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I bet Nike and Kanye will slap a strap on it, make a black/solar red colorway and this will be the Yeezy 3
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Aside from all the latest updates on the most anticipated upcoming sneakers, the Sneaker News enjoys dipping into the past to the era when Nike was just coming out of its innovative shell and certain design cues could be easily pinpointed to certain eras. Bright neon splatter colors are a Nike Tennis thing, when the Air Tech Challenge line emerged, and super high-top ankles and such were definitely a late 80's-early 90's thing. So as we examine this unknown sample from the 1980's, we're looking at the designs features that might help us pinpoint exactly when this sample came to light. 1987-1988 looks to be a solid starting point given the cues to the Air Jordan II in the ridges on the heel and the upper-most lace eyelet being an Air Jordan III thing, but the midsole isn't as much "basketball" as it is a tennis/aerobics sort of design (although the "pivot point" on the outsole indicates basketball in the post Air Force 1 era). The Nike branding is also an interesting observation, as a Swoosh isn't used on the shoe with the exception of the tongue label and midsole heel. Any guesses? Check out the images below and let's see if you've got any good detective work in you by looking at more clues from supremexheat on eBay.
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I bet Nike and Kanye will slap a strap on it, make a black/solar red colorway and this will be the Yeezy 3
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Grandview Heights police early Thursday morning, Jan. 3, arrested a man believed to be among those responsible for at least some of the thefts from vehicles that have occurred over the past few months in central Ohio.
Matthew Bossert, 27, of Columbus was arrested after a Grandview resident called police at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday to report she saw three men with flashlights looking in cars on Oxley Road near Burr Avenue.
Grandview police officer Drew Brubaker was in the area and responded, finding the men in a car just north of Burr, Police Chief David Wood said.
One of the men apparently fled in a vehicle waiting in the alley between Oxley Road and McClain, Wood said.
Grandview officers and Columbus police converged on the scene and chased the other two suspects on foot, he said.
Brubaker was able to capture Bossert as he hid between houses in the 800 block of Oxley Road. Police were unable to capture the other suspect, who fled on foot.
Worthington police had notified area police departments Dec. 27 that Bossert had a warrant for his arrest on a felony charge of receiving stolen property and multiple cases pending in Franklin County Municipal Court.
The notice stated Bossert previously had been arrested several times by Worthington, Upper Arlington and Columbus police for various theft offenses.
In making the arrest Thursday morning, Brubaker recovered two backpacks filled with electronics, Wood said.
Bossert had a credit card belonging to a Grandview resident in his pocket and the resident has confirmed her credit card had been stolen, he said.
Bossert was charged with two counts of receiving stolen property and one count each of obstructing office business, falsification and carrying a concealed weapon, police said.
No descriptions of the other two suspects or of the driver of the car were reported, Wood said.


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Theory While sitting at the hotel window in Beijing, I observed how much of the traffic consisted of bicycles and a few taxis. It was early in the morning and many parents were riding their young children to school and the older children were riding by themselves. In China bicycles are the only way for many people to get around: Our tour guide, Harry, told us of the time he had to take his wife who was about to give birth to the hospital and all he had was a bicycle so that's how he got to the ER. Using alternate modes of transportation (buses, metro, bicycles ,walking) in cities is without a doubt sustainable but in some cities people still feel that their automobiles are a better option. After visiting both Amsterdam and Paris it had become apparent that it is necessary to provide various types of transportation. For example in Amsterdam there is a system of bike lanes within the city as well as many bikes (image to the bottom right). In order to use their bicycles people from the suburbs need to drive their car, or take the metro into town in order to then use their bikes. In Amsterdam it is easier to ride a bike then to drive a car or to walk because bikes have the right of way followed by the pedestrian and then the automobile. Paris has a similar system to Amsterdam in that there are many bike lanes ,(sketch to the top right) and people have a well organized metro system and bike lanes which allow people to use both systems to replace their car. It'll be interesting to see how traffic in London functions since they have a congestion fee, and an old system of underground transportation. In order for people to willingly replace their car it has to be convenient and economical, and built into to their lives as seen in China, Amsterdam and Paris.
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text: With a stay at Camphor Forest Hotel in Guilin, you'll be convenient to Guangxi Normal University and Seven-Star Park. This 4.5-star hotel is within close proximity of Elephant Trunk Hill and Guilin University of Electronic Technology. Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a sauna. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room. You can enjoy a meal at a restaurant serving the guests of Camphor Forest Hotel, or find a snack in a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.


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St. Paul, MN, February 18, 2010
The new WorkFit C-Mod Workstation, a sit-or-stand mobile computer workstation that enables attorneys, legal assistants and paralegals to move from seated to standing and back to a seated position whenever they wish, has been introduced by Ergotron. The benefit for law office employees —reduced back strain, increased productivity and the chance to burn more calories while enjoying healthier, more productive law office computing.
