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HELENA, Mont. - In Helena Wednesday, the Senate Education and Cultural resources committee held a hearing for the confirmation of appointees to the Montana University System Board of Regents.
One of those appointees: Pat Williams, who made controversial comments to the national media last month.
Williams got national attention after he made a comment referring to some University of Montana football recruits as 'thugs' in an interview with the New York Times. The article appeared the same time a high-profile rape case involving Griz quarterback Jordan Johnson, got underway.
As Williams stood in front of the committee Wednesday to make his case for confirmation, he briefly addressed the comments, saying he was asked to do so by committee members.
Williams told the committee and crowd full of Montanans that despite what some might think he didn't call the New York Times, a reporter called him.
"He asked me about six players who had been accused of assault, burglary, beatings, drug use, DUI and rape and I called them what I called them," Williams said. "Now some misunderstood the context of the story but I didn't write the story."
After Williams addressed his comments and focused on his qualifications, the public got a chance to speak to the committee. First up, a line of about 15 people who spoke on Williams' behalf. Educators, UM students, former staff members from Williams' campaign all stood in support. Some addressing the 'thug' comments, saying they were out of context others directing the focus to the qualifications and experience they said make Williams a good fit for the Board of Regents.
After 35 minutes of testimony Primary Sponsor Jim Peterson called for opponents. First out of the gate was former University of Montana Vice President Jim Foley. He told the committee he isn't for or against Williams but wanted to get his opinion across.
Foley worked for Williams when he served as a U.S. Representative.
"The statements made in there by my friend Pat in my judgment were callous and injurious; both to the citizens of this state and the thousands of student athletes and UM alumni around this country," said Foley. "In my view, none of it was necessary and the timing in my judgment made it a bit more harmful."
After Foley the committee heard from some opponents including Griz football fans, a former player's parent. They were concerned about the comments and the way they portrayed UM. The opponents said Williams should be held accountable for what he said in such a huge spotlight.
The committee likely won't vote on the confirmation for a day or two. Then it's up to the entire senate to make the final call with a vote.
Two other regents, both from Bozeman, also need to be approved. Joseph Theil is the current student regent. His term is set to expire June 30 of this year And Jeff Krauss. Krauss is currently Bozeman's Deputy Mayor and the Director of Finance and Administration at the Museum of the Rockies. His term expires February 1, 2015.


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I am from manila, my ride is a 99 suburban 2500.
I just talked with a guy named Rudolph from Linksys tech support in the Filipines. He spoke better and clearer English than a lot of people I know. Good guy - awesome job and he knows how to make home made Philipino chicken soup. I should have gotten the recepie!
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Earlier on Tuesday, Clash resigned from Sesame Street after 28 years, after denying an allegation that he had sex with another underage boy. He cited personal matters but did not address the new allegations.
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#1 Thu 25 Oct 12 4:11pm
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No Refrigerator?
This sounds awesome:
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#2 Thu 25 Oct 12 4:25pm
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Re: No Refrigerator?
That link didn't work right for me. Maybe this will work better for some:
#3 Thu 25 Oct 12 4:38pm
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Re: No Refrigerator?
Thanks MsP.
#4 Thu 25 Oct 12 4:48pm
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Re: No Refrigerator?
I was again today at how JO stores root veg at home.
It's called clamping.
#5 Thu 25 Oct 12 7:10pm
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Re: No Refrigerator?
That's a fairly interesting article coco but I am sceptical , this seems ok for just a few bits of fruit and veg , but there was not the keeping of dairy produce , raw or cooked meats , raw or cooked fish , or any of the things like left overs that are generally kept in the fridge.
Personaly , I don't think what has been offered in the article to be a very practical solution .
Eggs are ok kept out of a fridge (but not totaly recomended )as problems occour when the temperature of the eggs vary e.g. Moving an egg contestantly between room temperature or a fridge as it encourages the growth of organisms.
The link to Jamie's gardeners tips for storage and over wintering of vegetables I know works well as this is how we always stored vegetables to get through the winter .
Also we used to wrap dry freshly picked apples in paper and place them in cardboard boxes so that none were touching.
I have seen a photograph where Genaro Contaldo was fixing bunches of cherry tomatoes together and hanging them. I have never seen this before and wonder how long they will keep like this.
We are fortunate as we have a small cellar , just a bit of a corridors realy that goes underneath the entrance hall . Down in the cellar is an old oblong thick slate slab that has a drainage grove cut into it that goes almost the whole way around the slab , at one corner these chanels are directed towards the floor and underneath on the floor is a drainage hole.
This slate slab was originally used for the storage of meat, the drainage Chanel I am told would have tipped any blood that drained from the meat pooling and would drain off into the drainage hole in the floor.
Our house is over 110 years old and this is an original feature of the house .
There was also a long slate slab in the pantry , but this had to be moved so that we could fit the fridge in. It is now in the garden as a bench .
We had to do without a fridge for a good fewmonths after we first moved into this house and I can tell you it was not easy to manage with a family.
I was relieved when the fridge was finally delivered and we could store food in a safer manner.
#6 Thu 25 Oct 12 7:30pm
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Re: No Refrigerator?
That's interesting about the cold storage/drainage system mummza! I don't have any cold interior spaces, but it's pretty handy for people who grow and want to keep fresh vegs. I'd draw the line at storing raw meat in a non-controlled temp.
A friend's 17th c. home in Pennsylvania had a small stone spring house which was used in past times to keep foods cold. I think the spring ran right through or under the stone floor. It was just a trickle at that point and the interior had collected some ferns. But, it was quite cool inside that space, even on a hot summer day.
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#7 Thu 25 Oct 12 10:40pm
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Re: No Refrigerator?
I know it is interesting MsP at the moment the slate slab in the cellar houses a wine rack so its not easy to take a photo of.
Every Christmas Eve , my darling goes along to the wholesale fruit and veg market , its meant for the trade but they have always served us and we have been going along there for over 20 years.
We buy fruit and veg by the box and put it in the cellar , it keeps well down there as in the winter its like a cold store.
We usually share the boxes of fruit and veg with another family (but last year they were away ad so this didnt happen ) we find that the fruit and veg keeps very well in the cellar and will still be very good for the new year .
