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Assange on mass surveillance: 'You are all screwed!'
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The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has begun releasing sensational information on the multi billion dollar global spying industry. The database contains hundreds of documents shining a light on the methods being used by secret services all over the world. Here's the video of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaking to journalists and students at a press conference at City University London in central London on December 1, 2011. Along with a number of other guest speakers, Mr Assange spoke of the Wikileaks ongoing investigation of surveillance software companies and their alleged use by governments around the world.
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Spikey December 12, 2011 8:01:15 PM CET
An infinity better human being than you will probably ever be, that's who.Risked your life and liberty for the sake of faceless twats who turn around and insult you for no reason lately have you?I seriously doubt it. If you ever do, let me know, and i'll throw a little negative propaganda your way, just so you don't feel left out.Prick.
Attaboyslim December 12, 2011 2:01:00 AM CET
Yes, there is ... (1) Stop putting the same Asshole (in a different suit) in Political power. (2) Get the current Assholes (no matter what suit they wear) out of power by refusing to follow their demands. (3) Burn your television and only get news from multiple alternative sources. (4) Stop financing your own enslavement by purchasing so much useless junk. (5) Grow your own food or purchase locally grown produce, hormone free beef and raw milk and if they won't label GMO foods properly, 'Fuck 'em and don't buy ANYTHING they make. (6) Never take another Vaccine and stop allowing your children to be poisoned with Mercury ladened inoculations. Preferably, remove your children from public schools and home school or have them privately tutored. (7) Spend your time getting people together to Raise a lot of hell on things like unnecessary wars, the Federal Reserve Banking system and Politicians who think they are Kings and Police who believe they are above the law and finally, (8) Smile and have a great day. Just know that we have all been too distracted to pay attention and we have been lied to about every thing under the sun and just assume that that means every single thing that you thought you knew. Every thing from Religion to the Moon landing to Aliens to the fact that we haven't needed oil for energy or transportation since the 1920's and everything in between. Once you accept all they have told us is a lie, you are more focused on finding the actual truth without feeling stupid for believing them for so very long. :)
D3ejmz December 12, 2011 12:31:06 AM CET
honestly I couldn't care less whether the PTB want to snoop my porno stash. I have some really good stuff. And they have no power over me.
Sttoad December 11, 2011 10:54:16 PM CET
Julian tells it like it is and if you do not know who he is what rock have you been hiding under?Can you say Wikileaks?
Nitro December 11, 2011 10:26:52 PM CET
I prefer polish or even german, I really don't care for julian sausage.
Ktm640 December 11, 2011 8:14:45 PM CET
Who is this (Ass)sausage guy.
Graci December 8, 2011 10:34:59 PM CET
The way most of the worlds economies are going, we soon WILL be using messenger pigeons. God bless capitalism LOL
Eeeeeee December 6, 2011 9:30:57 PM CET
Can Anything Be Done About This? Scary...DoWe Have To Go Back To Messsenger Pigeons.


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"The blood is the seal of your womanhood. Lady Catelyn might have prepared you. You've had your first flowering, no more."
Sansa had never felt less flowery. "My lady mother told me, but I … I thought it would be different."
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Queen Cersei laughed. "Wait until you birth a child, Sansa. A woman's life is nine parts mess to one part magic, you'll learn that soon enough … and the parts that look like magic often turn out to be messiest of all."
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I thought so too, so I bought my brand new $3000 60ES8000, and it suffers from flashlight and cloudiness. This is the second replacement I've received with the same problem. Smart features are slow as hell too. But the tv does look nice on my wall when off.
We still have no clue what Apple will offer in a TV but I bet it'll integrate well with their other products... It still may not be what I'm looking for but it's a bit early to tell.
Ok ok ok. We have heard the rants. We have heard some facts. Here is my opinion...Yes Samsung has been in the TV game for a long time. Why have they not given us a voice command TV(Siri like)?? Why has nothing been said until now? On the other end Apple will still beat it as it will be integrated with your current Apple hardware. No learning curve..:]
the display is really the only thing that will really impress me, and not all of us sit 10 ft away...
If you sit 10 ft away how are you supposed to reach the touchscreen?
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Andre Curry, who after posting a picture of Facebook, was charged with 3 felonies. Friday, March 2, 2012. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times
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Most people would agree Andre Curry, 22, should suffer some consequences for binding his toddler daughter's hands and feet with blue painter's tape and posting the photograph on Facebook.
It was an ignorant stunt.
Thankfully, the toddler was unharmed and some good did come from the uproar. Curry's arrest raised awareness about the dangers of trying to become an Internet sensation.
Curry was accused of abusing his daughter and spent weeks in jail before he could make bail. After a bench trial last week, Cook County Judge Lawrence Flood convicted Curry of aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery.
To put Curry's conviction in perspective, consider the charges against Hugo Dominguez, 38, of Glenwood.
Last February, Dominguez was charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, and his girlfriend, Mary Ramirez, 38, was charged with one count of unlawful restraint for injuries inflicted on Dominguez's 13-year-old son.
The teen alleged that his father hit him with a yardstick and ax handle and stabbed him with a knife. Ramirez was accused of hitting the teen with belts, a bamboo scratcher and rulers taped together. The teen also accused the pair of chaining him to a dryer in the laundry room at night.
Last week, Dominquez pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and was sentenced to probation.
While Curry could be given probation, he faces up to three to seven years in prison for putting painter's tape on his daughter.
Jail time is only part of the punishment Curry faces. He is now a felon. In fact, a couple of days after his conviction, Curry was let go by his two employers.
"It was a total surprise, not just to me and Andre but even to the attorney," noted the Rev. Torrey L. Barrett, executive director of the KLEO Community Life Center on the South Side.
