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To help promote interest in the Conflicts:1945 to Today galleries with emphasis on the Australian Army participation in unarmed UN peacekeeping efforts, Roy Skinner AM ED a former engineer, peacekeeper and UN official, spoke about Holistic Peacekeeping, AWM 2 March 2008. Roy is the author of numerous articles and the book, Jerusalem to Baghdad 1967-1992 Selected Letters.
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Dr Londey spoke of Roy's pre-UN commissioned service in both the CMF (Reserve Army) and Regular Army and his work with the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of NSW and the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania. Referring to Roy's service 1967-1969 with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine, he stated that at short notice Roy had led teams of officers from many countries when he set up the Kantara ceasefire control centre on the Suez Canal following the June 1967 War. His team's task was to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Egypt. Roy went on to serve with the UN's International Civil Service in the Middle East.
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Ready to assemble my deep NUC body along with other ten frame boxes. Comes with nails but was thinking of using wood screws. Seems like it would be more secure in the long run. What has been your experience?
Ready to assemble my deep NUC body along with other ten frame boxes. Comes with nails but was thinking of using wood screws. Seems like it would be more secure in the long run. What has been your experience?
I use Titebond III, a lot of folks will tell you Titebond II is sufficient, and they're "probably" right, but I like a little over-engineering! ...I finish it of with pneumatic staples.
If you are going to use glue, I think nails are more than sufficient...If you're not going to use glue, I think screws is the better choice, but still don't think it will match up to basically any reasonable fastener used in conjunction with a quality glue....But understand, as with EVERYTHING in Beekeeping, opinions do vary!
I use screws exclusively. But I only have seven hives so the extra cost and extra time are of no concern to me.
Why? I have a large wood deck and have grown tired of fighting the nails that keep popping up through the seasons. I figure why fight the same potential problem on my hives. Fix it once and for all. I also predrill all my screw holes to eliminate any chance of splitting the wood.
It works for me.
"Everything turns to dust -and there is nothing you can do to stop it".
Use screws with TiteBond II or III glue....
I seal over the exposed end grain with TiteBond as well. Same for the heads of fasteners.
Trying to think inside the box...
USE GLUE! titebond II or Titebond III will work fine. I like the advertised qualitites of III better, but I buy II in the gallon jugs. TBIII is less viscous than TBII so i find that it makes for more of a mess when I'm assembling parts.
To answer your fastener question, if you're going to nail themn together with naisl and a hammer, I'd use screws. if you're using an air nailer/stapler then I'd go with staples. I'm sure screws are better overall, but air nailing is WAY faster. Last night I cut out and assembled 7 deeps, 10 bottom boards, 10 covers, and 12 5-frame nucs. I doublt i would have gotten them all assembled is I was hand nailing or screwing.
Fortunately, whatever decision you make will be the correct one as long as you use glue as well
use glue
Glue then 2 screws per side and finish with crown staples or nails. The screws pull corners tight.
I use Tightbond III and 2-1/2" x 12ga stainless steel ring shank nails.
The ringshank nails hold better than regular nails and go in faster than a screw. I drive 'em in with a 2-1/2 lb sledge hammer. Two strokes per nail and the joint is tight with glue squirting out. The 12ga nail is thinner than a screw and so less chance of splitting the wood, and the stainless steel nails won't rust. The ringshank nails hold things real tight while the glue hardens. Once the glue has dried, the joint is rock solid, and I don't think the fastener contributes much to the strength so screws provide no advantage, IMHO. I coat the end grain with the glue so it is sealed really well.
Lots of ways to skin this cat, though.
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Oh, and to the original poster. USE GLUE! LOL I glue and staple my boxes together initially to get them together faster and then usually put about 3 screws per joint before the glue sets. I am building some nucs now and have not used any screws, just glue and staples. I may go back and put screws. The first boxes I got were some that I bought. They were nailed together with no glue. Stupidity at its finest. After one season they are coming apart at the seams. Those were the fancy finger jointed boxes. I use lap joints on the ones I build. Boxes I built less than a month after buying the ones last year have absolutely no separation at any joint. They were glued and screwed together. I am going to remove the 4 boxes that I purchased and take them apart and glue and screw them together before they start to rot.
Mark Berninghausen
narrow crown staples
Cam Bishop
Box joint and nails. How well it holds has more to do with the quality of wood (Generally bad) than the fastener.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Mark Berninghausen
Mark you comment above reminds me of this definition of a Table Saw. "An expensive and highly precise machine used for cutting lumber to short".
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Yeah Daniel. Most of my wood working experience came from ax, crosscut saw, and pit saw, hand planes and hand saws, so, what do I know about modern wood working?
Mark Berninghausen
Well, at least it was the boards and not the fingers. I thought that was where you were headed.
Mark Berninghausen
Nails are plenty, glue is overkill, screws are way over the top. And, No, I don't have empirical knowledge of this. But, I do know a hawk from a handsaw.
Its between you and your bees. L. Connor
I've used both over the years.I like screws better.
I've got some older boxes that the nails has backed out.Pulled the nails & then used screws in there place, should last several more years,
Also like beecurious ideal about putting glue on the end grain of the wood.Mark,,,,,


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I'm still stuck...
It's me again the one who has been all over the place with the names...my son is Keian Tate and my second son due to arrive in a little over 3 weeks is still UN NAMED!!! The main problem is finding something my husband and I agree on. I basically can't stand any name he throws out....such as Gordon, Teo, Armani, Finn and the list goes on. So far we've agreed on one name Jonah Kai, my problem is I think Jonah is a little too popular for my taste and I'm just not sure it's "the one". I've recently found the name Zaven and I LOVE IT!!! Hubby of course doesn't but just said he wasn't very fond of it not completely shooting it down. Any suggestions on a middle name? And what are your thoughts on Zaven? I've personally never heard it used before and I like that I also don't feel like it's too weird or made up?? Opinions and thoughts please!!! Thanks!
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I had never heard of this name. Apparently, it is commonly used in Armenia and is also a character in the Diablo video game. One reason I really like this site is that I am constantly learning new stuff.
You could try
Zaven Ross
Zaven Paul
Zaven Saul
Zaven Jared
Zaven Phillip
The one thing you might want to keep in mind is that if your son's first and last name is totally unique, he will be Google-able. My colleague has an uncommon last name, and his son has an uncommon first name. Unfortunately, when my colleague's son Googles his name, the first page includes his arrest for underage drinking in high school. (Not that your son will be arrested as a teenager; it just reduces his privacy.)
