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roger that.
This is so true! MD, I like today's header. Clean, informative and friendly! Colors work well with the ads at the top. So 1 vote for this one. :))
MD, I agree with PP.
Eventhough it is the same as yesterday, the name is larger and much easier to see. The other articles do not detract from the name. Didn't mean to be so blunt yesterday. With the size change it looks great.
Yep. I've seen it at work.
I was there, the perp was there, the cop what where?
And obviously O agrees with this sentiment since he surrounds himself and his family with good guys with guns 🙂
the Brownshirts guarding Der Furher ?
America is my favorite place because it has 330-million good guys and gals in it.
our home's we need our guns too keep us safe! with 45 + yr's in the just system i can tell you someone coming to help you is well? as a deputy sheriff i can not tell how many time a 50-60 mile responses i had to make!!!!
Comments are just one indicator of which post people like. I see no need in saying the same thing others are saying, Just to chime in! How many of your post are forwarded is the real tell. This is a great thing and the first comment says it all "Roger that"
Most police go to crimes after they happen. My bullets go to criminals when they happen.
When seconds count, 911 is only minutes away.
is this a joke??? please tell us this a joke !!!
If you misunderstood my comment allow me to clarify. When I or anybody in my state is in need of defense, emergency services aka 911 is minutes away, despite the expense, experience, and dedication of LEO personnel. When seconds count and immediate response is mandated by circumstance they can't always be there. Here in Arizona our state constitution spells it out in article II Bearing arms Section 26. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself or the state shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain, or employ an armed body of men. 27
Been using that one for years and it unfortunately continues to be true. Saw a recent interview with the Milwaukee (WI) County Sherriff, who's been running a PSA about how the citizens and law enforcement are a team, and that those who are able should get training and arm themselves. In the interview, he stated that due to lack of political will power and reduction in forces, the response time for a 911 call runs something like 52 minutes. Yep, when seconds count . . .
Not her in SC the response time is 15mins to ??? (as much as an hour)
I think I would rather keep a weapon & have my family alive, thank you very much.
I have numerous friends who are LEO's and most will agree, that as much as they would like to "enforce" the law, they are most often just historians, who show up after the fact, collect evidence, and try to determine what happened and who did it.
Thank you. I as well, come from a family of LEOs' and have even served myself b4 becoming a filght nurse. And yes you are exactly correct, it is often as a historian, documentation & clean up, that our Leo s have to perform. That is why I would choose to keep my weapon, to protect my family & friends. Not give the criminals, who wont care about the new law, an open door invitation to do whatever they choose! I would much prefer, having to explain why me & mine are still alive & why the criminal is down, as having a LEO or coronor have to explain to my family why we are on the way to the hospital or dead. I believe weapons have a place, in the trained hands of our citizenry.
I got it. And agree
A guy I work with told me thanks a couple weeks ago, I was like HUH? He said, thanks for carrying at least I know if my kids are around guy's like you they have a lot better chance than waiting on the law to save them. He doesn't own a gun, his wife is scared of them. Still trying to change his mind about it.
People are afraid of what they don't understand. He should try to educate her.
After the bad guy and good guy settle the incident, the janitors show up.
Actually, this whole thing has little to do with good guys and bad guys. It's doubtful that an AR-15 was even used at Sandy Hook, so it should be clear to even the slowest among us that something else is up. There is now a concerted, coordinated effort led by the White House/Democrat Party apparatus and the media to disarm us. When one sees such a thing, he/she had better ask himself/herself why. Why is there such an effort when rifles are seldom if ever used in crimes and if there could ever be a case made for gun control it would be for handguns. Add some other evidence in with it. Homeland Security just bought 1.2 billion rds. of ammo, 7000 M-16s, armored security checkpoints, armored vehicles, and need I continue?
Keep your eyes open folks, something wicked this way comes.
main stream media LIES.
you dont see pictures of stalin, tol pot,hitler ect standing next to children as they disarm people (as obummer did)on "msm". before they murdered millions of defenceless people.
shit storm incoming
I do believe you might be right. What is up with all of the weapons buy-back setups.???Disarm/divide/conquor/ all withut a shot being fired?
I totally agree. The reason why our forefathers wrote the 2nd Amendment – the right to bear arms – is so the people could defend themselves against a growing government. Government is supposed to be small. It is not. The Government wants the American People to be dumbed down and defenseless. Therefore, the results will be a dictatorship. Last time I knew, America was home of the free and the brave. We American People need to stand up against the ever growing corrupt government – wolf in sheep's clothing!
Did anyone see the CBS segment about the mother in Chicago who lost her 5 sons to gun violence? CBS mentioned only one was a reformed gang banger and never mentioned guns are illegal in Chicago.
Lets say X number of Americans don't care to give up thier weapons. Lets say X number of Americans who own weapons decide to give up the iron… not unlike its easier to pay… taxes than suffer the possibilities of not. Let us say also that Government and…. X number of Americans want to disarm all… of us with the exception of Government.
Lets say that some black flag waving soul decides or is told to instigate some 'event' and all… of us Xs are forced or herded into a stand or kneel situation??? What the hell let us accept that some outside source of trouble come to fore. There are few games left for us to play with one another! Am I wrong? I know even the discussion on the matter is paranoia to some, fear mongering to others, grist for the mill to some of us, seditious to Los Federalies, and reality check to yet others. Unless you believe you are living in Xanadu or Gaultville….. shit happens.
Kinda makes ya wanna take a good honest look at your plans or tactics or knee pads. I loveslivininHistory……….
I have several pairs of knee pads, which make shooting from kneeling or prone much more comfortable and thus more accurate. Jus Sayin'
My idea on gun control is 'just say no'.
I wrote the following letter to my state's committee on reducing 'gun violence'. I've gotten a lot of 'good job' comments from friends, so I'll share it here. I'm suggesting civil disobedience on the part of all gun owners, and suggesting we let our legislators know about the plan. Use parts or all as you see fit, though you should probably edit some so it looks personal. I deleted my state's name so you'll have to use your own. And you will want to change the numbers in other sections to match those for your own state too.
My email:
I wonder what you would do – how far this anti-gun stuff would go – if we gun owners all let you know that as gun owners we're just saying 'aw, hell no', and simply not going to comply with anything? I do think it's time, and I think it may happen. I believe gun owners really are the majority, and we are tired of being blamed for crimes with stolen or illegal weapons by madmen who should have been in state institutions – if those hadn't all been closed already. I believe gun control laws face massive civil disobedience. Please read my reasons for my belief below.
The last 'new' statistics I saw were '140 million gun owners in the US'. If we estimate that half of the 310 or so million of us are too young to own guns, that leaves 155 million adults. So that would make 140 million gun owners 90% or so of the adult population. If you go with the 30 year old statistic of 80 million gun owners, that's still half the adult population. But look at recent sales and I think you'll agree the number is closer to 140 million. And minors don't vote, but adults do.
There are supposedly 180,000 concealed carry permits in , out of some 3.6 million people (US Census estimate for 2012). Let's say there are 3.6 people per home / family. Based on government statistics on gun ownership (rifles, shotguns and handguns), there are probably at minimum 300,000 families in with a gun and maybe more. Possibly even more than half of our homes. Think about how you would enforce any of these bills if they became law, especially if nobody 'got in line' to comply.
Gun owners might leave the state to buy restricted guns and ammunition, and then smuggle them home. That is money leaving the state, and unknown supplies of guns and ammunition coming into the state. You can't afford to stop cars now with cheap liquor from nearby, how will you stop cars with ammunition from ? Can afford a roadblock on every road crossing the borders? How will you search that many cars without warrants?
Will the state jail 300,000 to a half million (or more) wage earners for non-compliance with some anti-gun law, like a magazine limit (any magazine limit)? What will happen to the state's economy with that many people off the job indefinitely?
