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Concerned Citizen
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #25 on:
March 23, 2005, 11:18:26 PM »
March 23, 2005, 11:51:36 PM
nickshepDEM »
-Pro-choice durring the first trimester only. After that you lose your option to choose.
-Support individual prayer in school. Support some christian teachings in public schools.
-Support the public school system. Do not support vouchers
-Immigration: I support the placement of a division of the National Guard on the southern border. If you go through the system system and file the proper paperwork you will be rewarded with U.S. citzenship. If not, you will be sent back, immediatley.
-Gun-Control: Support some gun controll, but we are taking it to far. Responsible citizens should be able to bare arms without the gov't giving them a hard time and breathing down their neck.
-Crime: This country is too lenient on vicious criminals and too strict on people who commit petty crimes.
-Death Penatly: Support, but only w/ DNA evidence.
-Against Gay marriage, but I do support the idea of civil unions for the most part.
-Budget Hawk. I undestand that running a deficit can sometimes be beneficial, but I really hate the idea of the America having this huge debt.
-Support a progressive tax system. The middle class is overtaxed and the rich are undertaxed. Families First tax plan: fair,progressive,simple,responsible.
-Free Trade: Freed trade is OK, but there must be restrictions, which prevent American jobs from being shipped over sea's by the millions while the company responsible gets a tax cut for packing up and leaving.
-Support Social Security in its current form. Increase the cap or eliminate the cape entirely and lower the payroll tax.
-Health Care: I like the idea of a Universal Health Care system, but it does not seem financially feasible. Therefore, I support single-payer health care system.
Foreign Policy:
-Support more spending on the armed forces. Support the War on Terror. Id prefer that the War on Terror expand to more countries and more terrorist training grounds. But I would rather the WOT consist of strategic strikes on certain terrorist bases and training camps rather than invading the countries containing those bases and camps.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #26 on:
March 23, 2005, 11:26:55 PM »
Socially: Pro-life in virtually all cases, against euthenaisa, support the death penalty for the most heinous of crimes, against gay marriage but also against a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage such as the FMA, undecided on civil unions. Also against hate crimes legislation and affirmative action, oppose most FCC regulations on cable and other pay TV channels, in favor of some Internet censorship when it comes to K-12 public schools and libraries where computers are being used by children. Generally oppose prostitution and legalization of drugs but support gambling for the most part. Support the status quo for immigration. Support individual prayer in public schools and prayer before sporting and other major events. Support school vouchers and faith-based charities.
Economically: Proponent of the free market but there should be a small safety net for those who have fallen on hard times. Support free trade, welfare reform, tort reform, a slightly graduated income tax, and farm subsidies for small family farms. Against personal and corporate tax loopholes, corporate subsidies, and universal health care. Would like to see a more balanced budget and feel that Medicare and Medicaid spending are more pressing issues than Social Security (support privatization of SS).
Foreign policy: Supporter of the War on Terror, including Iraq and Afghanistan. Strong supporter of Israel.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #27 on:
March 23, 2005, 11:30:25 PM »
Quote from: nickshepDEM on March 23, 2005, 11:18:26 PM
-Support a progressive tax system. The middle class is overtaxed and the rich are undertaxed.
People who say this miss the point. An income tax is not a tax on the rich, but the people becoming rich.
The best way to get the rich to pay their fair share is to close loopholes and end tax shelters. A perfectly flat rate would be ideal, as this is the only system completely void of 'get-arounds.' But the top rate right now is 35%! Certainly that is high enough!
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That is not Social Security in its current form. That is a welfare program, equivalent to abolishing Social Security.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #28 on:
March 23, 2005, 11:35:50 PM »
March 23, 2005, 11:37:27 PM
nickshepDEM »
Quote from: A18 on March 23, 2005, 11:30:25 PM
-Support Social Security in its current form. Increase the cap or eliminate the cape entirely and lower the payroll tax.
That is not Social Security in its current form. That is a welfare program, equivalent to abolishing Social Security.
Your right. What I should have said is, I support increasing the cap or eliminating it as a way of "fixing" the current system.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #29 on:
March 24, 2005, 03:40:08 AM »
Liberal Views
- Pro-choice during the first trimester.
- Immigration: Suport increased legal immigration and amnesty for undocumented workers who have shown commitment to making a productive life in America.
- Gun control: Support mandatory waiting periods and background checks. Support provisions of Assault Weapons Ban of 1994-2004.
- FCC regulations: Support a return to pre-Michael Powell regulatory priorities. Do not agree with pandering to narrow special interests trying to control what people can see on television.
- Marijuana: Support legalization on a state-by-state basis, but under highly regulated and taxed conditions, with increased safeguards against marijuana dependency. Support limits on amount of marijuana that can be purchased.
- Gay marriage: Support civil unions on a state-by-state basis.
Mixed Views
- Support religion in school on a voluntary basis, but not required religious activity such as prayer or moments of silence. Support secular education on religious scripture and history as part of the school curriculum.
- Crime: We are too lenient on vicious criminals but too harsh on petty offenders. There are too many people in jail. Go to the root of the problem.
Conservative Views
- Fathers' Rights: Support the equal rights of fathers in all custody cases.
- School vouchers: Support. Support privatization of all public schools, subject to community approval in well- and average-performing districts.
- Multiculturalism: Believe in assimilation, not multiculturalism. Oppose bilingual education except as a last resort bridge to English-only education.
- Affirmative action: Oppose race-based affirmative action.
- Death penalty: Support, with DNA evidence. Try to rehabilitate all people, even those on death row.
- Causes of social problems: Believe 1960s liberalism led to undesirable breakdowns in social capital; the causes of high crime are mostly family breakdown and weakening of community culture.
Conservative Views
- Favor dismantling social security entirely, but favor the government stepping in to aid seniors who face an unexpected sudden loss of retirement savings.
- Support tort reform. Support cap of $750,000 for pain and suffering damages.
- Oppose farm subsidies. Support government action to prevent large corporations from going bankrupt, but otherwise oppose corporate welfare.
- Support free trade. Generally anti-union.
- Support suburban development. Oppose no-growth lobbies. Support state infrastructure spending.
Liberal Views:
- Budget deficits are not a problem. Debt is a structural thing shared by all industrialized countries, and always will be.
- Support a progressive tax system, top income tax rate of 44%. Support the estate tax. Oppose increasing regressive taxes such as sales taxes. Oppose cap on income considered for social security tax.
- Favor government-funded medicare vouchers for medical insurance for the poor. Every child should have health insurance.
Foreign Policy:
Realist. Share a philosophy of war with William T. Sherman, and for that very reason has a very high threshold for justifying a pre-emptive war. Still believe the reasons do not justify starting a war.
- Support spreading democracy by peaceful means, such as building up goodwill and cooperation with Arab peoples and the less oppressive governments.
- Support bilateral talks with North Korea, only because multilateral talks are clearly getting nowhere.
- Support coordinating with E.U. on Iran.
- Favor ending monetary grants to Israel.
- Realize that we must support some undemocratic regimes, such as Pakistan, because the alternative would be worse.
