Hello all. I did a quick search but didn't find any relevant matches, hence the new thread.
I have a 650S [03 since new]. Love it to pieces. I'm running through a class A amp and lately I've taken to "tweaking" my guitars so I can roll down the volume for clean and roll it up to add grit. I was doing mostly studio work, so it hasn't been an issue, but have been doing more gigging recently so being able to change tone on the fly has become relevant. I've done the bypass capacitor thing and had excellent results on every guitar except the mini-humbuckers on my 650. They muddy up really quickly and generally have a more muffled and honky tone than my other pickups.
So, unfortunately, I'm thinking of replacing the stock mini's with something more articulate, clearer, with less mid-range "honk" and that cleans up when rolled down.
I'd like to keep it all Ric, so I'm tossing the question out here. Any replacement pickup suggestions - Rickenbacker or otherwise - that may suit my needs?
You could try coil-spitting the HBs - you can do this for absolutely no cost or any permanent modification to the guitar, if you can solder.
Simply undo the heatshrinking on the coil junction (black and clear wires) and connect both these to the unused terminal on the tone pot for that pickup.
Now, when the tone control is full up, you have a single coil. It doesn't sound exactly like either a Toaster or a High-Gain, but somewhere in the middle - it has about the output of the Toaster but with more of a High-Gain tone (to me). When the tone control is at about 8 (if it had numbers) you get the original full-humbucker sound, and the tone control operates normally below that.
This doesn't affect the operation of your treble-pass caps at all, either - they're on the volume controls and totally independent of the tone control. You could also possibly try changing the value of the treble-pass caps if they're not having as much effect as you expect.
That's clever - I'll give that a try. I had heard these pups were 4 conductor and now I've found where all the wires were hidden.
I may also try a split-coil on a push-pull. Anybody know what the color coding is?
I've tried all sorts of different cap values and have a combo that works the best of the lot - but still not great.
Well all I can say is "wow." Makes a huge difference and adds tons of flexibility to the guitar. Still muddies up, but now I can dial in some SC that cleans it up real nice. I can also dial out the horrible "honk" from the bridge pup.
It would be perfect if the 2 pups in SC would humbuck each other. I tried all sorts of combo's but couldn't get something that worked properly. Maybe another day.
It would be perfect if the 2 pups in SC would humbuck each other. I tried all sorts of combo's but couldn't get something that worked properly.
This is possible, but you will need to reconfigure the wiring for one pickup in order to turn off the other coil, so the ones left on have opposite magnetic polarities.
Black to ground (with shield); red and blue together and to the tone pot; clear to switch.
This reverses the 'upper' and 'lower' coils while keeping them correctly in phase so the sound isn't changed.
Which pickup you change is probably not too important, since they are quite narrow and the difference in tone between the neck-side coil and the bridge-side coil is not going to be as great as it is on a full-size humbucker, but if you think it does matter, you can find out which coil is on currently (I can't remember!) by gently tapping the top of the pickup (set to single coil) with a screwdriver over each coil while listening through the amp. One side should be louder, which is the one that's on.
You will get slightly better hum cancellation if you use the two 'inner' coils, and a slightly greater diversity of tone if you use the 'outer' coils.
If you do want to do it with a push-pull, the coding is exactly the same, you just use the switch to ground the coil junctions instead of the pot. You can either use one switch for each pickup, or a DPDT to do both at the same time. Be aware that most push-pulls will not fit in the shallow control cavity of the 650! The one RIC sells for the 4003 bass does though.
That's perfect! Works like a charm.
FYI - I did your screwdriver test and the stock SC config [as per your first mod wiring] is for the bottom [bridge side] buckers to be active on both pups. Doing above wiring to bridge pup switches it to the upper coil so the insides humbuck, which is what I did. Do it to the neck pup for outside coils.
I'll forego the push-pulls. This is a much more elegant and flexible solution. With push-pulls you either have SC or humbucker in a binary config. With this mod I can dial in any amount of either for a whole bunch of excellent tween tones. IMO humbucking the inside coils sounds much better than the stock Ric humbucking wiring.
You saved me a ton of work and anguish for which I'm most appreciative.
This is my favorite 'unknown' mod - you very rarely hear it mentioned anywhere, and I really don't know why because it's so simple, yet flexible, and so cost effective.
I can't take any credit for it, I came across it many years ago on the Peavey T-60 guitar, which dates from about the late 1970s. Perhaps it's the association with Peavey that puts people off ;-)... although I don't know if they were the first to use it either.
Thanks for mentioning which coil is on too, I'll try to remember it now!
It's like getting a whole new guitar / or falling in love all over again. I love the way the 650 plays but have becoming more and more cranky about the tone that I have not been playing it much. Since I did this mod it's been moved back to the #1 spot.
FYI - I was poking around on Seymour-Duncan's website and in their wiring diagrams section they list this wiring configuration as "spin-a-split." But I agree, it's an unknown gem that adds so much flexibility and tonal options it should be illegal. Here's SD's diagram for a 2 bucker/2 volume/2 tone guitar like the 650. Of course, the color coding isn't the same.
They also have wiring for a single pup configuration but don't seem to go into changing one pup so they humbuck in single-coil - which sounds fantastic on the 650.
I have also replaced the bridge volume pot with a blend and turned the neck pot into a master volume. This lets me dial in any combo of neck/bridge I like and be able to roll the volume up/down with a single pot. This configuration makes so much sense and makes the guitar so much easier to handle live, that I'm not sure why it isn't done at the factory. Trying to roll down 2 volume pots at the same time is - well - impossible in my experience.
I did all of the mods to the wiring of the HB pups to my 650.
Tone controls now simply split the coils, they are humbucking in "both pup mode".
Unfortunately, the treble roll off was pretty horrible no matter what volume controls I used.
I iced the cake with a .001uf cap and a parallel 100k resistor across the wiper and hot of 500k volume pots.
The guitar is magical now. Especially with both pickups on.


