I am new here and live in the geographic land known as Canada. I have read Adam's book and followed the YouTube channel since AVTM and Adam's civil disobedience and the resulting hostage taking.
I added myself to the forum to ask how to buy and ship merch to Canada? I like the voluntaryism dont tread on anyone shirts and it only offers US and UK for delivery. Can we get get some Freedom merch in Canada? Appreciate it a lot!
Welcome James Easton to the Freedom Forum. That is quite a story, poem or whatever you want to call it. I shared it Adam. Great job James and Thanks for sharing.
My names Katie, and never had I lived more freely than when I had began to learn the concepts of self ownership and voluntarism. As a Doula & Student midwife the concepts of self ownership are vital to a healthy delivery, and I love being able to share these natural laws with my clients! Luckily I woke from the matrix early.. While I have always been rebellious against authority by nature, I did get publicly indoctrinated as many of us have but thanks to a few wonderful teachers my mind began to crack open and shake off the shackles and dust.. Truth like never before began to sink in of what corruption our world has fallen for.. the part that I disliked most was that even though they exposed these truths to me, I was without a solution, so I felt powerless. That is why Adam's fire & message rang so loud to me. He provides a solution. He provides another option. He makes you think. For this, I am forever grateful.


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Stormbringer. Unbroken feral child. Lover of rope + pain. Cam is a renowned alternative/fetish model based in Baltimore, working primarily in the United States and Europe. She's appeared in Vogue Italia, Purple Diary and ads for American Apparel, while her very NSFW Tumblr page currently boasts 115,000 followers.
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Is Romney the Weakest of the Possibly Republican Nominees?
If you believe the averages at Real Clear Politics, Romney is the weakest possible nominee. Giuliani, Huckabee, and Thompson are virtually the same. One thing that I will say for Thompson is that given he has gotten much less favorable publicity than Giuliani or Huckabee (particularly Huckabee), he might do relatively better than them farther down the road.
Average difference in races between Clinton or Obama and Republican
McCain . . . . +3 Percent
Giuliani . . . . -8.8 percent
Huckabee . . -9.3 percent
Thompson . . -9.75 percent
Romney . . . . -13.9 percent
Between Clinton and Obama it isn't even close. Obama is a much stronger candidate than Hillary. I haven't figured out the average difference but it looks like about 7 percent on average. Plus every Republican would apparently lose to Obama. One warning with all these numbers is that the general election is a long ways away, but these are big differences.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, FredThompson, Giuliani, HillaryClinton, Huckabee, Obama
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Giuliani On Gun Control
Obviously this old youtube clip is relevant given the current primaries and Giuliani arguing that he supports gun ownership, but the reason for linking to this is that Giuliani is making the old argument about treating gun ownership like we treat cars. In fact, if we had the same rules for guns that we have for cars, we would be deregulating gun ownership. The reason is simple. You don't need a license to own a car on your own property. The various regulations on cars only apply once you take the car off of your property, but once you meet those regulations you can take your car anyplace in the United States. If guns were treated similarly, there would be no regulations, no licensing, no safety requirements as long as you kept the gun on your property. (By the way, you can transport a car off of your property, but you just can't drive it without the license.) The driver's license would be like a right-to-carry permit, but if the permit was like the driver's license, once you got it you would be able to take your gun with you any place in the US.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, Giuliani, GunControl
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Giuliani On Global Warming
Rudy Giuliani is shown discussing the threat of global warming here. As bad as Rudy is on this, the only consolation is that Huckabee, Romney, and McCain are worse. Of all the top tier Republican candidates, only Thompson is good on this issue.
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I just hope that James Taranto is correct about Guiliani
James Taranto seems a lot more confident about Guiliani's views on guns than I am.
What about those social conservatives Mr. Giuliani has to win over? A few hours after I interviewed Mr. Olson, he introduced Mr. Giuliani's speech at the annual conference of the Federalist Society, the hub of the conservative legal community. Sure enough, the former mayor promised that as president he will choose judicial nominees "with the advice of people like Ted." He seemed to be on the same page as his adviser: "We need judges who embrace originalism, endeavor to determine what others meant when they wrote the words of our Constitution--justices like Justice Scalia, Justice Thomas, Justice Alito and Chief Justice Roberts. That would be my model."
He reassured the gun-rights constituency, praising the recent appellate decision that struck down the District of Columbia's handgun ban as a violation of the Second Amendment.
Well, I was at Guiliani's talk to the Federalist Society and I wasn't convinced:
John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime" told Cybercast News Service he was disappointed he did not have the opportunity to ask Giuliani questions.
"He talks about how it's an abuse of the legal process for people to bring suits that try to accomplish public policy goals," said Lott.
"So I wanted to ask him about his suit against gun manufacturers. He has talked about how this suit has morphed into something he disagreed with and I wanted him to be specific and tell how this suit had changed and what had been included that now he disagreed with," he added.
James is a smart guy. Possibly he is right, but I have my doubts.
Among Extremely Likely Voters Gallup Shows Giuliani and Thompson Very Close (25 to 21 percent)
Among the roughly 6 in 10 Republicans in the current poll who say they are extremely likely to vote in their state's 2008 presidential primary or caucus, Giuliani (25%) and Thompson (21%) are essentially tied. McCain (13%), Romney (12%), and Huckabee (12%) tie for third among this group. . . . .
There appears to be three tiers of candidates, with Giuliani and Thompson all by themselves at the top.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, FredThompson, Giuliani
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One Vote Hillary Probably didn't Want to Win
At first I thought that Hillary having the most choosen mask for Halloween would be a plus, but given that her mask was primarily picked by Republican men, it seems a pretty safe bet that those wearing the mask are doing so because they really believe it to be scary. Giuliani probably shouldn't be too thrilled either, but it would be very informative if we were given the same type of breakdown in terms of who was wearing it.
Clinton was the choice of four in 10 men and one-third of women. While a predictable two-thirds of Republicans picked her, she also was the choice of 18 percent of Democrats. Among members of her own party, that made her second only to Giuliani as the scariest costume.
About one-third of independents, nearly half of whites and just over half of conservatives selected her.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, Giuliani, HillaryClinton
Giuliani Tries Reassuring Voters on Gun Control
LEBANON, N.H. — Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani is leaving the door open to allowing the blind and physically disabled to carry guns.
During a town hall meeting in northwestern New Hampshire Tuesday night, Giuliani told a former police officer blinded in the line of duty and concerned about the former New York City mayor's stance on guns, "You don't have to worry."
"You have a constitutional right, that is protected, to bear and carry arms. It is the Second Amendment," Giuliani told about 200 attendees in a high school gymnasium in Lebanon. "If someone disagrees with that, you have to get the Constitution changed."
He added that he believes in only three restrictions for those wishing to exercise their Second Amendment right — a previous criminal record, a history of mental instability and an age requirement. . . . .
Giuliani's answers are all over the map on guns as I discussed here. I have a hard time believing almost anything he wants to say on guns. One time he gives big qualifications, the next time he seems to believe that there are only three reasons for someone not being able to own a gun. If true, that would rule out most gun control.
Zogby Online Poll claims that 50 percent of Voters would never vote for Hillary Clinton
I guess that I am a little dubious of this type of poll, though Zogby claims that these surveys are reasonably accurate. However, one thing to take into account is that some candidates may have low numbers simply because they are not that well known. People won't say that they would never vote for someone whom they don't know much about. That said, Hillary's numbers seem to be going up, not down, and at 50 percent, they are dangerously high. My guess is that this will be a very close presidential race. If Hillary wins, she will do so with only around 50 to 53 percent of the vote.
The online survey of 9,718 likely voters nationwide showed that 50 percent said Clinton would never get their presidential vote. This is up from 46 percent who said they could never vote for Clinton in a Zogby International telephone survey conducted in early March. Older voters are most resistant to Clinton — 59 percent of those age 65 and older said they would never vote for the New York senator, but she is much more acceptable to younger voters: 42 percent of those age 18-29 said they would never vote for Clinton for president. . . . .
On the other side, Fred Thompson has the fewest number of people who say that they will not vote for him among major candidates from both parties.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, FredThompson, Giuliani, HillaryClinton
Jonah Goldberg gets it completely wrong on Giuliani
I generally like Jonah's writings, even if they are not as heavily number intensive as I normally like them, but on this piece I have to say I wonder if he actually read
So Giuliani went the way of many of his rivals by ditching his principles to appease the crowd. First, though, he tried a little comedy — very little. He answered a call on his cellphone from his wife in the middle of his speech, a stunt about as well received as Flounder's query of the poker players in Animal House: "You guys playing cards?" . . . .
But if you read what Giuliani actually said I think that you have to come to a different conclusion:
Take his answer to a question about gun control:
"My position is the law should be left the way it is now. Given the level of crime in this country, I think the emphasis and the energy should be spent on enforcing the laws that presently exist, and if changes in the law are necessary later, that'll respond to other social conditions.
"I think the single most important thing that the next president has to do is to organize an effort in the Department of Justice and with state and local law enforcement to work in a cooperative way to enforce the laws that presently exist. After we do that, and we see the impact of that, then we can take a look at whether new laws are necessary; they may or may not be. "
"Given the level of crime in this country?" Would his position change if crime increased? It would certainly seem so. Surely Giuliani has frequently claimed that gun control reduces crime. Indeed, he has claimed that most of the reduction in New York City's crime rate during the 1990s was due to gun control: "the single biggest connection between violent crime and an increase in violent crime is the presence of guns in your society...the more guns you take out of society, the more you are going to reduce murder. The less guns you take out of society, the more it is going to go up." . . .
When humanizing someone comes off as rudeness
John Fund at OpinionJournal's Political Diary:
First came last week's bizarre cell-phone incident in which the former New York mayor took a call from his wife, Judith, in the middle of his nationally televised speech to the National Rifle Association. Team Giuliani tried to spin the incident as a light-hearted and "spontaneous" moment that humanized their man, but it quickly developed that Rudy has pulled the same stunt in many other states, demonstrating rudeness to his audiences and raising questions about his campaign's self-discipline.
New Op-ed: "Giuliani Bobs and Weaves on Gun Control Record"
Rudy Giuliani had a monumental task last Friday. Going before the NRA, Giuliani wanted to alleviate gun owners' fears that he would take away their ability to use guns to defend themselves.
Some media suggested an even more lofty goal: "it is possible that the NRA would endorse Giuliani."
Surely Giuliani said many comforting things. He talked about the Second Amendment protecting individual rights. And he now disavows the lawsuits against the gun makers-- something that he himself initiated, but that he says went off course and went in directions with which he disagreed.
Has Giuliani really changed on gun control?
Giuliani provides more details than he did before the NRA on one key point. I wish that he had provided more details earlier, but I still have to think about this reason.
In the interview, Giuliani said, "The case took a lot of twists and turns in the direction of trying to get a lot of information about the tracing of guns that would be used for private lawsuits" instead of solely for law enforcement purposes.
"I didn't anticipate that when I brought the case," he said.. . . . .
As I will explain in a piece that will come out soon, I am dubious that this is a serious change.
Did Giuliani Convince the NRA Last Week?
"I believe that law enforcement should focus on enforcing the laws that exist on the books as opposed to passing new extensions of laws," Mr. Giuliani said. He added that his views have been shaped by his time as a prosecutor, mayor and even by Sept. 11, which he said, "puts a whole different emphasis on what America has to do to protect itself."
But he said fighting crime outweighed nearly everything else when he was Mayor.
"Even right to bear arms is based on a reasonable degree of safety," he said to tepid applause. . . . .
Why does he believe that gun control is so important in reducing crime?
NRA might endorse Giuliani?
I definitely have no deep insight into how the NRA operates, but given all my post on Giuliani's positions on gun control I question this claim.
Rudy Giuliani, an ardent gun-control advocate as mayor, will address the National Rifle Association on Friday.
