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Skip to comments.Analysis: Why gun controls are off the agenda in America
Posted on 07/23/2012 7:54:47 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
What is it about Americans and guns? ...
"I can tell you that I don't think there's any other developed country in the world that has remotely the problem we have," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after the shooting rampage in Colorado.
There are an estimated 270 million guns in the hands of civilians in the United States, making Americans the most heavily armed people in the world per capita. Yemen, ..., comes in a distant second.
From Washington to the well-stocked shelves of Walmart stores nationwide, guns are regarded in the United States as a commonplace if controversial consumer item for millions of law-abiding hunters, collectors and citizens concerned about their safety. They are also in the hands of thousands of killers too; a Washington-based anti-gun lobby says those guns shoot more than 100,000 people a year. In 2010, there were more than 30,000 deaths caused by firearms when the number of homicides, suicides and accidental deaths are tallied.
CNN and Gallup surveys going back years suggest that Americans are split between those who approve of current gun-control laws and respondents who would like to see them made more restrictive. Americans who'd like no controls at all are a small minority.
America is not unique. Norwegians are marking the first anniversary of a shooting massacre that took the lives of 69 people at a summer camp outside of Oslo. Eight more people were that day killed by a bomb in the Norwegian capital itself. The confessed killer is awaiting the verdict of his trial.
But America seems to be the place the whole world thinks of when apparently ordinary people use guns for grotesque acts of violence. America stands alone in its historic and cultural attachment to guns. America stands armed.
(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...
The CNN and Gallop polls quoted is standard leftist agenda on how to frame the question.
Some form of gun control, (um ok, id/criminal background check.) Versus No control at all.
What would be your answer?
What is it about Americans and their guns ?
If you even have to ask this question, Mr. Mayor, (or anybody else) you have absolutely no idea about how America works.
I'd opt for zip....no controls whatsoever. Let society take care of any trash who use a gun to commit a crime. The more guns, the less crime....and that is WELL documented. There will always be bad guys with guns, and they couldn't care less about gun controls, gun laws, gun restrictions, yada yada, ad nauseum.
I recommend that he move to Lagos, Nigeria. They could use his money.
Hey Bloomers! One word. FREEEEEEDOM! Google it you moron!
Gun control is like trying to solve drunk driving by making it harder for sober people to own cars.
>>> There are an estimated 270 million guns in the hands of civilians in the United States, making Americans the most heavily armed people in the world per capita.
They (the author) say it like this is really a bad thing.
"What would be your answer?"
My answer is that gun control is an intellectual fraud. It defies logic, cannot be supported by actual facts, and the only people who are interested creating such measures are people who want to see some European nanny-state style government in the US, or worse, which makes their motives automatically un-American and their actions treasonous.
My answer. No federal gun control laws, limits or restrictions on arms or ammunition whatsoever.
The Second Amendment is clear on the matter.
Once the private ownership of crew served weapons become common, maybe we'll eventually revisit the matter.
It IS a BAD thing;millions of people obviously have no guns at all.
Why is gun control the only fundamental right to be repeatedly threatened and maligned? You do not hear anyone advocating the repeal of women's suffrage, or wanting to reinstate slavery, why is the 2nd Amendement the exception?
I imagine the same is true for the tens of millions of other lawful gun owners.
Leftists must be pretty damn stupid not to understand that.
We need to focus on the cause of these murders— HOLLYWOOD! It was Hollywood with it's evil filth that incited this lunatic and it is Hollywood that must PAY!!
" those guns shoot more than 100,000 people a year. "
Oh yeah, right. Sounds like someone just made up a nice, large, round number.
Outside of Detroit, DC, New Orleans etc... gun crime is relatively low.
These were mostly crew served weapons.
If we got back to the standards of the 18th century we definitely could be doing some stuff eh!
Obama has proposed reinstating slavery through the operation of ObamaKKKAre.
This is palpable nonsense. The Court simply reaffirmed that the constitution means what is says, nothing more. This writer is trying to make it seem like the Court was acting in an 'activist' manner when it confirmed the original intent of the words and confirmed the rights of the people.
It would be a step in the right direction.
Hollywood had nothing to do with this either. That movie made a billion dollars and was watched by tens of millions of Americans. Somehow non of the others went on shooting rampages. Guess what, I watched this movie three times, and own guns, somehow I never shot anyone.
Here is a revolutionary idea, lets hold everyone responsible for their own actions, and not blame guns, movies, and other innanimate objects. Censorship and gun grabbing are never the answer.
I read an article at F.R. only a week or two ago about a judge that ordered a battered woman to conceal carry and to carry the court order with her to show to any inquisitive LEOs. The same judge, it was noted, had done this previously, even buying the gun and ammo, out of his own pocket, when the woman couldn't afford it
We need more judges like that.
"Back in the time of the Revolution it was common for private individuals to own and use cannon that could fire anywhere from 32 to 42 pounds of lead at one shot."
In the summer of 1775, Col. John Moultrie, commander of the First and Second South Carolina Regiments, rolled 31 nine and 12 pound cannons out of his barn and set them in defensive positions at Fort Johnson on Sullivan's Island to repel the British sea attack on Charleston, South Carolina.
Looks like Hizzoner quit pouring through the statistics before discovering how many of that thirty-thousand were serious miscreants who were permanently stopped in the midst of the commission of some bad behavior.
At least, he kept the information to himself if he did come across it.
You never hear them complain about the Swiss. Now why is that?
Maybe (just my guess) you don't hear any report of gun violence in Switzerland?
"It IS a BAD thing;millions of people obviously have no guns at all."
Only one solution to that problem. Start an Adopt-A-Gun program! Don't forget about the new Take-Your-Gun-To-Work program! Midnight-Range-Shooting will soon replace that failed collectivist Midnight-Basketball program.
