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Just like the current sodomy trial, this latest Anwar sex video episode shows how polarised and close-minded people are along political lines and beliefs.
It is both amazing and amusing how so many people are incredibly and unbelievably quick to condemn and vilify the video without so much as a glimpse of it. The most sorry of this lot are the PKR and other PR politicians. Surely good sense and prudence dictate that they withhold any comment about the video's authenticity until and unless they themselves had seen it.
But, no, sirrreee. They rushed in with denials which can only be explained by a belief on their part that their leader is a person blessed with infallibility and thus sheltered from the usual human frailties to commit any form of sin. On the planet that they dwell, Anwar Ibrahim is a chaste saint, truly a gift from God to the people from Malaysia. All their critical faculties go out through the window and there is no space within their sensibilities to ponder that maybe, just maybe, their leader may not be what he seems or claims to be. Because of this ingrained attitude, just as the sun can be predicted to rise from the east, they too can be predicted to meet any accusation of wrongdoing against Anwar with their own unsupported, unsubstantiated and increasingly wild conspiracy theories of how their saintly leader is being unfairly targeted. It's beginning to sound like the droning of a broken record – and getting tiresome.
The crucial point here is not the video itself, the veracity of which is unknown until it is seen by a wider audience. The point here is the manner in which the PR politicians are responding to this latest challenge. In being so blindly and stupidly devoted to the line that 'Anwar Ibrahim can do no wrong' and so blinkered by their hatred by Umno that they cannot think objectively any more, they risk disenchanting the voters, even the ones who are not necessarily pro-BN.
Yes, government leaders at times insult the people's intelligence in justifying their actions. PR politicians too, as it is becoming clearer now, are not immune from doing the same thing in their efforts to defend Anwar's reputation. They may just end up damaging the opposition more than any sex video could. After all, governing a country is much too important to be left to unquestioning and uncritical devotees of a personality cult.
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Dear KKP,
Sometimes it is much easier to sit down with your keyboards as compared to that someone who had been thrown mud after mud by those who so fiercely wanted to kill his character off. Yes, ideally he should sit still and smile if he is innocent but as a human being, tell me, can you? I am not for or against him but let us look at the incident from a perspective of a normal human being. I don't like a freaking bit of politicians in this country and that includes PM Najib!
Cant really blame them. When a certain group has many history of telling lies, would you not naturally bend not to believe them the next time they make similar accusation?
Whether Anwar did it or not, it is his personal matter. If at all this act took plcae, it is behind the walls. It is the person who invaded the privacy of another is the culprit.
Low-grade and self serving politicians are gambling away our lives! I am seriously worried about my childrens future.
Sir, is it possible then if someone alleges you to be the man in the video clip, and this is done to Anwar by none other than the mainstream media, you would keep quiet? Perhaps you have forgotten that the incredible Datuk T has said he would not provide the clip to the police and wanted to hang on to it just a while more. So until he feels fit to share the clip, we should just accept whatever has been implied? Are we so naive and restricted in our thoughts that we should think that nothing is implied?
Why not question those whom have not watched the clip and yet willing to condemn Anwar? Even those remaining quiet are not necessarily innocent, if they have a duty to say something. Isn't a man innocent until found guilty? Alas, in the world of politics or business, reputations are lost by just mere allegations. More so, when they are not rebutted. Why would Zharrif tie the 'victim's' hands to reply? Why do the same to those who know Anwar or trusts him? Why assume the worst of someone and not the best of the same person?
To me, its just the different sides of the coin. One side has as much say as the other. But I give far greater credence to Anwar, the man, than to a shadow, like Datuk T. I may still be proven wrong if the clip proves true. But I won't be proven craven should it prove false.
Hi KHOO,
This recent SEX TAPE is indeed EXPLOSIVE. This will certainly add more SPICE & HERBS into Malaysia's political cuisine.
Now that the so-called DATUK had been revealed & RAHIM THAMBY CHIK-SHAZRYL ESKAY dare CONFIRM the man in the tape is indeed ANWAR IBRAHIM...we ought to set-up a RCI to determine the TRUTH. 'The rakyat' deserve & must know the truth!!!
What's even more DARING & BOLD is that the DATUK TRIO welcomes Pakatan Rakyat leaders such as LIM KIT SIANG, WAN AZIZAH & NIK AZIZ to be part of the panel. DATUK TRIO even invite FOREIGNERS to be part of the panel. Thus, I believe the RCI findings will NOT be a BIASED one & I somehow sense there could be some TRUTH behind DATUK TRIO's allegation.
What PUZZLE me most is that leaders such as LIM KIT SIANG & other Pakatan Rakyat leaders are QUESTIONING the POLICE instead. Can't these GOONS understand that it's MORE IMPORTANT to determine whether is the man is his sexual act ANWAR IBRAHIM or not??? Whether the viewing session of the tape in Carcosa is legal or illegal is NOT that IMPORTANT. Somehow these Pakatan Rakyat leaders simply couldn't understand the word "PRIORITY". They can't distinguish what's IMPORTANT and what's SECONDARY IMPORTANT or is that they simply choose to IGNORE what's IMPORTANT as to try AVOID the topic??? How lame & sad, right???
