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Concealed Carry Seminar to Be Held Aug. 11
MIFFLINBURG – The Union County District Attorney, Union County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania State Police, and Pennsylvania Game Commission will be presenting at a Concealed Carry Seminar and answering questions from audience members on Thursday, Aug. 11. The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Mifflinburg Area Middle School LGI, 75 Market St., Mifflinburg.
Small Games of Chance Seminar Scheduled for June 1
MIFFLINGBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement will be giving an informational presentation on Small Games of Chance and answering questions from audience members about its implementation on Wednesday, June 1. The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Selinsgrove Borough Building, 1 North High St., Selinsgrove.
Pennsylvania Must Join with Majority of States in Restoring Right to Work
HARRISBURG — State lawmakers, leaders from organizations across the Commonwealth and other individuals dedicated to making Pennsylvania America's next right-to-work state officially reintroduced the Pennsylvania Open Workforce Initiative (House Bills 1750-55) on Tuesday.
Keller: 'Wolf Tax Increases Will Hurt Employers and Employees Alike'
MIFFLINBURG – Rep. Fred Keller (85th District) issued the following statement regarding Governor Tom Wolf's tax package expected to raise $5.2 billion over two years and includes a $3.5 billion increase in the Personal Income Tax and expansion of the Sales Tax coupled with various other tax increases:
Upper Susquehanna Valley Lawmakers Tell the Truth about Governor Wolf's Budget
WHAT: A news conference to discuss Gov. Tom Wolf's created budget impasse, along with its expected impact on constituents and local social services. The lawmakers will also reiterate their opposition to the governor's $13 billion tax increase over two years on Pennsylvania's working families, and the impact of a potential natural gas severance tax on local businesses.
State Budget Facts vs. Fiction
One month has passed since Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed the state budget. The goal should be to enact a budget built upon fact versus one built on the propaganda being circulated by the governor and special interest groups from Washington, D.C.
Keller, Fellow Lawmakers Urge Residents to Call Wolf on His Misguided Tax Plan
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Fred Keller (R-85) and his fellow lawmakers today sent an open letter to Pennsylvania taxpayers urging them to call Gov. Tom Wolf and tell him to stop his misguided plan to tax middle class families who are already struggling to make ends meet. The text of the letter follows:
Keller Alerts Residents About Ongoing IRS Scam
HARRISBURG – Rep. Fred Keller (R-85) is encouraging local residents to be on the alert for an ongoing and resurgent nationwide telephone scam.
Keller: House Bill 504 is Déjà Vu All Over Again
HARRISBURG – Rep. Fred Keller (R-85) issued the following statement regarding his "no" vote on House Bill 504, which was advanced by the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday:
Keller to Host Town Hall Meeting
MIFFLINBURG – Rep. Fred Keller (85th District) will be hosting a second town hall meeting from 6 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 at the Paxtonville VFW, 1555 Paxtonville Road, Middleburg. The meeting will include a discussion of the budget process as well as other state-related issues.
Area State House Members Invite Public to a Meeting with PA Fire Commissioner
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) and Fred Keller (R-Snyder/Union) are inviting those involved with area fire companies and EMS units to a meeting with Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner Tim Solobay.
Keller to Host Town Hall Meetings
MIFFLINBURG – Rep. Fred Keller (85th District) invites residents of Union and Snyder counties to two town hall meetings to discuss the budget process and other state-related issues.
Governor's Budget Punishes Working Families, Small Business, Says Keller
HARRISBURG – Rep. Fred Keller (R-85) issued the following statement in response to the Governor's budget address and proposal:
Area Lawmakers Begin 2015-16 Legislative Session in State House
The 199th Session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly began on Tuesday, Jan. 6, when members of the state House and Senate took the oath of office. Pictured, from left, are area lawmakers, Rep. Fred Keller (R-Union/Snyder), Rep. Kurt Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland), and Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder). The 2015-16 legislative session marks each of the lawmakers third term serving area residents in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Truth or Consequences
Either we face the truth or the taxpayers will suffer the consequences of inaction. Pennsylvania's two pension systems, the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) and State Employees Retirement System (SERS), are underfunded by no less than $50 billion, using the most optimistic calculations. This liability equates to a bill of more than $4,000 to every man, woman and child who resides in this Commonwealth. I have, and will continue to advocate for reform with the goals of protecting the benefits already earned by both retirees and current employees, providing future employees a method to save for retirement, and most importantly making the plan affordable to the Pennsylvania taxpayers who must fund all government services. Understanding the significant flaws of the current system and the subsequent causes of the $50 billion unfunded liability are essential to developing a solution which supports these goals.
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Canadian Bookshelf Considers Coach House's Unacknowledged Contributions to Genre Fiction
In an article for Canadian Bookshelf, author Leah Bobet discusses the growing trend toward 'genre bilingualism' in Canadian literature. Her term refers to books that simultaneously inhabit the realms of literary and genre fiction. Many of her favourite such titles are Coach House novels, including Andrew Kaufman's hilarious mock-epic All My Friends are Superheroes, Sean Dixon's urban fable The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn, Suzette Mayr's sci-fi inflected high school drama Monoceros and the work of Maggie Helwig, author of Girls Fall Down:
'We have a tradition of the fabulist, the weird, the balls-out proud literary fantastic in Canada .... Sean Dixon's The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn... firmly embrace[s] it.
'This year, a book about the suicide of a gay teenager and being free in your own skin that's also a book about unicorns, and completely approached through the metaphors and symbol sets of science fiction, made the Giller longlist (no, really, ask me about the science-fictional reading of Monoceros sometime. It's thematically complete, and makes that book even more perfect).'
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These are mortgage foreclosures filed with the civil division of the Circuit Court Nov. 28 to Dec. 6. Names in bold are the subject of or have an interest in the foreclosure action. Lighter names filed the foreclosure action.