Most of them were suicides.
A plurality of the rest were scum killing scum at no net loss to society.
The remainder is divided up between scum killing decent folks and decent folks killing scum.
Firearm accidents are vanishingly small part of that number.
Goals for pro-gunners to obtain in the next ten years
National Constitutional carry.
Common legal ownership of full-auto firearms just like Switzerland.
Any others?
Yeah, that Freedom is a stubborn problem over here.
Oh, and does Mr. Bloomberg recall a little problem that occurred over in Norway a short while back, when, oh, 6 and a half times as many people were murdered?
What a dumbass bitch Bloomberg is.
I hope the left tries to make gun control an issue this November. If they do, they will get bitch slapped back into the Reconstruction era.
Disestablishment of the BATFE.
Thanks for the belly laugh.
There are cannons on George Washington's lawn at Mount Vernon, as well! I can't remember how many, but there are cannons facing the river!
"I can tell you that I don't think there's any other developed country in the world that has remotely the problem we have," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after the shooting rampage in Colorado."
It is a bad thing, because Commissar Bloomberg can't have his subjects kowtow to his every whim. We have a limited government (though less so with each passing day) BECAUSE of those guns. The American Revolution didn't start when England taxed their colonies too heavily; the war actually started when British troops were sent to seize an arsenal.
That fact should never be forgotten; without those weapons the colonists' cause was lost.
Bloomberg's utopia has plenty of shootings; it is an un-American toilet. He sought to lay the blame on states with easier access to guns; he can simply set up checkpoints at their toll booths into NYC to stop guns along with the large sugary drinks and trans-fats.
For one, CNN doesn't know what the "whole world" thinks.
Two, for CNN to say the "whole world" thinks that, even while aknowledging that gun-owning Americans oviously don't think that, makes the CNN writer a liar or at bst illogical.
Three, it doesn't matter what the "whole world" thinks, or even what "part of the world" thinks, because our rights do not come from "the world."
Four, "ordinary" people do not use guns for grotesque purposes. "Ordinary" people know their guns are for stopping people who intend to do "grotesque" things, or for stopping elitists who intend to do grotesque things to our rights.
Five : The reason this "world" they are talking about associates ordinary Americans with using guns for grotesque purposes is the media. It's the same world which ties itself in knots trying to avoid associating muslims with using guns, and bombs, and machetes, and whatever for grotesque purposes.
Six: How come the people who claim carrying an ID to prove you are eligible to vote is a terrible thing and a violation of human rights, are the same people who think every law abiding citizen who owns a gun should be fingerprinted, eye-scanned, microchipped, ear-tagged, papered, photographed, tracked, put on a reservation without access to talk radio, and forced to attend sensitivity training?
Almost all of them occur to African Americans ~ !
Which means we need a new gub'mnt program to redress the balance and enable African Americans to benefit from the safety and utility of NEW weapons, just like the white folk and Koreans ~ who you'd never catch without a new, working, still has the odor of packing grease firearm ~ with a supply of safe to handle, fresh off the boat, ammunition that fits the firearm!
Except, may I suggest a slight adjustment for #5? - Not only just the media, but also entertainment media (tv, movie, gaming, some music, etc.)
I like curios and relics! Maybe we could just teach them how to safely clear a weapon in the classroom? Maybe in Health class?
Yep, meaning there are more guns than politicians. And that my friends is what they are afraid of. If all the gun owning folks in America were to band together, they would make up the largest army in the world. Indeed, the government has more sophisticated weaponry but the "civilian army" could put up one hell of a fight.
Before you think about ever going that route, watch this video:
Two Apaches wipe out a platoon of Taliban without breaking a sweat. When one runs out of 30mm, it burns $30K Hellfires to kill individual jihadis.
That is what the Federales would be using against us. I don't see much prospect for winning.
No, the military would not be using anything against us ~ we know where they live ~
Really? You think their families will be left "unsecured?" After all the Federales might need leverage, too.
Besides, who says it will be the military flying the Apaches? I can see DHS and BATFE Apaches in our future if elites in Washington feel threatened and don't trust the military...
You can't even begin to protect all the dependents ~
The "enemy" will not be the U.S. military. It will be the U.S. government. Perhaps substantial parts of the military will side with the government. Unless the military can assign protective units for every government official, bureaucrat, and activity, there will be plenty of targets for the people where they won't be facing armed helicopters.
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- kcal782
- fat60g
- saturates33g
- carbs53g
- sugars46g
- fibre1g
- protein9g
- salt1.01g
- 200g malted milk biscuit, crushed to crumbs
- 100g salted butter, melted
- 5 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 x 300g tubs full fat soft cheese (we used Philadelphia; if you use soft or cream cheese from a deli counter the cheesecake might not set)
- 300ml pot double cream
- 300g white chocolate, melted
- 200g bar milk chocolate, melted
- 2 tbsp malt or Horlicks powder
- 37g bag white Maltesers
Line base and sides of a deep, 22-23cm loose-bottomed round tin with baking parchment. Mix the biscuits, melted butter and 2 tbsp of the sugar, then press into base. Chill while you make the filling.
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Just made this - fab! Used low fat Philly, 2x 180g tubs, 150ml single cream, extra malt powder (Tesco's - used x3 tbs, next time will try x4), digestives with unsalted butter for the base, 150g milk (may try dark?) and 150g white choc no sugar, 20cm Spring form tin. Had to use normal Maltesers. Delicious - not at all sickly, lovely husband had two slices. This was a practice for a dinner party in a couple of weeks - will definitely make this cheesecake again, set beautifully, 5hrs in fridge
I made this twice over the christmas period, both times everyone enjoyed it! It's easy to make however, I read the ingredients wrong and only put 1 tub of Philadelphia in but it still tasted fine! I read over reviews and chose not to put any caster sugar in, glad I didn't as it was sweet enough! I will probably make this again as it is so easy.
