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Lavabit bloke passes hat for open-source secure email master plan
Ladar Levison, the former operator of the Lavabit secure email service that was once used by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, has launched a Kickstarter project to raise funds to release the site's code as an open source project. Levison shut down Lavabit in August, and while court orders forbid him from discussing details of the …
and out of the 100+ lavabit clone services, how many will be operated by the NSA? (undercover, obviously)
Re: Hmmm....
If it allows us to install our own private lavabit-type mail servers, the NSA will have a hard time hacking them all. :0)
Thumbs up for Mr. Levinson and the rest of the Dark Mail Alliance.
I wonder why they defined Linux and not Unix?
Thumbs up (and wallet out)
I hope they make it easy enough so a noob like me can run his own secure email.
Re: Noob
The majority of leaks from systems using encryption are down to a user failure at the implementation stage.
Have you ever heard the phrase "a little knowledge is dangerous?"
While awaiting a Dark Mail service, try ThreadThat, a free end-to-end encryption service for sharing your most sensitive electronic secrets.
You mean the American company that wants us to store "secure" data on their American cloud?
Sell me the software to run on my own servers, away from American hands. Then we'll talk. "American" and "secure" are oxymorons.
I don't suppose the man was born in August 1966?
It was also the month when US citizens demonstrated against war in Vietnam. Make of that what you will.
Re: $196,608
It's also exactly 192K.
Transparent encryption to disk?
Why isn't it encrypted before that? Or is this an additional encryption of everything, headers etc as well?
Also, if it's encrypted at the mail daemon, where are the certs stored to do encrypt/decrypt? Presumably not on the server the daemon is on?
Someone please explain, I feel like I know enough to ask questions, but not enough to know if they're stupid ones :)
Better and current solution is ofshore VPN plus email from sources like unspyable
The hexadecimal equivalent is "c00". Still doesn't ring a bell for me.
Re: hexadecimal?
Actually, previously I was converting your binary to hex, but the binary was wrong.
196608 == 192k
192k == 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 == 0x30000
'Including fees'
What's the target amount after you take away KS's cut?
Great for whom?
Terrorists? Paedophiles?
The problem isn't government email snooping with the sole objective of catching those guys, I'm in favour of that. You're not? Why not?
The problem is with inappropriate snooping of unlimited scope. I doubt that Angela Merkel presents a terrorism/paedo risk. On the other hand if NSA can snoop her then she should be even more concerned that a (more) hostile power could be doing so too.
Read the Ars Technica article about Lavabit's technology
Op-ed: Lavabit's primary security claim wasn't actually true
This actually wasn't a very secure system. I'll take a pass on Lavabit's bits.
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In general, the only way for a team to excel at both offense and defense is to have a huge positive point differential. This a concomitant circumstance of being a good team. Good teams outscore their opponents. They score more points, so they are better on offense. They give up less, so they are better on defense.
An average offensive team that's great on defense can accomplish this. Likewise, an average defensive team that's great on offense can achieve the feat. The Suns for many years have done the latter to differing degrees of success, but it appears that the 2009-10 playoff run was the Suns turn to the jump the shark and the true wizard of AZ (Sir Steve) was left high and dry by management mere moments after performing the perilous feat.
We've heard the offense is worse. We've heard the defense is better. We've heard there is actually still more room for improvement on the defensive end than the offensive. We've heard that Alvin Gentry shops at The Clotherie.
What are we to make of all of this? Trudge forward to let me obfuscate the subject even further with everyone's favorite form of prevarication – statistics!
Average shooting percentages are down to 44.2% this year from 45.9% last year. Last year 16 teams shot at least 46.0% from the field. This year only 7 teams are shooting at that same clip.
League wide, scoring is at 94.5 points per game. Last year scoring was at 99.6 points per game. In 2009-10 it was 100.5. That's a 5.1 point per game drop off from last year (6.0 points from 2 years ago). With every team scoring 5.1 points less per game, that's actually 10.2 less points in each contest.
Just last season, 18 teams averaged at least 99.0 points per game. This year only 4 teams are attaining that modest level of proficiency. Four. Is this paucity of scoring related to a renascent focus on defense across the league? I don't think so. I think it's bad offense. Some noxious combination of lockout influenced events that are deleterious to scoring – missed practices and offseason events, poor physical training and stamina, ad nauseum…
I think it's important to consider factors such as these and determine what is adventitious and what is actually an influencing factor inherent to the analysis. While some adjustments to data are equivocal, I believe this particular one actually disambiguates the situation.
The Suns are scoring 92.9 points per game and allowing 94.7. If we adjust these values based on the lockout statistical correction factor (I just made that up, but doesn't it sound cool?), that would put the Suns at 98.0 ppg for and 99.8 ppg against.
2009-10 – 110.2 points scored (1st), 105.3 points allowed (26th), .492 fg% (1st), .452 fg% allowed (11th)
2010-11 – 105.0 points scored (4th), 105.9 points allowed (29th), .470 fg% (7th), .472 fg% allowed (25th)
2011-12 – 92.9 points scored (18th), 94.7 points allowed (17th), .451 fg% (12th), .442 fg% allowed (16th)
So even though the Suns allowed quite a few more points in 2009-10 than this year, if we adjust the numbers to compensate for the lscf (acronym implemented) the argument can be made that the 2009-10 team was performing similar to this year's team in terms of defense. The conclusion I draw from this is that the defense has improved from near the bottom of the league to about the middle of the pack (from last year to this year), but that the 11.2 points per game reduction is misleading based on league scoring trends.
