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New: Berkeley Rallies to Protest Post Office Sale
While Berkeley continues its protests, the United States Postal Service goes ahead with plans to sell Berkeley's landmarked Downtown Post Office. The USPS deadline for appealing the decision is Tuesday, May 7th, a day when Berkeley will rally on the steps of the Berkeley Post Office at 2000 Allston Way--music & protest 12:00 to 5 pm, with speakers and music beginning at 3 PM. All are invited to demonstrate and protest the sale of our historic Post Office building.
The Save the Berkeley Post Office Committee, the city of Berkeley and others have appealed the USPS decision. From Georgetown to Santa Monica, the USPS is selling historic post offices that were entrusted to it. In Berkeley, work proceeds at several levels to prevent the sale of our cultural heritage.
o Legally: Save the Berkeley Post Office is working with the National Post Office Collaborate to take joint legal action with other communities, such at the Bronx, and Chelsea, NY, to stop these sales. o Legislation: Senator Bernie Sanders is being asked to amend his bill to prevent the sale of historic post office. His bill preventing the closures of 3,500 post office buildings has passed the Senate. o Education and Outreach: The Committee continues to table and leaflet in front of the Post Office to encourage Berkeley residents to support efforts to save the building for the public. o Fundraising: the public is asked to make a tax-deductible donation to the National Post Office Collaborate to support the legal efforts to stop these sales. Please go to http://www.nationalpostofficecollaborate.com/ ; then click on DONATE. Or mail a check to the National Post Office Collaborate, P.O. Box 1234, Berkeley, CA 94701
"We want these post office buildings to stay within the public domain," said Jacquelyn McCormick, a former mayoral candidate, who organized the National Post Office Collaborate to prevent these sales. NPOC, in the process of attaining a nonprofit status, aims to build a unified national response to the threatened sale of some 40 historic post offices nationwide. NPOC is working with Harold Hughes, retired USPS general counsel, now an attorney with Utah-based Ford & Huff, to look at legal strategies.
"The fact that the post office gave 15 days appeal on a matter that seems to be significant to the public kind of suggests how much thought they're going to give to considering the appeal," Hughes said. He pointed to the National Environmental Policy Act, which says federal agencies must consider environmental impacts of major federal actions. Hughes said USPS avoids considering the cumulative impacts of numerous post office closings.
Hughes criticized the postal service's hearing and appeals process, characterizing them as "pro forma." In his letter appealing the Bronx Post Office sale, he quoted postal regulations that state when a decision affects "the equality of the human environment," USPS must "encourage and facilitate public involvement" in the decisions.
Hughes said, however, the National Historic Preservation Act ensures public access to the art. "Obviously the art was paid for by the public and for public consumption," Hughes said. "When this artwork was created, back in the Depression era, it was created for the public to enjoy. To simply say, 'Well, we continue to have it, but it's up to the new owner whether anyone would get to see it,' really sort of destroys the point of public art."
In April the Postal Service approved the sale of three other historic post office buildings: the Wall Street post office in La Jolla, Old Chelsea on West 18th Street in New York City, and the Bronx General Post Office on the Grand Concourse. As in Berkeley, these three post offices contain New Deal public artworks. The murals in the Bronx by Ben Shahn are masterpieces, monumental in scale and extremely well-known.
Berkeley city officials asked for a one year time-out to work with the USPS to find a solution that met the long-term financial needs of the Postal Service and maintained federal ownership. The Postal Service wasn't interested.
As of 2003, the USPS real estate portfolio had an estimated worth of $110 billion. The process of privatizing USPS real estate holdings may yield enormous commissions to CB Richard Ellis, the giant commercial realty firm that was awarded an exclusive contract for USPS property sales. University of California Regent Richard Blum is the chairman of CB Richard Ellis and the husband of California Senator Dianne Feinstein.


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DUSTIN HOFFMAN has been blasted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after suggesting TV bosses were too quick to cancel his horse racing drama Luck amid outrage from the animal rights group.
Hoffman, who played a foul-mouthed former convict on the gritty HBO show, insisted executives made a "hasty decision" to cancel the series last year following animal cruelty complaints in a recent interview.
The Tootsie star went on to claim that facts PETA officials served up to the media following the deaths of three horses connected to the TV drama were "so distorted".
And now one of PETA's Associate Director Michelle Cho is firing back, calling his remarks "cold and totally irresponsible".
In the letter, obtained by WENN, Cho writes, "God help us all if having three horses die during a TV series wasn't or – if you were oblivious then – isn't now enough for you to think that something might be wrong with the animal welfare safeguards for the production.
"How many dead animals on your TV show would it take to make you even slightly uncomfortable? Six? Twenty? All the horses?"
She adds, "You are one actor, but twelve whistleblowers who worked on Luck contacted PETA, and they all made the same allegations: The horses being used were unfit, arthritic, drugged, and pushed beyond their capabilities. There is nothing accidental about this."
Reminding the actor that PETA bosses asked for his help as the show's executive producer and star, she adds, "You ignored that overture and at least one other horse died just days later. That horse's blood is on your hands.
"As an executive producer, you most definitely shared responsibility for ensuring that every effort was being made to create a safe environment for the animals used, and you failed. The corpses of three horses are evidence that you and others in positions of authority shirked your duties.
"Now, to add insult to real-life injury, you have brazenly decided to defend that conduct and to take HBO to task for pulling the plug on this deadly show.
"While you have dismissed the deaths, the authorities haven't. The allegations remain under investigation by law enforcement, the California Horse Racing Board, and the California Veterinary Medical Association. It is clear to us, Mr. Hoffman, that you are a man without a heart or a conscience or the courage to apologize in any way for your role in the deaths and injuries that befell animals on the set of Luck. The bottom line is this: No animal should die for the fleeting entertainment of a TV show."
And Cho concludes her angry letter by suggesting Hoffman is "out of touch with a world that cares about animals".
DUSTIN HOFFMAN has been blasted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after suggesting TV bosses were too quick to cancel his horse racing drama Luck amid outrage from the animal rights group.

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If Chuck Norris played in the NFL he probably wouldn't wear pads. But it turns out the ultimate tough guy would give the much-maligned Tim Tebow a job.
The martial arts specialist has backed the released New York Jets quarterback to flourish in the league, despite no NFL team showing an interest in the former-Florida star since he was let go earlier this off-season.
Tebow has had offers to compete for a starting spot in the Canadian Football League, and been advised to try his hand in the Arena Football League.
But Norris thinks he can still cut it in the NFL, and backed the one-time Heisman trophy winner to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Writing in his column for the nonprofit website Newsbusters, Norris hails Tebow as a UCP - an ultimate clutch player.
"Tebow is a player who rises to the occasion and delivers big in critical moments," writes Norris. "He reminds me of myself when I used to compete in martial arts.
"I would spar with my black belts in class, and sometimes they would outscore me. Yet in the tournaments, I would defeat them. My students used to ask me, 'Why is it that we can contend equally against you in class but can't beat you in the tournaments?'
"My answer was always the same: 'When it counts, I rise to the occasion."
Norris believes Tebow is one of the most determined and "inspiring athletes ever to play the game of football."
The quarterback has been linked with the Jaguars, who struggled at the position with Blaine Gabbert last season.
But a portion of the fan base clearly doesn't want to sign the player, even starting a website called 'Evenifhesreleased.com', and the Jaguars have said they have no intention of signing Tebow.
The former-Jet has a standing offer to play in the Arena Football League with the Philadelphia Soul, but he's yet to decide on his next career move.


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Beck's "Apocalyptic" Egypt "Hysteria" Triggers New Round Of Conservative Condemnation
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Bill Kristol and other media conservatives have recently denounced Glenn Beck for using "hysteria" and "apocalyptic conspiracy terms" in his commentary about the uprising in Egypt. This is the latest case in which Beck's violent rhetoric and conspiratorial fearmongering have triggered criticism from Republicans and right-wing media figures.
