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That was just a misprint.
No it was a double plus ungood.
They redacted that statement later...
Actually, the quote I find with regards to removing illegitimate copies of "1984" is: "We are changing our systems so that in the future we will not remove books from customers' devices in these circumstances."
These are, of course, entirely different circumstances. Perhaps "these circumstances" are only if a person who doesn't own the rights to a book tries to sell it and the removal results in irony. Perhaps the circumstances are specific to "1984" alone. Removing a book sold by the legitimate rights' holder due to content is totally different...
Anyway, their statement about not removing books is probably just as valid as their privacy policy...
They redacted that statement later...
You mean retracted, don't you?
I'm assuming they aren't refusing to sell the dead tree versions of these same books.
but it was in a court settlement
For copies of Works purchased pursuant to TOS granting "the non-exclusive right to
keep a permanent copy" of each purchased Work and to "view, use and display [such Works] an
unlimited number of times, solely on the [Devices] . . . and solely for [the purchasers'] personal,
non-commercial use," Amazon will not remotely delete or modify such Works from Devices
purchased and being used in the United States unless (a) the user consents to such deletion or
modification; (b) the user requests a refund for the Work or otherwise fails to pay for the Work
(e.g., if a credit or debit card issuer declines to remit payment); (c) a judicial or regulatory order
requires such deletion or modification; or (d) deletion or modification is reasonably necessary to
protect the consumer or the operation of a Device or network through which the Device
communicates (e.g., to remove harmful code embedded within a copy of a Work downloaded to
a Device). This paragraph does not apply to (a) applications (whether developed or offered by
Amazon or by third parties), software or other code; (b) transient content such as blogs; or (c)
content that the publisher intends to be updated and replaced with newer content as newer
content becomes available. With respect to newspaper and magazine subscriptions, nothing in
this paragraph prohibits the current operational practice pursuant to which older issues are
automatically deleted from the Device to make room for newer issues, absent affirmative action
by the Device user to save older issues.
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/amazon20091001.pdf [wsj.com]
( thanks http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1910796&cid=34558118 [slashdot.org] )
Yes, they did. However, if you read carefully,
When some of my readers began checking their Kindle archives for books of mine they'd purchased on Amazon, they found them missing from their archives
The books were never remotely removed from the device. Instead, Amazon removed the books from being sold or re-downloaded. This is within the guidelines Amazon setup.
They later removed that statement (remotely).
Didn't Amazon say that they would no longer remove books remotely?
Yes. And from the research I did into this story yesterday, they haven't in this case. What they have done is removed the files from their servers, so you can no longer redownload them for a new device (and as this service is included in the price of an amazon e-book, you are therefore entitled to a refund if you bought any of the books that have been removed).
Didn't Amazon say that they would no longer remove books remotely?
Yes. And from the research I did into this story yesterday, they haven't in this case. What they have done is removed the files from their servers, so you can no longer redownload them for a new device (and as this service is included in the price of an amazon e-book, you are therefore entitled to a refund if you bought any of the books that have been removed).
Yes; moreover, TFA seems to say as much, although it could be clearer.
When some of my readers began checking their Kindle archives for books of mine they'd purchased on Amazon, they found them missing from their archives. [emphasis added]
Can someone clarify what "Kindle archives" means in this context? Because I can't find one word in the article that says the book was deleted from any customer's local storage.
I don't mean to defend the decision to censor by any means, and this is still downright dishonest if the customers had a reasonable expectation that Amazon would go on providing their books for re-download perpetually. (I'm sure the fine print absolves Amazon of any legal responsibilities to keep hosting the books; as for refunds, I don't know.) But it's miles and miles away from deleting books from local storage on customer-owned devices. Unless there are further facts about remote deletions that the linked article omits, the summary is wrong and potentially libelous. Furthermore, if I'm right, Amazon is in fact abiding by (the letter of) the promises they made after the 1984 debacle.
When some of my readers began checking their Kindle archives for books of mine they'd purchased on Amazon, they found them missing from their archives. [emphasis added]
Can someone clarify what "Kindle archives" means in this context? Because I can't find one word in the article that says the book was deleted from any customer's local storage.
Accessing Your Kindle Library through Archived Items [amazon.com]
All Kindle content, including books and Kindle active content, that you've purchased from the Kindle Store is stored in your Kindle library on Amazon.com. Any content not already listed on your Kindle's home screen is available through Archived Items on your device.
With wireless turned on, press the Menu button and then select "View Archived Items" to access your entire Kindle library.
Seems like it's the off-device storage plan... and that they've preemptively disclaimed this event:
There are rare circumstances in which content may not remain available for re-download. For instance, if the publisher who originally made the content available to us for sale on the Kindle Store did not have the right to do so or is sued for defamation in connection with the content, we may be obligated to stop making it available for re-downloading from your library. Any copies you already have on your Kindle devices will not be affected.
And that last bolded bit makes me you're totally right and this headline is, as is too often the case, totally misleading.
Seriously, we slashdotters will have to revolt against our overlords if they keep misleading us
I hope they also remove Romeo and Juliet, since they had sex while Juliet was 14, a clear case of kiddie porn.
I hope they also remove Romeo and Juliet, since they had sex while Juliet was 14, a clear case of kiddie porn.
Exactly. I also hate that the author explaining himself in the way he does - to me that's validating the line of questioning valid. Especially when she says there is no underage incest in her books.
Is "How to Train Your Dragon" then bad because there is underage violence? Or is that good because it was shown in all the theaters? I don't understand.
Fanfiction.net went this way long ago, with authors having to rate their stories using MPAA guidelines. Yes Virginia, they think images on the screen translate into words for purposes of ratings, and had to put an R rating if there was drug use!
WTF is fiction for if not exploring things that can't or shouldn't be explored in real life? Hell, why is a story that explores incest "bad" but when a newspaper reports it, it's okay to let even a 5 year old read? Why can action news report on Fritzl in the afternoon but all those type of storyline wait until after 9 pm?
Sodom and Gomorrah anyone? Why is the bible a good book? Double standards are littering the landscape, and in each and every instance, it comes PC police with too much time on their hands.
Personally, I would never buy this device that deigns to control my library. It's on there, you don't touch it. I don't care if the company thinks it's malware, copyright infringed, or for the children - delivery of books should be ONE WAY. Amazon should no more take digital books away than breaking into houses and stealing physical copies.
Hell, if incest is bad... what about murder?
I think they should take down all books with murder, violence, incest, fraud, drug offenses, adultery, etc.
In fact, why sell fiction books? It's all blasphemy anyway. We should devote our lives to studying the state-propaganda. If that's good enough for the state, it is good enough for us.
Murder doesn't have anything to do with sex, it's just killing people so it's totally acceptable.
Just remember this:
A body count is acceptable.
A booty count is abhorrent.
Also, "You can have your gore, but you can't have a whore."
(And for the record, I caused my younger brother to shoot coffee out his nose when I coined those two sayings a couple weeks back.)
And here was me thinking that the US had chosen bush over gore.
Technically, more people wanted gore, but bush was forced on them by the Supremes.
Just remember this:
A body count is acceptable. A booty count is abhorrent.
Also, "You can have your gore, but you can't have a whore."
(And for the record, I caused my younger brother to shoot coffee out his nose when I coined those two sayings a couple weeks back.)
The long winter nights must just fly by at your house.
Except it is so sad, there's nothing to laugh about.
Doesn't this prove you're actually just subsidizing their content delivery system?
You don't actually own it, or anything on it.
Not until this kind of crap stops being possible. I don't just mean "Amazon stops pulling Kindle books that people have already purchased and promises not to do it again," I mean when they can't -- i.e. when e-books can actually be purchased, in a non-DRM, non-phone-home format that the people who buy them actually own.
Yes, I know there are people selling plain PDFs, and good for them. But Amazon is such a dominant force in the market that they're going to have to take the lead, or be replaced at the top spot. I'm not optimistic -- this is going to drag on for years, maybe decades, and the potential of the e-book market will go largely unfulfilled in the meantime.
Kindle DRM has been broken for some time now. It's trivial to liberate your books. If you purchase anything from Amazon and don't liberate it, you have only yourself to blame when they kill-bit your book.
So long as ebooks are sold at paper prices, they should be treated like paper books. You own them. You can loan them to other people, sell them to a used bookstore, etc. Some of that doesn't necessarily translate well to the digital world (what does it mean to sell a used ebook?), but the point is that if you're going to have to pay $10 or $12 (or even $20, since ebook prices are based off of the lowest-priced paper book and if only a hardcover is available you'll get a ridiculous ebook price) for an ebook it should be yours to keep. Amazon can't reach out and destroy a paper book you bought from them, and so they should not be allowed to do the same to an electronic book. For now, the only way to do this is to liberate your books after purchase. If Amazon (and other ebook sellers) want to treat ebook purchases as rentals, the prices should reflect that.
What you are suggesting is illegal in the US under the DMCA and may be illegal in other jurisdictions.
