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App Review: PhotoForge 2
PhotoForge 2 for iOS ($2.99 in the Apple App Store)
Compatible with iPad, iPod and iPhone running iOS 4.2 or later (reviewed on iPad 3rd Gen)
PhotoForge 2 is the successor to the highly popular PhotoForge, and the app has been rebuilt from the ground up for this iteration of the photo editor and retouching tool. I'd heard the hype around PhotoForge 2, and wanted to discover if it was worth it for on-the-go photographers.
Key features:
- Layers, curves and levels settings
- Image editing at full resolution
- 16 adjustment tools and 27 effects filters
- Ability to upload photos to Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Picasa
Operating requirements:
- Requires iOS 4.2 or later
- Works on iPad, iPod or iPhone
Alternatives to try:
TouchUp Pro - Photo Editor for Android, Fhotoroom for Windows
Getting started
When you launch PhotoForge 2, the ease-of-use is immediately apparent. The UI is clean, minimal and the first-time launch screen offers a helpful, concise description of the app's features. You're confronted with a blank, black canvas and a "+" button that opens a dropdown menu. That menu gives you the option to choose a photo from your Camera Roll or to shoot a new photo.
For this review, I've chosen an existing photo on my device. Once the photo loads, a double-tap of the screen enlarges the photo to its actual 1:1 size. Another double-tap fits the photo to the screen. PhotoForge 2 immediately distinguishes itself with easy to understand options: the cloud icon in the upper right corner brings up a row of social media and sharing icons to post your pictures online. The upper left corner icon immediately saves your editing project to your PhotoForge 2 album of images and allows you to open a new photo.
But the real meat here is the row of editing icons at the bottom of the screen. They look innocuous, but tapping on each one reveals a staggering array of adjustments, effects and editing tools, as well as a Photoshop-like layers option, a menu that displays your edit history (for reverting to past edits) and a photo information menu.
First, let's take a look at the copious options for adjusting your photo.
Adjusting a photo
When you tap on the "Adjustments" icon, PhotoForge 2's trademark menu options appear: instead of simply listing the tools, the app provides a horizontal scrolling menu of icons with a text title that make it readily apparent what each option does (think of a Mac's taskbar). A simple swipe left or right scrolls through the available options.
The first three options provide a channel mixer, color balance options and a color wheel to colorize your photo. Most options in PhotoForge 2 are controlled by sliders. Unlike some other photo editing apps, these sliders are responsive, precise and mostly easy to use.
I realized quickly that this app is meant for a tablet: while some of the filter and basic editing options are useable on a phone, the depth of options and the precision required to adjust them demands a tablet with a large screen. Add a stylus for even more control: while finger taps mostly got the job done, I didn't feel totally in command until I switched to a stylus.
No matter which adjustments you make, PhotoForge 2 offers some functionality that pros are sure to love: adjustments are made to the actual full-resolution photo, not a preview. Once an adjustment is made, you'll see it applied to the photo and then you can approve or reject the change with one finger tap.
Two other notable options include the Curves and Levels tools. These are exactly like the ones you'll encounter in robust (and expensive) image programs like Photoshop. To have them in a $2.99 app is nothing short of mouth-watering.
On the Curves menu, you can create multiple anchor points along the graph to individually adjust RGB, CMYK and LAB distributions. I like the ability to double-tap an anchor point to remove it, but it only reinforces the necessity of a stylus.
The Levels window gives you the ability to adjust, expand or compress your photo's color spectrum. These two menus in particular would have benefitted from a zoom function: while you can use your phone or tablet zoom functions to enlarge or shrink the photo itself, that doesn't apply to adjustment menus. This makes fine-tuning many anchor points on the Curves menu or individual sliders on the Levels menu difficult.
Photoshop fans will also find another familiar feature: a Layers option that works in a similar fashion to the software program. You can create, delete, rotate, fill, merge and scale layers with finger taps and screen gestures. Changes to layers work the same as PhotoForge 2's Adjustment tools: make a change and then approve or reject it with a screen tap. It's some powerful functionality for a reasonably priced app—and it distinguishes PhotoForge 2 from competing photo editors.
However, don't hold your breath that a $2.99 app can save you hundreds of dollars on Photoshop. While the layer functionality is intuitive and powerful, I don't know how often I'd use it in lieu of Photoshop. Quick edits and layering in the field make sense, but you'll want to save heavy duty editing for your desktop and pro editing software.
PhotoForge 2 offers several more adjustment options that range from a brightness/contrast and exposure setting (with a -4 to +4 range) to a hue, saturation and lightness adjuster and a white balance option. I haven't seen another editing app that offers this many robust options. All are intuitive and just as easy (if not more so) to use than anything else offered in competing apps.
Using effects
Filters are a mainstay in many photo editing apps, and PhotoForge 2 is no exception. You'll find a staggering 27 effects filters that can be applied to your photos. Here, there are standards like black and white, sepia tone and blurring effects, as well as some interesting choices like Gothic (when your photos just need a touch of dark) and Sin City, which gives your photo the bright colors and washed-out backgrounds of the famous graphic novel by the same name.
Most filters give you the ability to adjust just how dramatic an effect you want to apply. I liked this touch, as it can feel a little cheap when apps include filters that simply change the photo in one way. However, you won't find anything here dramatically different from an app like Instagram.
Cropping and resizing a photo
PhotoForge 2 also offers several options for resizing, cropping and straightening your photos. Let's take a look at each.
First, the cropping tool. I found the crop function to be a problem: The typical responsiveness of sliders and adjustments seems a little diminished here if you don't use a stylus. I found pulling corners and edges took a few tries before I could get the app to respond. With a stylus, however, the situation quickly improves and resizing a photo (with a nice real-time resolution window showing how big or small you're making it) is fairly easy. You also have options to use preset sizing: 1x1, 2x3, 3x2, 4x3 and 16x9 are available, along with left and right rotation options. The precision isn't here for exact tweaks, but works for quick crops.
Resizing, however, performs better. Width and height sliders control the photo's dimensions. The default setting is to keep the height and width proportional, which is useful. But you can also remove proportion constraints if you want to elongate the photo. The "Standard Sizes" bar gives you preset sizes, including 0.3, 1, 2, 3 and 5 megapixel settings. Straightening a photo is intuitive, as well: an adjustment wheel appears at the bottom of the screen and the app offers a grid overlay for perfect alignment.
Two other additions to this menu include texture overlays for you photo and frames for your photos. These seem odd inclusions in a list of options primarily meant for resizing. I would have expected to see them under the effects options.
Other notable features
With robust editing options come robust mistakes. PhotoForge 2 has you covered: the app's editing history function shows you a preview of every edit you've made on a photo. Tap on the photo you'd like to revert to, and you can start fresh from a previous edit. It's a great feature that's welcome in an app with so many tools and filters.
The app's sharing options are also a little more vibrant than you would typically see on a photo editing app. Mainstays like Facebook and Twitter are here, as well as Picasa, Tumblr and Instagram. For those who store photos in the cloud, the Dropbox option is most welcome: this functionality makes a lot of sense if you're editing and retouching on the go. In fact, I'd argue all photo manipulation apps should have a cloud-storage option.
PhotoForge 2 looks like it deserves the hype. At $2.99, it's a little above the typical app price point, but that hardly matters. You get more than your money's worth in this package. (Note that Kit Cam also offers slick integration into PhotoForge 2.)
