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Anger as drinking gang roams estate
Residents of College Avenue in Mountmellick are said to be angry and frustrated as gangs continue to hold drunken loud parties on their streets, despite some of them being arrested in recent weeks. .
A noisy street session on Friday night October 17, involved more than 20 people, and continued on even after Gardaí arrested and removed four of the drinker in the early hours.
One resident who did not wish to be named, welcomed the arrests but called for continued Garda attention to stamp out reported drinking sessions, drug dealing, street fights and intimidation of residents.
"Young children are being woken up, it never stops. Some of these drinkers are underage, I wonder where are their parents.
"I am angry and frustrated that it's allowed to happen every other weekend, but it was satisfying to see some of them arrested," the resident said, claiming that a street fight also broke out on Halloween night .
The resident welcomed extra garda presence.
"I was delighted to see Gardaí out in force, but I wish they would do that every weekend.
"It would stop them, even if they were released the next morning. There is no point just emptying cans,"
The session was the worst in six months claimed the resident, beginning at 6pm.
"They were walking through the estate with cases and cases of beer towards the bridge, playing music at full blast," the witness said.
A pair of Gardaí first arrived around midnight, searching pickets and confiscating drink.
An hour later two squad cars returned and arrested and removed four drinkers.
However the disturbances continued late into the night.
"Even at four in the morning they were still walking up and down, carrying stereos on their shoulders blasting out music. Some of them were so drunk they weren't even able to stand up," the resident said.
College Avenue, built less than a decade ago off Patrick Street, is used as a walkway to the secluded parish land of Smiths field, historically a venue for anti social activity.
A playground built there at a cost of quarter a million euros was removed three years later, after repeated vandalism.


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a cascade of beautiful opens ! wow !ReplyDelete
(in fact i was waiting for your post and suddenly it pops up )
Never fear anyone but yourself.. ;) Lovely Soumya.. :)ReplyDelete
thats lovely! having a fearless mind is the first step towards achieving something in life!ReplyDelete
nice :)
I could almost feel this one with all my heart! Beautiful :)ReplyDelete
I like this scheme used by you i.e. repeating the third line in the first of the next stanza. I believe I have mentioned it previously as well :pReplyDelete
Anyways nice one.
"Don't fear anyone
Everyone is still learning"
Best lines for me :)
Voicing out what you truly feel can be very liberating and like all worthy things needs a lot of courage.ReplyDelete
Sometimes, I'd rather listen and soak up what others have to say :-)ReplyDelete
Aah lovely write up. Been having the same thoughts lately. Been silent for too long :)ReplyDelete
Soumz...this is like you have written it to me :)ReplyDelete
Good one Soumya ! You are the master of Haiku now!ReplyDelete
wah...liked how you played with words here..I echo your thoughts.ReplyDelete
an inspiring one :) !ReplyDelete
wonderful haiku set! loved the smooth flow of though from one haiku to another :)ReplyDelete
"Don't fear anyoneReplyDelete
Everyone is still learning
Give it a good shot
beautiful lines...:) Convey the meaning so strongly.. really loved it..:)
A lovely cascading haiku imploring one to open up and share with the world.ReplyDelete
First time at your space. Life of this Leo definitely needs a Open reading!ReplyDelete
Like the rhythm of your poem.
Good one. This would open up so many hearts.ReplyDelete
A very nice cascading haiku.. with a message...ReplyDelete
Well done :)
That's quite an 'open' chain of thoughts there, Soumya. I'm not tired of telling you that I love your Haiku Loop :)ReplyDelete
"Everyone is learning". Beautiful.ReplyDelete


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The gaucho musician brings his acclaimed repertoire for the first time to the Palau on October 22nd, in a concert that mixes influences from rhythms such as the bossa nova, the milonga or the chamamé.
Maestros de la Guitarra has always kept its eyes on big names in music. And for years, the name of the Brazilian guitar virtuoso Yamandú Costa was constantly heard from the mouth of the festival's programmers.
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When he was in Brazil, in 2013, Paco de Lucía had to book one night in the southern city of Porto Alegre to listen closely to one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists of all time.
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An American tourist took a tour of an ancient English castle. "How did you enjoy it?" asked the guide at the end. "It was great," the girl replied, "but I was afraid I'd see a ghost in some of those dark passageways." The guide replied, "Not to worry. I've never seen a ghost the whole time I've been here." "How long is that?" the tourist asked. "Oh, about 300 years!"Published in The Tribune on August 23rd, 2014.
All of which goes to show that things are not always as they seem. I suppose this is nowhere more true than when it comes to establishing life's priorities. Most of us are driven to get fortune, fame, power or pleasure – or some combination thereof.
The results of a student survey taken recently at Duke's School of Business affirm this observation. Students were asked what they want out of life. Sociologists Willimon and Naylor report: "With few exceptions, they wanted three things – money, power and things.... Their mandate to the faculty was, 'Teach me how to be a moneymaking machine.'"
This would, of course, be a great philosophy if this life were all there is. But if it's not, that would explain Jesus' comment in Luke 9:25: "For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?"
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What is eternal life? Jesus answers one way in John 17:3, "And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." In other words, to have all the things in the world and not have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ would make life a complete waste.
C. S. Lewis said it this way: "Indeed, if we consider the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us.... We are far too easily pleased."
We're like the little girl Dr. Stan Morris told about. She saw a pearl necklace one day and wanted it badly. There was no money for it, but she worked at chores around the neighborhood until she could buy them. She wore them everywhere except when taking a bath. In water they turned her skin green since they were not real. But otherwise, she wore them constantly.
One evening her father appeared bedroom doorway and asked, "Jamie, would you give me your pearls." The little girl loved her daddy, but she began to cry and answered, "Oh, Daddy, I would give you anything else that you asked, but please don't ask me for my pearls. Please let me keep them." And so she did.
