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Jo Ann Whittemore (nee, Leming), 78, of Berea died Friday, March 2, 2018, at The Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born November 13, 1939, in Madison County to the...
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Anita Lynn Hurst Barker, 82, of Berea, passed away on November, 2, 2017.
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Curtis Reppert, 80, of Berea, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at St. Joseph East in Lexington of complications following a heart attack. He was a Madison County native born June 10, 1937, son of the...
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Ann Smith Ford, 80, of Richmond, KY, former news bureau director at Berea College, died April 13. Ms. Ford is survived by her husband, Ed Ford; a son, Mark E. Ford (Patricia), Berea; daughter,...
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Karl George Struss, 82, of Berea, died Friday, March 24, 2017, at his home following a long illness. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Ina (Griffith) Struss.
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Raymond Moore, 74, of Richmond, loving husband of Joyce Singleton Moore, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017. He was a Berea native born April 30, 1942, son of the late Daniel and Eleanor McIntosh...
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Glen Combs, 82, of Paint Lick, husband of Alma Lunsford Combs, died Friday.
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David Wagers
David Wagers, 84, of Berea, died Sunday, January 8, 2017. He was a Seth, Kentucky, native born September 24, 1932, U. S. Army Veteran, retired carpenter, and resident of Berea for the past 30...
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Dorothy Powell Caldwell, 85, of Berea, died Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born June 1, 1931, daughter of the late Richard and Amanda Rodgers Powell, retired clerical worker for Appalachian...


Holidays means cookies! Flour and cookie sheets are bound to appear. The smell of sweets in the kitchen puts the family in the holiday spirit. But if your food isn't properly sealed, your festivities might come to a screeching halt. When food isn't stored correctly, it attracts pests. If left unchecked, a small problem can turn into an infestation.
There are a lot of types of pests that would be attracted to a bag that is open filled with sugar. Mice, Ants, Cockroaches, Indian Meal Moths and Merchant Grain Beetles……just to name a few. Some of these pests are pretty harmless, but will spoil food and cut short your plans to make a batch of cookies. Mice and cockroaches carry diseases and are triggers for asthma and allergies.
Pests are creative. When it comes to getting in our home, they can hitchhike in on or in the grocery bags that were placed on the ground during transport. Inspect bags before bringing them inside. Look over the packages of the items before purchasing them at the store. If a package is opened or looks like it is damaged, do not purchase it.


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Gyeongju: Going back in time
Gyeongju was already old when I first saw it—over a thousand years old, really— and I was young, just turned 25. As with most things old, it makes you think of time, and how much of it passes unnoticed until there is little left, our lives marked by random remembrances: births, deaths, breakups, graduations. But unlike us, this ancient capital has a long memory, preserved beautifully by its inhabitants. Gyeongju, which lies 370 km south of Seoul, in the North Gyeongsang province, has the most number of World Heritage Sites in South Korea. Known as the museum without walls, it is often offered as a day trip from Busan or an overnight excursion from Seoul, which is ridiculous. How do you squeeze in a millennium of memories in a day, or even a week? How do you navigate a city whose (nearly) entire area, including the Namsan Mountain, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site? To help out, Gyeongju Tourism presents themed itineraries for travelers: the 1-3 day courses; the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage …
Hemingway's Paris
Paris est toujours une bonne idee, said Sabrina. Even in the rain, even with the crowd — and yes, even with the dog poop — the idea of walking around Paris is always romantic. The Parisians know this, of course, which is why there is an overwhelming number of walking tours serving an overwhelming 89 million visitors to the City of Lights every year. We decided to go with The Original Paris Walks, which was founded in 1994 — long before walking tours were a thing — and who offer unique themed walks like The French Revolution, Paris Fashion Walk, Writers of the Left Bank, Medieval Latin Quarter, Village Montmartre and more. It was raining when we got to the Metro Cardinal Lemoine for the Hemingway's Paris walking tour, but as Paris Walks had promised, "tours are guaranteed, and run rain or shine," so off we went with our fabulous guide Jonathan, stopping at points of interest in the 5th arrondissement: Valery Larbaud's apartment, 71 rue du Cardinal Lemoine. While Larbaud was himself an accomplished French …
The Beauty and the Beast that is Venice
Venice is one of those cities you have to experience at least once in your lifetime. Everything you've already seen in the movies is true — it is ancient, vibrant, dreamy, brimming with art and history. And then you add 28 million tourists. Suddenly, you get a different picture of the place: hostile locals, shoulder-to-shoulder human traffic, made-in-China souvenirs, and a sinking World Heritage City. It becomes clear that Venice's unique beauty is also its curse, bringing in mass tourism that Venetians say has ruined their quality of life. Hence, the unsmiling, protesting remaining residents who don't really want you there. So why still go to Venice? 1. Because it is, without a doubt, the most architecturally fascinating city in the world. The capital of the Veneto region in northeastern Italy, Venice is a 1,200-year-old city that stands on millions of wooden trunks piled underwater to keep the city afloat. Romans escaping barbarian invaders in the 5th century sought refuge in the marshlands of Torcello, Jesolo and Malamocco, where they built settlements on 118 islands …
The Stuff of Storybooks
Weeks before our family's spring trip, a battle ensued. Which city should we drop from our must-see list? We had only 21 days to spend in Europe and 25 places we wanted to see. "Take out Rome," I said. But my sister reminded me we were flying out from there—it had the cheapest fare to Manila. "How about Salzburg?" No. Our father was joining us because of the von Trapps and their Sound of Music. We couldn't take out London either. It was our mother's pick, and it was her birthday, the main reason we were on the Europe trip in the first place. "Paris? Edinburgh? Florence?" I asked. Cities were crossed out from the itinerary one by one, but nobody dared touch Prague. The capital city of the Czech Republic is on every bucket list: Places to See before You Die, Best Destinations for 2016, Most Charming European Cities, World's Best-Preserved Medieval Cities… The hyperbolic lists were endless. According to Euromonitor International, Prague is the fifth most visited European city after London, Paris, Istanbul and …
Wholesome Amsterdam
Cannabis, canals and carnal pursuits pretty much sum up the tourist's image of Amsterdam. And you really can't blame them when Google serves up "Tips for Getting Stoned like a Pro" or "Best Places for Cannabis Shopping" when you type in "Amsterdam travel." In the capital of the Netherlands, you will learn the big difference between a coffeeshop, which sells weed, and a coffee shop, which sells coffee. You will see prostitution in a different light at the, well, Red Light District, and realize how everything is strictly business in this part of the world, just as it has been hundreds of years ago when the merchant city was built. But Amsterdam has Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Anne Frank, too. If, like me, you have little interest in smoking joints, fret not—you can still experience a high in Amsterdam. The city is loaded with interesting streets, colorful flea markets, great museums and cool places to just chill and watch those happy folk go by. Despite what people might think—with Amsterdam's anything-goes attitude—safety is not an issue …
(Just a little) Love, Actually
Sometimes, we really should listen to friends. Like when they say, "Bring an umbrella because it always rains in London," you MUST grab an umbrella even if the sun is bright and shining when you leave the apartment to explore. Because those Londoners are right – it always rains in their corner of the Earth. Another thing that's always in London are tourists — all 17 million of them spending £11 billion like London wasn't the sixth most expensive city in the world. Last year, London ranked the second most visited city, after Hong Kong. At Heathrow alone, prepare to queue an hour or two for immigration clearance. It's nothing like that famous opening scene in "Love Actually," when Hugh Grant says in his perfect Love-me-I'm-British accent: "Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that… If you look for it, I've got …
Tacloban: The Tide Turns
If you want to know how resilient Filipinos are, take the first flight out to Tacloban City in Leyte, an hour from Manila. By this time, everyone–Filipino and foreigner alike–knows the city by name. It is impossible to forget what happened to this place two years ago, during the strongest typhoon in history to ever make landfall. In November 2013, I was one of those who watched in horror, from the comfort of my living room in Metro Manila, as 300 kph winds and a seven-meter storm surge nearly decimated that historic city in Eastern Visayas. A few days later, as the winds blew another way, images of Tacloban revealed nothing but bloated bodies, ravaged houses, crying children, lost parents—the remnants of once happy lives—scattered on the streets. Imagine what I was thinking when a book project required me to travel to Tacloban, 16 months from that tragic day. "Do you think there are ghosts there?" I asked a friend, who knew that I feared only three things in life: big spiders, flying cockroaches …
It's funny how memory works, or doesn't work, in some cases. On non-working holidays like this, for instance, when I have to write a throwback travel piece about that California road trip we did in 2009, I beat my brains for details to make up even a half-coherent story, and my memory fails me. Where did we stay? What was that park? How many days, exactly, were we on the road? How many miles was it? Why did I take that picture—was that tunnel important? The drive along the famous Pacific Coast Highway, or California State Road 1, was a spur-of-the-moment decision—this much I'm sure of. My roommate, a Filipino nurse in San Francisco, learned that he would not be on duty the first few days of the year, my then-fiancé could take a day off, and my cousin, a teaching assistant, wouldn't have class till the following week. I, well, I was soon headed back to Hong Kong—my home base then—and was looking for an awesome trip to end my six months in the …
When the Fog Clears in Kalinga
The journey to Tulgao began the night before, with a decision to not go to Tulgao, a small community tucked in the highlands of Kalinga in northern Philippines that should have been famous for its rice terraces but isn't—at least not yet. The weather forecast for the following morning was thunderstorms, so a detour was necessary. Thankfully, there were more than enough photo shoot-worthy rice terraces in the Cordilleras. I pondered this as I found myself precariously balanced on the edge of muddy terraces the next day, trying, successfully, not to slip—three of the men I was with had already kissed the mud—but failing, unapologetically, to keep my temper in check. "We should've stuck to our earlier agreement. This is not a wise call. What if somebody gets hurt? We're in the middle of nowhere. And this project does not even come with insurance!" I rattled on, all the time keeping my eyes on the trail. I was NOT going to fall. By the time we crossed a narrow gap that has been transformed into …

