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Steve Benen has another great post up about the tax debate and reminds us, with the help of others, that the wealthy are paying less than they have for many, many years. Look at this chart for visual proof, courtesy of Moveon.org…
Of course the top rate really doesn't have much to do with how much they actually pay. I saw this great comment over at Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog, Go – from GrafZeppelin127
I could go on and on… taxable vs. adjusted gross vs. gross income … marginal tax rates on the -last- dollars, not the first … deductions vs. exemptions vs. credits … gross revenue vs. net profit … Schedule C …
There is so much about how the federal tax system works that so many people try so hard not to understand when it comes to political debates about taxes, and it's frustrating to someone who does understand it. I get sick of pointing out that income is taxed, not people. I get sick of pointing out that only profits are taxed, not revenues. I get sick of pointing out that a rich person pays the same tax on the first X dollars of his income as a poor person who only makes X. I get sick of pointing out that rich people have a lot more untaxed or tax-deferred income than poor people, meaning rich people are taxed per annum on a smaller percentage of their total income than poor people. I get sick of pointing out the money businesses use to "create jobs" is not taxed against that business by the federal government. I get sick of pointing out that a business that makes zero profit or operates at a loss pays no federal income tax. I get sick of pointing out that no one "creates jobs" using his personal, after-tax income.
You can't expect people to understand things when something in which they have a personal stake depends on their not understanding it.
That says a lot in a paragraph. I am saving it for ammunition against the brain dead people on the right who really have no clue and simply spout Republican talking points. I was fortunate to grow up in a wealthy home, after my mother remarried (my dad died when I was 6 in 1968), and I was fortunate to have a mom and step dad who were liberals. My parents didn't mind paying their fair share, were lifelong Democrats and pretty much kept the local Mission running. They used to get phone calls from the Mission when they were running low on funds and my mom and dad would write them a check. We used to see homeless people wearing my dads donated clothes around the mission, colorful golf pants, expensive shoes…driving by the mission was sometimes humorous, we had the best dressed homeless people in the state. So I learned as a teenager that those who are more fortunate than others should help their fellow man. I try continue that legacy to this day.
Lastly, for anyone keeping score……that project I was waiting to hear about…..it's a go. I'm off to New York City next week to sign the contracts and work out the shooting schedule and other details. Once the papers are signed, I'll share the project with you in case anyone is curious. I can't wait to make some extra money so I can help out my struggling community.


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Fox News Reporter Falls Asleep During Live Broadcast
The news bloopers just keep on coming. During Fox News' early morning Super Tuesday wrap-up, the head news anchor went live to Washington correspondent Doug Luzader for an update on the election race. To quote the news anchor, it went like this: "Hello Doug… Hi Doug… uh… I, guess not…"
In his defense, Luzader sent a message to the video's uploader stating that he was actually bowing his head and reading something, and that his earpiece was dead too, so he couldn't hear the news anchor call his name. Ah, the old "technical difficulties" excuse. It's okay Doug, with the election season in high gear, you're not the only one caught sleeping live on camera.

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Magic Kingdom Park
All Ages
Explore the ultimate treehouse—and behold breathtaking views—in this attraction inspired by the classic Disney film.
Embark on a breezy walk-though tour of the Robinson's famous home nestled high inside a towering tree.
Cross a bridge at the foot of a large leafy tree and climb handcrafted wooden stairs as you explore the famed living quarters of the Swiss Family Robinson and learn of their island adventure.
Discover open-air rooms—brimming with a bevy of 19th-century articles salvaged from the famous shipwreck—including:
• The Living Room
Mahogany furniture, dishware and an organ mingle alongside the large wheel from the shipwrecked Swallow ship.
• The Kitchen and Dining Room
A clamshell sink, a volcanic stone hearth and oven, and a table with benches are just some of the more modern conveniences you'll see.
• The Crow's Nest
See the living quarters of sons Fritz, Ernst and Francis, complete with hammocks, a ragged chest and strewn clothing.
• Study/Library
Home to antique books, a desk, a handmade bamboo chair and a lantern, this is where the Robinsons came to feed their minds and their souls.
• Jungle Lookout
Boasting panoramic views from the top of the tree, this perch provided the Robinsons with serenity during their stay on the island.
At the base of the tree, a large wooden wheel gathers water from a stream and carries it up to the various rooms inside the treehouse.
View at the Top
Those who reach the summit of the treehouse will enjoy 360-degree views of Adventureland and Magic Kingdom park, particularly the river on which the Jungle Cruise boats sail. At over 6 stories high, it's a spectacular sight to see!
Based on Swiss Family Robinson, this attraction recreates the home the Robinson family built following a shipwreck.
When their ill-fated ship, the Swallow, becomes stranded off the coast of an uninhabited South Seas island after a pirate attack, the Robinson family unites to build a new home inside a huge tree, utilizing wreckage from the ship. But the pirates return, and the Robinson family must band together and evade capture.
In order to reach the top of the treehouse, you must be able to climb a total of 116 stairs. If you're unable to make the trek on your own or with the aid of somebody within your party, or if you are fearful of heights, it is recommended that you skip this attraction.


