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Signs Of Time. Essay On making Peace with Death in Fashion
SIGNS OF TIME. ON MAKING PEACE WITH DEATH IN FASHION
"In the extreme case, clothing becomes a sign of mortality, an index of time that has passed."
/ Barbara Vinken, Fashion Zeitgeist, 2005
Article by Maria Ben Saad. Portrait of Nellie Blue by Pola Esther
Throughout history, fashion has been criticized for being superficial and out of touch with reality. As sociologist Yuniya Kawamura writes in her book Fashion-ology from 2005, fashion has been attacked by both scholars and feminists and didn't become a legitimate research topic until recently (basically in the eighties, when fashion studies was established as an academic field). She quotes Sandra Niessen and Anne Brydon, who describe different historical attitudes towards fashion: "Social analyses uniformly condemned fashion. Feminists critiqued the sexual politics and gender oppression inhering in clothing which hobble and confine women. Marxists critiqued the fetishism of fashion and the ideology of conspicuous consumption. Psychologists treated fashion adherence as pathology."
As it turns out, there are also exceptions from the rule. There are proponents of fashion among both scholars and feminists, in particular in the postmodern era where dichotomies such as surface/ depth, real/fake and female/male are unstable and sometimes subverted. Not surprisingly, Kawamura cites Elizabeth Wilson, a pioneering advocate for fashion as a topic for intellectual discussion. "Fashion in our epoch denaturalizes the body and thus divests itself of all essentialism. This must be good news for women since essentialism ideologies have been oppressive to them. Fashion often plays with, and playfully transgresses gender boundaries, inverting stereotypes and making us aware of the masque of femininity."
Kawamura points out that almost all writers of fashion mention the academic devaluation of the topic before they even begin their arguments. This is true for the scholar Barbara Vinken, who in her book Fashion Zeitgeist opens with the following sentences: "Fashion has rarely enjoyed a very good reputation. Despite its undeniable success as a social and commercial phenomenon, it remains the very exemplum of superficiality, frivolity and vanity." Focusing on the dominant sociological discourse on fashion, she then continues to show how fashion has been used in a model of representation (and not as a subject worth discussing on its own terms) when it comes to the division of the classes, the sexes and being versus appearance (traditionally perceived as opposites). Against this model of representation, Vinken suggests another, more fashion-friendly, view of fashion as a "poetological activity", that "thematizes itself and has performative power". She writes: "Fashion not only confirms and economically functionalizes the division of gender and class; it constructs and subverts them by stripping them bare […] and reveals them as an effect of construction." What appears as really superficial is to disregard fashion's double potential to both support and undermine power structures. Just like art, fashion can be self-reflexive and critical; an independent agent for transgressing boundaries and challenging norms within as well as outside the traditional and hierarchical fashion system.
I bring up Barbara Vinken because I think she has written some of the most beautiful texts about fashion and death, the underlying theme of this issue (as it was handed out to me by the editors), that I have read. But before going into her writings, I symptomatically felt obliged to reference the historical resistance to look at fashion beyond the surface (or as Yukio Mishima puts it, to see the depth in the surface). Because, at first sight, fashion, with its reputation for being trivial, and death, which is anything but, seem to belong to different categories. Isn't fashion about embracing youth and rejecting death? About moving forward and living in an eternal now? Yuniya Kawamura writes in Fashion-ology: "No matter which time period in history one is talking about, the definite essence of fashion is change." Does death in fashion just represent new beginnings, the end of a trend or fashion cycle and, as a consequence, the birth of another one?
According to Barbara Vinken, who links time in fashion not to eternity but to the moment, fashion actually "lives from destruction". Every new fashion destroys the preceding, and every new fashion carries its own extinction. In Fashion Zeitgeist, she quotes Paul Morand, ghostwriter and friend of Chanel, in L'Allure de Chanel: "The more ephemeral fashion is, the more perfect it is. You can't protect what is already dead." (Chanel herself famously saw fashion as the art of capturing the spirit of the time.) Time in fashion, then, has nothing to do with duration, but is rather a way to negate real time by perpetuating the moment. Vinken speaks of "the veil of melancholy"; once a fashion is realized it is already dead. Life and death are intertwined in a way that makes the fashion experience something radically different than the art experience. While art historically has dealt with eternity, fashion is
by its nature ephemeral, something fragile and fugitive. Vinken cites Charles Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin, who both speak of a tension between a timeless, classical beauty ideal (as incarnated in antique statues and dolls) and fashion's more transient relationship with time. The fashion mannequin becomes a link to the living as well as the inorganic. Vinken writes: "Fashion plays with the appeal of statue and doll, with an odd coupling of life and death, life-like appearance." In affinity with a fetishistic dynamics between the inorganic and the living, fashion makes the inorganic come to life, "but does not have to bear the stigmata of life, decline and death". It has very little to do with women in real life, or authentic bodies, since its main purpose is to be a site "at which mortality of the flesh can be denied".
But what about a designer like Martin Margiela? A fashion trend (if that is even the right word) like "heroin chic"? The brutalised bodies of Alexander McQueen? Fashion that in fact does nothing or little to deny the existence of death, but quite contrary seems to embrace it, or at least accept it as a fact of life? Well, according to Vinken, fashion after what she calls the "mode de cent ans", the hundred years of fashion between the introduction of haute couture in the 1860s to its decline in the late 1960s, is generally characterized by "a decisive change in the relation of fashion to time." Vinken speaks of a "fashion after fashion" or "postfashion", an era where fashion no longer tries to extinguish mortality, but rather aims to show the traces of time, time as duration. "In the extreme case, clothing becomes a sign of mortality, an index of time that has passed." she writes, referring to designers such as Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto and yes, Martin Margiela. In a famous essay in another book, the exhibition catalogue for 6+ Antwerp Fashion, Vinken poetically describes the clothes of Margiela as "an art of memory, ars memoria". "Constructed from worn-out cloth, they do not reanimate the past, do not bring it back into a timeless present, but carry individual traces of death." I think everyone who doubts that fashion has a meaning beyond the surface would benefit from reading Barbara Vinken: life and death – nothing less.
Maria Ben Saad is a fashion journalist and senior lecturer in fashion communication at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm.