Barrett started the Andre Curry Legal Defense Fund to raise Curry's bail money and stood by him during the trial.
"We all thought there was no way the judge would find him guilty, because there was no intent," Barrett said.
"Obviously, we all know it was a dumb thing to do, but now he is a product of the court system, and this was a young man who didn't have a criminal history."
Curry's life was turned upside down.
"Individuals around his house busted out his car windows and repeatedly made threats against him. In order to stay safe, he had to move to Minnesota. He was working two jobs and sending money back home to his daughter to try to provide," Barrett said.
Sam Adam Jr., who defended Curry, said he is preparing to file a motion to reconsider the verdict.
"Despite the judgment, the only evidence presented was he was playing with his child. The state's witnesses all said they were playing. And that is not the purpose of the statute," Adam said.
Although he understands Curry had to be punished, Adam said he believes the aggravated domestic battery and battery charges overreached.
"You could teach this kid a lesson but I think you could do the same thing with a misdemeanor," he said. "It doesn't have to be another African-American man with a record. When the child finds out what happened, she is going to blame herself. That is not what we need."
Meanwhile, Curry is "devastated," Barrett told me.
"I've spoken with people who think he got what he deserved. But as a pastor and as an individual who counsels with youth all the time, you have to understand their thought patterns. While he used poor judgment, he didn't have criminal intent."
Curry, who doesn't want to comment, has been run out of his neighborhood. He is estranged from his daughter. He has lost his jobs and his ability to provide for his family. Worse yet, he will have to live with the reality that a moment of foolishness will shape his future for years to come.
But there is a huge difference between Curry and Dominiquez. Dominiquez is a bona fide child abuser. Curry is a young man who made a stupid mistake.
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Haiti, My Beloved
- Friday, January 22, 2010
Despite the wonderful 20-20 focus of hindsight generously provided by scientists, no one could have suspected that Haiti was going to sink further down into misery. Nonetheless, Port-au-Prince and its surrounding towns have been flattened, looking like plates of partially eaten pancakes at an IHOP or Denny's. A nation that was already at the bottom of the Western Hemisphere's economic ladder has been trampled underfoot. Yet, instead of the barrage of such questions as, "Why Haiti? Why do bad things happen? Where is God? Is there a God? How will Haiti ever recover?" we have been instructed to "be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:1618).
You say, "What?" and I say, "I know." A terrible tragedy just happened, and we're supposed to be joyful, prayerful and grateful? I wish I could say that God's Word had provided a list of exceptions like the Civil War, the sinking of the Titanic, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK, the wars that killed innocent people, the Jewish Holocaust, Vietnam, 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina. If no such provision was made, perhaps emotional turmoil might be a consideration when dealing with the death of a child or a parent, a disgruntled boss, a rebellious youth, a nagging woman, a stubborn guy, a scandal, marital unfaithfulness, embezzlement, bankruptcy, a load of debt, a dwindling 401k, cancer, and the list goes on and on. The truth is we have been taught to think that we deserve better. Better life, better circumstances, better food, better health, better family, better country, better everything. And so, when a tragedy hits, we are left thinking of what went wrong. This attitude reflects the arrogance that we know better than God what we deserve.
I have yet to hear of a tragedy that was not swift, heart-wrenching and mind-boggling. It is usually a very large hit for all those concerned and, whether people like it or not, the whole world is affected. Why, you ask? It is because ever since Adam and Eve were thrown out of Eden, human beings have barely changed. We all must work for food, find shelter, take care of our family, and desire security (meaning we fear death). When something comes our way and disturbs any one of those wants, we feel infringed upon and our spirit goes into what I call agita mode. There is no peace, no comfort, no hope, and no stability. Job says it best in Chapter 3:29, "I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil."
So it is normal for a human being to mourn in the wake of a catastrophe. After Job was hit hard, he tore his robe and mourned for his dead children. However, in his mourning, Job kept a healthy perspective on his position in life. He realized that all he ever had belonged to God anyway and so he chose to worship God in Job 1:21, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."
You see, Haiti has seen its share of destruction. Today, as I speak, there are dead bodies peppered all over the place while throngs of desolate and desperate people are going past them in search of much-needed water, food, shelter and loved ones. The earthquake was not particularly choosy, counting among its victims fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, teachers, mentors, Haitians, Americans, Brazilians, French, Canadians and many more. I am connected to it, you are too because you are alive and a human being.
Your knowledge of this situation is evidence that the faces and stories of those immediately affected have caused us to join in the mourning of this significant Haitian holocaust. We mourn for every family lost and/or torn apart. I mourn over my cousin, Obicson, who went to work on Tuesday and minutes before his work day was over, he went missing, his wife has lost both of her legs, and their four children have been taken to a boarding house. My Facebook status update on Tuesday told the world that I was in painful tears for the crumbling of my hometown and the death of my people. Your words of encouragement showed that you, too, shed tears whether visible or not. We mourn together and we weep for Haiti.
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On January 18, AMI Trains, alongside many other websites, is going dark for a day to protest against the proposed introduction of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the USA. SOPA will not just affect those in the USA; its knock-on effects would touch every website in the world. Under the proposed legislation, it would be illegal for us (or you) to link to any website – any website at all, including community-driven behemoths like YouTube, Flickr, Blogspot or WordPress – without checking first that nothing on that site infringes copyright. And we'd have to review those sites continually after a link was made.
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'Tis the election season so Architectural Digest pulled together some past house profiles of "people involved in America's political landscape." The magazine's slideshow tours include some bold color uses from the frequently redecorated White House (the private quarters are redone by each new administration). Above is First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961 and and her White House decor. More color inspiration from the White House below the jump...
Nancy Reagan matching her white and red White House decor. Below is the Queens' Sitting Room, for which Jacqueline Kennedy approved the bold blue and white fabric for the walls, draperies, valance, and furniture.
