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While cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology have garnered most of the good publicity over the last year, blockchain tech finally making some inroads into the real world, supporting the cryptocurrencies that fuel them. So far, the only press that crypto exchanges have received has been the bad kind, in spite of some quite remarkable advancements in the cryptocurrency space in a very short period of time, when considering the evolution period of exchanges providing traders a platform to trade the more traditional asset classes.
While many of the world's leading bank CEOs spent much of last year and the early part of this year sledging the cryptomarket, the reasons largely attributed to fear of a material shift in the dynamics within the banking industry. With the likes of Ripple and Litecoin's platform demonstrating how a world without banks can function, the cryptomarkets were getting wise and quickly.
Unsurprisingly, while some of the world's most well-known banks looked to offer a cryptocurrency trading platform for their clients in recent months, the market has already evolved at such a pace that has left investment banks perhaps too far behind, with existing and up and coming exchanges offering far greater trading options than any archaic platform can ever hope of delivering.
When considering the vast number of more experienced traders crossing the divide into the world of crypto, crypto exchanges have certainly been the beneficiary of a material rise in the market capitalization of the cryptomarket.
For traders and investors alike, cyber-attacks on the more traditional, centralized exchanges, have been a concern and have contributed to the riotous movements in the cryptomarkets that has drawn condemnation from regulators and governments, who seem to have made it a mission to cripple the concept of decentralization in the interest of preserving investor capital, or so they say…
The Evolution of Centralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges
In the wake of some high profile hacks, decentralized exchanges allow cryptocurrency investors to take full control of their coins or tokens, by transferring them from their account on an exchange to their digital wallet that needs to be compatible with the respective coins or tokens.
With cryptocurrency and token holders holding their investments outside of the decentralized exchanges purview, the exchanges don't require additional third-party services, significantly reducing the risk of theft from cyber-attacks.
When you have your own private keys and multi-layer log-in features to access your digital wallets, it's certainly of greater comfort than to leave the coins in an account on a centralized exchange, where theft could result in the total loss of your investment.
In a recent survey carried out by Encrybit , 40% of survey participants identified security as a major problem, with trading fees (37%), liquidity (36%), a lack of timely support from exchange support teams (33%) and too few crypto pairs (22%) amongst the list of issues faced by investors and traders alike.
On the plus side, Binance was identified by 27% of participants for its good volume and airdrop policy, with 19% of respondents identifying Houbo.pro for its superior arbitrage offerings.
Other positives from the survey included:
- Recognition of Okex.com for its trading platform and volume. (14%)
- Recognition of Bitfinex as the best UI for on the spot TA and algo trading options, trading with margin and direct withdrawals in fiat currency. (11%)
- Recognition if Bittrex for its good GUI, coin offerings and easy to navigate platform. (9%)
- Interestingly, 7% of respondents stated that they did not have a preferred exchange, suggesting that, they are either satisfied with any of the exchanges or that there is a need for a material improvement in trading platform capabilities.
The purpose of the Encrybit survey was to better understand the issues faced by traders and investors alike, giving Encrybit the necessary knowledge to deliver what other centralized exchanges fail to deliver in the ever-growing world of cryptocurrency trading and investment.
Encrybit is an upcoming centralized cryptocurrency exchange platform offering powerful trading solutions for crypto traders to utilize their trading skills, such offerings including but not limited to:
- Social trading functionality that enables users to share trades and ideas within the world of Encrybit.
- Encrybit's order matching algo can handle 1m orders/second with 3 tier security to safeguard traders' assets.
- Encrybit's powerful built-in technical analytics enables professional level TA capabilities for a large and constantly growing number of cryptocurrencies.
- The Encrybit custom market overview enables users to set up their ideal trading environment, from where users can reach extensive market research, analytics, strategies, signals and social feeds.
Encrybit's survey garnered the opinions of 1,108 participants, giving Encrybit and other exchanges some much-needed views, with the 3 most wanted features being simplicity, expedited withdrawals, and improved security.
It's worth noting that Encrybit is a centralized exchange platform, but when considering the key offerings and priorities from an investor and trader perspective, there will likely be much greater comfort in using the Encrybit platform over other centralized exchanges.
When considering the rising competition amongst the exchanges and the ever growing popularity of cryptocurrency trading, the persistent volatility attractive for all kinds of investors and traders, the Encrybit survey was a timely one and, while the competition may take advantage of some of the respondents views, delivering respondent demands will certainly place Encrybit in good stead as other major cryptocurrency exchanges now looking to make the necessary enhancements to deliver, once the bearish trend across the broader market reverses, something that is unlikely to be far off.
When looking at the current crypto market cap, there's plenty of cash sitting on the sidelines waiting to get back in and, when considering the peak market cap of in excess of $820bn, there's a vested interest to consider the demands of all.
From the Encrybit survey, exchange liquidity was certainly an evident characteristic, alongside effective trading facilities including Advance Ordering System, Timely Alert, FA and TA and Broad Order Book, which are far more effective with the greater liquidity. Trading platforms are also easier to use and, with the key issues faced by traders and investors being on decentralized platforms, centralized platforms have a long way to go and could ultimately come out on top should the risks of cyber-attacks be addressed and governments and regulators balance the power between the two.
The Encrybit ICO is coming soon and it's going to be the People's Exchange, delivering on security, liquidity, and ease of use, the combination of which is likely to propel Encrybit to the top of the table.
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Quebec City
Our first stop on Friday evening was to the gothically beautiful Catholic Cathedral Sainte-Anne.
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Shrine
Next it was off to see Montmorency Falls nearby. The falls are 30 meters higher than Niagara, but with significantly less water flow. We had fun walking around the park there.
Montmorency Falls
To top the evening off, we took a scenic drive just before sunset around an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence river. The Ile d'Orleans was breathtaking! Home after beautiful home lined the shores and road. Better yet, there were wide open spacious farm fields. The locals on this island get to enjoy views of mountains, fields, and water all at once. It is definitely one of the most beautiful places on the planet to live!
Saturday morning we visited the fortified city of Old Town Quebec. It looked like Disneyland only this was for reals! The city has a wall and towers built entirely around it. We walked the wall.