Kindle DRM has been broken for some time now. It's trivial to liberate your books.
Not if Amazon have removed them from their archive it isn't; you need to install (an older version of) Kindle for PC on your machine and redownload a version that's encrypted for that device. You used to be able to decrypt using a key that you can retrieve from your Kindle, but the latest firmware versions use a per-book key that AIUI can't be derived directly. When I bought a book from them in November, I could strip the DRM using my Kindle's PID. One I bought yesterday, I couldn't. Don't know when the change occurred.
Stop blaming the victim. It's Amazon's fault if a book goes away. Your attitude is the exact same one that allows this kind of shit to go on.
I hope you are right but fear you are wrong.
The majority of normal people don't care until it actually happens to them and even then they may tolerate it. Add in piracy paranoia and amazons huge marketing power and I fear that they and similar services may remain a dominant force despite this shit.
I plan to continue buying my books in dead tree format but if ebooks become too popular that may either cease to be an option or become very expensive.
Bestiality, SM, dozens of paraphilias, sex with amazon women... all sorts of promising possibilities.
Bah. Amazon can take my sheep when they can pry her off my cold, dead... err... oh, you mean NOVELS about that. Well, yeah, censorship is bad too
I was literally just looking at buying a Kindle for myself for Xmas...and then read this...
I really really don't like the idea of Amazon being able to reach in to my library and burn my books.
So what's the open alternative?
Well, and keep this hush hush its new tech, there's these things called books, they are an analogue hard-copy format, the best part of them is, there is no link up to the cloud and no company has the rights to remotely disable your copy.
How long will the battery last on these "book" things? Can I read them in the sun? What if they get wet, are they water proofed? Can I make notes on them? Can they display color? What is the resolution?
Ah, see! Your "book" tech just can't compete! Bring me something that runs for centuries without a recharge, has a DPI over 300, can do infinite colors, is shock resistant, can be cheaply produced, easily resold 2nd hand and I can use to swat a fly with.
We need the best and brightest for this! Maybe some tech from China improved by German engineering! We could test it on say the Bible, first runs might be worth a bit of money perhaps.
I have about 4600 science-fiction books in my ereader (the worst and cheapest of the market), so the true comparation is eBook Reader vs Library.
Can you have 4500 books on your pockets? Wen I finish reading one book, I can choose any other, I don't have to wait.
more importantly, does it run linux?
Why a netbook or tablet? There are a lot of eInk readers that support formats without DRM. Off the top of my head, there is the iRex iLiad (which I have), the HanLin eReader, the Sony readers, several Netronix models, the Entourage Edge... here in Spain we even have local brands like the Grammata Papyre.
It's sad that so many Americans seem to think that there's no eInk life outside of the Kindle... when the Kindle is the most closed and DRM-laden option, and there are quite a bunch of open alternatives. Really sad.
Given the choice I'd go for one of Sony's readers. Although the nook also supports ePub (with or without DRM), I've found that the vested interests of B&N led them to opt for an irritating level of lockdown even when it doesn't seem to serve any logical purpose, presumably because they want to retain control over the device just in case.
Whatever you do buy, vote with your wallet on DRM. Gutenberg has a great selection, and although digital library books (which also aren't supported by the Kindle AFAIK)
and although digital library books (which also aren't supported by the Kindle AFAIK) do come with DRM, I consider the enforcement of a short term, free loan to be a reasonably valid use.
Indeed, since the primary problem with DRM, and the reason why most instances of it are or should be illegal, is that any arrangement involving DRM can only ever be a type of loan, but many companies fraudulently claim to be 'selling' encumbered works, without turning over the full control over the item 'sold' that must be c
So what's the open alternative?
I think the Kindle is the alternative (though I wouldn't call it open). From my research it is definitely the best ebook reader currently on the market.
The key is to use it the way you want rather than the way Amazon wants you to use it.
Load up calibre [calibre-ebook.com] and find the freely available plugins which allow you to strip the DRM from your legally purchased ebooks. You can then back them up to your computer, as well as convert them to any format you like. Should Amazon pull a "we don't want you to have that" on you and delete a book, you simply restore a DRM-free version from your backup.
Legal under the DMCA? I don't know and I don't care.
Another advantage: you can convert to the open EPUB format, edit the HTML to correct mistakes, and then convert back to MOBI format for use on your Kindle. I've done that several times (typos and formatting errors in books drive me nuts).
I finally purchased a Kindle about two months ago once I was satisfied that the DRM/lock-in was easily defeated and I love it. I've loaded it with books I'd previously purchased for Microsoft Reader in LIT format (again only after knowing that the CLIT program would allow me to strip away the DRM) by converting the LIT files to MOBI.
I wonder if they will also be removing Heinlein books. I think it was _Time Enough for Love_ that had some incest.
As fellow author, Will Belegon, noted, if Amazon is going to start pulling books with incest in them: "I just re-read Genesis 19: 30-38 and realized that Lot's daughters got him drunk, had sex with him and bore sons. I demand you follow your clear precedent and remove The Bible from Kindle."
Aww, there are so many more awesome ones to ban the bible for, ezekiel 23:20 is one of the best ones
Don't overlook chapters 4 and 5. Remember, according to those who take the Bible as factual history flat out believe that Adam and Eve were the first two Humans, period. What they don't like to think about is that means that in order to populate the earth, they and their offspring had to engage in a rather lengthy incestuous fuckfest with their siblings (and possibly their parents).
So they'll be removing Nabokov's Lolita and Ada any time now...
this is why DRM is bad. Other parties control what you can or can't do with your property. Even if this was child porn - Amazon shouldn't be able to remove a damn thing from anyone's kindle.
This is why I'll never buy anything with Digital Restriction Management in it... Give me something that I control, then we'll talk...
why I use open file formats (clear-text ascii, epub, pdf files) for my ebooks, non-networked ebook readers [wikipedia.org] even if they are more expensive than their Amazon- or B&N-sponsored brethren, and ebook management software [wikipedia.org] that I'm fairly sure doesn't call home to "manage" my digital rights.
But, you might say, what if you want books that aren't in the public domain? You're right, it's almost impossible to legally find DRM-free recent ebooks from mainstream authors. As a result, I either scan/OCR someone's dead-tree version for myself, or download the DRM-free version, then I send the money directly to the author (usually the price listed at Amazon). That way:
(1) I have files that I'm sure I'll always be able to read, and aren't tied to some vendor's idea of what I can or can't do with them, and what device I need to use to read them,
(2) my favorite authors get the full amount of my payment and the greedy publishers none, and
(3) the author's heirs get none of my money because I don't pay when the author is dead, which is how I think things should go in the copyright world.
A spokesperson from Amazon will surely allay our fears - they aren't taking any of the books about murder, massacres, or war! You'll still be able to get your fill reading about people being beheaded, stabbed, maimed,
Honestly, what's all the fuss?
I agree with you that if they were fair in the application of the standard the Bible should be removed too. One thing I want to point out is that Lot didn't voluntary sleep with his daughters
One thing I want to point out is that Lot didn't voluntary sleep with his daughters
Good point, his daughters got him drunk and took advantage of his condition. So the incest is really on them, not him. Still a damn dirty story though. And he did voluntarily offer his virgin daughters up for gang rape by the angry mob of Sodomites. Kind of hard to call that sort of behavior righteous, in my book.
You can't have history books covering say Europe during Renaissance without some extensive Royal incest...
I just posted this in the "Anonymous cannot take down mega-corp Amazon" story, but it also fits extremely well here. Just add this, the TV/Radio/Newspapers became mega-corps. Now book-publishing might do the same along with the internet. And the mega-corp then decides what does and what does not get published. First they came for the incest writers. Who is next? There used to be small publishers like Olympia Press, funded by daring indivuduals operating on shoe string budgets that dared to publish what nobody else dared to. How can Olympia Press compete with Amazon? Hint: Olympia Press books are (or more likely were as they are often pornograhphic including incest themes) sold on Amazon, the company itself is gone.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1910334&cid=34557794 [slashdot.org]
What we are seeing here has been seen before. If you ever wondered just why TV, radio and the newspapers all seem to be controlled by a handfull of men, then you must realize that this was not always the case. The first newspapers were created by concerned citizens, reasonably well off concernced citizens who could afford to setup a new business but hardly the super rich.
First radio? Amateurs, geeks and nerds of their day who took their hobby of messing about with this new stuff to a new level. Ham radio to the max. Television? Same thing, done from peoples living room. Some dutch broadcasting license holders still got it in their name AVRO (Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep) Veronica started as a pirate station to bring the new music of the age to the airwaves that the by then established AVRO and others didn't play. Or not enough.
But Veronica, the pirate, went commerical and were bought out. Nothing of its original nature remains, it is now a mere name in SBS Broadcasting. A soulless mega-corp were absolutely nothing counts but ad-revenue.
Yet how did this happen? How did we go from amateur and politically motivated Radio, TV and newspapers to the current mass-produced elite controlled bland media?
