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Panotools Meeting
There is an annual meeting of the panotools community. These meetings are an opportunity for like-minded photographers to get together and discuss life, the universe and everything. Oh, and panoramas as well. There is a bias towards PanoTools-based software, but everyone is welcome.
Past meetings:
- 2003 Berlin, Germany
- 2004 Stuttgart, Germany
- 2005 Venice, Italy
- 2006 Bath, UK
- 2007 Lucerne, Switzerland (videos of the talks)
- 2008 Prague, Czech republic
- 2009 Timisoara, Romania
Future meetings:
- 2010 Plymouth, UK
Find more information on the meeting website: http://www.panotools-meeting.com/
Meeting details, preparation etc. are discussed on the panotools meeting mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/panotools-meeting


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Visit THIS PAGE to learn how to play.Happy Wednesday!
My hubby climbed in bed with me and woke me up this morning. I remember when we used to spend all of Sunday mornings snuggled in bed talking and laughing together. I WANT more mornings just cuddled with the hubby.
This weeks question is:
What do you want to do more often with your significant other (or best friend if you're single)?
What do you want this week? Share it all.

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Barrington offers a lifestyle that is wonderfully balanced and richly textured. Located just nine miles from Providence, down the Narragansett Bay coastline, this picturesque community is known for its beautiful homes, suburban environs, recreational pastimes, and highly rated school system.
Every residence is within 2 miles of the water and homes range from Capes to newly built modern. Whether a professional, an academic, or a young family, this coveted area offers every desirable facet of suburban life. A variety of small shops, eateries, and services are along the town's quaint main thoroughfare, County Road. In recent years Barrington has come to the forefront of fine dining with a selection of full-bar restaurants, great for a relaxed evening out while remaining in town. Barrington is home to the Rhode Island Country Club, which offers magnificent views of the Bay, its islands, and impressive suspension bridges. Consistently ranked as a top classic golf course, the Club has hosted four USGA championships and is the home of the CVS Charity Classic. Fitness centers, including the Bayside YMCA, bike paths, and family stores add to Barrington's famously welcoming atmosphere. Religious worship venues matching multiple denominations are available as well.
There are several distinctive neighborhoods in Barrington – Annawamscutt, Bay Spring, Hampden Meadows, Nayatt, Rumstick Point, West Barrington, Primrose, and Sowams.


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|System: PS3, Xbox 360
|Dev: Ubisoft Montreal
|Pub: Ubisoft
|Release: March 8, 2011
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language
by Amanda L. Kondolojy
Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius. Known for his paintings, engineering concepts, and philosophy, the guy was certainly an intriguing figure in history, and made for an equally compelling character in the Assassin's Creed universe. And fortunately for all of us, there are some wild tales of Leonardo's personal life that fit oh-so-conveniently into the world of Assassin's Creed.
The Da Vinci Disappearance add-on game picks up Ezio's story several years after the war with the Borgia. Life has pretty much returned to normal in Italy, and though there is a new cult in town for people to get swept up in, it seems Ezio is content to spend his later years just hanging out and being a boss. Oh, and making occasional visits to see his best friend, Leonardo Da Vinci. Because what else would he do in his spare time? He already saved Italy from civil war and re-built Rome single-handedly (what a guy!), so it would seem he earned some nice R&R.
Unfortunately, his abundance of free time ends when he has a meeting with Leonardo and is asked to find and bring back Salai, who is Leonardo's "other" best friend. You know, the kind with benefits. Like a good friend, Ezio catches Salai playing dice with some questionable hooded types from the local thieves' guild, and dutifully drags him out to bring him back to Leonardo. But after some awkward flirtation scenes, Ezio realizes Salai is being followed by the shady hooded guys from the guild (what, you thought they would disappear? That's Leonardo's job!). Apparently Salai has been blabbing to all the wrong people about Leonardo's latest projects, and now they're out for blood. Ezio immediately realizes that Leonardo is in trouble, but by the time they get back to his place, it is already too late, and as the name of the DLC implies, Leonardo Da Vinci has disappeared.
What ensues is a fun, two-hour romp back through Italy, as Ezio tracks down clues in Leonardo's paintings to try and find his friend. There are plenty of fun climbing and stealth missions, and you'll run into some familiar faces, including the villainous and deliciously unhinged Lucretzia Borgia, who has a particularly sexy moment with Ezio that doesn't end up the way you might immediately expect. This DLC's story is certainly the best reason to buy it, and it ties in nicely with the overarching plot and gives Ezio a proper sendoff (you can't say that he got the best send-off in AC II or in Brotherhood.) The Da Vinci Disappearance gives the game a much-needed epilogue, and if you were having trouble saying goodbye to Ezio, it may just provide the closure you need.
Though the single player alone is worth the $10 entry price for me, I realize that two hours of gameplay in exchange for one flat Hamilton may not seem worth it to everyone. Fortunately, this DLC also pads the multiplayer experience considerably, and opens a new map, four new character classes, and two new mission types: Escort and Assassinate. The latter is a lot like the game's original mode, except instead of having one target to wipe out, you'll be able to go after anyone (who isn't an NPC, of course).
