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My wish list for the Obama administration
In no particular order the Obama Administration should:
1) Start the criminal investigation of the Bush administration.
2) End wiretapping without a warrant.
3) Hold the Financial institutions accountable for the money Bush gave them.
4) Eliminate all private contractors in Iraq and begin the withdrawal.
5) Send Special Forces into Pakistan to hunt down the terrorists.
6) Shut down Guantanamo and end the rendering of suspected terrorists to other nations.
{;-) Dan in Miami
So what are your top priorities?
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Obama keeps saying he's all about looking forward not backwards
So I seriously doubt he'll go after Bush and his henchmen. I want him to but I don't think it's going to happen, at least not for Bush or Cheney.
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Another Santayana quote
"Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it." Looking forward my granny!
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Dems may prosecute Bush criminals
From Faux News:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is receptive to the idea of prosecuting some Bush administration officials, while letting others who are accused of misdeeds leave office without prosecution, she told Chris Wallace in an interview on "FOX News Sunday."
"I think you look at each item and see what is a violation of the law and do we even have a right to ignore it," the California Democrat said. "And other things that are maybe time that is spent better looking to the future rather than to the past."
Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced Friday he wants to set up a commission to look into whether the Bush administration broke the law by taking the nation to war against Iraq and instituting aggressive anti-terror initiatives. The Michigan Democrat called for an "independent criminal probe into whether any laws were broken in connection with these activities."
President-elect Barack Obama has not closed off the possibility of prosecutions, but hinted he does not favor them.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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This might give them no choice....
To quote the opening paragraph:
"When Vice President Dick Cheney told the Weekly Standard last week, "I think on the left wing of the Democratic Party there are some people who believe that we really tortured," he probably wasn't thinking about Susan J. Crawford, convening authority of the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay. Crawford, a retired judge who served as general counsel for the Army during the Reagan administration and as Pentagon inspector general, is hardly the kind of hippie moonbat Cheney would like to poke fun at. And that's why everything changed this morning when the Washington Post published a front-page interview by Bob Woodward, in which Crawford stated without equivocation that the treatment of alleged 20th Sept. 11 hijacker Mohammed al-Qahtani at Guantanamo Bay was "torture." "
Some of these jamokes were behind Iran-Contra. And some of them even hail from good ol' Watergate. If you don't throw asses in stir, you get repeat performances like this. After all, you don't say, "Well, we didn't catch the murderer right at the scene. So, let's bygones be bygones and look to the future, not the past." Part of the whole exercise in prosecution is to make some potential perps to think twice before they felonize.
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It's time to start construction of The National Roller Coaster
But this probably isn't the thread for that.
But just the same, I'm thinking about 1400 feet tall, 300 mph, and ten miles long as it winds its way around the lies and giant pitfalls of the last administration. Or, if that's too abstract, or dare I say too partisan, it can be a premier tourist draw as it careens down the features of a lesser viewed section of the Grand Canyon.
It's time America reclaimed its greatness in a way to which the entire world (except Rajah) can truly relate.
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Obama must repudiate the criminal policies of the Bush regime
If he doesn't people will rightfully assume that he plans to do similar things with his administration.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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3 words
War Crimes Trials.
It won't happen, but it should.
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It'd be nice, but it would require hard evidence on a few things
you could get a few of the lower guys, but you'd need some hard evidence that the war was for false reasons. I don't know that you'd find that kind of evidence on paper. You might end up with a lot of hearsay, which is all we have now anyway.
As for guantana, you might find some recourse there, how a criminal black hole like that can exist is beyond me, but there shoud be a heck of a lot of stuff on paper.
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Legalize marijuana!?!? Perhaps you should consider....
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Ha Ha! Could see that happening on cocain or crack but on weed?
...the big issue is that once illicit drugs were made 'illicit' or illegal, that's when crime went up. Years ago a doctor could prescribe cocaine and a variety of other drugs to the so-called 'patient' Problems like alcoholism were treated with drugs like morphine, hence getting the user addicted to a drug that was easier to deal with. Where a raging alcoholic would get into fights or beat their spouse/children, a morphine addict would go into their room and pass out on the bed. It didn't solve the problem, but it made it easier to deal with.
Drugs were first made illicit for blacks, because it was thought that blacks weren't smart enough to not abuse them, and it was abuse that made them illegal. Also research into the unhealthyness of the drugs. Cocaine was originally perscribed as a pickmeup, it was freely given to black dock builders in the form of Pep-pills to make them work faster. It wasn't untill people began to realize that it was actually really bad for your helth that legal restrictions were put in place. That, unfortunately, opened the door for an incredibly large underworld of drugtrafficing to emerge.
So why make drugs legal?
-It disbands black market drugs. Why does that matter? Because why buy drugs from the degenerate on the corner, or the guy that weighs his shit out in front of his 3 year old kid, when you could buy it in a store or shop where it's deemed safe and not tampered with. No gangs or crime associated with drugs. Gangs would of course have to reappropriate their business to make up for the grand financial loss. Attention should be given to this as guns are a big thing amongst gangs as well.
-Quality through Regulation -- As long as big tobacco and other greedy companies are not allowed to screw with the product(s) recreational drugs should be deemed safe under inpection by professionals. You can't trust a drug dealer to sell a product that is untainted. Especially with cocaine, a drug that is rarely received by its user as pure, but is usually cut or mixed with any white powder that is handy. Anything from ground up pills to baking soda, any white powder will do. And the next guy who gets it can do the same if he wants to sell it for a profit. With drugs bought in a store, you can certify that the drugs sold are safe (to a certain degree,)pure, and unadulterated. Even if drugs are to be cut with a secondary additive to decrease potentcy or increase profit, you can be assured that a whatever's added is safe.
-Regulation of Addiction -- Obviously you don't want drugs to be available to the point where abuse rates increase. Any purchaser of recreational narcotics that aren't deemed, I dunno, family safe. Cocain and heroin come to mind immediately, could be purchaced under the watchful eye of a regulator/counselor. You're friendly neihborhood dealer won't offer that. The counsler should be there to ensure that the drug is done in a safe manner. How that works is up to the law, but extra care ought to be taken. If you want illicit drugs, you should be able to get them, but you should also get counseling along with them. Again, the drugs are available to the point where a black market is eliminated, but not over regulated to the point where one is created.
Taxation - There is money to be made on the state and federal level that could pay for all the counseling, restricting, inspecting, and producing.
Personally, if drugs are to be made legal, it should be patterned after a working system like the one in amsterdam. Right now, marijuana has been legalized for medical usage in California, but no steps have been taken to make the situation loophole proof, for example:
-The pharmacutical 'shops' are supplied by growers. Top become a grower, all one has to do is take a class that consists of a couple seminars on how the system works. A girl from L.A. told me she lived in a house owned by a so-called grower. She said that the cops never snooped about the location and this freed up the place to traffic other things through like guns etc. I also wonder what's to stop the growers from transporting the stuff out of state. In this case, all cars exiting California should be inspected by dogs.
-All a person has to do to get a prescription for their very own marijuana card is to say they have chronic pain. That person may not require marijuana to relieve the pain, I personally don't find marijuana to be a pain killer, but I'm sure there are uses for it. I've heard it works well for people receiving chemotherapy. However, maybe the person has a friend that smokes. That person can now get weed for their friend, and with medical insurance it's quite cheap. I'm sure you can figure the rest out.
A legalized system should be an airtight system. With high penalties imposed if one breaks the law, i.e. sells to a person not permitted to carry. The prices should be high enough to discourage use, but low enough to discorage any sort of black market from being created. For example, ciggarettes are sold in the city on the black market, alcohol is not.
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Obama will demand total access...
...to Michelle Obama tonight. After that speech, she will have no choice but to submit to everything and anything The Big O desires. I imagine a giant, purple mink cape was delivered, along with a glow-in-the-dark leopard-print speedo, to 1600 PA this afternoon.
"Hail to the Chief, Shelly."
