The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861.
Early in the war, the U.S. Navy had the responsibility of blockading the Southern coastline, but found this task difficult when forced to rely on fueling and resupply ports in the North for its coal-fired steamships. The Navy needed a deepwater harbor on the Southern coast if it was to be expected to maintain a year-round blockade of busy ports such as Wilmington, Charleston, and Savannah. Port Royal Sound was probably the finest natural harbor on the Southern coast and was ideally suited for the role.
An expedition to capture Port Royal Sound was organized in great secrecy. Flag Officer Samuel F. du Pont led the expedition of 74 wooden vessels, including transports for a land force of 12,000 men in three brigades, the Port Royal Expeditionary Force, commanded by Brigadier General Thomas W. Sherman. It was the largest fleet the United States had amassed up to that time. The fleet sailed under sealed orders on October 29, 1861, from Hampton Roads, taking great pains to conceal its destination. However, Confederate intelligence somehow learned the secret. Three days later, on November 1, the defenders of Port Royal received a specific telegram: "The enemy's expedition is intended for Port Royal."
On that same day the fleet ran into a gale off Cape Hatteras, approaching hurricane strength. Two ships went down and the crew of a third had to heave her guns into the sea to keep from foundering. By the next morning, the fleet had been completely scattered. Flag Officer du Pont noted from his flagship, USS Wabash, that almost no other masts of the fleet could be seen.
The fleet began arriving off the entrance to the Sound on November 3. The battle commenced when they entered the Sound at 9:30 a.m., November 7. Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Drayton, the Confederate commander at Port Royal, wrote that there was "not a ripple upon the broad expanse of water to disturb the accuracy of fire from the decks of that magnificent armada."
Port Royal Sound was defended by Fort Beauregard to the north, on Bay Point on Eddings Island, with 13 guns, and by Fort Walker on Hilton Head to the south, mounting 23 guns (although only 16 were operational in the battle). The forts were less than 3 miles apart across the Broad River, strongly built, and manned by gunners who had been alerted for over a week of the impending attack. The Confederates also had a flotilla under Commodore Josiah Tattnall of three tugboats, mounting one gun each, and a converted river steamer.
Flag Officer du Pont divided his fleet into a main squadron of nine of the heaviest frigates and sloops in line, and a flanking squadron of five gunboats. The plan was to enter the Sound in parallel columns, the lighter squadron to starboard, and pass midway between the forts, receiving and returning the fire of both. Two miles beyond the entrance, the main force was to swing around to the south and come back west moving slowly past Fort Walker, maintaining the heaviest possible fire from their 123 guns, then around to the north and head back east, slowing again as they passed Fort Beauregard. The flanking squadron was to peel off and engage the Confederate flotilla or whatever targets of opportunity they came across while the main force had both forts under fire, widening the elliptical attack so is to bring its guns in closer on every turn.
At the first turn of the Union fleet inside the Sound, Tattnall brought his four gunboats down the sound and let go several broadsides at the Wabash when she was within range. When fire was promptly returned, he retreated in the face of 14 gunboats to his immediate front and took up shelter in Skull Creek, 3 miles northwest of Fort Walker.
As the fleet began its run to the east, it began to bombard the northern end of Fort Walker. The Confederate return fire was generally ineffective. The ships on their elliptical course were undergoing constant changes in speed, range, and deflection, making them hard to hit. Also, many of the shells would not fit the guns, the powder was inferior, and some of the guns were disabled by severe recoil. (Due to shortages of ammunition, the Confederate gunners had not had the luxury of target practice before the attack.) The fort had been designed to defend against an attack coming in from the ocean, not from inside the sound. Now it was receiving approximately 24 rounds per minute. The flanking squadron added its fire. On the second pass of the ellipse they came within 600 yards of Fort Beauregard, which by this time had only three guns left in working order. While rounding to the south to begin the third ellipse, du Pont received a message that Fort Walker had been abandoned. At 2:20 p.m. a naval landing party raised the Union flag over the ramparts and the Army transports delivered troops by nightfall to occupy the works. On Bay Point across the way, Fort Beauregard lowered its flag at sunset and the Army occupied it early the next morning. It had been a relatively easy victory. The Union casualties were 8 men killed and 23 wounded during the four hours of firing. The Confederates suffered 11 killed, 48 wounded, and 7 missing.
Within the next three days the Union force moved up the rivers and inlets and occupied the colonial towns of both Beaufort and Port Royal. The day after the capture of Port Royal, General Robert E. Lee arrived in Savannah as the newly appointed commander of the South Atlantic coastal defenses. He regarded this assignment as "another forlorn hope expedition - worse than West Virginia" (where his Confederate military career had gotten off to a slow start with a lackluster campaign).
The Union now had a defensible deepwater port some 50 miles from Charleston, the birthplace of secession. It would use the port for its intended purpose, resupplying the blockading fleet, but also as a jumping off point for land operations in South Carolina during the war.
The life of USS PORT ROYAL as an AEGIS cruiser began at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, MS, with the start of fabrication work on November 9, 1990. CG 73's keel was laid on October 18, 1991. CG 73 was launched on November 20, 1992, and was christened on December 5, 1992, by Mrs. Susan G. Baker, wife of then Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to the President, James A. Baker III. On December 6, 1993, PORT ROYAL sailed into the Gulf of Mexico for her first predelivery sea trials. The ship was delivered to the U.S. Navy by Ingalls on April 25, 1994, in preparation for formal commissioning ceremonies on July 9, 1994, in Savannah, GA.
USS PORT ROYAL was one of the two US Navy ships to first receive TBMD system modifications and SM2 Block IV-A missiles, as part of the US Navy Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD). It was scheduled to conduct at-sea testing, develop core doctrine and tactics, and serve as focal points for developing the very latest theater ballistic defense technology. USS PORT ROYAL, along with USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70), has served as an operational unit for the development of doctrine and training, in addition to performance validation of the Navy Area TBMD Program.
PORT ROYAL deployed in March 1996 as part of a battle group centered on the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ to the waters near Taiwan. The NIMITZ battle group was the second carrier task force deployed to the area where tension were building over Chinese military exercises and missile tests just off Taiwan.
In 1997, PORT ROYAL departed on its second deployment. She conducted surface and air defense operations for the USS NIMITZ battle group as it was operating in the Persian Gulf in support of the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.
USS PORT ROYAL completed this second deployment in 1998. She supported Operation Southern Watch in the Arabian Gulf and participated in United Nations Maritime Interception Operations. USS PORT ROYAL enjoyed an historic port visit to Durban, South Africa, the first U.S. Navy ship to visit in over 25 years. While in Durban, more than 10,000 visitors toured the ship.
USS PORT ROYAL underwent successful LINEBACKER sea trials at the Pacific Missile Range, Kauai, Hawaii, in the fall of 1998. PORT ROYAL was next scheduled to participate in at-sea TBM target tracking events that same fall.
USS PORT ROYAL took part in the Northern Edge '99 Exercise. During Northern Edge '99, the Navy's Modeling and Simulation Center and the Army's Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab ran simulations which assessed the effectiveness of planned defenses against the missile threat. USS PORT ROYAL was connected to the TMD cell and shared warning information.
In January 2000, PORT ROYAL left Pearl Harbor, HI, on its third WESTPAC deployment. During the deployment, the cruiser was part of the JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) Battle Group and again operated in support of Operation Southern Watch. PORT ROYAL returned to Pearl Harbor, HI, in late June 2000.
Following her return, USS PORT ROYAL entered dry dock on August 18, 2000, marking PORT ROYAL's first dry-docking since new construction in 1994. Repair of voyage casualties to the port hub and sonar dome were the hottest items for the dry dock period. Also accomplished during the dry-docking were numerous combat systems and quality of life upgrades. USS PORT ROYAL undocked from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Dry Dock One on the evening of October 24, 2000, before conducting sea trials during a two-day underway at the end of the month. PORT ROYAL was afterwards scheduled to make a shakedown cruise to Tahiti, French Polynesia in November.
