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Right vs. Left vs. Progressive vs. Conservative
(Warning: this post uses a definition of "progressive" different from its modern usage, and closer to what it meant a century ago.)
So as we watch the Republican party implode yet again, I'm led to rehash some of my thoughts about the political spectrum in this country and how the current party system does and doesn't represent it.
Noah Millman (one of the few conservatives I heartily encourage liberals to read as much of as possible) has an interesting model that I think merits a lot more attention than it gets. Right and Left are ideologies; Progressive and Conservative are temperaments (beware spellcheck on that last one: "temperment" describes a musical instrument's tuning; "temperament" the innate parts of a person's psyche). The right, speaking broadly, sides with winners, and the left, speaking broadly, sides with losers. There are moral arguments for each; as a leftist I obviously find the left's more cogent, but they exist on both sides. This piece of his on Tolstoy and conservatism is probably the best description of it he has, and also well worth reading on its own.
Progressive and conservative, on the other hand, are temperaments. To speak broadly again, conservatives think change is inherently dangerous and Progressives think it's inherently neutral or even good. Progressives like broad, sweeping changes, creating or destroying institutions to solve problems, while conservatives' instinct is to adapt existing institutions to new needs, even if that seems less optimal than a new institution would.
So here you have four possible combinations, and I think there's some representation currently for each, still:
Left Progressive: Henry Waxman.
Left Conservative: Barack Obama.
Right Progressive: Paul Ryan.
Right Conservative: John Hunstman.
(The famed friendship between Kucinich and Ron Paul may have something to do with the fact that they're both by this definition quite progressive.)
Now, once upon a time, the Democratic and Republican parties were, approximately, the progressive and conservative parties. The Democrats leaned left, and the Republicans leaned right, but what kept them together was their common temperaments; their beliefs about what process of change is best.
As party power shifted back and forth over the last century, it was usually because one party picked up three of those four groups in a coalition. So in the 1910s you had all of the left plus right progressives in the "progressive" coalition. Or in Nixon's days you had all of the right plus the left conservatives in the "silent majority" coalition.
So, we had a situation where there were two parties and separate from that two broad ideologies. There were left-leaning Republicans and right-leaning Democrats. This was more or less a functional system despite all of its flaws, and it is completely dead now. We're looking at a much different way of governing than we have for the past century, and we need to figure out what that is going to be.
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IDoMath (404 posts)
1. Not to get too bogged down in semantics but...
I was taught the that spectrum was;
radical/progressive --- Liberal --- conservative --- reactionary
So your "right progressive" looks like a reactionary to me.
Or do I need to just set these aside for your analysis?
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Fri Dec 21, 2012, 11:58 AM
Recursion (50,978 posts)
2. It's Millman's peculiar term
I think his model is not that radicals are "more liberal" than non liberals, or reactionaries "more conservative" than non reactionaries, but that there are two separate axes here. You might have someone who is significantly more liberal than a radical (eg, he wants to get rid of all private property whereas the radical just wants to end bourgeois capital ownership), but he wants to use existing institutions to gradually make that happen. It's about the trajectory rather than the goal. It's probably not the best choice of terms, but I can also see why he made it.
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Fri Dec 21, 2012, 12:04 PM
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3. Tolstoy on anarchy
The question is not, I repeat, which community will be the more secure, the better the one which is defended by arms, cannons, gallows or the one that is not so safeguarded. But there is only one question for a man, and on it is impossible to evade: Will you, a rational and good being, having for a moment appeared in this world, and at any moment liable to disappear will you take part in the murder of erring men or men of a different race, will you participate in the extermination of whole nations of so-called savages, will you participate in the artificial deterioration of generations of men by means of opium and spirits for the sake of profit, will you participate in all these actions, or even be in agreement with those who permit them, or will you not?
For man of peace, conservative in respect to maintaining balance with man and environment, progressive in respect to adapting to constant environmental change to maintain balance.
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Fri Dec 21, 2012, 12:29 PM
Eleanors38 (18,318 posts)
4. Interesting stuff. Without reading through all his stuff...
it sounds as if much is centered on ownership of private property (or not). In my involvement with American politics -- including radical & leftist thought & action -- that contesting ownership of private property was an exercise by few.
A more fundamental shift has occurred with the Democratic Party: It has moved steadily to a non-ideological and pro-corporate outlook which brooks little tolerance for the "leftism" of George McGovern, and is willing to let the fundamentals of union-organizing fall by the road; it seems to abandon positions as soon as they are attacked by the GOP/RW, perhaps because it has such confidence in its duck 'n' hide politics.
