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Regional jail costs are the primary concern for the County Commissioner's Association of West Virginia in the upcoming legislative session, officials said Wednesday.
Seven county commissioners from Randolph, Mineral, Hampshire and Grant County attended a regional meeting of the CCAWV in Elkins Wednesday to discuss the upcoming legislative session. Randolph County Commission President Mike Taylor and fellow Commissioners Chris See and Joyce Johns were in attendance. Del. Bill Hartman, D-Randolph, was also on hand.
"Our number one issue is jail costs," CCAWV Executive Director Vivian Parsons said. "The cost to the counties for incarcerations are going up."
She said substance abuse problems are leading to the increase.
"We are trying to look at every angle possible to cut these costs," Parsons said.
Taylor said Randolph County has budgeted $750,000 for the year for incarceration fees and it may not be enough.
"We are not sure this will cover it," he said.
Parsons told those in attendance that similar meetings will be held throughout the state so commissioners can discuss legislative issues. She said 22 counties were represented at a legislative summit conducted in October, where the top issue was jail costs.
Parsons discussed the organizations' top five priorities for reducing jail costs. The first is creating a method to collect outstanding court costs.
"There is a lot of court costs that are being assessed, but not being collected," she said. "There is a lot sitting there that is not collected."
She said one way to collect the money is to have any outstanding fees checked when someone attempts to renew their vehicle registration or license.
"There is also withholding income tax returns for outstanding court costs in magistrate and circuit court," she said.
The second priority is to have the jail costs shared among all arresting entities.
"Cities have a free ticket," she said. "If a municipal police officer arrests someone on state charges, the county pays the jail costs."
She suggested that the arresting officer's entity will pay for the first day of jail time.
The third priority is to support proposed changes to the Regional Jail Association's personnel budgeting requirements and limited latitude in calculating the cost.
"We are supporting them to take in more revenue sources," she said. "They have to budget for every position even though they are not funded."
Parsons said the fourth priority is to establish a pre-trial diversion program. Instead of someone being sentenced to prison they could complete a program to have the charge removed from their record, she said.
"If someone is arrested and pleads guilty and completes the program the charge can be taken off their record," she said. "It would be at their cost.
Taylor said the community corrections program could come into play and assist with the diversion program.
The fifth priority is to encourage public education and awareness programs regarding jail costs and the effect on county services. She said legislation needs to make sure the punishment fits the crime.
"We want our streets safe," Parsons said. "At the same time we want to be smart."
Hartman said if the jail costs by each county are examined, Randolph County had a 27 percent drop in costs from 2010 to 2012. In Randolph County costs were $686,898 in 2010; $554,217 in 2011 and $503,909 in 2012.
"I would say that is from community corrections," Hartman said.
Mineral County Commissioner Dr. Richard Lechliter said his county also has the community corrections program, but it has not reduced costs.
"We do community corrections and our costs have increased 30 percent," he said. "We have done everything we can."


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|Assessment of Ohio State University Town Meeting/International Reaction
MR. FOLEY: Welcome to the State Department. I don't have any announcements, so George, let me go right to your question.
QUESTION: I can't think of a single thing to ask. I'll pass.
MR. FOLEY: Okay. Thank you for coming.
QUESTION: What do you think of the reaction to yesterday's town meeting, in the international community and the Arab world and Iraq?
MR. FOLEY: Well, I think the President answered that question this morning when he said that he thought it was, first of all, a very vibrant example of American democracy at work; secondly, that Secretary Albright, Secretary Cohen and National Security Advisor Berger really had a remarkable opportunity to lay out the stakes involved for the American people in the crisis with Iraq.
There were some hecklers. I'm told that, from people who were there, that they did not amount to more than 50 out of an audience of some 6,000, who tried to mar the presentation. But they had ample opportunity, the three officials, to explain clearly to the people in the audience and the American people what's at stake. I think there was very strong support, the hecklers notwithstanding, in that audience, for a robust American policy for standing up to the threat posed by Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.
I think they had the opportunity really to hammer home that theme - that what is involved in this crisis really is the question of weapons of mass destruction, which is the number one security issue that we're going to be facing globally into the next century.
So I think that, again, it was a very lively debate. People had a really wide-ranging opportunity to ask some of the questions that, as Mr. Berger said afterwards, we've been asking ourselves as we face this crisis. But I think that at the end of the day, while everyone - and it was clear in that room - prefers a peaceful diplomatic outcome, that at the end of the day, there will be strong support, as the President indicated, for facing up to this threat by other means, if necessary.
QUESTION: Well, the media is putting a different spin than you just put. The media generally has been saying that it was unsuccessful; that it was unexpected; and that this type of heckling, et cetera was not expected; and that if you had to do it over again, you probably wouldn't have done it. And you're saying that it was a lively debate, as though you're welcoming the kind of treatment that some in the audience gave the three officials.
MR. FOLEY: Well, I'd have to say two things. First, about the hecklers, I think they demonstrated really a profound lack of confidence in their own ability to articulate their positions by acting as they did, and not speaking articulately. Secondly, they showed a lack of respect for the debate involved. If they had bothered to listen, they would have heard that many skeptical questions were posed to the three officials, who answered those questions forthrightly.
But I do think that - and this, of course, is a matter of personal opinion, and you may have different opinions. But in my personal opinion, I would think that the American people were turned off by the hecklers and were interested in listening both to the questions, the serious questions posed, and the serious answers given.
The second point I would make is that Secretary Albright, Secretary Cohen and Mr. Berger laid out the challenge, which is Saddam's weapons of mass destruction. And we did not hear, in that forum, any - certainly from the hecklers - any proposal, rational, coherent proposal for dealing with that problem. Certainly, there are questions and risks involved in grappling with this problem, and the essence of leadership is taking responsibility and taking sometimes difficult -- even, in some circumstances -- unpopular actions to deal with threats to national security. But I did not hear any alternatives proposed.
I think that public opinion polls themselves demonstrate the kind of sentiment that was expressed in the room -- that people do prefer a peaceful solution; that military options are risky and have downsides; but that the threat of weapons of mass destruction, uniquely posed by Saddam Hussein, must be stood up to.
QUESTION: But Jim, I mean, the US Government chose the forum of a single television network that has international reach because you were trying to get a message across to Saddam Hussein. And while it might have been a lively display of American democracy at work, which is all well and good, at a time like this when you're in the run-up to a serious military action, don't you think that it is injurious to US policy to have the message - a unified message of US purposefulness kind of diluted by the cacophony of American democracy?
MR. FOLEY: I think that, if one were to take your premise to its logical conclusion, one would conclude that American democracy is something that we have to be afraid of; that we should be running away from; and that government officials could not have the courage of their convictions to go out to the American people and explain a very difficult situation that we're facing in the world today. I think you probably don't actually imply that, but I think there's really no alternative to democratic debate.
The President pointed out in his remarks this morning, we tend to forget in hindsight, because the Gulf War in 1991 proved to be very popular, that it was not so popular before the war began. There was significant opposition to the use of force, significant support for continuing to wait for sanctions to work, and that when President Bush took the decision, following Saddam's - and there are echoes today - unwillingness to resolve the issue diplomatically, that the American public rallied behind the President, rallied behind our forces and they got the job done. And the President predicted that that would be the case again, if it should come to the use of force.
I think we're speaking hypothetically, because some people are arguing that we should let diplomacy work, and we would like to see diplomacy work. What we are saying is that if diplomacy doesn't work, then we will have to move to the military option. If diplomacy has failed, I think you will find American public opinion in a different state. I think opinion polls actually demonstrate that today.
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In the last instalment of my statistical Swans season breakdown, I'll be looking at a Swansea City 'best eleven'. There aren't many surprises, but there is plenty of food for thought.
I have taken the statistical categories I explored in my previous stats roundup entries (attack, midfield and defence) and calculated each players performance per 90 minutes. This means I was also able to include fringe players like Alan Tate and Jazz Richards, who previously escaped scrutiny by having only played a handful of games.