Will we do a full million home searches – with or without warrants – in order to try to find the guns and magazines? If we clearly just refuse to cooperate, will the police really do anything at all to enforce these laws? What about all the guns already 'hidden'? Who will pay for the searches, for the incarcerations of any found offenders, for the prosecutions, for the welfare and SNAP for the families?
is nearly bankrupt now – most states are – and if we 'just say no' we might stop the entire program in its tracks. Our legislature would look like fools – bankrupting the state for unenforceable laws. And once on the books and not enforced gun control will end like Prohibition did, and rightly so.
Remember too, that we can still nullify any law as jury members also. The right of jury nullification is still alive in America so long as the Constitution stands. Money spent on prosecutions could be money down the sewer, and without convictions, do you expect police to make arrests? I don't.
Gun owners far and wide are discussing the idea of 'just say "no, and hell no"'. From the emails and comments I get, it looks as if the idea is catching fire. Which means that unless CT really can afford house to house searches for confiscations and afford prosecutions and then welfare for that many destitute families (not to mention prison space for the convicted and CT jobs not getting done), I suggest you let all these ill-thought out gun control bills die in committee.
As a group, I don't think we gun owners are going to cooperate, even if we have to say in public that we will. Passive civil disobedience on a mass level is a very real possibility – to the point of being an absolute probability. Let me remind you one more time – it would be half or more of the families in the state.
Anti-gun people need to realize that they live right in the midst of armed neighbors and co-workers on a daily basis. They are surrounded by us at the grocery, the mall, the race track, in church and at the coffee shop. If we were as dangerous as they say we are – they'd all have been dead long ago. If they can't stand to be around guns, they're going to need some therapy, because the US is a gun culture, and 140 million armed American adults say so.
rev. dav,
You have a great argument to defend our protective devices that our government is attempting to disarm the citizens and dissolve our 2nd Amendment? I love your argument, if, you can, explain why they want our protection devices.
Thanks, have a great future!
unleashed, here in my state, I didn't think I needed to explain to the 'gun control study' committee why they want them. They have about 40 0r more bills in front of them, not one 'pro' gun.
Rev, great email!
I hope you don't live in CT….that state was left in your third from the bottom paragraph…..
MD, I like the new header – much easier to read – and it shows the tools we use to accomplish our goals, seeds, rope, etc….looking good!
grannyj – I guess that was careless of me, but I wasn't trying to protect my ID by removing it – I was trying to make it clear where readers who might want to use my letter might need to be sure to change to their state's name. So if you want to use the thoughts in there, be sure to change that paragraph too. The fed email snoops are good enough that they know or can find out who we all are, if they're interested.
Meet Up… Groundhog Day, Saturday, Feb. 2nd. Rossford Ohio. I-75 at the Buck Road exit Denney's, 08:00 a.m. Pleasent conversation on issues of some import. Casual Saturday breakfast dress. Leave thy ego, camo, bombbast and rants at home. Pick up your own check please!
I'd have to leave at 3 am. make the next one a lunch date?
are we really alone?
when we see reports of "law enforcement"(not the local guys) going door to door, do we ride to there? or do we wait for it to "get here?"
will we as a mass stand at the same time?
"their collecting guns! 50 miles from here,are we going? or staying here?"
waiting for them to pick us apart bit by bit.
those brave souls that said no but stood alone…
will we take, the fight for freedom, there?
or be picked apart a little at a time, here?
Those are very real questions. Unfortunately I think at first it's going to be bit by bit, until word gets out that somewhere others came to help. Like I said before, for them to make a go if it everything is going to have to go offline. no internet no phone service basically no communication. So when that happens it's goin to be low tech to the rescue. HAM, CB and what ever else we can use. Yes I'm paranoid but i think it's justified this time.
Alittle2late, one of the things I will look for is a callup of soldiers who are not too long out of the military. For two reasons. They don't want to have to oppose them and they want to know exactly where they are so they can keep an eye on them. A mobilization will be an indicator. They will, of course, create some type of emergency to justify it, but one needs to know it for what it is. Be vigilent and watchful, and pay no attention to the lapdog media, traitors that they are.
ROR – and don't forget the National Guard, and all reservists. I live near a military installation and I can tell you that in this last week Ive heard a lot more plane activity and flyovers.
Used to it, but the engines sound different – more like the old B52's….I actually went outside to see what was flying because I thought "What the hell?" Too much weather cover – rain, fog etc to see anything. But it sure caught my attention.
I dont think your paranoid. I'm sure they wont be showing any of the door to door on tv. that would just warn all the rest of us.
no. he would stop when he ran out of bullets.
Great comments!
Still I revert to my previous question….."if, you can, explain why they want our protection devices".
A psycho attacks a school ? Is a Nation of law abiding citizens punished?
Still need an explanation …. 🙂
This is the simpliest way we can explain:
Have you taken time to research all the other so called "gun grabs in history" yet? such as: the soviet union,turkey, germany, china,guatemala,uganda,cambodia)
Usually it is bcause the "powers that be" are the able to "do whatever they please,"for the good of the state" irregardless of the opinion of the citizenry or how it will affect them." The end result has been over 56 million dead in the 20th century. Taking our weapons & our ability to defend ourselves & "our country from all enemies foreign & domestic" cannot be a good thing.
Thanks feather,
I knew the answer, just wanted to see it in the words of another.
It's also a great way to have a country handed to you, without taking it by overt acts of force. The old cliché, when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns, comes into play here. The next step is that the law abiding are preyed upon by the outlaws and the police are spread too thin to do much good. This eventually results in the citizens begging for tougher laws and restrictions. Prior to 9/11 a federal groping organization like the TSA would have been unthinkable, but not only does it now exist, there are rumors of plans for expanding its authority and reach. It was Benjamin Franklin who said " "He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security". However, too many times people ignore him and end up begging for their own chains to be installed, one link at a time.
That about covers it. Unfortunately, the "west wing" and their supporters don't feel that way. They're lacking in the common sense department.
See previous post about NK to answer the question of why they want our guns. In the coming famine those at the top are not planning on missing any meals. Are you prepared to eat your children? If you are then give up your weapons, if not stand with our forefathers and defend our God given rights to be free.


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Prescription drug overdoses have increased dramatically in recent years in New York City — but at a slower rate than the rest of the country.
Local emergency room visits associated with painkillers, such as Vicodin and Oxycontin climbed 79 percent from 2004 to 2009. Nationwide, that increase was 141 percent.
E.R. visits related to benzodiazepines — the class of anti-depression drugs that includes Xanax – increased 60 percent in New York City during that same period — compared with 120 percent.
Dr. Adam Karpati, from the city Health Department, said even though the overall abuse rates of these drugs is lower and climbing more slowly than elsewhere, the trend is still worrisome.
"We're trying to get ahead of the curve before it comes here," Karpati said, noting there is no clear explanation why overdoses apparently are less frequent here.
He also said in some areas of the city it's much worse than others.
"On Staten Island, some of the rates start to approach national ones," he said. The reasons for this, too, are unclear.
The Health Department recently released guidance to local physicians to use more restraint in prescribing the drugs, and closer examinations of their patients' histories.
There is also a state-wide registry, Karpati said, that, in theory, records all or most patients on painkillers, but in practice is not widely used.
"It's really targeting a relatively narrow population that may be misusing these prescriptions, but what we need to do is make it much more commonly used by prescribers about when and to whom and how much to prescribe," Karpati said.


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BARCELONA showed Real Madrid they won't give up their crown without one hell of a fight as they stormed the Bernabeu to blast the title race wide open.
It looked like Jose Mourinho's men would open up a potential nine-point gap when Victor Valdes' blunder handed Karim Benzema the opener after 23 SECONDS.
But, inspired by Lionel Messi, the champions underlined their status as the best team in Europe by storming back to win 3-1.
Alexis Sanchez grabbed the leveller before second-half goals from Xavi and Cesc Fabregas stunned a packed Bernabeu.