The GOP White House hopeful, who backed the federal assault-weapons ban in 1994 over the objections of the NRA, has changed his position as a presidential candidate. He now says he supports the Second Amendment and believes gun laws should be addressed by the states.
It is possible that the NRA would endorse Giuliani.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, FredThompson, Giuliani, GunControl
Fred Thompson takes lead among Republicans for President
It is being called the Thompson bounce, but it does not seem to have started fading.
In the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, Thompson is now the top choice for 28% of Likely Republican Primary Voters. Rudy Giuliani, who has been the frontrunner for most of the year, is close behind with support from 21%. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Arizona Senator John McCain each attract 12% of the vote. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee remains atop the second tier at 6% . . . .
UPDATE: Other polls apparently put the race within the margin of error.
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Alan Colmes forces Giuliani to say Whether He thinks that the Brady Act Reduced Violent Crime
If there is an academic study by Economists or Criminologiist that finds tht the Brady Act reduced violent crime, I hope that someone will please point to it for me. Alan Colmes deserves some respect for forcing Giuliani to answer this question.
COLMES: But the Brady Bill did lead to a decline in crime. You have to acknowledge that.
GIULIANI: The Brady Bill was part of the crime bill. The crime bill overall helped. I am not saying it did not help. But the reality is that what we did in New York was nothing short of totally unexpected. Nobody thought it was possible.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, Crime, Giuliani, GunControl
Fred Thompson and Giuliani Tangle on Gun Issue
Fred Thompson made a blog posting on the gun issue yesterday:
There are lots of things about [New York] I like, but New York gun laws don't fall in that category. Anybody who knows me knows I've always cared deeply about the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. So I've always felt sort of relieved when I flew back home to where that particular civil liberty gets as much respect as the rest of the Bill of Rights. . . .
The lawsuit has been a lesson in out-of-control government from the get-go. Mayor Bloomberg sent private investigators to make "straw" purchases – illegally buying guns for somebody else. According to the ATF, NY's illegal "stings" interfered with ongoing investigations of real gun traffickers. . . .
Guliani, who has claimed in the past that gun control was an important reason for crime falling in New York City in the 1990s, responded:
In his comments, Mr. Thompson went on to suggest that high gun ownership rates may be related to the nation's low violent crime rates.
The Giuliani campaign responded. "Those who live in New York in the real world — not on TV — know that Rudy Giuliani's record of making the city safe for families speaks for itself," said Katie Levinson, the Giuliani campaign's communications director. "No amount of political theater will change that." . . .
For those who want to see some of my past postings on Giuliania and guns see here, here, and here.
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, FredThompson, Giuliani, Guns
New Rasmussen Poll Puts Fred Thompson in Lead for Republican Nomination
Thompson sure seems to have the momentum:
Thompson, preparing to formally announce his candidacy, leads the pack in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey with 27% support. That gives him a four-point advantage over former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who is currently preferred by 23% of Likely Primary Voters. A week ago, it was Thompson 28% and Giuliani 27%. Two weeks ago, they were tied at 24%. Prior to that time, Giuliani had been on top in every weekly Rasmussen Reports poll for five months
Thompson leads Giuliani by 13 percentage points among conservative primary voters while Giuliani leads among moderates.
Among Republicans, 74% now have a favorable opinion of Giuliani. That's down from 82% in late May. Twenty-three percent (23%) of Republican voters have an unfavorable opinion of the former Mayor. Thompson's numbers among the GOP faithful have been moving in the opposite direction. Sixty-six percent (66%) of GOP voters have a favorable opinion of the actor while just 18% have an unfavorable view. . . . .
Giuliani changing his position on guns?
For a couple of weeks people were asking if Giuliani was switching positions on abortion (I don't really think that he was), but now I wonder whether the press will give him the same trouble on guns, where I actually believe that there is more of a change occurring. If I were convinced that Giuliani was really changing his views, I think that it would be an important advance for safety., But given the various links to videos that I have posted and other statements of his, I have a hard time that he really believes this. Would he put hundreds of dollar fees on free assembly or before someone could speak on an issue (that was the licensing fee in NYC for guns)? Would he require that newspapers register themselves?
"The Constitution of the United States in the Second Amendment gives you an individual right to bear arms; that individual right is as strong as your individual right to free speech, free assembly, being safe against unreasonable searches and seizures."
-Rudolph Giuliani
While stumping in Vermont
YouTube Video of Giuliani talking about Federal Gun Licensing
A youtube video of Giuliani arguing for national gun licensing is here.
1) Giuliani many not understand it but if you had regulations for guns similar to those of the licensing necessary to drive a car it would represent deregulation. If you are just going to have your car at home, you don't need a license. It is only when you drive it around off your property that you need the license. You can tow you car around off your property even if it isn't licensed. You just can't use it. However, if you do have the car registered and licensed you can drive it anywhere in the US. If they would make right-to-carry national, so that my license in Virginia would be recognized anywhere in the US that would be a big improvement over the current situation.
2) I have no idea what Giuliani is talking about regarding mental testing to be able to drive or own a car. Possibly, New Yorkers are very dangerous on the road, but I doubt it requires mental testing even there. Besides eyesight, I don't know what he is referring to reguarding physical testing either.
I could live with the equivalent of car registration and car licensing for guns if they really did it the exact same way for both.
Thanks to Jason Megill for sending me this link and for putting this up on YouTube.
Tape of Guiliani saying that 86 to 88 percent of guns sold in the United States should not be sold
Here is a video tape of Rudy Guiliani while he was mayor saying that gun makers "are producing 6 to 7 times more guns than the legal market would demand and therefore they would have to know that they are supplying an illegal market." He initially says that this number is 3 to 4 times more guns than the legal market would demand, but changes it to the higher number. In any case, it is not a big difference. 3 to 4 times means 75 to 80 percent of guns shouldn't be sold. 6 to 7 times means that 85.7 to 87.5 percent of guns shouldn't be sold.
Thanks to Jason Megill for sending me this link.
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New Op-ed on Guns and the 2008 Campaign
I have a new piece up at National Review Online.
For those who support the Second Amendment, the main problem is that Giuliani has rarely met a gun regulation he didn't see as "reasonable and sensible." In 2000, he pointed out how he was "a very strong supporter of gun-control legislation" and called for everything from federal gun-licensing and registration to banning guns based upon their price.
Only in the last couple of months has he finally gone on the record as opposing a gun law: he came out against re-imposing the assault-weapons ban. Yet he originally supported this law when it was first adopted, and he wanted it renewed as recently as 2004, when it expired. . . .
Labels: 2008PresidentialRace, Commentary, Crime, FredThompson, Giuliani, GunControl
Giuliani on guns
John Fund points to some interesting quotes by Rudy Giuliani here. Here are some of the statements that Giuliani has made on guns:
When Congress, at the request of many police officials, considered a broad ban on handgun bullets capable of piercing bulletproof vests, Mr. Giuliani – though personally supportive of the measure – pointed out flaws in the bill and laid out the [Reagan] Administration's case for a weaker alternative more acceptable to gun lobbyists.
But he angered some [Reagan] Administrative officials when he added a single sentence to his testimony in which he urged Congress to pass the bill. A similar measure was passed several years later, after gun groups softened their opposition.
New York Times, October 11, 1989
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In fact, the Mayor has been a strong proponent of gun control since his days as a Federal prosecutor, and early in his term, after the Brooklyn Bridge shootings in February of 1994, he proposed that guns be subject to the same licensing requirements as driving a car. He revived the issue last month after the Empire State Building shootings, effectively making a national policy issue out of a local incident.
Assuming that he eventually approves the use of hollow point bullets, as seems likely, he will have some insulation from charges that he is in any way gun-happy. With gun control overwhelmingly popular in the city as a whole, it is an issue that can't miss, a political "no-brainer."
"Whatever a New Yorker's philosophical orientation, liberal, conservative, left or right, they have to share a small space," said Raymond B. Harding, the Liberal Party leader and the Mayor's top political adviser. "At that close proximity, guns are evil, and you don't need a pollster to tell you that."
The Mayor praised the proposals made Wednesday by President Clinton to keep guns out of the hands of non-citizens by imposing a residency requirement. But he said the idea doesn't go far enough, and urged that owning a handgun be subject to the same scrutiny as operating a car: applicants should pass a written and a physical test, should be subject to a waiting period and a background check, and should be required to have liability insurance.
He acknowledged that this would require states to set up large bureaucracies – which he jokingly hoped would operate more efficiently than the Department of Motor Vehicles – but said the cost would be more than offset by the reductions in crime.
New York Times, March 7, 1997
In repeating his call for a national gun licensing law yesterday, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani introduced an unusual kind of "southern strategy" to his re-election platform: Blame five southern states if the city's crime rate doesn't continue its steep descent.
As he related it at a breakfast meeting of the Citizens Crime Commission yesterday, his thinking goes like this:
The city's crime reductions cannot continue much further, he said, especially if guns continue to flow freely into New York from elsewhere in the country, where gun laws are more lax. The five southern states that account for 60 percent of the guns in the city are Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and North and South Carolina, he said, and if Congress would only impose handgun licensing on those states and the rest of the country, New York's crime rate would plummet even further.
Mr. Giuliani has long advocated national gun regulations, including background checks and waiting periods for gun purchases, and a ban on assault weapons. He has not changed, according to Ms. Mindel [a Giuliani spokesperson].
New York Times, November 14, 2005
Giuliani doesn't seem to realize it, but if he was really serious about making the licensing rules for guns the same as for cars, it would involve a DEREGULATION from what is currently in place. You don't need to license your car as long as you only drive it on your own property. Presumably guns that were only used on your own property would be handled the same way. If you license your car, you can drive it any place in the country. Presumably a gun license would allow you to carry your gun any place in the country so you would only need one permit instead of the current patch work of laws.
Fred Thompson for President
My guess is that if former Senator Thompson decides to run for President, he has a better than even chance of winning. I think that he would have all the benefits of Giuliani without almost any of the costs. My one concern regarding Thompson is his support for campaign finance reform, but beyond that I think that he would be a great candidate. Newt would also be great, but I worry that he would find a general election race much more difficult. If Thompson entered the race, I don't think that Newt would run.
What kind of judges has Giuliani appointed in the past?: Liberal Democrats
This does not seem very consistent with Giuliani's promise to appoint strict constructionists. In addition, I believe that I have heard him point to the types of judges that he has appointed in the past as a guide to what he would do in the future:
When Rudy Giuliani faces Republicans concerned about his support of gay rights and legal abortion, he reassures them that he is a conservative on the decisions that matter most.
"I would want judges who are strict constructionists because I am," he told South Carolina Republicans last month. "Those are the kinds of justices I would appoint -- Scalia, Alito and Roberts."
But most of Giuliani's judicial appointments during his eight years as mayor of New York were hardly in the model of Chief Justice John Roberts or Samuel Alito -- much less aggressive conservatives in the mold of Antonin Scalia.
A Politico review of the 75 judges Giuliani appointed to three of New York state's lower courts found that Democrats outnumbered Republicans by more than 8 to 1. One of his appointments was an officer of the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges. Another ruled that the state law banning liquor sales on Sundays was unconstitutional because it was insufficiently secular. . . . .
Does Giuliani have a tin ear on guns?
All he really had to say here is that he recognized people's right to defend themselves. His emphasis on hunting in the context of the second amendment will remind a lot of conservatives about Clinton. Of course, possibly it isn't a tin ear. Possibly he means it to get gun owners upset.
SACRAMENTO -- Rudy Giuliani addressed a potentially troublesome issue with conservative voters, saying his policies as mayor to get handguns off the street helped reduce crime in New York.
"I used gun control as mayor," he said at a news conference Saturday during a swing through California. But "I understand the Second Amendment. I understand the right to bear arms."