It is simple. Scale. Veronica tried to go commercial on its own (the dutch broadcasting system is inexplainable but briefly, Veronica became part of the public network by a system where air time is allocated according to the number of subscribers a broadcaster has, there also exist commercial stations that opperate without a license fee support (used to be collected same as for the BBC, now it is part of normal taxes)) and failed. To small to survive this mistake it was bought and split up. A troublesome station, silenced. Veronica ONCE had a rather good news program with one of the few tv-presentors that actually followed up with though questions. Now it is the beavus and butthead station. It ALWAYS was young but with hints of rebellion and some principles, now it is just an MTV light. The young and mindless.
As time moved on, radio stations, newspapers and tv broadcasters were bought up, consolidated with any small operator being unable to afford any stumble without it being preyed upon by richer soulless companies. Meanwhile the costs of starting a new newspaper, a new radio staton a new tv station became higher and higher. Who after all is going to run an add on a local station with no known talent or must-watch-tv when for the same money he can air his add nationwide?
It has lead to the situation that right now a lot of media is controlled by just a few people who have very disturbing connections. Do you really expect Ruper Murdoch to dive into a banking scandal when he is close mated with the bankers? Of course not.
BUT the internet is free... yeah, it used to be... but now, even a widely distrubuted site like Wikileaks can be severely hampered, raising the cost to Wikileaks to remain online. And how are they going to pay for it? Maybe use a small banker with high principles... oh but all the banks consolidated. Maybe use a small ISP with high principles.... oh but all the ISP's consolidated... maybe use a DNS provide
First taking down hosting for Wikileaks despite not being charged with anything just because they feel like it'd be fun, and then this, also just because they feel like doing it. Like Wikileaks, the books are again not illegal, and I suspect many readers thought we were over book burning. This is even worse - taking the books out of the hand of their readers having purchased them, and *then* burning them. It's getting pretty hard here to not fall into that Godwin hole [wikipedia.org].
Was Amazon seeing a lot of bad press over openly offering books to read, or what?
Bookstores shouldn't censor content based on some stupid conservative "morals", only follow what is absolutely required by law.
Why should they do that? Bookstores, virtual or not, are private enterprises and carry whatever book they want, leaving out what they think isn't appropriate. That's why Christian bookstores usually don't offer Justine. In fact, any company has the right to sell you only a subset of anything they like: if I own a hardware store and my religion dictates that Phillips screws are evil,
Does this also include the fantasy series by George R.R. Martin ? Hell what about Shakespeare and other Literature works ? If amazon wants to ban books this way shouldn't they also take this books out of their traditional webshop sortiment as well ? I don't understand why they would do this on the electronic side then sell the traditional book on other , makes no sense.
amazon is a private company and has the right to refuse business to anyone it wants.
The issue is, that they _did_ want my business by selling me the kindle in the first place. Censoring the content for that device _after_ I bought it, is not OK.
I hope you learned your lesson.
I don't like Amazon's decision, but it's their right. They are NOT the government.
I shop at Whole Foods Market. They refuse to sell any products that contain high fructose corn syrup; their business model involves looking, acting, and (hopefully) being healthier than the other grocery chains. Can I reasonably complain that they are attacking my freedom of choice by not selling products that contain HFCS? I have to go to a second store to get Twinkies, but I knew when I went to WF that I would not be able to find Twinkies there.
If you want incest-related fiction, you will have to shop somewhere that sells it. Amazon chooses not to.
Have you heard of the phrase "peasant mentality"?
I don't like Amazon's decision AND I do not believe they should have the right to make it. The government ought to step in and protect our property rights.
If Whole Foods doesn't want to sell me something, that's fine, because I know I can go elsewhere. But it is illegal for Whole Foods to sell me something, and then break into my house afterward and destroy the food I bought from them, much less without a refund. So should it be with Amazon.
I think the issue here is more that Amazon have the ability to reach into your kindle and remove books *after* you bought them.
Amazon did sell these books and decided to stop, fair enough. but going into the device and remove it from everyone who bouight it digitally is a step over the line. It's a bit Amazon forcing themselves into your home and going through your bookshelf removing books it deems 'wrong'
That's when Amazon takes it upon themselves to update books on your Kindle, without your knowledge.
They'll probably sell it as a feature, first. Science text books for college, for example. Every year, we'll upgrade your copy to the latest version, etc...
But one day, it will be "Those historical facts no longer represent the current thinking of the administration. So remove those historical facts from this text book, and replace them with these approved-facts."
It's already being done. There is no such thing as an "edition" with e-books. They are modified at the whim of the publisher.
After the 1984 incident, Amazon was sued by a customer and settled for $150,000. They also agreed not to remove books from customer's devices - not just in a wishy-washy statement but in their court settlement:
For copies of Works purchased pursuant to TOS granting "the non-exclusive right to
keep a permanent copy" of each purchased Work and to "view, use and display [such Works] an
unlimited number of times, solely on the [Devices] . . . and solely for [the purchasers'] personal,
non-commercial use," Amazon will not remotely delete or modify such Works from Devices
purchased and being used in the United States unless (a) the user consents to such deletion or
modification; (b) the user requests a refund for the Work or otherwise fails to pay for the Work
(e.g., if a credit or debit card issuer declines to remit payment); (c) a judicial or regulatory order
requires such deletion or modification; or (d) deletion or modification is reasonably necessary to
protect the consumer or the operation of a Device or network through which the Device
communicates (e.g., to remove harmful code embedded within a copy of a Work downloaded to
a Device). This paragraph does not apply to (a) applications (whether developed or offered by
Amazon or by third parties), software or other code; (b) transient content such as blogs; or (c)
content that the publisher intends to be updated and replaced with newer content as newer
content becomes available. With respect to newspaper and magazine subscriptions, nothing in
this paragraph prohibits the current operational practice pursuant to which older issues are
automatically deleted from the Device to make room for newer issues, absent affirmative action
by the Device user to save older issues.
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/amazon20091001.pdf [wsj.com]
If Amazon did this again, then they may be in for another lawsuit. I can believe that they removed the books from their service. But it doesn't make sense for them to pull the books from devices. Until we see more evidence than a couple of random unnamed sources in a blog post, I don't buy it.
TFA doesn't even state that books were removed from devices. It states they were removed from the customers' archive; i.e. they couldn't redownload the book for a new device if they chose to.
A step to "Fahrenheit 451". I already deleted my Amazon account.
This kind of move is not only against the freedom of press and speech. It's also against the society by increasing sexual abuse, especially of children. See article Porn: Good for us? [the-scientist.com] and its references (emphasis added).
To examine the effect this widespread use of porn may be having on society, researchers have often exposed people to porn and measured some variable such as changes in attitude or predicted hypothetical behaviors, interviewed sex offenders about their experience with pornography, and interviewed victims of sex abuse to evaluate if pornography was involved in the assault. Surprisingly few studies have linked the availability of porn in any society with antisocial behaviors or sex crimes. Among those studies none have found a causal relationship and very few have even found one positive correlation.
Despite the widespread and increasing availability of sexually explicit materials, according to national FBI Department of Justice statistics, the incidence of rape declined markedly from 1975 to 1995. This was particularly seen in the age categories 20–24 and 25–34, the people most likely to use the Internet. The best known of these national studies are those of Berl Kutchinsky, who studied Denmark, Sweden, West Germany, and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s. He showed that for the years from approximately 1964 to 1984, as the amount of pornography increasingly became available, the rate of rapes in these countries either decreased or remained relatively level. Later research has shown parallel findings in every other country examined, including Japan, Croatia, China, Poland, Finland, and the Czech Republic. In the United States there has been a consistent decline in rape over the last 2 decades, and in those countries that allowed for the possession of child pornography, child sex abuse has declined . Significantly, no community in the United States has ever voted to ban adult access to sexually explicit material. The only feature of a community standard that holds is an intolerance for materials in which minors are involved as participants or consumers.
In terms of the use of pornography by sex offenders, the police sometimes suggest that a high percentage of sex offenders are found to have used pornography. This is meaningless, since most men have at some time used pornography. Looking closer, Michael Goldstein and Harold Kant found that rapists were more likely than nonrapists in the prison population to have been punished for looking at pornography while a youngster, while other research has shown that incarcerated nonrapists had seen more pornography, and seen it at an earlier age, than rapists. What does correlate highly with sex offense is a strict, repressive religious upbringing.
