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Tennant: 'Voter suppression laws' introduced
March 19, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Two bills in the guise of voter ID laws are being opposed by the West Virginia Secretary of State and a non-partisan voting rights protection coalition she formed....
only the worst Secretary of State in the country would oppose ID to vote.....the one from the state that has one of the worst reputations across the country for voter fraud....Ms. Tennant you are wrong on this and wrong for West Virginia!
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We all know why these laws are being produced. Its to reduce the minority vote!
Its plain and simple whats going on.
No one would take issue with these laws if there was a need for them. But given the rights extremely virulent opposition to Obama and their positions on minorities. The "coloring" of these laws stinks of voter suppression.
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Great job Secretary of State Natalie Tennant standing up for the poor and minorities. This is just another way to detour our rights for voting and costing the state of West Virginia more money to even vote on this... Any vote can be questioned by the signature, anytime...
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These same people have to show ID for Social Security, a bank account, AFDIC, to see their doctor, etc. How is requiring ID to prove you are even elligible to vote anything but just that?
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Nothing like throwing out a race card to try and get what you want. I have voted dem my whole life but every time I hear the race card thrown out just drives me crazy. If a person is to incompetent to get the correct ID then maybe they are to incompetent to vote. Just my opinion.
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Who gets all the blame for all the problems going on in this country?
Who gets the blame for putting Obama in office?
The GOP is so power hungry they'll do just about anything to get that power back.
Remember a lot of them (vociferously so I might add) holler about taking "THEIR" country back.
Laws like this are just part of the process to do just that. At least in their warped view.
Only problem is that people are starting to see them as a massive hindrance to the governance of this nation.
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The Dems depend on incompetent people to get elected. They do not want anyone to be required to show an ID. This way these people can vote two or three times. How hard is it to get an ID? They should have one anyway.
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What a load of Crap. How does anyone get buy and not have an ID?
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"These laws would place unfair barriers on certain portions of the population that would make it much more difficult, if not impossible, for an otherwise legally registered voter to cast their ballot."
That is an opinion of a liberal individual who happens to be our Secretary of State. That is not and cannot be the position of that office as the SOS does not create policy but instead is charged with enforcing the laws on the books.
For those who cry about this being suppressive laws, that's simply not true. The law will require EVERY citizen to provide an ID, not just minorities. Under the Constitution and Bill of Rights, that is perfectly legal as there is NO guaranteed right to vote. Anyone who cites Amendments to state otherwise is ignoring the facts.
"We all know why these laws are being produced. Its to reduce the minority vote!"
Is that the case in Chicago where President Barrack Obama had to show identification to vote?
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To register to vote you only need to check a box that says "I am a U.S. citizen" and sign that it is true. NO ONE checks and no proof is required. DHHS will no longer accept a sworn statement of program eligibility but you would want us to accept that to vote?!?!. I do not want my President to be chosen by those that would vote more than once, dead people and foreigners AGAIN. Allow requirements for the elderly to be lessened. But if all others do not have a social security card or drivers license they are likely NOT a citizen, so prove it. Natalie Tennant likes this? Go figure.
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Yes it would keep all those dead people from voting wouldn't it? We already have our drivers license and those who don't usually have the DMV ID card. They never ask me for ID when I vote - wouldn't mind if they did. I always bring it in case they do.
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Voting rights are under attack in this country as state legislatures nationwide pass voter suppression laws under the pretext of preventing voter fraud and safeguarding election integrity. These voter suppression laws take many forms, and collectively lead to significant burdens for eligible voters trying to exercise their most {fundamental "constitutional" right.}
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Despite this frenzy of state legislation to counteract so-called voter fraud and to protect the integrity of our elections, proponents of such voter suppression legislation {have failed to show that "voter fraud is a problem" anywhere in the country}. Aside from the "occasional unproven anecdote or baseless allegation," supporters of these laws simply cannot show that there is any need for them.
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You would think our Legislatures would have more important things to do! Like how are they going to come up with the funding for our highways and bridges.
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"These voter suppression laws take many forms, and collectively lead to significant burdens for eligible voters trying to exercise their most {fundamental "constitutional" right.}"
As you claim voting is a most fundamental rigth, you will have no problem explaining the Article of the Costitution that grants that right.
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15th Amendment. "Echoing the language of the 15th Amendment, the Act prohibits states from imposing any "voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure"
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You don't base a policy on lies. In person voter fraud is a "lie." Early balloting which requires no ID is where you see voter fraud. Having an ID does nothing to curb "That" fraud.
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I meant to say "Absentee balloting" which requires no ID is where you see voter fraud. Having an ID does nothing to curb "That" fraud.
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Sorry dennie but you're wrong. The 15th Amendment prohibits the governmentdenying a citizen the vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" meaning slavery. It doesn't extend to anyone the "fundamental right" to vote.
Would you like to try again? You could try the 19th but all that does is prohibit the government from denying women the vote. The 24th deals with denying based on ability to pay a tax. The 26th gives the vote to those 18-20. Even the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 doesn't extend the fundamental right to all citizens to vote. It deals with discrimination based on race.
I'm sorry dennie but it seems to me you're regurgitating the same tired tripe the left has been exposing for decades. Don't you know that retelling a lie doesn't make it true.
I'm curious though, you've ignored the fact that the President had to provide identification in IL to vote. Why is that?
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I didn't know slavery existed 1964.
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Echoing the language of the 15th Amendment, the Act prohibits states from imposing any "voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure ... to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color. Specifically, Congress intended the Act to outlaw the practice of requiring otherwise "qualified voters to pass literacy tests in order to register to vote," a principal means by which Southern states had prevented African Americans from exercising the franchise. The Act was signed into law by "President Lyndon B. Johnson," who had earlier signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
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The Act established extensive federal oversight of elections administration, providing that states with a history of discriminatory voting practices (so-called "covered jurisdictions") {could not implement any change affecting voting without first obtaining the approval of the Department of Justice,} a process known as preclearance. These enforcement provisions applied to states and political subdivisions (mostly in the South) that had used a "device" to limit voting and in which less than 50 percent of the population was registered to vote in 1964. The Act has been renewed and amended by Congress four times, the most recent being a 25-year extension signed into law by President "George W. Bush in 2006."
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States are making it harder and harder for people to vote, virtually guaranteeing that many people won't really have the right at all. Poll taxes and literacy tests have given way to more modern voter suppression tactics packaged as voter ID laws, restrictions to voter registration and cuts to early voting. With these new laws in effect, up to 5 million voters could be turned away at the polls.
