I have a 2007 39S Discovery. The shower door is dragging on the lower left hand corner (door handle and lock on left side - door opens to right.) I have examined the door and assembly intently and do not see any screws or nuts on the upper hinge pin. How can the door be adjusted or even removed. Does it require a complete removal the two sides of the stall? Still workable but out of square and annoying. Thx.
I have a 2007 discovery 39S. The shower door drags. I would like to take door framing apart to make an adjustment. Does anyone else have this problem? And can you give me guidance on how to get door out?
Is the hinge perhaps a press fit and the pin can be driven out?
Ran similar problem on mine, but you could see a nut on top and bottom of pivot pin. Turned out someone had replaced the bottom pin with a screw instead of original hardware, and I think the wrong height of nylon spacer. I've got new parts inbound hope that will fix it.
You might try taking a couple pics of top and bottom, maybe someone here will see something you're missing?
Probably unlikely your doors are the same, but I just got these parts in for mine, here's the PN's if by chance they are the same thing you're needing..
idoxlr8 and mojoracing; Thanks for your responses. I will look a little closer and see if your solutions help. I have looked at the pivot pin on the top and it does not have a slot, phillips head, star head, nor does it look like a bolt head. It is round. It likely may be able to tap out, but then there is the re-insertion with little head room between frame and ceiling.
If it is like mine, there are small screws on the bottom of the doors, inside the shower, that hold in plastic keepers that keep the bottom secured in the track.
The drag on mine was not that, however, it was a plastic seal on the side of the door that had come loose causing the drag.


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Q: Run two different ASP.NET 5 applications under the same Azure Web App I have had a look at this question:
Publish WebAPI and MVC projects to same Azure Web Site?
but it doesn not work properly for the "secondary" application.
and from that I learned about virtual directories in Azure web app services ( previously called Azure websites).
I am trying to deploy into the same Azure web apps 2 web applications. Both are ASP.NET 5 applications (they will be MVC 6) under a solution called MyOAuth:

*

*MyApi: ASP.NET 5 application that should be accessible through myoauth.azurewebsites.com

*MyAuth: ASP.NET 5 application that should be accessible through myoauth.azurewebsites.com/oauth

Solution 'MyOAuth'
  |-src
     |- MyApi
     |- MyAuth

So in the Azure Web App service that I have created (called also MyOAuth), under settings I have the following Virtual Applications and Directories:
/        site\wwwroot         Application
/oauth   site\wwwroot\oauth   Application

The Publish connection from Visual Studio 2015 for both of them are:

*

*MyApi

Server: myoauth.scm.azurewebsites.net:443
Site Name: MyOAuth
User Name: *****
Password: ****
Destination URL: http://myoauth.azurewebsites.net

*

*MyOAuth

Server: myoauth.scm.azurewebsites.net:443
Site Name: MyOAuth/oauth
User Name: *****
Password: ****
Destination URL: http://myoauth.azurewebsites.net/oauth

These are the Startup configuration for both projects:
Startup.cs for MyApi
//...
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
{
    app.UseIISPlatformHandler();
    app.Run(async (context) =>
    {
        await context.Response.WriteAsync("Hello MyApi app");
    });
}

Startup.cs for MyAuth
//...
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
{
    app.UseIISPlatformHandler();
    app.Run(async (context) =>
    {
        await context.Response.WriteAsync("...And hello MyAuth app");
    });
}

After publishing, when I access http://myoauth.azurewebsites.net I get the proper response Hello MyApi app, but when requesting http://myoauth.azurewebsites.net/oauth I get a server 500 error with text The page cannot be displayed because an internal server error has occurred.
I managed to retrieve the following DetailedError from the Azure LogFiles folder:

HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error The requested page cannot be
  accessed because the related configuration data for the page is
  invalid.
Detailed Error Information: Module       IIS Web Core
  Notification  BeginRequest
  Handler      Not yet determined
  Error Code       0x800700b7
  Config Error     Cannot add duplicate collection entry of type 'add'
  with unique key attribute 'name' set to 'httpplatformhandler' Config
  File     \?\D:\home\site\wwwroot\oauth\web.config Requested URL
http://MyOAuth:80/oauth Physical Path    D:\home\site\wwwroot\oauth
  Logon Method     Not yet determined Logon User       Not yet determined
Config Source:
<handlers>
  <add name="httpplatformhandler" path="*" verb="*" modules="httpPlatformHandler" resourceType="Unspecified" />
</handlers>

Could anybody advise on this or give me a solution on how to run 2 different ASP.NET 5 applications under the same Azure Web App Service, please?
Thank you!

A: Its possible following the folder structure outlined here:
https://github.com/aspnet/dnx/issues/928#issuecomment-171617386
THe problem is that I have yet not found tooling that makes it easy to do with vs2015 or VSTeamServices
One of the key things that I had to do to make it work (still did some manual deployments steps - but i found one issue in my setup that could help you also i think). The following will fix the 500.19 error
    <handlers>
      <remove name="httpplatformhandler" />
      <add name="httpPlatformHandler" path="*" verb="*" modules="httpPlatformHandler" resourceType="Unspecified"/>
    </handlers>

More information on same topic can be found at: Deploying aspnet5 apps to virtual directories on azure websites

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Big things are happening on the growth front for Tauranga-based Radfords Software.
The company was founded in 1989 by Phil Radford, who spent a decade as a civil and construction engineer before finding his true vocation as a software designer and developer.
Radford Software has since become the dominant supplier of inventory tracking and grower payment software to the kiwifruit industry, and has a major presence in other horticultural sectors, including apples and avocados.
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Following our EPSO 2012 statistics, we are happy to provide you fresh information concerning EU Competitions held in 2011. As you'll see from the graphs, 2011 was a good year. There were plenty of EU competitions and numerous available positions for the reserve lists, complete Administrator, Assistants and Linguists cycle together with Specialists competitions. All in all, 2011 covered almost all fields EPSO normally recruits.
Let's see the full statistics.
The number of AD Posts Distribution per Profile in all EU Competitions is shown as it was advertised on the Official Journal of each competition. There were cases where the number of candidates on a reserve list was different than the number of posts EPSO initially sought to fill.
The highest ratio of EPSO AST candidates / available position was registered for Project/Programme/Contract Management competition while mean AST1 Secretaries competition had the lowest number of participants per available position.
Below is the minimum CBT Preselection pass marks needed in the AD/AST Cycle competitions. We recommend that you compare your EPSO exam preparation results with the values below when taking part in AD/AST Cycle competitions as pass marks normally gravitate around these values.
– There were 1231 applicants for Italian Language editors for only 3 available positions.
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For those of you preparing for the EU Competitions, we consider that it is important in a first instance to know what has happened in the previous exams. Therefore, we have interpreted existing data on EU competitions from 2012 to give you an overview concerning the Administrators and Assistants competitions.
You will be able to discover the total advertised posts, toughest CBT preselection exams or profiles EU Institutions sough to recruit in 2012.
As some results from 2012 EU Competitions are not yet published, this data is based only on available information.
While Administrators competitions were at different grades from AD5 to AD12, at Assistants level there were only AST 3 competitions.
From the two pictures below you can see the available positions distribution per profile, both for Administrators and Assistants EU Competitions.


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The Fidesz Government in Hungary: a parliamentary coup d'etat!
Tobi Hanse Fri, 13/01/2012 - 18:32
Democracy in Hungary is under attack as the government implements extraordinary new constitutional changes, writes Tobi Hanse
Egypt: Elections results show sweeping gains for the counterrevolution
Dave Stockton Tue, 10/01/2012 - 13:37
Despite a massive wave of mobilisations in Tahrir Square and other city centres in November and important actions continuing into December, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is still maintaining its illegitimate rule in Egypt. Though the focus of the popular upsurge was to force the SCAF to withdraw from power and handover to a genuinely independent civilian government the generals just reshuffled its stooge government and is hoping to carry on as before. Read more...
Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists fight back against repression
Dave Stockton Mon, 09/01/2012 - 14:56
In December the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), fresh from unleashing murderous violence against the demonstrators who occupied the street outside the Cabinet Office, near Tahrir Square, moved against a number of liberal and left wing individuals and organizations. They urgently need international solidarity now to halt the witch hunt Read more...
Jamaica: New Prime Minister - new era?
Rachel Brooks Mon, 09/01/2012 - 14:42
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Despite having relative independence, it is often forgotten that Jamaica is part of the British Commonwealth. The Queen remains the Jamaican head of state, and the final court of appeal in the country - the judicial committee of the privy council - is a group of judges from the UK's supreme court. The legacy of colonialism and white domination of Jamaica is still very much in place in the country. Read more...
2012: New years message
League for the Fifth International Sat, 31/12/2011 - 17:26
Failure at Durban as business interests sinks climate talks
Gunnar Westin Sat, 24/12/2011 - 13:40
After the terrible failure of the UN climate meeting in Copenhagen in 2009 there was little belief that this year's summit in Durban, South Africa, was going to get much further. The pesimists were proven right, once again writes Gunnar Westin
Human Rights – Rajapakse-style
PD Saranapala Fri, 23/12/2011 - 19:03
December 10th, Human Rights Day, was marked in Jaffna by a rally protesting at the continued oppression and denial of the human rights of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
Rumours of a military coup grow in Pakistan
Revolutionary Socialist Movement (Pakistan) Fri, 23/12/2011 - 18:25
Pakistan has buried 24 troops killed in a NATO cross-border air attack that is now causing a crisis in relations between the United States and its ally in the "War on Terror". Read more...

