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tags: politics
- 2002 Mar 20
- Coming Soon?: Itim na Lawin Nabagsak
So the Americans want to come back for a rematch. There are fewer things more deadly than a guy running amok. Let's hope the Philippines isn't the first to taste W's new policy about nuking countries he doesn't like.· Read more…
- 2006 Mar 3
- affirmative action
Just been watching Chris Rock's routine "Never Scared." I like how he describes how affirmative action actually works:· Read more…
- 2006 Mar 6
- immigration
One would be hard pressed to convince me that anti-immigrant sentiments are not synonymous with outright racism. The arguments that immigration foes posit are specious at best. The whole, "they're taking our jobs" idea just doesn't fly. I really don't see too many white people lining up for a back-breaking season of crop harvesting or signing up to clean out rich people's toilets. These aren't jobs that white people want, although in a lot of cases, they are jobs that need to be done. A more informed argument is the idea that we have to discourage them from taking these jobs because it only encourages rich bastards to pay workers poorly. There is a lot of truth in this. The problem is that (1) it doesn't directly address how we can get the rich bastards to pay decent wages and (2) it doesn't address the economic pressures that drives people from developing countries to find jobs in the U.S. And, realistically, I just don't see people voluntarily paying top dollar for their lettuce and tomatoes just so my black and brown brothers and sisters can have a living wage, undocumented or no.· Read more…
- 2006 Mar 16
- economic discrepancy
This article is stupid. It discusses the evolutionary advantage of a patriarchal society, with definite disregard for the value of human life. While it is true that a rapidly growing society tends to overwhelm less rapidly growing societies, this article completely disregards the reasons—both biological and economic—why population growth slows. My feeling is that the natural tendency of populations is to grow rapidly. And while we have, for the most part, in industrialized nations, made the specter of starvation less prominent (although we all know people in the U.S. who are citizens who are starving), what we have not gotten a handle on is the cost of generating children.· Read more…
- 2006 Mar 20
- out of the ashes
I have always been someone who backs the underdog and have very little use for the de facto Establishment. I am, perhaps, overly idealistic and at times unreasonably dogmatic, but this instinct has driven many of my trivial and not-so-trivial decisions. For example, OS choice: so it was that I decided to run with Linux in 1998 sucked into the Open Source hype, then Mac OS X in 2002, still attached to GTK and GNOME apps. I had long grown weary of Microsoft and their works. Browser choice: I continued to use Netscape, then Mozilla, then Galeon, then Camino, eschewing the bug-laden, unfixable mess that is IE (and while IE on the Mac is much nicer than its Windows counterpart, it is now ancient) I continue to be a resolute Dodger fan, and can't help but find the Cubs endearing. And I chose Pediatrics as my specialty, because I want to help those who can't help themselves—that is the nature of children, for one thing, and I feel that pediatricians tend to work more with underserved populations: minorities, immigrants, the undocumented.· Read more…
- 2006 Mar 21
- how far can a people be pushed?
Issa reminds me about Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whom I actually randomly met in the U.S. when she was still a Senator, trying to push extraordinarily broad suffrage—where even Filipino Americans who have long been U.S. citizens would be allowed to vote. I remember parts of an interesting conversation with her daughter, which would be quite typical amongst people in their late teens, but which has interesting undertones in someone involved in politics, in fact, whose family has been a political dynasty. (Like George W Bush, GMA is the daughter of a former president.) We were discussing how it is that our parents have so much say in our destiny when it comes to choosing what we end up doing in our lives. In my own case, for example, it is no accident that I ended up in health care. Both my parents are in health care, and so are almost all of my aunts. I swear it wasn't until I was almost in college that I realized that there were other careers available out there in the world. But I wonder about what that means for someone who is part of a political family. Do you feel inexorably driven to do the same, to seek the power and the responsibility of leading?· Read more…
- 2006 Mar 26
- the sin of pride
I was walking through the Science Fiction and Fantasy section of the Borders in Glendale when a totally random thought occurred to me. I think what brought it to my mind is the question: what is the cause of evil? I was flipping through random fantasy novels where characters are neatly pigeon-holed into Good or Evil, and clearly in the real world nothing is that obvious.· Read more…
- 2006 Apr 9
- dark elves and sithi
Just pondering Memory, Thorn, and Sorrow still. I think I thought this the first time I read it, and I'm not usually the gushy, romantic type, but I think the thing that sticks the most with me is the relationship between Simon and Miriamele and how painstaking Tad Williams actually fleshed out its nuances. I think my most favorite scenes are when Simon and Miriamele head out on there own to return to the Hayholt in their bid to try to stop the Storm King and to prevent the End of the World, and they have to seek shelter in people's abandoned houses, and I was struck especially by the scene where she is doing common, domestic things that you wouldn't expect a princess to know how to do (not that I'm suggesting that that's women ought to do)—there is a sort-of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves quality to it. I guess the mundanity of it all really struck me, and how what moved that section of the plot along was the developing romance between the two characters. For some reason, these scenes actually seem to capture the sense of Home for me (which also happens to be a major theme in this book.) Whereas Tolkien touches upon the fact that "you can never really go home again," particularly when he turns the Shire into a totalitarian state, Williams reiterates the (admittedly disgustingly trite) idea that "home is where the heart is," which may or may not actually represent an physical place. In retrospect, I suppose maybe Tad Williams had the same idea that I did when I read Book IV and VI of LotR: how different the scenes would've been if Frodo and Sam weren't both male (or, I suppose, alternately, how different it would've been if J.R.R. Tolkien wasn't an old school Catholic and had tried to tap the homoerotic side of it all) and indeed I do find it very touching.· Read more…
- 2006 May 15
- marxian crisis energy against orwellian global capitalism
Before I completely lose sight of this thought, I wanted to talk about this post on crisis theory and this post on the world of 1984. I think crisis theory does make useful analogic predictions about the future. (OK, I don't for a moment purport to truly understand crisis theory, but I think I have some gist of it.)· Read more…
- 2006 Jun 4
- deconstruction and democracy
Yes, I agree, it's a little too facile to connect the stance of eminent intentionality with fascism, but I look at eminent intentionality as the antithesis of deconstruction, the bread and butter of post-modernist and post-colonial literary criticism.· Read more…
- 2006 Jun 5
- forgiveness is not forgetting
I was inspired by this meditation on racism, which describes the well known evils of over-generalization.· Read more…
- 2006 Sep 1
- confusing the sacred with the profane
So maybe all Republicans aren't religious fundamentalists, but I kind of wonder if there isn't some sort of congruence between the two mind sets—namely, the kind of ignorance and stupidity that makes you so sure that what you know is absolutely right and anyone that disagrees with you is absolutely wrong.· Read more…
- 2006 Oct 27
- physics vis-a-vis racism and misogyny
