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Mission Accomplished
Edward S. Herman
Million Dollar Minute
Tom H. Hastings
Stolen Elections
Bob Fitrakis
Obama Crowns Himself
David Swanson
Masked in Gaza
Ramzy Baroud
Gates Foundation
Bill Berkowitz
Oaxaca's New Government
David Bacon
U.S. Intervention
Ricardo Lezama
Occupy Forum
The People's Caucus
Mark Engler
Defending Civil and Human Rights
Gloria Williams
The Fight for Worker Rights
Andy Kroll
Not Just About Occupying
Kevin Zeese
Electoral Politics
Frederick Nagel
Cultural Warriors
John Pietaro
Radiation Zone
Chris Williams
Rethinking Revolution
Maresi Starzman
Climate Convention
Anne Petermann
New Releases
Various Reviewers
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UN Climate Conference
The Durban Disaster
This year's UN Climate Conference of the Parties (COP-17) in
The details of the platform will not be completed until 2015 and will not be implemented until 2020, leading many to charge that the 2010s will be the lost decade in the fight to stop climate catastrophe. Pablo Solón, the former Ambassador to the UN for the Plurinational state of
Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International, similarly condemned the outcomes: "An increase in global temperatures of four degrees Celsius permitted under this plan is a death sentence for
Tom Goldtooth, executive director of the North America-based Indigenous Environmental Network, went even further, calling the outcome, "climate racism, ecocide, and genocide of an unprecedented scale."
The UN, on the other hand, trumpeted the success of the conference at "saving tomorrow, today." One of the great achievements touted by Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UNFCCC, was the renewed commitment to the Kyoto Protocol (KP): "…countries, citizens, and businesses who have been behind the rising global wave of climate action can now push ahead confidently, knowing that
Nature magazine took direct aim at this assertion: "It takes a certain kind of optimism—or an outbreak of collective Stockholm syndrome—to see the
The Third World Network concluded that the Durban Platform "provides for the 'great escape' from the Kyoto Protocol." In fact, less than 24 hours after the
While "legally binding," the Kyoto Protocol's goal of decreasing global climate emissions 5.2 percent below 1990 levels was unscientific and totally insufficient to mitigate climate change. But even these modest goals have gone unmet. Since it went into force in 2005 (eight years after it was ratified), global emissions have steadily increased. But the extension of the Kyoto Protocol for one more year kept alive the carbon markets, which had been on the brink of collapse due to the financial crisis and an oversupply of carbon credits.
On December 12, the Financial Times quoted Abyd Karmali, global head of carbon markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, that extending the dysfunctional Kyoto Protocol was a "Viagra shot for the flailing carbon markets." Two days later, when the EU carbon market dropped to a record low, Reuters quoted one carbon trader stating, "It's clear that Durban didn't help and Canada's announcement of its Kyoto Protocol withdrawal tells you what little countries think about international agreements." This sentiment was echoed by the Philippines-based Peoples Movement on Climate Change: "
Another significant roadblock to just and effective climate action is the Durban Platform's text on trade. It ignores the historical responsibility of free market capitalism in causing the climate crisis by requiring climate-related decisions to be compliant with the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The text is unequivocal: "the WTO is the competent body for multilateral trade rule-making and Parties which are members of the WTO have the responsibility to respect their WTO obligations when they adopt measures to address climate change…. Measures taken to combat climate change, including unilateral ones, should not constitute a…disguised restriction on international trade."
As with the WTO, the UNFCCC has focused on the free market as a panacea. Their prioritization of voluntary market-based solutions has earned the UNFCCC nicknames like "the WTO of the Sky" and the "World Carbon Trade Organization." Janet Redman of the Institute for Policy Studies explained the UNFCCC fixation on market-based solutions at a Climate Justice Now! press conference: "Banks that caused the financial crisis are now making bonanza profits speculating on the planet's future. The financial sector, driven into a corner, is seeking a way out by developing ever newer commodities to prop up a failing system."
The focus on market-based climate strategies has led to growing outrage and civil society action against the climate COPs. As a result, the UNFCCC is moving their next round of talks from
The Greatest Land Grab of All Time
A new scheme developed by the World Bank called "Climate Smart Agriculture" is designed to introduce soils and agriculture into the carbon market as part of the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) package. Rachel Smolker of BiofuelWatch explains the concept: "Climate smart agriculture will put a dollar value on the carbon in dirt so it can be sold on the market, and polluters can buy dirt offsets that will allow them to continue to pollute. Climate smart agriculture is a resource grab of monumental proportions. For those who can afford it—the financiers, fund managers, speculators and banks— markets in dirt will be a field day.... And if the trade in all that dirt is used as an excuse for ongoing pollution, we shall all soon be toast."
In a press release, La Via Campesina, the largest global peasant farmer's movement, denounced this as a scheme by the agro-industrial complex to tap into climate-mitigation profits and stated that: "Peasant agriculture is the way to feed people with healthy food and at the same time to guarantee a balance in the ecosystem and on the farm. The logic of carbon markets and trading should not be allowed to enter into agriculture."
REDD has been hotly contested since it was first introduced into the climate mitigation package at the 2007 climate talks. Every year since, REDD has been pushed by those who wish to use the world's forests as carbon offsets and protested by Indigenous Peoples and forest dependent communities that face potential forced relocation if their forest homelands are "protected," under the REDD scheme.
Those that stand to benefit argue that REDD just needs a few safeguards to make it work, but others like the Indigenous Environmental Network insist that REDD must be rejected. Berenice Sanchez of the MesoAmerican Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network explains, "the supposed safeguards are voluntary, weak, and hidden. REDD-type projects are already violating Indigenous Peoples' rights throughout the world." In Durban, the Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Against REDD and for Life issued a press release on December 6 calling for an immediate moratorium on REDD, stating, "REDD threatens the survival of Indigenous Peoples and forest dependent communities and could result in the biggest land grab of all time."
The alliance further warned that if expanded, "REDD [would] promote the privatization and commodification of forests, trees, and air through carbon markets and offsets from forests, soils, agriculture, and could even include the oceans. This could commodify almost the entire surface of Mother Earth."
But REDD is not a threat only to communities in Southern countries where REDD projects are planned. Because REDD allows industries to purchase carbon offsets, it enables them to continue polluting communities in Northern industrialized countries. For this reason, communities impacted by REDD in both the North and South have joined forces to oppose REDD.