I like Jonah Kai. If you want a less common variation, you could go with Jonas.
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Jonah/Jonas feels soft and refined and a bit artsy--I think it's just so cool. I think Keian and Jonah/Jonas would be fabulous together. I only know one Jonah, and one Jonas, so it doesn't feel that common to me. Pretty obscure, actually. Zaven does feel very made-up (Zane meets Haven?) to me, have you considered Ziven? It's a Polish name, meaning either "alive" or "shining", depending on which history you look at, said like ZEE-vehn. I think it's awesome! I have a huge thing for Polish names, though, haha. I think Keian and Ziven would be pretty cool together, and I think Ziven is pretty obscure, as far as names go.
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text: Patrick Henry faced a year in jail for his assault of Beverly Hills Nannies star Ari Bellamar, but after being found guilty, the judge sentenced him to 40 hours of community service and a $400 fine. He also has to take some classes, but, really, this is nothing for a guy who threw a woman against a wall and smashed her cell phone when she tried to call the police. The guy didn't even get reprimanded at work and will keep his job and hefty salary. What does this tell us? It tells him that he can beat up just about anyone and nothing will happen to him. It makes the next woman he beats, and there will probably be more women that even if they press charges, nothing will happen to the accuser and they will have to go through the entire trial process to see a guy fined what he probably spends on lunch every day.


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Maybe I'm just lucky, but none of mine have broken, not even after being in the freezer. I also string my frames with monofilament.
Ray--1 year, 7 hives, TF
I have had that happen right out of the hives while the comb was full of honey and covered in bees. As for this one. A little melted wax on the seams and it will be right as rain. I have actually re attached comb on a top bar that way once.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Fishing line. How are others fastening it. Stapling lets some loose.
Starting separate thread.
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monofilament is fishing line, if I am not mistaken 10# is what people use. It is strung on the frames much the same as wire although I have seen it used in an x pattern as well. I have tried monofilament a few years ago but I still prefer wire.
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
Fatbeeman has instructions on youtube.Monofilament does break, but rarely in my experience.By the time the break occurs the wax has usually hardened enough to resist breakage.
54+ years 30 colonies Treat using OAV
I have used mono fishing line for five years and plan to continue using it. For a deep frame I drill a very small hole on the upper side leg near the top, I then cut a 7 1/2 ft piece of fifty pound test line and run one end through the small hole and tie a knot, I then run the line through all the other (wiring) holes and tie it off near the bottom.
Ten pound line is a real problem, they sometimes chew though it and does not have enough surface area to hold the comb well, fifty pound is much better, also you can stand the frame upright, hold the bottom "side leg" with your foot and stretch the line so tight you can play a tune on it, after you get used to doing it you can tie one every two to three minutes.
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
I wanted to reply to your original post, it would appear to me that your comb did not have very much cross section to it, in other words the cells were not drawn out at the point where the comb broke off leaving it very fragile at this juncture. The comb is a darker color in the area of breakage indicating that it was used by the bees so I would need to ask; if it was used by the bees why is it thinned out with no drawn cells at the break line?
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
I tried some of the super strong and thin micro braided line and as stan.vick says, the cross section is too small and it just cuts through the fresh comb. I was decapping drone cells and the thin line started cutting the comb in strips. Big fat old monofiliament gets a grip on things! Easier to knot or wind around a nail and pound in like Fatbeeman does.
I'm lazy, so I just run 2 strands of the stuff through the frame and knot it to itself at a hole, Because the line slips, you can get it banjo tight with just your hands. Then I dab a little Titebond on the knot to stabilize it. You can do a couple frames every minute, just sitting and watching TV. I haven't had any come loose yet
Ray--1 year, 7 hives, TF
I plan on doing my foundationless this way, has anyone else tried it?
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>I plan on doing my foundationless this way, has anyone else tried it?
My friend who is an extreme cheapskate does that. What is the time and material cost savings over wiring? You have to buy the skewers. Are they cheaper than grommets and wire? You have to cut and insert the skewers. How much time are you saving? The same goes for mono-filament line IMHO. What is the savings and benefit over the proven method of using wires?
odfrank I dont think there is much cost savings over wire. It has the advantage if you want to cut out queen cells or cutting out drone comb.
I think oxalic acid treatments may be hard on wire where it is exposed but have not noticed any breakage in three years but do see some of it looking less than shiny.
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I've got a hive (its first year) that has the side of one frame virtually covered in a second layer of comb. I had forgotten to put the 9th frame into the brood box, so the bees had a little more room than I had intended.
Honey is beginning to flow copiously (I'm in Minnesota), and the bees are very active.
I'm a little afraid to take that second layer off and toss it, because the queen might be there. (The queen is unmarked, since the hive is in its first year and the packaged queen is unmarked.)
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Black Friday may be the perfect time to get an amazing offer but it's also the time you're more likely to get ripped off.
"Especially due to the financial strain in the economy and things along those lines, people are going to resort to more tactics in order to steal," said Tony Stevens, a criminal investigator with Bethlehem Township's police department.
Thieves are coming up with new ways to take advantage, especially online -- like selling already used gift cards and "one day only bargain" e-mails where you could be lured into giving personal information that can be later used to access your accounts.
If you plan on shopping in person, Investigator Stevens says try to avoid using your bank card altogether.
"Should they access your card they could really deplete your checking or savings accounts depending on what you have. Whereas if you use the credit card, what will happen is once you're out of money, usually the credit card companies are excellent as far as taking care of the reimbursements and things along those lines," he said.
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Head's career-high four RBI came in a span of just two innings, as Appalachian State (23-15, 11-10 SoCon) jumped out to a commanding 7-2 lead with five runs in the third and two more in the fourth. Head highlighted the five-run third with a two-run double down the right-field line and drove in both runs in the fourth with a two-out, two-run single to center field.
Troutman's career-best four runs came on Head's hits in the third and fourth, Will Callaway's two-run single in the sixth and his own towering solo home run in the eighth that capped the Mountaineers' scoring. He had a pair of singles to go along with the eighth-inning homer to account for his career-high-tying three hits.
Hector Crespo also had two hits and two RBI to help pace Appalachian's 10-run outburst. With his fifth-straight multi-hit game, Crespo raised his batting average to a lofty .351.
