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What's happening in Detroit?
Hurt, angry, disappointed, but Carlita Kilpatrick speaks up for her husband. Of course she does.
"Our family has endured the most painful and intrusive week of our lives," she said. "Our most intimate issues have been laid out for all to see, for all to comment on, for all to dissect and analyze."
Viewers were struck by her passionate defense, which also lauded the mayor's stewardship of the city.
The Rev. Jim Holley, senior pastor of the Historic Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, said he was surprised by her comments.
"I'll be honest, she's some kind of woman," Holley said. "If she could believe in him, then I can believe in him, too."
Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel had a similar reaction.
Cockrel said that, as a woman, she knew how difficult it was for Carlita Kilpatrick to step in front of the camera and mount such a powerful defense.
"Carlita Kilpatrick is an extremely strong woman," the councilwoman said. "My respect of her tonight has grown exponentially."
Carlita Kilpatrick's appearance was reminiscent of one by another first lady, Hillary Clinton, during her husband's run for the presidency in 1992.
So, now please go away and stop investigating all this stuff... I mean, it's nothing new, right?
Mayor Young's girlfriend, a city official named Annivory Calvert, once dragged a police officer down the street with her car after he had suggested that the morning of the Detroit Grand Prix was not a good time to be triple-parked along East Jefferson. "You can't arrest me," she ultimately hollered, according to news reports at the time. "I have diplomatic immunity!" Years later, Mayor Kilpatrick's aide and girlfriend, Christine Beatty, was pulled over for speeding. The officers involved said she asked them, none too gently, "Do you know who the (bleep) I am?" Neither Calvert nor Beatty received a ticket.
Someone I know once boarded an airplane and saw the mayor and his bodyguards taking up the entire first-class section. They were going nightclubbing in New York. Security guards at Comerica Park can tell you how his bodyguards have screeched into the parking lot and brushed through the turnstiles, flashing their badges and growling, "We're with the mayor," who of course is nowhere to be seen.
There were promises of humility and accountability for Kilpatrick's second term. He'd learned his lesson, the mayor said. Then, instead of settling out of court, he and Beatty told what would appear to be blatant lies in a whistleblower lawsuit that cost the city $8.4 million.
See, it's not about sex ... it's about $8.4 million.
Our Friends, the Russians
NPR excerpts a new book on Sergei Tretyakov, a former Russian spy who defected to the evil US:
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and Russia entered into what was supposed to be a new era of cooperation. The Cold War was behind us. We could become friends. Many in the U.S. believe today the old Spy-versus-Spy days are finished. The September 11 terrorist attacks shifted the American public's attention away from Russia toward international terrorism, especially Islamic fanaticism. Russia was suddenly, and is today viewed as, an ally, even a friend of the U.S.
In speaking out, I hope to expose how naive this is. During the Cold War, in the Soviet military doctrine there was the definition of the MAIN ENEMY, which was also used by intelligence as a basic guiding principle. It was the United States, followed by NATO and China. What is the official guiding line for the modern SVR today? The terms have changed. It is now called the MAIN TARGET. But it is exactly the same: the United States, followed by NATO and China. Nothing has changed. Russia is doing everything it can today to embarrass the U.S. Let me repeat this. Russia is doing everything it can today to undermine and embarrass the U.S. The SVR rezidenturas in the U.S. are not less, but in some aspects even more active today than during the Cold War. What should that tell you?
h/t:Protein Wisdom
Sunrise at Boyne
Been Skiing
Back now.
Did I miss anything?
Step Down, Mayor
Of course, the philandering liar won't.
I especially enjoy the implications that are now underneath this statement from last summer:
n his testimony last summer, at one point Kilpatrick expressed anger about claims of an affair between him and Beatty.
"I think it was pretty demoralizing to her — you have to know her — but it's demoralizing to me as well," the mayor said. "My mother is a congresswoman. There have always been strong women around me. My aunt is a state legislator. I think it's absurd to assert that every woman that works with a man is a whore.
So ... apparently every woman that works with a man is a whore, in your opinion, Mr. Mayor. Since you were, in reality, schtupping your chief of staff.
Recent comment is cool
Or I would have missed this:
Actually, as the only Republican student in the class, I can see where you are coming from. I live in Ann Arbor (which if you didn't know, is probably the liberal capital of the country... at least it seems that way.)
I really see what you mean by "robots". The news sources my friends talk about are pretty much bias-central, and there is a lot of racial hypocrisy like you mentioned about the Obama supporters.
I don't really have much to say, I was just looking up the news articles about our class and saw this blog. It's kind of refreshing to hear someone who DOESN'T agree with all the liberals i live with.
If you have any other questions about the class, feel free to email me.
By the way, just to give you a glimpse of this highschool i used to go to... There aren't any sports, because that's encouraging (god forbid!) competition.
Also, for MLK day we all stood outside in the freezing cold and held hands to sing "we shall overcome". Overcome who, i do not know. The school is 95% rich white kids..
Remember this story? It was about the Ann Arbor kids who were going to caucus in Iowa. Mostly for Democrats, and the issue that got my panties in a wad was that the class was being taught by a political appointee.
The battle cry that refused to go away
Must read regarding the recently released report by Center of Public Integrity and Foundation for Independence in Journalism. I would link the report, but it refuses to load - an indication that it is being read by every BDS-impared liberal on the web. Prepare to see it widely quoted.
But, I can sum it up for you ... Bush (and Condy and Dick) lied. Lots of times. Over and over. For war, and oil.
Once more into the breech, dear friends
I don't really know why I go to HuffPo. I signed up to comment a LONG time ago, so they send me their morning briefs (which I usually delete) and sometimes I just can't help myself.
Tom Gregory has a little piece whining about the US's "baby boomlet" and the dire consequences (GLOBAL WARMING) that are sure to come. Now, it's called a boomlet because it really isn't a boom. Nevertheless, Gregory is concerned, and he's laying the blame. Anti-abortionists and Catholics.
Reports broke the numbers down by race, pointing the finger at Hispanics, who reportedly account for one-quarter of that total. The issue is not the race, but the religion -- Catholicism. Followers are simply adhering to their archaic, illogical church doctrine.
Gregory has another target for his ire; the new FOX movie "Juno." My BIL says "Juno" is great, a must see. It's about a 16-year-old (Juno) who gets pregnant and decides to give it up for adoption. THAT IS JUST OVER THE TOP!
Juno stars Ellen Page as the 16-year-old title character who gets pregnant by her best friend. From the moment she gives herself a pregnancy test, there is never a sense of sexual responsibility, just non-stop quick-witted quips. Maybe she just doesn't understand how screwed up her life might be because of her misstep, and judging from their reaction, neither do her parents.
Juno tells her parents of her unwanted baby; she has decided not to get an abortion. Instead, she's planning to search for a suitable couple advertising to adopt. In one the film's most frustrating scenes, her parents never question Juno's lack of sexual responsibility. After Juno tells her dad the name of the boy who has fathered the child, he responds, "I didn't know he had it in him." That singular line reeks of the core problem in teenage pregnancy -- men of every age who think it adds to their machismo to father a child.
The story goes on to make pregnancy look easy, if not fun. The writer, director, and actors make it seem Juno is doing a good thing because she is giving a parentless couple a baby. Repercussions are nil. She attends school throughout, getting weird looks, with her pregnancy never compromising her carefree youth; the non-stop funny quips keep coming rapid-fire, making Juno sound like all the Marx brothers rolled into one. I can't imagine a 16 year-old-girl handling an unplanned pregnancy with so little angst.
So ... Juno is doing a bad thing giving a childless couple a baby? I suppose an abortion would have been much better. One less person to compromise our fragile planet. And, then, certainly Juno would have "earned" that reprecussion-less youth.
And, for the record, for many women pregnancy is both easy and fun. But that doesn't fit into the narrative .
As usual, the real fun appears in the comments. That's where teh crazy comes to roost:
I understand that for right to lifers no amount of suffering is adequate in defense of their peculiar ideology but the bias is so obvious and the pathetic need to control all women is so apparent that I don't know how you folks can look at yourself in the mirror.
And Paul, 15 ad 16 year olds should not be forced to carry to term children they do not want and cannot afford. I know this was standard when Bach was alive but, then, the Catholic church and all forms of fundamentalist Christianity has taught it's adherants to view women as an inferior beings with the social status of livestock for a good long while now.
I work towards the day when 'pro-life' men will be considered unmarriagble by the overwhelming majority of women (not to mention the 12 to 16 year olds who appear to have become the most desirable sex partners for way too may 'Christian' males.
Well, I did have a hard time looking myself in the mirror, but that was because it hadn't been installed yet. But, I got that sucker up last week, and now- NO PROBLEMS. Regardless, this commenter has built herself up a nice straw man she can beat up all-day-long. Much easier to do that than actually deal with what pro-lifers really believe.
I wonder how she works toward "the day when 'pro-life' men will be considered unmarriagable"? That will be soo cool - when absolutely all men are completely on-board with aborting the babies they didn't mean to knock you up with. What could possibly go wrong with that?
Quick Reviews
Well, with nothing on tv, there is plenty of time for movies and books. Since I'm sick of, and depressed by, politics (note lack of blogging) I thought I'd throw this up.
Books first.
"I am Legend" by Richard Matheson - which, as it turns out, is more of a novella. EXCELLENT read. I didn't realize that the paperback I bought was actually the novella, and short stories. I thought I had another half of the book to go. I was distressed at the end.
"The Time Travers Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. Despite the fact that one of the characters is a time traveler, this isn't Science Fiction, but a love story. Good book.
Two Monster Movies:
The Host: South Korea, big monster. Of course, who is to blame for the monster? An American, of course.
Cloverfield: I loved it. I took SEVEN children to see it yesterday afternoon. It wasn't really "scary" - it was more like a thrill ride. Definitely worth a viewing, unless (of course) you are prone to motion sickness.
Cat Blogging Wednesday
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From Michigan Democrats, To Hillary with love
HILLARY WINS BIG IN MICHIGAN!
So ... what job do you think Hillary is going to give Jenny?
And, a sad note to all those who voted "uncommitted" at the primary today; word is those delegate (come on, everyone knows they're gonna be sat) can be all given to Hillary.
Edwards and Obama - how does it feel to be a SUCKER???
The Hammer on Obama
Obamamessiah seems to be sweeping the ranks of Democrats. Take Ezra Klein's piece from last week:
Obama's finest speeches do not excite. They do not inform. They don't even really inspir. They elevate. They enmesh you in a grander moment, as if history has stopped flowing passively by, and, just for an instant, contracted around you, made you aware of its presence, and your role in it. He is not the Word made flesh, but the triumph of word over flesh, over color, over despair. The other great leaders I've heard guide us towards a better politics, but Obama is, at his best, able to call us back to our highest selves, to the place where America exists as a glittering ideal, and where we, its honored inhabitants, seem capable of achieving it, and thus of sharing in its meaning and transcendence.
But, very rarely, it's experienced as a call to create something better, bigger, grander, and more just than the world we have. When that happens, as it did with Robert F. Kennedy, the inspired remember those moments for the rest of their lives.
Obama is "triumph of word over flesh"? What the hell does that mean? With all the changy-changeness Obama is going to bring us, and what with creating bigger, better grander somethings ... isn't anyone bothered by the lack of a substantive argument? I've heard Obamazombies talk and it's creepy. Here's one of my favs:
This new option is embedded in the image of Obama whose appeal is in the fact that he is not exactly white,not exactly black, not exactly Muslim, not exactly an extremist, not exactly a politician in his basic projection but a go-between that can be accepted by all the world and all the many factions in the USA, where over 100 languages are spoken.
AS the Los Angeles Times opined nearly 50 years ago: America is now so diverse in its population, the question now is: CAN ONE MAN BE PRESIDENT OF ALL THE PEOPLE.Obama's image projects a shadow of hope that he just might be the man to do it better than any of the others, especially the Clinton's.
Obama does not provoke the ideologies of any group. He is the image of the future of BROWN America.
Ummmm, mKay. Now, back to reality and reason ....
And, who better than Charles Krauthhammer in NRO:
It's not just that NBC admitted that "it's hard to stay objective covering this guy." Or that Newsweek had a cover article so adoring that one wonders what is left for coverage of the Second Coming. Or that Obama's media acolytes wax poetic that his soaring rhetoric and personal biography will abolish the ideological divide of the 1960s — as if the division between left and right, between free markets and the welfare state, between unilateralism and internationalism, between social libertarianism and moral traditionalism are residues of Sergeant Pepper and the March on Washington. The baby boomers in their endless solipsism now think they invented left and right — the post-Enlightenment contest of ideologies that dates back to the seating arrangements of the Estates-General in 1789.
The freest of all passes to Obama is the general neglect of the obvious central contradiction of his candidacy — the bipartisan uniter who would bring us together by transcending ideology is at every turn on every policy an unwavering, down-the-line, unreconstructed, uninteresting, liberal Democrat.
He doesn't even offer a modest deviation from orthodoxy. When the Gang of 14, seven Republican and seven Democratic senators, agreed to restore order and a modicum of bipartisanship to the judicial selection process, Obama refused to join lest he anger the liberal base.
Special interests? Obama is a champion of the Davis-Bacon Act, an egregious gift to Big Labor that makes every federal public-works project more costly. He not only vows to defend it, but proposes extending it to artificially raise wages for any guest worker program.
Obama is running on some touchy-feely platform of "change" without explaining how he's gonna do it. Trick is, he's not. There is a reason there is "divisiveness" between the two political parties: BECAUSE THEY DON'T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER. Disagreement is good. It's healthy. It's Democracy. I know I'm not gonna give in and support socialist policies, and I would hope my elected officials won't either. If they do, I'll do what I can to vote them out of office. The nuts and bolts of Obama is that he is simply very, very liberal; has no real plan for "change", and is a politician like every other politician. If you want to vote for him because he's liberal - I'm fine with that. But don't vote because he's gonna change stuff.
Because, he's not.
Yoga Interupptus
Ok, trying to do day four of P90X - yoga - and I was interrupted after 22 minutes and now I'm unable to return and do the remaining HOUR AND TEN MINUTES. Good lord, just kill me know. Honestly, I can't do it.
So ... what do you think? Should I try to finish tomorrow morning, and double up? Or move to the next workout and just try to complete more of the yoga next week? Tomorrow's workout is supposed to be legs and back. OR, I could just do yoga tomorrow and be behind.
LORD, is this a tough work out. I was so sore yesterday, I was dying. I feel better today, PTL. The abdominal workout is so hard, there are whole sets I'm unable to do.
Bad Day?
glumbert - Bad Day at the Office
h/t: Kirby
Beware ...
When anyone prefaces ANYTHING with "I've been a lifelong Republican-" - whether on the radio, tv, newsprint, internet, or Amazon reviews - know that they are full of shit.
Now, I would never use those words, because I'm not a "lifelong" Republican. I was liberal up until my young twenties. But, mostly I would never say it because it's stupid. For the first 18 years, it is immaterial what your political persuasan was because you couldn't vote and you didn't know enough to have the vote mean anything.
But, anyway, back to the phrase. When you hear it, know it is a lie. The person is pretending to be a Republican to give authenticity to the BS they're about to spout, which is most likely something along the lines of how they've switched parties because of ... well, let me just insert the instant liberal rant:
Blah blah right-wing Rumsfeld warmonger chickenhawk evil Bushies Wolwowitz and his neocon cabal for oiloiloiloiloiloil blah blah ignorant stupid bloodthirsty morons, the real axis of evil on a ranch in Crawford and blah blah blah no WMD he lied, Bushitler lied, people died died died tie-dyed peace peace peace down with the Zionists! peace peace Kyoto! they hate us they hate us they hate us and what can we do and root causes and root causes and blowback and Plame and Plame and Chalabi Plame Wilson blah blah blah unilateral multinational Halliburton Enronism crony capitalism and it's all about oiloiloiloil blah blah blah, cowboyish disregard for allies, for the wishes of the world community who rise up against us, the terrorist threat is overblown and anyway, it's all our fault because we gave Saddam his weapons to begin with, photo of Rummy and Hussein, but make no mistake, he no longer has those weapons because inspections worked, containment worked, and blah blah blah Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Sudan handle it, Roy, handle it handle it, Caspian pipeline oiloiloiloil blah blah blah show me the stockpiles, anthrax CIA plant Richard Clarke said so and we believe him because and unless unless unless Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib, square-jawed cocksucking military jarhead torturing fucks, bring home our troops! We care about the troops! We support the troops and don't you question our patriotism our love for this fucking filthy crass consumerist bullying country of redneck dolts and biblethumping bourgeois suburbanites with their SUVs and where are the CAFE standards fight the real terror, eco-terror, Israel, the US, imperialist colonialist racist homophobic hegemonic and blah blah blah blah blah because dissent is patriotism and fighting against your country is really fighting for your country and our dissent keeps the nation strong and we're brave and heroic and up is down and black is white and oiloiloiloiloiloiloiloil blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.™
So, what set me off today? Well, last week I did a post about Jonah Goldberg's new book, and how people were already declaring it the worst pile of crap ever - even before it was released. Amazon-liberal-bots went on a "tag" spree giving it a bunch of silly slurs. So, today - the book was released yesterday - I decided to go and see how the reviews were coming out. And, what did I find but a one-star review by a life-long Republican! Imagine that?! Certainly the review must be honest, and the book must really suck, since the guy is obviously not biased against the author's political persuasion.
Historically innacurate, January 9, 2008
As a life-long Republican and Rush fan, I really wanted to enjoy this book. Unfortunately it is filled with errors and innacuracies. Goldberg like pundit Andrew Sulllivan tries to portray Democrats as immoral, degenerate, traitors. I prefer an intellectual debate with liberals of whom I disagree, not juvenile name-calling. I believe that the vicious tone of Goldberg's book does more harm to the GOP than help it.
Not overtly biased. He didn't use any slurs. Perhaps he really is a "life-long Republican." Perhaps I'm being unfair, and this guy is just a total honest reviewer! The book must just suck. I perused "Tom's" other reviews, and didn't see too much to red flag. He gave five stars to Glenn Greenwald's book - which was definitely curious. And he read, and positively reviewed, Rosie O'Donnell's book (5 stars!) which gave me the wherewithall to keep digging into this mystery.
Then, if found a cool little function where I could find out what "tags" Tom has attached to books. And, WHAT do I find?
banged out by howler monkeys
bird vomit
books written while high on cheeto dust,
doughy pantload
editor promised cake
hate is a good philosophy for idiots
homophobic insanity
how not to design a book cover
i can has job mom
lunatic ravings
makes ann coulter seem sane
poor catnip substitute
viagra for dittoheads
wingnut welfare
Perhaps some of these look ... familiar? Kinda strange how he would tag the book "Viagra for Dittoheads", because Tom is a Rush fan! Matter of fact, that tag is used for this book only, which means old Tom MADE IT UP. He's a lifelong Republican and a Rush fan, yet he tagged book for Amazon before it was released (he made up the tag) and then the day AFTER it was released he published his 1-star review.
Now, I'm not above slamming, and generally making fun of people with whom I disagree. But I would never hide my political orientation. It is a cowardly form of political disagreement, and is a sign that you are - in actuality- unable to debate in an intellectually honest manner.
Of P90X. It was pretty hard. Carry on.
Does Drew Barrymore know about this book?
From what I can make out, Something Awful is responsible.
I could write more ...
But flea kinda gets the point regarding Huck:
It was the Republican establishment which encouraged these people to start voting. They are now reaping what they have sown. In this case, tens of millions of voters who have yet to figure out the President can do next to nothing about abortion, that a constitutional ban on abortion will never pass and that as many as five Supreme Court Justices will be nominated by the next Democrat in the White House.
Although, I don't necessarily agree that fundies weren't voting before; and voting conservative. Perhaps it coalesced them into a block, and now the block is turning against us. The question is WHY? I think the answer can be found in all the positive press Huck has been receiving. The only thing conservative about the man are his social views. Views which are HATED by the very press that is pumping him up.
It isn't hard to wonder why they would do such a thing. He will not win an open election. If he is the GOP candidate (shudder) we will lose the White House. I'm not one for threats, but I won't be voting for him.
Liberal Fascism
Jonah Goldberg's new book is due out in a few days, and the left is already atwitter. Unable to attack the book in a serious matter, they participate in the absurd; spending time attaching stupid search tags to the book on Amazon. While there are a few that were obviously put there by conservatives, you can judge for yourself who has more time for teh stupid on the intertubes:
doughy pantload (86)
wingnut welfare (70)
editor promised cake (56)
i can has job mom (41)
censored by liberals (28)
liberals bashing books not yet published (28)
must read (28)
censored by the left (26)
the truth (10)
books written while high on cheeto dust (9)
finally the truth (8)
banged out by howler monkeys (7)
ten pounds of crap in a five pound book (6)
a fascist wannabe publishes his fantasie... (5)
if michelle malkin is over your head (5)
lunatic ravings (5)
waste of a good tree (5)
wingnut (5)
bird vomit (4)
how not to design a book cover (4)
makes ann coulter seem sane (4)
oxymoron (4)
pathetic revisionism (4)
poor catnip substitute (4)
relatives in high publishing places (4)
what a boat load of crap (4)
books by rubes (3)
doughy (3)
doughy pantloads premiere (3)
excretory (3)
hate is good philosophy for idiots (3)
ludicrous is too kind a word (3)
moron (3)
mother-boy (3)
pantsload (3)
revisionist history (3)
sadly no (3)
teh stoopid (3)
vomit inducing (3)
a dunce with an editor (2)
attend to luicannes bunions (2)
awesomest book evah11111111 (2)
blame the liberals first (2)
bored the stenographer to sleep (2)
brandeis invaded poland (2)
bullflop (2)
bullsh-t (2)
ca ca (2)
cheetohesque (2)
code pink invaded poland (2)
conspiracy theory (2)
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dialectic of cheetohlightenm ent (2)
doughbob loadpants (2)
fiasco (2)
goldberg is laughing all the way to the ... (2)
hatemonger (2)
homophobic insanity (2)
i can has funyuns (2)
i laughed til i cried (2)
idiot (2)
ignorant liberals (2)
illiterate (2)
im more delusional than mom (2)
innaleckshul wannabe wannabe wannabe lol (2)
jfk killed six million jews (2)
kook (2)
lame (2)
liberal moonbats exposed (2)
missed deadlines (2)
mmm bacon (2)
pot kettle black (2)
professional simpleton (2)
revisionist (2)
rewriting history (2)
self-parodies (2)
social security is like treblinka (2)
spend your money on tragic legacy (2)
tag vandalism (2)
technically speaking fascism is an inher... (2)
teh funny (2)
unintelligent (2)
untrue (2)
vitriol (2)
worst book ever (2)
wow lol (2)
writers block (2)
absolutely accurate (1)
amazon vandalism (1)
And, that's just the first page.
I'm surprised they haven't already filled the site with "reviews" but perhaps Amazon decided to block reviews of the book before it was released. Expect, on 1/08 for the reviews to come FLYING in. For a preview of the reviews, you could simply read the Amazon forum.