The adjustment tools are incredibly robust, intuitive and make the perfect photo studio when paired with a tablet. Full resolution photo editing is also a major plus. While the filters are largely superfluous, their inclusion certainly doesn't hurt. Cropping and resizing are basic, but don't diminish from the overall experience. For social butterflies, the sharing options are better than most apps on the market. And Dropbox functionality could be dead useful for field photographers.
What we like: A great UI, robust pro editing options, great sharing and cloud upload options.
What we don't like: The cropping and resizing tools are basic, and the effects filters seem superfluous.
Logan Kugler is a technology writer based in Silicon Valley. He's written for more than 60 major publications including Popular Photography, Computerworld, PC World, PC Magazine, Mac|Life, Men's Journal, and Forbes. He's loved taking pictures ever since his parents gave him a giant plastic kid camera when he was 5. He vividly remembers the day he bought his first digital camera the very first year they showed up at Circuit City: a top-of-the-line Sony CyberShot 2MP.
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Fruit in beer - what do you think -yes or no?
One man who agrees whole heartedly with the notion is Tasmanian man, Ashley Huntington.
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Challenging a Non-Reviewable Play
I think I found a way to cheat the system. On thanksgiving Houston was awarded a touchdown on a play where (I think) #28 ran after being down by contact. The play would have been reviewed. Except coach Schwartz threw the challenge flag. During the off season a rule was put in place to penalize a team from using the flag in inappropriate situations as part of the automatic review system. A 15 yard penalty and the review which should have been automatic on a score is not allowed.
I know some will say this is dumb but this could happen. If during a close loss Anquan Boldin is ruled to have caught a touchdown and the call was iffy couldn't Harbaugh throw the flag and halt the review process. This could be the case for any turn over or score. Any coach could do this the rest of the season. Any one have any thoughts about this?
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Re: Challenging a Non-Reviewable Play
Sure seems that way. Which is one of the reasons that the rule might be overturned IN SEASON. You could take that same situation. Kubiak could have thrown the flag to prevent the review.
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Re: Challenging a Non-Reviewable Play
I think the rule only applies if the offending party would BENEFIT from the review. Obviously, in the situation you're describing, Harbaugh and the Ravens would NOT benefit. Therefore, the rule would not apply and the play WOULD continue to be reviewed.
This is what I heard reported somewhere else, and I do not have a primary source (i.e. the rule text itself) available. I could very well be wrong.
Re: Challenging a Non-Reviewable Play
someone call Harbaugh!
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Re: Challenging a Non-Reviewable Play
Interesting thought especially since in Houston they enforced the 15 yard penalty on the kickoff.
Re: Challenging a Non-Reviewable Play
The rule books says:
"If there is a foul that delays the next snap, the team committing that foul will no longer be able to challenge the previous ruling."
Apparently, the officials have been instructed to interpret that as meaning "the team committing that foul will no longer be able to benefit from a challenge of the previous ruling" (even if it should cause an automatic review). That interpretation would not prevent the officials from doing a review in the situation you described, since it would be the other team that might benefit from the challenge, not the team that threw the challenge flag. So there's no way to "short-circuit" the review process if doing so might benefit you, other than running a play before the replay official can push his button.
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Golden Retriever Temperament
What's Good About 'Em,
What's Bad About 'Em
Golden Retriever Temperament, Personality, Behavior, Traits, and Characteristics, by Michele Welton. Copyright © 2000-2016
The Golden Retriever's kindly expression says it all. This is one of the finest family dogs in the world: cheerful, demonstrative, trustworthy with everyone, and forgiving of any mistakes made by inexperienced owners.
Give this breed two brisk walks each day, play fetch games, and take him out for a good run once a week, and he is adaptable to almost any lifestyle.
Friendly with everyone (strangers, children, dogs, cats, smaller pets), his bark is welcoming rather than protective.
You must control his tendency to chew on objects and to mouth your hands -- provide a box filled with toys so he can carry things around in his mouth.
A Golden Retriever remains enthusiastically puppy-like for many years, so early obedience training is required to instill calmness and good manners.
Eager to please and wonderfully responsive, he is nonetheless distracted by exciting sights and sounds, so you must be both patient and persistent.
The mind and heart of a Golden is sweet and gentle, but his body is robust -- until he's taught not to pull on the leash, you'll need good biceps to walk him.
If you want a dog who...
- Is large, athletic, and natural-looking
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- Has a cheerful, tail-wagging nature
- Is steady-tempered and dependable with everyone
- Is peaceful with other animals
- Is eager to please and very responsive to training
A Golden Retriever may be right for you.
If you don't want to deal with...
- Providing a goodly amount of exercise
- Exuberant jumping, especially when young
- Mouthiness -- chewing on things, carrying things around
- Regular brushing and combing to avoid mats and tangles
- Heavy shedding
- A distinctive doggy odor
- Concerns about a multitude of serious health problems
A Golden Retriever may not be right for you.
- choosing the RIGHT breeder and the RIGHT puppy
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- avoiding health problems by following my daily care program in 11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy
More traits and characteristics of Golden Retrievers
If I was considering a Golden Retriever, I would be most concerned about...
- High energy when young. Young Golden Retrievers (up to two or three years old) romp and jump with vigor, and things can go flying, including people who are not steady on their feet. If you have toddlers, or if you or anyone who lives with you is infirm, consider adopting an adult Golden Retriever from a rescue group. Adults have a wonderfully settled temperament and you can specifically look for a calm one.
- Providing enough exercise and mental stimulation. Golden Retrievers were developed to be hunting dogs, which mean they are athletic and smart dogs who need regular opportunities to vent their energy and do interesting things. You can't just let them in and out of the back yard and think that qualifies! They will become bored – which they may express by becoming rambunctious and destructive.
You can control your Golden Retriever's bounciness AND keep him mentally stimulated by following my training program.
My book Teach Your Dog 100 English Words, gives you a unique vocabulary to use with your dog AND teaches my Respect Training Program. Your dog will look at you when you speak and do what you say. Not just when he's hungry for a treat or feels like it. But all the time. Because he respects you.
- Shedding and doggy odor. Golden Retrievers are heavy shedders, so you'll find a lot of hair on your clothing and furniture. Just be ready for this. If you really think your dog is shedding excessively, changing his diet will probably help. Golden Retrievers also have a strong doggy odor and produce a lot of dander.
- Finding a healthy one and keeping him healthy. Unfortunately, Golden Retrievers have become a risky breed for long-term health.Many Goldens do live to 12 or 13, but many others are lost at age 7 or 8 to joint and bone diseases, heart disease, epilepsy, or cancer. To avoid these problems, you need to buy your Golden Retriever from a person who can pass the "14 Family Companion Guidelines" in my book, Dog Quest: Find The Dog Of Your Dreams. If they're not following these guidelines, it's a big risk to buy a puppy from them.
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I was looking to find a second call tuned for the low end. which of the following would be a good pairing?
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Torqeedo teams up with Hobie CatPosted on
Electric outboard manufacturer Torqeedo and the Hobie Cat Company have teamed up to develop new products combining Torqeedo's Ultralight 402 kayak motor and Hobie's kayak designs.
The first product is set for launch in September.
"We're looking forward to working with Hobie in the future and the products we'll develop together," Torqeedo co-founder and managing partner Christoph Ballin said in a statement. "It's only natural for our companies to work together, offering kayakers the best equipment on the market."


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Hudgens Offers Cold Weather Safety Tips
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is reminding Georgians of important tips as the coldest weather of the season so far sets in.
Hudgens reminded people that when temperatures drop into the teens or twenties, homeowners should be
prepared for frozen pipes and take precautions to try and guard against them.
