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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide...to a tricky terrain!
By Mukul Sharma
Published: 03rd August 2014 06:00 AM
Last Updated: 02nd August 2014 02:32 PM
Once upon a time when I casually used to play inferior level club bridge, two nicely married opponents (but not to each other) lost it so badly during the post-mortem that they split their affair right there for about a week in front of my precision Italian Blue eyes. This is so true that I feel bad giving such a difficult one. If you've ever had an extramarital while leading a double life you'd know what I never meant.
The first thing is, the heck with A, B, C and D. Instead, W, X, Y and Z are playing a card game in which three cards from each player's holding remains to be played and in which one of four 'suits' -- clubs(C), diamonds (D), hearts (H), spades (S) -- is the 'high suit'. The play of four cards, one from each player's holding, is a 'trick'; the suit of the card played first in a trick is the 'suit led'.
Now, (1) The distribution of the four suits on the cards held by the four players is as follows. W's holding: C-H-D; X's holding: C-S-S; Y's holding: C-H-H; Z's holding: S-D-D. (2a) A player has to play a card in the suit led, if possible, at each trick. (2b) If s/he cannot do (2a), s/he has to play a card in the high, if possible. (2c) If s/he cannot do (2b) s/he can play any card. (3) Each of the remaining three tricks contains in part: the suit card led, just one other card in the same suit, and a card in the high suit which wins the trick. (4) A player who wins a trick has to lead at the next trick. Which suit is the high one?
The problem was: "What number comes next in the sequence: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, ? -- submitted by Shashi Shekher Thakur, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Your column is thoroughly enjoyed by all our family on Sundays Anyway, the next number in the sequence of 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 is 100. This is the sequence of numbers that are without a 'T' in them. -- Devika Priyadarsini, email@example.com
The other problem was: "When you step on wet sand on a beach, the sand around your foot immediately dries out and turns white for a short while. Why?"
When we step on wet sand the mineral content within the grains of sand is subjected to compression and friction causing heat energy to be released in the form of sparks, resulting in a white colour for the sand for a short while. Also, due to the heat generated due to friction, the sand around the foot immediately dries out. -- Dr K N Murty, firstname.lastname@example.com
When you step on wet sand, the wet sand particles under the foot get more separated absorbing the water around the foot and making the footprint dry inside and around for a few moments. I am elated that I got the answer without Googling. -- Ramakrishna Bhogadi, firstname.lastname@example.com
Not exactly quite. The correct answer is that the sand expands when stepped on. Prior to the pressure of your foot, the sand grains were as closely packed as possible. But as your foot sinks in, the same sand is displaced and forced to occupy more volume and, therefore, it rises up. When it does, it leaves the water in it behind. Before the water catches up through capillary action, the sand is drier and, thus, looks whiter.
(Regarding the modified Russian Roulette problem) I think I would shoot without spinning. Intuitively, it makes sense because if I spin and shoot I am constraining all subsequent shots. However if I don't spin then the option is open for B to spin or again A to spin. And so on. Thereby keeping options open. -- Altaf Ahmed, firstname.lastname@example.com
For a bang to lose: I'd keep spinning and taking a shot as the probability remains 1/6. For a bang to win: I'd shoot continuously with, no spin as the probability starts increasing by 1/6 of getting a shot. -- Charles Murzello, firstname.lastname@example.com
1. The Friendly Society meets once a month and the rule is that every member present shakes hands once with every other member present. At the first meeting there were 15 members present. At the second meeting there were exactly twice as many handshakes as at the first meeting. How many members were present at the second meeting?
2. Think about a wheel A with diameter x, rolling around a fixed wheel B with diameter 2x. How many revolutions about its own axis will wheel A make in rolling once around wheel B?
— Sharma is a scriptwriter and former editor of Science Today magazine.
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Martin Luther King, on Twitter and Facebook?
By Robert M. Franklin Special to CNN | 8/8/2013, 10:22 a.m.
Editor's note: The Rev. Dr. Robert Michael Franklin, Jr. is a Visiting Scholar in Residence at Stanford University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. He is president emeritus of Morehouse College, where he served as the 10th president from 2007 to 2012. In January 2014, he becomes director of the religion program at The Chautauqua Institution. Franklin is the author of three books and wrote the foreword to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail," reprinted by Trinity Forum in 2012.
"Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end." - Henry David Thoreau
The March on Washington in 1963 was a day for great speeches. Of course, no one knew that the day would also include one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" oration (actually titled, "Normalcy No More").
In fact, King's adviser and draft speechwriter, Clarence B. Jones, says that with everyone consumed by march logistics, the speech was not their highest priority, and hours before the event while King was considering a theme for his speech he didn't know exactly what he would say. Ah, the triumph of procrastination.
It was a different time, a time when politicians like JFK and preachers like MLK made efforts to craft big ideas in beautiful language. It was the age of thriving newspapers and bookstores. Back then, audiences listened expectantly for the art of rhetoric. They demanded that speakers respect them enough to put real effort and poetry into their publicly spoken words. And, they listened without the pressure and distraction of multitasking on mobile devices. They listened patiently, even while sweating profusely in the August heat.
What about today, in the age of social media? Would Martin Luther King, Jr. be an active social media communicator? And, a more important question: How well would Martin Luther King, Jr.'s gift for rhetoric translate over social networks?
The answer to both questions is positive.
As a public theologian he had an encyclopedic knowledge of political writings and literature. He had an amazing ability to educate, inspire and mobilize people through language and speech. He would have recognized that social media is the public square of the 21st century. A keen communicator could not afford to be silent in this space.
According to King's advisers, Clarence B. Jones and Andrew Young, Martin would have utilized Twitter and other social media. Jones says, "He would be up all hours of the night telling me and Stanley Levison his thoughts and we would have learned to send tweets."
It's worth noting that during the mid-1950s, King (most likely assisted by a staff member) responded to readers' letters in his "Advice for Living" column in Ebony Magazine. He did this in order to communicate with a more diverse audience through popular media. He discontinued the responses after his life became too busy and his doctor recommended a slower pace following his 1958 stabbing.

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A timeline history of Shoes and Fashion
So many things happened in this century it is impossible to detail them all, so I'm going to give the abridged version and hope I don't leave anything important out. The first thing to mention is The French Revolution. (although technically it began in the 18th century in the year 1792, it's ramifications were justly felt in the early 19th century which is why I mention it here)
<Left: Detail. Bonaparte, Calm on a Fiery Steed, Crossing the Alps.
1801. Jacques-Louis David.
Oil on canvas,
Musée National du Château de Malmaison, Rueil
The extravagance in architecture, furniture and costume came to a screeching halt and snapped back to sensible, practical, sober reality. George III went bonkers (poor George) and had to be put away in 1811. His son (who was a bit of a rebel rouser) became regent for 9 years until he became king himself in 1820.
Along with a mad king and a rebel rouser regent, there was Napoleon Bonaparte who crowned himself Emperor of France. War, war, war. Napoleon was banished and everything topsy turvy again - or shall I say still? In America the gold rush was in full swing and so was The Civil War which coincides with the first romantic, then prudy Victorian Era. Despite all this, the economy rose. More people could afford more things. Sewing machines and factories, employed for the first time, made textiles easier and cheaper to produce.
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At the beginning of the century the Empire Style was in full swing. Sense & Sensibility big time with high waisted gowns, the low décolleté square necklines, the short narrow bodice with the small barely capped puffed sleeve.
What was happening here? No boned corsets? No hoops? Suddenly one could breathe? You could actually see women's limbs under those skirts! For shame!
Right: Detail. Portrait of a Woman
1810. János Donat.
Oil on canvas,
Private collection>
But apparently the whole breathing thing was tossed aside as temporary insanity and the stay came back with a vengeance. For an hour-glass figure, you needed stays. Cinch that waist. Suck in that breath. Cinch that waist again.
And as the waist kept getting smaller, the skirt got wider and wider and the sleeves got poofier requiring wires to retain their poofiness to the utmost and more and more petticoats rustled beneath. Everything became overloaded with all sorts of trimmings, heavy plaitings, puffs of ribbons and ruffles of lace.