Overshadowed by the offensive explosion was yet another solid start on the mound by Appalachian State ace Jamie Nunn. Nunn scattered nine hits over eight innings and surrendered just three runs while striking out five. The quality start (six or more innings pitched, three or fewer runs allowed) was his ninth in 11 starts this season and the right-handed sophomore picked up his Southern Conference-leading eighth win of the season.
Appalachian chased Samford starter Alex Milazzo (6-1) from the game after just four innings. Milazzo was torched for seven runs (five earned) on six hits in his first loss of the season.
Samford (22-21, 8-11 SoCon) banged out 13 hits but five of the 13 were infield singles. Designated hitter C.K. Irby had three infield hits in his 5-for-5 performance.
The clubs continue their three-game SoCon series on Saturday afternoon at Smith Stadium. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
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After working in some systems made in Rails, Capistrano became one of the things that began to bother me more and more. I tried to find other alternatives, including Vlad, but none satisfied me, so I decided to create a solution and called it Inploy.
Before Capistrano fans crucify me, I wanted to let it clear that I don't think Capistrano is a bad tool, just that it's bad for my needs, which are much simpler than Capistrano can attend.
One of the things I don't like about Capistrano is that it creates a lot of folders, one for each release. Some people argued with me that they are useful when you want to rollback a release, but that never happened to me, as never happened with most of the people I talked with. The rest of the people told me that in some circumstance they had to rollback a deploy, but the circumstance was that the deployed code broke the build.
Inploy uses Git, so in case we need to rollback our deploy to a version, we can use git reset. Of course this solution is more limited that the one that Capistrano uses, but it's a solution to a problem that probably should never occur, a problem caused probably by bad practices in the development.
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Speaking about defaults, it's very annoying to me having to define in Capistrano how to restart the server, how to clean the cache and what tasks it should rake, like more:parse and asset:packager:build_all. Inploy tries to solve this problems by executing common tasks by default, being smart enough to identify what tasks it should rake and in which order. The idea behind the plugin is that you shouldn't worry about how to deploy that new tool you're using, that things just work without the possibility of something going wrong.
Another advantage from Inploy over Capistrano for most cases is that it just have one way to deploy and its called update. This task updates the code, migrates the database, does some other tasks and restarts the server. It makes not sense to me to update the code without running migrations. In all teams I worked with, everyone could deploy the application and in most cases someone executed cap deploy instead of cap deploy:migrations. I know this is a human error but I prefer to use a tool that doesn't let people make mistakes.
A need I had with deployment tools is that it could work both remotely and locally. I worked in a project that was delivered to a foreign client and the people responsible of updating the application in each release couldn't do it otherwise that by connecting to a server and running a script. All of them used Windows and were used to work with Java systems that required them to access a machine, replace a war file and execute some commands. In that opportunity, the solution was to create a deploy.sh file in the root folder on the application. This file was executed by somebody from the client every time they needed to update the application.
The problem mentioned above doesn't happen with Inploy, as it can be run both remotely or locally. When running remotely, the only only thing it does is to connect to a list of servers and run the tasks like being locally logged. It's because of this that Inploy is delivered as a plugin, so it's available in all environments.
As today, Inploy will only work for you if you're working with Git and Passenger.
To install Inploy you can execute:
script/plugin install git://github.com/dcrec1/inploy.git
On installation, Inploy will write to a file in config/deploy.rb. This file is read by the plugin and it should be something like this:
deploy.application = "inploy" deploy.repository = 'git://github.com/dcrec1/inploy.git' deploy.user = 'dcrec1' deploy.hosts = ['hooters', 'geni'] deploy.path = '/var/local/apps'
After that, we're ready to execute the tasks that the plugin has:
rake inploy:local:setup rake inploy:local:update rake inploy:remote:setup rake inploy:remote:update
I created a short video in which I demonstrate how to use the different tasks of the plugin. In the video I'm inside the Signal project, which already has Inploy installed and I remove it along with the configuration file to demonstrate how easily it is to install and configure it. After that I execute a remote setup and then a remote update. We can see in the video that the commands that Inploy runs are logged with the corresponding outputs and that config/*.sample files are renamed to config/*, another feature of Inploy. In the second part of the video a local update is ran and then deleted the repository, cloned and executed another setup, this time locally.
Deploy easily to Locaweb with Inploy from Diego Carrion on Vimeo.
More details about the plugin can be obtained in the official Inploy repository, where I'll try to keep the README up-to-date. I hope it's clear the way that Inploy works, but just in case, looking at the code is an option to eliminate doubts. The code is quite small (50 LoC moreless) and also self explanatory. Follows an snippet:
def local_setup copy_sample_files create_folders 'tmp/pids', 'db' run "./init.sh" if File.exists?("init.sh") after_update_code end def remote_update remote_run "cd #{application_path} && rake inploy:local:update" end def local_update run "git pull origin master" after_update_code end def after_update_code install_gems migrate_database run "rm -R -f public/cache" rake_if_included "more:parse" rake_if_included "asset:packager:build_all" run "touch tmp/restart.txt" end
I wish this simple code motivates people to contribute with the project and make it smarter.
If this plugins helps you, please consider to recommend me at Working With Rails.


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The federal government will NOT shut down tonight
Original post made by jimf01, another community, on Sep 30, 2013
But a government shutdown is only a shutdown in name, realistically speaking. Here is info on what will NOT shut down
Military will all work and continue to get paid
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Federal workers who are told to stay home are essentially, based upon previous shutdowns, on what you or I would call a paid vacation. Every past government shutdown has been followed by legislation to order back pay to be given to the furloughed employees.
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Comments (57)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 3:24 pm
As long as obamacare is delayed or defunded, it's all good. Let's hope the R's don't cave in to old fossils like Harry Reid and (Word removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff) Pelosi.
a resident of Dublin
on Sep 30, 2013 at 5:08 pm
Gingrich, Cruz, et al. are the poster children for the "Me-Party" AKA GOP. You folks keep re-affirming that view with your incredible small mindedness and selfishness.
Also, you folks are not worth having a "debate" because it's like talking to a brick wall. It's just a game to you - win at all costs and people-be-damned.
a resident of another community
on Sep 30, 2013 at 5:21 pm
jimf01 is a registered user.
Sound a bit like Harry Reid there, dMike. It is hhe who will not discuss any aspect of this with the GOP. No negotiations on debt, when we are near $17 trillion, and the projections are going to $26 trillion if the Democrat offered budgets stay in effect with endless CR's.