The escort mission type is more of a game-changer, but unfortunately, it's not as exciting as Assassinate. Escort tasks you and a team of protecting one poor soul from being assassinated by the other team while simultaneously trying to knock off the other team's escort. This mode is a little bit like human capture the flag, which is an interesting premise, but honestly I'd rather go around knifing people in the throat. But maybe that's just me. I've never been the strategic type. Though the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood multiplayer mode was a bit thin to begin with, this DLC really brings it into its own, effectively doubles the content, and subsequently gives it a much higher replay value. So if you aren't immediately sold on the game just for the add-on story content, the multiplayer expansion is definitely worth your $10.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood was one of my favorite games of 2010, and saying goodbye to it after it was finished was certainly difficult, as Ezio Auditore is one of the most compelling characters I've ever encountered. Fortunately, this DLC puts Ezio back in the spotlight, and also gives players some clues as to what they can expect when Assassin's Creed III comes around the corner. The Da Vinci Disappearance is a great send-off to a wonderful character that AC fans have spent the past two years getting to know, and is certainly a must-buy for fans of the series. We'll miss you, Ezio!
Amanda L. Kondolojy
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 29, 2007) – The U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball team rebounded from two straight losses to the Netherlands earlier this week by sweeping the Dutch 3-0 on Thursday at the Wellness Center on the campus of University of Central Oklahoma.
U.S. Head Coach Mike Hulett dabbed Thursday's match as "the most significant match since winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games."
The 3-0 blanking of the Netherlands comes after Team USA suffered two 3-2 setbacks earlier in the weeklong series. Although the U.S. women pushed the Dutch to five games in each match, they were previously unable to close the door on a talented Dutch squad. Thursday was a different story.
"Our goal tonight was to prevent the strings of points against us that were the differences in the first three matches," Hulett said. "We were able to raise the low point and elevate the game on the high side tonight, completely dominating the Dutch tonight."
In the first two matches, the Americans held on for a two-point margin of victory, winning 26-24 and 25-22. Team USA finally closed the door in Game three to secure the win, 25-19. Kendra Lancaster (Westfield, Ind.) and Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash.) led the way as the only double-digit scorers for the U.S. team. Lancaster provided 13 points on six kills, six aces and a single block, while Holloway, who led the United States in scoring the past two days, registered 12 points with eight kills and four blocks.
Brenda Maymon (Sellersberg, Ind.), Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill.), Kari Miller (Champaign, Ill.), Tatiana Rivera (Puerto Rico) and Lora Webster (Lincoln, Neb.) started for the Americans.
Team USA will compete in the Asia Oceanic Zonal Championships on July 9-16 in China. Slated on the schedule is a match against 2004 Paralympic gold medalist China and Lithuania. A scrimmage against the Australian women's team is scheduled to take place prior to the tournament.


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An all-new combat mode has arrived in Lords Mobile. Face off against the very best and prove that you are worthy of the throne in Battle Royal!
During the event, players can use a Royal Pass to enter the Royal Battleground. Elite players from every server will gather in this battleground and battle it out to rule the world!
The sole mission in this event is to claim the Royal Wonder. The player who occupies it for the longest time will be proclaimed the victor and crowned the Emperor.
The Emperor will gain access to the Emperor's Hoard, treasures of untold value, including a special prize: the brand new Emperor equipment, which grants its wearer incredible attribute boosts! With this amazing new gear, no one will dare defy you!
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text: See update below ... Late yesterday, Lute Olson finally made it official—he's dunzo at the University of Arizona. (That also means Dick Vitale was ... *shudder* ... correct.) Yesterday was just the latest misstep, however, in an awkward, drawn out and at times ugly exit for a legendary coach who has now spoiled two seasons for his program, leaving them in a lurch just a few very short weeks before the season begins. At the moment, Arizona has no coach. Associate head coach Mike Dunlap has been offered the "interim" gig, but said he has to sleep on it, which probably means that if he can find a better option in the next 24 hours he'll take it. Any recruits they're pursing certainly have to be re-evaluating their position and no one with a sane choice is going to commit until a permanent replacement is found. The botched announcement also made his university look foolish, since spokespeople were forced to deny the report all day long simply because no one bothered to tell them the truth. If Dunlap turns them down—and he very well might, he's only been at the school since April and has no ties there—their options get real thin, real quick. The ranking assistant is former Wildcat Reggie Geary, who has been on the staff for one year. No established coach is going to run out on his own program this late into October. In other words, this is the kind of thing that dooms programs. Despite all their success under Olson—their streak of 24 straight tournament appearances may be in jeopardy—without the right move now, basketball at Arizona could be set back a decade. And if that wasn't bad enough, Midnight Lute is a shaky 7/2 in tomorrow's Breeder's Cup Sprint and hasn't won a race in a over a year. Maybe they'll both need to be taken out back and shot. Olson and others haven't grasped the art of the exit [ESPN] Lute Lives On in Horse Racing.....Probably [Storming The Floor] [Photo: AP] UPDATE: Dunlap has turned down the offer and the interim job will go to first-year Arizona assistant Russ Pennell, who will run the team for the '08-'09 season. Good luck with that, Russ. [Rivals]


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Glen View Club was the inspiration of William Caldwell, a Scotsman on the faculty of Northwestern University. He proposed the need for a club of suitable privacy and superb conviviality to a group of businessmen in February of 1897. The following month, the Glen View Golf & Polo Club was incorporated. By year's end, Glen View's first hundred members were enjoying Chicago's second 18-hole golf course.
The original property was purchased from the Dewes family, who immigrated from Yorkshire, England, and homesteaded the land in the early 19th Century. On the site selection committee was Daniel H. Burnham, renowned urban planner, who convinced noted landscape architect. O.C. Simonds, to become a member and lay-out the grounds. The task of designing the first clubhouse was assigned to member, William Holabird, of the prominent architectural firm, Holabird & Roche. (That first clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 1921.) Today's nearly 200 acres of rolling beauty stand as testament to these early visions.
