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Momentum builds to test Israel's blockade
NEW YORK // A group of US activists is raising money to send a ship to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip that is named after President Barack Obama's political autobiography, The Audacity of Hope.
Rashid Khalidi, a prominent Palestinian-American academic whose friendship with Mr Obama became a campaign issue in 2009, is one of the many intellectuals and campaigners who have signed an online petition in support.
"Since I am not one of the organisers of this effort, I had nothing to do with choosing the name [of the ship]," he said in an email to The National. "If it causes any embarrassment for the US administration, they need only dissociate themselves from the siege and blockade and publicly and forcefully urge Israel, and Egypt, to end it immediately."
Jane Hirschmann, one of the organisers behind the campaign, said more than a third of the US$370,000 (Dh1.36million) needed to fund the ship had been raised online at a website, UStoGaza.org. The ship with 40 to 60 people on board was scheduled to join a "flotilla of boats from Europe, Canada, India, South Africa and parts of the Middle East due to set sail in September/October of this year.
We picked the name The Audacity of Hope because it takes a lot of courage to stand up and that's what the people of Gaza and the West Bank have been doing," said Ms Hirschmann, a member of the Jews Say No group. "We want to put pressure on Obama because people in this country feel that justice has to be done and it's our duty to do something, it's not a provocation."
Nine people were killed in May when the Israeli navy boarded the Mavi Marmara, a ship carrying activists and aid from Turkey to Gaza. "In the aftermath of the Gaza freedom flotilla massacre and increased worldwide scrutiny of Israel's blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has mounted a huge public relations campaign spreading the lie that by letting a few more items into Gaza, the blockade has been lifted," said the website. "This is not the reality. Gaza is still under siege..." Mr Khalidi's signature on the petition has made him again the target of right-wing bloggers.
During the presidential campaign, it was revealed Mr Obama had credited the Columbia University academic with educating him about the Middle East. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, and Sarah Palin, his running mate, were quick to attack Mr Khalidi, who was called a "terrorist professor" by the right-wing media. There were subsequent reports that Mr McCain had helped to finance a research institute co-founded by Mr Khalidi in the West Bank.
Mr Khalidi said the planned voyage to Gaza was further proof of the failure of Israeli propaganda among young Americans, who he said were more questioning of Israeli actions since the 2006 Lebanon war, the 2008 to 2009 Gaza war and the "flotilla fiasco" of earlier this year. "The important exceptions to this changing situation are the American political class and much of the media and other elites, who still live in a parallel reality, rigorously policed by the Israel lobby," said the modern Arab studies professor, who has also been critical of Arab leadership in the Middle East.
"Thus, until there is a popular movement in the US representing this growing trend [of greater questioning of Israel], one should expect little change in US policy. The activism around the Gaza flotilla and, more generally, in opposition to the occupation, and the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, are all signs that there is the potential for such a movement." Mr Khalidi, who first knew Mr Obama when they were professors at the University of Chicago more than a decade ago, urged the US administration to publicly disown the siege and blockade of Gaza, which have "only been possible because of the complicity and support of two US administrations".
He called the siege "utterly ineffective" and "a major public relations liability for Israel, although it is popular with the large jingoistic segment of the Israeli, and American, political class and public, who are addicted to the use of force." Gaza was described as a "prison camp" by David Cameron, the British prime minister, during a speech in Turkey on Tuesday.
"Let me be clear: the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla was completely unacceptable. And I have told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu we will expect the Israeli inquiry to be swift, transparent and rigorous," he said. "Let me be also clear that the situation in Gaza has to change. Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions.
Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp." Roger Cohen, a New York Times columnist, castigated the US media and authorities in a recent column for ignoring the death of one of the activists in the Gaza flotilla, Furkan Dogan, who was a US citizen. "...
A chill descends when you have the combination of Israeli commandos doing the firing, an American with a foreign-sounding Muslim name, and the frenzied pre-emptive arguments of Israel and those among its US supporters who will brook no criticism of the Jewish state," wrote Mr Cohen. firstname.lastname@example.com


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Hi everyone I'm kind of new to the FALs & L1A1 guns. I have always liked them and looked at them but never thought I would own one. I bought one today and its a very clean rifle.
I have a few questions on the gun. This is an L1A1 marked .308 Sporter from CAI. I know not a CAI but yes and it does run. This is both metric and inch.......I think. I do know it will take both mags and thats one of the big things that made me get it.
The questions I have is as follows.
The gun came with a thumb hole stock. I wanted to know where can I get the parts to change that out? I would like to add later on a pistol grip and a new stock.
I did find a place on the net called Enterprise Arms. They have kits of just the stock and grip that is US made. Tell me will this be 922r compliant? I'm not sure if I would have to change more things out if I bought these US made parts. If you know of other places that are better let me know.
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I dont have a problem with the stock thats on it as it feels good in my hands and in my shoulder but it may be something I like to change out later on.
If I wanted to change out the stock and grip I guess tell me what all and how many US made parts I need.
Does a flash hider count as one US made part?
Also what do I have to do to add a bipod to the gun?
The receiver is marked made by Imbel Brazil and assembled by CAI Canada. I dont know much about it and if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I know that CAI gets a lot of bad feed back but this is a gun that I know does run. I know I have to get use to the the gas adjustment with the ammo I shoot in it. That is something I look forward to learning when I get a chance to go out and shoot.
I will take all and any info you can give me on the rifle. Thanks everyone for the help and info.