It stands to reason that the figures for fringe players are based on a significantly smaller sample than for first team players, but keep in mind this examination is meant to be as much a bit of fun as a thought provoking sober analysis.
On with the show, then. First up...
Well, this one's easy. It has to be #1 Michel Vorm, who played all but one game this season and has proven to be worth ten times his transfer fee. 'nuff said.
Centre Back
Next, central defence. Over the season, the Swans mostly used three centre backs; Ash Williams, Steven Caulker and Garry Monk. Alan Tate also played some games, but I've included him under the full backs list later on, as he covered that position slightly more often. Also, Vangelis Moras isn't included, having left the club in January, featuring for all of five minutes.
Here's a look at some key statistical categories for central defenders. Clicking on the image will open up a larger copy which ought to be easier to read.
As the figures show, there really wasn't much between all three players on paper. Where one player excelled in one category (Williams' clearances, say), another excelled elsewhere (Caulker's low number of free kicks conceded, Monk's pass percentage). Ultimately, however, Monk's last place status in interceptions and blocks and higher number of instances of being dribbled past betrays his comparative lack of mobility. Williams figures are solid across the board (though he could do with fouling a little less), whereas Steven Caulker's error free game and general heroism (goal-line clearances, last man tackles) mean the two 'best eleven' centre halves have to be #2 Williams and #4 Caulker.
Full Back
Angel Rangel and Neil Taylor are the de facto starting full backs, but as both players suffered spells with injury or suspension this season, Jazz Richards and Alan Tate got some playing time, too. Here's a look at the stats :
One of the first things you might notice is how Alan Tate's figures are better suited to centre back (high clearances and blocks, no crosses), a position he might prefer to play. Tate's significantly higher chances created figure appears to be an anomaly. All the players in this list are good passers, with youngster Jazz Richards the most aggressive tackler (most attempts, most won and a high number of yellow cards given his limited appearances).
Rangel asserts himself in making the most interceptions and last man tackles - evidence of his under-rated defensive acumen - and also has the second highest clearances. It's safe to say Rangel makes the cut. Ruling Tate out of the running for being a converted centre half / utility man, that makes it a two horse race for left back - Richards versus Taylor.
Richards looks good; on top of his fondness for attempting tackles, he passes the ball more often and is marginally more successful in doing so, and his percentage of completed crosses is the highest of the group. However, the quality of those crosses might be a little lacking, as evidenced by his low chances created score. Similarly, although he tackles more often than Taylor, he is not as effective in the tackle, and perhaps most tellingly, he is dribbled past more often than Taylor by a significant margin. All these factors conspire to expose Richards' youth - they build up a picture of an enthusiastic but raw player, which seems about right.
On those grounds, Taylor's more measured performance means he takes the left back spot. Just like in 'real life', our full backs are #22 Rangel and #3 Taylor.
Next, it's the turn of the midfielders to impress. Specifically, the two central, deeper midfielders as utilised in Rodgers' favoured 4-2-3-1 / 4-3-3 system. The system was often modified (especially when facing superior opposition in the pre-Siggy days) to feature three deep midfielders at the expense of the advanced attacking mid (the position Siggy made his own, which we'll look at later), but post January, it was increasingly the case that Sigurdsson would occupy the attacking position higher up, drifting slightly to the right to allow for Joe Allen's runs from deep central left. With that in mind, I have based this 'best eleven' on the 4-2-3-1, which means we'll be looking to pick out the two (and not the three) best central midfielders in this section.
Midfield is a complex position, as we can see from the sheer number of categories in this chart. Of course, not every midfielder is given the same role to play, so there will be imbalances in the stats as we compare players.
A quick overview of the figures tells us that Joe Allen is probably deserving of that ridiculous rumour which had him going to Real Madrid for £12 million last week. His passing percentage is second only to Leon Britton, who was the best passer in all of Europe last year (Allen was 9th), and he boasts solid figures in pretty much every category except aerial challenges, which you'd expect. Like Britton, Allen has a decidedly positive fouls won to fouls conceded ratio, whilst his tackling stats and interceptions figure show his defensive ability. So Allen makes the team, but who plays alongside him?
Going by the figures alone, bit-part players Kemy Agustien and Mark Gower make compelling arguments for their inclusion. Gower's vaunted chance creation is now the stuff of legend, whilst he also has superb crossing stats (albeit bolstered by his status as set-piece taker). Agustien, meanwhile, is the best tackler and easily superior in the air. However, both Agustien and especially Gower are considerably more likely to concede free kicks that the other players.
Orlandi is an interesting case. His appearances this season were severely limited due to injury, and one of his rare starts came when Rodgers' was using the experimental 3-4-3 formation versus Wolves (Orlandi played on the left of the midfield four, scored early, and looked good until his substitution).
His figures really mark him out as an attacking threat more than a central midfielder, and I could have included him in the attacking mids section later on. He is shot-happy, shoots on target (50% is a good figure here, as we will see), loves to run with the ball (his 3.05 dribbles per game are better even than Nathan Dyer) and is a chance creator. If Gylfi Sigurdsson doesn't come back to Swansea, the new Swans boss might want to give Orlandi a good, long look in the same role (assuming he plays a similar system).
Finally, we have Leon Britton. Apart from his excellent passing, Britton's game is one which really doesn't stand out on the stats sheet. Perhaps this is why he was allowed to slip through the gaps of top flight football for so long and end up with the then-lowly Swans? (Probably not. Football clubs have only very recently started putting a little faith in figures).
In any case, at the risk of appearing to be a coward, I offer a caveat : any Swans fan knows the importance of Leon to the team effort. He is the tick and the tock in the heart of the Swansea clock. His composure and willingness to take the ball under pressure and still deliver flawless passes upfield is not a skill which shows up easily on the stat sheet (at least not basic stats like these). Likewise his positioning and his ability to steal balls so sweetly that the event doesn't even register as a bone fide tackle. For all those reasons, I am going to choose Britton for the other midfield role. I did say at the start there wouldn't be many surprises.
So the central midfielders are #24 Joe Allen and #7 Leon Britton.
Attacking Midfield
Next up it's Siggy versus Dobbie in a head-to-head match-up that might help resolve a few forum debates, as we look at the pivotal attacking midfield position.
With just two players to assess, the stats are easy to read. Sigurdsson's superlative 0.42 goals per 90 minutes was always going to beat Dobbie, who barely had chance to score in his limited cameo appearances.
What is interesting is that both men shoot often, and almost as often as each other, Dobbie actually slightly more, which, as I discussed in my attacking stats round-up is a key factor (and an obvious one) in most goalscoring success.
Dobbie even put more of his shots on target, and yet was a continual source of frustration in a Swans shirt this season as he routinely telegraphed 25 yarders over the bar or hit them softly and straight to the keeper's chest. The quality of shots is not something these stats can convey, but is clearly a decisive factor.
Sigurdsson is the better passer, and his 2.82 chances created per game is fantastic (although Dobbie's 0.70 is respectable). Sigurdsson is again superior in the air, although both men are equal in dribbles and tackling.
There is a good argument that says it is unfair to compare the players in this way, as Dobbie's stats are largely derived from compounding a handful of late substitute appearances and not many full starts - the player has hardly had time to develop any fluidity of play. Nevertheless, this was all I had to base the figures on, and although both men are equal in some areas, Sigurdsson is clearly in a different class in others.
There is a chance Sigurdsson doesn't come back to the Swans next season, whereas Dobbie, on loan at Blackpool, will return. With a new manager, perhaps Dobbie will get a chance to improve on those figures after all. For now, however, the attacking midfielder in this best eleven is #42 Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Swansea are blessed with three gifted wingers who can each play on either flank. Although Scott Sinclair is the more recognisable name among non-Swans fans, I have heard a degree of support for each possible combination of these three as Swansea's best winger duo. So which two should rightfully start?
