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Two days before a scheduled vote that will likely repeal net neutrality rules, protesters are aiming to "break the internet," while the FCC continues to field calls to delay or cancel the vote — including from a few Republican lawmakers.
Net neutrality rules prohibit broadband providers from establishing fast and slow lanes on the internet, and from treating online content differently. The regulations, approved in 2015, came after years of legislative and legal battles that included cases involving throttling internet service and more.
Democratic lawmakers sent FCC Chairman Ajit Pai another letter Tuesday, asking him to drop his "reckless plan to radically alter the free and open internet as we know it." The letter was signed by many of the same senators who sent and signed a letter last week, including Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and others, urging a delay of the vote amid questions about the veracity of the 20 million-plus public comments submitted to the FCC.
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Also Tuesday, tech companies such as Mozilla, Reddit and others are participating in protests by declaring their support for net neutrality on their websites. Advocacy group Fight for the Future is encouraging individual supporters of the cause to talk about net neutrality on social media and to call their lawmakers.
"Net neutrality is an important part to making sure that everyone has access to the internet," said Heather West, Mozilla's senior policy manager, in an interview with SiliconBeat Tuesday. "Outside of D.C., this is not a partisan issue."
"It's a little unclear to me why it's so partisan now, given that what we're talking about is a free market, which is something the Republicans have traditionally supported," she added.
However, a few Republicans are breaking rank, including Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado, who tweeted Tuesday that he sent Pai a letter in which he used the FCC chairman's past words against him.
Coffman points out that Pai, who was commissioner before he was appointed chairman by President Trump this year, opposed the approval of the Open Internet Order in 2015 and said the unelected officials of the Federal Communications Commission shouldn't be the ones to decide "a dispute this fundamental." Back then, Pai advocated for lawmakers to decide instead.
Thx to everyone who has contacted me in regards to #NetNeutrality. Below is the letter I sent to Chairman @AjitPaiFCC today to ensure the continuation of a free and open #internet. pic.twitter.com/oKqh7lxaLI
— Rep. Mike Coffman (@RepMikeCoffman) December 12, 2017
But the issue is mostly playing out along party lines. The partisanship is apparent within the FCC itself, with the commissioners taking public shots at one another.
Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat, released a suggested edit of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's draft rules Tuesday. It's a page from the draft rules, with all of the words crossed out except for each of the following circled words: "After further review of the record, we affirm the 2015 Open Internet Order."
Clyburn and fellow Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel last week met with protesters outside the FCC chairman's annual dinner in Washington. At that dinner, by the way, Pai took shots at Clyburn and Rosenworcel, a leaked video shows.
Rosenworcel has been writing op-eds in publications such as the Harvard Business Review.
"For businesses — especially small businesses — rolling back net neutrality could have big consequences," she writes. "For the first time, broadband providers will have the technical capability, the business incentive, and legal authority to discriminate in the provision of internet access."
Mozilla's West also pointed out that a repeal of net neutrality rules could affect underserved communities that have fewer choices for ISPs, which would be unfortunate considering experts predict that broadband providers will institute different tiers of access once the regulations are thrown out.
"They will essentially have no choice," she said. "But they're also not going to be able to pay for premium packages that may allow a free internet."
Meanwhile, Pai in a press release trotted out small broadband providers that have said they have been "hurt" by being classified as common providers under Title II of the Communications Act.
But advocacy group Free Press cited FCC data in disputing those claims, saying Monday that the numbers "show [the broadband providers] either greatly expanding their service territory, expanding it somewhat more modestly, or deploying new technologies and faster speeds."
As for the question about fake comments submitted to the FCC, a newly published Wall Street Journal article provides more evidence that many of the comments were submitted without the knowledge of the people whose names they were supposed to be written by. Pai's office has indicated the comments have no bearing on his draft order, and he has not cooperated with the New York Attorney General's investigation into the matter. His office has called the probe politically motivated.
When reached for comment Tuesday, Pai's press secretary, Tina Pelkey, said the FCC vote would go ahead Thursday as planned.
Above: A screenshot of Mozilla's home page Tuesday as it takes part in a protest against an expected repeal of net neutrality rules. (Courtesy Mozilla)
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Vizio Sold 1 Million LCD TVs in First Quarter
Vizio announced last week the success of several of its product lines in the first quarter, especially in the LCD HDTV category. The company announced that it sold 1.066 million LCD TVs in the quarter, numbers buoyed by a 22 percent increase in the sale of its 50"-and-above HDTVs, while more than half of its TVs were 1080p-equipped models.
"Americans continue to have a strong appetite for high performance TV products and are looking more and more to VIZIO for these latest technologies," Laynie Newsome, Vizio co-founder and chief sales officer, said as part of the announcement. "We continue to remain focused on exceeding our customers' expectations with exciting and innovative new products like VIZIO Internet Apps, Connected Blu-ray DVD Players, AV optimized wireless Internet routers and other Internet apps enabled entertainment systems.
The company also released preliminary results by iSuppli of first-quarter market share for LCD TVs, in which Vizio finished slightly behind Samsung and ahead of Sony.

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HE'S shown the world's best how to do it on the Grand Prix stage - now he's aiming to do the same as part of the Great Britain team.
Chris 'Bomber' Harris gave British speedway the perfect shot in the arm when he roared to a sensational victory in last month's British GP at the Millennium Stadium.
Now he is ready to tackle the best on the planet again - this time as part of Great Britain's World Cup team.
Bomber's first World Cup mission starts on his home track, too, as Neil Middleditch's Brits take on the USA - who include Redcar Bears' Chris Kerr in their team - Sweden and Russia in Event Two at Coventry's Brandon Stadium on Monday night.
Winners of that meeting go through to the final in Leszno, Poland, on July 21 while the runners-up and third-placed team get a second chance in the race-off at the same venue two days earlier.
The Brits have again been hit by injuries with veteran former world champion Mark Loram on the long-term injury list while David Howe broke his collarbone in last weekend's World Championship qualifier at Lonigo.
Howe's injury has opened the door to Olly Allen, bringing the number of home riders in the GB squad to three, in addition to Harris and skipper Scott Nicholls.
"I was going well, leading the race, and then Lukas Dryml's wheel struck my clutch lever and wiped me out," the unlucky Howe told speedwayworld.tv. "It's so frustrating for me but my priority now is to get back as quickly as possible for Wolverhampton, I don't want to miss too many meetings for them."
Britain's aim of heading straight to the final is certainly a realistic one, especially with home advantage in their qualifier.
Sweden are the only team who look likely to trouble them, with the Russians, especially, and Americans looking short of top line quality.
Holders Denmark and 2005 winners Poland are expected to battle it out for top spot in the other qualifier at Vojens this evening, although Australia should finish ahead of Finland to clinch a place in the race-off.


text: The only way to see the Horsehead Nebula and the California Nebula. This filter is so specialized, it is really only good for two objects; IC 434, the emission nebula surrounding the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, and the California Nebula. Both of these objects emit strongly in the hydrogen beta portion of the spectrum. While it is possible, just barely, to catch a glimpse of the Horsehead without the H Beta, the view with it is far more stunning. The filter emphasizes the glow of both of these nebulae, turning them red. (Source: sciastro.net)


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"Hopefully he can repeat what he did last year, he's done everything very well leading up to this and I'm very happy with him – condition-wise he is very good," Cruz said.
The three-time G1 winner coasted to a comfortable victory in last month's G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) when shouldering top-weight of 133lb. Adding further merit to that performance was the fact he carried 13lb more than the next highest-rated horse in the race, and conceded a hefty 20lb to runner-up Glorious Dragon.
"I thought it was a good performance last start, it's never easy when you're carrying a big weight in Group 3 races but he was able to get the job done nicely," jockey Zac Purton said.
Sunday's test though is a different story. The return to level weights will see each of the 11 gallopers allotted 126lb, including Glorious Dragon, a scenario that should play into the hands of Exultant as he attempts to join Viva Pataca (2008 & 2009), Military Attack (2013 & 2014) and Designs On Rome (2015 & 2016).
"He came out of his last run very good, he pulled up fine, he hardly lost any weight – he feels much stronger than last year," Cruz said, before adding, hopefully we can go places with him because he's invited to go to Dubai."
That invitation is for the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic (2410m) at Meydan racecourse in March. But first the Irish-bred gelding will aim to further cement his position as Hong Kong's champion stayer when he breaks from gate 9 on Sunday.
"I'd say the barrier this time around is not ideal for him, as we know he's a horse that's got a lot of tactical speed and if they push up he has to go all the way back, so it could be hard from there," the champion jockey said.
Purton has guided Exultant to each of his nine Hong Kong wins, including three at G1 level, this race and the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) last year, and the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) in 2018. Cruz credits much of his horse's success in Hong Kong to the three-time champion jockey.
"The jockey always plays a big part in it; the relationship between the jockey and the horse is the most important - the horse knows when Zac (Purton) is riding him," Cruz said.
