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" Bradford Road, Bingley West, Yorkshire, BD16 1TU, 44-844-8159004 "
I've attended 2 weddings at this hotel, admittedly both in the Summer when the weather was reasonable, so my review is from that perspective.
Formerly known as the Bankfield prior to takeover by the Ramada chain, this hotel is set in its own substantial grounds, and thereby set well back from the busy Bradford-Bingley dual carriageway. The exterior is primarily traditional stone frontage as befits buildings in this region, complemented by some later add-ons as the hotel has expanded to accommodate more bed space. This has been done with the hotel's ambience in mind, and does not detract from the overall effect.
Inside, the Ramada Bingley has a rather small and pokey reception area, which would, on the face of it, be swamped if a coach party turned up en masse. But, the reception rooms for functions are spacious and quite substantial, as are the bedrooms by and large. They are comfortable, with the usual amenities without going overboard, so it's a case of what you see is what you get. In other words fitting ther Ramada standard for those who've stayed at another of their facilities.
The bar areas are quite good, with room for large(ish) gatherings, and which look out on to the grounds. A word of which - the rear gardens are excellent, leading our from the main (rear) reception room and main bar, with a paranoramic view of the surrounding Yorkshire countryside. A very good selling point.
The staff are pleasant and generally good at their jobs, and make your stay a nice one. This extends to the breakfast/dining area, which is airy, spacious, and complemented by decent food.
On the downside, the hotel's location means that if you want to nip out to buy a paper you'll need to use the car, ring a taxi, or get a bus. Don't think about walking, it'll take ages to get into Bingley. There's just nothing around there but road.
For those not so familiar with Yorkshire geography, Bingley is a real place and not just half of the Bradford and Bingley bank. It's located just to the north west of Bradford, nestled amongst some really pretty hilly scenery. To be fair, I couldn't have told you precisely where it was until I stayed there recently when visiting a factory in Bradford, about a 15 minute drive away. The hotel is just off a dual carriageway and was fairly quiet considering how close the road was.
My first impressions on pulling into the car park were quite positive; the main hotel building really does look like a slightly spooky grand gothic castle, complete with a turret. Then I noticed the mish-mash of ill-matched 'wings' added to the hotel building and shuddered. The newest wing wasn't too bad, but to the other side of the old 'heart' of the building, was a monstrosity that immediately reminded me of an old student hall of residence. Setting aside the shudder, I headed in, up a few stone steps, through a grand door and into a wood-panelled lobby with the reception desk off to the side. The lobby had a beautiful wooden staircase reaching up towards a gorgeous high ceiling with a chandelier.
The receptionist took my card, checked if I wanted a wake up call, a newspaper, a booking for dinner, pre-authorised my credit card to the tune of £90 (£70 for the room plus an allowance for 'incidentals') and directed me to my room - up the stairs, through the door on the left and along the corridor. I asked if I was in the old part of the hotel and she said 'yes'. And so I set off with a spring in my step, up the stairs with their stately home-style portraits, across the jazzy brightly coloured carpet and through the doors into the old part. It was very impressive with really high ceilings and I was starting to get excited. But after a short walk, the high-ceilinged corridor ran out, I was directed down a small set of stairs and found myself in the much less impressive hall of residence block. Such a shame to raise my hopes and then dash them again.
My room was tucked at the end of a corridor and - as I discovered at 6 am the next morning - was a bit too close to the kitchens. The room itself was alright though the bathroom had clearly been decorated at a time when rather bolder colours must have been fashionable. The bedroom had a wardrobe just inside the door and the main part of the room had a large bed, a desk, bedside tables, a chair and a large flat screen television. The impression was that it had probably been decorated quite recently and all the furnishings were in good condition. The bathroom was a shocker - dark blue tiles picked out with mustard yellow. I know that removing tiles and re-tiling a bathroom is expensive and time consuming but the effect was like stepping back 30 years when you opened the bathroom door. There was a bath with a shower over, a loo and a rather pokey sink and vanity unit. Nicely both the bathroom and bedroom had windows that opened.
I arrived quite late so I hurried down to the restaurant to get something to eat before it closed. The dining room is just off the panelled lobby and is a large, bright room. It was a Monday evening so perhaps not surprisingly the restaurant was quiet - in fact there was only one other table being used. I was therefore a bit surprised when the waitress led me to a table right next to the other one where I was able to listen to a surprisingly interesting conversation about 'print on demand' greetings cards - clearly the hotel is also popular with nearby Hallmark cards.
The menu was quite long with a good choice of dishes at a range of prices. I asked for a diet coke and ordered a side salad to start and a prawn curry to follow. However, somewhere along the line the order got a bit confused and I received both dishes at the same time. As they arrived less than ten minutes after I ordered, I had to conclude that the curry had probably just been 'dinged' in the microwave. However, it was spicy with a good number of prawns although both the salad and the curry garnish were a bit over blessed with raw onions. The bill for dinner was about £15 and I grabbed an apple off the reception desk and headed back to my room to watch television.
I slept very well until 6 am when an almighty racket, not unlike having a jack-hammer outside my window, brought me awake with a jolt. Parked right outside my window was a large refrigerated lorry delivering food to the kitchens. If I could have seen the driver I would have given him a real mouthful of abuse but he cleverly kept out of my sight. For five to ten minutes I could do nothing but hang out of the window in frustration until he finally drove away.
Breakfast next morning was a fairly good spread - nothing that special or out of the ordinary, but the food was fine and the coffee was good. I headed back to my room, packed and checked out. The room was £75 for the night including breakfast and I would be relatively happy to go back but not unless I could get a promise for a room in the old wing and definitely not one right next to the kitchen.


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Take the Right Temperatureby Food Network Magazine in Food Network Magazine, August 4th, 2012
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To check a steak for doneness, insert a thermometer into the side, not the top. Aim the tip of the thermometer toward the center of the meat: You'll get a more precise reading there than from the hotter areas near the surface. Move the steak to the edge of the grill before taking the temperature to prevent overcooking.
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Sirius Subscriber Numbers Fall
NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio Inc lost more subscribers to its satellite radio service than expected in the first quarter due to weak car sales, overshadowing a rosy outlook driven by cost cuts and sending its shares sharply lower.
The company, which borrowed $530 million from Liberty Media Corp earlier this year to stave off looming debt problems, said subscribers to the pay-radio service declined by some 400,000, or about 2 percent, ending the period at 18.6 million.
"They (shareholders) were disappointed in the sub number," said RBC Capital Markets analyst David Bank, who had expected a subscriber decline of about 69,000 in the period.
Sirius shares tumbled 19 percent to 42.5 cents a share on Nasdaq on Thursday afternoon.
Sirius, which gains most of its new subscribers from radios built into cars, attributed the majority of the decline to poor automotive sales. For similar reasons, it expects to see a "noticeable hit" to its subscribers in the second quarter.
Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $236.6 million, compared with $104.1 million a year earlier. Its loss per share was flat at 7 cents, as its outstanding shares more than doubled from a year earlier. Excluding costs related to preferred shares, the loss was 1 cent a share.
Analysts had expected a loss of 3 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Pro forma sales rose 5 percent to $605.5 million, but fell short of analysts' view of $646.5 million. The pro forma figures reflect the fact that Sirius completed its purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio last July and compare the results as if they were a single company a year ago, also making some accounting adjustments for the transaction.
"Revenue missed on a surprising decline in subscriberswe thought they would still be net-adding subscribers," said Miller Tabak & Co analyst David Joyce. "I think the subscriber loss is going to offset the cost-cutting."
Chief executive Mel Karmazin acknowledged the tough sales outlook for the auto industry, where Chrysler LLC has already filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to halt some of its production and General Motors Corp plans to close more than 2,600 North American dealerships.
But on a conference call with analysts, he touted Sirius' efforts to move toward profitability, including a 23 percent reduction in operating costs and an extension of its contract with GM through 2020, with "very improved economics for us."
"Sirius XM is a cash flow growth story. We posted our second consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA and this will continue," he said, referring to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortizationa widely used measure of profitability for media companies.
As a results of accelerated cost cutting, Sirius expects to exceed $350 million in adjusted income from operations this year, up from its previous forecast of $300 million.
Janco Partner analyst Murray Arenson noted Sirius is trying to shape how it is perceived, after more than two years under a cloud of uncertainty due to the merger and the possibility of missing critical loan payments.
In February, Liberty Media, controlled by cable pioneer John Malone, agreed to lend $530 million to Sirius in exchange for a 40 percent equity stake, saving the debt-laden satellite radio provider from possible bankruptcy.
