Increasingly, people are recognizing that even if Congress has the power to pass legislation to restrict the flow of corporate money in campaigns, they will continue to be unwilling to use it unless the practice is banned outright by a constitutional amendment.
The failure to even pass legislation to disclose the source of such funding is adequate evidence of that, should anyone doubt it. In addition, honest attempts to create a level playing field through public financing have been undermined by the same activist Supreme Court that decided Citizens United in 2010 and McCutcheon in 2014.
There are many amendments that have been proposed whose sponsors believe will abolish corporate personhood and/or declare that money is not free speech. Here is a discussion of the problems with the various types of resolutions that have been introduced in Congress to date and of another that is proposed to address these problems.
A number of cosponsors of these resolutions have cosponsored others. It is our job as citizen lobbyists to encourage them to support a final amendment incorporating the best features of the various proposals. I hope that this analysis will be helpful in deciding for yourself what these features are.
EDWARDS-STYLE AMENDMENTS TO GIVE CONGRESS THE POWER TO REGULATE CORPORATE "FREE SPEECH"
The 2010 Donna Edwards amendment is the prototype of a group of amendments that would if passed give Congress the power to regulate corporate money in campaigns. Congress had this power before Citizens United but declined to use it to end this corrupting practice. There is no reason to think that a Congress now even more thoroughly corrupted by corporate money would use that power if it were to pass.
More importantly, by stating that Congress can regulate campaign contributions without banning corporate campaign expenditures, the idea that corporations have a "right" to influence elections could be enshrined in the constitution. There is a real danger of this happening. Members of Congress are beginning to realize that the People are demanding that they overturn Citizens United, at a minimum. Passing such a weak amendment would be a gesture likely to convince a public unaware of the distinction that Congress is doing the "only politically possible" thing. Our goal must be to change what is politically possible by passing a strong amendment.
An Edwards-style amendment would likely do little beyond causing the amendment movement to lose steam, much as the single payer movement was derailed in 2009 with the announcement that Democratic leadership would fight for a public option in the health care reform bill that became the "Affordable" Care Act. As you will recall, the public option was removed from the final bill, leaving what can at best be called a bailout for a failing medical insurance industry. We cannot settle for another bait-and-switch on this issue, which is at the heart of all the other issues that Congress is not addressing.
The practice of corporations asking for and getting toothless regulation to avoid the danger of real regulation has a long history of success. As another example, corporate tools in Congress have routinely passed regulation to allow dangerous levels of poisons to be spewed into the environment in the guise of "protecting the public" by putting specific limits on pollutants that the polluters can live with. This serves to protect the polluters by approving the dumping of dangerous chemicals in the air, water and soil.
The only way to assure that corporate polluters will be taken to task, a real debate on universal health care takes place and Congress will deal with the other pressing problems facing America and the world is to weed out those who put corporate interests over those of the People. We can do that by making support for a strong amendment a litmus test for our votes in every congressional race.
VIEW TEXT OF THE EDWARDS AMENDMENT HERE.
NOTE: TEXT OF THE EDWARDS AMENDMENT IS NOT IDENTICAL TO THE OTHERS BUT ALL ARE RESTRICTED TO GIVING CONGRESS THE POWER TO REGULATE.
At this writing, this is the least known of the amendments despite (or perhaps because) of the fact that it is a bipartisan effort to address the issue of money in politics, sponsored by Congressmen Walter Jones (R-NC) and John Yarmuth (D-KY). It explicitly states that money is not speech, theoretically empowering Congress to regulate it. It further explicitly authorizes Congress to establish a mandatory system of public financing. Finally, it creates a federal holiday for the purpose of voting in federal general elections.
The principle problem with this bill is that by itself it would leave things largely unchanged until such time when members of Congress might decide to give up the system by which they ascended to office. In addition, it does not explicitly state that corporations are not people. Under the Supreme Court doctrine that they are people under the Fourteenth Amendment they could continue to assert all the constitutional rights of human beings subsumed under the concept of corporate personhood. This includes the Fourth Amendment "right" to avoid surprise inspections by regulatory agencies tasked with protecting public safety, among other things.
VIEW TEXT OF AMENDMENT HERE.
At the time of this writing, the 2012 Sanders proposal was perhaps the best known of all the resolutions calling for a constitutional amendment. Also known as "The Saving American Democracy Amendment," it was essentially identical to the one introduced earlier in the House by Ted Deutch (D-FL). It declared that for-profit corporations do not have personal rights and that they cannot donate to political campaigns or ballot measures. It also allowed Congress and the States to set limits on personal expenditures in such campaigns and to require disclosure of sources of funds to campaign committees whose operation they would regulate.
The Sanders resolution received a lot of publicity due to Senator Sanders' reputation for representing people over corporations. Because of this, it was not widely scrutinized by his fans or the alternative media. This resulted in many people being slow to recognize its serious problems.
These amendments attempted to curb corporate spending without affecting the ability of unions or 501.c4s to influence elections. In carving out an exception for nonprofits to a ban on corporate contributions, the claim that they would have "prohibited corporate spending in all elections" was undermined. Citizens United itself was incorporated as a 501.c4 "public interest" nonprofit. Such nonprofits are allowed to lobby and to participate in political campaigns and elections without revealing the source of their funding. If the disclosure requirements of campaign committees do not apply to these "public interest" nonprofits, corporations can continue to spend money indirectly to influence elections without fear of exposure.
Excluding union treasury funds from a ban on corporate money in elections is not justifiable on philosophical or practical political considerations. If corporations are formed by associations of people who join together in their own self interest then so are unions, which are usually incorporated. Failure to admit this will guarantee the principled opposition of those who believe, rightly or wrongly, that unions have too much power in elections. Regardless of the truth of this supposition, it makes no sense to have this fight when many union members are concluding that the politicians their money has been supporting no longer serve their interests.
VIEW TEXT OF DEUTCH AMENDMENT HERE.
Also known as "The People's Rights Amendment," the amendment proposed by Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) states that corporations are not people and are subject to regulation by the States and federal government.
The McGovern amendment would not address the issue of whether money is free speech. It thus does not address campaign finance, which many consider the more important of the two reforms being addressed in the various resolutions. Although the protections afforded corporations under the doctrine of corporate personhood would be removed, it would still be up to Congress and the States to impose limits on campaign expenditures of for-profit corporations, unions and "nonprofits" that routinely engage in political campaigns designed to influence elections, in violation of their charters.
VIEW TEXT OF MCGOVERN AMENDMENT HERE.
In January 2012 Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced an amendment that would eliminate all private donations to campaigns for national office. It would replace this by requiring the establishment a system of federally funded elections. This is an entirely new approach to addressing the problem of special interest money influencing the outcome of elections. If passed, it would effectively overturn Supreme Court decisions that have undermined public financing laws in Arizona and Vermont.
This amendment would effectively establish that money is not free speech and that corporations and other special interest groups cannot contribute to elections.
While the Kucinich resolution would definitely solve the problem of special interest money in politics, it does not address the issue of abolishing "rights" granted corporations by the Supreme Court that have nothing to do with the legitimate needs of businesses and generally do not serve the public interest. In the early days of the Republic, demonstrating that a corporation would serve the public interest was a requirement to obtain a charter from a State.
1) Many groups and individuals in the abolition movement are adamant that if they are going to devote the effort needed to pass an amendment that it must explicitly abolish corporate personhood. This includes Move to Amend, the largest coalition of abolitionist groups.
2) Another practical reason to include abolition of corporate personhood is that many of the supporters of an amendment are attracted by the slogan "Corporations are not People!"
3) Without specifics of how the system would be administered, the Kucinich amendment will encounter unnecessary resistance. A public finance system in Portland, Oregon was struck down by voters for for a variety of reasons, including voters who were unhappy with the ease with which marginal candidates could obtain public funds.
4) Many people who do not object to special interest groups being barred from contributing to political campaigns will not want to lose the ability to choose who among candidates to financially back. This was another of the arguments used to defeat the Portland system.
Move to Amend has proposed an amendment that would address most of the shortcomings of all the resolutions that were introduced in the 112th Congress. It explicitly states that corporations are not people, that money is not free speech and that ALL entities established by the laws of the US, the States or foreign governments are subject to regulation through federal, state and local law. It establishes that corporations have no rights under the constitution and that no privileges granted these associations by governments is inherent or inalienable. Like the Deutch/Sanders amendments, it allows Congress to regulate individual donations. It also covers ballot measures and requires that all contributions must be publicly disclosed.
"Federal, State and local government shall regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, for the purpose of influencing in any way the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure."
It may seem to follow logically that if corporations are not people and campaign cash is not protected as free speech then corporations and other special interest groups should not be allowed to contribute to political campaigns. However, it will be up to Congress and the courts to decide that. A growing number of people are arguing that if we are going to solve the problem through an amendment, it should include an explicit ban on expenditures in elections by all "special interest" associations as well as well as empowering Congress to limit individual campaign expenditures.
A modified version of this proposal was introduced in 2013 (see below).