Cruz and Purton have proven to be a formidable duo, winning the past two editions of this race with Time Warp (2018) and Exultant last year. A win on Sunday would give Cruz his ninth Gold Cup win (six as a trainer, two as a jockey) while Purton has the chance to grab his fourth, having also tasted success with Military Attack in 2013.
"He's been winning all the races, he knows Zac (Purton), when Zac tells him to go he will go. So I'm pretty happy with this combination - it's been fantastic," Cruz added.
Exultant, formerly known as Irishcorrespondent was a two-time winner from four starts in Ireland when trained by Michael Halford and has developed into a model racehorse under Cruz's watch.
"He's got the right temperament, he's very calm in the morning – anybody could ride him, he won't buck, kick, duck or anything – he's the most correct horse you could find and they're very hard to find," Cruz said.
Stablemate Time Warp also steps out in Sunday's race, this time partnering with Joao Moreira as he seeks to regain his Gold Cup title.
"I think Exultant needs something to lead but Time Warp is in there and he loves to gallop ahead, although you can see he's not the same as he was, he has a lot of mileage on his clock so we'll see how he continues to go this season," Cruz said.
The Caspar Fownes-trained Southern Legend was runner-up last year and returns for another crack at Exultant, with Chad Schofield hopping back in the plate for the first time since this race 12 months ago.
"He's drawn really well," Schofield said. "I thought his trial here at Sha Tin last week was really good, he gave me a terrific feel; I rode him in the race last year when he did run second and I think he's definitely a top three chance.
"His recent runs have been somewhat below par but Caspar (Fownes) said he's changed a few things and I think he has the horse spot on."
Sunday's race also features BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Furore, Citron Spirit, Ho Ho Khan, Dark Dream, Doctor Geoff, Eagle Way and Northern Superstar.
Sunday's 10-race programme commences at 12.15pm and also features the G1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m), where the likes of Beauty Generation, Beat The Clock and Hot King Prawn will do battle.


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text: cannabisnews.com: MJ Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy MJ Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy Posted by CN Staff on August 22, 2006 at 12:57:08 PT Press Release Source: NewsTarget Network USA -- A compound found in marijuana won't make you high but it may help keep your eyes healthy if you're a diabetic, researchers say. Early studies indicate cannabidiol works as a consummate multi-tasker to protect the eye from growing a plethora of leaky blood vessels, the hallmark of diabetic retinopathy, says Dr. Gregory I. Liou, molecular biologist at the Medical College of Georgia. "We are studying the role of cannabinoid receptors in our body and trying to modulate them so we can defend against diabetic retinopathy," Dr. Liou says. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults and affects nearly 16 million Americans. High glucose levels resulting from unmanaged diabetes set in motion a cascade ultimately causing the oxygen-deprived retina to grow more blood vessels. Ironically, the leaky surplus of vessels can ultimately destroy vision. Dr. Liou, who recently received a $300,000 grant from the American Diabetes Association, wants to intervene earlier in the process, as healthy relationships inside the retina first start to go bad. Cannabinoid receptors are found throughout the body and endogenous cannabinoids are produced to act on them. "Their function is very different from organ to organ but in the central nervous system, cannabinoid receptors are responsible for the neutralization process that should occur after a nerve impulse is finished," says Dr. Liou. Nerves come together at a point of communication called a synapse. Glutamate is a neurotransmitter that excites these nerves to action at their point of communication. "There are also inhibitory neurotransmitters such as GABA," Dr. Liou says. Endogenous cannabinoids help balance the excitation and inhibition, at least until oxygen gets scarce. In the face of inadequate oxygen, or ischemia – another hallmark of diabetes – nerve endings start producing even more glutamate, setting in motion an unhealthy chain of events. Pumps that keep the right substances inside or outside of cells start to malfunction. Excess nitric oxide and superoxides are produced, which are toxic to the cells. Another irony is the heightened activity increases the retina's need for oxygen. "We are talking about nerve cell death," Dr. Liou says. "In the retina, if a lot of our nerve cells die, our vision is directly affected." And that's not all that goes wrong in the nerve-packed retina. Nearby microglial cells, which can function as cell-eating scavengers in the body, sense something is going wrong with the nerve cells, become activated and start an inflammatory process that can be fatal to nerve cells. Interestingly, the body starts producing more endogenous cannabinoids to stop glutamate release, then produces an enzyme to destroy the cannabinoids to keep them from continuing to accumulate. The same thing happens in the brain after a stroke. That's why cannabidiol, an antioxidant, may help save the retina. Test-tube studies by others, as well as Dr. Liou's pilot studies in diabetic animal models show cannabidiol works to interrupt essentially all these destructive points of action. "What we believe cannabidiol does is go in here as an antioxidant to neutralize the toxic superoxides. Number two, it inhibits the self-destructive system and allows the self-produced endogenous cannabinoids to stay there longer by inhibiting the enzyme that destroys them." Cannabidiol also helps keep microglial cells from turning on nerve cells by inhibiting cannabinoid receptors on microglial cells that are at least partially responsible for their ability to destroy the cells. "Cannabinoids are trying to ease the situation on both sides. They help save the neuron and, at the same time, make sure the microglial cells don't become activated. How good do you want a drug to be?" Dr. Liou says. His earliest studies in animal models, published in the January issue of the American Journal of Pathology, indicate it may be very good. Co-authors on the study include Dr. Azza B. El-Remessy, MCG Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Drs. Mohamed Al-Shabrawey, Nai-Tse Tsai and Ruth B. Caldwell, MCG Vascular Biology Center; and Dr. Yousuf Khalifa, MCG Department of Ophthalmology. "We are very pleased," he says of studies in which cannabidiol is injected into diabetic rats and mice. Source: NewsTarget Network (Taiwan)Published: August 22, 2006 Copyright: 2006 NewsTarget Network Website: http://www.newstarget.com/URL: http://www.newstarget.com/020087.htmlContact: http://www.newstarget.com/feedback.htmlCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #51 posted by FoM on August 25, 2006 at 11:09:04 PT Paul I am glad that you are still a free man and moving ahead. We gotta keep on truckin! [ Post Comment ] Comment #50 posted by paulpeterson on August 25, 2006 at 11:06:58 PT charmed quirk & greenmed Good posts, citizens. True, this "deficiency syndrome" can be corrected, either by cannabinoid therapy or Omega 3 input (and don't forget to lose those "trans fatty acids" quick, quirk).Is there any downside to cannabinoid therapy? I don't think that is possible, based upon the survey of the research so far. Maybe the increased appetite may cause some obesity effects for people that still keep their blood-brain barrier clogged with TFA's-or don't make behavioral changes like watching closely who is following them-remember that putting a person in a small cage stops "neurogenesis" meaning that there are serious side effects from being in "therapy" if you get my drift.Maybe there are some other side effects as well-such as changes in the constituency of the immune system (might down-grade some overreactive t cell conditions, etc.).Also, people with excessive plumbing stoppages, from many years of Omega 3 & TFA poisoning, may have a brief uptake in blood pressure which could precipitate a heart attack in the first minutes after inhalation of you know what.For people with high blood pressure that might spike above the danger level, I would definately recommend a few days of fish oil therapy to reduce risk of infarct-before toasting the tube.But remember, the God's own produced balanced therapy intake system with many buffers built into the system from the get-go help to keep that from happening.And I will keep you people posted as to my current status of "regime change" in Northwest Iowa. Right now the KKK is distributing flyers in my hometown. That brought the ACLU involved because of police attempts to "identify" the leafleteers. Kind of strange, though, that the ACLU wanted nothing to do with me, but they jump into action for KKK folks that have a history of violence and mayhem?Maybe those regional headlines they got on the KKK slant might just bring them into town for other issues as well, eh?Just keep those discussions going about ECDS & Omega 3 deficiency (they go hand in hand-one of the things Omega 3 is needed to produce is the "endocannabinoids"-really!)PAUL PETERSON, still a free man and still moving ahead. [ Post Comment ] Comment #49 posted by greenmed on August 24, 2006 at 09:32:45 PT #48 "What I am proposing is that endocannabinoid deficiency may be either abnormally low levels of endocannabinoids, or more likely a decoupling of the system at the cellular level (specifically an over-abundance of CB1 and CB2 receptors) resulting from poor diet."I tried to outline a mechanism that would increase CB receptors, but I kept getting the result that low anandamide levels would result in decreased, rather than increased numbers of CB receptors. Both very large and very small receptor densities would decouple the endocannabinoid system, but I should correct the statement above with:"(specifically an under-expression of CB1 and CB2 receptors)"The "turnover time" for recycling proteins like CB1 and CB2 is on the order of weeks, approximately the amount of time after initial cannabis use it takes to build up sufficient numbers of CB receptors to remedy an endocannabinoid deficiency, depending on severity.The third time in as many weeks worked for me, thirty years ago. Colombian Gold it was. [ Post Comment ] Comment #48 posted by greenmed on August 23, 2006 at 19:41:16 PT We are a cannabinoid deficient society The simple diagnosis for endocannabinoid deficiency is to partake of cannabis. If it has an effect, the cannabinoid system is intact, and there is no deficiency. On the other hand if a novice user gets absolutely no effect, THC is unable to interact with what is, for them, a "decoupled" cannabinoid system. If THC has no effect, anandamide stands no chance at all as it is present in such minute amounts (CB receptors were discovered *years* before anandamide, the first endocannabinoid discovered).Fortunately, endocannabinoid deficiency can be corrected with several weeks of THC therapy (even intermittent and low-dose) until typical response is obtained. A lifetime of the typical western diet with its low levels/bad ratios of Omega fatty acids is no doubt a major contributing factor. Fortunately, the treatment/therapy is like flipping a switch ... even for those who decide, after achieving the typical effects, never to partake again.What I am proposing is that endocannabinoid deficiency may be either abnormally low levels of endocannabinoids, or more likely a decoupling of the system at the cellular level (specifically an over-abundance of CB1 and CB2 receptors) resulting from poor diet. [ Post Comment ] Comment #47 posted by whig on August 23, 2006 at 18:35:11 PT cq I don't think statins are beneficial. [ Post Comment ] Comment #46 posted by Hope on August 23, 2006 at 18:28:53 PT Paul I'm thankful you aren't in the hospital and drugged into a zombie. Stay free, man. Stay free. [ Post Comment ] Comment #45 posted by charmed quark on August 23, 2006 at 16:52:44 PT Are we a cannabinoid deficient society When I see all these conditions that cannabinoids help treat, I sometimes wonder what the downside is. Medicines that are this powerful have negative effects for those who don't need them. Yet the negatives for cannabinoids seem very minor compared to the beneficial effects.I wonder if it's like the statin cholesterol drugs ( Lipitor, Zocar, etc.). They have some negative efeects, but in out society, due to our diet and possibly lifestyle, the vast majority of people over a certain age can get a benefit from them. Some docotrs have said that we should add them to the water supply!Maybe something about our modern lifestyle makes most of us cannabinoid deficient, so the vast majority of us could get a benefit from regular cannabinoid exposure. [ Post Comment ] Comment #44 posted by whig on August 23, 2006 at 16:06:03 PT If you think conspiracy theories are ridiculous... http://cannablog.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/dont-believe-conspiracy-theories/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #43 posted by whig on August 23, 2006 at 16:02:48 PT Paul That is fantastic news, and congratulations to you for standing up and defending yourself. I wonder if the police will want to apologize. Nah, I didn't think they would. [ Post Comment ] Comment #42 posted by FoM on August 23, 2006 at 16:02:34 PT Paul You are welcome for this forum to share what you are doing. I don't understand a lot of lawyer type things but I'm sure others might. I mind dealing within the court system so I have avoided it as much as possible. I hope everything works out for you. [ Post Comment ] Comment #41 posted by paulpeterson on August 23, 2006 at 15:47:42 PT whig, Hope, ekim, Fom-good news Today I just went through a full day trial on my "interference with official acts" criminal charge in front of a totally recalcitrant judge that had tried already to block my attempt to get a rehearing on my "civil commitment" matter, now pending before the Iowa Supreme Court.Yesterday, in fact, the Iowa Supreme Court blocked my attempts to get a "TRO"-"Temporary Restraining Order" blocking the trial, because this judge had failed and refused to give me any releif in spite of multiple motions I had filed due to my lack of money for subpoenas and sure loss in light of lack of any witnesses "friendly" to my case. It looked blackn and bleak last night when I went to bed-my own sister was being forced to drive 4 hours to testify "for me" in that she witnessed about two minutes of my handcuffing by the wrong goon-but she is my total enemy about the need for political change on you know what-she was planning to answer questions posed by the goon squad-to the effect that she was going to testify that years of smoking pot had "blown my brain" and that I needed "help" and I had no business interjecting myself in police business-the Hispanic lad without a coat had NO BUSINESS LEAVING HOME WITHOUT ONE.I was the bad guy, and I am being unfair and ruthless in my attacks in the editorial pages regarding the county prosecutor-"long live the king" or something like it.She even believes the local police are helping to save us from thos vicious drug "fiends" that she so generously places me in the camp of and with-Paul, you should just take your lumps and admit that you need help and stop saying all those bad things about our leaders.Well, I filed a big Motion to Recuse the judge for bias and partiality, based upon his past rulings (one of which I have specifically appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court, recall). I had to state that since I just did an "end run" to get that other case away from him, to have him continue to be my judge on the "criminal case" would be an invitation for specific "RETALIATION" and I also had filed a "Motion in Limine" to block him from considering anything about my "mental impairment" or any evidence associated with that issue in this criminal matter.This morning was spent entirely going through all my motions filed to date. One by one, each one was denied by him, except he then allowed my "Motion in Limine". Then he did allow an order issuing a subpoena for the most important witness that is so scared of the local goons he wanted to have nothing to do with me for the past 5 months.The sheriff's office located him and he was awaiting his turn on the witness chair-but going out of town tomorrow and it was getting to 4 pm (when all judges disappear and turn into pumpkins, I understand).Things looked bad, after cross-examining police officers all afternoon as they made me look like poop for "refusing to leave the scene" after being told to leave police alone, etc. Then, at the close of the "State's" case, he revisited my "Motion to Dismiss" filed 3/16/06, and after chiding me for getting involved in police action which I shouldn't have done (even though somebody's civil rights were involved) he DISMISSED THE CHARGE-since the state hadn't proven that I made a real "threat" or had any potential to make good on such a "threat" in the first place.Case over, end of the story, now the state cannot even "appeal" the dismissal of this simple "misdemeanor", meaning also, of course, that since there is a transcript of the proceedings, I may just have proven that two cops committed perjury on the stand, but that is another story, and for another day, and which will have to wait until my friend gets elected as county prosecutor in a few months, so he can bring such charges. Now, I can relax just a bit, and await the dismissal order, which now will prove that since I did not "interfere" the first time, the previous judge that "fudged me" because, as he stated to wit: "(I) might interfere again", is REVERSIBLE ERROR, since I didn't do it the first time, dig?This also means that the last 8 months of hassle I have undergone with this prosecution just gave me a mantle of defensibility against further goon action, since they won't want to piss me off right now, I think, eh?Thanks for listening at least, and I am thankful to you folks for allowing me this forum for expressing my thoughts and frustrations, at times, at least.And I hope you have enjoyed today's installment in my own local war against vicious prosecution.And keep up the good word about the research that is just poUring in these days. PAUL PETERSON [ Post Comment ] Comment #40 posted by Hope on August 23, 2006 at 12:16:53 PT "I hope that made sense to you." It did.It's pretty obvious...to me, anyway...that evolution is part of intelligent design. [ Post Comment ] Comment #39 posted by whig on August 23, 2006 at 12:16:11 PT Hope We cultivated cannabis in the time of Eden. [ Post Comment ] Comment #38 posted by whig on August 23, 2006 at 12:12:46 PT Hope Trust that God put cannabis and us together here for a purpose.I believe in evolution but I believe that every organism has free will and that will is part of God's consciousness. I believe that as each creature chooses a mate, it determines the characteristics of the next generation, and evolution proceeds by a series of intelligent choices made by mating pairs who are within God's consciousness.I get so annoyed at the stupid debate between the Intelligent Design and Evolutionists. Both are right but unwilling to consider the other's perspective, and both are wrong because they don't understand that the other's perspective is right. I hope that made sense to you.It's not that cannabis evolves the same way as animals, plants in nature reproduce by fundamentally more random processes, fertilization by pollen drifting in the wind. But it works this way too: animals pollinate plants they like. That is how selections are made between generations of plants. Bees who prefer a certain flower will cause there to be more of those flowers. Intelligent evolution of the flower, according to bee intelligence, which is part of God's consciousness.We've cultivated cannabis like bees cultivate honey. It was made for us because we found it to be good for food, it is our flower. It could be, but need not be, our single plant. It provides complete nutrition, along with all of its other wonderful effects.Cannabis was made for us, it is the tree of life. [ Post Comment ] Comment #37 posted by Hope on August 23, 2006 at 10:27:52 PT Nah...that couldn't be right... We're far from single plant consumers. [ Post Comment ] Comment #36 posted by Hope on August 23, 2006 at 10:26:49 PT Dankhank...comment 34 Maybe people are supposed to be the organism that cannabis was made for.Trim it. Watch it grow. Trim it. Watch it grow.Grow. Grow. Grow. [ Post Comment ] Comment #35 posted by Hope on August 23, 2006 at 10:24:23 PT Kaptin ...comment 26 "Perhaps a belwether of things to come?"I sure hope so...but whichever and whatever...a career politician ought to take a good, searching look at what might have brought the Murkowski down. [ Post Comment ] Comment #34 posted by Dankhank on August 23, 2006 at 10:04:09 PT Where from? In 1994 while at my brother's house, I read my brother's Masters thesis in Microbiology.It was about organisms that appeared to only live and reproduce in the presence of a single plant. They would "eat" the plant and any other same plant found until all were gone, falling into dormancy until lunch again reappeared.He told me that there must be an organism for Cannabis, too, but he didn't mention that in the thesis.I hope I didn't let the cat out of the bag, now ... [ Post Comment ] Comment #33 posted by Toker00 on August 23, 2006 at 09:39:55 PT That's right, Mayan. For the last two years, I have talked to the guys at work about the War on Some Drugs. It made telling them about 9-11 Truth much easier. You can't connect Cannabists to terror, but you can connect the Prohibians to terror. As a matter of fact, you could probably lay a drug war map over a map of the war on terror, and it would match perfectly. WE are at war with Pharma-Fascism, AND Oil-Fascism, the War on Drugs, and the War on Terror, the rest of the world only has to deal with the Oil-Fascism. In fighting BOTH, we have a clear picture on how to END both. Guess it's up to us, as usual.Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #32 posted by FoM on August 23, 2006 at 09:28:29 PT Max Flowers I have St. John's Wort and Valarian Root sitting right next to me at the computer. I pay $10.99 for a 100 capsules of SJW and $13.99 for 100 capsules of VR. I can afford these prices and they work just fine. I have been taking herbs since 94 with no ill effects. I hope they leave it alone. [ Post Comment ] Comment #31 posted by Max Flowers on August 23, 2006 at 09:22:23 PT Wayne (#16) Maybe you haven't heard of the Codex Alimentarius... there are forces out there trying very hard to make every natural substance from St. John's Wort to spearmint (or should I say from Acidophilus to Zinc) regulated so that we can't get any of them without a prescription and "FDA/UN (!!) approval." I'm talking about every one of the hundreds of health supplements that we have gotten used to being available over the counter. They want to take control of them and make us pay lots more for them and jump through all kinds of hoops to get them. And what's even scarier is that this would not be just an American thing---they want to do this worldwide, Europe included.See http://www.thepowerhour.com/news/codex_info.htm [ Post Comment ] Comment #30 posted by FoM on August 23, 2006 at 07:50:11 PT Paul Thanks for mentioning it isn't synthetic. It just isn't the whole plant. That's what I mean. [ Post Comment ] Comment #29 posted by mayan on August 23, 2006 at 07:42:14 PT Murkowski Maybe folks are coming to realize that the same folks who prohibit cannabis in all of it's forms are largely the same folks who either did 9/11 or support the subsequent "war on terror" (war OF terror) in an effort to engage us in perpetual war. Who benefits? Cannabis is a path to sustainability. If we lived sustainably we wouldn't need Middle East oil would we? We wouldn't need war. It's all relative.Exposing 9/11 - Lists & Links: http://www.commoncapital.net/downloads/lists&links-preview-7-17-0.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #28 posted by paul armentano on August 23, 2006 at 07:36:31 PT Cannabinoids and Diabetes We're talking about far more than just retinopathy. Please see my lit review below.Best, Paul ArmentanoA search of the scientific literature reveals no clinical investigations of cannabis for the treatment of diabetes, but does identify a small number of preclinical studies indicating that cannabinoids may modify the disease's progression and provide symptomatic relief to those suffering from it.[1-2] Most recently, a study published in the journal Autoimmunity reported that injections of 5 mg per day of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid CBD significantly reduced the prevalence of diabetes in mice from an incidence of 86 percent in non-treated controls to an incidence of only 30 percent.[3] In a separate experiment, investigators reported that control mice all developed diabetes at a median of 17 weeks (range 15-20 weeks) while a majority (60 percent) of CBD-treated mice remained diabetes-free at 26 weeks.[4] Investigators also found that CBD significantly lowered plasma levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines (proteins), INF-gamma and TNF-alpha, and significantly reduced the severity of insulitis (an infiltration of white blood cells resulting in swelling) compared to non-treated controls. "Our results indicate that CBD can inhibit and delay destructive insulitis and inflammatory … cytokine production in … mice resulting in decreased incidence of diabetes," authors concluded.Separate preclinical trials have demonstrated cannabinoids to possess additional beneficial effects in animal models of diabetes. Writing in the March 2006 issue of the American Journal of Pathology, researchers at the Medical College of Virginia reported that rats treated with CBD for periods of one to four weeks experienced significant protection from diabetic retinopathy.[5] This condition, which is characterized by retinal oxygen deprivation and a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults.Cannabinoids have also been shown to alleviate neuropathic pain associated with the disease. A pair of studies published in the journal Neuroscience Letters in 2004 reported that mice administered a cannabis receptor agonist experienced a reduction in diabetic related tactile allodynia (pain resulting from non-injurious stimulus to the skin) compared to non-treated controls.[6-7] The findings suggest that "cannabinoids have a potential beneficial effect on experimental diabetic neuropathic pain," investigators concluded. Finally, a 2001 trial demonstrated that delta-9-THC could moderate an animal model of the disease by reducing artificially-elevated glucose levels and insulitis in mice compared to non-treated controls.[8] With incidents of diabetes steadily increasing in both the adult and juvenile population, it would appear that further cannabinoid research is warranted in the treatment of this indication.REFERENCES[1] Croxford and Yamamura. 2005. Cannabinoids and the immune system: Potential for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Journal of Neuroimmunology 166: 3-18. [2] Lu et al. 2006. The cannabinergic system as a target for anti-inflammatory therapies. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 13: 1401-1426. [3] Weiss et al. 2006. Cannabidiol lowers incidence of diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice. Autoimmunity 39: 143-151. [4] Ibid[5] El-Remessy et al. 2006. Neuroprotective and blood-retinal barrier preserving effects of cannabidiol in experimental diabetes. American Journal of Pathology 168: 235-244. [6] Dogrul et al. 2004. Cannabinoids block tactile allodynia in diabetic mice without attenuation of its antinociceptive effect. Neuroscience Letters 368: 82-86. [7] Ulugol et al. 2004. The effect of WIN 55,212-2, a cannabinoid agonist, on tactile allodynia in diabetic rats. Neuroscience Letters 71: 167-170. [8] Li et al. 2001. Examiniation of the immunosuppressive effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in streptozotocin-induced autoimmune diabetes. International Immunopharmacology 4: 699-712. [ Post Comment ] Comment #27 posted by paul armentano on August 23, 2006 at 07:33:54 PT This is actually old news... Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Staves Blindness Associated With Diabetes, Study SaysMarch 2, 2006 - Augusta, GA, USAAugusta, GA: Administration of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) prevents retinal cell death in the diabetic retina, and may one day prevent blindness in diabetic patients, according to preclinical data published in the current issue of the American Journal of Pathology.....BTW, cannabidiol (CBD) is a natural, non-psychoactive cannabinoid, not a synthetic. http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6825 [ Post Comment ] Comment #26 posted by kaptinemo on August 23, 2006 at 06:44:00 PT: Fearful beat me to it Arch prohib Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski loses his party standing: http://tinyurl.com/oozd4And you can't help but think a large part of that came from ticking off all those civil libertarians up there who think he was buggo about cannabis, and wasted who-knows-how much of the taxpayer's money in his 'childrens's crusade' to override the State constitution regarding privacy and the herb.Frankie got too big for his britches, and has been hauled in by elements of his own party. Perhaps a belwether of things to come? I keep saying that we as cannabists constitute the single largest voting bloc in America due to crossing every demographic there is. A few weeks back I posted a link to something that was happening out in Fresno, regarding a bait-and-switch maneuever to covertly switch the political party registrations of signatories to a (curiously anonymous i.e. not mentioning either NORML or MPP as sponsors) pro-cannabis legalization from whatever it was to Republican. I mentioned at that site and here that it would seem that Republicans in Fresno have made the realization about our true potential. Let's see if the Dems, who had a major chance in 2002 and again in 2004 to avail themselves of that power, will let that opportunity slip through their fingers again. [ Post Comment ] Comment #25 posted by FoM on August 23, 2006 at 06:02:46 PT greenmed Yes I agree. Many herbs must be used wisely because of side effects that could develop. Not Cannabis though. [ Post Comment ] Comment #24 posted by fearfull on August 23, 2006 at 05:58:18 PT off topic, but good news Alaska dumps Gov....finallyhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_on_el_ge/primary_elections [ Post Comment ] Comment #23 posted by greenmed on August 22, 2006 at 22:27:42 PT FoM and Wayne Cannabis has far less toxicity (none?) than some herbal products available otc.Cannabis prohibition is not about safety.Cannabis should be treated the same as any other natural herb, and probably would be if not for the culture war waged against its users for the past 70+ years. Why, it's legal even to grow opium poppies in the front yard! [ Post Comment ] Comment #22 posted by FoM on August 22, 2006 at 22:06:08 PT Hope I wondered if it has been tried so far. It sure sounds like it could have been. [ Post Comment ] Comment #21 posted by Hope on August 22, 2006 at 22:04:39 PT Contact lense solution I'd hate to think Mark Souder might have been fooling around the Bausch & Lomb factory and just thinking he'd like to prove a point about how "safe" he thinks fusarium is. [ Post Comment ] Comment #20 posted by Hope on August 22, 2006 at 21:59:49 PT That was in response to BGreen's post about the cancer drug. [ Post Comment ] Comment #19 posted by Hope on August 22, 2006 at 21:58:57 PT $100,000 a year! That's just sickening. [ Post Comment ] Comment #18 posted by FoM on August 22, 2006 at 21:47:58 PT Data On Lens Solution Infection Where Did the Fungus Come From?August 22, 2006Excerpt: The complete report, published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, provides further details of the link between a rare type of eye infection and the contact lens solution.Fusarium is a fungus found in soil and plants. Beginning in March 2006, the CDC began to receive multiple reports of corneal infections caused by this fungus among contact lens wearers.URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/22/health/webmd/main1926095.shtml***Drug Warriors Push Eye-Eating Fungushttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21892.shtml [ Post Comment ] Comment #17 posted by FoM on August 22, 2006 at 21:43:51 PT Wayne They don't need FDA approval because they are a natural substance.That's right. Isn't it ironic? [ Post Comment ] Comment #16 posted by Wayne on August 22, 2006 at 21:25:55 PT Re: greenmed "Perhaps some day CBD gel caps will be in the vitamin aisle along with vitamins C and E, all potent antioxidants."You know this has always puzzled me, and what you just said brings up a very interesting question. Why do they say that medical marijuana needs FDA approval? It occurs in nature. If you look at all those bottles of St. John's Wort, Echinacea, and all those other herbal supplements, their values aren't established by the FDA either. Do they even have FDA approval, or do they not need it because they are a natural substance? And if the latter is true, why would marijuana not be the same way? After all, I don't need FDA approval to grow tea leaves or chamomile on my patio and drink them. Why does a natural substance need FDA approval? There has got to be an easy answer to this... [ Post Comment ] Comment #15 posted by greenmed on August 22, 2006 at 20:35:27 PT amazing plant The usefulness of the other cannabinoids, besides just THC, increases the evidence for preferring whole cannabis over synthetic or isolated THC in a wide variety of medical disorders.If the California hemp billhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/22/thread22072.shtmlis signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, and high-CBD varieties are (permitted to be) grown, there are good uses for the low-THC flowering tops, as discussed here:http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/indust/PHARMAfiber.htmlCBD extract would be a good choice (for some medical indications) for those uncomfortable with THC in whole cannabis for reasons of intolerance of its psychotropic effects. Perhaps some day CBD gel caps will be in the vitamin aisle along with vitamins C and E, all potent antioxidants. [ Post Comment ] Comment #14 posted by BGreen on August 22, 2006 at 20:00:47 PT I don't know, Hope Doc told me that the result of the laser invasion is a "tunnel vision" because your peripheral vision is destroyed.The eye injection drug I was thinking of is this $100,000 per year ripoff:A Cancer Drug Shows Promise, at a Price That Many Can't Payhttp://tinyurl.com/hobfgI'd choose a needle over the destruction of my eye tissue and vision any day.I choose a joint over the other two options.The Reverend Bud Green [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by Hope on August 22, 2006 at 19:35:41 PT Whew! I don't have diabetes...but that's a relief to hear anyway. [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by BGreen on August 22, 2006 at 19:09:17 PT I was wrong That was for another disorder.Actually, this is what they do:The abnormal growth of tiny blood vessels and the associated complication of bleeding is one of the most common problems treated by vitreo-retinal surgeons. Laser surgery called pan retinal photocoagulation (PRP) is usually the treatment of choice for this problem.With PRP, the surgeon uses laser to destroy oxygen-deprived retinal tissue outside of the patient's central vision. While this creates blind spots in the peripheral vision, PRP prevents the continued growth of the fragile vessels and seals the leaking ones. The goal of the treatment is to arrest the progression of the disease.http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/DiabeticRetinopathy.aspWhat he actually said was that they use a laser to burn little holes in your peripheral vision, therefore destroying part of your vision to save another.Cannabis destroys nothing while working better than the current laser approach.The Reverend Bud Green [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by Hope on August 22, 2006 at 19:03:44 PT EEEK! A needle in the eyeball!Grimace!!!! [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by BGreen on August 22, 2006 at 19:01:32 PT The current treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy My eye doctor told me that the current treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy is a direct injection of a drug into the eyeballs using a syringe.OMG, ouch!Give me a cannabis joint ANY day over a needle to the eyeball.The Reverend Bud Green [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by freewillks on August 22, 2006 at 18:47:32 PT A Doobie a day keeps big Pharma away. All these different compounds That help fight or prevent a list of human illness from A to Z. But Cannabis has no medical value....BS. And the beat goes on and on. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by Hope on August 22, 2006 at 18:36:49 PT It must have been like this to be present when it was proven that the Earth really isn't flat. [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by Hope on August 22, 2006 at 18:33:50 PT Cannabis... Isn't it amazing wonderful? [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by mayan on August 22, 2006 at 18:27:52 PT The Miracle Plant I love it! This plant is exposing the true motives of the fascists better than Sherlock Holmes ever could!THE WAY OUT IS THE WAY IN...Under Fire! U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Targeted For Suggesting New Independent 9/11 Investigation: http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=426&z=54Was George Bush Sr.'s Carlyle Group Involved In 9/11? http://prisonplanet.com/articles/August2006/220806Carlyle.htmCategory: 9/11 - Demopedia: http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Category:9/119/11 Blogger's New Site: http://www.911blogger.com/v2/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by The GCW on August 22, 2006 at 18:03:46 PT The list is growing with no end in SIGHT. The list is growing, of things cannabis (kaneh bosm) helps heal, with no end in SIGHT."But whoever has the world's goods, and SEES his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?" (see 1 John 3:17). [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by Toker00 on August 22, 2006 at 15:05:05 PT Ultimate compliment "How good do you want a drug to be?" Dr. Liou says.But, there are folks out there who own, or own stock in, Pharmaceutical Companies that obviously believe most drugs must have some sort of awful side affect/affects to be "effective". They must also be profitable at all costs Human. Big profit. Don't want those drugs to be TOO good. Healing is a hindrance to Treatment Profit. Can't lose that bottom line. In some cases the drug must do more harm than the disease, to TREAT the disease. Then, they'll need to Treat you for the Treatment they gave you. Healing would take ALL the profit out of that. So, therefore, Cannabis doesn't qualify as a Pharmaceutical Drug, it's TOO GOOD. And they certainly don't want the general population to have access to it. If it's too good for them, they'll be damned if the people can have it.Toke. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on August 22, 2006 at 13:42:18 PT Sam I never really thought about Euphoria associated with Cannabis but feeling better then they did before they smoked or ate a little cannabis I do understand. Our government sells mood elevators by prescription. I think Cannabis is a natural inexpensive, if it was allowed to be grown, mood elevator. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by sam adams on August 22, 2006 at 13:25:39 PT question FOM that's an excellent question.However, I, for one, am concerned that people going blind from diabetes might experience a marijuana "high". We don't people that are suffering already to experience any temporary euphoria. It could be devastating. They might smile, or enjoy their remaining days a little more, when the Almighty has decided that their fate is suffer painfully until He calls them to meet the Angels.They must accept the suffering and blindness without question, or else my politician friends will have them thrown in jail. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by FoM on August 22, 2006 at 12:58:29 PT A Compound If a synthetic compound can help how much more can the whole plant help at a fraction of the cost for people who don't have any health insurance. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment


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Does Free Will Exist in Heaven?
A fairly common retort to why evil and suffering exist if God is omnipotent and all-loving is free will.
For example, in the back-and-forth I posted on "the problem of evil" a while back, one of Andrew Sullivan's readers makes a representative version of this point:
Suffering, the existential consciousness of alienation, on which you are so eloquent, is an extension of human freedom. Those of us, like you, who stand in the faith and view the world (both physical and existential) from the perspective of faith, do not have words to understand why God created the world in the way can has, but we do understand that both the principle of entropy and human free will are gifts of the Creator and that God respects the integrity of Creation.
Most religious people assume that no one suffers in heaven. If they're right, does that imply that we lack free will in heaven? If the formula for the perfect state of happiness contains a total deficiency of free will, why does an omnibenevolent Creator give us free will at all? It cannot be beneficial, by definition, if heaven is perfect and lacks it.
One alternative could be that we have free will, but God punishes any offense with banishment to hell – terrifying everyone into immaculate behavior. Yet that would seem to shatter the notion of a totally merciful Divine Being like stained glass.
Is What Romney Gets Wrong, Right?
By now everyone that pays close attention to these ridiculous campaign squabbles should realize that when president Obama said, "if you've got a business – you didn't build that," he didn't mean that the entrepreneur isn't responsible for his work, but that everyone utilizes public infrastructure and gets help from others. If he thought the individual didn't make it happen he wouldn't have said, "The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together." So, Romney is purposefully and dishonestly taking the president out-of-context – you know, as his campaign said it would do.
With Republicans arguing that the president thinks you aren't responsible for your business and everyone else pointing out that he never said that, it's worth noting that no one is actually responsible for their own "individual initiative." Yes, you did build your own business, but the reason why you could build that business is due to the groundwork of society along with the talents and drive that you didn't give yourself. We should still reward ambition and success even if no one fully deserves personal credit because the outside influence of accolades and compensation motivate beneficial actions like entrepreneurship.