I happen to think that alone is something worth taking a principled stand over. The status quo has to change, and the Democrats have stood by and said we will accept nothing less than the status quo, or we will allow the government to shutdown.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 30, 2013 at 5:49 pm
Daveg is a registered user.
I find it interesting that Harry Reid said today that they would be receptive to discussions "later" regarding certain aspects of the Healthcare plan, and my question would be why not now? Because that guy is a two faced liar (just go back and examine his last reelection campaign), that's why. The additional thing about this that really galls me is that the President and Congress continue to get paid because they are considered "essential". Who decides that.........oh, none other than Congress and the President! Looking at their record I would hazard a guess that they are the least essential part of this entire fiasco.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 7:25 pm
We're on vacation and hiked in Yosemite today and remarked that we might not be able to come back into the park tomorrow.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 7:55 pm
I'll take a partial shutdown, followed by further sequestration of anything deemed non-essential.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 8:58 pm
Glad to know it doesn't matter to you that a couple of thousand vacations in Yosemite right now don't matter to you.
Is your long-awaited 2 weeks a year vacation non-essential?
Well, lets see how you're doing when you have to go home from your next vacation and forfeit your deposits and the plans you looked forward to.
Don't answer. I just hope it happens.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:08 pm
Daveg is a registered user.
I would say that somehow almost anything is more essential than Congress and the President being considered essential enough at this point to justify their continuing to pull down their salaries' and additional perks at this time. However I'm not sure your postponed (not cancelled) vacation could ever be justified as essential. Give me a break..........not everybody gets even the opportunity to take vacation. I'm wondering if in fact one has to forfeit their deposit; after all, the government cancelled, not the individual.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:17 pm
I can't humanly afford an operation on my heart unless Obamacare kicks in. I can't wait another year. I need insurance now. I voted for McCain and Romney. I'll never vote Republican again. Never thought I'd see the day Republicans would throw people's lives away just for the sake of having a one year-delayed Obamacare as a wedge issue during next year's election.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:20 pm
The Republican goal has been accomplished. Shutting down the government is exactly what they planned to do at the Williamsburg Accord- a strategic retreat in which Republicans met to see how they can make sure that our President and the Democratic party fails.
Im baffled by this 'win at any cost' form of leadership. As far as Im concerned, its a goal to ensure our country and it's citizens fail. I look forward to seeing how that works out for them in the coming months.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:35 pm
So Daveg, you don't take any vacation? I doubt that.
Maybe your vacation later this year will go by the wayside too. Let's hear what you have to say at that time. I doubt you will breeze by the circumstances and be so calm and undisappointed - especially if some congressmen sent you home.
a resident of Del Prado
on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:38 pm
Really?, you're so duped you only see that the Republicans are forcing this and it has nothing to do with Obama and the Dems being unwilling to negotiate on anything? Obama negotiates with Syria, Iran, and Russia but he won't negotiate with Congress. With critical thinkers like you, I see why we have these politicians.
a resident of Del Prado
on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:42 pm
DublinMike; "selfishness"? That's a funny characterization coming from someone who's in favor of grabbing money from those who work and produce things and redistributing it to the non-producers.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:49 pm
All I'm asking for is a 2 week vacation and health insurance that I'm able to pay for myself. That is not unreasonable.
And if anyone out there thinks they will always have the health insurance that their current employer gives them now, or that their job/employer will always exist... All I can say is that you are not preparing for what might happen.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:10 pm
Asking for health insurance that you can afford, because someone else is paying for it, is unreasonable. Tell me, name one health care cost that is going DOWN due to the Affordable Care Act.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Guess you are so duped you dont even know what your party is doing!
This was the GOAL of the Republicans, they planned this- last Spring! Then bragged about it! no negotiations from them, their goal is to see this President fail- they planned this on their retreat in Williamsburg and publicized this loud and clear. To pretend now that this wasnt true is hilarious.
The issue is funding the government. If they want to pass legislation on health care, on immigration, on any subject, then create a bill about that specific subject and pass or don't pass it on its merits. The idea of holding everyone hostage is not only unfair, but it is leading to the destruction of our form of government.
The healthcare bill passed- it's law, the President was reelected- by a large margin. For this dysfunctional Rep. party to purposely work to derail the success of this country is unbelievable- and to hear the sad attempts at repeating Faux news talking points is laughable. You cant even hear yourselves contradict your end goals!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:37 pm
Nomad, you are untruthful. I said I am paying completely for my health insurance on my own and expecting the premium to be $975. per month. No one else is contributing to paying for my insurance.
My money. Again...MY money. All my money. No subsidy. NO SUBSIDY.
Just for one person. I pay $975 now with a $2500 deductible bc it is all I can qualify for. And, believe me, I have been all over looking for a better rate for 5 years. I have had 4 brokers in the bay area looking for better coverage/rates for the part 6 years.
I can ONLY hope that there is truth to Karma and that you see it yourself.
Employer based health insurance can go away for a variety of reasons.
With your attitude toward me, I can only hope that reality strikes and you come to know what I know about obtaining health insurance and having to pay the full freight yourself -without employer contributions. If you can get it at all!
Life is unpredictable. There is no such thing as a sure thing. If you have great health insurance now... It is not a sure thing.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:40 pm
More Republican dirty tricks. If you lose a democratic vote 41 times, just cheat the 42nd time. Yes, these are the same people who brought you that Constitution-hugging, flag-waving brand of "patriotism." What a joke.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:42 pm
Really - then I guess you don't know what a budget is. Take a look at the amendments to the CR and tell us they don't have financial implications. And just 'who' is the 'everyone' being held hostage. Are you being held hostage?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:45 pm
b, and what did you bring.....'dissent is patriotic'?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:48 pm
b, and did you also bring 'you have to pass the bill to know what is in it'. Both of them rip roaring jokes!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Can't wait - I know all about obtaining health insurance and paying the full freight.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 11:18 pm
Well, Nomad. I am in a pickle bc Aetna is no longer offering individual coverage and, as of January 1st, I will have no coverage since I have a pre-existing condition ( that I see my Dr. for about once a year so it is not a big deal).
I'm willing to pay fully for my health insurance and there are a lot of people out here like me - I know them. We are stuck now without insurance. As I said earlier, my best friend was just in the hospital with peritonitis ( that can strike anyone) and in ICU for 8 days with 2 surgeries and many tests to literally save her life and she and her husband expect he bill to be over a million dollars. They currently have insurance although if her husband loses his job, there is no way either one of them would ever qualify for getting a health insurance policy. Without their insurance, it would be a million bucks in cash out of pocket.
