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Traitor Week, #1: Catiline "Our very lives and liberty are at stake"
Cicero denounces Catiline, by Cesare Maccari
Americans have a hard time wrapping their heads around treason. Maybe because our history is so relatively free of traitors Protected by our oceans, enjoying our supposed freedom and relative security, we just don't expect our citizens to be in the thrall of foreign powers.
Then again, considering that the Southern half of the country renounced the Union and broke away to form a new nation in 1861, all to preserve slavery, maybe we have treason aplenty, but just don't recognize it as such. Nixon, remember, scuttled the Vietnam peace talks to help himself get elected in 1968. Tens of thousands of American soldiers subsequently died. The truth came out, but barely left a mark on him.
Even now, with a president so obviously enamored with the Russians, if not in their actual employ, nearly half our country displays a willful blindness even toward the possibility. They don't want to know.
They should. History, including American history, is rife with traitors, and as their stories, each its own way, could be applicable to the current moment, and since readers might be unfamiliar with most, I thought them worth revisiting during the mid-summer lull, while I am on vacation from the paper and Donald Trump is holding his Treason Summit with his master, Vladimir Putin.
Much of our Roman history comes to us through Shakespeare. We know Julius Caesar, and his murder, "Et tu, Brute?" Plus a few writers—Marcus Aurelius, Virgil—whose works remain popular. We are aware of the worst emperors—Nero, Caligula. We know the empire fell to various Goths and Vandals.
And that's about it.
Ancient Rome's greatest traitor isn't on the radar, or wasn't, until Donald Trump was elected and started his virulent opposition to key elements of our republic—the free press (when it disagrees with him); the courts (when they make rulings he doesn't like). His efforts to burn down our government evoked another patrician who wanted to burn down his motherland: Catiline.
In March, 2017, Nation reporter M.A. Niazi dubbed Trump, "The American Catiline," though his article bogs down more on the historical differences—Lucius Sergius Catiline lost two elections in 65 and 64 BC and his plot to seize power in 63 BC failed. He was killed in battle, which displays more courage than Trump could ever muster.
Besides, Trump won.
To me, the similarity is more a matter of tone, particularly after I took the time to read Sallust's "The War With Catiline" translated by J.C. Rolfe (Harvard University Press: 2013).
The parallels pop out.
"Catiline could be held up as a prime specimen of a decadent nobleman who sought political advancement by espousing the cause of the drowntrodden simply to maintain and further selfishly his own dignitas," Rolfe wrote in his introduction, using an untranslatable Latin word akin to "prestige."
That sounds familiar. Or consider Sallust's description of Catiline's motives:
"His insatiable mind always craved the excessive, the incredible, the impossible. After the tyranny of Lucius Sulla, Catiline had been assaulted by the greatest passion for seizing control of the government, and he did not consider it at all important by what means he achieved his objective, provided he gained sovereignty for himself."
Sallust saw Catiline as a reaction, not to adversity, but success.
"Those who had easily endured toil, dangers, uncertain and difficult undertaking, found leisure and wealth, desirable under other circumstances, a burden and a curse. Hence a craving first for money, then for power, increased; these were, as it were, the root of all evils. For avarice subverted trustworthiness, integrity and other virtuous practices; in place of these it taught insolence, cruelty, to neglect the gods, to set a price on everything."
Trump wasn't conjured up by desperate poor Americans, but by desperate rich ones.
Just as the right cavils against the media, even while Fox dominates TV news, so Catiline in his speeches made it seem like his rebellion was an uprising of those on the fringes, and not powerful insiders trying to grab even more.
"All the rest of us, energetic, good—nobles as well as nobodies—have been a common herd, without influence, without prestige, subservient to those to whom, if the state were healthy, we would be an object of dread," Catiline told his supporters. "Accordingly, all influence, power, office, and wealth are in their hands...How much longer still will you put up with this, o bravest men?"
Like Trump, he made tearing down the state seem easy.
"We need only to begin," he exclaimed, "existing conditions will take care of the rest.
Ring a bell? Sound familiar? The Roman mob also bought it. Ancient Rome was also a powerful republic stabbing itself in the heart.
"At that period the dominion of the Roman people, it seems to me, was by far the most pitiable," Sallust writes. "Although the whole world, from the rising to the setting of the sun, had been subdued by arms and was obedient to Rome, although at home there was peace and wealth, which mortals deem the foremost blessings, nevertheless there were citizens who from sheer perversity set out to destroy themselves and the state."
The Republic of Rome, like the United States of America, had no enemy who could damage it the way a committed traitor could.
The left tortures itself with polls, amazed that Trump's supporters cling with him. So did Catiline's followers
"Neither was anyone out of such a great throng induced by a reward to betray the conspiracy, nor did a single individual desert Catiline's camp, a disease of such great intensity and just like a plague, had infected the minds of a great many of our countrymen."
In a sense, we have it worse. Catiline was opposed by the greatest Roman statesmen of all time, Cicero and Cato. The Democrats are a ragtag, disillusioned band, placing our hope in Joe Biden.
Cato saw the problems as an embrace of enemies and a paralyzing cynicism:
"Citizens of the highest rank have conspired to set fire to their native land; they summon to war the Gauls, a nation most bitterly hostile to the very name of Rome....
"We extol wealth, we pursue idleness. No distinction is made between good men and bad, and ambitious appropriates all the prizes for merit. And no wonder! When each of you takes counsel, separately for his own personal interests, when you are slaves to pleasure in your homes and to money or influence here, the natural result is an attack upon the defenseless republic."
He tried to put the situation in the materialistic terms that even senators could understand.
"I call upon you, who have always valued your houses, villas, statues, and paintings more highly than the nation; if you want to retain the possessions to which you cling, of whatsoever kind they are, if you want to provide freedom from disturbance for indulging your pleasures, wake up at least, and lay hold of the reins of government. At issue is not revenues or the wrongs of our allies, but our very lives and liberty are at stake."
Cato's appeals at least inspired action. Today, the Trump crisis isn't even perceived by his supporters, at least not publicly. There is no one to stir them to resistance. At least not yet.
Posted by Neil Steinberg at 12:00 AM
Clark St. July 16, 2018 at 3:09 AM
I think Trump is more like Vidkun Quisling.
Grizz 65 July 16, 2018 at 3:54 PM
Another revisionist heard from!
Neil Steinberg July 16, 2018 at 6:19 AM
Shhhh...it's Traitor WEEK, remember.
David W. Berner July 16, 2018 at 6:50 AM
"All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable." — Henry David Thoreau
Ed Bass July 16, 2018 at 8:30 PM
Very appropriate, especially after that Helsinki debacle. Trump so far has been endangering Americans, but now he's endangering the entire world with his incompetence.
tate July 16, 2018 at 8:43 AM
In looking up Catiline's possible connection to Julius Caesar, I encountered the following tidbit which I can't help but share:
And it is said that when the Catilinarian affair, which nearly toppled the city, had come to the senate, Cato and Caesar, who disagreed with each other's opinion, were standing together when a little tablet was brought to Caesar from outside, which he read in silence. But Cato [loudmouthed pain in the ass that he was] shouted that Caesar was making meetings with and accepting letters from the enemy. While there was much clamor Caesar gave the letter, just as it was, to Cato. Having read this indecent letter of his sister Servilia's he threw it back to Caesar and said, 'Take it, you drunk,' and returned back to the business at hand.
Far more candidates for Cato in today's political scene than for Catiline, I think.
Bernie July 16, 2018 at 8:52 AM
I like to sound like a broken record. The transition to an imperial America has been going on for decades. More and more of the Constitutional powers belonging to the legislature have been transferred to the Executive Branch, allowing the President broad authority to rule by Executive Order. If people are serious about reversing the transition, they need to lobby Congress to pass laws limiting Executive Power to what is enumerated in the U.S. Constitution. At this point, it appears all the loyal opposition is interested in doing is hunkering down, promote a 'resist Trump' agenda, while biding their time until one of theirs gets in power and can Lord it over the rest of us.
That Niazi column makes a few good points, but is filled with partisan hackery. The revised tax code is not all that friendly to the rich. The new Schedule A formulas caps the mortgage interest deduction at half a million, and the deduction for state and local taxes are capped at $10,000. It's comical to watch the rich who are impacted by this change, claim with a straight face that they are middle class. Governor Jerry Brown on Sixty Minutes a few weeks ago was whining about his rich buddies having to pay more federal taxes. He wants to sue Trump or someone because it's so unfair, boo-hoo. And what the hell is the difference between Republican gerrymandering and Democratic gerrymandering? Its namesake is Governor Elbridge Gerry who was a Democratic-Republican, it needs to be prohibited period.
Tom July 16, 2018 at 3:51 PM
"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic events and personages appear twice. He forgot to add: 'the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce." Karl Marx
Bitter Scribe July 16, 2018 at 7:39 PM
At least the Roman Empire endured for centuries longer, even if the Roman Republic didn't.
Annie July 16, 2018 at 10:32 PM
Seriously did you have some kind of inside info that the President was going to go all in on the traitor thing this week? Cuz it kinda seems like you did.
He was clearly a traitor last week and last month and last year. The only difference now is that some people are beginning to notice some of the more unmistakable signs.
Annie July 17, 2018 at 5:49 AM
JP July 17, 2018 at 2:31 PM
The whole truth is illusive. Nixon definitely attempted to forestall a peace that would torpedo his election. The peace talks in question were not guaranteed to succeed, so blaming Tricky Dick for those 20,000 or so lives is really speculation. Like W's Iraq war, which cost some people their lives in the chaos that followed. Perhaps more than a continuation of Saddams' reign would have, perhaps not. The only definitive conclusion is that different people died after Saddam met his well deserved fate than would have fell to Saddam, Day and Qusay. You omit Reagans probable treason in blocking an October Surprise. The Ayatollah might not have released them to Carter but regardless, trading missiles to keep Americans in captivity is treason of the highest degree. Trump has only succeeded because the republicans have been attacking democratic elections in retaliation for Nixons impeachment. Democrats have always promoted more participation in elections while republicans have consistently worked to disenfranchise voters who lean to the left. It is as true to claim that republicans dislike democracy as it is to call Donald Trump a treasonous swine.
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John Christensen ■ Quote of the Day on Trickle-Down Economics
Quote of the Day on Trickle-Down Economics
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Trickle-down: the theory explained
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith described trickle-down theory as "the less than elegant metaphor that if one feeds the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows." Which pretty much summarises what has happened in practice over the past forty years as the theory has been rigorously applied by giving tax cuts to rich people and powerful corporations. Well guess what, the rich have become very much richer, the corporations have become very much more powerful, and the sparrows are getting a whole lot thinner as fewer oats make it through the system.
Now President Barrack Obama has rubbished the trickle-down belief-system. Speaking at an event in Cleveland, at which he attacked Republican proposals for yet more tax cuts for millionaires, he said:
"Reality has rendered its judgement, trickle-down economics does not work and middle-class economics does."
Better late than never. The horse needs to go on a diet, and the sparrows need nourishment.
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Xbox One and PS4 shipments in Q4 2013 are expected to hit between 2.5 to 3 million each, according to analysis by Robert W. Baird & Co.'s Colin Sebastian.
In North America, the figure is expected to reachbewteen 1.5-2 million each, and while many analysts are giving Sony's PS4 an edge in the region, Sebastian said the firm expects "similar or even slightly higher sales of Xbox One," by the end of the launch window.
"Our shipment unit forecasts are slightly below consensus of 3 million or more for each platform," said Sebastian in his note. "We estimate 5-6 million total Xbox One and PS4 shipments worldwide in 2013. Overall, our unit forecasts are slightly below some other published estimates of 3 million or more units per platform by year-end; however, we do not have any near-term demand concerns, but rather anticipate normal launch supply constraints.
"Our latest channel checks suggest initial demand indications remain positive for next-gen hardware," read the note. "Overall video game sector performance has lagged as investors await more tangible next-gen data points, and as such, we remain cautiously optimistic on the group.
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Psychological Distress, Personality Traits and Functional Disability in Patients With Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head
Odysseas D Mouzas, Aristidis H Zibis, Konstantinos S Bonotis, Chrysanthos D Katsimagklis, George M Hadjigeorgiou, Maria N Papaliaga, Apostolos P Dimitroulias, Konstantinos N Malizos
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate personality traits, psychological distress and functional disability in patients with non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH).
Methods: Sixty-seven patients participated in the study, 48 males and 19 females. The mean age was 37.6 years (SD: 10.92, range: 15 - 61). Seventy-five healthy individuals, age and sex matched, served as controls. Socio-demographic information and clinical data were collected. The following instruments were used: the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), the Defence Style Questionnaire (DSQ) and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHO-DAS II).
Results: Patients suffering from ONFH presented higher scores at the GHQ-28 compared to healthy controls (P < 0.001). Duration of disease (P < 0.047) and age (P < 0.023) were the main factors associated with psychological distress (P < 0.003). Personality traits such as image distorting (P < 0.025) and self-sacrificing (P < 0.029) were identified in patients with ONFH compared to healthy controls. Functional disability was associated with high scores at GHQ-28 scale (P < 0.001). The "adaptive personality structureâ€, as measured by DSQ was negatively associated with functional impairment (P < 0.022).
Conclusions: Patients with ONFH more commonly present symptoms of psychological distress associated with distinct functional clinical parameters. The present study also reveals the role of personality traits. Further investigation could specify the possible influence of psychopathology and personality traits or coping strategies on the course of disease.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr1851w
Osteonecrosis; Psychological distress; Functional disability; Personality traits


