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Guest editorial by Ernest A. Canning
"I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world," former British MP Tony Benn said when interviewed by Michael Moore in Sicko! --- "more revolutionary than socialist ideas…because...you have the power to use it to meet the needs of your community."
"If the poor in the U.S. and Britain turned out to vote for people who represent their interests," Ben continued, "it would be a real democratic revolution."
There is a fundamental difference between guarding against being co-opted by the corporate interests which presently control the leadership of both the Republican and Democratic Parties and refusing to vote altogether as an infantile form of protest...
Democracy cannot be achieved by boycotting elections
- Mohandas Gandhi.
My October editorial, "Occupy Wall Street is No 'Tea Party,'" addressed the why of the OWS movement. This genuine democratic uprising emerged from a profound contradiction between America's "promise" and its "reality."
The American "promise" is embodied in the lofty, egalitarian principles of the Declaration of Independence, in the recognition provided by the U.S. Constitution that the purpose of government is to "promote the general welfare," and in the concept inscribed above the portico of the U.S. Supreme Court --- "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW." The "reality," as noted by former New York Times journalist Chris Hedges, is that political power in the U.S. has been seized by a "criminal class" of rapacious oligarchs, whose radical goal is not merely the ability to carry out their criminal pillage of the economy and the environment with impunity, but the decimation of "all impediments to the creation of a neo-feudalistic corporate state."
Part I of this series on "Why OWS must become the egalitarian democracy it seeks" turned to how that egalitarian democracy can be achieved. I suggested the movement's consensus decision-making, while bearing a number of positives for cohesion at the local level, is, in the end, an anti-democratic prescription for gridlock --- especially when one seeks to reach out beyond the relatively small, cohesive groups of local occupiers to the whole of the 99%. If, after all, the OWS decision process can be blocked by a small minority, how is that ultimately any different from the minority controlling the U.S. Senate, or the 1% controlling the 99%.
That argument drew a lively dialogue with several Occupiers, which will be touched upon below.
A subsequent article provided the latest opportunity for Mark E. Smith, a frequent commenter at The BRAD BLOG, to again advocate boycotting all U.S. elections.
"I've been giving teach-ins and posting to various Occupy forums," Smith wrote, "and most Occupiers are able to understand that voting is the consent of the governed, and that if we do not consent, we need to stop voting."
Appalled that Smith had, on this occasion, presented a still half-baked idea by assuming the role of self-appointed OWS teacher, I replied:
You do not become a democracy by abandoning the political process. You become a democracy by embracing it...
Democracy Now! recently devoted an entire segment entitled "Occupy Everywhere." How can it possibly be said that the movement occupies everywhere, if, by boycotting the political process, one willingly cedes control of the legislative and executive branches of government at the local, state and federal level to corporate wealth and power?
Not either/or proposition
Norman Solomon (D) is a life-long progressive activist, the author of War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, and a national co-chair of Progressive Democrats of America's "Healthcare Not Warfare" campaign. Solomon is also a candidate for California's new North Coast U.S. Congressional seat.
"The view that genuine progressives should leave the electoral field to corporate Democrats and right-wing Republicans no longer makes sense to me," Solomon told Professor Robert Jensen. "I used to say that having a strong progressive movement was much more important than who was in office, but now I'd say that what we really need is a strong progressive movement AND much better people in office."
Solomon's candidacy does not mean abandonment of non-electoral means for challenging corporate wealth and power. The Move Your Money Project, for example, has already proven to be a tremendous success. Between 9/29/11 and 11/06/11 credit unions reportedly "added 650,000 new members with $4.5 billion in deposits."
Occupy San Francisco went a step further by seeking to create a "people's reserve credit union" which intends to provide "micro-loans for the working poor and homeless, and subsidized student loans at low interest rates."
A general strike, if precisely linked to specific issues, can also provide a powerful, non-violent tool. In fact, Occupy movements from Anchorage to San Diego are currently coordinating on a joint economic blockade of all major West Coast ports to be effectuated on Dec. 12.
Just as one can walk and chew gum at the same time, OWS can adopt a myriad of tactics and Occupy Electoral Politics at the same time.
Right wing tactics reflect recognition of the power of the vote
The BRAD BLOG, unlike the corporate MSM, covered the recent U.S. Senate subcommittee hearings on the extraordinary, Koch-funded efforts undertaken by the GOP to strip millions of citizens of the right to vote --- seniors, students, minorities, the poor, all of whom would disinclined to vote Republican. That two-part series can be found here and here.
The hard-right's recognition of the power of the vote can be found in the desperate tactics it has adopted to try to stave off the recall of the Koch-funded, union-busting WI Gov. Scott Walker (R) --- tactics that have included death threats against those gathering signatures on a recall petition, and a reported effort to collect and destroy such petitions before they can be turned in to election officials.
If we followed Mr. Smith's brilliant advice and boycotted the electoral process, we could save the hard-right the time and money they've spent on suppressing the vote.
Changing 'how' we elect as well as whom we elect
"We're not supposed to have government of, by and for the large corporations --- or Wall Street," Solomon said, explaining his decision to refuse corporate PAC money. "Many of the biggest companies are posting record profits while many millions of Americans are out of work. Home foreclosures are sky-high, schools are losing teachers, retirement security is in jeopardy. This is completely unacceptable."
Republican Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer, the former Governor of Louisiana, has similarly determined to eschew corporate and PAC money, as well as donations larger than $100.
If the goal is revolutionary change from an oligarchic, corporate security state to a genuine, egalitarian democracy, Solomon and Roemer's refusal to accept PAC money should not be the exception but the rule. Indeed, a true (small "d") democratic revolution would entail more than finding hundreds of Norman Solomons and Elizabeth Warrens and Buddy Roemers to run and win offices at the local, state and federal levels, but in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, would be a "true revolution of values:"
An anti-corporate movement must stop looking to a corporate-owned media for coverage of issues that truly matter. We must find ways to by-pass the corporate media --Internet, door-to-door, organized protests, "the people's mic" --- in order to communicate truth to the many who are affected by policies now concocted in conclaves of billionaires, like the one exposed by Brad Friedman in 'Inside the Koch Brothers 2011 Summer Seminar' earlier this year. We must strive to convince our fellow citizens to turn away from the corporate media, and especially the all-pervasive right-wing talk radio, and convince them to, instead, turn to alternative media as their primary source of news.
We must come to realize that campaigns by competing propaganda slots (aka campaign ads) play into the hands of a system where wealth buries truth --- a system where the very effort to compete on a corporate playing field further separates the working class from what little money it retains; monies that flow to the coffers of the corporate-owned media with the purchase of every ad.
We must acquire the courage to vote for a third party candidate when the difference between a corporate Democrat and a Republican is so marginal as to amount to no choice whatsoever. We must come up with creative means for escaping the "lesser evil paradigm" that is the source of our malaise.
This position is somewhat at odds with David Adkins, who argues that Occupy politics must strictly target the Democratic Party in order to extract "necessary concessions from Democratic politicians in terms of governance on behalf of the 99%." The goal of the Occupy revolution is not to persuade political elites who've sold out to the corporate security state to make "concessions" but to replace each and every corporatist with leaders whose only fealty is to the 99%.
Finally, the occupation of electoral politics must include transparent, verifiable elections where every legal voter who wishes to vote is allowed to vote, and where we can all be assured that every vote lawfully cast has been accurately counted, or as succinctly suggested to OWS by Brad Friedman several weeks ago:
Eliminating the 'democracy deficit'
In Failed States, Noam Chomsky describes the significant gap between the policy positions of the great masses of the American people and our "elected" political leadership as the "democracy deficit" --- a deficit made possible by the deceptive nature of ad-based political campaigns that leave the political elites free to serve the "substantial people."
While OWS lacks the funds that billionaire sociopaths like the Koch brothers have to pour into the system in their attempt to corrupt it, truth and the values it shares with the great mass of the American people provide a tremendous potential advantage.