The WorkFit workstation helps legal staff achieve the sit or stand movement their bodies naturally crave, while relieving the strain and fatigue commonly associated with office computing. WorkFit delivers a small footprint, mobile office platform which can be rolled to "point-of-work" and adapted for temporary employees, visiting clients or attorneys, and short-stay telecommuters. /p>
Designed by Ergotron, a global manufacturer of digital display mounting and mobility products, the WorkFit workstation uses patented Constant Force™ lift technology to offer one-touch adjustment of the negative-tilt keyboard and LCD monitor. With 25 inches of height adjustability, WorkFit allows law firm employees to easily lift LCD screens or laptops to match their body's position while they sit or stand, providing unsurpassed ergonomic comfort. Just as importantly, WorkFit's independent adjustment and negative tilt keyboard ensures optimum elbow and wrist placement to avoid repetitive stress injury.
Ergotron's WorkFit is available in four configurations—from the productivity-promoting dual-monitor or combo (laptop with LCD) to single-LCD cart (Light Duty and Heavy Duty) models.
Research by Dr. Marc Hamilton, associate professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Missouri, indicates the act of standing may have great health benefits for office workers. The sedentary act of sitting all day actually lowers metabolic rate, negatively impacting other bodily systems. (See http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/ur/interact/?p=174.) Just standing during the day while using the WorkFit can actually double a worker's metabolic rate.
Ergotron's WorkFit workstations carry a MSRP of $899 in the US, and are available for sale to the global market through regional reseller and distribution channels. Each WorkFit (made of powder-coated painted steel and aluminum) includes cart, LCD pivot, integrated worksurface, keyboard tray with left/right mouse tray, wrist rest, mouse holder, cable storage box, CPU holder and four dual casters.
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Michael A. Crouch has been named dean of Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy effective July 1. Crouch, an accomplished educator, clinician and researcher, currently serves as executive associate dean and professor at East Tennessee State University's Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City.
The selection follows a national search to replace Charlie Sands III who resigned in May 2013 to pursue medical missions opportunities. Michael D. Hogue has served as interim dean since Sands' resignation, and he will return to his role as chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice.
Crouch joined the Gatton College of Pharmacy in 2010 as professor and associate dean for professional education and academic affairs. He accepted his current leadership position in 2012.
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Dozens of Police Evict Georgia Family at Gunpoint at 3AM
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
The eviction might have been another anonymous descent into poverty were it not for Occupy Atlanta activists who tried to help the family stay.
Four generations of a Georgia family were evicted at gunpoint by dozens of sheriffs and deputies at 3am last week in an Atlanta suburb. The eyebrow-raising eviction, a foreclosure action, might have been another anonymous descent into poverty were it not for Occupy Atlanta activists who tried to help the family stay in Christine Frazer's home of 18 years.
The eviction came as Frazer, 63, who lost her husband and then job in 2009, had been challenging the foreclosure in county and federal courts by seeking to restructure the terms of a delinquent mortgage. However, the latest holder of her loan, Investors One Corporation - the fourth company that bought her mortgage in an eight-month period - allowed the eviction to proceed even thought it was "negotiating" new loan terms with her attorney one day before the police raid.
DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown told an Atlanta talk radio show a day after the raid that a dozen squad cars and dozens of deputies were needed for the dead-of-night raid because Occupy Atlanta had set up tents on Frazer's property, and his perception of the Occupy activists in other cities led him to believe they could be armed. He also said he timed the eviction to avoid media coverage.
"I made the decision that we were going to do this at 3am for a couple of reasons," he told WAOK's Derrick Boazman. "Number one, I have seen the various Occupy groups in various cities operate before. It was an ugly scene in Oakland. I have seen them firsthand in Washington. I've seen them on Wall Street. I've seen them in Atlanta."
It took police seven hours to put the Frazer family's belongings out on the sidewalk. (photo: AlterNet)
"I will not participate in a mass demonstration arrest with television cameras when I am not sure I can trust the people who say they will offer passive resistance," Brown said. "Our intelligence told us that there were at least 10 Occupy Atlanta folks there on the property; that turned out not to be the case. Our intelligence told us that the family had vacated the house; that turned out not to be the case… We made the decision to have enough resources there to make sure it would not get out of hand."
But out-of-hand does not even approach how Christine Frazer described the raid, saying in the days since the eviction she and her family, including her 85-year-old mother, daughter and 3-year-old grandson, have been split up and forced to rely on charity. Frazer also described how she had been exploring every legal avenue to refinance her debt, but the lenders had no intention of doing anything but evict her, presumably to sell the home.
"It has been really unsettling," Frazer said. "When something like this happens, it breaks up the family. Me and my mom are staying one place. My grandson is someplace. My daughter is staying someplace else. It just feels really strange. I have lived in that home for 18 years. That is where I am used to waking up every morning. It's just… I am grateful that I am not under a bridge, but I miss home."