Using that same concept, the Suns would still be scoring less, but the field goal percentage would be closer to last year's number. By any measure it is a far cry from the high octane team from 2009-10. What the data suggests to me is that the team has regressed from near the top of the league last year towards a middling offensive output this season.
Now let's look at offensive and defensive efficiency to see if the conclusions developed above coincide.
2009-10 – 112.7 pts/100 for (1st), 106.9 pts/100 allowed (19th)
2010-11 – 107.0 pts/100 for (9th), 107.4 pts/100 allowed (25th)
2011-12 – 99.8 pts/100 for (16th), 101.0 pts/100 allowed (20th)
This suggests that the offense has gotten progressively worse while the defense, which suffered last season, has gone back up to about the 2009-10 level. This adjusts for pace, so I don't think it is impractical by any measure when one considers the point differential of the team from those years and factors in the lscf. The Suns scoring is down, the Suns scoring is down relative to their opposition. The Suns defense is allowing less points, the Suns defense is performing better with respect to other teams (compared to last year).
It's not surprising that many fans watching Suns basketball think that the team is struggling offensively. The team has gone from a dazzling dynamo at the zenith of the league averaging 110.2 points per game to a more pedestrian and prosaic version that plods its way to 92.9. The loss of 17.3 points per game (about 16% of the team's scoring) is painfully obvious. The Suns have become a mediocre offense with no legitimate late game closers. This difference has been punctuated by an overall paucity in scoring created by the lockout. But is this the team's biggest problem?
Maybe Suns fans have become so inculcated in a specific style that they can't see the forest for the trees? While the Nash era Suns provided plenty of exhilarating moments and memories, they failed to win a championship. Maybe defense should be made a cynosure in terms of building the next version of Suns basketball? On the other hand, the team is performing as well defensively as they have at any time in recent history. Can Turner realistically hope to get more blood from a turnip or is it more practical to think that the Suns best hope for improvement would be to maintain the current defensive production while the offense returns to a level closer to last year?
All in all I think the statistical evidence I've compiled fairly depicts the reality of the situation.
The Suns have average to below average talent. They are average offensively. They are average defensively. They should probably be about an average team. Coaching, effort, and an indomitable will can only carry a team so far. To get the rest of the way they need talent.
Hopefully the Suns will get more sometime soon.
It is evidently time to play the blame game here in the desert. Our favorite collective of professional basketball players are losing in horrific, depressing fashion, and the calls are coming from all angles with ideas on how to right the ship. I agree it is time for Robin Lopez to find some new surroundings. I agree the team has basically two consistently good players . But I also agree this team wasn't constructed to win, but rather, to raise some hopes, fill some seats, and keep us quiet until next season when the Suns front office and ownership will allegedly spend some money and completely rebuild this team into a Western Conference contender.
Yet the recent efforts of Sarver, Babby, and Blanks to fill the roster have been pathetic. They were medicore attempts to sign mediocre players to mediocre money. Don't blame Alvin Gentry for failing to find the right mix of players to form a rotation. When you have a roster chock-full 'o career journeymen and role players, how can anyone expect this team to be good? Here are just a few examples as to why the Suns are not a good team right now, thanks to Sarver, Babby & Blanks (sounds like a law firm you see on the back of a phone book, ya?):
Did BBS add these three to a mix of mediocre role players to team with Steve Nash, Grant Hill and Marcin Gortat and say "Hell yeah, we're going to the playoffs baby!!!!!!???" Anything's possible, right? Wrong. Have you ever emptied out the fridge and tossed a bunch of leftovers in a pot with the hopes you end up with something delightfully tasty?
As much as this season has proven to be a disaster thus far, the seeds of the 2012's failure were sewn back when STAT left town, Sarver brought in a career player agent as an NBA executive, and hired a GM who had never been a GM before. The result: the preposterous signings of Hedo Turkoglu, Josh Childress, and Hakim Warrick. Some of us bought into it. After all, we love our team, we weren't so so jaded as to think that the suits were setting us up for frustration and apathy: Hedo could play out of position and take up some of the slack left by a 20/10 guy, Childress could re-adapt to the NBA and could actually make a jump shot, Hakim Warrick could do something else, other than dunk. WRONG...
And to make up for that trio of suck, someone of another trio: BBS, attempted to make some lemonade out of lemons by shipping one of them to Florida. But let's be honest, you, me, and my 10 year old could have thought to pick up the phone and call Orlando to inquire about Marcin Gortat. It wasn't like he was a diamond in the rough, he was simply stuck behind one of the best centers in the game. I don't give BBS credit for that deal, I thank the Magic for their generosity.
Now, here we sit, looking for answers after watching two former Suns light up the present Suns in back to back games. Here's one idea that was bound to start cropping up:
It's Time For the Suns to Trade Steve Nash
Maybe this situation would feel different if Nash wanted to end his career in Phoenix. But there's no evidence he'll accept the direction and pay cut coming from the new regime. And judging by the declining attendance at US Airways Center, where a famous buzz has been replaced by a sense of mourning, there is no proof that sentimentality is still selling on Planet Orange.
Well, I have a better idea. DON'T. Why? Because he is Steve Nash. And Steve Nash didn't destroy the franchise, Robert Sarver did. HOW? By letting talent walk-Amar'e Stoudemire, Steve Kerr, Rick Welts, etc. I hate looking back and saying "What if..." or "I told you so..." Maybe not offering that last guaranteed year was a smart thing when attempting to sign STAT, maybe there was no way to keep Welts from his significant other and family in Northern Cal, and maybe, just maybe Kerr really did need to spend more time with his family. Alright, I can accept that (although I do not believe it). But what I cannot, and do not accept, is why the talent that made this franchise so great both upstairs and on the hardwood was not replaced by equal or at least potentially equal talent.