"Given where they are coming from, which is the precipice of bankruptcy, they are a stronger company," Arenson said. "The question now becomes what makes them more valuable. The idea of emphasizing the cash flow stream to make them more valuable going forward seems like a reasonable way to go." (Reporting by Franklin Paul and Anupreeta Das; Editing by Derek Caney and Gerald E. McCormick)
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"His record has been distorted," Cleland said on "CBS This Morning," adding that he's "been shot on the battlefield, [and] he's been shot at on the battlefield in Washington."
"They are swatting at nothing," Cleland said of Hagel's critics.
Cleland, who served with Hagel in Vietnam and in the Senate, said Hagel "doesn't have to modify" any of his past statements but "has to clarify."
Hagel has come under scrutiny by some Republicans, gay organizations and pro-Israeli groups for some the statements and positions he's taken as a Senator from 1997 to 2009.
As CBS News' Bill Plante reports, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he has "serious concerns" about some of Hagel's previous stances, including a past position in support of direct talks over unilateral sanctions with Iran.
President Obama said Monday that he admires Hagel's "courage and his judgment, his willingness to speak his mind even if it wasn't popular."
Hagel defended himself, insisting that he receive "a full, open, transparent hearing."
Cleland said a Senate confirmation hearing is the "proper forum" for Hagel to explain his positions and to be fully scrutinized.
Clelend was confident that Hagel would prove his critics wrong. "[T]here's not doubt" that the Senate will back Hagel.
"Chuck Hagel is his own man. He wears no man's collar.... That's the kind of person you want" as defense secretary, Cleland said.


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CHEP USA is relocating its headquarters from Orlando, Fla., to the Atlanta area.
CHEP, which manages pallet and container supply chain logistics for customers in the produce, beverage, consumer goods, home improvement, automotive and other industries, plans to move to Dunwoody, Ga., on the north side of Atlanta.
The pallet distributor expects to complete the move by fall.
Ronald Margulis, a company spokesman, said CHEP decided to make the move because Atlanta offers better access to customers.
"While there are certainly many grower-shippers and packers in Florida, overall, there are more processors and Atlanta offers better access to flights," he said. "We don't want to impede at all the great relationship we have with Florida grower-shippers, but Florida is just one market. We want to make sure all the customers are well-served."
Margulis said CHEP plans to retain its Orlando operations. It plans to use its facilities as a customer service center to help retailers and grower-shippers with a research and develop innovation center its test track pallet simulator operation.
Brambles Industries Ltd., Sydney, Australia, CHEP's corporate owner, plans to use the Atlanta location as a regional office and use office space as a base for other pallet leaders and global pallet business segment functions, according to a news release.
"Georgia offers CHEP excellent proximity to many of our key customers, provides advantages in recruiting and attracting talent into our organization and offers an outstanding quality of life for our employees who will relocate," Kim Rumph, CHEP's president, said in the release. "We are delighted to join the Atlanta business community. We look forward to becoming actively involved in the community."


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The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to complain about it.
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
An important aspect of democracy that some don't seem to have noticed
I've often been asked about what happens when a new electoral process results in an illiberal government. I've been told that "if you promote liberal democracy, for example, in many countries in the Middle East, you create a situation whereby a totalitarian-ish Islamist party can take power".
Surely this presents us with a paradox?
Well... no it doesn't. If you hold an election, and the resulting constitutional settlement allows the winner to abolish, or rig, subsequent elections, then the election was not part of a process that could be described as 'liberal democratic' in the first place.
The reality of having to seek a renewed mandate on broadly the terms that you won the old one - that's a vital part of the covenant of a liberal democracy. It's not an optional extra.
When you create a situation in which everyone can vote to decide who the next government is, you have not created a democracy. You've had an election. It's not the same thing. (John Dewey is well worth reading on this).
I know little about Egypt, and almost nothing about Mohamed Morsi. But unless the Egyptian constitution would not permit him to rig the next election, it's not particularly anti-democratic for him to be overthrown so soon after an election - especially if he's been using his time in office to abolish important liberties.
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Another take on this is that it's a counter-revolution, pure and simple. As in, the people with all the property and power who were out for a bit, used the occurrence of massive street protests to resume the reins of power.
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I completely agree with the other review. The tipi is gorgeous and I was super excited about it but I used it once and the poles snapped. It is soooooooo poorly made. Very sad!
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This is by far the worst $$$ I have ever spent. I ordered this tent on back order months ago and literally counted the days until it came in (just the other day). I live by the beach and it looked like the perfect way to stay in the shade on sunny days by the water. If only it were slightly well made. The cotton fabric of the tent is beautiful, but the rest is complete junk! It is so so so cheaply made, everything is thin plastic that you would get better quality from something from Target or Ross. The poles do not fit together, they are too loose so they won't stay together when you connect them. The plastic tubing on the inside of the very cheaply made poles is so thin it bends and stretches and makes the poles unusable. I tried to set it up with a friend yesterday for the first time and it was a disaster! All of the poles are broken and we were so careful with them! I go camping all the time, and I have set up dozens of tents completely by myself. That I couldn't make this work says A LOT about it. This is the first negative review I've ever written, and I wish I would have known what junk I was spending this much money on before I bought it. It is such a bummer that the quality is so bad, because the tent fabric itself and the carrier is really, really beautiful. :(


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Discussion: The application of the Rules of Professional Conduct to legal activities on the Internet presents a challenging, but generally not insurmountable task. One such activity, the creation of publicly-accessible, computerized bar directories, raises varied and seemingly unique ethical questions. Most of these questions can be resolved satisfactorily, however, by making reference to the general text of the Rules and by analogizing to traditional activities and safeguards.
Rule 7.1 of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct contains the general prohibition that "[a] lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services." While not explicitly addressed in the Rules of Professional Conduct, the word "communication" as used in Rule 7.1 is sufficiently broad to encompass bar directories. Lawyers traditionally have been permitted to disseminate basic biographical and professional data by way of written bar directories so long as their listings do not tend to misinform. A computerized bar directory simply is another means of storing and conveying the same information. Thus, subject to other provisions of the Rules (including Rule 7.4, addressing the circumstances in which an attorney may hold him or herself out as a "specialist" or "certified" in a particular area of the law), it is ethically permissible for lawyers to participate in a computerized bar directory maintained by the Association so long as the listings contained therein are not "false or misleading."
The fact that members of the public may be expected to access the online bar directory located at the Association's web site for the purpose of selecting legal counsel does not render that directory a "lawyer referral service" for purposes of Rule 7.3(e).1 The phrase "lawyer referral service" anticipates that those seeking legal advice or assistance will be directed, at the discretion of the service organization, to a particular participating attorney, or to a small number of participating attorneys based on various factors including area of expertise, location, availability and cost. Conversely, a bar directory, whether written or computerized, simply compiles in one place biographical and other professional information that may be of use to a prospective client in self-selecting counsel based upon the client's perceived needs and preferences. Providing such a compilation to the public does not qualify as a "lawyer referral service" falling within the scope of Rule 7.3(e).
Similarly, typical informational attorney or firm web sites do not constitute the "solicitation of professional employment" to which the requirements of Rule 7.3(c) apply.2 A home page is best analogized in this context to a "Yellow Pages" listing, which traditionally has not been regarded as the "solicitation" of professional employment targeted or "directed to [a] prospective client," and therefore need not be labeled "advertising" under Rule 7.3(c)(1). Because an attorney or law firm Internet web site still makes use of "public media" to "advertise services" per Rule 7.2(a), however, the two-year retention requirements of Rule 7.2(b) are applicable.3
The policy considerations underlying the various restrictions embodied in Rule 7.3 become more pronounced, however, if the Internet addresses of visitors to the site are recorded and utilized for the purpose of further targeted solicitations. In such circumstances, the attorney or firm web site becomes a pro-active marketing tool that falls within the range of activities deemed the "solicitation of professional employment" for purposes of Rule 7.3. All web sites or home pages having this function must be clearly labeled "advertising" (and retained for at least two years) in accordance with the requirements of Rule 7.3(c)(1) and (2).4
Finally, if an attorney or law firm web site incorporates technology that permits concurrent or "real time" interaction between prospective clients and attorney or law firm representatives, such as a visitor "chat room," the direct solicitation prohibitions contained in Rule 7.3(d) must be observed.5 Lawyers may not engage in conduct online that would be ethically impermissible in face-to-face or telephone discussions. Thus, care must be taken during any "real time" Internet communications with a prospective client to ensure that the provision of particularized legal or marketing information takes place only after the receipt by the attorney or law firm of an appropriate, initial inquiry from the prospective client.