USS PORT ROYAL conducted a Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) FIREX I exercise off the southeast coast of San Clemente Island on the morning of May 9, 2001. The first series of missions were spotter service exercises which were primarily conducted to train new Marine Corps spotters. Upon completion of the spotter services, the FIREX I began. The ship's forward gun mount (MT51) fired 72 rounds before a gun-loading casualty rendered it inoperative. The following day, the aft gun mount (MT52) suffered a minor casualty to the lower hoist assembly. PORT ROYAL nevertheless executed the remaining five missions of the FIREX I which included a coordinated illumination mission.
Following the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., USS PORT ROYAL departed Pearl Harbor, HI, on its fourth WESTPAC deployment on November 17, 2001. The cruiser was again assigned to the JOHN C. STENNIS Battle Group which deployed two months earlier than previously scheduled to provide support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
After successfully completing COMPTUEX and JTFEX, PORT ROYAL deployed on September 03, 2003 with PELELIU Expeditionary Strike Group-One (ESG-1) in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Following a highly successful deployment, PORT ROYAL returned to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on March 11, 2004.


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Israel demands CNN apology over attack coverage
American network reporters present tendentious coverage of Saturday's gruesome murder in Itamar, question fact it was a terrorist attack. Israel's Government Press Office 'dumbfounded, astonished'
Attila Somfalvi|Published: 03.13.11 , 18:14
Israel is demanding an apology from CNN over its coverage of Saturday's terrorist attack in Itamar claiming it was "tendentious and deceptive." Government Press Office director Oren Helman sent a letter to CNN's Bureau Chief Kevin Flower saying he was astonished at the network's coverage of the ruthless attack.
A CNN website report avoided describing the event as a terror attack, noting that the Israel Defense Forces consider it an act of terrorism. "Only you decided to use the term terrorist attack in quotation marks, as if this were not necessarily the case," Helman wrote. "There is a limit to the extent of objectivity regarding such a horrific deed."
The CNN report. 'Family members killed in what military calls terror attack'
The CNN report stated: "Five members of an Israeli family were killed in the West Bank early Saturday morning in what the Israeli military is calling a 'terror attack.'"
The report went on to say: "According to a military spokeswoman, an intruder entered the Israeli settlement of Itamar near the northern West Bank city of Nablus around 1 am, made his way into a family home and killed two parents and their three children."
The IDF's official statement noted that forces were searching for a "terrorist" and not an "intruder" as the CNN report noted. The terrorist was also referred to as an "assailant" later in the report. There was no mention of the possibility this was the act of a Palestinian terrorist.
BBC report. 'Family members stabbed by an intruder'
The BBC also referred to the terrorist as an intruder in its report. "The family - including three children - were stabbed to death by an intruder who broke into their home, Israeli media reported," the BBC reported Saturday. Readers might deduce the family members died in a failed burglary attempt.
The BBC went further and evinced its stance on Israel's policy in the territories. "Nearly half a million Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem," the report stated. "They are held to be illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this."
Roi Simyoni contributed to this report
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Executive powers must be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Australia, including any law made by the Commonwealth Parliament to control the exercise of such powers.
63A.1 Although there is no comparable provision in the current Constitution, this section merely restates the present law, as set out in constitutional principles and case law. To avoid misunderstandings, such an important concept be expressed rather than implied.
63A.2 There is a long-standing principle that executive action cannot override legislation or the common law. The executive has no power to dispense with compliance with the law. This was reiterated recently in Port of Portland Pty Ltd v Victoria  HCA 44, by French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Heydon, Crennan, Kiefel and Bell JJ at  - . Their Honours noted that one issue which lead to the 'glorious revolution' of 1688 was the actions of James II in dispensing with compliance with laws passed by Parliament. Any such power was removed by the ensuing Bill of Rights.
Section 63A confirms this rule.
63A.3 In accordance with this Constitution: The effect of these words should be the same as "subject to this Constitution" in ss.51 and 52. They ensure that ss.61A and 62A are not seen as provisions which override others; rather they are subject to the restrictions in s. 83, s.116 and other provisions.
63A.4 The laws of Australia: The term "laws of Australia" has been used to distinguish them from the "laws of the Commonwealth" in s.62A(ii), which is a much narrower concept. "Laws of the Commonwealth" means only laws enacted by the Commonwealth Parliament - see Note 62A.24. The broader term "laws of Australia" includes Commonwealth legislation, State and Territory legislation as well as the common law. The High Court has confirmed in Re Residential Tenancies Tribunal of New South Wales; ex Parte Defence Housing Authority (1997) 146 ALR 495 that the Commonwealth Government is bound by State laws of general application: per Brennan CJ at 499, Dawson, Toohey & Gaudron JJ at 508 and McHugh J at 519. "Laws of Australia" confirms this principle remains unchanged, and also makes it clear to ordinary voters reading the Constitution what the position is. The principle recognised in the section prevents there being any inconsistency between Commonwealth executive action which is authorised, but not required, by a law, and State executive action which is authorised but not required by a law. Where State executive action has already created legal rights or duties, such as contractual obligations, the Commonwealth Government has no power to alter existing contractual rights, without statutory authority. In the absence of the subsection, the point would not be obvious to non-lawyers.
(The source of legislative power would be s.51(xxxix), if no other power was available.) Brown v West is consistent with recent statements in Williams v The Commonwealth about the supremacy of the legislature over the executive. Section 63A confirms that supremacy, and makes the rule clear to voters.
63A.5 The inclusion of a specific reference to "the Commonwealth Parliament" as the entity which may make laws controlling executive power negates any suggestion which might otherwise be made that State Parliaments may pass laws affecting the exercise of Commonwealth executive power. While the word "Commonwealth" is arguably not required to identify the relevant Parliament, due to section 1, its inclusion assists in the conclusion that "laws of Australia" is broader than "laws of the Commonwealth", and it has an educative effect - it makes the position clear to non-lawyers.
63A.6 What Parliament may do is "control" executive power. It should be clear that Parliament cannot abolish a power conferred by the Constitution. It may only regulate the way in which it is used. This is a natural consequence of including powers in the Constitution. Parliament, being the creation of the Constitution, cannot alter the Constitution itself, except in so far as the Constitution permits it to do so.


Where stories could once be ignored or buried by deliberate neglect, they are now circulated and expanded upon, often to the dismay of old media's "progressive" pundits. The World Wide Web has seen a steady increase in traffic and the importance of on-line magazines or electronic newspapers has been revolutionary. "The Tentacle", our own political arena, has been a growing part of this phenomenon.
Such electronic publications are the new weather vanes of politics, tipping off readers to the possibility of the winds of fortune changing direction. In news and political opinion, it isn't enough to be solidly researched or well written for a story or column to be successful. It has to be timely.
That puts writers and columnists in the forecasting business. One has to judge the probable direction and outcome of events before they happen in order to have the time to get the column or story out. Deadlines and event cycles drive writers to work late hours and even then their work may be eclipsed by a new story or a twist of fate unforeseen back when the story was being written.
It's safe to claim that Internet-driven stories now make up much of the news we get from major/old media news outlets. This can be devastating politically. The Michael Olesker resignation wouldn't have happened 10 years ago. The Internet made both the research and the expose possible.
Because The Tentacle allows writers like Kevin Dayhoff to have a place to publish, it was possible for his work of last December 21 to have an impact. That story revealed that Michael Olesker had used two paragraphs from a Washington Post article about Sen. Max Cleland, without attribution, in one of his own columns.
This spurred others to do further investigation and – in the end – Mr. Olesker resigned because other similar incidents were uncovered. You can bet that The (Baltimore) Sun was not interested in investigating one of its own. Otherwise how can you explain the fact that the "The Baltimore Sun" never found a problem in the many years that Mr. Olesker wrote for them? If "The Tentacle" had not existed, then it is unlikely Mr. Dayhoff's work would have seen the light of day and Mr. Olesker would still be writing.
Then, too, there are legitimate mistakes and errors made by all writers. Yet today their work isn't just reviewed by staff and editors but by legions of readers who exhaustively use the tools of the web for research and often catch writers in mistakes and errors.