text: U.S. Senate Warns Europeans to Stop Food Fight Over Dairy Names March 11, 2014 12:20 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Editors Email "No one country has any right to own common food names for their exclusive use." -- NMPF's Jim Mulhern Source: U.S. Dairy Export Council A bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate weighed in this week on the importance of rejecting European Union efforts to restrict the use of common food names, including a variety of popular, well-known cheeses, used by U.S. dairy producers and companies. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman and U.S. Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Tom Vilsack, over 50 U.S. senators urged the U.S. government to fight back against EU efforts to restrict how U.S. companies market cheese and other foods. Under the guise of protecting European geographical indications (GIs), EU has been using free trade agreements to prevent cheese makers in the United States and around the world from using common food names such as parmesan, feta, havarti, muenster and others. The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) applaud the Senate's strong statement in support of the U.S. dairy industry, as it comes at a critical time in the development of a free trade agreement between the U.S. and the EU. The letter, coauthored by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), expressed opposition to the EU's gratuitous use of GIs as a protectionist measure, and condemned the resulting barriers to trade that are growing in key U.S. export markets. The senators asked that USTR and USDA work aggressively against the EU's efforts to restrict commonly used cheese names because they would harm the ability of U.S. businesses to compete domestically or internationally. "Over the past five years, U.S. cheese exports have been growing by an average of 40% annually, leading to a record high of $1.4 billion in U.S. cheese sales abroad last year," said Tom Suber, president of USDEC. "Last year, the United States became the largest single country cheese exporter in the world. So it's vital to ensure that unfounded barriers to trade do not hinder this continued growth path for our industry." "For consumers both here and abroad, the consequences of limiting familiar food names to just a few regional suppliers would be higher costs, fewer choices and greater confusion," said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF. "No one country has any right to own common food names for their exclusive use. U.S. businesses should have the opportunity to offer their award-winning products, and let consumers decide what they want to buy." "This is why the work of the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), an independent organization USDEC founded two years ago, is so important," elaborated Suber. "CCFN allows those with similar concerns about this issue in various countries to unite in order to promote a more common-sense and pro-trade approach to GI policies." Mulhern agreed, asserting, "It is American food companies that have helped popularize many cheeses with old world origins, leading to increased sales for all. The Senate's message about the threat to U.S. dairy farmers and cheese makers posed by this outrageous proposed trade barrier reinforces the importance of our work." Back to news


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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the latest trend in the wacky world of bridal is to replace the wedding planner with an online poll. Why should brides spend time and money making tough decisions when they can turn that responsibility over to the folks who'll be attending? They don't have to worry their pretty little heads about the cake, the first dance song, the booze or even their hairstyle. Of course, a bride is still a bride. It's her day, right? That's why Rachael Buskirk, 25, an engineer from Asheville, N.C. (who met her fiancé through MySpace), plans to ignore her cake poll. See, the guests didn't pick the style she preferred.
One bride who spoke with the WSJ says that her only regret on her wedding day was that she wishes she "had done more polls." Some, however, continue to resist this philosophy. Etiquette writer Anna Post says, "It's a little bit of an imposition if you are sending [guests] every question that comes in your head." Fellow ettiquetrix Letitia Baldrige adds, "To have to ask your friends, many of whom have terrible taste anyway, is ludicrous."
On one hand, as a bride, what makes your friends' taste any worse than a wedding planner you hardly know? (And really: Why the fuck are they your friends if they have shitty taste?) On the other hand, it is a day to celebrate with those nearest and dearest to you; if you find out that 92% of them prefer chocolate icing, isn't that the least you can do? And to FOTBs (friends of the bride): She's gonna ask for your opinion on all this crap anyway. Wouldn't clicking a button in an online poll be easier than having to have the "the flowers you've chosen are hideous" discussion?
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When Cham Korean Bistro opened its doors a little more than a year ago, Korean food had already been catapulted to mainstream dining culture, thanks to a roaming LA food truck that made kimchi tacos a national sensation.
But Kimmy Song, owner of successful denim company !iT Jeans, had a vision of introducing to Pasadena the traditional healthy Korean food she provides daily to her employees in downtown LA. Her idea evolved into Cham, which translates to "meal for the workers," a healthy fast-casual eatery that takes traditional Korean food and turns it into seasonally driven tasty tapas, stews and ssam (barbecue and garden platters).)
"We wanted to bring K-Town to Pasadena, but we wanted it to be contemporary modern Korean food" Song says. "But it is not fusion. It's just approachable and friendly… we try to focus on fresh and healthy, but still authentic."
Cham has been open since August 2009, and it has gone through the typical growing pains of all new businesses. But with head chef EJ Jeong always on the hunt for innovative ideas and a growing base of neighborhood regulars, Cham has come into its own and is now having a little fun stretching its culinary legs.
It obtained a beer and wine license over the summer and picked craft beers and boutique wines that pair with the spicy and bold flavors of the food. For the diehards, who remain faithful to Korean beer, Hite is on the menu. They've also created its first Chamtail—made with Korean rice wine, fresh pineapple and agave syrup.
On Thursday nights, Cham now has a chef's tasting menu. And Chef Jeong is ramping up the dessert menu during the holiday season, with a purple sweet potato pie and Christmas snowball cookies.