The following language is designed to incorporate the best features of the previous amendments and to also address the other method by which corporate money can be used to corrupt elected officials; the promise of well-paying jobs in private industries which they have the duty of regulating while in office.
While the wording of this proposed amendment is subject to debate, it is intended to abolish corporate personhood, establish that it is illegal for any state-created entity to contribute to political campaigns or ballot initiatives and to remove incentives for lobbyists and members of Congress to put the interests of corporations over those of We the People.
SECTION 1. The rights, responsibilities, and privileges granted to "person" or "persons" as enumerated in this Constitution, its amendments, and extended through case law are exclusively reserved for human beings.
SECTION 2. All non-living entities established by law in the United States shall be subordinate to any and all laws enacted by the people and their elected governments. Corporations shall be defined as "persons" only for the purposes of contracting, suing, being sued, transacting business and continuity of operations as people come and go, as defined under state and federal law. Corporate charters do not limit the liability of officers of corporations or board members from criminal prosecution for acts authorized by them on behalf of the corporation.
SECTION 3. No non-living entity may donate to political campaigns directly or indirectly. All donations must come from the personal assets of individuals or via public funds expressly authorized by law to be used for that purpose. Congress and the states shall limit or abolish individual donations or other expenditures intended to influence the outcome of elections.
SECTION 4. No corporation shall pay, contribute or offer, consent or agree to pay or contribute, directly or indirectly, any money, property, free service of its officers or employees or thing of value to any political party, organization, committee or individual for any political purpose whatsoever, or for the purpose of influencing legislation of any kind, or to promote or defeat the candidacy of any person for nomination, appointment or election to any political office.
SECTION 5. No employee of the federal government, including elected officials, shall enter into employment or contractual arrangement with any corporate entity that is subject to regulation by the branch of government or department in which that employee serves, for a period of ten years following the end of their term of federal service, nor shall anyone who has derived the majority of his or her income in any manner from a corporate entity or industry in the 10 years prior to federal employment participate in decisions regarding regulation of that industry or corporation. SECTION 6. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to abridge individual rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press or other inalienable rights of the People.
SECTION 7. Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Having failed to make support for any of the proposed amendments or an alternative the central issue in any campaign in 2010 (to my knowledge), none of them gained significant traction. However, some of the sponsors are listening to critics and working to improve their amendment proposals. A slightly modified version of the MTA proposal has been introduced into the House as well.
In response to concerns about the original McGovern Resolution not addressing campaign finance, McGovern introduced both a slightly revised version of his 2012 amendment abolishing corporate personhood and a second resolution that would allow both the federal and state governments to limit campaign expenditures.
HJR 20 allows the federal government and states to regulate campaign finance regulations. It empowers Congress to set limits on both direct and indirect campaign expenditures but implies that Congress has powers to impose other regulations.
HJR 21 is essentially identical to the original resolution. It includes the puzzling phrase "corporate entities are subject to such regulation as... are (sic) otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this Constitution." This appears to many to be a non sequitur, implying that the Supreme Court can limit such powers, as it has in dozens of decisions that would be overturned by an end to the doctrine of corporate personhood. HJR 20 explicitly states that Congress has the power to implement the amendment through legislation, thus limiting Supreme Court purview over campaign finance laws.
Taken together, HJR 20 and HJR 21 would have a general effect similar to the Nolan/Pocan amendment, but without a requirement for full disclosure, explicitly allowing limits on a candidate's own expenditures or being applicable to ballot measures.
The presumed advantage of introducing two amendments is that should either component be too controversial, the other would still have a chance of passage. Others consider this a disadvantage, arguing that with the difficulty of passing an amendment in the first place, both abolition of corporate personhood and campaign finance regulation should be included.
As with all other resolutions thus far, this amendment would not explicitly ban corporate campaign contributions. Exactly what constitutes "regulation" of campaign finance would be interpreted by Congress and the courts.
HJR 29 is based on the original Move to Amend proposal, with minor modifications. The same criticisms of the resolution apply.VIEW TEXT OF AMENDMENT HERE.
The Sanders amendment is unique among resolutions introduced in Congress thus far. It is the first to incorporate the idea of explicitly banning corporate campaign contributions, whether from for-profit corporations or general union funds which members do not vote to direct to specific candidates or PACs. This is a key element proposed in the model amendment above in 2012 that is missing in the Nolan-Pocan amendment, although it falls short of ending PACs altogether. Disappointingly, the provision in the 2012 version to abolish corporate personhood was dropped in the new resolution.
According to the chief legislative aide working on the amendment, there was concern expressed among senators working with Sanders of "unintended consequences" of declaring that corporations do not have the constitutional rights of humans. This concern was echoed by Senator Merkley's aides and remains an important area of continuing debate. Presumably, hesitation in endorsing abolition led McGovern to reintroduce his original amendment separately from his resolution for an amendment to reform campaign finance.
As in the first bill, the language includes a clause that some believe may inadvertently doom it. It calls for a seven year window for ratification, which is not a requirement of the constitution. Some feel this is insufficient time to assure ratification by 38 states. While it seems to be a superfluous and possibly harmful aspect of the bill, it is likely that by the time we have a Congress in place ready to deal with campaign finance reform definitively, it will be hard to find more than 12 state legislatures willing to oppose it.
VIEW THE SANDERS AMENDMENT HERE.
Ban corporate lobbying and stop the daily influence of the corporations!!! It is unconstitutional! If corporations are not people, 'it' should not be able to lobby as 'it' has done for 180 years. Corporations lobby under the 'People's right' to petition which is guaranteed by the First Amendment... they are not people. Therefore, corporations should not be allowed to lobby, period. Lawmakers listen to lobbyists before People, that is the tool used to grease the wheels, and since we can't always afford to hire a lobbyist, corporate lobbying infringes on OUR First Amendment.
Any amendment that says corporations are not human beings should technically end corporate lobbying (unless they specifically state otherwise).
I WANT TO HIRE A LOBBYIST TO END LOBBYING!
I shared your opinion until I thought it through. The Supreme Court has clearly stated that corporations are not people and that money is free speech. If you say both are false, all they have to do is to invent another rationale to keep money flowing to their political allies and rule any such clarifying legislation unconstitutional.
I was only suggesting an additional means to get the corporate influence out of politics. In addition to getting the endless $$ out of elections, I believe we need to BAN corporate lobbying... it is daily and it is powerful. Three out of four lobbyists previously worked for the federal government. Ban on corporate lobbying would also stop those jobs that are probably nothing more than mere paybacks for favors by government workers.
Corporate influence has been building since the corporation first began to lobby. It needs to stop! Who knows, maybe it will block the corrupt bankster from the honest politician.
Getting ALL of the corporate money out of elections would be great but it won't get the corporation out of politics, even if you stop every penny in every election, because of corporate lobbying. It's one more angle we need to block. I have not found any legal case that challenged the unconstitutionality of corporate lobbying. That may be another approach.
I agree completely. If you look at my proposed amendment you will see that it does effectively ban any reward for talking to lobbyists by imposing a 10 year moratorium on any member of Congress or their staffers in industries regulated by any committee the member sits on. It also bans hiring any staffer who worked in such an industry within the last 10 years and members who have worked in such industry within the last ten years from sitting on such committees.
Regarding lobbying... Can we not assert under the Constitution that only citizens, human beings, have the right to petition government... so all corporate lobbying would be punishable by law.
there's a lot of material here to comment on.
The main problem for me is with MTA's Amendment and getting it to eliminate 'states and local govmint' will also be charged with who and what = speech. I don't want any loop holes for States Rights or local yahoos to be fn'g with the Amendment once passed.
But we've a ways to go and i'm sure it'll get ironed out.
We cannot leave it to Cong Critters to decide when and if they'll regulate campaign finance.
thanks to Rick and SFPI for the analysis of our current options.
Thanks for reading and commenting, Dan and Darwin. I hope you will share this link with others.
Regarding corporate lobbying, I suppose that it would be possible to restrict it by eliminating any tax deductions for lobbying expenses, but to say that only individuals could lobby using their own money would cripple legitimate nonprofits and ensure that only the wealthiest corporate lobbyists would be heard. I think it better to remove the incentives for legislators to listen to lobbyists by taking away their two main sources of influence; campaign bribes and lucrative jobs in private industry (especially lobbying jobs).
Darwin, I think that the MTA version is okay as far as it goes, but it fails in not explicitly banning corporate campaign contributions, among other things. If these were banned at the federal level states could decide to more restrictive, but could not be less.
"Corporations are not persons in any sense of the word and shall be granted only those rights and priveleges that Congress deems necessary for the well-being of the People. Congress shall provide legislation defining the terms and conditions of corporate charters according to their purpose; which shall include, but are not limited to; 1 prohibitions against any corporation becoming so large its failure would pose a threat to national security or harm the general economy, 2 prohibitions against any form of interference in the affairs of government, education, and news media, and 3 provisions for civil and criminal penalties to be paid by corporate executives for violation of the terms of a corporate charter."
Leave the details for the State courts and the wisdom of our jury pool to decide how guilty these corporate oligarchs are and how long their jail terms should be.
3 provisions for civil and criminal penalties to be paid by corporate executives for violation of the terms of a corporate charter."


