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HONG KONG – Asian markets gained more ground Monday as Japan's new $150 billion stimulus plan and upbeat news about Chinese bank lending boosted hopes for recovery in the region's major economies.
Trade was thinner than normal with many investors still away for a public holiday and several markets closed. A stronger dollar combined with Tokyo's latest measures helped exporters like Sony and Mazda. Oil prices slipped below $52 a barrel.
Japan's newest effort, unveiled Friday, calls for 15 trillion yen ($150 billion) in government spending and aims to arrest a slide in the world's second-largest economy caused by an unprecedented drop in global demand. The country is struggling through its most painful recession since World War II.
The move is part of a worldwide effort by governments to restore growth. China's stimulus measures have become a major source of optimism among investors in Asia.
News that banking lending surged last month reinforced a belief that Beijing's massive government spending and easier fiscal policies will lead consumers and businesses to sink more money into the economy and help China stage a quicker recovery. Loans in March surged to a record high of almost 1.9 trillion yuan (about $279 billion), Chinese media reported over the weekend.
Signs that economies and the financial system may stabilize in the coming months have led investors back to equities markets over the last month, though any could trip up the spring rally. This week, they'll be watching quarterly corporate results from major banks such as Citigroup and Goldman Sachs Group.
"We still have a number of hurdles that we're going to have to jump in the coming weeks, and this could keep the markets somewhat uneasy," said Thomas Lam, senior economist at the United Overseas Bank in Singapore. "But compared to say a month or two ago there is obviously a general sense that fear is receding in the market."
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average added 11.25 points, or 0.1 percent, to 8,975.36, while South Korea's Kospi gained 0.6 percent to 1,343.69. In Shanghai, the main stock index climbed 2.7 percent to 2,508.89.
Taiwan and Singapore's stock measures were higher as well. Hong Kong, India, Thailand, New Zealand and Australia were closed for a public holiday Monday.
U.S. markets, closed Friday for a holiday, were set to reopen Monday. Wall Street futures wered down, suggesting a weak opening after stocks jumped Thursday. Dow futures fell 38 points, or 0.5 percent, to 7,979 and S&P500 futures lost 4.7 points, or 0.6 percent, to 847.90.
Oil prices fell below $52 a barrel Monday in Asia after the International Energy Agency said it expects global crude demand to drop this year amid the worst worldwide recession in decades.
Benchmark crude for May delivery fell 47 cents to $51.75 a barrel. The contract on Thursday rose $2.86 to settle at $52.24 a barrel. Trading was closed on Friday for the Good Friday holiday.
In currencies, the dollar gained to 100.44 yen from 100.23 yen. The euro was lower at $1.3171.
Asian Markets Rise on Japanese Stimulus
HONG KONG – Asian markets gained more ground Monday as Japan's new $150 billion stimulus plan and upbeat news about Chinese bank lending boosted hopes for recovery in the region's major economies.

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HIV Indicator Diseases Across Europe Study (HIDES)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01681706
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2012 by Jesper Grarup, University of Copenhagen.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : September 10, 2012
Last Update Posted : September 10, 2012
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The purpose of this non-interventional study is to implement a survey initiative to assess HIV prevalence for one or more diseases and/or conditions within a specific segment of the population not yet diagnosed with HIV, who presents for care with the specific disease/condition.
The list of diseases below is not indicative of the most important indicator diseases for HIV but rather a list of diseases suggested for surveillance.
This study will enrol patients presenting with the following diseases/conditions:
- Presenting for care of malignant lymphoma, irrespective of type
- Presenting for care of cervical or anal dysplasia or cancer, (Cervical CIN II and above)
- Presenting for care of Hepatitis B or C virus infection (acute or chronic - and irrespective of time of diagnosis relative to time of survey),
- Presenting with ongoing mononucleosis-like illness
- Presenting with unexplained leukocytopenia or thrombocytopenia lasting at least 4 weeks
- Presenting with seborrheic dermatitis / exanthema
- Presenting with pneumonia, admitted to hospital for at least 24h
- Presenting with unexplained lymphadenopathy
- Presenting with peripheral neuropathy of unknown cause (diagnosed by neurologist)
- Presenting with primary lung cancer
- Presenting with severe or recalcitrant psoriasis (newly diagnosed)
|Condition or disease
Most patients infected with HIV across the European continent remain undiagnosed; although this percentage varies markedly from 15-80% across the continent. Undiagnosed HIV is harmful to the person infected as appropriate health interventions are then delayed until the HIV infection is diagnosed. It is also detrimental to society as persons unaware of their HIV infection may transmit more frequently to others than persons that are aware of their HIV status.