Kandi Mossett, of the Indigenous Environmental Network, explained how REDD impacts her community, "I grew up on a reservation [in the
Global Forest Coalition hosted a seminar in Durban on forest conservation and REDD, which released a statement highlighting the findings of recent studies that forest restoration and protection hinges on "recognition of Indigenous territorial rights, autonomy, traditional knowledge and governance systems; land reform, food sovereignty and sustainable alternative livelihood options."
The People Speak Out
Social movements and peoples' organizations planned a series of parallel events and protests during the two weeks of the UN climate COP. Occupy COP 17 held daily general assemblies across the street from the Climate Convention. At its opening Assembly on November 28, Occupy COP 17 released a statement: "Here in Durban, where Nelson Mandela cast his first vote and Gandhi held his first public meeting, we're putting out an invitation to anyone who wishes to have their voice heard: to join a dialogue of how to ensure the present culture of 1 percent of the world's population does no injustice to the future of the 99 percent."
On Sunday, December 4, tens of thousands took to the streets. Labor marched side by side with farmers; banners addressed issues from waste incineration to Indigenous Peoples' rights. The march stopped at the climate convention center where it was addressed by a series of speakers. Virginia Setshedi, a water privatization activist from
The second week of the negotiations saw increased levels of protest and heightened reactions by UN Security. On Monday, December 5, UN Security tried to obstruct a permitted protest by the Global Alliance of Wastepickers. Security told them they could not display their signs and banners because they had not been pre-approved. The wastepickers held their protest anyway, dumping bags of garbage, then sorting it for recycling to demonstrate how wastepickers around the world eke out a living by salvaging recyclables from the trash to keep them out of landfills or incinerators. The wastepickers were part of a delegation organized by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives.
On Wednesday, December 7, the first day of the high level negotiations, six members of the Canadian Youth Delegation were "debadged" and ejected for doing an action inside the plenary against Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent. According to the Globe and Mail, "As [
In a statement about their protest, the Canadian youth said, "The actions of this government put the future of our country and our generation in danger. We won't take that sitting down. As long as
But it was not only UN security that conspired to suppress protest. On December 9—on what was supposed to be the final day of the negotiations—a contingent of young activists organized by Greenpeace and 350.org held a rally in the foyer of the plenary where negotiations were taking place. The Occupy-inspired rally of several hundred activists lasted for hours. After two hours or so, Will Bates from 350.org explained to the group that he and others had arranged with UN security for the protest to be allowed to leave the building and continue just outside where people could carry on as long as they wished. There was vocal opposition to this suggestion. People could feel the power of being in that hallway and were unhappy with the idea of leaving. But the mostly male leadership refused to cede control. "If you choose to stay," Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace, warned, "you will lose your access badge and your ability to come back into this climate COP and any future climate COPs." The question was posed about how many people planned to stay and dozens of hands shot up. The leadership then warned that anyone who refused to leave would be debadged, handed over to South African police, and charged with trespass.
In response a young South African man stood up and spoke out. "I am South African. This is my country. If you want to arrest anyone for trespass, you will start with me." He then led the group in singing Shosholoza, a traditional South African folk song sung by migrant workers in the South African mines. The hallway resounded with the workers' anthem.
When the occupation still refused to budge, Naidoo, who seemed determined to control the message of the protest, said, "Okay. I have spoken with security and this what we are going to do. We will remove our badge [he demonstrated this with a grand sweeping gesture] and hand it over to security as we walk out of the building. No one will be able to accuse us of trying to disrupt the negotiations."
In response, Anne Petermann, co-author of this article said, "I have been attending these COPs since 2004. They are controlled by the 1 percent. I say, occupy the COP." At that point, Petermann sat down on the floor and was joined by a dozen other people—mostly youth, including Keith Brunner and Lindsey Gillies, two members of the youth delegation and accredited by the Global Justice Ecology Project.
A young woman named Karuna Rana from the small
At that point, Naidoo told the occupiers, "When security taps you on the shoulder, you have to leave. We are going to be peaceful, we don't want any confrontation." He then led a group of protesters down the hall, handing his badge to UN security. Those who remained sitting on the floor were then taken by security, one by one, down the hallway and out of the building. Brunner and Petermann linked arms until security forcibly removed all of the media that remained. A group of reporters, including Amy Goodman and the crew of Democracy Now!, were pushed up the adjacent staircase against their will, out of view of the protest.
"They're all yours," said the UN security officers who then left. The South African police then loaded the activists into a police van and dropped them off at the "Speakers' Corner" across the street, site of the Occupy COP 17 general assemblies.
The contentious negotiations went on until Sunday morning when the Durban Platform was officially adopted over the protests of many Southern countries. For many climate justice activists, this was the last nail in the coffin of the UNFCCC, which had made it abundantly clear that profit trumps survival. The action had been an empowering and inspiring contrast to the lifeless convention center where the most powerful countries of the world played deadly games with the future.
What Comes Next?
The UNFCCC was a product of the first Earth Summit held in
The focus on the creation of a new "green economy" is effectively diverting attention from the real root causes of the ecological and social crises we are facing today. It is a rehash of the old argument that capitalism can be reformed and made responsible. But the proponents of the "green economy" take this position to an even greater extreme by claiming that the "services" provided by nature (clean air, pure water, etc) should be given an economic value. This would allow them to be bought, traded, or offset in order to "raise funds for conservation."
As Thomas points out, however, "Indigenous Peoples and social justice movements who have fought against land displacement brought about by REDD+ are particularly alarmed that the same commodification approach is now being proposed to extend to soils, oceans, and more."
The expansion of the free market into every corner of the natural world is receiving significant pushback. Organizations from around the world are mobilizing for Rio—some to try to influence the talks from the inside, but even more are focusing on a parallel Peoples' Summit for Social and Environmental Justice Against the Commodification of Life and Nature in Defense of the Commons. This parallel summit is to be held simultaneously to and in the same city as Río+20. It is calling for the mobilization and coordination of struggles across the planet toward the development of a Permanent People's Assembly.
According to organizers, this Assembly will "give voice to the women and men, young and old, who are resisting daily the advance of a development model that is by definition unsustainable: a model whose predatory inhumanity is trying to subject every aspect of life to the dictates of the market, always putting the profits of a few ahead of everyone's buen vivir or well-being, while simultaneously trying to hide behind a green-washed face."
Regarding how to address climate change effectively, Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange argues for a people's approach that addresses the big picture: "As long as it was accepted that climate change is the problem, it made a lot of sense to turn to international institutions like the UN as the driver for change. In this sense, the utter failure of
"I am feeling very optimistic," said Wahu Kaara, coordinator of the Kenya Debt Relief Network. "We are the people that sustain life. COP 17 has seen the death of the corporate climate conspiracy. Now we need to begin writing a new history and constructing a new world that values life and that stops the sale of life for profit. They have drawn the line. We can't continue this way. We have to begin to walk in the direction of life—and the death of the corporate climate conspiracy is the first step in that walk."