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IE 11 uses CSS inside this @media even though the window width is much more than 640px. If I manually resize the window (in any direction, increase or decrease) then IE 11 picks up the correct CSS(outside of this @media) and everything looks good. In other browsers, everything works as expected.
How this problem can be tackled?
Probably I can emulate window resize somehow?
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WORLD S.Korea's club-linked COVID-19 cluster infections rise to 102
S.Korea's club-linked COVID-19 cluster infections rise to 102
17:18, May 12, 2020
SEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the cluster infection from clubs and bars at a multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon in the South Korean capital Seoul rose to 102 as of midday Tuesday local time, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
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It was up 16 compared to 24 hours earlier. Of the total, 64 were Seoul residents and 23 were residents of Gyeonggi province surrounding Seoul.
Seven patients came from the western port city of Incheon, five from North Chungcheong province, one from North Jeolla province, one from the southeastern port city of Busan, and one from the southern resort island of Jeju each.
Of the total, 73 were patients who visited Itaewon clubs and then were tested positive for the virus, while 29 were the family members or acquaintances of the patients.
The cluster infection is believed to have started from a 29-year-old man who visited a total of five clubs and bars in Itaewon from the night of May 1 to the early hours of May 2. He tested positive and was admitted to a hospital in the morning of May 6.
At least 5,500 people were believed to have visited the clubs and bars, to which the 29-year-old went. Of the total, about 2,000 were not reached by the health authorities.
The KCDC asked people who toured entertainment spots in Itaewon from April 24 to May 6 to refrain from outside activity and be tested for the virus regardless of symptoms.
As of 0:00 a.m. Tuesday local time, South Korea reported 27 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total infection to 10,936.
After hitting the bottom at two on May 6, the daily caseload continued to rise to 12 on Friday, 18 on Saturday, 34 on Sunday and 35 on Monday each.


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Fernando Jacob Hubertina Henrika Ricksen (Heerlen, 27 juli 1976 – Airdrie, 18 september 2019) was een Nederlands profvoetballer die als rechtsback speelde. Van 1993 tot en met 2011 kwam hij uit voor achtereenvolgens Fortuna Sittard, AZ, Glasgow Rangers, Zenit Sint-Petersburg en weer Fortuna Sittard. Tussen 2000 en 2003 speelde hij twaalf interlands voor het Nederlands elftal.

Clubcarrière

Jeugd
Ricksen werd geboren in een arbeidersgezin in Heerlen. In 1988 werd hij gescout door Roda JC, waar hij vier jaar speelde voordat hij in 1992 de overstap maakte naar Fortuna Sittard. Daar speelde hij samen met onder anderen Mark van Bommel en werd hij in 1993 kampioen van de A-jeugd.

Fortuna Sittard (eerste periode)
In 1993 maakte hij zijn debuut in het eerste elftal van Fortuna Sittard, dat uitkwam in de Eerste divisie. Al snel verwierf hij als rechtsback een vaste plaats in het elftal. In 1995 werd de club kampioen van de eerste divisie en promoveerde de ploeg naar de eredivisie. Hier speelde hij nog twee jaar voor Fortuna Sittard waarin de ploeg op de dertiende en elfde plaats van de Eredivisie eindigde.

AZ
In 1997 verhuisde hij, na een lucratief aanbod, naar AZ. Sportief gezien betekende de overgang echter een achteruitgang, daar AZ zojuist gedegradeerd was uit de Eredivisie. In zijn eerste jaar werd Ricksen wederom kampioen van de Eerste divisie en in de twee jaar die volgden eindigde de club op de negende en zevende plaats van de Eredivisie. Bij AZ groeide Ricksen uit tot steunpilaar van de ploeg.

Glasgow Rangers
In 2000 haalde trainer Dick Advocaat Ricksen voor een transferbedrag van ongeveer 6 miljoen euro naar Glasgow Rangers. In Schotland kende Ricksen sportief gezien zijn sterkste periode. Hij groeide uit tot Nederlands international en had vijf en een half jaar een basisplaats bij de Schotse topploeg, waarmee hij in 2003 en 2005 kampioen werd. Ricksen kwam echter ook steeds meer in opspraak wegens zijn gedrag buiten de lijnen en liet zich uiteindelijk behandelen vanwege een alcoholverslaving.

FC Zenit Sint-Petersburg
Tijdens een vliegreis met zijn toenmalige club Glasgow Rangers naar Zuid-Afrika, misdroeg Ricksen zich dusdanig, dat hij door de trainer uit de selectie werd gezet. Na enige tijd in de Sporting Chance Clinic te hebben gezeten, voegde Ricksen zich op maandag 31 juli 2006 weer bij Glasgow Rangers. Op 9 augustus 2006 werd bekend dat de club hem verhuurde aan Zenit Sint-Petersburg, waar Ricksen herenigd werd met zijn vroegere coach bij Glasgow Rangers, Dick Advocaat. Ondanks de aanwezigheid van Advocaat zat hij hier voornamelijk op de reservebank. Nadat Advocaat in de zomer van 2009 vertrok, werd zijn positie bij de Russische club uitzichtloos. Zijn contract werd ontbonden in augustus 2009.

Fortuna Sittard (tweede periode)
Op 2 december 2010 tekende hij een contract tot het einde van het seizoen 2010/11 bij Fortuna Sittard. Op 13 december 2010 maakte hij zijn rentree bij Fortuna Sittard in de gewonnen uitwedstrijd tegen RKC Waalwijk (2-3).

Aan het eind van het seizoen 2012/13 maakte Ricksen bekend te stoppen met betaald voetbal. In het seizoen 2013/14 maakte Ricksen deel uit van de eerste selectie van de amateurs van RKSV Minor, waar zijn broer Pedro destijds werkzaam was als trainer.

Carrièrestatistieken

Interlandcarrière
Onder leiding van bondscoach Louis van Gaal debuteerde Ricksen op 15 november 2000 in het Nederlands voetbalelftal in de oefenwedstrijd in en tegen Spanje (1-2), net als Kevin Hofland (PSV) en Patrick Paauwe (Feyenoord). Ricksen viel in dat duel na 88 minuten in voor Paul Bosvelt.

Persoonlijk leven

Jeugd en periode in Nederland
Ricksen groeide op in een arbeidersgezin in Heerlen en kende daar een moeilijke jeugd, een periode waar hij zelf niet op wenste terug te kijken. Hij brak met zijn ouders en verhuisde in 1997 naar Alkmaar, waar hij ging spelen bij AZ. Hier verwekte hij een kind bij een vrouw, die hij ontmoet had in het uitgaansleven. In 2000 trouwde hij in Alkmaar met Graciela L'Ami, die de voetballer vergezelde tijdens zijn periodes in Glasgow en Sint-Petersburg.

Verslavingen
In zijn periode in Glasgow werd Ricksen veel gezien in het uitgaansleven. Hij werd qua gedrag wel vergeleken met Paul Gascoigne, die enkele jaren eerder bij de ploeg had gespeeld. Ricksen raakte in Schotland verslaafd aan alcohol, cocaïne en vrouwen. Hij had diverse buitenechtelijke relaties en werd onder andere gezien met het model Katie Price. Ondanks zijn persoonlijke problemen bleef hij een vaste waarde bij zijn club. Wel kwam hij diverse keren in opspraak wegens gewelddadig gedrag. In 2003 werd hij veroordeeld tot een boete van zevenduizend pond, wegens mishandeling van een buurman.

In 2005 ondernam hij zijn eerste pogingen om af te komen van zijn verslavingen. In 2006 zat hij, na een incident tijdens een vliegreis voor Glasgow Rangers, enkele weken in een afkickkliniek. Ricksen sprak in de pers openlijk over zijn behandeling. Enkele maanden later vertrok hij met zijn vrouw naar Sint Petersburg, om daar te gaan voetballen voor FK Zenit. Hier kreeg hij echter zijn carrière, na een goede verhuurperiode, niet op de rails en raakte hij wederom zwaar aan de drank. In zijn periode in Sint Petersburg werd Ricksen door de Russische voetbalbond voor een jaar geschorst wegens cocaïnegebruik, dit werd echter stilgehouden voor de buitenwereld en afgedaan als een blessure.