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Carly Rae Jepsen Teases Fresh Collab With Lil Yachty
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Pop darling Carly Rae Jepsen may still be waiting for another single to crush the charts like 2012's "Call Me Maybe," but that doesn't mean she hasn't kept herself busy with touring, appearances, new music and a few acting gigs to boot. So when she recently chopped her hair into a bleached out pixie and announced her collaboration with Lil Yachty covering Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's "It Takes Two," it's obvious she's out to reinvent herself for a 2017 takeover.
Teaming up with Yachty and producer Mike Will Made-It, the trio got together with director Roman Coppola and La La Land's Mandy Moore to shoot a Target sponsored video for the track, which Carly tells EW was, "too weird to say no to!" Set to air during the Grammys on February 12th, the 31-year-old is excited to showcase a collaboration that she says is, "reaching from different worlds and coming together to make something that hopefully nobody would expect."
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A Single Homeowner's Insurance Claim Can Raise Premium by Over 30%
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Increases Cost Homeowners Hundreds of Dollars Each Year
SAN FRANCISCO – October 16, 2014 – Filing a single homeowner's insurance claim can raise consumers' insurance premiums by hundreds of dollars each year, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. Nationally, one claim leads to an average premium increase of nine percent. The state with the highest increase is Wyoming (+32%), followed by Connecticut (+21%), Arizona (+20%), New Mexico (+19%) and California (+18%).
In Texas, home insurers are not allowed to increase premiums after one claim. The next-lowest increases were observed in New York (+2%), Massachusetts (+2%), Florida (+3%) and Vermont (+4%).
A second claim brings the national average increase up to 20% (the highest increase is Michigan's 71%).
"Homeowners need to be really careful when filing claims," said Laura Adams, insuranceQuotes.com's senior analyst. "Even a denied claim can cause your premium to go up. Make sure to know your policy's specific guidelines and only file a claim when absolutely necessary. Winning a small claim could actually cost you money in the long run."
The type of claim plays an important role in the increases. Nationally, the most expensive are liability claims. A single liability claim causes premiums to rise by an average of 14%. Theft, vandalism and fire are not far behind. Medical claims (+2%) are the cheapest.
According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, homeowner's insurance costs an average of $978 per year (nationally), so a single liability claim adds an average of $137 to that bill.
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insuranceQuotes.com commissioned Quadrant Information Services to examine the average economic impacts of homeowner's insurance claims. Quadrant calculated rates using data for six large carriers in all 50 states. The policies were derived from a sample two-story, 1,800-square-foot, single-family home covered for $144,000.
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Fruit trees can be planted year-round in the conventional manner – that is, buying a potted tree, taking it home, digging a hole and putting the root ball in the ground. However, 'bare-root planting' is a method that is easier on both the planter and the tree. Bare-root methodology is not restricted to fruit trees – many people prefer to plant their roses and other shrubs bare-root as well. Bare-root simply means buying – and planting – a dormant tree that has been excavated and transported without soil or pot – hence 'bare-root'. A good bare-root tree is one that has a balanced, undamaged root system (not one-sided) and an intact tap root with no cracks.
As long as the roots are kept moist and the tree is replanted while it is still dormant, 'baring' the roots can be done with no harm to the tree. There are numerous advantages to bare-root planting – the plants are generally cheaper, as they are much lighter to ship than trees with heavy soil attached. They are easier for gardeners to transport, as well. Perhaps the most important advantage is that the trees will grow their new roots entirely in native soil, and not have to contend with transition between dissimilar soils. Finally, the ideal time to plant bare-root is now – when most other garden chores are not demanding your attention.
If you won't be able to plant the trees for more than two days, the trees should be "heeled in" by temporarily planting in a moist medium such as compost, wet shavings, sand, garden soil or a pile of wet leaves.
Trees recently planted in containers may be treated as bare-root if purchased in December through late January—they may be removed from the container and "re-bare-rooted" for planting. Come March, however, it is best to let the trees grow in the can until late summer/fall when the root ball can be pulled out of the can intact without disturbing the roots.
Dig a hole about l foot deep and fill it with water. Let it drain, and then fill it again!
Since the most important issue in planting a fruit tree is drainage, it is essential to also know whether the soil is fast-draining or - more common in Sonoma County - slow-draining. Fast-draining soils can dry out quickly in hot weather. Slow-draining soils can become saturated by rainfall or landscape watering, starving tree roots of oxygen. Poor drainage is particularly troublesome to cherries and apricots, but can be a challenge for almost any kind of fruit tree. Understanding drainage helps in selecting the right rootstocks or helps the nurseryperson determine what rootstock to recommend. Further, understanding and managing soil drainage is the number one means of ensuring that a fruit tree starts well and has a long healthy life.
If your soil is a heavy clay type, then adding a few shovelfuls of amendment, such as compost, will help loosen the soil and improve drainage. Dig a planting hole wider than deep—3'-4' wide is probably enough to allow the root system to spread naturally - and deep enough to cover the root when planted, either at soil grade level or slightly raised as discussed above.
Water thoroughly and ensure that any air pockets are filled in.
Remember to MULCH!! Any organic matter will work. Keep it a few inches away from the base of the tree and cover the area under the canopy, spreading the material about 3-4 inches deep. This can be very effective in helping to maintain consistent soil moisture.
Newly planted trees will benefit from a wash of water-based paint diluted with water. Paint the trunk from the ground up to the first branch. It's good insurance against sunburn and will also help protect the tree from borers.
Fertilizer is not necessary at planting time, but might be recommended for later in the growing season. Staking is generally not necessary either as there is no heavy root ball or crown to secure.
Bare root trees are in the nurseries right now – Urban Tree Farm in Fulton, Harmony Farm Supply in Sebastopol and most other full-service nurseries will have a good supply.


