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Over the past three weeks, thousands of Transit riders in Charleston, Summerville, Goose Creek and Beaufort have been given an informational flyer on the Congressional Election "We Ride Together, We Vote Together." (Downloadable PDF). More informatin on getting candidates to ride the bus as part of their campignas is online here.
If you would like to help hand these flyers out on the buses to other riders, a very powerful way to encourage transit riders to vote, please call William Hamilton at (843) 870-5299.
Voters have the opportunity to choose between Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) and Mark Sanford (R). If you have trouble getting to the polls, either campaign will be happy to arrange a ride to the polls for you Monday (for early voting) or Tuesday.
- Colbert Busch– http://colbertbuschforcongress.com/welcome/
- Sanford– http://www.marksanford.com/home/
Many riders have asked how this election is relevant to the quality of public transit we have in the Lowcountry. The answer is that even basic services like transit are now under constant threat. While large, well organized lobbies exist for the oil, automotive and highway construction industry, the thirty million transit riders have only begun organizing themselves into a national political force in the past year, when Congress slashed Transit funding from 20 to 18 percent of the Federal Transportation Budget. This triggered massive cuts in service across the United States.
What Poor Transit Systems are doing to the Lowcountry
For the people who depend on transit, a number which rose by 6% across the country last year, such cuts have drastic, even lethal effects. Riders making long walks home form now distant transit stops get hit by cars or become victims of crime. The elderly find themselves stranded as they age on Daniel Island. Those who lose their car, often then lose everything. They can't ride the bus for a few weeks, scraping up the money for repairs while keeping their job. I've met successful people in Charleston who have confided in me that when they lost their car to a run of bad luck, the bus helped them rebuild their lives. Some are wealthy today.
In places like Beaufort, where the bus runs only to and from work once a day, entire lives are wasted with people left to do little more than work, wait and sleep. Shopping, civic and cultural activities are out of reach for people living on St. Helena Island an other rural communities. "Going on the Bus" in Beaufort is viewed as a sort of living death in many rural communities Younger residents would rather leave, so they take their energy and talent elsewhere. Those who stay and ride have few options for spending their hard earned money.
Even for those who drive, the highway system has reached a point where it's so large it can no longer be adequately maintained or further expanded with existing revenue. Younger people are giving up on the automobile altogether in increasing numbers. It just costs too much and takes up too much time. Throughout our public information campaign, Republicans and Democrats have both told us they want better transit.
The Congressman elected Tuesday will be the point person for all Federal involvement with local transit issues in the district. Fixing the problems with the long delayed intermodal center, making sure basic funding remains available, or helping replace some of our aging fleet of transit buses requires a Congressman's support. We asked both candidates to ride. Colbert Busch rode the #41. Sanford never took a ride on a bus. We asked both candidates to answer two, relevant but simple questions. Colbert Busch answered. Sanford didn't. Five Republicans did ride the bus: Moffly, Turner, Larkin, Hoffman & Bryant. Both candidates received phone calls from many riders asking them to ride and answer. You can read Colbert Busch's full answers on the Flyer PDF. The flyer also provides contact information for the Sanford campaign so you can try to find out what his position is.
Please vote carefully on Tuesday. It was only eight years ago that CARTA resumed full operations after a disastrous two year near shut down. People died because the buses stopped running. We can argue about art in government buildings or how much Ft. Moultrie should be open, but when transit gets cut people lose their jobs, their families and sometimes their lives.
Transit is only one of several important issues in this election, but it touches on the core controversy of our time. Are we building a society which offers dignity and freedom to more people or are we building a society which concentrates power and wealth in the hands of a few? Real wealth requires a shared prosperity which has to include opportunities to travel, change jobs, shop, learn and enjoy our golden years for most people. Even those fortunate enough to be wealthy benefit from customers who can travel, employees who can get to work, patients who can access medial care before it requires an EMS trip, fellow citizens who participate in civic and cultural life and tourists who can enjoy our coast.
Free Markets, Competitive Economies
Free markets mean nothing to an elderly woman stranded on St. Helena Island who can't get to a store. If we don't have transit services which meet these needs, many capable people will relocate to, travel to or invest in other places which do. I've met gifted young people in Portland, Seattle and New York from South Carolina building lives which are rewarding without cars who left South Carolina and have no intention of returning. It wasn't just about transit, but they abandoned their cars, built lives and they swear they're not coming back. In the intensely competitive future, SC needs such talent and skill.
On Tuesday, vote like someone's life depends on it, because it does.


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Take a sneak peek at the new NIST.gov and let us know what you think!
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OWM Sees Progress in Proficiency Testing
December 23, 2013
Georgia Harris
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Training and evaluating those personnel is the year-round responsibility of PML's Office of Weights and Measures (OWM), and nationwide the demonstrated abilities of lab staff are trending upward. OWM has just compiled its summary training and proficiency-test data for 2013, which show the highest overall success rate on proficiency testing since the program began collecting data in 2006: 98.97 % now, versus 92.76 % seven years ago.
That improvement is directly tied to OWM's recent efforts. "All persons who work in a standards lab must be able to demonstrate proficiency in order for their labs to be recognized by NIST," says Georgia Harris of OWM's Laboratory Metrology Program. "Each of the 45 or 46 active labs* is recognized with a certificate of measurement traceability to support their state legal requirements; they may also be accredited by NVLAP. When we issue a certificate, the facility, equipment, staff, standards, procedures – the whole system – is examined against international standards. A very big part of that process is training and proficiency testing (PT)."
A big part indeed. In 2013, OWM staff and highly trained volunteer instructors trained 446 students in seminars, 110 students in webinars, and 55 students in workshops for a total of 633 students. In addition, there were 14 proficiency tests conducted in conjunction with several of America's six Regional Measurement Assurance Programs (RMAPs). Proficiency tests averaged 20 participants, each of whom took measurements of 10 different items, for almost 3,700 points of possible pass or failure.