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Princess de Broglie.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Oil on canvas.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
By 1880 the jersey and the kilted skirt became fashionable. Adopted from England, it had been originated by Lily Langtry, the "Jersey Lily," to show off her beautiful figure. The trend went wild and was worn by practically every woman and child.
Right. Lily Langtry. c. 1890>
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To go with all the breezy less structured dresses during The Regency were breezy, less structured shoes. No more heel. No more discomfort. No more squashing toes into rigid up turned points. Let's talk, slippers! Sure they still had pointed toes but they were made of soft materials and came in romantic pastels like lavender, pink and robin's egg blue.
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Portrait of Catherine Worlée, Princesse de Talleyrand-Périgord.
François Gerard.
Oil on canvas,
Private collection
Later in the century as the stay was reeling it's ugly head once again, shoes hardened as well and because they were always hidden under a dress not much attention was paid to them. When demand is low, variety lacks . In fact, there were only three styles of shoes to choose from in the later part of the century: the boot, the clog and the dress slipper. The boot became the everyday wear, durable and practical but took a long time to break in.
Right: English boot. 1830>
Once the sewing machine was patented in 1850, the boot was accessible to more women and it eventually became the footwear for the working class. The dress slipper and clog were worn only on special occasions and were made of satin in many luminous colors and intricate designs to match the dress that the women was wearing.
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The Revolution really shook things up in the men's fashion world and all flamboyant and frivolous styles went by the wayside. Black and dark colors replaced the snazzy vibrant colors. Plain cloth and leather replaced the silk and velvet. No more ruffles, lace and ribbons. After all, dressing like a dandy was not appropriate for a democratic citizen. Breeches lengthened to the ankle, coats grew high collars with large lapels and sleeves fell way past the wrists. The tricorn was replaced by the top hat and everyone who was anyone carried a cane.
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Portrait of Pierre Sériziat
1795 Jacques-Louis David.
Oil on canvas,
Musée du Louvre, Paris
By the end of the century, men's fashion became steadfast and conservative with only small unremarkable changes periodically. Like in the later half of the century, the daytime and evening coats were replaced by the morning coat which happened to have a curved waist but other than that the style was not much different.
Right: Detail.
Portrait of Zacharie Astruc.
1866; Edouard Manet. Kunsthalle, Bremen>
Tailcoats became popular for eveningwear throughout 1880-90 and although prints and plaids were stylish during the daytime, black remained the only acceptable eveningwear.
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Like men's clothes, men's shoes became steadfast and conservative and basically stayed that way for centuries to come. Black became the only color for shoes and the low heeled and practical riding boot became fashionable for a time at the beginning of the century.
The laced up shoe became popular at the beginning of the century and has been with us ever since. Men's shoe styles changed and developed until the end of the 19th century when perfection was attained and the search discontinued. You won't find much variation from this time on with a brief detour in the 1970's with the Anything Goes era.
For more images of 1800's shoes, please visit my Styles Gallery.
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~KBCreations. Copywrite 2006.


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Chamillionaire Teams With Grammys, Foursquare, Pandora Founders For Tech Conference
Houston, Texas rap star and avid technology advocate Chamillionaire will be featured on a panel with some of the world's best known social and new media companies during next week during The Grammy's Social Media Rock Star Summit.
The Social Media Rock Star Summit - Music and Mobile: Beyond The Ringtone take's place during Grammy Week.
The panel will feature Chamillionaire, Foursquare Co-Founder Naveen Selvadurai, Pandora's Chief Strategy Officer, Tim Westergren and Facebook Director of Platform Product Marketing, Ethan Beard.
Chamillionaire and the panelists will discus the future of digital downloads, the explosive growth of social networking, the adoption of smartphones and tablets and how this has impacted the way users interact and download music.
The Social Media Rock Star Summit takes place on Friday (February 11th) from 2-3:30PM at The Conga Room at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
For those that can't attend the conference live, Social Media Rock Stars Summit will be streamed live on Grammy.com and YouTube.com/thegrammys from 5 - 6:30PM.
The news of Chamillionaire's involvement in the Social Media Rock Star Summit comes on the heels of news that The Grammy's will spotlight Hip-Hop music during the "Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey" exhibit, which opened this week and runs until May 4th.
The exhibit features artifacts from Tupac Shakur, LL Cool J., Run-DMC, Grandmaster Flash and others.


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text: Most of the music my dad listened to when I was a kid I eventually found good enough to put into my music collection, or I hated so much that I try to avoid it at all costs. Fleetwood Mac is the only band that really fell into the middle ground. I don't listen to them very often, so when I do it makes me get very nostalgic. Considering the themes of the episode, this made "Landslide" an absolutely perfect song to end with, for me at least.


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Marilyn Ramsey
Graphic Designer
Hi! My name is Marilyn, and I'm a member of the Wright Flyer team.
My Youth
When I was growing up, I was always interested in creative endeavors - painting, drawing, poetry and writing. I liked to be challenged by new things, as I quickly bored of the routine. In fact, that was my weakness in school, as I was not one of these kids who made straight A's. I had to work very hard to get acceptable grades. In my senior year of high school, I had already worked part time for six years, and in high school, was on the "4/4 Plan". I went to school four hours and then worked four hours. It was hard, as I was pretty much supporting my family, which consisted of my Grandmother and myself. She had health problems when I entered high school, and was no longer able to work. I had no idea what I was going to do with my life!
In January of my senior year, one of my friends told me at lunch break that she was going to go down to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and apply for a job in their new "Back to School Program". It would allow her to go to school part time, and work part time at the FAA. She was very excited! I had a unique job all through high school working in - of all places - a Chinese Laundry! I learned how to do everything: Sweep the floors, sort and wash laundry, use the specialized presses to press men's dress shirts (I could iron about 60+ shirts per hour), as well as eventually manage the store and wait on customers. I was in a "survival mode" at that time, and although it wasn't a great job, I learned to do it well and was able to help support my family.
My friend Elaine came to school the next day, and I asked her how her interview went. She said, "Everything went great. Then - because it was a government job - they wanted me to raise my right hand and swear me in, saying that I was an American citizen. I told them that I couldn't do that! I was from Canada, so I didn't qualify." "Okay", Elaine told them, "I have a good friend and her name is Marilyn - let me send her down for an interview!" She told me that they would expect me at 1:00 pm the next day! This was totally unexpected and caught me by surprise. I had never worked in an office, and wondered if I could do the job.
My Career
It is now 32 years later, and I am a career employee with the FAA!
Right after I was hired, the IBM Corporation came out with the first computer for the office, and my boss bought one. I was given the job of learning how to use it and went to a training class. I loved it! Then they bought more, and I ended up learning every new computer that I could get my hands on, and then I would train others. I also got into "Customer Support". If someone ran into a problem, they would call, and I would resolve the problem.
Then, they started placing computers out in our field offices. I began traveling for about eight years and provided training and support for the offices in states we were responsible for here in the Western-Pacific Region; California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii, as well as some related trips to Virginia, Oklahoma, Georgia and Washington DC. This was good experience for me, as I had not traveled at all! I learned the ropes of "living out of a suitcase", and became quite independent. It was great fun to meet new faces on a regular basis and see new cities! However, after a while, I was happier when I didn't have to travel. It sounds fun, but when you are working, you don't get to do much "sightseeing". All you see is the inside of a hotel room and work.
For the past ten years, my job has evolved into a combination of duties. But more and more, I found myself going in the direction of computer graphics design! Remember what I said I liked to do when I was growing up (paint and draw)!? Now, I can do it on a computer - and I'm getting paid!
I started with "desktop publishing", doing things like office newsletters, in which I would place ready made "clip art" pictures into a document. Everything was still in black and white. Now, I can utilize color clip art, stock photos, photos I take myself and scan into the computer, as well as my own designs.
You've probably heard the phrase "He's in his second childhood". I guess that's where I am right now, and I love where my career has taken me. Those first few years in the Chinese Laundry were very hard, but that job taught me discipline, and I learned good work ethics and responsibility. It doesn't matter how menial the job you have. You won't be able to go on to anything better, unless you prove to your boss you can do the existing job right! Learn everything you can about it and do it to the best of your ability, because this will follow you throughout the rest of your life! I ran into a saying yesterday on the internet - "The difference between excellence and mediocre is the attention to the small details."