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And who said President Obama had to provide identification to vote
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Thanks dennie for proving my point. States control guidelines regarding voting with the limitd restrictions. States cannot deny the vote based on race, origin, gender or certain age but otherwise, determine who can and cannot vote. Basically, so long as the restrictions placed by states are uniform to all citizens, there is little the federal government can or will do about those laws. After all, Voter ID laws that apply to EVERY citizen meet Constitutional muster so in reality, there is very little Big Brother can do.
And his from a Washington Post article. Feel free to google it if you choose.
"President Obama voted about 5:20 p.m. at a community center in his hometown of Chicago, punching his choices into a touch-screen machine after signing forms and showing his driver's license."
Once again, if it's good enough for the President in 'Chicago, why isn't it good enough for citizens of West Virginia?
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Pilonidal dimple is a condition that can occur anywhere along the crease between the buttocks, which runs from the bone at the bottom of the spine (sacrum) to the anus.
Pilonidal dimple may appear as:
Pilonidal abscess; Pilonidal sinus; Pilonidal cyst; Pilonidal disease
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There may be no symptoms other than a small dent (pit) in the skin in the crease between the buttocks.
The cause of pilonidal disease is not clear. It is thought to be caused by hair growing into the skin in the crease between the buttocks.
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It may help to keep the area clean and dry and remove hair regularly to prevent infection.
Call your health care provider if you notice any of the following around the pilonidal cyst:
You will be asked for your medical history and given a physical examination. Sometimes you may be asked for the following information:
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Pilonidal disease that causes no symptoms does not need to be treated.
A pilonidal abscess may be opened, drained, and packed with gauze. Antibiotics may be used if there is an infection spreading in the skin or you also have another, more severe illness.
Other surgeries that may be needed include:
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I'm guessing many FSM readers will recognize the title reference, if like me you're a fan of Neal Stephenson's work. If you're not a fan, then... er... how could you not be?! I'm kidding. I realize tastes differ, but to me, Stephenson is essential geek reading.
His essay, In the Beginning was the Command Line, has been around for several years now. It's showing some age in areas, but it reads as well today as it did back in 1999. It's filled with interesting ideas and thoughts about technology and culture, including free software. For example, you don't have to read very far in to the essay to find a great analogy between operating systems and car dealerships.
Stephenson describes a crossroads with four dealerships. Microsoft is the biggest and sells station wagons. Apple sells more attractive Euro-styled sedans. BeOS sells fully operational Batmobiles. (Did I mention the essay shows some signs of age?) The Batmobiles are cheaper than anything else on the market...
With one exception, that is: Linux, which is right next door, and which is not a business at all. It's a bunch of RVs, yurts, tepees, and geodesic domes set up in a field and organized by consensus. The people who live there are making tanks. These are not old-fashioned, cast-iron Soviet tanks; these are more like the M1 tanks of the U.S. Army, made of space-age materials and jammed with sophisticated technology from one end to the other. But they are better than Army tanks. They've been modified in such a way that they never, ever break down, are light and maneuverable enough to use on ordinary streets, and use no more fuel than a subcompact car. These tanks are being cranked out, on the spot, at a terrific pace, and a vast number of them are lined up along the edge of the road with keys in the ignition. Anyone who wants can simply climb into one and drive it away for free..
And this seems just as true today, seven years later. It continually amazes me, what we're doing here. We're making free tanks! Well, so far I'm just promoting and slowly figuring out how to use the tanks, but still: we're making free tanks! And why shouldn't they be free? They're made of ones and zeros. Really, just a big number. How can a number be owned?
Along with operating systems, we have some killer free applications. I'm starting to use the GIMP, with some trepidation. Looking at all of its menus and options and palettes and etcetera, it seems I'm sitting at the nexus of the graphics universe, with vast reserves of power at my fingertips. And it's free! Even if I feel like Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer when confronted with its mysteries, there are spell books out there to help me with the proper incantations.
For example, a while back I found a tutorial for downgrading transparent 24-bit PNGs to make PNGs that display correctly in IE6. Rote repetition of the steps gradually led to a better understanding of how the program works. Just this weekend I found another tutorial that showed me how to fix red eye in pictures. It really is like magic.
Stephenson writes:
The group giving away the free tanks only stays alive because it is staffed by volunteers, who are lined up at the edge of the street with bullhorns, trying to draw customers' attention to this incredible situation..
And that's what I want to do: get on a bullhorn and spread the word. "You don't need to spend $500 on Photoshop! Get the GIMP for free!"
I'm also just putting my first productive GNU/Linux machine to work, an older box that will be used for web browsing and spreadsheets. While tinkering around with it this weekend, I felt a little giddy. Partly because it's just so cool what you can get for free, as in free beer, but more because of what it represents in freedom. Even if I'm temporarily taking backward steps in productivity because I don't know GNU/Linux very well, I'm moving to freedom, and that's something I've been wanting to do for a long time.
(It's not all flower parades and being greeted as a liberator, to be sure. Getting it to work on my machine--Wintermute--has caused me some bafflement and frustration, of which there'll be more to say about it here at FSM or at the home planet.)
I get carried away with this idea of free software because it's so liberating and full of promise. That everyone can share in the benefits of our cumulative knowledge for zero marginal cost. Once you have a computer, you can use and enjoy all the information in the world without taking away from anyone else's use and enjoyment. And it just seems right that it should be this way. We shouldn't restrict things that cost nothing to copy. I've fallen under the influence of Eben Moglen with this way of looking at it. He made a big impression on me with a speech he gave that's based on his dotCommunist Manifesto. Here's one of the key parts:
The great moral question of the twenty-first century is: If all knowledge, all culture, all art, all useful information, can be costlessly given to everyone at the same price that it is given to anyone--if everyone can have everything, everywhere, all the time, why is it ever moral to exclude anyone from anything?. If you could make lamb chops in endless numbers by the mere pressing of a button, there would be no moral argument for hunger ever, anywhere.. I see no system of moral philosophy generated by the economy of the past that could evolve a principle to explain the moral legitimacy of denial in the presence of infinite profusion..
Comparing the distribution of food to the sharing of knowledge and cultural works seems to me exactly right, because information, knowledge, and culture is food for our soul.
Is there anyone that would deny someone the lamb chop, if it cost nothing to copy?
To me, after we've satisfied our more basic needs, and along with love and long walks in the woods, the experience of learning and sharing culture makes life worth living. We can't replicate food or shelter at no cost today, but we can copy the ones and zeros that represent who we are and what we have discovered and achieved. Why should we deny the higher passions, if we wouldn't deny the lower?