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really like this one and love all the moon pictures…well done….
excellent closeup – rusty nails made an interesting composition!
Thank you Dan for the comment! Unfortuately, as I was beginning to write my thank you reply #1 Grandson drove his dump truck over my keyboard and deleted your comment! I couldn't get to the UNDO button fast enough. I'm sorry!
pretty Cool Deborah, it shows you are looking at them with different eyes than most of us. A lot of our yard was overgrown before we moved into it and we are slowly getting it cleaned up, my wife dug into a mound and pulled a big wheelbarrow full of nails out of it. I never thought of taking a photo. Shame on me.
Next time you see some nails or something similar you'll probably look for a composition now. I hope so!
🙂 Thank you very much Jodi!


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You know that dev server you've got lying around that has about half a dozen database mail profiles on? Maybe one account for every provider you've tested? Or maybe it's even a production server that has had its profile faithfully updated to a new account each time your SMTP server moves but never had the old ones cleared out?
After recently moving all of our servers to use SendGrid SMTP for sending out database mail I decided to perform some long overdue spring cleaning. In our case that included a couple of dev servers, as well as a production server from which you could divine the history of the company from the various database mail profiles and accounts it had.
Your servers might have a legitimate reason to contain multiple mail profiles/accounts, so only run the below script on a server if you are sure you want to remove every account/profile except the default.
For an example script which configures the default profile and account to use a SendGrid SMTP profile, see this gist. Plug in in your SendGrid API key) and you're good to go.