As part of our objectives on promoting awareness on fraud and other related matters, the Center for Counter Fraud Awareness (CCFA) on Tuesday 3rd September 2017 visited Government Secondary School Wuse, Abuja to sensitize students on crime and other related matters.
The program which started at about 11:30 am, had in attendance the school's VP Academics, teachers and students of the school and the Advocacy Team of CCFA headed by Mr Jonah Uket.
The presentation started with the introduction of CCFA as a non-profit organization to the students, a lecture on crime and its consequences. The students were made to understand crime, its types and categories; punishment meted out on criminals, law enforcement agencies, and effects of criminal acts on them as individuals and society.
At the end of the session at 12.00pm, questions were asked by students and teachers. It ended with a photo and interview session.
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A Trump, A Wing, and A Prayer
Well, if the Republican establishment had its hopes riding on the candidacy of Marco Rubio to stop Donald Trump and bring order back to the GOP universe, then the establishment is reaching for some Alka-Seltzer right about now. Rubio had a lot of 3rd place finishes on Super Tuesday. Realistically, he would have to finish a strong second in a majority of the states holding primaries or caucuses March 1, then use that momentum as a spring-board to win his home state of Florida on March 15, which is one of the first winner-take-all delegate states.
Ted Cruz, on the other hand, had a pretty good night. He held off Trump in his home state of Texas, which he absolutely had to do, and he picked off Oklahoma and Alaska. So ironically, it is Cruz who comes out of Super Tuesday with the more plausible argument for being the "anti-Trump" candidate. But that doesn't make the Republican establishment happy either, because they don't like Ted Cruz! There is a reason that not one of his senate colleagues has endorsed him. Senator Cruz is arguably a worse general election candidate than Donald Trump. At least Trump can appeal to a fairly broad base of support, as he is proving in primary after primary.
To all my Republican friends out there, and Democratic friends for that matter: Donald Trump is going to be the nominee. Get used to it. Accept it. Prepare for it.
Super Tuesday pretty much guaranteed that outcome. As the primaries move out of the south, the road for Ted Cruz gets much harder. Marco Rubio just isn't delivering. At this rate he will likely lose his home state of Florida, then his rationale for running collapses. John Kasich and Ben Carson are auditioning for the next Lethal Weapon movie.
All of this makes it more likely that Trump will win a majority of delegates before the convention. Even if he doesn't, and the GOP convention opens with Trump short of a majority, are establishment Republicans really going to mount an all-out effort to wrest the nomination from Trump's hands? Really? They are going to deny the biggest block of Republican voters and delegates their choice for President? That would pretty much guarantee a Hillary Clinton presidency.
Trump is prospering, partly, because he appeals to a wide swath of Republican voters; in fact there is growing evidence that he is bringing in first-time primary voters, similar to the Obama wave of 2008. The voters Trump is speaking to agree on a few things: they are angry; and they are disappointed with the direction of the government, the economy, and immigration policy. The big question is, can he build the kind of voter coalition he will need to win in November. He will have to successfully appeal to independent voters and moderate-to-conservative Democrats to have a chance of winning. And he will have to convince women voters that he is not the devil incarnate. (Planned Parenthood anyone?) A tall order, but not impossible.
One thing to watch: how big will the #NeverTrump movement get? Will it grow into a major force of resistance within the Republican Party? Or will it fade if Trump continues to win and moves toward a convention majority?
If Donald Trump does win the nomination, then Republican who don't like him will have limited options. They can either sit on the sidelines, or campaign against him, and then watch President Hillary Clinton fill up to three Supreme Court seats over the next four years and institutionalize Obama Care and open borders. Or they can hold their collective noses and support the nominee, and hope he doesn't go down in flames.
And if he wins the presidency? Then everyone, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, will have to hope and pray that Donald Trump is as smart as he says he is. God help us!
I Think I Know What Republicans Are Up To
The conservative Republicans who make up what is now considered the "establishment" are not a happy lot at present. The Party that nominated George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney wants nothing to do with either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz. The fact that Trump and Cruz lead in all of the polls demonstrates how much of a disconnect exists between the GOP and its voting public.
The voters, in both parties really, are frustrated, worried about the future, and therefore angry. Trump and Cruz represent that anger. They are the two candidates best equipped to symbolize the emotion and frustration of Republican voters, partly because Trump/Cruz are so far removed from what voters conceptualize as the party "establishment." It also helps explain why Jeb Bush is so reviled by primary voters; he is virtually the textbook definition of party establishment.
But, the fact remains that both Trump and Cruz figure to be truly horrible general election candidates. Either of them brings with them the prospect of huge losses for the party in November, up and down the ballot.
So, what to do? Here's what they're up to. (I think.)
Cruz is the bigger threat. He's too extreme to win a general election, he's unwilling to compromise or negotiate, he has alienated most Republicans in government, and has almost no appeal whatsoever to non-conservatives. And he is the more immediate threat, because he has been polling strongly in the first contested state, Iowa, where he has inherited the evangelical following of Mike Huckabee from 2008 and Rick Santorum from 2012. [Let's not forget that Iowa Republicans usually get it wrong.]
So, many Republicans figure, he has to go. From Bob Dole to Sara Palin to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, and a number of conservative pundits, there is a concerted effort to quash Cruz. Electability has much to do with it, as many in the party just can't see a way Ted Cruz can appeal to enough voters to win in the fall.
And Iowa is a must-win state for Cruz. If he loses there, he will surely lose in New Hampshire, where he is far behind Trump in the polls, and he would not likely be able to stage a comeback in South Carolina or Georgia, where he is also behind in the polls. So if Cruz loses Iowa, he's likely finished. And that's the end of Part 1.
What's Part 2? Why, quashing Trump, of course. If Trump wins both Iowa and New Hampshire, it will be historic. And it will be tempting to anoint him the nominee at that point, as an unstoppable phenomenon. However, the Republican establishment will have one final opportunity. With Cruz out of the way, or at least a falling star, another challenger could rise to battle Trump on Super Tuesday and then beyond into the midwestern and northeastern primary contests.
For example, if Rubio does well enough in New Hampshire, he could have enough momentum and money to make one final run at Trump. And the party establishment will likely coalesce around him. Chris Christie should be out after New Hampshire. Unless Bush does much better there than the polls currently indicate, he will find himself under great pressure to drop out. But who knows if he will? The complicating factor in all of this is John Kasich. A strong showing by him in New Hampshire could slow Rubio and give Trump more breathing room.
But if Rubio, or possibly even Kasich or Bush, emerges from the wreckage and heads into Super Tuesday a viable challenger to Trump, that candidate will have significant support. And by then, much of the Republican establishment will be in full "Trump is a disaster" mode. If it works against Cruz, it could very well work against Trump. If it comes down to a two-way race between Trump and an establishment-backed candidate (probably Rubio), it could go all the way to the convention.
Admittedly, this is pure speculation. It might well be that Trump really is an unstoppable force, and Republicans will have to hold their noses and embrace him. We'll know in about a month.
Tags: 2016election, Donald Trump, Iowa Caucus, Presidential Campaign, Republican Establishment, Ted Cruz
President Obama's America
Well, the electoral vote wasn't as close as some of the final polls indicated. The President won over 300 electoral votes and Mitt Romney's narrow path to 270 never materialized. Evidently, most Americans were not ready to give up on the Barack Obama they elected in 2008.
By most objective standards, his performance in office has not been great, but it has been "good enough." His approval rating of 49 percent is about where George W. Bush's was in 2004 and is about 10 points higher than the rating of previous incumbents who lost reelection – Carter in 1980 and George HW Bush in 1992. A majority of American voters apparently do not hold him responsible for the sluggish economy.
Equally true is that a majority of Americans are not particularly concerned with high unemployment, the prospect of higher taxes, and the money that went to the stimulus package and the auto bailouts. And oh yeah, Obama Care. The Supreme Court has validated it, and now the voters have. It will be the law of the land.
Mitt Romney and his campaign will come under criticism. He was not a terrific candidate, and his campaign made a number of mistakes. But the truth is, incumbents are hard to beat. And the country wasn't through yet with this incumbent.
The President and his supporters will see this as a major victory, and a validation of his policies, notably Obama Care. Republicans will be forced to regroup. The country is changing. The U.S. is becoming more ethnically diverse and more reliant on government. Perhaps the old Republican formula no longer works in national elections. Coming out of 2012 the Republican Party is going to be divided. But if it is going to survive, indeed thrive, it is going to have to adapt and come out of this stronger and in better position to win over those who voted for the President this year.
But in the short term, the President will have to work with a Republican-controlled House. Congressional Republicans may be chastened after Obama's win, but they won't retreat. Both sides will have to compromise on major issues, such as spending, taxes, and immigration. The President will be thinking about his legacy and Republicans will be looking ahead to 2014.
Somebody's Gonna be Wrong
We have very foggy election forecasts heading into next Tuesday's voting, and unless something changes in the next several days, one or more of the nation's top polling organizations is going to be flat wrong. According to Rasmussen and Gallup, Mitt Romney is winning. According to Quinnipiac/CBS/NY Times, President Obama is winning. They can't both be right.
Those findings are based on national tracking polls. But even at the state level the polls differ sharply. Rasmussen finds that Romney has a two-point lead in the critical state of Ohio, while Quinnipiac finds that Obama has a five-point lead there. And when it comes to measures such as early voting the polls are again divided. Gallup shows an edge for Romney in swing states with early voting, while CBS/NY Times surveys show Obama up in the states that matter.
What's happening here is that they are using different models for predicting who is actually going to show up and vote next Tuesday, and in what numbers. Quinnipiac, CBS, and other such as Time magazine and Survey USA, are using turnout models that mirror closely to 2008 and predict that young voters, minorities, and union voters will combine with enough elderly voters and urban/suburban voters to carry Obama over the top in key states such as Ohio, Virginia, Nevada, and Colorado.
