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Market House Theater presents The Hundred Dresses
Times: Thurs. & Fri., 7:30 p.m.;
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Location: Market House Theater, 132 Market House Sq.
Phone: 270.444.6828 or 888-MHT-PLAY
Admission: $10 adults, $6 ages 12 & under.
An MHT Youth Production, The Hundred Dresses is a poetic story about finding the courage to stand up for others.
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Carson Center Broadway Series: The Wizard of Oz
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Location: Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave.
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Experience the musical celebration of the iconic film as Dorothy travels to the Land of Oz.
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Paducah Symphony Orchestra presents Exalted!
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Stained Glass Series Symphony Orchestra concert in church venues. Concert program: Bizet's Symphony No. 1 in C major and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, op. 107, in D major.
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Carson Center Broadway Series presents Matthew West
Times: 7 p.m.
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West, one of Christian music's most respected artists, performs original songs based on the life stories of audience members.


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Wikia Search Approaching Launch
Wikia Search, a search engine with free algorithms was one of last year's most eagerly awaited projects. The wait is due to end January 7.
The search engine will go online at this date, says Jimmy Wales, the initiator of Wikia Search and the founder of Wikipedia.
In contrast to known search engines, who invest considerable funds in server farms and indexing, Wales is banking on the community. He hopes that users will install a small tool on their computers to provide resources for searching the Web and returning results to a central Wikia server. Thanks to this technology, Wales hopes that it will soon be possible to achieve as many search results as Google, Yahoo, or MSN. WikiaSearch is also looking to give users the ability to filter and rate search results.
The project takes data protection very seriously: it will not interfere with the user's privacy as data that could identify search machine users cannot be stored or transfered.
One of the biggest problems is the relatively small data basis the new search machine will originally have when the project is launched. But like the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, this is sure to skyrocket the more active users the system attracts, thus helping to establish the Wikia project.
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Places Discussed (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
Bridge. Wooden bridge connecting the main approach to the village on which the protagonist, K., pauses in the opening moments of the novel. The bridge is a transitional point between K.'s previous life, about which only a few details are provided, and his new life in the village. For a long time he stands on the bridge, "gazing upward into the seeming emptiness." Although K. is ostensibly a traveler with no immediately identifiable goal, his gaze upward into apparent emptiness foreshadows the presence of the castle.
Bridge Inn
Bridge Inn. Named after the bridge near which it stands, this inn is K.'s first point of contact with the villagers and the castle. His unannounced arrival creates suspicion among the peasants and elicits a rebuke by a castle official, who explains that he cannot stay on castle property without permission. The inn, normally a welcome place for travelers, instead becomes the initial source of K.'s alienation in the village.
Village. Unnamed place in an unspecified country in which the narrative is centered. Franz Kafka never elucidates K.'s reasons for going to the village. Although K. claims to have been summoned there by the castle's Count Westwest to do surveying work, he does not know, or pretends not to know, of the castle when an official interrogates him on his arrival. From the moment his position within the village is...
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Literary Techniques
One of the broadest techniques used in The Castle is that of satire, directed both at the governmental bureaucracy and at the petit bourgeois. Both subjects had been attacked by Kafka before but here the strokes seem broader, less subtle, more savage. The bureaucracy which was obstructionist in The Trial becomes malevolent; the punishment meted out by bourgeois fathers against wayward offspring appears here more savage and heartless. Kafka's irony is also broadened, opening the prose more easily to interpretation, yet without promoting easy answers.
Kafka's prose, always so lucid and clear, is never more so than in The Castle. It is one of the great achievements of his style that he manages to promote such ambiguity of interpretation with such clarity of detail. Even the fragmentary nature of the manuscript, the incompleteness of the tale, does not prove an obstacle to the work's ability to convey its meaning. The point of the fiction is made even if the story remains unfinished. The text is complete in its incompleteness.
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Ideas for Group Discussions
The Castle has come to represent for many critics the image of state-controlled power, the abuse of which characterized the many dictatorships which ruled European countries both before and after the Second World War. Considering that Kafka wrote the novel without experiencing directly this sort of grindingly-oppressive, widespread state oppression suggests that perhaps he had something much more personal in mind. The issues of freedom and responsibility once again take a central place in the narrative and help shape the story. All of Kafka's novels remained unpublished at the time of his death so he was denied the opportunity to see them through the final stages of their composition. This may help to explain the incomplete nature of the works. It is something any reader must take into account when reading and trying to interpret Kafka's longer fiction.
1. In what ways does the "castle" represent the "state," some religious institution? Historically, what does a "castle" suggest?
2. Who are those who inhabit the "castle?"
3. Why must the central character visit the "castle" in the first place?
4. What sorts of other "Kafka" themes are raised by the various elements of the narrative?
5. During the course of his fiction Kafka often has his central male character encounter one or more females characters who guide or impede him from his quest. Do we see evidence of such female figures in The...
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Social Concerns
If there is a connection between The Castle and the life lived by its author it must be located in two biographical facts: Because of his worsening tuberculosis Kafka was forced to reside increasingly in the countryside away from the city of Prague, and since this is his last novel, his last large prose piece of any kind, he may have pursued in the fiction his thoughts on the end of life. That these are social concerns is only a secondary result of a broad interpretation of the novel.
As with The Trial, the reader certainly can see in the central image, the castle itself, intimations of such subjects as: the impenetrability of political power, Hapsburg perhaps; some ultimate goal, whether social or religious or personal is impossible to say; or even an emotional quest ever eluding, ever closed. To have lived in Prague as a Jew during the waning years of the Hapsburgs must have been an unnerving experience especially for one as diffident and withdrawing as Franz Kafka. It is possible to imagine Kafka embedding a political message in The Castle.
There is also a rural element contained in this last novel which he dealt with earlier in some of the fragments and the country doctor tales. But during his last few years Kafka actually experienced country living. The sojourns into the countryside provided an escape, from work, from ill health, and from racial oppression which, when coupled with Kafka's study of Hebrew and his...
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Literary Precedents
Obviously, The Castle in setting at least comes out of the romantic tradition of the gothic with its excessively expressive settings and strange, often cavernous, castles and morbidly evocative country houses. And certainly there is more than a hint of Bram Stoker's Dracula in Kafka's work. But while the gothic traditions can be read as psychological metaphors, their surface realism partakes of a different literary world. Kafka's Castle is largely rendered through K's internal responses to it and therefore lacks many of the particulars associated with the gothic tradition.
As with The Trial (1925) and The Metamorphosis (1915), it is the strangeness of the prose which creates much of the atmosphere, an atmosphere that avoids the excesses of the melodramatic often associated with the mouldering dwellings and haunted inhabitants of the classic horror or supernatural tale. The characters, especially K., experience a disassociation often present in such fiction, but that otherworldliness is derived more from the psyche of the protagonist than from the trappings of the environment.