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Will Januzaj Follow Pogba's Example and Quit Manchester United?
Paul Pogba was quick to congratulate his former Manchester United team-mate Adnan Januzaj on his official Facebook page after the Belgian youngster scored two terrific goals in his first Premier League start. But could the gifted midfielder follow in the footsteps of Pogba and quit the club in order to secure a high profile move?
Januzaj was singled out for praise by Sir Alex Ferguson last season after the 18-year-old starred for the Under-21 side, with the then United boss handing him his a squad number in the first team.
Ferguson knows a thing or two about developing talent and it was clear that he believed United had another incredible player on their books.
"Adnan is a beautifully balanced player," Ferguson told the United website last season "He's only 18 and still to grow into his frame. But he has good balance, good acceleration and he's a very good technical player.
"He is still developing but there's no doubt he's got talent too. He's got a good footballing brain and a good touch. We're trying to get him stronger and fitter and he's getting to know the Manchester United style of play as well."
New United boss David Moyes has clearly been informed of Januzaj's talent and he has not been shy of handing him an opportunity to impress. Perhaps the club have learned from their previous mistakes as Pogba made it clear he was determined to leave the club because he did not get the chance to shine at Old Trafford.
The commanding French youngster was considered one of most talented players at any Premier League academy yet he was handed just three appearances in the 2011/12 season.
He would leave for a nominal fee after running out his contract and in the following season played some 38 times in all competitions for Juventus as the Italian giants won the Serie A title.
His decision to leave United seems the right one on reflection and now Januzaj has his own big decision to make. He is being handed opportunities but this Manchester United side faces a real battle to retain their Premier League crown.
For once it seems even a top four finish is not a certainty. So Januzaj must decide whether he wants to continue to develop at United or whether moving is the right decision for his career.
Moyes and chief executive Ed Woodward will be desperate to tie him down to a long term contract but there will be some of Europe's biggest clubs keeping a close eye on the situation. At a time when he simply wants to play football, he has some life changing decisions ahead of him.
Perhaps one of the key characters will be Januzaj's agent who will undoubtedly be fielding plenty of phone calls in the coming weeks. But the decision will eventually be made by the former Anderlecht youngster. And it is one that could go on to define his entire career.
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Q: Python - Loop through list within regex Right, i'm relatively new to Python, which you will likely see in my code, but is there any way to iterate through a list within regex?
Basically, i'm looping through each filename within a folder, getting a code (2-6 digits) from the filename, and i'm wanting to compare it with a list of codes in a text file, which have a name attached, in the format "1234_Name" (without the quotation marks). If the code exists in both lists, I want to print out the list entry, i.e. 1234_Name. Currently my code only seems to look at the first entry in the text file's list and i'm not sure how to make it look through them all to find matches.
import os, re

sitesfile = open('C:/Users/me/My Documents/WORK_PYTHON/Renaming/testnames.txt', 'r')
filefolder = r'C:/Users/me/My Documents/WORK_PYTHON/Renaming/files/'

sites = sitesfile.read()
site_split = re.split('\n', sites)

old = []
newname = []

for site in site_split:
    newname.append(site)

for root, dirs, filenames in os.walk(filefolder):
    for filename in filenames:
        fullpath = os.path.join(root, filename)
        filename_split = os.path.splitext(fullpath)
        filename_zero, fileext = filename_split
        filename_zs = re.split("/", filename_zero)
        filenm = re.search(r"[\w]+", str(filename_zs[-1:]))#get only filename, not path
        filenmgrp = filenm.group()

        pacode = re.search('\d\d+', filenmgrp)
        if pacode:
            pacodegrp = pacode.group()
            match = re.match(pacodegrp, site)
            if match:
                 print site

Hope this makes sense - thanks a lot in advance!

A: So, use this code instead:
import os
import re
def locate(pattern = r'\d+[_]', root=os.curdir):
    for path, dirs, files in os.walk(os.path.abspath(root)):
        for filename in re.findall(pattern, ' '.join(files)):
            yield os.path.join(path, filename)

..this will only return files in a folder that match a given regex pattern.
with open('list_file.txt', 'r') as f:
     lines = [x.split('_')[0] for x in f.readlines()]

print_out = []

for f in locate(<your code regex>, <your directory>):
    if f in lines: print_out.append(f)

print(print_out)

...find the valid codes in your list_file first, then compare the files that come back with your given regex.

