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Minutes of November 17, 2010
The Larimer County Planning Commission met in a regular session on Wednesday, November 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hearing Room.� Commissioners� Cox, Glick, Hess, Miller, Wallace, Weitkunat and Wendt were present.� Commissioner Dougherty was absent.� Commissioner Hart presided as Chairman.� Also present were Matt Lafferty, Principle Planner, Rob Helmick, Senior Planner, Toby Stauffer, Planner II, Jeff Goodell, Engineering Department, Doug Ryan, Health Department and Jill Wilson, Planning Technician and Recording Secretary.�
Mr. Lafferty accompanied Commissioners Cox, Glick, Hart, Miller, Wallace, Weitkunat, and Wendt on a site visit to Organic Solutions Special Review and Beckers Stable Special Review.� Commissioner Hess visited the sites independently.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 20, 2010 MEETINGS: � MOTION by Commissioner Cox to approve the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Glick.� This received unanimous voice approval.
ITEM #1� AMENDMENTS TO THE LARIMER COUNTY LAND USE CODE, SECTION 10 - SIGNS #10-CA0012: � Ms. Stauffer provided background information on the request to amend the Land Use Code, Section 10 Signs.�
Commissioner Cox moved that the Planning Commission adopt the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Larimer County Planning Commission recommend to the Board of County Commissioners approve the Amendments to the Larimer County, Section 10 - Signs, file #10-CA0112.
Commissioner Wallace seconded the Motion.
Commissioners' Cox, Glick, Hess, Miller, Wallace, Weitkunat, and Chairman Hart voted in favor of the Motion.
ITEM #2� ORGANIC SOLUTIONS SPECIAL REVIEW #10-Z1812:� Mr. Helmick provided background information on the request for a medical marijuana dispensary located south of the intersection of Carpenter Road and South College Avenue in the Colland Center commercial area.� The request also included an appeal to Section 4.3.3.F of the Larimer County Land Use Code regarding distance/separation requirements from a single family residence.� Mr. Helmick noted that Long View Farm Open Space was located to the west of the site; however, staff was not classifying it as a public park.� He explained that the proposal was for a medical marijuana dispensary with no grow operation included.� The dispensary was proposing to serve 45-60 patients a day on a six day a week 9am to 6pm schedule.� The location of the site was 484 feet from a residential property to the southeast, which triggered the appeal to the distance requirements.� He noted that there was no sidewalk or direct pedestrian traffic way in front of the site along Highway 287.� Cedar Supply was located directly to the south of the site and had an 8-foot high razor wire fence surrounding it, which blocked access to site from the south and helped with compatibility issues.� He noted that there was a dirt pedestrian path behind the gas station.� He stated that there were neighborhood concerns regarding the location; however, the Development Services Team was recommending approval of the application.
Chairman Hart questioned the number of registered medical marijuana patients in Larimer County.
Commissioner Wendt asked how House Bill 1284 measured distances.
Mr. Helmick stated that House Bill 1284 measured the distance through a direct pedestrian or vehicle route not a direct line through properties.
Commissioner Cox asked where the nearest dispensary was?
Mr. Helmick replied that there was a dispensary just south of Trilby.
James Hinojos, applicant for Organic Solutions, gave a background about himself.� He pointed out that to the south was Cedar Supply, a business that had an 8-foot razor wire fence that went around the property and made it difficult to access the subject site.� He also noted that there was no pedestrian access or sidewalk along Highway 287 in front of the business.� He stated that he hired a traffic engineer to look at the past, present, and future traffic counts, which concluded that traffic would not significantly increase.� He acknowledged the proximity of Cottonwood Elementary and stated that he did analyze the area regarding that concern and found that the school was 3,100 feet away.� He also noted that the closest bus route was over 2,100 feet away.� He showed the proposed floor plan of the building and addressed security.� He also noted that the other tenant of the building did not have an issue with the business.� He mentioned that medical marijuana was on par with pharmacies in regards of crime and provided articles and statistics reinforcing that.� He further explained that direct pedestrian access as defined by House Bill 1285 put the location of the site 770 feet from the nearest resident.� He also showed that property values did not decrease in regards to proximity to medical marijuana dispensaries.� He stated that he sent 320 letters which noticed the neighborhood meeting and noted that only 4% of the people that attended still had concerns after the meeting was over.� He explained that he received his statistics regarding registered patient users from the State website.�
Commissioner Miller asked how many dispensaries were in Loveland.
Mr. Hinojos replied that there were seven in the city limits that were now banned.� In Fort Collins, there were approximately five dispensaries in compliance.
Commissioner Hess asked how he would monitor his patients.
Mr. Hinojos replied that he would monitor patient purchase trips and market the business different.� He was also looking into packaging that would have a bar code to help track it.
Roger Kifer, stated that there were approximately 30 medical marijuana dispensaries in the area with 12 in Loveland.� He mentioned that he did not receive his neighborhood meeting notice until after the meeting had occurred.� He stated that he did walk in front of the property to access the gas station.� He stated that the bar code packaging was a good idea but it would not stop the crime.� He noted from an article that crime did occur resulting from marijuana use.�
Bob Wood, resident of Manor Ridge Estates, felt that the facility was too close to the neighborhood, and a variance was not called for under any circumstance.� He also felt that it would affect the surrounding commercial businesses.� He asked for a recommendation of denial.
Jordon Bergan, asked to play a video that showed the type of people that the applicant was trying to attract to his business.
Brian Debuse, 233 Jewel Court, stated that the school bus picked up kids southeast of the subject property.� He was also concerned about the drug use that would occur on the site.� He also asked where the marijuana was going to be grown.� He noted that the applicant did not show in his analysis the proximity of properties to the dispensaries to support the property value analysis.� He stated that he was committed to the area but felt property values would go down
Jeff Vanhook, resident of Manor Ridge, stated that he had children that both walked on the pedestrian path behind the gas station and used the bus stop.� He stated the police did not frequent the area and noted that there were burglaries and crimes associated with medical marijuana dispensaries.� He stated that a bar code on the packaging was useful but wondered how that would be supplied to law enforcement.� He stated that he was against the proposal and did not want it in his neighborhood.�
Steve Malara, resident of Manor Ridge, stated that he had four children that frequented the gas station on the path in front of the building.� He was opposed of the use and did not understand the need for another dispensary when there were already ones in the area.�
Deborah Anderson, lived east of the site and had two children.� She noted that there was a walking path behind Cedar Supply and a bus stop on the west side of Highway 287 directly across from the gas station.� She was opposed to the proposal and noted that many kids in the area walked to school.�
Chris Allison, lived about one mile away and wondered if the building could be expanded.� He stated that kids did walk in the front of the business.� He stated the medical marijuana did create crime.
Annie Wolfe, resident of Manor Ridge, stated that she did not receive the neighborhood meeting notice.� She noted that the applicant�s business plan outlined the hopes of obtaining 70% of the medical marijuana market in northern Colorado, which she felt would increase traffic in the area.� She stated that others along with herself walked around in that area.� She also noted that there was very little police coverage in the area.� She also stated that there were children in the area.