An immediate objection from many reasonable people is that we wouldn't have the quantity and quality of intellectual production today if not for the incentive of monopoly over the right to copy the work. Slightly less reasonable people might argue some intrinsic right to control the product of intellectual work.
It is reasonable and proper to ask questions about possible changes to our current system, and to try to understand how these changes in the rules will affect current and future producers, but if we take it as a moral imperative to allow the copying of information and knowledge, it becomes easier to accept disruptive change.
Benjamin Mako Hill, commenting on that same quote from Moglen, wrote:
Free access to information is essential because the alternative is unethical and unacceptable. Replacing a system built on the unjust restriction of knowledge may not--and probably will not--be easy or smooth and that doesn't matter. Migrating away from other unjust systems of the past--slavery, child labor, exploitation of all sorts [3]--is not always, or often, easy and smooth. Sacrifices are made.. Where sustainable solutions for the production of knowledge are not obvious, we--as producers and consumers--have a moral responsibility to be creative and to create them.. [3] I don't intend to imply that child labor or slavery and copyright are moral equivalents. I'm simply stating that their abolition was a moral imperative in the face of strong and highly ingrained economic considerations..
It's scary to move out in new directions. Those with the most at stake in the current spoils system are protesting loudly right now. They're working to protect their positions. It might even be in my own best interest to maintain the existing system exactly as it is today. But working for free software has brought out my youthful idealism again, and I want to work for something that can help make the world a better place. Along with others who feel this way, I think we have something more powerful going for us than financial self-interest. We still have to earn our daily bread, but as Benjamin wrote, we need to be creative in finding new ways to do this.
With free software, we're fortunate to already have many examples of working models in support of this ideology and method of production. I personally think the same will go for free culture in the form of music and literature, but it is less certain how we'll get there. In any case, let's stay on the bullhorn and continue to draw attention to this incredible situation.
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I gently recycled the Moglen and Mako Hill quotes from this post at movingtofreedom.org. Coming up this week I'm planning on writing more about the Stephenson essay and about my feeble efforts to get Fedora running on Wintermute.
Reusable with this attribution (including hyperlinks), and please note if modifications are made: Copyright © Scott Carpenter, 2006. Originally published in Free Software Magazine. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC-BY-SA-2.5).
Fantastic and inspirational!
"Really, just a big number. How can a number be owned?" lol! That was *sweet*, Scott! It is, indeed, scary to move into new directions. And, as we let go of from where we came, we wonder how solid the ground is beneath us as we move forward. It sounds so good - but, can we make a living, too? What a journey. I am so glad to be involved. Thanks, Scott for this great read!
Actually numbers are frequently owned
Credit card numbers, bank account numbers, user identifications. Keys are merely physical embodiments of numbers. Real estate property lines are just a series of vectors, which are also numbers. All of your bank balances are just numbers. A lot of things we own are really just information.
Ownership and numbers are both abstract concepts.
As such, the rules are subject to change, but I don't think it makes sense to reject the whole concept.
Private vs Public
Well, it may have been kind of a flip comment, but I'd still make the distinction between public and private numbers. If someone publishes with the intention of something being read/used, then it falls more in to the public number thing.
And the property lines may be vectors, but the property is "real."
Now, I know that I give my account numbers to people with the intention of them being used, but I hope we can make that distinction between that and other forms of speech. :-)
Thanks, Amy. Yes, the making a living thing is what we have to worry about today. It's fun to imagine a Star Trek future where people don't have to work and can choose any kind of interesting work/hobby they really would like to do.
I believe to a degree the idea that anyone can do today what they want to do, but it also seems disingenuous, given differences in opportunities, skills, and intelligence.
But technology is improving ever faster, and while it creates new problems, it appears to solve many others. It's conceivable that in the future we will reach some kind of post-scarcity society, and only after getting much closer to it will more people see that weird things like free software were essential steps in that direction. And while the transition may be rocky, it will ultimately be a good thing. (And now that I have a daughter, I'm more concerned about the long term. :-)
Just like I'd guess the first agriculture pioneers might have appeared to be doing some weird things as opposed to the long-established hunting and gathering system, we're doing something similarly fundamental in human history as the invention of agriculture. (Now wouldn't *that* invention be a good one to establish perpetual ownership of for you and your descendants? Of course, maybe we're getting back to that with things like Monsanto's biotech patents.)
I like the idea of replicating pork chops.
"It's fun to imagine a Star Trek future where people don't have to work and can choose any kind of interesting work/hobby they really would like to do."
Scott - In a sense, that is what I tell my children as they are starting to think about their futures (one in college next year - eeek!). Find what you love and pursue it! You don't have to force yourself to find time to do what you love to do and, as a result, you *are* going to get good at it and should be able to make a reasonable living for your family. So, I think your idea is probably not as "Star Trekian" as you might think.
I believe you are right about our transition period; it is difficult to see where we are heading and how everyone's needs will be taken care of. I worry about volunteers being ultimately taken advantage of if greed and collusion are allowed to take control. That is where community is going to be an important watch dog.
You have a good mind, Scott, and I enjoy and learn from your perspectives. Thanks much!


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Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) is an enzyme found mainly in the heart, brain, and skeletal muscle. This article discusses the test to measure the amount of CPK in the blood.
CPK test
A blood sample is needed. This may be taken from a vein. The procedure is called a venipuncture.
This test may be repeated over 2 or 3 days for if you are a patient in the hospital.
Usually, no special preparation is necessary.
Tell your doctor about any medications you are taking. Drugs that can increase CPK measurements include amphotericin B, certain anesthetics, statins, fibrates, dexamethasone, alcohol, and cocaine.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, you may feel moderate pain, or only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
When the total CPK level is very high, it usually means there has been injury or stress to muscle tissue, the heart, or the brain.
Muscle tissue injury is most likely. When a muscle is damaged, CPK leaks into the bloodstream. Determining which specific form of CPK is high helps doctors determine which tissue has been damaged.
This test may be used to:
The pattern and timing of a rise or fall in CPK levels can be diagnostically significant, particularly if a heart attack is suspected.
Except in unusual cases, other tests are used to diagnose a heart attack.
Total CPK normal values:
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
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Other tests should be done to determine the exact location of muscle damage.
Factors that may affect test results include cardiac catheterization, intramuscular injections, trauma to muscles, recent surgery, and heavy exercise.
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Chinnery PF. Muscle diseases. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 429.