Below is the Green Drawing Room by John Quincy Adams; the space was refreshed by First Lady Laura Bush. See more photos of the current White House decor in Architectural Digest's "The First Lady Puts her Personal Imprint on the Residence." See Architectural Digest's Washington politico insiders' homes slideshow picks by clicking here.
[Architectural Digest credits: Kennedy decor by Stéphane Boudin and Sister Parish; Reagan decor by Ted Graber; Green Drawing Room photographed by Derry Moore]
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I wonder if Michelle Obama would modernize it a lil when she gets in the white house. I just can't picture her living in a completely traditional environment.
After catching up with the West-Wing Marathon Style (We're halfway through Season 4) this is very interesting to me. LOVE the screen and the vanity in the Jackie O shot.
"Below is the Green Drawing Room by John Quincy Adams"
John Quincy Adams may have been our 6th President, and his Portrait may be in the Green Room...
..but he certainly didn't design the room or it's decor.
It was his predecessor Thomas Jefferson who first put a green floorcloth in this room, James Madison who purchased the first formal suite of furniture intended for the Green Room - and it was the McKim, Mead and White renovation of 1902-1904 during Theodore Roosevelt's administration when the room received it's first green silk wallcoverings.
If I were the first lady, I'd have Candice Olson come and help me re-decorate, and that guy from Dress My Nest.
All of these rooms look beautiful. It is nice to see how each administration has respected the traditional style while adding their own sense of style and flair.
The entire White House as well as all of it's furnishings in the State Rooms of the White House are property of the US Government, and ever since the Kennedy Administration it's decoration and any renovations must be approved by the Committee for the Preservation of the White House - So you're never going to see Eero Saarinen Womb Chairs in the Red Room, Heywood-Wakefield tables and chairs in the State Dining Room, Swarovski Chandeliers in the East Room, or Italian leather sectional sofas in the Oval Office...
The First Lady may, however, decorate specific rooms in the private quarters of the White House as she sees fit. Each new administration receives a moving and decorating allowance to furnish the private quarters as they deem appropriate, and she is free to use furnishings from the White House collection as well as artwork and furnishings on loan from the Smithsonian and National Gallery in addition to her own personal artwork and furnishings.
Of course, excess costs for decorating, refurbishing or renovating the White House must either be borne by the President, come from private donations, or receive special funding approved by the US Congress - but all furnishings that are purchased with any government-funded or charitable allowance then becomes the property of the White House and the US Government.
Sheesh, if it's well done, I don't understand why the private quarters need to be redone for each administration. I can see basic maintenance (recovering certain things if needed), but it seems wasteful to completely redo...
And thanks for the background, bepsf - very interesting!
ha ha! @ Nephthys- Candice Olson's husband for president! oh, wait! She's Canadian. I keep forgetting what the important requirements are for holding this office.
I'm sure Michelle would add some attitude to the place. God knows she has enough of it personality wise....
Oh, is attitude the new cracker dumb*ss euphemism for uppity? Silly me - I thought elitist was the new euphemism for uppity.
I guess using elitist to describe the Obamas didn't fly anymore after everyone found out McCain has so many houses even he can't keep track of them.
No..... she's a woman who seems to have a grudge against the world and Sunspot, you are apparently a pretty angry and touchy person yourself. Get a life. It was a joke. You'd better come up for air if your going to be deep in that tank for Obama.
Back to the White House, I would LOVE to see what Michelle Obama is going to do to the design. I love her personality and outlook on life, I've loved every television appearance I've seen by her, and I love that she comes across as real instead of some robo-tronic automaton like Cindy McCain.
I also love that Jackie O sitting room....the blue is a bit dated for me, but the overall 'sense' of the place, I like it. I'd love a modern version of that traditional french style....
"Sheesh, if it's well done, I don't understand why the private quarters need to be redone for each administration. I can see basic maintenance (recovering certain things if needed), but it seems wasteful to completely redo..."
No Problem - But just as your family's needs and tastes are different from mine or the next person's, our President's families have different needs and tastes - so the decor and use of rooms in the Private Quarters change from Family to Family.
As an example - the Kennedy's used the top-floor Solarium as a playroom for their two children, and the Clinton's and Carters (I believe) used it as a retreat for their daughters, and I would not be surprised to see Mrs Obama do the same for her young daughters - but obviously the Johnsons, Nixons, Reagans and Bushes (1 and 2) had no need for a children's playroom and used the Solarium for other purposes.
Many Presidents and First Ladies kept separate bedrooms such as the Roosevelts, Eisenhowers and Nixons - but since the Fords, Presidents and First Ladies have shared their bedroom.
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No..... she's a woman who seems to have a grudge against the world
Oh really, Volvoguy? And the evidence for this would be what, exactly? Her sterling academic record? Her successful career as a lawyer? Her two lovely daughters?
you are apparently a pretty angry and touchy person yourself.
I simply have a low tolerance for B.S. and for people who are full of it.
So, is attitude the new codeword for uppity or isn't it? I mean, since you seem to be the expert in driveby smears and everything, I'd expect you'd be the one to know.
You love your "codewords" dont you? "Oh, is attitude the new cracker dumb*ss euphemism for uppity? Silly me - I thought elitist was the new euphemism for uppity. " ....Seems like you threw the first punch ya loser. You liberals are always the first to start the fight then blame everyone else for it when you all started it. The Liberal double edge sword is great. Call someone a name and thats okay. They shoot back and all hell breaks loose. And since I'm a "cracker dumbass", I'm assuming your black, correct? If so, then I dont think it's too hard to get why you're in love with Obama. I'm starting to feel my intelligence level dropping dangerously close to your own. I'm out. Arguing on the internet, especially over someone as trivial as Obama is a waste of time. Enjoy your Homeboy Obama and make sure you represent, Yo!