Anyone who thinks they will always be able to get health insurance under the old/current system is in dreamland.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 11:30 pm
And b, you are also from the same people who bring a gun to a knife fight.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 11:39 pm
How many days do we need to shut down 75% of the government before we save enough to cover the the trillions in debt that we owe since the year began? I'm all for federal gov't furloughs for all but a select few.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 11:40 pm
Really? - US legal history is replete with laws that have been overturned. Re-elected Presidents have disgraced the office. Overturning Obamacare is a fight very worth having, for as long as it takes. Now onto the debt ceiling fight.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2013 at 11:45 pm
What goes around comes around.
Watch behind you. Life is known to whack you in the butt.
Good luck to you when it happens.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 5:21 am
the original poster says.... Federal workers who are told to stay home are essentially, based upon previous shutdowns, on what you or I would call a paid vacation. Every past government shutdown has been followed by legislation to order back pay to be given to the furloughed employees.
wow.... yes, I"m sure they are all looking at it as a paid vacation and are dancing in the streets with joy..NOT. It's not a relaxing vacation. It is day to day and they could be called back tomorrow (hopefully anyways). It's not like they are all in Florida relaxing in the sun. They are home wondering if they will get paid, and when. And the stress if double for families that ALL of the income comes from Federal jobs (single parent or dual federal employees).
They SHOULD be paid. They have a job, which is essentially a contract. This is no fault of their own. They have families, need groceries, medicines and have mortgages. They are probably working from home anyways, or if they are 'essential' they have to go to work anyways.
Additionally, there is NO GUARANTEE they will get paid afterwards. With this bunch of crazies in power, I would NOT at all be surprised if they didn't get paid because someone wants to make a point.
Have YOU worked for the Federal government. I have and I have family members that are. Federal employees are good hardworking people, just like the rest of America. They just want a steady job and to provide for their families like everyone else. Isn't that a FAMILY VALUE? Geeze...
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:03 am
They are all schoolyard bullies and the ones who will suffer by their childlike actions (no actions) are the people who are camping in Yosemite and Yellowstone. They have 48 hours to vacate.
They all need to go - It is obvious the 2 party system no longer functions in the best interest of the people they are there to serve. They are self serving small minded, overpaid bureaucrats that need to be replaced.
Ever heard of a Libertarian? Not a Liberal but a Libertarian -
I am thinking of changing parties becase Dem/GOP are full of idiots!
Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.
We believe that respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world, that force and fraud must be banished from human relationships, and that only through freedom can peace and prosperity be realized.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:19 am
Here is the 1 thing that bothers me 'most':
If you don't buy the insurance, you pay some small fine. BUT, if you come down with cancer, have a heart attack, or hit by a car, etc., all you have to do is sign up THEN. No preexisting conditions can exclude you from getting health care.
So, why sign up until you need it?
So many things wrong with the process, and it sure doesn't seem unreasonable to me for it to be delayed 1 more year while issues are figured out. Allowing SOME to be exempt because they are union, big business or whoever is wrong. The 'little guy' does not get exemptions.
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:31 am
Who are you referring to as the "little guy"?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:32 am
to jimf01
Yes, Government employees get furloughed and thankfully they will get reimbursed but that doesn't help in the immediate future. It might seem like a "paid vacation" to those who are clueless, but not to our bill collectors. Living in the San Francisco Bay area you are probably like everyone else trying to make it in an exaggerated economy where the housing is overpriced and taxes are outrageous. You don't seem to have any mercy for your own neighbors. Our bills still need to be paid and I don't see civilian companies,landlords or banks giving government employees a pass saying "oh, just pay when it comes in!" We have commitments that we can't pay because we don't get our checks. Government employees get lumped in with Congress and the Senate but we don't get all the benefits of those groups. We are stuck with Obamacare so our taxes will go up like most of America. We are at the mercy of a government that is too busy paying off their lobbies Democrat and Republican to remember who pays their checks and how they got there. I hope you, jimf01, never have to feel the squeeze of how to find money for groceries.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 10:37 am
GOP government shutdown, just what they and Tea party anarchist want. Hang in there country.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:17 am
Cat - spare us the drama, we all know, federal employees especially, the congress is addicted to spending: Web Link
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 1, 2013 at 2:17 pm
Cat - a call to action is not the day before - sorry no sympathy here.
a resident of Danville
on Oct 1, 2013 at 4:24 pm
I'm not alone in this! Millions of us today are going to the exchange websites in order to find insurance previously denied us. This is a great day for America!!! It's truly unfortunate that the Republican lemmings decided to stink things up like they have.
They're saying, "Ok, America, if you insist on following the law of the land, we're going to make many of you and your children suffer. We hate you. We hate you when you receive medicare, we hate you when you receive social security, we hate you when you collect disability insurance, we hate you when you collect unemployment compensation, we hate you when you collect food stamps, we hate you when you demand a hike in minimum wage, we hate you when you attempt to insure your families at an affordable rate. We are the Party of hate, we're miserable and we're bent on making people suffer because, if we're miserable, they deserve to be miserable too."
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 1, 2013 at 5:17 pm
Just a question for you. Where do you think that they money will come from to pay for this? The young invincibles who are counted on the pay for this are not and will not sign up. It is easier to pay the fine and the fine itself has not teeth for at least 3 years. The dumbest person is me for voting for this idiot and his merry band of fools. Obama, Biden, Pelosi, and little prince Harry are a pathetic group at best.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Well said Herb- what they really hate is seeing our President/our country succeed.
Here is a law that was passed by the Senate and House, then deemed Constitutional by the Supreme Court and all the Rep. can do is whine that Dems wont negotiate today. 2 million Americans went to the website today to get going with the Affordable Care Act.
The hypocritical nature of their 'work' is clearer than ever. They tout themselves as followers of the Constitution (TeaParty) and yet this only counts when they agree with the law.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Oct 1, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Its easy to understand why so many post here under assumed or incomplete identities: they present assumptions and incomplete claims.
I'm a 25 year Pleasanton resident and an entrepreneur. I fully support the Affordable Health Care Act.
I landed in Washington, DC today for several days of work that included several meetings with hard-working employees of Federal agencies, on may matters of relevance to the safety or well-being of everyone reading this post. Every one of those meetings has been postponed until Congress stops obstructing the will of the voters.
Next topic?
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Oct 1, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Its easy to understand why so many post here under assumed or incomplete identities: they present assumptions and incomplete claims.