Mr. Bickley and many others are calling on the Suns to trade Nash, tank the season, and draft the next great thing. Because the NBA champion Mavericks were built through the draft right? Because Mark Cuban and Co. were brilliant enough to draft Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, and even Dirk Nowitzki. And the Lakers drafted Kobe Bryant right? And Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom? the Celtics drafted KG, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo right? The Heat drafted LeBron and Bosh (OK they drafted Wade). You get my point, champions aren't drafted, they are constructed. Let's face it, do we trust the Suns brass to draft Chris Paul or are they more likely to draft the distant cousin of Nicholas Tskitishvili?
Yes, the 2012 draft is deep. Maybe there's something or someone great in there that the Suns braintrust can pick out, and maybe, just maybe in 5 or 6 years that player will pan out and lead the Suns to the promised land. In the meantime?
Futility, Ugliness, Losing
Trading Steve Nash is not the answer to any problem. It makes the problem worse. You think attendance is down now? Try this team without Nash. Watch them go from 6-11 to 6-35. How many games are you as a fan going to attend? How many jerseys are you going to buy? Are you going to cancel your league pass? Are you going to bother listening to Tom Leander's drivel on TV while watching the Pietrus-level talent the Suns get in return?
Here's another point from Mr. Bickley:
Already the owner is stigmatized for deconstructing a championship-caliber team. Imagine if another All-Star leaves without a whiff of compensation in return.
I completely disagree with this statement. Imagine if our memory as Suns fans is Nash being traded for Jameer Nelson or a late first round pick, or hell, ANYONE. The return for Nash will never provide the franchise with what Nash has provided: Wins, excitement, class, and not to mention a future Hall of Fame member wearing a Suns jersey. And imagine being the guy or draft pick who we all remember as the return for Nash. He or they are destined for failure.
Letting Nash finish his contract and walk is the ONLY classy move Sarver can make. Further, it's the only way he can do anything positive for his reputation. In that case he can say "Steve wanted to move on. We tried to keep him but we couldn't." Would the average fan believe that? Probably not, but it's better than looking as though you thought you were getting fair return with a 2nd round pick and Jason Terry.
Unless the Suns are honoring Nash's trade request (if he makes one-which he has not, and will not), the idea of trading the best player you have is nothing more than an act out of frustration-"The team sucks, let's nuke it." It is irrational decision making and bad for any business. It doesn't improve your situation, it makes it worse. Kind of like drinking coffee when you're drunk. IT DOESN'T SOBER YOU UP, IT JUST MAKES YOU JITTERY AND DRUNK, which my friends, is not a good combination.
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There is a lot of speculation on what will happen to Robin Lopez in the next few months. Rather than create an open dialogue on a hundred different possibilities, I thought I would narrow it down to one particular, realistic scenario for us to consider in this article.
I know we Suns fans are holding out for a better deal (Houston's Courtney Lee maybe, or Memphis' OJ Mayo, or just a late #1 pick), but today I just wanted to find out which of the "Houston 4" you'd want if we had no other offers and had to choose one.
The Suns have a recent history of being able to work with the Houston Rockets. Last year's trade was a bust for the Suns - Goran Dragic and a late #1 for Aaron Brooks - but at least we know the two teams can work together.
We are not here to talk about that trade. Really, we're not. We are here today to talk about trading Robin Lopez for one of the "Houston 4" - four lottery picks from the 2009 draft who were just told yesterday that they would be unrestricted free agents this summer. These are all young guys with talent who just couldn't make their careers happen yet. Kinda like Robin Lopez.
I know there are potentially other, better trades out there for Lopez. But you have to understand that the better the trade is for the Suns standpoint, the less likely it's going to happen. It's most likely that the best the Suns can do with Lopez is to trade him for a 2-month trial on someone else who, if they play well, the Suns would own that player's Bird Rights and would have recent familiarity with their "fit". At worst, the Suns still get the cap space this summer.
Hit the jump for a rundown of each of the 4, and then vote on your fave.
2009 #2 overall pick (by Memphis): Hasheem Thabeet
Measurements: 7'3", 263 lbs. Age 24. Shot-blocking machine who, in limited minutes, has shown the ability to block shots and rebound the ball. His problem is his motor, and probably his basketball IQ. He has poor instincts on both ends of the floor and is foul-prone. No post game. Houston is DESPERATE for a C, yet Thabeet gets zero playing time. And this for 2 different coaches (Adelman and McHale). Only appeared in 2 games this season.
2009 #6 overall pick (by Minnesota): Jonny Flynn
Measurements: 6'0", 185 lbs. Age 22. Quick, reputation for pick-and-roll ballhandling, but more of a shoot-first PG with poor decision-making. Does not draw contact, poor shooter, poor finisher. Terrible defensive player due to his lack size and strength. Graduated college with a great shot-making resume, but obviously has not translated to the NBA. When he was drafted, all I think could think of was Acie Law. While he profiles like Aaron Brooks, he's not even close in NBA talent.
2009 #8 overall pick (by NY Knicks): Jordan Hill
Measurements: 6'10", 235 lbs. Age 24. Was a star at U of A and considered a potential steal by New York - then eventually traded to Houston in a package for Tracy McGrady's expiring contract. Hill is has been a part-time starter for Houston this year, though Sam Dalembert is going to take that spot any time now. Lacks strength and ball skills. Softer than he looks. Poor defensive player, poor production in his minutes, but can block a few shots (while fouling like crazy). The only power forward worse than Hill last year in +/- numbers? Hakim Warrick. Ugh.