Also, Hudgens said that heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fires in Georgia.
He said portable space heaters, open fireplaces and wood stoves can be dangerous if misused and reminds Georgians to keep them away from curtains, draperies, and other flammable material.
Also, he said to make sure heaters have adequate ventilation, and always follow the manufacturer's operating instructions.
Hudgens also encouraged Georgians to have their home heating unit checked annually to be sure it is working
efficiently and safely, and make sure all fuel-burning appliances and fireplaces are properly vented.
The Insurance and Safety Fire commissioner also said Georgians need to install an adequate number of smoke alarms in their home, noting that most fatal fires start between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., while a family is asleep.
Hudgens noted that Georgia law now requires a smoke alarm in every home.
For those who already have smoke alarms, Hudgens reminded them to check and replace the batteries annually.


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Layers under my kitchen floor
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Yesterday I cut an access hatch in my kitchen. This one was different, I couldn't cut the whole way through and have an access hatch I could reuse. I just thought I'd share the layers. See below for pictures.
1) linoleum tile
2) tongue and groove subfloor layer 1
3) shims, at one end 1" at the other 3" (42" long openning)
4) rat poop layer
5) tongue and groove subfloor layer 2
6) 1942 newspaper layer
7) tongue and groove subfloor layer 3
8) tongue and groove subfloor layer 4
Sounds pretty normal for an older house where the DIY home owners wanted to "save time" and just keep adding on to the top layer.
One of the many reasons most of us here suggest not doing that.
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Here's the completed hole.
Among the articles I could read, one spoke about a "war-hating actor" that was released from a conscientious objector camp so he could enlist in the Army medical corp based on an agreement that he wasn't going to have commit violence.
Visible in the openning are the main hot and cold water pipes and the gas pipe for the water heater. Other pipes are also present which are debris, including old PVC for the kitchen DWV (which should probably be DW since there was no Vent), some clay pipe, the old galvanized gas pipe for the water heater, some aluminum foil the rats collected... The dirt really stinks like dead rats.
I'm planning I'll have to reroute the pipes so I have sufficient access to dig.
What complicates the story is that because of this brick addition, I would have a harder time jacking up the balloon framed addition, so instead I'll have to replace floor joists and cut off the bottom of wall studs and put in a new bottom plate underneath. When I get to the second floor, I'm thinking there will be new double top plates on all existing exterior walls.
A hole right in front of the fridge . . . Your wife is a saint!
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Liberal Actor John Cusack on GOP-Led Filibuster Over Drones: 'For God's Sake, Where Are Democrats?'
March 7, 2013 by Jack Blood
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This is just one of the results from the brilliant power play by Sen Rand Paul and Crew. They outed MSNBC-GE-Comcast, Democrats, OBOMBA Koolaid drinkers, AND the McCain / Graham RINO's!!!!! Gotta love it!
Actor John Cusack describes himself as a progressive, but he has been a critic of the federal government's drone program regardless of who has been is in office. Frankly, he has also be a pretty harsh critic of President Barack Obama as well.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and other GOP senators on Wednesday conducted an old-school filibuster on the Senate floor to block John Brennan's nomination and bring attention to the potential for drone strikes on U.S. soil. As the hours went by, Cusack was curious to know: "where are Democrats?"
Here are a series of Cusack's tweets compiled by Twitchy.com:
For gods sake where are democrats ?? "@democracynow: Rand Paul: Obama Admin Response Drones "More Than Frightening" http://owl.li/itdHI "
Good question"@cenkuygur: Up to 8 Senators now joining the Rand Paul #filibuster. Where are the so-called progressive Democratic senators?"
dems ? Do U have any thoughts on Obama's transition from a progressive academic humanist 2 a regressive corporate warlord?
when ukill innocent people without trial – i mprison them with no trial what would u call it?-used bush powers & exanded them @Lisellecae
Cusack had one tweet that was longer than 140 characters, but here's what he wrote:
AG say its ok to kill us citizens–and other bad guys- but trust us we're the good guys..
how'd that play out through history mr holder…
pay no attention to the man behind that curtain
the great and powerful O has spoken…
The filibuster lasted almost 13 hours.
Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national security team.
Hagel, even before being nominated, has faced tough criticism from congressional Republicans who say the former GOP senator is anti-Israel and soft on Iran. And Brennan, a 25-year CIA veteran, withdrew from consideration for the spy agency's top job in 2008 amid questions about his connection to enhanced interrogation techniques during the George W. Bush administration.
Ron Paul: Democratic Party, GOP Are Both 'Dinosaurs'
Outgoing Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) gave an exit interview to the Washington Post this week, capping off his career with a claim that he's driven throughout his 36 years in Congress: The two-party system is obsolete.
Responding to a question about a recent warning from his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), that the GOP was at risk of becoming a "dinosaur" if it remained unwilling to consider libertarian-inspired positions, the congressman argued that both parties were in fact on the brink of extinction.
"The whole government, and the Democrat party, the Republican party — they're all dinosaurs," Paul said. "The principles are dinosaurs. The parties are going to linger because they're locked in by law. You're not allowed to compete; the laws are biased against us from competing. If you go third party you can't get in debates, you can't get on ballots."
Ron Paul to Make Appearance on GOP Convention Floor
August 28, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Americas
Could the RevolUTION cause a revolt on the floor? Don't bet on it – But we can dream ….. We were told that Dr Paul has a VERY pissed off base asking for donations returned (about $150,000.00) – so I guess YOU are dictating the actions of the candidate now… Feels good doesn't it. Well see.
August 28, 2012
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at a rally at the University of South Florida Sun Dome on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012.
TAMPA—Ron Paul is expected to make a surprise appearance on the floor of the Republican National Convention Tuesday at about 1:45 p.m., sources close to the GOP presidential candidate just told me.
His presence is apparently designed as a way to show solidarity with his several hundred delegates, many of whom are frustrated and seething because they are being outvoted and, in their minds, shunted aside at the Republican National Convention.
[PHOTOS: Ron Paul rallies in Tampa]
Paul, a GOP congressman from Texas, remains a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination but acknowledges that Mitt Romney long ago accumulated a majority of delegates and will win the roll-call vote Tuesday to secure the nomination.
But Paul supporters feel they have been pushed aside by the convention managers and the party establishment. Paul delegates and others are fighting proposed changes in party rules designed to tie delegates to the results of official nominating caucuses and primaries, rather than allowing delegates to ignore those results and support insurgent candidates at district and state party conventions.
This is what Paul forces did earlier this year in a handful of states, and they say the proposed new rules would shut them out and keep other insurgencies from getting traction in the future.
Another source of irritation for Paul delegates is that he will not be a speaker at the convention, although his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, will be. Rand Paul has endorsed Romney, acknowledging that his father can't win the nomination. Ron Paul has not endorsed Romney.
Some of the hard feelings boiled over Monday when a small group of Paul delegates gathered in the back of the massive convention hall for a protest. A few held signs reading, "We can do better." John Honey, 37, an alternate delegate from Arkansas, told The Washington Post, "We can do better than Romney. Romney may beat Obama. Paul definitely would."
At a rally for Paul Sunday at the University of South Florida Sun Dome, 11,000 people cheered him during a speech and festival dedicated to his campaign. Lorie Siefer, of Biloxi, Mississippi, told my U.S. News colleague Elizabeth Flock, "I won't vote for Romney. Romney and [President] Obama are two sides of the same coin….They tell you what think, how to live your life."