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I got in contact with folks from PennDOT who tell me the ongoing construction is part of a $58.3 million project that includes the reconstruction and widening of a 1.3 mile section of I-83 and the reconfiguration of the exit 18 interchange ramps for mount rose avenue.
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The second most commonly used medical system in the world, homeopathy has gained much reputation within the United States for the final 10 years. The distinctive attribute of homeopathy is the particular choice of a drugs to correspond with the affected person's symptoms according to specialised homeopathic case taking. It is also a common treatment for treating signs of overeating or from drinking too much alcohol. Other than the argument from ignorance, and the truth that sadly, treating with homeopathy as an alternative of real medicine really kills individuals, which is why folks needs to be advised to make use of precise remedies,I find the paragraph in regards to the lemon and emotions really bewildering.
This facilitated the institution of National Rules for a New Nationwide Rules Scheme that can be applied to homeopathic medicines that do not qualify for the simplified scheme; e.g. Homeopathic Medicines making therapeutic claims. They don't care an excessive amount of in regards to the RCT concerning homeopathy they'll see and really feel the proof -it really works- in other words treating them and not the disease.
One other distinction: Holistic medical doctors often encourage diagnostic testing (adrenal function and hormone levels, for instance) in an attempt to find the underlying trigger that led to the imbalance; homeopathic physicians deal with the entire person, but typically do not counsel using modern diagnostic tests. >The proof, within the form of all the systematic critiques of homeopathy in the medical literature, says quite definitively that it doesn't work beyond placebo.
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Q: XML rearrange and group element nodes XSL 1.0 I am struggling with a simple task. The following XML file
<Root>
    <Row>
        <ConceptID>1</ConceptID>
        <Concept>may be empty</Concept>
        <TermID>2481</TermID>
        <Term>screened room</Term>
        <Language>EN</Language>
        <Usage>forbidden</Usage>
        <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
        <Source>HEKT385057</Source>
    </Row>
    <Row>
        <ConceptID>1</ConceptID>
        <Concept>may be empty</Concept>
        <TermID>6551</TermID>
        <Term>shielded room</Term>
        <Language>EN</Language>
        <Usage>allowed</Usage>
        <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
        <Source>EKT-TD</Source>
    </Row>
    <Row>
        <ConceptID>1</ConceptID>
        <Concept>may be empty</Concept>
        <TermID>6552</TermID>
        <Term>unverseuchter Raum</Term>
        <Language>DE</Language>
        <Usage>allowed</Usage>
        <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
        <Source>EKT-40</Source>
    </Row>
    <Row>
        <ConceptID>2</ConceptID>
        <Concept>may be also empty</Concept>
        <TermID>2482</TermID>
        <Term>low-pressure ventilator</Term>
        <Language>EN</Language>
        <Usage>allowed</Usage>
        <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
        <Source>Birgit</Source>
    </Row>
    <Row>
        <ConceptID>2</ConceptID>
        <Concept>may be also empty</Concept>
        <TermID>2483</TermID>
        <Term>LP ventilator</Term>
        <Language>EN</Language>
        <Usage>allowed</Usage>
        <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
        <Source>HEKT385057</Source>
    </Row>
...
</Root>

I wish to transform into a new XML file with following structure and grouping (ConceptID):
<Root xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
   <NewConcept>
      <ConceptID>1</ConceptID>
      <Concept>may be empty</Concept>
      <TermG>
         <TermID>6551</TermID>
         <Term>shielded room</Term>
         <Language>EN</Language>
         <Usage>allowed</Usage>
         <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
         <Source>EKT-TD</Source>
      </TermG>
      <TermG>
         <TermID>6552</TermID>
         <Term>unverseuchter Raum</Term>
         <Language>DE</Language>
         <Usage>allowed</Usage>
         <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
         <Source>EKT-40</Source>
      </TermG>
      <TermG>
         <TermID>2481</TermID>
         <Term>screened room</Term>
         <Language>EN</Language>
         <Usage>forbidden</Usage>
         <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
         <Source>HEKT385057</Source>
      </TermG>
   </NewConcept>
   <NewConcept>
      <ConceptID>2</ConceptID>
      <Concept>may be also empty</Concept>
      <TermG>
         <TermID>2482</TermID>
         <Term>low-pressure ventilator</Term>
         <Language>EN</Language>
         <Usage>allowed</Usage>
         <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
         <Source>Birgit</Source>
      </TermG>
      <TermG>
         <TermID>2483</TermID>
         <Term>LP ventilator</Term>
         <Language>EN</Language>
         <Usage>allowed</Usage>
         <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
         <Source>HEKT385057</Source>
      </TermG>
   </NewConcept>
...
</Root>

my current XSL file however only copies the tags into the desired structure but not the content
    <xsl:key name="concept" match="Row" use="ConceptID" />
     <xsl:template match="@*|node()">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Row[generate-id(.)=generate-id(key('concept',ConceptID)[1])]">
            <xsl:sort select="ConceptID" data-type="number"/>
            </xsl:apply-templates>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="Row">
        <NewConcept>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="ConceptID" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Concept" />
            <xsl:for-each select="key('concept', ConceptID)">
            <xsl:sort select="Usage"/>
                <TermG>
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="TermID" />
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="Term" />
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="Language" />
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="Usage" />
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="StatusLanguage" />
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="Source" />
                </TermG>
            </xsl:for-each>
        </NewConcept>
    </xsl:template>

yields into:
<Root xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
   <NewConcept>
      <ConceptID/>
      <Concept/>
      <TermG>
         <TermID/>
         <Term/>
         <Language/>
         <Usage/>
         <StatusLanguage/>
         <Source/>
      </TermG>
      <TermG>
         <TermID/>
         <Term/>
         <Language/>
         <Usage/>
         <StatusLanguage/>
         <Source/>
      </TermG>
      <TermG>
         <TermID/>
         <Term/>
         <Language/>
         <Usage/>
         <StatusLanguage/>
         <Source/>
      </TermG>
   </NewConcept>
...
</Root>

Replacing

<xsl:apply-templates select="Row[generate-id(.)=generate-id(key('concept',ConceptID)[1])]">
    <xsl:sort select="ConceptID" data-type="number"/>
</xsl:apply-templates>

with
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>

gives me the correct output (structure and content), however the groups appear multiple times, depending on how man elements are in a group (three elements for example results in three times the same group). I would very much appreciate a hint that helps me to solve this task! Thank you very much.

A: Don't modify the identity template.
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" encoding="utf-8" />

    <xsl:key name="kRowByConceptID" match="Row" use="ConceptID" />

     <xsl:template match="@* | node()">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()" />
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="Root">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Row[
                generate-id() = generate-id(key('kRowByConceptID', ConceptID))
            ]">
                <xsl:sort select="ConceptID" data-type="number"/>
            </xsl:apply-templates>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="Row">
        <NewConcept>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="ConceptID" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Concept" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="key('kRowByConceptID', ConceptID)" mode="TermG">
                <xsl:sort select="Usage" />
            </xsl:apply-templates>
        </NewConcept>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="Row" mode="TermG">
        <TermG>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="TermID" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Term" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Language" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Usage" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="StatusLanguage" />
            <xsl:apply-templates select="Source" />
        </TermG>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

produces
<Root>
  <NewConcept>
    <ConceptID>1</ConceptID>
    <Concept>may be empty</Concept>
    <TermG>
      <TermID>6551</TermID>
      <Term>shielded room</Term>
      <Language>EN</Language>
      <Usage>allowed</Usage>
      <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
      <Source>EKT-TD</Source>
    </TermG>
    <TermG>
      <TermID>6552</TermID>
      <Term>unverseuchter Raum</Term>
      <Language>DE</Language>
      <Usage>allowed</Usage>
      <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
      <Source>EKT-40</Source>
    </TermG>
    <TermG>
      <TermID>2481</TermID>
      <Term>screened room</Term>
      <Language>EN</Language>
      <Usage>forbidden</Usage>
      <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
      <Source>HEKT385057</Source>
    </TermG>
  </NewConcept>
  <NewConcept>
    <ConceptID>2</ConceptID>
    <Concept>may be also empty</Concept>
    <TermG>
      <TermID>2482</TermID>
      <Term>low-pressure ventilator</Term>
      <Language>EN</Language>
      <Usage>allowed</Usage>
      <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
      <Source>Birgit</Source>
    </TermG>
    <TermG>
      <TermID>2483</TermID>
      <Term>LP ventilator</Term>
      <Language>EN</Language>
      <Usage>allowed</Usage>
      <StatusLanguage>new</StatusLanguage>
      <Source>HEKT385057</Source>
    </TermG>
  </NewConcept>
</Root>

A: Muenchian grouping - which is what you're trying to implement here - has 2 parts:

*

*Creating a group for each distinct value;

*Populating the group with nodes that have the same value.