The two rivals are now level on points at the top although Real have a game in hand.
But this win will give the Catalans a huge psychological boost in the battle for the title.
Argentinian hitman Gonzalo Higuain was left on the bench for Real – hardly the present he wanted on his 24th birthday.
But it proved to be an inspired move by gaffer Mourinho as the man who got the nod, Benzema, netted inside a minute.
It was a disaster for Barcelona keeper Valdes as his suicidal pass to Eric Abidal gifted Real possession 18 yards from goal.
Mesut Ozil's shot was blocked by the backtracking Barca defence but the ball spun to Benzema who made no mistake.
Real had won their last 72 league games after taking the lead and Cristiano Ronaldo wasted a great chance to fire them 2-0 up when he screwed a shot wide under no pressure in front of goal.
Guardiola's side were struggling but they levelled on the half hour thanks to some magic from Messi.
The playmaker picked the ball up in his own half then burst past three challenges before threading a ball through to Sanchez.
The Chilean still had plenty to do but made no mistake as he drilled home from the edge of the box.
Messi then picked up a booking for mouthing off and was lucky to escape a second yellow when he brought down Xabi Alonso.
Barca made the most of that reprieve and took the lead with a fluke goal after 53 minutes.
Xavi's speculative shot from 25 yards took a wicked deflection off Brazilian full-back Marcelo and bounced in off the post.
Real wasted a glorious chance to level when Alonso headed wide from just six yards – and Barca made them pay by grabbing a thrilling third after 66 minutes.
Dani Alves sent over a fantastic cross from the right and Fabregas surged in to score with a diving header from six yards.
Real tried to hit back but the best they could muster was a strike from sub Kaka that forced Valdes into a low save. And Andres Iniesta almost grabbed a fourth on the break.
Third-placed Valencia dropped seven points behind the leaders with a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis.
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David Whitley was out most of yesterday. So he didn't find out this morning that he is being labeled "a racist" and worse throughout the blog and Twitter world.
This is the first line of a post by Jason McIntyre of Big Lead: "David Whitley, a columnist at AOL Fanhouse – which, I guess, is still a website – is a racist."
Whitley, a columnist for SportingNews.com, responded in an email this morning:
"If they were old enough to read, my two adopted African-American daughters would certainly be disappointed to find out I'm a racist."
To catch everyone up, Whitley is under fire for a column he wrote Wednesday on Colin Kaepernick. He noted that the San Francisco 49ers quarterback has many tatoos, a rarity for players at that position.
Whitley wrote:
San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick is going to be a big-time NFL quarterback. That must make the guys in San Quentin happy.
Approximately 98.7 percent of the inmates at California's state prison have tattoos. I don't know that as fact, but I've watched enough "Lockup" to know it's close to accurate.
I'm also pretty sure less than 1.3 percent of NFL quarterbacks have tattoos. There's a reason for that.
NFL quarterback is the ultimate position of influence and responsibility. He is the CEO of a high-profile organization, and you don't want your CEO to look like he just got paroled.
The response was intense to say the least. AOL even added a tagline: "David Whitley's opinion is not reflective of the opinion of AOL, Inc."
I've known Whitley for a long time, and he's a funny guy. You can debate whether he pulled off this column, but calling him a racist is off base. People need to stop throwing around labels like that so freely.
Here is Whitley's email to me:
The opinion I was trying to reflect was that NFL quarterbacks have been largely tattoo free. Having a humble, hard-working, scandal-free QB potentially would be a breakthrough. And old farts like me who don't fancy tattoos will just have to sigh and accept it.
It didn't occur to me that admitting I'm not a fan of body art would be admitting I don't like African-Americans. I'm pretty sure the middle-aged women at the gym with barbed-wire tats that I referenced are white. So is Jeremy Shockey. If they were old enough to read, my two adopted African-American daughters would certainly be disappointed to find out I'm a racist.
On the bright side, Tattoo-gate II is apparently good for my social media standing. I'm not much on Twitter, but I picked up about 75 new followers yesterday. I hope they're not all from San Quentin.


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Lagwagon @ Bristol Thekla - 9/10
An almost perfect night of Fat Wreck type pop punk. Support bands Crazy Arm and Useless ID were both cracking.
Lagwagon... it was like being 16 again. Which for us aging punks is always a good thing. An hour and a half of brilliant tracks from their first 5 records. They haven't missed a step in all the years. And they still look like a group of dwarves being chaperoned by Andre the Giant.
Coldplay - Sunderland Stadium of Light
Stupendously good gig. It was absolutely chucking it down, but they did not let the weather deter them and they put on a great performance. Chris Martin was great at interacting with the crowd and managed to both raise morale and endear himself to the crowd with his banter.
The setlist was well judged with a good mix of songs from their popular back catalogue. The stage and displays were spectacular, enormous screens so you could see the action, powerful lasers, ticker tape, stuff that looked like nuclear fall out, inflatables, balloons, fireworks and best of all, illuminating wrist bands of various colours that strobed in time with the music at various points. It was quite simply one of the most beautiful sights I have ever witnessed. The stage extended out into the crowd and for the encores, they did a few songs from a tiny stage near the corner of the stadium that we were in.
I think this was probably the best gig I have been to.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Sunderland Stadium of Light
Great show, Great sound, big crowd. Flea was brilliant on bass. Not too sure about the new lead guitarist though. He was ok I suppose, just not as good as the guy he replaced. Excellent set list.
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dr_swin wrote:That was my exact thoughts on seeing them late last year.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Sunderland Stadium of Light
Not too sure about the new lead guitarist though. He was ok I suppose, just not as good as the guy he replaced. Excellent set list.
John Frusciante he ain't.
The Stone Roses at Heaton Park - 10/10
Gig was just legendary. They sounded amazing but couldn't really hear Ian Brown's voice as it was drowned by the crowd singing. The way they extended their songs and kept then going was fantastic. They were on for about 2 hours.
Fools Gold just kept on going and kept getting better and better. Loved Ian Brown's rapping on Love Spreads and an epic finish with I Am The Resurrection.
Great fireworks at the end with Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" played over the PA. A very nice touch.
Just stunning from star to finish. Even Beady Eye got a terrific response. When they played a few Oasis songs . There was even a decent crowd in.
"We're fucking back!" shouted Ian Brown at the end of the gig.
"About fucking time!" came the response from someone behind us.
Just so. Just get cracking on a new album and make sure it's epic. Still buzzing now.
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Saw them Friday, they were a bit nervous after the first few songs. Settled down during fools gold and the rest of the gig was awesome. Mani's Toby jug collection was genius. 9/10
As Mani said at the end 'not bad for a bunch of old cunts
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The Legendary Shack Shakers - Bristol, Fleece - 10/10
No hyperbole, the Shakers are one of the best live bands ever.
Ably supported by the Dirt Daubers, who bear some uncanny similarities to the main band (singer, bass player) but are an altogether calmer proposition. JD Wilkes and wife Jessica play banjo and mandolin like demons, ably supported by the excellent stand up bass of Mark Robertson. Add in JD's kazoo and genius harmonica and singing and the pickin' sounds of southern US folk flow from the stage. Great stuff.
But the Shack Shakers... well, that's something else. A force of nature. A wild ride through the years as the harmonica blows and Wilkes takes on his wild man of the hills persona as the Colonel and Jerry Lee Lewis meets Iggy Pop-s his way through their catalogue, gradually shedding hat, shirt and apparently, mind as he goes.
The whole crowd, old and young, danced and stomped as one. Simply amazing.
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New Order @ Benicassim Festival - 9/10
I didn't really have an opinion on New Order before this, but watched anyway. Always loved Joy Division so it was cool that this happened on what would've been Ian Curtis's birthday. Absolutely great set, perfect for my very drugged/drunk state of mind. Dancing like a loon to tunes I didn't know and then they ended with Love Will Tear Us Apart which the crowd went insane for. Only marking them down because I'm not that familiar with most of their material, but whatever.