GOP attempts to hijack a rEVOLution as "torch" passes from Paul to Johnson
August 27, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
Editor Note: We (Deadlinelive.info) do NOT endorse the Gary Johnson campaign for reasons we have articulated in past commentary. The article below makes many good points, and we post it as news. All opinions on this websites are that of the individual writers, commentators, or sources; unless noted otherwise, Thanks.
By Adrian Wyllie – 1787 Network
TAMPA – The new logo was everywhere at the Ron Paul Rally at the University of South Florida Sun Dome on Sunday. Gone were the iconic REVOLUTION symbols to which liberty lovers have become accustomed. In its place was a new logo. It was on every T-shirt. It was on every banner. It was on the jumbotron behind the speakers. It was even printed on the media credentials.
"REPUBLICAN." Same font. Same colors. Same red box.
The logo hijacking wasn't the slick work of Madison Avenue subtlety. It was being rubbed in the noses of Ron Paul supporters, who – for the most part – seemed to devour it like sheep at a feed troth. The Ron Paul RepubliCAN shirts, hats and buttons were flying off the rack.
I wondered to myself, are these the Ron Paul supporters that I've come to know? How could they possibly buy into this heavy-handed takeover of an organic liberty movement? It seemed impossible. There was little doubt that the GOP establishment was behind it.
As I scanned the VIP seating area, I noticed several faces that were very unlikely supporters. In fact, many were high-ranking party loyalists who have consistently attempted to derail the Ron Paul rEVOLution at every opportunity. These were the same people who have worked to silence and marginalize Dr. Paul. Yet they cheered as if they were hanging banners from overpasses in 2008.
The Grand Old Party was clearly telling Paul supporters, "We've tolerated your insolence for long enough. You children have had your fun. Now we order you to fall back in line."
Gone was the organic, grass-roots message. In its place was the GOP party machine. Either Ron Paul didn't notice, or he was powerless to prevent it.
There was even a subtle, but noticeable, difference in Dr. Paul's speech on Sunday. While the message hadn't changed, it was as if he was holding something back. It seemed that many of the roughly 6,000 Paul supporters also noticed the change in tone. And whatever it was, it contributed to the slightly uneasy vibe of the event, which at times seemed more like a memorial service than a rally.
On the other side of town, there was another Ron Paul event happening. Despite the best efforts of Ron Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton to sabotage it — as confirmed by Peter Schiff and others — the PAUL Festival at the Florida State Fairgrounds went on as scheduled.
Without question, the highlight of the three-day event was Libertarian Presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson's speech. The roughly 2,000 Ron Paul supporters and delegates offered moderate applause as Johnson took the stage.
As he talked about his record as New Mexico's governor, the crowd began to perk up, and the applause and cheers built.
Feeding off the crowd, Johnson built to a crescendo as he passionately promised to end the wars, repeal NDAA and the PATRIOT Act, eliminate the IRS, balance the federal budget, end prohibition, restore sound money, and abolish the Federal Reserve.
The crowd went wild.
The previously cautious Johnson supporters seemed to abandon all skepticism and boisterously voiced their support. By the time he was finished, the applause was deafening as the crowd chanted, "GARY! GARY! GARY!"
After the speech, Johnson spent the next hour surrounded by dozens, at times hundreds, of supporters. Mainstream and independent journalists jockeyed for a chance to interview him as if he were the hottest ticket in town. Johnson seemed unaccustomed to this kind of "rock star" treatment, but he handled it with humility and grace.
Something had changed. Liberty lovers seemed to have a renewed faith that the movement would not end with RNC 2012, despite the GOP's best efforts.
This wasn't the birth of a new revolution. It was the evolution of the revolution. It was the realization that the revolution could not be suppressed. The man who has been the torch bearer for liberty has been cast aside by the establishment, but the flame of liberty still burns bright.
As Gov. Johnson said with undeniable sincerity in his speech on Saturday, "I have two words for Dr. Paul: Thank you." We will forever be in your debt.
But now, the torch has been passed. And it will not be extinguished on Johnson's watch.
RNC Shuns Ron Paul, Supporters Root For Romney Defeat
"I want to make sure that when the Republican Party loses, terribly to, in my opinion, the worst president in history, I want [them to know] it's because they systematically shut out the most intelligent, most youthful and active voting bloc in American history," said Ron Paul voter Mike Timoney.
Timoney's statement accurately reflected the mood at PAULfest, a celebration held by Congressman Ron Paul's supporters at the Tampa Fairgrounds on the weekend before the 2012 Republican National Convention. With controversy surrounding the seating of GOP delegates in several state conventions, many who caucused for Paul feel disenfranchised by the actions of the GOP and vow to turn against the party this election.
While certain attendees went so far as to call Mitt Romney a "monster," most of Paul's youthful supporters exhibited more frustration and disappointment than anger.
"[The GOP] made it clear yesterday that they see us more as a nuisance than as potential allies," said John Jones, one of 10 Ron Paul-supporting Maine delegates that the RNC stripped of their delegate status on Friday.
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson was a headlining speaker at the event, which was in part sponsored by the Libertarian Party.
"The frustration, I think, can get focused in a way that can impact this election," said Johnson. "And that would be, voting for me."
Many Paul supporters at the event expressed support for Johnson's campaign, and even those who didn't vowed not to vote for Romney.
"There's no way I could support someone like him," said Kenosha Fisch, an Oklahoma delegate who lost her seat in a bitter power struggle.
About 3:45 minutes.
Produced by Zach Weissmueller and Tracy Oppenheimer.
Former Ron Paul Campaign Advisor / Medina Campaign Mng breaks silence after Rand Paul Mitt Romney team up
June 8, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
Wanna know what might REALLY be going down inside the 2008 – 2012 Paul campaign? Take a listen – stay all the way through. (Disclosure – Penny Freeman is a great friend of this site and show)
Ron Paul's previous political director came out with some interesting backstory today and very keen insight on what's going on behind the scenes currently.
The problem with the Ron Paul campaigns from 2007 on is that:
1) He never wanted to win
2) It directed resources into the GOP, which will lie cheat and steal at every opportunity – it's a political organization.
3) Revolutions are by definition something that revolves around a fixed point. We need to evolve in our thinking past "politics" where the state has a monopoly of force, because we just end up right back where we started. Politics is not the answer – it's the distraction.
4) You can't in good conscience take a message people are willing to DIE for and use it for your own gain. Which is exactly what has happened.
We believed in the ideal when the campaign believed in building Donor lists for profit.
Marco Rubio tapped as Romney VP Choice? Bilderberg conspiracy
May 29, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
Not a bad guess…. But Its pretty much a done deal that Cousin Barry will retain his job as POTUS… But, just in case something goes wrong, the elite have their 2nd choice ready in the wings. – Info OK other than demeaning tone of "Conspiracy" Theorists riddled throughout the article. – Powerful men meeting secret to carve up the world? Naw, not a conspiracy at all right?
Politico (BCCI)
Mitt Romney isn't very far into the vice presidential selection process. But according to a dedicated band of "conspiracy theorists", the pick is all but a lock: Sen. Marco Rubio. (Rick Perry blew it)
That's the current thinking among a worldwide collection of activists who are obsessed with the secretive Bilderberg Group, an alternating roster of global power players who loom as large — if not larger — in the online fever swamps of the fringe as the Trilateral Commission or the Council on Foreign Relations.