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Lawless Justice
The fatal flaw at the center of the Blackwater indictment
Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2008 7:00 AM
In January 2007, Rep. David Price introduced a bill that would have applied American criminal law to all government contractors who commit felonies while working in areas where U.S. forces are operating. "If we do not hold contract personnel accountable for misconduct, as we do for our military," the North Carolina Democrat said, "we are undermining our nation's credibility as a country that upholds the rule of law."
But in the case of the guards who killed 17 civilians in Baghdad's Nisour Square last year, holding contract personnel accountable for misconduct may be incompatible with the rule of law. That's because the law they are accused of violating does not apply to them.
A federal indictment unsealed this week charges five former employees of Blackwater Worldwide, hired by the State Department to provide protection services in Baghdad, with 14 counts of voluntary manslaughter, 20 counts of attempted manslaughter, and one count of discharging a firearm while committing a violent crime. A sixth guard, Jeremy Ridgeway, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
The men were part of a convoy that left Baghdad's International Zone, where the U.S. embassy is located, around noon on September 16, 2007, in response to a report that a car bomb had exploded near a Blackwater detail about a mile from Nisour Square. After the convoy entered the square and created a roadblock, Blackwater employees opened fire on a white Kia sedan approaching the traffic circle from the south. At least six guards then fired rifles, machine guns, and grenades at various targets, killing 17 people and injuring 20.
Although the guards said they were responding to an ambush, investigations by the Iraqi government, the Pentagon, and the FBI found no evidence that anyone else fired weapons during the incident. The FBI concluded that three of the fatal shootings might have been justified by a mistaken fear of imminent attack, but the rest were not. According to Ridgeway, members of the convoy made "no attempt to provide reasonable warnings" to the Kia driver, and "turret gunners in the convoy continued to fire their machine guns at civilian vehicles that posed no threat."
Such actions do appear to qualify as voluntary manslaughter, defined by federal law as "the unlawful killing of a human being without malice…upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion." The problem is that U.S. criminal law generally does not apply in foreign countries.
The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA), the 2000 statute under which the Blackwater guards are charged, covers people "employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States," including Defense Department contractors. But Blackwater was hired by the State Department.
The Congressional Research Service says "MEJA does not appear to cover civilian and contract employees of agencies engaged in their own operations overseas." The Congressional Budget Office agrees, stating flatly that "employees of security contractors working for the Department of State would not be subject to MEJA."
A 2004 amendment expanded MEJA's coverage to include contractors hired by other agencies "to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas." But from the context in which the amendment was passed, it's clear the intent was to cover civilians who work for the Pentagon under contracts arranged by other departments, such as interrogators at the Abu Ghraib prison who were officially hired by the Department of the Interior. If the amendment's authors had wanted to cover all contractors in areas of military activity, they easily could have done so, as Price's 2007 bill shows.
The obvious solution is to prosecute the former Blackwater employees under Iraqi law. But an order by the provisional government created after the U.S. invasion made contractors immune from local prosecutions for work-related conduct. Largely as a result of outrage over the Nisour Square incident, that immunity will be lifted under an agreement that takes effect in January—too late for justice in this case.
© Copyright 2008 by Creators Syndicate Inc.
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Civil Liberties Iraq Criminal Justice
Elemenope
December.10.2008 at 7:28 am
So, um, then just charge them with murder. I'm pretty sure that's a crime in both jurisdictions.
Elemenope,
Dude, I believe that is the problem. Technically it isn't murder. I got no time to draw up definitions as I got to get to the University and take 2 exams.
How is shooting unprovoked at non-violent non-combatants not murder?
Good luck, BTW.
domoarrigato
The FBI seemed to have thought they could have reason to believe they were being attacked:
The FBI concluded that three of the fatal shootings might have been justified by a mistaken fear of imminent attack, but the rest were not.
sounds like manslaughter for those three – murder for the rest.
You think as I do.
zevatron
I guess this is what you'd expect from Deathfang's Midnight Posse of Merciless Skull Warriors.
Charge them with whatever you want–it sounds, however, from the article, that they aren't covered by the DoD restrictions. So their lawyers will most likely be able to get them off.
While I used to be totally behind the concept of private mercenary contractors, we see the inherent problem in them being hired by the state and not private individuals–they become essentially the monarch's private army, both protected by the government yet unaccountable. Bad, bad, scenario.
Mercenaries deserve what they get. They are paid very well for what they do and they operate in a legal gray area. They cannot plead ignorance and they cannot trust their own government. They take their chances, and if "justice" bites them on the ass, tough shit. I have no sympathy for any of those cowboys. Want to play soldier? Try enlisting.
Sullum's article addresses this. While manslaughter (the charge against the Blackwater guys) is a crime in Iraq, the provisional government excepted US contractors from prosecution. Meanwhile, the US law that applies to criminal acts of contractors overseas doesn't appear to cover State Department contractors.
Want to play soldier? Try enlisting.
They did. All of the defendants are decorated former military veterans–mostly Marines.
And while it's fun to throw around the term "mercenary," what's wrong about hiring armed security guards to protect people in a dangerous area of the world.
Don't get me wrong, what these guys are accused of is bad stuff, but I don't see why people have a problem with hiring armed bodyguards. Would non-contractors with the same background (decorated Marines) be any less prone to overreacting to an imagined threat?
SniffSniff
Seems to me they are well deserved of the title of 'enemy combatants'. In these tight times saving money on a trial would be good, and who knows we might get a double bonus if they torture themselves. The whole complex of them somehow being above/beyond our law[s] [sic] plainly shows why we'll fail in our attempts to prosecute the WoT. Again. The totality of the Blackwater [et al] concept was, and still is, flawed on all fronts.
It's extraordinarily sad to see the dances going on from all 'sides' in attempt to circumvent the base nature of the "need" for mercenaries in the first place.
Probably. Decorated Marines in the Marines wouldn't have b.s. legal immunity to hide behind.
Decorated Marines in the Marines wouldn't have b.s. legal immunity to hide behind.
Immunity or not, Marines are still human, and make mistakes.
decorated former military veterans
Former. And what modern vet is not "decorated"? Take off the uniform and you're a mercenary.
Totally agree that mistakes happen, Abdul. However, don't you think the mental calculus changes when you know you can't be prosecuted under American or Iraqi law. When you're in the military, you have to worry about the UCMJ.