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The story of K. continues in The Castle and links this novel with The Trial and Amerika, Kafka's earliest, fragmentary long prose work. The sense of alienation which characterizes K.'s adventures in the castle also characterize his experiences in the labyrinth of the law courts of The Trial. And with the exception of the unfinished and much more lighthearted, Amerika, Kafka's prose remains here as dense and baffling as in his other writings.
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The Castle, a German-Swiss co-production of 1963 directed by Rudolf Noelte, may have had some distribution in Europe, but it received very little exposure in the United States except to be released for television viewing, one presumes on a late show. Described as an "appropriately vague" film version of the novel in a popular movie reference book, the film's only recognizable star was Maximilian Schell who played "K.", the surveyor. Although the movie received decent critical response on its release, as a foreign film it would have received less than decent public response since American movie-goers are notoriously put-off by having to wrestle with the complexities of subtitles.
By the very nature of the prose style of Kafka's fiction his works do not make easily translatable properties for filming. The elliptical and evasive prose is hard to put on the screen, not impossible but just difficult, and without retaining at least some of the style of Kafka's prose any film of his fiction would be artistically inadequate and one could assume basically pointless. The fact that two of the novels have been filmed probably says more about the general popularity of Kafka's name than it does about the accessibility of his writing. That his works should attract the attention of movie makers at all is astonishing.
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Bibliography (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition)
Fickert, Kurt J. "Chapter IV: Castle and Burrow." In Kafka's Doubles. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, 1979. A short but substantial work that provides new insights into Kafka's careful creative process. Interprets The Castle as the author's self-analysis.
Kraft, Herbert. "Being There Still: K., Land Surveyor, Stable-Hand, . . ." In Someone Like K.: Kafka's Novels, translated by R. J. Kavanagh. Würzburg, Germany: Königshausen & Neumann, 1991. A positive assessment of K. as the antitype. Since there is no mass resistance, individuals must stand alone, but they can be perceived to be powerful. K. knows what Amalia knows, but he also has the courage to act.
Neumeyer, Peter F., ed. Twentieth Century Interpretations of "The Castle": A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1969. Part 1 contains ten so-called Interpretations; part 2 contains shorter View Points. A testimony to the astounding number of diverse and conflicting interpretations that The Castle has inspired.
Sheppard, Richard. On Kafka's Castle: A Study. London: Croom Helm, 1973. A close reading of the novel, which is in many aspects convincing. A bourgeois interpretation; like the German critic Wilhelm Emrich, whose study of Kafka's writing appeared in English...
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Pope John Paul II blesses Father Marcial Maciel, founder of the Legionaries of Christ, during a special audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican in this November 30, 2004 file photo.
Do gun control laws need to be more or less strict than they are now?
Should the US stop sending aid to developing countries?
Catholic group's anti-gay campaign shut down by college
In a promising blow against blazing ignorance this week, the National University of Ireland in Galway has suspended the school's Legion of Mary after the group distributed leaflets encouraging students to "move beyond the confines of the homosexual label."
Nelson Mandela funeral set for December 15
Former South African President Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest on December 15 following a state funeral expected to draw major world leaders, mourners and celebrities on a scale not seen since the funeral for the late Pope John Paul II, the government announced Friday.
Pope Francis Brings New Hope to Maryland's Catholic Faithful
By Jason Ruiter Capital News Service The Maryland Catholic Church lost more than 100,000 members between 2000 and 2010 according to the U.S. Religion Census, but a more direct and humble approach by Pope Francis is leading many to believe he may help re-energize the faithful.
Fighting For a Higher Minimum Wage in Idaho
The demonstration began with a benediction led by Father Jesus Camacho, of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Boise, who spoke on the need for justice and human rights in Idaho and around the world.
Catholic Church Switches To Flavored Communion
Officials for the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston have announced plans to switch a number of area parishes from the centuries-old bland wheat flour-based communion wafers to a more contemporary wafer containing polyunsaturated fats and one of a handful of flavoring agents.
Nancy Kaffer: Risking a woman's life to uphold a Catholic ideal
Akers missed his fifth field goal of the season wide right from 31 yards in last week's 40-10 win... A Muskegon woman, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union, has sued the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, alleging the group's anti-abortion directive denies pregnant women in crisis proper medical care / 2004 photo by REGINA H.
'Making All Things New' presents clustering of Catholic churches, not realignment, says archdiocese
"Making All Things New," the latest reform initiative of the Archdiocese of New York, is about to shift into high gear.
Minnesota archdiocese names 32 priests accused of sexually abusing minors
The list was published in the online edition of The Catholic Spirit, the archdiocesan newspaper, in response to ongoing litigation of childhood sexual abuse cases in Ramsey County against the church and individual priests.
Former New Brunswick priest faces charges after alleged incidents involving boys
RCMP in New Brunswick say a retired Roman Catholic priest faces several charges, including one count of sexual assault, in connection with alleged incidents involving boys in the 1970s and 80s.
Disgraced priest to wed pope adviser's daughter
Thomas Williams, the onetime public face of the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order who left the priesthood after admitting he fathered a child, is getting married this weekend to the child's mother, The Associated Press has learned.
Pope sets up panel to fight child sex abuse
Pope Francis has set up a committee to fight child sex abuse in the Catholic Church and give pastoral care to victims following a recommendation from a council of cardinals he has asked to advise him.
Catholic schools to rally outside abortion clinics across the U.S. this Friday
Wichita, KS- What started out as the dream of a small Catholic High School class in Beloit, Kansas, has turned into a national pro-life event aimed at activating youth to stand against abortion.
Notre Dame sues over birth control mandate
The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday filed another lawsuit opposing portions of the federal health care overhaul that forces it to provide health insurance for students and employees that includes birth control, saying it contravenes the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Supreme Court justices say military-base protester's case isn't about free speech
John Dennis Apel in the front yard of the Catholic Workers home he runs with his wife in Guadalupe, Calif., before heading to his monthly protest outside the nearby Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino: Vatican survey on family
Inland Catholics have six days to fill out a survey on how the church should approach such issues as same-sex marriage, divorce and living together outside marriage.
Ukrainian (Catholic) Church an example of 'synodality' for Pope
The head of the Ukrainian Church revealed that in a recent private meeting with Pope Francis, the pontiff praised the structure of Eastern Churches for their emphasis on collaboration among bishops.
Homeless 17-year-old arrested in murder of Houma deacon
A homeless 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery in connection with the shooting death of a longtime Catholic deacon in Houma.
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Religious superstition is dictating medical policy at Catholic hospitals, and placing women's lives at risk.