By doing this its bth economical and also means that I dont have to go to the shops between christmas and new year apart from getting things like milk and bread flour if we have run out.
what we have to remember about refrigetation is that there has been a lot less food brne organisms since refrigeration has become common place in peoples homes .
#8 Thu 25 Oct 12 11:58pm
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Re: No Refrigerator?
Great design ideas though!
#9 Fri 26 Oct 12 8:28am
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Re: No Refrigerator?
Yes to me it seems more like an art installation than a storage solution .
And defiantly not designed by someone who needs to shop for a large family .
#10 Fri 26 Oct 12 9:23am
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Re: No Refrigerator?
During construction of our house in Surin, we temporarily resided in rented accommodation and bought a small refrigerator. After moving, we purchased a larger refrigerator and gave the existing one to my wife's family.
Since then, the only things that I have ever seen in there have been bottles of water.
Everything they eat with the rice (mandatory) is fresh from a garden and if (repeat, if) anything is left it is fed to the ducks and chickens.
A simple life.
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The MMCi program leverages Duke's world-renowned expertise in medicine, business, and health informatics. It seeks to prepare graduates for managerial and executive positions in health care such as: chief medical information officer, chief information officer, implementation manager, analyst, or management consultant. Graduates in these leadership roles operationalize, manage, and evaluate health IT in a variety of settings, including academia, government, and industry. Through access to the finest faculty and resources across health care, IT, and management education, students will acquire the knowledge and skills to merge technology with research and patient care and help improve human health.
Classes begin in August each year, meeting for four 12-week terms. During each term, classes meet on campus every other Friday and Saturday (a total of six week-ends per term) for the full day, with a short break between quarters. Students take three courses and an Ethics seminar each term. In addition, there are career seminars and industry networking events offered on Thursday evenings prior to class weekends.
Student Profile
MMCi alumni, students, and applicants represent diverse educational, professional and cultural backgrounds. While two-thirds of applicants have science or technology backgrounds, others have education and/or work experience in public health, public policy, business, and economics.
Approximately 40% of MMCi students have clinical experience. Professional experiences also include IT, business development, health administration, clinical trial management, consulting, and other business functions. International students add to the diversity of perspective in the MMCi program. Like domestic students, International students also come from a wide variety of IT, Medicine, and business backgrounds.
A key learning component of the MMCi experience is the study team, which is created to draw upon the diversity of experience and perspective within the class. A typical study team might include an IT professional, a clinician, an International student, someone with 20+ years of work experience and someone who has just a few years work experience. On a study team, each student brings a different perspective and has something unique to contribute, allowing a study team to see and learn about problems and solutions through other points of view.
Typical Class Demographics:
• Class Size: 29
• Average Age: 32
• Average Years of Work Experience: 7
• Students with Advanced Degrees: 60%
• Clinicians: 40%
• Women: 38%
Application Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission to the MMCi program include:
• Undergraduate degree from a 4-year accredited program
• Academic and graduate transcripts, as relevant
• Responses to essay questions to assess readiness and interest
• GMAT or GRE scores that are within five years of the test date
• GMAT or GRE may be waived for applicants holding advanced degrees
• Two letters of recommendation:
o One addressing work or educational experience and conveying ability to work at the level of a Master's program
o One addressing interpersonal skills, values, or character
• Interview with the program director by phone or in person
• Recommended: College-level calculus and statistics courses, as well as computer skills
For more information, see http://www.dukemmci.org/, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or call (919) 668-4647.


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Tebow is cheating himself of a chance to be a respected, successful position player with his stubborn refusal to consider a switch from QB!
He comes off as a bit of a hypocrite for allowing his pride to lead him down a dead end street as an NFL QB.
Having a closed mind to change for the better is not a very christian attitude!


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Any kind of stereotypically male banter or sparring using the internal e-mail system and using ALLSTAFF to involve everybody, including sneaking into someone's office and using their e-mail account to send out embarrassing e-mails to the entire staff; from the habit of boys in high school locker rooms snapping towels at each others' butts. Also known as "e-snapping".
"sorry I was late," said James," It took me an extra ten minutes to clear my inbox of all the electronic towel snapping that has been going on between Lex and Tim."
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I don't know all the details for doing a SBS (Short Barreled Shotgun) but use the original receiver and just put a blocking plate on the rear where the stock get's mounted.
As for #2, no, completely different.
Question 1: would be kosher to buy a Saiga 12 make a receiver for it, DONT add rear stock, File form 1 and register it as an AOW???
Question 2: Will AKM bent flats work on a Saiga 12 parts kit? if not what could be used?
Thanks This is what I'm After (with no stock and a pistol grip)
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I don't know all the details for doing a SBS (Short Barreled Shotgun) but use the original receiver and just put a blocking plate on the rear where the stock get's mounted.
As for #2, no, completely different.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
It would have to be an AOW for my state...... No SBS or SBR just AOW so.... I would have to use a new receiver because an AOW must never have had a stock.
Is there any receiver on the market that I could use on one of these flat or built?
There is currently no US made receivers being produced. I think that a new receiver cold be reverse engineered from an RPK receiver.
The SOT will then have to pay the $200 stamp to "create" it.
The Issue here is You cant make an AOW from a firearm that has had a stock. Saiga sells the Saiga 12 with a Stock from factory. I would have to build a new receiver.
How far off is th RPK? could I use the barrel/trunnion and weld it to a Tapco flat? like an ak kit?
Sorry for my ignorance, My ONLY AK experience is from my 98% complete AK pistol that voland traded me. And have never touched a Saiga before. I dont even know if they are milled or stamped...
AFAIK there is no current receiver option for Saigas. Someone might be able to one-off one for you but the cost would be up there.
BTW, SOTs pay an annual yearly tax (the SOT) of $500 or $1000 for the pleasure of manufacturing NFA firearms. They do not pay an individual tax on anything they make, the yearly tax covers everything they make.
One possibility to make your own is to get some sheet steel the proper thickness, machine a forming die and bend the steel to shape around it.
AKs are either .045 or .060, more or less. From what I've been reading the Saigas come in .050, .055, and possibly other thicknesses. You'd have to watch your inside width when bending the flat.
I've given thought to the SOT issue before. It might be possible to find one who would do a "twofer" - you prepare the flats and loan him the bending fixture, and he bends them, registers them, and then transfers one or more to you. He's only out a few minutes' time in bending and some paperwork, and he gets some "free" receivers he can sell.
