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The Clay Shaw trial testimony of Corrie Collins, continued
Q: Mr. Collins, when you saw the person that you say was Lee Harvey Oswald get out of this car, where were you standing?
A: Where was I standing?
Q: Yes.
A: In the vicinity of the Registrar's Office.
Q: Were you standing in front of the Registrar's Office would you say?
A: Not directly, no.
Q: But almost in front? Is that right?
A: Yes, to an angle from it.
Q: I see. You were standing there when you saw this man get out of the black Cadillac? Is that correct?
A: Beg pardon?
Q: You were standing there when you saw this man get out of the black Cadillac? Is that right?
A: That is right.
Q: Now, where was Mr. Manchester at that time, do you know?
A: Where was Mr. Manchester at that time?
Q: Yes.
A: I don't know where he was at the precise time that the car drove up.
Q: I didn't ask you about when the car drove up, I said when the man whom you identified as Oswald got out of the car.
A: I don't know where he was at that time.
Q: When did you first see Mr. Manchester after you saw this man get out of the car?
A: I saw Mr. Manchester as he approached the car.
Q: Where at that time was the man who had gotten out of the car?
A: He had gone to the -- into the Registrar's Office.
Q: He had gone into the Registrar's Office, is that right?
A: He had gone into the building where the Registrar's Office is.
Q: I see. The man you identified as Lee Harvey Oswald you say got out of that car. How was he dressed at that time?
A: He was dressed neat.
Q: Describe his clothing for me.
A: Beg pardon?
Q: Describe his clothing for me.
A: Well, he had on slacks.
Q: What color slacks?
A: I don't remember what color slacks.
Q: What color shirt?
A: It was a light color shirt.
Q: Are you sure it was a light colored shirt?
A: Yes.
Q: Did you notice his shoes?
A: No.
Q: You don't know what color shoes he had on? Is that right?
A: No.
Q: Did he have on a coat?
A: No.
Q: You are positive of that?
A: Yes.
Q: Now, how did you first become a witness in this case, Mr. Collins? Did they come to you or did you go to the D.A.'s Office, or how did you become a witness?
A: They came to me.
Q: When?
A: A few months after the Defendant was arrested.
Q: Was that before or after the preliminary hearing?
A: That was a few months after the Defendant was arrested.
Q: A few months after the Defendant was arrested?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: Now, do you know what caused them to come to you?
MR. SCIAMBRA: Objected to, Your Honor.
THE COURT: I sustain your objection.
MR. DYMOND: If the Court please, if he doesn't know, all he has to do is say he doesn't know.
THE COURT: You can reserve a bill. I sustain the objection.
MR. DYMOND: Which I do reserve a bill, making the question, the statement, the objection, the Court's ruling parts of the bill together with the entire record.
Q: Did you give the District Attorney's Office or any law enforcement officers informa- tion to the effect that you could be a witness in this case at any time shortly before you had your first interview with a representative of the District Attorney's Office?
A: No.
Q: Well, then you don't know what caused them to come to you, do you?
A: I don't.
Q: Now, you were aware that the Warren Commission was conducting an extensive investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy, were you not?
A: I was aware that they were investigating it.
Q: I see. At the time that you were aware of the fact that this investigation was being conducted, you knew that you had seen Lee Harvey Oswald in Clinton, did you not?
A: That is true.
Q: Did you report this to the Warren Commission or the FBI or any Federal agency?
A: No.
Q: Why not?
A: No one asked me.
Q: You didn't consider it your duty to report it?
A: Beg your pardon?
Q: You didn't consider it your duty to report it?
A: Well, I felt like if they wanted to know they would ask me.
Q: Were they supposed to just guess that you had information, or what?
MR. ALCOCK: Objection.
THE COURT: I sustain the objection.
(Reporter's Note: No bill reserved.)
Q: Now, I understand you were about 20 or 30 feet away from the car when looking at it? Is that right?
A: That is right.
Q: How long were you looking at it?
A: I don't remember exactly how long it was.
Q: Approximately how long?
A: I couldn't be sure of that either.
Q: Well, one minute, a half a minute, two minutes?
A: It was more than a minute, yes, it was a matter of minutes.
Q: A matter of how many minutes, about?
A: I don't know exactly how many.
Q: You don't know. How long did that black Cadillac stay where you saw it parked?
A: I don't know that either.
Q: Now, before you saw the occupants of this automobile in Clinton back in 1963, had you ever in your life seen any one of the three before?
A: No, I hadn't.
Q: And you say you looked at them for a couple of minutes from 20 or 30 feet away? Is that correct?
A: Yes. I didn't say a couple of minutes, I didn't say exactly how many minutes.
Q: A matter of minutes, right.
A: Right.
Q: Now, when was the first time that you saw a picture of this Defendant Clay Shaw?
A: When was the first time? It was -- I saw it in the news release after he was arrested.
Q: That would be in 1967, is that correct?
A: I believe so.
Q: Prior to seeing his picture in the paper upon his arrest, had you ever seen him before in person?
A: No, no more than that day.
Q: So on the basis of a picture which you saw in the paper, it is your testimony that you recognized a man whom you had seen for a matter of minutes over three years ago, is that right?
A: On the basis of which picture I saw in the paper?
Q: That is right.
A: Is that -- rephrase your question, state your question, please.
Q: On the basis of a picture that you saw in the paper, is it your testimony that you recognized a man whom you had seen for only a matter of minutes from 20 or 30 feet away over three years before?
A: I have seen him since.
Q: I asked you whether you had ever seen him before the picture.
A: You said before, yes; I say I have seen him since.
Q: Where did you see him since?
A: I saw him here in this courtroom.
Q: The first time that you saw him, the picture, was shortly after his arrest?
A: That is right.
Q: And you say you recognized the picture?
A: As having seen him before, yes.