It is important to note that the creation of an online bar directory does not obligate the Association to monitor the ethical compliance of individual home pages of member attorneys who participate in the directory any more than the Association would be required to monitor the compliance of firm brochures and letterhead of member attorneys who participate in its written bar directory. Although the Rules of Professional Conduct still govern all such individually-maintained home pages, it is the responsibility of the sponsoring attorney or firm to ensure compliance with applicable ethical rules, not the listing Association.
Nonetheless, given the interstate reach of the World Wide Web, the Committee on Professional Ethics strongly recommends that the Association encourage its members to include complete and up-to-date bar admission in their online directory listings. Absent such information, a person in another state who accesses the Association's Internet-based bar directory may be unintentionally misled as to whether particular listed attorneys are licensed to practice in his or her jurisdiction.
A lawyer shall not pay any person or organization to solicit professional employment for the lawyer from a prospective client.
A lawyer shall not solicit professional employment for a fee from a prospective client by written communication, audio or video cassette, or other electronic materials, directed to such prospective client unless:
4 The Committee is evenly divided as to whether an attorney or law firm web site that is promoted by means of targeted e-mail solicitations which include a direct link to the site also must be labeled "advertising" under Rule 7.3(c)(1) and, thus, offers no specific guidance on this issue.
5 Rule 7.3(d) states that,
A lawyer shall not solicit professional employment for a fee from a prospective client in person or by personal communication by telephone, electronic device, or otherwise.


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No graduating seniors means no tearful good-byes and no holes to fill in the lineup for the Mayer Lutheran softball team next season.
Next season, the Crusaders will be led by two seniors in regular shortstop Josie Peters and catcher Krianna Boelke, both of whom captained the team this season. Peters was the only All-Conference honoree this season, while Boelke earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.
The Crusaders struggled throughout the season, ending with a 0-13 record and last in the Minnesota River Conference at 0-12, trailing Sibley East (2-5). Due to the late start to the season, the schedule was compacted into seven doubleheaders against each of the conference teams. Four times, the Crusaders had games called after five innings due to significant leads by the other team. The worst deficit of the season came in a 30-1 loss to Tri-City United on May 14.
Mayer Lutheran did have three games where they were able to keep the scoring gap at 10 runs, against Sibley East (11-1 on May 2), Belle Plaine (12-2 on May 9), and Tri-City United (13-3 on May 14). The Crusaders scored their highest number of runs, seven, in the second game against Sibley East.
Perhaps LHS' best game of the season came during the play in round of the Section 2A tournament. Although they lost to Buffalo Lake-Hector, the Crusaders lost by only a margin of 6-0, their smallest margin of loss yet this season.
Mayer Lutheran head coach Dan Young said it was apparent that the Crusaders became better players as the season progressed.
"All the players as a whole improved as the season went on and they stayed committed to trying to improve themselves and build to make themselves stronger for next year's campaign," he said.
He said lack of experience, a downside of having no seniors, played a role in the shortcomings this season.
"We were in most games score wise until around the fourth inning and then we seemed to fall apart. That probably can be attributed to our lack of experience," he said.
At the plate, Peters led the Crusaders with a team high batting average of .367 and an impressive on base percentage of .528. Boelke batted .273 and had a .382 on base percentage. Rachel Zittergruen rounded out the top three at the plate with a .243 average and a .297 on base percentage.
Young said he learned a great deal in his first year at the Crusaders' head coach and plans to return next season.
"I told the girls if they are committed and dedicated to building this program back to what it once was years ago, I would be back as coach next year," he said. "If each player is dedicated to becoming the best they can be we will improve as a team and will grow and see improvements next year."
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By NB Staff | April 4, 2008 10:05 AM EDT
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 40 years ago today.
What were you doing that day, and what do you remember feeling when you heard the awful news? Might race relations have been different today if King was still around?
Why hasn't there been a viable replacement in the last 40 years which have instead produced folks like Farrakhan, Jackson, and Sharpton seemingly much more interested in advancing themselves than those they claim to represent?


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On Drop Dead Diva 5×02, The Old Jane/New Jane Rivalry Comes To a Head06/26/2013
On Drop Dead Diva 5×02, The Old Jane/New Jane Rivalry Comes To a Head
Here's the latest on Drop Dead Diva from Ask Ausiello At TVLine.com, June 26th, 2013.
Question: Do you have any Drop Dead Diva scoop on my favorite lawyer non-couple Jane/Deb and Grayson? —Tiffany
Ausiello: Series creator Josh Berman says the truth about Jane/Deb is fast becoming a moot point for the still-in-the-dark Grayson. "I don't know if he even cares anymore that Jane is Deb in the sense that I think he's falling for Jane as Jane, not Jane as Deb," notes DDD's boss. "That being said, there may be some twists and turns coming up that will shock him." Also, if you liked last Sunday's premiere then you're going to love this week's second episode, which brings the Old Jane-New Jane rivalry to a head. "It's my favorite episode I've ever written and maybe one of the best ones we've ever executed," declares Berman. "They actually have to work together to save someone's life. It's so fun watching the body swapping at its best with these two people. Two souls that really have nothing in common except that they have each been in the same body. Watching them interact is so much fun."
Drop Dead Diva returns with episode 5×02 The Real Jane on Sunday Jun. 30th, 2013 9/8c on Lifetime.
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The ACT is home to Australia's most internet-connected citizens, who also spend the most amount of time online, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.
Helped by a small and centralised population, 94 per cent of Canberrans have internet at home, well above the national average of 86 per cent.
ACT homes used an average of six devices to access the internet in 2014-15, again above other states and territories, but only slightly.
For Australian households with children under 15, the average number of devices to access the internet was seven, while for homes without it was five.
For the first time, the bureau used its household use of information technology report to measure how much time people were spending online.
People in the ACT spent an average of 11 hours per week online at home, above the other states and territories but only just.
For Australians in general, that number jumped to 18 hours a week for 15-17 year olds, dropping to seven hours a week for over-65s.
Children and teenagers were shown to be a real driver of internet access.
Nationwide, 97 per cent of homes with children under 15 were internet connected, compared to 82 per cent of homes without children under 15.
Hamish Insley, 12, uses his computer every day to access the internet, and he also uses an iPad, a phone and an Xbox, but not as often.
That, together with other family devices, puts him at the national average.
Hamish's mother puts limits on his use, which he agrees is a good idea. "If you did too much then you can not be social, go outside and all of that," he said.
At the other end of the country's internet use is his grandmother, Denise Wilson.
Mrs Wilson and her husband have a desktop computer each, which she used every other day for emails and bookkeeping.
She believed limits on children's internet use were important.
"They can get stuck into stuff on the internet more than people in other parts of the country or on the computer ... where instead if he's only allowed to have it for an hour a day, he's more inclined to get the tennis racquets and go play outside.
"It's just how long we can convince [Hamish] this is a good idea."
About 96.8 per cent of Canberrans are connected through either a desktop or laptop computer, while 87 per cent had access through mobile.
For the first time in 10 years, the bureau reported on reasons why Australians didn't have internet at home, of which there were 1.3 million in 2014-15.
Of the 9000 Canberra homes without internet access, 3600 said they had no need, 3200 said they lacked the confidence or knowledge, 1900 said the cost and about 600 said it was because of privacy concerns.
While the ACT rates highly on the measure of internet access at home, concerns around access tend to surround disparity of speed between different regions.
Faster internet with the NBN is available in the far north, in Gungahlin, for example. But Monash and Theodore in the south have some of the lowest ratings for availability and quality of broadband in the nation.
The bureau figures also show the internet divide between regional and metropolitan Australia continues, with 88 per cent of households in major cities having access, compared to 79 per cent of those in remote parts of Australia.


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The sad death of Wests Tigers star Robbie Farah's mother makes the Women In League round all the more prevalent.
And Canberra Raiders forwards Bronson Harrison and David Shillington will do their bit for cancer research when they don pink boots against North Queensland in Townsville on Saturday.
The pair will auction off their ASICS boots on www.allbids.com.au after the match to raise money for the club's No.1 charity The Cancer Support Group.
''Women in League is a wonderful initiative and the rest of the club and I are proud to be involved in it,'' Harrison said.
''It's good to give back to the women involved in rugby league.