Joining the Wright Flyer Team
Around 1990, someone told me about a beautiful airplane they had seen and asked me if I would like to go see it on the weekend. It was located at the old Northrop Aircraft facility on Western Avenue in Torrance, CA. I was told by team members that the airplane was a 1903 Wright Flyer - the first airplane to fly. I joined the team for lunch that day, and they said "Join us!" Well, I wasn't a pilot or an engineer, and had no idea how I could be a contributing team member.
It turns out that all my skills learned to date, have come into play. I assist team members in tasks like sewing the fabric and fabricating wires on the airplane, and in preparation for our "Static Test" (NASA required this to determine the airplane was strong enough to survive in their wind tunnel), I helped fill precisely measured baggies with sand. These were labeled as to location they would be placed on the airplane. We processed over 3000 lbs. of sand! In fact, that was my first job at the project - I "played in the sand" so to speak - for weeks. But the task was very critical, and its success made it possible for the airplane to be allowed in the NASA wind tunnel! I have also acted as photographer as needed, to document team events for our history files and scrapbook, and have also put my computer skills to good use, so it has been a very exciting project to work on.
Journey to NASA
Little did I know on first day I came in to see the Wright Flyer, that eight years later I would be accompanying this historical airplane to a well-known space agency - NASA! - to participate in an exciting project which has never been done before - that of wind tunnel testing a full sized replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer! A newspaper article said that this airplane would turn the NASA wind tunnel into a time tunnel!
When we left the Southern California area to accompany the plane to NASA, the team stopped at lots of schools along the way, and made presentations to all the kids on those fantastic Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, and the kids were able to see this airplane up close! It was a wonderful trip. The kids were great! Their interest and enthusiasm made it all worthwhile!
This airplane is now very special to me personally, because when it completes the wind tunnel testing at NASA, our DeVries and American Red Ball team members will again come and load it into their trucks and bring it safely back to the Southern California area.
Where is it going? What would be a more fitting home for this trail-blazing first airplane, than the Federal Aviation Administration! The FAA will soon open the "FAA Flight Deck Museum". The museum will provide a local resource for schools, kids and families to learn more about the fascinating history of aviation. . . . and be able to see, first hand, the magnificent airplane that started it all!Archived QuestChats with Marilyn Ramsey


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LEWISTOWN - Lewistown caught a glimpse of just how Indian cultures celebrate marriage on Sept. 4 and 5 when Drs. Rajeshwar and Shashpal Malhotra hosted a wedding for their daughter Monica and her husband, Karthik Jayaraman.
Instead of taking place on just one day like many American weddings, the Indian traditions celebrate marriage for several days or a week with daily parties and ceremonies.
A rare sight in Lewistown, the Malhotra wedding joined together Indian, Sikh and American traditions, young and old, city and country, friends and family for the two-day celebration.
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Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
Mifflin County native Monica Malhotra's hands are decorated with henna for the wedding parties. Henna is made from the powdered leaves of a tropical shrub and are used as a dye to temporarily color the hair and decorate the skin.
Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
Karthik Jayaraman whisks his wife Monica Malhotra off the dance floor during their first dance while guests cheer them on at Brookmere Winery Sunday. The couple were married in India on April 30 where they performed the religious part of the wedding ceremonies.
Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
Vidhi Kapoor, of New Jersey, Monica's niece, jumps in the air to catch the falling flower petals thrown from the helicopter above.
Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
Dr. Rajeshwar Malhotra, right, releases flower petals from a helicopter while flying over Brookmere Winery Sunday. The flowers covered the ground before his daughter, Monica and her husband Karthik arrived at the reception.
Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
Sunny Sandhu, left, free hands a intricate floral design on Mary Vogt-Zimmerman's hand.
For the couple, their wedding celebration began in April when they traveled from their home in London to Karthik's hometown of Chennai, in southern India, to perform the traditional Brahmin wedding ceremony. Both of their immediate families gathered on April 30 to participate in the religious parts of the Hindu ceremony.
"I had a wonderful time growing up in a small town," Monica Malhotra said, of her reason for returning home for the wedding. "After being in the city for the past 10 years, it is very refreshing to visit home."
On Sept. 4, the couple kicked off the local celebration at the Lily Manor in Mifflin with a Mendhi and Sangeet Ceremony.
Around the brick manor hung photos of the couple in casual and traditional Indian dress. The rooms were decorated with vases full of peacock feathers, copper pots, a carved wooden elephant and glowing candles. Outside under a tent, musicians played big band music and Herb Alpert, while guests mingled around the garden lights or sat around the flower-decorated tables.
Inside, women dressed in colorful sari and cocktail dresses flocked to the mendhi, or henna, party where two specialists squeezed the ink from shiny tubes into flowing patterns across their hands.
Sitting on large, satiny blue pillows, specialist Sunny Sandhu worked the ink into vine, flower and peacock patterns across the guests' hands. After the ink sets into the skin, the henna is washed off to reveal the red, tattoo-like designs. Henna fades after several days.
While mendhi is not a tradition for all Indian cultures, those who practice the decoration consider it to be good luck for the wearers, said Sandhu, who works at a henna salon in Mechanicsburg.
For the bride, whose mendhi is applied prior to the party, the mendhi is fuller and more elaborate, Sandhu said, displaying the thin, viney patterns that covered Monica's hands and arms. Some brides have mendhi applied up to their shoulders and on their ankles, Sandhu said.
"They say the darker the henna, the more loving your husband is going to be," Sandhu said.
Later in the evening, Monica's father, Raj, called the guests onto the dance floor as haunting eastern-style music beat in the background. Monica's niece, Vidhi Kapoor, performed a dance for the couple, dressed in a red sari lined with gold sequins.
As the music tone changed to a modern, though still eastern, flair, the whole Malhotra family stepped out with hands raised high for a dance. With disco lights flashing, the outdoor dance floor filled with both young and old faces of family and friends as they surrounded the bride and her family in the Sangeet.
Traditionally, the Sangeet ceremony is where the women of the household gather around the bride to dance and sing, followed by more frolic and dance to Indian wedding songs. However, the Malhotras welcomed all their guests to join the dance.
On the next day, Monica Malhotra and her husband performed a civil ceremony in Lewistown, officiated by Judge Aaron Gingrich. Later in the evening, the family hosted an elaborate reception at Brookmere Winery for about 300 guests.
The reception kicked off with Raj Malhotra, who flew in a helicopter over the crowd and tossed flower petals on the lawn. Children shouted gleefully as they jumped into the air to catch the falling petals. After the helicopter landed, the father joined his family across the flower-covered grass in a processional dance accompanied by a drummer.
The couple showed a video from their Hindu wedding ceremony in India, which also included some Sikh traditions, as representative of Monica's side of the family.
The video showed Monica in a red sari and Karthik in white, both draped in garlands and jewels, sitting cross legged in a tent with a Hindu priest. Surrounded by their immediate family, the couple began the ceremonies of the Kasi Yatra and the Malai Mathal, where the bride's father advises the groom of the superiority of married life rather than an ascetic life and promises to give his daughter as companion to face the challenges of life.
Then, the bride and groom were lifted to the shoulders of their respective maternal uncles, and the two traded garlands in symbol of unification.
During the Oonchal ceremony, the couple sat on a swing strung with colorful fabrics and red and yellow flowers. The couple ate sweet milk and bananas while women in their families sang songs of praise. Colored balls of cooked rice were waved in a circular motion and thrown away to ward off evil spirits.
"The chains of the swing signify the eternal karmic link with God," Monica Malhotra said. The to and fro motion represents the waves of life that will move the couple in harmony through mind and body, she said.
Like the American tradition, the father also gives the bride away in Hindu ceremonies, but the groom's family also performs an act to welcome the bride by draping a red sari around her, Malhotra said.
For the final part of the ceremony, the Saptha Padhi, the bride and groom held hands and walked seven times around the holy fire to pay homage to Agni the God of Fire. Malhotra stepped on a grindstone representing the solid foundation for the union. The ceremony ended when she symbolically left her old life to enter the new home of her in-laws.
After the video and mingling with guests, the young couple walked onto the dance floor to perform their first waltz. The brides' parents also performed a special dance that they choreographed themselves in honor of the couple.