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Blink 182 9/10
Before seeing them for myself, I'd heard nothing but negativity regarding their live performances. Maybe it was because of those comments, and my therefore lowered expectations, but I thought they were brilliant last week in Cardiff. Sure Tom and Mark's live vocals aren't the best out there, musically though I couldn't fault them. They played pretty much every big, well known, song from their back catalogue, which took me right back to my late teenage years.
Towards the end of the show they did a couple of acoustic numbers on a lil stage right at the back of the venue, meaning they were literally 5 feet away from me, Which was followed up by a pretty lengthy and stonking drum solo by Travis. Great stuff!
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Blur - Hyde Park (BT London Live)
I saw them before at Reading without Graham Coxon and in terms of atmosphere and everyone singing along it was one of the best gigs I have ever been to. Here they put on what felt like a better performance. It should have been incredible but it was far, far, far, far too quiet. the quietest gig I have ever been to by a long way and it was often hard to here over the crowd. Such a shame.
Refused - Forum, Kentish Town
So apparently, they're not as fucking dead as they may have suggested. Wonderful, one of the best 70 minute shows I've ever seen.
roz123 wrote:Ach. I was so disappointed to have missed out on this - I've somehow managed never to see Blur live. I've read a few things about the sound being poor. Seems to be the major drawback of Hyde Park gigs these days.
Blur - Hyde Park (BT London Live)
I saw them before at Reading without Graham Coxon and in terms of atmosphere and everyone singing along it was one of the best gigs I have ever been to. Here they put on what felt like a better performance. It should have been incredible but it was far, far, far, far too quiet. the quietest gig I have ever been to by a long way and it was often hard to here over the crowd. Such a shame.
roz123 wrote:Volume was fine further back, unfortunately they played a lot of songs that no one but big fans have heard of so there wasn't much enthusiasm around.
Blur - Hyde Park (BT London Live)
I saw them before at Reading without Graham Coxon and in terms of atmosphere and everyone singing along it was one of the best gigs I have ever been to. Here they put on what felt like a better performance. It should have been incredible but it was far, far, far, far too quiet. the quietest gig I have ever been to by a long way and it was often hard to here over the crowd. Such a shame.
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The volume was fine near the front as well.
Also that tea lady was pretty hot.
Charlotte Church - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 27/07
Had absolutely no idea what to expect at all, but when I saw her name appear as playing in a little bar in Leeds for a tenner it seemed worth a punt. I'd expected to be blown away by a vocal performance that left a crowd of barely 200 people in awe, and she duly delivered. What I didn't expect was a short set of self-penned alt-rock songs, often very dark in places, layered with creativity, sometimes bordering on prog elements, and using a loop pedal to do 8-way self-harmonising vocals. Evidently she now has enough money to just do what she wants to do rather than what her PR company wants her to do as this really doesn't seem like it will be a profitable tour, but I very much approve of the new reinvention.
Bush - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Brilliant gig and as always a great energy in the place. As always the sound was pretty shit but given its like a big living room it's not a surprise.
Played about 1hr30 plus an encore including a Beatles and Floyd cover and the songs the crowd wanted.
Solid 8/10
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Love the brudenell social club. Smallest venue ever.
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Agreed. Great little club and cheap beer, which leads me nicely to...
Out of Spite fest at the Brudenell. Sadly only made the Friday evening of the weekend but it was well worth it. Milloy were brilliant playing their last ever gig too.
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Double-post spam, but still - tommorow is the start of the Bingley Live Festival. Razorlight and all that old bollocks if anyone is interested.
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Django Django. Good music. Shit crowd.
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March 2011.
They are now a tribute band to themselves.
Whilst great fun and a very long gig, tickets were 50 quid each, which I think is steep for a standing ticket ( nothing compared to the prices the Stones are ripping folks off for right now however ! )
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Supersonic festival/Bohren und der Club of Gore - 9/10
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
Bat for Lashes - 8/10
Natasha is sexy as hell.
Opeth/Anathema next month!
Radiohead, Manchester Arena - 10
The Civil Wars, Manchester Apollo - 10
Bon Iver - Manchester Arena - 9
It's been a good run. Ben Folds Five next week too so going to get even better.
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (Co Headlining Tour) - 10/10
Snow Patrol (Co Headlining Tour) 8/10-Had no idea what they played, but I enjoyed it for the most part, also very blinding light show
Jake Bugg (Opening act for the tour) - 9/10-Bought his album as soon as I got the chance, nice acoustic set.
Saint Lou Lou at Soup Kitchen in Manchester - Brief/10
Here's a vid. They were good but as they are just starting out, have not got many songs.
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Anthrax followed by Motorhead (yeah yeah metal umlaut)
Ben Folds Five - Rock City, Nottingham, 24th November
Opened by a band I'd never heard of called Bitter Ruin, who were incredible. Check them out. Was thinking I wouldn't want to have to follow that. But then I was swiftly reminded why I've waited 15 years to see the Five tour again. Quite simply the most staggeringly good live band ever. They've still got it, all of it, and then some. Can't wait to see them again in Leeds this Saturday.
10. At least.
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Heh, just came to post about seeing Ben Folds Five last night in Birmingham.
They were excellent, as expected. The sound the three of them make is just ridiculous. Perfect live band, with a brilliant song selection. Not too much new stuff and a good balance of the old.
The support act however, I thought were dreadful. Screechy, self indulgent crap. Each to their own!
Deap Valley at The Deaf Institute in Manchester - 8/10
Fit and fuck and they rock hard. Looses 2 points for us not being right at the front.
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On 4/26/2013 4:24 AM, Richard Fateman wrote:
> I note that the MIT regular calculus, 18.01
> http://math.mit.edu/classes/18.01/Spring2013/
> apparently uses a computer algebra system, but not Mathematica.
> I do not see how it is used or how it could be used on the exams.
I teach calculus in a classroom (we have two such rooms) equipped with a
computer for each student. We use Mathematica routinely throughout the
semester, in and out of class, and most of the students like having it
and using it. We have a site license that allows the students to install
Mathematica on their own laptops so they can use it outside of class.
I try to present things with the "rule of three" when possible, looking
at things from the numerical, graphical, and analytic points of view.
Obviously Mathematica is a big help for the numerical and graphical
approaches. One of my favorite examples is introducing series, where
give the students some examples and have them make tables and plots of
partial sums and try to guess whether or not the series converges (of
course I give them some examples where it's difficult to tell), and
after a bit of this they practically beg to be taught analytic tests of
convergence. We continue with the numerical/graphical/analytic approach
throughout the chapter, using analytic tests to prove that a series
converges and then using numerical methods (with the help of
Mathematica) to approximate the limit of partial sums. I find that
overall they seem to end up with a better understanding of series than
my students did years ago when all we did was paper-and-pencil
convergence (which the students found to be terribly abstract).
My students do use Mathematica on exams, but not for everything. I make
up exams in two parts. Part 1 is paper and pencil only, and I keep the
computers "locked" (using monitoring software installed on all the
student computers). When a student finishes Part 1, s/he hands it in and
I unlock that particular computer (which I can do remotely from the
instructor's desk), and the student has full use of Mathematica for Part
2. I can monitor what the students are doing on their computers from the
instructor's station (and of course I get up and walk around and answer
questions if they get stuck on something like a missing comma). We have
a printer in the room so that the students can print their work and
staple it to their test paper when they hand it in.