Pereira, Luis C., Silvia V. Acevedo, et al.; 1045 Sabine Place, Poinciana; US Bank, N.A.
Peterson, Denise M., et ux, et al.; 5017 Quercus Loop, Winter Haven; PHH Mortgage Corp.
Pierre, Felicie, et ux, et al.; 3290 Avenue J NW., Winter Haven; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Pope, Andrew E., et ux, et al.; 2434 Colonel Ford Drive, Lakeland; Federal National Mortgage Association.
Potts, Michelle L., Vencent D. White, et al.; 816 Pinewood Drive, Davenport; GMAC Mortgage, LLC.
Quidgeon, Gwendolyn, et ux, et al.; 5150 Duey Road, Polk City; Bank of America, N.A.
Quinn, Patrick D., Stacy L. Quinn, et al.; 4541 Avon Park Cutoff Road, Avon Park; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Quintero, Rodney, et ux, et at.; 3172 Heather Glynn Drive, Mulberry; CitiMortgage Inc.
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Hey there Emptywheel lugnuts, how is your holiday weekend going? I see there is no post since Jim White's on Friday and thought maybe we should have a little fun. For the record, I almost did a Fast Trash post for the Monaco Grand Prix and Indy 500, but just got distracted by some family duties and the tragic news out of Isla Vista/Goleta area of Santa Barbara.
I haven't been there anytime recent, but have been there a lot in the past during summers I spent in Santa Monica. One of my high school friends had moved to the Eucalyptus Hill area of Sana Barbara with his family and it was a great drive up the PCH for weekend fun. And, man, was IV a happening place for young folk looking to hoop it up. I've been there on both Memorial Day and July 4th holidays, and shoo boy, it was some fun. It is also a beachside, completely college place where there are literally people out in the streets all day and all night. It is a party place, and, sadly, must have been a shooting gallery for Rodger. I am almost surprised there was not more carnage. Unbelievably sad. There are likely a LOT of lessons and psychoses involved in Rodger's actions, and I will leave that discussion for another day, but feel free to weigh in in the comments with thoughts on the IV deal, or anything else you have on your mind.
But the title of this post was food, and so food shall be discussed! I started off with this:
Well, here is the thing. I got busted. Seriously busted. My wife walks in from yoga and says "I smell tacos; did you have tacos? For breakfast??" Uh, yeah, I did. And I was stupid enough to think I could hide it from her finely tuned Italian culinary nose. Ooops.
But, if that were not sufficient comeuppance, Ms. Wheel tagged in with this:
Yeah, well, that sounds pretty awesome actually!
Here we plan on steaks and burgers for the next two days. And probably some good beer for good measure. Did I note that we now have Founder's Beer here? Ms. Wheel can no longer hold that over my head.
Well, Monaco is over. Rosberg wins from pole and Hamilton second from P2 on the grid. I am sure Hamilton is sulking and brooding as usual. As I whip this out, the Indy 500 is on. Nearing lap 130. dixon, Montoya, Hunter-Reay, Hildebrand and Power are the top five. All have the chops and car to win. So too does Castroneves. We shall see. Kurt Busch, the NASCAR driver trying to be (I think) only the second driver to drive both Indy and the NASCAR World 600 in one day, has never really been a factor, although he is currently at 15th in the running order. The race has been ridiculously clean and yellow flag free so far, which is refreshing.
Open thread, what you all eating and thinking about?
Hi there Wheel, Empty, and and otherwise gear heads, it is time for Spring Trash Talk. There is a lot under foot, Spring Training in Major League Baseball, free agency season and pending entry draft in the NFL, the somewhat diminished fortunes of the NBA and, most of all, FORMULA ONE! The Circus season is upon us, and it is starting down under in the Land of Oz.
Appears we are starting off where we left off: there is yet no reason to believe the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are anything less than the cars to beat. But, that being said, there is also no reason to think that the Ferrari and McLarens are anything less than the threat that they were at the end of last season. Drivers make a difference in F1, and Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button are very, very good drivers. And their cars are not chopped liver either. For the clear superiority of the Red Bulls, and even the McLarens for that matter, Fernando Alonso pulled off one of the greatest performances in the history of F1 with inferior equipment last year. Alonso was only 3 measly points behind Vettel in the final Driver's standings. Simply astonishing.
The opening two practice sessions for the Australian GP were late last night my time; i.e. between 9 pm and 12 am whatever the heck time AZ is. (Daylight savings time really screws with our heads here, cause we don't do that). Bottom line…..not much has changed.
Okay, if I were pleading guilty (I would never!) to a heinous offense under truth serum to make sure I was cray cray (yeah, okay, this is some stupid shit too) I MIGHT admit that a lot of this post was written from a series of taco joints in Old Town Scottsdale. It is nowhere near as opulent as it sounds; hell even the mariachi music is piped in like Muzak. And the 60 something threesome at the table next to me looks like their Winnebago may be illegally parked out on Camelback Road.
Where were we? Okay, back to the Australian GP. Here is what Brad Spurgeon thought:
Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel have won all the titles for the last three seasons. Vettel became only the third driver in Formula One history to win three drivers' titles in a row, after Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s and Michael Schumacher last decade. Only Schumacher, Fangio and Alain Prost have won more than three titles, with seven, five and four, respectively. So both Vettel and the team have more pressure on them than ever. Still, Red Bull has the advantage of the consistency of keeping the same two drivers and technical team, and Mark Webber is still pushing for his own final career chances to capture the drivers' title. With the great designer Adrian Newey leading the way, Red Bull should remain among the strongest.
As a lifelong aficionado of Scuderia Ferrari, I would kill to demur. But, I cannot; I think that is right. Still. As to the beloved Prancing Horse, well, from the lens of the season start, it will take another superhuman drive for the ages by Fernando Alonso to keep Ferrari in the chips.