Violent mob of topless pro-abort feminists attacks praying men at cathedral
Pope Francis is pushing the Catholic church to lay off of abortion and homosexuality, saying the church has become too "obsessed."


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Understanding Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy ("chemo") is a treatment for cancer. Chemo can be a single medication. Or, it can be a combination of medications. When used along with surgery or radiation therapy, it can shrink a tumor or prevent its spread.
How Chemotherapy Works
Chemo kills cells that grow quickly. This is why it kills cancer cells. But it also affects healthy cells that grow fast. This includes cells in the mouth and stomach lining, blood, skin, and hair. This is why side effects, such as hair loss, occur. As a rule, chemo is given in cycles of treatment. There is a time of no treatment between cycles. This lets normal cells recover before the next cycle begins.
The Goals of Chemotherapy
Chemo can kill cancer cells. As a result, it may do the following:
Rid the body of cancer cells that remain after surgery
Reduce symptoms (such as pain)
Control cancer for a period of time
Cause remission (no evidence of the disease on medical testing)
Cure cancer (no evidence of the disease years after treatment)
Risks and Complications
There are risks with chemo. But the benefits usually outweigh the risks. Risks depend on the type of chemo used. Some possible risks include:
Damage to certain organs, such as the heart, kidneys, liver, or lungs
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Another cancer forming at a later time


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I spoke with the president of Columbia Manuel Juan Manuel Santos.
And I started by asking him as the US was dropping the ball in Latin America.
Yes I was a very frankly he answers yes and that's what I what I hope the US and -- not -- the government.
Most of the -- -- that are here and there.
All of the Americans looked more.
Instead of looking very far away I ask myself is where are the really strategic interest of the -- are there it is they didn't in Afghanistan or Pakistan or the south of -- I think.
Quite frankly solvent -- where it was their disappointment that it's -- as long as it did to get free trade deal through.
Well for probably yes for -- because we've been there tried to get this -- for many years what we're we're very happy that fighting.
It was approved and now I hope that through with the President Obama next Sunday we can announce.
Definite date.
On the sidelines here you have the issue of drugs and obviously you've dealt -- drug cartels in this country and throughout this region.
That is there -- real push for legalization.
In the USQ is is that it sensed that leaders are really pushing for the US to consider that.
Not really what I what I'm pushing for is a discussion on the different options.
And why in my they're pushing that discretion.
Because sometimes.
Would feel that -- Americans got the bicycle peddling in Italy and you don't lose.
Of events.
Colombia has been probably the country who has paid the highest cost of any country in the world there's a realism that legalization is probably not going to happen in US courts.
I understand that but let's consider all the options on one extreme.
Legalization on the other extremist that's.
This good every consumer.
Of any kind of drugs in jail and in between there are many of -- But let's discuss that without this political faction and political sensitivity to given that this subject us.
Presence -- -- says he will try to press President Obama this weekend on including Cuba in future summits but he knows it's an election year.
And that the president probably couldn't agree to that if he hopes to win Florida.
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53846417 comment Comment: Re:What's wrong with this picture? (Score 1) 121 by certain death on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @02:10PM (#45586935) Attached to: Swarm Mobile's Offer: Free Wi-Fi In Exchange For Some Privacy Precisely my thought...why the heck would I go to a store and watch netflix? Let alone on my 4.5 inch screen.
53836021 comment Comment: Re: Top talent is always hard to find (Score 1) 238 by certain death on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @10:12AM (#45583825) Attached to: Inside the War For Top Developer Talent Google didn't develop Android, they acquired it.
53794597 comment Comment: Re:Not privacy (Score 1) 174 by certain death on Monday December 02, 2013 @04:41PM (#45578279) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Do You Protect Your Privacy When It's Out of Your Control? I think one of the major problems with privacy, is that there are too many opinions on what it is. If we could decide it means what you say it does, then maybe we could get a better handle on protecting it. It is kind of like trying to protect assets on a network...if you don't know what is there, or what it does, how can you protect it?
52917683 comment Comment: Re:So much for supporting open source.... (Score 0) 74 by certain death on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @09:28AM (#45412185) Attached to: CyanogenMod Windows-Based Installer Released, With Supporting Android App Actually it is BSD, and BSD is NOT UNIX.
52641123 comment Comment: VSAT Terminal (Score 1) 175 by certain death on Monday November 04, 2013 @07:02PM (#45331621) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Good Satellite Internet For Remote Locations? I used a VSAT Terminal (Commercial account, not residential) to backhaul dial up users for a few years. We paid about $1750 per month for 4mbps down, 1.5mbps up. The latency was between 1500-3300ms nearly always. It wasn't bad for dial up, but wouldn't stand up for any kind of broadband.
52492353 comment Comment: Re:What? (Score 1) 435 by certain death on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @03:56PM (#45285317) Attached to: The Case Against Gmail Just out of curiosity...why would you ever do that? Does that have something to do with your signature?
51677461 comment Comment: Re:Hospital network security (Score 1) 57 by certain death on Monday October 07, 2013 @11:51AM (#45060457) Attached to: Ask Professor Kevin Fu About Medical Device Security VPN by design is a secure connection...so, what would you consider the requirements for an insecure VPN to be?
49871873 comment Comment: I think some of you have it backward (Score 1) 140 by certain death on Saturday August 24, 2013 @02:58PM (#44665461) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: 4G Networking Advice For Large Outdoor Festival? It sounds like OP has some kind of 4G hotspot, as in, it connects to a 4G network and shares that connection out via wifi. So...I would follow the suggestion of someone up there a couple of posts - Find good coverage spots and spread out the access via repeaters of some kind.
49636777 comment Comment: Re:The goal is $32 million (Score 1) 104 by certain death on Saturday August 17, 2013 @07:26PM (#44597329) Attached to: Ubuntu Edge Now Most-Backed Crowdfunding Campaign Ever Wow! I am not used to getting intelligent replies here...that hasn't happened since about 2001! My bad engrish aside, I was saying that Canonical is a for profit, and any profits to be had from a smart phone with the Ubuntu name would likely end up being reported on their bottom line. It feels to me like they are trying to get the community to pay for their R&D because they don't want to, or can't. I too would be first in line with my hard earned cash to buy one, if only there was one.
49624993 comment Comment: The goal is $32 million (Score 2, Insightful) 104 by certain death on Saturday August 17, 2013 @07:44AM (#44592973) Attached to: Ubuntu Edge Now Most-Backed Crowdfunding Campaign Ever I don't quite understand...they are celebrating selling over $10 million worth of vaporware, when the goal is $32 million. Were they actually out to build a new phone, or did they just want to break a fund raising record? I won't be contributing to the hype, they are a for profit company in there somewhere, they need to either build the phone, or shut the fuck up.