Q: In Clinton? Is that right?
A: That is right, in the Clinton area, yes, sir.
Q: Did you recognize him as the man that you saw in that automobile when you saw his picture?
A: When I saw his picture, not immediately, no.
Q: Not immediately?
A: No.
Q: When did you finally recognize him?
A: After I had studied his picture and --
Q: Wait. I didn't hear that.
A: After I had looked at his picture and studied his picture, then I began to place where I saw him, yes.
Q: So you looked at this picture and studied it?
A: Yes, after I saw the familiarity where I knew I had seen him before, then I began to place where I saw him, yes.
Q: I see. Now I will repeat my question: And you say that after studying this picture in 1967, you recognized a man whom you had seen for only a matter of minutes from 20 or 30 feet away over three years before that?
A: Yes.
Q: And that is your testimony under oath?
A: Beg your pardon?
THE COURT: You don't have to repeat that, Mr. Dymond, it is obvious he took the oath.
MR. DYMOND: I want to make sure he realizes it, Judge.
THE COURT: He took an oath before he took the stand.
MR. DYMOND: I am trying to find out whether he has forgotten it.
THE WITNESS: No, I haven't forgotten it.
Q: You haven't. Now, the two men other than the one whom you have identified as Lee Harvey Oswald, did they ever get out of the automobile?
A: Not while I was there, no.
Q: So they were sitting in the automobile when you were looking? Is that right?
A: That is right.
Q: So you had no way of knowing how tall or how short either one of them was? Is that correct?
A: That is right.
Q: Tell me this, Mr. Collins, what is the main point of identification that you discovered after studying this picture with respect to Mr. Shaw?
A: Well, I saw his face and the gray hair and the build of his shoulders.
Q: You saw the gray hair, his face, and the width of the shoulders? Is that correct?
THE COURT: Build.
Q: -- the build of his shoulders?
A: Yes.
Q: Didn't you testify a few minutes ago he had a hat on?
A: Yes.
Q: How did you see the gray hair through the hat?
A: The hat didn't completely cover his head.
Q: Oh, I see. So you mean he had some gray --
A: Right.
Q: -- down around the temples? Is that right?
A: Right.
Q: And that is one of your main points of identification? Is that correct?
A: Yes.
Q: Now, was this automobile to your right or to your left as you were looking at it?
A: To my right or to my left?
Q: That is correct.
A: I don't remember.
Q: You don't remember whether it was to your right or to your left?
A: No.
Q: Was it parked on the same street on which you were standing in front of the Registrar's Building?
A: That is right.
Q: Was it on the other side of the street or your side of the street?
A: It was on my side of the street.
Q: And you don't recall whether it was to your right or to your left, is that correct?
A: No, because I wasn't necessarily standing in one position at all times.
Q: Now, laterally, that is, how far down the street or up the street from where you were standing was the car parked?
A: How far up the street or down the street?
Q: That is correct.
A: I don't know.
Q: Well, you can estimate, can't you?
A: Then I couldn't be sure.
Q: I am not asking you to be sure, I am asking you to estimate.
A: How far up or down the street?
Q: That is correct.
A: It is about a car length.
Q: About a car length. Well, what would make up the rest?
A: From the position where I was standing, it was about --
Q: What would make up the rest of the 20 or 30 feet that you said separated you?
A: Because I was on an angle from the car.
Q: So if you don't remember whether the car was parked to the right or to the left of you, you wouldn't remember whether you were looking at the front or the back of these men, would you?
A: Yes, I was looking at the front.
Q: Well, if you can remember that, why can't you remember in which direction the car was parked?
A: In which direction the car was parked?
Q: That is right, whether it was to your right or to your left.
A: I can't answer that.
Q: You can't answer that?
MR. SCIAMBRA: I don't believe the witness understands the question, because I don't believe Mr. Dymond knows what position he is talking about.
MR. DYMOND: If the Court please, the witness answered that he couldn't answer that, he didn't make any complaint about understanding.
Q: Did you understand the question, Mr. Collins?
A: Not truly.
THE COURT: Can you rephrase the question?
MR. DYMOND: I ask that it be read back.
THE COURT: Read it back.
(Whereupon, the aforegoing question and answer were read back by the Reporter as follows:
"Q: That is right, whether it was to your right or to your left.
"A: I can't answer that.")
That is your answer.
Q: Was this a bright sunny day or a rainy day?
A: It wasn't raining.
Q: Was the sun shining?
A: I can't say for sure whether the sun was shining.
Q: What day of the week was this?
A: It would have been on -- I don't know the exact day.
Q: Now, the two men that you saw in this automobile, commencing with the one whom you have identified as this Defendant, would you describe the clothing that he wore?
A: The two men in the automobile?
Q: Yes.
A: From what I could see they both had on coat and shirt.
Q: Is that they best you can do, or can you tell us the color of their --
A: No, I can't tell you the color of their garments.
Q: Now, the one who was sitting on the passenger side, did he have on a hat or not?
A: No, he didn't have on a hat.
Q: Did you hear about that?
A: I didn't say he had on --
Q: You are sure you didn't see him with it?
A: I didn't see him with a hat on.
Q: Now, before coming into court today, had you ever seen this Defendant Clay Shaw before in your life other than this time that you claim to have seen him in Clinton?
A: Before today?
Q: That is right.
A: Yes.
Q: When?
A: When the trial first began.
Q: When the trial first began?
A: I mean the selection of the jury then.
Q: All right. In other words, you are talking about the 21st --
A: Yes.
Q: -- of January?
A: Whichever the day was, yes, sir.
Q: Was he pointed out to you?
A: No, he wasn't pointed out to me.
Q: He wasn't pointed out to you? You saw him here in court at that time? Is that correct?
A: That is right.
Q: And I would take it that according to your testimony you had not seen this defendant between 1963 and January 21, 1969, is that correct?