You are doing the 1st part almost correctly here:
<xsl:apply-templates select="Row[generate-id(.)=generate-id(key('concept',ConceptID)[1])]">

I say "almost" because you are doing this in a template that matches any node/attribute, which makes no sense. You only want to do the grouping once.
OTOH, you make no effort to implement the 2nd part.
Here is how you could get the expected result simply and shortly:
XSLT 1.0
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>

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A: Here's my solution.  For me, using variables is easier than keys.  Hope this helps you out.
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<xsl:variable name='keyconcept' select='/Root/Row[not(ConceptID=preceding-sibling::Row/ConceptID)]'/>
<xsl:variable name='allconcept' select='/Root/Row'/>

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                <xsl:for-each select='$allconcept[ConceptID = $conceptid]'>
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                        <xsl:copy-of select='Language'/>
                        <xsl:copy-of select='Usage'/>
                        <xsl:copy-of select='StatusLanguage'/>
                        <xsl:copy-of select='Source'/>
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SIMUL8 is a business simulation system displaying fast moving graphics and calculating complex numerical measures of performance of business scenarios. Process throughput is typically increased by over 20% by people who use SIMUL8 simulations, so it is very important to your users.
SIMUL8 NLS manages the sharing of licenses so that any user on your network can have access to SIMUL8, but the organization will not exceed the purchased number of licenses. It is a concurrent licensing system.
SIMUL8 is also available as non-networked (non-concurrent) editions and also as a networked concurrent system using alternative management systems (such as Flex/FlexNET/FlexLM). This document does NOT relate to FLEX related implementations – please consult our sales department if you would prefer to use a FLEX based concurrent licensing system.
SIMUL8 Network License Server editions allow SIMUL8 to be installed on an unlimited number of computers/users within your organization. When any individual user or computer tries to start SIMUL8 the central license server is contacted and a license obtained (if sufficient licenses are available at that time). If insufficient licenses are available at that time, a message is displayed and SIMUL8 does not start. The user will need to wait until licenses become available.
SIMUL8 Network License Server editions allows users/computers to "check out" (sometimes called "borrow" or "roam") away from the network. For example they may need to do this when using SIMUL8 on a laptop at a client office where network access is unavailable. Licenses that have been taken away from the network need to be "checked in" before they can be used by other users. Administrators can force back lost licenses.
This edition of SIMUL8 NLS uses a LAN based file server to manage licenses, making it quick and easy to install and maintain. Any type of file server can be used.
6. Have each user machine run the client installer (in a folder under the shared location) – this can be automated via a deployment method if required.
8. You can optionally review usage of SIMUL8 and return lost users.
If you are experienced with network based installations the above summary may be all you need to follow the on-screen prompts – however more details are provided below.
If you need support during this process please use our help/support management system via support@SIMUL8.com (or call a number that relates to your location – see our web site for numbers).
Please make it clear you are installing a SIMUL8 Network License Server (SIMUL8 NLS) to get your support question to the most appropriate people in our team.
Save this license file to a folder you will be able to access during the install of the server side software.
DO NOT save these files into the folder you intend to use as the destination of the install on your server. If you have a past install of any release of SIMUL8 do not attempt to use the license files in that installation – the license files in installations are converted during the installation process. Always use the file emailed.
Select a machine to use as the Network License Server (The NLS machine). It can be a very simple machine with little power. Very little bandwidth is required. An existing fileserver is usually appropriate. SIMUL8 Corp has tested a wide variety of file servers and all have worked well. The machine will not be running any software. It will simply host files that are accessed by the client machines.
The machine needs to be accessible from every network location where your users will use SIMUL8 (except that users are permitted to check-out from the network and use SIMUL8 unconnected if, for example, they will be working away from the office at a location without network access).
Run the installer, NLS_SIMUL8.EXE, (with Admin rights).
This will install the Network License Server for SIMUL8 into the shared area on the server machine. You can run the installer from any machine that can access the shared area with full rights.
The installer will create a folder structure – do not modify this structure.
• Follow on screen prompts. Note that when running the CLIENTSETUP installer, the license number field will automatically populate if setup correctly. Do not change this license number.
Your users do not require admin rights to run SIMUL8.
Users start SIMUL8 via the desktop icon created during step 7.
The SIMUL8 NLS management is transparent to the end user unless there are too few licenses available, or they wish to work away from the network.
Users can then close and open SIMUL8 and make any use of it, without reference to the network license server.
Steps 1 – 7 get you up and running. This final step contains other useful notes that you might want to use after installation and confirming your clients are up and running.
This allows you to see how many licenses are in use, who has "checked out" (roamed) licenses, and to force a return of a checked out license if a client machine has broken while in checked-out state.


It is official. I will be attending RavenCon this year, and Kelly will be going with me. In 2007, RavenCon was the first science fiction convention I ever attended. This time, it will be the first for Kelly. (She lovingly refers to these as my "nerd conventions".) We decided to stay over Saturday night, and I booked the hotel today. We'll be heading down first thing Saturday morning, and coming home early on Sunday.
I'm looking forward to seeing Edmund Schubert and David Coe, as well as meeting the Guest of Honor, Jack McDevitt.
This is likely the last s.f. convention I will get to for some time, since the baby is due in early June.


Caoimhe was shortlisted for her Final Year Project which is a study of the representation of body image, mental health issues and sexual identity in young adult fiction (The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth, and the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer). Her work argues that the representation and expression of issues around emotional health, sexuality and body image finds expression in very traditional ways in these works, works that reach young adults at very specific points in their intellectual, physical and emotional development. Her FYP work was supervised by Dr Tina O'Toole and Dr Carrie Griffin.
Caoimhe is currently preparing a poster for the CALS research event later in the term and we wish her all the best in the competition.


2 people to visit RAF Scampton on 15 January 2020. The VIP day includes a presentation on the activities of the Arrows, sitting in on the pre-sortie brief, watching a flying display practice (weather permitting), lunch with team members and a guided tour of the Hawk aircraft with an engineer. Flights and transfers not included.