The last thing one knows in constructing a work is what to put first. -- Blaise Pascal


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Bar Harbor,
This National Park ranks high on the tail wagging meter. Dogs are allowed on most of the hiking trails, which is unusual for a national park. There are miles and miles of both hiking trails and carriage roads. Pets are also allowed at the campgrounds, but must be attended at all times. They are not allowed on sand beaches during the summer or on the steeper hiking trails year-round. Pets must be on a 6 foot or less leash at all times. There is one exception to the leash rule. There is an area in the park that is privately owned where dogs are allowed to run leash-free. It is called Little Long Pond and is located near Seal Harbor. Don't miss the awe-inspiring view from the top of Cadillac Mountain in the park. Overall, this is a pretty popular national park for dogs and their dog-loving owners. There is a $10 entrance fee into the park, which is good for 7 days. You can also purchase an audio tape tour of the Park Loop Road which is a self-guided auto tour. The driving tour is about 27 miles and takes 3 to 4 hours including stops. Audio tapes are available at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center.
DogFriendly.com, with tens of thousands of places listed to take your dog to, will be releasing on it's Dog News blog, Facebook page and on Twitter a list of 200 Top Places that you can take your dog in the U.S. and Canada. This list, while intended to highlight top places that are especially pet-friendly, is not designed to be the absolutely top 200 places that we could find, but a sampling of the top places so that all regions, types of attractions, hotels, B&Bs, vacation rentals, parks, beaches, shopping and more can be considered. No doubt each of you will find many other places not on this list or our full list of dog-friendly places at http://www.dogfriendly.com. Please let us know about them by commenting on the blog or emailing us at email@example.com. You can also let us and our readers know if you agree or disagree with the selections, or your experiences there. Please keep in mind that places often change their policies regarding dogs and thus may have different policies at any time in the future.
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Standing on the ice of a Saskatoon hockey arena where more than one life has been saved by an automated external defibrillator (AED), Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government is keeping a 2011 election promise to ensure every recreational rink in the country is equipped with one of the devices by the end of 2016.
Thursday's $10 million funding announcement includes training support for rink staff through a partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC).
"Under our government's program, more than 1,500 defibrillators will be distributed to arenas that do not already have them," Harper said.
The four-year initiative is already underway, with $300,000 provided to the HSFC to assess approximately 3,000 Canadian arenas and develop an implementation plan. The second phase, expected to begin this spring, will roll out the actual machines.
The prime minister shared the podium at the Agriplace Ice Sports arena with 59-year-old Robin Biggs, who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing a recreational game at the AED-equipped rink in November 2011. He survived thanks to quick-thinking teammates, one of whom had been trained to use the device.
"Without the presence of that AED at this rink, I would not be here talking to you today," Biggs said. "I am proof that AEDs work and I would like to thank the prime minister once again for being here and making this announcement."
"There have been many other people in Saskatoon and across Canada whose lives have been saved because quick-thinking bystanders utilized this small device. Unfortunately, not all are as lucky," Harper noted, pausing to recall the sudden death of award-winning Canadian Press photographer Tom Hanson, who was only 41 when he collapsed while playing hockey with friends at an Ottawa rink in 2009.
"Tom's story and the stories of countless others have helped spur us into action," Harper said.
The prime minister also issued a warning to adult hockey players.
"Hockey is a very physically demanding sport, especially on the heart. It is something best played because you are in shape — not something to be played in order to get into shape," he said.
"So be very careful when you are old in trying to do something on the ice you would have done when you were younger and in the peak of condition."
According to the HSFC, up to 40,000 Canadians experience a sudden cardiac arrest every year. The risk is higher during intense physical activity, especially for people with underlying risk factors such as high blood pressure. Early access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation can increase the likelihood of survival by 75 per cent, potentially saving thousands of lives annually.
In Saskatoon, more than 600 businesses and public facilities have installed AEDs during the last decade through the Saskatoon Heart Safe Program, a partnership involving MD Ambulance, Saskatchewan Blue Cross and the Saskatoon Health Region.
When a reporter asked Harper if the federal government will consider expanding its AED program beyond hockey arenas, the prime minister replied, "Well, one step at a time.
"The reason we've chosen hockey is it does present certain higher risks and these kinds of incidents are unfortunately common in hockey rinks because it is such a high-stress sport, a lot of stopping and starting . . . and it's often played, of course, by people who are at higher risk," he said.


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Question: "Who is the false prophet of the end times?"
Answer: The false prophet of the end times is described in Revelation 13:11-15. He is also referred to as the second beast (Revelation 16:13, 19:20, 20:10). Together with the Antichrist and Satan, who empowers both of them, the false prophet is the third party in the unholy trinity.
The apostle John describes this person and gives us clues to identifying him when he shows up. First, he comes out of the earth. ......."How about out of a well ?,The Mahdi comes out of a well !"
This could mean he comes up from the pit of hell with all the demonic powers of hell at his command. It could also mean he comes from lowly circumstances, secret and unknown until he burst on the world stage at the right hand of the Antichrist. He is depicted as having horns like a lamb, while speaking like a dragon.
The horns on lambs are merely small bumps on their heads until the lamb grows into a ram. Rather than having the Antichrists multiplicity of heads and horns, showing his power and might and fierceness, the false prophet comes like a lamb, winsomely, with persuasive words that elicit sympathy and good will from others.
He may be an extraordinary preacher or orator whose demonically empowered words will deceive the multitudes. But he speaks like a dragon, which means his message is the message of a dragon. Revelation 12:9 identifies the dragon as the devil and Satan.
Revelation 13:11-15 (King James Version)
11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.


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- Europa League
Spurs to report Lazio to UEFA
The Football Association is to report alleged incidents of anti-Semitic chanting by Lazio fans directed at Tottenham Hotspur to UEFA.
It followed a group of Spurs fans being attacked by a masked gang in a bar, leaving one man in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the head and leg.
Lazio supporters displayed a 'Free Palestine' banner while some also sang 'Juden Tottenham' towards the Jewish fans of the North London club in Thursday's night's Europa League match in Rome.
Now the FA has confirmed a complaint will be lodged with European football's governing body.
An FA spokesperson said: "We were saddened and alarmed to see reports of violent incidents prior to the game as well as anti-Semitic chants. The FA had a crowd control advisor present at the fixture who will provide an urgent report which we will pass on to UEFA as a matter of priority.''
On Friday, further developments emerged regarding the attack on Tottenham fans in Rome as the only two hooligans to have been arrested were revealed to be supporters of Roma rather than Lazio.
UEFA fined Lazio £32,500 for their fans' monkey chanting at three Spurs players during the reverse fixture in September.
Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas has urged UEFA to take action if their fans are found guilty.
"It will take another investigation," Villas-Boas said. "It happened last time and it was acted upon quickly by UEFA. We will have to wait and see if there is anything to act upon. If there is UEFA have to act."


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Graham Motion, trainer of winner Daring Dancer (No. 2):
"[Jockey] Alan [Garcia] said she never picked up the bridle [in the loss at Belmont, when fifth in the Wonder Again]. I honestly believe it had to be the soft ground. I was having kittens in the paddock here when it started to rain, because it held off all afternoon, but she was a different horse today. Right from the beginning today, she was on the bridle. Alan gave her beautiful ride and was very patient for her today."
Alan Garcia, winning jockey aboard Daring Dancer (No. 2): "That was a very close race. Somebody had to win, [and] I was glad to win that race. She was comfortable all the way. Turning for home, I was looking for a hole, but I decided to move outside. She did it spectacularly."
Michael Matz, trainer of runner-up A Little Bit Sassy (No. 7): "She relaxed good today. I thought she had enough speed; I didn't know how much speed [Daring Kathy] had, but I thought [jockey Luis Saez] rode good. He waited as long as he would want to, hoping he could get a jump on the other horse. He just didn't get enough. [Daring Dancer] is a nice filly, I think."
Luis Saez, jockey aboard runner-up A Little Bit Sassy (No. 7): "I had no excuse. She was running very comfortably in the clear all the way. When we came into the stretch, I had a lot of horse, but the last furlong the winner came on. I saw the horse coming and I had to ride hard. We just got beat. She ran great today."
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Mike Adams – Natural News Nov 11, 2012
Obama's re-election has set a number of things in motion behind closed doors that are about to emerge before the Summer of 2013. If anything, Obama's victory has accelerated the timeline of financial collapse that's now a foregone conclusion for the United States of America.
Here's what I see unfolding between now and mid-2013 (or before other dates as stated below):
#1) December 21st, 2012 "Mayan Calendar" day will be a bust
Nothing special will happen on this day other than lots of people meditating globally, which is, in a way, a special thing all by itself. But the universe isn't coming to an end.
The day after the non-event, watch for the mainstream media to blame "doomsday websites" for claiming doomsday was going to occur. In truth, most alternative websites are claiming nothing much will happen on that day.
#2) Before January 2, 2013, another huge fiat money creation scheme will be initiated by the Fed to prevent a U.S. bankruptcy
The U.S. government won't be allowed to go bankrupt just yet. Although it has run out of money yet again under the insane debt spending blowout of Obama, the debt ceiling will be raised yet again, and the Fed will print new money to keep buying up U.S. debt.
The long-term effect of this compounding debt spiral is, of course, financial suicide, but that doesn't seem to occur to today's zombified voters who are really only concerned with how many handouts they can get right NOW!