It isn't just that OWS represents the interests of the vast majority of the electorate but that, when the questions move to substantive issues, polls already show that the goals of OWS are shared by a vast majority of the American electorate --- a point reinforced by an October 9 Time Magazine poll which revealed that 89% of Americans agree that Wall Street exerts too much influence on our political system; 79% feel the gap between rich and poor is too large; 71% feel the executives from the major financial institutions responsible for the 2008 economic meltdown should be prosecuted; and that only 6% of Americans identify themselves as "Tea Party" followers.
On constructive criticism
To succeed, those participating in OWS must come to appreciate the distinction between disparagement offered up by the corporate MSM and constructive criticism that is intended to enhance achievement of the goal we all share --- of becoming the egalitarian democracy we seek.
My recent critique of consensus decision-making drew sharp objections that I was being "too harsh." Occupiers on the ground commented to provide their own insight on the workings of the consensus process. Certainly, at the local level, that process, including the use of the people's mic with participants taking turns in making statements and repeating the statements of others, has benefited both group solidarity and mutual understanding.
The process is quite beneficial if it means a full airing of views, but, respectfully, it is impractical when every decision must be approved by a super majority --- especially in a nation as vast as our own. The problem isn't "representative" democracy per se, but the perversion of democracy by corporate wealth and power culminating in a system where the only ones "represented" are Chomsky's "substantial people," or what George W. Bush referred to as his "base" --- "the Haves and Have-Mores."
UPDATE 12/10/11: I noted above that Occupy movements from Anchorage to San Diego are currently coordinating on a joint economic blockade of all major West Coast ports to be effectuated on Dec. 12.
An email circulated by PDLA described this as "Occupy the Ports! A Day without Goldman Sachs!"
The email explains that the action is being taken in solidarity with port workers and truck drivers against SSA Marine, a global company owned by Goldman Sachs.
The email notes that SSA's shippers in Carson deny union representation and characterize truck drivers as independent contractors to avoid FICA taxes and workers' compensation.
The email explains:
The issue is also discussed at length by AlterNet's Tara Lohan, who describes "port truck drivers" as "a class of exploited workers who are a crucial lynchpin of our economy."
Ernest A. Canning has been an active member of the California state bar since 1977. Mr. Canning has received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science as well as a juris doctor. He is also a Vietnam vet (4th Infantry, Central Highlands 1968). Follow him on Twitter: @Cann4ing.


text: Far East Movement took the world by surprise when its club-smashing single "Like a G6" made them the first Asian American group to reach the Top 10 singles chart. But the quartet weren't overnight sensations; they spent nearly a decade busking in the L.A. underground. Kevin "Kev Nish" Nishimura, James "Prohgress" Roh, Jae "J-Splif" Choung and Virman "DJ Virman" Coquia formed Far East Movement in 2003 as a backpack rap group. Though they released a 2006 debut, Folk Music, they were better known for organizing parties and events around the city. Far East Movement's sound began to evolve with the rise of the electro-hop scene in the late 2000s. In 2009, they issued a second official album, Animal, which yielded a regional hit in "Girls on the Dance Floor," and helped them land a key slot on LMFAO's "Party Rock" tour. The single "G6" was released late that year, and its burgeoning success led to a deal with Interscope, but it took nearly a year before the song became a national hit. In October 2010, Far East Movement issued its first national album, Free Wired.

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[Mercury, March 31, 1863]
Camp Meigs, Readville, March 30Messrs. Editors:'
—As the week begins anew, I have condensed my notes of the past week to lay them before the readers of the Mercury. In my last I stated the number of men in camp to be 368; today the number is 439, an increase of 71 men in one week, one more company having been organized, making five companies. During the past week things have assumed a more military shape than ever before, owing to the fine state of the weather, permitting out-door drilling. Since the men have been in camp the drilling has been conducted in empty barracks, until the past week. It is quite enlivening to see squads of men in the open field, a little distance from the barracks, going through their evolutions; especially when they acquit themselves so creditably as the officers say they do.
And here I may remark that every officer in camp appears to take an interest in the speedy and correct discipline of the men; neither are they lacking in regard for the religious welfare of the men, receiving the proffers of religious men willingly, who desire to make any remarks beneficial to the men. Rev. Wm. Jackson is here, and is to act as chaplain pro tem. Mr. Rickers, City Missionary, from Boston, preached yesterday forenoon, and Rev. Mr. Jackson in the afternoon.
I see a rumor in the Boston Herald that the conscription act will be put in force by taking the Northern colored people first. If it be true, the young, able bodied colored men of New Bedford would do well to come up here to Readville, "out of the cold." The New York World thinks Gov. Andrew is exasperated because the colored people won't enlist. There may be more truth than sarcasm in the hint.
The Editors of the MERCURY will please accept the thanks of Company C, for a bundle of magazines, and serials. Also, some unknown friends, for towels, looking glasses, blacking and brushes, and three barrels of apples. These acts of kindness make us all feel that we are not forgotten by the good people of New Bedford. If those we left behind fare in proportion as well as we do, we are content.
Readville [BCF]
March 30,1863Dear Father,
Caraway should not have received a pass. He was away on leave, and should have paid his own expenses. We have had four companies mustered in to-day. There is another one half full, and sixty men on their way from Buffalo. In a month I think we shall be full.
Thank you for your answer to my question about our being married. There is no reason why it should interfere with my duties as an officer.
I hope all the coloured people will be as sensible as Downing; I didn't know he had been here. The mustering-officer, who was here to-day, is a Virginian, and has always thought it was a great joke to try to make soldiers of "niggers"; but he told me to-day, that he had never mustered in so fine a set of men, though about twenty thousand had passed through his hands since September last. The sceptics need only come out here now, to be converted.
I hope to find a letter from Mother when I go in town to-morrow afternoon. Give my love to her. Annie has not been well since she came here. In one way it has been very fortunate, for we have had several quiet evenings together. I don't know what her Mother will say to our plan of being married before I go, but I hope she will come into it.
Your loving son,
Robert G. Shaw


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Landing Pages That Convert Visitors into Buyers
Your prospects searched for a specific keyword, spotted your ad listing, and clicked on it for more information. Are they sold on your company? Not yet. But they're standing inside your online store. How do you get them to opt-in for follow-up communication from you, or buy something right now? The landing page they're visiting must sell.
This is where companies doing search engine advertising may lose the sale. A vital part of making paid listings work is not just focusing on driving additional traffic to your site or paying less money for the ads. Yes, those are important objectives, but the profitability of your campaigns will spike when you persuade a higher number of your site visitors to become customers. An effective landing page, often referred to as a destination URL or target URL, impacts your bottom line.
Provide a Direct Path
Do not, I repeat do not, send search engine users to your home page without a very convincing reason. The home page of a web site acts as a mall directory does for an offline business. Both home page visitors and mall directory viewers are shown possible directions in which to begin their shopping experience. If online consumers use a search engine to direct them to a topic but don't see it addressed on the web page they visit, they'll abandon that site. The home page isn't a good landing page because it's too general. It's another set of directions.
Landing pages aren't necessarily part of your main web site. They can be, but it's not required. Pretend you own a flower shop. If your site currently has a page about calla lily floral arrangements, buy calla lilyrelated keywords and set this as the corresponding landing page. Or, you could send search engine traffic to a promotional page that's hidden on your web site. Because this might be a temporary offer, you won't want this landing page indexed by search engines; use the robots exclusion protocol. It's a text file that you place on your server that instructs search engine spiders to not index a specific area on your site. It would be embarrassing if you remove the ad listing but consumers continue to find this landing page because it appears in the natural search results.