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Witness says UFOs Glide over the House
If you are not into UFOs, you will be one of those non-believers who commonly give critics to every strange object sighting seen by the witnesses. Once reported, it becomes 90% perfectly identifiable object to those who can easily identify between man-made and natural phenomena. However, the remaining 10% are objects that are unidentifiable.
At Murrells Inlet, a South Carolina witness reported seeing three mysterious black triangle objects gliding silently heading to Myrtle Beach. The event occurs about 9 in the evening in January. 20, 2015 when the witness ran an errand. The witness claimed that it was a calm and clear night. In fact, the stars were out, but quite dark. At first, there were three forms of lights approaching slowly. As they become weak, they become completely silent. The witness wondered if the odd triangular-shaped object was a form of military exercise but left doubt since there were no strobe lights and no engine noise of the wings. Unidentified flying objects vary in sizes, shapes and other characteristics that have recorded for thousands of years.
One of the strangest scenarios that happened during the appearance is the unusually quiet neighbourhood – no vehicle noise, barking dogs or any movement. As if everything was standing still and surreal. The strange sightings are not clear until they passed directly over the witness' front yard – three identical black triangular shapes flying object hovering in an offset pattern.
The witness described the object as a round, oversized, stationary red light (basketball's size), a small green light on the wing tip and white light on the left side. The white and green lights blinked alternately on and off in a steady pattern. As the strange sighting glided overhead, the witness snapped photos. Unfortunately, no images were caught as if the camera has blackened out. Can be this be explained as something man-made or natural?
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Q: django run server is not working from crontab script I m writing my cronjob as below:
*/5 * * * * /bin/bash /root/gitsync.sh

and content of gitsync.sh is as below:
#!/bin/bash

cd /root/devices-web

git checkout main

git pull

echo "log1" >> /root/log.txt

pip install -r requirements.txt

python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

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Have you started decorating for Christmas? I've been dragging my feet this year for sure. In all honesty, if I hadn't signed up for this blog tour I might not have shared my Christmas decor with you. Sometimes, it's a good thing to have a deadline. =) Today, I'm sharing my Simple Christmas Home Decor. Make sure to stick around to the end of the blog post to hop around and see all the amazing Christmas tours linked up.
Let's chat about the Christmas decor. I wanted simple this year and I didn't want to buy anything. I think both of those things allowed me to just let the decor go a bit and focus on creating memories together.
Last weekend, we went out for our 2nd annual Christmas tree cutting down adventure. It was a fabulous day. Greyson picked the tree and then Luke and him cut it down together. We had been talking about simple decor for the tree and decided that three boxes of candy canes would be fun.
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Ok, prepare to get lots of Christmas decor ideas from this great group of ladies.
*Special thanks to Carrie from Lovely Etc. for organizing this fun hop!