I look forward to a RCI pertaining to this. This will enable 'the rakyat' to know whether should they continue to VOTE for Pakatan Rakyat or not. This is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT instead of barking whether did the Police take action for this & that.
"Address the issue rather than to avoid or divert it should be the way!!!"
All our money wasted on RCIs, foreign pathologist, stupid court case dramas. Nothing beneficial for the rakyat. Thanks to BN for organising these serial dramas and silently emptying the treasury.
Why is this KY character going all over the place flaming his nonsense?
He/She writes: "Can't these GOONS understand that it's MORE IMPORTANT to determine whether is the man is his sexual act ANWAR IBRAHIM or not???"
Oh really? Really, who cares! It could be Anwar, or (more convincingly) it wasn't Anwar. Isn't there more important things to do with the country then trying to figure out who bonks who? Sheeesh! What a nutcase!
What do you expect from the quartered cooked corrupted Umno morons ? What else can you expect these goons to come up with something only limited to their intelligences or do you expect the pigs to roar like elephants ? That is why they are what they are and why Malaysia is where they are ? About to go bankrupt and if not for the black gold Malaysia would have gone bankrupt years ago. Just keep borrowing to cover their deficits year after years. Typical of what Umno is, it is in their genes ! The by products of incest relationships, as stated by the grand son of the untouchable pariah shenanigan Mahathir in his book.
- alvin said...
I used "KY" all the time in my acts but what reminds me is that the KY I use has been "faithfully" serving me "well"
Oops, am I referring to the right "KY" brand I am talking about?
If not, otherwise, I should now discern the "KY" properly; whether it serves my purpose any more in the course to determine if it is just one "item" I use to do my "job" as the "mouthpiece".
Ooops, I let the cat out of my bag far too soon. In fact, I hope by this, no one would insist there should be a great call for a RCI on whether "KY" should be used or banned...for not serving its "purpose"
- Joshua said...
The mere talk of a sex video in a conservative country (albeit the blatant sale of x rated pirated discs) is actually a form of double defilement.
By trying to ascertain whether your neighbour had sex with a women not his lawful wife, you are entering into the privacy of his bedroom. Why? Just because he is supposed to be a politician?
BN is trying to defile our consciousness with the waste of purile obsession over a video that is actually an invasion into a person's life. In any case, it is an act of pornography to even view it.
The second defilement is the defilement of polticial discourse. Where is the debate over policies and reforms? The BN strategy is that you can't talk about economics and political reforms with a person whose personal live is morally unsound. Well, this dirty tactic is likley to bring down the nation if every politician resorts to/condones the spying of people's private lives.
In the UK or the US, you would be mocked by the press or man in the street for even trying to vilify a man based on a sex video. How base and profound indeed.
Zhariff is being very ignorant of coy. PKR and PR are just working in unison to support their leader. It does not mean that their leader is God or blameless. This sex video is an obvious attack during an important time - Sarawak election. Name me a politician who does not have a skeleton in the closet. This attack stink and Malaysia is going to the dogs.
Hi Khoo,
Just fancy that : CSL tells Anwar to come clean on the video candal!!!
Stop Press!!! Just got this mail from ?????
"Some updates from my Pakatan source on the new sex scandal video…
– The man in the tape is not Anwar… that much is sure… but he looks very similar… but was well shot by Malaysia's top flim maker…?
- This sex video was actually in Barisan's potential weapons to be used in 13th General Elections.
- But what made them dust it off in a hurry and use it now… it's got to do with Sarawak state elections.
- BN's internal polling revealed that BN will be losing far too many seats in the state elections due to anger towards Taib Mahmud.
- BN's internal polling shows that Taib's party PBB itself is projected to lose about 50% of its seats… and SUPP will lose all it's seats etc.
- They figured BN will still win… but with a much reduced majority… lost is 2/3 majority and even just win by around 55-60% majority (As predicted by Raja Petra in his video).
BN needs to win S'wak big time in order to keep as many Parliament seats in 13th GE.
- So Najib and Muhyiddin both went to see Taib in Sarawak about 2 weeks ago… never have the PM and deputy PM gone to visit a state together.
- They went to pressure Taib to resign… and appoint a caretaker CM before state elections… hoping with Taib leaving… people will be less angry and they can still win handsomely.
- Taib… it seems assured them he will consider it seriously… but… Taib threw a shocker.
- He sent off Najib and Muhyiddin at the airport… as soon as the plane took off… Taib called for a press conference in the airport itself.
- He announced that he will dissolve the state assembly next week… and will remain as CM… and will retire after the elections after a transition period to enable the new CM to get up to speed.
- Najib and Muhyiddin got the shocking news… after they landed in KLIA. Taib just showed them the finger.
- Since the state assembly dissolution is announced… nothing can be done… and since Pakatan is getting stronger by the day in S'wak. Something needs to be done.
- They had to dust off Anwar's purported sex tape and destroy PKR's credibility hoping that people will be wary of opposition.
- In a hurry… talk about dumb asses trying to frame people without goofing up.
- The rooms that was used to screen the tape to reporters at Carcosa was booked… of all people… by Risda… a federal govt agency.
- Risda's chairman is Rahim Thamby Chick… the guy who raped an underaged girl once… ( and saved by a Bell – a Ding Dong named Mahathir).
- And the Datuk is also strongly linked to UMNO.