It's a classic case of when you reduce the cost of something*, you get more of it.
* In this case misconduct
December.10.2008 at 10:08 am
Take off the uniform and you're a mercenary.
What, inherently, is wrong with being a mercenary? You seem to have a big problem with them.
Iraq is a dangerous place. As long as you have people planting road side bombs and regularly ambushing you, you will have guards with their own fingers on the triggers…
Dave W.
I hope President Obama and Speaker Pelosi stop spending taxpayer money on these mercenaries.
a bill that would have applied American criminal law to all government contractors who commit felonies while working in areas where U.S. forces are operating.
In combination with Boumediene, this would further "civilianize" the military, by providing the basis specified by SCOTUS to extend US Constitutional rights to every person in areas where US forces are operating. Probably want to think twice, or even three times, about that.
Mercenaries deserve what they get.
Mercenaries may, but Blackwater in Iraq weren't mercenaries. They were US nationals working for the US government.
A fear of imminent attack is a good legal basis for self-defense, so no charges should be brought wherever it can be shown.
I don't quite get what's wrong with mercenaries. Why is it worse to have contract killers than killers on a payroll?
And, to be pedantic and technical, if you look up the Geneva Convention's definition of mercenaries, these guys aren't mercenaries.
So we send folks over there, over there, on our rather large dime mind you and impose upon the host a set of rules that allows them not to be accountable locally and then say [or try to] that they are above our own too. At least when we send out blackops folks they like jim phelps will be disavowed. The notion that we can hire someone to hire folks for us and not be responsible is one of the reasons many folks around the world doubt us.
gmatts
Because the people who are citizens of the country that these "mercenaries" are sent to fail to see the legal distinction between the US soldiers carrying guns, speaking English, and being ordered around by the US gov't and the Blackwater crew also carrying guns, speaking English and being kinda sorta ordered around by the US gov't.
Shit rolls downhill. And if these Blackwater type crews are percieved as shoot-first assholes that kill innocent people, well, it's a problem for us.
Big Green Monkey
I'm against mercenaries, partly inherently, but partly because I enjoy the fact that our fighting forces are all volunteer. That means if we want to fight wars, we need to have enough people willing to fight. If not enough people sign up, then we can't have a war.
Where mercenaries become a problem is that now, we don't need people to sign up, we just need money to pay for the mercenaries, and with congress just rampantly plucking dollars out of thick debt, the all volunteer military starts to go away.
Surely, the mercenaries are fighting voluntarily, but they don't need to be American nationals. Blackwater could theoretically have hired foreginers, making the pool for "volunteers" much larger than just those fighting for the country that started the war.
In the end, I think that if we don't have enough people in the military to fight a war, we shouldn't be fighting that war. We shouldn't be supplementing our public forces with private forces.
The problem with outfits like Blackwater is that use soldiers/Marines trained, at high cost, by the US government for the US government. Then the government has to pay many multiple times more for essentially the same men. These guys were in their early 20s. Which means, in essence, that they did a tour, left, joined a contracting firm and cashed in on taxpayer funded training. I can't fault the guys for doing it, but it's a raw deal for taxpayers.
I would be interested to see what would happen if there was a 5 year non-compete placed on these contractor firms. Meaning, contractors cannot use men that were in the military within 5 years of being in active duty for contracting duties for the US government. My guess is you would see a higher rate of reenlistment and fewer contractors available.
"What, inherently, is wrong with being a mercenary?"
I think that people generally have a knee-jerk reaction to people that contract themselves out to the highest bidder as a result of their desire/capability to go to war zones and, quite often, shoot people, all the while it being kinda implicit that money is the motivating factor.
(Just mention Terrell Owens or Roger Clemens to a group of sports fans and you'll get an idea of what I mean.)
So it's the defendants' fault that the government did not properly define what legal jurisdiction they fall under?
That seems fair.
*Note: I'm not arguing what they did was right.
Which means, in essence, that they did a tour, left, joined a contracting firm and cashed in on taxpayer funded training. I can't fault the guys for doing it, but it's a raw deal for taxpayers.
No it's not. If the funds weren't there 90% of them wouldn't be over there either. God forbid if we actually payed soldiers market value. Who knows, the whole Iraq thing might not have got off the ground at all due to costs.
Jokes aside, mercenaries, providing they are proficient at their job, are actually a cost savings in the long run. Once the wars over you can release them on mass. No pensions, VA, or other government programs required.
Sweet! So once the gov't initiates a plan – invade Iraq – and looks to save a few dimes by way of hiring mercenaries, if the mercenary sent by the gov't loses a leg or something and needs lifelong care, at least Uncle Sam doesn't have to worry about all the costs involved with that injury?
You've actually managed to make the action of hiring mercenaries even more detestable and depraved.
Don Mynack
Don't forget that they were promised immunity by the State Dept. immediately after the shootings, in trade for a "true accounting" of the incident. The entire case hinges on a judge throwing out the immunity. What a mess.
Uh.. then don't sign up to be a mercenary? Obviously many of these guys feel it's worth risk.
You are not arguing what they did was wrong eith; rather it seems that they should be allowed an exceptional loophole that we may well find was purposefully orchestrated [in part ]by their employer[s].
Surely you are still joking, otherwise it's not looking good….
We did increase salaries of soldiers of demand going up. Going to an outside firm for your own soldiers is an idiotic, non-cost effective way to do it. Unlike most real world labor outsourcing, there is no labor cost arbitrage. In fact, it's the exact opposite. Because of this, you create a competitor and false market price. If you put in a non-compete (which is goes on in many other industries), you'll get a better idea of market value because Blackwater and others will actually have to train their employees.
Since most of those guys are veterans, they are eligible for the same things as other vets. Except things like injuries and long term care are, presumably, part of the insurance provided by the contracting firm. As a result, the government is paying for those long-term care needs, albeit indirectly. Nice try, though. By the way, the government has a system in place to adapt to varying manpower needs; active reserves and use of stop-loss (and to a lesser extent, enforcement of Don't Ask, Don't Tell).
As long as the new case doesn't use any info from the State investigation, that immunity doesn't apply.
"Uh.. then don't sign up to be a mercenary?"
I think that "Don't sign up mercenaries" is much better.
Ah yes stop loss, that's much more fair. And unless they have already been in the military for 15+ years and are already elgible then the government will not give them any benefits.
From Blackwaters' own site:
Contrary to numerous media reports, no Blackwater contractor is paid $1,000 per day. Depending on engagement, contractors are paid between $450 and $650 per day. Blackwater contractors work temporarily and are paid only for the days they work, unlike members of the U.S. military who are paid a salary. Also unlike military members who enjoy a well deserved and rich benefits package, Blackwater security professionals receive only pay, no benefits. After paying federal taxes, including Social Security matching, and covering health care and retirement payments, private contractors' take-home pay is often less than the full compensation package many U.S. servicemen earn when salary and benefits are included.
So unless they are outright lying, you can see why it saves money in the long run. They may cost more upfront but the back end is much smaller. This is no different from employers who hire temps during busy periods. They wouldn't do it was it perceived as being profitable in the long run.
I'm laughing at the mercenary tangent.
These guys are former military, trained by the US Gov. They were hired by the US Department of State.
They are US citizens working for the US government.
They aren't working for an African warlord to steal diamonds.
The fundamental flaw seems to be that the DoD isn't providing security for the DoS, or more simply, that the State Dept has fallen through a legislative loophole.
It's as if Congress doesn't know how the government works! What a surprise!
The real lesson here is don't get into stupid wars.
I suppose that lesson is somewhat beyond us, so we are left dicking around with the details of cost and efficiency of prosecuting stupid wars.
Having just read the legal definitions I would like to apologize. I was in error. Funny how you can put your foot in your mouth thanks to misunderstood information from family members who work for attorneys.
Also . . . once upon a time I thought mercenary would be a good career move. Marching through the countryside whoring, fighting, and pillaging like some sort of medievel Condottieri would have been good times.
While I can agree with the sentiment, the likelyhood of that is currently small. So until that is acheived it's best to try to make military action incur the least amount of blood and treasure as possible.
December.10.2008 at 12:28 pm
On this issue, I'm adopting a rule of thumb:
Anyone who refers to Blackwater in Iraq as mercenaries doesn't get taken seriously. If you can't get that much right, why should I waste my time reading what else you have to say?
The fundamental flaw seems to be that the DoD isn't providing security for the DoS,
I suspect from the military's perspective, not having to put their lives on the line for State Dept. pukes is more of a feature than a bug.
Douglas Gray
If a company from Iraq came here and their employees behaved in such a manner, they would not get off the hook!
These guys should be sent back to Iraq, tried by the Courts there and sent to prison there. That sends a message to the Iraqi people that we uphold the rule of law, and that we respect their legal system.
These guys should be sent back to Iraq, tried by the Courts there and sent to prison there.
Then they'd get off scot-free because–as Sullum explained–Iraq passed a law that excepted US contractors. Iraq has more recently passed a law, inspired by this incident, that will eliminate the exception.
"That sends a message to the Iraqi people that we uphold the rule of law, and that we respect their legal system."
A wee bit late, even if feasible, for that to happen and have the desired effects.
It shouldn't be that difficult to find a court willing to overturn as unconstitutional the premise that the government is empowered to designate a limited group of individuals above the law, as the converse of a bill of attainder.
libertymike
Abdul-
Is there any provision in the Iraqui constitution that forbids the Iraqi government from prosecuting american contractors for murder? If not, Iraq should demand their extradition immediately.
War itself is a violation of the rule of war unlees the war is conducted by private parties seeking to crush collectivism and all of its cronies.
Jacob,
I thought it was the Coalition Provisional Authority (which is made up of Americans and Brits), not the provisional government (which is made up of Iraqis) that granted them immunity. There's a huge moral difference between that. There also could be questions of the right of the US to determine whom a sovereign nation could and could not prosecute. At the time of the shooting, the Iraqi government was up and running.
Is it really so hard for a libertarian to say "our government gave immunity to non-military personal that it should not have"?
Revenge and retribution prosecutions seem more fitting of the left.
Also Blackwater was under the employ of the state department. By going after Blackwater are we not saying to our government that it is OK for them to shield themselves by hiring contractors to do their dirty work?
Anyone who refers to Blackwater in Iraq as mercenaries doesn't get taken seriously.
Implying that there are grave criticisms of Blackwater that you would "take seriously." C'mom RCD, you have been posting here a long time, we know you by now and we weren't born yesterday.
An_Arab
1) I forget where I read it, but the contractors were granted immunity by a "June 8th Security Council Resolution". That doesnt sound like an Iraqi decision to me. Oh, and we all know how the US was just itching for its contractors to fall under Iraqi jurisdiction during talks for the new status-of-forces agreement. Riiiight…
2) Secondly, lets apply the sanity test: What country, with any shred of sovereignty, dignity, and/or an accompanying shred of having its leaders truly be chosen by the people, has ever, or will ever, agree to have a roving gang of god knows how many foreigners run around on its territory, with COMPLETE IMMUNITY against ANY crime committed towards its own citizenry?
This is why the US has been for all intents and purposes de facto occupying Iraq since it came in illegally. They say that Iraq was given sovereignty and yet the occupier demanded immunity for its murderers with guns during the SOF discussions.
I also love how when Saddam was being "tried", everybody told me that he was getting a fair trial, blah blah blah. But now all the sudden, proponents of giving US contractors immunity tell me its because "The Iraqi judicial system is not a fair one".
The first time I heard this was the day I lost all respect for the brain of any US military official.
There is only one thing that is obvious from all this. The US is an Imperial power. It must be treated accordingly.
Beezard
A buddy of mine who served in the infantry over there had some anecdotes about one of the companies in his regiment who were taught the wrong hand signals, and mixed up the "slow down" signal with "stop"…the result was one or more cars getting "lit up" because they didn't stop right away.
His basic take on the Blackwater thing was 'this shit happens all the time with the professional army why wouldn't it happen with them'.
…Just anecdotal evidence and not necessarily part of the case for or against these particular Blackwater guys…but it does beg the question- why is it so important to the feds to target these guys for legal action when this type of thing seems is fairly common in a warzone where you're using trained killers in a police man's role.
War is inevitably just one big f'd up bumblefuck of violence. Let's just try to avoid the next one altogether.
Diplomatic immunity means foreigners run around on everyones territory with complete immunity to crimes committed against a country's citizenry. Note the murder of a policewoman by a Libyan diplomat while she was protecting him against demonstrators. Of course you may claim that everyone, or just the UK, has no sovereignity and dignity, and their leaders are not chosen by the people. You'd probably be right!