Many factors have contributed to the rising PT success rate. "For one thing, we completely re-designed all our training courses over the past three years," Harris says, "emphasizing adult-learning concepts and ensuring that the training is activity-based and hands-on.** Now when participants come in to our seminar on mass measurement, we issue them a test-weight kit on the first day, and they have to submit comprehensive calibration certificates on their measurements of those artifacts at the end of the two-week course. There's no way to put it off or get more time."
About 20 % to 30 % of PT participants are not from state weights and measures labs. They come from the military, DOE national laboratories such as Sandia and Oak Ridge, and industry. Pharmaceutical companies including Abbott Laboratories and Eli Lilly and Company have sent staff.
Similarly, the training program serves a broad community. OWM conducts training sessions both in the field and at a special educational lab on the NIST Gaithersburg, MD campus. "We have the only training facility of its kind in the world," Harris says. "So we also get people from many other countries, including government and industry metrologists from Canada and Mexico."
Training begins with a course in Fundamentals of Metrology. Passing a math exam is now a prerequisite. "Historically, the biggest challenge with our students has been their math skills," says veteran OWM instructor Val Miller. "Many of our students have been out of school for 10 or 15 years and haven't retained those skills. So we used to spend up to a day of remedial math exercises on simple thing like order of operations."
Another area that typically requires review is correct use of units and symbols. "We spend a lot of time on that," Miller says. "If you give a customer a calibration report with an error on it, it's not simply wrong -- it compromises trust and ruins your credibility. We start emphasizing that at the first session of our Fundamentals course, and keep it up throughout the program. The calibration certificate that goes out has got to be right."
The entire basic course sequence takes four weeks, with two weeks spent on mass. (Ninety percent of all measurements done by state labs involve mass. Volume measurement makes up another 8.5%.) In addition, OWM conducts numerous specialty classes, offers webinars to improve skills and methods, and holds training sessions for trainers.
"At the end of the day, our goal is to assure traceability and uniformity in commerce," says Carol Hockert, chief of OWM. "The only way for us to know whether or not our training is truly successful is by evaluating its implementation. Proficiency tests are an excellent way for us to measure success, so we will continue to improve and expand the use of PTs in our program."
* With the exceptions of Rhode Island, Delaware, and North Dakota each state has a weights and measures lab. The District of Columbia also closed its laboratory about three years ago. However, Los Angeles County, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration maintain separate lab operations and are participants in the OWM program. "Active" labs are those which participate in the training, regional measurement assurance program training and proficiency testing, and submit requests for laboratory recognition according to NIST Handbook 143, Program Handbook.
** Earlier this year, OWM was named an "authorized provider" by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training, which certifies that the OWM training program is compliant with internationally accepted standards.

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Making It Rain On Those Hoes: The First Black Miss England Is Crowned
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We have a new Miss England. Rachel Christie is stepping on toes and breaking down barriers as the first black ever to win the crown:
The First Black Miss England was crowned in London on Monday night. 20-year old Rachel Christie took the crown at London's Metropole Hilton Hotel beating out…Continue


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South Korean Gas Stations Struggling
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The number of gasoline stations in South Korea have plummeted for the fifth year in a row, the Korean Times reports. According to the Korea Oil Station Association, stations have been shutting down because of decreasing margins from the sale of gasoline.
The association put the number of gasoline stations closing at 300 last year, a 41.5% jump from 2012. Gasoline retailers have been going out of business at an increasingly alarming rate, stretching back to 2008 (101 closures), 2009 (109 closures), 2010 (127 closures) and 2012 (219 closures). Also last year, nearly 400 outlets had to temporarily suspend sales of gasoline.
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Barbara Rondeau of Franklin was honored as an Unsung Heroine by the Massachusetts Commision on Monday, April 29, 2013 in the Great Hall at the State House in Boston. Representative Jeffrey N.
Roy recommended Ms. Rondeaufor this recognition because of her extraordinary service to the
Franklin community.She was honored with 82 other Unsung Heroines from throughout Massach-setts. The ceremony included a program hosted by Liz Brunner "Barbara A. Rondeau was the
ideal candidate for this nomination,"noted Rep. Roy. " Throughout her years of service to the Franklin community, she gave her time, talent, spirit, and enthusiasm to enrich the lives of others. She never sought the limelight and returns each year to the task of making Franklin a great place to live."
Ms. Rondeau is a lifelong resident and a tireless volunteer in Franklin. She is also a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She volunteers her time in the tax work off program in Franklin and
is a long time member of the Franklin Alden Club, a women's service group dating back to 1893. Barbara is also the chairperson of the "Concerts on the Common" that schedules concerts
and children's entertainment on Franklin's Town Common during the summer months.Those events are enjoyed by many in the town. Barbara is also chair of the Santa Claus on the Common commit-tee that brings Santa to the common each year to the delight of Franklin's children and parents alike.
This event was made possible with the support of the following community sponsors: Cape Air,
Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College, Casner & Edwards, LLP,
Continental Resources Inc., Day Pitney LLP, and the members of MetroWest ATHENA Women.
The Commission's annual Unsung Heroine initiative is underwritten by these private sponsors
and the MCSW Trust Fund and no tax dollars were used to fund this event.The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women is an independent state agency that was legislatively created in 1998 to advance women of the Commonwealth to full equality in all areas of life and to promote their rights and opportunities. The MCSW provides a permanent, effective voice for the women of Massachusetts.
Rondeau is 2013 Unsung Heroine
Barbara Rondeau of Franklin was honored as an Unsung Heroine by the Massachusetts Commision on Monday, April 29, 2013 in the Great Hall at the State House in Boston. Representative Jeffrey N.