#3) Just like he did last year, Obama will use New Year's Eve (or possibly Christmas Eve) to sign another police state executive order
Last year, Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) executive order on New Year's Eve, cleverly burying news of the event underneath New Year's celebrations nationwide.
The NDAA gutted the Bill of Rights and turned America into a bonafide police state, with no due process, no Fifth Amendment, and no Bill of Rights. It authorized secret arrests, secret kill lists of American citizens, and endless secret prison detainment without ever being charged with a crime, among other things. It signified the complete destruction of the Bill of Rights, and Obama signed it in secret.
This year, he'll use a similar holiday cover to sign some other devastating executive order that, for example, criminalizes criticism of the government (or something else similarly ridiculous).
#4) Massive food inflation will strike the USA beginning in February or March
The droughts of 2012 will be felt via sticker shock at the grocery stores beginning in the first quarter of 2013. Watch for not just price increases on most products made with wheat and corn, but also shrinking food package volumes so that manufacturers deliver less food in a similar-looking package.
Manufacturers will "downsize" their packages, in other words, while keeping prices the same. This is another way food inflation hits home.
#5) The TSA will engage in a massive hiring spree and expansion into the streets, running roadside checkpoints
Pedophiles unite! Buoyed by the Obama surge, the TSA will ramp up its hiring and begin building a literal army of pedophiles, thieves and psychopaths which will soon begin to appear across the USA running roadside checkpoints.
I also predict that the vast majority of Americans are now so brainwashed into a slave mentality that they will gladly agree to TSA body cavity searches on the side of the road in the name of "protecting us from terrorism."
This isn't mere conjecture. A brilliant new survey commissioned by InfoWars has revealed that an astonishing 35% of Americans would voluntarily wear "shock bracelets" if required by the TSA in order to fly.
In addition, nearly one-third of Americans would also accept body cavity searches by the TSA as a prerequisite to flying. These disturbing survey results reveal that roughly one-third of Americans have already surrendered their dignity to a slave-inducing police state, and many would actually smile in the name of "security" while they are being medically raped by the TSA in the name of a completely fabricated "war on terror" stolen straight out of the novel 1984.
#6) The expansion of the welfare state will kick into high gear with explosive growth in food stamps and unemployment
Under Obama, food stamps and unemployment claims have already experienced alarmingly worsening numbers. Watch for things to get even worse as more Americans thrown out of work by the failed economic policies of the Obama administration sign up for free food and paycheck entitlements from the government.
This is part of the plan, of course: Gut the economy and make the population entirely dependent on government. From there, it's a slam-dunk to get elected as a socialist or even a communist, and the U.S. economy begins to take on the look of a nation like Venezuela or Argentina.
#7) A wave of unemployment will gut America's economy as Obamacare causes employers to fire workers en masse
As Obamacare kicks in (2013 and 2014), employers will do three things to avoid going bankrupt under the financial oppression of socialized health care:
1) FIRE more workers to reduce overall business size.
2) REDUCE workers' hours to below the government mandated threshold for health care.
3) OFFSHORE more jobs to other countries.
The net effect of this will be, predictably, millions more Americans out of work or working two or three low-paying jobs, none of which actually provide them the health care they were promised by Obama.
#8) A wave of crime seizes America
Following the mass layoffs and slashing of employee hours, the nation will begin to see yet more families and individuals in a state of economic desperation.
This will inevitably lead to more crime as people turn to theft to try to make ends meet. Watch for more copper thefts as well as more emboldened hit-and-run crime tactics (such as motorcycles being driven through shopping malls, smashing jewelry store cases and making off with the loot).
I predict you will see more vehicles smashing through the front doors of retail stores, more home burglaries and more muggings, especially in high-population cities where Obama's economic policies have the most devastating impact. Right now, Detroit is already a "war zone" where police warn visitors not to enter the city, and Chicago will soon join the ranks of cities where gangs run rampant, outnumbering police by a wide margin.
#9) Another radiological scare will erupt as Fukushima's fuel polls suffer continued structural failure
This is not a sure thing, but chances are that Fukushima's remaining structure will suffer a partial or total collapse within the next year, causing an unprecedented release of radiation that will reach U.S. shores.
This could happen at any moment, technically, thanks to another earthquake or tsunami. Even a typhoon could cause sufficient damage to topple a large fuel containment pool. For some inexplicable reason, nuclear fuel pools are stored above ground in the Fukushima facility, making them highly susceptible to environmental damage.
#10) Massive government crackdowns on the free speech of anyone advocating liberty
Watch for free speech to be increasingly called "hate speech" when it criticizes the government or advocates liberty. Watch for renewed efforts to censor internet sites that advocate liberty and freedom. You may see Google removing such sites from its search engine. YouTube will get even more aggressive at banning videos that teach liberty, and the mainstream media will continue to pound propaganda into the minds of the mainstream zombies, teaching them that people who believe in liberty are somehow "terrorists."
In fact, the next four years will be a tumultuous time for the free speech of those who criticize government and Obama. At the same time, the "free speech" of those who threaten conservatives with violence will be completely tolerated, if not encouraged. Even right now, it is publicly acceptable to make threats of violence against conservative white people, but never against liberal black people.
This double standard will get even worse over the next year or so, to the point where you'll see TV pundits and comedians like Bill Maher or Michael Moore openly advocating the arrest and killing of anyone who does not believe in Obammunism. The rhetoric of violence is just a preview of what's coming in the physical realm.
The NDAA, of course, gives Obama the "right" to pursue precisely those actions: No judge, no jury and not even a warrant required!
A revolution is in America's future
This is all the prelude to the coming "Cultural Revolution" in America, where the political left will soon call for the mass culling of all survivalists, independent farmers, and anyone who follows a lifestyle of self-reliance. Individuality will be seen as a threat to the leftist collective, and those who do now bow down to the power of the police state will not only be arrested and terminated; the mainstream media will CHEER the entire process through hate propaganda disguised as "protecting America from terrorism."
To help pull this off, a false flag event will almost certainly be staged that depicts some hapless gun owner as a crazy person who poses a threat to society. Watch for another Colorado-style mass shooting, or the bombing of a government building followed by the immediate blaming of a convenient patsy. All the usual suspects on talk radio will also be blamed for it: Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage and so on.
What you can do to protect yourself during this rise of terrible evil
There is little question now that those who believe in the real America are sooner or later going to have to take a stand against the Obammunism agenda and the endless hoards of "useless eaters" who now only exist to feed off the government (while confiscating as much wealth from the producers as possible).
How and when this actually happens is anybody's guess, but it will likely take many years to completely unfold.
I've always advocated non-violent revolutions via the ballot box, but at this point it's obvious that those who suck the economy dry through never-ending handouts are now the voting majority. They now outnumber the innovators, the entrepreneurs and the productive citizens of society. From here, it's only a downward spiral as citizens repeatedly vote themselves more and more handouts until the entire system collapses in both financial and cultural ruin. As Ron Paul recently said, "America is far gone."
"We're over the cliff," Ron Paul recently said on Bloomberg Television. "People do not want anything cut. They want all the bailouts to come. They want the Fed to keep printing the money. And they don't believe that we've gone off the cliff or are close to going off the cliff. They think we can patch it over, that we can somehow come up with some magic solution. But you can't have a budgetary solution if you don't change what the role of government should be. As long as you think we have to police the world and run this welfare state, all we are going to argue about is who will get the loot."
Preventing the total economic destruction of America will now require a Ron Paul Revolution, where tens of millions of Americans march in the streets and demand an end to out-of-control government and all its evils. Yet, the U.S. government has designated the very act of marching in the streets as an "act of terrorism," so these protests would almost immediately escalate into a shooting war.
We are nowhere near the point where the population at large is awake enough to engage in such actions, by the way. Things are going to get much worse before they get better.
The next four years are going to be like watching an economic train wreck in super-slow motion, augmented by bursts of police state activity, censorship clamp-downs and of course increased government confiscation of everything you own: Land, money and even formerly private companies.
Today, we are living in an occupied nation, where the vast majority of those who claim to be running the country are, in reality, enemies of the state. They are dismantling, day by day, America's economy, America's workforce, America's industries and even American pride. What will be left in four more years will be nothing but a shadow of the great America we once knew.
Prepare yourself.


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MI OL Jake Fisher has committed to Michigan. As he told Tom, this was basically a done deal as far back as a couple weeks ago:
"The last visit was just to make sure really. I basically already knew, but my dad didn't get to really see the campus (at Michigan), so I showed him around." "He really liked it as much as I did. The coaches are really awesome, and I just knew that's where I wanted to go."
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Fisher is currently under-the-radar, not receiving a position ranking from Rivals, and no rating or ranking of any sort from ESPN. The main reason for that is his future position. He played tight end for Traverse City West last year, but is expected to fill out and become an offensive tackle in college.