Made this a day before it was needed and it set really well for cutting the next day. Followed others comments and did not add any sugar and so glad I did as it did not need it. One guest who does not like chocolate or sweet things tried this and absolutely loved it. Do not worry if you do not like Horlicks as the flavour is not strong (and I added an extra tablespoon of it). Will definitely make this again, and think it will be my 'go to' cheesecake recipe.
I made 9 individual rectangular one's for a change to one big one. I decided to leave out the sugar after reading the other reviews. I was so right to follow their advice, this really does not need any sugar adding. I did halve all quantities just in case we didn't like it. I decided to add the Horlicks (after all, it is supposed to be a malt cheesecake). This added a really good flavour. The sweetness, we felt, was just perfect, it was not at all over sickly but, I think that was because I made the smaller individual one's. I crushed malteasers over the tops of each one. Everyone absolutely loved them, I will be making these again. I did not halve the quantities of the biscuit base & it worked perfectly Just a tip, I left this to set over night & it set perfectly.
Oh so disappointed! I thought this would be wonderful because of all the 5-star ratings but I should have used my head! The best cheesecakes are the simple ones - don't mess around with a winner! This was sooooo sweet, we actually couldn't eat it all, even over three days! And of course there isn't the saltiness of digestives that one normally gets in a biscuit base, it was all just sweet sweet sweet. Look at the quantity of white chocolate in the top layer! Nope, can't recommend this at all. Big mistake.
I used the 3% fat Philadelphia cream cheese, which set perfectly. I'm assuming that this will have a considerable impact on the calorie content. Rather than add malt to the milk chocolate layer I used the Malteser teaser chocolate. I also took the advice of others and didn't add any of the sugar, it's definitely sweet enough. Was really pleased with this cheesecake so much so that I'm making it again this weekend.
I've just made this for the second time.... best cheesecake I've ever made! (not that I've made that many...) But I change quite a lot of things! Firstly, I use hobnobs in the base. Secondly, I use 200g white chocolate plus 100g smooth peanut butter in the white layer- it therefore becomes a chocolate/peanut butter cheesecake! And THEN I put a thin layer of bananas between the white and dark layers! AND this time I put 100g dark chocolate and 100g milk chocolate in the dark mix as I felt last time it was a bit sickly. All in all, amazing! VERY rich and filling though, most normal people can only tolerate a very small slice.... I am not normal when it comes to chocolate cheesecake so I had a big slice!
My new favourite cheesecake! I've made it a few times now with some minor alterations: I tend not to bother with the sugar and reduce the quantities of butter and cream to 85g and 150/200ml respectively, just to make it marginally less evil - I increase the milk chocolate to 250g though, because what the heck... Delicious!


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Protects and pads your camera gear so you can get the ideal shot when you shred with friends or family.
Be sure to capture every sick drop, slide, butter, and drunken moment on your next
snow-cation with the help of the Dakine Mission Photo Backpack. Dakine gave this pack a padded camera block to keep your
SLR and up to four lenses safe and secure as you barrel down the
mountain or head out for a night of fun in the ski town.
- A photo-specific backpack that hauls your camera gear around the mountain
- Adjustable, padded shoulder straps and waist belt, and an adjustable sternum strap provide a comfortable, just-right fit while you slash turns around the resort
- 25-liter size pack features enough room for your camera, lenses, batteries, and other camera gear
- Front part of the Mission Photo unzips and opens entirely to offer main compartment access to your camera gear
- Top access lets you get to your camera when you're in a rush
- 420D nylon mini ripstop and 600D polyester fabrics supply solid durability and abrasion resistance
- Deployable rain cover shields your pack and gear from wet snow
- Vertical snowboard carry essential when you need to hike up the hill to get the perfect shot
- Tripod carry system keeps your hands free
- Removable padded camera block organizes, pads, and secures your precious camera cargo
- Side organizer pockets hold your wallet, shades, and other small essentials
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Fantastic Pack
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Was looking for a pack that could suffice a few needs:
1.Make it easier for me to travel with my camera gear on airlines or car trips.
2. Could make day hikes with camera gear more comfortable/convenient.
3. Could allow me to take out the actual camera storage and put it in my backpacking pack.
This pack and camera system satisfies all those needs. I was able to comfortably put in the camera storage:
Nikon D610,
Nikon N80,
Nifty Fifty lens,
35-80mm Lens, and a
14-24mm Lens (this is a good size lens if you're not familiar)
And in the actual pack I could fit (with camera case inside):
My MacBook (has to go in main compartment with camera storage but still fits easily)
My iPad in an otterbox
Misc. chargers, remotes, memory cards etc.
A couple of books
I was blown away how much I could put in the pack and how well organized the pocket system on the pack is. My only complaint (which I'm not using as a knock on the rating since I was aware of it before I bought it) is that it's not hydration bladder compatible, where as it's main competitor the Lowepro Flipside is. However, it does have an internal side pocket that can come out and hold a Nalgene bottle with ease. And like the Lowepro Flipside, it comes with a rain cover. But what I felt gave this pack the edge over the LP was the fabric of the actual pack which to me seems way more durable on the Dakine Mission.
If you're looking for an extremely versatile camera pack this is it. Can't say enough about it. You will not be disappointed.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
An awesome price for a good camera bag. I was looking forever for something I could take hiking with me and carry my camera body and three lenses. Only complaint is that theres only a snowboard carry.
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My Macbook in the iPad sleeve
Backpack of the Year!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I originally bought 2 bags from this site. The Poler Excursion, and this bag. The Poler was sent back quickly.
This bag is everything you need to be a great photographer, as well as function on the run, and still look great. It hold a lot of my crap (I have a ton of crap).