The initial golf course was designed by Richard Leslie, the Club's first golf professional, in consultation with member and golf course architect, Herbert J. Tweedie. William S. Flynn was commissioned for a redesign in 1922. Over the ensuing ninety years, Glen View Club's golf course, like most historic clubs, underwent a series of evolutions. In 2013, award winning architect, Jim Urbina, was contracted as the Club's current golf course partner, and most of Flynn's original design elements have been restored.
In 1899, Glen View Club hosted the first Western Open – one of five to be held on our course. The Club hosted the 1902 U.S. Amateur, which was won by member, Louis N. James, the first American born golfer to claim the title. In 1904, Willie Anderson won the third of his four U.S. Opens at Glen View Club.
Noted members through the years have included U.S. Presidents, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding, Vice President Charles Gates Dawes, and renowned amateur golfer, Charles "Chick" Evans. Chick was joined in the World Golf Hall of Fame by Jock Hutchison, who served as Glen View Club's head professional for 35 years.


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The AAFP continues to press Congress for repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and enactment of measures to transition Medicare from a volume-based to a value-based system.
As part of its ongoing effort to repeal and replace the SGR, the AAFP has joined with other members of the broad-based National Coalition on Health Care in sending a letter(nchc.org) to congressional leaders that calls for "bipartisan action this year to permanently repeal the SGR and transition Medicare reimbursement toward a value-based system."
"Since the SGR's enactment, its ill-conceived approach to containing physician costs has repeatedly threatened to disrupt access to care," says the coalition's letter. "Today, there is a growing consensus that the seniors and disabled Americans who depend on Medicare should not have to face this threat again."
The letter comes only a few months after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said the cost of repealing the SGR now stands at $138 billion, a decrease of $107 billion from the previous CBO score. The revised CBO estimate has raised renewed hopes that Congress will repeal the SGR this year.
At the same time, the coalition, which represents physicians, other health care providers, consumers, businesses, workers, vulnerable populations and health plans, also is asking Congress to address underlying problems in the health care system. "Whether in Medicare or in the private market, health care costs continue to rise amidst serious and persistent problems in health care quality and access," says the coalition. "To meet these challenges, we must strengthen our capacity to improve health care even as we spend our health care dollars more wisely."
Both the public and private sectors have developed health care models that achieve the simultaneous goals of better care and lower costs, thereby providing a better way forward, says the coalition.
"When patients get the right care at the right time, when care is well-coordinated, and when physicians and other providers have the time to educate and engage their patients, we know that the best of American medicine actually becomes affordable," says the letter. But this type of progress will remain the exception and not the rule "as long as today's volume-based reimbursement remains dominant."
"Because of its unique role as the largest payer for health care, Medicare has a special responsibility to lead the transition to delivery and payment approaches focused on value, including but not limited to value- and quality-based payment, patient-centered medical homes and accountable care."
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Through a competitive process, Berry offers the Gate of Opportunity Scholarship to financially-eligible students who will work hard – in the classroom and out. "Gate Scholars" are fully engaged in Berry's Work Experience Program, gaining meaningful experiences while completing their four-year degrees. They live at Berry year-round all four years, working at a part-time rate while taking classes during the fall and springs semesters and at a full-time rate during the summers and other breaks. Over the course of four years, Gate Scholars will work 4,500 total hours.
In return for their work, Gate Scholars' costs of attending Berry are greatly reduced by the college and a donor, plus the program invests in their personal and professional development. Gate Scholars are directly partnered with their scholarship donors for a mentoring relationship, in addition to support and encouragement from work supervisors and program administrators.
The Gate of Opportunity Scholars Program seeks to make a Berry College education affordable to eligible students while intentionally engaging them in meaningful personal growth through academics, work experience, stewardship and professional development.
The Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Program was established in 2009, when a generous donor made the program possible and 11 students were selected as the first to receive the scholarship as incoming freshmen. We celebrated our first Gate Scholar graduates in spring 2012, when two of the original Gate Scholars completed their degrees and work requirements in just three years. The remaining "Charter Gate Scholars" graduated from Berry in spring 2013. The program has grown and will continue to grow in the years ahead. Currently, there are 80 Gate of Opportunity Scholars (representing freshmen through seniors) enrolled for the 2015-2016 academic year. Each year, the college will select at least 10 new freshman Gate Scholars to join the scholarship program.
Freshman Gate Scholars work 16 hours per week during academic weeks, while sophomore, junior and senior Gate Scholars work 20 hours per week during academic weeks. All Gate Scholars work at a full-time rate (40 hours per week) during most non-academic weeks during the rest of the year. Gate Scholars have time off for college holidays and typically during the two student breaks (Fall Break and Spring Break), plus they have vacation time to use each year if they manage their work hours well throughout the year.
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Why the NFL Is and Always Will Be Scandal-ProofJune 27, 2013
Ask an NFL fan which was the bigger news on Wednesday: that Aaron Hernandez was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder or that the New England Patriots cut him.
I'm not trying to be glib; that's a serious question. The NFL, despite a litany of arrests and growing off-field issues from its players every year, continues to trend upward when it comes to its growth and popularity in this country.
And despite being sued by a number of its own players for unsafe regulations that have ruined—or, as research is suggesting, in some extreme cases ended—former players' lives, the NFL continues to grow with every turn.
It's long been my contention that an NFL player could sustain a hit that would kill him right on the field, and fans—horrified as they may be in the moment—would still come back to watch. The NFL would still roll along, getting bigger and bigger.
