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Story 1 – $50 million diamond heist and human fascination with criminals
Brazen Jewel Robbery at Brussels Airport Nets $50 Million in Diamonds, The New York Times (Andrew Higgins)
A look at the most spectacular diamond, jewelry heists in recent history, Washington Post (Associated Press)
Story 2 – Supreme Court to consider same-sex marriage
Nice Argument, Counselor, but Let's Hear Mine, The New York Times (Adam Liptak)
Lawful wedded partners? Time to rule, USA Today (Richard Wolf)
Story 3 – Marijuana tourism and the Pandora's Box of marijuana legalization
Pot tourism in Colo.? Marijuana regulators OK idea, Colorado Springs Gazette (Megan Schrader)


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The Denver Post reports 6-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan's father, Ian Sullivan, filed his lawsuit against Cinemark on Friday in Denver.
Like other lawsuits filed before it, Sullivan's suit argues inadequate security at the Century Aurora 16 allowed the attack to happen.
Veronica was among 12 people killed when a gunman opened fire at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie July 20. The attack also injured at least 58 people.
Cinemark says it couldn't have foreseen the attack.
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Mark Fields, President of the Americas was quoted as saying: "Our engine plant in Cleveland is the first and only facility in North America to produce EcoBoost engines, and we are tripling production capacity to meet customers' growing needs for fuel-efficient engines." Cleveland's plant No. 1 will be adding approximately 250 jobs for its third shift ramp up, some coming from the No. 2 plant in Cleveland. All in all it seems that Ford's option to go all in with the Eco Boost is paying off handsomely.
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On June 23rd, concerned villagers blockaded a highway road and circulated misleading pamphlets about Auroville to the public in protest against compulsory land acquisition proceedings.
In August 2003, the newly appointed Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, Mr. S.R. Sharma, a retired I.A.S. officer, took office. One of his first decisions was to immediately stop all land purchase, to the consternation of many Aurovilians, and in particular of the executives of Auroville's Land and Estate Management (LEM). For at that moment two major negotiations had just been concluded and awaited the Secretary's signature. One was the purchase of a large 50-acre plot in the Green Belt, for which Auroville had initiated an international fundraising campaign. Negotiations to obtain this plot had been painfully long but finally had met with success, and the Governing Board of the Foundation had given its conditional approval. The other one was a key plot in Auroville's Industrial Zone which finally had become available. But the Secretary refused to sanction the purchases, as he considered the time had come for a new strategy for consolidating Auroville's land holdings instead of the present piecemeal approach.
He argued moreover that the advance to be taken from Auroville's Central Fund to finance the not yet fundraised amount required for the purchase of the 50 acres would be an unacceptable risk to the Auroville Foundation. Arguments of the Working Committee and LEM that the risk of the advance was defensible in view of projected income, and that prices were reasonable in view of the prices paid for land in the vicinity, were not heeded.
The Secretary was concerned about the slow pace of land purchases and increasing prices. Over the past 10 years, Auroville has only been able to buy 200 acres in the city area and over this period prices have increased by 550%. At the request of the Auroville Planning and Development Council (APDC) the Secretary presented in December 2003 his views on land acquisition to a joint meeting of members of the main Auroville working groups. He stated that it was necessary to have a fresh look at land acquisition for Auroville. More than 2,500 acres are still to be bought. He questioned if Auroville could afford to go through a process lasting 40 or 70 years before it could acquire all the land and stressed his belief that The Mother would not have wanted such a slow pace. He concluded that land acquisition through purchase is an unsuitable future strategy and that, instead, the Auroville Foundation should request the Tamil Nadu government to compulsory acquire all the land required by Auroville under the Land Acquisition Act. The Tamil Nadu Government should be asked to notify all these lands, after which they could be acquired in phases depending on Auroville's priorities and availability of funds.
Land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act had become possible as in January 2003 the Tamil Nadu Government had issued a Government Order that recognizes Auroville as a project of public purpose, a prerequisite for acquisition under the Act. The Government Order also stipulates certain protective measures for those lands in the planned Auroville Township area that need to be acquired. The Secretary stated that land notification would not only ensure that all land required would ultimately be owned by Auroville, but would also put a stop to the present situation where land prices are determined by the seller. "This should be a buyer's market,' said the Secretary. The meeting concluded with the Secretary's invitation to each of the working groups to consider the matter. He stated that "if Auroville is happy with the way land purchase has proceeded so far, and wishes it to continue in the same way, I will not object."
The APDC investigated the matter with two retired Tamil Nadu land acquisition specialists. They warned that court proceedings against land acquisition are normal and that courts have a tendency to allow for a higher compensation than awarded by the government. Consequently, they advised to purchase lands whenever possible and use land acquisition only for priority lands which cannot be secured otherwise. Their views were communicated to the Secretary. When in August 2004 the Secretary indicated that he wished to ask the government to notify all lands, the APDC repeated its preference for a 'twin-track' approach and wrote to the Secretary: "The APDC is in favour of land purchase whenever possible. It admits that for certain key areas [compulsory] acquisition may be the only way to acquire them within a reasonable period of time… If lands are for sale at a reasonable rate, Auroville should purchase these lands as soon as possible and not resort to [compulsory] acquisition." The APDC expressed concern at the threat of roadside lands in the Green Belt being purchased by outsiders or developed for commercial purposes, and warned that a single focus on lands within the city area might be a dangerous policy. It also proposed that the Auroville Foundation inform the relevant Panchayats [village councils] that land acquisition proceedings are under consideration for specified lands and of the reasons thereof, so that any problems with neighbours and those affected may be kept to a strict minimum. However, no action was taken.
In early September 2004, the Secretary requested the District Collector to take steps to notify all private lands (2,600 acres/1,053 hectares) in the designated Auroville Township area for acquisition. Subsequently the District Collector requested the Auroville Foundation to furnish all necessary details, including a certificate for availability of funds. The Secretary's request and his earlier decision to put all land purchases on hold was discussed with Dr. Karan Singh, the newly reappointed Chairman of the Auroville Foundation, who visited Auroville a few weeks later. Community representatives reiterated the desirability of the so called 'twin-track strategy'. These views were consistently repeated in further letters to the Chairman and the Governing Board.
In December 2004, following a request from the Secretary and Working Committee, plans were approved by the APDC to prioritize land acquisition in phases.
