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White-collar crime
and penology
Types of crime
White-collar crime refers to financially motivated nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals.[1] Within criminology, it was first defined by sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation". Typical white-collar crimes include fraud, bribery, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, embezzlement, cybercrime, copyright infringement, money laundering, identity theft, and forgery.
Definitional issues
Modern criminology generally rejects a limitation of the term by reference, rather classifies the type of crime and the topic:
- By the type of offense, e.g., property crime, economic crime, and other corporate crimes like environmental and health and safety law violations. Some crime is only possible because of the identity of the offender, e.g., transnational money laundering requires the participation of senior officers employed in banks. But the FBI has adopted the narrow approach, defining white-collar crime as "those illegal acts which are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and which are not dependent upon the application or threat of physical force or violence" (1989, 3). This approach is relatively pervasive in the United States; the record-keeping does not adequately collect data on the socioeconomic status of offenders which, in turn, makes research and policy evaluation problematic. While the true extent and cost of white-collar crime are unknown, the FBI and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimate the annual cost to the United States to fall between $300 and $660 billion.[2]
- By the type of offender, e.g., by social class or high socioeconomic status, the occupation of positions of trust or profession, or academic qualification, researching the motivations for criminal behavior, e.g., greed or fear of loss of face if economic difficulties become obvious. Shover and Wright (2000) point to the essential neutrality of a crime as enacted in a statute. It almost inevitably describes conduct in the abstract, not by reference to the character of the persons performing it. Thus, the only way that one crime differs from another is in the backgrounds and characteristics of its perpetrators. Most if not all white-collar offenders are distinguished by lives of privilege, much of it with origins in class inequality.
- By organizational culture rather than the offender or offense which overlaps with organized crime. Appelbaum and Chambliss offer a twofold definition:[3]
- Occupational crime which occurs when crimes are committed to promote personal interests, say, by altering records and overcharging, or by the cheating of clients by professionals.
- Organizational or corporate crime which occurs when corporate executives commit criminal acts to benefit their company by overcharging or price fixing, false advertising, etc.
Relationship to other types of crime
Blue-collar crime
The types of crime committed are a function of what is available to the potential offender. Thus, those employed in relatively unskilled environments and living in inner-city areas have fewer "situations" to exploit than those who work in "situations" where large financial transactions occur and live in areas where there is relative prosperity.[4] Blue-collar crime tends to be more obvious and thus attracts more active police attention such as vandalism or shoplifting. In contrast, white-collar employees can incorporate legitimate and criminal behavior, thus making themselves less obvious when committing the crime. Therefore, blue-collar crime will more often use physical force, whereas in the corporate world, the identification of a victim is less obvious and the issue of reporting is complicated by a culture of commercial confidentiality to protect shareholder value. It is estimated that a great deal of white-collar crime is undetected or, if detected, it is not reported.
Corporate crime
Corporate crime deals with the company as a whole. The crime benefits the investors or the individuals who are in high positions in the company or corporation. The relationship white-collar crime has with corporate crime is that they are similar because they both are involved within the business world. Their difference is that white-collar crime benefits the individual involved, and corporate crime benefits the company or the corporation.
One well-known insider trading case in the United States is the ImClone stock trading case. In December 2001, top-level executives sold their shares in ImClone Systems, a pharmaceutical company that manufactured an anti-cancer drug. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigated numerous top-level executives, as well as Martha Stewart, a friend of ImClone's former chief executive who had also sold her shares at the same time. The SEC reached a settlement in 2005.[5][6]
State-corporate crime
The negotiation of agreements between a state and a corporation will be at a relatively senior level on both sides, this is almost exclusively a white-collar "situation" which offers the opportunity for crime. Although law enforcement claims to have prioritized white-collar crime,[7] evidence shows that it continues to be a low priority.[8]
When senior levels of a corporation engage in criminal activity using the company this is sometimes called control fraud.
Organized transnational crime
Organized transnational crime is organized criminal activity that takes place across national jurisdictions, and with advances in transportation and information technology, law enforcement officials and policymakers have needed to respond to this form of crime on a global scale. Some examples include human trafficking, money laundering, drug smuggling, illegal arms dealing, terrorism, and cybercrime. Although it is impossible to precisely gauge transnational crime, the Millennium Project, an international think tank, assembled statistics on several aspects of transnational crime in 2009:[5]
- World illicit trade of almost $780 billion
- Counterfeiting and piracy of $300 billion to $1 trillion
- Global drug trade of $321 billion
Occupational crime
Individuals may commit crime during employment or unemployment. The two most common forms are theft and fraud. Theft can be of varying degrees, from a pencil to furnishings to a car. Insider trading, the trading of stock by someone with access to publicly unavailable information, is a type of fraud.[5]
In the United States, sentences for white-collar crimes may include a combination of imprisonment, fines, restitution, community service, disgorgement, probation, or other alternative punishment.[9][10] These punishments grew harsher after the Jeffrey Skilling and Enron scandal, when the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush, defining new crimes and increasing the penalties for crimes such as mail and wire fraud. In other countries, such as China, white-collar criminals can be given the death penalty.[11] Certain countries like Canada consider the relationship between the parties to be a significant feature on sentence when there is a breach of trust component involved.[12] Questions about sentencing disparity in white-collar crime continue to be debated.[13]
See also
- Accounting scandals
- Con man
- Corporate crime
- Franchise fraud
- Fraud
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Industrial espionage
- IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CID)
- Money laundering
- Mortgage fraud
- Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI)
- Organi-cultural deviance
- Organized crime
- Penny stock scam
- Sarbanes–Oxley Act
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Securities fraud
- Terrorist financing
- United States Postal Inspection Service
- United States Secret Service
Further reading and references
- Appelbaum, Richard P. & Chambliss, William J. (1997). Sociology: A Brief Introduction. New York: Longman. ISBN 0-673-98279-3
- Barnett, Cynthia. (Undated). The Measurement of White-Collar Crime Using Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Data.[14]
- Clarke, Ronald V. (1997). Situational Crime Prevention: Successful Case Studies (2nd edition). New York: Criminal Justice Press. ISBN 0-911577-38-6
- Dillon, Eamon Dilloninvestigates.com, The Fraudsters – How Con Artists Steal Your Money Chapter 5, Pillars of Society, published September 2008 by Merlin Publishing, Ireland ISBN 978-1-903582-82-4
- Friedrichs, David O. (2003) Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime in Contemporary Society, Wadsworth. ISBN 0-495-00604-1
- Geis, G., Meier, R. & Salinger, L. (eds.) (1995). White-collar Crime: Classic & Contemporary Views. NY: Free Press.
- Green, Stuart P. (2006). Lying, Cheating, and Stealing: A Moral Theory of White Collar Crime. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Koller, Cynthia A. (2012). "White Collar Crime in Housing: Mortgage Fraud in the United States." El Paso, TX: LFB Scholarly. ISBN 1593325347. ISBN 978-1593325343
- Lea, John. (2001). Crime as Governance: Reorienting Criminology.[15]
- Leap, Terry L. (2007) Dishonest Dollars: The Dynamics of White-Collar Crime. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4520-0
- Newman, Graeme R. & Clarke, Ronald V. (2003). Superhighway Robbery: Preventing E-commerce Crime. Portland, Or: Willan Publishing. ISBN 1-84392-018-2
- Rolón, Darío N. Control, vigilancia, y respuesta penal en el ciberespacio, Latinamerica´s new security Thinking, Clacso 2014.
- Reiman, J. (1998). The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Prison. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
- Pontell, H. & Tillman, R. (1998). Profit Without Honor: White-collar Crime and the Looting of America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Shapiro, Susan P. (1990). "Collaring the Crime, not the Criminal: Reconsidering the Concept of White-collar Crime", American Sociological Review 55: 346–65.