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Galway 1-21 Dublin 1-12
Updated: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011 16:58
- Galway manager Mattie Murphy tells RTÉ's Pauric Lodge that they knew they had a very good team this season.
- Galway's Billy Lane tells RTÉ's Pauric Lodge that to win the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final is a 'dream come true'.
- Donal O'Grady and Tom Dempsey give their view on Galway's All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final win over Dublin.
Galway strode to victory in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship final, with skipper Shane Maloney leading the way with a 1-09 tally.
There were many heroes on the day for Mattie Murphy's side, with corner-back Padraic Mannion and midfielder Padraic Brehony playing starring roles in the county's ninth success at this level, six of them under prolific manager Murphy.
It just didn't happen on the day for Dublin, who were mastered in virtually every department by a skilful Galway side which hit spectacular form on the big occasion.
Midfielders Colm Cronin and Glenn Whelan gave Dublin an early edge, but a misfiring attack failed to turn possession into scores.
Cronin shot his side's opening two points, but the Connacht lads kept in touch through Shane Maloney and wing back Adrian Tuohy.
And with Paul Killeen and Sean Sweeney performing superbly at the heart of the Galway defence, Dublin frustration grew.
Maloney drilled over his third point as the Tribesmen moved into a 0-05 to 0-03 lead by the 19th minute.
And as Galway tightened their grip on the contest, their opponents managed just one point in the second quarter, a Paul Winters free.
Galway hit the final five points of the half, with skipper Maloney bringing his tally to five with a couple of accurately struck frees.
Dean Higgins and Jason Flynn were also on target as they took a 0-10 to 0-04 lead into the interval, but the Dubs closed the gap through Aodhan Clabby and Matthew McCaffrey.
However, Maloney continued to torment their defence, hitting the target from play and frees.
A superb Ciaran Kilkenny point was instantly cancelled out by the excellent Brehony, and the Dubs were unable to find a way past Galway's rock solid defence, in which Mannion and Sweeney shone brightly.
Paul Winters landed a couple of Dublin scores from placed balls, but Galway answered every minor setback in emphatic fashion, with Brehony bringing his tally to four, and sub Dara Dolan scoring with his first touch.
And Maloney capped a sparkling personal performance with a brilliant 60th minute goal.
Dublin's consolation goal came direct from a Ciaran Kilkenny free in stoppage time.
Dublin: C Ryan, E Lowndes, C O'Callaghan, S McClelland; C Crummey, J Desmond, M McCaffrey (0-1), C Cronin (0-02), G Whelan, E Ó Conghaile, C McHugh, C Kilkenny (1-03, 1-01f), C Costello (0-01), A Clabby (0-02, 1f), P Winters (0-03, 2f, 1 '65).
Subs: D Gormley for Desmond, O O'Rourke for McHugh, C Boland for Winters
Galway: S Mannion, C Diviney, P Killeen, P Mannion; A Tuohy (0-01), S Sweeney, J Hanbury, P Brehony (0-04), D Higgins (0-01), J Flynn (0-03), J Glynn, B Lane, G O'Donoghue (0-01), J Carr (0-01), S Maloney (1-09 (0-06f).
Subs: M Mullan for Hanbury, K Cullinane for Higgins, D Dolan (0-1) for O'Donoghue, P Flaherty for Carr
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)


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Legal scholar Jonathan Turley has written about this more than once.
It is simply false to claim that someone is violating a law if he/she makes a joke — about bombs or anything else — at the airport security checkpoint. I repeat: it's false.
There is no law prohibiting you from cracking a joke. In fact, there's something called the First Amendment that you may have heard of. It prohibits the government from infringing on your right to freedom of speech.
Of course, that doesn't stop the blue-shirted crusaders from telling you you're breaking the law, or from calling the cops, who should know better but who usually side with the thuglets, as they did in the recent case of Frank Hannibal. Which is why Hannibal is suing and will almost surely win — if his case ever even goes to court, which it probably won't because the TSA and the cops will settle because they know they're wrong.
But here we go again with those pesky facts:
Across the country, travelers are greeted with signs and announcements at airports warning them not to make jokes about bombs or weapons. It has become commonly known that making such jokes is a federal offense. It isn't. There is no Comic Relief Act that makes joking a violation of the U.S. Code. It is an urban legend intentionally created by threatening arrests and twisting existing laws. Even actual prosecutions are rare. In the meantime, there is not a single case of a terrorist warming up his victims with a lead-in joke.
Turley agrees that Hannibal is in the right. But he acknowledges that the whole point of this illegal arrest and imprisonment of citizens is to get them to toe the line — which, given the willful ignorance and complicity of so much of the population, isn't too hard:
Despite the lack of legal foundation and the violation of free speech protections, airport security continue to warn citizens that they can be arrested for jokes. Even absurd and abusive arrests like Hannibal's do not result in discipline — a strong message to agents that the government wants to create this chilling effect by harassing and detaining citizens.
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Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Notice To Alter A System Of Records.
The Defense Intelligence Agency is proposing to alter a system to its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
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This proposed action will be effective on October 18, 2012 unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination. Comments will be accepted on or before October 17, 2012.
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- Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
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Ms. Theresa Lowery at Defense Intelligence Agency, DAN 1-C, 600 MacDill Blvd., Washington, DC 20340-0001 or by phone at (202) 231-1193.
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The Defense Intelligence Agency system of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on June 18, 2012, to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130, "Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals," dated February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
Dated: September 11, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
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Litigation and Disposition Documentation (June 5, 2006, 71 FR 32323).
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Information is used to meet regulatory requirements and to support various legal-related activities associated with the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Justice, the Office of Personnel Management and the Military Services or adjudicative agencies of the U.S. Government as may be necessary or required in the disposition of an individual case."
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Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for federal civilian employment, military service, federal contracts, or access to classified information may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), but only to the extent that such material would reveal the identity of a confidential source.