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Okay, during the freestyles at our Providence release party last night I dissed someone in the crowd for wearing a trucker hat. I take it back, but what is it about these trucker hats that everyone loves so dearly? There is no louder way to say that you do business with Allston Beat than by sporting one of these hats made popular by redneck cargo haulers nationwide. I am all for new trends before they become new trends (and maybe 2 or 3 weeks after that), but this one really disgusts me.
Its fine when I see one on a journalist or your typical indie rock kid. It works for him it goes with his size XM (extra medium) vintage Camaro t-shirt and retro Ponys. Hes a horse of a different color, he is not the enemy, at least in this scenario. By the way, those Ponys are another piece of retro-culture that burn me up. This is the company that made the $20 alternative to the Air Jordans in the late 80s called City Wings. Sounds like a bad tv show. Now I'm an old schooler, and no one was rocking those back in the day except Spud Webb. If you were, you certainly werent fresh, so why rock them now? Oh thats right, its hip to be square. Its fresh to be square. Too-cool-to-be-cool.
That brings me back to the trucker hat. The line between hipster and hip-hop has clearly been blurred. Forgive me for using the word hipster, because thats a little too hip these days too. Lets face it: the trucker hat has replaced the backpack. El-p is a genius, putting his labels label on the front of these things. Talk about knowing your audience. I was at Scribble Jam in Ohio, sort of like a Roswell, New Mexico for hip-hoppers, and he was there with a fistful of green. I thought, damn, he has to be making money to be wearing one of those every time I see him. I am not mad at him though, I respect him (and all trendsetters) greatly. Its not his fault that the crowd he attracted happens to be those avant-garde hug-rap followers who rush to the front row of a show to stand there and look at you, almost as if they had a notebook, a pencil, and a deadline to meet for the Boston Globe.
These people, accompanied by their trucker hats, too-long-to-be-a-hip-hopper haircuts and thick framed I-was-beat-up-in-high-school-but-still-try-to-get-laid glasses, make me want to vomit. A message to all you trucker hat half-ways: Pharrell can get away with it. You cannot. Well, maybe you can, but not with me around. Not with any type of real hip-hop playing in the background. Oh wait, wrong again! Virtually every Manhattan bar I enter, I hear a familiar drum break, scratch, or sample...all provided by some "dj" with size 26 corduroys on and a "Coke Is It" throwback tee. Where were you in 82? Fuck it, where were you in 92?
The return of vinyl, and everyones all for it. Bullshit. I say bury it. Leave it to the people who truly appreciate it, the people who have been carrying crates of wax for years, not the people who bought a new Volkswagen to transport it. Yes, I stole that scenario from the little car commercial primetime television has been running, Im not even sure if its Volkswagen, I think it might be Hyundai. Whatever it is its sickening. It's bad enough when you walk into Urban Outfitters with your girl (that should be the only reason you are there) and you see Biz Markie t-shirts packaged like 12" records and placed on racks that are supposed to look like vinyl bins. FUCK THAT.
Leave vinyl and everything that goes along with it for the people who truly appreciate it, not for the people who will throw it in their closet next year, right next to their trucker hat. -Esoteric
Tue Oct 15, 2002 5:55 pm
August Spies
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wow hip hop is silly.
as ive said before im primaily a punk/hardcore kid who listens to hip hop, ive been wearing trucker hats for a while. I just think they feel and look better than normal baseball hats... and I found one in a thrifts store with a picture of a little kid on it.
Ive never seen a hip hop kid with a trucker hat before, since when did this become a big phenomenon?
anyway... its a hat! wtf is going on here? has hip hop degenerated to the piont where everyone has to bitch about a clothing accesory?!? Fucking shit. In the punk scene there used to be some debates about fashion styles, but they had a point to it. LIke "fucking 30 dollar anarchy shirts from hot topic are pure irony and stupidity" and even then the debates seemed silly and most people ignored it.
a fucking hat. merde.
EDIT: I can kinda see where he is coming from with vinyl, but I disagree. I buy vinyl because I think it is a better medium (for a lot of reasons) id rather have mroe people buying it.... plus when they get tired of it, its in the crates for me!
Tue Oct 15, 2002 6:11 pm
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The only advantage with vinyl, other than nostalgia, as far as I can see is that the low end sounds better. Other than that, digital is the waaaaave of the future.
About the trucker hats, I think Eso's rant is funny...I wouldn't take it too seriously, but he has a point.
I agree with him MORE about the shoes, actually...the hat, its like, who the hell cares...Pharell looks dope wearing it, and just like when he was a kid, kids today are gonna wear the accessories of their heroes.
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I bought a Deep Space 9mm trucker hat the other night as a matter of fact. But the hat and I are having philosophical diffrences. I liked the concept when I bought the hat. But I am not a hat wearing person. So what I have is 10 dollar shelf ornament.
I think the movement spins out of an anti-backpacker backlash. Kids going out of their way to dress and act not hiphop at all, just because they get sick of having to present their credentials at every turn. So it's kind of like "fuck hiphop" and what you think hiphop is. But it looks as if, all that's happened is that the backpacker kids are now just trucker hat kids, so the plan will backfire. But SMART marketing on El-P's part. Def Jux knows its audience better than the audience knows themselves, and they cater to it very well.
this pisses me off though. It's just another instance of hiphop "culture"; and shit like this bothers me, because it seems like it's just the product of hiphop's bitchiness...I don't need music to be acting as a segregating influence in my life. Bringing people together is one thing, but bringing them together and holding them together against their will and making statements about there moms is fucking annoying as piss.
I wish people would just make fucking music and cut all the pretensious bullshit.
I don't know if any of this makes any sense totally, but randomly it's how I feel about that essay.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 6:28 pm
August Spies
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I realize it was somewhat tounge-in-cheek but ive honestly heard a lot of shit about trucker hats from several places recently.
I think vinyl has a ton of advantages but thats probably suited for another thread.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 6:31 pm
Sage Francis
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Joe has his own thoughts on Trucket Hats, and I would really like for him to rant.
As for me, I never thought much of it at all. Eso's commentary made me laugh.
I have one thing to say to Esoteric though:
Some follow trends...some set them. How's your polo collection?
Tue Oct 15, 2002 6:50 pm
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^hahaa, I was wondering something along those lines.