Ramussen and Gallup see it differently. Their predictions forecast a turnout more like 2004 when Bush defeated Kerry, and their preliminary survey findings lead them to weight Republican turnout higher than Quinnipiac does. For example, Rasmussen and Gallup find that Romney leads among Independents, and leads significantly on economic, finance, and tax-related survey questions. Their model also disagrees with Quinnipiac on the numbers of young voters, low-income voters, and minority voters that will actually turn out to vote on Tuesday.
By contrast, the other major respected polling group, Pew Research has it tied, at 47 – 47. In that model, independent and late-deciding voters will determine everything.
It's unusual for the major polling firms to be this divergent so close to an actual presidential election. You have to go back to at least 2000 and probably 1980 or 1976 to find the polls this far apart. But it provides someone with a real opportunity to be right; and of course it also means someone is going to look really bad next Tuesday night.
Tags: Gallup, Obama, polls, Quinnipiac, rasmussen, Romney
Debate Reform
Posted by Kerwin Swint in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
The big issue with regard to the presidential debates in 2012, and one that will engender a fair amount of discussion from the two political parties and from the Commission on Presidential Debates, is the role of the "moderators."
Debates are always contentious of course, with very high stakes. That's why the parties agreed to form a Commission in the first place. The bipartisan Commission has strived to create a system of organized debates that will allow the candidates to have maximum flexibility and allow the voters to judge for themselves who is best qualified to be President. That includes a variety of formats and the use of journalists as moderators.
However, the moderators in this year's debates – Jim Lehrer of PBS, Martha Raddatz of ABC News, and Candy Crowley of CNN – have each had significant criticism for their handling of the debates. That's nothing new, moderators are routinely criticized, usually by the losing candidate's supporters. But the criticism this year is unusually intense. And to be honest, the moderators have earned some of that criticism.
Not many people realized that debate moderators did not have to sign an agreement abiding to the rules of engagement worked out by the Commission and signed by both presidential campaigns. It seems to me that would be a prerequisite to being a moderator. That is one reform the Commission could make, and probably will make, between now and the next presidential election year 2016.
Candy Crowley of CNN is a very nice person and a terrific journalist. But she saw her role as moderator in the second presidential debate far differently than did the Obama and Romney campaigns and the Commission staff who organized the debates. And in a moment that will now forever be in future election year "debate highlight" clips, she took it upon herself to "fact check" the presidential candidates and correct Governor Romney at a crucial point in the debate, on a crucial question – the Obama Administration's handling of the aftermath of the Benghazi embassy attack.
The effect was to momentarily stop Romney in his tracks. Even though she later admitted that Romney's criticism of the President was right "in the main," it was too late – the damage was done.
It simply isn't fair to the American people, who value these debates as their only opportunities to see the candidates together and close up in an unmediated format, for a moderator to, intentionally or not, influence the outcome of a presidential debate. Most assuredly, Mitt Romney flubbed his lines and was weak in his attack, but that weakness was aided and abetted by the debate moderator, which isn't what anyone wants to have happen.
Come to think of it, why have a moderator at all? Lincoln and Douglas didn't have a moderator, and those are considered the greatest debates since the Roman Republic. The Commission on Presidential Debates should consider at least one moderator-less debate, with automatic timekeeping and microphones that shut off after the candidate's two-minute response. At least the candidates would know they were on equal footing.
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Local Control?
The debate over the Charter School Amendment on the GA election ballot next month is heating up, as supporters and opponents of the measure are on the march. GA schools superintendent John Barge, who announced his opposition to the amendment, has been warned by the Attorney General not to use public resources to campaign against it, and has been now threatened with legal action by the attorney representing the GA Charter Schools association.
Republican legislators are almost uniformly in support of the amendment. They believe public schools in GA are failing and that parents and students deserve alternatives. Practically everyone agrees that students need alternatives. The question is, who has the authority to approve charter schools? Remember, charter schools are also public schools. Right now that authority lies with local elected school boards, an interpretation upheld recently by the GA courts.
When I have talked to Republican officials over the years and read official statements by GOP candidates, one thing I've heard a lot is the phrase "local control," especially when it comes to education in GA. Their position has been that local officials and leaders know best when it comes to the education of their children – better than some unelected bureaucrat in Atlanta or in Washington, D.C.
Now, however, it seems that "local control" is a mere inconvenience. If approved, the Charter School amendment would give the state government the authority to approve charter schools at the school district level over the objections of the local school board. Is that really a precedent Republicans want to establish?
Is the drive to establish as many charter schools as possible really worth abandoning conservative principles? And will dramatically increasing the number of charter schools significantly improve education for most students in GA? Are we sure about that?
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Barack Obama: I'm Not Jimmy Carter, I'm Bill Clinton
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This is one of those presidential election years in which the incumbent, by most objective standards, should not win reelection. The sluggish growth in the economy is disappointing to virtually everyone, unemployment is unacceptably high, the U.S. credit rating is headed in the wrong direction, and gas prices are significantly higher than four years ago. When the economy looks and feels like this, the incumbent generally loses (Carter 1980, Bush 1992). In fact, I'm surprised there hasn't been more media focus on the President's statement in February 2009 that if the economy didn't recover in three years, his presidency would be a "one term proposition."
Then there is the current foreign policy crisis in the Arab world, which has the potential over the next several weeks to pose a serious challenge to President Obama's approval numbers. Whether or not one agrees with Mitt Romney's comments this past week, events in the Middle East do not inspire confidence. Republicans are jumping all over the Jimmy Carter 1979 analogies.
But if the polls are accurate, President Obama leads the race with six weeks to go. The most crucial numbers of course are the state polls in Ohio, Florida, and Virginia. There is an amazing lack of confidence in Mitt Romney, even among Republicans. Judging from comments in a large variety of media sources in the last 10 days, no one thinks he can win.
Their complaints are familiar: he doesn't relate well to people, he can't criticize Obama Care because he has to defend his Massachusetts health program, he is too vague on policy details. I believe many Republicans are disappointed that he and Paul Ryan haven't taken the Medicare/Entitlements fight more directly to the President. The Ryan VP pick was met with initial excitement, but that has waned somewhat as Romney/Ryan seems to have shrunk from that fight. The simple act of selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate made winning the fight over Medicare crucial to his chances of unseating President Obama.
And right on cue, the president is embracing the Bill Clinton legacy, hoping some of it rubs off.
It's not over. The upcoming presidential debates represent Mitt Romney's last chance to change the outcome. The opportunity is there. For one thing, expectations for President Obama's performance are sky high. Everyone expects him to win. If he doesn't, or if it's a draw, Romney could gain ground. On occasion, the debates are game changers. After all, the presidential debates are where Ronald Reagan won the 1980 election and where George W. Bush won the 2000 election.
But if Romney is going to achieve that he will have to give the performance(s) of his life.
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The Pollsters are Just Guessing
Depending on which presidential campaign poll you look at, President Obama either has a 9 point lead nationally over Mitt Romney, a 7 point lead, a 4 point lead, a 1 point lead, or its tied, or Romney has a 1 point lead over the President, or a 2 point lead. Huh?
Welcome to campaign polls. It's not quite an exact science. In fact, some would argue it is as much an art as it is a science. Consider the national polls represented in the Real Clear Politics average, which is updated daily. In their latest polls, Fox News has Obama up by 9, CNN has him up by 7, while Rasmussen and Gallup have Romney leading by 2 points. They can't all be right. And they're not.
Part of the reason for the discrepancy is the voter samples they are using to perform their surveys. For example, most media polls derive their samples from lists of all registered voters. While others, notably Rasmussen, derive their samples from lists of "likely" voters. Likely voters are those voters with a demonstrated track record of voting in previous elections, compared to registered voters, which is simply everyone who is registered to vote in a given state.
An identical set of survey questions given to these two different samples will yield different results. On average, that difference ranges from 2 to 4 points, but in some cases can be as much as 5 to 8 points. Likely voters tend to have higher incomes, therefore polls built on likely voter samples will lean Republican (since higher income voters tend to vote Republican). By contrast, polls built on registered voter samples will normally lean Democrat.
So you have two alternate realities based on different data sets and a different set of assumptions. So who is right? It depends completely on turnout – who actually shows up at the polls this Nov. 6. That is a factor that is unknown, because it hasn't happened yet. (Duh) So pollsters have to guess. That's not quite fair, it is an educated guess, based on past elections and a mountain of data. But it is still a guess.
It's very hard to accurately predict who will actually show up on election day, and in what percentages they will show up. Most polling organizations have a mixed record at best. And turnout can be effected by events, sometime late in the campaign – economic news, debate performances, attack ads, etc. Turnout was likely effected in 2000 when the Bush DUI story broke just before election day. Karl Rove and GOP activists very likely altered the 2004 election day turnout in key swing states by pushing for amendments on ballots in those states supporting the defense of marriage act.
I suspect that one of the reasons Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his VP is a hope that it would spur conservative Republican turnout this November in crucial states, such as VA, NC, OH, and FL.
If the election were held today, President Obama would likely win a very close election. But the election is not being held today. If presidential elections were held in August, then Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush would both have been two term presidents, and John Kerry would be completing his second term this year.
There is a lot of campaigning yet to be done and the polls will bounce around until October. Only then will we be able to get a good read on who is likely to win in November.
What's the old saying? Voters really don't start paying attention in significant numbers until after the World Series anyway.