BEPSF - if I may ask, why aren't you one of these bloggers? I usually learn more about the post from you than from them!
You love your "codewords" dont you?
Hey, you're the one that came in here spewing the latest wingnut codeword, sweetheart. "Attitude". Must have gotten that one directly from drug-addled Viagra addict Rush Limpballs herself. Don't have a fit and soil your diaper when someone calls you out for it.
How's that deregulated free market economy working out for you conservatives, anyhow? Is $700 billion worth of taxpayer cash gonna be enough to fill in the smoking crater it's made of itself, or are we gonna be called upon to provide more welfare for billionaire CEO idiots who couldn't run a successful taco stand?
Back to your corners, boys.
Every four years there is a knock-down, drag-out fight and the only person who ever seems to win is Jim Laher.
AH this is so perfect...I'm going on a West Wing tour of the White House next weekend!! I know it's not the same as the President's private quarters, but this got me excited all the same!
Thank you bepsf for your input.


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Cannot Print to Network Printer
My new Windows 7 computer will not print to my network printer. It's connected to my wife's XP computer with an ethernet cable. My old XP computer had a wireless card and worked fine with our network printer, so the problem is probably something I need to do with my new Win 7 computer.
My new computer has wireless access to email and the Internet via her router, so I know my USB wireless adapter is OK and connected to our network. And I made sure her computer is on.
When I try to add a printer, the wizard does not find the printer on the network, and I have no idea how to find the TCP address to do it manually.
Should I load the drivers for our printer onto my Windows 7 computer? Or what? Thanks for any help coming my way...
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Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.
Check these links carefully, which show you how to share a printer between a Windows XP and a Windows 7 computer.
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|09 Sep 2011
Welcome to TSF,
What's the Make and Model of the Printer? Are you sure that it's a network printer with built-in network adapter?
From your printer's ethernet port, plug the straight network cable then the other end to the router's LAN Port.
When I try to add a printer, the wizard does not find the printer on the network, and I have no idea how to find the TCP address to do it manually.
It's best to download the latest printer software and driver from the manufacturer's site and might need to install the latest driver on all your computers.
Should I load the drivers for our printer onto my Windows 7 computer?
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|09 Sep 2011
Our printer is an HP Office Jet 6210. Our printer is connected to one of the USB ports on my wife's XP computer. The wireless router is connected to her computer with an ethernet cable. My old XP computer connected to the router with a Belkin wireless card over our home network. I could print, get email and browse the Internet.
After my old computer died, I bought a Windows 7 computer and installed a wireless USB adapter and its driver. I can now get email and browse the Internet but cannot print. Ugh!
I've checked all sorts of things. Made sure the name of her computer is different than the name of my computer and a few other things, but I am really in the dark as to how to solve this problem. One thing that looks wrong is that the workgroup names are not the same, but I don't know which wizard to run. Hers? Mine? I cannot see her machine on my network places at all, but she can see my computer on the wireless network we've been using for years.
Anybody got any detailed procedures to deal with this? The How to Geek procedure did not let me see her machine on my Network Places. Maybe I should have done that on her computer?
Thanks everyone. I'm open to suggestions,
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|09 Sep 2011
Alright, the printer is a USB capable and doesn't have a built-in network adapter.
Disable any Firewall or Security Software for now.
Enable Files and Printer Sharing from the XP machine.
Enabling File And Printer Sharing In Windows Xp
Pls. verify that both computer's Netbios are enabled:
To enable netbios in XP computer, pls see this link.
To enable netbios in Windows 7 PC, follow this guide.
If....it is such a hassle for you to setup Files and Printer sharing, another great option is a USB Print Server, you may read the technical details from the link provided.
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|10 Sep 2011
It works now and I didn't do anything. Weird. I was preparing to go through each procedure you folks gave me when I noticed that both computers and my Roku device were displayed on the Network Places screen. I quickly went through the add a printer procedure and was pleasantly surprised to see our printer as one of the selections. I clicked it, finished the add printer steps and printed a test page. Voila! It doesn't make sense that the problem was the new USB wireless adapter, because even when I could not print or see my wife's computer on the Network Places screen, I could get email and browse the Internet. Oh well, it works now and if it is something to do with the adaqpter, maybe it will always be intermintently goofy? Anyway, thanks for all your help. I saved your links in my favorites...
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Thanks for letting us know Bill, that's great to hear all is well.
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Pleased to hear it Bill and thanks for posting back.
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A tough slog for Democrats in Georgia may be getting even tougher, thanks to one of their old friends: Cynthia McKinney has filed paperwork to run for Congress in Georgia's 4th District as a member of the Green Party.
The incumbent, Hank "capsized Guam" Johnson, has made more than his fair share of gaffes since defeating McKinney in 2006 and entering Congress. But compared to her, he's a statesman of the highest order.
Still, it took a runoff for Johnson to beat her in that year's primary, and even then she won 41 percent of the vote. This will be a general election, and 41 percent of the Democratic vote would be enough to keep Johnson from winning a majority. The GOP candidate last time out, Liz Carter, won 25 percent against Johnson. Neither she nor any other Republican will win this heavily Democratic district. But the GOP candidate will get enough votes to make it tough for Johnson to beat McKinney — or (shudder) vice-versa — without a runoff. McKinney would need just a quarter of the vote, or about one-third of those who usually vote for Democrats.
Now, I would still put Johnson as the favorite in the race. But if McKinney gets any traction at all, Georgia Democrats will have to put into the 4th District resources that normally could be used elsewhere. As you may recall, Georgia Democrats aren't exactly flush with money to begin with. The Republican in the 4th District might not have a shot at winning the race, but he or she, along with McKinney, might be able to make the Democrats sweat over a safe seat — the loss of which would be just plain humiliating.