Old Town
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Outside the fortified city
Then we toured the Citadel. It's the largest military fort in North America and still houses soldiers today. The Citadel was built beginning in the 1820's to protect Quebec City from the Americans after we unsuccessfully attacked during the Revolutionary War and in 1812. Ironically it was never used in battle. Nonetheless, it was still remarkable to see.
Inside the Citadel, The original entry, and a cannon named Rachel
We were there!
After touring the Citadel, Bron and I walked around the Plains of Abraham; a battlefield turned into a city park. The flower garden was stunning. By that time I was about pooped. There's something about being out in the sun all day, walking, and nursing, that just wears a woman out! So we wandered back into Old Town to get a bite to eat and see the famous Chateau Frontenac up close.
Family Picture in front of the Hotel Frontenac
Awesome boardwalk too
We loved Quebec City! The French Canadians have something of which to be very proud. And I think they are. Their license plates say, "Je Me Souviens". It translates to, "I remember": I remember my past and my heritage and who I am.
Thanks for an eye-candy weekend, Quebec!
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I must tell you that the greys and the reptilians (reptiloids) have a totaly different anatomi. The greys allso have special psycik abilityes that the reptilians dont have. I have stydied aliens for some time now and can give you my profesional apinion: the greys and the reptilians are not the same. and mostly the greys are only reported to cover there feet and not there entyre body! The greys allso have a highly advansed teknology and I allso know that they are very sofisticated in genetic science, so why would they use suits when they can just simply change their genetic structure.


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Home > Skorpion, Broken Hill, Salmo – July 24 > MS1378 Smithsonite on Hemimorphite
Smithsonite on Hemimorphite
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- 7.5 by 5.6 by 3.4 cm – Small cabinet specimen (under 10 cm)
Smithsonite and hemimorphite are among the most common of zinc minerals. In the nineteenth century, both species were grouped under the term calamine, until Kenngott (1853) named hemimorphite for its hemimorphic crystal form, and Beudant (1832) named smithsonite after James Smithson (1754-1829), who founded the Smithsonian Institution.
This specimen features rounded smithsonite grains to 6 mm on a bed of brilliant colorless hemimorphite needles. The smithsonite groups are somewhat cloudy, and have satin like surfaces, which causes a contrast with the underlying hemimorphite. A good example for the locality.
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Back before it was a city, Richfield was extraordinarily productive farmland. That's how it got its name. Richfield became a city in 1908, but it wasn't until a few decades later – just after World War II – that its population really boomed. Conveniently located west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, north of Interstate 494 and south of Highway 62 (and with Interstate 35W running north and south through the city), Richfield has experienced continuous redevelopment as the city focuses on attracting and retaining residents and remaining economically vital. For just more than a decade, Richfield has been home to Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the United States and the city's leading employer. The city also has hundreds of acres of parks and green space, including the 150-acre Wood Lake Nature Center, which was one of the state's first municipal nature centers and today gives people the opportunity to learn about the environment and see wildlife.
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Presidency Dismisses Allegations of Nepotism Against Osinbajo
The Presidency has dismissed the recent allegations of nepotism and tribalism against the office and person of the Vice President, regarding them as baseless and as a plot to destabilize the country. The allegations were made by one Ismailia Farouk on social media, stating that the Vice President had influenced the appointments to top government positions in favour of the south-west zone and the Redeemed Christian Church of God, of which he is a member and pastor.
Key appointments mentioned in the article include the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, and the Director General of the Pension Commission. The writer also accused the Vice President of using his office to position himself for the presidency in 2019, with the expectation that President Buhari would be unable to contest.
According to the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Legal matters, Dr Bilkisu Saidu, the charges were untrue, unfair and should not be taken seriously. Speaking on "Shirin Safe" a BBC Hausa Radio Programme, she stated that most senior position in the office of the Vice President is the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President which is occupied by a Muslim. She went on to list several sensitive and high ranking positions in the office of the Vice President that are currently occupied by Muslims and northerners.
THISDAY newspapers reports that a Presidential source claimed that Ismaila Farouk was a fictitious personality created by forces who were unhappy that the acting President was in control of the government machinery. He alleged that these forces were out to distract the Vice President from carrying out his duties effectively. The source went further to state that the Vice President was strategizing for the 2019 which explains why he has not used his office to build a structure for himself in his south-west zone.


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Late last week (May 25, 2017) discount retailer Dollar Tree held its Q1 2017 Results – Earnings Call lead by Bob Sasser – Chief Executive Officer and his team: Randy Guiler – Vice President of Investor Relations, Kevin Wampler – Chief Financial Officer and Gary Philbin – Enterprise President.
During the call, Bob Sasser, gave an overview of the retailer\'s results, "…our results for the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Consolidated sales for the first quarter increased 4% to $5.29 billion. Same-store sales increased 0.5%. By segment, same-store sales for the Dollar Tree banner increased 2.5% and for the Family Dollar banner same-store sales decreased 1.2%. Our combined gross margin rate improved 20 basis points to 30.8%; consolidated operating income increased 5% to $439.7 million, and our year-over-year consolidated operating margin improved from 8.2% to 8.3%.
Total net income for the quarter was $232.1 million and our adjusted EPS of $0.98 met the high end of our range of guidance. Excluding the one-time tax planning benefit of $0.09 per share in the first quarter last year, our EPS grew by 10.1% from the adjusted $0.89 a year ago. I am extremely pleased with the first quarter performance for our Dollar Tree banner and with the continued progress in rebuilding the Family Dollar business. For the combined banners total sales were near the mid-point of our range of guidance. Same-store sales were positive for our 37th consecutive quarter; consolidated gross margin and operating margin rates improved; SG&A expenses across both banners were well managed; and importantly, our adjusted EPS at the high-end of our range of guidance at $0.98 per diluted share."
Gary Philbin – Enterprise President went on to discuss private brand at Dollar Tree owned Family Dollar.
"Most new stores will now open with our assortment and adjacencies that reflects our latest thinking of our report. Another key element of driving improvement in the Family Dollar business is the development of our private brand program. We're in the process of moving away from family branded label such as Family Wellness, Family Gourmet and Family Chef with the intention to drive relevant brandings with new and improve packaging to refresh our assortment.
Some of these examples in our stores a day, you will see Homeline replacing Family Dollar brand in household products. You also see we're transitioning from our private brand candy assortment from Family Gourmet where you will now see Catawba Candy Company. In the months ahead, we'll be transitioning labels in several other pipelines mainly on the consumables categories. These private brands are being developed to provide national brand comparable quality and terrific values to support the compare and save component of our smart ways to save the program. Each of our brands will continue the 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. We look forward to providing you update on our progress in the quarters ahead on this important program."