Looking through the stats, we can see three trends, one for each player. Scott Sinclair is a soloist; he puts the fewest crosses in (although he is more successful than the others when he does), he takes easily the most shots of the three and creates the fewest chances for other players. Wayne Routledge is the opposite; the fewest shots, the smallest goal return, the most crosses and the most assists. Somewhere in between is Nathan Dyer, who also tackles most, dribbles the most and, probably as a consequence, draws the most fouls, making him a particularly useful player.
Hence, the decision for which two ought to start might come down to what you want from your wingers. For my money, Nathan Dyer has to start - his all round game is too strong to drop him. On the other flank, pick Sinclair if you want a goal-scoring winger, or Routledge if you want a goal-provider. Situationally, it would probably depend on the relative strengths of the opposition defence and wide players.
For the purposes of this blog, I'm going to remain unsurprising and pick #11 Scott Sinclair and #12 Nathan Dyer. The Swans only use one striker after all, so some auxiliary scoring is essential.
We've got ten of the 'best eleven' already (well done if you're still with us). Finally, it's time to choose a striker.
The Swans have fielded three main strikers this season, with Graham winning the starting job early on (was it ever in doubt, given his transfer fee?). As strikers go, Graham is a fine choice, but the figures tell us something interesting about one of his competitors. First, let's deal with Graham.
The goal return per 90 minutes was remarkably similar for each player. However, Graham's percentage of shots on target is perhaps the most significant factor in his superiority. Both Luke Moore and Leroy Lita have very impressive shooting efficacy figures (that measures the percentage chance a goal is scored following a shot on target), but neither men have Graham's touch for putting the ball on net in the first place, although Moore is a pretty decent second.
Leroy Lita's baffling aerial domination is borne out by the figures (I was surprised to see Graham's aerial percentage so low), whilst Graham asserts himself as easily the best tackler of the bunch. However, it is Luke Moore who dominates almost all the other stats.
Moore creates the most chances (although he ended the season with no assists), has the best pass percentage and attempts the most tackles per game, even if he isn't as effective in the tackle as Graham, as shown by his poor fouling record. Moore's free kick figures show he is a handful physically, although more often than not this is not to the Swans advantage (more free kicks conceded than won).
Moore only goes five shots between goals and scores on 20% of the shots he takes. I feel like these impressive shooting figures would drop slightly if he played more games (or shot more, since he takes the fewest shots of the three forwards). Nevertheless, the figures make a compelling case for Moore as a potential first team player.
All this was news to me, and probably the biggest shock of the project. With all due respect to Luke Moore, he often looks lackadaisical and uninterested on the field; to see the figures prove he actually makes a good effort out there was encouraging. However, his comparative reluctance to shoot coupled with his high pass percentage, chance creation and physical play earmarks Moore as a deep-lying forward or target man, something the Swans don't really utilise at present.
I also have my doubts that Moore is sufficiently crafty to play the attacking midfield / Sigurdsson role behind the lone striker. He certainly doesn't seem agile enough for starts, but played as one striker in a two striker system, I can imagine Moore would be successful.
Revelations aside, I have to complete an entirely predictable best eleven selection with #10 Danny Graham. Graham's nose for goal is exactly what a lone striker system demands.
Here's the final best eleven :
Looks familiar? Seems like Brendan really knew who his best players were all along, which shouldn't be surprising. Of course, there is the likelihood of statistical corruption given the fringe players' stats were aggregates of small patches of play rather than prolonged stretches of first team football. Also, the Swans squad is thin, and having no sustained cup runs this season, the pool of both players and matches for the players to play in were almost as small as they possibly could have been (plus, I only used Premier League games for the basis of these stats).
Still, I hope the analysis has been fun and a little bit thought provoking. Orlandi looks set to make a splash next season (injury permitting), and the varied skill sets of the Swans midfielders will give the new boss plenty of options. And that's to say nothing of the inevitable new signings we'll be seeing shortly... roll on next season!
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DuPage and Kane County Cooperative Divorce
I have written in this blog on Collaborative and Cooperative Divorce and conducted a seminar last year for the Kane County ADR Committee on Collaborative and Cooperative Divorce. The Collaborative Divorce offers some distinct advantages to divorcing parties over the typical bitterly contested, litigated divorce. However, there have been some difficulties with the collaborative model, such that my office more typically suggests a Cooperative Model. I have developed my own approach to the collaborative process, and other cutting edge lawyers have done so, as well. In the right case, with the right parties, it's a terrific way to help divorcing families. What is this model? Linda Roberson wrote recently about this model, and I enclose it below:
Cooperative Divorce
The attorneys who are spearheading the "collaborative divorce" movement have adopted this idea with the best of intentions. They are looking in good faith for a more humane and less stressful way to deal with the sturm und drang of marital dissolution. They are legitimately frustrated with the waste of time and duplication of effort that goes into simultaneous settlement negotiations and trial preparation. They want to make a hard time easier for their clients and for themselves.
We can work toward these goals without running afoul of ethical rules, and refusing to use the available resources of the court system appropriately to facilitate negotiated settlements wherever possible. Let's call it "cooperative divorce."
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Covering Cover-ups
If media coverage determines the importance of an issue, will its non-coverage determine its unimportance?
So at last things have boiled down to coverage. Media coverage.
First, the curious case of Shahid Siddiqui.
After his interview with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi last week, Siddiqui, the editor of Urdu newspaper Nai Duniya, was unceremoniously thrown out of the Samajwadi Party (SP). Perhaps, this was a case study of what happens when a journalist belongs or aligns oneself too closely to a political party. There are certain expectations and when these expectations are not met, you're deemed guilty of treason.
In his interview to Siddiqui, Modi had said that he "should be hanged" if he is found guilty of orchestrating the 2002 Gujarat riots. Here, a journalist had asked a controversial political figure pertinent questions and come back with answers. That Nai Duniya got the scoop is as praiseworthy as it would have been if People's Democracy, the official CPI (M) publication, had managed to get Modi to say the same things on record. But somehow, the SP leadership thought otherwise.
Would Siddiqui, a Muslim politician who has driven through the circuitous route of the Congress, then the SP, then the Bahujan Samaj Party, then making a pit-stop with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal, and then again the SP, have been considered a traitor if he was just a plain old editor of an Urdu paper with an overwhelming anti-Modi readership? In a media universe that increasingly works along self-imposed loyalty lines, probably yes.
Amira Hass, the Israeli journalist with Ha'aretz who has covered the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories over the years, once said that the journalist's job is "to monitor the centres of power". If there's one thing we were curious to know 12 years after the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, it was how Narendra Modi views it. And Siddiqui last week brought to the fore the position, repeated though it may be, from that centre of power.
It's understandable (although unfortunate) that Siddiqui himself has stated that the purpose of his interview of Modi was to "expose him", and "not to befriend him". The great British war correspondent, Robert Fisk has questioned the standard journalistic rule of being neutral and unbiased and of giving equal space in a news report to each side. "If we were present at the liberation of a Nazi extermination camp", Fisk states, "does anyone think for a moment we would give equal time to the Nazis or the spokesman for the SS?"
This is a strong line of argument. And coming as it does in a world where the media is dictated by allegiances of power rather than of justice, Fisk makes a compelling case. But without the advantage of hindsight, would it not be worth a reader's while to know possible motivations or causes for an extermination camp to be run? I certainly have been interested in noting journalistic records of what an SS officer had to say about murder as State policy. To jump eras and contexts, would it not be worth a reader's while to know what a protagonist, a chief minister, during the 2002 Gujarat riots has to say about his role in the horrific event today?
Siddiqui, for all his squirming after being purged from his party, is right when he said, "I asked questions to Narendra Modi that no one ever has". His problem wasn't that he managed to get Modi to speak about uncomfortable facts. His problem was that he managed to gain access to the person whom the SP would like to perpetuate – as a matter of faith – as a mass murderer of Muslims. And in the SP's not totally incorrect reckoning, one can't get access to personages in India's political universe such as Modi (or, for that matter, any other big-ticket political leader in this country) without being a "friend" or "sympathizer". Thus, the booting out of Siddiqui from the "Muslim-protecting" SP.