Republicans And Media Conservatives Criticized Beck For "Hysteria" Over Uprising In Egypt
Kristol: Beck Is "Marginalizing Himself" Through His "Hysteria." In his February 14, 2011, column for the upcoming edition of The Weekly Standard, Fox News contributor Bill Kristol wrote of Beck's reaction to the Egyptian protests:
Now, people are more than entitled to their own opinions of how best to accomplish that democratic end. And it's a sign of health that a political and intellectual movement does not respond to a complicated set of developments with one voice.
But hysteria is not a sign of health. When Glenn Beck rants about the caliphate taking over the Middle East from Morocco to the Philippines, and lists (invents?) the connections between caliphate-promoters and the American left, he brings to mind no one so much as Robert Welch and the John Birch Society. He's marginalizing himself, just as his predecessors did back in the early 1960s. [The Weekly Standard, 2/14/11]
Lowry: Kristol's Criticism Of Beck's "Wild Theorizing" Is "Well-Deserved." In a February 5, 2011, post to National Review Online's The Corner blog, Rich Lowry wrote:
Bill Kristol has an editorial on conservatives and Egypt. He takes a well-deserved shot at Glenn Beck's latest wild theorizing:
...hysteria is not a sign of health. When Glenn Beck rants about the caliphate taking over the Middle East from Morocco to the Philippines, and lists (invents?) the connections between caliphate-promoters and the American left, he brings to mind no one so much as Robert Welch and the John Birch Society. He's marginalizing himself, just as his predecessors did back in the early 1960s. [NRO's The Corner, 2/05/11]
Fund: Beck's Use Of "Apocalyptic Conspiracy Terms" In Egypt Commentary "Goes Too Far." During the February 6, 2011, edition of CNN's Reliable Sources, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund said of Beck's Egypt commentary:
Look, Glenn Beck is a commentator, and I think that part of his analysis is accurate. Look, we have to remember that the Iranian regime when it collapsed was going to be a democracy, then it was hijacked by Islamic extremists and we're still dealing with them 30 years later and their nuclear weapons. And obviously Europe has a lot more to worry about - you know, by 2030, 9* percent of Europe is going to be Muslim. But to carry that and take it into apocalyptic conspiracy terms about America becoming Islamic state that goes too far, and I think if Glenn Beck had to do it over again, he might rethink that. [CNN, Reliable Sources, 2/06/11]
Report: "Prominent Republicans Have Approached" Murdoch And Ailes About Beck's "Potential Embarrassment." In a February 5, 2011, post to Time magazine's Swampland blog, Joe Klein wrote:
Today, (hat tip/Ben Smith), we have Bill Kristol sticking with the demonstrators and calling out free-range lunatic Glenn Beck, for his hilarious commie-muslim caliphate delusions. This is not unimportant. Kristol lies very close to the throbbing heart of the Fox News sensibility. And I've heard, from more than a couple of conservative sources, that prominent Republicans have approached Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes about the potential embarrassment that the paranoid-messianic rodeo clown may bring upon their brand. The speculation is that Beck is on thin ice. His ratings are dropping, too--which, in the end, is a good part of what this is all about. But I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a mirror-Olbermann situation soon. [Time's Swampland, 2/05/11]
Conservative Media Denounced Beck's False Attacks On Soros And His Focus On Jewish Figures
Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg: Beck Engages In "Anti-Semitic Dog-Whistling." In a January 18, 2011, post to The Atlantic, national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg wrote:
It's become clear to me that the Fox commentator Glenn Beck has something of a Jewish problem. Actually, he has something of a modernity problem, and people with modernity problems tend to have problems with Jews, who more or less invented modernity (Einstein, Marx, Freud, Franz Boas, etc.)
This is not, by the way, a post about Beck's singular obsession with George Soros (read Michelle Goldberg -- not a relative, except in an all-Jews-are-conspiring-against-Glenn-Beck sort of way -- on this subject). This is a post about Beck's recent naming of nine people -- eight of them Jews -- as enemies of America and humanity. He calls these people prime contributors to the -- wait for it -- "era of the big lie." The eight Jews are Sigmund Freud; Edward Bernays, the founder of public relations, and a nephew of Freud's (which Beck discloses as if this had previously been a secret); Soros, of course; Cass Sunstein, now of the White House; the former labor leader Andy Stern; Walter Lippman, who is no longer here to defend himself; Frances Fox Piven, who Beck believes is "sowing the seeds" of revolution; and, of all people, Edward Rendell.
It is fair to ask if Beck knows that these people are Jewish (It is not widely-known that Rendell is Jewish, I think). But Beck is a smart person, and has researchers at hand with access to Wikipedia. Further, most of these people on Beck's "big lie" list are already the targets of straightforward attacks in the dark, anti-Semitic corners of the Web, so an extended Google search, in some cases, would show that much of the opposition to some of these people is motivated by anti-Semitism. That said, Beck has not crossed a certain line, by identifying his targets openly as Jewish. Nevertheless, this, to me, is a classic case of anti-Semitic dog-whistling. Beck is speaking to a certain constituency, and the thought has now crossed my mind that this constituency understands the clear implications of what Beck is saying. [The Atlantic, 1/18/11]
Editor-In-Chief Of Libertarian Reason Magazine: "Beck's Ridiculous Misreading of George Soros ... Sets Back The Cause Of Human Understanding." In a November 12, 2010, post on Reason's blog Hit & Run, headlined "Glenn Beck's Ridiculous Misreading of George Soros Might Not Be As Inappropriate As Busting a 14-Year-Old's Balls for How He Behaved During the Holocaust, But It Still Sets Back the Cause of Human Understanding," Editor-in-Chief Matt Welch condemned Beck's false attacks on Soros:
First and foremostly, having lived in Soros' home town of Budapest for three years, plus another five in Prague and Bratislava (and an abortive, short-term attempt to "move" to Cuba), I have become convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt about this one thing: As a native son of the free world you can and damn well should cheer a person who acted bravely in the face of a pervasive and murderous totalitarian state, but with the exception of the monsters who willfully abused power there, you had better err massively on the side of reticence before casting negative judgment on the compromises that captive citizens made under a pressure we literally cannot fathom. This goes doubly for pubescent kids, and off the freakin' charts when it comes to a 14-year-old Jew in Jew-butchering Hungary in 1944 trying to stay alive. I would think that this would be a common-sense thing, but I am constantly surprised by how quickly people are willing to toss decency and basic rationality out the window when discussing a hate figure from the other team.
So Beck isn't blaming or questioning the 14-year-old, he just thinks that the 14-year-old's actions were worthy of regret, and quite possibly the source of later behaviors--including some directed at Israel--that are wrong-headed and dangerous. Glad we cleared that up!
Beck's critics are describing his characterizations of Soros' wartime activities as factually incorrect; scanning through these links I'm inclined to agree. But even if the descriptions were 100 percent accurate and proportional, I would find the passage above appalling on a basic human level. There is a palpable whiff of suggestion that 14-year-old George Soros not only enjoyed "helping send the Jews to the death camps" (another Beck formulation from this week), but that he still lights up with mirth at the thought of the idea six decades later, perhaps explaining why he hates Israel to this day. It is a hint and a nudge that the hunted teenage Jew might have been and maybe still is an anti-Semite. Not only are we passing over the only real emotional response appropriate for a 14-year-old Holocaust survivor--bottomless, uncomprehending sympathy for the traumas he and so many other children went through--we are passing negative judgment on his actions under fire, and using it as a Rosetta Stone to explain his darkly nefarious afterlife.
Soros is a fascinating, deeply flawed, and (IMO) quite wrongheaded major actor on the world stage. He is also not hard to get a basic read on, since he writes books constantly and is forever talking about his own thought processes, life histories, and conclusions. You want to learn about this important figure? Go read a book. But not by Glenn Beck. [Reason's Hit & Run, 11/12/10]
Neoconservative Commentary Magazine's Tobin Decried Beck's Attacks On Soros As "Off-Limits" And "Offensive." On November 12, 2010, Commentary's Jonathan S. Tobin wrote:
On the broadcast, [Beck] spoke of Soros's activities during the Nazi occupation of Hungary in 1944 and described him as participating in the rounding up of Jews. "Here's a Jewish boy sending Jews to the death camps," said Beck. While Beck added that Soros's age and the circumstances should be taken into account and said that even he didn't know what he would do had he been there, the clear implication was that Soros was a collaborator who should feel remorse.