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Best idea yet - the upside down pvc is doable....this is bomb proof....you da man, Holiday
Best idea yet - the upside down pvc is doable....this is bomb proof....you da man, Holiday
Here's the same hive stand from my post #45 last December. Grease is still holding strong with no touch-up needed.
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Hey Guys.....no master Pro around here....any other suggestions? BTW, had to pay $24 for a small bottle of high temp stuff around here, and I mean small. Help appreciated.
Master Pro has worked the best for me but I would think any high temp bearing/brake grease would work. The cost here is about $7 bucks a can. The high temp is important for summer months so it doesn't run down the legs of the hive stand.
June 24 and NO ANTS!
You da man CharlieB!!!
The stand has problems in gumbo during rainy season ...
Sorry not one of the links in PhotoBucket works here and I have tried uploading from the computer twice but 4 gig file and no joy...
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Hi all, and to Holiday, this method with the cinnamon and pvc worked well last spring. i used it again in early fall for feeding and didn't see any ants except for 2 that drowned. so they got in but didn't get out! our 1st season, fingers crossed for winter. We actually got 1/4 frame of honey since nothing was going on in top super so we removed it and salvaged the honey for us yummy!!
What do you mean?
(Michael, once you have the image on the screen at Photobucket, copy the link called "IMG". Then come to your Beesource message and paste the link directly in your message. No need to use the "Insert Image" button on the toolbar.)
Its probably a good thing that sinkhole is under the hive stand, and not the house foundation!
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
Oops, soggy bottom. That happen to me when my Mother-in-Law left the sprinkler on when she left for a two week vacation and one leg sunk. I had to re-sink the legs in concrete like a fence post after the ground dried.
wide cinderblock verticals on top of pond liner, horizontal pipes. Put antblock UNDER the pond liner, axle grease on the pipes, does ok.
Stuck in Texas. Learning Permaculture in drought, flood and strange weather. The bees are still alive.
I had the same thing happen to me in Missouri clay. In December the stand fell backward and dumped 4 hives.
We had 3 days of rain before this happened then very windy the day it fell over. The design is good to keep ants out though.
I set it back upright and restacked the hives and prayed I didn't kill the queen in the process.
It was 35 degrees and windy when I found them. After I set the stand back up I sandwiched it
between 4 Tposts until warmer weather. I plan to then wider the hole and concreting the pipes in.
After one of my legs sunk, I took the opportunity during a hive inspection to re-sink the pipe legs in concrete. Much more stable now. I would suggest everyone do that who has my design
during your next hive inspection while you have the boxes apart.
As usual, good advice CharlieB.
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Stuck in Texas. Learning Permaculture in drought, flood and strange weather. The bees are still alive.
Awhile back I asked Charlie B about ant proofing- I took what I found for me to be the path of least resistance. I went to Lowes and bought pressure treated wood, bought 4 orange ($3 each) 5 gallon buckets, made 4 legs from the wood; took the buckets placed each leg in a bucket and filled them 1/2 way with water-
Now I have hives that should I choose to change location are aptly constructed.
> how small does a pic have to be to upload?
If you want to use the Beesource image attachment feature, maximum image file size is 195 KB; 800 by 800 pixels. If you use a service that hosts images elsewhere and then link them here, file size doesn't matter, but you do risk Barry's ire if you post inline images (automatically displayed) that grossly exceed the approved pixel limits.
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Badr Hari Provisionally Released From Prison
- Written by Rian Scalia
After months in of being held in a Dutch prison, Badr Hari has now been released, provisionally.
Today, Hari was provisionally released from prison. What this means is that he is still a suspect and still faces charges but that the judge felt it was no longer necessary for him to be held in prison. According to the judge, there is not enough evidence to hold Hari any longer, but that doesn't mean that he's completely gotten off free.
Hari will have to meet some conditions upon his return. He is not allowed to come in contact with witnesses and victims and is not allowed anywhere in the "catering industry" which would refer to clubs, restaurants and the like.
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U.N. finalizing arms treaty to regulate weapons transfers worldwide
posted at 4:01 pm on July 11, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
As we've seen time and again, the United Nations is little more than an ineffective, morally squishy, highly corrupted joke of an international bureaucracy that in the long run has done hardly anything productive in stabilizing global affairs or promoting lasting peace. Honestly, why do we contribute funding (and the lion's share, at that!) to this globalist boondoggle? So we can be lectured about how our economic prowess is ostensibly creating a climate emergency while China sits smugly on their Human Rights Council? Thanks, but I'll pass on the proffered guilt trip.
Throughout the month, the United Nations is working on an arms treaty ostensibly aimed at reducing violence that has America's pro-Second Amendment crowd up in arms. While President Bush was reliably resistant to heeding the U.N. on the idea (bravo!), President Obama reversed U.S. policy on that score in 2009 by bringing the U.S. back to the bargaining table:
International talks in New York are going on throughout July on the final wording of the so-called Arms Trade Treaty, which supporters such as Amnesty International USA say would rein in unregulated weapons that kill an estimated 1,500 people daily around the world. But critics, including the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre, warn the treaty would mark a major step toward the eventual erosion of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment gun-ownership rights. …
While the treaty's details are still under discussion, the document could straitjacket U.S. foreign policy to the point where Washington could be restricted from helping arm friends such as Taiwan and Israel…
LaPierre says the treaty that is likely to emerge will have the effect of squeezing individual gun owners in the United States and elsewhere by imposing on them an onerous collection of regulations. …
"The world's worst human rights abusers will end up voting for this, while the Obama administration has not drawn a line in the sand like the previous administration did. Instead, it is trying to be a part of this train wreck because they think they can somehow finesse it. But, to me, there is no finessing the individual freedoms of American citizens."