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President Biden: Our new health crisis is guns. It's time to act | Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly NorthJersey.com
Witness describes scene of Walmart shooting
Witness decribes seeing co-workers shot in Walmart break room; violence leaves six people dead. (Nov. 23) ((AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
Dear President Biden,
America has a public health crisis. It's called mass shootings.
It's time for you to act.
The bloodshed of the last week is no longer shocking. Mass shootings are now a deafening, bang-bang-bang echo of a problem that has persisted far too long.
In recent days, death came to a Walmart, a gay nightclub and a college bus returning from a field trip. But this bloodshed is not just a reminder of what we've endured; it's a precursor of what will surely come.
America knows that. So do you. If ordinary people can't buy groceries at a Walmart, dance at a nightclub or go on a college field trip without fear of death, what kind of nation have we become?
In the coming month, America will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the deaths of 20 first graders and six adult staffers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. It was a horrific moment. I know. I drove there and wrote about it.
Surely, as that anniversary approaches, the television news will be awash with video of memorial services. Various political leaders — you included — will probably make heartfelt statements. The parents of the kids will recount their pain in tearful interviews. Hollow messages of "thoughts and prayers" will swirl.
And then, just as quickly, it will end — as if our nation will just switch emotional channels, go to the equivalent of a commercial break and move on. Nothing will change except that another mass shooting will likely take place soon afterward. Then, the cycle of memorials, statements, TV coverage and prayers will repeat itself.
You know the drill. Everybody does. America is stuck. The world's most powerful nation is captive to a lifestyle that allows far too many troubled young men — yes, most are young, male and emotionally unbalanced — to take out their pathology on innocent people with firearms designed for cops and soldiers.
What we know:Gunman in Virginia Walmart shooting 'was going hunting,' witness says; motive for attack still unknown
Colorado Springs:Club Q attack no surprise for extremism experts who saw looming threat, decades-old pattern
Charlottesville in grief:University of Virginia honors slain football players in memorial service on campus
We must call this a crisis
Something has to be done to break this vulgar, bloody pattern. That's why I'm appealing to you.
Declare a public health crisis.
Yes, it seems like a giant step. Fox News, the spineless MAGA gang and legions of so-called suburban commandos who believe they should be allowed to carry guns in public will convulse into their expected rhetorical hissy fits along with the corrupt National Rifle Association. So what?
It's time for something bold in the manner of Lincoln, FDR and Reagan. This is your moment to step into history. How can you even think of running for reelection in 2024 if you won't face this crisis now?
Simply put: The fear of getting murdered in America has become the new normal. That's not healthy.
Dozens of U.S. congressional representatives are now wearing bulletproof vests when they appear in public. Schools now regularly stage "mass shooter drills." Synagogues and churches hire armed guards just to keep an eye on the front doors. The same is true of retail stores. And let's not forget some of the poorest sections of our cities where gunfire is the sound of the street. Far too often, children are hit by stray bullets.
This is not what should happen in a nation that was founded on the premise of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
A fundamental problem is the mental health of killers. Both sides of the nation's debate over firearms agree on this. America's health care apparatus is very good at fixing broken legs and repairing damaged brains and hearts. But our system of monitoring mental health and repairing broken souls is far behind.
We need to fix that — no doubt. But mental health is too complex to fix with a short-term government Band-Aid. In solving this overall gun-health crisis, the nation needs to do some political triage and set priorities. First, stop the bleeding. Then deal with the deeper issues such as mental health.
Just before Thanksgiving, the Gun Violence Archive, a nonpartisan clearinghouse based in Washington, D.C., reported that 607 mass shootings had taken place in America so far in 2022.
The archive defines a mass shooting as any gun incident in which at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter. Not everyone is killed in these incidents — which is why many are not routinely reported. In other words, shootings are so normal now that our news media doesn't even mention them unless the death toll is significant.
The good news is that the 2022 tally by the archive is slightly behind the record-setting pace of 2021, when 690 mass shootings took place. The bad news is that this year's tally is the second-highest in U.S. history. And, in case you missed it, the pace averages more than one mass shooting a day.
Doesn't that define a public health crisis?
A major factor in mass shootings, police say, is the military-style, semi-automatic guns that are now the weapons of choice for killers. The old days when America's so-called "sportsmen" went hunting with bolt action rifles and an occasional shotgun are ancient history. Today, the big sellers in gun shops are semi-automatic rifles and pistols that were designed for U.S. soldiers and police. Gun makers are even producing semi-automatic military rifles for women with shorter stocks and painted in a variety of feminine colors such as pink. When it comes to guns, the women's market is considered ripe for profits.
America, meanwhile, is already awash in semi-automatic guns.
Thanks to the National Rifle Association and its sycophants, these sorts of guns have been brazenly marketed for civilians, often through advertising that appeals to the urge among some to turn life into a war game or a James Bond narrative where we carry guns to work in shoulder holsters or specially designed purses. Studying these advertisements in gun magazines is downright scary — and yet another reminder of the health crisis.
One lobbying group for gun makers estimates that 20 million military-style assault rifles are now in civilian hands. The number of semi-automatic pistols is far greater. Most of these gun owners are law-abiding folks, for sure. But facts are facts: These types of guns are used far too often in mass shootings. In a health crisis, the nation needs to face that.
These types of guns fire easily and hold magazines with enough bullets to wipe out a classroom without reloading. It's no wonder that mass killers love these guns, whether it's a gang killing in the Bronx or the murders in a gay nightclub in Colorado.
The chances of banning the sales of semi-automatic handguns and rifles is slim. Congress won't vote for this kind of necessary legislation. And even if it did, there is still a major question of whether the U.S. Supreme Court would uphold such a law in light of its out-of-touch so-called "originalist" interpretation of a grammatically confusing Second Amendment that was written in an age of single-shot muskets.
Meanwhile, a special presidential order to temporarily ban sales of these guns would result in numerous court challenges, leading to — you guessed it — the Supreme Court.
Four executive orders could make a difference
Here, then, are four presidential orders you could issue today that might help.
First, ban the sale of body armor. From the murders of 10 people last May in a Buffalo grocery to the recent killings of five patrons at the gay nightclub in Colorado, the shooters wore body armor. At Buffalo's Tops grocery, the killer's body armor was enough to stop a gunshot from a retired police officer who worked as a security guard. The killer merely turned and murdered the guard.
The point here ought to be obvious and simple: Who needs body armor — except cops and soldiers? There is no reason for civilians to have it.
Second, ban the sales of all devices that allow just about anyone with a screwdriver and a wrench to convert a semi-automatic, military-style rifle into a machine gun. Such devices, which are routinely sold on the internet, helped a mass killer in Las Vegas in 2017 fire more than 1,000 bullets into a crowd at a country music festival. The toll in that shooting set records: 60 dead and 413 wounded.
Those numbers alone should have been enough tell us the gravity of our national health crisis.
Third, institute a national restriction on the size of magazines for semi-automatic firearms. This columnist has suggested a limit of just six bullets per magazine. Critics in the gun lobby responded as if I were suggesting that we ban freedom of speech.
Some states, such as New Jersey, whose gun laws are considered tough, limit magazines to 10 rounds. But these state-by-state regulations are useless when killers can simply cross into another state and buy larger magazines.
America needs a national limit.
Fourth, limit and track the sales of ammunition nationwide. Here, in New Jersey, one gun shop is advertising a special sale on boxes of 1,000 bullets just in time for the holidays. I've shot semi-automatic handguns and rifles, and it's easy to fire off 1,000 bullets — too easy, in fact.
But allowing almost anyone to buy so many bullets in one trip to the gun shop is crazy as America faces such a crisis of mass shootings. Why not ban large sales and also keep track of who is buying ammo? If we can electronically monitor trips across the George Washington Bridge, why can't we keep an eye on bullets? As I've long argued, guns don't kill people; bullets do.
These are just four possible solutions — all of them possible through presidential orders.
I realize the political risks here. A decade ago, as he neared the end of his second term, former President Barack Obama was urged by a variety of gun control advocates, including several from New Jersey, to sign similar presidential orders — or at least push for stronger gun laws in Congress. Obama balked, fearing that he might stir up the political hornet's nest of gun rights proponents and, therefore, affect the 2016 presidential election.
Well, we know what happened in the 2016 presidential election. And we know how the gun health crisis has worsened during the past six years.
The death cycle seems far too permanent now — perhaps a death spiral for America's sense of personal peace in everyday life.
Nearly half a century ago, early on a Sunday after another Thanksgiving holiday, my phone rang. One of my editors was on the line with news that a young man had returned home from college and murdered his mother, father and two younger brothers as they slept in their home in Montvale, New Jersey. I rushed out the door of my apartment and was one of the first reporters on the blood-spattered scene of what seemed to be a normal, peaceful suburban home.
The killer, Harry De La Roche, was just 18, an unhappy freshman at The Citadel, a military academy in Charleston, South Carolina. He's now 64 and still in a New Jersey prison. His release has been continually denied because the parole board says he is unable to face what he did.
The truth is that De La Roche was deeply troubled. Even his lawyer argued that in his trial. Like so many disturbed young men, he took out his frustrations on innocent people with a gun that was far too easy to find in his house.
We have now passed yet another Thanksgiving, with more mass killings to mourn.
This needs to stop.
Mike Kelly is an award-winning columnist for NorthJersey.com as well as the author of three critically acclaimed non-fiction books and a podcast and documentary film producer. To get unlimited access to his insightful thoughts on how we live life in New Jersey, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.
Email: kellym@northjersey.com