Man, Lee Smolin, theoretical physicist to the nth degree, is my hero. The first I had heard of him was his book Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, a discussion of the possible unification of quantum mechanics and general relativity, which covers string theory and loop quantum gravity. I also noted his name in João Magueijo's book Faster than the Speed of Light.· Read more…
- 2006 Nov 4
- no on proposition 85
As a health care provider, and especially as a pediatrician, it's pretty clear that parental notification for abortion is a bad idea. It's not entirely clear what this would accomplish, other than cutting off access of teen-aged girls to not only D&C's, but prenatal counselling and care in general.· Read more…
- 2006 Nov 25
- w's karma
Today I heard an awful story about an Iraq War veteran. 25 years old, beautiful wife, beautiful kids. On his third tour in Iraq, he runs into an IED. Now he's paralyzed from the neck down, raging angrily in the Spinal Cord Injury unit.· Read more…
- 2006 Nov 25
- war and surgery (a metaphor revisited)
The problem with health care professional talking about the Iraq War is that we always seem to find ourselves with mixed metaphors.· Read more…
- 2007 Feb 25
- a hundred million things
Two days off in a row is a rare boon, almost a vacation, considering the breakneck schedule I've been running on as of late, averaging about 80 hours a week. The downside is that I have to work 12 days in a row, which basically just really sucks. Around day 10 I start getting extremely cranky, and by day 11 I'm ready to bite people. But I can't do anything about it except call in sick, which is, at times, tempting.· Read more…
- 2007 Mar 10
- the battle of thermopylae
Stacy Taylor, the host of the KLSD morning radio show, broke down the movie "300" for me. I was all psyched to watch it, having thoroughly enjoyed "Sin City" but (1) my dad and my brother watched it without me and (2) Taylor's deconstruction of it kind of took the wind out of my sails.· Read more…
- 2007 Mar 26
- treacherous conniving always beats a frank show of force (a discussion of duty and honor)
By various convolutions, I am led to the old, laughable screed by Kim du Toit entitled "The pussification of the western male" written way back in 2003. I find what he says so ridiculous that I have a hard time believing that this guy is serious.· Read more…
- 2007 Mar 31
- you don't need no stinkin' rights
Wow. Just, wow.· Read more…
- 2007 Apr 3
- great is the fall of gondolin
I'm still slowly working my way through· Read more…
The Lost Talesby J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by his son Christopher. I found the story of the destruction of the great, hidden city of the Elves wonderfully moving—the story in
The Lost Talespresents much more detail than the version in
The Silmarillionand there are some interesting concepts that Tolkien later removed.
- 2007 Apr 7
- we don't need no stinkin' crash cart
Uh, can you really be a hospital if you can't perform a resuscitation? Or at least attempt one?· Read more…
- 2007 Apr 21
- even snoop dogg knows…
…that there is such a thing as context.· Read more…
- 2007 Apr 22
- the color of your skin
I am dismayed by this post about a brown-skinned professor who gets detained by the authorities simply because he leaves a bag full of discarded manuscripts to be recycled.· Read more…
- 2007 May 27
- sand pebbles
I just finished watching "Sand Pebbles" which stars Steve McQueen, and it's a brilliant, intricately subtle anti-war movie that has excruciatingly painful relevance to the present day absurdity of the continued occupation of Iraq by the U.S. "Sand Pebbles" chronicles the tribulations of Jake Holman, an engineer in the U.S. Navy assigned to a gunboat patrolling the Yangtze. The setting is China during the tumultous revolutionary era, as Chiang Kai-shek attempts to oust the warlords whom the western powers support. The specter of Soviet involvement looms large, and so the U.S. characteristically sticks its nose into something that they probably shouldn't have. Getting involved in other nations' civil wars seems to be a pretty bad idea if you ask me.· Read more…
- 2007 Jun 21
- more myspace bulletins/quizzes from j™
Which forgotten animated heroine are you?· Read more…
- 2007 Jun 24
- the empire
Bush and Cheney's disdain for the rule of law—to the point of disobeying their own laws—has been flitting around in my consciousness for the past couple of days. On one hand, it's not surprising at all. Ever since the election of 2000, W and his cronies have been breaking laws and have tried to consolidate the supreme power of the executive branch. From W's usurpation of the presidency, to the illegal war in Iraq, the abolition of habeas corpus, the institution of torture, and W's unlawful signing statements, these bastards have far exceeded Nixon's violations. But Devilstower on The Daily Kos puts it into chilling perspective.· Read more…
- 2007 Oct 9
- michelle malkin: a disgrace to all filipinos everywhere
I have to ask you, Michelle:· Read more…
- 2007 Oct 9
- corruption and the developing world
There is this punk on the Alibata Yahoo Group that I find myself arguing with whenever I participate in a discussion. Calling himself Malachi, he uses tactics that are reminiscent of the average troll. But for some reason, people never call him out for it.· Read more…
- 2007 Oct 28
- changing tides
It still remains to be seen if the U.S. can be salvaged from the claws of totalitarianism, but I remember the dark days of the botched 2000 election, when the Supreme Court stripped the people of their sovereignty and selected the guy who didn't win the election, and I remember the cynical use of the destruction of the WTC as an excuse to foment war in Iraq.· Read more…
- 2007 Oct 30
- some reasons why san diego sucks goat dick
The more I think about it, the more unlikely it seems that I'm going to end up staying here in S.D. While the weather is nice and I have some connections that would make it easier to find a job out here, I think I'm just sick and tired of most of the people here.· Read more…
- 2007 Nov 4
- terrorism, drugs, and the prison system
Just finished watching "The American Gangster" with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, which documents the rise and fall of the drug lord Frank Lucas in the late '60's to the mid '70's, concomitant with the Vietnam War era. (The New York Magazine has an article about him.)· Read more…
- 2007 Nov 9
- yet another reason why San Diego sucks
Today is the last day of the Stacy Taylor Show, the only local progressive AM talk show on the air here. They are being evicted by their corporate task masters, the evil empire known as Clear Channel. They give me yet another reason to continue pirating music, to bring these motherfuckers down.· Read more…
- 2007 Dec 29
- hope
I read Barack Obama's speech and felt like I had to post it (originally on Politico.com):· Read more…
- 2008 Jan 3
- woot! Read more…
- 2008 Jan 4
- i've got obama fever
The blogosphere is a-twitter with Barack's unlooked-for win in Iowa last night. Obama may not be as progressive as Edwards, and on certain positions he is definitely to the right of where I stand, but symbolically speaking, he is ideal.· Read more…
- 2008 Jan 10
- john kerry endorses barack obama
I wasn't expecting this.· Read more…
- 2008 Jan 10
- social progressive/fiscal conservative
I like to think I take a progressive stance on several issues: for example, universal health care, women's rights for choice, same sex marriage. I want us out of Iraq now. I want us to work on alternative fuels, and to add stricter regulations to the consumption of hydrocarbons. On the other hand, I'm all for a small government. Maybe Reagan successfully brainwashed me as a child. If I lived during the time of the foundation of the Republic (and I wasn't a person-of-color), I might have been a Whig. I'm all for weak executives, paralyzed/gridlocked legislators, and strict constructionists. Let the people in power play their futile tug-of-wars. It will let the rest of us get down to business. To me, states' rights are paramount, and local politics are key.· Read more…
- 2008 Jan 26
- an end to empire