The APDC proposed that 180 acres of critical roadside land in the Green Belt be included in the first phase as they are prone to house plotting and commercial developments.
But the Secretary decided to focus on acquiring all lands within the city area. His decision was afterwards – reluctantly – agreed upon by the APDC and Working Committee. In January 2005, the Secretary submitted the official request to the District Collector for initiating land acquisition proceedings for the remaining 226 acres of private lands in the city area.
The Secretary defended his actions in the first meeting of the new Governing Board in February 2005. APDC representatives, however, replied that "The views and actions of the Secretary have not been the subject of a consensus among the Auroville working groups concerned, nor in the community at large." Recalling that concerns were expressed in a meeting with Dr. Karan Singh in September 2004, the APDC reiterated the need for the twin track policy and requested the Secretary to review his position and approve the purchase of land offered at reasonable prices through direct negotiation while simultaneously notification for land acquisition is pursued with the Tamil Nadu Government. In their subsequent meeting with the residents of Auroville on the roof of the Solar Kitchen, the Chairman stated that the Governing Board was considering the option for compulsory land acquisition but that the Board was also worried that land purchase had been stopped.
The local landowners, during these years, were becoming increasingly concerned. LEM was no longer allowed to purchase lands that were offered – and land is normally only offered when the owner is in dire need – and rumours about compulsory land acquisition intensified. The Secretary told them that land acquisition is a fair process which provides legal means to the landowners to protect their interest and that they should communicate their concerns to him and to the Tamil Nadu Government. The landowners left his office frustrated. Meanwhile, the real estate agent of the 50-acre plot in the Green Belt purchased an adjacent piece of 8 acres with access to the main road, and bulldozed the area in preparation for farmhouse plotting. Articles started to appear in Tamil newspapers such as the Malail Boomi of March 2005, under the heading "Are Tamils being expelled from their land to set up the international township?" and calling on all villagers to appeal to the Central and State governments. As could be expected, this article contained a lot of invective against Auroville.
The villagers' frustration reached its peak on June 19th. An all village meeting was called at the eucalyptus grove near Certitude. The agenda mentioned – falsely – that the people of 16 villages around Auroville would have to vacate their villages and that 3,000 acres of lands would compulsorily be acquired by Auroville. A vituperative paper distributed at the meeting called for a ban on all the activities of the Master Plan of Auroville. Though this meeting was only attended by 100 people, the next action was a road blockage near Kootroad on Sunday June 26th. The police arrested over 200 people for blocking the road. Tamil newspapers like Malai Malar and Dina Thanthi carried a report on their front pages, repeating some of the false accusations against Auroville in the process.
Auroville's response to the developments came soon afterwards. A general meeting was called on June 23rd in which Aurovilians expressed their concerns: opinions against and in favour of land acquisition were voiced. The meeting decided that proper action should be taken. A public clarification regarding the false rumours was to be made. Proper background information was to be provided containing both the pros and cons of compulsory acquisition. The Working Committee and the Auroville Council were instructed to initiate meetings with the Panchayats of the villages to discuss their concerns.
While discussions are ongoing, the community was informed that Mr. Sharma ceased to be the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation with effect from July 7th, 2005. The Finance Officer of the Auroville Foundation, Mr. Srinivasamurthy, has been appointed Acting Secretary and has been instructed to call a meeting of the Governing Board and International Advisory Council of the Foundation by the end of August. The final decision on how to consolidate the lands for Auroville may be made in these meetings.
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Jam Legend: The Reese's Pieces Of Social Guitar Networking
Now this has "Risky Business" written all over it. Letting you use your keyboard, Jam Legend promises "more songs by more artists with more friends." The best thing about this program is the simple fact that it is free. All of it. Jam Legend is in Beta form right now, and is like a Guitar Hero/Rock Band type of music/guitar game mixed with a social networking site. Awesome idea considering the unmatched popularity of these two things. Makes me think about that part in Family Guy where the two motorists crash into each other, the one with chocolate in his hand and the other with peanut butter. Using your keyboard as a fretboard, the pic shown here shows how simple this is.
A look at the site suggests total social networking with high scores, profiles, and even the chance for independent musicians to get their songs coded for the game. I can see this catching on with people turning their old keyboards into axes of pure shred and posting videos of themselves going AWOL. How many people have already been busted at work playing this?
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Last I heard, they don't even give any of the money donated to them to any actually humane societies either.
so my whole thought on this is that if u rescue a pet.. they will love u more cuz they no u saved the life!!!!
So then savingthem is bad too.And taking them into a home with a family is just flat out wrong after they were raised in bad conditions.NoYou take them in and you give them a good rest of their lives because the early part of their lives sucked.
@Jaundicecake: I'll assume you're a vegan from what you said. Ever eaten wheat? You contributed to killing tens of thousands of animals that live in wheat feilds. I sentence you to be submerged in pesticides and go through a mechanical reaper.
It's just.
if you are PAYING for a dog or kitten or ANY animal from a pet store...you are supporting these kinds of breeding practises. in the UK we have quite strict animal laws, but the likes of big chain pet stores do buy their livestock from places like rodent farms and such, which ive seen pics of recently and im disgusted by. so before you 'rescue' an animal from a pet shop, think about the 100s that will replace the one you buy...supply and demand my friends!
I also think there should be harsher treatment against those who abuse animals. Starve an animal, and the state will starve you. Fight an animal to death, have someone fight YOU to death.
Our pet stores actually get their puppies from the humane societies in the local area. *shrug*
That's my take on it. I guess you can start flaming now.
Also, the two pet stores around here sell puppies/kittens that they have brought in from the SPCA.
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Azimuth Check: Unpaid Social Liaisons
November 13, 2012 § 22 Comments
Let's check our direction without the help of any paid or unpaid social liaisons. Though, this week I'll be applying for "unpaid social liaison" positions at my nearest military base. Who's willing to bet that I lack fundamental, requisite qualifications?
Too many people are reacting with extreme seriousness to this whole situation. Stop. Let's have fun with a prime example of the fallibility of humanity. After all, the only thing separating those two from the morally-upright-citizens-regiment is circumstance. Frankly, we should be thrilled that neither of them has the title "Reverend," as with most stories of this nature.
So, let's go "All In" with some unwashed trivia.
Does the Military Have Jurisdiction?
Here's our trivia question. And, I think this is a pretty good one.