- Simon, D. & Eitzen, D. (1993). Elite Deviance. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
- Simon, D. & Hagan, F. (1999). White-collar Deviance. Boston: Allyn & Bacon
- Shover, Neal & Wright, John Paul (eds.) (2000). Crimes of Privilege: Readings in White-Collar Crime. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513621-7
- Sutherland, Edwin Hardin (1949). White Collar Crime. New York: Dryden Press.
- Thiollet, J.P. (2002). Beau linge et argent sale — Fraude fiscale internationale et blanchiment des capitaux, Paris, Anagramme ed. ISBN 2-914571-17-8
- U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (1989). White Collar Crime: A Report to the Public. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
- ↑ "FBI — White-Collar Crime". FBI.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Friedrichs, David O. (2009). Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime In Contemporary Society (4 ed.). Wadsworth Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-0495600824.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> citing Kane and Wall, 2006, p. 5
- ↑ Appelbaum, Richard & Chambliss, William J. (1997). Sociology: A Brief Introduction. New York: Longman Pub Group. p. 117. ISBN 9780673982797. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Clarke, R. V. G. (1997). Situational Crime Prevention: Successful Case Studies (2 ed.). Harrow and Heston. ISBN 9780911577389.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 O'Grady, William (2011). Crime in Canadian Context: Debates and Controversies (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195433784. Retrieved 1 June 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Anderson, Jenny (20 January 2005). "S.E.C. Settles ImClone Insider Trading Case". New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Anzalone, Charles (28 April 1991). "White-Collar Crime Has Become Priority of Law Enforcement". Buffalo News.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "State's white collar convicts get lighter sentences". California Watch.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Rubino, Esq. PA, Frank. "White Collar Crime - An Overview". Retrieved 30 January 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Penalties for White Collar Crime". Blumberg & Associates.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Is China's White-Collar Death Penalty Fair?". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 30 January 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>[dead link]
- ↑ "What is Breach of Trust in Canada?". Alexander Ejsmont. Retrieved 30 November 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Podger, Prof. Ellen S. (21 February 2007). "Throwing Away the Key". Yale Law Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ FBI.com
- ↑ Blueyonder.do.uk
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I'm doing a bit of work on social media policy in universities in the UK.
I'm particularly interested in the ways in which UK HEIs are responding to both the positive potential of social media as well as to its perceived threats.
My hunch - and it's just a hunch at the moment based on some quick reading of sample policy documents and discussions with colleagues at Kingston University - is that the development of social media policies has been taken in response to both the promise of social media in promoting university brands as well as the threat to institutional reputation. The creation and implementation of social media policies are, therefore, playing a role in helping universities manage both the risks and benefits of social media at a time when reputation or brand management is key.
Social media has greatly lowered the threshold technological barriers to creating online spaces, facilitating dialogue and sharing resources. With this ease comes potential threats: could online spaces and digital communication tools allow academic staff to stray 'off message' and publish statements or post media at variance with institutional policy or in some way detrimental to its reputation? There have certainly been cases in the UK of academics doing just this (Corbyn 2008).
What are the drivers behind the development of such policies? I think it's all to do with the context of the marketisation of higher education (Molesworth et al. 2010) and the need for universities to both create a differentiated brand for themselves and protect that brand at a time when they're competing for students. Legal or liability issues are prominent too but there's a lot in many policy documents about protecting the university against defamation.
And the levers? Well, in some policy documents it's more carrot than stick with disciplinary sanctions and management controls in place to ensure compliance.
I'm at an early stage in my thoughts about this so all comments, quibbles and corrections very welcome.
Sample of social media policy documents from UK HEIs
University of Bristol
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Corbyn, Z. (9 October 2008). By the blog: academics tread carefully. Times Higher Education Supplement. Accessed 26 October 2011 from: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=403827
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Unsolicited Advice… For Aspiring Authors Seeking Advice
Sooner or later, it begins. Along with the messages telling me how to enlarge my penis and buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs (which isn't a problem, me being Canadian and living here and all), the irritating spam from authors who for some reason just assume I want to be on everyone's mailers and the letters from Nigeria, you start to receive the letters from aspiring authors.
It didn't start for me when I got a book deal. It started before that. And the more profile you have, the more e-mails you get from people, asking you to critique their work, discuss your publisher, refer them to your agent.
I know from having a distant relative in the music business that they can't even touch someone's stuff without it going through proper channels. Disputes over rights and accusations of theft are very serious. As a songwriter and an artist you have to protect yourself.
Both authors and aspiring writers need to protect themselves as well. We're breeding a culture of people who seek instant validation through blogs by posting excerpts of their works in progress or whole short stories. It feels great when comment after comment expresses enthusiasm…
But it isn't the same as being published and it also isn't money in the bank. And often, it doesn't translate into either. For Spinetingler, I won't take general submissions of work that's appeared elsewhere online. Why should I pay for a story people can read elsewhere for free?
People hold up the exceptions to the rule to justify it, but there are an awful lot of risks. For example, did you know I write my average first draft in six to eight weeks? And I already have an agent, and a publisher. My second book coming out this year was signed off on just on the basis of seeing the first draft.
If I was an unscrupulous person, I could steal an idea, write my own version of the story and have it sold in a matter of weeks.
Now, I'm far more interested in my own ideas and I have more than enough of them to keep me busy for years. But if you send an e-mail to someone you don't know, with some of your work attached and ask for feedback there are several things you should consider:
1. Not everyone is honest. You just left yourself wide open to having an idea stolen.
2. It's extremely presumptuous. You're asking someone to take a lot of time to help you out when they don't even know you. At least do them the courtesy of e-mailing first and asking them if they'll look at your work.
3. You might not get good advice if you do get advice. (Just consider how many talented authors blurb awful books. Taste is subjective…)
There are ways to get critiques. They're often auctioned off by charities and sometimes authors give critiques away as prizes.
And yes, sometimes there are authors/editors who offer a critique-for-fee service. Personally, this is the avenue I recommend.
Why? Because a transaction that involves money and getting a receipt proves this person has received this work, for one thing. You can send off your manuscript to any writer who might then snag a clever hook from it and sell it as their own and if you try to claim theft you won't have a leg to stand on. How do you prove they received it, for one thing? Or that they read it? Besides, there's no copyright on an idea or a plot line. Change the characters, setting and resolution and all you've got is broken dreams.
While I'd like to believe most authors would have the integrity not to steal, there have been enough examples of plagiarism in recent years to prove it happens.
The other thing about paying for a critique is that you can expect a certain level of feedback and have the right to expect it.
I will not critique work for someone I don't know. I have critiquing partners. I have readers I turn to for input for my own work. I'm obligated to respond to my critiquing partners first, above anyone else.
And honestly, I just don't have the time to do critiques for people for free.
Authors, you also need to protect yourself. Many authors have a clear statement with the contact information on their website, stating not to send manuscripts as they won't be read.
While I understand the frustration involved in learning the business, and have tried to help many people who've asked me questions (not critiquing, but general information stuff) it's time-consuming. In the past I've found some of those people also solicited information from dozens of others, so there's a sense your advice might not even be read. And you've just taken 20 minutes out of your family time, your writing time, your reading time or your marketing time… to quite possibly be ignored.
It's flattering when people ask your advice. It suggests they think you might know something about the business, have connections, or have an opinion worth listening to. But like all things (as much as there are great, sincere aspiring authors out there who would genuinely benefit and be very appreciative) there are also vultures out there who prey on the fact that they're stroking your ego and inflating your sense of importance. They'll take advantage of the fact that many people genuinely do want to be helpful.
So, when it's announced you've signed with an agent, or have had some short stories published or have a book deal, you'll probably get some of these letters. And you'll have to decide if you're going to ignore them (hey, there's a chance the e-mail was lost in cyberspace, right?) or politely decline or give the person some help.
Whatever you do, there are risks to you as an author as well. People might hate me and write trash reviews on amazon… of course, I send out enough rejection letters via Spinetingler every year that I've got my quota for that covered. But you can't be held hostage to unreasonable expectations and demands on your time – heavens, with what's expected of me as an author (and a partner and editor) already I just don't have hours left in the day for much else. Bottom line: my family comes first, then my own writing.