The GOP has lurched to hard-right since the early 90s both in terms of ideology, corporate goals and a sublimely aggressive temperament. But this has been going on since the early 60s. The GOP's transformation is clearer and more linear.
Our politics is now measured along a continuum of Far Right and Center Right. There is little left of the Left.
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Zorra (27,670 posts)
5. We need to work on eliminating the notion that conservatism has any value to humanity, other
than as something to be eternally recognized as deadly, and as something that needs to be kept in a secure and vigilantly monitored cage, and never let out of the cage.
The very essence of the difference between progressives and conservatives is economics. Progressives believe that economic engines must be strictly controlled and monitored in order that their primary function will be to best serve the interests of human beings and genuine democratic government. Conservatives believe in an unregulated free market, the consequence of which can only inevitably be some type of conservative political, social, and economic oligarchy.
There are other phenomena/noumena that may define progressives and conservatives to a lesser extent, but these phenomena/noumena are secondary to economics when we talk about potential systems for our country and planet. A healthy progressive economic system will necessarily lead to general progressive evolution and progress in the political, social, and environmental realms as well. A conservative economic system can only lead to regression in the political, social, and environmental realms, and will inevitably destroy the planet.
Generally speaking...
Today's progressives want to eliminate and replace institutions which are irrevocably corrupted, in order to institute a system that primarily serves the needs of human beings. Dennis Kucinich is an example of this type of progressive. He understands that regulating wealthy private interests is a primary avenue toward achieving a flourishing and sane egalitarian country and world.
Conservatives want to maintain and strengthen these institutions and allow the corruption within them to flourish unimpeded, in order to maintain a system that primarily serves the economic interests of a wealthy elite. Ron Paul is an example of this type of conservative. He talks a somewhat progressive game, but the heart of his philosophy is an unrestricted free market, which as I mentioned earlier, can only lead to general destructive conservative oligarchy.
Conflating the ideological stances of Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich might be fun for some, and right leaning moderates may use this conflation for subtle nefarious propaganda purposes in order try to denigrate the progressive positions of Rep. Kucinich, but in reality, Reps. Paul and Kucinich are at almost completely opposite ends of the progressive/conservative economic/political/social spectrum.
Economically speaking, all evidence points to the fact that President Obama is far more similar to Ron Paul in ideology than Rep. Kucinich.
The keys to instituting and maintaining a constructive and evolving progressive society that provides for the maximum rights and opportunities to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for the greatest majority of human beings are first preventing wealthy private interests from using wealth and deception to neutralize democracy, and then to democratically prevent regressive authoritarian personalities from assuming any positions of leadership.
Our current system requires revolutionary change ~ the complete abolition of some institutions, the alteration of others...and an understanding of the old saying "don't try to fix what ain't broke".


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Champion Chat⦠Harvick will participate in his monthly Champion Chat on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. ET and answer fan questions via Twitter and TweetChat.com. To ask a question, simply log on to TweetChat.com or Federal-Mogul's @ChampionParts Twitter feed and add the #ChampionChat hashtag to the end of each tweet. Harvickâs video "Touts" will be available through the @ChampionParts Twitter feed as well as www.Tout.com (search for "#TeamChampion").
Harvick Discusses the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Share your thoughts on participating in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
âI was fortunate enough to win this race back in 2007. You definitely would rather win the All-Star race, than not. Itâs one of the marquee races in our sport that you want to win. Charlotte (Motor Speedway) hasnât been a great track for us, but we have had some success there throughout the years. The All-Star race was one of our successes; it was definitely a cool race to win.â
What are your thoughts on the new format for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race this season?
âAnytime they put that much money in front of anybody itâs going to cause things to rise to another level. Take the points away from that and you really have some unique scenarios that come up. I think adding the bonus for winning all five segments is really going to add a twist to the event as well, especially for the driver who wins the first segment. Theyâre going to be giving it all they have to try and win the remaining segments to collect the additional $1 million bonus. Itâs always fun when you know there is really nothing on the line but to win. If you do, then usually there is a big check waiting for you at the end so that gives you some bragging rights and a lot of money.â
How much does the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race help to prepare you and the team for the Coca-Cola 600?
âUsually, we can get a glimpse into the future, primarily in the engine department. Theyâll test out a few different things to try to see what we might be able to utilize the following weekend. We also get to be on the race track under conditions similar to those weâll see during the Coca-Cola 600. The extra track time will really help us determine how these new cars are going to handle under the lights at Charlotte (Motor Speedway).â
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A stay at our hotel in Yerevan puts you in the capital of the Republic of Armenia and within one of the largest Armenian communities in the world. Neo-classical influences abound here, and be sure to notice the large number of pinkish-colored buildings that helped Yerevan earn the nickname, "The Pink City."