- Support debt relief, AIDS drug funding, and other economic assistance to LDC regions, especially in sub-saharan Africa.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #30 on:
March 25, 2005, 05:59:10 AM »
- Proud Pro-Life Democrat. Support abortion in cases of rape etc
- Against Prayer or Religious influences in state schools-
- Support school vouchers
-Immigration: Support a clamp down on illegal immigrants coming across the borders, reward those who apply through official channells
-Gun-Control: I respect that this is a touchy issue. In support of a ban on stupid guns that people have no need to have (eg assault rifles) - otherwise then I don't really care
-Crime: Support tougher penalties for major offences (rapes, assualts etc), and lighter penalties for things nobody cares about (minor Marijuana offences etc)
-Death Penatly: In favour, DNA evidence and automatic appeals are a must
- Against Gay Marriage, completely opposed to any kind of constitutional amendment though. Don't really have a problem with civil unions
- Anti-Deficit, and think that Bush's economic policies aren't the way to go
- Support asset-tested tax system. The poorer you are the more tax breaks you get, the richer the less
-Free Trade: Pro NAFTA, CAFTA etc, but outsourcing is a real problem
- Support at least partial privatisation of social security
- Anti-Affirmative Action: I don't by into it being reverse racism, but I think it doesn't help, and we should be looking at the roots of the problem
Foreign Policy:
-Support enlargement of the army, and extra military spending. If we need to deploy troops then the powell doctrine is the way to go
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #31 on:
March 25, 2005, 06:34:14 AM »
I'm somewhere between a warmongering libertarian and a free-love conservative. Chew on that one.
Social: Center-left. Far left on issues like prostitution and gambling; far-right on abortion, center-left on most other things.
Economic: Right to Far-right.
Foreign Policy: Center-Neocon.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #32 on:
March 25, 2005, 12:24:20 PM »
SOCIAL: somewhat of a libertarian with some Democratic ideas. All for gay marriage, gay adoption, gay rights. I believe the government has to do everything in its power to uphold free will on public property, because as much as I feel strongly about people expressing themselves and having the freedom to do what they want as long as they are not hurting anybody, I feel just as strongly for an owner of private property to do what they want in their homes, businesses, once again, as long as they are not hurting anybody. Very liberal when it comes to censorship, I think anything should be allowed on the air as long as parents and caregivers to children are given a heads up to what's there. Basically when it comes to that, I love the V-Chip, because any broadcaster can express their free speech and any parent can easily have anything they dont want in their homes blocked. My views on the rights of private property owners extend to hiring practices. I think affirmative action is beyond unconstitutional, the government has no right to tell a business who to hire. But, I'm a big union supporter because I also think it's the workers' right to have fair pay and enough to money to adjust to the growing economy. I'm liberal on abortion, as I see it as somehting the government can't control and whether or not to bring a life into the world is the parents' choice, not the government. Strong advocate to the ACLU, one of our country's best organizations. I'm all for 2nd Amendment rights barring the failure of a psychological test. Conseratives are right, people kill people, not guns, so we just have to keep guns away from people who kill people. As for everyone else, if you want to keep an AK47 in your home, fine by me. Just pass the tests. I believe the drining age should be lowered to 18, and marijuana legalized. Hard drugs should stay illegal, because they just simply alter your mind to the point you really have no control, unlike softer casual things (I dont even consider them drugs) like pot and alcohol. Voting age should be lowered to 16, because I think our younger citizens should have a voice. I'm 100% for a clean environment, as I see it as a right for the next generations to have a clean Earth to live on. No businesses' profits should come at the expense of our planet. On religion, I'm as liberal as you get. Of course, I support peoples' right to practice, but it should be completely out of the government, courts, and schools. Teaching faith as fact, imposing "God" onto atheists and agnostics, through the pledge and oaths, and justifying rules with religious doctrice are all imfringments on free will and thought in my eyes. Those who do this are trying to alter the soul and very person the vicitm is, and should be punished. If I had to some up my social views, you do whatever the hell you want, as long as you are not hurting anybody or anything, or putting someone in danger. I'm a freedom and rights liberal Democrat.
ECONOMIC: Basically, I'm all for workers' rights but there are few places where I think it should be up to the owners. I believe in high taxes on the wealthy, as they should give back to the system that got them where they are to help those who were, by no choice ming you, born into a less desirable situation. America is the land of oppurtunity no doubt, but many simply cannot help the situation they were born into, and its the responsibilty of the government to help them. Minimum wage should be reasonable to get by in our society. The governmentshould support unions, as they are the main defense against oppressive owners and big business bosses who use their position to exploit workers. Since working and making money is essential in a capitalist society, owners rights to should extend only to hiring and how they run their business. The workers have the rest of the power beyond that. They cannot be fired without good reason, and must always be treated fairly as long as the job is getting done. Basically on the economic side, I'm a populist with one or two libertarian leanings.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #33 on:
March 29, 2005, 12:01:16 AM »
Social Views- I consider myself a social moderate
Oppose abortion except to save the mother's life or incest. Overturn Roe v Wade and leave it to the states.
Oppose gay marriage and the Federal Marriage Amemdment. Believe it should be left to the states. Support DOMA to allow the states the freedom to define marriage how it sees fit. Personally support civil unions.
Oppose euthanasia on 14th Amendment grounds.
Support allowing states to set their own laws on marijuana use. Personally, I would just legalize all drugs as I believe that would drastically cut down on the crime rate.
Support the death penalty with DNA evidence. I agree with the other poster who said Scott Peterson shouldn't get it because his case is circumstantial. The Supreme Court was wrong to outlaw it to under 18 yr olds.
Oppose "3 strikes and you're out" legislation. Sentences should be handed down on a case by case basis. Some crimes and it should be 1 strike and you're fried.
We need to rewrite the Patriot Act, there are good elements to it, but other elements that give government a scary amount of power.
Oppose further gun control.
Oppose affirmative action. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Favor a set term for Supreme Court and lower court judges to rein in judicial activism. Say 8 years.
School prayer is a neutral. "As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in school." Support personal shows of faith but oppose organized prayer groups.
Support vouchers to make our schools more competitive.
Support the National Park System and allow limited use of wilderness areas such as drilling in ANWAR. Oppose the Kyoto Treaty.
Enforce laws on illegal immigration. Do not give illegals driver's licences or allow them in-state tuition. Have a guest worker program for jobs that are not filled to reduce the temptation for people to illegally cross. Say in no uncertain terms that there will never be amnesty.
Economic. Mostly Libertarian
Support in principle the effort to have private accounts in social security but wonder how it's going to be paid for. Support raising the retirement age to keep with the original intent of the program and eliminating the early retirement option. Would like the whole thing phased out but that is not practical at this time.
Oppose new prescription drug benefit to Medicare. Instead set up private Health Savings Acccounts to replace insurance. Insurance causes overuse of the system. Oppose gov't funded health care.
Would prefer a consumption tax, but only if a constitutional amendment was passed to eliminate the income tax. Since that's not going to happen institute a flat tax with a high personal deduction for progresivity. As compliance costs drop, billions will be released into the economy.
End corporate welfare. Wal Mart makes enough money, they don't need the taxpayers to fund new store construction. Same with major sports leagues
Allow private charities, including religous ones, to administer welfare programs as long as the money is going to help and not to preach.
Strongly oppose the mininum wage. It only destroys jobs.
Support NAFTA and exansion of the trade agreement as it will create more jobs in the long run by opening foreign markets to U.S. goods and keep prices down.
Combat outsourcing by eliminating the corporate income tax (very few corporations pay income tax anyway). Tax dividends at the flat rate.
End the embargo on Cuba. Treat Castro like we've been treating the Chinese and change will come.
Foreign Policy- Basically a hawk.
Strongly supports the wars in Afganastan and Iraq. Despite Iraq having no WMD, Saddam was a threat and was only waiting for us to turn our backs to restart it.
Strongly oppose the draft. Instead offer better pay and incentives to our troops. They deserve it!
Improve the VA system and help families of fallen soldiers. We need to take care of those who take care of us.