Anne Petermann is the executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project and the North American Focal Point for
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LABOR - May 1 is May Day. Workers of the world will celebrate the 124th anniversary of International Worker's Day. Born out of a call for an 8-hour workday in the United States, this day is an opportunity for all workers to show their solidarity with one another, as well as to renew the call for labor rights.FARM CONFERENCE - The Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability will be held May 24-26 in Summertown, TN, in partnership with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities. Tour green homes, see sustainable food production, learn about solar installations, alternative education, midwifery, and more.
Contact: email@example.com; http://www.thefarmcommunity.com/.
PALESTINE - The Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North American will be held June 3-5 in Vancouver. The conference will examine the future of the Palestinian liberation movement.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.palestinianconference.org/.
LABOR - The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association's 45th annual conference will be held May 3-5, in Portland, OR. This year's theme is Labor Under Attack: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future. A call for presentations, workshops and papers is currently underway.
Contact: PNLHA, 27920 68th Ave. East, Graham, WA 98338; 206-406-2604; email@example.com; http://www3.telus.net.
MARIJUANA - On the first Saturday of May marijuana legalization activists will hold informational and educational events, rallies and marches in over 300 cities around the world.
ECONOMICS - The Union For Radical Political Economics will hold its 39th annual conference May 9-11 in New York City.
Contact: http://www.ramapo.edu/eea/2013/.
RECLAIM THE DREAM - The 2013 Poor People's Campaign & March from Baltimore to Washington D.C. will be May 11. Communities, schools and unions interested in participating are encouraged to contact the Baltimore People's Assembly.
Contact: 410-500-2168; 410-218-4835; email@example.com; Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Baltimore and the Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.
MOTHER'S DAY - The 17th Annual Mother's Day Walk For Peace will be May 12th, in Dorchester, MA. The walk began in 1996 for families who had lost children to violence. The day has become a way for thousands of people to financially support the work of the Louis Brown Peace Institute.
Contact: http://www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org/; http://mothersdaywalk4peace.org/.
NATO 5 - An International Week of Solidarity with the NATO 5 has been called for May 16-21. Supports call on supporters to raise awareness of the NATO 5 and support funds for the defendants on the one-year anniversary of their preemptive arrests.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; https://nato5support.wordpress.com.
MOUNTAINTOP - The 2013 Mountain Justice Summer Activist Training Camp will be held May 19-27 in Damascus, VA. It will be a week of workshops, field trips to view Mountain Top Removal coal mines, direct actions, and service project.
Contact: http://rampscampaign.org/.
FEMINIST SCI-FI - The feminist science fiction convention WisCon 37 is scheduled for May 24-27 in Madison, WI.
Contact: WisCon, ? SF3, PO Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701; email@example.com; http://www.wiscon.info/.
ANARCHY FEST - A month-long Festival of Anarchy is scheduled for May in Montreal. The festival includes The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 19-20).
Contact: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/; http://www.radicalmontreal.com/.
LABOR - The International Labor Rights Forum will present: Down the Supply Chain, Driving Corporate Accountability, on May 22 in Washington, DC. The Labor Rights Awards Ceremony and Reception will honor pioneers in supply chain worker organizing, working solidarity and international labor rights policy.
Contact: http://laborrights.org/.
MULTICULTURE - The 26th annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) will take place May 28-June 1, in New Orleans.
Contact: SWCHRS, 3200 Marshall Avenue, Suite 290, Norman, OK 73072; 405-325-3694; email@example.com; www.ncore.ou.edu.
MEDIA - The 2013 Alliance for Community Media Annual Conference will be held May 29-31, in San Francisco, CA. Participants will include educators, community leaders, media professionals, journalists, nonprofit leaders, policymakers and students.
Contact: http://www.allcommunitymedia.org/.
RADIO - The 38th Annual Community Radio Conference is schedule for May 29-June 1, in San Francisco, CA, with discussions and workshops.
Contact: 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004; 202-756-2268; email@example.com; http://www.nfcb.org/.
BRADLEY MANNING - On June 1, a rally will be held at Fort Meade in support of Bradley Manning.
Contact: http://www.bradleymanning.org.
BIKES - Bikes Not Bombs is holding its 24th annual Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston, MA on June 3, with several bike rides scheduled, music, exhibitors and more.
Contact: Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-0222; firstname.lastname@example.com; www.bikesnotbombs.org.
LEFT FORUM - The 2013 Left Forum will be held June 7-9, at Pace University in New York City.
Contact: 365 Fifth Avenue, CUNY Graduated Center, ? Sociology Dept., New York, NY 10016; http://www.leftforum.org/.
VEGAN FEST - Mad City Vegan Fest will be held in Madison, WI, June 8. The annual event features food, speakers, and exhibitors.
Contact: 122 State Street, Suite 405 B, Madison, WI 53701; firstname.lastname@example.com; http://veganfest.org/.
ADC CONFERENCE - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) holds its annual conference June 13-16, in Washington, DC, with panel discussions and workshops on civil rights, media and other topics.
Contact: 1990 M Street, Suite 610, Washington, DC, 20036; 202-244-2990; firstname.lastname@example.com http://convention.adc.org/.
CUBA/SOCIALISM - A Cuban-North American Dialog on Socialist Renewal and Global Capitalist Crisis will be held in Havana, Cuba, June 16-30. There will be a 5 day Seminar at University of Havana, plus visits to a cooperative, urban garden, community development project, social research centers, and educational & medical institutions.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.globaljusticecenter.org/.
NETROOTS - The 8th Annual Netroots Nation conference will take place June 20-23 in San Jose, CA. The event features panels, trainings, networking, screenings, and keynotes.
Contact: 164 Robles Way, #276, Vallejo, CA 94591; email@example.com; http://www.netrootsnation.org/.
MEDIA - The 15th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 20-23, in Detroit.
Contact: 4126 Third Street, Detroit, MI 48201; http://alliedmedia.org/.
GRASSROOTS - The United We Stand Festival will be hosted by Free & Equal, June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The festival aims to reform the electoral process throughout the U.S.
Contact: http://freeandequal.org/.
SOCIALISM - The Socialism 2013 Conference is scheduled for June 27-30 in Chicago, featuring talks and panel discussions.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.socialismconference.org.
LITERACY - The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will hold its conference July 12-13 in Los Angeles under the heading, Intersections: Teaching and Learning Across Media.