An important public health issue is hence how to diagnose more HIV-infected persons earlier in the course of their infection. In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has introduced testing guidelines where all persons are tested upon entry into the hospital system (the "opt-out" testing guidelines).
At the "HIV in Europe" conference held in November 2007, the general sense was that such an approach would not be suitable for Europe. Conversely, the conference recommended further development of focused HIV testing in patients presenting with certain clinical conditions and/or diseases (i.e. indicator condition guided testing).
Cost effectiveness analyses suggests cost savings if a population with a HIV prevalence of 1% or more are tested although this rate may be as low as 0.1%. However, there is very little - if any - evidence on HIV prevalence for various conditions and diseases in specific and easy to identify sections of society. This is true in general and particularly across the European continent.
Surveys will be undertaken by the investigators:
Zangerle, Kitchen, U H Innsbruck, Vassilenko, Minsk Municipal Infectious Diseases Hospital, Necsoi, Clumeck, Saint-Pierre U H Hadziosmanovic, U of Sarajevo Begovac, U Hospital of Infectious Diseases Pedersen, Mogensen, Abildgaard, Titlestad, Odense U H Dragsted, Roskilde H Späth, U of Bonn Sthoeger, Neve-Or AIDS Centre d'Armino Monforte, Mareo, Comi, Centanni, San Paolo H Grzeszczuk, Medical U of Bialystok Maltez, H Curry Cabral Castro, HU A Coruna-Hospital Juan Canalejo Masia, HU Elche Estrada, HCU San Carlos Iribarren, H. Donostia Ortega, CH General de Valencia Ocampo, H Xeral-Cies Vernazza, Kantonsspital St. Gallen Perry, Fisher, Elton John Centre, Morris, RIDU Minton, St James's U H Palfreeman, Leicester Royal Infirmary Gazzard, Sullivan, ChelseaWestminster H Winston, Walsh, St Mary's H Anderson, Millett, Homerton H NHS Trust Farazmand, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Ong, Krasnov, Kharkov Regional Clinic of Infectious Diseases Kutsyna, State Medical U
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|HIV Indicator Diseases Across Europe Study
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|December 2013
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|June 2014
- Prevalence of HIV [ Time Frame: Participants are surveyed once up to month 23 for presenting indicator disease and result of the HIV test performed. Per site 100 participants are included in each survey - in total the single survey requires minimum 400 participants from all sites ]To assess the HIV prevalence for the identified diseases and/or conditions within a specific segment of the population not yet diagnosed with HIV and that present for care with the specific disease/condition.
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- HIV status unknown
- Presenting for care with 1 of the 11 indicator diseases surveyed.
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- Known HIV positive
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|Principal Investigator: Jens Lundgren, Professor
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Play Smart and Responsible (2006-07-15)Recently there has been an alarming increase in airsoft related news in the general press that recounts stories of fellow players running amok with the law. While some of these instances may represent what was intended initially as harmless fun, others were jokes which turned sour. Yet others were blatant malicious acts by taking advantage of the realistic looks of airsoft guns. We want to remind everyone to play safe, and to read about these cases as learnings to what might happen to you if you are not careful! While you may view Airsoft guns as fun harmless toys that cause nothing more than a sting, the general public views any kind of gun as dangerous and harmful weapons - and often will not differentiate between a real and airsoft gun.
DO NOT bring airsoft guns to school - there have been numerous incidents everywhere of students getting expelled, arrested, thrown in jail, and even shot dead by police because they were mistaken for real guns. Even in incidences where school officials realized these were airsoft guns, students were still punished to the fullest extent of the law because "a gun, no matter a toy or a real gun, is still a gun. It's the intent of the act that deserves punishment, even though its a toy gun".
Police in many countries are increasingly concerned about the ressemblance of airsoft to real guns, and may lobby governments to ban airsoft altogether. If you want to keep airsoft free and accessible for everyone, please help and do not give them a reason to ban airsoft! Spread the word and lets keep our sport safe and free!
Here is a collection of recent news articles from newspapers from all over. Read a few of these pass the word to fellow players - be careful for the sake of keeping our sport legal, and for the safety of themselves!