The second, and more fanciful, case of a snap judgment being made over media coverage pertains to Anna Hazare's campaign for the Lokpal Bill. In the latest episode of the saga which is now a year old, we have the intriguing case of the media expressing that the campaign has lost its steam because the media has lost interest in it. That's like stating that a film is not good because the cinemas haven't screened it.
Anti-Hazare folks point to the sparse support the campaign is now drawing. Pro-Hazare folks point to the return of the crowds at Jantar Mantar. When crowd numbers to back their thesis don't suit them – and here, quantity really does take on a quality of its own – both parties decide to reject these numbers and base their arguments on first principles, politics and plain old biases. That somewhere the passage of the Lokpal Bill in Parliament is supposed to be at the centre of things, gets too easily forgotten. British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher had famously used the media as State policy to counter the IRA when she said, "We must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend". In the context of coverage of the Hazare movement, the media itself (quietly goaded by their friends in government and the establishment) has decided to tighten the knob of oxygen flow to the campaign's publicity in the name of things getting stale and non-newsy on that front.
So in the end, both in the case of Siddiqui's Modi interview and the news coverage of Anna Hazare's campaign, what has become the centre of attention is not what is being recorded, or how it's being recorded, but whether or not it should be recorded. If it's disconcerting that a political party has sent out a message about what is journalistic haraam, then how much more disturbing is it to find a media that has started to believe that whatever it decides to play down or mock is unimportant?
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Unfortunately, I don't expect the Hawks to be on anything till at least the weekend, but I thought I would pass on some of the stuff leaking out early
-Asante Samuel may have an agreement with the Saints. He is using Dwight Freeny's 72 million dollar deal w/ 30 in guaranteed as a starting point. Ouch!
-Faneca might have a deal already done with the Jets, it is rumored he is getting 20 mil guaranteed
-The Dolphins are targeting G Justin Smiley
-The Niners are in on Justin Smith, Lance Briggs and Calvin Pace. Which begs the question, can any of those guys keep Alex Smith off his back or run a deep cut in? Did I miss something or did they have one of the worst offenses ever last year? Martz and Deshuan Foster can't add that much.
-Also, supposedly according to the St Pete Times, Crumpler was meeting with the Bucs yesterday. Good news we haven't heard anything yet? Probably, unless it is because his knee is a mess.


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SITTING ON HIS TOUR BUS DURING LAST summer's June Jam in Fort Payne, Ala., Joe Diffie noticed Billy Ray Cyrus' bus parked nearby. A good time to welcome the new kid to Nashville, figured Diffie, strolling over to greet the achy-breaky star. Could he wait five minutes, Diffie was asked? "I said, 'Hey, that's cool,' " says Diffie, who stationed himself outside the bus. Five minutes passed—no Billy Ray; 10 minutes—still no sign. "Twenty minutes later I'm still standing out there, and Billy Ray gets off the bus and blows right by me in this mob of bodyguards and screaming women," says Diffie. "Boy, did I look silly."
Less than a year later, Diffie only laughs at the slight. After all, with the release this month of his newest album, Honky Tonk Attitude, the onetime foundry worker with the booming tenor and a wide-open vocal range is no longer a face in the crowd among Nashville's new guard. Says country colleague Vince Gill: "There are plenty of singers in this town, but not many with a range like his." The latest CD is Diffie's third, the first two having spun off five No. 1 country singles, including the jukebox hit "Is It Cold in Here (Or Is It Just You)?"
Ironically, as Diffie's celebrity has grown, his corporeal presence has shrunk. Once a round mound of country sound at 5'10" and 260 lbs., he remembers being turned away by a record exec who "told me that if I looked like George Strait, he'd sign me immediately but that I needed to lose weight. So much of this business is about image. You have to compete with the Clint Blacks and Alan Jacksons. So you can't just sing—you have to look good too."
Diffie took the advice and shed the fat. Now a tidier 205, the singer-songwriter chugs through two-hour daily workouts, takes a personal trainer on the road and turns away grease-and-gravy fast foods for lean and low-cal (a diet that he blames for his pack-a-day cigarette habit). Even so, his weight continues to yo-yo, sometimes as much as 40 lbs. "It's a battle," says Diffie. "But I know I have to play the game and play on their field."
For Diffie the game started in the back of the family pickup, where he and his younger sisters, Meg and Monica, used to sing during family drives. Back home in Velma, Okla., he would mimic the vocals on records collected by his father, Joe Riley Diffie, a sometime teacher, rancher and welder. "Dad would say, 'Boy, nobody in the world can sing like George Jones,' " recalls Diffie, "and I'd think, 'Well, I can.' "
Then at 19, after his first semester at Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., Diffie married Janise Parker, took a machinist job to pay the bills and relegated his singing to weekend gigs with local bluegrass groups. "Real terrible-sounding bands," Diffie admits.
In 1986 his life went sour as well. He was laid off by the foundry and forced into bankruptcy. Then his marriage foundered, and his wife and their two kids (Parker, now 11, and Kara, 7) moved out. With nothing left to lose, he revived his dream of a music career and headed to Nashville, where he found work recording demo tapes for songwriters. There he met Debbie Jones, a nurse technician he married five years ago.
As his career began taking off, however, music and matrimony have proven a tough mix. On the road for 200 concerts a year, he must often leave Debbie back at their rented three-bedroom Nashville home to care for sons Tyler, 4, and Drew, 1. "When you spend so much time concentrating on one thing, something else is going to suffer," he says. "Invariably it's the marriage." Adding to the strain: a paternity suit filed last summer by a Tennessee woman naming Diffie as the father of her 5-year-old son. Diffie won't discuss the case, which is still pending.
Harder still have been the ongoing medical problems of Tyler, a Down syndrome baby who almost died two years ago from complications after a tonsillectomy. "Debbie had to deal with it more than I did," Diffie admits. "I had to go on the road. It was tough leaving your child behind knowing he may not be there when you get back, but you have the responsibility of having a band and all their families depending on you too."
In the future, Diffie says he hopes to find more time for his kids. In recent years he's seen Kara and Parker only two or three times a year, and "I don't think Drew knew who I was for a while," admits Diffie, claiming some progress on that front, at least. One night at home recently, the toddler spotted the singer on TV and began squealing happily. "He knew his daddy," says Diffie. "That was pretty cool."
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Celebrate America Recycles Day!
Tomorrow's America Recycles Day is a nationally recognized day dedicated to celebrating and encouraging more recycling. A program of Keep America beautiful, millions turn out to thousands of events held through the country to learn more about recycling and what they can do to help. The #GreenestZooInAmerica is hosting our annual America Recycles Day field trip, engaging almost 400 elementary students in activities that promote the three R's – reducing, reusing, and recycling. These activities make the connection between wildlife, conservation, and waste reduction, encouraging students to take positive actions in their daily lives. By recycling as much as we can, we will save energy, conserve natural resources, divert waste from landfills, and create jobs.
In addition to Friday's field trip, the Cincinnati Zoo will continue celebrating America Recycles Day by participating in Keep Cincinnati Beautiful's "One Stop Drop" on Saturday, November 16. Residents are encouraged to bring their non-curbside recyclable items free of charge to the Whole Foods Parking lot in Rookwood between 10am and 2pm. These items include e-waste, plastic grocery bags, plastic #5's such as butter or yogurt containers, and used writing utensils. A full list of accepted items can be found on their website.
Cohen Recycling, the electronics recycling partner of the #GreenestZooInAmerica, will also be hosting an e-waste drive with the Bengals on Saturday, November 16 from 10am-1pm in the lot at Longworth Hall. This e-waste collection event will allow Bengals fans to recycle their unwanted electronics in a responsible way, keeping harmful materials out of landfill and securely protecting your data. A small fee will be applied to recycle CRT monitors ($5), and tube/ projector TVs (under 32" are $10, over 32" are $20). All other electronics are recycled free of charge. A list of accepted items can be found on their website.