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Debbie Stabenow on Homeland Security
Democratic Jr Senator; previously Representative (MI-8)
Critical balance between staying safe and keeping our rights
Q: What's the balance between civil rights and homeland security and how are we doing balancing?
BOUCHARD: We need to keep our state safe. We can't give up basic rights to stay safe. I have very big differences than her. I'm a member of the joint terrorism task force with the FBI - what can I do personally to mitigate and respond to the need. There's a list of things that they need to do and fix.
STABENOW: I'm a member of the Banking Committee that tracks money of terrorists. There is a critical balance between what it takes to stay safe and keep our rights. I'm proud of having the Detroit Regional Chamber's endorsement because of protecting businesses in Michigan. I'm championing an effort with Congressional colleagues to protect our middle class way of life. Source: 2006 Michigan Senate Debate in Grand Rapids, x-ref Bouchard , Oct 15, 2006
Push to pass the 9/11 Report
Q: Do you agree we will face another terrorist attack?
STABENOW: we need to push and pass the 9/11 Report. I've lead the effort to fight for those things that allow our firefighters and police what they need to do their job and keep us safe. We have tripled the number of border security. I've brought in dollars for sheriffs across the state, including Mike.
BOUCHARD: That's just more talk-versus-reality in Washington. I sit on Committee that represents law enforcement - she's never visited. We need someone who understands security. Security funding has turned into pork barrel spending. They are well intentioned, but no results. If you don't fix a problem - people die. Source: 2006 Michigan Senate Debate in Grand Rapids , Oct 15, 2006
Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps.
Congressional Summary: A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011.
Proponent's Argument for voting Yes:
[Rep. Smith, R-TX]: America is safe today not because terrorists and spies have given up their goal to destroy our freedoms and our way of life. We are safe today because the men and women of our Armed Forces, our intelligence community, and our law enforcement agencies work every single day to protect us. And Congress must ensure that they are equipped with the resources they need to counteract continuing terrorist threats. On Feb. 28, three important provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act will expire. These provisions give investigators in national security cases the authority to conduct "roving" wiretaps, to seek certain business records, and to gather intelligence on lone terrorists who are not affiliated with a known terrorist group. The Patriot Act works. It has proved effective in preventing terrorist attacks and protecting Americans. To let these provisions expire would leave every American less safe.
Opponent's Argument for voting No:
[Rep. Conyers, D-MI]: Section 215 of the Patriot Act allows a secret FISA court to authorize our government to collect business records or anything else, requiring that a person or business produce virtually any type record. We didn't think that that was right then. We don't think it's right now. This provision is contrary to traditional notions of search and seizure which require the government to show reasonable suspicion or probable cause before undertaking an investigation that infringes upon a person's privacy. And so I urge a "no" vote on the extension of these expiring provisions.
Status: Passed 86-12 Reference: FISA Sunsets Extension Act; Bill H.514 ; vote number 11-SV019 on Feb 17, 2011
Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army.
Opponents argument for voting NAY:Sen. INOUYE. From the Spanish-American War in 1898, until the end of World War II, we exercised jurisdiction over the Philippines like a colonial power. In July 1941, we called upon the Filipinos to volunteer to serve the US under American command, and 470,000 Filipinos volunteered. An Executive Order in 1941 promised Filipinos if they fought for us, they could become citizens of the US and get all of the veterans' benefits. But in 1946, the Congress rescinded the 1941 act. Well, this veterans bill has a provision in it--a provision of honor--in which, finally, after six decades, we will restore our honor and tell the Filipinos: It is late, but please forgive us. Proponents argument for voting YEA:Sen. BURR. This bill is so much more than just a pension for Philippine veterans. It is $332 million in Philippine benefits, of which $221 million is devoted to a new special pension that does not exist [previously. Only that $221M would be cut]. Regardless of the outcome of my amendment, I support final passage of this bill. But we do have a difference as it relates to the pensions. I believe that there was not a promise made. We did not imply it. Those who made the decision on the 1946 Rescissions Act, they looked at the history very well.
Sen. CORNYN. The problem I have with this bill is that the US Treasury is not bottomless, and the funding that is being provided to create this new pension would literally be at the expense of US veterans. The $221 million that is addressed by Sen. Burr's amendment would actually go back in to supplement benefits for US veterans. And while we appreciate and honor all of our allies who fought alongside of us in WWII, certainly that doesn't mean we are going to grant pension benefits to all of our allies, [like] the British or the Australians. Vote for the Burr Amendment because certainly our American veterans should be our priority. Reference: Burr Amendment; Bill S.Amdt. 4572 to S. 1315 ; vote number 2008-111 on Apr 24, 2008
Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls.
SUPPORTER'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING YES:Sen. FEINGOLD: The Protect America Act (PAA) we passed last year was sold repeatedly as a way to allow the Government to collect foreign-to-foreign communications without needing the approval of the FISA Court. Now, this is something all of us support, every one of us. But the PAA actually went much further. It authorized new sweeping intrusions into the privacy of countless Americans. The bill the Senate is considering to replace the PAA does not do nearly enough to safeguard against Government abuse. So this amendment would provide those safeguards.
[The PAA allows] acquiring all the calls and e-mails between employees of a US company and a foreign company, with no requirement to get a warrant and no requirement that there be some link to terrorism. So any American who works at a company that does business overseas should think about that.
OPPONENT'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING NO: Sen. BOND: The purpose of this bill is, and always has been, to enable the intelligence community to act to target foreign terrorists and spies overseas.
The amendment, as it is drafted, will have a totally unexpected impact. It is difficult to explain, in an unclassified session, why this amendment is unworkable. There are only certain communications which the intelligence community is lawfully permitted to acquire, and which it has any desire to acquire, because to acquire all the communications from all foreigners is an absolutely impossible task.
I cannot describe in a public setting how they go about ascertaining which collections are important. But to say that if Osama bin Laden calls somebody in the US, we cannot listen in to that communication, unless we have an independent means of verifying it has some impact or a terrorist threat--That is the most important communication we need to intercept.
LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME:Amendment Rejected, 38-57 Reference: Amendment to Protect America Act; Bill S.Amdt.3913 to S.2248 ; vote number 08-S012 on Feb 7, 2008
Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad.
Vote on passage of S.1927, the Protect America Act: Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to state that nothing under its definition of "electronic surveillance" should encompass surveillance directed at any person reasonably believed to be located outside the US.
A modified version, S.2011, failed; it called for amending FISA to provide that a court order is not required for the electronic surveillance of communication between foreign persons who are not located within the US for collecting foreign intelligence information, without respect to whether the communication passes through the US or the surveillance device is located within the US.
Opponents recommend voting NO because:
Sen. LEVIN: Both bills cure the problem that exists: Our intelligence agencies must obtain a court order to monitor the communications of foreigners suspected of terrorist activities who are physically located in foreign countries. Now, what are the major differences? Our bill (S2011) is limited to foreign targets limited overseas, unlike the Bond bill (S1927), which does not have that key limitation and which very clearly applies to US citizens overseas. Our bill does not. Now, if there is an incidental access to US citizens, we obviously will permit that. But the Bond bill goes beyond that, citing "any person." It does not say a "foreign person." We avoid getting to the communications of Americans. There you have to go for a warrant.
Proponents support voting YES because:
Sen. LIEBERMAN: I will vote for the Bond proposal (S1927) because we are at war, & there is increased terrorist activity. We have a crisis. This proposal will allow us to gather intelligence information on that enemy we otherwise would not gather. This is not the time for striving for legislative perfection. Let us not strive for perfection. Let us put national security first. We are going to have 6 months to reason together to find something better. Reference: Protect America Act; Bill S.1927 ; vote number 2007-309 on Aug 3, 2007
Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months.
Vote on an amendment, SA2032, which amends HR1585, the Defense Authorization bill: To limit the deployment of a unit or individual of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom to no more than 12 consecutive months; and to limit Marine Corps deployment to no more than 7 consecutive months; except in time of national emergency.
Sen. HAGEL: The war in Iraq has pushed the US Army to the breaking point. When we deploy our military, we have an obligation to ensure that our troops are rested, ready, prepared, fully trained, and fully equipped. Today's Armed Forces are being deployed repeatedly for increasing periods of time. This is quickly wearing down the troops and their families, impacting the mental and physical health of our troops. Further, these deployments are affecting the recruiting and retention rates of the military. For example, the Army reached only a little over 80% of its recruiting goal for June. This is the second month in a row that the Army has failed to recruit the number of new soldiers needed to fill the ranks. And this is with $1 billion in large cash bonus incentives.
Sen. KYL: Time in theater and dwell times should be a goal, rather than an absolute fixed requirement that becomes the policy of the US military determined by congressional action. By mandating a certain policy for deployment time or dwell time, the Congress is engaged in the most explicit micromanaging of what is obviously a function for the Commander in Chief and military commanders to perform. This is not something Members of Congress are knowledgeable about or would have the ability to dictate in any responsible fashion. It also would be unconstitutional. Clearly, the dwell times of troops or the amount of time in theater is an obligation of the Commander in Chief, not something for the Congress to determine. Reference: Hagel Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill; Bill SA2032 to HR1585 ; vote number 2007-243 on Jul 11, 2007
Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report.
Vote on passage of a bill to implement unfinished recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) to fight the war on terror more effectively:
I: Improving Intelligence and Information Sharing within the Federal Government and with State, Local, and Tribal Governments
II: Homeland Security Grants
III: Communications Operability and Interoperability
IV: Emergency Management Performance Grants Program
V: Enhancing Security of International Travel
VI: Privacy and Civil Liberties Matters
VII: Enhanced Defenses Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
VIII: Private Sector Preparedness
IX: Transportation Security Planning and Information Sharing
X: Incident Command System
XI: Critical Infrastructure Protection
XII: Congressional Oversight of Intelligence
XIII: International Cooperation on Antiterrorism Technologies
XIV: Transportation and Interoperable Communication
XV: Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention
XVII: 911 Modernization
XIX: Advancement of Democratic Values
One of the authors of the 9/11 Commission report said, the President's announced strategy should be given a chance to succeed. That is what I think we should do, give this plan a chance to succeed. Our troops in theater, our commanders, and the Iraqi leaders all believe they can see early signs of success in this program, even though it has just begun, and they are cautiously optimistic that it can succeed. I think it would be unconscionable for the Congress, seeing the beginnings of success here, to then act in any way that would pull the rug out from under our troops and make it impossible for them to achieve their mission. Reference: Improving America's Security Act; Bill S. 4 ; vote number 2007-073 on Mar 13, 2007
Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees.
Sen. Specter's amendment would strike the provision regarding habeas review. The underlying bill authorizes trial by military commission for violations of the law of war. Excerpts from the Senate floor debate:
Sen. GRAHAM [recommending NO]: The fundamental question for the Senate to answer when it comes to determining enemy combatant status is, Who should make that determination? Should that be a military decision or should it be a judicial decision? That is something our military should do.
Sen. SPECTER [recommending YES]: My amendment would retain the constitutional right of habeas corpus for people detained at Guantanamo. The right of habeas corpus was established in the Magna Carta in 1215 when, in England, there was action taken against King John to establish a procedure to prevent illegal detention. What the bill seeks to do is to set back basic rights by some 900 years. This amendment would strike that provision and make certain that the constitutional right of habeas corpus is maintained.
GRAHAM: Do we really want enemy prisoners to bring every lawsuit known to man against the people fighting the war and protecting us? No enemy prisoner should have access to Federal courts--a noncitizen, enemy combatant terrorist--to bring a lawsuit against those fighting on our behalf. No judge should have the ability to make a decision that has been historically reserved to the military. That does not make us safer.
SPECTER: The US Constitution states that "Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." We do not have either rebellion or invasion, so it is a little hard for me to see, as a basic principle of constitutional law, how the Congress can suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
GRAHAM: If the Supreme Court does say in the next round of legal appeals there is a constitutional right to habeas corpus by those detained at Guantanamo Bay, then Sen. Specter is absolutely right. Reference: Specter Amendment; Bill S.AMDT.5087 to S.3930 ; vote number 2006-255 on Sep 28, 2006
Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods.
Amendment to provide for congressional oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs. The underlying bill S. 3930 authorizes trial by military commission for violations of the law of war. The amendment requires quarterly reports describing all CIA detention facilities; the name of each detainee; their suspected activities; & each interrogation technique authorized for use and guidelines on the use of each such technique.
I question the need for a very lengthy, detailed report every 3 months. We will probably see those reports leaked to the press.
This amendment would spread out for the world--and especially for al-Qaida and its related organizations--precisely what interrogation techniques are going to be used.
If we lay out, in an unclassified version, a description of the techniques by the Attorney General, that description will be in al-Qaida and Hezbollah and all of the other terrorist organizations' playbook. They will train their assets that: This is what you must be expected to do, and Allah wants you to resist these techniques.
We are passing this bill so that we can detain people. If we catch someone like Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, we have no way to hold him, no way to ask him the questions and get the information we need, because the uncertainty has brought the program to a close. It is vitally important to our security, and unfortunately this amendment would imperil it. Reference: Rockefeller Amendment; Bill S.AMDT.5095 to S.3930 ; vote number 2006-256 on Sep 28, 2006
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act.
This vote reauthorizes the PATRIOT Act with some modifications (amendments). Voting YEA extends the PATRIOT Act, and voting NAY would phase it out. The official summary of the bill is:
A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.
Some may see the vote we are about to have as relatively trivial. They are mistaken. While the bill we are voting on makes only minor cosmetic changes to the PATRIOT Act, it will allow supporting the PATRIOT Act conference report that was blocked in December. Cosmetic changes simply don't cut it when we are talking about protecting the rights and freedoms of Americans from unnecessarily intrusive Government powers.
The White House has tried to make life uncomfortable for Senators. It has suggested they are soft on terrorism, that they don't understand the pressing threat facing this country, that they are stuck in a pre-9/11 mindset. Those attacks should be rejected.
We can fight terrorism aggressively without compromising our most fundamental freedoms against Government intrusion. The Government grabbed powers it should not have when it passed the original PATRIOT Act and we should not be ratifying that power grab today. The PATRIOT Act reauthorization conference report is flawed. S. 2271 pretends to fix it but I don't think anyone is fooled, least of all our constituents.
Because the Republican leadership obstructed efforts to improve the bill, the "police state" provisions regarding gag orders remain uncorrected. The Senate should get down to the serious business of legislating real fixes to the PATRIOT Act.
Reference: USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments; Bill S. 2271 ; vote number 2006-025 on Mar 1, 2006
Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision.
Vote to invoke cloture on a conference report that extends the authority of the FBI to conduct "roving wiretaps" and access business records. Voting YES would recommend, in effect, that the PATRIOT Act be extended through December 31, 2009, and would makes the provisions of the PATRIOT Act permanent. Voting NO would extend debate further, which would have the effect of NOT extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. Reference: Motion for Cloture of PATRIOT Act; Bill HR 3199 ; vote number 2005-358 on Dec 16, 2005
Voted YES on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism.
Vote to adopt an amendment that makes US businesses and their subsidiaries liable to prosecution for dealing with foreign businesses which have links to terrorism or whose parent country supports terrorism. Voting YES would:
Empower the President under the Trading with the Enemy Act to prohibit US businesses and their subsidiaries from transacting with foreign businesses identified as having links to terrorism.
Forbid US businesses and their subsidiaries from engaging in transactions with any foreign business whose parent country has been identified as a supporter of international terrorism.
Require the President to publish a list of foreign businesses identified as having links to terrorism, and bans US ownership or control of foreign businesses engaged in transactions with such businesses.
Call for US businesses to disclose in their annual reports any ownership stake of at least 10% in a foreign business that is itself engaging in transactions with a proscribed foreign business.
Reference: Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2005; Bill S AMDT 1351 to S 1042 ; vote number 2005-203 on Jul 26, 2005
Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders.
Amendment intended to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by restoring $565 million in cuts to vital first-responder programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including the State Homeland Security Grant program, by providing $150 million for port security grants and by providing $140 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents. Reference: State Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment; Bill S AMDT 220 to S Con Res 18 ; vote number 2005-64 on Mar 17, 2005
Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill.
Vote to pass a bill appropriating $266 billion in defense spending for FY 2000. Among other provisions the bill would allot $1.2 billion for research and development for next-generation tactical aircraft, yet would not include $1.8 billion in procurement funds for the new F-22 Raptor combat aircraft. The bill would also fund a 4.8 percent pay increase for military personnel. The bill would also allot $93.7 billion for operations and maintenance to be used to maintain military properties and spare parts that have been reduced due to overseas military combat missions. Reference: Bill introduced by Lewis, R-CA; Bill HR 2561 ; vote number 1999-334 on Jul 22, 1999
Voted YES on deploying SDI.
Vote to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense. Reference: Bill introduced by Weldon, R-PA; Bill HR 4 ; vote number 1999-4 on Mar 18, 1999
Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record.
Stabenow scores 100% by SANE on peace issues
Peace Action, the merger of The Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE) and The Freeze, has effectively mobilized for peace and disarmament for over forty years. As the nation's largest grassroots peace group we get results: from the 1963 treaty to ban above ground nuclear testing, to the 1996 signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, from ending the war in Vietnam, to blocking weapons sales to human rights abusing countries. We are proof that ordinary people can change the world. At Peace Action we believe...
That every person has the right to live without the threat of nuclear weapons.
That war is not a suitable response to conflict.
That America has the resources to both protect and provide for its citizens.
As the Pentagon's budget soars to $400 billion, 17% of American children live in poverty. For what the US will spend on Missile Defense in one year we could: put over a million children through Head Start OR provide healthcare for over 3.5 million children OR create over 100,000 units of affordable housing OR hire over 160,000 elementary school teachers. At Peace Action our priorities are clear.
The ratings are based on the votes the organization considered most important; the numbers reflect the percentage of time the representative voted the organization's preferred position. Source: SANE website 03n-SANE on Dec 31, 2003
Study & address suicides among veterans.
Stabenow co-sponsored studying & addressing suicides among veterans
Veterans Suicide Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conduct a study to determine the number of veterans who have committed suicide between January 1, 1997, and the date of the enactment of this Act. Congress makes the following findings:
Suicide among the veteran population is a serious problem.
There is lack of information on the number of veterans who commit suicide each year.
Study Required- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study to determine the number of veterans who have committed suicide between January 1, 1997 and the date of the enactment of this Act.
Coordination- In carrying out the study, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense; Veterans Service Organizations; and States' public health offices and veterans agencies.
Report to Congress- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the study and the findings of the Secretary.
Source: Veterans Suicide Study Act (S.2899/H.R.4204) 08-S2899 on Apr 22, 2008
Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays.
Stabenow signed HR1283&S3065
Repeals current Department of Defense policy [popularly known as "Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell"] concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces. Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation against any member of the Armed Forces or any person seeking to become a member. Authorizes the re-accession into the Armed Forces of otherwise qualified individuals previously separated for homosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexual conduct.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the furnishing of dependent benefits in violation of section 7 of title 1, United States Code (relating to the definitions of 'marriage' and 'spouse' and referred to as the 'Defense of Marriage Act'). Source: Military Readiness Enhancement Act 10-HR1283 on Mar 3, 2010
$515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars.
Stabenow voted YEA National Defense Authorization Act
Congressional Summary: HR 1735: The National Defense Authorization Act authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), and military construction. This bill also authorizes appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities and prohibits an additional BRAC round.
Wikipedia Summary: The NDAA specifies the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2016. The law authorizes the $515 billion in spending for national defense and an additional $89.2 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations fund (OCO).
Opposition statement by Rep. Gerry Connolly (May 15, 2015): Congressman Connolly said he opposed the bill because it fails to end sequestration, and pits domestic investments versus defense investments. Said Connolly, "This NDAA uses a disingenuous budget mechanism to circumvent sequestration. It fails to end sequestration."
Support statement by BreakingDefense.com(Sept, 2015): Republicans bypassed the BCA spending caps (the so-called sequester) by shoving nearly $90 billion into the OCO account, designating routine spending as an emergency war expenses exempted from the caps. This gimmick got President Barack Obama the funding he requested but left the caps in place on domestic spending, a Democratic priority. "The White House's veto announcement is shameful," Sen. John McCain said. "The NDAA is a policy bill. It cannot raise the budget caps. It is absurd to veto the NDAA for something that the NDAA cannot do."
Legislative outcome: House rollcall #532 on passed 270-156-15 on Oct. 1, 2015; Senate rollcall #277 passed 70-27-3 on Oct. 7, 2015; vetoed by Pres. Obama on Oct. 22, 2015; passed and signed after amendments. Source: Congressional vote 15-HR1735 on Apr 13, 2015
Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze.
Stabenow signed exempting Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze
Excerpts from Letter from 53 Senators to President Trump We are deeply troubled that your freeze on the hiring of federal civilian employees will have a negative and disproportionate impact on our nation's veterans. As such, we urge you to take stock of this hiring freeze's effect on our nation's veterans and exempt the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from your Hiring Freeze.
Have you considered how this hiring freeze will affect VA's ability to provide veterans with access to health care?
How it will affect VA's ability to decide on appeals for disability compensation?
How it will impact those veterans who apply to federal jobs?
We urge you to classify VA's delivery of health care as a national security and public safety responsibility, and exempt it from this hiring freeze. To do otherwise is to jeopardize the national security and public safety of our nation.
Opposing argument: (Heritage Foundation, "Eliminate Redundant Government Hiring," May 9, 2017): It's not hard to find federal programs that are duplicative or ineffective. The president's executive order requires all agency heads to submit plans for reorganizing their operations. Their proposals are to "include recommendations to eliminate unnecessary agencies and programs." That all sounds great, but what does it actually mean?
Well, for starters, it means the previous federal hiring freeze is no more. But it doesn't mean programs and departments are free to hire willy-nilly. Instead, they've been instructed to follow a smart-hiring plan, consistent with the President's America First Budget Blueprint.
A few agencies, like the Defense Department and Veterans Affairs, will beef up staff. Most, however, will have to pare down employment. All federal employees can expect to see resources shift to higher-priority ones. Many may be asked to do something new or different with the goal of optimizing employees' skills and time. Source: Letter on DVA 17LTR-DVA on Jan 26, 2017
Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror.
Stabenow co-sponsored restoring habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror
A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sen. SPECTER. "I introduce this legislation, denominated the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act. Last year, in the Military Commissions Act, the constitutional right of habeas corpus was attempted to be abrogated. I say "attempted to be abrogated" because, in my legal judgment, that provision in the Act is unconstitutional.
"It is hard to see how there can be legislation to eliminate the constitutional right to habeas corpus when the Constitution is explicit that habeas corpus may not be suspended except in time of invasion or rebellion, and we do not have either of those circumstances present, as was conceded by the advocates of the legislation last year to take away the right of habeas corpus.
"We have had Supreme Court decisions which have made it plain that habeas corpus is available to non-citizens and that habeas corpus applies to territory controlled by the US, specifically, including Guantanamo. More recently, however, we had a decision in the US District Court applying the habeas corpus jurisdiction stripping provision of the Military Commissions Act, but I believe we will see the appellate courts strike down this legislative provision.
"The New York Times had an extensive article on this subject, starting on the front page, last Sunday, and continuing on a full page on the back page about what is happening at Guantanamo. It is hard to see how in America, or in a jurisdiction controlled by the United States, these proceedings could substitute for even rudimentary due process of law." Source: Habeas Corpus Restoration Act (S.185/H.R.2826) 2007-S185 on Jun 22, 2007
Expand health services for women veterans.
Stabenow signed Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act
A bill to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:
report on barriers to the receipt of comprehensive health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) encountered by women veterans, especially those of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom;
provide for an independent study on health consequences for women veterans serving on active duty in deployments in such Operations; and
report on the employment of full-time managers for women veterans programs at VA medical centers.
Requires the Secretary to:
develop a plan to improve the provision of VA health care services to women veterans;
carry out a program of education, training, certification, and continuing medical education for mental health professionals providing care for veterans suffering from sexual trauma;
carry out a pilot program of providing reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans recently separated from service after a prolonged deployment; and
carry out a pilot program on subsidies for child care for certain women veterans receiving health care from VA facilities.
Requires women veterans recently separated from service to be included on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans and the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.
Authorizes the Secretary to furnish care to a newborn child of a woman veteran receiving VA maternity care for up to seven days after the birth of the child. Source: S.597 2009-S597 on Mar 16, 2009
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It's not easy to balance the advantages of a college degree with the deficiencies of a liberal arts education. But at schools like Babson College, entrepreneurship is a core part of the curriculum.
When are Americans going to wake up and realize that the 60s and 70s-era nostalgia for the "value" of a college degree is just that -- nostalgia?
A degree does not guarantee you or your children a good job anymore. In fact, it doesn't guarantee you a job: last year, 1 out of 2 bachelor's degree holders under 25 were jobless or unemployed. Since the recession, we've lost millions of high- and mid-wage jobs -- and replaced a handful of those with lower-wage ones. No wonder some young people are giving up entirely -- a 16.8 percent unemployment rate plus soaring student loan debt is more than a little discouraging. Yet old-guard academic leaders are still clinging to the status quo -- and loudly insisting that a four-year liberal arts degree is a worthy investment in every young American's future.
Case in point: I was recently invited to keynote during a conference at the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Fresno, Cal. As someone who works every day to give more people access to entrepreneurship education, it's refreshing to talk to educators who are adapting their curricula in the interest of actually preparing students for a new economy. But one educator told me a story that made my blood boil, about a college president who recently terminated his institution's entrepreneurship education program.
Not because of budgetary constraints or poor enrollment, mind you -- but because he "didn't understand the tangible value of such a program."
Really? In 2012, it's the "tangible value" of four years of liberal arts that should be called into question.
We keep telling young Americans that a bachelor's degree in history is as valuable as, say, a chemical engineering degree -- but it's just not true anymore. All degrees are not created equal. And if we -- parents, educators, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders -- maintain this narrow-minded approach, then we are not just failing young indebted Americans and their families. We are harming the long-term vitality of our economy.
Unfortunately, the college president in the story above represents the norm. According to research conducted by Buzz Marketing Group and the Young Entrepreneur Council, 56 percent of students age 21-24 never had access to entrepreneurship classes at all; of those who did, 62 percent found them inadequate or poorly executed -- even though 92 percent agreed entrepreneurship education was vital to their success today. Talk about a disconnect.
Now, I realize this is new -- and often difficult -- territory for traditional academic institutions. How does a school validate entrepreneurship? And what parent wants to hear they are paying tens of thousands of dollars for their child to be an "entrepreneur"?
Look no further than institutions like Babson College, consistently ranked #1 for entrepreneurship. Since current president Len Schlesigner signed on -- in the midst of the Great Recession, no less -- Babson's faculty has pioneered its own teaching method, applying entrepreneurial thinking and hands-on learning to every aspect of campus life. Unlike other collegiate leaders, Schlesinger saw the recession as an opportunity to expand. With Babson faculty on board, he ambitiously coordinated stakeholders on and off campus, and formed departmental task forces to review curricula.
Today, every freshman who walks into Babson goes immediately to work with a team to create, develop, launch and manage a new business (and they donate their profits to nonprofits). Students spend just 14 hours a week in class -- the other 154 are spent elsewhere, in special interest housing or working on student-led initiatives. Entrepreneurship is a lifestyle, not a course.
Programs like Babson's are worth emulating not merely because they create the next generation of business owners and freelancers (independent workers are an especially fast-growing category). These programs enable students to think entrepreneurially -- to seize opportunity, take risks and create wealth. Simply put, entrepreneurship education gives young people a toolkit to apply their field of study to the real world.
It also makes them more employable. A recent report from Junior Achievement Innovation Initiative and Gallup found that both employers and employees believe America's workforce must become more entrepreneurial if the U.S. is to remain competitive -- 95 and 96 percent, respectively. Only one in 10 believed entrepreneurship was an innate skill.
Meanwhile, some 40 percent of young Americans surveyed by Buzz Marketing Group and YEC started side businesses just to make ends meet. The question before us now is, why aren't we helping them succeed instead of watching them live paycheck to paycheck? Not all dental students dream of running their own practice, but they might not have a choice. Let's prepare them for that reality.
Importantly, I'm not suggesting we get rid of liberal arts departments -- I'm suggesting we create more employable English and film majors. "Well-rounded" and "self-sufficient" shouldn't be mutually exclusive concepts, and combining experiential learning with access to business role models and public/private partnerships can fundamentally transform the way we think about workforce development.
Len Schlesinger describes himself as an entrepreneur, and frankly, I think that's a role all college presidents should adopt. Here's a thought: let's fire every college president with the means and resources to embrace entrepreneurship who doesn't explore, support or start an entrepreneurship education program or partnership of some kind. Sure, that idea is bound to ruffle some feathers, but forgive me if I don't shed a tear for those leaders whose outdated policies (and our tacit willingness to accept them) helped create the situation we're in today.
Recession or no recession, if a CEO today were to ship product to market and some 50 percent of that product was inefficient, outdated or outright broken, that CEO would be promptly shown the door.
Nostalgia for yesterday is nice, but we need a new approach. As more and more "safe" jobs get automated, streamlined or downsized (remember when law grads were virtually guaranteed six-figure jobs?), let's start putting our money where our mouth is, and ask the people educating our children to graduate a new generation of self-sufficient, "well-rounded" thinkers and doers. And since most of us don't have a seat on a collegiate Board of Trustees, I suggest you vote with your checkbook.
Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, co-founder of Gen Y Capital Partners, and an internationally syndicated columnist.