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Иоа́в сын Саруи́и ( Йоа́в бен Цруя́) — библейский полководец царя Давида.

Сын сестры Давида, Саруии, он рано стал сподвижником своего дяди — по всей вероятности, ещё во время изгнаннической жизни Давида. За взятие Иерусалима получил достоинство главного военачальника, которое и сохранял в течение всего царствования Давида. В Библии представлен как верный царю, но в то же время независимый человек, в армии пользующийся большим влиянием, чем сам царь, и способный на любое преступление. Во время восстания Авессалома, Иоав остался верен Давиду; ему же было поручено исчисление народа ().

Близость его к царю проявилась в известном деле Урии, положившем чёрное пятно на имя обоих — как царя, так и военачальника (). До крайности честолюбивый, Иоав не терпел около себя соперников, которых отстранял, не останавливаясь даже перед коварным убийством, как в отношении Авенира и Амессая (). Давид, передавая своё царство Соломону, дал ему поэтому совет казнить Иоава (...не отпустить седины его мирно в преисподнюю) (3Цар. 2:5-6). Воспользовавшись заговором Адонии, в котором оказался замешанным и Иоав, молодой царь приказал казнить его ().

В соответствии с мнением средневекового теолога раввина  именно Иоав сын Саруии упоминается в Паралипоменоне в качестве «Иоава, родоначальника долины плотников», и Иоав упоминается в источниках по имени своей материи Саруии, а не, как обычно принято, по имени своего отца Сераии сына Кеназа, благодаря царскому родству своей матери.

Примечания

Литература

 Покровский Ф. Я. Военачальник Давидов Иоав. (1903).pdf

Персонажи Ветхого Завета
Давид

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North Bend, WA internet providers
CenturyLink $50.00 ** 10 - 940 Mbps DSL 86%
CenturyLink $50.00 ** 10 - 940 Mbps Fiber-optic 17%
**Speeds/pricing may vary. Service is not available everywhere.
North Bend internet service at a glance
Provider: Xfinity
1 provider - 100.00%
3 providers - 0%
At 100%, broadband coverage in North Bend is comparable to the rest of Washington - 97%, and comparable to broadband coverage across the U.S. - 95%.
The vast majority of those living in the North Bend area will have access to cable, which covers 99% of North Bend residents. DSL internet is also an option for many, offering service to 31% of the area. Fiber-optic is less available but still a popular internet option for roughly 2.750% of those living in North Bend.
There are four internet providers serving the North Bend area, and 99.83% of households will have internet options from more than one provider. Among North Bend's four internet providers, prices start at $29.99 and available download speeds reach up to 3,000 Mbps.
Average internet speeds in North Bend
CenturyLink 52 Mbps 37 Mbps DSL
*Data sourced from M-LAB speed tests taken by real users in North Bend.
Compare North Bend internet speeds to the national average
North Bend – 168 Mbps
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North Bend – 20 Mbps
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Top high-speed internet providers in North Bend
The largest internet providers in North Bend are Xfinity and CenturyLink bringing cable, DSL, and fiber-optic options to North Bend.
Cable internet from Xfinity is available to nearly all North Bend residents, covering 100% of households. Many will also have the option of DSL from CenturyLink, which covers 86% of the area. North Bend's third most-available internet provider, CenturyLink, offers fiber-optic to around 17% of North Bend residents.
Cable from Xfinity offers broadband to all households in North Bend covering 100% of the area.
Xfinity's cable network is likely to offer faster speeds than DSL or satellite service, but North Bend residents in densely populated areas may experience slowed speeds during peak usage times.
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CenturyLink DSL internet
DSL from CenturyLink offers broadband to nearly all households in North Bend covering 86% of the area.
DSL internet from CenturyLink uses telephone lines in North Bend to deliver service, which often leads to lower prices and higher availability, though download speeds are likely to be slower than cable or fiber-optic internet.
Internet prices for CenturyLink start at $50/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in North Bend, $53.74.
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Satellite internet from HughesNet and Viasat offers 100% availability in North Bend and surrounding areas. HughesNet starting prices are significantly higher than average in North Bend at $64.99/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Viasat starting prices are significantly higher than average in North Bend at $69.99/mo. for speeds up to 150 Mbps. Satellite internet is a less appealing option for many North Bend residents, however, as service typically comes with high latency and low data allowances.
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What's the fastest internet provider in North Bend?
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CenturyLink is the largest fiber-optic internet service provider in North Bend, covering 17% of the city.
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Upgrading your internet plan or switching to a new provider that offers faster internet service is the best way to get significantly faster speeds, but that will likely also come with a price increase. To get faster internet without changing your plan or provider, upgrade your internet equipment or reduce the number of devices connected to your network.
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He is a graduate of the Western College Program at Miami University and the Werner Herzog Rogue Film School.
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Q: Homology of nonorientable surfaces Let $N_g$ be a closed nonorientable surface of genus $g$. I will try to compute the homology groups and I want you to help me with certain steps and correct my mistakes - I will use this as an outline.
(i) Cell decomposition:

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*one 2-cell ($e^2$)

*g 1-cells ($a_1,...,a_g$)

*one 0-cell ($v$)

(ii) Attaching maps:

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*Attaching map of $e^2$ is $f=a_1^2...a_g^2$

*Attaching map of $a_i$ is $g=v$
(iii) The chain groups:

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*$C_0=\Bbb{Z}$

*$C_1=\Bbb{Z}^g$

*$C_2=\Bbb{Z}$ and the rest of them are zero

(iv) The boundary homomorphisms:
$\dots \xrightarrow{d_3} C_2(N_g) \xrightarrow{d_2} C_1(N_g) \xrightarrow{d_1} C_0(N_g) \xrightarrow{d_0} 0$

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*$d_0=0$

*$d_1:\Bbb{Z}^g\to\Bbb{Z}$ and this should be the zero map but how do I show that?

