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Marching Muslims now say they oppose 'fear'
Originally blasted 'slanderous and libel statements' against Islam
Those Muslims planning to march in Washington on 9/11, the 12th anniversary of the Islamist-led terror attacks that left nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania dead, need to look at the facts, according a freedom activist.
A website for what originally was billed as the "Million Muslim March" now has been altered to the "Million American March Against Fear," but still remains under the sponsorship of the American Muslim Political Action Committee.
The group says its goal is to "ask all individuals and organizations working for peace to attend this collective action to tell our government leaders we want transparency and policies of peace. In the past 12 years since 9/11 the United States government as failed to protect and promote constitutional liberties and human life, here and abroad. We feel that accountability in government has been ignored and the time has arrived to collectively speak truth to power."
It originally was advertised as a time for Muslims to protest "anti-Islamic bigotry in the years that ensued the al-Qaida terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people on American soil."
An early statement from the group said, "On 9.11.01 our country was forever changed by the horrific events in New York. The entire country was victimized by the acts done on that day. Muslim and non Muslim alike were traumatized but we as Muslims continue 12 years later to be victimized by being made the villains. To this day every media outlet and anti Islamic organization has committed slanderous and libel statements against us as Muslims and our religion of Islam."
ACT for America founder Brigitte Gabriel blasted the organization.
"It is amazing how fast they changed the original language on their website claiming victimhood, bigotry, and unfair treatment since Sept. 11th 2001," Gabriel said. "Once they were confronted and debated by people like me who pointed out to them that in the last four years alone we have arrested on American soil 226 home grown terrorists. One-hundred eighty six of them were Muslims. Not Jews. Not Hindus, not Buddhist. But Muslims"
Gabriel says the facts are that Muslim immigrants to the U. S. are responsible for a disproportionally large number of domestic terrorism cases.
"Of all immigrants who have ever immigrated to America since its birth, America never encountered such hatred and terrorism coming out of one faith based group in our country that accounts for less than 2 percent of the American population and is now responsible for over 80 percent of attacks against America," she said.
"In 11 years since 9/11, the Islamic American community has not organized a one million man march to condemn Islamic terrorism against America and call Hamas, al-Qaida, Hezbollah, al-Shabaab, and other groups by their names – terrorists," Gabriel said.
"Instead they are rallying to condemn America for what they call unfair policy here and abroad. It is about time the Muslim American community comes out and condemns every imam's preaching in mosques throughout America who advocates overthrowing our democracy and inciting hatred against infidels and America," Gabriel said.
"They should be coming out by the millions supporting America and its policy in eradicating Islamic terrorism, supremacy and violence," Gabriel said.
The planned march, now being billed as a "professional, positive, and proactive event for the whole family," has drawn criticism from other activists, too.
Former PLO operative turned peace activist and Islam analyst Walid Shoebat is calling it a publicity stunt.
"Based on AMPAC's past performance, it would not be much of a stretch to conclude that this march is just a way to have us all write about it and by that we promote this new political campaign, especially that everyone, including most Muslims knows that 9/11 is a sensitive issue for Americans. The best thing when we hear hype like this is to ignore it," Shoebat said.
Institute for Political Islam Director Bill Warner says AMPAC's attempt to make Muslims the victim is a primary Islamic strategy.
"They're saying that Muslims have been the victims since 9/11. The tactic is nothing new; it's been around since the time of Muhammad," Warner said. "The problem here really isn't the Muslims. It's us. They are bold and ready for a fight. We are too shy and afraid."
Author and Islam analyst Robert Spencer says the event and the language promoting it are simply an effort to distract attention away from the main issue – Islamic terrorism.
"The planned march is just one in a long [line of] attempts to deflect attention away from jihad terror and claim victim status for Muslims after 9/11 – instead of doing the hard work of reforming Islam and deal honestly with the texts and teachings that jihadis use to justify violence," Spencer said.
Spencer adds that the Muslims are experts at portraying themselves as the victims.
"They get away with it by relentlessly assuming the role and never breaking character," Spencer said.
Islam analyst Pamela Geller agrees with Spencer's assessment.
"The march is yet another attempt to portray Muslims as victims and shame people into thinking that it's wrong to oppose jihad terror," Geller said.
WND reported in September 2011 that American Muslims openly embrace an identify of victimhood. A poll of American Muslims taken by the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center revealed then that a plurality of American Muslims believe they are the victims.
It explains that 83 percent of the Muslim American respondents view the U.S. effort to stamp out the source of terrorism in Iraq as wrong, while 47 percent say it was wrong to respond with troops in Afghanistan to try to eradicate the terror threat there.
Two-thirds say America's unpopularity in majority-Muslim countries can be blamed on American actions and 92 percent say they do not sympathize with al-Qaida.
Further, 93 percent of Muslims see Muslim Americans as loyal to their country, but they also believe they often are the victims of "intolerance" even while they are "among the most tolerant of U.S. faith groups studied."
Geller says she's not persuaded by a poll of Muslim Americans. She adds that other Muslim publicity campaigns, including the September march, are aimed at projecting Muslim influence in the United States.
"It is a vicious and contemptible act of Islamic supremacism to … hold a victory victimhood march on the anniversary of 9/11, a national day of grieving for the thousands of victims of jihad slaughtered on American soil," Geller said.
In terms of the language used, Warner says they've changed the event to cover if they don't have a million participants. Warner adds the list of participating groups reveal an alliance of sorts.
"The names of the groups participating reveals that the event is a collection of groups from the standard leftist-Islamic coalition," Warner said.
The issue of a "standard leftist-Islam coalition" reflects back to the Soviet era, according to an investigative journalist who researched the level of Soviet penetration of the peace movement. The journalist maintains anonymity to continue pursuing projects, and says that the language in the AMPAC press release shows some startling similarities to Soviet propaganda.
"The language is similar to the language Soviet-backed peace groups used in their press releases in the 1980s. Groups like Citizens in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, Casa El Salvador, the anti-nuclear group 'Can-It,' and other anti-nuclear groups would use language like 'We ask all individuals working for peace to attend' in their press releases," the journalist said.
"Also, the words 'collective action' are intended to illicit feelings of 'We're all in this together,' which is an important sympathy-gaining ploy," the investigative journalist said.