Of course such errors in the old days were only "errors" if the facts ever were revealed to prove it. Too often the old media viewed such mistakes as minor and ignored them; it just didn't like public admissions of fallibility. This is another way the Internet has altered the landscape.
Often the nature of what constitutes an "error" can come down to viewpoint rather than fact. Consider the issue of "who is George Bush?" Some see the truth about President Bush is that he is a bumbling incompetent. Others, often sharing the same political bias or "progressive" viewpoint, see him as a darkly evil political genius and mastermind behind the downfall of the Democratic Party.
They can not both be correct. It is a problem when we allow opinion to trump fact. Writers who ignore facts when writing risk revealing their own political bias in ways that can not be easily explained away. Ten years ago the claim that the media was biased was widely ignored; that claim is now widely accepted as true everywhere except inside major media.
In the last presidential election the major media widely ran stories along the lines that John Kerry was the intellectual superior of George Bush. Writers and editors did so based largely on their own political views rather than on any solid evidence, such as grades or test scores. They truly believe that to be a fact ignoring that George Bush was a qualified jet fighter pilot; something you do not see someone with a low IQ accomplishing.
His status as a pilot was mentioned prominently before the election when Dan Rather tried to claim George Bush had dodged military service. Mr. Rather's evidence was discredited, but that didn't stop him. Dan Rather believes the story to be true and still claims that it is. In his mind, that's enough.
This was a moment when the case that network news is politically biased was demonstrated convincingly. The discrediting of Mr. Rather and his proof was also accomplished because of the Internet when dozens of people published their findings of inaccuracies and flaws in what were doctored documents.
Yet major media, kicking and screaming, is slowly changing. It is losing power. Consumers are voting their choices by not buying and not watching old media. The old media contempt and laughter over Fox News is now reduced to sputtering rage over Fox's continuing success while they continue to lose market share and money.
There are some signs that the monolithic political viewpoint of old media (largely socialist) is altering as the bottom economic line – profits – dictates that reforms must be made. Old media has already lost a great deal of it's influence but seems determined to keep ignoring reality and trust that the good old days of Dan Rather are just around the corner.
Reform is happening, but at a glacial pace due in part to the fact most major universities teaching journalism are uniformly well left of center on the political spectrum. And then there is hiring; what chance does a non-socialist have of getting a job when those doing the hiring share Dan Rather's political viewpoint, as well as his certainty that their views don't need proof; that belief alone is sufficient.
So the trend for web magazines to increase in importance will continue. The Tentacle will continue to gain readership and is an important sounding board for state and local politics (and, who knows, maybe national as well). I'm sure my fellow columnists will continue to have loud disagreements on many topics. You can read and decide for yourself anywhere and anytime that you have Internet access, for free.
As a postscript I want to send Roy Meachum my best wishes for a full and speedy recovery from his recent injuries. Roy and I rarely agree; but rare as that may be, it has in fact actually happened. The open and spirited debate in the arena of ideas requires that columnists are willing to argue and advocate a viewpoint. Without question Roy Meachum has vigorously engaged in the debate of ideas and he is a major and prolific contributor to "The Tentacle." Hopefully his return will be quick so that we can get back to having more spirited disagreements. Get well soon, Roy!


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The Supreme Court weighs whether to make the Electoral College even less democratic
The Court's "faithless electors" case could turn a few unknown individuals into the most powerful people in the nation.
By Ian Millhiser May 6, 2020, 8:30am EDT
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Hillary Clinton, the winner of the popular vote in 2016's presidential election, giving her concession speech.
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Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
Imagine that, when the votes are finally counted in the 2020 election, former Vice President Joe Biden squeezes out a narrow victory in the Electoral College. Then imagine that, weeks later, the nation is shocked to learn that President Donald Trump will receive a second term because a few previously unknown members of the Electoral College refused to vote for Biden.
A pair of cases the Supreme Court will hear next week, Chiafalo v. Washington and Colorado Department of State v. Baca, will decide if this scenario is even possible. Both cases involve "faithless electors" — members of the Electoral College who go rogue and refuse to vote for the candidate who won their state.
Washington and Colorado both have safeguards that are intended to prevent faithless electors. In Chiafalo, three electors in 2016 cast their ballots for Republican former Secretary of State Colin Powell, as part of a quixotic effort to place someone other than Trump in the White House. The idea was that, if they supported a relatively moderate Republican, maybe enough other members of the Electoral College would join them and place that person in the White House instead of Trump. These faithless electors were each fined $1,000.
Meanwhile, in Baca, an elector, also in 2016, attempted to vote for then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican. But before this ballot could be cast, Colorado removed the elector and replaced him with someone who dutifully voted for Democratic nominee (and Colorado winner) Hillary Clinton.
The legal dispute in both cases turns upon a narrow distinction between a state's power to appoint presidential electors, and its power to compel those electors to behave in a certain way after they are appointed. In Ray v. Blair (1952), the Supreme Court held that, before someone is appointed as an elector, they may be required to pledge that they will support their party's nominee. But Ray left unanswered the question of what happens if an elector violates this pledge after they join the Electoral College.
Ray held that "even if such promises of candidates for the electoral college are legally unenforceable ... it would not follow that the requirement of a pledge" is unconstitutional, a holding which explicitly avoids the question of whether an elector's pledge to support a particular candidate is "legally unenforceable."
That question is now before the Supreme Court. And, while there are profound practical reasons why the country shouldn't tolerate faithless electors, the legal issues presented by the Chiafalo and Baca cases are fraught and do not have clear answers.
Does the power to appoint an elector include the power to remove or discipline that elector?
All 50 states choose members of the Electoral College through a popular election. Forty-eight states award all of a state's electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote in that state. The two remaining states, Maine and Nebraska, award two electoral votes to the winner of the statewide popular vote and then one electoral vote to the popular vote winner in each of the state's congressional districts.
This norm, that members of the Electoral College will be chosen by popular election, emerged very early in American history. By 1832, every state except South Carolina chose electors by a statewide vote. South Carolina came around in the 1860s.
But the Constitution does not mandate popular elections for members of the Electoral College. On the contrary, it provides that "each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress." If the state legislature agrees to it, a state could potentially pick members of the Electoral College randomly by throwing darts at a phone book.
Because states have a nearly limitless power to decide how to appoint electors, they may impose virtually any condition on someone hoping to become an elector up until the moment when that elector is appointed. This is why Ray held that states could require potential electors to pledge to support a particular candidate before those electors were formally appointed.
But the electors who wanted to vote for someone other than Clinton in 2016 argue, in their brief to the Supreme Court, that a state's power to control its presidential electors ceases the moment those electors are appointed. Members of the Electoral College, this brief argues, are akin to federal judges, who are appointed by the president but cannot be removed from office if they displease that president. Or they are similar to senators, who prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment were chosen by state legislatures — but could not be removed or sanctioned if they violated the state legislature's wishes after their appointment.
Colorado and Washington, meanwhile, argue that senators and federal judges are exceptions to a broader rule. As Washington argues in its brief, "the 'default rule' is that the power to 'appoint' includes the power to remove." Judges cannot be removed by the person who appointed them because the Constitution explicitly states that federal judges "shall hold their offices during good behaviour," and senators could not be removed by a state legislature because the Constitution provides that senators shall serve "for six years."
But absent explicit constitutional language indicating presidential electors must serve for a particular amount of time, the states argue, the default rule is that electors may be removed by the same body that appointed them.
There are, indeed, a bevy of Supreme Court cases stating that the power to make an appointment typically includes the power to remove the person appointed. As the Court stated in Myers v. United States (1926), "the right of removal ... inheres in the right to appoint, unless limited by Constitution or statute." But most of these cases deal with the president's power to remove their own subordinates. The states' reliance on these cases largely raises the question of whether presidential electors are subordinate to their state's legislature.
All of which is a long way of saying that a Supreme Court justice who wants to allow faithless electors could draft a perfectly plausible opinion reaching that conclusion, while a justice who wants to forbid faithless electors could also draft a plausible opinion reaching the opposite conclusion.