My main set up that I travel with: Canon 5DMKIII, 24-105mm, 70-200mm, battery grip, various accessories, Macbook Pro 13.3. I have plenty of space for everything that I need, including tripod.
2 things that dogfunk doesn't list: The iPad sleeve WILL hold a 13" laptop. Also, The waist straps do not have a holding system. When you ride, run, travel, you typically have the straps around your body. But, I was getting sick of walking around town looking like the newest photographer to hit SLC. SO, I sewed a simple button onto the straps and it causes no trouble.
I love this bag and would urge everyone to grab one, or two!
can you fit a 15.4 inch macbook possibly?
No, I fit my 13" pretty snug.
Great camera pack
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I bought this pack intending to use it for my Canon T3i and GoPros, and it works perfectly for that. This bag could easily hold a lot bigger cameras than the T3i and a lot longer lens than my 80-250mm. I am able to get the T3i, two gopros, chargers, extra lens, bunch of mounts, and a lot more accessories. The removal camera block is is easily removal. I find it is perfect for when you don't have enough room to bring along the entire bag but still want to protect the camera.
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Not exactly the best value event i've been to.In full: Just returned from the Magor Marsh 10k. Didn't find the course particularly special and cambered lanes were a real pain to negotiate unless you ran in the middle of the road. I was more disatisfied with the lack of some sort of memento at the end, not so much for myself (as i've aquired plenty of bling over the years, just a simple bottle of water and a banana would of done) but for the many others, particularly newbies to the sport who enjoy picking up a tee-shirt or medal at the end of a race. All that was on offer was a cup of water, and a burger / buttie if you're into eating that sort of junk. For £14 i'd expect a little bit more to be honest. Date of review: July 29, 2012
In short: Undulating throughout, but a nice race.In full: hadn't done this race for 7 yrs so had forgotten how tough it was, plenty of up's and down's throughout the course but nothing too severe. Marshalls were very friendly and organisation was fantastic. The goody bag this year was awesome, with at least a years supply of horlicks included, as well as the sports drinks, and the unique finishers memento !Date of review: July 24, 2011
In short: Marshalls were superb !In full: I must say the race organisers and marshalls at this event did themselves proud, lots of encouragement throughout by everyone. The weather stayed fine (which was a bonus), although i ran with a fever (which in hindsight was foolish) and hence paid the price with a lacklustre performance during the final lap (after the lemsips wore off). I found some of the twists and turns to be a bit 'tight' and the wind was quite gusty in places, even making downhill running hard. Pretty good value for the entry price to be honest, considering the prices some marathons are these days. Not the most scenic place to run, but a marathon none the less ! Date of review: December 11, 2009
In short: One of the toughest road marathons around, but well worth it !In full: Perfect racing conditions, and excellent work by organisers and marshalls !Date of review: November 16, 2009
In short: Tougher than i imagined.In full: Having never run this race before i didn't really know what to expect and only had feedback from a few runners who had run it before. I went into the race expecting it to be really tough..... and i wasn't disappointed. Pity the weather wasn't the best, the rain made it even harder later on the in the race as i started to get quite cold.Was nice to get into a hot shower at the end though.definitely will do this event again in the future.Finish memento was fab ! made a nice change from the 'usual' medal.Top marks for the race organisers, their really do pull out all the stops !Nice sunny weather in 2010 please !!!Date of review: June 8, 2009
In short: Would be nice if there were a few more runners of varied ability.In full: What can i say.....Organisation and support was fab, even the ultra runners helped out to marshall and at the drinks stations !Weather wasn't too kind, but thats to be expected here in the sunny UK.Roads were a bit cambered and i felt the after effects this morning when my left knee was a bit achey, but nothing too serious.Thankfully to my relief i couldn't fault the lap counting, and it was nice to have a bit of banter with them every time i passed :)Got myself a 50k PB there yesterday, so something to aim for in the future.Date of review: May 18, 2009
In short: Tough going, but well worth it !In full: This was my first attempt at a trail / off-road marathon, not surprisingly it took me almost twice as long as it would for me to complete a road marathon. Scenery was breathtaking, especially on the hill tops. LDWA were fantastic, great re-fuelling stops, everyone was friendly and made to feel welcome.I'm useless at map reading so was fortunate to be able to find some company and tag along. It certainly has inspired me to seek out a few more trail marathons in the future, they're great stamina / endurance builders and act as a terrific alternative to training alone on a long slow run :)Date of review: June 21, 2008
In short: Another sunny Shakespeare Marathon....In full: This being my 5th year in concession, always never surprises me though that for every time i've run this race its always warm and sunny :)Ran it as a 'training run' accompanied by a few other like-minded athletes, seemed quite pleasureable rather than busting a gut for a change. Pleased with a sub 3:15 finish. Will return again in 2009 no doubt as its easy to travel to this race and the changing and shower facilities at the nearby leisure centre were a bonus (especially as they were FREE) !Was a refreshing change from my usual local long slow sunday plod !Date of review: April 28, 2008
In short: Deserves to be a regular event on the marathon calendar.In full: Well done to Dumfries RC for providing an excellent race. I thoroughly enjoyed this challenging run, and despite the cold wind it certainly promises to be a quick course. If possible though, it would've been nice to see a finishing clock at the finish in Dock Park as spectators (apart from my family who were keeping tabs on my time) had no idea what time runners were finishing in. Other than that, excellent work everyone :)Date of review: March 24, 2008
In short: Not a bad race, but got a bit repetitive after a while.In full: Nice weather for a race.(unusal for January),A few idiots in cars seemed to enjoy driving past runners at rediculous speeds ('Death Race 2000' re-visited - me thinks) :)The idea of an engraved glass at the finish was a nice touch and quite original, made a change from the usual medal.Date of review: January 27, 2008
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Add-ons are like apps that you install to add bells & whistles to Firefox. You can get add-ons that compare prices, check the weather, change the look of Firefox, listen to music, or even update your Facebook profile. This article covers the different types of add-ons available and how to find and install them.