No, I've learned everything, and I've had to learn it on my own. Growing up we were taught that the Fire Nation was the greatest civilization in history. And somehow the war was somehow our way of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world. What an amazing lie that was. The people of the world are terrified by the Fire Nation. They don't see our greatness, they hate us. And we deserve it. We have created an era of fear in the world. If we don't want the world to destroy itself, we need to replace it with an era of peace and kindness.· Read more…
- 2008 Jan 30
- 9iu11ani is out
I remember watching (and eventually becoming nauseated by) the news coverage of the WTC attacks back in 2001 and thinking how Rudy G was totally posing for a presidential run. I'm actually surprised he managed to fuck it up so badly. He managed to piss away his position as front-runner, and he even turned 9/11 into a sad, pathetic joke.· Read more…
- 2008 Feb 9
- 40 year symmetry
My sister reminds me of the 1968 Democratic National Convention which ended up erupting into riots. 1968 was a crazy year. Both MLK and RFK had been assassinated. The Vietnam War was still raging and sending body bags back at an obscene rate, and the American public was in an uproar. LBJ had announced that he would not seek re-election. The front-runners of the Democratic presidential nomination were Hubert Humphrey (who would end up losing ignobly to Nixon), the more status quo candidate, and Eugene McCarthy, whose platform rested heavily on an anti-war stance, with the goal of rapid withdrawal from Vietnam. The undemocratic manner in which Humphrey won the nomination without having participated in a single primary ended up being a liability in the general election, and resulted in permanent changes in the nomination process.· Read more…
- 2008 Feb 20
- worst president ever
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- 2008 Feb 21
- trying to avoid misogyny
Now I've been an Obama supporter since he ran for Illinois State Senate. I definitely want him to win the Democratic nomination so that he can kick McCain's ass and win the presidency.· Read more…
- 2008 May 25
- institutionalized racism in the 21st century
Disturbing blog post about how white blue-collar workers supposedly won't vote for Obama if HRC doesn't get the nomination.· Read more…
- 2008 Jun 11
- it's not science fiction, dude
The current meme circulating on these internets is whether or not we should trust someone who can't use a computer to lead the nation.· Read more…
- 2008 Aug 31
- just like a game of craps
I understand John McCain likes games of chance, and I guess selecting Sarah Palin is his way of saying "jacta alea est." Statistically speaking, McCain's chance of mortality—even though ostensibly, he is at the peak of health for his age—is significant. So what this might suggest is that the Republicans are actually willing to elect a woman to the presidency. While I disagree with just about everything she stands for, that's kind of impressive. I didn't think it would happen in my lifetime, that the party that has been trying its damndest to preserve patriarchy and has at times even openly professed misogyny would actually allow even the slightest possibility that a woman would lead our nation.· Read more…
- 2012 Jun 6
- the long defeat
We can still win this if keep striving. And if we can't win, then at least we can go out fighting.· Read more…
- 2012 Nov 1
- rudeness and privilege
The problem I have with the concept of rudeness is that it is frequently used by the privileged to stifle the speech of the marginalized. For example, we can't talk about racism, much less call someone out as saying/doing something racist, because it's rude. Never mind whether the accusation of racism may be true….· Read more…
- 2012 Nov 29
- willful blindness?
How is it that libertarians can talk at obnoxious length about how certain behaviors by private entities are totally justified and not immoral while the exact same behaviors performed or sanctioned by the state are violations of human rights, but when you try to explain how racism is bigotry plus state power and/or sanction and/or influence, and without the state reinforcement it's not the same thing and definitely not the same level of oppression, they're all "Huh?!?"· Read more…
- 2015 Aug 10
- Triangulation
Chasing "undecided" voters is a lot like chasing unicorns. But even if they do truly exist, they are such a statiscally vanishingly tiny percentage of the electorate that it's berserk to pursue them.· Read more…
- 2015 Oct 23
- The Benghazi Committee is a Fucking Joke
Things might have turned out differently if Fox News hadn't spent the last three years screaming "Benghazi" at the top of their lungs and turning it into a punchline, but this ridiculous committee hearing is just the sad, pathetic denouement that I expected.· Read more…
- 2015 Nov 5
- Ben Carson and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
…all humans suffer from similar cognitive flaws and biases. We can all be brilliant and stupid at the same time, and apparently have no difficulty compartmentalizing our beliefs in order to minimize cognitive dissonance.· Read more…
- 2015 Nov 6
- Ben Carson is Old News
Given the recent headline about Ben Carson fabricating his acceptance to West Point, it seems silly to dwell on his other gaffes, but they amuse me and I have all these browser tabs open, so why not.· Read more…
- 2015 Dec 9
- Japanese American Internment and Muslim Immigrant Bans
If not for the gravity of his xenophobic policies and the fact that so many people in the U.S. take him seriously, it's absurd and hilarious that Donald Trump is citing the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII as justification for banning Muslim immigrants.· Read more…
- 2016 Jan 6
- Election Season
The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.· Read more…
- 2016 Jan 6
- Panem et Circenses
"…bread and circuses…. I mean, tax cuts and unlimited streaming video…."· Read more…
- 2016 Jan 22
- Star Wars vs. Star Trek
In Star Wars, the State is the enemy and the Rebellion is a libertarian/anarchocapitalist-religious fundamentalist utopia that glorifies asymmetric warfare/terrorism while in Star Trek, the State is a (mostly) benevolent democratic socialist utopia that emphasizes diplomacy and peacemaking.· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 5
- Pragmatism
Surrender to the status quo is a shitty campaign platform that isn't going to get people to vote1· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 22
- American Populism and White Privilege
Full disclosure: I intend to vote for Bernie Sanders in the California Democratic primary, although it's likely the nomination will be locked down by then and it won't really matter.· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 25
- Into the Frying Pan and Out of It Again
In the face of the Republican Party's outright blockade of even considering a nominee for Scalia's vacant seat, there was some talk about Obama possibly nominating Gov. Brian Sandoval (R-NV)· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 25
- The Problem with Classical Liberalism and Classical Marxism
I already know Sanderistas will argue about whether or not Clinton is sincere about talking about white privilege and institutionalized racism, but I am certain that Sanders trying to fix the problems caused by racism indirectly by only trying to fix the problems caused by income inequality is going to fail hard and may even backfire horribly.1· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 26
- Neoliberalism FTW
AFAICT, people on the radical left of U.S. politics (which is not that far left as far as international politics in industrialized countries is concerned) probably don't feel either candidate is very leftist. Essentially, the choice is still between two neoliberals so the main determiner is going to be name brand recognition and the resignation to the fact that a neoliberal is still better than a fascist or a theocrat.· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 26
- Hillary Clinton has no chance among young PoC
Clinton reacted badly to being interrupted by #BlackLivesMatter protester Ashley Williams. I think this is going to cost her among young PoCs. But she's not doing great in this demographic anyway.· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 26