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We're new to cruising. Planning a July Grand European river cruise on Viking. Is it important to get the travel insurance for such a trip? Does anyone have experience with this cruise company? We're grateful for any input. Thx.
We're new to cruising. Planning a July Grand European river cruise on Viking. Is it important to get the travel insurance for such a trip? Does anyone have experience with this cruise company? We're grateful for any input. Thx.
It is always recommended you get travel insurance. It not only protects you for sickness or death in the family before you leave. It also provides protection for trip delays, trip interupptions, medical evacuation, medical emergencies on the trip, lost luggage and more. Sorry I haven't been on Viking.
Don't leave home without it !
I agree about getting insurance. It's like any insurance, in that if you buy it and don't need it, it's money spent that you didn't need to spend. But if you end up needing the insurance, it can save you a lot of otherwise lost money.
I sailed with Viking River Cruises a couple of years ago in France, and had a great time. It's not the same experience as mega-ship cruising, and has a lot of advantages. The company did a good job for us.
Hi everyone,
I would think that cruise insurance is good in some respect, but we recently experienced a problem.
We were stuck at JFK airport in NY, March 25, 2007. We were to arrive in Rome 11:20am March 26th to go on our 12 night European cruise. Unfortunately our flight with Alitalia was cancelled because someone ran the truck with our luggage into the door of the airplane. http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...n_confused.gif
There was 58 passengers on that flight to catch that cruise ship, Carnival Freedom, the next day.
Alitalia put us up in a hotel for the night. While at the hotel I called Travel guard and explained what happened. The lady told me that the insurance wouldn't cover that type of a problem and gave me no assistance what so ever.
40 of us had to take a bus to Newark, NJ to catch Air France to Paris, the other 18 got flights out from JFK, we all met in Paris and rushed over to catch another flight to Naples to catch our ship there.
I told Travel Guard I want to start a claim anyway to have someone review it.
Now we have to wait for a letter from Alitalia to give us a letter explaining why the flight was cancelled.
Be sure to alway keep your boarding passes in case you experience this type of a problem.
I would imagine the insurance is good for normal conditions and medical, but I believe with Travel Guard you have to pay first and put in a claim to get your money back.
We did get travel insurance for our next 2 cruises and hope that everything goes smooth.
Please let us know how this turns out. Still better to have it than not to have it and I have a sneaking suspicion that they will cover.

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I believe with Travel Guard you have to pay first and put in a claim to get your money back.

It depends on the type of insurance you purchased. If you purchased "secondary insurance," that's the case. If you purchased "primary insurance," the insurance company pays you outright if you're making a claim for a covered reason.
Hi Sandy,
Thank you for that information. I didn't know that there was a primary or secondary insurance. I will check that out for our next 2 cruises and future cruises. http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...icon_smile.gif
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I'm sure it will be time consuming, but I will let you know what happened.
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As giddy with anticipation as a schoolgirl, NPR reports that a record 5 million people will attend Barack Obama's inauguration this month. Ever the inquisitive columnist, I have examined these claims, determined that NPR might be right on this one, and got a nice tote bag from them for my efforts.
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The Lady Commanders rode a 19-point effort from sophomore Laurel Burroughs en route to a 65-32 victory over Ezell-Harding Academy. FCS (8-3) sped to a 21-9 first quarter lead and never looked back.
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Reviews are decidedly mixed. And domestic grosses still could portend an obit. But Tom Cruise in his new scifi pic Oblivion is in orbit overseas with a #1 opening in 48 of 52 international territories this weekend. Friday's gross is an estimated $13.1M at 7,464 dates for an early total of $23.1M and a weekend estimate of $60.5M. That includes a record-breaking #1 opening in Russia with $1.5M, which is the biggest opening day of the year for a non-3D release. After 2 days, the box office total there is $3.2M for Cruise's biggest opening ever in Russia. The movie is directed by TRON: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski who also produced with former News Corp #2 Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark who both oversaw Planet of the Apes. and Middle East markets and the results are outstanding. The main reason Universal cast Cruise is because he's still a star internationally. Oblivion opens in the U.S. and Canada and 7 more international territories next weekend.
Tom Cruise Sci-Fi 'Oblivion' Orbits Overseas
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OF course the reviews are "mixed." Even the good ones are only so-so. Is it a surprise to anyone? Kosinski can't tell a story. That much has been evident for a long time.
True. The good reviews say it's pretty but incomprehensible, convoluted nonsense. The bad reviews just say it's trash. Suprised that the producers didn't hammer Kosinski on the importance of good storytelling after the visually stunning car crash that was Tron Legacy.