Ummmm, no.
not how it works.
When signed out it goes as follows: long gun, pistol or receiver.
In this scenario it will be receiver.
There is no way to turn it into an AOW period.
No one I know would be willing to falsify paperwork to appease anybody just to get sent to prison.
Your app WILL be turned down should you submit one.
Then you may also qualify to be on their watch list. It just ain 't worth it.


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Hef's Movie Notes: The Thin Man
Hef introduces the classic, comic detective film.
Tonight: William Powell and Myrna Loy, with Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton and Cesar Romero in Dashiell Hammett's sophisticated crime classic The Thin Man.
The Thin Man was Dashiell Hammett's last novel. It was inspired by his romantic relationship with Lillian Hellman–the author of such literary landmarks as The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes and Watch on the Rhine.
Hammett's reputation as a writer of hard-boiled detective stories had already been well established with such novels like The Maltese Falcon and The Glass Key when he started writing The Thin Man in 1930.
He and Hellman were serious drinking buddies and he had to go on the wagon in order to finish the novel for publication by Alfred Knopf in 1932.
MGM bought the screen rights to The Thin Man for $14,000.
Director W.S. "One Shot Woody" Van Dyke read the novel and asked the powers-that-be at Metro if he could have it as his next project.
Neither Irving Thalberg or Louis B. Mayer liked the idea. They both considered it a "B" movie–not worthy of Van Dyke's talents.
But he persisted and they relented.
Mayer objected to the director's casting too.
William Powell was new to MGM. His career had begun in silent films–playing mostly debonair heavies and con men for other studios. He had played "Philo Vance" for both Paramount and Warner Bros–and, after 58 films, some felt his best years were behind him.
As for Myrna Loy, she had played so many Asian vamps that the studio had changed her real name–Myrna Williams–to "Myrna Loy" to better suit her exotic image.
She had already made an incredible 75 films–and in 1932, had actually played Boris Karloff's sadistic daughter in The Mask of Fu Manchu.
It was Woody Van Dyke who saw the potential in William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man.
He had already directed them in Manhattan Melodrama–Powell's first film for MGM and the film that John Dillinger died for–and Van Dyke was the one who recognized the chemistry and star quality in the pair.
The studio had actually wanted the older, sterner actor, Edward Ellis, to play Nick Charles.
When William Powell got the role, Ellis was cast in the part of Clyde Wynant, an eccentric inventor, the first murder victim, and the actual "thin man" referred to in the story.
The "thin man" in the novel isn't Nick Charles, the detective. He's the victim.
But the Thin Man title was so associated with the main characters in the story that the studio continued to use it in subsequent films.
The cast of The Thin Man also included Maureen O'Sullivan, Mia Farrow's mother, best remembered as Tarzan's mate in the popular series made with Johnny Weismuller in the 1930s. And the wire-haired fox terrier, Asta. "His name was really Skippy," Myrna Loy recalled.
"He was trained to do all his tricks for a little squeaky mouse and a biscuit. He'd do anything for that reward," she said.
He appeared in a number of screwball comedies in the '30s, including The Awful Truth (1937) and Bringing Up Baby (1938).
Woody Van Dyke saw potential in The Thin Man that no one else saw, and the studio agreed to let him make the movie his way, by his agreeing to make it for very little money on a two-week schedule.
Shooting began on my 8th birthday, April 9, 1934.
He asked Powell to walk through a scene once to check the sound and lights. Powell did as he was told and ad-libbed a line.
"That's it," Van Dyke said. "Print it!"
"What did you say?" Powell asked.
"Print it!" Van Dyke repeated.
And that's the way he made the movie. Extemporaneously. With lots of energy.
The production wrapped on April 27–after just 16 days.
The exhausted cast got drunk at the wrap party. "Myrna Loy fell flat on her ass," one co-worker remembered.
Two days of retakes were made in mid-May, after a press preview at Huntington Park.
The cast attended the preview and the reception came as a complete surprise to everyone.
According to Myrna Loy, "It stunned the MGM brass."
They had anticipated a nice little picture and what they had was a blockbuster!
The Thin Man opened at the Capitol Theatre in New York on June 29th. Duke Ellington and his orchestra appeared on the stage prior to the film. What a night that must have been!
The picture cost just $226,000 and grossed $1,423,000–producing a net profit of $733,598. A return of over 300% on investment.
It garnered rave reviews and Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Powell for Best Actor, Van Dyke for Best Director and a Best Screenplay adaptation as well.
The Thin Man prompted five sequels and a countless number of imitations.
In 1957, MGM sought to revive the franchise by producing 72 half-hour episodes of a "Thin Man" TV series starring Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk as Nick and Nora Charles.
A Broadway musical titled Nick and Nora opened in 1991 and died.
There was only one real Nick and Nora Charles and we're going to see them tonight.
From 1934—
William Powell and Myrna Loy in


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UN-Water Activity Information System
The UN-Water Activity Information System (UNW-AIS) is an online platform to present and share information on water-related projects and learning initiatives from UN-Water's Members and Partners. It has been developed and is being maintained by the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC).
UNW-AIS was designed for UN-Water's Members and Partners as well as for a broader audience including policy makers, water professionals, researchers and those from higher education for sharing information and knowledge from global to local level. The two core components of the UNW-AIS relate to projects and learning activities, both face to face and distance. UNW-AIS also contains results from several project mappings conducted under the auspices of UN-Water Task Forces, Thematic Priority Areas and the GEF IW:Science initiative. UNW-AIS contributes to the UN effort to 'deliver as one' by covering the whole water and sanitation sector from global to local level.