Tasha Hanna and Devin McConnell, stated that the business would be a professional environment.� They were concerned that if no medical marijuana dispensaries were allowed then the uses would disperse into neighborhoods and homes.� They also pointed out that a medical marijuana card was required to purchase marijuana from the dispensary.�
Dave Haughey, 212 Park Place, stated that Cedar Supply did have a fence but acknowledged that businesses did change and the fence might not always be there.� He stated that he never received a neighborhood meeting notice letter.
Dr. John H, frequented the bus and stated that he got on and off of the bus in front of the business area.� He pointed out that a number of children also used the bus stop.� He noted that school bus routes changed all the time.�
Paul Smith, lived in a neighborhood that surrounded another dispensary and did not notice crime.� He pointed out that there was a liquor store east of the gas station and stated that alcohol created crimes.� He pointed out that the alcohol was more easily attainable to children.
Karen Beachum, lived in Manor Ridge Estates, pointed out the medical marijuana dispensaries located in the vicinity.� She did not understand why there needed to be so many dispensaries in the same vicinity.�
Caleb K, supported the dispensary as marijuana was sold out of homes in his neighborhood before a dispensary was opened in the area.
Jeremiah Larson, stated that many dispensaries were being shut down, and he was concerned that the marijuana would be grown in homes.� He also pointed out the liquor store in the area.� He stated that there were very high standards by the State for people that sold medical marijuana.�
Mr. Hinojos pointed out that Mr. Haughey attended the neighborhood meeting.� He also noted that he had the neighborhood meeting sign in sheet.� He mentioned that he sent out letters to the people that attended the neighborhood meeting or wrote into Larimer County addressing concerns to let them know that he wanted to be professional and wanted to be a good neighbor.� He pointed out that there were limited numbers of dispensaries as Loveland and Windsor had banned them.� He stated that the grow site would be located in eastern Colorado.� He stated that he had a plan to provide a line of different products and different outlets besides sweets for patients to consume as he wanted to provide the best alternative/product to help the people.� He stated that there would be no expansion as there was a moratorium and under the Special Review he could not expand.� He noted that under the State regulations he could only care for 300 patients.� In regards to the property values, all sites he noted were located within one mile of a dispensary.
Commissioner Miller stated that he was initially opposed to the request; however, after analysis he was inclined to believe that it could be possibly be the only dispensary in Loveland if they were banned in Loveland and Windsor.
Commissioner Wendt applauded the applicant in his due diligence in his application and presentation.� He stated that the location was within 500 feet from a residence.
Commissioner Hess was impressed by the applicant�s professionalism; however, there was a distance requirement which the location did not meet.�
Commissioner Weitkunat also commented on the applicant�s professionalism and felt that there was legitimacy in the business.� Nevertheless, the proposed use had to be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and it was not.
Commissioner Cox echoed the prior comments regarding incompatibility with the surrounding neighborhood.� She did not feel that having 30 dispensaries in the area was necessary.�
Commissioner Glick also agreed with the quality of the application.� He stated that he could not support the appeal from the distance requirements.� He thanked the citizens for commenting.
Chairman Hart echoed the other comments.� He stated that the criterion regarding surrounding neighborhoods would be met.
Commissioner Weitkunat moved that the Planning Commission adopt the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that Organic Solutions Special Review, file #10-Z1812, for the property described on �Exhibit A� to the minutes, be denied.
Commissioner Hess seconded the Motion.
Commissioner Miller voted against the Motion.
Commissioners' Cox, Glick, Hess, Wallace, Weitkunat, and Chairman Hart voted in favor of the Motion.
ITEM #3� BECKERS STABLE SPECIAL REVIEW #10-Z1797:� Mr. Helmick provided background information on the request for a boarding stable for up to 40 horses located on the east side of Taft Hill Road north of Vine Drive, south of the Poudre River.� The site was in the Fort Collins Growth Management Area, and the application was initiated in 2007 as the result of a Code Compliance complaint regarding the number of horses on the site.� The site was 4.5 acres and contained a single family home, a barn, several shelters and sheds, an outdoor arena and two large open pen areas.� The applicant owned approximately 10 horses and boarded another 24-30.� There were several surrounding property owners opposed to the level and intensity of the proposal.� He mentioned that there had been livestock/equestrian uses on the site for the past decade if not longer.� He explained that the area was contiguous to City Limits and was eligible for annexation; however, the site was to go through Special Review and clear up all code compliance issues before the City of Fort Collins would annex the site.� He stated that the applicant proposed manure management and storage, removal of lights on the outdoor arena, plans to create five pens and two turn out areas, and revegetation and maintenance of ground cover for the turn outs.� He noted that there were concerns that the proposed measures would not survive with a change of ownership.� The Development Services Team concluded that the use was too intense for the site and was not compatible with the surrounding area.�
Commissioner Hess asked if donkeys were considered horses according to the land use code.
Mr. Helmick replied yes.� Mr. Beckers owned three miniature donkeys.
Commissioner Miller inquired about the history of the site and how long it had been used for equestrian/livestock uses.
Mr. Helmick replied that it had been used for at least 13 years with evidence of it possibly occurring in the 1980�s and even the 1970�s.
Commissioner Wallace asked when the arena was constructed?
Mr. Helmick replied that the arena was there prior to the current owner.
Shane Beckers, 1012 N. Taft Hill Road, bought the property in 1997.� He stated that the farm was built in 1927, and the property had primarily been used over the last 30 years for keeping horses and other livestock.� He stated that the road/driveway on the property had been covered with recycled asphalt and showed how had rebuilt the house, barn and planted approximately 80 trees on the property.� He mentioned manure management and stated that the pens were cleaned every day and proposed to build concrete bunkers in several areas to contain the manure.� He stated that the manure was hauled out every two weeks.� He explained that the areas where drainage would occur were covered with sand, and the area was sloped to help with drainage.� He also mentioned that he applied dust mitigation in the pens called Arena RX.� He stated that the bridge over Larimer County Canal #2 was rebuilt to address the concerns of the fire department.� He mentioned that he purchased a sprinkler to water the arena to help with dust control and also stated that he was addressing fly and mosquitoes issues.� He proposed to build four pens that were 50x50 to help manage the manure with the rest of the area used for grass areas.� To help with neighborhood impact there would be no arena lights, no activity after 9 pm, and no public events.� He was proposing to maintain 35 total horses on the property.� He also stated that he was open to requiring that the Special Review be tied to the owner.
Commissioner Hess asked how many horses were on the property.
Mr. Becker stated that he owned 10 horses with a total of 36 horses currently on the property.
Commissioner Cox asked why he wanted 35 horses.
Mr. Becker stated that it was for sustainability and investment of equipment to maintain a good quality boarding facility.�
Commissioner Cox asked what the boarding rates were.
Mr. Becker stated the range could be from $50 to $700.�
Commissioner Miller asked about the number of horses that were previously on the property.
Mr. Becker replied that there were approximately 20 horses and 15-20 steers.
Commissioner Wallace asked about the arena usage.
Mr. Becker stated that the arena was used once or twice a day and on weekends.�
Commissioner Wallace asked if the horses were taken off site.