48599309 comment Comment: Re:surprise (Score 1) 95 by certain death on Friday July 12, 2013 @05:59PM (#44265887) Attached to: Amazon One-Click Chrome Extension Snoops On SSL Traffic Wait...I don't remember any /.ers taking showers!
48599291 comment Comment: Re:surprise (Score 1) 95 by certain death on Friday July 12, 2013 @05:58PM (#44265877) Attached to: Amazon One-Click Chrome Extension Snoops On SSL Traffic "upskirt your personal data" I almost spit ice tea on my poor old laptop on that one!! You win the internet award today!
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47599315 story Monsanto Executive Wins World Food Prize 271 Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @07:00PM from the best-of-brand dept. sfcrazy writes "A top Monsanto executive has won the prestigious World Food Prize. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the award where Robert T. Fraley, the executive vice president and CTO of Monsanto, won the prize along with two other scientists from Belgium and the US. The award was given for devising a method to insert genes from another organism into plant cells, which could produce new genetic lines with highly favorable traits."
47393867 comment Comment: Well, you could just (Score 1) 299 by certain death on Thursday June 13, 2013 @06:02PM (#44002011) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What To Do With New Free Time? Purchase HOOKERS! Sorry if someone already suggested this, but I didn't want to read all the comments!


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The number is up to 30.
This is going to get real ugly....
Well that´s one way for Obama to unify the nation. Or what´s left of it after the red states leave.
Only Texas has the right to secede.14th amendment, anyone?
Yes, going to France or Canada will be much better. Don´t let the door hit you
Petition? Like asking permission of the Federal Government?JUST DO IT.
#4: Have a constitutional convention and change it; amendments can be repealed.18th amendment anyone?
I signed the one for Texas.I don´t really want to secede, but I sure as Hell want NØbama to get the message that we the people are not happy and that he doesn´t have a mandate to complete his destruction of this country.This doesn´t really accomplish anything, because all he has to do is say ´´no´´. But it is an embarrasment to the new messiah that thinks everyone just adores him.
We need to amend the Constitution so that we can have Free & Federal states. Free states are still part of the Union, pay a share of what the Constitution is responsible for--roads, military, etc, but otherwise are free to run their States as they please w/out any mandates and interference from the govt. Federal states can stay with DC rules, regulations & restrictions.
Right to secede? Right to secede?! You must be kidding. Who would grant this right to secede, the Federal Government? No, no, no, there is no legal right to secede. The founding fathers did not have a legal right to secede from the British Empire. They broke the law! They were clearly guilty of treason against the British Crown. They did not ask the Crown for permission to leave. Rather, they informed the Crown and the world that they were going "to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another...". And then they did it. To hell with legalities; it is time to leave.
"Any people, anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable, a most sacred right, a right which we hope and believe is to liberate the world".Abraham Lincoln – U.S. Congress, 1847A little over 10 years later after the South attempted precisely that, Lincoln, when asked, "Why not let the South go in peace"? replied; "I can't let them go. Who would pay for the government"? "And, what then will become of my tariff"?Abraham Lincoln to Virginia Compromise Delegation March 1861"When the South raised its sword against the Union's Flag, it was in defense of the Union's Constitution."Confederate General John B. Gordon
There is nothing in the Constitution of the US that addresses a state´s desire to secede or opt out of the Union of the United States.The last significant attempt to do this by the Southern states began by legislation by the individual states. But, as we know, Lincoln´s will (not the Constitution) was to use federal troops to force those states to remain.This could get interesting.
23? lol.When it gets to 57 it still won´t matter. The people can petition. And the state governments can petition.Washington won´t care.Call for a constitutional convention. You will find that Washington will somehow derail that too.You gd peasants better shut up.
I am all for it.Let the blue states form their federation so that they can keep their unions fed, their governments rapacious, and their parasites there.Let the red states use low taxes and the aversion to unions to prosperous effect.I suspect that about 3 years of that and the red states will have to build walls to keep the mass migration of blues (and their obnoxious politics) out.
Texans are the only ones who harbor the notion that they were already a country when they joined the union by treaty and have an extraction clause in the agreement.It may not be true but it becomes true if enough Texans believe it.False hope is better than no hope.
Signing the petition will send a message even if nothing comes of it. Obama did not win a mandate. The congress is still the same. They can and should exercise some power and not be so weak and timid. Dems never back down even when the lose.
13 colonies formed the United States all other states except Texas were either purchased or annexed.Most the annexed were stripped of their lands such as Idaho where 66% of the lands were owned by the federal gov. before the latest land protection grabs--now who knows?Texas having won a war with Mexico was a free nation that voted to join the union on their terms including the right to leave if it didn´t work out.Don´t jump into a constitutional session because the result could be the loss of all states rights. If not lost to world government the result could be a nation returned to House of Lords and peons and no Bill of Individual Rights plus a PrimeMinister and no Bill of Rights.
The White House is striking back: they´ve got a petition of their own asking that Obama sign an Executive Order to strip anybody who signed a secessionist petition of their American citizenship and deport them immediately.Maybe that´s why Obama set up those regional ´detention centers´ a year ago and what all those bullets he purchased are for...
Really, all we have to do is kick California out of the Union. Actually, just Northern California would be enough.
Hey #19 I live in Northern Cali in Butte County which is a RED county...dont be so quick to throw out the baby with the bath water!!! You think I like Moonbeam? Or Pelousy? Or Boxer? Or Feinstein? Or the teachers unions? Huh? THINK about that before you make those sweeping ASSumptions! I´ll stay and fight, but I aint moving!Semper ParatusTanSonNhut 1968
The White House is planning to deport the signers? Really? Deport them where? Mexico? They´ll just walk back in and get free stuff and free college tuition and free health care. Hmmm...
#18 Source?
27 States are challenging the Obamacare law and it´s making its way to the SC. We only need 7 more States to make call for a Constitutional Convention. This would mean we could eradicate 60 years of Socialism and Marxist experimentation from our 51st State, the DC based Federal Government.
Where do I sign up if I happen to live in the wrong state?
Well, at this point the Texas petition has about 85,000 signers.
Tilting at windmills and looking foolish.
I signed for my State, well knowing it will not happen. It is not "silly" to do something more than just complain.
Let the games begin...
There is now a petition to deport all those who signed petitions to secede. Sounds good to me. If we are deported that eliminates the need for passports! Good deal! Deport me! Please! I´ll go to either Canada or Scotland.
Although I support your right to seceede from our union, I don´t think submitting your name and Email address to a government website asking for permission to seceede is the right way to go.Your may find your nsme on a no-fly list.The way to go will inevitably lead to another civil War.Food for thought, The IRS and DHS have ordered 4 billion rounds of ammunition.