He said what he did as mayor would have no effect on hunting.
Thanks to Dan Gifford for sending me this link.
YouTube Video of Giuliani talking about Gun Control, the New York City Suit Against Gun Makers
This pretty much speaks for itself. I would like to support Giuliani for many reasons, but I worry that there will be some issues that he will be horrible on.
YouTube video of "Rudy Giuliani announces lawsuit against gun companies"
This old post might have been too optimistic.
Rudy Giuliani's unclear views on gun control?
I have read this a few times, but I am still not completely clear on what gun control regulations he would support. "Reasonable and sensible" gun control regulations could mean that any regulation is possible. The last paragraph is extremely worrisome. There are obviously many important issues in determining who one supports in the election, but this is not the state's rights view that I thought that Giuliani was going to take. That is my biggest concern, not his particular views on gun control.
HANNITY: Let me move on. And the issue of guns has come up a lot. When people talk about Mayor Giuliani, New York City had some of the toughest gun laws in the entire country. Do you support the right of people to carry handguns?
GIULIANI: I understand the Second Amendment. I support it. People have the right to bear arms. When I was mayor of New York, I took over at a very, very difficult time. We were averaging about 2,000 murders a year, 10,000...
HANNITY: You inherited those laws, the gun laws in New York?
GIULIANI: Yes, and I used them. I used them to help bring down homicide. We reduced homicide, I think, by 65-70 percent. And some of it was by taking guns out of the streets of New York City.
So if you're talking about a city like New York, a densely populated area like New York, I think it's appropriate. You might have different laws other places, and maybe a lot of this gets resolved based on different states, different communities making decisions. After all, we do have a federal system of government in which you have the ability to accomplish that.
HANNITY: So you would support the state's rights to choose on specific gun laws?
GIULIANI: Yes, I mean, a place like New York that is densely populated, or maybe a place that is experiencing a serious crime problem, like a few cities are now, kind of coming back, thank goodness not New York, but some other cities, maybe you have one solution there and in another place, more rural, more suburban, other issues, you have a different set of rules.
HANNITY: But generally speaking, do you think it's acceptable if citizens have the right to carry a handgun?
GIULIANI: It's not only -- I mean, it's part of the Constitution. People have the right to bear arms. Then the restrictions of it have to be reasonable and sensible. You can't just remove that right. You've got to regulate, consistent with the Second Amendment.
HANNITY: How do you feel about the Brady bill and assault ban?
GIULIANI: I was in favor of that as part of the crime bill. I was in favor of it because I thought that it was necessary both to get the crime bill passed and also necessary with the 2,000 murders or so that we were looking at, 1,800, 1,900, to 2,000 murders, that I could use that in a tactical way to reduce crime. And I did.
Rudy Giuliani on the Courts, Abortion and Judicial Nominations
Well, Giuliani is saying the right things to get conservative Republicans behind him, but the amazing thing is that he is doing it in a way that is completely consistent with his past statements and is likely to make him acceptable to many moderates and even some liberals.
"I don't think you have a litmus test. But I do think you have sort of a general philosophical approach that you want from a justice, and I think a strict constructionist would be probably the way I'd describe it."
"Where I stand on abortion is, I oppose it. I don't like it. I hate it. I think abortion is something that, as a personal matter, I would advise somebody against. However, I believe in a woman's right to choose. I think you have to ultimately not put a woman in jail for that, and I think ultimately you have to leave that to a disagreement of conscience and you have to respect the choice that somebody makes. So what I do say to conservatives, because then, you know, you want to look at, well, OK, what can we look to that is similar to the way we think? I think the appointment of judges that I would make would be very similar to, if not exactly the same as, the last two judges that were appointed."
Rudy Guliani on Guns and Other Issues
I was talking to someone whom I shall not name who pointed out to me that Guliani will essentially take a state's rights position. That he supported gun control when he was mayor, but that as president he will leave it to the local governments to decide the rules. In some important sense, this is a very conservative position, and if people are convinced that he will follow this position then from abortion to gun control, conservatives would be very happy with him. Obviously, there will be many issues that this won' work for, such as enforcing many of the laws that are already on the books (take the behavior of the BATFE as just one example or gun tracing).
Update: As someone wrote me this afternoon: "An openly "pro-choice" candidate, for example, who comes out and says that Roe v. Wade is a bogus Supreme Court decision because it violates the 10th Amendment could get the support of many "pro-life" voters. And, even though the 2nd Amendment applies to local, state, and federal governments, an openly anti-gun candidate who says that he'll oppose federal gun-control legislation purely on 10th-Amendment grounds might actually get my vote if I believed that he meant it (which would require quite a bit of persuasion)."
See my previous discussion here.
Rudy Giuliani's view on gun control
SayUncle has some interesting information on Rudy Giuliani's view on gun control. Apparently Giuliani is willing to question the efficacy of the so-called assault weapons ban. Possibly the fact that the law's supporters wrongly predicted what would happen what would happen after September 13, 2004 had an impact on his views.
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Doctor Who Also Passed Bar Exams Earns Praise from Netizens
Everyone knows how difficult it can be to become a doctor or a lawyer, judging from the low passing rates in the licensure exams for both professions. Yet one woman was able to nail both as she passed the Physician Licensure Exams and the Bar Exams! Isn't that impressive?
Dr. Jean Joan D. Polido, 33, certainly impressed a lot of netizens after she was among the law graduates who passed the 2018 Bar Exams, the results of which were released on May 3 by the Supreme Court.
Wearing a stethoscope around her neck to signify that she's a doctor, but posing with law books on the table, Polido shared a photo with a simple caption that held so much meaning:
"TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!
Atty. Jean Joan D. Polido M.D."
The post has quickly gone viral, gaining over 54k reactions and more than 30k shares on Facebook. A lot of netizens congratulated the new lawyer, with some joining in on a friendly debate as to how she should be addressed now: as Attorney-Doctor or as Doctor-Attorney.
Photo credit: Jj Dela Peña Polido / Facebook
Polido shared that she had always wanted to be a lawyer, but her dad had always wanted her to become a doctor.
"Growing up kasi my father would always say na 'Ito ung anak ko na magiging doctor.' So it was his dream for me na eventually I came to love also," she told the Inquirer.
An obedient child, Polido completed her course in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas in 2010. Although she practiced medicine, her dream of becoming a lawyer remained in her heart.
Since she didn't have a specialty in medicine yet, Polido decided that it might be a good idea to enroll in law to achieve her dream. Thus, she enrolled at the Arellano University School of Law while juggling time to include practicing medicine and also spending time with her family.
Back in her early years in Law School, Polido taught medical technology students at the Trinity University of Asia, but she had to quit on her third year because the Law subjects have gotten more difficult.
"Kasi sobrang ibang mundo ang law. Pati terms lahat bago sa akin… yung pagaaral na ginawa ko nuon sa medicine siguro sa law school times two or three," she admitted.
When she took the Bar Exams last November 2018, Polido was 7 months pregnant. Unsure whether she passed or not, she did not join the crowd waiting for the results to come out in front of the Supreme Court in Manila last May 3. She only went there to have her photo taken after she received confirmation that she was among the 1,800 law students who passed!
"There is no best method in studying for the bar," she said, when asked what she could advice those planning to take the Bar Exams this year.
"By the time you graduate, you must have discovered what works best for you. Work harder on areas/topics you are having difficulty of and perfect the subjects that you believe you are good at."
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Early Axial Development
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One of the earliest decisions that an embryo faces is assignment of coordinates along which the body plan will develop. The dorsal/ventral (D/V) axis runs from the back through the belly of the animal, and in flies, fish and frogs there is remarkable conservation in the molecular mechanism that specifies this axis. In Drosophila, maternal factors guide the initial subdivision of the embryo along the D/V axis into the top and bottom halves. The top half, which will become the dorsal side of the embryo, is comprised of two tissues; the dorsal ectoderm that gives rise to portions of the skin, and the amnioserosawhich guides the movements of gastrulation. Mutational analysis has identified at least five zygotic genes that guide the dorsal sub-division and we have been actively investigating the biochemical mechanism behind this process.
The key gene products that patterns the dorsal half of the embryo is coded for by the decapentaplegic (dpp) and screw loci. Both Dpp and Scw are related to the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) of vertebrates, which in turn are members of a very large group of secreted factors known as the TGF-ß superfamily of signaling molecules. Members of this family control a wide range of developmental and physiological processes in higher eukaryotes.
One of the more intriguing properties of certain TGF-ß-type proteins is their ability to act as morphogens; molecules that instruct cells to adopt specific fates in a concentration dependent manner. The Drosophila Dpp protein has morphogen properties since, in the embryo, different levels of Dpp distinguish amnioserosa from dorsal ectoderm. How is the gradient of Dpp concentration generated in dorsal tissue and how do the cells read the gradient to produce the appropriate response? We have found that gradient formation is controlled at the extra cellular level by interaction of Dpp and Scw with several other secreted factors that include the products of the short gastrulation (sog), twisted gastrulation (tsg), and tolloid (tld). The combined action of Sog, Tsg and Tld is to spatially localize a heterodimer of Dpp/Scw in a tight distribution centered about the dorsal midline, leading to amnioserosa development while the distributions of the Dpp/Dpp and Scw/Scw homodimers remain broad because they have low affinity for the Sog and Tsg proteins. The different ligand spatial profiles create a bi-phasic signal where amnioserosa precursors receive high levels of signal from the more potent Dpp/Scw heterodimer while dorsal ectoderm cells are specified by the low levels of signal elicited by the Dpp/Dpp and Scw/Scw homodimers.
More recently we have developed a reaction-diffuse model for D/V patterning and are using computational methods to explore the properties of this patterning system. For example, one important aspect of biological processes is that they need to be fairly plastic so that they function properly despite differences in the genetic makeup and environmental conditions under which the organism develops. Such systems are termed "robust" and for the D/V patterning process, we wished to determine the source of robustness. In collaboration with Dr. Hans Othmer from the Mathematics Department at the University of Minnesota, we have analyzed the behavior of theD/V patterning system with respect to changes in gene dose. What we have discovered is that Nature has employed heterodimeric molecules at each step of the signaling cascade and these heterodimers help buffer the patterning system to changes in the concentration of the individual monomeric components. Thus, a 2-fold change in monomer input results in much less change in the effective concentration of the heterodimer. We think this may be one reason why heterodimers are employed by many biological processes. We are further refining the computational model using 3D approximations to examine how the system integrates signal in both time and space. Our preliminary data suggests that the classic morphogen view does not hold in this case. That is, cell fate is not specified as a result of cells reading a steady state morphogen gradient. Instead, cells see a changing gradient over time, but are able to assume distinct fates because the integrate the signal using a positive feedback mechanism.
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An early Drosophila embryo showing Dpp/Scw espression on the dorsal side (green) and Mad (red)
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To refine a brand identity, and the ability to develop clearer and clearer messaging, is in the capacity to name what you see and name what you feel, and to identify and put the right adjective on it, to put the right descriptor on it. This is easy to do once you start exercising that muscle. It's like going to the gym, once or twice or three times a week. 🙂 I want you to start getting back into name calling, getting back describing why you like something, Or don't.
I like that…. that's elegant. Oh, I like her shoes. That's beautiful. That is strong. That's tacky. That's crass. Start naming what you see and feel. Don't go up to people and tell them, but notice and start articulating what you observe. Then, I want you to notice the positive ones are what you want in your brand. In actuality, you're describing yourself.
Observation and awareness is what matters, and your ability to articulate what you see and, more importantly, what you feel. Once you start exercising that muscle, you can then start being clearer with what your brand stands for, what you want emotionally, what you desire for yourself, for your business, for your audience, how you want them to feel. Get clear on how you want them to feel, because when you're clear of how you want them to feel, you will begin to speak in a way that elicits that feeling. That's resonance. The reason why businesses succeed, grow and evolve, is because we step more and more into our capacity to being our authentic self.