Speaking of humiliating, a word of advice for the Green Party: If you want most Americans to think your party belongs anywhere near the mainstream of politics, stop associating with the likes of McKinney. Latching onto her, in the belief that bad name ID is better than no name ID, is more humiliating for you than you may realize.
– By Kyle Wingfield
April 24th, 2012
8:20 am
Cynthia Mac has done more to reinforce any and every negative stereotype ever imagined. She acted like a complete idiot last go 'round, and she is an embarassment to the the nation as a whole, and more specifically to Georgia. The negative feelings towards this nut case are well earned!
April 24th, 2012
8:35 am
I thought McKinney renounced her citizenship. Not officially, mind you…that would preclude her from receiving any more government checks.
April 24th, 2012
8:36 am
Oh goodie! The free Little Five Points side street freakshow that keeps on entertaining! How about that Channel 46 interview she had when she left her microphone attached, live, and said to her peeps that the media played her for a fool! All because they had the GALL to ask her if her beating down a Capital Police officer for trying to do his job and ask for her ID would affect her chances getting back to Congress.
Can't wait for the freakshow to resume!
April 24th, 2012
8:44 am
Jon Lovitz was mugged by reality.
April 24th, 2012
9:05 am
C-Mck Ready to feed at the tax payers trough again. Oink Oink Oink Oink.
April 24th, 2012
9:15 am
And while they debate about whether its "the Jews" or whether Gaum will flip, the dems will talk about how stupid repubs such as Gingrey and Dr. Tom Price are.
April 24th, 2012
9:22 am
I thought she moved to Gaza and they named some rockets after her?
April 24th, 2012
9:25 am
Yes, Hamas let her write some messages to the intended targets on a few of their rockets.
April 24th, 2012
9:52 am
ok now. so bush knew about 9/11 before it happened. so whose the looney bird now?
April 24th, 2012
11:13 am
The embarrassment of CM remaining in the public eye and continuing to run for political office is part of the prices we must pay for living in a free society.
April 24th, 2012
11:17 am
She has my vote, she speaks for the people not corporations and banks….if that's crazy then I'm crazy
April 24th, 2012
11:21 am
If you say so.
April 24th, 2012
11:36 am
"if that's crazy then I'm crazy"
OK, you're crazy.
April 24th, 2012
12:35 pm
If the worst she did was smack a cop, then she doesn't even compare to people like Nathan Deal
April 24th, 2012
2:51 pm
She doesn't have a chance running under the Green Party.
April 29th, 2012
2:19 pm
McKinney has always stood for what she believes in and her beliefs include that none should die or remain sick for lack of health care, that money should be spent on education not war, that drone bombs are evil, and that the United States has no business invading Africa. Maybe your political beliefs don't match up with hers, but she stands for what she believes in. And she had one of the best declaration speeches for president:


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"What view of religion might advance humankind's psychological maturity?"
Through understanding, humankind continuously increases its psychological maturity. Yet there remain lifestyle concerns and unknowns; e.g., is evolution controlled?
Religion is each person's acquisition and implementation of preferences for how to experience the unknown and variously integrate the resulting understanding or privation into their life.
Religion tends to respond to progress yet preserve plausible ethics and thus is an evolving art form; e.g., ancients regarded the sun a supernatural power but moderns understand it's a natural nuclear reactor. Yet the supernatural ethic survives--perhaps as one object of humility.
Religion is expressed in stories, music, symbols, and other art. Institutional religion inculcates art into its young, preserving both understanding and misunderstanding. Each newborn has the duty to itself to achieve understanding in its lifespan, often overcoming natural or cultural limitations. Thus, people have widely differing psychological maturities; humankind must accommodate peace and limit harm.
In humankind's collective consciousness the people share secular goals: justice, tranquility, defense, prosperity, the privilege of liberty, continuity for posterity, and in-it-togetherness. These goals accommodate beliefs yet authorize limitation of harm. For example, people who advocate taking poison to worship a deity must be limited.
Just governance obtains its authority from the governed--the people. The people must maintain the monopoly on force and coercion through written law that can be modified when injustice is discovered. Just force and coercion apply to behavior and not to thought, such how to express humility, a private matter.
Unfortunately, throughout history, politicians and clergymen have co-operated to use religion as a tool with which to usurp the people's power. Only the governed can stop usurpation of their power.
Institutions that interfere with the people's secular goals must suffer the rule of law.
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Sep 28 2011: I have read most of the other conversations but must say some of them are stuck out on the metaphysical branches of the original thesis. Complicated subjects need to be kept simple when defining them and sometimes you have to stop thinking. Believe me I have "thought" myself into many corners. It wasn't until I looked back at my work and realized I had over-analyzed it.
We discuss psychological development but I was referring to it on the macro level (millions of years). Societies behavior shapes itself around the behavior of those who are successful. Only time will tell whether or not non believers can be successful. The thing is... we aren't having enough kids. This means we will be leaving our children in a world run by delusion.
My maturity didn't start until I looked at the clutter I filled my head with and started cleaning house.
Bottom line... Delusion is a winning evolutionary strategy. You can't deny it. If you do then... That proves my point. hehe I crack me up.
Sep 28 2011: I understand.
The odds are astounding and the readiness of people to cast good neighbors out over what no one knows is unconstitutional, to say the least, in the US. The Preamble IS the Constitution and all the rest is mechanism to fulfill it, but Americans shun it with a passion, because they want a "Christianized" America. I think Christianization of America is in its last years, though.
I actually had a neighbor this week quote some scripture stating, in effect, if you discover your neighbor does not prefer your interpretation of the Bible, walk away and shake the dust off your boots. I had the serious humor to ask him if we are still good neighbors. He was condescending.