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Mike Krzyzewski Jahlil Okafor interview after loss to Notre Dame
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski Jahlil Okafor both spoke with the media after their loss in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament last night. Below is a transcript.
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: I want to congratulate Notre Dame. I thought Mike had his team primed for us, and they played with great energy and togetherness. They were a very difficult team to defend.
We've won a lot in a row. I think we had won 12 in a row and playing light's out basketball, and I don't know from last night to tonight we just took that for granted on the necessary components to do that. But for about the first 24 minutes, I'm not sure‑‑ I don't know who we were coaching tonight. We weren't talking. We weren't doing anything. We weren't following instructions and it was like an out‑of‑body experience.
Again, Notre Dame has something to do with it because they come out with that verve, and in the last 16 minutes we play like we've played. This has been a great basketball team. They finally found their character, and they put themselves in a position where they could win the game, which was, to me unbelievable, to be quite frank with you with how poorly we've played for 24 minutes.
Hopefully, we're still in a point in time where we can learn from this. Next game we play, there is no more learning. You've got to do it. We had not lost since January, and sometimes I think you can take winning‑‑ not winning for granted, but the preparation to win, the emotional, the intellectual preparation that it takes to win, and we as a group didn't have that.
Then the last 16 minutes we played our butts off. Yeah, I'm proud of how we played the last 16 minutes, but not how we played before then.
Q. Coach, you mentioned a lot of things that didn't go well in the first half. Was there one thing in particular that was the most concerning for you about your team?
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: No, no. Just that there wasn't it. We've had it this season, and then we found it at the 16‑minute mark of the second half. Look, I love my team. My team has played great. But for some reason we were not there. Even if we're there, we may not beat Notre Dame, but there was no way in heck that we were going to win.
Q. Did you feel at any point, even with the 16 minutes that you played really well, and this is a question for either one of you, that you ever really got into an offensive flow?
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: Yeah, yeah, I mean, the second half, absolutely. We scored like 38 points, and then we missed every jumpshot. I mean, Q had‑‑ I'm not blaming him‑‑ but he had wide open looks.
No, our offense in the last 16 minutes was excellent. That's the best Ja's played in a couple weeks, really, as far as getting him the ball. No, I had no fault then in the last 16 minutes. If we play like that, we'll be all right.
Q. Mike, did you notice right away that things weren't looking good and that's why you called that timeout really quick?
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: Yeah, we said three or four things for them to do, and they didn't do any of them. That is so uncharacteristic. Obviously, it's not because they have a bad attitude or anything, but whatever, they weren't there mentally.
We were trying to get something the whole half, but even at halftime starting a different group. Then I think they got themselves going at the first timeout, and then they were a fun team to coach. They're battling, just like they have all year. So you have to play 40 minutes and we didn't do that.
Q. Yesterday you said Quinn had been a little under the weather. Were his legs there today? Was it more a product of them‑‑
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: I never use injuries and that, sickness as an excuse. He had to guard Grant and Grant was good, but, yeah, the two of them were having a battle, let's put it that way. So they probably tired each other out.
I think more so Quinn missed his shots because they meant more because we hadn't played well, so you put some pressure on your shot I shot to hit this, instead of being in the flow of things. I think it was more of that, but I'm sure he's tired. He played a lot of minutes, and he's played really hard.
Q. Last year you had a young team that didn't live up to expectations in the postseason?
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: I don't know. My team won 26 games last year. They lived up to my expectations. My team last year lost in the first round. That doesn't mean they didn't live up to my expectations. It was a disappointing loss. My team played their butts off last year to put themselves as a high seed in the NCAA tournament. We all have different ways of looking at it. I'm telling you the way I looked at it and I was with them all year.
Q. Tells you this young team is going to have that poise in the postseason, and also for Jahlil, coach said this was a learning experience, what did you learn?
JAHLIL OKAFOR: Just we started off poorly and coach tried to warn us before the game that this is a game where we might get off to a slow start. Myself and my teammates, like I said, we started off poorly. Just finding a way to get each other before the game, he could sense something going on when we tipped the ball because coach he called a timeout in the first two minutes, and we weren't ready to play. So we had to figure out a way to get each other going when things like that happen.
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: My answer to your second question is that we've won 29 games and have been one of the best teams in the country with four freshmen and eight guys. I like my team. We're ready to go to war in the NCAA tournament, and we'll take what the consequences are of our efforts. And each team is different, each team, each season is different.
Q. Jahlil, you played very well today, you had 28‑8. What was your mentality today with the ball in your hands and what is your mentality going into the tournament?
JAHLIL OKAFOR: Just trying to play better than I have the last couple of weeks. Me and coach talked before the game and he told me I wasn't playing as well as I needed to. So just trying to play better for my teammates. The past couple of weeks they've really been playing well and that's why we've been winning.
So I feel like I let my teammates down, so we played with a lot of heart tonight and I tried to get my teammates going. But for March Madness or the next postseason it's the same thing. Just try to be dominant, get my teammates going and try to help them out a little bit.
Q. Coach, after all these years are even you sometimes surprised that your team has the it, almost perfectly, against N.C. State? It was all it, and then you're searching for the it the very next day?
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: No I mean, 40 years of doing this, it's tough. I'm glad we've had it a lot, but it is not owned by anybody, it has to be earned, whatever it is. All right. But we've had it most of the year.
Q. Jahlil, given the ease that you were getting the ball in deep and scoring in that run in the second half. Were you surprised they never came at you with the double team?
JAHLIL OKAFOR: I wasn't surprised. We played Notre Dame previously twice and they never double teamed me. So going into the game I was expecting them to play me single coverage.
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: I want to thank the city of Greensboro and all the volunteers. They go nuts to make sure everything goes well for us, and, again, spectacular event. From Duke University and all of us, the fans and our contingent, just thank you very much.
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Azimuth Security researcher Tarjei Mandt claims that the changes made by Apple in iOS 7 to tighten kernel security has weakened it, making it a lot more vulnerable in iOS 6.
Mandt revealed his findings at CanSecWest security conference.
Mandt points out that the problem is with the random number generator that Apple uses to encrypt the kernel. Apple used to use a random number generator based on the phone's CPU clock counter on earlier version of iOS 6. Apple however recognized that the method of generating random numbers was not very secure as it was predictable.
In iOS 7, Apple switched to a linear recursion algorithm to tighten the security, but Mandt points out that the new generator has more correlation between values, which makes it easier to extrapolate and guess.
"Normally, you shouldn't be able to get any of these values in the first place," Mandt said.
The kernel exploit is severe, although Mandt did not pair it with a vulnerability. Still, that means that anybody who can find an unpatched vulnerability in iOS 7, such as the "goto fail" vulnerability that was patched last month, can gain kernel-level access.
Apple security engineers approached Mandt afterwards, and seem quite concerned about his findings. Apple has been working hard to stay ahead of the cat and mouse game with the jailbreak community, so it remains to be seen if the jailbreak community will be able to use the exploit to develop a jailbreak for iOS 7.1, and ensure that it cannot be used by a hacker with malicious intent.
Apple patched a number of vulnerabilities in iOS 7.1, which were used by evasi0n7 to jailbreak iOS 7 to ensure it cannot be used with it. evad3rs have said that they don't plan to work on a jailbreak for iOS 7.1. However, it remains to be seen if they will change their stance based on this new revelation as Apple is very likely to fix the issue at least in iOS 8, if not earlier. Let's hope so, as we would love to see a jailbreak for iOS 7.1.
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Q: Linking dependent .so files with ndk-build for Android I have created a .so file that exposes a native C call to Java via JNI. This works well and I can deploy the app onto my Android system if I just use system libraries in my C code. However, if I want to make calls to functions in other .so files, I cannot get my project to link correctly.
For example, say I have the "libotherso.so" file which contains APIs defined in C that I can call from the "MyJNILibrary.c" code I'm using to generate "libMyJNILibrary.so".
I tried to change my Android.mk file as follows:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)