Dave Lapham, Margus Hunt and a teammate or 2 will be on hand for autographs and pictures between 11:30 and 12:30 during the event. Plus, everyone recycling items can also enter for a chance to win many great prizes.
One lucky recycler will win VIP experience with club seats and sideline passes when the Bengals host the Ravens on December 29. Other prizes include a meet and greet with Dave Lapham plus dinner at Holy Grail during his radio show December 23, autographed footballs and Bengals Pro-shop gear.
Join the Cincinnati Zoo in celebrating America Recycles Day! If you visit the Zoo this Friday, look for the field trip activities throughout the Zoo. All are welcome to participate and learn more about recycling. This weekend, go to one of the drop off events to keep harmful items out of the landfill!
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Celebrate the Earth: It's a party for the planet!
April is Earth Month, and while we encourage our community to be earth-friendly all year round, we'll take the opportunity to really drive the message home during our 4th annual "Party for the Planet" this Thursday, April 18. It's a celebration of the Earth, and a festival for all things "green" in Cincinnati. Businesses and organizations from around the regions will be on hand at the Greenest Zoo in America to share their expertise and resources about living more sustainability within our communities. Topics include solar energy, composting, recycling, energy efficiency, green building, rain gardens/barrels, sustainable food, green products, and many more.
In addition to learning ways to go green, also visit the Go Green Garden for the Rain Barrel Painting Event, hosted by the Cincinnati Zoo, Save Local Waters and the Regional Stormwater Collaborative. Rain barrels are an easy and inexpensive way to conserve water and save money, and for homeowners to take one small action that collectively will have a major impact on our local environment. Local artists have done their part to motivate area homeowners to save rainwater in dazzling beautiful rain barrels. The typical dull green or drab rain barrel has been revamped into a creative and colorful accent piece that will make any homeowner proud to use in their landscaping. Participate in the People's Choice Award and vote for your favorite painted rain barrel online. Guests will be able to bid on their favorite barrels for purchase during a silent auction from 6:30-8pm.
Cohen, the official electronics recycling partner of the Cincinnati Zoo, is sponsoring an e-waste collection event during Party for the Planet. Recycle your unwanted e-waste with the Zoo's certified e-waste recycler, where your electronics will be recycled in a responsible way and all data storage devices cleared properly. For every item donated, Cohen will make a donation to the Zoo's Project Saving Species.
A convenient drive through drop-off will be set up in the Zoo's parking lot on the corner of Erkenbrecher and Vine Street. Guests can drop off their items between 4 and 8pm before heading into the Zoo to enjoy Tunes & Blooms and Party for the Planet! Acceptable items include: personal computers, keyboards, servers, mice, routers, wires, switches, laptops, modems, rechargeable batteries, telephones, small home appliances, docking stations, printers, LCD screens, cell phones, fax machines, copiers, speakers, cable/satellite boxes, CRT monitors, TVs, stereos/VCRs, and remotes. A $10 cash fee will be charged for each CRT monitor and TV (27″ or under) collected. TVs larger than 27" will be charged $20 cash.
To learn more about Cohen and the electronics recycling programs, visit cohenusa.com
Party for the Planet takes place during Tunes & Blooms, a weekly concert Thursdays in April, featuring local musicians. This Thursday Shiny & the Spoon and Shiny Old Soul will be performing. It is a wonderful way to enjoy the beautiful tulips and other spring flowers the Zoo has planted, listen to some great, local music, learn about ways to go green, and enjoy the spring evening with your family and friends. And, enjoy Zoo Blooms all around.
The Party occurs from 4-8:30pm and is free with Zoo admission. Admission to the Zoo is FREE after 5pm and parking is $8
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Earth Month, Day 16: Celebrate!
Celebrate Earth Day, and Earth Month, by attending one of the many festival and celebrations around town.
The Zoo is celebrating this Thursday, April 19th with it's 3rd Annual Party for the Planet! The party starts at 4pm and goes until 8:30pm. It is free with admission, and admission is free after 5pm. 30 exhibitors will be lined up along Swan Lake Bridge, ready to share resources and information so that you can go green in your own home. Many are family friendly with kids activities. During the celebration, 2trg will be collecting e-waste from 4-6:30pm in the parking lot on the corner of Erkenbrecher Ave. and Vine St. Bring your old computers, printers, CD players, cables, telephones and more for free e-waste recycling. Enjoy the Tunes and Blooms free concert that will be happening at the same time!
On Saturday, April 21st from Noon-5pm, Cincinnati's Earth Day Celebration will be in full swing at Sawyer Point. Enjoy live music, kids activities, earth friendly exhibitors and vendors, live animals and much more. The Cincinnati Zoo will be hosting a booth complete with our green story as well as friendly, furry, feathery and scaly Zoo friends. Come down and visit us!
Can't make it to a festival? Celebrate with your family by spending the day talking about ways to help the Earth, and do eco-friendly activities around your house. Compost, build a bird feeder, plant a garden, clean your house with natural ingredients, create art using natural materials and more.
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AirPort Extreme
AirPort Extreme
The intelligent, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station with simultaneous dual-band support is the perfect wireless access point for home, school, or office. It offers next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology and delivers high-performance wireless access for Mac computers, PCs, and Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV.
Learn more about AirPort Extreme
Ultrafast 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
With 802.11ac technology and a powerful beamforming antenna array, AirPort Extreme gives you up to 3x faster Wi-Fi and a stronger, clearer signal.1 And because it transmits at both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies at the same time, your wireless devices will automatically connect to the best available band for the fastest performance possible.
Designed with performance in mind.
With the antennas at the top of the elevated design, AirPort Extreme now has a higher platform for dispersing the signal. We also increased the number of antennas. There are now six of them — three for the 2.4GHz band and three for the 5GHz band. Together with 802.11ac technology, they let you connect faster, farther, and with more power than ever before.
Easy setup for iOS and OS X.
Connect your DSL or cable modem to AirPort Extreme and use the built-in setup assistant to create your new wireless network in just a few taps from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you're using a Mac, use the built-in AirPort Utility. Setup is just as fast and just as easy.
Share your hard drive or printer.
AirPort Extreme can turn any external USB hard drive into a secure drive you can share across your Wi-Fi network. So all the documents, videos, photos, and other files instantly become available to anyone, Mac and PC users alike. You can even connect a printer and share it wirelessly.
Compatibility and security.
Any Wi-Fi device you have will work with AirPort Extreme. That's because it's compatible with devices using the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac specifications. And since AirPort Extreme features a built-in firewall that protects your network from malicious Internet attacks, you can enjoy the web with peace of mind.
What's in the Box
AirPort Extreme
Printed documentation
Power cord
Tech Specs
- Height: 6.6 inches (168 mm)
- Width: 3.85 inches (98 mm)
- Depth: 3.85 inches (98 mm)
- Weight: 2.08 pounds (945 g)2
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IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac1
Beamforming antenna array
Simultaneous dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz
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Setup and Administration
Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later and AirPort Utility 6.3
iOS device with iOS 6 or later and AirPort Utility 1.3
Wireless Device Access
Any Wi-Fi-enabled device that uses the 802.11a/b/g/n/ac specification
Shared Printing with a USB Printer
Mac with OS X v10.2.7 or later
PC with Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1), or Windows 8
Shared USB Hard Drive
Mac with OS X v10.4.8 or later
PC with Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1), or Windows 8
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if i attach a hard drive full of media content, can i access it from apple tv?
- Asked by joshua h from anderson
- on Sep 2, 2016
It's going to have to go through iTunes so the answer is yes and no. If you put the content on a dri It's going to have to go through iTunes so the answer is yes and no. If you put the content on a drive attached to this airport, you will see it on your Mac. Then on the Mac you "link" the files by adding them to iTunes library but the settings should allow for the files to remain on that drive and not be "copied" to iTunes. Then if iTunes is on your Apple TV will allow you to access the media content under the computer icon on your apple tv
- Written by JUSTIN B from Manville
- on Sep 2, 2016
What color light should show on the Airport Extreme if working properly?