Frazer said that she did not expect the sudden eviction, because she had been challenging the foreclosure in federal court and her attorney had been negotiating with the lenders.
"No, I didn't, because I currently have a case in federal court for a wrongful foreclosure," she said. "And also the opposing or foreclosing attorney was in a negotiation process with my attorney. As a matter of fact, that Monday, I talked with them and they had talked about possibly reinstating the loan. But, of course, I was concerned about the principle [amount]. And they previously said they were looking for the eviction. It happened the next morning at 3am."
Frazer's descent in home loan hell had been going on for months, she said, but nothing in that arduous effort prepared her for being awakened and evicted at gunpoint.
"They came to my home like I was a drug dealer," she said. "At 3am in the morning, they knocked on my door. The Dekalb Sheriff's Department knocked on my door. They opened my door. I knew my rights that I didn't have to open the door. They came with a locksmith, drilled off the locks, came into my house, with a flashlight in one hand and pistol in the other, [shouting] 'Who's in the house? Who's in the house?'"
Frazer said the sheriff's department knew exactly who was there - three generations of women in one family and a toddler grandson.
"Who do you think was in the house?" she asked. "My picture and my story have been in the local DeKalb paper. They knew exactly who. Yes, they knew Occupy was there. But Occupy is a nonviolent movement. Nonviolent. These people came at me like I'm a drug dealer and I am doing something wrong. I am just a homeowner."
Frazer said she was ordered by sheriffs to dress and then vacate the building.
"They told me to pack up as if I just had a fire at my home and take my immediate possessions. And I had to leave immediately. I said, 'Can I take a shower?' 'No, just throw on some clothes.' It took them seven hours to get that stuff out of my house. They were going to be there anyway. Why couldn't I take a shower?"
Frazer said the sheriff brought men to empty the house of its possessions.
"They hired some off-the-wall great big jerks to come into my home," she said. "My daughter had a little piggy bank. She was saving those gold dollar coins. They broke it on the floor and took that. I have no idea where some of my jewelry is - stuff I bought when I was 30 years old. I am 63. They just threw everything everywhere, helter-skelter on the front lawn in the dark. I have to tell you, I worked hard all my life. At one point, I had a moving company. I know it is against the law in Georgia to move anyone at night."
The sheriffs closed off the street and had at least a dozen police cars present. There was one Occupy Atlanta member in a tent on the property at the time, said Tim Franzen, an Occupy member active in housing issues.
"Chris does have a place to stay," Franzen said, when asked where she and her family are now. "We have moved all of her stuff, 18 years worth of stuff, into storage. And Chris still has plenty of fight in her and we are going to fight alongside of her."
Invisible, Unaccountable Moneymen
Frazer's foreclosure woes are hardly unique. It is typical for single women to earn less money than men. It is very difficult for women over age 60 to find gainful employment. Meanwhile, her mortgage has been sold and resold in a financial industry game of pass the hot potato, where buyers and sellers pay a fraction of its face value but either cash out by finding a new buyer or evicting the borrower and selling the house.
"My loans were securitized, there is no doubt in my mind about that," Frazer said, explaining that every time she sought to identify who was the actual holder of her mortgage she ran into brick walls and opaque companies where it was all but impossible to even speak to someone with authority to negotiate on the phone.
Frazer said one firm she contacted, claiming to be in the business of helping distressed borrowers, came back with an offer - pay $20,000 in cash and then the loan would be reinstated. That option, of course, was impossible, because if she had that kind of cash, she said she would have been making her mortgage payments. Frazer also had hopes that President Obama's program to help distressed borrowers would offer a way to keep the home. But that also fell through because only borrowers who are caught up with all their payments are eligible for restructuring their loans.
"You are not a distressed homeowner if you are current on your mortgage," she said.
Frazer said she has tried to negotiate a new loan - starting with her balance, not including nearly $30,000 in penalty and legal fees tacked onto the principle.
"I sat down one day as I was going through this, and looked at what we have paid," she said. "I have already have paid over $240,000 for the house… The banks have gotten the money. The banks got a [government] bailout. That document that the bank sent me that said my house is now worth $40,000. That is called depreciation. That is a tax write-off for them. Their bread got buttered on both sides. But me and my family; what kind of justice is that?"
Dekalb Sheriff Brown told the talk radio listeners there was nothing unusual about Frazer's foreclosure and eviction - apart from bringing in 10 times the number of law enforcement officers typically involved because of the presence of Occupy Atlanta.
"Mrs. Frazer lost her home evidently because she could not make payments," he said. "As I understand it, she tried to get a loan modification, but she did not qualify for a loan modification because she did not have a source of income."