Can Mr. Petraeus be given a court-martial for committing adultery? After all, he is retired and no longer wearing a uniform on a regular basis. He is entitled to military retirement pay and benefits as a result.
First, what is adultery?
The elements of the crime are as follows (Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
1. That the accused wrongfully had sexual intercourse with a certain person;
2. That, at the time, the accused or the other person was married to someone else; and
3. That, under the circumstances, the conduct of the accused was to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces or was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.
So, knowing that the evidentiary hurdle for establishing element 3 is extraordinarily low, 1 and 2 are easily met by the General's own confession.
The big question is whether the military has jurisdiction.
Article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice answers the question for us.
a. The following persons are subject to this chapter:
4. Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay.
So, the answer is yes. General Petraeus could be recalled to active duty for the purposes of holding him accountable for the military crime of adultery. Of course, this is highly unlikely given the bureaucratic nightmare that is recalling someone back to the active rolls (not to mention the unnecessary and burdensome media attention). However, this is trivia. We're not worried about probability, only possibility.
So, what about his paramour?
Good question, and, honestly, I don't have enough facts to answer it.
Some press reports make her a member of the Army Reserve Component. Some say she is no longer a member. However, establishing her as subject to the UCMJ is not as easy as with the General, even if we have the facts of her military status.
Let's turn to Article 2 of the UCMJ, as before:
a. The following persons are subject to this chapter:
3. Members of a reserve component while on inactive-duty training…
What is "inactive-duty training?" You know how reservists are caused to perform their duties on one weekend each month and two weeks each summer? That is inactive training. If it could be proven that she had relations with him on one of these times, and if she is still a member of the reserves, then she could be punished by the military.
Of course, as with him, this is extremely unlikely for many reasons. But, hey, now you can amaze your gossipy friends with a unique bit of trivia.
Unpaid Social Liaisons
This term is not getting the double-entendre treatment I expected. So, here's my contribution.
In short, I'm disgusted that the military has unpaid social liaisons available for high-ranking individuals when lower-ranking servicemembers must pay for the same or similar services.
Some people (see comments) refuse to recognize that retirees are subject to the code.
§ 22 Responses to Azimuth Check: Unpaid Social Liaisons
You really should be a biographer, too, to nail that unpaid social liaison job.
I like your attitude about all this.
As long as you are talking possiblities, I would suggest that if she is still a member of a reserve component that some sort of letter (LOC, LOA, LOR or whatever it is they do in the Army) is very possible. No need for you to be in status to garner one of those. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to dream up a basis — pretty much any civilian action that besmirches your service branch in the eyes of the public can qualify.
Such a great question! When it came up in an office discussion yesterday, all I had to do was pull up your blog, read it aloud, and look terribly well-informed about military law. (Bahaha) Thanks.
Oh, please! I learn a lot from your blog.
"Apparently" is the operative word here. I mean, I WAS reading it aloud, so no one thought it came from my own brain. :-)
I'll try to read that one without moving my lips, even.
I think you are wrong on this one. In order to exert juristiction the Adultery had to have happened while he was on active duty. If he was already retired when the acts took place then they can't recall him for that sole purpose. If it happened while he was serving then they can recall him, but my understanding from the news stories it started after retirement.
However if you read under c.it says
"is subject to this chapter until such person's active service has been terminated in accordance with law or regulations promulgated by the Secretary concerned"
So jurisdiction ends upon termination of active service. You can be recalled for thing you did on active service if your retired, but not for crimes that haooen after retirement.
After reading your post I asked our SJA on base where I work. This is what he pointed to.
2012 Manual for Court Martials, Rule 202
(a) In general. Courts-martial may try any person
when authorized to do so under the code.
(1) Authority under the code. Article 2 lists classes of persons
who are subject to the code. These include active duty
personnel (Article 2(a)(1)); cadets, aviation cadets, and midshipmen
(Article 2(a)(2)); certain retired personnel (Article 2(a)(4)
and (5)); members of Reserve components not on active duty
under some circumstances (Article 2(a)(3) and (6)); persons in the
custody of the armed forces serving a sentence imposed by courtmartial
(Article 2(a)(7)); and, under some circumstances, specified
categories of civilians (Article 2(a)(8), (9), (10), (11), and
(12); see subsection (3) and (4) of this discussion). In addition,
certain persons whose status as members of the armed forces or
as persons otherwise subject to the code apparently has ended
may, nevertheless, be amendable to trial by court-martial. See
Article 3, 4, and 73. A person need not be subject to the code to
be subject to trial by court-martial under Articles 83, 104, or 106.
See also Article 48 and R.C.M. 809 concerning who may be
subject to the contempt powers of a court-martial.
(2) Active duty personnel. Court-martial jurisdiction is most
commonly exercised over active duty personnel. In general, a
person becomes subject to court-martial jurisdiction upon enlistment
in or induction into the armed forces, acceptance of a
commission, or entry onto active duty pursuant to orders. Courtmartial
jurisdiction over active duty personnel ordinarily ends on
delivery of a discharge certificate or its equivalent to the person
concerned issued pursuant to competent orders. Orders transferring
a person to the inactive reserve are the equivalent of a
discharge certificate for purposes of jurisdiction.
It all comes back to being discharged. Once your discharged and the offense has nothing to do with the service, they have no authority to recall you.
I can see will will not agree on this, so I will just let it go at that. It has been a good discussion though, Thanks


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LISBON – A six-month probationary contract between the town and nurse practitioner Ernie S. Cougler will enable the Lisbon Medical Group to open on July 1.
The town is also in the process of taking out the old carpets in the building and replacing them with either new tiling or carpeting in advance of the re-opening of the building.
Alan Winney retired from his position at the primary facility in May after four decades.
The contract with the town will see Mr. Cougler moving into the building rent-free during the first six months, but he will be responsible for all his utilities.
He will also act as the towns medical officer, for free, and will do physical examinations for the towns highway department.
Hes a nice guy, Councilor Susan M. Duffy said.
The town will continue to be responsible for maintenance.
The town also purchased $10,000 worth of medical equipment owned by Mr. Winney that Mr. Cougler will be able to use.
In January Mr. Cougler will begin making payments to purchase the equipment from the town over a five year period.
Town Councilor Alan D. Dailey said the town will renegotiate the contract with Mr. Cougler beginning in November. The contract expires in January.
Mr. Cougler has been a registered nurse for the past 30 years and graduated from Upstate Medical Center in 2009 at a nurse practitioner.