Adiantum Aureum.�It has many small, brownish, red hairs to make up the form of leaves growing about the ground from the root; and in the middle of them, in Summer, rise small stalks of the same colour, set with very fine yellowish green hairs on them, and bearing a small gold, yel�low head, less than a wheat corn, standing in a large husk. The root is very small and thready. It grows in bogs and on moors, and in dry shady places. Its Medicinal Virtues are much the same as those of the White Maiden Hair. It makes an excellent wash for the hair, cleansing it, and promoting the growth.
There is also a BLACK MAIDEN HAIR, Adiantum Nigrum. It is like the Common Fern of the divided kind, only very small. It grows nearly ten inches high. The stalks are thick and glossy, and black. The leaves are beautifully divided into many parts, of a short bright green, and notched at the edges. The seeds lie on the edges of the under part of the leaves in form of a brown dust. Its Medicinal Virtues are similar to the other Maiden Hairs. A decoction of it works powerfully by urine. It relieves a troublesome cough.


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Foster an Author Week 3 Starts Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the start of Foster an Author Week and it's my third time participating. So what is Foster an Author? Jo and Isa from Jo & Isa Loves Books and Read Review Repeat Blog & Literary Promotions have organised this fantastic annual event as a way to help highlight new authors to readers.
This year, my authors in focus will be K.A. Duggsy and Lexi C. Foss. K.A. Duggsy is based in Cardiff, Wales and writes sci-fi/time travel/dystopian romance. And what about Lexi C. Foss? Lexi is based in Atlanta, Georgia, writes contemporary and paranormal romance and is the author of the Immortal Curse series and the Mershano Empire series. Make sure you check in every day either here or on the Kim Talks Books Facebook page to get to know more about both authors!
To get things started before tomorrow, make sure you follow both authors and familiarise yourself with their work. Let your one-click finger go crazy if it strikes your fancy! The most important thing is to give new-to-you authors a try!
Happy reading and see you tomorrow for more of Foster an Author 3.