But whatever actually happened, as even Beck stated, Soros was just "surviving" an impossible situation, and it is simply inadmissible for anyone to speak in a judgmental fashion about his conduct or to demand "remorse." Beck is no position to pontificate about the conduct of Holocaust survivors and should refrain from even commenting about this subject. In fact, Soros has himself discussed his experiences openly, and most of what we know about this comes directly from him. Throwing these events in his face is, as Anti-Defamation League National Director Abe Foxman stated, "completely inappropriate, offensive and over the top." Such topics really must be off-limits, even in the take-no-prisoners world of contemporary punditry.
Similarly, when Beck played a recording of Soros speaking of his efforts to undermine various governments, his listeners had to assume that it was part of some leftist conspiracy that he was funding. Beck left out the fact that what Soros was talking about was his Cold War-era funding of movements that sought to support anti-Communist dissidents in countries like Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and the Soviet Union. In other words, while Soros's current politics is abhorrent, he was one of the good guys when it came to the fight against Soviet Communism.
Political commentary that reduces every person and every thing to pure black and white may be entertaining, but it is often misleading. There is much to criticize about George Soros's career, and his current political activities are troubling. But Beck's denunciation of him is marred by ignorance and offensive innuendo. Instead of providing sharp insight into a shady character, all Beck has done is further muddy the waters and undermine his own credibility as a commentator. [Commentary, 11/12/10]
Media Conservatives Condemned Beck's Accusations That President Obama Is A "Racist"
Scarborough On Beck: "You Cannot Preach Hatred. You Cannot Say The President's A Racist." From the September 22, 2009, edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:
SCARBOROUGH: You cannot say that the president of the United States, Mike Barnicle, hates all white people. You cannot call the president of the United States a racist. You cannot wallow in conspiracy theories as he did for about a month, suggesting that FEMA might be setting up concentration camps and going on Fox & Friends and saying, "I can't disprove it," and then wait a month. You can't stir up that type of hatred -- calling the president a racist.
BARNICLE: Yeah.
SCARBOROUGH: And then say, "I'm just a rodeo clown." Can I -- can I -- I've got an honor roll. We're gonna have a conservatives honor roll on this show.
BARNICLE: All right.
SCARBOROUGH: And trust me, you want to be on this honor roll. I know how these stories end. I always know how they end -- and I'm talking to you Mitt Romney, and I'm talking to anybody who wants to be president in 2012. You need to call out this type of hatred, because it always blows up in your face.
But yesterday, Pete Wehner, Karl Rove's political guy inside the White House -- brilliant guy, writes for Commentary. And we disagree on a lot, Pete and I do, but Pete came out yesterday and said Glenn Beck is bad for the conservative movement. We need more people doing that. You cannot preach hatred. You cannot say the president's a racist. You cannot stir up things that could have very deadly consequences. I was in Congress in 1995. I know where this can end. You can't do it, and then say, "I'm a rodeo clown." [MSNBC, Morning Joe, 9/22/09]
Former Bush Speechwriter Wehner: "The Role Glenn Beck Is Playing Is Harmful In Its Totality." In a post for Commentary magazine's Contentions blog, Peter Wehner stated, "Only recently have I watched portions of [Beck's] television program, as well as interviews with him, and heard parts of his radio program. And what I've seen should worry the conservative movement." He later added, "Some of Beck's statements -- for example, that President Obama has a 'deep-seated hatred for white people' -- are quite unfair and not good for the country." Wehner also stated, "And certainly some of the things Beck has done on his program are fine and appropriate. But the role Glenn Beck is playing is harmful in its totality." [Commentary, Contentions, 9/21/09]
Parker: Beck Is "Empower[ing] Racists." On the NBC-syndicated Chris Matthews Show, after host Chris Matthews played clips of Beck calling Obama a racist and Rush Limbaugh claiming that "in Obama's America, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering," Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker stated: "What Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh did in those two clips is to empower racists and to legitimize them. And so that's -- that's the shame and horror of what they're doing." [NBC, The Chris Matthews Show, 9/20/09]
Brooks: Beck Is "Race-Baiting." Also on The Chris Matthews Show, conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks said, "What Rush and Glenn Beck are doing, that's just race-baiting -- 100 percent, that's race-baiting." [NBC, The Chris Matthews Show, 9/20/09]
Politico's Roger Simon: Beck's Claim That Obama Is "Racist" Is "Repulsive." During the August 17, 2009, edition of Lou Dobbs' radio show, Politico's chief political columnist said:
I still gotta say, it's repulsive when national figures in the media say that Obama acts like Adolf Hitler, that he rules the same way Adolf Hitler does. It's just wrong. And when you say that President Obama has a deep hatred of white people -
It was Glenn Beck. He said, deep hatred of white people and the white culture. First of all, the phrase 'the white culture' I think is jarring to some people. [United Stations Radio Networks, Lou Dobbs Show, 8/17/09]
The View's Hasselbeck: There Is "Danger In What [Beck] Said," And He Is Not "Able To Back It Up." On ABC's The View, co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck said of Beck's "racist" comment: "There's danger in what he said, too. That was a bit sensationalist to go and say something like this. And I think whenever you throw that word out at somebody, you better be able to back it up. And he's not able to." [ABC, The View, 7/30/09]
Republicans And Media Conservatives Have Decried Beck's Violent Rhetoric, Conspiracies
Scarborough Slammed Beck's "Violent Rhetoric" In Wake Of Tucson Shooting. In a January 18, 2011, Politico column, Joe Scarborough wrote:
We get it, Sarah Palin. You're not morally culpable for the tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz. All of us around the "Morning Joe" table agree, even if we were stunned that you would whine about yourself on Facebook as a shattered family prepared to bury their 9-year-old girl.
The same goes for you, Glenn Beck. You've attacked your political opponents with words designed to inspire hatred and mind-bending conspiracy theories from fans. Calling the president a racist, Marxist and fascist may be reprehensible, but it did not lead a mentally disturbed man to take a Glock to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's "Congress on Your Corner" event.
Good on ya, buddy. You weren't personally responsible for the slaughter at the Safeway. Maybe you can put it on a poster at the next "Talkers" convention.
But before you and the pack of right-wing polemicists who make big bucks spewing rage on a daily basis congratulate yourselves for not being responsible for Jared Lee Loughner's rampage, I recommend taking a deep breath. Just because the dots between violent rhetoric and violent actions don't connect in this case doesn't mean you can afford to ignore the possibility -- or, as many fear, the inevitability -- that someone else will soon draw the line between them.
Actually, someone already has. When you get a minute, Google "Byron Williams" and "Tides Foundation" to see just how thin a layer of ice Beck skates on every day. [Politico, 1/18/11]
Former Bush Speechwriter Frum: Beck Creates "Alternative Reality" Allowing Conservatives To "Dupe Themselves" Using "Pretend Information." In a November 12, 2010, New York Times op-ed, David Frum wrote:
Too often, conservatives dupe themselves. They wrap themselves in closed information systems based upon pretend information. In this closed information system, banks can collapse without injuring the rest of the economy, tax cuts always pay for themselves and Congressional earmarks cause the federal budget deficit. Even the market collapse has not shaken some conservatives out of their closed information system. It enfolded them more closely within it. This is how to understand the Glenn Beck phenomenon. Every day, Beck offers alternative knowledge -- an alternative history of the United States and the world, an alternative system of economics, an alternative reality. As corporate profits soar, the closed information system insists that the free-enterprise system is under assault. As prices slump, we are warned of imminent hyperinflation. As black Americans are crushed under Depression-level unemployment, the administration's policies are condemned by some conservatives as an outburst of Kenyan racial revenge against the white overlord. [The New York Times, 11/12/10]
Senator Gregg: Beck Is A "Screamer" Who Has "No Interest In The Facts." In a September 14, 2010, article on Politico, Ben Smith reported that then-Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) chastised Beck as one of the primary "screamers" who he claimed unfairly "demonized" the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP):
Rammed through Congress in the final months of the Bush administration by a political and financial establishment that felt it had looked into the abyss, TARP had the support of not just President Barack Obama but also his likely foes in 2012, such as former Govs. Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin. But it has been only sporadically defended, or even explained, by leaders of both parties who have shown decidedly little courage of their convictions.