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I'm confused as to what apple is doing that's illegal? Im no legal expert, but why are they being sued for not returning as much money to investors as they would like? Is this just a greedy investor who wants more money or is apple doing something illegal? If someone could fill me in here, it would be greatly appreciated as Im very confused
Just remember anytime someone has a lot of money others will do what they can to get a share of it. It's called greed.
So, I looked into this a bit more. It's a proxy war - the shareholder are split, and so the opposing factions are soliciting proxies (votes) to gain decision making control. It's actually interesting. About greed, corporation exist for the sole purpose of generating profitability. If the BOD fails, shareholders vote them out. So yea, it is about greed, but not in such a negative manner that I think you imply. Adam Smith's invisble hand drives capitalism. Would you invest your money into something that did not return a benefit or gain? I hope not, risk exposure is to make money. I'm a mac, iEverything freak, but I'm also a shareholder, I expect a return on my investment - when sales are off the charts. Greed is good, to a point. Money is not important, it's about winning and power. Once you have both, the money follows. And I'm a liberal!


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I think it's really interesting to get to know their perception of the world. Also I spend as much time as I can traveling to places I haven't been - or to that strange place in the Nevada desert I call "home". Also, like everybody else in Berlin that is on this site, I'm quite fond of riding my bike from time to time.
Well, I like good movies (but havn't seen one in a long time) I watch shows, I read books, I listen to music and I like good food.
But to be more specific:
Music: Privately I like old stuff like Pink Floyd, Doors, Frank Zappa and so on. Also Stuff like Goldfrapp or things in the direction of Carbon Based Lifeforms. Singer / Songwriter stuff also and sometimes Metal Music.
If I go dancing it's usually Goa, on a Firespace I prefer Dubstep.
Movies....hmmm....no specific genre there.
Series: Dorctor Who, Game of Thrones, Adventure Time, The Mighty Boosh
Books, I'm not the biggest bookworm walking the earth but I liked Hesse, Adams and Pratchett.
Food: Indian, Asian, Italian, generally stuff that's "nom". Not Mexican or Sushi
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Essays on Energy Demand and Household Energy Choice
This thesis consists of four self-contained papers related to energy demand and household cooking energy. Paper [I] examine the impact of price, income and non-economic factors on gasoline demand using a structural time series model. The results indicated that non-economic factors did have an impact on gasoline demand and also one of the largest contributors to changes in gasoline demand in both countries, especially after the 1990s. The results from the time varying parameter model (TVP) indicated that both price and income elasticities were varying over time, but the variations were insignificant for both Sweden and the UK. The estimated gasoline trend also showed a similar pattern for the two countries, increasing continuously up to 1990 and taking a downturn thereafter. Paper [II] studies whether the commonly used linear parametric model for estimating aggregate energy demand is the correct functional specification for the data generating process. Parametric and nonparametric econometric approaches to analyzing aggregate energy demand data for 17 OECD countries are used. The results from the nonparametric correct model specification test for the parametric model rejects the linear, log-linear and translog specifications. The nonparametric results indicate that the effect of the income variable is nonlinear, while that of the price variable is linear but not constant. The nonparametric estimates for the price variable is relatively low, approximately 0.2. Paper [III] relaxed the weak separability assumption between gasoline demand and labor supply by examining the effect of labor supply, measured by male and female working hours on gasoline demand. I used a flexible semiparametric model that allowed for differences in response to income, age and labor supply, respectively. Using Swedish household survey data, the results indicated that the relationship between gasoline demand and income, age and labor supply were non-linear. The formal separability test rejects the null of separability between gasoline demand and labor supply. Furthermore, there was evidence indicating small bias in the estimates when one ignored labor supply in the model. Paper [IV] investigated the key factors influencing the choice of cooking fuels in Ghana. Results from the study indicated that education, income, urban location and access to infrastructure were the key factors influencing household's choice of the main cooking fuels (fuelwood, charcoal and liquefied petroleum gas). The study also found that, in addition to household demographics and urbanization, the supply (availability) of the fuels influenced household choice for the various fuels. Increase in household income was likely to increase the probability of choosing modern fuel (liquefied petroleum gas and electricity) relative to solid (crop residue and fuelwood) and transition fuel (kerosene and charcoal).
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Any chance these are the same ship? Perhaps it was recovered later after some upgrade or another. (I have not seen this episode in a while so I may be forgetting something obvious like an explosion) Jaf 13:20, 9 Oct 2005 (UTC)Jaf
I removed the following line of text, since it doesn't seem to have any direct connection to the Yosemite:
- Notice the starship C-57-D, under the command of Captain J.J. Adams in the same okudagram.
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- "It's not explained how a starship the size of the "Yosemite" could operate with only five crew members. After the dead body of Joshua Kelly is found Riker states there are only four crew left unaccounted for. All of them are found in the transporter buffer."
Nitpicking. - Mitchz95 (talk) 18:04, May 19, 2013 (UTC)
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International Men's Health Week: June 11-17, 2007
International Men's Health Week: June 11-17, 2007
Did you know that men are likely to die, on average, nearly six years earlier than women -- and they have higher mortality rates for many of the leading causes of death in America, including heart disease, accidents, suicide, chronic liver disease, and cancer?
This is why June 11th marks the start of the International Men's Health Week to honor the importance of men's health and wellness. As women, the idea around men's health can sometimes seem foreign but it is important to be in the know when it comes to the health of any man in your life.
A book I highly recommend around this subject is From Boys to Men: A Woman's Guide to the Health of Husbands, Partners, Sons, Fathers, and Brothers ($16.00) by M.D. Emily Senay and Rob Waters. As the women in men's lives -- mothers, wives, girlfriends, sisters, and daughters -- we are traditionally in charge of managing their health concerns. From Boys to Men is a fabulous resource designed to arm women with much-needed information about men's health issues and to help them educate their male loved ones on how to take care of themselves. Filled with expert medical advice, personal anecdotes, and a healthy dose of humor, From Boys to Men should resonate with you if you have a man in your life (dad, brother, husband, son, etc). I can honestly say this book is my bible to men's health, especially since I primarily grew up around women. Buy it from SimonSays.com.


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- Highschool of the Dead Massacred by Censors:
Suddenly all of the girls cup-sizes shrink down, and their skirts grow longer, for no explained reason. Someone wanders up to the school gates. The P.E. teacher lightly taps him on the shoulder, then get's tagged by the man. The teacher tags another, and all of a sudden the school is in a massive frenzy of playing tag. Luckily, Takashi is a pro at playing tag, and got his friends to hold it out on the roof until they win the grand prize of life time supplies of kid-friendly dvd's with plushies.
- Giant Gundam Dominates Shizuoka:
Hehe, imagine the surprise of some ignorant sight-seer in Japan as he stumbles upon this Gundam.
- Anime Expo 2010 Cosplay Not Winning Any Prizes…:
Yeh, I was there and saw a few of those guys. They were by far the best compared to the majority….by the time I was getting on the train to leave, I'd had my fill of seeing fat-asses cosplaying as bishounen, fail crossplayers, and the obligatory horde of narutards. Oh, but I remember seeing a really good cosplay of a witch from L4D. The only thing she was missing was the witch music playing in the background, then we'd all have to skirt around her in the main hall.
- Panty & Stocking: "My Name is Panty, & I Love Having S*x!":
Maybe the guy purposely get's high before working on this series….hell, I'd watch it, something bizzare and different is always nice to watch.


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Actress Bridget Moynahan and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady have split.
It's over between Bridget Moynahan and boyfriend, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The couple who's been dating for three years long ended their relationship several weeks ago.
"Bridget Moynahan and Tom Brady amicably ended their three year relationship several weeks ago. We ask for your respect and consideration of their privacy. No further comments will be made," a representative for the actress said in a statement on Thursday Dec 14th.
Moynahan, a former model, is best known for her work in the HBO series "Sex and the City", whereas Brady once becomes the youngest quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl.


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Durban - Timothy Clarke, the local baby who made medical history last year, has chalked up another landmark event: his first birthday.
And the little boy, who would have died if he had not had the highly sophisticated surgery in the womb, celebrated the milestone with staff and other little patients at Netcare Parklands Hospital in Durban on Tuesday, with his VIP guest, Dr Ismail Bhorat, the foetal-maternal specialist who was called in when the situation looked grim.
Timothy's parents, Suzanne and John Clarke of Doonside, eManzimtoti, who had already lost twin girls when they were born prematurely, faced the same sad scenario when they learnt that the baby they were expecting was suffering from severe heart failure and that dangerous fluid was collecting in his lungs, his skin and around his heart.