Contact: 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; http://namle.net/conference/.
IWW - The North American Work People's College will take place July 12-16 at Mesaba Co-op Park in northern Minnesota. The event will bring together Wobblies from branches across the continent to learn new skills and build One Big Union.
Contact: http://workpeoplescollege.org/.
PEACESTOCK - On July 13th, the 11th Annual Peacestock: A Gathering for Peace, will take place at Windbeam Farm in Hager City, WI. The event is a mixture of music, speakers and community for peace. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.
Contact: Bill Habedank, 1913 Grandview Ave., Red Wing, MN 55066; 651-388-7733; email@example.com; http://www.peacestockvfp.org.
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE - July 15-19, join clergy, seminarians, Christian educators, young adult leaders and other faith-based advocates for children at CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee, for five days of spiritual renewal, networking, movement building workshops, and continuing education about the urgent needs of children at the 19th annual Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.childrensdefense.org.
ACTIVIST CAMP - Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp will have sessions in July and August in Ben Lomond, CA; Portland, OR; Charlton, MA. YEA Camp is designed for activists 12-17 years old who want to make a difference in the world.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://yeacamp.org/.
LA RAZA - The annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 18-19 in New Orleans, with workshops, presentations and panel discussions.
Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-785-1670; www.nclr.org.
LABOR - The Eastern Conference For Workplace Democracy: Growing Our Cooperatives, Growing Our Communities, will be held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, July 26-28.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://east.usworker.coop/.
WOMEN/LYNNE STEWART- Radical Women is asking for support letters and cards to be sent to Lynne Stewart. Stewart is a civil rights attorney and political prisoner who is currently in jail. She has breast cancer and authorities have denied her request for transfer from her Texas prison to the New York City hospital where she received medical attention during a prior bout of breast cancer. Send messages and cards to: Lynne Stewart 53504-054, Federal Medical Center Carswell, P.O. Box 27137, Fort Worth, TX 76127.
Contact: 747 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109; 415-864-1278; firstname.lastname@example.com; http://lynnestewart.org/; http://www.radicalwomen.org/.
HAITI/WOMEN - Haiti's government is considering a legal reform measure that would prohibit and punish all sexual assault, including marital rape. MADRE and the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict are launching a petition to raise international support for this push to address violence against women in Haiti.
Contact: 121 West 27th Street, #301, New York, NY 10001; 212-627-0444; email@example.com; http://www.madre.org.
SYRIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) is currently seeking funds to assist more than 200,000 refugees fleeing violence in Syria.
Contact: https://www.mecaforpeace.org.
FOLK FESTIVAL - The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival will be held August 2-4, in the Berkshires, NY.
Contact: http://www.falconridgefolk.com/; email@example.com.
WAR RESISTERS - The War Resisters League will hold its 90th anniversary conference, Revolutionary Nonviolence: Building Bridges Across Generations and Communities, August 1-4, at Georgetown University. The event will focus on the U.S.' long history of antimilitarism.
Contact: 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012; 212-228-0450; email@example.com; http://www.warresisters.org.
POPULAR ECONOMICS - The Center for Popular Economics is holding its 2013 Summer Institute August 4-9 at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. No background in economics is needed for this intensive training. This year's theme is, The Care Economy: Building a Just Economy with a Heart.
Contact: Center for Popular Economics, PO Box 785 Amherst, MA 01004; 413-545-0743; firstname.lastname@example.com; www.populareconomics.org.
VETERANS - Veterans for Peace is holding the 28th annual convention August 6-11 in Madison, WI. This year's theme is, Power To The Peaceful.
Contact: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/.
DEMOCRACY - The Democracy Convention will take place August 7-11 in Madison, WI. The convention brings together nine conferences including topics such as media, education, defense, race, environment and others.
Contact: https://democracyconvention.org/.
MEN - The 38th National Conference on Men & Masculinity: Forging Justice: Creating Safe, Equal and Accountable Communities, presented in partnership with HAVEN, will be held in Detroit, MI, August 8-10.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.nomas.org/.
OCCUPY - An Occupy National Gathering will be held in Kalamazoo, MI, August 21-25.
Contact: email@example.com; http://occupynationalgathering.net/.
COMMUNITIES - The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for co-operative or communal lifestyles, with workshops, events and entertainment; scheduled for August 30-September 2 at the Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, Virginia.
Contact: http://www.communitiesconference.org/.
LABOR DAY - The 29th annual Bread and Roses Festival, a celebration of the ethnic diversity and labor history of Lawrence, MA, will be held September 2, in honor of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike. There will be music, dance, poetry, drama, ethnic food, historical demonstrations, walking & trolley tours.
Contact: PO Box 1137, Lawrence, MA 01842; 978-794-1655; http://www.breadandrosesheritage.org/.
OCCUPY WALL STREET - September 17 is the two-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Events are planned in New York City and worldwide.
Contact: http://occupywallst.org/.
TEACHERS - The 13th Annual Conference, "Teaching for Social Justice: The Politics of Pedagogy," will be held October 12 in San Francisco, CA. The free event features workshops, resources, and free childcare.
Contact: 415-676-7844; firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.t4sj.org/.
HAITI - International Action, which brings clean water and chlorinators to Haiti, seeks office space capable of housing up to six people and their office equipment.
Contact: Zach Bremer, email@example.com; 202-488-0735; http://www.haitiwater.org/.
MEDIA - The Union for Democratic Communications and Project Censored are sponsoring a joint conference on media democracy, media activism and social justice to be held November 1-3 at the University of San Francisco. Proposals for presentations, workshops and panels from activists and critical scholars are invited.


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A plan to turn McKelvey Park into a flood detention basin has drawn the ire of neighbors who say they may sue over plans that could increase noise from the park's baseball fields while removing the large redwood trees that shade their homes.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 1:55 PM
Posted by Downstream, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Once again, we see selfish NIMBYism opposing something that's good for a larger community. How much noise do you get from a Little League field? And the kids are only there during the day. I also don't like to see trees removed, but new trees will grow back. Basically, these people don't give a damn if their downstream neighbors get flooded out. As long as their own little lives are not inconvenienced.
Posted by NW Resident, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2012 at 3:15 pm
One minor inaccuracy of the article is that only Big McKelvey's field orientation is being rotated in this design, compared with its current layout today. Little McKelvey keeps its current orientation, facing Miramonte Ave.
Whichever way the big field ultimately faces, it seems that one row of bleachers will still have to be on the MV Avenue side near the residents, unless it's rotated so that home plate is near Miramonte, which doesn't seem like a very good fit.