- Then they tried to lure PKR MP's to jump ship by showing them the video and of course monetary rewards.
What is really funny about this is that…
- The room in Carcosa was actually booked by Ketua Umno Bhg Bukit Gantang, who is also special officer to Tan Sri Rahim Thamby Chik.
Paid for it by credit card and worse of all… are you ready for this…
he asked for a corporate discount by using his Risda's corporate account. (What a dumb ASS!)"
Your call.
There are more crimes in the streets to fight, more snatched thieves to catch, more drug pushers to be apprehended, more Ah Longs to be arrested, more corrupted VIPs and civil servants to be charged, more unsolved murders to be dealt with, and the list goes on and on for the many ills happening in Malaysia.
The big question that is always bothering us and is a source of ugly shame for this country is why our Home Ministry, the Royal Malaysian Police, the Attorney-General's Chambers, the judiciary and so on, are spending so much time, effort and money on the sodomy and sex cases of one person.
Even in the so called video is Anwar, so what? Charge him with having sex with a prostitute? They have already charged him with sodomy. Now having sex with a woman also a crime? Tell me how many in the present cabinet of PM Najib Razak have not had sex with somebody other than their wives? What about Najib and that kampong guy "rice yatim"? So please, don't be hypocrites. The rakyat at large doesn't give a damn if Anwar wants to have some fun with a prostitute or even with his mistress, like Chua Soi Lek, the infamous pornstar politician who claim he represented the chinese. It really sucks when i heard this. As a matter of fact, men who are good in bed are good leaders – Bill Clinton and Silvio Berlusconi are two examples


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Many more people in the skilled trades are retiring than are entering the system. By 2020, it is estimated that Canada could be short about 1 million workers due to an aging population and declining birth rates (Conference Board of Canada, 2000). The hardest-hit industries will be manufacturing, construction, petroleum production and transportation.
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- Relatively low apprenticeship rates – Recent research suggests that only 18% of employers utilize apprentices, largely because they tend to see such programs as costly (Source: Easternontario Knowledge in Society project-http://www.easternontarioknowledge.ca/)
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RSL against Tony Abbott's national war cemetery in Canberra plan
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- October 19, 2013
A NATIONAL war cemetery, dubbed "Australians' Arlington", could be built in Canberra to commemorate the Anzac centenary, Tony Abbott proposed yesterday.
But war veterans rejected the proposal, saying families of the dead would be forced to travel too far to visit the graves of their loved ones if the proposal went ahead.
The RSL instead supported Prime Minister Tony Abbott's other proposal, to build a major "interpretative centre" on the Western Front in France to honour the World War I campaign there.
Mr Abbott yesterday floated the two projects as ways to build a lasting monument to the centenary in 2015, citing the famous American memorial as he spoke about a possible national war cemetery.
"Australians' Arlington, if you like - in which significant ex-soldiers could be interred," he told Legacy Clubs of Australia national conference.
Based in the US capital, Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 active duty service members, veterans and their families and is visited by more than three million people annually.
Mr Abbott said the legacy could also be captured by a centre on the Western Front for Australians to see their war history, like what the Canadians had done to commemorate their efforts.
"These are questions that I hope we might ponder and decide in the next few months so that we can ensure that we go through the four years, if you like, of the Centenary of ANZAC with something to remember and with a lasting legacy, so that this generation has appropriately honoured the sacrifice, the service, the achievements of our mighty forbears," Mr Abbott said.
RSL national secretary John King said the former Labor government asked the group for its views a couple of years ago on a national war cemetery and its seven state branches rejected the proposal outright.
He said many misconceived the Arlington site, saying many Americans preferred to bury their dead in dedicate war sections of their local cemeteries.
"The proposal was rejected in 2010 or 2011 when the government asked us and the RSL's position hasn't changed because the membership came back, quite collectively, with a big no," Mr King said.
"I'm sure my kids would want me buried me somewhere near my home so they can visit regularly," he said.
"What about a person from Western Australia?"
But Mr King said the Western Front centre sounded positive "because it would tell the story for generations".
"It would very informative if done properly," he said.
"It would have the views of the French who fought there and the British, obviously the Dutch and the Belgians as well as Australia. There would also I believe contain, if they do it with perspective, the German view."
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Denis Voight Posted at 12:15 AM October 19, 2013
So a National Cemetary! Will that mean more wars to fill it up?
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Terry Greaney Posted at 10:02 PM October 18, 2013
The Aus Arlington idea has merit but agree with RSL concerns re distance. How does the US deal with that? Perhaps a hydrid version might be an option, one special military cemetary per state or territory if that doesn't exist already in some form, eg military section at main state cemetery. Another possibility might be re interment in National Cemetary after say 50 yrs (allows family mourning) with the old site still looking like a grave. Or leave it as an option to family at time. Would this be extended to former PMs as I believe is the case for US Presidents? While I don't like some of Tony's politics I don't begrudge a prominent person his due. It would be appropriate to have them all in one place. That might seem weird now but looking back I have no idea of the political views of Barton, Hughes, Lyons, even Chifley. I like history
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No, it wasn't pretty for Penn State football fans as the Lions fell to 5-4. But at least the Lions have been, um, consistent in Big Ten road games ...