The baby had developed a rare condition, pleural effusion, associated with hydrops fetalis, which is effectively cardiac failure.
Babies who develop such symptoms generally die.
Bhorat and Dr Samad Shaik, a paediatric surgeon, and the rest of the medical team got together to discuss the options and debate if the foetus could withstand an intervention.
A year earlier, the doctors had given another little boy, Joel Ford, the chance of life when they performed tricky pinhole surgery on the critically ill foetus.
Fluid had begun filling his chest cavity, compressing a lung and displacing his heart. Neither was able to grow and his heart was not pumping properly.
An 18cm-long needle was inserted through his mother's uterine wall and through a space in the baby's ribs and into his chest cavity. The fluid was then drained out into his mother's amniotic fluid.
A shunt was inserted through the needle and when the needle was withdrawn, the shunt was left in place to continue draining the fluid.
The shunt was clamped before Joel emerged into the world by Caesarean section.
But whereas Joel had one life-saving shunt, Timothy had to have two. It was impossible to just insert one shunt to drain the fluid from one lung as the other would have filled with even more fluid, Bhorat explained at the time.
The procedure – which the specialists believe was a world first – was a success and Timothy was born at Parklands Hospital five weeks later, weighing in at 2.65kg.
Now, the birthday boy is a healthy 9.6kg, boasts six teeth, can say "Mom" and is on the verge of taking his first steps.
He is taller than some of his friends in the local playgroup and although his parents feared they might have to deal with a sickly son, Timothy's only sign of sickness has been a cold and tonsillitis.
"We are very pleased. We cannot imagine life without Timothy," his proud dad said as neonatal ICU and theatre staff helped celebrate Timothy's birthday in the hospital's paediatric ward and marvelled at how much he had grown.
Bhorat said Joel – who has just celebrated his second birthday – and Timothy had "opened the door" for other operations.
Another double shunt operation and two single shunt operations had since been successfully carried out.
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By Joshua Winata
The Cove Herald
With their fiery plumes, showy sparkles and loud pops, fireworks have long epitomized the ostentatious and irrepressible spirit of Independence Day festivities.
While fireworks are a staple for every Fourth of July celebration, handling them is not a responsibility to be taken lightly. After all, they are essentially explosive devices and should be treated with the utmost care.
"We want people to enjoy their Fourth of July, but at the same time, we have to look out for their safety because in our business, life safety is the first and top priority," said Fire Marshal Robert Martin.
National statistics show that fireworks cause approximately 23,000 fires, injure about 9,000 people and cause an estimated $35 million in property loss annually.
Martin strongly urged people to leave the fireworks displays to the professionals.
"It's the amateurs that end up getting hurt, hurting someone else or starting a fire," Martin said. "As far as my safety tips, go to a fireworks display and enjoy it with your family."
According to city ordinances, fireworks are not permitted inside Copperas Cove city limits, and perpetrators will have their fireworks confiscated and may be subject to a fine of up to $200.
Due to wetter conditions this year, Coryell County has not issued a burn ban, and fireworks are allowed outside of city limits on private property. Those caught alongside the road or on public grounds are still subject to legal action.
Fireworks are sold to the public from June 24 to July 4, and prices can range from 25 cents to up to $1,000.
According to stand operators Paul Talbett of American Fireworks and Charles Becker of Mr. W Fireworks just outside of Copperas Cove, the best values for fireworks are the family packs and display assortments, which provide a sampling of different types of fireworks.
Fireworks can be divided into two categories: aerials and ground effects. Within these categories are options for various sound effects and number of shots or rounds fired.
Aerial fireworks are the types that explode in the air and include rockets, missiles, artillery shells, cannons and roman candles. As they travel fairly long distances, these fireworks tend to be more dangerous and should be handed more carefully.
Ground effects include fountains, firecrackers, smoke bombs, spinners and sparklers. These displays stay on the ground while emitting small showers of sparks and smoke. But don't be fooled: ground effects can also cause severe damage.
"These things can blow a hand off," Becker said of a brand of firecrackers called M-100s. "They're basically a bigger version of a firecracker that can blow a hand off or a finger off if you don't know how to use them."
Fireworks safety is as simple as reading the label and using a little bit of common sense.
"If they're used like they're supposed to, you can have a safe and enjoyable time. Most of the problems occur when people are doing things they shouldn't be doing," Talbett said.
Putting together a backyard fireworks display takes some preparation.
The shooting area should have no dry grass or flammable materials within a 100-foot radius. An ideal launching site would be a flat gravel, dirt or concrete surface clear of overhanging power lines or branches or nearby buildings. Fireworks should never be ignited indoors, and it is a good idea to have a garden hose or fire extinguisher on hand in case of a fire.
After lighting fireworks, stay about 15 to 30 feet away, and only one should be lit at a time.
Becker recommended lighting fireworks with "punks," or a smoldering stick used to safely ignite fuses from a distance so that the shooter does not need to pick up or hold the fireworks. Most fireworks stands give away free punks with a purchase.
"If you're not experienced, ask the stand owners. They'll know how to do it," Becker said.
Children under 16 years of age are not permitted to purchase fireworks and should be supervised at all times when dealing with fireworks.
Malfunctioning or misfired fireworks should not be relit or handled, and never attempt to dismantle or make your own fireworks. Fireworks can be properly disposed of by dousing them in water and discarding them in a trash can.
After the holidays, fireworks ought to be stored in a cool, dry area away from any anything flammable.
"Many times consumers don't prepare for the evening's fireworks display," said Ralph Apel, president of the National Council on Fireworks Safety. "The designated shooter should prepare a shooting area, assess how many people will be watching the display and lay out a spectator area that is far enough away from the shooting site. The shooter should carefully read the label of each firework and understand exactly what it will do. Preplanning makes for a safe and fun backyard fireworks display."
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Only God -- detect the Sorrow --
Only God --
The Jehovahs -- are no Babblers --
Unto God --
God the Son -- Confide it --
Still secure --
God the Spirit's Honor --
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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 626.
Only God -- detect the Sorrow --
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Utah kicker Andy Phillips is among the 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza award, which goes to the best kicker in the nation. Phillips is 13-of-16 on the season and is 6-of-8 from 40 yards and out. He is 30-of-30 on PATs. The finalists will be announced on Nov. 25 and the winner will be announced on Dec. 12. - Lya Wodraska


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Quade Cooper's manager has hit back at criticism of the Wallabies star in the World Cup, saying he had been subjected to unreasonable expectations because of his exceptional talent.
Cooper, who was public enemy No.1 in New Zealand during the tournament, has came under intense scrutiny over his performance in last Sunday's loss to the All Blacks but Khoder Nasser defended his client and said the Wallabies were a team on the rise.
''Those people criticising him should understand where this team has come from and see the improvement and the great job they have done,'' Nasser said.
''Not only did they win the Tri Nations but, in the last World Cup, they only got to the quarter-finals whereas, this time, they lost in the semi-final against a superpower playing at home.''
Asked how he thought the 23-year-old five-eighth had played, Nasser said: ''He went pretty good. From my understanding, you have to have a forward pack going forward for the rest of the team to go forward.
That is part of the learning curve for the whole team.'' However, Nasser said Cooper was unfazed by the criticism and accepted it ''came with the territory''. ''Usually, the criticism is all weighed on the guy that they expect to get the team over the line; the exceptional players are expected to do exceptional things all the time,'' he said.
''In the end, Australia was only two wins away from winning the World Cup and they lost the semi-final against a very powerful team who should win the World Cup in their own country.''
Nasser also ridiculed comments attributed to an unnamed player agent in The Daily Telegraph that Cooper's value, if he switched to the NRL, had dropped from $700,000 per season to about $300,000. He also took a swipe at Parramatta chief executive Paul Osborne, who said the Eels had ''dodged a bullet'' when they missed out on signing Cooper.
''First, they aren't Quade's manager; secondly, they haven't even got the balls to put their names and so, thirdly, they probably don't even register on the map,'' he said. Cooper is under contract for a further 12 months. Nasser said his value would increase because of the World Cup. ''He was the most attacked player by the All Blacks, and you are not the most attacked player by the All Blacks if you are not a threat,'' he said.
Cooper yesterday received support on Twitter from former Test cricketer Damien Martyn, ex-Hockeyroos captain Nikki Hudson and Anthony Mundine, who is also managed by Nasser.
Cooper tweeted that he was trying to organise a television feed for the Wallabies to watch Mundine's fight against Rigoberto Alvarez in Newcastle tonight.
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Gordon-Levitt admits he will not reprise his 'G.I. Joe' role in the sequel, yet does not mention the reason.