Let's look at a search for "calla lily" on FindWhat.com (refer to Figures 5.1 to 5.5). The last four screen captures are the advertisers' landing pages. In Figure 5.2 you can see that BizRate.com does an excellent job of displaying calla lily flowers offered by online florists. Although Shopping.com (formerly DealTime, as shown in Figure 5.4) doesn't show calla lily flowers as I would have expected, they show a directory of categories where calla lily products are offered. It's relevant. However, on U.S. Southwest's landing page, I can't figure out why the company bought "calla lily" in the first place. There's no reference to this keyword in the top half of their page. Like U.S. Southwest, there's no exact match for "calla lily" on the top portion of the Blooming Bulb landing page either. Did the latter two fail in providing a direct path? Well, if you scroll down these landing pages you'll eventually find calla lily products. So technically, they didn't fail. But they violate one of the rules of designing a good landing page to invite the sale, which I address soon.
Figure 5.1 The top four advertisers on FindWhat.com for the keyword "calla lily" are as shown here: BizRate.com, U.S. Southwest, Shopping.com (formerly DealTime), and Blooming Bulb.
Figure 5.2 BizRate.com's landing page for "calla lily" on FindWhat.com.
Figure 5.3 U.S. Southwest's landing page for "calla lily" on FindWhat.com.
Figure 5.4 Shopping.com's (DealTime's) landing page for "calla lily" on FindWhat.com.
Figure 5.5 Blooming Bulb's landing page for "calla lily" on FindWhat.com.
If you think TV viewers are speedy clickers while channel surfing, web users exercise even less patience. Many web site design agencies believe that your visitors should get the information they're looking for within three clicks from your home page. But why make them click three more times if they already clicked your search engine listing to transport them to the requested information? Because you selected the keyword and wrote the listing, you know what visitors want. Design your landing page to show them the merchandise and then lead them to the checkout line.


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Government Rule Cutting Wildlife Experts Out of Pesticide Reviews Illegal, Says Coalition of Conservation and Fishing Groups
Rule Change Undermines Environmental Safeguards in the Name of 'Streamlining'
WASHINGTON (September 23, 2004) - The government's recent decision to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether a pesticide harms endangered species without consulting with federal wildlife agencies weakens protection for those species and endangers the health of farm workers and the public, according to a lawsuit filed today by a coalition of conservation and fishing groups. The lawsuit was filed today in federal district court in Seattle.
The new rule, issued in late July, allows EPA to evade its legal obligation to first consult with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) scientists before registering new pesticides or allowing continued use of pesticides that may harm plants and animals protected by the Endangered Species Act. By eliminating the checks and balances built into the Endangered Species Act through formal agency consultation, the new rule makes it easier for agribusiness and other industries to use highly toxic pesticides.
Scientists, conservationists, and members of Congress oppose the rule change, which the administration formulated with the help of the pesticide industry. The government agencies changed the rule in response to a successful lawsuit brought by conservationists and fishermen against the EPA for failing to consult with NMFS scientists on the impact of pesticides on Pacific Northwest salmon.
"When the court found that the EPA was not playing by the rules, the EPA simply changed the rules," said Patti Goldman, an attorney with Earthjustice, which is representing the coalition. "The EPA is failing to protect endangered species from poisons."
The EPA has flouted its obligation to consult with federal wildlife experts for years. The result, according to David Wright, a conservation biologist formerly with the FWS, has been faulty science and unsound analysis. "Up to now, EPA's track record in addressing the effects of pesticides on endangered species has been abysmal. After all its previous neglect and flawed decisions, handing endangered species protection over to EPA stinks of conflict of interest."
The government maintains that the rule change will allow it to "streamline" the pesticide assessment process. Conservationists say that "streamlining" is a code word for gutting protections for vulnerable plants and animals. "This policy is more about undermining the Endangered Species Act than it is about government streamlining," said Jamie Rappaport Clark, executive vice president at Defenders of Wildlife and former FWS director. "This decision lets EPA off the hook instead of requiring it to do its job. Now more potentially dangerous chemicals can be pumped into the environment without proper review."
Pesticides pose a serious threat to wildlife. Government data show that pesticides already jeopardize more than 375 endangered or threatened species across the country, according to "Silent Spring Revisited," a report released in July by the Center for Biological Diversity. "The last thing America's most imperiled species need is a rule change that could make their prospects for survival worse," said John Kostyack, senior counsel for the National Wildlife Federation.
Contact information for plaintiffs:
Center for Biological Diversity, Jeff Miller, 510-499-9185
Defenders of Wildlife, Mike Senatore, 202-682-9400 ex 123
Helping our Peninsula's Environment, David Dilworth, 831-624-6500
National Wildlife Federation, John Kostyack, 202-797-6879
Natural Resources Defense Council, Aaron Colangelo, 202-689-6868
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, Aimee Code, 541-344-5044 ex 27
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations/Institute for Fisheries Resources, Glen Spain, 541-689-2000
Washington Toxics Coalition, Gregg Small, 206-632-1545 ex 13
Background Documents
Counterpart Regulations - Fact Sheet
Pesticide Industry Influence
Letter from NOAA Fisheries to the EPA
Center for Biological Diversity's study on pesticide use and endangered species
Letter from congressional members opposing proposed new pesticide regulations
Case studies on pesticide threats to endangered species
Fact sheet explaining FWS & NMFS shifting scientific positions on pesticide protection


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Tomorrow, 28th January, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will celebrate its 10 year anniversary.
Oxfam is warning that the Fund, which saves 4,000 lives a day, could save millions more if it had all the funding it needs. The Global Fund expects to distribute $10 billion worth of drugs in the two years 2011-2013 but it currently faces a $2 billion shortfall. The next donor funding round has been frozen, meaning life-saving medicines are not reaching the people who desperately need them.
Anna Marriott, Oxfam's Head of the Development Finance, said:
"The Global Fund has helped to save millions of lives in the last 10 years but, because of its massive funding gap, millions more people who don't have access to life saving drugs have little prospect of getting them."
Yesterday Bill Gates pledged to donate $750 million to the fund.
Marriott said: "We welcome the strong endorsement of the Global Fund by the Gates Foundation and hope that this will encourage rich country donors to step up and fill the gap."
In the last 10 years the Global Fund has prevented 4.1 million deaths from Tuberculosis and given 6.6 million people access to life-saving AIDS treatment.
Read more
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (theglobalfund.org)
Bill Gates Donates $750 Million to Shore Up Disease-Fighting Fund (nytimes.com)
Oxfam's campaign: Health and Education for all
Contact information
For more information please contact:
Sarah Dransfield: + 44 (0)1865 472269, +44 (0) 7767 085636 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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As part of Google's launch of Favorite Places 30 life size map markers have been placed at various locations around San Francisco.
See this post to learn more about Favorite Places.
Each of the map markers comes with a plaque, giving details about who chose the location as one of their favorite places.


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Jeep Grand Cherokee Security System Questions
See Also: Jeep Cherokee Alarm System--How it Works
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boxmoorgs Member Posts: 1I have a broken in the barrel ignition key in a 2004 Grand Cherokee. I have removed the lower cover and can get to the barrel but how do I remove the key?0
ssgkh Member Posts: 2I bought a 99 Grand Cherokee about 2 months ago and I can't just get out of it and press the lock button on the key and walk away. After about a minute and a half the horn starts blowing and the lights starts flashing. What I've learned to do is upon exiting the vehicle I press the lock button twice and then put the key in the door and unlock the vehicle and then lock it. To recap, I insert the key, turn it to the left and then back right (which locks the doors) and that's it. Then I can walk away. I would really like to know why this alarm system behaves like that and solve this problem. Can someone help me??0
lhelfer Member Posts: 6I have a very quirky 93 Grand Cherokee. Have recently replaced the alternator in December 08 and the battery in August 08 but have always had problem with security alarm going off intermittently for no reason. The problem I now have is that the alarm apparently is constantly engaged and has run down my battery. When I hook up the battery charger to attempt to recharge the battery, the alarm is goes off and runs it back down. I got out the jumper cables to try to jump start it, but the alarm goes off each time which won't let you start it. I have an extra set of keys so I used the spare set to turn off the alarm while someone else started it simultaneously, which is the only way I could start the vehicle but as soon as you turn it off, the alarm immediatly comes back on until the battery is dead. Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so, is there a way to disengage the alarm completely?0
juliet5935 Member Posts: 1How do you disable it BY YOURSELF? We bought it used and it didn't come with the remote and we can't afford to send it to the dealers because they will charge us an arm and a leg.0
wildlifer Member Posts: 1Here are instructions, based on advice I found on other websites:
To disable the alarm you need to ground a wire that is running throught the drviers door jam wire harness. It is a violet with a yellow tracer wire. It needs to be put to ground.