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text: A former Greeley car dealer with two active cases in Weld District Court on Thursday pleaded not guilty in his human trafficking case.Noman Boroumand, 47, faces 36 charges ranging from misdemeanor drug possession and third-degree assault to felony sexual assault, human trafficking, kidnapping, stalking and witness tampering. He appeared Thursday in custody for his arraignment hearing with Denver attorneys David Blair and Adam Tucker, who entered not guilty pleas to all 36 charges on Boroumand's behalf.Before the plea was accepted, Weld District Court Judge Julie Hoskins asked Weld Assistant District Attorney Robb Miller and Chief Deputy District Attorney Thea Carrasco if the lawyers had made any attempt to negotiate a plea deal. Carrasco said there were "no offers on the table."A 12-day jury trial is set to begin April 4, 2019.Before the end of Thursday's hearing, Judge Hoskins briefly addressed a motion filed by Blair and Tucker to modify Boroumand's $4.5 million bond. She denied the request.Boroumand was taken back to the Weld County Jail, where he has been incarcerated since June 2017 following a human trafficking investigation into co-defendant Fares Al Rashed. Police and prosecutors say Boroumand and Al Rashed together had as many as five victims – four adult women and one child. The indictments against them lists multiple incidences of rape and stalking by one or both men.Al Rashed, 39, who owns Al Rashed Auto Sales, 1201 8th Ave. in Greeley, also has two active cases and is charged with 12 felony counts stemming from two joint human trafficking and child prostitution investigations dating back to 2014 by the Greeley Police Department and the FBI.Al Rashed's jury trial in his human trafficking case was scheduled to take place in October, but it was canceled last month when Al Rashed rescinded his not guilty pleas. He returns to Weld District Court at 3:30 p.m. September 18 for a new arraignment hearing.In addition to rescinding his not guilty pleas, Al Rashed made bail July 2, posting a $600,000 property bond. He had been held since June 2017 in the Weld County Jail on $1.5 million bond.It was during the second human trafficking investigation into Al Rashed that criminal activity by Boroumand at his former car dealership, 1st Choice Motors, 5990 10th St. in Greeley, also was brought to light. Prosecutors say Boroumand used elaborate white-collar crime schemes to steal millions of dollars from multiple banks as far back as January 2013.He faces 166 felony charges in his second case, including 64 counts of theft, 52 counts of forgery, 45 counts of fraud, two counts each of skimming and violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, and one count of tax evasion.Boroumand's organized crime case will resume following the conclusion of his human trafficking trial.– Joe Moylan covers crime and public safety for The Greeley Tribune. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com, (970) 392-4467 or on Twitter @JoeMoylan.


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Don't Be Dejected Over Rejections—It's Not You, It's UsPosted: April 17, 2015 Filed under: Advice for writers | Tags: it's not you it's me, Moira Allen, poetry editor, rejection slips, rejections, Timberline Review, used books, Writing-World.com Leave a comment
Rejections happen. The more writing you send out, the more rejections you get. I got one while I was working on this post. The wording usually follows a pattern: Thank you for letting us see your work. Unfortunately we will not be able to use it. We received hundreds of wonderful submissions and wish we had room for all of them. Sorry for this impersonal response. We wish you the best of luck.
For some reason, this makes me think of those dating breakups where the man or woman says they have to end the relationship, but "It's not you. It's me." Right? You're never sure whether it really is their problem or they're trying to let you down easy. Either way, it's over.
As one of the poetry editors of a new literary magazine called Timberline Review, I have been involved this month in the process of accepting and rejecting poems. It's a discouraging process. We have only so much space, and we have two poetry editors and two managing editors who need to agree on the final selection. That means that some poems I love are not getting in and others that I was less thrilled about are getting acceptance notices today. It also means that while poets are allowed to send up to five poems—and most send five—we are probably only going to use one or two, even if the others are fantastic. We're only using one from Oregon's poet laureate, for Pete's sake.
In addition, we are trying to create a good mix of styles and subjects, so if we have too many similar works, some will not get in. Ditto if it just does not fit. The process is flexible. When we thought we had our final list, a couple of us had second thoughts about some poems we wanted in and kicked out a couple of others that had been in the definite-yes group.
I'm sure the same process is happening with the prose submissions.
All this explains why a) sometimes it takes a long time to get an answer and b) good work gets rejected.
Discouraged? I don't blame you. This whole experience has affected how I think about my own submissions. But what I'm saying is that rejection does not mean your work is bad. It could be great and still not make it. When you go shopping, don't you pass up a lot of products because you just can't use them right now? It's the same with selling your writing. Most of the time, it's not you. It's us. Brush it off and send it out again. Rejections happen, but so do acceptances. Don't give up. Next time they might say yes.
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about how authors don't make any money off used books. In the latest edition of Writing-world.com, Moira Allen offers another view of the subject. We authors might not get royalties, she says, but there is great value in having our books being shared and sold second-hand because it lets new readers find our work and become fans who will pay full price for the rest of our books. Click here to read her piece, "Books: Read and Delete, or Read and Share?"
Now let's go write.
Authors don't make money off used books, but do we care?Posted: March 13, 2015 Filed under: Book publishing | Tags: antique books, Bob's Beach Books, book marketing, book publishing, book sales, books about war, discount books, Disneyland for readers, independent bookstores, Oregon Coast, Robert's Bookshop Lincoln City, royalties, used books, Zane Grey 2 Comments
A tiny moptop dog greeted me at the door of Robert's Bookshop in Lincoln City as I stepped into one of the biggest used-book shops on the Oregon Coast. Room after room after shelves and stacks of all kinds of books: mysteries, old Zane Grey westerns, literary classics, poetry, essays, cookbooks, history books, everything you can imagine. I even found a whole room full of books about war. It's Disneyland for readers.
As I stacked up my treasures, all priced well below what a new book would cost, I thought about how the authors of these books would not make a cent off these sales. Whatever they were going to earn, they received in the original sale. That's it. No residuals like actors in TV shows that keep airing as reruns. As an author, I find that a little daunting. After our first sales, for which authors usually get royalties, our books are completely out of our control. They're passed on to friends and family or sold at garage sales, flea markets, secondhand stores, and online venues like Amazon where you can buy some books for as little as a penny. The only people making money off these sales are the vendors, especially if the books get old enough to be antiques.