The scene played out again a couple of nights later with the same result. A week later, Dad came again and asked, "Jamie, would you give me your pearls?" Jamie had been thinking about this for days, and this time she answered with tears in her eyes, "Daddy, I love my pearls, but I love you more. Here are my pearls." And she took them off and gave them to Dad as she hugged his neck.
With that, Dad reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small package. "Unwrap it," he said to Jamie. She couldn't believe what she found. Real pearls. Dad had replaced the fake ones for the real That's just what the Lord wants to do for anyone who will exchange "now" reality for "eternal" reality.
Unfortunately, most of us are too easily pleased and settle for the fake.
Dave McNeff is pastor of the First Congregational Church of Eaton/Ault (www.eatoncc.org)
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The femoral artery is a large vessel that provides oxygenated blood to lower extremity structures and in part to the anterior abdominal wall. The common femoral artery arises as a continuation of the external iliac artery after it passes under the inguinal ligament. The femoral artery, vein, and nerve all exist in the anterior region of the thigh known as the femoral triangle, just inferior to the inguinal ligament. Within the femoral triangle, the anatomical relationship from medial to lateral is femoral vein, common femoral artery, and femoral nerve. The artery and vein are both contained within the femoral sheath while the nerve is not.[1] The common femoral artery gives off the deep femoral branch and continues as the superficial femoral artery. The superficial femoral artery continues distally to the level of the adductor hiatus where it terminates as the popliteal artery. The deep femoral artery terminates as perforating arteries in the thigh.[2]
The femoral artery is clinically significant because it is a frequent site of peripheral arterial disease complications as well as an access point for many endovascular procedures.
The common femoral artery forms as a continuation of the external iliac artery below the level of the inguinal ligament. It is found just medial to the midpoint of the inguinal ligament in the inguinal crease region. The two bony landmarks useful for identifying the inguinal ligament are the anterior superior iliac spine and pubic symphysis. The average common femoral artery is approximately 4 cm in length and lies just anterior to the femoral head. Its length and diameter are quite variable depending on characteristics such as height, weight, sex and ethnicity[3]. Branches arising from the common femoral artery include superficial epigastric artery, superficial circumflex artery, and external pudendal artery.[4]
Distal to these smaller branches, the common femoral artery bifurcates into the deep femoral (or profunda femoris) and superficial femoral artery.[5]
The superficial femoral artery plays a crucial role in delivering oxygenated blood to the entire lower leg. Before entering the adductor canal, it gives off the descending genicular artery that supplies part of the knee.[6] As the superficial femoral artery traverses the adductor canal, it gives off minor branches to the muscles of the thigh. Once it emerges from the adductor hiatus, its name changes to the popliteal artery which provides oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the knee compartment. The femoral vein courses posterior to the femoral artery through the adductor canal.
The deep femoral artery gives rise to medial and lateral circumflex arteries that supply the femur and hip region before it dives deep into the thigh compartment and terminates as perforating deep tissue branches.[7]
At the 6-mm stage, the dorsal root of the umbilical artery gives rise to the axial artery which provides several branches to the embryologic foot. A distinct femoral artery entering the leg is present at the 14-mm stage with communications to the axial and sciatic artery. The sciatic artery regresses around 22 mm, and the femoral artery is the sole supplier of blood to the lower limb. The vasculature establishes its adult pattern by the 8-week of embryologic development. Nerves supplying the lower limb develop from the medial and dorsal cord to supply the ventral and dorsal muscles, respectively.[8]
The deep veins of the leg are typically named in accordance with the artery and drain the musculature. The superficial veins are responsible for draining the cutaneous circulation. All of the superficial veins eventually drain into the saphenous system which communicates with the common femoral vein. The femoral vein courses posterior to the femoral artery through the adductor canal.[9]
The deep inguinal node of Cloquet mediates the lymphatic drainage of the penis, clitoris and fatty connective tissue in the inguinal region. The primary lymphatic chain that drains the lower extremities and groin is the most medially located structure within the femoral triangle.[9]
The ventral rami of L2, L3, and L4 give rise to the femoral nerve which then descends inferiorly and passes posterior to the inguinal ligament. In the femoral triangle, the femoral nerve is located lateral to the femoral artery and exterior to the femoral sheath.[10] The femoral nerve delivers motor innervation to the anterior muscles of the thigh (quadriceps, sartorius, iliacus, and pectineus). It also supplies cutaneous sensation to the anterior thigh and anteromedial aspect of the leg.[6] The surgeon must exercise care to avoid injuring the femoral nerve while performing femoral artery percutaneous procedures.[8]
After branching off of the deep femoral artery, the medial circumflex artery runs along the posterior side of the femur and supplies blood to the thigh adductors (longus, magnus, and brevis), gracilis, pectineus as well as the femoral head and neck.[5] The lateral circumflex courses laterally and supplies oxygenated blood to the major knee extensor group including vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and rectus femoris. Vastus medialis is supplied in part by both the superficial femoral artery and deep femoral artery. The perforating arteries of the deep femoral artery supply the four hamstring muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, short and long head of biceps. After exiting the adductor canal, the superficial femoral artery continues distally as the popliteal artery which serves the entire calf and foot with oxygen-rich blood.[10]
Although many benign variants of the femoral artery exist, there are some that are considered to be rare and potentially dangerous to the patient. The origins of smaller arteries off of the femoral artery can be highly variable. Less common abnormalities include a duplicated or absent deep femoral artery, lateral and medial circumflex arteries most originating from the common or superficial femoral artery instead of the deep femoral. The clinical significance of this variant is that the common femoral artery may appear to trifurcate instead of bifurcate.[5] The precise level of the common femoral artery bifurcation may vary from person to person and often does not align with the inguinal crease. Ultrasound examination is routinely used for safe and effective vascular access.[1] Another potential abnormality of the femoral artery is the presence of a persistent sciatic artery. It occurs when the embryonic vessel fails to regress and thus remains the dominant feeding vessel to the lower extremity. Serious limb ischemia complications may arise due to higher rates of an aneurysm and thromboembolic complications in this unusual variant.[11] Finally, an even more unusual variant is the presence of duplicate superficial femoral arteries and knowledge of this plays a vital role in preprocedural planning.[12]
The region of the anterior thigh that lies just inferior to the inguinal ligament is termed the femoral triangle. Within the femoral triangle, there is a discrete organization, and thorough understanding of these anatomical relationships are necessary to avoid inadvertent injury to the femoral artery, vein, and nerve during procedures such as hernia repairs and nerve blocks.