The United Nations can't manage to get its act together on cracking down on genocide, terrorism, and human rights abuses, but we're to trust them to orchestrate regulations that would clash with our own policies? I can't see that working out well, and I'll go ahead and make a wild guess that somewhere down the road this would end up benefiting dictatorial regimes while depriving good citizens of the fundamental right to bear arms.
Even if President Obama could get behind the idea, our current Congress won't — and seeing how the Senate has to ratify treaties, I don't foresee the U.S. signing on to this. Preach it, Mr. LaPierre:
Oops: In my last paragraph, I originally wrote that "Congress" has to ratify treaties — I've clarified it to just the Senate above!
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Middle school - A time of changes
Middle school is often thought of as the difficult years for children because of all the changes occurring.
During the adolescent years students change from being primarily family oriented to more peer and social oriented. Adolescent hormones escalate, causing a variety of physical changes, emotional changes and rapid growth.
School changes from staying in one or two classrooms in elementary to switching classrooms and learning a variety of subjects. Behaviors both positive and negative are sometimes displayed as students try to figure out who they are, and what their place is in the school and community.
At Pequot Lakes Middle School, we have programs to help assist students through these adolescent years. Our homerooms help build student to adult relationships and work on personal skills. Curriculum in our classes is challenging, integrating, relevant and meets standards to help keep the students engaged. Exploratory courses such as Project Lead the Way, Computer Applications, music, art and band/choir provide opportunities for students to promote creative thought, critical thinking skills and technology skills.
Physical education classes help support healthy programs. Teachers use different teaching approaches and/or interdisciplinary units that provide interest and social opportunities for students.
Some examples of these this year have been: seventh- and eighth-grade bike trips, fifth- and sixth-grade Read and Feed days, challenge days and chocolate activities.
We are also planning a Pay it Forward theme for March with the students and faculty to promote positive activities and social behaviors.
As we look to next year, we are looking at improving our schedule to incorporate more of these opportunities for all fifth- through eighth-grade students. The schedule will have more common times for all students. It will also have a daily homeroom time to work on a variety of skills such as study skills, social skills, career awareness and academic skills to help prepare students for high school.
Middle school is focused on education and student academic achievement, but to meet the needs of adolescents who are constantly changing both physically and emotionally we need a variety of activities to address these needs.
This in some ways is different than elementary and high school. Middle school students have a variety of needs, lots of energy and an excitement for learning that is always changing.
As a faculty here at Pequot Lakes Middle School we are always striving to meet these constantly changing needs.
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I never really got the 'get jealous drinks' concept.. Just felt a little sad.. But now... NOW I understand. The cottage looks amazing.. And it is great to see Erica again..
Only one thing doesn't sit right.. And I think it's from watching Lake Placid!!
A cottage weekend in Ottawa - Val Des Monts
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We are alive.
We missed the earthquake in Quebec and the mosquitoes have taken 10 pints of my blood - but alive nonetheless. What an incredible weekend!!!
On Thursday (24th of June), we travelled from Montreal to Ottawa on the greyhound bus. We had lunch with Andrew and Jenn (friends of Ivor's) and then Erica and Tyler arrived to take us to the Cottage. After a smooth journey (despite running a red light!) we arrived in something that I thought you only saw in movies ..
A camp fire had already been made so there was nothing else to do but make mojitos and relax! We sat around the fire, chatting, drinking wine, beer, chatting, drinking more wine and beer and somewhere around 3am the idea of needing a bar in the woods was hatched...... by Ivor with the architect being Tyler.
On Friday Ivor and I went for a canoe trip around the lake. I fished for the first time ever (and caught 5 fish from 7 attempts!). We spent the day relaxing, reading, swimming in the lake and preparing for everyone else to arrive. Friends and family of Erica and Tyler's arrived with reinforcements - more alcohol and a load of wood to make the bar. A few hours, bottles of vodka, crates of beer and cases of wine later and a bar came to life at midnight. The next door neighbours arrived (not sure if it was to complain about the noise or not!) but they stayed and joined in the party. Ivor then introduced Canada to "ride the bus". I managed to stay up for the christening of the bar but then crashed - I think that Ivor got to bed around 6am
Saturday was more of the same although my fishing trip resulted in me catching a bigger fish than Ivor (although Ivor posed for the pictures below because I didn't want to touch it!). It was decided that the hangovers were as a result of not having eaten on Friday night and nothing to do with the quantity of alcohol that was consumed so we cooked a huge bbq and retreated to the fire and nearby bar.
We sat comfortably (or not so comfortably if you were Neil) and laughed a lot (especially when Jenn, Erica and I thought we should creep up on everyone in camouflage (but ended up looking like American footballers and then finished our look off with straw hats) - don't ask it was funny at the time!).
Another late night and late morning, more lake swimming, canoeing, fishing and bbq-ing before packing up and heading back to Ottawa for a relaxed evening at Andrew and Jenn's, including a much needed shower, pizza and a film.
We are now safely in Toronto after a 5 hour drive (thanks for driving Erica) and will update you on that soon.
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I never really got the 'get jealous drinks' concept.. Just felt a little sad.. But now... NOW I understand. The cottage looks amazing.. And it is great to see Erica again..
I haven't had so much fun in a long time. One of the best cottage weekends ever!
I hope you both have as much fun during the rest of your trip.
Bon voyage!
Love the 'bar in the woods' concept. ILR, you are SUCH a BA. I'm a bit worried about your livers, though. Its only week 2!!
Finally I'm catching up on your emails. Amazing is the word that comes to mind. Kate arn't those little mozzies awful, the only good mozzie is a dead one. Congratulations on catching the biggest fish, one for the girls. Kaf I have to say you both are looking so well and relaxed. This is certainly the TIME OUT that you both needed and deserve. Love you both xxxxxxxx