Chef Jeong has also started to teach the art (and history) of kimchi for private and public events, teaching her own traditional recipe as well as a hyperseasonal version—last month it was persimmon. For more information on upcoming classes or tasting menus, log on to chamkoreanbistro.com
Cham Korean Bistro, 851 Cordova St., Pasadena, 626.792.2474, chamkoreanbistro.com


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The Werewolf and The Yeti
The Werewolf And The Yeti's pre-cert VHS release was banned in the UK by the BBFC under the Video Recordings Act of 1984, and was featured on the "Video Nasties" list. Interestingly, although the film would be one of several titles quickly dropped from the Video Nasty list, and despite many of the titles on the original list finally achieving release anyway, The Werewolf and the Yeti has never been released in the UK – it remains unavailable to this day. The version I watched was acquired online and had no English subtitles or dubbing, but the quality of the film was surprisingly good. Hey, the dialogue isn't that crucial in a film called The Werewolf And The Yeti! My Spanish isn't great, but I was still able to follow what was going on for the sake of this article…
The plot revolves around intrepid anthropologist and doomed werewolf-to-be Waldemar Daninsky as he joins an expedition led by Professor Lacombe to Tibet in search of Yetis. Becoming stranded at a hotel during a snowstorm Waldemar and a guide who claims to know a secret path through the mountains, decide to chance it and head out into the storm. They eventually become lost in the snow-covered terrain and the guide does a runner, leaving poor Waldemar to the mercy of the elements.
Wondering about in a snowstorm-induced daze, it isn't long before he happens across a cave in which he takes shelter. Exploring its Mario Bava-lit depths, he happens upon two sisters who 'revive' him by performing various sexual acts. Unfortunately, they also turn out to be cannibalistic vampire-witches who feast on the flesh of their lovers. Waldemar manages to dispatch them, though not before he is bitten by one of them, and subsequently infected with 'the curse of the beast.'
Meanwhile, Professor Lacombe and his expedition group have been taken prisoner by uber-bandit, Sekkar Khan. Lacombe's totally hot daughter Sylvia manages to escape and is pursued by Khan's men into the snow-swept wilds. As her pursuers catch up to her, with rape on their minds, Waldemar – who has turned into a werewolf – slaughters her attackers and saves her. Sylvia faints and when she awakes she encounters a disorientated Waldemar. They seek sanctuary in an abandoned monastery where they are told how to break 'the curse of the beast' – either by stabbing the werewolf with a silver dagger or administering the blossom of a mystical flower. Their stay at the monastery comes to a sudden end when they are captured and taken to the mountain fortress of uber-bandit Sekkar Khan. Hey, that's where that bizarre title Hall of the Mountain King must come from!
Waldemar is chained up and made to watch as a captive woman is flayed alive; the skin from her back used to treat an unusual skin condition Khan suffers from. A sadistic sorceress called Wandessa, who also tries to seduce Waldemar, carries out the flaying, but he resists her evil charms. Meanwhile, Sylvia manages to escape from her cell along with several other scantily-clad women and free Waldemar, who then defeats Khan in an action-packed, leap-attack fuelled tussle. Realising that he is turning into a werewolf again, Waldemar attempts to abandon Sylvia for her own safety, only for the poor girl to wind up getting herself captured by the eponymous and hitherto elusive yeti. Finally, we get to the battle of the title, as Waldemar turns into a werewolf and has an action-packed, leap-attack fuelled tussle with the yeti. Needless to say, Waldemar kicks yeti butt, but is wounded in the process. As luck would have it though, Sylvia suddenly finds the magic flower that will save him. Talk about great timing! She mixes the blossom with her own blood and lets Waldemar sup it, transforming him back into human form, presumably breaking the curse. He and Sylvia then do what most folk in their position would do: wander off misty-eyed and hand in hand into the sunrise… Natch.
Naschy was apparently not particularly happy with The Werewolf and The Yeti, citing the likes of Miguel Iglesias' direction, and the lack of brooding intensity and tragic malaise that permeated the prior Daninsky films as its major flaws. While it apparently fell short of the grand scope Naschy envisioned, The Werewolf and The Yeti is a much sought after rarity amongst fans, and Naschy even received the best actor award at the 1975 Sitges Film Festival for his performance.
The flaying scene where Melody has the skin stripped from her back is actually pretty graphic, especially when one considers when the film was made. The sex scene in the cave is perhaps another reason why the film found its way onto the video nasty list. Aside from the rather graphic two-on-one action, there's also some just-out-of-camera-shot oral pleasuring that most likely pushed the BBFC right over the edge. In comparison with today's standards these scenes seem quite tame, kitsch even, but at the time such scenes would have proved too provocative for censors. Wimps. Quite why the film has still never been released in the UK is a mystery though. Given that Naschy sadly passed away last year, and the huge cult following he has, the time for a release of his work in remastered form, maybe presented in a box-set, laden with extra-features – including a release of this title – is now.
According to www.naschy.com two English-language tapes are the sources of copies currently available; the now out-of-print Super Video release of Night of the Howling Beast (US/NTSC format) and the Dutch PAL on Sunrise Tapes release The Werewolf and The Yeti. The former is apparently the superior copy, despite claims by 'reputable' video copiers that the Dutch PAL tape contains 'uncut' scenes of torture, sex, nudity, cannibalism, etc, not found in other versions. Aside from the language used in the credits (the titles in the NTSC version are in Spanish, while the Dutch tape's credits are in English), there is only one difference found between the two, and this takes place in the pre-credit sequence featuring a pan of the wintry landscape. The sequence is a few seconds longer in the Super Video 'cut.'
This article is dedicated to Jenn over at Cavalcade of Perversions – the biggest Paul Naschy fan I know.


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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Oh LAWD! It's a Malfunction!
Yesterday, we saw Metro summed up in one photo, and today, we have the Metro experience summed up in a single sentence.
Next time our train stops for no apparent reason, we'll definitely be thinking of this.
After 5 seconds, plenty o' NSFW language and mediocre rewards.