Mr. Becker replied that the horses were mainly residents on the property.
Dr. Bruce Connolly, veterinarian at CSU, stated that he serviced some of the horses on site.� The facility was well managed and very clean.� He spoke to Mr. Becker�s personality and felt that he could handle the number of horses being asked for.
Todd Mowrer, lived next door to the applicant.� �He stated that Mr. Beckers had been out of compliance for years.� He explained that the properties were long and narrow and affected the surrounding neighbors.� He questioned the water source on the property.� The stable hours noise and activity usually occurred at times when surrounding neighbors were home, and he felt that the use in the neighborhood was incompatible.� He noted that there were still arena light poles.� He also stated that boarding should be limited to day time hours or until 7 pm.� Property values were also an issue plus he felt that annexation would affect values.�
Commissioner Cox asked how long he lived on the property.
Mr. Mowrer replied since 1991.�
Commissioner Miller asked if the previous owner had equestrian and livestock uses when he purchased his property.
Mr. Mowrer replied yes.
Kathy Doesken, lived within 500 feet of the subject property and kept three horses on her 5-acre property.� She was a soil scientist and had done work with manure management.� She was also on the Larimer County working group regarding the horse regulations.� From the working group it was found that more complaints came from smaller acreage properties and it made it hard to mitigate the issues.� She stated that the back of the property had a large open area where no vegetation was growing, and she did not feel like revegetation on that portion was possible.� She felt that there should only be 9-10 horses, and the current use was incompatible with the neighborhood.� She felt that there needed to be some soil testing on the site.
Gene Wilkon, owned property next to the applicant, stated that neither his tenants nor he had any objections to the use.� He pointed out that horses did not make much noise, and the applicant was trying to minimize any concerns.� He did not believe it would jeopardize property values in the area.�
LuAnn Goodyear, was on the Larimer County horse working group and owned a boarding facility.� She had 80 acres and 5 acres were sacrificed land.� She acknowledged that the applicant did take care of the property.� She was familiar with the dust control mitigation used by the applicant but noted that where the mitigation occurred was not where the horses were moving/running around.� The back part of the property was all sacrificed area, and she was concerned with the density of horses for the area.
John Paul, 1100 N Taft Hill Road, stated that the road in and out of the property was narrow and with the number of horse proposed it was a lot of traffic.� He was also concerned with the number of horses on the small acreage.�
Roger Smith, Sterling Lane, was concerned if the area was annexed and what would happen to his road.� He questioned whether it would then be maintained by the city.
Leone Coryell, realtor, stated that it was a very well-maintained property and felt that he did a lot of mitigation.� She did not see the property values going down and thought it was compatible with the area.
Lee Noda, stated that the applicant had been a good neighbor and he was trying to address all the concerns.�
Linda Mowrer, lived south of the applicant, stated that she had complained about the property for 13 years.� There was dirt and manure on the property and dust blowing.� She felt that the property was more like a feedlot and stated that were many flies.� She mentioned that many of the horses arrived after the zoning complaint was filed and stated that the small acreages had impacts on each other.�
Kirsty Smith, boarded a horse at the Becker�s property and stated that the property was kept nice.� She stated that affordable horse boarding was hard to come by so a small facility was needed.�
Mr. Becker stated that he planned to have dust control mitigation on all of the property.� Ms. Becker felt that the pasture revegitation would work and explained that she had purchased an arena reel to help water the property.� She also stated that all pens would have Arena RX.� He stated that fly and dust were issues that could be worked on with the neighbors who also had horses and flies.� She stated that they were trying to solve all issues and noted that they felt that it was important to maintain the property and control all of the issues. He also pointed out that the neighbors had a dog grooming business which created traffic.� He remarked that they were willing to work with the neighbors and had in the past and that he wanted to attach the Special Review to the owners not the property.� He stated that they were willing to reduce the number of horses to 30.
Chairman Hart asked if the Special Review could be attached to the owners and not with the land.
Mr. Lafferty replied that it could be done but was not desirable.�
Commissioner Wendt asked what would occur if the application was denied.
Mr. Helmick stated that he would be limited to 9 horses.�
Jeff Goodell, Engineering Department, addressed the traffic issue and stated that the property generated less traffic compared to other properties.� He noted that the traffic generated did not warrant a turn lane.�
Commissioner Miller commented that the property had historically been used in the same way over the last 22 years.
Commissioner Glick remarked that if the property was not approved than there was no guarantee that the sacrifice area would be reseeded.� If a Special Review was approved then the County could guarantee that the land was taken care of.�
Commissioner Wallace did not believe that the property had the right to have preexisting numbers on the site, especially since it had not been in compliance in the past.� She felt that 35 horses was too many on the site but believed that a smaller number could be approved.
Commissioner Weitkunat stated that the applicant seemed to manage the property well;�� nevertheless, 4.5 acres was too small to have that many horses.�
Commissioner Cox stated that the site was a poster child for why Larimer County created regulations for equine facilities.� She understood that the requested number of horses applied for was due to a sustainability issue.� She wondered if there was a better balance as she believed that the number of horses currently on the site could be causing the increase of mitigation needs.�
Chairman Hart agreed that the applicant was doing a great job to restore the property.� He stated that the impact to the land had been great, and he did not believe that the application met the Special Review criteria.
Commissioner Glick moved that the Planning Commission adopt the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that the Beckers Stable Special Review, file #10-Z1797, for the property described on �Exhibit B� to the minutes, be denied.
Commissioner Wendt seconded the Motion.
Commissioners� Hess and Miller voted against the Motion.
Commissioners' Cox, Glick, Wallace, Weitkunat, Wendt and Chairman Hart voted in favor of the Motion.
REPORT FROM STAFF:� Mr. Lafferty reminded the Commission of their upcoming meetings.�
ADJOURNMENT: � There being no further business, the hearing adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
These minutes constitute the Resolution of the Larimer County Planning Commission for the recommendations contained herein which are hereby certified to the Larimer County Board of Commissioners.
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Selection 2000...
April 19, 2001
by Whyzayker
a friend about this article
Once upon a time, there was an election for president between two guys.
One was a career politician who had a bad break by serving as vice president
to a man who proved to be a decent president but a lousy husband. He also
had questions to answer, but never did, concerning his fund raising practices
even though they were the same as everybody else's.
The other candidate didn't like to talk about what he did before he reached
the age of 40. Apparently though, he behaved like a spoiled, rich brat.
Parties, DUI's, businesses bought by his parents which he screwed up...y'know,
the usual.
So then election night came. The "veep" guy was pronounced winner of
a state that's run by the brother of the rich kid. Then the rich kid's
brother got on the phone with his cousin (who happened to be a big shot
at a big TV network) and said, "Do something!"
So that TV network said the rich kid was the winner of the brother's
state. Before you knew it, nobody knew what was going on.
So then they had to recount the votes. And then count them again. Then
they found out that there were votes that were never counted in the first
place. That's because the machines couldn't count them.