- Effects of Raising the Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage has none of the dire consequences that conventional wisdom warns about and has all sorts of benefits.· Read more…
- 2016 Feb 27
- Taking America Way Back
There are articles asserting that 1 out of 5 Trump supporters oppose the Emancipation Proclamation.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 2
- In Case of Recession, Break Glass
Maybe I'm being totally paranoid, but I'm worried about an October surprise, specifically, the stock market crashing and the economy collapsing again.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 2
- Escaping Donald Trump
Dark thought after last night's results: How ironic would it be that when President Trump gets inaugurated and starts rounding people up, the rest of the world would refuse to accept refugees from the U.S.?· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 2
- Chris Christie as Reek
Chris Christie as Theon Greyjoy. Donald Trump as Ramsay Bolton. Perfect.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 2
- Blaming the Victims
It's kind of victim-blaming bullshit that people are more angry with people who want to vote their conscience and choose the most progressive candidate than with the assholes who are hell-bent on installing a fascist dictator in the White House.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 7
- Back to China Again
Remember back in the day before the Twin Towers fell when George W Bush was sending spy planes into China's airspace and then one crashed into a Chinese fighter jet? I was certain this was going to be the beginning of the next global conflagaration.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 7
- Trumpism
To be certain, the problem isn't Donald Trump. The problem is that a significant proportion of the population of the U.S. believes fascism and/or theocracy are perfectly cromulent solutions for the woes of our country.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 8
- Malaysia and 1MDB
Today, NASDAQ has iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM) listed as the stock with the highest dividend yield at 65.95% and selling for $8.33/share.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 9
- Beware the Ides of March
I feel like the March 15th primaries deserve a "Super" name. No one appears to be calling it Super Tuesday II or Mini Tuesday.· Read more…
- 2016 Mar 17
- Merrick Garland
Given the present focus on police brutality, defendant rights, and mass incarceration, the Garland pick is definitely controversial among progressives, but (1) he's still going to swing the court to the left especially since he's replacing Scalia and (2) it's unlikely that Senate will confirm him anyway.· Read more…
- 2016 Apr 5
- Word Salad
Inexplicably, Sarah Palin is still being paid attention to.· Read more…
- 2016 Apr 5
- Berniebots
I thought "Berniebot" was just a pejorative term for Sanders supporters (akin to "Obamabot" in the 2008 election without the definite racial component.)· Read more…
- 2016 Apr 20
- Legitimacy
Assuming that existing polls hold (there is a paucity of polls in the remaining primaries—there's only really data for CT, MD, PA, CA, and NJ, and absolutely nothing from all of May) and using the national polling data as a guide for how the states without data will go (538 has Clinton at 49.4% and Sanders at 41.7% nationally which will be wildly inaccurate in a lot of states—a lot of those smaller states will probably go heavily towards Sanders—but it's all we've got) there's no realistic way for Clinton to get 2,383 pledged delegates before the convention (she'll probably have just under 2,000 pledged delegates by the end of the DC primary.)· Read more…
- 2016 May 20
- The Realignment of the U.S.
Matt Taibbi already deconstructed how absurd Andrew Sullivan's argument is—the problem with the U.S. isn't that it's too democratic—but I do think there's a chance that Trump will win and I do think the backlash might make our system even less democratic than it already is.· Read more…
- 2016 May 20
- Oklahoma
I am flabbergasted.· Read more…
- 2016 May 25
- Hate Voting
Historically, has there ever been a general election in the U.S. like this where both (presumptive) nominees were so intensely disliked by significant percentages of their own parties?· Read more…
- 2016 May 27
- The Partition of California
Thinking about the fact that candidates are actually campaigning in California despite having a very late primary, I'm wondering how the state could have more of an impact on the rest of the country.· Read more…
- 2016 May 31
- Comeback vs Come from Behind
Bernie Sanders inspired some pedantry when he said that Golden State had a "comeback" victory.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 1
- Political Reality
Unless something catastrophic happens between now and June 7th (like a stock market crash or a banking scandal or a federal indictment or whatever), this is probably how it's going to play out. The more moderate Sanders supporters will resign themselves to voting for Clinton in November and the more radical Sanders supporters will stay home or vote for Jill Stein or Trump or do something else that's totally crazy and counterproductive, and Sanders' personal political future will depend entirely on whether or not he reconciles with the Democratic establishment.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 3
- Unfavorability Ratings and Mob Rule
It does seem like one of the major reason why people don't like Clinton is simply because of the media perception of her character and personality and hardly anything to do at all with policy. Hopefully Trump will remain far more despised than Clinton until November. Democracy and mob rule FTW!· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 6
- There's No Reason for Sanders to Quit Now
It really makes no sense to expect Sanders to quit before the tallies from tomorrow's elections are in.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 7
- Abandon Ship
Looks like Donald Trump is too disgusting for even some Republicans.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 8
- How Quickly People Forget
It seems like no one remembers how contentious and vitriolic the Democratic Primaries in 2008 were.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 10
- Ochlocracy and Autocracy
Mob rule is just as terrible as autocracy (they don't call it the tyranny of the majority for nothing), but when the system is failing, the people really have no choice but to form mobs.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 10
- Vitriol in 2008
While it's probably only a matter of time until the Democratic party manages to unite at least a majority of itself into a force dedicated to ensuring Trump doesn't get elected, Obama's endorsement of Clinton reminds me once again of how much more rancorous the 2008 Democratic primaries were.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 10
- Democratic Party on the Precipice
Honestly, if you think Clinton's presumptive victory is a sign that neoliberalism is totally fine and the majority of Democrats are all aboard and we should just keep on keeping on while the real wages fall and the rich get even richer and can get judges to merely slap them on the wrist for committing violent crimes, the aftermath of the next recession/stock market crash is probably going to be horribly shocking to you.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 13
- Food Riots in Venezuela
Reading about the history of Venezuela, there was a similar period of instability when the neoliberal-aligned government imposed strict austerity measures to comply with conditions set by the IMF in return for a bailout. This instability was what allowed socialists to gain control in the first place· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 14
- Islamism and Scientism
The way I look at it, Islamism has as much to do with Islam as scientism has to do with science. (And before you argue that scientism never killed anybody, the victims of Social Darwinism and eugenics would probably beg to differ.)· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 14
- Was He Really an Islamist?