During percutaneous vascular access procedures, the common femoral artery is often desirable as an access point because it is suitable for large-diameter catheters and sheaths to be placed which allows for a wide variety of endovascular procedures. It is essential to access the common femoral artery just superior to the bifurcation of the superficial and deep branches to reduce complications. Although the inguinal crease is frequently used as an initial landmark, ultrasound guidance is more precise when determining the relevant anatomy, specifically the common femoral artery bifurcation and inferior epigastric artery. Arteriotomy site should be between the bifurcation and the inferior epigastric artery. Fluoroscopy is also useful to identify the femoral head which is often an anatomical landmark for accessing the common femoral artery.[2][13]
Endovascular intervention is common in patients with clinically significant peripheral arterial disease. The atherosclerotic burden most afflicts the superficial femoral artery, common femoral artery and/or the popliteal artery. Patients with heavily calcified arteries exhibiting clinical signs and symptoms may require endovascular angioplasty (ballooning) with or without stenting to improve distal blood flow. If an artery is unable to be repaired endovascularly, vascular surgical consult may be necessary for an arterial bypass procedure.[12]
In individuals with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) the most common sites of involvement are the superficial femoral artery and the common femoral artery. Symptoms that indicate femoral artery disease may include claudication in the thighs and calves, cold, discolored extremities, poor wound healing below the lesion, change in sensation, and in end-stage disease, gangrene or necrosis of the digits. Chronic health conditions that increase a patient's risk of PAD include age, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary atherosclerotic disease, vasculitis, sedentary lifestyle, and smoking. It is worth noting that the absence of these risk factors does not preclude a patient from having PAD.[10]
In instances where the common and superficial femoral arteries are chronically occluded, extensive collaterals may be present between the deep femoral artery, and thus distal blood flow is more robust than expected.[14] Prior to any percutaneous endovascular intervention, a comprehensive clinical evaluation including palpating pulses, visual evaluation of the extremity, Doppler ultrasound, ankle-brachial indices, and patient symptoms should take place. If warranted, a CT-angiogram (CTA) of the lower extremities may be performed to better evaluate the extent of atherosclerotic disease and assist in further management.[10]
The course of the common femoral artery over the femoral head is important because it acts as a hard surface to which manual pressure can be effectively applied. Accessing more superiorly or inferiorly can make hemostasis difficult to achieve and lead to greater complications. Complications of femoral artery access include hematomas, pseudoaneurysms, injury to the femoral nerve, retroperitoneal hemorrhage, arteriovenous fistulas, and distal embolization of plaque. Hematomas and hemorrhage may occur with inadequate thrombosis of the arteriotomy and present in the groin or flank.[3] The level of the inferior epigastric artery is generally accepted as the superior boundary of potential arteriotomy sites. More superior than this puts the patient at high risk of bleeding into the retroperitoneal space. Alternatively, arteriotomies of the superficial femoral artery are at increased risk of avoidable complications.[15][16] Checking for complications post-procedurally and educating the patient about concerning signs for which they should seek immediate medical attention is of utmost importance.
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Conversation Analysis (CA) is the study of interaction using a fine grained analysis of spoken conversations. The researcher moves between detailed examination of individual cases (specific segments of transcriptions) and a general view of a set of related cases. By collecting multiple cases the researcher can get context independence. Audio recordings are important in CA because there is a great deal of attention to not just to the words that are spoken, but also to their timing and intonation.
CA is about actions and practices. Practices are distinctive, turn-based and notable for the consequences that they have. The way that prior turns talk is understood is key to CA. This is known as next-turn-proof-procedure. Establishing patterns of behavior is important, but deviant cases, where a pattern is broken are extremely important because they provide insight into the normative structures that the participants are engaged with.
Generally speaking CA draws on regularities and co-occurrences in talk. Some examples of these regularities outlined by Paltridge (2012) are:
- opening conversations: how conversations are initiated or started
- closing conversations: how conversations end
- turn taking: the ways in which participants signal the end of their turn
- adjacency pairs: regularities in two successive speakers that form expected sequences of behavior
- stage of conversation: examining the way different adjacency pairs can behave at different points in the conversation
- preference organization: examining the ways in which adjacency pairs can be examined using the preferred and dispreferred response
- feedback: how speakers show that they are listening and understanding with their words
- repair: how speakers correct themselves or others in their speech
- discourse markers: items in spoken discourse which act as signposts of discourse coherence: oh, now y'know
The focus on the spoken interaction, and the transcript is not to make a philosophical claim about the world–it is simply a method for analysis. It is an argument for evidence based analysis.
Often CA starts as undirected research, or immersion in data, where the analyst notices interesting outcomes in the text, and tries to identify what conversation practices are involved. Or it may be that the analyst notices features of the talking, that invite them to take a closer look at what outcomes they might be associated with. This initial noticing can lead to identifying the same pattern in other text. Data collection can take a while–years in some cases. An analytical unit (turn, sequence, etc) can be part of multiple collections of related collections.
In another reading this week Sidnell & Stivers (2012) uses an analysis of the use of Oh to show how it used not to indiciated surprise, but a transition from unknowing to knowing. While I understand that Sidnell is introducing CA and how it is performed, I seemed to miss the connection between the detailed understanding of Oh and a research question. How does mapping the terrain (to use Sidnell's metaphor) of the use of Oh in this particular discourse help answer a research question? Or is it meant to simply be descriptive of a particular phenomenon? What is the community of practice that is being understood here?