He said there is more.
"It's also significant that at least two of the groups, the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and the DC Area 9/11 Truth Movement, show that the Muslim movement is aligning itself with the 9/11 Truther movement," the investigative journalist said.
"The press release goes on to say, 'Speaking will be experts and individuals on the lack of transparency and questions plaguing 9/11' which, much like Soviet policy, is an inversion of reality," the journalist said.
"Like Soviet propaganda that always intended to show the Russians as victims, this press release is intended to suggest that any problem American Muslims face is the fault of American policy rather than their belief system," the journalist said.
A former CIA station chief who asks not to use his name for security reasons expands on the victimhood aspect of the march. He says one of the key provisions of Islamic doctrine is turning the tables when Muslims are the real historical aggressors.
"The fundamental basis of Islam (of which the Middle East nations are all a part of) [is] that is it has declared war for 14 centuries on all non-Muslims," he said.
"There are no innocent Muslims and yes, they have attacked the U.S. many times. The first time was the Barbary (Muslim) pirates," he said.
Former military intelligence operative Don Tipton says the Muslims casting themselves as victims could make them more dangerous.
"They think they are innocent if they aren't actual combatants or warriors. Whether they are right or wrong, if they think they're justified, they become even more dangerous to us," Tipton said.


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'Walking Dead' creator Frank Darabont explains the need for 'the occasional ripping flesh'
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Oscar-nominated writer-director Frank Darabont is gearing up to unveil his new AMC series "The Walking Dead" on Halloween, and for the next few days, Hero Complex contributor Gina McIntyre will be talking with some of the show's key figures about bringing Robert Kirkman's respected graphic novel to the small screen with a big splash. Today, she chats with Darabont about the secret to great adaptations and indulging his inner geek.
G.M.: People who know you as the director of "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" might be surprised that you have a background in the genre.
F.D.: It's funny, people walk into my home or my office and I wear my geek on my sleeve, truly. I've got toys and vintage posters all over the place, every little item that you could imagine that screams genre geek. I always have been since I was a child. My earliest memories are of movies or watching the great Universal monster movies when they were in television syndication in about 1965.
G.M.: Did you see this project as an opportunity to marry your interest in drama with your affection for the genre?
F.D.: Yes! Absolutely, and I'm always looking for those opportunities. Even "Green Mile" was really a marriage… That was really a marriage of certain kinds of magic realism fantasy with a very real-feeling dramatic film. I was led toward that kind of stuff by my love of the genre as well. It was that that got me reading Stephen King in high school. Because I was such a rapid reader of his work, it led me to his less obviously horrific material — the broader public didn't really realize he wrote stuff like "The Shawshank Redemption." He told me a great story once. He swears it's true, and since he swears I believe it because it's Stephen and he doesn't lie. He called me up one day and said, "You know, I was at the market earlier in the aisles." And this sour-faced little old lady with her shopping cart comes up to him and says, "You're Stephen King, right?" He nods and says, "Yes I am." She says, "I don't know why you write all that horrible stuff. You should write something nice like 'Shawshank Redemption.'" He said, "Ma'am, I actually did write that." And she said, "No you didn't" and turned and walked off. That she would pull that title out of her head somehow is kind of remarkable. Poor Steve.
G.M.: How did you first discover "The Walking Dead" comic?
F.D.: I found it by walking into the House of Secrets comic book store in Burbank, a place I love to visit when I have the time. I saw it and said, "Oh, cool, a zombie thing that appeals to my special interest as a genre geek." So I immediately grabbed it and took it home and read it and instantly flipped for it. I thought, OK, to me, this is the venue to be telling the zombie story that I'd been looking for. I thought it would be really smart and different to tell the story of this group of people as Kirkman had done. Since we've all seen the one-off zombie movies, I didn't want to try to compete on that level because it's been done. Who needs another zombie movie from Frank Darabont? Probably nobody. But to do it as a television series, to really invest in those characters over the long term, that struck me as a pretty exciting notion. I spent some time trying to set it up, failing of course because Hollywood is designed to say no to anything and everything that you want to do. It really became a viability once I partnered up with [executive producer] Gale Anne Hurd. She knew AMC was looking for provocative material, something very different, so we took it there, and they responded right away. They got very excited about it and here we are.
G.M.: Is it true that you originally wanted the series on network television?
F.D.: It first fell into an overall deal I had at NBC, and thank god it never went forward there because it couldn't possibly be the same show it is now. It was perhaps naive of me to even try there. Looking back, I'm real glad it didn't find any traction there because it just would have been so diluted and drained of its blood, so to speak, its content. We're doing stuff for television we would not be able to do on a network, the standards and practices here are very much in our favor. We're doing some harder-edged stuff and doing some horrifying stuff for television. You need that freedom to be able to do it, otherwise it winds up being marshmallow instead of a spicy meal.
G.M.: Well, if you're doing a zombie TV show, you kind of need that freedom to be able to show the zombies and the havoc they wreak.
F.D.: As I always say, if you're going to do a Western, you need horses and hats and six-shooters. If you're going to do a zombie TV show, you just have to have those moments where something truly horrifying happens, the occasional ripping flesh. It's not the tail wagging the dog of this show, mind you. It's not about wanting to shock the audience or layer gore on top of everything. That's not really the raison d'etre of the thing. It's really a fantastically observed ensemble character piece. But you don't want a tail-less dog either. If that's the dog, you want to be able to wag the tail on occasion and deliver on the promise of it's a zombie show.
G.M.: You've said that the show very much exists in a George Romero-type universe. What did you mean by that?
F.D.: I'm calling the original "Night of the Living Dead," which was released in 1968, our book of Genesis in terms of zombies mythos, behavior, etc. We go back to that for questions when they arise. Romero really did invent the idea of a flesh-eating dead person as we understand the idea today. Romero invented that idea in 1968 and subsequently has made other films. He invented this mythos and has been the chief practitioner of that. Acolytes have come along and done honor to that idea. I love Edgar [Wright]'s movie "Shaun of the Dead," it's so tasty and lovely. I was a big admirer of Zack Snyder's movie, "Dawn of the Dead." It sounds like such a crass idea, let's remake "Dawn of the Dead," but it just goes to show that if somebody really cares about the movie they're making, it's not just a crass commercial idea. Somebody goes in to make a really good movie and it winds up being a great movie just on its own terms — so much respect to Zack Snyder and his colleagues. Now here we are. The zombie trickle-down from George Romero in 1968 is we're doing this TV series.