That's my view in a nutshell. think I got everything.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #34 on:
March 29, 2005, 12:23:09 AM »
Abortion: pro-choice. I want it legal in the first trimester. After that I don't care about much restrictions as long as its legal for health reasons, and oppose waiting periods, notifications, and all that other junk. I'm not against the idea of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act but don't like it being passed with this Congress, plus just look at the name.
Gay rights: I'm 100% in favor of all gay rights and gay marriage, atlhough I'd rather just get marriage out of the government altogether. Civil Unions for everyone.
Gun control: I basically have Howard Dean's position. I'm happy with the current laws.
Death penalty: Strongly opposed.
School prayer: I'm against any organized prayer, but think the ACLU often goes too far. If the students themselves want to make some sort of religious reference in something like say a graduation speech, that's fine. Just don't have prayers over the intercom in the morning or anything like that.
Affirmative Action: Should be class, not race based.
Patriot Act: Repeal the damn thing
3 Strikes Laws: Not a bad idea in theory, but they get implemented poorly. Need serious reform. A better solution would be just to increase penalties on violent and serious offenders instead.
Prostitution: Legalize and regulate strongly. Ban pimping.
Gambling: Completely legalize
Drugs: I'm for legalizing pot. Everything else probably not, but we should focus on rehabilitation rather than imprisonment.
Strip Clubs: You already know
I'm basically a socialist. 100% pro-union. I support wage caps. I like the negative income tax idea. I'm completely in favor of universal health care. I'm very protectionist.
Foreign Policy
Very dovish. Want to gut the hell out of the military. We spend way too much. I obviously opposed the Iraq invasion. I hate both the Israeli and Palestinean leaders and think an independent Palestinean state is the best solution. I strongly opposed any trade with China, and support lifting the Cuban embargo.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #35 on:
March 29, 2005, 12:38:16 AM »
Liberal views:
- Pro-choice for the first two trimesters, and to save the life of the woman
- FCC regulations, we need media to belong to organizations that actually report the news
- Marijuana:Legalize
- Gay marriage: legalize
- School vouchers: oppose
- Death penalty: oppose
Mixed views:
- Immigration: I'm against worker visas, H-1B visas. I'm sort of neutral on immigration itself
- Gun control: I'm mostly for gun control, but a bit undecided
Conservative views:
- Affirmative action: oppose
- Keynesian economics
- Tax hikes on the rich
- Fair trade not "free" trade
- Support guaranteeed welfare for anyone who will work if they can
- Oppose very large deficits like those we have now. Small deficits are ok.
- Oppose farm, corporate subsidies
Foreign policy
- General cut to a lot of wasteful military spending
- For fighting a war on terror, engaging Al Qaeda in Afganistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia
- Against wars for no good reason like Iraq
- We need to stop trying overthrowing random countries we don't like, for instance Venzeuela
- All together I'd be less militaristic but not more isolationist
- Working on providing permanent solutions to disease, hunger, poverty in poor countries. Help them become developed without massive environmental problems.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
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March 29, 2005, 01:21:50 AM »
Libertarian views:
- Oppose FCC; realize that's not realistic right now, but at least stop it from spreading
- Legalize drugs
- No prescription necessary to buy anything
- Fully support school vouchers
- Don't apply federal Bill of Rights to the states; just consolidates power in the federal judiciary
- Federal government primarily for defense and free trade among the states
- Oppose gun control; legalize machine guns
- Oppose affirmative action
- Replace death penalty with hard labor
- Support guest worker program
- Relax immigration restrictions
- Oppose flag burning amendment
- No need to take vague references to God out of public life ("In God We Trust," "Under God" in the pledge, etc.)
- Oppose abortion except to save life of the mother
- Oppose campaign finance reform (also libertarian, I guess)
- Oppose gay/incestuous/polygamous marriages
- Remove cap on all payroll taxes
- Cut Social Security and Medicare benefits for wealthy
- Abolish the 'normal' income tax, and use the payroll tax to replace it, at a flat rate of about 15 percent, with no cap
- Repeal sixteenth amendment (since payroll tax is not a direct tax, as it is paid only by the employer on behalf of the employee)
- Get rid of taxes on everything except wages (includes sales taxes, property taxes, double taxation of all sorts, etc.)
- Abolish a lot of federal departments (Agriculture, Education, etc.)
- Cap federal outlays at 20 percent of last year's GDP
- Increased defense spending (like we're doing now)
- Oppose large deficits, but not necessarily small ones like we have now. The real problem is too much government spending.
- Support states' rights (oppose Federal Marriage Amendment in its current form; oppose Controlled Substances Act both because of this and because I support drug legalization, plus it's unconstitutional; etc.)
Foreign Policy:
Conservative views:
- Support Bush Doctrine
- Support Operation Enduring Freedom
- Support Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Pull out of the UN
- Support free trade agreements
- Create a treaty making organization similar to NATO, only expanded
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #37 on:
March 29, 2005, 02:17:46 AM »
Quote from: ian on March 23, 2005, 01:49:26 PM
Just because I am interested in knowing y'all a bit better, I think a topic should be made descibing you all and your personal views on politics.
To put it simply, I oppose the evils of fascism and capitalism.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #38 on:
March 29, 2005, 10:05:30 PM »
Quote from: A18 on March 29, 2005, 01:21:50 AM
- Oppose large deficits, but not necessarily small ones like we have now. The real problem is too much government spending.
Small? $7,798,011,499,375.68 is not small!
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March 30, 2005, 12:44:36 AM »
That would be the national debt (i believe). A18 is referring to the annual shortcomings which aren't exactly small in and of themselves.
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March 30, 2005, 02:58:23 AM »
Social Issues:
pro-gun to the point where some people would say extreme. I don't think I should need a permit to carry a weapon, or neccessarily be law abiding. The only real gun control that is fair is self control in not pointing it at other people unless being threatened.
pro free speech- every kind of speech, I don't care if you don't like what I have to say, you don't need to listen to me. You have to realise, sometimes you're gonna get offended by thing people say. It should not be the government's say in whether or not your able to hear them
anti-affirmative action- favoritism to any group of people is unfair. Affirmative action is still racism (regardless if it's reversed).
pro prostitution- let the john worry about getting HIV/AIDS or herpes. it should be no concern of the state.
pro homosexual rights- if two consenting people (both male or both female) want to have sex or marry, who am I to say they should be stopped. Yes, the definition of marraige is between a man and a women, but I hardly see how gays marrying is going to bring a downfall or moral decay to society. It's still really really gross though.
pro drugs- let's face it after millions of dollars, thousands of lives ruined and massive property damage by the Federal government, the Drugs won the war on drugs. Someone else toking up has no affect on me same as someone drinking whiskey has no affect on me.
pro-life, and pro choice. I really wish more women would reconsider before abortion. I realise how incredibly annoying the religious right is on this issue. I want to make it clear I don't support this practice, but I don't want the federal government getting it's hands into legislating it.
anti-death penalty- I really am for this, and I think in many cases it is a just punishment, but I know there are many people who have been wrongly convicted and put to death, and I don't trust the state to spend my tax dollars wisely, so there's no way I trust the state with life or death matters.
Anti-socialized medicine. When the state takes over and dictates health policy for the nation, the poeple should only expect death and disease. Government monopoly in the health industry will cause many competitous industries who work hard to provide the best care go out of business. Many drugs already are forced to go through the FDA for a rigorous screening process lasting 5-10 years. By the time it's made legal someone who needed it could've died. Besides this will create longer waiting lines and let in hypocondriacs while emergency people suffer in line.