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by Elvis Arias on Aug.31, 2009, under News
Spanish-language broadcasting giant Univision Communications Inc. was sold for $13.7 billion three years ago, the highly leveraged deal was, in the words of one veteran banker, "priced for perfection.", this according to TheLedger.com
Given the $10 billion in debt the buyers were assuming, the slightest hiccup in the company's financial performance would have a cascading negative effect.
The buyers, a consortium of investors including entertainment mogul Haim Saban, were counting on several factors to justify the steep purchase price: The nation's exploding Hispanic population and the popularity of Spanish-language programming, coupled with the promise of robust advertising growth. They expected to hold the assets for a few years then sell at a tidy profit.
But it's not a perfect world.
In the two years since the buyout, the U.S. economy has collapsed, dragging down advertising to media companies. Adding to the economic distress, Univision has been mired in a costly legal battle with its primary programming partner. The big payday for Univision's owners, which include well-heeled private equity companies, seems far less certain. Instead of riding a high wave to easy profits, Univision executives have been working furiously to dig out of its hole.
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During the past year, the broadcaster has written down assets by $5.3 billion, and some industry insiders now believe the nation's largest Spanish-language media company is worth closer to $9 billion – slightly less than what it owes. In January, it settled a nagging lawsuit brought by its longtime programming partner, Grupo Televisa of Mexico, which had threatened to strip Univision of its most popular and profitable shows. The resolution guaranteed Univision the right to broadcast Televisa's hugely popular soap operas, including "Cuidado con el Angel" (Be Careful With the Angel), through 2017.
Two weeks ago, Univision bought breathing room by refinancing $500 million in debt, pushing back the due date by three years to 2014. The extension means Univision no longer has to worry about burning through its cash in the next two years.
And Univision achieved one of its highest priorities – getting cable and satellite TV operators to pay the company to carry its programming. The agreements with Time Warner Cable Inc., DirecTV Corp., AT&T Inc. and others should bring Univision $175 million in 2009, and as much as $350 million annually by 2014.
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Take advantage of the warm summer nights and join us outdoors on the Davis Plaza for the fourth annual summer film series. In preparation for this fall's major solo exhibition Fatimah Tuggar: Home's Horizons, this year's theme explores futuristic technology.
Join us at 7:00 pm for exclusive tours and art making activities before each screening, which starts at dusk. Free beer (21+) and snacks! General seating; BYO folding chairs and blankets. FREE admission and parking. In case of rain, film will be moved inside.