Other items:
Metro hates you and Sick customer (Yellow Peril)
11 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Priceless. Certainly better than my experience in Anacostia 2 years ago "Man's been shot! Man's been shot!"
- March 17, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Anonymous said...
I don't know what's funnier, the "Oh LAWD" lady or the white chick behind the camera trying to talk to her "Oh Gurl it's the wave!" and then her little song 1:30.
- March 17, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
Yeah the camera girl is clearly white.
- March 17, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- AB101 said...
Yeah, seriously - I'm a white girl and I cringed when I heard the camera girl say "oh girl, it's the wave"
I pray she is drunk because she sounds like a complete and total moron and her little boop de boop song and her following comments are too much.
But that woman in the beginning is too funny!
- March 17, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Caity Bierman said...
k, I gotta say. I was riding the nyc subway this week. I know people don't believe me, but god is it a breath of fresh air from the dc metro. The new cars are clean and streamline. no ugly orange carpets, nice clean blue seats, that are all up against the wall so you don't have to make people move when you have to get up. There are nice electronic subway line maps, and it tells you the next stop and the following stops. god is it nice.
Even the NJ Path train had new cars and they had tvs in them! with news and such. I was amazed. There is so much dc metro is missing out on. They need a serious design update, they are hideous and outdated. The only good thing is that we have the countdowns in the platform, but in nyc you don't ever have to wait 20 effing minutes for a train, so its really not a problem!
- March 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
Caity - you can't compare NY Subway to Metro. I don't know why everyone always tries to do that; they are not even close to being the same beast.
- March 17, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
Watched a documentary, Washington in the '70s, on WETA a couple of weeks ago and they had footage from when Metro first opened and all I could think was "I've probably ridden on that car recently."
@Caity: I've waited 20 minutes for trains in NYC plenty of times. And then there was the time the guy working on the track bed told me flat out that I couldn't get where I wanted to do (Uh, then why the f*** is the station open, dude?)
- March 17, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
@Caity: There are a few trains in NYC that have electronic maps that tell you what the next stop is, but it's not on many of them.
Also, in NYC they are constantly closing lines in one direction forcing you to go 30-40 blocks in the wrong direction, then switch and head toward your original destination. Not cool.
Plus their platforms have rats and smell like urine.
I complain about the Metro almost every day, but they do get some things right.
- March 17, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Jamie Noguchi said...
Oh god, the camera chick and the "Perculator." Drunk camera chick is no good.
And thanks for the shout out!
- March 17, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
I hate these people.
- March 17, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
The white chick sounds like she's trying to act in a minstrel show. What an idiot.
- March 18, 2010 at 9:45 AM


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Saturday, December 04, 2010
They (semi) officially got 28,720 signatures, 2,077 more than the needed 26,643.
But the kicker in that sentence is "semi".
The semi is Judge Pete Bataillon's hearing on December 20th.
At that point we will hear if more than that 2,000 plus will be thrown out, or all of them, or nothing. And then that could be appealed.
And then it is not clear at what point the January 25th election could or would be pushed back, if they are cleared.
Note that the Anti's are also saying that they have deposed testimony that a circulator was paid by the sig. The Recallers say that claim is unfounded, mainly because no one was collecting the alleged 10 signatures per hour. It's not clear how that could or would affect any count.
So gird your loins for some hot court action the next few weeks.
Oh, and Go Huskers!
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Boy, I'm confused. Didn't the mayor say he wasn't going to contest it a few days ago? And Gary DiSylvester was speaking for Forward Omaha this morning, but I know he works for the mayor. I thought that was independent of the mayor's office? Who all is doing what?
- 3:12 PM, December 04, 2010
Based upon what we've seen so far from those seeking to derail the recall, the vote will go forward. No judge is going to interfere with the right of thousands of voters to have a recall election based upon the very slender evidence of alleged fraud or election law violations produced to date. A smart strategy by those opposing a recall would be to move on to the campaign to defeat the recall at the ballot box-- not in the courthouse. However, Vince Powers will tilt at windmills for as long as he's allowed, and if the people who he's representing were terribly savvy, there wouldn't have been a successful recall drive in the first place.
- 3:37 PM, December 04, 2010
Seem like judge Bataillon should recuse himself...wasn't he a ne dem chair or worked for Peter Hoagland in the past?
- 3:46 PM, December 04, 2010
- Street Sweeper said...
District Court Judge Pete Bataillon's brother, Federal Court Judge Joe Bataillon, was the Dem state chair a while back.
Most would call Pete a Republican, though I don't know his party registration, if any. Most of the lawyers I know consider both Pete and Joe to be fair and non-partisan on the bench.
- 3:55 PM, December 04, 2010
Sweeper - what's your prediction? Will the recall take place?
Regardless, both sides need to act as if the election is on. 45 days is not a lot of time to organize.
- 4:12 PM, December 04, 2010
- BkDodge42 said...
A written statement issued by the mayor's office said, "If the judge says 15 days is sufficient, then the mayor will simply run on his record. There will be no further legal action." The judge said that 15 days was sufficient. Dave Phipps said that there is enough valid signatures to order a recall election. Since Mayor Suttle is a man of his word, then there should not be any further legal action, he'll run on his record.
- 4:59 PM, December 04, 2010
Gary DiSylvestro? Why would you keep the person on board so politically dense as a consultant he got you in the mess to begin with and now is trying to (cough, cough) save your poltical hide?
Hello? If your boat is sinkin don't you usually dump the dead weight. No offense Gary, but you're no Rovarian Einstein and if Suttle keeps ya, what does that say about Jim?