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Kevin Huerter was recognized by the NBA earlier this week
Kevin Huerter Makes His NBA Debut Tonight [AUDIO]
Tonight is the first game of the regular season for the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks and of course the Capital Region's own Kevin Huerter. Huerter has the eyes of the entire area on him tonight as he plays against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Big Board Sports' Chris Onorato …
Watch Kevin Huerter's Hawks Press Conference [VIDEO]
Early today the Atlanta Hawks introduced the 2018 draft class of Trae Young, Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman. We here in the Capital Region are clearly excited about our own Kevin Huerter. Kevin looked comfortable as always and with the exception of one answer the press seemed to be truly hopeful f…
Rodger Wyland Reacts To Kevin Huerter Being In The NBA
Big Board Sports and News Channel 13's Rodger Wyland joins Levack to discuss what he expects from Clifton Park's Kevin Huerter now that he's been drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft.
Cavs Move On, 8-0 In Playoffs
The Cleveland Cavaliers seem to be peaking at the right time as they are now 8-0 in the 2016 playoffs after sweeping the Hawks with a game 4 100-99 victory. Cleveland's 'Big Three' has been nothing but spectacular this post-season.
Yesterday was Kevin Love's day to shine as he kno…
Cavs Make History In Blowout Win
The Cleveland Cavaliers channeled their inner Steph Curry last night as they were just unconscious from beyond the ark. Before last night, no team in NBA history had ever made more than 23-three pointers in a game, regular or post-season...
Knicks Match Last Years Win Total In ATL
The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 107-101, improving to 17-19, matching their win total from all of last season. It was also their third win in four games, and they swept the home-and-home with the Hawks."It's a good win for our group more so than a particular number,&…
Hawks Dennis Schroder Believes in the Tooth Fairy [VIDEO]
In last night's Portland Blazers vs Atlanta Hawks matchup, something happened that I bet you've never seen before. Hawks guard Dennis Schroder drove to the paint losing control of the ball and falling face first into an opponents knee, causing him to lose a tooth...
Hawks Mike Budenholzer Wins Coach Of The Year
The Atlanta Hawks' Mike Budenholzer, who guided the team to the best regular season in franchise history, is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2014-15 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today.
Budenholzer received 67 first-place votes and 513 total points from a pa…
Bruce Levenson Email Forces Sale of Atlanta Hawks
Mere weeks after Donald Sterling's ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers officially came to an end, another NBA owner has stepped into a racially charged controversy - again, it seems, costing him control of his franchise.
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NBA Free Agent News
He didn't play a minute last year but Andrew Bynum cashes in big anyway. The big man who was traded in a 3 team deal last year from the Lakers to the 76ers inks a free agent deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The deal is for 1 year with an option year, at the Cavs choosing for a 2nd season...
Bruce Jacobs
NBA Free Agent Deals Becoming Official
July 10 is the beginning of when all free agent deals can first become official. This comes 10 days after most big names are grabbed and signed by teams. Here is an updated list of who has OFFICIALLY signed from deals unofficially signed but agreed upon prior to July 10.
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Join us on Tuesday, October 2nd at 7pm at the South Gate of RRHS Football Stadium for our annual March with the Band Night. The event will run approximately 7:15pm-7:45pm.
This is always a family favorite! The kids will get to interact with the band, testing out the instruments, marching, dancing and having a blast! Kids are welcome to bring their own instruments to play. Please DO NOT bring sports balls or equipment of any kind. This event is open to the entire community and a great way to get new parents in our city introduced to the ECPTA, so please let your friends and neighbors know!
If you have any questions feel free to email me (ktkuhn@yahoo.com).