Posted by Julia, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Sucks that they want to remove large established redwoods.
Posted by Konrad M. Sosnow, a resident of another community, on Dec 5, 2012 at 4:07 pm
It seems to me that the Santa Clara Valley Water District has a lot of money and wants to dig somewhere. Now that they have abandoned plans to dig up Cuesta Park Annex, they need another playground. How about letting them go out to the salt ponds and play there?
Posted by Anna S., a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Keep the redwoods.
Posted by Saejin, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:36 am
At the meeting the water district said it would cost 80 Million to update Permanente Creek so that it could carry the 100 year flood and they were only given 40 Million, so they elected to build the retention pond. Keep in mind the park will be badly damaged each time they flood it. The retention approach only handles a short term peak, beyond which it does not fix the problem. Clearly a bandaid not a fix.
Complete waste of money.
This park will have lights. It will have loud speakers announcing each batter up. If I lived next door I would take the city to court to block this design. A large portion of the park is being used for parking lot without a single tree for shade. Why not put the parking next to the houses? Beter yet.... fix the creek... leave the park alone....
Posted by please be nice to one another, a resident of the St. Francis Acres neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2012 at 3:50 am
I wanted to point out the report by the water district, which has the areas of former and projected flooding well laid out - Figure 4-1 in this doc:
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All the other reports etc. are available here (it is amazing to which level of detail things have been planned; one has to wonder how governments can get anything done):
While the plans aren't perfect, and probably cannot be, one should consider the benefits that this project brings to the area, and if you look closely at the map, actually including the houses next to the park. Without protection, they will probably get flooded sooner or later.
Hopefully some compromise can be found with respect to how McKelvey park should be upgraded with the new flood protection feature. Shrinking the big field just a tad so it can be rotated and provide some space for trees to fit in, or doing away with one of the circles would seem sensible, perhaps. It would seem that kids can easily walk from either circle to the fields or the park, and the circles use valuable space (including perhaps, the right one might make rotation of the big field harder?).
By the way, one funny thing. If you look at this from a satellite picture, the area that's immediately south of it ... is yet another baseball field. One kinda does wonder how many baseball fields are needed on such a short stretch. But please ... lawsuits seem like a pretty inefficient way to find a solution / improvement. Thanks for being considerate!
Posted by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2012 at 2:43 pm
$10 million to plan for a storm that has a 1% chance of happening each year?
And how did Mountain View buy for the last 100 years without this flood basin?
Posted by Garrett, a resident of another community, on Dec 6, 2012 at 4:20 pm
The time we get any flood project work done, the 100 year would have happened already.
Posted by Cynthia Riordan, a resident of another community, on Dec 6, 2012 at 8:59 pm
The water district's flood projections are exaggerated by 200%. Although they have been collecting data on water levels for decades, they have not used this data in their flood projections because the data does not show a need for flood basins. A large 2 acre pond in Rancho San Antonio has been handling Permanente Creek overflow since the 1950's. Permanente Creek has not flooded since the culvert behind Blach School was built in 1959.
Posted by information, a resident of another community, on Dec 6, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Dear Cynthia, your assertions seem incorrect. Since 1959, the creek has flooded at least three times (1983, 1995, 1998). See Fig. 31, "Recent Flooding":
Can you please explain where your 200% number comes from? If you have done research that is more thorough than what's in the study done by the district, please elaborate and link to it.
Posted by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Dec 7, 2012 at 9:45 am
"This park will have lights. It will have loud speakers announcing each batter up. If I lived next door I would take the city to court to block this design."
The baseball park already has these amenities. If you move near a park, school , or a baseball field you should expect noise.
Posted by Ralph, a resident of another community, on Dec 7, 2012 at 10:12 am
This is needed because of global warming and raising sea levels will soon cause Mountain View to be under water. So unless you all want to live under water you better give in to this. Live in fear of global warming and give hundreds of billions to the UN so they will save all of us.
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I didn't think these were too small--I'm petite and slender but curvy with a bit of a tummy. I usually find that high-waisted jeans are too big at the waist, but these are not even though I recently gained some weight. I bought my size and they fit perfectly. Great jeans, especially for the sale price.
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High jeans and sculpt the body. Pants has a beautiful rich color and interesting. Appropriate for me to wear it to work with a classic shirt or with a casual shirt suitable for the morning and go out with her in the evening. Good buy
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great jeans
these jeans are awesome. they fit really well, and i found them to be true to size. they also didn't shrink or expand in the wash. the colour is great, a bright deep blue, and appears pretty similar to the image. the only things that i am iffy about are the 'fake' front pockets, and the fact that the jeans tend to wrinkle a little by the end of the day, especially around the waistband and the knees.
i'm usually not a fan of jeans that have polyester in their composition, but these have made me a convert (at least to blank denim jeans).
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Great fit high waisted and great colour
From reading the other reviews, I sized up from my normal sz 26 to 27. I think I could have been ok with sz26 except because they are high waisted, they would be firm on the waist. So I would still size up as per the other suggestions. The length is great for me since I am only 5'4''. I love the colour and the high waisted look give you a nice preppy look and v slimming as well . Can't go wrong for the price!
Sizing: Smaller than Expected
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Size too small
The size is too small.
Sizing: Smaller than Expected
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Glad I heeded the other reviewers ..
..because I can state that it is true that these jeans run small to size. My advice to others would be to get one size up from your usual size. These jeans are however, great value for money - Who knew 'cheap' jeans could look so fine?!! Am loving the colour, as well as the high waist. Only ever-so-slight criticism is they are just a teensy bit shorter than I'd like (ankle-bashers). Are they meant to be like this? - I can't be certain. I am 5'11 so would like a little extra length; but overall very pleased. FANTASTIC value.
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another good jean by Blank
I love blank Denim, always a reliable jean however i found these ones to run a little bit smaller than the others i have. They still fit but are tight. A great colour though and a staple - a jean you can just pull on with a white T and your ready for action! soft and would be really cummfy if i got the size up!
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Cheyenne, WY (AP) - Interesate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne was closed this morning due to poor weather conditions. The highway was shut down Tuesday night and remained closed through the morning. U.S.
The Bureau of Land Management is rounding up wild horses in southwestern Wyoming's Divide Basin. The roundup began today and is expected to continue for another three to four weeks. About 1,640 horses live in the area east of Rock Springs, and the goal is to reduce the population to about 415.
New electronic speed limit signs are in place along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne. The signs make it possible for the Wyoming Department of Transportation to remotely change the speed limit on the highway to match current road and weather conditions. WYDOT has installed more than three dozen signs along I-80 in southern Wyoming.