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The North Face Awards National Park Trust Explore Fund Grant
Explore Fund Program dedicates $500,000 getting more kids outside
Washington, D.C. – July 7, 2015 –The North Face today announced that National Park Trust (NPT) will receive a $10,000 Explore Fund Grant that will benefit NPT's Buddy Bison School Program and Kids to Parks Day National School Contest.
"We are very excited about the opportunity to continue our important work with The North Face," stated Grace Lee, National Park Trust executive director. "Our multi-year partnership through the Explore Fund has resulted in transformational park experiences for thousands of under-served youth across the country."
The North Face Explore Fund will be used by NPT to continue their work with Buddy Bison students that reside in homeless shelters in New York City. These at-risk youth in middle and high school will participate in a series of trips to parks this summer that will introduce them to careers in parks and in the outdoor industry. The Explore Fund Grant also provides support for NPT's Kids to Parks Day National School Contest which awards park scholarships to Title I schools nationwide. Students design and plan trips to local, state or national parks and public lands that integrate their school curricula, outdoor recreation and park stewardship. For most of these students impacted by the Explore Fund, this is their first park experience.
The North Face selected a total of 47 organizations engaging more than 30,000 people in outdoor recreation focusing on projects that use outdoor exploration as the catalyst for positive, personal or societal change, provide experiences that nurture an appreciation of the outdoors or encourage participants to try new outdoor activities that allow outdoor exploration and adventure.
Dedicated to preserving parks today and creating park stewards for tomorrow, NPT was voted one of the top grantees for 2015, because of their ability to connect under-served students with parks to cultivate passionate outdoor enthusiasts and park stewards. View NPT's 2015 Kids to Parks Day video and vote for a favorite cause by visiting The North Face Facebook page.
"It is exciting to see the incredible organizations who are just as passionate about giving more kids the opportunity to experience the outdoors as we are," said Ann Krcik, senior director of Outdoor Exploration at The North Face. "Together we are making an investment in the next generation of outdoor explorers who will grow to love and protect the wild places we all love to play."
A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, National Park Trust was established in 1983. Over the past 31 years, NPT has completed more than 100 park preservation projects benefiting 49 national park units and other public lands in 33 states and Washington, D.C. In addition, to address the growing disconnect between our youth and the outdoors, NPT created the Buddy Bison School Program in 2009 and national grassroots movement, Kids to Parks Day in 2011. In April 2015, NPT's youth programs were selected as a National Park Service Centennial Challenge Project – a 1 to 1 match of $450,000 leveraging a $10 million congressional appropriation. The total $900,000 (including matched funds) will be used to connect under-served urban kids to our national parks in celebration of the Centennial of NPS in 2016.
As part of its mission to start a global movement of Outdoor Exploration, The North Face introduced the Explore Fund (www.explorefund.org) in 2010 and the program has since provided more than $1.5 million in U.S. grants to more than 300 non-profit organizations committed to inspiring the next generation of outdoor explorers and conservationists.
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Washington, D.C., May 13, 2015 – The U.S Senate today passed a resolution recognizing National Park Trust's 5th Annual Kids to Parks Day. Children, families and schools in communities across America have registered to celebrate their local, state and national parks and public land at thousands of park evens. National Park Trust estimates more than 500,000 people will attend park events across the country in what is fast becoming America's national day of outdoor play.
"The Senate's designation of National Kids to Parks Day highlights the importance of the connection with the outdoors by encouraging kids to get outside at an early age," said Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
The Senate Resolution supporting Kids to Parks Day, was co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Barbara Feinstein, D-Calif., and Mike Lee, R-Utah.
NPT launched this grass roots movement five years ago to encourage families to discover and celebrate our country's parks and public lands and water and recently launched kidstoparks.org - events are listed by state and city, and the website features helpful downloadable tips and activity guides to help children, families and teachers plan park adventures.
We hope families across America will use Kids to Parks Day as a great reason to celebrate our National Parks and connect with favorite local and state parks and public lands," said Grace Lee, National Park Trust executive director. "This year's Kids to Parks Day takes on special significance as the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its milestone Centennial celebration in 2016 and recently launched its Find Your Park campaign.
Families can pledge to participate at kidstoparks.org. When they visit a park on May 16th, kids and parents are encouraged to tweet #kidstoparks or send in photos to firstname.lastname@example.com. Pictures will be posted and shared online.
National Park Trust's Kids to Parks Day is in support of the First Lady's Let's Move! Initiative. For a full list of national collaborators and sponsors see kidstoparks.
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Washington, D.C., May 5, 2015 – Children, families and schools in communities across America will celebrate their local, state and national parks and public lands on Saturday, May 16th in commemoration of the 5th Annual Kids to Parks Day. National Park Trust estimates more than 500,000 people will attend park events across the country in what is fast becoming America's national day of play.
National Park Trust (NPT) launched kidstoparks.org where park events are listed by state and city, and the website features helpful downloadable tips and activity guides to help children, families and teachers plan park adventures. Those who pledge to participate at the site will also have a chance to win a grand prize, a Nikon COOLPIX L830 camera.
"Five years ago, NPT launched this grass roots movement to encourage families to discover and celebrate our country's parks and public lands and water. Families, schools, park officials and elected officials have embraced this fun event – a national day of outdoor play – and it is fast becoming America's unofficial kick off to summer," said Grace Lee, executive director, National Park Trust.
"This year's Kids to Parks Day takes on special significance as the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its milestone Centennial celebration in 2016 and recently launched its Find Your Park campaign. We hope families across America will use Kids to Parks Day as a great reason to celebrate our National Parks and connect with favorite parks and public lands," added Lee.
National Park Trust's Kids to Parks Day is in support of the First Lady's Let's Move! Initiative, which is also celebrating its 5th year anniversary. NPT collaborators include: the National League of Cities, America's State Parks, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Park Service, National Recreation and Park Association, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Boy Scouts of America, US Play Coalition, National Geographic Kids, American Hiking Society, Children & Nature Network, National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, Outdoors Alliance for Kids, National Environmental Education Foundation, City Parks Alliance, and American Recreation Coalition.
Kids to Parks Day is the signature event of NPT's popular Buddy Bison® School Program which teaches environmental education. Through its woolly mascot Buddy Bison, NPT encourages children to "Explore outdoors, the parks are yours!" Sixty schools in 18 states and Washington, D.C., have participated in the Buddy Bison school program, which provides classroom resources, lesson ideas and fully funded park trips that enhance and expand school curricula.