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What types of add-ons can I install?
There are three general types of add-ons:
- Extensions
Extensions add new features to Firefox or modify existing ones. There are extensions that allow you to block advertisements, download videos from websites, integrate Firefox with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and even add features from other browsers.
- Appearance
There are two types of appearance add-ons: complete themes, which changes the look of buttons & menus, and background themes, which decorate the menu bar and tab strip with a background image.
- Plugins
Plugins let you add support for all kinds of Internet content. These usually include patented formats like Flash, QuickTime, and Silverlight that are used for video, audio, online games, presentations, and more. Plugins are created and distributed by other companies.
To view which add-ons you have installed:
- At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button, and then click On the menu bar, click on the menu, and then click At the top of the Firefox window, click on the . The Add-ons Manager tab will open. menu, and then click
- Select the , or panels.
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Click the menu button and choose. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
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Actually, it is really dog bites man, because California has always repaid its bonds. But it still might be shocking to anyone who is casually following the state's finances. Anyway, it was surprising enough that Tom Dresslar from the Treasury's office felt compelled to publicize it in a short news release:
Today the State paid investors on time and in full $3.94 billion in principal and interest on RANs (Revenue Anticipation Notes) we sold in October 2008.


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About the Author: USAF Brigadier General Thomas J. Masiello serves as a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs, and Operations in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
In the early 1990s, Bosnia and Herzegovina became synonymous with the worst horrors of war until the U.S.-brokered Dayton Accords and NATO peacekeepers finally ended the conflict and helped the region start on the long road to post-conflict recovery.
I recently visited Sarajevo, Bosnia, to meet with top defense officials to underscore U.S. support for Bosnia and Herzegovina's efforts to deal with one of conflict's most dangerous legacies: more than 67,000 excess small arms and thousands of tons of surplus conventional ammunition and explosives. In response to a request for support from the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, our Bureau's Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement is ready to help.
The United States' well-known efforts under its U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action program, which has also been very active in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are only part of our larger, comprehensive approach to Conventional Weapons Destruction. In addition to funding efforts to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance, the United States is also committed to mitigating the impact of illicit trafficking and the potentially destabilizing influence of excess small arms, light weapons, and munitions in dozens of countries around the world. Since 2001, we have worked closely with our partners at the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Threat Reduction Agency to help countries safely dispose of more than 1.3 million weapons and approximately 50,000 tons of munitions worldwide.
As with many other forms of U.S. assistance, Conventional Weapons Destruction also seeks to empower partner countries in the region to develop and implement their own solutions. To this end, Bosnia and Herzegovina has also been an active participant in the Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR), an ongoing U.S. initiative to build partnerships among military officials and international organizations in Southeastern Europe. Through the RASR initiative, former adversaries are now working together to strengthen regional security through collaborative efforts to address aging, excess, and loosely secured stockpiles and conventional munitions.
Disposing of these excess weapons and ammunition will take several years, but Bosnia and Herzegovina's commitment to safely disposing of this excess weaponry marks a positive step toward enhanced regional security.
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@ Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Masiello
What an incredible waste of money invested in the destruction of people's hopes and dreams, than to pay twice to destroy the implements of destruction. In the ever strange and wonderfully dualistic, dysfuntional world we live in, suffering from the endless war between the sane and the insane; I'll score your effort as one for the sane if that's all the same with you Tom, as the karma associated with these weapons is being decommissioned as well.
If folks would only quit wasting their time and money to begin with, we wouldn't need these type of job creation programs. Thus I find it hard to thank anyone, as it would be only proper to "thank" the arms merchants, and a fine mess they've gotten humanity into...
I don't know how this might line-up with your professional military assesment of probabilities, and by no means am I tryimg to be flippant; But it seems to me the arms merchant runs a risk that when there's no one left to buy the weapons, there'll be no place to spend the profits, and that's bad for buisiness. I wouldn't even fathom a guess as to what a working tactical nuke - complete with codes, launch vehical and of course-a manual- would fetch on today's black market. But I think it only took us 12 billion (1940's dollars US) to build the first one's and end a war with them.
Decades later, humanity can truly count the cost of Stalin biting the hand that fed him lend-lease aid to save his nation. I think it's a safe bet that machine guns have killed more folks than atomic weapons, but that could change...
In any case, every vet I know tries his best to keep the peace, at home and abroad. You're following in a fine tradition sir.
Best Regards,
Pamela G. in West Virginia writes:
I am so glad we are helping these countries try to get back to normal. We need to keep these weapons off the streets and away from terrorists. I am glad we are finally taking care of unfinished business.


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Headliners are in bold, though in some cases I was more interested in the support acts.