A: That is right.
Q: And you say it is the same man? Right?
A: That is right.
MR. DYMOND: That is all.
MR. SCIAMBRA: No further questions, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Do you have any further need of Mr. Collins?
MR. SCIAMBRA: No further need, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Do you, Mr. Dymond?
MR. DYMOND: No, Your Honor.
THE COURT: You are excused.
(Witness excused.)
MR. ALCOCK: As I appreciate it, the Court had announced that we would terminate at 5:30. I would like to suggest that perhaps we not call the next witness at this time rather than break up the direct or cross-examination.
THE COURT: I will accede to your request. I would like to make a statement off the record.
(Statement of the Court off the record.)
THE COURT: As I have in the past so many times, and will again every time you leave to go at night or leave the court, I must admonish you and instruct you not to discuss the case among yourselves. Even if you get away from the Sheriff, do not discuss it among yourselves. We never know when someone may overhear you, and if you do discuss it, it is reversible error and we will have it to do all over again. Do not discuss the case among yourselves or with any other person.
You will now be retired for the night. If there are any special needs that you gentlemen have, let these officers who are in charge of you know about it. If they cannot supply your need, see me and I will see if I can get it for you.
It is now 5:25. I will turn you over to the safekeeping of the representatives of the Sheriff's Office. Let everybody be seated until the Jury leaves. We now stand adjourned until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning.
.... Thereupon, at 5:25 o'clock p.m., the proceedings herein were adjourned to Friday, February 7, 1969 at 9:00 o'clock a.m.....
I, the undersigned, Helen R. Dietrich, do hereby certify:
That the above and foregoing (132 pages of typewritten matter) is a true and correct transcription of the stenographic notes of the proceedings had herein, the same having been taken down by me and transcribed under my supervision, on the day and date hereinbefore noted, in the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in the matter of State of Louisiana vs. Clay L. Shaw, 198-059 1426 (30) Section "C" on the 6th day of February,1969, before the Honorable Edward A. Haggerty, Jr., Judge, Section "C", the same being an excerpt of the proceedings as to certain witnesses contained in the index hereof.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 23rd day of May, 1969.
/s/ Helen R. Dietrich
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After a prolonged absence for health reasons Chris Matthews returned to the airwaves last night and as if making up for lost time quickly returned to bashing Bush over Iraq. As part of Hardball's College Tour, Matthews brought former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to join in the bashing and within the first few minutes of the show asked Edwards if Bush going to Iraq "was a daddy thing," and if he thought it was "scary" that "a President of the United States of limited ability," was able to create a "firestorm of almost messianic nuttiness."
Then a little later on Matthews asked Edwards "why do you think we're still hated around the world?" and worried that 9/11 had "screwed up our value system about humility in the world."
The following exchanges occured on the December 12 Hardball, as Matthews, as part of an ongoing college tour, brought Edwards to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Chris Matthews: "What's the lesson over there? Did we, did we, I know you've been very direct about this saying it, you, among, among a lot of senators in both parties supported this war, it was a mistake..."
John Edwards: "I said I was wrong. I said I was wrong."
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vaccum leak at the small air line at the side of the throttle body.does the van run and when you put your brake or let off the gas doe sit die/ if so check all your vaccuum lines attached to the the throttle body area.clean your throttle body out with proper thrtle body cleaner sprat,cjange pcv valve($2.33 at walmart-cheap way to get clean air back into engine).should help immensley-ps.--change your plugs!!!!!
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September 24, 2005 - 20 Elul 5765
Annual: Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8 (Etz Hayim, p. 1140; Hertz p. 859)
Triennial: Deuteronomy 26:1 - 27:10 (Etz Hayim, p. 1140; Hertz p. 859)
Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1 - 22 (Etz Hayim, p. 1161; Hertz p. 874)
Prepared by Rabbi Daniel A. Ornstein
Congregation Ohav Shalom, Albany, NY
Department of Congregational Services
Rabbi Paul Drazen, Director
This week's portion is Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8, the seventh in the book. It coincides with the sixth of seven Shabbatot of Consolation that follow Tisha B'Av and precede Rosh Hashanah.
In Ki Tavo, Moshe commands the Israelites to offer their first fruits to God in the presence of the priests, out of gratitude. A special liturgy is noted for the first fruits offering. Moshe also commands them to recite a special declaration following the removal of all tithes from each household at the end of each three year time period within the seven year sabbatical cycle. Most of the portion contains a list of rewards and punishments the Israelites will receive for following or violating the covenant with God. This long passage is one of two versions of the Tochecha, verses of reproof that come at the end of the law codes of Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
When you have set aside in full the tenth part of your yield in the third year, the year of the tithe, and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat their fill within your gates, you shall declare before the Lord your God: "I have cleared out the consecrated portion from the house; and I have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless and the widow, just as You commanded me; I have neither transgressed nor neglected any of Your commandments… I have done just as You commanded me. Look down from Your holy abode, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the soil You have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, (as You swore to our fathers.)" (26:12-13, 15)
Questions for Discussion:
You have affirmed this day that the Lord is your God, that you will walk in His ways, that you will observe His laws and commandments and rules, and that you will obey Him. And the Lord has affirmed this day that you are, as He promised you, His treasured people who shall observe all His commandments. (26:17-18)


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I am a writer, that species of storyteller reliant on written words to plan and compose works that others read, hear, and view. What begins as words on a page or screen might come to life as a short story, a novel, spoken poem, a play, a film, a painting, or a sculpture. Ideally, my stories entertain audiences because persuasion begins with capturing the attention of readers and viewers.
Stories teach us and attempt to influence us. As children, the fairy tales we hear convey morality and reinforce ethical systems. As adults, anecdotes persuade us more effectively than data. Narrative and literary techniques make science and technology understandable to general audiences. To educate and persuade, learn the art of effective storytelling.