1. PSU RB Bill Belton was not quite the same this week. I wondered how Belton would look following his 36-carry, 201-yard effort against Illinois. PSU's feature back fumbled on his first carry, a miscue that led to a Minnesota field goal. Belton finished with 7 carries for 47 yards. Lions head coach Bill O'Brien instead fed Zach Zwinak, who responded with 150 yards and a TD on 26 carries.
2. Minnesota's defense made stopping WR Allen Robinson THE priority. Robinson finished with 7 catches for 63 yards and Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said afterward that there were only a handful of plays where Robinson didn't receive extra attention. And in the first half, when Minnesota built a 24-10 lead, Robinson had just 2 catches for 20 yards. His long gain for the day was only 14 yards.
3. The Gophers' coaches and offensive players knew they could move the ball whenever they wanted on PSU's defense … through the air. I don't know anyone who would consider Minnesota QB Philip Nelson a gifted thrower. He's an effective player because he is a dual-threat. But on the Gophers' lengthy first-half TD drives were Nelson's passing numbers (discounting one spike attempt late): first TD drive (5 of 7, 63 yards), second TD drive (3 of 4, 38 yards), third TD drive (4 of 6, 64 yards, touchdown pass).
4. Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg's overall numbers were average but could have been better. Hackenberg, the Lions' true freshman, missed some throws, lost a fumble at the Minnesota 2 and finished 14 of 25 for 163 yards. But the Lions' offense was hurt by some dropped passes and WR Brandon Felder was a top culprit. He had a chance to make some plays and could not. Felder also dropped some passes against Illinois.
5. Third down is always the key down in football and Minnesota owned it. There was no scoring in the second half. When it mattered, the Gophers converted 7 of 10 third-down opportunities in the first half and was 2-for-2 on fourth-down choices. For the game, PSU was 1-for-9 on third down.


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mmmmmm. Desk Twinky.
Twinkies are the perfect diplomacy tool. Nicely done!
I used to work retail and I would have LOVED to have a conversation of this sort with a customer.
Angry Customer Man always makes me laugh. Does he have a name? A backstory? Why is he still a loyal customer, and what is he buying?? I must know!
Mmm, Twinkie.
I've only just started reading these comics but frankly they're the funniest things I've seen in quite a while(Y)
I enjoy the customer-that-doesn't-like-you guy. Comics with him are like watching an episode of Sanford and Son with Aunt Ester.
Ahhh... this brings back fond memories of retail. *shudder*
is this a rerun?
still hilarious though...
I love that, taken straight, the narration in this comic -- and most of them I suppose -- gives actually good advice. It's just so subversively implemented.
our customers deserve the best. Sounds like the post office.
My general feeling is that the customer is a "buyer", a representative for a much larger company that purchases hundreds of units of whatever Scott's company makes. Probably software.
We have generic twinkies in our vending machines at work called "Creme Filled Partners." - 98% Gross, 2% Sexy.
You are amazing. Do not ever stop
I forgot all about twinkies. Mmmm...
Is this a common issue for you at your job? Angry annoyed tourists that want there way.
Top ratings. Me love you long time.
I think it was Will Rogers who said, "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice Doggie' 'til you can find a big enough rock..."
For more modern times, it seems we should substitute angry customer and desk twinkie for doggie and rock, respectively.
Beautifully done!
I'm planning to apply for a retail job in the fall, so I imagine many conversations like this will be taking place. Uh, inside my head. Where the we-don't-fire-you-for-sassing-people policy is.
It's not like he really "outsmarts" the Angry Guy: he just doesn't really care.
I too love all the comics with Angry Customer Man, but Panel 2 of this one in particular made me laugh and laugh
Okay, I'm in a laughing fit now. Did not expect him to offer a Twinkie.
What do you DO in this company anyway, Scott? I'm assuming you don't work for Hostess Product Development.
i love how most of the captions are actually good advice, but the comic just skewers it in a funny way.
Clearly I'm not the only one here wondering what Scott's job is...
"We have generic twinkies in our vending machines at work called "Creme Filled Partners." - 98% Gross, 2% Sexy."
This comment made me laugh almost as much as the comic. Kudos to Scott and "your mom".
why does scott only have 1 twinkie in his desk drawer? they are sold in pairs....
clearly the 'angry customer' knows this, or he would have succumbed to the cream filled goodness
"What do you DO in this company anyway, Scott? I'm assuming you don't work for Hostess Product Development."
"Clearly I'm not the only one here wondering what Scott's job is..."
I believe he said in an earlier comic(or actually, Misty said it) that he is the Office Manager. Makes sure people gets supplies they need and(I'm guessing) facilitates communication with employees, handles office protocol, manages vacation and sick schedules, and other things of that ilk.
I love it! I used to work at Exxon, and could never dissolve the situation of an angry customer.
I think i can now in any other situation!
This was the funniest thing the cheezburger network ever posted. It's near the top for BI.
The angry customer's name is Ryan.
Ugh...AT&T keeps doing this to me. They've charged me about four times for the same modem after I said fifty times that I didn't want it and had sent it back. They are a bunch of liars. And the people I talk to think I'm this guy and hate talking to me and have nothing to do with the problem at all. I feel kind of bad for them, it's not their fault their company sucks and doesn't care who thinks it sucks.
