text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Cowpea Picking at Midnight Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Cowpea Picking at Midnight Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Literature View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message wenziliJoined: 17 Mar 2006Posts: 83Location: China Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:46 am Post subject: Cowpea Picking at Midnight Get up,get up, my dears! It was already midnight when my parents awakened and came to our bamboo beds*. They stood there and hesitated for a while. Then, they shouted while gently shaking our shoulders. At that time, our living conditions were very poor, without air conditioning, not even an electric fan. People couldnt bear the heat indoors in the midsummer season and always slept out in the open. By moving the bamboo beds outside, several family members or even some neighbors would lie side by side, rocking wheat-straw fans** by hand, while talking under the star-filled sky. By midnight, the environment had completely cooled down; the voices got weaker, sleep came in snatches, then snores rose up all around. Therefore, midnight was the best time for us to get a sound sleep. Thats why my parents stood hesitantly beside our beds without calling us for so long a time. The midnight calling was not from child abuse, but was forced by life's hardships. It was our hardest time, in early 1960's, when famine was looming and hunting all over the country. Finding stuff for every days meal was our biggest headache。 Fortunately,there was a cemetery inherited from our ancestors. About half Mou*** of spare land was left for successors' graves. This area was cultivated by my parents as our vegetable garden. In those famine years, any rice substitution became more and more critical. Therefore, farming in this area and planting some cowpeas helped to free us from the threat of hunger. However, the ripe and dry bean-pod was so fragile that a slight touch would make it burst. Anyone could imagine how depressing it would be to watch your meal slip through your fingers, as the cowpeas sprang away. Only after midnights dewfall, the pods would become moist and pliable; the harvest would be much easier and anxiety-free. That was why the cowpeas need to be picked at midnight. *Bamboo bed is a sort of typical Chinese furniture, which is composed by thick bent bamboo trunks and tiled bamboo surface. With cool nature, it is extremely helpful to lie on in summer. The single bed is about 1 meter wide. **Wheat-straw fan is a manual device to drive wind, which is knitted by wheat- straw plus a bamboo handle. *** Mou is a Chinese unit for area measure. One Mou equals to 666.67 sq. meters. (2) At that time, my sisters and I were very young, but sensible and obedient. Once perceiving our parents request, we immediately bounded up without complaint. Constantly rubbing our eyes, we staggered, following our parents and heading to our bean garden. We were so tired that even when we had gone a long way, our dreams were still going on. The garden was located in the north-west suburban of our town and about 2 miles away. Without any torchlight, 6 of us were fumbling toward it. The field was completely dark. Only a curve of crescent moon and some dim stars around, with their poor chilling light, shone above the horizon. Lots of fireflies, with their faint lanterns, were rubbing us to and fro. Occasionally, an unknown small animal scurried through our legs and disappeared to the jungle nearby. Even worse, a group of brown wildfires (corpse candles) were looming among the graves. We had to speed up our pace and walked close to our parents. To our surprise, the fires quickly flew to us too. We ran wild and plunged screaming into our parents arms. Dont be scared, my dears, my parents held us firmly and comforted us, all the people buried here are our ancestors; they would never harm you but always protect you. This pointless explanation seemed to imply the fires really were ghosts. We immediately became even more terrified and stopped walking. Thank goodness for our elder sister, who was a junior in a local high school! She quickly came to us and explained:Nothing to be scared of, those are phosphorescent foxfires Once people die, it's the same as a lights turning off, nothing is left. How could a ghost exist? Her courage and confidence largely consoled us, and our tightened throats relaxed. (3) When we had thoroughly calmed down, my parents went to the pea field first. With constant loud shouting, they raised up their shoulder poles and shaked them above the pea vines. We knew it was for driving any hiding snakes away. There seemed to be no reason for us to worry now, so we followed them down to the field. The ripe peapods were straw-yellow, instead of green. Therefore, they were easy to identify even at night. With sharp eyesight and shorter figures, we promptly picked the peas up. Comparing to our parents, our speed was much faster. However, since we didnt want to separate from them for above-mentioned reason, our operational schedule was considerably delayed. Realizing the situation, my elder sister came close to us again, and proposed loudly: Should we have a picking competition? Yah! But how? we responded, immediately curious. The championship honors will go to whomever picks up the most peas and clearest. Ok, let start. Our amour-propre and motivation were immediately inspired. With loud cheers and laughter, everyone, no matter whether children or elders, spared no effort to join this competition. Our hails had wakened up the silent field on this peaceful summer night, and brought our numerous family warmth and intimacy. As if on behalf of our ancestors, even the unknown insects hiding in the graves and grasses cheerfully accompanied us and composed a harmonic harvest symphony . Note: This piece was kindly corrected by my web-friend--Winifred. My sincere thanks would like to give to her here!_________________Practice made every effort perfectLast edited by wenzili on Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:32 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top pugachevVJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 2295 Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:33 am Post subject: I enjoyed reading your story. Is it a true story from your own life? Back to top wenziliJoined: 17 Mar 2006Posts: 83Location: China Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:10 am Post subject: Thak you, pugachevV for your feedback! It's a real story happened in half a century ago._________________Practice made every effort perfect Back to top pugachevVJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 2295 Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:20 am Post subject: I hope you will write some more when you have time, you have lived through an interesting period in China's history. I find iit fascinating. Back to top LorikeetJoined: 08 Oct 2005Posts: 1839Location: San Francisco Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:52 am Post subject: A very nice story yet again. Thank you. 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BOSTON, July 1 (UPI) -- A coast-to-coast relay to aid the Boston Marathon bombing victims was completed early Monday with one victim carrying the baton across the finish line.