G.M.: Have you talked to Romero?
F.D.: This was a great night. I once had George Romero, Stephen King over to dinner at my house. I made a big pot of spaghetti, and a whole bunch of other folks [including] Jonathan Hensleigh was there that night, [also] Greg Nicotero, who's a very dear buddy of mine. I can't quite remember who else was there. There is actually a picture, famous to my small circle of friends who were there, a photo of all of us at this dinner with Steve and George Romero and my dog Rosie, she was still around then. It was fun. I certainly respect and admire the fellow.
G.M.: Robert Kirkman wrote the fourth episode. Did you always intend for him to be very hands-on with the series?
F.D.: Kirkman's been very involved. My feeling is if you're adapting somebody's material there's no reason not to maintain involvement. It seems arrogant and high-handed not to. We've invited Robert to the table with everything. What's lovely about it is that he's been very trusting with me in terms of handling and redefining his material as we go along. He's been very encouraging about coloring outside the lines of what he's done, which I always felt would be necessary. What Kirkman has done in the comic book is laid down a fantastic path for us to follow, but it doesn't mean we can't diverge off that path and make detours as we go because so much of the stuff suggests other possibilities as well. In the long term, I do believe we're going to be following his path, but we'll be making every interesting detour along the way that we can. If you have a terrific idea for an episode, why stop yourself simply because it's off that particular path? As long as we keep veering back to where Kirkman has led us, I think everything's fair. He's been very encouraging of that and very accepting of it. He's said from the get-go [that] the series as a comic book and the series as a television show can owe a lot to each other but they don't have to be carbon copies.
G.M.: They exist in different mediums.
F.D.: They completely exist in different mediums, and ultimately the television show in certain ways will make its own demands on us. It's not the same. Having a cast of living, breathing actors who bring something to it changes the tenor of so many things as you go along versus a comic book, which is a much more controlled medium. It consists of illustrations and words. Living, breathing people bring something else entirely to it. It takes on its own shape; that's not just true of a television show. I've found that with every movie I've ever made where the actors who embody the words on the screen and deliver the words you've written bring a whole layer of things to a movie that you can't plan for, legislate for, beg, borrow or steal. You can only be open to mining the gold that those actors will give you if they're good or great actors, to encourage them to inhabit those roles as fully as they can. I could never have imagined really the layers of things that Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins brought to "Shawshank," for example. You can't. That part of it becomes their movie. They may be saying exactly the words that I wrote but it's their essence that's being captured on screen even more so than my words. You have to allow for that to happen.
G.M.: Did you find working on the pilot to be different at all from making films?
F.D.: Just faster, which has been a great learning curve for me. I realized when I was going to shoot "The Mist," I needed to do it faster than I was used to working. I went and directed an episode of "The Shield" for Shawn Ryan, who was kind enough to invite me to his party to do that. I love the show. I'm such a rapid fan of that show. It's still like the best TV show ever, or at least one of the top three or four, certainly. It let me get into the working-much-faster kind of mood, which is awesome and I've really enjoyed it. "The Mist" was shot in six weeks. The average pilot gets 16 days to shoot, we did mine in 15. It was fast. It's a lot of zombies and a lot of work to cram into 15 days. It's really fun to work like that. Not everything needs the brain surgery approach of a "Shawshank" or a "Green Mile," although I'm certainly willing to do it again should the material call for that and the budget allow for it. I've learned the joys also of moving fast and loose, which is great training. It allows you to lean on your instincts more, not second-guess or overthink everything that you do. At a certain point in your life , you don't want to overthink. You don't want to second-guess because you reach a point where you kind of feel like you know what you're doing and your instincts should prove out.
G.M.: What's the official word on a second season of "The Walking Dead"?
F.D.: It needs to earn its place, it needs to earn its keep. And if it does, we'll do a second season. If not, I'll be wandering around Hollywood like Willy Loman with another project under my arm.
— Gina McIntyre
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Dave D'Onofrio's Sox Beat: Diaz earned his shotDAVE D'ONOFRIO
July 04. 2013 10:20PM
BOSTON -- Of course, over the span of eight seasons, parts of five of which he spent in New Hampshire as a member of the Fisher Cats, doubts crept in for Jonathan Diaz.
Since 2006 he'd been drafted, signed, played at five levels, got promoted or demoted 11 times, was granted free agency by the Blue Jays, agreed to join the Red Sox, and settled into his new organization at Triple-A — but he'd never earned The Call to the big leagues. So the question came naturally.
"You always have that in the back of your mind," he admitted this week, "like, 'Jeez. Will it ever happen?'"
Then it did. Last Saturday, as he was preparing to play his 764th minor-league game, the phone rang and Diaz was told it was time to come to Boston. By then it was already 12:15 p.m., and first pitch that Saturday afternoon was at 4, so he packed his wife and three kids into the car as quickly as possible and headed north on I-95 from Pawtucket. Typically the drive takes an hour; Diaz jokes that he made it in 30 minutes.
And he might've, because there's no traffic in the way when you're floating on air.
"Amazing," he said. "Imagine something you've worked for your entire life, a dream since you were a little kid. Definitely an amazing feeling."
His hasty call-up didn't leave him enough time to get out on the field before the game, so the first time he stepped onto the diamond as a big leaguer it was to take his position as the Red Sox's starting third baseman.
He had butterflies, for sure, but he settled down and would've had his first career hit had it not been for a pretty diving catch by center fielder Colby Rasmus. As it was, he scored a run that day, then another the next, coming on as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning and crossing the plate with the deciding run as the Red Sox walked off with a win.
"It's Fenway Park. It's crazy just to say that out loud. I will definitely cherish that moment," said Diaz, who pinch hit for Dustin Pedroia in the eighth inning of Thursday's 8-2 Red Sox victory over San Diego. He flied out to center, then played the ninth inning at second base.
Interestingly, and in what he said was an "ironic" twist, Diaz's debut and his first big-league celebration came against the Jays, the franchise that took him in the 12th round of the 2006 amateur draft, in whose system he spent his first seven pro seasons, and who might've been his first major-league team had he not been injured in a car accident while hitting .297 at Triple-A in 2011.