- Asked by Phil K from West Chester
- on Sep 10, 2016
Solid Green. Other colors during operation: Blinking Green (connecting) and Amber (something is wron Solid Green. Other colors during operation: Blinking Green (connecting) and Amber (something is wrong). Use the app Airport Utility to diagnose.
- Written by Jigs G from Washington
- on Sep 12, 2016
How do I connect a d-link extender to an AirPort Extreme?
- Asked by Steve W from Lebanon
- on Sep 2, 2016
Can you plug an auxiliary cable out of this and into an aux in on my speakers? Like the airport express has the aux out jack?
- Asked by Chad W from La Jolla
- on Sep 18, 2016
does it work under water?
- Asked by kenneth h from Greer
- on Sep 16, 2016
Is the AirPort Extreme Compatable with a Comcast Modem/Router
- Asked by Ken D from San Jose
- on Sep 15, 2016
Yes you can use an Airport Extreme with a Comcast router and it is quite simple. I have an iMac (mi Yes you can use an Airport Extreme with a Comcast router and it is quite simple. I have an iMac (mid-2011) running El Capitan, a MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air, a few iPads and iPhones in my home. It is a condo and the router is in a closet. We subscribe to Comcast Xfinity. We had no end of issues with wireless on the iMac with Comcast. Everything you mention happened to us as well - pages hanging up, having to reboot the router repeatedly, slow wireless, etc. etc. Finally, after many sessions at the Genius Bar and with Apple Support (and after Comcast washed its hands off the whole thing) I put in an Airport Extreme on the output side of the Comcast router. Just hooked it up with an Ethernet cable to the Comcast modem/router and plugged it in. It started working seamlessly and it was a real breeze to set it up on my iMac as my default wireless network . My wireless problems seem to be over. My old Panasonic plasma TV works great with Apple TV as well. I would highly recommend it. Only regret is that I bought an Airport Extreme instead of a Time Capsule. I need backup capacity and now I have to buy a separate drive or buy a Time Capsule and use the Extreme as a spare. Re; Mac computers, they all have wireless and wired connections - Ethernet ports, USB, Thunderbolt and Firewire. So you can connect via hardwire and wireless. When I moved from Windows (HP, Dell) to Apple the thing that was the biggest surprise was how easy it was to set it all up. What took me hours with HP took minutes with Apple. I am a convert - I would recommend it strongly.
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New Music: James Blake featuring Chance The Rapper - "Life Round Here" Remix
If you aren't a fan of James Blake, become one now. If you aren't a fan of Chance The Rapper, become one now. Blake's critically acclaimed album Overgrown kind of was a big deal earlier this year. Mainly, at least for myself, because of the song "Life Round Here". Now, the remix is out with my favorite newer MC Chance the Rapper an yes. Yes. Just hit play.
Bonus trivia: Big K.R.I.T. sampled Blake's "Wilhelm Scream" for his song "R.E.M." on his mixtape King Remmebered In Time. You need to listen to that too.


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As the platform twin of the Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country, the Volkswagen Routan, is being recalled for the same issue with its wireless ignition module. Models manufactured from October 2009 to June 2010 are subject to the recall.
The Problem: A problem with the wireless ignition node (WIN) module may cause the Town & Country, Grand Caravan, or Journey AWD key to inadvertently go from Run to Accessory without warning. That would immediately shut off the engine, creating a driver safety hazard.
The Fix: Dealers will replace WIN modules for free. The safety recall is expected to begin in April 2011.
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Jets trade Revis to Buccaneers
NEW YORK -- Revis Island is relocating to Tampa Bay.
The New York Jets traded star cornerback Darrelle Revis to the Buccaneers for this year's No. 13 overall draft pick and another selection next year.
The Buccaneers announced the deal on the team's Twitter page Sunday, saying Revis agreed to a new six-year contract that, a person familiar with the situation said, is worth $96 million -- but with no guaranteed money. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn't announced financial terms.
The Jets also will receive a conditional draft pick, either a third- or fourth-rounder, next year.
Tampa Bay opens the season at -- that's right -- the Jets.
The front page of the Buccaneers' official website posted a big picture of Revis in what appears to be a Tampa Bay jersey with the words: "Treasure Island. Darrelle Revis (CB). It's a Bucs Life."
Trade talk has been swirling for months involving Revis, with the Buccaneers thought all along to be the most serious suitor.
Coach Rex Ryan's Jets currently have the ninth overall pick in the draft that starts Thursday, and now the 13th pick, so new general manager John Idzik will be busy early in the first round.
The trade leaves Antonio Cromartie as the Jets' top cornerback, a role he flourished in last season with Revis sidelined by a knee injury. And 2010 first-rounder Kyle Wilson mostly likely would be stepping in as the other starter.
The Jets also could target a cornerback -- perhaps Alabama's Dee Milliner or Florida State's Xavier Rhodes -- in the first round.
For the Bucs, adding Revis improves a secondary that already includes cornerback Eric Wright and safeties Mark Barron and recently signed Dashon Goldson. Tampa Bay finished last in pass defense last season.
The 27-year-old Revis was entering the last season of his four-year contract signed in 2010, but was looking for a big payday that would make him one of the highest-paid defensive players in the league. A clause in that deal prevented the Jets from using the franchise or transition tag on him next year, so if he likely would have become a free agent in 2014.
As the Jets weighed whether to try to sign him to a contract extension, lose him to free agency next offseason or deal him for high draft picks, Revis was the subject of rampant trade rumors since last season ended. Complicating things was the fact Revis is coming off a serious injury. Revis tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in September against Miami, and underwent surgery the next month. He has been rehabbing since, and has indicated in interviews he expects to be ready for the start of the regular season.
- Atlanta Falcons safety William Moore has been released from jail on $2,500 bond following his arrest on a misdemeanor simple battery charge.
Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos says Moore was arrested Thursday after officers were called to a Northwest Atlanta address and advised that Moore and a woman were involved in an argument. Campos says during the argument Moore "threw the victim's phone and grabbed the victim's shoulder."
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The AIDS Miasm
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One of homeopathys most original thinkers examines the history of miasm and proposes a miasm for the digital age that covers AIDS, Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Fraser includes supporting evidence from modern provings.
He argues that the electronic media have brought about "an almost complete destruction of the concept of distance in both space and time..." forcing us to adapt to the new environment of a global village.
One of the UKs most original thinkers examines the place of miasms in homeopathy and proposes a new miasm of the digital age.
Fraser argues that electronic media have brought about "an almost complete destruction of the concept of distance in both space and time," a profoundly disorienting change for the human psyche which brings with it a new class of disease.
The AIDS miasm is characterised by a loss of boundaries, by conflicts in connection and disconnection, by dispersion and instability, by feminization and vulnerability.
This thought-provoking book will enhance the understanding and practice of homeopathy in the 21st century.
Part One describes how disease has developed alongside technological advances in communication. It traces the development of miasmatic illness in parallel with the evolution of human society and shows how the recent digital revolution has resulted in a totally new miasm.
Part Two illustrates in depth how many new homopathic remedies are true pictures of the needs of today's patients and how vital they are to treat contemporary diseases.
· Written by an experienced practitioner
· Provides an understanding of the evolution of miasms
· Links contemporary society with the AIDS miasm and modern disease states
· Provides an in depth understanding of the 'new remedies'
· Fascinating and useful for anyone with an interest in complementary medicine
From the Book
Part II - A Picture of the AIDS Miasm
An Outline of the Picture
There are a thousand ways of telling any story and each of them can be perfectly valid. I have chosen a particular story to use as the framework for discussing contemporary disease and the new remedies. It is a coherent story and one that has been of use to me in arranging themes and symptoms. However, it is just one of many possibilities. It goes something like this:
The primary effect of the dissolution of boundaries is that connection can be made without obstruction or interference.