2009 #11 overall pick (by NJ Nets): Terrence Williams
Measurements: 6'6", 235 lbs. Age 24. Probably the best overall set of basketball skills in the bunch. He's very athletic, can create shots for others, rebounds well for a shooting guard. Can do a little of everything on the court. However, he can't make shots with consistency in the NBA and is turnover-prone. And worst of all, he has shown an uncoachable attitude, getting stuck to the end of the bench in each of his stops.
All of these guys are young and talented, but every one has disappointed his current team. There's a chance that another new environment would allow them to flourish, but there's also the chance that the Suns would just let them walk at the end of the year the way Houston wants to. And that means we got nothing for Lopez.
Footnote: everyone praised Houston GM Daryl Morey for stockpiling young talent. Well, most of that young talent is being simply let go for nothing this summer. The four above, plus Courtney Lee and Goran Dragic. All acquired through trade. All young and talented. All gone for nothing.


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|do gooder
Exactly as the subject says.
Try it. What can they do, thow you in jail?
My accountant listed the value of a couple of Dinner For Two coupons and a microwave from a Turkey Trot as income from running and now deducts race fees, travel to and hotels at races,kit and shoes as expenses of my pro career. He lists finisher medals as awards of designer jewelry and values them as misc under $50 prizes. He is a very crafty Irishman. His name is Sean O'Malley and works alone but the firm name is Burger, Baumblum, Stein and O'Malley.
This is actually a great question. I suspect that the truth is: You can write off some % of the entry fee for the races that specifically ID themselves as contributing some portion of the proceeds to a charity--i.e., the Susan Komen races, or "Run for Pancreatic Cancer" or "Run for XXXXX Hospital."
Remember: not every race is a charity race, and even with charity races that have inflated prices, some portion of the entry fee is surely going towards "normal," non-charity expenses that are part of putting on a road race.
When I gave $125 to WBGO-FM last year as part of a fund drive, a significant portion of that, but NOT all of it, was tax-deductable. They sent me a letter to that effect, acknowledging the portion that was tax-deductable.
If you run a lot of races, and if a significant number of them are charity races with inflated entry fees (i.e., $30 for a 5K), I would keep duplicate entry blanks, and I would probably claim 60-75% of the entry fee as a charitable contribution. It's a lot of work, but if you're running, say, 30 charity races a year at $30 a pop, and if you claim $20 on each race, that's $600 in the "charitable contribution" column.
So no: you're not crazy for asking the question. In fact, you should contact somebody at the Susan R. Komen foundation and ask this question. Is some % of the race fee given directly to the foundation, as opposed to covering actual race expenses?
|Saucy Jack
You can't deduct more than your income (show a loss) for consecutive years though, because then you do not have a business, you have a hobby. You can still deduct a certain amount of expenses for a hobby, but not more than your income from that hobby.
My guess is anyone asking that question on the letsrun message board, probably doesn't make enough to garnish much attention from the IRS either way, so i say go for it.
|See Pea Ehhh
He's talking about Sch A deductions, not Sch C.
If you're a pro, you can write off expenses against your race winnings.
If you're not a pro, and the race is for charity, you'd be able to write off the cost that exceeds the "market value" of the race. The challenge here is that races are often run by for-profit companies, so the market value of a race is pretty well established, and it's as high or higher than most entry fees.
|Keith Stone
Depends on the race of course. Some charities put on their web site what portion of the entry fees count as charity. Obviously if it's a race that openly solicits for donations then the donation portion is good IF you are the one making it. If you're doing an event where you collect pledges the maker of the pledge gets to count the donation, not you.
I've directed quite a few races associated with charities so the question came up often. In general if the even doesn't publicize the charitable portion you're out of luck, but it's worth asking in case they're simple poorly organized.
The portion of the fee that goes towards goods and services isn't deductible. You're receiving something of value, not making a donation.
Many charity events set the entry fee to cover organizational expenses (insurance, scoring, shirts, awards, permits, etc) and count on sponsorship or non-registration donations to make the money. I've worked on several that never expected the race itself to make a dime, but counted on the publicity of the event to bring in post-event dollars. It seemed to work for them, but never the less no portion of the race fee was counted as a donation.
Now unless you're doing a s**tload of charity races you're not doing to get a deduction worth much. If you're trying to eke out that last tax dime it would be worth the time to check the various event web sites for their tax deduction guidelines. Alternatively the odds of getting auditing over a bunch of $25 entry fees likely isn't big.
|The Smartest Lets Run Poster
You can write off anything you want. If audited you will only be allowed the part that goes to the charity. So, if you paid $750 for a charity slot at St. George and the normal entry fee is $100, you will be allowed a $650 deduction. If you are trying to write off 35 bucks for a local Salvation Army Turkey Trot then that will not be allowed.
Drink Pabst and keep it on the crete.
You have to make money at least several years out of five or it is considered a hobby. As far as deductions go, you generally have to trim out the amount of goods and services you receive. For instance, a fundraising dinner that cost $100 might have a 'value' of $40 so you can claim the $60.
In general, meals are only partially deductible.
Highly unlikely.
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I was born in Palo Alto, CA in 1938. My parents, Janet and David Aelony
were there because my Dad, an immigrant with the aid of the ´affirmative action´
of those days, was earning his PhD in organic Chemistry at Stanford University.
As a Jew growing up in the era of Fascist hatred and the holocaust.
I became aware of racism as a child. Shortly after coming to Minneapolis
near the end of the war, I met refugees from Europe and, to my amazement and horror,
Japanese Americans coming to settle here after getting out
of the American Concentration Camps in the Southwest.
I also met a very sad boy whose German American fatherhad been
electrocuted as a spy and in high school, a very nice Spanish girl
(Spain was still under the rule of the Fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco
and the Falange party) who still bore bitter hatred of
Spanish Republicans whom, she said had murdered her father.