When can we expect the Messiah to heal the Union?
This is such a non story, the "States" are not petitioning the government. I, personally, sould never put my name on anything the Whitehouse is involved in. This petition is on the Whitehouse website.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Justin Bieber has a Mother's Day gift for his mom and all the single moms out there.
The singing superstar has released a new single, "Turn To You," about his mom, Pattie Mallette. All the proceeds will go to help single moms in need.
"Think im gonna release #TurnToYOU for my mom this friday for mother's day weekend," Justin Tweeted earlier this week. "The proceeds will go to help other single moms. thanks."
"You worked two jobs/ To keep a roof above our heads/ You chose/ A life for me no you never gave up/ I admire you/ For the strength you've instilled in me," Justin sings on the track.
The star spoke about writing the song for his mom – who got pregnant with him at 18 – with MTV News.
"[It's] about the struggles, I say in the song," he told MTV. "She had me at like the age I am now. [It's about] just the struggles she went through and how brave she was, and I think the world needed to know that."
Justin's next album, "Brave," where he collaborates with Taylor Swift, Drake and mentor Usher, drops on June 19.
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This week the country music world mourns the loss of 37 year old singer Mindy McCready.
According to authorities preliminary autopsy reports show her death was a suicide.
This comes one month after the death of her boyfriend David Wilson which is still under investigation as a suicide.
Country singers including Carrie Underwood and -- -- shared their condolences on Twitter.
In other news this week -- this CMA foundation has donated one point two million dollars for music education programs.
In Nashville's public schools the thunder from the 2012 -- music festival through the keep the music playing campaign.
This brings the total donated since 2006 more than six point five million dollars the announcement was made at the -- -- all star's concert.
Scotty -- hosted and performed with students.
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The Minor Leagues is about developing players who will make an impact at some point in the Major Leagues more than anything else, and winning championships along the way is certainly part of that process.
The Astros had two Minor League clubs clinch playoff berths in the last few days, when Double-A Corpus Christi qualified for the postseason in the Texas League and short-season Tri-City clinched a playoff spot in the New York-Penn League. Class A Lancaster is still in the playoff chase entering the final week of California League play.
"It's exciting to at least clinch," Corpus Christi manager Keith Bodie said. "The club has really done a nice job throughout multiple changes that have been made throughout the season. It's really a testament to all the players coming through here and the way they jelled and continued to go out and play every day and play solid baseball."
The Hooks entered play Monday leading first-half champion Frisco by six games in the South Division second-half race, and the teams will open a four-game series against each other Tuesday, with home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs on the line.
The teams are set to open the first round of the playoffs with two games in Frisco, followed by two in Corpus Christi. If the Hooks win the second half, they would host Games 3-5 of a playoff series. If Frisco wins the second half, it would host the first two games and Game 5.
"My personal belief is you can't develop players unless you win," Bodie said. "Any time you have meaningful games, it brings out certain nuances of baseball that are important and conducive to winning at the Major League level. There's a little extra pressure in situations, like getting a bunt down or hitting the cutoff man, that's probably lost over a 140-game season. But when you get down to the crux of it, every game is magnified."
Tri-City, where several of the college players the Astros drafted this year got their professional careers under way, entered Monday at 48-18, which was the best record in the league. The ValleyCats have clinched the Stedler Division title but are only two games ahead of Hudson Valley for home-field advantage in the playoffs.
Stubby Clapp, in his second season managing at Tri-City, said he stressed to his players to soak in every experience that comes with reaching the playoffs. Combined with pitching coach Rick Aponte and hitting coach Mark Bailey, Clapp said the field staff at Tri-City has only seven career playoff appearances between them as players.
"As we were going throughout the year, we were trying to explain to them how special a season like this can be and what it will mean for them down the road in their careers," he said. "When you learn how to win the right way and learn to compete the right way, it's irreplaceable. Now you know what to expect the rest of your career. You might not get another opportunity to play in the playoffs."
Lancaster (68-64 entering Monday) has a two-game lead on Lake Elsinore for the South Division Wild Card berth out of the California League. The Rookie League Greeneville Astros were eliminated from postseason play in a 3-2 loss to Bluefield on Sunday night.
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With eight regular-season games remaining entering Monday, Lancaster second baseman Delino DeShields Jr. is four stolen bases away from becoming the first player in the history of the Astros' organization to swipe 100 bags in a season.
DeShields stole three bases Friday for the JetHawks, bringing his total at Lancaster to 13 in 15 tries. He stole 83 bases in 97 attempts for Class A Lexington, which is where he spent most of the season before getting promoted about a month ago.
Astros director of player development Fred Nelson said the club is finalizing its instructional league roster, which has been complicated by a number of Minor League clubs either making the playoffs or still competing for a playoff spot -- a good problem to have.
Nelson said the Astros will bring 35 Minor League players to the team's Spring Training complex in Kissimmee, Fla., beginning Sept. 18. The players will finish in Kissimmee on Oct. 10. Teams usually bring in younger, less-experienced players to Florida following the season for more intensive training.
It's also a landing spot for players making position changes -- DeShields made a wholesale change from the outfield to second base in the instructional league -- as well as some players who would be rehabbing from injuries.
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How far will your car go on empty?
It will keep going— for a little while.
Sometimes the prospect of handing over another $50 at the gas station is enough to let the needle on the gas gauge fall a little closer to that big E for Empty. Once the warning light starts glowing, though, driving turns into a white-knuckled affair.
Just how far can you go with the gas light on?
The distance you can travel without the engine sputtering to a stop differs from car to car, and is based not only on the car's gas mileage but on how the car maker has calibrated the gauge. In some vehicles, the warning light is triggered when the tank dips below two or three gallons — in others it may go on when there's less than a gallon left to burn. Adding complexity to the calculations you may find yourself making along some lonesome stretch of highway, gas mileage varies depending on how fast you're driving, tire pressure, how well tuned the engine is, and a host of other factors.
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The most active car on the site this morning (with 332 people adding stats) is the Pontiac Aztek, which boasts an average distance of 62.26 miles on empty. Next most active is the Honda Accord, with an average 46.87 miles. The hybrid Toyota Prius currently logs in at a 54.89-mile average, according to data from 73 users to date, while a Chevy Van would be expected to konk out about 23 miles sooner.
Though the maximum distances can easily run around 99 miles, don't be too light-hearted when the warning goes on — the minimum cited for many of the same cars is just one mile. As Davis warns, the info on his site is "just for entertainment" and shouldn't be relied on for any trip planning. Even if you're running out of fuel, don't check it while you're driving. Oh, and don't pull over to check, either — starting and stopping uses up more gas.