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The Laureate Impact Award is given to past Tech Awards laureates who have demonstrated significant progress toward solving a global problem since winning the prize.
2016 Laureate Impact Award: PATH
PATH, an international nonprofit health organization, was honored by The Tech Awards in 2003, 2007 and 2009. The global nonprofit improves the lives of more than 150 million people a year through initiatives that touch some of the world's most vulnerable populations through vaccines, women and children's health and nutrition. Recently, PATH was the driving force in an international partnership called the Meningitis Vaccine Project that developed MenAfriVac — the first vaccine specifically designed for Africa. The vaccine now has reached 235 million Africans, leading to the disappearance of the deadly meningitis A strain wherever it has been introduced. Read more about PATH's groundbreaking work.
The Tech Awards 2016
Thursday, Nov. 17
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
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2015 Laureate Impact Award: Embrace
Embrace, born in a Stanford classroom, is now operating in 11 countries, including India, Uganda and Afghanistan. Its innovative infant warmer doesn't require electricity and is portable, reusable and affordable. It also has an added benefit: increased bonding between mother and child because of its slim design. It is primarily used in remote villages without access to hospitals. It recently merged with the international development nonprofit Thrive Networks; which will allow it to strengthen current program efforts.
2014 Laureate Impact Award: Sal Khan
Sal Khan, a 2009 Tech Awards laureate, won the inaugural Laureate Impact Award for his work with Khan Academy in 2014. Started in 2006, the Khan Academy promises "a free, world-class education, for anyone, anywhere." The organization, which started when Khan began tutoring his nieces and nephews, now is a repository of more than 6,500 educational videos translated into dozens of languages and viewed by millions of people. It is transforming how people learn around the world.