UNW-AIS offers
- A searchable global database with more than 600 water projects and 3,500 project-related documents
- A pool of learning materials and a platform currently hosting around 20 joint training activities of UN-Water members and partners
- A user-friendly interface for displaying, updating and exporting data
- An open source modular IT architecture


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RickD posted this in the tfb forum:
"This is a little off the thread, but I am in need of a reply from someone. I have been reasonably treatment free, albeit I do sugar dusting in the late summer/early fall. i have bought into the idea of small cell and trusted the bees. I monitored this year after the last dusting and had high mite counts...averaging almost 100 with a 24 hr drop. I did a wintergreen syrup treatment which had little aggregate effect. I just did a formic acid treatment with the Mite Away 2 strips...I was scared out the wazzoo after reading the instructions. anyway, when I went in to do the deed, I had not opened the carton before going in because of the scare messages, and while at the hive discovered that the strips are too long to go across the 8 frame hive with 2" from each side as recommended. I cut them in half and placed them in the hive as the directions were drawn, but they said nothing about halving....what the hell? It is early winter, and bees are drawing back, s this can only have a helpful effect, I suspect. Was this the wrong thing to do? Should I have placed two strips lengthways in an 8 frame hive..even tho they are very robust, they are not what they have been....I obviously do NOT like chemicals.....they flat out RAN from the strips, like they flat out AVOIDED the wintergreen feed (completely in the case of a nuc).... "
i was curious myself. any thoughts?


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Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships News
Spring 2012
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The Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP) recently marked the one-year anniversary of its Job Clubs Initiative. It was on May 24, 2011 when the CFBNP launched the initiative with a national webcast featuring Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and job club leaders from across the country and circulated a Training and Employment Notice to the workforce investment system from Assistant Secretary Jane Oates. Over the past year, the CFBNP has connected with more than 1,500 new and existing job clubs, facilitated partnerships between job clubs and a range of groups, and heightened awareness of the valuable role job clubs are playing in getting Americans back to work.
The CFBNP has also had an opportunity to host a series of regional events that highlight the work of job clubs and explore partnerships with the workforce system and other public and private programs. Ben Seigel, Deputy Director of the CFBNP has recently led events in Kansas City, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Grand Rapids, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Several more events are being planned for this summer. Stay connected with the Job Clubs Initiative through the Partnerships Community of Practice.
The Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships encourages and facilitates partnerships between job clubs and the workforce investment system. Job Clubs and One-Stop Career Centers provide complementary services and resources to a wide range of job seekers. The Partnership Spotlights below offer two, distinct examples of such collaborations.
Brevard Workforce's Faith in the Future Job Club Initiative partners with congregations to launch and expand job clubs. Lisa Rice, President of Brevard Workforce, the local Department of Labor funded Workforce Investment Agency, discussed the project.
Lisa Rice
Why did you create Faith in the Future?
"Brevard Workforce understood the significance of connecting people with jobs and job readiness skills in a holistic setting that addresses the emotional and spiritual components attached to job loss. Faith in the Future Job Clubs provide job seekers with an opportunity to network with others seeking employment at their place of worship. Participants share their wisdom about job search challenges and successes, and support techniques that energize the job search. Brevard Workforce provides technical assistance to the Job Clubs and easy access to our Career Centers, as needed."
How does the partnership with Job Clubs contribute to Brevard Workforce's mission?
"Our mission is to be the catalyst for workforce services in Brevard County. The Job Clubs support our mission by performing outreach, making connections, developing relationships, and educating the community about the resources that Brevard Workforce offers. Although the Job Clubs are facilitated by faith-based organizations, Brevard Workforce augments their presentations with a multitude of resources."
What has been the response to the initiative from the community?
"With 18 partners, and growing, the response has been tremendous. Each Faith in the Future Job Club is crafted to what the organization feels their congregation needs. Therefore, some of them are working with specific populations like former aerospace workers and others are planning field trips to the Career Centers to help ease people into using our system. Plans are growing with this initiative to include youth outreach and technical support to congregations using web-based tools."
The People Between Jobs Ministry at Shepherd of the Hills Church in Los Angeles, CA combines networking, job search resources, and spiritual counseling to help congregation and community members get back to work. On June 4 and 5, Shepherd of the Hills is hosting their first-ever job fair that includes a partnership with the Chatsworth WorkSource Center, the local Department of Labor funded One-Stop Career Center. Paula Cracium from the church and Jaime Pacheco-Orozco, Director of the Workforce Development Division within the Community Development Department of the City of Los Angeles, discussed the partnership.
Paula Cracium
What are your goals for the job fair?
"Our goal is to reach beyond simply connecting employers with employees, which is incredible enough. We also want to help job seekers become better prepared for the ever-changing job market and leave with a renewed sense of hope. So, our job fair will also include assistance with résumés, interviewing, and online job search; expert-led symposiums; and even free services from make-up artists, hair stylists, and wardrobe advisors to help job seekers develop a professional look." Paula Cracium
How are you partnering with the local WorkSource Center?
"We couldn't have done this job fair without the support and partnership of the Chatsworth WorkSource Center. They have helped connect us to a range of agencies and their expert staff will lead symposiums, such as the résumé writing and interview preparation sessions." Paula Cracium
Why does the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development System partner with Job Clubs?
Jaime Pacheco-Orozco
"We know that many job seekers turn to faith-based organizations not only for spiritual guidance and counseling, but also for economic assistance and help with getting their next job. The activities that occur within Job Clubs prepare job seekers to access the services available at our WorkSource Centers that can lead to employment. By working together to successfully place individuals with employers, both the City and Job Clubs are recognized by the employer community as trusted partners." Jaime Pacheco-Orozco
What are the benefits to the Workforce Development System in partnering with Shepherd of the Hills job fair?
"The Shepherd of the Hills Job Fair is an ideal opportunity to extend the reach of our WorkSource Centers to better serve the job seeker and employer community. Through these contacts, the City is more likely to learn about 'hidden' jobs, more likely to help secure employment for job seekers, and more likely to meet the needs of employers." Jaime Pacheco-Orozco
A resource for community organizations and leaders who serve formerly incarcerated individuals
On April 25, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued enforcement guidance on the consideration of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is the first time the EEOC has released updated guidance on this topic in more than 20 years. It is designed to be a resource for employers, employment agencies, and unions covered by Title VII; for applicants and employees; and for EEOC enforcement staff.
The Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships asked Donna Lenhoff, the Senior Civil Rights Counsel with DOL's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), an agency that works closely with the EEOC, to clarify the new guidance.
How is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act relevant to the use of criminal records in employment decisions?
There are two ways in which an employer's use of criminal history information may violate Title VII. First, Title VII prohibits employers from treating job applicants with the same criminal records differently because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin (this is called "disparate treatment discrimination").
Second, even where employers apply criminal record exclusions uniformly, the exclusions may still operate to disproportionately and unjustifiably exclude people of a particular race or national origin (this is called "disparate impact discrimination"). If employers do not show that such an exclusion is "job related and consistent with business necessity" for the position in question, they may not automatically bar everyone with an arrest or conviction record from employment.