John Odom, in a wheelchair because his leg was severely injured in the April 15 race day attack, took the baton from another runner, his daughter Nicole Reis, as they crossed the finish line together in Copley Square about 12:45 a.m. EDT, along with hundreds of other runners, The Boston Globe reported.
Odom was wounded as he stood near the finish line waiting for his daughter to complete the marathon when one of two bombs exploded
"This is what we came from California for, to be able to see this moment," Odom said. "She's so excited and I'm so glad to be here."
The newspaper said nearly 2,000 runners took part in the 3,300-mile, 14-state, 24-day relay race.
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High School Lacrosse: Trinity a pushover no longer
May 24. 2013 1:34AM
Jon Dumont cracks a big smile when he hears the word postseason because he knows his Trinity of Manchester boys' lacrosse team will be a part of it this season.
After three years of toiling through forgettable seasons, the only senior on the Pioneers has helped lead his team to the playoffs for the first time in the program's near decade history.
"I'm pumped," Dumont said. "It's definitely a different feeling. I'm just very pumped."
Trinity finished the Division III regular season with a record of 7-7 and will likely be on the road for the first round of the tournament on Tuesday.
Mike Couture said the team consistently lost by double digits when he took over the program three years ago and rarely scored more than two goals in a game. Now they're a .500 program, it's the first time Trinity has ever won more than three games in a season and now the team is looking for the first playoff win in school history.
"We inherited the 'Bad News Bears,'" Couture said about the Pioneers when he took over as coach in the 2011 season. "All different colored helmets, uniforms from the '90s. This year I would attribute it to the one senior (Dumont) and we're fortunate we have one player from every class that just happens to be an excellent lacrosse player."
Those players are junior Tyler Tambouris, sophomore Will Towner and freshman Will Shepard. Tambouris leads the team in scoring with 41 goals and 16 assists. Freshman Ben Beals has been a regular in net for Trinity.
Dumont said there is renewed dedication this season not only from the players, but from the coaches as well. He said Couture and his staff have brought a new culture to the team since taking over and now it's starting to pay off.
"We've gone from 'Trinity will never get there' to 'We're going to be there this year,'" Couture said. "And because we're a little higher in the seedings, we're going to play a team we're competitive with."
Now the Pioneers are taking it one game at a time and the good thing is that first game isn't against one of the top four teams. Those top four — Derryfield, Hopkinton, Hollis/Brookline and Plymouth — have a combined two losses among them. Trinity's tournament game will be against somebody closer to the Pioneers' level, one they can win, and that alone is reward for the four years of hard work Dumont has put in.
"When you're winning two or three games a year the future wasn't looking too bright," Dumont said. "Definitely, this is a huge milestone for this program and it's good we can leave a legacy, especially in my senior year."

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THE PIONEERS aren't the only ones who made some big strides in Div. III this year. The team they lost their regular-season finale to, Manchester West, has also come a long way over the past four seasons.
This was the first year the eight seniors on the Blue Knights won a game. They won six, in fact, and also made the tournament with a record of 6-9. They will also be on the road for a first-round game on Tuesday.
West coach Chris Beede attributed a lot of the turn around in his program to his two assistants, Jake Flynn and Mike Alukonis. He also said the eight seniors have meant a lot this season. That list includes Zach Ziemba, LeShon Brown, Chris Calhoun, Jared Camire, Tyler Crain, Tyler Halstead, Ryan Askham and Alistair Tenters.

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THERE'S A REASON why the Bedford girls' lacrosse team is 12-3: It has some good college talent.
Four seniors on the team will be playing at the next level next year. They are Alex Fink at Stonehill, Caitlin Heaps at Colby, Morgan Linehan at Roger Williams and Shannen Healy at the University of New England.


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Nearly 30 Western members of Congress have sent a letter urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop trying to regulate water on private land.
The Senate and House of Representatives Western caucuses chaired by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Reps. Stevan Pearce, R-N.M., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said the agency is attempting to circumvent Congress to enact "job-crushing policies" that would eventually take over non-federal water in the United States.
The agency is seeking to expand the definition of "waters of the United States" in the Clean Water Act to include any water that feeds the navigable rivers and streams that now fall under federal jurisdiction.
Caucus members say the rule would mean a "massive Washington takeover" of private water, and they point to Congress' rejection of a bill in 2009 to change the definition of "navigable" waters in the Clean Water Act.
"We ask that you work with Congress to address these issues, keeping in mind the need to provide clean water for our environment and communities while also acknowledging the important role states play as a partner in achieving these goals," caucus members told EPA administrator Gina McCarthy in the Nov. 13 letter.
"We also ask that you consider the economic impacts of your policies knowing that your actions will have serious impacts on struggling families, seniors, low-income households and small business owners," the members wrote.