There is no scandal the NFL can't handle.
The question of whether the NFL is scandal-proof arose after the news of Hernandez's arrest came down, with one of the bright young stars of the league's signature franchise being led out of his home in handcuffs.
How can the Patriots survive this? How can the league survive this?
Note the language wasn't "can they" but "how can they." There is no doubt the team and league will survive this situation—it's just a matter of how.
Frankly, that question seems simple to answer: Cut ties and move on.
The Patriots cut Hernandez and will find a way to win without him. That's how Bob Kraft, Bill Belichick and New England will survive this situation. By the time training camp begins, the Hernandez news will be little more than a preseason footnote, eventually overshadowed Rob Gronkowski's injury situation or Jake Ballard's ability to return to form.
There were nearly as many tweets about Tim Tebow moving to tight end on Wednesday as there were updates on Hernandez in court.
That's how the NFL survives too. The same way it always does. By reminding people that no player is bigger than the game—and that everyone is replaceable.
Repeating the past
The NFL has not only survived murder in the past—it's thrived. In the decade and a half since Rae Carruth was convicted of conspiring to murder the mother of his then-unborn child, the league has grown by leaps and bounds. Carruth was a first-round draft pick in 1997, but he is merely a footnote in the league's history, brought up whenever situations like the one Hernandez finds himself in come up.
In 2000, Ray Lewis was embroiled in scandal after agreeing to a plea deal with authorities surrounding the murder of two men in Atlanta. Lewis was named Super Bowl MVP the following year. A few years later, he provided an out-of-court settlement to the families of the victims.
Lewis never spent a day in jail, and with the crimes coming before current commissioner Roger Goodell's tenure, he never spent a game suspended either.
More than a decade after that, before his Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII in his final game, Lewis told Shannon Sharpe of CBS that "God doesn't make mistakes" with regard to the men who were murdered.
The Super Bowl, with Lewis the central focus of much of the coverage, was one of the highest-rated games in league history.
Throughout his career, the Ravens great became something of an agent of reclamation for fans who loved him—preaching about how God changed his life to those who cared to listen—and an easy target for wisecracks on Twitter for those who didn't.
Through it all, the NFL survived and thrived. (And yes, that is cherry-picking history. There are many more scandals we could name that the league has survived.)
The games must go on
Jovan Belcher murdered Kasandra Perkins, the mother of his child, on December 1, 2012, before driving to the Kansas City Chiefs facility and ending his own life.
There was shock and dismay around the league, but the games went on.
The Chiefs beat the Carolina Panthers the next day, in Kansas City, and the victory became part of the Belcher narrative. The opening paragraph of the story on NFL.com about the game reads, "Against the backdrop of an unthinkable tragedy, the Kansas City Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud Sunday—and perhaps the impetus to let the healing begin."
The day before a game, an active player murdered a woman and killed himself, and it became part of the NFL narrative for his team's victory.
Bob Costas, during the NFL on NBC telecast, went on a calculated rant about gun control that week, making national headlines with his comments during a game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles.
The game, by the way, was the second-highest rated show on television that week, losing only to the overrun of CBS's NFL coverage that spilled into prime time. In the wake of an NFL-related murder-suicide, the only thing that could beat football on TV was more football.
Sure, there was discussion about whether the Chiefs should have played their game that week, out of respect for Perkins and her family and given how the murder-suicide may have shaken the focus of members of the Chiefs team. (Personally, I felt at the time the game should have been played.)
There was never a thought that we would stop watching. And there is no chance, given the latest scandal with Hernandez, that anything will lead us to stop watching.
The NFL's crime culture
There have been 30 arrests in the NFL since the Super Bowl, and more than 35 since the turn of 2013, many of which include charges related to violent crimes or gun possession.
Studies have shown that NFL players have a tendency to get into more trouble in the offseason, so it's hard to take the 36 arrests in six months and simply double the number to estimate how many arrests will happen in 2013. The 36 arrests do not necessarily project an upward trend for this year.
According to a study by U-T San Diego, there were 45 NFL arrests in 2011, many of which were misdemeanors or situations for which charges were eventually dropped. In 2011, there were 48 arrests with a similar degree of severity. A large bulk of those arrests seem to come in the offseason, particularly in the summer, with nearly double digits coming each July.
This summer may just be getting started for the NFL's public relations damage-control squads.
With those numbers, there is a prevailing perception that the league has developed a gun culture, with many players owning licensed or unlicensed firearms. The number of arrests over the last few years has led some to conclude that the NFL has developed a crime culture as well, leading Goodell to unilaterally punish and suspend players who tarnish the league's multibillion-dollar brand.
The perception may not necessarily be fair, however, despite the headline-grabbing nature of some of the NFL's recent crimes.
(Note: The same day Hernandez was arrested on charges of first-degree murder, Cleveland Browns rookie Ausar Walcott was arrested in New Jersey on charges of attempted murder after he punched a man in the head outside a night club. Both players were released by their respective teams.)
According to a database set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there were 12,408,899 arrests in this country in 2011, more than half a million of which were for violent crimes. According to the United States Census information, there are roughly 235 million Americans over the age of 18, which means that if every person arrested was just hauled in just once, it would equate to five percent of the population being arrested in a year.
More likely, the percentage of Americans arrested is much lower, given the propensity for recidivism. If, for example, every person on the list accounted for three arrests, the rate of arrested adults in this country would be somewhere around two percent.