As it was, Diaz spent more time in Manchester than anywhere else in the Blue Jays hierarchy, making 1,114 plate appearances, and playing in 297 games — which is the third-most in Fisher Cats history. He was in the club's opening day lineup in 2010, '11 and '12, and though he hit just .222 at Double-A, his appeal to the organization was more his bat than his glove.
Though in 2010 he became New Hampshire's all-time single-season leader in plate appearances without a home run (385), that same season he also became the team's record holder in single-season fielding percentage for a shortstop (.983), and ultimately that's what brought him barreling toward Boston last weekend.
He was hitting just .242 at Pawtucket — with a .350 on-base percentage — but when shortstop Stephen Drew went down for a few days after tweaking his hamstring, the Sox needed someone who could play on the left side of the infield. Brandon Snyder was called up, too, to play third base, but Boston's brass believed they still needed more defense.
And having watched him for three months at Triple-A, Snyder says they called upon the right guy.
"He works as hard as anybody, and he's probably one of the best defensive players I've ever played with. He's unbelievable," said Snyder, who has been starting at third base, and homered Thursday. And who compared Diaz to another of his former PawSox teammates: Jose Iglesias.
"They're two obviously different players," Snyder said, "but the thing about Diaz, when he makes plays you don't even think they're that great of a play because he makes them look so easy. Iggy has more of a little bit of a flair to him, but both those guys, two of the best in baseball. It's fun to watch them play."
At least this time, Boston fans may not get to watch him play on the big stage for much longer. The Sox are hopeful Drew will return this weekend, and when he does it's likely Diaz will be the one demoted in favor of a reliever.
But while he's got the chance, he intends to seize the moment. He's been studying his teammates and their habits, taking note of how hard and smart the Red Sox work, and reaching the conclusion that the players are at this level for a reason. He's studied what guys are doing, what makes them successful, what their mindset is, and how they prepare, trying to take advantage of his glimpse at what goes on behind the scenes in order to emulate it and improve.
He's also learned his way around the video equipment — which he says is more sophisticated and helpful than what's available in the minors. At 28 years old, he's long been a professional, though now that he's reached the pinnacle he's trying to take his professionalism to another level, while also doing whatever he can to help his new team.
"I'm just going to doing what I do, working hard, and playing the game the way I know how to play it," he said. "Whatever the team asks of me, I'll do it. However long it is, I don't know, but whatever it is that I can do to help the team win, that's what I'm going to do."
And even if a demotion does come, they'll never be able to take away an achievement earned over five stays in New Hampshire and "eight years of grinding."
"The way I went about it was just stay positive, go about my business, and expect the best," Diaz said. "It ended up working out — and I'm happy I can at least say that I made it to the big leagues."
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Red Sox for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Why not a few pano's on the subject where I live
This is a shot of spectators at last years Saddleworth band contest.
4 shots hand-held Canon G6. ( it was late evening and I had left my NN3 behind.... no room for it... a beer in one hand and camera in the other)


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'12 Years a Slave' wins best picture Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The searing slavery drama "12 Years a Slave" has won the Academy Award for best picture.
Directed by British director Steve McQueen, the film is based on a true story and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, a free man who was kidnapped into slavery in the South. It is the first film directed by a black filmmaker to win the best picture Oscar.
Other nominees Sunday were: "American Hustle," ''Captain Phillips," ''Dallas Buyers Club," ''Gravity," ''Her," ''Nebraska," ''Philomena," and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
The 86th Academy Awards are airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Ellen DeGeneres as host.
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|View Poll Results: Haruka or Mitsuki?
|Haruka, and respondent is male
|Haruka, and respondent is female
|Mitsuki, and respondent is male
|Mitsuki, and respondent is female
|Voters: 568. You may not vote on this poll
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|2004-04-26, 12:05
|Link #1
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: God forsaken middle of nowhere, Texas
Haruka or Mitsuki? Why?
Im kind of curious, folks seem to strongly favor either Haruka or Mitsuki, and dislike the other. Im wondering how this splits percentage wise and gender wise.
Do you identify with the character? Or is it that you find one more attractive than the other? Or is it a dislike for the actions of one or the other? Or is it the characters personality?
This is more of of a sociology/psychology poll. Im just curious to see who is more identified with, and if there is a gender bias as well.
What do you think?
|2004-04-26, 12:47
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Location: Looking for his book...
I voted Mitsuki, and respondent is male.
At the beginning of the series, much like the game, I was a big fan of Haruka. I guess I'm weak against the quiet-shy types, but even early into the series it is made clear that Mitsuki actually had a crush on Takayuki too. Which leads the view to think that she is betraying her own affections for him so Haruka will be happy. I found this quite touching.
Later on in the series, as Mitsuki begins to break down, I found myself able to empathize with the situation. I had a friend who broke down in much the same way, less the sex, and eventually tried to take their own life. So I guess Mitsuki's character was the deciding factor for me.
|2004-04-27, 14:55
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I felt for both girls, although I felt a little more for Haruka. In her case it was more because she hadnt done anything wrong, or deserved any of the things that happened. Despite that, she still wound up being the stronger of the three main characters, and was the honest with herself and others throughout the series.
For you others that voted;
Why did you vote the way you did?
|2004-04-27, 16:32
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Location: Hamburg
Age: 48
Mitsuki. She worked much harder and suffered much more for her love. Taking care of someone destitute for over a year while keeping your own interests in check is a major thing, I admire that.
I liked everybody but Takayuki in the end, by the way.
|2004-04-28, 03:52
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mitsuki for me too.. because her character suffered the most, and had the most character development ... making her to me, the most realistic and sympathetic =(
i can understand why she did everything she did and i dont think any of it was (completely) bad.
|2004-05-01, 18:45
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I chose Haruka and I'm male
Mitsuki, yes suffered alot because she had to go through it all. But she did betray, shinji warned her about babying Takayuki. After a while I got tired of her zoning out and being so helpless.
I've never lost 3 years of my life and I wouldn't know how that feels or not being able to walk (going back to haruka's speech to herself that Takayuki, alot of desparation there.) But Haruka, like someone already said, had more strength then all of them.