Exempt materials from other systems of records may in turn become part of the case records in this system. To the extent that copies of exempt records from those ``other'' systems of records are entered into this case record, the Defense Intelligence Agency hereby claims the same exemptions for the records from those ``other'' systems that are entered into this system, as claimed for the original primary systems of records, which they are a part.
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Tom Feeney
|This is a profile of a U.S. Representative who, due to election loss or retirement, will not return for the 111th Congress. (See the Florida portal for all incumbents, candidates and blogs.)
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Thomas Charles Feeney III,, a Republican, represented the 24th Congressional District of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives between 2003-2009. Feeney lost to Suzanne Kosmas (D) in the November 2008 general election.
- 1 Record and controversies
- 1.1 Iraq War
- 1.2 Environmental record
- 1.3 Federal investigation into Abramoff ties
- 1.4 Florida redistricting
- 1.5 Clint Curtis and vote fraud
- 1.6 Threats to local newspaper
- 1.7 Defense of Tom Delay
- 1.8 Ethics complaints
- 1.9 Failure to report real estate property
- 1.10 National security and foreign policy
- 2 Biography
- 3 Money in Politics
- 4 Committees and Affiliations
- 5 More Background Data
- 6 Contact
- 7 Articles and resources
Record and controversies
Iraq War
Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal
Federal investigation into Abramoff ties
According to the DCCC, Feeney took $1,000 from lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was later convicted on charges related to the defrauding of American Indian tribes and corruption of public officials. [1]
Feeney is one of three Republican House members to have gone on a Scotland golf trip with Abramoff in 2003, thus linking him to the Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal (the others were convicted former Rep. Bob Ney and indicted former Rep. Tom DeLay). Feeney stated that he believed the National Center for Public Policy Research was paying for the trip, not Abramoff.[2]
In January 2007, the House announced that Feeney had violated chamber rules by letting Abramoff pay for the trip.[3][4]
In September 2005, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named Feeney one of the thirteen most corrupt members of Congress because of his ties to Abramoff. [5]
On April 23, 2007, the Department of Justice submitted a document in court naming Rep. Feeney as "Representative #3" in the criminal investigation of Mark Zachares, a former congressional aide to Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) and lobbyist who, in April 2007, pleaded guilty to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In April 2007, the FBI asked Feeney for information about his dealings with Jack Abramoff as part of its ongoing investigation into the lobbyist convicted of defrauding clients.[6][7]
Feeney stated that "These questions have been asked and answered 100 times...The Scooter Libby case showed that you must be careful when dealing with the Department of Justice (DoJ). We're giving them everything they need and more...There's no relationship (to the Abramoff scandal)." [8]
In late June 2007, Feeney established a legal defense fund to cover expenses relating to the FBI's investigation his ties to Abramoff. On June 20, he filed documents with the House stating he "has incurred legal expenses in connection with his official duties and position in Congress, and matters bearing on his reputation or fitness for office." The congressman still denied any relationship with the convicted lobbyist, but stated he was voluntarily cooperating with the federal investigation.[9] The FBI also contacted the newspaper Florida Today, asking for a video from an interview in September 2006 regarding Feeney's relationship with Abramoff. In the video, Feeney denied any connection to the lobbyist. In particular, the FBI was interested in the congressman's public statements regarding his ties to Abramoff and the golfing trip to Scotland he made with him. Feeney described the trip as a "legitimate business trip," and the FBI is checking whether or not he was aware how it was funded.[10]
- Main article: Members of Congress under investigation
Florida redistricting
Florida gained two congressional districts after the 2000 census. According to the Associated Press (in USA Today), the 24th district "was tailor-made for Feeney by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature, covering parts of four central Florida counties with 156,292 registered Republicans compared to 126,976 Democrats." It was an open secret that Feeney drew this district for himself [1], since it included virtually all of his state House district. (The other new district, the 25th, was drawn for fellow state representative Mario Diaz-Balart). He was handily elected in 2002 and was unopposed in 2004.
Clint Curtis and vote fraud
Alex Babcock at the Seminole Chronicle reported that former Yang Enterprises computer programmer Clint Curtis made sworn testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee in December 2004. Curtis testified that in September of 2000, Tom Feeney asked him to write software that could alter vote totals on touch-screen voting machines. The Judicial Committee was "investigating allegations of voter fraud in the 2004 presidential election involving touch-screen voting in Ohio." and was not looking into issues of Florida vote fraud. [2]
Feeney and Yang Enterprises deny Curtis' testimony. Babcock wrote, "Michael O'Quinn, an attorney for Yang Enterprises, said Curtis' claims are outrageous and that Feeney never discussed such a program with the company. He said Feeney's only relationship with the company was as its legal counsel. Feeney worked at the law firm with O'Quinn until 2002, when he resigned after being elected to Congress." Feeney is also accused of helping Yang Enterprises secure government contracts. [3]
In March 2005, Curtis passed a polygraph test regarding his tesimony, though there has been no serious investigation into the matter. Curtis' charges are largely treated as baseless consipracy theory by the St. Petersburg Times and mainstream media. [4]
As of April 2006, the issue is still unsettled, but Curtis is running against Feeney in the fall election largely on a platform of non-corruption. The Republican-leaning Curtis states,
- "I believe our district is currently represented by one of the most corrupt politicians in history. I have attended closed-door meetings where Congressman Tom Feeney spoke candidly about altering election results. Feeney is deeply involved with individuals like super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and has been an active participant in this unprecedented decade of corruption."[5]
Threats to local newspaper
After the Seminole Chronicle published Alex Babcock's article on Clint Curtis' testimony (above), Feeney's lawyers threatened the paper, according to a blog that has followed the story closely, BradBlog.com.[6]
"The letter from John P. Horan of "Foley and Lardner, attorneys at law", was faxed to Babcock at the Seminole Chronicle office earlier this week. It alleges the newspaper's report "constitute[d] a serious departure from accepted journalism standards and a breach of the Chronicle's fair reporting privilege."