My creative works reflect a fondness for the writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Industrial Revolution, the quickening pace of scientific discoveries, and two World Wars led to a paradoxical period of hope and doubt writers captured for future generations. The writers I admire offered needed social critiques through brilliantly crafted stories. Calls to science justified racism, sexism, and eugenics. Technology does not improve human nature; it amplifies the best and worst of humanity.
Digital content creation removes barriers to the circulation of content. Technology now allows an artist to write, publish, film, record, distribute… all with minimal effort. As the essayists of the past relied on newspapers, I embrace blogs, podcasts, and video streaming technology to reach an audience. Media arts overlap and intertwine, with a handful of writers embracing transmedia productions. Plays feature video, and performances live-stream. Instead of fixed on a page, writing changes in real-time to reflect the moment. Social media make performances interactive events.
The future marks a return to the past. Storytelling was once an oral event, with people gathered around and interacting with the artist. Technology brings us full circle, but without the limitations of the past.
Rhetoric Scholar
I began writing long before I understood the power of words and stories in society. Few first graders realize that a story about forest animals at Christmas represents cultural values. By fifth grade, though, I recognized that my stories embodied a value system. Then, I discovered the ancient Greeks and Romans in a set of hardcover secondhand books. The concept of "rhetoric" entered my consciousness.
In 2010, I completed my doctoral studies in rhetoric, complementing a master's degree in composition theory and rhetoric. Despite assumptions that rhetoric focuses on speech and public policy debates, the discipline offers ways to analyze all communication including creative writing, alongside all the arts and humanities.
As a scholar drawing on the traditions of classical rhetoric, I search for the shared characteristics of works that persuaded their intended audiences. This search for patterns combines qualitative and quantitative research methods. What I discover through analyses of creative works might help other writers seeking social change. The Rhetoric of Fiction by Wayne C. Booth inspired me to pursue these questions. Later, I discovered The Rhetoric of Economics by Deirdre McCloskey, a text exploring the power of literary techniques in academic writing and public policy debates.
Because I primarily write stage plays and screenplays, the rhetoric of stage and screen offers a natural specialty for my research interests. In these arts, definitions of success change based on the desired outcome of the creative team. Success might mean reaching the largest possible audience. Success might mean impressing award committees. Research should determine the patterns associated with the desired result for a creative work. The question that I find compelling is: does a work intended to promote social change achieve that result?
Publishers and producers hire individuals specializing in story analysis to help refine creative works based on the outcome desired. Could this reduce stage and screen productions to models? When you strictly adhere to statistical models, new works resemble past works. Quantitative analyses alone, without testing new options, lead to bland predictability. Qualitative analyses also lead to models in rhetoric. Yet, rhetorical scholars understand moment of evolutionary and revolutionary change exist. That's the art of rhetoric, informed by modern research methods.
Code Writer
Technology and creativity coexist. I began programming computers during elementary school as my desire to write continued increasing. I recognized computers were going to change writing as significantly as previous technologies had revolutionized communications. At the time, eight-bit home computers seemed like little more than glorified office equipment, but the revolution was coming.
Programming is a form of creative writing. Computer languages feature words, phrases, and precise syntaxes. Coding requires learning to express complex ideas as a series of simple steps. As some scholars suggest, elegant computer code resembles poetry, sometimes by coincidence and sometimes by intent.
During junior high, I developed a word processor for Commodore computers. In high school, I created TextRite, a word processor with more capabilities than the software available in our computer labs. I learned to override the built-in fonts of the IBM PC and the dot-matrix printers. I could write and edit more efficiently, plus the output looked better than standard Epson FX printing.
My interest in programming began with a desire to write more efficiently and generate aesthetically pleasing output. In college, I helped code a PostScript interpreter and became fascinated by digital typography. The appearance of words shapes their meaning effects their engagement with readers.
I continue to develop code to assist with writing. Humans are predictable; we develop and follow patterns when we speak and write. Technology helps detect those patterns. To improve my writing, I use code to identify and revise my weaker habits. Applying those tools to the works of others, I bridge rhetorical analysis and technology.
Educational Technologist
Certain that transformation of communication continues as technology advances, I wish to mentor students from marginalized communities who seek to promote social change. Teaching these students to use technology means appreciating the need for appropriate pedagogies.
How can we best use technology to help students? Too often, politicians, administrators, and educators rushed new technologies into classrooms without clear pedagogical purposes. Often, well-intentioned technologists promised unrealistic improvements in student learning outcomes. Sometimes, companies sought profits without concern for educational outcomes. Experts and researchers failed to identify the lasting value of teaching fleeting, temporary technologies. My graduate research explored how and why to use technology in classrooms. Though I love computing technology, that passion fails as justification for using new technologies in our courses.
We should teach students to critically analyze new media, as we have taught students to be critical readers of the printed word. This includes demystifying technology. Programming is writing. We should teach introductory programming skills to all students, which improves analytical skills. Learning the effective use of technology improves math, science, and reasoning skills.
Special Needs Advocate
Among the marginalized groups I seek to assist are those with physical and cognitive differences. I did not intend to research special needs when I entered graduate school. However, I discovered that the science and technology fields I love attract many people with cognitive differences, including autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
When gifted people, including some savants and geniuses, cannot explain their ideas to others, we risk losing the benefits of their insights. Helping these people approach writing and other forms of communication as they might solve pattern-based problems, offers these individuals a path towards intellectual and financial independence. Meeting brilliant men and women who struggle to communicate socially and professionally forced me to consider what personal traits society values.
At This Moment…
A doctoral degree in the arts and humanities prepares one to apply theories to analyses of the works of others. A master of fine arts degree prepares one create works of art. For that reason, I am completing an MFA in film and digital technology. Instead of teaching theories about the rhetorical potentials offered by technology, I want to create those revolutionary works of the future.