On the drivers side in the foot well area just above the hood release mechanism you should see the wire harness that is coming from the drivers door.
In that group of wires, locate the violet with a yellow tracer wire. Do not cut the wire. Instead, strip the violet/yellow plastic off to expose the bare wire.
Get a section of new, similar gauged wire (18 guage works), and strip away the plastic on both ends to expose the wiring. Take one end of this new wire and wrap it around the exposed section of the violet/yellow wire.
Take the other end of the new wire and ground it to the body of the jeep. This will ground the system and should permantly disable the alarm system.
Here is a link that shows a diagram of what I have described:
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rench4dirt Member Posts: 1I did this to a grand cherokee that the alarm would go off every time it was tried to be started, it took care of the alarm,however it still will only run about 30-45 seconds after starting, could this be part of the security shutting it down or another ,different problem? I am leaning toward a different prob. because if you keep spraying start fluid in it will continue to run. thanks in advance0
pilotdean Member Posts: 3I have a 99 Grand cherokee that was working flawlessly until thes last weekend. My daughter was watching a movie inside while we were setting up for a camping trip. after about 20 minutes of getting in and out we decided to see if it would start. We did this about 2-3 times until we were finished. We went to start the vehicle the next morning and all it will do is turn over, no start though. There is a new icon in the dash now. once all the icons disapear the one that comes back on is the one of the key with a circle and line through it. I was told this is the anti-theft icon and that I was in a "hard theft mode" I have no idea how to fix it. I tried disconnecting the battery for 24 hours hoping to drain the system, I was told to unlock the vehicle manually on the rear and passenger door to reset, But there is only one manual door lock and that is on the driver door. It has no power to the fuel pump, but the fule pump works fine. I dropped the tank and checked as I thought the pump had gone bad. There is power to all fuses and relays. It just turns over and does nothing. I cannot believe that it is the key because it should at least start for 2 seconds then turn off. At least that is what it did a couple of months ago when I had a key made just to unlock the doors. I tried it in the ignition and it started then shut down after 2 seconds. I really need this car to work as it is my only means of transportation at this point and connot afford a dealer fix. Any info would be greatly appreciated.....Thanks.0
tuggajb Member Posts: 646try a different key
use only the key no other stuff on the key ring
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pilotdean Member Posts: 3The only other key I have is a spare I had made at Home Depot just to get me in the vehicle when we lock our keys inside. I know this will not start the vehicle as I have tried and it is not coded to the vehicle. But back in the day when I had the key made, I did try to start the vehicle and it would in fact start it then it would shut off after 2 seconds. The original key that I still have for the vehicle won't even start it for the 2 seconds. It will only turn over, nothing else. I will go home and try the "spare key" but I am petty sure it will do the same. Am I right in assuming the icon that comes on the dash with the picture of the key with the circle around it and a line through it is the anti-theft light. And if it is still on when the original key is in the ignition where does that leave me??
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pilotdean Member Posts: 3Also, While I was looking all over for a short somewhere I did notice there is a small hinged plastic covered bracket inside the driver door jamb that slides through a small box mounted inside the driver door. That small hinged bracket has all/most of the plastic broken off of the bracket leaving the exposed metal. What is this for. It does not have enough support for the door itself and I did not see any wires coming from the box in which it slides through. Any thoughts???0
tuggajb Member Posts: 646could be the door stop that has all the coating worn off its bout half way between the upper hinge and the wire protector
yes if the light with the key is on the car is in protect mode some will not start at all once code is set (sorry to say that i dont know how to turn it off )0 -
alby3 Member Posts: 46my light comes on while driving, stays solid, not blinking. she still runs but has died on me a few times.... but always starts right back up. did you ever get it fixed?? it points to the SKIM (SECURITY KEY IMMOBILIZATION MODULE) as having a fault..?? but it only happens when the temperature is under 45 degrees. so i am thinking a bad connection somewhere....
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aliciapowell Member Posts: 1I have a 1994 jeep grand cherokee that i took the radio out of to put my own in and now the jeep wont start.I know it has something to do with the anti theft security in the jeep. so dose any one know how to reset the anti theft security?0
gypsyrain Member Posts: 1I had the same problem this morning with my friends jeep ,i not sure what year it is(90 something) but when i finaly contacted her she told me to lock & unlock a few times the passagers door with the key and it worked like a charm0
billy65 Member Posts: 2wow I just noticed that this post is a year old...My 2001 JGC is sitting in a parking lot wher I had to leave it ..my wife and I camr out of the resturant with the key that has no transmitter so we as usually jump in and start it while the horn is honking and it stops when the engine starts this time the horn kept right on going so I pulled the batterie ( neg cable) off and found the horn fuse and removed it. Ok so went to start it up again and it began the 2 second shutdown routine....I discovered that that system has its own fuse-- 10 amp in the 12 position under dash . I pulled it out and as a result engine would only turn over ...so maybe that is your problem the fuse is blown.. I had a friend drive me home to get the other set of keys with the remote so I was able to reset alarm but not the shut off . it wont stay runing.0
tonkatuff23 Member Posts: 1It sounds like ur fuel pump or filter is clogged or not operating..I had a similar problem with this0
tonyv51 Member Posts: 2I just bought a 2012 Jeep Compass 4x2 CVT here in Vegas, the #2 city in the USA for car thefts; so obviously I'm a bit paranoid about it. Got a great end of October discount, $20K out the door, even my color choice. Dealer claims he took a $2K loss just to make factory sales incentives. Maybe, but I could not get this price just a week ago when I was shopping around.
Anyway, local comprehensive insurance rates are sky high so I'm looking to cut costs. After a lot of internet research, I've read about the RAVELCO engine immobilier which claims to have a perfect record over 30 years of NEVER allowing a car to be stolen by driving it away! No protection against towing, obviously.
Does anyone with this Ravelco system care to offer any feedback about it? I also plan to use a deadbolt hood lock and heavy duty Unelko brake pedal jack lock to layer my security.
Typical car alarms are ignored. Lojack and GPS tracking don't prevent theft, just track down what may be a stripped or destroyed car, and very expensive. The Jeep comes with a coded ignition key that I've read can be bypassed by thieves using laptop computers and car remote decoders.
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jeepersheepers Member Posts: 1So I bought my '98 Grand Cherokee Limited about a year or so ago and the alarm system kept going off so I couldnt start my car, I found out how to get rid of that by cutting the purple and yellow wire but now I have to hook and unhook my battery up everytime I want to drive or I leave the car for too long because the battery will die. My dad thinks it's the timer switch and Ive tried two different ones so far but neither worked, anybody know what the problem might be? HELPPPP0
mcginnsta Member Posts: 1I just bought a 97 Grand Jeep Cherokee Laredo 2 nights ago and the alarm sytem messed up and it wouldnt start. I google the info and read your how to disarm and my brother did it and my Jeep started right up. Thank you so much for having that very helpful info on here. Thank you si much.0
jawstien Member Posts: 2I was in Indonesia, I have a 1998 Grand Cherokee 4.0, the alarm always goes off and the engine will not turn on. I've tried to lock and unlock using the usual keys and remote key, but failed to stop the alarm. I read a suggestion from the forum to grounding purple / yellow wire.