??/??: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
??/??: Opeth, Moonspell, DevilDriver @ Irving Plaza, NYC
8/22: Nightwish, Lullacry @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
??/??: Iced Earth, Trivium, Beyond the Embrace @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
4/14: Overkill, Sonata Arctica @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
8/24: Gigantour 2005 (Lineup: Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Symphony X, Nevermore, Dillinger Escape Plan, Life of Agony, Dry Kill Logic, Bobaflex, Divinity Destroyed) @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
10/31: Opeth, Nevermore, Into Eternity @ Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
11/21: Kamelot @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
12/14: Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Trivium @ Irving Plaza, NYC
??/?? (midyear I think): Overkill and others @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
??/?? (around the same time): Overkill and others @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
1/8: Sodom, Finntroll @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
1/21: Black Dog (Led Zeppelin Tribute) @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
2/26: Kreator, Napalm Death, A Perfect Murder, and others @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
3/26: Loudness, The Bronx Casket Co. @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
4/9: Morbid Angel, Behemoth, Krisiun, and others @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
4/29: Sanctuary (Iron Maiden Tribute) @ The Junction, Hampton, NJ
4/30: Exodus, Suffocation, Immolation, Skinless, and others @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
5/3: DragonForce, Protest the Hero, Sanctity @ The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
7/14: Emperor, Daylight Dies, Starkweather @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
8/10: Sodom, Immolation, Eyes of the Dead, Vicious Circle @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
9/6: Carnivore, Eyes of the Dead, Annunaki @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
9/15: Celtic Frost, 1349, Sahg @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
9/29: Deströyer 666, Discordia, Agrath, and others @ Metal Kingdom, NYC
9/30: Gigantour 2006 (Lineup: Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, Into Eternity, Sanctity, The Smashup) @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
10/1: Dismember, Vital Remains, Grave, Withered, Demiricous @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
10/13: Iron Maiden, Bullet for My Valentine @ Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
11/30: Blind Guardian, Leaves' Eyes @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
12/2: Auditory Assault 2006 (Lineup included Atheist and many others, but I only saw Atheist) @ Sonar, Baltimore, MD
12/9: Sacrificial Blood @ Baronet Theater, Asbury Park, NJ
12/17: Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Gojira, Sanctity @ Nokia Theater, NYC
12/26: Danzig, Doomriders, Mutiny @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
1/10: Enslaved, Dark Funeral @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
1/13: Carnivore, Lair of the Minotaur, Anal Cunt, Dimentianon, Godless Rising, Annunaki @ Northsix, NYC
1/17: Moonsorrow, Profugus Mortis, Lacrimae Mortalium, Profane Anthem @ Le Saints, Montréal, Canada
1/28: Overkill, Metal Church, Belladonna, Meliah Rage, Red Right Hand @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
2/6: Destruction, Municipal Waste, Into Eternity, B.S.O.M. @ First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
2/8: Unleashed, Krisiun, Belphegor @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
2/15: Slayer, Unearth @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC
3/30: Heaven and Hell @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC
5/8: Type O Negative, Celtic Frost, Brand New Sin @ Irving Plaza, NYC
5/25: Symphony X @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
5/26-5/27: Maryland Deathfest V (2007) (Lineup - Brutal Truth, Zyklon, Malevolent Creation, Extreme Noise Terror, Vomitory, Dead Infection, General Surgery, Regurgitate, Gut, Cripple Bastards, Ghoul, Retaliation, Gorerotted, Rotten Sound, Birdflesh, Skitsystem, Misery Index, Cock and Ball Torture, Gorod, Odious Mortem, Jigsore Terror, Nunwhore Commando 666, Fuck the Facts, Foetopsy, Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation, Exhale, Putrescense, Saprogenic) @ Sonar, Baltimore, MD
6/1: Emperor, Averse Sefira, Eyes of the Dead @ B.B. King's Blues Club, NYC
6/8: Tool @ 1st Mariner's Arena, Baltimore, MD
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And is Municipal Waste as insane live as they're made out to be?
- In a word, yes. I'm not big on pits anymore, but oh my god it was unavoidable. The combination of their music (which is invariably makes you want to throw yourself into a wall or the nearest chainsaw), their antics (boogie boards thrown into the crowd, beer bongs, the Weed Wizard and Sexy Keg) and the kickass crowd (metalheads, punks, and everyone in between) made good friendly violent fun absolutely necessary.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I need to see them so badly. Can't wait till they tour for The Art of Partying.......just better hit SF and not at a damn 21+ place Worst invention ever
OK, rock and metal only then:
11/2/02 Deep Purple at Cliffs Pavilion Theatre, Southend
20/3/02 Iron Maiden at Brixton Academy, London
16/10/02 Dio at Astoria, London
16/11/02 Alice Cooper/Thunder at Wembley Arena, London
17/5/03 Whitesnake/Gary Moore at Wembley Arena, London
23/5/03 Thunder at Astoria, London
21/6/03 Deep Purple/Lynyrd Skynyrd at Wembley Arena, London
28/6/03 Bon Jovi/Live at Hyde Park, London
6/11/03 Motorhead/Wildhearts at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkstone
12/12/03 Iron Maiden at Earl's Court Arena, London
17/1/04 Dream Theater at Hammersmith Apollo, London