While Donald Trump harangues President Obama for refusing to label the Orlando gunman a "radical Islamic terrorist" and Hillary Clinton undermines the president by repeatedly using the term herself, it seems more and more like it's not particularly warranted.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 15
- The Brokenness of American Culture
The way I look at it, the Orlando gunman was solely responsible for his actions. He had his own inner demons and his own murderous intentions.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 24
- SCOTUS Upholds Affirmative Action
SCOTUS rules 4-3 to uphold, with Kagan recused. Kennedy writes the majority opinion.· Read more…
- 2016 Jun 29
- Brexit, Neoliberalism, and Global Capitalism
Between Donald Trump and the Brexit (not to mention all the other ultranationalist populist movements in Europe) sometimes I feel like Western Civilization is in terminal decline.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 5
- ISIS is an Enemy of Islam
The U.S. has never needed religious reasons for murdering indigenous people and killing people in other countries. So I kind of suspect it's not necessarily religion that promotes mass murder and I don't think anyone in the U.S. has the moral high ground here.1· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 5
- Islamophobia is Merely Racism
It's obvious that there's a racist component to Islamophobia. It's mostly just another excuse to hate brown and black people, especially when you consider that so many victims of Islamophobia in the U.S. aren't even Muslim.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 8
- The Howling Hobbesian Wilderness
I think one of the ways our culture contributes to ongoing violence is the way it consecrates and sanctifies Darwinian competition. So ultimately all our relationships are adversarial. You're either for us or against us. You have to pick a side. It's a zero-sum game. There's no room for more complex paradigms involving sincere cooperation and altruism. The idea that we're not just all selfish assholes looking out for #1 is looked upon with utter disdain and contempt.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 8
- The Continual Whitewashing of Science Fiction
Whitewash all the things.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 19
- Master of Deflection
In Trump's America™, it's Hillary Clinton's fault that Melania Trump's speechwriters plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 20
- Contemptible
Do people even have access to thesauruses (thesauri?) anymore?1· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 23
- Put Out the Fires First
It troubles met that on the same day that Hillary Clinton picked a centrist Democrat as her running mate, Wikileaks released documentation of the DNC actively trying to suppress Bernie Sanders' campaign.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 25
- Yes, People Die in the U.S. Because of Our Politics
It's ridiculous to argue that people in this country don't get killed for political reasons.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 26
- BoBs and PUMAs
There is definitely a contingent of Sanderistas who were never Democrats and who will never vote for Clinton, very similar to the PUMAs who refused to vote for Obama. Clinton will never win them over.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 26
- First Woman Presidential Candidate
Hooray, we're finally catching up with the rest of the Western world as well as a lot of developing countries!· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 26
- Are You Really as Pragmatic as You Say You Are?
Any approach to convincing people to vote for your candidate of choice that does not include listening and empathy is doomed to failure and likely to strengthen their opposition (see also: argumentative theory of reasoning and the backfire effect.) Proceed with caution.1· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 28
- America First vs. Russia and N. Korea First
Now that Donald Trump is officially the Republican nominee, the Democratic Party is the only major political party in this country that actually puts America first.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 29
- Bernie or Busters and Moderate Republicans
It is interesting that there seems to be more venom reserved for Bernie-or-busters compared to moderate Republicans who think Trump is a disaster but can't stand the idea of voting for Clinton. Both these demographics' interests can at least be partially served by voting for Clinton, but for some reason, holding out because you're a Republican is more virtuous than holding out because you're a progressive.· Read more…
- 2016 Jul 29
- Crazification Factor
In light of all the people voting for Trump and all the people refusing to vote for Clinton, this seems apt.· Read more…
- 2016 Aug 2
- Compromise
Bernie-or-busters have been posting this quote from HST lately:· Read more…
- 2016 Aug 2
- Maybe Trump Isn't Hitler
If you don't like comparing Trump to Hitler, maybe you can just compare Trump to Ferdinand Marcos?· Read more…
- 2016 Aug 4
- Anarchocapitalism and Medicine
Prior to Medicare and Medicaid and before employee-provided health insurance, health care was a luxury only the wealthy could afford, and most diseases and all cases of severe trauma were completely untreatable. I'm not sure why people think the era before the advent of antibiotics, modern emergency rooms, and positive-pressure ventilation was all that great.· Read more…
- 2016 Aug 4
- One of the Greatest Presidents
Assuming we avert the Trumpocalypse and manage to remain a democratic republic (at least for the rest of my life), I imagine Democrats of the future will talk about Obama the same way we talk about FDR and the same way that Republicans talk about Reagan.
- 2016 Aug 8
- Philippines is a Terrorist Nation
I wonder how this is going to play out with the many reliably GOP faction of Filipino Americans?· Read more…
- 2016 Aug 9
- Trump vs. Duterte
After Trump declared the Philippines a terrorist nation, Philippine Congressman Joey Salceda has proposed banning Trump from the Philippines.· Read more…
- 2016 Aug 15
- The Demise of the Tea Party
I have always been skeptical that the Tea Party was ever really primarily a grassroots movement. Much like Trump, it always looked like an astroturfing corporate-funded money-making scheme meant to capitalize on populist anger (which manifests mainly as virulent anti-government sentiment, xenophobia, and misogyny).· Read more…
- 2016 Aug 15
- Obama Has a Time Machine
Twice now, Donald Trump and his campaign staff have accused Obama of using a time machine. Once to kill Capt. Humayun Khan in Iraq in 2004, and once to found ISIS in 1999. (To be fair, it was called Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad then, morphing into Al Qaeda in Iraq in 2004, then finally becoming the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2013.)· Read more…


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Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor of Health at West Chester University in West Chester, PA; open until filled.
Research Assistant Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; deadline to apply: April 18, 2014
About the position: The faculty appointment will be in the UNC Department of Nutrition in the Nutrition Epidemiology Division. The position will involve research based on the NIH funded longitudinal SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Nutrition Ancillary Study, as well as other funded projects including both observational studies and clinical trials, led by Dr. Beth Mayer-Davis. In addition, the successful candidate will work collaboratively with other investigators at UNC and elsewhere to advance a trans-disciplinary program in global diabetes, with particular interest in emerging epidemics of diabetes in low- and middle-income countries including (but not limited to) China. As part of developing this collaborative program of research, the scholar will engage in mentored activities to develop independent funding in the area of diabetes.
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Subject: 3rd CP98 call for papers
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Fourth International Conference on
Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming
Pisa, Italy, October 26--30, 1998
Scope of the conference:
Constraints have emerged as the basis of a representational and
computational paradigm that draws from many disciplines and can be
brought to bear on many problem domains. The conference is concerned
with all aspects of computing with constraints including: algorithms,
applications, environments, languages, models, systems. Contributions
are welcome from any discipline concerned with constraints, including:
artificial intelligence, combinatorial algorithms, computational logic,
concurrent computation, databases, discrete mathematics, operations
research, programming languages, symbolic computation. We also solicit
papers from any domain employing constraints, including: computational
linguistics, configuration, decision support, design, diagnosis, graphics,
hardware verification, molecular biology, planning, qualitative reasoning,
real-time systems, resource allocation, robotics, scheduling, software
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North Korea on Sunday morning deployed what may have been a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea officials said.
The projectile was North Korea's first missile test-firing since Donald Trump became U.S. president last month, and its first provocation since leader Kim Jong Un boasted of his country's goal to deploy an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The type of missile, launched just before 8 a.m. local time from a western province in North Korea, had not yet been identified. Neither had its flight path, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
North Korea is prohibited from carrying out ballistic missile launches under United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed in part at curbing the country's development of nuclear weapons.
At a brief news conference late Saturday night with President Trump in Florida, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe called the missile launch "absolutely intolerable."
"North Korea must fully comply with the relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions," he said.
Trump, in a one-sentence statement, did not address the launch directly but said the U.S. stands behind Japan, "it's great ally, 100%." He and Abe vowed to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance and left the stage without taking questions.