In 2012, NPT launched the Kids to Parks Day National School Contest. This year, NPT awarded scholarships to 51 schools in 28 states benefiting 3277children, grades pre-K through 12 in Title 1 schools. The scholarships will help students put their ideas into action and visit, learn, steward and play in their local, state and national parks and public lands this month.
Families can pledge to participate at kidstoparks.org. When they visit a park on May 16th, kids and parents are encouraged to tweet #kidstoparks or send in photos to email@example.com. Pictures will be posted and shared online.
Sponsors for Kids to Parks Day include First Solar Corporate Charitable Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation, Prudential Financial, Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton, Guest Services, Inc., and CamelBak.
The U.S. Senate recently introduced a resolution in support of Kids to Parks Day.
National Park Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the preservation and protection of our nation's critical parks and public lands and the engagement of our youth – especially those who are underserved – with nature. As people spend more time indoors and as successive generations grow up with less of a connection to nature, NPT wants everyone to have an American park experience. To achieve this, NPT is preserving parks today and creating park stewards for tomorrow (parktrust.org; kidstoparks.org).
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Wyden, Portman, Hirono, Booker and Heinrich Announce Kids to Parks Day
Resolution Kicks Off Summer Events to Encourage Children to Live Active Lifestyles
Washington, DC -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J. and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. are joining together to promote active lifestyles for America's children by introducing a resolution to mark Kids to Parks Day.
Started in 2011 with the National Park Trust, the fifth annual Kids to Parks Day kicks off a summer-long series of events at local, state and national parks.
"Oregonians have a love of the outdoors imprinted in our DNA," Wyden said. "Regardless of age, Oregonians have so many parks to choose from that Kids to Parks Day will provide a fantastic opportunity for young and old alike to get outside."
"America's national parks are a cherished resource, and I was fortunate to visit Cleveland's Cuyahoga Valley National Park last year to learn more about the many park programs geared specifically towards kids," Portman stated. "I am proud to support the Kids to Parks Day Resolution because it's important that we encourage our kids to experience and enjoy the great outdoors."
"Parks provide a critically important venue for folks to explore the beautiful and unique ecosystems in Hawaii," Hirono said. "What better way to ensure our keiki are healthy and happy than to get them out in nature and into our parks? Between the 50 state parks and 7 National Parks in Hawaii, there is something for everyone to enjoy."
"All across the country, our parks are a national treasure and an incredible resource that all Americans should have the opportunity to enjoy," Booker said. "As Kids to Parks Day kicks off another summer of activity, education, relaxation, and exploration, we're proud to encourage the active celebration of America's great outdoors."
"Our public lands are uniquely American and offer endless opportunities for kids to explore, learn, and play," Heinrich said. "Whether it's walking to the local park down the street or hiking and camping in a national park, getting outside with our kids can inspire a lifelong connection to conservation, while reaping all of the health benefits that go along with an active lifestyle."
The fifth annual Kids to Parks Day will be Saturday, May 16, 2015. To find a list of events near you, go here.
100 third-grade students to take learning outdoors at Sweetwater Creek State Park
(Atlanta– April 29, 2015) – National Park Trust (NPT), in partnership with the Georgia-Pacific Foundation, is pleased to announce that M. Agnes Jones Elementary is the newest addition to NPT's nationally recognized Buddy Bison School Program. The program uniquely integrates environmental education with outdoor recreation.
Now in its sixth year, the Buddy Bison School Program is in support of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative and grew out of a need to encourage young people to discover and explore America's parks and public lands and water. Sixty schools across the country have joined the program which focuses on cultivating park stewards and outdoor enthusiasts in predominantly under-served communities. M. Agnes Jones Elementary is the first school in Atlanta to be welcomed into the program.
"We look forward to our new partnership with the Georgia-Pacific Foundation," stated National Park Trust Board Chair Bill Brownell. "Parks are wonderful outdoor classrooms. As our newest Buddy Bison school, the third-grade students from M. Agnes Jones Elementary will learn not only about the fascinating science and history that exists right in their backyard, but they will also experience the health and wellness benefits of playing outdoors in parks."
Georgia-Pacific's Director of Community Affairs JaKathryn Ross said, "As long-time supporters of education, we know that hands-on learning experiences are the key to making concepts come to life for students. We're excited to support NPT and give students from M. Agnes Jones, our partner school, a wonderful and fun learning opportunity through the Buddy Bison program."
The 3rd-grade students at M. Agnes Jones Elementary will kick off their program at Sweetwater Creek State Park on April 29 and 30th. During this two-day period, 100 students and their teachers will hike through the park learning about geology as they observe faulted and folded rock created by plate tectonic events. They also will learn about adaptions of animals and how they interact with the environment. Students will continue to explore parks throughout the 2015 – 2016 school year.
About National Park Trust
National Park Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the preservation and protection of our nation's critical parks and engaging our youth – especially those that are under-served – to our parks and the outdoors. Through the Buddy Bison School Program and Kids to Parks Day, a national grassroots movement celebrated annually in May, NPT is building a greater awareness of and appreciation for the importance of our nation's parks. NPT is preserving parks today and creating park stewards for tomorrow (www.parktrust.org and kidstoparks.org).
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HOUSTON, Dec. 27 -- Maersk Oil Qatar Co. and state-owned Qatar Petroleum agreed to more fully develop Al Shaheen field on Block 5 in the Persian Gulf, boosting production gradually to 525,000 b/d by late 2009 from 240,000 b/d in the first quarter of 2006.
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The inexpensive starting pitcher
According to Andy Martino in the Daily News, now that a front office and manager have been hired, Sandy Alderson will 'have to sign a few inexpensive starters.
The key word is 'inexpensive,' since, last week on WFAN, Alderson flatly said the Mets will NOT be signing free-agent LHP Cliff Lee this off season.
"I stand by what I said before about our free-agent activity," he explained. "We're going to be active in the market, but we're not going to be active in the top end. We have to be judicious and surgical in our free-agent participation. Next year, and the year after, we're going to be in a position – and we want to be in the position every year – to be active in the top end if we desire."
As such, I expect the Mets to look in to free-agents Kevin Millwood and Chris Young and explore the trade market, while saying prayers for Dillon Gee.