"It's become demonized on the left and the right by screamers -- Glenn Beck and Rachel Maddow -- who have no interest in the facts; they're just interested in hyperbolizing and generating attention," lamented New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg, a key player in guiding the measure through the upper chamber and one of the few Republicans willing to talk about TARP in positive terms. [Politico, 9/14/10]
Former Bush Press Secretary Fleischer: "I Find Glenn Beck To Be A Little Weird And A Little Creepy." In an August 28, 2010, post to his Facebook account, Ari Fleischer wrote:
I find Glenn Beck to be a little weird and a little creepy, but he's entitled to give a speech on the Mall. How come the press didn't go nuts when Louis Farrakhan and other out-there groups used the Mall to promote their thinking? It's called press bias and it's a double standard. [Facebook, 8/28/10]
NewsBusters' Whitlock Criticized Beck For "Play[ing] The Nazi Card." In an August 27, 2010, post to conservative media criticism blog NewsBusters, Scott Whitlock criticized Beck for "play[ing] the Nazi card" when condemning Good Morning America's segment on Beck's 8-28 rally, saying "it is over-the-top":
Good Morning America's Claire Shipman on Friday launched a pre-emptive one-sided attack on Glenn Beck's August 28 rally in Washington D.C., including selectively editing clips from the conservative host. The ABC journalist featured a snippet of Beck asserting, "Blacks don't own Martin Luther King." [MP3 audio here.]
On his radio show, Friday, Beck complained about the "hatchet job." Shipman clearly distorted the context. He actually said, "Whites don't own Abraham Lincoln. Blacks don't own Martin Luther King. Those are American icons, American ideas and we should just talk about character." (H/T to The Right Scoop and Noel Sheppard.)
Playing the segment on the radio, Beck hyperbolically declared, "That's what Goebbels did. The truth didn't matter." Now, while ABC should be criticized for the dishonest editing job, it is over-the-top to play the Nazi card. [NewsBusters, 8/27/10]
Weekly Standard's Continetti: "For Beck, Conspiracy Theories Are Not Aberrations. They Are Central To His Worldview." In a June 28, 2010, article in The Weekly Standard, Matthew Continetti wrote:
"Socialism and fascism," the author writes in Glenn Beck's Common Sense, "have been on the rise for two administrations now." Beck's book Arguing with Idiots contains a list of the "Top Ten Bastards of All Time," on which Pol Pot (No. 10), Adolf Hitler (No. 6), and Pontius Pilate (No. 4) all rank lower than FDR (No. 3) and Woodrow Wilson (No. 1). In Glenn Beck's Common Sense Beck writes, "With a few notable exceptions, our political leaders have become nothing more than parasites who feed off our sweat and blood."
This is nonsense. Whatever you think of Theodore Roosevelt, he was not Lenin. Woodrow Wilson was not Stalin. The philosophical foundations of progressivism may be wrong. The policies that progressivism generates may be counterproductive. Its view of the Constitution may betray the Founders'. Nevertheless, progressivism is a distinctly American tradition that partly came into being as a way to prevent ideologies like communism and fascism from taking root in the United States. And not even the stupidest American liberal shares the morality of the totalitarian monsters whom Beck analogizes to American politics so flippantly.
Read and watch enough Glenn Beck, and you realize that he is not only introducing new authors and ideas into public life, he is reintroducing old ideas. Some very old ideas. The notion that America's leaders are indistinguishable from America's enemies has a long and sorry history. In the 1950s it led Robert Welch, the head of the John Birch Society, to proclaim that President Dwight Eisenhower was a Communist sympathizer. For this, William F. Buckley Jr. famously denounced Welch and severed the Birchers' ties to mainstream conservatism. The group was ostracized for decades.
But not everyone denounced Welch. One author, the Mormon autodidact W. Cleon Skousen, continued to support the Birchers as he penned books on politics and the American founding. And Skousen continued to believe, despite all evidence to the contrary, that American political, social, and economic elites were working with the Communists to foist a world government on the United States.
Glenn Beck is a Skousenite. During the "We Surround Them" program, he urged his audience to read Skousen's 5000 Year Leap (1981), for which he has written a foreword, and The Real George Washington (1991). "The 5000 Year Leap is essential to understanding why our Founders built this Republic the way they did," the author writes in Glenn Beck's Common Sense. More controversially, Beck has recommended Skousen's Naked Communist (1958) and Naked Capitalist (1970), which lay out the writer's paranoid scenarios in detail. The latter book, for example, draws on Carroll Quigley's Tragedy and Hope (1966), which argues that the history of the 20th century is the product of secret societies in conflict. "Carroll Quigley laid open the plan in Tragedy and Hope," says a character in Beck's new novel, The Overton Window. "The only hope to avoid the tragedy of war was to bind together the economies of the world to foster global stability and peace."
For Beck, conspiracy theories are not aberrations. They are central to his worldview. They are the natural consequence of assuming that the world hangs by a thread, and that everyone is out to get you. [The Weekly Standard, 6/28/10]
Little Green Footballs' Johnson: Beck's "Show By Itself Should Have Been Enough To Thoroughly Discredit Beck To Any Sane Person." Conservative blogger Charles Johnson wrote on his blog, Little Green Footballs, "TIME Magazine's David Von Drehle asks: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? I don't know why anyone would think a far right populist demagogue who rants and weeps in front of millions of people and spreads conspiracy theories straight out of the canon of the John Birch Society would be a bad thing." He continued: "The following show by itself should have been enough to thoroughly discredit Beck to any sane person. But the right wing didn't even blink at it." [Little Green Footballs, 9/17/09]
Frum: Beck Is Doing "Terrible Damage" With "Paranoid And Hysterical" Smears. In a September 11, 2009, blog post titled "GOP Surrenders to Beck's Mob Rule," Frum stated: "When Glenn Beck made his Fox debut, some shrewd conservatives responded with a wink. Maybe the show was paranoid and hysterical. Maybe Beck was none too scrupulous about facts and truth. But why be squeamish? The other side did as bad, or nearly. And see how usefully he mobilized the base! Those shrewd conservatives assumed Beck was working for them. Big mistake. Beck is working for himself -- and he chooses his targets according to his own scheme of priorities." In the blog post, Frum discussed Beck's smears against Obama administration official Cass Sunstein and stated: "Glenn Beck is not the first to make a pleasant living for himself by reckless defamation. We have seen his kind before in American journalism and American politics, and the good news is that their careers never last long. But the bad news is that while their careers do last, such people do terrible damage." [FrumForum, 9/11/09]
Former GOP Congressman Inglis: Beck Is "Trading On Fear," Viewers Should Turn Off His Show. At an August 6, 2009, town hall event, then-Republican Representative Bob Inglis (SC) said to attendees who watch Glenn Beck, according to a spokesman's comments to Politico's Ben Smith, "What I would suggest is turn that television off when he comes on." Rep. Inglis also accused Beck of "trading on fear." [Politico, 8/07/09]
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My last two posts listed 62 things Karate instructors should not do. The reaction has ranged from "great" to "too limiting". To Do or Not To Do, that is the question.
I personally like to think and write in the positive. Be good. Work on character. Follow the Golden Rule.
But sometimes I think it is useful to write in the negative -- to set forth a list of things not to do. In my case, the list has come from common sense, as well as from negative things that I have seen happen over the years. Every time I see a negative thing, it goes into a data bank in my brain, a list of things I should try to remember to avoid. Hopefully, writing the list will help at least one person to avoid at least one negative thing.
Of course, you cannot go around constantly worrying about negatives. If you have a good heart and try your best, that is normally more than enough.