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Prince lauds UAE for establishing IRENA
His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, yesterday attended the Plenary Session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
The session was chaired by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, President of the assembly.
His Royal Highness delivered a statement, thanking the Federal Republic of Germany for the initial idea behind the agency and congratulating the United Arab Emirates on its impressive work as the permanent host country.
His Royal Highness later held bilateral discussions with Sven Al Kalaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
His Royal Highness yesterday evening joined fellow heads of delegations in a tour of IRENA exhibition and attended a dinner at the Manaret Sa'diyat hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates to welcome all delegates. Also present at the dinner was His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE.
Following is the full text of HRH's speech:
"My congratulations on your election and my appreciation to the agency for the arrangements for this very important international initiative.
"First of all, I would like to thank the Federal Republic of Germany for the original idea behind IRENA and offer my warmest congratulations to the United Arab Emirates on the speed with which they have established the agency in time for this first meeting.
"It means that one of the world's great industrial countries is working together with one of our most go-ahead developing nations and that represents outstanding cooperation and is extremely encouraging.
"For us in Brunei Darussalam, the opening of the agency comes at a most appropriate moment. Oil and gas is our biggest industry and we export to several countries in our region, so we have tried to make sure that our energy is clean and efficient. Nevertheless, we have to face the biggest question for all oil-producing countries, especially, a very small one like ours.
"This is the question that our people are beginning to ask quite seriously: What happens when the oil runs out?
"This means that we have to look very closely at renewable energy.
"We have a number of local plans at the moment and we're also working with our neighbours in the region, but of course, we cannot solve all the problems on our own. We need more expertise and experience and consequently, we need international ideas.
"That is why I am here, Mr President, to say that we very much support the aims of IRENA and greatly appreciate all your efforts in getting this very important agency established.
"I would especially like to congratulate the United Arab Emirates on the speed and efficiency in which they have established the agency. I am very impressed and I wish them every success as its permanent seat." - Borneo Bulletin (5th April 2011)