There are profound practical reasons to oppose faithless electors
Setting aside the question of what the Constitution's text actually requires, the faithless electors' brief makes a strong argument that the Framers originally expected members of the Electoral College to exercise independent judgment.
while some Framers supported the idea of the people electing the President directly, there was concern that the people would be unable to select a President given the practicalities of the time. As it could take months for information to travel from one part of the nation to another, the realities of communication in 1787 would make any national campaign directed at the people impossibly difficult.
The Framers' solution was to create an intermediate body, with members appointed within each state in the manner the legislatures might choose, that would "constitute a separate and coordinate branch of the Government of the United States."
Every word of these two paragraphs may be true. Yet, while they make a good case for why presidential electors should exercise independent judgment in 1787, they also cut fairly strongly against the case for allowing such discretion today. It no longer takes months for information about a presidential candidate to travel across the nation — often it only takes minutes. We no longer need an "intermediate body" to weigh information that is not readily available to the masses.
Alexander Hamilton famously wrote that the Electoral College would enable the president to be chosen "by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation." But even if Hamilton is correct that the framers imagine men of such stature being appointed to the Electoral College, that is emphatically not how the Electoral College operates today.
In 2020, the American people expect presidential electors to behave like robots, voting uncritically for whoever their state supported in the election. Members of the Electoral College are typically unknown, and their names rarely appear on any ballot. They possess none of the social capital Hamilton attributed to them.
Which brings us back to where this piece began. Imagine that, weeks after Election Day, Democrats learn that Biden's victory was ripped from them and handed to Trump by some obscure elector hardly any voters have ever heard of. Would Democrats simply throw up their hands and say "well, shucks, that's what the Constitution requires," or would many of them treat this event like an illegitimate coup? (The same questions would apply to Republicans if it was Trump on the wrong end of electors' independence.)
The legitimacy of a president flows from more than just formal constitutional rules, it flows from a sense that the president was chosen in a fair and non-arbitrary process. Governments, as the Declaration of Independence proclaims, derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed."
There is no good answer to the question of whether faithless electors are permitted, at least as a formal legal matter. But if the justices choose to allow them, they are potentially endorsing chaos.


In 1952, Ginsburg began working for Ampex. It was there that Ginsburg had the opportunity to lead the research team that developed the first broadcast-quality videotape recorder (VTR), U.S. patent number 2,956,114.
The VTR is said to have revolutionized television broadcasting. Tape recording of television signals dates back to just after World War II, when audio tape recorders were used to record the very high frequency signals needed for television. These early machines were pushed to their limits, running the tape at very high speeds of up to 240 inches per second to achieve high-frequency response.
Ginsburg and his team came up with a design for a new machine that could run the tape at a much slower rate because the recording heads rotated at high speed, allowing the necessary high-frequency response. The Ampex VRX-1000 (later renamed the Mark IV) videotape recorder was introduced on March 1956. The machine sold for $50,000. With the advent of the VTR, recorded programs that could be edited replaced most live broadcasts. CBS was the first network to employ VTR technology, starting in 1956. With that, today's multimillion dollar video business was born.
Ginsburg held the position of vice president of advance development at Ampex from 1975 until his retirement in 1986. The first video cassette recorder, or what is popularly known as the VCR, was sold by Sony in 1971. Its existence was made possible by the advances Ginsburg and his team made in the 1950s.
Ginsburg was a fellow of both the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Over the course of his career, he received the David Sarnoff Gold Medal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1957), the Vladimir K. Zworykin Television Prize of the Institute of Radio Engineers (1958), the Valdemar Poulsen Gold Medal by the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (1960), the Howard N. Potts Medal of The Franklin Institute (1969), the Master Designer Award of Product Engineering Magazine (1969), and the John Scott Medal of the Board of Directors of City Trusts of The City of Philadelphia (1970). In 1957, he also received an Emmy Award presented to Ampex by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
In 1990, Ginsburg was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, where he was credited with "one of the most significant technological advances to affect broadcasting and program production since the beginning of television itself." He died in 1992 in Eugene, Oregon at the age of 71.


Hike: Water Dog Lake Open Space, Belmont (2.25 miles) This hidden gem is nestled between homes and condos in the hills of Belmont. Water Dog Lake provides easy terrain with views from the top of the canyon. On a clear day you can take in an amazing view of the bay, see the San Mateo Bridge and the rising hilltops that run through Hayward. We'll meet at the gate at the end of Lake Road at Hallmark Drive at 10 am. No parking or entrance fees. Limited side of street parking, and additional parking nearby in residential neighborhoods. There is a map under glass, but none to take with you. No restrooms or water. Please bring your own water, sunscreen, and trail snacks. Dogs are allowed on lease. Bite: Dog Haus Biergarten, Belmont Dog Haus is a craft casual hot dog concept known for its gourmet hot dogs, sausages, burgers and a one of a kind fried chicken sandwich. To chase it down, guests can select great craft beers from a tap list emphasizing local favorites, and they can finish their meals on a sweet note with premium shakes or soft-serve ice cream.


I am a preacher, teacher and writer. For thirty years I was privileged to serve as the lead pastor of First Church of the Nazarene in Jackson, Michigan—affectionately called, "JaxNaz." During that time I had the honor of partnering with some amazing leaders to launch and nourish Compassionate Ministries of Jackson County, an organization working to end generational poverty.
Currently, I serve as an adjunct professor at two Christian universities teaching church leadership and social justice. I also serve as a pastor to patients in hospice care, and their families.
I did my undergraduate work in Biblical Literature and then went on to seminary. Following that I did graduate work in Peace Studies and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree.
More importantly, I'm a husband, a dad, a grandpa and a Christ follower. I have been married to a fantastic woman for more than forty years. My time with Carol has brought good things—three awesome kids, two fantastic kids-in-law and some wonderful grandchildren. My daughter, Bekah, and Scott, and the little ones live near us in Jackson. My grandchildren are Matthew, Sophia, Isaac, William, Samuel and Lily (Lily is with the Lord). My son, Nate, and Jen live in New Orleans. And Caitlin attends Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville.
I've been walking with Jesus even longer than I've known Carol. And even though it has been a number of years, I'm still heavy into discovery mode. I'm trying to learn all I can about what it means to follow Him and to be an agent of His grace.


NEW YORK, May 25, 2007—ASPCA® Humane Law Enforcement agents arrested Mr. Jamel Carter of Queens for animal cruelty after discovering four starved and emaciated dogs last month in Carter's backyard.
Carter, 23, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty and three counts of abandoning an animal, and faces up to six years in prison and a $12,000 fine. ASPCA arresting officer Paul Lai caught up with Carter on May 22 at Brooklyn Criminal Court, where he was facing a judge about outstanding, unrelated drug charges.
On April 20, 2007, ASPCA agents responded to an animal cruelty complaint at 80-50 57 Street in the Ridgewood section of Queens. An anonymous caller reported several dogs which appeared to be dead in the debris-strewn rear yard. An adult pit bull mix and three puppies were discovered, and were rushed to the ASPCA's Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital for emergency life-saving treatment. Some of the dogs were in shock; all were extremely emaciated and starving. One puppy, comatose and near death with a body temperature of 80 degrees, received intensive treatment including intravenous fluids, blood transfusions and oxygen. The adult dog died; the three puppies have recovered and are currently being evaluated for possible adoption.


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Seattle home prices
Seattle Affordable Housing
Seattle's best neighborhoods for renting
The city is full of unique neighborhoods—find yours
By Sarah Anne Lloyd and Sean Keeley Updated Jul 9, 2019, 9:10am PDT
Capitol Hill apartment-dwellers watch the Capitol Hill Block Party from their windows.
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While thinking about the big picture of renting in Seattle—tenant protections, rent prices, that kind of thing—it can be easy to forget that each of the city's neighborhoods have their own quirks and apartment styles and rental landscapes. About half of Seattleites are renters, and if you're new in town, chances are you're looking to become one.
One size doesn't fit all in Seattle or anywhere, and your perfect neighborhood is going to depend on what you're looking for. Let's take a look around and see which neighborhoods renters might want to focus on depending on what's important to them, like price, walkability, and lifestyle.