Those who signed the letter included Idaho's Republican Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo as well as Reps. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., and Greg Walden, R-Ore.
If the rule is finalized, members of Congress "will re-evaluate and decide what the best course of action is," Congressional Western Caucus spokeswoman Emily Hytha said in an email.
The draft rule, which is being reviewed by the federal Office of Management and Budget, relies on data from a scientific report titled "Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters," for which the EPA's Science Advisory Board took public comment until last week.
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association has voiced concerns the rule could eventually force farmers and ranchers to get permits for routine agricultural activities.
The EPA counters that the rule is limited to clarifying uncertainties over Clean Water Act jurisdiction that have arisen from a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court case and doesn't propose changes to existing regulatory exemptions, including those for agriculture.
The proposed regulation offers exclusions for such farm features as irrigation ditches, stock ponds, artificially irrigated fields and areas artificially flooded for rice growing.
"The proposed rule will provide greater consistency, certainty and predictability nationwide by providing clarity in determining when the Clean Water Act applies," agency spokeswoman Stacy Kika said in an email.
The lawmakers say additional regulatory costs associated with changes in jurisdiction and increases in permits would impose barriers to economic growth and negatively impact farms and other businesses. In addition, expanding federal control over intrastate waters would interfere with landowners' ability to use their property, they assert.
EPA report on proposed rule and scientific study: http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm
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CELEBRITY Big Brother's new-look house has been designed to encourage sex romps and stand-up rows.
Inside it is set to be a hotbed of lust, sin and din
Behaviour expert Judi James said the Dallas feel to the decor, hinting of ranches, cowboys and the Wild West, would bring out aggression.
But the boudoir look to other rooms with soft lighting, red walls and kinky bath tubs will guarantee sexual tension.
Comic Jim Davidson, 59, Steps singer Claire Richards, 35, X Factor's Rylan Clark, 24, actress Gillian Taylforth, 57, model Lacey Banghard, 19, and The Hills's Spencer Pratt, 29, and Heidi Montag, 26, are rumoured to be going in.
The Daily Star got a sneak preview of the most famous house on TV.
From the outside it looks like a Swedish ice hotel complete with an igloo, icicles and snow.
But inside it is set to be a hotbed of lust, sin and din. The bedroom is decked in red wallpaper and covers.
Big Brother's Bit On The Side star Judi said stars are in for a bumpy ride.
She said: "This is the colour of love and passion so we could be looking forward to some sexual activity there.
"But it's also the colour of anger and aggression. In addition to flirting, we could see bust-ups. You'll get both ends of the emotional spectrum."
There could be a chance to chill out in the igloo in the garden. But fans can expect sparks to fly there too.
Judi added: "The igloo is decked with furs which will give a womb-like effect and it all looks cosy. This will make the celebrities feel this is a safe haven or a refuge and it will make them forget the cameras are on them.
"So you could see some flirting in here. And because they will feel safe, this could also be where all the secret bitching and whispering takes place."
The bathroom, painted blue, could also see a celebrity "soak-in" as the bath has been raised on steps to make it a central feature.
Judi said: "It gives off a throne-like effect so the stars will be more inclined to use it. In the past, celebrities have rarely shared a bath together but this year I think they will. It will lure them in as they will want this elevated status."
The ranch-style lounge has a Texas feel about it and seems to have been designed to cause conflict.
The wall will feature TVs with the celebs' faces lit up on them. But these are switched off when they are evicted.
Judi added: "The TVs are a constant reminder they face the threat of the chop. Being celebrities they love seeing pictures of themselves but there will be nothing worse than being turned off.
"It's like having their name taken off a movie or theatre poster. It will bring out their vanity."
The Diary Room also has an "unwelcome" feel to it.
Judi said: "From the looks of the house, the celebrities are in for a tough ride in the new year."
Celebrity Big Brother starts on Channel 5 on Thursday, January 3.


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BANGKOK (AP) — Rising factory output in China and better-than-expected jobs numbers out of the U.S. helped lift Asian stock markets on Monday.
Investors delved into riskier assets a day after China's National Bureau of Statistics reported that factory output increased 10.1 percent from a year earlier, a sign of recovery from an economic slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy.
The followed the release Friday in the U.S. of data that showed employers added 146,000 jobs in November, beating economists' estimates. The unemployment rate also fell to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent, but that was mainly because more people gave up looking for work.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.2 percent to 9,547.10. South Korea's Kospi added 0.2 percent to 1,961.42. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.7 percent to 22,342.80 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3 percent to 4,564.80.
Budget negotiations are continuing between the White House and the U.S. Congress in order to reach a deal before the economy hits a "fiscal cliff" — a series of sharp government spending cuts and the expiration of tax cuts that begin to kick in Jan. 1 and could cause a recession.
President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday to discuss the budget. No details were released, but there was speculation that Republicans were getting close to granting a key concession — Obama's demand for higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans to help reduce the budget deficit. For their part, Republicans are demanding steeper cuts in costly welfare programs.
"Talks between the administration and senior Republicans will continue this week but it appears that some senior Republicans are willing to give up their objections to tax hikes on the very wealthy," said analysts at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong.
Benchmark oil for January delivery rose 28 cents to $86.22 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 33 cents to finish at $85.93 per barrel on the Nymex on Friday.