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Even in California
Self-defense works. Woman Fires Gun At Intruders | KEYT.com Important lesson: She got the gun, before she went to investigate.
Police say the family's dog woke them, growling and barking inside the house. The homeowner walked down a hallway, armed with a handgun and confronted one suspect, who then challenged the homeowner.
Police say the homeowner shot in self defense and the suspects ran.
Both are still on the run. Maybe they will think twice before invading another home.
Posted by Zendo Deb at 12/31/2008 08:37:00 AM 0 comments
American Car Companies Can Compete
Well, at least Ford can compete. First look: 2010 Ford Fusion : SearchChicago Autos : Jill Ciminillo A hybrid that is a tad more expensive than the Camry, but it beats the Camry in MPG as well. (And that is a 2009 Camry vs. a 2010 Fusion...)
My time in the hybrid model wasn't nearly enough to form a detailed opinion, but with a first look, I have to say that the Fusion Hybrid is, by far, the best hybrid I've ever driven. Much of that is due to the seamless transition between the electric motor and gasoline engine. I thought previous hybrids were relatively seamless with a slight chug or click between transitions, but this Fusion Hybrid, Ford's second generation hybrid, puts all the rest to shame.
So I guess I have some confidence in Ford's ability to survive this crisis.
Posted by Zendo Deb at 12/30/2008 12:40:00 PM 0 comments
Retired HPD employee shoots alleged robbers at his home | Houston Chronicle Two miscreants attempt to steal a generator. When confronted they run back to their van.
"They then put their hands inside the van as if they were going to get weapons from there," [Police Department spokesman Victor] Senties said.
Fearing his life was in danger, the former employee fired at the men, striking one in the head and the other in the arm, Senties said.
The guy shot in the head is in the hospital in critical condition. The gun shot in the arm tried to get away, but was arrested later and taken to the hospital. No word on what charges will be laid, though it does sound like the retired cop was exercising his legal right to self-defense.
Do You Think He Will Learn a Lesson?
No Charges For Shooting Son-in-Law | WTVC Newschannel9.com Drunk ex (or estranged) son-in-law forces way into the ex-mother-in-law's home. He gets shot twice for his trouble.
No charges for either person doing the shooting. No word on what the miscreant will be charged with. (He is still in hospital.)
Screw Up on 911 Call Results in Suspension
Wis. dispatcher suspended over 911 call So you screw up, and possibly contribute to a death; you certainly contribute to police not making it to the scene of a violent assault (resulting in death) for 40 minutes: What happens to you?
If you are a government employee, you get suspended. (Three whole days.) Something seems unjust about that. Maybe it's just me and my vengeful nature.
The original story: TFS Magnum: Call to 911 Ignored The tape holds sounds of screams and a struggle. They dispatcher heard none of that. When the line went dead, no one tried to call back. No one did anything for a while. Police arrived on the scene about 48 minutes after the call. Read what Xavier had to say.
Calling 911 is a fine thing, but it should not be the only thing. 911 and the police they work with are stressed. They do make mistakes. In some cities, there might be no police available to dispatch. (They are all on previous 911 calls.) In any event, the response time will not be zero; it will be measured in minutes. In a life-or-death situation, it may be very many minutes. You owe it to yourself to have a better strategy.
Your Media Bias is Showing
World media pays attention only when Israel fights back Missile attacks on Israel, are apparently not news. They happen all the time, so maybe that is true.
But whenever Israel decides that it has had enough, and tries to do something, the media go crazy.
Consider the subtitle to this article a minute.
Rain of Palestinian rockets is relentless: one city took 7,000 hits since 2001
If Canada was allowing extremists to lob 3 missiles per day into Seattle, do you think we might do something about it?
And it has gotten much worse in the last year or 2.
The terrorist rocket attacks increased substantially after Israel disengaged from Gaza in August, 2005. The terrorist rocket attacks have increased by more than 500% since that time.
Terrorists in Gaza have launched nearly 450 rocket attacks into Israel already this year. [AS of the end of March, 2008. Z-Deb] Last week the terrorists fired off a dozen powerful Grad missiles into the Israeli port of Ashkelon roughly five miles from Gaza's northern frontier.
[Click that image for a better look at the numbers.]
But attacks on Israel don't matter. Not to the likes of the NY Times. The media only reports when they can bash Israel. (And they still claim to be unbiased.) So some attacks on civilians are not worth reporting - at least when you rely on the American (Western?) media.
Eleven months ago, two preteen brothers went to Sderot's central market to buy their father some cologne for his birthday. While walking there, a Hamas missile landed close by, killing one of the young boys and severely wounding the other.
Funny, but I don't remember that tragedy being on the evening news.
For most attacks, there is less than a 15-second warning. Schools have banned outdoor recesses and cancelled outdoor sports.
And why are these attacks happening? Israel did what the Palestinians asked them to do.
More than two-thirds of these 7,000 rockets have been fired since 2005, when the Israeli army forcibly evicted more than 7,000 Israelis who had settled within Gaza's boundaries. Hamas and others promised that if only these settlers would be removed from land the Palestinians claimed as their own, all the violence would stop. Instead, it has escalated.
From January to March of this year, the attacks stepped up to an average of 15 per day.
Even during the 'ceasefire' the attacks never ceased, but since the Palestinians called off the 'ceasefire' there have been dozens of attacks per day.
So the Israelis did what the Palestinians wanted, but they still didn't get peace. How can that be? Could it be the Palestinians lied? That they don't want peaceful coexistence, but that they still want to destroy Israel?
And what should Israel's response be? Ignore the dead and the injured, the way the media do when the dead and the injured are Jewish? What would you demand of your government if 3 or 30 (or more) rockets rained down on your schools, and homes every day? Do you think you might want government to step in?
Posting will continue light, as I work my way back to the land of ice and snow. Yuck.
In case anyone is interested... I spent Christmas day mostly lounging in the sun around the pool. Spent a couple of days trying unsuccessfully to work on the boat - the supplier had the part I needed, but not the gasket. Figures. (And before anyone recommends a sheet of gasket material, it has to stand up to exhaust gasses, and the sheet I got from NAPA auto parts is next to impossible to cut cleanly.)
Oh well, I needed a break from the snow and ice.
It is currently 67 degrees here, on its way to 76 degrees. It is 25 in Chicago. (Yes, I really have to go back.)
"An Unpleasant Surprise"
Homeowner opens fire on burglar | Dothan Eagle That's what a burglar got when the homeowner caught him trying to break into a gun cabinet.
The homeowner entered his house on Decatur Street and found the suspect trying to take weapons from a gun cabinet. Westberry said initial police reports indicate the homeowner shot at the burglar and chased him from the residence.
No one has been arrested yet.
The Year for Hate
Lesbian rape victim in Richmond not alone in 2008 - San Jose Mercury News Not a good year.
Something is very wrong with this society.
The vast majority of brutality against gays is carried out by young men, usually acting in groups, said Riki Wilchins, executive director of Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, a Washington nonprofit that works in schools to address discrimination.
Their victims most often are other young men with feminine demeanors or transgender women, Wilchins said. "These assailants are looking to eradicate and exterminate something that enrages them, and that is what makes them hate crimes," he said.
FBI statistics are not an accurate reflection, since a lot of locales don't track hate crimes against gays or lesbians.
The group has identified another 20 murders of "gender non-conforming youth" that have taken place in the two years since, although FBI statistics for the same period show only five hate crime slayings linked to the victim's sexual orientation.
When your statistics are off by an order of magnitude, there is a real problem in your monitoring system.
So, where does all this hate come from? What fans it?
Germany Now Fighting Pirates
German Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack - NYTimes.com And being effective.
A pirate attack in progress was reported to the International Maritime Bureau.
In response, the German Navy frigate Karlsruhe sent a helicopter, a military spokesman said, speaking on condition of anonymity in accord with military policy.
The pirates fled as the helicopter reached the Egyptian ship, according to a statement from the German military, but not before shooting and wounding one of the ship's crew members.
So something is being done. The only question is, "Is it enough?"
China to Become Global Naval Power
China sends navy to fight Somali pirates - Times Online This is a small step, perhaps, but significant.
It marks a break in tradition for the modern Chinese navy, which usually confines itself to patrolling coastal waters.
Of course you have to wonder why they are sending ships to Somalia when they have piracy problems much closer to home.
Still the real story is that the Chinese navy is going to get some blue-water experience.
Robbery suspect shot dead, alleged accomplice wounded Armed robbers meet armed businessman.
A would-be robber was shot dead overnight Wednesday and his alleged accomplice was wounded after they attempted to rob the owner of a gas station near Anniston.
Apparently everyone was armed and a shootout ensued. The good guys came out on top. (Police say the businessman was acting in self-defense.)
Armed Homeowner Shoots Home Invaders
Homeowner Shot Intruder, Police Say - Phoenix News Story - KPHO Phoenix Two against one... without some way to equalize the odds, he might have been in trouble.
According to police, two burglars broke into the man's home, and the homeowner grabbed his gun and shot one in the chest.
The injured guy was dropped off at a convenience store. The other goblin is still on the run.
"Get Out of this Cold Weather"
Escaping to warmer climes for the duration. Posting will be light to non-existent.
catch me a flight to st. somewhere and get out of this cold
Weather. go somewhere where no body knows my name
Gotta keep my mouth shut. try to go to confession at least once
A week. somewhere preferably south of the equator, I believe.
Where it's summertime, where winter spends the summer. somewhere
Though, I'm not going down-island. I am adjusting my latitude enough to get back into 70 degrees.
Man fatally shot during robbery identified | The Indianapolis Star Goblin tries to rob grocery store. Goblin points gun at a woman holding a baby. Store employee shoots and kills him.