The number of arrests in the NFL is roughly two percent of the league's population.
If multiple-crime offenders are taken into account—wide receiver Titus Young was arrested three times in the same week in May—that number drops as well, meaning that the number of NFL players arrested in a given year is likely lower than the general population in America.
Of course, that doesn't mean the perception of a crime culture isn't a problem for the NFL, despite Goodell's penchant of suspending players who aren't even convicted of a crime.
The fans don't care
Arrest after arrest, year after year, the ratings continue to rise.
Going off the numbers, more and more people become interested in the NFL every season, which has clearly become the most popular professional league in the history of American sports.
At this point, nothing can take the NFL down—not even its own players.
Even a work stoppage between the league and its players didn't take the NFL down. The lockout two years ago threatened to take away part of the season, and there was a veritable party in the streets of every major city when the self-inflicted NFL crisis was averted.
Being scandal-proof does not mean the NFL is immune to scandals—it just means they are able to withstand them.
With how popular the NFL has become, anything can turn into a story and any story can become a scandal. This is a league where a player filmed a Super Bowl commercial with his mother before he was drafted and the rumors of its content became a nationwide discussion.
This is a league where a player in a contract dispute doing sit-ups in his driveway was once national news and where an old, broken-down quarterback throwing passes to high school kids in Mississippi can lead to dozens of reporters camping out on his lawn.
Yet with those relatively harmless social distractions comes the reality that, in extreme cases, lives can change, and careers can end. Hell, lives can end. Those are the types of distractions that can lead to an organization's downfall and a league's unraveling.
But not the NFL. Pardon the expression, but the NFL seems beyond scandal-proof. The NFL seems bulletproof.


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Chris Mooney | February 8, 2012
By Chris Mooney • Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 06:19
Conservatism is a political philosophy that is, at its most fundamental, about resisting change.
So perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that an outrageous and absurd line uttered about global warming in 2003—Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe's assertion that it is the "greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people"—has not, nearly a decade later, been discredited on the right. Instead, this idea has persisted.
Indeed, the "hoax" charge was recently reiterated by Rick Santorum—who uttered it in Colorado on Monday en route to his three state primary triumph yesterday.
This raises at least two points for me that bear addressing:
First: We need to acknowledge that denying science is very likely politically beneficial to Republicans today. Why? When Santorum denies climate science, he also defines an enemy: Environmentalists, those who are shutting down American industry and ingenuity based on ideologically driven junk science (or so the thinking goes).
We are learning that Republicans and conservatives, more than liberals and Democrats, are sensitive to fear and threat, and more attuned to the difference between themselves and out-groups. If environmentalists are successfully defined as a threatening out-group attacking American values, that is therefore an emotionally resonant political rallying cry.
Second: In using the word "hoax," Santorum is apparently endorsing the global warming conspiracy theory. What do I mean by that?
This is the idea (at least in some incarnations) that a shady international group of scientists, NGOs, and leftwingers (especially European ones) are out to hamstring economies to advance a red, or at least pink, agenda of global governance. To do this, they need a covert issue to scare everyone into the kinds of changes they demand—hence the bugaboo of global warming.
The conspiracy theory was actually fully articulated in the late Michael Crichton's controversial novel State of Fear. There, the environmentalists actually turn out to be, like, ninjas who aren't above violence and generating fake weather disasters to advance their goals.
Does Santorum really think these kinds of things? I don't know, because his logic is not fully articulated. But, in using the word "hoax," it is hard to imagine what else he might mean.
A hoax, after all, implies nothing if not a coordinated effort to make people believe something that is known not to be true. So there has to be a cabal, a conscious effort at deception. And if the issue is global warming, then the cabal itself has to be global—for so is the scientific community and the international community seeking action on the issue.
What such a hoax would actually entail boggles the mind—it could never be pulled off—but never mind. The point is that Santorum is now lending implicit credence to the idea.
If we had a reasonable national discourse, making the "hoax" charge about global warming would get Santorum labeled a conspiracy theorist.
As Santorum pulls states into his column, then…we can safely say that is not the sort of discourse we have.
Yeah.... Hoax.
One thing I find funny is how Americans think the world ends at their border. With something like Global Warming, its, well, global.
Now… ever sit a bunch of people down in the same field and see how they get along? Seriously, people don't get along. To think that thousands upon thousands of scientists would collaborate world wide (with different cultural backgrounds) and fake it all is just plain nuts. These guys would argue over who's lead author on a journal article.
Speaking of nuts.
US Military is in on it (they navy oceanographers are very involved in gathering the data being processed, so that must be fake). That's treason, we should destroy the US military.
CIA is in on it. Gotta get rid of them commie pinkos.
Oil Companies are in on it! Charles Koch faking scientific data. (Well I wouldn't put it past him…)
NASA? They provided America with one of humanity's greatest achievements. Must be a bunch of real crazy guys there.
Every single government on earth is contributing the data. So a mole must in every one faking billions of data points. NOTE: much of this data pre-dates climate change.
Martin Vermeer replied on Permalink
Oilman, you forgot
… Messrs Roy Spencer and John Christy, stewards of the UAH satellite temperature record – who surely wouldn't appreciate being among the accused, but whose dénouement of this conspiracy would mean instant fame, fun and profit :-)
PeterMizla replied on Permalink
Santorum joins the rest of
Santorum joins the rest of the far right in their Dialogue of denial.
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
actual conservatives do not live in a make-believe world of just-so stories. So stop saying that flat earthers and other climate change deniers are conservatives. They are just kooks.