15 Year Old Student Brandishing Airsoft Pistol in School Killed by SWAT Officers - FOX NEWS
18 Year Old Student Charged with Felony Assault using Airsoft Gun - Palm Beach Post, Florida
12 Year Old Shot By Friend Nearly Loses An Eye - NBC News, Minneapolis USA
Local governments looking to ban airsoft amid scares of tragedy - The Associated Press
8 Students Suspended for Bringing Transparent Airsoft Guns to School as reported in NBC Portland News
Airsoft guns on college campus cause panic Bowling Green College Campus News (Ohio, USA)
Follow-up article announces students were arrested and charged with INDUCING PANIC
Airsoft guns found during traffic stops as reported in the Hamilton Wenham Chronicle (Massachussets, USA)
Young Airsoft players charged with wargaming in school afterhours reported by Loudoun Times Mirror (Virginia USA)
Youths charged in drive-by airsoft shooting reported in Telegram & Gazette (Massachussets, USA)
Either a prank or a half hearted attempt to rob a gas station reported by The Gilroy Dispatch (USA)
These are just a few of the large number of airsoft related news that can be easily found on the internet. What is disheartening is that anytime airsoft makes it into the general news, it is almost always negative with "serious cause for concern by police and parents alike". It is our responsibility as players and as a community to educate new players who start taking up our exciting sport / hobby. Hopefully with a broader effort by the airsoft community, we can start letting the general public understand that airsoft is safe and fun!


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Protection from and/or prosecution of violence against another individual has nothing to do with marital status. Wills & POA have been litigated since their inception,again has nothing to do with marital status. Those so called legal opinions from UNC school of law are just baffling the masses with BS. Defense attorney's can make any argument they want,doesn't mean it will float in a court of law.
The way things are going I wouldn't be too surprised if Someday soon churches are forced to do a lot of things they are against. For example provide contraceptives and/or abortions ( sound familiar ?).The 21st century. The age of Smart phones and Stupid people.
It is said that branches draw their life from the vine. Each is separate yet all are one as they share one life giving stem . The Bible tells us we are called to a similar union in life, our lives with the life of God. We are incorporated into him; made sharers in his life. Apart from this union we can do nothing.
04-23-2012, 09:06 PMMatthew 5:32
32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.
Ronald Reagan
We could say they are spending like drunken sailors. That would be unfair to drunken sailors, they're spending their OWN money.
Ronald Reagan
R.I.P. Crockspot
04-23-2012, 09:13 PMIf you can read this thank a teacher. If you're reading this in English thank a soldier.
Gen Why, Lanie! Where are you guys?
Yoo-Hoo...Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.
Ronald Reagan
We could say they are spending like drunken sailors. That would be unfair to drunken sailors, they're spending their OWN money.
Ronald Reagan
R.I.P. Crockspot
04-24-2012, 01:17 AM--Odysseus
Sic Hacer Pace, Para Bellum.
Before you can do things for people, you must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the people!
The same logic can be applied to most liberal talking points. The OWS/99% is a huge oversimplification of a myriad of stuff that serious discussion of is just too difficult and multifaceted to guarantee signing up to the lib spin, so is drug legalization, abortion, ect. Rather than run the risk of real thought being applied, since that might cause a person to not fall hook line and sinker for the lib line, they obfuscate, gloss over, create slogans, and then beat them into everyone's head. Much easier than researching, coming up with evidence to support their argument, keeping track of that evidence, and the like.Romans 6:18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Differences between Obama and God: God's plan to save us is actually written down for people to read. Rush Limbaugh.
My blog: How Things Look From Here Politics, religion, random stuff, now on Wednesdays!
There's two interesting things I noticed in this thread.
1. There is an argument that our society being too much of a "me" society is dangerous. The argument is that no one is an island, and that policies affect society as a whole. There is an implicit idea that we, as members of this society, need to think beyond our own selves and consider what is good for the society we live in, if we want to continue to benefit from living in a prosperous society.
You claim that allowing gay marriage will undermine moral principles and social constructs which benefit our society, and with these social institutions changing, the end result will be detrimental to all of us.
Now I don't agree with that conclusion, but I hope you can agree that I've followed your logic correctly.
What I have an issue with, is a stark inconsistency with arguments I've seen countless times over on other issues, such as health care or education. Over and over I hear people say "why should I pay for public education if I don't have kids or if my kids don't go to public school?". Doesn't the same line of logic apply here: education is a public good that benefits the society as a whole that your family lives in. Rather than simply thinking of yourself, you should think beyond your own nose and support institutions that benefit all of us, if you want to your children to live in a functional society.
As for health care, the same thing applies: "why should I have to pay for someone else's health care? I have my own health care from my job". Again, as a society, health institutions benefit all of us since we can only function in relation to one another.
I'm curious how the people who advocate this line of logic reconcile this apparent inconsistency.
2. The justification for the argument that gay marriage will harm society seems to be as follows:
Kids need a good family life when they are young.
If they do not have a good family life, they are more likely to miss out on character-building foundations that will allow them to be responsible, functional adults.
The model for a good family life is the Nuclear Family.
The further one deviates from this ideal Nuclear Family, the worse the childhood conditions will be for raising a proper adult.