JK is a commercial director, high style but needs to sit down and study story, specifically the emotional core of a story. He has a brilliant eye, so come on JK bring on the emotion. You can't play it cold if you want a feature to stick.
Disagree strongly. I agree Tron was trash, but this is a million times better. There's really a very compelling story here, and Kosinski tells it very well. But it does take some work to follow; it's not a film for dummies.
Tom Cruise is the biggest movie star of the last 30 years, this just proves it.
The haters can fume til they're blue in the face. 31 years now since Risky Business and despite the occasional hiccup, he's not even close to running out of steam.
seen it! Some how confused in the middle. i like the twists and the back stories. they made it more great. generally a different cool Scifi. and the best part is it is in 2-D.
A very beautiful film for the eye reaching a nice conclusion at the end with some twists and an amazing soundtrack!
"Still a star internationally"? Hes a star in the US, he makes good movies and his movies always make money. If he is in a bad movie, like Rock of Ages, then he still gives the best performance of the cast.
When are you guys gonna be done with trying to bury Tom Cruise? You failed with Ben Affleck, and you will fail with Tom Cruise.
So Will Smith and Cruise are playing by the same playbook, which is do safe, CGI laden scify flicks that sell easily overseas. But it works.
Yes Rock of ages,Lions for lambs, Valkyrie, Tropic thunder are all safe cgi laden sci-fi flicks! Troll
dont forget Reacher troll
Very interesting movie. It doesn't always work but they are really trying to do something intelligent, and there is genuinely great stuff there. Absolutely worth seeing, whether you like TC or not.
Has anyone noticed that everything Dylan Clark did for Chernin made a ton of money and really aspired to be something artistic?
Fan knows absolutely nothing about Dylan Clark.
Sigh, another crappy movie rescued by foreign audiences' willingness to watch anything as long as it has glitzy visuals, action and a big name? What motive does Hollywood have not to produce crap? So much easier than trying to make an action movie that's actually good. (Yes, they do exist.)
Movies aren't just made for the North American B.O. There are a large number of people who watch movies who don't live in the US or Canada. I think what you should say is that the international territories will save this movie, but shouldn't think that 'foreigners' are saving this movie. Otherwise, it's comments like this which make posters on this site seem a little ignorant.
'Foreigners' in this case means 48 other international territories, and most of them will not make nearly as much money as the North American B.O. Most 'foreigners' still won't see this movie, but a small percentage will and that still means a lot of money. So yes, international markets can save a movie, but more people in the US and Canada will watch this movie than most other markets. Collectively, all markets will save this movie.
Flash and special effects translate better overseas where there is a language barrier. My general rule of thumb is that films that make 70 percent overseas are generally crap. There are exceptions of course.
Indeed, the genius that is Tyler Perry has had 9 20m+ opening in the states & done nothing internationally, proving how much more discening US audiences are… see also Adam Sandler. The American film goer is clearly a cultural oasis surrounded by "foreigners" with no taste.
are you intelligent? why dont you try making films?
lol you got to be joking, Opening weekend for US box office – 50 Million Taken 2, 40 million GI Joe 2 and only 20 million for Looper, oh looks like US audience appreciates crappy mindless flicks over intelligent ones, right?? Atleast foreign people know to appreciate both kind of movies and not just mindless ones.
What do you mean, "still a star internationally?" HA! He's still a star PERIOD – A major Motion Picture Movie star, and one of the only guys who brings it every time. The notion by some in the press that a little jump on a couch took anything away from him in the audience's mind is RUBBISH.
Tom Cruise wants to star in my movie? – Hell yeah, sign me up. Find me a producer in town who disagrees, and I'll help you find the psych ward he escaped from.
Bravo! You tell 'em. I'm sick of all the cruise basking too. Get a clue, Hollywood!
Reviews have been mixed but then again I decide what films I ultimately watch, not reviews or general reception. For a couple hours of time it looks like it has an interesting visual scope. And I'll give most movies sci-fi slanted at least one look.
So, I'll catch it myself and take it from there.
Yeah it's all all the rest of the world's fault that Hollywood hasn't got a clue anymore and just recycles the same tired crap again and again. American audiences never go in droves to see crappy movies do they? Not that I think this film is crap as I haven't seen it yet and we make my own judgement when I do.
Exactly…all audiences, US or international love these kinds of movies.
Let the tom cruise bashing begin-…
It's a good movie, not great but good. And if someone doesn't understand it, well, they'd be better watching transformers or something like that.