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He Knew
Original post made by He Knew, Amador Estates, on Oct 24, 2012
So Obama and the State Department lied.
There was no protest about a video.
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This attack went on for more than 5 hours, so there was time for the US to save at least 2 of our people...but didn't.
Obama and other Democrats have to be defeated at the ballot box if America is to remain a free country.
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a resident of Birdland
on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:00 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Of course, they knew and covered it up. obama claimed that terrorism, and Al Queda in particular, was in decline, ignoring reality completely. Chris Stevens had requested security, knowing that the embassy was under threat of attack and the administration shoe not to act.
All, to try to prop up his failing foreign policy, weakness in the face of our enemies and pacifism in order to suck up to his far left supporters.
Sad, that innocent lives were lost in the process of trying to improve or perserve obamas image for the sake of his relelction bid.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Give it up guys. The mass majority is not buying into your conspiracy theories. You're the same tribe that is also behind the "birther" conspiracy movement. You've cried "wolf" so many times that you just don't have any credibility left at all. Bye.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
I actually would be more concerned if the president didn't know.
Before technology changed communication, the American public spent a lot of time in the dark about what was going on around the world. There are lots of good jokes about those of us who spent time practicing ducking under desks in case of a nuclear attack (makes me wonder what parents thought of the whole thing).
Given that news does travel so quickly now, taking two weeks to confirm it was a planned attack registers as foot dragging at least, but I don't see a conspiracy or any particular cover up.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Hey Sam,
You said, "Give it up..." Give what up exactly? The truth? Like the evidence reported in the following article ... by a liberal news source too!
CBS... Web Link
This is an impeachable offense...one of many our 'esteemed' (fraud) President has committed. (He has not been impeached because this requires Senate majority vote, and the Senate has a democrat majority...so impeachment has not and will not happen.
BTW: Kathleen...Since Obama knew, this means he engaged in deliberate and prolonged deception of the American public. And yes, if he didn't it is also problematic. Also, since we've learned that he has a terrible record of attending intelligence briefs, it would not be surprising that he didn't hear firsthand about the initial consulate bombings last Summer.
Bottomline...he cares more about his reelection than the lives of these 4 Americans who died.
This incident is far worse than Watergate. No one in the Watergate mess died during that event.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Romney brought this matter up at the 2nd debate and was immediately slapped down. Since then, he's been conspicuously mum. Any mention of it in the 3rd debate? Romney wants to run from this issue as fast as he can, yet the conspiracy teabaggers continue to remind citizens of this huge, Romney-sized embarrassment. Romney made his bed with these zanies, and now he's got to sleep with them. Nighty night Mitt!
a resident of another community
on Oct 24, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Hey, just because Joe Biden said during the VP debates, we didn't know they even needed any more security, and we can see the emails that told him what he needed to know the very same day that it was happening doesn't mean he lied.
Joe is a happy warrior, he happily covered this up, just like UN Amb Susan Rice did on 5 Sunday shows a week later, and just like President Obama repeated 6 times in the UN speech. Chris Matthews can read a newspaper, can't you? It was this awful video that triggered everything!
Do you think the President and VP have time to campaign in Vegas, Ohio, and hang with Jay-Z in NY, AND read these emails?
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 24, 2012 at 4:05 pm
I don't understand how anything pertaining to the Libyan affair is anything like Watergate. Nor do I understand what exactly it is that's supposed to be worse than Watergate. Nor do I understand what it is that seems to be an impeachable offense. So, maybe "He Knew" or some other bright bulb can enlighten us. Sounds to me like the wheels have just come off of someone's tricycle.
Also, why isn't the Romney Campaign zealously pursuing this, besides the obvious that they are still shell-shocked from the debacle of a 3rd debate or, probably even more the case, that they know pursuing it will only lead to more embarrassment for their campaign?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 24, 2012 at 7:54 pm
The Romney campaign is not pursuing this because they don't have to, there's already enough people all over this. You know when the MSM is reporting this and it makes obami look bad, it must really be a problem they can't ignore.
Romney is staying on message, talking about the economy and bringing to light obamas failed record.
Obamis coverup of the nature of the terrorist attack may not be impeachable, but it should cost him the election. Back to Chicago....
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 24, 2012 at 9:24 pm
I see. So, based upon Mittens's response, there isn't much to the story. Since Romney campaign doesn't want to get any more egg on its face than it already has on this issue, better to let the right-wing media toss some mud on the wall with hopes something will stick. Pretty desperate.
As for "He Knew", not very surprising that he wouldn't be able to address the questions I have raised above. All dirt slinging, which is what the haters are good at. But nothing that is capable of elevating itself above dirt. Or, is "He Knew" and Mittens the same poster. I do very much have the sense that I'm simply feeding a mentally imbalanced troll.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Sam, you're clueless. And Kathleen, gentle foot-dragging doesn't excuse the coverup.
First I'm no tea bagger. Second, I check each channel daily for their
focus and omissions. During this election season I spend more time with CNN, because they SHOW numbers and facts, AND have PLENTY of WORLD REPORTERS. Anybody watching MSNBC never ever knew about this the first WEEK, since msnbc is strictly partisan chattering with OPINIONS...just 'commenters' like us, NO reporters with factual references.....carefully selected partisan. So easy to tell the INFORMED from the IGNORANT. easy to spot on PW too,,those following elementary scripts, sad for America.
Luckily, I had been focused on CNN, and with their reporters imbedded thruout mid-east, I saw live, in real time, the whole thing for weeks. CNN reporters slipped in immediately, where nobody else, including US officials, went !! In fact the administration got upset with Anderson Cooper when on day THREE he was showing & talking about Stevens hourly/daily journal cnn had recovered from the rubble. He told how administration was mad they got in. They said it was no problem, cause there was no security. While our Wash Wheels were turning SLOWLY. Their reporters can slip in where others did not....including nobody from our government had yet been there. then, aw shucks, all messed up now, so why bother searching at all...so we didn't! ! !! Unbelievable !
Britian had already pulled out their ambassadors in the region because of mounting AlQueda attacks, leading up to 9-11. But with the approaching 9-11 ANNIVERSARY, US did nothing.!. Ambasssador Stevens left the Tripoli location because of the danger & went to Bengahzi, but there are growing AlQueda splinters thruout the region. and our ambassador was not secure, before, during, or after 9-11 anniversary!!!! beyond dumb!!!
On day TWO, (12th) McCain on foreign security committee said it was an AlQueda attack. When Hillary finally took the fall last week, to protect the president, Dan Rather said, oh no, it stops at the PRESident".
Hours after the attack the Pres flew off to keep his fundraiser in the very CRITICAL state of NEVada!! All this "foot-dragging', stalling, down-playing, STONEWALLING, was to 'buy time'....critical campaigning time !!!! ...can recover, & say on my we just discovered...at a later date...Meanwhile, cannot make up thos critical limited days for campaigning. How insulting, he thinks we are that dumb !!! only SOME are that dumb and gullible ! ! It's just too obvious...timing SO EVIDENT. The tragedy is, when he returned from his LAS VEGAS fundraiser, and Nevada college kids, Obama did an interview..like the clip above which was carefully edited. During that interview, when talking of the murders of Ambassador team, Obama said ""there will be those little BUMPS along way"" !! Really ??? little bumps???? Why isn't msnbc playing THAT CLIP...Do they ONLY play edited clips?
Obama lied with actions TWICE. One, refusing to call it a 9-11 ANNIVERSARY AlQueda TerrorIST Attack, (different that GENERIC place & time act of terror) so that it could NOT be said there was an attack ON HIS WATCH. TWO, the 'decision' to STALL, pretend, buy time...all I need is each day getting closer to election without the big 'REVEAL'. 'just make it to the election'.A DECEITFUL COVERUP stalling and toying the Americans !! Disgusting, dishonest, and POLITICAL...putting personal politics, ahead of our security in the world. Nobody knew anything about Watergate until after the elections.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:58 pm
Oh yes, PBS covered it pretty much from day one, talking about the stall, (buying time, call it investgating, which they have not even started, and then say, trail is cold.....after the election).