I've been teaching this way since the late 1990s, and wouldn't dream of
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The perceived benefits of Wellness Education in University environments are substantiated by a number of studies in relation to the place, impact and purpose of Wellness curricula. Many authors recommend that Wellness curriculum design must include personal experiences, reflective practice and active self-managed learning approaches in order to legitimise the adoption of Wellness as a personal lifestyle approach. Wellness Education provides opportunities to engage in learning self-regulation skills both within and beyond the context of the Wellness construct. Learner success is optimised by creating authentic opportunities to develop and practice self regulation strategies that facilitate making meaning of life's experiences. Such opportunities include provision of options for self determined outcomes and are scaffolded according to learner needs; thus, configuring a learner-centred curriculum in Wellness Education would potentially benefit by overlaying principles from the domains of Self Determination Theory, Self Regulated Learning and Transformative Education Theory to highlight authentic, transformative learning as a lifelong approach to Wellness.
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Camp Happy Valley in Scott Depot is coming back to life this summer, thanks to donations and help from hundreds of volunteers.
The camp, owned and operated by the Salvation Army of Charleston, had fallen into disrepair in 2013, and with a lack of funds and donations to fix the camp up, officials closed the camp for the year.
But this year, the camp has seen a surge of community support. Maj. Darrell Kingsbury said the community has pumped life back into the camp, which will be open to day campers from June 16 to July 11.
"It's looking better," Kingsbury said. "Much better than we thought it was going to."
The Daily Mail reported in 2013 that maintenance issues that had been mounting at the camp for years eventually led to its closure. Its lawnmowers were old and deteriorating, its paddle boats and go-karts needed repairs, and many water pipes had burst. The unusually cold winter caused even more plumbing issues.
Kingsbury said a group of 127 volunteers from River Ridge Church in Hurricane descended on the camp one weekend in March. The church members cleaned the playground area and made repairs to the camp's go-karts and paddle boats, and professional electricians and plumbers among the congregation worked on the camp's infrastructure, performing repairs for free that Kingsbury estimated would have cost more than $35,000.
"Most of the cabin repairs are done," Kingsbury said. "We're still turning water on from cabin to cabin checking for leaks. With this winter, we're finding some here and there. And we're working on the pool. I've got a group coming out Monday to power-wash the pool, and we have to check the filter and pumping system."
Thanks to donations, the camp will have new softball and archery equipment this summer. State Equipment Inc. of Cross Lanes recently donated a brand new, zero-turn lawnmower to the camp, and a neighbor recently rebuilt the engine of another mower free of charge.
And the list of community donations and contributions goes on and on.
Kingsbury said he has never seen a community so responsive to a nonprofit organization in need.
"I will complete 42 years on June 10 as a Salvation Army officer and in all my assignments, I have never been in a city where you say 'I need' and within 48 hours you've got it," Kingsbury said. "This community responds so amazingly to needs and I can't say enough good things about the Kanawha Valley and Charleston. It's a great place to work and serve, and we're really excited about what's going on."
Now that the camp is getting back into shape, Kingsbury is starting to look ahead to the camp's future. Camp Happy Valley will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017 — a landmark he hopes to commemorate with a big reunion for former campers — but Kingsbury also hopes to bring more community awareness to the camp in the near-term.
Charleston banker Steven Hewitt came up with the idea to host a 5K race at the camp as a fundraiser and to show the community what the camp has to offer. The first ever Run for the Hills! 5K run/walk is slated for Saturday, Aug. 2 at 9 a.m.
"The purpose is to raise money to help kids be able to enjoy the camp, to be able to provide funds so the kids can go to the camp, as well as help with the upkeep of the camp," Hewitt said. "It's an expensive proposition to maintain the grounds and facilities, so we decided to get together, bring the community to the camp, set aside a morning to take a run or walk and showcase what is available at Camp Happy Valley."
Hewitt, who is also the race director for the Capital City Challenge, said the route will be unique, taking runners on all kinds of terrain, in and out of the woods and up and down inclines. He said anyone who is in shape can run or walk the course, but it will be more difficult than the average 5K.
"This event is not going to be your normal 5K run in town," Hewitt said. "This is going to be very unique, It's going to be a very challenging course but it's going to be something anyone who is active will be able to complete. It's going to be very unique and different in the Valley."
Hewitt and Kingsbury hope the 5K event will bring people out to the camp for a good cause and let them see what the 167-acre camp has to offer. Though it primarily serves as a campground, Kingsbury said it has amenities including a climbing wall, rope course, ampitheatre and zip line, and the camp can be rented for family reunions, weddings and teambuilding workshops. Marketing students from the West Virginia Junior College are helping develop a marketing strategy for the camp.
"We are excited, our board is excited, all the kids I've talked to are excited to go out to camp and be out in that area," Kingsbury said. "They're going to be out there where they can hike and do the things out there. It's going to be a good experience for them."
Kingsbury said he hopes repairs to the cabins can continue once the summer camping season is over so that overnight camps can be hosted next year.
Registration information for the Run for the Hills! 5K run/walk will be available in the coming weeks.
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Rochioli Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Sauvignon Blanc from Russian River, Sonoma County, California
Winemaker's Notes
Color: A pale, creamy yellow
Aroma: Aromas of grapefruit with a touch of grass and flinty characteristics.
Palate: An intense, complex and richly flavored wine.
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International Wine Cellar - "Light, bright yellow. Strikingly fresh citrus and green apple aromas display impressive purity and a strong mineral quality. Lively lime and lemongrass flavors deliver solid punch but carry no fat. Exotic floral and pungent herbal notes build on the long, incisive finish, which strongly echoes the lemongrass quality. This was bottled at the end of January, said Rochioli, "because four months is really all it needs and I want the fruit to be as fresh as possible." Most of these vines were planted in 1959."
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The Rochioli family has been growing grapes on its 136-acre ranch since the 1930s. In 1984, Tom Rochioli created the first wines to be produced under the Rochioli name. The 9000 case winery produces Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. View all Rochioli Wines
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The Russian River Valley is named as such due to its proximity to the Russian River, the river itself named for the Russian fur traders who came down from Alaska in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Russian River is agricultural land. While there is a focus on wine, beyond the vineyards are many small, family-owned farms cultivating everything from cattle to Christmas trees.
Notable FactsThe proximity of this cool river and the rolling fogs from the Pacific Ocean make the area amenable to cool-climate grapes like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In fact, the region is quite known for its full-bodied, yet elegant Pinot Noir, as well as their ripe, yet lean Chardonnays. Within Russian River Valley lie the smaller appellations of Chalk Hill and Green Valley. Chalk Hill is the warmer of the two and furthest from the ocean, while Green Valley is cooler and closer to the water.
About CaliforniaIt's not rare to see a wine's country of origin listed as "California." A country unto itself in the wine world, California makes enough varieties and styles to match many European wine countries. It produces a diverse range of wines that span the quality spectrum.
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NJ's Family Leave Insurance Program Reaches 100,000 in 3 Years [AUDIO]
It's been three years since New Jersey became one of only two states in the country to enact a family leave insurance law.
Three years later, The Center for Women and Work at Rutgers has released a new report, Policy in Action: New Jersey's Family Leave Insurance Program at Age Three, which finds that despite low public awareness of the program, more than 100,000 claims have been approved.
"As part of the report, a poll was conducted and we asked respondents their opinion of the Family Leave Insurance Program. More than three of four of our respondents, or 76 percent, indicated a favorable opinion of family leave insurance. This was true for both men and women, though their proportions were different at 68 percent for men and 84 percent for women," said Linda Houser of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers and co-author of the report.
But, awareness was a completely different story altogether.
"We asked people if they had ever seen or heard anything about family leave insurance. In that case, we found a very low level of awareness among New Jerseyans," said Houser. "More than six in ten reported never having seen or heard anything about the program. Even among the less than 40 percent that did know about the program, 17 percent of them didn't know that it included care for a seriously ill family member. So, we have high levels of unawareness and then even within the aware group, we have a level of incomplete awareness of the program."
As a result, recommendations were made based on the findings. They include:
- Directing additional resources toward expanded outreach and education efforts to make sure all workers, especially low-wage workers and their families, know about the program and how to access benefits.