Economic Issues:
pro free market education: this is not the same as a voucher system where allowances are doled out by the state and you still must choose their schools. I think that schools should run like a business and in a capitalistic society a need is met where it is found. Rather than the government monopoly we currently have, schools should compete for academic excellence. Children graduate smarter because their not just being passed along and the standards of learning are not state controlled.
pro repealing the 16th Amendment. Scrap it. No progressive tax. No "fair" tax. No federal sales tax. None of that crap. Our government was relatively small before it was enacted and look how much it grew in the past 90 years. It's the politicians' royal road to your pocket book, and in a way, it's slavery. By that I mean you work so hard for yourself, but out of nowhere you owe the government your hard earned labor and wages from that labor. Forced working under someone like this, when it's not your own I think counts as slavery.
pro free trade-I think a lot of these embargos put on goods are done to control the economy and regulate the goods and services coming and going.
pro deregulation-I favor ending a lot of these stupid laws that do nothing but cost people money and waste time.
pro silver- I favor backing money with silver. It needs to be backed by something or else inflation will never stop and the US dollar will grow weaker and weaker. Silver is a good choice, it's a precious metal, that will be easily more liquid and better flow with the current economy than gold.
anti subsidies- I think liberals complain about big corporations way too much, when they should be complaining about big government that shows economic favoritism towards certain companies and not others.
anti social security- started when FDR decided people are too stupid to handle their own money, so we gotta step in there and take it from them, then return some of it for when they're older. I like the libertarian plan, but don't know all the details. Cut younger workers off from it. Middle age and baby boomers get about half of what they put into it back. Old people have their accounts transfered to variable annuities in private accounts for themselves. To finance this, the government sells much of the private land it owns (which is a good amount) to individuals.
Pro balanced budget amendment: For congress to balance their budget, they should've said enough is enough after Reagan ran a huge debt. I have no idea of what the long standing damage the W deficeit will be.
Foreign Policy:
Anti Iraq War: There was no reason to do it in the first place. I could go on and on about it, but I'll save room for others to.
Anti draft: The draft is slavery-it's forcing you to work for the government.
pro noninterventionism. After 9-11 was the only time in the last 50 years intervention was necessary. And it should've only been used to find binLaden. His action is still criminal and not war. Therefore I'm also against the Afghanistan war.
pro Mexico. Many people come here from Mexico legally, and the number is far greater than those who enter illegally. I think a lot of people come here legally because they can get welfare and not get a job. However those who do enter legally get harassed and get a bad reputation from the illegals.
anti U.N. The number one job of the UN was supposed to be to prevent war. Look at what a bad job that has done. It's now a world beuracracy hell bent on fixing social ills and feeding the hungy while Americans go hungry and American tax dollar go to the UN
Some understanding on my veiw points mostly libertarian, some of them modified...
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #41 on:
March 30, 2005, 02:54:29 PM »
Quote from: bullmoose88 on March 30, 2005, 12:44:36 AM
That would be the national debt (i believe). A18 is referring to the annual shortcomings which aren't exactly small in and of themselves.
Ah, yes.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #42 on:
March 30, 2005, 02:55:51 PM »
As a percentage of GDP, they are historically small.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #43 on:
March 31, 2005, 12:06:38 AM »
bump, for the agree w/ me BRTD thread
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
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June 19, 2005, 02:46:19 PM »
Social Issues
-Pro-Death penalty (age>17yrs., IQ>65, for murder, child molestation, treason, war crimes)
-Oppose homosexual marriage (civil unions & rights up to states)
-Affirmative action: Amend it, don't end it.
-Pro-choice, Pro-parental notification, and Pro-Laci's Law
-Legalized medicinal marijuana
-Pro-Hate Crimes Legislation
-Oppose funding of Religious Inst.
-Pro-2nd Amendment
-Against funding the arts
-Pro-Equal Work, Equal Pay
-For OTC RU-486 Emergency Contraception
-Pro-federal funding of stem cell research (from fertility clinics)
Defense Issues
-Gitmo: Amend it, don't end it. Establish a protocol that is set in stone, no exceptions or loopholes and document (audio, written, or otherwise) detainer-detainee interaction. Stop serving them fancy food, only beans and cheapest fruit possible (maybe let them grow their own if it saves us money).
-Iraq: We should have gone in with twice as many troops, better equipped, and with the reason we have now
-"Policing" the world: It's sometimes necessary, but don't beat around the bush as Bush does with the hand-cutting Saudi Kingdom.
-War on Terror: REAL energy independence (what happens when we run out of all of our oil, no matter how long into the future?); deep involvement in Israel-Palestinian relations; protect our borders (land and maritime); fund cities, not fly-over country (the terrorists ain't gonna bomb Wyoming, they look for economic and population centers); debt relief for Africa
-Armed Forces: We treat them like crap. They only deserve the best supplies and a good standard of living, not food stamps and lip service.
-Woman in the military: Of course.
Economic Issues
-Taxes: More progressive and simple tax code w/ brackets as follows:
$<27,000--No income taxes
27,001<$<39,000--16.5% (w/ Children--12.0%)
39,001<$<51,000--19.5% (w/ Children--15.0%)
51,001<$<63,000--22.5% (w/ Children--19.5%)
63,001<$<75,000--25.5% (w/ Children--22.5%)
75,001<$<99,000--28.5% (w/ Children--25.5%)
99001<$<123000--31.5% (w/ Children--30.0%)
123001<$<147000--34.5% (w/ Children--33.0%)
All you have to do is look at your bracket and if you have
children. NOTHING ELSE!
-Soc. Security: No private accts., Raise min. age by 1 or 2 yrs., Make more progressive if prob. still exists
-Budget: The only way there is, balanced. Modest entitlement cuts + Modest tax inc.
-Minimum wage: $6.75/hr (2005) + yearly inflation (min. wage automatically adjusts every yr.)
-Education: As tuition inc., fed. endowments to inst. decrease
-Vocational training (from high school on up)
-HS Graduation Requirements: Algebra 2 (or equivalent math course directly before Trigonometry) for college-bound students and thorough arithmetic training for vocational-bound students, as well as 2 lab science courses.
-Tort "Reform": No way in hell!
-Tax cuts for business that hire American citizens
-Incentives for hybrid vehicles, energy efficient materials
-Child health care (in households w/ incomes less than $75,000 and/or children with parent in armed forces)
-For availability of generic medicines and importation of medicines
-Insurance rates (all types) may not exceed 1.5 times the rate of inflation from the previous year
-No more corporate welfare.
-If an able-bodied/minded person refuses to work, they surrender their right to entitlements of any kind.
Election system:
-Congressional redistricting must be approved in a state by referendum
-Run-off election for each state if no Presidential candidate receives a majority of the popular vote in that state.
-Congressional and executive salaries may not exceed the rate of inflation.
-Make English the official language
-No f-ing way in hell should the govt. be funding Viagra or similar bedroom drugs...thanks Rep. leadership.
I think that's pretty comprehensive
Concerned Citizen
Posts: 9,069
Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #45 on:
July 27, 2005, 07:24:43 AM »
Social Issues
General philosophy:
Separation of church and state:
Very strongly support; remove "under God" from the pledge; end federal funding for "faith-based initiatives"
Freedom of speech:
Oppose banning flag burning, etc.
Right to an abortion:
Very strongly support throughout the pregnancy
Affirmative action:
Very strongly oppose
Gun rights:
Civil unions or gay marriage:
Support both, but the latter is preferable
Strongly support
Support legalization
Capital punishment:
Economic Issues
General philosophy:
Close to laissez-faire capitalism.