Best Seattle neighborhood if you want cheap rent
Sometimes it just comes down to what you can afford, plain and simple. To find the cheapest rent, you're going to want to head as far north or south as you can.
Rent Cafe and Rent Jungle both rank Seattle neighborhoods by average rent, and while their rankings differ a little bit, both clock neighborhoods farthest from the city center as the cheapest. Rainier View, just barely within the city limits to the southeast, ranks lowest out of neighborhoods within Seattle, according to Rent Cafe. Rent Jungle's lowest tiers are to the north, in Bitter Lake and Lake-City-adjacent Victory Heights.
The problem here is being a little further away to amenities, like quick transit to downtown and walkability to grocery stores. Fortunately, Seattle has launched a responsive shuttle to connect southeast Seattle communities to light rail stations and the northend neighborhoods have better transit access—but it's hard to avoid car ownership in these areas, which adds another expense.
Best Seattle neighborhoods if you want a cute, low-key place to live
Wallingford, Phinney Ridge, and Green Lake all have a good selection of rentals available, and have adorable, relatively quiet mini-downtowns with plenty of coffee shops, boutiques, cafes, and neighborhood nightlife. All three are relatively popular for families, too.
If you're looking to live lakeside, appropriately, Green Lake is a great choice, and has some bonuses for cyclists: protected bikeways in the main thoroughfares and a multi-use trail around the lake. Phinney Ridge is just uphill from Fremont, and has some of the same amenities and arty vibes in a smaller, quieter package. Wallingford has almost a small-town feel in its walkable center on 45th, which includes music venues, ice cream shops, and even an all-local-business mall in a converted school building.
AreaVibes throws categories such as cost of living, crime, education, employment, housing and weather into a blender and determines where living is the easiest in the city—but apparently affordability and rental availability doesn't weigh too strongly on their ranking, because the three neighborhoods they ranked the highest were upscale beach community Laurelhurst, the pricey lakeside neighborhood Denny-Blaine, and arboretum-adjacent Montlake, all high-cost areas without a decent selection of rentals.
Best Seattle neighborhood if you're looking for transit and walkability
If you want the easiest time living car-free, you have a few options. Downtown, Belltown and Pioneer Square technically top the Walk Score list (a generally well-regarded ranking of walkable neighborhoods) with 98 each, but they're missing one crucial thing: access to a normal grocery store. Pike Place Market is great and all, but chances are if you're a normal human being, you'll need something they don't have at DeLaurenti or even the downtown IGA.
First Hill, with a WalkScore of 97 and a transit score of 98, has ready access to a huge QFC, plus easy access on foot to Downtown employment centers—and with art museums, pocket parks, and cute bars, you don't have to worry about getting a cab to have fun. Just to the north of the city center, the neighborhood that's sometimes called either Uptown or Lower Queen Anne is walkable to both South Lake Union and downtown, and includes the arts-rich Seattle Center area.
The International District is another great option, with a Walk Score of 97—and, with ready access to buses, light rail, and heavy rail, a perfect transit score. Uwajimaya is readily available for all grocery needs. It's also one of the less expensive downtown-adjacent neighborhoods, with an average rent of $1,967 across apartment sizes, according to Rent Cafe.
If you want to get a little farther away from the downtown core, Beacon Hill is wonderful and right on the light-rail line—and if you're far north enough, it's still a long, leisurely walk to downtown. It has great neighborhood amenities, too: family-owned restaurants, one of the city's best produce stands, and a two-acre edible forest. A neighborhood greenway means pretty walks and bike rides, and the massive Jefferson Park covers 52 acres, including a skate park, spray park, and golf course.
Best Seattle neighborhood if you want renters to be in the majority
Renters vs. owners can be a tricky battle, fraught with hand-wringing homeowners and rising gentrification throughout the city. It can be especially tough if you're vastly outnumbered as a renter. While it's not the cheapest place to live, tenants rule Capitol Hill, where, according to the Capitol Hill Community Council, renters make up around 80 percent of the population.
It's also one of Seattle's more walkable neighborhoods, despite being situated on a steep hillside, with plenty of grocery stores, nightlife, and parks that are easy to reach on foot. While it depends on where you live in the area, there's also a rich transit landscape, including a light-rail station.
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Guns: Handguns
New Handguns for 2012: Awesome Auto Pistols
Joel J Hutchcroft - March 30, 2012
Handgun makers have been busy trying to catch up on last year's orders, but they've also had time to come up with a bunch of new and improved auto pistols. There's even a true left-hand 1911! Here are snapshots of the hottest new introductions.
American Tactical Imports FX Thunderbolt 1911
The .45 ACP, 5-inch-barreled FX Thunderbolt 1911 imported by ATI is made in the Philippines, but it has all the bells and whistles American shooters want. Features include adjustable three-dot sights, ambidextrous safety, checkered grips, beveled magazine well, and tactical accessory rail. Price: $830.
Auto Ordnance WWII Parkerized 1911
New from A-O is the Massachusetts-Compliant WWII Parkerized 1911. This full-sized .45 ACP weighs 39 oz., measures 8.5 in. long, and comes with brown plastic grips and one seven-round magazine. The rear sight is drift adjustable. Price: $627.
Beretta BU9 Nano
Beretta's newest auto pistol is the utraslim American-made BU9 Nano 9mm. This pocket powerhouse weighs 17 oz. and is just 0.9 in. thick. Overall length is 5.6 in., and overall height is 4 in. Magazine capacity is 6 rounds. Price: $475.
Cabot Guns South Paw
The South Paw is the only true left-hand version of the classic 1911. This limited-production .45 ACP features a match-grade barrel with polished feedramp, an aluminum trigger, an extended slide stop, 20 LPI checkering on the frontstrap, Rozic blind front sight, Harrison-design fixed rear sight, left-hand thumb safety, box elder grips, and eight-round magazine. Price: $5,250.
Colt Mustang Pocketlite
Colt's new-for-2012 .380 ACP Mustang Pocketlite has a 2.75-inch barrel and weighs 12.5 oz. Overall length is 5.5 in., magazine capacity is six rounds, and grips are black plastic. The aluminum frame wears an electroless nickel finish, and the slide is brushed stainless steel. Price: $599.
Chippa M9-22 Tactical
Chiappa's new M9-22 .22 LR auto pistol is a faithful copy of the venerable Beretta M-9 service pistol, but it's chambered for the economical rimfire round. The M9-22 weighs 37 oz.; is 8.5 in. long; and comes with a 5-inch barrel, wood or plastic grips, and two 10-round magazines. The M9-22 Tactical (shown here) has a threaded barrel that accepts Chiappa's replica suppressor; it also accepts most functioning suppressors. Price: $369 (standard model) or $419 (Tactical model).
CZ USA P-07-Duty
Beginning in April 2012, CZ's popular polymer-frame P-07 Duty will be available with an OD green frame and black polycoat slide. This 9mm auto pistol features CZ's Omega trigger system, fixed sights, and a 3.8-inch barrel. It weighs 27 oz. and measures 7.2 in. long and 1.4 in. thick. Magazine capacity is 16 rounds. Price: $489.
Ed Brown Signature Edition 1911
Building on the success of last year's Classic Custom Centennial 1911, this year Ed Brown offers the Signature Edition 1911. This high-end pistol is beautifully engraved and comes with a custom serrated flat top-rib, adjustable rear sight, 25 LPI checkering on the frontstrap and mainspring housing, two-piece recoil spring guide rod, and exotic checkered cocobolo wood grips. Price: $7,195.
Glock G32 Gen4
Glock has added new models to its Gen4 line, including the G32 .357 SIG pistol. Barrel length is 4 in., weight is 24 oz., and magazine capacity is 13 rounds. All Gen4 pistols feature slimmer grip frames and Glock's multiple backstrap system, rough textured frame, dual recoil spring assembly, and enlarged magazine release. Price: $649 to $696, depending on sights.