That leaves McLaren and Mercedes fighting for sloppy thirds. Maybe it will come to be that one will blast out of nowhere to be a contender for King Vettel's Crown, but it is really hard to see. Lewis Hamilton proved himself to be a self absorbed punk at the more superior team, McLaren; now he will try to do what Michael Schumacher could not at fast, but unreliable, Mercedes. Please. Juan Pablo Montoya performed better and was sent packing to NASCAR.
For all the sturm and drang, for all the off season shuffle, the Championship will still be fought for between Red Bull and Ferrari, with a decided advantage to the former.
Let the Circus games begin!
And, then, there is the NFL free agency merrygoround. Heck, I do not know who are the winners and losers at this point. But, a quick take says the Steelers and Cardinals, the teams of local pricks bmaz and Scribe, did not do well.To be kind. Probably nobody did worse than the Cardinals, who signed an aging punt return specialist that even the Cleveland Browns did not care about anymore, and let go Kevin Kolb, the only even practice squad level NFL quarterback they had. Seriously, what kind of addled mentally challenged assholes are running the Cardinals? Oh, wait, it is still the fucking Bidwell family. Who could have guessed from this level of rank pathetic incompetence??
The Deetroit Kittehs seem to have done very well. If they can keep their peeps healthy and out of the klink, they may have the greatest show on fake turf. The Pats lost Welker's whining wife (and shitloads of clutch catches in the slot and over the middle) BUT gained a sometimes fragile Danny Amendola. Amendola was the successor in kind at the Pirate attack fun/gun at Texas Tech. Amendola is actually every bit the route runner, and even faster, than Welker. But he ain't as predictable, nor as reliable, as Welker. This could be a wash, or it could be a loss. Time will tell. The Pat's defense and, especially, secondary looks to be much improved.
Other than the above, the Squawks got Percy Harvin and some other studs, and the Niners got some too. Whoo weee baybee, the gold rush is on on the left coast.
MLB is in Spring Training; let me tell ya something brother, it is fucking hot here. The NBA is in the stretch run, but the only question of interest I see is what lower seed will the Lakers fill? 8? 7? 6 looks bleak, but not impossible; though I would be shocked. We will return to that in a roundball post later. As we will with the student athletes for March Madness, and very soon.
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And so we reach another Christmas Eve together here at the Emptywheel Blog. And I mean together, because this is a community, from Marcy, Jim White and me, to all of you who participate here with us. You are not just names on a computer screen, you are our friends and colleagues.
We deal with a lot of hard, and far too often infuriating and depressing, topics. Sometimes you just want to scream, because really success seems to be measured only in whether you can slow down by a fraction, or put a slight dent in, the bad things going on in this country and the world.
Occasionally, however, there are truly bright spots in what we cover and push. One of these is certainly the movement on marriage equality and equal protection for sexual preference. Another is, as problematic as they are in their own right, the victory of the Democrats and Obama over a slate of Republicans who would have materially regressed about everything we hold near and dear. It may be small solace, but it is far better than the alternative. So there are good things too.
But the one irreducible minimum is, despite the passion we all have for various subjects and policies, life will actually always plug on one way or another for most, it is simply a matter of how it does so. And that is really something too easily lost sight of…what really counts when you get down to it are the people.
Here at Emptywheel, so it is the people who really count too. And we would like to take a moment to thank you for sharing your time, your experience, your knowledge, your humor and yourselves. It makes all of us richer and that is something to be thankful for as we look forward to Christmas day and the week of festivities that culminates in New Years Day. Health and happiness to one and all.
I'd also like to take a minute to remember that not all are doing well. Some are struggling and have health problems. We know of several, but it would not be appropriate to discuss the individual situations. Just know that we know, we care and our thoughts are with you.
And then there are those that we have lost along the way this year. One in that category really stands out. One year ago tonight, our friend, colleague, and contributor to this blog, Mary Perdue, passed away. We miss Mary a lot, both in content and in her unique character. I constantly see discussions and think "Damn, Mary would have been all over this".
However, Mary is not the only important voice here that has gone dark this year. We also seem to have lost MadDog. I first encountered MadDog at FDL during pretrial proceedings in the Libby case. We both quickly became regulars at the precursor to Emptywheel, known as The Next Hurrah. He followed us from TNH to Firedoglake and then to here. Like Mary, MadDog was a constant colleague with a well developed sense of irony and sharp analytical skills. The last comment by MadDog was on September 11 at 8:16 pm, since then a deafening silence. We have tried to determine what happened by both email and phone, but no luck so far. We miss him greatly.
In that regard, I want to excerpt part of a post we did in memory of Mary when we learned she had passed. Not just to honor her again, but because much of it applies to the nature of all who participate here, have participated here, and how we feel about them and you:
The internet is a strange and wonderful thing. Just about everyone and everything in the world is on it, even though it is nothing but data in the form of binary computer code traversing by random electrons. Yet thought is crystalized, and friendships born and nurtured, through commonality of interest and purpose. And so it is here at Emptywheel, where many of us have been together since the days at The Next Hurrah, through years at Firedoglake, and now at our new home. Just because it germinates via the net does nothing to detract from the sense of community, friendship and admiration for each other gained over time.
With profound sadness, I report we have lost a true friend, and one of our longest tenured contributors, Mary. Mary Beth Perdue left us on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011.
Here at Emptywheel, she was just Mary; and she was so much more than a simple obituary can convey. She was funny, kind, and, most of all, razor sharp in analysis of extremely complex issues surrounding torture, indefinite detention, international human rights, illegal wiretapping and executive branch overreach.
But this is the way it is with one and all here. You all contribute so much. Thank you. All here are indeed more than electrons and impersonal screen names.
It is the people – you – that count. Marcy, Jim and I raise a glass of fine IPA in toast to one and all. So, as you sit down with your families and friends for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the holiday week, from our family to yours, enjoy and thanks!
This is an open thread for all things – news, politics, cooking, sports, holiday greetings and all manner of discussion. Music by the incomparable Alicia Keys.