I'm a 25 year Pleasanton resident and an entrepreneur. I fully support the Affordable Health Care Act.
I landed in Washington, DC today for several days of work that included several meetings with hard-working employees of Federal agencies, on may matters of relevance to the safety or well-being of everyone reading this post. Every one of those meetings has been postponed until Congress stops obstructing the will of the voters.
Next topic?
a resident of Danville
on Oct 1, 2013 at 8:03 pm
"Show me the money" asks me: "Where will the money come to pay for this?" The question is naïve at best, amounting to throwing darts at a dart board well after the game is over.
As we all know very well, over the past few decades health insurance costs have been rising dramatically largely because of what economists call the "free rider" problem. The uninsured weren't paying into the health insurance system so when they get sick and need health care, the costs had to be spread among people who did have insurance in the form of higher premiums.
Well, the ACA says enough of that! Its individual mandate effectively eliminates the free rider problem, bending the cost curve and ultimately lowering health care costs for all Americans. Today, millions who rec'd after-the-fact emergency hospital care will now be allowed to purchase affordable health care. Who pays? Individuals. Who wins? The people. And we'll have a healthier, longer-living population as well! We should have done this decades ago!!! Hurray for Obama!!! Hurray for all of us!!! Republican stick-in-the-muds? They'll pay come election time. They've just committed political suicide.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Jim Van Dyke -
If these are '...matters of relevance to the safety and well-being of everyone reading....' Why are they deemed non-essential?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2013 at 8:30 pm
One possible explanation is that they are related to cancer research, or other longer term medical research. I understand that studies had to be cancelled, and in some cases, samples had to be destroyed. This is sad, especially since scientific research was already underfunded at the federal level.
a resident of Birdland
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:32 pm
Well where does the money come from. You were asked and then attacked but never answered. Where does it come from. Please explain to all of us dummies. We are 17 trillion in debt and by the CBO projections with be above 22 trillion by the time Obama leaves office without a miracle. So please enlighten us without the insults and attacks.
a resident of Danville
on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Well, I suppose for you, Paul Aquire, when confronted with a response/argument you don't like and can't refute, it amounts to an attack and insult. Please tell us how I've attacked you or anyone else. And, while you're at it, you might also tell us why you've changed your name from 'Show me the money' to Paul Aquire.
Your repeated question/insinuation suggests you really don't want an answer. For when your question is answered -- and it has been -- and your insinuation shown to be groundless -- as it has shown to be -- you change your name and repeat the same.
If you desire to mount an argument against what others and myself are saying, please do so. And you really don't need to change your name if/when you do. I suspect, however, you won't mount any argument. Upshot: you lose, and you lose repeatedly, irrespective of how many names you take on. Admit it, "Paul," just like you, your Republicans have lost the fight. And now the Republicans and their cheerleaders have terribly mucked things up for themselves and their chances to gain votes in the future.
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 2, 2013 at 7:43 am
looks like a good day for golf - Obama 4 foursome you're on the tee
a resident of Birdland
on Oct 2, 2013 at 8:50 am
instead of just throwing a little hissy fit why dont you tell me and the audience where the money comes from? Does it come from those signing up, increased taxes, reductions in defense spending, reduction in entitlements, printing more money, issuing and buying back government bonds? Where Herb please tell us without the hysterics. last chance to act like a big boy.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2013 at 9:33 am
Republican shut down of government hurts all Americans. OUr worst enemies could not hurt us more than the radical tea partiers and far right. So sad this is their idea of what is best for US by holding us hostage to their demands. Sick
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2013 at 9:50 am
Well, Paul, yet once again I must tell you that individuals -- those millions who were on exchange sites yesterday and today -- will be purchasing their own health insurance. Clearly you don't like this. Instead of asking silly questions and then pretending you don't understand my responses, why don't you mount an argument for why you don't like ACA? What, you don't have an argument? Oh, I see. Little-boy braying about costs is all you have left; it is what losers do.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2013 at 10:21 am
Since Herbie won't answer any questions directly about how obamacare will be funded, the following is a link to the CBO's latest estimates of the impact of the leftists first foray into the realm of socialized healthcare: Web Link
For you Kool Aid drinkers, the bottom line is an additional 1.363 trillion in debt over 10 years.
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 2, 2013 at 11:32 am
Herb winds up for the pitch and right waits for the pitch. Herb throws a fastball down the middle and there is the crack of the bat, back, back, back, waaaaaay back and it is out of here..........a home run!!!!!!!!
a resident of Vineyard Hills
on Oct 2, 2013 at 1:57 pm
It appears there's some little kid who's using multiple names and saying the same thing.
The claim about a 1.363 trillion debt caused by Obamacare is pure rubbish.
Some people will have their insurance subsidized, to be sure. The primary subsidizers will be the wealthy -- the top 2% -- because that's as it should be. They already pay a tax rate way too low, and because of such, the USA is an embarrassment to most of the developed world. Every civilized nation in the world offers universal health care, but worry warts like the little kid who uses many names somehow are only concerned about additional taxes on the wealthy.
Is it possible some of the burden of subsidizing health insurance will fall upon the middle class? Unlikely, unless that is the Republicans become a majority (not likely). But if they do, they will make every effort to give back to the wealthy and to further erode middle-class quality of life.
a resident of Birdland
on Oct 2, 2013 at 4:45 pm
Please take down this post. Lonnie and Herb are the exact same person and just trolling the others here.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2013 at 5:09 pm
I love that Herb and Lonnie actually have something to say. Others have no response to their party turning on the will of the country- as demonstrated through two presidential elections- and can only insult and repeat Faux news talking points.
This deliberate stunt by the GOP is not about what is best for the American people, and for those who dont see that, its time to take a clear look at what the Rep. are purposely doing to derail our President/country.
So why are you not answering to that? If this were the Dems, closing down the Gov. in protest over gun control laws, would you be reacting the same way?
The mentality that leadership is about being the 'winner' is a serious issue that is ruining the GOP and the very structure of our government. Is this the direction you were all hoping to go now?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2013 at 8:27 pm
Lonnie, what is wrong with you? the CBO provided those number...did you figure out how to click on the link I provided...do you need someone to read the contents to you? When you moved here from Berkeley, did you give all you worldly possessions to the bums on telegraph before you scooted out of town? Your so generous with other people's money, it's no wonder hypocrites like you are ridiculed amongst normal residents of our city.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2013 at 2:57 pm
Here's Republican teabag libertarian luminary Rand Paul caught on a live microphone, telling the turtle-man, McConnell, that Republicans have to continue "going" over and over again 'We're willing to compromise.' What Paul forget to mention is that there's nothing to compromise after you've waged a multi-year campaign against ABA AND LOST. Here's Paul, whispering into McConnell's ear hole:
"I just did CNN and I just go over and over again 'We're willing to compromise. We're willing to negotiate.' I think... I don't think they poll tested we won't negotiate. I think it's awful for [Democrats] to say that over and over again," Paul said.