"Mrs. Frazier and her attorneys exhausted every legal means to save her home," Brown said. "They took it all the way to the DeKalb Superior Court… The judge sitting on the bench ruled that she could still not keep her home and issued an order to the sheriff to execute the warrant…."
Frazer's attorney, Joshua Davis, said the sheriff's descriptions and knowledge of the case was not accurate. Davis said Frazer was scheduled to go before a county court to seek a temporary restraining order preventing the foreclosure while the case was in litigation. However, lawyers for the lender took the case to federal court, because of the loan amounts involved, where the TRO proceeding became voided and the case had to commence again. That was a tactic, Davis said to strip away the legal obstacles and proceed with a foreclosure eviction, which under Georgia law is a 30-day process.
"We were about to have a hearing on the temporary restraining order," Davis said. "Right before we were about to have a hearing but the opposing counsel moved it to federal court. What that does is it basically nullifies the hearing that we hope to take place in [county] Superior Court. And then everything is supposed to be sent to federal court and then the judges from there will move on it. But everything in federal court moves a lot slower."
There is one legal scenario under which Frazer might regain her home and get a modified mortgage she could afford.
Davis said the lender that pursued the eviction, Investors One Corp., was not the holder of her latest mortgage in the DeKalb County assessor's office. Apparently, an Indiana bank that sold the loan to Investors One is still listed as the last lender of record on the property. That discrepancy in property records might prove to be enough legal grounds to reverse the foreclosure and entitle Frazer to punitive damages - because Investors One executed the eviction without legal standing as the recorded loan holder. If a federal judge accepts that argument or allows a trial to proceed based on it, then a settlement might be possible in which Frazer could obtain a new affordable 30-year mortgage.
When asked if that was what she was seeking, she replied, "Exactly. Work with me."
In the meantime, DeKalb Sheriff Brown is unrepentant about Occupy Atlanta, saying he does not trust their claims of being nonviolent.
"What I didn't want to do was to put a whole lot of people in my jail who wanted to be in my jail, at $53.50 a day, which is a burden to the taxpayers," he said, "because somebody wants to make a statement that in their minds that corporate America controls 90 percent of the wealth in these United States of America. Whether that is true or not, I don't know and I don't care. I have a constitutional responsibility to uphold the peace."


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The Daily Mail sketch writer, Quentin Letts has riled Giles Coren with his attitude to Peter Mandelson.
In a Radio 4 interview last week, Letts compared Mandelson to the pianist Liberace.
The implied homophobia in this comparison annoyed Coren who let rip in his column in The Times last Saturday: "Liberace? Poor old Quentin. Is that really who Mandelson puts him in mind of? Is that what Quentin's unconscious does with a homosexual Cabinet minister? Turns him into a big Italian woofter in a gold suit who died of Aids? I guess so."


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Colombia's rich natural heritage as one of the world's most bio-diverse countries is coming under increasing pressure from extractive industries, livestock grazing, urbanisation and car use, according to the OECD's first Environmental Performance Review of Colombia.
Colombia has done much to strengthen the rules governing its telecommunication sector, but it must give its regulator more power to enforce them in order to increase competition, particularly in the highly concentrated mobile market, according to a new OECD report.
This review makes recommendations aimed at furthering regulatory reform and stimulating market competition and investment in the sector as a building block for the future development of the Colombian economy.
Latin America: publications, working papers and studies
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This report analyses if Colombia's procurement legislation and practices are in line with the OECD 2012 Recommendation on Fighting Bid Rigging and the 1998 Recommendation on Effective Action against Hard Core Cartels. It also sets forth suggestions that can lead to closer compliance with such instruments, more effective procurement and a reduction in the incidence of bid rigging in Colombia.
Tax revenues in Latin American countries continue to rise but are lower as a proportion of their national incomes than in most OECD countries. Revenue Statistics in Latin America 2012 shows that Argentina and Brazil have the highest tax revenue to GDP ratio, while Guatemala and Dominican Republic stand at the lower end.
This publication addresses the role of national systems of IP in the socio-economic development of emerging countries, notably through their impact on innovation. It presents a framework that identifies the key mechanisms that enable IP systems to support emerging countries' innovation and development objectives.
Colombia has made progress towards eliminating fuel and diesel subsidies and reducing discretionary spaces allowing for artificially low fuel prices, but challenges remain. This paper discusses the political economy of fuel subsidies in the country to understand why reform has been so slow.
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BLT Macaroni Salad
Total Time
Prep 2 hrs 20 mins
Cook 0 mins
If you like Pasta Salad I think you might enjoy this.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
- 5 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 large tomatoes, diced
- 1 1⁄4 cups diced celery
- 1 1⁄4 cups mayonnaise
- 5 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 lb bacon, cooked and crumble
- Cook macaroni according to package directions.
- Drain and rinse in cold water.
- In a large bowl combine the macaroni,green onions,tomato and celery.