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1. Mother/Earthbound is at least fifty times more of a franchise than Band Bros., and you'd have to be in pretty heavy denial to think otherwise. Do heavy merchandise and a rabid legacy suddenly not count? I honestly could not care less about the Mother fanbase.
2. Why the quotes? Is Itoi's word suddenly meaningless? I believe what Itoi says, and that's why it's significant.
3. What the hell does being finished have to do with anything? They could produce ten more Band Bros. games and it won't amount to jack if it never reaches the acclaim that Earthbound has. There's more to being considered a "franchise" than simply existing. As time moves on and Mother doesn't receive any new entries it's cultural significance will diminish. Just look at what is happening with F-Zero. On the other hand as long as Band Bros. is profitable it will keep growing and become bigger.
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Post by The Qu on Apr 11, 2015 13:47:46 GMT -5
Mother's fanbase is also an archetypal cult fandom, IE small but loud. They aren't a good metric for the series' success. Conversely, as a cult fandom, I think it will retain its fandom for a long time, similar to classic cult films like Rocky Horror.
Daigasso is just a small niche series Nintendo has that's waiting for its day, which may or may not ever hapen. I think they missed their chance in the early DS era, when it was supposed to come out Stateside.
Post by Shrikeswind on Apr 11, 2015 18:37:37 GMT -5
Apr 11, 2015 10:53:29 GMT -5 Manspeed said:
They don't, but here's the thing: It doesn't matter. A media franchise doesn't need a bunch of tie-in media or even three entries. All it needs - what for it - is to exist. It doesn't even take that heavy of research to find any of this out.
You're totally allowed to like or dislike whatever you want, I never said otherwise. What I said was that you described everyone in the entertainment industry just to smart off about one fictional character. But, like I've told you before, you do not need to be an ass about things you don't like. If you think she's not pretty enough for your standards, fine. Don't need to make a big deal about it. And don't get me wrong, Manspeed. My aggravation with you might have simply glided into this and you actually weren't making a big deal about it or being an ass. But...
I'm not getting offended. I'm getting annoyed. This whole snide commentary thing you're doing for Band Bros.? It's something you've been doing a lot. It's rude and confrontational. You know why I didn't think you like Band Bros.? Because you are acting like you do not. I can barely find a thread where you have commented which hasn't devolved into an argument because you can't say anything nice. Stop being so hostile and maybe things like this won't happen again.
I guess I officially have no idea what constitutes "making a big deal" or "being an ass" anymore, because I honestly didn't think I wasn't doing either of those things. Especially not regarding what I thought of Band Bros. as a 'franchise' or Barbara as a character. You're the one who blew up about it.
Post by kirbychu on Apr 11, 2015 21:15:20 GMT -5
Manspeed, remember when you got really pissed off at me over Dixie Kong? You're sitting on my end of that conversation right now.
Everybody so mad. I voted for Jody Summer.
I guess karma finally caught up to me. I'm sorry, Kirb.
Post by kirbychu on Apr 12, 2015 7:08:17 GMT -5
Hey, don't worry about it. I don't care, and I was partly at fault too. I think it's important to remember not to be too dismissive of any characters, 'cause SOMEBODY'S gonna get pissed about it. But at the same time, people are way oversensitive about it.
In other words, everybody's wrong so stop fighting.
Barbara could be interesting, though I personally don't like her at all. I'd rather see Isaac, Wonder-Red, Saki or Jill, but I don't think it's likely. I would've liked Dillon, Takamaru, the Frog Prince dude or Starfy too, but I'm assuming they're out because they're assist trophies already. If this is just based on a fan vote though, we'll probably just get another Mario or Zelda character.
Post by Da Robot on Apr 12, 2015 9:13:18 GMT -5
Went and voted for Mike Jones and King K.Rool. Part of me feels like Mike has less of a chance because he sounds like another Ness, (eg baseball bat, some psychic attacks, yo-yo). I did mention the idea of attacks changing with the more damage he took. King K.Rool sounded a lot more unique though in my submission.
Apr 11, 2015 13:47:46 GMT -5 The Qu said:
I think they missed their chance in the early DS era, when it was supposed to come out Stateside.
I remember back in 2004 when NoA was having a big preview event/video presentation (not E3) called the Nintendo Gamer Summit near the DS launch, showing off a bunch of DS games with a lot of new unseen content (things like the play through's and control demonstrations of Metroid Prime Hunters and showing the character unlock trailer, Super Mario 64 DS touch screen mini games, and title screen drawing mode (including writing the message I think saying "I beat Nate at Metroid").
One of the games they showed was Band Bros, and I believed showed game footage and talked about how you could have eight player music sessions with 1 copy of the game, and it seemed like a game that most certainly was going to be released.
Time went on, people imported Japanese versions, then the expansion pack was released (via GBA cartridge) and what ever plans there were for a western release were just cancelled. The first year of the DS wasn't spectacular and it seemed like Band Bros could have really had it chance to shine in the West if it had been released then.
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There were a quite a few games that NoA were planning to localize on the DS, but then they ended up cancelling them. Jet Impulse still hurts...
Whoa didn't think my love of Barbara would start a debate. Whatever. I think she's a very distinct character with a lot going for her. Too bad about her games. Things could have been different.
In the interest of humility I decided to come up with a bunch of legitimate points against K. Rool and weigh them against various points in favor of him:
Against:
- At a glance, he resembles Bowser.
- Without his extra costumes or his 'douchemobile' (from King of Swing) he's lacking in move potential.
- Even with all those, several of his moves can potentially look redundant next to a few other characters, notably Bowser Jr.
- He hasn't been in as many games as Bowser or Dedede or whoever, so there might be a little less to draw from for his various poses and actions.
- Several other wanted characters, even those from Nintendo, could potentially be more unique than him, both cosmetically and mechanically.
- If you're able to spot subtleties, you'll see that K. Rool is a different species than Bowser (crocodile instead of turtle/ox), has a much different shape (he's very bottom-heavy, with a small head), a different, almost-inverse palette (predominantly green rather than Bowser's orange), and has a few stand out accessories (his gold crown and red cape).
- If they do think to throw in stuff from 'Kaptain K. Rool', 'Baron K. Roolenstein', 'Krusha K. Rool' and that machine he drives in King of Swing, that's almost enough for two move sets.
- Redundancy hasn't stopped other characters from appearing (namely Lucina, Dr. Mario and Dark Pit).
- Drawing from outside the games is not unheard of (Pokémon and Kirby come to mind), so they could potentially throw in some of K. Rool's antics from the Donkey Kong Country cartoon. Infamously awful as it was, it honestly did give K. Rool a clear motivation and a distinct personality; he's a scenery-chewing ponce. Almost like a reptilian Dr. Eggman.
- If they went and did something drastic, such as have him appear as 'Kaptain K. Rool' the entire time, he'd look much more unique than plain ol' 'King K. Rool'. For one thing, he'd be the only pirate on the entire roster. And he'd have that spiffy blunderbuss to boot.
- Star Fox got three characters in the last game and now so does Kid Icarus, while Fire Emblem has four. I think it's only fair that one of Nintendo's larger brands gets three too.
- Mario, Link, Kirby, Fox, Samus, Ness and arguably Pikachu (assuming you consider Mewtwo to be a bad guy like he was back in the first Pokémon movie) all have/had their archenemies present in some form (remember: you can still fight Ridley and Pokey even if you can't play as them!), so I think it's high time DK got his too.
As you can see, I had a bit of difficulty coming up with a sizable number of 'Against' points.
In Melee, Mewtwo counted since Mewtwo Strikes Back was relatively recent (1998-2001...) and Mewtwo was the only real Pokemon villain (...with every movie in between MSB and Melee featuring a human antagonist.) Now? Not so much. Still counts in the grand scheme of things, though.
Oh, come on now. That cartoon was only truly awful in one regard and that's the horrifying '90s CGI. IMDB certainly agrees that it's at least a 3/5 (though the written reviews do trend down, I notice.) All told, it could be worse, and I would argue that it's one of the few video game adaptations which doesn't suck outright. Case in point, K. Rool's antics.
Apr 21, 2015 0:42:35 GMT -5 Shrikeswind said:
Wow, really? I honestly struggle to find a redeeming quality in the DKC show. The writing, acting, design, animation and music were all completely atrocious. By far the worst animated video game adaptation I've ever seen. By far.
DiC's Mario was worse.
Eh, I don't know if I'd agree with that... I'd say those Mario shows had some charm in that they captured the feel of the early games pretty well. They also had way better animation and design than DKC. The music was definitely better, but that's mostly because it was just built on Koji Kondo's work. The acting wasn't that bad either. Actually, forget it, I definitely wouldn't agree with that. XD
I mean, it's hard to translate a video game to a TV show format without disappointing people. And people who are more or less attached to the series already are gonna have differing opinions on it. But, stepping back and looking at it objectively, completely ignoring any other Donkey Kong media... I'd say it's definitely the worst video game-based TV show I've ever seen. It takes a lot to make Sonic Underground look good, but they pulled it off.
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East Tennessee songwriter Jim Fagan persisted on country music's margins for nearly three decades, crafting stirring vignettes of love, loss, and working-class life. Compiled here for the first time, Fagan, in his own gripping voice, sounds his way into America's musical chronicle.
Jim Fagan left behind over a hundred reel-to-reel tapes and dozens of custom pressed 45 RPM records. Some were produced at his own studio in Clinton, TN, while others were made professionally in Nashville. This collection has been produced from those originals. Due to the age and long use of some of the source media, the sound is at times less than perfect. We have done our best to remaster each track. Still, we ask that you listen beyond the sometimes weathered sound surface–or, perhaps better yet, that you take on and reconcile the noise as yet another dynamic ornament on these rare musical documents.
Special thanks to: Dudley Fagan, Bill Waddell, Hal Duncan, Pandora Burnett, Kenny James, David Farmer, David West, Rowdy Cope, and Ben Bateson.