After opening the driver door panel, I do not find the purple / yellow wire. I think it's possible for Asia to have different wire colors. Please help me to explain exactly which wire to ground.0 -
billy65 Member Posts: 2I had problems with the security system with my 2001 Jeep . I can give you the benifit of my experience . I had to take the jeep to the dealership . I had to replace the PCM . I had some things start working that had never worked quite right before. I purchased the module from a place in Miami Fla. for less than 200 dollars. I could have installed it my self . The PCM is located in the passenger side of the fire wall. Once you remove the cover and screws the PCM just plugs in. It was programed before they mailed it to me . You need to give them your veihicle number so they can program. cliick on this site to order a new one currently on sale but you can always find them for 199.00
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jawstien Member Posts: 2Thank you for your answer, I forgot to explain that I also had replace a new PCM few days ago, but still no results0
newmanlive Member Posts: 1I've got the same model jeep V8 5.2. Same problem, did you solve it, and how? Scratching my head in Chicago!0
mkphelps Member Posts: 1I have had jeep cherokee 2005 for 2 months alarm was set off accidentally and when we finally got it off now it will not start any one have suggestions I did the key bob reset and alarm reset but it is not in the remote. Help I had to leave my jeep at the beach and get a ride home0
shablotnick Member Posts: 1Will this work on 94 GC ltd? My alarm can only be deactivated using the key on the passenger door. I recently had a squirrel chew some wiring but that has been repaired, but the car turns over but will not start. I think it might be the security system causing the problem, any ideas?0
louie416 Member Posts: 1few months ago ,my horn went off.did the key sequense lrl in pass & driver's doors.horn faded out finally stopped.next morn. car was dead.i got a jump from AAA and drove to walmart. they replaced the battery,checked the charging system all was fine.All was ok for week or so. i noticed there was no horn cherp when i used key fob to lock vehicle. then dead as a door nail,replaced batt.again.Researched alarm probs at diff web sites(i.e.ask.com).recommended finding the factory alarm wire,purple w/yellow stripe and ground to chassis.that didn't work.Then they said to disconnect the security moduale while car is running.its said it was located by glovebox under the dash. followed the steps, took it all apart, could not find it.I have new battery again,but afraid to install.PLEASE HELP!!!0
lazarus954 Member Posts: 1i have a 98 grand cherokee DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS GUY IF YOUR GROUND THAT WIRE THEN YOUR INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND KILL YOUR BATTERY1
xxxalienxxx0 Member Posts: 1The same thing happened to me. I have a 98 Jeep Grand Cherokee and after we grounded the wire the light under my hood stayed on and I didn't know it was on and my battery died. You are completely right. Do you know how to properly disable the alarm?0
heident Member Posts: 1Fix/disable alarm:
This was happening to me and it would be very frustrating with the alarm. I would lock the doors and the alarm would sound once I would go to unlock. I would have to go to the passengers side and use the key to turn off the alarm.
Permanent Disable:
This is a simple fix once you know where to look and what to do. Open up the glove box and remove the door to the glove box. Then remove the 4 (7mm) bolts. Once this is accomplished remove the rest of dash on the passenger side. Once this is done look at where the glove box was and there is some wires sticking out off to the left. These wires go to the alarm unit that is held in with only 2 Phillips head screws. Take out those screws then remove the plastic box from behind the dash. Finally start your jeep, ONCE THE JEEP IS RUNNING unplug the alarm. The computer will recognize that the alarm is still there from this point forward.
Using this fix action you will not have an alarm, but you will be able to lock the doors and not worry about the alarm killing your battery.
I hope this helps!
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matthew06 Member Posts: 1that wire is grounded in my 97 jeep grand Cherokee Laredo n my dome lights are fine n my battery does not drain but for some reason it only runs for about 2 seconds my alarm is stuck on n it only did it when I lost a battery out of my remote so I replaced both the batteries in my remote n now the remote wont do any thing can some one tell me how to fix this please0
becksboy Member Posts: 1i have a 208 jeep grand cherokee loredo 4x4 3.7 v6 how to install a fuelpump kill switch?0
freedove Member Posts: 1I have a 96 keep grand Cherokee limited. I kill the alarm by opening the hood and get into the fuse box there. I then pull the white box fuse next to the transmission control fuse and after about 10-15 seconds the alarm stops. Plug the fuse back in and it starts right up.0
zj93 Member Posts: 1I have a 1993 quad track when i put the fuse in for the running lights it set the alarm on makes the head lights flash if you pull the light fuse everthing else works good , should i disable the alarm?0
PF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372Disabling the alarm stops the symptoms, but the electrical short that turns on the alarm and makes the headlights flash is still there. Since it stops when you pull the fuse for the running lights, I'd wager that you'll find somewhere along that wiring. If you Google for "automotive test light to find shorts" you'll find many videos explaining how to track down a short.0
saralou87 Member Posts: 1There is an inline fuse behind the radio...25 amp .. in the red white wire0
Miesek68 Member Posts: 1
Would this method help with my problem as well, see following: Recently I run into situations where I can't start my model '96 Jeep GC, because my remote unlock unit seems to be interfered by other signals, either other cars alarms or alarms from businesses I park in front of. Pushing the car several feet usually gets it out of the area of interference. This can however be impractical or impossible, depending on traffic or absence of people helping to push the car.wildlifer said:Here are instructions, based on advice I found on other websites:
To disable the alarm you need to ground a wire that is running throught the drviers door jam wire harness. It is a violet with a yellow tracer wire. It needs to be put to ground.
On the drivers side in the foot well area just above the hood release mechanism you should see the wire harness that is coming from the drivers door.
In that group of wires, locate the violet with a yellow tracer wire. Do not cut the wire. Instead, strip the violet/yellow plastic off to expose the bare wire.
Get a section of new, similar gauged wire (18 guage works), and strip away the plastic on both ends to expose the wiring. Take one end of this new wire and wrap it around the exposed section of the violet/yellow wire.
Take the other end of the new wire and ground it to the body of the jeep. This will ground the system and should permantly disable the alarm system.
Here is a link that shows a diagram of what I have described:
Hope this helps!
So would this instruction help my case. I assume the remote unlock unit will not do its thing anymore, requiring locking and unlocking doors manually?0


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A leaky roof caused water damage to an area of the ceiling approximately 3' x 4'. The ceiling also has a nearby crack that seems to follow a joint, bringing the total affected area to about 5' x 8'. The room itself is 13' x 16':
Is it reasonable to cut out an area of drywall that amounts to about 20% of the total area and patch it with a new sheet of drywall the way one would patch a smaller area? Is there anything that I should do differently for such a large repair? Finally, is this a project that a competent do-it-yourselfer can manage, or should I call a pro?


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Hopefully, this fits in with this thread. I know it is not 100% java, but the functions are similar.
I am making a lesson plan script that uses a Goolge form to create a report in Google spreadsheet that is identical to the lesson plan template we use at my school. I went through all the tutorials and hundreds of lines of sample code, and I cannot find this answer. Searching for this answer is even more frustrating because it just returns simple directions to save a file from the tool bar!
In my script, I have a trigger that does the following function on Form sumbission:
Delete row 2 (this allows the data in row 3 to stay constant with new forms sumbitted)
Email (email choices are on the form)
I have the code for this down, and it works fine, (but there is a problem with the 5 minutes delay that Google has in its spreadsheet when it uploads the data to a html. So I have to find a solution that saves the report to the google drive.)
My focus is to create a sheet (report) and have a script function that automatically saves sheet 2 in google docs.
When I do a search for google script save function, I get toolbar help.
This is the only sample script I could find, it runs, but it is not saving what it should and where it should:
function saveAsCSV() { // Prompts the user for the file name var fileName = Browser.inputBox("Save CSV file as (e.g. myCSVFile):"); // Check that the file name entered wasn't empty if (fileName.length !== 0) { // Add the ".csv" extension to the file name fileName = fileName + ".csv"; // Convert the range data to CSV format var csvFile = convertRangeToCsvFile_(fileName); // Create a file in the Docs List with the given name and the CSV data DocsList.createFile(fileName, csvFile); } else { Browser.msgBox("Error: Please enter a CSV file name.");} }
Is there a saveAs function that uses a similar syntax to the above in the script I am trying to write?