- In a small bowl combine Mayonnaise,vinegar,salt and pepper.
- Pour over macaroni mixture and toss to coat.
- Cover and chill for 2 hours.
- Just before serving add bacon.
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One of my all-time favorite recipes! This salad is such a huge hit in my house that I usually double the recipe so when we take some to bbqs we have a leftover batch for us at home! I definitely recommend using maple bacon, gives it a great flavor.
EXCELLENT Salad! I did use wheat macaroni and light mayo. The flavor if this salad is awesome! It even smells like a BLT. Thanks for sharing this salad!!
Great macaroni salad and easy to make. I added some sugar to the dressing. I will definitely make this again!


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Blame the last 4 years!
So your understanding of democracy means it can excuse attempted murder?
"So your understanding of democracy means it can excuse attempted murder?"
Obviously Sr NONliberal was making a partisan remark. How you get that as an excuse for attempted murder makes no sense what-so- ever.
Definitely has been a rough start for Obama's second term. His agenda seems to be having a hard time getting traction. Maybe he will do something radically different and try being a leader. Obviously his "charm campaign" didn't work. Wouldn't it be radical if he closed Gitmo, ended the Bush tax cuts, withdrew now from Afghanistan, pulled our troops out of the middle east and Africa altogether, canceled the Patriot Act, pay down the debt by half, and then my favorite, maintain transparency and restore civility to Washington. Oh well, one can dream…
What no dimwitted cartoon about the gutless senates vote on background checks?
Great comments Mickey. In fact, if Mr. Obama were to actually do all of the things you mentioned, I would be able to vote FOR him instead of against a lesser opponent next time!.
I know Hillary and Biden are the frontrunners for the Dems. I just think there are better people out there than any of the party's front runners.
New, On ABC!! "So You Want to Lead A Nation!" CBS can have, "American Leaders!", and NBC can do "The Leaders!"
More people might vote than do during elections.
Again, thanks for keeping the level of debate high.
Koresh's guns were bought legally through gun shows too. Wouldn't it have been nice if that hadn't been possible?
Wouldn't it have been nice if Reno's justice department would have arrested him on one of his daily runs? How many women and children would still be alive?
WAIT WAIT… isn't that exactly what he promised to do in 2008? I seem to remember the "hope" that maybe "this guy" would really "change" the way business is done in DC.
but … no … just another thug politician.
My brother, it isn't the lack of laws, but rather the lack of enforcement.
Now I know that gun shows provide ample opportunity for a person with nefarious intentions to purchase a gun from a "private owner". After all, if you have a gun you want to sell and the dealer will give you 250 for it but you run into this guy with 500 cash …. well….
So you pass the law to require a background check on all gun purchases at gun shows. How exactly will you enforce it? Will you station police in every aisle? Will there be 20 in the parking lot? Will the swat team be running to every car trunk lid going up?
And how do you enforce that rule when a person is talking with his neighbor in the den of his home and a "sale" takes place? Is the gun owner going to say "wait a second Jack. I have to call the feds and make sure you are allowed to own one first."
Prohibitions create black markets.
I was being facetious, Scott. sorry.
There were so many people making fun at Mr. McConnall's expense because of his comment of "Our primary goal is to make Obama a one term president." This led to cartoons on GC and comedians everywhere talking about how Mr. McConnall might have more success in keeping Obama from being a three term president. Even though a few conservatives expressed concern that Mr. Obama might try to become a three term president…hopefully in jest or sarcasm.
I also agree that killing people like the marathon bombers, eric rudolph, tim mcveigh, and even bin laden is too merciful and makes them into matyrs as well as eliminates sources of info. I posted recently my opinion they should be in a room where they see pictures of why they are in jail every day of their life along with the voices and/or images of survivors who want to talk to them. Whether it's to forgive them or to taunt them, I don't care. But just in case there is no such thing as hell, putting them out of their misery without making them regret, repent, and feel real pain and shame for the evil they did is just too damned merciful.
And I've been told that I am a very liberal voice.
No objectivity at all.
Take care Scott. I always enjoy the opportunity to agree with you.
I agree…
"The "elephant in the corner" is a non- existant mental health care system. When will our leaders show the courage and sanity to address a real issue instead of hiding behind popular myths?"
Although it makes sense that mental health is a factor, the current state of understanding of mental illness is subjective and uneven. The Commonwealth of Virginia spent 3 years and close to a million bucks on therapists to determine whether the guy in Appomattox who shot 8 family members and neighbors to death might be mentally unstable. Duh.
I have newspaper clippings about gun deaths: how about the mother in Maryland who shot her 14-year-old son because he wouldn't hand over the remote control? Or the guy in New York who killed his fiancee because of a bid she made in a bridge game? Do you think these people were insane, or did they just allow poor judgement and a handy weapon to do their deeds?