Note: While not everyone from a good nuclear family will grow up to be a proper adult, and while not everyone from a broken home or alternative family structure will grow up to be a criminal deviant, it is safe to say that the odds are more likely in that respect.
Have I followed this line of logic correctly?
If so, I've spotted another inconsistency. On the issue of welfare reform, many conservatives state that it is important for single mothers to work if they want to receive government assistance. This brings up a tricky situation: if a single mother is poor, forcing her to work in order to get assistance means her child or children will have less parental support in their formative years. In this case, some right-wingers support separating a child from their mother to make sure the mother isn't getting a "free-ride". They think teaching the mother a lesson is more important than the child having a parent at home with them. Don't conservatives who see the extreme important value of parental structure see how these policies may result in poorly-reared children who grow up to be maladjusted adults?Originally Posted by Adam Smith - Wealth of Nations
Revelation 15:1
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
You just now noticed number 1?If you can read this thank a teacher. If you're reading this in English thank a soldier.
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Your Chance to Host a PBS Program About Chemistry
Think you've got what it takes to be chemistry's Carl Sagan? Well, now's your chance. Over the transom, we've received word that the folks at Moreno/Lyons Productions are searching for a host for their upcoming PBS special/multimedia project The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements. "In a nutshell," notes the production's webpage, "the project is about the human story behind the Periodic Table of the Elements."
The centerpiece of the project is a two-hour documentary that will feature dramatic reenactments with key chemistry characters, such as Marie Curie, Joseph Priestley, and Glenn Seaborg. These scenes will be knit together by an on-screen host…who could be you.
"Our hope is to find someone from the chemistry community," Project Director Stephen Lyons tells Newscripts. "The host needn't be famous, a Nobel Prize winner, or even a leading researcher. She or he might be a great teacher, for example, at the college or even community college or high school level. We'd like to find someone young enough to go on and serve as the host of later chapters in the continuing Mystery of Matter series, so preference will be given to candidates under 60. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Since many of the host scenes will involve performing chemical demonstrations, candidates who already have that skill will have a leg up. But the most important qualification is that she or he be a gifted chemical communicator — comfortable on camera, at ease with chemistry, and able to present with authority, enthusiasm, and feeling for the very human story we're telling," Lyons elaborates on the Mystery of Matter webpage. In case you're wondering about Lyons' cinematic chemistry chops, his previous work includes "Forgotten Genius," the documentary about African-American chemist Percy Julian.
To let Lyons know that you (or someone you know) would make a great host, send a link to a YouTube video that features the candidate's skills as a communicator of chemistry to: email@example.com. Be sure to include a way for Lyons' team to get in touch with the candidate.


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Sunday, September 21, 2008
How to Vote/How to Buy a Car
Um, sure.
Like I'd just pick my fave commercial and then place my hard-earned bucks down and stay in debt for a few years based on 30 seconds of Madison Avenue bliss.
If you're like most of us, you're going to do the boring stuff like read Consumer Reports, go on Blue Book, visit your favorite car sites, maybe talk to your nephew who's an imports mechanic ("all I can say is, we get a heck of a lot of Mazdas in here..."). You might ask a neighbor how he likes his Ford Fusion if you were looking at a Ford Fusion, but you probably wouldn't get that Ford Fusion just because he did.
Why wouldn't you pick your President the same way?
Why can't we apply the principles to picking a President that we do to picking a car? After all, it's a huge investment. It's an investment for our country's future and in this day and age, it's an investment in our personal, financial stability, as well.
So, are you going to pick your President just because you like an ad, especially an ad that has the slant of the candidate's committee that's created that ad? Are you going to pick the President based on the fact that one of your favorite music or movie stars likes that person? Are you going to base your choice purely on the fact that your friend or your brother-in-law or your daughter likes this person?
Can't you think for yourself?
I bet you can.
You wouldn't buy a minivan if you were 21, straight out of college and living in Chicago, would you? You probably wouldn't buy a Miata if you were a soccer mom (even if you really, really wanted to). If you were all about being Green, buying an Escalade would probably not be your dream choice. Conversely, if you're a Detroit auto line worker, I'm not seeing you in a Prius any time soon.
Before you make this HUGE investment in your future, please, please look at the ISSUES. Read between the lines. Read news stories in the mainstream media. If there's a front page story on corrupt administration tied to one of the candidates, pay attention (unless that just doesn't bother you).
Need to register to vote? Go here.
Need information about Obama's plans? Go here.
Need information about McCain's plans? Go here.
Need information about Obama's voting record, biography, interest group support, etc.? Go here.