Employers and Employees:
Strongly support liberty of contract. If the employer wishes to fire the employee for no reason at all, the government should not interfere. If an employer does not wish to hire women, then the government should not interfere, etc., etc.
Highest tax bracket should be no more than 30-35%. The Alternative Minimum Tax should be abolished.
Cut government spending on wasteful programs, including some welfare programs, farm subsidies, foreign aid, and others.
Free trade:
Very strongly support. The consumer should not be sacrificed on the altar of protectionism.
Funding of the space program:
Strongly support.
Foreign policy
General philosophy:
Hawk; realist (as opposed to idealist)
Opposed, not on so-called "moral grounds," but on the grounds that it destabilizes the region and causes the U.S. to incur too much expenditure
The American military exists to protect American interests, not to topple dictatorships
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July 27, 2005, 07:32:19 AM »
Interesting positions, Emsworth. I suspect that we're closer on social issues than it would seem from comparing the positions posted here.
Concerned Citizen
Posts: 9,069
Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #47 on:
July 27, 2005, 07:34:13 AM »
Quote from: Secretary of Defense Ebowed on July 27, 2005, 07:32:19 AM
Interesting positions, Emsworth. I suspect that we're closer on social issues than it would seem from comparing the positions posted here.
Yes; we seem to differ on hot-button issues like abortion, but agree on other matters.
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
Reply #48 on:
July 27, 2005, 08:00:49 AM »
August 11, 2006, 06:29:44 PM
Speed Of Sound »
Social Issues
General philosophy:
Separation of church and state:
Very strongly support; remove "under God" from the pledge; end federal funding for "faith-based initiatives"
Freedom of speech:
As long you put no-one in direct physical danger i.e., yelling fire in a theater
Right to an abortion:
Very strongly support throughout the first two trimesters
Affirmative action:
Very strongly oppose
Gun rights:
Support an assault weapon ban, oppose a handgun ban
Civil unions or gay marriage:
Support both, but the latter is
more preferable
Strongly support
Support legalization
Capital punishment:
Economic Issues
General philosophy:
Employers and Employees:
Strongly support liberty of contract. If the employer wishes to fire the employee for no reason at all, the government should not interfere. If an employer does not wish to hire women, then the government should not interfere,etc., etc. but i support unions.
Income Tax: 35% or 40% then give the people Universial Healthcare and free public education. Otherwise the income tax should be very low. Every Other Tax: 'Power To The People' taxation. You dont like a plan? you dont pay for it. you pay for what you support, dont pay for it what you dont. The Senators gave themselves a pay raise? Not if you can help it!
Cut government spending on wasteful programs, including some welfare programs, farm subsidies, foreign aid, and others.
Free trade:
Very strongly oppose. Our un-employment rates are bad enough. Protectionism keeps the jobs here-at home.
Funding of the space program:
ONLY for a human trip to Mars. other than that, most (not all) of it is a waste of space. (no pun intended) Cut most spending to the space program
Foreign policy
General philosophy:
Strongly Opposed. It is morally wrong, we have no reason to be there, and then we complain like Hell when they fight back?!?No Blood For Oil!
The American military exists to protect American interests, not to topple dictatorships. I wish someday we could make it into a Dept. Of Peace, but right now there isnt enough trust among nations.
For Everyone to lazy to read this whole thing, here's a visual:
Social Issues
Foriegn Policy
Sorry about taking your list, Emsworth, just to lazy to make my own
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Re: Summary of political beliefs
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July 27, 2005, 10:04:43 AM »
Social Issues
General philosophy:
Separation of church and state:
Oppose... America was not meant to be a secular nation.
Freedom of speech:
Support. I have the right to speak bigotry if I must.
Right to an abortion:
Very strongly Oppose. Baby-killing is murder.
Affirmative action:
Very strongly support
Gun rights:
Support fully. Even though personally, I shunn firearms. I like swords, bows and arrows, daggers and knives better
Civil unions or gay marriage:
Strongly oppose. This should not even be an issue.
Strongly oppose. But only if the person is consenting.
Capital punishment:
Economic Issues
General philosophy:
An interesting mix of socialism and capitalism, leaning toward socialism. (capialism?Socitalism?
Employers and Employees:
Strongly support liberty of contract. If the employer wishes to fire the employee for no reason at all, the government should not interfere. If an employer does not wish to hire women, then the government should not interfere,etc., etc. but i support unions.
Income Tax: 5% or 4% then give the people Universial Healthcare and free public education. Otherwise the income tax should be very low.
Increase gov't spending on foreign aid.
Free trade:
Strongly support. This is doing wonders for me
Funding of the space program:
Foreign policy
General philosophy:
'Dove', isolationist
Strongly Opposed. It is morally wrong, we have no reason to be there, and then we complain like Hell when they fight back?!?No Blood For Oil!
Also. Leave Iran alone, and N. Korea is more of a nuisance than a threat.
Respect towards sovereignty = peace. Neutrality will keep us safe from danger.
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Effectiveness of Nucleoside Supplementation or Switch to Tenofovir in Reversing Fat Loss in HIV Infected Adults
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00119379
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 13, 2005
Results First Posted : May 12, 2017
Last Update Posted : June 7, 2017
- Study Details
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- Study Results
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
HIV lipoatrophy is a condition marked by fat loss; it occurs in many patients taking antiretroviral (ARV) therapy that includes nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Lipoatrophy may be related to mitochondrial toxicity, a condition that can damage the heart, nerves, muscles, kidneys, and liver, and can affect the body's ability to produce energy. NucleomaxX is a food supplement consisting of a sugar cane extract high in nucleosides, which are building blocks that may counteract the negative effects of NRTIs. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is an NRTI that may cause less lipoatrophy than other drugs in its class, such as zidovudine (ZDV) or stavudine (d4T). The purpose of this study is to determine whether nucleoside supplementation with NucleomaxX and substitution of TDF for ZDV or d4T in an ARV regimen can reverse fat loss caused by mitochondrial toxicity in HIV infected adults.
Study hypotheses: 1) The substitution of TDF for d4T or ZDV in patients with HIV lipoatrophy will result in an increase in mitochondrial DNA content in fat, skeletal muscle, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which in turn will lead to an improvement in mitochondrial function as assessed by electron transport chain (ETC) and oxidative phosphorylation pathway (OXPHOS) activity. The latter should lead to a decrease in fat apoptosis and in mitochondrial and lipid oxidative damage biomarkers. 2) Supplementation with uridine (via NucleomaxX) will increase mtDNA content in adipose tissue and increase body fat content.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Lipodystrophy Metabolic Diseases Nutrition Disorders
|Drug: NucleomaxX Drug: Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
|Phase 2
NRTIs are an important part of many ARV regimens used to treat HIV infected patients; however, the relationship between NRTI-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and lipoatrophy is still unclear and requires additional research. Additionally, the relationship between the gain in dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)-measured limb fat and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content, mitochondrial function, fat apoptosis, and oxidative damage will also be examined in this study.
Patients will participate in this study for 48 weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Group 1 patients will receive NucleomaxX every other day. Group 2 patients will substitute TDF for ZDV or d4T every day in their current stable NRTI-containing ARV regimen. NucleomaxX will be provided to Group 1 patients, but TDF or any other ARV will not be provided by this study.