I continue to write poetry and fiction in longhand on legal pads. I enjoy putting pen or pencil to paper. I recognize the digital future, the digital present. I am there, together with my students and clients. As writer, I embrace the latest technologies, appreciating their power through one of the original academic disciplines.
Final Thoughts
I revised this introduction and the structure my website to demonstrate my academic focus within the field of rhetoric. I find it impossible to focus my interests as narrowly as some scholars do. I remain many things, although some colleagues in education are unable accept that these aspects of me interconnect.
Few academic fields fail to interest me. I considered pursuing other degrees and other career paths, but decided to unify my interests with rhetoric because of the discipline's breadth. In the Western tradition, rhetoric begins with public speech and persuasion. Over time, rhetoric expanded to include the written word. Visual rhetoric emerged as a field in the 1970s and 80s. Today, rhetoric scholars explore digital media, where all forms of communication come together.
Yes, I am a writer, a teacher, a scholar, and a programmer. Philosophy, psychology, history, and economics fascinate me. Those interests make me a better rhetorician.
- Tameri Guide for Writers — I know this project will never be done, but it is probably the most interesting and challenging. My goal, starting in 1997, was to convert any class I taught about writing to Web content.
- The Existential Primer — The project that started it all. In an age of Wikipedia, blogs, and other forms of community editing, I still retain editorial control of The Existential Primer. It is important to me that the site be easy to read and appreciate, while being as accurate as any text on philosophy can be.
Website News
- 2016 July
- Revised personal web pages to reflect new academic coursework and projects.


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Regarding the news story "Local protesters strike fast-food places, demand higher minimum wage" : Onjilea Turner's cry for $15 an hour because she wants "to make a difference" exemplifies what is wrong in America today.
Our culture believes we are entitled to get what we want simply because we want it. Ms. Turner, you are entitled to nothing in life. If you want it, work for it.
The minimum wage is based in socialism and not reality. It is pushed by unions as a way to raise union salaries indirectly; if a McDonald's worker makes $15 an hour, I should make $30 an hour to do anything that requires skill.
Wages must be based upon skill, value added to the company and ease of employee replacement. A cashier, a burger flipper and a janitor are easily replaced, and therefore make a lower wage.
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Its the 1800s American Southwest: an unsullied seventeen-year-old girl named Maria arrives in the border town of Presidio and, with nowhere else to go, becomes the earthy-yet-angelic dancer at Mama Rosas brothel. When Maria isnt dancing, shes desperately seeking romance and pledges herself wholly and prematurely to Marty Montana, a sanctimonious criminal who comes to believe Maria is two different women: a nunnish type worthy of an honorable man, and the most captivating whore at the brothel. (Guess which one he prefers?) This novel has the makings of a campy cult classic, with its swift lowbrow plot and endless complications for the starry-eyed lovers, whose foolhardy notions about love and dated ideas about women remain unchanged right down to the climactic end, when Montana suspects Marias been unfaithful .
Ultimately, its Mama Rosa that Im rooting for. Shes archly fun with gruff remarks, kind glances, a big ass and no-nonsense ballbusting. In fact, theres an id-like pleasure in hating, mocking and loving this ensemble of quirky Old West standbys: a loudmouthed prostitute with a black-hatted boyfriend, a half-blind sheriff too quick with his gun they are the cast of a country song thats overtragic, oversentimental and tormentingly catchy.


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LEADING US firm Kirkland & Ellis has opened its first office outside America in London.
The Bishopsgate office, which opened on 1 November, is staffed by resident partners Sam Haubold and Stuart Mills, who have transferred from Chicago.
Haubold says no plans have been made to transfer additional US staff to London or to recruit within the UK, although lawyers will fly in to handle specific cases.
"At the present time we don't have any other permanent people in London," he says.
"We are trying to determine what the appropriate configuration for the office is going to be, but we will be relying on fee earners from our US offices."
Approximately 80 per cent of the firm's lawyers have PCs and Haubold says direct access through information technology will make it possible for lawyers in the two countries to work together.
He says that the 200-partner practice opted to use London as the base for its European operations because it views the City as the centre of European Union activities.
"This is our initial office outside the US. We see this as a European office – not simply for the UK but also for our business activities in the rest of Europe," says Haubold.
He says the firm will practice exclusively in US law, and it has no intentions of expanding into English work.
"Our orientation is practising American law and working collaboratively with UK firms," says Haubold.
"Other American firms have actively recruited UK solicitors and tried to incorporate European and UK practices within the firm. We do not intend to do that.
"We have got very good relationships with the major English firms and we've got referral relationships with them. We are not seeking to compete with them."


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Rodgers was sacked by Reading after just six months in charge in December 2009 and was approached to join Mancini the following summer.
He held talks with football administrator Brian Marwood and even flew to Milan to discuss it with Mancini. But the chance to be manager of Swansea ended any chance of the move, despite the prospect of greater riches at City.
After taking the Welsh side to promotion through the play-offs and then establishing them in the Premier League, Rodgers claims his dalliance with City was a boost to his self-esteem at what was a difficult time.
"I was grateful because it was good for my confidence at the time because I'd left Reading having had a long career in coaching and all of a sudden I was on the outside looking in," he said.
"I went up at the end of the season, took a couple of days looking around the project and everything and I flew to Milan to meet Roberto out there.
"They were excited about what was happening there and I didn't really think I was going to get a manager's job so the next best thing was at least working with top players.
"Then all of a sudden I got the opportunity to go to Swansea so to be the No 1, irrespective of money and whatever contract, at a great club like Swansea was always going to be too good to turn down.
"I hadn't had anything in writing from Man City but I probably would have (earned more money)."