"actual conservatives do not
"actual conservatives do not live in a make-believe world of just-so stories."
The bible belt are all Republican states arent they?
So stop saying that flat earthers and other climate change deniers are conservatives.
You are right in that world wide, many countries that are run by Conservative governments have a majority conservative voting public are in support of AGW realism. Its just countries that have large fossil fuel deposits who get funding from the fossil fuel & mining sector that have a dissproportionate representation of deniers. Most polls in these countries have progressives & conservatives at opposite ends of the polling.
It seems that in many cases, ones opposition to AGW is in direct proportion to how much funding your party attracts from corporations that will be affected by possible legislation or competition.
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
Party versus stance
A long time ago the Republican party were radicals. Now I'm not quite sure what the Republican party stands for — knownothingism maybe. There are still a few genuinely conservative Republicans; maybe only those in Maine.
Great conservatives include Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hold to something like that when labeling someone a conservative. Call the current crop fools, ikooks or just knownothings. To do otherwise elevates those ignoranti far beyond their abilities.
They are Kleptocrats not Republicans.
"mine Mine MINE!"
"Would you just shut up. You're rats with wings!"
Longer Chase Sequence….
[Side note: For anyone not familiar with Finding Nemo, the voice saying 'Mine' is the producer.]
Fire the scientists?
So if Santorum were to win, could he state on camera that he intends on shutting down all climate research & firing all realist climate scientists because it's all a hoax?
They are planning to in Canada.
So, while the Conservative governement is spending money faster than a drunken sailor, they are claiming they need to make cut backs.
My understanding is they intend to stop most environment research. The writing is on the wall… they started censoring scientific research as soon as they got into power.. This is just the next step.
Its hard for people to complain about anything if you don't monitor it.
"Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.
There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness."
Badgersouth replied on Permalink
The Pope has it right!
As a practicing Catholic, Rick Santorum should really start paying attention to the pronouncements about climate change being made by Pope Benedict XVI. For example,
Pope Benedict XVI appealed for the success of a UN climate change conference that is opening tomorrow in Durban, South Africa. Speaking to the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict expressed the hope that "all members of the international community might reach agreement on a responsible, credible response," to the phenomenon of climate change, which he described as "complex" and "disturbing".
Source: "Pope Benedict XVI on climate change: a credible response is needed," Vatcan Radio, Nov 27, 2011
Badgersouth replied on Permalink
Suggested reading
Given that Rick Santorum is a practicing Catholic, it would behoove him to read:
Confronting the Climate Crisis: Catholic Theological Perspectives, edited by Jame Schaefer. ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-791-6.
Can theologians respond meaningfully to the overwhelming scientific evidence that human activities are accelerating the temperature of Earth and adversely affecting people, other species, ecological systems, and the biosphere? Members of the Catholic Theological Society of America's Interest Group on Global Warming have dug deeply into the biblical to contemporary traditions, reflected systematically, and produced seventeen original essays that demonstrate fruitful ways in which to approach the climate crisis so that current and predicted effects may be mitigated. Framing these essays are an overview of basic scientific findings that compelled this group effort and statements by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Pope Benedict XVI.
"Confronting the Climate Crisis is a collection of exciting essays offering the best Catholic theological reflection on the pressing ethical issue of sustainability. The broad spectrum of perspectives in its pages – which includes creation theology, feminist criticism, and the teaching of Benedict XVI and the U.S. Catholic bishops – makes it an especially excellent classroom resource."
John E. Thiel, Professor of Religious Studies, Fairfield University President, Catholic Theological Society of America
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With the sleek tower of the Israeli defense ministry dominating the skyline outside her office window, Israeli-American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi wages a counter offensive on the military's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Breaking with mainstream Israelis who turned their backs on Gaza after the army pullout three years ago, the graduate of Yale Law School and an Orthodox Jewish elementary school argued in Israel's Supreme Court Thursday that Israel is still responsible for the well-being of Gaza's civilians.
As the head of Gisha, a legal group that lobbies for freedom of movement for Palestinians, Ms. Bashi is at the forefront of a small coalition of human rights groups pressing the government to ensure water, electricity, and medical supplies are restored for Gazans.
"Today we're fighting for their right to exist at the most basic level, and that is tragic," she says. "Because the long-term damage that we're doing in Gaza right now by destroying the infrastructure and traumatizing civilians ... is going to make it very difficult to build a better future in this region."
The Supreme Court appearance was part of a petition to force the government to allow fuel into Gaza so electricity plants can supply power for water pumps and to enable Palestinian technicians to fix downed power cables.
On Wednesday, the Israeli human rights coalition held a press conference to call for an international investigation into alleged war crimes by the Israeli army. In addition to pressure for a renewal of Gaza's water and electricity supply, the coalition called on the army to stop targeting civilian buildings and to allow civilians escape routes to flee battle zones.
When Israelis unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005, pulling out soldiers and uprooting settlements, there was a sigh of relief that their four-decade-long occupation of the enclave was over.
The contention that with the withdrawal Palestinians lost their casus belli to launch cross-border attacks into Israel is one of the main reasons why the onslaught against Hamas enjoys wide support in Israel. A poll published Thursday in the left-wing Haaretz newspaper found that 78 percent of the public believe the war is a success. So strong is the approval that a recent demonstration in favor of a cease-fire by Peace Now only drew about 1,000 people.
Experts cite eight years of Israeli malaise after the 2000 Camp David peace conference collapsed into the Palestinian uprising. "Some of the people in the peace camp lost hope in the Palestinians, and some left hope in the Israelis," says Akiva Eldar, a political commentator for Haaretz. "Some don't believe a two-state solution is practical and doable."