Watch the show "48 hours", in which cops try to get info about murders before the case goes cold. Almost every show, there is someone who is shot because of an argument or because he owes someone 10 bucks.
I hope you can agree that these people shouldn't be able to have guns. What to do? I don't claim to have the answers, but I will say that if we keep doing the same thing, we will keep getting the same result, and it appears gun owners would prefer that these incidents continue to happen rather than to try to do something about it. It is disheartening, to say the least.
Ima: update please, the brothers are LEGAL immigrants. Their uncle is furious at their actions, and an irate naturalized citizen, and proud American.
HMMMM, I wonder how many other legal immigrants passed through who also hate America? How many of the illegals will become citizens who also hate the USA?
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On Tap Today: Super Bowl bites
It's time to come to the "acceptance" phase of the greiving process - the Packers will not be in the Super Bowl this year. So try to look on the bright side - you won't have to stress out so much during the game, allowing you to better concentrate on what's truly the most important aspect of any Super Bowl Sunday, the food.
And in that department, the Bay View Community Center (1320 E. Oklahoma Ave.) has you covered. From 6:30 to 9 p.m. tonight it's hosting a Super Bowl party cooking class. For $16 you can learn how to make five different varieties of wings--classic buffalo, Carribbean jerk, honey-habernero pepper, spicy Korean and parmesean garlic--as well as homemade cracked pepper potato chips with onion dip, and the unofficial state snack, beer and cheese fondue with soft pretzels. And you'll be to taste these snacks of the class of course, and there'll be soda, beer and coffee to help you wash it down. And raffle prizes. »Read Full Blog Post
Soulstice mashes up movies in 'Completely Hollywood (abridged)'
A play that promises to send up nearly 200 movies in 90 minutes? Are you kidding me?
But there they all were, chastely listed in the program for Soulstice Theatre's spirited and funny production of "Completely Hollywood (abridged)," which opened over the weekend - just in time for the frenzied run-up to Oscar night. »Read Full Article


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Watch now the music video for Ludacris' new single "Rest of My Life" featuring Usher and David Guetta, taken from the rapper's upcoming album "Ludaversal", due in early 2013...Click 'play' above!
I am SO feeling the David Guetta production on this one. Clubs' dancefloors will go DOWN when those breaks hit in. I can so picture it. As for the song itself - as in Usher and Luda's parts - it's nothing really extraodinary. The song is the beat, and the beat will make the song a Hot 100 Top 40 hit no doubt. And thank God Luda pulled this pop smash ace out of his sleeve cause with the underwhelming previous singles "Jingalin" and "Representing", "Ludaversal" was beginning to smell like mega disaster. Oh, and back to the newly-premiered 'Rest of My Life MV, well, it serves the purpose. I felt the 'uplifting' spirit.


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I haven't posted much recently because my teaching load this term has taken up a lot of my time. But I got the following email this week from a PT reader and it has motivated me to get back to it. With her permission, I am posting her letter here (with the names changed) so that my responses may be able to support and speak to other students who share similar questions and concerns:
"My name is Hilary; I'm a fifteen-year-old freshman in high school, and I've been reading your PT blog. My closest friend recently revealed to me that she wishes to be called Liliona and is in fact a girl (I won't do her the injustice of calling her a male pronoun.) I'm the only person apart from Liliona herself who knows her gender identity. When we're not alone, she goes by Derek and dresses like a boy. I've been having some trouble adjusting the pronouns in my mind, however. I am extremely frustrated that I still refer to her as a him in my head and have to consciously change the pronoun. Do you know how I can make this easier?
I'd also like to try to change the culture of our school at least a little bit before she 'comes out.' You seem to have a pretty extensive knowledge about schools and gender diversity. Is there a way that I can influence my classmates to separate gender and sex without letting them know why? Is there something I can do about the eternal problem of the sex/gender separated restrooms? Why is it that on standardized tests they ask for the sex and not the gender? If they're trying to do statistics, wouldn't gender make more sense? On school registration forms (I'm new to this school this year, so I know) they ask for gender, but on the medical forms, they ask for sex. How can I support her once she comes out? Our school isn't very diverse, socioeconomically, racially, or sexually; I get the feeling that even our friends won't be as forgiving as we'd hope. She has no desire to become physically female, but she would like people to identify her as a girl. Is there any way I can do anything so that she can stop living a lie, as she'd like, without fear of rejection and intolerance?
I worry. A lot.
Thank you for your time. If you don't have time to answer, that's fine, too."