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On the same occasion, Gordon-Levitt also talked about his involvement in upcoming "The Dark Knight Rises" where he lands role as John Blake. Expressing his excitement to work with Christopher Nolan who has directed him in "Inception", he said, "I'm incredibly excited to work with Chris again."
"And it is funny that we're talking about him here at a 'Hesher' junket," he continued. "Because that is what I love so much about working with Chris and what I love so much about his movies and what I think everyone loves about his movies."
Meanwhile, a new clip from "Hesher" has been unveiled. The video, which received an R rating, sees Gordon-Levitt pushing Natalie Portman and Devin Brochu into the pool after they come to Gordon-Levitt's house. The film will have a limited release across the nation starting May 13.
"G.I. Joe 2" is an action film directed by Jon Chu. Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, it has Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick pen the script. The forthcoming movie will make its way out on August 10, 2012.
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anti-semitic candidate for kpfa lsb
holocaust denalist's premium defended by bob english
I don't know who you are, beyond your signature
ID, but I'm not sure how much of you I'll put up
with after this.
Bob English wrote:
>Further, the fact that Guns and Butter couldn't
>have "rebroadcast (it) on KPFA" because "it"
>doesn't exist, adds another layer of personal
>and intellectual dishonesty and laziness on
>Lilley's part.
I know Sasha and her work, and this is bullshit -
there's nothing dishonest or lazy about her. If
you're flinging about charges like that, you're
not welcome here.
>So there's another aspect that needs to be
>included in this discussion: the discrediting of
>the 9/11 truth movement, 9/11 skeptics and
>researchers (who question the official state
>cover story) by progressives and journalists,
>like Lilley and Norman Solomon, who enjoy
>wearing the mantle of free speech and free
>intellectual inquiry while trashing radicals and
>anyone who questions the Big Lie or exposes
>false flag and other undercover, gangster
>operations of the national security state (1) -
>see notes below.
Wow - an email post with footnotes! You don't see
that often. You must be a real serious dude.
> Do I need to note that they join with the Bush
>Administration and right wing in dismissing the
>9/11 inquiries
This is typical of your style of argument. If
anyone questions your view, they're part of the
right wing. Well fuck that. The "9/11 truth
movement" is a bag of crap. It brings discredit
on actual radicals, progressives, journalists,
and researchers. And how can you slide into a
rant like this?
> – as well as challenges to the origins, nature
>and manipulations of the "war on terror" - as
>"conspiracy theory?" If people on the left know
>that the state operates, for instance, to not
>only execute, but also cover up the nature and
>extent of the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima
>and Nagasaki, as we've heard recently on
>"Democracy Now!", why can't they grok
Grok? I haven't heard that word in like 15 years.
> that the state is very capable of perpetrating
>(or being complicit in) the 9/11 events as a
>false flag operation to pave the way and provide
>the political climate and justification for the
>Afghanistan and Iraq invasions/occupations (2)
>and the developing "Homeland" police state?
Thank god you can't hear 9/11 nonsense on
Democracy Now! But the nature and extent of the
devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren't
exactly a secret before. A lot of serious
scholars have done work trying to suss out the
actual motivations for the bombings - whether
they were really directed at the USSR in
particular. But that's real research, not
Hufscmid-style nonsense.
>In this and other respects, we're with Joe in
>advocating for unconditional, uncensored and
>inclusive free speech - that is, let everyone,
>including the haters and deceivers, have a say
>to express and expose their views and nature,
>and let the listeners and readers decide what's
>true and mis-represented.
Editorial judgment and discretion isn't the same as censorship.
> And let's evaluate their truth and accuracy on
>the issues currently addressed rather than prior
>statements and shortcomings on other issues.
>So since Hufschmid in particular is targeted
>here by Lilley, we're going to take up his 9/11
>viewpoint and contribution. First and without
>going very far into his website statements and
>language and whether or not he qualifies as a
>racist or neo-fascist (3), let's note for a
>moment that he at least claims to be a truth
>seeker with a different view of the Holocaust
>and the concentration camps (which he apparently
>doesn't deny but questions their function as
>extermination centers).
Ok, so you've revealed yourself as either a crank or worse. Thanks. Bye.
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Tuesday Nov 13th, 2007 3:16 PM
DH: I know Sasha and her work, and this is bullshit -
there's nothing dishonest or lazy about her. If
you're flinging about charges like that, you're
not welcome here.
Commentary: KPFA Needs Dialogue, Not Demonization
1. By Sasha Lilley (11-13-07)
"It has also been claimed that we conspired to hijack both this and last year's board elections, by not airing candidate spots on the air. However, the elections are run by an independent election supervisor who determines the timing for on air candidate statements, not us." (Emphasis added.)
KPFA needs truth not lies. This statement put in the Berkeley Daily Planet today is false and Sasha Lilley knows it is false. In the last two elections the station management refused to allow any election candidate info during the fund drives while the CL slate mailer was arriving with the ballots and none ran for a few days after the fund drive each year. For the whole story see below.
Ohio & Florida? NO KPFA 04 & 06
In the 2006 Local Station Board (LSB) election we had no candidate information on air for more than two weeks before the ballots were mailed and more than a week after the ballots arrived. 778 ballots were picked up at the post office before any candidate information was played. How many others were in the mail or filled out and ready to mail before the candidate information was aired, we will never know. What we do know is that Lemlem Rijio, Interim GM, and a member of the strategy group that was discussing "dismantling the LSB", (see reverse side of this flyer for the ("KPFA Pentgon Paper"), refused to run any candidate information from October 3 to October 19. After that she refused to allow staff to prepare the carts for broadcast for several days. This may not seem to affect the outcome one way or the other until you realize that the Concerned Listeners (CL) Slate sent out a large mailing to arrive with the ballots. This combined with the election "gag" imposed by the IGM tilted the playing field decidedly in the Concerned Listeners favor. Please note that other members of the "dismantling the LSB" strategy group, Brian Edward-Tiekert, Bonnie Simmons, Rain Geesler and Sherry Gendelman endorsed the Concerned Listener Slate and Sasha Lilley and her mother helped put the CL slate together and get the Wellstone endorsement.
Let's take a trip back to the 2004 election. Remember the ballots arriving very late to the Bay Area? If you think this was an accident let me give you a fact that may change your mind. KPFAForward.org was the entrenched staff slate/web site during that election. They still have that web site but since they lost that election so badly to Peoplesradio, who elected its members to 6 of the 9 available seats, 2/3 of the votes, the entrenched staff obviously felt they needed a new image: Concerned Listeners. Peopleradio had its website up in August 2004 and its endorsers together and was out at all major KPFA and other political events. KPFAForward DIDN'T get its web site up until October 14, 2004 or later, the day before the ballots were to be mailed. If you want to check this go to whois.net and run KPFAForward.org. You will see the beginning date of October 14, 2004 with the owner being Mark Hernandez. Hernandez was a KPFAForward candidate in that election and a CL candidate in 2006. The Executive Director in 2004 was Dan Coughlin, a close ally of the KPFA entrenched staff. He hired the National Election Supervisor (NES) for the 2004 election. (There were other election dirty tricks in 2004, but this was the main one.)
For some unknown reason the Bay Area ballots were delayed several weeks. They were not mailed when the others were. Why? Who benefited from the delay? The entrenched staff slate. They now had time to get their endorsements together and get their materials and emails out telling people to see their now operative web site, for several weeks before the ballots arrived. They couldn't do that this time given that the current NES, Les Radke, would not allow such tactics. So this time they obtained an advantage the old fashioned way, get station management, who they are in collusion with, to shut down the election coverage on the air, making the Concerned Listener mailing much more effective in the vacuum. Sarv Randhawa, Mary Berg and Rosalinda Palacios who all regularly support the "dismantlers" on the LSB and PNB, voted to gut a motion that was passed by the PNB Election Committee 10-2, (originally written by PeoplesRadio's Richard Phelps). The original motion would have required election and candidate information to be aired during September, October and November until the ballot deadline. There would have been no election GAG on KPFA air and thus a reduced advantage for the CL mailer. The struggle for democratic process and transparent operation at KPFA/Pacific is not over. Those that only want the listeners money and not their input are doing their best to "dismantle the LSB". If you want democratic process and fair elections VOTE for peoplesradio's. For more history see http://WWW.peoplesradio.net
Richard Phelps
Tuesday Nov 13th, 2007 3:30 PM
Who's the anti-semitic candidate for KPFA LSB and whydo you say that? Repeating a document from LBO about something that somebody wrote about WBAI does not state your titledargument. I agree that thsoe who state the Arabs couldn't have done 911 are racists, and that holocasut deniers are generally anti-semitic, but whose the candidate and what did the candidate write that was anti-semitic? Idon't think it is anti-semitic to quote someone on a different subject where sometimes th peerosnthey are quoting is anti-semitic. Stupid and not researched well, yes, but anti-semitism needs to be more direct than i've read, unless i'm missing something.