The nation's average price for regular gasoline reached $3.52 per gallon this week, the highest on record for early February. Do a quick calculation based on your monthly fuel usage and you may very well find that the total gasoline expense over the life of your car can exceed its original sticker price. We're all too familiar with pain at the pump — but what about the pain of not filling up?
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Hi guys. I'm looking for laptop for work and some gaming. I'm from Eastern Europe, so I have limited choice, not like the USA residents. I'm facing some problems. First, I don't see any HD 7750M or HD 7770M powered laptops. Second, mostly cheap GT 650M powered laptop have 17.3 inch screens (under 900 euros). I don't want a second PC, I want laptop, so 15.6 is only option. I have about 900 euros, so I decided to buy laptop with GT 640M or HD 7730M for 750 euros. My question is simple - who's faster (yes, I checked notebookcheck.com)? Maybe equal? I will play F1 2012, NFS: Most Wanted 2012 and Dirt 3 at 1366 x 768 resolution, mostly Online.
900 Euro would get you a beast of a gaming PC. As far as laptop, dont expect the best performance. You will literally get about 1/5 of the level performance as a computer at the same price. Go for a laptop which has a AMD Llano or Trinity APU. It's your fastest choice.
I have a PC with FX-8150 and 2x HD 6870. I'm living in two different cities in certain days of the week, so I want to have a affordable, powerful laptop to play F1 2012, Dirt 3 and NFS: Most Wanted 2012. As far as I know, GT 640M and HD 7730M are doing pretty good job at these games (F1 2012 and Dirt 3), so I'm just undecided what to get - GT 640M powered or HD 7730M powered laptop.
Unless someone happens to have used both, I am afraid Notebookcheck is your best source. Imo they are more or less equal. The fastest Llano/Trinity is weaker than those two, but if its significantly cheaper its worth considering, depending on how long do you plan to use that laptop.
I will use this new laptop for more or less about two years. I'm gamer, but I don't care if GT 640M or HD 7730M will not run well 2013 games, because I have, as I mentioned, PC and Xbox 360. I'm concerned only about F1 2012, NFS: MW 2012 and Dirt 3 at the moment.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/a10-4600m-trinity-piledriver,3202-8.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7660G.69830.0.html Trinity will struggle slightly with those games, so skip Trinity and get the the 640M/7730M instead. Then again, I am averaging 7fps in Dota2 on my laptop and I am fine with that, so ymmv.
640 is more powerful than 7730. here this might help. source: http://techivian.com/2012/05/nvidia...7670m-vs-7730m-vs-7450-vs-6490-vs-intel-4000/
why are your crysis 2 and skyrim results missing? and that's from 3 whole games and you just go and say the 640 is better just like that?:shadedshu
I'd rather spend just a tad bit more time to try and find some of the msi gaming notebooks like this one http://msi.com/product/nb/GE60-0NC.html or you could go with asus G73 and G74 series. At least those machines are more or less smartly made that those equipped with entry level gfc's.
1 post wonder FTL. Its also nice to see your forum name is the EXACT name of the website you linked, PR much...
...of which 2 are "unavailable" for the 7730 wich makes your comparison between 7730 and gt640 useless.
Will this laptop be running strictly Windows? I don't think you will be disappointed with either option however if you decide that you will want to run Linux, I have a little more confidence in FGLRX than I used to and I've heard horror stories with nVidia/*nix compatibility and support on mobile GPUs. If the machine will stick with Windows, just go with whatever looks better to you. Maybe fall back on which laptop has other specs that are better? What about memory and the CPU? There is a lot of other things that can determine how fast a laptop is other than your GPU.
dude, do look at trinity laptops. they are a beast of a bargain at the moment. and they will run F1 and dirt 3 pretty well. i have tried dirt 3 on a 4500M trinity and it was a lot more than i expected. you wont be able to game at max setting but its definitely worth looking into!


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I felt the same way. Maybe we need to be specifying what band we're talking about here. So, here goes!
I was listening to Black Holes & Revelations, an album by the band Muse, today on the way to work and there are so many songs on that Muse album that would be great as Muse DLC! A few that I currently love are Supermassive Black Hole by Muse, Exo-Politics by Muse, and Knights of Cydonia by Muse. Knights (by Muse) would be especially fun because of the drum track by Dom, the drummer from Muse. Did I mention that Muse did these songs? MUSE!
"The present fray had turn'd my thoughts to Muse" - Dante Alighieri
Originally Posted by HMXMister_Game:
"Well Thom, why haven't you gotten on board to straighten us out? Sounds like it's time to *** up or shut up."
Personally... I want to see 'Map of the Problematique' appear on the DLC. I freakin' love that song.
^Speaking of that song, me and my brother spent all of yesterday making a drum chart in Unsigned. It is awesome if you ask me
Stockholm Syndrome!
New Born!
Map of the Problematique!
Citizen Erased!
Every song by Muse should be DLC because Muse is just that awesome! I picked up the Hullabaloo Soundtrack and have been listening to Dead Star by Muse and In Your World by Muse, also Agitated by Muse are phenomenal. But I'm in support of Map of the Problematique, Supermassive Black Hole, and Knights of Cydonia by Muse! MUSE!!!
Definitely. I had only heard a couple songs on the radio by them that were pretty good, but after playing the amazing Hysteria, I've been listening to all of their CDs and they're a teriffic band.
Thanks for the 90's Rock, HMX!
Hey I got an idea
what if someone wrote a letter to the management of Muse for Rock Band DLC or maybe something on Rock Band 2?
Its how people are finding out about cake and sublime.
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"Well Thom, why haven't you gotten on board to straighten us out? Sounds like it's time to *** up or shut up."
A whole Muse album would be sick, like Black Holes And Revelations


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Please forgive me if this seems long...I wish I could have made a 'condensed version' for you! This is the best I could do....
I've been studying/researching/reading every possible article and video I can find about the upcoming date of December 21, 2012. I realize many people think nothing will happen on that date. I totally understand that opinion as I fight that 'doubt' myself at times.
Personally, for me, I've been a 'watcher' of the important dates of an upcoming transition/ascension/rapture since 1996. I've watched a ZILLION dates come and go with a disappointed heart every single time the date comes and goes with a 'non-event'.
However, most of the previous 'dates' were pretty insignificant compared to the upcoming date of December 21st. That date has been noted for thousands of years, so I tend to give it a little more credibility than the average date by the average modern individual or group.
According to Christians and Christian sites, some believe there will be a 'rapture' of not one group, but two, and some believe even three seperate groups of people who will be leaving Earth. They believe there is a 'first' group who are counted to be 'worthy to escape everything that is about to come to pass and stand before the Son of man'.