- Expanding data collection and reporting efforts.
- Expanding the definition of family member to cover more categories.
- Increasing level of wage replacement to make leave more affordable.
- Extending job protections to all workers who take family leave insurance.
A full copy of the report is available online.


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Rays Can't Hit And Fall Due To A Bases Loaded Walk
BY: John Mamola
Chris Archer's lone mistake cost the Tampa Bay Rays in a 1-0 loss to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Marlins Park. Archer's bases loaded walk to Christian Yelich was the lone tally in a game that sends the Tampa Bay Rays losing streak to eight games and a winless road trip as the team heads back to Tampa Bay.
Archer came into the game with a 1.02 ERA in his last three starts striking out 23 in 17 2/3 innings work, and he continued that roll in Miami. Archer pitched seven strong innings allowing the lone run on five hits with eight strikeouts.
The Rays offense has now scored six runs combined in their last six games as the Rays continue to own the worst record in the American League following the worst road trip in franchise history.
Marlins starter Henderson Alvarez extended his scoreless innings streak to 21 straight innings with a complete game shutout only allowing eight hits by the Rays offense which continues to struggle with runners in scoring position. The Rays have not had a hit with runners in scoring position in their last 22 chances.
The Rays return home to wrap up the annual "Citrus Series" with two games against Miami at Tropicana Field. David Price will look to turn the Rays' tide against Tom Koehler. Catch all the action on WDAE beginning with the pre-game at 6:30pm, and first pitch at 7:10pm.


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2003 4l60e swapped out for a 2002 model?
i have a 2003 gmc sierra z71 with a 4l60e. i lost 3rd gear. i was told i had to change it out with another 2003 tranny because off changes in the electronics. they have 2 2002 trannys available but said they could not be swapped out with a 2003 model. anyone no if theres anyway i can use the 02 model. how much of a difference would electronic changes make? the trannys looked exactly the same
what want a 2002 4L60e swap out with a 2003 model
why want a 2002 4L60e swap out with a 2003 model. its in a sierra z71. the 2 trannys look the same on he outside
Please do not start multiple threads on same subject. Simply post in the original thread to bring it back to the top
in 2003 , GM changed the mhz rating and connector on the PCS on the valve body.
I have swapped in older design (pre 2003) into newer vehicles and had no problems or codes set.
I would think swap in the newer version into older design application vehicle , would be fine too. Have veriifed that
could i simply put my 2003 valve body in place of the valve body in the 2002 tranny?
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I'm On A Social Media Horse!
Posted by Augie Ray on December 3, 2010
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Hello, marketers, I'm Social Media. Look at your traditional marketing; now back to me; now back at your traditional marketing; now back to me.
How's your traditional marketing looking? Time spent watching TV at home rose just 0.6 percent in the first quarter and newspaper circulation is down 5% after a 10.6% plunge a year ago. Meanwhile, traffic to Facebook is up 60% this year.
Now look at your television and print budgets. Better put on sunglasses or all those zeros and commas may blind you! Now look at your social media budget -- I'll wait while you find a magnifying glass. Now back to your television budget; now back to my budget.
Can your traditional advertising cut costs like me? Can it reach 150,000 with 98% positive sentiment at no cost like me? Can it cause 4.8M people to seek it out rather than be ignored as the DVR fast-forwards? Does it empower your employees?
Sadly, your traditional marketing isn't me, but if it stopped focusing on itself . . . well, it still wouldn't be me. Why? Because consumers trust me (or at least they trust each other within social media) more than they trust your traditional marketing. They trust ratings and reviews, and they trust blog posts and status updates of the people they know. Your TV ads? They're on the sidelines while I'm on the field giving my all every play to earn trust.
Look down, back up, where are you? You're on Facebook, and why shouldn't you be since that's where everyone else is? How many friends does your brand have? And how differentiated is your brand on Facebook?
What's in your hand, back at me. I have it! It's a smartphone, and the number of those handy little devices is growing rapidly. As more people carry smartphones, do you know what that means? More me: Mobile Facebook users are far more active on Facebook than non-mobile users. In fact, access to Facebook via mobile browsers grew 112% in 12 months, while Twitter experienced a 347% jump.
Anything is possible when your marketing smells like social and not traditional.
I'm on a social media horse.
The preceding blog post may be evidence I need more sleep. Thanks to Old Spice and Isaiah Mustafa for the inspiration.
Augie: You are the marketing
Comment from Tom O'Brien (not verified) on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 13:15
You are the marketing my marketing could smell like!!
Nice one.
Best. Comment. Ever!
Comment from Augie Ray on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 13:42
I laughed out loud. Thanks for the feedback!
If this post is evidence you
Comment from Blair Boone (not verified) on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 10:06
If this post is evidence you need more sleep, you should stop sleeping altogether. Insightful, convincing, hilarious.
I don't get enough sleep as it is!
Comment from Augie Ray on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 23:10
Thanks Blair! My wife already is worried I don't get enough sleep. Personally, I find sleep a waste of time--think of how productive (and hilarious) we'd be if we could skip it altogether!
They "shoot" horses, don't they?
Comment from Paul Small (not verified) on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 22:18
... and not just with bullets, but on film and digital video too. I agree wholeheartedly with the social sentiment but don't kill the horse you rode in on. The Old Spice campaign began on tv. Great work is great regardless of medium.
Traditional and digital horses
Comment from Augie Ray on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 23:12
Thanks Paul. I absolutely agree--it's certainly not an either/or. I was setting up the distinction in the interest of making a point (and being humorous), but your point is well taken. Of course, considering what most brand's traditional vs. digital vs. social budgets are right now, I think the horse that we rode in on could give up some feed to the other horses!
Excellent post. Thanks for
Comment from Sarah Jones (not verified) on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 01:22
Excellent post. Thanks for posting this information.
Comment from Best Social Media Marketing (not verified) on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 01:39
Social media has been part of any internet user's life for the last five years, with services popping up and falling down at an astonishing pace.
Hilarious! Thanks!
Comment from Marjorie Dufek on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 19:49
Best post of the week - thanks! "Now look at your television and print budgets. Better put on sunglasses or all those zeros and commas may blind you! Now look at your social media budget -- I'll wait while you find a magnifying glass."
Comment from Augie Ray on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 19:52
Thanks for the positive feedback, Marjorie. Glad you enjoyed it!
last line
Comment from Ryan McGovern (not verified) on Mon, 01/03/2011 - 16:01
Loved this take on what's to come - great perspective.
That last line was great, "I'm on a social media horse." In my head i heard it followed by, "and I'm riding it to the bank!"
Horses and Banks
Comment from Augie Ray on Mon, 01/03/2011 - 22:04
Thanks for the positive feedback, Ryan. I laughed at your suggestion--would've been the perfect end to that blog post!
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Goddess Worship, Matriarchy, Gynarchy, And Female Supremacy Reborn
Aug. 18th, 2010
09:40 am - Updated: The Official Church Of Malice T-Shirt...
New Project Announcement: The very first test batch of t-shirts featuring the official www.churchofmalice.com design shown above have finally arrived but look forward to even more originally created malicious designz in the very near future. Twenty five of these shirts are now available for sale so if you wish to own one of these limited edition t-shirts then this is your chance. Click the example photo above to buy one now!
May. 6th, 2010
09:13 pm - Anti-gay Baptist minister took male prostitute on holiday
Published By Guy Adams May 6th 2010
A Baptist minister who is one of America's leading opponents of gay rights, and who believes that homosexuality is a mental disorder that can be "cured", found himself with some serious explaining to do yesterday after he was photographed at Miami airport with a male prostitute he had hired to join him on a European holiday. George Alan Rekers, a middle-aged co-founder of the right-wing Family Research Council, admitted taking the 20-year-old on a 10-day trip to London and Madrid in March. Rekers met the sex worker on the website www.rentboy.com, where he appears under the alias "Lucien" and claims to be "sensual," "wild" and "up for anything".