This final set of prints, which includes eleven (11) about us being able to Follow Thru, is the fourth and final of a four part Series that began with the very simple word "believe". We must Follow Thru, not just because the groundwork has been put before us and all of the time spent doing so, but because we all of those pieces have been Bought with a Price – the Precious Blood of the Sinless Lamb, Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.


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If Aliens Have Spaceships, Gravitational Wave Network Might Detect Their Movements
The LIGO network, built to detect gravitational waves from black hole mergers and colliding neutron stars, might also be capable of detecting powerful alien spacecraft, and its replacements have an even better chance.
Dec 20 2022, 11:56 UTC
If a civilization was not sending spacecraft to Jupiter-like planets, but using the whole planet as a spacecraft somewhere in the galaxy, we'd probably have noticed. Image credit: Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock.com
If there are aliens flitting around our sector of the galaxy, existing gravitational wave detectors might be able to detect their spaceships, a team of physicists have claimed. Admittedly, however, their transportation device would need to be rather big.
Gravitational waves are produced by the acceleration of massive bodies. Those we have detected have been the result of remnants of stars spiraling toward each other, accelerating under their mutual gravity. However, University of California, Los Angeles PhD student Luke Sellers noted that to voyage between star systems it is necessary to accelerate on leaving, and deaccelerate on approach to the destination.
Spacecraft would presumably have much lower masses than black holes or even neutron stars. On the other hand, if they are going to approach light speed the acceleration is likely to be very high. In a preprint placed on ArXiv.org, but yet to undergo peer review, Sellers and co-authors run the numbers on what craft LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) could detect, and at what distances.
In a nod to Arthur C Clarke's famous novel, astronomers have coined the acronym RAMAcraft (Rapid And/or Massive Accelerating spacecraft) to describe spaceships capable of voyaging between the stars at large fractions of lightspeed. RAMAcraft are also big enough to transport self-contained communities, rather than needing repairs or replenishment from an inhabited planet.
Although the authors conclude the existing LIGO system could detect certain spacecraft, that's only because their imagination of how large interstellar vehicles could become extends to the deeply improbable. For example, a RAMAcraft accelerating to the speed of light would be detectable anywhere in our galaxy, but it would need to have a mass similar to Jupiter's. Even if an entire civilization was decamping to avoid a nearby supernova, it seems unlikely they'd take their local gas giant with them, particularly at such speeds.
Somewhat more realistically, an object the size of Mercury experiencing the same acceleration could be detected at the distance of Proxima Centauri, and possibly about eight times further. Still, if there was a civilization capable of such feats in a neighboring star system, you'd hope we'd have noticed some other clues.
On this basis, the authors' optimism about gravitational waves may seem misplaced, but they note LIGO is more likely to be the beginning of our journey in such detectors than the end. The proposed DECIGO (Deci-hertz Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) system will be around 100 times more sensitive. Were there attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion, DECIGO could detect them provided they were the size of a (very) large moon, not a small one. Modifications to planned detectors could alter their prime frequency ranges to make them better suited to the task.
The authors argue gravitational wave (GW) detectors have several advantages over existing approaches, which mainly involve searching for electromagnetic (EM) radiation. "First, not all systems emit significant EM waves. Second, GW detectors have a vast field of view, while EM images comprise a small fraction of the sky. Third, due to the weakness of gravitational interactions, all GW signals of all frequencies travel through space virtually unimpeded. By contrast, substantial EM radiation absorption occurs," they write.
Moreover, electromagnetic radiation follows the inverse square law. The strain of a gravitational wave falls only with distance from the source, not the distance squared, a considerable advantage when dealing with distances of thousands of light years.
Against this, is the sheer mass of the objects required for detection. Even the fictional Rama that inspired the category name would have needed to be at the outskirts of the Solar System to be observed this way. The authors also acknowledge that even if we did detect a candidate, it might be hard to distinguish an actual spacecraft from a planet getting sucked into a black hole.
The preprint can be read on arXiv.
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