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Re-think this so-called War on Drugs
Mexican drug lords are stronger and more vicious than ever. We've done little to reduce demand, as locking up drug addicts without providing drug treatment has had little effect on society other than stuffing out prisons to capacity. During the Nixon administration, he reduced crime by opeing treatment clinics. In the last 30 years, the Republicans have had them all shut down, as it's not the American Way to treat addicts, we must punish them. Well, it looks like we've ended up punishing ourselves with the highest incarceration rate on the planet and unabated crime.
Time for a change. <--(I just made that up)
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That's my quick litmus test
That's my quick litmus test on whether or not a politician is reasonable or not, or just blowing hot air like 99% of them. If they are for legalizing drugs, especially marijuana, then the pol at least believes in some shred of personal liberty.
If not, they're just another hack and ingrained in the status quo. We'll see which one Obama is. I know he's claimed in passing he wants to legalize Mary Jane, but it hasn't been brought up since he actually had a chance at winning the election.
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Well never mind. Just read
Well never mind. Just read that Obama has nominated Eric Holder for Attorney General. He probably couldn't have picked a more totalitarian scumbag.
A few things Holder has fought for:
- proposed more stringent penalties for terrorizing and jailing medical marijuana users, really the pinnacle of assholeness.
- aspired to clamp down on the free Internet by imposing "reasonable restrictions"
"Drug warrior, gun grabber and fan of tear-gas-fueled paramilitary raids to resolve child custody disputes. That's Eric Holder, our new Attorney General."
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...I'm for legalized marijuana, it would take a large chunk out of the illegal drug trade, but it must be done with care. What's going on in California is a sad joke, and that's just for medical use. I supposed it's a moot point now, but if is to be done, it should be done right.
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Resouces wasted, for what
I won't get into the pros and cons, we all know them, but the continued classification of marijuana as illegal has been a failure, on many levels.
Jazzdrive is correct though; with Holder at his post the efforts will be increased methinks, when they should be moving the opposite direction.
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History repeating as a deadly farce.
Hey, Coaster - don't you know that we've got a history on the success of Prohibition? Sure we do - it was written into the Constitution, even!
Then, of course, there were the gangsters and the widespread scoffing of laws and the fact that the prohibition didn't REALLY work...
So it got written OUT of the Constitution.
That's the problem with the way history is taught (and I suspect that it's gotten no better than when *I* larned my sums off the back of a shovel) - you go through the wars, hit on the themes of America - We're The Good Guys!. And ignore any ambiguity or social history that doesn't fit either of those two subjects.
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A couple others I'd like to see at the top
Infrastructure - be it transportation or energy, this nation's infrastructure is already on borrowed time.
An energy policy - One that doesn't cater to any particular interest, but one that has goals that will make this nation energy indepedent within our lifetime. Be that from solar, wind, hydrogen or other means, there must be achievable realistic goals that will get us all there.
R&D - Science has taken a pretty sound beating in this country. Don't believe me? Ask any reputable biology teacher about the evolution theory as it's taught in schools. Ask John McCain about his 'pork project' at a Chicago planetarium. Ask NASA about their 20% budget reduction by the Bush administration. Priorities? Look around, there's a lot to choose from, but in my mind the encouraging progress made in desalinazation would relieve drought in the west and make dependance on Mother Nature less of a factor.
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We've dabbled in Drugs, now for some SEX
Two topics:
1. Stop wasting taxpayer bucks on abstinence only education. There's not one shred of evidence to show that these programs work and a boatload of studies have been done, many federally sponsored, that have demonstrated that these programs not only don't work, but often have the undesired effect of increasing pregnancy and disease rates. George W. Bush's administration has spent One and One-Half BILLION DOLLARS on abstinence only education programs. If ever there needed to be a shining example of why religion should not be allowed to intrude into government, these laughable abstinence programs would be it.
B. Drop the "Gag Rule." This is a rule put in place by Dumbya on his first day in office that restricts government funded clinics from mentioning or participating in abortion counseling. The Bushistas would rather see an impoverished African woman bear another child than terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Again, this is an unwarranted intrusion of religion into our public policy.
We have actually combined these two fucked up policies and have been spending money trying to teach abstinence only education in poor African countries rather than spending that money on AIDS drugs and contraception. This is a practice that shames me as an American. General kudos, though, to Bush for his spending on AIDS research and on programs to treat and prevent AIDS in Africa.
Well, I've worked Sex and Drugs into this discussion. I'll leave it to one of you others to work in Rock and Roll.
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The Republican VP nominee's (growing) family...
...is the most potent argument that abstinence-baded education is worth ka-ka-doo-doo.
1) Palin engaged in abstinence-based education, and it failed.
2) Palin DIDN'T engage in A-BE, thus showing that if such a darling of the conservatives couldn't be bothered to do it, what good is it?
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But every baby is a GIFT, Wreck...
...and didn't ya know that conception begins at hand-holding?
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...I thought it started at the Gleaming of the Eye.
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All kidding aside...
The tax revenue that could be generated would sure help the states that are strapped for cash right now. Plus it would be a good cash crop of the farmers. We wanna help out the farmers don't we? Besides we founded this nation on a cash crop that should have been illegal, tobacco. Seems hypocritical to me that one's illegal and not the other. Sure marijuana kills brain cells but so does beer. You'd think the government would have learned from their abolition of alcohol.
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How about a quoteable quote?
Can we get a quotable quote from Obama? How about he tells the media to shut up or something. You know it was interesting, someone brought up the line, "we have nothing to fear, but fear itself." It was said by FDR during the great depression (it was FDR right? Not Teddy?) You know, I blame the media, in part, for making people afraid. Like when they say things like, "This is the worst financial disastar since the great depression." People stopped spending their money until after Obama got elected. Well I noticed it on my job, and I work in advertising, basically.
Fear doesn't stimulate the economy, and whether or not the bank problem was the worst thing since... isn't important. The point is that the story shouldn't be made to seem better or worse than it is. The story should be reported, and that's it. The media just can't do that, everything has to be given a certain finness to make it seem more interesting, or more like a disaster movie.
Last week a plane made a crash landing on the Hudson. This weekend all the stations were calling it Miracle on the Lake. By the end of the weekend they had mapped out a play by play with computer animation and recordings from the black box to show everyone exactly what had happened. I'm glad it was a story with a happy ending, because if wasn't... meh.
The media should be punished for milking it to death, especially when it's bad news. And moreso when that news is about the economy. If there's bad news about the economy, it should be told with the least amount of UMPHH, the lease amount of overindulgent depressive sappiness we get from a tearjerking movie. If I want to have my heartstrings torn out, I'll watch some fiction, but if you're going to give me bad news in reality, don't over-do it and make it seem worse, it doesn't help.
You know Michael Moore made some interesting points about this in Bowling for Columbine, and he's really got a point. Media, get a clue.
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I don't watch the local Atlanta news
Talk about scaring people, that's all they do from their body bag journalism to their constant harping on the drought, West Nile virus, AIDs and the Bird Flu. The ditching in the Hudson was a welcomed break. They milk it cause there's so little good news to report. Me, I get my kicks by watching the History Channel talk all week about the end of the world. Celebrate good times, COME ON!
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Raise the top income tax rate to 50 or 60%
That'll still be lower than in the '50s. (I can dream, can't I?)
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Ya know, Mr. Freep...
For a Canadian, you're mighty unAmerican.
In all actuality, if you take the top rate of 36% and add to it Social Security and Medicare taxes, we're approaching that range. If you add property taxes, sales taxes, and yearly license fees, inheritance taxes, and and capital gains taxes, we're solidly in that range. And don't get me started on business taxes...
It's almost like we're European..... or Canadian.
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Bush regime war crimes are a slam dunk
There is no way they are NOT guilty. They invaded a country that did nothing to us. It was a Preemptive War. Anyone who proposes a Preemptive War is proposing a war crime. It is crucial that this concept be firmly established in the law.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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Repeal the Patriot Act
The single biggest attack on our civil liberties
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I disagree. No War Crimes Trials.
Bush can say the invasion was authorized by UN resolutions. Bush can say we haven't formerly declared war since WWII, and that didn't stop us from going to Korea, Vietnam, and Bosnia.
The trial and charges if brought would be seen as an extremely partisan effort in country that is already far too divided.
It'st time to move on, and let history judge our outgoing Torture President.