Another neighbor claims to be an atheist, and when I tried to discuss the possibility that atheists are people of faith in understanding or the truth or reality, the eyes glazed over with reason and exit. But no words were uttered. As long as that goes on, they cannot help; they add to the problem.
If you did not read my conversation about "Tolerance is insufficient," scan it and notice that no one favored the use of "tolerance," and several people made the case that in this world there is insufficient intolerance. I think practicing intolerance for divisive thinking is a start.
One of the reasons I cannot write is that I spend most of my time reading. But dealing with a TED conversation that I start is the hardest work I have ever undertaken. I work hard to respect every contributor. Sometimes, people enter to push an agendum then look for their trigger to exit.
I am working now to restate this conversation—sort of an interim report.
I just love "hehe I crack me up." People who can crack up are my kind of people.
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The delay comes after prosecutors say they found newly discovered evidence. This includes an FBI profiler's report suggesting someone else committed the crime. Allegheny County Deputy District Attorney Lisa Pellegrini said that she found the report in a local police file on the crime.
John Minch, 45, of Cameron, was arrested back in April of 2009 for the murder of 29-year-old Melissa Groot, but this was only after police say a hair found at the crime scene matched his DNA. Authorities say the hair had been in storage for years before it was tested.
Police said they did not have enough evidence before the hair was tested to charge Minch in the death of 29-year-old Melissa Groot in her Pittsburgh-area home. Her body had been discovered on May 6, 1999 by her second husband, David Groot.
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Head coach Dave Hauck knows that depth will be a key component to his teams' success this winter.
"We were really pleased to see that both teams have very good depth, especially on the women's side," Hauck said. "What weve seen so far this year has been very encouraging."
The Ole women, who have already defeated conference rival Gustavus in their first dual meet of the young season, return a number of outstanding swimmers. Kelly Dolan '07, who won three events in Friday's convincing victory over the Gusties, appears poised for a breakout season. Seniors Katie Blum, Emily Love and Carly Knoell also figure to be key contributors as the Oles pursue their second-consecutive conference title.
On the diving side, St. Olaf should benefit greatly from the addition of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill transfer Kirsten Ytterbo '08. Yterbo was one of the Division-I Tar Heels' top diver last season and is a three-time Minnesota state champion.
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Joaquin Hernandez Galicia, 91, onetime boss of Mexico oil workers union jailed on weapons charges
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS November 13, 2013 12:58AM
FILE - In this May 27, 2005 file photo, the former boss of Mexico's powerful oil workers union, Joaquin Hernandez Galicia, holds up a lawsuit on corruption charges he filed against the current union boss of Pemex outside a courthouse in Mexico City. Hernandez was an old-style Mexican labor leader who became one of the country's most powerful and wealthiest men through patronage, corruption and strong-arm tactics. A son of the once-feared boss says Hernandez, known as "La Quina," has died after spending several days in a hospital in the northern city of Tampico for stomach problems. He was 91. (AP Photo/Roberto Velazquez, File)
Updated: December 17, 2013 6:03AM
MEXICO CITY — Joaquin Hernandez Galicia, the once-feared boss of Mexico's powerful oil workers union, died Monday at age 91, his sons said.
Mr. Hernandez died after spending several days in a hospital in the northern city of Tampico for stomach problems, said his son Juan Manuel Hernandez Correa.
"Because of his advanced age he couldn't hold on," the son said.
Mr. Hernandez spent nearly nine years in prison after troops stormed his home and arrested him on manslaughter and weapons charges in 1989 in what the government described as a crackdown on corruption.
Mr. Hernandez was an old-style labor leader who became one of Mexico's most powerful and wealthiest men through patronage and strong-arm tactics.
But he ran afoul of newly elected President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Mr. Hernandez's arrest was seen as bolstering the new president's power, but Amnesty International considered him a political prisoner.
A former welder, Mr. Hernandez led more than 150,000 oil workers at the apex of his 30-year climb to power. His union was a bedrock of support for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, filling campaign rallies and organizing voter turnout.
He controlled oil jobs and lucrative drilling contracts, construction companies, funeral parlors and ranches.
In 1988, he criticized Salinas' presidential candidacy and threatened a strike by oil workers if Salinas privatized any part of the government oil monopoly, Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex.
On Jan. 10, 1989, about a month after Salinas took office, soldiers used a bazooka to blow down the door of Mr. Hernandez's home in the Gulf coast city of Ciudad Madero. Troops allegedly found hundreds of weapons illegally stockpiled in the house.


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TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 4. Evidence-Base: Situation Monitoring
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Situation monitoring is the process of actively scanning and assessing elements of the "situation" to gain or maintain an accurate awareness or understanding of the situation in which the team is functioning. In this module, we have extracted elements from the literature on effective team processes1-3 to develop the STEP tool as a model for those new to monitoring situations in the delivery of health care. STEP includes the following elements that should be monitored and assessed: the status of the patient, team members, the environment, and progress towards the goal.
Marks, Mathieu, and Zaccaro identified three key elements that effective teams need to monitor during action phases, defined as "periods of time when teams are engaged in acts that contribute directly to goal accomplishment" (p. 360).3 These elements include systems (both internal and environmental), the team itself, and progress towards the goal.
Systems monitoring includes tracking internal systems components (e.g., human resources and equipment), environmental conditions (e.g., number of OR rooms available, or status of other patients on the unit). Teams working in dynamic environments need to monitor and assess internal and external systems, allowing identification of changes that can impact tasks and/or the final goal. Recently, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) highlighted Rapid Response Teams, in conjunction with the 100k Lives Campaign, to emphasize the need to respond more quickly to critical changes in the status of the patient (e.g., acute change in vital signs, acute drop in blood oxygen level, decreased urine output, altered mental function). By monitoring the patient's condition, utilizing Rapid Response Teams when appropriate, medical teams can help in preventing cardiac arrest or other adverse events.