South Korea's acting leader, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, responded to the test Sunday morning during a meeting about a recent avian influenza outbreak.
"North Korea fired a projectile that appears to be a ballistic missile," he said. "Together with the international community, the entire South Korean government is trying its best to respond with the relevant punishments."
Military sources told Yonhap that they were trying to determine whether the missile was an intermediate-range model, like the Musudan — or a shorter-range Rodong. They estimate it flew about 500 kilometers, much shorter than the Musudan's estimated 3,000-kilometer range. Japan's Kyodo News reported that the missile landed in the Sea of Japan, causing no damage.
The test-firing comes weeks after Kim said his country was close to being able to deploy an intercontinental ballistic missile — a type that in theory could reach the U.S. mainland.
A day later Trump took to Twitter, announcing confidently, "It won't happen!"
Trump's confidence was met with skepticism from North Korea's security analysts, who noted that the missile issue has long confounded the international community — and that Trump hasn't detailed a strategy for dealing with the North.
Despite the U.N. restrictions, Kim's government has escalated its missile and nuclear programs. He has ordered at least 50 missile tests since he took office five years ago, including more than 20 last year. He has also presided over three nuclear tests — two of which were in 2016.
Harry J. Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, said North Korea's advancing technological capacity over the last decade could someday lead to the "ultimate nightmare" — a nuclear-armed long-range missile.
"On the hardware front, this is a march towards an intercontinental ballistic missile that can hit the U.S. mainland, or maybe Europe," Kazianis said. "There are some experts who believe they can do that now; I think they're a few years off. But every time they test a missile, they get a little bit closer.
"We're gonna have to see how this plays out," he said. "But we have to keep in mind, every time North Korea does one of these tests, there's a danger of one of these missiles taking a wrong turn — if one hits South Korea, you bet the South Koreans are going to respond. Or the Japanese — they're gonna respond the same way. We're very lucky that every time these tests happen, nobody gets hurt."
Many analysts believe North Korea has enough nuclear material to have created as many as 12 bombs, with some estimates as high as 60. The focus for many security experts has shifted to studying how the rogue state might deliver its weapons.
One response has been the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, an array designed to shoot down missiles. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and South Korean leaders agreed during a recent summit to deploy the system in Seoul this year.
Many experts say urgent action is needed to slow the North's advancement.
"I say it as clearly and as loudly as I can, we cannot do nothing," former Defense Secretary William J. Perry said recently at a forum in Washington, D.C. "The time for patience is over. Because time is really not on our side. I emphasize that as clearly as possible: Time is not on our side. We have to do something."
Stiles is a special correspondent. Times staff writer Jonathan Kaiman in Beijing contributed to this report.
8 p.m.: This article was updated with remarks by President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
7:25 p.m.: This article was updated throughout with Times reporting.
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Thanks to the inspirational Cherise, and my friend Dick for providing the tomatoes, I made my first bowls of Tomato Soup. It turned out really good. I am not that fond of tomatoes, but I thought I'd put them to good use. I first put the maters in my food processor, then put all the ingredients into the saucepan and voila! I recommend trying it at least once. I am watching my calories, so I really missed the overload of oyster crackers I usually put in my soup. Maybe next time?!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
2 comments:
- Jenni said...
Way to go Robin, but I'm curious, what did you put in it that made it green? I would love to try this sometime, but maybe next year, this year tomato stuff gives me heartburn :(
- mommarazzi said...
Robin, the LPSM you wondered about on my blog stand for the pet name we called Joylynn when she was little. At 26 I don't know if she would want me to divulge the actual name. Though we still call her Linnie sometimes. Just like Cherise is Reesie and Alyssa is Lyssa and Courtney is Courts. Krystle didn't ever have a nickname stick. We usually call our boys are Ry, Hayden and Cam.
Now you know way more than you wanted to about the Fam part of HarTam and Fam.
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It's hard to believe this trip of a lifetime is about to end. It seems like only yesterday we were moving into our dorms in Olomouc and just getting to know the people in our group. Three months really do fly by when you're living the life most people only dream about. For our final week together, our group of 24 students and 4 professors ventured off to explore Bohemia, the eastern region of the Czech Republic.
Our first stop was in a tiny Czech town called Litomysl. While it had similar attributes of a traditional Czech town, such as the town center with a column and a church, Litomysl had a small-town charm that made it unique. Our hostel was located next to the castle in what used to be an old brewery. After we left our luggage at the hostel, our professors led us on a short walk to the town center. This town center was unique because it was a long street rather than a large square like most Czech towns. While it seems like a great place to find a lot of food options, we mostly only found shops and a small supermarket. For lunch, we really had to search around the outside of the town center to find a good restaurant.
After lunch, we reunited with the whole group to tour the church and the castle. The church was unique in that it had many restorations due to the constant fires that occurred throughout the years. We walked to the very top of the church tower to get a great view of the town. The castle was similar to other Czech castles in that it was adorned with Bohemian crystal chandeliers and extravagant furniture. For the afternoon, a group of us sat in the grass in a park, relaxed, and had an interesting conversation about Shia Labouf. The best part of the day, however, was when we sat on the edge of a wall with an amazing view of the sunset behind the Litomysl rooftops. My group is full of jokesters who make me laugh so hard, my stomach hurts. If I would have laughed any harder, I may have fallen off the ledge! Don't worry mom and dad, I didn't fall 😉.
While there was not much more to do in such a small town, I was sad our time in Litomysl came to an end the next morning when we all hopped on the bus for the next town. That feeling quickly faded when I realized the next towns would have a unique charm all their own! Before arriving in the next town of Kutna Hora, our bus made a few stops so we could see some important historical landmarks. Not knowing what the first stop would be, I was excited to see beautifully mowed green space and a creek through the window of the bus. However, when I learned where we were, I was overcome with grief. We had arrived at the site where the small town of Lazaky used to be. During WWII, Lazaky was completely obliterated along with its inhabitants by the Nazis for the rebellious assassination of Officer Heidrich. Many of the assassination conspirators took refuge in Lazaky to hide from the Nazis. Some of them even committed suicide in an effort to protect the small town. But to no avail, the Nazis believed the whole town should suffer. In remembrance, memorials were placed in the area, along with a single cross on the top of the hill. After taking a silent walk to the top of the hill, our group returned to the bus to continue our journey.
Our next stop was at a church outside of Kutna Hora. This wasn't just any old church. Inside, we were surprised to find millions of HUMAN bones adorning the walls and ceiling of the chapel. In the center, there was a large chandelier made of human bones, all strategically placed to form the structure. A neat pile of bones sat in the four corners of the chapel. Because death was such a daily occurrence in the old times, especially with outbreak of the Plague, bones had to be dug up from the ground to make room in the cemetery. One of the architects for the church believed it was best to use the bones to decorate the church. The purpose of this was to provide a place for people to morn the dead and also be reminded of their own mortality. While it was definitely creepy and disgusting, I enjoyed looking at each bone and trying to name it, based on what I learned in my anatomy courses. Evidently, I have some reviewing to do!