Ilias Theodosis text on next post #2.
This follow up became current when a good poster, Geoff, on the textkit language forum, asked about the grammar when you have the full text with the heavenly and earthly witnesses.
Geoff questioned whether the full heavenly and earthly witnesses verses have a grammatical problem.
(Generally this is only brought up by short text defenders, in reactive mode, when they say ..
And I asked Ilias how he looks at the neuter grammar of the earthly witnesses when you have the full pure text. Is there anything in question about the neuter grammar? Ilias gave a superb answer that compliments what I already understood, that the two verses are one grammatical unit.
... in Jr's group (this is a reference to Facebook, NT Textual Criticism. James Snapp, Jr.) I already mentioned that there is a schema of Greek syntax that is used mostly in traditional songs, poems etc. and this schema justifies the second conflict in the last verse (in 1 John 5, the earthly witnesses). But, the first verse (in 1 John 5, the heavenly witnesses) must always have the grammar and gender correct.
when we have two rhymes in a song, the first one must be always CORRECT in grammar and syntax etc, but the second is not required because it must follow the first grammar construction (for symmetry reasons)... I think this rule is in many languages, not in Greek only.
John makes a construction like a song. The two rhymes are equal (length and rhythm) like a song, and that way the second rhyme MUST follow the first grammar, cause the two lines are almost equal. If John changes the gender in the second, then he breaks the symmetry.
In poems, songs etc. in rhymes, verses etc. that are almost similar lines, even if it consists of two verses like here - you can not have a break of symmetry, the symmetry is more important than to follow the tight (formal) grammar.
However, the fist part must be always correct and not the opposite.
Why is this so clear and simple to Ilias? Simply because Greek is his native language, he did not learn the language from grammar books, or as a second or third language.
Thank you, Ilias. I believe, overall, this is the best explanation of the neuter grammar question in the full text that has been given to date.
Frederick Nolan figure attraction reference from the Port Royal grammar.
Ironically, his auxiliary examples are the non-functional pneuma/paraclete verses in John.so his analysis is uneven. However, in the broader sense he has the right section.
This was a sound reference, however, not anywhere near as clear as to the why as we have from Ilias.
suggests that the smaller grammar of August Heinrich Matthiae gives abstractum pro concreto (constructio ad sensum) that Nolan, Hales and Burgess overlooked. However, he ends up taking situations with masculine nouns and neuter grammar, clearly not relevant.
"There is, I think, a high degree of inconsistency in the espousers of the Heavenly Witnesses, when they argue against its possible personification of the earthly witnesses in the eighth verse, in order to bring in the seventh...., if we may not be permitted to personify the spirit, the water, and the blood, when the seventh verse is omitted, how, I ask, shall we be any more at liberty to do so when it is actually thrust in? I am aware that the learned Bishop of St. David's has said, by an attraction ; but to that I may reply in one word, that the Greek tongue acknowledges no such attractions as this, nor any other tongue whatever, with which I am in the least acquainted..
.... The criticks of the German school, it is true, though they do not venture to contravene the text quoted above. do nevertheless permit themselves to use unjustifiable liberties with the sacred style; particularly with that of John. And I am not quite sure that Griesbach can wash his hands of this sin.
But we may fearlessly say that no scholar can impeach the grammar of an inspired writer: or can convict him of a gross solecism. A priori, thething is impossible. It is enough to say that the Holy Spirit was with him. He who gave the gift of tongues, would not give it in imperfection: far less with the drawback of palpable blemishes; still less would he bestow a gift involving false grammar, and absurdities which would expose to the ridicule of men his venerable apostles, employed in discoursing on the most grave subjects. Such an idea involves the purest absurdity—if not something even more than absurdity. The apostles did speak—they did write as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, Be our plain answer this.
and also go back to the Eugenius explanation.
However, the simple and clear explanation of Ilias Theodosis should close this particular question.
This post needs some tweaking, especially placing in the Greek.
"... a grosser solecism than can be ascribed to any writer, sacred or profane"
An inquiry into the integrity of the Greek Vulgate, or received text of the New Testament - in which the Greek manuscripts are newly classed, the integrity of the authorised text vindicated, and the various readings traced to their origin.
3. In 1 John v. 7. the manifest rent in the Corrected Text, which appears from the solecism in the language, is filled up in the Received Text; and (Grk) being inserted, the masculine adjectives, (Grk) , are ascribed suitable substantives; and by the figure attraction, which is so prevalent in Greek, every objection is removed to the structure of the context. Nor is there thus a necessary emendation made in the apostle's language alone, but in his meaning. St. John is here expressly summing up the divine and human testimony, "the witness of God and man;" and he has elsewhere formally enumerated the heavenly witnesses, as they occur in the disputed passage. In his Gospel he thus explicitly declares, "I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me; and when the Comforter is come, even the Spirit of truth, he shall, testify of me." And yet, in his Epistle, where he is expressly summing up the testimony in favor of Jesus, we are given to understand that he passes at least two of these heavenly witnesses by, to insist on three earthly; which have brought the suppressed witnesses to the remembrance of almost every other person who has read the passage for the last sixteen centuries! Nay more, he omits them in such a manner as to create a gross solecism in his language, which is ultimately removed by the accidental insertion, as we are taught, of those witnesses, from a note in his margin. Nor is this all, but this solecism is corrected, and the oversight of the Apostle remedied, by the accidental insertion of the disputed passage from the margin of a translation; the sense of which, we are told, it embarrasses, while it contributes nothing to amend the grammatical structure! Of all the omissions which have been mentioned respecting this verse, I. call upon the impugners of its authenticity to specify one, half so extraordinary as the present? Of all the improbabilities which the controversy respecting it has assumed as true, I challenge the upholders of the Corrected Text to name one, which is not admissible as truth, when set in competition with so flagrant an improbability as the last. Yet, on the assumption of this extravagant improbability as matter of fact, must every attack on the authenticity of this verse be built, as its very foundation !
On summing up the arguments which have been urged against the text of the heavenly witnesses, I cannot therefore discover any thing which materially affects the authenticity of this verse, either in the omissions of the Greek manuscripts or the silence of the Greek fathers, in the variations of the Latin version or the allegorical explanations of the Latin polemics. The objections hence raised against that text are perfectly consistent with that strong evidence in its favor, which is deducible from the internal evidence and the external testimony of the African Church, which testimony remains to be disposed of before we can consider it spurious. Nor is there any objection to which the text of the Vulgar Greek is exposed, in other respects, which at all detracts from its credit.
It has been stated against I Joh. v. 7, 8. as read in the Greek Vulgate, that the objection raised to the grammatical structure of the Palestine text, is removed but a step back by the insertion of I Joh. v, 7, as the same false concord occurs in the context [in] I Joh. v. 8. as read in the Byzantine edition;(Grk) being there made to agree with to. (Grk) But this objection has been made without any attention to the force of the figure attraction. The only difficulty which embarrasses the construction lies is furnishing the first adjectives (Grk) with substantives; which is effectually done, by the insertion of (Grk) , in the disputed passage. The subsequent (Grk) are thence attracted to the foregoing adjectives, instead of being governed by the subsequent to. (Grk) in the strictest consistency with the style of St. John and the genius of the Greek language.
This Mountain Retreat 6 does not have the Port Royal Greek grammar footnote, which is above.
The 1830 edition by Nolan has some additional points, including on the Sabellian issue.
Jeremy Menicucci contributed on the NT Textual Criticism thread, and this can lead to an extra issue or two.
Abbe Le Hir - "The apostle has been guided by the taste for parallelism"
This interpretation of verse 8 has nothing of forced about it, if verse 7 be retained in its place. The apostle has been guided by the taste for parallelism, so deeply rooted in the Jewish mind, that it forms the basis of their poetry and of their poetical prose. This love of symmetry explains how the tres sunt is in the masculine, whilst the three nouns that express in the Greek, water, blood, and Spirit, are neuter; it likewise explains how this idea of appealing to the testimony of water and blood, which in verse ti is still obscure and undefined, becomes fully developed in verse 8.
Like the Ben Knopp article, this has solid additional internal points stated clearly.