Rekers, who has appeared as an expert witness in court cases challenging gay adoption, denied having sex with his travelling companion. He had hired Lucien to help carry his luggage, he told reporters, and only found out that he was a prostitute halfway through the trip. "I had surgery and I can't lift luggage," Rekers told the Miami New Times. "That's why I hired him." He declined to say why he had secured bag-carrying services through www.rentboy.com. Rekers also neglected to explain what had drawn him to Lucien, who has long blond hair and appears topless in photographs on the website. Perhaps it was the young man's interesting range of hobbies, which are listed as: "vanilla, leather, shaving, spanking, role-play and go-go dancing".
Rekers, a committed Christian, has frequently been quoted condemning homosexuality in local newspapers. He is also a board member of two well-funded lobbying organisations that run high-profile campaigns against equality for gays and lesbians. Quite what view those groups will now take on his lifestyle remains to be seen. Rekers often travels to Europe and the Middle East to lecture on sexuality, but the lengthy trip where he was accompanied by Lucien did not include any official engagements.
Updated Information On This Story
The escort now says Rekers is indeed gay, and that Rekers paid him to perform daily nude body rubs during their European jaunt. "It's a situation where he's going against homosexuality when he is a homosexual," the young man told the New Times, adding that Rekers -- who repeatedly asked for a move he dubbed "The Long Stroke" -- ought to divorce himself from his many anti-gay associations.
Not to worry, Rekers told the Miami New Times, which broke the story: He claims he learned his 20-year-old companion was a prostitute only midway through their trip, they had no intimate contact, and he hired the young man only because recent surgery means "I can't lift luggage."
This seems highly dubious, because it would be extremely difficult to accidentally stumble upon the Rentboy.com homepage, which features young well-muscled men rubbing each other's crotches on grainy video loops, and not figure out what the site means by "rent boy."
Speaking of video here are some links to some video footage that
can be found on youtube.com for your amusement seeking pleasure!
Apr. 16th, 2009
01:41 pm - Pastor Potty Mouth Gets Punked....
These guys visit the same youth pastor who slipped up during his sermon
disguised as FCC agents who are there to deliver a $50,000 fine and shut
down the church. He falls for it pretty hard. If you're wondering what
I'm talking about watch the video I posted on October 28th 2008!
Oct. 23rd, 2008
Jun. 24th, 2008
04:46 pm - Holy Crackman! God Gets Arrested For Selling Cocaine Near Church...
Whether his name is a blessing or curse the man named God Lucky Howard was arrested by undercover detectives for selling cocaine in his neighborhood. If the delivery of cocaine charge isn't enough Howard is charged with the delivery of cocaine near a church, a school and public housing near North Avon Avenue in Tampa. After obtaining a warrant Police searched Howard's home and found an additional 22 grams of cocaine and a scale. The investigation began toward the end of April and led to Howard's arrest Saturday.
Howard remains in jail on $86,500 bond.
Apr. 5th, 2008
12:59 pm - Proof That God Wants You To Be My Slave...
I woke up this morning severely hungover from celebrating Sarah Lynn's birthday last night. Obviously throbbing temples and that slightly nauseous feeling was not punishment enough for last night's gluttonous drinking binge. As if things couldn't be any worse, I woke up with My tequila and vodka flavored tongue glued to the roof of My mouth and I could not rush to the bathroom to solve this issue like I normally would because I got Sarah so drunk that she ended her birthday in My bathroom doing a damn good imitation of Linda Blair projectile vomiting in the exorcist. Yes ladies and gentlemen, Sarah was so slushed that she blew chunks all over the entire fucking bathroom before vanishing to her bedroom to pass out cold! Hahaha! Unfortunately she also happened to hurl all over My kickass Halloween toothbrush holder which held the only tools that could possibly remove the fur coat My tongue created while I was sleeping. Fuck! After sending Sarah to the store to replace My toothbrushes and some of the other items she puked all over, I decided to check My email while I waited for her to return and since My day obviously wasn't already shitty enough, the first email I opened is one of those bleeding heart christian emails informing Me that I'm going to burn in hell forever for all of My sadistic sins if I do not repent immediately and offer My blackened soul to Jesus Christ. Oh Lord Fuck Me Jesus, now My morning officially fucking sucks and I'm going to hell too!
My initial response was to write this loser lamb of god back and simply tell them to fuck off and die but since first opening their email I have received My new toothbrush and a hundred apologies from Sarah Lynn so I'm in a much better mood then I was when I first woke up. After finally brushing away the taste of last night's drunken debauchery and popping some motrin I almost feel human again. So instead of just going off on you moronic christian fucks I have decided to offer you some comfort by proving to you that god wants you to be My slave. Below you will find a few verses from the bible that should put your feeble minds at rest the next time you find yourself awake all night agonizing over the damnation of My eternal soul.
Biblical Proof That God Wants You To Be My Slave...
(Colossians 3:22) – "Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence. "
(Ephesians 6:5) – "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ."
(1 Peter 2:18) – "Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh."
Current Mood: hungover
Nov. 13th, 2007
09:50 pm - Church Website Updates...
The Church website has been slightly updated today and more
updates will follow in the upcoming weeks! - Reverend Malice
Current Mood: accomplished
May. 24th, 2007
02:34 pm - Congressman Bill Greene Is My Bitch... HAHAHA!
It would seem that My original guess was correct and the gestapos that run Bill Greene's Myspace page did indeed take My comment down. So I decided to exercise My freedom of speech and posted it once more. Literally within five minutes of posting My comment for the second time they deleted My comment once more. They also deleted Me as a friend so that I could not post My comment again in the future. It's nice to see that My lack of faith in the republican party has been restored. He was completely terrified when he read the truth of My words and feared being exposed for the nazi right winger that he really is. Not only does he seek to censor the public's right to religion but it would also seem that freedom of speech is another right that he seeks to destroy as well. By deleting My comment he proved to Myself and the public in general that he is indeed scared to be held accountable for his closed minded conservative stand on the issues that really matter. He has no respect for the opinion of the public whose support he seeks and he also has no respect for the freedoms that many good women and men have died to secure. He is obviously just another politician looking to line his pockets off of the sweat and tears of our wonderful country. He must have learned his political values by reading "Politics For Dummies" by George Bush!
May. 23rd, 2007
08:39 pm - Vote For Bill Greene For Congress ---- NOT!
I just received an add invite on Myspace requesting that I add this year's conservative republican candidate for congress Bill Greene to My page. I added him alright but only so I could give him a piece of My mind about the issues that he supports. We have a bet within the household now to see exactly how long it will take for My comment to be deleted. I posted My comment only seconds ago but I imagine it will be taken down very shortly, so I am posting a copy of My comment here in My journal as well.
Copy Of My Comment...
The first question I asked Myself as I read this candidate's profile is what in the world made him think I am republican or even remotely conservative for that matter?
As I read over the issues he stands for I found Myself thinking that the last thing we need is a miniature of George Bush in local Georgia government. This country was founded on freedom yet these closed minded right wing republicans attempt to tear down the very freedoms that our country has fought so long and hard to establish. Freedom of religion is one of the first rights these bible thumping politicians attempt to destroy. Take their stand against gay marriages for example. Only according to the majority of christian republicans is homosexuality considered a sin. Within my own legally recognized faith of wicca/paganism love is celebrated in all forms. So by taking away the right for gay couples to marry you are also infringing your own beliefs upon those who follow different faiths and different paths. Who gives you the right to shove your christian politics down our throats? Would you like it if we started shoving our beliefs down your throats?
As I go through each issue I only find one that I even support which is his stand on illegal immigration, but agreement on one issue is not enough for me to live under the strict beliefs of a neo-nazi tyrant.
For those of you who actually live in the Commerce, Georgia area that are uninformed please click the link below and take the time to read his issue statement completely before casting your ballad.