My favorite girl though was Akane, I liked her for some odd reason.
I do however like how the series ended. I would have rather liked to see Takayuki and Haruka end up together, but that is my personal feelings about it and how it ended was best.
I saw a fancier way to do it on this board, but for now this works. Have to highlight it to read it without hurting your eyes.
|2004-05-02, 01:10
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If you had been here when the series was still airing, you wouldn't need this poll to figure out who favored Haruka or Mitsuki. I favor Haruka, and I'm male. Mitsuki was the one who caused all the problems in the first place. Instead of ignoring her feelings to help Haruka, as Mr_Paper suggested, Mitsuki was actively trying to sabotage her relationship with Takayuki. Several times she knew takayuki had a date with Haruka, yet she came up with some excuse to make him late.
Before the festival, she said she had something important to tell takayuki, but really didn't. When the accident occured, Mitsuki was making Takayuki buy her a ring for her birthday. Are these really the actions of someone who is selflessly standing by to support her friend, even against her own interests? It seemed to me like she was trying to make Takayuki look bad, so Haruka would break up with him. Then Mitsuki is free to pursue Takayuki, and keep Haruka as a friend. Both Haruka and Takayuki, especially Haruka, paid the price for Mitsuki's selfishness.
|2004-05-03, 19:56
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Of course Haruka is the best..
I'm a male, but it doesn't matter.. Let me tell you that the poll result for both gender will ALWAYS favor Haruka.. mark my words
the creator of this thread knows the same, but he just want to show all those Mitski supportor that something in the world will never change..
Mitski is just lame.. :fingers:
end of stroy..
|2004-05-03, 22:14
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Omg... Curse you all who like mitski.. Shes a best friend cheater!!!
I am male and I voted for Haruka because she is a sweet and loving character.
Mitski is a dumb *&%^@$# #@$@#$ because she stole her friends boyfriend and does not understand what it means to MOVE ON. I hate Mitski.. And all you that like her.. There. -.-...
|2004-05-04, 04:38
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Feel the hate ^_^
I'm a bit surprised, because Mitsuki had a clear lead in the beginning. I'd have expected the result to be fairly even, maybe I should call in some Mitsuki supporters.
Seriously now - for fans of the show, here's a KimiNozo no Hibi pic I've stumbled across which you shouldn't miss - it's slightly offensive though, so watch at your own risk!
|2004-05-04, 16:54
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hahaha mentar that picture is pretty funny -_- but yea.you definitely can't take yourself too seriously to find the humor =) oh and you also have to watch midori no hibi to get it too.. Haha..
anyways..yea! feel the hate is right =)
mitsuki isnt a best friend cheater stealer or whatever! she's just in love, man, cmon! dont you know what its like to be in love... it never works out the way you want it to.
|2004-05-06, 21:14
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Hello, I am new to this forum.
Anyway... I voted for Haruka (I'm male) because Mitsuki's cheating really made me hate her. I have a thing against disloyalty, I always have. I really liked Haruka from the beginning (while she is not in a coma) and when it gets near the end (*spoiler*: when she wakes up). I never really hated Mitsuki until she had sex with the other guy, it bothered me too much and just made me despise her.
If I was in such a situation, I would have been with Haruka without a second thought.
Haruka was just everything I would define as a truly good person.
|2004-05-07, 05:50
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Mitsuki for me. My reasons for my choice have already been voiced out by many others more eloquent than me throughout these forums.
But one thing I like about Mitsuki is that, she strives in displaying a proactive attitude despite the lows she's reached. It's also probably one of the reasons for her despair, but nevertheless I just had to respect that kind of a person who is so beautifully flawed. "Betraying your best friend, she's just obssessed...etc."--such stark criticism can never fully describe the shades of gray that are in this story.
And yeah--about the 3 years thing. That's a very looong time, you know. By that time, you're either living with your girlfriend, or your friends have begun wondering when the both of you are going to tie the knot. Then again, maybe not. Plus, we viewers can't feel the passing of three whole years from a 14 episode series, which is why its importance feels rather underplayed.
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|2004-05-10, 07:45
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And just as a side note, it had only been about a year after the accident when Mitsuki got naked.
|2004-05-10, 07:47
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friend's relationship.
|2004-05-10, 10:55
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Location: God forsaken middle of nowhere, Texas
I think Mitsuki's actions are understandable to a certain extent. But as much as I can understand her actions, I can neccessarily agree with them. For me personally, betrayal is the ultimate sin, and that colors my perceptions of her actions.
I can understander her actions, and feel sorry for her, but I cant excuse what she did. "You make your bed and lie in it" is something my grandmother used to say. She was the one that set up Haruka and Takayuki, and she carries a good deal of the blame for Haruka's accident, and yet despite her suffering, she ends up with what she wanted.
Did she deserve it? Thats a good question, and as you all can see, we all have differeing opinions.
|2004-05-10, 15:17
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I voted for Haruka. But I don't despise Mitsuki for what she did. If you're in love with someone, you'll do just about anything to get closer to them, and that's exactly what she did basically. Being that Takayuki suffered emotionally the whole time while Haruka was in her coma, Mitsuki worried about him and wanted to take care of him. She acted on her feelings and Takayuki accepted them which I thought was wrong if he truly loved Haruka. So if I had to blame someone, it would be Takayuki in the end. Yeah waiting 3 yrs might be a long time, but if it's someone you truly love, you'll wait for them no matter how long it takes. 3 yrs is nothing compared to your whole life. He should have spent the time he mourned looking forward to the day when Haruka would wake up and see her smiling face when he saw her. That should have given him motivation by itself, but he was just too emotional wrecked and blamed himself for everything.
Haruka was the only victim here. When Mitsuki first found out that Haruka liked Takayuki, she should have declared Haruka her rival then and there. Sometimes friends make sacrifices for other friends, but it shouldn't be for love.