Need information about McCain's voting record, biography, interest group support, etc.? Go here. Project Vote Smart is a great source for reading "just the facts, Ma'am". It's a NON-PARTISAN, non-profit organization that has had diverse board members since its inception, including Presidents Ford and Carter, Senators McGovern and Goldwater, and even John McCain served on its board. This is an organization devoted to compiling voting records, doing fact-checking, etc. You can read all about their mission here. I felt this would be an excellent NON-PARTISAN education tool.
Need some comprehensive information on Sarah Palin's record as a leader? Go here.
Need Joe Biden's record? Go here.
If the economy has you worried, find out which candidate's tax plan actually will be better for your tax bracket. Make sure that you'll still have your medical insurance under your candidate's plan (you may not if you vote for McCain). If you have family in the military, make sure your candidate supported the GI Bill, a bill that provided education and health initiatives for returning Veterans (hint, Obama supported this bill, McCain did NOT).
If your ONLY issue is making abortion illegal, then McCain might be a better match.
But let's talk about abortion for a moment. I wouldn't have an abortion. Luckily for me, it's beyond the point that I have to worry about it. For the record, on a personal level, I don't think I could abort a child.
I did find it interesting, though, that Sarah Palin said she was proud that Bristol had made the "choice" to keep her child. Under Sarah Palin's leadership, if Sarah Palin had her druthers, no other woman's daughter would have that choice.
And for all my personal views on abortion, I do feel that women have to look at many issues when pregnant. I also feel that even if I were vehemently anti-abortion, it would still not be my only issue.
Is it yours? Is it really the ONLY issue?
As for my decision, I had to add up the pros and cons. Figure out what was most important to me and to my family. As an average, middle-class mom, I'm scared. I need my family to have health insurance, not just tax credits for health insurance. I need the actual insurance because we might not be covered otherwise (I have some medical issues, my husband has asthma, my son had some health issues when he was younger). Also, if health insurance was run by the insurance companies (as McCain would have it), they could allow buy-in costs to skyrocket beyond where they already are, (because he also believes in deregulation) and our family can't afford to pay more than we are paying now.
We can't afford more taxes, and since our family takes in less than $250,000/year, I know that my family is safer under Obama's plan than under McCain's plan. Since McCain will only provide major tax credits and cuts to the top 1% of the population, I know I can't afford him as President.
I know that I have many friends with children or spouses serving in the military. I've been hearing the horror stories about how their wounded veteran family members have been treated. I believe they deserve respect and benefits, and therefore, passage of the GI Bill was very important to me. The plans that Obama wants to enact for Veterans after he takes office are also in line with my thinking. McCain is more concerned with war costs; Obama with keeping Veterans' benefits and medical care once they return. I believe those who have fought for our country deserve the same benefits their parents did when they were in the military. Under the current administration, that has changed, and McCain would continue those changes saying we can't afford the care previously given to our Veterans.
Finding new sources of renewable energy is very important to me, because I can't afford current fuel prices. Off-shore drilling won't provide a permanent solution or even any relief for the next ten years. Since off-shore drilling is the main solution that Senator McCain offers, I have to go with Barack Obama's much more pragmatic and diversified energy plan.
How do I know all this about the two candidates? I read. A lot. I went here and here. I compared. I comparison-shopped. And since the economy, healthcare, education, Veteran's benefits, and ending the Iraq War in a timely manner are my main concerns, my Presidential choice was crystal clear.
Be an educated voter. Please.
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I have a hard time understanding single issue voters; specifically, I have a hard time understanding folks who are so against legalized abortion that they vote against their economic interests. Ditto for those who are anti-gay marriage who do the same.
Personally, I have never had an abortion, but it would have been a top option back in the day. Now that I am, uh, spayed, it's not an issue, but I still wouldn't want someone forced to be an incubator.
I'm not gonna lie--economics is just about my top issue. I agree that we can't afford a ton more taxes, given that we also make less than $250k a year. I'm committed to voting against McCain for that reason.
- September 21, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- Meg said...
Many great points, as always.
My neighbor is the head of Catholic Studies at the University of Toledo. He is a pro-life Catholic for Obama. Soon he'll be publishing an essay on who the real pro-life candidate is. From a recent speech he gave, I can tell you that (when you look at the whole picture) he will say Obama.
I'll send you a link.
And don't forgot to vote early. ;)
- September 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM
- Nick said...
Um... there are more than two candidates on the ballot. You pose a false choice between Obama and McCain.
Of course (based on your values) Obama is better than McCain. And maybe Obama is the best candidate for you given all the choices, but you don't indicate you've done the research and given the other candidates (McKinney, Nader, Barr, Baldwin) their due.
- September 21, 2008 at 7:32 PM
Excellent posts! I'm always trying to tell my students that they don't just need to vote but they need to be informed voters.