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U.S. appeals court judges spar with Trump lawyer over bid to block House subpoena
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday appeared unlikely to grant President Donald Trump's request that it block a congressional subpoena for his financial records.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to Wisconsin at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 12, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria??
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments in a lawsuit Trump filed arguing his accounting firm, Mazars LLP, does not need to comply with a House of Representatives Oversight Committee subpoena.
The three judges on the panel did not say how or when they would rule. But they repeatedly sparred with Trump's personal lawyer William Consovoy over his central argument that the subpoena is unconstitutional because it is "law enforcement" that would not further Congress' main task of enacting laws.
Judge David Tatel said the House is already working on legislation relating to presidential conflicts of interest and government ethics, and suggested that the financial records requested from Mazars are reasonably related to that effort.
"These bills have passed the House and are directly related to the subject of this subpoena," Tatel said.
The House Oversight Committee has also said it needs Trump's financial records to examine whether he broke the law by not disentangling himself from his business holdings, as previous presidents have done.
But Consovoy urged the judges to look at the "totality of the evidence," including media reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats that she wants to see Trump in prison.
Consovoy said Pelosi's remark makes clear that Congress' real objective with the Mazars subpoena is to investigate Trump so it can make him look bad and score political points.
"The court does not have to be naive … and deny what is staring the court in its face," Consovoy said.
Judge Patricia Millett told Consovoy she was wary of second-guessing Congress' motives. If she adopted his argument, she would be essentially calling the House's proposed ethics laws "a ruse" for getting Trump's financial records, she said.
"Can we do that?" Millett asked, noting that courts have long been reluctant to block congressional subpoenas.
Mazars has avoided taking sides in the dispute and said it will "comply with all legal obligations."
In August an appeals court in New York will hear oral arguments in a challenge Trump brought seeking to block similar congressional subpoenas issued to Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp.
Trump is refusing to cooperate with a series of investigations on issues ranging from his tax returns and policy decisions to his Washington hotel and his children's security clearances.
Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Susan Thomas
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Never underestimate a vegan hippie chick with a race car.
Leilani speaking at REVEL, a benefit for Rainforest Action Network at the California Academy of Arts and Sciences in San Francisco in 2014. Leilani has been a keynote speaker at over 125 events and has spoken at the United Nations in both Geneva, Switzerland and New York City.
"Leilani's speech was incredible. That was incredible - really moving."
— Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX
"I was completely captivated and inexplicably on the verge of tears the entire time she was speaking."
— Beverly Lewis, LifePoint
Leilani has been a keynote speaker at over 125 events receiving frequent standing ovations. She speaks about courage, motivation, dedication, diversity, integrity, perseverance and the reward of facing your greatest fears. As a successful woman in a male dominated sport and an environmentalist in motorsports, Leilani has unique insights on why standing up for what you believe in is the greatest reward, and why sometimes it's good to be different in this world.
Leilani shares her transformation from biology graduate to professional race car driver and environmental activist. With humor and touching inspiration, she tells the story of her journey from the short tracks of southern California to the high banks of Daytona and Capitol Hill to fight for environmental legislation. By the end of her speech, you will understand her motto: Never underestimate a vegan hippie chick with a race car.
Leilani has had the honor of speaking at the United Nations in both Geneva, Switzerland and New York City. She has also been a guest at The White House on two occasions. If you are interested in having Leilani speak at your event, please contact us.
TESTIMONIALS FROM AUDIENCES:
"Leilani's talk was incredible. That was incredible - really moving."
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX (Elon gave Leilani a standing ovation at her speech at Teslive in 2013)
"Leilani absolutely rocks. Her content is both engaging and impactful, a rare combination. The C2 audience raved about her, and she ranked at the top of our post-event survey. She is welcome back at C2 anytime."
Nadia Lakhdari, Chief Creative Officer, C2 Montréal
"An inspiring presentation."
Goodlifer (on her speech for Opportunity Green at UCLA)
"Leilani was speaking to hundreds of women at Tory' Johnson's Spark and Hustle conference last week. She didn't pace, raise her voice or try to be anything other than what she is as she held a tired audience on the edge of their seats and earned a standing ovation. As for me, I was completely captivated and inexplicably on the verge of tears the entire time she was speaking. (The first time in 26 or so speakers.) She has been on my mind all week, so now I have to write it out.
I've been considering the dynamics of what took place as she owned the stage that day. She is an intensely focused woman on a mission, doing what she is designed to do and keeping her head high as she ignores a large camp of critics. I've concluded that it is the strength of her convictions, her clarity and her excellence in articulating what she is passionate about that made her stunningly effective and memorable. Tory joked about the "Leilani effect" as the response to her challenge to observe a "Meatless Monday" to conserve energy was immediate. The vegetarian lunch option had been shunned by most until that day when they were snatched up first. And yes, I'm making changes to stop wasting energy through "vampire power" and reduce my carbon footprint. But the real impact for me was not saving the earth, since I've been a "tree-hugger" since before she was born.
I was fascinated by the fact that in a matter of 20 minutes or so, Leilani won the loyalty and avid support of an audience of movers and shakers. Which has caused me to take another look at my own level of clarity. On a scale of 1 to 10, Leilani scored a 10. If given 20 minutes to express your mission, passion and purpose, how would you score?
I love hanging out with people who cause something deep inside of me to rise up, pulling me to step into the next level. Thanks, Leilani. And you can bet, I'll "never under-estimate a vegetarian hippie chick with a race car." You are making a difference."
Beverly Lewis, LifePoint
"We were thrilled to have Leilani give a Keynote presentation at The 25th Annual Energy Fair in Custer, WI. The feedback on Leilani's keynote was fantastic, including a well deserved standing ovation at the end of her inspiring presentation. Leilani's fantastic message of determination to work for what you believe in was the perfect tone that really connected with The Energy Fair audience. The renewable energy industry, much like racing, is a male centric one and we heard from many women of all ages in the audience that Leilani was an inspiration for them to pursue their dreams no matter what the barriers. Leilani even took time after her presentation to visit our Clean Transportation Area of The Energy Fair and visit with other electric vehicle enthusiasts. Leilani and her team were an absolute pleasure to work with throughout the entire process. Prior to her Keynote at The Energy Fair Leilani made herself available for local press and did a fantastic job of promoting her presentation to her large social media following on Twitter and Facebook. I would absolutely recommend Leilani to any organization or event looking for an inspiring presentation from a truly amazing woman! "
Doug Stingle, Midwest Renewable Energy Association