In talking to her I learned that her father, an aristocrat,
had died in battle as an officer in Franco's army.
At first I thought the discrepancy between´murdered´
and ´soldier dying in battle´ made me think she was a liar;
gradually I came to realize that all that mattered to her was
that her father was killed when she was an infant. I began to realize
that people who do the most horrid things are still people --
and eventually that we all do good and evil.
Having friends who lived in poorly kept rental apartments because
of discrimination in housing and jobs in Minneapolis,
I joined in with some in a grass roots campaign--I recall
it was sponsored by the NAACP--to get civil rights legislation
and enforcement of rights. It was under the title
of "Completely Free by '63" and as a high school student at U High,
it seemed to me impossible to imagine that it could take another ten years;
it was, after all, already 90 years since the Emancipation Proclamation
at that time. After returning from living in a Kibbutz (Commune)
in Israel, in 1959, I spent the summer at a Christian commune
called Koinonia in Georgia, which had been founded as a non-segregated
community in(if memory is correct) 1942.
I was not naive in going there, but the level of terrorism needed
to enforce that unnatural wall between people called
segregation or just ´our Southern way of life´ was a shock.
Koinonia had been shot up and bombed, even neighbors who were
friendly were terrorized. At the end of the summer I attended a training session
offered by CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, then a loose connection
of committees in various states engaging in dedicatedly non-violent
direct action to break down segregation. It had also begun in the early 40´s,
in Chicago where it had gradually succeeded in ending strict segregation
in downtown businesses and other public accommodation.
One of the earliest members of this movement, by the way,
was one of the few West Coast Japanese Americans to avoid being sent
to the Concentration Camps in 1942 (her family, however, were).
I carried my training back to the University of Minnesota
and helped found the Students for Integration, dedicated to opening
housing opportunities of students of color, and later looking to open jobs.
Soon after that, the student movement swept the South
and we added support for that movement to our efforts, recognizing that
racism spread and the problems we faced here had at least a major part
of their source in the rigid oppression of the Deep South.
Recognizing that killing people and invading their homelands and bombing
their homes had never in all history produced a net advance in civilization,
in freedom, in human rights, I registered as a conscientious objector.
My draft board had difficulty understanding that one didn´t have
to be a Quaker or Anabaptist to refuse to participate in military crimes;
that indeed any Jew who examines his history must recognize that it is
the most heinous of crimes to participate in an armed gang, whether official
or otherwise, just as must any Christian or Buddhist who studies the fundaments
of his movement and the history of violence.
When I was classified 4F (unacceptable) I set out to perform the service
that I had planned to my country in place of the smear on its honor
they demanded of me; I became one of the founding members
of CORE´s Soul Force,and a full time volunteer freedom worker.
In jail in Mississippi, we were given books that were official school
texts in Louisiana and some other places, called 'Race and Reason'.
The books played on the ignorance of people raised in schools
where texts were deliberately distorted to exclude most of the history
of Africa and Africans.
It asked; can you name a Negro artist of the caliber of ________,
and inventor of the caliber of ______,
a scientist of the caliber, etc.. Since such persons were not allowed
to appear in any of their texts, of course the students would conclude
that there were none. Unfortunately, our texts, while somewhat better,
still distort our histories to the extent that it endangers
our young people´s abilities to live successfully in our world.
Two of our sons, taken on school trips to Fort Snelling were told that
it was built to protect the Indians, ignoring the death camp
that once existed there, where Dakota people were starved to death
so that settlers could take land guaranteed them by solemn treaty.
There was, of course, some truth to the original statement, but using a grain of salt
to flavor a lie, is still a lie. Our students still receive a curriculum
that is so unbalanced in its treatment of the history of peoples,
including our own, that they are mystified by reactions of others to us.
I returned to Minnesota in 1965 and was fortunate to meet Karen Olson,
the a fellow student and for 38 years my wife and love.
While I have tried to continue to work for a free and humane,
equal society, my focus changed with the challenge of raising a family.
My wife and I are small business people, representing manufacturers of electronic
security equipment; on principal we sell nothing intended to injure.
I go into jails and prisons and see some fine people both on staff
and incarcerated and see that something is terribly wrong.
While there are times when people may need to be
restrained from immediately doing violence to themselves or others;
as a corrections officer recently told me, we need to be thinking of what we want
these people to be when they are again our neighbors.
Working together works; retribution boomerangs.
The movement that sought to make up for the ending
of legal slavery here and in Europe, now rises to power
in our country. I am very proud of our four sons and two daughters-in-law
and I fear for them as I see our country distorted. Those of us in
the movement of the late 50´s and the 60´s made a greater change
in our national culture with the loss of probably fewer than 1000 lives than
the Civil War which cost probably a million lives in a much smaller country,
and a century and a half of bitterness. Non-violent direct action,
dedicated, massive, and well planned works.
I hope that my children will carry on the work.
Zev Aelony
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TUCSON – Even though he was a diabetic, friends say James W. Killeen had been fasting, possibly for 40 days, before his death.
Killeen was found dead in his home on Jan. 27. His wife, three adult daughters and members of the World Ministries, with which they were involved, reportedly prayed for three weeks that he would be resurrected. Authorities discovered Killeen's body after concerned relatives called asking that police check on him.
Killeen's family says the 50-year-old diabetic was encouraged to fast and was convinced he was the group's next prophet.
Police reports indicate Killeen had been fasting at the time of his death. Friends said the fast was to last for 40 days – the same amount of time Jesus wandered the desert fasting and praying before undertaking his ministry.