- 5:26 PM, December 04, 2010
- 6:35 PM, December 04, 2010
I think perhaps when I signed the petition to recall the mayor, I might have signed 3,000 extra petitions by mistake.
So can we call this off and go home now?
- 8:14 PM, December 04, 2010
HOLD EVERYTHING Street Creeper & Leavenworth Utter Blah---
If the Forward Omaha group could get a little more time and there is evidence of fraud or misleading info or illegal activities on the part of the Recallers...all it takes is only 2,000 to get the number under the reguirement.
Stop picking on Gary. The reason you hate him so much is that he has been a big torn in your ass for many years and has defeated many of your beloved Republicans!
You hate him because he is so good. You just can't stand the idea of Daub or one of your boys in the mayor's office so you are going to these lengths to overturn the process.
- 9:16 PM, December 04, 2010
Omaha 2010/2011 will be the Florida of 2004.
Thank you Jeremy Ass-pen.
- 9:18 PM, December 04, 2010
Don't trust Dave Fibs for a second!
Him, Tim Dunning and all the other County Republicans are a joke!
Of course, the recall was successful Dave Phipps ate all the evidence!
- 9:30 PM, December 04, 2010
anyone know why disilvestro doesn't work at the county assessors office anymore? You can't !@#$%^& delete this comment.
- 9:45 PM, December 04, 2010
Nebraska just lost, I suppose you recallers will blame that on Suttle too!!!
- 10:48 PM, December 04, 2010
Who cares about Gary DiSylter? Why is it an issue, its not. Get a life.
- 10:49 PM, December 04, 2010
Why is McPherson, Daub or Jacobs and issue...you get a life!
- 11:04 PM, December 04, 2010
Daub wants to be Mayor again and has been working behind the scene to make it possible
Pat McPherson (Red Robin) has been a leader of the recall effort and was one of Daub's top assistants
Who is Jacobs?
YOU get a life.
- 11:34 PM, December 04, 2010
Isn't DiSilvestro the guy that beat Brinker Harding and Jordan McGrain?
- 12:16 AM, December 05, 2010
Separated at birth...
Dave Phipps and Peter Griffin from Family Guy
- 12:19 AM, December 05, 2010
You all sound like a bunch of spoiled members of a pre-teen girls' clique. Do you realize there are a lot of us in this state that could give a rat's ass about your minor political celebrities in Omaha?
Could we PLEASE discuss something that is "the talk of NEBRASKA politics?" Otherwise, I may just have to go back to reading NNN.
- 12:22 AM, December 05, 2010
Anon @ 10:48
I blame NU's loss on NU sucking at football.
- 7:26 AM, December 05, 2010
Anon 7:26,
You are a fair weather Husker fan ... and ... YOU suck!
Nebraska came close - a lot closer than you will ever come to anything that could be described as successful.
- 9:17 AM, December 05, 2010
Anon 12:22 - Go back to reading NNN. The rest of us are enjoying this.
Anon 9:30 - It's a mark of assholedom to target the messenger.
Anon 9:16 - You're saying "If we could change the law just for us so we could have extra time to beat an insurmountable number and if not to at least make a big mess to clean up." No. You lost under the law and you lost big. Deal with it.
Your friend Gary might have got him elected, but if he gave Suttle advice after that, he probably got him kicked out of office, too, because Suttle did a lot of stupid things and it's hard to believe he thought them up on his own. There's a big difference between running a campaign and running the office and your friend Gary can't do both.
- 10:08 AM, December 05, 2010
Anonymous 11:34
"Jacobs" is Paul Jacob, leader of the Recaller's paid petition effort.
He was indicted for petition fraud back in 2007, and spent 6 months in prison. According to Nebraska Watchdog, it looks like he's up to his old tricks in Omaha.
- 10:30 AM, December 05, 2010
- GeosUser said...
There's one and only one question that needs to be asked continually of Mayor Suttle and his paid minions, Forward Omaha. Why are you so afraid of Omaha voters?
- 11:33 AM, December 05, 2010
When will the Recall Tim Dunning effort start?
Tim Dunning's department engaged in pension spiking.
Tim Dunning refused the request by the Douglas County Board to accept a cut in his department's spending.
Tim Dunning took a shot at the Feds and said they were on a "witch hunt" and that Koefed would be found guilty. In fact, David Koefed was found guilty of mishandling evidence and is headed to prison.
Broken promises, broken trust.
- 12:06 PM, December 05, 2010
I say Recall Dunning and Suttle!
And NU's offensive coordinator.
- 12:08 PM, December 05, 2010
I enjoy reading this forum for it's entertainment and informative value and am content just to sit along the sidelines as a spectator but I do have a question I wish to pose. Who is this Gary DiSylvestor/DiSylvestro/Disilvestro everyone makes reference to? From what I gather he seems to be with the Forward Omaha organization but I never see that name referred to in the paper or on the news when that group is mentioned. Granted - I'm not politically savvy but I am curious. I take it he is a political consultant? What is his background?
I realize this may be boring to those who live outside of the Omaha area but to me it's high drama and fascinating. I for one is glad this forum covers it.
- 12:51 PM, December 05, 2010
anon 11:34, thats why disilvestro is an issue. you all want scorched earth...you got it. disilvestro and samp have disgraceful backgrounds and its high time we all talk about it
- 12:52 PM, December 05, 2010
Leave Gary DiSilvestro alone. He has helped elected a lot of Democrats and helped mentor many students to become politically active.