HK45 Compact Tactical
The new HK45 Compact Tactical is chambered for .45 ACP and comes with a threaded barrel, a 10-round magazine, and replaceable grips. It features HK's special 'œO-ring' barrel for better slide-to-barrel lockup and molded-in accessory frame rail. Barrel length is 4.5 in., overall length is 7.9 in, and weight is 29 oz. Price: [imo-slideshow gallery=6],392 to [imo-slideshow gallery=6],461, depending on control lever mode.
Kahr CM40
The new CM40 takes Kahr's value-priced line of DAO pistols a step farther by being chambered in .40 S&W. Barrel length is 3 in., overall length is 5.47 in., width is 0.94 in., and weight is 17.7 oz. Other features include textured polymer grips and drift-adjustable, white-bar combat rear sight and pinned-in polymer front sight. Finish is matte. Price: $517.
Les Baer Custom Ultiamte Tactical Carry
One of the latest pistols to come from LBC is the Ultimate Tactical Carry. This full-size, 5-inch-barreled, .45 ACP pistol comes with steel frame and slide, LBC deluxe combat rear sights with tritium inserts, aluminum match trigger, extended combat safety, beavertail grip safety with pad, polished feedramp and throated barrel, slim-line grips, and three eight-round magazines. Price: [imo-slideshow gallery=6],930. Watch for a full review in an upcoming issue of Shooting Times.
Masterpiece Arms MPA57SST Defender
The new MPA57SST Defender from MasterPiece Arms is a 5.7x28mm-chambered semiauto pistol based on the MAC submachine pistol design. The MPA57SST pistol has a 5-in. fixed barrel, adjustable sights, scope-mount rail, and muzzle brake. Magazine capacity is 20 rounds. Price: $599.
Nighthawk Costa Compact
Nighthawk and Costa LLC have joined forces to produce two hot, new Costa Signature Series 1911s. The .45 ACP Costa Compact is built on an Officer's-size frame and features a 4.25-inch barrel that is crowned and beveled flush with the bushing; a unique multifaceted slide top; one-piece, checkered, mainspring housing/mag well; match trigger; black 10-8 Performance grips; red fiber-optic front sight; Heinie Slant Pro rear sight; extended tactical magazine release; and Nighthawk-Marvel EVERLAST recoil system. Finish is black melonite. Price: $3,495.
Para 1911 Wild Bunch Stainless
One of Para's new-for-2012 pistols is the 1911 Wild Bunch Stainless. This 5-incher is intended for use in the Single Action Shooting Society's hot 'œWild Bunch Action Shooting' game and has three-dot sights, eight-round magazine capacity, match-grade barrel, and Para's HD extractor. It weighs 39 oz. Price: $949.
FNH FNS
The new double-action FNS combines simplicity of operation and proven ergonomics. Features include ambidextrous manual safety levers, slide stops, and magazine releases; stainless-steel barrels and slides, and checkered polymer frames with accessory rails and interchangeable backstraps. Calibers are 9mm or .40 S&W. Slide finishes are matte black or matte silver. Sights are fixed, three-dot systems. Magazine capacities are 17 or 14 rounds. Price: $699.
Remington R1 Stainless
Last year saw the return of Big Green to the world of 1911s with the production of the R1. This year there's the new R1 Stainless. This new 5-inch-barreled .45 ACP has walnut grips, seven-round magazine capacity, fixed three-dot sights, flat mainspring housing, solid aluminum trigger, and match-grade barrel and bushing. Obviously, it's matte stainless finish. Price: $789.
Rock Island 22TCM 1911
Chambered for the proprietary .22 TCM (Tuason Craig Micromag) centerfire cartridge, RIA's new 22 TCM 1911 is built around a high-capacity frame and forged 4140 slide. It comes with a 5-inch barrel, Novak-style rear sight, and high-sweep beavertail grip safety. Magazine capacity is 18 rounds. The .22 TCM round is based on the 9mm Luger and necked down to .223. It reportedly drives a 40-grain bullet at 2,100 fps with approximately one-quarter the recoil of the .45 ACP. Price: Not available at press time.
Rock River Arms 1911 Poly
Rock River is back in the 1911 business, and the company's new-for-2012 model is a polymer-frame number. The RRA 1911 Poly has a polymer frame with steel insert, polymer mainspring housing, polymer-shoed trigger, steel slide, 5-inch stainless-steel barrel, rubber overmolded grips, beavertail grip safety, Commander-style hammer, fixed sights, and one seven-round magazine. The pistol weighs 38 oz. Price: $800.
S&W Model 586
While the main portion of this article dealt only with new autoloaders, I just have to tell you about two new handguns that aren't of that genre. One is my all-time favorite S&W double-action revolver — the full-lugged .357 Magnum Model 586. Discontinued in 1999, S&W has brought this classic back for 2012. It's available with 4- or 6-inch barrel with polished blue steel finish and wood stocks. Sights are adjustable white-outline rear and red ramp front. Price: $809.
Heizer Double Tap
The other attention-grabbing double action is Heizer's hammerless DoubleTap break-action, double-barreled, tactical pocket pistol. Featuring either a titanium or an aluminum frame, the DoubleTap comes in either .45 ACP or 9mm. Its double-action firing mechanism uses ball bearings for a smooth trigger pull. Barrel length is 3 in., weight is 14 oz. (titanium) or 12 oz. (aluminum), length is 5.5 in., and width is 0.66 in. It comes with or without barrel porting, and the integral grips house two extra cartridges. Price: $499 to $799, depending on configuration.
Springfield XD S
Just when you thought Springfield had about every conceivable version of the XD pistol already covered, the company comes up with another. The new-for-2012 gun is a single-stack version called the XDS. The slimmed-down XDS is chambered for .45 ACP and has a fiber-optic front sight, two interchangeable backstraps, Springfield's USA trigger system, a loaded chamber indicator, and a 1911-style grip safety. Barrel length is 3.3 in., overall length is 6.3 in., height is 4.4 in., slide width is 0.94 in., and overall width is 1 in. Weight is 29 oz. Magazine capacity is five rounds. Price: $599 (black) or $669 (bi-tone).
Walther P22 with Intergrated Laser
Walther's new model for 2012 is the P22 with integrated laser, and it comes with a laser built right into the frame. The double-action .22 LR P22 features a polymer frame, a 3.42-inch barrel, a tactical textured grip with two interchangeable backstraps, and adjustable sights. The class 3 laser is activated by a two-setting, push-button switch. Price: $479.
Dan Wesson Specialist
Dan Wesson's new 5-inch-barreled .45 ACP Specialist 1911 was designed to meet the needs of specialized police units and as such has an integral accessory rail, Clark-style serrated top-rib, two-dot tritium night sights, undercut trigger guard, recessed slide stop, ambidextrous thumb safety, extended magazine release, detachable two-piece mag well, G10 VZ Operator II grips, and two eight-round magazines. It comes in matte black or matte stainless finishes. Price: [imo-slideshow gallery=6],558 (stainless) or [imo-slideshow gallery=6],870 (black).
SIG P224 Extreme
SIG's P224 Extreme is one of four versions of the new P224. The P224 is a subcompact autoloader based on SIG's classic P229. The P224 is being offered in 9mm, .357 SIG, and .40 S&W with 3.5-inch barrel. It has a lightweight alloy frame and comes with SIGLITE night sights. The P224 Extreme has black and gray Hogue Piranha grips and comes with black hard anodized frame and Nitron slide finishes. Price: [imo-slideshow gallery=6],146.
Ruger SR22
One of Ruger's new-for-2012 autoloaders is the SR22. This .22 LR semiautomatic utilizes a 3.5-inch barrel, black anodized aluminum slide, polymer frame with two interchangeable grips, ambidextrous magazine release, frame accessory rail, and adjustable three-dot sights. Magazine capacity is 10 rounds. Weight is 17.5 oz. Price: $399.
Kimber Micro CDP
Kimber's brand-new .380 ACP pistol, which will be shipped to dealers in September or October 2012, is called the Micro CDP, and two versions will be offered. Both pistols will be built in Kimber's Custom Shop and will come with stainless-steel slides and barrels, ambidextrous thumb safeties, checkered frontstraps, checkered mainspring housings, and night sights. Barrel length will be 2.75 in., and weight will be 13.4 oz. Price: [imo-slideshow gallery=6],135 (standard) and [imo-slideshow gallery=6],440 (with CT lasergrips).