In maart 2009 liep zijn relatie met L'Ami op de klippen en eind 2009 keerde hij, na 2,5 seizoen weinig gespeeld te hebben, terug naar Nederland, waar hij na een jaar zonder club gezeten te hebben ging spelen voor Fortuna Sittard. Het meeste geld van de miljoenen die hij verdiende in Glasgow en Sint Petersburg had hij ondertussen uitgegeven aan drank, drugs en stripclubs. In 2010 scheidde hij officieel van L'Ami. Later kreeg hij een relatie met de Russische Veronika, met wie hij een dochter kreeg en in 2014 trouwde.

Ziekte en biografie
Ricksen maakte op 30 oktober 2013 in het televisieprogramma De Wereld Draait Door bekend dat hij leed aan de neurologische ziekte ALS. Aanleiding voor het gesprek was de publicatie van zijn geautoriseerde biografie Vechtlust. Ricksen kreeg steunbetuigingen van aanhangers van al zijn vorige clubs, waaronder Glasgow Rangers en Fortuna Sittard. Maar ook supporters van aartsrivaal Celtic betuigden steun voor de oud-voetballer. In een persoonlijke reactie liet de oud-international weten veel steun te halen uit de vele reacties, en het vechten tegen de ziekte niet op te geven. Ricksen liet op zijn website weten: "Ooit zal er iemand de eerste zijn die deze verschrikkelijke ziekte verslaat én overleeft. Laat ik die persoon dan maar zijn. Ik blijf de fighter die ik altijd ben geweest."

Op 25 mei 2014 werd er in Sittard een erewedstrijd gespeeld voor Ricksen tussen een door hem samengesteld team, met onder andere oud-teamgenoten Mark van Bommel, Ronald de Boer en Giovanni van Bronckhorst en Fortuna Sittard. Ricksen viel zelf in de laatste minuten in. Tevens werd de noord-tribune van het Fortuna Sittard Stadion hernoemd naar de Fernando Ricksen Tribune.
Op 25 maart 2017 werd er in Highbury Stadium van Fleetwood Town FC een benefietwedstrijd gespeeld tussen een elftal van Engelse oud-internationals en oud-spelers van Glasgow Rangers. De opbrengst kwam ten goede aan Fernando Ricksens ALS foundation.

Op 1 juni 2020 kwam het boek De Finale Strijd uit van zijn biograaf Vincent de Vries. In het boek staat Ricksens gevecht van zes jaar strijd tegen de ziekte ALS.

In januari 2018 werd een standbeeld van hem onthuld door Van Bommel en Hofland voor het stadion van Fortuna Sittard in aanwezigheid van ruim duizend fans, spelers, trainers en (oud-)medewerkers van Fortuna en Glasgow Rangers.

Ricksen woonde lange tijd in Valencia. In januari 2019 nam hij zijn intrek in een hospice in Airdrie, vanwaar hij op 10 juni 2019 zijn laatste benefietavond voor onderzoek naar ALS aankondigde die op 28 juni dat jaar gehouden werd.

Overlijden
Op 18 september 2019 overleed Ricksen op 43-jarige leeftijd aan de gevolgen van ALS in het St. Andrews Hospice in Airdrie, nabij Glasgow. Zijn vrouw en dochter waren hierbij, op zijn verzoek, niet aanwezig.

De volgende dag werd bij de voetbalwedstrijd Rangers FC-Feyenoord in Glasgow vooraf aan de UEFA Europa League-wedstrijd een minuut stilte gehouden. Uit eerbetoon waren veel supporters in oranje kleding verschenen. In de tweede minuut van de wedstrijd, het rugnummer van Ricksen bij Glasgow Rangers, werd een minuut lang een ovationeel applaus gegeven, waaraan de spelers korte tijd ook meededen en waardoor het spel even kwam stil te liggen. Beide teams speelden met rouwbanden om. Buiten het stadion was een geïmproviseerde herdenkingsplek ingericht waar supporters vlaggen, sjaaltjes en bloemen neerlegden. Dezelfde avond werd in de 43e minuut speeltijd in de UEFA Europa League-wedstrijd PSV-Sporting Lissabon, waar zijn oud-ploeggenoot Mark van Bommel trainer was, een minuut lang voor Ricksen geapplaudiseerd..

Op 25 september vond de uitvaart plaats in Glasgow. De rouwstoet maakte een rondrit door de straten rond het Ibrox Stadium, waarbij duizenden toeschouwers en de voltallige selectie van Rangers FC en trainer Steven Gerrard Ricksen hun laatste eer betoonden. Aansluitend was er een herdenkingsbijeenkomst in Wellington Church. De kist werd gedragen door vrienden van Ricksen, waaronder oud-voetballers Michael Mols, Kevin Hofland en Thomas Buffel en zijn biograaf Vincent de Vries. De crematie vond vervolgens plaats in besloten kring.

Erelijst

Zie ook
 Lijst van spelers van Fortuna Sittard
 Lijst van spelers van AZ
 Lijst van spelers van het Nederlands voetbalelftal

Externe link
Profiel op vi.nl

Nederlands voetballer

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Passionate about the skin and its role in our overall health, Avadim has created a product that supports optimal hygiene. The non-toxic spray, Theraworx, is easy to use and provides total cleansing without having to touch or wipe an area. In technical terms – the spray works to support the natural antimicrobial action of the skin's acidic mantle, preserving the low pH of the stratum corneum, the outer lay of the epidermis (skin). Theraworx helps preserve the skin's permeability barrier, allowing the skin to do its job in preventing water loss and avoiding dryness, all while being safe for use around mucous membranes, including the perineum.
That is a lot of medical lingo to take in, but what it means for cancer patients, the product can optimize hygiene anywhere on the body. It is safe for the skin and can help with dryness. Whether you are spraying Theraworx around your port or using it to cleanse your hands, face, or around a wound – it is protecting your delicate skin.
Theraworx started in hospitals, and is now available to the public. Avadim Technologies name means "to serve", and why the company has chosen to partner with Cancer Horizons to donate product to its vast cancer community.
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Though most of the snow has now thawed, there's a great deal of ice sitting around and with the mercury still hovering around zero degrees, the road conditions are a little sketchy.
The UK has been hit with its first really cold spell of the winter, even coating London with a lingering layer of snow.
There is a line in road cycling beyond which it is frankly unwise to venture out of doors, but with the right skillset, you'll find that our country's weather will rarely exceed your abilities.
Let's start at the very beginning. Rain is of course not exclusive to winter and as such, we Brits are fairly well versed with what we should do and how we should treat our bikes when the heavens open. Rain should never stop play, especially if you are well prepared with mudguards and spares in the event of a more likely puncture. Bear in mind that rain combined with freezing conditions can result in slippery surfaces – so take greater care at this time of year.
Wind is another weather feature that we are treated to all year round, but together with winter chill, wind can be a cruel conspirator. Without adequate preparation and a mindful approach to riding, a strong stinging wind can be a cyclist's worst enemy. For starters, a windproof gilet or jacket are a vital addition to your wardrobe. Out on the road, you'll need to maintain a higher level of concentration than normal and look out for gaps in the hedgerow or between buildings when battling a crosswind, especially on busy roads.
We probably all know a handful of cyclists who rarely, if ever, don a pair of bib-tights and venture out into the cold, preferring instead to keep sweating it out on the indoor trainer. However, cold temperatures needn't compromise enjoyment and with the right clothes, winter rides can be the most epic of the year. Wrap up warm in a merino neck warmer, skull cap and gloves, and crack on!
Skinny tyres and icy roads are not a marriage made in heaven. Slippery conditions demand some pretty decent bike handling skills in order to stay upright. Maintaining five contact points – feet, hands and backside – on the bike at all times is a good start. It's also important to keep arms and upper body relaxed which will improve reaction time if the bike begins to slide.
Snow takes us very close to the line indicated above. Snow itself can be slippery, while the days- old slushy variety can conceal ice and any number of evil fragments of grit, dirt and potholes. If you're going to brave the elements in the depths of winter, you're certainly going to need a strong and resistant set of tyres like the ever-resilient Continental Gatorhardshell Duraskin tyre. There's nothing worse than having to repair a puncture with frozen fingers on the roadside. As above, bike handling is something that can always be worked on to make the experience of riding in wintry conditions as safe and confident as possible.
2017 may be drawing to a close but winter is just getting started. If you can nail your winter riding skills, this season will be your best yet. Be safe, wrap up warm and happy riding!