Since Obama keeps talking about giving a go ahead nod, on the seals plan to get bin laden, Obama has been spinning a tale (lie) about the end of AlQueda, which on world channels, CNN, C-Span experts, and PBS, many have acknowledged AlQueda splinters are growing thruout the mideast ! !....ain't nothin' ended, AlQueda is going strong, doing just fine without the old man. (but, shhhhh, don't tell anybody until the election's over.) Keep the focus on silly Romney stuff as a DIVERSON....Obama's campaign of distract & divert, just keep opposition from talking about him.. so chatter about the opposition with any lie that comes to mind.
Sometimes voters have swept leaders into power they end up regreting. We must remember how Obama was caught on open mic telling Putin, just lay low until after election, I'll have more flexibility then. I fear for the middle-class as he restructures the class warfare he has been flaming. What areas are going to move to front burner, once he knows he can do anytbing he wants, and never, ever worry about what voters think again ! ! ! Beyond scary...terrifying!
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 24, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Sounds like "My Own Eyes" is the same troll, saying the same things, as what he says using other names. Oh, and he watches a lot of t.v. And he's no conspiracy theorist, unless that 'shuckin' and jivin' Obama is involved.
You lost the election, troll. You lost it because the Republican Party has been taken over by people as dumb and gullible as yourself.
By the way, you still haven't begun to address the questions I raised above. Sorry, but saying you watch a lot of t.v. just doesn't cut it in the world of adults. That's no argument but rather is simply an admission of ignorance.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Oct 24, 2012 at 11:35 pm
On the lighter side, here's a pretty funny skit:
Mr. Romney's Neighborhood
Not all one-sided against Romney. There are some zingers against Obama in it, too.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 25, 2012 at 7:42 am
No troll here, just facts and live boring adult real time news for me. I keep DVR recordings from imbedded world reporters to reference the facts.. Not edited cuts and clips. No disgusting petty partisan chatter for me, that's for partisan puppets. Adult news is not blabbermouths creating theatre. And my DVR is kept full of boring adult reports like CNN & PBS, both appropriately questioning these timelines and motives... I keep & reference the facts in these news films. Only peabrains follow script propaganda. I prefer to believe my own eyes.
I didn't say a word about Republican party...irrelevant to these facts. The President has entangled himself in a web of pretense and denial he created.
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 25, 2012 at 8:55 am
If I were a tv addict, I wouldn't be boasting of it on a public forum. Without books, the addict is left hopelessly adrift in the currents of superficial mainstream news reportage. Too, it makes one ripe for conspiracy theories as manifested by Pleasanton's sick troll, call him lib is a disease/he knew/my eyes/mittens -- all the same sick little puppy.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Oct 25, 2012 at 9:32 am
Obama covered up everything about Libya because he was an affirm action student who did not really have the intellect to succeed in college.The facts overwhelmed his mental capacity so he lied in a state of panic.He got help in the cover up from the same person who masterfully changed all of his college grades and manipulated the selection process for the harvard law review.The media of course manipulated the presidential election in 2008 and also covered up his Kenyan birth and secret Al Queda membership.Just ask Donald Trump,the brillant highly educated super intellect billionaire:)
a resident of Castlewood
on Oct 25, 2012 at 9:37 am
State Department knew it was a planned terrorist attack on 9/12. Why was UN Ambassador Rice on 5 network news shows on 9/16 saying a result of a spontaneous riot ignited by a video? Either complete incompetence or deception by Obama Administration. Time to change Presidents!
a resident of Oak Hill
on Oct 25, 2012 at 9:48 am
Here's some intelligent commentary on the Benghazi attack from a former CIA analyst:
Don't rush to join Benghazi blame game
Web Link
a resident of Mohr Park
on Oct 25, 2012 at 10:34 am
You are clinging to this issue not because it is really relevant to Obama and his competence as President,because it is not,but because you are so desperate because of your hate of this president.Sorry,but Romney has already dug his own grave with his inability to be consistent and truthful.
It is interesting that because the administration had some communication issues in a very complex situation,Obama needs to go.Romney however can say whatever he wants,change his positions daily,lie about past statements but he fit to be president.Think about it.
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 25, 2012 at 11:07 am
Guess Pres. Obama can call "W" for advice, or maybe had had. Look how "W" handled the intelligence of pre-9-11.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Oct 25, 2012 at 11:53 am
Guess "don't call me" didn't read Sam's interesting link. Guess for "don't call me" Obama on Libya looks like Bush on 9-11. Guess "don't call me" has some real issues, beginning with tv addiction and extending well beyond that.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 25, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Wow, Jonathin, 'unless that 'shuckin' and jivin' Obama is involved...' Nice Freudian slip there, projecting not only your racist side but also the side of you that knows that 'the messiah' is covering up his lack of intelligence, foreign or otherwise. And yet you keep waving your pom-poms and cheerleading for this amateur....sad and pathetic.
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 25, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Detweiler, me, TV addiction? Wow, that was from left field. Issues? Takes on to know one...
Web Link
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 25, 2012 at 5:11 pm
MePartyPatriot is a registered user.
Colin Powell, Republican, and former four-star general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State has announced his support again for President Obama.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 25, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Tsk, tsk, Jonathan...so off base in so many areas. I have no idea who lib, knew, or mittens are. And, I don't even know if they're male or female. Of course, you don't either. Nor, do you know if I'm male or female, you just 'think' you do. Actually, you're really clueless on so many subjects.
NO book has been written on Bengahzi!. I value books, but certain isses are 'time' sensitive! Oh, you can be sure this will be in a book someday!! This issue is ALL about time...specifically the ANNIVERSARY of 9-11. Only the most incompetent fool would think it's just another day on the calendar IN the hotbed of Bengahzi ! ! ! duh ! I'll stick to LIVE, REAL-TIME, UNedited, UNclipped world reporting for me. Anybody who doesn't utilize this modern miracle isn't fully informed. Clips and interpretations don't cut it for me. I'll chew my own food, as well.
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 26, 2012 at 8:44 am
Haven't you all heard? Romney's mouthpiece, John Sununu, claims Colin Powell is endorsing Obama because Powell and Obama are both black. Which likely means, if you follow the reasoning, that Sununu is supporting Romney because he is white. At last! A little bit of honesty coming from the Romney camp!
The level of desperation, measured by the venting of vile racist attitudes and beliefs, is patent. Coulter with her fear of black rioting in the streets; Sununu's racist identification; Priece's frequent quips about our 'lazy' president; Palin with her 'shuck and jive' comments. What a lovely mix of humanity they are! Fortunately, they will again have to suffer the ignominity of defeat as the black guy remains in the White House for another four years. Chew on that!
Oh, and you can bet a book will come out on Libya before the election. Written by a racist, Republican hack bent on smearing the black commie in office, 200,000 copies will be purchased by the Koch bros., thereby making it an instant top seller. No one will be fooled, except the racists who will have more hate-filled glop to slobber over.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Oct 26, 2012 at 10:20 am
Jonathan said: "Haven't you all heard? Romney's mouthpiece, John Sununu, claims Colin Powell is endorsing Obama because Powell and Obama are both black."
Racism and bigotry are perpetual problems in the Republican party. I also remember that there was an ugly incident at the Republican national convention that made national news where some conventioneers were throwing peanuts at a black newswoman while shouting "This is how we feed animals!".
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Oh, and I just thought about this one - also pretty catastrophic:
I saw the other thread about the best bottle design in the universe and thought about flipping the coin. What is the worst fragrance bottle for men that you have ever seen? Did it ever stop you from buying a bottle?
Personally, this is probably the tackiest and most disgusting bottle I have ever seen (it has stopped from sampling it despite praise - I dont want to like it because it would ruin my bathroom):
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Oh, and I just thought about this one - also pretty catastrophic:
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This gets my vote:
AZTEK by Yves Rocher
The bottle turns my stomach. Looks like a bloody turd.
I keep laughing at this bottle. That is one designer without a job. Wow. I find it hard to believe that anyone will come up with anything that beats this.
I think this one is bad...it's a freaking light bulb! (not as bad as the Rochas butt-plug though)
Don't Smell the Flowers,
They're an Evil Drug to Make You Lose Your Mind --- Dio
I still think the silly fist of Diesel Only the Brave is tasteless, and the Ironman "limited edition" red fist only slightly more tasteless.
This harkens back to those novelty decanters sold by Avon in the 1970s...shaped like sports cars and other things masculine...
"...her fragrance all in my keeping; softly she comes in the night." Lyrics, Gordon Lightfoot, "Softly."