I'd also look in to free-agent RHP Aaron Harang, who is not going to be in high-demand and will likely end up signing a one-year deal with incentives. He's had a history of injury, which is a concern. However, if healthy he can pitch deep in to games, he induces a lot of fly-balls, he's been somewhat unlucky the last year or so, at least in compare to his overall career numbers, and he's still getting batters to swing and miss.
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Some major construction projects in our area got us thinking about the homeless in our town. In a way, these folks are backpackers, too, albeit in an urban environment. And so we started thinking about campsites: what are the criteria for a good urban campsite? And how would that be different from a good campsite in the wilderness?The first difference would be shelter. Most of the homeless people in our area don't have shelter—yeah, that's why they call them homeless—so the first thing to look for is a roof over your head. That's why highway underpasses and bridges seem to be so popular. Would that change if the homeless had effective tents? Interesting to consider. And the next items on the agenda would be food and water. Backpackers usually carry their own food—but the urban homeless are going to be foraging. That means an ideal campsite will be not far from sources of food and water—whether those are official sources like food banks and the Salvation Army, or simply the back parking lot of the local grocery store. If possible, you would also want access to a public restroom—although we don't use those in the wilderness, and plenty of homeless people follow that same example in the urban environment. And finally, you would think that all people still want a bit of privacy—so that would be another consideration for the urban backpacker/homeless person. Do social services networks use this kind of matrix to work with the homeless?Are there elements of backpacking equipment or technique that could improve the situation?
I have also thought of the similarity between backpackers and homeless people.Homeless people go along Interstate 5, hikers go along the PCT.If it's raining a lot and I can find shelter under some structure, it's much better than a tent, no matter how good the tent. If you're sleeping under a bridge, there's no privacy - people can see you as they drive by, and it's noisy - but the noise is sort of similar to the ocean or a stream.
Backpacking: Self financed or living off the land.Homeless: Lazy(or addicted) people living off of society and others hard work.Most homeless are homeless because they choose to be, or are mentally incapable of being anything but. It's generally easier to make money begging than to get a real job. People give them food, or they buy food with the money they are given, if they don't blow it all on drugs or alcohol. I can't stand it when perfectly capable teenagers ask me for my hard earned money. Or homeless people with dogs. If you can't afford to take care of yourself, then why are you taking care of another being?They have many resources available to them, even education, but they choose to be where they are. Heck, even a job at McD's should be enough for you to rent a room somewhere.Personally, I wouldn't mind being "homeless", but I would be living in the mountains, not being a burden on society in the city.Of course there are the occasional mentally handicap that have no family to help them, but I rarely come across these.Or the "choose to be homeless" but at least do something for my money, like make palm leaf roses, or entertain me on the street, etc. I have no problem paying double what something is worth to help someone help themselves.
Edited by stingray4540 on 03/21/2013 10:37:49 MDT.
Ahhh - we're getting into chaff : )I think most homeless people are "mentally handicapped" not lazy. Why would anyone live under a bridge with traffic whizzing a few feet away from you?Even addicted people are "mentally handicapped". Once you go down that path, it's difficult to figure out how to get back.Not that the solution is to given them stuff. It's very difficult to find solutions. Providing subsidized education through college or trade school is a good first step.
>"It's generally easier to make money begging than to get a real job. "Man, Nick, you're really on a tear today.Here I sit in a heated office, on an ergometric chair, skimming work plans, estimating costs, and strategizing with other smart coworkers how to solve interesting technical problems. I enjoy it. Take-home is only $60/hour (for time not spent on BPL) because I don't want the hassles of running my own business. Articles I've read by reporters who posed as homeless to do research managed $20-$80/ 10- to 12-hour days out in the elements. And those were mentally healthy, recently bathed, professionals who had the people and presentation skills to get hired, so I suspect their proceeds may have been above average. Doing that, day in and day out, in all kinds of weather, I would't enjoy.It is easy and perhaps understandable to mistake the visibly homeless (the panhandlers, the mentally ill) for all homeless. Working in a rural school district and on the board of a women's shelter, I'm aware of vastly more people living invisibly in their cars, remote campsites, in church basements, shelters, or couch-surfing than visibly living on the street.You don't like them to solicit you. They don't like you scowling at them. In a Western-European democracy, there's a lot less of either going on. But, as a wage earner, you'd have to tolerate those 35-hour work weeks and 8 weeks of paid vacation each year.
"you would think that all people still want a bit of privacy"From what I've sort of figured out, is that they might want privacy, but for safety reasons a lot of homeless tend to pick locations not too isolated. Since they are ignored in our society and have to keep all their valuables with them, this makes them a target for theft and abuse. Or even worse, just having some drunk teenagers stumble upon them while sleeping in a remote area, where help passing by is very unlikely."Are there elements of backpacking equipment or technique that could improve the situation?"I contemplate what kind of gear I'd want if I was homeless, or what kind of gear to give them, but I think talking to them about it would yield much better results than me guessing and stuffing something into their hands. First thought would be some kind of durable tarp they could make a shelter out of, or even roll up in as a kind waterproof burrito. However, there might be some really good reasons why that would offer them little help, or it is already something they can get easily in ways I wouldn't of thought of.
Back to the OP's thoughts:I notice our Alaskan homeless are more competent than the ones I saw while in school in Berkeley. Of course, they have to be or they'd be dead. Which happens a few times a year to a drunk who falls asleep in a snow bank on 4th Avenue in Anchorage.I learned how to dig razor clams from a local homeless guy, "Hippy Mark". And how to clean them. I've been to Christmas dinner parties with him. And the physicians, dog mushers, accountants, and commercial fisherman. Heck, they even let me, an engineer, attend.Living in a tent, under a tarp or in an old cabin is a lot like backpacking. Without our weight limits, though, the adept homeless have some advantages - fishing pole (or 5-foot-diameter net for state residents), clam shovel, containers for picking berries, etc. And urban settings offer dumpster diving, snagging un-finished Happy Meals from the trash, and all manner of cast-off consumer goods.Okay, I live in a resource-rich area and a couple of 10-pound sockeye salmon in an afternoon is better pickings than squirrels and pigeons from the park (saw that done in Boston). But you need some serious kit on a -25F night.