If I can find the correct command, this will go much smoother when trying to fix the rest of the script: Saving as a pdf, how to just save sheet 2 which is the report and not the entire spreadsheet).
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Hannibal Rising is a novel written by The Silence of the Lambs author Thomas Harris. The novel, chronologically the first in Harris' series about his most famous character, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, chronicles the iconic serial killer's childhood and early adulthood. The novel was released on December 5, 2006. A CD audio-book has also been released, read by the author.
A film adaptation written by Harris was also released shortly after the novel.
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- [as he is carving an 'M' symbol into his victim's chest] "M" For Mischa!
- Come on! Let us sing for Mischa! [starts singing "Ein Männlein Stumm und Still" as he is walking with the horse, making every step choke his victim]
- [greeting his final victim at his taxidermy shop in Canada] I've come to collect a head.
- Rudeness is epidemic.
- The butcher was like butter
- Investigator: [both he and another man are staring at Hannibal, who seems quite pleased with himself] HE is a monster.
- Hannibal: Now tell me, inspector. Did you choose war crimes... because you lost family in the war?
- Inspector: Yes.
- Hannibal: How?
- Inspector: Some in combat, some were shipped east.
- Hannibal: Did you catch who did it?
- Inspector: No.
- Hannibal: But they were Vichy, men like the butcher?
- Inspector: Yes.
- Hannibal: Then we are both suspects. I can say you were fishing with me if you like.
- Murasaki: Please Hannibal! Forgive them! They didn't know any better!
- Hannibal: [sobbing] Never.
- Inspector: Do you have any guilty knowledge of the death of Paul Momund?
- Hannibal: Guilty knowledge?
- Grutas: Would you have fed me to your sister to keep her from dying?
- Hannibal: Yes
- Grutas: There you have it, "love". I love myself that much. I will never apologize to you!


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Conservative Media Embrace Poll Trutherism In Face Of Romney Decline
Written by Simon Maloy
Occam's Razor is having a rough go of it these days.
We're now a few weeks out from the nomination conventions and the trend in the polls has been steady and unmistakable: President Obama rising, Mitt Romney declining. This is particularly true of the battleground states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, etc. -- where the president has maintained leads over his challenger, some within the margin of error, some very much outside of it. Faced with this phenomenon, which is reflected across nearly every reputable polling outfit, conservatives in the media have arrived at a sadly commonplace explanation: conspiracy.
Specifically, a conspiracy in which pollsters and the media are purposefully oversampling Democrats to create artificially high numbers for Obama in the hopes that they will discourage Republican voters from showing up at the polls on Election Day. It's wildly, objectively implausible stuff, but the idea of electoral collusion between Democrats and the media has become an article of faith in the modern conservative movement. It's a belief that's so strongly held that it has supplanted logical explanations for Romney's decline among the conservative media's most prominent voices.
Poll Trutherism
The much-mocked avatar of the poll truther movement is UnskewedPolls.com, which takes the results from various and sundry national pollsters and reweighs them according to the GOP-friendly partisan breakdown used by Rasmussen (a methodology skewered by Scott Rasmussen himself, among others). This statistical alchemy produces Romney leads ranging from a modest 3 points to an amusing 11 points. (Save for Rasmussen tracking results, Romney has not led a national poll since early September, according to Talking Points Memo's poll tracker.)
Already Unskewed Polls has found its adherents in the conservative press. The Washington Times features not one, but two opinion pieces this morning that cite Unskewed Polls to fight back against the polling conspiracy. Wes Pruden, in a bit of unintentional comedy, writes that Unskewed Polls' "numbers might not be 'unskewed' so much as 'differently skewed.' But they might be more accurate." Meanwhile, the Washington Times editorial board observes that "polls are used to drive the political debate and affect morale in both camps," and gives Unskewed Polls a nod for "recalculat[ing] major poll results based on numbers reflecting the current, more balanced partisan breakdown."
But it's not enough simply to say that the polls are being "skewed." They have to be skewed for a reason. And what might that reason be? Enter Rush Limbaugh:
LIMBAUGH: The purpose of the people right now, most of them doing these polls, they're trying to make news, not reflect it, they're advancing an agenda. They're all Democrats. They're all liberals. They just have different jobs. The polls are the replacement refs. They see certain things. They don't see other things. They don't call certain things, and other things go by. In this case, what they're trying to do is exactly what they've done in your case: frustrate you, make you pull your hair out, say, what the hell's happening to the country? They want you thinking the country's lost. They want you thinking your side's lost. They want you thinking it's over for what you believe. And that makes you stay home and not vote. That's what they're hoping.
This idea that polls are actually a sophisticated and subtle means of Republican voter suppression is, despite its manifest insanity, a popular one. Here's Fox News' Steve Doocy asking Romney campaign adviser Ed Gillespie this morning if he believes the "theory" that the "mainstream media's going to talk down Romney's chances of winning, they're going to show Mr. Obama way up in the polls just to tamp down enthusiasm so Republicans go 'you know, why even bother voting?'"
Hearing it actually spelled out on the most-watched cable news network sure helps to drive home how nuts poll trutherism is, but another way to illustrate the illogic of it is to look at the explanations for Romney's downturn in Ohio, Florida, and beyond that conservatives are eschewing in favor of the great poll conspiracy.
Improving Economies: The national economic picture is not reflected in several key swing states, which are showing real signs of growth. The New York Times Magazine reported earlier this month:
While most of the debate nationally still revolves around why the economy remains so pathetic, there are several pivotal states -- Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Virginia -- where things are slowly turning around. In these states, the real issue may not be who deserves blame for economic ruin but rather who deserves credit for a rebound, and what really causes jobs to come back after they've been lost. Republican governors are saying that unemployment rates have plummeted because of their pro-business policies. The president is saying that the hard decisions he made earlier in his term are finally starting to pay off. And then there's Mitt Romney, a congenital optimist who finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to be a total downer, arguing that there really isn't a recovery at all. "Trust Me: You're Still Miserable"could be Romney's bumper sticker in Ohio.
Romney Is Being Outspent: According to Paul Blumenthal of the Huffington Post, President Obama is spending much, much more on advertisements in Florida and Ohio than Romney, and is dominating the airwaves in those two battleground states. "A review of political ad contracts with broadcast television stations in the top five media markets in Florida -- Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach -- and the top three markets in Ohio -- Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus -- show Obama's campaign running 10,000 more ads than Romney's campaign from the beginning of August through the middle of September."
Message Muddle: CNN reports that Ohio Republicans acknowledge the many factors working against Romney in the state, like the popularity of the auto bailout. Others are privately griping that "Romney is [a] man without a message," faulting his "lackluster political skills" and "stiff CEO demeanor." According to CNN:
Another statewide Republican officeholder who -- like others interviewed for this article -- did not want to be identified criticizing the Republican ticket, offered a blunter assessment.
Both Romney and Obama, this official argued, have provided nothing but "narrow arguments" and "fantasy land" policy prescriptions for the country.
"Why is Mitt Romney running for president and what will his presidency be about?" the official asked. "I don't think most Republicans in Ohio can answer that question. He has not made a compelling case for his candidacy. Don't make your campaign about marginal tax rates. Make it about your children and your grandchildren and the future of this country."
47 Percent: Romney's poll slide has coincided with Mother Jones' reporting on a surreptitiously shot video of Romney at a fundraiser in Florida disparaging 47 percent of Americans as government dependents who pay no income taxes and see themselves as "victims." As Suzanne Mettler and John Sides noted on the New York Times' Campaign Stops blog, the "reality he glossed over is that nearly all Americans have used government social policies at some point in their lives." The same conservatives propagating poll trutherism have also defended Romney's attack on the 47 percent, which explains why they don't view it as a reason for his sliding numbers, but Mettler and Sides point out, it's not a view of government that's broadly shared:
Because ideology influences how we view our own and others' use of government, Mr. Romney's remarks may resonate with those who think of themselves as "producers" rather than "moochers" -- to use Ayn Rand's distinction. But this distinction fails to capture the way Americans really experience government. Instead of dividing us, our experiences as both makers and takers ought to bind us in a community of shared sacrifice and mutual support.