9/4/04 Skid Row at Mean Fiddler, London
8/5/04 Thunder at Wembley Exhibition Centre, London
9/5/04 W.A.S.P. Astoria, London
14/8/04 Dio at Astoria, London
2/9/04 Velvet Revolver at Hammersmith Apollo, London
2/10/04 Saxon at Astoria, London
5/11/04 W.A.S.P. at Astoria, London
27/11/04 Motorhead at Hammersmith Apollo, London
2/12/04 Alter Bridge at Mean Fiddler, London
16/12/04 Sebastian Bach at Mean Fiddler, London
4/2/05 Rammstein at Brixton Academy, London
11/2/05 Fozzy/Head-On at Mean Fiddler, London
4/3/05 Alter Bridge at Astoria, London
7/4/05 Gov't Mule at Mean Fiddler, London
1/5/05 The Duke at Borderline, London
7/5/05 Fozzy/The Duke at Astoria, London
3/6/05 Black Label Society at Astoria, London
4/9/05 Within Temptation/Cathedral at Astoria, London
7/9/05 Skid Row/Head-On at Electric Ballroom, London
8/9/05 Opeth at Mean Fiddler, London
9/10/05 Gotthard at Underworld, London
11/10/05 L.A. Guns at Underworld, London
13/10/05 Arena at Mean Fiddler, London
14/10/05 Cathedral at Underworld, London
22/10/05 Dio at Astoria, London
30/10/05 Stuck Mojo at Garage, London
7/11/05 Hammerfall/Shakra at Koko, London
24/11/05 Candlemass at Underworld, London
28/11/05 Union at Dingwalls, London
30/11/05 Opeth at Forum, London
6/1/06 The Almighty at Mean Fiddler, London
29/1/06 Stream of Passion/Damian Wilson at Borderline, London
4/2/06 Thunder at Hammersmith Apollo, London
3/3/06 Cathedral at Islington Academy, London
23/4/06 Saxon at Astoria, London
29/5/06 Down at Astoria, London
3/6/06 Deep Purple/Alice Cooper/Queensryche/Thunder etc., at Monsters of Rock, National Bowl, Milton Keynes
7/6/06 Guns N' Roses at Hammersmith Apollo, London
13/6/06 Paul Weller at Koko, London
14/6/06 Live at Astoria, London
4/7/06 Alice In Chains at Astoria, London
19/8/06 Celtic Frost at Mean Fiddler, London
5/9/06 The Devil's Slingshot at Underworld London (Tony MacAlpine, Billy Sheehan & Virgil Donati)
20/9/06 Soilwork at Mean Fiddler, London
26/9/06 Blind Guardian/Astral Doors at Koko, London
29/9/06 Porcupine Tree at Astoria, London
10/10/06 Nevermore at Astoria, London (supporting Disturbed - skipped them)
13/10/06 Lacuna Coil/Poisonblack at Astoria, London
31/10/06 Lordi/Turisas at Forum, London
1/11/06 The Answer/Rose Hill Drive at Mean Fiddler, London
6/11/06 Evergrey at Dingwalls, London
8/11/06 Deathstars at Underworld, London
9/11/06 Opeth/Paradise Lost at Roundhouse, London (DVD taping)
17/11/06 W.A.S.P./McQueen at Astoria, London
20/11/06 Evanescence at Hammersmith Apollo, London
22/11/06 Thunder at Forum, London
25/11/06 Motorhead at Brixton Academy, London
29/11/06 UFO/Spike at Astoria, London
10/12/06 Frost* at Scala, London (supporting Flower Kings - skipped them)
27/12/06 The Almighty/McQueen at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
21/1/07 Therion/Grave Digger at Mean Fiddler, London
9/2/07 McQueen at Water Rats Theatre, London
16/2/07 Rose Hill Drive/Mars Bonfire at Metro, London
20/2/07 Hammerfall/Krokus at Electric Ballroom, London
18/3/07 Celtic Frost at Koko, London (co-headline with Kreator - skipped them)
25/3/07 Eric Singer Project at Underworld, London
30/3/07 Civilisation One at Nightowl, Cheltenham (ProgPower UK II Pre-Party)
31/3/07 Jon Oliva's Pain/Kamelot/Leaves' Eyes etc., at ProgPower UK II, The Centaur, Cheltenham
2/4/07 Leaves' Eyes at Dingwalls, London
4/4/07 Deathstars/Mortiis at Islington Academy, London
8/4/07 Clutch/The Sword/Witchcraft at Astoria, London
24/4/07 Firewind/Grand Magus at Underworld, London
25/4/07 Annihilator at Hammersmith Apollo, London (supporting Trivium - skipped them)
26/4/07 Shooter Jennings at The Luminaire, London
15/5/07 Saxon/Masterplan at Astoria, London
6/6/07 Annihilator/Wolf etc., at Sweden Rock Festival
7/6/07 Heaven And Hell/Meat Loaf/Thunder etc., at Sweden Rock Festival
8/6/07 Aerosmith/Gov't Mule/McQueen etc., at Sweden Rock Festival
9/6/07 Motorhead/Iced Earth/Blind Guardian/Krux etc., at Sweden Rock Festival
11/6/07 Motley Crue at Hammersmith Apollo, London
16/6/07 Megadeth/Priestess at Astoria, London
19/6/07 Ozzy Osbourne at Wembley Arena, London
24/6/07 Aerosmith/Chris Cornell/McQueen etc, at Hyde Park Calling, London
28/6/07 McQueen at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London (supporting Tesla and Diamond Head - skipped them)
14/7/07 Gov't Mule at Astoria, London
22/7/07 Steve Vai at Hammersmith Apollo, London
26/7/07 The Beasts of Bourbon at Underworld, London
12/9/07 Candlemass at Dingwalls, London
15/9/07 Threshold/Communic/Serenity at TBC, London
28/9/07 Kamelot/Threshold/Serenity at Mean Fiddler, London
31/10/07 McQueen at Barfly, London
8/11/07 Wednesday 13 at Borderline, London
10/11/07 Alice Cooper/Motorhead at Wembley Arena, London
17/11/07 Heaven And Hell/Lamb of God/Iced Earth at Wembley Arena, London
2/12/07 Thunder at Astoria, London
28/3/08 Vanden Plas/Circus Maximus etc., at ProgPower UK III, Anson Rooms, Bristol
29/3/08 Evergreay/Wolverine/Thunderstone/Serenity etc., at ProgPower UK III, Anson Rooms, Bristol
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31/1 Black Sabbath
6/2 Doyle
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Skip to comments.Early Human 'Lucy' Swung from the Trees
Posted on 10/29/2012 2:12:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Despite the ability to walk upright, early relatives of humanity represented by the famed "Lucy" fossil likely spent much of their time in trees, remaining very active climbers, researchers say.
Humans are unique among living primates in that walking bipedally -- on two feet -- is humans' chief mode of locomotion. This upright posture freed their hands up for using tools, one of the key factors behind humans' domination of the planet.
Among the earliest known relatives of humanity definitely known to walk upright was Australopithecus afarensis, the species including the famed 3.2-million-year-old "Lucy." Australopithecines are the leading candidates for direct ancestors of the human lineage, living about 2.9 million to 3.8 million years ago in East Africa.