The evening continued with food, fireworks and more dancing.
Raj Malhotra came to the U.S. after graduating from medical school in India; and after writing to his then-girlfriend Shashpal every day, she joined him in the west. The couple married and moved to Lewistown where they began their family.
Monica Malhotra was raised in Lewistown, where she graduated from Indian Valley High School with honors. After college, she worked in New York City for JP Morgan Chase Investment Bank. In 2004, she met Karthik; and when his job transferred him to London, she found a job there, too.
This week, Monica and Karthik returned to their home in Notting Hill, England.
"... but we will definitely be moving back to the U.S. in the next few years," Monica said.


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On 2 December 1999 Space Shuttle Discovery will leave planet Earth to rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope in a nearly 600km orbit. Once the Hubble has been captured within the payload bay of the Space Shuttle a team of space walking astronauts, working in 2 teams of 2 astronauts each, will perform 4 space walks (Extra-Vehicular Activity or EVA) to service the telescope. In the first EVA three Rate Sensor Units, containing the six precision gyroscopes that allow Hubble to achieve superb stability, will be replaced. The second EVA will result in the upgrade of the central computer on Hubble with a new more capable unit, and the replacement of one of the Fine Guidance Sensors. In the subsequent 2 EVAs a science tape recorder, a telemetry transceiver, and thermal blankets will be replaced. This talk will present not only the astronaut's viewpoint of the Hubble Servicing Mission, but also those of an astronomer in space as three of the four EVA astronauts are astronomers. Preliminary results of the operation of the telescope following the mission will be presented.


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They don't just get run over: the car bumps over the boy's head and waist along with most of the mother's lower body.
She remains on the ground until the video's end, but the boy quickly gets right back up as if he just tripped and fell. The mother is alive, but seems to have sustained some sort of serious injury.
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Hear from the C#,Visual Basic,and F# language designers themselves,about how we create the .NET Framework languages at Microsoft. Where do we get ideas? How do we incorporate new paradigms without breaking the existing languages? Where will we go in the future,and how will we get there? We talk about all these topics and more. Come ready for an interactive session,and get your questions answered by the team!
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MILLVILLE — Major League Baseball player Mike Trout may bring a new baseball field to his hometown, with help from a sports drink company.
The proposal, given by baseball coach Roy Hallenbeck at this week's board of education meeting, will improve the school's baseball program and athletic department through field upgrades.
Trout is a 2009 graduate of Millville Senior High School. He is currently an outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the winner of this season's American League Rookie of the Year Award.
"I had the absolute pleasure and honor to coach that man for four years," Hallenbeck said.
The proposed project is fully endorsed by Trout, the athletic department and his sponsor, BODYARMOR SuperDrink.
"I'm very humbled by the fact that Mike thinks highly of us enough to include us in something like this," Hallenback said.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for our program and our district to upgrade the facilities."
The preliminary plan is to declare Feb. 27 Mike Trout Day, including an official mayoral proclamation, an interview with Trout via satellite from Spring Training at Tempe, Ariz. and a groundbreaking ceremony for the field.
If accepted, field renovations are expected to be completed in April to coincide with the start of the new season.
"They suggested to go back to his old high school and give them the things he never had and he was blown away by the opportunity," Hallenback said.
A dedication ceremony will take place in June when Trout and the Anaheim Angels are on the East Coast.
Hallenback recognizes the fact that upgrading the facilities in this way may be "a little outside of the box," but he sees the opportunity to make some much needed upgrades.
"I urge you, as you look over these proposals, you cannot solve today's problems with yesterday's ideas," he said.
After hearing from Hallenback, the board questioned the proposal, including what BODYARMOR wanted in return.
The coach pointed out that many schools use corporate sponsorship for their athletic fields and facilities.
"This is one of those creative ideas in terms of how do we get something that's great for the kids that we can't afford," said Dr. David Gentile, superintendent.
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ROARING SPRING -- New Pig Corp., NPC Inc. and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will present the ninth annual Anne E. Barnes Memorial Golf Tournament Sept. 3 at Iron Masters Country Club. There will be morning and afternoon sessions.
A devoted wife and mother of three children, Anne lost her struggle with MS in the summer of 2001. Her natural grace and personal integrity was with her until the end, in spite of the difficult times. Anne kept her faith, her happy demeanor and selfless attitude. Her constant smile was contagious and her positive outlook on life was an inspiration to her family and to all who knew her.
We invite you to participate in Central Pennsylvania's "Golf Outing of the Year" and challenge you to help us raise money to help end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.
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(from left): first row -- Jill Hershey, Doug Hershey, New Pig Corp.; Sharon O'Keiff, NMSS representative; Mary Barnes, event committee; Dr. Patrick Barnes, event chairman; Dr. Mark Barnes, event committee; Frank Madden, co-chairman. Absent from the photo were Dan Geis, committee, Ben Stapelfeld, Cathy Stapelfeld, New Pig; Mark Barnhart, Karen Barnhart, NPC Inc.; Holly O'Connor, committee; Nancy Brumbaugh, committee; Nancy Sinisi, committee; and Clark Stapelfeld, New Pig.
There is a $110.00 per golfer donation with a four-person scramble format. The donation entitles each person to: 18 holes of golf, cart, refreshments, breakfast provided by McDonald's and lunch is Holland Brothers Pig Roast and Delgrosso's meatball sandwiches. Also, a dinner will follow the event prepared by the clubhouse at Iron Masters Country Club. Each participant will also receive a golf hat, balls and Stainless Steel Sports water bottle compliments of New Pig Corporation and NPC, Inc..
Plaques will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners (men and women teams). There will be a $50.00 cash prize for being closest to the pins (3 holes), also the man and woman with the longest drive.
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Deadline for registration is Aug. 31, and it is on a first come first serve basis. Tee and Green Spots are available for $100.00 and there are various sponsorship levels available for corporate teams. For more information contact Sharon O'Keiff, at the NMSS, Keystone Branch office, 814-696-1017.


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Undergraduate and graduation students officially admitted into their major in the College of Business are required to have a laptop computer.
Both exposure to and mastery of technology prepare students to excel in today's technology-driven business environment and is expected by employers.
What and How to Purchase
Because the computer is a required part of your education, the amount of financial aid that you are eligible for may have changed. You can check with the Financial Aid office to see if you have been affected.
The laptop hardware requirements are relatively straightforward: it should be capable of effectively running the software listed below.
Other than that ability, the most important feature to consider when purchasing your computer is the battery life. Most classrooms do not have sufficient power outlets to allow everyone to plug in their computer; therefore, your computer may be required to run off of battery power for several hours.
Manufacturers, such as HP, Dell, and even Apple make suitable notebook computers. You can link to a number of manufacturers' websites to see what educational discounts they offer by going to the ISU Purchasing site.
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The university has made arrangements with Follet, the company that runs the campus bookstore in the PSUB, to supply some Microsoft software (including MS Windows Professional and MS Office Professional) at SIGNIFICANT discounts. The price for MS Office Professional, for example, is $79.99. You can even order online through Follet's online store.
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After watching films day in and day out for years on end, one thinks there's little that can inspire shock or awe. But it's not true. Take, for instance, this Smita Patil film I'd missed watching for nearly 30 years. It was first released in 1984 with an adult certification—hence seeing it then was out of the question. And I may have stayed untouched by it forever but for my equally film-crazed uncle who had spent considerable time trying to source a particular Asha Bhonsle song from the film which he remembered fondly. After scouring the Lamington Road footpath and exhausting every possible source on the internet, he had all but given up, when I miraculously discovered a VCD of the film on Flipkart.
And so Durai's Pet Pyaar Aur Paap arrived at my doorstep. The cover has a prominent mug-shot of Amitabh Bachchan towering over everyone else, even though he only has a guest appearance. But the main cast includes Smita Patil, Raj Babbar and Aruna Irani, who my enlightened uncle later informed me, won a Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for this role. The film is dedicated to then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi for her relentless efforts towards eradication of poverty—this isn't a barb, but a genuine, if inexplicable tribute. Incidentally, Mrs. Gandhi was shot dead around the same time that PPAP released.