And they never admit a mistake, or tell the customer to shove it. They just lie. Somehow I'd prefer the truth.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Usually when farmers go to their fields to check on things, it's to see if there's been enough water or there aren't any pests or fungus or other problems with their crops.
It is unusual, however, to find ceiling fan motors, air-conditioner compressors, door knobs and even blue jeans.
Yes, blue jeans.
And those are among the wood, nails, glass and other debris area producers are discovering in the wake of last week's deadly storms.
"The fields are full of debris," said Shane Seay, executive director of the Farm Service Agency in Limestone County. "And it's not just trees."
The jeans that were found in a Limestone County cornfield had factory tags and were ready to ship, Seay said. They had come from the Wrangler distribution plant in Hackleburg. The deadly EF-5 tornado that struck east Limestone County and Harvest had earlier ripped through the plant about 90 miles away.
Fortunately for the farmers, there is money available to help pay for the cost of removing the debris and even, in some cases, help finance rebuilding.
"The Energy Conservation Program helps farmers and landowners clean debris out of their fields and restore fences that have been damaged or destroyed," said Thomas Atkinson, Madison County's Farm Service Agency executive director. "We want to encourage the farmers and landowners to take pictures, document the manhours and equipment used to clear their fields.
"Document all the expenses, as soon as possible."
Landowners can receive up to 75 percent of cost-share expenses, Atkinson said. The first $50,000 can be supplied locally but expenses from $50,000 to $100,000 must be approved by the state and $100,000 to $200,000 in damage must be national office approved, he said.
Atkinson said his office will accept applications for the program from Monday until July 8.
"There has been a lot of physical damage to farms," Atkinson said. "Grain bins, pivot (irrigation) systems, barns, equipment."
Seay said Wade Pepper, a Limestone County farmer, lost about all of his equipment, including a brand new combine.
"He doesn't have a lot of equipment left," Seay said. "The tornado picked a semi-truck up and laid it on its side and tossed a new combine that was just delivered (earlier Wednesday.)
"It's going to be a mess for a while."
He also said it would be hazardous for farmers to start harvesting and, even, planting and replanting their crops. Much of the area's wheat crop is nearly ready to be harvested but corn, soybeans and cotton still have a couple weeks left in the planting season.
"Most of the wheat is waist deep," Seay said. "But you're not going to put a piece of rubber tire equipment out there (because of the debris).
"And you can't plant with the debris in the field."
Some of the wheat has been damaged, which could have a trickle down effect on the national commodities markets.
"I've got fields of wheat that are just stems - the tornado sucked the head off the wheat," Seay said. "We've got a lot of wheat where the force of the wind bent them over just below the head and they can't mature."
Seay said there are about 2,000 registered farms in Limestone County and at least 1,500 reported damage.
"But the number of farms in the tornado's path may be about 200," he said.
The other farms dealt with straight-line winds and heavy rain while in Elkmont in northern Limestone County, "it rained debris," he said.
Another program aids the farmers and landowners is to repair conservation structures such as terraces and waterways, and grade and shape the damaged farmland.
"We do the technical and engineering part," said Anthony Hudson, district conservationist with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service here. "We'll survey the damage and help with debris in the ditches and clear the roads."
There's also a program for those who've lost livestock, the Livestock Indemnity Program. While none were reported here, a farm in Morgan County lost several hundred cattle. Hudson said his agency was charged with making sure soil is right to bury cattle, among other duties.
"We're there and glad to help anybody we can," he said.
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UCL to implement Open Access policy for all research
First, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences did it at Harvard. Then MIT announced a similar policy that affected the entire institution. Now University College London has established their own Open Access policy. Except, this time it is a little different, at least that's what it seems like for the moment.
The difference is the lack of a loop-hole, which exists in both Boston institutions' policies, allowing researchers to "opt out" of depositing into the public repository as long as an exemption was acquired. Opting out has been necessary for scientists at Harvard and MIT to continue publishing with a large fraction of journals since these Open Access policies are not compatible with the exclusive licensing agreements required by the publishers. So, it seems that researchers at UCL will not be able to publish their work in many of the top research journals because of the explicit retainment of commercial rights for UCL. Of course, we are still early in the game and UCL may still release an addendum, as Harvard did, stating that indeed, an opt-out policy does or will exist.
I previously discussed the Harvard policy, arguing that I wasn't sure what exactly it accomplished besides letting the University top brass crow to the public about how progressive they were and interested in scientific communication to the public. Most non-scientists would probably not be aware of the exemption clause and therefore cheer Harvard (and MIT) for their openness. However, based on my reading of the press release (below the fold) and sans addenda, I think we will now have the first case setting up a stand-off between a University (UCL) and the publishers, unless of course the publishers want to abandon all future research done by UCL faculty and UCL faculty want to limit their publication choices.
For the record – Nature Publishing Group encourages authors to self-archive the submitted version of their manuscript 6 months after the publication date, a policy that complies with recently passed legislation from the NIH stipulating that work supported by NIH grants must be publicly self-archived within 12 months of publication
The full press release follows… (cont.)