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Sarah Howe, of Petersham, Massachusetts, wrote a journal with her reminiscences of the time of the American Revolution and the years following. In the excerpt, she relates how her father accepted government securities as payment when others would not and eventually made quite a bit of money for doing so. She also tells of the boom times at the end of the war, when people had no fear of contracting debt and they spent too freely. And then came the bust, when there was no money, and goods brought much lower prices. Her father was fortunate to be able to pay his taxes with the securities from either the town or the state. She says that people could buy securities for half price and pay their tax, but that many did not and had their property sold instead. Her view is definitely pro-government, most likely because her father and family did not suffer because of the tremendous deflation that occurred after the war. She writes about the court closings and then that General Sheppard killed two or three men at the arsenal in Springfield. Her family was affected by the retreat of the regulators to Petersham and the subsequent arrival of General Lincoln's men. Her comment was that there was a lot of animosity at the time, but it immediately subsided. She also links the insurrection with the framing of the Constitution of the United States.
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ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Israel will resume flights to Turkey after a five-year hiatus caused by security concerns, officials say.
Israeli Transportation Minister Israel Katz said an agreement to restart the flights was signed this week after months of negotiations, Hurriyet Daily News reported Thursday.
Scheduled and charter flights to Turkey had stopped because of Israeli concerns about security at the airports at which the planes landed.
The agreement resolves those concerns, with Israeli officials saying Turkey had given them satisfactory answers and solutions.
Giora Romm, director-general of the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority, said flights are expected to resume by next summer.
Turkish Airlines has 60 flights into Israel each week.
Relations between Turkey and Israel have been in a slump in recent years, with the most recent decline in 2010 caused by Israeli forces raiding a Turkish aid vessel, the Mavi Marmara, as it tried to break the Gaza blockade, Today's Zaman reported.
Israeli Environmental Affairs Minister Amir Peretz signaled early this month relations between the countries might be on the mend.
After meeting with Turkish officials on the sidelines of a U.N.-sponsored conference in Istanbul, Peretz said he believes "in the very near future, we can solve the problems between Turkey and Israel. Turkish and Israeli citizens want their governments to achieve reconciliation as soon as possible."


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Hello everyone,
My first post so please bare with me.
I've been using Neowin in a personal capacity for well over 5 years but now the time has come where I need your help.
I'm working on a project based in London, I cannot divulge the specifics as I'm under an NDA (None Disclosure Agreement)
I'm looking for a team of very highly skilled JavaScript Programmers to be based in North London. I need programmers to have knowledge of backbone.js and SVG. I currently have a team of 7 expert programmers with 2 PhDs, 2 designers and collectively over 45 years of advanced cloud / web experience behind them.
This would be a permanent role and the reward is very high (60-80K+).
Although I cant go into specifics, you will start off writing code in JavaScript as well as HTML5/CSS3, but the JavaScript Programmers will need to be versatile and have the ability to learn quickly, so if you have more experience in other dynamic (or static) languages and think that you can get started quickly in something new, then I would still be very interested to hear from you.
People with the following skills and expert or advanced level would be of particular interest.
* JavaScript
* Backbone.js
* many other languages will be considered - Python, Ruby on Rails (ROR), PHP, Django etc
Its a very relaxed atmosphere, Office hours are 10am - 6pm. We have an open plan office in London with room for 8 staff.
Programmers are welcome to listen to music to help stay focused. We have a quiet and dedicated team as this results in the best performance.
Ideally I'm after someone with a PhD in JavaScript or to have built (or been a significant contributor) to a leading library or compiler (i.e. node.js, prototype.js, backbone.js, YUI Library, Google Closure, Chrome, the JVM, Open JDK, MS Excel, Linex Kernel etc.).
Saying that someone with a passion about computer science (but with enough commercial experience) to realise that perfection takes time and many stepping stones. Equally they must have enough experience in academia or the commercial arena to be able to code solid 8 hour days without suffering from "Writers Block" as occurs regularly with young eccentric programmers.
Very happy to accommodative eccentricities and passion but not disruptive or argumentative characters.
Ideally the background I would like is someone to come from is a pure computer science academia or big technology corporation (Google, Oracle, Sun Microchemistry, IBM, Microsoft, etc).
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Because of the NDA myself and the company intentionally restricts the candidates from knowing about the project before taking a test as we are primarily looking for an employee who is focused on coding and drawing a large salary. We have had bad experiences in the past of individuals becoming too focused on the commercial progression of the business and this distracts them from the task at hand. This is one reason why we have total separate R&D and marketing facilities.
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Nebraska's Compton relishes last shot at a title
Nebraska's Compton relishes last shot at a title
LINCOLN, Neb. —
Will Compton has been with Bo Pelini for all the ups and downs in the Nebraska football program the past five years.
No one in the Cornhuskers' camp wants a Big Ten championship more than the middle linebacker from Bonne Terre, Mo.
A win over Iowa (4-7, 2-5 Big Ten) on Friday secures the 17th-ranked Huskers' spot in the Big Ten title game against Wisconsin and a chance to play for the school's first conference championship since 1999.
Compton says he's never won a championship of any kind. He says he and the other 28 seniors have been through so much at Nebraska (10-2, 6-1) that it would be disappointing to end the season with anything less than a title.


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Holy Family with St. John, the Magdalen and Nicodemus,
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14w,1d. It's kind of mortifying to admit, but I think I might have Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James to thank—well, at least in part—for this baby, due on 1/2/13.
At my book club the other night, we discussed (and laughed about) the book. I hadn't known that the group was meeting that night until about an hour beforehand, but as my husband had taken the kids away for the evening and I'd already read the book (already read the entire trilogy, in fact), I headed over, happy to catch up with new friends for the first time in a couple of months.
Most of the women had mixed reactions to the book—glad that some women who might otherwise be too embarrassed to talk about sex and trying new things were able to open up a bit more, but kind of embarrassed themselves to have been seen reading the book in public and rather disappointed in the quality of the writing. While admittedly, I didn't remember that much of what I had read, given that I sped through the three books on my Kindle earlier this spring, I (shh!) kind of enjoyed them. Well, enjoyed them enough to slog through all three. And enjoyed them enough to be less than mindful of birth control and possibly more overtly interested in my husband while I was reading them … and here I am, 14 weeks pregnant.
And actually, that's how I broke the news of my pregnancy to the group—when one woman joked about the potential for a Fifty Shades of Grey baby boom nine months from now, I sheepishly raised my hand, pointed at my belly, and said I had a mini-Christian in there. Or, technically, maybe a mini-Anastasia (although I'm still leaning toward this one being yet another boy). At that point, another woman chimed in and said that she, too, was expecting—although quickly clarified that it had happened before she read the book.