[The goblin] walked into El Michoacana Supermarket ... at 8:50 p.m. brandishing a handgun and herded all the customers into one part of the store, Mount said. When the robber pointed the gun at the woman and her child, [the store employee] shot him, using a gun belonging to the store's owner.
The Left will tell you that this can't happen. That cooperation will ensure your safety. (That is actually a dangerous lie.)
Self-defense does work. All the good guys are safe, and the bad guy is not.
Police are calling the shooting justified, but evidence will be turned over to the Marion County prosecutor's office for a final determination
Clearly justified. That employee acted to protect the innocent.
Call to 911 Ignored
Slain student called 911, but no one came in time - CNN.com The dispatcher didn't hear the sounds of a struggle or the screams that the 911 tape reveal. So police arrived 48 minutes later, and investigate her death.
A gun may not have saved this woman, but relying on a call to 911 didn't help. The only thing might have been her ability to defend herself - the training and the tools are mostly forbidden to college students. I think firearms provide the best means of defending one's self, but they don't constitute a guarantee of safety. There are no guarantees in this life.
48 minutes is long enough to die. Call 911 if you have time, but don't count on them to save you. They may not even believe you have an emergency. [hat tip to Xavier]
MyFox Dallas | Dog Walker Shoots Armed Teen Robber, Police Say
MyFox Dallas | Dog Walker Shoots Armed Teen Robber, Police Say Man is accosted by 4 youths. One is armed, and threatens him.
It started when he was just out walking his dog.
A group of teen robbers surrounded the man.
According to investigators, when a boy in the group pulled out a gun, the man, a licensed concealed handgun owner, fired shots.
The teen was apparently struck in the head and was listed in critical condition at Parkland Hospital. His weapon was recovered at the scene and later determined to be stolen during a separate offense in Terrell, according to police.
While the anti-gun crowd will count this as "a child tragically shot," I don't think it is tragic at all. That "child" was engaged in armed robbery when he was shot in legal self-defense.
[hat tip to Xavier]
An Electric Car from a Battery Company
GM is Weeping: BYD F3DM Plug-in Hybrid Goes On Sale in China, 3 Years Before Volt : TreeHugger Like the Chevy Volt, this can run on batteries alone (about 62 miles) before starting a generator to recharge the batteries (fast recharge available, but probably not at your home.)
What's most impressive is that BYD didn't even make cars a few years ago. Until recently, it was only a battery maker (the biggest in China), yet it's F3DM plug-in hybrid is going on sale in China right now, at least 2 years before the GM Volt, another series hybrid.
Price in China, the equivalent of about $22,000. Expect some changes to meet our collision standards and higher costs.
Next: A crossover SUV.
I wonder how the Detroit 3 will compete with this? Oh, that's right. They will just lobby Congress and the President. (They're too important to be put out of business by free trade. Protectionist trade legislation anyone?)
Labels: Environment
Speaking of Hybrids
Fisker Karma: hi-res images leaked Save the planet in style. And for "only" 89,000 dollars.
Production of the Karma is supposed to begin in 2009. Production is sold-out through 2010. 0 to 60 in 5.8 seconds. 50 miles on battery only, with a generator for longer trips. Very cool.
Hunters Feed the Hungry
Over 33,000 Pounds Of Venison Supplied To Local Food Banks That is only in the state of Ohio.
The 33,550 pounds equals approximately 134,000 meals. Last year, 20,902 pounds of venison was collected.
That meat was donated to food banks to feed those in need. [via NRA-ILA]
Four "Men" Target Lesbian for Gang Rape
Richmond police investigate rape as hate crime - San Jose Mercury News Straight men - or a lot of straight men, more than you might think - are unnerved by lesbians. It makes them crazy that any woman doesn't consider them a gift from the gods.
These four monsters specifically targeted a lesbian. One can only guess why. They repeatedly raped her over 45 minutes, left her naked and alone and stole her car.
I doubt that even being armed would have saved this woman as there apparently was almost no warning of an attack before she was hit with a blunt object, forced back into her car and driven to a remote area.
Where does this hate come from? How do we root it out? I don't know. Except that I am certain when (if) these monsters are caught they should never see the light of day again. But that probably won't happen even if they are caught.
Republicans tell me they fight against gay marriage, not out of hate and the will to discriminate, but in a fight to "save the sanctity of marriage." Fine, I don't believe that, but let's take it at face value. Why is it that they fight against the Employment Non-discrimination Act? Are the protecting the sacred right of employers to fire fags and dykes? "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" doesn't keep gays and lesbians out of the armed forces; it only makes them pretend to be straight to placate the homophobes. No, that isn't about fear, hate or loathing. Where does discrimination end, and hate begin?
A Nice Profile of Atlanta's Pink Pistols.
Gays and guns - Southern Voice Atlanta Pink Pistols is a group that supports the right of people to legally carry concealed weapons for self-defense.
This article is a nice profile on the current organization in Atlanta, which includes gay and straight members, works for education about gun safety, and supports the repeal of anti-gun and anti-self-defense laws.
It was started in the GLBT community, but doesn't discriminate.
Kurt Martin, 40, a heterosexual attorney living in metro Atlanta, said he joined the Pink Pistols to seek their help in fighting gun control legislation in Georgia.
"[W]hile the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community faces extra risks in the form of hate crimes based on sexual orientation, my main interest is looking out for the rights of the smallest minority — the individual citizen. A minority of one," he said.
The only thing missing is any information about how to contact the organization. And you have to go the comments to find a link to the Atlanta Chapter.
Armed Gays Don't Get Bashed.
"Thirty-one states allow all qualified citizens to carry concealed weapons. In those states, homosexuals should embark on organized efforts to become comfortable with guns, learn to use them safely and carry them. They should set up Pink Pistols task forces, sponsor shooting courses and help homosexuals get licensed to carry. And they should do it in a way that gets as much publicity as possible. "
--Jonathan Rauch, Salon Magazine, March 13, 2000
Labels: Concealed Carry, Gays and Guns
Bradenton man shoots intruder, frees girlfriend Armed home intruder shot by armed homeowner.
A 52-year-old male resident retrieved his handgun after someone knocked at the door, but his girlfriend opened it before he returned, according to a report.
The resident said a man forced his way into the home in the 6500 block of Wellesley Drive and pressed a gun against his 47-year-old girlfriend's head.
The homeowner shot, and the 2 miscreants ran like rabbits.
One guy was reported at a hospital with a gunshot wound, but the police haven't positively identified him as one of the goblins in this case.
But the point is, self-defense works. It is also a human right.
Three Plain Clothes "Officers" Attack Your 12-year-old Daughter.
Houston - Hair Balls - Police Get The Wrong House In Galveston, Allegedly Assault 12-Year-Old Girl They went to wrong house - 2 blocks away. They ignored the fact that they were looking for a white woman, and "assaulted" a black child.
Later they arrested the girl they assaulted and her father for "assaulting an officer, and resisting arrest."
These guys should be hung from gallows in front of the Police Station, as a warning to all officers that they aren't free to do as they please.
Of course nothing will happen to the officers. They are free to do anything they damn well please. And if they don't appear to be officers, but appear to be garden-variety-thugs, you will be arrested if you act accordingly.
The girl had serious injuries including eardrum injuries from being beaten around the head. [hat tip Days of Our Trailers]
Auto Bailout - Who Needs Detroit
This scenario would seem to be right out of Atlas Shrugged . Companies surviving only by government largess.
While I don't propose "Stopping the motor of the world," I would like to stop the motor of Detroit.
I for one, will never - or at least for a VERY long time - buy another American car. No Ford. No GM. No Chrysler. I encourage you to consider doing the same. They money we have given them is gone. They will never pay it back. The best way to limit what they get from us is to force a real reorganization - that would be Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Driving their real revenue into the ground is the only thing I can think of.
Just so you know this isn't any empty statement, I have driven American cars since 1986, and currently drive a Ford. No longer. (I drove a Datsun 210 after college... it was the worst car I ever had, and that includes a 1963 Ford Falcon that wasn't "classic" as much as it was just old.)
They apparently have the right to suck the taxpayers for money. Well, that is all the money of mine they will get for a good long time. If they come out the other side, not owing the taxpayer anything (having paid us back that is), then I will consider them
Contact Ford here
Contact GM here
Chrysler doesn't seem to want you to contact them with general questions/comments.
Auto Bailout - Who Needs Conservatives
Exactly how is George W. Bush supposed to be a conservative?
Oh, that's right. He's a religious fanatic.
He doesn't believe in the free market. That's clear.
He apparently doesn't believe in Democracy either because he feels justified in ignoring both the will of the people and the direction of the Congress.
With Conservatives like this, the Communists will be running things soon. (January 20th?)
Republicans are wondering why people voted for Democrats. If the Republicans are going to act like Socialists, why not vote for the Socialists?
The tag line at the end says it all: "We're the Big Three. We don't need to compete."
Clickity
The full text, for all you searching Google:
You wouldn't buy our shitty cars, so we'll be taking your money anyway.
The Bailout. Coming this January.
You probably thought it was smart to but a foreign import of superior quality, with better milage and resale value. Maybe you even thought that years of market share loss might prod us into rethinking our process and redesigning our products with better quality in mind. But you forgot one thing: We spend a shitload of money on lobbyists. So now you're out $25 billion, plus the cost of your Subaru. Maybe next time you'll buy American like a real man. Either way we're cool.
We're the Big Three. We don't have to compete.
Who Wants to Join the Rat Race?
Abby, over at Bad Dogs and Such and others, wonder why everyone isn't lining up to become Americans. That is adopt the American way of life.
As someone trying desperately to opt out of the rat race, I don't find it strange at all.