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Era il secondo figlio di Thomas Pakenham, II conte di Longford, e di sua moglie, Lady Georgiana Emma Charlotte Lygon, figlia di William Lygon, I conte Beauchamp.

Carriera
Successe alla contea nel 1860 alla morte del fratello maggiore, Edward. Prese il suo posto nella Camera dei lord come un politico conservatore. Servì come Sottosegretario di Stato per la guerra (1866-1868) prima sotto il conte di Derby e poi sotto Benjamin Disraeli.

Era anche un colonnello nel 1º e 2º battaglione dei Northumberland Fusiliers. Nel febbraio 1870 divenne presidente della Central Protestant Defence Association che è stato istituito in risposta alla legge Irish Church Disestablishment Act 1869. È stato anche Lord Lord luogotenente di Longford (1874-1887). È stato membro del Kildare Street Club.

Matrimonio
Sposò, il 12 novembre 1862 a Londra, Selina Rice-Trevor (11 settembre 1836-22 gennaio 1918), figlia di George Rice-Trevor, IV barone Dynevor. Ebbero cinque figli:

 Lady Georgiana Frances Henrietta Pakenham (1863-30 luglio 1943), sposò Hugh Gough, III visconte Gough, ebbero tre figli;
 William Pakenham, Lord Silchester (19 ottobre 1864-16 febbraio 1876);
 Thomas Pakenham, V conte di Longford (19 ottobre 1864-21 agosto 1915);
 Edward Michael Pakenham (20 febbraio 1866-27 dicembre 1937);
 Lady Louisa Katharine Pakenham (1868-9 marzo 1954), sposò William Vane, ebbero tre figli.

Morte
Morì il 19 aprile 1887, a 68 anni.