The Bilderberg Group, which takes its name from the Dutch hotel where it first gathered in 1954, exists solely to bring together between 100 and 150 titans of politics, finance, military, industry, academia and media mostly from North America and Western Europe once a year to discuss world affairs.
Yet in the netherworld of conspiracy theory, the group is part of an insidious corporate-globalist scheme. And this year, the speculation holds, the Bilderberg Group is set to hold its annual meeting in the coming weeks at a Northern Virginia hotel where, among other things, they likely will select Rubio as Romney's running mate.
Paranoid? Perhaps.
But like any good conspiracy theory, there's just enough there to stoke questions. John Edwards's speech to the Bilderberg Group's 2004 meeting in Stresa, Italy, reportedly helped clinch his selection as that year's Democratic vice presidential candidate. And Jim Johnson, the man who chaired that vice presidential selection process and initially was tasked with spearheading Barack Obama's 2008 search for a running mate, is a leading Bilderberg member, while prominent Romney advisers including Robert Kagan and Vin Weber have attended past meetings, as have Bill Clinton, Donald Rumsfeld and top finance, media and tech executives.
"These are influential folks — and they've all got friends in American politics — so if they see somebody that impresses them or doesn't, I expect that they would pass that view on," said Weber, a former Minnesota congressman who has attended two Bilderberg meetings. "But I would tell all of those bloggers and protestors to save their outrage for a real conspiracy, because this is just a conference." (A conf. that was until just recently denied altogether…)
That assessment is rejected as pure spin by the international community of Bilderberg obsessives. They're convinced that the meeting is ground zero in an worldwide plot by big banks, mainstream media, defense contractors and governments to suppress working people around the world.
This year, anti-Bilderberg activists are planning an "OccupyBilderberg" protest outside the Westfield Marriott in Chantilly, Va., where they believe the group will hold its conference May 31-June 3.
The Rubio-Bilderberg rumors caught fire last month after veteran Washington Post columnist Al Kamen suggested that the Florida senator's appearance before last month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia could boost his veepstakes prospects, just as Edwards's 2004 Bilderberg speech did.
(According to some) The upcoming meeting Bilderberg attendees will decideon "wars with Iran, ways to censor the Internet … how to sell the public on more banker bailouts" and "how to ram through carbon taxes."
The annual meetings, which alternate between Europe and North America, are funded partly by a nonprofit group that gets donations from regular participants.
The Washington Post Co. and its chairman Don Graham, a frequent attendee, have donated $100,000 over the past few years, according to tax filings. They also show repeat donationsfrom Bilderberg regulars such as David Rockefeller (who has given a total of $150,000 since 2004), Henry Kissinger ($90,000) and mega-Romney donor Henry Kravis and his wife ($145,000).Over the years, the meetings have drawn Obama cabinet members Tim Geithner and Kathleen Sebelius, not to mention Margaret Thatcher, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Juan Carlos of Spain, Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice, Rick Perry and top officials from BP, Barclays and the Bank of England.
More recent guest lists have been heavy on politically active techies, including Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt — both of whom have assisted Obama — and Peter Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and was the first major investor in Facebook. He has donated $125,000 to the Bilderberg nonprofit and contributed $2.6 million to a super PAC supporting Ron Paul's bid for the GOP presidential nomination.
Ironically, Paul, whose libertarian sensibilities have made him a darling of the Bilderberg conspiracists, has expressed discomfort with the influence of the Bilderberg Group as well as organizations that host similar confabs — the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations.
"And my biggest concern is what they preach: Keynesian economics and interventionism and world planning," he told POLITICO in 2009.
Such concerns are not uncommon on the far edges of the anti-government spectrum of thinking, where the far left and the far right find common cause over their distrust of Wall Street and Washington. The rise over the past few years of the tea party and Occupy protests has spread similarly strong anti-establishment messages. And that's expanded the audience for conspiracy theories about U.S. government involvement in the Sept. 11, terrorist attacks and plots hatched at Bilderberg, Trilateral and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Even so, Bilderberg remains a preeminent focus of such conspiracy theorizing, perhaps because it's more secretive than other confabs.
Participants are barred from revealing the identities of other attendees or what they talked about and the group doesn't issue public minutes, policy statements or resolutions. In recent years, the group has opened up a bit, creating a website on which it lists some attendees and panels on its website at the end of its meetings.
It lists a panel at the 2007 meeting in Istanbul called "Democracy and Populism," in which Weber participated. He began by telling attendees, "It's difficult to identify or define exactly what populism is. But I can tell you this isn't it." The joke fell flat, recalled one attendee, though former deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz got a kick out of it, laughing out loud.
Kagan, the Romney foreign policy adviser, said the conspiracy theories give Bilderberg too much credit.
"Mostly, with all due respect to all of them, it's a lot of vaguely uninteresting people giving vaguely uninteresting lectures and then having nice meals in nice places," said Kagan, who has only attended one such meeting. "People getting together to talk about world politics is not any more exciting than anybody thinks it is."
Neither he, nor Weber are attending this year, and Rubio is not expected to go, according to a source close to him.
The Washington Post's Kamen, meanwhile, laughed when told how his column had spawned a theory that the Bilderberg meeting was going to tap Rubio as Romney's running mate.
"They're misreading the item," he told POLITICO. "It's bizarre."
Of course, Bilderberg theorists would point out, Kamen's ultimate boss, Graham, is a Bilderberger himself.
Ron Paul continues fight for nomination, to the befuddlement of observers
The other Republican candidates have all packed it in, unable to contend with Mitt Romney's overwhelming lead in delegates and cash, but Ron Paul campaigns on.
While Romney focuses full-time on President Obama and the general election, Paul continues to amass delegates in the primary, sending allies to wrest delegates away from Romney in state GOP conventions across the country.
Republican Party leaders say no one can quite triangulate the end goal for Paul, whose efforts are unlikely to deny Romney the nomination. Romney has more than eight times as many delegates as Paul, according to a count by The Associated Press.
Some believe the goal is and has always been to build a movement around libertarian issues with an eye toward the long term and elections many years out. Others say the Texas congressman is laying the groundwork for his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), to run for higher office with an established network of diehard supporters.
Still, some suggest Paul's aides believe that if they can deny Romney the 1,144 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination on the first ballot and stock delegate slates with Paul supporters, they can launch a bid from the floor and win the nomination in a contested convention.
Paul's Texas swing a sign he is in race to stay
The race is all but over, he has yet to win a single contest and regularly ranks last in nationwide polls, but presidential hopeful Ron Paul soldiers on.
"We plan to continue running hard, secure delegates and press the fight for limited, constitutional government in Tampa," campaign chairman Jesse Benton said in a statement released in response to Rick Santorum's withdrawal from the race on Tuesday.
The campaign may seem quixotic at this point, but observers and GOP officials say Paul has a reason for staying in the race all the way to the Republican National Convention in Tampa in late August. It's all about influence.
"He's a conviction politician; he wants to influence the platform," said Jim Granato, director of the University of Houston Center for Public Policy. "He wants to move the party more to small-government conservatism."


text: Alright, I've got some venting to do lol. Why the hell do fans think KCP is a bum?!?! My goodness, I was on another forum and everyone was in agreement that we should've drafted Burke, someone even suggested trading him for yet another Michigan player -_-. Anyways, what's so great about him, his 5 assists per game? Hell, Jennings averages more than that! Also,KCP is a near elite defender and he's only a rookie! He's currently top 3 in turnovers and steals. I don't know what more you can ask for him. All I know is I'd take KCP over Burke 10 out of 10 times.