"Let me post asking if this is real or a joke.. in a cheat thread but hey since I'm here I may as well link a cheat website too.. "
The counter intuition and complete lack of logic is staggering.
I know EA hates when we post links to vids of cheating. But this is what we deal with every day now in BF. FF is a trash cheat system.
I had a similar experience late last night . In 2 rounds the cheater was 80 - 2 . It was quite obvious he was cheating . Both on infantry maps . He was also very active in the chat taunting our team . This is getting ridiculous . I wonder if EA catches a cheater if he gets a 2 day ban , week , or a warning . People use to get a global ban , servers could ban these losers as well . Right now ..... nothing is done .
So you post it anyway?
Nobody has come up with a technical solution to cheating because selling hacks is profitable enough that they can hire coders just as good as the anti-cheat companies--it is always going to be a back and forth battle. Solutions are in fact quite difficult.
I played a few rounds of BF4 tonight. Pretty clean games and, importantly, it was fun.
I was not trying ng to promote anything. The problem is that everyone knows about that , EA knows about it and does not do anything to prevent it.
Yes but linking to cheat sites (that we could all find through google) serves no purpose on an anti cheat forum. So it does come across as really naive or suspicious. We've seen it here before either way.
EA knows they exist they just don't take legal action. Some are probably so small it's not worth the lawyers fees to file a case against them. But unlike Epic games EA doesn't do anything, you're right.
You are aware of the irony of posting in a cheat thread and linking cheats.. Right?
Put quite simply, It is foolish and violates both the EA Terms Of Service and the Forum Rules.
And of course violating any of the forum rules, I will link you to these below.
Well, if it aint obvious, and has probably been mentioned, but some regions should only be able to play with themselfs because they have serious issues, no one mentioned but everyone probably knows what region is the number one to never ever be let into another region. Of course that wont help all cheating but it will let cheaters play with cheaters more so they can have a cheater shootout.
BATTLEFIELDV is now nothing more than a P.O.S. hackers Central!
EA does not care, the game is a flop. Sales way down lower then hardline. The problem is, EA decided to go console leaving many pc players in the dark. They do not care if everyone cheats. Cant beat them might as well join them.
Dice/EA are never getting another cent out of me.
Hey man, I did not mean to not follow the rules. Sorry about that - message understood. Cheating on BFV or even BF1 on PC is like that movie Fight Club. Its happening but you can't talk about it.
Just open google and type "cheating bfv" you will see hundreds of websites that say that EA/DICE can't detect them. They show how its done and garantee your money back if they catch you. Its ridiculous!
I wish EA/DICE would be more transparent and proactive to counter what is happening, don't tell us how to dontour job (to find cheaters) - create a game that have ways to prevent and catch those who cheat, the game is becoming a joke and many people will just stop playing it.
If you can't prevent cheaters be open and say, we can't control it on PC, play on consoles.
I like the game, many, many bugs, but besides that, there is no baseline anymore. Anyone or everyone might be using some sort of cheat. That is a big red flag tonplay these games on PC. Its just sad to see such a great game go to waste.
"Cheating on BFV or even BF1 on PC is like that movie Fight Club. Its happening but you can't talk about it."
I think that ship already sailed. If it were mainly just cheaters driving the players away from the game, then maybe an RSP would bring some back. But the game itself is lacking in many different ways aside from the cheaters.


A special Choral Evensong was held on Sunday 26th March to mark the retirement of Freda Chapman as Choir Mistress of St Michael's Church after more than 30 years.
The Church was full of well-wishers and past and present choir members and Freda was very pleased that most of her family were able to be there especially as it was also Mothering Sunday. Over the years, Freda has encouraged many young choristers to fulfil their singing talents.
A collection had been made from the congregation and the choir and the photo shows Father Jason presenting Freda with a certificate from the Royal College of Church Music in appreciation of her years of service, a large bouquet of flowers and a cheque. Freda had chosen her favourite hymns and it was a lovely service and an appropriate tribute to her long service.
Freda is also, of course, our 'poet in residence' at the Blewbury Bulletin.


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Q: What exactly is an "inverator"? Is it safe to use? I'm not an electric engineer, so excuse the noob questions.
Background: my (rented) house power wattage is 1300 watt, but I need to run a device that requires 1500 watt. Increasing the house wattage is not an option currently so I started to look for alternatives.
I found this device sold on local marketplace called "inverator", sometimes alternatively called "slow start", "alat anti njegleg" (anti short-circuit(?) device), "penguat daya listrik" (electrical power strengthening device), etc.
Links to some sample devices:

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*Trillion - Inverator Anti Jeglek (1500W) APS

*Slow Start Inverator NONIX 2000W Dua Lubang Stop kontak /Soft Starting

*SUPER POWER Alat penguat daya dan Penghemat daya listrik alat penambah
Curious, I googled it and found some videos (despite the titles all in Bahasa Indonesia unfortunately):

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*Alat Penambah Daya Listrik 450 watt menjadi 4000 watt. Sangat Dahsyat........

*Inverator slowstart unboxing

*Unload the contents of Softstart Ac and refrigerator
According to those videos --if i understand it right-- an inverator is a resistor/resistance device that reduce the amount of electricity drawn by any device connected to it, so that user can plug devices that ask for higher wattage that the house can originally supply.
On the third video you can see that the device is basically some coiled wires enclosed in a concrete block.
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*How does this work exactly?

*Is it safe to use?

*Will it break any device connected to it?