In currencies, the euro fell to $1.2915 from $1.2926 in New York on Friday. The dollar rose to 82.46 yen from 82.40 yen.
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The Milwaukee, Wis.-based motorcycle maker posted adjusted earnings of $70.6 million, or 31 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier $105.7 million, or 46 cents. Analysts on average had been calling for 32 cents a share.
Revenue for the three-month period fell by 1.5% to $1.01 billion from $1.18 billion a year ago, widely trumping the Street's view of $977 million.
Revenue from motorcycles during the quarter slid 2.6% to $771.1 million, however, Harley said quarterly retail sales of new motorcycles climbed 7.5% during the quarter, including an increase of 8.4% in the U.S., Harley's largest market.
"The ambitious restructuring of our manufacturing operations, aimed at delivering better responsiveness for customers and greater operating efficiency, is now largely behind us," said Harley CEO Keith Wandell.
Shares of Harley climbed to a 52-week high of $54.41 Tuesday morning, pushing them up about 21% from 52 weeks ago.
The bike manufacturer expects to ship 259,000 motorcycles worldwide in 2013, an approximate increase of 4.5% to 6.5% from 2012. In the first quarter, it anticipates shipping 71,000 to 76,000 bikes, marking 10% to 18% growth from last year.


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These are instructions on how to make ASDF work with Corman Common Lisp (or rather vice versa).
Document location: http://weitz.de/corman-asdf/These are instructions on how to make ASDF work with Corman Common Lisp (CCL) 2.5 (or rather vice versa). CCL has several problems with respect to ANSI compatibility and thus ASDF can't be used out of the box. As a consequence, CCL users don't have convenient access to many open source libraries (check out CLiki or common-lisp.net) out there. They either have to find another way to load these libraries, or, if they're new to Lisp, they'll probably end up not using these libraries at all.
If you're a registered CCL user you should probably ask your vendor to support the full ANSI standard but until then you can try the workarounds described here if you want to deploy ASDF. Note that these workarounds are intended for people who want to load third-party libraries via ASDF. As we currently have to disable file compilation it is not recommended to use ASDF in conjunction with CCL for the development of your own libraries.
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JINHUA, China, April 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Kandi') (Nasdaq:KNDI), a leading Chinese manufacturer and developer of pure electric vehicles (EVs) and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. ("Kandi Changxing") has completed a full scale pure EV production and assembly line in the Changxing Economic Development Zone of Zhejiang Province and started production. It is the first full scale production and assembly line specialized for pure EVs in China, which includes all major manufacturing processes for general assembly of EVs. The annual production capacity for the first phase is expected to reach 100,000 units. The completion for production of this project will not only increase Kandi's current production capacity for pure EVs, but also accelerate the EV's industrialization process.
The leaders and representatives from National Energy Vehicles Key Project Office, Economic and Information Commission of Zhejiang Province, Huzhou Municipal City and ChangXing County attended the completion for production ceremony and delivered speeches on the success of the production line at Kandi Changxing.
(To view an image of the ceremony and production line, please visit: http://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/2079/4818_kandi2.jpg)
This new production line combines the advanced production equipment and manufacturing technologies. It also integrates the robust manufacturing concepts and experiences of Kandi technologies and its JV partner, Geely Auto. Through its scientific management of planning, production, logistics, and quality assurance, it brings the EV production to a generalized, standardized and lightweight-aimed process which leads to be more efficiency, more accuracy, as well as more environmental friendly.
Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Chairman of Kandi remarked, "With the unprecedented enthusiasm and unwavering support from all levels of government leaders, Kandi Changxing will take full advantage of the technology strengths and expertise of Kandi/Geely Auto in the EV area to develop pure electric vehicles that consumers can afford to buy and drive while adopting practical business models to provide reliable and convenient services to our customers. Carrying the great expectation as well as the social responsibility, we are confident that Kandi will contribute its part in building the green economy in China."
Mr. Yang jian, Vice Chairman of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited congratulates the completion of this new production and assembly line and commented, "We have full confidence with our partnership with Kandi to further expand in the electric vehicle market. With years of exploration, Geely has accumulated rich experience and technological reserves in R&D and marketing of electric vehicles. We believe that the pure electric vehicle industry will witness a great prospect of remarkable growth in the future".
About Geely Automobile Holdings Limited
Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 175) is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of automobiles. Geely has the capacity to produce 600,000 vehicles, engines and gearboxes per year. Geely's pure electric vehicle project has received the national government's support and was admitted on the 2012 List of Supported Projects for Technology Innovation in New Energy Vehicle Industry by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT).
About Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.
Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:KNDI), headquartered in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of various vehicles. Kandi has established itself as the one of the world's largest manufacturer of pure electric vehicles (EVs), Go-Kart vehicles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and tricycle and utility vehicles (UTVs), among others. More information can be viewed at its corporate website is http://www.kandivehicle.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risk factors discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. China: Email: email@example.com Phone: 86-579-82239856 U.S.A.: Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 1-212-551-3610Source:Kandi Technologies, Corp.