Despite the US-brokered agreement in 2005 that aspired to keep Gaza's borders open after the Israeli withdrawal, Israel has restricted traffic of people and goods, citing security considerations. Since Hamas overran Gaza in 2007, it has been all but sealed except for basic supplies.
Anticipating the difficulties moving in and out of Gaza following the withdrawal, Gisha has spent the past three years focusing on the cases of Gazan students with foreign scholarships being denied authorization from Israel to leave, as well as Palestinian families separated by the ban on movement between the West Bank and Gaza.
As Israel tightened supply restrictions, Gisha has also pushed Israel to allow more trucks and fuel shipments. The sanctions have decimated Gaza's economy, but haven't shaken Hamas's grip on power.
"There was a concern that if Israel left Gaza and closed the doors real tight we would have a problem. That's of course what happened," Bashi says. "Our goal is to get Israelis to stop targeting Palestinian civilians in Gaza under the guise of targeting Hamas. But it's very, very slow progress."
Victories have been rare. Though the legal and media pressure helped win a permit for a Palestinian student from Bethlehem to study at Hebrew University, Israel's Supreme Court rarely challenges the army in the West Bank or Gaza. In response to Gisha's petition this week, the state said the army's activities in Gaza are in keeping with international law and Israeli court rulings. The argument that Israel still is responsible for Gaza because it controls border crossings, its airspace and its sea space has outraged some Israelis.
"The issue of Israel being an occupying power is a Palestinian Liberation Organization claim," says Gerald Steinberg, a political science professor at Bar-Ilan University who heads a watch-dog group that criticizes left-wing organizations. "They misuse ... international legal rhetoric."
As peace efforts have faltered, activists have been left on shakier ground. Bashi, who was accused by a Supreme Court justice of siding with militants, says she empathizes with the Israeli mainstream. The restrictions she fights are imposed because Israelis fear Hamas and rocket attacks, she says. "What we're trying to do is to remind Israel of its deeply held values. Human rights and humanitarian considerations are a part of the national credo, but they are buried, and they need to be uncovered."


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Both left and right images are a four-in-hand knot. The one on the left is how I normally tie my tie. What's different, you might ask. Simple. With the knot on the left I started with the blade (apron) or wide end on my left. With the one on the right, I started with it on the right. The knot was formed in exactly the same place on the length of the tie but the one on the right is noticeably more asymmetrical. I'm one that likes my knots a little asymmetrical but the one on the right is a little too much.
It's not the tie itself. I've done this with several neckties over the years. Just for grins. So what is it? The bias? I honestly don't know.
I tried a similar experiment with a Half Windsor knot too:
Here's the deal – with the Half Windsor I start with the wide end on the right but the way I tie it the blade's last pass across the front is still from left to right. It's less noticeable with a Half Windsor knot but there is a bit more asymmetricity there. (Is that a word? Firefox doesn't think so.) In fact, from now on, if I decide to dimple a Half-Windsor instead of a Four-in-Hand, I will start with the blade on the left instead of the right.
There are two ways to tie a Half Windsor knot, according to totieatie.com: Method 1 and Method2. As I said, I use Method 1 but I used to begin with the wide end on my right. I am a bit left handed for some things and a bit right handed for others. Maybe that's why I've always switched up the beginning side for the blade depending on which knot I was tying. I can find no other name for Method 1 but Method 2 is the more conventional way of tying a Half Windsor. Brooks Brothers site says that's the way to tie it. Who am I to argue with them?
Anyways, a bonus Sunday post. This was my church getup today. Usually I just recycle my Sunday combination sometime during the week. I decided to try a Sunday post since I will not be knotted up for Memorial Day. My thoughts and prayers with those who have fallen, their families and friends, and those yet in harm's way.
I've read here and there that black and blue combinations are verboten. The the necktie said I could do it so I did. This is another older, fat tie from Jos Bank and has a nifty swirly, flowery vine subtly woven into the design.
I know I've mentioned the taper in the blade of ties before. I decided to do a little comparison today. Hence this picture:
Hopefully with that picture, it's clear what I mean by taper. The bottom tie is about 3/8″ wider than the one on top yet in the area where the each would be knotted, they are approximately the same width. The end result is that each knots very similarly but the top tie is a much more stylish, skinny. Or something.
I started out with strictly yellow flavored neckwear paired with blue gingham shirts. It wasn't long before I tried a gray and blue stripe, a red, patterned tie and finally a red, striped tie. From my beginning with gingham shirts I have liked them paired with a large paisley necktie. Today I finally paired one with a red, paisley one. The pocket square is also a red paisley but solid colored with the pattern woven into it. Makes me wonder how a similarly fashioned tie would work with this shirt.
Yup! One hundredth post. I know there aren't 100 different ties like my friend Brooke over on 100 days, 100 ties. In fact Brooke has surpassed the two century mark in that regard, if I'm not mistaken. Brooke and Will over on 100 Days of Ties got me going on doing a blog about my daily getups. I hadn't really thought about it before and it's been pretty fun. There must be some interest in the whole dressing up thingy because I get about 10 visits a day. I think that's pretty good since I'm not really trying very hard for that. Of course I don't have anything to compare it to.
Looking back, one of the things that sticks with me is how many different looks I can get with a handful of suits and another handful of sport coats and a bunch of different shirts and ties. Hell, even a white shirt can be made to look a lot different when paired with various suits and ties.
