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Police state : UK : propaganda for arbitrary detention
March 13, 2017 November 7, 2005 by Richard Moore
Mr Wilson said any shorter period of detention would limit
the ability of the police to investigate terrorism.
This is not an adequate explanation.
"The public overwhelmingly want this thing because they
understand far better than some of my colleagues in
parliament the threat that we face."
If this is true, it would indicate the MPs are more aware of
what's going on, behind the propaganda, than most people are.
As they should be; that's their job.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4412158.stm
Police chief defends terror plan
This is about international criminal investigation in a
new world where terrorism shows that people are prepared
to be suicide bombers and kill many people
- Peter Wilson, Acpos president
Scotland's most senior police officer has defended the UK
Government's plan to allow terror suspects to be held for
up to 90 days without trial.
Peter Wilson, president of the Association of Chief Police
Officers in Scotland (Acpos), said the step was vital to
countering terrorism.
His call came after a disclosure that the plans could be
watered down.
The matter has been reserved to Westminster, but
independent MSP Margo MacDonald said Holyrood must debate
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been facing stiff opposition
on the proposal in the Terrorism Bill, drawn up in
response to the suicide bomb attacks in London in July and
the continuing threat of further acts.
A Downing Street spokeswoman confirmed to the BBC News
website that he was considering compromise.
However, Fife Chief Constable Mr Wilson, who was in charge
of the security operation for the G8 summit, said the
proposal was based on the professional judgement and
experience of the police.
He told the BBC's Politics Show: "My appeal would be to
recognise that this is a proposal coming forward supported
by policing, experienced policing based on examples.
"It's not about internment or anything of that sort that
still lies in the mind.
"This is about international criminal investigation in a
to be suicide bombers and kill many people.
'Different take'
"We're likely to see it again. It's important that the
powers are put in place when they can be and that's within
the current bill."
Ms MacDonald said the ministers in London had failed to
take account of the views in Scotland.
She said: "We all have a different take on these things in
Scotland and absolutely certainly it should be debated in
the Scottish Parliament where we are responsible for the
sharp end of policing.
"We have got to carry out the policy so it seems
absolutely crazy that there shouldn't have been a
discussion and a debate here in Scotland that would feed
into the British debate."
Glasgow South Labour MP Tom Harris said there should be no
compromise on the issue.
He said: "I think we should be putting this challenge to
MPs on all sides of the house and we should be reminding
them that the public are watching.
Scottish National Party MP Stewart Hosie said he was due
to meet Home Office ministers on Monday to press home his
party's opposition to the measure.
He said: "We have already called for extra measures to be
introduced to aid the fight against terrorism, but the
SNP, along with a majority of MPs across all parties, do
not agree with the specific measures contained in the
Terrorism Bill.
"I will also be demanding answers as to why the UK
Government did not seek to even speak with the lord
advocate about these far-reaching proposals, despite the
fact that policing any new laws in this area would be a
matter for Holyrood ministers."
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For this week's color and sketch challenges at Splitcoaststampers this week, I chose the Baroque Motifs set from Stampin' Up! The colors are a wonderful collection of red and pinks that will soon be retired: Ruby Red, Blush Blossom, and Cameo Coral.
The flourish is stamped in Blush Blossom craft ink and then embossed. I used Stampin' Pastels to add a little Ruby Red and Cameo Coral working from the darkest in the center out to the lighter shade.
I'm not sure about this punched border. I was playing with an old Papershapers punch. The white on red was too stark so I added more pastels to soften the look a little.
Build-a-brads really make the simpliest stamped image classy.
Ink: Ruby Red, Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa and Cameo Coral.


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'Easier demolition' the TML way
German manufacturer TML Technik is using this year's Bauma exhibition in Munich to show its new Unidachs 110 demolition machine, which has been developed to work with a range of attachments.
TML will show its new demolition machine at Bauma
As well as being a small and compact machine designed for working in very tight spaces or at restricted heights, it is radio remote controlled to allow the operator to work at a safe distance.
A feature of the product is its 360° endlessly rotatable boom, high manoeuvrability and a strong hydraulic drive. The width of the undercarriage is 1,315 mm (52 in) and the height is 1,635 mm (64 in), which TML says allows access to working areas in buildings that are not easily accessible for other machines.
The boom's rotation, combined with the double articulated cantilever boom means that attachments can be used at almost any angle of the profile or surface to be worked on.
The machine is optimal for applications in tunnels, mines, the demolition or dismantling of buildings as well as for de-bricking rotary cement kilns.
Despite the compact size of the machine, depending on the attachment, in combination with the kinematics of the boom a working radius of up to 5,000 mm (196 in) can be reached. Every point of a cross gallery profile from which material needs to be removed can be more or less reached without re-positioning the machine.
"Users appreciate the combination of the cantilever-boom and the boom rotation, especially the fact that they are able to work from a single position and at the same time reach areas that was not possible in the past," said international sales manager Volker Bongardt.
"Our customers are now able to profit through the multi functionality known from other machines that we build – the flexibility of the continuously rotary boom and the compact design of the radio remote demolishing robot."
The machines are available with a choice of diesel-hydraulic or electro-hydraulic drives. Diesel engines have either 26 kW (EU Stage 3a) or 18.5 kW (EPA Tier 4), while the electro-hydraulic unit has 25 kW.
Europe Demolition Excavators Bauma Demolition & Recycling
ERA estimates 10.4% rental drop in 2020
The European Rental Association is forecasting a 4.8% rebound in 2021, according to its new ERA Market Report 2020

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These professionals can delivery practically any kind of goods ordered to various companies. The professional packers use direct mailers to the patrons or may deal with the allocation of catalogs. This saves time for the corporate staffs to focus on other vital features of the company, and helps them to chart out innovative ways to develop their businesses and concentrate on the marketing issues. To gain success, the companies must outsource some of their work so that they can pay attention to the personal work of the company.