Check out Richard Robert's blog on this topic. He has recently been posting here on BPL about his interesting lifestyle: He does not have a home any more but free camps in the city of London while pursuing his job as a piano tuner. http://www.piano-tuning.co.uk/lifestyle
The difference is traditional backpackers and travelers usually save for their "expeditions", while the true homeless are out there by lack of choice, mostly addictions, other mental illness, or even just down on their luck with no/expired savings.Similarities are everyone needs shelter being thin-skinned primates from the tropics, plus food and water (calories not really being a problem in the developed world). Maybe the first thing is to use social workers to sort the addicts, the unemployable ex-cons, etc.. vs just unlucky, then see what existing homeless shelters are offering (most kick them out during the day iirc)? There are programs but one is expected to make progress in accordance with the agency wishes.Semi-related, sometimes those down on their luck are glued to a geography or maybe just a mental reference (with this degree, the "successful" graduate is expected to go from a to b to c..). I was just reading Outside magazine (online) about a pasta chef with bachelor's and Master's degrees in engineering from a major Georgia (US) university. It's good to use a major/minor but there's other ways to make money, especially if one has a passion for something (which looking at it from an employer standpoint...).
I read somewhere that the majority of Us families are only 3 months from being homeless if they loose all sources of income.
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@ David:Yeah, you caught me. Been kind of in a trolling mood today, but now that it's getting close to bed time, I'm losing interest in antagonizing everyone...I could start a 40 page chaff thread just debating my views on life, the right to life, survival of the fittest, indentured servitude, etc.I will however comment on the articles you mention. There is truth to the lyrics, "no one likes a beggar slightly overdressed." IMO I think they probably did worse than the typical panhandler. 1) they don't have the experience to know where the best places/times are to beg. 2) begging is about eliciting pity, not being able to articulate a good power point presentation. 3) People are less likely to give money to someone who doesn't look like they need it (i.e. clean, decent clothes, etc.)Then of course you have to remember, they don't have the expenses we do. $80 a day to hang out, no mortgage, no PG&E bill, phone bill, etc. That's a lot of money if you don't have those expenses. Heck even at $50 a day, not including weekends, I could probably afford to rent a room in the expensive SF bay area.Feel free to PM me your email address if you want me to comment on the rest. Then we can talk back and forth about how the world is, how it aught to be, and how it aught not to be, ad infinitum.
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When I finished the PCT I hitched back to Seattle and had two days hanging out at a hostel in town. It really hit me as I was walking around with my little backpack how similar I was to many of the perceived homeless on the street, they just chose a different environment. Is a long distance hike really so different than living on the streets? Yes, my cuben fiber tarp cost more than the average homeless total gear but does it really matter how much it cost? I was walking from border to border. Many that I talked to migrated from city to city based on season, boredom etc. I slept in a sleeping bag under the stars, they sleep in a sleeping bag under an awning. I eat as much bummed(yogi) food as possible, they eat as much bummed food as possible. I was on the trail by choice, many of the homeless are living that way by choice. The interesting thing was how I was perceived by "civilians". On the trail many people would recognize me as a thru hiker and want to talk. In the city, people avoided eye contact, I became invisible. There are a couple of differences. One is the total gear. A hiker needs portable shelter whereas the homeless would want low overhead. Shelter such as bridge keep the material overhead low and visibility to a minimum. Hikers generally are heading somewhere whereas the homeless are living somewhere. This more fixed location reduces the need to carry food, it is readily available.Bottom line there aren't as many differences as we would like to think. You can see it in people reaction to you when you hit an area unfamiliar with hikers such as Snoqualamie Pass in Wa. People treat you like you're homeless and I know many hikers have been offered money.
>Bottom line there aren't as many differences as we would like to think.You outline some similarities between long distance hikers and the homeless, and many parallels can be drawn. But the one glaring difference between (most) thru-hikers and the homeless is the fact that once the hike is done, they have a home to go back to.This singular difference, in my eyes, keeps them fundamentally different, no matter how many parallels there are.
"You outline some similarities between long distance hikers and the homeless, and many parallels can be drawn. But the one glaring difference between (most) thru-hikers and the homeless is the fact that once the hike is done, they have a home to go back to."Actually I think you would be surprised how many thru hikers have neither a job or their own home to back to. I hiked with four different hikers for a week or more. none of them had jobs to back to and at least a couple were trying to figure where they would live. Also, the lifestyle is very addicting and leads to a number of folks working only enough to support their next hike. This wouldn't even be necessary if there were hordes of people to beg from on the trail in the same way the homeless beg for money in the city.
>This singular difference, in my eyes, keeps them fundamentally different, no matter how many parallels there are.Kinda like legal and illegal aliens - there are a lot of similarities that can be draw - the difference is that illegal aspect.
>"Then of course you have to remember, they don't have the expenses we do. . . no mortgage, no PG&E bill, phone bill, etc. That's a lot of money if you don't have those expenses."Nick: I noticed that myself in my 20's. My multiple-month road/camping/hiking trips were far cheaper than staying at home (with rent, social events, movies, etc).And I notice it in the high-functioning homeless and the off-the-gridders we have up here. Throw up a cabin on 5 acres you paid $3,000 cash for and you don't have (and can't get) a mortgage, electrical service, natural gas, city water, sewer, fuel oil, home-owner's insurance, phone service, cable-TV, internet, or garbage pick up. They cut a lot of wood and have to buy some gasoline, two-stroke oil, fish hooks, and bullets. And most work 2-3 months of the year to earn some cash for such items.On your or my success if we tried panhandling: Yes, we might not appear as pathetic, but being scary or extremely unhygienic is its own barrier. Also, almost everyone gives to, votes for, or hires people they can identify with in some way, who share some attributes with them.
Huh, interesting. Every time I dreamt of taking 6-8 months and tackling a long trail, I always wondered how people did it with jobs and waiting responsibilities. And I'm not implying that those who do long-distance hike are being irresponsible. I'd be interested to know how many non-retired long distance hikers are in the same situation you describe, Greg.
Health issues, lower life expectancies, violence, malnutrition, crime, rape, drug use, police brutality, all are far more prevalent amongst homeless populations. Skid Row (Los Angeles) is rife with sexual abuse against homeless women and children, theft of their possessions, etc. Priority goes to women and children and the elderly for beds at night, but missions can only house a small fraction of them. There have been a few recent scandals down here involving hospitals dumping mentally ill elderly patients on the streets of LA. A couple months ago a homeless man was doused with gasoline and set on fire while he slept on a bench. And here we are, sitting on the internet talking about how similar it must be to backpacking?Shame. What a disconnect.