So the veep guy said, "Let's let the people count them." But the rich
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Meanwhile, a lady with bad make-up and a chance to get a really good
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so he had to go to court and that court said to count the votes. Then
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veep guy will win because those people don't like me and besides the lady
with the bad make-up who I'm going to give a really good job to said I
already won."
Then the really important court in the rich brother's state said "Count
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that it was okay for the rich kid's friends to do bad things to ballot
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same things. Things were getting really messy.
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Local Train Station: UnazukiFrom Tokyo: Take the Jyoetsu-Shinkansen to Uotsu station. At Uotsu. Transfer to the local Toyama train and get off Unazuki station. Then, catch the tiny Kurobe Kyouku Tetsudo line and get off Kuronagi station. Travel Time: Tokyo to Uotsu, 3 hrs. Uotsu to Unazuki station, 30 minutes. Unazuki to Kuronagi station, 25 minutes. Total travel time approx. 4 hrs.
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Address: Kuronagi, Unazuki-machi, Toyama kenTel: 0765-62-1802Web: www.chitetsu.co.jp/g... (Japanese only)
Price: Y9,000 (including breakfast and dinner); Y4,000 without meals.Days Closed: none, however wintertime snowfall will sometimes temporarily close down the small train that provides access to the ryokanDay Visit Option: Y500 (8:00am - 9:00pm)
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Of all the ryokan in the area, Kuronagi is the oldest, so part of its charm is that the buildings are all quite simple in style -- and all conform to a traditional architectural style.
The ryokan is located high in the Japan Alps making it a spectular site to visit but sometimes difficult to get to during the winter months.
Two fun factoids: the inn has only a single television (that receives only one channel), and no radios, meaning the only sounds you are likely to hear come from the the nearby river; and the prices of the ryokan are kept intentionally low as the owner is said to run the business as more of a hobby than purely a money-making enterprise.
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Watch out for the horse flys in summer. And be forewarned that both heavy rains and severe winter snow can sometimes close down the railroad line that goes from Unazuki to Kuronagi station.
This ryokan has an interesting food option: you can bring your own food and cook it in a communal kitchen. You'll miss out on the ryokan's cooking, but save substantially on your costs.
Web reports praise the laid back atmosphere of the place: guests are more inclined to communicate with other guests. All reports give the waater high marks for "softness" and its hot temperature.
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SFPD Cant do Stop and Frisk, So They Now Turned to 'Hunting' & 'Wolf Packing'
The city of San Francisco, once a home to counter-culture and folks who were free-spirited has changed for the worse over the past 5-10 years.. Borrowing a page from New York's Michael Bloomberg, the city by the Bay has modeled itself after New York by trying to become a playground for the über rich.. Poor folks mostly Black and Brown have been gentrified out of the city as the average rent has skyrocketed to 3500 for a one bedroom..
Over the past 10 years there's been an explosion of ugly lime green (luxury green) high rises where starting price is a million dollars.. According to Tim Redmond of the Bay Guardianin a recent radio interview on KPFA, the target audiences for these new buildings are world travelers who seek to have homes in a variety of cities.. San Francisco being one of them.. His remarks underscored the landmark issue the BG called Soul of The City that focused on all htose being forced to move out of SF.. You can peep it HERE
As the SF has attempted to luxurize itself, one of the other tactics they attempted to borrow was Stop and Frisk from New York City. Mayor Ed Lee said he thought it would be a good idea, even SF is not known for being a violent city with an out of control crime problem.. many suspected that Lee would be concentrating Stop and Frisk efforts on folks living in the Tenderloin, which has a large homeless population and is an area where the mayor would like to see more high-tech companies relocate.. Twitter is already located in the tenderloin, not paying any taxes.
The other areas where many suspected Stop and Frisk would be used was in Bayview Hunters Point, the City's last Black neighborhood.. Over the past 10 years Blacks have been moved out of SF with the population which was once a healthy 15% now less than 5%..
The other place where police repression was likely to be applied is ion the historic Mission district which is home to a very large Brown/ latino population. For folks who never been, the Mission has a similar vibe to LES/ The Village in New York, with alot of foot traffic, international flare, victorian houses which remind folks of brownstones and tons of eateries. . Many rich folks from out of town have been moving there, causing rents to rise and displacing long time residents.
The Board of supervisors voted to over rule the mayor and turned down Stop and Frisk as level headed San Francisco residents made a huge stink. However, the Mayor undaunted along with his police have turned to another tactic.. Hunting or wolf packing. This how a a former San Francisco resident forced to relocate to Oakland described the tactic when she sent me this video of what she noted is this growing trend..
In the video below, you will see an example of this as young Black man is nearly run over by a cop on the sidewalk..According to witnesses, he got into an argument with another cat his own age when police arrived upon the scene and immediately used their bikes to run him off the sidewalk…
He's then slammed to the ground and his face mushed in the gutter for several minutes.. The suspect who is small is not resisting as more then 15 officers show up to arrest him.. The show of force is deliberate and a way of trying to intimidate residents.. It's a damn shame to see this sort of abuse of power especially when you consider mayor Lee who was largely applauded for being the City's first Asian-American Mayor was supposed to be a long-time Civil Rights attorney. I guess we shouldn't be surprised as many traditional civil rights orgs and leaders has been turned the concept upside down.
This is a city who's police department in the past year had to toss over 50 cases of trumped of felonies thanks to corruption. This is also a police department that shot a man (Kenneth Harding) and let him lay dying in the street for all to see when he couldn't produce proof of a two dollar fare..
This video below from SF Hip Hop artist Dregs One breaks down the gentrification drama in the city by the Bay
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Saturday Jan 26th, 2013 2:43 PM
Is anybody really reading this stuff and getting angry or wanting to do something about it cause there is not much public outcry about anything going on anymore these days? No matter what happens and how bad it is, it seems. It seems like everyone that belonged to the Oscar Grant and Occupy movement have resorted to the "academic mode" looking for the latest and greatest event depicting abuse and violence by the state just to read and write about it but never organize for the final shut down to shut down the system. If that course of action isn't even up for discussion why even report anything that happens anymore unless everyone has taken reformist path as it seems. Seems like people are still hoping to win the masses when the masses will never side with the left revolution. They only want capitalism.
If this is not the right time to organize and stage a revolt for the near future WHAT IS THE RIGHT TIME?
Monday Jan 28th, 2013 10:41 AM
so someone ''else'' is feeling the rage . hemingway siuicides on democrazy now!'' mix race people dont have any say at kpfa, never mentioned. not all mixed identify as ''black'' because they look more euro but never white enough to be accepted as human. why this snuff film of oscar grant apartheid murder. apathetic weak black people and obliviouis ''i just want my soy latte'' white amereicans. compassion fatigue. let me tell you folks , ufo lights are being seen around bay area. cant wait for the ewn masse showhing that was predicted by a mayan time 'sc ientist''. you asmereicans are in a apartheid state and dont want to face it.