Schegloff, Jefferson, & Sacks (1977) ties the idea of self and other from sociology to turn-taking systems, or conversation. They are making the point that self-correction is a preferred form of correction than other-correction, and want to understand how that preference is deployed in conversation. I almost wrote why it is used, but I'm not sure at the outset if that is in fact their goal. Why seems like more of a psychological question.
I kind of like the way they start out by stating their base assumptions about self-correction in plain language. It adds clarity. They are intentionally scoping the idea of repair to include the already established notion of correction. So it will include situations where there isn't necessarily an error that is being replaced. They use examples to illustrate this, which is very helpful.
It struck me while doing the readings this week that the transcription notation in CA offers greater detail but also has the effect of making the cases really stand out from the regular text of the article.
Repair initiation and repair outcome are useful tools for looking at the repair sequence. They basically show that the preference for self-correction can be explained by looking at how repair initiation operates to give the self an opportunity to correct rather than doing the correction themselves.
The number of examples in Schegloff et al. (1977), and the categories that they were taken to represent was a bit mind numbing and difficult to keep in my head at one time. I felt like a diagram would have been useful. Perhaps this complexity is because he was carving out a new area of research, and the options for publishing diagrams at the time may have been limited?
Wilkinson & Weatherall (2011) take a deep dive into a particular type of repair that Schegloff et al. (1977) cataloged: insertion repair. They look at 500 examples of insertion repair, to see how it is used to intensify or specify talk. It's interesting to note that the study drew on multiple datasets of spoken English from England, the United States and New Zealand.
Insertion repair can be used to differentiate between possible referents, which is either explicitly stated or inferred. If there isn't another referent involved, then the insertion is being used to clarify the type of referent it is. Their choices of examples are easier for me to understand, even with all the detail they offer. Also I like how they show how observation of insertion is used, for example in this segment:
01 DR: Cause I mean they even: (0.8) they've got 02 street gangs rou:nd in Cuba Ma:ll no:w. 03 IV: Ye:s. 04 DR: for [ cry] in' out lou[:d. ] 05 IV: [(◦Mm◦)] [Yea]:h. 06 DV: It's- (0.5) (pretty) ◦ba:[d.◦] 07 IV: [O:h] it's getting ba:d. 08 It's really- They ['ve gotta do something.] 09 DR: [ I mean you can't even ] wa:lk 10 (0.2) thr(h)ough Cuba Ma:ll now [huh]= 11 IV: [No:] 12 DR: =all those people ma:n. 13 (.) 14 IV: Yea:h. 15 DR: They steal your bloody sh: Doc Mar:tens shoe:s 16 an:[:::wh::]whatever you've got o:n it's- 17 IV: [ Ri:ght. ] 18 IV: Mmm. 19 (0.5) 20 DR: pretty ba:d but [- ] 21 IV: [Ri]:ght. 22 (0.8) 23 DR: They won't be stea(h)ling the co(h)rolla 24 anyw(hh)ay s(h)o: huh [huh huh] huh huh 25 IV: [ Yea:h. ]
The authors connect the dots between the insertion of a type of shoes (Doc Martens) and the subsequent use of the Toyota Corolla to draw attention the way in which brands are used to qualify the type of thieving that's going on. Examples like this get me to see how CA could actually be useful when trying to analyze, understand and contextualize a particular type of speech, scenario or environment. It takes it out of the realm of exploring the universe of language, which is interesting, but also feels like a bit of a navel-gaze. The analysis needs to be put to use in some way: having a paper that just finds some new feature of language use doesn't in itself seem that interesting to me. Although I grant that it is interesting to other people.
For my own research I think CA could be a useful tool. I recently conducted 30 interviews with archivists of web content to see how they decide ascribe value to content and enact appraisal in web archives. I have audio recordings and transcripts of these interviews, and have spent some time coding the transcripts and my own field notes from the interviews. I can see that CA could be a useful way to identify patterns in the conversations, that could possibly help me uncover some buried meanings, or insights into what is going on. For example I could examine the way that collection development policies were talked about.
Even though these interviews were unstructured ethnographic interviews they aren't really natural conversations about appraisal. I worry that my participation in all of them as the interviewer would really distort the analysis. But perhaps that could be accounted for. Also, I have 30 hours of transcriptions, which is a lot of material to sift through. How can I narrow down to individual cases in that content? I have definitely been immersed in the data to do coding, but I haven't examined them from a conversational perspective. I guess this is something that makes it appealing, to triangulate on the interviews using a different method, to see what I can learn from them.
Paltridge, B. (2012). Discourse analysis: An introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Schegloff, E. A., Jefferson, G., & Sacks, H. (1977). The preference for self-correction in the organization of repair in conversation. Language, 361–382.
Sidnell, J., & Stivers, T. (2012). The handbook of conversation analysis. John Wiley
& Sons.
Wilkinson, S., & Weatherall, A. (2011). Insertion repair. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 44(1), 65–91.


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About Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho is one of the more visible Asian-American women of her time. Although probably best remembered for her short-running sitcom All-American Girl, Korean-American comedian Cho has come a long way since then. Cho is a living example of what can happen to you when you become a poster child for someone else's idea of political correctness. Having survived a media blitz, her startling career charts her professional (in fits and starts) as well as personal growth. In her self-produced off-Broadway show I'm the One That I Want (and autobiographical book by the same name) Margaret Cho tells all -- and doesn't leave out the gory parts. From her rise to fame to the network's shame (telling a thin girl to get thinner to play herself on television) and how she overcame a lifetime of culture-driven self-hatred manifested in the form of bad boyfriends and career moves, drug and alcohol abuse, and a chronic eating disorder, Cho lays it on the line -- humorously, of course. This time, with Cho given (a gift to herself) full creative control, instead of being panned by the critics, she won New York Magazine's Performance of the Year, with a series of other accolades to follow.