Horan goes on to accuse Babcock of reporting "in a sensational, reckless and unfair manner," and claims that "This conduct exceeds all known bounds of bias and constitutes a reckless disregard for the truth."
According to the letter, Horan's charges on behalf of Feeney, stem from his claim that "These assertions were fully investigated by the State of Florida Commission on Ethics which found that 'there was no probable cause' to believe the assertions and dismissed each complaint."
The Chronicle responded on 12/23 in an noon-bylined editorial: "In reporting on the charges made by Clint Curtis against Feeney, our goal was to inform you, our readers, of serious charges made in a public forum before members of Congress investigating voting irregularities...
It is this role that all news organizations should play, to keep a watchful eye over the government that serves us. It's your business as voters to know what your elected representatives are doing, and what they have been accused of doing."[7]
Defense of Tom Delay
Feeney has taken $10,000 from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC and voted with DeLay 94% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. Feeney also voted to allow Tom DeLay to continue serving as Leader even if he is indicted and contributed $5000 to DeLay's legal defense fund.[8]
Ethics complaints
"Democrats filed ethics complaints that accused Feeney of using his legislative office staff to work on his congressional campaign and his influence as speaker to shield a client from an investigation. Feeney denied the allegations, but in the face of a lawsuit by three newspapers released state cell phone records that, according to a review by The Palm Beach Post, showed a legislative staffer made 150 personal and political calls. The staffer by then had left her state job and gone to work in Feeney's campaign."[9]
Failure to report real estate property
In 2003, Feeney and a long-time acquaintance, James Fowler, purchased a condo propoerty together in Cape Canaveral, Florida for $175,000. Despite the fact that the condo was purchased 50-50, Feeney did not report the property in 2003. Rather, he waited until 2005. It is a violation of House rules to omit ownership of a asset such as this. In July 2006, a spokesman for Feeney argued that the congressman did not report the purchase because his name was not on the deed and was only recently added to the trust agreement. [10]
Principally as a result of these scandals, Feeney was named in 2006 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington as one of the twenty most corrupt US legislators. [11]
National security and foreign policy
On June 15, 2007, Feeney was one of two representatives to vote against the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008, which makes spending decisions for some Defense Department medical and construction expenses, VA construction, administration and medical programs and spending for a few related national and international agencies.
Feeney was born on May 21, 1958 in Abington, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. He graduated from Penn State University in 1980 with a B.A. in political science and obtained a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1983. Soon after, he moved to Oviedo, Florida, a suburb of Orlando where he still lives, and opened a private law practice. In 1990, he began two terms in the Florida State legislature and ran for lieutenant governor as Jeb Bush's running mate in 1994. Bush and Feeney were narrowly defeated.
In 1994 Feeney joined the board of directors of the James Madison Institute[12], a conservative free-market think tank where he ultimately became the director.[13] The James Madison Institute, best known for its promotion of school vouchers in Florida, is a member of the State Policy Network[14] and has received funding from ExxonMobil[15].
Feeney returned to the Florida House in 1996 in a special election, and was chosen as Speaker in 2000. He first came to national prominence when he led efforts to certify the state's Republican presidential electors even when it was still unclear whether George W. Bush or Al Gore had won the state's electoral votes. When Gore finally conceeded the election, Feeney called him a "loser" and describe his speech as "evil."[16]
Feeney was one of the most conservative members of the Florida legislature, and has been no less conservative in Congress. He drafted a "Principles Card" soon after becoming Speaker of the Florida House that allowed his fellow Republicans to check if legislation was consistent with conservative principles. He modified this card when he came to Congress, calling it the "Conservative Check Card." The six principles are less government, lower taxes, personal responsibility, individual freedom, stronger "traditional American" families, and domestic tranquility and national defense.
People for the American Way report that "As a state legislator, Feeney received awards from the American Legislative Exchange Council, the James Madison Institute and several from the Christian Coalition, as well as a 100% legislative rating for his support of parental notification bills and the creation of "Choose Life" license plates. He received the endorsement of the Campaign for Working Families and the Eagle Forum.[17]
Feeney was a founding member of Washington Waste Watchers, a "working group formed to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in federal government."[18]
2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Clint Curtis to face Feeney in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [19] Feeney retained his seat.
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- Personal finance profile for Tom Feeney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
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- House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommitee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommitee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
- Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property
- House Committee on Science and Technology
- Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
- Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust
- Subcommittee on the Constitution
- Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security
- House Committee on Science
- Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Boards and other Affiliations
- Former director, James Madison Institute
- Former board member, James Madison Institute
- Founding member, Washington Waste Watchers
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- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database.
- Documents: Tom Feeney Legal Expense Trust established June 20, 2007, Federal Election Commission Political Money Line.
Local blogs and discussion sites
- News story on Congressional corruption allegations
- Alex Babcock Feeney implicated in vote fraud, Congressman sought to alter totals Seminole Chronicle, December 16, 2004.
- Brad Blogs on Tom Feeney, Clint Curtis and YEI
- Beyond DeLay.org profile on Feeney's ethically questionable travel
- Martin Dyckman, "Tom Feeney's dictatorship" St. Petersburg Times, April 29, 2001.
- Feeney Faces More Scrutiny
- The Reaganist Republican
- Ken Silverstein, "Congressman Tom Feeney: An Appreciation," Harper's Magazine, July 12, 2006.
- "CREW releases second annual most corrupt members of Congress report," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, September 20, 2006.
- "CREW releases 'Beyond DeLay: The 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and two to watch)'," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, September 18, 2007.
Articles by Feeney
- "Mystics of the Court," National Review, December 14, 2005.