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Glossaries on Education
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|Source: The Education System in the Federal Republic of Germany 2008: A description of the responsibilities, structures and developments in education policy for the exchange of information in Europe. German EURYDICE Unit of the Länder in the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany in cooperation with the German EURYDICE Unit of the Federal Government in the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Bonn 2010. Published by the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Both plans begin during the fall semester. Applications available on the Graduate College website. All domestic and international applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements:
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Marshall will travel to Greenville, N.C. for a game on Nov. 8 that will have East Division title implications. It seemed very long ago that the Thundering Herd was on a three-game losing streak after a 3-1, 2-0 C-USA start in the first four games. MU lost at West Virginia, lost at home to Cincinnati and lost to a 2-7 UAB team, 23-21, in Birmingham about 10 days ago.
Darius Marshall held the ball out over the goal line during his 22-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that put The Herd up by a 37-9 margin over the Houston Cougars. photo by Greg Perry/HI staff
Tonight, the Herd warmed up in their white practice helmets, then went to the locker room and equipment manager Rich Worner broke out the game helmets painted "Pearl Kelly, No. 2, Iridescent." Worner and his staff took apart all the white helmets after UAB, shipped them to Schutt in Easton, Pa. to be painted, then began applying white "M" and white stripe to the helmets over the weekend. Two helmets were rejected by the reconditioner, and two new replacements were painted Monday morning and shipped to MU at Noon on Tuesday, just eight hours before the game.
Marshall would wear green helmets for the first time since Stan Parrish coached the Marshall team to a first winning season at 6-5 in 1984, then a 7-3-1 mark in '85. MU last wore a non-white helmet in the 1989 final season of George Chaump, when the Herd went with a silver helmet with green-white-green stripe and a outline of West Virginia on the sides.
Cody Slate's 9-yard TD pass from Mark Cann got things rolling for The Herd, as Marshall jumped out to a 10-0 lead over Houston. photo by Greg Perry/HI staff
The Thundering Herd players came in from warm-ups to find the helmets in their lockers, and surprisingly, none of the players knew about the change for this game only. MU was stripping the helmets Wednesday at 1 a.m. to ship them back to Schutt for painting them again with the white metal-flake look worn by MU since 1993. It was a huge deal for the players, who compared it or thought it exceeded Christmas morning.
More important that the green helmets, at least to MU head coach Mark Snyder, was the 20,716 true Green Herd fans who turned out for a 40-degree night with the wind blowing from eight to upwards of 20 miles per hour, lowering the temps into the low 30s/upper 20s with the wind chill. But those fans that showed certainly gave their all, Snyder said after the game.
"They sure did. I want to shout out to our fans on a cold night," said the coach. He was happy to see his team finally have the kind of game the coaching staff knew they were capable of for about the last month. "We put together four good quarters of football. We had to control the line of scrimmage and play a tough game against these spread teams. They have endured a long week," said Snyder of the ten days since the loss at UAB.
Marshall's Michael Janac was in the face of UH quarterback Case Keenum all night long. Janac registerd 1.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. photo by Greg Perry/HI staff
Snyder and his team have endured some shots from fans and the press during the three-game losing streak. But the team and coaches have not shown any signs of surrender, coming back after the UAB loss with statements along the line of we can't look back and Houston is next.
"We have support people don't know about. We have super fans," said Snyder, again praising the Herd's supporters on a cold Tuesday night. He also praised the pass rush of the Herd defense, which sacked Case Keenum of Houston four times on the night, but rattled his cage a number of times with quarterback hurries and passes thrown away.
This fingertip tackle by Houston's Quinten Williams was all that stood between Darius Passmore and the end zone. Passmore had 42 yards rushing and 71 yards receiving against the Cougars. photo by Greg Perry/HI staff
"The things people don't see are the hurry throws, almost as good as a sack. I thought they all played well. These kids came and worked and practiced and came out to play tonight," said Snyder. "We won the turnover battle tonight." Marshall senior linebacker Maurice Kitchens had an interception for the second game in a row, plus returned a fumble by Houston at the MU four-yard line 80 yards to set up a third quarter score. MU was up 37-9, and had an edge of 316 yards to 254 on UH. The Cougars would add two touchdowns and about 180 yards in the fourth quarter, after the game was essentially done.
Kitchens finished with eight tackles and one sack in addition to his take-aways. Junior Ashton Hall, starting in place of injured senior C.J. Spillman at safety, had eight tackles and an interception he returned for 39 yards. Sophomore defensive end Michael Janac bounced back from a poor showing at UAB with nine tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the night, while fellow end John Jacobs, starting for injured Ian Hoskins, had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss. Junior linbackers Mario Harvey (six tackles, 0.5 sacks) and Brandon Burns (four tackles, 1.0 sack) also played well.
Offensively, Chubb Small rushed for a career-best 81 yards on 19 carries and was a big part of the offense rushing for 249 yards a week after only gaining six yards in the first half against UAB. Small has rushed for 193 yards on the ground in the last three games, an average of 64 yards per game.
Maurice Kitchens ran this fumble recovery back 80 yards against Houston. photo by Greg Perry/HI staff
"The offensive line came through for us tonight," said Small. "Mark Cann's passing was big, everything was good." Darius Marshall had 102 yards rushing in addition to Small's yards, and Small thought that was big, sharing 34 carries. "In the game, with me and Darius, they keep our legs fresh. The running game was important tonight."
Snyder had placed an emphasis on establishing the run, and MU had 121 yards in the first half on the ground, 128 in the second and two touchdowns on the ground, one for Marshall and one for Cann. Small knew he had to set a tone for the younger players the last ten days. "I got to keep my head up, then motivate those young players. They look up to me, and I have to show them what to do. Swagger is very important, and we talked about before the game getting our swagger back. That's the way people look at you. We've got to stay ready to win."
Small was asked about when they went to the locker room and found the green helmets, hidden in the team's lock boxes in each locker. "That was a big surprise. (Snyder and Worner) came through on the surprise and it helped us get ready to play tonight." When asked about the green helmets, Snyder had a sly smile about the new green shells. "It was just a little something-something for just this game," said the coach.
Marshall was ahead at the half 16-3 over Houston, thanks to three Craig Rantanamorn field goals, a nine-yard touchdown pass from Cann to Slate and a swarming Herd defense. MU limited Houston to just eight first downs and 130 yards of total offense in the opening half. The UH offensive line, down two tackles entering the game and losing a third when Josh Bell went out of the game, had no answer for the Herd's defensive front.
The Herd defense also broke up a couple of passes, including DeQuan Bembry in the end zone to force a field goal, and Kitchens came up with his interception. Cann was 12-for-20 in the first half for 137 yards, and the Marshall running game set the tone with 25 carries for 121 yards. Marshall had 258 yards in total offense, a 15-8 edge in first downs and a time of possession edge of 19:20 to 10:40.
Darius Passmore also spent time at quarterback in the "Wild Herd" formation that is sweeping the nation. He rushed five times for 46 yards, over nine yards a carry, plus caught two passes for a game best 67 yards, including a 65-yard effort. Chubb Small led the Herd in rushing with 55 yards on 11 carries. Passmore finished the game with 42 yards rushing and 71 yards receiving. Emmanuel Spann had five catches for 33 yards, including a five-yard score in the third, and caught his 100th pass of his career. Passmore needs nine more for 100 in two seasons.