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Do you smell it? The crisp air, the fallen leaves? (Unless you're Down Under.) It's almost time for NaNoWriMo, when thousands of writers will try to cram 50,000 words into a 30-day deadline.
Unfortunately, I won't be doing NaNo this year, as I'm not in the right spot with any of my writing projects to do it, but I had a great time last year. (I'm "Jami Gold" if you want to buddy me so I can cheer you on from the sidelines.)
Every writer should probably sign up to do NaNo at least once. We never know what process might work for us until we try. *smile* With that attitude in mind, I want to share some tips on how to make sure our story doesn't end up a "hot mess."
Hot Mess:
A story with no overall arc; feels like random bits and pieces thrown together; plot events happen for no rhyme or reason; characters don't grow; story themes undermine the story's goals, etc.
I.e. a revision nightmare.
Plan for NaNo, but Plan Smart
Posts abound this time of year about planning for NaNo so your story will end up as a decent first draft. But do you know what kind of planning will help you the most?
At their essence, all stories are about change. Most stories consist of (at least) two arcs tracking that change: a story/plot arc and a character/emotion arc. They start at Point A and things happen in a cause-and-effect, action-reaction chain to end up at Point B.
Story/plot arcs are about the "what" or the "why." What happens to make things change? Why is the story happening now and not a year ago?
Character/emotional arcs are about the "who" and the "how." Who is facing the obstacles and has to change to succeed? How are they changing?
Most stories are a mix of those plot-driven and character-driven questions. But we might not need to plan ahead with both. Some of us can write by the seat of our pants (pantser) with one type of arc more than the other type.
We don't want to spend hours working through a character background sheet if we're good at winging the character aspect of our story. Alternately, we don't want to waste time completing a story outline if we're good at making up the plot turning points as we go.
That's why everyone's blog post about "getting ready for NaNo" looks different. Some people are focusing on the plot elements—filling out beat sheets or story outlines—because that's what they need. Others are focusing on the character elements—filling out character sheets or writing character backgrounds—because that's what they need.
There's no right or wrong answer, so ignore those posts telling you that you have to plan X or Y or Z. Instead, figure out what style of planning will work best for you, and you'll know what steps you can skip before drafting.
The Basics of Planning for Plot
If we're better at making up characters as we go along, we might want to plan some of the main story turning points.
- What drags the character into the story and forces them to make a choice to get involved?
- What raises the stakes and tension during the middle of the story?
- What's going to make the character lose hope before the end?
- What's going to push the character to change and face the obstacles at the end?
We can plan a lot more, obviously, but that gives us a starting point and an ending point. That Point A and Point B will give us a direction as we write. And even if we're the pants-iest pantser, that much planning is less likely to freak out our muse than doing a full story outline.
The Basics of Planning for Character
On the other hand, if we're better at making up scenes and plot points as we go along, we might want to plan the character arc. That means we have to know the character's Point A and Point B.
Some people find character arcs harder to "see" because they're more mental than physical. But in character terms, Point A and Point B means we have to know their destination (what they want) and their beginning (what's holding them back).
- What does the character long for and desire? (story ending)
- What choices are they making that keep them from their dream? (story beginning)
- What do they learn? (how they change)
- What are they willing to do at the end that they weren't willing to do before? (story climax)
Need More than the Basics? Worried about Getting Stuck?
If you need more structure than those tips, or if you're worried about getting stuck midway through your story, my "Lost Your Pants? The Impatient Writer's Guide to Plotting a Story" workshop shares additional planning layers we can use at any point in our drafting process.
Many of us who write by the seat of our pants can get through the first part of the story by winging it. But if you're anything like me, sometime in the middle of the story, we might slow down and get stuck for what should happen next.
The tools I share in my workshop help with planning both the plot and character arc, as well as seeing the conflicts and obstacles we can use in the middle of our story to kick start our writing again. And when we have to get in 50K words in 30 days, we need to quickly overcome those times we're stuck. *smile*
I'm offering my plotter and pantser-friendly workshop next week (October 15th and 17th), just in time for NaNo. But if the days/times aren't convenient for you, note that everyone who signs up receives a full recording of the class and a thorough handout. I teach this class about once a year, so keep that in mind when deciding whether to sign up.
This is the last week to register for my workshop on how to do just enough story development to write faster, while not giving our pantsing muse hives. Interested? Sign up for "Lost Your Pants? The Impatient Writers Guide to Plotting a Story." (Blog readers: Use Promo Code "savethepants" to save $15 on registration.)
Are you doing NaNo this year? Do you plan your NaNo project in advance? Had you thought about the two styles of planning before? What type of planning do you do (plot, character, or both)? Do you have any questions about my workshop?
Note: Portions of this post are also appearing on Kristen Lamb's blog today in a guest post I wrote for her.Pin It


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Khan, Collazo Quick Quotes
By Karl Freitag
Former unified super lightweight world champion Amir "King" Khan and Luis Collazo hosted an international media conference call to discuss their recently announced co-main event bout of "THE MOMENT: Mayweather vs. Maidana" PPV event on May 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Amir Khan: "I really believe that I belong in the welterweight division…I'm going to own the welterweight division…I really believe that this fight between me and Luis could be the one that could steal the show."
Luis Collazo: "It's a fight that can take me to another level in the welterweight division and I'm humbled by the opportunity."
Richard Schaefer: "This is the most expensive PPV card to ever be put together in boxing history…this is our sport's version of the SuperBowl. I anticipate that any day we are going to announce a complete sellout."
[On Khan-Collazo] "I see this as a real 50/50 fight. I can give you ten reasons why Amir Khan is going to win and ten reasons why Luis Collazo is going to win."


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Marsh (Jr) strocked 60 off 43 balls and while Sanga clobbered 25-ball 50 as Mohali hunted down the 176-run victory target in 19.3 overs with six wickets in hand.
Marsh's fifth half-century was studded with three hits to fence and as many over it while the comeback man carved his knock with seven boundaries and two sixes.
The duo set the tone for Mohali with a rapidfire 84-run stand for opening wicket.
Disciplined effort from the batters up front helped Hyderabad Deccan Chargers post a healthy 176/4 in their nothing-for-stake tie.
Gilchrist (50 off 42) and Gibbs (44 in 34) got Hyderabad off to a brisk start with 79-run stand in 11 overs. The classy Rohit Sharma consolidated it with a neat 27-ball 50. Chamara Silva chipped in with useful little comeo to ensure Hyderabad post a fighting total.
The wily off Powar bowled a teasing spell to return with 1/20.
The local outfit chasing a competitive target got the dream start. Openers Marsh and Sanga batted to a plan scoring a boundary or two and then milking the ball in gaps for a single or brace. Marsh sent the Hyd ace bowler RP out of the attack in the very first over hitting the clueless seamer for a six and four.
Sanga not to be left behind made hay against Vijaykumar and the change bowlers Venu and Styris. The three combined conceded as many as 85 runs in eight overs.
The left-hand duo scored bulk of runs with proper cricketing shots. They made most of the power-play with a flurry of lofted shots in the no-man's land en route to fence.
Gilly desperate to break the partnership introduced, Rohit, a part-time offie, in the eighth over and the change worked. Sanga trying to hoist a short of length ball over long-off finds his fellow countryman Chamara Silva and Silva gleefully held on to it.
Marsh joined by Yuvi take Mohali past 100 in the 10th over. They share a quickfire 32 -run stand before Marsh conceded his wicket to Styris.