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So whaddaya do if your dog pukes on his bed? Just wash it, all of it! All parts of this dog bed are machine washable and dryable. A zippered cover and inner liner make it easy to take apart to wash all components separately. Even the SmartFill™, our recycled filling, can be removed for easy washing and drying! Smart Filling,
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Wait, did you just catch my use of the word stunning? You see Kemps frozen yogurt in the title and then you think back to the Kemp's yogurt I was so hard on last year. Was I just too harsh last time? Heck no, I still stand by my findings that those little parfait cups are absolutely disgusting ---BUT--- this is not tart yogurt my friends, this is sweet yogurt, and you're gonna be impressed!
Behold Kemps Premium Frozen yogurt with live & active cultures, oh boy! This is their Moose Tracks flavor, it's artificially flavored vanilla frozen yogurt with peanut butter cups swirled with moose tracks fudge. It even has that Denali "Original" Moose Tracks logo on the container. (I thought someone might have guessed it from the picture, but I freely admit that even though I tried, it still wasn't a very good shot).
Ok, here's an opening shot just below the surface. The fudge swirls are hiding in the center there. This behavior continues throughout the ice cream. Not sure if it's just my container or it's always like that. Notice the lone peanut butter cup at the top there.
Here's one sliced open. Keep in mind this pb cup is fresh from the cold ice cream yet the peanut butter is an ooey gooey substance already. If you let the pb cup sit out for awhile, the whole thing will be pretty much start to melt and be extremely smushy.
So you are thinking this is all well and good, but I said it was stunning, so get to the point already! Was I stunned by a boatload of pb cups? 'fraid not. there's an ok smattering of them, but nothing to write home about. Ok, so is it the fudge swirl then? well, the swirl is pretty nice. It's quiet stiff actually, you definitely wouldn't call it a ribbon. Sometimes it's thick and sometimes it branches out into much thinner swirls. The taste is different too (compared to other swirls). Still, that's not why I was impressed.
Oh the suspense is killing me!! Well, still a little too tired for that, but you have to believe me when I say, holy freholy batman, what has Kemps done?!?! They must have quadruple churned this stuff because the texture is simply fantastic. It really is amazing, and Kemps didn't even have to pay me off to say that. This texture would be good in an ice cream, and they've pulled it off in a frozen yogurt!!
Have I mentioned the texture yet? You really have to dig for signs that this isn't some kind of trick. It does start to melt quicker than a standard ice cream BUT the cool thing there is that it's super easy to scoop. If you just need a half dozen bites to tide you over to dinner, that's cool, just dig right in. You don't have to fight with it, it's ready to eat (and no, it wasn't the freezer just on a warm cycle, I've dug into this stuff 4 or 5 times now and it's always the same). And there's no frustrating gummy texture either. Sure, it's easy enough to pile in the additives to fluff up your froyo, but Kemps has avoided that. They've gone into the food labs and worked on this 'til they got it just right.
Overall impressions? I'm impressed, I can't say that enough and it's been bugging me since Sunday that I wasn't able to spread the word. Flavor wise, it's respectable and I like it, but I don't adore it. the funny thing is, there's 3 ways to taste this ice cream. First, scoop just the vanilla and you have yourself a pleasant simple bite. Second, grab some fudge in your scoop and run that way. I got varying amounts of fudge in my scoop by the bites tasted similar enough. Lastly, it's peanut butter time. Those little cups will take over the scoop if you manage to snag one (and like I said, you get them somewhat often, but not in every bite). It's kind of like having vanilla, fudge & peanut butter ice cream randomly mixed together.
Yes, there is a mild frozen yogurt aftertaste, but it's not bad, it just is. Sometimes that yogurt aftertaste can ruin the whole thing, but I'm ok with it. My only real suggestion here would be this ice cream would simple rock if they would use vanilla bean instead of artificial vanilla (probably vanillin). The texture is already super impressive, but I can only imagine if those amazing little scoops had flecks of vanilla bean in them. Oh yeah, now then it would be near perfect.
Ok, I'll stop gushing over this new product (that I found at Market Basket). I can't wait to try another of their flavors.
Oh geez, can't forget the health benefits. Now there is fudge and pb cups, so you can't expect a miracle, but the overall fat content is still pretty respectable and makes it easy to justify a double (or triple) serving.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1/2 cup (70g) Servings Per Container 12 | |
Amount Per Serving | |
Calories 170 | from Fat 60 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 7g | 11% |
- Sat Fat 2.5g | 13% |
- Trans Fat 0g | |
Cholesterol 10mg | 3% |
Sodium 80mg | 3% |
Total Carbohydrate 24g | 8% |
- Dietary Fiber <1g | 4% |
- Sugars 19g | |
Protein 3g | |
Vitamin A 0% | Vitamin C 0% |
Calcium 8% | Iron 0% |


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CSU Long Beach Department of Philosophy
Why study philosophy? Our own Prof. Alexander Klein answers here.
Our department offers opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate study in philosophy. Students can study towards the philosophy minor, the philosophy major (B.A.), or a Master's Degree (M.A.). Undergraduate students can also take advantage of our Departmental Honors Program and our Pre-Law Emphasis.
The areas of specialization for tenured / tenure-track faculty members include:
- Cognitive Science, Epistemology, Ethical Theory, History of Philosophy (including American, Early Analytic, and Early Modern Philosophy), Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophy of Science.
The department is home to the Center for Applied Ethics, the Cognitive Science Group, and the Center for the Advancement of Philosophy in the Public Schools. It regularly hosts the California Conference in Early Modern Philosophy.
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citrix_guy, on 16 April 2012 - 12:47 PM, said:
papa, on 16 April 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:
And to have a few of these suits assumes you have to be willing to get arrested like this guy. go through that hassle and lose the weapon.
Seems to me there are plenty of people being arrested already.. but without a recording , it is very hard to prove anything. Even after we win RTC ( right to carry ) I am sure some portions of the state ( Chicago ) will still try to harass legal carriers.


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Tag Archives: Dark Horse Comics
Mon, Oct 15, 2012 | 06:37 BST
The Last of Us graphic novel in the works from Naughty Dog, Dark Horse
The Last of Us is getting a graphic novel series courtesy of Dark Horse and Naughty Dog.