Exterior influences acting on the biological hardware you inherited form our every behavior; where's the merit in that? As the Republican Party trumps up imagined slights to corporate America from this business friendly president, we see an extreme individualist philosophy coddling a new entitlement class of the prosperous. The moral language of responsibility isn't a trivial amusement when one party is only interested in conserving privilege at the expense of the economic mobility and security of everyone else.
"Proximate Determinism"
Earlier this week, I discussed the implications of determinism on moral responsibility and my distinction between ultimate and proximate causes of our decisions. To recap a bit, ultimately (it seems likely) that all of our actions are the result of an infinite regress of prior causes, but proximately we make decisions based largely on reasons (even if that reason is ultimately rooted in that same deterministic chain). Free will may be an illusion but it is an illusion that we're forced to live in.
I concluded saying I was going to discuss a form of what I termed "proximate determinism." Although I actually believe all actions are probably not generated by a free will, I want to distinguish between actions that are decided by our proximate will generator (i.e. our reason) and those actions which aren't. To be less obtuse, I think this free will vs determinism discussion is as good a bridge as any to discuss subjects such as behavioral economics and cognitive psychology. Originally, I just wanted to just show you an excellent Dan Ariely video, but The New York Times and Jerry Coyne expanded on their original posts and it adds some more dimension to this topic.
Most interestingly, they point to some fascinating research that shows our brains' (also primates' brains) neurons register our decisions before we're conscious of it. Coyne writes, "that implies that the "decision" isn't really a conscious one—that is, it doesn't conform to our notion of free will." He goes on to discuss that research further here.
[T]he brain activity that predicted which button would be pressed began a full seven seconds before the subject was conscious of his decision to press the left or right button. The authors note, too, that there is a delay of three seconds before the MRI records neural activity since the machine detects blood oxygenation. Taking this into account, neuronal activity predicting which button would be pressed began about ten seconds before a conscious decision was made.
This seems to fit with some findings of researchers in other fields that argue our decisions are sometimes made "irrationally." Here's Dan Ariely's TED talk fittingly titled, "Are we in control of our own decisions?"
***Note to Andreas: you may enjoy the research that used The Economist's subscription choices (which I actually recall seeing).***
As Ariely shows us, the default settings in our lives play an enormous role in our decision making. It's obvious that our choices are shaped by various cognitive illusions, it's becoming more clear that free will itself may be just another one.
[update]: Jonah Lehrer shares his thoughts on free will.
The fact is, we are deeply wired to believe in our freedom. We feel like willful creatures, blessed with elbow room and endowed with the capacity to pick our own breakfast cereal.
In my last post I reached a similar conclusion: "We are hardwired by the universe to act as though we have free will."
Free Will: Hardwired by the Universe?
Lately on the web there has been a bit of an uptick in discussing free will vs. determinism. Biologist Jerry Coyne shares his thoughts of some of the literature in a blog post and calls for more science to be injected into the philosophy. Over at the New York Times' newish philosophy blog Galen Strawson tries to walk readers through the "maze" of free will/determinism arguments and consequences. She persuades me that even if determinism is false at its core by some randomness or some quantum ambiguity built into the universe, we can't be entirely morally responsible for every action we take.
There may be all sorts of other factors affecting and changing you. Determinism may be false: some changes in the way you are may come about as a result of the influence of indeterministic or random factors. But you obviously can't be responsible for the effects of any random factors, so they can't help you to become ultimately morally responsible for how you are.
Some people think that quantum mechanics shows that determinism is false, and so holds out a hope that we can be ultimately responsible for what we do. But even if quantum mechanics had shown that determinism is false (it hasn't), the question would remain: how can indeterminism, objective randomness, help in any way whatever to make you responsible for your actions? The answer to this question is easy. It can't.
I tend to find arguments in favor of free will stink of wishful thinking; so I concede that determinism or something philosophically equivalent is most likely true. Yet, as Strawson notes, we still feel as though we are making our own decisions. No matter how strong I think the arguments for determinism are, I behave as though I'm free to act (what other choice do I have?). The main reason is, what nihilists fail to appreciate, even if all our actions are compelled by physics they still have determined consequences which we still feel as conscious beings.
Let me expand on this by borrowing Steven Pinker's argument in The Blank Slate, where he eases readers' fears that evolution and genetics (nature) compel our actions, and apply that argument to this subject.
The difference between the mechanisms that impel organisms to behave in real time and the mechanisms the shaped the design of the organism over evolutionary time is important enough to merit some jargon. A proximate cause of behavior is the mechanism that pushes behavior buttons in real time, such as the hunger and lust that impel people to eat and have sex. An ultimate cause is the adaptive rationale that led the proximate cause to evolve, such as the need for nutrition and reproduction that gave us the drives of hunger and lust. The distinction between proximate and ultimate causation is indispensable in understanding ourselves because it determines the answer to every question of the form "Why did that person act as he did?" To take a simple example, ultimately people crave sex in order to reproduce (because the ultimate cause of sex is reproduction), but proximately they may do everything they can not to reproduce (because the proximate cause of sex is pleasure).
This helps me respect the difference between our actions being ultimately determined by events prior and us proximately making actual decisions. We have been caused to have the ability to reason in real time even if the underlying operation of that reason is at its core predetermined. Ultimately people's reason is determined by physics, chemistry, biology, and society, but proximately their brains apply logical analysis and emotions to reason and thus make a decision and act. To take this example further, ultimately you are choosing to read this blog post because a series of events beyond your control obligates you to be at a computer and prefer to make that choice, but proximately you are choosing to read because of you reasons (e.g. interest, enjoyment, friendship, lack of better alternatives, etc) that reading this is your preference.
If our actions are determined beyond our ultimate control, but we still feel and live in that cause-and-effect chain, and therefore are not ultimately responsible (even if we are proximately responsible because we own the body which is acting) it gives me a sense of modesty and humility in condemning individuals' behaviors. Of course, since nihilism and moral anarchy would cause actual suffering (who cares if it's by will or has been determined?) we try to act in such a way that best reduces suffering. The pain impulse compels us to not retreat to nihilism. We are hardwired by the universe to act as though we have free will. The phrase Strawson shares with us from Jean-Paul Sartre is "condemned to freedom."
So if we're not ultimately morally responsible, what does that mean for criminals and evildoers? It shouldn't mean that we let them act in ways that hurt others' lives. But the arguments for determinism convince me that we shouldn't punish for its own sake. Even if a rapist, for example, isn't ultimately responsible for his actions doesn't mean that we shouldn't lock him up to prevent him from harming others. Likewise, if temporary punishment causes a change in behavior for the better like in the case of a misbehaving young child than that is a convincing argument in its favor. Just as if a doctor must stick a needle in a patient's arm to provide a helpful vaccine or cure, a police officer might have to strike a violent criminal to prevent or stop an assault. Yet the vengeful torturer has no moral justification that sits comfortably with determinism.
If you didn't like this post I'm not ultimately responsible. Coming soon, a blog post on a form of proximate determinism.
I hope to read Daniel Dennett's Freedom Evolves for a scientific and philosophical blended discussion on free will/determinism. Has anyone read that or any other titles which they recommend (or dislike)?
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Though I'm out of school with a work schedule free from the standard academic cycle, I flip the calendar to March each year with one thought: spring break.
It's hard to shake the anticipation of seasonal breaks — Christmas vacation, spring break, summer holiday. No matter where or when you are in life, there's nothing like a vacation for resetting at the tail end of winter. The best part? You don't need to leave the county for a great trip. Each of these destinations is a passport-free flight away for U.S. residents:
1. San Juan, Puerto Rico
If you're longing for warm, blue Caribbean waters and a getaway outside the 50 states, Puerto Rico will welcome you without an American passport. Though several hotels and resorts are still in the rebuilding stages after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017, tourism officials have assured capital city, San Juan (and much of the rest of the island), is "open for business."
From boutique hotels to beachside Airbnbs, San Juan includes plenty of accommodations for a wide budget range. You'll deal with more crowds in the historic Old San Juan district, but you'll also be able to enjoy the cobblestone streets, Spanish-style restaurants, and cafes during early mornings and late nights when other tourists have left the neighborhood. If you have the time and money for a longer flight this spring break, I can't think of a better long-distance destination with the same layers of history, beach, and culture as Puerto Rico.
READ: The Everygirl's Long Weekend Guide to Puerto Rico
2. Sedona, Arizona
No matter how many places I go, there's nothing quite like Sedona. Fly into Phoenix, stay a night or two, and then head straight to red rock country. Driving North from Phoenix into Arizona's high desert wonderland is a treat in itself. As you leave behind the heat of the city, towering saguaro cacti give way to low desert scrub, then finally reveal a dramatic landscape of red rock cliffs.
If you're hoping for a breath of fresh air this spring break, I can't recommend Sedona enough. Every year, throngs of visitors flock to the red landscape for relaxation and wellness (it's a haven for artists, healers, and yogis). But Jeep tours, ATV rentals, and hiking means there's room for adventurers, too.