Onorificenze

Onorificenze britanniche

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Note

Bibliografia
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

Cavalieri di Gran Croce dell'Ordine del Bagno
Commendatori dell'Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro
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Megan Thee Stallion Will Be a Guest on New Season Premiere Of "Saturday Night Live" on October 3
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Yesterday, Megan Thee Stallion revealed her cover on TIME's "100 Most Influential People" issue. This story was done with Taraji P. Henson as she had high praise for the Houston rapper.
Now, Megan is putting more big plays into motion as she has just announced on social media that she will appear on the new season premiere Of "Saturday Night Live." This will go down on October 3 as Chris Rock will also be a guest. Right now, it's unclear whether Megan will perform and/or also do some comedy skits.
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2020 has been another major year in Megan's early career. She saw much success with her "Suga" EP in March which featured the hit single, "Savage." That went on to receive a remix with Beyoncé that became the No. 1 song in the country. Now, Megan is part of another No. 1 record in Cardi B's new "WAP" single.
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The account update feature, which is supposed to pull bank transactions into your bookkeeping data, doesn't work most of the time. This means you either manually enter each transaction or wait for days until it magically works again. Not a way to manage a small business. Cmon guys, it's not that hard.
I've been using Go Daddy bookkeeping for many years now since it was Outright. I adore the web version. It makes bookkeeping super simple, especially needed for a micro business like my own. However the app needs serious work! When loading information the app hangs for long periods of time before showing the data, if it shows it at all. I pretty much only use the app now to see a basic snapshot of the dashboard since it's hard to get any additional usable information out of the app.
Love the computer program, hate the app.
Every time I press a button, there is a lag of 15 seconds or more before the app responds. Every. Single. Time. Literally the only function it serves is to look at your business numbers. It is almost entirely useless as a bookkeeping tool.
This app syncs your accounts data and sales and shows you in a glimpse how your business is doing. Love it. Very useful.
CONSTANTLY shuts down in the middle of creating an invoice. I am so incredibly frustrated with this app.
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ICYMI: Bernie Turns His Back on Dairy Farmers
On February 9, 2018 the US senate voted overwhelmingly, with bi-partisan support, to authorize a continuing resolution to avoid a federal shut down. This bill contained several provisions important to both parties, including key changes to an important agricultural program for dairy which will likely bring more than $5 million in relief to Vermont's struggling dairy farms this year.
A handful of senators voted against the bill. Among them was Bernie Sanders.
You read that correctly, Senator Sanders ditched Vermont dairy farms in their time of need. Unbelievably he later declared his "deep concern" for farmers in his recent constituent newsletter and praised the importance of a program he voted against. Most Vermonters don't have the time to look up Sanders' record, so it has been quite easy for us to believe these deceptions.
The Margin Protection Program for Dairy has turned out to be an important lifeline for Vermont's small and mid-size farms during this time of very low milk prices. Changes to the program resulted in much needed payments for the farms. The state legislature also approved state financial support to enhance the federal program.
The bill had many other positive aspects aside from agriculture including: funding for HUD to continue the revitalization of distressed neighborhoods, funding for the staffing of newly opened or expanded Native American Health Service facilities, and authority for new construction starts for projects associated with the F-35A program for the Air Force. The list goes on.
While we cannot begin to guess what part of this widely supported bill offended the Socialist Senator, we assume it was an ideological signal to the left. Sanders position as a US Senator has given him the springboard to run for president in 2016 and likely again in 2020. It is truly unfortunate that his "No" vote marginalized the very people who put him into office. Vermont and other US voters should take note that the needs of citizens, and especially our farmers, are now a lesser priority than Senator Sanders' quest for the national spotlight.
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Projects / British Columbia / Okanagan College Daycare
Okanagan College Daycare
Location: Penticton, British Columbia
Building Type: Institutional
Certified by the Passive House Institute in October, the Okanagan College childcare centre is a Silver finalist for the Canadian Home Builders Association – Central Okanagan's 2018 Tommie Awards in the category of Best Environmental Initiative in Construction (Residential or Commercial).
Okanagan College partnered with the Penticton and District Community Resources Society (PDCRS), who is operating the facility. The centre provides 64 spaces for infants and toddlers, ages 3-5 daycare, preschool programs and after school care.
The centre has piqued interest for its innovation in sustainable construction. The 4,000 square foot facility is the first certified Passive House childcare centre in Canada, one of the country's first non-residential Passive House buildings, and uses 80-90 per cent less energy than a standard child care facility.
The building features a 16" double stud truss wall filled with dense pack cellulose at a U-value of 0.100, a U0.800 average for windows, and an airtightness requirement of 0.6 air changes per hour. The interior service wall allowed the building team to limit penetrations in the envelope to create an air-tight building. The design emphasizes natural ventilation, which is driven by the Penticton-area climate and can be used for eight months of the year.
The building complies with B.C. Step Code Level 5 (14 years ahead of the 2032 standard).
The ventilation system, an 82 per cent efficient HRV, complies with BCBC, ASHRAE 62.1 and PHI.
Heating and cooling is provided by air-source heat pump with variable refrigerant flow distribution. Southern orientation of heat pump unit allows for solar heat gain to enhance wintertime performance. Plumbing vent pipes are terminated below roof level via air admittance valves (AAVs). The whole roof is clear of penetrations—allowing for maximum solar PV installation—and has zero thermal bridges.
The hot water system is a hybrid heat pump unit, served by dedicated earth tube system to deliver tempered air to enable year-round hybrid operation. The earth tube draws free heat from the city sewer pipe that passes through the site.
The building has comprehensive monitoring systems for thermal performance and energy metering of primary sub-circuits.
When PV is installed, the building has potential to achieve Passive House Premium—which would represent another first for this impressive building.
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Ак'ю́ловська сільська рада () — муніципальне утворення у складі Хайбуллінського району Башкортостану, Росія. Адміністративний центр — село Галіахметово.

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Caye Caulker was addictive beachy quicksand for me. Preparing for departure, it was like I had forgotten how to move. Every day from my hammock I watched people arrive off the water taxi, struggling with their luggage and trying to get settled. After staying put for two weeks the sensation of new arrival began to feel foreign. I got to know things so well I had a newbie guide prepared (pro tip: the fry jack stand is across from the bank and people go to the Split for sunset!). Constantly I saw the influx of new people around town and had my group of friends turn completely over three times. Even standing still nothing stays the same.
But with my backpack zipper repaired, I got the itch to move on. How to spend my final day? What tribute should I offer this lovely place? I took out my camera and snapped a few shots for the food blog post, treated myself to an internet cafe (INCREDIBLY expensive here, apparently due to a government monopoly that screws everyone), and acted like a local: went to the grade school to eat lunch at their Cultural Day fair. I tried the Garifuna dish: fried fish with spiced coconut milk and mashed plantains. I bought a new bottle of purple nail polish but was then talked out of a pedicure. I prepared for my next stop–ATM cave near San Ignacio–by procuring caving reef shoes and selling a pair of yellow crocks back to a Chinese grocery for cost. No day in Caye Caulker is complete without appreciating the sunset. Spent it at the Split with my friends, enjoying the view from our usual spot on top of the bar.
It was a blustery day, and it may not have been the best idea to wear my pleated black mini skirt, but it's just so fun and swishy I couldn't resist. There were a few Marilyn moments, but that's all part of the fun, no?
The evening brought with it a brilliant full moon; whale sharks should be gathering off the coast of Placencia soon. It rose golden over the ocean as we ate a dinner of $1Bz wings and beer. That night I stayed in, swinging in a hammock and chatting the evening away. Among other things, I had my spelling corrected, was encouraged to swear more, garnered dating advice, listened to stories, tipped a cheeky Brit out of a hammock leading to another injury (I'm telling you people, for all their easy-goingness, hammocks are dangerous!), drank Belikin stout with cookies, had a memorable Star Trek discussion, and stayed up respectably quite late for a last night.
The water taxi porters just outside the hostel fence call out the departures every few hours, marking the course of the day like a call to prayer. "Belize City guys!" That's my cue. See you later Caye Caulker, surely. It's been grand.