Rolling Stone has a readers poll on the greatest live rock and roll albums of all time. The article is here. The list is as follows:
1) The Who "Live At Leeds"
2) Allman Brothers "Live at the Filmore East"
3) Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive"
4) Rolling Stones "Get Yer Ya Yas Out"
5) Kiss "Alive"
6) Deep Purple "Made In Japan"
7) Little Feat "Waiting For Columbus"
8) Nirvana "MTV Unplugged in New York"
9) The Band "The Last Waltz"
10) Bob Seger "Live Bullet"
I am kind of shocked, completely shocked, that I agree with most all of the list. It is really good. First off, and this is a positioning quibble, so not that important, but I think the Stones "Get Yer Ya Yas Out" is the greatest live rock and roll album ever, not the fourth best.
I would not have Frampton Comes Alive on my list. It was unquestionably one of, if not the, best selling and most popular live albums in history; but it was not musically that great of shakes. In its place I would unquestionably put "Full House" by the J. Geils Band (anybody who leaves this off of their list is either nuts or doesn't know the album).
Secondly, "Alive" by Kiss is actually pretty great in a way. But I would replace it with "Live At The Apollo" by James Brown. Other than that, Rolling Stone's list is darn good.
Here are five Honorable Mentions that are so good, it is a crime they are not listed:
Jefferson Airplane "Bless Its Pointed Little Head"
Bob Dylan "The Royal Albert Hall Concert"
Lou Reed "Rock and Roll Animal"
Derek And the Dominoes "In Concert"
Thin Lizzy "Live and Dangerous"
Well, those are my thoughts. What are yours? This is a open for any purpose music discussion thread, just with emphasis on live rock.
Yeah, about the title. No, I am not quite sure what it means. Maybe Marcy and other sundry mystery guests will be along to explain the damn thing.
What I can confirm is that it is unequivocally the single most awesome grouping of words I have seen in a very long time. So I am rolling with it baybee!
And, you know, leave it to the Irish, in this case Michael Higgins, who was not then, but is now, the President of Ireland. And, also, who is, by my marker, a man of and among men. I would quote Mr. Higgins more, but it would not do him justice. Watch the video.
Honestly, sincerely, really unequivocally, whatever the fuck, just listen to Michael Higgins eviscerate the American ethos. It is brutal and real.
Oh, before we go any further, I have a new chapeau. I will, and you can, thank the one and only, ever lovely, Phred for this wondrous occurrence.
Y'all have known I had an affinity for CHEESE since I was a child in elementary school. It was easy then, as there was no NFL team within hundreds of miles, and the one that was there was the Rams, and it was not all that compelling. No, the team of my youth and dreams was Lombardi's Packers. Fuck Dallas, Green Bay was, and is, the people's, and America's, team. Always has been. As the only team actually of the people, it must so be. Don't pitch that crap about teams that are corporately owned, or owned by narcissistic dicks like Jerry Jones.
Knowing my affinity for the once, always, and future real team of America – the ONLY publicly owned and locally controlled, NFL team, the Green Bay Packers, our friend Phred has blessedly provided me with an official CheeseHead. It arrived a couple of days ago, and is the most awesome thing I have been given in a LONG time.
So, I raise my Ronnie Raygun like head to the Great Cheese In The Sky.
Back to Michael Higgins, necks and bollocks. Watch the video. Higgins correctly identifies the wankers in life, I love it and ratify his identification. Precisely.
Now, on to the sporting side of life. Well, normally, Marcy or I post up Trash Talk whenever we are so inclined. Sometimes, however, itinerant Roving Reporters, like Mademoiselle Rosalind, get all uppity in our grill and force us to Trash.
Oh my. The ignominy of it all.
So, without further adieu, we shall lead off with sailing. Yes, I know, this is all a bit discomfiting for the normal Trash Talk aficionados. Whatta ya gonna do Mofo? We support our Continue reading
It is time for the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander Von Deutschland 2012. There is that.
Then there is the fact Jon Lord has died. If you do not know Jon Lord, he was a founding member of, and keyboard player for, Deep Purple. One of the more underrated keyboard players, and bands, of all time (by my book anyway). RIP
And, indescribably, twelve more souls died in Aurora, with scores more injured gravely. I would love to say something pithy, profound and appropriate. However, I have no clue what that would be.
A lot of other stuff has also transpired demanding extreme talking of the trash. The video embedded to the upper right is custom made by my daughter, Jenna, and I, from CGI runs of the Hockenheimring set to the sounds of the timeless Deep Purple classic Highway Star. All for this F1 Trash and wake for the Lord thread. Okay, mostly her work, but she swears even I can be taught the necessary skills. We'll see about that. With no further adieu…..
Let's roll.
We are in the summer doldrums. No football. No basketball. Do they even play hockey in the States? I forget. I understand there is some kind of athletic contest coming up across teh pond. In a move that may well INCREASE the safety of one and all, in Olympic Village and the world over, actual stiff British upper lip troops will be filling in for corrupt, fraudulent and incompetent G4 Mercenary Contractors.
Other than that, there is the start of the second half of the baseball season and……Formula One! This week is the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.
Uh, BREAKING NEWS: My TeeVee just told me:
"For years people have been working to perfect the margarita. At last, the wait is over. Introducing Bud Light Lime Margaritas. The ready to drink margarita. With the refreshing twist of Bud Light Lime."
While I had heard of Bud Light Lime before, from Uncle Stanley McChrystal, this is something NEW and, apparently, wonderful. Or, you know, not.
At any rate, qualifying is about to go off at the German Grand Prix. Hockenheimring is a relatively flat, and traditionally very fast circuit. The video really gives a good feel for it. Although shorter than originally laid out to be, it is still nearly three miles long and presents numerous opportunities for overtaking.