Here on the Oregon Coast, we have more stores selling used books than new ones. Why? People don't want to pay full price. And most of us who like to read pile up so many books we have to give some away or trade them for other books at places like Robert's.
As authors, there's nothing we can do about this. We have to let go our our creations and just be glad if someone is reading them. Maybe someday someone like me will be wandering the aisles of a crowded used-book store, see your book and smile. "Aha! I always wanted to read that." Or, "That looks like a great book, and it's only $2." They'll take it home to read and to treasure.
Ideally we would all buy new books at independent bookstores so authors get paid well and the stores stay in business, but let's be honest. As readers, we just want to read the books, and we'll take them wherever we can get them. After a certain point, books are just not about money.
If you are ever in Lincoln City–seven miles of beach and books, books, books–you should go to Robert's, but you can also visit Robert's sister store, Bob's Beach Books, which is full of shiny new books for full price.
But there aren't any new books if we don't write them, so let's go write.


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Fundraiser set for teen fighting cancer ...plus more in the community
PHOTO: Helen Woodward Animal Center held its annual Therapeutic Riding Show. The event in the Center's riding arena featured a performance of newly-developed equine skills demonstrated by Therapeutic Riding students, who received ribbons for their accomplishments. Pictured are several participants and trainers. The Center's Therapeutic Riding Program was established in 1983 and was developed to assist children and adults with special needs ranging from cerebral palsy to Down's syndrome and autism, to stroke recovery and learning disabilities. Students ride specially-trained horses with certified instructors in weekly sessions to develop increased balance and muscle control, improve concentration and short-term memory and enhance their confidence and self-esteem. Visit animalcenter.org.
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Carlsbad Republican Women Federated hosts husband-and-wife team, Jim Horn and Nam-Yong Horn, at the club's Jan. 23 meeting at the the Green Dragon Tavern and Museum, 6115 Paseo del Norte. Nam-Yong is the incoming 2018 president of the California Federation of Republican Women; Jim, a decorated Navy veteran, is a retired diplomat and counter-terrorism expert. His presentation will focus on the current political situation in California. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the program begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. RSVP by Wednesday at (760) 415-7006 or email@example.com.
Senior center hosts talk on mental illness
The Carlsbad Senior Center hosts a talk, "In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness," from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the center, 799 Pine Ave. Presenters from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will use their personal stories to walk attendees through their own personal experiences with mental illness. Learn the early onset of symptoms of mental illness, available treatments, gain insight into the daily experience of living with mental illness and dispel common misconceptions about the illness. Admission is free. Visit carlsbadca.gov/parksandrec.
Woodworking exhibit opens at gallery
A free exhibit, "Wood: a Furniture Show IX," curated by Brian Murphy of Murphy's Fine Wood Working, runs through Feb. 3 at the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery, 262 E. Grand Ave. The ninth annual exhibition of works by Southern California woodworkers features contemporary, art, marquetry and traditional furniture designs. Visit escondidoarts.org or call (760) 480-4101.
British women's club
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Britannia Connection Inc. will hold its upcoming meeting and luncheon at 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at The Golf Club of California, 3742 Flowerwood Lane. The group includes women of either British or Commonwealth heritage, or those with a strong interest in British culture, who gather for fellowship and fundraising. Local yoga teacher Sandra Buckingham will share simple meditation techniques. Meet and greet starts at 11 a.m. with coffee and tea. The meeting and presentation begin at 11:30 a.m., and a hot lunch with dessert follows the meeting. Cost is $24. Reserve by 5 p.m. Saturday at (208) 871-9644.
Fundraiser set for
teen fighting cancer
Community members are set to gather from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday Jan. 20 at Park 101, 3040 Carlsbad Blvd., to support a local girl's battle with cancer. Encinitas resident Kira Stanley was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor last November at the age of 16. Park 101 is hosting a dinner fundraiser with food and drink, along with a raffle and silent auction to help Kira and her family. At 7:30 a.m., earlier that same day, there will be a surfing competition at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, where she worked as a surf instructor. The entire community is invited to come out to support Kira and her fight. Visit helpkirafight.org.
Meet published authors at market this week
Meet published writers at Authors Night from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Sunset Market, 401 Pier View Way in downtown Oceanside. Local writers will chat with visitors and sell their work. The event showcases authors from a variety of literary genres. Participating writers are slated to include Mike Casper, Brian Coates, George Durgin, John H. Hacker, Michelle Ann Hollstein, Lori Lawson, Tom Morrow, and Gail L. and Rufus Thompson. Email email@example.com.
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He will shoot when nobody expects it and he probably will infuriate some when he should pass but instead runs into trouble. Yet, if the team is well balanced and can incorporate a player with a bit of flare and mystique about their play Coulibaly is available again it seems, and it is going to be very intriguing to see how and when Eddie Howe uses him if at all.
Eddie has to be fair to those have already been doing well and are playing at the top of their game and Coulibaly needs careful monitoring with the injuries that he has had. Used to good effect though, Coulibaly is a man who frankly I am not sure how many AFCB supporters know how good he is or could be? It maybe the same for Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall even though they see him in training regularly.
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Aaron discusses the benefits and risks of both a 1-Plane & 2-Plane golf swing technique.
Listen to the full episode here: https://anchor.fm/dataaxisgolf/episodes/A-1-Plane-vs-2-Plane-Swing-e2gthu
Welcome! Thanks for joining us for another episode of the Data Axis Golf podcast. I appreciate you being here. Another cool topic today and I appreciate those that sent in emails and text messages. I appreciate your support. I appreciate your questions. Now this one's a little different. We'll probably kind of get into the weeds a little bit here so I'm warning you. I was asked if I choose to employ a one-plane or a two-point swing in our training. The answer is both. Work in our training to become a better golfer but for me, I typically play with the one plane swing.