First, consider what they see of American culture. Meltdown of the Stars - Lindsay,
Brittany, etc. - could be a regular TV show. (And there is a cable show called "Celebrity Rehab" which is exactly that.)
Then consider the story of the Mexican fisherman and the American tourist.
An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.
Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The tourist complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, "Only a little while."
The tourist then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?"
The Mexican said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs."
The tourist then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life."
The tourist scoffed, " I can help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat: With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor; eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You could leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles and eventually New York where you could run your ever-expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?"
The tourist replied, "15 to 20 years."
"But what then?" asked the Mexican.
The tourist laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."
"Millions?...Then what?"
The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."
Or since I love obscure movie quotes, how about this.
What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?
How many of our children are medicated with psychoactive drugs? Either self-medicated with illegal drugs to escape the world that we've made, or medicated with legal drugs because they can't fit into to world that we've made?
How many people go home from that 50 hours at the job they hate to eat frozen dinners alone, scanning the 157 channels of cable looking for something worth watching? And drinking themselves into oblivion once a week or more? Or miss everything to do with their kids upbringing, because it is politically necessary to be in the office late - at least most nights.
Why is everyone looking for that bigger house (pre-implosion of course), better car, cooler iPod, etc? Why is it they aren't happy with what they have? Maybe because they aren't happy and haven't figured out that you can't buy happiness at the mall. (And how many have a really cool media center and absolutely no money for retirement?)
There is a lot to recommend American culture. It has raised a lot of people out of poverty and ignorance, here and around the world. But there is a lot wrong with American culture, and those things are not insignificant. They also tend to be screamed around the world by the media.
If it wasn't for the family obligations I have right now. I would be on my boat, at anchor, in some small Caribbean bay, fishing, reading, eating, drinking with friends (there are always other boaters) and in general not "living in Iowa."
What Happens When the Federal Government Gets Involved in Infrastructure?
Big Dig charge nets $16M settlement - BostonHerald.com OK, so this is a minor story about tragedy, that doesn't have much to do with my point, but it reminded me that the federal government has gotten involved in "infrastructure improvements" from time to time.
I don't know if The Big Dig is the worst example, it only jumps out at you. It is also a reminder of what happens when one party has its own way.
Mitigation notwithstanding, the Big Dig still would probably be a near-forgotten dream like Westway if not for Massachusetts's Washington dominance in the late seventies and eighties. Democrats ran Capitol Hill, and Massachusetts's wholly Democratic congressional delegation had a lot of seniority. Everyone in Massachusetts thus assumed that they would fund the project with "ten-cent dollars," of which the feds would pay the other 90.
Tip O'Neil was majority leader, if you can't remember that far back. And how did they get support to override a Reagan veto?
In a preview of how Washington would work over the next two decades, they approved goodies that other states wanted, too. Wavering out-of-state politicians came on board.
Everyone was happy. So oversight was lacking.
After Tip's override, local Big Dig planners never worried about pesky things like whether cost estimates and project scope were reasonable. Massachusetts had proved that it was more powerful than the president; surely there would always be more money where its initial funding came from. But over the ensuing decades, the Big Dig's price tag waxed and Massachusetts's congressional power waned. Washington imposed a firm dollar cap on its Big Dig spending at the turn of the millennium, leaving Massachusetts to pay the rest. State taxpayers would eventually foot nearly half the project's cost.
Will other states (are you listening Illinois?) learn that power shifts over time? Probably not.
A lot of engineering feats went into the big dig, with a few cost-cutting errors (like the epoxy that failed leading to the tragedy in the first story), they did a lot right. The problem was in the politics. Underestimating costs to get approval. Whole sections of the project (the mitigation of various problems/complaints for example) were omitted from the initial cost estimate. So much for truth in government. But when has that been valued? (or at least by the people IN government?)
But the Big Dig's planners truly failed the public through a deliberate decision: for years, they used dubious accounting methods that hid true costs.
Dubious accounting methods. Sounds familiar.
They kept pretending the thing would cost 8 billion, when they knew - as early as 1994 - that it would cost at least 14 billion. But when everyone thought that the federal government was going to pay for 90 percent of the Big Dig, the real cost wasn't that important.
Aside from the cost overruns (or deliberate under-budgeting) there is also the problem of shoddy workmanship. First, there is the July 2006 death of Milena Del Valle. She died when a 26 ton "ceiling tile" fell on her car, and it was determined that incorrect procedures had been followed for securing those "tiles." (Who dreams up a 26 ton slab of concrete, suspended from the ceiling, and then calls it a tile?) Leaks are also a problem.
A massive effort by Big Dig contractor Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff reduced the number of the most serious leaks near the tunnel roof from more than 800 in March 2005 to just three eight months later, according to Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff records posted on the turnpike's website. But the state sharply curtailed efforts to seal leaks when it took over maintenance in 2006, and the number of serious leaks going unchecked rose to 237 last month, according to interviews and turnpike records.
Which brings up the question of maintenance costs. Is this to be an on-going problem? And it also has implications for the life of steel reinforcements in the tunnel walls, as they experience more corrosion than expected.
state officials acknowledged there is already surface rusting on 10 percent of the massive steel girders in the ceiling.
So much for a 25-year life-span.
With what looked like an open check-book in Washington, planners in Boston could ignore common sense and hang massive concrete blocks from the ceiling. Business knew that inspectors were stretched and cut corners in places. And if Boston is anything like Chicago, a few politicians probably got some campaign contributions to look the other way on those cut-corners.
In short, what appeared to be an endless supply of taxpayer money for pork spending, brought all the pigs to the banquet. Now the public has to live with the results, or die when the failures become severe. Today we are told we must open treasury not for 15 billion of this kind of spending, but for 500 billion or more of this insanity.
I don't know about you, but I can't wait to drive across all those bridges that will be built in the next 4 years.
You Don't Have to Be Gay to be Bashed
Editorial - A Lynching in Brooklyn - NYTimes.com All you have to do is attract the wrong attention.
José and his brother Romel appear to have been misidentified as gay as they walked home, arms around each other, on a predawn morning in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Romel managed to escape the three men who emerged from a passing car wielding a baseball bat and shouting anti-gay and anti-Latino epithets.
José was struck on the head with a bottle, then kicked and beaten into unconsciousness. He was subsequently declared brain dead and expired last Friday night, one day before his mother, who was traveling from Ecuador, could reach him.
Pretty typical bunch of bashers. They travel in packs, and never chose a fair fight. (2 against 4 in this case.)
Of course in New York, your ability to defend yourself is completely restricted. It didn't help in this case that no one had guns. No one had knives. I suppose that the Left will next outlaw (or register) baseball bats.
U.S. Grant's General Order No. 11
A Near-American Holocaust of 1862 Most people don't know about General Grant and the expulsion of Jews from his "department." The order was signed on the 17th of December, 1862. His "department" designated areas of Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.
There was a thriving black-market in the south, trading with South to supply money if not war supplies. While some of the black-marketeers were Jewish, most were not. But as is typical in these instances, antisemitism was common.
In the emotional climate of the war zone, ancient prejudices flourished. The terms "Jew," "profiteer," "speculator" and "trader" were employed interchangeably. Union commanding General Henry W. Halleck linked "traitors and Jew peddlers." Grant shared Halleck's mentality, describing "the Israelites" as "an intolerable nuisance."
Many people were evicted - even Union veterans.
It was not until January 4, 1863 that the order was officially revoked by order of General-in-Chief H.W. Halleck.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January 4, 1863.
Major-General GRANT,
Holly Springs, Miss.:
A paper purporting to be General Orders, Numbers 11, issued by you December 17, has been presented here. By its terms it expels all Jews from your department. If such an order has been issued, it will be immediately revoked.
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chief.
President Lincoln had met with a delegation lead by Cesar Kaskel on January 3. (Many telegrams had been sent from all over the country as well.) Lincoln told Halleck to rescind the order.
People always wring their hands when the subject of the Holocaust comes up, and wonder, "How could such things happen?" The truth is that they happen quite frequently (as history goes) and it looks like Iran & Co. are getting ready to unleash another tide of death very soon.
[Hat tip to Tam for reminding me. See her post for what else happened on this day in history.]
Burglars Meet Armed Homeowner
Armed Ogden homeowner chases off robbers - Salt Lake Tribune Shots were fired in both directions, but no one was apparently injured. The homeowner gave a good enough description that police arrested one of the two burglars at his home.
Self-defense is legal, and it works.
Chicago: The City That No Longer Works
Mayor Daley is NOT CLEARING THE SNOW | Daily Daley: Tracking Mayor Richard M. Daley in Chicago Traditionally the reason that the good citizens of Chicago turned a blind eye to graft and corruption was that city services ran smoothly.