"In the eleven years we've been putting on WorldFest - L.A.'s Compassionate Living Music and Food Festival - Leilani's speech was one of the standout highlights. This is a woman with a powerful message, the street cred to back it up, and the ability to draw the audience in to listen to her message. While many in our audience may not have known who she was at the beginning of her speech, as time went on the rounds of applause grew and by the end she had the entire audience cheering her on and fully understanding her ideas for making the world a better place. As she says - She has a voice and she's going to use it. I couldn't have been more proud to have her on our main stage and be a voice for WorldFest as she embodies our mission of compassion, environmentalism, and health. And - she does it as a person with whom most Americans really identify themselves."
Billy Hulting, Entertainment Director and Co-Producer of Worldfest LA
"Leilani has spoken for my clients several times and gets rave reviews. Her passion the sport of racing gets people's attention. However, her personal story of perseverance, hard work and creativity inspires the audience. Leilani is as passionate about the environment as she is racing, and she knows her stuff. Her talks are inspirational and educational. I have seen Leilani talk to senior-most corporate executives and college sports teams, her message touches them all."
Brian Hackett, Director of The Leadership Network
"Leilani inspired attendees on many different levels beyond just supporting clean energy. Many have commented how she made them reflect to a more personal level. Most of them wanted to hear more from her! Thank you to Leilani from the bottom of our hearts for making a difference in our conference and in the world at large."
Kathleen Fleming, NC Sustainable Energy Association
LEILANI HAS SHARED HER STORY WITH:
DC Environmental Film Festival - Washington, DC - 2019
Natural Products Expo West - Anaheim, CA - 2019
Utah Film Center - St. George, UT - 2018
Atlanta VegFest - Atlanta, GA - 2018
University of Georgia - Athens, GA - 2018
Asheville VegFest - Asheville, NC - 2018
Triangle VegFest - Durham, NC - 2018
United Nations - New York, NY - 2018
SXSW - Austin, TX - 2018
Winnipeg VegFest - Winnipeg, Canada - 2017
Oahu VegFest - Honolulu, HI - 2017
Creating Equilibrium Conference - Lake Tahoe, CA - 2017
Animal Rights National Conference - Washington, DC - 2017
Tesla Factory - Fremont, CA (3rd appearance) - 2017
Project Green Schools - Boston, MA - 2017
EarthX - Dallas, TX - 2017
Sustainability Symposium - Orlando, FL - 2017
University of North Carolina Asheville - 2016
Daimler - Portland, OR - 2016
Vegan Festival Adelaide - Adelaide, Australia - 2016
Saving Nemo - Adelaide, Australia - 2016
Circle V Festival - Los Angeles, CA - 2016
DC VegFest - Washington, DC - 2016
National Drive Electric Week - Asheville, NC - 2016
Sun Valley Forum - Sun Valley, ID - 2016
Animal Rights National Conference - Los Angeles, CA - 2016
AREDAY - Aspen, CO - 2016
Bonnaroo Festival - Manchester, TN - 2016
Sustainable Brands - Cape Town, South Africa - 2016
Earth Day Texas - Dallas, TX - 2016
Houston Green Film Series - Houston, TX - 2016
Vilar Performing Arts Center, Q&A - Avon, CO - 2016
Nicolas Valley Elementary School - Temecula, CA - 2016
Tesla, Q&A for Racing Extinction - Cupertino, CA - 2015
CleanTech Open SE - Atlanta, GA - 2015
Utah Clean Energy Trailblazers - Salt Lake City, UT - 2015
3form - Salt Lake City, UT - 2015
Mill Valley Film Festival, Q&A - Mill Valley, CA - 2015
Captain Planet and Cool the Earth - Marin, CA - 2015
National Drive Electric Week - Los Angeles, CA - 2015
Commerce + Creativity - Montreal, Canada - 2015
Aspen Ideas Festival, Q&A - Aspen, CO - 2015
Tesla Factory - Fremont, CA (2nd appearance) - 2015
Tesla Headquarters - Palo Alto, CA (2nd appearance) - 2015
Palace of Nations, United Nations - Geneva, Switzerland - 2015
DC Environmental Film Festival, Q&A - Washington, DC - 2015
Boulder Film Festival, Town Hall - Boulder, CO - 2015
Sundance Film Festival, Q&A - Park City, UT - 2015
Davidson College - Davidson, NC - 2015
Better Future Conference, Sundance Film Festival - Salt Lake City, UT - 2015
LanzaTech - Chicago, IL - 2014
SpaceX, Benefit for The Kitchen Community - Hawthorne, CA - 2014
Rainforest Action Network, REVEL - San Francisco, CA - 2014
Flying Car - Milwaukee, WI - 2014
Midwest Renewable Energy Association, The Energy Fair - Custer, WI - 2014
Pegasus Captial Investors, Investing in Renewables - Portland, OR - 2014
Charlotte VegFest - Charlotte, NC - 2014
The Humane League - Charlotte, NC - 2014
NC Sustainable Energy Association - Raleigh, NC - 2013
Solar Power International - Chicago, IL - 2013
Arise Music Festival - Denver, CO - 2013
Tesla Factory - Fremont, CA - 2013
Tesla Headquarters - Palo Alto, CA - 2013
FOO Ignite at O'Reilly Media - Sebastopol, CA - 2013
Teslive with Elon Musk - San Jose, CA - 2013
Joint Legislative Women's Caucus - Raleigh, NC - 2013
Earth Day Dallas - Dallas, TX - 2013
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival - Miami, FL - 2013
Sustainatopia - Honors - Miami, FL - 2013
Keeping Northern Illinois Beautiful 25th Anniversary - Rockford, IL - 2013
San Diego State University GreenFest - San Diego, CA - 2013
Green Inaugural Ball - Washington, DC - 2012
Women's Issues - 2012 Obama Campaign - Daytona Beach, FL - 2012
Frack Free Colorado - Civic Park on Capitol Hill - Denver, CO - 2012
AREDAY Gala at St. Regis - American Renewable Energy Day - Aspen, CO - 2012
Foo Camp - O'Reilly Headquarters - Sebastopol, CA - 2012
Earth Day on the National Mall - Washington, DC - 2012
Oklahoma Green Expo - Ada, OK - 2012
USGBC - United States Green Building Council - Charlotte, NC - 2011
National Wildlife Federation - Raleigh, NC - 2011
AREDAY - American Renewable Energy Day - Aspen, CO - 2011
Spark & Hustle - Atlanta, GA - 2011
Usher's New Look World Leadership Conference - Atlanta, GA - 2011
Benefit for The Cove with Bob Weir - San Rafael, CA - 2011
Jabil Corporate Event - Clearwater, FL - 2011
Worldfest - Los Angeles, CA - 2011
Green Schools Summit - Boston, MA - 2011
Captain Planet's Earth Day Kids Fest - Atlanta, GA - 2011
Salem College - Winston Salem, NC - 2010
Warren Wilson College - Asheville, NC - 2010
United Way/NextEra Energy Women's Leadership - Palm Beach, FL - 2010
2010 Fall Ethanol Summit - Woodland Park, CO - 2010
Project Management Institute - Tampa Bay, FL - 2010
Endicott College - Beverly, MA - 2010
Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards - Washington, DC - 2010
California Center for Sustainable Energy - San Diego, CA - 2010
International Stadium Managers Conference - Dallas, TX - 2010
Go Green Expo - Philadelphia, PA - 2010
University of Wisconsin at Green Bay - Green Bay, WI - 2010
Social Media Motosports Summit - Charlotte, NC - 2010
NextEra Solar Energy Conference - Phoenix, AZ - 2009
Opportunity Green at UCLA - Los Angeles, CA - 2009
Hawaii Conservation Alliance's Conservation Fair - Honolulu, HI - 2009
The Nature Conservancy - Honolulu, HI - 2009
Warren Wilson College Mtn Green Sustainability Conference - Asheville, NC - 2009
Maricopa Community College & Estrella Mtn Community College - Avondale, AZ - 2009
Charleston County Earth Day Festival - Charleston, SC -2009
Honda - 2010 Honda Insight Presentation - Las Vegas, NV - 2009
US Military - Women's History Month - Honolulu, HI - 2009
Women of Independence - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 2009
Powershift 2009 - Washington, DC - 2009
Sustainable Mobility Summit - Art Center in Pasadena, CA - 2009
National Engineers Week - Raytheon in El Segundo, CA - 2009
Wachovia Women's Conference - Charlotte, NC - 2009
CleanTech Group - Washington DC - 2008
Kent State University - Kent, OH - 2008
Carolina Clean Air Coalition - Charlotte, NC - 2008
National Wildlife Federation Annual Meeting - Keystone, CO - 2008
Net Impact - Charlotte, NC - 2008
Davidson College - Women's Lacrosse Team - Davidson, NC - 2008
Leadership Network - Kennametal in Pittsburgh, PA - 2007
Institutional Financial Forum - F1 Race Factory in Phoenix, AZ - 2007
American Heart Association, Go Red for Women - Rochester, MN - 2007
ABN Amro Bank - New York, NY - 2005
ABN Amro Bank - Chicago, IL - 2005
Leadership Network - General Motors in Detroit - 2004
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Rob Halpern is the author of Rumored Place (Krupskaya, 2004), Imaginary Politics (TapRoot Editions, 2008) & Snow Sensitive Skin -a collaboration with Taylor Brady-(Atticus/Finch). His new book, Disaster Suites is just out from Palm Press along with a new chapbook- Weak Link from Slack Buddhah Press. He's currently co-editing the poems of the late Frances Jaffer with Kathleen Fraser & translating the early essays of Georges Perec. Rob is a participant in the Nonsite Collective. He lives in San Francisco.
Ryan Walker grew up in Arnold, MD before moving to Colorado for grad school. In 1999 he moved to Washington, DC, where he remains. He aims to release his selected poems at bathybius.com sometime between now and Sunday's reading.