And speaking of a white dress shirt, given the pinstripe suit and semi-wild necktie I really couldn't talk myself into anything other than a white shirt. I really like the big, fat herringbone pattern on this Paul Fredrick tie. But I don't like the fat width and monstrous knot that comes with it. So be it.
This is what I have on right here and now. Yeah, I skipped tying one on yesterday. My work yesterday included some not so clean activities so I chose to protect my nicer clothes. I find it nice that I am not required to wear coat/suit and tie. I choose to do so. Why? Dunno. Prolly something in my childhood that I should blame on my parents or something. I enjoy it. If suit and tie were required I don't think I would enjoy it quite as much. That and I'd look like everyone else.
Today is actually a coat and tie day. Stripes and checks up top and solid, tan trousers below the bottom of the picture. The tie is another Hilfiger that I picked up the same day I nabbed the Stephen Colbert inspired blue/navy stripe.
This is Monday's getup. It's been a busy few days so my time budget had to be adjusted. And the fun stuff is what gets the axe first.
The necktie is a fairly old Robert Talbott Estate model. The Estate line of stuff is generally Talbott's top of the line. As far as ties go, the Estate resides just below the seven folds. I've sported a few seven fold pieces over the course of the blog so far. One Talbott, one Paul Fredrick, and one Charles Tyrwhitt. There's some lengthy discussions out on the net regarding seven folds and whether or not there really are seven folds and counting folds, etc. If you follow the link to the Tyrwhitt version, you will see that I counted six on that one. It's not a huge concern to me but I did find several of the discussions interesting at the time I read them many years ago.


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In employment law, they speak about a termination or firing as being the "capital punishment" of employment relations.
This may sound dramatic – unless you have been fired. And, truth be told, if you do not have a labor union, you are really up the creek if you are terminated.
I have a friend who is facing a possible termination. My friend spoke up about unprofessional conduct by a supervisor and, from that moment on, life has been hell.
Speaking up hurts
Prior to this incident, the performance evaluations my friend received were excellent. Subsequent to the incident, however, her work came under question, which then evolved into harassment. She went to the human resources department of their employer but they could or would not do anything.
She attempted to transfer to another department but each time the transfer was blocked, good reviews and interviews notwithstanding. My friend was finally put on a 60-day notice to improve…or else.
Sounds familiar? It probably does. Most of us have either been fired or know people who have been fired. Contrary to the assumptions that most of us make, there are no laws that protect you from an arbitrary or retaliatory firing except under very specific circumstances.
If you are fired for something that represents a breach of law, such as for race, gender, national origin, religion or handicap, you have a legal recourse. But in most situations, if your employer comes in one day and simply decides that they do not like you or that you are no longer needed, you can be fired.
Labor union needed
In fact, the law is clear that you can be fired for any reason or no reason, unless you have a labor union representing you.
Firings are indeed a form of capital punishment. Your world is turned upside down. If you live paycheck to paycheck, you know what it means if that paycheck stops.
Depending on whether you have any savings, you could, quite literally, be out in the cold (or the heat) with nowhere to go. On top of that, firings do something to your spirit. Even if you are completely certain that you did nothing to deserve the termination, over time you can start feeling isolated and start blaming yourself.
In today's economic climate a firing takes on even greater implications. One, it may take you longer to find a new job than it might have 10 years ago. Two, if you have health care insurance, it is probably tied directly to your job, meaning that the loss of the job can have catastrophic consequences.
And, three, our identities are often tied in with our jobs – how we see ourselves, our accomplishments, and unfortunately, our worth.
In many countries a termination can be challenged in a court where, should you win, you may either get your job back or you get a special severance.
Always challenge termination
In the US, that is generally not the case. A labor union is the only means for most workers to gain any sort of workplace justice. Through a grievance and arbitration process, the worker has a right to challenge an alleged injustice such as a wrongful firing.
Workers should not live in fear of being presumed guilty for an alleged infraction and then have to prove their innocence.
So, when someone says that unions are no longer needed, ask them to think about someone that they know, or know of, who has been wrongfully terminated.
Ask them if that person had a union and, if the answer is "no," what recourse did that person have? I can guess the answer.
Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a senior scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies, the immediate past president of TransAfrica Forum, and the author of two books on labor unions, "Solidarity Divided'' (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin) and "They're bankrupting us" – And twenty other myths about unions. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A conjunction is a word that joins other words, phrases (groups of words), or clauses (groups of words with a subject and verb). Co-ordinate conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank. There are two kinds: simple and correlative. Subordinate conjunctions join dependent clauses to independent clauses. I will refer to them simply as co-ordinate, correlative, and subordinate.
The co-ordinate conjunctions are the following: and, but, or, nor, for, and yet. (For and yet can only join clauses.)
The correlative conjunctions are always in pairs. They are either-or, neither-nor, both-and, not only-but also, and whether-or.
Some common subordinate conjunctions are after, although, as, as if, because, before, if, since, so that, than, unless, until, when, where, while.
The co-ordinate and correlative conjunctions should be memorized since they are common and few in number.
Instructions: Find the co-ordinate conjunctions which are joining words in the following sentences and the words that are joined.
1. Jeff and I mowed all the lawns.
2. Grandpa is a slow but strong person.
3. Our guest will be Jeanne or Barbara.
4. I did not like nor appreciate your actions.
5. You or I must do the dishes.
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1. and - joining Jeff/I
2. but - joining slow/strong
3. or - joining Jeanne/Barbara
4. nor - joining like/appreciate
5. or - joining You/I
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