My shoes are wu wear....am I a consumerist idiot? Yesh, yesh i am.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:02 pm
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Actually trucker hats are old school steez. I don't rock them but if you look at any old school videos like Wild Style etc, you'll see b-boys rocking mesh caps, just like sheepskin jackets and those vintage style jeans with the ripples are coming back into style. I don't generally sport trucker hats but I got a dope yellow and blue 'Fuct' one with a dude on a polo horse but hes got a rifle in his hand instead of that jockey stick thing. I think it's dope but I hardly wear it.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:15 pm
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To be honest, I'm thinking of buying a "Free ODB" hat.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:17 pm
Sorry Sage, I'm going to follow my new philosophy and keep my mouth shut on this one. The main reason is I've met some great kids/supporters/avid fans of quality hip hop and art rocking those things. I would hate to be the bully in school cracking on someone's gear.
I will say this...I agree with Eso BUT BUT BUT...if I were to rant I would've taken the subject in a completely different direction. I like where he brought it and I thought it was well written; enough for me to openly prop him on it.
My arguement would be more along the lines of.....ehhh, STOP Joe, shut the fuck up!
I'm out before I look like a big dickhead.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:19 pm
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Location: Chicopee & Springfield, MA
id be interested in hearing what you have to say Joey
Sage was right about Eso and the Polo shit... as much as i like Eso
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:37 pm
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I wear mesh caps simply because they are well ventalated. I skateboard, so having a sweaty head aint too much fun, especially with my super thick hair.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:38 pm
Sage Francis
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sidenote to Eso:
What are you wearing on your new album cover? JESUS! What if your 1992 self were to see you wearing that? He'd call you a sucka! You ain't representin with gear like that
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:39 pm
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I like to read Joe's rants. Whether I agree with them or not they are always well constructed and definitely something to think about.
Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:42 pm
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Location: woonsocket ri
that was my boy's def jux cap eso dissed at the show
he and i were rocking those hats since last century
they just look dirt ball and make me laugh
at the show eso made fun of beyonders air force ones because they were a month old
he needed to buy another pair of kicks with satans checkmark of aproval
Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:57 pm
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So the weather is starting to turn really nice here in Utah valley. We haven't had a snow storm in about 10 days. There is still a lot of snow up on the mountains but a lot of the lower trails are snow free and ready to go. The locals say this has been a very mild winter and that the trails are opening up sooner than normal. I like that. So i haven't done a lot of exploring yet but that is fixing to change. I have been conversing with folks on the local Utah mountain bike forum at www.utahmountainbiking.com and have ridden with a few. this forum is a great resource for anyone planning to do any riding in Utah. the trail descriptions are right on, and the forum is full of very helpful folks.
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I live in Provo Canyon canyon so the options are many.
So i am sitting here contemplating where to ride. It is a little too early in the season for any organized Saturday morning group rides to have formed, or maybe I just don't know about them yet. A fellow named Kanyon Kris on the UMB forum who apparently lives in the area was nice enough to send me an awesome map of the area trails that can be viewed from Google Earth. check it out Provo Canyon Trails
The other day i did get out to do a little exploring around the bottom of the canyon and found the Great Western Trail and the place the locals call "The Alter"
The Great Western Trail which runs just south of where I am is part of the network of trails that run from Canada to Mexico. Info on the trail system is here
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Roger in semis
Roger won his quarter final against Milos Roanic 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3) today to book his spot in the semi-finals in Halle.
"It was a great match on a high level and I am glad that it worked out so well" said Roger.
Roanic's strong serves - 220 km/h - were a tough weapon for Roger to battle against. But Roger did so very well, not facing a single break-ball during the entire match. The Canadian simply had that extra bit of luck in the tie-break of the first set. In the second, Roger stayed focused to secure the only break of the match. In the final set, our champ then made sure to score enough mini-breaks in the tie-break to convert his second match-ball for a spot in the semis.
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Keep the momentum for this summer.
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Just like any other military branch, the U.S. Air Force has always had more than its share of spit-and-polish rules and regulations.
Now, don't get me wrong; there's nothing wrong with that.
But sometimes, those rules didn't always get obeyed, especially by Capt. Lowe when we were stationed at the Air Force Missile Center in Florida.
Now the good captain, thanks to his occasional copilot and courageous confidant, Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel, was known for bending those regulations almost to the breaking point.
On a very cold afternoon, I stood by the old North Bridge in Concord, Mass., trying to get a good handle on what happened on this patch of land more than 200 years ago.
It was here, on April 19, 1775, where about 500 militia fought and defeated three companies of the King George's troops.
Romanticized in hundreds of history books, the "shots were heard around the world" signaled the start of the American Revolution.
It kind of reminds me of the two shots America fired 65 years ago this week to end the war of all wars.
Just a few months ago, Mama and Aunt Bess were drawing off water in spare pots, pans and a wash tub or two because our pipes were frozen.
It's now late July and as hot as blue blazes. Nothing is freezing.
Every time, I see a youngster splashing in a swimming pool, I stare at my feet.
Among the things I never mastered was learning to swim.
My inability to tread water was a great embarrassment, but I just couldn't muster up enough gumption to learn.
In later life, aboard troop ships, I always made it a point to become overly familiar with every lifeboat. But I'm getting a little ahead of myself.
You know, I would've made a good anchor. For some reason, whenever I jumped into a body of water, I automatically sank to the bottom.
Somebody a lot smarter than me once said, "Into every life, a little rain must mess everything up."
Well, it was pretty close to that, anyhow.
And for me, things had gotten pretty messed up and the only one to blame it on was me.
Mama didn't have a mean bone in her body, but when I crossed her, she made life around here real rough.
When I came home from school on Friday, I sorta messed around and didn't get all my chores done.
A recent visit to the Amish Farmers' Market at Mechanicsville, Md., has me looking back. I never grow tired of seeing horses and wagons.
The sight of them prompted us to stop and buy some fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.
Shucks, that means the fresh corn and Georgia cannonball (watermelon) harvest should be arriving any day via wagon.
You know, there was a time when mule and horse-drawn wagons were common sights in Lancaster's business district.
My memory is decent, but I just register a blank for Independence Day celebrations when I was a youngster.
What I mostly remember is everybody mentioning that it was hot as the Fourth of July in our classroom at Chesterfield Grammar School a couple of months before the holiday ever rolled around.
I was up to speed on old Ben Franklin and George Washington. Paul Revere was a real favorite of mine. If anybody needed to know about him, all they had to do was ask. Funny thing, though, with school out for the summer, nobody ever did.
Some days, there's not a whole lot of grandfathering stuff to do. We decided to tour the Maryland countryside with our granddaughter, who was shopping for a home nearer her workplace.
The cost of real estate in the greater Washington, D.C., area is outrageous. I guess everything is geared to the cost of living for diplomats, public servants, elected representatives and those looking to get elected.