However, without defining boundaries for ourselves and others we have no regulated way of interacting and become lost in an infinite space. Connection becomes disconnection and isolation. Without connection there is no reason to care and this leads to a feeling of indifference.
Without boundaries there is nothing to contain and define.This results in dispersion, and an emphasis on the elements of air and water which are those that will disperse if not contained.
Instability, a tendency to go to extremes and confusion are all consequences of dispersion, and of a world in which there are no boundaries.
Air and water are feminine elements and there is a tendency towards passivity and feminization to be seen in society and in symptoms.
One of the functions of boundaries is to act as a protective shell. The removal of that protective shell leads to a sense of vulnerability.
A sensitivity to infection and a lack of confidence, or even a sense of shame and self hatred, are natural consequences of feeling vulnerable and unprotected.
Finally issues around boundaries and the portals that penetrate them are of great importance.
There will always be issues and images that overlap. An example of this is the image of the child and childhood.The innocence and wonder of childhood are one manifestation of a sense of divine connection. The lack of knowledge and experience of children leads to confusion and a lack of stability that can be described as childishness.
The child is a natural corollary of maternity which is in itself an important aspect of femininity. Children also epitomize the concepts of vulnerability and of lack of confidence.The image of the child is therefore common in almost every part of the story.
ContentsAbstract -- i
Preface -- v
Acknowledgements -- vi
Part I - An Understanding of the AIDS Miasm
Introduction -- 2
Miasmatic Disease as a Reaction to Human Development -- 9
The Consequences of the Electronic Age -- 25
Using Miasmatic Theory -- 42
Using the Remedies of the AIDS Miasm -- 46
Speculating on Coming Disease States -- 49
Some of the Remedies of the AIDS Miasm -- 53
Summation -- 61
Part II - A Picture of the AIDS Miasm
Introduction -- 64
Choosing the Remedies -- 67
An Outline of the Picture -- 72
1-1 Connection -- 75
1-2 Divine Connection -- 77
1-3 Grounding -- 80
1-4 Communication -- 81
1-5 Empathy and Clairvoyance -- 86
1-6 Clarity -- 89
1-7 Nature -- 94
1-8 Youth, Beauty, Peace and Love -- 98
1-9 Benevolence -- 104
II-l Disconnection -- 109
II-2 Not Belonging -- 112
II-3 As if In A Dream -- 115
II-4 Detachment -- 117
II-5 The Observer -- 120
II-6 Drugs -- 122
II-7 The Past -- 125
II-8 Isolation -- 126
II-9 Need To Be Alone -- 129
III-l Indifference -- 133
III-2 Apathy -- 135
III-3 Anesthesia -- 137
III-4 Lack of Emotion -- 140
III-5 Selfishness -- 143
III-6 Cruelty -- 145
III-7 Despair -- 149
IV-1 Dispersion -- 151
IV-2 Air and Water -- 152
IV-3 Water -- 153
IV-4 Waves, Circles and Cycles -- 156
IV-5 Thirst and Dryness -- 158
IV-6 Clouds, Balloons and Bubbles -- 160
IV-7 Emptiness and Lack of Substance -- 161
IV-8 Floating and Flying -- 164
IV-9 Music -- 167
IV-10 Space -- 168
IV-11 Travel -- 170
IV-12 Speed and Rushing -- 171
V-l Instability -- 175
V-2 Oversensitivity -- 178
V-3 Childishness -- 181
V-4 Splitting -- 183
V-5 Chaos and Order -- 187
V-6 Structure -- 190
VI-1 Extremes -- 194
Vl-2 Tallness -- 195
Vl-3 Nobility -- 196
Vl-4 Strength and Hardness...198
VI-5 Excess -- 199
VI-6 Materialism -- 201
Vl-7 Appetite -- 204
VII Confusion -- 208
VII-2 Confusion of the Senses -- 211
VII-3 Vanishing of Thoughts -- 212
VII-4 Forgetfulness -- 213
VII-5 Confusion of Identity -- 215
VlI-6 Transgenic Confusion -- 218
VII-7 Confusion about Time -- 221
VII-8 Confusion about Position -- 223
VII-9 Confusion about Words -- 228
VIII-1 Feminization -- 233
VII1-2 Left Sidedness -- 235
VIII-3 Motherhood and Pregnancy -- 237
VIII-4 Gender Confusion -- 239
VIII-5 Sexuality -- 244
IX-1 Vulnerability -- 255
IX-2 Babies, Children and Animals -- 259
IX-3 Danger and Violence -- 263
IX-4 Rape, Child Abuse and Incest -- 268
IX-5 Anxiety, Fear and Paranoia -- 273
IX-6 Privacy and Secrecy -- 277
IX-7 Trapped 281
X-l Infection -- 285
X-2 Flu and Non Specific Infections -- 288
X-3 Dirt -- 290
X-4 Shit and Toilets -- 292
X-5 Insects, Worms and Vermin -- 295
XI-1 Lack of confidence -- 298
XI-2 Old, Ugly and Fat -- 299
XI-3 Shame and Humiliation -- 301
XI-4 Self Hatred and Self Harm -- 305
XII-1 Boundaries and Obstruction -- 308
XII-2 Obstruction of the Senses -- 310
XII-3 Houses -- 312
XII-4 The Skin -- 315
XII-5 Touch -- 320
XII-6 Portals -- 322
XII-7 Mouth, Anus and Vagina -- 324
XII-8 Death -- 326
Appendix I - References -- 332
Appendix II - Remedies -- 334
Appendix III - Index -- 337
"This book explores the possible themes that could be attributable to an AIDS miasm, and the remedies that may address this miasm."


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The South Carolina Gamecocks landed one of the state's biggest prospects, in terms of size and stature, Friday when offensive lineman Donell Stanley, a 6-5, 330-pound senior at Latta High School, announced his commitment at a ceremony held at his school.
The Shrine Bowl offensive tackle picked the Gamecocks over Clemson, Alabama and North Carolina.
"It's closer to home, a quality SEC school, one of the top ones in the conference, and I just like what the coaches bring to the table, especially coach (Shawn) Elliott," Stanley said after his announcement. "I like the way he coaches. He's an energetic coach and gets his point across. He's going to push you to be the best you can be."
Stanley said a key moment in his involvement with USC came when he attended the Black Magic Camp last July.
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Some recruiting analysts consider Stanley to be the state's No. 1 prospect in this class.
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Cryptic Dreams, a Dead Prom Queen, Dwarf Back Talk—here, at Last, Is a Guide to What Twin Peaks Is All About
With the most buzzed-about plot line since J.R. got plugged in a 1980 Dallas cliff-hanger, this season's video phenomenon is ABC's Twin Peaks, the sleekly sinister story of FBI special agent Dale Cooper's investigation into the murder of Laura Palmer. Of course, as the denizens of any backwater burg would know by now, Twin Peaks is also a kind of Our Town through the Looking Glass, where doughnuts, deer heads and even percolated fish portend the evil lurking beneath a smalltown veneer. It's brimming with off-the-wall characters—a dwarf who shows up in a dream, the mysterious Log Lady (see page 89)—who may or may not offer clues to the homicide. And it's crammed with dialogue that's sometimes witty, sometimes opaque, sometimes both (see page 87). So not only do aficionados want to solve the murder (a solution may pop up in the season finale Wed., May 23, at 10 P.M.); they also have their hands full finding out what it all means.
Even if viewers require a freeze-frame VCR (or our Who's Who, pages 84-85) to make sense of a convoluted plot that lost its bearings long ago, Twin Peaks's probing drill bit has hit a resounding nerve. "I was totally charmed by the idea of this small town being riddled by nasty secrets," says Patricia Aufderheide, an assistant professor of communications at Washington, D.C.'s American University, "because that was my experience growing up in a small Minnesota town."
Others see the series as a savior of TV. "The cloying, horrid normalcy of the Cosby generation has finally fed up those of us who never bought it anyway," says L.A. disc jockey Boyd Britten. "Hopefully we're going to have TV for people who like things just a little weirder."