1-Plane Golf Swing
A one-plane swing is one that kind of goes back on one line and then comes down pretty similar to the same line. When we say two-plane swing, we mean one that kind of goes up on one plane and usually drops down towards the ground and then comes in at a lower plane to the ball. You do have two-plane swings that are a little more unorthodox that go back on one-plane and then actually rise up and then come down. It's typically an over-the-top move that we talk about. There have been a couple of players on tour that have used the over-the-top move to some success but not typically and it's not one that I have a problem with. I guess we'll talk about it right now. The problem with an over-the-top move is inconsistency. I think both all plane swings suffer from inconsistency and we'll get into that a little bit.
When you go from a plane and then rise to a higher plane and then come down, the data shows, with the instant feedback of the equipment, you actually lose swing speed. A one-plane swing has a reasonable swing speed, good swing speed, and then a two-plane swing, again, at least for me, a two-plane swing actually increases my swing speed, which is interesting. The problem with the two-plane swing for me is it adds an extra degree of variability, which then hits consistency. So, as I drop down to another plane and come in, I can pick up some speed, which is great if you want the ball one way but I lose consistency. For me, at least in my game, the increased distance from a two plane swing does not overcome or is not more beneficial than the loss of consistency. I just find more trouble and I have a hard time keeping it on the course.
2-Plane Golf Swing
A two-plane swing is not one that I employ for my day to day game. I find much more consistency in just a one-plane swing. As far as ball flight, I mean as far as distance control, one plane swing is way better for me. All of those two-point swings is one. Honestly, I will only use a two-plane swing when we get out and to sort of the scrambles. You've got like a long drive contest because you can drop it down and fling it in from the inside. It really generates a lot of speed, a lot of paces to hit the ball a long way. So I will probably use that when we're playing in a scramble but I won't use it much anywhere else. And if it's one of those situations where all three are in trouble off the tee and it gets to me, I will use a one plane swing to try to put one in play. If there's somebody in my group that's safe in a scramble then, yeah, I'm going to employ the two plane swing and try to hit it as far as I can. So that's kind of the way I see it.
A one-point swing is super consistent, you're taking out a great deal of variability when you go up on one plane and you kind of gather yourself and pause and come back down that same plane. We can really see by the data if that's all lined up and how that looks. With the data that we use and the graphics that we use, you can have a two plane swing that comes in on the plane right where all levels of your swing are pointing to the target line. And everything looks really, really good. The problem then becomes making sure that you know that as you drop that you're actually kind of lowering the clubface. So it's still pointing at the target line and again, it probably is a discussion that we shouldn't have on a podcast because it's so visual. Probably should be doing a video right now but just try to understand that when you take a club back on one plane and you drop it to another plane and you bring it down from a lower plane or even a higher plane, you've added a degree of variability in the golf swing. We want to simplify it as much as possible and take variability out of it so we can be more consistent. We just don't have a lot of time, in one second, to manage all these different variabilities, if that makes sense. It happens so quickly that we want to make it as simple as possible. It happens so quickly that we don't want to try to control it with our conscious mind. It happens so quickly that we just have to really be in a good place and put a good swing on it and just experience it not try to control it.
How To Distinguish Your Golf Swing Technique?
For anybody who is wondering if they have a one-plane or a two-plane swing, just get in front of a mirror where you can swing a golf club. Go ahead and watch yourself take the club back and start the club down and just see if you get to the top see where your hands are. If your hands move up or down before you start coming down then you've got a two plane swing. If you get up to the top and sort of gather and your hands kind of stay in the same place and then you start down again that would typically be a one plane swing. Now it's very difficult to leave your hands exactly in the same place. If you're dropping it six inches to a foot to two feet down before you come down that's definitely one plane swing. If it's within one or two inches up at the top maybe three, I would still consider that to be a one plane swing because you really haven't changed a whole lot. As you shift your weight and start moving down, you know there's gravity. They could just pull your hand down a little bit but as much as we can keep that hand in the same place from the top starting down the more closely, we will become a one plane swinger. So as far as one plane to plane goes you've got some choices. Again, I can pick up a lot of speed if I go with a two-plane but I lose too much consistency. My scoring is far better, my ball control is better, the ability to work the ball left and right, to hit the ball high and low all of those things are much better if I swing on one plane. It is the simplest movement back to the ball so hopefully, that makes sense.
Which golf swing technique is for you?
If there are any questions about one plane or two plane swings as we get into the training, starting December 1st and I hope you'll join us for that. If you want to sign up to get involved in the training please go to our website dataaxisgolf.com and give me your email address. We'll send out signups for that to get everybody in. We're going to try to limit it to about a hundred people. I think it's probably the most we can take in order to have a good group or we can interact and kind of share files and things and share ideas. But if this is something that sounds interesting to you then please sign up and join us. We'll have a good time doing it. I can promise that we will definitely have a day or two where we work on swing plane – 1 & 2 swing planes. We'll discuss it. We'll have some video to kind of show the differences and hopefully, it'll make more sense at that time. But anyway please enjoy the day thank you for joining us. Remember in your golf game: better data means better golf.


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'Arrogant Facebook failing to tackle paedophile threat,' claims child protection expert
Child protection teams say cases involving bullies and sexual predators have trebled on the networking site this year.
Jim Gamble, of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, said: 'Is Facebook so arrogant that it does not matter what the collective child protection community think? Social networking websites need to make some decisions
'Do you want to be a chosen site for rapists and murderers?'
The site has already snubbed a request to add a 'panic button' for children to alert police and child protection staff to paedophiles.
Other sites such as Bebo and MSN have adopted the 'Click-CEOP' button but Facebook has agreed to put it only on a separate reporting area and not on every page.
Mr Gamble, a former deputy director of the National Crime Squad, said Facebook had never reported any suspicious or inappropriate behaviour to a UK police force.
CEOP, which comprises former police officers, child protection officials and computer experts, monitors online paedophile activity and passes intelligence to police forces. It receives some public money.
From January to March, it had 252 complaints about Facebook - 40 per cent of which related to paedophiles grooming children. That compares with 297 complaints throughout 2009.
Mr Gamble said: 'Our reports are increasing month on month.
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Mr Gamble is due to meet the vice-president of the site in Washington on Monday for urgent talks.
Facebook claims having the panic button on every page could lead to fewer reports of potential predators.
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Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder (vocals), Stone Gossard (guitar), Jeff Ament (bass), and Mike McCready (guitar). The band's current drummer is Matt Cameron, also of Soundgarden, who has been with the band since 1998.
Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album, Ten. One of the key bands of the grunge movement in the early 1990s, Pearl Jam was criticized early on as being a corporate cash-in on the alternative rock explosion; however, Gossard and Ament had been members of seminal grunge band Green River. Over the course of the band's career, its members became noted for their refusal to adhere to traditional music industry practices, including refusing to make music videos and engaging in a much-publicised boycott of Ticketmaster. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame."[1]
To date, the band has sold over 31.5 million records in the U.S,[2] and an estimated 60 million worldwide.[3][4] Pearl Jam has outlasted many of its contemporaries from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade.[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic referred to Pearl Jam as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s."[6] Pearl Jam will be eligible to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.[7]
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We had a pretty relaxing Easter at our house and I think it is safe to say it will probably be the last relaxing one 🙂 Next year Hazel will be almost two so I think it will be a game changer and we can try doing a little egg hunt. This year we just got her a basket and filled it with a book, a stuffed elephant and a couple of plastic eggs that had some puff snacks in them. We spent Easter Sunday with Evan's sisters and a couple of his cousins. There were 6 little kiddlets running around, it was a lot of fun to see the bigger ones get really excited about hunting for eggs. Monday we went over to my parents house for brunch with them and my grandparents. Here are a few pictures from our weekend:
PS, Remember to check back Friday for details on how to win one of these super cute t shirts!
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Alex de Voogt, Walter Crist, Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi - Ancient Egyptians at Play Board Games Across Borders (Bloomsbury Egyptology)
pdf | 4 MB | English | Author :Crist, Walter,Voogt, Alexander J. de,Dunn-Vaturi, Anne-Elizabeth | 2016 | Bloomsbury Academic; 1 edition
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The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity. Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and its neighbours. From pre-dynastic rule to Arab and Ottoman invasions, Egypt's past is visible on game boards.
This volume starts by introducing the reader to board games as well as instruments of chance and goes on to trace the history and distribution of ancient Egyptian games, looking particularly at how they show contact with other cultures and civilizations. Game practices, which were also part of Egyptian rituals and divination, travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean. This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history. Over the last few years, the extent and the modes of contact have become better understood through museum and archival research projects as well as surveys of archaeological sites in Egypt and its surrounding regions. The results allow new insight into ancient Egypt's international relations and the role of board games research in understanding its extent.
Written by three authors known internationally for their expertise on this topic, this will be the first volume on Ancient Egyptian games of its kind and a much-needed contribution to the field of both Egyptology and board games studies.
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After acquiring paranormal horror film "Delivery: The Beast Within" , The Collective have announced a release date for the film. Directed by Brian Netto, "Delivery: The Beast Within" will have a limited theatrical run on May 30th in NYC, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, and Indianapolis with a May 27th date set for the VOD release.
"Delivery: The Beast Within" stars Laurel Vail, Danny Barclay, and Rob Cobuzio and follows the story of Kyle and Rachel Massy, a young couple who agree to document their first pregnancy for a family-oriented reality show. The production spirals out-of-control after the cameras capture a series of unexplained events, leading Rachel to believe that a malevolent spirit has possessed their unborn child. Delivery is told through the show's abandoned and unaired reality footage, as well as testimonials from friends, family and crew members, providing a first-hand account of the Massys' tragic story.


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It is a new development in data communication. Infrared light to sand data. Infrared light transmits data through the air and propagate in the open space. The example of infrared transmission are all hand-hold remote controls. The signals from a remote are sent to the device like TV or Air Conditioner using infrared transmission technology. Infrared data communication is a simple example of a short-range wireless network.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seeing Red
Clem: "Love's a funny thing."
So much happened. Too much. It was like three heavy episodes crammed into one.
Let's start with Tara. If she really is dead, and I mean unresurrectably dead, then Joss Whedon, Marti Noxon, et al. were completely and totally evil to do what they did to us. Tara and Willow doing all the love scenes we haven't been getting in the past two years, all in one episode, so that her death would have more of an impact? Finally putting Amber Benson in the opening credits to throw us off? Bastards. No vampire was ever that diabolical. Did you catch the red? In the first scene, we had red sheets, red hair, red sunlight on naked skin, precursor to the blood in the last scene. Some transparent hit-us-over-the-head symbolism.
Issue two: Spike and Buffy. Was it really attempted rape? Let's make a list here, with the pro-Spike stuff first:
1. He didn't go to her house intending to attack her. He went because Dawn told him Buffy was hurt about the Anya thing and he wanted to apologize.
2. Buffy is physically stronger than Spike and he knows she can stop him at any time. They had an extremely physical and violent sexual relationship, in which she often said "stop" and didn't mean it. She even beat the crap out of him in "Dead Things," and he let her. Up until this point, one can argue that Spike has been the victim, not Buffy.
3. He kept saying stuff about making her acknowledge her feelings. I think he was expecting her to give up and reciprocate.
4. Wouldn't he have vamped out if he had really intended to hurt her?
On the con-Spike side, though:
1. Coming into her home uninvited and following her into the bathroom? That's squicky.
2. He noticed right off that Buffy was in pain, and he continued anyway.
3. Afterward, in his crypt, he was flashing back to Buffy screaming "stop" and he said, "What have I done? Why didn't I do it? What has she done to me?" Notice he said, "Why didn't," not why did. I turned on the close captioning to check.
Spike is not a rapist. We've known him a long time, and I just don't believe it's in his nature. I think he was just feeling desperate and things went too far, and now he feels horrible about it, evidenced by those flashbacks he was experiencing in his crypt afterward. To Clem, Spike said, "Everything always used to be so clear. Slayer. Vampire. Vampire kills Slayer, sucks her dry, picks his teeth with her bones. It's always been that way. It's the chip. Steel and wires and silicon. It won't let me be a monster, and I can't be a man. I'm nothing." Spike said a mouthful there. This situation must end; he needs to be either a monster or a man, because he isn't either one. But which does he want to be? He wants the chip out, but why? So that he can kill Buffy, or so that he can finally prove to her that she can trust him?
Interesting developments on the Nerd front. Jonathan finally had to choose sides. Good for him, although we all knew which way he would go. Andrew "I can't wait to get my hands on his orbs" loves Warren? Yeccchh. (I don't mean that in a homophobic sense; I just don't think Warren is lovable in any way whatsoever.) Andrew's exit attempt at the theme park was a hoot, though. And Warren ... well, Warren deserves to go down in a big, big way. Can't they find a spot for him in that hell dimension Angel was in? Couldn't they give him to Skip the demon? Die, Warren, die.