Real Madrid's Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin has joined on a season-long loan deal but it is set to be a pivotal week for the club with Rodgers hoping for more new faces, Charlie Adam and Jay Spearing potentially departing and circumstances dictating Andy Carroll may stay.
Rodgers and Swansea lost their opening game of last season 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium but recorded a memorable 1-0 home victory over City in March.
"In the first game they brought (Sergio) Agüero on, and he cost more than our stadium," Rodgers added.
"Over the two games, for three quarters of both games we were the better team.
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Though Jim Schwartz wouldn't admit it on Monday afternoon, Reggie Bush was the biggest reason the Detroit Lions swept the Chicago Bears and put themselves in great position atop the NFC North division.
Bush was the first Lions' runner since Barry Sanders to go for 100 yards twice in one season against the Bears, notoriously one of the toughest teams to run against in the NFL. Both times, it's no coincidence that Detroit swept the series against Chicago. Sunday was perhaps the best example of this, as the Lions' run success helped set everything else up during the day.
Where Bush has made his presence felt the most is pounding away late in games. Sunday, with the Lions clinging to a one point lead, it was Bush churning out clutch runs. He pounded out four of them on Detroit's final drive of the day. The first went for five yards, while the second and third were crushers, each going for 11. That forced Chicago to use two time outs, each of which would have come in handy late. The Lions haven't been able to control the clock with the running game in recent memory, so Bush's late heroics were a positive step forward.
Likely trying to cover for all his players, Schwartz bristled a bit at the notion that his team hasn't been able to close teams out with the running game lately. "I wouldn't say we haven't had (that ability) before," Schwartz commented when asked about the comparison. "Look back to Jacksonville last year, Joique Bell and Mikel Leshoure did a nice job salting that game away."
With all due respect to the coach, the Lions running the clock out against a terrible Jaguars team which would finish 30th in the league in run defense during 2012 was hardly a noteworthy accomplishment. Even though the Bears were without Henry Melton and Lance Briggs Sunday, the Lions have found ways to go away from the run late and fail to protect leads with an inability to run out the clock. With Bush, they simply crammed it down Chicago's throat late behind a suddenly nasty offensive line with great success.
It's clear that there has been a major sea change in Detroit. When Schwartz was hired in 2009, he referenced the ability to win road games in November and December within the elements even though the Lions played in a dome the majority of the time. Finally, it looks like Detroit is built for that test with the explosive Bush and the physical Bell. Question the coach's in-game decision making at times? Sure. Just don't question the mental and physical toughness he has instilled in this Lions' team.
With Bush in the fold and a tougher offensive line in place, they can finally run the ball with authority, especially late in games. That should make the Lions a tougher than usual foe during the second half of the season.
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Your favorite genre of anime What suits your fancy?
Posted 09 April 2011 - 08:58 PM
Dead Space Lvl. 3 Engineer suit - 100% finished! Finally!
My Dead Space suit videos!
Posted 09 April 2011 - 09:11 PM
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Posted 09 April 2011 - 10:12 PM
I also tend to like animes that were based off of games, like Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Phantasia.
ACen '08 Cosplay: Akari-chan from Aria the Animation
ACen '09 Cosplay: Mithos from Tales of Symphonia
ACen '10 Cosplay: Shinooka from Oofuri/Big Windup!
ACen '11 Cosplay: Ayase from No Money (Okane ga nai!)
ACen '11 Cosplay: Adele from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2
ACen '12 Cosplay: TinTin from 'The Adventures of TinTin'
ACen '13 Cosplay: Hibari from Senran Kagura
Posted 10 April 2011 - 06:17 AM
DeadCruiser, on 09 April 2011 - 08:58 PM, said:
Speaking of harem, I noticed you started watching Shuffle! That's easily my favorite harem series, even if I didn't like particularly like the girl he ended up with.
Anyway, I watch just about everything. Slice of life, shounen, harem, comedy, shoujo...
Visit my MAL and let me know you're from the forums~
Posted 10 April 2011 - 10:41 AM
Posted 10 April 2011 - 12:08 PM
Sumomomo momomomo and Butterfly flowers are my favs <3
I can basically watch anything but mindless hentai/fanservice that only cashes in on fanservice anime/mango. Like no plot or weak plot and just panty panty panty shots and hints.
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Hero from SMT: DS2, Emmet/Kudari from Pokemon Black and White, Roppi Izaya from Durarara, Hitoshura human form from SMT.
All the random avatars this time are from LJ and I don't own any of them. Some of the avatars are credit to aristocracy, Taku ♫ arthursandwich, noxjustxnoin, imperial-code, dojicons, narrante, dino-cookie, shiroyuki_kun, takerzmuse, and ushitora_icons at LJ. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE ICONS.
Currently into and playing: All Megaten games, Blazblue series, and P4MU. Waiting for: Pokemon BW2 and BB3.
Posted 11 April 2011 - 09:04 AM
Mogura to Taiyo- Naono Bohra
Posted 11 April 2011 - 10:41 AM
Posted 11 April 2011 - 11:41 AM
2. Action comedy
3. sci-fi adventure
4. Sports/games
If you can read this you get a pat on the back.
I drank GOD and it is good!!!
Part of POWA*PinoyOneWorldAlliance*
Acen Hamburglar
Posted 11 April 2011 - 12:26 PM
Even in shows where romance isn't the main point, I still tend to like that part the best.
I said to her, 'What will become of us?'
And as forgotten water in a well might shake
At an explosion under morning
Or a crack run up a gable,
She began to speak.
'I think our very form is bound to change.
Dogs in siege. Saurian relapses. Pismires."
- from Seamus Heaney's "Sibyl", part two of "Triptych"
Posted 11 April 2011 - 12:28 PM
Sombra, From Overwatch
Tohru, From Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 12:33 PM
~TekoMuto Fangirl~
Hello, my name is Poshy...