Jan. 4th, 2007
04:21 pm - Proof That Jesus Really Is A Tree Hugging Hippy!
Residents See Jesus Image In Tree
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Man-made religious decorations are a common sight at this time of year, but the image on a tree in an Arlington man's front yard is natural and some neighbors have begun calling it a holy tree, according to a WJXT-TV report. Neighbors near Daryl Brown's Arlington home said a tree in his yard bears the image of Jesus. The likeness has created a buzz in the neighborhood and has many residents at a loss for words. "I see the face, eyes, and you can see the crown," said one neighbor. "I can't say what I feel, I just feel it," said another neighbor.
The image was discovered a week before Christmas by a woman walking her dog, the report said. Overjoyed by what she saw, the woman shared the news with her neighbor. "Nancy said, 'Would you like to see something? Just make sure you see it. I don't want to have to show it to you first," Brown said. Brown recently moved to Arlington from Texas. He said the tree has given him and his family comfort as a symbol that everything is going to be OK in their new home. "It's a blessing for me just coming to town, getting introduced and meeting new people out here ... When she showed me that, I said, 'OK, there is a Jesus.'" Brown said.
Similar to other cases of similar sightings, there will be skeptics. However, Brown said no skeptic could convince him the image is anything but Jesus Christ. "Jesus don't just pop up like that. If you know the word of Jesus and you believe in Jesus, then there you go. He does exist," Brown said.
The woman who discovered the image told WJXT-TV that she moved to the neighborhood after she retired to find some peace and quiet, but that she did not realize she would find Jesus. She said every time she walks her dog she is comforted knowing Jesus is watching over her.
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Earlier this week, the folks at Skype updated the latest and greatest beta version for Linux. Beta 2 of Skype 2.1 adds some features that Windows and Mac users have enjoyed for some time now — screen sharing, quoting of chat messages and support for different user interface styles. Also in the beta build is support for High Quality Video and super wideband audio, but if I recall correctly, those were introduced in a previous version. The screen sharing can be full screen or just a selected portion according to Lifehacker.
To get the beta build running on your Linux distro, your system needs are pretty meager — a 1GHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, 20 MB of free storage, a video card with Xv support, and of course, a microphone and headset jack.
Skype is one of the few apps I install on every machine I have simply because I find it so useful. The screen sharing feature trumps my other oft-used app for audio / video chatting, which is Google Talk (s goog). You can collaborate on documents in real time with Google Docs while chatting on Google Talk, but it's just not the same. The fact that Skype is supported across platforms also makes it a key app. It's getting to the point where I need an app to be usable on nearly every type of architecture whether it's an operating system, mobile platform or the web itself.


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It may be a bit premature for a security-year- in-review themed post, but as we move into Q4 perhaps it's appropriate to at least assess 2013's security threats and trends to date. To do so, let's turn back to this SC Magazine article published early this year by AT&T security researchers.
The article detailed the top 10 perceived challenges information security professionals were likely to encounter this year. Some of the challenges – #2 DDOS attacks, for example – could ostensibly apply to any given year. Others, like #3 cloud migration, have come into prominence this year.
For our purposes, we want to look at the article's number one identified 2013 information security challenge – state-sponsored espionage. We will also touch on two other common security concerns: password management and insider threats.
State-sponsored espionage
The author of the article identified this issue as the top information security threat of 2013. And yes, 2013 has indeed been an active year for state-sponsored attacks and espionage. Alleged attacks attributed to North Korean and Syrian hackers followed major international geopolitical incidents involving both nations.
Earlier this year our company identified the state-sponsored attacker as such a significant security threat to critical national infrastructure and government agencies that we conducted our own research into this topic. In our State Sponsored Attack Survey report we learned that nearly 58% of information security professionals think that the US is losing the battle against state-sponsored attacks; and 74% are not even confident that their own networks have never been breached by a foreign state-sponsored attack.
And with nearly 63% of the same respondents thinking that a state-sponsored attacker will attempt to breach their organization in the next six months, this issue is likely to top the list of security threats in 2014 too.
Password management
"Our challenge is putting in place and enforcing stronger user-controlled passwords that are less likely to be broken," the article states. True enough, but we'd argue that real password management must account for the high-powered privileged passwords, like administrator and root, which are found in all large networks.
Using privileged credentials, an unauthorized individual or malicious program can access highly sensitive IT assets, change system configuration settings, and extract critical data. And they can do so anonymously. Conventional password management products can't handle this challenge.
What's the recourse? Privileged identity management software that can automatically locate all privileged accounts throughout the enterprise, provide each account with its own unique and complex password, and then audit all usage of these passwords.
Insider threats: "A dissatisfied employee base provides a vector for insider security events," the writer notes. This summer's Edward Snowden affair demonstrates the point aptly.
We've covered insider threats frequently on this blog. One of our favorite mantras is "too many people have too much access to too much data".
Access to highly sensitive systems should be granted only on a need-to-know basis, for a limited time to audited personnel. Privileged identity management solutions, discussed above, are one method to accomplish this. Also consider privileged user management and SIEM technology. And don't forget to account for former employees and contractors. Just because someone is no longer employeed doesn't mean that he or she can't still access their former accounts.
It would seem that 2013's security threats are proceeding as predicted. Looking ahead, what are your best guesses for 2014's security challenges? Leave a comment below.
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So, I made something similar to the one Scott gave me. You can check it here http://patiss-themes.com/future-landing-page , tested the luck and tried to upload for review process, but got message -
This template is not ready for ThemeForest. Your template does not provide a unique enough design with the necessary design quality, features and options to compete in the marketplace at this time. It requires improvements in term of design, visual hierarchy, typography, layout and its aesthetic quality but most importantly, its uniqueness and how the design is executed.
At this stage in the design I am, unfortunately, not able to provide more specific feedback other than what I've stated above (the design needs overall, general improvements). With further improvements I may be able to provide more specific feedback.
Not sure if fault is in the social icons?
I want to thank Scott greatly for his great suggestions, and a demo template, which I didn't wait 100%. Thanks again!
So, do you think it's the social icon fault too?
iKreativ said
Okay, I've had a quick play with your image and here's a general idea of where you should be heading.
By no means is this ready, still needs a LOT of work but should help you on your way:
Wow dude!
I'm without words. I can't say how much I'm thankful to you. Thanks, thanks, thanks!!!!!
Best regards,
I've made some updates, please check and tell how does it look now !
What I did -
1) Fixed background issue.
2) Made changes to logo.
3) Made changes to slider.
4) Removed read more button.
5) Changed seperators.
6) Changed social icons, so it would fit better with website background.
Website is – http://patiss-themes.com/future-landing-page
Best regards,
Hello, Thank you very much! Did I mention, that you are really helpfull? Thank you 1000x. Best regards, Patisss
Thank you! Just made some changes in logo, in additional, changed border shadow for background and changed rounded corners to normal corners.
Please take a look, and tell how does it look .
I really appreciate your help, thanks!
Site – http://patiss-themes.com/future-landing-page Best regards,
Hello, Yesterday I tried to upload, but without luck, got message -
You should improve the overall look and feel here.
Consider the background, headings, font choice, overuse of shadows and the overall design.
Not sure what is wrong with background and shadows.
I changed font's to Oswald, and fixed some spacing/padding issues.
Please take a look and suggest – http://patiss-themes.com/future-landing-page/
Thank you very much for suggestions! I will change font's, and think something about buttons.
I really appreciate your help guys!
How do you think, is this theme far from "Approved"?
I would appreciate for more feedback.
Just updated theme, please take a look and give some feedback.
Link – http://patiss-themes.com/future-landing-page/
Best regards,
Thank you very much for your suggestions ! Will update everything!
Thank you!
Best regards,
Made some changes, please check and tell what do you think !
Link – http://patiss-themes.com/future-landing-page/
Best regards,