Hyd battled back thro left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha. Ojha struck twice to send Yuvi and Pomersbach in quick succession to reduce Mohali to 149/4 in 17th over. Jayawardene and Chawla ensured no further damage as Mohali romped home with three balls to spare.
Deccan Chargers' opening duo, who had a quiet tournament so far, did not falter this time though. Gibbs played a fluent innings from the word go while his partner Gilchrist looked uncomfortable in the early part of his innings. His timing and footwork was not so impeccable but was determined to score a big one. However he soon found his groove cutting RP to point fence and then off-drove to bisect the mid-off and covers fielders to the fence. Gilly hit six boundaries and a six in his 42-ball knock.
Gibbs set the early pace by flicking Sreesanth to fine-leg boundary followed it up with a glance and cut to the fence - all in one over. Deccan Chargers raced to 50 in 7.1 overs.
However the slow-bowlers Powar and Chawla kept the Hyd opening pair in check for couple of overs before Gibbs broke the ice dumping a flighted one from Powar in stand and lofted Chawla over long-on and long-off for the same results. Gibbs trying one too many lost his wicket after a knee length ball from Gagandeep rearrenged his stumps.
The in-form Rohit Sharma joined Gilly in the middle and the duo struggled to negotiate Powar, who tied down the batsmen with a teasing line and length. Yuvraj introduced himself to bowl the 14th over eased off the pressure on Rohit and Gilly conceding as many as 18 runs in a one-off over he bowled as Hyderabad surged past 100.
In the following over Powar castled Gilly besides conceding only two runs. Rohit continued his good run in the event playing some conventional shots all-round the park. This youngster while in full flow is a treat to watch. What makes this batsman from Mumbai stand apart from others is his exceptional timing, temperament and footwork.
However he has that uncanny habit of throwing his wicket for a fancy shot after all the hard work he does. His 27-ball innings was inclusive of three boundary hits and four sixes. Chamara Silva scored some brisk runs in the death overs.


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New York City Tornado (Hoax Photo) - Urban Legends
Christina Wodtke stashed this in nuttin' 'bout nuttin'
Stashed in: Memes!, Photoshop, Weather!
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And so much more from http://istwitterwrong.tumblr.com/post/34563249044/is-that-really-a-picture-of-hurricane-sandy-descending
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Great photoshopping.
Thanks for letting me know it's a hoax.
I was all excited when I posted it here...
The Atlantic has a great piece on fake Hurricane Sandy images: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/instasnopes-sorting-the-real-sandy-photos-from-the-fakes/264243/
Hope everyone stays safe; we may have to rethink how we put cities and our coasts.
See: Neo Seoul
Another good one, this time stolen form an art installation
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Fall 1998 - Volume I, Issue 3
In 1996, Christine
Rossell and Keith Baker published a review of research studies which they
claimed addressed the effectiveness of bilingual education. (Rossell &
Baker, 1996). Their findings looked impressive and are frequently cited by
opponents of bilingual education. For example, they claimed that in ten studies
comparing transitional bilingual education (TBE) with Structured Immersion in
reading performance, no difference was found in 17% and Structured Immersion was
superior in 83%. However, when we look at these research studies more closely,
it turns out that 90% actually demonstrate the effectiveness of bilingual and
even trilingual education.
Seven of the ten studies which Rossell and
Baker claim support structured immersion over TBE were studies of French
immersion programs in Canada. Typically, in these programs English-speaking
students are "immersed" in French (their second language [L2]) in kindergarten
and grade 1 and English (L1) language arts are introduced in grade 2. The
proportion of English instruction increases to about 50% by grade 5. The closest
equivalent to the program in the United States is dual language immersion which
has repeatedly demonstrated its effectiveness for both majority and minority
language students (e.g. Christian et al., 1997; Dolson & Lindholm, 1995).
Note that, as in the U.S. dual language programs, Canadian French immersion
programs are bilingual programs, taught by bilingual teachers, and their goal is
the development of bilingualism and biliteracy.
In evaluations of these
programs, immersion students' performance in French and English was usually
compared to that of native French-speaking students (in French) and
native-English-speaking students (in English) who were attending monolingual
French or English programs. In some cases, comparisons were made with students
in less intensive forms of "partial immersion." These programs involved 50%
instruction in each language. Rossell and Baker label these programs as
"transitional bilingual education" despite the fact that they involve no
transition from one language to another and are intended for majority language
students rather than minority language students.
In addition to these
seven French immersion program evaluations, one of the ten studies (Malherbe,
1946) was an extremely large-scale study of Afrikaans-English bilingual
education in South Africa involving 19,000 students. The other two were carried
out in the United States (Gersten, 1 985; Pena-Hughes & Solis, 1980).
The Pena-Hughes and Solis program (labeled "structured immersion" by Rossell
and Baker) involved an hour of Spanish language arts per day and was viewed as a
form of bilingual education by the director of the program (Willig, 1981/82). I
would see the genuine promotion of L1 literacy in this program as indicating a
much more adequate model of bilingual education than the quick-exit transitional
bilingual program to which it was being compared. Gersten's study involved an
extremely small number of Asian-origin students (12 immersion students in the
first cohort and nine bilingual program students, and 16 and seven in the second
cohort) and hardly constitutes an adequate sample upon which to base national
Malherbe's study concluded that students instructed bilingually
did at least as well in each language as students instructed monolingually
despite much less time through each language. He argues strongly for the
benefits of bilingual education.
So we come to the seven Canadian French
immersion programs. It seems incongruous that Rossell and Baker use the success
of such bilingual programs to argue for monolingual immersion programs taught
largely by monolingual teachers with the goal of developing monolingualism. This
is particularly the case since two of the seven programs they cite as evidence
for monolingual structured immersion were actually trilingual programs involving
instruction in French, English, and Hebrew! The logic here is that we should
implement monolingual programs on the basis of research demonstrating the
effectiveness of trilingual programs.
More bizarre, however, is the fact
that their account of the outcomes of French immersion programs is erroneous in
the extreme. Consider the following quotation:
"Both the middle class and
working class English-speaking students who were immersed in French in
kindergarten and grade one were almost the equal of native French-speaking
students until the curriculum became bilingual in grade two, at which point
their French ability declined and continued to decline as English was
increased." (p. 22)
Rossell and Baker seem oblivious to the fact that at
the end of grade one French immersion students are still at very early stages in
their acquisition of French. Despite good progress in learning French
(particularly receptive skills) during the initial two years of the program,
they are still far from native-like in virtually all aspects of proficiency --
speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Most grade 1 and 2 French immersion
students are still incapable of carrying on even an elementary conversation in
French without major errors and insertions of English.
Similarly, it is
ludicrous to claim, as Baker and Rossell do, that the French proficiency of
grade 6 immersion students is more poorly developed than that of grade 1
students, and to attribute this to the fact that L1 instruction has been
incorporated in the program. Significantly, Rossell and Baker cite no specific
study to back up these claims.
The validity of the claims can be
assessed from Swain and Lapkin's (1982) overview of the French immersion
research conducted in Ontario which reported that students at the grade 1 and 2
level "were scoring as well as about one-third of native French-speaking
students in Montreal, and by grade 6 as well as one-half of the Montreal
comparison group." (pp. 41-42). These data refer to performance on a
standardized achievement measure; Swain and Lapkin point out that there are
major differences at all grade levels in the productive skills of speaking and
Lambert and Tucker (1972) similarly report highly significant
differences between grade 1 immersion and native French-speaking students on a
variety of vocabulary, grammatical and expressive skills in French, despite the
fact that no differences were found in some of the sub-skills of reading such as
word discrimination. By the end of grade four, however, (after 3 years of
English [L1] language arts instruction), the immersion students had caught up
with the French controls in vocabulary knowledge and listening comprehension,
although major differences still remained in speaking ability.