But then again, there may be some things that might not be avoided simply by a good heart and good intentions. Insurance is one of these. I just sent off payment for my dojo's annual insurance. It is the single largest expense of our dojo. I wish that we could do without it, but we simply cannot. Insurance is necessary. It is not a matter of intention. It is a simple reality of teaching in America - insurance is necessary. Does your dojo have insurance?
For a young instructor, a list of things not to do might be a useful reference. Look it over. If it is helpful, good.
For more experienced instructors, it will probably seem like old news. You've already been through most of what I listed, and probably much more. Experience is the best teacher.
I do believe that it is possible to learn from others' experiences and mistakes. We should learn from positive examples and can also learn from negative examples. You cannot imagine how many people I've met who complain about something their parents or instructors did, and then turn around and do the same thing!
If your instructor was an egomaniac, you should work on being humble. If you instructor was overly commericial, work on creating a greater sense of family in your dojo. If your instructor was a power hungry politician, train hard and work on becoming the best teacher possible. You do not have to repeat mistakes. The more aware you are, the more you can avoid mistakes and errors.
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To Do -- Or Not To Do
My last two posts listed 62 things Karate instructors should not do. The reaction has ranged from "great" to "too limiting". To Do or Not To Do, that is the question.
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Pasta with Shrimp and Peas
1 lb raw shrimp, peeled
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1 cup peas
1 cup bread crumbs
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup parmesan, grated
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
juice of 1/2 lemon
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The year 2012 marked 60 years of the famous Jeepers Jamboree, a long weekend wheeling trip across the Rubicon Trail outside of Lake Tahoe in Northern California. We have attended other Jamborees before, but this year's was a blockbuster. The crowd was huge, with over a thousand participants and more than half that many Jeeps—whoops, we mean vehicles. You see, even though Jeepers Jamboree would seem like a Jeep-specific event, there were in fact a good variety of 4x4s attending. Sure, those original wheelers back in 1952 were probably all in flatfender Willys or Ford Jeeps, but since then the Rubicon has seen almost every make of 4x4 cross its boulder-strewn track.
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PRISON authorities have been criticised after two men hanged themselves in their cells only months apart.
The unlinked suicides of two Bullingdon inmates were examined at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court this week.
The mother of prisoner Paul Roberston, who hanged himself last year, said prison bosses did not act on a previous warning about her son's mental health.
Cheryl Roberston, 50, told a hearing on Wednesday: "Before Paul went to Bullingdon, there were concerns about his mental health, but it was never followed up in Bullingdon.
"To me, it seems that nobody is communicating in the prisons."
Mr Robertson, of Gosport, was found hanged in his cell in the segregation unit of the prison in August 2013. He was due to be released the next month after serving a 15-month sentence for criminal damage and affray, and he died only four weeks before the eighth birthday of his son, Leland Farrer.
The court heard that in January last year, solicitor Kate Rowe had written in a self-harm form that she was worried Mr Roberston might be at risk of suicide or self-harm.
Amanda Corr, manager of Virgin Care, which runs health care at the prison, told the court: "Sadly, his actions could not have been predicted."
But Mr Robertson's partner, Kristie Farrer, 25, of Andover, mother of Leland, told the Oxford Mail outside court: "Either way, they [prison authorities] failed him, no matter what they have done."
The coroner instructed the jury that since there was no evidence of systemic failures at Bullingdon Prison, "you're not required to go further to deal with those aspects".
The jury concluded: "Paul James Robertson intentionally took his own life by hanging in cell 210 of the SSCU [segregation unit] of Bullingdon Prison. He did this at some time between 12 and 12.30[pm]."
At a separate inquest on Monday, the court heard how prisoner Marcin Stoga, 27, was found hanged in his cell, on April 24 last year.
He had been remanded in custody after being charged in November 2012 with the attem-pted rape of a woman in Slough and was awaiting trial.
The court heard Mr Stoga filed a report when entering the jail, saying he had previously taken a prescription drug overdose.
A report by investigating officer Det Supt Matt Bick called it a "missed opportunity" for early intervention, but said it was unknown if this would have prevented his death.
The jury of 10 added: "In addition we conclude that there have been missed opportunities to support this prisoner (some of a systemic nature), which on the balance of probability, materially contributed to his death."
A Prison Service spokesman said: "We are committed to reducing the numbers of self-inflicted deaths in custody and will consider the findings of the inquest to see what lessons can be learned, in addition to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman's investigation."
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate whether Mr Stoga received sufficient healthcare and will publish its report within the next week. The jury recorded a narrative verdict of suicide.
The latest statistics from the Ministry of Justice revealed there were 74 male self-inflicted deaths in the UK in 2013, including the two in Bullingdon. Out of 26 deaths in the prison between 2003 and 2013, 12 were self-inflicted.
Mark Winstanley, of charity Rethink Mental Illness, said the suicide rate in prisons was almost 15 times higher than the general population.
But he said: "But all too often, people in prison with mental health problems do not get access to even the most basic treatment.
"These are extremely sad cases and reflect wider problems with the way mental health problems are dealt with across the prison and criminal justice system.
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- Pleasure; Joyous (Fantasy, 1977)
- The Blackbyrds; Thankful 'Bout Yourself (Fantasy, 1975)
- The Jimmy Castor Bunch; Space Age (Atlantic, 1975)
- Heatwave; Boogie Nights (Epic, 1976)
- Earth, Wind, & Fire; Let Your Feelings Show (CBS, 1979)
- Edwin Birdsong; Cola Bottle Baby (Philadelphia International, 1979)
- Direct Current; Everybody Here Must Party (TEC Records, 1979)
- Bohannon; Let's Start The Dance (Mercury, 1978)
- Tasha Thomas; Shoot Me With Your Love (Atlantic, 1978)
- Jermaine Jackson; Burnin' Hot (Motown, 1980)
- Tamiko Jones; Can't Live Without Your Love (Polydor, 1979)
- Shadow; I Need Love (Elektra, 1979)
- Rufus & Chaka Khan; Do You Love What You Feel (MCA, 1979)
- Gary Toms; Turn It Out (Tear This Building Down) (MCA, 1977)
- T-Connection; Do What You Wanna Do (T.K. Disco, 1977)
- The Gap Band; Baby Baba Boogie (Mercury, 1979)
- GQ; Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) (Arista, 1979)
- Jackie Moore; This Time Baby (Columbia, 1979)
- Fay Hauser; Reachin' Out For Happiness (Jonathan Fearing Remix) (SMI, 1976)
- The Real Thing; Can You Feel The Force? (John Luongo Mix) (Epic, 1978)
- Crown Heights Affair; Galaxy of Love (De-Lite, 1978)
- Brass Construction; Sambo (Progression) (United Artists, 1976)
- 2 Tons O' Fun; Do You Wanna Boogie, Hunh? (Fantasy / Honey, 1980)
- Brainstorm; Hot For You (Tabu Records, 1979)
Monday, May 24, 2010
Week 52: Boogie
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Congratulations on making it through the year. I'm really pleased that you are keeping it going in some way as discussed on the FB comments a couple weeks ago, I wasn't sure of the outcome as I'd deleted my profile there.ReplyDelete
Great work, have a beer on me :]
- AnonymousMay 24, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Thanks for so many good mixes!!!!!!ReplyDelete
well played! i've enjoyed every one of your mixes, and am stoked that it will continue in one form or another.....seriously, these mixes got me through this last semester of school! come back home to kc sometime boyo!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing. You know your music history and now we do too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2010 at 9:47 AM
thanks for all the mixes and fingers crossed we see more in the futureReplyDelete
Another sweet mix :)ReplyDelete
Hey Mr Murderbot, what do you think of The Cage & Nona Hendryx's version of T-Connection's "Do What You Wanna Do"? Judging your tastes on your previous mixtapes, I recommend tracking it down if you don't have a copy, it's an awesome slice of funkified hi-nrg electro-disco new wave.