It was way past time (probably too late), but Xander finally acted like an adult about the Spike/Anya thing, and so did Buffy. The two of them had, what, two or three serious conversations, and covered some major points. Like: Buffy: "You fought side by side with him when I was gone. You let him take care of Dawn." Xander: "But I never forgot what he really is." Hey, Xander, what about what Anya really is? Speaking of which, Anya is still not doing that good a job as a vengeance demon: talking right over that woman who was trying really hard to make a wish? Do you get the impression that Anya's heart just isn't in it any more?
Are the Buffy Powers That Be rethinking their previous poor characterization of Dawn? Her glee over Willow and Tara getting back together was adorable ("I'll go watch TV, downstairs, really loud in the basement where I can't hear anything ... omigod! I love you guys!"); and it was great having her go talk with Spike, giving us just a faint echo of their former closeness. And finally, her perfect hair was actually a mess in the first scene. Human at last?
This was an awesome episode. It was tight, exciting, well written and well acted, and damn it, I don't want Tara to be dead and I want Buffy and Spike together, damn it, damn it, damn it. But it was still really, really good.
Bits and pieces:
-- Spike looked gorgeous in that black sweater, so spare and pale, and again, very human looking. And was that a real bloody Mary he was drinking, with actual blood?
-- The bar scenes in the Bronze and the drinking reminded me that they're really not in high school any more. And just as I was thinking that, Warren conveniently said, "This ain't high school."
Willow: "When did morning happen?"
Tara: "After the moon went down."
Anya: "It isn't always about looks, or a beating heart. Sometimes intimate, sweaty relations with the wrong person just seems like a good idea at the time."
Andrew: "Warren's the boss. He's Picard, you're Deanna Troi. Get used to the feeling, Betazoid."
Clem: "She's a sweet girl, Spike, but hey. Issues?"
Buffy: "Giant buzz saw. It was a thing."
Warren: "Hey hey hey. We need him fresh, not smokehouse."
Warren: "Say goodnight, bitch."
Buffy: "Goodnight, bitch."
Xander: "Time for the spring poking already?"
Buffy: "Just making sure there are no more evil trio cameras. Or evil uno."
Xander: "The sinister yet addictive card game?"
Xander: "How did we get here?"
Buffy: "Scenic route. Long drive."
I have to give this one a four out of four stakes, almost against my will. Wow.
Billie Doux reviewed all of Buffy and Angel, so she knows the plural of apocalypse.
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Billie, there are no "pro-Spike" stuff, really. I know that you love Spike, but there's no way to make the character look better on that situation.
Let me make a list about your list:
"He didn't go to her house intending to attack her;"
True, but that doesn't change what happened latter. It wasn't a premeditated attempted rape, but it still was an attempted rape.
"Buffy is physically stronger than Spike and he knows she can stop him at any time."
Again, true, but would Spike be thinking about that while being so out of his mind? Also, Buffy has defeated enemies stronger than her. Why couldn't a not-as-strong fighter beat her down?
"They had an extremely physical and violent sexual relationship, in which she often said "stop" and didn't mean it. She even beat the crap out of him in "Dead Things," and he let her. Up until this point, one can argue that Spike has been the victim, not Buffy."
I strongly disagree with this point of view. Both did bad things to each other. Buffy used Spike to "feel" and Spike took advantage of Buffy's lack of self-control. They are both guilt of the terrible relationship they had, and they were both victims of it. And even if Spike had been the only victim up to this point, it doesn't compare to how he victimizes Buffy here.
"He kept saying stuff about making her acknowledge her feelings. I think he was expecting her to give up and reciprocate."
Well, yes. And that's exactly what made him go crazy.
"Wouldn't he have vamped out if he had really intended to hurt her?"
We've seen not vamped out vamps on fights before, so, I guess the answer to that question is not necessarily.
"Spike is not a rapist. I just don't believe it's in his nature."
I agree, but there are things in his nature that, under extreme emotional circumstances, would drive him there, as much as there are things on Willow's personality that, even though she is not a murderer, will back up her actions on the following episodes.
I get where Spike was coming from, but there are no excuses for what he did. I do believe, however, that he truly repented and Buffy truly forgave him, as he deserved. I know that might not be a politically correct way of thinking, but I do believe in the great healing power of forgiveness (sorry if that sounds too cheesy).
I don't know why, but I've been thinking a lot about "Seeing Red" lately. I'm on season 6 rewatch and it was hard, with "Seeing Red" in mind, watching Spike restraining Buffy on "Wrecked" and Buffy submitting herself to it.
Oh, well, "Seeing Red" is a terrific episode of BtVS, one of the best ones to think of and to debate, for sure. And while I feel for the actors having to go throught such a painful and unpleasant scene as the attempted rape, I'm glad they did it anyway (not that they had a choice there). It's a integral part of an excellent episode.
- Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 8:17:00 PM EDT
*later (sorry for that mistake, English is not my first language)
Ok, I must say my opinion changed a bit after watching "Seeing Red", then going back to "Dead Things" and then watching SR again. Mostly because it became much clearer how Buffy messed up with Spike's mind. Not that that gives him an excuse, but it does make you understand what went wrong in the bathroom.
It's funny how season six twists our heads. It's a season that gets better every time I rewatch it.
It was harder to accept Tara's death this time around, thought. It hurt so much more. I think the show never overcame her loss, and considering how Willow's development is so erratic on season 7, I wished the writers hadn't killed Tara.
- Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 9:32:00 PM EDT
I know this is years late, but I'm doing a Buffy rewatch and have been following your reviews. I have to say that I agree with Tom. As much as I love Spike as a character and like the Buffy/Spike relationship in this season, I think it is clear that what happened in that bathroom was attempted rape. While Spike definitely didn't go there intending for that happen, things got out of control. Their relationship is pretty dysfunctional, but a line was crossed in that bathroom and Spike clearly realized it with that look on his face after Buffy fought him off. I think that is an indication of how far Spike has come as a character. I would argue that rape definitely WAS part of his nature for most of the show (in previous seasons), but after getting the chip something fundamental changed in him. In the crypt afterward, he asks himself why he didn't do it because old Spike would have had no compunction about rape or killing. He was evil, after all. But I don't think he is anymore, and as the season ends we really see that even more.