Why did the EEOC issue the new guidance?
Since the EEOC last issued guidance on this issue, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 codified the Title VII disparate impact analysis. In addition, technology advancements over the last 20 years have made criminal history information much more accessible to employers. Finally, the EEOC examined social science and criminological research, court decisions, and information about various state and federal laws, among other information, to further assess the impact of using criminal records in employment decisions.
Why is the new guidance important to the DOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs?
OFCCP enforces equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees that companies doing business with the federal government must abide by when they get a federal contract. Under Executive Order 11246, contractors agree not to discriminate in their employment practices on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and OFCCP follows the principles of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which also prohibits discrimination in employment on these bases) in interpreting their nondiscrimination obligations. Because EEOC is the lead agency for interpreting Title VII, OFCCP expects federal contractors to follow the EEOC's new guidance. Federal contractors employ one in four workers in the U.S.
White House and Department of Labor Efforts
The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community experienced a 43 percent population growth between 2000 and 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As a result of such significant growth of the AAPI community, which now numbers 15.2 million people in the U.S., the federal government is taking a close look to ensure that programs and services are adequately reaching AAPI communities. In April, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders held the first ever National Philanthropic Briefing on the AAPI community. The briefing featured several Department of Labor initiatives, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Susan Harwood worker safety training grant program, which has recently awarded competitive grants to AAPI serving nonprofit organizations. More than 200 people attended the event, engaging in substantive planning and strategy sessions. The Ford, W.K. Kellogg, and Kresge Foundations pledged $1 million to support further planning and development of ideas that emerged from the briefing.
In another recent AAPI event, Phil Tom, Director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, participated in the National Council of Asian Pacific American Policy Summit, where he discussed DOL's efforts in helping AAPI communities know their rights as part of a housing and economic justice roundtable. Finally, DOL's Chief Economist recently released a report on the AAPI labor market during the economic recovery that analyzes overall trends of the 7.5 million AAPI workers in the American workforce.
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Intellectual Inquiry on Conficker.C
PS. I am not after Massivesofts 250k bounty on this person. I'm simply someone who enjoys a cup of tea and a good intellectual conversation
General discussion on the topic of forensics.
RoleReversal wrote:Could the author of Conficker be the sort of person that pops up on a forum and asks for other's opinion of said author? You've got my paranoid streak working
Interesting question, welcome to the community
[P.S. and from 'cup of tea' I'd guess English?...]
Blindeyed wrote:Actually No
RoleReversal wrote: personally I've got the feeling that this is a (large) collection of authors rather than he usual solo/small team efforts I would normally associate with malcode authors.
I keep wondering if the author(s) have gained more notoriety than expected and are going for the ostrich approach. But then new versions keep popping up...
I'm with the rest of the industry, looking forward to finding out.
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Gifts in Action – Illinois Humanities Council
Above: Filming takes place at the Old State Capitol for the Office of Electronic Media video production of The Old State Capitol: Witness to History. OEM staff pictured include Akeem Freeman (far left), Kevin Norris (middle), and Cody Pope (right).
With Support from the Illinois Humanities Council
The Illinois Humanities Council made a gift to UIS' Office of Electronic Media in support of the production of a video, The Old State Capitol: A Witness to History.
The video, which has also received support from individual donors, will present an entertaining and educational chronicle of historical events at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Since the building opened in 1839, it has been the site of significant events, such as the following:
- Lincoln gave his "house divided" speech there in 1858;
- 75,000 mourners filed past Lincoln's body as it lay in state in 1865;
- presidential candidate Eugene Chafin was struck by a brick as he tried to protect a fleeing African-American man during Springfield's race riots in 1908;
- Barack Obama announced his candidacy on the steps of the Old State Capitol in 2007.
Special Features
- Historians' analysis of the building's importance;
- Historical photographs and video clips;
- Historical re-enactments of pivotal moments from the Old State Capitol's History;
- Narration provided by former television journalist and news anchor Bill Kurtis.
Where will you see the video?
You'll be able to see the video at the Old State Capitol, at various other Illinois and Springfield tourism sites, and on public television. Following curriculum development, students in Illinois schools will also have the video available.
Thank you, Illinois Humanities Council, for your support!
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly.


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Raul Ignacio Hernandez
Raul Ignacio Hernandez, 64, of Homestead, Fla., passed away at his home Feb. 16, 2013, after a five-year fight with melanoma.
Born in Regla, a province of Havana, Cuba, on July 31, 1948, to Carmen Gonzalez and Joseph "Pepe" Hernandez, Raul immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1956 and settled in Key West, Fla., where he spent most of his adult life.
As a young boy, Raul attended San Carlos Institute and later graduated from Key West High in 1967. He received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University College of Education in 1972. In 1982 he married his sweetheart, Elsa Roque, daughter of Maria Elena Suarez and Clemente Roque.
Raul loved teaching. After graduating from college, he spent more than 25 years as a Monroe County teacher. He taught Spanish, English for speakers of other languages and physical education. Raul also taught fourth grade at Gerald Adams, Sugarloaf and Glynn Archer elementary schools. During summer breaks, he and his wife took long car trips throughout the United States. Raul loved to bring history to life, whether it was camping in one of the great national parks or taking a leisurely ride down Route 66 toward the Wild West. To Raul, it was all about the journey, not the destination.
But most of all, Raul loved the game of baseball. It was his passion. He joined the Lion's Club Little League team in 1958 and also played for the Elks' team in the Little Conch League. Later, as third baseman in the Key West men's softball league, he played for such teams as Caballeros de la Luz, Canvas Creations, Faustos and Sloppy Joe's.
While at Florida State University, he also played for the Cuban Comets. Raul was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and often traveled to see them practice during spring training camp. But even so, Raul loved the excitement and skill involved in a good game, even if that meant his beloved Yankees lost.
Raul remained a teacher in Key West until his retirement in 2005. He and his wife settled in Old Town, Fla., on a 23-acre parcel of land they named High Robles. There, Raul loved to host family gatherings, build bonfires and entertain his younger cousins with tall tales of mysterious creatures prowling the banks of the Suwannee River. While in Old Town, Raul was an active member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cross City, Fla., as well as a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Due to the onset of illness in 2008, Raul and his wife relocated back south to Homestead, Fla., to be close to family and friends.