One lead seemed promising. We saddled up and headed out in search of it like a herd of thirsty horses smelling fresh water from a stream.
You know, fathers are always full of sage advice and catchy phrases.
They gave it to us whether we wanted it or not.
That comes with being the family patriarch. Just like with Uncle Sam, rank does have its privileges. I'm the one who is enjoying giving the advice, now.
I heard my dad, the late Major Evans, say more than once, "Son, nothing comes free. There is always a price to pay."
That's as true now as it was 70 years ago. I'll prove it.
Mrs. Sam Marks had been teaching us Bible stuff in Sunday school class for a while and I was finally starting to get the hang of some of it.
Our latest lessons centered on the 10 Commandments. Most of 'em seem to make sense, but I was having a little trouble understanding just what "Thou shalt not covet" meant.
"It means that we should not wish for things our friends have," she said.
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The town boards of Naples and South Bristol will meet July 29 to consider a possible consolidation of district and services.
The adjacent towns have long discussed expanding the ways they share services that deal with issues including everything from public water and sewer needs to emergency services.
The meeting, which may address other business as well, will take place at 7 p.m. at the South Bristol Town Hall, 6500 Gannett Hill Road.
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Microsoft Buys Rights to Hit Videogame Franchise
Microsoft has purchased the rights to the hit videogame series, "Gears of War," ensuring the popular franchise remains exclusive to its Xbox One console.
The Redmond, Wash., tech giant said Monday it acquired the hit videogame series from Epic Games, which is known both for the "Gears of War" space war titles, as well as its game development software for consoles and PCs. Microsoft said Rod Fergusson, a former director of production at Epic, will be joining Microsoft and helping with further development of the franchise.
Microsoft didn't disclose how much it paid Epic for the rights to the game.
"This franchise, and these fans, are part of the soul of Xbox," said Phil Spencer, Microsoft's head of videogame development for the Xbox, in a statement. "By acquiring this franchise, Microsoft Studios will continue to offer them more of their favorite games and entertainment experiences from the 'Gears of War' universe."
Microsoft has reason to continue building the videogame franchise. "Gears of War," first released in 2006, has inspired multiple sequels and sold an aggregate 22 million units, grossing more than $1 billion, making it one of the top titles in the industry.
More importantly, the acquisition guarantees exclusive offerings for Microsoft's new Xbox One console, which is battling Sony's new PlayStation 4. Microsoft has said it sold three million units to consumers by the end of 2013; Sony says it sold 4.2 million units.
A deciding factor for many gamers is often the titles themselves, and Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo alike all use exclusive titles as incentive to buy their hardware.
Microsoft's move with "Gears of War" is similar to its handling of "Halo," one of the most popular videogames of all time. Microsoft took control of the rights to that game after Bungie, the series creator, spun out to create a new title on its own. "Halo 4," the first entrant created by new Microsoft studio 343 Industries in 2012, sold nearly 9 million units according to industry tracker VGChartz, certifying it as a hit.
Microsoft said its Black Tusk videogame development studio will head up "Gears of War" development, and hopes to announce one of its newest products sometime this year.


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First Date Goes Horribly Wrong; Woman Arrested
Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 9:39 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 9:39 a.m.
BOCA RATON | It was a first date to remember - but for all the wrong reasons.
Boca Raton police said a 35-year-old woman attacked her date with a knife and smashed his windows early Wednesday after he disagreed with her assessment that she was his girlfriend.
The 39-year-old man told detectives he met the woman earlier in the week and they agreed to a Tuesday date. He took her to dinner and then back to his apartment.
Police say the woman became enraged after the man denied she was his girlfriend. They say that when he told her to leave, she grabbed a kitchen knife. The man wrestled it away and threw her out. She then allegedly smashed his windows with rocks.
She remained jailed Thursday on aggravated assault and other charges.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KKCO) Under executive order one UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with a crew of three Colorado Army National Guardsmen, Task Force Aviation, dropped 20 BamBi Buckets(r) of water onto the Waldo Canyon fire bringing the to-date total to 106 buckets, 48,760 gallons.
COARNG Soldiers and Airmen from Task Force Security established 13 Traffic control points and 5 security check points around the affected area of the fire. Airmen from the Colorado Air National Guard 140 Wing at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., are riding along side Colorado Springs Police officers and providing security to the Incident Command post, staging area, and Spike Camp.
The Forest Service has mobilized all eight Department of Defense C-130s equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems. The airtankers are assisting with wildfire suppression efforts in Colorado and elsewhere.
These aircraft are currently based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., however, four of the aircraft will be moving on Monday to Cheyenne, WY to minimize retardant reloading time as the MAFFS are being requested to work fires not only in Colorado, but also in other States out West.
To date, the MAFFS aircraft have conducted 83 sorties, 73 air drops and dropped more than 190,000 gallons of retardant in the Rocky Mountain Region with a primary focus on the Waldo Canyon fire.
This total of eight MAFFS is in addition to the nineteen airtankers currently available nationally to combat fires. More than 11,000 personnel, more than 700 fire engines and more than 110 helicopters are also fighting wildfires around the U.S., supporting state and local efforts.
As part of heightened efforts, the Forest Service is training an Army
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The training involved one day of classroom training and one to two days of field training. During the classroom training, Soldiers learn about wildfire suppression including fire behavior and fireline safety.
During field training, Soldiers will receive instruction in fire suppression methods and procedures. This effort will ensure there are additional resources available should the U.S. Forest Service require them.
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The Easy Way to Start Composting
Despite what you've heard, composting at home doesn't have to be complicated.
Compost is king when it comes to growing a beautiful garden. This nutrient-rich black dirt forms as vegetable and plant matter decomposes. It's easy to do, is a great way to use food scraps and other items (that might otherwise end up a landfill), and bonus: It's virtually free.
Start with a space.
First, decide whether you want to use a closed container or open space near your garden. Naturally, a closed bin is easily contained, but it can make regulating moisture a challenge, and it will holds less compost. An open pile is easier to mix and monitor, but can be quite unsightly (it is a heap of decomposing material, after all). Whichever you choose, keep it outside, as the compost will emit a distinct odor as the matter breaks down.
Get mixing.
Start your heap with dirt from your garden, and begin adding food scraps. Throw them in regularly (say, after dinner each day), and also maintain a balanced mixture of wet green material (grass clippings and vegetable peels), and dry brown material (chopped leaves and shredded paper). Stir the pile every week or two evenly to distribute the beneficial bacteria growing inside. Keep the mixture moist, but not soaking wet. In time (a few weeks to a couple months), you'll have a fantastic, nurtient-packed soil.