Snyder will have about a week and one-half to get the Herd ready for the first place match-up with ECU. "We and East Carolina are a lot alike. It should be a great game." The Herd will get to watch the Pirates on Sunday night before the Saturday, Nov. 8 game in Greenville."
The ugly part of the game was in the third quarter, when Houston's Patrick Edwards apparently broke his leg and suffered other wounds going for a pass in the south end zone. He crashed into some wagons used by the MU "Marching Thunder" marching band and suffered a "Joe Theisman-like" break to his leg. He was taken off the field on the cart, and reports were incomplete on his condition at press time.


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In this "late-time" (or "dark" epoch), religions are, fundamentally, being used by humanity in a "Narcissistic" manner. A collective "Narcissism" is being expressed and reflected through people's participation in religion. People think religion is about themselves, whereas religion is supposed to be about the Divine. The word "religion" has traditionally been interpreted to mean "to connect again", "to re-join"—to re-establish Unity with the Ultimate Reality, the Divine Condition. Thus, true religion is about being connected to the Divine.
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Thus, in this "late-time" (or "dark" epoch), religion is being used "Narcissistically"—as if religion were about the human ego, instead of being about the Divine Condition of Reality Itself. To Realize the Divine Condition of Reality—to re-unite with That, to discover Oneness with That—requires the transcending of the human ego.
Moreover, religion is being collectively used in a divisive manner, generating confrontation and more illusion. True religion is not about generating illusions—but conventional religion is, in its fundamentals of belief and of seeking, a common means that is everywhere used to support, and propagate, and serve illusions. Conventional religion is about "Santa Claus" deities—and conventional religion is everywhere exploited to provide costumes and theatre for mummers.
When people's participation in religion is "Narcissistic", their religion is merely a reflection of themselves—and, in that case, people do not find the Divine. Thus, all over the world, true religion is being lost—and religion is being misused, for "Narcissistic" purposes. That is not true religion. That is false religion.
Exoteric religion is not enough. The true practitioner of exoteric religion must (and will) grow-up, and, thus and thereby, enter into the domain of esotericism. Esotericism is about finding (or Realizing) That to Which exoteric religion is merely pointing.
Remarkably, the first six stages of life are entirely about human beings. Thus, it can be said that the Great Tradition of humankind is, as a whole, "Narcissistic". That "straight-on" assessment of the Great Tradition is fundamental to what I have Revealed. The first six stages of life represent the totality of human endeavors previous to My Divine Avataric Self-Revelation-Work.
The first six stages of life are all about the ego, the mirrored (or "objectified") persona, the separate "I" looking for That Which Is Reality, or That Which Is (by Its Very Nature) Divine. But all these endeavors simply make use of the various structured levels of the human mechanism. This is true even of the esotericism of the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth stages of life. That esotericism simply plays upon the gross, subtle, and causal (or total psycho-physical) structure of the human entity, which is (at root) the ego.
Religion (both exoteric and esoteric) points toward Truth. The Perfect Realization of Truth Transcends religion (and, thus, Perfectly Transcends the ego-"I"). Therefore, right use of religion is a use that directly relates to the Divine. All human matters can be readily resolved when people are rightly re-associated with Reality Itself—or That Which Is Divine.
When people are not thus re-associated, religion is simply another device that human beings use to shore up the ego, to give it a theatre in which to play—and, thus and therein, to generate forms of pseudo-identity and all the possible illusions associated with belonging to a collective pseudo-identity. To do so is to utterly misuse religion—because religion is not about the human self (or the ego-"I"). Religion is about That Which Transcends the human self (or the ego-"I"). Therefore, if religion has anything to say about human behavior, it is entirely in the context of the ego-transcending Non-"difference" from the Ultimate Divine Condition That Is Reality Itself.
Religions need to re-discover (and become re-directed toward) That to Which they are pointing. Ultimately, What true religion points to is not within the context of the human body-mind. In other words, What true religion points to is not at all in the realm of the first six stages of life. What true religion points to is Beyond all of that.
Of course, when That is discovered (or re-"Located"), that discovery (or re-"Locating") obviously has an immense impact on human behavior. In fact, that discovery (or re-"Locating") generates the course of right life altogether. However, even the generating of right life is a result (or a reflection) of the Realization of Truth. In and of itself, right life is not Truth.
Truth Itself Is Reality Itself. And Reality Itself Is the Only God There Is. All the mere "God"-ideas are reflections of the human entity, the human ego, the body-mind. Therefore, with reference to Reality Itself (or to That Which Is Divine), all religions are inherently limited (and even, in and of themselves, false)—and, therefore, all religions can be grossly misused.
When religions do not reach Beyond themselves to That Which Is Divine, every separate religious tradition becomes a "something" in and of itself—and religion is reduced to what is gross, and merely of a political and social nature, obsessed with the self-"righteousness" of "correct" social and sexual behavior, and darkened by social xenophobia, sexual paranoia, and every kind of prejudice based on "purity laws" and complex, loveless taboos. All of that is entirely "Narcissistic". Therefore, conventional (and self-deluded) participation in religion has all the negative results of "Narcissistic" behavior (or ego-based, separative behavior altogether).
Religion is not the only dimension of human life that is being misused. All aspects of human possibility are being misused—in exactly the same manner. It is simply that religion is one of the key dimensions of human life in which it can be clearly seen how the human entity works (individually and collectively)—and why egoity must be transcended. Therefore, mere religion (or any and all religion in and of itself) must be transcended. Religion, in and of itself, is not the point—and much of religion has now lost its legitimacy. Religion must be established, in present-time, with reference to Reality Itself. Reality Itself Is Divine. Reality Itself Is all the God there Is. Only Reality Itself Is true religion.
If religion is relevant at all, it is in the context of Reality Itself—not in the context of the cult of "Narcissistic" mind, entirely absorbed in the mere ideas of humanity's preoccupation with itself. As I have Said, "You are suffering because you have too much of one another and not enough of Me." That is a Criticism of the misuse of religion—and of the misuse of life altogether.
Unless religion actually turns people to the Realization of That to Which it points, it is misused—and it is inherently false. That is a "radical" message—but it is the fundamental message that is relevant to the issues of religion in present-time. The "ecumenical" message is not "It". Going Beyond religion—to That to Which religion points—is essential.
Religion is not "It"—and, indeed, religion never was "It". However, the human misuse of religious possibility is purposed to make religion seem to be "It"—and even, in the centuries since the Western Renaissance, to make humanity (in and of itself) seem to be "It". In Truth, and in Reality, humanity is not "It".
In Truth, and in Reality, Only Real (Acausal) God Is "It". Only That Which Is God—Which Is Reality Itself—Is "It". Real (Acausal) God is not a myth. Real (Acausal) God is not merely an idea. The Existence of Real (Acausal) God cannot be disproven. And, paradoxically, the Existence of Real (Acausal) God cannot even be proven. Rather, the Existence of Real (Acausal) God is Self-Evident, or Self-Affirming and Self-Authenticating—because Reality Itself Is Inherently The Case, Inherently True, and Inherently Divine.