Alec MacGillis of The New Republic has his own list of reasons why Obama is pulling away in Ohio, and the National Journal offers some hypotheses for Romney's decline generally. None of this is to say that any one of these reasons alone or in tandem sufficiently explains the current political landscape. But they do make a hell of a lot more sense than poll trutherism.


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Close And Personal Photos From The Heart Of The Revolution In Kiev, Ukraine
Jan 27, 2014
Close And Personal Photos From The Heart Of The Revolution In Kiev, Ukraine
Ukranian photographer Ilya Varlamov has been covering the uprising in Kiev, Ukraine over the last few weeks. He shared his experience along with an incredible series of photographs and allowed us to post them on the blog to increase the spread of the story. The post below describes two days in Kiev: January 22 and 23. Some of the photos may be hard to watch. Aside this post, Ilya has an ongoing coverage of the uprising on his livejournal account (some in Russian, some in English).
In the last days I received multiple requests to translate my posts for foreign readers, as they have very limited information about the happenings in Ukraine. This material describes events which took place in Kyev on January 22 and 23.
Sharing and distribution is appreciated.
22 January 2014. Battles on streets of Kiev.
I came to Kiev. I came to see for myself what is happening here. Of course, an hour after arriving at Maidan, you begin to understand that everything what you've read in dozens of articles, saw in TV news reports is total crap. In the upcoming reports I will try to, as objectively as possible, to sort out this new wave of Kiev revolution.
Usually reporters try to answer the question: "Who came out to Maidan and why." Depending on the political leaning of MSM, the answers are different. Some say it's "fascists who came out to lynch the Moscali (Ukranian derogatory for Moscovites and Russians in general).", some say "they're bums and slackers, who've got nothing better to do" and "instigators on the government payroll." In reality, there is no answer. Those who came out are completely different. Remember, how a couple of years in Moscow there was a MSM buzzword "angry townspeople." Here you see football fans, retirees, office plankton. And everyone is standing together. A sweet, ol' grandmother is pouring Molotv cocktail in a nationalists' bottles; and a manager of a large company is carrying ammunition to the student. And as it seems to me at this time, these people do not have a specific plan, nor idea of what to do next. Of course, individually, everyone has their own plan to "save Ukraine." For some its "we need a couple of crates of AKs and grenades, we'll sort things out here quickly." Others "need to ask the world community for help and bring in the UN troops." At this time there is no central idea of what to do, an idea that can unite and point in one direction the people at Maidan.
The only thing that is completely clear – people came out against Yanukovich.
The burning barricades are visited by people who have come to let out anger and resentment that have accumulated over the years – for the excesses of cops; for the corruption; for the 'golden toilet'; for the stupidity of the sell-out officials. An elderly man, 80 years of age, walks up to young guys in masks and asks them for a bottle of flaming liquid. They ask him:
"- Grandad, you wont be able to throw it far enough!
– Just give me one, I want to show these beasts that they cannot treat me like this"
Unfortunately, the Ukranians had bad luck with opposition. The street mob is not controlled by anyone. Klichko and his company met with Yanukovch yesterday. Later they came out to the people, began to say something, but no one believes them. And no one wants to follow them. The main mass of people are completely non-political. They come out to kick Yanukovich and his company's ass. Everyone has their own grievances and vision of the future.
There are very real battles on the streets of Kiev right now. Unfortunately, Yanukovich is far, so the Berkut (Ukranian SWAT) and soldiers have to play the role of Yanukovich' ass. The scenery in Kiev is scary. Black smoke, burning barricades and constant explosions. Berkut's flashbangs and the protestors' fireworks explode in the streets. Each side is shooting at the other and there are already first casualties(2 to 5 based on different sources).
Let's go to the barricades?
I rented a room in the hotel "Dnepr", the very center on the European square. I come up to the main entrance, all doors are locked, lights are out. A group of men in helmets and protection, hanging nearby, greet me "Welcome to Kiev, Mister." – they've confused me with a foreign tourist. Everyone's laughing. It turns out that the entrance to the hotel is through a local bar. The security guy opens the door and leads me through dark hallways to the lobby. The lights are off, so as not to attract attention. After all, the hotel is almost at the front line.
1. European square. Back when it was all starting, there was a stage here, from which politicians pontificated their smart ideas about the future of Ukraine. Now the politicians have move on to Maidan, and the European square has become the rear base of the revolution. Cars with food arrive here; old tires for the bonfires, wood, medicine and reinforcements.
2. Mihaila Grushevskogo street. The first barricade has been erected here. The guards do not allow in outsiders. Only the press, the volunteers, and the activists, ready to fight Berkut, are allowed to pass. All onlookers are stopped at the approach, to prevent them from interfering with work.
3. This is main burning barricade near the Dinamo stadium, about 100 meters away from the first. It consists of hundreds of burning tires, which are brought here from all parts of the city. The demonstrators got lucky with the wind – it carries the black smoke directly at the squads of Berkut and national guard standing behind the fires. The smoke completely obscures the view and both sides are currently working blind.
4. A bunch of onlookers watch the fight. The battle continues for 4 days in a row.
6. Activists run up, bearing shields and toss stones. Nobody sees the enemy, but everyone knows how far Berkut can toss grenades. No one approaches the determined line without a shield. The grenades that land are flashbangs and tear gas. This does not have much effect on the seasoned protestor. The key is to avoid a direct hit or a nearby explosion, which can cause concussion.
7. The fire is constantly fed by more tires. The smoke screen must be dense! At one point Berkut attempt to feel out the protestors from a hill using a powerful projector.
9. There are special men on the field of battle, who watch the troop movements of the opponent. The man in the mask and shield will always tell you where it's safe: "Stop! There's a devil shooting from behind the column, don't go father that line! We're about to smoke him out of there!"
10. The scouts constantly refresh information about the enemy position and coordinate activists, who toss stones and Molotov cocktails.
11. The authorities turned several water cannons at the demonstrators. Surprisingly no one is afraid of the water. This scout is climbing a balcony to see what's behind the smoke screen. The drenched people dry at the campfires. And some just walk around wet. There's an incredible atmosphere here: on one hand you can feel the weariness of the frustrated people, on the other hand euphoria and expectation of victory. In such light, no one is paying attention to wet clothes. Only medic volunteers ask people to go warm up to avoid frostbite.
12. Activists with Molotov cocktails at the front line.
14. Actually the center of Kiev is very pretty right now
15. Protestors periodically shoot fireworks at Berkut. The entire square lights up and people cheer.
16. Somewhere over the the Berkut troops are getting ready for another assault. The assault is always sudden and everyone fear its. This morning Berkut has already shown that if the need be they can scatter everyone in 5 minutes. Why they do not – is a different question.
17. Catapult 1, seized and destroyed, is replaced by Catapult – 2. In reality it's just a large slingshot, but to keep continuity the call it Catapult – 2.
18. Miracle of the engineering thought! Catapult -2 quickly went through testing and was admitted into the armament of the rebels. The crew consists of six people: three people pull the elastic; two people hold the frame; one person loads and delivers ammunition.
19. The wonder machine works well, but slow. The missiles fly far into the night, but reloading takes 2-3 minutes.
20. In a nearby alley people prepare Molotov cocktails. In reality, most of the bottles contain either pure kerosine or gasoline, the recipe is no longer followed – no time. Empty glass bottles are in a big deficit.
21. I'm looking at the guys and everyone is drinking Pepsi. I'm wondering: why drink this crap, it's freezing outside? As it turns out, bottles ran out and someone brought several crates of soda. So as not to waste, everyone's drinking together. Even infant food jars are used. All glass containers fly at the cops. The filling of the containers at the front line is done by the activists of the 'right sector,' but in the rear the bottles are filled by regular grandmas and pretty young women. Those who the guards do not allow passage to the front.