- 1:09 PM, December 05, 2010
Hey 9:16PM yesterday: I can't stand Gary not because he defeats "Republicans," but because it makes no sense to have the same lump of flesh who got paid money to cover your back and obviously didn't do it with any amount of success (can you say Durango to start?) to actually be in charge of rolling the snowball's chance in hell up the hill now that it's reached rock bottom. You fire him.
Nice to know Gary's family blogs in their support for the guy. We all need to feel the love. Right Matt?
- 1:48 PM, December 05, 2010
What happened to the Assessor's office with Gary?
- 4:21 PM, December 05, 2010
- 4:57 PM, December 05, 2010
Please don't sully Spears' good name
- 5:21 PM, December 05, 2010
Gary is an active Democrat and has helped defeat many Republicans. This is why they are attacking him. Without Gary, Suttle and many other Democrats would not be as strong as they are. A dream come true for hard core Republicans.
Daub is still mad that he didn't pay HIS taxes on time and he wants his power back in the Mayor's office.
- 5:33 PM, December 05, 2010
why keep wasting our time?
Who is this Gary figure and why does it matter? If you don't explain that, then please stop talking about him.
- 5:38 PM, December 05, 2010
Gary is the man behind Suttle, politically speaking.
- 5:59 PM, December 05, 2010
I think many people are homophobic on this site. I applaud Jim Suttle for his VALUES!
- 6:31 PM, December 05, 2010
DeSilvestro is a Mike Boyle & Tom Cavanaugh cronie, enough said?
- 6:57 PM, December 05, 2010
Thanks for the info on this Gary - sounds like he is pretty active in local democratic circles. Just never heard of him before but then again I'm not that knowledgeable of the behind the scenes stuff.
To proud of Jim:
Why do you think many people are homophobic on this site and what does this have to do with Jim Suttle??? What am I missing here?
- 8:14 PM, December 05, 2010
anon, don't sully gays and lesbians
- 9:03 PM, December 05, 2010
Dear Lord. Omaha mayoral politics is about as scintillating as watching paint dry. I have to give Sweeper credit for throwing in some other stuff in between the Suttle drama. Keep it lively, please because I can't take two more solid months of Suttle and his minions whining.
- 12:38 AM, December 06, 2010
I'm an outsider following this over the last several weeks on here. Don't have a dog in this fight but I do have an observation or two.
Back when the recall process first got started, there were a lot of folks who obviously were Suttle supporters who came on here and attacked the recall effort by claiming that recalls should only be used when the person in office has committed a crime. Nevermind that the letter of the law didn't limit recalls like that, the pro-suttle folks thought it should just be understood -- no recall unless the guy committed a crime while in office.
Fast-forward to the signature gathering part of the process and now the anti-recall folks are "letter of the law" folks. They want to wipe out the entire recall because some signatures were obtained without following procedures to the letter. No taking shortcuts; you have to follow the law exactly.
I just find it interesting that the anti=recall folks seem to be singing a different tune now about how closely you have to follow the law the way it's written. Would they now concede that it's OK to recall a mayor for something other than crimes?
- 9:05 AM, December 06, 2010
Libs are some of the most flexible people ever, that is as long as you are agreeing with them or it helps their position.
- 9:30 AM, December 06, 2010
I think if we not only need to look into the recall organizers but into the Anti-Recall organizers as well. Mayor Suttle has had some questionable people surrounding him.
- 9:32 AM, December 06, 2010
Anonymous Coward at 10:30 a.m. is also Anonymous Liar.
Jacob was indicted, sure. Then the law was struck down by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals as an unconstitutional abridgment of the First Amendment. Nebraska's law is currently under challenge on the same and other grounds, and will in all probability be struck down.
- 9:34 AM, December 06, 2010
Jim Suttle and Gary DiSilvestro do not want the voters to be heard. They want to continue paying their buddies off with inflated salaries and generous pensions. Who do you think funds all these people?
- 9:52 AM, December 06, 2010
- 10:35 AM, December 06, 2010
- Street Sweeper said...
- 11:42 AM, December 06, 2010
When the professor starts calling people out as anonymous cowards, it should be SS's cue to start a new blog topic. Geesh RWP, we get it...
- 1:08 PM, December 06, 2010
Google Gerard Harbison for a good laugh.
- 1:25 PM, December 06, 2010
Anonymous said...
Google Gerard Harbison for a good laugh.
1:25 PM, December 06, 2010
Why in the world would I want to do that? I'm not obsessed with him like you are.
- 3:48 PM, December 06, 2010
Quite the contrary, we all want him to go away.
- 7:32 PM, December 06, 2010
To Novice: Some people may think Jim Suttle is homophobic because he fired his chief of staff as soon as he found out that he was having an affair with a teenage boy. This was in the World-Herald.
- 9:34 PM, December 06, 2010
Gerard "RWP Harbison ... ha ... ha ...
Ooooooooooo. That felt good!
- 11:24 PM, December 06, 2010
Anonymous said...
Quite the contrary, we all want him to go away.
7:32 PM, December 06, 2010
Really? Why? Because you can't match wits with him and so you'd rather chase him off the message board? Pretty cowardly of you.
- 11:47 AM, December 07, 2010
- Grundle King said...
Anon 1:25, 7:32, and 11:24 are great examples of the truly unhinged left. Here is mere civilian...not an elected politician and not even a political party leader...who dares to speak their mind on a variety of subjects, and is subjected to repeated personal attacks. Why? Because he has an opinion.