High school tight end growing into a tackle. Is already strong, considering he still has room to fill out, and he uses that strength to drive and finish defenders. Sets up with a good base in pass protection and does well against the bull rush. Is a high effort, high intensity tough guy who looks to bury his man. Has a great frame, is a good athlete for his size, and really only needs to learn the position.
The Scout profile also lists "flexibility," "nasty streak," and "size" as his strengths (I imagine size doesn't include his weight, which is is only around 260 at this point), and only "technique" as a weakness. Local fluff:
Fisher plays tight end for TC West last year, but has grown from 6-4 to 6-7 and gained more than 60 pounds. He'll return to the end position for his senior year of high school, but will move to tackle at college.
Note that he's still playing a different position his senior year of high school than he will in college. That will keep his ranking low, as scouts won't have the opportunities to evaluate him. His coach notes that his speed has improved over the summer, allowing him to become a BCS-level prospect:
"Jake worked hard on his speed training," Wooer said. "I told the kids the proof is in the pudding. Here's a kid that went from playing at a MAC school in front of 20,000 to playing in front of 100,000 because of his efforts in the weight room."
Wooer also talked to the local paper about Fisher in May:
"He's an athlete," Wooer said. "In his highlight video we threw in some of his dunks on the basketball court. People like to see that. They don't want to see a guy that's 6-7, 300 pounds and can't move. They realize if he's an athlete, they can teach him how to play tackle and teach him how to get stronger in the weight room."
That athleticism is so exceptional that, despite clocking in at over 260 pounds before his senior year of high school, Central Michigan is still looking at him as a tight end:
Most schools have looked at Fisher as an offensive tackle. But Central has expressed interest in keeping him at tight end while Western has considered putting him on the defensive line.
"That's kind of the dream to play tight end in college football," Fisher said. "(But) I would play anything. I just like football that much."
He's also motivated to show off a strong work ethic:
For Fisher, a motivating force has been following scouting reports on fellow recruits — such as Ogemaw Heights' Anthony Zettel.
"I look at their stats and try to compare myself to them," Fisher said. "I try to make sure I'm doing everything I can because they're working hard every day, but I'm working hard, too. I want to make sure I'm doing the same things, or even more."
Should Zettel ultimately choose the Wolverines, the pair will be able to compare each other side-by-side. With so little information on Fisher from sources other than his coach, we're left to sort through the tea leaves to pick apart his game. He has a good frame, and considering he's grown nearly three inches since October, there's a good chance he's still got more room to go. He's earned his BCS offers at camps, so the coaches (including Michigan's) had a chance to evaluate him in person.
Fisher started the year far under-the-radar, but has been impressive in just about every camp he's attended, and has built up a decent offer list for a mid-level prospect. He has offers from most MAC schools, along with Cincinnati and Sparty.
Typically, offensive linemen have no stats to speak of (at least at the high school level). However, since Fisher was a tight end and defensive end (and punter!) last year, he probably put up a little production. I couldn't find evidence of it though, so speak up if you come across it.
Rivals pegs him at 5.17, and neither of the other sites have a time for him. He ran a 4.97-second time at Michigan's camp, impressive for a player his size. For now, I'll give it two FAKEs out of five. I imagine he won't be running times like that by the time he's the size of a college offensive lineman.
Junior highlights at TE and DE:
Fisher, like Taylor Lewan before him, joins Michigan as a shoe-in to end up at the left tackle position. With Lewan just a couple classes ahead of him, he'll have time to develop at the position, as well. Switching from tight end won't be easy, as it will require a serious reshaping of his body, and learning a lot of new technique. After a redshirt year to take care of those factors, Fisher may be thrust into the action.
Taylor Lewan will be a redshirt junior coming off Fisher's redshirt year (as will Michael Schofield), and with no tackles in the recruiting class of 2010, a backup role right off the bat is possible. In fact, with the departure of Dann O'Neill from the class of 2008, and the eventual settling of Patrick Omameh and Kurt Wermers at guard and center, respectively, there are no tackles left from the class of 2008, either.
After playing a backup role for his first two years on the active roster, Fisher should be settled in at the position, and ready to perform at a high level in his junior and senior years. He has the prototypical frame, and as long as he puts in the hard work, he should be able to contend for All-Conference honors.
Weeeeee an offensive lineman! Fisher is the second of what should be several offensive linemen in this class, anywhere from 4-6. Michigan has been light on OL recruiting over the past few years (one in 2010, three in 2009, and four left on the roster from 2008), so this is looking like a serious makeup year.
At least one more tackle, and a couple more interior guys (in addition to center commit Jack Miller) are on the docket. The Wolverines have options like Anthony Zettel, Chris Bryant, Tony Posada, and several others, so they're in good shape to fill in where they need to.
That's what we said about Adam Kraus.
Or at least I did.
A lot.
Kurt Wermers at Center?
Yeah, I fucked that up.
It's hard to be a Center and the guild's best dragon mage at the same time.
What a nice way to end the weekend! We sure need these big guys in this class.
Didn't Wermers transfer last year as well?
Indeed. I'll update when I have internet. I believe I meant for that to say Khoury.
God damn you guys are fast at getting the Hello posts up!
This one has probably been done for a week or more. Hopefully there are more coming soon.
For sure, but it still got posted like 3 minutes after the announcement. It shows the true dedication that the mods for this great site have.
Welcome Jake Fishah!
Welcome Jake Fisher!
Go Blue!
Yes... I love the O-line commits. Especially the in-staters who Sparty think they have locked up.
I was really hoping for a committment from someone this week. Fisher is a good football player. This is a good commit for RR and Michigan.
Go Blue Jake!
I look forward to the imminent death of the notion that RR only wants small offensive lineman. And I will piss on its grave.
Welcome, Mr. Fisher. Mr. Barwis will be waiting for you.
Dude is 260 and, based on those pictures, carrying what looks to be some baby fat. Not a small guy by any means, but I don't know how this proves this no-small-lineman theory. Give him a redshirt year and we'll see how he rounds out.
So you're saying that some kid who hasn't even started his senior season in high school, has never put on weight for an interior lineman's position before, and is 6-7 as a HS junior, doesn't indicate that the idea RR wants small linemen is hogwash?
Interesting reasoning there.
6-7 and 260 lbs. I could care less if he's 8 feet tall, if he doesn't have the mass to play OL then it's irrelevant. Either way, congrats on beating out MSU and CMU for an OL.
Part of the reason this kid's only 260 is because he's grown 3 inches in the past year and it's tough for your mass to catch up to your height that quickly, and part of the reason is because he's only 17. A lot of linemen who play at 300+ weren't there when they were HS juniors, and the ones who were that big were often kids who grew early.
And it's not like this kid is 240, he's 260, and has 26 full months before he'll be asked to play even as a back-up. That's plenty of time to put on 30+ lbs, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's 300 by then.
Because I wanted to verify my claim that this kid really isn't small for an OT, I looked at the Rivals top OT ranking list.
The #5 guy is 265, #11 is 258, #14 is 265, #19 is 263, #21 is 260, #23 is 264, #25 is 260, #28 is 260, #29 is 260, #30 is 245, etc. This doesn't include all the kid who are in the 270's - within 15 lbs or so of where Jake Fisher is.
Bottom line, this is not small for an OT prospect.
to someone who made it clear that the only reason he logged on to MGoBlog this evening was to discredit Michigan's newest recruit.
I don't mind some OSU troll coming here and talking smack from time to time, but it's remarkable how somebody can apparently believe that a high school junior who's grown three inches in a year will be unable to add 35-40 pounds by the time he's a redshirt freshman. I guess the concept of "growing" is a foreign one to him.
might have been acceptable if it was phrased in a different way. It was fair to open that to discussion. However, his second comment was typical troll-speak. He gets an auto-neg from me from here on out.
I'm actually glad he said it. Hopefully Jake is reading this and he'll learn early what kind of garbage he'll be tossing around at the end of November.
Did you hear what he said Jake? Prove him wrong on the field.
This is how I neg bang your completely pointless and irrelevant "analysis". Please, in future contribute something intelligent or stop trolling.
You probably should've sat this one out, champ.
"Either way, congrats on beating out MSU and CMU for an OL."
We're proud to have Jake. Because if he was just large, fat and lazy he'd be playing for OSU.
So thank you!
why exactly are you on this site?
I think the overlooked part of this post is that to everyone that's not locat, MSU = CMU
So, I guess we should congradulate you for beating out Akron, Toledo, Ball State and MSU to land Tommy Brown, right?
people think that RR likes small OL. It's not true. RR wants OL who can move and is in shape. If you're a big OL who can move, RR will take that player.
The mis-conception most likely stemmed from the fact that RR wants pretty much every OL to lose bad weights in his first year here.
Part of the misconception might come from RR stating, following 2 disappointing Big Ten campaigns, that his OL needs to get bigger. Easily RR's most Millenesque statement to date IMO
is most of the OL are put on Gittleson's diet which to get bigger by any means(usually eating and lifting). RR as well as Barwis wanted them to get rid of the bad weight and put on good weight. When you get rid of bad weight, you tend to lose weight faster. This is part of the reason why RR made that statement.
of course, what was I thinking! If it ain't Lloyds fault for 8-16 it is Gittleson's.