22. There are problems with bottles here. The mixture inside is liquid, not thick like in the original Molotov recipe, and the fuse is a simple rag. During the throw part of the gasoline can spill out and light up the thrower. Of course the fire is quickly put out, but the effect is very low. Almost 50% of all cocktails spill out before hitting their target.
24. The onlookers on the hill help out in any way they can. Sometimes they use lasers to blind the Berkut fighters. At one point the police was able to climb the colonnade entrance of the stadium and began to rain Molotovs and gas grenades down on the protestors. The onlookers use lasers to hit a Berkut in the eye, or try to find snipers on the roofs. There are constant rumors of snipers, although no confirmation of their existence has been produced.
25. Volunteer giving out dry, waterproof boots at the front line.
26. A young woman with a tea kettle approaches an activist on the front line to keep them hydrated. Some carry sandwiches, some dry clothing. Later I will describe in detail how things work here.
27. Campfire behind the barricades, where the wet and the frozen dry and warm up.
29. On my way back I see a group of people, trying to open a manhole. I ask them why are they trying to open the manhole? "We want to turn off the water so that Berkut will stop hitting us with water.!" The manhole does not open, this is a government district and all manhole covers are sealed securely from inside. Later they tried to break the manhole cover with sledge. I tried to explain that this is pointless, but I was ignored. The were not able to break through and they're still getting hit with water.
23 January 2014. Temporary cease fire at Maidan.
I would like to dispel the most common myths about Maidan.
1."They destroyed the whole city"
Not true. All of the action you see in the pictures are happening on a small square near the entrance to a Dinamo stadium. This is a government sector, there is no intereference in peaceful life outside of this area. If you make an analogy with Moscow, imagine that the barricades are someone in the area of Ilinka or Varvarka, near the president's administration. Sure, it's the center, but regular Moscovites wouldn't notice. There is dark smoke and fire on all pictures: those are mostly burning tires. There is not tangible damage to the buildings. Unfortunately one store burned down last night near the barricades, resulted from a poorly thrown molotov cocktail. Even the statue of Lobanovsky, located in the epicenter of fighting has been covered with cloth to prevent damage. Overall, the protesters are very careful regarding property. They've take apart fences and benches, but no windows are broken, noone is vandalizing, and all looters are caught and beaten. So the picture is pretty apocalyptic, but things are not so bad.
2. "This is not a revolution, nothing horrible is happeneing"
Also not true. This is a real revolution. Decide for yourselves: it's been two months since the center of Kiev has been in the hands of the opposition. Several government buildings are seized. The work of many government offices is paralyzed. The opposition has created barricades, which the authorities have not be able to take. Despite the freezing temps, tens of thousands of people are on the streets for the last two months. The system of defense and supply chain are established. There is perfect order at the protestor HQ, people are fed, dressed, people are pooling money to gather supplies. The most important thing: the people in power are unable to restore order. The police has failed several times at try to storm the barricades. I'll make a separate post about this, but trust me, the only way to dismantle this is with heavy artillery, or drop in commandos. Every day the opposition is securing more territories. What is this if not a revolution?
3. "The entire Kiev is paralyzed, there is no peaceful life for the regular people."
Kiev is living its own life. All stores and cafes are working, people are going to work, study in universities, get married, divorce and even die their own death. Most of the Kiev populace are not inconvenienced. Imagine if Navalny took over the Red Square and set up his camp there. What would change for you, Moscovites? Nothing. So the only people who are inconvenienced are toruists. A few stores and cafes had to close down in the very center. Also, those living in the center have troubles with logistics. But the entire Kiev is not paralyzed.
Now, when you know all the truth, let's see how this day was.
31. From the morning everything remains in fire.
32. The protestors use metal shields to defend themselves from water the police are pouring them with.
33. Road signs can serve as good shields.
34. The Maidan's missile forces. Lots of pyrotechnics are being brought up to the camp, all these rockets fly towards Berkut's positions.
35. Hearths always require more tires to be thrown into. Because of ash and ice, ground level already rose by one meter.
37. Where necessary, the police gets stoned.
38. Everything is tightened with a smokescreen. Burning tires turned out to be a very efficient tactics. Police troops can't see what is happening and are unable to attack, though there are disadvantages as neither the protesters can see the police's positions.
39. This night was burned children's clothing store.
40. A catapult is always working on the front line.
41. Not many people show up on the Maidan in the morning – the majority arrives at night, after work.
43. At midday Klichko came to the barricades and announced the temporary truce. Second round of negotiations with Yanukovich was due to take place today, and Klichko asked to cease fire and extinguish tire blazes until 8 PM. The police promised not to open fire on protesters, to stop throwing grenades and pouring water. Everyone agreed – Klichko happened to be the only opposition leader whom the crowd listens to. Well done! Just yesterday nobody was listening to him. After the truce came into effect, firemen started extinguishing the burning barricade.
44. A wonderful view opened once the fire went out.
45. People immediately started advancing to the forefront which was previously engulfed by fire.
46. Berkut's positions.
47. Berkut troops were standing angry and soaked in smoke. Throughout the truce I spotted no provocations from either side.
48. Protestors are making photos in front of Berkut, Berkut in front of the protestors – war is war, but everyone needs to updates pics in social networks.
50. Scores of soldiers and Berkut are standing in small groups up to the horizon.
52. Monument to Lobanovsky next to the stadium is neatly covered with cloth.
53. People get warm next to campfire. Is revolution possible without a bicycle? I say no!
54. People on the hill are prepared for an assault. Stones, incendiary bottles and tires tightened with barbwire will be thrown to the attackers in case of necessity.
55. "Katyusha rocket launchers" used for shooting fireworks to the police.
56. Preparation of Molotov's cocktails.
57. Bottles and stones.
58. Cocktails are being prepared by women.
59. You've probably heard about people banging metal with sticks. Many asked why – this is sort of a signal. When nothing happens, nobody is taping. When casual stone- and grenade-throwing takes place, the knock is monotonous, in order to set rhythm and keep the morale. When Berkut attacks, drumming becomes louder and everyone hears that – for some it is a signal to run away, for some, on the opposite – defend the barricades.
60. Man glues his store's showcase, even though not a single his window was broken in four days. This store sells expensive furniture, and the ad urges not to rob it. As I said, there are no marauders in Kyiv – everything is perfectly organized, contrary to Bishkek, where, as I remember, the city was plundered in half a day. Nothing like that takes place here.
61. People hammer the snow, then load it to sacks and bring to the barricades. Snow serves as the main building material here. Sacks are being poured by water and snow turns into ice – monolithic barricades which come out are very difficult to destroy.
62. The Maidan's quarries. People break the sett into easy to throw stones, load into sacks and bring to the frontline.
63. That's how it looks.
64. They carry.
65. A stove.
66. Modern art.
67. Someone started a rumor about the Armenian Diaspora willing to pay for any information about the murder of their compatriot on Maidan. Later it turned out to be fake.
68. One of the protesters. Russian press usually describes the participants of Maidan as "extremists, radical thugs, ultras, members of nationalistic groups, motley nationalist, sometimes openly Nazist public, extremist militants, rioters, pogromists, rebels" etc…
69. A journalist.
70. According to NTV (russian pro-government tv-channel), this is an "amuck radical".
71. Look at the people. I said it already, but will repeat: all social classes are present on the squares – from students to pensioners.
72. Grannies for Timoshenko.
73. Another extremist.
74. Women with food and tea always walk among the protesters – sometimes it looks like you're on a banquet, not on a revolution. To find someone hungry is an uneasy job: the man on photo complaints that he put on three kilograms in a month :). Food is being brought every day, usually it is supplied by sympathizing Kyevites and businessmen who can't go to the barricades but support the revolution.
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