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Grass clippings, chopped leaves, vegetable and fruit scraps, weeds, straw and hay, and shredded paper and cardboard are all great additions to your pile. Even egg shells, coffee grounds and dryer lint are fair game.
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Meat and other fatty food scraps can attract unwanted critters. And avoid any inorganic matter, like plastic, treated wood or grass-clippings that have been treated with herbicide. Some experts caution against placing weeds in your compost pile, too. If they're seeding, they might eventually pop up in your garden.
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MC Scorpion wrote: i think they are both wack
bles wrote: ...Yea, I wrote it from my house in the Hamptons while drinking whine. Good one. You should write for Conan.
True, Triumph is hilarious... that really is the only part of Conan that is funny... "which of course, is stuff he didn't write". Skits included or skits aside, Leno is way funnier, wittier, and better planned than Conan.
The stand up alone is KILLING Conan. And in all seriousness, anyone that disagrees from this point on out is admitting to being a fucking idiot.
Fuck Conan, Conan sucks.
Soon people will be applauding the BET comics and booing George Carlin.
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he has a point, i mean all he does is dance around and say one or 2 jokes, then he makes fun of the way the audience is laughing.


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NEW: Long hospital stay for child drive-by victim
Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 10:23 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11:58 a.m.
A 4-year-old boy struck by a bullet in a recent drive-by shooting is expected to remain hospitalized for another three to four weeks.
The boy was struck in the head and airlifted to a regional hospital after the shooting, which occurred around 11:20 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 2600 block of 36th Avenue West in Manatee County, according to the sheriff's office.
Detectives initially thought the home, where the boy lives with his mother, was targeted by a passing vehicle. After further investigation, authorities now think the suspect or suspects fired at another vehicle and a stray bullet penetrated the boy's bedroom window.
The boy sustained non-life-threatening injuries, but "there are concerns regarding his vision," according to the sheriff's office. Other media outlets have reported the boy lost an eye, but officials said that is inaccurate.
Detectives are looking to speak with Horatio Papillion, who has been identified as a person-of-interest in the case.
Authorities are also seeking a possible male witness seen running near the crime scene after the shooting. He is described as white with short blond hair and tattoos on his right arm and right shoulder. He was wearing blue jean shorts and carrying what appeared to be a black shirt.
Anyone with information can call Detective Darryl Davis at 747-3011, ext. 2535 or Crime Stoppers at 866-634-8477.
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nodirectionhome wrote: the NFB is rife with canadian documentaries(and other publicly funded films), all on the net for free. i'd recommend to anyone to check out this site. a lot of good canadian stuff on there.
this could have been posted before, but is awesome nonetheless
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Dave Matthews & Friends,
Saturday, 12/20/2003
BlueCross Arena, Rochester, NY
Set 1: Intro, #41, Where Are You Going?, Typical Situation, Cry Freedom, Dancing Nancies
Set 2: Intro, Trouble, Dodo, Stay or Leave, Up and Away > Tell Me Something Good, So Damn Lucky, Gravedigger > Grey Blue Eyes, Up On Cripple Creek, American Tune, Oh, Oh, Sister, Too High > Fire, Some Devil, Spanish Moon, Solsbury Hill, Sweet Up and Down, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Encore: Everyday[1] > Bathtub Gin[1] > Everyday[1], Fool In the Rain
[1] Trey and Dave acoustic.
Notes: Emmylou Harris & Spyboy opened. The first set was performed acoustic by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds (no Trey). "Everyday" and "Bathtub Gin" were performed acoustic by Trey and Dave Matthews.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Dave Matthews, Ray Paczkowski, Tony Hall, Brian Blade, Tim Reynolds


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The election is drawing nigh and I hear more and more people saying that they are going to "sit this one out" because their "vote doesn't count anyway." Besides, they "don't really like either candidate, so why vote?"
What a load of crap! Every vote counts, if for no other reason than to make sure that we get a new pack of thieves and liars every four years (the lesser of two evils). It always takes a new administration a little time to come up to speed, and we the people save or at least postpone for a little while the uncontrolled, insane spending of our hard earned tax dollars in the process, and quite possibility could see positive changes of less uncontrolled, unjustified government interference, restrictions, taxes, spending and regulations, and executive orders (which circumvent our whole legislative process and balance of power checks and balances) that have huge negative impacts on all our lives, and as things currently stand I feel certain will create more hardships and personal challenges for each of us, and threatens our sacred Constitution & Bill of Rights freedoms and what use to be possible of each of us - "the American Dream" and our right to "Pursuit of Happiness" - if we worked hard, had faith and treated each other with dignity and respect. Not to mention the fact that, any adult who expects someone else to make all their decisions for them and sits around and hopes that everything turns out OK is at best a fool, and at worst a parasite.
Personally, my vote this year isn't going to be based on my "pet" issues or the how the broader issues and political platforms will affect my wife and I; it will be based on what I feel will best limit and hopefully reverse, stop or slow down the direction my country is heading in for the sake of my children and grandchildren, and generations down the line. For me, the present state of affairs and the abysmal lack of integrity, honesty and competence in Washington are intolerable.
Remember to get out and vote.
Like Yoda said, "There is no try, there is only do."
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got; and you have no one to blame but yourself. Thank you.
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Q: Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Surrey - to the west of London - in a semi-rural area that has now been largely absorbed into the London suburbs.
Q: What do you love about Summit County?
This is the best place I can imagine to raise my kids. We have great schools, an involved community and super organizations outside of the school system that combine to allow them to flourish in every aspect of their lives.
Q: What do you enjoy doing when you're not working?
Real estate is very demanding of my time and energy, so spending down time with my family is hugely important. I cook - and love entertaining when I can make the time. I love the Denver Art Museum and am a member of the Denver Botanic Gardens. The Summit County Annual Garden Tour is a must. Gardening is an absorbing and challenging pastime - learning to cultivate plants that withstand the climate and are not just tempting snacks for deer and moose has been a learning curve!
Q: How long have you worked in real estate?
I've worked in real estate since 1978 in London, with some diversionary breaks into working in industry, owning a restaurant and getting a BSc degree. I went back into real estate in Summit County, in 1999.
Q: What is your specialty?
Understanding the needs of my clients in relation to what is happening in their lives. Almost all real estate transactions are triggered by a life change. These could be settling down in a first home, a growing family, financial success, divorce, death or downsizing to an empty nest. My goal is to help every client enjoy the smoothest possible real estate transaction, and allow them to focus their attention on the issues that are driving their sale or purchase.