The Notorious C.H.O. (as she refers to herself in the title of her second show) received a GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Award honoring her specifically, as "an entertainment pioneer who has made a significant difference promoting equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or identity." For addressing the concerns of women and women's changing roles, Cho was granted the distinguished Gracie Allen Award. She was also featured on Remarkable Journey, a show highlighting the accomplishments of women of color. Although she spent a few years out of the (critical) public eye, Cho "redeemed her good name" by speaking candidly about her nightmare with network television on shows like NPR's Fresh Air and Comedy Central's Politically Incorrect -- a far cry from the more mainstream Bob Hope-type circuit that jump-started her earlier career. Like a phoenix, the Notorious C.H.O. has risen to much fanfare and to the delight of a huge non-network television-watching following.
Margaret Cho was born in San Francisco, after her parents moved there from Seoul. She grew up on Haight Street in the '70s and got kicked out of high school before being accepted to McAteer High School for the Performing Arts. At age 16 she started performing comedy in a club called the Rose and Thistle, which was above her parents' bookstore. There she won a comedy contest. First prize: opening act for Jerry Seinfeld. She has toured the country extensively, been nominated for Campus Comedian of the Year, and in 1994 she won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian. Cho has also contributed writing and acting to several movies. In August 2002, Cho issued The Notorious C.H.O., a double-disc set capturing the last night of her 2001 North American comedy tour at Carnegie Hall. A film of the same name followed in late September. Two years later, Cho once again captured her sold-out Revolution tour on both CD and DVD. Revolution went on to be nominated for a Grammy for best comedy album of the year. Assassin, which was filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., was released in October 2005. Cho Dependent, her first long-player devoted to music, arrived in 2010. The album featured guest appearances from Tegan and Sara, Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, and others. Cho returned to comedy in 2012 with the release of Cho Dependent: Live in Concert, which earned the comedian a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. ~ Sandy Lawson
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A major service outage afflicted users of the popular, addictive BlackBerry smart phones across the United States and Canada on Monday.
Officials with AT&T and Verizon Wirelesssaid BlackBerry maker Research In Motion told them customers of all wireless carriers were affected.
It was not immediately clear how many of the 12 million worldwide BlackBerry subscribers had problems, as some users reported being able to access their service normally Monday afternoon.
But Garth Turner, a member of the Canadian Parliament, said during a caucus meeting that the incident -- the second widespread disruption in 10 months -- was having a big impact.
"Everyone's in crisis because they're all picking away at their BlackBerrys and nothing's happening," Turner said. "It's almost like cutting the phone cables or a total collapse in telegraph lines a century ago. It just isolates people in a way that's quite phenomenal."
Bell Canada spokesman Jason Laszlo said the majority of its BlackBerry customers were affected.
"There's really no estimated time of repair," Laszlo said.
The BlackBerry service, which lets users check e-mail and access other data services on their handheld devices, has become a lifeline for many business executives and is increasingly popular among consumers with models like the BlackBerry Pearl.
In a statement, RIM said a "data service interruption" was resulting in "intermittent service delays for BlackBerry subscribers in North America." The company said voice and text messaging services were not affected.
A technical support recording for Canadian wireless provider Rogers Communications said subscribers could have difficulties sending and receiving messages, activating accounts and using other services like Internet browsing.
The company was "working with our vendor to resolve this issue," the recording said.
There was no word on what caused the outage or when service would be restored.
Major disruptions have been rare but often provoke an angry backlash against Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM because of its typically lengthy silences about the cause and because it eventually gives only cryptic, jargon-laden explanations.
When the BlackBerry service suffered a major outage last April, the company remained silent about the cause for two days.
The latest outage enraged some BlackBerry customers who were also hit by the network failure last year.
Stuart Gold, a customer who says he gets 1,000 e-mails a day as director of field marketing for Web analytics company Omniture, worked on his laptop most of Monday after his BlackBerry went on the blink.
Although Gold said he thought last year's outage gave him a needed break from work, Monday's frayed his last nerve.
"I cannot believe this happened again," he said as he got off a plane. "I'm on the road 300 days a year. My entire life is in my BlackBerry -- my family life, my professional life, my emotional life, everything. ... They're not allowed to do this to me."
Gold, 49, said he plans to ask his company to buy him a second smart phone from a rival as a backup. BlackBerry competitors include Palm Inc.'s Treo.
In a statement, AT&T spokesman Fletcher Cook said the company first learned about the problem from RIM about 3:30 p.m. EST.
"This is not an issue with AT&T's wireless network," Cook said. "Customers could experience difficulties using their BlackBerry devices. RIM has not given us an estimated time of when this problem would be fixed."
RIM has deals with scores of wireless carriers to offer the BlackBerry service around the world.


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In the idyllic hill country of Sri Lanka, a young girl grows up with her loving family; but even in the midst of this paradise, terror lurks in the shadows. When tragedy strikes, she and her mother must seek safety by immigrating to America. There the girl reinvents herself as an American teenager to survive, with the help of her cousin; but even as she assimilates and thrives, the secrets and scars of her past follow her into adulthood. In this new country of freedom, everything she has built begins to crumble around her, and her hold on reality becomes more and more tenuous. When the past and the present collide, she sees only one terrible choice.
From Nayomi Munaweera, the award-winning author of Island of a Thousand Mirrors, comes the confession of a woman, driven by the demons of her past to commit a single and possibly unforgivable crime.