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Some of these involve bullying private enterprise:
Roll back 8 years of Bush; nekkid pubes only!
Free kittens, puppies, Guinness, pot and meth!
Mandatory sterilization for neocons!
Abolish the FCC!
Create a dozen all-anime channels!
Take all live-action programming off of alleged cartoon channels!
Make Adult Swim to go 24/7!
Get rid of commercials on cable w/o an increase in price!
Free high-speed Interweb!
Free cable!
No fake boobs!
Leave non-commercial file-sharing "pirates" the fuck alone.
Execute the RIAA for being a bunch of pigfuckers.
Revert all of George Lucas' story additions to the original Star Wars trilogy; allow nothing beyond simple cleaning-up of SFX glitches.
~No, my young padawan; this one is mine.~
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I'll have to agree with the Coastanader
And not cause he'll hurt me if I don't. As much as I'd enjoy seeing Bush and Cheney suffer through a long embarassing investigation and trial we have biggger problems to deal with in this country. Obama doesn't have time to get bogged down and neither does Congress. Maybe it will be enough for Bush to leave office as the worse president we've ever had. That disgrace will be his punishment. Better for the Obama adminstation spend their time healing this country.
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Say, can we get Richard Clark back in terrorism intelligence?
He was the one that worked for Regan, Bush Sr., Clinton, and then resigned or got fired (I can't remeber which) when the Bush administration wouldn't listen to him, or so he claims.
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Why not Roy Clark?
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My suggestions
1) No impeachment of Bush and Cheney - as others have said, it's divisive and it's time to move forward, to a clean slate of "change."
2) I agree about getting Blackwater and other unsavory special interest groups out of Iraq (and our own troops, too - gradually of course). In rotating shifts, give 1/3 of the withdrawn troops some extended R&R, move 1/3 of them to Afghanistan/Pakistan, and train 1/3 of them to guard our southern borders.
3) Shut down Gitmo or - at the very least - discharge every senior officer in charge there for letting such human rights abuses continue festering. Immediate review of every prisoner's case.
4) Shut down Walter Reed - if what I've heard about the place is true, then no soldier deserves to rot away in there.
5) Comprehensive energy reform that is partially tied into the automakers bailout packages - mass production of hybrids to drive down their cost of production by making them the production norm and not the exception. Require each automaker to form a well-funded (and possibly government-monitored or subsidized) task force on building hydrogen or electric cars, the next step in cleaner roads. More wind power and solar power (tax breaks to homeowners who install solar panels?). Energy reform would also include developing a light rail, subway, or tram-type mass-transit system in every metropolitan area greater than, say, 1 million people. Make it safe, make it cheap, make it easy to use. Extend it out to the airports. In the short term, it will even create jobs!
6) Illegal immigration reform that includes not just more troops guarding the border, but also a chance for current illegals to change their status pending a review of their criminal record and a willingness to pay any back taxes. Our economy can certainly use the extra tax revenue coming in. Also, honest talks with Mexico about what THEY are doing to combat this problem - sex education, less bureaucracy, etc. After all, the problem starts in these second-world countries where opportunities for work are so limited.
7) "Free" universal health care for everyone! Each person gets one physical per year, plus the requisite pap smears, colon cleansings, etc. every X number of years. Consider including alternative medicines in the coverage (i.e. holistic healers).
These would be my top priorities. I guess I'd put energy reform and universal health care on the top of the list.
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Coaster your argument is self defeating
You point out that we have had plenty of illegal wars so therefor we should ignore this one in Iraq? Huh?
It is now time to put a stop to Gulf of Tonkin bullshit. Never again should we allow our political leaders to lead us by the nose into illegal and immoral military action.
The Bush scum must be held accountable or we will have no end to these ruinous military actions.
And by the way, did you know that Bush did not pardon any of his cronies? Not even Cheney.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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My wish: freedom
How about just leaving us all the hell alone for a change? Have these leftists ever heard of individual liberty and responsibility?
Bambam can take his nanny state ambitions and shove them.
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Nanny state?
You mean as opposed to the S and M/ Dominatrix Sate we've been living in?
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I wished...
...that the Republicans had embraced individual liberty and responsibility over the past 8 years.
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By the way
Now that you've been sworn in as President, perhaps instead of focusing solely on keeping the jobs in industries that have caused many of their own problems, why not take some of that $350 billion or the proposed $1 trillion and put your money where your campaign mouth has been. If education is as important as you claim, then budget attacks by certain governors on higher education in their states should stop being an issue.
How would YOUR state feel if 34% of the funds allocated to state universities was gone?
Until was can elect said morons out of office, we voted you in. Education opportunites were a big platform plank. I'll be waiting.
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Big Ed is far greedier than Big Oil
So when do universities, colleges, high schools and elementary schools start to become lean, mean, efficient and competitive? When do the sclerotic, reactionary, lazy, corrupt, greedy teacher unions start cutting back, saving money and actually teaching instead of subsidizing illiteracy? When do the multiple layers of Administration get fired for being useless? When does the utterly-worthless Department of Education get the hell off our backs and disband?
When does Big Ed start to "share the pain" instead of demanding that politicians steal more and more of working people's earnings to prop up their old-fashioned, rickety structures festooned with unaffordable and obsolete practices?
It's time to hit Big Ed with a windfall-profits tax for stealing so many trillions of tax dollars and excreting dumber and dumber alleged "graduates" upon the populace.
Big Oil produces vital energy for a modern world and gets beaten to death by political parasites in return. Big Ed produces absolutely squat and is subsidized by those same worthless parasites.
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Obama's first acts as Prez
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's new administration ordered all federal agencies and departments on Tuesday to stop any pending regulations until they can be reviewed by incoming staff, halting last-minute Bush orders in their tracks.
"This afternoon, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel signed a memorandum sent to all agencies and departments to stop all pending regulations until a legal and policy review can be conducted by the Obama administration," the White House said in a statement issued just hours after Obama took office.
{;-) Dan in Miami
PS: Obama also suspended all "trials" at Gitmo for 120 days in order to review the process.
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Obama has already had the GITMO cases put on hold...
...for the next 120 days, so that the situation can be examined. I really think he's gonna shut that place down, or if anything, make it completely reformed. There are many people there that have been proven innocent, but are stuck there because no other countries want them.
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Obama ends war on terror
By Dana Priest
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 23, 2009; A01
President Obama yesterday eliminated the most controversial tools employed by his predecessor against terrorism suspects. With the stroke of his pen, he effectively declared an end to the "war on terror," as President George W. Bush had defined it, signaling to the world that the reach of the U.S. government in battling its enemies will not be limitless.
While Obama says he has no plans to diminish counter-terrorism operations abroad, the notion that a president can circumvent long-standing U.S. laws simply by declaring war was halted by executive order in the Oval Office.
Key components of the secret structure developed under Bush are being swept away: The military's Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, facility, where the rights of habeas corpus and due process had been denied detainees, will close, and the CIA is now prohibited from maintaining its own overseas prisons.
And in a broad swipe at the Bush administration's lawyers, Obama nullified every legal order and opinion on interrogations issued by any lawyer in the executive branch after Sept. 11, 2001.
{:-) Dan in Miami
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Is the War on Drugs next?
Probably not, alas.
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Obama to End Abortion Counseling Gag Rule by End of Day
Clinics receiving aid from us will now no longer be shrugging their shoulders at impoverished African women who wish not to bring another child in this world.
Next round of abortions is on me! I'm buying!
In all actuality, most family planning clinics funded/aided by Bush & Co. also lacked funding for contraceptives. Why was this? I don't know; I find that practice baffling. As near as I can figure out, the people who ran these programs for Bush were not just anti-abortion, but were also anti-sex. You get this kind of crazy shit when you mix politics with religion and when you ignore good science to satisfy political objectives.
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Ch-ch-ch-changes! Turn and face the strain
Who was the first to limit the president's power? Why it was ole George Washington himself! This new president is definitely a different kind of president from old Shrub. No more blowing your nose and wiping your fanny on the Constitution.
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And another thing
I hope they introduce an "entertainment tax," on cable TV and advertising and such, that would give PBS full funding so they wouldn't have to waste time on those annoying fundraisers!