3 June 2009
UCL to implement Open Access policy to all research
UCL (University College London) has today announced the establishment of a UCL Publications Board that will implement the university's Open Access policy and be responsible for ensuring that, subject to copyright permissions, all UCL research is placed online in the university's institutional repository, freely accessible to all. This move places UCL at the forefront of academic institutions who are pioneering the move to Open Access, as the first European university ranked in the global top ten in the THE – QS world university rankings to do so.
UCL has already given all of its PhD students the option of making their theses available in its online repository, open access, giving these far greater visibility than they would enjoy as paper copy on library shelves. In academic departments across UCL there is already a broad take-up of Open Access, and the records of the whole of UCL's 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) return have been loaded into the repository, with links added to the relevant version of the full text where copyright permissions allow. The creation of the UCL Publications Board extends this situation to the whole of UCL's published research output. The Publications Board will oversee the rollout of UCL's Open Access mandate, and promote Open Access both within UCL and beyond as an important scholarly medium for the dissemination of research.
Open Access is a new form of dissemination for published books, articles, conference proceedings and digital outputs. Its principles are based on the Berlin Declaration, which urges authors to retain the rights in the materials they produce and to place a copy in an Open Access medium – in UCL's case the university's electronic repository – so that they are available free at point of use to anyone, anywhere in the world, with an Internet connection.
"In the competitive environment of a global higher education market, Open Access repositories provide a platform on which a university can showcase its research," says Dr Paul Ayris, Director of UCL Library Services. "Open Access helps prospective students make a judgement on which University to choose, shares blue-skies research with the widest possible audience, and supports outreach activity to open up higher education to new communities.
"In addition, at a time when library budgets are under enormous pressure, Open Access is a means of ensuring that subscriptions do not become a barrier to use. Material made available in an Open Access repository is available to everyone with a wish to view it, and free at point of use. As part of our move towards Open Access, we will also be investigating the best ways to roll it out in a way that might offer a model for the sector, and we would be happy to discuss our experiences with colleagues from other institutions."
Prof Anthony Finkelstein, Head of Computer Science, says "Impact is the watchword for research and this depends on it reaching the widest audience possible. Open Access is a critical enabler for this. UCL's plans to build a major scholarly resource around its Open Access policy is warmly welcomed by researchers across UCL."
Professor Chris Carey, Head of Greek and Latin, said: "The potential benefits of Open Access as a means of making cutting edge research available across the world cost free are enormous. This is an opportunity to make a major impact in regions where cost is a potentially insuperable obstacle to access. The scale, diversity and outstanding quality of UCL research make us ideal leaders in this field."
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An interesting work-around was proposed by Maxine in the comments of my previous post on the Harvard policy:
It is also worth pointing out the Nature journals' policy on preprints, which is to allow posting in preprint servers and so on, at any stage before or during the submission/consideration process.
In the case of an institution such as Harvard, that wants the research it funds to be freely available, it can make its academics post preprints in the university repository as soon as the work is complete and the paper written. Whether this is compatible with other publishers' editorial policies, I do not know.
In other words, deposit the preprint, publish the paper in a journal, and then deposit the final peer-reviewed version in PubMed Central 6 months after publication. Of course, this sequence would only apply to some publishers.
Having just begun (although the academic board at UCL did approve this policy in principle about a year ago), it may take a little time for everyone to absorb this and there is a significant chance that we might see changes made based on the fall-out. UCL has made their initial splash and will receive a significant amount of praise for opening up their research. I just hope that if they decide to include an opt-out policy addendum, that announcement will be met with similar exposure. But it probably won't.


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CNN also has learned that, though little publicized, the problem is not new.
"Long wait times and a weak scheduling policy and process have been persistent problems for the VA, and both the GAO and the VA's (inspector general) have been reporting on these issues for more than a decade," said Debra Draper of the Government Accountability Office.
Draper's office has been reporting to Congress on the delays in care at the VA for years. It is so bad, she said, that she and her staff have found evidence that VA hospitals have tried to cover up wait times, fudge numbers and backdate delayed appointments in an effort to make things appear better than they are.
She says that just getting someone to pick up the phone to make an appointment at a VA hospital can be difficult. And getting a detailed picture of the problem is nearly impossible, she said.
"It's unclear how long it is being delayed, because no one can really give you accurate information," Draper said.
Despite numerous reports and subsequent recommendations by the GAO, the problems with delays persist at VA hospitals, Draper and other experts say.
"Nothing has been implemented that we know of at this point," Draper said. "We've reported similar things, as well as the inspector general has reported similar findings ... for over a decade."
In fact, time and time again, even at hospitals where veterans died waiting for care, administrators got bonuses, not demotions, according to congressional investigators.
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs has created a website devoted to what investigators say shows ongoing problems at the VA, but the rewards system that Miller says is in place seems to encourage those problems.
CNN's repeated requests for interviews with the VA have been denied. Even Congress has had its requests for information ignored, Miller said.
"But unfortunately, if they treat members of Congress ... this way, imagine how they treat the average veteran out there," said Miller. "I can imagine the grief they may be going through."
The VA said in a statement to CNN, "The Department of Veterans Affairs is committed to providing the best quality, safe and effective health care our Veterans have earned and deserve. We take seriously any issue that occurs at one of the more than 1,700 health care facilities across the country. The consult delay at Dorn VAMC has been resolved."
The statement added that cases are now tracked daily, and additional staff members were hired.