At practice, the rain spoiled the fun, and especially so for the German favorite, Michael Schumacher. The Mercedes team may be further plagued by a five place penalty on the grid due to a gearbox change in Nico Rosberg's equipment. Things were brighter, however, for McLaren, who saw Jenson Button be fast with Lewis Hamilton close behind.
The skies do not look to clear for Saturday's qualifying, but the rain may hold off. [Quick addendum: watching Q3 now and the track is soaking wet. Both Alonso and Schumacher are radioing that it needs to be stopped, but the stewards do not appear so inclined. The ability of these drivers to keep their cars on the track in these conditions is simply stunning] Race day will be a crapshoot though. Updates after qualifying will be in comments below.
Which brings us to Aurora. I was still up early Friday morning when the first word of the tragedy started coming in. I thought about posting something, but was so numb there was just nothing to say. Not sure much has changed in that regard. The root facts are on the usual relentless babble stream of cable news etc. and I have not even checked in in a bit to see the latest. The one take that really stuck out to me was by David Sirota, who lives literally right by the scene in suburban Denver:
Confronting that question, of course, is mind-bending and painful — in the age of "War on Terror" agitprop that purposely defines terrorism in one specific, narrow and politically convenient way, it's akin to the cognitive difficulty of pondering the size of the universe … or, perhaps, death itself. It takes us out of our comfort zone and forces us to consider the causes of all kinds of extremism and violence — not just the foreign Islamic kind that we so flippantly write off as alien. Indeed, at a time when so many bloodlusting Americans cheer on our government proudly assassinating the imams who allegedly inspire Muslim terrorism, a shooting like this (if, indeed, it had nothing to do with Islamic extremism) begs us to wonder why we don't feel similarly bellicose or enraged at the inspirations fueling so many other forms of terrorism — whatever those inspirations may be.
These contradictions and omissions, of course, are why such a question will almost certainly be ignored in the now-practiced kabuki theater of horror porn — the kind where vote-seeking politicians issue meaningless platitudes, ratings-stalking reporters breathlessly recount the gory details and attention-starved pundits preen in front of cameras to prognosticate about the electoral implications of mass murder in a presidential swing state. Carefully avoiding the T-word, it is a conspiracy of distraction and reduction, playing to our reflexive desire for soothing diversions and simple answers. The conspirators expect that when the cameras eventually pan away from the cataclysm, we will slip back into hyper-sleep for another few weeks, until the next massacre hits, and then the cycle will begin anew.
Yep. About right.
There may not be much front line sports on this weekend, but there is certainly a lot to talk about. What have you all been up to? What is on your mind? Let's talk.
That's right mofo's, we gots us a full on food fight here on the Emptywheel blog.
What's it all about? Well, when you get down to it, it is ALL about Dallas.
No, I am not talking about J.R. Ewing (and who shot him – psssst it was Bing Crosby's daughter), Bobby Ewing, Sue Ellen, Pamela, Christopher or John Ross. No, I am not talking about that Dallas. Although, I would like to note, the New Dallas premiers on TNT channel on June 13th and, all things considered, it looks very appropriately oily and greasy just like the original Dallas. And, I have to confess, I loved the original Dallas. In fact, my roommates and I had the most awesome tux & tails "Who Shot JR" party you can imagine when I was in graduate school in Boulder. It was a certified event in the Boulder social scene of the day. The trailer for the New Dallas is to the right. Get used to it, there is likely to be more of this!
But that is NOT the Dallas I am talking about here today. Oh no. No, the Dallas I am talking about here and today is Dallas Escobedo. Most awesome champion pitcher for the Arizona State University Lady Sun Devils.
That would be the Defending NCAA Champion ASU Sun Devils. Thank you very much.
And, as luck would have it, Dallas and the Devils are back in the hunt for the 2012 College Softball World Series. Tonight they play their first 2012 Super Regional game against Louisiana Lafayette at – oh wait – that would at Alberta B. Farrington Stadium; conveniently the home of the Lady Sun Devils!
So what about the Emptywheel blog food fight?? Oh, well, you see we now have this SEC interloper guy, Jim White. Honestly, it was distressing enough that I had to share time with an itinerant Big-10, Big-10.2, Big-10.2.5 – hell whatever – woman, but now the Gators are representing?? Well, I just don't know anymore.
If you are from Alabama, do NOT troll this post! You see, the Crimson Tide (another criminal SEC team!) is, as we speak, playing the Michigan Wolverweenies in another Super-Regional. This is REALLY painful for me. Go Big Blue!
This post will keep reappearing on top of things so long as the Real Dallas, Escobedo edition, and the Lady Devils keep winning. ASU Baybeeee!
I don't know what the fine Cheese and Brat heads up in Wisconsin did to piss off the political gods, but they have been blighted. It was bad enough to cause national outrage and solidarity when extreme right wing movement conservative Governor Scott Walker and the crazed GOP majorities in the state legislature started attacking the working men and women of Wisconsin's unions, teachers, cops and firefighters. But now they have gone a bridge too damn far.
And that is why I am supporting Russ Feingold in a recall election against Walker, and you should too.
Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Republicans are declaring war on quality craft beer. From ThinkProgress:
Tucked into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) much-discussed budget was a little-noticed provision to overhaul the state's regulation of the beer industry. In a state long associated with beer, the provision will make it much more difficult for the Wisconsin's burgeoning craft breweries to operate and expand their business by barring them from selling directly to restaurants and liquor stores, and preventing them from selling their own product onsite.
The new provision treats craft brewers — the 60 of whom make up just 5 percent of the beer market in Wisconsin — like corporate mega-brewers, forcing them to use a wholesale distributor to market their product. Under the provision, it would be illegal, for instance, for a small brewer located near a restaurant to walk next door to deliver a case of beer. They'll have to hire a middle man to do it instead.