For the time being, at least, it would seem so. The show's stylish surrealism is centrifuged in the brain of producer-director-writer David Lynch, whose rococo past credits—Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune and Blue Velvet—may, as he insists, make Peaks look normal by comparison. "I still don't see what the great difference is," Lynch has said. "To me, it's a regular television show."
And the Rockies are regular hills. "It's like Peyton Place gone nuts," says director John (Cry-Baby) Waters, who knows a thing or two about weirdness himself. "It's my favorite thing on TV." Kooky comedian Julie Brown puts it more simply: "Any show that ends an episode with a vibrating dwarf is my kind of TV."
In addition to its confounding plot line, the series plays like a pop culture Hall of Fame, resonating against everything from The Fugitive's one-armed man to Tibetan asceticism to the namesake 1944 thriller that starred Gene Tierney. "I call the show a cultural compost heap," says Peaks co-creator Mark Frost, a onetime writer for Hill Street Blues. "There are symbols and characters and expressions from all the shows we saw growing up that echo and ping down the hallways of Twin Peaks." Even local sheriff Harry Truman's name is a double play, conjuring up not just the former U.S. President, but also the 84-year-old man who met his end in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. In the month since the show first landed on the airwaves, an estimated 30 million viewers have gotten ensnared in Twin Peaks's sub-rosa complexity. "I thought the dream sequence was the strangest six minutes of TV America ever saw," says a Philadelphia deejay who goes by the single name of Harvey. "The big debate the callers had was how the dialogue was done." (In fact, the segments, which featured the dwarf and a Laura Palmer look-alike speaking eerily distorted lines, were accomplished by having actors actually speaking their lines in reverse during taping.)
On school campuses, kids who ought to be studying for finals are instead camped out at Thursday-night viewing parties. In Denver, 200 fans turn out for a viewing party at the local Deadbeat Lounge, and spend the post-show wee hours drinking "Blue Velvets" and watching Eraserhead on a 30-foot video screen. Even the hallowed halls of the U.S. Capitol have become Peaks territory. During one recent pre-press conference issues briefing, says senatorial assistant press secretary Deborah Brunton, "the subject of Twin Peaks came up. We started analyzing the dream sequence while the press corps all waited." Still, the Most Loyal Fan title may belong to 23-year-old Mila Roschwalb, who, waking up groggily after a tonsillectomy one Thursday in a Maryland hospital, turned to her mother and croaked, "Did I miss Twin Peaks?"
Not even Lynch's inner circle is immune to the mania. At L.A.'s Home Plate Bar, as many as 80 of the show's cast, crew and friends have gathered for Thursday-night viewings. Two weeks ago, there was nothing but silence as actors Michael Horse (Deputy "Hawk") and Kimmy Robertson (Lucy Moran) watched the plot unfold. Then, as Agent Cooper makes an inquiry about Twin Peaks real estate, Charlotte Stewart (Mrs. Briggs) broke the tension. "Oooh!" she squealed, clapping her hands together, "Agent Cooper's moving to Twin Peaks!"
Just tracking Peaks's slippery story line is enough to confound even fanatic viewers; the plot contains more herring than the North Atlantic. Some diehards have successfully uncovered a 113-minute European version that incorporated an 18-minute dream sequence and, purportedly, the true identity of Laura's killer. "I sent out a systemwide computer message here that I had a synopsis and that I knew who killed Laura Palmer," says Washington Post film critic Hal Hinson. "I copied it and put it out for everyone. They were all snapped up immediately." Too bad. According to Mark Frost, the foreign version was whipped up to meet a contractual obligation and has no bearing on what U.S. viewers will eventually see.
Others may have to make do with Agent Dale Cooper's Tibet-inspired intuitive techniques—dreams or throwing rocks at targets that might pinpoint the murderer—which, according to one expert, may actually not be as loony as they appear. "It sounds weird, but there really were people who thought about cases in their sleep," says former special agent Herb Clough, a 30-year FBI veteran. "The facts in your subconscious really would all fit together."
While viewers try to plumb Peaks's depths, studio executives are using Cooper-style methods to decipher the Nielsens. So far, the huge 33 share for the pilot has fallen off to 18, but ABC Entertainment president Robert A. Iger professes not to worry. "Even if it loses a little steam," he says, "it's still a wave." That may portend a fall renewal.
In the meantime, the deepening plot leaves room for a lot of creative conjecture from Peakies. Cast members' lips are sealed, but Frost promises that, whether or not the series is renewed, viewers will "feel satisfied" about its resolution. In the end, the best prognostication comes from actor Dennis Hopper, who played a nitrous oxide-sniffing psychopath in Lynch's Blue Velvet. The real responsibility for bumping off Laura Palmer, says Hopper, falls on one man: David Lynch. It seems that he, like Twin Peaks, is a real killer.
—Susan Schindehette, Lissa August in Washington, D.C., John Griffiths, Kristina Johnson and Craig Tomashoff in Los Angeles and bureau reports
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Writing Your Debt Collection Dispute Letter
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Writing a debt collection dispute letter is the first line of defense against a debt collector. Make them prove that the debt is legitimate before you do anything. Just because they have your name doesn't mean the debt is legitimate. If you don't remember it or you remember paying it off, a dispute letter can help you resolve it quickly.
Once you know who is calling you and what they are likely to do, it's time to push back with a properly worded dispute letter.
Why? First, it's fully within your rights to have the debt validated.
Second, many collectors try to add on fees, inflate the amount owed through interest, or otherwise get a little extra for their trouble. For folks terrified of your credit score, immediately paying a collector can earn you a big fat "paid collection" on your credit reports, which will tank your credit score just like an "unpaid collection" will.
If collectors can allege that you owe money, they should be able to prove it. Most people would laugh at the concept of paying a random stranger who asks for money, but somehow paying a random voice on the phone demanding money or letter makes sense. Instead of buying into such insanity, demand to see a bill or documentation of the debt.
Under Federal law, a dispute and validation request requires the collector to cease calling and obtain and send validation from the original creditor to you the consumer. Ceasing collection efforts properly would require putting all efforts on hold: phone calls, letters, credit reporting, etc. This doesn't always happen, and when the collector fails to do so, they owe you money for each violation.
There are a lot of bad debt validation letters floating around on the internet. They are bad because ask for things a debt collector isn't required to provide. They usually start with "This is not a refusal to pay but notice that your claim is disputed." I can't go into go into the many, many things that are wrong with these letters in this article and keep this article under 30 pages, but just remember the KISS principle and apply it here.
What does a debt validation letter need? No need to get fancy:
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Pretty simple, right? Some may wonder why you don't sign the letter. Some debt collectors might be tempted to do some Xerox magic and transfer your signature onto some other documentation where it previously was not. Furthermore, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) doesn't require a signature, so why bother?
If you don't want the collectors to call your place of employment add: "My employer does not permit calls at work or just tell them not to call you at work."
Alternatively, if you don't want them to call your house or at all, just add that "all phone calls are inconvenient." Why inconvenient? The FDCPA prohibits calls to places or times that the consumer deems inconvenient. Just state that calls to your cell phone or house or all calls are inconvenient, unless you like getting debt collection calls. 🙂
Once you write the letter and send it out, you just wait. Most collectors will respond in a week or two. I will pick up what to do next if the collectors just won't leave you alone in the next article.
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American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino looks to be one of the latest victims in the economic downturn.
A Charlotte, North Carolina, home owned by the singer is being auctioned to reimburse a loan that was used to pay her taxes, according to the Associated Press.
The company Broward Energy Partners agreed to pay more than $68,000 of the Grammy nominated artist's taxes in 2006 and says they have not been fully compensated. The earnings from the sale would be used to finish paying off the loan.
The home is due to be auctioned in January by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office. "Her people never got in contact with us," Sgt. J.W. England, a supervisor at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office told the AP. "We could have gone in another direction if she would have communicated with us. I hope it doesn't go to that extreme. We're hoping she'll pay this thing and we'll be out of the picture."
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