@Winston yeah, because Jack Reacher was full of cgi….oh, wait
True he was in Rock of Ages. Reacher was a modest hit. Valkerie wasn't. RofAges bombed. But scifi remains the standard formula to get an easy hit.
Scifi is still the shallow well that the "names" go to for an easy hit. Smith is even worse. But fair enough. Rock of Ages bombed. Valkerie did just OK. Reacher was a modest hit. Now here comes the easy paycheck.
As a fan of the guy, I am disappointed he chose to star in two sci-fi movies in a row. His work in Reacher was damn good and I am hoping he next selects a drama or comedy.
Funny how all the Cruise disciples come out of the woodwork whenever their idol is slighted. Truth of the matter is his name is his main selling point. Unless he stars in an absolute stinker, he'll always put butts on seats. But he's no longer an interesting leading man. DiCaprio, Bale, Tom Hardy and others are constantly stretching themselves. Cruise is content with playing the same core character over and over and cashing the checks.
None of these can open a picture quite like Cruise.
Yeah…….That was John Wayne's problem too.
I respect a man of principle who does the best job he can. You must be really good at what you do or a filmmaker who understands the screaming demands of the craft.
What about magnolia, botfoj, rain man, collateral, vanilla sky, tropic thunder,jerry maguire, rock of ages, last samuri, eyes wide shut, interview with the vampire. One note actor for sure.
I'm glad the International market is growing in importance for Hollywood movies. It'll at least mute the importance of the Conservative movie-goers who are hell bent on "boycotting" those they deem too liberal or too vocal on politics, climate etc.
There is something about Smith and Cruise. They make a hit movie after hit movie. Even their bombs are not that compared to others.
This was an incredible experience on the big screen. I would have kicked myself if I watched it at home for the first time.
Congrats to Tom, job well done :)
I just saw this yesterday and it wasn´t that impressive. Unless you think audially and visually. I never forsee twists but this one had 2-3 that I saw coming… weak sauce. Or maybe i´m just spoiled by Bioshock Infinite.
Is he shooting at a mouse in the poster? Because he sure looks to be shooting at a mouse. Intently.
The mouse had it coming. Fwck that mouse!
I go to see a good movie…period.
I don' t give a flip about someones persnal life.
If a person is good at what they do…you go to them…period.
My dentist is a Mormon and I'm not…he is a good dentist…I go.
Tom Cruise is a star, always has been always will be! Oblivion is getting audience love overseas because they are liking the movie and a lot of people still love Tom Cruise the actor! He makes great popcorn movies and if he's in a great movie people want to go see and others like then people will go see it! Never count Cruise out, he always puts in 110% into a role or character! Looking forward to Oblivion and All You Need Is Kill! He wants to entertain and audience and make get movie's!
I agree. TC has been and will be no.1.
Yes international markets recognize quality. It is Pherhaps a sad by-product of America's lowest ranking educational system that has led to the international markets surpassing domestic markets in other areas. Movies can't be too complicated or people here can't follow them. All our movies need to follow the same recipe. Top hits line TED & Snow White & Huntsman adaquately reflect U.S. movie sophistication. Fairy tales for adults. So yes, the U.S. may shun Cruise. The rest of the world is happy to enjoy his talent. Stupid is as stupid does. Hopefully there is still intelligent live in our movie going public. Cruise is literally The Biggest movie Star on the planet- caviat—where intelligent life still exists. Places where people actually speak more than one language as the norm. Pues es haci.
It opened at #1 in 48 of 52 international territories. What were the 4 territories and the movies that beat Oblivion?
My 2nd post on this film here.
Saw it in Sydney 3 days ago.
Try reserving your judgement until you see it.
Anyone who finds the story 'in comprehensible' must really struggle understanding even the most basic stories.
It's visually stunning and refreshing to watch especially on IMAX where I saw it.
The story is cool if you appreciate SciFi.
YES Kosinski still needs to work on really crafting honest insightful moments with his cast. His movie stars get through it fine but there are some moments that would have resonated more if they were mined further.
M83's score sounds mostly like Dafts Tron but it totally suits the tone of this film.
It's fun! And Jamie Lannister is in it! Such a dude.
Have you actually seen this film?
Please reserve judgment before you jump to conclusions like that. You may be surprised once you see it. Or not. But it's worth making informed judgements rather than jumping back on the 'the audience is dumb, this film is bad etc' wagon, it's safe and validating to do so.
But it's just not constructive.


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TAMPA — One morning in June 2007, Cristie Sehorne called police to say she found her husband, Thomas, dead behind the Lithia home they once shared.
Now, almost four years later, she's accused of his murder.
So are two others — the man she went on to marry and the man prosecutors say the couple paid to pull the trigger.