And, so, what corporate moneyed hacks are Walker and the Wisconsin GOP blowing this time? From OpenMarket.Org:
The biggest backer of the bill is SABMiller, or as it is known in the US, MillerCoors. They have been pushing the measure, they say, in order to protect the vitality of Wisconsin beer in the face of a hostile invasion from their main national competitor, AB InBev, aka Anheuser-Busch. InBev has reportedly begun a nationwide campaign to purchase distributors in many states, something that MillerCoors says threatens all other brewers' ability to get their beers in bars and on shelves. That's the line that MillerCoors is peddling, but craft brewers in Wisconsin say they, and their ever increasing presence in the beer market, is the true target of the proposal.
So, the one thing we will not tolerate here is an attack on quality beer. Nawt gonna happen. there was some yammering here last night about whether so and so or no and no would or wouldn't vote for Feingold – apparently for President, it was hard to tell. But here, Wheelies and Wheelers, is a real decision point. Would you trade Russ Feingold for Scott Walker? Because that decision is a real possibility for the Wisconsonites.
That is a deal that should be made all day, and all night, long.
As you know, our very own lovely and talented Marcy T. Wheeler introduced guest of honor Sen. Russell Feingold last night at the gala session of Netroots Nation 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As I am just arriving in Minneapolis as I post, and lord knows what trouble we may get into over the extended weekend (may even be beer drinking), be advised there will be substantive blogging here at Emptywheel, but the timing of the posts may be a bit, ahem, unusual. Hopefully Mary will also be supplying some coverage.


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We show that every regular tournament on n vertices has at least n!/(2 + o(1))n Hamiltonian cycles, thus answering a question of Thomassen [17] and providing a partial answer to a question of Friedgut and Kahn [7]. This compares to an upper bound of about O(n0.25n!/2n) for arbitrary tournaments due to Friedgut and Kahn (somewhat improving Alon's bound of O(n0.5n!/2n)). A key ingredient of the proof is a martingale analysis of self-avoiding walks on a regular tournament.
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Well, today I had a small incident and the friendly customer service turned horrid and rude. They are playing the "she's not in the office" game with me.
As it turns out they did NOT give me full coverage on my work van. Why? Because State Farms quote was $220 for both vehicles and equipment so they beat that with $175/month by slipping in the liability on the van instead of full coverage.
I signed without reading like an idiot. My fault for thinking they are professionals.
I just dread to think what would have happened had this been a major issue that destroyed the entire van with equipment.
They refused to give me the corporate number for Farmers, the agent ID number or anything to properly identify the agent.
So. Here I am. They didn't want to listen to an unhappy customer and play the "she's not in the office game" with me, so I'll tell people who will listen. THE WORLD!
Never EVER EVER trust these people and for God's sake NEVER sign anything they give you without reading it three times and turning it over to an attorney. They don't care about you or your property. They only care about taking money in exchange for NOTHING!!!
That's all they've done for me the year I've been with them. And when I needed them, I was left out to dry. I couldn't even get a fax number to fax a request to not auto bill me anymore. It's absolutely SICKENING!
Houston, Texas
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#1 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: None - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 08, 2009POSTED: Monday, June 08, 2009
I canceled by policy in January of 2009 but it was set to expire in February. Well, not only did she royally screw me over in order to make a sale as stated above but she IGNORED MY LETTERS TO CANCEL! That's right! She ignored my letters to cancel! So I get a bill saying I owe about $100. YEA RIGHT! There is NO WAY I'm going to pay it!
I reported her to the Texas Department of Insurance for fraud and deceptive practices. I reported her again for the fraudulent bill. I get a call today from Gina Prade who is in the Austin office. She asks me to fax her a copy of my new insurance. WRONG! It's none of her business who I'm insured with! She said she would take care of the balance if I faxed her proof that I was insured by another company. Yea, I'm going to go out of my way to do that. Not after this fiasco. I don't trust them with my information and there is no reason I should.
It really sickens me. Not a single apology or anything for the misconduct. If this was all a misunderstanding she would have apologized and tried to make it right to the customer. Instead she continues with deceptive practices and fraud! I don't understand, she's really THAT desperate for $100 that she would lie about me canceling my policy?? What sense does that make? It's about getting me back for reporting her to TDI. That's all it is.
It's been a nightmare. I just dread to think what would have happened if the incident was more severe or to the point that all of my work equipment was destroyed. You live and you learn. I put my trust in the wrong people. Yes, I've learned my lesson. TRUST ME, I've learned my lesson! Trust NO ONE in business! I should have known. But she's twice my age and twice more experienced (at being a snake). I feel completely taken advantage of.
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Call you insurance commissioner!
AUTHOR: Stone - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, January 17, 2009POSTED: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Just read your ad and I'm calling BS on that agent and her staff for not telling you that you didn't have full coverage on your vehicle . Well, here's the good news. I work for major a inusrance co. and these are the steps you need to take in order to resolve your issue before five o'clock on Monday.
Stop by the agency (unexpected) and do a face to face. If the agent is there then explain to her your situation and see if it can be resolved amicably. If your agent refuses to try and fix the situation then let her/him know you will be filing a complaint to the insurance commissioner (which all complaints are taking very seriously). I'm almost sure you will get a response with that answer.
If push comes to shove and you want immediate attention then calculate your total loss and file a small clams suit in Los Angeles superior court (against the agent). You can do all of this online (for $52)and make sure she is served by a processor or the Sheriff for that matter. Usually the Sheriff will charge $25 to hand deliver that subpeona which could be very embarrassing to her. Inlcude all these fee's in your suit which can be collected if a judgement is awarded.
Once she is served then she'll have to bring Farmers into who will likely settle with you for the full asking price just to avoid public humility...to much crap is going on in today's world to have some negative s*it said about you, and especally an Insurance company.
Anyway, dont be afraid to stand up for yourself and to a large Co. Threaten to drop a note to the L.A.Times (who's ever so familiar with Farmer's Antics) that they just might make your story front page material. Also, let the agent know that if she doesn't make good on her promise you will make her spend down that E & O coverage for misrepresenting her agency (which by the way might only be one millon dollars). You have your proof...show her that they lied to get your business when you had full coverage with the prior carrier...which is a BIG NO, NO!