I don't know f I have ever had a harder review to write, as to say much about What Lies Between Us is to be super spoiler-y. And as you all know, I am a spoiler free zone. Here is what I can say. Holy crapsticks was the writing amazing. Full of incredible depth and emotion I was riveted. Our narrator begins the tale as a girl living an idyllic life as the only beloved daughter in a well to do family in Sri Lanka. As she tells us of her life and friends you really get to know and care for her. Then, a series of things (I know super vague) happen and she moves to America with family. As she tries to find her identity in a new country she learns and prospers. As she grows we feel with her and understand her motivations. Then crazy things and stuff happens and oh lord I was not prepared.
As I previously stated Nayomi Munaweera can write. Emotional and gripping What Lies Between Us was superbly crafted. The world Munaweera created was vivid and intriguing. The pacing was fine, some parts seemed to drag on a bit too long and some other things seemed glossed over, but the whole worked. The plot was intriguing with a few super powerful points tempered with the banal everyday. The characters were well thought out and, while a few were weaker, our narrator made up for any shortcomings. I had one issue with the very last paragraph as it seemed unnecessary, and I enjoyed the intrigue of not knowing. Sometimes every piece does not have to be wrapped up to be complete.
What Lies Between Us is one of those books I will remember. Even though a few points were a little lacking to me, the powerful writing eclipsed it. Munaweera is a writer capable of injecting pure emotion in her words and I really connected with her tale.
Favorite lines – But there is something else. There was a war, just not the one they are thinking of. In the shadow of that greater war, there was another smaller one. It was enacted within my body and between my bones. It took the small, delicate creation that I was, smashed it with a hammer, and set it upside down. All my pieces fell in the wrong order. I was separated from myself, and empty, echoing spaces were opened in me for a far darker inhabitant. No one knew, no one suspected. And yet even this smaller war is not my excuse. My sin is only and ever my own.
Biggest cliché – As long as I push everything down, no one needs to know the truth.
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Don't worry — there's no test, and no, you don't need to list out every wine-producing region you can think of (and even if you do, there's no prize).
Let's talk more big picture. There are more wine-producing countries in the world today than ever — from the burgeoning winemaking industry in China to the surprisingly solid Moldovan wines to reds and whites from Spain, Tasmania, Nova Scotia and beyond, it seems there's wine being made in so many corners of the world.
But take a map of the world and lay it flat on a table (or, you know, do some equivalent thing on your tablet or whatever). Now, highlight the 30th and 50th parallels north of the Equator. Then do the same with the parallels south of the Equator.
Now, name a wine-producing region and find it on that map. It's almost certain the region you chose falls between 30-50° latitude either north or south of the Equator.
Why? Well, it's fairly simple stuff. Any closer to the Equator and it becomes just too hot for growing grapes; any further away from the Equator and, of course, it's too cold.
The differences across parallels is significant, and falling in between those parallels certainly doesn't mean you live in a wine-producing region. Winnipeg, where I live, is just south of the 50th parallel, and there isn't anyone producing grape-based wine for public consumption 'round these parts (vitis vinifera grapes, those used to make most commercial wines, would freeze and die in the winter).
Yet our latitude is quite similar to that of Kelowna, B.C., where fantastic Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and more are produced, as well as Trier in the Mosel region of Germany, who also do remarkable work with Riesling.
That's because latitude isn't the only factor to growing grapes, naturally — add in factors such as shelter from wicked winds (spoken like a true frozen Winnipegger), nearby bodies of water to moderate temperature, elevation, soil, etc., and there are a number of factors/influences/variations within those two bands that can impact the ability grow grapes and make wine.
Heck, Osoyoos in B.C. is right near the 49th parallel, and is the regular Canadian hot spot, located in a desert–type setting — producers there often pump out some of Canada's biggest, boldest reds. Yet head over to Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, and they sit at just over 43.2° — far closer to the Equator — but would never be able to produce the gutsy reds we see coming from Osoyoos.
With our changing climate, rest assured that the wine-producing regions around the world are changing. There are more and more vineyards found beyond the 50th parallel both north and south of the Equator, and in new wine-producing countries and regions.
Maybe it's time I invested in some potential Manitoba vineyards… you know, if I could get my car to start…
Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson is the wine columnist and literary editor for the Winnipeg Free Press. He's on Twitter and Instagram at @bensigurdson.


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ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS), ("DSS" or "Company"), a leader in anti-counterfeit, authentication, and diversion protection technologies, is pleased to announce today that it has appointed Mr. Heng Fai Ambrose Chan as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
Mr. Chan has been a DSS Director since January 12, 2017. He also currently holds positions as Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company's subsidiaries - DSS International Inc., DSS Asia Limited and DSS Cyber Security Pte Ltd.
An accomplished global business veteran with more than 40 years of experience, Mr. Chan specializes in financial restructuring and corporate transformation to unlock value and unleash entrepreneurial zeal while managing risks. He has successfully restructured more than 35 private and publicly-held early-stage and growth companies in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries.
Among his noteworthy accomplishments are ZH International Limited (formerly known as Heng Fai Enterprises) and China Gas Holdings which are listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; Global Medical REIT, a New York Stock Exchange listed company; and Singhaiyi Limited (formerly known as Singxpress Land Limited), a company listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange. From previous underperformance, Mr. Chan has successfully restructured them and to-date, they hold a combined market capitalization of over USD$18.0 billion.
Mr. Chan draws one dollar per annum for remuneration as an officer of the above-mentioned corporate subsidiaries. Additional information on Mr. Chan's background and accomplishments is available by visiting http://www.fai185.com. Mr. Chan currently holds approximately 19.13% of DSS's issued and outstanding common stock through various direct and indirect shareholdings.
With his global connections, Mr. Chan is confident that he has the experience to create meaningful shareholder value and assist the Company in its growth. The executive team at DSS is looking forward to having Mr. Chan as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
For over 15 years, Document Security Systems, Inc. ("DSS") has protected corporations, financial institutions, and governments from sophisticated and costly fraud. DSS' innovative anti-counterfeit, authentication, and brand protection solutions are deployed to prevent attacks which threaten products, digital presence, financial instruments, and identification. AuthentiGuard™, the Company's flagship product, provides authentication capability through a smartphone application so businesses can empower a wide range of employees, supply chain personnel, and consumers to track their brands and verify authenticity. For more information on DSS, visit www.dsssecure.com.