Welcome indeed. We are glad to have you aboard.
And he can punt!
How awkward would that press conference have been if the phone call went like this:
[On speaker phone]
Jake: Coach, I'm committing to Michigan!
RichRod: Hey Jake, how's it going? Yeeeaaaahhh, about that scholarship offer... I'm gonna have to go ahead and get back to you on that one.
Reading this after the Christian Pace write-up calls for Zambo-Twin Happiness:
They look happy, but I notice the gate behind the recliner, which can be put into place at the drop of a hat, immediately frustrating those cute happy little M-fans
They're from Kentucky, and precariously close to the Ohio border. The fence isn't so much for keeping Zambo Babies in, as keeping out the minions of the nefarious and evil Bucky Brutus.
Old recruiting strategy: guys named Brandon
New recruiting strategy: guys named Jake
Or anyone named Robinson.
Welcome, Jake Fisher! Man, it's going to be hard for me to type that for four or five years, with my last name being fischer. Ouch.
Anyhow, have fun and graduate your senior year, and then get to campus and listen to Barwis. He will mold you, fluffy.
I could not think of a better way to end a weekend. Welcome to the family Jake. May your nasty streak be strengthened, may your power pancake opposing defensive linemen. We are excited to have you on the team.
What's that I smell? I do believe it's a steaming pile of upside. I'm glad he's redshirting, now he'll be able to show Sparty what they missed out on five times instead of four.
So one of them from the sidelines?
I guess I didn't really think that one through... he'll just go all Michael Shaw on their graduate assistants' asses next year on his way out of the tunnel
It's interesting to see that Scout has him rated as a 4-star recruit and the #6 player in Michigan at a position he has never played. I think this more than anything else makes me highly skeptical of their criteria for ranking players.
Scout tends to move people more drastically after they have a good camp. For example, they saw Fisher twice and he hopped almost thirty spots up and grabbed an additional star. After they saw Dee Hart at the 7on7 they moved him up 16 spots, based solely on his performance there. I'm not saying he didn't deserve it, he most certainly did, I'm just saying they need a lot less to move their rankings around in comparison with rivals


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As the title suggests ...
Don't know what i did right. But ... iv'e got referer logiing turned off too. Who knows ... last time it was, like, buckleys, who knows, maybe one day i'll figure out what to do with it (ummmm, do we actually need a mag tutorial for this, or is it just me, hehehe
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Our readers were so eagerly anticipating the premiere of DIRTY SOAP, E!'s brand new docu-series, we decided to sponsor an exclusive survey of DIRTY SOAP viewers. As it turns out, the Nielsens for DIRTY SOAP were initially difficult to locate but now we know the show was watched by 0.834 million viewers (Ranked #23) and had a 0.4 Adults 18-49 rating (Tied for #17 with AGAINST THE WALL.)
We're extra grateful to the nearly 200 survey respondents who took the time to share their first impressions.
As you can see from the pie charts and comments below, DIRTY SOAP was well received. We were expecting positive feedback, given that as we were live tweeting the first episode, we saw DIRTY SOAP trending on twitter. On the other hand, E! has been quiet on the subject since Sunday night. This creates something of a disconnect, then, because usually a network is mum about Nielsens only when a premiere disappoints expectations.
According to tvbythenumbers.com, a reliable source for preliminary Nielsen ratings data, DIRTY SOAP was not in the top 100 programs that aired on Sunday, September 25, 2011. This implies that DIRTY SOAP had a lower rating than the lowest programs listed. In other words, it scored lower than HOLMES INSPECTION on HGTV, which had 1.335 million viewers and a 0.3 Adults 18-49 rating?
What's more, KENDRA, which preceded and followed DIRTY SOAP, made the list at 11:00 PM but not 9:30. At 11:00 KENDRA had 1.541 million viewers, and they didn't all just turn on their TV sets.
To top it all off, E! sent out a press release Tuesday (September 27) which we eagerly tore into, hoping it was information on DIRTY SOAP. The release did, in fact, contain the official September 2011 "performance highlights" and also boasted, "Sunday nights remain a destination for coveted young viewers, ranking as the highest-rated & most-watched cable network with W18-34 on Sundays at 10pm." However, there is absolutely no mention in the entire document of DIRTY SOAP, which had premiered two days earlier, to much fanfare.
None of this makes sense. So let's go ahead and take matters into our own hands, and focus on the audience survey. We asked three questions--the basics, really--and from where we sit, DIRTY SOAP looks like a hit with its target demographic.
These aren't just high positives, they're very low negatives. Usually, people who fill out a survey are more likely to be complainers, and yet less than 5% said they "Hated it."
Question 2 also recorded a positive overall response, considering that most of the feedback from the "comments" section indicated that viewers wanted to be able to choose more than one favorite. Overall, it looks like the women are much more popular. The men better bring it next week! It will be interesting to see how this data shifts from episode to episode.
Our last question gets to the heart of the matter. For the record, we agree with 83.9% of the respondents!
Our survey results send a clear message: viewers are eager to say positive things about DIRTY SOAP, and more importantly, most plan to watch again. So where are the Nielsens?
We'll keep looking, and we'll post updates as we investigate. If you have any leads, please share them in the comments section below. Also, to the extent that DIRTY SOAP might be seen by other networks as an indicator of the vibrancy of the soap-viewing community, we are all invested in their success. So if you enjoyed the premiere, tell your friends! DIRTY SOAP airs Sundays at 10 PM ET on E!.
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By PETER DiGIOVANNI
The Eastern Final in Class AAAA is set, with Coatesville to take on La Salle at Downingtown West�s Kottmeyer Stadium on Friday night. Coatesville will have to play better than they have all season because the Explorers are the best team the Red Raiders will have faced. But, that is for later. For now, the young men should enjoy their District 1 title.
Coatesville brought the trophy back to the Ches-Mont League for the first time since 1996 when Downingtown won the crown. Three failed attempts -- Downingtown in 2000 along with Downingtown East and West Chester Henderson in 2007 -- have now been vindicated.
The Red Raiders have scored an incredible 202 points in their four playoff wins and the last three games, including the district title clincher over Spring-Ford, went into the mercy rule. These things are not supposed to happen the deeper in the playoffs you go, but with stars like Emmett Hunt, Chris Jones and Daquan Worley, anything is possible.
Spring-Ford played tough for the first half, but at no time did it feel like Coatesville would actually lose the football game. The 17-0 spurt in the third period showed how dominating the Red Raiders have become, and except for a couple of blown coverages on defense, they almost played a perfect game.
It was nice to see Rich Como, the czar of Coatesville football, enjoying the district win. Como lives and breathes football at the school and there is nothing the program needs or wants that the boss will not deliver. It was a special night for the man who is Coatesville football.
Como brought in head coach Matt Ortega and his entire staff four years ago, and once he realized how physical the Ches-Mont and District 1 is, you now see what happens. Ortega was the right man for the job, and to a man the players will run through a wall for him.
The head coach worries about his kids on and off the football field and tries his hardest to place his players in college when they leave the program. He feels this is a big part of his job and does not just coddle to the Division 1 kids; he cares about all of them.
There were some growing pains early on, but this looks more than a one-year run. Ortega has woken up the sleeping giant that is Coatesville football and the rest of the Ches-Mont League better be put on notice that they are simply going to reload even with Hunt, Jones and Worley graduating.
There is not enough credit given to the Coatesville offensive line led by giant Collin Raysor. No one gets close to touching quarterback Emmett Hunt and the line is blowing open some big holes for Worley and Dre Boggs to run through.
All in all, it was a great night last Friday at Kottmeyer Stadium. And, who knows, maybe there is two more great nights left in the Red Raiders� tank.
We shall see.


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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Making Fluff Look White and Bright
During the summer, I also have another trick that works wonders...the sun. I love hanging my diapers out on the line to dry in the sunshine - they bleach naturally and any left over stink that has built up usually just disappears. Since line drying tends to make the diapers and inserts a bit rough and "crunchy", I toss them in the dryer for a few minutes to fluff before I fold/stuff them for use again. I've noticed my hemp inserts in particular get extra crunchy, so I usually just fold and squish it in my hands before tossing it in the dryer. The inserts don't come into contact with my son's skin therefore I'm not too worried if it isn't as soft as if I had dried it in the dryer to begin with. By following this routine, I not only have extra clean looking diapers, I also save some money by not running the dryer as much in the summer time.
-- By Katrina W.
Disclaimer: Some manufactures do not approve the use of OxiClean with their products. Please be sure to check with your diaper manufacturer regarding approved detergents, additives, etc.
34 comments:
- Senior Family said...
great post ! the sun does wonders :) thanks for sharing your tips !
- September 22, 2009 at 1:02 AM
- jennbergerbrown said...