Q: What designations do you have and what does that mean for people you with?
My Realtor designation reflects a level of education and professionalism I am proud of.
My Certified Negotiation Expert training helps me to consider all the facets of the transaction to ensure the best possible transaction for my client. As a Real Estate Divorce Specialist I look for a grounded atmosphere with divorcing sellers so that the real estate transaction is conducted in a positive manner to conclude the best possible outcome for both parties.
Q: What is the most challenging/gratifying aspect of what you do?
I am passionate about doing the best job possible for my clients - to make sure their needs are met and that everyone is happy. My gratification is in the resolution of the challenges.
Q: What is the most unique property you've listed or sold?
Every property is unique, as are its current and future owners. For example, my last transaction was a $2.6M Keystone golf course home on the Snake River (the highest priced sale in Keystone in the last three years), and the one prior to that was one-bedroom condo for a young couple buying their first home. Embracing the whole spectrum of the property market means working with a range of very different individuals and every transaction is one-of-a-kind.
Q: What are the top three things that separate you from your competitors?
Caring - I always want the best outcomes for my buyers and sellers and I will do everything within my power to that end.
Imagination - where we hit a snag or have an unusual set of circumstances I try to 'think outside the box' and come up with a solution that's a win-win.
A Direct Approach - I believe in 100 percent honesty and practicality, and following the rules that are there to protect everyone in what might be one of the most financially significant transactions in their lives.
Q: What is one tip you have for someone looking to buy or sell a home?
Do your homework and don't be afraid to ask questions.
Q: What do you see in the future for real estate sales/prices?
Where individuals have been invested in the stock market we have seen their money, hopes and dreams wiped out by steady decline, or even overnight. The value of real estate fluctuates with the market but is solid and generally improves over the long term. When you return from work, vacation or to your second home - it is still there. It hasn't disappeared.
Q: Why should someone chose you as their real estate broker?
I really care about the people, the details and getting the sale right. If I can enjoy a long-term relationship with my past clients I am truly happy.
Q: Is there anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?
I enjoy local history and tall tales. I have two teenage kids who were born here, attend Summit High School, and who are (most days) a joy. I'm told I have a very British sense of humor. I'm easy to talk to - call any time: I'm always happy to discuss real estate, red herrings, life in the U.K., life in Summit County, where to go for what and many other diverse topics.


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Early Reviews for Facebook's New Job Search: Dislike
For a long time Facebook users have informally turned the site into a recruiting and job-search tool by listing or linking to job openings networks. On Wednesday, the company formalized that function, entering the job-search business with the launch of its Social Jobs App.
The site, which gathers job listings from a number of well-known job boards, is a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), DirectEmployers Association, and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) .
"We know that the power of social media – the connections between friends, family and community – can have an outsized impact on finding jobs," Facebook said in a statement.
Of course, Facebook execs know this because they've witnessed the success of LinkedIn. In fact, the move is widely seen as an attempt to encroach on a space that LinkedIn has dominated since its inception. LinkedIn's shares tumbled more than 3% on the news of Facebook's entry into the job-board market, though largely recovered by Wednesday afternoon.
The job boards that are providing their listings include Monster Worldwide – which released its own Facebook app, BeKnown, last year – as well as Jobvite and BranchOut.
But the app still has some kinks to work out. When this reporter searched for journalism jobs within 25 miles of New York City, the program turned up results as far away as Germany, the United Kingdom, and Sacramento. The same thing happened when the search was conducted with a New York City zip code rather than a location name.
On the Facebook page announcing the launch, users vented their own frustrations with the app.
"Database had errors when searching, very sloooowwww, they have lots of work to do!!" wrote Ruok Twoday.
User Mike Chapman posted, "I understand this is a first roll out, but I'm surprised at how bad it is coming from a company like Facebook. It's buggy and kind of janky looking."
And while the site has a function to search for "veteran-friendly" jobs, Facebook member Ralph Hall wrote, "No vet-friendly jobs in Jacksonville, FL… a Navy town."
Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes acknowledged Thursday that the app is encountering technical difficulties and said they will be fixed as soon as possible.


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From the Sharepoint Blog,
With many users both on campus and at home opting to upgrade to Windows 7, I wanted to pass along a tiny tidbit of information. Windows 7 is available in 2 different platforms, 32 bit and 64 bit. Users opting for 64 bit should note that there are 2 versions of Internet Explorer installed.
When using internet Explorer, you should make note to use the link that says Internet Explorer, not Internet Explorer (64-bit). Using the 64 bit version can cause problems when accessing Sharepoint, like not being able to properly open Office files.


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Hi all I've only Just signed up and wanted someone opinion please.
Me and my partner are trying to conceive, my periods havnt been regurlar since I had my littleboy but the last couple months they have been regular. I came on my period July 11th came of on the 217th, had unprotected sex on the 20th buy he pulled out. Then we had sex on the 25th 26th and the 27th (went the full way). On the 28th I had really bad cramping to the point I couldn't stand up it eased of gradually on the 29th I wrang and spoke to my doctor and be said I may have water infection, I took a wee sample in and it came back negative he then sent me for a blood test last Thursday and Monday I got the results which where negative. I've been feeling sick, very tired , hungry all the time which is weird as I never really eat and been bloated. So tuesday evening I took a pregnancy test I see a very very faint positive it was that faint u could only see it in a certain light, I done a test yesturday Morning amd was negative. I then noticed I started bleeding I'm 5 days early for my period. Be bleeding ain't heavy like my normal prriod. Could this be implantation bleeding?


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Region's home prices gaining
Published: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:36 p.m.
Southwest Florida kept pace in January with a national trend that saw home prices post sizeable gains from the year before, new data show.
The price of homes sold in the greater Sarasota area in January grew by 11.7 percent, compared with the same month one year ago, while also increasing modestly from December, according to an index released Tuesday by the real estate data provider CoreLogic Inc.
The firm's home-price index also showed real estate nationwide appreciated by 9.7 percent from January 2012 -- the biggest increase since April 2006 and the 11th consecutive monthly increase in home prices nationally.
All but two states, Delaware and Illinois, saw year-over-year price gains.
Despite the progress, Florida remains among five states with the largest peak-to-current value declines, trailing only Nevada with a 43 percent drop.
"The HPI showed strong growth during the typically slow winter season," Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic, said in a statement.
"With these gains, the housing market is poised to enter the spring selling season on sound footing," Fleming said.
"The improvements are materializing across the country, with all but Delaware and Illinois showing increasing HPI and 15 states within 10 percent of their peak values."
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