I truly don't understand one issue voters. Life is more complex than just one issue.
I also like factcheck.org. I think it's fair and it presents misrepresentations and spin by both parties. I think being informed means more than just knowing about the "other" candidate. We also need to know the good, bad, and ugly about our own candidate.
- September 21, 2008 at 7:40 PM
I would say the same thing in my country...and I always have the same call, let us all be an educated voter! And we don't have to go far with buying cars, even when we buy shoes...we not only look for comfort...and we try to see all facets of it. :)
I always read your post and it makes me want to read more...know more...understand more...thanks for sharing!
- September 21, 2008 at 7:45 PM
- anno said...
There you go again, encouraging people to think, to investigate the facts behind the media message... Excellent list of resources!
- September 21, 2008 at 7:46 PM
- April said...
- September 21, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- Jen said...
Patti, I don't understand one issue voters, either, but I personally know a number of them. It's a view I just can't understand.
Meg, I'm really looking forward to reading that article.
Nick, you've got a good point there, but some of the folks you mentioned aren't even on the ballot in Michigan. I've been doing data entry for hundreds and hundreds of phone and canvass surveys in the past couple of weeks, and of all of those responses only one response had the person even leaning towards someone who wasn't Obama or McCain. I WISH, actually, that we truly had more than a two-party system, but I feel that the reality is that we don't. I personally feel that Parliamentary systems and multi-party systems make for stronger democracies, but I see us a long, long way from that point. I appreciate your comments, and again, good point, but that's why I focused on those two candidates.
Dingo - DARN! I wish I'd thought to include factcheck.org. GOOD POINT!
Thanks so much for your kind comments, Mariposa.
April and Anno, thanks.
- September 21, 2008 at 8:54 PM
- thailandchani said...
This is all very good advice! It is important to look at all of the issues, not just our pet issues. Foreign policy is very important.. but so is domestic policy.
- September 21, 2008 at 9:23 PM
- Nick said...
thanks for responding. Actually all 6 are on the Michigan ballot, (though not all 6 are on every state's ballot):
I guess, to me, your canvassing experience is all the more reason to discuss third parties. Despite the rhetoric, one vote won't be deciding, so why not support the policies you most believe in?
In any event, thank you for the blog. I very much enjoy reading it.
- September 21, 2008 at 9:31 PM
- Jen said...
Chani, you know I keep finding things I forgot about. You know, I think, how important our international standing is to me, in terms of wanting us to stop being seen as the bullies of the world. I was trying to cover a lot of bases in this post, and I keep finding things I forgot.
Nick, I'll definitely check out the link. This has been such a hard thing for me because at the moment, I feel our system is so broken in general and I know third party candidates don't really stand a chance, but on the other hand, you're right that if we don't keep informed about ALL options, then we're cheating ourselves.
- September 21, 2008 at 9:59 PM
- Jen said...
Oh! And thanks for the kind words about reading my blog.
- September 21, 2008 at 10:00 PM
- charrette said...
Thank you for this rational, intelligent, well-thought-out approach to the coming election. I'm going to bookmark this so I can spend more time following the links and make a better-informed choice.
I agree with most of your issues and am leaning that direction.
- September 21, 2008 at 11:25 PM
- painted maypole said...
excellent, excellent, excellent
submitting this for the just post roundtable
- September 22, 2008 at 12:54 AM
- nyc/caribbean ragazza said...
jen great thoughtful post.
I don't understand single issue voters either. I look at the total picture then make my choice.
- September 22, 2008 at 2:49 AM
Darn, I thought you were going to say that I could kick some, erm.."tires"!.
- September 22, 2008 at 4:51 AM
- Korie said...
To me, the people who don't look at the whole picture before voting are the same kind of people that refuse to buy foreign cars (we won't get into the fact that most of the parts for domestic cars are made outside of the US cause that's besides the point). Some people can't bring themselves to dismiss certain ideologies that are ingrained in them. Even if it means making choices that will hurt them.
As a woman who had the unfortunate experience of having to make "the choice" I am a fervent supporter of allowing women to stay in control of their bodies and their reproductive rights. But I also realize that is not the only issue to focus on in a presidential election.
- September 22, 2008 at 4:51 AM
- Núria said...
He, he, you are getting really tough here Jen!
Thinking about things before acting is always a great advise :D
- September 22, 2008 at 5:41 AM
- Goofball said...
wow....can any of your readers send this link to journalists and non-partisan websites, so this important post can get spread out even more!?
- September 22, 2008 at 5:46 AM
- Jen said...
Charrette, I'm glad this might be useful to you!
PM - thanks so much! I'd like to know more about the just post roundtable - it sounds like something I should be reading.