6 comments:
- Chris said...
Gee, I wonder where THIS post came from?
In all seriousness, it's something you really don't think about until it happens. And for every normal, polite, decent person out there interested in connecting to talk shop or whatever, it seems like there are a few dozen whack-jobs looking to learn the secret handshake. Or, failing that, looking to trash perfectly decent folks for no reason whatsoever (just ask Lyman...)
- 4:44 p.m.
- Pepper Smith said...
Mind if I link to this post?
- 4:56 p.m.
- Sandra Ruttan said...
Pepper, sure, link. I don't mind.
Chris, you know, I actually posted some of this elsewhere on cyberspace, on a forum, after someone created a book cover and trailer for their yet-unfinished and unsold work in progress. When you're putting your twist or hook out there in advert form for all the world to see, anyone could stroll by and latch on to it, and maybe they write faster, maybe they have an agent - you just don't know.
Then, in light of recent events, I found myself wondering if I shouldn't have something stated on my site. It may be a bit knee-jerk, but at least if you've said you won't look at stuff you've got an ace in the hole if anyone ever accuses you of theft.
Perhaps we should get them to join hands and repeat the chant: There is no secret handshake. There is no secret handshake...
- 6:32 p.m.
- James Goodman-Horror Writer said...
lol, yeah these sorts of emails have a way of sneaking up on you don't they?
When I had my first couple of "can you tell me what I can do better to get published" kind of emails, I was flattered... all the way up until the time one of them lashed out at me for telling them what I thought might make their story better. Now, I just give a solid, "sorry, I can't help you" repsonse to the few who send things my way.
- 10:28 a.m.
- Sandra Ruttan said...
Yeah, it soon becomes a thankless task. Unfortunately, like all things, the rotten few make it impossible for the ones who'd actually really benefit and appreciate it.
- 12:57 p.m.
- angie said...
Why anyone would send unsolicited work to an author ('cause god knows, they've got nothing else to do)? It's mind boggling.
*boggle, boggle, boggle*
I mean, wtf? Desperate much? Mebbe a little insecure? Uninformed, or just not too bright? Dunno. Don't get it
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Talk:Frequently Asked Questions
I wanted to post my own question to this page, without being so bold as to directly edit the page in case that would be deemed to be improper etiquette.
Can I use MythTV without using my cable companies provided cable box?
Description: when I purchased Digital Cable service from my cable provider that made it clear that the movie channels, On Demand Channels, and Music channels can only be accessed through the receiver box that they rent to me.
If I go with MythTV or any other kind of Home Theater PC I'd like to remove that requirement.
Typically, no. If you have digital cable, the only way to receive the stations is through the receiver box. The good news is, most receiver boxes can be controlled by myth, either via serial, usb, firewire, or an IR Blaster. SOME digital cable users say that they can also receive analog stations off the same cable....but I would expect that number to be dropping as everyone is moving to digital.
This sort of question should probably go on the FAQ page, somebody should add it when we finish the FAQ page
User:Beirdo has a good FAQ list
If you go to http://mythtv.beirdo.ca/wiki/index.php/FAQ, you will find a pretty well started FAQ list. Should we enlist Beirdo to either copy or move his material over here? Or perhaps link back to his site? --Gregturn 05:39, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
Merging to this article (see also Talk:Mythtv Users F A Q)
(brought over from Talk:Official Faq
Baylink, I can begin to manually bring it over if the idea is that the FAQ will end up officially residing here? David, thoughts? Also, is this a FAQ or is it the official documentation, because on mythtv.org it is listed as "Documentation".--Steveadeff 19:35, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
- Since Frequently Asked Questions is already cooking, can we focus our energy on that one? I don't know if there is much here that is salvageable. --Gregturn 23:53, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
I like Frequently Asked Questions over Mythtv Users F A Q because it is succinct and already linked to from Main Page. --Gregturn 15:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
I've copied most of the questions from Mythtv Users F A Q to here. I took a couple that were more mailing list FAQs than MythTV FAQs and put them on Mailing List etiquette. If you agree with my changes, then you can delete Mythtv Users F A Q. Fishter 22:02, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
- Good work, Fishter. I appreciate it. The other page has been converted to a redirect to this page. --Gregturn 00:22, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
- No problem, glad I can help. --Fishter 22:51, 20 March 2006 (UTC)


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"Current Issues," a weekly television show hosted by Palestinian-American Hesham Tillawi, has become a megaphone for Holocaust deniers and white supremacists seeking to broadcast their hatred and anti-Semitism into American homes. Tillawi has hosted a "who's who" of American anti-Semites on his show, including David Duke, Willis Carto, Edgar J. Steele, Mark Weber and Bradley Smith.
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Residence: Lafayette, Louisiana [Image Can Not Be Found]
Ideology: Anti-Zionism, anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial
Extremist Affiliations: No formal affiliations
Media: Weekly "Current Issues" television show, broadcast on "Bridges TV" network
Hesham Tillawi
Hesham Tillawi (nee Mohd) is a Palestinian-American living in Lafayette, Lousiana. He claims to hold a doctoral degree in international relations from Bernelli University, an unaccredited distance-learning institution located in Virginia. He was elected vice president of the Palestinian American Congress' national executive committee in 2004.
Tillawi hosts and produces "Current Issues," a two-hour interview / call-in show that began broadcasting in 2004 on a local-access cable channel in Lafayette. The show was briefly picked up by Bridges TV, an American Muslim television network with cable and satellite distribution agreements in major American media markets, but was dropped from the schedule in June 2006. "Current Issues" continues to be broadcast on public-access cable and is also available over the Internet.
Hesham Tillawi is an example of a radical anti-Israel activist who has moved from "anti-Zionism" into unvarnished anti-Semitism.
Tillawi traffics freely in classic anti-Jewish stereotypes, alleging frequently that Jews control the media and the American government, and that Jews clandestinely orchestrate world events for their own benefit. Most notable in this regard is his claim that Jews were responsible for conducting the 9/11 terror attacks against the United States, and that Jews maneuvered the U.S. into invading Iraq for Israel's benefit.
Tillawi consistently uses "Current Issues" to showcase white supremacists, Holocaust deniers and other anti-Semites.
Former Klansman David Duke has appeared on "Current Issues" three times to peddle his brand of Jew-hatred. Duke warned that there is a "worldwide Jewish extremist media and government [effort]" to corrupt children with violence and promote drug use; to "destroy…the home and the family"; to wipe away "individual cultures and freedoms" and institute "a new age of darkness."
Another guest on Tillawi's show has alleged that Jews are somehow aligned with demonic forces. "Call it anti-Christ, call it Satan, call it whatever," Russian-born Jewish covert to Christianity Israel Shamir said on "Current Issues." "This kind of force tries to defeat Christ, and it is heavily armed with tools of Jews."
Among the Holocaust deniers Tillawi has hosted on his show is Bradley Smith, who has crusaded since the 1980s to bring Holocaust denial to college campuses. He also interviewed Fredrick Toben, a Holocaust denier from Australia. In his interview Toben propounded his theory that Jewish and Zionist forces invented the threat of Islamic terror to "squash dissent" and serve as a "decoy" distracting world attention from a different goal: demolishing the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and replacing it with a rebuilt Temple of Solomon.
Mark Weber, who directs the California-based Institute for Historical Review, has been a guest on Tillawi's show more than once. When not trying to chip away at the Holocaust's historical evidence, Weber attacks Holocaust commemoration efforts. "Holocaust remembrance is not a noble effort motivated by sincere concern for humanity," Weber told Tillawi's viewers. "This campaign is an expression of Jewish-Zionist power and it's designed to further Jewish-Zionist interests."
Extremist Affiliations
Tillawi has interviewed an eclectic mix of anti-Israel activists, New World Order and 9-11 conspiracy theorists, white supremacists and Holocaust deniers on his show, but is not formally affiliated with any extremist groups.