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 On May 23 Camp Tanner took part in Thamesford's Calithumpian Parade. Each year on the Victoria Day weekend Thamesford host's their Calithumpian festivities which includes fireworks, events, carnival rides and a parade. For the last few years Camp Tanner has made this a part of our Victoria Day weekend as well by taking part in the parade.
This year we were lucky enough to have all our CIT's come from their CIT training at camp that weekend to take part in the parade. The CIT's along with some of our other staff built our float the morning of the parade and took part in riding and walking along with it. Our float this year was themed to go along with our Regatta that we have each week at camp. Regatta for us is an all day water day where kids take part in activities in the pool as well as water games in the grass around the pool. Some of these activities include synchronized swimming routines, best cheer competition, biggest splash competition, slip N' slide, sponge games and water balloons. To honour this Regatta our staff built our float to look like a pool and all dressed in poolside attire.
It was great to have so many voices and so much enthusiasm as we walked the parade float singing many of our favourite camp songs. We had a total of 22 people with our float this year which I believe is a new record for us. Thanks to all who helped build the float, drive staff to and from the parade, and walk/ride along with the float. Also, special thanks to Spork and his family for letting us use their trailer and for driving our float.
Can't wait to see what Camp Tanner will come up with for our next parade float? Come out and see us in our next parade this winter. We will be in the Woodstock Christmas parade.
Our CIT director this year is Peetree. Peetree has been a staff member at Camp Tanner for 8 years and throughout that time has gained lots of experience and expertise which she was able to share with our CIT's. Peetree spent the weekend at camp with our CIT's leading them in a great weekend program that she planned to ensure maximum learning and maximum fun. She also, had some help running sessions throughout the weekend from some of our other experienced staff members including Tondue, Lutz, Slugger and Grrrruff. Thanks, to all who helped plan and run sessions this weekend.
 During our CIT training CIT's attended the full weekend so they got to see what a day at Camp Tanner entails. They got to take part in many of our activities throughout the weekend. While at these activities they are able to watch our staff lead sessions and observe how they interact with campers and handle situations. CIT's also took part in special sessions just for them. In these they did activities to learn about teamwork, communication, camp policies, how to best handle problems at camp, how to interact with campers, and how to plan camp activities. Lastly, CIT's got to take part in some fun along the way. This included taking part in activities like playing star spinner and a race to find Smarties in whip cream.
We hope all the CIT's who attended got lots of learning out of the weekend and also enjoyed their time with us. We look forward to having you all with us this summer. Thanks for giving up your long weekend to be with us.
This past weekend we had our May Long Weekend Camp. This camp ran from Friday May 20 until Monday May 23. We had a full camp with over 50 campers and lots of our enthusiastic staff taking part in all the fun.
During our weekend camp, campers have the chance to experience all the fun of camp packed into a shorter time span. It's a great way for campers who are nervous about being away from home to try out camp. Campers get to take part in many of our regular camp activities such as morning watch, themed meals, games, nature, crafts, Christian Education (C.E.), passport sessions, evening games, campfires and much more.
This year campers got to take part in lots of extra special activities to go along with our weekend theme. The theme of the weekend was "Roo's Clue's" which meant that much of our weekend activities had mystery themes. This included meals such as mystery challenge meal, guess who, clue, and mystery draft. On top of this campers got to work with their cabin throughout the weekend to try and earn clues towards solving a camp mystery. Upon arrival campers were informed of a tragedy that had occurred on Friday at Camp Tanner; Fred the Moose had been stolen! It was up to the campers to try and determine which of our staff had stolen Fred the Moose. To do this they had to earn clues by winning different things throughout the weekend. They then used these clues to eliminate staff from their list until they were left with just one suspect. In the end Sharkbait and his campers in cabin 6 were successful in determining that it was none other than Bubbles who had taken our beloved Fred. Good job cabin 6!
Many other exciting things happened throughout the weekend. My favourite afternoon was Sunday. On Sunday we had our passport activities along with our dance. Campers had the option to float between many activities including our dance (which was packed with classics like the Macarena, the YMCA and the chicken dance), bubbles, colouring/ making shrinky dinks, soccer, and circle games. The campers had tons of fun enjoying all these activities in the beautiful weather that we had.
Overall, the weekend went very well. We hope all our campers had as much fun as we did. We also hope many of them will be signing up to come back and see us this summer for more fun. Special thanks to our directors, Lutz and Slugger, for all their hard work planning and running this weekend. Also thank you to all our counsellors who gave up their long weekend to be with us. As well, thank you to our housemothers who do so much for us both at camp as well as planning and cleaning up from camp. To all who made the weekend great, thank you very much!


Special thanks to our partners to begin with our host Radisson Blu Bruges, the convention bureau of Bruges Meet in Bruges, our super teambuilding agency BeauBelgeEvents with a great Ipad game on the film "In Bruges", the amazing venue for the friday party the KnokkeOut, our transport service partner from the beginning Business Limousine, our photograph Pierre-Yves Jortay, and the photobooth partner Cheeesebox. Thank you also to all the other persons that helped us make this Break The Ice Forum in Bruges incredible!
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Thank you as well to all our partners for making this first edition in Wallonia so wonderful!
We had such a great time in this 6th edition "French Buyers" in Chamonix, France! We had the chance to be welcomed in the amazing hotels Héliopic & Rocky Pop ! The group cohesion was awesome, every participants went back home with a big big smile.
The secret social responsible team building of this edition opened the eyes on the global warming issues, with a visit of "La mer des glaces" and the direct effects of climat changes. Great bounds were made and we had an amazing party!
At Break The Ice Forum, we like to be grateful and invite our participants when the time comes! The IMEX exhibition was a perfect occasion to network all together on a amazing rooftop party!
A special thanks to ADINA Apartement Hotel Frankfurt Neue Oper for welcoming us in this wonderful suite with this unique and amazing view.