NYC, that is where I am. It always seems odd to me, especially in that one area, because it doesn't make sense that unborn babies are a priority, but healthcare for our born children, children who are being killed during wars, etc., are less of a priority? Huh?
Maryann - if kicking the "tires" makes you feel better, go for it! ;-)
Lilac - I'm not sure if I was articulate enough, but that's exactly my point. It's easy for any of us to say what choice we might make unless we've actually been there.
Nuria, yes I am. ;-) I'm going to get lighter soon, but this post and the one about voting are two points I really, really wanted to make.
Goofball - feel free! I'm not sure where it might be sent, but if anyone can use it, they're welcome to, as long as they let me know. And thanks!
- September 22, 2008 at 6:18 AM
- jennifer said...
You said it.
Excellent. Important and thoughful.
- September 22, 2008 at 8:43 AM
- Unknown said...
Useful, practical, and personal. A wonderful example of civil discourse on politics!
- September 22, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- Sarabeth said...
Nice links for information and very well put.
We've finally got our registration in. Those pesky hurricanes got in the way of more than normal business!
- September 22, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Flower Child said...
this is great! I'm pretty much set on my choice but it is good to have a place to point others who may still be on the fence
- September 22, 2008 at 5:08 PM
- Jen said...
Jennifer and Greg, thanks for the kind words!
Sarabeth, I'm glad you're able to get more back to normal
I'm hoping it will be useful for things like that, FC.
- September 22, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- Karen Olson said...
Here, here, Jen! Fantastic post.
and to Nick: Unfortunately, a vote for a third party candidate is really throwing your vote into a black hole. We're a two party nation, and while some third party candidates like Perot have proved interesting, they've never been able to make a dent.
Because this year is so so important, I think everyone would be best to look at the two major candidates, because one of them WILL be president and you might want to choose which one's policies appeal more to you.
- September 22, 2008 at 5:25 PM
- Jen said...
Very good point, Karen. You said that perfectly.
- September 22, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- Momisodes said...
Well said. Great post and analogy. I couldn't agree more that we MUST make an informed decision as voters. Thank you for all of those links.
- September 22, 2008 at 10:46 PM
- Betsy said...
What a great post, Jen! Thank you! My mind was already made up a long time ago, but I'm realizing that there are some issues for which I'd like to have the candidates stances clarified. Thanks for the links-- looks like I've got some homework to do! :-)
- September 23, 2008 at 6:27 AM
- nonizamboni said...
Wow! Someone with a brain who understands! Well written, insightful and full of links. Thanks. This is a pivital election and I stand by the button I saw earlier: 'pay attention. vote.'
Thanks for sharing!
- September 23, 2008 at 7:48 AM
- Virtualsprite said...
Great post!
- September 23, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- Alex Elliot said...
What a wealth of information! As always, great post and I like the you included sites for both sides.
- September 23, 2008 at 7:40 PM
- Faye said...
Jen, thanks for a great post!!!
- September 23, 2008 at 8:01 PM
- glamah16 said...
I'm going to repeat what the otheres say. Great post.
- September 23, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Wait, what? We're supposed to be SANE and REASONABLE when we vote? Geez. This is going to be my first Presidential election--I'm so excited. Don't worry; I'm researching all the propositions we'll be voting on here in California, too!
- September 24, 2008 at 12:37 AM
- Betsy said...
I thought you might enjoy this post since it dovetails right into your message...
- September 24, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- w said...
Very interesting post, I especially noticed this part of your post: "Can't you think for yourself?
I bet you can."
I think you hit the nail on its head here. Many people just want other people to think for them even if this means that their decisions are just being taken in an irresponsible way :(
- September 24, 2008 at 6:00 PM
- Jyl @ MommyGossip said...
I love your post. Just saw a button that linked to your site from JenninHolland's site and clicked over.
I have been struggling with this election. Everyone has a side and tends to push it at you. I love that, even though you have made your decision, you are encouraging others to make an informed decision and providing objective information--just the facts--on both sides.
Thanks for dedicating a blog to this. While I, in the midst of my struggle, chose to post on a topic I don't even like: The Twilight Series, you grabble with the essentials. I appreciate that!
Glad to have discovered your blog.
- September 24, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- Faye said...
This is too good to not share:
Living and being our democratic process is happening and only takes our choosing to make it happen for ourselves!
- September 24, 2008 at 8:42 PM
- Jen said...
Sandy and Noni - thanks - what we all need to be is informed.
Betsy, the more I've read the clearer I've become. This is why I'm pushing for educated voters! (And heck, I might as well just admit it - I like folks to be educated, in general).