READ: 5 Weekend Road Trips in the Southwest
3. South Padre Island, Texas
Spring break doesn't have to be synonymous with a beach vacation, but there's nothing wrong if it is, right? South Padre Island might be for you if you're looking for beach parties, nightlife, and that classic spring break vibe. The subtropical island in the Gulf of Mexico comes alive with concerts, happy hours, and college crowds every March and April. This is your passport-free ticket to a wild week that feels like splashing down in Cancun or the Bahamas.
4. San Diego, California
Everyone I met in San Diego told me it was the perfect temperature every day, and they're not wrong. Daily high temperatures hover between 65 and 75 degrees all year long. Mornings and evenings can get chilly, but if you're the type who enjoys an itinerary that includes more than lounging on the beach for a week, it's hard to imagine San Diego disappointing. You'll see the white sand beaches, but you can also get lost for hours in the city's giant green lungs: Balboa Park. The nearly 1,200-acre stretch encompasses several museums, spaces for open-air concerts, and enough walking trails to keep you active for days. With SeaWorld, farmers markets, and a buzzy city center packed with bars and restaurants, it's hard to imagine getting bored.
READ: The 10 Most Instagrammable Spots in San Diego
5. Asheville, North Carolina
While it might not be sizzling enough to lay out by the pool, springtime in Asheville will offer you moments surrounded by sunshine and wildflowers on mountain trails. When you've had your fill of exploring city streets and trails, head to the Biltmore Estate. The sprawling historic grounds include shopping, restaurants, a winery, and gardens to tour. Though Asheville might not seem like a standard spring break vacation, it's a perfect getaway if you prefer wine and waterfalls to sand and sun.
READ: Asheville: 5 Great Hikes and Where to Eat After
READ: How to Spend a Weekend in Asheville
6. New Orleans, Louisiana
Jazz, bourbon, picnics in the park, crawfish boils — that's springtime in New Orleans. NOLA is known as a walkable city, so consider staying close to the heart of things — and don't worry about a car. If you want to soak up the sunshine, most restaurants have seating that spills into the courtyard and out on the sidewalk; or you can take it to-go, grab a bottle of your favorite wine, and settle into a shady corner of a park. Warm March and April weather are also perfect for a slow walk through the city — whether you prefer a path along the bayou or a stroll through the French Quarter.
READ: Where The Locals Eat in New Orleans


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LORI A. CORRSIN (1954 – ) has been cantor and music director of Temple Emanu-El since 2004. Born in Detroit, Cantor Corrsin received a bachelor's in music from the University of Michigan and a master's in sacred music from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
Invested as a cantor in 1992, she served Larchmont Temple in Westchester, N.Y., and Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich.,before joining the clergy here at Emanu-El. A soprano, Cantor Corrsin has sung throughout North America, Europe and Israel. She is a published composer and recording artist with Transcontinental Music Press.
Before becoming a cantor, Mrs. Corrsin was an established freelance classical singer in New York City.
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Angel Central wings row: Shopping centre now insists it wants to relocate sculpture
PUBLISHED: 11:38 09 November 2017 | UPDATED: 12:40 09 November 2017
A 10-year-old girl's fight to save the Angel Central wings appears to have worked – three hours after the Gazette told the story of her campaign.
Angel Central this morning responded to Olivia Gordon Clark's "Save our Wings" petition by saying it wants to transfer the massive figure to another location – rather than remove it.
It's a contrast to the company's planning application to Islington Council for an £8million refurb. In planning documents, it discounted Angel station, the Business Design Centre, Islington Green and "other locations" for the 12-tonne sculpture to be moved to.
"Consequently," the documents say, "it is considered that all efforts have been made to find a suitable alternative location for the wings within Angel.
"The wings are owned by the applicant, and they would be appropriately removed and stored for a time to ensure that were an alternate location found in time, they may be rehoused."
But Angel Central, which did not respond to the Gazette's original request for comment on Olivia's campaign, this morning appeared to re-commit to finding another site for the wings.
A spokeswoman said: "The opportunity exists to enhance access, circulation and the visual presence of Angel Central by opening up views into and through the centre.
"To facilitate this, we propose relocating the Angel Wings and, working in close collaboration with the Angel Wings' artist, Wolfgang Buttress, we are exploring alternative, contextually appropriate, locations. Further details will be provided in due course."
Campaign leader Olivia was unavailable for comment this morning, as she is at school.
But mum Lucy Gordon Clark said: "She thinks it's a local landmark and should stay a local landmark. Her preference is obviously for the wings to remain at Angel Central, but if it relocates in the Angel vicinity, then fine.
"Obviously, her concern is the wings won't be relocated – as suggested in the planning documents."
Olivia, a Year 5 pupil, said this week: "It will cost a lot of money to take them down. It would be nice if that money went to a charity, as they really need it more."
The sculpture was previously denounced as "dated" by Angel Central. It has been in the shopping centre since 2003.
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A film and arts festival celebrating people with disabilities
The Client
ReelAbilities: Houston Film & Arts Festival is a FREE city-wide film and arts festival dedicated to presenting films, art exhibitions, performances, and speakers that celebrate the lives, stories, and talents of people with disabilities and enrich Houston's culture, diversity, and inclusion efforts.
The Obstacle
The organizers sought across-the-board increases for the entire event – from attendance and participants to the public relations and social media efforts used to bring new attention to the festival. But more than anything, they wanted to improve how they communicated with their active and committed fanbase through e-mail marketing.
The Approach
Integrate Agency overhauled their old e-mail efforts by developing a completely new e-mail program that included drip campaigns and brand-new design templates. With a goal of featuring a more personalized customer experience, the e-mail team implemented the following enhancements and improvements:
- Content – Strengthened copy to emphasize the essentials and drive people to buy tickets to the event.
- Visuals – Included eye-catching and engaging images that encouraged scrolling and clicking.
- Layout – Refreshed formatting and displays in accordance with contemporary design trends and conversion best practices.
The Results
Thanks to open communication and clear presentation of the recommended tactics, the new e-mail template proved to be a smashing success. Thanks to the impressive improvements below, ReelAbilities experienced its first-ever sellout of every single event of the festival.
- 71% Increase in Open Rate.
- 467% Increase in Clickthrough Rate.


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Happiest of Mondays!
I hope your weekend was a time to rest and rejuvenate – mine definitely was! Mom and I spent a long weekend in Big Sur and I am approaching the new week with perspective and grace. Big Sur was such an inspiring, serene and beautiful place. We spent lots of time exploring and equal amounts of time just sitting – journaling, reflecting, meditating, praying. I loved being able to spend one-on-one time with my mom. She's a real-life picture of the kind of person I want to be and I'm so thankful I could spend all of last week with her! One of my very favorite moments during our trip was discovering an almost hidden beach tucked away in between the mountains. We spent the afternoon napping on the sand and appreciating the sheer beauty of the Pacific Ocean right in front of us.
I just finished reading Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist {highly recommend!} and one sweet line from the book stuck out to me as I look back on our afternoon at the beach:
sunburnt and sandy and windblown and happier there and together than anywhere else with anyone else.
That's what we were – and I'm so thankful that I was able to spend time with my mom in that very moment. I wouldn't want to have it any other way. More Big Sur pics to come! xo
ps I just bought this retro-inspired swimsuit from Urban Outfitters! Hoping for lots more warm weather so I can actually wear it again.


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On Friday, December 12, 2014, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce graduated 56 emerging leaders in the Alexander E. Briseño Leadership Development Program (ABLDP) 2014 Class at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc. Plant.
Throughout the seven-month program, the class selects a topic in the San Antonio community that needs improvement and develops a plan to create a program, website, idea, or otherwise to help solve a problem. Our eight Action Teams worked on these eight projects below.
At graduation, they presented to four expert panelists who provided positive feedback to help launch these ideas into reality through strategic partnerships. Our panelists were: Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express News; Former Mayor Ed Garza, Chairman of the Board, SAISD; Jennifer Martinez, San Antonio Staff Campus Operations Director, Nationwide; and Erika Prosper, Director of Consumer Insights, H-E-B.
Our class co-valedictorians were: Nola Roberson with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc. and Cariño Cortez with Mi Tierra Cafe, Inc.
The 2014 Steering Committee includes: Maria Elena Torralva-Alonso, 2014 Chair; William Long, R. J. Rivera & Associates, Vice Chair; Winslow Swart, 2014 Facilitator; Cecilia Elizondo-Herrera, Immediate Past ABLDP Chair; Jenee Gonzales, St. Mary's University; Jacob Cavazos, Frost Bank; Andrew Casillas, Akin Gump; Edgar Ruiz, Lone Star National Bank; Elizabeth Provencio, Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal P.C.; Celina Alvarez, SAWS; Michelle Martinez, Aguillon & Associates; Brigitte Garza, Attorney at Law; and Beth Costello, San Antonio-Mexico Friendship Council.
These are the eight class presentations from the ABLDP Class of 2014.
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Action Team
|Act Now, SA! Civic Superheroes Speaker Series
The goal of the Civic Engagement team is to promote awareness to groups of individuals who otherwise may not have the resources or knowledge to participate in the different levels of civic engagement. A first of its kind pilot project, focusing for our first iteration on seven 3rd grade elementary classrooms, whose ultimate goal is bringing awareness of civic engagement to our youth.