Hillary brings up some excellent concerns, common issues, and important questions. I will do my best to offer some basic information to address each one. Here is my response:
Dear Hillary,
Thank you for writing. You are asking some excellent questions, and I will do my best to address each one. First of all, congratulations on being such a safe and supportive friend such that Liliona feels secure and ready to tell you about her gender identity and share this important part of her life with you. Don't beat yourself up about the pronouns – this is a big change and our language is ill-suited to adapt easily to it. I have a good friend who identifies as qenderqueer and prefers the pronoun "they" – I knew them for 8 years before they informed me of this, so I still catch myself making mistakes and correcting my inner speech (and sometimes outer speech). The most important thing is that you are recognizing and validating your friend's identity. Small mistakes of language are minor compared to the support and value that come from your larger actions. Keep working on it, be aware of it, but cut yourself some slack. It is harder that you still have to publicly refer to Liliona -- by her birth name and sex assigned at birth. It is hard to keep those names and pronouns clear when a person feels forced to live a double life.
As for your questions about changing school culture – these are amazing questions, and I wish more students were as aware and engaged as you are! Having the students be the driving force for the changes they want to see in the school community can be incredibly refreshing and empowering – however you need to develop some key allies to help you on this path. Possible starting points at the school may include: student council, the GSA and the advisor(s), school counselor(s), or district personnel responsible for Title IX (sexual harassment & gender equity) or anti-bullying initiatives.
Is there a way that I can influence my classmates to separate gender and sex without letting them know why?
This is a great question – how can we gently change the culture of our schools to get students, teachers, and other staff to understand the differences between sex (assigned at birth based on certain physical features), gender identity (how a person feels on the inside) and sexual orientation (who a person is most attracted to romantically for intimate relationships)? Hillary told me that she started off by asking her Biology teacher to "avoid using gender-related terms when in actuality referring to sex. (We're doing sex-linked traits at the moment, so there's a lot of 'daughter', 'son', 'boy', 'girl' type-things going on when actually referring to the sexual genotype of a person.) She didn't ask any questions, and readily agreed as well as promising to persuade the rest of the science department to do so too. It brightened my day a bit."
This is a good start. Other ways you can do it is gently remind your peers when they are mixing the two up. Something like, "Hey don't call that kid 'gay' because he likes to sing. Why would you make fun of someone for doing what they love? Anyway, you're confusing sex, gender and sexual orientation and that is a whole different problem. Try not to do that." You may even consider posting a link to this blog on your Facebook page and see what your friends have to say about it.
Is there something I can do about the eternal problem of the sex/gender separated restrooms?
This is a very large problem for many transgender and gender creative youth. Also, the lack of privacy in school restrooms is a problem for anyone who is modest, afraid for their safety, has a medical condition, etc. So the most immediate solution to this is just to ask your school what options are available to students who might require more privacy when they use the restroom—either for personal or medical reasons. The right to privacy is an important one and it doesn't start when you graduate high school. Schools should allow use of staff washrooms, nurses' stations, and other single-user spaces to accommodate ANY students who make such a request. The larger problem of creating gender-neutral washrooms may take more time to address due to physical plant issues and deeply imbedded cultural beleifs. But knowing your rights and options NOW is a good start.
Why is it that on standardized tests they ask for the sex and not the gender?
This is another excellent question and a pet-peeve of mine. For statistical reasons researchers like to break down scores by certain demographic categories. Sex has always been an important one in our culture. For clarity's sake, generally they want to know your legal sex, or for most people your sex assigned at birth. In rare cases, researchers actually care about the identity of the test-taker and will ask more detailed questions about gender identity and sexual orientation and identity, but you probably won't see those questions on your local state tests for NCLB. Sometimes they ask for 'gender' but what they really want to know is your 'sex'. So you see, the problem of confusing sex with gender is not unique to your peers or your school, it is a larger social issue.
How can I support her once she comes out?
As a friend, this is one of the most important questions to answer. How to provide a support network and affirmation for a person who is facing a long and challenging coming-out process. A few concrete ideas are:
Is there any way I can do anything so that she can stop living a lie, as she'd like, without fear of rejection and intolerance?
Your final question is a very difficult one. We do live in a patriarchal culture that is transphobic, homophobic, and misogynist. Anyone who challenges social norms of the gender binary and cisgenderism will most likely face hostility and challenges that others don't face. The good news is that there are many amazing people committed to equity and social justice that are working hard to change this. You are one of them. The only way to live without fear of rejection and intolerance is to develop a strong sense of self – to love yourself just as you are. To do that, it is important to surround yourself with strong, healthy, and affirming relationships. You are an important piece of that puzzle for Liliona and on this journey she will need to make hard choices about the people to keep in her life and those she may need to put some distance from. I will continue thinking about your questions and plan to blog again about some other ideas for students like you. This post is already very long, but I wanted to address each of your questions individually. I hope this helps.
BTW: You rock!


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The Obama Budget
Senator Tom Coburn's office provides a few facts about the budget the Obama administration has submitted to Congress. Budget buster would most likely be a better description:
Total Spending:
Total spending under this budget is $3.9 trillion in 2009, or 28% of GDP, the highest level as a share of GDP since World War II.