In their own words: Quotations from Tillawi and guests:
From "Current Issues," October 6, 2005
Hesham Tillawi interviews former Klansman David Duke:
David Duke: "These people who run Israel and support this neo-con cause are absolutely evil people, just the heart of evil. You see the evil not just in what they're doing to the Palestinian people and the people in Gaza; you can see it in what they're doing in America. Look at the Hollywood media and the morality it teaches our children. Who dominates that media? who teaches our children nothing but violence, [and] promotion of drugs? … Who destroys the home and the family? This is evil, what's going on.… We have to defend ourselves from this worldwide Jewish extremist media and government and globalism that is wiping away the individual cultures and freedoms of this planet and bringing us to a new age of darkness. These neocons literally brag about the fact that they want to start World War IV, they will wash the world in blood unless we stand up and we expose them and defeat them…"
Hesham Tillawi: "A lot of my friends are Jews, I have no problem with Jews, I am exposing Zionists and I'm exposing those Jews who are controlling your life, your children's life, the future of your whole family, that's the ones (sic) I want to expose."
From "Current Issues," December 15, 2005
Hesham Tillawi interviews Israel Shamir, a Jaffa-based anti-Semitic writer:
Israel Shamir: "Jews have no doubt really deep rejection of Christ, denial of Christ; they still keep it, that is why they are easy tools in the hands of the anti-Christian force – call it anti-Christ, call it Satan, call it whatever. Anyway, this kind of force that tries to defeat Christ, and it is mightily armed with tools of Jews."
From "Current Issues," February 23, 2006
Hesham Tillawi interviews Willis Carto, anti-Semitic activist and founder of now-defunct Liberty Lobby:
Hesham Tillawi: Mr. Carto, OK, now before we went to war against Iraq, whatever Israel did and whatever Israel wanted they would basically give it to them on a silver platter, if not a golden one. Now, the situation is different. Now our own people are dying for Israel, now the whole country is being bankrupted because of Israel. And I understand what you're saying about the media, but I'm sure there is enough people out there who know what's going on. Why the American people are not up in arms to rectify this situation?
Willis Carto: They have no leadership. If they do have leadership, he gets cut down immediately or gets ignored by the press. Anyone who stands and says, no, this isn't right, our men are getting killed and it's not benefiting the United States and we should not be fighting wars for other nations, anyone who says that is ignored...
On Radio Free America with Rick Adams, August 12, 2005:
Hesham Tillawi: Palestinians are occupied by Israel; also the United States is occupied by Israel politically. The difference between the Palestinians and the Americans is that the Palestinians know that they are occupied, they know the enemy…but in the United States is the other way around; Israel is occupying the United States politically.
Rick Adams: And economically too I might add.
Hesham Tillawi: And of course economically, correct. They have a stranglehold on Congress and the administration…the American people are in the same shape that the Palestinians are in, because the media is controlled, the government is controlled, the economy is controlled, and actually they are in worse shape than the Palestinians...
Hesham Tillawi: There is a good book written by Henry Ford called The International Jew, and my own personal take on the protocols: I don't care if it's authentic or not, I don't care if it's real or if somebody just dreamed them up. The thing is they are being used as blueprints. If you read the protocols and look at what's going on right now, and [inaudible] government, who controls them, the money, who etc. the media, who controls it, all these things are in the protocols. So I don't care if it's authentic or not, they are using it as a blueprint.
From an email to David Duke, posted online August 12, 2005:
To Dr. David Duke David thank you for your comments about me on your radio show on the 12th. I am honored to be a friend of yours and I do consider you a good friend and I am a supporter of your cause. I would rather live in a white America than a Zionist America. Please tell your listeners to rest assured that Hesham Tillawi is a friend of the White movement. My show is to provide my guest with a platform to speak freely and to help them bring out their ideas and opinions to the public. Some times I resort to challenging questions to give them an opportunity to dispel some of the myth about them in the public eyes. My comment about whites and Mexicans was to give you the opportunity to about some of these myths out there which you did in a brilliant way, also my comment about you having a hard time shaking racism off, it was meant to give you the opportunity to dispel the biggest myth about David Duke out there that he is a Racist. My comment was not that David Duke was a racist and having a hard time shaking it off, but that David, due to the Zionist media, is having a hard time getting away from this label that the Zionists charged him with in order to destroy him and destroy his political ambitions. I am sorry that some of the listeners especially those on Stormfront did not see it that way. Any how, I am glad you came on the show, and please come back. Your friend, Hesham Tillawi, PhD
Right. A PhD in assholeology...and some of you wonder why our government is concerned w/ intra-nation terrorism. Duh.
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Minutes from the December 7, 1965 meeting of the Harding College Student Association Executive Council.
1965-1966 Student Association Council:
Dwayne Van Rheenen, President
Bob Rader, Vice-President
Linda Byrd, Secretary
Cliff Ganus III, Treasurer
Jim Anderson, Senior Men's Representative
Linda Spears, Senior Women's Representative
David Smith, Junior Men's Representative
Connie Taylor, Junior Women's Representative
Ken Starr, Sophomore Men's Representative
Carolyn Medearis, Sophomore Women's Representative
Mike Whitaker, Freshman Men's Representative
Bob Gilliam, Faculty Sponsor
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The following activity occurred Monday, July 30, to Sunday, Aug. 5, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 142 response calls during this period.
Monday, July 30
•300 block of Oak Street, Youngstown, arrest. Patrol reported the arrest of a male, 18, stemming from an earlier robbery complaint at a supermarket on the 900 block of Center Street. Subject issued appearance tickets to Lewiston Town Court for assault, third. Investigation to continue. Report filed.
•4400 block of Lower River Road, criminal mischief. Statement taken from a male, 59, regarding a broken window. Report filed.
•LPD office, general complaint. Statement taken from a male, 50, who wanted to advise patrol that he felt his wife was going to do "something bad" to him. Patrol advised him to call back if she does.
•2300 block of Upper Mountain Road, suspicious person. Patrol spoke with a male, 46. Two females, intoxicated reported as GOA.
•Niagara University campus, aggravated harassment. Statement taken from a female, 18, who alleged a female, 18, had posted a harassing picture on Twitter. Report filed.
•1900 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Town of Tonawanda, warrant execution. Patrol reported the arrest of a male, 64; charge not listed. Arraignment at Lewiston Town Court, bail of $1,000 assigned and suspect remanded to custody of Niagara County Sheriff's Office.
Tuesday, July 31
•2300 block of River Road, assist. LPD K-9 unit on location to assist with a possible burglary in progress. Negative results reported.
•400 block of Ridge Street, criminal mischief. Statement taken from a female, 59. Suspect unknown.
•400 block of Center Street, assault complaint at a bar/restaurant. Statement taken from a male, 26. Suspect unknown; investigation to continue.
•Locations on Seneca Street, South First Street, South Eighth and Seneca streets and the 700 block of Cayuga Street, Alcohol Beverage Control violations. Patrol reported the arrests of the following for open container violations: a female, 45; a female, 41; a male, 27; a male, 30; a female, 25; a male, 23; a male, 23 and a male, 23. Appearance tickets issued to all for Lewiston Town Court. Reports filed.
•South Ninth Street, DWI arrest. Patrol reported the arrest of female, no age listed, for driving while intoxicated. Appearance ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court and 12-hour hold placed on vehicle. Report filed.
•4300 block of Porter Center Road, check welfare; call of a male sitting in the roadway. Patrol located a male, 25, on a bicycle, intoxicated. Subject advised to ride on the shoulder.
•Ridge Road, westbound from Dickersonville Road, reckless driver. Area checked with negative results.
•NU campus area, assist. LPD K-9 unit assisted with a track of a male in possession of a gun who fled south into a field from the student apartments. No further details.
Wednesday, Aug. 1
•200 block of Young Street in Wilson, assist. LPD on location with NCSO on a burglary in progress call at an ice cream stand. Male, 25, from the above check welfare call on Porter Center Road found in the basement. Subject taken to NCSO for an interview.