Click here to download the presentation: ABLDP_CIVIC_POWERS_PRESENTATION
Let's Grow San Antonio
The ABLDP Environmental Group is proposing to conduct quarterly, hands-on gardening workshops at local home improvement stores that teach fellow San Antonians unique and green projects.
Click here to download the presentation: ABLDP Presentation V4
SA Leaders on the Rise
A leadership development workshop and internship program for top-level high school seniors.
-Click here to download the presentation: ABLDP Final Presentation 12-12-14_Nyquist_Alaniz
The vision of Explor-Arte is to provide a means for the arts to reach underprivileged children who otherwise would have no access to formal art education.
Click here to download the presentation: Explore-Artè New – NO ANIMATIONS
Come Play SA
ComePlay SA is a social media movement that will embody the desire for local San Antonians' utilization of downtown San Antonio.
Click here to download the presentation: Comeplay Presentation
Food Fit Families
Fit Food Families has formulated a sustainable program that ties existing organizations such as Haven for Hope and the San Antonio Food Bank with a functional curriculum and a talented pool of volunteer chefs to educate and enable children and their families to eat healthier, more organic meals.
Click here to download the presentation: Food Fit Families_Update-120814
Corazón a Corazón
Bring immigrant families together in unidad y solideridad to exchange survival tactics, resources, and how to stay safe. We serve the undocumented youth by empowering them with emotional, personal, and growth development.
Click here to download the presentation: CorazÓn a CorazÓn
Alamo UNIDOS
Statistics show that parent engagement has a direct connection between student morale, grades, and overall success. Alamo UNIDOS will help create awareness about parent engagement.
Click here to download the presentation: Alamo Unidos – Nov. 2014_WIP
San Antonio Credit Union
Nora Irias
Eloisa Riojas
Accion Texas Inc.
Michael Leos
CPS Energy
Angela Baptiste
Paul Escamilla
Daniel Bryan Fisher
Ricardo Luna
Jonathan Tijerina
Toyota Motor Manufacturing TX
Inga Brathwaite
Mark Juarez
Jose Manuel Lopez
Ricardo Lopez
Nola Nichelle Roberson
Maurice Salazar
Andrew Sanchez
San Antonio College
Jacob-Aidan Martinez
Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Ashley DelValle
Jeri Ramos
Brooks Development Authority
Samantha Carneiro
St. Mary's University
Clare Acosta-Matos
San Antonio Water System
Susan Garcia
City Year of San Antonio
Bethany Matocha
Greater SA Hispanic Dental Assoc
Hilda Yanez
Lone Star Capital Bank
Annette Canales
City of San Antonio Pre-K 4SA
Adriana Becerra
Norton Rose Fulbright
Arnoldo Cantu
Benjamin Montañez
Naturesweet LTD
Gabriela Carmona
KIPP San Antonio
Jaciel Castro
Lisa Nyquist
Virtex Enterprises, LP
Maria Elena Chapa-Gunderson
Mi Tierra Café, Inc.
Jasmin Cariño Cortez
Zachry Holdings
Mark Dodge
AEM – Empresarios Mexicanos
Jorge Gamez
Frost Bank
Rebeca Gamiz
Rackspace Hosting
Alfred Garcia
Edward Gonzales
Michelle Rodriguez Krupa
Kristie Patience Rodriguez
Michael Torres
LULAC/Latino Education Center
Elizabeth Gongora
Department of Defense
Leticia Gonzales
Golden Steves Cohen & Gordon
Victoria Gonzalez
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa
Andrea Guajardo
City of San Antonio Fire Dept.
Steven Jones
Poznecki-Camarillo, Inc.
Jacqueline Lopez
Jon-James Tristan Maldonado
VIA Metropolitan Transit
Richard Martinez
Northeast ISD
Maria Mendoza-Reyna
KGB Texas Communications
Laura Morales-Welch
Cesar Chavez Foundation
Tanairi Ochoa Rodriguez
Our Lady of the Lake University
Deborah Guzman Perez
Texas A&M University-SA
Janeli Alejandra Saucedo-Castrejana
Momentum Physical Therapy
Steven Alaniz
Foster CM Group Inc.
LaShawn Stewart-Baylor
Westside Development Corporation
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The Township of Lyons is now open for the 2015 appeal filing. The last day to file with our office will be June 8th by 3:30pm.
If the Cook County Assessor has placed a higher market value on your property compared to your appraisal or closing statement from the years 2012,2013, 2014 or 2015 this would be good supporting documentation. You will need to bring in two copies of either of these documents and we will assist you in filing a "manual appeal".
Other supporting documentation that could be helpful would be a market analysis or sales of comparable homes in your neighborhood. A market analysis can be done by a realtor and sales can be looked up by going to www.zillow.com or www.trulia.com
We can also run comparables for you based on the price per square foot of your home if you do not have any supporting documentation.
You may file online by going to www.cookcountyassessor.com When filing online you can add your comparables but you still can not send any supporting documentation as an attachment to your appeal. A manual appeal should be completed when you have supporting documentation. Manual appeals can be brought to the Township Assessor's office or mailed to the address on the appeal form. Please understand if you mail the appeal directly to Cook County we can not be responsible if it gets lost in the mail.
Our hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. We do not take appointments.
The office will be closed on Monday May 25, 2015 in observance of Memorial Day.
I and my staff remain committed to helping out our residents of Lyons Township.
Thank you all.
Barbara M. Weyrick, Assessor


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Companies on the Business Journal's Top 100/250 list are ranked by revenue.
76. Talley Petroleum Enterprises Inc.
- Petroleum distributor
- East Hanover Township, Dauphin County
77. G.R. Sponaugle & Sons Inc.
- Mechanical and electrical commercial and industrial design and construction
- Swatara Township, Dauphin County
78. Performance Group Inc.
- Managed staffing, temps or temps-to-hire, engineering, recruitment, training, payroll and employment services
- Ephrata, Lancaster County
79. York Excavating Co. LLC
- Total site development including grading, utilities, paving
- Windsor Township, York County
80. James Craft & Son Inc.
- Mechanical contractor; commercial and industrial plumbing, sheet metal, heating and air conditioning, electrical controls, service
- Newberry Township, York County
81. Mount Joy Wire Corp.
- Manufactures high-carbon steel wire
- Mount Joy, Lancaster County
82. Hersha Supply Management Inc. dba HPD
- Hotel furnishings and equipment, as well as full-service hotel design services
- Harrisburg
83. JFC Staffing Cos.
- Contract, temp and direct-hire placement; screening/testing; on-site workforce mgt.; recruits and places professional, IT, medical and skilled trades
- Camp Hill, Cumberland County
84. Murray Insurance Associates Inc. dba Murray Securus
- Insurance, third-party administration, risk management, employee benefits, wealth management, HR
- Lancaster
85. Penn-Air & Hydraulics Corp.
- Distributor of hydraulic and pneumatic components and motion-control systems
- Springettsbury Township, York County
86. St. Onge Co.
- Supply-chain strategy, network and inventory optimization, distribution and manufacturing facility design, supply-chain execution systems consulting
- Springettsbury Township, York County
87. Travel Time Travel Agency Inc.
- Corporate and personal travel services
- East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County
88. Advantage Engineers LLC
- Geotechnical and construction phase, environmental, and telecommunications engineering and consulting services
- Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County
89. Tooling Dynamics LLC
- Manufactures precision metal stampings and Swiss-machined parts
- York
90. Herbert Rowland & Grubic Inc.
- Land development, transportation, municipal, water resources, water and wastewater, environmental, survey, GIS, financial
- Swatara Township, Dauphin County
91. Brechbill & Helman Construction Co. Inc.
- Institutional, commercial and industrial construction
- Chambersburg
92. Wickersham Construction and Engineering Inc.
- General, environmental, design/build, concrete construction
- Lancaster
93. Transply Inc.
- Power transmission equipment distributor; industrial distributor
- York
94. Intelligencer Printing Co.
- Web, sheetfed and digital printing. Stitching, card folding, polybagging, mailing, imaging, data services, interactive print and imaging, die-cutting
- Manheim Township, Lancaster County
95. John W. Gleim Jr. Inc.
- Full-service site preparation, stream/pond restoration, dam removal, hauling, residential, utilities and roadways
- Carlisle
96. D.H. Funk & Sons LLC
- Sitework and development, residential and commercial excavation, underground utilities, snow removal
- West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County
97. Johnston Construction Co.
- General environmental contractor, including water/wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, landfills, tank foundations
- Dover Township, York County
98. Morefield Communications Inc.
- Technology and IT services, VoIP, computer networking, video conferencing, security, audiovisual; enterprise and small business
- Hampden Township, Cumberland County
99. Weaver Energy Inc.
- Full-service energy provider, specializing in residential and commercial fuel delivery and HVAC service
- Warwick Township, Lancaster County
100. Triangle Refrigeration Co.
- Refrigeration, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, energy management, restaurant equipment
- Manheim Township, Lancaster County
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