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I was the guest on the Creative Live 'We Are Photographers' podcast with host Kenna Klosterman today (the episode will be released in a few weeks). At one point during the conversation Kenna asked me what I look for on the streets. I explained that it mostly depends on my mood. I don't have a plan, I let the street surprise me and I follow my heart. Some days I follow the light and use its power to make dramatic compositions, other days I am more in tune with emotions, expressions and gestures. I also mentioned to her that, as I am currently going through several years of B&W photographs of Paris for an upcoming book, each photograph brings me back to the emotion I was feeling when I pressed the shutter that day. During the conversation I spontaneously called it 'Emotional Metadata'.
I had never thought of the term before, but it definitely fits what I intended to say. So I made my own definition for this term which may or may not have been used before.
Emotional Metadata: The power of the photograph to bring you back to the same feeling you had when you pressed the shutter.
Does that make sense to you?
So this week, I want to talk about sunbursts!
Recently someone commented on one of my silhouette pics by asking if I used a sunburst filter. I must admit that, being somewhat of a gear minimalist, I had never even heard of a sunburst filter and wondered why anyone would use one when you can achieve sunbursts without a filter. So I investigated further... There are indeed such things are Star Effect Filters that you can put in front of your lens. They even come in 4 point or 6 point options.
But why? First, a sunburst is quite easy to achieve without the added expense of a filter by simply setting your camera to a small aperture (big number ;) ideally start at f/16). And, wouldn't the use of a filter reduce the quality of the lens?
Does a star effect filter make the sunburst more 'perfect'? Again... Why? Is perfection so important that we need to alter everything to try to achieve it? Are we even wired to respond to perfection? Or rather, aren't we more likely to respond emotionally to imperfections. As a street photographer, I certainly don't look for perfection. I photograph everyday life, it's raw, it's not perfect and it's often those imperfections that make the photograph special.
Okay, but people buy those filters so they must be really awesome. I looked further and saw one great example where such a filter would be very useful: Night street photography. I can definitely see its use to create a star effect on street lights.
I usually try to capture a sunburst when I shoot a silhouette. It's an added challenge and it looks cool. I really never even paid attention whether it has 4, 6 or more points... For one thing, the sunburst is never the subject of my photograph. I look at it as an added bonus that makes a good shot a little bit more interesting.
As I was doing a Google search on the filters, I stumbled upon many tutorials on how to add a sunburst to an image that doesn't have one in the first place... Yikes! Don't even get me started... Call me a purist if you wish. I find it much more fun and challenging (and so much faster) to capture it in camera than spend my precious time making one up in PS. But hey, post processing is an art and I know many amazing photographers who enjoy that part of the craft and do it very well. I admire their PS skills, I'm in awe with what they can do with the tools. But it's just not for me, and that's probably one of the reasons why street photography and I are such good friends.
Here are a few of my sunburst pics, they are 'au naturel', no filter or PS magic applied.


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ARSCLIST September 2012
Re: early stereophony
DAVID BURNHAM <[log in to unmask]>
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:56:31 -0700
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I'll second that!
> From: Roderic G Stephens <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:16:51 PM
>Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] early stereophony
>Dear Jon, and I use the "Dear" in the full sense of the word.  What a wonderful result you and "friends" have created in the "Living Stereo" re-mastered series.  The very reasonable cost of the SACDs is obviously another result of all of your "labors of love".  As an admirer, thank you once more.
>--- On Mon, 9/24/12, Jon Samuels <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>From: Jon Samuels <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Monday, September 24, 2012, 9:23 PM
>Hi Tom,
>The traditional story behind early "Living Stereo" recordings is not quite accurate.  Jack Pfeiffer told everyone that the first RCA binaural recording was the 1954 "Damnation of Faust", and that the whole piece was recorded in binaural at 15 ips.  That's what the first Living Stereo CD booklets said.  Over the years (predominantly, after Jack passed away in 1996), I tried to find all the early stereo masters that I could.  RCA's surviving paperwork does not list whether tapes are binaural or mono.  I found quite a few binaural scraps (most of which were issued on the Jack Pfeiffer tribute), but no prior unknown binaural complete works.  The early 1953-54 binaural tapes were all recorded at 30 ips, not 15 ips.  When we remastered Reiner's early "Ein Heldenleben" and "Also sprauch Zarathustra" recordings for the "Living Stereo" CDs, we used 15 ips tapes that we thought were the original masters, because they were so labelled.  However, I
>subsequently found an alternate take of the Sunrise section of "Also sprauch" at 30 ips in far superior sound.  (Unfortunately, those Strauss 30 ips binaural masters are still missing to this day.)  The "Damnation of Faust" has never been issued in binaural/stereo, and it isn't clear that the whole piece was even recorded that way, given that I found only one 14" binaural reel.
>I can fill in some of the missing details, at least as concerned RCA classical recordings.  RCA recorded 30 ips simultaneous mono and binaural session tapes sporadically from late 1953 through early 1955.  They had only one binaural setup during that time, so only a relatively small number of recordings were made in binaural.  (It was considered experimental at the time; the mono tapes were thought to be more important - after all those would be the tapes used to make the LPs.)  At some point in 1955, they started recording every orchestral session binaurally (the tapes were subsequently mixed to mono for LP release), and used mono for everything else.  Also, sometime in 1955, they switched to recording at 15 ips.  Sometime around October, 1956, they started recording orchestras 3-track on 1/2" tapes, but unfortunately stayed with 1/4" mono for all other recordings.  Starting around April, 1958, they started recording everything 3-track, except
>for the recordings made for them in the U. K. by Decca, which were done 1/4" two-track.  They switched to the AME curve sometime around September, 1958, and abandoned it (Thank God), and returned to 30 ips around March, 1962.
>None of this exists in written form, but I kept a careful log of the specifics of each tape that I (or, for that matter, any of my colleagues) worked on.  This proved especially useful for the "Living Stereo" remasterings on SACD, when I was asked to research and locate the best surviving source material for each recording.  In every case, Soundmirror was given the best analog tape sources for their DSD transfers, and I think you'll agree that the results were worth the effort.
>Jon Samuels
>--- On Mon, 9/24/12, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>From: Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
>Hi Jon:
>AHA! Thanks. I found the Monteux right there on the "Age Of Living Stereo" tribute to Jack Pfeiffer CD. Excellent.
>Listening right now, it's not bad, I think it's more realistic sounding than Cook, for example. Lots of wow and flutter, must have been the RCA tape machine. Not bad, though. Great that a lengthy (5+ minutes) excerpt was included on the CD.
>Was "Damnation of Faust" recorded with the intent of commercial release (as opposed to an experiment like the Monteux and Toscanini recordings)? If so, is it correct that it is the first for-release stereo recording by RCA?
>-- Tom Fine
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Samuels" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 7:13 PM
>Tom,
>The first RCA binaural experimental recordings that I have found paperwork for were conducted by Leopold Stokowski, recorded in October, 1953. The tapes were not assigned numbers, and have not been located. The earliest surviving binaural tapes that I've found were conducted by Pierre Monteux, recorded in December, 1953.
>Subject: [ARSCLIST] early stereophony
>Going from the liner notes on various commercial issues plus online stuff, I've arrived at this list. Comments most welcome and appreciated.
>1. Bell Labs/Stokowski - 1932
>2. EMI/Blumlein - 1934
>3. Bert Whyte/Magnecorder -- 1952
>4. Emory Cook -- 1952
>5. RCA -- 1954 (earliest experimental recordings no longer exist, first commercial stereo recordings made in 1954)
>6. Decca -- 1954
>7. Teldec -- 1954
>8. Mercury -- 1955 (experiments started as early as 1952 but no tapes exist pre-1955)
>9. what about Livingston with the hotel polka bands, was that 1954 or even 1953?
>10. what about Sound In The Round, 1955?
>Thanks again for comments/clarifications/facts.