To claim
that two years of immersion in French in kindergarten and grade 1 results in
almost native-like proficiency in French in a context where there is virtually
no French exposure in the environment or in school outside the classroom flies
in the face of a massive amount of research data. This can be verified by anyone
who cares to step into any of the thousands of grade 1 French immersion
classrooms across Canada.
In short, the French immersion data are the
opposite of what Rossell and Baker claim. There are very significant differences
between the immersion students and native French-speaking controls at the end of
grade 1 (after two years of monolingual total immersion) but the immersion
students catch up in French listening and reading in the later grades of
elementary school after the program becomes bilingual (and obviously after they
have had several more years of learning French!).
Rossell and Baker's
discussion of the French immersion data is presumably meant to imply that two
years of "structured immersion" in English should be sufficient for limited
English proficient students to come close to grade norms in English. The fact
that the one large-scale "methodologically acceptable" study that investigated
this issue (Ramirez, 1992) found that early-grade students in "structured
immersion" were very far from grade norms in English even after four years of
immersion does not seem to disturb them. Recently released large-scale data from
the Los Angeles Unified School District also show grade 5 Latino students who
had spent their elementary school years in monolingual structured immersion
performing well below similar students who participated consistently in
bilingual programs in Reading, Language, and Math (Los Angeles Unified School
District, 1998).
The significance of these points is that the empirical
basis of Rossell and Baker's entire argument rests, according to their own
admission, on the performance in French of English-background students in the
first two years of Canadian French immersion programs. Not only are a large
majority of the programs they cite as evidence for "structured immersion"
Canadian French immersion programs, but Rossell (1996) (in response to critiques
from Kathy Escamilla and Susan Dicker) suggests that:
"In the first two
years, the program is one of total immersion, and evaluations conducted at that
point are considered to be evaluations of 'structured immersion.' It is really
not important that, in later years, the program becomes bilingual if the
evaluation is being conducted while it is still and always has been a structured
immersion program" (1996, p. 383)
Rossell and Baker's argument thus
rests on their claim that students in monolingual "structured immersion"
programs (Canadian French immersion programs in kindergarten and grade 1) come
close to grade norms while the program is monolingual in L2 but lose ground in
comparison to native speakers when the program becomes bilingual in later
grades. As we have seen, the data show exactly the opposite: there are major
gaps between immersion students and native French speakers after the initial two
years of monolingual L2 instruction but students catch up with native speakers
in receptive skills after instruction in their L1 (English) is introduced and
the program has become fully bilingual. Based on their own premises and
interpretation of the data, it is clear that Rossell and Baker should be arguing
for bilingual instruction rather than against it. This is particularly the case
in view of the fact that among their list of "methodologically acceptable"
studies are several that demonstrate the superiority of programs that provide
strong sustained L1 literacy instruction in addition to literacy instruction in
English (El Paso Unified School District, 1987, 1992; Legaretta, 1979;
Pena-Hughes & Solis, 1980). Here is what Keith Baker said about the El Paso
program evaluation (in a strong critique of Rosalie Pedalino Porter's book
Forked Tongue):
"She summarizes a report from El Paso (1987) as finding
that an all-English immersion program was superior to bilingual education
programs. The El Paso report has no such finding. What Porter describes as an
all-English immersion program in El Paso is, in fact, a Spanish-English dual
immersion program. The El Paso study supports the claims of bilingual education
advocates that most bilingual education programs do not use enough of the native
language. It does not support Porter's claims that they should use less." (1992,
p. 6).
In summary, drawing on "methodologically acceptable" research
studies carried out in Canada, the United States, and South Africa, Rossell and
Baker demonstrate that bilingual (and trilingual) programs succeed extremely
well in developing strong literacy skills in both languages. They show a 90%
effectiveness rate for programs that aim to develop strong bilingual and
biliteracy skills in comparison to monolingual programs or bilingual programs
that aim to eradicate students' first language.
Note: This article was
provided to JPPP by Currents in Literacy, a publication of the Hood Literacy
Baker, K. (1992, Winter/Spring).
Review of Forked Tongue. Bilingual Basics, pp. 6-7. Christian, D.,
Montone, C.L., Lindholm, K.J., & Carranza, I. (1997). Profiles in two-way
immersion education. Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta
Dolson, D. & Lindholm, K. (1995). World class education for
children in California: A comparison of the two-way bilingual immersion and
European Schools model. In T. Skutnabb-Kangas (Ed.) Multilingualism for all.
(pp. 69-102). Lisse: Swets & Zeitlinger.
El Paso Independent School
District (1987). Interim report of the five-year bilingual education pilot
1986-87 school year. El Paso, Tx: Office for Research and Evaluation.
Paso Independent School District (1992). Bilingual education evaluation. El
Paso, TX: Office for Research and Evaluation.
Gersten, R. (1985).
Structured immersion for language minority students: Results of a longitudinal
evaluation. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 7, 187-196.
Lambert, W.E. & Tucker, G.R. (1972). Bilingual education of children: The
St. Lambert Experiment. Rowley, Mass.: Newbury House.
Legaretta, D.
(1979). The effects of program models on language acquisition by Spanish
speaking children. TESOL Quarterly, 13, 521-534.
Los Angeles Unified
School District (1998, February). Students in bilingual programs outperform
students in English programs on achievement tests in English. Press Release,
Malherbe, E.G. (1946). The bilingual school. Johannesberg: The
Bilingual School Association.
Pena-Hughes, E. & Solis, J. (1980). ABCs
(unpublished report). McAllen, TX: McAllen Independent School District.
Porter, R. P. (1990). Forked tongue: The politics of bilingual education. New
York: Basic Books.
Ramirez, J.D. (1992). Executive summary. Bilingual
Research Journal, 16, 1-62.
Rossell, C.H. (1996). Letters from readers
(reply to critiques from Kathy Escamilla, & Susan Dicker). Research in the
Teaching of English, 30, 376-385.
Rossell, C.H. & Baker, K. (1996).
The effectiveness of bilingual education. Research in the Teaching of English,
30, 7-74.
Swain, M. & Lapkin, S. (1982). Evaluating bilingual
education. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.
Willig, A.C.
(1981/82). The effectiveness of bilingual education: Review of a report. NABE
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Tracing our origins back to the nuclear freeze movement of the 70s, Chicago Area Peace Action (CAPA)
has grown and evolved to confront a much more complicated and dangerous world
in the 21st century. Realizing that the methods and even the goals of the past
are inadequate for a planet facing the existential threats of nuclear weapons
and climate disruptions, we strive for a deeper understanding of global forces
and effective methods of building a more humane and just society. We must
mitigate the climate crisis by moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy
sources. CAPA supports policies that break with the monopolistic energy
structures of today. The opportunities for bold changes must be grasped by an
informed electorate.
We don't simply advocate for less military spending and the elimination of nuclear weapons; we strive to facilitate the construction of a world that has need for neither. We understand that seeking a world free of conflict involves building a world much more free of injustice and inequality. The magnitude of the converging crises that threaten to overwhelm us doesn't allow us the luxury of continuing our work separately in each of our individual issue silos. We strive to build that space where the peace movement and all the various movements for social, economic, racial, and climate justice can find common ground.