Garbage got collected. Water flowed. Snow got plowed.
Michael Bilandic forgot that, and was booted out of office.
It seems to be a lesson that Richie Daley has forgotten.
Bilandic got hit with 20 inches of new snow on top of 7 to 10 inches already on the ground in 1979. He was thrown out office for being an idiot about it.
Richie Daley just got hit with 4 to 6 inches of extremely light snow. The city is paralyzed.
This writer's commute is 10 miles, perhaps less. It took 2.5 hours. Thanks City of Chicago. Thanks IDOT. It's not often that a citizen comes face to face with a glaring lack of the most basic services that government should provide.
Now some of that is the fault of Chicago drivers causing gridlock. But politics ain't always fair. (Or at least we can hope.)
Chicago and Cook County, Illinois now "enjoy" some of the highest tax rates in the nation. (Sales tax in Cook County is 10.25 percent.) But still they don't seem to have the money to pay for basic necessities.
Snow removal is just the crisis du jour. Crime is out of control and Chicago will likely reclaim the crown as the murder capital of America, yet police hiring is frozen (no pun intended) due to lack of funds.
It would be interesting to look at that budget and see who is getting rich, and what is being neglected. Now that the machine is about to ensconced in Washington, DC, maybe the Mayor has more important things to worry about.
How Not to Get Targeted
View From The Porch: If you look like food, you will be eaten. Follow the links to Bread and LabRat for some interesting discussions.
"Don't Forget the Catfish"
Barack Obama's stimulus plan has lobbyists circling -- chicagotribune.com Bailouts for all. I and do mean all. 500 billion to a trillion dollars to save jobs invested in "infrastructure." Right.
But don't forget the catfish.
"The catfish industry is on the verge of collapse," said Marty Fuller of the Catfish Farmers of America, citing high feed prices and an increase in imports. Some 6,000 jobs are at stake, mostly in economically depressed areas in states such as Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. Officials are talking about seeking $50 million in aid as a stimulus.
I mean what's 50 million for the taxpayers?
If this wasn't taxpayer dollars being wasted, it would be funny. And here I thought "infrastructure" meant things like bridges, airports and maybe schools. I admit it; I was guilty of forgetting about the catfish.
WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina | Newberry police: One dead, four charged in apparent robbery attempt Well, maybe not quite zero, since one bad guy is still being sought by police, but they really picked the wrong guy to rob.
Police say it started around 9:30pm, when a 13-year-old came knocking.
They say the resident recognized the child and opened the door. Soon after that, police say 5 others rushed the apartment trying to get inside.
The resident opened fire into the group, and then went to the police station to report the incident.
Investigators are still trying to work out the details but tell News 10 that the man who fired the shots will more than likely not be charged, as it appears he acted in self-defense.
One guy was found dead in the driveway of the residence, and four others were arrested.
So there were a total of six goblins involved in this attempted home invasion. How do you defend yourself against a massed attack like this without a firearm? Anyone on the Left, please the answer to that question in the comments.
Of course no one will answer that question, because there is no answer. Asking the 6 violent intruders to wait while you call 911 is not practical, but the gun-fearing-weenies won't admit that. The truth is that guns let you defend yourself against a large number of attackers.
An Interesting Treatise on the Politics of Gun Control
Dallas/Ft. Worth Libertarian Examiner: "An armed society is a polite society" Keep paying your taxes so we can keep protecting others.
Or if guns can't keep you safe, why do the likes of Mayor Daley never go anywhere without people with guns?
Worth a look.
Labels: Defenseless Victim Zones, Politics, self-defense
Because When Two Chicago Machine Politicians Talk, Deal-making Rarely Becomes the Topic of Conversation
Emanuel Had Contact With Governor's Office on Senate Seat - NYTimes.com He "had contact," but nothing like deal-making was discussed.
Obama aides have said privately that Mr. Emanuel did not engage in any deal-making with Mr. Blagojevich, whom federal prosecutors charged last week with conspiring to turn a profit from the appointment.
Two things amaze me about this.
That anyone is surprised at the nature of Chicago politics
That anyone is still trying to maintain Obama's image as anything but a machine politician
That the press gave Obama a complete pass on things like Tony Rezko during the last 2 years.
OK, so that's more than 2 things. Bite me.
Pay to play isn't a new idea in politics, and it isn't restricted to Chicago Democrats. But Chicago Democrats seem to have a great affinity for making deals, even when those deals are clearly illegal. So why was it that no one (i.e. the Press) bothered to investigate the sweetheart deal that let the Obama's buy a home they could not afford and that left Tony Rezko with a very expensive piece of Chicago real estate that he could not build on right next door? I guess it would have spoiled that picture of him with a halo on the cover of Time or Newsweek or whatever if he was seen making shady deals with shady (now convicted) character.
If you truly believe that Rahm Emanuel and Rod Blagojevich, two long-standing members of the Chicago Machine, would discuss something like replacing Obama in the Senate and not view it as an opportunity to play Let's Make a Deal, you obviously have never paid any attention to Chicago politics.
Going to the Police Didn't Keep Her Safe
Woman told police someone wanted to kill her In fact she filled two reports that someone she had been in a relationship with wanted to kill her and her children.
Carol Ditmyer told police Wednesday, Dec. 10, someone wanted to kill her.
Little more than 24 hours later, Ditmyer was in a hospital bed recovering from several gunshot wounds.
The first report was filed in Nov.
The ex-boyfriend was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
People need to learn the meaning of "It's over." People need to learn that just because you want something (or someone) occasionally you are going to be disappointed. It isn't the end of the world. It isn't worth killing yourself. It really isn't worth killing (or trying) someone else.
Having a gun of her own may not have kept Ms. Ditmyer safe, but relying on "the system" failed her completely, and it is surprising it didn't cost her life.
Is Self-defense Legal in Massachusetts?
Liquor store clerk kills robber during hold up - BostonHerald.com Even in the People's Republic, self-defense works.
According to police, Rivera's fatal last stand began when he and another masked man walked into Big Bob's last night before 10.
One of the would-be robbers pointed a handgun directly at one of the two store clerks on duty at the store, said Worcester Police Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst in a statement sent to the media.
One of the clerks then pulled out his own gun and shot Rivera, identified by police as the gunman, several times. The second would-be robber fled on foot, according to police.
Police are "still investigating" because letting the serfs defend themselves is not something like to do.
The bad guy who didn't get shot is still on the run.
Self-defense works, and even in MA it appears to be your legal right (provided you jump through all the required hoops).
Video-taped Attacking Bartender, Cop is Still on the Force
All the attention paid to Chicago the past few days, has reminded me I haven't looked into what Chicago's Finest have been up to. An easy way to post.... depressingly easy.
The Associated Press: Chicago beating case still clouds police image It doesn't cloud the image, so much as it defines the image.
This was a vicious, drunken attack by an off-duty Chicago cop on a 115 pound woman. She was a bartender and refused to serve him any more alcohol.
Witnesses. Video of the attack (see below). But he is on the job.
More than a year after he last wore a badge and months after his boss said he wanted him fired, a policeman videotaped beating a female bartender remains the best-known officer in the Chicago Police Department.
Why is it so hard to fire a Chicago cop? Of course he hasn't had his day in court. (the presumption of innocence, etc.) So much for a speedy trial.
In case you don't remember this case here is the video of the attack, and what the victim claimed later was an attempt to intimidate her or buy her off. Is seeing believing?
No Admission of Guilt
Chicago settles suit over police treatment of gay man -- chicagotribune.com They just decided to pay up because they were likely to lose.
City lawyers reached an agreement Tuesday with a man who said he was arrested and beaten by Chicago police because he was gay, settling the case on the morning testimony was set to begin in the civil trial.
Not surprising to anyone who has ever dealt with "Chicago's Finest." Not anyone who is gay anyway. Probably most minorities feel that way.
Labels: Cops Behaving Badly, Hate Crimes
"I am not a crook"
OK, so that isn't what J. Jackson Jr said. But during his press conference I kept thinking of both Nixon (see the title of this post) or Bill "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" Clinton.
Congressman Jackson may be pure as the driven snow - we had a bit of that this morning - but when his assurances bring up memories of past political fiascos, I think I was right when I thought he should have kept his mouth shut.
Like Cockroaches When You Turn the Lights On
All the Illinois politicians are scurrying for the shadows, afraid that they will be identified as "Senate Candidate #5" or someone else having dealings with Blagojevich.
Axelrod is confused about misspeaking about Obama meeting with the governor about selling appointing the next senator from Illinois. (Funny, but I haven't seen anything about Obama's resident machine hack - Rahm Emanuel - and if he met with Blagojevich.)
Jesse Jackson Jr. is sure he isn't anyone who did anything wrong. And he is having a press conference to proclaim his innocent. I should say that I actually like J. Jackson Jr., but I think he would be better to keep silent right now.
In fact, I expect to see anyone and everyone proclaim that they are in fact the only Illinois politician who has never been tempted to play the great game of graft and corruption.
But whatever else they have or haven't done, they are all guilty of breaking Da Mayor's primary rules. (Not Richie Daley, but his father was Da Mayor.) "Don't make no waves. Don't back no losers."
GM versus Toyota: Someone is doing something wrong
If we look at 2007 - for a full year's sales data, we find them tied in units sold. GM releases global sales numbers for 2007, in dead heat with Toyota - Autoblog Each sold about 9.3 million cars worldwide.
If you look at the financial scorecard, things are a bit more lopsided.
For all of 2007, GM posted a loss of $38.7 billion, the biggest ever for an automaker.
Now the Detroit apologists will point out that minus some "extraordinary" write downs they almost, but not quite, broke even. Except that there always seem to be "extraordinary" events.