Thanks for a great year of mixes, hoping for more :)
Good work on the series, Homicide-Drawers. You're a gentleman and a scholar. My personal faves were the Ragga Jungle and NY Garage.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Thanks for your dedication on this! Somehow I only found this blog a couple of months ago (I loved your new beat mixes on Mashit when those happened, now those pale in comparison :) I've happily filled up my hard drive.ReplyDelete
Thanks, epic mixes each weekReplyDelete
wow. here i am searching the web for a footwurk mixtape (thanks to having been exposed to the concept thru planet µ signing dj nate), and where do i end up? mr. murderbot & his juke mix.ReplyDelete
and apparently just in time to realize i missed a fascinating project ;)
catch up time.
also: you got tracks enough for a footwurk mixtape?
i can't seem to find a single one.
Well done, and thanks for all the great mixes.ReplyDelete
Sad bastard that I am, I've made cue files for all the jungle and hardcore ones (since I like to have mixes cut into individual tracks), which i can email to you if you want to put them on the site?
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 7:08 AM
Thanks, now I know from where Daft Punk and Mr. Oizo have taken their samples :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Great work. Thankyou!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Thanks for all your work on these - definately appreciated.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Congratulations on sticking it out and making it through! This is a nice piece of work...nice history lessons and of course lots of great music. Hope you feel like this project was successful!ReplyDelete
GJ pally. Expect a mix soon B)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 31, 2010 at 12:09 PM
found your site 2 weeks ago.
amazing that you could keep up the 1 week rhythm & thanks for so many new and inspiring mixes!
Yo Chrissy!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the last year of mixtapes! You did it!!! Every one on time, too. Amaze-balls. Congrats!
Going to celebrate by going and buying some albums of yours tonight.
Take Care,
- AnonymousJune 7, 2010 at 6:24 AM
This whole project was a banging idea! I've listened to loads of these and they're all great but special thanks for the tin pan tape! Some of them are hard to find.ReplyDelete
Anyway i've enjoyed you're mixing and commentary. Good luck with whatever you do next
- PetorrJune 7, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Awesome! Did you happen to bpm match the first and last tracks, week to week? Maybe you could make the single largest continuous mixtape in the universe now.ReplyDelete
Amazing year and mixes. And I'm keeping your feed backed up in case updates come :) Thank you.ReplyDelete
Mate - EPIC, EPIC, EPIC. I've been dipping in and out of your blog over the last six months or so and now you've reached the end I'm going to go back over the whole lot.ReplyDelete
Must be a great personal achievement! Wicked stuff :)
Just to let you know that 6 month after, I'm still listening to that mix, my favorite of the year, I think.ReplyDelete
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I took Marty back to the woods today and it was during the hours dogs have to be on their leashes. We have not been there for awhile and we both enjoy it there. On the way back to our car a woman was at the entrance to the woods and she had her dog that was not on a leash and the owner was not carrying one with her. I told her to keep her dog away from my dog . I have real bad balance do not like having a dog running crazy around my dog. The woman let her dog come right up to my dog and was standing right over Marty with his face right over my dog back and the dog fur was raising on his back. I do not know if the dog was growling as I can't always hear that sound. I did tell the woman her dog belongs on a leash and she said she bring her dog everyday . I guess she feel she does not have to follow the rules.
I find it very frustrating that dog owners have from 7-10:30Am and from
4-7:30 Pm to let their dogs run free and yet they bring their dogs to the woods to run free when it not allowed. OK I am done with my ranting...
Did you get her license plate number? Assuming she drove there. Hope not, but you might need it some day.
People bring their children there a lot and they may only go when dogs have to be on their leashes so this is another reason I feel dog owners should follow the leash law. A child could hurt or bitten. I did tell the ACO that I may start writing down people license plate number and the ACO told not to do that as I could get into a fight with the person and he does not want that to happen to me.
I agree I do not understand why some people feel they are above rules. I run into the problem with dogs off leash in non off leash parks. I take Clark there because all dogs are suppose to be on leash, he is not a dog friendly boy. When a dog runs up to play he sees it as aggressive and it is not pretty. And guess who they yell at duh. I call AC all the time and complain and have yet to see an officer there ever.
A dog has so many friends because they wag their tails not their tongues.
R.I.P. Buddy 2002-2008 The best Mastiff ever.
Now owned by Clark the Crazy American Bulldog
It works in reverse too. People who bring their on leash dog to the off leash park.
The parks that allowed dogs off their leashes at certain times in my city are open to the the public at all times. Anyone can use it, dogs are allowed on leashes at the same time dogs are allowed to be off their leashes . I personally think this a bad idea as the dogs that are off their leashes have run of the whole park. My biggest issue is that dogs are NOT allowed to be run near the playground but it is OK to allow dogs to run lose around the woods when kids are there. I was hoping the city was putting up fenced off area for dogs that where off their leashes . I do not like to bring my small dog to a park that has dogs running lose so this it way I am fed up with dog owners that abused their
privilege to let their dogs run free. This is a privilege not a right , my city does not have to give dogs owners this privilege and I am in my rights to bring my dog to any park on his leash and any time of the day as long at the park it open.
Ah, I was thinking of dog parks specifically designated for dogs to be off leash in. The situation you describe is how it is where I go. I use county forests or crown land. Under control dogs are allowed off leash. But it's not a rule so sometimes a person will walk their dog on leash too. It's usually not a problem since these are large areas and the dogs and people can spread out.
Except at the pond. There is only one pond and when someone with their dog on leash comes down to the pond they are often discomfitted to see so many dogs, mostly big, running around loose. No one is right and no one is wrong. It is sad for the leashed dog if a group of loose ones go over to greet it and it's frightened.
I can't tell you how many times we've convinced the poor leashed dog's owner to let it off and the dynamics have changed. As soon as the leashed dog realizes it's free to flee if it feels the need it no longer acts defensive and thus the other dogs lose interest in it.
I really do not feel safe having my dog run lose , I bring him to a doggies playgroup, Marty loves going there. I do bring Marty to a duck pond and dogs have to be on their leashes at all time. Some people think dogs can run lose at all the parks in the city and they'll let their run lose at pond . When I tell a dog owner dogs are not allowed to run lose at the pond some people will get mad at me and others well put their dog on their leash. My city really needs to put up signs saying which parks allow dogs to to run lose and the hours they can.
Sadly Clark cannot be off leash with other dogs there will surely be a fight and Clark will be the aggressor. Too many people,dogs or too much noise make him very tense and edgy. So since I know this about my dog I will not put him or any other dog in danger. I do not go where there are off leash dogs or should not be off leash. But I am sick of people who think they have control of their dogs after they call them 10 times then have to physically go get them. If they really had control over there dogs I would be fine with them off leash.
A dog has so many friends because they wag their tails not their tongues.
R.I.P. Buddy 2002-2008 The best Mastiff ever.
Now owned by Clark the Crazy American Bulldog
very dangerous, didn't you read on the news about a baby almost getting mauled by a dog?
happens everyday and most of the time the dog is provoked...just imagine if they didn't have a leash. Yikes!
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BRIDGEPORT A new Family Health Centers clinic will soon serve local residents.
This will be the first time the city has had a permanent medical clinic in decades.
The facility will open with limited services around the end of February at 1015 Columbia Ave., Chief Executive Officer Michael Hassing said. A health care provider from Brewster will likely open the clinic once per week.
"We've been talking about it now for several years, we've talked about it with the City Council, and now we have even more resources and more help in getting started there," he said.
A full rollout of services, from dental to medical and some mental and behavioral health, is tentatively slated for September, when renovations of the building should be complete.
"Accessible health care is a critical and vital component of a healthy community," Mayor Marilynn Lynn said. "We are thrilled and grateful that Family Health Centers is moving forward to bring medical, dental, and mental health opportunities to our Bridgeport residents and are willing partners in providing these needed services in our community."
Lynn, who has lived in Bridgeport for more than 30 years, said she couldn't remember the last time a full service, permanent medical clinic was in town.
Councilman Neil Jacobson said he thinks it's "great."
"Not everyone has good transportation and this will help them," he said.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a grant of more than $858,000 to Family Health Centers to open a "new access point" in Bridgeport, Hassing said.
About $150,000 of that is for capital equipment and renovation of the building Family Health Centers purchased, which formerly housed North Cascades National Bank.