"They'd rather that God perform the healing than a regular doctor," said former World Ministries member Steven Trejo, a 40-year-old worker at a local carwash. He spent several years with World Ministries during the 1990s and kept in contact with the group while he was serving a prison sentence for forgery.
Trejo said World Ministries leader Stan A. Bennett believes the world is going to end this year, but that the group's retreat center in Sahuarita will be a haven when it happens.
Bennett says he follows only the Bible and Jesus' word.
In a brief interview at Killeen's house last week, Bennett said that accusations World Ministries could be a cult are unfounded.
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"Since our inception in 2002, we have focused on simplicity in the IP audio field, which manifests even in patents we hold. Those who have tried to set up an IP phone system and connect it to a paging system understand the challenges. Configuration and deployment of most IP-based audio systems is still way too complicated. Not every installer is an IP expert."
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In the video storage market as well, network video recorders are getting easier to deploy and more fully suited for small and medium businesses. LenovoEMC, a joint venture between Lenovo and EMC that includes the Iomega network storage product business, unveiled a new line of NVRs embedded with the Milestone Arcus VMS solution at ISC West.
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|8 x 10: The Napa Valley Playhouse 10-Minute Play Festival; Dec. 7 - 16, 2012
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On stage December 7-December 16
Napa Valley Playhouse and Lucky Penny Productions will present the first-ever theatrical event of this type in Napa, showcasing new works written for this competition.
For the audience, a series of short, new plays makes for a fresh and energetic experience. For directors and actors, it's a chance to develop skills by working on a variety of situations and characters. And for emerging and established writers, it's an opportunity to see the words go from the page to the stage.
From 97 submissions by 78 different authors – 17 from Napa County – eight plays have been selected for production in the "8 x 10" Festival of Ten-Minute Plays in December in Napa. The selection committee of three experienced theatre artists from the region read "blind" copies of the new works and chose the plays listed alphabetically here:
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The Hampton Clean City Commission announces the winners in the YARDS (Yards Are Really Distinctive Showplaces) program for April and May 2013. Trained judges took into account 29 criteria in the evaluation process. These yards are tops in beauty, proper maintenance, and environmentally sound landscaping practices, according to spokeswoman Debbie Blanton.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Three to go...
This is block number 9 and there are only three more to go.....I must admit I have been enjoying doing these little fellows, have no idea why I stopped in the first place, but I guess it is the same old thing, a better offer came along.....
Posted by Peg - Happy In Quilting at 1:28 PM
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- keslyn said...
Good question, why do we put something down half way through and move onto something new, anyway if we didn't do that we wouldn't have any WISP to come back to.
9 down 3 to go, well done
- January 29, 2008 at 9:46 PM
- Christine said...
Well done, Peg. You're zooming through these little blocks and they'll be finished before you know it. I'm interested to see how they all fit together in the quilt top.
- January 29, 2008 at 10:03 PM
- Libby said...
It's funny how that happens . . . I am often surprised at how little work I have left when I return to a long neglected project. What was I thinking?
- January 30, 2008 at 1:40 AM
- Marcie said...
We are all so easily diverted! I agree with Libby, when I finally get back to finish a project it can go quite quickly! I don't even know how many I have out there!
- January 30, 2008 at 7:53 AM
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Accompanied by a guide, who will recount numerous anecdotes throughout your visit, you will go behind the scenes of the staggering monument. Enter the former bunker, hidden under the Champ de Mars. A true privilege, slip backstage to the impressive engine room, which still controls the elevators. Next, head to the second floor. You will be greeted by amazing views. As a VIP, ascend to the roof of the prestigious restaurant, Le Jules Verne, to discover an incredible 360° panorama of Paris.
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• This tour is not available for children under the age of 6.
• High-heeled shoes are not allowed on this tour for security reasons.
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• The tour will depart at the time indicated. All latecomers risk missing the tour as missed tours cannot be rescheduled or refunded.
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Reviewed by Jana from Bratislava, Slovakia on October 6th, 2014 We had grest opportunity to see what is really behind the scene and get access to not public areas. Also, the facts we learned were very interesting. Last, but not least - we avoided the crowded lines :-)
"Was a great experience"
Reviewed by Agne from Kaunas, Lithuania on September 30th, 2014 Great
"Great way to skip the line and get behind the scenes"
Reviewed by Justin on September 19th, 2014 It was nice to be able to see behind the scenes of the tower and to hear stories about it that we didn't know. We got to skip the line and go on the roof of the second story restaurant which was a great way to see a part of the tower most people don't see.
"Very informative"
Reviewed by Debra from Kansas City, United States on September 9th, 2014 We liked going where most of the crowd could not venture.
"Loved the tour Guide!!"
Reviewed by Russ from Huntington Beach, United States on September 3rd, 2014 Lots of fun. Tour guide funny and informative.
"Great Eiffel Tower tour"
Reviewed by Katrin from Tallinn, Estonia on September 2nd, 2014 An interesting tour, very nice guide
"Eiffel Tower with Louise"
Reviewed by Meredith from Blackburn, Australia on September 1st, 2014 Informative and fun with an excellent guide Louise.
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Reviewed by a GetYourGuide Customer from Basildon, United Kingdom on August 14th, 2014 Wonderful view of Paris, the guide was amazing and very funny.
Reviewed by a GetYourGuide Customer from Hartford, United States on August 9th, 2014 Our guide Juan was very informative,attentive to the needs of the diverse age group. We got to see the "guts" of the tower, plus the bonus of a "secret" photographic venue just for our group. It was much more enjoyable than just going up in the tower. I'm glad I booked this. My 88 year old father got to check one more thing off his list. Thank you Cultival.
"Excellent, very interesting."