Wed, Mar 14, 2012 | 18:48 GMT
Purchase digital version of The Art of the Mass Effect Universe, get bonuses for Mass Effect 3
Dark Horse Comics and EA have announced that those who purchase the digital version of The Art of the Mass Effect Universe will receive a limited code to unlock a Reinforcement Pack containing in-game items to be used on PC or Xbox 360 in the co-op campaign of Mass Effect 3. The Reinforcement Packs contain character boosters and the Collector Assault Rifle. The weapon was given to those who pre-ordered the physical copy through Barnes and Noble. You can order your copy here, and the codes don't expire until March 31, 2013.
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | 20:48 GMT
Radical and Dark Horse announce Prototype 2 comic series
Radical Entertainment and Dark Horse comics have announced a digital comic series set in the Prototype universe.
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Friday shorts la segunda parte: Kylie, Molyneux, Mario, Minecraft perv, Boondock Saints
Here's some more shorts to get you ready for the weekend. It's too nice outside to be wearing pants, ya know.
Tue, Nov 10, 2009 | 21:49 GMT
Dark Horse to distribute online SWTOR comic via softcover collection
BioWare, LucasArts and Dark Horse Comics plan to release 27 of the online issues of the Star War: The Old Republic series into a 96 page softcover collection.
Written by Rob Chestney and drawn by Alex Sanchez, the comic serves as a prequel to the MMO.
It's to be released on April 28, per BigDownload.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | 20:37 BST
EA and Dark Horse team up for Mass Effect: Redemption comic
BioWare, EA and Dark Horse Comics announced announced a new comic book series based on Mass Effect today.
Mass Effect: Redemption tells the tale of the events leading up to Mass Effect 2 which opens with Commander Shepard having mysteriously gone missing and left to fight for survival. Lead writer Mac Walters is penning it along with John Jackson Miller scripting it with Omar Francia providing the artwork.
Planned as a four-parter, it will land in retail January 6, 2010.
Press release is below the fold.


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Whether you're walking across a creaking rope bridge to a cliff-side hut, perched precariously above sparkling turquoise waters in Myst, or sitting in the cold light in moldering, bloody ruins in Dark Souls, beautifully executed scenery adds a wonderful element to games, and makes them even more absorbing.
I love landscape art, whether in games, paintings, or photography. It's my favorite eye-candy and bonus points if there are fantasy elements. It doesn't have to be a serene mountain-scape for me to find it beautiful (although those are my favorite to paint). I love the scenery in Fallout 3- if you stand in a house in Minefield and see the peeling, stained wallpaper, the stagnant, brown water in the bathtub, and the tiny dust mites drifting through the air, you really feel like you're there. All the fine details combine to create another world.
One can only guess what stories these gorgeous worlds hold, but it certainly appears the travelers in the painting above by Delun are on an incredible adventure. Read on for more!


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2013 Harley-Davidson® Softail® Fat Boy®
Fat Boy® Key Features
Fat Boy®
Key Features
Fat Custom Style
Recalling the "hardtail" choppers of the '60s and '70s, the Fat Boy® motorcycle keeps that heritage alive more than forty years later. This is the original "fat custom" bike—laid-back and luxurious with an unmistakable profile on the road. But the nostalgic style isn't just about the confident stance, chrome and old-school detail. It's how you look riding it. It's how it feels. It's the classic, relaxed riding position. You're not just cruising. You're in charge—kicked back on a throne of machined metal surveying your domain.
Fat Features
Big in all the right places. The 17-inch wheels of silver, bullet-hole, disc-cast aluminum definitely make an impression—especially with rubber 140mm wide in front and a beefy 200mm in back. And check out the chopsticks up front—fat front fork behind the huge, gorgeous headlamp. The handlebars are wide, giant stainless steel with bare-knuckle chrome risers. Plus, the fuel tank medallion boasts a generous slab of mirror chrome finish—noticeable on any stretch of road. It's a lot of fat in one tight bike. Definitely meaty. Wide. Big-boned. A bruiser. Call it what you want. Just admit that you want it.
Hidden Rear Shocks
If you want a comfortable bike but love that rigid-suspension look, you've come to the right bike. We've kept all the modern comforts where they belong—below the surface of a rad, vintage-looking bike. You get the classic lines of a vintage "hardtail" frame with the horizontal rear shocks hidden in the guts. It's a signature rigid look, and you'll only find it on a Softail® model.
Fat Custom Tank Details
This tank makes a statement with its leather tank strap, chrome side badges, and chrome speedometer and ignition switch console. The Fat Boy® model speedometer face boasts a big, bold display for the odometer and an ancillary display for gear and rpm, so all the info you need on the fly is yours at a glance.
Premium Paint
Up to two times thicker than the competition, custom quality paint comes standard on all Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. Clearcoat layering up to five mils deep. Bigger metal flakes. Unique effects. Skimping simply is not in our vocabulary.
Hand Finished Fuel Tank
All Harley-Davidson® fuel tanks are finished by hand—that's what makes them stand out from the competition. Their seamless design and unmatched style are unique among all motorcycles on the road. The tanks are one of the first and last things people notice when they lay their eyes on a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle—so we make it worth their time.
New Mirror Chrome Wheels
You made it clear, so we made them standard. These Mirror Chrome Bullet Hole Disc wheels are so popular that, new for 2013, this premium style is the new iconic look for the Fat Boy® model. So now you can roll with gleaming eye-appeal that's thick with legendary Fat attitude, right off the lot.
Twin Cam 103™ Engine Heritage
The knowledge of what makes an engine truly move a rider runs deep at The Motor Company, and it was put to good use when we created the Twin Cam 103™; engine. We sweated bullets perfecting every cubic inch, pushing design and technology forward. And we did it all without compromising one bit of Harley-Davidson's unique styling. Evolved, yet carrying on the legacy of the Flathead, Knucklehead, Panhead, Shovelhead, Evolution®, Twin Cam 88®; and Twin Cam 96™ engines that came before. The performance and durability are a direct result of the untold miles logged on the V-Twin since 1909, and the proud heritage that comes from a century's worth of commitment to life on two wheels.
Twin Cam 103™ Engine Innovation
Fire up the Twin Cam 103™ engine and feel the low-end torque unleashed. Thanks to the lightweight piston design, delivery of the added power is more refined than ever. Then put your foot on the shifter and feel how the engine and Six-Speed Cruise Drive® transmission were designed to work together. Six speeds. A strong driveline and strong internal parts. Low routine maintenance. And a low cruising rpm couldn't feel better.