"Yeah, I do too and I, and I just came back from that two hour meeting with them and that, and that was basically the same view privately as it was publicly," McConnell agreed.
Paul added, "I think if we keep saying, 'We wanted to defund it. We fought for that and that we're willing to compromise on this', I think they can't, we're gonna, I think... well, I know we don't want to be here, but we're gonna win this, I think."
Again, that's leading Republican 2016 presidential contender Rand Paul, operating from a position of real strength: "I think they can't, we're gonna, I think ... well, I know we don't want to be here, but we're gonna win this [thing we already lost, time and again], I think." [His grammar is worse than the illiterate Right's!]
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 3, 2013 at 5:35 pm
Herb, I don't know if you qualify for a Kaiser Health Plan but I've sure received excellent health care. They have excellent surgeons in their cardiology departments and I would not be the least bit surprised if you quality for a plan that could meet your needs.
I don't know if you're a senior citize? If you are, check out Kaiser immediately.
Herb, don't answer anybody who posts if it stresses you out. There are many folks who don't know you and quite often, they will try to harm innocent people. Ignore them. Call Kaiser and find out if you qualify.
You will receive excellent care. For sure, I'm still ALIVE! BEST!
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News and Announcements Archive
Law School Approves new admissions policy
At the end of a 2 ½ hour open meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, the Wayne State University Law School faculty voted to revise the Admissions Policy for J.D. applicants.
The revision to the policy was prompted by the passage of Proposal 2 last month by Michigan voters. Beginning December 22, 2006, Michigan law will "ban public institutions from using affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, education or contracting purposes" unless the law is challenged in the courts.
The new Law School Admissions Standards and Procedures state that in addition to considering an applicant's academic achievement and potential, the Admissions Committee is "directed to consider positively…an applicant's demonstrated capacity to overcome or persevere against socioeconomic disadvantage," to consider whether the applicant is the first person in his or her family to attend college, what responsibilities regarding childcare or employment the applicant had while a student, as well as the applicant's perseverance in the face of "substantial obstacles such as family or personal adversity, educational disability…and prejudice or discrimination."
The Procedure additionally states that the Admissions Committee should consider "other factors that contribute to a diverse and engaged law school student body and legal profession," including geographic residence, work and volunteer experience, leadership qualities, commitment to community and public service, and others.
The new policy was drafted by Law Professor Jonathan Weinberg, who explained that the Law School's goal is to "get a class that is diverse in the broadest sense -- a student body that has a broad set of interests, backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences -- and to do that without using race." The new policy is scheduled to go into operation on December 22.
Law School Dean Frank H. Wu thanked "all of our stakeholders for participating in this important process. We have a strong tradition of faculty governance, and through the democratic process our law professors have determined a policy for the institution. I would like to thank Professor Weinberg, the long-time Chair of the Admissions Committee, for his fine work in studying the complex issues involved. His leadership was crucial to our collegial, productive deliberations."
In voting for the policy unanimously, the Law School faculty signaled their support for a diverse entering class. The only body at Wayne State University that needs to approve the policy is the faculty. University administrators and the Board of Governors do not have a vote in the Law School admissions policy. The WSU Law School is the first school in the state to make its admissions policy public after the passage of Proposal 2.


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Intibucá Strikes Back
Local Struggles Continue for Rights, Resources, Justice
The police had caught wind of the special activities that were being planned in the twin towns of La Esperanza and Intibucá, department of Intibucá, in southwestern Honduras. A few officers slept inside the building of the Departmental Direction of Education in order to halt any protest or occupation that might take place there on April 26, 2004.
They underestimated the organizational capacity of the convergence of the grassroots groups, popular federations, unions and church-affiliated groups participating in the Regional Coordination of Popular Resistance, based out of Intibucá. With the experience and leadership of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations (COPINH), the participation of numerous other indigenous Lenca federations and local groups, the addition of the federation of potato producers, and the inclusion of the increasingly politically involved Catholic Church of the region, the united Regional Coordination launched itself into action with determination and commitment.
The police were still sleeping when the group entered the Departmental Education grounds at 3am and set up camp around the building. Bleary-eyed and throwing on their uniform accessories, they communicated the event to the police headquarters, where movement began to consider evicting the protestors. As deliberations continued, small groups of people, unnoticed, began converging on the Municipal Mayor's Office of Intibucá, which was occupied within a few short minutes. The shared installations of the FHIA (Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research), SAG (Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock) and COHDEFOR (Honduran Corporation for Forestry Development) was next on the agenda. An action was also carried out in the municipality of Jesús de Otoro, along the paved highway connecting La Esperanza and Intibucá to Siguatepeque and the main highway in the country.
Over a week later, these actions continue, between acts of intimidation against demonstrators and the silent treatment from departmental and national government authorities. These actions continue because the participants are from surrounding communities and are directly affected by the issues and policies about which they are demonstrating. They continue because this is not a march, but a series of ongoing occupations that will last indefinitely until their voices are heard, taken seriously, and given an acceptable response. They continue because there is wide public support, demonstrated by the donations of corn, beans, rice, bread and coffee. They continue because their demands are just.
Let's Protect the Forests!
This is the slogan written along the bottom of the Honduran license plate. It is the slogan on the license plates of vehicles belonging to the illegal loggers operating in the region; on the license plates of the trucks transporting the felled trees to the northern city of San Pedro Sula, to the southern border with El Salvador and elsewhere; it is the slogan on the license plates of the COHDEFOR and national police vehicles regularly seen accompanying logging trucks in the region, often carrying illegally logged trees and lumber.
Deforestation is an increasingly serious problem around the country, accompanied by the high levels of corruption in COHDEFOR, which, according to the Regional Coordination of Popular Resistance (CRRP), "far from promoting the protection of the trees, has been converted into a strategic ally of the destroyers of the forests." They also denounce the Sustainable Environmental Management Units (UMAS) as being "a bureaucratic post at the service of political clientelism."