I don't mind that it is difficult for people to understand that the sun shines. I don't mind that people find it difficult to connect dots if they have a lot of? ?knowledge? from their educational years but know nothing about generating information.
I mind when a teenager of modern times knows more today than Leonardo DaVinci knew, more than Christopher Columbus knew, more than William Shakespeare knew, more than Napoloen knew, more than Edison knew, more than any of the great minds who expanded our knowledge, boundaries and culture.
A teen – or a grown up – who doesn't even try to figure out that his breakfast cereal kills him, much less that humans are in ??possession? of infinite knowledge, capability and power.
And the same teenager who has grown up to ?opportunities? of further education – (checkmarks of read books) – and even given privileges of power and responsibility in our so called advanced society, then spends his life aquiring more and more and more, struggling to define his status among the empty shells of his peeers.
Ignoring that he belongs to a human culture spanning a small global village where how you think, and what about, actually has great impact on nearly everything, and that culture only exists because of people who have used their minds and connected their? ?awareness? with the universe through the millenniums.
People who believe that they were born with rights in a system which brainwashes you to believe in anything except yourself and does its damndest to keep your thinking process within fear, dogma, excuses, surface, and the whatnot of darkness, while seducing you to believe that you are enlightened.
Then people discover that something doesn't compute and rather than connecting with humans, educating their minds (transforming knowledge into information and deeper understanding) they buy worthless self-help? motivational? crap which enforces them to believe in their worthless wishes rather than improving the state of being human.
How could I even begin to explain the state of being human where 20% of humanity lives within a ghetto wall of the industrialized micronations, while the rest stands starving outside the walls full of hate towards the unhappy meaningless self-help-motivated empty shells hiding behind the walls strapped to their remote controls, ?complaining? about the armies who hold the hordes back.
Did I forget to mention that I belive the human spirit can illuminate itself and grow up? Or did I tell you that the lot is hardly worthy of being saved from themselves? ?Love? matters, but not without truth and integrity.
We're not so bad after all, I'm just pissed off tonight.
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Men's Swim & Dive
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Men's Swim & Dive / December 17, 2020
24 Hawkeyes to Watch: Anze Fers Erzen
Hawk Talk Monthly 24 Hawkeyes to Watch
By JAMES ALLAN
IOWA CITY, Iowa — When Anze Fers Erzen altered his out-of-pool priorities, he took off for the University of Iowa men's swimming and diving program.
Fers Erzen ended his sophomore season as a finalist in three events at the 2020 Big Ten Championships, setting school records in the 400-yard IM, 200 backstroke, and 200 IM. He finished 10th in the 400 IM and 200 back and was 19th in the 200 IM. His 200-back time earned him a spot in the NCAA Championships.
"Freshman year, coming from Europe where everything is so different, it's easier to go with the flow," said Fers Erzen, a native of Ljbljana, Slovenia. "Last year, I settled in so it was easier to control all the variables.
"After gaining more experience, I felt it was the time to commit, so I did everything I could and went from there."
Fers Erzen became more dedicated by changing his sleeping habits and altering his diet.
"I was always working hard in practices," he said. "The big changes came outside the pool."
Fers Erzen ended his sophomore season as a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-American in the 200 backstroke — the first by a Hawkeye in the event since 1988. He was also one of three recipients of Iowa's Swimming MVP Award and was the sole honoree for the Irving B. Weber Award.
"He takes care of himself and he's driven and determined," said Iowa head coach Marc Long. "He is always going to give his best effort. We never questioned how hard he was going to work. It was getting experience."
Fers Erzen was late to the pool party. His mother, Svarunja, wanted to teach him to swim at 8-years-old, but Fers Erzen wasn't a receptive student.
"I would never listen to her," he said. "I was a little kid doing what I wanted to do."
That led to Svarunja enrolling Fers Erzen in summer school for swimming. He enjoyed it during the first year and returned.
"At one point a coach at the summer school asked if I wanted to transition into their proper training group," said Fers Erzen. "He pulled me into the club team where I competed until now."
Fers Erzen was a three-event finalist at the 2017 FINA World Junior Championships. He heard about European swimmers making the move to the United States to continue their swimming careers and made it a goal to put himself in position to follow.
"It's impossible to be an elite athlete and student in Slovenia because our education system doesn't allow it," he said. "When I was in high school, I was thinking, let's see where swimming takes me. I had friends that came to the U.S., competed here, and said it was a good experience. I was set on trying to find something here."
One of Fers Erzen's classmates — Matjaz Rozman — committed to the University of Iowa and that connection piqued Fers Erzen's interest. He sent an email to the Iowa coaching staff and within an hour, he had a reply and an opportunity.
"Anze stood out and his versatility stood out," said Long. "He is a put together, driven student and athlete and we felt that the development could continue and explode once he got here."
When Fers Erzen arrived in Iowa City, his biggest obstacle was adjusting to the seven-hour time difference. Fers Erzen's Hawkeye teammates helped with everything else.
"The thing that blew my mind was the team and how close it was," said Fers Erzen. "Even though I didn't know anyone except Rozman, there were 50 people I could talk to and they were going through the same things I was. It was like a second family, I found so many friends right away, so that made the transition so much easier."
"After the realization sank in that this is the last year, if I wanted to keep swimming I had to go somewhere else. It was sad because initially I knew that swimming-wise and school-wise, we would all be fine. The hardest part is letting go of all the people you've met here and the friends you've made."
Anze Fers Erzen
Fers Erzen is leaning on those Hawkeyes this semester.
In August, the Iowa men's and women's swimming and diving program was informed it was being eliminated after the 2020-21 season because of financial implications from the coronavirus pandemic.
"This semester has been challenging with a combination of everything happening with us finding out the program was being cut, COVID, and with school mostly being online," said Fers Erzen. "It has been hard, but overall as a team, we have been handling it well.
"The morale of the team might be better than it was last year even though last year was a normal year. It feels like everyone realized this is all the time we have together, so let's make the best of it."
Fers Erzen is grateful to have a semblance of normalcy with workouts.
"At home, most people aren't able to train, maybe only the National Team members," he said. "The fact that we have testing and a pretty normal schedule is more than I can ask for. I know other conferences are competing right now, but I will take what I can get at this point."
Iowa is finding ways to compete. The team held an intrasquad championship-style meet from Nov. 18-20 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. Fers Erzen unofficially broke his 200 IM school record, finishing in 1:45.08.
Fers Erzen has committed to continuing his career at Texas A&M next season. He looks forward to broadening his horizon in the Lone Star State, but he can't shake the feeling of leaving the people he has met as a Hawkeye.
"After the realization sank in that this is the last year, if I wanted to keep swimming I had to go somewhere else," he said. "It was sad because initially I knew that swimming-wise and school-wise, we would all be fine. The hardest part is letting go of all the people you've met here and the friends you've made."
Before the NCAA granted a "free year" of eligibility, Fers Erzen planned to redshirt during the 2020-21 season. Now he is gearing up for a final shot to compete as a Hawkeye and with the people he's grown to love.
"This year, I want to do the best I can and qualify for NCAAs again as a Hawkeye," he said. "That would be a nice way to end. I want to lift my teammates up and make them realize that you can do whatever you want to do. I feel we can accomplish something special as a team and I want to focus more on that than myself.
"I wanted to stay (at Iowa) this year to spend as much time as possible with the people here. That way I can say my goodbyes in a proper way, move (to College Station, Texas) in the summer to start new next year."
Iowa Hits the Road for Tri-Dual in Evanston
Men's Swim & Dive / January 20, 2021 Iowa Hits the Road for Tri-Dual in Evanston
Hawkeyes Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
Men's Swim & Dive / January 19, 2021 Hawkeyes Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
PHOTOS: Iowa Men's Swimming and Diving Intrasquad - 1.16.21
Men's Swim & Dive / January 17, 2021 PHOTOS: Iowa Men's Swimming and Diving Intrasquad - 1.16.21