*What are the side effects?

ELI5, if possible. Thank you.

A: Things with motors usually draw a very large current to make the motor start turning, and then a much smaller current to keep running. These "slow start" devices limit the amount of current available — the motor takes longer to start up, but the maximum current draw is less, that's why it's called a "slow start". It doesn't make your device more efficient, it actually makes things less efficient, but it can prevent a fuse or a circuit breaker from blowing.
Whether it will be useful for you depends on the device you're connecting to it. If it needs 1500 watts continuously, and you have less than that, nothing will help you. If it's anything digital, you're probably out of luck. If it's a refrigerator or an air conditioner (and not a very modern one), then it might be okay — but there's always the chance that it will cause damage, particularly by stalling the motor (giving it too little power so that it never gets up to speed, causing the motor and the slow-start device to both get very hot).


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Michael Haggiag – The Road Taken
Home Events Michael Haggiag – The Road Taken
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in New York, NY / United States
18.11.2017 - 31.12.2017 00:00
Michael Haggiag: Road Taken, 2017, digital c-print, 23.5 x 31 inches
Freight + Volume is excited to announce "The Road Taken", Michael Haggiag's first solo exhibition with the gallery. Consisting of close-up photographs of streets, walls, and graffiti, the work transmutes urban detritus and incidental markings into evocative, abstract compositions.
The fragments of urban life that form the raw materials of Haggiag's work are simultaneously unplaceable and intensely specific; comprising of street markings, paint flakes, and battered walls, they are deeply familiar to any city dweller while remaining divorced from any specific geographic location. Haggiag emphasizes the overlooked remnants of the metropolis, particularly those that reflect decay and the passage of time. A wall's chipped paint reveals countless layers of prior existence, and his snapshots of oxidation and disintegration transpose an organic quality onto the urban industrial fabric. Subtle human traces appear in some of the photos, though the individual is disembodied, present only through their markings – a stray footprint or a scrawl of graffiti.
Haggiag's method is informed by Zen Buddhism, and in many ways his use of the camera parallels the practice of meditation. His photography displays a supreme mindfulness of his surroundings, a willingness to engage and plumb for aesthetic interest any object, no matter how mundane. It is perhaps this attitude that lends his work its particular blend of spontaneity and compositional tact, and the viewer senses a sort of reflected sensory experience, as if they themselves are channeling the artist's perception and subsequent processing of the original subject. In the words of Bruce Ginsberg, Haggiag's "surfaces are framed absorption moments that leave our senses dancing within their natural rhythms. We sense that it is the same experience his own absorption brought him on encountering the surface or object before him."
This origin in everyday reality and its perception provides the touchstone for each of Haggiag's images, which is then refracted into what he asserts is a thoroughly abstract image. While the traces of reality remain evident, they are transformed into something wholly different; the vivid yellow of a lane division, set against roughly textured pavement takes on an almost painterly character, while a scuff on a wall reveals a splay of myriad colors. Several of the close-ups evoke other subjects, with the form and pattern of crumbling walls recalling the human profile, highlighting the suggestive power of Haggiag's source material, as well as the palpable tension between abstraction and and familiarity, art and life. This tension animates his work, providing the viewer with multiple perspectives and degrees of engagement.
Michael Haggiag is an American photographer who was raised in Europe and spent most of his working life in the UK, first as a publisher and later as a television and film producer. As the editorial director of the London-based publisher Aurum Press from 1977-1989, he specialized in art and photography and published many of the iconic photographers of the period including Frank Horvat, David Bailey, Helmut Newton and Elliot Porter. His recent solo exhibitions include CLOSE ENCOUNTERS at Galleria Ca'D'Oro, NYC (2016), CLOSE UP I at Il Frantoio, Capalbio (2015), and CLOSE UP II at M.O.C.A Studio, Rome (2015), as well as participation in several group exhibitions.
A full-color, limited edition catalogue with essays by Anthony Haden-Guest, Scott Indrisek, and Nick Lawrence will accompany the exhibition.
Gallery hours Wed – Sun 11 am – 6 pm, and by appointment
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97 Allen St.
10002 New York, NY
Tags: Anthony Haden-Guest, Aurum Press, Bruce Ginsberg, David Bailey, Elliot Porter, Frank Horvat, Freight + Volume, Galleria Ca'D'Oro NYC, Helmut Newton, Il Frantoio Capalbio, M.O.C.A Studio Rome, Michael Haggiag, Nick Lawrence, Scott Indrisek
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Red Cascade is one of the few miniatures to win the Award of Excellence for Miniature Roses, and it is one of the most versatile of the entire class. It has cascading style of growth and the ability to cover itself in miniature flowers over and over again through the growing season. A mature plant of 'Red Cascade' is truly a spectacle to behold, with its hundreds of deep ruby red 1.25 inch fully double blooms.
Red Cascade will easily grow into a weeping shrub of at least 3 feet tall by 6 feet wide. In warmer climates it can reach dimensions rivaling any full-sized climber, up to 12 feet if trained on a support. There is a pleasant fragrance at times, but it is best described as "light'. Its true merit is its vigor and generosity of bloom. An excellent cascading landscape shrub which is perfectly at home in the Modern Ground Cover classification as well.
Red Cascade Rose is excellent for mass plantings on slopes, trained to grow up a fence or trellis, to cascade over walls, or as a stand alone specimen anywhere in the sunny landscape. Very nice planted in large containers as well.
Bloom Season - Spring to Frost!
Special Notes: Super hardy and dependable!