There will be 10 study visits, which will occur at study entry and Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, and 48. Blood collection will occur at all visits. Additionally, urine collection, DEXA scans, and fat biopsies will be done at study entry and Weeks 24 and 48.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|50 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Reversibility of Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV Lipoatrophy
|Study Start Date :
|April 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2008
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 2008
Experimental: uridine supplementation
NucleomaxX 36 grams TID every other day
Drug: NucleomaxX
NucleomaxX 36 grams TID every other day
Other Name: uridine
Active Comparator: Switch to Tenofovir
Switch of AZT or d4T to Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
Drug: Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
Switch of thymidine nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors to Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
Other Name: TDF
- Change in Fat mtDNA Content [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]Subcutaneous abdominal fat mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
- Change in PBMC mtDNA [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), measured in copies/cell
- Change in Limb Fat [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]Change in limb fat as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorbtiometry (DEXA) scan
- Change in Trunk Fat [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]Change in trunk fat as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorbtiometry (DEXA) scan
- Change in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD) [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]Change in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorbtiometry (DEXA) scan
- Change in Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD) [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]Change in hip bone mineral density (BMD) as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorbtiometry (DEXA) scan
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of HIV lipoatrophy
- Receiving a stable stavudine- or zidovudine-containing ARV regimen
- HIV-1 RNA viral load less than 50 copies/ml
Exclusion Criteria:
- Coagulopathies or other bleeding disorders
- Diabetes requiring medication
- Creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/min
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00119379
|United States, Ohio
|University Hospitals of Cleveland
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
|Principal Investigator:
|Grace A. McComsey, MD
|Case Western Reserve University
Publications of Results:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Grace McComsey, Principal Investigator, Case Western Reserve University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01AI060484 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|July 13, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|May 12, 2017
|Last Update Posted:
|June 7, 2017
|Last Verified:
|May 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
treatment experienced
Metabolic Diseases
Nutrition Disorders
Skin Diseases, Metabolic
Skin Diseases
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
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GUEST EDITORIAL: Senate bill targets campus assaults
It's a familiar story on university campuses throughout the nation: A student reports that she or he has been sexually assaulted by another student, and school officials fail to respond with a timely, professional investigation that protects the rights of the accuser — and sometimes the rights of the accused as well.
If, as has been happening with increasing frequency, a victim speaks out or files a Title IX complaint, school administrators predictably defend their institution's inadequate performance, while vowing to combat sexual violence on campus.
Then comes another sexual assault, and the cycle repeats itself with another botched investigation and more professions of "zero tolerance."
A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., last week introduced legislation intended to stop this cycle and to curb the appallingly high number of sexual assaults on the nation's college campuses.
The Campus Safety and Accountability Act would require a uniform process for disciplinary proceedings, eliminating the practice at some schools of having athletic departments independently handle assault cases involving student athletes.
The legislation would require colleges to work closely with law enforcement agencies throughout investigations. Schools that fail to comply with this and other requirements in the bill could face penalties affecting 1 percent of their operating budgets and a $150,000 fine per violation.
The bill would require schools to conduct anonymous surveys of their students to learn more about the problem of assaults on campuses and to make public the results of those surveys — a move that should provide critically important information to parents and current and prospective students. Schools would be required to designate advocates who would make sure that victims are aware of all available options and to coordinate with local law enforcement on how such cases are handled. And schools would no longer be allowed to sanction students who reveal campus violations in "good faith."
The problem of sexual violence on campus is real and pervasive. An Obama administration task force recently reported that one in five female college students in the United States has been assaulted, and several weeks ago a Senate subcommittee survey revealed that 41 percent of 236 U.S. colleges surveyed had conducted no investigations of alleged assaults in the last five years.
It's heartening that the White House and Congress have finally realized that they need to pay more attention to the problem of campus sexual assault.
The Senate should approve the Campus Safety and Accountability Act, and the House should approve a similar bill sponsored by Reps. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Patrick Meehan, R-Pa.
– The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.


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Part 2
Here is part two of a partial, edited transcript of readers' questions to Debra Brock, R.N., clinician for Orange Regional Medical Center's Healthy Heart Program, along with Brock's answers, from a Feb. 12 online chat. To see the complete transcript, go to recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130212/NEWS/130219949.
Q. What is the most common presentation you see of someone having a heart attack when presenting to the emergency room?
A. Shortness of breath, sweating, chest pressure, nausea, jaw pain — these all can be symptoms of a heart attack. It could also be indigestion. However, it's important not to ignore these symptoms if they persist. Be sure to call 9-1-1 — they don't mind!
Q. How does atherosclerosis damage the cardiovascular system?
A. It's kind of like the water pump in your car. Too much pressure breaks down the rubber, and it eventually ruptures. Our circulatory system is a pump system that stretches just so far before damage is caused. Think of a rubber band. You stretch it — eventually, it has no more stretch. Atherosclerosis is hardening of the arteries; therefore, your vessels do not have the stretch they once had.
Q. Is caffeine bad for the heart?
A. Actually, it is an antioxidant. However, serving size is important. One cup a day equals 150 mg of caffeine. More than that can create a caffeine addiction.
Q. How does stress contribute to heart disease?
A. Learning to de-stress is important to prevent all diseases. Taking time out to do things you love and sharing them with others helps prevent heart disease.
Q. What's the link between smoking and heart disease?
A. For one thing, smoking decreases oxygenation to your body. Therefore, you are causing unwanted stress to your lungs and your circulatory system. It is documented that it affects our HDL, which is our good cholesterol that is increased by exercise, due to the aerobic affect. So, quitting smoking is important to maintain a healthy life, and the Orange County Department of Health has free smoking-cessation devices available to anyone who wants to quit.
Q. How common is heart disease among women?
A. Just as common as in men. It has increased throughout the years, because of the fact that women are in the work force. I would recommend the Framingham heart study; go to framinghamheartstudy.org — this study shows the increase of heart disease in women since the 1940s.
Q. What should I ask my doctor if I'm worried about my child's risk for heart disease? Do you recommend cardiac testing such as EKGs to screen for heart problems in youths participating in sports?
A. It's important for your child to have regular checkups with his/her doctor. It is important for ALL to know how to call 9-1-1 and use an AED (automated external defibrillator) in an emergency situation. So most high schools are beginning programs to teach children and staff to initiate these techniques.
Comment: The American Heart Association offers women information about risk factors at goredforwomen.org/home/know-your-risk.
Contact ORMC's Healthy Heart Program at 333-1509 or visit ormc.org.


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Charlie Hunnam -- Bails on 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie
Charlie Hunnam Bails on 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie
Breaking News
Sorry ladies ... Charlie Hunnam has just dropped out of the big screen adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey" -- and it's all because of his role on "Sons of Anarchy."
According to reports ... the decision was made because Hunnam wasn't able to "adequately prepare" for the role due to his "immersive" TV schedule.
Makes sense, since filming was supposed to begin on the movie later this month -- but just days ago Hunnam was talking up how seriously he had been taking the role ... so it's pretty surprising.
Ian Somerhalder, your move.
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Committed #2: The ROCK ProjectWednesday, Septembre 7, 2016
The author and Jimmy Chin flexing in Joshua Tree, 1996. Photograph: Courtesy Brady Robinson
As a climber growing up in the '80s and '90s, I was drawn to the dirtbag lifestyle. I sought adventures with friends, nights spent under the stars and meals enjoyed in the dirt in between climbs. Along with my buddy, fellow Minnesotan Jimmy Chin, I was overwhelmed by a strong passion and excitement for climbing. We didn't think about the future. We were completely focused on the present and whatever climbing objective we could dream up next. Freedom and possibility seemed nearly infinite. And in those days of youth, we took our national parks and the public lands for granted. They seemed as immutable as the rocks we climbed.