Reviewed by Catherine from leigh on sea, United Kingdom on August 5th, 2014 Guide was outstanding. Went with 2 eight year olds who also loved it. Well worth the money.
"If you want something a bit out of the ordinary, this is it!"
Reviewed by Judy from Benalla, Australia on June 22nd, 2014 Highly recommend this Tour. It was great to learn about the history of the Tower and see the underground bunkers and the internal machinery that power the lifts. And the view at the end that everyone else gets to see was amazing too! Value for money.
"Informative and fun!"
Reviewed by Kathleen from Cooper City, United States on June 6th, 2014 My husband and I took the tour in late May, 2014. Our guide was Juan who was terrific. We learned new and fascinating information about the Eiffel Tower. Skipping the long lines was an added perk!
"Great insight into the history of the Eiffel Tower"
Reviewed by a GetYourGuide Customer from Charsfield, Woodbridge, United Kingdom on May 23rd, 2014 Very informative and tour guide went at a good pace throughout
Reviewed by Kerri from christchurch, New Zealand on May 15th, 2014 this tour was good but im not sure that it adds much to the whole experience of the eiffle tower
"Great tour, very informative, fun and enjoyable, Super guide. Thanks."
Reviewed by Kevin from Aberfeldy, United Kingdom on May 14th, 2014 This is the way to both see every facet of the Eiffel Tower and gain an introduction to the various areas, views and sights of Paris. The Behind the Scenes tour, provided for a wonderful insight into its history aswell as all the latest information. The tour guide lady was extremely communicative, and as the Tower is a symbol of Paris and France, she was an excellent ambassador for Paris and France too.
I was so pleased to have spotted this tour, and would recommend it to all.
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"Awesome tour!"
Reviewed by Heather from Visalia, United States on May 11th, 2014 Got to skip the lines which were very long. Got wonderful "backstage" type access to the Eiffel Tower. Was wonderful! Highly recommend!
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Reviewed by Kathryn from Charlotte, United States on May 10th, 2014 I would recommend this tour, we didn't have to wait in lines and got to go where others didn't, the guide was informative and spoke good English. Tours are the way to go the lines can be worse than Dusney!
Reviewed by Gary from Paradise, United States on May 7th, 2014 Guide very knowledgeable, informative while also adding a little humor.
"Great detail , especially good for those who have been here before"
Reviewed by Patricia from West Pymble, Australia on April 27th, 2014 Our 2 guides made history come to life and it was very interesting for our students. We were also able to gain access to the tower when we hadn't been able to book tickets otherwise
"Not much of interest in a tower unless you can get to the mechanics"
Reviewed by Robert from Victoria, Canada on April 23rd, 2014 Truly a fascinating tour with considerably more information than we expected. It was interesting seeing the bunker that housed the telecommunications equipment, and fascinating to see the mechanics underneath the legs of the tower and have their workings explained. The guide was excellent, taking extra care to be sure the children in the group could see and hear him, and making sure no one was lost on the trip to the 1st floor. Towers are rather interesting in that there is little of interest in them of themselves, and generally are viewing platforms, but the Eiffel Tower is interesting because of the some of the landmark mechanics developed to make it work.
"Interesting and helpful"
Reviewed by Michelle from Ringwood, Australia on April 11th, 2014 Going on this tour was informative and saved having to line up with everyone else who was buying tkts.
Reviewed by Herbert from Boynton Beach, United States on April 10th, 2014 Informative and time saving from the lines.
Reviewed by a GetYourGuide Customer from Noordeloos, Netherlands on April 8th, 2014 fun to see how the elevators working en what kind of organisation around the Eifeltower works,
Reviewed by Pamela from Mountain View, United States on April 6th, 2014 I got much more than I expected from the tour. I learned more of the history of the Eiffel Tower. The behind the scenes aspect was what intrigued me. It was interesting to learn how the elevators work, how they are maintained, and watch the movement of the cables, hydraulics, and counter weights. Once we were on the second level our guide walked us around and pointed out significant landmarks as well as telling us some history of Paris. Money well spent and I highly recommend it!
"Great behind the scenes look at the Eiffel Tower."
Reviewed by a GetYourGuide Customer from APO, United States on March 4th, 2014 This was a great way to learn a bit more about the Eiffel Tower. We really enjoyed seeing the underground bunker, and kids will love seeing the machinery that runs the elevators. A good value for the price.
"interesting tour with skip-the-line benefits!"
Reviewed by Rebekah from sandy bay, Australia on January 8th, 2014 my boyfriend and I went on the behind the scenes tour of the eiffel tower late dec '13. Was a bit tricky to find the meeting spot amongst all the tourists! Interesting opportunity to see behind the scenes such as the radio station/bunker and the hydraulics of the lift. Added bonus of skipping the very long lines up the eiffel tower! Tour guide difficult to understand at times, but overall good tour.
"informative and interesting"
Reviewed by David from Ballarat, Australia on December 31st, 2013 Very good tour. Well worth the price, very good access and information.
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Reviewed by Jean from Austin, United States on November 26th, 2013 My husband and I took the tour a few days ago. I was a little skeptical when I booked it. But I was so glad that I did it. The guide was very friendly and knowledgable. He told the group the history of the tower that we would not have known. It definitely made our visit to the tower a lot memorable. Did I mention that we got to skip the long line at the ground floor. Would definitely recommend the tour to anyone.
"Perfect ending for our Paris trip"
Reviewed by a GetYourGuide Customer from Wezemaal, Belgium on November 5th, 2013 We visited Paris and saved this guided tour as the final visit. This was perfect. Interesting tour, nice guide, small group and butifull views. Recommended. Only downside was the bunker. Expected bit more of that part. Overall perfect and worth the money.