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Danielle Legros Georges, poet, essayist, author, and translator, has been named Boston's new poet laureate.
Danielle Legros Georges
Professional Title: Professor
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise: Contemporary American poetry, African-American poetry, Caribbean literature and studies, literary translation, the arts in education.
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Arts, art integration
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: The Language of Poetry; Arts and Education: History and Philosophy; Independent studies in poetry and literary translation
Education: BS, Communication Studies, Emerson College; MFA, English, creative writing, New York University
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
Book of poetry:Maroon (2001) Poetry published in:Agni, The Boston Globe, Transition, World Literature Today, SpoKe, sx salon, The Caribbean Writer, Callaloo, Ibbetson Street, Salamander, Poiesis, Black Renaissance Noire, Macomère, The American Poetry Review and othersPoetry references in: The Bill Moyers Journal program, The Voice of American program, National Public Radio and othersEssays and reviews published in: The Women's Review of Books, Sojourner, Encarta Africana, Mass Poetry website, Consequence, The Boston Haitian Reporter, and others Recent Literary and Academic Awards include:
On Arts and EducationWhy are the arts important in education? The majority of the students I work with here at Lesley are practicing teachers seeking a broader understanding of how to enhance instructional practices in their areas of concentration. We explore how the various art forms, especially poetry and writing, help create critical thinkers, educators, and human beings. My students are doing the great work of teaching not only our future readers and writers, but our future nurses, engineers, social and cultural workers, scientists, and beyond. The arts create powerful pathways through which educators can reach all kinds of learners.Teaching Philosophy NotesI believe that all students can learn and that most subjects are teachable provided the appropriate connections are made. I believe that to be an effective educator, one must also be a learner. What students bring to the classroom, I feel, should be part of what teachers consider in working with curriculum. Learning should be connected to the real lives of students. I feel that educators should bring to learning a number of "vocabularies" that allow for the recognition of student strengths, experiences, and challenges—and with which to explore content. I see the practice of interdisciplinarity as a real strength in the classroom. Education, for me, does not happen only in schools—and educators should take advantage of what is available beyond classroom walls, in the virtual and "real" worlds. I feel students should be encouraged to play active roles in their learning, and that teachers should help students do this. It's important to me that students be involved in their own assessment whenever possible. I feel that while theory can precede practice; practice often precedes theory—and that effective teaching works moving in both directions.Finally, and often first, I draw on the theoretical frameworks and approaches of the arts traditions: arts and education, the fine arts, and arts integration. I feel that the arts allow us to experience different perspectives in powerful ways, and allow students to appreciate and reconsider boundaries of identity, culture, and perceived or understood ability. I feel art is a powerful tool for inquiry, reflection, and knowing; and that art practice allows for critical engagement and the development of valuable critical skills—in essence they operate as epistemology. I feel that art allows for complexity in the complex world that students inhabit; that we all inhabit.
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Sharemarket operator NZX will report its full-year result on Monday and expectations are that it will be a good one given the strong performance of the sharemarket last year.
Mark Lister, head of research at Craigs Investment Partners says NZX is a virtual monopoly and with no debt on its balance sheet it could surprise on the upside.
"We believe the company will benefit from recent market strength and ongoing positive sentiment for equities that will drive trading volumes.
"We also think 2013 will be the strongest year for some time in terms of new listings on the market, which will be positive for NZX. All of these factors should ensure a more upbeat trading outlook."
Brook Asset Management's Andrew South said he was also expecting a solid performance from the company.
Shares in the NZX have been trending upwards since August last year when they hit a low point of $1.02.
At the end of January they had risen to $1.35. Yesterday they closed on $1.30.
Former sharemarket darling Rakon was ditched by investors this week falling to an all-time low of 26c after it revealed another profit downgrade.
The negative forecast is the third the electronic components maker has made in less than six months. Market sources say there is a strong belief the company will need to raise capital soon.
But chief executive Brett Robinson has said the company will not be looking for more cash and is within its banking covenants. One fund manager believed the company had got to a point where it was uninvestable unless significant changes were made to its board.
It's been a long held view by many in the market that Rakon is run too much like a family business rather than a publicly listed company.
Stock Takes wonders how low the share price will have to go before executives get the message.
Shares in Rakon closed up 1c yesterday on 27c.
The financial advice arm of Macquarie is picking four main trends for investors to watch this year. It believes consumption in China will be an area of growth which investors can target through owning companies like BMW, Samsung and Yum Brands, which has made a big push into China with fast food company KFC.
The firm is also keen on the US housing market where it believes there is now a supply and demand gap with fewer new homes being built than are needed.
But it is cautious over Europe where it believes there will be a number of shallow recessions and is also predicting that Australia's commodity boom is over.
Macquarie investment analyst Richard Frogley says he sees Chinese consumer demand continuing to push up dairy prices in New Zealand which could be good news for unit-holders in Fonterra's shareholders fund.
Frogley is not concerned about the recent drought talk and says conditions are still within "reasonable expectations".
Frogley said New Zealand's strong housing market was also good news for the construction industry with sharemarket leader Fletcher Building predicting a 27 per cent leap in earnings per share for its first-half result for 2013.
SOUND FAMILIAR? The listed Aussie banks will be watching closely and with some trepidation at the Reserve Bank's equivalent in Switzerland.
While the Reserve Bank here grapples with the prospect of a property bubble emerging from the current low interest rate environment, its Swiss counterpart has already bitten the bullet. Swiss house prices have skyrocketed over the last decade, fuelled by immigration and the very low interest rates put in place by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) as part of its attempt to take the heat out of the franc which, like the kiwi, has proven to be uncomfortably popular with international currency investors.
On Wednesday, the Swiss government accepted a proposal from the SNB that banks should build up so-called "counter-cyclical capital buffers" by holding extra capital worth 1 per cent of the risk-weighted assets in their mortgage portfolios.
As it happens, the Reserve Bank is in the process of developing parameters for the use of its own macro-prudential tools in New Zealand. A public consultation on macro-prudential policy is expected to be released in late March.
The SNB has been trying, unsuccessfully, since last July to take the heat out of the residential housing market and it hopes this latest addition to its arsenal might do the trick.
"The SNB's proposal is motivated by strong growth in both bank credit and real estate prices over the last several years, which has resulted in imbalances on the residential mortgage and real estate markets," the SNB said.
"These imbalances intensified further during the second half of 2012, reaching levels that pose a risk to the stability of the banking sector, and hence to the Swiss economy," the bank said.
New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler said in January that house price inflation had increased and that the bank was watching this and household credit growth closely.
"The bank does not want to see financial stability or inflation risks accentuated by housing demand getting too far ahead of supply," he said then.
OFF THE MARKET Rainbow's End owner New Zealand Experience looks like it will be fully taken over by Rangatira after the Wellington private equity firm reached the minimum 90 per cent threshold yesterday.
A notice to the exchange showed Rangatira had reached 91.8 per cent - more than enough to allow it to compulsorily acquire the rest of the shares.
Looks like Rangatira's promise to de-list the company regardless of whether the full takeover was a success was enough to encourage the last few shareholders to sell out.
The 36c per share offer was due to close today.
Shares in NZ Experience closed up 7c at 37c yesterday.
BYE BYE VAN EYK Australian investment research firm van Eyk has lost a key foothold in New Zealand after AMP decided to ditch its services.
AMP made a big deal out of announcing its relationship with van Eyk in 2009 with an exclusive arrangement for the first year.
But the financial services firm this week revealed it had replaced van Eyk with Mercer.
AMP's Nick Scarlett said it had made the decision as part of a review post AMP's takeover of AXA.
"It was prudent timing for AMP to review its requirements for independent fund manager research and go to market to review options to best meet the needs of our financial advisers."
The decision will be a blow for van Eyk which was hoping to use its position with AMP to springboard itself into NZ.
Stock Takes reported incorrect trading figures for Z Energy last week. They should have noted Z's recorded current cost operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and fair-value adjustments was up 17 per cent for the six months to September 30 to $96.8 million.
Z Energy's year end financials, which should be due out around the end of June, will be of even more interest to investors if its potential float gets off the ground.
Shareholders Association chief executive John Hawkins says current Z Energy bond holders will also be hoping for some favourable treatment from any share offer in exchange for their support of the business.