As the school year has started up you've been reviewing your curriculum and figuring out if you have the right instructional game plan in place.
So why not do the same with your personal finances? To get started working on your financial game plan, ask yourself these four important questions from NEA Member Benefits.
Given life's unpredictability, experts recommend that every household set aside funds to cover any and all rainy-day situations. So how much is enough?
The traditional rule of thumb is three to six months' worth of living expenses. Such a goal can sound intimidating, but you are far from alone, as one-quarter of Americans have no emergency savings, and two-thirds do not have six months of expenses set aside.
Put the money in a vehicle that you can access immediately, such as a bank savings account. "Don't worry about the interest rate, either," says Kofke. "You want an account that won't tempt you to dip into it for non-emergencies, but you won't pay a penalty for accessing it." After you've saved enough for one month of living expenses, then work toward two months, then three, then four, until you reach the important six-month milestone.
Start saving today! As an NEA member, you can take advantage of competitive rates and easy access to your money through an NEA Online Savings Account.
2. Will I be OK if I'm unable to work? No one plans to become ill or injured to the point of being unable to work, but it does happen. It's important to protect yourself in case you do become disabled and can no longer perform your duties. No work can mean no paycheck.
Essentially, you have two choices: Short- and long-term disability insurance. Both typically pay about 60 percent of your salary during the time that you're out (after you've exhausted sick leave). Short-term pays for a certain, limited period (perhaps three months or up to a year), and long-term kicks in after that. Short term payments generally begin within a two-week period. Long-term payments usually start after 90 days.
Learn how the NEA Income Protection Plan can help replace part of your income in the event of a disability.
3. Do I have the right auto and/or home insurance? It's important to match your vehicle to the right auto insurance policy. You may not need collision insurance on an old car, for example, if you have enough money set aside to replace it if it's totaled in an accident. However, if your vehicle is new or you don't have the money set aside to replace it, then buy enough protection to match its value. There's no point, after all, in buying more than you need.
NEA members can get competitive rates and educator-specific discounts through the NEA Auto & Home Insurance Program or with NEA Renters Insurance.
4. Can I manage my paycheck better? If you don't have a traditional checking account, you might want to consider a prepaid debit (or purchase) card to help with budgeting and paying bills. It can protect you from spending beyond your budget limits—you only use what you've already paid for in advance.
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Layman serves as Parma's new CFO
by Laura Ieraci
PARMA, Ohio — Martin Kopmeyer began as the Eparchy of Parma's new Chief Financial Officer at the end of April, succeeding Father James Batcha. The native of Livonia, Michigan, has been living in metro Cleveland for 25 years, the past 13 years in Brecksville. He and his wife of 24 years, Julie, have three children.
"There's nothing I enjoy more than spending time with my family," he said.
The Kopmeyers belong to Immaculate Conception Parish in Cleveland, where Mass is celebrated in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite, also known as the Tridentine rite. The family also has attended St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Parish in Brecksville on occasion for the past couple of years.
"I sometimes joke that I'm a Tridentine-Byzantine," he told Horizons. He said St. Joseph Parish has been very welcoming "and it's been a great experience for our family to discover Eastern Catholicism."
Kopmeyer earned a bachelor of science in business administration from John Carroll University in 1993, and his CPA license in 1995. He worked for KPMG, and then for Bober, Markey, Fedorovich, and McManus, Dosen & Co., before starting his own small accounting practice, Lumen CPA, which provides audit, accounting, tax and consulting services.
"Having a smaller practice has afforded me the ability to be very involved with my children as they grow so quickly…(and) flexibility to volunteer my time for causes that are near and dear to me," he said.
Kopmeyer serves as treasurer for Cleveland Right to Life, sits on the finance council at Immaculate Conception Parish, and is on the board of St. Joseph Businessmen's Network.
As CFO, Kopmeyer said he oversees the financial administration of the eparchy and provides support to the bishop "so that he has timely and accurate financial information."
His duties include developing accounting policies and procedures, improving internal controls, developing a budget, monitoring spending, identifying opportunities to gain efficiencies and save money, coordinating the external audit and ensuring compliance with grant requirements, overseeing the fiscal operations of the eparchy, the Parishes Together Fund, and the priests pension fund, and providing financial analysis and support.
Kopmeyer is in the chancery office one day per week, but is reachable by calling the chancery number or by email at mkopmeyer@parma.org.
Photo: Martin Kopmeyer is the new CFO of the Eparchy of Parma. (Photo courtesy of Martin Kopmeyer)
As published in Horizons, June 17, 2018.
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North Hunterdon Youth Baseball (NHYB) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that receives no funding from any of the towns or townships in our chartered area. We therefore rely on registration dues and fundraising efforts to support and manage both our Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth (Senior League) divisions. Last year nearly 700 boys and girls participated in our League thanks in no small part to the generosity of donors such as you. Your support in past seasons has been greatly appreciated. NHYB is asking for your continued support for the 2018 season as our costs continue to rise.
We are excited to offer our game cam sponsorhip opportunity after its hugely popular debut in the 2018 season. NHYB has teamed up with YourGameCam.com to provide live streaming of NHYB games to our community's desktops, laptops, tablets, or mobile devices. Your sponsorship will display during LIVE streams and on-demand video replays.
We continue to offer Banner Ad sponsors for our web site. The ads are displayed in rotation, above the website, on all pages. The Banner Ads remain on the NHYB.us websitue until the beginning of the next Spring Baseball season.
NHYB continues to offer our core Field Sign sponsorship program. NHYB has quality fence location space on our three Jericho fields (off Arch Street in High Bridge), and one field at the Stadium 31 location (off Rt. 31 across from Spruce Run), for display of your company or organization name/message.
NHYB is offering several new packages to suit your needs. We continue to offer discounts for sponsors with children who participate in NHYB.
If you are a returning NHYB sponsor, we want to thank you for your continued support of our league. If you have any questions, we will respond to your e-mail as soon as possible. You have the sincere thanks of our entire organization, and children we serve.