*$d_2:\Bbb{Z}\to\Bbb{Z}^g$ I'm totally clueless about this one, once I know $d_1$ and $d_2$ everything is easy.

Here is the definition of $d_n$:
$d_n(e_\alpha^n)=\sum_\beta d_{\alpha\beta}e_\beta^{n-1}$ where $d_{\alpha\beta}$ is the degree of the map $S_\alpha^{n-1}\to X^{n-1}\to S_\beta^{n-1}$ that is the composition of the attaching map $\phi$ of $e_\alpha^n$ with the quotient map $q$ collapsing $X^{n-1}-e_\beta^{n-1}$ to a point.
So to understand $d_1$ I need to compute the degree of the map $q\circ\phi:S^{n-1}\to S^{n-1}$. But $H_0(S^0)\to H_0(X^0)\to H_0(S^0)$ is the zero map because $H_0(X^0)=0$, which means that the degree is zero, so the coefficient is zero and $d_1$ is zero, is that true?
Now, what is $d_2(1)=d_1a_1+...+d_ga_g$?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Woke up late, ugh. Simona suggested we go down to the totally bitchin' market in the Valley. I decided I wasn't going to get much riding in so I decided to stay another day. Went to the market, I didn't buy anything, but I did find this weird record (see below) at a second hand shop.
most of the traffic light control boxes in Brisbane are painted up, usually with a theme fitting the area. Local artists can submit their idea to the council and then they can paint their drawing on an unpainted traffic box.
This was across the street from a Nepalese Restaurant.
Glanced at some books for sale and stumbled across this.


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Home › Armenia › Noravank
Noravank
There is a fabulous monastery about 122 kilometres from Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
The Monastery of Noravank is situated in the gorge of the River Amaghu in the midst of a magical landscape, surrounded by brick red walls that fall steeply into the valley below.
The closest town is Yeghegnadzor whilst the actual village of Amaghu is situated just above the canyon.
The complex at Noravank consists of 3 different churches.
The main church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist (otherwise known as the Precursor) which, in Armenian, translates as Surp Karapet.
One of the other churches is dedicated to St. Gregory which, in Armenian, translates as Surp Grigor and the third church which is consecrated to the Holy Mother of God, which is translated into Armenian as Surb. Astvatsatsin
The churches were built in the 12th century on the ruins of a previous construction that had been built between the 9th and 10th centuries.
It was the princes of the Orbelian family who financed the building of the monastery and several of the princes of the Orbelian dynasty are buried in parts of the flooring of the church that is dedicated to the Holy Mother of God.
The actual church itself is situated on an upper floor which is accessed by climbing steep stairways that are cantilevered against the exterior walls of the building on both sides.
The construction of the church, the bas-reliefs and the sculptures were the work of the most famous Armenian architect and sculptor of the time, Momik, (born around 1250 and deceased in 1339).
These are really fantastic works of art both from an architectural point of view as well as from an evocative perspective and were, sadly, his last creations by this talented artist as he died before he could carry out any more works.
His mortal remains are preserved inside the mausoleum.
Between the 12th and the 14th centuries, the monastery reached its most splendid period becoming the episcopal sea of the Syunik region with its reputation growing stronger throughout the Christian ambit and thus attracting religious and artists from many other countries in the world.
It was also famous for its "scriptorium" which was dedicated to the use of those monks who were involved in the drafting, copying, binding, decoration and restoration of religious texts.
The importance of this work was such that, still today, you can see an area that was dedicated to the Armenian alphabet which is engraved in the flooring and in the stonework.
Inside the churches there are columns, arches, sculptures and bas-reliefs as well as the tombs of various members of the Orbelian family.
The Monastery of Noravank suffered various collapses caused by the frequent earthquakes that occurred in the region, in particular those of 1321, 1840 and 1931.
After each of these destructive natural events, the churches were restored, either entirely or partially.
The most recent works were started in 1980 and completed in 2001 although the site was actually opened to the public in 1999.
The churches are surrounded by a protective wall which was started between the 16th and the 17th centuries and which is still in existence today.
The beauty of the churches, the stunning scenery, the colour of the rocks and the whole setting and atmosphere of this place make it somewhere that should absolutely not be missed when travelling to Armenia. It is fantastic!
My travel experience in Novarank
Noravank Monastery
[ Autumn, 2005 ] Most of the destinations in Armenian tour were churches and monasteries. But each one stands in a special place and I never got tired of it. This Noravank monastery is located…
Food in Noravank
Cave restaurant
[ Autumn, 2005 ] After visiting Noravank monastery in Armenia, we went to a restaurant in a cave in this gorge. It was too simple to call a restaurant really. It was decorated with the…
Carmo Convent and Sardine Shop
The last meal was meat, too
Small version of a castle
Purveyor to Japanese tourists?


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Праная́ма (санскрит: प्राणायाम prāṇāyāma) — четвертий щабель раджа-йоги, дихальні вправи хатха-йоги.

На ступені пранаями садхака опановує мистецтво контролювати своє дихання, необхідне для вищих ступенів раджа-йоги. За індійським світоглядом Всесвіт пронизаний потоками енергії — прани. Пранаяма вчить керувати цими потоками і балансувати їх в тілі.

Цикл дихання
Один цикл дихання поділяється на стадії:
 Пурака — тобто вдихання, наповнення легень
 Речака — видихання, спорожнення легень
 Кумбхака — затримка дихання:
 при наповнених легенях називається антара кумбхака
  при порожніх легенях, після видихання, називається баг'я кумбхака.

Вимоги

Перш, ніж розпочати заняття пранаямою, тіло садхаки повинно бути дещо загартоване асанами. Зазвичай, рішення про те, що фізичні кондиції учня дозволяють йому приступити до пранаями, приймає наставник (ґуру). Перед початком дихальних вправ потрібно спорожнити живіт та сечовий міхур. Найкраще виконувати пранаяму натщесерце або, принаймні, через шість годин після важкої їжі. Найкращий час для занять — ранок, до сходу сонця, або вечір, після заходу сонця. Пранаяма виконується в чистому, добре провітреному, вільному від комарів та інших комах, негамірному місці.

Найкраща поза для пранаями — падмасана (поза лотоса). Якщо її важко виконати, то можна сісти в будь-яку іншу позу з прямою, перпендикулярною до підлоги спиною. Дихання майже у всіх вправах виконується через ніс. При цьому не повинно відчуватися напруження м'язів обличчя, очей, вух, шиї, плечей, рук та ніг. Руки та стегна необхідно розслабляти свідомо, бо вони напружуються під час вправ автоматично. Язик повинен залишатися непорушним, бо інакше в роті накопичуватиметься слина. Очі при виконанні пранаями потрібно заплющити, щоб не відволікатися.

Пранаяму можна виконувати не раніше, ніж через 15 хвилин після легких занять асанами. Асани ніколи не повинні виконуватися одразу ж після пранаями. Садхака повинен контролювати себе і ніколи не перенапружуватися. Потрібно намагатися витримувати однакову тривалість вдихання і видихання. Після занять пранаямою необхідно 5-10 хв. полежати в шавасані (поза мерця).

Бандха
Бандхи — положення, в яких певні органи тіла напружені. Для пранаями важливі джаландхара-бандха, уддіяна-бандха та мула-бандха.

Джаландхара-бандха — таке положення підборіддя, коли воно опускається у ямку на грудині, напружуючи шию та горло.