Toyota meanwhile made money. (Comparisons are a bit off because of different fiscal years, but you get the idea.)
Toyota Motor Corp. also left its profit projection at 1.7 trillion yen ($15.91 billion) for the fiscal year on 25.5 trillion yen ($238.61 billion) in sales.
They both did well in Europe's emerging markets.
Now they say we have been in a recession for a year. Which means that most of 2007 was not a recession. And still GM can't make money.
And you want me to invest in this corporation? Why? Toyota is clearly a better investment. If you can't make money in a good or average year, why should you expect to stay in business in a bad year?
Zimbabwe Circles the Drain
Cholera ravages population weak with hunger in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe The situation appears to be deteriorating, or maybe I should say the deterioration is accelerating.
A few years ago, Zimbabwe exported food to the rest of Africa.
On the road from Harare to Bulawayo a policeman stopped a motorist at a checkpoint. "I'm hungry," said the officer. The car was allowed through for the price of a bag of peanuts.
Now the diseases of poverty seem to be taking hold. It isn't surprising really, given the state of everything, including health care.
Most hospitals have closed because their staff have gone abroad or given up working for nothing. In a country that once had a higher literacy rate than the United States, most schools are shut because the teachers have done the same. Water and electricity are treats. Public transport has all but ceased to function. Rubbish is no longer collected.
And so Mugabe, tries harder to hold onto power, resorting to terror.
Secret police seize leading Zimbabwean activist Jestina Mukoko - Times Online
Anyone protesting his government can expect to meet violence, or be disappeared.
But on the subject of health care: Health clinics overwhelmed by cholera cases in Zimbabwe - Times Online
The latest UN statistics show that 589 Zimbabweans died of cholera in the past few weeks and that 13,960 have been infected, but nobody believes these figures.
Many more will have died unrecorded in their homes or in villages far from clinics. "The figures are vastly unreported," Phil Evans, the head of the British Department for International Development in Harare, said. "There are probably twice as many people with cholera as turn up for treatment."
You have to wonder why the UN would want to white wash the figures. Is it to make Mugabe look good (or not quite so bad)? Or is it just the UN being lazy?
I suppose it doesn't help that other African nations don't want to do anything to Mugabe. Rift widens as the African Union stands by Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe - Times Online When even the likes of Desmond Tutu are asking for military intervention, the problem is severe, but the other countries just don't see it that way.
the African Union made clear that it would support a resolution only through talks. "Only dialogue between the Zimbabwean parties, supported by the AU and other regional actors, can restore peace and stability to that country," a spokesman for President Kikwete of Tanzania, the AU chairman, said.
South Africa also maintained that the answer for Zimbabwe was power sharing. "There should be no political point-scoring and games played when what is really needed right now is support," Ayanda Ntsaluba, a South African Foreign Ministry official, said. He added that Zimbabwean leaders needed to work across the political divide to solve the country's problems.
That's political double speak for doing nothing. Is a guy who is holding power on the backs of secret police going to work across the political divide? Yeah right.
My cynical nature says that they only want to ensure no one tells them what to do. As long as Mugabe is the bad guy, no one will look to closely at them.
Home Invader Meets Armed Homeowner
Homeowner shoots intruder in the face, torso When the homeowner didn't answer the door to his knock, he kicked in the door.
[The injured guy] entered the house and, during the ensuing confrontation, he was shot in the face and his upper torso, according to Sgt. Mark Marino of Gilbert police.
He fled to a waiting car and his brother drove him to the hospital.
The getaway-driver-brother was arrested. The guy who got shot is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The homeowner won't be charged, because self-defense is your legal right.
Good Guys 2, Bad Guys 0.
The Tradition of Illinois Politics Marches on
Feds take Gov. Blagojevich into custody - Chicago Breaking News The charges are, frankly amazing, even by the standards of Illinois and Chicago.
Pay to play. Give the governor a load of campaign contributions, or kiss your state contracts good-bye. Is that a bribe, or extortion?
Stirred the water around the sale of the Chicago cubs (by withholding infrastructure improvement funds) to pressure the Tribune to change editorial policies. Nice.
So you want to be a senator? That seat in the US senate that Obama vacated.... Blagojevich said it was "golden." Maybe we really do have the best government money can buy. Of course he was considering appointing himself, because he thought it might be a good way to recycle his image.
You can read all 76 pages of the full criminal complaint here. It is a PDF; you have been warned.
As for that Illinois tradition, it is legendary. The previous Illinois governor, George Ryan, is also in prison. Most famous was probably Illinois politician Paul Powell. He never made more than $30,000 per year, but after his death, $800,000 were found in shoe boxes, briefcases, and other containers in his closet.
So nice that we are inducting the Chicago machine into the White House (in at least the person of Rahm Emanuel).
Innocent until proved guilty... and all that.
London Times Learns The Lesson of Mumbai
Think tank: If each of us carried a gun . . . -Times Online And the lesson of history.
Gun control doesn't work. India has some of the most draconian gun laws in the world. Disarmed Citizens are not safe. They are merely defenseless victims.
Consider the history lesson, from a London, that included an armed populace.
In January 1909 two such anarchists, lately come from an attempt to blow up the president of France, tried to commit a robbery in north London, armed with automatic pistols. Edwardian Londoners, however, shot back – and the anarchists were pursued through the streets by a spontaneous hue-and-cry. The police, who could not find the key to their own gun cupboard, borrowed at least four pistols from passers-by, while other citizens armed with revolvers and shotguns preferred to use their weapons themselves to bring the assailants down.
Or there are more recent examples of the futility of relying on police to keep you safe.
One might think, too, of the McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California, in 1984, where the Swat team waited for their leader (who was held up in a traffic jam) while 21 unarmed diners were murdered.
There is no substitute for a population that can defend itself, when the threat appears. Gun free zones do not keep you safe. Mumbai is a gun-free zone. Were all those people safe?
Don't expect any of this to change in the near future. The powers-that-be are not likely to relinquish their power over the serfs.
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Isn't Cooperation Supposed to Ensure Safety?
Police: Robber shot deli owner over size of loot It seems that the Left, when they are saying how we don't need to be able to defend ourselves, mention that if we just give robbers what they want, we will be safe. (The never say a woman should do when confronted by a rapist. Convenient, that.)
ST. PETERSBURG -- Narendra Patel did everything the gunmen who robbed his store Monday night asked. But police believe they know what motivated one of them to shoot the store owner anyway:
The gunman was angry that the victim didn't have enough money.
Of course it turns out that the Left is wrong anyway. Being nice to violent criminals doesn't stop them from being violent criminals. Cooperating with them won't make you safe.
Patel cooperated, police say, but apparently what he handed over wasn't enough.
"Is this all the (expletive) money?" the robber asked. "I'm not playing with you."
Police say the gunman fired a warning shot at the owner, then shot him in the foot, then shot him twice more as he fled the store.
You are of course free to do as you please. I will resist whenever I can.
The Reason We Can't Stop Pirates? The UN
FOXNews.com - Enemies of All Mankind: Who Can Stop the Pirates There are a lot of reasons, but the principle one is that the "Law of the Sea" as rewritten under the spineless UN doesn't allow much action.
For example, the idea that self-defense might work is discouraged.
Bringing weapons on board ships is "strongly discouraged" by the United Nations' International Maritime Organization, and experts agree that arming commercial crews is a bad idea.
Apparently it is much better to have defenseless victims.
The last time piracy was a problem, the Brits took action that made an impact.
In the 18th century, the British government made a "great show of how wicked pirates were" by hanging them in public, said David Cordingly, author of "Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates."
"Often their bodies were coated in tar and wrapped up in chains and then hung from a gallows at the entrance of a port or harbor," Cordingly said. "The idea was to make it seem that it wasn't a very good career option to become a pirate."
Any bets on how likely that is to happen today?
But of course it won't happen.
"The authorities have to be very careful with the law of the sea and United Nations charters," Cordingly said. "Nowadays you can't simply charge in with warships, blast the pirates and hang them on the waterfront."
We had better get used to dealing with pirates, because we aren't going to get rid of them anytime soon.
The True Aims of State Education
Government Education Is Broken? It Just Ain't So! The real goals have nothing to do with knowledge. It has to do with control of the population.
H.L. Mencken, who wrote in The American Mercury (April 1924) that "the aim of public education is not to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence. . . . Nothing could be further from the truth. The aim . . . is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States . . . and that is its aim everywhere else."
No dissent. No originality. Little actual teaching.
No history. No geography. Stupid experiments like the open concept school or whole language - which any moron could guess wouldn't work, but that were adopted with fervor by the educational establishment. Because the educational establishment isn't interested in education. (Ask the teachers' unions what they think of paying better teachers more money, or of even getting rid of bad teachers.)
Watch the old PBS documentary "The Civil War" by Ken Burns. The letters written by poor, dirt farmers on the eve of battle are incredible. Writing home to their mothers, wives, or sweetheart, they wrote moving letters. Why could we educate people 150 years ago and we can't do it today?
Charges filed in home invasion case; 2 men hospitalized with gunshot wounds | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL 3 goblins are facing charges after they tried - and failed - to break into the home of an armed homeowner. Two of the goblins were shot.