include $(CLEAR_VARS)

LOCAL_MODULE    := MyJNILibrary
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := MyJNILibrary.c

LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lotherso

include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)

But when I call ndk-build on this, I get errors finding -lotherso. Where do I put the "libotherso.so" file so that ndk-build can pick it up?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

A: LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)

include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE    := otherso
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ../lib/libotherso.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)

include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE    := MyJNILibrary
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := MyJNILibrary.c
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := otherso
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)

Note that LOCAL_SRC_FILES is relative to your LOCAL_PATH.
Don't forget to load your dependency before your own JNI library:
static {
  System.loadLibrary("otherso");
  System.loadLibrary("MyJNILibrary");
}

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Nancy Pelosi Removes Confederate Portraits From the Capitol
By Helen Holmes • 06/19/20 1:06pm
A portrait of Howell Cobb is taken down in the Capitol building. Fox News / YouTube
All over the world, debates have been roiling about confederate statues and confederate monuments and the necessity of their removal. On Thursday, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced that she would be ordering the removal of four portraits from the Capitol building depicting past speakers who served the Confederacy. The ceremonial removal took place later that afternoon, and the paintings have been since been moved to House collection storage. Pelosi noted that the announcement came one the eve Juneteenth, the day that honors Black Americans' emancipation from slavery.
The people depicted in the portraits in question are Virginian Robert M.T. Hunter, Georgians Howell Cobb and Charles F. Crisp and James L. Orr of South Carolina. Hunter supported the effort to form a Southern separate nation, and served as the Confederate Secretary of State and in the Confederate Senate during the Civil War; he was also a plantation owner. Cobb once served on a committee that ultimately defended South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks: Brooks had savagely beaten a senator from Massachusetts who had just given a passionate anti-slavery speech, and Cobb argued that this violence was justified. Crisp served as a Confederate soldier before becoming a congressman, and Orr commanded a South Carolina regiment before resigning to join the Confederate Senate, later serving as governor of South Carolina.
"As I have said before, the halls of Congress are the very heart of our democracy," Pelosi wrote in a letter to Cheryl L. Johnson, the House clerk, in a document requesting the removal of the portraits. "There is no room in the hallowed halls of Congress or in any place of honor for memorializing men who embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism of the Confederacy." This is a symbolically weighty and welcome start, but if the House of Representatives truly wants to embody the change they'd like to see in the nation, much more work has to be done.
Filed Under: Arts, Visual Art, Nancy Pelosi, PAINTINGS, portraits, Confederate statues, Capitol, Robert M.T. Hunter, Howell Cobb
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People have given me a strange look the last couple of days when I tell them that I gave my wife a toilet for Mother's Day. I don't get it, I really can't imagine a more romantic gift. But all kidding aside, this is exactly what she wanted. Our master bathroom continues to be the area of our house that is most in need of renovation, and having a nice toilet makes the room just a little bit more tolerable. Since the old toilet was recently broken, replacing it quickly became a priority.
Sure, blogging about toilets is a bit of a poopy thing to do, but here at See Debt Run we share life as we experience it. If you haven't purchased a toilet in the past few years, you might be in for a bit of a surprise when you get to the hardware store. Toilets probably cost more than you think, and there are a staggering number of options that you need to sort through.
You really have three good options when it comes to purchasing a toilet: a local plumbing supply specialty store (especially if you are looking high-end), a big hardware box store (Home Depot, Lowe's), or you can hire a plumber and have them get the toilet for you. Since we are on "Mission Frugality" right now, we chose the box store option.
There have been some interesting recent trends in toilet technology (I truly love that sentence).
Height: If the toilet is going to be used primarily by adults, you probably want to go ahead and purchase a "Right Height" or "Comfort Height". Different brands call it different names, but basically you should look for a model with a floor to rim measurement of at least 16 inches. This popular option will help you sit upright, and is generally much more comfortable for adults.
Elongated vs. Round: I will try to keep this "G" rated, but if you are a gentlemen, sitting on an elongated seat will provide you with much more room up front. The classic "round" seats can be tight quarters at times, and the elongated versions are much more comfortable. Before purchasing an elongated toilet however, you should make sure that there is enough room in your bathroom. The overall bowl will be a bit larger, and you will need to make sure that you have clearance from any swinging doors, and acceptable legroom in front of the toilet.
Flushing Options: You will see a bunch of different options here, with gimmicks like "dual-flush" and "zero-stopper design." Most of these don't add much value, but some high-end toilets also offer a "pressure flush option," which is very powerful but also extremely loud. With all toilets, you will see a "flush power rating" next to the display, and it would be wise to pick a toilet towards the high end of the scale, to make sure that it can clear anything that you drop in there. I would recommend that you choose a toilet with the traditional flange tank, to make sure that it uses the traditional "swirling" motion during flushing, which helps clear the bowl.
Glaze: This one was pretty huge for us, as some newer toilets offer a special anti-microbial glaze that will prevent any mildew or or bacteria from bonding to the sides, and thus prevent staining and keep stinky smells from gathering. This means less scrubbage and cleaning. Rock on!
At the box stores, you will generally be limited to toilets by Kohler, American Standard, and a store brand like "Glacier Bay". The store brands can be a bit of a gamble, as the box stores sometimes change their providers, and quality can vary wildly. I spent a good amount of time reading through some plumbing forums before making our purchase, and they claim that the failure rates on the generic brands can be frighteningly high. It can also be difficult to find replacement parts for these brands. The Kohlers and the American Standards perform much better, have fewer problems, and have readily available replacement parts.
The forums also mentioned that high-end toilets, like those made by "Toto", have by far the best performance and require the least maintenance. The cost is much higher for these toilets of course, but you do get what you pay for.
How Much Do Toilets Cost?