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I will lay at your feet while you rule the world
ANIME CENTRAL April 27-29 2012-ANIME DETOUR June 30 -July 1 2012
Posted 13 April 2011 - 12:00 PM
Friday: General Esdeath (Akame Ga Kill!) (98% d/t touch ups and re-doing sword)
Saturday: Major Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell ARISE variant] (100%)
Sunday: Either Major Motoko Kusanagi from GITS S.A.C. 2nd GIG or Esdeath again. Help me decide D;
RIP Origa <3
"Let's Form a Stand Alone Complex!" Saturday, 12:30 PM – 2:15 PM Panel Room 13 DESCC
"My Ghost Whispers, Therefore I am" Saturday, 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM Panel Room 13
Posted 27 April 2011 - 10:52 AM
Goat-Kun (Umineko no Naku Koro Ni) - Friday
Garterbelt (Panty and Stocking) - Saturday
Coach (Left 4 Dead 2) - Thursay (maybe), Saturday
Posted 28 April 2011 - 02:43 AM
When people start asking, I'll answer.
Contact Me
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 10:16 PM
S1NN3R, on 28 April 2011 - 02:43 AM, said:
I tend to call them Tragedies, tragic-drama, whatever. Unless they're a completely separate genre.
Goat-Kun (Umineko no Naku Koro Ni) - Friday
Garterbelt (Panty and Stocking) - Saturday
Coach (Left 4 Dead 2) - Thursay (maybe), Saturday
Posted 28 April 2011 - 11:02 PM
When people start asking, I'll answer.
Contact Me
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2012 CONS; Anime Detour | Anime Central | Otakon
Currently watching; . . . | Currently playing; Catherine
PSN ID: Rukariou - hit me up if you wanna play some Little Big Planet or kick my butt at Blazblue!
"In the name of the big white thingy in the sky, Tao will punish you!" - Taokaka, Blazblue Continuum Shift
Posted 28 May 2011 - 10:43 PM
A close second is giant mech shows. Because I love giant mechs
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PSN ID: Ranma344
This keyboard of mine glows with an awesome power! It's burning feel tells me to post here! Take this, my knowledge, my opinion, and all of my awesomeness! SHINING POST!
Posted 04 June 2011 - 01:08 PM
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 04:29 PM
Harem anime tends to rank lower with me, simply because it's hard to find a good one that has actually STAYED good. Tenchi Muyo, Ah! My Goddess, and Ranma 1/2 are a few I particularly enjoy. Shuffle! wasn't horrible by any means, but my problem with it was how the majority of the characters were Mary Sue/Gary Stu types - people whom everybody loves, but very few dislikes - with very few exceptions.
I like fantasy/action types - like Fate/Stay Night, 3X3 Eyes or Ghost Stories. (Again, though, you hit the "Gary Stu" issue with Shirou Emiya in FSN, who gets pretty irritating after a while.)
Then you have comedy. Now, I like my comedy to be spiced up with action, too. So, Lupin the 3rd and GetBackers are my favorite examples there, along with FLCL.
I THINK, though, what tends to rank highest with me are the "surreal" types. Princess Tutu and Aria, for instance. I love the artwork in these, and the stories play out to a degree that I personally enjoy.
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In addition to John's comments, I would add that I strongly disagree with
this statement from the original post:
> I think that the space occupied by the useless Korean syllable groups
> in the Unicode set prevented Unicode from becoming a really universal
> character set, used all over the world.
In reality, Unicode *is* being used all over the world. Without trying to
sound too grandiose, it is important to realize that Unicode is incredibly
widely used today - the people using it just don't realize it. Around the
world and in Asia, in Japan and all parts of China, it is a safe bet that
>50% of text being written today on computers is stored as Unicode
(Microsoft Word97, Word98, and JustSystems' Ichitaro). In Asia, over 50% of
Internet content, in particular around 65% of Korean content is now viewed
in Unicode (Internet Explorer), even if the web content itself is not stored
in Unicode. This trend is continuing: Word97 Korean is already Unicode,
Hangul and Computer plans to move their AreA Hangul word processor to
Unicode, and Navigator 5 will be based on Unicode. Besides word processors
and browsers, there are other programs used everyday in Korea like Excel97
and PowerPoint97 that use precomposed Unicode Hangul syllables. And
Office2000 will add Access2000, based on Unicode, using precomposed Hangul.
So, the myth of Unicode "non-adoption" is just a myth.
It is also twisting history to say that using a code point for each combined
Jamos delayed adoption of Unicode. In fact, it very much *hastened* it.
Composed Hangul syllables are the easiest way to get high quality Hangul
glyphs. Composing Jamos in software is not terribly difficult, but getting a
high quality result that matches the quality of pre-composed text is much
harder for the developer than simply using precomposed characters. Further,
integration with existing Korean national standards was much easier with
precomposed characters since those existing standards used precomposed
characters too. This is not to say that combining Jamos are not desirable,
especially to handle old Hangul syllables. But it is a fact that software
that handles combining Jamos is rare today, and software that handles
precomposed Unicode Hangul is the norm.
There are much stronger barriers to Unicode adoption than Korean
pre-composed syllables, namely operating system support that is lacking in
many OSes. But all popular OSes today can handle Unicode to some degree,
people who want such functionality can write Unicode software, and they are
doing it.
Chris Pratley
Microsoft Office Program Manager
-----Original Message-----
From: John Cowan [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: April 20, 1999 7:24 PM
To: Unicode List
Subject: Re: FW: Unicode Hangul and Internet
> > As you know, several character sets are actually used for
> > representing Far-Eastern languages. While some of these character
> > sets do not even list the Korean alphabet, Unicode seems to go in the
> > opposite direction, because it reserves for the Korean syllables more
> > than 11,000 positions, not considering that it is possible to obtain
> > the Korean "graphical syllable" by means of software: see, for
> > instance, the Microsoft Global IME (Input Method Editor) 5.0.