Raul is survived by his wife Elsa; his maternal cousin Charles Bearham, his wife Lydia and their twin daughters, Hannah and Mikaela; his paternal cousin, Olga Felipe, her husband Ernesto, and their children Ivette and Ernesto, Jr.
The family invites family and friends to celebrate Raul's life with them. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Dean-Lopez Funeral Home, 418 Simonton St., Key West. The viewing will be followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m. at The Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, 1010 Windsor Lane. Burial will take place at Key West Cemetery.
Visit the Branam Funeral Home website at www.Branamfuneralhome.com for further information and view a short video of Raul's life. Donations can be made to The Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea for the Adoration Chapel Faith Walk. For information, call Maritere Cardenas at 786-587-9883.


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Le Sacre du Printemps aside, dance hadn't seen anything like Les Noces before 1923 and hasn't seen much like it since. The pounding score, for vocal soloists, a chorus, four pianos, and percussion, is ritual as rhythm; the folk-like texts are nuptials as nursery rhyme. Bride and groom are from different villages and are meeting for the first time. In the first tableau, the Bride and her Bridesmaids sing of her long braided tresses, symbol of her virginity, which she's about to sacrifice as she leaves the security of childhood. The text, in any language (here it's sung in English), is scarcely intelligible, but the twin 11-foot-long braids of Nijinska's staging make the point visual; it's a wonder the Bridesmaids don't use them for jump ropes. It's all hair on the Bridegroom's side as well, the Virgin Mary being implored to come and comb his fair locks. The good wishes of the chorus representing both villages mitigate the uncertainty of the couple's new life, but you don't hear that in the music, and you don't see it on stage. Nijinska fractionates her dancers as if she were Picasso in his Cubist period, and they move like marionettes, subject to a higher, or a chthonic, power.
Karine Seneca's Bride caught both Stravinsky's depersonalization and Nijinska's displacement, particularly in the first-tableau section where, crouching in profile, the Bride has to raise and lower herself like an elevator — Seneca hit every floor, with no stops in between. Tai Jimenez was a softer, almost Appalachian Spring–like Bride, registering a degree of apprehension and hope, her elevator sliding a bit in what could be seen as a less appropriate interpretation or just an alternative one. They were matched by their Bridegrooms, Roman Rykine for Seneca, Pavel Gurevich for Jimenez. In the final tableau, the wedding feast, his best friend and her best friend — likely the next to be married off — have brief solos; Mindaugas Bauzys, who's from Lithuania, not far from where Stravinsky was born, strutted his quirky, folky stuff as if the music had been written for him. The corps did Nijinska's ethos, which is anything but balletic, full justice. The men and women for the most part occupy opposite sides of the stage, as they would in church. It was perhaps some comfort to the Bride and Groom to think that come the next wedding they'd be reintegrated into the community.
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Arianna: Sure, I'm a hypocrite on global warming
posted at 8:55 pm on April 27, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A snippet from Stossel's 20/20 sitdown. Obviously there's more to her answer; too bad he edited it out. I'm guessing it was the standard "better to agitate and be a hypocrite than do nothing" defense (perhaps with a little "it's a drop in the bucket compared to industrial emissions" thrown in), but does the hypocrisy not trouble her even a little bit? After four years of shrieking "chickenhawk!" at war supporters over Iraq — but never, ever over Afghanistan, natch — you'd think the left's leading lights would take the concept of leading by example more seriously. This is the environmentalist equivalent of liberals demanding higher taxes while forever politely declining to pay more than their fair share voluntarily. Which, come to think of it, would have been a perfect follow-up question for this particular interview. Exit question: "I'm not setting myself up as some paragon," she says. Why not?
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A typical liberal, do as I say and not as I do, because that would be inconvient and I might have to pay for it with my own money.
flytier on April 27, 2008 at 8:59 PM
What a gasbag. I bet she collects her own rainwater, though, like Ed Begley, Jr. So, she's got that going for her.
Sgt. Hartman on April 27, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Reason #2 I am glad I am glad I'm no longer on their side. The hypocrisy is sickening.
SouthernGent on April 27, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Uhm. Then don't expect any of us to be paragons.
misterpeasea on April 27, 2008 at 9:04 PM
Because liberalism is about control over the collective, not any particular cause celebre. The cause is the means, not the end.
spmat on April 27, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Reason #2 I am glad I'm no longer on their side. The hypocrisy is sickening.
SouthernGent on April 27, 2008 at 9:01 PM
I'm just glad she no longer pretends to be on our side.
The woman's an embarassment to rational people in any camp she joins.
SuperCool on April 27, 2008 at 9:12 PM
hey, don't criticize her for being a hypocrite, she just a very rich, off her dead republican husband's money, phony. OK?
she admits she doesn't know what she's talking about so just back off!
I extend my continuing offer to (Al Gore, Brangelina, George C. Looney, et al) Zsa Zsa Assinopolous. Measure your raw carbon footprint for all of 2008, and I'll measure mine.
You burn less fossil fuels than me, and I'll work for you next year for free. You burn more and we trade houses and cars.
Come on, big mouth. Put some skin in the game…
Jaibones on April 27, 2008 at 9:14 PM
Give Ed Begley a break. My understanding is he actually tries to practice what he preaches. More than you can say for most of that crowd.
Skywatcher44 on April 27, 2008 at 9:18 PM
In all fairness, global warming is just one of the many subjects that Zsa Zsa's a hypocrite about. Which just makes her a typical liberal.
ReubenJCogburn on April 27, 2008 at 9:19 PM
To make it up for it all, she only uses "one square"….
Let that image sink in……………
Seven Percent Solution on April 27, 2008 at 9:24 PM
And in other news, water is wet.
xplodeit on April 27, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Reason #2 I am glad I'm no longer on their side. The hypocrisy is sickening.
Yea but who said that global warming could be addressed through individual action alone?
Interesting that so many are offended by someone's personal behavior, but not by the destruction of the dollar's value or the massive federal deficits. I guess soundbites like this are more important than policy.
bayam on April 27, 2008 at 9:33 PM
/Chris whatshisherthing
Wanderlust on April 27, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Does anyone, and I anyone, honestly, sincerely, give a holler and a hoot what this lady has to say about anything?