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Sherrod Brown on SenateMatch
|VoteMatch Responses
(Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
|VoteMatch Question & Answer
(Click on question for explanation and background)
|Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
|Women should make their own health care decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1
Expand contraceptive services for low-income women: Favors topic 1
Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals: Favors topic 1
Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1
Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest: Favors topic 1
Require pharmacies to fulfill contraceptive prescriptions: Favors topic 1
Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Keep federal funding for family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1
Ensure access to and funding for contraception: Favors topic 1
Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception: Favors topic 1
NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
NO on banning partial-birth abortions: Favors topic 1
NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Favors topic 1
NO on Unknown roll call for 2001-89: Favors topic 1
NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Favors topic 1
NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother's life: Strongly Favors topic 1
NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Favors topic 1
NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1
YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1
NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Favors topic 1
YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1
NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions: Favors topic 1
NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender: Strongly Favors topic 2
Rated 94% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Favors topic 2
Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2
Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2
More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2
Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2
Recruit women & minorities for STEM teaching: Strongly Favors topic 2
Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements: Favors topic 2
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2
Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2
Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP: Favors topic 2
NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Favors topic 2
YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2
YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
|Opposed Issue 1, the state gay marriage ban: Strongly Favors topic 3
More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3
Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 3
ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3
Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3
Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees: Strongly Favors topic 3
NO on banning gay adoptions in DC: Favors topic 3
NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)
|Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4
Opposes requiring schools to allow school prayer: Opposes topic 4
Rated 23% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception: Opposes topic 4
NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4
YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 4
NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Opposes topic 4
NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 4
YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Favors topic 4
NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4
YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Seniors cut pills due to costs; while we cut aid to seniors: Strongly Favors topic 5
MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare: Favors topic 5
Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5
Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5
Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn: Strongly Favors topic 5
Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly Favors topic 5
Expand health services for women veterans: Favors topic 5
Make health care a right, not a privilege: Strongly Favors topic 5
NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Favors topic 5
NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Favors topic 5
YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5
NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5
NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5
NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: Strongly Favors topic 5
NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5
NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium: Favors topic 5
NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5
YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Favors topic 5
YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Favors topic 5
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5
YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Don't raise retirement age; system has been reliable: Opposes topic 6
Don't balance budget by going after entitlements: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Privatizing undermines Social Security's finances: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Reject proposals for private saving accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI": Strongly Opposes topic 6
Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6
YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6
NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6
YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6
NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Rated 92% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Sponsored bill $25B to renovate or repair elementary schools: Opposes topic 7
Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015: Opposes topic 7
NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
|Prohibits commercial logging on Federal public lands: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Rated 95% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Grants for beach water pollution under Clean Water Act: Opposes topic 8
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8
Prohibit invasive research on great apes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Prohibits breeding or possessing Big Cat species: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8
NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: Strongly Opposes topic 8
YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Opposes topic 8
NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
|$50,000 a year keeping people in jail, instead of in schools: Opposes topic 9
Rated 78% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing: Opposes topic 9
Require DNA testing for all federal executions: Opposes topic 9
Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance: Strongly Opposes topic 9
More prison cells; more truth in sentencing: Strongly Favors topic 9
Rated 73% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9
YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Opposes topic 9
NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Opposes topic 9
YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Opposes topic 9
NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Opposes topic 9
YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Opposes topic 9
YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10
NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10
NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Opposes topic 10
NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10
YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Opposes topic 10
NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Anti-tax pledges handcuff budget decisions: Strongly Favors topic 11
We borrow billions from China for tax cuts to millionaires: Strongly Opposes topic 11
American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person: Favors topic 11
Rated 27% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11
Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation: Strongly Favors topic 11
Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality: Favors topic 11
NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Favors topic 11
NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Favors topic 11
NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Favors topic 11
NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Favors topic 11
NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Favors topic 11
NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11
YES on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Favors topic 11
NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
|Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12
Rated 25% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12
Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12
NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Opposes topic 12
YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12
NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project: Strongly Opposes topic 12
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program: Neutral topic 12
NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government: Strongly Favors topic 12
NO on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Trade agreements have sold out the middle class: Strongly Opposes topic 13