We looked up to heroes of generations past—Muir, Brower, Chouinard and so many others. They had crafted intense lives based in the outdoors, stripping away anything extraneous and embracing the rawness of experience and adventure. These experiences created a visceral connection to the land. And like our heroes, we came away from our trips with a sense of wonder and appreciation for the places we saw, places we often had largely to ourselves.
But times have changed. Gone are the days when Yosemite Valley and other iconic destinations were frequented by only a handful of core climbers. Now, according to the Outdoor Industry Association, over six million people in the US climbed rock or plastic at least once in last year. It's becoming clear that climbing and other forms of human powered outdoor recreation like mountain biking and backcountry skiing have moved from the fringe to the mainstream. And this influx has caused alarm, with some wondering if we are loving our wild places to death.
Several years ago The Nature Conservancy reported that the average age for new members was 62 years old, with only 8.5 percent of its members under the age of 45. These numbers translate to a youth that is disconnected from the traditional conservation movement. And this lack of engagement begs the question: Who will lead the next generation of conservation?
Climbers, that's who. And backcountry skiers, mountain bikers, hikers, paddlers—the enormous and ever-growing population of those who have ardent connections to the land through their outdoor pursuits. These young adventurers are the heirs of the conservation movement. The same passion that Jimmy and I stumbled upon as we explored the upper reaches of Yosemite is present in the minds of all who have a love for wild places. And, in my experience, this passion inspires an intense desire to protect these landscapes.
The author climbs at the Cookie Cliff, Yosemite, 1997. Photograph: Courtesy Brady Robinson
So, as our growing community learns to love the places we play, we must be sure that we don't destroy them in the process. As the Executive Director of the Access Fund, my staff and I work daily to keep climbing areas and their surrounding environments open and conserved. We recently partnered with Black Diamond to launch the ROCK Project, an innovative education program designed to meet the influx of climbers head on, giving our community the tools to minimize our impacts on climbing areas and conserve our treasured landscapes.
Preparing the next generation of climbers to be responsible outdoor users is critically important to the future of our sport and our public lands. Most climbers of the current generation had their first climbing experiences indoors. The dirtbag, stripped-down outdoor experiences that Jimmy and I and all of our friends had in the '90s might be foreign to many of today's climbers. So we have launched the ROCK Project to sustainably connect today's climbers to the outdoors. And hopefully, we will be helping to reenergize the conservation movement in the process.
In the coming months, we will take the ROCK Project on the road, engaging climbers in six cities across the country and lighting that spark that will create the next great generation of conservationists. As climbers within the greater outdoor recreation community, we have the passion, the drive and the authentic motivations necessary to protect our wild landscapes. But it won't happen on its own. We need the tools and the leadership to call us to action. And we need you. We hope you'll join us in this movement.
See you out there,
Brady Robinson


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|December 28, 2012, 12:50 AM
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"Activity improving collection"
I have read several places that a C&R can do some borderline selling things like buy 8 guns of a model, keep the best and resell/trade the others as long as it isn't for a profit that is taken out as earnings.
For instance(and don't nit pick the prices quoted as this is an example, not a plan), I buy a crate of 8 "hand select" Mosin-Nagants for $99.95 +shipping for a total of $840, keep the best one or maybe two if two are good, sell the other six(rusted, non-match, bad barrel, etc) for $125 each or $750. I put this $750 back into my "C&R Fund" that is kept separate from other monies for future purchases or go out and buy some other C&R guns, then I am fine.
Some have said I can only resell at cost or less for this type of activity. $840/8 = $105.
Is anyone doing this sort of selling/trading? Does anyone know of a case of someone having trouble for this type of behavior? Anyone have an ATFE clarification of this issue?
|December 28, 2012, 01:37 AM
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this is a gray area that I have also been quite curious about.
something about it does not seem to fit quite right however anyone is free to sell rifles from their own collection. on the other hand it would look very suspicious if you were ever audited by the ATF and out of the 75 guns you used your license to acquire only 22 were still in your collection that would be incredibly hard to justify allowing you to keep your license.
ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar.
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|December 28, 2012, 01:57 AM
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The regs mention specifically that you are not to buy and sell with livelihood or income replacement as a goal. I have sold many C&Rs but then again, me selling 10% of my collection would be me selling 100 guns
In the end, they could just take your license away, but for prosecution, they obviously need to have a strong enough case to assume they win. However, since its vague, they likely would have a tough time winning a case unless you were buying 50 model X rifles and selling 48 per year, which then is pretty obvious. The people that suggest you have to sell to break even aren't being realistic. The regs do not say its illegal to sell a gun for $250 that you paid $200 for, as long as you are bettering your collection. If you had employees or a store front, but a C&R, then you would get nailed because at that point, you are attempting to draw income, and thus making a business of the C&R. Its important to understand these distinctions, and to not use ignorant blanket statements.
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|December 28, 2012, 11:25 AM
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seems it would come down to intent and the money involved.
if your tax return showed that you had say $40,000 in income from a job, and you 'made' another $1000 buying and selling guns, then as a percentage, the 'gun income' is a very small percentage of your overall income.
but if your 'gun income' is a larger %, say 50%, and you did that for several years running (just one year you could argue that you were thinning things out), then your activity becomes harder to justify.
|December 28, 2012, 04:28 PM
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In general, the feds have been looking closely at C&R licensees who buy in quantity and sell many/most of their purchases to NON-licensees.
The C&R License was intended to allow real collectors to swap and trade with each other without going through dealers. It was not intended to alllow a "collector" to buy hundreds of guns to sell to the public, arming the deer hunters (or street gangs) in a 50 mile radius.
If collectors work within the spirit and intent of the law, things will be OK. But if too many of those rifles bought by the case turn up in the wrong hands, it could mean goodbye to the C&R designation.
|December 28, 2012, 11:31 PM
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|December 29, 2012, 04:53 PM
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There is no mention of "PRICE" in the required information for your bound book. Nor are you required to give or keep paper receipts (beyond the entry in your book) for firearms you transfer in or out of your collection. So how are they going to know if you did or did not make a profit on the sale of any particular firearm?
|December 29, 2012, 05:08 PM
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it's not a matter of profit it's a matter of you supplying large numbers of firearms to others without the proper licensing to do so. if a large number of the guns that you acquired with your C&R license are no longer in your possession then that means that they are out on the streets and even though they are not very likely to be used in a crime that still creates a large number of unaccounted for guns.
ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar.
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|December 29, 2012, 05:40 PM
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While some areas of these regs are vague, I don't think your example, is...
You would be buying those rifles with the INTENT of re-selling them for a profit, from the git go...that makes you a dealer, not a collector. IOW, you had no intent of keeping the rifles, from day one you purchased them.
Can't do that with an 03, I don't see any ambiguity there and believe it would be illegal.
Call BATF and ask 'em....
|December 29, 2012, 09:00 PM
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It seems to me that if a 03 FFL holder buys, say, a case of rifles with the INTENT of picking the best to keep and selling the rest, he is a dealer, not a collector. He doesn't need to INTEND to sell some specific rifle or rifles, he buys with the INTENT of selling, which is the definition of being in business.
In case it has escaped notice, the antis have been pushing for years to end the C&R category and the C&R license, claiming that 03 FFL holders do not keep proper books, do not perform NICS checks, and are a major source of crime guns. While I know of no evidence to back the latter claim, if they make it often enough (like the "gun show loophole") Congress will believe it.