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Discover the secrets of Florida's most notorious resident on this two-part tour!
You'll enjoy an exhilarating airboat ride to spot gators in their natural habitat as well as visit the adjacent Wildlife Park. Then it's on to Gatorland, a theme park and wildlife preserve that's home to over 4000 of the snappy critters to enjoy a Jumparoo show and much more!
Clothing: Casual and cool clothing is recommended. You may want to bring a poncho as the airboat ride can sometimes get a bit wet!
What to bring: We recommend to bring bug spray in the summer
When you've Booked: You'll receive an initial confirmation from us immediately. We will then send you the specific details within 48 hours once they are confirmed with our supplier. This will include the local operator's contact details and any further information.
Availability: This tour is available on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Transfers: Round-trip transportation is provided from select locations within the Orlando, Kissimmee and Disney Areas.
Please see below pick up schedule and times:
Route 1
7:30am Sheraton Four Points Hotel Studio City
7:45amRosen Inn International
7:55am Rosen Inn Pointe Orlando Hotel
8:05am Doubletree Resort International
8:15am Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista
8:30am Crossroads Plaza
Route 2
7:30am Publix Supermarket SR535/SR192
7:35am The Big Orange Gift Shop
7:40am Charley's Steakhouse
7:55 Maingate Lakeside Hotel
8:05am Disney All Star Music Hotel
8:10am Disney Swan Hotel
8:30am Crossroads Plaza
Duration: Please allow a full day hours for this trip.
Included: Roundtrip Transportation to the Fish Camp and Gatorland, a 30-minute airboat ride and admission to Gatorland
Excluded: Optional Gratuities and Food & Beverages


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May 4th, 2016
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Year 5 visited Chichester University on Wednesday 4th May to take part in a mini Olympics day. These included learning: football, rugby and tennis skills, as well as some competitive races in the afternoon.
Nellie read out the Olympic oath…
The class practicing their rugby skills…
It was a great day!
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CLOUD NOTHINGS are one of my favourite 'finds' of the year to date and judging by their fast-growing fan-base, I'm not the only one to think that!
Now, following their incredible set at Cargo in London last month, a Shepherd's Bush Empire slot with Bob Mould, festival appearances and regional UK shows that have seen the band prove that guitar music is far from dead, the Ohio-based quartet have announced that they will be releasing a limited edition vinyl live album on July 30th through Wichita Recordings.
Recorded on April 5th at the Grog Shop in the band's home town of Cleveland, Ohio, the vinyl-only release with contain 9 live tracks. The album catches the band on amazing form, with ear-splitting performances at breakneck speeds – the tour has not left them road-weary, rather it finds them truly at the top of their game.
'Live at the Grog Shop' will be limited to just 500 copies for a European release on clear vinyl.
(I can't get the damned 'widget' to embed properly, but you can listen to – and indeed download – five of the tracks that appear on the album here!)


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CLINTON, Tenn. — A 32-year-old Oneida man was fatally injured in an accident here Friday morning.
Christopher Strunk, an Oneida father-of-three, was reportedly heading home after completing his work shift around 7 a.m. Friday morning when his car was struck broadside by another vehicle at the I-75 entrance ramp on North Charles G. Seviers Boulevard in Clinton.To continue reading, please subscribe to the Independent Herald. If you are already a subscriber, email email@example.com to receive login credentials. If you are a subscriber who is logged in and believe you are seeing this message in error, please email email@example.com or call 423-569-6343.


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In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!
Maureen Dowd's Sunday New York Times column, setting forth advice from the fictional character, President Jed Bartlett, on the West Wing, in consultation with Aaron Sorkin.
And you're worried about seeming angry? You could eat their lunch, make them cry and tell their mamas about it and God himself would call it restrained. There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!
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iPhone 7 may add Apple's new patent: avoid overheating
Many mobile phones in a one-time use after a long time (especially playing games or watching video), it will be whole body heating, and even hot, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will become hot, some users of apple iPhone 6s have complained that their phones on the Touch ID Home key will be very hot.
However, according to the latest exposure of Apple's latest patent, iPhone can automatically start or Turn off the phone function, depending on the temperature of the phone itself and the way they use.
Apple's patent was filed in January 2013, although the idea is not the first time we have seen it, but it is very interesting to show us how Apple to control the operation and feel of the phone, as well as ordinary software and hardware.
According to the Patent Description, Apple will also increase a temperature sensor for iPhone, which can be used to compare the current iPhone temperature and maximum temperature limit. If, to reach the maximum temperature limit, iPhone will be able to limit the use of mobile power, so that the mobile phone temperature once again lower.
The patent also mentioned that the system for the mobile phone to cool down, and will not prevent the normal use of the user iPhone. If the user wants to use iPhone to make a phone call or send text messages, the power usage limit will be adjusted to improve, until the user runs out of mobile phone. However, as long as the phone fever, the system will try to shut down the phone function as much as possible. Now look, a bit like Apple's latest energy saving mode.
It is not clear whether the patent will be applied on iPhone. However, there are internal sources, iPhone 7 will be built in a thermometer system, can be used to control the function of the phone.


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Yesterday was a disappointing Tuesday. The popular online video rental company Netflix, released a statement where they discussed the upcoming membership price increase and the new structuring of their service. Unfortunately it was bound to happen. Many companies will introduce a product at a low price to lock in costumers. Then, once the company feels they have a large enough base, they'll get greedy and raise their membership prices. This is the second time in less than a year that Netflix has raised the prices for a membership. The company will be creating separate plans for their streaming and mail services. By separating these services Netflix plans on charging separate membership fees for each, both priced at $7.99 with a combo package available for $15.99.
This may seem a bit drastic but I feel that these are the types of factors that lead people to embrace the piracy of films. I believe that piracy is wrong and it only hurts the industry but when you look at it from the perspective of the average person, why spend the ever increasing amounts of money when you can get films online for free. The combination of Internet piracy and Netflix just about ran every video rental company to bankruptcy. The popular video rental companies Hollywood Video and Blockbuster closed thousands of stores and are focusing on Internet based rental services. In contrast, Netflix has expanded their service to include streaming to many devices and is constantly increasing their online catalog. Without the strong demand from outside competition, it's safe to say Netflix has a hold on the video rental industry.
Out of my group of close friends, ALL of us currently have a Netflix membership. With Netflix being as popular as it is, it makes no sense for them to raise their prices. This price increase is simply a scheme for Netflix to gain even higher quarterly profits and the sad thing is that there is nothing we can do about it. I've read around the Internet and have seen people calling for the boycotting of Netflix. Although this is a good idea, it simply will not work. The price increase may be drastic but is not significant enough for people to take the time to organize a formal boycott. The fact of the matter is, people may complain but they will shell out the extra few dollars to keep a service that they love.
How do you feel about the Netflix price increases? Join the discussion and leave a comment below.
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Bonus #SundayCookingAdventures: Rustic Tomato Soup
When I first started my Facebook Page, I posted a recipe for tomato soup that mixed together canned and various varieties of fresh tomatoes. Roasting the tomatoes gave it a really good flavor, and since I cook with very little added salt, I really liked how they turned out.