One of Senate's most ardent critics of foreign trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Supports fair trade; opposes exporting jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Fight against unfair trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Our trade policy hemorrhages manufacturing jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Rated 44% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13
Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency: Opposes topic 13
Sponsored bill to review free trade agreements biennially: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Sponsored bill imposing tariffs for manipulating currency: Opposes topic 13
Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Fight Chinese predatory trade practices on car tires: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights: Neutral on topic 13
NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 13
YES on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Opposes topic 13
NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business: Favors topic 13
NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on promoting free trade with Peru: Opposes topic 13
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
|Require Code of Conduct for US corporations abroad: Opposes topic 14
Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror: Opposes topic 14
NO on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Strongly Opposes topic 14
NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight: Favors topic 14
YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Opposes topic 14
NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
|Safe, orderly troop withdrawal from Iraq by Oct. 2006: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Non-proliferation includes disposing of nuclear materials: Opposes topic 15
Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 15
NO on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Opposes topic 15
NO on deploying SDI: Opposes topic 15
YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15
NO on continuing military recruitment on college campuses: Opposes topic 15
YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Opposes topic 15
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
|Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16
No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16
Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16
Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16
Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting: Favors topic 16
Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16
Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16
NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Opposes topic 16
YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions: Favors topic 16
NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees: Favors topic 16
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
|Instruct the military to come up with a withdrawal plan: Strongly Favors topic 17
Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly Favors topic 17
Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Require Congress' approval before military action in Iran: Favors topic 17
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
NO on authorizing military force in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date: Strongly Favors topic 17
YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008: Strongly Favors topic 17
YES on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup: Opposes topic 18
Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it: Favors topic 18
Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence: Favors topic 18
Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: Strongly Favors topic 18
Sponsored bill for $5 billion for alternative energy: Favors topic 18
Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18
YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China: Favors topic 18
YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Favors topic 18
NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Favors topic 18
YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
|Rated Zero by NORML, indicating a mixed record on drug reform: Neutral on topic 19
Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Criminalize imports of opioid precursors: Favors topic 19
NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests: Strongly Opposes topic 19
NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 19
NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
|Supported auto industry bailout as fighting for middle class: Strongly Favors topic 20
Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business: Favors topic 20
Rated 71% by UFCW, indicating a mixed management/labor voting record: Neutral on topic 20
Strengthen infrastructure, including rail, dams, & Internet: Strongly Favors topic 20
Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20
YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: Strongly Favors topic 20
YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Favors topic 20
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20
|Other candidates' VoteMatch:
|Sherrod Brown on the issues:
OH Gubernatorial:
Betty Sutton
Connie Pillich
Dennis Kucinich
Jim Renacci
Joe Schiavoni
John Kasich
Jon Husted
Mary Taylor
Mike DeWine
Nan Whaley
Richard Cordray
OH Senatorial:
Jim Renacci
Mike Gibbons
P.G. Sittenfeld
Rob Portman
Ted Strickland
Retiring in 2016 election:
Retired as of Jan. 2015:
Senate races 2017-8:
AZ: Flake(R) vs. Ward(R) vs.Sinema(D) vs.Abboud(D) vs.McSally(R) vs.Arpaio(R)
CA: Feinstein(D) vs. Eisen(I) vs. Sanchez?(D) vs.de_Leon(D)
CT: Murphy(D) vs.Adams(D) vs.Corey(R)
DE: Carper(D) vs.Boyce(R) vs. Markell?(D)
FL: Nelson(D) vs. DeSantis(R) vs. Jolly(R) vs. Rick Scott?(R) vs.
HI: Hirono(D) vs.
IN: Donnelly(D) vs. Hurt(R) vs.Messer(R) vs.Rokita(R)
MA: Warren(D) vs. Ayyadurai(I) vs.Waters(R) vs.Lindstrom(R) vs.Diehl(R) vs.Wellman(R) vs.Kingston(R)
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Fasting: Hunger in the Service of Communion
Lent is traditionally described as a season of "self-denial." So we find ourselves thinking about what to give up. We may give up chocolate, or beer, and find ourselves lamenting over them before Lent is over. Others object, and speak instead about "doing something positive" for Lent. Rather than giving something up they advocate taking… READ MORE >
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It was my third night at the parish welcoming a group of homeless men for a wonderful meal, which tonight was cooked up by a lovely couple whose chili, both a vegetarian and meat version, was outstanding. I am getting to know some of the men. They spend their days in a center in midtown New York where they can't spend the night. For… READ MORE >
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For centuries... many stations were crowded with Roman soldiers and jeering or appalled onlookers, perhaps set against someone's impression of first-century Jerusalem. Eric Gill's 1918 stations, carved in shallow relief for Westminster Cathedral in London, pointed in a new direction. The figures were few and without background; the compositions were simple and formal, not theatrical. Rather than dictating an emotional response, the stone panels left space for the devotee's own thoughts... Don Meserve, a fervent admirer of Gill, works within this contemporary current...'What strikes one from the outset is the absence of the figure of Christ — the perplexing absence of the protagonist himself.'" READ MORE >
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Matt Parish has been the perpetrator of several horrific crock-pottings.
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A "Crockpot" or "Crockpotting" refers to the act of a man cumming in a woman's or man's mouth and restricting her/him, simultaneously, from spitting it out OR swallowing, thus creating the effect of "Crockpotting" the liquid within her mouth cavity.
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When one takes a monstrous repugnant shit and then without flushing immediately takes a scolding hot shower. The door and all the windows must be shut and the toilet seat must be up. If all these steps are taken then the feces will cook and fester resembling the effects of a crock pot.
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I can see the prison price of baking foil going through the roof. Tin foil hats for all :)
A microwave "pain ray" energy weapon, deemed too controversial for US military use in Iraq, has nonetheless gone into service. A trial installation is in use at a prison in Los Angeles for the purpose of quelling fights among the inmates. "We hope that this type of technology will either cause an inmate to stop an assault or …
I can see the prison price of baking foil going through the roof. Tin foil hats for all :)
Metal and microwaves do not mix, especially on the body. Why else would they tell you not to throw metal in a nuker? They tend to absorb and channel electromagnetic energy (of which microwaves are a part), which cause the signature arcing that are usually a sign your oven is taking a serious hit. I imagine a person wearing a foil hat (be it tin or aluminum) would start to get a serious headache once that think cranks up.
"In its current incarnation the device is known as the Assault Intervention Device..."