Good tip - I need to get a line up!
- September 22, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- ih0ney said...
Aww yeah I want to sun dry them but I live in an apartment :( How much oxyclean do you use when you strip them? I've always wanted to try but am a little hesitant 'cause I dont know how much to use!
- September 22, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- dannyscotland said...
I must force my husband to install a clothesline of some kind in my yard.
- September 22, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Amy said...
drying in the sun seems to be THE best for keeping the diapers looking white and clean around here!
- September 22, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Ammie said...
Great post. I use the sun, and I've started using OxiClean (again) as of yesterday. I am so grateful for these tips!
- September 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- dotcomkari said...
I love the effect sunshine has on diapers.. makes them like brand new! works on getting light stains out of your favorite outfits too!
Thank you for such a wonderful post!
- September 22, 2009 at 2:18 PM
- Jenney said...
Yeah, I don't look forward to the winter and months of keeping my diapers out of the out-of-doors.
- September 22, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- The McDougles said...
Thanks for sharing your tips!
- September 22, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- hosiewosie said...
love clothesline pictures!
- September 22, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- TeamOSM said...
I love line drying, but it has rained here for at least ten days...sad!
Great post...thanks!
- September 22, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Lisa said...
I've never had to use anything like Oxyclean on mine. I try to hang them out in the sun whenever possible, and I have no stains on any of them.
- September 22, 2009 at 6:34 PM
- Tamara said...
I was wondering about oxyclean, nice to know that it can be done.
- September 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Anna said...
I love hanging my diapers out in the sun during the summer too!
- September 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Day to Day Tripper said...
Thanks for sharing your tips. We've had trouble with smell for the first time in 5 years of cloth diapering. I think I might try your idea and see if it helps.
- September 22, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Gini said...
Great tips! I need to try the Oxy and put them out in the sun. I dont have a lot of diapers and they look like they need some better maintanance.
- September 22, 2009 at 10:47 PM
- The Smith Family said...
I was just thinking about this issue today. It has been overcast and threatening to rain for two weeks now so I've been going crazy trying to get my fluff white and bright. Hopefully it will be sunny next week!
- September 22, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- Cloth Diaperer Extraordinaire said...
The Smith Family: Go ahead and put your diapers out even on an overcast day. It's the sun's UV rays that do all the work... the UV rays still make it through the clouds on overcast days (which is why they say it's especially important to wear sunscreen on overcast days because although you can't see it - the effects of it are still present). =)
- September 23, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- Cloth Diaperer Extraordinaire said...
How much OxiClean?
Depends heavily on what type of washing machine you have - for a top loader you can do 1 - 2 full scoops (each scoop is 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons). For a front loading machine I recommend no more than 1-2 tablespoons (just make sure you're only putting in the OxiClean and no additional detergent otherwise there will be too many suds).
And, as always - rinse, rinse, rinse and rinse some more!
- September 23, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- tamsinite said...
We sun our covers - it even gets the elastic nice and white! It's good to know about OxiClean too, we may have to try it once winter hits.
- September 23, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Cari said...
Love sunning my diapers! Does Oxyclean Free work or does it have to be the regular?
- September 23, 2009 at 8:56 PM
- Talina said...
My diapers stain every time I was them and they need to be sunned every darn time! I must be doing something wrong.
When I started using OxiClean on my BG 3.0 the started to repel and leak, not sure if it was because of the OxiClean or something else. This is all new to me.
- September 23, 2009 at 10:20 PM
- Melissa said...
waiting for my clothes line to be installed!! :o)
- September 23, 2009 at 10:46 PM
- Christina's Cookies said...
I LOVE hanging my dipes in the sun! I really don't have much choice because we have to do a ton of rewiring before we can get my dryer hooked up in our "new" old house :(
- September 24, 2009 at 12:23 AM
- Cloth Diaperer Extraordinaire said...
Cari: We only recommend using the "regular" OxiClean Versatile. We do not recommend the other formulations, including the baby version.
- September 24, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- Cloth Diaperer Extraordinaire said...
Talina: Stains are a bit pesky to look at but so long as the diapers are clean they're primarily just a cosmetic nuisance.
What version of OxiClean did you use? And, more importantly how much OxiClean were you using?
I haven't had any issues using OxiClean - but I only use (and recommend) 1 tablespoon for a front loading machine or 1-2 tablespoons for a top loading machine.
It's also important to note that when you're using OxiClean it should be the only thing you're using in that particular wash load... so we recommend doing a short cycle cold wash first - with the OxiClean. Then follow with a hot water wash with your cloth diaper friendly detergent.
I hope this helps!
- September 24, 2009 at 9:18 AM
- Jessica Barr said...
I just got into a living situation where I am able to line dry! YAY for me!!!! Thanks for your post and tips!
- September 24, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Andrea said...
How much oxyclean do you put in? I tried to make an make shift cloths line, we don't have room but it doesn't work very well.
- September 24, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Lindsay said...
I never even thought about line drying cloth diapers. I was worried about pollens to be completely honest. It is a good tip though, thanks for sharing!
- September 24, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- Amanda, Jake, and Parker Patow said...
I am always amazed how well (and fast) the sun takes out stains! But, I have heard that it makes the elastic dry out and break, so I only do it occasionally.
- September 24, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Cloth Diaperer Extraordinaire said...
Amanda: The main thing that causes elastic to wear out is excessive heat - and pulling on the elastic when it's warm. Usually the diapers aren't out in the sun long enough to heat the elastic to the point of wearing it out/damaging it. So long as you dry the diaper for a moderate period of time (a couple hours) then it shouldn't really cause any significant damage. Sun drying would definitely be gentler on the diapers as opposed to the dryer.
- September 24, 2009 at 9:03 PM
- Becky said...
Wow. I'm glad to hear (through the comments) that I'm not the only one who deals with staining. My little one's diapers have them everywhere! Even after sunning. Thank you for your tips and all of the interesting comments. I'll have to work on my de-staining (even though it's solely cosmetic)!
- September 26, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- Ryan, Corrie, and Max said...
Ooooh I will try the Oxiclean tomorrow, if the original is what we have downstairs! Every time I want to put mine out to sun, it rains. I'm not even kidding.
- September 26, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- Crissy said...
I need to get a line up too, I have a few diapers that really need some sunning and I would just like to use the sun more than our dryer. I do occassionally set them out on our patio table to sun.
- September 27, 2009 at 1:19 PM


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Yemen reports "tension" with Eritrea
On Saturday, Yemen said that tensions had recently flared with Eritrea over "repeated Eritrean provocation of Yemeni fishermen" in the southern Red Sea.
"Yemen exercised restraint in recent months with respect to repeated provocation by Eritrean authorities against Yemeni fishermen as well as seizure of their boats," said a government spokesman in a statement, cited by AFP.
Sanaa, for its part, had resorted to "diplomatic channels to resolve differences over fishing rights (around Red Sea islands) in order not to spark tensions" with Asmara, he added. On their part, Eritrean authorities had in the past couple of months intercepted "more than 30 Yemeni fishermen and seized their boats," a government official told AFP.
He said Asmara had also "conducted military exercises in early September opposite the Yemeni coast, prompting Yemeni authorities to put their armed forces on a higher level of alert for fear of a reckless action by Eritrean troops." (Albawaba.com)


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Michele Gingras, the clarinet professor at Miami University (Ohio), will present a masterclass for Penn State clarinet students 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in 110 Music Building I on the University Park campus of Penn State. Admission is free.
Michele Gingras joined the Miami University faculty in 1986. She earned her master's degree at Northwestern University with Robert Marcellus, a Premier Prix in clarinet performance and in chamber music from the Montreal Music Conservatory with Rafaele Masella, and she studied in the doctoral program at Indiana University with Bernard Portnoy and Earl Bates.
Professor Gingras is an active recitalist, author, recording artist, and clinician. She performed as a soloist, as a member of the Miami Wind Quintet, and as a klezmer musician in Australia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Taiwan, Singapore, and throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. She served ten summers as principal clarinet with the Echternach Festival Orchestra in Luxembourg. Previously, she was principal solo clarinet with the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra (Chile). Gingras has recorded over a dozen compact discs and ten solo recitals for Radio-Canada. Additionally, she recorded a commissioned duo with Emmy-Award clarinetist Richard Stoltzman for MMC Recordings in Boston (2008).
Her publications include more than 200 articles and reviews for The Clarinet, CASS, Australian Clarinet and Saxophone, The Instrumentalist, NACWPI, Canadian Winds, and other magazines. She also translated a 550-page scholarly book about saxophonist Jean-Marie Londeix published by Roncorp. Her two books, Clarinet Secrets—52 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Clarinetist and echo, were published by Scarecrow Press. In 2007, she published a widely-distributed "Survival Guide" pamphlet about single reed instrument care as well as online educational material for Rico International. Since 2008, she has authored a clarinet advice column in the magazine Australian Clarinet and Saxophone.