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More:How can Ventura County prepare for the looming eviction crisis caused by COVID-19?
Since March 5, the center has fielded over 91,000 coronavirus-related inquiries across all the counties, with a peak of around 10,000 calls per week in the early months of the pandemic. The center has returned to that call range in the past two weeks, but with much less staff.
During the height of calls in the spring, a the center had over 300 staff and volunteers. They're now back to between 70 and 80 staff members.
"Our call volume over the past two weeks with the tier change and conversations about case numbers going back up is back to that 10,000 range per week, so we've done that with much less staff. We're waiting to see if it is going to even back out," Brown said.
For now, the increase in calls correlates with an increase in wait times. The current average wait time for callers is about five minutes, and Brown says the goal is to answer calls in less than one minute.
More:COVID-19: Here's what the recent coronavirus surge looks like in Ventura County
In Ventura County, the No. 1 need people have for calling 211 is housing. So far in 2020, 31.33% of calls were for housing needs, followed by food and meals at 10.68% and income support or assistance at 10.44%.
For comparison, housing was also the top need in 2019 with 31.12% of calls, followed by income support or assistance at 11.69% and mental health and addictions at 11.17%.
The number of these calls is increasing. Calls for food and meal assistance rose from 1,545 in 2019 to 3,526 this year. For housing, the number of calls rose from 7,762 in 2019 to 10,343 so far this year.
Operators refer callers to agencies and programs throughout the county. The Ventura County Human Service Agency, Salvation Army Ventura and Food Share have received some of the most referrals this year.
The Human Service Agency's Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program has received some of the most referrals this year. The program assists those who are homeless or facing homelessness.
The program works to prevent homelessness by providing funding to local residents who are facing potential eviction from their residence due to an inability to pay rent.
Homelessness:Two years ago, she was homeless. Now she's the assistant manager at a homeless shelter
Once a referral gets to the program, staff contacts the individual by phone or email to do an in-depth assessment. If the individual meets the eligibility requirements, which include income level and homeless or potential homeless status, they then get assigned to a social worker, who does a second in-depth assessment to connect them to resources.
"211 is kind of a broad brushstroke. Then we dig a little deeper and look at things like housing situation, housing status, income, needs outside of housing," said Chris Russell, program manager for Homeless Services with the Human Services Agency.
Housing:This program helps local landlords accept Section 8 recipients, other voucher holders
Russell says the program saw an increase in calls in the first few months of COVID-19. But since then, calls have decreased. Russell attributed this to the statewide eviction moratorium that took effect over the summer. Before COVID-19, the program would get calls from people with an eviction notice and couldn't pay their rent due to an emergency, like a medical issue or car repair. The program would then provide rental assistance.
"I think we're not getting a lot of those requests right now because people can't be evicted," said Russell.
Instead, the program is trying to educate callers that they will need to pay back their rent eventually.
"They're going to owe the rent, it is just that the landlord can't move forward right now while the moratorium is in place."
Under current protections, renters can't be evicted for nonpayment of rent through the end of January if they were financially impacted by the pandemic.
Are you struggling to pay rent due to COVID-19? Share your story with reporter Erin Rodeat erin.rode@vcstar.com or 805-437-0312.