"I'd be interested to know how many non-retired long distance hikers are in the same situation you describe, Greg."I was an incredibly weird bird on the trail. I was 45, married, good career, home in suburbia, two kids in college, one in middle school. I took a leave of a sense so I was the ONLY hiker I talked to that had a stable job upon my return. There were a couple of retirees but most folks were going through transition in their life, loss of job, divorce, leaving the military, couldn't get a job out of school etc. in retrospect I should have asked some of the homeless in Seattle to find out if there were similar life changes that led to where they were at.
Craig is dead on. From the very first line, I did not understand the point of this excersize. Comparing the two seems pretty morbid to me. Our lives revolve around the next lightest piece of gear. Theirs revolves around the next meal or bed. We are so comfortable that we go so far as to purposely make ourselves "homeless" so that we can connect with nature. Many of them have never know this level of comfort, and the ones that have are struggling to return to it. Basically extreme opposites, but let's just ignore that and look at their gear choices. Even funnier is the idea that we can somehow improve their situation but providing the right "gear". Haha!!
I always assumed that most young through hikers quit their job and became temporarily homeless to hike the trail.
Backpacking is a fairly expensive sport to enter with the initial gear outlay with a minimum amount of calories expended to stay on the trail. Not to be confused with the typical homeless who are likely substance addicted, but also may be traumatized from combat, divorce, or financial falling etc.... Read a story about a former Silicon Valley exec homeless in her BMW for years (and if it could happen to her...). Most will stay around shelters for free breakfast, dinner, and possibly a bunk (... not my field but I had contract social workers work for me once - that's one location they could find recent combat veterans from reserve components reported as leaving their families), maybe a PO Box for checks from a caring relative ... but not on the trail maxing out miles.
Edited by hknewman on 03/21/2013 23:32:04 MDT.
they arent on here yakking about what marginally lighter piece of gear theyre going to spend $$$$ on, but which isnt really any functionally better, theyre going to buy next ...THATS the difference ;)
And here we are, sitting on the internet talking about how similar it must be to backpacking?Shame. What a disconnect.I'm shocked by the indifference behind this thread. It's like a bunch of noblemen strutting around during a tea party offhandedly debating whether the starving peasants outside on the street below would prefer to eat strawberry cake or crumpets with cream. It is not at all the same. Not even close. What I find most harsh is the complete lack of empathy for the despair that homelessness brings. Perhaps none of you have ever known that kind of feeling; lucky for you. But, no matter how competent you may be skill-wise, falling out of luck or becoming mentally or physically ill or losing your home (which precludes you from getting a job), can all strike a giant blow to your confidence and willingness to get back up on your feet. Sure, some of those people messed up, but messing up is what happens to us all. The consequences are bigger for some. Some never get back up. But I guess people here would condemn them for "not being strong enough". I'd be willing to bet that there have been/ are people who visit this site who are or have been homeless. Most are never going to tell anyone. For the most part because of the reaction that some of you have posted.I may not like organized religion, and in particular the Christian Church, but one thing that the Church has always done is recognize the frailty of our lives, and has done much to help those who are destitute and starving and homeless. Shame on you for not doing the same.As to the statement about backpackers living off the land? I'd say 99% of backpackers have never once in their lives actually had to depend on the land for survival, and if they suddenly had to, wouldn't know the first thing about what to do to survive. Many of you would be going to experienced homeless people for advice. It's a hard, hard world out there that we with our cars, our credit cards, our ultra-modern shelters and clothes, and sacks of prepared food brought from home are totally insulated from. Lose one of those things and we are at the mercy of the real world.
Edited by kthompson on 03/21/2013 19:20:20 MDT.
Sometimes when I get out of the office for lunch and I'm stressed out, behind on a bill or two and just a bit depressed. I look at the panhandlerThat has been trying to get bus fair for the last 3 months......Who's the crazy one? Me or him? His day is planned before he gets up. Food, some $ shelter repeat.I bought breakfast for a homeless engineer last summer an talked to him about how he got there. He said he he was making 250kGood kids wife, he just quit life. Just stepped out on the road 15 years ago?Comparing homeless and backpackers. We're all just travelers some folks just unplug or get caught up in drugs alcohol who knows.As someone mention were all just a few steps or bad decisions away form going form a UL backpacker to a UL homeless personIn the end I chose to have some compation
I don't trust that most homeless people are mentally unfit. If they were "certified incapable" I'd give them money. Other than the taxes i already give them. But after seeing a couple on tv saying" they left the apt in Austin to come be homeless in Portland cause Portland takes care of their homeless" ( literally said that) i said eff it. Hey just cost actual needy people my money. All the gutter punks and all that piss me off. ... Asking me for money... I saw on the news the other day some guy said he gets $50 to $60 every day. Thats more than me and i work. I bust my ass for what i have. Bust yours if you want something. Its too bad for the truly needy. Thanks punkasses!Some guy in portland has actually minted coins in conjunction with local businesses that people can redeem at those businesses for food and clothes and actual stuff. Not fourloco and chew. This is a great idea. Want drug money? Here is a coin for a burrito. Lol. Smoke that
"I'm shocked by the indifference behind this thread. It's like a bunch of noblemen strutting around during a tea party offhandedly debating whether the starving peasants outside on the street below would prefer to eat strawberry cake or crumpets with cream."Haha, not even close. We're not noblemen, and the homeless are not peasants. We all have equal opportunity, what separates us is our decisions in life, what we want out of life, or our mental health. I think the problem with this thread is that there are so many subcategories of "homeless", and when one person says "dang homeless"(thinking panhandlers), someone responds with "how dare you, on your high horse, you have no compassion or pity!"(thinking of people genuinely down on there luck through no fault of there own).I think you need to define the subcategories before we can reasonably try to draw parallels between backpackers and homeless. We also need to subcategorize backpackers and thru hikers.
It points out some people on bpl that I would rather not hike with.
"One thing about this thread, It points out some people on bpl that I would rather not hike with."I know right? Good thing we found out that thru hikers are basically homeless people. Don't want to hike with homeless people, ewwww.
Actually the fact that someone is homeless or a thru hiker would not be the deal breaker. I like people with a heart.
"And here we are, sitting on the internet talking about how similar it must be to backpacking?Shame. What a disconnect."Agree. Sounds like a bunch of spoiled, bully children.
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