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But-but I enjoy those fundraisers!
And Bastardpiece Theater and those old British comedies from the 70s. A young Judy Dench! <drools>
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GOP delays vote on Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder
Holder, who served as Deputy Attorney General during the Clinton administration, has vowed to be an independent attorney general, and to break with the counter-terrorism policies of the Bush administration.
Under questioning from the Judiciary Committee last week, Holder said he believes the interrogation technique known as waterboarding amounts to torture.
Just two weeks ago, former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the use of waterboarding, which simulates drowning, saying it has produced valuable intelligence in the war on terror.
{;-) Dan in Miami
PS: God I love this. The Bush regime scum are scarred silly that the new Attorney General will put them in jail where they belong.
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I doubt they're losing too much sleep
BHO isn't eager to undermine public confidence in "the system." But I like to think they're slightly worried.
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Nervous al-Qaeda tries to insult Obama
They have called him a "house negro" among other things.
From the Washington Post:
The torrent of hateful words [from al-Qaeda] is part of what terrorism experts now believe is a deliberate, even desperate, propaganda campaign against a president who appears to have gotten under al-Qaeda's skin. The departure of George W. Bush deprived al-Qaeda of a polarizing American leader who reliably drove recruits and donations to the terrorist group.
With Obama, al-Qaeda faces an entirely new challenge, experts say: a U.S. president who campaigned to end the Iraq war and to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who polls show is well liked throughout the Muslim world.
Whether the pro-Obama sentiment will last remains to be seen. On Friday, the new administration signaled that it intends to continue at least one of Bush's controversial counter-terrorism policies: allowing CIA missile strikes on alleged terrorist hideouts in Pakistan's autonomous tribal region.
{;-) Dan in Miami
PS: Obama may see his popularity slide a bit in the Muslim world. He will never be as hated as the fascist scum of the Bush regime.
PPS: God I love reading good news in the paper after 8 years of Bush crap.
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If he keeps killing children
Yes, his rep will go down fast.
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His Rep Will Decline There Even If No Civilians Are Killed
I'd call the tribal chieftains reporting of airstrike casualties less than accurate. According to those Al Qaeda supporters, our missile strikes have never killed a single terrorist: We've just been killing women, farmers, and children.
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Good news out of Pakistan for a change
From Faux News:
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan said Sunday it formally took control of the main operational facility of a charity allegedly linked to the Mumbai attacks, underscoring its ongoing effort to ease international pressure over militancy on its soil.
India says the banned Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba staged the November attacks that killed 164 people. Soon after, the U.N. declared that Jamaat-ud-Dawa — popular with many Pakistanis for its relief work — was a front for Lashkar, prompting Pakistan's crackdown.
{;-) Dan in Miami
PS: Cutting off funding to the terrorists will be more effective at shutting them down than shooting missiles into Pakistan. We should probably send special forces into Pakistan instead of bombing them.
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Shurely you jest, Dan.
We should probably send special forces into Pakistan instead of bombing them.
I'm not quite sure what you meant by that, but I don't think 'sending' American troops 'into' one more country and calling it a freedom march is a good thing - you know, jackboots and all. But, I could be wrong.
Keep those missiles flying. It works for Hamas.
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Just remember we didn't start the fire
Leaving them a safe haven in Pakistan is so stupid, I mean it's so Bush.
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Education needs more, not less, money.
The union is a problem, but the dough to attract qualified...what am I even saying?
Big Oil is LESS greedy than...anything on this earth? Are you insane? Pretty sure we have not gone to war over teachers' salaries yet.
edit: screw it, I'm not moving this thing again. This is in response to the anonymite.
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I do not jest Mr. Fool
We have no interest in taking over Pakistan. What we want to do is hunt down the terrorists there. These terrorists, by the way, are very unpopular with the Pakistani people. Our special forces could probably get help from the locals.
When you bomb people sometimes you can't predict who will get killed. When you look someone in the face and then shoot them, at the very least you can avoid killing women and children.
I think Obama will be working with the UN on the huge terrorism problem of Pakistan.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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Let's see if I have this right
In the preceeding eight years, America has launched two wars against countries that have done absolutely nothing to her, ignoring the country of origin of the terrorists who leveled New York City. Oil talks, bullshit walks into foreign countries and struts on carrier decks bragging about non-existant victory.
In the folly that is known as Afghanistan, America feebly attempts to win a war with no troops, since they're all committed to the attainment of democracy in Iraq. Even bloodthirsty Russia couldn't tame Afghanistan. I'll leave it to you to believe that America can.
Meanwhile, not content to be at war in two countries, America launches air strikes into a third, Pakistan. Air strikes don't require troops. How sweet for the folly-think back in der homeland - a war without troops! What will they think of next?
Dubious, at best. Impossible at worst.
Your country is going broke, Dan. You don't have the money to walk into another country with anything, let alone more troops. Your military equipment is worn out. Your troops are worn out. Your country is worn out. You can no longer afford to pay for it all.
Give it a rest. Take your troops home. Reduce your military budget and let your middle class have a break from funding foreign adventures. Stop boarding ships at sea in international waters, against international law. Stop thinking that military action is the obvious solution to your country's imagined slights and hurts. As your country should have figured out by now, an army isn't the answer, and hasn't been for some time.
The History channel is presently running a series on the Viet Nam war. Watch, and learn.
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When the war effort hits home...
My nephew has joined the Marine reserves without telling my sister or her Rush Limpburger watching husband. He's 18 so he didn't have to have their permission. I'm sure the Marines hooked him with that promise of paying for his college but you know what will happen.
This war in Afghanistan is dubious at best. Did we not learn anything from the Russians?And why with all the advanced technology today they haven't eliminated the threat of friendly fire? Smart bombs indeed!
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Mr. Fool I was opposed to invading Iraq
In the period after 9/11 it didn't take me long to figure out there were no terrorists in Iraq. Only a whole bunch of oil that Cheney, Bush and their cronies wanted. I wanted us to stay the course in Afghanistan and rebuild that country with the help of the rest of the world.
Obama is now talking about removing our troops in Iraq in 16 months and putting at least 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan.
We could also bring troops back home from Europe and Asia where they are no longer needed. The US military empire is too expensive to maintain. I would cut the budget of the Pentagon by 75%,
We can do that and still fight our real enemies who are currently located in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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I don't think it's necessary to take over any country to fight
...to fight terrorism. Although invasion of Afganistan was somewhat necessary, taking over the entire nation isn't what we need to do. We need to get rid of the terrorists responsible for 9/11. Small amounts of terrorists forces can do that.
Telling a country that if they harbor terrorists they are terrorists to puts us at war with the entire country, a rather large financial endevour.
Of course saving money wouldn't as much of an issue had we not invaded Iraq.
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small amounts of task forces
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No, terrorist forces sounds good
Sending in our own terrorists to fight their terrorists just might work! Imagine what a Dexter could do over there, he could clean up the situation in a week!
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Obama was right to slam Rush Limbaugh
Mr Hillbilly Heroin is now the head of the Republican Party. There just is no other person who speaks for the GOP with as much authority.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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Obama goes after the terrorists that threaten the USA
From Faux News:
More than 10,000 U.S. troops are headed to Afghanistan immediately, a senior U.S. defense official told FOX News on Tuesday.
The Obama administration is expected to announce by Wednesday that it will send two additional Army brigades and at least half will be Marines, the official said. An Army brigade usually consists of 3,500 troops.
That would be a down payment on a larger influx of U.S. forces that has been widely expected this year. It would get a few thousand forces in place in time for the increase in fighting that usually comes with warmer weather and ahead of national midyear elections [in Afghanistan?].
A spokesman for Gen. David McKiernan told FOX News that they had already started to build camp barracks for the troops in anticipation of the announcement -- knowing how sensitive the timing is given the spring fighting season.
It generally takes about three months for an Army brigade to deploy to the combat zone.
This is the first time the new commander in chief has sent significant numbers of new forces into battle. Obama campaigned on a new strategy for the Afghanistan war, but he has taken his time to approve the new forces.
In addition to the 10,000 troops, 6,000 were recently deployed, meeting half the request of U.S. commanders who have been contemplating sending up to 30,000 more soldiers to bolster the 33,000 already there.