In it Smita Patil reprises her National Award-winning role from Chakra as a gritty slum dweller who lives with her drunk rickshaw-puller father (over-done by unknown actor) and oppressed mother (Sulabha Deshpande is a starring role) along with a brood of siblings, all equally useless. Young Alok Nath plays Smita's estranged brother led astray by his wife (Sushmita Mukherjee sulking and ranting through her 10-minute part) who doesn't want to have anything to do with his impoverished family.
Aruna Irani is a ragpicker and Smita's neighbour in the slum with a huge crush on Amitabh Bachchan (precursor to the Slumdog Millionaire homage)—in her introductory scene she's in close-up and offering to 'give it to him', before the frame opens out to reveal a poster of Bachchan which she then kisses on the lips. In a random sequence towards the end, she has a brief sighting of her idol. If you were around in the '80s, you'd know that Bachchan once burnt his left hand lighting Diwali crackers. This film was shot soon after and he talks about the accident in film.
The supporting cast includes Amjad Khan as a kohl-eyed Hyderabadi cycle-repair shop owner hopelessly in love with Smita and given to playing old Hindi film songs like "Main shayar to nahin" and "Mere sapno ki rani" on his gramophone each time she emerges from her hut. She snubs him and goes off to join Aruna in rag-picking. And a shocking special appearance from pot-bellied, unshaven Mehmood as a crippled beggar with Mukhri as his flunky. His scenes are of no consequence to the main story, so one has to assume he's supposed comic relief, although looking at him made me cringe.
Aruna introduces Smita to Raj Babbar, a truck driver (rare case of perfect casting) who gets instantly smitten by her. He showers her with kindness and generous gifts (he's a particularly wealthy truck driver), she finally falls for his charms and ends up alone with him in his truck. Now one has seen all kinds of suggestive imagery for the act of copulation, but this one is truly baffling. They sit in the truck, they talk, he draws closer, she smiles shyly, they hug, she gets pregnant!
In fact, till the ensuing outrage from everyone around her, and Smita's own sheepish silence, one didn't know that embrace was symbolic. Smita's mother is a woman of solid middle-class morals and kills herself under a train, while the father thrashes her and neighbourhood aunty (Tanuja in possibly the worst role of her career) demands she reveal the identity of her secret lover.
Meanwhile we learn Babbar is already married (to Moushami Chatterjee who is made to surmount her Bengali accent and deliver Punjabi lines). Smita feels even more ashamed, but refuses to expose him—because her love is, after all, pure. She gets heavily pregnant and that's when Asha Bhonsle sings the song that started it all, to reveal her inner turmoil.
Now to the film's prophecy. Smita goes into labour and is rushed to hospital. Moushami exhorts Babbar to do his duty by his lover. There is news that she has developed a high fever. Babbar is running around on the streets when someone accosts and informs him of her death. He turns to the side of the street and bursts into tears. Lying on the ground is Smita's bedecked body, her newborn son wailing besides her. That single image shook me out of the stupor induced by this otherwise senseless ragbag.
The same sequence would play out in Smita's life two years later when she developed post-pregnancy complications and a high fever, was rushed to hospital and died, leaving behind her newborn son. But for this chilling irony, the climax of PPAP would have been just another melodramatic resolution to a mediocre, exploitative film of no consequence.


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Actually there are two meanings attached to it:
File systems that protect their file system structure consistency through "transactions" (log, modify, commit) so that any kind of soft failure, will still leave the structure of directory, files and metadata (like ACL or owner,group, etc) in a sound state, as well as increase the chances of successful recovery in case of a hard failure. Unlike the old file systems (FAT, ext2) who required a manually triggered repair operation after a software failure to ensure their consistence, modern file systems (NTFS, ext3, JFS) automatically take care of that by using a mechanism similar to database log/recovery mechanism. This concept is also known as
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, that supports
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Contrary to most databases, I do not know of any, but wish, there were some. Can you help?
Wouldn't it be more prudent just to switch to a database if such features are required?
: The choice should depend on the kind and structure of the data stored, shouldn't it?
Alternatively you can have a database that provides a
. Oracle has a product called "Internet File System" who does just that, but how good that is is anybody's guess as references to it are rare (anybody has any in-depth info ?).
The reason why
in this sense is not given much attention by file system implementors is that even if
would provide for "transactions", the API exposed by a file system (open, read, write, seek, close) is so low level that it can rarely be used as such by application involved in typical data processing, and it would also be expensive to implement. So the cost/benefit trade-off does not drive the open-source commercial community to look into this area.
I concede, that some idiom would be required to demarkate TransactionBoundary
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President Obama, US AG Holder, Directors of the FBI, COPS, CRS, DOJ CRM DIV, DHS, USSS, Interpol, NCJRS, OJP, OIPL, OPA, CA AG BII, CA US Sen Feinstein, USIP, NCVC, CA Post Commission, CNN, LA Times, LA Associated Press, National Associated Press, International Associated Press, 60 Minutes, Canadian Press and the PPSC:
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I got away.
Organized Stalking is a very hateful, disturbing, ignored and growing crime of stalking Worldwide.
It took 10 months going thru all the proper chains of command here locally, being GREENWALLLED and STONEWALLED, writing 'Letters to America" to every commission, office and agency in our local, state and federal government (all documented and signed return receipt). Only to get another case number and telling me to try the next guy. That it wasn't their 'jurisdiction'. I had been 'set up' by a cybercriminal to use my computer for a gateway to his cybercrimes. He or his crime ring organized a stalking campaign on me. They were breaking into my house every time I left, looking for the computer discs I had copied of what looked like illegal activity. I had audiotaped the break ins. The local law enforcement refused to investigate as well as the DA. The local FBI told me this 'only happens in the movies". Within 6wks gang members were now stalking me. My brain finally wrapped around the word ORGANIZED. After 10 months of writing "Letters to America", I finally found one good man and police commissioner in Sacramento who had the authority to get me assistance. That was May of '07.
I ask you to research this hateful, disturbing, destructive and growing crime worldwide. If just a handful of you helped it would make a dent. If all of you did something, anything, just one thing and coordinated with yourselves, it would shut them down. Public awareness, training, resources and services in our local communities to help victims of ALL stalking crimes.
~ Victims of stalking need much more than 'tips' of a piece of paper. The need trained staff and volunteers to work with the victim and police to help record and document the stalking activity and hold stalkers accountable before damages and/or violence occur. They need 'Stalking Units' in their local police departments. Urge you local legislators, police, city and county agencies to co-ordinate with the federal level for funding. http://www.grants.gov
~ Stalking Victims Suffer In Silence http://news.legalexaminer.com/stalking-victims-suffer-in-silence.as...
~ Janurary is National Stalking Awareness Month: Know it. Name it. Stop it. ~ National Stalking Awareness Month http://stalkingawarenessmonth.org
~ As far as the "bad apples" in law enforcement, isn't it time we "BREAK THE CODE"? Long overdue police reform is desperately needed. We live in dangerous times where accountability must be a priority on every level to fight corruption. Polygraphs to be implemented as a tool for internal investigations of citizen complaints and randomly to ask if they are breaking any of the laws they are sworn to uphold. The bad apples are putting every good officers life at even greater risk by their illegal activity. And corruption on any and every level is no longer an option we can ignore. It is a World Security threat. And of course, centuries of civil and human rights abuses.
I'll Never Give Up. Never Give In. And Never, Ever, EVER go away until stalking laws are enforced, police and elected officials are held accountable, and Corruption on any and every level is the top priority in this war on Terror.
It's about Accountability. It's about Responsibility. It's about Right and Wrong. For the Good of the Collective Whole.
And it's about Time.
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GETTING IT DONE: (or are they?)
~ How Drug Cartels Try to Corrupt Federal Employees - NationalJournal.com http://www.nationaljournal.com/how-drug-cartels-try-to-corrupt-fede...
~ The News.com - Pakistan (7-5-11) ~ CJ orders IG to remove corrupt police officers - http://t.co/P50BpMs
~ Honest truth: Iraqis complete polygraph course as part of homeland security | Article | The United States Army http://www.army.mil/article/62905/
~ Ecuador police to take lie detector test - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-14553039
~ United Nations News Centre - UN helps train Timorese police on internal discipline in further step towards stability http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40034&Cr=Timor&...=
~ Mexico Fires 1,000 Police Officers to Weed Out Corruption | Fox News Latino http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/10/19/mexico-fires-nearl...