A special thanks to nhow_Berlin for welcoming us!
Thanks again to Dialog Bereiter, a project of SOZIALHELDEN for making our meeting possible with the refugees interested in job opportunities in the hospitality and event sector.
And last but not least, a big thanks to all participants because you made this forum amazing!
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You will believe a journalist can fly
I'd seen the news stories of past zero-gravity flights. I'd watched the instructional video. I'd received personal coaching. I knew exactly what was going to happen when the plane hit that first parabola and made earth gravity go away. Still, my brain was telling me, "This can't really be happening!" when my body floated off the floor of the 727 for the first time.
Reporter Reynolds Wolf and G-Force One
I was producing a story on how Northrop Grumman is chartering a specially-modified jet to take teachers on zero-gravity plane rides. The idea is to have math and science middle-school teachers conduct experiments during a once-in-a-lifetime weightless flight, and have them take that thrilling experience back to their students, inspiring and motivating a new crop of scientists, astronauts, and engineers.
We'll bring you that story in the near future. But while I'm still in the grip of my zero-G hangover, I thought I'd share my personal encounter with weightlessness.
The day started before dawn at a hotel just outside the Atlanta airport. Reporter Reynolds Wolf, cameraman Jonathan Schaer and I met up with 30 teachers and the "floatmasters" (my term, not theirs) who would guide us during the flight. We were provided a breakfast of pastries and fruit. The floatmasters recommended avoiding dairy, protein, and excessive caffeine. They had also recommended not drinking alcohol the night before. (Not a problem for me, but I could see how a more nervous person might want a shot.) All of this, of course, was to avoid turning the flight into a "vomit comet" - the nickname of the parabolic flight jet used for training astronauts.
We were all issued navy blue jump suits with "G-Force One" patches. We watched a training video that repeatedly drilled into us: Don't Jump, Don't Kick, Don't Swim. During weightlessness, jumping will send you into a neck-crunching collision with the plane's padded ceiling. Kicking is likely to connect painfully with a nearby zeronaut, as we were called. And swimming just doesn't move you anywhere in zero G - it just makes you look silly.
We took shuttles to the small private terminal serving the flight and passed through TSA security just like ordinary, gravity-tethered travelers. Then, like the pioneering spacemen of "The Right Stuff," we strode to our craft - a modified 727 dubbed "G-Force One." We entered via what in a conventional plane would be the rear emergency door. The jet had seven rows of seats in the back. The front 2/3 of the plane was an open area, with thickly-padded walls, floor, and ceiling. No windows, except in the emergency exits.
Illustration: Zero Gravity Corporation
Soon, we were off for a half-hour or so ride to airspace over the Atlantic. A 100-mile-long, 10-mile-wide area, 24,000-32,000 feet in altitude, is dedicated to these parabolic flights. Parabolas are essentially arcs. As the plane flies up the arc at a 45-degree angle, passengers feel increased gravity, about 1.8 times that on earth. But when the plane crests and starts down the arc you get reduced, or zero, gravity for about 30 seconds. To acclimate the passengers on our flight to zero G, the first parabola created the 1/3 Earth gravity environment of Mars. The second and third parabolas created the 1/6 gravity of the moon, and the last 12 were the real deal - weightlessness.
The teachers chatted and laughed excitedly on the flight out, even cheering "Wooo!" and "Yeah!" when the plane dipped unexpectedly. Turbulence on a normal flight might make you nervous. But on this day, it seemed to be just a foretaste of the great adventure to come.
As the time for the first parabola neared, we were told to lie down on the floor and stare at a point on the ceiling to avoid disorientation. The increased gravity wasn't as bad as I thought it would be - it was like a heavy weight pressing on my head and chest. Then a floatmaster cried out "Martian One!" to warn us that the first Mars-gravity episode was approaching, and my body started feeling really light. (On Mars, a 150-pound person would weigh only 50 pounds.) Laughter and shouts of amazement filled the plane. People stood up - some bounding up, despite our "Don't Jump" orders. Thank goodness for the padding. Teachers were dancing like out-of-control marionettes. (Journalists, too.) Some folks did one-handed push-ups – easily! Then, all too quickly, the order "Feet down!" rang out and we had to lie flat again.
The next two parabolas, "Lunar One" and "Lunar Two," made us feel 1/6th lighter than on Earth. You could pick your feet up off the floor and float gently down (unless your out-of-control neighbors were falling or flailing into you.) I, of course, was one of those out-of-control neighbors.
Then, weightlessness. The Zero Gravity Corporation brochures liken the experience to a zen-like, exalted state of bliss. But for the teachers (and journalists) on our flight, I think there was too much fun going on for anyone to experience zen. You had absolutely no control. If you got yourself moving in one direction, you couldn't stop until you hit something. Bodies were bouncing off the walls, floor, ceiling, each other. The first few zero-G parabolas were absolutely hilarious - chaotic, but hilarious. Every face had a broad, silly, marveling grin.
Well, nearly every face. By the end of the flight, a few teachers - I counted eight out of the thirty - had returned to their seats, fighting the effects of motion sickness. I didn't see any evidence that the flight had actually become a "vomit comet," but these folks definitely were not feeling well.
Not a lot of science got done in those first few parabolas. Folks (including Reynolds, our correspondent) flew through the air like Superman. Teachers played catch - using each other as the ball. We tried to eat flying M&M's and drink floating globs of water. But during the last several parabolas the educators did complete at least some of their experiments, which tested Newton's Laws of Motion.
Floating photojournalist Jonathan Schaer
Throughout all of this, my photographer, Jonathan, wrestled with his camera, which was mounted inside a steering wheel-like device to help him maintain its stability. Even when we were supposed to be lying prone, Jonathan remained sitting, and sometimes standing, so he could get the best video he could. And he didn't get sick. Neither did my correspondent, Reynolds, who even photographed his unused airsick bag as proof.