Tuesday Nov 13th, 2007 6:59 PM
The stench of anti-Semitism from Doug Henwood's drivel would make Hitler proud, and certainly makes the American Hitler, George Bush, and his fellow perpetrators of the American Reichstag Fire, the 9/11 Inside Job, very proud. To defend the Nazi USA government's lies, a conspiracy theory, of the 9/11 Inside Job is to defend war and fascism, and the vicious anti-Semitism perpetrated by the Nazis that constitute the US government. George Bush's grandfather was a Nazi collaborator and the politics of Junior are no different. Israel is not just a US military base that exists to protect US oil profits in the Middle East, but also, of course a death trap for Jews, promoted by the Nazi USA collaborators, the Zionists, whose political ancestors collaborated with Nazi Germany. For more on that history, see:
Zionism in the Age of Dictators by Lenni Brenner at
The Iron Wall by Lenni Brenner at
The Hidden History of Zionism by Ralph Schoenman at
51 Documents: Zionist Collaboration with the Nazis edited by Lenni Brenner
(2002) Barricade Books, New Jersey, ISBN 1-56980-235-1
The Transfer Agreement by Edwin Black
(1984, 2001) Carroll & Graf, NY, ISBN 0-7867-0841-7
The Third Reich and the Palestine Question by Francis Nicosia
(1985) University of Texas Press, ISBN 0-292-72731-3
It was obvious not only to me, but also to my Holocaust surviving mother (most but not all of my family survived the Holocaust) AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED that 9/11 was an INSIDE JOB. In fact, my Holocaust family made sure I learned as soon as I could comprehend such things to ASSUME THE US GOVERNMENT IS LYING UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE, and that is certainly a good rule of thumb for all KPFA listeners. I can remember the first words mother said when I called her at work as our high school was closed early on November 22, 1963 when the CIA murdered President Kennedy. She said THIS IS A REICHSTAG FIRE. I knew exactly what that meant and the 9/11 INSIDE JOB IS ANOTHER REICHSTAG FIRE perpetrated by the US military at the behest of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rich & Giuliani to perpetrate war and fascism so as to maximize the profits of the capitalist class.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR POLITICS ARE, YOU CAN INVESTIGATE A CRIME, AS ALL LAWYERS DO, REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICS. The first thing you do is EXAMINE THE EVIDENCE. The evidence clearly shows AS IT HAPPENED, that there was NO AIR DEFENSE. That AUTOMATICALLY MEANS IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB. The second piece of evidence that we all witnessed AS IT HAPPENED was CONTROLLED DEMOLITION, of the Twin Towers and Building 7, which was not hit by a plane, and as we learned later, one demolition substance used was thermate, a military substance.
THE US GOVERNMENT ADMITS THAT IT HAS NO EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT THE ALLEGED HIJACKERS DID ANYTHING. In fact, 9 of the so-called hijackers were alive on 9/12/01. The evidence shows THERE WERE NO HIJACKERS ON THOSE PLANES; they were all on REMOTE CONTROL GUIDED BY THE US AIR FORCE. It was the same US Air Force that hit the Pentagon with a missile on the side that was under construction, and further damage was done by demolition explosives. The plane that supposedly crashed in Pennsylvania landed at Cleveland airport and a pile of metal with no bodies, said the coroner, were in the hole in Pennsylvania.
ONLY THE US GOVERNMENT, AGENT OF THE US CAPITALIST CLASS, HAD THE MOTIVE, MEANS AND OPPORTUNITY TO PERPETRATE THE 9/11 INSIDE JOB. You will receive that lesson in detail in your homework at the end of this article.
Those of us of Jewish ancestry simply assume that among those who are not of Jewish ancestry have picked up some anti-Semitic ideas. I have yet to experience it in the 9/11 Truth Movement, but sooner or later, we all experience it in this backward society, INCLUDING AMONG OUR FELLOW SOCIALISTS. When we can, we call them on it, but do not stop fighting for socialism and do not stop supporting science.
DOUG HENWOOD AND HIS FELLOW 9/11 TRUTH DENIERS are clearly proud SUPPORTERS OF BUSH SCIENCE, which is anti-science since science means knowledge. Bush's fascist lie on the 9/11 Inside Job contradicts basic laws of physics, just as Bush science opposes evolution, abortion and the concept of global warming. JUST LIKE NAZI GERMANY, SCIENCE IS HELD IN CONTEMPT IN NAZI USA.
For those who really want to learn more science and how to conduct crime investigation, YOUR HOMEWORK IS BELOW.
BEFORE YOU START YOUR HOMEWORK, WALK YOUR BALLOT TO KPFA on or before November 15, 2007, the last day your ballot can be RECEIVED by KPFA. It is too late to mail it.
Two excellent slates are:
1. Voices for Justice at
and their related, very informative website,
Their candidates are:
Steve Zeltzer
Carl Bryant
CC Campbell-Rock
Sureya Sayadi
Their program is at:
Their endorsers are at:
and are:
Cynthia McKinney, former Georgia congressperson
Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai, medical doctor and 2007 candidate for mayor of San Francisco
Cindy Sheehan, peace activist
Sandra Everette, CTA member and member of San Mateo Greens
Gregory Richardson, Video producer, CTC
Joan Mathis, Video producer, CTC
Jack Heyman, ILWU Local 10 executive board member
Idriss Stelley Foundation
Willie and Mary Ratcliff, publisher of San Francisco Bayview
Ralph Schoenman, producer of Taking Aim and author
Riva Enteen, past chair of KPFA Local Station Board
2. The People's Radio slate is the other good set of candidates, with their program, candidates and issues listed at:
Their candidates are at
and are:
Richard Phelps
David Heller
Attila Nagy
Bob English
Gerald Sanders
Mara Rivera
Stan Woods
Their endorsers are:
Dr. Peter Phillips – Project Censored director
Michael Parenti – Author & lecturer
William Mandel - 37 year KPFA foreign affairs commentator/talk show host, author
Peter Camejo – 3 time gubernatorial candidate & Green Party member
The Green Party of Alameda County endorses each of our candidates individually
The Peace & Freedom Party of Alameda County
The Peace & Freedom Party of San Francisco County
The Petaluma Progressives
The Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance
Richard Gage - AIA, Architect, Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth
Jack Heyman – ILWU Local 10 Executive Board member rank & file organizer
Jack Ford – Teamsters Local 921 SF Chronicle Truck Drivers former president
Liana Molina – Woodfin Hotels Boycott coordinator
Eva Royal - Cesar Chavez Holiday Committee Chair, former UFW Bay Area Regional Manager/organizer
Alan Benjamin - Delegate to the SF Labor Council for Office and Professional Employees International Union #3
LaVarn Williams – KPFA Local Station Board, Pacific National Board director & Treasurer
Bonnie Faulkner - Host of Guns & Butter, KPFA
Miguel "Gavilan" Molina - Host of Flashpoints, La Honda Bajita
Francisco Herrera – musician, KPFA Flashpoints contributor
David Janda - KBBF, member of Voces Cruzando Fronteras, photogapher
Ernest Rivera – SomArts Cultural Center board president
Listen to Guns & Butter on KPFA at 94.1 FM at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and online at:
DVD that is a Must See at
1. Crossing the Rubicon by Michael Ruppert
2. The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions & Distortions by David Griffin
3. The New Pearl Harbor by David Griffin
4. Debunking 9/11 Debunking by David Griffin
5. Painful Questions by Eric Hufschmid
6. The Iron Triangle (on Carlyle Group) by Dan Briody
7. 9/11 Revealed: The Unanswered Questions by Rowland Morgan & Ian Henshall
8. Waking Up From Our Nightmare by Don Paul and Jim Hoffman
9.9/11 Facing Our Fascist State by Don Paul
10.9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA by Webster Tarpley
11 Body of Secrets by James Bamford
12 The War on Truth by Nafeez Mossadeq Ahmed
13 The Terror Conspiracy by Jim Marrs
14 Towers of Deception by Barrie Zwicker (with DVD enclosed)
15 9/11 and American Empire edited by David Ray Griffin and Peter Dale Scott
16 Flight 93 Revealed by Rowland Morgan
Tuesday Nov 13th, 2007 10:50 PM
Did Doug Henwood actually post this ? I have my doubts . Why would a Nationally known Social Democractic economist , based in NYC , decide to intervene in the KPFA Board elections ? I think i will contact him to see if all this is kosher (pardon the pun ,but i'm half Jewish so it's okay )
Wednesday Nov 14th, 2007 2:19 PM
There's No Anti-Semitism, there are censorship, lies and videotape.