- Friday, March 13, 2015 at 12:24:00 PM EDT
- Marianna said...
I may as well chime into this discussion also. =) Interesting points Bahia although I believe that Spike's reason for being disgusted with himself for hurting Buffy are emotionally driven as opposed to morally/ethically driven. Most of what Spike does throughout the series is emotionally driven in contrast to Angelus who was driven by amorality and therefore fits better with what people consider evil. To get back to the question at hand, I think the fact that Spike stopped himself does not make him not evil because he stopped himself because of his own emotions. He loves Buffy and therefore feels he shouldn't hurt her. Because his motivation is not due to any sense of morals, I believe he is still evil. Of course this all depends on what you consider to be evil.
- Friday, March 13, 2015 at 3:56:00 PM EDT
- Billie Doux said...
I was just asked the following question on our Tumblr:
Have you changed the opinions you expressed in your Seeing Red from BTVS review? About spike "not [being] a rapist" and how buffy "often said "stop" and didn't mean it" affecting your ability to call this an attempted rape?
Here is my response.
When the episode originally aired, I was deeply into it and very angry at the way they assassinated Spike's character and killed off Tara, another character I loved. I thought it was a string of writing mistakes then, and I still do now, so I tried to make what happened fit into my Buffy world view. I may feel differently about it now, but I'm not going to change the text of a review I wrote the night the episode aired in 2002.
- Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 8:41:00 AM EDT
From my perspective, rape is an act of violence. It is NOT a sexual one. Sex doesn't come into it, it's just a violation, since sex is only sex when it's consensual.
Here's where I've been thinking; Spike has a chip that prevents him from harming living things, we know he can't harm Buffy in the conventional sense with intent because of the flashback episode in series five - wouldn't that mean that if he had had the intention of going against her will, it would have set the chip off? I don't mean to excuse Spike or blame Buffy and I do find the show's handling of consent to be problematic. It's just that it's a thought that I can't shake off and have no one to discuss it with.
- Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 4:13:00 AM EDT


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>OUTRAGE #1: Illinois Senator Dick Durban has proposed legislation that would excuse government lawyers from the burden of their student loans. You got it. This special class of public servant will be allowed to opt out of their contractual obligation to repay us taxpayers the money we fronted for their lucrative careers. Since a lot lawyers cum judges spend a least a portion of their career on the public payroll, this could be a pretty big blow to the Student Loan Program, which is not exactly in good shape to begin with. Also, consider that Prosecutorial abuse is reaching pandemic proportions, and these are the very people Durbin would give yet another reward. This also means some other income-limited person will not get his or her student loan. Talk about a program to help the rich at the expense of the poor. How much more can we do to make lawyers a privileged class not seen since we slipped out from under the yoke of royalty? Shakespeare wrote that society could only improve if we kill off the lawyers. (Gotta love the Bard of Avon. <– That's a reference to Shakespeare for those of you who attend urban public schools.) While slaying attorneys is a bit extreme (in most cases), fewer lawyers and LESS special privileges would be a healthy move. But what can you expect from lawmakers who mostly are … lawyers. If this trend continues, lawyers well surpass public school teachers as the most coddled class in our society. Yes, there are good lawyers … even great ones … about 20 percent of them, I would estimate. Damn few go on to be judges, however – and almost none work for the big law firms.
OUTRAGE #3: Convicted felon and former Illinois Governor George Ryan was given an undeserved Christmas present when the Appellate Court said he could remain a free man until his appeal is heard. Since the appeal could drag on for years, many think Ryan will never serve a day behind bars. No wonder Illinois is the most corrupt state in America. This is a guy whose corruption led to the deaths of six children in an auto/truck accident where the truck driver was operating with an illegal license obtained by cash to Ryan's campaign fund. Unfortunately, those kids will not have an opportunity to appeal their fate.
OUTRAGE #4: Did you hear about Lisa Jensen, the woman who was ordered to remove a Christmas wreath in the shape of a peace symbol because it offended some (at least one) of her neighbors in the Loma Linda Homeowners Association of Pagosa Springs, Colorado? Seems like Association President Bob Kearns demanded that his Architecture Control Committee (a bit Orwellian?) order the removal of the offending holiday greenery. He said it was an anti Iraq war message, some said a symbol of Satan. The good Committee refused. (Whew! Still patriots among us.), so Big Brother Bob then fired the Committee, and imposed a $25 a day fine on the nice lady. She now owes more than $1000. Let me first say that I understand she was probably sending a somewhat subtle political message about the war. What about the Satan thing, you ask? Well … fruitcakes are not the only thing with lots of nuts. Let me add that I would probably disagree with the woman's politics and the message –more likely to agree with good ole boy Bob on most matters. However, I do cherish that First Amendment. How can we talk of free speech if a person cannot express something as innocent as a political opinion? This is Christmas, for God's sake. (ß Notice "Christmas" and "God" in the same sentence. Not something you see often these days.) What a horrid concept – an expression of peace during the Christmas season. Bah humbug!! But, isn't that what it is all about, love and peace? Or, have I been theologically misled by the Hallmark Card Company. It seems the First Amendment is coming under assault from every direction these days. This kind of stuff worries me because with liberals in charge of Congress and the courts, I now have to worry about MY free speech. Since I am not willing to defend Lisa's right to the death, a la Nathan Hale, I can at least offer her this testy blog item.
OUTRAGE #5: Newly anointed Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has indicated her support for the naming of Congressman, Alcee Hasting as head of the House Intelligence Committee. Such a selection only shows that there is not enough intelligence in the House to even form a committee. You may not recall (Pelosi is hoping that you do not) that the now "Honorable" Mr. Hasting was the former Florida federal judge who was impeached and booted from the bench for bribery. Since his unethical activities limited his employment in the real world, Hasting opted to run for Congress – a suitable profession for any rogue. Despite his record (or because of it), he was elected. But, guess who booted him off the bench. The very House of Representatives soon to be lead by Speaker Pelosi. Obviously, Alcee lives by the adage, "If you can't beat 'em, join "'em." Hoooweeeeever, seems like the Congress has given Pelosi her comeuppance again. Facing certain defeat, Pelosi has withdrawn her nomination.