•Lake Road and Orchard Drive, Youngstown, check welfare. Caller reported female crouching in bushes. Area checked with negative results.
•Locations on the 300 block of South Seventh Street, the 5300 block of Military Road, and the 400 block of Center Street, property damage accidents. Statements taken from all drivers involved. Reports filed.
•5200 block of Walmore Road, check 911 call. Male on location giving the staff a hard time. Subject left without incident.
•200 block of Tuscarora Street, arrest. Male, 19, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Appearance ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•300 block of South Seventh Street, arrest. Male, 22, charged with littering. Appearance ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•Locations on the 300 block of South Seventh Street, Cayuga and South Eighth streets, South Fourth Street, and South Eighth and Seneca streets, Alcohol Beverage Control violations. Patrol reports the arrests of the following on open container violations: a male, 21; a female, 21; a male, 23; a male, 19; a male, 22; a male, 22; a male, 22; a male, 22; a male, 29; a male, 27; a female, 24 and female, 25. Appearance tickets issued to all for Lewiston Town Court. Reports filed.
•700 block of Cayuga Street, public lewdness arrest. Patrol reported the arrest of a male, 26, who was observed urinating on a sidewalk. Appearance ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•2100 block of Upper Mountain Road, unwanted person. Female left prior to patrol's arrival.
•100 block of Water Street, harassment/trespass. Business owner informed patrol an unknown male who said he would come back with a gun after being told to stay off the property. No descriptions of the suspect. Area checked with negative results.
•300 block of South Seventh Street, trespass. Caller reported Artpark patrons urinating in the homeowner's bushes.
Thursday, Aug. 2
•5000 block of Grove Street, property dispute. Caller reported his soon-to-be ex-wife removed a door to the bedroom. Resolved by patrol.
•Susies Lane, check welfare. Male passed out in a vehicle. Patrol checked and reported all OK.
•Green Road, illegal dumping. Complainant stated an unknown white male attempted to dump garbage. Truck described as a large white pickup with "Mr. Trash" written on its side.
•Lewiston Queenston Bridge, arrests. LPD K-9 conducted a search that resulted in two arrests for unlawful possession of marijuana. Arrested were: a male, 35, and a male, 23, in separate incidents. Appearance tickets issued to both for Lewiston Town Court. Reports filed.
•2100 block of Mount Hope Road, UUMV complaint. Complaint taken from a male, 41; report filed.
Friday, Aug. 3
•Center Street and Portage Road, two-car accident. Statements taken from the drivers. Report filed.
•Saunders Settlement and Garlow roads, vehicle/traffic stop. Patrol reported the arrest of a female on a charge of facilitating aggravated unlicensed operation, first degree. Uniform traffic ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court. Vehicle released to licensed driver. Report filed.
•700 block of Center Street, larceny. Statement taken from a male, 31, regarding tools taken by an unknown suspect. Report filed.
•400 block of Center Street, hit-run. Statement taken from driver of vehicle No. 1; driver No. 2 unknown. Report filed.
•1800 block of Ridge Road, juvenile problem. Patrol reported receiving an anonymous complaint of underage drinking. Patrol reported the arrests of a male, 18; a male, 20; a male, 20; and a male, 18. Three issued appearance tickets for Lewiston Town Court; one remanded to custody of NCSO. Report filed.
•Riverview Drive at Lower River Road, K-9 search. LPD K-9 unit assisted Youngstown Police with a narcotics search of a vehicle.
•1100 block of Jarrett Drive, domestic. Patrol reported a boyfriend-girlfriend domestic. Female, 55, listed as complainant and a male, 58, listed as suspect. Patrol reported the suspect struck the complainant in the face, knocking her unconscious, and then fled the residence. Complainant to pursue charges; warrant requested. Domestic Incident Report filed.
•Whirlpool Street, Niagara Falls, K-9 search. LPD assisted Niagara Falls Police on a K-9 search for a black male suspect reportedly going through cars.
Saturday, Aug. 4
•1800 block of Ridge Road, larceny-burglary. Statements taken from a male, 19, a male, 20, and a male 18. Suspect unknown. Report filed.
•2100 block of Upper Mountain Road, unwanted party. Statement taken from a female, 47. A male, 29, listed as a person involved and female, 23, listed as a suspect. Complainant reports ex-girlfriend was at residence retrieving belongings. Suspect GOA. Patrol cleared.
•1300 block of Upper Mountain Road, larceny at a gas/convenience store. Male complainant 20, reports that drivers of two coach buses purchased $626 worth of diesel fuel and left without paying. Company stated the payment would be remitted via fax. Report filed. Patrol reports being contacted soon after by the store stating that payment had been received and the report was cancelled.
•100 block of Center Street, possible fight. Hotel reported occupants in two rooms having an argument that was escalating. Patrol advised both parties to go to bed or be removed from the hotel.
Sunday, Aug. 5
•Lewiston Road, roadside domestic. Patrol located a vehicle roadside with multiple people exiting and a fight going on among the occupants. Subjects took separate taxis home.
•Lewiston Road, vehicle/traffic stop-arrest, from the above roadside domestic. Patrol reported the arrest of a female, 20, for driving while intoxicated. Driver released on uniform traffic tickets for Lewiston Town Court. Vehicle secured; report filed.
•Mount Hope Road, suspicious vehicle. Patrol located a vehicle in a field by the Walmore-Mount Hope roads intersection. Female driver released to her son to be brought home.
•100 block of South Eighth Street, car-building accident. Patrol reported a male, 84, struck the Lewiston post office branch and fled the scene. Subject located and issued uniform traffic tickets to Lewiston Town Court for leaving the scene. Report filed.
•500 block of Oxbow Lane, mental health response. Male, 39, taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
•2100 block of Upper Mountain Road, burglary. Statement taken from a female, 47. Two females, ages, 23 and 41, listed as suspects. Complainant states suspects were observed on the property. Report filed and warrants requested.
•Route 429, property damage accident-arrest. Patrol reported the arrest of a male, 36, for driving while intoxicated. Breath testing refused. Bail of $250 assigned and driver remanded to Niagara County Jail. Report filed.
•Lewiston Queenston Bridge, hit-run. Statement taken from a Texas driver; an Illinois vehicle left the scene. No injuries; report filed.


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Happy New Year from Inhabitat! Today marks the beginning of a new calendar year, and it's the perfect opportunity right now to look towards the coming year with new ideas, goals and resolutions. While it's traditional for us to make personal resolutions, we at Inhabitat feel its important to reflect on the environment and the state of the design industry and make some green design resolutions for 2008. What is the future of green design? What important issues, movements, and ideas do we foresee being influential? What do we hope to see in the coming year? Read on to hear our thoughts, and from all of us at Inhabitat, here's to a wonderful 2008!
Last year I wrote a long wordy resolution about what green really meant to me and how we might improve upon our actions as designers and consumers in 2007. This year I'm taking a different tack- one of simplicity, intention, and optimism. In 2008, let's do whatever we do, use the tools at our disposal, and work our days FOR GOOD. That's it. Green design is what we preach, but let's make sure to use "green" (materials, production methods, and systems) for things that matter and will make our world better. Let's expand environmental responsibility to include good ethical choices. What's better- a $6000 bamboo table? Or a simple shelter built from cinderblocks to house a squatter family? Both are important and valuable, but let's not forget that real sustainability isn't just about materiality. It's a tool for improvement both environmental and social. Here's to the next 365 days of adventure and good. And to all our supporters, thanks for making 2007 such a wonderful year.
Be informed and act properly! If 2007 was the year that the world took notice of how necessary it was to be green, then 2008 will be the year when every company will want you to be green by using their products. From now on, it isn't enough to just go on and do something that is meant to be green, but rather, one should make the effort to know what it is that they are doing and to find out if indeed that is the greenest option, or if it is just a load of greenwashing.