Уддіяна-бандха — підняте положення діафрагми, коли всі внутрішні органи відтягнуті назад до хребта.

Мула-бандха — скорочення м'язів у районі анусу.

Тантричні тексти стверджують, що метою пранаями є підняття кундаліні — згорнуту в кільце (як змія) енергію, локалізовану біля основи хребта у районі муладхара-чакри.

Пранаями
Основною і базовою пранаямою є уджаї-пранаяма. Це метод повільного глибокого дихання через ніс із короткими затримками перед видиханням і вдиханням («кумбхакі»), без роздування живота. Цю пранаяму можна виконувати в будь-який час дня, і, без джаландхара-бандхи, навіть йдучи чи лежачи.

Інші типи дихальних вправ проводяться із вдиханням та видиханням через різні ніздрі, із різними тривалостями вдихання, видихання та затримок, різкі, рвучкі вдихання і видихання, вдихання ротом із скрученим в трубочку язиком, неплавне вдихання та видихання із затримками посеред процесу тощо.

Згідно з уявленнями йоги, ці різні дихальні вправи змушують прану протікати різними каналами (наді) та стимулювати різні чакри в тілі.

Використання в медицині
Кілька дослідників повідомляють, що пранаяма корисна при лікуванні психічних захворювань, пов'язаних із стресом
, покращує автономні функції, знімає симптоми астми
та зменшує ознаки окислювального стресу
. Лікарі стверджують, що заняття пранаямою покращує стабільність психіки, виробляє силу волі і тверезість міркувань, а також, що постійні заняття пранаямою продовжують життя та ясність думки в старості.

Механізми впливу пранаям

 Зміна концентрації кисню (збільшується при інтенсивному диханні) і вуглекислого газу (збільшується при затримках діхання) в організмі;
 Включення в роботу в процесі дихання різних груп дихальних м'язів (та вплив через те на психо-емоційний стан практика);
 Масаж внутрішніх органів;
 Вплив на тиск;
 Рефлекторний вплив на симпатичну і парасимпатичну нервову систему.

Застереження
Пранаяма, як будь-який медичний інструмент, є двосічним мечем і може не тільки допомогти, а й нашкодити. Всі тексти з йоги, починаючи з традиційної індійської літератури, застерігають проти невмілого використання пранаями і рекомендують займатися нею під керівництвом досвідченого вчителя (ґуру).

Примітки

Джерела

Йога
Хатха-йога
Духовні практики


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category: Python
title: log库
tags: Python
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## log库

[参考](https://blog.csdn.net/Runner1st/article/details/96481954?utm_medium=distribute.pc_relevant.none-task-blog-BlogCommendFromBaidu-3.compare&depth_1-utm_source=distribute.pc_relevant.none-task-blog-BlogCommendFromBaidu-3.compare)

```python
log = None
import logging

def init():
    logger = logging.getLogger('test')
    logger.setLevel(level=logging.DEBUG)

    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(filename)s[line:%(lineno)d] - %(levelname)s: %(message)s')

    file_handler = logging.FileHandler('../log/all.log')
    file_handler.setLevel(level=logging.DEBUG)
    file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)

    info_file_handler = logging.FileHandler("../log/info.log")
    info_file_handler.setLevel(level=logging.INFO)
    info_file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)

    stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
    stream_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
    stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)

    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
    logger.addHandler(info_file_handler)
    logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
    global log
    log = logger

init()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    log.debug("wahh")
    log.info("abc")
```

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It's award season here at Anything Goes HQ and we want to pay tribute to the makeup marvels, skincare saviours and best for body; the products that help highlight our best features, help hide those we don't like so much, give us more confidence, help keep our skin healthy and those that aid in relaxation.
Let's start with the very basics; though of course, our washing routine is far from basic. The products we use to wash and condition our hair with sets the tone for the kind of hairstyle we have not just today but the days that follow.
I was introduced to Bleach London at Christmas when my friend, as a gift, gave me a hair care collection. The Sulph Obsessed shampoo, as you may guess, is sulfate free. More and more people are opting to go sulfate free as this can strip the natural oils from hair and cause breakages. Sulfate free shampoo is no new product either with many variations on the market. We've even tried them in the past. The usual disadvantage of going sulfate free is you don't get the same foam so, weirdly, it doesn't feel like the hair is getting a good clean. Long story short… this is absolutely not the case with Sulph Obsessed. You get a great lather with it, hair feels fresh without being weighed down and you get a great shine without it looking greasy.
As for the Leave It Yeh conditioner. This is actually a leave-in product. It's lightweight, de-tangles and doesn't leave your hair feeling slimy. What's best is it works with a range of products. So if you're hair gets a little sensitive to your regular shampoo and conditioner combo, this will give your hair the protection it needs.
We really put our hair through it with heated styling, product layering, holiday effects and central heating/air conditioning (yes, this affects our hair too). It's no wonder it sometimes, quite literally, cracks under the pressure.
But there are steps we can take to help protect each stand, avoid split ends and ultimately reduce frizzy and wild hair.
Enter the Aveda Damage & Dry Remedy collection.
Our favourite duo from this range has to be Damage Remedy Daily Hair Repair and Dry Remedy Daily Moisturizing Oil– although the name would suggest working with the products as and when damage occurs, it's actually all about prevention. These products will help keep your hair in tip top shape.
After washing, run the Damage Remedy Daily Hair Repair through mid-lengths to ends of the hair and style/dry as normal. Follow up with the Dry Remedy Daily Moisturizing Oil to tame frizz and flyaways. This winning duo will give your hair lasting protection. So whether lack proper haircare, style your hair within an inch of its life or just want to have luscious locks- this will do the trick.
At a basic level, we want a dry shampoo that helps to reduce the oil build up in our roots which not only saves us the hassle of having to wash our hair again but actually it's better for overall hair health if we don't. The Catwalk Transforming Dry Shampoo goes beyond the call of duty.
Not only will it reduce a greasy build up by 80% but it actually refreshes it too with its perfumed fragrance. It is effectively deodorant for your hair. But it doesn't just stop there. Oh no. It also helps create and maintain texture and volume. So day old hair or not, this product helps you achieve the look you want with your hair.
On day old (+) hair, we recommend lifting hair and spraying into the roots. Blast over the hair with a hairdryer on medium heat and use a barrel brush to lift the hair at roots to give it a fresher look and hold.
If you're looking for volume and texture to create a lasting style and hold, you can't go wrong with the L'Oreal Professional Tecni Art range and in particular, the Full Volume Mousse.
If you want to create a professional blow-dry, lasting curls or greater volume through setting your hair, this is your go-to buddy. For volume in your roots, take a kiwi sized amount of the mousse and massage into your scalp; blow dry the hair by lifting your roots in the opposite direction to growth (we find flipping our hair upside down is best) and use a ceramic barrel brush to create and set the style.
If you're looking to create lasting curls or a more structured style- blow dry your hair to eliminate around 80% of moisture. Wrap your hair in curls and on a high heat run the hairdryer over the curlers, blast with the cold air function when completely dry to fully set.
Using this technique and product, you'll have lasting volume and texture suitable to create any look you desire.
We love, love, love LOVE this texturizing product by Aveda.
Not only does the classic Aveda smell transport you somewhere exotic but FINALLY you can have the effortless wavy hair you dream of! And when we say effortless, we truly mean effortless. After washing, spray into mid-lengths and ends of hair and leave to dry naturally for best results. If you want to create a more tailored look, you can't go wrong with a diffuser. It really is that simple.
What's more, you can actually use the product on dry hair so, if you want to create a bit of a wave a few days after washing, you can totally achieve that.
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It was in the mid-80s today. I'm declaring the Single of the Summer.
I've listened to the album via the clips on iTunes and I dig it greatly. In fact, I just picked it up from Target tonight ($8!). Tomorrow morning's commute is going to be really jubilant.
"Boxing's been good to me, Howard"
To coincide with the DVD release of Rocky Balboa - and to produce some much-needed blog filler - here is some music* on my iPod that deals with boxing, however tenuous.
*Exluding the soundtracks for the six Rocky movies.
He made me laugh. A lot.
Rocky Balboa is out on DVD this week. Forget your hang-ups about watching a 60 year old boxer. This is a fitting end to the series.
God is love. Love is blind. Ray Charles is God.
Travel advisory: if you are planning on visiting Malaysia, be on the lookout for midget gangs.
Have a fun St. Patrick's Day...just celebrate responsibly.
As I do with most problems plaguing young women today, I blame Britney. At least all of the discarded teacup chihuahuas will have company in a couple of years.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME! Check the backstage video around 3:30 in. I half expected her to say, "Oh yeah? I roam with 12 gangs! And we only commit hate crimes! Whatever! I'll do what I want!"
25. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" - The Smiths.
Lots of changes since the last chart, since I had to reset the playcounts on my iPod. And, yep, I'm lovin' the Amy Winehouse disc.
My fifth favorite album of 2006 - Back To Black by Amy Winehouse - finally got a US release yesterday. As I said back in January, it's the retro R&B album Christina Aguilera wishes she made. While the domestic version includes a bonus track (the version of "You Know I'm No Good" with Ghostface Killah), it drops the stellar "Addicted" from the tracklist.
It' really cheap ($8!) at the major retailers this week. I'd advise picking it up and then downloading "Addicted", legally or otherwise.
Hey, folks. I'm back from my seasonal breather from the ol' blog. Miss me?
Florida was a lot of fun. I could go on at length about Hemingway's house*, excellent Cuban food, or how everyone down there is seemingly attached to cell phones at all times. But I won't, since there's only one thing that begs notice: the elusive Caveman Valkyrie has finally been photographed.
On our last day in Key West, we spotted this dude wearing only a caveman outfit and a viking helmet...riding a fuzzy, rainbow colored bicycle...while chomping down on a cigar. He continously rode up and down Duval Street, probably for the benefit of us touristas. And I had an epiphany as to how to get out of my career slump: I will become his understudy. Why not? Key West's a cool place. His "job" can't be too stressful. And I'll easily avoid my law school student loans by assuming an alias (my first choice: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck).
After brainstorming over a fine lunch (roasted pork sandwich, fries, Red Stripe, key lime pie), my friends and I came up with my own disparate wardrobe combination: kilt, tri-cornered hat, and pipe. And I will cruise in either a motorized Razor scooter or a three wheeled taxi bike.
Me enjoying a Papa Dobles at Sloppy Joe's.
Criticizing Castro's Communist regime (not the fine people of Cuba) with KPMD.
To those in the know, I'll post all of my pics at the usual place later on this week.
*I now have yet another qualification to look for in a future mate: a desire - or at least a willingness - to get married by a Hemingway look-alike at Papa's home.