Lim Heng Seng currently heads the Employment Practice Group at the firm. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Universiti Malaya in 1976. He obtained a Master of Laws from the University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science) in 1987. He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1988.
He served in various capacities in the Malaysian Judicial and Legal Service from 1976 until 2001, when he left to practise law. Some of his previous appointments include head of arbitration (1990-92) and deputy head of civil litigation with the Attorney General"s Chambers (February 1992-93). He has also served as chairman of both the Industrial Court of Malaysia (1994-2003) and the Social Security (Socso) Appellate Board (1997-2003).
Heng Seng is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Industrial Law Reports published by the Malaysian Current Law Journal. He is the advisory editor on Malaysian Court Forms published by the Malayan Law Journal, and the author of Assessment of Damages in Personal Injury and Fatal Accident Claims, a prescribed textbook for the Certificate in Legal Practice examination conducted by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board.
At the Malaysian Employment Law Conference 2008, he presented a paper on Integrity in the Workplace: Whistle Blowing or Ethical Informing and this was followed by Sustaining Business in an Adverse Economy: Managerial Prerogatives & Fair Labour Practices, Review of the Pre-Industrial Court Adjudication Steps and Process and The Impact of the Whistleblowing Protection Act 2010 on Human Resource Management & Employment Law at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 conferences respectively.
In the 2009 edition of Chambers Asia: Asia's Leading Lawyers for Business, Heng Seng was listed as a leading individual [Band 1] in Industrial Relations and described as possessing the ability to "strike a delicate but sensible balance between the law and the realities of the corporate world".
Heng Seng has also been recognised as one of the "leading labour lawyers" in Malaysia by business and investment magazine Euromoney.


With people being more health conscious these days, we are often asked about the safety of E-juices and what exactly are they made of. Is there a difference between propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerin (VG)? Can these ingredients be harmful to one's health? And what about allergies and side effects? Are there any? We'll do our best to clarify all of these concerns.
If E-cigs are used as a 'quit-smoking' tool, obviously the smoker is concerned about their health. So, why switch one bad habit for another? The answer? You don't! And here's why.
E-juices (aka eliquids) are made with propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerin (VG), some flavorings, and of course nicotine at a tolerable dose. Nicotine can be the same dosage as a cigarette or slowly weaned down as desired while quitting smoking. Eventually, vaping can be a nicotine-free enjoyable experience. Some juices contain water and/or a sweetener. The percentage of PG to VG varies by brand. Most e-juices are organic (meaning no pesticides or other harmful ingredients).
What IsThe Difference Between PG and VG?
Vegetable glycerin is thicker than propylene glycol. If the e-juice you select contains more VG, it will generate more vapor. This is often a personal choice and is frequently used by vaping 'hobbyists'. E-juices that contain more PG carries the flavor much better, and delivers a greater throat hit which is especially important to people who are quitting tobacco products. E-juices are available as well in a formula created as 50PG/50VG e-juice to balance the two. Personal preference varies.
Both PG and VG are used in many food products, and in medical and pharmaceutical products. Surprisingly, asthma inhalers also use PG. PG is generally recognized as safe (G.R.A.S.) by the FDA. This information can be found on the FDA website.
Some people assume that PG is harmful because it's used in anti-freeze. The truth is PG is used as a safer alternative in anti-freeze and replaces the harmful ethylene glycol and makes a safer, non-toxic anti-freeze. It's important not to confuse the two.
What About Allergies and Side Effects of E-juices?
Since there are numerous consumable food products made with these ingredients, you would most likely already know if you are allergic. The most common allergy symptoms from PG would be eczema, throat irritations, and nausea. If you are concerned about PG, switching to 100% VG should resolve these symptoms. PG is used in many cosmetics, shampoos, soaps, and numerous other products, and usually in small amounts.
Side effects from both PG and VG would include dry mouth, sore throat, and increased thirst which all can be eliminated by drinking more water. These symptoms are found most often in beginners. Switching from tobacco cigarettes to ecigs can also cause similar side effects and can be withdrawal symptoms.
Talk with your Vape Store representative about any concerns you may have.


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title: Gatsby Project Structure
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Inside a Gatsby project, you may see some or all of the following folders and files:

```
/
|-- /.cache
|-- /plugins
|-- /public
|-- /src
    |-- /pages
    |-- /templates
    |-- html.js
|-- /static
|-- gatsby-config.js
|-- gatsby-node.js
|-- gatsby-ssr.js
|-- gatsby-browser.js
```

### Folders

- **`/.cache`** _Automatically generated._ This folder is an internal cache created automatically by Gatsby. The files inside this folder are not meant for modification. Should be .gitignore-d.

- **`/public`** _Automatically generated._ The output of `gatsby build` process will be exposed inside this folder. Should be .gitignore-d.

- **`/plugins`** This folder hosts any project-specific ("local") plugins that aren't published as an `npm` package. Check out the [plugin docs](/docs/plugins/) for more detail.

- **`/src`** This directory will contain all of the code related to what you will see on the front-end of your site (what you see in the browser), like your site header, or a page template. "Src" is a convention for "source code".

  - **`/pages`** Components under src/pages become pages automatically with paths based on their file name. Check out the [pages docs](/docs/recipes/#creating-pages) for more detail.
  - **`/templates`** By convention, templates used across multiple pages are Contains templates for programmatically creating pages. Check out the [templates docs](/docs/building-with-components/#page-template-components) for more detail.
  - **`html.js`** For custom configuration of default .cache/default_html.js. Check out the [custom html docs](/docs/custom-html/) for more detail.

- **`/static`** If you put a file into the static folder, it will not be processed by Webpack. Instead it will be copied into the public folder untouched. Check out the [assets docs](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/adding-images-fonts-files/#adding-assets-outside-of-the-module-system) for more detail.

### Files

- **`gatsby-browser.js`**: This file is where Gatsby expects to find any usage of the [Gatsby browser APIs](/docs/browser-apis/) (if any). These allow customization/extension of default Gatsby settings affecting the browser.

- **`gatsby-config.js`**: This is the main configuration file for a Gatsby site. This is where you can specify information about your site (metadata) like the site title and description, which Gatsby plugins you'd like to include, etc. Check out the [config docs](/docs/gatsby-config/) for more detail.

- **`gatsby-node.js`**: This file is where Gatsby expects to find any usage of the [Gatsby node APIs](/docs/node-apis/) (if any). These allow customization/extension of default Gatsby settings affecting pieces of the site build process.

- **`gatsby-ssr.js`**: This file is where Gatsby expects to find any usage of the [Gatsby server-side rendering APIs](/docs/ssr-apis/) (if any). These allow customization of default Gatsby settings affecting server-side rendering.

### Miscellaneous:

The file/folder structure described above reflects Gatsby-specific files and folders. Since Gatsby sites are also React apps, it's common to use standard React code organization patterns such as folders like `/components` and `/utils` inside `/src`. The [React docs](https://reactjs.org/docs/faq-structure.html) have more information on a typical React app folder structure.


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