Thomas Sehorne, 37, was an aspiring tugboat captain who spent much of his time working as a first mate. He and his wife were estranged when he died. They shared a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl.
And the wife had a boyfriend. Federal prosecutors say that in the months before the husband's death, the wife and the boyfriend, Jerry Bottorff, approached a man they knew was a former member of the Latin Kings gang and offered to pay him $60,000 of the $1 million she'd get from life insurance.
That man, Michael A. Garcia, recruited another, Luis Angel Lopez. Prosecutors say the two waited at Sehorne's home while he was out taking someone to the airport. Lopez hid under a van.
Sehorne got home, parked and was walking to the door when Lopez shot him in the chest and then in the head, prosecutors said.
Sehorne and Bottorff married a year after her husband's death. She now goes by Cristie Bottorff.
Garcia was not indicted in the case — he is serving a 210-month sentence in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and ecstasy. Before Garcia was sentenced, the prosecutor in the Sehorne case, Jeffrey Downing, told a judge Garcia had offered "substantial assistance to the United States."
Court documents don't detail the assistance but show that a judge considered it when giving the sentence.
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Faith Methodist Church will offer Park Praise sessions this summer
Faith United Methodist Church will hold Park Praise events Wednesday mornings throughout the summer.
The events will be held with the church's youth campers, but all children in the community are invited to participate. Each week there will be a Bible story, a craft, a game and a snack.
The event will rotate among Farmington parks. Kids who need a ride should come to the church no later than 10:15 a.m. The Park Praise event will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Park Praise events will take place at the east community park on June 22, Pine Knoll Park on June 29, Prairie View Park July 6, Akin Road Elementary School July 13, Dakota Estates Park July 20, Greenridge Park July 27, Hill Dee Park Aug. 3, Daisy Knoll Park Aug. 10, Meadowview Park Aug. 17 and Evergreen Knoll Park Aug. 24.
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BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall talked about the Cougars' spring practice on Monday, March 26, and also revisited Saturday's scrimmage at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Monday's practice was the third-to-last of spring camp for BYU, which also goes Wednesday and Friday this week.


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University of Miami international students participated in a Thanksgiving Day Matchup Program with UM host families.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (December 06, 2013) —
On Thanksgiving Day, more than 65 international students from 15 countries participated in the University of Miami's Thanksgiving Day Matchup Program.
Sponsored by International Student and Scholar Services, the program "matched" students with host families so they could experience a traditional American holiday and all the fixings that come with Thanksgiving. In turn, the international students got to share information about their culture with UM faculty and staff who hosted them.
Several students were kind enough to share some of their Thanksgiving experiences with UM News. Below are their first-hand accounts.
Sercan Demir
Country: Turkey
Study: Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering
Host: Barbara Lutz, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
"I've been in the USA for 4.5 years, but this was my first Thanksgiving dinner. I was pretty excited about it. My host was Barbara Lutz and her husband, Danny. Their neighbor, Michael, picked me up at my apartment since I don't have a car. Barbara's house was a cute Spanish house and the atmosphere was very warm. Before the dinner, Danny and Michael showed me around the neighborhood and gave me some information about the area.
"Their neighbors and relatives joined us for dinner, along with another UM international student, Sergii. Ten people in all. The dinner and the conversation were great. We talked about many things, including the history of Thanksgiving, American football, soccer, European countries and so on. I really enjoyed it and learned new things. Danny showed me the orchid flowers that he cultivates in the garden, and an old telephone collection he has. He also told me about the house and its history.
"It was quite enjoyable to have a Thanksgiving dinner with an American family. Everyone was very friendly and the food was so delicious. It was a really good experience. At the end of the day, I was so happy and glad to have made new friends. Barbara and Danny were great hosts! I hope to keep in touch with them."
Irina Malova
Country: Russia
Study: Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning
Host: Len Levi, UMIT on the medical campus
"We were lucky to spend this Thanksgiving with Len Levi and his family. Another UM student, Sabina, and me arrived before the other guests and were able to observe the last preparations in the kitchen. Now I know some recipes for Thanksgiving dinner, and I can't wait to try and cook them on my own!
"It was amazing to watch how Len helped his wife, Tracy, carve the turkey. I would never have thought there are so many ways to do it! Sabina and I helped a little bit with the preparations for the feast.
"While grown ups who had arrived were mingling together, the kids were having fun outside in the yard. Soon after everyone arrived, we sat down at a big table filled with traditional Thanksgiving dinner dishes. At the center of the table was the symbol of the holiday – a yummy, golden-color turkey. It was absolutely delicious.