For the generic store brands, most toilets cost around $100 at the box stores. You can get them a little bit cheaper if you watch for sale prices, but this amount is pretty standard. To bump up to Kohler or American Standard, you are looking at $180-$250, depending on what options you go for. To bump up further to the Toto or similar, you are looking at $350 and up. All and all, I can honestly say that these prices were much higher than I was expecting.
Can I Install a Toilet Myself?
In the famous words of Steve Jobs, "You Can Do It.. Don't Be Afraid." Installing a toilet is one of the easiest DIY tasks around, you shouldn't be afraid to tackle it. I know, I know. Poop is gross. But installing a toilet really isn't that bad. The only gross part of the whole process, is removing your existing toilet, which only takes a few minutes. The installation process itself is mostly just tightening a few bolts, and doesn't require any plumbing skills. The most important part involves putting a wax ring on the bottom of the toilet and slowly lowering it over the opening in your bathroom floor. You have to be careful here, to make sure that you don't move the toilet after pushing down on the wax ring, as this will form a watertight seal, and keep water from escaping from underneath your bowl.
If you aren't comfortable installing at toilet, call a professional. However, I am not a big DIY guy, and have installed multiple toilets in my day without issue. I should note that a two-piece toilet can weigh around 100 pounds (total), so you might need a friend to help you carry it into the bathroom.
The price was lower than some options, so it didn't completely bust our budget, and this toilet has everything that we were looking for. It has the right height, the elongated seat, the anti-microbial glaze, and is generally very well-reviewed. It is comfortable to sit on, very quiet, and seems to have a powerful flush.
The only downside to this toilet is the seat itself, which feels like it is cheap flimsy plastic. I am told that this is pretty standard for the price point, but it is still annoying when you are spending around $200. The model that we purchased actually has a "no slam" lid which slowly lowers itself (making it impossible for the kids to slam it down) but even with that– we will probably replace it with a ceramic seat at some point in the future.
Very nice! I'm a big fan of the seats that don't slam myself… I'm sure Michelle appreciates the gift!
The no-slam seat has been pretty nice, actually.
This is the most awesome post I have read in a while. One of these days we're going to have to replace both the guest bedroom toilet (My mom always clogs it when she visits. Always.) and the children's room toilet, which has suffered heavily from a potty training boy (we've replaced the seat, but who knew they could do a number on the actual porcelain).
Funny topic Jefferson. That's awesome that you got it for Mother's Day. I'd probably be too worried about trying to install something like this myself. It sounds easy enough, but not the kind of thing you want to mess up on. The price is actually about what I would expect considering what it is and how much use it will get.
You should try a little DIY every once in a while, Jeremy.. You might surprise yourself.
blogging about toilets can be a little poopy. I come for the tips, I stay for the puns!
I had a great day! You're right.
This is all true.. Mother's day in the SDR household is all about making Mommy feel special. Our boys did all the heavy lifting for me, and made Michelle feel extra loved and appreciated.
Love that you got this for Mother's Day – although it looks like she might be embarrassed by it. 🙂 I think it's a great gift!
We got our toilets from Home Depot but there definitely were a lot more options than I expected. The elongated vs round was a huge thing for my boyfriend whereas I didn't really care as much. Strange topic but there's definitely a lot to say about it!
We got ours from HD as well, and it was overall a good experience.
This was too funny. I love some of the words and phrases you "dropped" in there. Too awesome.
It's good to know you can easily install it yourself because with our pending new house purchase, there might be some things that we try to DIY. I'm NOT very handy, but at least I know I might be able to install a toilet!
Jason, installing toilets is one of the easiest DIY projects there are.. I'm glad you noticed my plentiful puns.
Beat us to it! I've had this one in my head for a while now.. 😉 Good work!
Aaron.. Seriously, bro. Feel free to post on the same topic. The personal finance world is far too small to avoid posting repeat topics.
Hahhahah LOL at AverageJoe's comment. This post definitely was the $h*t. 🙂 My BF always buys toilets at Home Depot. Okay maybe not always, but Home Depot is his one stop shop for everything. I have no idea how men can spend hours in there…but I like how we save money by shopping there. He is about to help his parents replace their toilet so this post couldn't have come at a better time!
I love the Home Depot.. So many projects, so little time.
Great idea for wife's gifts. Thank you, I will buy her an automatic screew driver instead of flowers. Dude you rock!
I remodeled a church's bathroom for my Eagle project, and installing the toilet was the single easiest part of it.
On the debate over elongated vs round, I've never really liked the elongated seats. I always feel like I'm going to fall in.
But yes, installation is a breeze.
I did not think the rear-end was the reason guys preferred the elongated toilet. ???
Thanks a lot for sharing such informative and wonderful page.
You've got a special wife! You're right, the toughest part of replacing a toilet is the weight! When I did it, I had help at the retailer getting it into my vehicle, but at home had to open the box while still in the car and move it piece by piece.
I'm curious about the old toilet–did you find a way to recycle it?
You are right about the weight .. it was quite heavy, but I managed. The guy at the store helped me load it up, but I took care of it at home.
Good question about the recycling. I didn't think anyone would want a used toilet, but I would love to keep it out of the landfill, if I can.
Before reading this post, I would have thought that installing a toilet would have meant having to dole out some money for labor costs. As I'm not very handy, I would never have thought about doing it myself. But now, I think that I could actually do it. For me, it would just be a matter of having the confidence to do the installation, and of course following the instructions.
Anthony, this is one task that you can certainly do yourself 🙂 I believe in you..
My friend installed a handicapped toilet (he's not handicapped) and he loves it because it is taller than the standard toilet. Luckily the previous owners of our house installed nice Kohler toilets than run $300-400. Not sure that I'd spend that much if I were doing it, but hopefully I won't have to replace them.
How romantic! 😉 I must say a functioning toilet in the house is actually a godsend. My husband recently replaced the innards of our toilet (I know, getting all fancy-toilet-lingo on you…), and I've never been so happy to have the toilet work. Now, whenever I flush, I don't have to reach into the tank and reset the thing-a-ma-jigger (more fancy plumbing lingo…). I've never been so happy to have a properly functioning toilet in my life. Romance? Yes!
Oh my, Christa.. I know the feeling. Whenever something that you use often isn't working right, it can be quite frustrating!
Interesting article, what are your thoughts on setting up a urinal near the same toilet to avoid all the usual couple arguments about toilet seat up etc.
You are hilarious… But even as a guy, I think urinals are rather gross.


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