Team monitoring refers to the process of observing, or cross-monitoring, the actions of fellow team members in an effort to identify errors, performance discrepancies, and areas in which another member can provide support.1-3 Support encompasses feedback, coaching, performing back-up behaviors, and assuming or completing task work for another member.
Monitoring progress towards the goal refers to assessing the status of the team's taskwork in relation to achieving the goal. This type of information allows the team to continually assess the plan of care, the need for additional resources, and whether the established goals are being met my the team.
Shared Mental Models
The act of sharing and discussing information gained from situation monitoring provides the opportunity to gather more information about the situation and helps cultivate a mutual understanding. This mutual understanding is commonly referred to as s shared mental model.
Shared mental models are defined as organized knowledge structures of relevant facts and relationships about a task or situation that are commonly held by members of a team. Teams develop the plan, share the plan, and monitor the plan. In their review of the literature, Mohammed and Dumville4 identified several constructs studied by various disciplines that are similar to the concept of shared mental models. Terms used by other disciplines include: information sharing, transactive memory, and cognitive consensus.
The information sharing literature, as summarized by Mohammed and Dumville,4 examined information pooling behaviors in groups and distinguished shared information (information held by all members) from unshared information (information held by only one member). Given that teams are typically composed of members with distinct roles who tend to have unique information, it is important to pay attention to the factors that promote and undermine the opportunity for team members to present and discuss their diverse information and observations.
The transactive memory literature advanced the concept of individual team member's memory systems regarding knowledge and expertise possessed by other team members. The important point of this literature is that each team member needs to be aware that they may have unique information that would benefit the team as a whole. As a result, opportunities for "sharing" information will be less about rehashing information that all members already possess and focus more on discussing and pooling unique and unshared information.
The literature on cognitive consensus defined this construct as the "similarity among [team] members regarding how key issues are defined and conceptualized" (p. 99).4 In other words, team members who have cognitive consensus are more likely to interpret situational cues and other issues similarly. This literature adds to the shared mental model concept that team members share adequate knowledge of taskwork and teamwork, in addition to having a common understanding of the assumptions underlying significant issues. However, it should be noted that extreme levels of consensus can be dysfunctional in many situations; therefore, there needs to be a balance between diversity and consensus for optimal team effectiveness.
The basic premise regarding the relationship of shared mental models and teamwork is that team effectiveness will improve if team members have a shared understanding of the situation. Currently, there are many papers postulating the theoretical impact of shared mental models on team effectiveness; however, there is little empirical evidence substantiating this relationship due to the difficulty of measuring this cognitive construct at the group level. Nonetheless, the theoretical, empirical, and anecdotal evidence suggest that team members who possess shared mental models yield teams that:
- Can anticipate
- Back-up and fill-in for one another
- Communicate to ensure team members have the necessary information for task performance
- Team members understand each others' roles, and how they interplay
In health care if the wrong plan is developed potentially all actions that follow are wrong; and the patient and caregiver are at risk. A shared mental model serves as an error reduction strategy; caregivers understanding the plan monitor all actions relative to that plan.
|Evidence-based summary prepared by American Institutes of Research (AIR) for Department of Defense Patient Safety Program in collaboration with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Contract 282-98-0029.
1. McIntyre, R. M.. and E. Salas. "Measuring and Managing for Team Performance: Emerging Principles from Complex Environments." Team Effectiveness and Decision Making in Organizations. Ed. R.A. Guzzo, E. Salas, and Associates: San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (1995) 9.
2. Sims, D. E., E. Salas, and S. C. Burke. Is There a 'Big Five' in Teamwork? Chicago, IL. 19th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL (2004) 4.
3. Marks, M. A., J. E. Mathieu, and S. J. Zaccaro. "A Temporally Based Framework and Taxonomy of Team Processes". Academy of Management Review, 26: 356, (2001).
4. Mohammed, S. and B. C. Dumville. "Team Mental Models in a Team Knowledge Framework: Expanding Theory and Measurement Across Disciplinary Boundaries." Journal of Organizational Behavior 22, 89-106. (2001).
5. Salas, E., Cannon-Bowers, J. A., Blickensderfer, E. L.: "Team Performance and Training Research: Emerging Principles". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 83: 81, 1993.
6. Langan-Fox, J., J. Anglim, and J. R. Wilson. "Mental Models, Team Mental Models, and Performance: Process, Development, and Future Directions". Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 14: 331, (2004).
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i am doing some research on the 10 virgins, and i will give you more information, on this subject. currently i am puting them together so you could understand this important issue that is happening as we speak. hoping to put them altogether this week.
sir james
Blessings sir james,
I really don't know what the standard understanding within our church is. I don't know why people believe it is just SDA's. I can only share with you what I believe. I really do like to test my understand of things in this Forum, so don't be afraid to disagree.
I believe the Ten Virgins are the 144,000. I base this on the timing the parable seems to set for this event.
First, they all at some time accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour. They had containers for their oil and even were using that oil to light their lamps at the beginning of this parable. They all ten fall asleep because of the long wait for the bridegroom. They are all awaken by the call "The Bridegroom cometh".
Next, they all need to trim their lamps but five of them don't have enough oil. When they go to get more oil it is too late. This tells me probation has already closed. If I am correct about probation already being closed, then only the 144,000 are left among God's people.
But for clarification, the five wise virgins would actually represent the 144,000.