Virtual, Faye and Glamah - thank you
Alex, I wanted to reach out to all voters - my main point is please, please know who and what you're voting for.
Thisblog - yes, please research those - you have at least one very, very important one on the ballot. The same rights for everyone is another concept that I believe is of utmost importance!
Betsy - thanks - I loved the post and dropped a comment over there.
Good point, La Delirante - it seems in keeping with many of your posts, too.
Thanks for the kind and thoughtful words, JYL. I'll have to thank Jenn, too!
Faye, I'm crunched on some corrections this evening, but I'll definitely check it out tomorrow - thanks!
- September 24, 2008 at 8:50 PM
- Liz Dwyer said...
AMEN! Enough with folks being sheeple! Independently do your research and find out what the truth is on your own. Love it! This is SUCH a great post.
- September 25, 2008 at 8:27 PM
- Shayne said...
one of the best political post I have ever had the pleasure to read. Thank you and this needs to be posted on every blog and become a chain email and I am going to start that email now!!!
- September 25, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Brilliant post.
- September 28, 2008 at 11:14 AM
You are one amazing blogger Jen...a complete resource guide...thank you for your continued thoughtful enlightenment!
- September 28, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Jen, this is a great post. You are the master of resources! And I have such respect for the way you encourage people to think for themselves.
- September 30, 2008 at 1:40 AM


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Last modified 9 years ago
#1315 new defect
Context menu: keyboard alternatives do not work
|Reported by:
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|Satisfy all the requirements of PerlMonks
|not classified yet
|context menu, shortcut, accessibility, Gnome, Windows, Scintilla
The mouse right click is the usual way to trigger the context menu. However, desktop environment also have built-in alternative that work in all native applications:
- Shift+F10
- the Menu key on Windows keyboard
At least Gnome and Windows support those two alternatives.
Wx support this feature with the EVT_CONTEXT_MENU.
- Gnome on Ubuntu 11.04: neither Shift+F10 nor Menu key works (Shift+F10 sends "ŝ" to the editor)
- Windows 7: menu key works, but Shift+F10 triggers the default Scintilla menu instead of Padre's menu
Change History (4)
comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by dolmen
Padre support its own alternative "Alt+/", but this is not a common shortcut. Also it requires 3 fingers on a french keyboard, compared to only one for the Menu key so this is not good for accessibility.
comment:2 Changed 9 years ago by szabgab
When I added Alt+/ I did not know about the Shift+F10, feel free to change it and to connect it to EVT_CONTEXT_MENU
comment:3 Changed 9 years ago by dolmen
- Keywords Scintilla added
Shift+F10 and the menu key both don't work either in SciTE (the Scintilla demo editor) on Gnome, so the root of the problem is probably in Scintilla.
In fact there is a suspicious #ifdef in Wx::Scintilla: http://padre.perlide.org/trac/browser/trunk/Wx-Scintilla/wx-scintilla/src/scintilla.cpp#L140
I tried to fix this but so far I miserably failed. Even with fixing this, changing EVT_RIGHT_DOWN to EVT_CONTEXT_MENU in Padre::Wx::Editor does not work.
comment:4 Changed 9 years ago by dolmen
SciTE appears to not be Wx-based, so that comparison is probably not relevant.


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President Obama's dramatic re-election victory was not a sign that a fractured nation had finally come together on Election Day. But it was a strong endorsement of economic policies that stress job growth, health care reform, tax increases and balanced deficit reduction — and of moderate policies on immigration, abortion and same-sex marriage. It was a repudiation of Reagan-era bromides about tax-cutting and trickle-down economics, and of the politics of fear, intolerance and disinformation.
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More pretty sourdough loaves
After my previous sourdough loaf that I baked in a pot came out so pretty, I went out and picked up another cheap enamel pot so I could use this technique with two loaves at a time.
This technique works well for me and is unlikely to damage the oven in the apartment we are renting.
My loaves this time were around 73% hydration, a little wetter than last time. My formula was:
- 20g starter
- 100g water
- 100g rye flour
final dough:
- 900g bread flour
- 100g whole wheat flour
- 710g water
- 20g salt
- all of the starter
I stretched and folded twice about an hour apart, then took advantage of the cool weather we were having to ferment the dough slowly outside for another three hours. I brought the dough inside, divided and shaped it, and then gave it just over an hour for the final rise.
Baked in the covered pots at 465 for 15 minutes, then reduced the temperature to 435. I removed the lids at the 30 minute mark, baked them another 20 minutes before turning the oven off, and then removed them from the oven 10 minutes later (1 hour in the oven total).
The flavour was better on these than the previous loaf, and the crumb was more uneven too. I'm very pleased with this one.


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