"It's going to look like the inside of a bank building for a little bit until we finish doing the renovations," Hassing said. "It's a great location."
Four medical exam rooms, four dentist chairs and a small waiting room and staff area are planned for the new clinic, and new medical providers and dentists will be recruited.
"Bridgeport ranks really, really high in health disparities and also really low in the ability to access services locally," Hassing said. "Even through Bridgeport is only 10 miles away from Brewster, many don't have the transportation to make it possible."
Hassing estimated that roughly 1,200 patients from the Bridgeport area travel to Brewster's Family Health Centers clinics, located at 525 W. Jay Ave. and 520 W. Indian Ave. There's also a dental clinic at 106 N. Sixth St. in Brewster.
"Based on the needs assessment for the area, there are well over 3,000 people living in the Bridgeport area," he said. That number doesn't account for the influx of migrant farm workers every spring and summer.
"We feel that there's going to be a real high demand from that group as well as from the people who are living in Bridgeport year-round," Hassing said.
The organization began in 1985 as the Okanogan Farm Workers Clinic, he said, and some longtime residents still refer to it as such even after the name changed in 1992 and the focus expanded to all uninsured or underinsured people.
Family Health Centers is a non-profit organization. It also has medical and dental offices in Okanogan, Oroville and Tonasket. Women, Infant and Children benefit locations are also in those towns as well as in Twisp.
The organization broke ground in July on a 19,793-square-foot clinic at 1003 Koala Drive in Omak. It will replace the main clinic in Okanogan at 716 First Ave. S.
"It's coming along really nice," Hassing said.
Concrete for the floor was poured last week, and crews were working on framing the interior and finishing the roof membrane to keep precipitation out. Masons will install brick and stucco on the outside within the next couple weeks.
The Omak clinic should be finished and ready to open by late June, he said.
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Did you think the Dark Ages were over?
Well, not quite... Deep in the Forest of Wychwood, there remains one small band of warriors, forgotten by time, who still defend their hidden lair against the invaders. Officially known as the Oxford University Historical Re-enactment Society, the Wychwood Warriors are dedicated to recreating aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Viking life in early mediæval England.
With Wychwood you can...
— Learn how to fight with replica Dark Age weapons
— Make your own costume and kit using simple techniques based on up-to-date historical evidence
— Indulge in eight course feasts featuring ancient cookery and revelries... washed down with copious amounts of ale and mead
— Take part in shows of up to 2000 people - or be hired to star on the silver screen as a film extra, or to pose for photographs destined for high-profile history books
— Visit schools and museums to teach the public about Dark Age life and warfare
— Take part in a range of social events, including... pub invasions, video evenings, trips to historic sites and celebrations of the Celtic festivals with fire and song
Interested? Have a look around our site to find out more about what we do. More detailed information about the period we reenact and our activities can be found on our wiki, which acts as our shared knowledge base for anything and everything Dark Age or reenactment related. It is also home to our termcard. If you would like to find out more about our activities, or enquire about hiring us, please contact us or come along to a battle practice. Your first practice is free, with no obligation to join. Thereafter, membership costs £15 per year.
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Science Scoops: Fragrant Waste?
by Stephen James O'Meara
Traveling past a pig farm on a hot summer's day can be quite the nasal experience—similar to standing in a closed closet filled with rotten eggs. That disgusting odor emanates from pork waste and is also the source of major complaints against factory hog farms in Iowa, our nation's top pork-producing state.
But researchers are on the verge of a major breakthrough in the elimination of hog manure odor. Biologist David Soll (University of Iowa) says that all you need to do is bombard the manure with a little ultrasound. Doing so cuts by 50 percent the buildup of hydrogen sulfide, the key "rotten-egg," odor-producing gas in hog manure. In addition to being an inexpensive and environmentally safe way to deal with the problem, this is an approach that satisfies scientists, hog farmers, and government officials.
Using ultrasound in search of advances in biology and agriculture is not new. For years, scientists have been using these high-frequency sound waves to induce and hasten biological and chemical changes at the molecular level. Acoustic waves generated by titanium tubes vibrating 20,000 times per second penetrate the manure, breaking chemical bonds and triggering chemical reactions that alter the typical decomposition process. When you apply ultrasound to hog waste, it still looks like hog manure but "it definitely has a softer fragrance to it," says Bruce Rastetter, president of Heartland Pork Enterprises.
This spring, a panel of professional smell testers will judge the effectiveness of the technology, comparing the aroma of the treated manure with that of untreated confinement pens and lagoons. If the results are positive, production of the ultrasound systems could begin this year. We'll just have to wait to smell what happens.
- What problem is the ultrasound technology designed to solve?
[anno: The ultrasound technology is designed to cut down on the amount of odor produced by hog waste.]
- How might this technology be put to use in other areas aside from farms and ranches? Think of two more instances where this kind of technology could be used. Explain your answer by describing where the technology could be used and who would benefit.
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Grappling with Metro Atlanta traffic can often seem like an endurance test. By 1 measure, the average Atlanta commuter spends an additional 43 hours behind the wheel each year because of traffic congestion on our roads and highways, time that could be better spent at home with family or being productive at work. Long commutes also contribute to air pollution, impact quality of life and add a level of stress to our work days.
But by riding Xpress Commuter Coach your trip to work can be so much better. Over the past 9 years, the Xpress Commuter Coach Service, provided by the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, has become a key part of the region's transportation network, giving commuters throughout metro Atlanta a valuable transportation option.
Our 33 routes in 12 metro Atlanta counties carry more than 2 million passenger trips annually, providing workers with reliable, stress-free commutes directly to and from employment centers in Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead and Perimeter Center. Xpress also provides convenient connections and free transfers to the MARTA rail and bus networks, to make it possible to get to even more final destinations throughout metro Atlanta.
As our customers choose to ride on our transit coaches rather than driving their cars on the interstate highways during rush hours, Xpress also improves the capacity of Georgia's most congested highways. In fact, by taking all these cars off the interstates, Xpress saves the region's commuters from wasting more than $140 million a year worth of time and fuel. These savings, combined with the low cost of operating the Xpress service, translate into a more than 4-to-1 return on investment.
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In case Xpress isn't the best fit for you, another great commute option may be one of the region's 300 vanpools. For a low monthly fare, commuters who live and work in the same general area can easily organize a vanpool of up to 15 riders who share a comfortable ride to work, saving money on gas and car expenses.
GRTA provides assistance in funding and organizing these vanpools, so if you'd like to learn more about signing up, check out our website or visit our partners at Georgia Commute Options, a one-stop shop for commute alternatives and incentives available to workers and businesses.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
I'm afraid I'm going to have to go missing from the blogosphere til' next week. Reason being my hard drive crashed late last night, taking with it all my photos, programs and assignments. Sigh. The hard drive has just been replaced, but after this comes the daunting task of putting all the programs back on my computer and then re-editing and laying out all my photos for my next post (which was what I had just finished doing when it crashed). Then comes my looming deadline for my business plan next week. So yes, I will be taking a break here, but come see me next week and I'll have something special for you ;)
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9 comments:
- linda said...
Good lucking getting everything in order!
- August 11, 2008 at 9:08 PM
- Aran said...
oh no!!! hope it goes smoothly!!
- August 11, 2008 at 9:57 PM
- Y said...
How annoying! What a nightmare that would be. Hope you managed to get it all restored!
- August 12, 2008 at 12:45 AM
- Mallory Elise said...
ahhh sucky. eh, take a break. i've been slacking, but that's because i've been looooking for a job. im an unemployed hallway pacer.
- August 12, 2008 at 6:51 AM
- pea & pear said...
that is the worst!! You poor thing! Well good luck with everything...
- August 13, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Dee said...
poor you! hope everything works out soon. will be waiting...
- August 13, 2008 at 7:21 PM
- Mrs.French said...
darn hard drive...see you next week!
- August 14, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- Vera said...
Christy, I'm so sorry for what happened. The same thing happened to me a couple of years ago, I remember my feelings very well...
- August 14, 2008 at 3:02 PM
- Monkee said...