Maybe I need to take another flip through the books some time soon—this time, in search of baby name inspiration.
Have you read Fifty Shades of Grey? Did it have any impact on your sex life?


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Michelle A. Carlson engaged to John McCarthy
Oscar and Linda Carlson of Colgate St., Warwick, announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle A. Carlson, to John McCarthy, son of Joan McCarthy of Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, and the late John McCarthy.
The bride-to-be is a 2001 graduate of Pilgrim High School. She is employed by Care New England Hospital as a billing specialist.
The groom-to-be is a graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School. He is a route sales associate for Frito Lay.
The couple met through friends and became engaged on September 7, 2011. They are getting married on June 1, 2013 at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Mar 2008 22:33 UTC
"Fashion often repeats itself, with dated products reborn into popular products. Just think of VolksWagen's Beetle or BMW's Mini. And now we can add the Commodore Amiga to the list, sort of, thanks to a new all-in-one PC with a look rather reminiscent of the home computer." This design was also used by the MSX, my actual first computer experience (apart from a Binatone Mk. IV).


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Plus a very over-the-top Frenchie mural...
These cases hold a vast array of gateaux...
And big glossy, fruity high gloss tartes...
Plenty of small fruity tartes...
Very light filled watercolors, my dear. Lovely. And those juicy tarts, WOW!ReplyDelete
I think it is so hard to replicate something in a foreign country it is just never the same. New York does Bagels like no one else and Paris does Macaron like no one else. As for us Brits well we do Yorkshire Puddings because no one else does :)ReplyDelete
There is something about a good cup of coffee in good cafe china, isn't there? I took so many photos of cups of coffee last time I was in France. Maybe I'll post them today...you've inspired me.ReplyDelete
I know it sounds ordinary and NOT French - but you can get a very good Hot Chocolate at Starbucks!! No kidding...but one caution: be sure to order their "Signature Hot Chocolate" they have another that is rather tasteless but for the signature one they use a nice blend of chocolate...you won't pick your order up at a marble-top counter, or be able to gaze upon a case of jeweled pasteries (dang), BUT you will get a yummy Hot Chocolate fix, and fast! ;)ReplyDelete
now do you sample all the lovely treats...
alas...wish i could be there and enjoying a lovely cup of hot chocolate and watching the world go by...
You make me want some hot chocolate every time I see your blog with it featured. Yesterday I told Con, when we were out and about, that I wanted some. Then laughed.. Where would we get a good hot chocolate here? So we never got one. We have two very small Starbucks in markets here, and one coffee/wine place, whose hot chocolate leaves a lot to be desired. Thats small town living for ya. Enjoy all those you have around you.ReplyDelete
Ah,ah,ah, souvenirs souvenirs. I used to go to Bergamote. It was like a little piece of France for me.ReplyDelete
Dear Cris,
I don't drink coffee...sorry
It's always hot chocolate for me
And no, Good Life, I try to sample as little as possible in the tiniest portions.
I let my eyes only do the tasting
Thea, I will try your Signature brew at Starbucks I promise.
Di I think Brit cuisine is terrific...hmmm
Funny Anne that you used to go there...you fell for our faux Fr.!
I am going to a Swiss place for coffee. It is close as I can get to French without settling for French roast at Peet's.
p.s. Lily is waiting for you to walk her.
These watercolors are vintage Carol here...lovely, Carol! I guess it's hard to put Paris--the real deal--into NYC, n'est ce pas? Nice to pretend, though.ReplyDelete
Simply lovin' your blog and the amazing watercolors as usual! I will have to take my hubby to La Bergamote! Looks yummy.ReplyDelete
I know you dont drink Coffee. I wanted hot chocolate. But some one commented on getting good HOT CHOCOLATE at Starbucks on your blog.ReplyDelete
Very Lovely. Love the colors :)ReplyDelete


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Aylin's Soft & Dreamy Haven
Name: Aylin (16 months)
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Aylin's room used to be our guest room, so we were happy to learn that we were having a girl, and that we did not have to paint over the walls. I wanted a second color to go along with the wall color, thistle. I didn't want anything too girly or too babyish. After many ideas and style boards I decided to go with robin's egg blue for the accents and accessories.
I was lucky to find a carpet, fabric and also other acessories such as the lamp shade with my color of choice. Years ago, I had cut out the pages of a Taschen calendar with piglets and was saving them for a future project. I framed them with white IKEA frames and they ended up quite nice over the dresser.
The idea of farm animals as a theme actually came from the piglet project. The rest of the accessories followed the theme and the accent color. I'm so glad that the nursery turned out to be a room we all love to spend time in as a family. I hope you like it too!
- Crib: Stokke Sleepi
- Mobile: Flensted Sheep mobile
- Farm animals cross stitch artwork: Handmade by a talented friend
- Animals artwork: Purchased from an art gallery in Berlin
- Fabrics for drapes and pouf: Local stores
- Dream wall sticker: Laura Ashley
- Dressers, shelving unit, couch, pouf and picture frames: Ikea
- Rocker: Eames rocking chair
- Owl Pillow: Laura Asyley
- Rabbit Pillow: Zara Home
- Crochet blanket: Handmade by grandma
- Dresser knobs: Zara Home
Thanks for sharing, Zeynep!
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Mike Dawson wasn't looking to change jobs, but when the NFL comes calling, it's hard to say no. Dawson resigned as the North Middlesex athletic director to take a coaching position with the Philadelphia Eagles under new coach Chip Kelly.
Mike Dawson wasn't looking to change jobs, but when the NFL comes calling, it's hard to say no.
Dawson resigned as the North Middlesex athletic director to take a coaching position with the Philadelphia Eagles under new coach Chip Kelly. Dawson and Kelly coached together at the University of New Hampshire before Dawson left in 2006 to become the linebackers coach at Akron.
Dawson said the past few days have been a blur since he got an unexpected call from Kelly late Friday night.
"It came very fast," Dawson said. "(Kelly) said he'd be interested in having me come down and being a part of this. I was obviously taken back by it and very appreciated of the opportunity. I talked to Joan Landers, the North Middlesex Regional Superintendent yesterday afternoon and she couldn't have been better and more understanding."