"There was lots of interesting conversation and jokes during dinner. And after dinner, it turned out there was another interesting part of the day still ahead. This year, Thanksgiving coincided with Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday of the Festival of Lights.
"In honor of Hanukkah, everyone sang a Hanukkah song while looking at the lighted candles. This nice tradition was followed by a gift exchange. It was a very colorful and joyful scene, especially for the kids who were very excited while opening every gift. Mr. and Mrs. Levi were so very thoughtful and had a souvenir for us.
"The last part of the day was spent eating delicious cakes and desserts. It was definitely an exciting day! We met new people, observed family celebrations during a big holiday, enjoyed tasty food and just had fun! Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Levi, for giving us this opportunity to celebrate with your big and friendly family. Thank you, UM, for an amazing Thanksgiving Day Matchup Program!!"
Seongman Cho
Country: South Korea
Study: Graduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Host: Roberta Meyers, Alumni Relations
"I had a great Thanksgiving dinner with many new friends made possible through the Thanksgiving Day Matchup Program. I was matched with Roberta Meyers. Her friends, Claudio and Steve, invited their friends as well as my family to their house. We had no problem getting there because she gave me detailed directions.
"We made many new friends, including people from Greece, Brazil and so on. They talked about their culture, and we ate a variety of foods, including turkey. We also appreciated the view from their house (see the picture below). Thank you for giving us the chance to experience traditional culture."
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Late this summer I did a comprehensive road test of a Ram 1500 pickup truck, equipped with Chrysler's new six-cylinder engine, very sophisticated eight speed gearbox and height-adjustable suspension.
It's an interesting vehicle, and the best full-sized pickup I've ever driven
As chief instructor of British Columbia's premier resource road driver-training program, I spend a lot of time in pickup trucks. I've also worked with development engineers on a couple of truck platforms, and it's a testament to them that they've made something as awkward in its basic form as a pickup truck drive reasonably well.
Unfortunately, at some point reality has been cross-checked by marketing, with the resulting mythology that pickup trucks are dynamically as good as, or better than, well-designed road cars. That's simply not true, so the Ram should be compared to other pickup trucks -- in other words, apples to apples. By that standard, the Ram really is a very well-done vehicle.
My test vehicle had the Outdoorsman package, and looked good with a body-coloured grille. (I'm not a big fan of chrome on utility vehicles -- to me, it's like wearing a necktie with tennis shorts.) Climbing inside, I was greeted with a proper bucket seat and nice cloth upholstery, not the faded mouse-fur stuff that looks and feels cheap. Cloth is a better seating surface than leather, naturally cool in summer and warmer in winter, though its lacks that gentleman's-club appeal.
The driver's compartment is one of the best aspects of the Ram 1500. Seat position, relationship to the steering wheel and controls and the overall ergonomics seemed to be a design priority for Chrysler, not an afterthought. The steering wheel is wonderfully executed for this class of vehicle, with nice thumb spats for a nine-and-three hand position. Brake-pedal feel is firm, again rare in this class.
The air-adjustable suspension is a great feature, with two off-road height positions -- a normal one for everyday driving and a highway mode that lowers the truck a bit for better aerodynamics and stability. The park mode brings the truck lower still, for easy entry and exit. A couple of times, at longer stoplights, I kicked the thing into that mode just to see who noticed.
On the road, there was more good stuff to be found. The steering was superb, better than many so-called sports sedans. That's astonishing, since that's a weak point with so many pickups. The coil spring rear suspension is also a solid step above the crude leaf springs that dominate the industry. Leaf springs do a relatively poor job of locating the axle in terms of fore-aft movements, so there is always steering from the rear end over bumps. With coils, wheel and axle movement can be better controlled.
On my way north, I took a dirt-road shortcut through ranch country, the Clinton-Pavilion highway. There was little axle hop, even on washboard sections. As for structural integrity, the Ram felt solid, thumping in an almost European way across changes in road surface.
On the way home, the RamBox bins along the sides of the bed carried cones and equipment from an advanced driving session, as well as a week's worth of groceries. I've built similar things in my own trucks, and they were okay, though sealant and duct tape didn't always keep out the water. These were neat, weatherproof and lockable.
My quibbles were few. It would have been nice if the engineers had been a bit bolder -- the low position for entry and exit would be great for highway use. Wheel-travel considerations might have been an issue. A driving position as good as the Ram 1500's really calls for a left foot brace, or dead pedal -- something needed but rarely seen in pickups. If it were my truck, I'd add that. The turn signal lever is a couple of centimetres too far back from the steering wheel. And the number indicting gear selection, when in manual mode, is too small and too low in the instrument cluster.