I bet many prisons officers just can't wait to get AIDs
I'm sure the inmates will be initially delighted to discover that the guards will be getting AIDs...
They'll be all, "I told you so..." You watch.
I suggest a tri-corner hat. That way it can be whipped-off ones' head and used as a trigonal reflector.
those explosive collars from that movie - y'know the one with the guy from highlander in it.
Anon cos I can see the black helicopter hovering....
is called 'Fortress'
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But this is more of an anti-escape device.
...rather than explosive collars; a device implanted in the stomach to cause pain.
I'll get my coat....
You're most likley referring to the movie The Running Man with the Govenator.
.......but it might have been more to do with Mexican Border Control!
Badgers, cos we don' need no steenkin' badgers!
Battle Royale yet....
Well fortunately noone would ever misuse a device that can cause intense pain with out leaving permanent marks. Would they....
More TVs. It's a fact that 72% of all fights are over who gets to control the remote. Tempers can understandably flare when its MTV's Real World versus Oprah.
OK, so I made that up. But seriously?? I'm thinking a prison that offers a milder - but constant - disincentive to live there might be more effective than brief and intense bursts of punishment.
"a prison that offers a milder - but constant - disincentive to live there might be more effective"
Or it might put you in a more permanent state of being pissed off with just about everything, and more likely to start fights with anyone within close enough range.
that this will look like a dalek device, with scary looking disks along the barrel, perhaps a glowing helix or a small parabolic reflector somewhere on it. Plus silvery globes in different sizes in scary SF clusters.
Or I will be quite disappointed...
considering that the general public in the US can quite legally buy, and use, ammunition that it would be considered a war crime to fire at an enemy soldier.
We find the defendant guilty as charged.
Sentence is 10 years maximum security prison, and a dose of cancer.....really?
Ah, that old chestnut.
You'll be talking about exposed core or "dumdum" rounds, designed to flatten on impact. Banned for military use, totally legal for civil use. Also used by preference by the majority of the world's police forces and with good reason. When shooting at a miscreant in a civil environment it is extremely undesirable that the round fired passes through the target and on to hit anything else behind it! Best practice here is to have whatever it is give up most, if not all, its kinetic energy when it runs into the first thing encountered along its trajectory.
Meanwhile, the world's military have moved en masse to usiing deformable nose or "tumbling" bullets which, while still legal for military use, are far nastier as regards what they do to the poor bastard on the receiving end.
Horses for courses once you take the "ooo iz war crimez yes?" tabloid language out of it.
What has expanding bullets got to do with anything?
Yes, they are used in hunting in ALL counties I can think of including the UK and by most police forces. If you're going to shoot something you want to kill it as quickly and cleanly as possible, that means using expanding ammo that increases hydraulic shock, and localised tissue damage, minimises pass-thru and ricochets and basically gets the job done.
Now what has that got to do with microwaving US prisoners?
"You'll be talking about exposed core or "dumdum" rounds"
You're talking about hollow-point rounds, I think. I haven't heard anyone use the term "dumdum" rounds in a long time. They have a divot in the center of the bullet, nose-first, along with cuts down the sides to adjust how they expand.
"Meanwhile, the world's military have moved en masse to usiing deformable nose or "tumbling" bullets"
No, most of the militaries out there use either regular FMJ (full metal jacket) rounds or steel-core rounds. "Deformable" noses would be soft-point bullets, which are mostly used by hunters. Steel core rounds are for extra stability to the round as well as imparting a mild armor-piercing effect (although true AP rounds have hardened steel penetrator cores and a steel jacket).
"When shooting at a miscreant in a civil environment it is extremely undesirable that the round fired passes through the target and on to hit anything else behind it!"
And by happy coincidence the bullet blows inside innocent bystander and literally blows him dead. Because we always shoot to kill, right? If you weren't meant to be dead, too bad for you.
More bullets hit the innocent people than go throught the intended targets but who cares, eh?
Obviously police force doesn't. Nor the writer.
because you should never ever point a gun at someone you are not intending to kill. "Shoot-to-wound" isn't a wise policy, it leads to misses and possible hits on bystanders. Conversely, a police officer should not draw a gun in the first place unless he has made the decision to kill. After drawing he might not end up having to kill, which is great, but that gun should stay in it's holster until he has decided.
Why nobody mentions that? If you direct a milimeter wavelength beam at eyes, cornea and lens are going to be heated up very quickly (especially given lack of blood supply that could cool the latter down), and will darken just as in cataract.
Have a look here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7897988
for the prison break
YOW! indeed
poached inmates all round then?
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What, like shotgun shells?
The question with this tech should be how it's use is audited, given many US prisons are run by private companies.
They're just saying "Yow" because they are enjoying the fresh microwave popcorn.
Stick a web cam on this, allow remote control over the Internet and you can get rid of all your prison guards in one go - just hand over monitoring and control of the prisons to the public. I for one would be willing to commit some of my time and bandwidth to this. Sure beats my USB foam missile launcher thing. Heck, bring this to the Wii and it's a great way to get the kids involved in justice.
And before any lefty-liberal starts crying about over the potential misuse of the system, you could have voluntary moderators who award points based on whether a blast of the ray was legitimate or over-judicious. Besides, Wikipedia etc has shown that despite the abusers, the Internet is pretty good at governing itself.