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Sine Die report for the 85th Legislature
The 2017 legislative session was marked by discord, but our priority bills fared better than average. While the legislative process is designed for bills to fail, a remarkably small percentage of bills (12 percent) passed this session — the lowest percentage since 1891. However, 56 percent of our priority bills passed and only one bill (SB 4) we opposed passed. This results from the direct involvement of Texas Catholics and bishops, and the TCCB's legislative relationships. This report summarizes the impact of the Catholic church on Texas politics during the 85th Legislature.
Win: HB 35 / SB 258. We supported this bill to require the burial of the victims of abortion and remove the option of disposing victims in a landfill or grinding and flushing them into the sewer. It was included in SB 8, a large pro-life bill, which passed both the Senate and House.
Win: HB 3771. We supported this bill to provide a uniform definition of abortion in state law so treatment for ectopic pregnancies is not included in the legal definition of abortion. It was included in SB 8, a large pro-life bill, which passed both the Senate and House.
Win: SB 8 / HB 200. We supported this bill to ban partial-birth abortion in state law and ban the research or sale of victims of abortion. At final passage, it included HB 35 / SB 258 and HB 3771 and measures to ban dismemberment abortions. Both the Senate and House passed this bill.
Win: HB 2858 / SB 1377. We supported this bill to increase punishment for coerced abortions in the course of human trafficking, and require human trafficking hotline signs be posted in abortion facilities. This bill was included in HB 2552, and passed both the House and Senate.
Loss: SB 25 / HB 434. We supported this bill which prohibited wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, through which people can allege they would have had an abortion if they had known the unborn child was disabled. The Senate passed this bill; the House did not.
Loss: HB 2962 / SB 1602. We supported this bill requiring accurate reporting for abortion complications to provide critical information for future policymaking. Both the House and the Senate passed this bill, but it died on a technicality during the final days of session.
Win: HB 4. We supported this bill to increase funding for kinship foster care. Both the House and Senate passed this bill, and the Governor signed it.
Win: HB 5. We supported this bill to establish the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) as its own agency. The House and Senate passed this bill, and the Governor signed it.
Win: SB 11 / HB 6. We supported this bill to establish community-based foster care, which will allow for local organizations and faith-based groups to take a more active role in recruiting foster families and providing temporary homes for foster children. Both the Senate and House passed this bill, and the Governor signed it.
Win: HB 3859 / SB 892. We supported this bill to protect religious liberty for faith-based organizations who provide direct services to foster children. Both the Senate and the House passed this bill.
Loss: SB 542 / HB 1184. We supported this bill to establish parental choice for low-income public-school students through a tax credit scholarship. Neither the Senate nor the House passed this bill.
Loss: HB 21. As written and passed by the House, this bill reformed school finance; as amended and passed by the Senate, it also established parental choice through an ESA for special needs students. We supported the bill as amended but the House and Senate could not come to agreement on the final content of the bill, and it died.
Win: HB 10. We supported this bill to establish greater access to mental healthcare and substance abuse treatment. Both the House and the Senate passed the bill.
Win: HB 13. We supported this bill to establish a grant to match donations to mental health programs. Both the House and the Senate passed this bill.
Loss: SB 4. We opposed this bill to increase cooperation between federal ICE agents and local police. SB 4 requires police honor ICE detainer requests for arrested persons, and it allows police to work with ICE to enforce immigration law. Both the House and Senate passed this bill, and the Governor signed it.
Loss: SB 1054. We supported this bill to increase punishment for undocumented migrants committing violent crimes in a way that maintained targeted enforcement of immigration law. Neither the House nor the Senate passed this bill.
Win: SB 1018 / HB 2225. We opposed this bill to waive state licensing requirements for migrant family detention centers, which would have allowed them to increase the number of detainees. The Senate passed this bill, but the House did not.
Poor and Vulnerable
Win: HB 2008. We supported this bill to ensure the state has the ability to enforce the federal military lending act of 2006 so members of the military are not targeted by payday lenders. Both the House and the Senate passed this bill.
Win: Floor Amendments. We opposed several amendments proposed on the House floor, which could have been quickly attached to bills at the last minute, and would have voided the 42 payday ordinances we have worked so hard to establish. We stopped these through timely advocacy.
Loss: HB 1134. We supported this bill to establish regulations upon predatory payday lending throughout Texas. Neither the House, nor the Senate passed this bill.
Win: HB 31. We opposed this bill to speed up an individual property owner's timeframe to obtain a groundwater permit because it also impeded a local community's control over groundwater exports. The House passed this bill, but the Senate did not.
Win: SB 1628. We opposed this bill to repeal the hearing process for environmental quality permits because it limited public participation in environmental decisions. Neither the House nor the Senate passed this bill.
Win: HB 2552. We supported this bill to combat the establishment of massage parlors, which front for prostitution and human trafficking. This bill was also amended with pro-life bill HB 2858. Both the House and Senate passed this bill.
Loss: HB 3054 / SB 1616. We supported this bill to allow a judge to give more accurate instructions to sentencing juries. Neither the House nor the Senate passed this bill.
Loss: SB 1859. We supported this bill to establish a human-trafficking team in the Department of Public Safety. Neither the Senate nor the House passed this bill.
Loss: HB 147 / HB 316. We supported these bills to repeal the law of parties for capital offenses. Neither the House nor the Senate passed these bills.
HB 35/SB 258 requires the proper burial or cremation of unborn children lost through miscarriage or abortion. The TCCB supports this bill to provide increased respect to the bodies of the unborn.
SB 8/HB 200 bans partial birth abortion, and creates a criminal penalty for the physician, and a civil cause of action for the father. This bill also prohibits fetal tissue research from abortion victims. The TCCB supports this bill to allow prosecution and penalty for the crime of partial birth abortion and to prevent the sale of the bodies of children lost to the tragedy of abortion.
SB 25/HB 434 prohibits lawsuits for wrongful birth. The TCCB supports this bill which recognizes that all children deserve to be born.
HB 2858/SB 1377 increases the penalties for coerced or forced abortion by a human trafficker and requires increased trafficking signage in abortion facilities. The TCCB supports this bill to better rescue trafficked victims and punish traffickers.
HB 2962/SB 1602 requires abortion complications to be reported by health care facilities with the highest level of specificity. The TCCB supports this bill which will produce more accurate abortion complication data for sound policy decisions in the future.
Parental Choice
SB 542/HB 1184 establish school choice in Texas by allowing insurance companies to donate part of their taxes to a nonprofit scholarship granting organization. The organization would then offer scholarships to children who wish to enroll in private school. The program prioritizes students with the greatest academic and financial need, and to be eligible, students must be from lower income families, have special needs, be in foster care, or have parents who are active duty military.
HB 4/SB 11 establishes a sliding scale for the levels of monetary assistance for foster caregivers and puts in place penalties for fraud. The TCCB supports this bill which provides greater levels of assistance to foster parents at lower income levels.
HB 6/SB 11 creates a regional community-based foster care system for placement of foster care children, rather than maintaining the existing state-agency model. The TCCB supports this bill which respects the value of regional and local communities in developing local solutions for families involved with the protective services system.
SB 892/HB 3859 provides conscience protections to ensure that child welfare providers who act based on sincerely held religious beliefs are not discriminated against in grants or ability to provide child welfare services because they refuse to (1) refer for abortions or (2) place children with same sex couples. The TCCB supports this bill to ensure the that religious providers can serve children and maintain our freedom of religion.
Regarding immigration, good government has two duties, both of which must be carried out and neither of which can be ignored. The first duty is to welcome the foreigner out of charity and respect for the human person. The second duty is to secure one's border and enforce the law for the sake of the common good. Reform of immigration law must be targeted, proportional, and humane.
SB 4 is an anti-sanctuary cities bill which requires compliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers, preempts local law enforcement policies, and punishes cities who refuse to cooperate with ICE. The TCCB opposes this bill because it would effectively sever communication between law enforcement and the migrant community. In addition, it is not targeted or proportional: individuals with criminal convictions are not prioritized for detention and deportation.
SB 1054 requires judges to determine lawful immigration status of individuals on trial for violent offenses. If the convict is an unlawful migrant, punishment for the offense is increased and the convict cannot be released for parole without the guarantee of deportation by federal authorities. The TCCB supports this bill because it is targeted, proportional, and humane.
HB 3054/SB 1616 removes directives that require judges and attorneys to lie to jurors about the level of unanimity required for a death sentence. The TCCB supports this bill to improve the rights of jurors serving in death penalty sentencing cases.
SB 1859 establishes a unit within the Department of Public Safety (DPS) which would investigate and combat human trafficking and implement a public outreach campaign on this issue. The TCCB supports this bill which seeks to punish and prevent an egregious crime.
HB 147 and HB 316 both repeal the law of parities. Under the law of parties, if a person is in a group that is committing a crime, and then one member of the group commits a capital offense, every member of the group can be tried for the capital offense. The TCCB supports this bill which prevents the use of the death penalty against persons who did not commit a capital offense.
HB 10 seeks to establish greater parity and access to mental health, and substance abuse treatment. The TCCB supports this bill to provide greater access to mental health and behavioral health treatment.
HB 13 establishes a state grant that would match donations to organizations providing mental health programs. The TCCB supports this bill to increase mental health services in the community.
Stewardship of the Environment
HB 31 limits the ability of a local community to control the export of their groundwater to other areas of the state. The TCCB opposes this bill because it violates the principle of subsidiarity.
SB 1628 repeals the contested case hearing process for environmental quality permits. The TCCB opposes this bill because it limits the community's ability to protect health considering potential environmental hazards.