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Reviewed by Ronda from Calgary, Canada on November 5th, 2013 We were really glad we booked this. It was stress-free to plan; lots of fun to be zooming along with other tourists seeing the sites. Our guide was knowledgeable and told us lots of stories and history with the sites. It was a bit cold and I was thankful I had thrown gloves into my suitcase. A hat would have been great too; no helmets are worn on bikes in Paris. The river cruise at the end was lovely too. There was the option to go inside the boat if one got cold.
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Singlehandedly built a basher name for himself all because of a blanket: DENNIS GARCIA
So there's this new up and coming basher slash drama queen on the internet who ultimately bashed a fellow FA for a blanket… SERIOUSLY?!
I tried to comment nicely on his blogpost but it wasn't somehow approved because I speak the truth. Well, how can I not? I'm a Flight Attendant myself and I know how things go in an aircraft. Because of this, I decided to revive my blog just so I could publicly post my comment too.
First, here's my supposedly comment which was not accepted to be posted as a reply.
Being a flight attendant is not a walk in the park. People tend to think so. Just to be clear, I am a crew for an International Company, not for PAL. To enlighten you on how things work because I feel that this mentioning of names is so not needed and a form of internet bashing, please read this.
Yes, you were wronged because you didn't get your blanket right away. However, if the clown you are talking about didn't show his face again in your area and you didn't find him chilling in the galley (and now called has no balls for a confrontation), he might actually not be part of those assigned in your zone. –SO. What usually happens in this case if one crew passes by a zone (not his) and somebody asks for something (and the crew is just passing by to do something else), the thing asked for is endorsed to whoever mans the area. Now the thing is, you weren't able to CONFRONT the steward so you'll never know if it was endorsed or not. Crew are highly skilled in APOLOGIZING for whichever inconvenience it is a passenger may experience… Be it our own fault or not. Him not having the balls, is questionable and weird or probably was just ASSUMED because he was not there. IF this blanket thing was actually endorsed to somebody else (which you'll never know), I FEEL FOR THE NAMED "CLOWN" YOU'RE BASHING.
I am a customer for a lot of other things too but I never bashed that person who didn't give me my water. I will complain but not use my internet prowess to bash because it will just give a negative reflection of me in the long run. I have had given my fair share of "uncaring nod" because I had to work the day a family member died or the day I couldn't go home because I was not allowed to and I didn't know how to smile. Guess you'll never know, right?
Not getting your blanket, is it reason enough to bash someone on the internet and be called a clown? If people will have the same mentality as you, one day I hope not to read the person who singlehandedly destroyed Jollibee's reputation because of ketchup.
My curiosity killed me and so I asked around. We have a small circle where people know people who work for this and that airlines. In short, I learned things regarding our drama queen's overly exaggerated post.
Let's start with 1) Our exhausted, hungry dingaling… (Oh did I just say dingaling?) who had come from an all-night editing gig and rushed to the airport with no sleep ASKED FOR A BLANKET DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS AND GOT HIS BLANKET EVEN BEFORE DOORS WERE CLOSED (OMG, when I learned this, I was like, he must have had a really bad childhood)
2) His 15minutes was another (boom!) EXAGGERATION. In less than ten minutes, before DOORS WERE CLOSED AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED MOVING, HE GOT HIS BLANKET. (What??? Did I just say it again? From his post I could only derive he was shivering half of the flight and was not given any attention at all. But OMG again, his drama unfolded during the BOARDING ONLY.)
Well, from the title of his blogpost anyway, I couldn't expect more than anything but an exaggeration, right?
Allow me to bitch, just once.
Dear Mr. Basher, I hope your butt doesn't hurt given the size of the stick you shoved up it! (There goes the bitch in me finally speaking up.)
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The BJP will make a detailed study of the Telangana bill before taking a decision on supporting it in parliament, party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday.
Naidu told reporters in Nellore that some clarity would come about on the bill in a couple of days.
While reiterating his party's commitment to a Telangana state, Naidu stressed the need to address the concerns of Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra) people.
"We have given some constructive suggestions for the development of both the regions but it seems the central government has not taken them into consideration," said Naidu.
The BJP leader said he gave the suggestions during a meeting with union minister Jairam Ramesh, a member of Group of Ministers (GoM) on Telangana.
Naidu said he also submitted his suggestions when Congress leaders like Digvijaya Singh and Ahmed Patel met him seeking the BJP's support for the Telangana bill.
He demanded that the central government include in the bill provisions to bridge the gap between the budgets of Andhra Pradesh and the proposed new state.
He pointed out that coastal Andhra currently has a Rs.684 crore surplus budget while Rayalaseema has a Rs.7,600 crore deficit budget.
Telangana, excluding Hyderabad, has a Rs.8,400 crore deficit budget while Hyderabad has a Rs.12,854 crore surplus budget.
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Return of "Beirut By The Lake" In Mayor's Race
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Del Mar group of Depression Bipolar Support Alliance to meet March 18 at Pacifica Del Mar
The Del Mar group of Depression Bipolar Support Alliance will meet on March 18, 2014 from 2-4 p.m. at the Pacifica Del Mar restaurant in the Del Mar Plaza. Parking validated for the underground garage. Please contact Roger Alsabrook at 858-525-1509 or email@example.com.
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Tue, 07/23/2013 - 6:00pm
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Come and make a Holiday tree wall hanging. Holiday fabric will be provided, however, you may bring your own. Please bring scissors and pins with you. This is a two-part class, it is necessary to register and attend both parts to complete project.
If you can, please bring a sewing machine with you to the second class. We will have some sewing machines for your use.
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