But alas, that won't be enough! So far, the focus has been on energy efficiency, but being sustainable should encompass everything that we do, from the way that we eat, dress, even the things we do not purchase and do not need. It is about caring for the environment, and being aware that there exists abuse of labor practices around the world, abuse which we have the power to stop. Let's all be aware and informed, and make 2008 the year where sustainability becomes truly global, and not just for the few.
In 2008 I resolve to see more of my new hometown in San Francisco and the Bay Area, exploring by foot whenever possible. I resolve to eat more healthy locally grown produce from the farmers market. In 2008 I hope to see the elimination of green washing and the application of truly sustainable practices throughout the industrial market.
2007 was a momentous year for me as I became a first time parent, and of twins at that. Life before this point was spent working around the clock, traveling globally, and engaging in fulfilling eco-art projects and a multitude of environmental outreach efforts.
Despite the time, energy, and dedication required in being a new mom, I still have goals of greening the art and design world in ways that redefine beauty, conservation, and sustainable practice. I not only hope to address the materials and methods that artists and designers use as a means to realize their goals, but to also help us continually re-examine what objects are truly essential in their message, function, and overall impact. I believe that this evaluation is rooted in a domestic or 'ecological' assessment of how one lives life and prioritizes needs. I am reminded in this instance of the root meaning of the word "ecology" – oikos, "household"; and logos, "knowledge". As cliché as this might sound, it seems increasingly apparent that one cannot implement sustainable ideas or share knowledge without tackling the green choices made under one's own roof or in one's backyard. The decisions that I make now will inevitably impact the lives of all children in the days, weeks, and years to come. The artwork that I generate should similarly have lasting value and cause no harm in the course of its creation, unveiling, and ongoing effect.
I believe that we are at a turning point where we have shifted away from our obsession with the material properties of art and design objects, and have in turn embraced a need for things and moments in our lives to have the potential to make a difference as multi-faceted and intelligently integrated events. It is a goal of mine to make 'green' a more transparent term in 2008, in the sense that we no longer need to distinguish between what is or is not sustainable but rather whether objects have embedded in them the legacy and lasting fiber that we wish to pass along to future generations.
MY RESOLUTION: To keep on the bright side of life
2007 was a difficult year in many ways, but also a great year at the same time. This is as true for me on a personal level as it is on a wider social and environmental level. I lost someone very dear to me this year, but I also got married and experienced some of the happiest days of my life. In terms of the bigger picture, the environmental outlook is similarly simultaneously horrifying and exciting. We are already experiencing more drastic ice-cap and permafrost melting than climate scientists had imagined in their worst predictions. New coal plants are popping up all over the place in the U.S, and the EPA (Environmental Plundering Agency?) blocked California's attempts to set tougher car emissions standards. Finally, we still have George Bush in the White House and a war in Iraq.
At the same time – it was a year of innovation and opportunity: countless new ventures explored creative new forms of energy generation, from kinetic energy, to poo power, to wave power. Solar power got cheaper, more flexible and more efficient, beefed up by an emerging market for cleantech investing. And perhaps most important (on a symbolic level anyway) – Al Gore won the Nobel Peace prize for his environmental activism. 'Green' really hit mainstream consumer culture hard in 2007, and while many are decrying this uncomfortable marriage of consumerism and environmentalism, I believe there is still a very bright side to all of this emerging consciousness and interest in sustainability. So ultimately my resolution for 2008 is to maintain optimism – on both a personal and professional level. All challenges are simply opportunities in disguise. Many people are frightened about the state of the environment (and rightly so), but these environmental challenges we currently face are also spawning incredible innovation. 2008 will be a tremendous year for all of us – make the best of it, and enjoy it!
If 2007 is the year green hit home with the masses, then I hope 2008 will be a year of greater transparency, closed cycle analysis, and that 'truth' will become the next great wave in marketing. I've seen plenty of marketing claims telling me why a product is green or what additives make it such, but as conscious consumers, we must not forget to ask why a product isn't green… or if we even need it.
I had a Wizard of Oz moment at West Coast Green in SF last year when a materials rep of a (not to be mentioned) recycled paper product was touting their latest 'green' wall paneling. The marketing brochure had a flashy layout with the prominently displayed FSC Certification logo, and a list of other good green attributes about the product. But the description cleverly ignored the sheet vinyl laminate applied to the face of the product, and the Rep was reluctant to talk about the obvious non-green parts of their product (because then it wouldn't sound as good). It reminded me of that scene in the Wizard of Oz when Toto reveals the truth about the wizard, who says over load speaker 'don't pay attention to the little man behind the curtain'. That's what marketing has done a really good job of in 2007. We have to dig deeper and think more holistically about all the parts- the good, the not so glamorous, and the even the mundane. The good news is, it's a great time for innovation, and manufacturers are scrambling to catch up with increasingly more informed consumers. Each of us has a lot of buying power to make positive change, and there's so much we can do!
This past year I taught two new classes at UC Berkeley's Sustainable Stewardship Program, and was blessed to spend a few hours each week with a highly-accomplished cross demographic of students, both professional and cultural, which became even more apparent by all the thoughtful questions along the way. Though the class' focus was building design related, I found it impossible to separate how each of us lives at home from how the operations and maintenance of a building should perform, for example, or how to choose environmentally preferable materials. An underlying focus that came out of both classes was to structure these critical questions into a value system that people create for themselves and apply to everything they do.
My point is this- when we live with intention and ask questions along the way, what's important emerges with total clarity and the path becomes obvious.
So in addition to the usuals, such as 'drink more water' and 'stop procrastinating' (already guilty on two accounts) I'll add- ask lots of questions, live with intention, celebrate life and spread the word about what is and is not working. That's right everyone- get up, get naked, throw a party, or throw tomatoes if it's warranted! We're in a time when people are listening!


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This is a pretend reinactment of how it might have been when Anko Itsu started training with Sokon Matsumura, if they had lived today. This is fiction.
Itosu: Hello, I would like to learn Karate from you.
Matsumura: Good. First you must sign this release.
Itosu: What is that?
Matsumura: It says that you will not sue me if you are hurt. You never know, the King might come down and ask you to fight a bull. Lucky for me, I didn't get hurt when he asked me.
You must also sign this form.
Itosu: What is that?
Matsumura: It is a contract. It says that you will pay the registration fee and the monthly tuition for the next ten years.
Itosu: Ten years?
Matsumura: Yes, if you quit, it is still payable. The form also allows me to take the tuition directly from your checking account every month.
Itosu: Wow, I never realized there were such costs. Are there others?
Matsumura: Just for siging up to test, testing, certificates, belts, titles, tournments, and special training.
Itosu: By special training, do you mean at the hakka?
Matsumura: No, but that's a good idea. I could charge extra for that. Last, but not least, you have to sign this form.
Itosu: Is that the last? What is it?
Matsumura: A non-competition agreement. If you quit, you cannot teach within 100 miles from here for the next 20 years.
Itosu: 100 miles? I'd have to move to Japan.
Matsumura: That's right, so you'd better not quit. But if you act today, I will throw in a free gi.
Itosu: Gi? But you train in your regular clothes. Gi's haven't been invented yet.
Matsumura: Oh that's right. Well, let's forget the whole thing. You can be my student for no tuition, with no papers, based on mutual respect and trust. Your sincerity and effort will be your payment. How about that?
Itosu: That sounds very good, Sensei.
Charles C. Goodin
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This is a pretend reinactment of how it might have been when Anko Itsu started training with Sokon Matsumura, if they had lived today. This is fiction.
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In celebration of Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, Brian Dirck will give a talk on "Abraham Lincoln: The Lawyer in the White House." The talk will take place at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 12, in Hays Hall, Room 104.
Dirck is in the department of history at Anderson University. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Central Arkansas, M.A. from Rice University and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He is the author of two books about Lincoln, Lincoln the Lawyer and Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809-1865, and is also the editor and contributor of the book, Lincoln Emancipated: The President and the Politics of Race. In addition, he has also written Waging War on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents and The Executive Branch of Federal Government: People, Process, and Politics.