When the floatmasters yelled "Feet down!" during the last parabola, I wanted more. But as we were flying back to Earth, I started feeling a bit of malaise. I then figured that maybe the floatmasters knew what they were doing, stopping at 15 parabolas. (NASA's "Vomit Comet" flies 40 or more per flight.) Others may have felt the same way; the teachers were much quieter on the way back, perhaps reflecting on their Superman leaps and successful experiments - or perhaps just waiting for heads to stop spinning and stomachs to settle.
Even today, the day after, I still feel sort of dragged out and a bit fuzzy-brained. But I would do it all again in a heartbeat. You could do it, too - for a price. The Zero Gravity Corporation makes regular flights out of Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. They cost five thousand dollars a seat.
So, assuming you have a spare $5,000. . .would you have The Right Stuff to do zero G?
Diane Hawkins-Cox, senior producer, CNN Sci-Tech Unit
Filed under: Aviation • NASA • Space • Space Tourism • teachers • zero gravity
Franko October 16th, 2008 11:09 am ET
Wall Street had a Ded Whale of a Bounce
Now, a journalist, bouncing off the sky ?
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Larian LeQuella October 16th, 2008 12:51 pm ET
I am glad to see that NG is reaching out to teachers. I know most technology based companies are very concerned about the state of US science education. I look forward to that post.
If I had a spare $5000 just lying about, it would indeed be tempting to go for a spin. But as a pilot myself, I have experienced this phenomenon on a much smaller scale in the KC-135R and C-21A.
scienceguy October 16th, 2008 1:15 pm ET
Fun ride but poor story. Is it any wonder that we lag behind in the math and sciences in this country when even our science writers fail to understand, or at least convey, the true nature of the phenomena that they are describing. At no time were you weightless or in a zero-g environment. You are simply in freefall in the earth's gravity field and experience apparent weightlessness. The same goes for any astronaut orbiting earth but it is never described as such. Readers and students alike have no chance of understanding the fundamental physical laws behind the "story" when only a portion of the facts are presented.
S Callahan October 16th, 2008 2:12 pm ET
Imagine how wonderful the angels feel...
That was so discriptive ..I had to laugh reading it...exciting..makes one want to try this out.....what a great experience....Lucky you! 🙂
Kudos to the photogrpher Johnathan...and buddy Reynolds as well...nice work....
Franko October 16th, 2008 4:18 pm ET
The sky is falling and hit the Reporter ?
The sky is still; Reporter hit the sky.
Lamp post hit you car?
End is near - and near is end
You can relatively set your watch by that.
Sci Dude October 16th, 2008 4:36 pm ET
"I was producing a story on how Northrop Grumman is chartering a specially-modified jet to take teachers on zero-gravity plane rides. The idea is to have math and science middle-school teachers conduct experiments during a once-in-a-lifetime weightless flight, and have them take that thrilling experience back to their students, inspiring and motivating a new crop of scientists, astronauts, and engineers."
What a waste of resources. A one-time ride on a special airplane is not going to inspire any students. They'll hear the story once or twice, think "cool," and then go back to whatever they were already doing.
The only recipe for sustained growth in science and engineering is a crop of good jobs, plain and simple. It's a pretty straightforward correlation between (perceived) availability of jobs and the number of people who decide it's worth their time to study science in a sustained way.
An inspiring teacher is only going to affect a student or two at most. You could fly science teachers in "zero G" all day long for the next century and still not make a dent.
Ray G. October 16th, 2008 8:02 pm ET
Sci Dude, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that job prospects are currently quite good for science and engineering students.
Scienceguy, you're no Bill Nye! Weightlessness is a proper term for freefall, whether experienced in an airplane, earth-orbiting spacecraft, or while skydiving. And while NASA likes to use the term microgravity for the environment within the space station, they are still guilty of misapplying physics terminology by saying that an astronaut experiences 2 to 3 Gs when the shuttle decelerates during its descent to earth. And yet despite they're apparent ignorance, they're still capable of navigating robotic spacecraft the solar system.
Franko October 16th, 2008 10:12 pm ET
"weightless or in a zero-g environment"
Weight is a force, measure by the bathroom scale.
Mass is resistance to acceleration (Weight=Force=Mass*Acceleration)
You weigh less on a scale, at the equator, but you have same mass.
Mass for US is a Slug (kilogram for Europeans)
Hence the Sluggy performance of US science students
Step on a Slug, science is not fun for US
Ray G. October 17th, 2008 12:07 pm ET
Diane, please provide us an update when the story is about to be aired. Thanks!
Franko, funny enough I happen to work in robotics at NASA. And also funny enough you are not weightless in freefall whether or not it is accepted vernacular. My point was that science writing should tell the true and unambiguous story. Not one that further clouds and issue like "weightlessness" and leads people believe that there are really such things as anti-gravity chambers.
You did get two things right...I am no Bill Nye. I did love his simple explinations of complex things and his style of communication. And – NASA does a terrible job of communicating and teaching the general public. I can't say it is really our job, but to stay viable as an agency (read that: to get funding in the future) I think we need to overhaul that aspect of how we operate.
" 1 lb force acting on 1 slug mass will give the mass an acceleration of 1 ft/s2"
You could argue everything has weight, (force), everywhere.
Drifting, accelerting, between galaxies, not completerly cncelling
Floating inside aeroplane, sightly differen pull due Earth's gravity field gradient
A difference of pull between your head and toe,
Summing al forces, the weight is a measurable differential.
If you buy Gold, do it at the equator, Sell it at the pole
Same number of molecules, but bankable is this slug of a profit ?
More overwheming still, what weight impanted on US, by the Great Attractor ?
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bla October 18th, 2008 2:49 pm ET
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I am working in AMA style, and I sometimes have particular references that should include individual authors, along with a group or groups that wrote the pubished work. AMA style dictates that it should look like this:
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Is AMA a "numbered" style? If only the first 3 authors are to be listed what happens in the case of more than 3 authors – are the first 3 listed and the remainder designated by "et al."?