There have been teachers for years, teaching that there is a group called 'the manchild' or 'sons of God' that could be the 'chosen' 144,000 that will be left behind and their body 'changed' into their immortal bodies but they will be here to assist those who are 'left behind' to suffer in the seven year or 3 1/2 year tribulation.
Then, there is the new age theory or scientific theory that says that if you know and believe in this upcoming date, that by your own volition, you either will 'go to the 4th or 5th dimension' or stay behind in this one to further the development of your consciousness.
If you will type the date of December 21, 2012 in the search bar at the top of this page, you will see there are a lot of very compelling theories about this date from all walks of life. There are so many people who have lived in the past and in the present, who have so many good reasons to believe this date will be the 'end of the age' and a lot of scientific proof behind what they are saying. It's hard to argue with a lot of the presentations.
For me personally, I try to take all of these perspectives and put them together and make some sense from all of them combined. However, first and foremost, I look to the changes in the earth itself. I know that most of us are focused on the middle east war right now, but if you will see what the earth is currently doing, it will astound you.
As I type this, there have been NINE 6+ mag. earthquakes in the last NINE days. Volcanoes have been going off consistently without fail almost daily. And of course there are the weird sinkholes collapsing in the oddest places all over the world. There have been odd 'trumpet like' sounds going off all over the world and have been documented (even in the city where I live).
Last but not least, there are the multitudes of thousands of dying birds, fish, and mammals all over the world. And we can't forget the weird weather patterns such as a 'snow tornado' in Russia today and floods and hurricanes, etc. The weather is getting more intense along with all of the other signs. I'm not sure if these are all caused by the solar activity lately, but it makes sense if you study it.
To me, when you look at all of the things I mentioned above, it's like the earth and the people of the earth are getting more and more violent. Everything is 'heating up' whether physically or mentally or spiritually. Everyone (especially Christians) these days are easily angered and have lost the love in their hearts that was there years ago. Everyone is fighting a battle, whether it's physical or mental or spiritual.
I realize that in reality, we are all 'spiritual beings having a human experience', so sometimes I sit and think to myself, if I were the Creator/Father of this earth and eveyone on it and I were the essense of 'unconditional love' what would I do with this world and the people in it at this point?
If I were the Creator/Father and the people of the earth were my children, and they were fighting and killing and bent on hurting and violence, I would do whatever any loving Father would do. I would save my children from themselves. I would somehow put an 'end' to this madness and push a 'reset' button and start all over again. I would do whatever it took to protect my children from harm. That is what unconditional love is all about - sacrifice and protection and provision.
And on that note, I'm not sure how many of you are aware of it, but did you know they found Noah's ark years ago? You can google it and see pictures of it. It's amazing! When I see the pictures, I remember what the Bible says about those days...
Matt 24:37 'But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
So my thinking is...
Since the Ark has been found and Noah is REAL, then I guess we should be wondering if this date on December 21st is the same scenario. No one believes anything will happen, just like they didn't believe Noah.
Those who heard God speak to them (represented by Noah's family) went into the ark and the door was shut. Can't you just imagine the shock on the faces of the people outside the ark when the rains came pouring down and never stopped? It kills me to think of the thousands of people pounding on the ark trying to get in as the waters are rising higher and higher until they drowned, screaming for help....
I realize that most people don't believe that anything will happen on December 21st. But, do you want to be like the people left on the outside of the ark? Wouldn't it be better to be safe than sorry and talk to your Father and make sure you are ready if the date is real??
I know there is a lot of cynicism and sarcasm and lack of love on this site. But I know that deep down in the heart of every person here, NO one wants to be caught screaming and crying out for their life if this date is real.
So I'm writing this for the sake of all of you. Please don't reply to this thread if you are laughing at it. Just know that my heart is in the right place and I want everyone to be saved. That is the heart of your Father, our Creator and He is including YOU....
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In the caring hands of COP team member Nia on arrival at the BOS Nyaru Menteng rescue centre.
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Abuse and humiliation of orangutans stopped?
Good news. From March 29 2010 the use of orangutans in circus-like shows in Malaysia has been officially banned. Let us know at once if you see anyone breaking this law....this animal park was caught doing so by Nature Alert.
The government owned Melaka Zoo forces this orangutan to take part in degrading and inhumane shows. Note the lack of hair on this orangutan's arms and lower body.
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Nine years secured to a three metre chain. Imagine if you will.
"Mely" enjoying fruit supplied by COP and Nature Alert.
Waiting to be rescued
Under lock and chain for at least nine years.
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Chained up day and night.
But confiscated and rescued by COP in January 2010.
COP to the rescue
The final moments before being released forever from the heavy chain around its neck.
A helping hand
After maybe nine years of being confined to a wooden crate this orangutan is now on the way to a rescue centre and one day back to the forest.
What changes the world for the better is the passion of certain individuals, not governments, not big organisations.
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Hall of Shame for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the Palm Oil Industry.
Nothing can prepare one for the sight of the systematic extermination of orangutans by the government of Indonesia.
Look at the photos and news articles on these pages in the context of a statement the President made to the media on 10th December 2007.
"In the last 35 years about 50,000 orangutans are estimated to have been lost as their habitats shrank. If this continues, this majestic creature will likely face extinction by 2050," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said at the launch of an orangutan conservation plan at the climate talks in Bali.
"The fate of the orangutan is a subject that goes to the heart of sustainable forests … To save the orangutan we have to save the forest."
Statements like these are most welcome, but unless backed up by action, such words fall on deaf ears within the
Ministry of Forestry
....who are busy granting licences to cut down the very forests the President says they should protect!
Another palm oil victim - one of tens of thousands - so far.
For a close up of this brutally treated orangutan, please see below.
Mother shot and eaten. Baby beaten and tied to a pole.
The plight of a baby orangutan rescued from a palm oil plantation workers in Borneo has exposed the high price these endangered primates are paying for the production of palm oil. The 2-3 year old female was found hogtied to a pole and had clearly been brutally beaten. Covered in cuts and bruises, she was also severely dehydrated and emaciated after being starved for days or even weeks.
Palm oil kills - no doubt about it.
Villagers protest against palm oil companies.
Tropical forest, home to orangutans etc.
Threatened by palm oil companies.
Saved by COP
Mother murdered by palm oil company
Tortured by palm oil company employees
Rescued and treated by COP, this orangutan has since been released back into a forest.
Palm oil plantation victim
Orphaned by a palm oil company with help from the government of Indonesia.
Indonesia's Alcatraz for orangutans
A living hell for this orangutan.
Guilty of being an orangutan
A prisoner held by the Indonesian government
Shame on the Ministry of Forestry
A life behind bars. Why?
Day after day, 24/7 ..........
A magnificent male orangutan facing life imprisonment behind bars.