BE PERSISTENT, BE PROACTIVE and keep a paper trail.
Well, I hope this has helped and good luck with your fight. I'm a consumer just like you and I sued a MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION last year and won for poor customer service. Why? because I"M WORTH IT and I stood up for me!
Farmers Corporate Address/Number is:
4680 Whilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA. 90010
good luck my friend!
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Starting with a blank canvas our curators Andria and Nancy were busy putting the exhibit of Many Moons Remembered in place.
Volunteer, David Miers, was instrumental in helping to get the portraits hung. Here is a look at the beginnings of the exhibit:
Photos from the exhibit opening on March 17th:
March 17 to May 31, 2013
Roseberry, Mixsell, White, Cottingham, Bixler, Drinkhouse: a Who's Who of prominent Easton families of the mid 1800's. Painter, Samuel Moon, captured the likenesses of these families and many more during the time of his studio between 1830 and 1860. From the collections of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, many of Samuel Moon's portraits will be on exhibit for the first time in several decades. See the portraits and learn the story of the lives behind the faces painted by Samuel Moon.


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Sandhills Game Land
58,713 acres in Moore, Richmond, & Scotland Counties
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Southern Coastal Plain
Moore, Richmond, and Scotland Counties
58,713 acres
Millstone Lake
West End
Topographical maps are available by contacting:
NC Geographical Survey.
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612.
(919) 715-9718
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Division of Wildlife Management
1722 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1712.
(919) 733-7291
In 1999, The Nature Conservancy purchased the 549-acre Horse Creek property from Gene Ballard and transferred it to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The Department of Defense and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided grants to help fund a portion of the $1,875 million acquistion. In 2002, The Nature Conservancy purchaced 433 acres in Richmond and Scotland Counties and transferred the properties to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission as additions to the Sandhills Game Land.
In the above picture, a controlled burn takes place. The Sandhills ecosystem needs fire to function.
The Sandhills Game Land comprises one of the most extensive and accessible longleaf pine habitats in North Carolina. Offering a great cross section of the topography and habitat typical of the Sandhills region, the game land contains longleaf pine woodlands, streamhead pocosins, and seepage bogs. The area's rolling topography distinguishes it from the flatter and lower terrain in the outer Coastal Plain. The NC Wildlife Resources Commission manages the area with prescibed burns, which helps maintain the various longleaf pine communities.
The Nature Conservancy has helped protect three significant natural areas within the game land comprising 982 acres, including the 549-acre Horse Creek Longleaf Forest. Located near Pinebluff, the Horse Creek Forest provides an important corridor between two major red-cockaded woodpecker populations in the Sandhills Game Land/Camp Mackall and Southern Pines/Pinehurst/Fort Bragg areas. This forest is a peaceful spot distinguished by oldgrowth longleaf pines extimated to be more than 100 years old that tower over a healthy wiregrass ground cover. Wild turkey, quail, and the fox squirrel also inhabit the property. If you visit Horse Creek you might spot the remains of a fox squirrel snack -- this large squirrel shreds the massive longleaf pine cones to extract the tasty seeds.
The Wildlife Commission is working to attract nesting pairs of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker to the site by building artificial nesting cavities and conducting prescibed burns. The woodpeckers inhabit mature pine forest that typically contained longleaf pines averaging 80 to 120 years old and/or loblolly pines average 70 to 100 years. The species is the only woodpeckers that excavates nesting cavities in living trees. Red-cockaded woodpeckers need from one to several years to create a suitable nesting cavity, which is much longer than other woodpecker species that use dead trees and snags for nesting cavities.
This area is open to the public for multiple uses, including hunting. Downloadable maps of the game land and hunting schedules are available on the Wildlife Resources Commission web site.
The Department of Defense also uses the game land for training exercises, so visitors may encounter military personnel. An extensive system of dirt and sand roads crisscrosses the property; drivers and bikers should be aware that there is deep sand in some areas.
One popular site in the game land is Scotland Lane. The Wildlife Resources Commission burns this 30-acre site every year, so the longleaf forest here is thriving. During the growing season, be sure to look for the pitcher plants and orchids that grow in the low-lying seeps in the area. To reach Scotland Lane from the town of Hoffman, from the intersection of US 1/SR 1475, drive south for two miles on US 1. Turn left on Old Lauren Hill Road (SR 1346), cross the railroad tracks, and drive approximately 1.5 miles. (At this point you will be on dirt roads.) At the first main graded intersection, turn left on the unmarked dirt road and drive approximately 0.5 mile and park. Scotland Lane is on the right side of the road.
A second popular site is Horse Creek. From the town of Pinebluff, drive south on US 1 for about two miles to the intersection with Thunder Road/Addor Road (SR 1102). Turn right on Thunder Road, and right after you pass the water treatment plant, turn right on an unmarked, semimaintained gravel road. Drive approximately 0.75 mile. The road intersects with the game land boundary, so look for game land signs. If you take a right here, there are access trails into Horse Creek on the left side of the road.
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October 20, 2010
Arab film fest aims to counter stereotypes
Even as the Israel Film Festival that began Oct. 20 stretches over 16 days and features some 30 movies and documentaries, Los Angeles is confirming its cosmopolitan status by also hosting a more modest Arab Film Festival.
Running Oct. 22-24 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, the Arab fest will present 11 features and four documentaries.
Executive director Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian from Bir Zeit who came to California at 18 hoping to become a screenwriter, said he is trying to reach well beyond the Arab American audience.
"We are now in our 14th year and hold our festival in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose and Los Angeles," he said. "Only about 20 percent of our audience is Arab, and we have had considerable interest from the Jewish community."
A primary goal of the festival, Shehadeh said, is to counter the stereotyped images of Arabs frequently found in the American mass media.