As indicated by the preceding comments there's a lot to explain here with background and current context detail. While I'm trying to focus on the LSB election rather than the multiple source attacks on selected candidates who are opposing the Concerned Listeners, I'll start with (for me) a fairly simple, direct reply - and post more later, including the full text of the original e-mail message that Doug Henwood distorts in his cut and paste, last minute election hit piece.
As anyone can see there is absolutely no anti-Semitism expressed here. Deleted portions of the complete message (sent/signed by Linda and I to his "lbo-talk" list over 2 years ago) will show there is no support for or association with anti-Semitism or Holocaust denial, only support and advocacy for free speech and against the kind of censorship and dismissive ridicule that left establishment "journalists," programmers, managers, hacks and other gatekeepers like Henwood, Sasha Lilley, Brain Edwards-Tickert, Larry Benski and Dan Siegel have imposed on Pacifica programming and listeners from the old hijacker regime through the present.
Linda and I are pacifists who love all life and beings. We actively oppose and don't support any forms of war, killing, genocide, capital punishment, discrimination and racism. I refused Army induction during the Indo China war, supported the UFW and SF State students and faculty striking for black and Third World studies and admissions (arrested and beaten by cops). We've been Free Pacifica and listener democracy activists from 1999 and helped bring new by- laws and elected governing boards to Pacifica. I love my son who is half Jewish by birth and of course does not appreciate Henwood's crass, despicable, race-baiting smear.
This mess was posted here yesterday/Tuesday morning when Henwood was interviewed on the KPFA Morning Show by Phillip Muldari, apparently after discussing the LSB election (and management's campaign to discredit candidate criticisms) with his staff allies, likely including Muldari and interim program director Lilley. So he's smearing us here as "anti-semitic" in the context of the election and apparently for asserting that free speech is for everyone - not only for him and his friends and allies with access to and control of KPFA air and programming - to present an alternative analysis, questions or viewpoints of events and issues, such as 911 truth vs. the official version.
Here is the part deleted - after Henwood abruptly terminates the text and his trashing commentary of me/our message - that further clarifies and confirms that we are not engaged in anti-Semitism, agreeing or associating with what is labeled "holocaust denial" (if necessary I can later post the entire uncensored message).
The message continues: "...Since we are all entitled to this and other forums to express our views and questions of official government and media myths on various issues, we have to concede that this guy and those who agree have a place and time to express their views, rather than simply labeling and dismissing them as "holocaust deniers." And then of course we and others, including Zionists, have the opportunity to refute that view as bullshit and present the facts confirming the genocide through out Europe. Remember that Noam Chomsky was viciously attacked for writing an introduction to a book that questions the Holocaust story, as a defense of free speech. We're not excusing or agreeing with Hufschmid on that issue …."
"3. From a look at some of his website writings, Hufschmid seems more like an equal opportunity elitist with a low opinion of what he considers the willfully ignorant, uniformed, unwashed masses."
Thursday Nov 15th, 2007 7:21 PM
There's No Conspiracy Theory, Holocaust Denial or Anti-Semitism as charged, but there are censorship, election manipulation, lies and videotape.
Doug Henwood is moderator and master of the "lbo-talk" discussion list. In August 2005 one list thread had to do with the controversy over WBAI offering the Painful Deceptions video as a premium for fundraising. My wife and I were primarily addressing Lilley's inaccurate statement that KPFA programmer Bonnie Faulkner ("Guns and Butter") broadcast portions of a San Francisco 911 Forum, which according to Lilley included the video producer Eric Hufschmid, who she and others allege to be a "holocaust denier" (but actually did not include him, except as a video exhibitor in a room separate from the Forum). We then went on to discuss free speech and left establishment censorship and dismissal (as exemplified by Lilley, Henwood and some list subscribers) of the 911 truth movement and other issues as no better than right wing, corporate media and national security state gate keeping, censorship and dismissal of documented state conspiracies that have proceeded and served as pretexts to enabled wars, including the "War on Terror." For that we've been attacked and trashed from the get go on Henwood's list, and continuing for two years in the context of two KPFA elections - anonymously in 2006 and this time with managers, staff and their allies responding both out front and under cover to candidate criticisms with distortions and flat out lies. Our response here and elsewhere is long over due.
The distorted drift of Henwood's late election hit piece is that since people who are or are labeled "holocaust deniers" are considered typically anti-Semitic, anyone who defends them in any way, including their right to free speech, for all to hear and evaluate for what it is, must be anti-Semitic. In our respect for and understanding of the nature and criteria of free speech vs. censorship, Linda and I are in pretty good company. For instance, as we note in the message, Noam Chomsky, while not a friend of the 911 movement, had written an introduction to a book by a so called "holocaust denier" in order to illuminate a defense of free speech as being not only for those we agree with, but also and especially for those we disagree with or even abhor. For that he was of course viciously attacked, not only by Zionists, in media and on speaking tours.
We should admit (as I can explain further if necessary) that we made at least two mistakes:
First, in posting for the first time, we naively assumed that lbo-talk was a free speech forum where all views are heard, respected and discussed. Of course it's actually Doug's little house where he's the master, says who and what comes and goes, is posted or silenced. Reading either the Henwood chopped up section version posted here or the full e-mail text to be posted later if requested or necessary, please note for examples:
1. He ignores and dismisses as "bullshit" the facts we presented that demonstrate our conclusion that Lilley lied or was at least intellectually dishonest and lazy to discredit Bonnie Faulkner and Guns and Butter without researching, checking or knowing what she was talking about. After all it was Lilley posting previously on lbo-talk who condemned a) the new Pacifica by-laws and democratic elections as "a disaster," too expensive to maintain (so maybe we should dismantle them?) and b) older listeners, who've supported and saved Pacifica through out their lives, as "self-appointed guardians with too much time on their hands."
2. I didn't say (as Henwood misstates) that those on the left who dismiss 911 truth as "conspiracy theories" are right wing, I just said that they echo and share the terminology used by the right wing and George Bush to ignore and marginalize it's advocates (Bush speeches after 9/11 include "…let us not be mislead by dangerous conspiracy theories…"). But Henwood doesn't just mischaracterize my statement ("well fuck that") and dismiss 911 truth, he trashes the movement as "a bag of crap" (including activists, scholars and intellectuals, researchers, theologians, architects, scientists, 911 victim families). That may pass for tough talk in NYC or Boston or with Rush Limbaugh crowd but we don't think it plays very well here in the opened minded, enlightened Bay Area or in most current progressive areas and groups.
3. We didn't say the nature and extent of the nuclear devastation of Japanese cities was not now well known, we actually referred to the then recent report on Democracy Now! revealing that the state apparatus had initially worked to *cover up* the nature and extent of that devastation (just as it covers up 911 as an inside job).
4. Instead of passing on or agreeing with our broad spectrum free speech, anti-censorship advocacy, he justifies "Editorial judgment and discretion" as distinct from censorship, that is smart, professional people like Doug and Sasha are taking care of everything for us and are qualified and privileged to judge, decide and draw the line between acceptable speech and unacceptable speech that needs to be eliminated, ridiculed or trashed.
The second mistake was falling into the trap of commenting on "holocaust denial/deniers" without more research or questioning what Mr. Hufschmid actually writes and advocates rather than accepting what Henwood and Lilley have labeled him. With the opportunity of free speech he would be able to explain and defend his actual orientation, view point and analysis of the subject issues; in fact as I now understand it, Hufschmid apparently isn't a denier but like others speaks out against justification of Israeli and Zionist excesses, atrocities and occupations committed in the name and under cover of the Holocaust.
As a separate comment and if necessary, I may post the entire e-mail text so that any interested readers can understand it's full subject context, content, meaning and intent without Henwood's rude bullying, twisted comments and distortions. It's long, with references to some material no longer current, so I won't blame anyone for not reading it unless otherwise inclined to accept Henwood's crude, cut and paste hit piece and anti-Semitic label as the truth. He selectively edited out most of the text and abruptly cuts it off mid-paragraph where he labels and casts us off as "a crank or worse."