is not a
21direction of any sort.
22 MR IRVING: Next week, of course, I will have some submissions
23to make.
24 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Of course. You both will. Anyway, shall we
25press on? Is there anything else?
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