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Injured man stuck on hillside in SLC for 8 hours after dropping cellphone during 100 foot fall
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Photo Courtesy: Salt Lake City Fire Department
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 27, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — An injured man was stuck on a hillside in Salt Lake City for some eight hours after falling 100 feet and losing his phone in the process early Sunday morning.
Salt Lake City Fire Department Capt. Tony Stowe told Gephardt Daily the initial fall happened in the area of 1000 Victory Road.
The 29-year-old man went for a hike and, at around 4 a.m., lost his footing and slid and fell approximately 100 feet down a hillside toward a quarry, Stowe said.
"His fall arrested on the precipice of a cliff, and he broke his pelvis and one of his legs in the process. He also lost his cellphone, so from about 4 a.m. 'til 9:30 a.m. when Salt Lake City Fire Department was called, he was stuck on that hillside," Stowe said. "He was yelling and trying to signal for help with his flashlight, until, there's a community of people experiencing homelessness at the base of the quarry wall that actually saw him, and they are the ones that initiated 911."
Salt Lake Fire crews responded with their heavy rescue team, who hiked up about 150 feet above the victim and rappelled down to him, packaged him up, then lowered him the rest of the way down.
Stowe said the rescue was completed by 11:40 a.m., so the victim was on the hillside for around eight hours total.
The victim has now been transported to an area hospital.
Here you can see crews lowering the man down the cliff side. pic.twitter.com/obxq3FqZB1
— Salt Lake City Fire Department (@slcfire) December 27, 2020
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Orlando tragedy, gun control, and radical Islam
Jun 16, 2016 by Michael Tefft
The radical Islam terrorist attack in Orlando has once again brought the topics of gun control and radical Islam to the national debate. Adding fuel to the furor is the fact that the site of the terrorism was a gay nightclub. This adds homophobia to the debate along with Islamophobia and the second amendment. Sadly, the last 8 years under President Obama has done little to bring clarity to any of these issues. In fact, the various positions on these topics have grown further apart, rather than heading towards some form of consensus.
What is lamentably apparent, especially on social media like Twitter, is the knee jerk jump to conclusions along with the immediate use of the tragedy to promote a particular political agenda or other world viewpoint. In too many cases it is all to apparent that there is little real anguish or grief for the horrendous loss of life. In fact often the first comments posted are immediate references to the NRA, gun control, homophobia, and how fill-in-the-blank needs to be done now to end the senseless slaughter. If my pessimism and dim view of the human condition are troubling, believe me when I say they trouble me as well. I have lived to see the citizens of our country become increasingly divided over far too many issues.
The sad truth is, there are no simple one step answers to gun violence, radical Islamic terrorism, homophobia, or Islamophobia. That should be readily apparent to anyone in light of the fact that none of these issues are simple in nature or origin. I am not going to go into detail on what I think should or can be done to address any of these issues. I am neither an expert on any of them nor do I have the time to address such complicated issues in a simple post.
What I will say is that jumping on tragedies like this and using them to call for the death of the NRA, taking away the rights of lawful citizens to own firearms, blaming Christians for homophobia, calling for all Muslims to be deported or banned from coming into the country, etc., etc., etc., are not legitimate or even rational answers to any of these issues. What needs to occur is rational, honest, civil debate and national discourse. Peoples individual rights and viewpoints need to be acknowledged during the course of this discourse. The rule of law as well as the Constitution of this great country need to be upheld. There can be no room for self-righteous anger, hatred, and intolerance.
Nothing will be resolved in 140 characters on Twitter or in a Facebook post. Communities, churches, local, state, and national government should focus on these problems and try to discern practical answers that can address these issues while still respecting the Constitution, existing laws, and the rights and freedoms of every citizen. It can and has to be done.
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Meathead is still a Meathead
Jan 29, 2012 by Michael Tefft
One of my favorite shows as I was growing up was 'All in the Family.' But from the first the one person on the show that I disliked was meathead. Meathead was played by Rob Reiner who is so typical of the liberals that infest Hollywood to this day. I vividly remember one episode where Archie and meathead get into an argument over the second amendment to the Constitution. Back then I was not a gun collector but I had a deep respect for the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
In the argument meathead took the position that the second amendment meant that only the militia were guaranteed the right to bear arms. He based this on his distorted usage of that term in the amendment. This is a common argument used by liberals today in their misguided attempts to disarm us all and leave us at the mercy of criminals and a possible tyrannical government. For those liberals who are unfamiliar with the second amendment I will reproduce it for you.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Seems pretty straightforward and unambiguous, as the founding fathers no doubt thought. But the founding fathers had never envisioned the modern day liberal. From experience I can say that most liberals arguments are not based on facts but are a twisted perversion of reality. Liberals have taken a single, straightforward sentence and twisted it around in a feeble attempt to foist their beliefs on us all.
First, meathead's definition of militia is completely wrong. I think he interpreted the modern day militia to be the National Guard. The definition of militia as given by Merriam-Webster is:
a: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
b:the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service
But when the Bill of Rights was written the definition of Militia was somewhat different. Back then the militia was defined as the whole body of able-bodied citizens. This included men and women. Merriam-Webster uses this definition too but has added that this includes men only and declared by law as being subject to call to military service. Even if we accept Merriam-Websters definition to include men only and declared by law, this includes most of the male population as all men are subject to the draft to this very day.
But even with the phrase 'well regulated militia' added to the second amendment, this does not imply that a well regulated militia is the sole justification for the right to keep and bear arms. What meathead conveniently leaves out of his argument is the fact that the second part of the second amendment does not say: 'the right of the Militia to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' It specifically states the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. What part of PEOPLE and infringed don't liberals understand?
My final argument is that when the founding fathers drafted the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the arms that would later equip the militia that won our freedom from the British were in the hands of the people before a militia was ever organized and called into service. The arms were not supplied by the government. If we are ever confronted with a tyrannical government sometime in the future, how is a militia ever going to be formed to defend liberty if the guns needed to defend against that tyranny are in the governments hands and not we the people's hands? Please answer that question for me meathead.
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Jul 17, 2009 by Michael Tefft
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Wayne Lapierre, Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association
Chris W. Cox, Executive Director, National Rifle Association – Institute For Legislative Action
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination To The United States Supreme Court
Other than declaring war, neither house of Congress has a more solemn responsibility than the Senate's role in confirming justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Senate considers the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Americans have been watching to see whether this nominee – if confirmed – would respect the Second Amendment or side with those who have declared war on the rights of America's 80 million gun owners.
From the outset, the National Rifle Association has respected the confirmation process and hoped for mainstream answers to bedrock questions. Unfortunately, Judge Sotomayor's judicial record and testimony clearly demonstrate a hostile view of the Second Amendment and the fundamental right of self-defense guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
It is only by ignoring history that any judge can say that the Second Amendment is not a fundamental right and does not apply to the states. The one part of the Bill of Rights that Congress clearly intended to apply to all Americans in passing the Fourteenth Amendment was the Second Amendment. History and congressional debate are clear on this point.
Yet Judge Sotomayor seems to believe that the Second Amendment is limited only to the residents of federal enclaves such as Washington, D.C. and does not protect all Americans living in every corner of this nation. In her Maloney opinion and during the confirmation hearings, she deliberately misread Supreme Court precedent to support her incorrect view.
In last year's historic Heller decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees the individual's right to own firearms and recognizes the inherent right of self-defense. In addition, the Court required lower courts to apply the Twentieth Century cases it has used to incorporate a majority of the Bill of Rights to the States. Yet in her Maloney opinion, Judge Sotomayor dismissed that requirement, mistakenly relying instead on Nineteenth Century jurisprudence to hold that the Second Amendment does not apply to the States.
This nation was founded on a set of fundamental freedoms. Our Constitution does not give us those freedoms – it guarantees and protects them. The right to defend ourselves and our loved ones is one of those. The individual right to keep and bear arms is another. These truths are what define us as Americans. Yet, Judge Sotomayor takes an opposite view, contrary to the views of our Founding Fathers, the Supreme Court, and the vast majority of the American people.
We believe any individual who does not agree that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right and who does not respect our God-given right of self-defense should not serve on any court, much less the highest court in the land. Therefore, the National Rifle Association of America opposes the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the position of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Sometimes the whole world prefers a lie to the truth.