The problem is that the Endnote stores the authors names (individual and group/organizations) in a single field (Author). This makes it difficult to treat people names and group names as separate entities to enable the formatting you describe. However, offhand, a possible workaround might be to: 1) separate group/organizational names from the people names and put them in a second Author field by using one of Endnote's "custom" fields; 2) modify the bibliography template to include the second author field (to enable the group/organizational names to be included alongside in the bibliography entry).
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When I saw this flyer floating around Sundance a few weeks back, I thought it was funny – not just because former That 70s Show castmember Danny Masterson is a 1) a DJ, who 2) goes by "DJ Mom Jeans" – but also because Masterson is a famously outspoken Scientologist, and one of this year's most buzzed about Sundance titles was Going Clear, a scathing exposé about Scientology. Which Danny Masterson probably didn't hear about at the time because he had his big headphones on, jamming on the ones and twos. But strap in, because someone finally told him.
PaperMag caught up with DJ Mom Jeans as he laid a phat bleat:
"I heard about that documentary; the documentary where they interviewed eight people who hate Scientology. Should be pretty interesting. I wonder if Sundance would allow a documentary of, like, eight people who hate Judaism. But you know, my religion's fair game, I guess, 'cause it's new."
Yes, Scientology definitely gets criticized "because it's new." Unitarianism is newer than Scientology, weird how they never seem to get criticized as much. I wonder if it's because Unitarian Universalists don't ship off their undesireds and heretics to weird pseudo concentration camps on boats and remote ranches. Uh… ALLEGEDLY.
"There's basically like 200 lies in the book and so therefore he couldn't even publish that book [in Canada or the UK because the libel laws]," he added, referring to Lawrence Wright's book, which inspired the buzzed-about documentary.
He's right that the Canadian release has been delayed and the UK release cancelled as the publishers try to balance the risk/reward of fighting legal action by the notoriously litigious and rich Church of Scientology in the notoriously broadly defined libel laws of the UK. That's… why people don't go after Scientology more often. Lawrence Wright's last book won the Pulitzer Prize, by the way. I'm not sure where the "200 lies" figure comes from, but knowing Scientology, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a special course where you could pay $100 for each lie revealed. Collect them all!
Masterson, who started practicing the religion at age 8, went on to explain that it's hard to explain Scientology to those who haven't read founder L. Ron Hubbard's book Dianetics. Essentially, he says, "Everything in Scientology is just based on logic…the word Scientology means the study of knowledge."
"There's nothing else to it," he adds. "It's literally just that." When it comes to his "personal relationship" with founder Hubbard, Masterson candidly added: "He's a f–king guy who wrote awesome s–t that I love studying."
"You will not find a Scientologist who does not f–king hate psychiatrists," he sounded off. "Because their solution for mental and spiritual problems is drugs. So let's talk about putting a Band-Aid on something that's just going to get worse and worse and worse…[where as] Scientology handles those things, those mental problems that people have. It gets rid of them. It gets rid of them by that person doing it for themselves. That's the solution to depression, not f–king Prozac."
The interview with the magazine was a first for Masterson, who said he had yet to openly discuss his philosophy before. But it likely won't be the last.
"I love doing it and have no problem doing it," he concluded. "I work, I have a family and I'm a spiritual being who likes to understand why things happen in the world and want to learn more so that I can have them not affect me adversely. So if that's weird, then, well, you can go f—k yourself."
Well, it's a little weird when your explanation for those adverse affects is the invisible ghosts of alien spirits who got blown into the atmosphere by Xenu, but point taken. Virgin birth and the spirit of a dead guy inhabiting a cracker aren't exactly un-far-fetched either. But Going Clear isn't an exposé of Scientologists' beliefs, it's an exposé of their practices. Any rebuttal that doesn't address that is barely a rebuttal at all.
Then again, it doesn't sound like he's actually read the book or seen the movie. I'm not surprised though, I hear Danny Masterson has been like really focused on his music lately.
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Welcome to the bizarro Lions where nothing is happening and nothing is a good thing.
What, if anything, are you looking forward to seeing in the Detroit Lions' preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders on Friday?
Leave it to the Lions.
They can take the slowest part of the sports calendar and have something happen on the field or off the field that stirs up the fans, fires up the critics and controls the sports conversation in this town for weeks at a time.
Take the last week alone where they've had no major contract issues, no off-field problems, no run-ins with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and to this point (thankfully) no injuries.
Wait...what? Did I miss something?
The Lions haven't flipped the script under new head coach Matt Patricia, at least not yet. A drama free training camp is the goal of most NFL teams. But it's so quiet around these parts that it's eerie. It's almost like the Lions are holding training camp in the Pacific Time Zone with how little news is being generated.
Look, I love football as much as the next guy. But I also think that the month of August is a bit of a mirage. Football is back, but we all know that nothing we see will matter unless it involves a serious injury. These games are exhibitions where gameplans are vanilla and playing time is held to a minimum for key players. The best part of Patricia's first camp is that nothing of consequence has happened, at least nothing that we can pick up with the untrained eye. There is no doubt that players are jockeying for playing time and position battles are being won or lost. But there are no on field brawls. There are no complaints. No glares. No drama. And you get the sense that if Patricia has his way, it will stay exactly like that. No news is good news in training camp and there has been no news for the Lions so far.
So what am I looking for from the Lions Friday night against the Raiders? Nothing. Absolutely, positively nothing.
That's ridiculous, you say. Of course you want to see something good. Hopefully rookie Kerryon Johnson busts one for 48 yards or Matthew Stafford leads a perfect opening drive down the field and watches the rest of the game with his baseball cap on the sideline. If the alternative is disaster, then of course I'd prefer that outcome. But I just think we've seen far too much and learned far too much to really try to glean anything from a Friday night game against the Raiders. How many "camp stars" have we seen over the years who never materialized into anything? How many times has an apparent strength become a weakness or vice versa?