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Trial of accused Rwandan génocidaire Pascal Simbikangwa begins in Paris
Published on 4 February 2014 3 February 2014 by Diane Marie Amann
The 1994 genocide of nearly a million persons in Rwanda will be the subject of a trial beginning today before 6 jurors and 3 judges in the Paris Cour d'assises, or criminal court.
Charged with taking part in killings as part of an escadron de la mort, or death squad, is Pascal Simbikangwa, a 54-year-old man said to have been head of central intelligence and part of the inner circle of Juvénal Habyarimana, the Rwandan President whose April 6, 1994, death in a plane crash precipitated the genocide. The trial will involve testimony by historians, among other witnesses, and is set to be filmed in its entirety.
Le Monde's Stéphanie Maupas reported yesterday that this marks the 1st such trial in France, a country whose own behavior in Rwanda has been questioned. (And see here.) French authorities arrested Simbikangwa for trafficking in false papers in 2008 and subsequently refused the Rwandan government's extradition request. A similar trial in Canada of another defendant ended last year in an acquittal; meanwhile, Belgium has convicted several such defendants in a series of trials.
Maupas' report (available here and here) ended on a reflective note:
Le verdict devrait tomber mi-mars, juste avant les 20 ans du génocide. Vingt années durant lesquelles la France a été accusée d'offrir un exil confortable aux acteurs du génocide. Au-delà de l'histoire d'un homme, passible de la perpétuité, ce procès sera aussi le miroir des relations franco-rwandaises.
The verdict could come in mid-March, just before the twentieth anniversary of the genocide. Twenty years during which France has been accused of offering comfortable exile to génocidaires. In addition to the story of one man on trial for his life, this trial will also serve as a mirror of French-Rwandan relations.
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Today I have another card set to inspire you.
This is the set I mentioned a few weeks ago that I really struggled with. That really surprised me, as it's not the first set I've made, and I haven't had a craft hiatus or anything.
In the past I have used my 6x6 paper pads, and from each pad I have made three cards and then moved on to the next paper pad. I didn't do it that way for my last set, or for this set, and maybe that's why I struggled. I also like to make each one different, each time I do a set, and maybe that is another reason I struggled - as each set of 20 I make could be the same as each set is for a different person.
I will apologise now for the quality of the photos - as it took me so long to make them, by time I finished I had to photograph them in poor lighting right before they were taken away to their new home! No option to retake any photos either. So sorry about that.
All these cards are made from my paper scraps box, as you only need smaller pieces of patterned paper to make a card.
I made personalised envelopes for each card. It's the first time I've done that for a card set. It's just a simple little addition of a paper strip or two down one side of the envelope using the same patterned paper used on the card.
I made some cards like this last time and really liked them. The candles are just paper strips which I have decorated with gems colour on colour. And of course a hand drawn and hand cut flame with a gem glued to each for added sparkle.
Three unisex children's cards in a range of designs and colours. The similar feature of each is the inclusion of an animal.
Three baby cards, all made in a grid of nine circles. Some of the circles are punched from patterned paper, while the others are white cardstock. Each of the nine circles is decorated in a monotone fashion.
A pair of masculine cards. I started with the patterned paper with the gears on it and that was the base of my colour palette - I chose the aqua and brown papers to match. Decorated with gold sequins - in the centre of the gears on the left hand card and along the brown paper strip on the right hand card.
A pair of feminine cards. I love these. I have made some similar in the last year which is where I drew my inspiration from. I very seldom use my flower punch, so I enjoy making them! You can't really tell, but each flower petal is curled up, so these cards are very dimensional. The gold sequins top them off beautifully.
A unisex, multipurpose card. Always handy to have a couple like this.
A celebratory card - birthday, new job, new house - lots of options.
The last card to show you is this card with a simple design and gorgeous colour palette.
You will notice that the majority of my cards have a colour palette consisting of only two or three colours, plus white. This makes them look more streamlined and cleaner.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you have found something to inspire you. Please leave me a link to your blog if you make a project inspired by something you see today.


They are modern and bright, fresh and pack a fruit tingle punch. Up to the minute and crisply contemporary. A perfect happy pill of inspiration. No, not the rooms (although they are very cool). The photos themselves. Crushing on Aussie photographer Tom Blachford.
Where can I see more photos of those bunk beds?