She is the epitome of everything that is wrong with the liberal point of view.
pilamaye on April 27, 2008 at 9:35 PM
She only takes private planes because they were going that way anyway.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on April 27, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Does anyone, and I mean anyone, honestly, sincerely, give a holler and a hoot what this lady has to say about anything?
She is the epitome of everything that is wrong with the liberal point of view.
pilamaye on April 27, 2008 at 9:35 PM
My editing boo boo. Sorry
pilamaye on April 27, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Oil just hit a new high, and poor people are starving from the biofuels scam, but Arianna isn't hurting, SO SCREW IT!
TexasJew on April 27, 2008 at 9:38 PM
I am waiting for Arianna to come completely clean and repent.
I have sinned against you, my dear Lord Goracle, and I would ask that your precious carbon credits would wash and cleanse my every stain on the earth until it is in the seas of Lord Goracle's forgiveness.
– Arianna "Swaggart" Huffington
MB4 on April 27, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Every time I hear her voice I wanna sing….
♫♪ Green Acres is the place to be ♫♪
She's born in Greece, that bastion of socialism, educated at Cambridge/England, married conservative (opportune union), became a 'compassionate conservative', fought like hell for her then-husband to become a conservative Sen. of California, he lost, they divorced (because he moved next doors with a guy), she reverted back to her natural liberalism, supported by her billionaire ex. She's back 'home'.
Maybe she's a bit scorned but politically she was a conservative fake, for expediency and lots of money, for many, many years. She's trying to 'repent' for her political guilt now.
There are no greater hypocrits on Capitalism than the elite Left.
Also, remember she said "So What" to the Kurdish liberation.
Entelechy on April 27, 2008 at 9:51 PM
I have a co-worker that is happy about the high gas prices and he thinks they should be higher. He hates that everyone drives around in giant SUV's and wasting energy, but its okay for him go out on the weekends or weekdays for that matter and fly his f'ing airplane.
One day I called him out on his hypocrisy and he didn't like it.
Lance Murdock on April 27, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Sure I'm a hypocrite. But, it's not about people like me. It's about what people like me need to make people like all of you do!
JellyToast on April 27, 2008 at 9:55 PM
JellyToast on April 27, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Ah, the Good Enough, Smart Enough, and Gosh Darn It, People Like Me Stewart Smalley approach, yes?
"♫♪ What Arianna will do tomorrow… ♫♪"
Seven Percent Solution on April 27, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Don't tell anybody.
Do you know what is the mean of ARIANNA in Arabic??
It means:
Indy Conservative on April 27, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Step away from the botox.
funky chicken on April 27, 2008 at 10:26 PM
All of them are hypocrites. And not just hypocrites but super hypocrites. Why do we allow these aholes to keep spouting off? Why do we allow them to get away with their pseudoscience?
Big Hypocrite List:
Laurie & Larry David
Sting & Trudie
Carmen Dias
Gwinnny Paltrow
[feel free to add on]
Blake on April 27, 2008 at 10:27 PM
When I first heard of Huffington many decades ago, she was promoting some cult — Brother John I think it's called. She may still be into it though I don't hear it being preached about by Hollywood moonbats like they did in the 80s.
Blake on April 27, 2008 at 11:03 PM
I didn't realize that the only two choices were candlelight and travel by bicycle … or million dollar home and travel by private jet.
Reason #2 I am glad I am glad I'm no longer on their side. The hypocrisy is sickening.
SouthernGent on April 27, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Same here. Not only sickening, but mentally hard to keep track of the contortions they must go through to justify all of that BS.
4shoes on April 27, 2008 at 11:16 PM
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Blake on April 27, 2008 at 10:27 PM
How could you forget Al Gore?
Entelechy on April 27, 2008 at 11:36 PM
A few gems from a grovelling profile in the SF Chronicle:
"Because the mainstream media have not been critical enough – particularly of the Bush administration's reasons for invading Iraq – Americans have been misinformed and cowed into inaction and an unhealthy embrace of far-right-wing ideals. (edit – Not critical enough?!? This woman is insane.)
…[T]he HuffPo has become a liberal must-read. It drew 5.2 million visitors in March, according to Nielsen Online. That's a 350 percent traffic increase over last year, more than most major newspaper sites and the online goliath, the Drudge Report. It could report $7.5 million in revenues this year, and its editorial and advertising staff has expanded to 50.
…Later this spring, the HuffPo will further expand its vision, adding a local news section in several cities, beginning with Chicago. (Huffington says the Bay Area could be added later.) The reporters, as is the case with HuffPo's 1,800 bloggers, would be unpaid.
They are unpaid, Huffington says, "but also they have no requirements. They write when they want to write, they write when the spirit moves them. We provide a platform, we provide attention, we provide technology." (edit – And transparent exploitation of the dumb saps who make her wealthier by cranking out propaganda for nothing.)
…Huffington believes that the problem with the mainstream media isn't its ideology, it's that traditional outlets provide "equal time" to differing viewpoints, even when those viewpoints don't have equal merit.
…"It's about facts and reality and truth," she says. "Global warming is not about ideology. How the war in Iraq is doing is not about ideology. It's not a question of right or left. That's another problem with the media is that they want to present everything as right versus left. In fact, it is right versus wrong." (edit – "Ve vill destroy ze non-believers!")
Coulter, Huffington writes, is "the right-wing punditry's equivalent of crack or crystal meth. She's highly addictive – giving users the delirious, giddy high of outrageousness. But then the buzz wears off and they come crashing down, their spirits shriveled, their souls poisoned." (edit – Pot, meet kettle.)
Django on April 27, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Okay, I have to admit, the SF Chronicle article isn't strictly grovelling. There are a few jabs in there.
Django on April 28, 2008 at 12:12 AM
She's a real nowhere woman
Sitting in her 7 million mansion
Making all her nowhere plans
For nobody.
Shy Guy on April 28, 2008 at 12:26 AM
"She's born in Greece, that bastion of socialism"
Ha ha ha… those greek bastards eh?
I'm not sure why her comments get you all upset. She admits that she isn't perfect when it comes to green living. Big deal. And the link to the tax issue is a little odd… wrongdoing there? No, absolutely none.