Judging by the synopses of the film lineup, Shehadeh has steered away from Middle East conflicts and politics, focusing instead on daily life in the Arab world, often with a touch of humor.
Two documentaries are about the struggles of gay young men in Jerusalem and Tunis, while others deal with an Arab girl's experiences in America and an Arab butcher's life in Paris. One film focuses on inept bank robbers, another on the friendship between a Muslim and a Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied Tunis, and another is an Arab version of "12 Angry Men," titled "12 Angry Lebanese."
Apparently only one documentary, "Fragments of a Lost Palestine," about the return of a Palestinian native son to Bethlehem, touches on the occupation.
A good example of the festival's general tone will be seen in the opening-night presentation, the Algerian "Masquerades," which chronicles the quest of a young gardener, or, as he puts it, "horticultural engineer," to marry off his sister.
The young woman is very pretty, but also narcoleptic, and she falls asleep at the most inconvenient times.
"Masquerades" is a pleasant movie that makes good-humored fun of the villagers' pretensions of importance and of a poor but devoted suitor seeking to win the sister's hand over the objections of her brother.
Occasionally, the frustrations of daily life under the heavy hand of tradition burst out, as one character exclaims, "Nothing changes here. ... We were born outdated."
At the same time as the Arab Film Fest, but not part of it, is "Budrus," a documentary produced jointly by Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers and directed by Brazil's Julia Bacha.
Budrus is a West Bank village of 1,500 adjoining the Green Line dividing Israel from the Palestinian territories. Its economy depends entirely on farming, especially the harvesting of olive trees, but the rural routine is interrupted when Israeli "bulldozrim" arrive in 2003 to build the security wall designed to keep out terrorists.
A local farmer, Ayed Morrar, organizes the villagers into a nonviolent resistance movement to foil the erection of the wall, which would run through the local cemetery and separate the farmers from their olive groves.
Morrar manages to unite the warring Fatah and Hamas factions and eventually attracts sympathetic Israeli volunteers and some Diaspora Jews. In a break with tradition, Morrar's 15-year-old daughter mobilizes the Budrus women to join their men in the resistance movement.
Morrar's nonviolence movement has been emulated in other West Bank villages, and the documentary credits Morrar and his followers with convincing the Israeli government to move the path of the wall to reunite the Budrus farmers with their fields.
We showed the film to my sister-in-law, visiting from Israel, and she objected to the film's facile conclusion.
The case of Budrus was discussed at great length by the Israeli government, public and media, she said, and it took a combination of many factors to change the wall's original route.
"Budrus" opens Oct. 22 at Laemmle's Music Hall in Beverly Hills.
For more information on the Arab Film Festival, visit arabfilmfestival.org. For additional background on "Budrus," visit justvision.org/budrus/en.
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The AM Roundup: States Probe Rate-Manipulation, More
Libor: Prosecutors in New York and Connecticut are investigating whether their states incurred losses as a result of interest-rate manipulation by banks, a probe that could lead to a wider multistate enforcement action, according to New York officials. WSJ
On the horizon: A settlement of the Justice Department's money-laundering investigation of HSBC Holdings PLC is near and could come within weeks. Investigators have been focusing on whether bank officials were complicit in laundering by drug cartels by allowing suspicious money to be hidden in flows of bulk cash between the U.S. and Mexico. WSJ
Surveillance: The American Civil Liberties Union will be in federal court Tuesday as it seeks to force the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies to detail how often they use surveillance tools that capture the email addresses contacted, phone numbers called and websites visited by a person. WSJ
A swipe at the settlement: A trade association representing some 3,700 convenience stores and other companies has hired a New York law firm Constantine Cannon LLP, a longtime legal foe of Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., to help challenge last week's $6.6 billion lawsuit settlement between the credit-card industry and merchants. WSJ
Clairvoyance: Last week, a federal judge struck down a central Louisiana ordinance banning fortunetelling, palm reading, astrology and similar activities in the city of Alexandria on First Amendment grounds. AP


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Chris Christie to Return to CPAC After Snub
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will make his closely watched return to the Conservative Political Action Conference, a year after being snubbed amid Republican frustration over the governor's praise for President Barack Obama's handling of superstorm Sandy.
Mr. Christie will have a prime speaking slot Thursday, the first day of the annual conference that highlights prominent party members and possible presidential contenders. (Also speaking are Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio—all possible contenders in 2016.) His speech will come on the heels of the scandal surrounding lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.
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When Mr. Christie's office's role in the lane closures was first revealed, several Republicans moved quickly to condemn the governor, and polls found his support—and his position in the 2016 GOP nomination hierarchy—quickly dropping. Their criticism came as no great surprise: Mr. Christie has incensed several party members for praising the president just days ahead of the 2012 presidential election, a move that didn't do GOP nominee Mitt Romney any favors. Last January, Mr. Christie also blasted House Speaker John Boehner for delaying a vote on an aid package for superstorm Sandy recovery, further alienating himself from the Republican Party.
But last month, as the public soured on Mr. Christie, some conservatives rallied to his defense. Several prominent Republicans began heaping praise on the governor and defending him from the allegations. Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) called Mr. Christie a "fantastic governor" and said he deserved the benefit of the doubt. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal urged him to remain chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
Federal and state investigations into the traffic incident are ongoing, as Mr. Christie continues to deny all allegations. And despite increased Republican support, Mr. Christie's polling numbers continue to fall. A Fox News poll released Wednesday found 52% don't think the governor would make a good president. When the poll asked the same question a year ago, just 33% said he would not make a good president, and 37% said he would.
Mr. Christie's reception at Thursday's event could offer some key hints for what role the governor will play within the party going forward. Will all be forgiven and forgotten, or do some members still bear a grudge? CPAC eyes will be on Saturday's straw poll, where voters will choose their preferred 2016 nominee out of 26 possible candidates.
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