Those 11K codepoints (the Johab code set) were put in at the request
of the Korean national standards body. But nobody has to use them;
Unicode has a very complete Hangul jamo set and rules for mapping
jamo sequences to Johab codes algorithmically. In addition, some
pre-modern hangul cannot be represented as single codes; the
conjoining jamo must be used.
> > The problem of the Korean syllable is similar to the problem of the
> > right-to-left direction used for Arabic or for Hebrew, or to the up-
> > to-bottom direction of the writing system of Inner Mongolia. For
> > representing correctly the Hangul in the Web pages the solution
> > probably has to pass through XML, but it is useless to have so many
> > positions occupied in Unicode when the problem could be easily solved
> > by software (and, moreover, every Korean could understand the Hangul
> > even if not graphically grouped in syllables). Those 11,000 positions
> > could be precious in order to reach a unified 16-bit character set
> > good for all the languages of the world.
Not when there is talk of 90K or 100K of hanzi floating around.
> > It is necessary to
> > obtain a revision of all the Far-Eastern character sets now used for
> > the exchange of data (especially for Internet) with the intent of
> > reaching as soon as possible a unified 16-bit character set good for
> > all the world, Far-East included.
That's what Unicode *is*, warts and all. Yes, it's a wart that we
need to go past 65536 codepoints, but it's a small wart, all things
-- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan firstname.lastname@example.com You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)
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How Forrest Gump Changed Fashion
Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic comedy-drama romance film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field.
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Let's face it. Not only did Forrest Gump's life effect ours, but so did his fashion. His clean cut, crisp looks captured the hearts of Americans everywhere and we still use his throwback looks today. Maybe it's time to take a hint from Mr. Gump and re-modernize his fashion?
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super - no it really is a plane! Cool! I'm ready to board.
During a recent whirlwind two-day trip to California I took a total of four commercial flights. Commercial airline travel is now at the top of my hit parade of ways to get from point A to B.
Yes, we all know the litany of airline complaints: the food (or lack thereof), delayed flights, extra charges on most carriers for this or that, cramped seats that make you wonder just what would happen if you gained another few pounds. The list goes on.
All of that is trumped by the "miracle" of a huge piece of machinery frequently weighing more than 100 tons that, defying gravity, smoothly lifts off and, with the help of experienced pilots, traffic controllers and technology, gets to its destination in a fraction of the time that it took before the advent of air travel.
Man's interest in flying goes back thousands of years. To name but a few highlights, provided by the Pima Air & Space Museum:
• 200 BC: A Chinese general attaches himself to a kite to fly over enemy territory and survived.
• 1400s-early 1500s: Leonardo da Vinci creates many sketches of flying machines, though there is no evidence he actually created one himself.
• 1903: The famous Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, make the first flight of their powered, fixed-wing plane.
• Today: Jets circle the globe on a daily basis.
I'm in awe of it all. My trip this past March was no exception. Requirements to remove my jacket, shoes and shoulder bag, toss my drink and wait in line to pass through security were a small price to pay for the airlines doing everything possible within guidelines to ensure my safety.
Security personnel, whom I consider the unsung heroes of the airlines, can boast of an exceptional record. According to the librarian at the Pima Air & Space Museum, since Sept. 11, 2001, there has not been a single instance of a successful hijacking of a U.S. commercial carrier.
With more than 22,000 commercial planes flying in U.S. skies per day, carrying nearly 2 million people, those are huge bragging rights.
By the way, all four planes I took on my last trip left on time or even a couple of minutes early. Watching out the window as those big birds sailed up and away filled me with wonder, as it always does. Every time I see the cars become ants and start to get the bigger picture, life takes on a new perspective. It doesn't revolve around me, that's for sure.
Despite a couple of recent well-publicized events, airline pilots and attendants should be honored for maintaining America's outstanding record of safety.
Commercial planes are statistically the safest mode of transportation. The librarian at the air and space museum told me that there have been only four fatal accidents involving passengers on U.S carriers since that fateful September day, three involving commuter planes.
Most of us are familiar with the story of Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed his plane safely in the Hudson River in 2009, when a flock of geese caused both engines to fail.
Yet many other pilot heroics often go unrecognized by passengers, who are rushing to get off the plane and get on with their lives. My friend Chrysanne still feels remorse about forgetting to thank the pilot whose quick thinking avoided disaster - some years ago, he diverted her plane sharply upward just as it was about to touch ground after he saw another jet blocking the runway.
During my recent trip, all flight attendants were pleasant, helpful and fun to talk to. On the leg back to Phoenix from Monterey, Calif., I joked to the attendant that I wouldn't be able to fit in my matchbox-sized seat if I gained an extra couple of ounces. "Okay then, only diet soda for you," she teased.
And just for the record, both going and coming, my luggage arrived on time and in good condition.
In spite of the many tales of airline woes, the fact that we're here to tell those tales speaks for commercial airline travel more eloquently than words ever could.
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UBS has downgraded
The broker believes that the recent strength of the Australian dollar, which hit a 26-month high this week, could discourage rival bids.
"While we don't discount an alternative bid for AWB entirely, f/x movements are decreasing the likelihood of an alternative offer from an international player," UBS told clients.
Canadian fertiliser giant Agrium lobbed a $1.2 billion takeover of wheat trader and rural services group AWB, which highlighted Australia's importance to global food supply.
Agrium's bid trumped an earlier offer from
AWB is one of the largest wheat marketers in the world. The group's earnings are split throughout the agricultural value chain from farm input merchandising to financial/risk services, along with grain handling, marketing and trading earnings.
UBS left its 12-month target price at $1.50, which is only slightly higher than AWB's recent trading price of $1.48.
The Australian Financial Review