Keep up-to-date on DSS events and developments, join our online communities at Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Forward-looking statements that may be contained in this press release, including, without limitation, statements related to the Company's plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, potential value, intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and contain words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "intends" and similar words and phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected in any forward-looking statement. In addition to the factors specifically noted in the forward-looking statements, other important factors, risks and uncertainties that could result in those differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to continue the growth in sales of AuthentiGuard and manage our expenses, as well as those risks disclosed in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2019. Forward-looking statements that may be contained in this press release are being made as of the date of its release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.


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Faces of Boulder-Pic of the Day!
Meet Maureen Laitres (far right), Connecticut native who has been living in Boulder for the last five years.
If Boulder is missing one thing, it would be a beach, she says. Laitres wears the brightest smile, and behind those glasses are the greenest Irish eyes you have ever seen.
"You see some interesting, funky and beautiful things here," she says. Laitres loves to sit out on her patio with her girlfriends and watch the beautiful Boulder scenery.
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(CNN)If you're in the United States or Canada, you may have seen the intricately designed Google Doodle above.
It celebrates the Jingle Dress Dance performed by Native American women. The dance, which originated with the Ojibwe tribe, serves to "affirm the power of Native American women," Google notes in an explanation of the doodle.
The doodle was designed by Ojibwe artist Joshua Mangeship Pawis-Steckley.
"When I heard the Doodle was about the Jingle Dress Dance, I was eager to get started," he told Google. "Watching the dancers at pow wow is one of my favorite things to do."
Pawis-Steckley wanted people to recognize that "Anishinaabe culture is beautiful. That indigenous women are strong and resilient, and the voice of our future," he told Google.
Here's what to know about the Jingle Dress Dance.
The dance originated in the 1920s
The story of the Jingle Dress Dance traces to the 1920s with the Ojibwe tribe around Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario, according to Google's explanation.
Most versions of the story include an Ojibwe man who had a vision about receiving instructions for a particular dress and dance that would help heal a young girl who was sick, according to Indian Country Today. In some versions, the girl is his daughter.
The man fashioned together hundreds of metal cones and sewed them onto a dress so they'd produce a jingling sound. He then taught the girl an accompanying dance, which involved her always keeping one foot on the ground.
As the story goes, the girl was cured of her illness and, once she got better, she taught her friends to make the dresses. Together, they formed the first Jingle Dress Dance Society.
There's a competitive circuit for it
The Jingle Dress Dance grew popular through the 1950s, despite a 1921 Office of Indian Affairs policy statement banning indigenous dances and religious ceremonies. It made a comeback in the 1980s, when pow wows expanded and became more formalized through competitive events.
Choreography and dress design have evolved over the years, but the jingling sound remains, Google's explanation notes. The footwork has grown increasingly intricate and often involves years of practice. Dresses vary in length and are often made by the dancers themselves, who are taught by relatives or tribal elders.
The dance lives on in events across Canada and the United States. It will be performed this weekend at the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Grand Celebration Pow Wow in Hinckley, Minnesota.


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Russia has sold Syria highly advanced rocket launchers, anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles. In fact, the P-800 Yakhont anti-ship missiles that Russia has equipped Syria with are the most advanced anti-ship missiles that Russia has. When the United States strikes Syria, they might be quite surprised at how hard Syria can hit back
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I don't think they (Russia) will respond to our coming attack on Syria. They are there to observe on behalf of Syria and more importantly to respond if Israel drags Iran into it. I fully expect Israel to try to transition this war into Iran. Especially after their provocation today.
Iran and Syria heightened tension across the Middle East and directly confronted the Bush administration yesterday by declaring they had formed a mutual self-defence pact to confront the "threats" now facing them.
The move, which took the Foreign Office by surprise, was announced after a meeting in Tehran between the Iranian vice-president, Mohammed Reza Aref, and the Syrian prime minister, Naji al-Otari.
"At this sensitive point, the two countries require a united front due to numerous challenges," said Mr Otari.
Regarded as rogue states by the White House, Iran is under pressure over its nuclear ambitions, while Syria came under renewed scrutiny over the assassination this week of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.


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What every state needs to do: Montanans launch recalls of Senators who voted for NDAA
In response to the traitorous actions of 86 senators who voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, commonly referred to as the NDAA, Montanans have announced a recall campaign against Senators Max Baucus and Jonathan Tester.
As I have previously outlined, the fact that the NDAA allows for the indefinite detention without charge or trial of American citizens is simply irrefutable.
Therefore, every single one of our so-called representatives who voted for this atrocious legislation is in direct violation of their oath to uphold the Constitution and thus are actively working against us – the American people.
Thankfully, some people are already taking action, as we see in the cases of the Montana recall effort and Representative Jeff Landry who introduced an amendment (after voting for the NDAA with detention provisions intact) which would protect Americans' right to due process.
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Re: Multi-State Recall Petition of Congressman who voted for The National Defense Authorization ACT / consider the following:
Is the Passed Defense Authorization Act of 2012) More Threatening to Americans than Hitler's (1933 DISCRIMINATORY LAWS) That Suspended Provisions In the Reich Constitution That Protected German Citizens' Civil liberties? If the answer is "Yes" Congress has passed Fascist Legislation.