~ Lie-detection tests may deter guards - The Nation http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Lie-detection-tests-may-de...
~ Ghana Police sacks 947 officials | General News 2012-02-25 http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=23...
~ Bulawayo24 NEWS | ZRP traffic cops to undergo lie detector tests http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-13011-article-z...
~ All antinarcotics agents to undergo polygraph tests - DominicanToday.com http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/3/17/43026/All-antinarc...
~ allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Corruption in EFCC Shocking - Lamorde http://allafrica.com/stories/201203230933.html
~ Will Lie Detectors Ever Get Their Day in Court Again? - Bloomberg Business http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-02/will-lie-detector...-
~ CBP could require current employees to undergo polygraphs - FierceHomelandSecurity http://www.fiercehomelandsecurity.com/story/cbp-could-require-curre...
~ DoD: Random Lie-Detector Tests Increase Personnel Security https://sm.asisonline.org/Pages/dod-random-lie-detector-tests-incre...
~ Trinidad Express - Random drug, lie detector tests for all Police Officers in Spain. (8-29-13) ~ http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Random-drug-lie-detector-tests-...
~ BERNAMA - Polygraph Test Capable Of Addressing Corruption Among Law Enforcers - Crime Analyst http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1072084 (9-26-14)
~ WASHINGTON: Obama administration issues new polygraph policy | DC Declassified | McClatchy DC http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/10/01/241170/no-lie-obama-administr...
~ Statement of Alan Bersin, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, on "Border Corruption: Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/news/2011/06/09/statement-alan-bersin-commission...
~ Inside Council Magazine ~ "Working toward a global anti-corruption framework" - http://www.insidecounsel.com/2014/08/12/working-toward-a-global-ant...
~ AFKInsider ~ "Has the Time Come For An International Anti-Corruption Court?" - http://afkinsider.com/68374/time-come-international-anti-corruption...
~ The Military Must Hunt Corruption, Not Just Terrorists - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/04/06/military-must-hunt-corrupti...
~ Inviting Arab States To Fight Terrorism is Just Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/09/11/inviting-arab-states-to-fig...
~ Philippines - BusinessWorld | New executive order establishes national corruption prevention program http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=ne...
~ U.S. Global Anticorruption Agenda | The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/24/fact-sheet-us...
~ Corruption is keeping anti-government insurgency alive - Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency http://www.khaama.com/corruption-is-keeping-anti-government-insurge...
~ Do corrupt governments breed political violence? - ("Thieves of the State") - The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2015/01/16/does-a-...
~ FBI - FBI Establishes International Corruption Squads http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2015/march/fbi-establishes-internat...
~ Polygraphs to Protect Children | TheLedger.com http://www.theledger.com/article/20150612/EDIT02/150619874
~ Police Misconduct and 'Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights' Laws | Cato @ Liberty http://www.cato.org/blog/police-misconduct-law-enforcement-officers...
~ Transparency International - The Global Anti-Corruption Coalition https://www.transparency.org/
~ Transparency International: Corruption News - Press releases http://www.transparency.org/news/pressreleases
TRUTH: ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/truth
INTEGRITY: ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrity
BRAVERY: ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravery
The real name of this war on terror, violence, unrest, poverty, injustice, human and civil rights abuses, crime, desperation, hoplessness and apathy is called 'Corruption'.
Plain and simple.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is how it always has."
Fighting corruption will be the most important thing we can do to change the world.
It only takes one good man with the vision, courage and integrity to lead by good example.
The world will follow his lead.
OR....... maybe it's time the federal level steps in and changes policies and laws for them. In the interest of national security and centuries of human and civil rights abuses.
Body cameras, AND polygraphs with background re-investigations every 5 yrs and for internal affairs investigations.
If officers knew that these investigative tools were in place, maybe they would think twice before breaking the very laws they are sworn to uphold.
"Courage is not the absence of fear. It's standing up in the face of fear. Knowing what I do, it would be a shame to die and not try to improve the system that I represent."
"I witness and wait." ~ Walt Whitman
Pray and advocate.
~ ▶ Sarah McLachlan: ~ 'Mary' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msXbYy4Zisk&feature=share
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~ Panama Papers - Giant Leak of Offshore Financial Records Exposes Global Array of Crime and Corruption · ICIJ https://panamapapers.icij.org/20160403-panama-papers-global-overvie...
Remarks (John Kerry) at a Meeting on International Peace and Security and Countering Terrorism http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/09/247639.htm
Kerry: Government corruption at heart of terrorism - CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kerry-government-corruption-at-heart-of...
~ Our good, brave, honest police officers and agents with integrity deserve not only better training and standards, but leaders that lead by good example in their agencies for their officers to follow. It is up to the management to weed out the bad apples and when one of their own breaks the law or their own code of conduct or ethics, or even a mistake, it is their superiors that have to take responsibility and hold them accountable. The lives of all law enforcement officers are in their care. As are the lives of the public. People want the Truth.
~ Bad cops lie, falsify reports, plant evidence, use excessive force, flat out lie under oath in a court of law. And never even blink.
~ And good ones sometimes feel like they have to also and break their own code of ethics and conduct to cover for the bad ones. Or otherwise be labeled a rat and face retaliation. If any officer breaks the Law, Code of Conduct or Ethics, he should not be shielded by the Police Bill of Rights.
~ What is more concerning and a national security threat, is what the bad apples do off duty, or on duty but off camera...................?
~ All Levels of Law Enforcement have for decades felt that the polygraph is a much needed and essencial part of the hiring process. Why not change Policy that Polygraphs and Psych Evals for new Hires expire every 5yrs? (Including applicants for higher ranking positions)
~ Yes, polygraphs can be beat. Yes, the are inadmissable in court. Yes, they are only as good as the examiner. But if used as a tool to weed out the bad apples, and protect the good cops, maybe they would think twice before breaking the very laws they were sworn to uphold.
~ National Institute of Ethics: Police Code of Silence - Facts Revealed http://www.aele.org/loscode2000.html
~ Center for Investigative Reporting ~ "Crossing the line: Corruption at the border" - http://bordercorruption.apps.cironline.org/
~ What Happens When an Officer Calls Out Police Corruption Within His Force? http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1221825-what-happens-when-an-office... via @epochtimes
~ The Cato Institute's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project http://www.policemisconduct.net/
~ Federal, State and Local Governments (including police) are excluded from the Polygraph Act of 1988. http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs36.htm
~ Mineral: future cops take polygraphs (with expiration dates) - The Cumberland Times- http://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/mineral-future-cops-take-...
~ DoD: Random Lie-Detector Tests Increase Personnel Security https://sm.asisonline.org/Pages/dod-random-lie-detector-tests-incre... ("the polygraph is the single most effective tool for finding information people were trying to hide.")
~ Break the Code. Break the Culture.
The Real name of this War on Terror, Violence, Unrest, Poverty, Injustice, Human and Civil Rights Abuses, Crime, Desperation, Hopelessness and Apathy is called 'CORRUPTION'.
Plain and simple.
World Leaders need to Boldly, Out Loud and Together Declare that we are at 'War with CORRUPTION'. We need to pull out it's roots on every and all levels.
~ Corruption: The Unrecognized Threat to International Security - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Global Think Tank) http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/06/06/corruption-unrecognized-thr...
~ How Corruption Kills the Promise of Social Enterprise http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/03/corruption-kills-promise-social...
~ One (Difficult) Step to Curbing Extremism - (Fighting Corruption) - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/02/03/one-difficult-step-to-curbi...
~ Global corruption a bigger scourge than terrorism - World - CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/global-corruption-a-bigger-scourge-tha...
~ U.S. Global Anti-corruption Agenda | The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/24/fact-sheet-us...
~ We need an international court to stamp out corruption - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mark-l-wolf-we-need-an-inte..
~ Remarks (John Kerry) at a Meeting on International Peace and Security and Countering Terrorism http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/09/247639.htm
Wherever you are in the World, in your own jurisdictions and capacity, you can do Something, Anything, just One Thing,
to Make a Difference in our History.