It seems another Democrat, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-New Jersey, has found a "terror gap" that must be filled. Democrats are always finding a gap or a loophole in existing laws and policies such that if the gap is not closed or the loophole eliminated "it will threaten our families and our communities." The "terror gap" that Sen. Lautenberg has ferreted out refers to the government's terrorist watch list.
The terrorist watch list is a list that is maintained by DHS that contains over a million names of supposed "terrorists" that are a threat to the security of the United States. If you are on the list you can be prevented from flying on a commercial jet and denied a visa. Now it seems that being on the list may prevent you from purchasing a firearm.
No matter that the list contains tens of thousands of names of people who were erroneously added to the list and have broken no laws or committed any acts of terrorism. According to the NRA chief lobbyist, Chris W. Cox, the "integrity of the terror watch list is poor, as it mistakenly contains the names of many men and women who have violated no law." "In fact, a March 2009 report by the inspector general of the Department of Justice concluded that many people whose names were mistakenly placed on the list remain there even after their cases have been vetted and closed."
Since 2004 963 background checks for the purchase of firearms using the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System "resulted in valid matches with terrorist watch list records; of these matches, approximately 90 percent were allowed to proceed because the checks revealed no prohibiting information," the GAO report says. Under current law, there is no basis to automatically prohibit a person from possessing firearms because they appear on the terrorist watch list. This according to the GAO's director of homeland security and justice issues, Eileen R. Larence.
According to Sen. Lautenberg, this is "proof positive" that known and suspected terrorists are exploiting a major "loophole" in our law. The "loophole" that Sen. Lautenber is apparently referring to is something called the Constitution of the United States, specifically the 2nd amendment to the Constitution. As previously stated by the GAO, unless the person on the watch list has committed a crime or has some other factor that prohibits the purchase of a firearm under existing laws, the simple fact of being on the terrorist watch list does not prohibit you from purchasing a firearm. This is as it should be.
Sen. Lautenberg is introducing legislation that would give the U.S. attorney general "authority to stop the sale of guns or explosives to terrorists." But the problem is that many of those who are on the terrorists watch list are not in fact terrorists at all. In most cases they are people who are vocal in their support of certain issues that run contrary to the current policies of the government. They are not terrorists, have not committed any crimes, and are protected by the Constitution as are all other citizens. Simply being on a watch list does not and should not strip you of your Constitutionally guaranteed rights.
The legislation proposed by Sen. Lautenberg would deprive innocent people of due process as well as illegally strip them of their rights. I am sure that the existing laws and procedures that apply to all citizens when applying for the purchase of a firearm are more than adequate to prevent any real terrorists on the watch list from acquiring firearms, even if they were not on the watch list. All Sen. Lautenberg's bill would do is deny everyone else on the list who is not a terrorist and has not committed a crime the right to purchase a firearm.
Lists of citizens who are "suspected terrorists" based solely on their political beliefs date back to the days of J Edgar Hoover. Hoover had extensive files on many Americans, including Elvis Presley, whose only crimes were that their political beliefs ran counter to what Hoover thought they should be. But the most disturbing thing to me about this whole issue is a CNN poll in which readers were asked whether people on the terrorist watch list should be allowed to purchase firearms. An amazing 89 percent thought it was perfectly acceptable to deny someone their Constitutional rights based solely on an inaccurate, outdated and politically motivated list maintained by an organization who is notorious for trampling on the rights of citizens.
I can only assume that the vast majority of citizens actually think that the terrorist watch list really contains the names of a million known terrorists who have committed crimes against the United States. Of course if this were true you would think that there would be a huge federal manhunt under way to apprehend these "threats to our families and our communities." But the real facts are that the majority of the people on the terrorist watch list are our families and our communities and are no more a threat to the security of our nation than you or me. In fact I would submit that Sen. Lautenberg and AG Holder are more of a threat to this great Republic than most of those on the list. I hope that when I go to board my plane this August for our trip to Hawaii that my name does not show up on the list. After all, writing this article is probably grounds for being added to the list. (Not to mention being involved in 2 Tea Parties.)
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First they register your guns, then they confiscate them.
Lately I find myself writing more and more about second amendment issues. Despite what the Democrats and the Obama administration are saying publicly, their ultimate aim is to take away guns from law-abiding Americans. Despite a recent Gallup poll which shows that only 29 percent favor handgun bans, even the will of the people will not deter the Democrats from their objective of disarming Americans and making a mockery of the second amendment.
It has been stated that the second amendment is the most important amendment because it ensures all the other amendments. A disarmed America will not be able to resist a tyrannical, socialist government bent on subjugating its citizens. And if you think the idea of a tyrannical dictatorship happening in America is ludicrous, you need look no farther than what happened in Germany with Adolf Hitler. Something similar could all to easily happen here.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on ABC's "Good Morning America" that she wants to register guns. When asked about the prospect of new gun-control laws she responded:
It's a Democratic president, a Democratic House. We don't want to take their guns away. We want them registered.
But why do Democrats want to register guns? They have long claimed that registration helps solve crimes. Yet in places where gun registration is required, few if any crimes have been solved through gun registration. When guns are left behind at a crime scene, which rarely happens, they are almost always registered to someone else, whose gun has been stolen. Those who use guns to commit major crimes are unlikely to have a firearm that is registered to them.
Hawaii has had licensing and registration of guns for about 50 years. Yet despite all the costs and inconvenience imposed on gun owners, police in Hawaii cannot point to a single crime that has been solved by gun registration.
Canada, which has required registration of handguns since the 1930's, admitted recently in a parliamentary debate that only 3 crimes in 70 years had been solved as a result of registration. Of those 3 cases, 2 of them had other independent evidence which helped solve the crimes.
Since it is obvious that registration does not help to solve crimes, it is necessary to ask why governments want to register your firearms. Once again all you have to do is look to history for the answer. In countries like England and Australia gun registration has been used to create lists of owners whose guns were later confiscated by their governments. Fears that gun registration in America will be used for the same purpose are well founded. California has already used existing registration lists to confiscate so-called "assault weapons" just six years ago.
And despite the recent Supreme Court DC v. Heller 5-4 decision which struck down the District's handgun ban, all it takes is another liberal justice (Sonia Sotomayor comes to mind) appointed to the bench by Obama to change all that.
So the next time your hear a liberal Democrat say " all we want to do is regsister your firearms" what you really should be hearing is " all we want to do is confiscate your firearms."
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Rachel Vannette Selected Hellman Fellow
Rachel Vannette
DAVIS--Community ecologist Rachel Vannette, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is one of the 11 campus recipients of this year's Hellman Fellowship grants.
The Hellman Family Foundation contributes funds to support and encourage the research of promising assistant professors who exhibit potential for great distinction in their research. The fellowship is designed to support research and creative activities that will promote career advancement.
Vannette's project, "Characterizing the Structure and Function of Pollinator Microbiomes," will investigate the communities of bacteria and fungi in flowers and pollinators including bees and hummingbirds. "Our work to date suggests that microbes in flowers are common and influence pollinator behavior," says Vannette. The current funding will allow her to link microbial communities in flowers with their influence on pollinators by examining microbial modification of nectar and pollen chemistry, and examine how microbial effects vary among plant and pollinator species, and with environmental variation.
The 11 assistant professors will receive a total of $244,000 in grants for research in a wide range of disciplines. Since 2008, UC Davis has received nearly $3 million in Hellman grants, awarded to 136 early-career faculty members. The Hellman Fund provides grant monies to early career faculty on all 10 UC campuses, as well as to four private institutions.
Vannette is one of two recipients from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The other is Frances Moore, an assistant professor, Environmental Science and Policy. Her project title: "Quantifying the Costs of Ecosystem Damages from Climate Change for Improved Climate Policy Analysis."
The community ecologist joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology in 2015 after serving as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University's biology department, where she was a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow from 2011 to 2015 and examined the role of nectar chemistry in community assembly of yeasts and plant-pollinator interactions.
Vannette received her bachelor of science degree, summa cum laude, in 2006 from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich., and her doctorate from the University of Michigan's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ann Arbor, in 2011. Her thesis: "Whose Phenotype Is It Anyway? The Complex Role of Species Interactions and Resource Availability in Determining the Expression of Plant Defense Phenotype and Community Consequences."
(Editor's Note: See UC Davis Dateline story on 11 recipients)
Community ecologist Rachel Vannette, recipient of a Hellman Fellowship grant for her research on pollinator microbiomes, examines a California fucshia, Epilobium canum, outside Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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