FOX News' Jennifer Griffin and Justin Fishel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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Yeah, that'll have them quaking in their boots
just like the Russians did previously.
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More boots on the ground means the USA...
...will stop fighting the Taliban on the cheap. The Taliban are not popular. They are a bunch of tight ass terrorists. Their version of Islam is intolerant and violent to the extreme. If US forces understand this they can mount a successful counterinsurgency campaign.
If NATO and the CIA continue to bomb things at random in Afghanistan and Pakistan they will fail.
{;-) Dan in Miami
PS: The USA has no interest in owning Afghanistan the way the USSR tried to do. We don't need any more warm water ports. We have San Diego and Miami for heaven's sake.
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Speaking of Miami
Send David Caruso over there
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Senator Ropes in Preston: We are all in this together
Fri, Jun 5th, 2009
Posted in Government
Posted in Government
State Senator Sharon Erickson-Ropes-DFL addressed the Preston City Council at their June 1 meeting. She discussed the recent legislative session and inquired as to how the city dealt with the loss of Local Government Aid (LGA) funds totaling about $45,000 this last December.
City Administrator Joe Hoffman explained the unallotment of expected funds required the city to use reserves as 95% of the budget was already spent at the time the reduction of funding was announced in December 2008. Capital purchases have been delayed. He added Preston is in the middle of the road when compared with other cities in the amount of reserves held compared to general fund expenditures.
Ropes asked about the city's bonding rating, which can be jeopardized if a city doesn't maintain adequate reserves or savings. A lower rating would result in higher interest rates on bonds. Hoffman said Preston, like many small communities, is unrated. She was not aware of that fact.
Ropes explained the state legislature presented Governor Tim Pawlenty, at the end of their session, a second fully balanced budget appropriations bill, which he later vetoed. She added that he promised to balance the last two billion himself stating, "He doesn't need the legislature." The senator made it clear that the legislature's budget protected LGA with zero cuts. The governor needs to come up with a plan by July 1, but as of now there are a lot of unknowns. There are rumors that the governor will postpone the cuts as much as possible to the second year of the biennium, supposedly giving city and county governments time to plan.
Ropes concluded the only choice may be to raise property taxes. She insisted property taxes are "the hardest way for tax payers to pay taxes," saying "income taxes are fairer." Hoffman added property taxes are especially hard on retirees.
The senator said the state is facing the largest deficit in its history due mostly to the recession of the global economy. She said the state expects 20% less revenue due to the recession. K-12 education will be held flat thanks to the federal stimulus dollars coming in. She expects cuts for colleges and universities. Pawlenty has already cut General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC), which will hurt the "poorest of the poor" according to Ropes.
Ropes was critical of Pawlenty's plan to use his unallotment authority to balance the budget. She noted it has only been used five times in the state's history, twice by Pawlenty. The senator suggested the unallotment authority used by the governor last December was an appropriate use of a fiscal tool and the way it was intended to be used near the end of a budget cycle and in an emergency. However, this is different as he is using it to balance the budget at the beginning of the biennium on his own without the input of legislators.
Senator Ropes emphasized that the Southeast part of the state has a high percentage of poor roads. She noted the area's topography adds to the construction difficulty. There are 400 bridges in Fillmore County. She suggested the additional five cent per gallon gas tax is being used in part to move up the current improvements being made to Highway 52 north of Fountain.
Health Care
Ropes insisted that the one thing that could help everyone, including school districts, cities, and counties, would be to get a handle on the health care crisis. Health care costs have seen double digit increases. She said she is one of two nurses in the state senate. She wants everyone to have access to affordable health care, insisting costs need to be contained.
Historic Forestville
Both Ropes and Rep. Greg Davids-R have promised to do everything they can to keep the Meighen Store Site open. She declared the legislative package would keep it open. She warned the governor could go back into the Department of Employment and Economic Development bill, which does have funds for it, and make additional cuts that could eliminate funding for the site.
Ropes remarked, "We'll be getting through this together." She compared the budget problems to the 2007 flood which was gotten through by working together. The senator, speaking of political party differences, said we all live together and need to respect one another and get along.


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WHAT HAPPENED? Stars win a close one
The Hobart Hurricanes set a target of 135 in their 20 overs with specialist T20 practitioner Tim Paine, ex-Melbourne Stars player George Bailey and Kiwi stalwart Scott Styris posting the majority of the runs.
Clint McKay, James Faulkner and Lasith Malinga shared the wickets with impressive economy rates while Brad Hodge and Rob Quiney did the job with the bat.
It all came down to the 19th over where Faulkner and Peter Handscomb saw the Stars over the line for their second win of the season and boosted them to equal top of the ladder.
THE HERO: Clint Mackay
McKay's figures of 3/24 saw him earn Man of the Match honours. In a huge bounce back from the previous match, his tight line and length secured him the key scalps of Hurricanes top order batsman; Pointing, Paine and Birt fell victim to him as he led the way restricting the Hurricanes to their lowest score of the season.
Quniey's 35 from 31 also played a huge part in the win along with the ever-impressive Brad Hodge (34).
It came as no surprise Shane Warne chose to bowl first, as all matches so far in the tournament have been won by chasing teams.
THE VILLAIN: Ben Laughlin
Snaring impressive Stars' batting names – Quiney, Hussey and White – Ben Laughlin proved the pick of the Hurricanes bowlers. He finished with figures of 3/14 off 4 overs after weaving a methodical bowling web for the Stars to negotiate.
THE DEFINING MOMENT: The Stars' Final Over
It was a less than desirable end to such an exciting match, with the win coming via an Evan Gulbis no-ball. The previous ball a four from Faulkner tightened the Stars' grasp on the match, but before that point it always seemed in the balance.
THE UPSHOT: Stars into second place on the ladder.
In another win for the Stars - their second on the trot - they cemented their place as BBL|02 title contenders and the rest of the competition will surely stand up and take notice.
The ever-impressive bowling line up coupled with a strong batting outfit sets the Stars as a team for others to be wary of.
Warne's leadership skills have developed beyond belief in the short form of the game and the Melbourne boys can rest easy knowing they're in more than capable hands with the "Spin King" at the helm.
The Stars return to the MCG to take on the reigning BBL and T20 Champions League champions, Sydney Sixers in a mouth-watering affair. The Sixers take on the Perth Scorchers at the SCG beforehand, challenging for top of the table bragging rights before entering round three.
A line up of strike bowlers boasting Brett Lee, Mitchell Starc and Moises Henriques will pose a monumental challenge the the Stars' batting attack, but they will face a similar challenge up against the proven Stars pace bowlers.
Is it too early to declare it the match of the tournament?
Man of the Match Clint McKay spoke after the match about the run into round three:
"We bounced back nicely as a bowling group. Once again Malinga and James Faulkner were outstanding and the King Warnie was brilliant in the middle as well."
"I felt good tonight I felt like the body just gets better and better."
"It was good to get another win on the board, we're two from three now and hopefully we can come back on Friday night and go three from four. We're always looking to improve and plays as perfect game as we can. Today we may not have but at the end of the day we got over the line and got the points."
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AAD instruction (ASCII adjust for Division)
If we divide a two-digit BCD number by a single digit BCD number, we put the dividend in AX and the divisor in a register or memory byte. After the BCD division AX will contain the BCD digit of the quotient. The AAD instruction provides a correction of an ASCII value prior to dividing. The ASCII data has to be converted to unpacked BCD format before doing the division.
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AAM instruction (ASCII Adjust for Multiply)
The AAM instruction corrects the result of multiplying ASCII data in AX register.
We must first convert the ASCII value into unpacked BCD value before performing multiplication (clear the 3 in the leftmost hex digit of each byte) so the AAM really corrects the BCD, not the ASCII data.
The BCD (binary Coded Decimal) number system uses four bits to code each decimal digit, from 0000 to 1001. The combination of 1010 and 1111 are illegal in BCD.
The BCD representation of the Decimal digit 913 is 1001 0001 0011.(ie) each digit is converted into its equivalent four digit binary number.