Compare: Hitler's 1933 DISCRIMINATORY DECREES stated time limits that German Citizens could be incarcerated for e.g., Serious Disturbance of the Peace, Provoking Public Unrest, Rioting; Acts that threatened National Security; note that Senators Carl Levin and John McCain's passed National Defense Authorization Act—mandates holding Americans' (Indefinitely) in Military Custody, even for being a mere "Belligerent." Some observers believe NDAA included the vague term "Belligerent" in the manner it did, so U.S. Government would have authority granted by Congress to Indefinitely Detain large numbers of Americans not involved in terrorism. U.S. Government can now arbitrarily deem anyone a "Belligerent." Compare below The NAZI Government 1933 Decrees with Senators Carl Levin and John McCain's National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.
Under the passed National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, could some Americans be (Retroactively) subject to Indefinite U.S. Military or Prison Detention without charges or right to an attorney or trial? Consider that most American activists don't know what other activists and groups they networked or associated have done in the past—perhaps illegal.
Alarmingly both the National Authorization Act of 2012 and USA Patriot Act are broadly vague—what constitutes (1) a terrorist act, (2) supporting or aiding terrorists; (3) when someone is a "Combatant" or (4) "a Belligerent." For example, Americans advocating, attending or supporting a meeting or protest demonstration against a U.S. Government Agency; Policy or U.S. Military Action—could be charged with (1) (2) (3) and (4) under NDAA and the Patriot Act.
History Repeats Itself: When other countries passed Police State Laws like The Defense Authorization Act of 2012, Citizens increasingly abstained from politically speaking out; visiting activist websites or writing comments that might be deemed inappropriate by the Police State Government, e.g. cause someone to lose their job; be investigated; disappeared, and or detained in Police/Military Custody. Some writers might be dead-meat under NDAA. It appears that "Americans" who write on the Internet or verbally express an opinion against any entity of U.S. Government or its coalition partners—may under the Patriot Act or The Defense Authorization Act—be deemed by U.S. Government (someone likely to engage in, support or provoke violent acts or threaten National Security—to order an American writer's indefinite military or prison detention.
Is The Defense Authorization Act Retroactive? Can U.S. Government invoke provisions of passed NDAA or the Patriot Act to assert a U.S. Citizen's past writings (protected by the 1st Amendment) have in the past supported or aided terrorists; provoked combatants or belligerents as a premise to order an author's Indefinite Detention? The Defense Authorization Act of 2012 did more than Chill Free Speech—it may FREEZE IT!
It should be expected that indefinitely detained U.S. Citizens not involved in terrorism or hostile activities, not given Miranda Warnings when interrogated or allowed legal counsel; will also be prosecuted for non-terrorist (ordinary crimes) because of their (alleged admissions) while held in Indefinite Detention. Compare below: Hitler's Laws that might appear mild when set side by side with the National Authorization Act of 2012 and USA Patriot Act.
GERMANY Preliminary Compilation of Selected Laws, Decrees, and Regulations:
Note: Based on translations by State Department, National Socialism, 1942 PP. 215-17, and Pollak, J.K., and Heneman, H.J., The Hitler Decrees, (1934), pp. 10-11.7
In virtue of Section 48 (2) of the German Constitution, the following is decreed as a defensive measure against Communist acts of Violence, endangering the state:
Section 1
Sections 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124, and 153 of the Constitution of the German Reich are suspended until further notice. Thus, restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press, on the right of assembly and the right of association, and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic, and telephonic communications, and warrants for house-searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed.
Section 2
If in a state the measures necessary for the restoration of public security and order are not taken, the Reich Government may temporarily take over the powers of the highest state authority.
Section 4
Whoever provokes, or appeals for or incites to the disobedience of the orders given out by the supreme state authorities or the authorities subject to then for the execution of this decree, or the orders given by the Reich Government according to Section 2, is punishable—insofar as the deed, is not covered by the decree with more severe punishment and with imprisonment of not less that one month, or with a fine from 150 up to 15,000 Reich marks.
Who ever endangers human life by violating Section 1, is to be punished by sentence to a penitentiary, under mitigating circumstances with imprisonment of not less than six months and, when violation causes the death of a person, with death, under mitigating circumstances with a penitentiary sentence of not less that two years. In addition the sentence my include confiscation of property.
Whoever provokes an inciter to or act contrary to public welfare is to be punished with a penitentiary sentence, under mitigating circumstances, with imprisonment of not less than three months.
Section 5
The crimes which under the Criminal Code are punishable with penitentiary for life are to be punished with death: i.e., in Sections 81 (high treason), 229 (poisoning), 306 (arson), 311 (explosion), 312 (floods), 315, paragraph 2 (damage to railroad properties, 324 (general poisoning).
Insofar as a more severe punishment has not been previously provided for, the following are punishable with death or with life imprisonment or with imprisonment not to exceed 15 years:
1. Anyone who undertakes to kill the Reich President or a member or a commissioner of the Reich Government or of a state government, or provokes to such a killing, or agrees to commit it, or accepts such an offer, or conspires with another for such a murder;
2. Anyone who under Section 115 (2) of the Criminal Code (serious rioting) or of Section 125 (2) of the Criminal Code (serious disturbance of the peace) commits the act with arms or cooperates consciously and intentionally with an armed person;
3. Anyone who commits a kidnapping under Section 239 of the Criminal with the intention of making use of the kidnapped person as a hostage in the political struggle.
Section 6
This decree enters in force on the day of its promulgation.
Reich President
Reich Chancellor
Reich Minister of the Interior Reich Minister of Justice
http://www.facebook.com/susan.j.barretta Susan J. Barretta
This is what concerned citizens in every state need to do – review the recall process and work to make it easier to boot the terrorists out of Congress.
This is a clear case of locking the barn door after the horse has escaped. Would be better to get the State Houses to pass state legislation to nullify the offensive provisions of the NDAA. I have written a letter to my Texas State rep urging him to author such legislation. Texas almost nullified the invasive procedures employed by the TSA at airports. Our pusillanimous governor backed down however.
natural rights
That's probably true, the 10th amendment is the way to stop them once the federal government has passed a crazy law that removes our natural rights.
Too bad Medina didn't win