Rightly used, religion is something like a "picture book" for leading people to mature human understanding. However, if religion is not used in that manner, it becomes a "something" in and of itself. In that case, religion becomes false cultism, in one form or another—shoring up its own imagery, and reinforcing its "authority" and control over people within the domain of institutionalized lies. In the form of such ego-based cultism, religion does terrible harm to everyone. The global human situation has now become a terrible collective calamity, a global tragedy with ego-based religion at its roots—and such ego-based religion is utterly false.
True religion is simply a Call to the Divine Condition That Is Reality Itself. That is What true religion is about. That is What true religion is for. And That is the Only Truth in true religion. Indeed, the Divine Condition That Is Reality Itself is the Only Truth in life altogether. Everything else is mummery, everything else is false. The Divine is not false. However, human beings are, by tendency, false—and, therefore, they must be served to be rightened.
If the word "religion" is to be used at all, that process of rightening is the purpose of true religion. True religion turns people from separate self (or egoity, or the habit of "Narcissus", and the life of mere ideas) to Reality Itself, through a process of Real transcending of egoity and comprehensive rightening of life. If religion does not do that, then it is merely part of the unspeakable self-deludedness of humankind, with its terrible present-time and potential results.
In this sense, I am not in the slightest "religious". I do not "believe" anything. The Prior renunciation (or inherent transcending) of all mere belief is the basis on which I have always lived—and the basis on which I have Done all of My Divine Avataric Work.
There are no mere ideas that must—or even should—be accepted absolutely. Indeed, there are no mere ideas that are acceptable As Truth. Therefore, nobody in this world has the right or calling to absolutely affirm the verity of anything for which they do not have absolute evidence—and there is not anything that Is Truth (or Really Absolute), except for That Which Is Self-Evident As Reality Itself.
Look at all the affirming of religious doctrine in the world—always affirming mere ideas, and imperfect evidence, and even human lies and inventions to be absolute Truth! Where is the evidence that justifies making such absolute affirmations? I am not speaking of any religion in particular. All religions are filled with such absolute affirmations—and such absolute affirmations are complete nonsense. People do not make these affirmations because they actually know them to Be Truth, or even because they have proven them to be (in the conventional sense) true—nor is it the case that these affirmations are referring to Self-Evident Reality Itself.
Truth cannot be proven. Truth is not in doubt. Therefore, neither can Truth be disproven.
Reality cannot be disproven—nor can Reality be proven. Reality is Intrinsically and tacitly Self-Evident.
People constantly make grandiose affirmations about religion—but, in doing so, they are merely playing power-games and mumming on one another. They make absurd affirmations that something is absolutely so, and they commit their entire lives to it—but it is absolute nonsense. They do not know, with the certainty born of real "testing and proving", that what they affirm is true. And if you do not know something is absolutely true, absolute affirmation of it is not appropriate. The same is true for any other kind of presumed knowledge—not only religious beliefs.
If you do not actually know something absolutely, it should not be affirmed absolutely. It may be interesting, it may be worthy of further "consideration"—but if you do not know it absolutely, you should not affirm it absolutely.
In Truth, the only thing that can be affirmed absolutely is Reality Itself—Which Is Truth Itself. No mere "point of information" can be absolutely affirmed. Therefore, any mere "point of information" is simply a subject of further "consideration" or discussion, and should only be tentatively affirmed as something that may be the case, as something that seems to be the case based on some level of evidence.
Making absolute affirmations is not a proper disposition for any exercise engaged from a scientific perspective. However, scientists frequently make absolute affirmations, as if they have some sort of absolute knowledge, whereby they are entitled to absolutely affirm that such and such is or is not the case. To indulge in absolute affirmations—including the affirmation of scientific materialist philosophy—is a gross misuse of the "authority" of science.
Science is not in a position to make absolute affirmations. True science is the method of enquiry-without-prejudice—and that method of enquiry enables science only to make propositions that are tentatively affirmable, and that must, necessarily, be tested by all yet future evidence. In the realm of science, further investigation is always required. The basis of all right and true science is this: Nothing absolute can be known (or, otherwise, said) about conditionally arising phenomena.
Religion, as an "objective" phenomenon, is a collection of ideas and doctrines that cannot—and should not—be absolutely affirmed. Therefore, what is the point of getting absolutely affirmative about religious doctrines, myths, and reports? Truth Is the Only Absolute—and Reality Itself Is Only Self-Evident. Much can (and must) be made of Truth Itself, or Reality Itself—but there is no point in making much of any mere ideas or any merely conditional appearances, because everything that appears conditionally is (itself) tentative and non-absolute.
Adidam is not what is conventionally called a "religion". Adidam is a Way. Adidam is not based on absurd affirmations or beliefs. Rather, Adidam is about Reality Itself—Which Is Self-Evident, and, therefore, not a "something" in the realm or category of "things" that are either provable or disprovable. Adidam is a Wisdom-Way, with Reality's own Means provided—in Which you are Called to Really participate, such that you Really (and Intrinsically) Realize the Self-Condition of Reality Itself.
I have much to say of a critical nature relative to egoity (as it manifests
both individually and collectively), and relative to all the "stuff" of humanity
and its mere ideas. Nevertheless, My Criticism is Spoken in a positive
disposition. There is no harm intended in My Criticism. My Criticism is a
Revelation of That Which Is Divine. Therefore, My Criticism Cures the heart, and
Cures the life—but by the Means of Truth, or Reality Itself, and not by all of
the means concocted by ego-bound humanity in its world-mummery of suffering and
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There's also rumor suggesting that the movie assembling DC Comics' superheroes will be directed by 'Man of Steel' helmer Zack Snyder.
There's a major scoop coming from "Justice League". According Latino-Review's El Mayimbe, "The Dark Knight" helmer Christopher Nolan will be producing the long-delayed project with Christian Bale possibly reprising his role as the Caped Crusader and Zack Snyder serving as the director.
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www.ObamaChart.com, when Congress blocks the Obama administration, the White House always finds a way to get around the normal policy-making process and pursue its agenda by other means. Today's reclassification assault on the Internet is the latest—and perhaps the most egregious—example.
In its effort to imposing crippling net neutrality regulations on the Internet—an idea with very little support from the American public or Congress—the Obama administration first turned to the FCC simply to pretend Congress has given it authority to regulate.
That effort suffered a major setback when the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals emphatically smacked down the FCC's regulatory proposals in Comcast v. FCC. President Obama and his close friend and FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, however, refuse to back down. Instead they're escalating to the regulatory equivalent of a nuclear attack on the free-market Internet: Chairman Genachowski will announce today his intention to reclassify broadband Internet as an old-fashioned telephone system as a pretext for pervasive regulatory control.
If Chairman Genachowski announces, as expected, his intention to reclassify the Internet as a telephone system, he will be reversing 30 years of precedent starting with the Carter administration FCC's "Computer II" decision and definitively settled with respect to broadband Internet access by the Clinton FCC in 1998. Turning sharply left from Carter and Clinton indicates a pretty extreme shift beyond the mainstream of American politics.