Although Lucy and her kin were no knuckle-draggers, whether they also spent much of their time in trees was hotly debated...
The researchers found these bones had several details in common with those of modern apes, suggesting they lived part of the time in trees. For instance, the socket for the shoulder joint was pointed upward in both Selam and today's apes, a sign of an active climber. In humans, these sockets face out to the sides.
Lucy's adult shoulder sockets also faced upward, suggesting that, like modern apes, her species was equipped for tree-climbing throughout its life span. Humans, on the other hand, are born with a somewhat downward-facing socket that gradually moves to face outward as people mature.
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To help resolve this controversy, scientists looked at two complete shoulder blades from the fossil "Selam," an exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of a 3-year-old A. afarensis girl dating back 3.3 million years from Dikika, Ethiopia. The arms and shoulders can yield insights on how well they performed at climbing. (Shown here, Selam's cranium, face and mandible.) CREDIT: Image courtesy of Zeray Alemseged / Dikika Research Project
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Maybe because Lucy *was* an ape.
Is this the one that BJ wanted to date ?
Now, I thought that evolutionary theory was such that a trait that was beneficial would always overpower, or at least remain neutral to, those traits that were detrimental, or otherwise of negligible benefit. So, even after 3 million years, one might expect that a trait for more powerful shoulders, would be more of a survival imperative than proportionally weaker ones. In point of fact, there are many characteristics of early hominid development that would increase survivability over what the human race has inherited.
She's got some 'splainin' to do!
What a bunch of BS!
I spent half of my life before age fifteen in trees. Maybe I'm a throwback?
Exactly, Jack, what fun Satan has with this nonsense. He hates us so. To have serious men in serious robes discuss our ancestors swinging from trees. Such a mockery.
Apparently he didn't understand the point and ignored me. However, let me expand on it a bit ~ humans have finger nails. The hardness is controlled by genes. About half have hard nails. The other half have soft nails.
It's been that way for hundreds of thousands of years, and probably even millions of years ~ all the way back to the first dude to have fingernails,
Evolutionary theory always said this about that ~ the fingernail type most advantageous to the survival of the species is the type each individual should have.
In the case of important features ~ to wit: fingernails ~ that have 2 variations, and which persist through geologic time ~ the traditionalists would say "see, neither type has survival advantage so both survive". Yet, we can look back up the line to the forebears and some of them have claws ~ well, actually, at some point going back they all had claws, and all claws are hard ~ that's because claws need to be hard. Fingernails that replaced them obviously had more survival advantage so presumably they started off hard as well ~ then what? Well, another type with no clear advantage we can see, the soft ones, came into existence, and now we have some people with hard and some people with soft fingernails.
By now you've probably gotten to the question ~ how is it soft fingernails have an advantage over claws? Your friendly neighborhood bears would probably like to know that answer as well ~ did you know they can open doors using the knobs and levers? Their mothers teach them now to do that. They open your door; go in; raid your refrigerator; and close it.
They'll be back!
Bears have hard claws and can gut you in a NY sec. They can peel oranges if you let them.
So, why nails? Why soft nails?
Nothing like climbing a tree for pure pleasure.
There are a few rogue scientists out there who speculate that mankind has been around for up to a billion years.
Lucy is a joke, by a desperate professor, at the end of his tour and funding.
Parts found half a mile and depths apart, yet attributed to same critter, and WaLa! It's transitional!
we have fingernails because they are easier to trim to enable us to keep them short so we can use tools with utmost dexterity. ever see a lady with 4 inch nails work? they are basically useless. its an evolving trait that the body uses to expel dead cells.
So true.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSl2_5zcqqdDNBiHqxZflUAHxP3EU5ApqPbKlMf6HxQDADAHrvn ~ MONKEY FINGERNAILS and then http://universalspectrum.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=189&d=1336375640 Baby marmoset claws ~ world's smallest monkey.
Is there something I'm missing in this story?
How long have humans been on the earth?
"Lucy". Anyone know the circumstances of finding the bones called Lucy?
Agreed. The same can be said for being basically hairless. Also why do we have such a long adolescent period? Doesn't make evolutionary sense.
And were some of those parts buried 30 feet deeper in the soil?
"How long have humans been on the earth?"
It appears from Scripture that God created man 6-8,000 years ago.
We don't know how long Adam and Eve lived before they fell. It could have been a few hours or a few centuries. It doesn't say.
However it is of great certainty that God did not create us from apes. We are made in His image. To say we are made from apes is to insult Him.
Almost nobody believes that this is anything but a monkey. I'm sorry but the partial skeleton is only a monkey and isn't man's early relative. That man evolved is clear, but this monkey is not proof of it. It's simply proof that a vane old man wants glory for a spectacular find which really isn't. The whole thing is silly.
As an archaeologist for 35 years, even I can't explain it, but on several projects the most amazing stuff would show up on the last scheduled days. Had a few holidays interrupted that way, too, but didn't even notice!
By the way, Dr, Johanson's dating for the hominid were revised by the person who geologically determined the data himself, Dr. Timothy White. Say what you want about the conclusions relating to the data, but the field work was good and first rate.
I don't recollect the circumstances for depth provenance of Lucy's parts. Depth matters, of course, but the stratum (layer) the remains came out of is more important; items within a stratum can become mixed within that layer by water and wind as well as by other influences. Even though remains can be moved considerably by environmental means, the stratum they came from can be determined by the minerals that become part of the fossils. Items from varying geological strata are traceable to their original stratagraphic location.
Fossils like Lucy are in fact minerals which come from the strata they were deposited in. Fossilization starts after fifty years of weathering and continues until the remains become all mineral.
How Ethiopian scientist unearthed 'world's oldest child'
From Earl Nurse, CNN
updated 5:35 AM EDT, Fri May 31, 2013
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