This is not to downplay the importance of the games for the coaching staff. Plenty of jobs have been won in these games. Kerry Hyder was the Lions sack leader two seasons ago and he was on the roster largely because of how he played in the preseason games. TJ Jones has been an important depth receiver for the Lions and made the team largely based on preseason games he played in 2015. But larger global signs? Sorry, I'm just not buying it.
Football is back, sort of. Until the real thing starts in a month, this will have to do. But spare me the rash conclusions or grand platitudes. The Lions success in 2018 will be based on how healthy the team comes out of camp and how well they prepare in the practices themselves. It will have little to do what happens in these four watered down exhibitions that will take up our time and attention.


Laelia uses her power chair for the first time in our house!
Laelia is thrilled with her new (*cough* five months old) power chair! Grandma and Grandpa had been holding onto it for us and they brought it down for us on May 13th. Laelia was excited that whole day and talked about it nonstop like it was Christmas Eve.
I can't wait to figure out how to transport this thing! As soon as it can go with her in the car then we can go more places! Like the zoo or the grocery store or the park or Disneyland! But right now we're happy just watching her go up and down her ramp. She's pretty happy and cute. Oh and there's a turtle setting for slow and a bunny setting for fast. Guess who loves bunnies!
Here's a video of the first time we ever put her in her chair in the house. Enjoy!
So to help the cause Laelia wants to make a very special video for a very special person!
Simply go here and donate to Joel's account. For every $5 you donate I will enter your name into the drawing. (But you have to comment on this blog and tell me how many chances you earned! Reece's Rainbow doesn't just let me know who donates. :)) Once Joel makes it to $640 (which would be double the $320 he has now) then the contest will be over and we will pick the winner! (Well technically random.org will pick the winner.) Then Laelia will make a very special video for the winner.
It's that easy! All donations are tax deductible.
Thanks for playing! And thanks for saving a child with arthrogryposis from a life without hope!
This is baby "Joel." He has arthrogryposis like some of the best people on this planet do. Below are copied and pasted articles and stories of the reality for those with arthrogryposis in certain parts of the world. Donating a few dollars to Joel's account by clicking on his picture will help save him from this fate by off-setting the cost of his adoption. He could be Laelia. He is so similar to her it's scary. He haunts me. Please help me support him.
Around age four, children with special needs (despite maybe having no mental problems) face mental institutions.
Little has changed since that video above was made by the Today show.
And I just imagine Laelia here and it makes me hurt deep within.
I'm thrilled to report that we are going to the AMC conference in July! Thanks to our friends and family, both my and Laelia's airline tickets are paid in full! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I can't wait! There are so many people in our AMC family who I want to meet in person! And I want Laelia to see her friends and their abilities! It helps her so much! Thanks Sohpie and Ryan (well, really your mommies) for sending your videos to Laelia! You guys are a big encouragement to her. She does try to do the things you show her and she is getting stronger all the time! And thanks Miss Resa for the DVD of you doing everyday things. Laelia is now trying to get on the couch by arching her back too. She's still little so it will take some time, but she tries hard! She would also like to know why you get to use the stove when she can't. I don't think she sees many adults with AMC so she assumes you must be big for three! I can't wait to meet more grown-ups with AMC!!!
AMC Conference in Kansas City, here we come! Can't wait for July!
So much has happened in the last few days! For one thing our summer plans are now officially crazytown. :) We decided, after a ton of encouragement, to attend the AMC Conference July 6th-10th! (This comes after announcing that we wouldn't be going. What can we say, we thought it was a crazy plan. Mostly because IT IS. But we're in!) Then ten days after Mommy and Little Girl get back from the conference, a parent swap takes place, and then Daddy and Little Girl are off to Shriners in Philadelphia! (For a check up, x-rays, AFO adjustments and to schedule Laelia's pin removal surgery for later in the year.) And while they're in Philly, Mommy (who will have just become an aunt) will be traveling to Northern California to see her family, including her sister and new baby nephew who is due at the end of June!
This July is going to be BUSY! At least we hope so. If it all works out. I hope I hope!
Those involved with getting our family to and from medical treatment always humble me. The Ronald McDonald House in Camden, New Jersey, has us on a waiting list already. Also it looks like we will have flights through Frontier again. (They have given us our last few complimentary flights, and were willing to help again even though their program has changed!) It goes without saying that without these wonderful programs we would be forced to, I don't know, move to Philadelphia? Hitchhike and live off the streets? Go without care for our child? Get second-rate surgeries from unqualified doctors? Be in an insane amount of debt? Probably. I am beyond grateful.
But back before anything with our Philly trip was worked out, and while I was standing in my kitchen just staring at my appointment letter from Shriners and worrying about the future (as I always do with medical trips), I can guarentee you that the LAST thing I thought would work out would be TWO arthrogryposis-related trips in twenty days! But then our wonderful friend, Kiersten, asked me to reconsider going to the AMC Conference, and offered to let us share (aka bum) her hotel room and rental car! (Despite the fact that last time she shared her hotel room with us, during the Arthrogryposis Clinic in Seattle, Laelia kept everyone up all night! I definitely won't remind Kiersten of that. ;)) It was such a gracious offer that it sent Charley and I back to serious talks concerning the conference, and finally to a decision to go. And after that decision leaked on Facebook (that was all me :)), we were blessed by so many people writing us and telling us how excited they are that we're coming! I love the people in our lives!
Oh and the conference is not just a meet-and-greet, but a life-changing experience. There are break out sessions that cover everything from home modification to hippotherapy. (I'm hoping to get at least ten new ideas for physical therapy alone!) There are speakers who have already sent me their books or blogs, and other coordinators or board members of AMCSI who have already encouraged us so much that I can't wait to meet them in person! Plus of course our doctor from Philadephia and other wonderful medical professionals will be there donating their time! So much all in one place!