But sources at Dorn -- both patients and medical staff -- tell CNN that's just not true. The problems continue, and veterans are still facing delays that could be killing them.
CNN's Curt Devine contributed to this report.
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FLEMINGTON — The borough Planning Board voted tonight, Monday, Dec. 16, to advise Borough Council that the area south of the Union Hotel qualifies as "an area in need of redevelopment." The next steps would be for council to make that declaration, create a redevelopment plan and seek proposals from redevelopers.
The board also acted upon requests by council and directed borough planner Carl Hintz to study two areas in the north end of town to see if they qualify as areas in need of redevelopment as defined by the state.
One of those areas consists of the former Agway properties plus the residential lot on the northeast corner of Foran Boulevard and North Main Street. The lone dissenting vote was cast by Mary Melfi who believes that Steve's Food Store should be included in the study area.
The other area is the Hunter Hills apartment complex. That vote was unanimous, preceded by very little discussion.
In New Jersey, if a municipality declares a derelict, under-utilized or blighted property to be an area in need of redevelopment, it can take control of its redevelopment as Flemington has already done with the Union Hotel. If it does so, reserving its right of eminent domain to force the owner to sell, it does not need the owner's consent. Council did not reserve that right in ordering the Agway study, but it did reserve it in the Hunter Hills case.
That up-front declaration was not required when it asked the board to examine the Union Hotel redevelopment area expansion, but the mayor said council is not planning to exert that right.
More-complete reports on tonight's meeting will be posted on NJ.com as soon as they are written.


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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
David Lewis' (Peter Gallagher) problem is this: His wife, Gillian(Michelle Pfeiffer) died a few years ago in a boating accident and now David makes a habit of walking on the beach and talking to her. This worries his daughter, Rachel (Claire Danes), his sister-in-law, Esther (Kathy Baker) and his brother-in-law, Paul (Bruce Altman). They all think he's cuckoo.
Well, David is cuckoo. He's completely nuts. Wacko. Director Michael Pressman portrays David's little conversations with his dead wife as completely real. Morons are supposed to believe that Gillian is some kind of ghost while the rest of us are thinking that David ought to pursue a career examining ink spots in a padded room. Such is the price of positioning your film as a "Ghost-like" romance.
I wouldn't think David a complete idiot if it weren't for the fact that he's going to the beach to have conversations with Michelle Pfeiffer. To tell you the truth, Michelle Pfeiffer has been appearing in my visions a lot lately and we never seem to get to the conversation stage.
Of course, the film going on in my mind is rated X and Gillian is rated PG-13, so maybe that held the filmmakers back somewhat. Well, if they ever think about taking a trip into reality, they're welcome to borrow my screenplay. It's real short.
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on May 13, 2013 - 11:37 PM
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The Buffalo News invited school board candidates to provide a statement about why they are running for office.
When first elected to the Board I wanted to give back to a community that was good to me. Now that I have been in this position for some time I see there is much more than that. Today we face many hurdles in educating our youth. The economic impact on school districts has been devastating. To give our students the quality education they need to prepare for the future is my present and future goal. I feel my experience on the Board has given me the knowledge to move forward using a historical background as a road map. We, like other districts have had to make decisions that were hard choices and sometimes not very popular. Cutting staff, realigning schools or closing buildings, while maintaining program has become a way of life in education. In Wilson's case closing a neighborhood elementary school was an issue that took center stage for some time. I feel these schools play an important part educating our students by the tremendous support of the community around them. The inclusion of parents in the educational process is so needed I feel doing anything to jeopardize this would have a negative effect on our children.
As I stated before my goal is to give our students a quality education. In the future I will continue to lobby the state leaders to give us the fair and equitable aid and the mandate relief much needed to let the students in Western New York compete with rest of the state. I would like to initiate new programs while maintaining the present ones that have worked so well. We are WCS ( Where Children Succeed ) and I will support this as long as I am on the Board.


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For those not familiar with Korea's New Songdo City, it's "the first new city in the world designed and planned as an international business district. Overall, it will include 45 million square feet of office space, 30 million square feet of residential space, 10 million square feet of retail, 5 million square feet of hotel space and 10 million square feet of public space." It hopes to eventually be home to 60 000 people, with another 300 000 working there, but until it begins opening in 2009, and is complete in 2014, you'll have to be satisfied by watching this 'fly through' video of the city, complete with soaring Sigur Rós soundtrack.
But perhaps more interesting than a city that plans to combine elements of Sydney, Venice, Paris, New York, and London is one that plans to put ubiquitous technology at the centre of its space and culture:
Creating an "ubiquitous city," or "U-City," in which all major information systems (residential, medical, business, etc.) share data; computers are built into the houses, streets and office buildings; and the technology and facilities infrastructures are integrated would be a gargantuan challenge for an existing city. In the case of Songdo, it's the easy part. Since Songdo is a completely new city, it serves as a blank canvas on which to freely imagine and implement a technology vision without having to incorporate existing buildings or legacy networks. Songdo also has the advantage of being located in a nation that boasts an extraordinary level of technological acumen, the highest penetration and variety of broadband services, and a population that is likely the most computer literate – and demanding – on Earth. What is more difficult is planning for the emergence of a "U-Culture" that is energizing and enabling, that results in applications both serendipitous and unpredictable, and where citizens will decide for themselves what kind of digital life they want… (Songdo U-Life)
What we have there is a scenario that may well result in the world's largest living RFID laboratory. As Anthony Townsend puts in it Korea's High-Tech Utopia, Where Everything Is Observed, "There are really no comparable comprehensive frameworks for ubiquitous computing. U-city is a uniquely Korean idea … Much of this technology was developed in U.S. research labs, but there are fewer social and regulatory obstacles to implementing them in Korea. There is an historical expectation of less privacy. Korea is willing to put off the hard questions to take the early lead and set standards." Such an experimental situation will also inevitably involve failures, and in the same article BJ Fogg cautions "they should be prepared for the frailties of human nature to emerge."