- ↑ DCCC: Tom Feeney
- ↑ Tamara Lytle and Mark K. Matthews, "Tamara Lytle and Mark K. Matthews," Orlando Sentinel, April 27, 2007.
- ↑ Susan Crabtree and Jonathan E. Kaplan, "Feeney: FBI?probe of his ties to Abramoff is unthreatening," The Hill, April 25, 2007.
- ↑ Anita Kumar, "FBI asking Tom Feeney about trip with Abramoff," St. Petersburg Times, April 24, 2007.
- ↑ CREW list of most corrupt members of Congress
- ↑ Susan Crabtree and Jonathan E. Kaplan, "Feeney: FBI?probe of his ties to Abramoff is unthreatening," The Hill, April 25, 2007.
- ↑ Anita Kumar, "FBI asking Tom Feeney about trip with Abramoff," St. Petersburg Times, April 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Feeney: FBI probe of his ties to Abramoff is unthreatening," CREW, aPRIL 25, 2007.
- ↑ Susan Crabtree, "Feeney forms legal defense fund," The Hill, June 22, 2007.
- ↑ Paul Kiel, "Feds Seek Vid of Feeney Statement," TPM Muckraker, June 28, 2007.
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Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
- The repetition of a frantic cry, "Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!—" draws us straight into a frenzy of action.
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- The "ecstasy of fumbling" which goes on here, however, is anything but rapturous.
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But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime...
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- Notice how the verbs here have changed: our speaker's no longer describing universal conditions that could apply to anyone.
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- As we say in our "Quotes" section, lime, or quicklime, is a chemical compound that can burn through the human body (sort of like fire).
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Florida Gulf Coast went from shocking the college basketball world to downright impressing it. And the Eagles were smiling the whole time.
Playing loose and easy, little-known FCGU beat San Diego State 81-71 on Sunday to become the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.
"We don't take ourselves too seriously," said Florida Gulf Coast coach Andy Enfield, whose players -including Parkersburg South graduate Chase Fieler, who accounted for nine points in the win - tossed him in the air and poured water on him in raucous celebration before his postgame interviews.
"We try to have fun, get serious when we have to. Our goal was to make history and we did it."
The next opponent for the upstart state school will be the main campus, third-seeded Florida, on Friday night in the South Regional semifinal in Dallas.
"We tried to scrimmage them early in the season in the preseason, now we get our shot," Enfield said.
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Comer 5-14 0-0 10, Thompson 9-15 3-4 23, McKnight 4-7 1-2 9, Fieler 5-7 1-1 11, Brown 6-8 3-4 17, Varidel 4-7 0-1 11, Cvjeticanin 0-1 0-0 0, Murray 0-0 0-0 0, Graf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-59 8-12 81.
Thames 3-8 1-2 8, O'Brien 1-1 0-0 2, J. Franklin 8-13 2-2 20, Tapley 7-18 0-0 17, Stephens 4-4 2-2 10, Spencer 0-3 0-0 0, Rahon 4-12 2-3 12, Shepard 0-2 2-4 2. Totals 27-61 9-13 71.
Halftime_San Diego St. 35-34. 3-Point Goals_Florida Gulf Coast 7-18 (Varidel 3-5, Brown 2-3, Thompson 2-6, Fieler 0-1, Cvjeticanin 0-1, Comer 0-2), San Diego St. 8-23 (Tapley 3-8, J. Franklin 2-6, Rahon 2-6, Thames 1-3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Florida Gulf Coast 31 (Brown 8), San Diego St. 34 (J. Franklin 11). Assists_Florida Gulf Coast 21 (Comer 14), San Diego St. 16 (Thames 6). Total Fouls_Florida Gulf Coast 13, San Diego St. 11. A_NA.
Teams seeded 13th or lower that have advanced to the regional semifinals:
1986 - No. 14 Cleveland State: lost to No. 7 Navy
1988No. 13 Richmond: lost to No. 1 Temple
1997 - No. 14 Chattanooga: lost to No. 10 Providence
1998 - No. 13 Valparaiso: lost to No. 8 Rhode Island
1999 - No. 13 Oklahoma: lost to No. 1 Michigan State
2006 - No. 13 Bradley: lost to No. 1 Memphis
2012 - No. 13 Ohio: lost to No. 1 North Carolina
2013 - No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast: vs. No. 3 Florida, Friday
Bernard Thompson had 23 points and Sherwood Brown added 17 for FGCU, the 16-year-old school in just its second season being eligible for postseason play.
In its first-ever NCAA tournament game on Friday, the Atlantic Sun champion busted brackets everywhere with an upset win over No. 2 Georgetown, a game the Eagles took control of with a 21-2 run in the second half.
It went much the same way against San Diego State.
This time the run was 17-0 and Brown, who was saddled early in the second half with foul trouble, had eight of the first 10 points of it. When it was over the Eagles led 71-52 with 4:19 to play and the only decisions left were how the players and fans were going to celebrate.
After at least one basket, Brown opened his mouth and waggled his tongue at FCGU as he ran up court.
And after the game, the whole team joined in a bird dance that the players on the bench.
On the court, FCGU played like it had nothing to lose. And really, the Eagles didn't. Given their school's short history, nobody expected them to win a game at the NCAA tournament, let alone two.
Brett Comer, who didn't have as many lob passes for dunks as he did against the Hoyas, finished with 10 points and 14 assists, some of which resulted in dunks that had the crowd cheering and wanting more.
FGCU even unleashed another offensive weapon. Christophe Varidel, a native of Switzerland, hit two big 3s early for the Eagles and finished with 11 points after going scoreless against Georgetown.
Jamal Franklin had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Aztecs (23-11), who were trying to reach the regional semifinals for the second time in three years.
Xavier Thames' layup brought the Aztecs within 54-52 with 11:33 to play but the Eagles were off on their run about 90 seconds later. FGCU held San Diego State without a field goal for 7 1-2 minutes as it again pulled away again against a teams with much bigger national profile.