Pure Harley-Davidson Styling
Feast your eyes on the Twin Cam 103™ engine and there's no mistaking its roots. This is authentic Harley-Davidson style through and through with an attention to detail you won't find from any other motorcycle company. Black powder-coated heads and cylinders are highlighted by machined cooling fin tips and chrome rocker covers. It's a jewel machined out of metal. Pure. Dripping with power. From the classic edge of the cooling fins to the clean lines of cases and covers—the Twin Cam 103™ engine makes an ironclad statement about holding on to what's right and staying true to what satisfies.
Six-Speed Cruise Drive®
You want a ride that rumbles—not begs for mercy—when you lean on it a little. The Six-Speed Cruise Drive® transmission provides smooth, quiet shifting and reduces engine speed on the highway, so you get a better match between engine turnover and road speed. It's a rare ride when a bike responds like this, and a low growl goes a long way when you're opening up the road ahead.
Twin Cam 103™ Engine Power
Live your ride to the power of Twin Cam 103™. The air cooled Twin Cam 103™ Harley Davidson® engine delivers more stump pulling torque, while its Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection jetting gives crisp, lively throttle reaction. It's a performance punch that you'll appreciate when passing, climbing hills, or rolling with luggage packed or a passenger in back—all under that signature Motor Company rumble. And it comes at lower cruising rpm, so you ride more smoothly, with less engine vibration and better highway fuel economy.
Anti-Lock Brakes (Optional)
When it comes to the Fat Boy® model with optional ABS, "stopping power" has a double meaning. The components of our ABS are tastefully hidden within the wheel hub, so you'll still turn heads with clean, streamlined design. More importantly, though, you get certainty in the saddle knowing your bike's going to behave when you need it. Offered as a part of the "Security Package" (which includes the H-D® Smart Security System).
H-D® Smart Security System (Optional)
The factory installed next-generation security system features a hands-free fob that automatically arms and disarms the vehicle electronic security functions as you approach and walk away from the bike. Stick the fob on your ignition key ring and let it do all the work. It's this attention to details and security that make Harley-Davidson® motorcycles unique. Offered as a part of the "Security Package" (which includes Anti-Lock Brakes).
Artfully Hidden Technology
Harley-Davidson leverages the latest in technology without compromising style and function. That means we hide electronics. The whole wiring harness is skillfully routed behind the jewels of the bike—the tank, engine and all the other eye-popping features you want to see. It's just another way The Motor Company goes the extra mile to give its bikes that premium, top-of-the-line fit and finish.
Intuitive Controls
Hand controls on a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle are incredibly intuitive. The turn signals are self-canceling and, based on the speed and angle of the motorcycle, they know how long to stay on. Engaging the controls quickly becomes second nature so you can focus less on turning off your signal and more on basking in the freedom of the ride.
Fat Dunlop® Tires
Fatter is better. Rubber 140mm wide up front mitigates feedback from the street for a smoother ride. And the beefy 200mm rear tire provides a confident feeling of sure contact with the road, and excellent traction under braking. And since they're from Dunlop®, you know you're wrapping your premium rollers in quality rubber.
Tuned to Be Ridden
Harley-Davidson® motorcycles are different from any other bike out on the road. There's a balance to them. The steering, the maneuverability—it's all in concert. And each Harley-Davidson® model is tuned differently to create a unique riding experience for each individual no matter which bike they swing their leg over. Let's face it, we didn't get to where we are by being like everyone else.
Full-Length Rider Footboards
Your boots were made for riding, in any way you see fit. Our full-length footboards boast a tried and true design that's stood the test of time. Plenty of foot positions for your taste and comfort. Rubber vibration isolation for a comfortable ride. And heel-toe shifting for confident shifting every time. It takes a few rides, but once you've gotten used to the smooth heel-toe rhythm, you'll never give it up. The toes of your boots won't take the same beating, either.
Narrow Seat
To go along with the low seat height, we've added some ergos to make sure every inch of low pays off in pleasurable riding. We've slimmed up the seat itself. With the seat shape, lowdown frame and rigid powertrain, you can be sure you'll feel a solid, comfortable connection with the bike and road.
Low Profile Chrome Handlebars
These beefy 1-1/4-inch bars not only add to the overall Fat styling, with internally-routed wiring for a bold clean look, their ergonomic design and reduced-reach positioning provide comfort and confidence as you guide your ride whether you're heading across town or onward to the horizon.
Engine Idle Temperature Management Strategy
Our motorcycles are built to be ridden. A lot. So that means that rider comfort is top of mind. Always. With the Engine Idle Temperature Management Strategy (EITMS) feature, the motorcycle automatically cuts fuel and fire from rear cylinder when idling, which helps reduce engine heat felt by rider and passenger. This feature can easily be turned on by your dealer.
Everything you need to build your custom of one—only from Harley-Davidson®.
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About Harley-Davidson Softail® Fat Boy®
The 2013 Harley-Davidson® Softail Fat Boy FLSTF model is one of the quintessential cruiser motorcycles. Hearkening to the 'hardtail' choppers of the '60s and '70s, the Harley-Davidson® Fat Boy motorcycle keeps that heritage alive more than forty years later. The FLSTF Fat Boy is the original 'fat custom' bike—laid-back and luxurious with an unmistakable profile on the road. The Harley Fat Boy features an air-cooled Twin Cam 103 Harley engine with 6 speed cruise drive transmission, providing more power for passing, hill-climbing, and riding with a passenger and luggage Take a seat on this Harley and get the experience of one of the 2013 H-D cruiser motorcycles. Learn about other Harley Softail motorcycles in addition to this cruiser. Look at the Heritage Softail Classic model, too; this classic motorcycle is ready for the road. If you like choppers, be sure to take a look at the Fat Boy Lo model, another of the custom Harley motorcycles.


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Hospitals and Health Care Places Are Seeing More People Due To The Flu
By: Ananda Rochita
Updated: January 11, 2013
"I am pretty concerned" says Collin Poyle, patient receiving the flu vaccine.
Poyle says several students at his school have been absent with flu-like symptoms and it's why he's getting a flu shot at the Washington County Health Department but not everyone has been able to get it.
"We have encountered a little bit of a shortage," says Denise Ellis, manager at Home Care Pharmacy. "We are bringing some more in this week so we will have some more flu shots but they usually make so many."
The Centers For Disease Control says this year 128 of the 135 million doses of the vaccine have been distributed in the U.S and they've received reports of some places running out.
Meritus Health says they aren't facing a shortage but more people are coming in due to the high volume of flu cases. They say wait times are longer in their urgent care centers and emergency department.
In addition, they say they may reschedule non-emergency surgery cases to help with the increase of people with the flu.
The CDC says the flu vaccine is only sixty percent effective and it could depend how long this epidemic will last.