Advantages of BCD format
MUL and DIV instructions
The 8088 has instructions to support multiplication and division of binary and BCD numbers. Two basic types of multiplication division instructions for processing of unsigned and signed numbers are available.
MUL instruction
MUL (multiply) instruction is used for unsigned multiplication. This instruction multiplies bytes or words. If two bytes are multiplied the product is a word (16 bit). If two words are multiplied the product is a double word (32 bit). MUL instruction assumes the MSB as data bit and not as sign bit.
INC instruction
The INC instruction adds 1 to the contents of a register or memory location.
INC destination
The destination can be register or memory location.
The INC instruction affects AF, OF, PF, SF, and ZF.
INC BX ; This instruction adds 1 to the content of BX
ADD instruction
ADD instruction is used to add the contents of two registers, a register and a memory location, to add a number to the register or memory location. The ADD instruction adds the contents of source operand and the destination operand and stores the result in the destination operand.


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Blaine Gabbert will walk onto the field tomorrow night as the Jaguars' starting quarterback, but that doesn't mean he'll still be in that position by the start of the season. Here's what Gabbert has to do to ensure his survival as the Jaguars' starting quarterback moving forward.
Step into pressure) Gabbert has been widely criticized for shying away from pressure by either getting rid of the ball early or throwing off his back foot. This is valid criticism, and the solution is simple. Step into throws, despite pressure, and make decisions that force defenses to back off.
Complete more passes) Last year was much better for Gabbert in this respect. As a rookie, he completed just a shade over 50% of his passes. Last season, Gabbert completed 58.3% of his passes. That's still not at the high end of the league, but it's not stick-a-fork-in-him terrible either. Still, topping 60% would be a huge help to an offense not expected to produce.
Move the ball downfield) A byproduct of getting rid of the ball quickly is completing a lot of short passes. That works well sometimes, but there's a point where a team needs to get vertical. Chad Henne may not have been great last year, but he pushed defenses back by simply taking shots, albeit ill-advised at times. Gabbert needs to threaten defenses deep to keep pressure off himself.
Take a risk) Finally, and possibly my biggest Blaine Gabbert complaint, the Jaguars' young signal caller needs to be willing to take a risk from time to time. I'm not saying he should throw a duck into triple coverage, but too often Gabbert throws the ball away on third and long situations. Backed up in your own territory, sure, that's a wise call, but if you're on the good side of the 50, or even past your own 40, take a shot or two. The gains outweigh the potential losses.
Make no mistakes about this season; Blaine Gabbert is on his last chance. He has offensive weapons and a much improved line to work with. If he can't succeed now, there's no reason to keep him on the team moving forward. Simply put, it's now or never.


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Excerpt from the annual magazinne Rabbits USA, 2008 issue, with permission from its publisher, Fancy Publications, a division of BowTie Inc. To purchase the current Rabbits USA annual, click here>>
Dominance is often used to explain aggressive behavior. People frequently describe a dog or rabbit as a dominant individual, suggesting that dominance is an integral part of its personality. This basic misunderstanding can increase a rabbit's aggression if the owner believes they need to show their pet who is the boss.
Dominance is not a personality trait. Rabbits, people and dogs are not born dominant, though they may have characteristics that enable them to acquire a high ranking or dominant status in their social group.
Dominance is a description of the relationship between two animals, one with higher ranking, the dominant animal, and one with lower ranking, the subordinate. For example, I consider myself to be dominant over my dog, rabbit and goddaughter. I also consider myself to be subordinate to my mother and my boss at work. Does this mean I am a dominant or a subordinate animal? Actually I am both, depending on the relationship under discussion.
A rabbit or other animals are not born with status but acquire it when others in the group recognize that animal's greater qualities and give way to it. Dominance status is given by others, so relationships can change depending on an animal's physical and mental health, and the environment in which it finds itself.
Being the dominant animal in any relationship has benefits, but is not necessarily a permanent position. Dominance status grants priority access to the good things in life, namely resources, such as food, a mate and the best places to live.
The definition of a dominant rabbit or other animal is the one that can consistently gain access to a resource, without having to fight, when competing with an individual. The subordinate individual in the relationship is the animal that consistently allows the other animal access to the resource, without fighting.
The whole point about dominant and subordinate relationships (known as hierarchy) is to reduce aggression within the group.
Like this article? Check out:Rabbit Decision-Making, click here>> How To Establish Boundaries To Improve Rabbit Behavior, click here>>
Anne McBride BSc., Ph.D., Cert.Cons., FRSA, has been a practicing pet behaviorist since 1986 and a member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (UK) since 1990.
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Dr. Z's Painful Cure for Chrysler
Daimler's CEO will slash 13,000 jobs, and may even spin Chrysler off. Either way, the U.S. carmaker faces a smaller, bleaker future
It used to be that Chrysler could make it at least a decade before going through another major restructuring. But these days, DaimlerChrysler's (DCX) struggling U.S. carmaker lasted just five years before another overhaul was deemed necessary.
Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche and Chrysler Group Chief Executive Thomas LaSorda unveiled their restructuring plan on Feb. 14, announcing they will cut 13,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada while eventually closing one plant and cutting shifts at two others. The move comes after Chrysler lost $1.4 billion last year, as sales fell 5.5% in the U.S.
"The status quo is clearly unacceptable," LaSorda says. "This is a three-year plan geared to return us to profitability in 2008." (For earlier coverage, see BusinessWeek.com, 2/6/07, "Chrysler: After the Cuts, What Next?")
Who Wants It?
While LaSorda at least gave a timetable for bringing Chrysler back into the black, there are still plenty of unanswered questions. The biggest one is whether Daimler will eventually divest Chrysler through a sale or a spin-off. When asked about spinning off Chrysler, Zetsche said, "all options are on the table."
What it boils down to is whether the restructuring plan, which is LaSorda's to carry out, returns Chrysler to health fast enough to satisfy increasingly annoyed German shareholders. Zetsche already started considering all options because of pressure from shareholders. Says Thomas Stallkamp, former Chrysler president and a partner with private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings, "If Chrysler doesn't show an operating profit by the third quarter there will be a shareholder revolt."
But if Daimler wanted to cut Chrysler loose, who would want it? Selling a company like Chrysler, which sold 2.6 million cars and trucks last year, would yield just a small handful of suitors. The company has expensive union wages and benefits, and relies too heavily on the competitive North American market for sales.
Synergy Matters
Even worse, Chrysler is largely a North American company that sells mostly pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles, and minivans in a market where rising fuel prices have hurt sales of all three. LaSorda says rising gasoline prices were one factor hammering Chrysler's financial results. The company's lack of hybrid technology and dearth of popular passenger cars have hurt sales as gasoline prices have risen.
There are a few possible buyers. Renault-Nissan (NSANY) is one, says John Casesa, a Wall Street veteran and partner in investment fund Casesa Shapiro. The company's hard-charging CEO, Carlos Ghosn, has said he would like a North American partner in his alliance (see BusinessWeek.com, 10/31/06, "Could Ghosn Save Chrysler?").
There are some natural synergies. Nissan has struggled to gain a strong foothold in the large-pickup, SUV, and minivan markets, where Chrysler is strong. And Chrysler lacks the global volume and scale to compete in compacts and mid-sized cars, says Michael Robinet, vice-president of Northville (Mich.) research firm CSM Worldwide. Says Robinet: "Chrysler is a regional car company, like Fiat (FIA) or Peugeot."
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Casesa says PSA, the corporate parent of French carmakers Peugeot and Citroen, would be another possible partner for Chrysler. It mostly does business in Europe and could use North American sales volume. PSA could give Chrysler help with its passenger-car lines, Casesa says. But PSA has stated no intention of any kind of tie up.
Another possible source of relief for Daimler is China. Chrysler already has a deal in place to source a small car for international sales from Chinese automaker Chery Automobile. Malcolm Bricklin, founder of Visionary Vehicles, which is trying to bring Chinese-built cars to the U.S., says he believes SAIC Motor, the Chinese partners of both General Motors (GM) and Volkswagen, as well as Chinese automaker FAW, would be interested in buying all or parts of Chrysler. The question would be how such a deal would square with Chrysler's unions or with deals the Chinese have already struck in their home market with Chrysler's competitors (see BusinessWeek.com. 9/26/06, "Chrysler's China Patterns").