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The Oceanside Sanitary District 7 headquarters on Mott Street in Oceanside.
This is the first of a series of articles that will be published in coming weeks concerning the Oceanside Sanitary District 7, its operations and its supervisors. This article focuses on a Hempstead Town audit completed by then-comptroller Howard Weitzman on December 29, 2009.
The recent election contest between incumbent commissioner Michael Sullivan and challenger Ed Scharfsberg brought out arguably the largest turnout for an Oceanside sanitary district election in more than a decade.
Scharfsberg, a town firefighter and retired NYPD detective, won the election by a nearly a 2-1 margin and it was clear from the comments of those leaving the polling place in Oceanside that the overriding issues of the campaign were the actions of the district in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the ongoing belief by many residents that the sanitary district is run like a fiefdom, with all of the decisions being made by the commissioners in the proverbial "smoke-filled room" behind locked doors.
The theme of change and transparency in the wake of Hurricane Sandy was apparent from speaking to a number of Oceanside resident waiting their turn to vote outside the firehouse.
In fact, one of Scharfsberg's campaign promises was to set up a website to "shine a little light" on the activities and finances of the district.
While a district website does now exist, a check this week found that there is little on it besides the telephone number of the district garage.
Now that he has won a seat on the board and was sworn in nearly three weeks ago, that secrecy, he says is impacting his ability to do what he was elected for.
Even though he is now a commissioner, told the Herald this week that he has been unable to get a copy of the last budget approved by the board of commissioners.
He plans to address that issue at the next meeting of the commissioners on August 1.
There are many in Oceanside, who say that the rejection of a nine-year incumbent in favor of a relative newcomer, shows that dissatisfaction with the sanitary district and its leaders goes much deeper than simply what happened after Sandy.
They point to a 47-page 2009 audit of the district by then-comptroller Howard S. Weitzman, the last audit conducted of the sanitary district.
According to that four-year-old audit, over a three-year period from 2006 to 2009, Oceanside Sanitary District Supervisor Charles Scarlata earned $667,163 in public pay and benefits, making him one of the most highly compensated public officials on Long Island.
The town audit also showed that Scarlata, 51, may receive a $25,000-a-year payment from Sanitary District 7 for 15 years after he leaves the district -- a deferred compensation package currently worth $299,530. Included in his pay package is a $450-a-year medical and optical allowance. Scarlata also receives the use of a district vehicle and five weeks vacation a year.
Scarlata is not the first member of his family to hold the top sanitary district job, the audit said. His father, Oceanside Republican club leader Michael Scarlata, held the post before him. And, the audit show, although Michael Scarlata retired from the district in December 1998 with an annual pension of about $75,000, he returned two days later as a part-time consultant for the district, making an additional $62,000 a year, plus health benefits. All told, the father and son cost sanitary district taxpayers more than $1 million in pay and benefits from the sanitary district from 2006 through 2008, the years examined by the audit, adding that district taxpayers pay $676 a year in garbage taxes, while the average in Hempstead Town is $420. The audit showed many other irregularities.
For example, a number of the district's workers, the audit said, were working out of title. It found that workers who held civil service titles of "messenger" and "recycling worker" actually worked as an accountant, a secretary and a clerk. The employees were not tested for their positions, but were appointed by Michael Scarlata. The 2008 base salary for the accountant was $93,662; for the secretary, $96,662 and for the clerk, $88,404, which the audit said were much higher than the Nassau County salary range for those positions. In addition, it was found that the accountant did not have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, which is required by law.
The audit also found a lack of internal controls over cash disbursements, poor security over access to the fuel pumps ordinarily used to fuel district vehicles and a lack of competitive bids for goods and services.
Days after a damaging audit of Sanitary District 7 was released from the comptroller's office, Scarlata, who was featured prominently in the audit as the receiver of an unusually high salary and unfair fringe benefits, was awarded a merit-based raise by the district's Board of Commissioners.
Weitzman's audit alleged dirty practices in the sanitary district and unfair treatment of workers, with Scarlata being the biggest recipient of favors. The audit alleged nepotism. Foe example, after the younger Scarlata was hired and replaced his father as supervisor, the elder Scarlata was hired as a consultant. The new supervisor was also granted two $300,000 life insurance policies—paid for by the sanitary district—and post-retirement pay of $25,000 a year for 15 years.
"The district made up its own rules for a small group of employees, while the majority of the laborers in the sanitary district had to play by the rules," Weitzman said in the audit, adding that the salaries paid to those employees were higher than the typical range for the jobs they were performing.
Weitzman's audit also claims the district did not seek proper approvals to use funds to fill a spending gap in 2006 — money he said could have been used to lower the tax rate. Sanitary District No. 7, which provides trash collection six days a week for more than 10,000 residents and more than 900 commercial businesses in Oceanside, is funded by taxpayers.
"Taxpayers have financed a million-dollar family," he said.
The audit highlights the district's extraordinary pay structure, which benefits select administrators, but pays far less to the people who actually pick up the garbage, Weitzman said.
For example, in 2008, Charles Scarlata was paid $224,569 to supervise roughly 55 employees. He was able to add $51,748 to his base salary of $146,245 by receiving payment for 92 comp days, which the audit said was for working extra hours. Additional benefits -- among them a $10,000 bonus, and health and dental insurance -- boosted his total compensation package for that year to $240,769, the audit said. By comparison, sanitation workers make from $17,000 to $79,550 a year, according to records. Moreover, district administrators are entitled to up to 800 days of termination pay -- or about 3½ years of salary -- when they leave. Laborers get up to 250 days, according to the audit. Because Charles Scarlata was the only employee whose payments for comp time were included in salary reports to the New York State retirement system, his pension upon retiring will be approximately $124,000 a year, auditors said.
Despite continuing to work as a district consultant, Michael Scarlata has no contract. Officials refused to provide auditors a written summary of his work, but said he fields requests from local community groups, responds to problems at schools and helps with labor negotiations, the audit said.
Nepotism is rampant, the audit said, with at least eight employees who appear to have family ties. "Sanitary District No. 7 has become the local family business on the public payroll," Weitzman said.
Have things changed since the 2009 audit?
One woman with "close ties to the sanitary district" and who asked not to be identified because of a fear of retribution said this week, "not only have things not changed, but they have gotten worse." She charged that workers have not received a new contract or raises in three years, while supervisors such as Scarlata continue to receive raises and that the union that represents the workers, Local 854 of the Teamsters Union, has done nothing to help the workers.
After attempting for a week to speak with Jerome Cline, the district's attorney, the Herald filed a freedom of information request seeking a copy of the district's budget, a list of commissioners and copies of all consultant contracts that the district has with outsider, On Thursday, July 11, Cline did fax a two-page budget summary and the names of the five commissioners to the Herald. The sanitary district serves 13,000 households in Oceanside and small portions of Baldwin and East Rockaway. It also serves 950 commercial businesses and has an annual budget of about $8.65 million.
Sanitary Board members are paid $7,500 a year and receive medical benefits, according to Hempstead Town officials. The average homeowner pays about $600 in district taxes.


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Our senses are important, they tell us about our surroundings and they influence our reactions, in time they mould our personality, and "in a sense" they are what we are.
We, therefore, seek to control the things that stimulate our senses. Multi-Sensory equipment gives that control.
This is why Multi-Sensory environments are known to produce a wide range of positive results in special populations who often depend on others.
Installing a Multi-Sensory Environment will affect staff as well as clients. TFH believe that every staff member can be quickly trained to use the Multi-Sensory Environment safely and that potential benefits depend upon the space becoming part of the life of the facility.
How does a Multi-Sensory Environment work?
The root philosophy is that everyone is affected by their environment. Try lighting a candle with your next evening meal.
This simple idea was developed in Holland where pioneers successfully used music, aroma and coloured lights to improve the behaviour of challenging patients in their padded cells.