Dawson, who graduated from North Middlesex in 1993, had just started his first full season as the Patriots' athletic director after resigning as the special teams coach at Boston College in 2011. He said he hadn't been pursuing any coaching jobs, so he was surprised when his old friend asked him to join him in Philadelphia.
"I've kept in contact with him through the years, but it was never anything like, 'well if he moves and goes somewhere else then I'm his guy,' " Dawson said. "It was an opportunity I just couldn't pass up, I don't know if I'd ever get an opportunity like that again."
Dawson is leaving for Philadelphia on Wednesday and will start with the Eagles Thursday, although his job title still has yet to be determined.
"We're probably going to define that when I get down there," Dawson said. "I'm going to be an assistant on the defensive side of the ball in some capacity. I'm going to be around some great coaches when I get down there, some of those guys brought me up."
Dawson will get to work with two of his coaching role models with the Eagles -- former Oregon assistant head coach Jerry Azzinaro and former Boston College linebackers coach Bill McGovern, who along with former UNH coach Sean McDonnell have been his biggest influences.
"Jerry Azzinaro and Bill McGovern have been fathers in football to me, as far as they both coached me at UMass, and when I started coaching they've been the guys I've been able to ask questions to," Dawson said. "The fact I'm going to be on the same side of the ball with those guys in the NFL — I'm still in shock."
Dawson's wife, Jodi, is a teacher in Sudbury and grew up in Philadelphia and has a family full of Eagles fans.
"We're all excited for the new job but she was like, 'any other team but the Eagles,' " Dawson laughed.
Dawson said it was hard to leave North Middlesex, as he grew up in Pepperell and went through the entire school system before attending UMass-Amherst. He said he was happy to be back at the school and enjoyed learning the ropes from other athletic directors in the Midland-Wachusett League.
"This call to go to the NFL would never come again if I don't take it, but if sometime down the road the opportunity to get back into high school administration came up it would be an easier call to get done," Dawson said. "I absolutely love the kids at North Middlesex and the coaches were great. To work with some of these guys who have been doing it for so long, like (girls' basketball coach) Pat Murphy or (football coach) Sandy Ruggles, who have been doing it for so long, that was great to have on a daily basis."


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Neil Steinberg
Dear Neil,
In regards to your letter to Cardinal George in today's paper, thanks for "boinking," a new word for my urban dictionary. Oh. No such word. Your substitute for something vulgar. Ho-kay, it's not easy to make sense when you're so boinking mad. [had "hoinking," was corrected by its originator]
However, please distinguish between what's essential to something and what describes it. You can say no marriage without sex without saying marriage is nothing but sex, can't you? You can't figure that out?
Moreover, is it possible you missed the cardinal's argument, which is based on what a word means — its essence, we might say?
We could put quotes around same-sex "marriage," but that would not stop the argument, though it would be a start. A new rule for copy editors? Put quotes around "marriage" when it's been declared such by legislators in a sort of red-queen maneuver? The Trib had quotes around "natural law" in a recent headline. So come on. Wide disagreement about a term, slap on the quote marks. Fair is fair.
And Neil, would you like to rethink your justification of something based on poll data. Everybody's doin' it, pickin' their nose and chewin' it is not a good framework for deciding things. Please. Look into that approach of yours.
And would you also reconsider your exaggerated dependence on biology. "Doin' what comes natcherly" was a great show-song shtick. But as a norm for decision-making? Not so much.
Finally, Neil, do you want to spend your life going with the flow? Heraclitus, of all-is-flux fame, was a heavy thinker, but we can do better, I think.
Finally finally, not since the Albigensians has anyone accused a Roman Church official of overstating the importance of sexual activity. They preached sexual abstinence even in marriage, 800 years ago, and paid grievously for it, I am sorry to relate. Neil, you mean well, but look out.


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Silencing dissent in NH: Soviet Regional School DistrictsEDITORIAL
April 02. 2014 11:08PM
"Did we suddenly in that part of New Hampshire get taken over by the Soviet Union?"
That was the reaction of Gail Cromwell of Temple, former ConVal School Board member and winner of the 2010 Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment Award, upon hearing what the Timberlane Regional School Board did on March 20.
On a 7-2 vote, the board adopted many rules of behavior for its members. One of the rules declares that "all decisions made by the board will be supported by all board members regardless of how a member voted."
If that were not clear enough, it decrees, with a true Soviet flourish: "Efforts to undermine a decision will not be tolerated."
The very next rule reads: "All communication to the press will be provided by the Chair. Board members contacted by the press will not comment and direct the press to contact the Chair."
"Undermine?" "Tolerated?" "Will not comment?" Is this a local school board or the Politburo?
"These are not American rules," Cromwell told this newspaper. "These are some Communist country or some country where they're trying to control everything. People shouldn't stand for that."
No, they should not. Cromwell has led this fight by example, and her leadership should inspire others to stand up against these ongoing and outrageous attempts to suppress free speech.
In 2010, when she was on the ConVal School Board, Cromwell opposed a $4.9 million school bond that a board majority supported. She spoke out against the bond and held her own public meeting to discuss it. For that, the board voted 8-2 to censure her. Its censure resolution declared: "Board members are to accept all board decisions once they are made, and assist in carrying them out effectively. If a member should be of the minority on any vote, that member will abide by the majority opinion and not speak outside of any board meetings against any majority decision which was reached in good faith."
Cromwell, a former assistant professor of economics at Harvard and MIT, was not the type to be cowed into silence by such bullying. Now she is standing up for minority board members' rights in other communities. That she is still doing this four years later is a sad testament to the never-ending need to fight oppression by elected majorities.
Cromwell is not alone, thankfully. The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union has stood with her. Staff attorney Gilles Bissonnette wrote to Timberlane School Board Chairman Nancy Steenson, Superintendent Earl Metzler and the school district's attorney last week. Bissonnette informed them that if the unconstitutional rules were not changed by April 3 (today), the NHCLU would "act accordingly."
That language got the board's attention. The board is to vote soon on new rules that closely match the NHCLU's proposed language. By raising the alarm, Cromwell and the NHCLU scored a win against speech suppression. It will not be the last time such a public service is needed.