Good luck Christy!
Btw, I've left an award for you. Have a look on Twenty Something & Cooking.
- August 18, 2008 at 9:43 AM
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|Back: Harold, Lester, Wayne, Glen. Front: Forrest & Donald
|U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Lester Laverne Pointer. b. 26 Nov 1915; d. 14 Oct 1942;
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|Back: Harold, Lester, Wayne, Glen. Front: Forrest & Donald
|U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Lester Laverne Pointer. b. 26 Nov 1915; d. 14 Oct 1942;
buried at Arlington National Cemetery
I love it. You really capture the feeling of sadness looking at a faded photograph. I to know the feeling of being drawn to those in families that had not children. Thanks good post look forward to your article.ReplyDelete
I've always felt that way too. Just because they didn't reproduce, doesn't mean they are not important (or interesting!).ReplyDelete
This post really hit home with me, too - those "reverse orphans" are some of my obsessions in research.ReplyDelete
Yes! Somehow I, too, have the need to find my ancestors without descendants and their stories so they're not lost or their stories left behind. Great post.ReplyDelete
Thanks y'all. I think "Reverse Orphans" would make a great title for a book about the stories about those folks who have no descendants. Maybe I can find the time to write it. Sleep is *so* overrated. *snort*
FYI, their stories really do bring tears to my eyes.
You are so right... the childless, and the orphans. They are the ones that keep me digging. I loved this story and can't wait to read what toy tale you put together.ReplyDelete
Great post! I know exactly how you feel. I sometimes go far off on tangents writing about collateral lines, I end up climbing (technically) someone else's family tree. I feel I just have to tell their story. Maybe it's because I will likely, eventually be one of those "reverse orphans" with no descendants. Someone *better* want to know more about me! :-)ReplyDelete
I completely agree. I am fascinated by the many "maiden" aunts, cousin nuns, uncle priests, and other relatives that grew up with, and sometimes raised our ancestors. They are so present in the family records, the pictures, letters and graveyards. I cherish them.ReplyDelete


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Every month, dozens of new products are introduced by manufacturers serving the rental industry. Here is a look at some of the latest offerings.
The D37EX-22 and D37PX-22 crawler dozers from Komatsu are designed for work in general construction, site preparation, home building, forestry and utility applications. Equipped with a fuel-efficient 3.26-liter, EPA Tier-3-emissions-certified Komatsu engine, these models offer 89 net hp at 2,200 rpm and range in operating weight from 17,394 to 19,070 pounds. Both standard (EX) and low-ground pressure (PX) models offer 88 inches of track for improved weight distribution and flotation options on the jobsite.
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Iowa Mold Tooling Co. adds the 5005i crane to its line-up of electric telescopic cranes. The 5005i has a lifting capacity of 5,000 pounds and a maximum horizontal reach of 16 to 20 feet, depending on options. It is designed for lighter lifting applications and has a maximum horizontal reach ranging from 7 to 22 feet, and capacity ranging from 2,000 to 6,000 pounds. All models are compatible with the IMT Dominator mechanics trucks and feature manual and power booms and rotations, as well as 12-volt DC power sources.
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The Titan DT Steamer from Wagner Spray Tech Corp. produces a dual-tank system that heats a small, continual stream of water in a small tank, providing continuous steam in less than five minutes. The unit features a 1.5-gallon tank, a 16-foot electrical cord, a 16-foot plastic steam hose, and dual-tank technology for a quick start. It provides three hours of steam time, can cover large areas or small areas between trim and doors and comes with no metal parts that could get hot for additional safety.
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Metabo's W8-115 Quick angle grinder features 'cool flow' technology with repositioned brushes for unrestricted airflow and a fan that pulls 35-percent more air through the tool to keep it running cooler during operation. The 4½-inch angle grinder features an 8-amp motor with 800 watts of power, 19.5 inch-pounds of torque and a no-load speed of 10,000 rpm. Weighing 6.2 pounds, this lightweight grinder features a secure racket grip and dual grip zones for comfortable and ergonomic handling.
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Keytroller introduces the Vanguard hydraulic forklift scale designed to provide accuracy to within .2-percent of the rated load. The unit uses a hydraulic bypass manifold module, which is mounted behind the mast on the forklift's firewall. Hydraulic fluid (under pressure from the load) bypasses through the module where the pressure sensor reads about 150 pressure values in 5 seconds as the load slowly lowers about 20 inches. These pressure readings are averaged by the device and most of the pressure errors are removed or significantly reduced.
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The full-featured RP25 Redi Power mobile diesel generator from Winco features 25kVA/20kW output with switchable voltage and an Isuzu 2.2-liter diesel engine powers the unit. The generator also features a digital controller with auto shutdowns and digital readouts, as well as an illuminated instruction panel, a receptacle package and shore power inlet. The unit comes equipped with a 14-gauge galvanneal sound-attenuated steel enclosure, a durable powder-coat paint finish, a 45-gallon fuel tank and a full fluid containment system with drains.
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Kasi Infrared introduces the Pro Heat Minute Man system, which is an asphalt repair technology designed to blend new asphalt right in with the original, leaving no seam. With this technology, a two-person crew can perform a pavement restoration job in about 30 minutes, compared to traditional cut-and-fill methods that can take a five- to six-person crew up to two days, according to the manufacturer. Options for the system include an LED light, which flashes to indicate asphalt has been heated for the appropriate time to prevent burning.
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You may have noticed a new header gracing the site. This is a slice of a work-in-progress image from one of the Kickstarter rewards. I think you guys will really like the finished piece, too. The artist we have pulling this stuff together for us is amazing.
You'll get to see a teaser of the finished piece, and the name of the artist, when the Kickstarter launches.
I'm working things out with Amazon right now, so depending on how things go, we might still be able to hit the initial date, but it might be worth it to use the additional week to add a bit more polish to the pitch video and whatnot. We'll see.
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Comeback concert for ELO frontman
ELO frontman Jeff Lynne is teaming up with the BBC Concert Orchestra to play some of the band's greatest hits at a comeback concert in Hyde Park.
Jeff, who also founded the The Travelling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, is headlining the BBC Radio 2 show in September.
He said: "I haven't performed live in quite some time, and I know the fans have asked for it a lot over the years. It's very exciting to come to Hyde Park with Radio 2 and do something this big, and I'm very much looking forward to playing my ELO songs for everyone."
DJ Chris Evans announced the news on his breakfast show, saying: " ELO was the first band I ever saw live. Jeff Lynne lit up the eyes of a 14-year-old that have been burning as brightly as the sun ever since. ELO are my generation's Beatles and I cannot believe we've got the main man playing our Festival In A Day - not to mention what was already a stellar line-up before today's announcement of this year's headline act."
ELO - or Electric Light Orchestra - released a string of hit singles in the 1970s and 1980s including Mr Blue Sky, Wild West Hero and Xanadu with Olivia Newton-John.
Coverage of the Sunday September 14 gig will be available to watch on the BBC Red Button, the iPlayer and the Radio 2 website.


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The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit raised questions about the broadcast flag in court proceedings today. Informing the Federal Communications Comission that it was not in the business of selling televisions, one judge said that the FCC had overstepped its authority when it mandated that all consumer electronics devices made after July 1, 2005 be able to detect and respect the broadcast flag in digital TV broadcasts.
The judges also showed concern that letting the flag stand could open the door for other FCC regulations.
"It's never been done before," [Judge David] Sentelle said, agreeing with Judge [Harry] Edwards that the rule could set a precedent for a wide range of other new FCC regulations.
At issue is whether the FCC was within its rights to create the broadcast flag requirement without congressional approval. In the past, the FCC has required TV manufacturers to support closed-captioning and the V-chip, but both requirements came as a result of legislation, rather than a unilateral decision.
It is not definite that the court will ultimately strike down the broadcast flag. While the court was favorable to the arguments of its opponents, one judge questioned whether the Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Library Association, and other groups had the requisite legal standing to bring the matter before the court. In response, an attorney for the petitioners remarked that "the harm to us is the harm to consumers... our members are consumers."
A ruling is expected within several months.