An even better example of the unhinged left comes in the form of people actually filing complaints with the FCC over Bristol Palin's success on Dancing with the Stars. Digest that for a moment...another mere citizen who holds no political office or appointment...attacked for being the daughter of someone they despise, all based on the premise of some sort of right-wing conspiracy to help her win. The funniest part is that the left LOVES to claim that they are open-minded and accepting, and are warriors for the folks like, for example, single moms. Yet, here's a single mom. If she had a mother with a different political persuasion, they'd be propping her up as some sort of liberal success story...yet because of her last name, they practically flip their gourds trying to destroy her. They even criticize her for being a single mom!
It's no freakin' wonder people can't figure out what's going through the minds of some of these crazies...they can't even figure it out for themselves!
- 12:20 PM, December 07, 2010
Grundle King,
I'll have you know I am a very conservative Independent. Unlike you, and several of your Republican colleagues, I have retained my sense of humor. I do find the Google search results on Gerard Harbison to, at times, produce a hearty ha-ha-ha.
Lighten up before you suffer a heart attack.
Anonymous at 11:24
- 12:55 PM, December 07, 2010
Those Google search results only exist because left-wing zealots can't tolerate an opposing viewpoint. And the more articulate and capable you are of expressing a dissenting view, the more of a threat they'll perceive you to be and the more they'll try to destroy you.
If you differ from their dogma, they'll denounce you and diminish you because they despise people who disagree.
- 2:29 PM, December 07, 2010
There are none so hated as those outside of the fold. If a woman (Sarah Palin), a black (Clarence Thomas) or a university prof (RWF) isn't with them, good golly the left hates them!
- 2:52 PM, December 07, 2010
Strange that you would include Sarah Palin in your list of victims of the left. She's made a career out of proclaiming that half the population shouldn't be considered "real" Americans. You insult RWP and Judge Thomas by throwing them in with a nut case like Palin. Half the Republican party is going into panic mode right now trying to figure out how to rid themselves of the bat-shit crazy woman from Alaska.
- 5:39 PM, December 07, 2010
I rest my case, leftie!
- 6:30 PM, December 07, 2010
You are all nuts. Left nuts. Right nuts. All I see here is nuts.
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Thirty-six students emerged from Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School on Thursday as graduates of the school's Practical Nurse Day Program, making them one step closer to becoming licensed practical nurses.
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The class of certified nursing assistants, home health aides, secretaries, homemakers, a flight attendant, EMTs, a pharmacy technician, an engineer, salesmen and women, food servers, aquatics teachers, mothers, fathers and more came together over the course of the ten-month program to graduate in a ceremony that culminated with the lighting of candles, a nurse's pledge and the presentation of school pins and diplomas.
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Bailey said he was excited to graduate and was "ready to start a new chapter in my life."
"I learned a lot about the profession, but I also learned a lot about myself," he said.
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Google Wave
And now imagine that you have it in one tool - not only those additional steps go away - but it also opens the way for new features like seeing a pointer to the part of the code that the other person is talking about, seeing his edits in real-time and commenting on them immediately etc.
This is why I believe in convergence of communication tools.
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- Chas. Owens said...
Even better, you can then edit and publish the Wave as a blog entry all using the same tools. The comments to the blog wind up being part of the Wave as well. The idea behind Google Wave is incredibly powerful and I can't wait to have access to even a primitive version of it; however, I am deeply worried that I have seen nothing from Google about the security model. Reinventing email/im/blogging/wikis without addressing SPAM is foolish. And none of the demos I have seen show a permission model other than 100% open or closed.
- zby said...
Hi Chas - sure there are many other uses of the Wave - I just wanted to focus of one example that would be easily understood for the perl community. Wave is literally packed with good ideas. A propos access - someone has created a (Django based) prototype just yesterday: http://code.google.com/p/pygowave-server/ (via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=724552)


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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaican high jumper Damar Robinson has been handed a one-year ban for doping in the latest blow to the country's athletics program.
The sanction was handed down by the chairman of the Jamaica Anti-doping Disciplinary Panel Kent Pantry following an in-camera hearing at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
Robinson's suspension comes days after three Jamaican Olympians, sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson and discus thrower Allison Randall, received lengthy doping bans.
Former 100 meters world record holder Powell was banned for 18 months by a Jamaican anti-doping disciplinary panel on Thursday after testing positive for a banned substance last year.
The sprinter, 31, tested positive for the stimulant oxilophrine at last year's national championships and the ban has been backdated to June 21 2013 - the day he provided the sample. His ban will end on Dec 20.
Athens Olympics relay champion Simpson was suspended for 18 months after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine during last June's trials.
Randall was suspended for two years after she too failed a drugs test during the 2013 national trials.
Robinson, a former Jamaican national junior representative who also competes in triple jump, was suspended for using a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM).
The ban for Robinson, who is currently studying in the United States, will be retroactive to June 16 2013 when he provided the positive sample at Jamaica's national junior trials.
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A cilice /╦łs╔¬l╔Ęs/ was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair (a hairshirt) worn close to the skin. It was used in some religious traditions to induce discomfort or pain as a sign of repentance and atonement.
Cilices were originally made from sackcloth or coarse animal hair so they would irritate the skin. Other features were added to make cilices more uncomfortable, such as thin wires or twigs.
In modern religious circles it simply means any device worn for the same purposes.