The 2 guys actually doing the breaking in were shot multiple times. The getaway driver was apprehended later.
"We were able to locate the driver (Reynolds) and he was interviewed by investigators and admitted that he took (Peake and Elkins) to the residence to burglarize the residence," [Colbert County Sheriff Ronnie] May said.
He said their plan was sidetracked when the men were confronted by the homeowner as they kicked in the door.
Funny how an armed homeowner can sidetrack the plans of goblins.
Self-defense not only works, but it is also your legal right.
When Even the Police Are Sheep, the Citizens Have No Chance
Mumbai photographer: I wish I'd had a gun, not a camera. Armed police would not fire back - World news, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk We are always told that we don't need the means of self-defense, we should rely on police to save us. That is wishful thinking. In most instances, the police won't be there. In other cases, the police will do nothing.
But what angered Mr D'Souza almost as much were the masses of armed police hiding in the area who simply refused to shoot back. "There were armed policemen hiding all around the station but none of them did anything," he said. "At one point, I ran up to them and told them to use their weapons. I said, 'Shoot them, they're sitting ducks!' but they just didn't shoot back."
If the "authorities" won't defend people, and the people are prevented from defending themselves, this kind of thing will become all too common. [Hat tip to Breda via Tam]
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I Know People Are in a Hurry, But This is Insane
No messing around when it comes to Obama motorcade -- chicagotribune.com OK, if you drive "funny" around a Presidential (or Presdential-elect) motorcade, you could end up in deep yogurt.
"Some of the drivers here in Chicago do not seem to understand that a) the Chicago police car at the end of the president-elect's motorcade is serious about having traffic pull over when the officers flash their lights and hit their sirens, and b) it's not a great idea to jump ahead of traffic by trying to cut around the black SUV filled with five heavily armed Secret Service members," the [LA Times] reporter noted.
On Van Buren Street, a tan sedan attempted to drive around Obama's motorcade.
"The SUV cut the car off immediately, and the security team aimed their weapons at the car," the pool report said.
Those cars with flashing lights trying to keep you away from the black SUVs are there for your safety. Really. If you are in that much of a hurry, you should have left home 20 minutes earlier.
And always remember why the windows are open in the security vehicles leading and tailing the president's car: To give the sharpshooters inside a clean shot.
Even Though the Tests Showed No Drugs, She Was in Jail
cbs2chicago.com - Chicago Police Conspire To Pin Drugs on Mom, Suit Claims She had a plastic bag of flour in her fridge. Even after the test came back proving it wasn't drugs, she was still held.
Daniels, who police claimed was planning to deliver the drugs, was arrested and taken to Cook County Jail, the suit said. Daniels was jailed for approximately 18 days while she attempted to secure her $30,000 bond.
During her stint in jail her husband, who she was separated from, stopped sending child support payments and filed for custody of her children, causing her further emotional distress and financial injury, the suit said.
A test on the substance to Illinois State Police for testing came back negative, and her drug possession charge was dismissed.
Presumed guilty, even after you've been proved innocent.
WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |1 man killed, 1 injured in attempted robbery Self-defense works. 2 goblins try to rob a citizen, and the citizen draws his legal weapon and defends himself.
Police found [goblin #1] on the sidewalk being treated by paramedics for an apparent gunshot wound at about 7:45 p.m. Sunday.
Levert was taken to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The injured goblin was driven by someone to the hospital, where he was treated and released into police custody.
People often tell me that these posts are callous. Maybe they are, but I am happy when law-abiding citizens keep from becoming victims, and in the process remove some criminals from our streets. I think the world is better place when honest citizens are safe and criminals are not.
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+ Webber, Joanne
Born in New Zealand, Joanne Webber lives and works in Christchurch. Her paintings are informed by a variety of subjects, including history, advertising and a concern for the natural environment, with an avid interest in the sea. Work is defined by the use of bold design which dances on the canvas and draws the eye around the scene. She often uses irony to comment on events which produces quirky and thought provoking works.
www.joannewebber.co.nz
Adams, Diana
Diana Adams is passionate about the New Zealand landscape and landforms. In her paintings she attempts to capture the ethereal qualities of the landscape by reducing the subject to its essential elements.
www.dianaadams.co.nz
Badcock, John
John Badcock comes from a very artistic family. The talent he possesses is his own, not one born of an art school, but from dedication and perseverance in a field where he has developed considerable natural talents. John is a true master at work.
www.badcock.co.nz
Beadle, Philip
Philip Beadle works in oil, water colour, drypoint and monotype. He enjoys working with form, colour and light, especially low winter and evening light which facillitates the wide tonal range in which he relishes.
www.philipbeadle.co.nz
Boyd, Dan J.
Dan J. Boyd is a visual artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. In paintings, Boyd displays a gift for the depiction of light upon surfaces and a keen eye for detail.
Having studied at the Southern Institute of Technology, Boyd also developed an interest in spacial art. He is currently working toward exhibiting a collection of sculpted portraits of famous musicians, using re-appropriated materials.
www.boydzkreationz.biz
Cribb, Tony
Tony Cribb loves to paint images and characters that invoke a reaction or emotion from the viewer, making the work interactive and bringing it to life. Every Cribb painting now follows a strict guideline to ensure it fits one or more of the following criteria;
a) inspire you
b) make you laugh
c) make you think
d) none of the above
www.tonycribb.co.nz
Deanna Gracie designs and creates her unique jewellery collection under her own label from a home studio in Southshore, Christchurch. Each piece, carefully crafted by hand from solid sterling silver, precious metals and gemstones, celebrates the ever-changing beauty of her natural surroundings.
www.nzjewellerydesign.com
Kerr, Lynne
Lynne Kerr is a contemporary South Canterbury artist and teacher, working in oils and printmaking. In 2002 Lynne held her first solo exhibition and was a finalist in the 2004 Anthony Harper Awards at COCA in Christchurch. Lynne has been painting and exhibiting since 1994 with works held in private and public collections in Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand.
www.lynnekerr.co.nz
Love, Elizabeth
Since moving to South Canterbury in 1998 Elizabeth Love has extended the range of expression in her chosen craft incorporating script in richly textured, multi-layered paintings.Interest in Love's work has further cemented the commitment to working full-time as an artist, developing her soul.
www.nzart-lizzie-l.blogspot.com
Mayhew, Mike
Mike Mayhew's art looks to nature to best describe his thoughts and ideas on today's current climate and issues in this country. The ocean is a big inspiration for Mike, and his art reflects that movement, and flow of nature.
www.mayhew.co.nz
Patch, David
David Patch works in Landscape Oil Paintings: Hyper Realism in microscopic detail. His work has been described as "Exquisite - like a Dutch Master". David strives to produce the best that he can.
www.davidpatch.net
Pavelka, Adrienne
Adrienne Pavelka's special love is watercolour paintings. Her inspiration and compulsion to paint is charged by the effect of light on the landscape and the atmospheric patterns of the sky. Using colourful washes and transparent colours she endeavours to simplify the forms and shapes of the land.
www.adrienne-pavelka.com
Riden, Hannah
Hannah Riden is entirely self-taught, and her style is realist impressionist enhanced by fresh, vibrant movement and colour. Like the Impressionists, she aims to capture colour, light and mood. She draws her inspiration from the breathtaking New Zealand landscape and the great masters.
www.hannahriden.com
Rockel, Helen
Helen Rockel is a New Zealand painter living and working in Christchurch. Her work has always been strongly figurative, with its focus often being the personal and universal experience of living.
www.helenrockel.co.nz
Steel, Donna
Donna Steel is a contemporary artist specialising in mixed media. She loves to paint and sculpt so has combined these two passions together to create her own unique style. Donna draws her inspiration from just everyday moments of life and the New Zealand landscape.
www.donnasteel.co.nz
www.donnasteelartist.wordpress.com
Tahan, Mehrdad
Mehrdad Tahan is a self-taught award winning artist. He has been painting full-time for 35 years. Mehrdad was influenced by Old Masters from a young age and has practiced the traditional techniques with different mediums for many years until he developed a personal style with impressionistic qualities.
www.mehrdadtahan.vc.net.nz


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Becoming Aware As A Parent, Schoolteacher And Community Member
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Angaiak-Bond, Anna
The researcher uses autoethnography to understand whether a parent can act to maintain and reinvigorate Yup'ik at home after the child has already become English dominant. The research takes place in the village of Tununak, where the mother/researcher, a fluent Yup'ik speaker, lives with her son. The Tununak school has a Yup'ik First Language Program (YFL). Under this program, the first three years of school are taught in Yup'ik, their children's first language. The fourth year is a transition period in which English is introduced. After exiting the YFL program, English becomes the primary language of instruction. Eventually, the majority of the students become English dominant. The researcher's child attended the YFL program and is now 15 years old. At the beginning of this research he spoke Yup'ik minimally. English was his dominant language He was considered Limited English Proficient when he entered school. He has been designated as fully English proficient since 6 th grade. His Yup'ik proficiency improved during the course of the research as he began to speak more phrases/sentences than he did at the beginning. The researcher seeks to learn if her role as a parent can reinvigorate her child's first language, Yup'ik, after he has already become English dominant. The research provided insights into one parent's attempts to strengthen the usage of Yup'ik at home. Data analysis focused on identifying factors that facilitated and/or hindered the process of speaking Yup'ik dominantly at home.
Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010


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