"With any of the big Chinese car companies it would be a huge clash of cultures, but it would be interesting to see," says Bricklin, who co-founded Subaru of America. "The Chinese automakers have big eyes when it comes to the U.S. auto market," he adds.
Not Far Enough
Daimler executives say they don't necessarily need to sell. They could forge alliances for car programs such as the one they once had with Mitsubishi, which Chrysler worked with to engineer the new Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger midsize cars.
Right now, Daimler has every intention of fixing the American company it has owned for nine years. One source close to the German management board says there are a growing number of insiders questioning Chrysler's value, but Zetsche wants to try to fix it before resorting to other options (see BusinessWeek.com, 1/29/07, "Dr. Z's Waning Credibility").
Some are already questioning if the Chrysler fix-it plan goes far enough. It will cut production by 400,000 vehicles from about 2.7 million. But is that enough to get Chrysler's output in line with real retail demand?
That's tough to see. Through much of last year, the group had more than 100,000 unsold cars sitting in storage, not even counting what was in dealer inventory. Then consider that about one-third of its sales—about 700,000 vehicles—consist of lower-priced models sold to rental agencies and other fleet customers. Chrysler also leads major carmakers in incentives, currently about $4,000 per vehicle.
No Sharing
It's a stretch to say that Chrysler's cuts will thin its production enough so that it will be building only for consumers who want to buy its cars, instead of relying on companies like Hertz (HTZ), Avis (CAR), and a bevy of bargain hunters to boost sales. "This plan sounds like every other restructuring plan in Detroit," Casesa says. "It depends on what they do with revenue."
If Chrysler can't boost sales, profits will be hard to come by. LaSorda conceded that Chrysler will lose money this year. And even by 2009, Chrysler's target is just a 2.5% return on sales. That's pretty lean considering that Daimler's commercial truck group and Mercedes-Benz both make more than 7% returns.
There was one more interesting comment made by Zetsche. He strongly indicated that Chrysler and Mercedes won't be jointly developing cars or sharing plants. "We do not see shared platforms as a future level of cooperation between Chrysler and Mercedes," he said.
Simpler Split
Chrysler and Mercedes shared a platform for the unsuccessful Chrysler Crossfire roadster and used Mercedes parts for the 300 sedan. They could share platforms to make Mercedes and Jeep SUVs. But truly sharing a platform seems unlikely.
Zetsche did say that the two companies will share more engineering and parts. And LaSorda laid out a plan to drop the number of Chrysler platforms from 12 to seven as part of a plan to save $4.5 billion over the next few years. Says Stallkamp: "They do a lot of redundant engineering."
But if Daimler won't integrate the two companies, why own Chrysler at all? Come to think of it, if Chrysler and Mercedes don't jointly share vehicles or factories, the two companies would be easier to split up.
Even if Chrysler's restructuring works, the company will be hard pressed to fetch the returns of its German counterparts. That alone could ramp up pressure on Zetsche to execute a more radical strategy.
Click here to see a slide show of Chrysler's most and least popular models.


text: Explore Bangkok Ratanakosin Banglamphu and the Democracy Monument area Chinatown and Pahurat Thonburi Dusit Downtown Bangkok The city outskirts Share For many of Bangkok's male visitors, nightfall is the signal to hit the city's sex bars, most notoriously in the area off the east end of Thanon Silom known as Patpong. Fortunately, Bangkok's nightlife has thoroughly grown up in the past ten years to leave these neon sumps behind, and now offers everything from microbreweries and vertiginous, rooftop cocktail bars to fiercely chic clubs and dance bars, hosting top-class DJs. The high-concept bars of Sukhumvit and the lively, teeming venues of Banglamphu, in particular, pull in the style-conscious cream of Thai youth and are tempting an increasing number of travellers to stuff their party gear into their rucksacks. During the cool season (Nov–Feb), an evening out at one of the seasonal beer gardens is a pleasant way of soaking up the urban atmosphere (and the traffic fumes). You'll find them in hotel forecourts or sprawled in front of dozens of shopping centres all over the city, most notably Central World Plaza. Among the city's club nights, look out for the interesting regular events organized by Zudrangma Record Store at venues such as Cosmic Café, which mix up dance music from all around Thailand and from all over the world. Getting back to your lodgings should be no problem in the small hours: many bus routes run a (reduced) service throughout the night, and tuk-tuks and taxis are always at hand – though it's probably best for unaccompanied women to avoid using tuk-tuks late at night. Read More


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The Metropolitan Opera will perform Gioachino Rossini's "La Cenerentola" this week as part of its 2008-09 "Live in HD" season.
The performance will be broadcast live in high definition at 11:30 a.m. Saturday to a screen at Hollywood 16, 9100 Canyon Drive.
The romantic opera, which is based on the traditional Cinderella fairy tale, runs three hours with one intermission. The production stars Elina Garanca and Lawrence Brownlee.
Cesare Lievi oversees the production, and Maurizio Benini conducts.
Tickets to the performance are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for children.
An encore presentation of "La Cenerentola" is scheduled at 7 p.m. May 20 at discounted rates.
For information or tickets, call 806-352-7411 or visit www.metopera.org/hdlive.
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Serritella steady all season for Cutters
September 5, 2012 - Mitch Rupert
By MITCH RUPERT
Andy Tracy talked with Chris Serritella recently about maybe taking a couple of days off.
The Williamsport first baseman is leading the New York-Penn League in four statistical categories, and Tracy thought a couple days off might help the rookie out of Southern Illinois hang on to the leads he had in those categories.
Serritella would have none of it. He wants to play. And he wants to play every day. Through the first 75 games of the Crosscutters' 76-game schedule, Serritella had played in 74 of them. Making an appearance in Wednesday's season finale would tie Serritella with Cody Overbeck and Troy Hanzawa for the most games played in a single Crosscutters season.
It's been a long year for the left-handed hitting first baseman. After playing 58 games for the Salukis in the spring, he's been a lynchpin in the Crosscutters' lineup all season. The calming force in a volatile lineup filled with 19-year olds just learning baseball at a high level.
"It's been a long year," Serritella said after going 4 for 5 over the weekend. "That's the minor league life. I have to get used to it and I have to adjust to it. I feel good so far."
With his final game Wednesday night, Serritella littered himself all over the Crosscutters' record book. He's going to leave Williamsport as the single-season record-holder for total at-bats, he's currently second in doubles in a season and his 87 hits are the second-most in a season behind only current Brewers center fielder Nyjer Morgan.
But on top of that, he's leading the New York-Penn League in doubles, total bases, games played, at-bats and RBIs.
"He's solid and puts together good at-bats. Obviously sometimes he's not going to get hits, but he wants to play every day," Crosscutters manager Andy Tracy said. "I want him in there. It's special for a college kid to come in here and lead a professional league in statistical categories. He wants to play every day, so I'm going to play him every day."
Serritella has even impressed the Phillies' brass with his play in his first professional season. Even as a fourth-round draft pick Phillies director of player development Joe Jordan said he was surprised at just how good Serritella's hit tool is.
During a late-July visit to Williamsport, Jordan saw Serritella taking two-strike pitches back through the middle, or going the other way with it. It was a great sign for a player that has shown some power potential with six home runs and 24 doubles.
"I've been really impressed with him," Jordan said.
During his 4 for 5 night against Batavia over the weekend, all four of Serritella's hits went to the left of second base.
"My first professional season, I think I had a good year. I wish it could have been better," Serritella said. "I just have to try to build off this, take the positives and come back and have a stronger year."
"I think he's got this natural ability," Tracy said. "He's got some strides he need to make hitting-wise, but it's a good point to start from with the way he swings the bat. His knowledge of using the whole field and knowledge of the strike zone, it's a good base to start from at the professional level."
On a team that was hyped for its young prospects, Serritella separated himself this summer as a player who's going to need to be watched as he works through the Phillies' system. He'll be the one in the lineup every day.