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What's up w/ the "site not published" warning at the Evans Cedar Beehives website (click on the link in the advertisement section to the right of this message).
Was thinking of ordering a box or two and maybe a hive but can't access their site. Googled links don't work either.


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Rolando McClain arrested for assault, discharging a firearm
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 1, 2011, 4:31 PM EST
Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain was arrested and stands accused of illegally firing a gun in his hometown of Decatur, Alabama.
CSNBayArea.com reports that McClain has been arrested for discharging a firearm within city limits, third degree assault, menacing, and reckless endangerment.
Decatur Police Lt. John Crouch told Comcast SportsNet that McClain is currently in jail.
I can tell you that Rolando McClain is under arrest, Crouch said. Hes been charged with third degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm in city limits. He is still in custody.
McClain, who went home this week for his grandfathers funeral, was reportedly involved in a fight on Wednesday night before the shooting broke out.


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Re: st: RE: Dialog Programming
Martin Weiss <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: RE: Dialog Programming
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:11:35 +0200
So, to summarize and steer this thread back to where I wanted it to go: "StataCorp, we do not like the way we have to write help files, LET ALONE dialog boxes." :-)
Quoting Phil Schumm <email@example.com>:
On Jul 30, 2008, at 1:09 PM, Richard Williams wrote:
I too rarely use dialogs; I just call up the help on a program. I
would love to have some sort of super-easy smcl editor, e.g. a
"save in smcl" addon to Word. For me at least, writing programs is
kind of fun, writing help files is extremely painful.
I agree that constructing help files is not as easy as it could be, and
that this probably affects people's likelihood of writing them. For
me, this is primarily because there are so many different ways to
control spacing, emphasis (i.e., highlighting), etc. In this regard,
writing a help file is a bit more like using a word processor (i.e.,
wasting time futzing with formatting) rather than creating a structured
document. For this reason, it's often easiest just to start with an
existing help file as a template and modify it as necessary (which is
exactly the way a lot of people use Word).
I too have over the years given some thought to the possibility of
writing help files in some other format and then translating them
programmatically into SMCL. You probably wouldn't want to use Word for
this, in part because not everyone uses Word, but, more importantly,
because there isn't a very good correspondence between objects in Word
and SMCL tags. Using some other type of markup (e.g., HTML, Markdown,
reStructuredText, etc.) would make more sense, and would be easier to
implement (i.e., the translation could probably be done via an XSLT
The real question is, is it worth it? SMCL is used for formatting
output (which is done programmatically) and writing help files, and
that's about it. You're not going to write a paper or a book in SMCL.
Given this, a few helper functions in your text editor would probably
go a long way toward easing the production of help files. The downside
of this strategy is that it would have to be implemented separately for
each text editor; however, if someone spent some time defining an
appropriate set of helper functions, each of us who maintains a Stata
mode for a text editor could then just implement those definitions
easily enough.
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My 1-year old hive has swarmed 3 times in the past few weeks. I caught the first swarm which contained the original queen. She seems to be doing great in her new home.
Question #1 -- Swarm #2 left the parent colony on May 1. This hive is a bit cranky, but have been taking sugar syrup well. Today (May 19, I opened it up for inspection. They have drawn only 2 frames of comb and have started on a third. What has been drawn is filling with honey (from the syrup, no doubt), but there are no eggs or larvae. There are a relatively small amount of bees in this hive. Should I wait longer, or assume this hive is queenless and combine it with another colony?
Swarm #3 got away.
Question #2 -- On May 6, I thoroughly inspected the original parent colony, destroyed TONS of swarm cells (these girls were going crazy), but left one that looked to be more of a supercedure cell, (up high on one frame rather than hanging from the bottom bar) and also, as I scraped one of the last swarm cells off, a new queen emerged and walked right onto my hive tool, so I placed her in the hive, several frames away from the supercedure cell. Today (May 19), I went back to inspect, fully expecting to find larvae or at least eggs, but saw no sign of either. The weather HAS been a bit iffy this past week or so. Still, the hive is populace and they seem to be brining in both nectar and pollen. Again, my question is could it be possible the queen simply has not had time to mate yet? Should I give them another few days or should I assume them queenless? If queenless, I will probably take a frame of brood from swarm #1 and let them raise their own queen.
Please advise! I'm having bee anxiety! All this after getting through my first season last year with a great honey crop and a hive that performed by the book!
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Celebrated photographer Ans Westra has been to Rotorua many times but her latest trip brings her journey full circle with photographs of the city and its people taken 50 years ago.
Ms Westra has been on a road trip around the North Island taking with her a collection of photographs she took while doing the same trip five decades ago.
Her four-week road trip has taken her back to four places where she was particularly active in the 1960s and 1970s, capturing images of everyday life for Maori families living in Ruatoria, Ruatoki, Rotorua and Wanganui.
She said Rotorua was a lot more commercial now but was pleased to be getting a positive reaction to some of her earliest work.
"They are real family histories, but it was very hard to put names to the faces in the pictures. I moved through so fast and I did not have an assistant with a notebook.''
While in Rotorua she is hoping to collect more information to add to her collection of negatives held in the National Library in Wellington.
"I was fortunate to have been invited into homes and onto marae, capturing images that showed what was really happening, I feel like I'm the holder of real treasure,'' she said.
Rotorua's Winnie Morrison visited the exhibition after being told two of her daughters were in one of the photographs.
"My youngest was about three and the other one about 10. The picture was used for the cover of Te Ao Hou [The New World] it was just tremendous," she said.
Former Rotorua resident and road trip co-ordinator David Alsop said it was good to be back in the city.
"Part of Ans' journey is about giving back to the people she encountered back then, I feel a bit the same too.''
Mr Alsop said their visits to Ruatoria and Ruatoki had been amazing with the smaller communities rolling out the red carpet for Ms Westra.
"All the kaumatua came down ... Tuhoe bought her entire collection,'' he said.
Mr Alsop said local high schools were booked in to see the exhibition in the coming days.
Ans Westra's "Full Circle'' exhibition is open at Rotorua Primary School from 9am to 3pm each day until Friday. Entry is free.
For more articles from this region, go to Rotorua Daily Post


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Scion A/V Interview with Kingdom!
Scion A/V kind of kills it on all fronts, from music, art, film and lifestyle, to the fact that's oft-now overlooked: um, yes they are still, at the heart, the spawn of a car company. So it's no surprise that the collective chooses to feature artists and DJs that (bad pun coming...) really rev my engine. Up next, and debuting right here right now, is a neat sit-down and spit with the Night Slugs via Fool's Gold via Acephale Records mixmaster, Kingdom.
In the clip below, Blu Jemz of Turntable Lab Radio interviews Kingdom and we get to learn a little more about what the disc-dude is influenced by, how rad it is to walk behind the CD-J decks with a folder of spinners, and what new releases and EPs are in the works.
Reminder: Kingdom is spinning during the Fool's Gold-curated Pool Party at the Williamsburg Waterfront on Sunday, August 22. Chooons.
Give this brand new feature a watch now!
mp3: No Lay - Unorthadox Daughter (KINGDOM Refix)


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Ore. secretary of state hopefuls square off in Bend
Confrontations break out between incumbent, challengers
BEND, Ore. - The candidates looking for your vote for Oregon Secretary of State met at the Deschutes Public Library in Bend for a League of Women Voters forum Tuesday evening. Four of the five met to discuss everything from PERS reform to making government more transparent.
Incumbent Democrat Kate Brown, Republican Knute Buehler, Progressive Party candidate Robert Wolfe and Seth Woolley of the Pacific Green Party addressed a packed audiences.
Many of the candidates took jabs at what incumbent Brown had done -- or not done -- in her first term.
"Unfortunately, under Kate Brown's tenure, there are fewer initiatives by far," said Wolfe.
"Most concerning, they (Oregonians) don't even know who our current Secretary of State is, but for that matter what she has done in the last four years to try and turn Oregon around," he added.
Even though other candidates were attacking Brown's record, she stood by what she has done, touting accomplishments like OreStar, a program used to follow campaign funding.
"Oregon now has one of the most transparent systems in the country," said Brown. "It enables you to follow dollars, both contributions and expenditures."
But Woolley said, "Its pretty hard to see in that system where that money is actually flowing. He added that as a computer engineer, there was a lot that could be done to fix and improve the current system.
Brown touched on a subject that made headlines across the state early in the race, saying Buehler wouldn't agree to a campaign spending limit.
"He wouldn't agree to a limit, and he wouldn't agree to even negotiate on that limit," said Brown.
Buehler, a Bend orthopedic surgeon, responded by asking why in the last 90 days leading up to the election the spending limit was proposed.
"That stuff is just not acceptable to Oregonians," he said. "They see through those kinds of partisan games. That needs to change."
Spending limits weren't the only point of contention. When asked about PERS reform, Buehler and Brown were at it again.
"Dr. Buehler's solution is to not take PERS -- I appreciate the fact that he is independently wealthy," said Brown.
"Wow, where do I start with that?" Buehler said with a smile. "How can you act and make decisions on something you have your own personal estate tied up in, which I think is just prudent."
Libertarian Bruce Alexander Knight was the only candidate on the ballot who did not appear at the forum.


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Recall elections a local expense, state rules
PUEBLO, Colo. - Colorado's first state legislative recalls will be paid for by county governments, not the state.
That's the decision from Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler. He said Tuesday his office doesn't have legal authority to reimburse or fund recall elections in September.
The Pueblo Chieftain reports that Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder Gilbert Ortiz asked the state for advance payment for the election.
Democratic state Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo faces the recall election because gun-rights activists petitioned her to a recall. Democratic Senate President John Morse in El Paso County faces a recall election the same day. El Paso County hasn't sought state funds for its recall election.
The September recalls are the first for state lawmakers since Colorado adopted the recall in 1912.