Such a shift is unjustified, because free-market Internet policy has been a tremendous success. The Internet -- in the absence of regulation -- has flourished into a remarkable engine of economic growth, innovation, competition, and free expression. Such triumph argues in favor of continuing existing successful policies, but with today's announcement the FCC shows it is more interested in satisfying a left-wing political constituency than continuing sound policy.
"What we want to have in the U.S. and in every society is an Internet that is not private property, but a public utility."
"At the moment, the battle over network neutrality is not to completely eliminate the telephone and cable companies. We are not at that point yet. But the ultimate goal is to get rid of the media capitalists in the phone and cable companies and to divest them from control."
The communications industry is, like health care, roughly one-sixth of the U.S. economy. Unlike health care, however, the FCC seems to believe it can take over the communications system with just three votes at the Commission. If they insist on trying, Congress needs to step in and stop them.


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Ceramic Head Vases
The terms "head vase," "lady head vase," or "head planters" refer to a style of ceramic vase popularized during the 1950s and generally featuring the head or bust of a person, usually a woman. Originally, head vases were produced by florist companies to hold the bouquets they sold. Their small openings helped to maximize sales by limiting the number of blossoms each container held.
Early American head vase manufacturers include Betty Lou Nichols, Ceramic Arts Studio, and Dorothy Copley. Betty Lou Nichols opened her first ceramics studio in 1945. Nichols' distinctive vases often showcase ladies with intricately curled hair and fabric ruffles along with pouting lips and her signature three-dimensional black eyelashes, all in hard ceramic.
Head vase subjects ranged from Disney characters to exoticized foreign females to the Virgin Mary. Today, many of the most collectible head vases feature the likenesses of familiar celebrities, like Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy.
The sudden growth of the Japanese economy following World War II created a new source of potential head-vase manufacturers, and new firms like Enesco, Lefton China, Napco, and Ucagco soon joined the game. These imports were generally much cheaper than those made domestically by Nichols and others, and the Japanese suppliers were soon beating their American counterparts.
As the style spread, similar designs were made for a wide variety of uses, from umbrella holders to head-shaped lamps. Other head vases were accessorized with jewelry, added after firing, and some featured a flat side so they could be mounted as wall pockets. By the 1970s, though, the head-vase fad had run its course, and demand decreased to the point that most companies stopped producing these pieces altogether.
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Recently moved to West Berkshire to take on the headaches of a local political party. Previous background in Molecular Biology.
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars"
- Jack Kerouac
Pretty much that.
I sometimes write politics for the Huffington Post. If you find this interesting my work can be found at
I also write philosophy for me and my merry band of self-reflecting theives. This can be found at
Committed to liberal values. Hell hath no fury like liberty scorned.
Scorched earth campaigning a speciality.
Puskin. Orwell. Atwood. Dosteovsky. Kafka. Sacks. Kerouac. Parker. Blake. Pope. Burgess.
Barely watched TV in 8 years. Still found time for 'The Wire' and 'Breaking Bad'.
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There is a sign in front of Davis High that reads, "Defend the Tradition."
The Darts girls' tennis team added to that tradition Saturday at Liberty Park by capturing the first tennis state championship in the school's 100-year existence. Davis outpointed two-time defending Class 5A state champion Lone Peak 22-20.
"It feels like we just opened up a new tradition we want to defend," Davis coach Andy Wahlstrom said. "I told all five positions we needed your points. It's a team effort today. Every position should feel like they own a part of that trophy."
Lone Peak had a chance to tie for the state championship, but the Knights lost in the day's final match at No. 2 doubles, which clinched the title for Davis.
The Darts swept the singles competition, as No. 1 Breezy Turley earned her third consecutive state championship, while No. 2 Whitney Turley and No. 3 Eliza Hafen, both freshmen, captured titles as well. Davis had advanced its entire lineup to the semifinals to earn valuable team points.
"Honestly, we thought we had the team to win the last two years," said Wahlstrom, a first-year coach. "I know this was their goal the last three years. Even when the last match was not in the outcome, we said 'We're state champs.'"
The Turleys were equally dominating in their respective final matches. Breezy dispatched Pleasant Grove's Sarah Clifford 6-1, 6-0, while Whitney overwhelmed Lone Peak's Morgan Hall 6-0, 6-2.
"I played unbelievable," Breezy Turley said. "I felt so confident every shot. It felt like I couldn't miss. I probably played some of my best tennis. This morning Lone Peak [Leah Heimuli] gave me a run for my money. I'm so proud of Whitney. It's tough to come in as a freshman and win a state championship."
Wahlstrom couldn't overstate the impact the Turleys have on the team.
"They give us a leadership on the team," he said. "They up the level of competition, even at our practices."
Hafen, meanwhile, downed Lone Peak's Electra Cochran 6-0, 6-4 at No. 3 singles.
The doubles finals featured a pair of Lone Peak-Bingham matchups. The Knights' Haley Schettler and Lauren Allen defeated Jaelyn Peterson and Jean Noh 6-4, 6-2 for the No. 1 title. The Miners' Bethany Morey and Amanda Balls held off JJ Bitton and Sarah Nielson 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
Balls, who came close to winning the title in recent years, was overcome with emotion following the championship match.
"All the hard work paid off," Balls said. "It's unbelievable."
Morey echoed those sentiments, "We just cover each other's backs, and we think alike," she said. "We have good attitudes, which helps being able to move past the bad points. I'm just glad it wasn't a rainy day."
Bingham finished third in the team standings with 12 points.
5A state tournament
Team scores • Davis 22, Lone Peak 20, Bingham 12, Alta 5, Pleasant Grove 5, Viewmont 5, Brighton 4, Cottonwood 4, Jordan 4, West 4, Lehi 3, American Fork 1, Hillcrest 1
No. 1 singles
Breezy Turley, Davis, def. Leah Heimuli, Lone Peak, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
Sarah Clifford, Pleasant Grove, def. Brooke Burnside, West, 6-1, 6-2
Title match
Turley def. Clifford 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 singles
Whitney Turley, Davis, def. Mariah Petersen, Alta, 6-1, 6-0
Morgan Hall, Lone Peak, def. Cassidy Brown, Cottonwood, 6-0, 6-1
Title match
Turley def. Hall 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 singles
Eliza Hefen, Davis, def. Victoria Hekking, Cottonwood, 6-0, 6-0
Electra Cochran, Lone Peak, def. Sara Marple, Viewmont, 6-0, 6-0
Title match
Hafen def. Cochran 6-0, 6-4
No. 1 doubles
Haley Schettler-Lauren Allen, Lone Peak, def. Brooke Burningham-Emily Watkins, Davis, 6-0, 6-3
Jaelyn Peterson-Jean Noh, Bingham, def. Tabby Jones-Jenni Milne, Jordan, 6-1, 6-0
Title match
Schettler-Allen def. Peterson-Noah 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 doubles
Bethany Morey-Amanda Balls, Bingham, def. Kendall Sargent-Annie Gardner, Davis, 6-4, 6-3
JJ Bitton-Sarah Nielson, Lone Peak, def. Jessie Brown-Aspen Langren, Brighton, 6-1, 6-1
Title match
Morey-Balls def. Bitton-Nielson 6-4, 6-2