It starts with us.
"How can you climb from the crowd and the press
Up where the mighty ones sit?
What are the magical words of success?
ENERGY, HUMOR and GRIT!
ENERGY, spurring you forward to meet
Life and the luck she may send,
HUMOR which laughs in the face of defeat,
GRIT which fights on to the end!
ENERGY firing the heart and the brain
Thrilling each fibre with vim,
HUMOR, which keeps men sanguine and sane,
GRIT, which is dogged and grim;
These are the magical tokens no less,
These are the keys that will fit,
Into each lock of the doors of Success,
ENERGY, HUMOR and GRIT!" ~ Berton Braley
Orange County Record: ~ California laws strengthened wall of silence around officers. - (2009) http://shar.es/lITUZ
Chicago Tribune: Spy chief toughens employee polygraph to stem leaks. http://t.co/aXsfeUd7
"It is my sincere hope that others across the government will follow our lead." ~ Jack Clapper, DNI
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters." ~ Albert Einstein
"If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Arenal Observatory Lodge
Built in 1987 as a Smithsonian Institute scientific research station, this sprawling complex was constructed atop a ridge just 2.7km (1.7mi) from the crater, supposedly safer than La Fortuna from the lava and ash eruptions that rocked the region throughout the 1980s and 90s. Today, Arenal is a quieter, though still technically active volcano, but still seems larger than life when viewed Arenal Observatory's restaurant and hotel.
Even if the mountain is veiled in mists, there's still plenty to explore on the Observatory's enormous grounds. You can explore the 800 acres of primary and secondary rainforest, gardens, and farms on more than 11km (7mi) of trails, some of which connect to adjacent Arenal National Park. Sturdy hikers can begin at the observatory and traverse the park, via Cerro Chato, and arrive at La Fortuna Waterfall before sundown.
The Observatory also offers several guided treks, including special tours for birders, and many other activities and amenities.


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A broken gas main forced the Los Angeles County Fire Department to shut down Placerita Canyon Road between Sierra Highway and Choke Cherry Lane today, and may force the evacuation of 10 homes.
Firefighters from Fire Station 104 are on the scene at 20910 Placerita Canyon Road, near the intersection of Sierra Highway, where it appears a four-inch natural gas pipe broke, Inspector Paul Hartwell said.
Residents living west of the intersection of Placerita Canyon Road and Sierra Highway were told to remain in their homes until further notice, Hartwell said.
If needed the residents will be evacuated, he said.
The road was shut down at 5 p.m. and will remain closed until 7 p.m., he said.
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UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2015: Work will begin in 2016 on the 14-acre Star Wars-themed land announced at the D23 EXPO last summer. With construction underway, Star Wars Weekends will NOT be offered.
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STAR WARS WEEKENDS -- Since 1997, Walt Disney World has sponsored a series of special Star Wars Weekends in the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park. Activities normally include celebrity appearances, as well as trivia contests and prize give-aways, Star Tours "ride-a-thons," and a Star Wars Cantina street party, complete with a live disc jockey. For a general idea of what happens during a Star Wars weekend, see our 2015 Info.
During Star Wars Weekends, celebrities from the Star Wars films and the animated series are on hand for motorcades and star conversations, as well as autograph sessions. Actors featured over the years include Jake Lloyd (young Anakin Skywalker), David Prowse (Darth Vader), Kenny Baker (R2D2), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Anthony Daniels (C3PO) among others. Lots of costumed characters, from Luke Skywalker and Queen Amidala to Ewoks and Jawas, can also be found milling about the park, with plenty of opportunities for Star Wars fans to meet and greet them.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Beginning May 15, 2015, the Force returns to Disney's Hollywood Studios as Star Wars Weekends combines the fun and adventure of the Star Wars franchise with the magic of Disney Parks.
This year's event welcomes a new show, "Star Wars: Rebels," new locations for autograph sessions and merchandise and several Star Wars luminaries making their first hyperspace jump to Star Wars Weekends.
Bringing Walt Disney World Resort guests as close to the Force as they can get, Star Wars Weekends features more than 60 Star Wars characters roaming the theme park for meet-and-greet opportunities, a Star Wars motorcade, the "Symphony in the Stars" nighttime fireworks spectacular saluting iconic sounds of the films, event-exclusive merchandise at Darth's Mall, Star Wars-inspired dining offerings and specialty food and beverages, interactive activities, and more every weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) May 15-June 14, 2015.
Highlighting the event, Star Wars celebrities, including returning favorites and event newcomers, will appear in star conversations, talk shows, autograph sessions, and the motorcades each weekend. Bringing his evil prowess to Star Wars Weekends for the first time, actor Ian McDiarmid, Senator/Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movies, will kick off Weekend I May 15-17. To balance out the appearance of the dark side with a beacon of light, actor Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars movies, will make his first event appearance in Weekend V June 12-14.
Celebrities scheduled to appear at Star Wars Weekends 2015 include voices from the hit Disney XD series "Star Wars Rebels" and stars from Episodes I-VI of the Star Wars film franchise (entertainment is subject to change):
Weekend I (May 15 – 17)
- Ian McDiarmid: Senator/Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
- Amy Allen: Aayla Secura (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith)
- Tiya Sircar: Sabine Wren (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend II (May 22 – 24)
- Warwick Davis: Wald, Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
- Silas Carson: Ki-Adi-Mundi, Nute Gunray (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith)
- Vanessa Marshall: Hera Syndulla (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend III (May 29 – 31)
- Warwick Davis: Wald, Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
- Daniel Logan: Boba Fett (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Steve Blum: Zeb Orrelios (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend IV (June 5 – 7)
- Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
- Jeremy Bulloch: Boba Fett (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
- Ashley Eckstein: Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars; Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend V (June 12 – 14)
- Frank Oz: Yoda (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; Star Wars Rebels)
- Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
- Peter Mayhew: Chewbacca (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars: A New Hope; Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
- Taylor Gray: Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)
The host of Star Wars Weekends, actor James Arnold Taylor, from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and "Star Wars Rebels," will also host the new Star Wars Weekends show "Star Wars: Rebels," where guests can relive the twists and turns of the first season of the Disney XD series with special guests from the show's voice cast. In addition to Ashley Eckstein's Weekend IV guest spot, she will also be joining every day of the event as host of "Padawan Mind Challenge – Family Edition."
Disney's Hollywood Studios guests can enjoy year-round Star Wars favorites at the theme park with a blast through a Star Wars adventure on "Star Tours – The Adventures Continue" and young Padawans can prepare to face the dark side with new lightsaber skills at Jedi Training Academy.
A celebration of all-things-Star Wars, the special event is included in regular park admission to Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Guests can join in on the fun on social media using #SWW2015.


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The year 2012 marks the final year for physicians to receive maximum payments from the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs. Last year more than 30 000 clinicians received payments for demonstrating stage 1 "meaningful use." However, many still have questions regarding how to participate. This Special Article gives an overview of the program and the process by which clinicians may qualify to receive incentives for the effective use of health information technology to improve care.
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Growing antibiotic resistance warrants studying nonantibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs). In a randomized noninferiority trial, Beerepoot et al compared prophylaxis with oral capsules with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (480 mg) in 252 postmenopausal women with rUTIs. After 12 months of prophylaxis, the mean number of symptomatic UTIs was 2.9 in the trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole group and 3.3 in the lactobacilli group. The between-treatment difference was outside the authors' noninferiority margin. On the contrary, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis resulted in high resistance rates to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, and amoxicillin in Escherichia coli from the commensal fecal flora, from urine of asymptomatic women, and among E coli causing a UTI. Resistance did not increase during lactobacilli administration. Due to the lack of collateral damage, lactobacilli may be an acceptable alternative for the prevention of rUTIs.
In this meta-analysis of 14 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, which involved a total of 20 485 patients with existing cardiovascular disease, supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids did not reduce either the risk of overall cardiovascular events (relative risk, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.89-1.09) or other specified events such as all-cause mortality, sudden cardiac death, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and transient ischemic attack and stroke. There was a small reduction in cardiovascular death (relative risk, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.84-0.99), which disappeared when the authors excluded a study with major methodological problems. This study indicates that there is a lack of sufficient evidence of the secondary preventive effects of omega-3 supplements on cardiovascular disease.