God Bless, Alex.
thanks for bringing this up, to be honest with you, i always thought the groomsmen were the 144K. Jesus is the groom and the grooms men were the 144,000 to prepare the way for Jesus to come. i do not have no biblical support on this, but help me alex to figure this out more, i am so much on fire to know the message. sister white speaks nothing about the grooms men, and so i am appealing to my members here on adventist online to coach me, to guide me and help me through this questionable issue, the groomsmen.
the 10 virgins (the bridesmaid) are said to be the adventist people, where in the 5 virgins were ready and the 5 other virgins were not ready, which is liken unto our church. half our members are ready and halve of them are the lukewarm, that is not ready. do you have anything to support the 10 virgins alex? I would be so interested to searching for this answer.
sir james
The 10 Virgins Represent the SDA Church
[Read Christ's Object Lessons, Chapter 29, "To Meet The Bridegroom", pg. 405-421.]
SOP says in Christ's Object Lessons pg. 406,
"As Christ sat looking upon the party that waited for the bridegroom, He told His disciples the story of the ten virgins, by their experience illustrating the experience of the church that shall live just before His second coming. The two classes of watchers represent the two classes who profess to be waiting for their Lord. They are called virgins because they profess a pure faith. {COL 406}"
...So here we see that the 10 Virgins and their experience represent the church and the experience of he church that shall live "just before His (Jesus) second coming." "The two classes of watchers represent the two classes who profess to be waiting for their Lord." The very name "ADVENTIST" means to believe in the soon second ADVENT of Christ. "They are called virgins because they profess a pure faith". That can be none other than the SDA Church. We know that all of the other churches are in Babylon. We are the only church that has a "pure faith". We have the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. This parable of the 10 Virgins represents the SDA Church.
Yes, but what church has a "pure faith"???
That is none other than the SDA Church.
SOP says,
"The parable of the ten virgins of Matthew 25, also illustrates the experience of the Adventist people. In Matthew 24, in answer to the question of his disciples concerning the sign of his coming and of the end of the world, Christ had pointed out some of the most important events in the history of the world and of the church from his first to his second advent; namely, the destruction of Jerusalem, the great tribulation of the church under the pagan and papal persecutions, the darkening of the sun and moon, and the falling of the stars. After this he spoke of his coming in his kingdom, and related the parable describing the two classes of servants who look for his appearing. Chapter 25 opens with the words, "Then shall the kingdom of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins." Here is brought to view the church living in the last days, the same that is pointed out in the close of chapter 24. In this parable their experience is illustrated by the incidents of an Eastern marriage. {GC88 393.1}"
I posted a blog of a Bible study on the 10 virgins on my profile. Check it out if you want. I hope its beneficial.
I would like to ask this question; Why so much interest in the Ten Virgins lately?
God Bless, Alex.
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Meditation and work stress suddenly became the topic of conversation while slowly rolling down a busy, music filled, sensory overloaded Las Olas Boulevard in Ft. Lauderdale. The exchange was synchronistic in nature.
Engaged in conversation with a radio jock who hosts a national show and an author who hails from news, we had much to discuss. Our workplaces were like Las Olas. There are lots of lights, stimulating conversations from many sources, and breaking news stories competing for attention. So when the dialogue turned toward meditation, and the possibility of grabbing a deep breath of awareness at work that could lead to a meditative state, cynicism and wonderment filled the car simultaneously.
"That laundry list, and especially the things I forgot to do, pop into my head and it's hard to concentrate on breathing the right way," said the radio personality who effused that during meditation in his yoga class at lunch (while he had a few moments of calm) he couldn't quite jive with the program and relax his mind fully. Nor did he feel especially enlightened when he headed back to work. He tried to meditate at work but was quickly discouraged.
But I explained that there was nothing wrong with his experience. In fact, it was a gaze into the path of stillness, contemplation and mindfulness that comes along with the journey in the meditative process, even at work. Here's what I shared with him:
- Observing the breath for just a few minutes is valuable: Simply observing the laundry list and then bringing attention back to the breath is an exercise in presence. The breath can bring one back into the "now" – the moment. It's often thought of as minduflness meditation. The thoughts don't simply go away, they are acknowledged and then become less charged. In fact, I shared that eventually those thoughts might fade a bit as he became a witness to the them instead of steeping in them. I recently wrote about how to use the breath to break work stress at Huffington Post.
- New ideas can emerge from just a little silence: The things he "forgot" to do, emerged from a deeper space within him that was more contemplative. As he examined his own consciousness, he had epiphanies. It's not that he found a cure for cancer, but he did have a small shift in the mere "remembering" of something that needed his attention after class.
- A few tastes of meditation at work can be cumulative: Ultimately, meditation can help one to reduce stress over time, and there is plenty of science to back this up. But meditation is not going to calm your mind or enlighten your soul overnight. However, the more you practice, the more you may reach a state where there is a cessation of those circling thoughts that many refer to as monkey mind.
- Find what works for you: Do sounds or scents, pictures or images move you? Engage your senses at work. Are you a visual person? You might take a gander at a family picture for a few minutes to clear your mind and focus your breath. For others, inhaling some lavender oil for a few deep breaths can reduce stress and also help you to focus more on your breath. Listening to some music on your I-pod can also help you bring your attention back to your breath.
- Take the time to take a meditative break: We often rush through our days without scheduling any downtime. Just take five minutes a few times a day, the brain responds well to a break from the noise. It's a great way to find some clarity out of a cloudy afternoon when your energy hits the breaks. I have more about this in a recent article 5 Daily Rituals to Manage Work Stress.
Sitting in a full lotus and chanting "OM" toward a deep meditative experience is not necessarily the end-state for most mediators, nor should it be the goal. Depending on the school of thought, meditation is different things to different people. The preliminary stages to get there are numerous. Ultimately, what emerges from using tools of concentration, at the very least sets the stage for a taste of meditation.
Is it that hard to meditate at work? Any suggestions? Please continue the conversation with me @JudyMartin8.