Basically, if collectors lose the 03 license, it will be due to those greedy and irresponsible people who want to sell guns and make money without getting the proper license and going in business right.
|December 30, 2012, 01:57 AM
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So, I had $150 tied up into two guns that I could have better spent on something else, or maybe only $50 as the mid condition one made a good shooter. Not to mention room in the safe which is a greater concern for rifles.
When I had my license before I bought about one decent $400+ gun a year and 3-4 of whatever happened to flood the country that year. On the more expensive guns this wasn't a concern b/c I was usually buying a specific rifle I handled or at least saw photos of before purchasing. The 3-4 that were cheap I had little to no idea what I would get. Buying a few makes sense from a collection standpoint if I don't get stuck with the ones that don't meet the condition I don't like.
When I get my license the first thing I buy will probably be an M95. I won't buy just one though. I will likely buy 3-4. Hopefully one or two will be the condition I want from a collection standpoint(at least for this rifle at this point). What do I do with the others? I am looking into re-chambering one in a common caliber so I have one I can take to the range and let people shoot, but what to do if one or two are left? Of course, if all four show up in great condition, I would throw them all in the back of the safe. If I buy one at a time my cost will go up about 25%. More when dealing with handguns.
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|December 30, 2012, 02:04 AM
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There's no problem (IMHO) if you sell them to another collector or to a dealer.
I have a couple of guns in my collection that I could be persuaded to sell if a friend wanted or needed one. But I didn't buy them for that purpose. Truth be told, the whole concept of *selling* a gun is foreign to me.
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|December 30, 2012, 02:15 AM
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Yes, the rules may seem vague. And some people may well get by with doing exactly as is suggested.
I'm just the kind of guy who, if I tried it, the government would decide to make an example of. I'm way too old to go to jail.
I'll just continue operating to the letter of the law, and avoid any risk, myself.
|December 30, 2012, 06:17 PM
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Found the clarification (at least, as clear as they make it).
Comes down to whether or not ATF decides whether you fit the definition of "engaged in the business"...
Buy one crate, sell all but one of the best, once....probably OK...
Do this a few times a year, probably not...as that would constitute "repetitive".
|December 30, 2012, 08:26 PM
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BATFE is deliberately vague on what constitutes doing business. Is buying 5 guns and selling 4 OK? Is buying 10,000 guns and selling 9,999 OK? The difference is, after all, only a matter of numbers. And if you sell those 9,999 to people who want to avoid filling out a 4473 and going through the NICS check, are you an innocent collector "improving" your collection or an unlicensed dealer?
|December 30, 2012, 10:01 PM
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If you're buying a crate of rifles with the intent to keep a couple or three and sell the rest, that is not in keeping with the FFL03 requirements. You are dealing in firearms and that is not legal.
If you're buying a crate of rifles, they all become part of your collection. If you later decide to keep three and put the rest aside to trade or perhaps sell to others over time, in order to acquire other C&R collectibles, that's fine. Buy one crate and get rid of the excess over a year or two, that's alright. Buy a crate each month and rent a table at the shows all year around, you are violating the FFL03 requirements.
|December 31, 2012, 11:21 AM
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|December 31, 2012, 02:12 PM
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And you do have to include on your 1040 any income you have for sales (no matter to whom) or capital gains you have from sale of guns you kept over a period of time. (Remember, ATF was once part of IRS and income tax evasion is one way to get illegal gun dealers.)
So, if you bought Colt SAA #1 for $2.50 when it was milsurp junk and just sold it for a million, Uncle Sam wants his share of that long term capital gain.
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In this July project, we will gather what we have learned to build an IoT controlled fan using a Raspberry Pi and some simple circuitry.
The Design
The IoT Fan takes advantage of the Python library to produce PWM signals on GPIO pins and while utilizing the Adafruit IO library. An Adafruit IO dashboard has a slider control for deciding the fan speed between 0% and 100%. Upon a value change message via MQTT, the Raspberry Pi then adjust the output of the PWM signal to match the message from Adafruit IO.
The Circuit
The fan used in this project is one typically found on desktop PCs. It operates at 12V, needing a driver circuit. Raspberry Pi GPIO's have an output voltage of 3.3V, but even if the Raspberry Pi could output 12V, a driver would still be needed. Most microprocessors and microcontrollers can only output a few mA on an I/O pin, whereas the fan needs excess of 100mA.
The MOSFET shown in this circuit is the IRF830 which can be switched on with a voltage of 5V. For applications where larger currents are needed, a higher voltage is more appropriate as this ensures that the MOSFET is fully conducting. Therefore, a BJT transistor is also used, driven by the Raspberry Pi. When the Pi outputs a 1 on its GPIO pin the BJT turns on and pulls down the gate of the MOSFET. The BJT in this circuit acts like a NOT gate. It's important to keep in mind that the fan will be inverting, hence turning on the GPIO will turn the fan off!
The Raspberry Pi Code
The code run on the Raspberry Pi is written in Python and uses the RPi.GPIO and Adafruit IO library. The first few lines of code import the needed libraries, including time, the GPIO, and Adafruit_IO. The next line creates an Adafruit IO object that requires an AIO Key - this would be your own key - and then GPIO14 is configured as an output. Next, a PWM object is created and attached to GPIO14, which is set to use a frequency of 200Hz.
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import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
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# Put your AIO client key here
aio = Client("ff90f47949f149979f38c9001499a131")
# Configure GPIO14 as an output
GPIO.setup(14, GPIO.OUT)
# Create a PWM object
pwmOut = GPIO.PWM(14, 200)
With the pins and libraries configured, two variables are declared: oldSpeed and fanSpeedStr. oldSpeed is an integer variable that stores the previous speed setting and the purpose of this is to indicate if a speed change is needed. The variable fanSpeedStr is a string that is used to receive the Adafruit IO feed "fanSpeed." Values from Adafruit feeds are strings and not integers, so they need to be converted into an integer if an integer is needed.
# Variable used to hold the previous recorded number
# fanSpeedStr is needed as values from Adafruit_IO are strings
oldSpeed = 0
fanSpeedStr = ""
The main loop starts by receiving the current value of the feed called "fanSpeed" and storing this value into the variable "fanSpeedStr". From there, the string is then converted into an integer and stored into the variable "fanSpeed". This value is then compared to the previous speed and if there is a discrepancy, then the fan speed is adjusted. Note that the duty cycle is set to 100 – fanSpeed because our driver is inverting by nature. Therefore, a duty cycle of 90 would correspond to a duty cycle of 10 on the fan.
# Main program loop
# Fan speed is 0 - 100
fanSpeedStr = aio.receive("fanSpeed").value
fanSpeed = int(fanSpeedStr)
# If there is a speed change, make the change
# Also remember that the output is inverted so do 100 - speed instead ;)
if(fanSpeed != oldSpeed):
oldSpeed = fanSpeed
pwmOut.ChangeDutyCycle(100 - fanSpeed)
# Prevent the system
Adafruit IO Dashboard
The Adafruit IO dashboard has a single slider that is used to select the duty cycle of the fan. This slider is linked to a feed called "fanSpeed" and the minimum/maximum values of the feed are 0 and 100 respectively. While the dashboard can be made public, values of sliders and buttons cannot be changed.
Future Improvement
This project can be taken much further in a number of ways. Firstly, a pair of Arduinos with 433MHz transceivers can be integrated with one connecting to the Raspberry Pi and the other connected to a thermistor remotely. The remote Arduino could be made to transmit the current temperature to the other Arduino, which could then send this reading to the Raspberry Pi. The value of the temperature could be mapped to a linear scale such that the hotter it gets the faster the fan spins. This data could also be transmitted to Adafruit IO with graphs plotting the temperature and fan speed over time.


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