The word derives from the Latin cilicium, a covering made of goat's hair from Cilicia, a Roman province in south-east Asia Minor.[1] The reputed first Scriptural use of this exact term is in the original Latin Vulgate of Psalm 35:13, "Ego autem, cum mihi molesti essent, induebar cilicio." This is translated as hair-cloth in the Douay Bible, and as sackcloth in the King James Version and the Book of Common Prayer ("But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth." in the King James Bible). Sackcloth is often mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of mourning and penance, and probably was a form of hairshirt. Sackcloth may also mean burlap. However, sackcloth in the Bible was usually made of coarse, black goat's hair.[citation needed]
There is some evidence, based on analyses of both clothing represented in art and preserved skin imprint patterns at ├çatalh├Ây├╝k in Turkey, that the usage of the cilice predates written history. This finding has been mirrored at G├Âbekli Tepe, another Anatolian site, indicating the widespread manufacturing of cilices. Ian Hodder has argued that "self-injuring clothing was an essential component of the Catalh├Ây├╝k culturoritual entanglement, representing 'cleansing' and 'lightness'."[2]
To show deep repentance, it was the custom in Biblical times in the Jewish religion to wear a hairshirt (sackcloth) as a sign of repentance and atonement (Genesis 37:34, 2 Samuel 3:31, Esther 4:1), but not in order to cause harm to oneself, which is forbidden in the Jewish religion. Such garments or adornments have been worn at various times in the history of the Christian faith, to mortify the flesh or as penance for adorning oneself. Being made of rough cloth, generally woven from goats' hair, and worn close to the skin, they would feel very itchy.
Thomas Becket was wearing a hairshirt when he was martyred, St. Patrick reputedly wore a cilice, Charlemagne was buried in a hairshirt, and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany, famously wore one in the Walk to Canossa during the Investiture Controversy. Prince Henry the Navigator was found to be wearing a hairshirt at the time of his death in 1460.[citation needed] They have been used for centuries in the Catholic Church as a mild form of bodily penance, like fasting. St. Francis of Assisi, St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Therese of Lisieux are known to have used them. In modern times they have been used by Mother Teresa, St. Padre Pio, and Pope Paul VI.[3] The Discalced Carmelite convent of St. Teresa in Livorno, Italy, members of Opus Dei who are celibate (about 30% of the membership), and the Franciscan Brothers and Sisters of the Immaculate Conception continue an ascetic use of the cilice.[4] According to John Allen, an American Catholic writer, its practice in the Catholic Church is "more widespread than many observers imagine".[4]
It was in common usage in monasteries and convents throughout history up until the 1960s, and has been endorsed by popes as a way of following Christ, who died in a bloody crucifixion and who gave this advice: "Let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me."[5][6] Supporters say that opposition to mortification is rooted in having lost (1) the "sense of the enormity of sin" or offense against God, and the consequent penance, both interior and exterior, (2) the notions of "wounded human nature" and of concupiscence or inclination to sin, and thus the need for "spiritual battle",[7] and (3) a spirit of sacrifice for love and "supernatural ends", and not only for physical enhancement.[citation needed]
In popular culture
In Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, one of the antagonists, an albino numerary named Silas associated with the religious organization Opus Dei, wears a cilice in the form of a spiked chain around his thigh. The sensationalized depiction in the novel has been criticized for its inaccuracy in subsequent books and by Opus Dei itself, which issued a press release responding to the movie's depiction of the practice, saying "In reality, they cause a fairly low level of discomfort comparable to fasting. There is no blood, no injury, nothing to harm a person's health, nothing traumatic. If it caused any harm, the Church would not allow it."[4][3]
In Moli├Ęre's play, Tartuffe, the title character is shown to be a religious hypocrite when he wears a hair shirt with the hair lining facing outward, so that it can be seen, rather than felt.
The Marvel Comics character Robbie Baldwin commissioned the creation of a suit with 612 internal spikes to represent each person who died in an explosion for which he felt responsible, so that he would be reminded of their pain in everything he did.
In Gustave Flaubert's "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler", Julian wears a hair shirt with iron spikes to do penance for his parricide.
In Flannery O'Connor's novel Wise Blood, the protagonist Hazel Motes is discovered by his landlady to be wearing a barbed wire cilice around his torso after he has blinded himself. She also finds that he has been walking miles each day with small rocks and glass in the bottom of his shoes.
In George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire, members of the militant branch of the Faith of the Seven known as Warrior's Sons and Poor Fellows commonly wear hair shirts. The High Septon appointed in A Feast for Crows known as the High Sparrow also wears one.
In the U.S. WGN America television series, Salem, Increase Mather is shown wearing a metal cilice in Season 1, Episodes 10 and 11.
In Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall", Sir Thomas More wears a hair shirt as is repeatedly mentioned by the narrator, Thomas Cromwell.
See also
- ^ "Cilice". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ Ian Hodder, "├çatalh├Ây├╝k: The Leopard's Tale", Thames & Hudson, 2006.
- ^ a b "Opus Dei". opusdei.us. 17 May 2006.
- ^ a b c John Allen, Jr. Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church, Double Day, 2006. pages 165, 169, 171ÔÇô173.
- ^ Luke 9:23
- ^ "The Da Vinci Code, the Catholic Church and Opus Dei". Opus Dei Official Site. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ^ "The consequences of Adam's sin for humanity". Catechism of the Catholic Church no. 405. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
External links
|Look up cilice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- The Catholic Encyclopedia on hairshirts
- On the Latin word cilicium (with photograph of a 16c hairshirt)
- Suffering and Sainthood in the Catholic Church The importance of Penance and Mortification for those who desire to become a Catholic Saint


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