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Who was the greeter for the pit stop? I think it was a famous Italian F1 driver, but I can't recall his name.
I was trying to find an updated timeline (and I do appreciate that there has been a lot of information and I'm not implying that anyone has dropped the ball) but I was curious as to whether the Asuncion pit stop was short (less than 12 hours) or long (over 24 hours).
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A British electric sports car' has just completed an epic journey, travelling from the outskirts of the Arctic Circle all the way to the bottom tip of South America. And if you're trying to calculate what that distance is in your head, this stellar EV has covered a staggering 16,156 miles (26,000 km) of road in just 70 days.
The undertaking, known as the Racing Green Endurance Challenge, was completed by the British team in their 400bhp twin-motor SRZero sportscar. The EV is fully electric and powered by lithium-ion batteries, giving the vehicle enough juice to drive more than 250 miles on a single charge. The car also boasts a top speed of 124 mph and can reach 60 mph in just seven seconds.
The SRZero electric sportscar was developed by a team from the Imperial College London in collaboration with Radical Sportscars – a partnership that was established August 2009. The project took two years of careful planning by The Racing Green Endurance Project team at the London Imperial College, and Dr David Howey told the media that "there was a lot of scepticism, so we're all very pleased that the cynics will now have to eat their words".
The cost of the trip was reportedly £750,000, but the group saved a fortune on petrol, making the full distance on just £3 a charge. The team started their epic journey in Alaska back in July, where geothermal energy provided the initial charge, furthermore demonstrating the potential of emission-free transport. The team reported that finding places to charge the car was the biggest challenges over their multi-continental journey. On top of that, the car was subjected to a multitude of temperatures and road surfaces over the 70 day challenge.
The SZero's itinerary included drives through the US, Mexico, Central America and finally into South America where it arrived at the world's most southerly city, Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, just yesterday afternoon.
Despite their incredible achievement, on behalf of the team, mechanical engineer and team member Alex Schey posted this simple statement on their blog: "We were received in an absolutely fantastic style as we arrived into the world's southernmost city, and the whole day from start to finish has been spectacular."


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The Oldsmobile Ciera, which in its earlier years many referred to as the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, uses front drive and is categorized as a midsize sedan. However, it comes in various body designs, including a two-door coupe, a four-door sedan, and a four-door hatchback.
It underwent significant changes from 1982 to 1996 with engine sizes ranging from the smallest of 2.2-liter I4, to the rather impressive 4.3-liter V-6 in its later developments. Over that time span, the vehicle has been released with two transmissions, namely the four-speed automatic transmission and the earlier three-speed automatic transmission.
The first edition of the Oldsmobile Ciera debuted in 1982 and the final release of the Oldsmobile Ciera came in 1996. The vehicle did not survive that many years without its fair share of manufacturing drama and had recalls with several NHTSA recommendations concerning the electrical system. For instance, the 1990 and 1991 Oldsmobile Ciera power seats for the driver and front passenger are considered unsafe, and an electrical malfunction could cause a fire in the front cabin of the vehicle.
The manufacturer issued another electrical-related recall on the 1994 Oldsmobile Ciera because the door lock mountings permit a water leak that can potentially cause a short circuit and set the vehicle on fire. Brake function also caused a recall in the 1993 Oldsmobile Ciera.
The 1995 Oldsmobile Ciera comes in two trims, namely the Cutlass Ciera SL Series I sedan which contains a 2.2-liter I4, 120-hp engine that produces 140 lb-ft of torque using a three-speed automatic transmission. The other trim, the Cutlass Ciera SL Series II sedan houses a 3.1-liter V-6, 160-hp engine that pairs with a four-speed automatic transmission. The Cutlass Ciera SL Series I has an EPA-rated fuel economy of 25/32 mpg city/highway, whereas the Cutlass Ciera SL Series II gets 19/29 mpg city/highway.
The Ciera sedan offers ample interior space with 38.6 inches of headroom, 42.1 inches of legroom, 55.8 inches of shoulder room, and 50.3 inches of hip room in the front. In the rear, the vehicle provides 38.3 inches of headroom, 35.8 inches of legroom, 56 inches of shoulder room, and 54.3 of hip room making it a fairly roomy vehicle for its class. As a basic comfort feature, this model includes air-conditioning standard. Both trims offer driver and passenger airbags and an anti-lock braking system (ABS) as safety features.
The exterior of the vehicle sports the typical sedan shape of its day, though it has a box-like appearance. It boasts a 190.3 inch length, 69.5 inch width, 54.1 inch height, and sits on a 104.9 inch wheelbase.
The Oldsmobile Ciera has a fairly long history while sharing the naming platform with other vehicles that preceded it. It starts its journey first as the Cutlass, which first came onto the market in 1983 sporting sedan and wagon body types. These vehicles have either two or four doors. In 1986, the Cutlass Supreme entered the automobile showroom as a rear drive vehicle, and after several upgrades received the name 4-4-2 in the 1985 model year. The Cutlass Ciera then came on the market in 1988 to respond to a market demand for a midsize sedan vehicle, though the manufacturer also produced it in the coupe body style.
In 1986, the Oldsmobile Ciera serviced the market bearing a 3.3-liter V-6 engine. In 1988, while being sold on the larger international market, the Ciera received a revamping of its exterior appearance and donned flared panels, a rear spoiler, and better looking headlamps. The reworking of the Ciera's appearance continued through the next years, adding other safety features like ABS.
The 1995 and 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera represents the final and closing edition of this vehicle and uses only the Ciera part of the name. As with the name loss, so come the production loss and the eventual cessation of this vehicle.
1995 Oldsmobile Ciera
Midsize, Sedan
The 1995 Oldsmobile Ciera is a midsize car manufactured by General Motors under its Oldsmobile division.


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While fans of MTV's Teen Mom continue to wonder about the chemistry between exes Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards, Maci is now publicly admitting she still loves Ryan.
Maci, who graces the cover of the current issue of UsWeekly magazine, admits she still loves Ryan, the father of her 2-year-old son Bentley, but claims she is no longer in love with him.
"I love him [Ryan]," Maci, 20, admits, "but there is a big difference between loving someone and being in love with them." And when asked about their chemistry on a recent episode of the show, Maci explains, "I'm just not sure what it is, and I haven't asked Ryan about it." She adds, "I don't know what Ryan's feelings are. They change day to day."
Ryan on the other hand also talked to UsWeekly though he made it clear that when it comes to Maci, his only concern is his son. Ryan tells Us Weekly his relationship with Maci "is Bentley only," adding, "We don't have anything to talk about other than Bentley." Perhaps Ryan's strong stance on the issue has to do with his new girlfriend, Dalis Connell – a 19-year-old college student & model, whom he has been dating for a few months. Photos of Dalis below!
Maci's beau Kyle King however feels Ryan still has feelings for Maci. "Ryan 100 percent still has feelings for her," Kyle, 23, states. As for Maci, she adds that her issues with Ryan has only made her relationship with Kyle stronger, while also accusing Ryan and his parents of trying to come in between her and Kyle.
Moving on to Farrah Abraham, who has now broken up with her new beau Daniel Alvarez, just days after going public with their relationship.
In fact, things took a nasty turn for the couple on twitter. "He dumped me…@ImDanielAlvarez ur soo immature and unimportant," wrote Farrah in a tweet that was later deleted. Daniel then responded with, "Wow @F1abraham I'm amused by your attempt to belittle me & make me appear like a real prick. One cannot run from the truth…"
Farrah didn't back down as she accused Danielle of hacking into her account to post the original message. "SORRY. Daniel my ex hacked my twitter. I don't care to talk further. Im moving forward . Please just know he is purposely wanting attention," tweeted Farrah. She later added, "Coward. stay away from my accounts. Hope you enjoy the attention you wanted to get from talking to me." And to think all was well and dandy between these two just a mere 2 weeks ago…
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Treatment Overview
The purpose of oxygen therapy for the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning is to reduce the amount of carbon monoxide in the blood and restore the oxygen level to normal as quickly as possible.
For hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the affected person lies down on a stretcher that slides into an acrylic tube about 7 ft (2.1 m) long and 25 in. (64 cm) across. The pressure inside the tube is raised, and 100% oxygen is delivered under high pressure. Each treatment session lasts about 90 minutes. After treatment, the chamber is depressurized slowly while the person rests inside.
What To Expect
A person typically recovers from carbon monoxide poisoning within a few days. But it is important to remember that long-term effects may occur days or weeks after carbon monoxide poisoning.
Why It Is Done
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be used to quickly reduce both the carbon monoxide level in the blood and the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Things to consider include:
- The amount of carbon monoxide in the blood.
- How bad the symptoms are, such as whether a person has lost consciousness or appears confused.
- The distance to the nearest hyperbaric chamber.
- The person's age, the presence of heart or brain disease, and overall health. Infants, small children, older adults, or people with health problems are more easily affected by high amounts of carbon monoxide in the blood, and their symptoms usually are more severe.
- Pregnancy and whether the pregnant woman has had a significant exposure to carbon monoxide.
Treatments may be repeated depending on how well the first treatment works.
How Well It Works
It is not clear if hyperbaric oxygen treatments work better than oxygen therapy at normal pressure to reduce the risk of cognitive problems, such as lasting damage to memory, attention, and concentration.footnote 1, footnote 2
In pregnant women who have been exposed to carbon monoxide, hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduces the time needed to lower carbon monoxide levels in fetal blood, which increases the chances for a healthy baby. The fetus has a higher risk for carbon monoxide poisoning, because it takes longer for carbon monoxide to be eliminated from fetal blood than from the mother's blood.footnote 3
Risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy may include ear pain, rupture of the eardrum, sinus discomfort, a bloody nose, and in very rare cases, seizure or problems from too much oxygen.
What To Think About
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers are located only at specialty medical centers or major hospitals.
Hyperbaric oxygen chambers also are used to treat people who have decompression sickness from scuba diving.
- Weaver LK, et al. (2002). Hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning. New England Journal of Medicine, 347(14): 1057–1067.
- Buckley NA, et al. (2011). Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4).
- Kao LW, Nanagas KA (2005). Carbon monoxide poisoning. Medical Clinics of North America, 89(6): 1161–1194.
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Are conservatives deserting Sarah Palin?
Sarah Palin has long been a bete noire of the left, but she has always been able to count support from grass-roots conservatives. At least, until now.
During a speech to members of the National Rifle Association this weekend, Ms Palin cracked a joke that - while being well-received by the crowd - didn't go over as well with many Christian commentators, many of whom considered her an ally.
"They obviously have information on plots to carry out jihad," she said, referring to prisoners. "Oh, but you can't offend them, can't make them feel uncomfortable, not even a smidgen. Well, if I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptise terrorists."
For The American Conservative's Rod Dreher, Ms Palin's statement is "sacrilegious". He says that those who laughed at the joke should be ashamed of themselves. Baptism, he says, should be about starting a new life, not celebrating torture.
"If I thought that kind of hateful declaration and abuse of the Christian religion was what conservatism stood for, I wouldn't be able to call myself a conservative," he writes.
Dreher isn't the only religious conservative unhappy with Ms Palin's jibe.
Joe Carter of the Gospel Coalition says that while it is "suicidal" to try to find tolerance and understanding within those who want to destroy the US, dehumanising the country's enemies is just as bad.
"Like us, our enemies need to accept Jesus and to be baptised by water and the Spirit," he writes. "That is the Christian way, not as Palin would have it, to have our enemies fear a pagan god and have their spirit broken by water."
The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway agrees.
"Joking about baptism in the context of this aggressive action suggests that we don't think baptism is as life-giving or important as it is," she writes.
Hemingway says that while she is a longtime supporter of Ms Palin, these latest remarks cross the line. In her eyes, Ms Palin is using religion for a political endgame, and while this type of "civil religion" definitely unites people politically, it comes at the expense of the church.
The Wonkette's Doktor Zoom lampooned Hemingway's criticisms, poking fun at her for missing the mark on exactly why Ms Palin's comments were inappropriate.
"You just see here, now, Ms Palin, we don't so much mind you sticking it to the godless heathen Muslims, but don't you go joking about the sacraments," he writes.
In fact, he says, it can be difficult to pin down just what is so out of line about Ms Palin's statement.
"We're not sure what the most hilarious part of this line is - the desire to live out [conservative commentator] Ann Coulter's dream of victory through forced conversion, the mistaken belief that torture gets reliable intelligence or the very notion that Sarah Palin will ever be in charge of anything but a third-rate cable TV show," he concludes.
While it is well known that Ms Palin is no longer a real politician, writes Patrick Brennan for National Review, she still stands for a group of people who are serious about the ideas of faith and freedom. He asks why any of her supporters would continue to back her after what she said.
"Torture - waterboarding being something reasonable people may consider to constitute it - is and should be a question of grave moral consequence for Christians, and is for any Catholic familiar with the Catechism," he writes.
By some coincidence, Palin's remarks came just hours before Robert Costa of the Washington Post published an article that outlines the former governor's political decline and the diminishing power her endorsements hold.
"Even as she travels to Iowa and elsewhere to bolster her handpicked candidates," he writes, "her influence in these midterm elections has been eclipsed by a new class of stars and her circle has narrowed, with a handful of aides guiding her and a few allies in Washington beyond a group of backbench troublemakers in Congress."
Ms Palin was part of the trendy 2010 Tea Party movement, he says, but increasingly among her friends in Washington she finds herself in a supporting role.
And for some, including Politicus USA's Jason Easley, it's about time.
"Sarah Palin is the one hit wonder who started out playing arenas, then moved down to the clubs, then moved further down to the county fair circuit," he writes.
"When you stop drawing a crowd on the county fair circuit, it's over. The media is finally catching on that it is time to ignore Sarah Palin."
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Advanced Pediatrics
A while back we launched and completed a competition for this Pediatric Practice. THEN when all was done, the good doctor decided to change his brief - and so we have to start again! So here we go!
The company is a high-end Pediatric Practice called "Advanced Pediatrics". It has been in existence for many, many years – but has now decided to create an entirely new look as well as moving to a new location - and to become cutting edge in its approach and look - while at the same time presenting a service which is warm and family-friendly.
Advanced Pediatrics serves youth and children from birth to 18 years old. Although the practice is PEDIATRIC, the target is usually the parents – as it is they who schedule appointments and not the children. The practice services all socio-economic groups, and all ethnicities.
Although this is not a new company, please look at this as a "Logo for a New Company". They have never had a logo before. The logo is to included BOTH the name (Advanced Pediatrics) and a graphic/icon.
Style: High Tech; Artsy; Contemporary; (Medical - not critical).
Colors: Unlimited for the graphic/icon, while the name "Advanced Pediatrics" should be one color – preferably black. At present there are no "company colors" but NOTE for the "graphic/icon" the doctor likes strong, colors. Their website is couched in strong blue, orange, red, green, yellow, etc., etc. The Logo needs to be exciting.
Creative Strategy:
a. The doctor does NOT want images of kids, children nor child-like items.
b. The name "Advanced Pediatrics" should be in a simple, but effective font
c. The icon/graphic is where the strong colors are to be.
d. We are looking at TWO possible styles of graphic:
i. Free expression of shapes, sizes, and colors; these could be a mix of geometric shapes OR abstract shapes that illustrate the CONCEPT of the word "Advanced" which is part of the practice's name (as in advanced, hi-tech, cutting edge, etc., etc.) The icon CAN connect or run into the name - but does not HAVE to.
ii. A deft use of the letters "A" and P" – particularly as the "A" lends itself to forming the shape of a stethoscope.
iii. Both
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