The CRRP is demanding a 20-year logging ban, citing destructive and in many cases illegal logging practices in numerous communities in the department of Intibucá: Malguarita, municipality of Intibucá; San Pedro Lomas, Intibucá; Quiala, La Esperanza; various communities in the municipalities of San Marcos de la Sierra and Colomoncagua; and Llanos de Santa Cruz and Piedras Negras, both pertaining to Jesús de Otoro. A forest audit is called for, along with the application of sanctions against all those involved in the violation of the norms of forest exploitation.
Education or Politics?
Another focus of the actions in Intibucá, as is evidenced by the occupation of the Departmental Direction of Education, is the politicization of education. COPINH has previously carried out a number of actions against the current Departmental Director of Education, Mario Cantarero. A supporter of the National Party currently in power, he has been hiring, firing and transferring teachers according to their party allegiances. Numerous communities are without even primary schools, others without teachers and yet others have been assigned teachers who are frequently absent, reliable only on the day they come into town to pick up their paycheques.
Following a week-long protest and lively occupation organized by COPINH and teacher unions last year, Cantarero was suspended for a couple months, pending investigation into the accusations. He was quietly reinstated and continues to politicize education in the department. He has a bone or two to pick with COPINH, although he is certainly by no means the only one, as remarks by national authorities in the Secretariat of Education demonstrate.
The Instituto Bilingüe Royal, a college that moved from Siguatepeque to La Esperanza a few years back, initiated an indigenous student-teacher program last year in collaboration with COPINH and the reluctant agreement of the Secretariat of Education. The program aims to give people -- mainly youth -- from impoverished communities in the region the secondary and college education they lack, working towards a teacher certificate, which they will then use to work as recognized teachers in their own communities. While completing their studies over a period of a few years, participants work as volunteers in their local schools, helping the teacher where one exists and becoming the teacher where one does not.
The director of the Institute, Cleveland Buckley, happens to be black and Jewish, which may not seem like relevant details to mention. That is, until one learns of the racist insults and threats spoken against him, the swastikas left on the Institute walls, and the racist and anti-semitic drawings slipped under the door. A couple months ago, the Institute was broken into at night. The official books, containing all legal authorizations, certificates and meeting minutes, were stolen and presumably destroyed. The next day, Mario Cantarero appeared on local television, denouncing the Institute. According to him, the college had never received the official authorization to operate, nor had its textbooks been approved by the Secretariat of Education. A surprising coincidence, seeing as the authorizations were in the official books stolen only the night before.
Of course, after months of persecution and intimidation, Buckley had not been foolish enough to leave all of his school's documentation in the Institute. Instead, he had replicas made to simulate the official books -- blue, containing formal inscriptions, full of signatures and stamps. The actual documentation -- containing all required authorizations, granted by the very same Departmental Direction of Education directed by Cantarero -- remains in the possession of the Institute.
There is, however, one definitive agreement that the Institute needs to continue operating; although the college fulfills all of the requirements, the authorization has not been granted. When the Institute director met with a legal representative of the Secretariat of Education in the capital of Tegucigalpa to deal with all of these concerns, the true cause of all the persecution was revealed. "Let's speak frankly," he was told. The gist of the conversation?: We don't have any problems with your Institute. But why do you need to teach those Indians? Look, they don't need a college education. This is a country that relies on agriculture. We need them to plant their corn and beans, not to study. Stick with the regular college and you won't have any problems.
He stuck with the indigenous student-teacher program; he still has problems. The CRRP is demanding an end to the politicization of education, the destitution of Mario Cantarero, respect for the agreements between the Secretariat of Education and indigenous peoples, an end to the persecution against the Instituto Bilingüe Royal and the granting of the definitive agreement required for its continuing operation.
Hot Potato
Another aspect of the actions in Intibucá surrounds the demands of the National Federation of Potato Producers (FENAPA), a federation with its strongest support base in Intibucá, where the potato is considered the patrimony of the department. [There's even potato wine and a potato festival here!]
The CRRP is seeking protection and assistance for local potato producers. A number of points of the accord between producers and the State have been violated. One of these violations is the importation of potato seed -- genetically modified and of low quality -- by the Consul of Holland, Norber Bart. Actions in the past year have taken place to demand the recognition of the agreements reached by the Agriculture Roundtable on the Potato and to press for legislation recognizing the protections included in the accord. With the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between several Central American countries -- including Honduras -- and the United States, however, combined with the eternal pressure and control exerted by the IMF, chances for the recognition of these agreements are slim.
On April 30th, 2004, at 11pm, in the community of Maracía, Intibucá, the Regional Coordination of Popular Resistance stopped the transportation of 1000 quintales (100kg sacks) of potato seed, contaminated and already showing signs of rot, imported by Consul Bart. Half of the seed, 500 100kg sacks, was decommissioned by the highest authority -- that of the people.
On May 4, still awaiting a response from the government, a group affiliated with the CRRP traveled to Tegucigalpa, aging potato seed in tow. They visited the National Congress building, where the grounds were showered with rotting, genetically modified potato seed, a symbolic action to bring the demands of Intibucá to the very doorstep of the government, where perhaps they would be forced to listen.
Think Globally, Act Locally
The actions currently being carried out by the CRRP in Intibucá deal with a variety of other local issues, including municipal services, demands for transparency and audits of the municipal governments, specific demands for the recognition of land rights of certain communities, and the inadequate road system in the area. They also, however, touch upon a number of national and global issues that directly affect the communities of Intibucá.
The CRRP is calling for a halt to the neoliberal policies further crippling a region already subject to conditions of extreme poverty. The [US] Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and Plan Puebla Panama (PPP) are rejected. Laws and policies in Honduras that fall into the aggressive trend to privatize life are also contested: the water law approved in October 2003 that leads to the privatization of water; the numerous mining concessions around the country that pose enormous dangers to the environment and to human health; the building of hydroelectric dams that destroy local communities at the benefit of multinational companies; and the privatization of public services.
The demands may be many, but so too are the people supporting them. What is more, the demands they make are just. Over a week after the actions in Intibucá were initiated, the number of people maintaining ongoing protests at the different occupied sites -- many with the ground for a bed, with the rain and the cold -- has grown and continues to grow. They are determined to maintain the actions until their demands are met. The government is not likely to win a waiting game; the people of Intibucá have an endless repertoire of stories, jokes and songs -- political songs, Church songs, and, most of all, rancheras.
----- By Sandra Cuffe, Honduras Rights Action
photo: Christian Claveau