Discretionary Spending:
This budget provides $1.2 trillion in discretionary budget authority for FY 2010 and increases discretionary spending by $490 billion over 5 years. Total spending in 2009 is 28 percent of GDP.
Mandatory Spending:
The Democrat budget includes $2.2 trillion in mandatory spending for FY 2010, which includes Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid spending.
So there are the basics. And remember the pledge that by 2012 the deficit will be cut in half. Well, with this budget, that doesn't mean a whole bunch in terms of what's left in the deficit. It will still most certainly be higher than any deficit prior to this one.
Deficit is one thing, debt is another. Politicians like to use smoke and mirrors with deficit and debt, preferring to ignore debt and talk about how they're dealing with debt. Well let's get serious about this – the debt is what we owe, the deficit is just how much more we're piling up.
Total National Debt Today:
$11.055 trillion
Under the Democrat Budget:
FY 2010: $12.2 trillion
FY 2011: $14.3 trillion
FY 2012: $15.3 trillion
FY 2013: $16.1 trillion
FY 2014: $17.0 trillion
So now we see the bottom line. In FY 2011, we will have more debt than GDP (the US GDP is 13.84 Trillion). And, in all honesty, we don't have to be – unless we pass this budget. You cannot spend yourself out of debt. And you cannot cure a credit problem by extending more credit.
Public Debt:
This budget adds $4.96 trillion to the public debt by 2014. Debt will be about two-thirds of GDP for the entire budget window, and deficits will be at least $500 billion in each year of the budget window.
The Democrat Budget sets total outlays in FY 2010 at $3.53 trillion and total revenues at $2.29 trillion, for a deficit of $1.24 trillion.
This is truly the beginning of the end. And without cap and trade involved, without universal health care is factored in, just to pay for this mess, taxes are going to go up. The question is how high. And as you'll see, it'll be higher than the spin is spinning:
Tax Increases:
Against a baseline that assumes current law tax policy is extended, S. Con. Res. 13 raises taxes by $361 billion and allows for $1.3 trillion in additional tax increases. In addition their budget paves the way for additional tax increases from a proposed cap-and-trade tax in reconciliation.
If you're wondering where the additional $1.3 trillion in taxation might (will?) come from, Coburn provides a little behind the scenes look at how the Democrats procedurally set up phantom funds that they can initiate through a majority vote anytime they wish to fund favored initiatives:
Deficit Neutral Reserve Funds:
The Democrat budget includes 15 "reserve funds," which essentially "phantom spending" policy statements that allow the majority to say that they would like to fund a certain initiative. The deficit neutral requirement associated with the reserve funds typically require that taxes be raised in order to pay for the new policy initiative. If all reserve funds were to be fully enacted, total spending would increase by $1.3 trillion, financed by tax increases or spending decreases.
Welcome to "hope and change". More debt, more spending, bigger deficit, and no end in sight.
Someone will end up paying for all of this mess, and my guess is it will be all of us – for generations.
Notes on the "Big Plan"
Two major points about the budget plan the Obama administration has out there (from the Heritage Foundation):
Spending: Obama's budget proposes $1.13 trillion in regular discretionary spending for 2010. This is a full 12% increase over the 2009 spending baseline. On top of this the Obama budget increases entitlement spending by another $700 billion. The proposed post-recession spending level of 22% of GDP has been exceeded only 8 times in the post-war era. And these numbers do not include the spending priorities of the unchecked far left in Congress.
The Chicago Tribune reports today "President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge against congressional earmarks and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects … Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group, identified almost 8,600 earmarks totaling $7.7 billion."
Deficits: The Obama budget claims to cut the deficit in half by 2012, but relies on audaciously optimistic economic forecasts that no one believes in. Adding the "stimulus" bill to a realistic budget baseline yields a projected 2010-2017 cumulative budget deficit of $8.4 trillion – 2.5 times the size of President Bush's deficits over the same 8-year time period. Before the recession, revenues were 18 percent of GDP and spending was 20 percent. After the recession, President Obama would maintain revenues at 19 percent of GDP, and spending at 22 percent. In other words, all new tax revenues would finance new spending, rather than deficit reduction. President Obama's structural budget deficit would exceed President Bush's.
So you have, in the time of economic contraction and massive deficit, a 12% increase over the 2009 spending baseline in discretionary spending. 12%. And entitlement increase of $700 billion. In an 8 year time period (should he be re-elected in 2012) Obama plans to add 8.4 trillion to the debt – a full 2.5 times larger than the huge debt George Bush added. This is a phenomenal and eventually crippling level of borrowing and spending. There is no end in sight. Where the Bush administration spent 2% above the revenue, even with an increase in revenue from increased taxation, the Obama administration plans on maintaining a 3% spending gap of revenue/spending.
Untenable, unsustainable and ultimately, utterly destructive to a market economy.


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