You have to get used to the high-revving engine, especially if your brain's sound track is expecting a rumbling V8 or growling diesel. The V6 works very well with the 8-speed gearbox, a ZF unit which is also used in some European luxury cars. The truck is not a powerhouse, like the Hemi version I tested earlier this year, but it's a more balanced package and a better overall road vehicle.
Fuel economy was very good, around 12 L/100 km, even though my drive include towing our team trailer and crossing the Coast Mountains as well as some dirt-road work.
Of course, I took the truck off-road, where the high position of the adjustable suspension reduced the chance of gutting the unit on a sharp rock. I also took it to our advanced driver-training facility to confirm that, for a pickup truck, handling dynamics were excellent.
As an automotive pragmatist, I'm unlikely to choose a pickup as a daily driver when there are so many superb road cars available. But, having said that, this is the first truck I would actually consider as a support vehicle for our advanced driving school.
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Today is the start of my focus on one site for the next 4 weeks. I will call this "Site 1" (how is that for original?)
Site 1 is almost 2 years old ( I remember when it was just a baby…sniff, sniff) and primarily monetized with adsense. It's in a competitive niche and it took awhile to get and stay on page 1 of Google, but I have been holding position #3 for a few weeks for my primary keyword. This site is my best earner and I think it has the most potential for earning more of all my sites.
I'd like to record some starting stats here so that we can follow the progress:
Primary KW ranking (homepage): #3 in Scroogle (August search vol = 3600)
Secondary KW ranking (homepage): #2 in Scroogle (August search vol = 3600)
New KW1 ranking (homepage): #36 in Scroogle (August search vol = 1900)
New KW2 ranking (homepage): #177 in Scroogle (August search vol = 60,000)
August Unique Visitors: 1578 (according to awstats, Sept vol is up)
GOALS: Move up to #2 spot for primary keyword, get on page 1 for new KW1 and new KW2, and increase unique visitors to site (overall goal).
My overall goal for this site is to increase visitor numbers which should increase my earnings. Pretty basic. How I intend to do this is to 1) increase my ranking for my primary keyword 2) rank my homepage for additional keywords, and 3) increase rankings of inner pages. Let me explain my methods a bit before getting to the inner page stats.
First, I am only shooting for a #2 ranking for my primary keyword b/c taking #1 would be very difficult. The site at #1 is a huge authority site in the niche and frankly, my site is not even worthy of the top spot yet. Even I like the site at #1. But going from#2 to #3 should bring me some additional traffic and someday I can shoot for #1.
Second, the large majority of my traffic comes through the homepage (which is a PR3) and the domain/title fit a certain sub-niche. When checking the top suggestions in the new Google Instant that occur when I type in my primary keyword, "new KW1″ was shown above my primary keyword. Since I am already ranking on page 4 for that term, I thought it would be useful to get on page 1 for that term *in case" Google Instant starts directing more traffic that direction.
In addition, I have a stretch or long-term goal of ranking my site for "new KW2". New KW2 is a shorter version of my primary KW and gets a huge volume of searches. Of course, with that comes increased competition so I think it would take a lot of time and work to rank but there is no time like now to start!
Finally, I will be funneling more links towards inner pages in the hopes that those pages will start to rank better (and bring in more site traffic) and in the hopes that the extra link juice will boost the overall site rankings. I have had a lot of difficulty ranking inner pages up until now so we will see what happens. I picked out 10 pages to target based on search volume, current ranking, and earning potential. I know that one page that briefly ranked on the first page brought in click-happy people so I would be delighted to get that page ranking well again.
Okay, so here are my inner page rankings using rank tracker from 9/22:
Looks pretty bleak, huh? Well, I am hoping that pushing links to the inner pages will boost the site overall. And if I could rank just KW1 and KW3 on the first page, I would be pretty happy as they have a good CPC.
Okay, so my overall goal with Site 1 is to increase earnings by increasing traffic volume. And my plan to increase traffic is by backlinking inner pages and backlinking the homepage to try and rank for additional keywords. Since this post is already long, I will discuss my backlinking plans in a second post.
By the way, I started the day with a list of things to do and I already finished. I'm feeling motivated and hope it continues!


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Topic: Happy Rosh Hoshana and Yom Kippur
Tonight begins our High Holidays starting with Rosh Hashanah and the blowing of the Shofar (rams horn) at which time you ask God to inscribe you in the book of Life and you spend the next 10 days asking for forgiveness for your sins.
Then on Yom Kippur you atone for the past sins and the Book of Life is sealed for another year. With that we say, "Shana Tova" for a blessed New Year with Health, Peace and Prosperity for all. BTW it goes double for my CC Family!


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