If this is the case for ubiquitous technology, then perhaps it is even more so in the realm of "u-life," which is alternately described as a convenient life, a peaceful life and a safe life. I don't know if I've ever seen an example of where everyday life is so thoroughly integrated with technological infrastructures, but it seems to me that the experiment at hand is hardly limited to technology. Beyond different cultural expectations of privacy I can't help but wonder about the broader social–and human–costs.
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Schenectady Pagan Cluster Tradition of the Greater Capital District
Rating: 5 stars 3 3 reviews 217
313 10th st., Troy NY 12180 USA
We are an eclectic Pagan Congregational church devoted: to the charitable relief of the popular caste; to the dissemination of clerical and spiritual training in many disciplines; to the defense of Social and Economic Justice and to the development of Global Peace locally. We seek to develop our unique connections to the Divine through exploration of cultural paradigms and Traditions.
We have provided spiritual counseling to hundreds of families and others in need over the years. We have provided pastoral care to over 150 couples and kept most of them together( 9 divorces with 1 reconcilement). We have housed the homeless on many occasions and referred folks to social services available within the Community that were supportive of Pagan folks. (Many are not supportive and this is an issue facing our popular Caste). We have taught gardening techniques to disadvantaged youths in the neighborhood and we have helped clean up our neighborhood with other members of the neighborhood. We have helped to paint artwork for the windows of abandoned buildings and we have hosted other Community art events to beautify the neighborhood. We have hosted a yearly Earth Day Festival that has attracted over 500 folks. We have sponsored other organizations with our 501c 3 status that met our requirements and fell into our mission areas. We have also helped to build a skill sharing time bank locally and helped in other permaculture and simple living initiatives.
Target demographics:
Our demographic tends to be clustered. Young men from age 18-25. Middle aged women and men from 30-65 and young women from 20-35. The young women tend to be college related as do the young men. The Second set tend to be semi professional-professional folks. The income levels range from the extreme popular caste to lower middle class. A lot of our programs speak to the popular caste.
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We cater to hundreds of people every year through the different programs and shared programs.
We have many programs on the table that are looking for someone to take the lead on them. We are an excellent choice for channeling your volunteer efforts.
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The SPC is a wonderful group that is active in the community and comprised of some really wonderful people. I have become involved with this group as their vision and activities fosters good relations among people in the community. I encourage those who feel they would like to connect to this group and support it either with money or time and talents that your efforts will not go unnoticed in the community and throughout the Capital District.
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The neighborhood where this group was based off 9th street in troy has improved as a result of this groups activitis in the neighborhood with street beautification and gardening activities
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If I could make any changes it would be to encourage others to become involved to help in our community activities and get in tune with nature.
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The Schenectady Pagan Cluster (SPC) is an exquisite organization that has always looked for ways to aid the community, both as a whole encompassing world as well as a very local application.
We are an Interfaith Church. We practice a tribe based Pagan tradition of faith. We welcome all faiths, and those who without faith that seek out a way to serve as a steward to the community.
What we are about is Community.
The Pagan Community, the Environmental Community, and the Local Community. We keep actively involved with our local state, cities, towns, and groups that strive to make a difference in society, through city beautification programs, urban agriculture, social service programs to the challenged masses; ie food pantries, lobbying, vigils, shelters, and religious counseling.
We are many faces; we are teachers, artist, medics, accountants, chefs, carpenters, civil servants, students, managers, entrepreneurs, performers, and technologist of various fields. You see us in every aspects and every level of our society.
We are stewards of the planets, the country, and the local communities.
We are a Pagan Interfaith Organization. We're here because we dare to make a difference. Will you?
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I personally have experienced the difference this organization had made. The joy we provide the kids on the block, by creating a garden. The smile on the elderly's face when we clean up the debris from the streets. The smiles we see when we welcome everyone to our festivals to welcome in the Spring. There is nothing like a smile from a face that may not have had one in a long while.
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I would not want to change the organization, I would only want to see it grow. The SPC has set up all the tools we need. I would like to see them all come to fruition. And make an even bigger difference.
As a new board member, the various projects I've been involved with so far have been greatly satisfying and productive. The raised garden beds we constructed on 9th Avenue in Troy added a great deal to the community and were enjoyed by all. The local kids took something with them that should last for their whole lives. The experience certainly enriched me.
I encountered many different local folks and saw parts of Troy that even as a life long resident I hadn't seen up close. Fall street cleaning with residents was rewarding both in the satisfaction of tidying up my town and meeting new people.
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Sunday Ritual and teaching.
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