AMC families are an isolated group. Arthrogryposis is such a rare thing that we are scattered all over the place. All previous AMC conferences have been in Florida, Pennselvania, Ohio, Texas and Chicago, so it doesn't look likely that one will magically pop up in San Diego any time soon. And I've wanted to go to one of these amazing conferences from the time Laelia was born, but we just couldn't work it out. So I'm super excited! It will be such a relief to meet a group of people who have been there. Who get it. They get the joint contractures and splints and frustrations. They cheer when their kid wipes her nose on the towels, trips his sister in the hall or steals candy off the table. Why? Because it took specialized motor function that doctors told them they may never have to accomplished those bratty behaviors! I want to be in the company of parents who get the fact that "normal" is flying for surgeries and running over the cat's tail with a power wheelchair and fighting your school to get them to treat your kid just like the other kids. I can't wait to be normal with these folks. And I can't wait for Laelia to meet so many people–kids and adults–just like her!
So thanks for supporting us with your encouragement! I really appreciate it! I feel completely overwhelmed by so much love!


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In 2010, Tia Cibani sent the fashion world into a mini state of mourning when she announced she was stepping down from Chinese-by-way-of-Canada label Ports 1961 to start a family, handing over the creative reigns to her sister Fiona. But just two years later (with a brand new baby in tow!) Cibani made a major comeback with the debut of her first eponymous fashion line this past September at New York Fashion Week. And the industry has welcomed the designer back with open arms: Earlier this week, Cibani was awarded the Fashion Group International's Rising Star Award for womenswear--an honor previously won by fashion heavy hitters like Joseph Altuzzara and Michelle Obama's other go-to guy, Jason Wu. We were lucky enough to grab a few minutes to chat with the designer, who--between attending fittings for her fall '13 presentation next week and being a full-time mom--is at an all time life and career high. Read on for the designer's insights on motherhood, manufacturing locally, and how her own naivety got her where she is today.
Last night, Ports 1961 showcased their Fall/Winter 2010 collection on Bloomingdale's fourth floor. There was quite a turnout for the event, a mini fashion show and cocktail reception, as Mad Men star Christina Hendricks was billed as the host. "Christina Hendricks, star of Mad Men, will host a cocktail reception and will be on hand for a special presentation of the Ports 1961 Fall/Winter 2010 Collection at Bloomingdale's 59th Street," read the release. It's true, she was there, and looked stunning in a Ports 1961 sheath dress. And she graciously and patiently signed autographs and posed for photos with adoring fans for nearly an hour. But her actual involvement with the Ports 1961 presentation was suspiciously limited. She never once took the stage during the presentation, and the 10 or so press outlets who had attended the event with the promise of interviewing Hendricks, myself including, were left without quotes. I was told, rather cryptically, when I got to the fourth floor, that Hendricks would not be conducting any interviews. The clothes were gorgeous, and we're seriously coveting the textured thick tights the models were wearing, but the real story was Hendricks' sudden lack of involvement with the Ports event.
Ports 1961's creative director Tia Cibani will leave her post at the end of this month, WWD is reporting. But the brand is keeping the creative leadership in the family, and Tia's older sister Fiona, who has overseen the Ports International brand, will take over at Ports 1961 as well. Tia, 37, served as creative director of Ports 1961 for the past five years, and has been with the company since 1990. Ports is an unusual brand, having redefined what it means to be "Made in China." Originally a Canadian company, Ports was purchased by entrepreneur Alfred Chan (Fiona's husband) in 1989, who moved operations to his hometown in Xiamen, China. Tia moved to Xiamen in 1993, and spent seven years overseeing the brand's development there, before returning to the US in 2003 to launch Ports 1961.


By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.
I FAILED to attend the baptismal reception of my grandson JJ, the only son of my first child Jazy held at Mangaldan's Trish Hotel/Restaurant last January 28 because it coincided with the Binmaley-Mangaldan skirmish. I had to cover the battle between the two title contenders in Group A quarterfinals of the 2nd Governor's Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament at the Calasiao Sports Complex.
I had to because not only Mangaldan is my hometown, but I knew that it will be a close fight again like what happened last year. And yes, it was.
The Binmaley-Mangaldan encounter was the fifth and main event of the day that started at 3:10 p.m. The first game was the Manaoag-Bayambang meeting that Manaoag won by six points, 89-83. Malasiqui clobbered Asingan 102-87, Alaminos City routed Umingan 93=81, Tayug surprisingly plastered title challenger Sual 99-86, and finally a come-from-behind victory for Binmaley edging out Mangaldan, 100-94.
Mangaldan took the early charge spearheaded by power-forward Aljick Aquino who pumped in 11 points and led the first period by four points, 25-21. Despite the efforts of last year MVP (Most Valuable Player) Roxar Melendez for Binmaley in the second quarter, the determined Mangaldan boys of head-coach PJ Samson never allowed their foes take the front, and led by nine marks, 45-36. Aquino sank three treys plus two perimeter range shots to protect the second juncture by seven points, 53-46.
Just like in the first two periods, Mangaldan was in control in the third, with its three key players (Aquino, forward Richard Santos and pivot-man Denver Maure) leading the offensive midway and led by 13 points, 64-51. But "expect the unexpected," as the saying goes. Suddenly, Mangaldan 's Aquino suffered a sprain on his right foot after a bad fall and he was sidelined for the remaining minutes of the quarter. As a result, Mangaldan's lead was down to four marks, 75-71, end of third.
Capitalizing on the absence of five-foot-eleven Aquino, the Binmaley quintet romped a 6-0 run at the start of the fourth and final quarter to take the front for the first time, 77-75. Yes, Aquino was sent back to the court four minutes before the end of the game and still scored six points of his total 33, but obviously all his moves were no longer the same. Binmaley augmented its lead 88-82, with Paul Cruz, brothers Mark and Roxar doing most of the harm and protected their distance up to the final buzzer, 100-94.