The Eagles shot 55.9 percent for the game (33 of 59), including going 7 of 18 from 3-point range.
The Aztecs finished at 44.3 percent (27 of 61) and were 8 of 23 from beyond the arc.
FGCU had one of its highlight plays in the first half when Comer flipped the ball up toward the rim and a flying Eric McKnight grabbed it for a one-hand jam with 8:50 to play that woke up the crowd at the Wells Fargo Center.
Suddenly it sounded a lot like Friday night, when the Eagles had several jams on lob passes that were a big part of the Georgetown upset.


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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hayfever) Remedies in Mexico
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We should have both colors arriving at our TippmannParts warehouse this week or early next so we're starting to take pre-orders for the new XVRs now.
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- Exploring local data storage options
- Creating an Android virtual device
- Starting a new project
- Defining preferences with Java and activities
- Creating and reading JSON and XML data files
- Creating a new SQLite database
- Inserting and retrieving data in the database
Skill Level Intermediate
I've previously described how to parse XML files using the XML Pull Parser, a streaming parser that's included with the Android SDK. I'm now going to describe an alternative approach using a parser called JDOM. JDOM is a third-party open-source, free solution that works well in both generic Java applications and in Android apps. You can download the binaries for JDOM, but I've included the JAR file. That is the library that you need to include in your application in the exercise files.
I'll get out of the browser and I'll go to my Exercise Files folder. Under the Assets folder, there's a subfolder called Software, and there's a file there called jdom-2.0.3.jar. You can use this or any later version. I'll copy the JAR file to the clipboard. Then I'll go back to Eclipse. Within Eclipse, I'll go to the libs folder of my new project, XMLJDOMParser. I'll go to that libs folder and I'll paste the file into place.
In addition to adding the JAR file to the libs folder, you can also explicitly add the JAR file to the build path for the application, and that will ensure that the JAR file is exported with the application. I'll right-click on the JAR file. Then I'll go to the Build Path menu choice and choose Add to Build Path. That adds JDOM to the referenced libraries for the application. I'm ready for some code. In the existing version of the application, I'm using the ToursPullParser class, a class I created that parses the file with the XML Pull Parser and streams through the file, listening to events for various tags.
As I've described, the code for this parser is somewhat fragmented. You have to keep track of where you are in the streaming and then write conditional logic to handle each of the elements. The reason to use JDOM is because it will significantly decrease the amount of code that you need to write and the fragmentation of that code. As with the XML Pull Parser, I've created a class that uses JDOM. I'll move Eclipse over to the right and go to my exercise files, and I'll go to my Assets folder and from there, to code.
I'll choose this file: ToursJDOMParser.java. I'll copy it to the clipboard. Then I'll return to Eclipse and I'll make it full screen again. I'll close down the Pull Parser class, and I'll paste my new class into the project's default package. Here's the JDOM parser code. Just as with the Pull Parser, it starts by creating some constants.
With JDOM, in addition to the elements for each minor data element, you'll need to define a tag name for the major data element--that is, for the tour--and I've done that right here. Just as with the pull parser class, I've created a method called parseXML, and then I'm using the context that's passed in that points to the current activity and current application, and I'm opening the tours XML file, using its resource ID. For JDOM, I'm creating an InputStream and then passing that to something called a SAXBuilder.
JDOM includes both a DOMBuilder-- that stands for Document Object Model-- and a SAXBuilder, the simple API for XML. Comparing SAX with DOM is a matter of performance and memory management. With DOM, or Document Object Model, the entire XML document is always stored in memory all at the same time. In contrast, the SAXBuilder uses streaming, in a process that's very similar to the XML Pull Parser. What JDOM gives you though is that it hides that process in the background and makes it feel like you have the entire document in memory at all times.
Just as with the PullParser class, I'm creating a list of tour objects, and then I'm ready to parse. Using JDOM, I create a document object. This is a document object that's specific to JDOM, and it's a part of the org.jdom2 package. I get that document object by calling a method called build, passing in a stream that's pointing to the XML file. Then I get a reference to the rootNode of the document. I'm doing that, calling a method called getRootElement.
That returns an instance of the Element class. Notice when I'm working with the JDOM element class I'm having to explicitly name the entire package. That's because there's an element class that's a part of the Android SDK that otherwise would collide. Then I'm creating a list containing an instance of that element class, and I'm doing that by calling a method called getChildren and passing in the name of the tag that contains each tour. So now, I have a list of tours in memory.
Now, I'm looping through the list. I'm using a for-each-style loop. I'm saying for each node in the list, create a new tour object, then go get the data for each of the data elements: the tour ID, the tour title, description, and so on. The tour ID is being parsed into an integer, the tour price into a double, and all the other values are string, or text, values. Then I'm taking all that data packaged up as a tour object and adding it to the list.
Finally, at the end of try block I'm returning the tours object. Unlike the PullParser class, there isn't any other code. This is it. The nature of DOM programming is that it allows you to put all your code in a single place and say, I want to get this field and I want to get that field. And the mechanics of parsing the XML file are hidden from you. It's a simpler programming model, and it takes a lot less code to do the work. Depending on your device and the nature of your XML file, it might even be faster.
If you're not sure whether this is the right approach for you, based on performance, I encourage you to do your own benchmarking. But this class is now a part of our project. So switching from the XML Pull Parser to the JDOM Parser will be a simple matter of changing which class we're using. I'll go back to my Package Explorer and open up my MainActivity. I'll go to the bottom of the onCreate method and I'll change the parser that I'm using. I'll duplicate this line of code, and then I'll change from ToursPullParser to ToursJDOMParser.