They called this work "Snoezelen", which is often translated as Sniff and Doze, implying that the rooms are places of inactivity. TFH believe that a more accurate translation of Snoezelen is "dreamily following your nose", or failure-free activity.
Who uses a Multi-Sensory Environment?
A Multi-Sensory Environment is a toolkit. Beyond a basic requirement of care, the methods often require supervisors to un-learn more than they learn, a challenging and exciting prospect.
TFH have installed over 3,000 Multi Sensory Environments, providing safe and stimulating spaces to special populations in a variety of settings including: the Home, Schools, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Developmental Centers, Mental Health Facilities, Autism Programs, Early Childhood Programs, Day Treatment Programs (for both children and adults), Group Homes, Rehabilitation Centers, Hospices, and others.
Where can I see a Multi-Sensory Environment?
Call TFH using the contact information provided below for the telephone numbers of Multi Sensory Environments in your area.
Some Multi Sensory Environments schedule visits, others will conduct sessions in response to a call. Multi Sensory Environments that do not admit the public may also be pleased to share their experiences over the telephone.
TFH have installed Multi-Sensory Environments throughout Britain, France, and America, and we can also put you in touch with our partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
How much is a Multi-Sensory Environment?
While our installation team has experience with flagship national projects, our Vecta Mobile Sensory Cart is priced for domestic use.
TFH consultation and design will help you get the most from your budget and space, but please get us involved as early as possible, we can pass on valuable advice to architects, builders, and especially electricians.
A TFH Multi Sensory installation typically takes less than a week, and sometimes we can be in and out in a couple of days.
Get in touch with us, we can help you get started on your Multi-Sensory Environment today!


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Long-term care facilities administer COVID-19 vaccine
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — As the COVID-19 vaccine rolled out, residents and staff at long-term care facilities were a top priority.
At Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, CEO Angela Booker said they received the first dose of the Phizer vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020. By direction of the state, hospital administrators asked residents and staff if they wanted the vaccine. The hospital then requested about 140 doses.
"We probably had about 66 percent of the staff and 93 percent of the residents," Booker said.
Because the hospital is high risk for a COVID-19 outbreak, the age of the residents did not matter. They were all offered the vaccine. Some residents are not able to make their own medical decisions, so administrators had to reach out to families to get consent.
"We consult their next of kin or whoever is listed as their medical power of attorney," said Booker.
Booker said she considered the vaccinations a success.
"No residents seem to have any particular side effects we had to address so it went very well," Booker said.
Hospital staff will still continue with their visitor restrictions and safety guidelines, but Booker hopes this is one step closer to things returning back to normal.
"It is my hope that we can get closer to 100 percent as time evolves. And it is my hope that eventually it will roll out to the community to the point where we can eradicate this whole pandemic," Booker said.
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Erykah Badu Charged!
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R&B singer Erykah Badu is learning the hard way that the naked truth isn't always such a good thing.
Having made headlines throughout the past week for shooting a music video for "Window Seat" while completely in the buff, Badu has been charged with disorderly conduct after police officers in Dallas received a formal complaint over the nude shoot, TMZ reported Friday (April 2).
As we previously reported, a Texas woman filed an indecency complaint with police officials after she and her daughter witnessed Badu shooting the guerrilla-style video completely naked.
Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Janice Crowther revealed that Badu and her colleagues did not file an official permit requesting to shoot the "Window Seat" music video, which filmed near the same spot where President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dealey Plaza in 1963.
"They definitely did not get a permit," Crowther said. "To shoot that video, they would have had to get a special-events permit from the events office, and it would have had to specify what type of filming they were doing, what subjects they would use and any traffic control they would need."
"We had bail money and everything," said Coodie, the director of the video. "I think she really wanted to get arrested and even make a bigger message."
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What Kind of Cold Water Fish Are Healthy to Eat?
Janet Renee
Janet Renee is a clinical dietitian with a special interest in weight management, sports dietetics, medical nutrition therapy and diet trends. She earned her Master of Science in nutrition from the University of Chicago and has contributed to health and wellness magazines, including Prevention, Self, Shape and Cooking Light.
Eating fish and other seafood as part of a balanced diet has health benefits. It's common to have concerns regarding potential pollutants found in fish and wonder which varieties provide the most benefits. With a little know how, you can easily identify and choose the best fish varieties for you and your family. Aim to have fish for at least two meals each week, recommends the American Heart Association.
A close-up of fresh fish on ice in a market. (Image: Valenaphoto/iStock/Getty Images)
Getting Fishy
Much of the health benefits of eating fish are related to its omega-3 content. Fish contain EPA and DHA, two omega-3 fats found almost in high amounts in fish. Omega-3 fats are heart healthy and help reduce inflammation, according to University of Michigan Integrative Medicine. However, the omega-3 content of different varieties of fish varies greatly. To reap the most benefits, choose cold water, fatty fish. Cold water fish provide the richest source of omega-3 fatty acids due to their cold, deep water environment and diet, which promotes higher omega-3 production than other fish varieties, reports Michigan.
Striking Balance
The healthiest cold water fish are those high in omega-3 fats and low in mercury -- a major aquatic contaminant. Topping the list is Atlantic mackerel, cod, haddock, herring, mahi mahi, salmon, anchovies, pollock, trout, whitefish, canned light tuna and sardines. These cold water varieties are rich in omega-3s and lowest in mercury. Wild salmon, for example, contains 3.2 grams of omega-3 fats on average, according to the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine.
Habitat plays a central role in the health of fish and exposure to toxic substances. You'll find wild, wild-caught and farm-raised cold water varieties at your local fishery, and it's crucial to choose healthy options. Farm-raised fish may contain higher levels of contaminants than wild, or wild-caught fish, according to the University of Michigan. Some fish farms take extra precautions to limit contaminant exposure, but it may be best to choose wild or wild-caught fish when possible. Wild-caught fish are born in a hatchery, then released into the wild and caught once they reach adulthood.
Tips and Recommendations
A recommended dietary intake for omega-3 fats have yet to be established. However, 1.1 grams and 1.6 grams daily for women and men respectively, is considered adequate, according to the University of Michigan. When choosing fish, look for it to have a fresh, ocean breeze aroma and avoid fish that smells overly fishy. Aim to eat fish within two days of purchase, otherwise, freeze it for long-term storage.
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We have moved! As of 29th January 2018, the Blackfinch team is based at new offices in Gloucester. While our address has changed all other details, including telephone numbers and email addresses, remain the same.
The move reflects our expansion as Blackfinch's product offering and client base continue to grow. With more extensive operations, and further plans, we have moved, part of consolidating our position as a leading UK provider of tax-efficient solutions.
Our new home in Gloucester is in a convenient location. It offers good transport links including Gloucester train station and motorway access via the M5 and is only a 10 minute drive from Cheltenham.


Zuko Ludwe Makaula is an assistant director in training logistics at the National School of Government (NSG). The NSG's legal mandate is to provide and facilitate education, training and development in the public service. In his current role, Makaula contributes towards building a skilled and professional public service to support, among other responsibilities, the National Development Plan's call of building a capable state to play a developmental and transformative role.
The training programmes that Makaula is responsible for include Gender Mainstreaming in the Public Service, Advanced Management Development Programme and Diversity Management. "The transformation that training programmes that the NSG delivers provide great impact in the improvement of service delivery in the South African public service," he says.
Makaula holds an honours in Industrial Psychology and a postgraduate diploma in Business Management from Walter Sisulu University and the University of Kwazulu-Natal respectively. He is completing a Master of Commerce in Business Management at Johannesburg Business School while working.
"I am inspired by anyone who demonstrates qualities such as perseverance, grit and hard working towards achieving what they are passionate about. For me, these qualities contribute towards the successful achievement of one's goals," he says.
Prior to his current role, Makaula did a stint at the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science, where he was a senior programme co-ordinator in the doctoral programme. He has also been a fieldworker supervisor at the Human Sciences Research Council. Makaula has presented a number of papers in conference proceedings, including at the 5th International School of Public Management and Administration Conference at the University of Pretoria, and the 2nd National Qualifications Framework research conference.


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Q: PHP ceil calculation differs in result from manually calculated result I have this script:
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