Over the past 13 years, Abbott Laboratories, the maker of branded fenofibrate, has produced several reformulations, which dominate the market even though generics have been available for almost a decade. This continued use of branded formulations imposes an annual cost of approximately $700 million on our health care system. Abbott Laboratories maintained this dominance, in part, through a complex switching strategy involving the sequential launch of branded reformulations of fenofibrate. Using the fenofibrate example, Downing et al describe how current policy allows pharmaceutical companies to maintain market share of branded medications without demonstrating the superiority of next-generation products.
This multicenter real-life surveillance evaluated the effectiveness and safety of a procalcitonin (PCT) algorithm for antibiotic guidance in adults with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections in 14 centers in Switzerland, France, and the United States. Compliance with the PCT algorithm was 68.2% and differed between diagnoses, treatment sites, prior algorithm experience, and countries. Antibiotic duration was significantly shorter if the PCT algorithm was followed compared with cases where the algorithm was overruled (5.9 vs 7.4 days; difference, −1.51 days; 95% CI, −2.04 to −0.98; P < .001). There was no increase in the risk of the combined adverse outcome end point within 30 days of follow-up when the PCT algorithm was followed regarding withholding antibiotics on hospital admission (adjusted odds ratio, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.44 to 1.55; P = .56) and regarding early cessation of antibiotics (adjusted odds ratio, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.36 to 1.04; P = .07). This study extends the evidence for PCT-guided antibiotic stewardship from randomized controlled trials to real-life settings.
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Voters have spoken on same-sex marriage
March 24, 2013
DEAR EDITOR: Why in California do the citizens have no rights when it comes to same-sex marriage? They voted against the proposal and yet the Supreme Court has the right to overturn this issue....
Agree! The majority should rule!
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You better get used to it! (Statement from a proud log cabin Republican.)
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These Republican Same-Sex Marriage Laws are all unconstitutional. They discriminate against Americans who have an alternate lifestyle. Just like the Jim Crow Laws discriminated against blacks for generations, these laws need to be ended as well. Majorities should not rule when it comes to discrimination - think back to Hitler and his persecution of the Jews during WWII. People have a right to live the way they want in this country.
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It always has been my observation in life that those that sound off the loudest against the gay community turn out to be the ones that are the least secure in their own identity. I certainly don't care who loves another consenting adult and neither should anyone else. (Food for thought.) My comment for Mr.Collins would be "what have you really been doing the past thirty years?
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Agreed Jim!
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A person cannot believe in the American system of government and believe that the majority always rules at the same time. Such narrow thinking would allow a state to enact legislation that would violate the rights granted under the U.S. Constitution. That is why the courts have struck down laws that prohibited bi-racial marriages for example. It would be a very frightening country indeed that allowed the majority of it's citizens to dictate what freedoms the minority citizens are allowed to have.
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You are wrong about that resistance, I'm about as liberal as it gets BUT I would be just as opposed to a citizen referendum on 30 round magazines as I would be of a citizen referendum to limit any other area of the U.S. Constitution. I believe in the referendum process BUT not when constitutional issues are at stake.
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Another issue brought to us by the gov't dept. of diversity (everybody gets free cheese unless you're straight, white, and pay taxes).
The real issue is not gay marriage, it's quota numbers and a bunch of fat gov't checks for newly created federal, state, and local gov't. Offices of Gay Affairs.
In addition to business being required to hire X blacks, X women,and X spanish speaking white people (the new invented group called hispanic), you now will need to hire X gays or face severe gov't penalties.
Let them get married. Just don't give any of the affirmative action goodies that is the real reason for this effort.
If things get much worse for United States born straight white men and women, I see a day in the not too distant future when they'll all be identifying themselves as homosexuals of Mexican descent.
How will the gov't quota queens prove they aren't?
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In my view MM you can own 30 round, or 100 round ammunition magazines so long as the supreme court agrees that those magazines are protected by virtue of the Second Amendment. They, the Supreme Court, are the proper avenue to interpret the intent of the U.S. Constitution. If the Citizens do not agree with the interpretation then a Constitution amendment is the avenue available.
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" They, the Supreme Court, are the proper avenue to interpret the intent of the U.S. Constitution"
Sure as heck isn't simpletons like her.
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WP..I wish we had the right to live the way we wanted to "in this country". But if you are a white boy you probably can't and if you are over fifty and white ahhh forget it. Affirmative action has seen to it that us whities just ain't goin' get to live like we want to. Unless of course you are a privileged white guy then the game changes slightly; but their are still quota's.
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Let the perverts marry just don't call it marriage because it is NOT and can never be a marriage by definition. Well we could just change the definition to pacify people once again; but it will never make it right.
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Who would have thought just a few years ago that many Americans would be OK with a boy marrying a boy, Thinking its a marriage. It's not a marriage.
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With the Progressive agenda, it matters not what the people want nor the Constitutionality of an issue.
It is a matter of imposing the views of the powerful national Progressive caucus on first, good traditional Democratic reps from fly over country and secondly by interpretation of the resulting legislation by an ever increasing number of progressive judges who are determined to legislate from the bench - the Constitution or the will of the citizens be damed.
Have we heard of any ground swell demand for or against gay marriage in our own community or state?
This front burner status is Progressive operating tactics to try to influence the Supreme Court on a California issue. Not an Ohio or a Warren issue.
The 10th amendment would preclude Federal involvement in a state issue.
Seems like we are always getting our shorts in a knot over the over-reaching Congress or Supreme Court getting involved in state issues in spite of the 10th amendment.
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Be very careful resistance, If you follow your simplistic view of the second amendment then NO you do not have the right to a ammunition magazine of any size because (1) the Second amendment makes no mention of ammunition magazines and (2) there were NO SUCH THINGS AS AMMUNITION MAGAZINES for almost 100 years after the constitution was written. So if you only read the words you would find that the words DO NOT EXIST. It is in cases like this that the SCOTUS must determine what the intent of the founders was. Verstanzig!
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cleanup, Whether they do or don't burn in hades, or whether such a place even exists is not a Constitutional issue. It is NONE of the Federal Governments business whether a citizen burns in*****or not or to certify the existence of heaven or hell.
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God only wrote ONE TIME in all of history. That one time was when HE wrote the Ten Commandments. Using resistance's logic of IT IS IN THE WORDS, then God didn't make homosexuality a sin, MAN DID. God DID make adultery a sin, in writing, however. I truly wonder who it is that is going to burn in hades.
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Familyguy, Ever hear of "Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness".
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The question is were do we draw the line? What's next? Are pedophiles, rapists and murderers going to want their rights to do what they want also? And if we don't like it we would be called a bigot?
And before you tell be there is a big difference, Immoral is immoral. plain and simple. Not every pedophile, rapist or murderers effect me personally, But is sick non the less.
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Leviticus 20:13 - "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."
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"Familyguy, Ever hear of "Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness"."
It's clearly stated in the second paragraph of THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
Our elected officials have sworn to protect and defend THE CONSTITUTION.
If these elected and appointed officials would just limit the scope of their activities to the actual provisions of the Constitution, we would have many fewer disputes among ourselves.
It's all about a small group of people imposing their will - based on authority they really don't have - on citizens who are just trying to live their lives and don't want any part of this one-size-fits-all Progressive Statist government but don't have the time or the where with all to fight back on the never ending challenges to our freedoms or traditions coming at us from all directions.
We are just getting overwhelmed with "fundamental transformations".
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I'm all good with same sex marriage as long as both chicks are really hot.
What I'm against is legislating homosexuality as a protected class.
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a lot of pedophiles, rapists or murderers pursue their life liberty and happiness. What they do to achieve it does not make it right.
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Leviticus. Cool. Don't pick and choose what's convenient for you though, live by ALL of Leviticus. I'd love to see that Daniel.
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A lot of closet cases out there today. I, for one, would not take advantage of marrying another man even when it does become law. All one has to do is look at the divorce rate among so called straights to see that I want no part of legally being tied to someone. Why would I want to be equally as miserable as my married friends and family? No thank you to giving up half my pension, home, savings, and having to pay child support, alimony for a divorce rate that pushes 50 percent.
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