I'll change it both in the variable declaration and in the constructor method call. I'll comment out the version that's creating the PullParser object and everything else is exactly the same. I'll save my changes and I'll run the application in the emulator. When the application opens, I'll see that the data is retrieved, parsed, and displayed, looking exactly the same as it did before. Just as with the pull parser, I'm getting back a list of tour objects, and I'm depending on the toString method of the tour class to determine how the data is displayed in each list item.
So, it's your choice. The XML Pull Parser is a tool that's a part of the Android SDK, whereas JDOM has to be added to your application and will add a little bit to the size of your final app. But the JDOM parsing model is a lot cleaner and results in a lot less code. Either of these parsers will do the job, parsing XML and delivering the data to your users.


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What Causes Thyroid Disease?
There are many different reasons why either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism might develop. Currently, about 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. People of all ages and races can get thyroid disease. Some babies born with a non-functioning thyroid gland may have thyroid disease from the beginning of life. Women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems.
Hypothyroidism may be caused by:
- thyroiditis, an inflammation of the thyroid gland that can affect the level of thyroid hormone production
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a painless and hereditary immune system disease
- post-partum thyroiditis, which occurs in five to nine percent of women who have given birth and is usually temporary
Hypothyroidism can also be a side effect of certain drugs, such as lithium and amiodarone, and by iodine deficiency. The thyroid gland uses iodine to make hormones. Iodine deficiency is not a problem in the United States because of the use of iodized salt. However, iodine deficiency is a problem worldwide.
Hyperthyroidism may be caused by:
- Graves' disease, an enlarged thyroid gland (also called diffuse toxic goiter)
- nodules that may form in the thyroid and may cause it to be overactive
- thyroiditis, an inflammation of the thyroid gland that can cause the release of stored hormones (If thyroiditis causes all the hormones to be released, hypothyroidism can follow.)
- excessive iodine, which might be found in certain drugs and some cough syrups
How Is Thyroid Disease Treated?
The goal of treatment for any thyroid disorder is to restore normal blood levels of thyroid hormone. Hypothyroidism is treated with the drug levothyroxine or triiodothyronine.
- Brand names for levothyroxine are Synthroid, Unithroid, Levoxyl, and Levothroid. Levothyroxine is a synthetic hormone that replaces missing thyroid hormone in the body.
- The brand name for triiodothyronine is Cytomel.
- Sometimes the combination of levothyroxine and triiodothyronine is prescribed as two separate pills or, more rarely, as a single pill called liotrix (brand name Thyrolar).
Hyperthyroidism is generally more difficult to treat. That's because it requires the normalization of thyroid hormone production. Treatment might involve drug therapy to block hormone output. Or it might involve radioactive iodine treatment to disable the thyroid. Surgery may be used to remove some or all of the thyroid gland.
Treatment with radioactive iodine, the most common therapy, often causes hypothyroidism. So levothyroxine is used following treatment in order to normalize hormone levels.


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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
by Tennessee Williams
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Memory and the Past Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Page.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used the New Directions edition of the play, published in 1971.
Quote #7
That Europe is nothin' on earth but a great big auction, that's all it is, that bunch of old worn-out places, it's just a big firesale, the whole ruttin'thing […] (II.86.531-533)
Big Daddy's summation of Europe (a continent whose history of western civilization extends much farther back into time than that of America's) as one big auction, whose goods he dutifully bought for his wife, enhances the crumbling antiquity at the heart of the Pollitt household.
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Something's left out of that story. What did you leave out?
You!— dug the grave of your friend and kicked him in it!—
Before you'd face the truth with him!
His truth, not mine!
His truth, okay! But you wouldn't face it with him!
Who can face truth? Can you? (II.124.1354-1374)
Big Daddy points here to the big problem with memory: it's so easy to leave out important details when telling a story and the storyteller can edit the story.
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Tonight Brick looks like he used to look when he was a little boy, just like he did when he played wild games and used to come home all sweaty and pink-cheeked and sleepy, with his—red curls shining…. (III.156.589-594)
The Pollitt Plantation is presented as a kind of intact and false Utopian vestige of the Old South. Drunk on this false Utopia, Big Mama gets stuck in her memories too of Brick as a little a boy. She remembers very superficial details about his appearance and his manner, but does not offer more concrete stories of her relationship with him. In this way, we are reminded that Brick has been raised by a family and society that loves him for his appearance and athletic ability.


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Panama City Beach Police officers are stepping up patrol in response to the increase in rip current emergencies.
Hurricane Dolly is creating rough surf and strong rip currents that have already sent several people to the hospital.
Double warning flags are flying and that means the ocean is off limits to the public, but that's not stopping tourists from venturing out.
Extra police patrols are being called in to encourage sunbathers to stay out of the water, and hopefully, keep medical emergencies to a minimum.
Hurricane Dolly is affecting beach goers in Panama City Beach. The number of rip currents continues to rise and that means emergency responders are working overtime.
Deputy Chief David Humphreys from the Panama City Beach Police Department said, "Yesterday, we had a high number of calls, several to the hospital and we have more police officers going to the beach."
Because there are no lifeguards, fellow beach goers have to rely on other beachgoers to save their lives.
Tourist Amanda Goff said, "There was a man who got pulled out and he was screaming for help; we were telling him to swim parallel and not panic."
That's just one of many instances beachgoers are experiencing because of rip currents. Police are asking that everyone stay out of the water to keep from pulled under.
Humphreys added the, "First priority is to keep people out, warn them, [and] then we have to help rescue them."
If you do get caught in a rip current, police advise you to relax and swim parallel to the current, not against it for your best chance of survival.
Chief Deputy Humphreys said Thursday, some vacationers have actually called the police station over the past week to complain about police officers on the beach asking swimmers to get out of the water.
The police usually don't keep such a close patrol on the waters, but the rip current situation is so serious that they feel this extra step of precaution is necessary.
Panama City does not have lifeguards on their public beaches; therefore, the warning flag system is a beach-goers best defense against the rip currents.