Good grief. You sure do sound enthusiastic about it, bub.
Since when did showing humanity towards our fellow man and an opposition to the wholesale torture of defenceless, imprisoned people become "lefty-liberal"?
Big Brother because Orwell could have used this guy.
...I think he forgot the joke icon....I hope.
Surely the act of wanting to mointor prisoners and to use this device is automatic grounds to bar them from this.
I would not want to be a colleague of someone who looked forward to spying on and hurting, at no risk to himself, someone who was trapped. Sort of like torturing rats in a maze. Rats aren't very nice, but legislation protects even them from wanton cruelty.
"And before any lefty-liberal starts crying about over the potential misuse of the system"
You don't have to be a liberal to see 'potential' issues.
"voluntary moderators who award points based on whether a blast of the ray was legitimate or over-judicious"
No, I can't see any potential problems there either!
"Besides, Wikipedia etc has shown that despite the abusers, the Internet is pretty good at governing itself."
What? Now you really are showing yourself to be stupid.
but rats are actually pretty cuddly, friendly and playful. Wild rats aren't so much, but then neither are wild dogs or wild cats. And rats in a maze generally aren't being tortured. So, um, simile fail all around.
I do agree completely though that actually wanting to use these devices should automatically bar one from ever using them.
Seems that if this works a governor could easily add this to certain cells to deal with 'difficult' prisoners.
The U.S becomes more like some of the films it produces every week.
to the US prison service? I'd have sooo much fun with that! Muawahahahahaha!
Enjoy the lawsuits.
I always thought we should have a Running Man-type prison system. Or Speedball, played with inmates - the survivors get to go free. Sell the TV rights to Sky, and the proceeds go to improving the prison system. Could be interesting :-)
Can't anyone at that prison see where this is going?
(1) Fire radiation device at inmates, without any long-term studies of the effects of such radiation.
(2) 15-20 years down the road, several inmates develop cancer.
(3) Inmates file class-action lawsuit against prison, alleging ray-gun-caused cancer.
(4) Idiot jurors award multi-billion dollar settlement against prison. Prison goes bankrupt. Prisoners become rich.
Why can no one in charge see this?
"(4) Idiot jurors award multi-billion dollar settlement against prison. Prison goes bankrupt. Prisoners become rich."
Idiot jurors? Being given cancer is now ok is it, just because you are a prisoner?
Most prisons in the US are run by the government . Prisons run by corporations in the US are not as common as some posters here think.
Oh to the people that think this device is barbaric you need to look at the alternative of not using this device . In places like the yard this is how it works when a fight breaks out . When the guard sees a fight he sounds an alarm. Any one still standing when the alarm goes off gets shot . In confined areas they send in a team. Any one still standing when the alarm goes off gets hit with a night stick.
Cell extractions. This when a prisoner refuses to come out of the cell. There are two options .
Option one the use of force. You have a cell extraction time rush in and use night sticks to get to comply , at this point he is dragged out and cuffed . Option two. You toss pepper spray in the cell. When the prisoner can't take it any more and comes out , the prisoner will be slammed to the ground and then cuffed .
Why do you need to add another?
one thing your forgetting. When the guards shoot they are aiming for the ones still standing so those are the only ones who get hit unless the guards aim is way off.
These ray guns are AREA EFFECT weapons, they will hit everyone, including those who are not involved and complying with the drop directive.
Its not like a laser pointer, it is a spot light.
Whats more barbaric;
shoot those who disobey an order with full knowledge of what will happen if they don't.
subject uninvolved people to such extreme pain that if they were enemy soldiers it would be considered torture?
Once this is accepted as "OK" to use against criminals it will be used against group involved in an "illegal activity", like having a public demonstration without a permit.
I give it a year or so before its rolled out to a demonstration or concert for crowd control.
"Oh to the people that think this device is barbaric you need to look at the alternative of not using this device "
Yes. Obviously you haven't.
Being shot is nothing compared to being cooked alive, eyes first. You try it and tell then which is more barbaric. I see this even worse than tazer, which is polices favorite toy nowdays: "see how they squirm funnily!" If the victim dies, it's an "accident" and no-one is prosecuted. Happens every other day in US alone.
Tazer leaves marks, this one doesn't so the reason to use it is even less than for tazer which is widely used for fun already, by the police.
Is what happens if you don't move out of the way or more to the point, can't move out of the way.
It is like sitting in an oven as described? Would you cook?
Not so non-lethal now eh?
"in use at a prison in Los Angeles"
Gotta be San Quentin, then. That place is full of some really insane criminals. Just ask Danny Trejo.
San Quentin's in San Rafael (OK, it's technically it's own town, just East of Larkspur Landing, to be pedantic), on the lovely San Francisco Bay. Los Angeles is about 400 miles away to the South, by road.
Besides, the real wack-jobs are housed at Pelican Bay, Corcoran & Atwater (at least here in California). San Quentin's main claim to fame is that it houses California's "Death Row", at least for male inmates.
San Quentin is closer to San Francisco. And Folsom's closer to Oakland. Pelican Bay is up near the Oregon line. The most likely candidate is State Prison, LA County.