Kept prisoner in filth and squalor
Things just go from bad to worse
Solitary confinement .
There can be no excuse for treating an orangutan like this.
Welcome to Indonesia
Where orangutans are incarcerated by the government.
No hope?
Has this orangutan lost the will to live?
Shame on Minister Kaban
Young orangutan in a 1.5 sq. metre cage 24 hours a day and tormented by zoo visitors.
What future do you think this orangutan has?
How much longer can the Indonesian government carry on abusing and killing orangutans?
Born in the wild.
Life behind bars - where the government of Indonesia prefers to see its orangutans.
Dying for help
With their mothers slaughtered these baby orangutans face a life of torment, torture and hunger, thanks to the government of Indonesia.
Torture chambers for orangutans at an Indonesian zoo
These orangutans have been kept like this for nine months. Until Nature Alert and COP protested the cages were left outside in all weathers.
Solitary confinement courtesy of Indonesian zoo
Caged like this 24/7 for nine months, with no end in sight.
When you think you are to busy to help, please could you reflect for a moment on .........
The following extract refers to environmental problems in general. I just hope you find it as thought provoking and relevant to orangutans as I have.
"This is such a shocking and unpalatable fact that most people deny it, or they just don't want to think about it. They believe as individuals, they can do little about it, so push it to the back of their minds. But I can't do that.
When something has to be done, we need to do it. It doesn't matter how big the challenge is or how hard the solution; if I know something is wrong, and I am in a position to help, I will do my best to make it right."
Duncan Bannatyne, successful British businessman.
Formerly home to orangutans and other wildlife.
Part of the price we all pay for palm oil.
Can you see the rainforest?
No? That's the way the palm oil companies like to see things.
Begging for food - not for fun.
Reduced to begging for food, this orangutan (one of two) is in a unofficial zoo in West Kalimantan. Their enclosure has nothing but bare earth, no protection from a blisteringly hot sun, a concrete tube to shelter/sleep in and no fresh water to drink.
Bored and hungry - for as long as this orangutans lives
Born to be free. Imprisioned for life.
The COP Rapid Response Team
Their arrival in a remote village often generates a lot of interest. Please see July 2008 Blog page for more details..
Saved by COP
Please see July 2008 Blog page for more details.
Mother killed and her baby tied up like this for six months.
We found her at the home of a family who had bought her from her mothers killer. Please see photo immediately below - she is now safe, rescued by COP with the local Forestry Police.
Safe and sound - now
Saved by The Centre for Orangutan Protection and its sponsors/supporters.
Another palm oil victim
Rescued by COP and The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
With its mother killed this orangutan's new owner keeps it chained up.
A baby orangutan with nowhere to go. A mother's love replaced with a chain.
How very, very sad.
What hope is there for this orangutan?
In this small crate there really is an orangutan.
Torture takes many different forms when it comes to dealing with orangutans.
Alone and abused.
Yes. There is an orangutan in this cage.
Chained to, rather than living in a tree.
There's no escape.
At a West Borneo amusement park.
Look at the rubbish this orangutan has to live with.
Escape is not an option.
same as picture below.
Yet another victim of logging and/or palm oil.
Alone, malnourished and very sad in a transit centre.
Palm oil companies take everything.
Imagine; this was once a rainforest.
Life imprisonment
Five adult orangutans are crammed into this dark, featureless cage in a zoo. All five began life in the wild.
Orphaned by loggers or palm oil companies - often the same thing.
Missing its mother. Look at her eyes and you have to wonder what she is thinking don't you? STOP PRESS this baby has since died.
A little light refreshment goes a long way.
Water melon was always a firm favourite of the orangutans. In all the differnt locations we never once saw fresh drinking water provided.
A Tasty treat
Everywhere we went we took lots of different fresh fruit to give to the hungry orangutans we always discovered in various locations.
Same location as above.
We provided food and some small branches, and they loved both.
Again, the same location
We hope we made him a little happier than he appears. The lives of these two orangutans must be almost unbearable. We hope to arrange their transfer to a rescue centre soon.
West Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo)
Two young orangutans kept at an amusement park. They were wild born. Mothers killed by loggers.
Rescued last year and now at a rehab. centre with an uncertain future.
This baby saw her mother being killed and eaten.
Illegal loggers
The torture of orangutans is seemingly never ending.
With its left arm chained and padlocked to its neck, this orangutan is literally being tortured at an amusement park in West Kalimantan (Borneo)
Awaiting rescue from what was once its home.
With nowhere left to run, this tranquillized orangutan was rescued and moved to another forest.
Apocalypse now - Indonesian style with help from Malaysian companies.
Rescuers looking for orangutans made homeless by a palm oil company. Virgin rainforest recently stood where there is nothing but a few small trees remaining, which by now will also have been cleared away. Nov. 2007
Yet another palm oil victim
With its mother killed, this baby with an injured eye was caged by workers until rescued by WWF Indonesia.
Illegal loggers in action. October 2007
Access to log these trees illegally was gained via a palm oil plantation road. This forest is home to 50 orangutans and palm oil companies want to log it.
The road to ruin - Indonesia style.
Where once stood a magnificent rainforest full of wildlife.
Mother and baby orangutan.
Oil palm companies have killed thousands like these two.
Palm oil victim. Mother killed.
This baby will have seen its mother slain.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, left of the forest, except for its soil.
It's all about money, greed and corruption.
Destruction and desolation as far as the eye can see
So much for Borneo's rainforests - look what palm oil companies have done to them.
They can barely cut down and remove the trees quick enough for their liking.
Palm oil companies destroy rainforests.
Freshly cut trees
These trees could end up as garden furniture in your local store.
Not a tree in sight - courtesy of oil palm companies.
Oil palm plants growing where rainforest once stood.
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THOMPSON FALLS - A candidate who unexpectedly died from a heart ailment two weeks ago ended up capturing more than 42% of the vote in Sanders County.
Ron Olfert was challenging incumbent County Public Administrator Beth Rice-Groshong in her bid for another term, but he died from a blocked artery Oct. 19. That was too late for his name to be removed from the printed ballots.
Despite publicity that Olfert couldn't actually "win" the race, the Plains man captured 2,177 votes in Tuesday's polling. Rice-Groshong won another term with 2,893 votes for over 56% of the ballots cast.
Sanders County election officials say there's only a handful of provisional ballots still to count.
Olfert had run for county commissioner in 2010 and was well know for his advocacy for conservative causes.
Elsewhere in Sanders County, voters returned veteran County Commissioner Carol Brooker to another term. Brooker finished with over 55% of the vote against challenger Greg Hinckle.
Brooker has served since 1994, representing District 1, which stretches from south Plains to Thompson Falls.


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