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Influencer terrifies fans by 'jumping off cliff' and disappearing from view
A TikToker startled fans when she "jumped off a cliff" in a viral video – but not everything was as it seemed.
Monica Sanluis, from Hawaii, made a clip to tease herself that she couldn't handle her drinking anxiety.
She posted: "When your friends wanna talk about what happened at the bar last night."
The fashion influencer walks towards the edge of a platform covered in astroturf with the North Pacific Ocean seen in the background and all of a sudden, takes a leap and disappears over the edge.
The cameraman pans the phone around and Monica is nowhere to be seen.
Monica left her viewers baffled when she took a leap off a cliff
(Image: TikTok/monicasanluiss)
Viewers were baffled and were fearful of where she had ended up.
But in a later post, she shared a "cliff reveal" video to show what really happened.
She re-enacts the scene but this time, the camera pans forward and Monica is seen stepping on a platform below.
Fans were still shocked to see the limited space on the cliff and the steep cliff below.
One said: "That is scarier than actually jumping off."
"I would have landed weirdly and then rolled my ankle and then fallen to my left and then I'd just be rolling down the cliff at that point," a second predicted her take on the action.
A third added: "The margin of error is massive here."
But Monica assured them that "it's much bigger" than how it was shown on camera.
Last month, a hiking influencer died after falling while taking a photo at the edge of a waterfall.
She jumped off the platform and disappeared
Viewers said the ledge underneath the viewing platform gave them anxiety
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Sophia Cheung, 32, was reportedly taking a photo near the edge of a waterfall on the Tsing Dai stream in Hong Kong, when she slipped and fell into a 16-foot-deep pool.
Her Instagram page declared: "Life should be fun not dumb" and is filled with photographs of her enjoying her past times.
Earlier this year, an influencer was run over by a truck after she fell off a motorbike.


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The Stanley Cup on Tour
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Sidney Crosby holds the Stanley Cup aloft for the fans along the Boulevard of the Allies in Pittsburgh during the Penguins championship parade earlier this week.
Members of the 2007 champion Anaheim Ducks pose with the Stanley Cup near Tower Bridge in London.
Live with Regis and Kathy Lee
Regis Philbin lifts the Stanley Cup as Detroit captain Steve Yzerman looks on. This photo was taken days after the Red Wings won the 1998 championship.
Alaska Native Medical Center
Anchorage native Scott Gomez and his father, Carlos, watch as tribal leader David Katzeek sings a blessing song at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. This marked the first time the Stanley Cup had visited Alaska after Gomez and the Devils took home the 2000 championship.
Moscow's Red Square
Detroit's Vyacheslav Kozlov holds the Cup in front of St. Basil's Cathedral on Moscow's Red Square.
Members of the 2007 Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks pose with Los Angeles Angels pitchers John Lackey (left), Scot Shields (kneeling) and catcher Mike Napoli before a game.
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Billy Goat Tavern
The Stanley Cup makes a visit to Chicago's famed Billy Goat Tavern.
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Set of 'ER'
Cast members of "ER" pose with the Stanley Cup on the set of their hit show.
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Pacific Coast Highway 1
Chris Chelios drives down Pacific Coast Highway 1 in Los Angeles with the Stanley Cup in the back seat with his nine year old daughter Caley, Actor John Cusack gives a thumbs up from the backseat.
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Late Night with David Letterman.
Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman sits next to his his team's 1998 Stanley Cup during an appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman."
President Clinton holds the Stanley Cup with New Jersey Devils team captain Scott Stevens during a 1995 White House ceremony.
Sirata Resort
A Lightning fan poses with a sand sculpture of the Stanley Cup and the real thing outside the Sirata Resort in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Stanley Cup makes a visit to Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital's pediatric wing.
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Camp Ripley National Guard Base
The Stanley Cup visits the troops at the Camp Ripley National Guard Base on a snowmobile trip across Minnesota during the 2004 NHL All-Star Week.
Memorial Boys and Girls Club (London, Ontario)
Colorado assistant GM Brian MacDonald (arms around cup), who watched his Avalanche win the 2001 title, joins children from the Memorial Boys and Girls Club in the ball room during a visit with the Stanley Cup in London, Ontario.
Detroit's Chris Osgood and Nicklas Lidstrom and host Jay Leno are shown with the Stanley Cup trophy prior to a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" last June.
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Sert of 'Monk'
Actor Tony Shalhoub poses with the NHL Stanley Cup on the set of "Monk."
Lord Stanley enjoys some alone time on the beach in Miami.
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Sports Illustrated Office
Staff members of Sports Illustrated pose with the Cup during its visit to the magazine's New York offices.
Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Tampa Bay center Brad Richards, who led the Lightning to the 2004 championship, hoists the Stanley Cup over his head as he and family members take a cruise on his father's lobster boat in Murray Harbour, P.E.I.
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Q: Spring JPA - JPQL Named Query Find All By Year And And month I am trying to get all objects by specific month and year.
I have done this with Native Query
   @Query(value = "select * from transaction_log as t where year(t.insurance_period)=(:year) AND user_id =(:userId) AND t.employer_id is null", nativeQuery = true)

And I want to be done with another way so I can use entity graphs etc.
I have try
@Query("select t from Transaction t where year(t.insuranceDate) = ?1 and month(t.insuranceDate) = ?2")

And I get error on method Year () for unexcepted '('
and the following with the same error at EXTRACT method.
@Query("SELECT t FROM Transaction t WHERE EXTRACT (YEAR FROM t.insuranceDate) = :year AND EXTRACT (month FROMt.insuranceDate) = :month")

A: You could use BETWEEN first day of month and last day of month. According to jpql doc BETWEEN is inclusive.
The downside is doing some date calculations, but they are trivial with java.time classes. Let's say you want dates from February 2020. You could get first and last day like this:
int year = 2020;
int month = 2;
LocalDate firstDay = LocalDate.of(year, month, 1);
LocalDate lastDay = firstDay.withDayOfMonth(firstDay.lengthOfMonth());

Then the query will look like this:
@Query("SELECT t FROM Transaction t WHERE t.insuranceDate BETWEEN :firstDay AND :lastDay")