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Natural History
Ball pythons are indigenous to western and west central Africa, but tens of thousands of these beautiful snakes are brought into the United States each year. In their natural, wild habitat, ball pythons experience a very high level of humidity and both wet and dry seasons. In captivity, some of these conditions should be mimicked to make sure the snake is comfortable, but captive-bred ball pythons are generally fairly easy to take care of. In fact, captive-bred ball pythons tend to have less issues than those that are caught in the wild. They feed better, have more docile personalities, and are much less likely to have any sort of parasite.
While ball pythons can grow to be up to 6 feet long, adults are generally between 3 and 4 feet long. Their relatively small size makes them a great choice for a pet. They are also not difficult to care for, are readily available, and can live for over 40 years. For these reasons, ball pythons are one of the most commonly kept pet snakes.
For more information, read Quick & Easy Ball Python Care (T.F.H. Publications, Inc.).


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Sammy 2
Release Date: August 15th, 2012
Not Yet Rated|1 hr. 28 min.
Plot Summary
Turtle pals Sammy and Ray are captured and whisked away to an aquarium in Dubai. Later, Big D the seahorse enlists them in his plans for a breakout.
Cast: Pat Carroll, Carlos McCullers II, Isabelle Fuhrman, Wesley Johnny, Dino Andrade, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Carter Hastings, Joe Thomas
Directors: Ben Stassen , Vincent Kesteloot


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Here is what Happens - - Early tomorrow morning when the brokerage employees get to work (an HOUR early) they take each share of stock and cut it in half - VIOLA this is a true stock split.. they then place both pices of each share you own back in the box and you have a stock split....
Of course if it is a 50 for one stock split they would simply use a shredder - makes sense to me!!!
LOL, I do plan on buying and holding long term.
You think they might come in 2 hours early for a 3:1 split or would their manager make them work overtime? I think that would be 3 pieces of paper for every one piece. I think the paper companies are getting rich off these brokers, buying all this paper and cutting it up. I'm going back to snorting my crack now.LOL


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Top 10 Gen Y Career Bloggers
After an extensive hunt for the best "career bloggers," I was amazed to find how many young bloggers there are out there who focus on the job search and workplace (many of them specifically targeting recent grads and college students). The problem is that no one, not even me, has the time to keep tabs on all of them. Here are 10 bloggers who immediately stood out as being the most knowledgeable with an overwhelming sincerity in wanting to help fellow Gen Y'ers:
- Ms. Career Girl by Nicole Crimaldi. This Sex in the City "esque" site is not only pretty, but filled with excellent content. From her "Senior Series" geared toward those about to graduate and those who just graduated to articles on topics, such as working in Big City, Nicole will keep you coming back. Look out for the job search guide she has in the works.
- Corn on the Job by Rich DeMatteo. With its witty name and an author who has a Master's in Human Resources, it's filled with colorful advice you can trust. There are articles from navigating career fairs to whether or not you should dress up for phone interviews. And hear from his guest bloggers (aka "Corn Heads").
- Grad to Great by Anne Brown and Beth Zefo. This blogging team only writes a couple times a month, but their topics are worth the wait. As the name implies, they'll help you "achieve and sustain career success."
- The Savvy Grad by Christina. This young grad's goal is "to create a place for graduates to share their experiences and help each other navigate the unclear path between college student and young professional." Her entries extend beyond just plain career advice into issues regarding exercise and travel.
- Awesome and Unemployed by Stefanie. The title of this blog unfortunately applies to many recent grads. But with Stefanie's six years of HR experience, she can help in the job hunt. She admits to knowing the feeling of being rejected by job after job and wants to relieve some of the resulting anxiety.
- Life After College by Jenny Blake. Jenny's blog (well, really a website) is filled with a variety of resources: video posts, podcasts, and job coaching. She works at Google and even wrote an article titled "10 Reasons I Love My Cube" with a picture of it. Very interesting reads!
- One Day, One Job by Willy Franzen. Every day Willy profiles a company and highlights their open entry-level positions. Great site to make an RSS feed for.
- Professional Studio 365 by Emily Bennington. Professional Studio 365 helps career newbies become "rock stars." She focuses on how to excel in the first year of your first job.
- Jobacle by Andrew G.R. Get useful 411, expert interviews and a forum to speak your mind on everything work related. Andrew knows how discouraging the job search can be. His first job paid $14,000/year!
- Unemploymentality by John Henion and Tania Khadder. The tag line on this blog was enough to get me reading: "Lifestyles of the penniless and downtrodden." Ya. That's me! And may be you. Check out the rants of these unemployed bloggers and their unemployed visitors.
Take your career by the reigns by bookmarking these sites or, better yet, adding them to your RSS feed!
Are there any young career bloggers you recommend?top
Michelle Barbeau graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2006 with a B.A. in English and minor in Professional Writing. She is currently in graduate school working toward a Masters in Rhetoric and Writing. Michelle has worked as an editor and writer for four years and teaches Freshman Composition at a local university. She also considers herself an authority in resume writing and acing the GRE, and provides free resume critiques to potential clients. To learn more about Michelle's resume critiques and read more of her insightful career expertise, check out her career advice blog.
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It goes without saying that part of our elected officials' duties is to look out for the health and safety of government employees, as well as the pocketbook of the citizens who elect them.
With the obvious being stated, I would ask every supervisor in every department of every governmental agency to review their policy manual. What they are looking for is the policy that requires employees, and volunteers to government agencies, to wear seat belts while in government-owned vehicles.
Everyone knows this is a state law. However, the police agencies clearly turn a blind eye to government employees not wearing seat belts. And, as an elected official with the power to fix this situation, so are they.
I routinely travel the boundaries of this fine county. It never fails, whether I am in downtown Warren, Kinsman or Lordstown, I see government employees not wearing seat belts. It does not matter if it is a street department truck, a county sedan or a police cruiser, no seat belts are being used.
If the powers that be would write a policy and then enforce the policy they would be accomplishing three positive things:
If a worker was involved in a vehicle accident, their injuries would be greatly minimized from what they could have been. Ergo, elected officials are caring for the employees.
They would be lessening governmental workers' compensation costs due to minimized injuries.
They would be following the laws of the state of Ohio.
I hereby issue a challenge to all police agencies, especially the Ohio State Highway Patrol: Start issuing seat belt citations of each and every governmental worker they see not wearing a seat belt.
John Lewis


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- Get bikini-ready with five indoor cycling classes at this wildly popular studio, located in Sugar Land and Memorial City.
- Here, 45-minute classes incorporate cardio, weight training and core exercises for a full-body workout.
- Heart-pumping music and ambient lighting ensure classes are as fun as they are effective.
- Dedicated to the motto "Inspired. Empowered. Transformed," Revolution promises you'll burn between 500 and 800 calories per class.
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- Redeem by: Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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- First session must be initiated by November 4, 2014; all sessions must be completed within two months of initiation
- Offer is final sale, nontransferable and nonrefundable
- Valid for new clients only
- Offer subject to availability; please reserve bike in advance of desired class
- 12-hour cancellation policy; $10 fee will be charged for late cancelations or missed classes
- Limit one per member; multiple may be purchased as gifts
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions
- Class schedule goes live every Monday at 10 AM for following week; view schedule here
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Sugar Land: 2125 Lone Star Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77479
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- Voucher may be used to obtain the discount until November 4, 2014; after this date, the voucher is valid for the amount paid for five years from date of purchase, longer if provided by law


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The ninth annual St. Paddy's Day Block Party & Parade will be celebrated from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Olde Village of North Charleston on East Montague Avenue, between Virginia and Jenkins avenues near Park Circle.
The free bash will feature two stages with live music, jump castles, the North Charleston Cultural Arts Department family stage, bagpipe music, corned beef and cabbage, a DJ, Irish trivia and more.
Kicking off the event will be a parade starting at noon at Park Place East, adjacent to East Montague Avenue. The parade route will go down East Montague Avenue to the block party location near Virginia Avenue.
The parade grand marshal will be North Charleston City Councilman Todd Olds.
East Montague Avenue will close from Park Place East to O'Hear Avenue at 11:30 a.m. and remain closed for the duration of the parade.
East Montague also will close between Virginia Avenue and Jenkins Avenue at 10 a.m. and stay closed for the duration of the block party.