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Are you raising them right?
Are you concerned about your child's health and future happiness? As a parent, are you worried you're doing it all wrong?
Parents today are inundated with advice on bringing up children—whether from friends and family or the latest in a long succession of untried "expert" child-rearing theories. Little of it enhances the understanding of children or does much to alleviate the uncertainties of being a parent.
But there are fundamental and proven methods that help dispel the mysteries of parenthood and give a parent the tools needed to help their children grow up to be happy, capable and responsible.
On the free online course, Children, find out:
- What discipline has to do with raising a child
- How to help a child determine what he or she wants out of life
- A simple technique you can use to assist an injured or distressed child


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Crosslake Area MOPS to kick off new year Sept. 24
Crosslake Area Mothers of Preschoolers, or MOPS, will kick off another year Tuesday, Sept. 24.
The group, which meets from 9-11:15 a.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month throughout the school year at the Crosslake Log Church, is for mothers whose children range from newborn through kindergarten.
Mothering preschoolers is at times a lonely challenge. Crosslake Area MOPS provides a welcome break for moms, a chance for moms to make new friends and an opportunity for moms to know they are not alone in the struggles and joys of raising young children.
Meetings include fellowship, brunch, speakers, small group discussions and crafts. Childcare is provided.
This year's theme, "A Beautiful Mess," reminds moms that beauty can arise from our most difficult situations. The group encourages moms to embrace their stories. Every mom is welcomed, accepted and inspired to reach her potential and recognize her influence within her family and her world. Better moms make a better world.
For more information, contact Deb at the Crosslake Log Church at 218-692-4141 or find Crosslake Area MOPS on Facebook.


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Staying safe while hauling cargo
It is one thing you never want to see if you're driving -- something that's fallen off a truck or trailer right in front of you.
That's what happened when a race car fell off a trailer and wound up causing a multi-car crash Friday night that injured two people. Click here to read more about the accident.
News 5 spoke with police and equipment haulers to find out what you need to know before you hitch a trailer with thousands of pounds of cargo.
A mangled, metal mess that sent two people to the hospital may have been preventable. Virginia State Police said a race car was not properly secured to its trailer, causing it to fly off, flip over the median, and land into oncoming lanes. Several cars crashed and at least two people were hurt.
With spring not far off, that means more people will be hauling everything from mowers to cars; if you're hauling something large, like a vehicle or machinery, you could have an accident if you don't pay close enough attention.
Sam Boyd owns Boyd Excavating and hauls equipment like an 18,000 pound tractor around daily. He told us it's crucial this equipment gets safely secured and then double-checked. "We take a chain and go through the wheels, and go through the other side," explained Boyd.
The chains he treads through the monster tires are 'grade A' and built to withstand the heaviest equipment, but he knows time can take its toll. "About every time you to pick them up it's just a habit you look at it when you pull the chains through. if you see a bad link like it's been drug on the road, get rid of that," said Boyd.
Another common way to anchor things down is using nylon straps, but just like chains, you've also got to inspect before you them. If they are at all frayed, we're told you shouldn't use them.
Then there comes anchoring the load down.
Virginia State Police Trooper Philip Battel tells us any time you use chains or nylon straps with open trailers, they always need to be tightened with a ratcheting device. "I would recommend after 15 minutes of traveling stop and check your straps. Make sure that they are still tight, and that your load has not shifted," Trooper Battel said.
Boyd starts the self-inspection before hitting the highway by having someone else double-check his work, because carrying this kind of cargo is a responsibility. "You've got the public to tend with," said Boyd, "and I wouldn't want to hurt anybody with that."
Trooper Battel told us some trailers are required to be inspected by the Commonwealth, like trailers with brakes, but other simpler trailers are not.
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Hey guys,
I'm new to handguns, but not new to guns in general (Mossberg 500A is my go-to).
I have been to almost 10 gun shops in my area, and have done hours of reading on the net about the kind of gun I want and what are the proper ways to go about choosing one.
I have foregone the revolver simply for the fact that I like slimmer guns. I also have foregone the .40 and .45 cal simply for the fact that I love to shoot and I dont want to blow my college savings on ammo, so i'm sticking to 9mm....
From what I can research, and without shooting either, I have come up with 2 choices. I am looking in the sub-$500 range.
Taurus 24/7 Pro 9mm
Ruger SR9
I belive that both are fantastic guns, and the Ruger/Taurus is the only one that fits PERFECTLY in my hand. Glocks, HK's, Kimbers, XD's, XD-M's all fit like a brick in my hand.
Without shooting either (still working on that), would these be some good guns to start off my new hobby with?
Yeah, I've been making sure that the ones I was looking at were the new models.
Cheapest i've found is $380. Anyplace better than that?
That seems to be a good price for a Ruger SR9
Is this going to be a self defense gun, carry gun, or for fun?
Actually just for fun, CCW eventually.
Any more advice on this? The more shops and people I talk to, the more I hear a 50/50 Split between the SR9 and the 24/7 Pro.
The SR9 feels better in my hand, but the 24/7 is a little cheaper.
Both are good guns. For a "little cheaper" don't concern yourself with the minor difference in cost and get the one you like better. In the long run you will be much happier.
Ruger, though it's had issues specifically with the SR9, has a much better reputation for reliability and quality that Taurus. I'd take the Ruger.
Shoot the hell out of it, and maybe upgrade in the future... For under $500... great gun (post-recall). For $380... buy it.
haven't shot the sr9 but ruger has good reliability. I have a taurus and its been a great gun kinda 50/50 on reliability from reading what others have too say. mine is still running 100% with no issues. it was my first gun also but as time goes on you'll blow every dime possible trying to get something new.


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The U.S. Green Building Council's rating system is here to stay. Find out how an experienced design/build electrical contractor can significantly contribute to a LEED-certified project
Build green. Everyone profits. That's the message touted by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System, a consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. The program was created by members of the Council, representing all segments of the building industry, to define green


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Tigers defeat W-H-A to remain undefeated in conference
Though they are unbeaten in the Northwoods Conference, the Pine River-Backus Tigers girls' basketball team suffered their first loss of the season in a close 49-42 setback against the Verndale Pirates on Tuesday, Dec. 11.
The Tigers took more shots, had more steals, and had fewer turnovers than the Pirates, but Verndale made more of its shots than PR-B. The Pirates shot 51 percent from the field while the Tigers only made 33 percent. PR-B jumped to a 4-0 lead as Brittany Kelley and Autumn Ackerman each had baskets in the opening minute. Verndale scored two points, Kelley put in two points, and the Pirates put in another two points to make it 6-4. The Tigers didn't score for four minutes while Verndale went on a nine-point run to assume a 13-6 lead. The Tigers trailed 33-22 at the half.
PR-B outscored Verndale 20-16 in the second half, but it wasn't enough. The Tigers only made it to the free-throw line once during the first half while Verndale was at the charity stripe eight times. Kelley led the Tigers with 10 points, four rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks. Ackerman, Megan Felthous, Kendra Brasel and Journee Howard each scored eight points. Ackerman had 12 rebounds and one block. Felthous had eight rebounds, six steals and five assists. Brasel had five assists, two steals and one rebound. Howard had five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Tigers 54, W-H-A 26
The Tigers remained unbeaten in the Northwoods Conference play as they defeated the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves on Thursday, Dec. 13.
W-H-A scored the opening two points, but the Tigers came back and took over the game as they went on a seven-point run highlighted by two points each from Kelley and Megan Porta, and a three-pointer by Brasel. The Wolves scored another two points, and the Tigers answered with another six points, including four points by Ackerman.
The Tigers were up 24-8 at the half. In the second half, PR-B outscored the Wolves 30-18 to easily earn the win. Two of the Tigers' non-starters got in on the scoring as Brooke Richards and Jess Hanneken each scored two points in the last minute of the game. Kelley, Ackerman, and Brasel led PR-B with 10 points apiece. Ackerman and Brasel each had nine rebounds and Kelley and Howard each had eight rebounds. Felthous finished with nine points, Porta had seven and Howard had four.
The Tigers, 4-0 in the conference and 4-1 overall, are scheduled to play the Northland Eagles in Remer on Thursday, Dec. 20.