The three-point specialist Roxar wrapped up a team high 32 points but with only one successful trey out of seven attempts, and that was very unusual. "I guess I'm still off in my long range shots. I have to practice more," said Roxar in the post-game brief chat with him. His brother Mark contributed 23 while Cruz and Villanueva had 15 points apiece.
Binmaley is facing a tough task for its first three games.
They boys of Mayor Sammy Rosario will meet heavy contender Alaminos on February 3 and last year's first runner-up Manaoag on February 4, both to be held at Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in Lingayen and both to be played at 2:30 p.m.
See you there. The admission is free.


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(((Puresound)))CD Maui
Slack Key Legend Uncle Sol with Chance
at PuresoundCD Studios
in Kahului, Maui
I know it's the same picture but since then I've released "Chance Gardner - A Slack in the Key of Integrity". It's a CD recorded live two nights by me solely becauser I had to express my feelings over the last year (2003) here at Puresound Studios.
"A Slack in the Key of Integrity" was recorded partly because of Uncle Sol. After I invited him to record a new album for Manawa Records he said "no, I've had my time, now the new people, it's their time to record the new music, you should make a CD of your modern slack key...." So I did. I recorded "A Slack in the Key of Integrity" for Uncle Sol ('cause I really wanted to leave him a legacy...because he had already been used and abused by the powers that be and he didn't want to be used as a tool for other people to profit from his talent and he said that his work at the Bailey House was more important; to teach, "because that is the way").
"A Slack in the Key of Integrity" is my personal statement. Recorded live to 2-tack without overdubs, etc. It wasn't even planned, I turned the recorder on and figured out the songs to play as I went along. The first night I turned on the recorder with 3 mikes: one on the acoustic(not acoustic-electric) guitar, one for vocals and one room mike and played what was on my mind. Recording in this way would make it impossible to overdub or fix mistakes in pitch or fingering (integrity). All the original songs except for "More in Love With You" were not written with Slack Key in mind but they adapted well to the format. In Traditional Hawaiian music and Slack Key the one or two verses are repeated and rarely do songs have a bridge. I tried to follow that while imposing a more western feel with travis picking and Delta Blues scales.
"HAWAII MUSIC AWARDS Winners!!!
Manawa Records artists won 4 awards in 2003!!. Since then add Bradda Francis's second CD Paniolo Ghostriders (2005 Best Paniolo CD), Chance and the BluesDaddies's Deaf Dog Blues (2004 Best Blues CD), Internacionales Pasteles (2004 Best Latin CD)...all in all since 2002 nine Hawaii Music Awards from "the little studio that could". These awards are extra special because they come from internet voting worldwide, not from a jury of club members.
Other news of note since the last newsletter (Who can remember?):
Patrick McDonald mixing down the new Knitters CD
Commercial work for Disney on Ice Australian Tour with James K. Ward as the voices of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger(Did you see him as the General in Spider Man?).
Also recording the voiceover on 5 national Saturn commercials with TV show Friends's Paul Rudd ("People first..."),also Mauna Loa radio ad with the voice of BRADO, one of our local treasures.
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Eh? Big fish gets big fix-up
Those of us who drive west on U.S. Highway 2 have been watching The Big Fish deteriorate for years now. You know it if you've seen it: It's a fish-shaped "building" in Bena, Minn., that used to be a cafe, and it was listed in May as one of the Pr...
Those of us who drive west on U.S. Highway 2 have been watching The Big Fish deteriorate for years now.
You know it if you've seen it: It's a fish-shaped "building" in Bena, Minn., that used to be a cafe, and it was listed in May as one of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota's 10 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Good news: Former Bena resident Gary Kirt has donated $10,000 to help fix it up, and owners Paul and Linda Reimer are rehabilitating the roadside attraction.
The 65-foot-long Big Fish was built in 1958 as an ice cream and hamburger stand, according to the Preservation Alliance.
"We're putting brand new teeth in it and everything," Paul Reimer told the Bemidji Pioneer.
Reimers said they are remodeling the Big Fish Supper Club next door to the Big Fish, and both attractions should be open before winter.
Just walk around
The University of Wisconsin-Superior's First Nations Studies Center will host the 17th annual Fall Walk-Around at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Pattison State Park.
The public is invited to the free event that ushers in the fall season. The event will start with a ceremony and include an optional walk around the park's lake. A chili lunch will be held in the pavilion of the Nature Center to close the day.
Pattison State Park is south of Superior on Wisconsin Highway 35. For more information, contact the First Nations Studies Center at (715)
394-8358.
Another way to deal with a bobcat
A Duluth resident who read our stories this week about a Hermantown man's battle with a bobcat sent us a clipping from a 1916 issue of the Duluth Herald describing how a Lakeside man dealt with a bobcat in his neighborhood.
The copy reads, in part, "Attacked by a large wildcat while walking through his own back yard at 4021 Cooke Street, Lakeside ... Robert Rasmussen fought off the beast, first with a small ax and later with a large club. Finally, the cat ran into a partially built house next to Rasmussen's and was killed by a well-directed blow from the club, which broke its back.
"'I'll teach 'em to steal my fish," Rasmussen said in a matter-of-fact tone."
So that's how they did it in 1916. We here at the Eh? desk are glad last week's story ended with the bobcat running into the woods.
See the 1916 clipping on Sam Cook's blog at duluth
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Tailgate Party: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Ole Haugsrud Field, Superior. For the Superior Scholarship Foundation. Post-game get-together at Aces on 29th.
Flapjack Fundraiser: Employees of Members Cooperative Credit Union serve up pancakes 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, $5. Benefit for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.
Prep report: Mirage rallies past Superior with goals from Burke, Sieger