This recipe is a little different. It mixes canned tomatoes (or in this case, boxed tomatoes) with fennel, celery, carrots and onions. Yum! It is not mixed into a puree like most tomato soups, but instead has some texture. The tomatoes were mixed until smooth, but the other vegetables are chopped finely in the food processor. It has more mouth feel and feels more filling. The original recipe from the May issue of Cooking Light Magazine includes cheese toast with it; I skipped that and had some low sodium crackers instead. But it was nice to know I could have had cheese toast and come in under 300 calories.
But, know that with the salt and the cheese, the sodium in this recipe is more than 600 mg per serving. So if you're on a low sodium diet, be aware of that. Skip the salt and the cheese (or at least skip one of them) in the original.
One more thing: If you use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock, this dish becomes vegetarian. I doubled this one, and that's the version you see below.
Happy cooking.
Rustic Tomato Soup
1 cup coarsely chopped carrot
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1 cup coarsely chopped fennel bulb
2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 (26.46-ounce) boxes unsalted chopped tomatoes (such as Pomì), undrained (or one large box)
2 cup unsalted chicken or vegetable stock
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
2 tablespoons butter
8 celery leaves
1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add vegetable mixture to pan; cook 5 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes to food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Add tomatoes, stock and pepper to pan; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes. Stir in butter; sprinkle with celery leaves.


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An open group for all dog owners and users of Windsor park in Old Ottawa South. This group has worked to enhance the park life for users since 1992. The group shares information, enjoys social events together, and works to improve the park setting.
The annual Windsor Pups spring cleanup of the park and river shore is a much anticipated event. Overall, it is an effort to build community and a respect for other non-dog users of Windsor Park through informal self-policing; they also work on issues with the City to enhance the park for everyone, that is its 'shared-use'. As of January 2013, Windsor Pups has an e-list — by dog's name and contact data on the dog's owner/operator — of more than three hundred. This list has come in very handy over the years as a way of dealing with and communicating on a wide range of problems and opportunities.
For more details, see the Windsor Pups Facebook page or contact Brian Tansey or Peter Wells.


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Garage Door Service Quincy
Quincy, Massachusetts - Garage Door Service Numbers:
- (877) 273-2463
- Click here to contact us online
Any time you will be needing the care of a professional with your garage door in Quincy, or if you're looking for a new one to be installed, you'll want the best care you can get and we are the ones to do that with all the garage door repairs, sales, install jobs that you need performed.
Boston Garage Door is the authority on any kind of garage door, with our experience, skill and professionalism for repair, sales and installs, so you'll receive exemplary garage door work that will see to it that your door works the way you want it to. We offer quick residential and commercial repair service for accidents and emergencies in Quincy, we are able to replace or service all major brands, such as Amarr, Genie, Liftmaster, Everdoor, Clopay, Raynor, Able, Martin and more.
It is well know to us at Boston Garage Door that the residential garage door is set for security, and they are elsewhere, too, such as storage facilities, warehouses, grocery stores and many other businesses. If the one you have isn't working, has problems, needs work on hardware or transmitters, you will want to have the best in care, and that is us at Boston Garage Door, because we are experts with pro knowledge to finish the job the right way.
More than you might believe the problems a person has with a garage door happens at inopportune times, and since you should have to worry about someone getting in you can be certain that we will have your door back in their best shape and you won't have to worry about anyone being given the opportunity to get in your garage, warehouse, residence, commercial building or any other area.
We have worked on almost every problem that arises with garage doors and will be able to remedy your situation. We can supply work on metal, steel, vinyl, wooden and any other type of material door and also will be able to give recommendations, help you upgrade, install parts and complete systems and offer sales for doors that will fit your needs. We offer our customers great service and different alternatives to the service you require, and we always do the work fast, friendly, affordably and professionally.
From a garage door at a home to commercial grade doors in Quincy, we can do the job that must be done. There is no amount of work that is too big or small for us to successfully complete for you, and we are always prepared to care for your needs.
Quincy Garage Door Repair
Struggling to get your garage door professionally inspected and repaired. Quincy garage door is trained to have your chain or screw style garage door inspected, refurbished, modified or repaired. We can fix all kinds of sliding gates, chain systems, folding doors, openers, overhead doors, or mechanical/electrical component issues. We can also help with replacing openers and garage doors if the garage door system can't be fixed.


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Also, be sure to check out the new Wild Rose Studio stamps, paper and dies that are coming in very soon for The Rubber Buggy on-line store. Select "What's New" on the left side and you will fall in love with all of the new Wild Rose Studio stamps.
I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored this with Pan Pastels and Copic Markers. handmade my flowers using the Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Flower die set with foamiran foam. The background paper is the Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood paper and the sentiment, "Happy Easter" is in the Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Chapel stamp set. The gorgeous lace is found under Venise Lace in The Rubber Buggy lace section.
|Wild Rose Studio Bunny and Butterfly Stamp
|Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood paper Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Flower die set
Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Chapel stamp
So I hope I have inspired you to make a card with the adorable Wild Rose Studio Bunny and Butterfly stamp along with the gorgeous Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood paper, dies and stamp sets. You can purchase these dies and supplies from The Rubber Buggy on-line store.
Entering Challenges:
Creative With Stamps #24 - Bunny
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #12 - Must use a Critter
Craft-Dee BowZ: March
Crea Chicky's Challenge - Easter
The Flower Challenge #18 - Anything Goes
Enjoy and Happy Crafting!


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Omni-Local/BIG Local App
Omni- Local
Omni Local is a quality FREE local A5 glossy magazine which is published every month and distributed FREE to 30000 residencies in Kingston-Upon-Thames and surrounding areas. We also distribute over 15000 copies every month to key outlets such as hotels, hospitals, doctors and dental surgeries, clubs, bars, restaurants, museums and theatres, libraries, galleries, record stores and car repair outlets. The total readership of Omni Local is an estimated average of around 100000.
Omni Local Contact
John Gower Tel: 07898 870 870 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.omnilocal.co.uk
The Big Local App is a mobile app developed for local communities. It is a dedicated local resource directory bringing together businesses, offers, local news, events and information to provide real value to users in a way that national directories do not.
This local directory will provide listings for organisations and companies trading in their local areas.Its emphasis is on catering for, and building interest and pride in, the local community.
Each 'featured' business / organisation becomes an important facet of the app, bringing fresh, up-to-date information, that is often unique to the app: so it's more than a business listing and it's a great reason for users to keep exploring local content.
- Up-to-date local headlines, council and tourist information provides further reason for users to open and interact with the app: whether they are searching for local event information, Council contact details, or entertainment news
- Find local businesses, such as pubs, shops, restaurants, hotels and taxis via a simple few taps
- Using your GPS, the app will also let you search by distance from your location and provide maps and directions
- Special offers
- Local RSS feeds including: BBC local feeds sees local community news take centre-stage with up-to-date headlines on the app's home screen.