I find her tiresome bit I also find this jibe against her tiresome and boring. Making America more efficient is a matter of strategic importance for our security and economic success. That should be something that we all want. Sure some of the advocates are distasteful (Gore comes to mind) but that doesn't mean we should fight against sensible steps towards efficiency and preservation of resources whenever possible or prudent.
lexhamfox on April 28, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Arianna has always wanted to become a power broker in U.S. politics, which is what her husband's 1996 Senate run against DiFi was all about, after he had just been elected to Congress and had minimal political experience. By the time the election was over, she had pissed off so many people in the California GOP that Michael Reagan went on his radio show and said he was voting for Feinstein.
Once it became clear Michael was not going to be a power in GOP politics and Arianna was not going to be First Lady, she began scouring around for a new power base while splitting from Michael (if this was a James Bond movie, she would have told him he had outlived his usefulness and dropped him through the trap door into the piranha tank). By the spring of 2000, she had found it in Hollywood, where all the big egos love to be stroked about their political acumen, and in turn their celebrity gave Arianna a chance to become the de facto spokesperson for the left in Southern Califorina…
…but the idea that she would actually change her lifestyle — while now spouting lines that denounced big cars, big homes and private jets as wasteful and contributing far more than her fair share to global warming — is a fantasy. Arianna doesn't believe in global warming or her other liberal causes any more than she believes in the Easter Bunny, but she knows by acting like she believes it, she maintains her position as the Al Sharpton of the film colony — the unelected official spokesperson for liberal West Coast celebs, who never met a TV camera she didn't want to stand in front of and Gabor on endlessly.
And at the same time, no one in Hollywood other than Ed Begley Jr., plans to do anything to inconvenience themselves — in their minds, just telling all the grunts, plebes and knuckle-draggers out their that they have to make sacrifices to their lifestyles is enough of a contribution. And they have to do it all over the country and even in other parts of the world, so there's really no way they can lower their carbon footprint.
jon1979 on April 28, 2008 at 12:43 AM
That woman's accent makes me want to put a screwdriver in my ear.
AbaddonsReign on April 28, 2008 at 1:08 AM
Well if the standard is simply talking about the importance of environmentalism then I'm all for it. I didn't realize that being environmentally conscious doesn't actually require any action on my part. I am more green than I realized. All this time I thought I would have to change something. This is great news!
Mormon Doc on April 28, 2008 at 2:14 AM
AbaddonsReign on April 28, 2008 at 1:08 AM
Really? I would hit that harder than a red headed stepchild. Goofy politics or not!
ronsfi on April 28, 2008 at 2:54 AM
Give Ed Begley a break. My understanding is he actually tries to practice what he preaches. More than you can say for most of that crowd.
Skywatcher44 on April 27, 2008 at 9:18 PM
I felt I should chime in for my neighbor here. :) I live maybe a quarter mile down the road from Ed and he is a certifiable green nutter. I am sure he expells more carbon from his lungs than he does from any machine he owns/operates.
If you are in LA in the Studio City area you will routinely see him in full electric cars/golf carts or riding his bike (imagine that, exercising and not polluting). I'm pretty sure he was the one that pushed the grocery store here (Vons) into offering the canvas grocery bags; which I actually must admit to loving since they are 4 times the size of those plastic ones.
"Just doingk vot I can, dahlinks, to lower ze collective global IQ."
whitetop on April 28, 2008 at 7:49 AM
Making America more efficient is a matter of strategic importance for our security and economic success. That should be something that we all want. Sure some of the advocates are distasteful (Gore comes to mind) but that doesn't mean we should fight against sensible steps towards efficiency and preservation of resources whenever possible or prudent.
lexhamfox on April 28, 2008 at 12:29 AM
It's not the what, it's the how that bothers the heck out of me!
OldEnglish on April 28, 2008 at 8:50 AM
I watched ZsaZsa on Bill Maher's show with Phil Donahue and Garry Shandling last night. I couldn't decide which one was the biggest idiot. That woman is an intellectual vacuum. A mental black hole, if you will. As far as "Playboy"Maher's show, fair and balanced as usual. The spectrum runs far,far leftist to far left. Should be called "Real Time with Bill Marxist"……..McCain wins '08………
adamsmith on April 28, 2008 at 9:16 AM
I don't know the medical term, but when your face becomes too large to be proportionate with your facial features it starts to look really weird. Ted Kennedy has it.
Coronagold on April 28, 2008 at 9:22 AM
Huffington describes herself as a "former right-winger who has evolved into a compassionate and progressive populist".
Ariana is afflicted with Hilton's disease. A condition by which someone is famous for being famous. Frequently the condition is contracted through some sort of public event, either real or manufactured and often involves sex, money or both.
I suspect that Ariana's condition was made worse by the fact she was paid for sex (though not involving her) by proxy via a divorce.
Apparently Ariana's compassionate populism does not extend to the earth and the rest of mankind. To paraphrase Orwell, "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a carbon footprint stomping on a human face — forever."
moxie_neanderthal on April 28, 2008 at 9:41 AM
It is hard to be green when your last John left you billion dollars worth of whorin' money.
Here ya go, Arianna, from the tv show "Green Acres" with a bit of tweaking…
Green Acres isn't the place for me.
Farm livin' isn't the life for me.
Land spreadin' out so far and wide.
Keep the countryside, just give me the city side.
New York is where I'd rather stay.
I get allergic smelling hay.
I just adore a penthouse view and high CO2
Dah-ling, Gore, I love you but give me Park Avenue, achoo!
…The chores.
…The stores.
…Fresh air.
…Times Square.
(I think I broke a nail!)
That isn't my life.
Hello, city life.
Green Acres hypocrites we are…!
Kokonut on April 28, 2008 at 12:45 PM
"It's not the what, it's the how that bothers the heck out of me!"
OldEnglish on April 28, 2008 at 8:50 AM
Agreed. Bush made complete fools out of Republicans as far as the debate goes. Ari Fleischer was asked about government incentives or encouragement to persuade Americans to manufacture and purchase more efficient cars and his answer to the call for those measures was… "that is a big no..""..big cars are part of the American way of life."
Sensible Republicans and Conservatives are trying to rejoin this important debate but those bipartisan calls are mocked on this site. It is a pity that Hot Air chooses to oppose and ridicule the debate rather than join it and help formulate policies which would encourage efficiency and protection of resources and natural habitats.
lexhamfox on April 28, 2008 at 3:50 PM


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